The sound of water could be heard in the bathroom.

Li Ziyan tilted his head back, letting the warm water wash over his face. A feeling of suffocation filled his mind.

His mood was far from as calm as it appeared. In fact, even after so many years, recalling the events of his youth still made him feel bitter.

He was Li Ziyan, yet he wasn't the real Li Ziyan of this world. Throughout his high school career, he had never met someone like Han Shuo, someone cold on the outside but warm on the inside, someone who could soothe his inner self-esteem. Nor had he ever reached the maturity he had now, the ability to change the trajectory of his life in this way.

Even though he appears calm now, that unbearable memory still leaves an indelible shadow in his life.

After turning off the water, Li Ziyan pushed his hair back, exposing his entire face. Looking at the mirror, he had no expression on his face. His usually gentle and affectionate face now looked a little cold, with a bit more toughness and handsomeness.

"The host's mood value has been detected to be low. Do you need to check the points?"

"I haven't completed any mission yet, how can I get any points?"

"..." Indeed, 007 was speechless, but it was just a cold, mechanical system. "The host detected that you were not asleep this afternoon, and you changed your posture and moved closer to your target, Han Shuo. After that, you increased the distance between the two of you. What is your intention?"

Hearing 007's question, Li Ziyan shook his head helplessly, a smile spreading across his face. He picked up the towel beside him and wrapped it around himself, covering most of his fair, slender body. "He may appear aloof on the surface, but he's actually quite soft-hearted. He's just not very good at expressing his feelings, and he's a bit slow. You always have to push him to move forward. With this kind of target, blindly attacking is useless. You have to learn to play hard to get, draw out his inner thoughts, and slowly hint at them until he gradually recognizes his true feelings."

"And judging from his appearance, he should be a straight man. Even if he is not straight, his sexual orientation should be unclear. If you are too proactive, it will easily arouse his rebellious psychology and disgust." Li Ziyan returned to the bed and lay there, with his long legs bent, opening WeChat on his phone and replying to the messages one by one.

007 seemed to be lost in thought about what Li Ziyan said. Strange and complicated codes kept sliding across the system. Then he returned to his sea of consciousness without saying anything.

After replying to the message on the phone, Li Ziyan threw the phone aside and covered his eyes with one hand. Thinking back to the serious look in his eyes in the morning,

There was a smile on his lips, but it was a little bitter.

Han Shuo is really a good person. Perhaps it is because Han Shuo does not know his own mood or feelings, so he is close to Li Ziyan but keeps a certain distance.

Such a person is destined to have a good future and prospects. If it weren't for Li Ziyan, he would have a gentle and lovely wife and a complete and happy family.

But now Li Ziyan sighed, feeling a little sad. He didn't know whether he was sad because he couldn't love Han Shuo wholeheartedly without any ulterior motive, or sad because he had never met someone like Han Shuo.

However, at least in this world, he will give Han Shuo the most sincere love.

After telling his parents about his classmates coming to his house for a dinner, they happily agreed. After preparing a variety of food and drinks, he went back to work, telling them to have fun. Li Ziyan changed into an oversized T-shirt and shorts. It was still a simple outfit, but if he moved slightly, a sliver of his collarbone and half of his shoulder would be visible.

Han Shuo was the first to arrive. After noticing his attire, his eyes darkened for a moment, and he pursed his lips as he carried the gift he had prepared for Li Hao into the room. About twenty minutes later, Li Hao, Lin Yang, and the others hurried over.

"My dear, let's go...Brother Shuo?!" Li Hao's voice rose slightly. Seeing Han Shuo calmly opening the door for them, he was stunned for a moment.

Han Shuo glanced at them and handed them the slippers he had prepared. It was clearly Li Ziyan who told him this, but he acted as if he had known it for a long time, just like the master of this house.

"You guys are here, come in and sit down, I'm almost ready!"

Li Ziyan came out of the kitchen, took the takeaway they brought and placed it on the coffee table. Just as he was about to turn around to get the juice, he saw Han Shuo had already brought up the prepared teacups and kettle.

The expressions of several boys were a little strange, but the person involved did not react at all, as if this was supposed to be the case.

However, this wonderful atmosphere didn't last long, as they sat down to eat and chat. Because it was a party and it was a holiday, the boys were all having fun. The most suitable game for group play in this situation was Truth or Dare.

"We've agreed that we're all roommates. If anyone lies, they're not allowed to stay in the dormitory!"

"It's a must. Who plays truth or dare and lies, right, brothers?"

"Of course! Come on, come on!"

Everyone was having a great time and kept making noises. Li Ziyan glanced at Han Shuo's expression and when he saw that he didn't say anything to stop them, he withdrew his thoughts.

After several rounds, it was finally Li Ziyan's turn. He looked at a card in the punishment pool and picked one at random.

“Answer a question, and answer it truthfully.”

"This is not that interesting. How about we draw another one?" Lin Yang pouted. He originally thought that Li Ziyan would draw a big dare, but it turned out to be a truth.

Li Hao, who was beside him, had his eyes flashing. He snatched the cards from Li Ziyan's hand and said jokingly, "Come on, who said this is boring? Let me ask a question. Darling, do you have someone you like now?"

As soon as the question was asked, the whole room fell silent. Everyone knew that Li Ziyan liked boys and had been rejected by Jiang Chen before. It was really explosive for Li Hao to ask this question at this time.

Li Ziyan raised his brows. He really didn't expect Li Hao to ask about this matter. Han Shuo beside him frowned, wondering what he was thinking.

He thought about it, smiled, took the card back from Li Hao's hand, and put it into the discard pool, "Yes."

"Fuck..."

"Who is it?"

Li Ziyan smiled and blinked, "That's the second question."

"Okay, you'd better pray that you don't draw the truth next time!" Li Hao said this, but only he knew that his heart was beating faster than the other boys'. They didn't think Li Ziyan was disgusting again, but they were wondering if the person Li Ziyan liked was them.

The turntable started again and stopped again. They looked at the person the pointer was pointing to, and the space became quiet again.

Han Shuo silently reached out and grabbed a card. His expression changed as he opened it, and his right hand tapped his knee uncomfortably.

He turned sideways and looked at Li Ziyan, who had also seen the contents of the card, then moved forward and his lips fell on the corner of Li Ziyan's lips. To others, it looked like the two of them were kissing.

Everyone was shocked by the scene before them, but the next second they saw the words on the card.

Kiss the person next to you.