A sudden idea popped into my mind. "Um... I just went to bed. A friend of my brother's had a birthday today. I went there and had a few drinks. I kept calling everyone 'big brother' all night. I just spoke without thinking."
Cheng Yu: "..." He scoffed.
What did that scoff mean?
Did I say something wrong...
What the hell!
Why do I feel like a jittery bird?
Cheng Yu: "Come downstairs. I brought you milk tea."
Me: "Ah?!"
Cheng Yu: "Why are you so surprised?"
Me: "No, no. Why did you suddenly bring me milk tea?"
Cheng Yu didn't answer directly. "Are you coming down or not?"
Me: "Okay, I'm coming."
After hanging up the phone, I sprinted like a madman and knocked on the doors of my colleagues one by one, provoking a barrage of curses. "Are you crazy!" "Who is it!" "What are you doing up in the middle of the night!"
I was almost frantic. "Who the hell has any alcohol! Alcohol will do if there's no liquor!"
If Cheng Yu found out I'd lied to him, the consequences would be dire!
Finally, I rummaged out a bottle of Kinmen Kaoliang in Zhang Yuan's room. I didn't even check the alcohol percentage. I just took a big gulp. Zhang Yuan stared at me in disbelief. "What's bothering you? Dude, do you want some snacks to go with it? How about some peanuts?"
The burn was so intense I almost choked. "Cough... Fuck, how strong is this stuff?"
Zhang Yuan looked innocent. "You drank it without asking. It's 58%."
Me: "..."
Screw it. I had to go downstairs and face the music.
My heart was pounding like crazy. At the company building, I saw the tall and imposing Cheng Yu leaning against his sports car, holding a cute cup of milk tea in his hand.
It was my favorite brand.
Today's newly launched "Taro Ball Milk Tea".
What did I do to deserve this? The great god came to bring me milk tea in the middle of the night!
My heart beat even faster. I almost tripped over my own feet and staggered towards him.
When Cheng Yu saw me, he left the car, straightened up, and walked quickly towards me. He grabbed me in his arms.
He frowned. "You smell so strongly of alcohol. How much did you drink?"
Me: "Not much."
Cheng Yu looked unhappy. "You can barely walk straight. You call that not much?"
I stared at him blankly, as if looking at a familiar stranger.
We were so familiar, yet so strange.
I thought I knew him well, but it seemed like I knew nothing at all.
He used to be my gay best friend, someone I could mess around with.
Suddenly, he had become an unreachable god.
I didn't know where I stood with him or how to interact with him.
I probably looked so stupid that Cheng Yu couldn't even bring himself to scold me. He handed me the milk tea. "New flavor. Wanna try?"
I bowed to him like an idiot. "Oh, thanks."
Cheng Yu let out a soft laugh. "Is this how you act when you're drunk?"
Me: "What?"
Cheng Yu reached out and ruffled my hair. "You're so well - behaved."
Damn it.
Can milk tea conduct heat?
Why is my face suddenly so hot!
He must have noticed too. His fingers slid from my hair to my cheek and gently touched it. "Your face is red. So cute."
Me: Pfft -
I'm about to have a nosebleed!
I took several steps back in a hurry. Holding the milk tea, I said, "Thanks for the milk tea. I'm going home. Bye."
Cheng Yu: "Wait."
Me: "Wh - what?"
Cheng Yu put his hands in his dress pants pockets and walked towards me step by step. I instantly turned into a frog with its central nervous system paralyzed, standing there stupidly until he bent down, tilted his head, and looked into my eyes. "A simple thank - you is not very sincere, is it?"
Me: "Then how should I thank you?"
Give you money?
Cheng Yu: "Kiss me. That'll do."
Me: "!!!"
Go to hell!
Do you believe I'll slap you!
My eyes were wide as saucers, but the words I wanted to scold him with just got stuck in my throat. They were blocked!
Cheng Yu was still waiting for me.
I'm so useless.
My legs started to shake.
Can I scold him?
Can I tell him to get lost?
Believe in yourself!
Zhou Yinyin, you can do it!
Didn't you slap his face before?!
Be brave. Just tell him to get lost now!
In the end, I steeled my nerves, closed my eyes, puckered my lips, and smooch -
I kissed Cheng Yu on the face.
Me: "..."
Cheng Yu froze too.
Oh my god.
What an embarrassing moment this is!
Cheng Yu, you didn't expect me to kiss you, did you?
You never really meant for me to kiss you, did you!
Damn it!
I'm such an idiot!
I quickly pulled my lips away from his face. My face must be as red as a tomato. I stammered, "Don't get the wrong idea... This is just how friends say goodbye, that's all..."
Cheng Yu was also stunned. "Oh."
I was so embarrassed I wanted to pull out my hair!
I didn't even say goodbye. I just turned around and ran away as fast as I could.
When I got home, I leaned against the door, gasping for breath like a bull -
Woohoo!
What should I do!
I took out my phone and sent an urgent message to my advisor. [Sis, I was wrong! I'm so scared of Cheng Yu now that I can't even look him in the eye! What should I do!]
My real gay best friend: [Busy. Talk tomorrow.]
I was going crazy. [What are you so busy with at this late hour?]
My real gay best friend: [Busy having sex.]
Me: "..."
Fuck!
With dark circles under my eyes, I went to work the next day and was mercilessly mocked by my colleagues.
Zhang Yuan: "Confess. Are you heart - broken?"
I typed code like a ghost. "I wish I were."
Colleague A: "A few days ago, waiters from high - end hotels would bring her lunch every day. But they stopped recently. They must have broken up."
Colleague B: "I saw a handsome guy bring her milk tea downstairs last night. She must have found a new boyfriend right after breaking up. What a smooth transition!"
Colleague C: "No, he's the guy from the nightclub that night. They've known each other for a while."
Colleague D: "The sea queen is cheating on her boyfriend with a backup?"
All the colleagues started to clap, paying tribute to me, the "green - tea sea queen heartbreaker".
I didn't even have the mood to respond to them. I just hoped that Cheng Yu wouldn't think about me so often. It would be best if he just forgot about me.
My sister finally woke up at ten o'clock. Maybe she thought typing was too much trouble, so she called me directly. "Did you mess up last night?"
I cried with a long face. "Woo... I kissed him on the face."
Sister: "You're amazing! You're a natural!"
Me: "Stop teasing me!"
Sister: "I'm just saying, what are you so afraid of? If he wanted to get you, he would have done it a long time ago. Why wait until now and still want to date you?"
Me: "Yeah, why?"
Sister: "It means he has feelings for you. He wants a real relationship."
Me: "But, what on earth is there about me that he likes?"
Sister: "Silly girl, love doesn't work that way. Just because he's rich doesn't mean he'll only be attracted to rich women. Just because he's outstanding doesn't mean he'll only like outstanding women. Love is a mysterious thing. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, it just doesn't click. Sometimes, it just happens by accident."
Me: "It's a bit too deep for me, sis."
Sister: "I guess it's your attitude towards him that got to him. You treated him as a gay best friend. When you were together, you didn't see him as an unattainable opposite sex. You were confident, funny, and natural. You were flirting without even realizing it, and you showed no interest in him at all. That just piqued his desire to conquer and his curiosity. To put it bluntly, a guy like him can have any woman he wants. Maybe he's just interested in you for a while."
I didn't really listen to most of what my sister said. But the last sentence "Maybe he's just interested in you for a while" gave me a glimmer of hope!
I said vaguely, "I see."
Sister: "You're quite smart, girl. The worst thing you can do when flirting with a man is to be too obvious. Dressing provocatively, acting coquettishly, and being overly cute are all the most basic ways of flirting. The most advanced way is like you. You exude a sense of rejection all over."
Me, who exudes a sense of rejection all over:???
Sister: "So, just treat him as an ordinary friend. Why be so nervous?"
Me: "I've always thought of him as gay!"
Sister: "If you're good at hiding it, he'll never know."
Me: "But he's chasing me..."
Sister: "Let him chase."
Me: "Then, what should I do..."
Sister: "Don't reject, don't initiate, and don't take responsibility."
Me:???
Wait...
What?
If I get advice from a playboy... will I turn into a heartbreaker?