CH 28.2

“Those kids bullied you, why didn’t you fight back?”

Gu Fei looked at the person in front of him, wearing a thick bear costume on such a hot day. The young man’s face was flushed with heat, short hair sticking to his forehead with sweat, and beads of sweat, as big as beans, flowed down his cheeks. Even his clear, dark eyes were moist.

At this moment, those slightly curved eyes showed a smile, with no trace of anger or complaint about being bullied. “They are just kids. I don’t bother with them.”

Seeing the smiling look on the young man’s face, Gu Fei’s expression softened a bit. He opened the bottle cap of the mineral water he was holding and handed it to Lin Qingyan.

On such a hot day, wearing such a thick costume to distribute flyers, Gu Fei found it hard to imagine how Lin Qingyan had persevered. Perhaps, in many days that he didn’t know about, this was just a part of the young man’s daily life.

Lin Qingyan looked at his hands with some embarrassment. The fingers of the bear costume were not separated, and he couldn’t hold the water bottle with one hand.

He was about to put down the flyers to use both hands when the bottle was handed directly to his mouth. “Open your mouth” The man reminded in a low voice, and he subconsciously opened his mouth.

Gu Fei fed him several sips .”Do you still want to drink more?

Lin Qingyan whispered, “No,” and felt embarrassed after realizing that just now the man had personally fed him water. Fortunately, his face was already red from the heat; otherwise, the blush would definitely be visible at this moment.

Gu Fei screwed the bottle cap back on and pulled out a clean handkerchief. Without saying a word, he raised his hand to wipe the sweat on the young man’s face seriously, “When will the work end?”

Lin Qingyan was stunned, and his body was slightly stiff. Even Gu Fei didn’t know what he just said. All he could feel was the cold breath of the man and the occasional warm fingertips touching his cheek.

Gu Fei repeated what he just said, his eyes falling on the young man’s red ears, which looked easy to pinch.

“It will be over now.” Lin Qingyan moved his face away uncomfortably, saying that there was no need to bother, he could just wipe it himself.

Gu Fei said, “Don’t move.”

Lin Qingyan dared not move, but his heart was beating faster than usual. He couldn’t help but secretly raise his eyes to look at the face close at hand, but he was afraid of being discovered, so he lowered his eyes as if he was guilty.

His hands didn’t know where to go, nervously fidgeting.

Little did he know that all his subtle movements were noticed by Gu Fei. A hint of amusement flashed in the man’s eyes, and his movements became even slower and gentler. Whether intentional or not, he ended up wiping the sweat for almost two minutes.

In the end, Lin Qingyan’s cheeks were as red as the evening glow on the horizon.

Lin Qingyan’s part-time job was near the square. He returned the bear costume and successfully received his wages for the day—200 yuan.

This amount was more than twice his entire wealth. Looking at the two bright red banknotes in his hand, Lin Qingyan had the urge to burst into tears.

Earlier in the morning, he was wondering how to make money when the restaurant where he had worked part-time before called him, asking if he wanted to continue distributing flyers.

Since he had nothing else to do, he agreed.

Lin Qingyan carefully tucked the two hundred yuan into his pocket. The young male boss, saw that the child was well-behaved, good-looking, and polite, even gave him a cup of iced milk tea.

“The weather is too hot. Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Yan.”

“Thank you, boss. I’ll be on my way. Goodbye.”

“Sure, be careful on the way.”

Gu Fei stood at the entrance of the restaurant, observing everything inside. His thin lips slightly pursed as he watched the young man emerge with a good mood, holding milk tea.

“Sorry to keep you waiting. Let’s go.”

“Umm”

The two walked side by side on the street. Lin Qingyan occasionally took sips of his milk tea, and suddenly he heard the man’s flat voice beside him, “Is it good?”

“Huh?”

Gu Fei repeated, “The milk tea. Is it good?”

Lin Qingyan nodded, “Yes, it’s good.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Fei’s expressionless face seemed to tighten even more.

Lin Qingyan: ?

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