Chapter 14:
Tu Yan was stunned.
Was Gu Chenbai jealous? Why would he be jealous? Oh, he remembered...
Tu Yan reluctantly withdrew his hand and pushed his sunglasses up.
His memory rewound to the night of signing the divorce agreement when Gu Chenbai said, "I like you, or you can say it's love at first sight." He was serious at the time, but Tu Yan didn't believe it.
However, now he couldn't help but believe it.
Gu Chenbai's love was overflowing, and Tu Yan couldn't escape from it.
So he must be jealous now, even unhappy.
Tu Yan deduced the conclusion.
As the film reached its climax, the general plot was that his character was originally supposed to leave the city but stayed for Qi He.
The train passed by, but he didn't leave.
The two of them looked at each other quietly across the tracks, and then they cried and laughed.
The sound of sobbing came from the cinema, and Gu Chenbai turned to look at Tu Yan, lowering his voice and saying, "You acted very well." His tone was still gentle, but his eyes seemed to lack a hint of tenderness and had a touch of desolation.
Tu Yan couldn't see clearly behind his sunglasses, but it was still obvious that Gu Chenbai's praise was insincere.
He didn't reply, not even a modest smile for Gu Chenbai.
He grabbed a handful of popcorn and was about to stuff it in his mouth but put it down.
He felt a stifling sensation in his chest, as if there was a deflating ball bouncing around in his body, unable to escape.
The movie had just ended, and before the ending song played, Tu Yan was about to leave, but Gu Chenbai pulled him back and said, "Yan Yan, let's be the last ones to leave." So Tu Yan sat back down, crossed his legs, and took out his phone to play.
However, unexpected troubles arose.
The two people in the seats next to them also didn't leave.
They seemed to be preparing to listen to the entire ending song, so they leisurely chatted.
The person on the left said, "The plot was better than I imagined.
It's true that our Yan Yan has a great eye for scripts!" The person on the right said, "The chemistry between him and Qi He was so strong, so natural.
Do you remember that scene where they were flirting at a class reunion? Really, my face turned red when I watched it." The person on the left exclaimed excitedly, "Yes, yes, yes! I felt the same!!" The person on the right said, "Hey, did you see the rumors in the fan club? They said the two of them are really together?" "I saw it, but I don't believe the pregnancy thing.
Yan Yan doesn't seem like the type who would marry and have children, and isn't Qi He constantly appearing on variety shows recently? The timing doesn't match." "That's true, but I absolutely believe they have a romantic relationship." "Me too! They are so compatible.
Qi He is a seductive and powerful alpha, while Yan Yan is a pure and restrained omega.
Oh my goodness, I'm obsessed!! Did you read the fanfiction I recommended to you yesterday? The one with the super-fast car—" "I read it, I read it! It was amazing!" "We just have to wait for them to officially announce their relationship." "But Yan Yan hasn't been in the news lately.
Even the fans can't find him.
It's like he disappeared from the face of the earth.
I miss him so much."
"On the side, Tu Yan, who was forced to listen to the gossip, said, "..." He put down the popcorn bucket with a wooden face, forcefully restraining the urge to clarify the black material for himself.
He took several deep breaths before calming down.
Then he felt Gu Chenbai leaning towards him, with that faint but pervasive woody scent, enveloping Tu Yan tightly.
Tu Yan's limbs seemed to be out of his control, and he could only straighten his back and watch Gu Chenbai vigilantly with his peripheral vision.
However, Gu Chenbai lightly held Tu Yan's left hand ring, his fingertips feeling slightly cold.
Half of his fingers were placed on the ring, and half of them were deliberately or unintentionally rubbing against Tu Yan's knuckles.
Tu Yan felt itchy and reflexively curled his fingers, unexpectedly making a gesture as if he wanted to shake hands.
Gu Chenbai hooked the corner of his mouth and firmly held Tu Yan's hand.
Tu Yan quickly retracted his hand in an attempt to break free, but Gu Chenbai didn't give him a chance; his grip was tight.
"Yan Yan, I'm jealous," Gu Chenbai whispered in Tu Yan's ear.
Tu Yan felt his ears burning from Gu Chenbai's breath and angrily retorted, "What is it to me? It's you who wanted to look." "Don't you have anything to explain to me?" "No!" Tu Yan erupted like a volcano, shook off Gu Chenbai's hand, and stood up to leave.
As he passed by the two gossipers next door, his pace quickened even more.
Gu Chenbai couldn't keep up with his speed.
By the time Tu Yan had played four rounds of claw machines downstairs, Gu Chenbai reached him with his cane.
Tu Yan failed to grab a doll for the fourth time, making him angrier and more frustrated.
He slapped the control lever of the claw machine.
Gu Chenbai laughed, helplessly covered Tu Yan's hand, stood behind him, and held his hand to manipulate the joystick.
Gu Chenbai asked, "Yan Yan, which one do you want?" Tu Yan sneered, "You act as if you're capable of grabbing one." "Then I'll choose that unhappy-looking little bunny inside.
It looks adorable," Gu Chenbai responded with a smile, deliberately pushing the joystick at a special angle instead of aligning it perfectly with the doll.
Tu Yan was puzzled when suddenly Gu Chenbai pressed the grab button.
He was startled and was about to say, 'It's not aligned yet!' when he saw the metal claw slowly coming down and accurately gripping the round butt of the rabbit, securely transporting it to the exit.
"...This is so damn freaky." Tu Yan was speechless once again.
Tu Yan bent down to pick up the doll, and Gu Chenbai took it over and held it next to Tu Yan's face, saying, "It looks especially alike." Tu Yan was bewildered by Gu Chenbai's actions, feeling both angry and embarrassed, forgetting all the refutation he had in mind.
He snatched the rabbit and walked away.
Gu Chenbai's driver stopped the car at the intersection next to the cinema.
Tu Yan got in the car and didn't say a word to Gu Chenbai until they reached the doorstep of his house.
After getting out of the car, Tu Yan hurriedly entered the door, but repeatedly pressed the wrong code.
Gu Chenbai lightly laughed but didn't help him, just leisurely watched.
"Are you annoyed?" Tu Yan vented his frustration towards Gu Chenbai.
"I've listened to so much gossip about you today, and I'm not even angry yet.
Why should you be mad?" Gu Chenbai came closer, teasing him in a slightly sarcastic tone before reaching out to input the door code.
"I..." Tu Yan walked unhappily under the eaves, opened the door, and walked inside, but paused at the entrance."
Gu Chenbai walked slowly.
When he stepped inside and closed the door, the room was still pitch black.
He could faintly see Tu Yan's figure standing by the door.
He asked in confusion, "Yan Yan, why didn't you turn on the lights?"
"Don't turn them on yet.
I have two things to say," Tu Yan's voice sounded very clear in the darkness, not as deep as in the movies, but with more youthfulness.
"Because I don't like being misunderstood by others, I think it's necessary for me to explain to you.
First, Qi He and I have been childhood friends.
We don't have any other relationship.
Second, that kiss was staged, with a bank card in between.
That's it, I'm done talking.
But I don't mean to explain to you any further.
Don't be so presumptuous.
I simply dislike being misunderstood." Tu Yan said all this rapidly, like a machine gun, and then there was silence for two seconds before he tried to turn on the lights.
Just as his hand touched the switch, Gu Chenbai grabbed his wrist.
Gu Chenbai took a step forward, causing Tu Yan to step back, but he was against the wall and had no way to retreat.
Before he could react, Gu Chenbai pressed him against the wall.
At this moment, Gu Chenbai exuded a hint of unfamiliar dominance, causing Tu Yan's heart to beat faster, unable to move.
"Yan Yan, I have watched all your movies at the cinema.
Before, I only admired them and didn't get jealous, but today I'm particularly jealous, especially when I saw him kiss you."
"Gu Chenbai, stay away from me," Tu Yan pushed him.
"Even if it was staged, I still feel jealous," Gu Chenbai rubbed Tu Yan's wrist with his fingertips, sounding somewhat aggrieved.
"And one more thing, why do they all call you Yan Yan?"
Tu Yan was speechless.
"Can't all my fans call me that? Some even call me Tu Tu.
Do you have to interfere in that too?"
"I don't want to call you the same as them.
I treat you so well, can't I have an exclusive nickname for you?"
Tu Yan endured to the extreme.
He wanted to push Gu Chenbai away but didn't actually do it.
He said in his heart, domestic violence is against the law, domestic violence is against the law.
"I...
I can.
You can change it!"
"Bunny." Gu Chenbai said softly.
Tu Yan froze for a moment and then refused after a while, "No, it's too childish..."
But Gu Chenbai had already taken it as a default.
He lowered his head and touched Tu Yan's nose with his own.
"Bunny, can you give me a real kiss without any distance?"
Tu Yan might have been stunned.
He didn't resist even when Gu Chenbai's lips pressed against his and pushed further, crossing boundaries.