Like what?
When he was at his best, he could barely reach your heels, but now, it’s like comparing mud to Venus, with no value in comparison.
Even with curly hair, your curvature looks more elegant and intellectual than his.
Mu Nianwen looked at Tan Janglin, who was deeply affected and looked pitiful. The anger ignited by that Alpha suddenly diminished by half, and some softer feelings quickly filled his chest.
Although it wasn’t very kind to do this when Tan Janglin was sad, Mu Nianwen couldn’t help but laugh.
Seeing Tan Janglin become even more hurt, he instinctively raised his hands and cupped Tan Janglin’s face.
“You never looked in the mirror, did you?” he asked with a smile, surprised at Tan Janglin’s bewildered expression, “Don’t you know how handsome you are?”
A cough of displeasure came from the Alpha beside them.
Mu Nianwen completely ignored him. He looked up at Tan Janglin and, under the spell of his melancholic gaze, suddenly felt a strong impulse.
The simple method should immediately restore Tan Janglin’s confidence and make him happy.
Driven by a peculiar sense of excitement, Mu Nianwen almost didn’t think, instinctively tiptoed and kissed Tan Janglin’s lips, holding his face.
They were now in the bustling street, and the previous commotion had already attracted the attention of many passersby. But at this moment, Mu Nianwen was completely oblivious to everything around him.
He was nervous, but more than that, he was purely joyful.
Tan Janglin’s surprised expression was so cute.
Seeing such a cute look, this impulse was worthwhile, it was the right thing to do.
After looking at each other for a while, Mu Nianwen let go of Tan Janglin’s hand, turned around again, only to see the pig-headed Alpha frowning, half-opened mouth, as if wanting to say something but hesitated.
“Don’t talk nonsense!” Mu Nianwen pointed at him, “I’m in a good mood now, don’t make me throw up on your face.”
The other frowned and shook his head slowly, “You’re deliberately trying to provoke me, there’s no need for that. You originally—”
As he was speaking, Mu Nianwen quickly stepped forward and fiercely kicked him in the middle of his calf, “Shut up!”
The Alpha immediately screamed and squatted down.
Mu Nianwen turned around, grabbed Tan Janglin’s hand, and ran.
Tan Janglin reacted quickly this time and followed immediately. The two of them ran wildly on the sidewalk, ran far away after a while, turned a corner, and finally stopped.
Mu Nianwen, who usually didn’t exercise, was gasping for breath, bending over with both hands on his knees, too tired to speak.
Tan Janglin was better off than him, but his breathing was still obvious.
After resting for a while, the two of them looked at each other tacitly, then burst into laughter together.
“That’s the one I mentioned last time, my ex,” Mu Nianwen stood up straight, panting lightly, and explained to him, “We were together for over a month, and then he cheated on me. Back then, he was barely handsome, but… still not as good as you.”
Tan Janglin listened quietly, nodding lightly.
“He probably thinks he still looks like he used to,” Mu Nianwen shook his head disdainfully, “But you two look nothing alike now.”
“We used to, didn’t we?” Tan Janglin asked.
Mu Nianwen hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand, gesturing with his thumb and forefinger, “A tiny bit, maybe.”
Tan Janglin pursed his lips and didn’t say anything.
“I definitely wasn’t looking for his replacement!” Mu Nianwen was afraid he would misunderstand, “I don’t have feelings for him anymore!”
“I didn’t think so,” Tan Janglin said.
“Then why are you pursing your lips?” Mu Nianwen blinked, “…Are you reminiscing?”
Tan Janglin blushed.
The atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.
Mu Nianwen also began to feel embarrassed, fidgeting, “I just… I don’t know… I just…”
Tan Janglin gathered his courage, took his hand, and asked, “So what are we now?”
Mu Nianwen’s face also reddened.
There was a battle of emotions in his heart, and suddenly he remembered the unresolved major issue in his plan, so he cleared his throat coldly and said, “I’ll hold your hand if I want to, kiss you if I want to, but you can’t touch me casually.”
With that, he mercilessly withdrew his hand.
Tan Janglin blinked dumbfoundedly, his hand still stiffly raised.
“Do you have any objections?” Mu Nianwen asked.
From Tan Janglin’s expression, there seemed to be a little. But he held it back.
“I’m very patient,” he told Mu Nianwen.
Mu Nianwen nodded satisfactorily, suggesting, “Let’s find a place to sit first.”
The dessert shop they were originally going to was in another direction. They had taken the wrong turn in their escape, and now they were a bit far away from it.
Mu Nianwen was afraid of running into that annoying guy again if they returned the same way, so he suggested changing to another shop.
Tan Janglin was already prepared.
He took out his phone, opened the notes app, and gave Mu Nianwen three options, all nearby dessert shops with good reviews, and even each had concise and clear reasons for recommendation.
They all sounded great, but Mu Nianwen was a bit hot after running, so he chose an ice cream shop.
Before officially setting off, he secretly struggled in his mind whether to ask Tan Janglin “Do you want to hold hands?”
Just now, when they were running, their hands were held together, and Tan Janglin’s palm felt cool, strangely comfortable, and it felt very good.
But in the end, he didn’t speak up.
He couldn’t appear too proactive. If he exposed all his feelings, lost his cards, he would only be led by the nose.
This was the valuable experience he summarized from his past failed love.
The ice cream shop was a bit of a distance away.
Walking side by side for a while, Mu Nianwen secretly observed and found Tan Janglin’s expression inexplicably solemn.
After thinking for a while, he took the initiative to say, “I was so angry just now, not because I have strong feelings for him, purely because what he said was too disgusting.”
Tan Janglin paused for a moment, smiled, “Hmm.”
“This experience, I usually tell it as a joke in the live broadcast room, remember I mentioned it last time?” Mu Nianwen continued, “I was a bit confused back then, and I was indeed sad for a while after the breakup. Later, I happened to meet him again and suddenly realized that without the filter, he really didn’t look good, even a bit ugly, and I suddenly saw the light.”
Tan Janglin seemed pensive.
“Ah, the tiny bit of similarity between you and him isn’t the ugly part,” Mu Nianwen explained, “He used to pretend to be a melancholic young man, and there was a tiny bit of resemblance in the atmosphere.”
“Yeah,” Tan Janglin nodded.
“With his current appearance, how could he possibly look like you,” Mu Nianwen shook his head and sighed, “You actually believed him, you lack so much confidence!”
“I also don’t think we look alike, but…” Tan Janglin lowered his head, smiled shyly, “My feelings don’t matter in this situation. I’m afraid you might think we look alike.”
He glanced at Mu Nianwen as he said, “Afraid you’d take your dislike for him out on me, and also afraid that… you’d only be willing to try to get along with me because of him.”
“Absolutely not!” Mu Nianwen lightly nudged him, “I’ve said it so many times, do you even listen! I like you, it has nothing to do with him!”
Tan Janglin suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Mu Nianwen immediately realized what he had said just now and blushed.
The two stood still and silently locked eyes for a while. After the surprise, Tan Janglin smiled.
“Stop it!” Mu Nianwen lowered his head, quickly walked ahead, “I have something important to ask you!”
Tan Janglin quickly caught up, “Okay, go ahead.”
“The gift you gave me last time… was there anything special about it that you need to tell me?” Mu Nianwen asked.
After asking, there was silence behind him, and Tan Janglin didn’t say a word.
Mu Nianwen turned around and saw Tan Janglin’s tense face, feeling obvious discomfort.
“Do you want me to be more direct?” Mu Nianwen asked.
“Um… yes,” Tan Janglin cleared his throat awkwardly, “Actually, I wanted to ask too. The gift that day, did you not like it?”
“I liked some, didn’t like some,” Mu Nianwen said.
“The headphones, you haven’t used them before,” Tan Janglin said.
“I’ve been using them these past few days,” Mu Nianwen said, “The chocolate crisps are already gone.”
A while back, because of some minor concerns, he had stuffed those gifts back into the box and tossed it under the bed. After causing a scene in the live broadcast the other day, he took them out again.
“There was actually something else special inside,” Tan Janglin said.
Mu Nianwen turned to look at him again, seeing his serious expression, so he made a soft “Hmm” sound, waiting for him to continue.
“That watch, did you like it?” Tan Janglin asked.
“Ah… that one, yes, I like it, it’s very nice,” Mu Nianwen said, “but I’m not used to wearing watches normally. The necklace too, it’s totally feminine, doesn’t suit me.”
“As long as you like it,” Tan Janglin said, “that watch has a special meaning for me.”
Seems like the focus was completely off. But Mu Nianwen was also curious about it, so he asked, “How so?”
Tan Janglin looked a bit embarrassed. “…I designed it myself.”
Mu Nianwen’s eyes widened in surprise.
“I was watching your live stream while drawing,” Tan Janglin said, “thinking… what kind of watch would suit you best. You could say it was designed for you, so when I got the finished product, I wanted to give it to you as soon as possible.”
Mu Nianwen covered his mouth in shock.
Such a gift, it feels like it’s enough to propose with.
If he had known, he would have worn it today, it would have definitely made Tan Janglin very happy.
He indeed wasn’t used to wearing watches, but habits could be cultivated, and he was willing to change.
“If you’re not used to wearing a watch…” Tan Janglin said, “…actually, I prepared something else for today.”
He reached into his pocket and took out a small box.
“It’s not a ring, is it?” Mu Nianwen asked, excited yet nervous.
During their chat, they had already arrived at the ice cream shop.
“What flavor do you want?” Tan Janglin said as he handed the box to him, “I’ll go get it.”
“Why are you being shy?” Mu Nianwen thought out loud, “Is it condoms inside?”
Tan Janglin hastily shook his head. “No!”
“I’ll have pistachio and vanilla,” Mu Nianwen said.
Tan Janglin nodded and headed to the counter.
Mu Nianwen found a seat, and as soon as he sat down, he opened the box. Inside was a unique pendant.
He guessed that this was also designed by Tan Janglin himself.
So beautiful.
How is this person so talented, seems like he has no flaws at all.
As for the pendant, he could definitely wear it often.
Mu Nianwen admired it for a while, then suddenly remembered that he had forgotten the main point again.
When Tan Janglin came back with the ice cream to the table, Mu Nianwen had already adjusted his expression to a serious one.
“What’s wrong?” Tan Janglin asked, looking uneasy.
“You distracted me,” Mu Nianwen took his own cup of ice cream, “I was talking about the gift from last time.”
“Ah…” Tan Janglin nodded awkwardly, asking, “Is the dessert to your liking?”
“There was something else inside,” Mu Nianwen said, “I need you to explain.”
Tan Janglin blinked a few times, then licked his lips nervously. “Wh-what?”
Mu Nianwen frowned. “You don’t know?”
“I… I, I don’t know, ah,” Tan Janglin stammered.
“Huh?” Mu Nianwen was confused, “There’s also a condom inside, you didn’t know?”
“…” Tan Janglin fell into an awkward silence for two seconds, then loudly exclaimed, “Huh? How could that be? No way!”
“…”
“Where did it come from?” He sat up straight, his tone stiff, “I really had no idea!”
Mu Nianwen tilted his head, furrowing his brows.
“I really had no idea!” Tan Janglin repeated awkwardly.
The two stared at each other for a few seconds. Mu Nianwen slowly narrowed his eyes, while Tan Janglin turned his head away, his gaze wandering.
“That’s really strange,” Tan Janglin said.
“Indeed,” Mu Nianwen nodded, “very strange.”
