Chapter 100#

Chapter 100: 5 Triangle Relationship 6

Zhang Ming lay on the beach chair, quietly observing Qin Qing who was talking to Jacqueline not far away.

At first, the atmosphere was very harmonious. Jacqueline kept looking through the album, smiling brightly. However, unknown what she said, Qin Qing stood up with a cold face and snatched the album back.

This was obviously a very impolite move, even rude.

Zhang Ming originally thought that Qin Qing could never be associated with the word “rude”, but now he saw it. He raised his eyebrows in surprise and suddenly felt very curious.

What exactly did Jacqueline say to provoke Qin Qing, who had such a gentle temper?

Soon, Qin Qing walked out of the sunshade alone. Duan Bai was stunned for a while before chasing after him.

Duan Bai put his arm around Qin Qing’s shoulder and whispered something. Qin Qing laughed angrily and elbowed Duan Bai’s abdomen. Duan Bai pretended to be in pain, but his eyes were full of gentle smiles, and his gaze looking at Qin Qing became extremely deep.

This expression…

A person who has long been drowning, yet thinks he is still standing on the shore. Really interesting.

Zhang Ming put on his sunglasses, covering the mocking smile in his eyes.

After the two approached, Zhang Ming immediately sat up and asked with pretended concern: “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing.” Qin Qing threw the album on a beach chair beside him and sat down himself.

He was a person who loved to smile. Even if nothing fun happened, his thin lips always curved in a comforting arc. But at this moment, he was expressionless, his eyes condensed with frost.

This was very rare.

Zhang Ming looked at Qin Qing’s unhappy face, and the pretended concern unknowingly turned into real concern.

“Are you in a bad mood? Did something happen?” He asked again.

Duan Bai shook his head, his face full of disdain: “Just met a few idiots.”

Zhang Ming looked up at him.

Duan Bai waved his hand: “I’ll tell you later. I’m going to buy something for Qin Qing.”

Zhang Ming could only nod.

Qin Qing sat aside looking through the product album on his own. The fat cat wearing a Hawaiian floral shirt also pawed at the pages, its eyes wide open, as if very interested in the underwear in the pictures.

Zhang Ming bent over slightly and leaned closer to look.

“Is it beautiful?” Qin Qing asked.

“Very beautiful. If I were a woman, I would also want to buy a few sets.” Zhang Ming tried hard to comfort Qin Qing.

“Then I’ll give you a few sets, will you wear them?”

“If it can make you laugh, I’ll wear them.”

Qin Qing curled his lips, really amused.

Zhang Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Unknowingly, taking care of Qin Qing was no longer a revenge plan, but a kind of inertia.

For Duan Bai, taking care of Qin Qing was a duty. He asked the waiter to bring a low table and place it beside Qin Qing, then personally brought a large plate of fruit and a bowl of ice cream.

“Eat some fruit to cool down.” He pushed the fruit platter in front of Qin Qing.

Qin Qing was still looking through the album, his face very cold. His cat jumped onto the low table and took away the largest piece of watermelon.

Duan Bai pointed at the naughty fat cat, put on a fierce look, then forked a piece of watermelon and fed it to Qin Qing’s mouth, “Come, brother feeds you.”

Qin Qing glanced at him, his eyes slightly red. To open up the situation at once, he spent a lot of effort on the new season’s products. Rejecting Jacqueline meant rejecting a successful opportunity. He felt very uncomfortable right now.

“I can understand you.” Duan Bai sighed, put down the watermelon and sat next to Qin Qing.

He put his arm around Qin Qing’s shoulder, gently stroking the other’s hair with his fingers, and whispered: “When I was disqualified by the manager, I was also very sad. That feeling was like a survivor drifting in the sea for a long time suddenly seeing an island, but being pushed further away by a wave. Success was right there, I could reach it just by stretching out my hand. But my hand was blocked. I was so angry I wanted to kill someone at that time.”

Duan Bai took a deep breath.

Qin Qing closed the album and turned to look at him, “Sorry, I did something that hurt you in the name of being good for you.”

Duan Bai shook his head, wanting to say it didn’t matter, but suddenly stopped breathing, and then lost the ability to organize language.

Because Qin Qing stretched out his hands and hugged his waist very hard, buried his face in the hollow of his shoulder, and breathed out hot air saying: “Sorry.”

This murmur carried regret and guilt, as well as dependence and attachment.

Duan Bai hurriedly reached out and hugged Qin Qing back, speaking eagerly: “I’m not blaming you. I want to tell you that the island may not necessarily be hope and opportunity. What if cannibals live on the island? You are so tender, they must be very greedy for you. What if King Kong and Godzilla are also on it? Could it be that instead of attacking you, they would take out a deck of poker cards and say to you, come on little brother, let’s play Fight the Landlord?”

“Pfft!” Qin Qing, whose heart was constantly accumulating gloom, burst out laughing at this moment.

“Damn Fight the Landlord!” 996 rolled its eyes.

Duan Bai pinched Qin Qing’s chin, forcing the other to look up.

As he wished, he saw a beautiful smiling face. The haze in the eyes had dissipated, filled with fragmented light, clearer than the lake surface rippling with moonlight.

This is right. Qin Qing should smile so happily all his life.

So Duan Bai also laughed cheerfully, his strong and broad chest vibrating slightly, giving Qin Qing more sense of security in this steady rise and fall.

Zhang Ming sat aside silently watching the two, his eyes becoming more and more mocking.

Close as brothers, steel straight man? Heh~ Duan Bai has the nerve to say it…

Duan Bai rubbed Qin Qing’s soft curly hair and whispered: “Jokes aside, fate’s arrangement is sometimes like this. We think we are taking a shortcut, but it might be the farthest way. We think we are saved, maybe it will be a fatal trap. Only by walking the right path step by step can we reach the end. You asking me to learn to brake before racing is actually right.”

He gently patted Qin Qing’s back and sighed: “Don’t say sorry. You are not wrong. Instead, I should say thank you to you.”

Qin Qing completely got rid of the depressed mood, also rubbed Duan Bai’s coarse short hair, and smiled: “Who are we to each other. No more being sentimental, next let’s throw away all distracting thoughts and play happily.”

“That’s right! We came out to play.” Duan Bai let go of Qin Qing, forked a piece of watermelon and fed it over, “Come, let Little Duan serve President Qin fruit.”

996 spat out a few watermelon seeds and mocked: “You really are a little joke (Little Duan).”

Qin Qing turned his head away and laughed out loud.

Duan Bai also laughed loudly, not knowing at all that he was being mocked.

The intimate atmosphere finally dissipated a bit, allowing Zhang Ming to find a breakthrough to insert between the two. He hurriedly asked about the situation.

Duan Bai handed the ice cream to Qin Qing and briefly explained what happened just now.

Zhang Ming followed with a few curses at the idiots, but his heart was mixed. He knew Qin Qing was a naive idealist, but didn’t expect him to be naive to this extent. The company was about to go bankrupt, what bottom line was he still sticking to?

Sacrificing some things for a career, isn’t it very necessary? He could totally call those models over and ask their own wishes.

In this flashy circle, there will always be people who covet vanity and use unscrupulous means. People who can travel with Jacqueline must have a certain status in the circle. Those girls might not be unwilling.

And Zhang Ming believed that if these models knew the situation at this time, there would always be one or two people blaming Qin Qing in their hearts for blocking their way.

Qin Qing was too pure and too proud, out of place in this world.

Zhang Ming looked at the young man sitting opposite him, and suddenly had a strange impulse. He wanted to stain the other’s purity with dirt, and then break this annoying pride.

Because of this thought, Zhang Ming’s blood suddenly became hot.

Having amused Qin Qing, Duan Bai then stood up and shouted: “I’ll go rent a yacht, let’s go out to sea to play!”

A group of people playing volleyball on the beach let out excited cheers.

The yacht floated on the sea.

Qin Qing lay in a chair wearing sunglasses to sunbathe, guarding a fishing rod by the way. His thin goose-yellow sun protection clothing was open, revealing a large patch of snow-white chest.

The fat cat wearing a Hawaiian floral shirt squatted beside him, stepping on his arm with its paws one by one.

Zhang Ming sat aside, pretending to be bored looking through his phone.

“Harder.” Qin Qing’s lazy voice suddenly sounded.

Zhang Ming immediately turned to look.

He saw the fat cat twitch its whiskers, seeming a bit angry, but increased the strength of kneading. It seemed to really understand human language.

“Qin Qing, do you take me as your slave?” 996 asked angrily.

“Back at the hotel, I’ll buy you a big pile of seafood, let you eat your fill.” Qin Qing said unhurriedly in his heart.

996: “Heh~ Do you think a table of seafood can make me give up my dignity? I tell you, that is—definitely!” Its tough tone suddenly turned into flattery, asking diligently: “Young master, is this strength enough? After massaging the arms, do you want the legs massaged? I can add another hour.”

Qin Qing laughed low, his flat abdomen rising and falling slightly, making the Apollo’s belt more profound.

His sexy appearance made Zhang Ming stare straight.

Just then, a shout came from the sea not far away: “Qin Qing, Qin Qing, look here!”

Qin Qing sat up halfway and looked towards the sea.

He saw Duan Bai surfing excitedly pulled by a speedboat. He raised his hand and waved to Qin Qing, then quickly slid left and right, constantly flipping and jumping, changing skills and tricks. The sun shone on his handsome face, and his hearty smile was more dazzling than the sunlight.

Many people stood by the gunwale watching Duan Bai’s performance, constantly applauding and shouting.

No matter when or where, as long as Duan Bai was willing, he could immediately become the focus.

Qin Qing raised his hand and waved, a proud smile on his face.

Zhang Ming gritted his teeth and squeezed out a smile.

Duan Bai quickly slid to the distant sea surface, and the cheering crowd slowly dispersed.

Zhang Ming still looked at Duan Bai’s back, a trace of sadness implied in his tone: “I also want to go down and surf, but I don’t know how. I grew up in an orphanage and didn’t have the conditions to learn these specialties.”

Under the premise of being handsome enough, the fastest way to attract someone’s attention is to arouse their sympathy.

Zhang Ming lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and then blew a puff of smoke towards the undulating sea surface.

Qin Qing said carelessly: “Go ask Duan Bai to teach you. He is an expert.”

Zhang Ming: “…” These words made it hard for him to continue.

Logically speaking, Qin Qing should care about his childhood, ask about his growing environment, the topic gradually deepening, and then open their hearts to each other. But Qin Qing asked nothing.

Is he not interested in me?

Zhang Ming was a little stifled, and the smoke inhaled into his mouth became a bit more choking.

Just then, the fishing rod placed by the gunwale suddenly moved. Qin Qing immediately sat up and grabbed it agilely.

This is a good opportunity!

Zhang Ming stood up immediately, held Qin Qing’s hand, and pulled the fishing rod together with Qin Qing. The struggle underwater was intense, a tail fin threw up waves under the sunlight, it was a big fish!

Zhang Ming pretended to walk eagerly behind Qin Qing, holding Qin Qing’s hands tighter with both hands, pulling the big fish in a hugging posture.

996 sat on the recliner, shaking its head watching: “Qin Qing, this person is taking advantage of you.”

Qin Qing frowned and didn’t speak. Of course he knew Zhang Ming did it on purpose, but the opportunity the other party chose to act was very appropriate, and the movement was very natural. If he suddenly turned hostile, it would be somewhat unreasonable.

Qin Qing endured his anger and pulled the fishing rod hard.

Duan Bai, who was surfing on the distant sea surface, looked back, and his face immediately turned black.

Damn it, why is that kid Zhang Ming hugging Qin Qing? If the fish is too big to catch, just let it go! Is this necessary?

The previous good mood was completely ruined at this moment. Duan Bai gestured to the brother driving the speedboat to drive back quickly.

The fish got off the hook. Qin Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead and lay back in the chair.

Zhang Ming stood by the gunwale looking down, with a look of pity on his face.

“Go find Duan Bai to learn surfing.” Qin Qing issued an eviction order.

Zhang Ming nodded: “Okay.” He picked up a bottle of sunscreen oil and said: “Help me apply it, I can’t reach my back.”

Qin Qing didn’t take the sunscreen oil, but looked at Zhang Ming steadily, with scrutiny in his eyes.

“Did you do it on purpose?” He asked coldly.

Zhang Ming hooked his lips, “Are you overthinking? You also help Duan Bai apply sunscreen.”

“We are brothers.”

“I am his boyfriend, have you seen me help him apply it?”

“Are you jealous?”

“I don’t know whose jealousy I am eating.”

Zhang Ming sneered, then looked into the distance with gloomy eyes. He was indeed very handsome, and when angry, the lines of his face carried a cold and hard depth, very attractive.

Qin Qing liked masculine men, and Zhang Ming was a leader in this type. He believed he could make Qin Qing look at him differently.

Qin Qing fell silent as expected, flustered light flashing in his eyes.

Zhang Ming shook his head, laughed at himself, and then gently put down the sunscreen oil. Showing weakness at the appropriate time might not be a kind of offense.

“What are you doing?” Duan Bai’s cold voice suddenly came from behind.

The two hurriedly turned to look.

Duan Bai was wet all over, water droplets falling as he walked.

He glanced at Zhang Ming with dark eyes, his clenched fists seemed to hold anger that could be released at any time, but when he walked to Qin Qing, his face softened, and he asked in a low voice: “Did you catch the fish?”

“No, it ran away.” Qin Qing shook his head and lay back lazily in the chair.

“I’ll help you fish.” Duan Bai sat behind Qin Qing with his legs spread, his chest covered with water droplets pressed against Qin Qing’s smooth and delicate back, grabbed the fishing rod with both hands and stuffed it into Qin Qing’s hands, instructing: “Don’t sit aside in a daze, fishing requires holding the rod all the time.”

He was imitating what Zhang Ming did before.

He hugged Qin Qing, holding Qin Qing’s hands tightly with both hands. This was a declaration.

He told Zhang Ming with practical actions: This is my person, I can touch, you can’t!

Zhang Ming sat aside with hooked lips, as if he didn’t care at all. But only he himself knew how unhappy he was at this moment.

The thought of making Qin Qing fall in love with him had never been so strong! At that time, he wanted to watch with his own eyes Duan Bai fall into madness because of pain!

“Duan Bai, we are missing one person for cards, are you coming?” Someone poked his head out of the cabin and shouted.

“Zhang Ming, you go.” Duan Bai ordered immediately.

As a person who received favors, Zhang Ming couldn’t refuse Duan Bai. He suppressed his anger and nodded pretending to be indifferent, then walked into the cabin. He wasn’t afraid that Qin Qing would tell Duan Bai what happened just now, because the two were “good brothers”, and overly deep feelings would make Qin Qing have many concerns, and thus choose to remain silent.

“Duan Bai, go down surfing!” Someone shouted below the gunwale again.

“You guys go, I’ll accompany Qin Qing fishing.” Duan Bai still refused.

Even the extreme sports he loved most couldn’t attract him at this moment. If he didn’t watch over, Qin Qing would be carried away by some wild dog sooner or later.

“Why are you always guarding Qin Qing? Don’t forget Zhang Ming is your boyfriend.” A friend sitting on the speedboat joked.

Qin Qing suddenly laughed low, then glanced at Duan Bai lightly.

Duan Bai coughed, shouted “fuck off” loudly, his dark skin perfectly covering the slight flush on his cheeks.

“Aren’t you going to accompany your boyfriend?” Qin Qing bumped Duan Bai’s forehead with the back of his head.

“He’s playing cards, doesn’t need company.” Duan Bai let go of Qin Qing’s hands, turned to hug Qin Qing’s slender waist, tilted his head to gaze at Qin Qing’s face, and laughed: “You are so weak, if you get pulled into the sea by a big fish, I can still fish you out.”

“You are the weak one.” Qin Qing bumped Duan Bai’s forehead with the back of his head again.

The two lay on the same chair and fished for a whole afternoon.

Such a static state should have been unbearable for Duan Bai who loved sports. But with Qin Qing by his side, it seemed to become a kind of enjoyment.

The sun set, and the wind rose on the sea.

Duan Bai put his arm around Qin Qing’s shoulder, stood by the gunwale looking at the sea horizon dyed with red clouds, and sighed sincerely: “Time flies so fast!”

After returning to the hotel, Qin Qing bought a lot of seafood for 996 as agreed.

The waiter pushed the dining cart into the room and placed various dishes on the table.

996 squatted by the dining cart sniffing hard, a trace of shiny saliva flowing down the corner of its mouth.

“You can eat only after the waiter leaves.” Qin Qing instructed while looking through his phone.

[Asleep?] Zhang Ming suddenly sent a WeChat message.

[What did you mean by that sentence you said on the boat before?] Qin Qing immediately asked back.

[Which sentence?] Zhang Ming played dumb.

[The one about being jealous.]

Zhang Ming didn’t respond. This was of course not because he didn’t see it, but because he was fishing. Not responding, not explaining, not clarifying, Qin Qing would be troubled all the time, and then think about it repeatedly every day, observe repeatedly.

If this state lasts for a long time, Qin Qing will naturally pay unusual attention to Zhang Ming.

After attention comes falling.

“Really boring.” Qin Qing put down the phone and whispered in annoyance.

The waiter left, and 996 immediately jumped onto the table to eat fish in big mouthfuls.

“What’s boring?” It spared some attention to ask.

“Zhang Ming’s routine is very boring. I don’t want to waste time with him anymore, I’ll kick him out immediately.” Qin Qing quickly took off his bathrobe and changed into a shirt and shorts.

“What reason will you use to kick him out?”

“He is clearly Duan Bai’s boyfriend, but he hits on me behind Duan Bai’s back. As Duan Bai’s good brother, do you think I have a reason to kick him out? After it’s done, I’ll tell Duan Bai and let Duan Bai stay away from this person completely.”

Qin Qing said coldly: “Keeping him close to monitor, waiting for the right opportunity to catch him red-handed, and then sending him to jail, this is indeed the most labor-saving strategy. But the premise is that he shouldn’t come to disgust me.”

996 was surprised: “I thought you would like playing this kind of strategy game with him very much.”

“How is that possible?” Qin Qing sneered.

“Why impossible? You played very happily in your previous previous life.”

“No, unless I have an extremely special reason, otherwise I won’t like this kind of game.” Qin Qing shook his head with certainty.

996 was stunned for a moment, and then fell silent. Yes, Qin Qing indeed had an extremely special reason to deal with people like Qin Gantang. In the end, he even almost lost his life for that reason.

996 twitched its whiskers and asked hurriedly: “Qin Qing, do you have to like Duan Bai?”

Qin Qing was about to open the door and walk out, but stopped, turned back and answered seriously: “Yes, it has to be him.”

“Meow damn it, you go, don’t disturb me eating.” 996 waved its paw, out of sight, out of mind.

Zhang Ming lay on the bed watching TV. Whether Qin Qing replied to WeChat or not, he wouldn’t check at all.

Replying proved that Qin Qing was somewhat eager. Not replying, this inadvertent ambiguity would always take root in his heart. He might observe him secretly, or silently distance himself, but to him, he had produced a special meaning after all.

Zhang Ming’s blood was burning hot. Wonder if Duan Bai would be like this when thinking of Qin Qing. He pondered playfully.

The door was knocked at this moment.

Zhang Ming opened the door and saw a face as cold as frost.

His heart skipped a beat, suddenly realizing Qin Qing’s intention, and then laughed in a low voice.

Qin Qing, oh Qin Qing, you are indeed such a proud person. You really don’t leave any room.

What silent observation, breeding ambiguity, cultivating affection. Qin Qing dismissed them all. He came to kick people out. His eyes filled with anger were brighter than ever before.

“Come in and talk.” Zhang Ming pulled Qin Qing into the room, his voice trembling with laughter.

He knew he was about to be reprimanded, but felt very excited.

He had never been so jealous of Duan Bai, and the desire to kill that man became more urgent. Why could Duan Bai possess Qin Qing’s sincere heart? For more than twenty years, with such a treasure beside him, he couldn’t see it. What qualifications did he have?

Seeing Zhang Ming laughing repeatedly, as if very happy, Qin Qing, who was full of anger, was a little confused.

In a trance, he failed to discover that when he was eagerly dragged into the room by Zhang Ming holding his arm, Duan Bai was standing deep in the corridor, witnessing this scene.