Sorry, it's a different price to be a stand-in

What interrupted the conversation between the two was a phone call from the assistant to Lin Zhinan, saying that there was a document sent from abroad that he needed to review.

Lin Zhinan responded briefly, and sent the location to the assistant, asking him to come find him.

Putting the phone upside down on the table, Lin Zhinan raised his head again, the playfulness in his eyes has not faded, "It's my turn."

Lu Yunqi made a "please" gesture.

Lin Zhinan suppressed his smile and sat upright, "Why help me?"

There are many answers to this question, Lin Zhinan thought that Lu Yunqi would ask him what he was asking about, but Lu Yunqi didn't.

Lu Yunqi looked into Lin Zhinan's eyes, and when their eyes met, neither of them would give in, they were spying on each other's deepest thoughts.

Lu Yunqi looked at it for a while before his shoulders collapsed in discouragement, and he took the lead to look away, looked out the window, and sighed heavily.

"Why... because I love you."

There was a piercing sound of drilling from the newly renovated water bar upstairs, and the newly painted walls exuded a somewhat unpleasant smell of raw lacquer. The coffee in front of me had cooled, and there was a layer of light white vegetable fat floating on the surface. I don’t know where it came from. The cold wind kept blowing on the back of Lin Zhinan's neck, making him irritable.

It's not that Lin Zhinan didn't hear that sentence clearly, but he took a sip of the coffee in front of him, and said in a disdainful tone, "Heh... how old are you, do you still love me..."

"Lin Zhinan!" Lu Yunqi suddenly raised his voice, "You can't break the rules of the game."

Lin Zhinan's heart trembled when he heard Lu Yunqi's shout, he had no choice but to face the man in front of him.

The "rules of the game" were formulated by Lin Zhinan back then.

They had just been together at that time, and they had a quarrel because of something. Lin Zhinan ignored Lu Yunqi for several days with a cold face, while Lu Yunqi ran home and played games for a few days. A place where people live together.

In fact, Lin Zhinan calmed down a long time ago. When he came home from get off work and saw Lu Yunqi cooking a table full of meals for himself, his attitude softened.

Lu Yunqi is very good at coaxing people, and he knows Lin Zhinan's hobbies and interests like the back of his hand, except that life in bed is a bit jerky.

But Lin Zhinan knew that it was impossible for two people to do this. Two people must understand each other's true thoughts, so he formulated the "rules of the game".

It is not accurate to say that the rules are, in fact, when two people ask and answer, they must be honest.

This rule was formulated mainly to amuse Lu Yunqi.

Many times it was Lu Yunqi who told the truth, and Lin Zhinan would cunningly bury what he wanted to say in his heart.

Lin Zhinan knew that what Lu Yunqi said must be his truest thoughts.

But what about your real thoughts?

After running away for so long, Lin Zhinan seemed to have lost the courage to face the truth.

Lin Zhinan twitched his Adam's apple, the smell of bad coffee between his lips and teeth made him want to run away.

"It's your turn." He heard himself say, not daring to look across the way.

But you can still feel the burning gaze on the other side.

Under the tense atmosphere, Lu Yunqi suddenly sneered, staring at Lin Zhinan's eyes, the question almost squeezed out from between his teeth.

"Do you love me?"

Lin Zhinan suddenly clenched his coffee cup tightly, blinked his eyes a few times quickly, pursed his lips, and did not speak.

In the rules of the game, the two of them defaulted to silence as rejection.

"I see."

This answer came to Lu Yunqi's mind. He has done so many wrong things, and he has long since given up on asking Lin Zhinan to forgive him.

Lu Yunqi laughed at himself, and gave Lin Zhinan the right to ask questions.

"Why did you lie to me that I didn't recover my memory?"

Lu Yunqi squeezed between his brows weakly, "It's because of this that I can stay by your side. If someone wants to attack you, he won't dare if I'm by your side."

Seeing that Lin Zhinan was dubious, Lu Yunqi continued to explain: "There is more than one person who dislikes you. My uncle, Lin Wei, and that unknown force are all staring at you."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to see you again if I leave."

Recalling that peaceful time, Lu Yunqi still shudders—he will never forget the fear of digging out more than 20 cameras in the small apartment.

In an apartment of less than [-] square meters, almost every corner is monitored.

And Lin Zhinan didn't seem to know about it.

From then on, Lu Yunqi became concerned about Lin Zhinan's personal safety.

"So now... the danger is gone?" Lin Zhinan was still in the mood to joke at this moment.

Lu Yunqi shook his head, his tone was aggrieved, "It's because you hate me now..."

These words made Lin Zhinan quickly look away, "Hey, let's go to the next question."

"I'll tell you everything about Lin Ning and me, would you like to listen to me?"

Lin Zhinan was silent again.

He wasn't sure he had the patience for it.

But if you refuse again, there will be no chance. This is a dilemma.

"... Nothing happened to me and Lin Ning, I know he may, may be to me...but I never accepted him."

"I'm even jealous of him..."

Lu Yunqi's last sentence was so soft that he could barely hear it.

envy?Lin Zhinan smiled inwardly, he didn't know what Lin Ning had that Lu Yunqi was jealous of.

"I'm jealous that he can get all your attention, I'm jealous that you give him what he wants, I'm jealous that you give for him," Lu Yunqi's eyes slowly turned red when he said this, as if he was the one who was wronged all the time, "Why do you have to sacrifice for him...Why do you live so hard for him, I don't want him to stay by your side..."

"But you love him."

"I have no way to replace his position in your heart."

After hearing these words, Lin Zhinan realized how deeply Lu Yunqi misunderstood him.

Lin Zhinan opened his mouth, and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Lu Yunqi, "...Lin Ning is an independent individual, and so are you. Lin Zhinan, when can you consider your own feelings?"

Every time Lin Ning had a problem with his health, it was because of Lin Zhinan's busy schedule. It was not the first time that Lu Yunqi saw Lin Zhinan dozing off while working in the hospital. But Lin Ning's condition recurred, which made Lu Yunqi feel more distressed towards Lin Zhinan.

He didn't understand why his lover had to bear this.

He persuaded Lin Zhinan and understood Lin Zhinan's feelings of "an older brother is like a father", so he could only try his best to accept Lin Ning and try to help Lin Zhinan share the burden.

"I'm good to Lin Ning, it's all because of your face, if I don't love you, if I'm a little more selfish, it won't lead to the current result!" Lu Yunqi finally couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and put his Confidential thoughts, "But you are my lover, how can I be willing to let you give up your bright future, give up your own life, and ask for warmth in front of that sick child every day? Lin Zhinan, I know that in your heart, Lin Ning is more important than me, as long as he wants to Yes, you are willing to give up everything, even me, you will not hesitate at all, but what about me?! I am a living person, before you fulfilled Lin Ning, did you ever think about my feelings?"

"I don't know what attitude to use to face Lin Ning, so I can only treat him better. I hope you can see that I am accepting your life instead of rejecting it."

"Lin Zhinan, what do you want me to do?"