My crush wants to be my sugar daddy.

Chapter 172 Mr. Chi, I Only Like You Now

Am I Mr. Jiang's boyfriend?

On the way back to the hotel, Chi Yuan still felt like it was all a dream.

He would occasionally look up at the person sitting next to him, even though their hands were always clasped, he couldn't help but want to confirm it over and over again.

One glance, two glances, three glances...

Jiang Haochen didn't find it annoying. Every time Chi Yuan looked at him, he would smile at Chi Yuan. The two of them were like two obsessed eye-crossing maniacs, glancing at each other, looking away, and then smiling foolishly. They would look at each other again, look away, and continue smiling foolishly.

Xiao Zhao, who was driving, and Li Weiran, who was sitting in the passenger seat, could hardly bear to look at them.

Li Weiran, in particular, had very mixed feelings. She had always wanted Chi Yuan to leave Jiang Haochen, but now, not only had he not left, he had become even more deeply involved.

but……

Looking at Chi Yuan's worthless smile in the rearview mirror, Li Weiran curled her lips but ultimately said nothing.

The beauty of love lies in the fact that even as an observer, you can be moved by their happiness.

After countless eye contact, Jiang Haochen spotted a Chinese restaurant on the side of the street and asked, "Is the hotel far from here?"

Xiao Zhao replied, "It's not far, it'll be there in about five minutes."

Jiang Haochen: "Pull over to the side of the road for a bit, Chi Yuan and I will get out, and we'll go back on our own in a bit."

Li Weiran immediately asked, "What are you doing getting out of the car?"

Jiang Haochen confidently uttered two words: "A date!"

Chi Yuan's eyes lit up, and the tips of his ears slowly turned red.

Shall we...go on a date?

He's going on a date with Mr. Jiang.

Li Weiran almost choked on her own words and was nearly killed by Jiang Haochen's scathing retort. "So what if you're on a date? Does being on a date make you so special?"

Before Li Weiran could even catch her breath, Xiao Zhao had already stopped the car.

Li Weiran: "..."

As Jiang Haochen opened the car door, preparing to get out, Xiao Zhao said, "Mr. Jiang, you probably haven't booked a hotel yet, right? Give me your ID, and I'll book it for you when I get back."

Jiang Haochen didn't answer immediately, but turned to look at Chi Yuan and asked tentatively, "Should I book a room?"

Chi Yuan exclaimed, not understanding why Mr. Jiang was asking him that. Li Weiran, on the other hand, reacted quickly and immediately said, "Of course we have to book. It's fine if we go shopping together, but if we stay in the same room and get photographed, how will we explain it?"

Chi Yuan finally understood what Jiang Haochen meant by what he had just said.

When Mr. Jiang asked him if he wanted to book a room, he was actually asking if he minded being photographed.

Mr. Jiang asked this question because... does he want to go public with me?

Chi Yuan was somewhat incredulous. Even though all the signs indicated that this was Mr. Jiang's intention, he still dared not make a decision directly.

"Would you like to place a order?"

Chi Yuan asked cautiously, but the expectation in her eyes was impossible to hide. That look made Jiang Haochen's heart ache and soften.

"I want to live with my boyfriend."

Li Weiran's expression changed drastically. Just as she was about to stop him, Chi Yuan spoke up: "Then... we'll live together."

Li Weiran: "……………………"

Her speechlessness was so profound, the ellipsis could extend directly from Country M back to China.

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Jiang Haochen naturally wouldn't give Li Weiran another chance to cause trouble, and dragged her out of the car.

Unable to vent her frustration, Li Weiran could only yell at Xiao Zhao, who was grinning like an aunt, "He told you to stop the car, so you stopped? Whose assistant are you anyway?"

Xiao Zhao looked completely innocent: "!!"

Outside the car, Jiang Haochen pulled Chi Yuan and walked in the opposite direction.

Chi Yuan followed behind, his eyes fixed on Jiang Haochen's back. As he watched, he couldn't help but smile.

Jiang Haochen turned around and asked with a hint of helplessness, "Did I walk too fast?"

Chi Yuan shook his head: "No."

Jiang Haochen: "Then why have you been following me the whole time?"

Chi Yuan answered honestly, "I want to watch you."

Jiang Haochen was stunned, and then a sour and stinging pain began to spread in his heart. Had his little cat been secretly watching him all along?

"come over."

Chi Yuan obediently took a step forward, and Jiang Haochen opened his arms and pulled him into his embrace.

Two tall men embraced on the bustling main street, bathed in the soft glow of the setting sun, a beautiful scene that drew the attention of passersby.

"Mr. Jiang...?"

Chi Yuan didn't understand why Mr. Jiang suddenly hugged him, but he liked the feeling. Especially when passersby looked over, he felt a secret joy of being seen.

Jiang Haochen released Chi Yuan and saw himself reflected in the boy's crystal-clear eyes.

How come I never noticed those eyes that had looked at me so many times?

"Chi Yuan."

"Um?"

"I like you."

Chi Yuan's eyes trembled. Although it wasn't the first time he had heard it, he still couldn't help but feel his heart race.

"I...I know."

"I really like it."

A hint of surprise flashed in Chi Yuan's eyes.

"I like it very, very, very much." Jiang Haochen said, emphasizing each word. "Did you hear me?"

"Hmm." Chi Yuan's voice was muffled, as if he was about to cry. He lowered his head, not daring to look at Jiang Haochen.

"Answer me." Jiang Haochen wouldn't let Chi Yuan avoid his gaze. He lifted Chi Yuan's chin with his hand and saw the mist in the boy's eyes. "Did you hear me?"

"I...I heard it."

"What did you hear?" Jiang Haochen asked persistently.

"You...like me," Chi Yuan replied in a trembling voice.

How much do you like it?

"I like it very, very, very much." Chi Yuan repeated mechanically.

Jiang Haochen was finally satisfied: "If you heard it, you should remember it. I, Jiang Haochen, like Chi Yuan."

Chi Yuan softly replied with an "okay".

Actually, Jiang Haochen didn't need to specifically remind him; Chi Yuan always kept in mind whatever Jiang Haochen said. It's just that some of the words were so beautiful that he couldn't believe them.

But it doesn't matter. Even if it's just a dream, it's enough for him to cherish for a lifetime.

Jiang Haochen: "Let's go eat."

This time, Jiang Haochen pulled Chi Yuan forward. Chi Yuan didn't deliberately slow down, but bravely took a step forward and walked alongside Jiang Haochen.

Jiang Haochen curled his lips into a smile, and tightened his grip on his clasped hands.

The two went to a restaurant for dinner and then walked back to the hotel.

What was clearly not a long distance took the two almost an hour to walk, and then, quite inconveniently, they saw Xie Lingzhou's poster in front of a watch shop.

Chi Yuan's smile faltered for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal, pretending not to have noticed.

But Jiang Haochen stopped, his eyes fixed on the poster.

Chi Yuan's heart skipped a beat. Just as he was beginning to comfort himself, thinking that it didn't matter if Mr. Jiang liked him less than Xie Lingzhou, Jiang Haochen spoke.

"I used to have feelings for Xie Lingzhou."

Chi Yuan's face paled: "I know."

Jiang Haochen: "When did you find out?"

Chi Yuan bit his lip and said, "The year before last, when I went to S country to find you."

So early?

If Chi Yuan knew about him and Xie Lingzhou back then, was Chi Yuan's visit to him that time really just to apologize?

After learning that Chi Yuan liked him, many things from the past took on a new meaning. As a movie star, analyzing characters' psychology was almost instinctive for Jiang Haochen, and he understood the reason in an instant.

Chi Yuan suddenly flew to Country S to find him, probably because he was afraid that she would abandon him, even if they were just lovers.

He didn't ask Chi Yuan the question he wanted to ask. Because when Chi Yuan agreed to be his boyfriend without hesitation, he already knew the answer.

His kitten loves him, and has always loved him.

But he didn't want to bring it up. He wanted the kitten to think that it was Jiang Haochen who had pursued him.

Jiang Haochen: "But I already didn't like him back then."

Chi Yuan's surprise was almost written all over his face.

Jiang Haochen: "I don't like him anymore. I can't love only one person for the rest of my life, but... when I love someone, I'll only love him."

Jiang Haochen couldn't rewrite his own life, but he wanted his little cat to know:

"Mr. Chi, I only like you now."

Chi Yuan suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and he stammered, "Could we not talk about this here?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Xie Lingzhou's poster. He didn't like the idea of ​​Mr. Jiang saying he liked him with someone like that next to him, and neither did the poster.

Jiang Haochen understood, smiled suddenly, and pulled Chi Yuan along quickly toward the flower shop not far away.

The florist was packing up when an Asian man came in and said in fluent English that he wanted to buy a bouquet of roses.

The florist warmly wrapped the flowers, and when it came time to pay, the taller Asian man suddenly said to him, "Sir, could you be our witness?"

The florist asked, puzzled, "What?"

Then the taller Asian man presented the roses to his partner and said, "Mr. Chi, I only love you now."