Chapter 64: Changed
When Luo Feng said this, she truly felt it was absurd.
In her eyes, her friend had always treated Luo Jing like a real younger brother.
Especially since they had known each other since Luo Jing was in junior high, and Huai Dan wasn’t the type to get close to others easily, so this bond was truly precious.
But she hadn’t expected her brother to develop such feelings for Huai Dan.
…It was simply outrageous!
Thinking this, she spoke again, indignantly: “You two, all these years, he treated you like a brother, and you want to date him? This… this is practically incest!”
She was a bit agitated, so her words were a bit harsh.
Finally, the complex and subtle dissonance she had felt in their interactions when they met earlier made sense.
…So it wasn’t her imagination, her brother actually had feelings for her friend.
Thinking of this, Luo Feng regretted it even more: “When did this start… I sent you to him for an internship, and you went and developed a crush on him?”
Luo Jing: “…”
He looked down at the current situation with a straight face.
Huai Dan was currently burying his face in his shoulder, his chest trembling slightly as he chuckled.
After two seconds, Luo Jing narrowed his eyes, feeling exasperated, and pushed Huai Dan’s head with his free hand, trying to push him away.
Huai Dan, however, grabbed his wrist with a smile and gently kissed it.
…Pissed? He didn’t see it.
Luo Jing continued to maintain his composure, thinking.
Seeing Luo Jing silent, thinking he was feeling guilty or reflecting on her words, Luo Feng calmed down slightly after a pause.
But not by much.
She asked, puzzled, “…How did you even fall for him? Because of his looks?”
“Aren’t there enough good-looking celebrities in the company? Don’t be so superficial, Luo Jing…”
Then she thought of another possibility and said earnestly, “I think you should think carefully. Maybe your feelings for him aren’t romantic love, but just a sense of possessiveness or something.”
After all, they had been like brothers for so many years, how could their relationship suddenly change? It was too strange.
Luo Jing, however, couldn’t reply.
Because something in her words, some word or phrase, had inexplicably struck a nerve with Huai Dan, and he was currently being kissed by the man.
Quite forcefully.
Seeing Luo Jing still silent, thinking he was pondering her words, Luo Feng paused and said comfortingly, “Come home for a couple of days and think carefully. You’re always together, and with these feelings, it’s normal to have such misunderstandings.”
“Mm…”
Luo Feng: “?”
Luo Jing gasped on the other end of the phone.
Huai Dan had finally had enough of kissing him, and he finally had a chance to speak.
Just as Luo Jing was about to speak, he heard Luo Feng’s voice again.
This time, her voice was a bit cautious: “Are you… crying?”
Luo Jing: “……”
“No!” Luo Jing closed his eyes and replied, trying to suppress his shame.
Kissing him in this situation was no different from kissing him in front of his sister. Luo Jing felt like he was on fire.
He glanced at Huai Dan, giving him a warning look, telling him not to mess around.
Huai Dan, however, lowered his eyes, his expression unreadable.
…It was a familiar look, and Luo Jing always found it hard to resist when he had this expression.
“Can’t I be with him?” Luo Jing finally spoke.
Luo Feng thought he had finally realized the problem, but his words only made her blood pressure rise. It seemed he hadn’t listened to a single word she said.
“Is this a question of whether you can or not?” Luo Jing’s words seemed full of delusion, and she even started to worry that her brother would impulsively hang up and confess to Huai Dan.
So Luo Feng’s exasperation returned: “How could he possibly agree to be with you? Do you have to ruin such a good relationship because of a momentary impulse? You know how good he is to you, he treats you like a real brother… Don’t make things difficult for him.”
Luo Feng’s tone was unusually serious.
She even felt that Luo Jing was being ungrateful.
Huai Dan’s parents had both died in an accident when he was very young, and his beloved grandfather had also passed away. Huai Dan wasn’t close to anyone, and although she and Ye Lin could be considered his good friends, there was still some distance between them.
But her brother was special, unique to Huai Dan.
How good Huai Dan was to him was obvious to everyone, even their parents. He practically fulfilled every request he made.
He had watched Luo Jing grow up and was practically the only person left in the world who could be considered family to him.
And Luo Jing’s feelings would undoubtedly cause irreversible damage to their relationship.
Luo Jing had many people who loved him, but Huai Dan was different. She felt her brother wouldn’t be so foolish.
Thinking this, she sighed.
To be honest, if Luo Jing really made this unreasonable request, Huai Dan might actually agree to be with him out of indulgence.
…But that would be too much.
“I know,” Luo Jing’s voice came from the other end of the phone. “Brother is very good to me.”
“Good that you know. You’re an adult now, you should think about what you should and shouldn’t do. Don’t be so willful like when you were a child,” Luo Feng said, feeling tired, and continued to guide him.
“But what if he also likes me?” Luo Jing asked, then wanted to say something more: “I…”
Luo Feng closed her eyes in pain and interrupted him, unable to bear it: “Do you think that’s possible? I told you, he sees you as a younger brother.”
It seemed reasoning with him was useless. She could only resort to drastic measures.
“Come straight home after work today, and don’t go anywhere else.”
“I want to see you at home before 7 p.m., or I’ll come and get you myself,” Luo Feng threatened.
Luo Jing: “Then what about my luggage…”
“Luggage, what luggage? Are you lacking clothes? Come back here, now!” Luo Feng said and angrily hung up the phone.
Luo Jing: “…”
Looking at the “Call ended” message on his phone, he was speechless for a moment.
After a pause, he looked up at Huai Dan: “Brother… what’s wrong?”
Huai Dan, however, was silent for a moment, then suddenly pulled him into a hug.
Luo Jing was a bit confused by this sudden hug, but he could sense that Huai Dan wasn’t in a good mood, so he thought for a moment and hugged him back.
“Whether you misunderstood your feelings for me or not,” Huai Dan said, his eyes lowered, “Even if you don’t really like me… I’ll find a way to make you like me.”
His voice was tinged with a strange possessiveness, but it was very subtle and quickly disappeared.
Luo Jing felt a bit helpless.
Why was he being blamed for so many things today?… If he jumped into the Yellow River now, the river’s workload would probably double overnight.
“How could I not like you?” Luo Jing let go of Huai Dan, looked into his eyes, and said seriously.
After thinking for a moment, he leaned in and kissed Huai Dan, his actions both proactive and slightly clumsy.
After pulling away with flushed ears, Luo Jing looked at him again, then lowered his gaze and said softly, “I’ve liked you for a long time…”
By the time they left the break room, the lunch break was almost over.
Luo Jing followed Huai Dan back to the office, his lips pursed unnaturally along the way, occasionally touching them.
Assistant Yan was dumbfounded.
…So Luo Jing had been in the break room the whole time?
Then what were he and Mr. Huai doing in there for so long?
As they passed by his workstation, Assistant Yan saw Luo Jing’s flushed ears, his unusually red lips, and… their boss’s somehow wrinkled shirt.
Assistant Yan: “…”
He felt like he had stumbled upon a shocking secret.
Back in the office… there was no way Luo Jing was leaving Huai Dan’s office now.
He suddenly felt like this might have been Huai Dan’s plan all along.
Thinking this, he looked at the culprit and pointed at his lips with a straight face: “Are they swollen?”
Huai Dan looked over and saw that they seemed a bit swollen.
Seeing Luo Jing’s expression, he chuckled: “They are a bit… sorry.”
After a pause, he added, “I’ll be gentler next time.”
Luo Jing: “…”
It was partly because he had been unconsciously pressing his lips together, but he still glared at Huai Dan, placing all the blame on him.
Huai Dan readily accepted it.
When it was time to go home, Huai Dan personally drove him back.
Luo Jing’s words earlier had stunned Huai Dan, but when he tried to ask further, Luo Jing refused to say more.
But he didn’t mind. He only needed to know that Luo Jing also liked him… As for other things, they had plenty of time, he would find out eventually.
Huai Dan hadn’t actually intended to let Luo Jing go back.
When he received Luo Feng’s message, he had wanted to refuse, but Luo Jing stopped him.
Luo Jing thought this would be a good opportunity to tell his family.
Huai Dan said he would go with him.
Luo Jing asked, “Is that appropriate, brother?”
So Huai Dan was silent for a moment, then agreed.
The car stopped in front of the Luo family’s house. To his surprise, Luo Feng was standing at the door, looking down at her phone.
As if waiting for someone.
…As if waiting for him.
Luo Jing thought guiltily.
After getting out of the passenger seat, Huai Dan also got out of the car and walked over to him.
Luo Feng, sensing a car stopping in front of her, looked up from her phone. Seeing her brother get out of the passenger seat, she looked slightly satisfied.
He was still obedient.
Then, seeing Huai Dan, her eyelids drooped, and she looked at Luo Jing again, the slight satisfaction in her eyes vanishing instantly.
Luo Jing instinctively cowered.
Huai Dan stood beside Luo Jing and nodded briefly at Luo Feng.
Luo Feng looked at him, her expression unusually awkward, and nodded back: “Thank you for taking care of him recently.”
“It wasn’t any trouble,” Huai Dan said. “He’s very well-behaved.”
“…That’s good.” Luo Feng looked at the two of them, suspicion growing in her eyes.
After the brief exchange, Huai Dan turned to Luo Jing, placed a hand on his back, and looked down at him: “Go on in.”
His voice was unusually gentle, not his usual tone.
“…”
Although she didn’t know why, it felt strange. Attributing it to Luo Jing’s inappropriate feelings for Huai Dan, making her overthink everything, Luo Feng looked at her brother again, a hint of exasperation in her eyes.
But Luo Jing wasn’t looking at her, but back at Huai Dan: “Then I’ll go in now, brother.”
“Mm.” Huai Dan ruffled his hair, thought for a moment, then added, “Keep in touch.”
There was a slight smile in his eyes as he said this.
Luo Jing instantly realized that Huai Dan had said this a long time ago.
“…” His expression immediately became awkward. “I know.”
Why did this person always make him reminisce about his childhood?
But everything looked different in Luo Feng’s eyes.
Seeing her brother’s shy expression in front of his crush, she narrowed her eyes, unable to bear it.
So hopeless!
