1novels Chapter 221 Sugar-Coated Bullets
Chapter 221 Sugar-Coated Bullets
chapter 221
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "Weren't you just...?"
Lu Linshen interrupted him with a smile, "I hope you won't feel embarrassed when you ask me for help in the future, so I'm training you. Can you look me in the eye and say something?"
Meng Youcheng was stunned, looking into his eyes, "Let's forget it? I feel weird..."
Lu Linshen's smile didn't disappear. He said gently, "Give it a try. We still have three years to go, and we'll often encounter these kinds of problems in the future. You can't keep quiet about it forever, can you? Besides, I'm happy to help you. I hope that if you need anything, you'll think of me first."
Meng Youcheng hesitated for a long time, then mustered his courage, looked into his eyes, and said, "Lu..."
Lu Linshen immediately sat up straight and looked at him seriously, "Little Deer..."
Meng Youcheng thought for a moment, then changed his words, "Little Deer...you can..."
Looking into the other person's eyes, Meng Youcheng suddenly found himself unable to speak. It was too formal. The other person's eyes were so sincere, as if they were looking at something very important. The more sincere they were, the more uneasy he became, and the harder it was for him to speak.
Lu Linshen stepped forward and gently patted his shoulder. "Relax, look me in the eye, and tell me I need your help. Can you help me?"
Meng Youcheng had no choice but to raise his head again, look at him seriously, and bite his lip. "Little Deer... could you... help me?"
He mustered his courage, spoke up in one go, and then lowered his head.
Awkward... Uh?
Lu Linshen's smile deepened. He moved forward slightly, reached out his hands, cupped the man's face, and slowly lifted his head, forcing him to meet his gaze...
Meng Youcheng did not resist; his eyes quickly darted away, not daring to look the other person in the eye...
Lu Linshen said softly, "Brother Cheng...look at me."
Meng Youcheng cautiously raised his head, his eyes meeting his. His timidity was undisguised in his gaze, and he could only sigh, just about to look away...
Lu Linshen then said, "See, isn't it very simple?"
Meng Youcheng was just about to slip out of sight...
Lu Linshen said gently, "Look at me..."
Meng Youcheng had no choice but to look at him and say, "It just feels like... you're taking it too seriously. I'm not..."
"You're clearly just afraid of bothering me..."
Meng Youcheng gave a wry smile for a moment, "No... why would I want to..."
Lu Linshen's smile deepened. "Then dare you look me in the eye and say it again? Say that you're not afraid of bothering me, you're just too serious, so you can't say it."
Meng Youcheng's eyes immediately dropped downwards. "I...heh..."
"See? You don't dare... because you're afraid of bothering me. You don't dare look at me, afraid of making eye contact. Actually, you're afraid of falling in love with me, am I right?"
Meng Youcheng smiled, looked up at him, then lowered his head again. "I... I admit you were right before, I don't really like troubling others, but that's not right. Why should I be afraid of falling for you?"
"Because you're a coward..."
"I'm not!"
Meng Youcheng mustered his courage, looked up at him, and said, "You're the coward!"
"I am indeed a coward."
Meng Youcheng was stunned. The flame that had just ignited was instantly extinguished by his words. Just as he was about to lower his head, Lu Linshen spoke again, "Look at me..."
Meng Youcheng felt a little awkward, but he could only look into his eyes...
"Am I really that scary?"
Lu Linshen asked, "Why are you avoiding my gaze?"
Meng Youcheng pursed his lips, "It's just... doesn't it feel weird? Two grown men, standing so close, and your hand is cupping my face, and we're looking at each other, I just feel like this atmosphere is strange..."
"I don't think so..."
Lu Linshen smiled and said, "Unless you fall in love with me, you'll only see me as a brother. We make eye contact like this all the time, and you won't feel anything unusual about it."
Meng Youcheng's eyes darted away, and he prepared to lower his head again...
"Have you really fallen in love with me?"
Meng Youcheng had no choice but to look up at him. "I didn't!"
"Then look up at me..."
"Fine, I'll watch!"
Meng Youcheng mustered his courage and stared intently into his eyes. The other man's eyes seemed to possess some kind of magic; they looked so gentle, making him seem very approachable. But the smile at the corner of his mouth felt strange...
Meng Youcheng tried his best to clear his mind of all the distractions and stared at him with wide eyes...
Lu Linshen stared into his eyes for a long while, then said, "I want to tell you something..."
"What?"
"Brother Cheng..."
Lu Linshen said softly, "If there's anything you need, you can just tell me directly. Don't feel embarrassed. I'm happy to help you with anything. I've said this to you many times. You might think it's a joke, but I want to tell you that I'm serious. This statement will always hold true, no matter when."
"As long as you tell me you're having trouble and don't know what to do, no matter where I am, I'll appear before you immediately and gently tell you. Even if I don't know how, I'll diligently research and learn, and then teach you..."
Meng Youcheng was stunned...
No, buddy... it's just a sugar-coated bullet, isn't it?
You asked me to make eye contact with you, and then you pulled this stunt on me. How the hell am I supposed to respond? And why did hearing that actually warm my heart?
Meng Youcheng instinctively wanted to avoid his gaze, but then something occurred to him, so he forced himself to remain calm and looked at him, "Oh..."
Lu Linshen kept his eyes fixed on his. "Do you want... to kiss me?"
Meng Youcheng, who had been somewhat absent-minded, instantly perked up upon hearing these words. "Huh?"
"You're staring straight into my eyes like that, don't you just want to kiss me?"
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "It was clearly you just now...?"
"What about me? I don't quite understand. Did I say anything? Maybe I said it unconsciously, so it doesn't count. Besides, I didn't hold a knife to your throat, did I?"
Meng Youcheng was a little annoyed by the other person's smug expression, but after thinking for a moment, he finally smiled and said, "Then why are you staring at me like that? Do you... want to kiss me too?"
"You found out..."
Lu Linshen's smile deepened. "So, is that alright?"
Meng Youcheng was completely stunned. After realizing what was happening, he said, "You...set me up?"
Lu Linshen shook his head. "I noticed you were distracted just now and wanted to cheer you up. I didn't expect you to become so energetic as soon as I said I wanted to kiss you? If I accidentally kissed you one day, wouldn't you get all excited?"
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "Me...?"
"I know I'm handsome, but there's no need to be so nervous. We'll have plenty of opportunities to kiss in the future. Do you have to be all awake every time I want to kiss you? A lot of kissing happens before we go to sleep, and if you're awake then, I'm going to suffer..."
Meng Youcheng was stunned.
It seems he... deliberately created a huge maze, easily ensnaring Meng Youcheng's thoughts...
No... something feels off.
Lu Linshen gently touched his face, reluctantly letting go. "Now I'll teach you how to give orders to others."
Meng Youcheng: "Huh?"
Lu Linshen looked at him. "Just tell me like this, Little Deer... I order you to kneel down right now..."
Meng Youcheng: "Huh?"
Lu Linshen smiled at him, "It's very simple, just repeat one sentence..."
Meng Youcheng belatedly said "Oh," but then suddenly remembered something and asked, "If I really said that, would you really kneel down?"
"Of course..."
Lu Linshen smiled. "You are the emperor now, and I am your servant. Whatever you ask me to do, I will do it!"
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "Huh?"
Lu Linshen smiled. "Huh?"
Meng Youcheng thought for a moment, then said, "And then what? I told you to kneel down, and then what?"
"You can do whatever you want..."
Lu Linshen thought for a moment, "Let me design a script for you. Imagine I'm a eunuch who did something extremely wrong, and you're going to punish me. How do you plan to punish me?"
Meng Youcheng was stunned, and thought about it seriously for a long time...
"Hit...you?"
Lu Linshen pondered for a moment, then asked, "May I make a small request?"
"Wh...what?"
Meng Youcheng's brows furrowed tightly...
Lu Linshen looked at him seriously, "It's just... I don't want to slap myself. I want you to slap me, or I'll find you a belt and you can whip me, how about that?"
Meng Youcheng was stunned. He asked, "Are you... serious?"
"I'll go find you a belt..."
"Get out!"
Meng Youcheng immediately roared, "You pervert! I now think... you don't actually want me to be emperor at all, you just want to use this to satisfy your weird fetishes, right? You... are you a masochist?"
Lu Linshen was stunned. "I..."
Meng Youcheng rubbed his hair. "That's terrifying... You... You're supposed to be a CEO, how can you be this twisted in private? Do your friends know?"
"have no idea……"
Lu Linshen suddenly got carried away with his acting skills and, taking advantage of Cheng Ge's unpreparedness, knelt on the ground. "Brother Cheng... please, don't tell anyone. Nobody knows about this. Please don't tell anyone. I'll do anything you want. I'm really begging you..."
Meng Youcheng: "Huh?!"