After hearing Pei Song'an out, Li Shu fell into a long silence.
Absurd.
There was no other word for it.
The chances of this being true weren't even 50%!!!
He really had been backed into a corner now. If Pei Song'an didn't keep his word, he would go straight again the moment he returned to the real world.
You could still go straight again, right, Li Xiaoshu? Surely kissing a man's lips twice couldn't leave you hooked for life???
During those ten-odd seconds of Li Shu's silence, Pei Song'an sat opposite him, doing everything he could to conceal his regret and keep his lips pressed tight. He shouldn't have laid everything out under these circumstances without giving Li Shu any time to prepare.
He had still been too hasty.
"But this-"
Pei Song'an wanted to say something to soothe Li Shu's agitation, but Li Shu seemed to have reached a conclusion and spoke at the same time:
"Suppose-and I'm saying suppose."
Li Shu had thought about it for a good while and decided that, since they'd already gone this far, they might as well talk things through.
"Say you go back to the real world, and your family gets along, and your parents both love you. You're not just a golden boy-you have parents who understand and love you too. Would you still want to date me?"
Meeting Li Shu's clear, innocent eyes, Pei Song'an was stunned by the way his mind worked, no matter how many times it happened. His questions stayed within the bounds of reason while taking a completely unconventional path, yet this very question easily dissolved his regret and panic from moments ago.
Pei Song'an paused, then asked, "Why would you ask that?"
Li Shu saw it very clearly. "Think about it. Right now, you don't