LIGHTNOVELONLINE This was all Chen Keyao’s fault. It was Chen Keyao who made him so upset and distracted that he even forgot such an important thing.
Unfortunately, after Rong Yi told Zhou Li about the fan meeting, the other party was not interested in Mo Yufei. Besides, the schedule for the flight was too close to make arrangements. Therefore, Zhou Li couldn’t accompany him.
“So your idol is him?” Zhou Li thought for a while and asked. “Then have you read Seeking the Dragon?”
Rong Yi suddenly became inexplicably anxious. Although it had not been confirmed yet, he was almost sure that Chen Keyao was Dreams of the Blue Mountains himself. So when all of a sudden hearing a topic related to him at this moment, it was inevitable that he overreacted.
“Well…how to say…” Rong Yi’s eyes drifted. “He just starred in the earliest movie adaptation of the book. And I am not very interested in the original series.”
“Have you heard the rumor about Mo Yufei?” Zhou Li looked all mysterious. “Originally, the film was not supposed to be starred by Mo Yufei. He was not popular at that time. It was because the author liked him that he named Mo Yufei to play the leading role. What’s more, it was rumored that the hero of the third series was even a copy of him.”
Rong Yi was stunned for a moment. Then he couldn’t hold his smile and shook his head, “How was it possible?”
Chen Keyao resented Mo Yufei so much that he would never be his fan, not to mention make him the male lead.
“It is true. Since you like him, haven’t you heard of the rumor?” Zhou Li tried to recall. “I remember that someone even did an investigation. It was almost at the time when there was a rumor about the love affair between Mo Yufei and an Omega actress …”
“That was all spurious,” Rong Yi was very serious. “Someone wanted to defame him. He has already cleared it up long ago!”
“It is no use that he himself denied it. The photos and videos were all real.” Zhou Li raised his eyebrows, “You believed his clarification?”
“It was all the woman’s deliberate scheme,” he sounded really firm. “I’ve seen that video. In the video there was one of his actions which, according to the analysis of psychological experts, implied that he was extremely resistant in his heart. Actually…”
“Well, well, that’s enough,” Zhou Li quickly interrupted him. “Don’t take such brainwashing seriously. Anyway, after that, the whole plot of Seeking the Dragon became weird. And it degenerated with its development.”
“…”
“Well, I just heard about it. If you don’t think it credible, just forget about it.” Zhou Li was much sensible than Chen Keyao. Seeing Rong Yi’s complicated facial expression, he immediately changed the topic. “These people will not have any intersections with ordinary people like us anyway. So it doesn’t matter what the truth was.”
“…”
However, Rong Yi’s psychological activities at this moment were more complex than Zhou Li imagined.
Although he could be said to be a star chaser, he was always a wandering and periodic one. Only when there was no one to relish his unrequited love on would he turn to his idols. Even then, he would not indulge himself, much less actively paying attention to gossips and rumors. He belonged to the easily-contented type of people who would ignore all negative news as long as their eyes were closed. It was because that video caused such a sensation that he couldn’t help hearing of it. As for other hearsays, he never heard of them.
Chen Keyao detested Mo Yufei. Was it really because he couldn’t accept the idol’s having a love affair that he stopped being his fan and instead became his enemy? Thought this way, the whole thing suddenly and unexpectedly made sense.
After all, this person’s taste was actually quite similar to his own. He himself worshipped Mo Yufei so much that he was totally enthralled and it wouldn’t be reasonable that Chen Keyao could be completely immune to Mo’s charm.
Seeing that Rong Yi didn’t utter any word but only frowned, Zhou Li was a bit flustered, worried that he might have said something wrong just now, so he racked his brains to change the topic.
“Oh, right, guess who I met yesterday!” He pretended to slam the table in an exaggerated way.
Rong Yi, who was at the moment busy with working on a story in his mind, immediately became interested.
“…Liu Yuan?”
“Yes, right.” Zhou Li nodded. “How do you know? Did he tell you?”
“I saw him leave a message under your post on WeChat.” Then, he asked, “So he helped you find Mimi?”
“Couldn’t say that…” Zhou Li tilted his head, thinking, and then suddenly smiled. “He still hates Mimi. If I arrived later, I suspect he might have baked Mimi.”
.
It turned out that yesterday Zhou Li’s grandmother again dropped by his house unexpectedly. Seeing his unusual pet, she got extremely angry. As a result, without talking to Zhou Li, she threw it out together with the container.
Zhou Li was anxious, but his grandma was stubborn and couldn’t be reasoned with. No matter how Zhou Li pled, she wouldn’t tell him where she had dumped Mimi. Helplessly, he could only carry out a thorough search around his house. Searching from noon to dusk, he found no trace of it. Feeling desperate, he was so anxious that finally he burst into tears.
After crying and walking for a while, he suddenly saw a person squatting on the edge of a flowerbed not far away, and this person looked quite familiar to him.
The man was frowning and staring at a box in front of him.
.
“He said to me, ‘Hurry up and take it away. Seeing it upsets me so much.’ Zhou Li said as he laughed. “I asked him, ‘Doesn’t it upset you when you look at me?’ And he replied, ‘Not much.’”
“…” Rong Yi did not reply, but just stared at him.
Zhou Li did not seem to be bothered by the stare and continued, “Do you know? He actually put on the key ring that I gave to him as a compensation. It does not match him at all. It tortured me so when I had to refrain from laughing.”
Rong Yi knew, but he decided to pretend not.
He was in a very complicated mood now, because he felt as if he was witnessing the sprouting of a beautiful love. It was a little bit sweet, and he couldn’t help but become happy with its bloom. But it also made him feel a little grieved.
Because his own love was almost in ruins. In comparison, it seemed even more miserable.
“And then you exchanged contact information?” he asked Zhou Li.
“I wanted to thank him, but he said that he couldn’t decide what he wanted at present. So I owed him a favor.”
Rong Yi believed he probably knew what Liu Yuan wanted most.
He asked Zhou Li with a smile, “Do you now think this person is quite interesting?”
“Well…” Zhou Li thought for a moment. “Quite interesting.”
“He thought you and I were a couple,” continued Rong Yi. “Do you think you need to explain?”
Hearing the words, Zhou Li hesitated, and then tilted his head. “Does it matter?”
Rong Yi suddenly felt the person was a bit stupid. That person clearly was into him. However, as long as the other party didn’t court him openly, he wouldn’t feel it at all.
Perhaps he should share with Zhou Li a little of his rich imagination, Rong Yi thought. One look at each other was enough for him to imagine them having many children and grandchildren together.
.
When Rong Yi went back in the evening, the door of Chen Keyao’s room was still closed. Rong Yi sneaked into the kitchen on purpose and checked the trash bin to make sure that the takeaway packaging had been left inside.
Chen Keyao ate the takeaway without whining nor protesting. Considering this, it was obvious that he didn’t want to have any further talk with him.
In fact, Rong Yi actually had thought about it. If Chen Keyao came to him and demanded an explanation about why he didn’t come back and make meals or inform him in advance, he would make good use of the chance, admit his mistake and apologize. Then from tomorrow on, he would continue cooking for him and dining with him every day.
Perhaps after a few days, the embarrassment of their relationship would alleviate gradually.
…But what was the point of it?
Maybe, it was actually better now. If in a relationship, his love couldn’t be requited, the more he gave, the more badly he would be hurt. Now that the other party was willing to let him go and live his own life, he had better seize the opportunity to save himself in time.
.
It was true that while one’s emotional life suffered, his career would progress smoothly.
The project finally ended perfectly. After the last meeting, client company set up a banquet and invited them to celebrate.
Since Rong Yi had to go home alone in the evening and also because he began to have doubts about his own actions after alcohol, he only drank juice that night. Though he was urged several times, luckily, all of the urges were blocked by Liu Yuan, who sat at the same table with him.
Rong Yi and Liu Yuan had dined together more than once, but it was the first time he saw this person drinking. At first, seeing his face turn crimson after only half a glass of beer, he thought Liu Yuan was a wimpy drinker just like he himself. He never expected that Liu Yuan would remain intact after pouring down a variety of alcohol, with just a slightly reddish face. And his expression and tone were almost the same as usual.
A surge of respect arose spontaneously in Rong Yi’s heart.
However, when the banquet was about to end, this person, no one knew how many bottles he had swallowed down, finally became a little drunk. He began to mumble and jabber, and was quite excited.
He ran to Rong Yi, casually reached out his hand to hook his neck and moved his face close to Rong Yi’s, claiming he was going to take selfies. After taking the photos, he applied some strange filters, and planned to post them on WeChat. Rong Yi sat beside and saw him upload nine selfies of him and other members of Rong Yi’s team. Even when he was drunk like this, he took great care to keep distance from other Omegas. But he was especially close to Rong Yi, which implied that in his sub-consciousness, he still regarded Rong Yi as an Alpha.
“Oh, yes, when the banquet is over, don’t leave and wait for me,” Liu Yuan said in a particularly serious tone after posting the photos. “I have something to tell you.”
.
So after the banquet, Rong Yi stayed to wait for him, and then accompanied him to the hotel garden to smoke.
“Thank you very much. Otherwise, I will definitely be miserable.”
“Never mind it. Drinking like this is no big deal.” Liu Yuan waved his hand. “Missions assigned by Keyao of course need to be accomplished.”
Rong Yi immediately frowned: “… Who assigned?”
“Oh.” Liu Yuan, who was at present obviously very slow in thinking, was stunned for a moment and then patted his head. “He told me not to tell you. I forgot. Then you must remember not to tell him I told you.”
“…”
“Oh, right. I asked you to stay because of especially important matters. I must tell you in person.” Liu Yuan still looked a little drunk, but his expression was very solemn.
“I am listening.”
“Rong Yi, I really, really treat you as my friend,” Liu Yuan said. “Although we don’t know each other for a particularly long time, I believe we get along quite well.”
Rong Yi smiled, “I also take you as a friend.”
“But I did something terrible,” Liu Yuan said. “Oh, it’s not right. I haven’t done it yet, but I’m going to do it. That is, although I regard you as my friend, I am still planning to do it. So I am especially sorry.”
He was a little incoherent, but Rong Yi felt he seemed to have understood what Liu Yuan meant.
“However, actually, you are also partly in the wrong,” Liu Yuan just kept on talking. “You and Keyao get along in such a way. It is quite unfair to Zhou Li, isn’t it?”
Suddenly, Chen Keyao’s name popped put which made Rong Yi all frozen who was almost going to burst into laughter.
“Rong Yi, I am sorry. But I like Zhou Li.” Then Liu Yuan stopped for a while and added, “I also have to say sorry to Lightning.”
“So this is the reason why you looked so troubled when you came to dine that day.”
“But now I figured it out. I want to make love to him. He is really nice. He shouldn’t be with a half-hearted person.”
“…Okay.” Rong Yi nodded.
“I thought I had to talk to you no matter what. Even if you are angry with me, I have to…”
“Well, then,” Rong Yi interrupted him. “Zhou Li does not like people who chase too closely.”
“What?”
“If you really like him, you’d better restrain yourself. At first, pretend you don’t like him so much,” said Rong Yi. “Give him some time. Start with becoming his friend. Take it slowly.”
.
The alcohol consumed by Liu Yuan finally began to gradually take effect after a period of delay.
Liu Yuan was a little confused, and Rong Yi was not sure how much of his words sank in. Rong Yi called a taxi for him and saw him off, feeling reassured after seeing him confirm the address with the driver.
Just when he was going to call a taxi for himself, his cellphone suddenly vibrated.
Surprisingly, it was a message from Chen Keyao who had been quietly eating takeaways these days without any protests.
“It is late. Come back early, and be careful on the way.”
Rong Yi looked at the message and was dazed for quite a while. He entered the response several times and deleted it again. His whole person was even a little overwhelmed.
Then, the prompt that “the other party was entering” appeared on the chat window.
After a few seconds, a new message jumped out.
“Or, I can come and pick you up?”
Author’s Note:
One day half a month later.
Rong Yi: You expressly asked Liu Yuan to drink for me?
Chen Keyao: What! I told him not to mention it to you!
Rong Yi: Oh… Then don’t tell him that I mentioned it to you…
The next day.
Liu Yuan: Oh, my! I told you not to tell him I told you.
Rong Yi: Oh, dear! He told you!
Liu Yuan: Hey… Then don’t tell him I came and told you…