Chapter 45

<details><summary>Characters List</summary></details>

<details>Le Han – Main Character</details>

<details>Gua Gua Gu – In-game main character’s name Daji / Enchanting Imperial Concubine – In-game alternate character’s name</details>

<details>Qi Xun – Male Lead</details>

<details>Mu Yi Cheng Zhou / Mu God – In-game main character Zhan Ge – In-game trumpet’s name Spark’s singer</details>

<details>Zhou Yao – Qi Xun’s best friend</details>

<details>Meng Bu Meng – In-game main character’s name Spark’s member</details>

<details>Luo Yan – Zhou Yao’s husband</details>

<details>Lu Jiao (Emperor of Qi) – In-game main character’s name Spark’s drummer</details>

<details>Qin Yuyuan (Princess Qin) – Qi Xun’s pursuer</details>

<details>Axue – In-game main character’s name</details>

<details>Zhang Yang (Prince Tang) – Le Han’s pursuer</details>

<details>Qiao Rui – Le Han’s roommate and friend</details>

<details>Spark’s bassist</details>

<details>He Yiming – Le Han’s previous crush and senior student</details>

<details>Zhao Yifei – Le Han’s high school classmate</details>

<details>Yu Manman – Le Han’s high school classmate and He Yiming’s ex-girlfriend</details>

Edited by Bubbles

As soon as this ‘Mr. X’ spoke, the rest of the group went silent. For a moment, it seemed as if everyone was waiting for Le Han to respond. This atmosphere… felt strange.

Le Han told himself that he was merely overthinking.

X… Which of his classmates’ surnames started with the letter X?

Le Han’s face sank when the first name came to mind.

He didn’t respond, and after a few minutes, other people spoke.

Another person asked: “Xu Jingsen, will you come to play billiards with us on the 2nd?”

‘Mr. X’ immediately replied: “I’ll go. Time and place?”

Le Han took a deep breath, and his knuckles turned white because of the force he used to hold the phone. Sure enough… As he’d thought, this ‘Mr. X’ was Xu Jingsen.

Xu Jingsen’s reply made the group lively once more.

Several of Xu Jingsen’s good friends began to talk and count their heads. The class reunion would start at 5:30 in the evening. Everyone agreed to meet at a restaurant, but the group planned to go out to play during the day.

“…Yu Manman, you,” one of them finished counting the people that would come, “that’s all.”

Xu Jingsen replied: “Count Yao Lingyu in.”

The man replied: “OK.”

After that, Xu Jingsen didn’t speak again.

Le Han wasn’t in the mood to read the messages of the group.

He didn’t know why Xu Jingsen had suddenly come forward to ask him if he would go to their class reunion. He didn’t know what the class’ secretary was thinking when he’d added Le Han to the group after two years.

With a cold face, he simply withdrew from the group again. After thinking about it, he didn’t bother to ask the class’ secretary why he’d added him and deleted his number.

Fortunately, this time no one added him back.

Le Han put down his phone, sat by the bed, and thought for a long time.

Thinking of Xu Jingsen, he felt physiologically nauseated, not to mention Yao Lingyu and Yu Manman… It took him a long time to recover. After thinking about it, he still took the game helmet, put it on, and laid down on the bed.

Qi Xun had been waiting for Le Han for a long time. During his wait, he had been drinking tea in the hut at Zhao and thinking wildly. He ruminated on Le Han’s current impression of him. He wondered if there were any problems with the new plan he had prepared and whether it could surprise the other.

After deeply thinking about it, Qi Xun felt his brain hurt.

The science of pursuing people was really complicated.

Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in front of him. Qi Xun’s eyes lit up. “Gua Gua!”

When Le Han saw Zhan Ge, the melancholy in his heart dissipated instantly. He smiled and quickly plunged into the man’s arms. “Were you waiting for me, ah ?”

Because of Le Han’s sweet voice and hug, Qi Xun became a happy man. He hugged Le Han and stroked his head as he softly said, “I didn’t wait for long. Are you home now?”

Le Han replied, “Yes, I connected after having lunch!”

After answering, he realized something amiss. He pushed Zhan Ge away and asked blankly, “How do you know I’m at home now?”

Qi Xun: “…”

Qi Xun froze for a while, but fortunately, he reacted quickly and said, “Today is a holiday. Aren’t you going home?”

This inference was reasonable. Le Han suspiciously looked at him. While Qi Xun tried to keep calm, he changed the topic rather bluntly. “By the way, how did you get along with the… the person you were a little afraid of yesterday? Was he as scary as you thought?”

Qi Xun tried to be careful. However, after Le Han heard his question, he looked at him with an indescribable expression and asked, “…Are you still thinking about that chin and mouth?”

Qi Xun: “…” Why did this question feel strange?

He deliberately said, “I just care about your interpersonal relationships.”

His words were quite high-sounding.

The person he cared about was the lead singer of his favorite band!

At the thought of this, Le Han was upset and jealous. He even began to think that it wasn’t a good idea to meet Zhan Ge at the Spark fan meeting. However, Le Han wasn’t that wayward in the end—

Of course, that didn’t mean he wasn’t wayward at all. He still wanted to make some trouble.

Le Han didn’t use to display his temper before, but perhaps because Zhan Ge spoiled him too much, he began to have the idea of making trouble.

He lowered his head, pulled the clothes on Zhan Ge’s chest, pursed his lips, and whispered, “I’ll make up with him!”

When Qi Xun heard this, it seemed that he really didn’t mind. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “It’s good to make up…”

Generally speaking, he had reduced Le Han’s resistance to him because of that accident. When Le Han discovered he was the culprit of both disasters, he wouldn’t easily show a disgusted face, right…?

Qi Xun was thinking about it when he heard Le Han continue speaking, his voice quiet like a mosquito, “But… he seems to… like me.”

Qi Xun: “…”

After Le Han spoke in shame, he didn’t get any response for a long time. Doubtfully glancing up, he saw Zhan Ge looking at him with an expression he couldn’t understand.

Le Han, who had done this kind of thing to stimulate his boyfriend, turned red in an instant, but he still bit the bullet and continued, “You… aren’t you… jealous?”

Qi Xun’s expression was colorful. After a while, he… raised his hand and hugged Le Han tightly. He put on a look of anger and said, “…He actually likes you?”

Le Han’s heart was beating fast, and his sense of shame was rapidly increasing. As soon as he heard Zhan Ge’s words, he swallowed secretly, and his heart settled down.

Watching his boyfriend get jealous… was really exciting and fun!

Because of his boyfriend’s jealousy, Le Han’s heart floated. He continued to play with Zhan Ge’s clothes and said, “When we ate hotpot, he put all the delicious food on my side! And helped me pick food!”

Qi Xun glared. “Was he that diligent?”

Le Han was excited and continued, “When we left the restaurant, he helped me cover from the wind, praised my cuteness, and rubbed my head!”

Qi Xun said in indignation, “How cute you are, who knows better than me!”

Le Han couldn’t hold his smile, his face flushed, and his eyes were bright. “All the way back, he stuck to me!”

Qi Xun scolded, “So annoying!”

Le Han added, “This morning, he sent me a WeChat to ask if I went home!”

Qi Xun: “He doesn’t have good intentions!”

Le Han: “Do you still think he is handsome now?”

Qi Xun: “He must be an ugly man!”

Le Han plunged his head into Qi Xun’s arms and said, “I like you!”

Qi Xun: “I like you too, ah !”

When Le Han buried his head in Qi Xun’s arms, Qi Xun silently covered his lips.

He had to praise himself. To make his wife happy, he had to cooperate with the play and even eat his own vinegar! He even scolded himself! Who else could do this as a boyfriend? No one!

After Le Han was spoiled for a while, the bad mood brought by Xu Jingsen’s group had disappeared. Le Han leaned in Qi Xun’s arms for a long time, then he smiled happily and said, “I look forward to meeting you!”

Qi Xun bowed his head, kissed the top of Le Han’s head, and said warmly, “I’m also looking forward to it.”

Le Han said softly, “I hope I won’t let you down.”

Qi Xun also said, “I hope I won’t let you down.”

The two men looked at each other for a moment, their foreheads touching each other, and the atmosphere was warm.

No, they wouldn’t be disappointed—Their encounter would definitely be one of the most amazing moments in their respective lives.

With this expectation in their hearts, the last few days passed quickly.

Early in the morning of October 2nd, Le Han got up and got cold feet.

It was just like the day of the college entrance examination. He was thirsty and had a stomachache. The difference was that instead of solving problems, he began to work on his clothes and hairstyle. This unusual state even attracted the attention of his parents. The two asked, “Who are you going out with today?”

Of course, Le Han couldn’t directly say that he was going to meet a netizen. He just lied and said, “Going out with Zhao Yifei to play!”

The husband and wife looked at each other— Why did you dress up so nicely if you’re just going out with Zhao Yifei?

Their eyes were full of doubt.

Le Han didn’t even bother to pay attention to other things. He lingered in the room until lunch and spent the whole afternoon in anxiety, expectation, and nervousness.

Before four o’clock, Le Han left the house.

The bar was near T University. Le Han was now at home in the city, so it took longer to get to the bar.

He went out early and simply sat on the bus all the way. During this time, he talked with Qiao Rui and then opened the game app to report his situation to Zhan Ge. As expected, Le Han arrived early. Zhan Ge said that he would take a while to get there and he should go in first.

Le Han couldn’t help asking: “What are you wearing today?”

He had asked this question before. He thought that Zhan Ge knew they could only rely on clothes to find each other, but the other never answered. He said that he hadn’t decided what clothes to wear, so he kept dragging the question until now.

Seeing that Zhan Ge didn’t reply for a moment, Le Han had to say, “I’m wearing a white sweater and jeans. When you read this message, you can tell me what clothes you are wearing!”

After the message was sent, Le Han came to the door of the bar.

Some girls had arrived earlier than him. With excitement on their faces, they lined up in an orderly manner, waiting for the waiter at the door to scan the QR code and let them in.

After only two or three minutes in line, Le Han entered the bar.

The layout of the bar was the same as that of his last visit. It’s just that the stage seemed to have been rebuilt. It was much higher than the ground, and it was more spacious than before. It could be regarded as separating the performers on the stage and the audience off the stage. As long as the audience was in order, there would be no fans rushing into the platform to disturb the performance. Qiao Rui had also said that the waiters would help maintain the scene as well.

There were many tables in the bar. It was still possible to accommodate two hundred people, but the location made it like ‘first come, first served’.

As Le Han arrived early, and it wasn’t convenient for Qiao Rui to come out to entertain him, he found a seat in the middle row.

His heartbeat rose again, and he anxiously sent a message to Zhan Ge: “I’ve sat down. I’m right across the stage, in the middle.”

After a few seconds, Zhan Ge replied: “I’ll be there soon.”

Le Han took a deep breath, and his palms were sweating.

In front of the backstage monitor, when Qi Xun saw the boy sitting alone, he clenched his fists and took a deep breath.

On the side, Qiao Rui said sarcastically, “Perverted.”

Qi Xun: “…”

Why had this guy been so presumptuous since that night?

Qi Xun wasn’t angry. After smiling, he said slowly, “After tonight, remember to call Le Han sister-in-law.”

Qiao Rui: “…”

This man was no longer ‘Brother Qi’! This ‘brother’ was a sinister plot! ‘Sister-in-law’ was even sinister!

Seeing Qiao Rui’s distorted face, Qi Xun’s heart calmed down. He was so happy that he hummed a song and turned to walk out of the computer room.

Qiao Rui went out with him and said, “Don’t be happy too early. It won’t go so smoothly! Are you not afraid of Le Han being angry because you lied to him?!”

Qi Xun’s footsteps halted. He turned around and said bitterly, “I’ll explain. He’ll understand me!”

Qiao Rui snorted coldly. “I want to see if Le Han accepts your explanation.”

Qi Xun: “…”

Qi Xun’s face turned dark, and the two walked one after the other without speaking.

In the other room, Zhou Yao was playing the piano and humming to himself. He couldn’t help fantasizing about how shining he would be when he announced his identity and how scared the man off stage would be. He kept laughing and blushing.

Behind him, Luo Yan rubbed the drum, his eyes always lingering on Zhou Yao’s body.

Outside, the time passed little by little, more and more people sat down, and the venue was full of laughter.

The waiters moved from table to table, asking what they wanted to drink. Minors could only have drinks without alcohol, and adults could have some wine.

The girls talked excitedly, and the boys looked at the venue with admiration.

Le Han was nestled at a wine table, drinking juice, and his heart was almost bursting.

It was seven o’clock.

Le Han’s fingers were trembling slightly. He sent a message to Zhan Ge: “Have you arrived?”

Zhan Ge replied: “Darling, wait for me. I’ll appear in front of you.”

Le Han was taken aback.

At this moment, the lights in the bar dimmed.

It was a signal that this small private concert was about to begin.

The fans screamed.

Under the faint lighting, people could be seen moving the musical instruments and other equipment to the stage.

Le Han heard his heartbeat go boom boom boom , constantly ringing in his ears.

Just a few minutes later, when the lights came back on, the four members of Spark had already appeared on the stage.

At this moment, screams filled the whole bar!