Li's mother breathed a sigh of relief. Recently, everyone has gradually come to know that the mysterious head of Divine Sea Group is actually Chu Yanzhang. If her son Xiao Kai dares to steal someone else's man, the Li Family will be finished.
With the unpredictable Xie Zhuzhou here, their little house probably wouldn't even be enough to withstand demolition.
But the thought that their son had become gay still made them feel panicked. Perhaps this was the retribution for deceiving their son; their son had unexpectedly made them break down their defenses.
Looking at his parents' reactions, Li Yankai knew this was a huge shock to them, but it was the truth he had to face.
He took a deep breath and continued, "Mom and Dad, I know this might be hard for you to accept, but I hope you can understand that I haven't changed, I'm still your child."
Mr. Li's face remained grim. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke, " Xiao Kai, have you really thought this through? This path won't be easy."
He thought to himself, his son Xiao Kai has always been so sensible, he must have thought about it for a long time before finally deciding to confess.
Even so, he was still very sad. Hadn't he and his wife set a good example for their son? How could their son have gone gay so easily?
Li's father covered his face in sorrow to keep his tears from falling.
Seeing her husband was upset, Li's mother glared at Li Yankai again.
Li Yankai: "..." See? He knew that in his mother's heart, his father was the most important!
Despite his sour feelings, Li Yankai did not regret his decision today, after all, it was a decision he made after thinking about it carefully for ten minutes.
Li Yankai was spared a mixed doubles match with his wife. Looking out at the blue sky, he felt a sense of comfort.
"You just came out like that, without considering whether your parents would accept it?"
"I'm just informing them; my life is my own decision."
Xie Zhuzhou chuckled lightly, "You're quite open-minded."
Chu Yanzhang was wary and didn't let the two of them get too close, insisting on walking in the middle.
Li Yankai: "..." He had noticed before that Chu Yanzhang might have been a jealous person in his past life, right? What's wrong with him exchanging a few words with his good roommate, good brother, and good friend?
"Don't be nervous, I have my own ideal type too, okay?" he said to Chu Yanzhang.
Chu Yanzhang snorted coldly, "I know you like Brother Wangyun."
Li Yankai: "..."
Xie Zhuzhou: "..." Holy crap.
Xie Zhuzhou took a step back in alarm, "You wouldn't be...?"
Li Yankai sighed, speechless, "I've known Brother Wangyun for a long time, long before I've known you. We've known each other since we were kids!"
Xie Zhuzhou breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, so you're childhood sweethearts... Wait, you like my second brother?!"
Li Yankai blushed deeply upon hearing Xie Zhuzhou's blunt question. He raised his index finger and shushed him, saying, "Don't tell him. I don't want to burden Brother Wangyun. Besides, I don't know if he's straight or gay..."
Xie Zhuzhou recalled asking his brothers if they were gay the last time, and his second brother's reaction was very unusual, so it's possible that he is gay.
However, he doesn't intend to interfere in other people's lives, lest they make mistakes and cause him trouble later.
"Oh, okay, good luck then? Little Yan and I are heading back." Xie Zhuzhou smiled slightly.
Li Yankai risked his life to grab his sleeve, "You won't tell Brother Wangyun, will you?"
Xie Zhuzhou curled his lips into a wicked smile, a sinister grin spreading across his face. "Hehe, guess."
Li Yankai: "..."
Li Yankai noticed Chu Yanzhang staring disapprovingly at his hand that was gripping Xie Zhuzhou's sleeve. He suddenly let go as if he had been burned, thinking to himself that Chu Yanzhang was truly terrifying!
After Xie Zhuzhou and the other person left, Li Yankai gave himself a day off, a day he had never felt so relaxed.
Perhaps unrequited love will eventually lead to heartbreak, but he didn't find it a painful thing, because that person was Brother Wangyun.
Brother Wangyun had taken good care of him since they were children, and he was actually very happy to see Brother Wangyun again. However, because of the difference in their social status at that time, he was too afraid to get close.
Fortunately, Xie Zhuzhou and he had a good relationship, and Xie would invite him to any activities.
Subconsciously, he always wanted to get closer to the other person, but he didn't know what kind of feelings this was.
After returning home, Xie Zhuzhou pondered the matter. Although he shouldn't interfere in other people's affairs, he was only responsible for spreading the news, so that didn't count, right?
So at dinner that day, Xie Zhuzhou casually said, "A friend of mine has come out as gay."
Ji Wangyun: "?!" My brother's only friends besides Chu Yanzhang are Li Yankai! Is that what he meant?!
Seeing Ji Wangyun's stunned expression, Xie Zhuzhou thought to himself that things were looking promising.
Third Brother Ji Wangyan asked him with great interest, "Who is it? Li Yankai? He really has a great physique and looks, a heartthrob in the gay community."
Xie Zhuzhou raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at his third brother. "Third brother, how do you know she's a dream girl? You've done your research, you wouldn't happen to...?"
Ji Wangyan chuckled lightly, "Because you're still young, you don't know that many of my friends are bisexual."
Xie Zhuzhou: "And you, Third Brother? I'm curious, are you bisexual or...?"
Ji Wangyan smiled faintly and threw the topic back to Ji Wangyun, "I don't know either, but I know that Second Brother is probably straight, right, Second Brother?"
Ji Wangyun swallowed hard, suddenly unable to say those words with confidence anymore. He remained silent and went upstairs after dinner.
He wanted to know if it was Li Yankai, and he also wanted to arrest his underlings immediately for questioning, but he couldn't beat them!
At this moment, he was extremely anxious. He worried that what if that person was Li Yankai, Li Yankai had come out of the closet because he had fallen in love with someone else...
Ji Wangyun leaned against the door, slowly slid down, took out his phone, opened the chat interface with Li Yankai, his fingers trembling slightly. He felt he had never been so afraid before.
What if the person Xie Zhuzhou was talking about wasn't Li Yankai? And what if Li Yankai, although gay, had no feelings for him...?
But no matter what, he seemed to have found a glimmer of hope.
Ji Wangyun stared at his phone screen, hesitating for a long time, but still didn't have the courage to send any message. He was afraid that once he spoke, he would break the delicate balance between them. He and Li Yankai had always been close, but this closeness never seemed to cross any boundaries.
He recalled that when he was a child, Li Yankai always followed behind him like a little tail. At that time, he only thought his younger brother was cute, but he never thought that one day he would have such complicated feelings for him. As time went by, Li Yankai gradually grew up, and he didn't know when he developed such feelings. Wherever Li Yankai was, he couldn't take his eyes off anyone else.
Forget it, I'll ask his friends. They're all reliable and should be able to give him a good idea.