For Ao Chen, the term "love at first sight" would never apply to him.
However, when he unexpectedly accepted an invitation to Nightclub, the first time he saw Huo Qi, he felt his heart race.
They say all love at first sight begins with lust.
When he first saw Huo Qi, he thought about how pleasing it would be to wake up beside such a person.
But what he wasn’t sure about was whether Huo Qi’s preferences were the same as his.
The people in his circle were liberal, not discriminating between genders, but Huo Qi was not yet part of that circle. Even if he were, his appearance didn’t look like that of someone without their own opinions.
When they reached Jessica’s booth, Jessica handed him a drink while constantly glancing in Huo Qi’s direction. Jessica nudged him on the forearm, "Hey, look, is he your type?"
"Right, you know I never mistake these things. I know you kind of guy; I keep the good ones in sight for you."
Ao Chen raised an eyebrow and smiled meaningfully, "Jessica, this time, your taste is not bad."
In fact, this wasn’t the first time Jessica had played matchmaker, but it was her first success.
Jessica smiled seductively, squinting towards Huo Qi, "I noticed he’s had quite a bit to drink and can barely hold himself together. He’s made an excuse to go to the restroom twice, smart guy. I bet he’s thrown up there and has probably taken some sobering medicine."
"Is the drink okay?" Ao Chen asked.
Eric burst into laughter, coming over to join the conversation, "How could there be a problem? Just think about it—would Nightclub ever skimp on such things? That kid doesn’t know his own tolerance, seems quite magical. Maybe he has good endurance. Just wait, he’ll be heading to the restroom again soon."
Davis, "Really? have you actually fallen for him? Jessica was just casually mentioning, and you got hooked by his looks?"
"Is that not allowed?"
It’s not that it’s not allowed, but giving such a kid to you feels like a waste.
The mindset of an old father still needs to be there.
Sure enough, when Huo Qi stood up again to go to the restroom, Ao Chen also stood up to follow him. Jessica and the others watched him for a while before turning away to start their discussion.
Jessica, "I was just saying, have I now brought trouble to that young man?"
Eric, "I think Ao Chen isn’t serious. He just got hooked by the looks, probably just wants to sleep with him. What a pity."
Davis, "I don’t think so. Didn’t you see how serious Ao Chen looked when he came in? From his expression, it doesn’t seem like he’s just playing around. I think he might be serious this time; our playboy might change his ways from now on."
Allen, "Don’t speak too soon, be careful it doesn’t backfire,"
Huo Qi came to New York alone to study, unencumbered, going wherever he pleased by himself, excelling in his studies, with scholarships to his name. However, surviving in a foreign country proved extremely challenging.
No one had taught him how to handle interpersonal relationships or how to navigate such social gatherings smoothly.
He took out some pills and swallowed a few. He had a friend studying medicine in America from whom he would get various kinds of medications, including hangover pills and the newly developed but untested preventative pills. The names alone sounded risky.
Originally, Huo Qi hadn’t planned on taking them, but then he thought about his life. He couldn’t just ruin it over some messy situations.
The restroom door opened, and in came a dark, tall man with a clean, pallid hand reaching out, long fingers neatly trimmed. Ao Chen, reflected in the mirror, noticed Huo Qi’s gaze and, unconcerned, raised an eyebrow back at him.
Seeing Huo Qi’s face flushed with an allure that might not have been allure at all, but in Ao Chen’s eyes, it carried a seductive quality. Huo Qi’s features were not effeminate, just refined, and the more one looked, the more attractive he appeared, his every feature aligning with Ao Chen’s aesthetic standards.
Past lovers only had certain features that touched his aesthetics, but not Huo Qi.
His entire face met Ao Chen’s standards of beauty.