Chapter 20: Horror Livestream Room (20)

In the men’s restroom, there was no one else at the moment, only Ruan Qing and Ji Yan.

When Ruan Qing saw that it was Ji Yan, his hand froze in place. He stood there stiffly, unsure whether to continue or stop.

The air seemed to momentarily solidify, and even time seemed to come to a halt.

Ji Yan didn’t urge him on or even turn his head to face Ruan Qing. He simply looked at him expressionlessly from the corner of his eye.

It was as if he didn’t recognize Ruan Qing at all and was just curious to see the person next to him in the restroom.

Ruan Qing’s mind raced, trying to come up with a solution, but he couldn’t find the optimal answer.

Denying what had happened was practically impossible, especially since the injury on his neck was so conspicuous, and it happened right under Ji Yan’s nose.

Moreover, Ji Yan was closer to the door of the restroom. Even if Ruan Qing wanted to rush out, he would have to get past him first.

He didn’t believe that his broken body could move faster than Ji Yan. After all, he was even weaker than an ordinary person.

For a moment, Ruan Qing stood there in a daze, caught in a dilemma.

Ji Yan glanced at the young boy in front of him with the corner of his eye. The young boy’s hair looked very smooth, and a mask covered his face, making it impossible to see his full appearance. The long eyelashes cast a beautiful shadow beneath his eyes, giving off a serene aura. The corners of his eyes and eyebrows revealed a gentle and androgynous beauty.

It was too similar, almost too identical.

Maybe it wasn’t just similar, but exactly the same.

This was undoubtedly the same bold girl from last night who pinned him down on the bed.

Hmm...

Perhaps... not a girl, but... a young boy?

Ji Yan’s gaze shifted downward, once again resting on the young boy’s hand. His eyes burned with curiosity and an imperceptible expectation, as if he wouldn’t give up unless he saw something “there.”

Ruan Qing: “...” This was troublesome.

It seemed like a simple trip to the restroom, but it felt as if stepping on the edge of a knife.

Ruan Qing even regretted leaving the private room.

No, the biggest regret was going out last night! If he hadn’t gone out last night, he wouldn’t have stirred up so much trouble.

Perhaps it’s because Ruan Qing hadn’t moved for too long that Ji Yan calmly spoke up, “Why aren’t you continuing?”

Ruan Qing: “...”

Ji Yan clearly recognized him, but as long as he didn’t admit it, Ji Yan might hesitate to do anything in public.

Ruan Qing took a deep breath, stopped his movement, and looked at Ji Yan. He softly said, “Sir, it’s impolite to stare at strangers like this.”

The voice of the youth was clean and crisp, as if he hadn’t experienced the voice change of adolescence, very pleasant to the ear, indeed belonging to a young boy.

Completely different from the voice of the girl last night.

“A stranger?” Ji Yan repeated these words with a smile that was not quite a smile, with a hint of mockery in his eyes. “A stranger lying together on a bed?”

“A stranger who has seen your body?”

“Are you going to say you have a twin sister? Or maybe a distant cousin?”

Ruan Qing’s scalp tingled, but he avoided looking at the person in front of him. He tried to maintain composure and said in a low voice, “Sir, I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

After speaking, Ruan Qing intended to bypass Ji Yan and leave the men’s restroom, his figure showing a hint of urgency.

However, Ji Yan didn’t follow the youth’s intentions. He firmly grabbed the young boy’s wrist and forcefully pulled him around, pressing him against the wall next to the entrance of the men’s restroom, displaying dominance.

“Pretending to be ignorant? Hm?”

The young boy in front of him became scared and shrunk his neck. His hands were restrained, with no way to escape. He could only hang his head pitifully and dare not look at Ji Yan.

Unfortunately, Ji Yan didn’t buy it. He reached out and pulled off the youth’s mask, revealing that familiar and delicate face.

Although that face was beautifully ambiguous in terms of gender, the scattered hair still revealed that he was a boy at first glance.

And not a girl.

No wonder his chest seemed... so flat.

Ji Yan didn’t like men, at least not before today. Last night was the first time in his twenties that he felt his heart flutter.

Unexpectedly, the object of his affections turned out to be a man, and a lying cheat at that.

Ruan Qing lowered his head guiltily, instinctively avoiding Ji Yan’s gaze.

Ji Yan looked at the person in front of him and chuckled lightly, mocking him deliberately, “Xiao Ya? Xiao Ya? The ‘Ya’ from the Fengya Bar?”

If it’s a boy, the likelihood of having this name was quite low. The name was probably just something the boy casually made up to deceive him.

Perhaps he wasn’t just deceived by the name the boy gave.

Ji Yan rarely made errors in his judgment. That timid woman from last night shouldn’t have dared to kill anyone, yet she ended up injuring the boy.

Upon closer inspection, the boy’s position was also wrong. He wasn’t even standing where he was before.

...It’s as if the boy willingly went over to be held hostage by the woman.

Since his face was already exposed, denying it would be futile. Because once this man caught on, he wouldn’t easily let it go. Ruan Qing mustered the courage to speak up in a low voice, “It’s a... a nickname.”

“Is that so?” Ji Yan looked at the boy in front of him, a smile playing on his lips. He then firmly grasped Ruan Qing’s chin, forcing his head to tilt up slightly, meeting his beautiful eyes.

“You better think carefully before answering, because I, for one, detest being lied to.”

Ji Yan didn’t care about gender, but the person in front of him was just too disobedient, always trying to escape from him.

And on the staircase earlier, he even hugged another man just to avoid him!

Not obedient at all, really not obedient.

 

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