Chapter 15

Director Liu went to find Jiang Fengjing. No matter what, he had to convince him to help persuade Huo Xingming to stay.

This pair was incredibly popular right now, trending almost every day, and even some of Huo Xingming’s “quotes” were being widely shared.

He couldn’t even imagine how the audience would react when the first episode aired—seeing Huo Xingming in person and realizing that all of this was just his way of ensuring a bad ending.

At that point, the show would probably explode in popularity.

—

Huo Xingming had been walking for over an hour. Now, he crouched by the street, trying to reason with “Macho Lover.”

“Look, I’ve already experienced the heavy rain you gifted me. I’ve also walked the paths you take most often. So… last night, you promised me a meal. Does that promise still count?”

When Huo Xingming wasn’t deliberately acting out, his voice was actually quite pleasant. Although his accent was strong and oddly familiar, Bai Siyi was too lost in memories of the past to dwell on it.

Sitting on the swing, Bai Siyi swayed back and forth a few times before saying, “See that ‘Bright Blue Bar’ over there? Do you see it?”

A bar?

They have food there?

Huo Xingming immediately stood up. A staff member beside him pointed in the right direction, and sure enough, across the street was a bar with a conspicuous sign—Bright Blue Bar.

This was the place where Bai Siyi worked at night as part of the atmosphere crew.

The bar opened every day at 3 o’clock.

It was a gay bar.

And right now, it had just opened for the day.

—

Huo Xingming walked up to the entrance, hesitating as he glanced around several times.

“…This bar looks kinda familiar?”

Hadn’t Jiang Fengjing brought him here just a couple of days ago?

But that was at night, and he hadn’t stayed long. He wasn’t too familiar with the surroundings, so he hadn’t recognized it earlier from across the street.

The moment Bai Siyi heard that, his expression froze.

“Familiar? Don’t tell me you’ve been there before?”

This was a gay bar!

Huo Xingming immediately realized—if he admitted to coming here, then Macho Lover and all the viewers would figure out that he was gay!

Feeling guilty, he quickly said, “No, no, I work construction every day. How would I have the money to go to a bar? I probably just passed by before and saw it.”

Bai Siyi thought that made sense.

Forget being broke—even if Piupiustar had money, there was no way he’d come to this kind of bar.

Bai Siyi said, “Every Wednesday is Members’ Day at this bar. They serve free drinks and snacks to members. Since it’s empty now, you can go in and eat—there’s plenty of good food.”

Huo Xingming hesitated. Something about this felt off, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on why.

“…I don’t have a membership.”

Wait.

Jiang Fengjing probably does.

At this moment, Huo Xingming had already been successfully led astray by Bai Siyi.

Instead of thinking about why he wasn’t just paying for his own membership—or why a grown man like him was even trying to freeload at a gay bar in the first place—his first instinct was actually to figure out who he could borrow a membership from.

Was it really that easy to mooch off the food and drinks at a gay bar?

Bai Siyi: “I have a membership! Just give them my phone number when you go in. I’ve sent it to you.”

Bai Siyi sent over his phone number.

The live stream audience could no longer hold back:

【Xiao Bai! Do you realize you just exposed your part-time job on stream?!】

【Please, everyone, don’t disturb Xiao Bai at work. It’s not easy making money part-time, and if too many people show up, it could cause chaos! …By the way, where exactly is “Bright Blue Bar”? Just asking. I definitely won’t go.】

【Piupiustar has never been to a bar before, and now he’s going in just to freeload? Is this really going to end well? covering face.jpg】

【With a skin that thick, what could possibly go wrong? I’m more worried about the bar’s name being exposed—Xiao Bai might be the one in trouble. covering face.jpg】

—

Bai Siyi hadn’t originally planned on messing with him like this, but after getting dragged to a children’s amusement park, he was genuinely pissed off.

If they were going to hurt each other, then neither of them was getting off easy!

—

After getting Bai Siyi’s phone number, Huo Xingming stepped into the bar.

The door was open, and the place was nearly empty.

Inside, there were only two or three waiters, all dressed in black suits, looking refined and well-groomed.

Following Bai Siyi’s directions, Huo Xingming walked in.

Immediately, all three waiters turned their heads to look at him.

Huo Xingming: “……”

Under their intense gazes, Huo Xingming instinctively turned around, ready to leave.

Damn it. How did he let Macho Lover trick him into coming in here?!

Right now, it was the bar’s least busy hour—there wasn’t a single other customer, just the staff. The moment he walked in, standing there under their scrutiny, it was beyond awkward!

The three waiters’ eyes lit up the moment they saw him.

After all, a 6’3″ (190cm), designer-clad, mixed-race hunk had just walked through the door—practically the dream guy of the entire gay scene!

Even though they worked at a gay bar, meeting someone like Huo Xingming was a once-in-a-month miracle.

Who wouldn’t be thrilled?

The waiter closest to the entrance immediately walked over, grinning ear to ear as he leaned in.

“Hello, handsome. Here alone?”

Huo Xingming: “……”

Seeing the waiter getting closer and closer, almost pressing up against him, Huo Xingming pushed his sunglasses up onto his head, took two steps back, and cautiously said, “No.”

The waiter paused for a moment and glanced behind Huo Xingming but didn’t see anyone.

“…Not alone?”

Huo Xingming nodded. “Yeah, my partner is with me.”

He pointed at his earphones.

Waiter: “……”

Bai Siyi: “……”

Even though Huo Xingming said that, the waiter still wasn’t ready to give up. A guy with a partner coming to a gay bar alone? Obviously, he wasn’t exactly following men’s moral code!

A top-tier catch like this—forget forever, just having once would be enough!

The waiters eyed Huo Xingming’s designer outfit, then his broad shoulders, narrow waist, and long legs. His muscles were so well-defined that they were practically stretching his clothes to the limit.

All three waiters scrambled to serve him.

They had assumed he’d order some high-end liquor and were already excited—until they heard him ask:

“Today’s members’ day, right? Is there food?”

Waiter: “……”

The waiter gave Huo Xingming a once-over, confused. This guy screamed rich second-gen—so why was he after the free drinks and snacks?

And those weren’t even good!

—

Five minutes later, the waiter forced a smile as he served Huo Xingming complimentary drinks and snacks.

Sitting in a booth, Huo Xingming stared at the iced drink and two tiny cakes in front of him, forcing himself to ignore the strange looks from the waiters.

He snapped a picture and sent it to his favorite macho man.

Huo Xingming: Looks decent. Want me to pack some for you?

Bai Siyi: “……”

Bai Siyi: No thanks, I’m not hungry.

He was already full—from sheer frustration at that damn children’s amusement park.

He had underestimated Piupiustar’s thick skin, thinking the guy would get embarrassed, refuse to go in, or at least feel awkward.

But no.

Not only did he go in—he actually ate.

—

Huo Xingming was eating, but it didn’t feel great.

A mixed-race, 6’3″ heartthrob in designer clothes, driving a flashy sports car… reduced to mooching free drinks at a bar.

The waiters were even sneaking photos of him on their phones.

Huo Xingming: “……”

Holding his forehead, he sighed.

This was karma. He really shouldn’t have messed with Macho Lover.

Now, both of them were suffering. Neither got to eat in peace.

Even with his thick skin, Huo Xingming was truly dying of secondhand embarrassment.

—

Bai Siyi had lost all interest in staying at the amusement park.

He got up and headed back to the Pink House to rest.

It had been a long time since he felt this relaxed. Since he finally had some time off, the best use of it was to go back and sleep.

By the time Bai Siyi returned to the Pink House, Huo Xingming had also left the bar.

The waiters at the bar had been way too enthusiastic—constantly bringing him food, secretly taking photos, leaning into his arms, and even trying to spill water on him to test his reaction!

Enough was enough!

Huo Xingming was so overwhelmed that he didn’t even have time to talk to Bai Siyi.

By the time he finally escaped the bar, he hadn’t eaten his fill, barely drank anything, and had an overall terrible experience. He swore he was never coming back to that stupid bar again.

—

“Macho Man, why have you been ignoring me?”

Huo Xingming sighed helplessly. “Did you know they’d act like that, so you sent me in on purpose?”

If a straight guy walked in there, he’d definitely get harassed to death.

And it was a gay bar, after all.

—

Bai Siyi had been the first to return to the Pink House, which clearly meant the other female guests were still on their dates.

He went to the kitchen to grab some food before lazily replying, “Bars have service standards, you know. When a member arrives, of course, they have to be enthusiastic.”

Earlier, Bai Siyi had been zoning out at the children’s amusement park for half the day. He was feeling really down, and though his voice was still soft and girlish, it carried a slight hoarseness.

—

Huo Xingming hesitated. “Is that really the case…?”

But those three waiters had been way too enthusiastic.

—

Huo Xingming: “Hmm? Macho Man? Were you crying?”

His eyes widened in shock. No way. No way!

Did he really make Macho Lover cry just because they didn’t get to go to an amusement park?!

Switching perspectives for a moment, Huo Xingming imagined—

A poor but innocent girl had always dreamed of spending a full day at an amusement park.

He had promised to take her.

She showed up, heart full of excitement… only to realize that the “amusement park” he was taking her to was a children’s playground.

That feeling of disbelief—she must have been devastated.

—

A wave of guilt hit Huo Xingming.

His original plan had been to make his online lover hate him enough to block him.

But now…

Now he was seriously reconsidering.

Had he gone too far?

He had actually made a girl cry.

As a man, this was just too ungentlemanly.

—

While he was still debating how to make it up to her, Macho Lover’s voice came through his earphones:

“Heh, what are you talking about? Me? Cry? No way. I’m already back at the Pink House, stuffed and ready to sleep.”

Huo Xingming: “……”

Huo Xingming was stunned. “You… got back that fast?”

Bai Siyi nodded. “Yeah. I was exhausted from work this morning, so I want to rest. Let’s just leave it at that for today, okay?”

Huo Xingming nodded blankly. “Oh… oh, okay. Good, good. Then… good afternoon.”

The moment he finished speaking, Macho Lover immediately hung up.

Huo Xingming: “……”

Something still felt off.

Macho Lover’s voice really did sound like he had just been crying.

If just this was enough to make him cry, then when they actually met in person, Huo Xingming might not even have the heart to block him anymore out of sheer guilt.

Oh well. At this rate, Macho Lover would probably be the one to block him first anyway.

So it didn’t matter.

—

Huo Xingming quickly put the whole thing behind him.

He got into the production team’s car, and just as he settled in, a staff member turned to him and said, “Mr. Huo, tonight’s mission is to exchange photos. You can pick one now if you’d like.”

Huo Xingming’s eyes widened. “Wait… photos?!”

If they were exchanging photos, there was no way he could hide these muscles.

Macho Lover would definitely confess to him on the spot!