Shao Chen walked down the street that full of stalls bustling with visitors. The people who passed by him started to stare at him with disgust. Many of them whispered to one another, started to gossip about Shao Chen without being noticed by himself.
The still annoyed Shao Chen continued to walk confidently. It had been a long time since he was this annoyed. No, maybe this was the first time he felt upset.
He was so annoyed that his stomach began to grumble asking for food. Usually, he would ignore it but somehow, he really wanted to eat something to relieve his irritation. However, he had no money and even if he had, he would also find it a shame to use it.
'Is there any garbage dump around here?' he thought, started wandering through the streets, intending to find leftovers from there.
His eyes sparkled when he saw a pile of trash lying in a small alley. He was just about to head there when a hand grabbed his shoulder.
"Yusheng?" a friendly man voice called but there was a hint of doubt in his voice.
Shao Chen didn't care and brushed off the hand. he was about to walk to the alley again when that hand came to block him again.
With a sharp gaze, Shao Chen stared at the man. "What do you want?! I am hungry!" he exclaimed irritably.
The man who stopped him was very tall. His skin was pale, he had jet black eyes with very thick eyebrows and a nose that was not too sharp. Traditional Chinese clothing made by soft bluish-green fabric wrapped the man's body nicely and he was smiling friendlily to Shao Chen.
"You are hungry?" he asked in a pleasant cheerful tone.
"Yes!"
"Can I treat you a meal?" he asked, making Shao Chen's eyes sparkled.
Shao Chen immediately smiled broadly at him. "Are you serious?! You're going to treat me to a good meal?!"
The man smiled then nodded. "Of course! I'm your boyfriend. I will do anything for you," he said cheerfully.
Shao Chen nodded happily. 'I will get food without spending any money!' This was the best gift for his stomach and wish. He didn't care anymore about anything else such as the word 'boyfriend' which the man said before.
"Come on!" Shao Chen ran immediately to find a restaurant that seemed delicious.
The man kept smiling softly and followed behind Shao Chen. Secretly, the man breathed a sigh of relief and his shoulders relaxed as if a burden just lifted from him.
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"I want this, then this, this too … ah, this one also seems delicious," Shao Chen said non-stop. He looked at the menu filled with illustrations of the foods. Luckily it was not written form because he won't be able to read them.
He had chosen a fancy restaurant with a lot of customers then dragged the man who claimed to be his boyfriend inside the restaurant.
The waiter who came to greet them was a bit annoyed when he saw Shao Chen's shot hair but he was a professional. He won't be picky in serving the customers. Moreover, the man that came with Shao Chen seemed quite wealthy from the fabric of his fine clothes.
Seeing the length of Shao Chen's order, his boyfriend's perfect smile had twitched several times but he didn't say anything.
"That is all I want!" Shao Chen exclaimed happily. His voice was very loud and he had a very wide smile that made that beautiful face looked very stupid.
The waiter felt sorry for that face but didn't comment on anything. On the contrary, he was very happy with this large number of orders. He immediately announced this great profit to his boss.
"You eat very well," his boyfriend said with a chuckle.
"Hm? Is it? I have no idea." Shao Chen didn't really care. He couldn't wait to vent his frustration by eating.
Before long, food began to fill the table. That was too many that the waiters had to pull another table.
Shao Chen immediately ate heartily. He didn't care about his surroundings. He didn't even look at his boyfriend who didn't touch a single plate. His boyfriend just smiled and stared meaningfully at him.
After finished all of the food, which was amazing because there were almost about 20 kinds of foods on the table, he bleched loudly. Everyone sitting around Shao Chen immediately glared at him.
His boyfriend just smiled. "Are you full?"
Shao Chen nodded. "Very!" He was very full that he thought he would not need to eat again in a year.
"Are you satisfied?" his boyfriend asked softly.
Shao Chen became a little sad. He was already venting his frustration but he was still sad by the fact of his empty pocket.
"My money was gone," he muttered sadly, sadder than when his parents died.
His boyfriend blinked a few times. He thought for a moment then took out a large heavy pouched then handed it to Shao Chen.
Shao Chen opened it and found gold coins piled up inside. "This…."
"Money. I will give them to you so don't be sad anymore, okay?" the man said dearly.
Shao Chen stared at the coins with sparkling eyes. He had never seen this form of money but if that man said this was money, then he was happy!
"Thank you! You are so kind!"
His boyfriend chuckled. He then opened his mouth, was about to say something but closed it again. His eyes followed Shao Chen's behavior, who was busy looking at the money.
That man nodded slightly to himself nervously. "Since I have been so kind to you … do you want to listen to my request?"
Without suspicion, Shao Chen exclaimed, "Sure!"
His boyfriend blinked several times, then smiled. "May I—"
"Young master!" a young man suddenly exclaimed, interrupting his boyfriend's words.
Shao Chen stared blankly at the young man. "What?"
"Hurry back home!" Looks like, that young man was sent by Shao Chen's father.
Shao Chen had long forgotten about the two elders. Usually, he would obediently let other people pulled him everywhere but now he had found his resource of income. He could not possibly let him go!
Shao Chen shrugged off the subordinate's hand, ran over to his boyfriend, and immediately hugged that man from behind. "I won't go with you if he doesn't come too!"
The subordinate looked confused but he didn't think his master would be angry if he brought one more person. So, in the end, he agreed to take the man home with Shao Chen.
Shao Chen's boyfriend's eyes widened a little before he returned to his gentle smile. His eyes shone happily without others noticing.