Ten o'clock in the morning.
Chen Youhan sat in a seat by the window. The place was arranged by the other party. Everyone in Ning City thought it was romantic, but he was the only one who felt it was a bit unpalatable.
A fair-skinned boy sat opposite him, with droopy eyes, a pointed chin, small canine teeth, and a coquettish name, Ruirui. He had been his beloved bed partner for the past two months, and was also the one he was going to get rid of today.
After more than ten minutes of "friendly communication", Ruirui's voice was already tearful. There were three common breakup questions, and she was still struggling with the first one: "Why? Why do we have to break up?"
"For no reason." Chen Youhan's tone was smiling, but there was actually no warmth in his eyes.
"You...you don't love me anymore?"
Chen Youhan played with the lighter in his hand, turning it around, lighting a flame, and then covering it, repeating this several times. When he heard the question, he paused, half-closed his eyes and smiled: "What do you think?"
This is a self-humiliating question. Going out to have fun requires mutual consent. Talking about love is too serious.
Ruirui's thick and long eyelashes drooped down, and after a while, a small circle of water stains gradually spread on the table.
Chen Youhan glanced at the time calmly.
Someone is late.
And he was almost half an hour late. If he didn't come, he would flip the table.
The sobbing sound of the other party gradually faded away, and along with the hustle and bustle of the city, it became a meaningless background sound. Chen Youhan's mind was empty, and his eyes turned to the street outside the window.
Although it was winter, Ning City was still full of greenery, and the air was filled with the scent of flowers. Across the street, a young man was waiting for the red light. He was wearing a plaid shirt, which was unbuttoned, with a white T-shirt underneath, and khaki pants, with the trouser legs rolled up to reveal his ankles. He was wearing a pair of red high-top canvas shoes, and a backpack tied high behind him, with a black shoulder strap running diagonally across his chest, highlighting the outline of his skinny chest.
It’s Ye Kai.
The green light came on, and Ye Kai followed the crowd onto the white zebra crossing, but his figure was quickly submerged in the crowd.
Chen Youhan retracted his gaze and looked at the boy in front of him. He was still crying, and tissues were piled up on the table.
The glass door of the cafe was pushed open. Ye Kai stopped and looked around. Seeing Chen Youhan, he raised his arm and waved lazily to him, meaning that he had arrived. Then he walked over leisurely.
"Why are you so slow?" Chen Youhan stood up and let him go to the seat inside.
As soon as he entered, Ruirui stopped sobbing and looked at him suspiciously and warily. She watched him take off the limited edition shoulder bag of the trendy brand, roll up his sleeves, order a drink from the waiter, and then turn to face Chen Youhan: "How dare you say that? I skipped class and ran away."
Chen Youhan smiled and rubbed his hair: "Okay, I'll make it up to you if you've been wronged."
Ruirui's heart sank. He was very familiar with that look in the past two months, but it was as difficult as climbing to heaven to see it again now.
"Come on, I didn't even give you the skis I promised you last time. I'm just going to trust you again."
Chen Youhan said "OK", and Ye Kai turned his gaze to Ruirui opposite him. He smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, did he cause you trouble again?"
This sounds polite, but it carries an unspoken boundary.
Ruirui suddenly realized that her guess had been proven, and she started crying again: "Chen Youhan, you, you really have someone else."
"He is my son."
"Yes."
Two voices sounded at the same time.
Chen Youhan: “…”
Why are these lines different from what they did before?
The conflicting testimonies became the fuse. Ruirui wiped away her tears and said sharply, "Aren't you going to tell me the truth at this time?"
Events were rapidly moving in a direction opposite to expectations.
Chen Youhan held his hand tightly and soothed him: "Shh, shh—" Damn, their table is almost becoming the center of gossip! "Don't shout."
Ye Kai half sank into the sofa and glanced at Chen Youhan with amusement. He put one hand on the sofa and said nonchalantly: "Tell me, what does it take for you to leave him?"
Ruirui laughed angrily with tears in his eyes: "Who are you? Why?"
Ye Kai adjusted his posture and said seriously, "I am Chen Youhan's boyfriend. We have been together for three years. In fact, besides you, he has more than a dozen sex partners. You are not the first, nor will you be the last, and certainly not the only one."
Chen Youhan: “…”
Damn, this show is off the rails.
"Fuck!" Ruirui's eyes were red: "Then why are you still with him?"
Then he heard Ye Kai's laughter, a nonchalant, cynical laugh. He said lightly, "Yeah, I'm still with him."
"You've fallen into depravity!" Ruirui stood up angrily. Love is worthless, only money is valuable! He said fluently: "Please pay the breakup fee to my card, and we'll never see each other again!" After thinking about it, he still didn't want to give up. Before turning around, he changed his mind and cursed -
“Scum!”
Wow!
The brown liquid flowed down his handsome face and soaked into the front of his shirt.
Chen Youhan: “…”
Amid Ye Kai's laughter, he took out a tissue to wipe his face, smoothed his hair back, then picked up the cup and took a sip of coffee calmly.
Ye Kai laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe. His carelessness and cynicism disappeared. His disguise was removed, and his face looked clean and innocent. He finally stopped laughing and held out his hand: "Mission completed, send me the money."
Chen Youhan had a blank expression and a cold tone: "Ye Kai, your snowboard is gone."
The mirror in the bathroom was too bright and clear, reflecting Chen Youhan's embarrassment. His expensive shirt was covered with brown stains. After being a scumbag for so many years, this was the first time he was so miserable. After washing his hands and wiping his face slowly, he returned to the booth and saw Ye Kai holding a cup and drinking water. He was thin and tall, and his manners were correct when drinking water. He just kept talking about his sex partner as a scumbag, but in fact he was a three-good student, with the nobility that came from the strict family education of the Ye family day after day.
The light was like a spirit. Knowing that Chen Youhan was looking at Ye Kai, it deliberately favored him and outlined a beautiful profile for him.
It was a little after ten in the morning and the sunlight was golden.
Chen Youhan sat down, crossing his long legs under the table: "Being together for three years? More than a dozen sex partners? Scumbag? Your script is so bloody."
Ye Kaifang put down the cup of water, and when he saw Chen Youhan's expression, he started laughing again, saying stubbornly, "My explanation is very scientific."
Chen Youhan listened attentively.
"Look, have you ever seen a man in his thirties raising a sixteen-year-old child? Underage birth is illegal."
It made sense, and for a moment he couldn't refute it. In order to avoid being accused of committing a crime and violating moral standards, Chen Youhan reluctantly accepted Ye Kai's script, stepped forward, hooked his neck and negotiated: "... Then can you say it differently next time? Have some dignity."
Ye Kai's heart jumped. The other party's sudden approach to his body temperature and breath made him panic. But his expression was extremely restrained, and he said calmly: "Fix the skis first and I will consider it later."
Chen Youhan couldn't help laughing, and flicked his forehead with his finger: "Okay, buy it, double, buy one get one free."
Strictly speaking, Chen Youhan is Ye Kai's one-sided childhood sweetheart.
Childhood brother.
Calling him brother is a bit of an advantage since he is 16 years younger than Ye Kai. However, Chen Youhan and Ye Kai's elder sister Ye Jin were high school classmates. After thinking about it, he could only blame Ms. Qu Jia for having the first child too early and the second child too hard. The Chen and Ye families are old friends. Chen Youhan is idle and asks Ye Jin to borrow homework all day long. Occasionally, he is forced to go to his house to attend cram school together. His relationship with Ye Jin is declining, but his friendship with Ye Kai is growing day by day. The first fall that Ye Kai took when learning to walk, the first step he took, the first trembling meter, and the first run were all witnessed by Chen Youhan.
Sixteen years have passed in a flash.
Ye Kai was abducted by Chen Youhan to help him end his love troubles when he was four years old.
That year, Chen Youhan was just 20 years old, living a lazy life in a second-rate university in Ningcheng. His romantic debts were as shocking as the number of courses he failed. When he received the call, he was playing ball with Ye Kai. The name on the caller ID didn't look good. Between hanging up and blocking or dealing with the issue head-on, Chen Youhan hesitated for two seconds, but finally picked up the phone.
After a few words, they agreed on a place. He hugged the person, squeezed him, and asked:
"Would you like some ice cream?"
"think."
"Brother will take you to eat ice cream, okay?"
"good."
"But brother has a condition, you have to call me dad."
If his mother Qu Jia heard this, Chen Youhan might be able to rest in peace tomorrow.
Ye Xiaokai blinked: "But you are Brother Youhan."
Chen Youhan was lost in the babyish voice of "Brother Youhan" for a few seconds, and then gritted his teeth before continuing to do the deed that would have struck him like thunder, and tempted, "Be good, as long as you call me daddy, I'll treat you to ice cream for a month and won't tell your sister."
Ye Xiaokai blinked twice again, tilted his head to think for a moment, and betrayed his integrity neatly: "Okay."
Ice cream shop.
The other party had arrived as agreed. Chen Youhan bought three-color balls, held the little kid in his arms, and said, "Actually, there is something I have been hiding from you..."
"Dad, I want more." Before he could come up with this shameful opening remark, Ye Xiaokai asked for another order with his mouth full of ice cream.
Chen Youhan: “…”
No, you can actually answer quickly?
The man opposite him widened his eyes, a look of shock lingering between the two of them, "Chen Youhan you..."
"Actually, I have always had a family."
…The dog man’s eyes were filled with guilt and reluctance, and his handsome facial features became his accomplices.
The plot is very melodramatic and the effect is very touching. The scumbag turns into a good father who has no choice but to do so, and the society takes all the blame.
From then on, Ye Kai became Chen Youhan's breakup master, and as he grew older, he became more and more proficient in this business. When he was thirteen, Chen Youhan gave him a scroll by a famous calligrapher. Ye Kai thought it was some kind of poem, but when he opened it, he saw only four big words written on it - the conscience of the industry.
One dares to give and the other dares to receive, and the two of them have a tacit understanding and have never failed in their partnership. Until just now, Ye Kai suddenly tampered with the script and instead of playing the family card, he played the cheating card instead, causing Chen Youhan to have coffee splashed on him for the first time in his life.
As a person who smelled of coffee, Chen Youhan was heartbroken, but the culprit had already put on his backpack and was ready to flee the crime scene: "Brother Youhan, I'm going back first. It may be difficult to take leave during the final semester."
Chen Youhan didn't want him to leave so quickly, so he stopped him and refused to give up his seat: "It's the end of the semester already? How long will you be in prison?"
Ye Kai thought for a moment and said, "About a month."
"One month?!" The former poor student said that it was unreasonable: "I will write a letter of complaint to Qu Jia."
Qu Jia, the chairman of the board of directors of Tianyi Middle School, Ye Kai's mother, a woman that Chen Youhan wants to avoid whenever he sees her.
Ye Kai laughed and said, "You think everyone is like you." He pushed him and said, "Please make way."
Chen Youhan propped up his head and crossed his legs, refusing to give way to Ye Kai. He asked knowingly, "What's wrong with me?"
"Nothing much," Ye Kai considered his words, curled his lips and said sarcastically, "It's just that every time I help you get rid of your boyfriend, I want to help him get an eye doctor's appointment."
...The little bastard was getting more and more skilled at cursing. Chen Youhan grabbed his arm and said nonchalantly, "What about you?"
Ye Kai was stunned for a moment, and subtly avoided his sight: "Don't worry, my eyesight is very good."
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