Si Shao picked out a light-colored outfit and walked into the fitting room. Before leaving, he looked back and gave Si Qin a brilliant smile, bright as a summer flower.
Si Qin was momentarily dazzled by the teenager’s sparkling white teeth. He reached up to pinch the bridge of his own brow, feeling that his state of mind was somewhat abnormal.
Standing nearby, the female store clerk viewed Si Shao’s bright and flamboyant smile through the lens of her preconceived notions. Lowering her head, a flash of disdain and contempt crossed her eyes.
“Disgusting, just a kept boy who sells his body. What is there to be so smug about? Acting like he does not know any better at such a young age, he will be played out and discarded by men sooner rather than later,” the woman muttered to herself internally. Thinking of Si Shao’s exquisite and pretty face, a surge of jealousy welled up in her heart. Inwardly, she prayed that Si Qin would soon cast this gigolo aside.
Si Qin, who was exceptionally sensitive to people’s shifting auras and emotional fluctuations, immediately picked up on the gloomy, dark presence emanating from the female clerk nearby.
Si Qin’s gaze turned cold, and he decided he would never visit this shop again. In the future, he would just have things sent directly to the house to avoid Xiao Shao running into any unpleasantness.
The newly budding brother-con CEO felt that all of his younger brother’s past flaws were simply the result of being led astray by those fair-weather friends around him. Since his brother was so well-behaved and obedient, how could he possibly have done those things on his own? The CEO secretly resolved to pay much more attention to his brother’s daily life from now on, isolate him from bad influences, and help him build correct values and a proper worldview. He would forge his little brother into the best, most obedient, most adorable, and well-behaved brother in the entire world.
A few minutes later, Si Shao emerged from the fitting room. The light-colored, slim-fit casual wear, under the warm yellow indoor lighting, made the teenager’s figure look even more slender and jade-like. The teenager’s fair, flawless cheeks caught a soft halo of light, making him look even more gentle and refined.
What a jade-like young gentleman of noble grace!
Several gasps of astonishment broke the brief silence in the air.
Watching this quiet and well-behaved younger brother, Si Qin felt a bit dazed. Those memories of cleaning up messes and picking up after his brother suddenly felt very distant in this single moment. Si Qin knew this was likely just an illusion, but it did not change the fact that his fondness for the teenager was growing stronger and more abundant by the second. Looking into the teenager’s expectant eyes, Si Qin generously praised, “It looks great!”
Upon hearing this, the expression on Si Shao’s previously serious face instantly blossomed into a smile. The teenager’s round, almond-shaped eyes curved into cute crescent moons, sparkling with a clear light as if crushed stars were scattered within them.
Si Qin felt his brow twitch once more, and that strange feeling returned. Suppressing this sudden surge of emotion, he pressed his thin lips into a straight line, lifted his refined, cold chin with reserved dignity, shifted his gaze to the remaining clothes, and signaled, “Try the next one.”
At these words, Si Shao happily scooped up an outfit and trotted into the fitting room on tiptoe.
Si Shao changed clothes very quickly. After only about a minute, he emerged once again. The teenager was now wearing a pink shirt paired with very light-colored, slim-fit jeans.
Pink is a notoriously difficult color to pull off; young girls look pretty and cute in it, while men often look flashy and pretentious. Fair-skinned people look youthful and vibrant in pink, whereas dark-skinned people wearing pink end up looking even darker, resembling an awkward, clumsy duckling.
Yet, this pink shirt on Si Shao completely lacked any of that flamboyant or tacky feeling. Moreover, Si Shao’s skin was fair enough that the pink shirt set off his jade-like complexion, exquisite facial features, and those clear, expressive almond eyes. He looked like a noble, soft cat. When those eyes looked at you, it felt as though he were acting spoiled, or perhaps haughtily throwing a little temper tantrum and ignoring you. It pierced straight into a person’s heart and eyes, making it impossible to look away, instantly making one wish to cradle every precious treasure in the world right before him, just in case he might spare a glance and reward you with a proud, haughty look.
The air remained quiet for two full minutes before Si Qin finally collected himself. He gave an unnatural, light cough, yet found himself entirely unable to utter any insincere words: “Xiao Shao looks very pretty in this outfit.”
“Really?” Si Shao’s round almond eyes brightened as he looked at Si Qin in pleasant surprise.
“Mn.”
As for whatever clothes Si Shao tried on after that, Si Qin could not remember a single one. Each time, he merely maintained a blank expression and hummed an indifferent “Mn” to signal that he was watching.
Si Qin’s mind was entirely filled with the image of the teenager wearing that pink shirt, his crescent-shaped eyes smiling brightly as he looked at him.
And that little pink blossom of peach-blossom luck.
Chapter 11: The Pink Shirt
Si Shao picked out a light-colored outfit and walked into the fitting room. Before leaving, he looked back and gave Si Qin a brilliant smile, bright as a summer flower.
Si Qin was momentarily dazzled by the teenager’s sparkling white teeth. He reached up to pinch the bridge of his own brow, feeling that his state of mind was somewhat abnormal.
Standing nearby, the female store clerk viewed Si Shao’s bright and flamboyant smile through the lens of her preconceived notions. Lowering her head, a flash of disdain and contempt crossed her eyes.
“Disgusting, just a kept boy who sells his body. What is there to be so smug about? Acting like he does not know any better at such a young age, he will be played out and discarded by men sooner rather than later,” the woman muttered to herself internally. Thinking of Si Shao’s exquisite and pretty face, a surge of jealousy welled up in her heart. Inwardly, she prayed that Si Qin would soon cast this gigolo aside.
Si Qin, who was exceptionally sensitive to people’s shifting auras and emotional fluctuations, immediately picked up on the gloomy, dark presence emanating from the female clerk nearby.
Si Qin’s gaze turned cold, and he decided he would never visit this shop again. In the future, he would just have things sent directly to the house to avoid Xiao Shao running into any unpleasantness.
The newly budding brother-con CEO felt that all of his younger brother’s past flaws were simply the result of being led astray by those fair-weather friends around him. Since his brother was so well-behaved and obedient, how could he possibly have done those things on his own? The CEO secretly resolved to pay much more attention to his brother’s daily life from now on, isolate him from bad influences, and help him build correct values and a proper worldview. He would forge his little brother into the best, most obedient, most adorable, and well-behaved brother in the entire world.
A few minutes later, Si Shao emerged from the fitting room. The light-colored, slim-fit casual wear, under the warm yellow indoor lighting, made the teenager’s figure look even more slender and jade-like. The teenager’s fair, flawless cheeks caught a soft halo of light, making him look even more gentle and refined.
What a jade-like young gentleman of noble grace!
Several gasps of astonishment broke the brief silence in the air.
Watching this quiet and well-behaved younger brother, Si Qin felt a bit dazed. Those memories of cleaning up messes and picking up after his brother suddenly felt very distant in this single moment. Si Qin knew this was likely just an illusion, but it did not change the fact that his fondness for the teenager was growing stronger and more abundant by the second. Looking into the teenager’s expectant eyes, Si Qin generously praised, “It looks great!”
Upon hearing this, the expression on Si Shao’s previously serious face instantly blossomed into a smile. The teenager’s round, almond-shaped eyes curved into cute crescent moons, sparkling with a clear light as if crushed stars were scattered within them.
Si Qin felt his brow twitch once more, and that strange feeling returned. Suppressing this sudden surge of emotion, he pressed his thin lips into a straight line, lifted his refined, cold chin with reserved dignity, shifted his gaze to the remaining clothes, and signaled, “Try the next one.”
At these words, Si Shao happily scooped up an outfit and trotted into the fitting room on tiptoe.
Si Shao changed clothes very quickly. After only about a minute, he emerged once again. The teenager was now wearing a pink shirt paired with very light-colored, slim-fit jeans.
Pink is a notoriously difficult color to pull off; young girls look pretty and cute in it, while men often look flashy and pretentious. Fair-skinned people look youthful and vibrant in pink, whereas dark-skinned people wearing pink end up looking even darker, resembling an awkward, clumsy duckling.
Yet, this pink shirt on Si Shao completely lacked any of that flamboyant or tacky feeling. Moreover, Si Shao’s skin was fair enough that the pink shirt set off his jade-like complexion, exquisite facial features, and those clear, expressive almond eyes. He looked like a noble, soft cat. When those eyes looked at you, it felt as though he were acting spoiled, or perhaps haughtily throwing a little temper tantrum and ignoring you. It pierced straight into a person’s heart and eyes, making it impossible to look away, instantly making one wish to cradle every precious treasure in the world right before him, just in case he might spare a glance and reward you with a proud, haughty look.
The air remained quiet for two full minutes before Si Qin finally collected himself. He gave an unnatural, light cough, yet found himself entirely unable to utter any insincere words: “Xiao Shao looks very pretty in this outfit.”
“Really?” Si Shao’s round almond eyes brightened as he looked at Si Qin in pleasant surprise.
“Mn.”
As for whatever clothes Si Shao tried on after that, Si Qin could not remember a single one. Each time, he merely maintained a blank expression and hummed an indifferent “Mn” to signal that he was watching.
Si Qin’s mind was entirely filled with the image of the teenager wearing that pink shirt, his crescent-shaped eyes smiling brightly as he looked at him.
And that little pink blossom of peach-blossom luck.
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