"How long have you not seen him?" Luo Yan asked.
"Hmm... about three years, I guess?"
"Is he close with Uncle Yi Mu and Uncle Yue?" Luo Yan just thought of asking that because of Shen Yi Mu's reaction. Aside from that, he had also seen Yuan Xing's interaction with Teacher Jiang whenever the latter eat at the restaurant. The two of them certainly appeared close.
"Yes, together with Brother Zhao," Shen Ji Yun answered. "It's just weird that Brother Yuan just suddenly disappeared three years or so ago. I sometimes saw him in the company, bringing food to Brother Zhao. When I asked Brother Zhao why Brother Yuan no longer visits the company, he just said that the other left and went to Mars. Of course, I know he's joking. But his expression when he said that was a bit weird."
"Why weird?"
"Well, his tone was joking but his expression was like that of someone who was in pain but trying his hardest to bear it."
Luo Yan raised his head and turned to Shen Ji Yun. A certain thought suddenly flashed in his mind when he heard that.
A group of four friends. Yuan Xing suddenly leaving, this Brother Zhao's reaction and the fact that he's the head of Moonlight Media's programming department. Uncle Yi Mu's weird reaction when he saw Yuan Xing. And finally, the name of the pavilion that he got as a reward during the king of Arcadia's birthday festival.
Yuexing Pavilion.
He felt like everything just clicked. Like puzzle pieces fitting together.
"By any chance, is Mr. Yuan in a relationship with this Brother Zhao?" he asked, to make sure of it.
Shen Ji Yun only gave him a confused expression. "They are?"
Luo Yan stared at Shen Ji Yun's expression and then burst out laughing. Then, he leaned towards the other and gave his lips a quick peck. "You're adorable."
Shen Ji Yun quickly forgot the Brother Zhao-Brother Yuan situation and just said shyly, "Can we kiss a bit longer?"
Luo Yan smiled and just puckered his lips, indicating that they could. So, Shen Ji Yun leaned forward and kissed him.
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After flirting with Shen Ji Yun, the two of them did some tasks and grinded levels as well. Then, Luo Yan logged out.
He removed the VR helmet and put it on the side of his bed. He looked at the time. It's only 10 o'clock in the evening. Usually he would sleep at this time. But not today. Because tonight was the start of his little revenge plan on his older brother.
So, instead of sleeping, he walked to his study table and reviewed his lessons to pass the time.
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Luo Ren woke up because of the sound of the constant knocking on the door. When he sat up, he felt like his head was a bit heavy. As if a foreign object was attached to it. Before he could raise his hand and touch his hair, he heard a very familiar voice calling him from outside the room.
"Brother! Can you open the door? I have something to tell you!"
Knowing that it was Luo Yan, he ignored the heavy feeling on his head and walked towards the door. But the moment he opened it, he had to unconsciously close his eyes because of the sudden flash that attacked him.
Luo Ren quickly realized that it was a flash from a phone. So, when he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Luo Yan holding his phone up and smiling mischievously at him.
"Good morning, Brother!" the other greeted. "What a nice day this is."
Before Luo Ren could react, his brother had already turned around and ran away. He narrowed his eyes at the other's back. He was sure that Luo Yan just took a photo of him just now.
Then, remembering the unnatural feeling of his head, he suddenly had a bad premonition. He quickly ran back inside his room, running directly to his bathroom. He stopped fully the moment he saw himself on the mirror.
There the reflection he saw was that of guy wearing a blond bob cut wig. Not only that, this guy also had a heavy and smoky make-up. Dark purple eyeshadows, red blush, and an even redder shade of lipstick.
And this weird guy was none other than Luo Ren.
Remembering how Luo Yan took a photo of him in this get-up, there's no doubt that the other was the one responsible for this. Luo Yan must have done it while he was sleeping. But the question here was, why didn't he wake up while the other was doing all these ruckus?
Then, as if answering him, he remembered the scented candle Luo Yan gave him last night. The other told him that it would help him in his sleep. And it really did. Quite immensely so if he hadn't woken up even after Luo Yan put all this make-up on him.
The scented candle probably helped him relaxed even more because he was particularly tired yesterday. That candle was definitely pretty well-made if he slept thought all that.
Luo Ren suddenly laughed. He honestly didn't know what to feel about this. But first, let's remove this make-up on his face.
He took off the blond wig first before washing his face. As he was doing so, he wondered why Luo Yan went through all this trouble just to take a photo of him in this get-up.
After washing his face, an answer suddenly flashed in his mind. As if a light bulb just turned on inside his head.
"No way, he wouldn't possibly be..."
He quickly ran out of his room to look for Luo Yan. But as he was about to pass by Luo Jin's room, the other just walked out while looking down on his phone. Luo Ren almost bumped into the other. It's a good thing that he managed to stop in time.
He was about to scold Luo Jin when his brother raised his head and showed him the picture on his phone.
"Is this you, Brother?"
Luo Ren looked down. When he saw the picture Luo Jin showed him, his eyes shook.
He quickly grabbed the phone and saw that it was a message sent in WeChat.
YanYan1213: [Look at this big beauty. Isn't 'she' just the prettiest?]
There were two photos attached to the message. One of him sleeping with the make-up and the wig. The other was the one Luo Yan took just now.
But it was not just simply sent to Luo Jin. Luo Yan sent it to a group chat that he probably just made. The other sent the two pictures to their family – including their uncle, aunt, and cousin. Even Shen Ji Yun was included. That's still acceptable. But when he saw the last name on the group chat, he froze.
Luo Yan also sent the photos to Yu Jiao!