Extra 8: What If Yanyan Had a Sense of Pain and Wasn’t Switched at Birth 1
[Attention, attention! An Qingyan and Lu Yuqi just came out of the Xingzhi Building and are heading left!]
[They’ve crossed the unintelligible and are moving towards the Furong Restaurant.]
[Ahhhh, I spotted them! They’re so, so handsome in person! I secretly snapped a picture of their backs. Ugh, how do even their backs look so good!]
[Hey, it looks like a girl is chasing after them, and she’s holding a pink envelope!]
[Probably another one who won’t take no for an answer, going to confess to Yanyan or Qiqi. I can already guess the ending, sigh…]
A WeChat group named “Lin Qingyan and Lu Yuqi’s Harem” was blowing up with messages. All its members were students at Nancheng University.
Legend had it that Nancheng University’s music department had two campus heartthrobs: the cheerful, gentle, and stunningly beautiful An Qingyan, and the cold, wild, and devastatingly handsome Lu Yuqi. Both were sophomores in the music department and, what’s more, in the same class.
An Qingyan was the young master of Nancheng’s renowned An Corporation, born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He had been pampered since childhood, carrying an air of nobility and elegance like a white swan. His face was on par with any top-tier celebrity, making countless fans, male and female alike, go crazy for him, willing to bang their heads against a wall for him.
Lu Yuqi was likewise a bona fide second-generation heir. The CEO of Yihua Entertainment was his older brother, and the head of Nancheng’s wealthiest conglomerate, the Gu Corporation, was his cousin. He was cool, handsome, and cocky, and similarly made countless fans, male and female alike, go crazy for him, willing to bang their heads against a wall for him.
“An Qingyan, h-hello!” A cute girl chased after them from behind, blocking An Qingyan’s path. She said with a blush, “I’m Tao Xiaozhu, a freshman from the art department!”
An Qingyan gave her a polite smile. “Hello.”
“I… I’ve liked you for a long time!” The girl’s hands trembled as she held the pink envelope up to the young man, asking expectantly, “Can you accept my confession?”
An Qingyan tactfully refused, “Thank you for your feelings, but I’m not planning on dating right now. I’m sorry.”
“Th-that’s okay. Can you at least accept my letter?”
An Qingyan reached out and took the envelope. The girl covered her face and ran off. Beside him, Lu Yuqi, hands in his pockets, shot him a sidelong glance. “How many people is that this month? I’ve got your whole rejection speech memorized.”
The two walked side-by-side towards the cafeteria. An Qingyan casually stuffed the envelope into his backpack, slung an arm over Lu Yuqi’s shoulder, and sighed with mock sorrow. “You know, being too popular isn’t always a good thing.”
Lu Yuqi pushed his arm off. “Why the hell are you getting so conceited? If you don’t like them, why do you even take their letters?” He remembered that the kid had enough love letters to fill a drawer.
“It’s the thought that counts, anyway. I’m a lonely bachelor, not like you, who’s got someone to answer to. Even if I accepted a love letter, it’s not like I’d be the one who… can’t get out of bed the next day,” An Qingyan said with a teasing smirk.
A muscle in Lu Yuqi’s jaw twitched. “Get your mind out of the gutter!” That dog An Jing had warned him—if he dared to accept another person’s letter or gift, he’d break his legs.
He changed the subject. “Seriously, though, are you asexual or something? So many girls confess to you, and you reject them all without a second thought.”
An Qingyan shook his head. “Not interested.”
Not interested in girls? Lu Yuqi stared at him suspiciously. “You’re not… gay, are you?”
“…” An Qingyan rubbed his nose awkwardly, glanced around to make sure no one was listening, and then muttered under his breath, “I… I guess, probably, maybe I am.”
He’d only just figured it out a few days ago. There were always couples under his dorm building, cuddling, kissing, and embracing. He’d never paid them any mind, just ignoring them.
But a few days ago, he had accidentally seen a male couple kissing in a corner. He’d found it thrilling, and his heart had started racing.
That’s when he realized something was off. Why would he blush and his heart pound from watching two guys kiss? He secretly took a few online tests, and the results showed he was, in fact, gay!
He had lived for nineteen years only to find out he liked men.
It had to be Lu Yuqi and his big brother, always being all lovey-dovey and showing off in front of him, that had influenced him!
Lu Yuqi stared at his good friend, his gaze full of meaning. “An Qingyan, you’ve been hiding it deep…” No wonder he doesn’t accept anyone’s confession. It’s because he likes men. No, wait, a few guys have confessed to him before, too, right?
“I hadn’t realized I liked men back then, so why would I be interested in them?” An Qingyan ran a hand through his hair in frustration. Besides, those guys just weren’t his type. He had very high standards.
“Looking for a guy is easy.” Lu Yuqi slung his arm over An Qingyan’s shoulder and whispered mysteriously in his ear, “Big brother will take you to a good place tonight.”
…
The bar was dimly lit, throbbing with a dynamic beat. Men of all kinds were either sitting at the bar drinking or on the dance floor, moving to the music, embracing, and kissing.
This was Nancheng’s most famous gay bar.
Suddenly, two young men entering from outside drew a lot of attention. They were two handsome guys with different styles, each with his own distinct look and aura, but both incredibly good-looking. The moment they walked in, they stood out from the crowd.
“Yuqi, is it really okay for us to be in a place like this?”
Despite what he said, An Qingyan’s beautiful face was filled with curiosity and excitement, looking around like a country bumpkin in the city for the first time.
Wow, men, nothing but men.
Wow, so many hot guys.
Wow, I’ve scanned the whole place, and there’s not a single one I’m interested in. There was even a creepy guy whistling at them, giving them a greasy wink, and flashing what he thought was a devastatingly charming smirk.
“You look pretty excited to me. Come on, I’ll buy you a drink.”
“I’m worried about you. If my big brother finds out you went to a place like this, you can kiss your waist goodbye.”
Lu Yuqi snorted. “I’m not afraid of him.”
…
In a VIP room at a high-end club.
“CEO Gu, let me toast you.”
“Mm.” The man politely raised his glass, touched it to the other’s, and took a symbolic sip before setting it down. He looked down at his phone, the light catching his handsome, mature profile, leaving the other half in shadow.
An Jing glanced at his friend and teased, “Gu Fei, you finally come out to have some fun, and you’re just staring at your phone. How boring are you?”
Just as he said that, his own phone rang.
“Hello? What’s up?”
“CEO An, I just saw Young Master Lu and the young master go into the Blue Night bar. And… it’s a gay bar.”
“What?!” An Jing shot up from the sofa. That little brat has really grown a pair. Is that the kind of place he should be going? What if something happens? He ordered coldly, “Keep a close eye on them. I’m on my way.”
With that, he grabbed his jacket and said hurriedly, “Sorry everyone, I have an urgent matter, I have to go.”
Gu Fei stood up as well. “I’ll go with you.”
He had been dragged out by An Jing anyway. He had no interest in this kind of entertainment; he’d rather be back at the office working overtime.
The two left together. Seeing An Jing’s hurried and anxious look, a murderous aura faintly swirling around him, Gu Fei asked out of curiosity, “What’s the emergency?”
The elevator doors opened. An Jing strode in and shook his head helplessly. “Lu Yuqi and my brother, those two little brats, actually went to a gay bar. I have to go drag them back. They’re seriously nothing but trouble.”
Gu Fei followed him in and the doors closed. “Which brother?”
“My youngest, An Qingyan.”
“I’m free anyway, I’ll go with you.”
“Fine.”
The bar was getting livelier. An Qingyan sat at the counter drinking, observing the crowd dancing wildly on the dance floor, while also rejecting yet another guy who had come up to hit on him.
Lu Yuqi stood beside him, taking a sip from his glass and swirling it nonchalantly. “You’ve been observing for so long. Have you seen anyone you like yet?”
“Nope.”
“Young Master An’s standards really are high. Come on, let’s go dance.”
An Qingyan smiled and shook his head. “You go ahead. I’ll just drink here.” All those people crammed together, the smell of sweat and cologne mixing… he couldn’t stand it.
Lu Yuqi went off to dance. An Qingyan finished his cocktail and, bored, opened his phone to play Anipop.
“All alone, little one?”
Another man came to hit on him, sitting down next to him. He glanced over; the guy was decent-looking, but his eyes were a bit creepy. He went back to his game, showing no intention of engaging.
“This drink is on me, brother.” The creepy guy pushed a cocktail in front of the young man. The young man’s expression didn’t change as he pushed it back. “No thanks.”
“Well, now we know each other.” The creepy guy moved closer, placing a hand on An Qingyan’s shoulder. A flash of disgust crossed the youth’s beautiful, handsome face. Just as he was about to twist the man’s hand off, someone else made a move first.
“Ah!!” A blood-curdling shriek rang out.
The creepy guy clutched his injured shoulder, glaring viciously at the man who had suddenly appeared. “You f*cking dare to ruin my business!” With that, he swung a punch fiercely at the man’s face.
Then, he was kicked to the ground.
“Get lost.”
“You f*cker!” The creepy guy froze. In the dim light, the tall man exuded an intimidating aura. Those cold, deep eyes were enough to make one’s heart tremble.
“You got lucky today!” The creepy guy spat out a weak threat, scrambled to his feet, turned, and ran, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Everyone’s attention turned to the man.
“Damn, he’s so hot…”
“Isn’t this an overbearing CEO in the flesh?”
“If only I could sleep with him…”
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