Song Mu stayed out the rest of the day, seeing no point in returning to Ye Xun’s home since he had to pick up Liang Hai at midnight. He drove around for a while, enjoying the different sites. Then, he finally decided to stop at the CyberCafe to kill time.
Plus, he thought he should see Liang Hai’s on and off ex-boyfriend, Zeng Yijun, the manager at the CyberCafe.
When he entered the place, Zeng Yijun was standing near the worker’s desk, talking with one of the workers. Song Mu walked over, standing there as he did not know if he should interrupt their conversation. But, Zeng Yijun chose once he noticed him.
“I will be right back.” He told the worker before making his way towards Song Mu. “Want to talk in the backroom?” He asked.
Song Mu nodded. He followed Zeng Yijun to the backroom as they closed the door behind them once they reached it. Song Mu sat down as Zeng Yijun went to the mini-fridge, pulling out two drinks. He tossed one to Song Mu, who caught it.
“You look different.” Zeng Yujin finally greeted him.
“It is nice to see you too.” Song Mu responded.
Zeng Yujin hummed, his expression barely changing. Honestly, Zeng Yujin rarely showed emotion; he was a monotone person. He sat down across from Song Mu, quickly saying, “Liang Hai is coming back, isn’t he?”
“I didn’t even say anything.” Song Mu always forgot how sharp Zeng Yujin is. But then again, Song Mu only visits him six times a year. And his visits start picking up when Liang Hai comes back.
Opening his can, Zeng Yujin sipped his drink, “You didn’t have to. Also, Zhang Xuilan told me since I am her man-of-honor.”
Funny thing, Zeng Yujin and Zhang Xuilan are childhood friends. When Liang Hai’s father married Zhang Xuilan’s mother after five years of his divorce from his first wife, Liang Hai met Zeng Yujin. Their relationship was—still is—extremely intense. Every time they were around each other, it was like someone lit a forest on fire.
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“My place is free.” Zeng Yujin instantly cut in a second after he finished speaking.
Song Mu could not stop the dread from appearing on his face at those words. Letting those two together, alone, is like saying, let’s jump into a pool of snakes and hope not to get bit. He would rather exercise with his father everything (and that is torture) than let his best friend and his best friend’s ex in a room together.
“That’s not a good idea, and you know it.” Last year, when Liang Hai visited, the police had to get involved. Zeng Yujin had a boyfriend at the time but ended up sleeping with Liang Hai throughout his whole visit. His boyfriend (now ex) found out, and a fight that ended with fist flying broke out.
Back in high school, Liang Hai used to fight a lot, earning him the ‘the strongest’ title. So, Song Mu had to be the one to call the police on his best friend before he sent the poor man to the hospital.
And honestly, it was not the first time something like this had happened. The relationship between Liang Hai and Zeng Yujin is poisonous, but at the same time, not toxic. They can be sweet to each other but assholes to everyone else (except whom they care for). But they always break up for stupid reasons.
Zeng Yujin took another sip, his face giving nothing away like usual. “That’s fine. As long as you know, he will find his way back into my bed sooner or later.”
And Song Mu does know. Hopefully, this time, he could stop it. He is sure that Zhang Xuilan wants a perfect wedding.
When his phone vibrated, causing him to pull it out and see Ren Yi’s name, Song Mu thought back to his sentence earlier. He can try to the best of his ability, but if Ren Yi wants to see him, then dates before mates.
A broad smile appeared on his face as he read Ren Yi’s message before texting him back. “Who are you talking to?” A voice asked, making him forget that Zeng Yujin was still in the room.
“Uh,” Song Mu thought about what to say, “I cannot tell you before Liang Hai; he would complain.”
“Something that Liang Hai doesn’t know, interesting” Zeng Yujin sounded far from interested. His dead tone almost made his words sound sarcastic. Seriously, if people didn’t know him, they would think he was messing with them.
Song Mu hummed in response before asking, “Can I hang back here?”
“If you don’t try separating Liang Hai and me, you can.”
“Never mind, I will go use the computers.”
“I am only playing. Promise to do Zhang Xuilan’s makeup for her day, and you can.”
“I promise.”
Zeng Yujin walked out after that, leaving Song Mu alone. Song Mu went back to texting Ren Yi.
Ren Yi: This time, I am the one who should be apologizing.
Song Mu: Ah, but I am in the wrong too. And sorry if my reaction freaked you out.
Ren Yi: No, I should. I wanted to draw you for selfish reasons, so I hope I did not mess anything up. And it is fine; I didn’t mind at all.
Song Mu: Selfish reasons? What do you mean by that?
Ren Yi: …….. I wanted to see all your tattoos and to confirm something.
Song Mu: Oh. If you want to see my tattoos, you don’t have to ask to draw me naked; I don’t mind showing you. And did you confirm what you wanted?
Ren Yi: I did.
As he gnawed on his bottom lip, Song Mu’s curiosity shot up. He wondered what Ren Yi confirmed. Should he ask? And if he found out the answer, what should he do next?
Song Mu: Can I know what you confirmed? You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to.
Ren Yi: I am free tomorrow night; do you want to go out for dinner?
Even though Ren Yi changed the subject, Song Mu could already feel the butterflies coming back full force. It sounded like Ren Yi was asking him out on a date.
Song Mu: I do.
Ren Yi: I will see you tomorrow night.
Did he wants to confirm Song Mu’s inner dom?
Oh boy, those super passionate relationships are hard – especially if they see other people. Ouch. Song Mu doesn’t need to regret anything – interfering wouldn’t help anyway lol we never listen 🤣. Just focus on this precious new thing that’s happening.