The cold air, along with the warm, damp palms, landed on his skin. Huo Yuzhou's apple bobbed, and he quickly grasped the other's wrist.
" Qingqing!"
The handsome boy, whom he had stopped, had been crying so hard that his eyes were red and his long, curled eyelashes were wet with tears and stuck to his fair skin in clumps. His eyes were brimming with tears, and he looked at him with teary eyes.
He seemed unaware of how pathetic he was, speaking with a nasal tone and asking in a muffled voice,
Don't you like me?
I like you, but it doesn't have to be this way.
"At least not now."
" Baby, your husband told you before, didn't he? Don't make any decisions in the heat of the moment, and don't let a moment of impulsiveness lead to regret..."
Nan Qing was already annoyed.
He felt like a bastard, and Huo Yuzhou was truly pitiful.
He finally decided to grant the other person's long-cherished wish of secretly loving him for so many years, but Huo Yuzhou, like Tang Sanzang, kept nagging and trying to persuade him.
Nan Qing was even more annoyed.
His head ached from crying, his voice was hoarse, and he pinched Huo Yuzhou fiercely again.
"Shut up!"
I'll kill you if you say another word!
Huo Yuzhou fell silent.
Huo Yuzhou was even more excited.
A sudden feeling of weightlessness came over him, and Huo Yuzhou picked him up and threw him onto the sofa.
His tall figure blocked part of the light, and even the way he knelt beside his legs carried a kind of cold and powerful sharpness.
Like a drawn sword blade, even the high, straight bridge of his nose reflected the light.
Her voice was low, her fingers gently cupping his cheeks as she kissed him.
"Young Master, you will never need to do this for me..."
A sliver of light shone through the drawn curtains, illuminating a small patch of floor at the foot of the bed. The sun leaped above the tree branches, brightening the entire manor.
Only after the footsteps in the room disappeared did Nan Qing finally pull back the covers and let out a long sigh of relief.
He hurriedly pulled back the covers and got out of bed, then sneakily went to wash up like a thief.
His face was reflected in the mirror; apart from his eyes being a little swollen from crying the night before, he looked radiant overall.
He felt refreshed and energetic.
It all felt like a complete mess.
Indeed, one should not make decisions on impulse. He already felt indebted to Huo Yuzhou, and after Huo Yuzhou's selfless dedication, he felt even more indebted to him.
Nan Qing hurriedly brushed his teeth and washed his face. He was determined to sneak off to work while Huo Yuzhou was away, even if it meant running into that idiot Bai Ruanruan at Huading Entertainment. It would be better than spending time with a pretty girl he had ruined.
He quickly slipped out of the bathroom and ran to the walk-in closet on the other side.
After he arrived, Huo Yuzhou allocated a large portion of his dressing room to him.
Unfortunately, Nan Qing was not in the mood to dress up properly today. He chose a casual suit in a low-key color, grabbed a baseball cap, and also picked up a mechanical watch as he walked out.
He dressed himself up like a thief and hurried toward the door.
However, before her fingers could even touch the doorknob, she heard a "click" as the latch vibrated, and the door slowly opened from the outside.
Just as Nan Qing was about to slip away, she looked up blankly and bumped into Huo Yuzhou, who was dressed in a suit and tie.
The other person was also somewhat surprised, and a slight smile curved their thin, crimson lips.
"Waking up so early, Baby?"
Nan Qing couldn't look directly at the other person right now, so he quickly looked away and mumbled a few random "uh-huhs."
"Haha, what a coincidence, I'm on my way to work--"
He lifted his leg and squeezed through the crack in the door next to Huo Yuzhou, trying to slip out in front of Huo Yuzhou.
Before his legs could even squeeze out, Huo Yuzhou naturally wrapped his arms around his waist and gently pulled him out.
"I thought you were going to sleep a little longer, so I went out to make a phone call."
"Don't you need to rest a little longer? You went to bed very late last night. Anyway, it's still early before work starts, you don't need to clock in, and your assistant hasn't arrived yet."
"It would be good for you to go downstairs and have breakfast now. After you've eaten, the driver can take you to the company."
Huo Yuzhou arranged everything in an orderly manner, and Nan Qing, who did not want to listen to him, could not find an excuse.
He followed Huo Yuzhou to the restaurant, where uniformed servants laid out a series of exquisite breakfast dishes. Huo Family's chef's cooking had always suited his taste, but this time he was somewhat uninterested.
He simply couldn't control his movements.
Watching Huo Yuzhou gracefully unbutton his cufflinks, he couldn't help but feel his ears burning.
Watching Huo Yuzhou eat crab roe pan-fried buns with such seriousness, his cheeks would burn again.
He only knows that if you eat someone's food, you're obligated to pay for their food; if you take someone's money,
After all that, he owed Huo Yuzhou even more.
He even reasonably suspected that Huo Yuzhou was a heartless capitalist who was deliberately using this method to trick him.
Given Huo Yuzhou's current status and position, the fact that he is so patient and considerate, taking care of his feelings in every detail, shows that Huo Yuzhou truly likes him, likes him very much.
Nan Qing swirled the spoon in the bowl twice, the porcelain clinking together with a jarring sound. The man sitting opposite him lifted his thin eyelids and looked at him with a half-smile.
The boy on the chair quietly pressed his legs together and pursed his lips.
Is he mocking himself?
Nan Qing muttered a few words to himself, his face fierce.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Huo Yuzhou seemed amused by him; a smile appeared in his long, deep phoenix eyes, and his deep voice was magnetic and alluring.
" Baby, you never used to squirm around in your chair when you ate."
Nan Qing's face flushed, "I didn't!"
"Okay, you don't."
Huo Yuzhou coaxed him.
"I thought you weren't feeling well. I was about to ask you, but I was afraid you'd be too shy to accept it."
Almost at the same moment, Nan Qing's face flushed with heat, and she looked up at Huo Yuzhou's mouth again.
Realizing what she was doing, Nan Qing blushed crimson, both embarrassed and furious.
"Shut up!"
"I'm not uncomfortable at all, I didn't squirm in the chair, I'm exactly the same as usual, don't talk nonsense!"