The place where Ji Yanzhi lived was a loft-style layout, and near A University, this was the residential complex with the best environment. Though it couldn’t compare to a standalone villa, the space was still exceedingly large and quite comfortable to live in.
He had bought it back then because this real estate development possessed an excellent architectural design, though it had practically served no real purpose and remained empty all along. Ji Yanzhi had only decided to live here this time upon returning to the country because of his company’s location.
The household helper had already cleaned and tidied up Lin Yanshu’s room yesterday.
On the second floor, it was situated right next to Ji Yanzhi’s bedroom.
Although it wasn’t the master bedroom, it boasted fantastic natural lighting and a spacious room area, complete with a walk-in dressing room, a bathroom, and a large balcony everything one could possibly need.
Furnished in a simple, light color palette, it looked wide, bright, and airy.
Lin Yanshu looked around and felt immensely satisfied.
Especially this bed; visually estimated to be about two and a half meters wide, it would pose zero problem for a few more of him to sleep on it.
He liked it immensely.
Most importantly, Lin Yanshu knew that he occasionally tended to toss and turn restlessly while sleeping, which made him completely immune to any resistance against oversized beds.
After settling Lin Yanshu in, Ji Yanzhi finally breathed an inward sigh of relief.
He had been utterly terrified of failing to host him properly.
After eating lunch, Ji Yanzhi looked at Lin Yanshu, who was sitting on the sofa playing a video game, and said amiably, “Yanshu, I’m heading to the swimming pool. Feel free to play at your leisure.”
Scarcely had those words fallen when Lin Yanshu lifted his eyelids to cast a piqued and interested glance at Ji Yanzhi. The next second, he shut off his phone screen and stood up, “I’m done playing games; it just so happens I haven’t gone swimming in a long time either, so I’ll go with you.”
Ji Yanzhi: ……
“Alright then!”
The swimming pool was a private membership club, boasting a serene environment and closed to the external public.
Ji Yanzhi stood by the edge of the pool warming up.
Stepping out from the changing room, Lin Yanshu immediately spotted Ji Yanzhi warming up not far away.
Tall, long-legged, with a narrow waist and firm, upturned hips.
When Ji Yanzhi turned around, Lin Yanshu couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly. Truly worthy of being the male lead of a minor world—possessing eight-pack abs, bare-chested as he was, his entire body radiated an astonishing surge of masculine hormones.
He felt a twinge of wonder: don’t corporate executives usually rush home after getting off work, busy dealing with overtime, holding meetings, running businesses, and making money? How on earth did he still find time to work out?
This physique was simply peak performance.
The sexual tension was pulled to its absolute limit.
Who could possibly resist loving this!
Upon hearing footsteps behind him, Ji Yanzhi turned around and caught sight of Lin Yanshu with the corners of his lips curving upward.
Resembling a piece of fine mutton-fat jade, his skin glowed with a luminous whiteness, and his waist was exceptionally slender—so slender that Ji Yanzhi felt he could easily wrap both arms right around it.
His very first thought in his head was: How on earth can a guy have a waist this thin?
His second reaction was a slight narrowing of his eyes: Why does a guy look like he’s glowing with white light?
Noticing that Ji Yanzhi was staring at him and somewhat spacing out, the smile at the corner of Lin Yanshu’s lips faded slightly, “Yan-ge, why are you looking at me like that?”
Ji Yanzhi snapped back to his senses, lowered his eyelids, and his Adam’s apple rolled slightly, “I was just thinking about some work matters, which is why I zoned out for a moment.”
Lin Yanshu walked up to his side, drawing out his tone with an “oh,” “Yan-ge is truly dedicated; you don’t even forget about work while swimming.”
With that, he looked at Ji Yanzhi with a completely adoring expression.
Ji Yanzhi: ……
Why did he feel like this kid was throwing subtle shade at his expense?
He offered a dry, perfunctory chuckle and didn’t take up the thread of conversation.
Turning around, he continued limbering up his muscles and joints.
Lin Yanshu didn’t mind either, giving a shrug before standing alongside him to warm up as well.
For some reason, the moment Lin Yanshu stepped over to stand beside him, Ji Yanzhi felt as though the air had grown somewhat thinner, and a faint, subtle fragrance of gardenia blossoms kept drilling relentlessly into his nose.
He couldn’t help frowning; what kind of body wash or shampoo could possibly have a scent with such incredible staying power? It simply clung to him like a natural body scent that refused to dissipate.
Glancing sideways at Lin Yanshu, who was in the middle of warming up, he ultimately couldn’t resist asking a question.
“What brand of product are you using that smells like gardenias?”
Clearly not expecting Ji Yanzhi to bring this up out of the blue, Lin Yanshu paused for a fraction of a second, and then his eyebrows arched upward. “The body wash is gardenia-scented. Zhizhi likes it, so I started using it along with her. The bottle I’m using right now was even bought for me by Zhizhi.”
After speaking, Lin Yanshu looked at Ji Yanzhi with a smug little air of triumph, his large eyes written entirely with I’m making you die of envy!!!
That expression compelled Ji Yanzhi to let out a chuckle, “It smells pretty nice.”
“Even if it smells nice, Zhizhi wouldn’t buy it for you.”
Ji Yanzhi: ……
Such a childish little brat!
If he genuinely liked it, it wasn’t like he couldn’t buy it himself…
“Yan-ge, care to race a lap with me?”
A trace of mischievous playfulness flashed across the bottom of Lin Yanshu’s eyes. If nothing else, swimming happened to be one of his strongest suits.
Ji Yanzhi raised an eyebrow. Swimming was something he certainly wasn’t afraid of, seeing as it happened to be his forte as well.
His gentle, refined brows and eyes carried a touch of casual nonchalance, “Sure, a single lap?”
“We can do that, but since it’s a competition, there has to be a prize for the winner.”
“Alright, what prize do you have in mind?”
Lin Yanshu looked him up and down, appearing somewhat troubled.
Suddenly, as if hit by some wicked, mischievous idea, his eyes lit up.
“How about whoever loses has to cross-dress in women’s clothing?”
Ji Yanzhi: ……
“Cross-dress in women’s clothing?”
“Mhm, the winner gets to dictate what the loser wears, and then we go out together for a meal—do you dare?”
The corners of Ji Yanzhi’s mouth twitched slightly, simply feeling that Lin Yanshu was acting a bit too childish.
“Not interested.”
Lin Yanshu suddenly leaned in close to Ji Yanzhi, his voice carrying a teasing lilt, “Is Yan-ge scared?”
“Yanshu, this kind of provocative reverse-psychology tactic doesn’t work very well on me. I’m not scared; I just think it’s far too childish.”
Lin Yanshu: ……
“You’re no fun at all, truly boring.”
Ji Yanzhi: ……
He let out a soft chuckle, “I’ve always been a boring person.”
Lin Yanshu: ……
Without saying another word, he turned around and walked forward a few steps before diving straight into the swimming pool.
Ji Yanzhi stood at the poolside watching Lin Yanshu in the water, a flash of surprise flitting across his eyes. No wonder this kid wanted to challenge him to a race; he really did swim quite well. Was this kid actually trying to trick him into wearing women’s clothing???
Thinking this way in his mind, his gaze remained fixed intently on Lin Yanshu as he swam.
Lin Yanshu poked his head out of the water, gently rubbing his hands along the edge of the pool as he hoisted himself up to sit on the deck.
Reaching up to wipe away the water droplets on his face, he swept his hair backward to reveal a smooth, full forehead. Perhaps from just emerging out of the swimming pool, his pair of eyes seemed veiled in a layer of moisture that made Ji Yanzhi’s heart skip a beat.
He had seen plenty of stunning women of every conceivable variety, but a man who grew precisely according to his aesthetic preferences like Lin Yanshu was truly a first for him. A fleeting sense of regret surfaced inexplicably in his heart—if only he were a woman, how wonderful that would be.
While thinking thusly, his eyes simply couldn’t bear to look away from Lin Yanshu.
Until Lin Yanshu stood up and walked toward the nearby lounge chairs, his gaze shifting away from that delicate, pretty face and trailing down to follow his retreating back.
Ji Yanzhi felt like he was acting like a total pervert; which normal person would stare fixedly at a man’s rear end?
Yet watching Lin Yanshu’s lower body, he found it somewhat difficult to pull his gaze back. A slender waist was one thing, but how on earth could his hips be so perkily rounded?
Recalling that Lin Yanshu had worn relatively casual, loose-fitting clothes both times they met, seeing him now clad strictly in swimming trunks immediately brought his impressive physique into full, unreserved exposure.
A sudden thought flashed inexplicably through Ji Yanzhi’s mind: Can a body like this really satisfy a woman? Satisfying a man would probably be much more fitting.
Immediately afterward, he condemned his own thoughts as far too wretched and impure, spitting out a couple of internal bah-bahs in his mind while silently thanking the heavens that this kid had no idea what was running through his head, otherwise he’d definitely start a fistfight with him.
After all, which man could ever tolerate such thoughts being directed at him?