My Brother's Arranged Marriage Partner Is My Boyfriend - Chapter 41

Zhou Lin felt that if he continued speaking, Mo Leyang would surely beat him to death back at the dormitory tonight. He quickly changed his tune at the last second: “However, he probably doesn’t hate you either, so you still have a very good chance.”

Mo Leyang paused for a moment, then slowly turned his head to stare at him.

Thinking he was about to be hit, Zhou Lin hurriedly moved himself further away in fright.

To his surprise, Mo Leyang only looked at him and asked, “One moment he doesn’t like me, the next he doesn’t hate me—are you suffering from Stockholm syndrome?”

Zhou Lin explained, “I see you still don’t understand what I mean. My point is, he neither likes nor hates you; it’s like he treats you as a stranger. Try to put yourself in his shoes: he was supposed to have his own life, but suddenly his parents arranged a marriage for him—and with a man, no less. Furthermore, this man doesn’t like him—oh, wait, the whole family doesn’t like him—and then there’s a future younger brother-in-law like you who goes crazy every day. As a normal person, there’s no way he could have any feelings for the other party.”

“Besides, do you even remember how you treated him before? He was beaten so badly by Bai Yi back then, and instead of caring for him, you tried every possible way to torment him. I’m telling you, Brother Yang, people aren’t masochists. To be tormented and still like you? That would be an illness, a severe case of masochism—they’d need to see a doctor!”

These words finally hammered some sense into Mo Leyang. He lowered his head in disappointment and let out a soft “Oh.”

In the beginning, he truly didn’t like Bai Nanxing. Or rather, it wasn’t that he disliked him, but that the marriage arrangement had come so suddenly. He instinctively assumed this was a future partner Mo Yuncheng had found for Mo Yichen. Because he truly loathed Mo Yichen, he wanted to destroy anything that belonged to him. As it turned out…

By playing around, he had accidentally played himself right into a trap.

Indeed, one shouldn’t speak too boldly; otherwise, it hurts quite a bit when the slap to the face finally comes.

“Wait, I was just talking. Did you really take it seriously?” Zhou Lin leaned in to check his expression and instantly felt like things were going south. “I say, Brother Yang, you haven’t actually fallen for him, have you?”

Mo Leyang rarely let such emotions show on his face. To be precise, Mo Leyang had never liked anyone, let alone slept with anyone. Therefore, when he first heard that Mo Leyang and Bai Nanxing had slept together, Zhou Lin was more or less incredulous, marveling that Bai Nanxing must have some serious skills.

But if that was the case, given everything said before, Mo Leyang might not be able to extricate himself.

Zhou Lin sighed, momentarily unsure of what to say. He simply reached out and patted his shoulder. After a moment, he said, “If you really have fallen for him, as your childhood friend, what else can I say? Go for it bravely. I’ll support you silently.”

“Why do I feel like there’s a hidden meaning in your words?”

“What else do you expect? If I told you not to like him now, could you even do it?”

Mo Leyang fell into silence.

If he were asked to remain indifferent to Bai Nanxing now, he couldn’t do it.

It was simply impossible.

The things he had touched belonged to him; no one else was allowed to lay a finger on them.

Zhou Lin finally understood. This situation was exactly what he had least wanted to see.

Setting aside the question of love, even if he didn’t like him, the fact that Mo Leyang had slept with Bai Nanxing wasn’t that big of a deal. To some extent, it was Bai Nanxing’s own choice; as long as it wasn’t forced, it was fine.

The biggest problem now lay with the Mo family patriarch, Mo Yuncheng.

Mo Yuncheng hadn’t specifically stated which young master of the Mo family was Bai Nanxing’s betrothed. It could be Mo Yichen, it could be Mo Leyang, or it could even be the fourth young master, Mo Fei. If Mo Yuncheng eventually made one of the other two marry Bai Nanxing, knowing Mo Leyang, he would probably burn the wedding venue to the ground.

“So, what do you plan to do now?” Zhou Lin asked. “Lay your cards on the table with your old man and get him to agree to you and Bai Nanxing being together?”

Instead, he heard Mo Leyang chuckle. “Why would I need the old man’s permission? Whether he agrees or not has nothing to do with me.”

Zhou Lin was momentarily speechless. How could he have forgotten? Taking things by force was more Mo Leyang’s style.

Reasoning with him?

A dog might have more sense of sportsmanship than Mo Leyang.

“Fine then. Good luck. I’m heading back first.”

“Wait.”

Zhou Lin turned his head back. “Is there something else?”

Mo Leyang hesitated for a long time before finally asking, “Was he alone just now?”

Zhou Lin told the truth: “Who would think to come here for a stroll alone? But don’t overthink it; he came with his roommate.”

Only then did Mo Leyang’s expression soften slightly.

After finishing their conversation, the two returned to the event site.

However, after knowing that Bai Nanxing had been there, Mo Leyang was somewhat distracted by the event, completely lacking his previous enthusiasm. When fanboys and fangirls came over to take photos, Mo Leyang rejected them all.

Zhou Lin couldn’t bear to watch any longer and nudged him with his elbow. “What’s with that expression? If you’re thinking about him, just tell the class monitor you have business and leave. You look like a resentful wealthy wife. People who don’t know better would think Bai Nanxing slept with you and then ran off like a scumbag.”

Mo Leyang narrowed his eyes and smiled. Then, catching him off guard, he stomped hard on Zhou Lin’s foot.

Before Zhou Lin could react, he cried out in pain.

“Ah—!”

Everyone around was drawn by his shout and turned their heads to look.

This kind of scene was pure social death. Zhou Lin was so embarrassed his toes wanted to curl into the ground, and he hurriedly forced out a strained smile.

Seeing that nothing was wrong, everyone returned to their tasks.

“Do you want to keep talking?” Mo Leyang asked with a smile.

Zhou Lin let out a pained hissing sound. He wanted to squat down and rub his poor foot, but seeing so many people around, taking off his shoe would be more or less impolite, so he had to endure it.

” I just teased you a bit, was there a need to hold such a grudge?”

“It was very necessary.”

“What about our twenty-plus years of deep friendship?! Has it been eaten by a dog?!”

“We’re best friends; where did this ‘twenty-plus years of deep friendship’ come from? Have you been dreaming for twenty years?”

Zhou Lin was beyond speechless. “I didn’t see it coming—you’re the type to pick a lover over a friend!”

Mo Leyang couldn’t be bothered to continue arguing and simply asked, “Do you want to leave with me?”

Neither of them was actually interested in the class activity, but they had reluctantly agreed to come after the class monitor’s persistent nagging.

But now, Mo Leyang clearly couldn’t stay a moment longer. Zhou Lin didn’t want to be left here alone either; he didn’t know anyone else there and felt a bit awkward.

After thinking it over, Zhou Lin could only choose to continue his “collaboration in evil” with Mo Leyang.

“Since you’re leaving, do you think I can stay?” Zhou Lin turned to walk to the side.

But the path back to the dormitory wasn’t in that direction. Mo Leyang called out to him, “This way.”

Zhou Lin said helplessly, “Brother Yang, if we’re going to be absent without leave, we at least have to tell them, right?”

Mo Leyang obediently shut his mouth.

A moment later.

After Zhou Lin explained things to the class monitor, he turned around to find Mo Leyang.

The two walked side by side back to the dormitory.

On the way, Zhou Lin couldn’t help himself and asked curiously, “What exactly attracted you to him? Just because he’s good-looking? You have a pile of people around you more beautiful than him. What kind of magic does Bai Nanxing have to capture you?”

Mo Leyang actually couldn’t figure it out either.

If it were solely based on looks, Bai Nanxing wouldn’t be enough to move his heart; the one thing he didn’t lack was good-looking people around him.

Was it because Bai Nanxing was proactive enough?

That night in the private room, it was indeed because Bai Nanxing took the initiative that things went all the way.

But plenty of people threw themselves at him, and he had never been moved by any of them.

Or could it be because Bai Nanxing didn’t like him and enjoyed opposing and mocking him at every turn, so he found it stimulating?

That would be pure masochistic behavior—essentially being a glutton for punishment!

Mo Leyang seemed to realize what it was about Bai Nanxing that attracted him and couldn’t help but laugh.

Seeing him laugh for no apparent reason, Zhou Lin said, “I’m asking you a question, not asking you to reminisce!”

Mo Leyang asked instead, “Don’t you think the two of us are a perfect match?”

Zhou Lin: “…” Who could understand how to save a narcissistic childhood friend?

Whether they were a match or not, he didn’t know, but he finally understood why Bai Nanxing wanted to kill Mo Leyang.

As they talked, they soon arrived downstairs at the dormitory.

Just as they were about to enter, Zhou Lin suddenly heard a familiar voice.

He turned his head to look, and sure enough, it was Bai Nanxing and Yan Mo.

Mo Leyang saw that he wasn’t moving and had intended to say he would go up first, but the moment he spoke, he locked eyes with Bai Nanxing.

The four of them stood downstairs, staring at each other in pairs. The atmosphere was inexplicably eerie.

Bai Nanxing acted as if he saw nothing at all, pulled Yan Mo along, and headed upstairs.

Mo Leyang and Zhou Lin followed behind them.

Just as Bai Nanxing was about to leave his sight, Mo Leyang grabbed him and dragged him directly into his own dormitory.

Yan Mo anxiously tried to follow, but was blocked by Zhou Lin. “Shh, this is a matter between the two of them. We shouldn’t disturb them.”

“What ‘matter between the two of them’? Star Baby doesn’t even like him!” Yan Mo threatened, “Please move aside, Senior, or I’ll scream.”

Zhou Lin leaned directly in front of him, lightly exhaled toward Yan Mo’s face, and said in a pitiable tone, “Junior, can’t you really give me some face?”

Yan Mo’s face flushed red instantly, and he instinctively took a step back.

In terms of pure looks, Zhou Lin couldn’t compare to Mo Leyang, but compared to other guys, Zhou Lin was incredibly handsome.

As expected, a handsome guy’s friends are also handsome guys.

Yan Mo stammered, “N-no, Star Baby is my best friend. I can’t leave him alone!”

Zhou Lin felt a sudden blow to his ego. If Yan Mo were gay, there was no way he wouldn’t be charmed.

Could it be that his charm had declined?

Zhou Lin refused to admit it and leaned in even closer. “Junior, really? No?”

This time, Yan Mo was completely unable to hold his ground. He already had no resistance to handsome guys, and with Zhou Lin leaning so close, it was practically the death of him!

He could only apologize to Bai Nanxing in his heart: “I’m sorry, Star Baby. With a beautiful man in front of me, there’s nothing I can do. I trust you will definitely forgive me!”