However, Helian Wei Wei was clearly too considerate and said, “You don't have to explain further, I understand.” With that, she rid him of a way out of this sticky mess.
In the end, Xiao Zifeng could only stare blankly at Helian Wei Wei. He reached out and pressed a hand against the baby hair sprawled across her forehead, smiling awkwardly. Utterly helpless, he said, “Wei Wei, you really…”
“You don't have to be so touched.” Helian Wei Wei patted his shoulder with utmost sincerity.
Xiao Zifeng almost spat out blood as her words set in. “Do you think I'm touched?”
“Are you not? Then, why do you look as if you're about to burst out in tears?” As she finished her sentence, Helian Wei Wei let out a sigh. “The bottom ones usually have a fragile soul, I know.”
Xiao Zifeng's expression began to distort as he muttered confusingly, “The bottom ones?”
“When one man and another get together, don't you guys make a distinction between top and bottom?” Helian Wei Wei teased with a raised brow, “You don't have to be so shocked. I've come across them before, there are plenty overseas.”
Xiao Zifeng almost fell to his knees in exasperation as he replied, “What have you come across! Who said I'm a bottom?”
“Are you not a bottom? So you're a top, then.” Helian Wei Wei shook her head with pity as she pressed on, “You're always gawking at Jue's body. Just look at him! Even without me, you wouldn't have been able to top him.”
Xiao Zifeng was speechless as he screamed internally. I've never ever dreamed about topping another guy, okay!
“I don't…” Xiao Zifeng wanted to resolve the misunderstanding.
“Mister Xiao.” A graceful and clear voice sounded from around the corner. A man stood there, holding Baili Shangxie in one hand. He stared straight at him with a charming smile and said, “My apologies. I don't want to step between the two of you as you reminisce about your schooling days, but Shangxie is sleepy and he's whining for Wei Wei.”
Baili Shangxie's eyes were gleaming with life, with no signs of drowsiness. However, when the Great Demon King lowered his eyes to look at him, he reached out his little hand and rubbed his face, pretending to be extremely exhausted. He snorted coldly to himself. Using me as an excuse, again. There is no limit to Imperial Father's shamelessness!
Evidently, Xiao Zifeng knew that the man was doing it on purpose. However, he only discovered how deceitful the man was when he had the previous conversation with Helian Wei Wei.
He still wanted to talk to Helian Wei Wei, but she apparently felt that the conversation was over.
Even when he sent a text to Helian Wei Wei after everyone had left, to clarify that he was not interested in men, Helian Wei Wei simply replied, “Don't worry, I won't tell anyone.”
In short, the a.s.sumption that he liked men had firmly set in her mind.
Even so, Xiao Zifeng did not give up. He lowered his head and started to input word by word into his phone.
At this moment, in Beijing's most prosperous mansion district, Baili Jia Jue noticed that after sending out a reply on WeChat, the person sitting in his arms looked as if she was expecting a second text. A cool glimmer flashed across his enigmatic irises as he nonchalantly called, “Wei Wei.”
“Yes?” Helian Wei Wei looked up with a piece of biscuit held in her mouth.
Baili Jia Jue grinned lightly and said, “There's spiced beef that the chef cooked previously in the fridge on the first floor. Are you hungry?”
“Spiced beef?” Helian Wei Wei's eyes twinkled.
Baili Jia Jue's thin lips held the most beautiful arc as he replied gently, “Yes, it's spiced beef.”
“I'll eat it!” Helian Wei Wei immediately sprung to her feet with overflowing enthusiasm, chanting, “To think that even in such a cold and dreary place, you'd have spiced beef. I'll go down now to get it!”
Baili Jia Jue closed the business magazine in his hands and said nonchalantly, “Let me hold your phone for you, can you pour me a gla.s.s of red wine as well?”
“Sure.” Helian Wei Wei cheerfully smiled, fantasizing about her spiced beef. She gladly tossed her phone at him and sauntered downstairs with a languid stretch, like a cat who had just gotten food.
Meanwhile, Baili Shangxie was playing with building blocks with his brother. He pursed his lips after Helian Wei Wei went downstairs and said, “I don't remember seeing spiced beef in the fridge.” Other than wine and blood plasma, there's nothing for humans at all!
Baili Jia Jue ignored his son's provocation. Instead, he slowly picked up the teacup beside him, dipped his head, and sipped from it. Then, he unlocked the screen with a swipe and proceeded to read the new incoming messages on her phone.
“Wei Wei, you might never know that. Someone who was supposed to study business transferred to the law department of University A, after watching a debate that you partic.i.p.ated in…”
“At that time, you always attended cla.s.s alone. You loved sitting by the window to peer out of it.”
“Liking you is an easy task, or perhaps I'm too conceited. I thought that you'd notice me if I sat behind you, but apart from academic discussions, you rarely looked back at me. When you smiled at me for the first time, I realized that I was the one who had fallen for you, a long time ago.”
“Wei Wei, I like you. Although it's too late to say this now, I still want to tell you that if he's not treating you well, you can always look for me…”
As Baili Jia Jue watched the text messages filing in, he did not rush to reply. Instead, he waited until the other stopped typing. After another minute, he sent him three simple words, “She's not here.”
The woman whom he had had a crush on for this many years was convinced he was gay. Handsome Xiao was on the verge of tears. As he continued to send the second, the third, and even the fifth message, he realized that he had typed a lot in his confession and was becoming restless. Each pa.s.sing second felt like a year as he waited for her reply, only to receive a text saying, ‘She's not here.'
This meant that someone else was holding onto Helian Wei Wei's phone. As for who this person was, the answer was clear as day.
Handsome Xiao fell completely silent, feeling as if no other person in this world could possibly be more miserable than he was now.
I just want to confess properly!
Why is it so hard?!!
Meanwhile, Helian Wei Wei was still wandering around the mansion, perplexed as she examined the internal structures of the ma.s.sive refrigerator sitting in the kitchen. Everything in there was either wine or blood, with nothing edible laid within, let alone spiced beef.
Helian Wei Wei raised a neat eyebrow, but did not give it much thought.
Since there's no meat, I'll just drink more wine.
Thus, she retrieved two wine gla.s.ses and ran her fingers across a few bottles of red wine, before picking with rich maroon color. With her hands full, she slowly paced upstairs.
“There's no spiced beef in the fridge.” Helian Wei Wei asked Baili Jia Jue, “Were you perhaps mistaken?”
Baili Jia Jue frowned and appeared to plunge into deep thought.
Helian Wei Wei let out a hearty laugh and chirped, “You must've remembered wrongly.”
The two boys had no remarks about the situation and simply resumed playing with their building blocks.
A while later, Little Qingchen began to rub his eyes with his little hands.
Seeing this, Baili Shangxie hoisted his little brother to his feet and nonchalantly told Helian Wei Wei, “Mom, little brother is sleepy, I'll bring him to bed.”
“Go ahead.” Helian Wei Wei felt very relieved as she watched the little wobbly figure left the room, even her laughter sounded extremely gentle.
However, Baili Jia Jue was still seated in his original position, swirling the wine gla.s.s in one hand, while placing his other hand on Helian Wei Wei's back. His eyes housed a sea of unfathomable darkness…
