When Zhang Zhichen heard the name Li Qingxu, the corners of her lips twitched slightly, and her brows furrowed slightly.
Hiss... Li Qingxu isn't Uncle Li's biological son? No wonder his stubborn temper is nothing like his uncle's. Once he gets stubborn, not even ten oxen could pull him back.
Bai Zhiyi kept a close eye on his movements. When she noticed a significant change in his mood, she tilted her head curiously to attract his attention, and he did indeed look over.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Zhichen composed herself, smiled at him, and spoke in a gentle and soothing tone.
"I'm fine. I just noticed you frowned earlier, like something was on your mind. What is it that's been on your mind for so long?"
Bai Zhiyi's words blurred the lines, carrying a hint of probing into Zhang Zhichen's privacy. She wanted to understand him better, to know more about his private life, and was genuinely curious about what he had been thinking.
"Nothing."
Zhang Zhichen moved closer to him, not minding his probing questions at all, and even seemed pleased with them. She leaned down and whispered in his ear.
"Let me tell you a secret, Li Qingxu is my childhood friend."
Upon hearing Bai Zhiyi took a step back in surprise, looked up at him, and her eyes sparkled like clear, lustrous gems, very beautiful.
He didn't speak, but Zhang Zichen saw the question in his eyes: Really? You're not lying to me?
"Really, I'm not lying to you. I'll show you the photos."
Zhang Zhichen's smile widened, taking on a more sincere tone. As he spoke, he took out his phone and showed him photos he had taken with Li Qingxu.
Bai Zhiyi moved closer like Little Bai, her cheek unconsciously pressing against his exposed arm, her warm skin suddenly touching his cool arm.
The sudden temperature difference made them both shiver. They instinctively looked at each other for a moment and then looked away, neither of them moving, but their ears turned red at the same time.
Bai Zhiyi saw Li Qingxu's photo. He had an ethereal, youthful air, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs—his proportions were perfect. Coupled with his exceptionally handsome face, he was simply the dream man of gay bottoms. What a dominant top!
Bai Zhiyi's expression was complicated. He suddenly understood why three of the bed boards were broken. That package—any submissive guy would have been excited, right?
" Little Yi, where are you looking?"
Zhang Zhichen most likely noticed Bai Zhiyi's gaze, and a sour feeling welled up inside her. She quickly swiped the photo away with her slender fingers and glared at him angrily.
"That's rude."
Bai Zhiyi: "..." Why are you getting angry?
Lin Jinhao said, "Don't follow me, I'll never like you in this lifetime." Li Qingxu replied, "If you want to be entangled with me for the rest of your life, that's not impossible." Hahahaha...
Lin Jinhao said, "You outlaw, you're breaking the law by imprisoning people! I'm calling the police to arrest you!" Li Qingxu didn't say anything, and that very night he packed up and left for overseas. Hahaha... No, this is too slick and abstract...
While Bai Zhiyi and Zhang Zhichen were interacting, Shang Shujue's thoughts never stopped. Lin Jinhao had stopped crying; he realized that crying was no use anymore.
Because that fake young master is a shameless pest, impossible to shake off! So he made a serious decision: he didn't want to be the one below, he wanted to be the one above, he wanted to rule everything!
Everyone: Huh?! No way! Aren't you going to make an excuse for being straight? You accepted it so quickly, is that really right? Aren't you going to put up with it? It's all pointless now, okay?
[ Lin Jinhao, oh Lin Jinhao, you'll never escape Li Qingxu's grasp in this lifetime, hahaha... So, does Lin Jinhao actually like him?]
Hey hey hey! Wait a minute, what do you mean by "like it just like me but is too stubborn to admit it"?!
You're talking nonsense! I'm straight! Even the reasoning is the same...
I... uh... did Lin Jinhao really use that reason? No... is this me getting involved in this gossip?
Shang Shujue was also caught up in the drama, never expecting that something as trivial as gossip would lead to his own troubles. He even started to wonder if there was something wrong with him.
No one expected that following Lin Jinhao's gossip would lead to Shang Shujue, and they couldn't help but connect it to his situation with Song Yanqing.
At first glance, they do look quite alike, except that Song Yanqing is gentle and soft-hearted, and can't bear to do anything bad to Shang Shujue, while Shang Shujue also likes Song Yanqing quite a bit.
He himself would never admit it, but if anyone dared to do anything to Song Yanqing, he would still defend him, and he would be even more diligent in defending Song Yanqing than in defending his own reputation.
" Brother Nanze, do you think Li Qingxu is as handsome as Mr. Song?" Lin Jinhao wiped his nose, his eyes red, and looked at Sheng Nanze, unable to resist asking him this question.
Sheng Nanze was stunned for a moment. He had never seen this person before, so how would he know if he was handsome or not? Then he shook his head, scratched the back of his head, and looked at Zhang Zhichen and the others.
" Brother Zhichen, is there anyone named Li Qingxu in your circle? We ordinary people really don't know anything about the things in the elite circles. Lin Jinhao is probably curious about what the other person looks like so he can be mentally prepared."
Sheng Nanze's question was quite timely. Zhang Zhichen nodded and went over to show Lin Jinhao the photo. "He's my childhood friend. We grew up together."
"I think he's a good person. The kind of imprisonment that Shang Shujue mentioned is most likely because you did something in the future that he really had no other choice but to do it."
"And judging from Shang Shujue's tone, it wasn't really imprisonment, but rather being kept at home or something... Otherwise, with Shang Shujue's mouth, he would have cursed him to death long ago."
Zhang Zhichen's words made sense, but Lin Jinhao didn't listen to a word she said. His eyes were fixed on the person on his phone screen. He remained in a daze for a while before snapping out of it. He then hurriedly picked up his phone and looked at it over and over again.
"Holy crap! Isn't that the class monitor from the next class who always brought me snacks in kindergarten? He had long hair back then, didn't he?"
"I thought he was a girl, and I said I'd marry him when I grew up... Damn! He wouldn't have remembered that for so long, would he?! Damn it!"
Lin Jinhao's two sentences once again broke the news, shocking everyone present. Their minds raced with speculation. Holy crap! They suddenly seemed to understand why Li Qingxu was so shameless?
Because the shameless person who started this is here!
Lin Jinhao: "..." Don't say anything, I feel even more like crying!
[Hahahaha... I knew it! How could Li Qingxu, such a promising young man, suddenly become so shameless? Turns out, Lin Jinhao struck first.]
Lin Jinhao had just felt embarrassed when Shang Shujue's inner voice rang out the next second. He immediately handed the phone back to Zhang Zhichen, covering his face and not daring to look at anyone.
"Damn it, I'm so ashamed I can't show my face in public!"
"Hahahaha..." Everyone finally couldn't hold back anymore and burst into laughter. The laughter was so loud that even Shang Shujue, who was sitting outside, could hear it if the soundproofing wasn't so good.
Lin Jinhao: "... Stop laughing."