Chapter 96#

Chapter 96: 5 Triangle Relationship 2

Qin Qing clutched his faintly aching heart.

His face was very pale, but his expression was extremely calm, presenting a state of division. Not a psychological division, but a division in time between his past self and his present self.

He began to recall how he had gotten along with Duan Bai, then closed his eyes and let out a sneer.

“From a secret crush at ten to twenty-five, I never actually walked into his heart.” Qin Qing shook his head. “Such a stupid person couldn’t possibly be me.”

“It is you.” 996 jumped onto Qin Qing’s lap: “The soul in this body has always been you.”

It was just that he had been muddled and unawakened before. But 996 did not intend to tell Qin Qing this secret.

“It couldn’t be me. There is no man in this world I can’t get my hands on.” Qin Qing opened his eyes and said with extreme certainty.

996: “…Meow damn it, you really haven’t changed your ways!”

“Fat cat, what did you say about a past life just now?” Qin Qing caught another key point.

“My name is 996, not Fat Cat. I know your past life. You should have noticed it too, right? You are not afraid of me at all, and you are very close to me. That is because we have a fate that spans lifetimes. Don’t fall in love with Duan Bai, or you will end in tragedy.” 996 advised earnestly.

“996, is this a number? Then I’ll call you Little Six from now on.” Qin Qing didn’t care at all about the so-called “tragedy” and began to fish for information: “My enemy, what exactly is going on?”

“That person is named Zhang Ming. Strictly speaking, he regards both you and Duan Bai as enemies. More than ten years ago, your two families joined forces to short Zhang Ming’s family company, causing Zhang Ming’s father to jump off a building and commit suicide, and his mother also died of a heart attack. Zhang Ming fell from a rich young master to an orphan. He swore revenge since he was a child, and you and Duan Bai are his targets.”

“So Duan Bai and I, one died in a car crash and the other committed suicide?” Qin Qing curled his lips coldly.

“Yes, so don’t provoke him.”

“But the problem is, even if I don’t provoke him, he will come to provoke me. You just said he seduced me.”

“Just don’t let him seduce you and it’ll be fine.”

“What about Duan Bai? Isn’t Duan Bai already with him? A perfectly straight guy, bent just like that, heh~” The more Qin Qing thought about it, the angrier he got, and he couldn’t help but sneer.

For so many years, he had been secretly in love with Duan Bai, but Duan Bai acted like a thorough straight man, so he didn’t dare to confess at all. Because once some things are said out loud, they might not even be able to be friends anymore.

“So stupid. The old Qin Qing absolutely couldn’t be me. If it were me, I could stand here and do nothing, and Duan Bai would take the initiative to run over and lick me. I can make him love me to the point of madness.” Qin Qing pushed 996 away and walked towards the bathroom.

996: “…You are so narcissistic in this life, meow! If Duan Bai could fall for you, he would have fallen eight hundred years ago.”

Qin Qing took off his clothes and walked under the shower head to bathe. Even with a talking cat watching nearby, he didn’t feel shy.

996 turned its back and sighed: “The child has grown up! The aloof little marquis has grown into a proud artist.”

Qin Qing was completely uninterested in inexplicable things like little marquis, past lives, children of destiny, etc. He just wanted to wash himself clean, put on his best clothes, and rush to the Night Color Bar to take a good look at his love rival.

“How did Duan Bai turn gay?” Qin Qing scrubbed quickly.

“He didn’t turn gay. He and Zhang Ming are a fake couple.”

Qin Qing’s scrubbing movements slowed down significantly, and his damp voice tainted with water vapor let out a muffled hum: “I was wondering how a perfectly straight guy suddenly came out. Even if Duan Bai were to turn gay, it could only be me who bent him.”

996: “…Yes, you are the saint of love. You can bend whoever you want.”

Meow damn it, although Qin Qing’s words were arrogant, it was really true.

“Why are they pretending to be in a relationship?” Qin Qing hummed a song leisurely.

“That Zhang Ming has superb car modification skills and opened an auto repair shop. A nearby gang boss took a fancy to him and pestered him every day, wanting to hook up with him. It just so happened that Duan Bai went to his shop to modify a car. The two hit it off because of their shared hobby, so they pretended to be together and drove the gang boss away.”

“What a cliché method.” Qin Qing whispered disdainfully, then asked unhappily, “Helping to drive the person away would have been enough, why come out publicly? Was Duan Bai bewitched?”

“When the gang boss came to make trouble, Duan Bai happened to be with a group of fox friends and dog friends who raced cars. With so many people watching him be a hero saving a beauty, he had to admit it even if he didn’t want to. If he didn’t admit it, and word got out, the gang boss would make a comeback the next day. So the two of them reached a private agreement to pretend to date for three months, and then break up.”

996 looked back and warned: “You can save Duan Bai, but you’d better not fall in love with Duan Bai. You have a love brain, I’m afraid you’ll do stupid things.”

Qin Qing looked up to endure the washing of the water flow and whispered: “Don’t worry, I’ll just stand aside and watch them date, I won’t do anything.”

996: “…The more you say that, the more panicked I feel.”

Qin Qing lowered his head, closed his eyes, and smiled secretly. The old Qin Qing was really too silly, always blindly catering to Duan Bai, and ashamed to express himself, so after more than ten years, they still maintained a childhood friend relationship.

How can that work if you want to get the person you have a crush on?

Catering is fine, but confrontation cannot be missing. In the tug-of-war of a relationship, confrontation is when charm is truly displayed.

Qin Qing dried the water on his body and walked into the cloakroom naked.

996 hurriedly followed in and exclaimed: “Qin Qing, you pervert, why is your cloakroom full of women’s underwear?”

“You forgot my profession again.” Qin Qing put on his underwear and then began to choose tonight’s “battle robe”.

“I didn’t forget, I purely just wanted to call you a pervert, hehehe…” 996 jumped onto the bed and lay down comfortably.

Qin Qing’s slender fingers slid across rows of leather jackets and leather pants, his brows furrowed tightly, and a look of disgust appeared on his face.

“These leather jackets and pants are all Duan Bai’s style. I really don’t understand the old me. Just because Duan Bai looks good in leather jackets and pants doesn’t mean I look good in them. If I put on such nondescript clothes, I’m just a joke.”

Qin Qing pushed all the leather jackets and pants aside, picked out a pair of black jeans, and then picked out a wine-red silk shirt.

The jeans were particularly form-fitting, tightly wrapping a pair of long, slender, and well-proportioned legs. The wine-red silk shirt shimmered with a gorgeous light, most of the buttons were open, revealing a smoother and more delicate chest, as well as two deep and sexy collarbones. His semi-long hair had some natural curls, both elegant and casual, and naturally noble.

Qin Qing stood in front of the mirror and brushed a curl of hair on his forehead, then picked up a bottle of perfume and dabbed some on his wrists and behind his ears.

“Mirror, mirror, tell me, who is the most handsome guy in the night club tonight?” Qin Qing pressed his slender fingertips against the mirror surface.

996 rolled its eyes: “Of course it’s you, my Little Prince Qin Qing.”

Qin Qing chuckled low, then scooped the fat cat into his arms and snapped his fingers: “Let’s go.”

Duan Bai and Zhang Ming were surrounded in the middle of the sofa by a group of young people drinking, dancing, and flirting.

Directly in front was the stage shrouded under colorful disco balls. On the stage, demons danced wildly. Below the stage, there were many long sofas, all filled with people drinking to their heart’s content. The deafening music made people dizzy.

“Are all your friends here?” Zhang Ming asked loudly.

Duan Bai pointed to his ears and shook his head.

Zhang Ming took out his phone and typed: [Are all your friends here?]

His target obviously hadn’t arrived yet.

Duan Bai looked around and also took out his phone to type: [My best brother Qin Qing hasn’t come yet. We grew up playing together. He will definitely be scared to death that I came out.]

Duan Bai took a sip of wine and laughed wantonly. He didn’t think this love game would have much impact on him at all.

Just play, as long as he’s happy.

Zhang Ming also took a sip of beer, his narrow eyes narrowing slightly. He was looking forward to Qin Qing’s reaction. According to Brother Hai’s investigation, that person was a real homosexual.

The book said that homosexuals are most unable to resist stylish men; the more masculine they are, the more they like them.

Zhang Ming looked at his tall and upright figure, then looked at Duan Bai beside him who was full of wildness and extremely handsome, and couldn’t help smiling playfully.

Is the rabbit not moved by the grass by the burrow at all? Zhang Ming didn’t believe it. When Qin Qing arrived, he would observe that person carefully. If the other party had psychological flaws, it would be best.

The disco balls in the dance floor kept changing colors, sometimes peach red, sometimes fluorescent green, sometimes light blue. In this dreamlike light and shadow, a group of deeply intoxicated people twisted wildly.

Zhang Ming looked calmly at the drunken stupor before him.

Suddenly, his gaze froze.

To be precise, the gazes of many people around him froze.

They saw a slender figure passing through the twisting crowd, holding a fat cat in one hand, and raising the other hand high, fingertips seeming to pluck the light spots shining in the air, tapping gently to the beat.

The light spots sometimes dyed his fingertips green, sometimes red, shining with a translucent texture. However, what was even more dazzling was his largely exposed fair chest.

The wine-red silk shirt was already very luxurious, but it still couldn’t compare to this person’s magnificent face. Some colored light spots fell into his collarbones, as if melting into wine that could be sucked.

He turned slightly sideways to avoid the people around him, his misty eyes swept carelessly, and then looked straight over.

Zhang Ming was not a homosexual.

But he suddenly understood why a man could fall in love with another man.

Some people’s beauty transcends gender.

Zhang Ming looked towards Duan Bai.

This person’s eyes also went straight, and he exaggeratedly rubbed his eyes, putting on a look of disbelief.

They know each other?

Could this person be… Qin Qing?

Zhang Ming’s heart shook.

“Finally found you.”

In a daze, that person, more magnificent than the colorful lights, had already sat down beside Duan Bai with the fat cat in his arms, his slender legs lazily crossed. A very strong and sweet fragrance immediately covered the smell of all the alcohol around, domineeringly drilling into the nose.

So this is Qin Qing…

Zhang Ming had seen the sneak photos sent by Brother Hai. Only now did he know that someone could be so unphotogenic.

Duan Bai was still rubbing his eyes, with a look of unconcealable astonishment on his face.

“Holy shit, why did you change your style today? I almost didn’t recognize you!”

As he spoke, he looked Qin Qing up and down, his astonished expression slowly turning into admiration.

“I used to wear leather clothes to fit in with you guys. Now that my company is open, I’m a boss after all. I can’t be bothered to cater to you. You guys are too tacky.” Qin Qing put 996 on the coffee table, took a coconut with a hole in it, inserted a straw, and pushed 996’s butt: “Drink.”

996 held the straw in its mouth and drank gulp after gulp.

Duan Bai didn’t think there was anything wrong with a cat knowing how to drink coconut juice with a straw. Some small animals are always unusually smart.

“What did you say?” The dance music was too loud, so Duan Bai could only ask loudly.

Qin Qing took out his phone, but didn’t type. Instead, he threw it casually on the table, then pinched Duan Bai’s ear and pressed his slightly red lips against it.

“I said you guys are too tacky! I’m not dressing like you!”

The voice was loud, but not harsh at all, wrapped in a thick sweet fragrance, lingering around Duan Bai like mist. The pinched ear was hot and itchy, feeling very strange.

Duan Bai rubbed his ears, looked at the leather jacket on himself, then looked at the leather jackets on Zhang Ming and the brothers around him, and couldn’t help laughing. He suddenly found that Qin Qing in a silk shirt was like a rare animal, breaking into a space where he didn’t fit in.

But he was undoubtedly the best-looking one in this space, because many people were stealing glances at him.

Qin Qing took a sip of beer, then pressed his lips to Duan Bai’s ear, “Your boyfriend?”

The lips stained with wine were wet. It was clearly a whisper, but it seemed as if a kiss had landed.

Duan Bai’s ears were itchy, and his heart was itchy too, but he didn’t know why.

“Yes, this is my boyfriend, his name is Zhang Ming.” Duan Bai leaned his lips over like Qin Qing did.

A richer fragrance came from behind Qin Qing’s ear, causing Duan Bai to have a moment of dizziness. This fragrance was hot, with body temperature and a soft touch, like a second skin.

Duan Bai unconsciously took a deep sniff, and then felt an inexplicable sense of shame.

He felt as if he was secretly caressing Qin Qing’s body, not with his hands, but with his breath.

Seeing Qin Qing’s lazy eyes sweep over, Zhang Ming’s heartstrings couldn’t stop tightening. Even though he harbored hatred in his heart, he was still hit by this person’s charm.

“Hello!” Zhang Ming tried hard to show a hearty smile.

Qin Qing just nodded slightly, curled the corners of his lips gently, and didn’t speak in response. Whatever he did, he looked careless, lazy and casual, neither enthusiastic nor cold, maintaining a distance that made people yearn to get close.

Duan Bai was indeed a steel straight man, otherwise how could he escape Qin Qing’s palm. Zhang Ming thought wildly, and his nose involuntarily broke out in a lot of hot sweat.

When he was with Duan Bai, he wasn’t nervous at all, but after Qin Qing arrived, he actually started to be at a loss.

To relieve this tension, he pointed to 996 and shook his head: “Cats can’t drink too many beverages.”

Qin Qing glanced over, hooking his thin lips in a slow smile. This smile, reflecting the changing colorful lights, really felt somewhat thrilling.

Zhang Ming stared blankly.

Duan Bai’s eyes went slightly straight.

Qin Qing stretched out his arm, pulled out a cigarette that a friend sitting next to him was holding in his mouth but hadn’t had time to light, and stuffed it into the fat cat’s mouth.

996: “…Thank you, meow.”

Qin Qing picked up the beer can, shook it at Zhang Ming, raised his eyebrows high, and playful light flashed in his beautiful peach blossom eyes. He didn’t say a word, but used practical action to play a big joke on Zhang Ming.

No, this might be a provocation.

But who would care? Facing Qin Qing like this, no one would find it annoying, only interesting.

Hearts thumped along…

Zhang Ming was stunned for a while before he couldn’t stop laughing low.

Duan Bai was already laughing like crazy, clapping his palms hard, leaning back and forth. His group of good brothers also laughed wildly, then gathered around, picked up their phones, and snapped pictures of 996 with a cigarette in its mouth.

996: “…”

Pah! 996 spat out the cigarette fiercely. It wasn’t going to be a joke for this bunch of people!

“Hahahahaha, it spat it out!” A group of players burst into laughter again, and the sound of taking photos became more dense.

996 showed its sharp claws, waved them at these people a few times, then jumped onto the sofa and curled up in Qin Qing’s arms.

Qin Qing rubbed the fat cat’s butt, and his arm naturally spread out, hugging Duan Bai’s shoulder. Duan Bai also extended an arm to hug Qin Qing’s shoulder. This is the most intimate sitting posture between male friends.

Zhang Ming observed the two without a trace, a bit confused about what their relationship actually was. To say they were pure friends, their behavior was too intimate. To say there was something ambiguous, their expressions were very open.

Then something even more open happened.

Qin Qing pressed his thin lips to Duan Bai’s ear and said: “I also like men.”

The dance music just reached a connecting section, and under the slightly lower volume, Zhang Ming also heard this sentence and looked over in surprise.

He didn’t expect Qin Qing to come out today.

Duan Bai was thoroughly surprised. His coming out was fake, but Qin Qing’s coming out was real!

“I’ve never dared to tell anyone. Seeing that you are the same, I’m relieved.” Qin Qing patted Duan Bai’s shoulder and smiled slyly. His expression was full of relaxation and trust, as if he had found a kind to rely on.

Seeing him like this, Duan Bai, who originally wanted to confess, could only nod and smile.

Qin Qing is gay. He likes men…

For some reason, Duan Bai silently swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

The arm resting on Qin Qing’s shoulder seemed to be scalded. Duan Bai was about to withdraw it, but saw Qin Qing press his moist lips over again and say in his ear: “Remember to introduce handsome men to me if there are any.”

The arm shrinking back immediately hugged tighter again. Duan Bai felt ashamed of his guard. Qin Qing liking men didn’t mean he would necessarily like him.

It’s just, what kind of person can be worthy of Qin Qing?

“What kind of men do you like?” Duan Bai asked loudly.

Zhang Ming pricked up his ears to eavesdrop. He cared very much about this question.

“I like masculine and stylish men. It’s best if they are a bit wild, a bit untamed, like sports, love life, and if they like smoking, that would be even better. Men who smoke have manliness.” Qin Qing said loudly into Duan Bai’s ear.

Duan Bai nodded, looked around, then shook his head, indicating to Qin Qing that there were none here.

But actually, the person Qin Qing described was exactly him.

Zhang Ming happened to be this type too. He was very handsome, with a very strong masculine aura, a very upright figure from exercise, completely the same style as Duan Bai. He also loved smoking, and looked very sexy when puffing clouds.

Hearing Qin Qing’s words, Zhang Ming’s heart moved slightly.

There was a pack of cigarettes in his jacket pocket, and he wanted to take one out to smoke now.

But doing so would be too obvious.

Zhang Ming raised his head and looked at the dance floor ahead.

Qin Qing leaned back on the sofa, also looking at the dance floor ahead. His arm hugging Duan Bai had been released, turning to stroke the fat cat in his arms. Duan Bai’s arm hugging him didn’t let go, but tightened a lot, firmly clasping his thin shoulder.

“Want to go dance?” Zhang Ming suddenly leaned into Duan Bai’s ear and said.

Duan Bai was drinking while looking at Qin Qing, and shook his head with complete disinterest.

“Want to go dance?” Zhang Ming leaned past Duan Bai to ask Qin Qing.

Qin Qing rubbed the fat cat’s head and shook his head with lack of interest.

Zhang Ming put down the beer can, walked into the dance floor, and began to dance to the passionate music. His waist and arms were very powerful, and he was very wild when dancing.

People around gradually gathered with him as the center, starting to scream, jump, and go crazy.

“Fuck, Brother Duan’s boyfriend really knows how to play! So exciting! No wonder Brother Duan suddenly turned gay.” Several friends surrounding Duan Bai teased loudly.

Duan Bai waved his hand impatiently and found a cigarette from his pocket to smoke.

Lighting the cigarette, he hugged Qin Qing again, crossed his long legs, and looked lazily at the dance floor. Qin Qing tilted his head into the hollow of his shoulder, his upturned toes shaking with the music, as if he was somewhat provoked.

Duan Bai looked at this shaking toe with amusement.

Zhang Ming also noticed Qin Qing’s movement, so he walked over and reached out to Qin Qing, “Come dance?”

This time Qin Qing did not refuse again. He put the fat cat in his arms on Duan Bai’s lap and walked into the dance floor hand in hand with Zhang Ming.

The fragrant and soft person originally held in his arms, very warm and full, was suddenly empty. Duan Bai frowned, clicked his tongue, and was inexplicably unhappy.

Qin Qing raised his hands and began to dance. His waist was as slender and soft as a snake. The amplitude when twisting was small, not as enchanting as a woman, but with indescribable laziness and sexiness.

The music was very passionate, but he always maintained his own rhythm. His fragrant body, beautiful face, and mysterious temperament unknowingly attracted a large group of followers.

The dancers who originally gathered around Zhang Ming now all pasted towards Qin Qing. Those who were slightly drunk began to be intoxicated, and those who were already intoxicated seemed to have lost their souls.

A woman hugged Qin Qing from behind, twisting while probing her fair hands into the wine-red silk shirt.

Zhang Ming’s eyes went straight. He was not a homosexual, but his gaze secretly slipped into the shirt shimmering with gorgeous luster following the woman’s hands.

The cigarette Duan Bai held in his mouth fell on 996’s head at some point.

996 screamed “Ow”, and slapped the cigarette into the beer glass with one paw.

Duan Bai then came back to his senses and hurriedly said sorry several times.

The brothers sitting around teased loudly: “Qin Qing eats both men and women, fuck! Men and women in the dance floor all want to squeeze to his side to dance! Let’s go, let’s go too!”

Duan Bai, who usually only drank and didn’t dance, also stood up at this time and strode towards Qin Qing. His eyes were slightly red, as if stimulated by the hot scene before.

However, before they could get close, someone on a whim actually poured a bottle of champagne over Qin Qing’s head.

If it were a pure player, they would probably dance even more high while drenched in champagne, but Qin Qing couldn’t stand this stickiness. He turned back and glared angrily at the person who poured the wine, then wiped the water droplets off his face and left in a hurry.

“You have a private room here, right? Take me to wash up.” He walked to Duan Bai and said.

Duan Bai, who originally wanted to dance, immediately took off his jacket and draped it over Qin Qing, then took Qin Qing’s hand and left the noisy dance floor together.

The boyfriend he had been dating for less than a day was unknowingly thrown to the back of his mind.