CH 26

Lin Qingyan finally got up and turned off the alarm. He walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, which automatically opened the curtains, allowing the warm and gentle sunlight to flood the room, instantly brightening every corner.

Standing by the large floor-to-ceiling window, he could see the spacious and beautiful backyard. The backyard was filled with lush greenery and even had a sizable garden. Since it was summer, the flowers in the garden were in full bloom, and he couldn’t identify the exact species from this distance.

Not far from the garden, there was a large swimming pool.

After waking up and seeing such a scene, Lin Qingyan felt that his mood had improved involuntarily, but he was still sleepy. He yawned and headed to the bathroom.

Ten minutes later, after washing and changing his clothes, he then opened the bedroom door and walked out. He glanced at the adjacent master bedroom, which was still closed, wondering if the man inside was awake yet.

Lin Qingyan made his way downstairs. When he arrived at the villa last night, it was already late at night. Aside from the butler, Mr. Shen, he hadn’t seen anyone else. Now, he noticed two maids in work uniforms cleaning the house.

One was a middle-aged woman in her forties, and the other was a much younger girl in her twenties.

They were chatting while working with their heads down, not noticing Lin Qingyan upstairs.

The young girl spoke first, “Butler Shen mentioned that Mr. Gu brought a guest named Lin back last night, and he’s planning to stay here for a while. It’s really surprising.”

“No, I don’t know who that person is. Mr. Gu has never brought anyone back to live forever. Could it be our future wife?” The middle-aged aunt spoke up.

“Maybe, who knows? Whoever it is, they’re really lucky. I’m so envious.”

Lin Qingyan: “…”

At that moment, Butler Shen, walked over with a vase of flowers. When he saw the young man standing at the top of the stairs, he stopped and nodded respectfully, just as he had last night. “Good morning, Young Master Lin.”

“Uncle Shen, good morning.” Lin Qingyan gave up correcting the title “Young Master Lin”.

He felt that Butler Shen looked particularly like the aristocratic butlers he saw in Western movies. He wore a neat suit, leather shoes and tie, — smartly dressed, polite, and exuding an air of refinement and respectability.

The two servants who were still talking just now were stunned. They stared blankly at the fair and beautiful strange boy walking down the stairs and smiled politely at them.

They hastily greeted him as “Young Master Lin.”

Butler Shen didn’t mention that the guest was a male, especially a remarkably handsome young man. Could it be that the maids didn’t hear what he had said earlier?

Of course, Lin Qingyan pretended not to hear the conversation just now and awkwardly said, “Please continue with your work. Don’t mind me.”

With those words, he saw someone enter from the front door. The man was wearing a loose white tracksuit, and his body was glistening with a fine layer of sweat. He casually wiped his face with a towel, having likely just returned from his morning jog.

Compared to the formal and stern appearance he had seen last night, Gu Fei, dressed in sportswear, looked younger and more energetic, radiating a different kind of charm. He, too, attracted the attention of others.

Including Lin Qingyan.

“Uncle Shen, please prepare breakfast.”

“Of course.”

Gu Fei waved to the young man standing at the top of the stairs, “Come here, let’s have breakfast.”

Lin Qingyan responded slowly and hummed. Under the incredible gazes of the two servants, he obediently walked to the man. The man stared at his face for a few seconds and suddenly said, “Didn’t you sleep well?”

The boy’s skin is fair and delicate, and even the faint dark circles under his eyes look a bit obvious.

Lin Qingyan nodded and looked away slightly, not looking at the man’s face that was a bit close. “I’m still a little uncomfortable, so I didn’t fall asleep much.”

He didn’t tell the truth completely. The difficulty in adjusting to the new environment was only a small part of it and The main reason were the sequelae of his previous life. He needed time to overcome it.

Gu Fei didn’t doubt what he said.

Butler Shen quickly brought out breakfast, they sat across from each other at the dining table, and the breakfast spread was well-balanced with scrambled eggs, hotdogs, toast, green vegetables, and a glass of milk.

Gu Fei said: “I’m not sure what you like to eat, so for now, you can order whatever you want from Mr. Shen whenever you like.”

He saw the teenager on the opposite side purse his lips and smile, saying, “It’s already good, I’m not a picky eater, just like you.” After that, the boy lowered his head to eat breakfast.

Gu Fei likes to watch Lin Qingyan eat. The boy has a small face, his cheeks bulge slightly when he eats, his drooping eyelashes tremble slightly, his appearance is serious and well-behaved.

Gu Fei remembered that when he met Lin Qingyan on the side of the road last night, he was sitting on a bench eating tasteless steamed buns. At that time, Gu Fei wanted to send all the delicious food to him.

Watching the youth across the table eating scrambled eggs, Gu Fei thought about giving him the eggs from his plate. He hesitated briefly but ultimately resisted the urge.

“Mr. Gu, is breakfast not to your liking?”

Butler Shen looked at the serious look on his Master Gu’s face and hadn’t started eating. Finally, he couldn’t resist asking, only to receive a chilly gaze from Mr. Gu.

“Very well, you go and do your work first.”

“good.”

Butler Shen left faster than usual. Master Gu had been acting out since last night. The reason was that the young man named Lin Qingyan and he didn’t know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Lin Qingyan didn’t feel anything was wrong. When he raised his eyes and looked across, the man was quietly eating breakfast, his movements slow and elegant.

He felt that he had made a mistake again. Regardless of what Gu Fei did, he wanted to keep staring at him. It wasn’t because he had any ulterior motives; he simply found him extremely captivating, like appreciating a work of art.

So he continued to gaze.

“Kid, it’s against the rules to keep staring at me like this.”

With a slightly teasing tone, the voice suddenly rang out, making Lin Qingyan drop his fork in surprise. The man on the other side still kept his head down. Could it be that he had eyes on top of his head?

“I don’t have eyes on top of my head.”

The man put down his knife and fork, looked calmly at the bewildered young man across from him, and a faint, imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of his lips. He slowly uttered a sentence, “Do you know how intense your gaze is?”

Being teased by the man, Lin Qingyan felt so embarrassed that he lowered his head. His cheeks turned bright red. He felt like a pervert. For the moment, he ignored why Gu Fei could see through his inner thoughts and tried to explain quietly:

“No, it’s just… I thought you looked handsome, so I… I just glanced a bit more.” As soon as the words left his mouth, Lin Qingyan regretted them and almost bit his tongue. “No, not handsome. I just… unintentionally glanced a bit more… that’s all.”

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