PBMM CH21

He Qing looked at his lover. Under Yan Xizhi’s gaze, Feng Xinyang squeezed out a smile: “The place we usually go to is Blue Star Bar. A-Qing might not be used to such noisy places.”

“It doesn’t matter, you’ll get used to it once you go!” Yan Xizhi acted as if he didn’t hear his friend’s evasion. Like close bros, he slung an arm over He Qing’s shoulder: “Right, A-Qing?”

The young doctor looked at Feng Xinyang with some hesitation: “How about… I just don’t go…” His personality was soft, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t read people’s expressions. Xinyang obviously didn’t want him to go. Although he didn’t understand why he couldn’t go, He Qing still chose to respect his boyfriend’s opinion.

Perhaps, it was because he wasn’t a boyfriend who was presentable enough to be shown off…

Feng Xinyang noticed the gentle youth’s slightly disappointed eyes almost instantly. He frowned slightly, glared warningly at the grinning Yan Xizhi, and softened his voice: “A-Qing, I’m just afraid you won’t be used to it…”

“It’s fine, we’ll find a quiet place this time. Alright, it’s settled then!”

Yan Xizhi interjected, deciding the matter directly. Before Feng Xinyang could open his mouth again, he patted He Qing’s shoulder and looked at him threateningly: “With a new friend, we naturally have to have a welcome meal together. Xinyang, don’t dawdle anymore!”

Meeting He Qing’s somewhat confused gaze, Feng Xinyang’s eyes darkened, and he agreed.

When Yan Xizhi volunteered to find a place to eat, Feng Xinyang pulled He Qing down to sit, explaining softly, “A-Qing, it’s not that I don’t want you to go. That bar is really loud. You just finished a night shift, and I was afraid the noise would bother you.”

Hearing his words, the young doctor’s slightly round eyes narrowed into a smile, his tone full of trust: “I know, Xinyang, you are just worried about me. It’s okay, I also want to meet your friends.”

Stunned by these eyes full of pure trust, Feng Xinyang revealed a genuine smile: “Yeah, A-Qing is the best.”

[Ding! Feng Xinyang’s favorability: 60. Reached preliminary liking. Please keep up the good work.]

The two leaned against each other intimately. Ning Feng, who was being treated as background scenery, watched He Qing foolishly fall into the trap with a blissful expression. For some reason, he felt a blockage in his heart. He wasn’t a good person, otherwise he wouldn’t have let his three friends play such an out-of-line game. But now, thinking about how He Qing would be divided up cleanly by the three of them like prey caught in a spider’s web, Ning Feng felt a surge of stifling irritation.

Even if he wasn’t familiar with this new prey at all.

Yan Xizhi prepared for the evening dinner with great enthusiasm, but in the end, He Qing still didn’t get to go. Something happened to Feng Xinyang’s family—more accurately, something happened to Feng Xinyang himself.

Feng Xinyang, who had been an only child for nearly thirty years, was suddenly exposed to have a twenty-year-old younger brother. Of course, they were definitely half-brothers from the same father. When he found out this news, he was lounging in He Qing’s office, taking advantage of him. After receiving the call, for the first time, he didn’t maintain his disguise in front of the young doctor. With a vicious and ruthless expression, he left the hospital without saying a single word.

He Qing watched in confusion as his lover left abruptly. He called out in worry but received no response. Only after he had left did he sit down, feeling half bewildered and half sad.

[Has it already started? “The Down-and-Out Young Master’s Unwavering Little Boyfriend”—how about this title?]

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The young doctor waited anxiously for his lover for three days. During this time, he made countless phone calls, but Feng Xinyang’s phone remained turned off. Ning Feng had been discharged from the hospital that very afternoon, and he hadn’t left any contact information behind. It was only then that He Qing realized that aside from his boyfriend’s phone number, he knew absolutely nothing else about him.

Even if he was worried sick right now, there was nothing he could do.

On the fourth day, when He Qing came to work, he keenly noticed that the gazes around him were different from usual. Sympathy, curiosity—this feeling of being looked at like some kind of rare spectacle made him very uncomfortable, and he hurried to his office uneasily.

“Dr. He probably doesn’t know yet…”

“He probably doesn’t. Dr. He never reads gossip news.”

Several little nurses whispered among themselves: “Earlier I was even saying how lucky Dr. He was to have such a great boyfriend. Who would have thought that in just a few days…”

He Qing’s footsteps came to a sudden halt. He turned around somewhat hastily and walked toward the little nurses, who looked embarrassed upon seeing him approach. His usually slow voice was urgent: “What did you just say? Did something happen to Xinyang?”

The little nurses looked at each other in dismay, and one of them said: “Dr. He, you still don’t know? Young Master Feng’s family suddenly exposed that they have an illegitimate son who’s twenty this year. Young Master Feng threw a huge fit at the Feng family. I heard his grandfather was so angry he had a stroke and was hospitalized. Now all the gossip magazines are saying that Young Master Feng has completely severed ties with the Feng family!”

He Qing’s face went blank, his legs almost giving out beneath him. The little nurses looked at him in worry: “Dr. He, are you alright…”

“I’m fine, I’m fine…” The young doctor’s tone was weak, as if he still hadn’t recovered from the shock. “Um, Xiao Lin, please help me tell the director that I’m taking a leave of absence today.”

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Yan Xizhi was currently doing a roadshow. Wearing makeup on his face, he had to affectionately recite idiotic lines amidst the screams of a bunch of fans. That idiotic female lead still couldn’t remember her lines, forcing him to shoot the scene over and over again. After the director called “cut” for the fourth time, Yan Xizhi’s expression couldn’t be any fouler!

Seriously, why did he listen to that woman in the first place and come to this damned entertainment industry to be this damned star!

Instead of wasting time here, he’d be better off finding that cute little doctor to chat with. Speaking of which, he hadn’t gone to see him for so many days. If he suddenly appeared in front of him, would he be so pleasantly surprised that he’d invite him to a meal?

Looking deeply annoyed while having his makeup touched up by the makeup artist, Yan Xizhi closed his eyes. But suddenly, amidst the clamor of screams, he heard an urgent, gentle voice. That voice was anxiously trying to explain something, and even though it was so rushed, the cadence of the words still held a mild and soothing charm.

Yan Xizhi opened his eyes. Ignoring the makeup artist’s frustrated squawk, he turned his head to look. Amidst the noisy, chaotic crowd of fans wearing colorful clothes, a delicate young man in a white shirt was anxiously explaining something to a security guard. However, it was clear that the guard had absolutely no intention of believing him.

“I really know Yan Xizhi, I really do! Just let me in, I’ll just say one sentence and then leave.” He Qing was practically frantic with worry. He had searched all the news about Feng Xinyang, and they all said he had been kicked out of his home and was allegedly wandering the streets. Aside from his phone, he had no other way to contact him. In his moment of despair, He Qing had suddenly seen gossip news about a film crew’s roadshow, and the lead actor was exactly Yan Xizhi.

“No, it’s the rules. If you really know Yan Xizhi, why don’t you call him and have him come out to get you?”

He Qing immediately choked on his words.

Yan Xizhi came over just in time to hear this sentence. The corners of his mouth curled up. “A-Qing, you’re looking for me.” Knowing clearly what kind of smile suited the makeup on his face, the beautiful man unscrupulously released his charm, confident that the person in front of him would definitely be stunned by his brilliance.

“Xizhi!” The gentle youth was immensely pleasantly surprised. “Do you know where Xinyang went? I can’t find him!”

Yan Xizhi’s upward-curving smile froze slightly. Having hooked up with too many people, he had completely forgotten that the identity of the youth in front of him was his best friend’s boyfriend. He coughed lightly to cover up his awkwardness. “Xinyang, huh? I know where he is.”

“I’ll take you.”

Yan Xizhi capriciously ditched the shoot. He Qing’s mind was completely filled with his missing lover right now, so he didn’t have the capacity to care about it either. Once they got into the car, Yan Xizhi sat in the front, clearly seeing through the rearview mirror how the youth was wringing his fingers with slight unease.

He thought of the makeup that was still on his face and suddenly felt a bit smug. It wasn’t him boasting, but just talking about looks, there truly wasn’t anyone in this entertainment industry who could surpass him. It seemed that this little doctor was also going to fall into his net soon.

Yan Xizhi multitasked. While driving, he occasionally glanced through the rearview mirror at the fidgety, uneasy youth. Seeing him open his mouth several times, only to close it again out of embarrassment, he couldn’t help but start feeling a bit anticipatory himself.

What was he going to say? Was he going to ask for his phone number? Or ask him about the entertainment industry? Or maybe talk about how good the makeup on his face looked?

“Um…” In the quiet car, the youth’s soft voice rang out uneasily. “Xizhi, I wanted to ask you…”

The beautiful man sat up straight, his back shifting imperceptibly. A confident smile formed on his lips. “Go ahead, A-Qing.”

“Xinyang, did he really have a falling out with his family?” He Qing bit his lip in worry. “How is he doing now? Has he suffered any grievances?”

Even though Feng Xinyang was older than him, after being together for a while, the youth discovered that he just had a childish temperament and couldn’t bear to suffer any grievances. Furthermore… He Qing’s face flushed slightly red.

Furthermore, he was very good at acting spoiled…

The gentle young doctor who couldn’t refuse people had the least amount of resistance against a lover who acted spoiled like that.

Reminiscing about his lover, He Qing completely failed to notice that the corners of Yan Xizhi’s mouth had entirely dropped. The man covered up his displeasure and curled his lips in disdain at an angle the youth couldn’t see: “He’s fine. Every day he just drinks, drinks, and drinks! He’s smelly and dirty all over, hasn’t showered in three days!”

He said this hoping to gross He Qing out a bit. He didn’t expect that right after speaking, he would see a face full of heartache in the rearview mirror: “He drank for three days? Won’t Xinyang get alcohol poisoning? Has he eaten? Is he sleeping well?”

“He’s great!” Yan Xizhi spat out a breath of stifled air in depression. “There’s no one doing better than him!”

Ever since they started this game, he, who won purely based on his looks, had never been so frustrated. It must be because he was driving and He Qing couldn’t see his face. It must be!

They quickly arrived at the place where Feng Xinyang was temporarily staying—a high-end luxury mansion. Upon seeing it, the youth breathed a slight sigh of relief. Being able to live here meant that, at the very least, his lover hadn’t suffered too much hardship.

Once Yan Xizhi unlocked the door, the usually composed youth couldn’t help but step inside rapidly. As soon as he entered, he saw Feng Xinyang collapsed on the living room floor, drunk, surrounded by empty beer cans. His eyes were still open, and seeing the two of them come in, he furrowed his brows slightly. “You guys… blergh…”

As soon as Yan Xizhi came in, he saw Feng Xinyang vomiting. His face turned ashen and he dodged far away. But even though he dodged, the foul smell still wafted over through the air. With a dark expression, he stared at the pile of vomit on the carpet. That was his carpet!

Just when he wished he could dash right back out, the young man in the white shirt beside him rushed forward with a worried face. As if he couldn’t see the filth on Feng Xinyang’s body at all, he cradled his head in his lap and gently patted the drunk man’s back: “It’s okay, it’s okay, it’ll be fine soon. It’s better once you throw it up.”

His beautiful hands gently stroked the sleeping man’s cheeks, murmuring words of comfort continuously. The furrow between Feng Xinyang’s brows was smoothed out by him, and he soon fell into a deep sleep.

After he fell asleep, the gentle youth raised his head, his eyes full of apology. “Xizhi, I’m sorry. Xinyang didn’t mean it, he’s just drunk.”

Yan Xizhi stared blankly at the youth half-sitting on the floor. His appearance wasn’t delicate, and his voice wasn’t boyish; he was completely different from the androgynous youths he used to like. But at this moment, he could clearly hear his own heart beginning to beat fiercely and excitedly.

[Ding! Yan Xizhi’s favorability: 70.]