Blossoming Flowers

Jiang Yingyue's eyes widened when she saw a bit of disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e in his face, and she could not help but shake her head, wondering if he had misunderstood.

"I am fine," she started explaining, "I am a nobody who manages to get by with scholarsh.i.p.s and part-time work, so it will at most influence what job I can get. However, you already gave me a job, so that is not an issue anymore.

"You, on the other hand, are the young master of the Han family. Young Master Shan being gay is not something that can easily be ignored, and the netizens will not let this gossip go unhindered."

Seeing her genuine and worried face, the angry beast within Han Qingshan's heart suddenly turned soft and warm. It was as if spring had come to the room, and Han Qingshan smiled as he reached out, grasped Jiang Yingyue's arm, and pulled her into his embrace, hugging her tightly to his c.h.e.s.t.

"Don't worry about me," Han Qingshan said kindly. "I can look after myself, so you should not spend time fearing for my situation."

Jiang Yingyue's heart was beating rapidly as she felt his c.h.e.s.t rumble as he spoke. His voice was hoarse and magnetic, the arms that encircled her waist were so strong and protective that she could not help but lean against his sturdy c.h.e.s.t.

Feeling her obedience, Han Qingshan was excited, and he buried his face in her hair, pressing his lips against her head and gently kissing her, without her noticing anything.

They stood like this for a few minutes before Jiang Yingyue finally pulled herself away from him with a face flushed red.

"We should go, right?" she asked meekly, feeling that her personality was changing from being a careful young man to becoming an infatuated young woman.

She even remembered how she had been hateful towards Han Qingshan in the beginning, but now her heart ached whenever she thought about life without him.

Han Qingshan let go of Jiang Yingyue as she pulled herself out of his embrace, but he soon reached out and held her small hand in his. He felt comfortable and slightly excited, not at all as a young master of a prominent family. Instead, he felt so common as could be.

Jiang Yingyue did not withdraw her hand and allowed for him to keep holding it. She kept feeling that her current situation was temporary. She was lying to him about her real gender, she was pretending to be someone she wasn't, and sooner or later, she would have to leave him.

Since she had to leave him, she wanted to feel no regrets at all until that time came. She wanted to live life to the fullest for once, to ignore all the consequences, and just be happy with where she was in life.

It was as if Jiang Yingyue had shed some sort of uncomfortable and fearful feeling, and her entire body was suddenly radiating with a brilliant aura that went straight into the heart of Han Qingshan, especially when he felt how she tightened her grasp on his hand.

Together, the two of them left the restaurant and started aimlessly walking down the roads of the capital.

Gay people were very rare in society, and they were often looked down upon, but here were two extremely handsome men holding hands, and walking down the street openly.

Both of them were incredibly handsome, one was taller than the other by a head, and it seemed as if they were very compatible when they stood next to one another.

The most average person might not know what Han Qingshan looked like, but there were certain people present, from various levels of society, who knew him, and their eyes widened in shock from what they saw.

They had all seen the news on Weibo, but no one had really truly believed it, not before now.

They walked down the streets and looked at the windows like a cute little couple.

Neither of them felt anything amiss even though they were holding hands, and although many were looking at them, they did not even react.

The more they moved, the more people glanced at them, but after around half an hour, the party was about to begin, and Han Qingshan led Jiang Yingyue towards the night club.

With a final glance at Jiang Yingyue, Han Qingshan was pleased. She was wearing high-quality clothes, so no one could fault her when it came to the party. She was also looking so handsome that any woman would want to target her. However, this thought made Han Qingshan slightly annoyed rather than excited.

They reached the night club quite fast. While they had been eating and walking, Hei Yi had been working on controlling the news about Han Qingshan being gay, and suddenly all topics vanished from Weibo and other online websites.

It was obvious that the Han family was taking action. No one dared to re-upload the news, but it had already been there for a long time, and most people had already seen the news; so even if it was deleted, everyone was gossiping about it.

Han Qingshan did not really mind it too much. He was not averse to the rumors, but he knew that it would have a bad influence on his family, and thus he asked Hei Yi to deal with it.

Seeing that the Han family had taken a shot at the people who were spreading gossip, they all held their breath waiting to see if he planned on suing them for slander, or if he planned on letting them go with a warning.