IMPGS Chapter 77

After a brief moment of guilt, Xiao Cheng quickly regained his composure.

“Yes,” he openly admitted, even adjusting the brightness of his phone screen, tilting it toward Luo Jingshu so he could see more clearly.

Luo Jingshu was furious, feeling as though it were like a wife showing her husband the chat records with her lover after an affair.

His teeth clenched in frustration, but his gaze involuntarily fixed on Xiao Cheng’s phone screen, carefully reading the conversation.

“See anything?” Xiao Cheng leaned back in his seat, his posture relaxed and lazy, showing no signs of tension.

He twisted his wrist and pulled the phone back, explaining, “It was just saying good evening.”

“You two seem to have a good relationship.” Luo Jingshu couldn’t help but mock him, sitting up straight, his gaze locked on Xiao Cheng’s phone screen, sounding like he had swallowed a gallon of vinegar. His voice was thick with jealousy.

“Pretty much.” Xiao Cheng knowingly played along, his eyes carrying a hint of amusement. “Mr. Bai is also a great conversationalist.”

This wasn’t Xiao Cheng trying to provoke Luo Jingshu—Bai Yiheng was indeed good at chatting. Even through the screen, Bai Yiheng could sense Xiao Cheng’s mood and thoughts, always saying the right thing and avoiding any awkward topics.

Sometimes, emotions come on suddenly, and it only takes one sentence to shift everything.

But Bai Yiheng was good at preventing that from happening.

On the other hand, Xiao Cheng, who sometimes spoke carelessly, might say something inappropriate, but fortunately, Bai Yiheng never minded.

When Xiao Cheng was in a bad mood, he liked talking to Bai Yiheng, who always seemed to understand the underlying issue and offer sensible advice.

Hearing Xiao Cheng praise Bai Yiheng, Luo Jingshu felt like he was choking on vinegar, almost to the point of wanting to draw blood.

His eyes locked onto Xiao Cheng’s phone, and after a few deep breaths, he calmed down.

If possible, he wished he could immediately delete Bai Yiheng’s contact from Xiao Cheng’s phone. Before doing so, he might even curse him out, warning him to stop eyeing someone else’s boyfriend.

Such thoughts filled Luo Jingshu’s mind, but he pushed them aside. No, Xiao Cheng would be mad if he acted like that.

After taking a few more deep breaths, Luo Jingshu gradually relaxed, and then, without warning, placed his hand over Xiao Cheng’s phone screen.

Xiao Cheng, who was texting, was suddenly blocked. He stared at the long fingers for a moment, then shifted his phone to his lap.

“You’re blocking me.” Xiao Cheng cleared his throat.

His voice was relaxed, sounding like a complaint, but upon closer inspection, there was an almost playful tone to it.

Although he pretended to complain, Xiao Cheng didn’t push Luo Jingshu’s hand away. His gaze often returned to the hand, tracing it from wrist to fingertip.

Luo Jingshu knew that Xiao Cheng liked his body, not just his face, but his hands, abs, long legs…

He fit every aesthetic that Xiao Cheng admired.

Although Xiao Cheng had never admitted it, Luo Jingshu could tell by the look in his eyes whenever he glanced at him—there was admiration and wonder.

Just like he coveted Xiao Cheng’s body, Xiao Cheng’s eyes looking at him were not very innocent.

Just as Luo Jingshu was about to tease him again, he gently tapped the phone screen with his finger. The second tap landed on Xiao Cheng’s hand.

The light pressure made Xiao Cheng instinctively tighten his grip on the phone, holding it tight for a few seconds before slowly relaxing.

During this moment, neither of them spoke, but their silence was pregnant with meaning. Xiao Cheng felt a slight electric jolt on the skin where Luo Jingshu’s finger had brushed. The sensation spread, making his whole hand tingle and feel weak.

Luo Jingshu was clearly teasing him.

Xiao Cheng could say nothing, because if he did, Luo Jingshu would probably accuse him of overthinking.

“Brother Cheng, a beauty like me sitting right in front of you, yet you’re only focused on that cold, lifeless screen. Am I not more interesting than a phone?” Luo Jingshu blinked, then lightly traced Xiao Cheng’s fingers again, his meaning clear.

A beauty like me?

Xiao Cheng’s lips twitched, taken aback by the words, and for a while, he didn’t know how to respond.

The car fell silent for about two minutes before Xiao Cheng finally spoke.

“The phone isn’t important. What matters is the person I’m talking to.”

Luo Jingshu was so irritated by this statement that his eyes reddened. Did this mean that Bai Yiheng truly had some special position in Xiao Cheng’s heart?

“More important than me?”

If it had been any other time, Xiao Cheng might have gone along with it, teasing the “puppy” as he usually did.

However, as he looked at Luo Jingshu’s bloodshot eyes, Xiao Cheng suddenly realized that perhaps Luo Jingshu wasn’t joking, and that this was actually a heartfelt confession that had been buried for a long time.

To make Luo Jingshu this jealous…

Xiao Cheng shifted his posture, grabbed Luo Jingshu’s wrist, and moved his hand away from his phone, jokingly saying, “You’re really upset?”

“Have I ever dated Mr. Bai?”

Luo Jingshu, though deeply jealous, was clear about who his true rival was.

For example, he was much less wary of the twins than he was of Xie Zhao.

He was so bothered by Bai Yiheng’s presence—could it be that in the past life, he really had something with Bai Yiheng?

Xiao Cheng had never considered this possibility, as he had always viewed Bai Yiheng as an elder and a friend.

Even when Bai Yiheng had offered to be his fake boyfriend last time, Xiao Cheng had thought it was just a joke.

Although he had vaguely felt something was off afterward, he didn’t dare to think too much about it.

Bai Yiheng’s position was too special. He wasn’t like Xie Zhao, just a senior at school whom Xiao Cheng could outright reject.

Bai Yiheng had close ties with Xiao Yu and He An, was a significant shareholder in the company, and had a deep relationship with Xiao Cheng’s family. Unless absolutely necessary, Xiao Cheng didn’t want to confront certain things.

The best approach was to maintain the current situation.

Just pretend he didn’t know anything.

Xiao Cheng spoke without a care, but Luo Jingshu was deeply provoked by his words. He grabbed Xiao Cheng’s wrist with one hand and pulled him towards himself, their faces getting so close that it seemed like their noses would touch in the next second.

Xiao Cheng, caught off guard, almost hit the back of the seat.

He took a deep breath, then realized what was happening and consciously relaxed, his gaze shifting down to Luo Jingshu’s lips.

“What are you doing?”

Luo Jingshu frowned, “Are you really looking forward to something with him?”

Xiao Cheng: ??

Wasn’t this the exact kind of reversal where Luo Jingshu was projecting?

“Where did you get the idea that I’m looking forward to it?”

If Luo Jingshu hadn’t cared so much, Xiao Cheng wouldn’t have even thought about it.

It was all Luo Jingshu’s fault in the end.

Luo Jingshu noticed Xiao Cheng’s gaze downward, and the corner of his mouth curved knowingly.

Xiao Cheng immediately became alert, but before he could react, his lips were caught by the other person.

Xiao Cheng felt like one of those comic characters with a symbol of anger appearing on his forehead.

He raised his other hand to push against Luo Jingshu’s shoulder, muttering, “Let go!”

His lips still hurt from earlier.

Was Luo Jingshu still holding onto that last bit of rationality?

At least he didn’t bite the injury again.

Luo Jingshu remained motionless, his teeth grazing Xiao Cheng’s lips, before slowly releasing him and kissing him gently, the air thick with suggestiveness and tenderness.

Xiao Cheng gripped his neck with his hand, pushing him back forcefully.

The feeling of someone pressing against his windpipe was hard to describe. If it had been anyone other than Xiao Cheng, he might already be lying on the floor.

Luo Jingshu didn’t release Xiao Cheng’s wrist but allowed himself to retreat slightly under Xiao Cheng’s strength. There was a faint flush in his eyes, and his expression was one of satisfaction.

Xiao Cheng could only feel the pain returning to his lips, which had only just healed, now a combination of pain and a tingling sensation.

“You’re a dog, and you really do bark.”

Xiao Cheng was livid, yanking his wrist away.

After taking advantage, Luo Jingshu started acting innocent, “It was Brother Cheng who was being unreasonable.”

Xiao Cheng lowered his head to look at his phone, ignoring him.

Luo Jingshu silently touched the corner of his own lips, where Xiao Cheng had bitten earlier. It was probably a bit raw and still painful.

Now, both of their lips had wounds, and they were perfectly symmetrical. Anyone could tell something was wrong.

“Brother Cheng, are you still chatting with that surname Bai?”

Luo Jingshu leaned in again, but when Xiao Cheng didn’t respond, he smiled sweetly, “I won’t do it again next time, okay? I was just so upset earlier.”

“Brother Cheng, please forgive me.”

He was really good at pretending to be pitiful, but Xiao Cheng was resolute in ignoring him. When he heard this, he didn’t even look up and quickly typed a message on his screen.

Luo Jingshu saw that Xiao Cheng was indeed replying to Bai Yiheng’s message.

He immediately felt sour again, but he blamed Bai Yiheng for everything.

“Weren’t you asking me earlier if you had ever been in a relationship with Bai Yiheng in the previous life?”

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he finally reacted. He stopped typing and gave Luo Jingshu a glance.

Luo Jingshu secretly sneered. Bai Yiheng, that older man, shouldn’t think he could compete with him. Brother Cheng would never like someone much older than him.

Bai Yiheng didn’t have the youth, beauty, or stamina that he had.

“I don’t know much about the previous life, but I heard you only saw him as an elder. You didn’t interact much.”

After all, in the previous life, Xiao Cheng only liked him. How could he have been in a relationship with someone else?

They didn’t have much interaction, so Bai Yiheng probably didn’t like him either.

It was only at that moment that Xiao Cheng realized in his previous life, he had been blinded by Luo Jingshu’s pretense of being a delicate flower. He couldn’t see anyone else, let alone have a relationship with someone else.

Bai Yiheng definitely wouldn’t have liked him.

Xiao Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. That heavy weight had finally been lifted.

Luo Jingshu thought that after confessing honestly, Xiao Cheng would treat him better, but instead, Xiao Cheng became even colder and ignored him completely.

“Brother Cheng, just acknowledge me.”

“The puppy was wrong. I won’t bite next time.”

Luo Jingshu’s voice became softer with each plea, almost as if he were coquettishly pulling at Xiao Cheng’s sleeve.

Xiao Cheng, however, was secretly fond of this, his expression softening. He couldn’t help but laugh for a brief second.

But it only lasted a second before his face returned to its usual sternness, as if that laugh was just Luo Jingshu’s imagination.

“Brother Cheng, are you not angry anymore?”

Xiao Cheng finally realized. Since in the previous life, he had nothing to do with Bai Yiheng, why should Luo Jingshu be so jealous of him?

This person just wanted to find an excuse to take advantage of him and pin all the blame on Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng still ignored him, though his expression wasn’t as bad as before.

Luo Jingshu realized that now was the right time. If he kept bothering him, Xiao Cheng would start getting annoyed again.

So he quietly changed the subject, “Brother Cheng, aren’t you going to deal with the twins?”

Mentioning Xiao Yixi and Xiao Yinan, Xiao Cheng finally responded.

“You said you’d leave them to me.”

Luo Jingshu cautiously reached out his hand. When Xiao Cheng didn’t reject him, he slid his fingers into his, intertwining their hands.

“I can handle it.”

But what he really wanted was for Xiao Cheng to be more decisive, to outright reject the twins and give them no hope.

“If they go crazy, are you going to handle it?”

Luo Jingshu nodded, narrowing his eyes, “Just say the word, and I’ll take care of the rest.”

There would be no possibility of the twins going out of control.

Xiao Cheng looked down at their tightly interlocked fingers and fell silent for a moment before asking softly, “What exactly do you have on them?”

Luo Jingshu’s smile faded, and there was an unmistakable trace of mockery in his eyes. He leaned in close to Xiao Cheng’s ear and whispered a few words.

Xiao Cheng’s face went from shocked to furious, his brows furrowing tightly, “How dare they?”

He knew the twins were young and liked to play, but they should never have crossed the legal line.

Yet, he quickly remembered that in some countries, this was legal.

But no matter how it happened, drugs were a line that shouldn’t be crossed.

Even if the twins had only been curious and hadn’t developed an addiction, Xiao Cheng still couldn’t accept it.

Luo Jingshu faked an explanation, “But they were young at the time, so you can understand. Kids, you know, they’re curious.”

Xiao Cheng’s face remained grim. Since the twins didn’t want others to know, it meant they were hiding it from their parents.

“Unbelievable.”

Luo Jingshu smiled faintly, offering more comfort, “Brother Cheng, don’t be angry.”

Xiao Cheng knew he was pretending to be the good guy but didn’t have the energy to argue.

“I’ll scold them.”

They couldn’t use their age or family wealth as an excuse. If they caused trouble, there would be no turning back.

Xiao Cheng decided to have a serious talk with the twins before they left and lay everything out.

Luo Jingshu, seeing that Xiao Cheng had made up his mind, felt a surge of satisfaction.

What right did the twins have to compete with him?