Chapter 90
Now Huo Youcheng was truly enraged. He sneered, “Fine, fine! Since you refuse, I’ll go find someone else. You just wait for me forever!”
Watching his angry figure storm out, Ye Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew the reason he desperately wanted to refuse was not just because of the unbearable pain but also because of another person in his heart.
A forbidden crush.
So he didn’t want to be touched by Huo Youcheng, which would make him feel tortured. So he would rather not have it, even if Huo Youcheng was willing to give him warmth, he didn’t want it.
It seemed like Huo Youcheng was deliberately trying to anger him this time. The scandal he caused this time was significant, picking a handsome and very popular male star and intentionally being intimate on a private beach, then being captured by paparazzi throughout the whole act, which was then spread on the internet.
The internet exploded instantly, overshadowing even major news like the discovery of a new planet, and almost the entire population joined in the discussion.
Because that male star was really popular, so popular that even Huo Ran knew his name, and she had asked Ye Zhi to buy her stationery with stickers of that star.
The star was also very handsome, once dubbed as having a 360-degree flawless appearance, and every drama he starred in was extremely popular, with a cool temperament. But even such a person, known as a cool beauty, was riding on Huo Youcheng’s waist on the beach, moving up and down continuously. Even though the paparazzi were far away, the camera captured clearly the lascivious pleasure on his face.
Once the videos and scandalous photos spread, they couldn’t be stopped from spreading further. Soon, someone dug out the identity of the male lead and then dug out Tang Xue’er’s affairs, so this gossip became more and more intense.
Ye Zhi didn’t know about it at first. It was Ye Wan who called and scolded him that he found out.
After ending the call, Ye Zhi went online to check the news. As the search results appeared, he could see the cropped images or gifs of the “public indecency” scene.
It was indeed very sensual, intense, and passionate. The male star’s physique was already very good, with fair skin that seemed to glow under the umbrella. His buttocks were firm and round, bouncing up and down as they moved, and between the movements, you could see the man’s large member penetrating his anus. With such a video, it could be used directly to stimulate oneself.
Ye Zhi looked at it without much fluctuation in mood, put away the communicator, and continued to do what he had to do.
However, in the afternoon, Huo Youqiao, who usually didn’t come back until after nine o’clock, returned early.
Since that drunken incident, Huo Youqiao either went on business trips or came home late. Although it was evident recently that his work was very demanding, Ye Zhi could also feel that he was mainly avoiding him.
He had kissed him once before.
Although that kiss was very light, as if it was just Ye Zhi’s imagination, it was undeniable that they had crossed a line. And because of that kiss, Ye Zhi could never fully convince himself that Huo Youqiao had no feelings for him. Huo Youqiao was steady in character and clean in private life. Even if he drank too much, he wouldn’t recklessly kiss someone.
Moreover, the atmosphere that day was so strange.
But since Huo Youqiao was avoiding him, he dared not think too much, and could only try his best to forget everything that happened that day. He couldn’t cross the line, and he even decided that he would live like this for the rest of his life, as long as he could stay by their side until Huo Youqiao had a real lover.
He had also gotten used to keeping his distance from Huo Youqiao, trying to interact with him only when Huo Ran was present, so as not to create any inappropriate atmosphere.
However, this time, Huo Ran’s kindergarten bus had not arrived yet, but Huo Youqiao came back early.
At that time, Ye Zhi was preparing food, peeling fresh shrimp. To avoid being pricked, he was wearing gloves on his hands. When he heard the sound, he looked up from the kitchen and met Huo Youqiao’s gaze. It had been a long time since they had looked at each other like this. Ye Zhi’s heart tightened suddenly, but quickly he put on a smile as composed as possible. “Are you back from work so early today?”
“Yeah.” Huo Youqiao had already taken off his coat, but he still asked knowingly, “Has Ranran not come back yet?”
Ye Zhi replied, “I’ll go pick her up in another ten minutes.”
Sometimes Huo Ran was picked up, but most of the time she took the school bus. In fact, Madam Huo wanted the driver and the cook to come back. When she first learned that Huo Youqiao and his daughter had moved back to the central city, it was Huo Youqiao who refused. He cited reasons such as politicians shouldn’t be too extravagant and nurturing Huo Ran’s independence. He only continued to employ Aunt Wang to take care of his daughter’s cooking and send her to tutoring classes. As for going to and from school, he would let her take the school bus directly, or occasionally pick her up himself.
Huo Youqiao walked over, his gaze still not leaving Ye Zhi’s face, as if observing every expression of his meticulously, focusing on his eyes. Ye Zhi felt his gaze, turned his face away, and asked, “Will you be having dinner at home tonight?”
