Wen Qi, in the driver's seat, gave a faint "hmm." Wen Cheng, in the passenger seat, was not so well-behaved. Her curly hair suddenly turned around to talk to Yan Luan, but Wen Qi pulled her back with one hand.
"Who taught you to sit in a car like that?"
Wen Cheng immediately shrank back obediently, but the next second she tossed Yan Luan a bag of snacks.
"A little snack before dinner. Today, your brother is going to show off his skills. Your sister-in-law specially slaughtered her Wagyu beef raised in Australia and sent it over to add to the festivities," Wen Cheng chuckled.
Yan Luan gripped the plum cake in his hand, his strength increasing slightly. "Brother Cheng, what you're saying..."
"What's wrong with the explanation? Your sister-in-law admitted it on the way here!"
Even when provoked like this, the usually assertive Wen Qi didn't say much, but simply walked along the main path of the campus with a faint smile.
"Oh, I was right to recommend this university to you before. I wouldn't get tired of this scenery even after four years. And I often see videos of your school's teachers."
Yan Luan listened quietly, "If you want to see it again, I'll secretly take pictures next time I'm in their class."
"Cough cough cough! What are you saying! I can't hear you, send me a message," Wen Cheng frantically gestured with her eyes in the front mirror.
Yan Luan looked in the rearview mirror, and just then Wen Qi's eyes met his. Yan Luan felt a little scared, but Wen Qi smiled gently at him and said, "Don't listen to your brother's nonsense."
"Hmm," Yan Luan responded, a sense of defeat that she couldn't resist welling up inside her, and even her last bit of obsession seemed to have vanished without a trace.
"Brother Cheng, I've finished the homework you gave me,"
"So fast?!" Wen Cheng exclaimed in surprise. "Did you consult your teacher?"
"The teacher has been busy lately and leaves right after class."
"Hehehe, Yan Luan, see if you can graduate a year early, the studio needs you!" Wen Cheng openly acknowledged Yan Luan's talent.
"Hearing you say that makes me even less willing to graduate." Yan Luan smiled, and Wen Cheng's wail instantly echoed from inside the Bentley.
A week passed peacefully until 8 p.m. that evening, a trending topic suddenly appeared in the male dormitory of K University: "Shocking! Yan Luan is being kept by a rich man! The little prince has turned into a social butterfly!"
"Hey, what the hell? How can they just make things up without even asking questions? Just because she's taking a ride doesn't mean she's being kept?!" My roommate was the first to object.
Another roommate came running in from outside, panting, "Yan Luan, you, you, don't go out for now! Your fans are all over your dorm building like crazy! The student council is maintaining order right now. Who spread these rumors?!"
Yan Luan was touched. After feeding her roommates for so long, they were at least on her side. "Who knows? Besides a few bites of food, what benefits has Yan Luan given you? Now that the trending photos are out, maybe it's true?" Yu Zi muttered the last sentence. Yan Luan immediately realized who was spreading the rumors.
"You posted the photos, didn't you, Yu Zi?" Yan Luan said with certainty.
"Don't make false accusations!" Yu Zi stood up, his face flushed, ready to argue.
"Since the start of the semester, have you ever seen me go out overnight? If I had a sugar daddy, wouldn't that be a bit too unprofessional? I've been working on all those demanding assignments with you guys every single day, staying up all night to finish them. Are you really that insecure about what you've seen with your own eyes? You're so willing to believe pictures from outside?"
"I'm not following you 24 hours a day, how would I know if you're telling the truth?" Yu Zi stubbornly refused to admit it.
Yan Luan held out his hand. "Two choices: one, apologize now; two, I'll post the truth online and force you to apologize!"
"Damn it! Yan Luan, don't take yourself too seriously! Oh, if you weren't willing, you shouldn't have accepted his snacks in the first place. You're probably the one who keeps accepting bags of snacks every month. Each bag must be worth at least several thousand yuan. You don't actually think he's seriously pursuing you, do you? He's just a spoiled brat, waiting for you to be moved so he can play with you to his heart's content! You're just a hypocrite, pretending to be virtuous now, ugh!"
Yan Luan kicked him!
Without saying a word, he attacked, and Yu Zi, who had always been pampered, had no power to resist Yan Luan.
That evening, Yan Luan posted a Weibo message for the first time since the publicity: "My brother's car. The person who spread the rumors has been caught. We will be open about our relationship. In the future, if anyone with a dark heart likes to expose other people's privacy in this way, we will post them directly on Weibo. We mean what we say."
As soon as Yan Luan made his statement, Wen Cheng, as a parent, quickly defended her younger brother by posting photos of the barbecue they had eaten that day online, reassuring those onlookers who had doubts about Yan Luan's words.
After all, there is a kind of brotherhood called Wen Cheng and Yan Luan. Even during the busiest time of their senior year, Yan Luan stood up to clarify things for Wen Cheng, and Wen Cheng always accompanied Yan Luan out of the darkness.
The next day, everyone started speculating about who had spread the rumors, and there was a leave slip on the counselor's desk, indicating that Yu Zi needed to be hospitalized for a month due to an accidental injury.
With one less hermaphrodite in the dorm, Yan Luan's days became much easier, until the next evening when a number that hadn't called in a long time rang.
Yan Luan went downstairs wearing baggy shorts and slippers.
Yao Xingwei couldn't help but feel helpless when he saw Yan Luan like this. He had specially hired a stylist to dress him up for the whole afternoon before coming over. "You even dress more formally than I do when you see your brother."
"You like looking at those external things?" Yan Luan tilted her head and asked, her delicate features and aloof temperament relentlessly stirring Yao Xingwei's heartstrings.
Yao Xingwei was so captivated that he couldn't utter a single word of nonsense.
Yao Xingwei has a roguish look, but when he wears casual clothes, he looks just like a college student, and besides, he is indeed still in college.
The two strolled quietly along the school's large lake. "I should be graduating next year. I'm doing an internship this year. I feel like my dad has really had a tough time these past few years. I haven't even officially congratulated you on getting into K University yet," she said.
"Yes, thank you," Yan Luan replied calmly.
Yao Xingwei knew that Yan Luan had absolutely no interest in him now. With Wen Cheng and his partner's bloodline suppressing him, he wouldn't dare to impulsively pursue Yan Luan. He could only carefully protect the sapling he had his eye on, checking on it occasionally, watering it, and building a glass dome to let it bask in enough sunlight without letting it get windy or rainy.
"I've already investigated what happened online yesterday. Just say the word, and you don't need to worry about the consequences."
"Forget it, no need. I beat him up yesterday and promised not to spread it online. A beating is enough to make him behave." Yan Luan's nonchalant attitude made Yao Xingwei chuckle.
“At least it can still help you, like getting him to come back and change dorm rooms,” Yao Xingwei suggested. Yan Luan’s eyes lit up at the suggestion. “That’s a good idea, can you do it?”
What kind of low-level provocation is this? "Of course," Yao Xingwei replied, brimming with fighting spirit.
The two continued walking side by side. Perhaps it was because Yao Xingwei had been studying abroad for a while, but he had also matured considerably, and questions he wouldn't normally think about would occasionally pop into his mind. "I didn't expect you to hit him for spreading rumors about you. I thought that given your personality, a verbal warning and an online clarification would suffice."
“My temper isn’t as good as you think,” Yan Luan suddenly interrupted, a hint of stubbornness in his clear eyes. Yao Xingwei paused for a second or two, then said, “It seems I don’t know you well enough.”
Yan Luan walked forward silently without saying a word, and Yao Xingwei followed silently behind. He was no longer impulsive and arrogant as before. If it were the old him, he would have already thrown a tantrum and left.
But now he felt that following Yan Luan like this wasn't so bad. They had walked almost two kilometers of the lake path together. Finally, Yan Luan stopped. "Indeed, I won't take action over something like this," Yan Luan paused, "You don't need to send me food so frequently anymore."
"You... cough cough cough!" Yao Xingwei coughed violently in an attempt to cover it up, "If you really want to give it away, I have a few recommended software books in my field that you can't buy in China,"
Yao Xingwei forgot about coughing and stood there stunned, staring blankly at Yan Luan. "Too much trouble?" Yan Luan asked lazily, hands in his pockets. "No, no, no! What software books? Look at me, I know nothing about your major. I'm afraid of buying the wrong books. Anyway, I'm graduating next year, maybe I can minor in your major again..."
"Doesn't your school major in business administration? They also have a game design major?"
"...It seems so,"
A note from the author:
Yan Luan's feelings for Chengcheng were not purely male-male affection; they were more like a sense of attachment that arose from dependence. Of course, this kind of inappropriate feeling was completely eradicated by President Wen through subtle influence!
This relationship wasn't written very clearly because the two people didn't fully understand each other. It can only be said that they had a good start, and the rest is open-ended, haha, it's all up to your imagination.
Good night--
Chapter 177 Extra Chapter 2: Xie Nianyu (Part 1)
The proposal caused a sensation online. Whether it was a huge online buzz is unknown, but the scene was definitely wild; the celebrations with champagne and red wine went on until the wee hours.
Xie Nianyu laughed and went crazy with them. Even when Wen Cheng was drunk and playing the domineering CEO game, Xie Nianyu's eyes were clear. It seemed that no amount of alcohol could touch the thread in Xie Nianyu's heart.
Fei Shuo didn't pester Xie Nianyu excessively in this situation, but no matter how crowded the crowd was, he would always glance at Xie Nianyu. By late at night, almost everyone was drunk, and Wen Qi carried the exhausted Wen Cheng to end the party.
Then the service staff came over to help call a car. Xie Nianyu didn't wait for the group and returned to her apartment by herself. She took the elevator and then pressed the fingerprint lock. Xie Nianyu stopped at the last number, but unexpectedly, the last number 3 was pressed by a larger hand.
The keypad door opened with a beep, but Xie Nianyu blocked it with her body.
Then, turning back, her seemingly gentle eyes held a hint of intoxication, and even her lowered gaze held a more captivating charm than usual.
"Why are you coming up here with me?"
Standing before Xie Nianyu was Fei Shuo, who was already half-drunk. His hair was disheveled, and he was roughly clutching his tie.
He hummed a few times in a low voice, "Nonsense, you're mine. If I don't come up with you, you'll run away."
Xie Nianyu smiled, "Haven't you figured out our relationship yet? At best, it's a case of mutual benefit. You don't care about me as much as you think; it's just your pride getting in the way. I'm tired today, come back another day. And next time, don't try to break my combination lock so easily."
"Bang!"
Before Xie Nianyu could finish speaking, Fei Shuo slammed him against the door and said fiercely, "Do you enjoy trampling on my feelings for you so much? From childhood to adulthood, as long as it's within the bounds of the law, I can't just have whatever I want. I've waited for you all these years, just so you can mock this relationship so carelessly now?"
Xie Nianyu was stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly felt a sense of regret. If she had controlled her emotions a little more at the time, would Fei Shuo still be able to live a carefree life of dating the rich young masters around her?
"are you serious,"
"Of course, I've always been serious! If you want to confirm this,"
“But I’m not!” Xie Nianyu interrupted Fei Shuo. “I’m not, Fei Shuo. You’re right. With your abilities, finding someone better than me would be a piece of cake. Let’s break up while my conscience is clearing up today.” Xie Nianyu’s tone sounded like she was coaxing a child with cavities to stop eating candy. “You weren’t like this before,” Fei Shuo said, his usual assertiveness crumbling after a few seconds, his eyes even slightly reddening. “Wouldn’t I be this heartless to you? But I still abandoned you.” Xie Nianyu’s words sounded more like self-mockery. Many years ago, before Xie Nianyu’s parents divorced, his family was considered highly educated. Both his parents worked in the public sector, and his mother was a professor at a top university. He had a wider world to explore from a young age. During the summer before his senior year of high school, when the academic pressure finally eased, his parents gave him his first cell phone. It was through this opportunity that he met Fei Shuo and realized that the reason he hadn’t been interested in girls for so many years was because he liked boys.
But it was this very thought that led to her tragic end.
A note from the author:
I've been a bit busy these past few days, sorry everyone - goodnight!
Chapter 178 Extra Chapter 3: Xie Nianyu (Part 2)
Xie Nianyu inherited her parents' excellent genes. Besides possessing exceptional intelligence from a young age, her analytical abilities also far surpassed those of her peers. After chatting with Fei Shuo for less than three days, she readily accepted her own attributes. However, her innate desire for control, honed since childhood, allowed her to easily seize control of this ambiguous relationship. Fei Shuo was like a kite, being pulled along by her. From initially treating her simply as a way to familiarize herself with her social circle, to later suddenly wanting to have a relationship, Xie Nianyu didn't realize she had truly developed feelings for Fei Shuo, until her mother found her chat history.
Xie Nianyu's mother was an extremely controlling woman. Upon seeing the ambiguous messages on his phone, she beat him half to death that very night, relentlessly questioning him about his homosexuality. Xie Nianyu's youthful rebellious streak was fully unleashed at that moment; he didn't yield even as he nearly fainted. His mother subsequently confiscated his phone and forbade him from leaving the house. On graduation day, while his mother was in the bathroom, Xie Nianyu secretly borrowed a classmate's mother's phone to message Fei Shuo, formally proposing to break up. Unexpectedly, his mother logged into his account to monitor Fei Shuo. That night, Xie Nianyu's barely healed wounds were reopened and ripped open again.
My father came home early after his drinking party that day, and when he saw this scene, he had a big argument with my mother. My father's role in the family is more like my mother's. He spoke to Xie Nianyu with reason, and most importantly, he was willing to respect her, even after learning about her sexual orientation. Her father continued to try to persuade her mother, but she wouldn't listen. She started coming home later and later, still not returning Xie Nianyu's phone and even deleting his account. Xie Nianyu endured the darkest summer of her life. Just when she considered this a necessary step in coming out, her father was diagnosed with uremia. The family's assets rapidly dwindled; they moved to a smaller house, and their car disappeared two months later. Her anticipated university life became incredibly bleak. Later, she accompanied her father for weekly dialysis, seeing her mother less and less. Then, her mother had an affair with a high-ranking university director. When she left, she feigned infidelity, acting as if she couldn't bear to part with Xie Nianyu. Xie Nianyu suddenly saw the true nature of this woman. When her father learned of this, he said it was understandable and he couldn't burden her.
However, her will gradually weakened. During this period, her kind grandmother passed away without warning due to late-stage cancer, leaving Xie Nianyu to shoulder the burden of the family alone.
But even this did not stop the gentle man from feeling sorry for her, and in the middle of the night he bit his tongue and committed suicide in order to lighten Xie Nianyu's burden.
After her family was completely broken during her junior year of college, Xie Nianyu fell into depression for a long time. Later, after she had to get better in order to make a living, Xie Nianyu also completely covered up the scars of the past, including her feelings for Fei Shuo, which were like looking at flowers in the water. Fei Shuo looked at Xie Nianyu stubbornly, "But you've picked me up again now, so it's not abandonment, and we can start over."
The playful look in Xie Nianyu's eyes suddenly stopped, and she quickly pushed Fei Shuo away, "Fei Shuo, how shameless are you?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Nianyu quickly opened the door, closed it, and locked it again.
Fei Shuo stood outside the door like a puppy abandoned by its owner. After half an hour, confirming that the person inside really wouldn't open the door, he left dejectedly. The ashtray on the balcony was piled high with cigarette butts. Xie Nianyu still had a half-smoked cigarette in her hand. Watching a figure below get into a black car and leave, Xie Nianyu wiped the ash from her cigarette and murmured, "That's more like it."
That way, he won't be reminded of his past sins. It's best to avoid dealing with selfish people like him.
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“I remember, I only contacted you,” Fei Shuo said through gritted teeth. He had called Wen Yunyi late at night, wanting to talk to him.
Unexpectedly, this guy came with his whole family. He sat by the window, with Wen Cheng and Wen Qi sitting next to him. "Oh, don't be so formal, it's buy one get two free—" Wen Cheng said, trying to warm things up.
Fei Shuo was so angry that he wanted to say something nice, but then the person on the far side gently put down his cup.
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"What would you like, Mr. Wen?" Fei Shuo respectfully handed over the menu.
Wen Qi instantly received starry-eyed looks from her boyfriend and younger brother.