Chapter 4 Are you proud to be gay? ...

Pei Yumin made a special call last night to request this "part-time" position.

But I didn't expect this guy to be so cunning. He immediately realized that it was for Lu Shangyan.

Tang Suichen met Pei Yumin's gaze, her smug smile practically overflowing from her eyes, before abruptly shifting her gaze to Lu Shangyan: "Hello, little Shangshang, haven't we met somewhere before?"

Before Lu Shangyan could speak, Pei Yumin introduced him first: "He is the cleaning supervisor here, and he is my friend. You should have met him at the bar a few days ago."

Tang Suichen was so happy that he stood there with his hands on his hips and spun around several times after being demoted several ranks from heir.

Finally, resigned to his fate, he sent his personal secretary down to pretend to be the boss for an interview.

Although he was called a personal secretary, he was actually a blatant spy planted by Tang Suichen's father to help him solve problems and keep an eye on him.

Tang Suichen, relying on his young age and being pampered at home, did many foolish and crazy things when he was young. Tang's father was really afraid that if he continued to be so frightened as he got older, he would have heart problems. That's why he thought of making him behave himself, so as not to let Tang Suichen ruin himself.

When Song Yuxin first came to Tang Suichen's side as his secretary, he was actually very resistant to it, until he persuaded all the women Tang Suichen had slept with and flirted with who had been pursuing him relentlessly to leave.

Tang Suichen gradually came to realize the benefits of having him by her side, from accompanying her during her studies abroad to serving as her secretary, a relationship that lasted for nine years.

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After Lu Shangyan successfully joined the company, the pressure in his life decreased significantly.

But he still didn't dare to stop. He didn't leave any of the part-time job groups he had been in. He would do any job he could, no matter how much or how little money it paid.

Pei Yumin had always thought that living together would give them more opportunities to meet, but who knew that for a whole week, they hadn't even had a chance to say more than a few words to each other.

Tang Suichen said, "If you give him too many benefits at once and feed him, he'll become too lazy to pay attention to you."

Pei Yumin told him, "He has no idea who I am."

Tang Suichen said, "He just didn't know your identity, so he thought there was nothing he could gain from you. In that case, he was actually slow to run away."

Pei Yumin frowned, clearly displeased with his unfounded accusations: "He is definitely not that kind of person."

Seeing that he was serious, Tang Suichen immediately stopped laughing: "How can you be so sure?"

Pei Yumin said, "I've known about him for a long time. Anyway, I know him better than you do."

"He is my first love. I've already decided that he's the one, and I can only be with him for the rest of my life."

Tang Suichen stopped talking nonsense and, thinking about Pei Yumin's words, suddenly asked, "You said that the time you met at the bar wasn't the first time, is that true? So your first love is a real person, not a dream!"

Pei Yumin nodded, and these words were absolutely true: "I've liked him for over two years."

He thought he would never see him again, but unexpectedly, he ran into him again less than a month after starting work at the branch office.

If he had known it would be this easy, he would have started taking over the company long ago. But that's all in the past. What bothers him now isn't that, but rather: "You've pursued so many people, help me think of how to pursue him?"

Tang Suichen stared at him blankly for almost half a minute before laughing out loud, speechless: "You slept with him and lived together, isn't that already winning him over? How else do you need to win him over?"

Pei Yumin sighed, her expression incredibly sad: "He doesn't like me. I want him to say it to me in person: that he likes me, loves me, wants to be with me for life, never to be separated, and calls me 'husband' and 'baby' every day."

Tang Suichen felt disgusted and got goosebumps all over his body. He really wanted to grab the cup on the table and smash it over his head.

He couldn't stay there any longer, rubbing his arms as he walked out: "Brother, you're almost thirty now, you don't still read Mary Sue CEO romance novels as bedtime reading, do you? Otherwise, how could you say something that makes me feel so uncomfortable?"

He ran away. Pei Yumin stayed in the office for a while and then sent a message to Lu Shangyan, just like before.

[m: I remember you don't have any other part-time jobs today. Can I pick you up from work tonight?]

Lu Shangyan was in class, two classes in a row, and by the time he finished class and replied to the message, it was already past six o'clock.

[s: Yes.]

[S: You've helped me so much, and since I'm free today, I'll treat you to dinner.]

Pei Yumin, of course, would not let go of such a good date opportunity and immediately agreed.

She even took a screenshot of the chat history and showed it off to Tang Suichen.

[m: See? He's not the kind of person who'd just use me and run.]

Tang Suichen laughed at what he saw and immediately wanted to find something to retaliate.

So, half an hour before Lu Shangyan got off work, Tang Suichen, with the little boy she had just found, affectionately put her arm around his waist and headed straight for the hotel front desk.

Lu Shangyan remembered him and couldn't help but glance at him a few more times. Tang Suichen looked back at him with a mischievous smile in his eyes.

Tang Suichen loves to play. Sometimes at night, he would whisper sweet nothings in someone's ear and call them "baby" in bed, as if he wanted to stay together forever. But the next day, once he got out of bed, he would turn his back on the person and never contact them again.

His reputation as a womanizer had long been known, but it was said that many people were willing to follow him because he was generous and that getting involved with him meant getting a lot of good things.

The little boy had finally managed to hook up with Tang Suichen, and seeing the two of them exchanging glances here, he immediately became dissatisfied.

His hand, which was originally on Tang Suichen's waist, slowly moved down and touched his waistband.

Tang Suichen raised an eyebrow but did not stop him. He became even bolder, his provocative expression suggesting he wanted to do it in public.

Lu Shangyan had said not long ago that he liked men, but after seeing this scene, he felt that he must have been possessed to come to that conclusion.

His most important task right now isn't finding a boyfriend to date and confirm his ideas, but rather to exorcise the evil spirits.

Tang Suichen took in all his expressions, and only after she had seen enough did she say, "Aren't you going to help me check in yet?"

Lu Shangyan took his ID card and couldn't help but ask as he handed over the room key, "Is the salary of a cleaning supervisor very high? You can afford to stay in such an expensive hotel."

The little boy next to him was about to make a sarcastic remark, but Tang Suichen stopped him first: "Yes."

He then deliberately said, "Pei Yumin used to make quite a bit of money, but after his parents found out about your relationship, they kicked him out of the house. Now he has an unnecessary expense for rent and living, so he can no longer go out and have fun."

Lu Shangyan remembered that the room he and Pei Yumin stayed in the first time they slept together did look quite nice.

Since Pei Yumin wasn't a prostitute, his living conditions shouldn't be too bad.

But: "Why should we kick him out of the house just because we know about our affair?"

These words left Tang Suichen completely bewildered.

He originally thought that Lu Shangyan would distance himself from Pei Yumin as a result, so that Pei Yumin would stop saying such "outrageous" sweet things in front of him every day.

Unexpectedly, Lu Shangyan didn't play by the rules at all.

Tang Suichen couldn't help but ask him, "Are you gay? Are you proud of it?"

Lu Shangyan shook his head: "I'm not sure yet. I should only be considered half gay."

Tang Suichen felt that he was practically smug, and his punches landed on cotton, making him laugh softly.

The original intention was to make Pei Yumin unhappy, but now he's even more unhappy.

Before leaving, she could only try her best to manage her facial appearance, but she still couldn't control her inexplicably clenched teeth, and muttered under her breath, "You and Pei Yumin are really a match made in heaven."

He didn't manage to find anything on this trip, but one thing he said caught Lu Shangyan's attention.

When Pei Yumin came to pick him up from get off work that evening, he originally only wanted to treat the two of them to a roadside spicy hot pot meal that would cost a hundred yuan, even if they were stuffed.

But after getting on the bus and seeing Pei Yumin, she made up her mind to change the destination and gritted her teeth to treat him to a buffet barbecue.

Lu Shangyan's hands were shaking as he handed over the money. He was ninety-nine years old.

But he still said, "It's okay, eat as much as you want. You've helped me so much, it's only right that I treat you to a meal."

He comforted himself, and while devouring the synthetic meat, he also stuffed a large chunk onto Pei Yumin's plate.

Pei Yumin was initially quite uncomfortable, but now this little bit of meat has completely cured him.

Even after Lu Shangyan carefully selected the largest dead shrimp and placed it on his plate, he had already adapted well to his new role.

They started actively helping Lu Shangyan snag newly stocked beef and kebabs.

With Pei Yumin's help, Lu Shangyan ate much faster, devouring food in the limited time available.

Pei Yumin couldn't bear to watch any longer and picked up some fresh greens for him: "To cleanse your palate."

Lu Shangyan precisely picked out another piece: "No, otherwise we won't get our money's worth. You eat quickly, I'm going to bake some new ones."

To get him to eat less, Pei Yumin had to fight with him for food.

But Lu Shangyan thought he was being possessive of his food, so he started to gobble up the table where people had placed the ingredients even more frantically, so that he could serve Pei Yumin meat without depriving himself of his own food.

In the end, they managed to get their money's worth by eating all the synthetic meat, and the waiters breathed a sigh of relief when they left.

Pei Yumin's stomach was bloated and his abdomen was uncomfortable, but his face was full of a happy smile.

She couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so good to me?"

Lu Shangyan was initially feeling bad about spending his money, thinking he hadn't done a good job and could have eaten more. But upon hearing this, he immediately straightened up and briefly recounted what had happened when Tang Suichen came to him.

She then added, "You've helped me so much, it's only right that I treat you to a nice meal."

If Pei Yumin weren't so tall, and if she hadn't yet established a relationship with Lu Shangyan and dared not be too intimate, she would really want to cover her face and throw herself into his arms, praising him shyly as "what a good man~".

Lu Shangyan was unaware of the turmoil in his mind. Today's meal had cost him ten days' worth of food money, and he needed to save money now.

Then I started thinking about the two cracked plastic basins in the dorm, and the slippers that were worn thin like paper. Most importantly, I still had a lot of clothes that I hadn't had time to move.

With the idea that every little bit helps, he used the excuse of taking a walk after dinner to go to his dormitory to pack his luggage.

"Today is Saturday. To save face, Chen Shuo will stay out overnight even if no one invites him. Now is the best opportunity to move."

Unexpectedly, the rule, which had been in place for over two years, became invalid on this ordinary Saturday.

Lu Shangyan was climbing the stairs with his head down when, without noticing, Chen Shuo, who was coming down the stairs, suddenly bumped into his shoulder.

He lost his balance and fell backward, sliding down the stairs to the corner platform before coming to a stop.

This almost made him vomit up the food he had just eaten.

Chen Shuo looked at him with a cold smile. His arm was still wrapped in gauze, and the wound on his face had not fully healed. He looked very disheveled.

Despite his severe injuries, the incident didn't escalate at all, and Lu Shangyan was completely unharmed!

He was resentful and had been holding back his anger. Now that Lu Shangyan had finally delivered himself to his doorstep, he was about to kick him again to vent his frustration.

Lu Shangyan suddenly fell backward, lying sprawled on the ground as if he had suffered some serious injury.

With a displeased expression and a flat, mechanical tone, he uttered two words: "Pay up."

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