Summer evening
Li Yankai had just finished his part-time job at the coffee shop. As soon as he stepped outside, he was drenched in sweat because the air conditioning was gone. His honey-colored muscles were faintly visible under his white work shirt. He rolled up his sleeves, took out his phone, and planned to scan a shared electric scooter parked on the side of the road, and then ride back to the apartment that Xie Zhuzhou had lent him.
Thinking about how his savings were gradually increasing, he decided to treat himself to a big meal tonight.
" Xiao Kai! Over here!" Ji Wangyun's car slowly stopped at the side of the road and the window was rolled down.
Li Yankai was surprised, " Brother Wangyun, long time no see, what brings you here?"
"I'm done with work today." Actually, he was secretly on strike because there was never enough work to do! That damned sister-in-law Chu Yanzhang, had invested so many projects in their company!
He hadn't seen Xiao Kai for a long time and missed him.
"Get in the car, I'll take you to eat, we're going to have dinner anyway."
Upon hearing this, Li Yankai hurriedly got into the car, looking at Brother Wangyun's gentle face.
For some reason, he felt he couldn't watch any longer. Every time Brother Wangyun suddenly appeared, his heart would beat strangely, as if he had received a surprise gift.
He turned his gaze back to the front and chuckled, "It's only May, and it's already so hot..." His sweat shouldn't smell bad, right?
Fortunately, the car had a faint fragrance that masked his body odor.
Ji Wangyun wore sunglasses, and thankfully he was wearing them, so he could openly admire Xiao Kai's sexy figure.
"It's really hot. How's work at the coffee shop going?"
"It's alright, but a lot of people ask for my contact information, and it's exhausting to refuse them every day."
Ji Wangyun's smile froze. Instead of driving away immediately, she turned to look at Li Yankai and asked him seriously, "You have to study in college and work. Do you have time to take care of your partner?"
"No..." Li Yankai thought to himself, Brother Wangyun is already so busy, I shouldn't let him worry. He suddenly regretted saying it.
So, do you have any thoughts about being in a relationship?
"Have."
Ji Wangyun felt incredibly cowardly, but Li Yankai was, after all, the only son in the family, unlike their four sons. It would be immoral for him to try and seduce Li Yankai like this!
After much deliberation, Ji Wangyun could only return to his original position.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore..." Ji Wangyun sighed, started the car, and took Li Yankai to eat something delicious.
"You've lost weight lately. It seems that part-time work is really tough." Ji Wangyun didn't need to pretend to be calm in front of Li Yankai; he was naturally calm.
His usual excitement stems mostly from not wanting the house to become cold and impersonal, and from wanting his older brother, third brother, and youngest brother to become closer and not act like strangers.
Li Yankai smiled and said, "It's alright, Brother Wangyun. I'm young, I can handle a little tiredness."
What's wrong with Brother Wangyun today? He's happy one minute and sad the next, like he has something on his mind.
Also, the melancholic Brother Wangyun is so handsome; he's a fair-skinned beauty.
Wait, a beauty?
Why does he think Brother Wangyun is a beauty?
Looking at Li Yankai's smile, Ji Wangyun felt a pang of sadness. He knew that Li Yankai had been sensible since childhood, but his sensibility was heartbreaking. He wanted to tell Li Yankai that he didn't have to work so hard, and that he didn't have to go back to the Li Family.
He can support him.
But the words stuck in his throat.
"By the way, Brother Wangyun, how's Zhuzhou doing lately?" Li Yankai suddenly asked.
"He's doing great. He does absolutely nothing all day, just lies at home playing on his phone, playing games, sometimes going swimming, practicing shooting, and even has time to learn how to feed horses..."
Ji Wangyun didn't want to mention his lazy, good-for-nothing younger brothers anymore; none of them were any good.
After my younger brother got engaged, he went even further, acting as if he had gone blind and turning a blind eye to everything Chu Yanzhang did!
"Then he should be very relaxed, which is good. Anyway, everyone has their own pursuits." Li Yankai looked at the map navigation and even passed by his parents' house. He wondered if the two wealthy couple had moved out to live in a big villa yet.
Seeing that Li Yankai was still looking at the map, Ji Wangyun said softly, "Should we go back and take a look?"
"Forget it, I can't go back with my head down, and I don't regret it." Li Yankai was still angry when he thought about how his parents had kept it from him.
However, life away from home was somewhat easy; he didn't miss home at all. He really is a very independent person.
Hearing Li Yankai's answer, Ji Wangyun understood Li Yankai's independence and stubbornness. As the car wound its way through the city's neon lights, Ji Wangyun suddenly spoke, "If you're tired, you can come find me anytime."
Li Yankai was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, " Brother Wangyun, you're so good to me. But I can't rely on you forever, can I?"
Ji Wangyun's heart tightened, but his face remained calm. "Proving yourself is important, but you also need to take care of your health. You're still young, and you have a long road ahead of you."
Li Yankai thought to himself that Brother Wangyun was indeed very mature and charming, but he had some doubts. Brother Wangyun seemed to care about him extra today, even being a little cautious.
Unbeknownst to him, Ji Wangyun was experiencing countless torments of conscience at that moment. The closer he got to Li Yankai, the more he felt the condemnation from heaven.
His phone still holds many memories. Back then, he didn't understand why he was so good to Li Yankai. It wasn't until Xie Zhuzhou's words hit the nail on the head that he realized he had already gone this far.
After dinner, Ji Wangyun escorted the person to the apartment building.
Seeing that Ji Wangyun seemed melancholy all night, Li Yankai was very worried that Ji Wangyun might have encountered something difficult to resolve.
He really wanted to know what Brother Wangyun did all day long, but it seemed he wasn't qualified to know.
"We've arrived. Get some rest, Xiao Kai."
" Brother Wangyun, would you like to come up for a seat? Zhuzhou allowed me to keep pets, so I got two chinchillas."
Ji Wangyun looked into Li Yankai's innocent puppy eyes, as if he were begging him to go up and play with him for a while.
"Okay, then I'll drive the car into the garage, and we'll get out together." Ji Wangyun thought that as long as he didn't cross the line, it would be fine.
The idea of not crossing the line was shattered in the apartment. The moment Totoro broke out, both of them tried to catch it, and they ended up falling together.
Li Yankai ended up sitting on Ji Wangyun's lap by sheer coincidence.
Ji Wangyun closed her eyes in despair and began to silently recite the Heart-Cleansing Mantra in her heart.
But Li Yankai didn't get up immediately because the second chinchilla also wanted to bungee jump. When he found out, he hurriedly threw the chinchilla in his hand into the cage and closed it.
Li Yankai's action of reaching out to close the cage involved his upper body, and at the same time, it put Ji Wangyun to the test.
Ji Wangyun helplessly hid his flushed face, his voice rough and hoarse. " Xiao Kai, get up..."
Li Yankai suddenly realized that he was sitting on Ji Wangyun's lap. He quickly got up, only to find that his leg was cramping.
" Brother Wangyun, I... I... my leg cramped up..."
Upon hearing Li Yankai's words, Ji Wangyun's heart tightened, and she quickly reached out to support his waist, trying to relieve his cramping pain.
"Don't rush, take your time, relax, take a deep breath." His voice was deep and gentle, with a hint of barely perceptible tension.
Li Yankai tried to regulate his breathing, but the pain in his legs prevented him from getting up immediately. He gritted his teeth, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Seeing Li Yankai's pained expression, Ji Wangyun felt a pang of heartache. He gently massaged Li Yankai's leg muscles, trying to ease his discomfort.
" Brother Wangyun, I'm sorry, I..." Li Yankai's voice was tinged with apology; he didn't want Ji Wangyun to see him in such a disheveled state.
Because his cramps had just stopped, it seemed like Brother Wangyun had miraculously cured him.
He quickly got up, left the living room, ran into the bathroom to hide, and looked down at himself.
He must be a pervert, how could he do that to Brother Wangyun...?
After seeing Li Yankai leave, Ji Wangyun breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up, glanced at the two adorable, chubby chinchillas in the cage, and poked their bellies. "You two almost caused trouble."
Ji Wangyun hadn't noticed Li Yankai's other reactions, so she didn't know that Li Yankai was questioning his existence in the bathroom.
He walked to the bathroom door where Li Yankai had just gone in and called out, " Xiao Kai, it's getting late, I should go."
"Okay Brother Wangyun, take care. I won't see you off."
That evening
Li Yankai had a dream, and he dreamed of Ji Wangyun.
The dream was not as fantastical as before, but filled with pink bubbles. He was pinned down by Brother Wangyun, doing indescribable things with a half-hearted resistance.
Just as the atmosphere was getting lively, the alarm clock suddenly rang.
He woke up instantly, gasping for breath, and immediately threw off the covers.
"Holy crap, no way..."
At this moment, Li Yankai felt a deep sense of guilt towards Ji Wangyun. Brother Wangyun only treated him like a younger brother, yet deep down he harbored such feelings.
No wonder he cares so much about the person in Brother Wangyun's phone, and no wonder he likes to follow behind Brother Wangyun.
It turns out that subconsciously, he actually had such thoughts about Ji Wangyun.
He rubbed his face, got up to wash, and, feeling deeply guilty, kept thinking about Brother Wangyun's face in the bathroom...
More than an hour later, he emerged feeling refreshed, despite his heinous crimes.
He felt he no longer needed to seek revenge on his parents because he decided to come out.