Outside, the rain started at some point, and Lu Yanzhou sat in the study with a blank document on the computer where his paper should have been written.
Obviously, his mind was not focused on it at all.
"Hey, hey? Lu Yanzhou, are you not listening to me again!" Yang Qingzhou's voice came from the phone casually thrown on the table.
Lu Yanzhou's absent gaze finally descended with some reluctance.
"I'm listening."
Yang Qingzhou complained, "Don't you think you've been daydreaming more often lately? Xiyen has gone back, saying he has a lead on his sister again, and we're back to relying on each other."
"Last night, because of your little servant, I woke up this morning with dark circles under my eyes."
"By the way, speaking of this, I forgot to mention something. Do you know who informed us yesterday?"
Lu Yanzhou picked up the phone and switched to speaker mode.
"Who?"
Yang Qingzhou's tone was complicated. "It was Gu Xuezhao."
All the men taken away by Xiyen have confessed, and now they are in prison.
Gu Xuezhao's inconsistent behavior is quite suspicious.
According to the confession, he initially agreed decisively without any hesitation.
But what made her suddenly change her mind later and inform Yang Qingzhou?
"How do you plan to handle this? Are you going to persuade her to withdraw directly?"
Yang Qingzhou had no good feelings toward this little guy.
Lu Yanzhou shook his head.
"Shi Liao Liao is the victim. I will tell him about what Gu Xuezhao did and let him decide how to handle it."
Upon hearing the name of the young servant, Yang Qingzhou couldn't help but say, "Hey, how far have you two progressed? Is the little servant starting to shy away from you?"
Lu Yanzhou stood up and paced to the window, his gaze falling on the big tree outside, remaining silent for a long time.
Shy away?
A bitter smile tugged at his lips.
Seeing him not speaking, Yang Qingzhou couldn't help but continue.
"I mean, what are you thinking? Although societal attitudes are more open now, our kind of family... relationships with men just can't last."
"I know."
He had known from the beginning.
After a whole night of contemplation, Lu Yanzhou had understood.
He didn't like men, he only liked Shi Liao Liao.
Gender was irrelevant.
"Hanging up."
Not wanting to hear Yang Qingzhou's nagging, he promptly hung up the phone.
Then he went downstairs.
Shi Liao Liao wasn't on the first floor.
After scanning around, Lu Yanzhou went out and returned shortly after, his sweater carrying a chill from outside.
At that moment, Shi Liao Liao was squatting on the ground, digging soil while discussing with Maru why she had bitten Lu Yanzhou last night.
She didn't think it was a big deal.
After all, they were both grown men on the surface.
But the trouble lies in whether this can be considered the male lead's first kiss.
When Shi Liao Liao suspected Lu Yanzhou of being gay some time ago, she would casually mention Gu Xuezhao in front of him and observe him from time to time.
Later, she found that he seemed to have no interest in Gu Xuezhao, and he also met the female lead's own brother, Xiyen.
Just by appearances, Shi Liao Liao and Maru could confirm that Gu Xuezhao definitely couldn't be the male lead.
Before anyone could discuss whether the male lead had been kissed by a "man" and risk being criticized by readers, Shi Liao Liao received a text from the male lead.
Lu Yanzhou: Take the things on the table to Yang Qingzhou.
Shi Liao Liao stood up and wiped the dirt off her hands.
"Time to get to work."
St. Dunstan's Academy was quite large, so a few days ago, Lu Yanzhou had driven himself to school, and Shi Liao Liao had bought an electric scooter.
Students below grade B were not allowed to use scooters on campus, except on weekends.
Carrying a bag, she went to ride her newly bought electric scooter, feeling quite excited.
However, after the garage door slowly opened, she fell silent at the scene inside.
In the huge garage, her light blue electric scooter was parked at the far end, blocked tightly by three different colored sports cars, pitifully squeezed against the wall, unable to move.
How did Shi Liao Liao see this?
Was she blind!?
Who parks their fancy cars in her spot and blocks her electric scooter?
They even formed a fence shape around it!
In the study, Lu Yanzhou propped his head up, his chestnut eyes fixed on the digital clock, silently counting down in his mind.
Three... Two... One...
The next second, the study door was knocked on, with more force than usual, as if filled with anger.
"Please come in."
Lu Yanzhou curled his lips and lifted the teacup, admiring the delicate enamel on its surface.
Shi Liao Liao entered, wrapped in a chill, her lips stiff.
Lu Yanzhou sat there, a gentle smile playing on his lips. "What's the matter?"
Shi Liao Liao really wanted to throw the car keys at that clear and elegant face.
"Young master, I noticed your car wasn't parked in its spot. Shall I help you park it again?"
Shi Liao Liao was absolutely certain that the car had been perfectly parked in its spot this morning!
There was no doubt as to why it was now blocking her electric scooter!
[You did this on purpose!]
Lu Yanzhou looked somewhat embarrassed as he furrowed his brows.
"It's possible."
"But my car has a mind of its own, what I say—"
"Perhaps doesn't count."
A fleeting hint of mockery flashed in his chestnut eyes, then he looked at Shi Liao Liao seriously, as if troubled.
Shi Liao Liao's eyelid twitched.
If she couldn't understand Lu Yanzhou's meaning, then she might as well be dead.
"Young master, how would you like me to handle this?"
She sighed.
[Why are you coming at me? What are you doing to my little donkey? It's just a child, what does it know?]
Lu Yanzhou smiled and quietly asked, "Anything goes?"
[Don't push it too far. If you push me too hard, I can do anything.]
[Except math.]
[Anything else is fair game.]
Lu Yanzhou: "..."
He got up, walked around the long table, and approached the young servant.
Carrying the scent of soil and grass, Lu Yanzhou pinched her chin with two fingers and lifted it up.
Shi Liao Liao was forced to look up and meet his chestnut eyes.
Proud as the young master he was, Lu Yanzhou had prepared himself to accept Shi Liao Liao and wouldn't allow her to escape.
"Do you have any wild and bold fantasies?"
"Speak them out."
Lu Yanzhou's voice was low, almost coaxing, and the adornment of a small mole at the corner of his eye made his chestnut eyes particularly captivating, making it difficult for anyone to refuse his ideas.
Shi Liao Liao's expression relaxed for a moment, then she was drawn into the sea of desire by those eyes, facing her most intense desires.
"I want to resign."
Lu Yanzhou: "..."
He exerted a little more force with the two fingers holding Shi Liao Liao's chin, and Master Lu reluctantly reminded her, "Something even more vulgar."
Shi Liao Liao: "Resignation without notice."
Lu Yanzhou pinched her cheek and squinted, "Don't even think about it."
Watching the young servant's deadpan face being pinched by himself, he couldn't help but recall that night when she hugged him, smiling sweetly and seductively.
His gaze fell on her full lips, and he calmly remarked, "You're wearing lipstick."
Shi Liao Liao was puzzled, "Young master, I didn't wear lipstick."
[Why would I wear lipstick!?]
Lu Yanzhou wiped at the corner of her lips with his fingertip and then smirked, "I don't believe you, let me taste."
Ignoring the out-of-character moment, Shi Liao Liao's face was a picture of disbelief as Lu Yanzhou leaned in and kissed her lips.