With a “ding,” the message came through. 

【Does Mr. Lu like horseback riding? Perhaps, we can meet at the horse farm.】 

【I have a very beautiful horse, I hope it has the honor of meeting Mr. Lu.】 

Ji Kongqing’s horse? 

Long-ago memories suddenly became vividly colorful. 

The once pure black pony should have grown into a handsome, large black horse, right? 

a tall, aloof flower with long legs, a tall black horse. 

Lu Xi couldn’t resist this blatant temptation. 

Even if it was just to find inspiration, he had to go! 

Who could refuse! 

Anyway, Mr. LU couldn’t refuse. 

Lu Xi typed: 【The horse farm sounds good! I’m very interested. I’m free any time except tomorrow afternoon, just choose a time that’s convenient for Professor Ji.】 

He had to calm down his emotions tomorrow, he couldn’t be too excited. 

Otherwise, he’d easily get carried away. 

Ji Kongqing: 【Okay, how about noon at twelve o’clock the day after tomorrow? We can have lunch together.】 

Lu Xi was now 100% certain that Ji Kongqing was interested in him. 

He turned to look at himself in the mirror. 

Hmm… he did have the well-behaved appearance that serious people liked. 

He should make things clear after this meeting, or if that didn’t work, he could show some less well-behaved traits, which would probably scare Professor Ji away. 

Thinking of this, Lu Xi quickly typed and agreed to the second meeting. 

Young Ji Kongqing and Lu Xi didn’t have much interaction. 

Therefore, that brief first meeting at the equestrian competition had been completely extracted from Ji Kongqing’s memory, and he would lower his eyes and reminisce about it every time he woke up in the middle of the night. 

It was a pity that young Ji Kongqing’s mind was filled with the desire to win, whether he was perfect or not, and he couldn’t connect with Lu Xi, who was full of romantic fairy tale vibes. Not only did he reject young Lu Xi’s proactive request, but he also missed what might have been the only chance for the two of them to get to know each other in advance, or even spend time together. 

Now, Ji Kongqing remembered every word that the bright-eyed boy had said to him. 

He understood Lu Xi. 

After all, Lu Xi was different from him. After so many years, he still looked so soft, beautiful, and wonderful. 

Like a dewdrop carrying sunlight after the rain. 

Ji Kongqing glanced at the white riding attire in the bag, raised his eyes to look at himself in the mirror, put on thin-rimmed metal glasses, and hid the strong desire to plunder and attack in his deep eyes. 

He became restrained, calm, and gentlemanly again. 

Harmless. 

… 

What was Ji Kongqing’s white moonlight doing? 

He was also tidying up his clothes before going out, and he brought his riding attire with him. 

—This was something Lu Xi had specifically gone home to get. 

Lu Xi, who was indeed beautiful on the outside, shook his little ponytail at the back of his head, raised his hand, pinched his chin, and examined himself from left to right. 

Tsk! He really did have a sinful face full of temptation. 

Lu Xi carefully recalled his junior and senior high school days, and found that although he always secretly peeked at Ji Kongqing, he himself had indeed not had any interaction with Ji Kongqing. 

And then there was a ten-year gap. 

He guessed that the other party just thought they were suitable in all aspects after the blind date. 

Fortunately, it wasn’t a white moonlight that he had liked since junior or senior high school. 

Otherwise, if the serious and abstinent Professor Ji found out that the white moonlight in his heart had turned into a yellow moonlight in these ten years… 

That would really be a serious sin. 

How could a yellow him comfort a white Professor Ji? 

Sin, sin. 

Amen, amen. 

Lu Xi’s head was filled with all sorts of strange ideas, not noticing that his eyes were full of smiles as he reached out to pick up the riding attire bag and went out for his date. 

The two had lunch together. 

One was afraid of communication mishaps like last time, which would affect the horse farm date, so his words and actions were more cautious, but he also harbored a hint of expectation, hoping that Lu Xi would remember their shared memories from their youth after seeing the layout of the horse farm. 

The other was so excited at the thought of what he was going to do at the horse farm that his cells were jumping with anticipation, immersed in the thrilling and guilty feeling of about to defile the unattainable flower, not daring to look directly at the serious scholar. 

The two people, each with their own thoughts about the upcoming horse farm date, had a very tacit and polite meal. 

Very calm and harmonious. 

… 

Lu Xi had settled in this city after returning from studying abroad. Although he had the romantic tendencies that many art students had, he also possessed the less-than-excellent qualities of contemporary young people. 

He was a homebody and didn’t like to move. 

In his youth, he had studied to death to be a good child, learning a lot of things and having to learn them well. If it were someone else, they would have indulged in all sorts of eating, drinking, and wild fun in college, but Lu Xi had directly closed his door and become his favorite stay-at-home salted fish. 

So, the last time Lu Xi had come to a place like a horse farm, which was both sunny and healthy… 

He probably had to go back several years. 

Lu Xi, who had changed into his riding attire, stood by the fence, gently stroking the mane of the chestnut-colored horse under the guidance of the coach. 

The crisp sound of hooves grew closer, and Lu Xi looked up, his breath stopping instantly— 

Ji Kongqing had changed into a smart white riding attire, riding a pure white horse, coming against the light. The sunlight plated a golden halo on the man and the horse, like a knight walking out of a painting. 

The pure white horse moved gracefully, each lift of its head causing its mane to flutter like flowing clouds, its hooves stepping on the grass, raising fine golden dust. 

Ji Kongqing’s hand, holding the reins, was fair and slender. He urged the horse to approach Lu Xi with a clip-clop sound, dismounting with a crisp and clean movement, his face gentle, his eyes smiling: “Sorry, did you wait long?” 

Lu Xi didn’t dare to touch the horse’s mane again, but instead put his hands slightly behind his back, his fingernails poking and scratching hard on the wooden fence. 

Compared to the low-key and restrained formal wear, this white riding attire, although also well-tailored, had tight fabric that outlined the undulations of his muscles like a second layer of skin. The perfect curves ultimately converged into the edges of dark gloves and riding boots, giving off a sense of abstinence that made people want to tear it open. 

Especially at this time, Ji Kongqing was still holding a dark leather riding whip in his left hand. 

Lu Xi struggled to keep his eyes from sticking to the riding whip. 

But after two seconds, he realized. 

That’s not right, he wasn’t here to be a proper blind date, he was here to change the stereotypical impression that Ji Kongqing had of him as a well-behaved, domestic type! 

Thinking of this, Lu Xi suddenly relaxed. 

He smiled generously: “Not long, I’m still choosing a horse.” 

“Actually, I haven’t been to a horse farm for many years, I’m afraid I’ve even forgotten how to get on a horse.” 

Ji Kongqing glanced at the chestnut-colored horse next to him, whose reins were being held by the coach, his eyes flashing slightly: “If you don’t mind, Mr. Lu can try Jing Shuang, don’t worry, it has a very gentle personality.” 

Besides, he was there. 

Lu Xi blurted out: “But compared to your horse, I’m more interested in your riding whip.” 

Ji Kongqing was obviously stunned for a moment. 

Just as Lu Xi thought that he might have been too aggressive right off the bat, scaring the serious person, Ji Kongqing very naturally raised his hand and handed the riding whip to Lu Xi: “My riding whip is custom-made, it’s much better than the ones at the horse farm.” 

“I should have considered that.” 

His tone even carried sincere apology and a hint of regret. 

“This is my oversight, if Mr. Lu doesn’t mind, can you use mine first?” 

Lu Xi took the riding whip with a complicated expression. 

Although Ji Kongqing liked the same sex, and was a real gay man, Lu Xi still thought of that classic saying in the gay community. 

A straight man sells himself a little, and a small 0 falls in love immediately. 

Lu Xi held Ji Kongqing’s riding whip, feeling that his fingers didn’t know where to put it, and that every grip carried an unspeakable sensuality. 

It was scalding hot. 

If it weren’t for the gloves, Lu Xi even felt that he could feel the residual body temperature of Ji Kongqing on the riding whip. 

The pure white horse seemed a little uneasy, flicking its tail and backing away. Ji Kongqing grabbed the reins and turned back to comfort it. 

Lu Xi took the opportunity to take two deep breaths to calm his emotions. 

He couldn’t help but carefully examine the riding whip in his hand. 

It could be seen that the riding whip should be custom-made, the leather was shiny and tough, the stitching was fine and neat, the horse tail hair was interwoven with silver threads, looking soft and smooth, but the light reflected in the sun carried a cold meaning. 

When whipped, it would not only make a crisp sound, but the arc it made would also be very… 

It had to be said that the feeling this riding whip gave Lu Xi was a bit incongruous with Professor Ji and the white horse. 

Generally speaking, the material and style of a custom-made riding whip would carry the owner’s personality, but Lu Xi always felt that the feeling of this riding whip was more… 

Ji Kongqing turned around. 

Lu Xi immediately stopped thinking. 

“It’s called Jing Shuang? Very beautiful.” Lu Xi’s praise wasn’t entirely polite, after all, this white horse with no blemishes was really beautiful. 

Ji Kongqing raised his hand to touch Jing Shuang’s mane, and said gently: “Yes, I looked for a long time before I found Jing Shuang.” 

While speaking, Ji Kongqing looked at Lu Xi seemingly unintentionally. 

Lu Xi not only didn’t receive the information, but instead followed the topic and asked: “I remember you used to have a black horse, it seemed to be called… Caesar?” 

Ji Kongqing repeatedly confirmed that he didn’t see the bright, expectant look in Lu Xi’s eyes that he had seen before, his lips pursed slightly, and he replied in a low voice: “Caesar is at another horse farm, it has a bit of a temper and doesn’t like Jing Shuang very much.” 

It wasn’t just that it didn’t like it very much. 

Caesar and Jing Shuang used to be raised in the same horse farm, but as long as Caesar saw or smelled the scent of Jing Shuang on Ji Kongqing, it would either refuse to let Ji Kongqing mount it, or chase after Jing Shuang’s butt and bite it, very domineering.