"What on earth is wrong with you?" Yi Pin frowned. Just thinking about sleeping in the same bed with a gay man last night made him break out in a cold sweat.
Although he was often lusted after because of his good looks, he never thought he'd end up sleeping with a gay man for a night.
"Qi Mingyang, do you have a crush on me? Let me tell you, although I'm suave, handsome and charming, I'll never like you. I'm a man you'll never have in your whole life!"
Yi Pin hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile as he looked at the somewhat languid Qi Mingyang in front of him.
"Xiao Pinzi, how could you break my heart like this? My heart is aching faintly at this moment..."
Qi Mingyang frowned. The smile on his face couldn't hide the bitterness. He never thought he'd be rejected countless times even before he'd had the chance to confess his feelings.
"Stop pretending. What were you doing with my phone?" Yi Pin frowned and hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile.
"Oh... nothing!" Qi Mingyang smiled, raising his eyebrows. He felt a bit irritated and embarrassed.
He'd already deleted the call records. Although he thought it was a bit despicable, love was always tinged with self - interest.
"So... do you just not like me, or do you not like men in general?" Qi Mingyang suddenly asked coldly, his face showing a hint of confusion.
Actually, he'd always been confused about this in his heart, but he didn't know how to ask.
Yi Pin was obviously stunned by this question. He frowned slightly, not knowing how to respond.
Time seemed to stand still. Yi Pin stood there, holding a towel in his hand, not knowing how to answer.
Qi Mingyang shrugged and didn't say anything else. He silently walked into the bathroom.
Yi Pin stood there, feeling a chill on his back and at a loss.
He hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile, with a hint of helplessness.
Yes, he was stumped. He didn't know how to answer such a question. His mood fluctuated, and he didn't know how to express his thoughts.
It just felt like he couldn't say it out. Whether it was like or dislike, he just couldn't say it. It was as if all the words were stuck in his throat.
He walked out behind Qi Mingyang in a daze. From afar, he saw Shen Yu's black Maybach.
Yi Pin stood there awkwardly, his face looking a bit gloomy. Just thinking about last night made him feel irritated. He didn't know what to do. He didn't want to go and say hello, but it would be even more awkward if he just walked away.
Qi Mingyang was very tactful. He hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile and said, "Well, I'll be off then. I still have to go to work!"
"Okay!" Yi Pin nodded.
After Qi Mingyang left, it became even more awkward. Shen Yu stared directly at Yi Pin in front of him, while Yi Pin stood there, at a loss.
"Get in the car!" Shen Yu said coldly. There was a hint of a smile in the corner of his eyes, but it was also tinged with a bit of coldness.
Yi Pin stood there, hesitating. He wanted to refuse, but saying he'd walk there would seem a bit pretentious. So he got in the car.
Inside the car, neither of them seemed to want to start a conversation. Shen Yu looked at the steering wheel and would occasionally turn to look at Yi Pin. His eyes were hard to decipher.
Yi Pin kept looking out of the window, feeling the wind piercing through his chest.
"You..." Shen Yu wanted to say something but stopped himself.
Yi Pin paused for a moment and didn't seem to want to ask.
"Where are we going?" Yi Pin asked coldly.
Only then did Shen Yu come to his senses. He didn't know where to go either. He'd just been preoccupied with something in his mind and hadn't thought it through.
Shen Yu was stumped and didn't say anything.
At that moment, the phone rang.
Shen Yu frowned and hung up the call, but the phone kept ringing.
He answered the call and said coldly, "If you have something to say, say it. If not, don't bother me! I have my own life to live, and my life is in a complete mess right now!"
Yi Pin turned to look at Shen Yu. Shen Yu had always been good at hiding his thoughts, so it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
But today, he seemed very irritated.
He was wearing a Bluetooth headset and looking annoyed.
So he pulled over to the side of the road and ripped off the Bluetooth headset.
"Fu Xiaotong, we've already broken up. Can you please take care of some things by yourself? Don't bother me with everything. I have my own life, and it's in a complete mess!"
Shen Yu stood by the side of the road, speaking. He turned to look at Yi Pin, who still had a cold look on his face in the passenger seat.
After hanging up the call, he took a deep breath.
He adjusted his mindset, got back in the car, and smiled, "Okay, let's start!"
"Start what?" Yi Pin looked at Shen Yu in front of him, looking puzzled.
"I installed a bug on Zi Qi yesterday. I've already recorded the content."
Shen Yu said coldly. He played the recording and then got out of the car to stand by the side of the road and smoke.
Yi Pin was a bit stunned. He'd originally thought that Shen Yu hadn't taken this matter seriously at all, but he'd actually had a backup plan.
Looking at Shen Yu's somewhat cold back, Yi Pin felt a bit dazed.
At first, there was a noisy sound of footsteps, followed by a series of scolding.
"So you've got some guts, huh? Who were those two people? You'd better tell the truth. Did they come to you on their own or did you go out to meet them?"
A woman's shrill voice rang out, followed by a child's timid voice, "No, we just ran into each other!"
"How did you get out? Huh? Are you getting bolder?"
"Slap!"
One loud slap after another was heard, along with crying. Yi Pin frowned, his face filled with uncontrollable anger.
Then came the sound of the child sobbing softly and the sound of someone going up the stairs.
Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of punching and kicking. The sound was very shrill, as if both a man and a woman were beating the child.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'll never do it again..."
"Dad, Dad... I'm scared. I really won't do it again..."
The boy's voice was hoarse from shouting, but it seemed that no one was listening to his cries. It was as if he was fighting this battle alone.
Crackling sounds rang in Yi Pin's ears.
Yi Pin felt his heart aching. How much pain must Zi Qi have endured to run out and seek help on his own?
The sound of punches hitting bones rang out one after another.
With a sharp scraping sound, it seemed that something had been picked up, like the sound of a bench being torn apart.
"Do you really want to beat him to death? If you do, who will you beat in the future?"
The woman's cold voice rang out, and then the world returned to silence.
Then the boy was dragged into a room, followed by a loud slamming of the door.
"Brother..." Zi Qi's crying came, along with the sound of sniffing, sobbing, and soft crying.
Listening to this sad sound and imagining Zi Qi huddled pitifully in a corner in the dark, Yi Pin felt a pang of heartache.