TLCBITAR Chapter 64

Chapter 64: The Male Lead’s Behavior is Very Strange

The time approached noon. Lin Sheng and Qu Minghui were idly strolling on the beach, trying to find their two missing roommates.

Qu Minghui stopped, a look of horror on his face. “They wouldn’t have fallen into the sea, would they?”

Lin Sheng turned his gaze to the sea. The waves were gentle; it wasn’t likely to drag anyone in from the shore, right?

He guessed, “Maybe they went somewhere else.”

Qu Minghui made over a dozen phone calls, but no one answered. “They’re not answering their phones either, those two deadbeats.”

Lin Sheng rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. “Let’s go check the nearby restaurants or shopping streets first.”

Meanwhile, inside the ocean restaurant.

Zhou Zhou’s eyebrows were furrowed with impatience, his tone clearly unhappy. “Senior Pei, my roommates are still on the beach; I need to get back.”

After applying sunscreen, the man who had promised to go swimming suddenly said he was hungry, dragging him to the restaurant, where they’d been sitting for over half an hour.

Zhou Zhou wanted to throw off the suit jacket draped over his shoulders, but before he could, Pei Yanlie spoke up, threatening him.

[Pei Yanlie, what else can you do besides threaten people?!]

He unconsciously rubbed the Five Emperors Coin Bracelet on his wrist, internally complaining non-stop.

Pei Yanlie wasn’t bothered. He called the waiter over to bring a menu and carefully selected a bunch of nutritious dishes.

He looked up, staring directly at Zhou Zhou, and said, “Let’s call them over to eat together.”

“No need, you eat yourself, I’m leaving.” Zhou Zhou said, standing up. He was about to take off the suit jacket when a familiar voice came from behind.

Qu Minghui had just entered the restaurant when he saw his tall, long-legged roommate. He immediately called out, “Zhou-ge, you really are here! You didn’t answer the phone.”

He and Lin Sheng walked forward, their gazes landing on the man opposite Zhou Zhou. They immediately stopped in their tracks.

Damn, why is CEO Pei here?

Qu Minghui and Lin Sheng exchanged bewildered glances.

They looked at Zhou Zhou, seeing him wearing CEO Pei’s suit jacket, and instantly petrified.

What’s going on?

What’s the deal?

What’s the relationship between these two?

Zhou Zhou saw them looking at him as if they’d discovered an affair, and his face immediately darkened. He yanked off the suit jacket and threw it onto the seat next to him.

He raised the corners of his mouth, smiling mockingly. “Don’t let your imaginations run wild.”

“Ah, okay, okay, I wasn’t thinking anything.” Qu Minghui nodded, his gaze shifting to Pei Yanlie. He swallowed hard and stuttered, “CEO Pei, good afternoon.”

Lin Sheng greeted him as well.

Pei Yanlie glanced at them and gestured for them to sit down. “Sit, I ordered a lot of dishes. Let’s eat together.”

Zhou Zhou and his roommates exchanged glances, neither of them wanting to stay.

After all, eating with a big shot like CEO Pei was really stressful and could lead to indigestion.

Pei Yanlie’s eyes turned cold in an instant, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the table, his deep voice filled with infinite danger. “Zhou Xiaozhou.”

[What? Putting on that expression to scare who?]

He frowned, about to refuse, when the food arrived.

A whole table full of delicious dishes made him couldn’t help but swallowed.

[Pei Yanlie is too wasteful, ordering so much.]

[I’ll reluctantly help you eat some.]

He turned his head to look at Qu Minghui and Lin Sheng, grinning. “Since CEO Pei is so enthusiastic, we’ll accept his kind invitation, right?”

Qu Minghui’s attention had long been drawn to the dishes on the table, nodding and saying “Uh-huh, uh-huh” in response.

Lin Sheng saw his two friends betraying him, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

He thought to himself, those two gluttons.

He glanced at Pei Yanlie from the corner of his eye. Although the other man’s face was expressionless, his brow was slightly relaxed, and a hint of tenderness could be faintly seen in his eyes.

Very suspicious, really very suspicious.

Zhou Zhou and CEO Pei definitely have an unspeakable relationship.

“Lin Sheng, sit down, what are you spacing out for?” Qu Minghui couldn’t wait to pick up a large lobster and start eating. Seeing Lin Sheng standing beside him, lost in thought, he reached out and tugged at his swimming trunks.

Lin Sheng casually slapped his hand away, complaining, “Tsk, the oil on your hands got on my clothes.”

Qu Minghui raised his chin slightly, retorted arrogantly, “Tch, Mr. Clean.”

Pei Yanlie inconspicuously glanced at them, his gaze returning to Zhou Zhou.

He was eating with relish, an expression of enjoyment on his face, as if food could make him forget all his troubles.

Pei Yanlie felt a warm current surge in his chest, spreading throughout his body, making him feel unprecedentedly relaxed and happy.

[Eat your food, why are you staring at me?]

[Pei Yanlie, open your dog eyes wide, I’m not the female lead!]

[Don’t look at me with those tender eyes, it’s really terrifying!]

Zhou Zhou ate while glaring at him, his mind already a mess.

Pei Yanlie’s behavior was becoming increasingly strange. Even he, as dense as he was, had noticed something was off.

After all, letting a grown man apply sunscreen to him was really suspicious.

Straight man Zhou Zhou would rather get a sunburn than let another man apply sunscreen to him.

It’s really too gay.

To verify his thoughts, he leaned over to Qu Minghui and asked, “Huihui, would you apply sunscreen for Lin Sheng?”

Qu Minghui was drinking juice at the time, and his mouth almost didn’t close in time to prevent him from spitting it out. After swallowing the juice, he said speechlessly, “Lin Sheng’s skin is so dark, sunscreen can’t save him.”

Lin Sheng heard this and couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

Zhou Zhou cleared his throat, his voice very, very low. “Ahem, if I asked you to apply sunscreen for me, would you be willing?”

Qu Minghui answered without thinking, “Yeah, I’ll do whatever Zhou-ge asks me to do. How could I refuse?”

Zhou Zhou quickly glanced at Pei Yanlie, his voice as thin as a mosquito’s buzz. “Don’t you think that kind of behavior is very… romantic?”

Qu Minghui said nonchalantly, “Zhou-ge is overthinking it, helping each other is normal, girls do it all the time.”

Zhou Zhou asked speechlessly, “Are you a girl?”

Qu Minghui smiled lewdly, whispering, “Roommates can even help each other with physiological needs, this little thing is nothing!”

“You and Lin Sheng have done that?” Zhou Zhou’s expression instantly turned horrified, his voice a little louder.

“Hey, hey, hey, what bad things are you two saying about me?” Lin Sheng leaned over, glaring at his two whispering roommates.

A chill suddenly swept over them from across the table. He couldn’t help but shiver, turning his head to look, almost screaming like a goose.

Does CEO Pei have some kind of hidden illness? His face is even darker than his?!

Lin Sheng straightened his back, not daring to look again, silently eating his food.

Qu Minghui felt a sharp, piercing gaze land on him. His eyes met those deep eyes full of ice, and he was immediately stunned.

What’s going on? CEO Pei actually has such a terrifying expression?

He closed his mouth, no longer speaking.

He probably hates that we’re too noisy while eating, affecting his appetite.

Zhou Zhou was speechless.

[You won’t even let me say a word? Stingy!]

Thinking about what Qu Minghui had said, he breathed a sigh of relief. If guys could help each other with that kind of thing, then everything else was natural.

Pei Yanlie probably just wanted him to do him a favor, that’s all.

So, he shouldn’t dwell on it too much.

He continued to pick up food and eat, thinking randomly for a while, when he suddenly thought of something. He looked up at Qu Minghui next to him and asked, “Where’s Chen Qihang?”