My crush wants to be my sugar daddy.

Chapter 187 Master, please mark me

The two chatted for a while, and then a sweet and sour aroma wafted out from the kitchen.

The sweet and sour pork ribs are almost ready.

Jiang Haochen cut to the chase: "You... seem to have some issues with me?"

He could have easily pretended not to notice, since he didn't see Huang Kai often and could have just brushed it off for the day. But Huang Kai had taken in seventeen-year-old Chi Yuan, and to Chi Yuan, Huang Kai was a friend, but even more so, family. If possible, he wanted to figure things out and try to get along with Huang Kai amicably.

Jiang Haochen asked directly, and Huang Kai answered readily, "Yes."

Jiang Haochen: "Can you tell me the reason?"

Because you were blind! You didn't start dating Yuanbao the moment you saw him, but instead signed some bullshit sugar daddy/sugar baby agreement!

Because when you were pursuing your ex, you were all over the place, but when you were pursuing my Yuanbao, you just bought a plane ticket!

Because you are selfish, greedy, and perverted, you even bought "toys" for Yuanbao.

Because Yuanbao likes you, because you made him cry.

Huang Kai had known Chi Yuan for so long, and the only time he had ever seen Chi Yuan cry in real life was when Chi Yuan moved out of Jiang Haochen's apartment on the day his contract expired.

Huang Kai will remember Jiang Haochen for the rest of his life from that day.

But Chi Yuan wouldn't tell him these things.

Huang Kai: "It's probably because... I feel you haven't been good enough to Chi Yuan."

Jiang Haochen's kindness towards Chi Yuan during this period was obvious to all and known throughout the internet, but from his perspective, it was still not enough.

Just when he thought Jiang Haochen would disagree or be displeased, Jiang Haochen simply listened quietly to him finish speaking, and then replied seriously, "Okay, then I will continue to work hard in the future."

His words conveyed a sincerity and seriousness that even an ordinary person like him could hear.

Huang Kai was slightly taken aback.

From the moment Chi Yuan first told him he had a crush on Jiang Haochen, Huang Kai heard countless praises of Jiang Haochen from Chi Yuan. Later, Chi Yuan was kept by Jiang Haochen, and occasionally Chi Yuan would dream that Jiang Haochen might have fallen for him. Even now, though the two are together, always seen together, their relationship ambiguous and intimate, Huang Kai still doesn't believe that Jiang Haochen loves Chi Yuan.

He finally felt it just now.

Jiang Haochen's gaze just now made it seem as if he already knew everything and was doing everything he could to repay Chi Yuan's love.

"What are you talking about?" Chi Yuan came out carrying a plate of freshly cooked sweet and sour pork ribs.

The two snapped out of their daze. Jiang Haochen took the sweet and sour pork ribs from Chi Yuan's hand, while Huang Kai smiled and changed the subject: "We didn't talk about much, just some things from our past."

Chi Yuan immediately asked nervously, "You didn't tell me something embarrassing, did you?"

Jiang Haochen put the ribs down and casually replied, "I heard you spent your eighteenth birthday at Mi Se?"

What?! How can you say that?!

Chi Yuan quickly explained, "No, that's not it. I had no idea what 'Mi Se' was at the time. As soon as I found out, I came out immediately."

As she spoke, she winked at Huang Kai, signaling him to explain for her.

Huang Kai is really getting him into trouble. The "Huang Quan" CP fan incident hasn't even died down yet, and now with this, he won't be able to sleep tonight.

It wouldn't be a big deal if he kept doing it, but when Mr. Jiang got jealous, he always liked to "poke" him into saying some incredibly embarrassing things.

Jiang Haochen's tone became even more resentful: "Didn't we stay for twenty minutes?"

Chi Yuan glared at Huang Kai, his eyes clearly saying: You better explain this to me.

Huang Kai was so disappointed in him. Even though they were together, his Yuanbao was still completely under Jiang Haochen's control.

Well, I've already survived being kept as a sugar daddy, so let him have his way. After all, Chi Yuan is happy to do it.

As for helping to explain, forget it. He's not going to get involved in those lovey-dovey little tricks between young couples.

"Ding-dong!"

The unromantic takeout arrived, rescuing Chi Yuan from dire straits.

The three of them finally sat down to eat together.

Among the gifts Jiang Haochen brought was a bottle of wine. Huang Kai didn't know much about wine, but he knew that Jiang Haochen must have given him something good, so he opened it and drank it on the spot.

A bottle of fine wine costing 300,000 yuan was paired with a takeout meal costing 30 yuan, and that was how a meal was made.

Because of what had just happened, Huang Kai's opinion of Jiang Haochen had changed considerably. After a drink, he began telling Jiang Haochen about Chi Yuan's past. He said that after Chi Yuan was fired from the restaurant, he couldn't find a job. He said that because Chi Yuan was good-looking, he introduced him to the cosplay community, and how obedient and well-behaved Chi Yuan was back then, wearing whatever he was told to wear—cute maid outfits, Omega long-eared rabbits, catgirls, even ancient-style courtesan costumes…

"What impressed me most was that Omega long-eared rabbit. That character was incredibly popular, and you could get 800 yuan a day for playing it. But there was one line that you had to repeat over and over again, and Chi Yuan said it all day long just for that 800 yuan..."

Jiang Haochen: "What lines?"

Chi Yuan's expression changed drastically: "You're not allowed to tell!"

How could Huang Kai not say it? All that buildup was for this line: "Master, please mark me."

"Huang Kai!!" Chi Yuan blushed with embarrassment and jumped over to cover Huang Kai's mouth, but it was too late.

Jiang Haochen looked at Chi Yuan with a hurt expression, as if to say, "You've never said anything like this to me."

Chi Yuan explained, "Back then, I was working at a restaurant, and my monthly salary was only 1500. That rabbit could earn 800 a day, and I..."

It wasn't that he lacked a sense of shame; it was just that the other party had given him far too much.

Jiang Haochen nodded, then looked down and tapped his phone a few times. Immediately afterward, Chi Yuan's phone rang.

Chi Yuan opened WeChat and saw a transfer message from Jiang Haochen.

Jiang Haochen: {Transfer 80000.}

Jiang Haochen: {Shout out 800, I need to use it all tonight.}

Chi Yuan blushed; he could already imagine how Jiang Haochen would force him to shout those hundred times that night.

Chi Yuan thought this was the limit of what his bad friend Huang Kai could do to him, but he didn't expect to be stabbed in the back again before leaving.

The incident started when Huang Kai browsed Weibo and saw it trending on social media.

"Hey, you and Actor Yan are trending on Weibo." He saw it and then read it aloud in front of them: "Royal Power CP Couple Special Signature?"

Clearly, they're just enjoying the drama!

Are you even my friend? You can't stand to see me doing well!

While giving Huang Kai a warning look, Chi Yuan quickly recounted what had happened that afternoon: "Anyway, I didn't know those fans would pull this stunt. If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have signed autographs. If I were to sign, it would be with you."

Jiang Haochen smiled, his expression barely showing any satisfaction.

Huang Kai complained, "Fake couples taste better when they're stir-fried, but real couples get burnt if they keep doing it. The best way to show affection is to do it in a sweet but not cloying way."

Jiang Haochen didn't really know much about this, but he asked with great interest, "For example?"

He must surpass those eight million followers!

Huang Kai: "I don't really know how to put it, but basically, don't force it. Subtle interactions are the most alluring. For example... wasn't there that male celebrity who brought his wife to an event, and when others were talking to him, he only had eyes for his wife? That scene gained him 200 million followers overnight. In short, it's about genuine emotion."

He has always been genuinely expressing his feelings, so it seems that too much exposure has backfired.

Jiang Haochen: "Is there any other way?"

Huang Kai: "I actually thought of one. CP (couple) supertopics usually have fanfiction written by CP fans. There was a time when a CP's alternate account was infiltrating fan groups and secretly reading their own fanfiction. After it was exposed, they gained a lot of followers. And..."

Huang Kai grinned mischievously: "There's a lot of content in the fanfiction...~~"

Jiang Haochen knew this without Huang Kai having to say it.

Do you write fanfiction about yourself and Ikemoto?

Jiang Haochen: {Assistant Chen, find me a few fanfiction pieces about me and Chi Yuan, immediately.}

Assistant Chen: You're dating while I'm working overtime? So what if you're rich!

Assistant Chen: {Received!}