Although Bai Yulang initiated the hug, it was still a hug.
If he blames Lu Chimo, then Lu Chimo will blame him in return.
He suddenly felt like he was "swallowing a bitter pill to swallow."
Lu Chimo looked at the masks in the hands of the four of them; these were the culprits behind this "farce".
"Is Yulang alright?" He also glanced at Bai Yulang.
"I'm fine, I just mistook someone for someone else." This was the first time Bai Yulang had felt so embarrassed. He had actually hugged the wrong person. If his senior brother found out, he would definitely be angry.
Then he noticed that the masks of the four of them were all the same in pairs, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "What a coincidence! My mask is the same as Brother Liu's, and my senior brother's mask is the same as the prince's!"
Su Fuliu said, "What a coincidence..."
It's such a coincidence that such an incredibly embarrassing thing just happened.
Fortunately, we discovered it on the spot; otherwise, it would have been even more embarrassing if we had taken it home and only found out then.
Chapter 328 Each Day Feels Like a Year
“I chose the masks for both my senior brother and me,” Bai Yulang said.
"The masks that the prince and I wore were... were chosen by me," Su Fuliu replied.
Bai Yulang laughed: "Wow, Brother Liu and I have such similar tastes! We're really on the same wavelength!"
He had barely finished speaking when he heard Feng Muting and Lu Chimo cough at the same time.
Bai Yulang was taken aback, but immediately realized what he meant. He stuck out his tongue, silently moved behind Lu Chimo to hide, and then peeked out, weakly saying, "I take back what I just said, 'We are of one mind'."
Su Fuliu felt the atmosphere was a bit strange, so she changed the subject and said, "Since we've bumped into each other so coincidentally, why don't we go for a walk together for a while?"
Just as Bai Yulang was about to agree, Lu Chimo said, "Yulang and I were originally planning to go back, but he wanted to see a magic show, and now there's no magic show to see, so we're going back. We won't disturb Young Master Su and the Prince any longer. Farewell."
After saying that, he took Bai Yulang's hand and led him away.
If it weren't for the awkward scene just now, Bai Yulang definitely wouldn't have left like that; he would definitely have wanted to talk to Su Fuliu for a while longer.
But now, the atmosphere is so awkward that staying would only make it more strange.
Feng Muting asked, "Should we continue sightseeing or go back?"
Su Fuliu withdrew her gaze, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go back too."
Lu Chimo brought Bai Yulang back home. After they entered the room, Bai Yulang put his mask back on and made Lu Chimo put his mask on as well: "Senior brother, we can begin!"
Just as the two embraced and prepared for the next step, Lu Chimo looked at Bai Yulang wearing a mask and suddenly thought of Su Fuliu wearing a mask.
As Bai Yulang looked at Lu Chimo wearing a mask, he was also reminded of Feng Muting, who was also wearing a mask.
The two immediately suggested at the same time, "Let's take off our masks!"
If it weren't for what happened earlier, things wouldn't be so awkward right now.
Afterwards, Bai Yulang and Lu Chimo took off their masks together, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
The moon was bright and the stars were few. The bright moonlight shone on the grassland, and two figures were sweating profusely as they galloped across the grassland.
Some cheered wildly, some were overjoyed, and after drinking the finest wine, they found it surpassed countless other pleasures in the world.
As soon as Su Fuliu and Feng Muting returned to the palace, Feng Muting took the mask from Su Fuliu's hand and then ordered someone to throw the two masks away.
If it weren't for what just happened, he would definitely have treasured these two masks. But now, as soon as he sees them, he thinks of Bai Yulang and Lu Chimo.
What bothered him even more was not that Bai Yulang had hugged him, but that Lu Chimo had hugged Su Fuliu.
If he had known this would happen, he would never have dragged Su Fuliu to buy any masks.
He was depressed the whole way, and he wanted to overturn the mask stall. Why did they have to sell the same masks twice?
After Su Fuliu arrived at her room, she said to Feng Muting, "I'm going to sleep now. Tinglang, why don't you go back and rest too?"
Feng Muting was taken aback: "Does A-Liu still want me to sleep in the study?"
He thought that since he and Su Fuliu had opened their hearts to each other today, he wouldn't have to sleep in the study tonight.
Su Fuliu nodded and said, "One thing at a time. We agreed that you would sleep in the study for a month. Tinglang, you should just go. A month will pass quickly."
"...Ah Liu, do you know that I'm in the study, and every day feels like a year?" Feng Muting looked heartbroken.
"Is Tinglang no longer listening to me?" Su Fuliu asked back.
Feng Muting paused, then looked at him with a pitiful expression: "Alright, alright, I'll go to the study, go to the study, A-Liu, get some rest."
"Okay, Tinglang, you should get some rest too." After saying that, Su Fuliu closed the door.
Feng Muting was taken aback, then turned and went to the study in a very depressed mood.
When he arrived, Su Yan was making the bed for him. Upon seeing him, Su Yan immediately smiled and said, "Your Highness, I have already made the bed. You can rest now."
Feng Muting frowned and said coldly, "You can leave now."
Seeing his expression, Su Yan didn't dare linger and immediately slipped away.
When he returned to his room, he saw that Xie Chen was already lying in bed.
Upon seeing him return, Xie Chen immediately smiled and patted the spot inside, saying, "You're back, come and sleep here!"
Chapter 329 I Like You
As soon as Su Yan saw Xie Chen, he thought of what had happened during the day. He frowned, and his face unconsciously turned red.
"You go to sleep first, I... I still have things to finish." With that, he went to sit down at the table next to him, and then casually picked up a book on the table that recorded trivial matters of the Prince's Mansion, pretending to flip through it.
Xie Chen lay there, looking at him: "You've had a long day, what are you looking at now? Get some rest."
"I...I'm not sleepy yet, you go to sleep first!" Su Yan said without looking up.
"Alright then, I'm going to sleep now. Don't stay up too late." Xie Chen replied and closed his eyes.
While pretending to look at the booklet, Su Yan secretly glanced at Xie Chen. After waiting for almost half an hour, he thought Xie Chen should be asleep, so he put down the booklet and carefully walked towards the bedside.
When he reached the bedside, he stared at Xie Chen for a while to make sure he was really asleep before quickly taking off his clothes and quietly climbing into bed.
Su Yan was extremely careful, afraid of bumping into Xie Chen and waking him up.
However, before Su Yan could even step over, his gaze inadvertently fell on Xie Chen's lips beneath him.
The events of the day flashed through his mind again, and he couldn't help but swallow hard. He paused for a moment, then immediately stepped over and lay down.
Oh no, I'm going to die. What was that reaction he just had?
She actually stared at Xie Chen's lips for so long, and even had the idea of tasting them again.
It must be Xie Chen who's toxic.
The plums he sent must have been poisonous.
It contains poison.
Then she bewitched him!
Otherwise, how could a grown man come up with such strange ideas!
He closed his eyes, trying to shake off the image of Xie Chen kissing him from his mind, but he couldn't get rid of it for a long time.
Just as Su Yan was struggling with his inner conflict, Xie Chen suddenly rolled over and pinned him down.
Su Yan immediately snapped out of his daze and saw Xie Chen still fast asleep with his eyes closed, but his entire body was practically pressed against Su Yan's.
He was about to shout, but then he thought that he had waited until Xie Chen fell asleep before coming over, and shouting would wake Xie Chen up.
Therefore, he could only struggle in silence.
But in the end, not only did she fail to break free, she was instead embraced by Xie Chen.
He was taken aback and looked intently at Xie Chen, only to see Xie Chen staring at him with wide eyes.
"You, you're not asleep?!"
"You woke me up."
Su Yan looked at him suspiciously, then reached out and pushed him: "It's good that you're awake. Get off the bed right now, you're crushing me."
“No,” Xie Chen replied.
Su Yan was stunned: "Xie Chen, what, what do you want to do!"
“Su Yan…” Xie Chen began softly.
Su Yan swallowed hard: "What exactly are you trying to say?"
"I like you." Xie Chen looked at him and said what was in her heart.
Su Yan's eyes widened immediately, and she forcefully pushed him away: "I knew you had no good intentions. I treated you like a brother, and you actually wanted to sleep with me!"
After saying that, he tried to run away, but Xie Chen caught him and brought him back.
Xie Chen pressed his hand down, pinning him beneath him, and said earnestly, "After all these years together, you have absolutely no feelings for me?"
"I...I didn't," Su Yan replied, his eyes gleaming.
"If you didn't, then why did you brave the pouring rain to fetch a doctor when I had a fever in the middle of the night, only to recover while you fell ill? When I was injured on a mission, your eyes reddened, and you even tried to beg the prince not to let me be an assassin, but to let me be a lowly guard in the prince's palace? When I was practicing martial arts, knowing you couldn't beat me, you still came to give me a punching bag? There are so many things, I can't even count them all. Do you think you can just brush all of this off with a simple 'I treat you like a brother'?"
Xie Chen brought out his memories, all those memories about Su Yan, word by word.
Chapter 330 My brother likes me, right?
Su Yan frowned slightly, not daring to look Xie Chen in the eye again.
He was very confused.
But just then, Xie Chen's kiss suddenly landed.
"Ugh—" Su Yan stared wide-eyed at Xie Chen. He tried to push Xie Chen away, but his hands were already firmly held down by Xie Chen.
Xie Chen only let go of him after he was kissed until he was dizzy.
"Su Yan, you have feelings for me too, right? You just don't dare to admit it. But it's nothing shameful. I like you, and you like me. It has nothing to do with gender, but only because of each other."
"I……"