Lin Hu had originally made an excuse to go upstairs to sleep, but he actually fell asleep. He only woke up when Duan Linzhou came to call him for dinner.

Lin Hu felt a pang in his heart whenever he made eye contact with Duan Linzhou, as if he had been electrocuted. He would instinctively want to look away, so the meal was eaten in unusual quiet.

Besides Rose and Boss Zhou, Rose noticed that Boss Zhou liked to pick things up, so she kept throwing flowers for him to pick up.

The rose was thrown out, and Boss Zhou picked it up. It was thrown out again, and it was picked up again. Back and forth, neither of them seemed tired.

"We've finished exploring this island. Should we leave, or stay here and keep grinding?" Duan Linzhou asked Lin Hu.

"Let's leave. We've been getting crystal cores lately, so exploring for resources is more important," Lin Hu said, putting down his bowl.

He subconsciously looked up and spoke into the other person's eyes. The other person was also looking at him, their deep black eyes revealing no emotion.

"Okay, get some rest early tonight. I'm full, I'll go upstairs to wash up first. You can leave your food there, I'll come back and clean up later." Duan Linzhou said, getting up and going upstairs.

After finishing his meal, Lin Hu sat in the living room for a while, waiting for Duan Linzhou to come down and tidy up before going upstairs to wash up.

When he opened the bathroom door, he found that the bathroom was spotless, without a single water stain.

Did Duan Linzhou take a shower in his own room?

After taking a shower, Lin Hu went straight to bed to rest. During that time, he looked at the chat section and then the live stream section for a while.

If you randomly click on a live stream, you'll see a handsome male college student telling stories.

Lin Hu discovered that she was destined to be a storyteller today, a female anchor during the day and a male anchor at night.

The boy was also talking about his own love life. He said that he had a crush on a classmate from the next department during his school years, but he was too shy to confess. It was a secret crush, and he wanted to express it through the live stream.

If that person is in this area, he'll pursue them; if not, he'll just reveal the secret to avoid keeping it bottled up inside.

At first, Lin Hu was quite interested in listening, but the more he listened, the more something seemed off. The person that the male anchor liked was actually also a boy!

Lin Hu's pupils widened in shock, but he surprisingly accepted it quickly.

In that instant, he was also thinking about what it would be like to be with Duan Linzhou.

Lin Hu's heart was pounding. Just then, Duan Linzhou opened the door and came in, which startled him so much that he jumped and his heart jumped into his throat. He was terrified.

"What's wrong?" Duan Linzhou asked as he approached, noticing the person's slightly flushed cheeks, and reached out to check the temperature on the other person's forehead.

A deep voice asked a concerned question. The bedroom was only lit by the dim, warm light of a nightlight. Duan Linzhou's figure blocked the light from him, and Lin Huren was in his shadow, his hands unconsciously clenching the blanket covering his legs.

"...It's nothing." Lin Hu said, but felt the temperature on his cheeks and ears gradually rise, even spreading throughout his body. He immediately turned his head away, refusing to look at the other person.

Duan Linzhou watched Lin Hu purse his lips, then reached out and stroked the other's cheek, his thumb lightly brushing against the other's lips as he carefully observed every expression.

There was no disgust, nor did she avoid him.

Lin Hu's indulgence fueled Duan Linzhou's greed, and he boldly lifted the other man's chin and moved closer, forcing the other man's gaze to him.

"Why aren't you looking at me?" Duan Linzhou looked at the other person's originally fair face, which had turned red and her lips were also red. How could anyone resist taking advantage of her like this?

Lin Hu's mind was blank. He seemed to know what the other person was going to do next, and he knew that he should run away from this person, but his body just didn't want to move.

I don't know how to answer the other person's question. My throat feels dry and I can't make a sound. I just want to wait for the other person to say something first.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Duan Linzhou persisted, his eyes gradually filled with lust, abandoning any gentleness, as if he wanted to tear him apart and devour him.

"Brother Duan, what are you doing?" Lin Hu felt that Duan Linzhou was a bit scary, so he spoke first to break the atmosphere.

Sensing Lin Hu's resistance, Duan Linzhou thought he was being too hasty and went down the steps.

"It's too hot. Your face is all red from the heat. I'll go back to my room to sleep for a while." Duan Linzhou said to Lin Hu, and without waiting for Lin Hu's response, he got up, closed the door, and left, as if there were some kind of monster in Lin Hu's room.

Lin Hu pressed his hand to his chest, his heart pounding violently in his palm.

That's good, it gives him time to sort out the current situation.

He didn't dream at all that night because he hadn't slept at all. He quickly figured out his feelings in the first half of the night, and in the second half, he was thinking about Duan Linzhou's sexual orientation and the openness of Duan's parents.

As dawn broke, Lin Hu decided to face the challenge head-on.

He opened his friends list and searched for Cheng Yuan, but actually he wanted to find Wen Bozhi, as he felt that Wen Bozhi was a master of romance.

However, given his relationship with Duan Linzhou and their recent close interactions involving wine research, he couldn't guarantee that Wen Bozhi would keep quiet.

[Lin Hu: Have you ever been in a relationship?]

Cheng Yuan: Boss, you're up really early, it's only six o'clock.

[Lin Hu: Aren't you up early too?]

Cheng Yuan: I got up to pee; I wouldn't have gotten up if I hadn't been holding it in so tightly.

Cheng Yuan: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

[Cheng Yuan: Boss, you actually ask this kind of question? I thought you were a god of wealth, untouched by worldly affairs.]

Cheng Yuan said this because Lin Hu usually approached them with the goal of making "money".

[Lin Hu: Is there?]

[Cheng Yuan: How could a 27-year-old man like me never have had a girlfriend!]

Lin Hu: ...

Actually, what he wanted to talk about was a boyfriend.

[Lin Hu: So how did you two get together?]

[Cheng Yuan: Boss, are you here today to conduct relationship research?]

Lin Hu: Enough with the nonsense.

Lin Hu was getting impatient. Cheng Yuan and Wen Mofei were both chatterboxes.

Cheng Yuan: I pursued them all. I orchestrated chance encounters, struck up conversations, and then got in touch. I paid close attention to their activities, used a bit of luck, and slowly we got together.

[Cheng Yuan: Boss, who's got your eye on? Is it some pretty girl in the live stream that's got you hooked?]

Lin Hu looked at the message Cheng Yuan sent but didn't reply. He then looked at the previous message and fell into thought.

He'd done all of that: chance encounters, strike up conversations, and reconnecting. He'd followed their every move... catering to their interests?

What does Duan Linzhou like? Fishing for treasure chests? Killing mutated beasts?

We can't just lead people around fishing for treasure and killing mutated beasts every day, can we? Wouldn't that turn them into comrades-in-arms?!

Lin Hu finished washing up but still got nowhere, so he went out of his room to have breakfast.

He stood at the kitchen doorway, where Duan Linzhou was making breakfast. Lin Hu took two deep breaths, opened the door, and went in. Duan Linzhou was wearing a loose black T-shirt and a brown bear apron.

With broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a slender figure, this was the first time Lin Hu had paid such attention to Duan Linzhou's physique.

He only has a little bit of muscle, how could he have the results of years of fitness training like others?

Why are you staring at me like that?