In room 520, the was a handsome young man.
He had black hair, sunkissed skin, chin up, and had a natural unfriendly and arrogant expression. But this time his eyes showed interest. It made his eyes light up.
This was Li Minghao sitting in a cool relaxed manner. He had his cellphone in hand but he wasn't looking at it. Instead, he was watching his little 'brother sipping on the mix of the two drinks.
But he didn't care about those drinks.
Instead, he was curious about this little brother's sexual preferences. If he was gay... this little brother had to hide or he would have a hard time with his classmates. In the name of peace and friendship, he had to at least advise this little brother to be careful.
He also wanted to fix the misconceptions this little guy had of him.
"Qin Yun."
Chen Jingyun looked back at him and raised her eyebrows in response. She kept on drinking her bubble tea. She was a glutton who wanted to continue its one mission in life. Drink, eat, repeat.
She wasn't feeling the same seriousness Li Minghao wanted her to have. She was in her sweet world while he was Sherlock Holmes trying to figure out this puzzle of a person.
So, he decided to pull Chen Jingyun into his world of interrogations.
"First we have to talk about a serious error you made." Li Minghao leaned forward and clasped his hand on the table in a domineering manner. His lips were pressed into a line. He left no room for giggles. He was the official and she was the suspect.
Unconsciously, Chen Jingyun sat up straighter. She also put down her bubble tea.
"What mistake?" She tilted her head in question.
What was he talking about? Chen Jingyun mentally scratched her head.
The young man in front of her looked at her with dead-serious eyes, taking his moment to respond. Slowly but surely, he got his truth out.
"I don't like men."
One sentence and she got it. Is he still worried about that? Chen Jingyun felt like giggling, but she kept a composed face. She recognized he was telling the truth. She decided to respect that.
"Since you said it, I won't doubt you anymore." Chen Jingyun said honestly. "I believe you."
Li Minghao inspected her a little more until he was satisfied. He wanted to see if this guy changed his mind about it. After a little while, he let it go.
"Also, please tell that girl at the bubble tea shop I am not gay. I don't want any rumors."
How did he found out?!
Chen Jingyun gulped and smiled a little bit embarrassed. But she quickly nodded in response.
"I will."
Thinking that it was over, Chen Jingyun relaxed and reached for her bubble tea once more, but was stopped by his voice.
There's more?!
"And." Li Minghao added. "I want you to answer a question. You must answer truthfully. Don't lie."
Chen Jinygyun tensed up. Did he know something? That she was a girl? Where did she slip? When did he find out?
Please, please, please! She begged Li Minghao didn't find out her secret.
But of course, nobody could do that for her.
So she remembered a quote that truly came handy and fitted her situation:
'If you all else fails lie till the ends of times!' or something like that.
"What is it?" Chen Jingyun tried to calm down and steady her heart as she faced the observant Li Minghao. Somehow, she felt like he was a lie detector. Could he read her heartbeats?
Well, of course not. The smart voice in her head said.
Since this was the case, she would become the perfect criminal.
Or at least try.
The place settled into complete silence. She could only see him and herself. Anything else, the world outside, it was completely forgotten.
In her mind, all she was thinking was denying everything.
Are you a human?
No.
Do you like sweets?
No.
Are you a girl?
No. No. No.
The moment of truth came, and the world slowed down for Chen Jingyun and...
Li Minghao's lips moved.
"Do you like girls?"
Automatically, Chen Jingyun answered with much conviction and incredible steadiness.
"No!"
Wait, what?