Chapter 83: Would you consider me?

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Kang Shengzhe: “……”

Kang Shengzhe: “???”

You Liangxing was not joking; the entire apartment building was his. When he came to A University two years ago to pursue his studies, neither his father nor his mother had stopped him from doing so, and they continued to travel the world as they usually would. However, when You Liangxing arrived in City A, Bai Yan had casually dropped a sentence to him about how renting a house was a hassle before she went ahead to help him buy an entire apartment building in the suburbs of City A.

Naturally, You Liangxing was the name that was written on the deed. You Liangxing’s low allowance was by no means a good gauge of how much he was valued within his own family; in actuality, his standing was far higher than Bai Yao.

For an instant, Kang Shengzhe’s expression became dull and muddled. Looking at his over two-metre-tall body, You Liangxing suddenly felt that he was somewhat cute. His thoughts took a turn and he opened his mouth to say: “Do you believe it?”

Kang Shengzhe: “EMMMMM…”

As he stared at You Liangxing, Kang Shengzhe’s brain spun at an extremely sluggish pace. If they were to speak of believing it, there was a little of that. When You Liangxing’s words flashed across his mind just now, Kang Shengzhe suddenly remembered the local tyrant that had rewarded him with 520,000 during the live broadcasting between two anchors. And for this reason, his perceptions had received a violent impact, short circuiting. However, now that he was gazing at You Liangxing’s smiling expression, Kang Shengzhe’s thought processes gradually moved and he faintly felt that it was not very possible.

No, it was not that it was not very possible, it was completely impossible.

This was not a subjective conjecture but an objective reflection on reality. Kang Shengzhe was native to City A, and he was very clear about the housing prices in City A. Although it was not comparable to the Imperial Capital, City A was still a first-tier city and even if the building was located in the outskirts of the city, it did not detract the fact that the land and property was extremely expensive. An entire house could tentatively cost several millions, and a fully furnished apartment building…

It would be hundreds of millions of dollars at the very least.

If the person by his side was worth hundreds of millions, and it happened to be Liang Liang, who he had met online, who he was currently trying to form a relationship with…

No matter how he thought about it, it was impossible.

If he were to say that Liang Liang – a man who would choose to take a Didi because it was five dollars cheaper – forking out five hundred and twenty thousand was unbelievable, then a Liang Liang who had a net worth of several hundred millions was simply a fantasy story.

Kang Shengzhe slowly vetoed the notion in his heart, but he still made a final probe: “Hey, are you being serious?”

You Liangxing did not answer his question directly. “What do you think?”

Kang Shengzhe hummed earnestly, “It’s best if that’s not the case, or else I’ll be a few merits less where trying to act cool is concerned.”

You Liangxing thought in his heart: You’re thinking too much, since when did you have merits?

“Enough of this, you should rush down to pay the money. The administrator auntie is about to get off work soon. Take the keys with you as well.”

Kang Shengzhe replied, “Okay.” Once he finished speaking, he thought about something else. “What about you?”

“I’ll wait for you in my apartment,” said You Liangxing.

When his words landed, Kang Shengzhe smiled at him instantaneously, beaming with happiness. You Liangxing only needed a glance to immediately understand that his happiness was directed at the fact that his dark desires to stay overnight had become reality.

It was really not his intention to cooperate with him; rather, it was knowing that if he were to take a car back to the dormitory now, the gates to the building would inevitably be closed. Furthermore, he suburbs was sparsely populated and the room they were standing in right now had no bedding. Thus, he could only stay with him for a night.

Elated, Kang Shengzhe walked out of the door. Before he left, however, his head peeked back in again and he grinned, “Wait for me, yeah~?”

You Liangxing: “Leave now.”

Kang Shengzhe’s head disappeared behind the door, only to stretch back in again a second later. With crinkled eyes, he stated, “You can take a bath first~”

Fuelled by irritation, You Liangxing laughed coldly and sneered, “Hurry up and leave, will you?”

A few minutes after he returned to his own apartment, Kang Shengzhe came knocking on his door. He did not know if Kang Shengzhe had jogged the entire journey but he felt that his speed was a lot faster than his usual lazy pace and it even exceeded that of women who kept fit with exercise.

He intentionally made Kang Shengzhe stay outside the door for a few minutes before he allowed the person to come in.

However, the few minutes of deliberately leaving him out in the cold seemed to have no effect on Kang Shengzhe. After he entered the room, Kang Shengzhe stood upright and extended his arms wide before he took a deep breath, saying, “Ah~ Heaven~”

You Liangxing: “……”

Do you know that you’re acting like a pervert right now!

You Liangxing pretended he hadn’t seen anything and went into his bathroom to wash his face and rinse his mouth. “The shoe cabinet has new slippers, and there should be one that corresponds with your shoe size. There are new toiletries as well, I’ll find some for you and place it on the sink first… Kang Shengzhe, Kang Shengzhe?”

Ever since the self-afflicting Kang Shengzhe came to his boxing gym, the distance between You Liangxing and Kang Shengzhe had been pulled into reality and his previous address of ‘Ah Sheng’ gradually became unspeakable. Thus, You Liangxing had adopted the habit of calling Kang Shengzhe by his full name as if it was to remind himself from doing things that would arouse suspicion.

Typically, he would respond after he was called, but there was a sudden lack of response. You Liangxing walked out to check, only to see that Kang Shengzhe was currently squatting in front of the shoe cabinet, not moving an inch.

Feeling odd, You Liangxing frowned and he directed his gaze towards what Kang Shengzhe was staring at. Apart from a few pairs of men’s shoes that he wore on a daily basis, there were a few pairs of high heels that were organised neatly within his shoe cabinet. The colours were piercing and the heels were sky high; one look was sufficient to know that it belonged to a young female because it did not suit the likes of mothers.

Kang Shengzhe did not speak. The visage that had been smiling for the entire night had become calm, and his usual indolence had disappeared without a trace. After he changed out of his shoes, he rose to his full height, and he seemed to assault him with a sense of oppression when he turned towards him.

Before the topic was brought up or delved into by the other party, You Liangxing did not even think about it before he explained: “It’s my older sister’s.”

As soon as he said it, he felt like the explanation was too deliberate, as if he was particularly afraid of being misunderstood by Kang Shengzhe.

However, it was too late for You Liangxing to regret it. Kang Shengzhe had already recovered his usual attitude and he was grinning cheerfully: “Liang Liang has an older sister?”

You Liangxing felt that he had been too quick to explain, and because it felt like his imposing manner had been inferior when their two armies were facing each other, he was inexplicably annoyed. Therefore, he shortened his response: “En.”

Kang Shengzhe rambled on, “How old is your sister?”

You Liangxing replied, “She’s four years older than me.”

Four years older and a member who had entered society, and yet she specifically left her high heels in her younger brother’s house. Kang Shengzhe mused, “Your older sister is probably not single, but she has a brother complex, am I right?”

You Liangxing: “……”

Judging from You Liangxing’s response, Kang Shengzhe knew that he had hit the nail right on the head. With an unholy amount of understanding, he said, “It’s normal. If I had a younger brother like Liang Liang, I would definitely have a brother complex, single and I wouldn’t be able to find a boyfriend.”

You Liangxing, who deeply felt the bitterness derived from Bai Yao’s pestering, could not help but ask: “Why?”

Kang Shengzhe giggled, “Naturally, it’s because you’re too charming of a person. You receive what you give; ai, you should stop releasing your charisma! Damn it, my heart is becoming restless from all the strong emotions I’m feeling.”

He covered his chest while he spoke.

You Liangxing: “……”

You Liangxing punched Kang Shengzhe in the chest, and in an instant, Kang Shengzhe’s covering of his chest became incomparably authentic and devout.

After trading a few more jokes, You Liangxing became increasingly worried as to whether he could resist the urge of hammering Kang Shengzhe to death. Once he explained where the toiletries were positioned, he went back to the living room to regain his composure before he started to sort out the information on his tablet.

The days leading up to the reopening of school had been overly busy and there was still several items in his apartment which needed to be brought back to school. It happened to be a good method to pass the time as well, and he was absorbed in sorting out his own affairs in the side-room for a while. After roughly ten minutes, he suddenly heard a thump from the bedroom.

You Liangxing walked towards the source, only to find Kang Shengzhe tossing about his bed in a 360 degrees spiral. This person was tall in stature and he had a stocky body weight. With his fierce tossing and turning, it was as if a fierce wind had kicked up, causing the sand to fly about and the stones to hurtle though the air.

… He looked like a legendary giant bird having an epilepsy.

You Liangxing quietly watched him conduct his demonic ritual, and when his excited and vigorous rolling temporarily ceased in lieu of light nuzzling, he finally open his mouth: “What are you doing?”

Kang Shengzhe said, “Oh, I’m trying to rub Liang Liang’s smell on me.”

You Liangxing: “……”

You Liangxing: “You, scram to the sofa, now.”

Kang Shengzhe’s entire body stiffened and he said: “Don’t wanna!”

You Liangxing: “Speak less nonsense, go.”

Kang Shengzhe grabbed onto the bed with both hands, “I refuse!”

You Liangxing decided to speak with actions. Grabbing onto Kang Shengzhe’s arm, he tried to drag him out but Kang Shengzhe seemed to suddenly have divine powers because You Liangxing could not move him at all even after several attempts.

He was really using his entire life to object.

You Liangxing said, “Forget it, I’ll sleep on the sofa instead.”

Kang Shengzhe lifted his face from the sheets and hurriedly stated, “Don’t, how could you be like this! You must be very tired these past few days, how will you properly rest without lying on a bed? You have to sleep on a bed, you must sleep on the bed, come here, come here, sleep by my side.”

You Liangxing: “……”

Not feeling like he was utterly shameless in the slightest, Kang Shengzhe even said in a serious manner: “Although I have the countenance of a flower and a face like the moon, I believe that you don’t harbour any intentions of acting against the rules in the middle of night. Liang Liang, you need to have more confidence in your own self-control ah~”

You Liangxing was so angry he could not utter a single word even after opening his mouth. After choking for a long while, he resorted to giving him the white eye.

Without giving You Liangxing the opportunity to turn around and leave, Kang Shengzhe quickly leapt over and tugged on You Liangxing’s hand. You Liangxing tried to shake off his hand but he was forced to lie next to the person on the bed instead, resulting in the situation where they were facing each other as they occupied one side of the bed individually.

The scene was quite similar to that of the encounter at the Imperial Capital. That had been more than a month ago and the sensation that something was not right quickly spread to You Liangxing’s neck and it threatened to drown him out in a turbulent manner.

Their surroundings was quiet. Kang Shengzhe’s lips hooked up, smile blooming on his face. “This is great~” You Liangxing did not reply, and Kang Shengzhe tacked on another line: “Liang Liang, what do you want to do in the future?”

It was rare for them to touch on such serious topics, which was why You Liangxing answered it. “Businessman.”

The answer seemed rather inconsistent with the upright WeChat name of ‘Righteous’ that You Liangxing had. Kang Shengzhe asked strangely: “Do you like making money?”

Frankly, Kang Shengzhe felt like You Liangxing was not one to mingle and be stained with worldly matters like money.

“I like numbers,” You Liangxing said.

Kang Shengzhe pondered on what he said, and he nodded his head unconsciously and said to himself: “Indeed, it’s very much like Liang Liang.”

You Liangxing did not know where the sigh of emotion in that sentence originated from. He asked, “What about you?”

“I want to be a poet and laze around, not moving for the rest of my life; I want to be a poet who only writes poems for his loved ones.”

In terms of the impressions he gave, Kang Shengzhe seemed to be the type who preferred to fight for victory. But unbeknownst to the millions of fans who watched the popular anchor “Victor KK”, their anchor had an aspiration of wanting to become a poet.

You Liangxing gave him a sudden smile, “It’s pretty good.”

Kang Shengzhe said, “Do you think it’s good?”

You Liangxing returned his question: “Don’t you think it’s good?”

Looking into his eyes, Kang Shengzhe said earnestly, “When people choose their spouses, many of them don’t have rigid requirements, but they do possess the general expectation that their significant other should always have ambitions. Therefore, people with my character type usually aren’t within their considerations.”

Indifferently, You Liangxing said, “Why wouldn’t they consider it? You said it yourself, there are two types of things in life: things that need to be done and things that don’t necessarily have to be done. A twenty-year-old man with a well-established and distinct life creed – how could you say that you don’t have any ambition?”

After he said that sentence, Kang Shengzhe did not speak for a long time.

He stared at You Liangxing. “What about you then? Would you consider me?”