In an instant, Qi Yuan felt like he had sobered up quite a bit. “What are you going to do?” he asked. Lin Can slowly replied, “I think I still need to clear things up with Ran Yang…”

“You want to see Ran Yang? Without my permission?” Although he had a premonition deep down, hearing Lin Can say it out loud made Qi Yuan’s expression suddenly darken.

“Weren’t you the one who was going to arrange for us to meet?” Lin Can said.

“I didn’t arrange for you two to meet tomorrow.” Lin Can wasn’t surprised by his answer, but he still insisted, “But he said he was in a hurry to participate in a variety show…”

“I said I would arrange it. Are you questioning my decision?” Qi Yuan interrupted him coldly. Lin Can turned his head away, not wanting to speak.

“Lin Can,” someone who was angry stood a few steps higher, looking down at him with a gaze full of disdain and pride. The tone of his voice was chillingly cold, “Don’t forget your identity.” You just need to stay by my side.

Lin Can was silent for a moment and finally mumbled an “mm.” The two of them walked to the bar entrance, and the doorman saw Qi Yuan and immediately jogged over to hand him the car keys. Qi Yuan didn’t reach out; he just glanced in Lin Can’s direction.

Lin Can paused and said to the doorman, “I’ll take it.” The doorman nodded repeatedly, saying the car was already at the door. As they stepped outside, a low-key yet somewhat ostentatious Koenigsegg was parked at the entrance. The doorman opened the passenger door, and Qi Yuan stepped in with long legs, giving Lin Can an order: “Go.”

Lin Can stepped on the gas. The bar they were at was a bit far from Yu Jing Garden, and by the time they got home, it was already ten o’clock. Usually, at this time, Lin Can would be getting ready for bed, but now he had just returned home, and his irregular schedule made him unable to suppress a few yawns.

Qi Yuan had dozed off in the car for a bit, and now that the alcohol was kicking in, he felt a bit dizzy. Hearing Lin Can yawn made him realize there was someone beside him. “Pour me a glass of water,” he said.

Lin Can poured him a glass of warm water and then asked if he wanted some hangover soup. After finishing the water, Qi Yuan’s throat felt a bit better. “You can make hangover soup?” Thinking of something, he asked, “What? Did you often make it for your ex-husband?”

Bringing up Ran Yang again, Lin Can’s tone became stiff. “I can’t make hangover soup, and I’ve never made it for Ran Yang. If you want to drink it, I can learn it on the spot.” After all, they had all the ingredients at home.

Qi Yuan, who was slumped on the sofa like a soft noodle, heard this and still had the energy to laugh. “You still have a conscience sometimes?”

“Are you drinking or not?” Lin Can was in a bad mood and didn’t want to beat around the bush with him. Qi Yuan lightly hummed, “Let me taste it.”

Lin Can turned and went into the kitchen, and after a while, he came out with a bowl of soup. “Drink it; I put ice cubes in it, so it’s not hot.” Qi Yuan had a good tolerance for alcohol; his head was dizzy, but his mind was still relatively clear. Hearing Lin Can say this, he propped himself up and drank more than half a bowl of the hangover soup in one go.

After the soup was in his stomach, he suddenly remembered he hadn’t explained the things that happened in the private room. “Aren’t you curious?” he asked Lin Can.

To say he wasn’t curious would be a lie; Lin Can had been in school for over twenty years and had never seen such a scene before. It wasn’t chaotic, but it had a more sober atmosphere than the usual drunken revelry, and it was indeed quite ambiguous. He thought for a moment and couldn’t help but ask, “So many guys, were they all your picks? Were they just there to accompany?”

Qi Yuan quickly said, “I didn’t pick them! It was that kid Gong Yusheng who insisted on playing the stand-in game.”

“Stand-in?” Lin Can was momentarily taken aback. “Whose stand-in?”

“Didn’t you notice that the man standing next to me looked a lot like you?” Qi Yuan hinted meaningfully. Lin Can recalled for a long time, waiting until Qi Yuan’s bowl of hangover soup was almost empty before he barely remembered that face. “Where’s the resemblance…”

“Wait, why did you need to find my stand-in?” He suddenly realized the problem. Qi Yuan let out a light laugh from deep in his throat. “Who told me I only have you by my side now?”

It was clearly just a fact, but Lin Can felt uneasy. He averted his gaze and stopped looking at Qi Yuan, and the frustration that had been stuck in his heart for no reason dissipated completely without him realizing it.

After drinking that warm hangover soup, Qi Yuan finally felt a bit of strength return. Seeing Lin Can about to head back to the kitchen with the empty bowl, he asked, “Don’t you have any thoughts about what I just said?”

“What thoughts could I have?” Lin Can retorted, his tone slightly softened.

“How boring.” Qi Yuan lay back down on the sofa. After washing the bowl and coming out, the person on the sofa was still staring with his eyes wide open, his brows furrowed, seemingly lost in thought.

Hearing the noise, he turned his head to look at Lin Can standing by the door. “Do you really want to see your ex-husband that much?” Mentioning Ran Yang made Lin Can’s mood sour again. On one side, Qi Yuan only gave vague answers, refusing to specify the meeting time, while on the other side, Ran Yang was saying he was busy with work, pushing him to meet as soon as possible to clarify everything. Stuck in the middle, he was getting pressure from both sides.

“What does it matter if I want to or not?” he said.

“Heh, you’re angry now.” Qi Yuan, feeling lazy, didn’t want to get angry either, just said, “Don’t worry, at the latest, the day after tomorrow, you two will be able to meet.”

“The day after tomorrow?” Hearing this time, Lin Can was taken aback. “But Ran Yang said he would start working the day after tomorrow…”

“Don’t worry, I won’t make any random arrangements.” Thinking about the scene of these two meeting, Qi Yuan couldn’t help but feel a wicked anticipation.

Just as Qi Yuan promised, on the third day after getting drunk, Lin Can got into Qi Yuan’s car. “Are we going to see Ran Yang now?” Lin Can stood by the car door, not getting in, just suspiciously staring at Qi Yuan, doubting whether this guy was playing with him.

But Qi Yuan was already sitting in the back seat. Since he was taking Lin Can out today, he specifically didn’t choose a sports car and called the driver over. Noticing Lin Can’s hesitation, he just chuckled, “Haven’t you always wanted to see him? Why are you unhappy now that I’m taking you?”

“I didn’t want to see him,” Lin Can retorted.

“Then why have you been sulking with me these past few days?” Qi Yuan propped his chin, asking leisurely.

“I already said I’m not sulking with you…” Lin Can reiterated helplessly. He just couldn’t help but care about the stand-in matter. Looking back, he did feel a strong gaze when he first entered the room; perhaps it was that man who was said to look a lot like him.

Recalling what happened that day, Lin Can was absent-minded after getting in the car. Qi Yuan found a drink from the small fridge and drank most of it. Seeing Lin Can still lost in thought, he couldn’t help but hum, “What’s wrong? Are you so happy to see your ex-husband?”

Even Lin Can, who was usually slow, could tell that Qi Yuan was being sarcastic after hearing this so many times. “Don’t talk nonsense,” he frowned. “I’m just a stranger to Ran Yang now.”

“A stranger? Which stranger gets so distracted at the thought of meeting?” Qi Yuan’s words were laced with needles. Lin Can’s expression darkened further. “It’s fine to say these things privately, but don’t say them outside.”

“Why? Afraid I’ll give your ex-husband a negative impression?” Qi Yuan scoffed, feeling uncomfortable all over. The driver in front sniffed hard. Which vinegar jar was overturned? Why was the car filled with sourness?

Lin Can didn’t respond to Qi Yuan’s words. He wasn’t afraid that Qi Yuan would give Ran Yang a negative impression; he was afraid that Qi Yuan’s mouth would run wild and create hatred for him. After all, Song Xiao still saw him as a rival, and with Qi Yuan constantly talking about remarrying, how could Song Xiao not harbor murderous intentions towards him?

“Aren’t you going to deny it?” Qi Yuan’s voice was irritated. “Are you really afraid I’ll affect your ex-husband?”

The car turned left, and Lin Can glanced at the scenery outside before turning back. Qi Yuan was already puffed up like a pufferfish. Why did he get so easily angry when it came to Ran Yang?

“Stop playing dumb and talk!” the pufferfish shouted. Lin Can had no choice but to slowly open his mouth. “I’m afraid you’ll affect me.”

Qi Yuan was taken aback. During this time, Lin Can had shown deep feelings for Ran Yang, even willing to feed the tiger for this ex-husband. He thought Lin Can was considering Ran Yang, but it turned out he wasn’t…

Leaning back against the seat, he asked suspiciously, “You’re really not worried about Ran Yang?”

Lin Can shook his head. “No.”

“…” Qi Yuan scrutinized him for a long time, then extended a finger and gently pressed the button on the small table. The partition slowly rose, dividing the car into two spaces. “Words are not enough; you need to prove it to me,” he said.

Lin Can was still looking at the partition, marveling at how different luxury cars were. Hearing Qi Yuan’s words, he couldn’t help but feel puzzled. “Prove it?”

Qi Yuan very reservedly pointed at his lips. Lin Can instantly understood what he meant and resisted. “We’re still in the car; you shouldn’t be thinking about this all the time.”

“Hurry up; anyway, no one can see ahead,” Qi Yuan said. Just as Lin Can said, Qi Yuan was very addicted to kissing; whenever there was a chance, he would ask Lin Can to kiss him.

Lin Can went from resisting fiercely at first to becoming familiar with it in just a couple of days. This was during the two days Qi Yuan said he was sulking. So Lin Can felt particularly wronged; he cooked, cleaned, and even cooperated with kisses. Why did Qi Yuan still say he was throwing a tantrum?

Qi Yuan didn’t disappoint his evaluation; seeing Lin Can unwilling to cooperate, he simply stood up, long legs straddling, and sat directly on Lin Can’s lap.

“!” Lin Can’s eyes widened in shock. Oh my god, what was this ancestor trying to do again!

“W-what are you doing?” He wanted to push this big Buddha off him, but the position was indeed awkward, and it pressed down on his vital point. Lin Can felt the air in the car heat up in an instant.

“What else could I do?” The person on him smiled wickedly, leaning in to capture Lin Can’s lips. Lin Can sensed trouble and turned his head to dodge, but someone as domineering as Qi Yuan wouldn’t allow his prey to escape, raising his hand to turn Lin Can’s face back.

Lin Can had no choice but to tilt his head back and kiss him. But as they kissed, Lin Can realized something was off. This guy wanted to stick his tongue in!

“Don’t…” Ignoring their awkward sitting position, Lin Can pushed Qi Yuan away.

“Don’t what? Have I been pecking at you for days? Do you want me to peck for a lifetime?” Qi Yuan raised an eyebrow, his handsome face full of mischief.

Lin Can wanted to say they would only be together for half a year; he wouldn’t be pecking for a lifetime, but before he could say it, he heard Qi Yuan’s commanding “Open your mouth.”

He instinctively complied, and Qi Yuan’s tongue immediately slipped in, flexibly and forcefully exploring every inch of his mouth, like it was wrapped in fire, igniting his senses.

Lin Can was kissed so thoroughly that his breathing became erratic, the youthful blush spreading from his handsome face to his neck, finally extending to the collarbone beneath his shirt, full of allure. Ignoring Lin Can’s hands that were gripping his waist, Qi Yuan straightened up, admiring his masterpiece from top to bottom.

While admiring, he didn’t forget to ask, “Just in terms of kissing skills, can your ex-husband compare to me?”