Chapter 046 Modern Society 7

There were unexpectedly many guests in the evening.

Couples and best friends who had just finished their meals and were taking a walk to digest their food, curious college students who had seen the post and wanted to come and see the owner, passers-by who were attracted by the limited-time drinks...all of them were squeezed together.

Xie Yunsui had originally planned to go home early, but seeing this, he stayed and made more wild strawberry puree.

They were busy until closing time and left work together.

The reception capacity was limited to one hour, and there was still some ingredients and tea left at the end.

The tea barrel machines had to be cleaned that day, so Xie Yunsui used the remaining ingredients to make two drinks and gave one to Lin Xiran.

Lin Xiran held the cup and said to Xie Yunsui, who was about to close the shop, "There's a delicious hot pot restaurant near the school. Do you want to try it?"

He had noticed long ago that Xie Yunsui did not eat dinner.

I was supposed to go home early after my shift, but ended up staying because there were so many people in the store.

Lin Xiran still felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have shared half of his meal with the owner.

But since they had already eaten, Lin Xiran thought about treating him to dinner.

That hotpot was one that Lin Xiran had eaten before, an authentic spicy hotpot with a unique taste.

Xie Yunsui locked the shop, met his expectant eyes, and said with a smile, "Okay."

Xie Yunsui has a very high opinion of the food in this world. Every city seems to have its own unique flavor of food.

When I arrived at the hot pot restaurant, I could smell the pungent spicy aroma before even entering.

It was already past eight o'clock, and there were not many people queuing at the door at this time, so it was soon Xie Yunsui and the other person's turn.

The air conditioning in the room was turned on very high. Xie Yunsui and Lin Xiran sat opposite each other, and the other party politely gave him the menu first.

Xie Yunsui didn't hesitate to choose some ingredients and handed over the menu.

Lin Xiran looked at it for a while and said, "I've eaten tonight, so I'm not hungry right now. This is all I need. If it's not enough, we can have more."

You really shouldn’t eat too much late at night, otherwise your stomach won’t be able to digest it.

Xie Yunsui: "Yeah."

After ordering the dishes, the two of them ran out of topics to talk about and the atmosphere became a little quiet.

Lin Xiran opened and closed the screen of his mobile phone, looking up at Xie Yunsui from time to time.

Xie Yunsui had just received a video from Little Bee. He used some black technology to transfer it to his mobile phone screen. On the screen, He Yiming and a few of his friends were attending a party.

Because Xie Yunsui was mentioned, Little Bee felt that it was not a good thing, so he sent it to the store owner in advance to let him be on guard.

He Yiming lay on a lounge chair by the pool: "It's been a few days, and no one has found out about Xie Yunsui's background?"

The friend next to him sighed, "It's not like checking someone out is something you can do with just a few words, but this guy is definitely a bit mysterious."

"I only found out about him nine months ago. He suddenly showed up in Yunzhou City and rented a shop right away. I can't find any information about him before that."

"Where is his hometown? Where are his parents and relatives? Wouldn't it be easy to find his address based on his ID card?"

My friend's expression was ambiguous. "It's just strange. The address on his ID card... is for an orphanage. A year ago, there was a fire at that orphanage, and the director died. A lot of the information was burned, and the orphanage closed down without anyone to take over. I guess his ID information hasn't been updated yet, so there's nothing we can find."

He Yiming looked at his right hand with a gloomy face.

The scene of shaking hands with Xie Yunsui is still vivid in my mind.

It was obvious that he wanted to use the grip strength he had gained from years of practice to make his opponent suffer.

Who knew that the moment the other party shook his hand back, a piercing pain would be engraved into his bones.

Afterwards he went to the hospital for a check-up and found that his hand was not injured and his heart was normal, as if the piercing pain was just an illusion.

A friend gave him some advice: "Why do you care so much? Why don't you just spend money to ruin his business?"

He Yiming: "He has moved to several cities. If his business fails, he can open another store in another city. It would be inconvenient if it is far away."

No matter how powerful his He family is, they only have a little prestige in Donglin City.

He was quite wary of Xie Yunsui and just wanted to find his weakness or handle and kill him in one fell swoop.

"Hey! Don't overthink it. This guy owns the shop, so he can't run away. Let's just have fun." Another close friend from childhood came over, his eyes full of meaning: "I just got a girlfriend. How's it going? Want to play together?"

He Yiming turned his gaze towards the girl playing in the pool: "Looks a little small?"

"Hey, I just started high school. You know, I don't like things that others have played with."

Looking at the way this "new girlfriend" was so adoring and obedient to her best friend, He Yiming felt a little fed up with such expressions after seeing them so many times. She was not as energetic as Lin Xiran.

However, since his best friend invited him enthusiastically, there was no reason for him to refuse.

He Yiming stood up, pulled a pretty boy, and went into the villa with his best friend and his new girlfriend.

…

Xie Yunsui looked at the people at the party who were willing to do so. He was afraid that even if he called the police, He Yiming would not be punished.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xiran asked worriedly.

From the beginning, Xie Yunsui's expression became ugly.

Xie Yunsui put it aside for the moment and raised his eyes: "It's okay."

Since He Yiming relies on his family background to do whatever he wants, it seems we have to investigate the He family as well.

Lin Xiran then brought up another topic: "National Day is just a few days away."

"Well, do you want to go home?" Xie Yunsui remembered that there were many holidays in this world that required a break.

"My relationship with my family...is not good, and I won't be going back. I just want to say, if you can go home, I can work full-time."

Xie Yunsui shook his head: "I have no relatives in this world."

After all, his identity was fabricated.

The little bee helped him find an orphan character, and there were traces to follow, but no specific information could be found.

Lin Xiran's expression changed: "Sorry, I don't know..."

Xie Yunsui smiled and said, "My life is pretty good now, no need to apologize."

Lin Xiran put the ingredients into the pot and said slowly, "Actually, I'm in the same boat as you... My parents have disowned me."

Xie Yunsui: "Hmm?"

Lin Xiran smiled and said, "After the college entrance exam, I confessed my sexual orientation to my parents. I like men. Although same-sex marriage is now legal, my parents are still very conservative and cannot accept it. They just pretend that I don't have a son."

He went back, but was met with only endless abuse and contempt. He brought gifts home during the Chinese New Year, but couldn't even get into the house.

Lin Xi then let it go and decided not to go back, thus putting them in an awkward position.

Only then did Xie Yunsui understand why Lin Xiran's death in the original world line did not cause even a splash.

Most parents would always seek justice for their children, but he didn't.

It turned out that his parents had long since ignored him.

Xie Yunsui couldn't help but feel a sharp pain in his heart, but looking at Lin Xiran's current appearance, it seemed that everything was over, so he didn't ask any more questions.

What matters is not the past, but whether you can live a good life in the future.

It was very late when Lin Xiran got home in the evening. After drinking the cup of Wild Strawberry Sparkling Drink, he felt sleepy earlier than usual.

After returning home and taking a shower in the guest bathroom, he hastily put on his pajamas without paying attention to straightening the hem of his clothes, and most of the back of his clothes were rolled up.

He took the dirty clothes to the balcony and half bent over to stuff the clothes into the washing machine.

As soon as Xie Yunsui came out, he saw a bright and slender waist.

Perhaps it was because he didn't eat well at the age when he should have been replenishing his nutrition, Lin Xiran had a thin back and narrow waist, and his spine was prominent.

However, what attracts the most attention is the black mark on the lower back.

Half of it is exposed, and half of it is hidden under the elastic band of the pants.

As Lin Xiran took out the laundry beads from the cabinet next to him, the pattern gradually appeared, but it was never completely visible.

It makes people inexplicably concerned, concerned about the overall appearance of the pattern.

Lin Xiran turned around and saw the dirty clothes in his hands and said, "Let's wash them together. They are all outer clothes."

Xie Yunsui withdrew his gaze as if it was burned, paused, and walked forward: "Yeah."

Lin Xiran had long forgotten about the tattoo on his body. His senior sister was afraid that the tattoo would be sweated off due to the hot weather, so she bought this reinforced sticker specially. After applying it, the tattoo will not come off even if you rub it, and it will fall off naturally after a month.

Normally this mark would not be visible, so Lin Xiran did not take it seriously.

He half-closed his eyes, obviously sleepy, wanting to wait for the clothes to be washed and then hang them out to dry.

Seeing his dazed expression, Xie Yunsui couldn't help but touch his face: "Go back to sleep, I'll hang the clothes."

Lin Xiran's face was cold after taking a shower and turning on the air conditioner.

He felt so warm when the warm hand touched him that he couldn't help but rub against it, like a kitten rubbing against someone to be touched, confused and cute.

Xie Yunsui's hands froze.

Lin Xiran suddenly realized something was wrong. He opened his eyes and found that he had used the owner's hand as a pillow. The back of his ears started to burn.

"Then I'll go to bed first."

Lin Xiran hurried back to his room.

Xie Yunsui looked at his back and felt that his face, which was as beautiful as the sunset flowers, was burning like boiling fire, causing pain in his eyes.

His skin seemed too thin.

No thoughts can be hidden.

Lin Xiran buried himself in the quilt, his heart pounding.

For the first time, I felt that sharing a house with a shop owner was not such a good idea.

If I continue like this, I won’t be able to hide my feelings anymore. What should I do?

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The next day, Lin Xiran went to school early.

I prepared myself mentally for the whole day, fearing that Xie Yunsui would remember my inappropriate behavior last night.

However, this seemed to be just his own chaos.

When he went to hand over his shift after class, Xie Yunsui's attitude was as gentle and polite as ever.

After dinner, Lin Xiran pumped a pump of hand sanitizer, washed his hands carefully, and prepared to go to work.

"Ahhhh, Senior!"

Two girls came, who seemed to be freshmen at the University of Tokyo. They were obviously excited when they saw Lin Xiran.

Lin Xiran: "Who are you?"

The two girls pulled out their phones, and on the lock screen was Lin Xiran's cosplay of a little succubus, enchanting everyone. They exclaimed in surprise, "We love our senior's cosplay! We didn't expect he was working part-time here."

Lin Xiran's face flushed instantly, and he subconsciously looked at Xie Yunsui.

The mobile phone was just displayed in front of Xie Yunsui. Xie Yunsui lowered his head and saw the photo clearly.

The girls were still asking, "Isn't the senior in the COS club? We thought we could see the senior once we joined the club."

"No, no, no." Lin Xiran answered haltingly: "I just went to help. This is the only time I did it."

"Oh, I see." The girl was obviously disappointed. How could such a beauty not produce more films?

Lin Xiran quickly changed the subject: "Uh, what would you like to drink? I mean, how many glasses of bubbles would you like?"

He forgot that at this time neither Summer Mango nor Wild Strawberry Mianmian was ready.

The two girls didn't care: "Two cups."

"Okay, that's sixteen in total. Pay the bill here."

Lin Xiran quickly got to work.

Xie Yunsui took out his cell phone from the back and searched for a while before finding the student forum of Dongda University. After flipping through it, he found the section where Lin Xiran shared her succubus photos.

This was a very popular post during the freshman enrollment period, and there are still people admiring it.

The little succubus has blonde hair and green eyes, is sexy and enchanting, and has natural and pure desires.

Because the character I am COSing is from a popular anime, there are also fellow enthusiasts from outside the school who come in to lick the screen.

Xie Yunsui looked calm as he saved all the photos inside.

When the store returned to silence, Lin Xiran felt the need to explain: "That day, I was just helping my senior sister recruit new members for her club. You know, it's just a marketing tactic..."

Xie Yunsui suppressed a smile: "I understand."

Lin Xiran breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Yunsui suddenly said, "Very sexy."

His voice was low, mellow and gentle, and his half-smiley tone tickled the eardrums.

The blush on Lin Xiran's cheeks had not yet faded, but she felt the fire on her face burning all the way to her neck.

He paused, then somehow mustered up the courage to look the shopkeeper in the eye and ask, "So, did it attract you?"

Xie Yunsui's eyes were dark in color, and he just watched quietly, mysterious and gentle.

This decision is too impulsive, and I might be fired in the next second.

But Lin Xiran did not regret it after he said it.

When he saw Xie Yunsui for the first time, he had a feeling that if he missed this person, he would never fall in love with anyone else in his life.

He thought about it all night and all day.

I thought about taking it step by step, and I thought about falling in love over time.

It is far better to act on impulse and make a big gamble.

Lin Xiran's heart was pounding as he waited for the verdict.

"have."

Then he heard a spring breeze blowing through the ice, and his heart was filled with flowers.