My Arranged Marriage Partner Has Two Faces 43p1

Chapter 43 p1

KTV, as the lights came on, the night was bustling.

After eight o’clock, the bar street was lively and bustling. Amore, located at the beginning of the street, was a gay bar. Amore, in Italian, meant “love,” which had a more romantic feeling that resonated with the niche community compared to “love.”

Zhong Yuxiao yawned and entered Amore.

After finishing his final assignment, he had been up for two nights straight. He was originally planning to sleep in at home today, but Xu Linfeng called, insisting that he had to come, his tone so agitated that it sounded like the world would end if he didn’t come.

Zhong Yuxiao was a light sleeper, and once he was woken up, he couldn’t fall back asleep. He grabbed a jacket and came to teach the culprit a lesson.

If Xu Linfeng didn’t give him a reasonable explanation today, he wouldn’t be leaving the bar unscathed.

Zhong Yuxiao was a regular at Amore, and almost everyone in the Chinese gay scene in KTV knew him, a top with strange rules.

The reason they said he was strange was that Zhong Yuxiao had a sense of safety that most playboys didn’t have. His principles often gave the impression that he had OCD.

But Zhong Yuxiao’s OCD was different from typical OCD. He was a player, you could say he accepted anyone, and would act as soon as he was attracted to someone. Yet, he showed strong aversion to physical contact, such as holding hands or kissing. He wouldn’t accept any of it.

Therefore, Zhong Yuxiao’s strange rules of being both a clean freak and not a clean freak were categorized as a part of his personality and preferences.

Entering the bar, Zhong Yuxiao went straight to the corner of the bar, where the lighting was dim, the location relatively secluded, rarely attracting attention, and favored by Xu Linfeng.

Xu Linfeng was a straight man and was most afraid of being hit on at a gay bar.

“You have three minutes to state your case.” Zhong Yuxiao grabbed Xu Linfeng, who was craning his neck to look around, and held him against the bar. He picked up a bottle of alcohol and threatened, “Otherwise, this bottle will have a resounding kiss with your head.”

“Night?”

Xu Linfeng had noticed a tall, leggy man walking over, but he hadn’t recognized him.

Zhong Yuxiao was wearing a casual jacket today, leaning towards athletic style. The hood was large, covering almost half his face, only revealing his chin.

“Why are you dressed like this?”

Zhong Yuxiao usually had a refined and elegant style. In Xu Linfeng’s words, he was a refined beast. This outfit was too casual and didn’t fit his image.

“Just finished my final assignment.” He lifted his hood, revealing a tired face. Zhong Yuxiao leaned against the bar, listless.

Even so, it didn’t affect his handsomeness. He had a touch of melancholic weariness.

At this moment, Xu Linfeng deeply understood the saying: “Fashion is all about the face.”

He also had the same jacket as Zhong Yuxiao, and had even bought the same one after seeing Zhong Yuxiao wear it, but he couldn’t pull off the same look.

Comparing yourself to others was truly deadly.

Zhong Yuxiao casually raised an eyebrow, giving him a look. “Tell me, what world-shattering event is worth you relentlessly calling and waking me up?”

He had turned off his ringtone, but Xu Linfeng still managed to call him over a dozen times, waking him with his phone’s vibration.

Only then did Xu Linfeng remember his purpose, saying mysteriously, “A top came to Amore a few days ago.”

“…That’s it?”

A top? He thought it was four twos and a pair of jokers.

Zhong Yuxiao cracked his wrist, and Xu Linfeng was definitely going to get a beating today.

“Are straight men so excited to see a top now?”

He suspected Xu Linfeng was about to become gay, and he was leaning towards being a bottom.

“This top is different!”

Xu Linfeng slapped his thigh, his voice becoming more excited, gesturing wildly with his hands. “That face… tsk tsk, he sat in Amore for ten minutes, and almost twenty people went to hit on him, even more attractive than you were at your peak.”

Zhong Yuxiao was speechless, he never knew Xu Linfeng secretly used “attract bees and butterflies” to describe him.

“He made it clear from the start that he was only a top, but those who approached him were tops, bottoms, and even switches. For the past few days, even Amore’s customer traffic has doubled, all coming for him, but—”

Xu Linfeng paused, hoping to see some reaction from Zhong Yuxiao, but he was disappointed. “He hasn’t hooked up with anyone, saying he can’t find anyone he likes.”

Hearing this, Zhong Yuxiao chuckled. “He has high standards.”

“Right? Then some people started betting on who can win him over.”

Zhong Yuxiao changed his posture, his tone still lazy. “You don’t want me to go seduce him, do you?”

Not only was he too exhausted from the final assignments, but even if he wasn’t, he wouldn’t take the initiative to seduce someone. It was too low class, and besides, the other guy was also a top. Forced connections were never good, and when it came to sex, Zhong Yuxiao never liked forcing things.

Xu Linfeng’s eyes lit up. “I think he’ll take the bait. You just need to show up, and I guarantee you’ll hook him.”

“No interest.”

“…”

Zhong Yuxiao beckoned the bartender and ordered a mint liqueur, a light drink with a smooth texture, a hint of mint, and a slight sweetness. Amore’s mint liqueur had a higher sweetness, which Zhong Yuxiao liked.

He looked at Xu Linfeng. “You think I’m the kind of person who would fall for someone at first sight?”

With just a simple movement, he had controlled Xu Linfeng for a few seconds, his meaning clear. He could always grab people’s attention.

“Night, why don’t you just meet him? He’ll be here soon.”

Zhong Yuxiao had no choice but to ask, “How do you know he’ll be here?”

Xu Linfeng shrugged. “He shows up at the central booth at exactly 9 pm for the last three nights. I asked the owner, and he said the booth has been booked for half a month. So, he’ll definitely be here tonight.”

“Meeting him won’t make you lose anything. Or maybe, you’re afraid you’ll fall in love at first sight, become infatuated, and have your heart broken?” Xu Linfeng deliberately provoked him.

“Heh.” Zhong Yuxiao sneered. “I’m not paying for your drinks tonight. Save the money and get your brain checked tomorrow, the way you speak so strangely, maybe your retardation is getting better.”

Xu Linfeng: “…”

Although his words were venomous, Zhong Yuxiao still stayed. His empty glass was on the table, and he rested his chin on his hand, listlessly deleting messages.

Countless messages were sent to his phone every day, some asking him for a hookup, others sending suggestive messages to flirt with him.

Zhong Yuxiao didn’t bother opening them and directly deleted them.

Zhong Yuxiao was an unpredictable person, best described as someone with a short attention span. He had never formed a lasting relationship with anyone. Forget falling in love, he didn’t even have a regular fuck buddy.

There were men everywhere. Why limit himself to one when there were so many choices? Since he had so many options, why would he stay with just one person?

It was almost 9 pm, and Zhong Yuxiao was still deleting messages. Xu Linfeng, like a monkey, was getting restless.

“He’s here, he’s here, look! It’s the one in the floral shirt.”

Zhong Yuxiao casually glanced over, his gaze freezing.

It was indeed a face that was hard to forget. It was too delicate for a man, his features deep, and his peach blossom eyes were especially striking, seeming to hold endless affection. Whether he was raising an eyebrow to reject someone or smiling maliciously with his eyes curved, being stared at by those eyes, it was easy to feel like you were deeply loved.

“How is it, is he beautiful? I was talking about him in class with someone, and I was accidentally caught by my professor. That old man from the art department saw his picture on my phone and asked me who this little Shakespeare with astonishing beauty was, hahaha.”

“I don’t know which despicable person tricked the old man, telling him that Chinese people like to be called Shakespeare, that it’s the greatest compliment.”

His tone was exaggerated, and Xu Linfeng laughed at his own words. “Isn’t he attractive?”

Zhong Yuxiao was noncommittal, his gaze fixed on the central booth.

It was the center of Amore, the focus of everyone’s attention, and the man sitting there now was indeed the undeniable focus of the entire bar. Since the man appeared, it was as if the atmosphere of the entire bar had changed.

Zhong Yuxiao tapped the bar. “A Godfather.”

The Godfather was a classic cocktail, Scotch whisky and amaretto liqueur colliding in a glass full of ice, the strong taste with a hint of sweetness. Amore’s Godfather used a sweeter amaretto, which Zhong Yuxiao favored.

Feeling the warm sweetness spreading from his tongue to his throat, Zhong Yuxiao straightened his back slightly. “It’s already nine o’clock, and so many people are still trying to pick him up.”

He seemed to mention it casually, but he had immediately opened Xu Linfeng’s floodgates.

“Of the six people who just tried to hit on him, four had tried before. I realized that gays are like unkillable cockroaches, ordinary people would give up after being rejected, but they would change their clothes and try again.”

Zhong Yuxiao quietly reminded him, “I’m also gay.”

Xu Linfeng choked and quickly changed his words. “I realized that gays have a strong, indomitable spirit. They will bravely pursue the man they like.”

He chuckled, his tone flattering. “And they will also work hard to complete their assignments and get the best grades in their major.”

Zhong Yuxiao had too many contradictions. He was experienced but had a good reputation, he had a bad reputation but good grades. These seemingly contradictory traits combined to create an unpredictable image.