Tao Qi was standing right there, yet HanHan didn't recognise her at all. And when JingYuan had went over, he looked so very happy. That had made him let out a tiny sigh of relief. HanHan really did liked him!
JingYuan thought back to YiHan's responses last night. In bed, the other man would always make him feel like he could do anything he wanted to. Subconsciously, his lips curved into a gentle smile. But then, he recalled how YiHan would always awkwardly dodge his attempts at being affectionate. His mood instantly drooped. He pondered and wondered. In the end, he pulled his phone out and started a thread on an anonymous forum.
HELP: My boyfriend constantly switches between being affectionate and cold, but when we make love, he'd spoil me and let me do what I want. Does he love me or not? Waiting online.
JingYuan waited a few minutes before he refreshed the page and a slew of comments appeared below his question.
Dearest.Doggy: OP, are you asking for help or showing off?
Doggy: OP's showing off! Not going to help!
Green.Grass.Growing.On.Your.Head: Showing off +1
Undies.in.the.Wind: Does this need explaining? Humans might try and cover up in their daily lives, but they'd be very honest when making love. If he didn't love you, why would he spoil you? Say, how is he spoiling you?
Prettiest.Flower.in.the.Sky: Miss, you've got to communicate with him. Girls need to feel safe. If that keeps going on, anyone would be exhausted!
No.One.Wants.a.Wild.Chrysanthemum: Upstairs, are you mistaken? OP is clearly a guy!
Prettiest.Flower.in.the.Sky: Upstairs, are you blind? OP said. Boy. Friend!
Glamorous.Chrisanthemum: Haha, upstairs, have you never heard of a species called gays? Hurry away from here. Be careful. You might open up to a brand new world!
Prettiest.Flower.in.the.Sky: Brand new world, my ass. Same-sex marriage has been legal for years. I just didn't think of it!
Glamorous.Chrisanthemum: My analysis, OP is top!
Flexing.Love: OP, your boyfriend is such a great bf!
I.am.the.Greatest.Top: Don't worry, OP. He loves you very much, that's for sure. Mouths may lie but bodies don't. Most people go with their instinctive reactions when making love. They're the most honest then.
Forever.Alone.Dog: Forever alone person passing by. It's very unethical to flex your relationship before those who are single. OP, you're a beast!
Sunflower: OP just wanted to show off his boyfriend. Analysis complete!
JingYuan scrolled and scrolled. He read every single reply. Buried under a bunch of random information, he found the answer he was seeking: HanHan loved him very much.
He smiled and closed the page. HanHan's changes might very well be due to those vague mental manipulations twisting his mind and traumatising him. None of that mattered though. He'd stay by HanHan's side until the other was completely free and happy.
***
The moment YiHan opened his eyes, he saw JingYuan sitting by his bedside. The man was spacing out while staring at him. YiHan's face flushed pink.
"What time is it?" YiHan asked in a rather hoarse voice.
JingYuan helped YiHan to sit up and held him close.
"It's noon," he replied with a warm smile. "Are you hungry?"
YiHan laid a hand across his stomach and lightly pressed on it.
"I'm not hungry," he said, shaking his head. "Why aren't you at work?"
"I have so many employees in my company. Must I still do everything myself? What? You don't like me staying behind to be with you?" JingYuan said.
YiHan cleared his throat and mumbled, "I do. Why would I not? It'd be great if you never left."
"What did you say?" JingYuan asked, leaning in close.
"Nothing. I said nothing." YiHan smiled. He paused, then asked in a tentative tone, "The Mu Group is into real estate, right?"
"Yes," JingYuan replied after giving the other a peck on the lips. "Why the sudden interest? I heard from your mother you've been looking into the southern suburbs lately. Is that right?"
Translator's Notes:
Waiting online: This phrase would usually be followed by "urgent" and commonly meant the OP needed answers now (as a way to push other users to answer). However, it's now become so common, and redundant, that it's more used to convey the OP's desire to get answers.
My analysis/analysis complete: It's a Chinese meme. MTL might say "identification is complete" or "certification accomplished". Source of meme is a bunch of people on the internet certifying breasts from popular online celebrities (presumably for fake breasts/plastic surgery). People then used it for other purposes.