“Xiao Yu actually took the initiative to date me today. Your boyfriend is feeling very happy right now!” Zhou Lu looked at the man in front of him with doting eyes.
In the past, whenever he received this level of teasing, Li Yu would blush shyly, but right now, Li Yu looked absent-minded, not knowing where to cast his gaze.
Dissatisfied with Li Yu’s distraction, Zhou Lu leaned in and planted a fierce peck on Li Yu’s cheek.
Li Yu jumped in surprise and gently pushed the man away.
Noticing Li Yu’s abnormal behavior, Zhou Lu grabbed his hand and asked with a frown, “What is wrong?”
Li Yu shook off Zhou Lu’s hand, concealing the reluctance and affection in his eyes, and spoke flatly.
“Let’s break up.”
As soon as those words left his lips, Zhou Lu felt his body shake violently, as if the ground beneath him was unstable and about to collapse. The smile on his face froze, and it took a great deal of effort for him to force the corners of his mouth to move. “Xiao Yu, what kind of joke are you playing? This joke is not funny at all, you are not allowed to pull this kind of stunt next time!”
After saying that, Zhou Lu patted Li Yu’s shoulder with a seemingly calm and collected demeanor, though his heart was actually panicking to the extreme.
Li Yu glanced at the hand on his shoulder, then forced his gaze away. He could feel the hand resting on his shoulder trembling slightly.
“We’re broken up.” Li Yu repeated those words once more. “I am not joking.”
Zhou Lu abruptly grabbed Li Yu’s hand, his heart gripping in agonizing pain, and his breathing grew somewhat unstable and heavy as he demanded, “Why?”
“I don’t like you anymore.”
“Heh, you don’t like you anymore.” Zhou Lu repeated Li Yu’s indifferent words.
Suddenly, a fierce, sinister look flashed in his eyes as he roared at Li Yu, “Screw not liking you anymore!”
The grip on Li Yu’s arm grew increasingly painful, causing him to frown and narrow his eyes slightly. His long, dense eyelashes trembled as a tear hung precariously on them.
Seeing Li Yu’s miserable expression, Zhou Lu seemed to finally snap back to his senses and hastily released him in a panic. Li Yu rubbed his aching arm, slowly squatted down, and began to sob softly.
Seeing this, Zhou Lu felt his heart ache immensely. He squatted down and pulled him into an embrace.
The harsh tone from just a moment ago softened, and he continuously apologized to Li Yu. “I am sorry, I am sorry. It is my fault for hurting Xiao Yu.”
Beneath the quiet trees, a crisp sound rang out.
Li Yu looked in astonishment at the mark on Zhou Lu’s face; one side of his handsome face was already visibly swollen.
Tears instantly streamed uncontrollably from Li Yu’s eyes, and he angrily roared at Zhou Lu, “Are you out of your mind? Why did you slap yourself?”
Through his tear-blurred vision, he looked at the man in front of him. Heartbroken, he reached out his hand, wanting to stroke the injured cheek. Before he could touch it, something flashed through Li Yu’s mind. He lowered his gaze and helplessly let his hand drop back down.
That flicker of emotion in Li Yu’s eyes was caught by Zhou Lu’s sharp gaze.
Dropping his previous rough demeanor, Zhou Lu switched back to being the gentle boyfriend. He lightly brushed his lips against Li Yu’s, pressed their foreheads together, and exhaled his soothing breath against Li Yu’s face.
“Xiao Yu, I know you are just lying to me. You do not want to break up with me at all!”
Li Yu was slightly startled and shook his head, trying to stand up.
However, Zhou Lu did not give him the chance to evade. With one hand pressing the back of Li Yu’s head to keep their foreheads tightly pressed together, his warm voice washed over Li Yu’s face once more.
“You must have a hidden difficulty. You do not want to break up with me, otherwise why would you feel so distressed when I slapped myself? Baby, I really do not want to lose you. I just lost my temper for a moment and hurt you.
When I saw that I had hurt you, my heart felt like it was dying of pain. I wished I could transfer all that pain directly onto myself! I really am such a jerk!”
Listening to Zhou Lu’s words coaxed a soft laugh out of Li Yu.
“You are cursing yourself?”
Seeing Li Yu break into a bright smile, the dark clouds in Zhou Lu’s heart completely dissipated. Realizing he had successfully coaxed the person back, he foolishly chuckled along.
“Baby, can you promise not to casually bring up breaking up anymore in the future? My poor little heart really cannot handle this kind of scare! If something is wrong, can we just talk properly?”
Zhou Lu observed Li Yu’s expression while pitifully airing his grievances.
Li Yu lowered his head, biting his lips repeatedly.
Finally, he gave a soft response.
“Mhm.”
Zhou Lu’s eyes radiated a brilliant light, tiny electric currents of joy dancing in his heart, and his expression softened even further.