Finally arriving at the company, Du Mei said, "Lu Zhou, I need to discuss something with you."

Xiao Yi sat on the sofa, slightly more awake. Before long, Lu Zhou came out of the office. Xiao Yi stood up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Zhou replied, "It's not possible, I said no."

Du Mei suggested, "Ask Xiao Yi for his opinion."

"No need to say anything," Lu Zhou said coldly. "Let's go."

This was the first time Xiao Yi saw Lu Zhou talking to Du Mei in such a manner. It was obvious that Lu Zhou was angry. Xiao Yi immediately associated it with Du Mei's personnel arrangements. Du Mei said, "You should support me, Lu Zhou. You can't be like this. I'm discussing it with you. Why are you getting angry?"

Lu Zhou gave Xiao Yi a push and directly pressed him into the elevator. Xiao Yi was shocked and didn't expect such a reaction from Lu Zhou. He didn't dare to ask again, but not asking seemed guilty. He hesitated, "What's going on?"

"Nothing," Lu Zhou spoke bluntly. "Just drive!"

Xiao Yi had to drive. Lu Zhou emitted a dangerous aura. Just as they left the garage, Xiao Yi's phone rang. Du Mei was calling him. Xiao Yi was about to answer, but Lu Zhou took the phone and put it on speaker. Du Mei's voice came through, "Xiao Yi?"

"Yeah," Xiao Yi replied.

Lu Zhou listened attentively, and Xiao Yi dared not say anything. Du Mei continued, "Is Lu Zhou still angry?"

Lu Zhou remained silent, and Xiao Yi said, "Seems like... a bit."

Xiao Yi silently prayed, ‘Du Mei, please don't set a trap for me. In consideration of our good friendship and your nephew being my good buddy, please let me make the right choice... sob, sob, sob.’

Du Mei continued, "Tell him that today's matter was my lack of consideration. I'm straightforward; if he doesn't want to, it's fine. No big deal."

Xiao Yi thought Du Mei's words were too artful. He glanced at Lu Zhou. Lu Zhou's expression improved a bit. Du Mei persisted, "Originally, I wanted you to come over and help me set up a department. It seems Lu Zhou doesn't want to be separated from you, haha. Are you guys so close?"

Xiao Yi chuckled awkwardly. Lu Zhou took a deep breath, as if about to speak. Xiao Yi gestured for him not to say anything more and said, "Okay, Director Du. I understand. If there's time and it's feasible, just tell me what I need to do."

Unexpectedly, Lu Zhou didn't expect Xiao Yi to respond this way. Du Mei, on the other end, took a step down from her stance, and she was slightly more satisfied. She made an acknowledging sound and said, "Tell Lu Zhou not to be angry. It's just a small matter."

"Okay," Xiao Yi agreed with a smile and hung up the phone.

Lu Zhou's expression was a bit uneasy, and Xiao Yi couldn't help but laugh. Lu Zhou asked displeased, "What are you laughing at?"

"Laughing at both of us," Xiao Yi explained. "We've both been played by Director Du."

At first, Lu Zhou didn't understand. Only after Xiao Yi explained did he realize that Du Mei first dispelled Lu Zhou's suspicions, then handed her plans to Xiao Yi, letting him choose and solve it. This way, the situation was resolved, and Lu Zhou couldn't be angry anymore.

"She's a schemer," Lu Zhou said. "Many people can't outsmart her. If she goes solo in the future, be sure not to offend her, or else she'll have you sorted."

Xiao Yi chuckled and asked, "Are you going to terminate the contract, Zhou Ge?"

Lu Zhou glanced at Xiao Yi, ignored him angrily, and the car got stuck again. The traffic was crawling like a snail. Xiao Yi really couldn't do anything about Beijing's roads. Even with money, you couldn't buy your way through. Fortunately, Lu Zhou bought two cars, each with its license plate. Otherwise, if they were out filming and came back at midnight, they could be stuck due to license plate restrictions. (NT: Beijing has put in place circulation restrictions on private cars based on the last digit of the license plate on working days to ease traffic congestion)

After being stuck in traffic for a while, the phone suddenly rang again. It was an unknown number, and Xiao Yi was puzzled. He was about to hang up, but Lu Zhou reached out and answered.

"Hello, Xiao Yi?" the voice on the other end said with a smile.

"Who's this?" Xiao Yi asked, and the noise in the background made it difficult to identify the caller.

"I'm Li Changzheng!" the voice on the phone mentioned.

The expressions on Lu Zhou and Xiao Yi's faces changed simultaneously. Xiao Yi's life had never been worse than this. What to do?! Lu Zhou's face had turned completely dark, and Xiao Yi couldn't predict what Lu Zhou's next move would be.

"Last night, Du Ma told you, right?" Li Changzheng said. "It's about the partnership to open a record company."

"I'm... driving," Xiao Yi said. "Can we talk later?"

"Sure, sure," Li Changzheng quickly accepted. "Sorry for bothering you. Call me back when you can."

Li Changzheng hung up voluntarily. Lu Zhou had already opened the car door on the passenger side and left.

"Zhou Ge!" Xiao Yi said, "Listen to my explanation! Wait!"

Xiao Yi forgot to remove the car key and chased after Lu Zhou. He insisted, "Can you give me a chance to explain!"

Lu Zhou walked ahead, and Xiao Yi chased behind. The surroundings were hazy, and it was a smoky morning in early summer. Xiao Yi, wearing sportswear, ran after Lu Zhou, who was tall and dressed in a suit. Anxiously, Xiao Yi handed his hat to Lu Zhou, saying, "Put on the hat first, listen to me. Hey!"

Lu Zhou didn't take the hat, walked to a green area, and sat on the railing, looking at Xiao Yi.

"Go back," Lu Zhou uttered. "I don't need you. There's nothing left to say."

Xiao Yi sighed deeply, thought for a moment, and then bowed, kneeling in front of Lu Zhou, looking up at him, earnestly reaching out to hold his hand.

"I apologize to you, Zhou Ge," Xiao Yi begged. "Listen to my explanation. This is my fault. I didn't explain it clearly."

More and more passersby were attracted, curiously taking photos with their phones. Lu Zhou kicked Xiao Yi, and shouted at him, "Get lost! Are you proposing? Do you really think I'm your wife?"

People gathered, and Xiao Yi got covered in dirt from being kicked.

The traffic began to move slowly again, and Lu Zhou raised his hand to hail a taxi, getting in.

Exhausted, Xiao Yi sat on the ground. He thought, damn, I'm really a masochist. Before, when apologizing to a girlfriend, he got slapped in the face, and now, apologizing to Lu Zhou, he got kicked.

By the roadside, a car stopped.

A girl ran out of the car, anxiously saying, "Xiao Yi, what are you doing here? Get up quickly."

The girl was wearing high heels and designer clothes. She reached out and helped Xiao Yi up. Surprisingly, it was Ning Yaqing, who came to the company in the morning.

"Yaqing?" Xiao Yi said bewilderedly.

Ning Yaqing made a hushing gesture, pulling him back into the car. The onlookers dispersed.

"Anjie was talking about you this morning," Ning Yaqing said. "When are you giving her a few concert tickets? I just saw you kneeling on the roadside. Lu Zhou is really..."

Xiao Yi really didn't have the mood to say much. He just smiled tiredly at Ning Yaqing.

Ning Yaqing's car circled around and stopped in front of the building opposite to Du Mei's company. Xiao Yi got out of the car, and they made an appointment to hang out when he was free. Xiao Yi then ran across the road and got into Lu Zhou's Jaguar. Traffic police came over, and Xiao Yi banged his head on the steering wheel. When he looked up, his eyes were red. He drove and left.

Xiao Yi bought a pack of cigarettes near the park, lit one, and drove the car back. He thought that Lu Zhou might not have brought any money. He wanted to call him but realized his phone had been stolen. Most likely, it happened when he forgot to lock the car.

Xiao Yi searched for his notebook and luckily found it in the bag on the back seat.

He parked the car in the garage, called Lu Zhou at home, but Lu Zhou's phone was turned off.

Not again. Can't you guys stop turning off your phones?!!!

Xiao Yi sighed and laid on the sofa. He thought about the day he broke up with his girlfriend. This heavy blow was almost destroying him.

Every ten minutes, Xiao Yi called Lu Zhou. All the calls went to voicemail. Initially, Xiao Yi was just saying where he was, asking him to return the call when he could. Later, it turned into asking him to listen to his explanation, not to be angry, to come home, and Xiao Yi would explain everything.

"Zhou Ge," Xiao Yi said to the voicemail, "I'm sorry. Firstly, I am not an undercover agent sent by Li Changzheng. I only met him yesterday. Du Ma invited me out and told me about the plan to open a company. Last night, the words I wanted to say to you were about this."

"I don't have any plans to resign or quit," Xiao Yi said. "Really, I don't. But I was afraid you'd be angry if you knew I had contact with Li Changzheng, so I kept it from you. In the morning, I wanted to call Du Ma, but he wasn't awake, so I sent him a text message. If you don't believe me, you can check my phone... No, my phone was just stolen."

"I..." Xiao Yi suddenly felt that the next words were difficult to utter. After a long silence, he said, "Really, no matter whether you believe it or not, I absolutely have no intention of betraying you. I love you."

The door closed, and Lu Zhou came back. Xiao Yi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stood up.

"Have you eaten?" Xiao Yi asked.

Lu Zhou didn't answer, sitting at the dining table. Xiao Yi approached, sitting across from him, saying, "Zhou Ge, listen to my explanation, don't get angry first. I only met Li Changzheng yesterday. Before that, I had never had any contact with him. We were introduced by Du Ma. He wants to start a company, yes, but I didn't agree with Du Ma. That's why Li Changzheng called me today..."

Lu Zhou looked up, gazing at Xiao Yi, and said coldly, "Why are you still here?"

Xiao Yi took a deep breath and told him, "In the morning, I wanted to refuse Du Ma."

"I've settled your salary," Lu Zhou mentioned. "I've given you an extra month's severance pay, but you probably don't care about this money. It's a total of sixty-five thousand, from March to June. I transferred it to your card this morning. You can check it."

Xiao Yi looked at Lu Zhou and remained silent.

Lu Zhou continued, "You have an hour to pack your things and get out of my house. Before 2:20, you must leave, or I'll call security to help you move."

Xiao Yi stood in front of the dining table, facing Lu Zhou, silent for a long time. Finally, he nodded. He took his card out of his wallet, placed it in front of Lu Zhou, and stood up to pack his things.

Ten minutes later, Xiao Yi packed all his clothes into a bag. He stood at the door, carrying the bag, took out a USB flash drive, and placed it on the coffee table.

"Here's your money," Lu Zhou said.

"No need," Xiao Yi replied. "I have a clear conscience."

Lu Zhou sat on the sofa, still in his suit, lazily holding a glass of water.

"What's this?" Lu Zhou asked indifferently.

"A gift for you, a little memento," Xiao Yi said. "Wishing you happiness, Zhou Ge."

"I wish you great success," Lu Zhou smiled and added, "Come on, Xiao Yi, you will become famous."

Xiao Yi's eyes turned red, and he couldn't stop trembling, like a saddened child. He struggled to control himself, finally calming his breath and smiling at Lu Zhou.

"I'm leaving," Xiao Yi said, standing at the door. "Take care of yourself."

The door closed, leaving behind a silent room.

Lu Zhou took the remote control, plugged in the USB flash drive, and played the video left by Xiao Yi.

It was the first time Xiao Yi joined the crew, and they filmed it together.

After the opening credits, with a metallic clang, accompanied by the prelude of Wang Fei's song, it flowed through the living room. Time changed, and Xiao Yi's somewhat magnetic voice accompanied it. Xiao Yi's singing was very pleasant, with a bright and emotional tone, carrying a unique touch of melancholy and cleanliness.

Listening to his voice, it seemed as if he was singing directly to Lu Zhou, with a slightly raised eyebrow, his eyes seriously watching Lu Zhou's expression, a smile at the corners of his mouth. Past scenes flashed before his eyes.

*

On the day Xiao Yi first arrived, stealthily carrying a gift from a fan to Lu Zhou, almost getting it thrown away, he tiptoed into the room, carefully dragging the customized Lu Zhou Q-version doll.

Lu Zhou remembered that he was on the phone at that time, quite angry. When he turned around, he saw Xiao Yi dragging a custom-made Lu Zhou chibi doll into the room. He couldn't help but cry and laugh, but in the end, he didn't scold him.

"No date has been set—don't want to hope anymore—"

Xiao Yi's singing echoed in the room. Lu Zhou took a deep breath, coughing hard.

On that day in the mountains shooting an outdoor scene, after shooting a love scene, Lu Zhou still remembered holding Xiao Yi's hand.

"Holding hands, growing old together..." Lu Zhou said.

Xiao Yi looked at Lu Zhou's eyes attentively, his face blushing instantly.

Lu Zhou keenly felt that his heartbeat seemed to pause for a moment, just like a long time ago when he filmed his first scene, hearing the director shout "action" for the first time, his heart hanging in midair, unable to land.

Lu Zhou held his breath, almost pressed Xiao Yi down, and was about to kiss him.

" Concentrate more.", Lu Zhou snapped out of it, feeling his body's reaction and said angrily, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking!"

Xiao Yi: "I... I'll go back to sleep first, Zhou Ge."

After Xiao Yi left, Lu Zhou couldn't believe it and sighed.

Lu Zhou swallowed, touched his nose, and stood up, going to the dressing mirror.

He saw that his face was also turning red, and a certain area was pushing up under the bathrobe. Lu Zhou immediately wrapped himself up, put on the bathrobe, sat at the edge of the bed for a while, looked around, then went to the window, pushed it open, and let in some cold air.

Turning around, Lu Zhou felt almost crazy. After a while, he swiftly entered the bathroom, turned on the cold water, took a cold shower, and came out a bit calmer. Xiao Yi came back again.

"Why didn't you close the window?" Xiao Yi said, "Be careful not to catch a cold."

Lu Zhou turned his head and glanced at Xiao Yi, hesitated, and said, "Hmm."

The next day, Lu Zhou did catch a cold, and it was a severe one. Throughout the day, while shooting scenes with Ning Yaqing, he seemed a bit absent-minded, replaying the moment with Xiao Yi from the previous night in his mind.

"Hate that you are like a butterfly, swift to come and swift to go," echoed Xiao Yi's voice.

Lu Zhou rubbed his eyes hard.

That day, the car sped on the highway in the dark, and Lu Zhou accidentally dropped Xiao Yi's phone.

"No...!" Xiao Yi's eyes were filled with tears as he yelled at Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou was stunned by the yelling.

"Apologize to me..." Xiao Yi trembled and said, "I'll forgive you if you apologize..."

Lu Zhou instinctively raised his hand, intending to give him another slap, and yelled at him about crying and having issues, but then he patted and slapped him, his anger subsided, and he pressed him down, kissing him fiercely.

"Are you even a man!" Lu Zhou finally managed to say after a long time. "Crying like this?!"

That day, they returned from Hengdian exhausted. Xiao Yi turned on the lights, and the room became warm. Lu Zhou sighed with relief and said, "Back home."

It was the first time someone accompanied Lu Zhou home after finishing shooting. In the past, returning home meant an empty, dark space. Now, it turned into Xiao Yi bustling around, tidying up things, and preparing water for him.

Lu Zhou suddenly felt that what he had always longed for was actually quite simple. If this guy were a girlfriend... No, it's not bad like this either.

Lu Zhou took a bath, humming a song. After washing up, he went upstairs. Xiao Yi peeked out his head from the dining table under the stairs and said, "Zhou Ge, ice water is on your bedside table."

Lu Zhou was wearing nothing inside the bathrobe. When Xiao Yi poked his head, Lu Zhou involuntarily stiffened. Then he thought that from this angle, Xiao Yi probably couldn't see it. He casually hummed in agreement and said, "You go to sleep."

Lu Zhou lay on the bed, turned over, turned over again, and turned over once more. He heard the sound of the door closing in the next room.

Why doesn't he come to say goodnight?

After a while—

"Hey!" Lu Zhou shouted.

There was no answer outside. Lu Zhou shouted again, "Hey!"

"Hey!" Lu Zhou roared, "Xiao Yi!"

Lu Zhou's lungs were about to explode. He climbed out of bed, accidentally kicked his foot at the bedside, and the pain made him gasp for breath. After jumping a few times, he went to the corridor to knock on the door. However, his face changed, and he directly opened the door.

In Xiao Yi's room, there was a one-meter-long Lu Zhou chibi-version pillow on the bed. Various chibi-version peripherals, scarves, and handkerchiefs given by fans were scattered on the bed. The music inside was still playing. Lu Zhou twitched at the corner of his mouth, looking at Xiao Yi's back.

Xiao Yi was only wearing white boxer briefs, sitting on a swivel chair with headphones on, focusing on the computer screen. The glass door of the cabinet reflected his front side, fair skin, a slightly sporty figure with some muscles on his arms, and beautiful eyes, with a fringe of hair coming out from under the headphones.

Lu Zhou subconsciously touched his lips, almost getting a nosebleed.

Xiao Yi shook his head, swayed his head, and tapped his index finger on the edge of the table, signaling the start of singing.

"Lips haven't—opened yet... already hurting each other—"

Xiao Yi's clear voice immediately shocked Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou's expression was full of surprise. His eyes were full of incredibility, then he burst into laughter. He didn't expect Xiao Yi to sing so well!

Holding his breath, he listened to Xiao Yi finish the entire song. Xiao Yi's voice seemed to blend with the current song, the day when Lu Zhou saw Xiao Yi's notebook screen playing a trailer with only him in it, and no one else.

Xiao Yi gracefully finished the entire song with a slightly excited and trembling voice. He then leaned on the desk, causing the swivel chair to turn around. He closed his eyes attentively, facing Lu Zhou, still unaware of his presence.

It seemed like he was expecting Lu Zhou to lean in for a focused kiss.

Lu Zhou swallowed, and in that moment, his heart seemed to stop. Xiao Yi's hair and eyebrows shimmered with a romantic feeling under the warm yellow light of the desk lamp. There was something on the verge of bursting in Lu Zhou's heart, violently colliding.

Xiao Yi opened his eyes, immediately looking embarrassed. He hastily closed the laptop, and Lu Zhou, with a wry smile, turned back to his room. Leaning against the door, he closed his eyes, shook his head, and vigorously rubbed his face with his hands.

The day he brought Xiao Yi back to the company, he was almost convulsed with laughter at Xiao Yi's "salty" comments, leaving Xiao Yi bewildered as he walked down the corridor.

Du Mei: "Xiao Yi is a reliable kid, cares about you a lot. The company plans to nurture him. I wasn't sure if he'd be willing to stay after you hit him last time."

"Not willing?" Lu Zhou said irritably, "He... he... he... By the way, what's his name?"

Lin Yao: "Xiao Yi."

Lu Zhou: "Exactly! Without pay, he'd still be willing to work! Believe it or not, as long as I speak, he'd be more than happy to stay?"

Du Mei chuckled.

Lu Zhou said, "He was poor at the beginning, no money. I gave him 80,000, including salary, subsidies, and year-end bonuses. Give him a bit more."

Du Mei said, "Do you think signing him for a few years is appropriate?"

Lu Zhou: "Twenty years, if he's willing, we can increase his salary. He sings well, but I don't want him to enter the entertainment industry. It's deep water there. Everyone wants fame now, and they'll do anything to get it."

Lin Yao burst into laughter, and Du Mei said, "Without a twenty-year contract, why not say fifty? Make people sell themselves to you. Sign for ten years."

Lu Zhou looked dissatisfied, "Sign for ten years, what if he runs away?!"

Du Mei sighed, "You signed for only five years yourself, asking someone else for twenty years, he might not even agree to ten."

Lin Yao: "Our company lacks agents. Lu Zhou, take care of him. See if you can build good relationships over the years and let him take care of new talents..."

Lu Zhou was stunned.

Unnaturally, he said, "Him?! What can he do?"

Lin Yao was taken aback.

Lu Zhou said, "He can't! Don't be fooled by his good temper. He really doesn't know anything. He's just a useless person!"

"Hush." Du Mei pointed outside, with a reproachful look in his eyes. Lu Zhou immediately changed his tone, looking at Du Mei and Lin Yao warily, saying, "I just want him as an assistant. Don't think about anything else. I pay his salary. Don't assign him to be an agent. You find someone else for that. Write it down in the contract. What's wrong with being an assistant? I don't treat him unfairly. Do you want him to be exhausted every day?"

"Alright," Du Mei said, "As long as we can please you."

Du Mei glanced at Lin Yao, smiling, "Let Xiao Yi come in."

Xiao Yi came in, and Lu Zhou didn't even look at him. He played games on his own, losing each time.

"At most a few years?" Xiao Yi said cautiously. "Director Du, to be honest..."

Lu Zhou: "..."

Lu Zhou suddenly got angry. He took a deep breath, looked at Xiao Yi, thinking, damn, why not let you leave whenever you want?!

"Hate that you are like a butterfly, swift to come and swift to go..."

In the warm spring, mist outside the window, firecracker debris scattered on the damp road, Lu Zhou yawned. In Xiao Yi's bed, in the early morning, Xiao Yi was entwined with Lu Zhou. Lu Zhou breathed rapidly, and Xiao Yi, with a red face, struggled to swallow his saliva.

Xiao Yi's fresh masculine scent, the friction of clean ankles against each other through cotton pyjamas, and the warmth between them, on this moist winter morning, made Lu Zhou almost lose control. Xiao Yi's breath was close to Lu Zhou's neck, and in his deep sleep, his breathing was steady and soothing. Lu Zhou's heart couldn't help but race, and the morning arousal was on the verge of bursting.

His crotch was about to explode, and he was pressed by Xiao Yi's foot. Lu Zhou lowered his head and saw Xiao Yi leaning on him, one hand around his waist. Xiao Yi, with closed eyes, had skin, a sleepy face, and messy short hair, all carrying a long-lost feeling.

Lu Zhou closed his eyes, struggling to control himself, trying to gently push Xiao Yi away. Xiao Yi moved a bit, and Lu Zhou immediately closed his eyes, put his hand down, and Xiao Yi woke up. He opened his eyes, then looked awkward, seeing Lu Zhou still sleeping. So, he carefully let go of his hand and turned to sleep on the other side.

"Give me a pair of hands, to rely on you, give me a pair of eyes, to watch you leave..."

"Even if butterflies can't fly across the vast sea, no one is willing to blame them..."

In the quiet night, after Lu Zhou finished the gathering, he returned home.

"Back?" Xiao Yi seemed to still be lying on the sofa, talking to Lu Zhou. Then he got up to help Lu Zhou take off his coat, asking questions and chatting.

"What did you eat tonight?"

"Oh, did you go to KTV? Whose songs did you sing?"

"Director Du called, asking you to come to the company tomorrow..."

However, on this day, when Lu Zhou returned after finishing shooting, Xiao Yi was not at home. He wasn't by his side the whole day, and Lu Zhou always felt like something was missing. Shouting "Hey" a few times, he realized that Xiao Yi was still in the company writing songs. Helpless, he took a bath and lay on the bed, lost in thought.

After a while, Lu Zhou got up again and wandered around Xiao Yi's room, rummaging through his things. He saw a pile of photos in his drawer, several shoeboxes filled with love letters from fans written to Lu Zhou. Lu Zhou's mouth twitched, he snorted, and when he saw the chibi-version doll lying on Xiao Yi's bed, he shook hands with it.

Lu Zhou's hand was bumped by a hard object on the doll's finger.

Lu Zhou: "???"

Lu Zhou scrutinized the chibi-version doll, observing it wearing the diamond ring Xiao Yi had given to his ex-girlfriend. Its fingers were twisted like half a carrot, hanging lifelessly.

Lu Zhou: "..."

"For an instant, give me your affection, for a lifetime, I'll send you away..."

"Can't wait until dawn, dreams wake up..."

In the quiet night, Lu Zhou stared at Xiao Yi's name on his phone. Several times he considered dialing the number but was afraid of disturbing him, so he tossed the phone aside.

After lying down for a while, Lu Zhou got up, thought for a moment, and sent Xiao Yi a few WeChat messages.

Xiao Yi's WeChat responses arrived, but Lu Zhou didn't get the expected answers, and his face showed impatience.

Lu Zhou slept for a while, tossing and turning. Finally, feeling restless, he got up, changed clothes, hurried downstairs, and took the birthday cake from the dining table before driving out.

"Give me a pair of hands, to rely on you, give me a pair of eyes, to watch you leave..."

In the spring night, myriad flowers bloomed. Inside and outside the door, the night lamp in the corridor emitted a faint blue light.

Lu Zhou nervously looked at Xiao Yi. After much thought, Xiao Yi gathered courage.

"I... there's something I want to tell you, Zhou ge..." Xiao Yi said.

Lu Zhou's breath seemed to stop instantly. He looked at Xiao Yi, who tightly closed his eyes, seemingly making a difficult decision.

"I... I..."

Lu Zhou's breathing became rapid.

"Say whatever you want to say." Lu Zhou's voice seemed almost not his own.

"Can't wait until dawn, dreams wake up, we're both carefree..."

That day, lying on the sofa, Xiao Yi was so excited that Lu Zhou almost went crazy. He kissed Lu Zhou passionately.

At the moment he was kissed by Xiao Yi, Lu Zhou's eyes widened, and his heart seemed uncontrollable. However, Xiao Yi cheerfully rushed upstairs, leaving Lu Zhou with a flushed face, lost in thought.

As Xiao Yi's voice gradually faded out, with the end of that song, he gently pushed the desk, swivelling the chair around, closing his eyes, expecting Lu Zhou.

As if anticipating a kiss from him upon his return.

*

Lu Zhou turned off the video, got up and went upstairs. He grabbed a coat, stopped in the corridor, pushed open Xiao Yi's room door.

In the room, Xiao Yi's things were all gone, everything neatly arranged. Lu Zhou's chibi-version doll was still lying on the bed, and he was still wearing that diamond ring. Lu Zhou remained silent for a moment, took out his phone, turned it on, and was about to call Xiao Yi but received a series of voicemail messages.

Standing in Xiao Yi's room, as if Xiao Yi was right in front of him, being either anxious or uneasy, explaining the whole situation until Xiao Yi's tone calmed down.

"I love you."

Xiao Yi finally said.

 

Translator : DarNan