"Don't let our boss's composed demeanor fool you, he's capable of doing a lot of outrageous things!" Bai Zimeng was overflowing with enthusiasm for sharing, getting more and more excited as she talked.
"For example?" Yu Qiuchi asked curiously. In his impression, Gu Xiaojun was like a patriarch. He rarely spoke up when speaking internally, but he would take the lead when speaking externally. His composure and restraint were ingrained in his bones.
“For example, him…” Bai Zimeng subconsciously continued.
"cough."
Gu Xiaojun interrupted her with a guilty cough.
Bai Zimeng changed the subject: "You can ask our boss about these things privately, since it's his personal matter. But if you ask him, he should be able to tell you."
Because the designs are so intricate and complex, they take a long time to complete, posing a double challenge to both the tattoo artist and the person being tattooed.
The three of them chatted for a long time, and Yu Qiuchi didn't feel bored at all by evening. Looking at the fiery rose, he felt that the wait had not been in vain. In art, the reward was worth more than the wait.
"It's beautiful!" Yu Qiuchi exclaimed.
Gu Xiaojun's skin wasn't as fair as Qiu Chi's. Because of his long-term fitness training, he had eight neatly arranged abs with clearly defined downward shark lines. His skin was as red as honey, and the fiery red rose pierced the heart of the nightingale, flamboyant and passionate. Although there was a faint red tinge around it, it only made his sex appeal even more intense.
He casually brushed aside the damp scalp on his forehead, which was wet from enduring the pain of the broken hair, revealing his full forehead. His eyes held a new tension, making him appear somewhat wild and untamed.
But when he looked at Yu Qiuchi, his gaze softened, his imposing manner subsided, and he became more tolerant: "After dinner, I'll take you home."
Because Gu Xiaojun had just gotten a tattoo, he had many dietary restrictions, so the two of them ate a rather light meal.
The night in Beijing is brightly lit, with crisscrossing streets and bustling traffic. Despite being the most prosperous place, it gives people a sense of loneliness that makes them feel out of place.
Yu Qiuchi suddenly remembered Bai Zimeng's words and asked, "Brother Junxiao, what outrageous things have you done in the past?"
Gu Xiaojun seemed to have anticipated Yu Qiuchi's question. Under the lamplight, he looked down at Yu Qiuchi's eyes, which were filled with scattered light, and said, "A lot, a great many."
“I’ve always thought Junxiao is a very steady person,” Yu Qiuchi said naturally.
"Heh." Gu Xiaojun chuckled indifferently, "Everyone has moments of being foolish and ignorant. I'm human too, of course I'll be."
"Really?" Yu Qiuchi thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered Mo Weiyun's past and his own past. It seemed that it was indeed true. Everyone has a time when they are young and ignorant. Before Gu Xiaojun could answer, he said, "It seems so!"
"Qiu Chi, did you have this before?" Gu Xiaojun suddenly turned the topic to Yu Qiu Chi.
Yu Qiuchi replied without hesitation, "Yes, but it has to be one for one. We can't let just one person lose face."
“Okay.” Gu Xiaojun nodded. He bought Yu Qiuchi a plate of roasted sweet potato noodles, since Yu Qiuchi’s gaze had been fixed on that direction.
"Hmm... a lot, but personally I think the most embarrassing thing was when my dad went to a nightclub, the kind where the rules weren't strict..." Yu Qiuchi's voice was very low: "My mom was heartbroken! My mom was heartbroken, and I couldn't stand my dad either!"
"Then I went to that nightclub and found the girl my dad had picked out... " I was so restless there, I drank until daytime, and then I went to my dad to show off and try to disgust him!
“Who knew he didn’t care at all? A casual remark broke my defenses, and I slammed the door and left, saying that I didn’t need his money and that I could support myself.” Yu Qiuchi touched his nose: “Later, my dad paid my temporary boss more than 20,000 yuan to bring me back.”
Yu Qiuchi glanced at Gu Xiaojun secretly. Very well, there was no hint of mockery in his eyes.
"It's alright," Gu Xiaojun commented.
"Actually, I feel like I'm a clown in front of my dad. I just had a brain fart and decided to do it! I couldn't think of any other way to get revenge..." Yu Qiuchi's voice was filled with desolation.
He felt he hated his father, but after the man left, that hatred seemed to fade slowly. However, some wounds are hard to heal, especially the one in his heart.
The fading of hatred does not mean forgiveness; it simply means that both people are gone, and he no longer cares.
He should embrace the wonderful life ahead, with plenty to eat and drink, able to be carefree and playful, and be with Mo Weiyun forever!
Yu Qiuchi silently kicked at the small stones on the ground, trying to conceal his actions.
This world is like a giant kaleidoscope. The streetlights and the colorful lights of the vendors are like ever-changing patterns inside. The joys and sorrows of life, the happiness of childhood and the sadness of the present, are all contained within it, which is called life.
Yu Qiuchi knew that Gu Xiaojun had an ex, which was quite normal given his age and experience.
However, he did not expect that Gu Xiaojun only had one ex-boyfriend before, and that the relationship was quite dramatic, with the breakup ending in a very unpleasant manner.
“Actually, Xiaobai is wrong. I didn’t start dating him when I was eighteen, I started when I was sixteen.” Gu Xiaojun’s voice was slow in the night.
"Back then, it was the age when hormones were raging, and the topics boys talked about were nothing more than a few things," Gu Xiaojun explained, looking at Yu Qiuchi's fair face, "games, basketball, and sex."
"Back then, we would get together to watch movies," Gu Xiaojun said, dropping a bombshell.
Yu Qiuchi was caught off guard and choked by the chili peppers on the sweet potato rind. His face flushed red: "Is it that spicy?"
“I was in the same bunk bed with him, so we got along better than other people. I first came into contact with gay people in my first year of high school. He secretly asked me to watch porn, but I didn’t think much of it.”
"Is it that kind?" This topic was a bit of a shock to Yu Qiuchi, who was still in a stroller and had only talked about it casually.
"Hmm... When you're young and impetuous, it's easy to go overboard. Hormonal clashes disguised as sweet talk and a love that exploded like soda. We were pretty reckless back then." Gu Xiaojun seemed to have no reservations about his past: "High school was alright because we were in a smaller environment, but all the conflicts were exposed instantly in college."
"Back then, we both had pretty explosive tempers, and we had a lot of friction in our lives, our networks, and our future development! We'd have a small fight every three days and a big fight every five days. When things got really heated, we could end up in the hospital. We were torturing each other." Gu Xiaojun lit a cigarette.
"You shouldn't smoke right after getting a tattoo..." Yu Qiuchi tried to stop him.
"It's okay, it's fine to smoke after getting a tattoo, as long as you don't drink alcohol and avoid spicy food..."
"Smoking is bad for your health." Although Yu Qiuchi didn't understand as well as Gu Xiaojun, it's always good to be cautious, so she gave a universal formula.
Gu Xiaojun finally stubbed out his cigarette.
"So how did you break up in the end?" Yu Qiuchi looked up at the extinguished cigarette and asked with some curiosity.
In that instant, he seemed to piece together from Gu Xiaojun's eyebrows, eyes, and words the image of a young, impetuous, and sharp-as-a-knife Gu Xiaojun.
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