He kept telling himself that Ye Quan said that just to tease him like usual. He pretended not to notice the serious gaze of the older man, and he also pretended not to hear the serious tone of the man. Yes, he pretended as if Ye Quan was just teasing him by telling him that statement.
["I trust you because you are special to me, ZhuZhu."]
That one sentence kept ringing in his head like a broken alarm clock in the morning. Even though his head tried to turn off the alarm, the annoying sound continued to annoy him and make him uneasy.
But, Ye Quan's statement didn't really annoy him or make him uncomfortable. Instead, he was touched by the simple but meaningful sentence.
Actually, how Ye Quan said something sweet to him today wasn't the only thing that bothered him. Ever since he suddenly fainted when he and Ye Quan were going to exercise together at the gym, he had noticed that the older man treated him differently.
