03

 Gu Linwei had been absent-minded these past few days.

He had no intention of inheriting the family business. He was used to being carefree and mostly did what he wanted to do, not as busy as an heir.

However, after his unpleasant parting with Song Yu that day, he deliberately kept himself busy, so busy that he couldn't find anyone to talk to, but he still couldn't help thinking about Song Yu.

He wondered if Song Yu was angry and why she hadn't contacted him; he wondered if she had been with Zhou Qiao during this time, what she had done, and whether they had been together at night.

Gu Linwei appeared neat and composed, as if he didn't want to talk to anyone. In reality, he had long been driven crazy by these thoughts. A large stack of documents was placed in front of him, but he hadn't read a single word for half a day, instead constantly staring at his phone screen.

Four days passed like this, and he finally couldn't stand this one-sided cold war anymore. He threw the documents to a few assistants and took the car keys himself.

The assistants took the documents and were about to deal with them when they saw Gu Linwei turn around again. He broke out in a cold sweat: "...Young Master Gu, is there anything else you need?"

Gu Linwei lowered his eyes, as if deep in thought about something troubling him. After a long silence, he finally spoke with difficulty: "What if your cat tries to be affectionate with someone else, wants to stay at their house, and then gets angry with you?"

"..." The assistant was full of question marks. "Young Master Gu has a cat?"

Gu Linwei: "..."

He coughed, his tone a little awkward: "A friend has one."

It must be a friend, not Young Master Gu himself. The other person didn't seem like someone who would have cats and dogs all the time.

The assistant also had a cat and thought seriously for a moment: "I definitely won't get angry. At most, I'll hug it and kiss it a lot... no, I mean, rub it a few more times."

The kitten was so cute, it couldn't be the kitten's fault.

If it's affectionate with someone else, I'll kiss it until it's too tired to be affectionate with that person.

Gu Linwei narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought, and left with a "Leave work on time" before taking his keys and leaving.

He drove all the way to Xin'an Apartments. Even though it wasn't his first time there, he was once again shocked by the dilapidated state of the residence.

"If he wouldn't come, then the young master must dislike it even more.

Yet he actually came to a place like this for Zhou Qiao.

Could it be that he already likes her? Or is he deliberately trying to steal Lu Baiyu's woman?" Gu Linwei had no way of knowing Song Yu's thoughts, but he was certain that Song Yu couldn't outmaneuver Zhou Qiao, and might even develop genuine feelings.

Gu Linwei was too lazy to pry into anyone's private life, but when he learned about this, a persistent, dull emotion welled up in his heart.

It pressed against his chest like a stone, making him unable to eat or sleep well for the past few days. The roads

in the neighborhood were narrow, so Gu Linwei parked his car in a nearby open space, unbuckled his seatbelt, and sat there hesitating for a long time before finally opening his chat window with Song Yu.

The tone of the previous chat message was so soft. Gu Linwei would have been better off not looking, because once he did, his emotions ignited like fire, uncontrollable.

Song Yu had given all the orange juice to Zhou Qiao that day, leaving him not a single drop.

She seemed completely infatuated with another man.

Her slender fingers tapped rapidly on the screen, looking quite forceful.

After sending several messages, Gu Linwei anxiously awaited Song Yu's call back.

Yes, after so many years together, he knew Song Yu had a bad temper and was easily provoked. Those few messages were enough to make this young master call and verbally abuse him.

Gu Linwei realized he was actually a bit of a jerk; the thought of being scolded soon gave him a strange sense of satisfaction.

Unfortunately, Song Yu didn't call.

He didn't even reply to the messages.

Gu Linwei's face turned ashen. He waited in the car for a full half hour before finally unable to resist making the call himself.

The phone rang for a long time.

Just when Gu Linwei thought no one would answer, it suddenly connected.

Gu Linwei pretended not to speak, waiting for Song Yu to speak first, but it wasn't Song Yu's voice that came on the other end.

"Ayu, there's a phone call."

Although the voice was much lower and hoarse, Gu Linwei could still recognize the tone and the over-the-top green tea vibe, even with a voice changer.

"Ayu?"

Zhou Qiao called out again, unusually affectionately.

Helping answer the phone was an ambiguous and intimate thing. Gu Linwei hadn't even touched Song Yu's phone yet, let alone answered it.

His brows furrowed with annoyance, and he was about to ask where Song Yu was when a soft, moist voice came from the other end.

"Hello..."

Gu Linwei's eyelids twitched violently, and he was stunned for a full two seconds before speaking: "...Song Yu?"

"Brother Lin, is something wrong?"

It was Song Yu's voice.

But it was completely different from usual.

It came from his nose, moist and sweet.

It was like...being kissed intimately.

Gu Linwei's heart trembled at this thought. He suppressed his disordered breathing and asked with a stern face: "Is he with Zhou Qiao?"

Song Yu hummed in agreement.

The young man seemed exhausted and unwilling to say another word.

"At his house? I need to talk to you about something, I'll be right there." Gu Linwei didn't give Song Yu a chance to refuse and hung up the phone directly.

His fingers gripping the phone so tightly they turned white, the man got out of the car with a cold face.

As he passed a group of noisy, uniquely styled young people near the apartment building, he overheard a conversation.

"I've seen that beauty every day these past few days."

"I see her leaving early every day; her family must be strict."

"What's she doing here, so pretty? Is she trying to steal someone?"

"Why don't we stop her and ask her?"

"And maybe find a girlfriend."

...

The beauty...could it be Song Yu?

Gu Linwei looked away, not even bothering to glance at them, and immediately called his assistant to resolve the situation.

Tall and muscular, he walked with a brisk pace, head down, when he accidentally bumped into someone walking towards him.

The other person looked quite tall and strong, and let out a muffled groan from the impact.

"Sorry," Gu Linwei said, turning to look at the man, who was wearing a mask and a beanie, with prominent veins on his forehead and neck. Thinking he had knocked the man down, he wanted to ask if he was alright, but the man simply said "I'm fine" and continued walking.

The tall figure quickly disappeared around the corner.

Gu Linwei continued walking towards Zhou Qiao's house. He didn't see the man in the wool hat walk to the wall, slowly squat down, sweat beading on his forehead, his breathing heavy even through his mask.

*

Song Yu was still a little dazed when the call was disconnected.

He was so stunned by the kiss that his mind went blank, his body went limp, and it took him several seconds to remember to call back.

But before he could even dial, Zhou Qiao spoke first: "Is your friend coming to see you?"

Gu Linwei and Zhou Qiao's interaction is a normal plot development, it can advance the storyline. However, Gu Linwei's tone just now wasn't very good.

Perhaps it's not a good opportunity to develop feelings for the main character.

Song Yu was a little troubled.

The boy leaning back on the sofa stared at his phone screen, clearly lost in thought.

He had been kissed so hard that he couldn't stop crying and drooling, one second he was begging him not to kiss so fiercely, the next he completely ignored him, his heart occupied by another man.

Zhou Qiao's lips curled up, his eyebrows relaxed, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. If you looked closely, you could see a possessiveness in his eyes that you hadn't noticed in the past few days.

"Ayu seems to have a lot of friends, it's all my fault for monopolizing you these past few days. Does Ayu not want me to meet your friends?"

His tone was soft, feigning a bit of melancholy and loss.

As if he was certain that Song Yu felt guilty because of this.

Sure enough.

Song Yu was very susceptible to this, he was easily softened, especially by such a tall man sitting next to him, showing sadness, the contrast made his sympathy even stronger.

"How could that be?"

Song Yu patted Zhou Qiao's shoulder, comforting him, "They all like you very much."

Zhou Qiao smiled, naturally taking his phone and placing it on the table, then picked up a strawberry and put it in his mouth.

The boy's lips were slightly swollen, his lip beads glistening, the natural sweetness combined with the fruity aroma of strawberries making it hard to look away.

Zhou Qiao licked his lips.

Song Yu hadn't even sat on the sofa for a moment when he heard a knock on the door.

The low-rent apartment didn't have a doorbell, and the knocking was muffled and forceful.

They're here so quickly?

Song Yu was about to get up when Zhou Qiao pressed his shoulder down: "I'll go open it, didn't A-Yu say he was too weak?"

"..."

Song Yu opened his lips, wanting to say something, but in the end, he only made a "hmm."

When Zhou Qiao made this strange request, Song Yu had intended to just give him a perfunctory kiss, at worst just kissing him hard and for a long time.

Then he heard Zhou Qiao ask him if he wanted to do this in the kitchen, since they had never done it like this in the kitchen before.

Song Yu hadn't expected the canary to be so unrestrained; his eyelashes trembled, and he immediately suggested changing locations. He led the man to the living room, letting the tall man sit on the sofa so he could bend down to kiss him.

He had initially taken the lead, but somehow Zhou Qiao had pulled him onto her lap, one hand on his waist, the other entwined in his hair, sucking at his saliva as if thirsty. And

then, after the kiss, she mischievously told him—

"Ayu, this was actually our first kiss!"

Unfortunately

, Song Yu was too exhausted to argue. He was moved from her lap to the sofa, his feet finally touching the ground.

Then Gu Linwei called.

...

Zhou Qiao opened the door, meeting Gu Linwei's deeply troubled face.

Clearly, his gaze was passing over him, searching the room for someone.

Zhou Qiao sealed the door tightly, his expression indifferent: "You are..."

Gu Linwei, too lazy to pretend, raised his voice: "Song... Lu Boyu!"

Song Yu was stunned; he really came so quickly.

He immediately got up, slipped on his slippers, and walked to the door: "Why did you come so fast?"

Gu Linwei sneered inwardly, his tone indifferent: "Not welcoming me?"

Song Yu pursed his lips, not replying.

He was just about to find Gu Linwei a pair of disposable slippers when he heard the other's voice: "Come out and talk."

It sounded a bit serious... Song Yu softly "Mmm": "Then I'll change first... Ugh—"

Before he could finish speaking, a pair of large hands grabbed his waist, pressing on his lower back. Song Yu's back went numb, and he was practically carried out.

Zhou Qiao leaned against the door, squinting at Gu Linwei.

His gaze wasn't friendly.

He looked down, finally having time to check his messages.

Still an unnumbered contact.

【I told you before, don't do anything strange.】

【What if it interferes with important business?】 "

Your body doesn't belong to you alone."

Zhou Qiao replied with one hand, his eyes lowered.

"What are you angry about?"

"Give it to me in a few days."

After sending the message, he deleted it as usual.

Song Yu was carried to a corner of the corridor by Gu Linwei. As soon as he stepped onto the ground, the other party asked impatiently, "You let him kiss you?"

Wh-what?

Song Yu stared wide-eyed at the man in front of him.

Gu Linwei was very tall. Standing so close to him, he was like a wall, blocking all his vision and light, creating an extremely oppressive feeling.

He couldn't help but purse his lips,

as if he was guilty and didn't want the other party to see his swollen lips from being kissed.

"What are you hiding?" Gu Linwei scoffed. "You've been kissed so much you're practically smitten."

When Song Yu walked towards the door earlier, he had smelled a strong, rich fragrance. He had smelled it on Song Yu that day as well, but it was nowhere near as strong as it was today.

After seeing Song Yu's appearance clearly, he immediately stopped wondering why the fragrance was so strong today.

His skin was pink, his lips were bright red, and his eyelashes were wet and stuck together. His face looked particularly bad at first glance, not to mention the tip of his tongue, which was clearly red from being sucked open.

It was simply that he had been kissed thoroughly, and the scent had become stronger.

Gu Linwei felt uncontrollably agitated; he didn't know where these irritating emotions came from.

Song Yu was clearly stunned by the kiss, his eyes reddening, and his round, dull eyes filled with mist.

Gu Linwei stared intently at him, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly.

He remembered that Song Yu's family was very strict about relationships, probably because they were afraid that his good looks would attract unwanted attention, so he had never heard of Song Yu dating anyone.

Never dated… Gu Linwei frowned: "First kiss?"

Song Yu finally came to his senses: "...No, no."

His trembling voice was completely unconvincing, even if he was telling the truth.

He had been kissed by more than one man.

Gu Linwei had completely regarded Song Yu as a pure young boy who had never been in a relationship or had any intimate contact, and the thought that his first kiss had been given to someone like Zhou Qiao made him even angrier.

He puffed out his cheeks, his tone laced with a hint of gritted teeth.

"Song Yu, you're something else."

"How come I never knew you were so good to Lu Baiyu?"

"You even gave him your first kiss, is the next step to taking care of him until he's in bed? Or have you already slept with him?"

A barrage of words caught Song Yu off guard, leaving him no time to interrupt. When he finally realized the other man was mocking him for stealing his friend's girlfriend, his face instantly fell.

"Isn't it normal for me to be nice to Lu Baiyu?" Song Yu was also provoked by these words, his blood boiling, and he spoke without thinking, then angrily turned his face away .

The air froze.

Song Yu could sense the low pressure emanating from Gu Linwei, but perhaps because he was uncomfortable with the kiss and had to stand there arguing with him, he felt justified in taking advantage of his brother's wife.

After about half a minute of this standoff,

Gu Linwei spoke first, his voice hoarse: "And what about me?"

Song Yu was stunned.

He seemed to detect a sense of grievance in Gu Linwei's tone.

...What was going on?

Gu Linwei repeated, "You said you're nice to Lu Baiyu, so what am I?"

This time Song Yu was certain—Gu Linwei was indeed aggrieved.

Somewhat surprised… he really couldn't believe that a man as arrogant and aloof as Gu Linwei would value friendship so much.

The situation instantly reversed.

Song Yu, who had been a little angry, suddenly felt guilty.

He thought for a moment, "If you hadn't said those things that mocked me, I would have been even closer to you."

Gu Linwei's heart skipped a beat.

First, Song Yu's second sentence dispelled most of his irritation, and then he asked, "When did I mock you?"

"You laughed at me…" Song Yu couldn't directly admit that he was trying to steal someone else's girlfriend, so he pondered for a few seconds, then said fiercely, "You laughed at me for never kissing anyone."

"Isn't that true myself?"

Oh… Song Yu didn't know what to say, just then 009 issued a task.

[You need to create opportunities for the second male lead and the protagonist to interact. Please let the two meet for a week.]

[Successful completion of the task will earn 8000 points.]

Wow.

Although a week in a row would be difficult, Song Yu was immediately motivated when he saw such a high score.

He was glad that he had just made up with Gu Linwei, otherwise it would have been difficult to complete the task.

Song Yu tried to lure him in, tentatively asking, "Are you hungry?"

Gu Linwei raised an eyebrow: "Not calling me Brother Lin today?"

Song Yu obediently called him "Brother Lin."

This time, Gu Linwei relented, deliberately saying, "I'm alright, I ate something before coming over."

Song Yu said "Oh," and then asked, "Would you like some more?"

This time, Gu Linwei didn't pretend to be reserved and simply said "Mmm."

He mainly didn't want to refuse Song Yu's enthusiastic invitation.

Once inside, he saw that annoying face again, calling out "Ayu" in that annoying tone.

What was he pretending for?

Only Song Yu was stupid enough to believe in face blindness and delusions.

Gu Linwei glanced at Zhou Qiao's gentle, non-threatening face.

He didn't know why she was bothering Song Yu, but it certainly wasn't anything good.

Gu Linwei felt it was necessary to find out where Lu Baiyu had gone as soon as possible, so that this green tea bitch could stay away from Song Yu.

*

The lunch that day was relatively harmonious, except for Zhou Qiao's face that practically pressed against Song Yu's when he left.

Gu Linwei stood aside with a cold face, completely ignoring her.

The next day, Song Yu messaged him, asking if he could come to Zhou Qiao's house for dinner.

Gu Linwei gave a curt smile.

【Am I that free?】

【That filthy place, is it really worth going?】

Five minutes passed, and he hadn't received a message from Song Yu.

Suddenly remembering his assistant's comment, "Petting the cat a few more times," Gu Linwei took a deep breath, completely unaware that he was already completely captivated by this not-so-clingy cat.

【I'll be there in half an hour.】

【What would you like to drink? Orange juice? Or something else?】

Since that compromise, Song Yu had been inviting him to Zhou Qiao's house every day, and Gu Linwei had never refused.

On one hand, he didn't want to quarrel with Song Yu; their relationship was now very close, and Song Yu always called him "Brother Lin," which was better than pretending to be lovers.

On the other hand, he also had his own agenda.

He thought that with a third person present, Zhou Qiao wouldn't be so blatantly intimate with Song Yu, but he found he had underestimated the other's shamelessness.

He couldn't understand why a grown man could be so clingy, always holding a handsome young boy on his lap, either kissing him or whispering flirtatious things in his ear.

Didn't he realize Song Yu was uncomfortable being kissed?

Gu Linwei wanted to speak up several times, but his gaze always met Song Yu's profile.

The boy's lips were slightly parted, his face flushed, his expression unreadable, but the red at the corner of his eyes was incredibly alluring. His

chin was wet with saliva.

He was so soft and fragrant.

Gu Linwei stared for a full half minute, and only after realizing something did he coldly and hastily enter the bathroom.

He abstained from love and desire during the day, but tossed and turned in his dreams at night.

—The object of his dreams was always the same person.

In his dreams, he did things that were infinitely more outrageous than Zhou Qiao's.

Every time he woke up drenched in sweat, Gu Linwei despised himself, even though his face still showed obvious signs of lingering desire.

When he took a cold shower, he swore he would never do it again, even if Song Yu ignored him.

Was he some kind of despicable person?

As soon as Song Yu received the message, he barely lasted five minutes before grabbing his car keys and rushing off. He

even wanted to buy some fruit and cakes on the way.

Then one day, he saw Song Yu standing by the coffee table, being hugged from behind by Zhou Qiao, who bit his smooth, white nape, her whole body trembling violently. Finally, he exploded—

Gu Linwei expressionlessly threw the plastic basket full of fruit onto the table with a loud thud.

"Who are you kidding?" he gritted his teeth, like a cuckolded husband. "Lu Baiyu cried like this just because you kissed him?" (

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