What to Do if I Am Noticed by the Straight Guy Next Door?

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Lily wiped her nosebleed and stumbled towards the kitchen, singing in her mind, “Ying ying ying, this domineering CEO style is really breaking the rules! Wu wu wu, the real-life scenes are more melodramatic than in novels! Ah ah ah, why is it that even if you’re not single, you can still be tortured by ambiguous relationships between men? My heart can’t handle this sweetness, oh no!”

Meanwhile, Su Bin was completely overwhelmed by Jin Fei’s sudden actions. It felt as if he was being taken advantage of in public, and Su Bin felt extremely uncomfortable sitting there.

“Look at you, spinning around like a spinning top. Aren’t you tired?” Jin Fei poured some beer for Su Bin.

Yang Chengzhe shook his head with a sympathetic expression, “You really know how to find trouble for yourself…”

Su Bin’s heart ached. How could he not be tired?

If it were just Lily, Lao Shou, and the others, he might have felt tired but not bitter. After all, Lily and the experienced staff were busy just like him, and he had unconsciously blended into this exhausting environment. But with Jin Fei and the others around, Su Bin wasn’t just physically tired. If he thought about it, if he weren’t working, maybe he would be sitting somewhere with them, leisurely enjoying afternoon tea. But what was he doing now?

Enduring the dual pressure of mental and emotional strain, Su Bin felt like the biggest miserable person in the universe at this moment.

Glancing at Ellen, who hadn’t spoken to him since he arrived, Su Bin felt guilty and wronged…

Allen didn’t look at him either. There was a plate of already shredded sweet flaky pastry on the table that he hadn’t touched—a strange way to show his dissatisfaction with Su Bin.

Yang Chengzhe asked, “How much do you earn from this job?”

Su Bin honestly answered, and Jin Fei sneered, “That’s so little. Your three days’ earnings wouldn’t even be enough for me to buy a T-shirt.”

Su Bin knelt down, realizing that what Jin Fei said was true. He hadn’t exaggerated at all. Orz…

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“The wage isn’t ridiculously low,” Yang Chengzhe looked at Su Bin and asked, “but are you sure they will pay you?”

Su Bin replied, “They should… I think.” Casey told him they would be paid on Sunday, and Lily and Lao Shou had been working here for a long time…

Yang Chengzhe smiled and asked, “What if they don’t?”

Su Bin: “…”

Yang Chengzhe continued, “What if they tell you to finish the next week’s work before paying you for this week? What would you do?”

Su Bin: “…” Don’t scare me like that, Brother Cheng~!

Yang Chengzhe pushed up his glasses and smiled, “After all, your job here is illegal, with no legal protection. Even if they genuinely want to shortchange you, you won’t have any recourse, right?”

Su Bin: “…” How can this be? This, this is not right, Q_Q…

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Yang Chengzhe looked at Su Bin with a slightly eerie smile and asked, “If that’s the case, would you still come back?”

Suddenly, Su Bin felt a sense of fear from Brother Cheng’s smile. Orz…

Su Bin: “I… I probably wouldn’t come back…”

However, if such a situation actually happened, Su Bin would feel even more resentful. Maybe he would come back next week, thinking that he should at least earn his hard-earned wages… But then, it seemed like he would be trapped in a vicious cycle. QAQ…

Yang Chengzhe stopped teasing him and no longer continued to frighten Su Bin. But Su Bin was already terrified by his own imagination.

“I hope they will pay me tonight…,” Su Bin said with a look of grievance. That was all he could hope for at this moment.

Jin Fei lightly tapped his head and said, “Silly.”

At this moment, Su Bin was suddenly touched by his roommates’ actions. It was like a rebellious teenager who had run away from home, encountering his parents when he was in the most difficult situation, telling him how dangerous the outside world was… Oh, oh, oh, I want to go home! Even if I don’t get the money, I don’t want to come back!

After chatting with Su Bin for about an hour, Jin Fei and the others were ready to leave. They had sat there all afternoon, eating and drinking, and saying everything they wanted to say.

When Jin Fei settled the bill, he left a generous tip and threw a pack of cigarettes to the supervisor. Su Bin didn’t know what he said, but he saw the supervisor nodding and bowing, completely different from the bossy attitude towards part-time employees.

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Lily reluctantly watched the stunning foreign guy stand up, ready to leave. But at that moment, the foreign guy stopped in his tracks and turned towards Michael…

Michael stood beside him, seemingly lost in thought.

The handsome guy smiled and even extended his right hand, lightly flicking Michael’s forehead. His wicked smile and possessive gesture overshadowed all the previous actions of the Rolex-rich guy…

As Michael realized what happened, he covered his forehead with embarrassment, and his cheeks started to blush.

Lily: “…” O////O

So, Michael is the soft and cute one that anyone can push around?

What should she do? A sweet and bloody smell filled her nostrils, and she couldn’t help it…

Oh no! Go away, go away, domineering CEOs! She wants to read “The Prince Falls in Love with the Dusty Little Waiter” story!

The restaurant closed promptly at midnight. Su Bin received his first-ever under-the-table wages, and it might be his last.

When the dishwashing veteran asked him if he would come again, Su Bin experienced various emotions. But in the end, he shook his head firmly and said, “No.”

He thought the veteran would mock him for lacking determination and not being able to endure hardship. But unexpectedly, the veteran not only didn’t mock him but also patted his shoulder and said with confidence, “Young man, it seems like you’ve finally come to your senses!”

Su Bin had a black line on his face. Was this the veteran’s catchphrase? Coming to his senses to wash dishes, and coming to his senses to leave?

…Well, when he thought about it, it didn’t seem wrong. It was indeed all about “coming to his senses.”

Su Bin also patted the veteran’s shoulder and encouraged him, “Keep it up and strive to finish the ‘dungeon’ as soon as possible.”

The veteran laughed heartily, “Actually, I quite enjoy washing dishes.”

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Su Bin was stunned. “Why?”

The old hand said, “Because I think too much on normal days, but when washing dishes, I don’t need to think about anything. I just need to wash one plate after another, just like washing away the layers of thoughts in my mind. It makes me feel relaxed.”

Su Bin: “…” He couldn’t understand the philosophy of the old hand. Orz…

As they walked out of the restaurant, a cold gust of wind hit them. Su Bin was thinking about finding the guy he carpooled with a few days ago to call a taxi together when the headlights of a black car at the entrance caught his eye. At first, he didn’t pay much attention, but then he heard someone exclaim, “Bentley!” and looked over. He saw Robert stepping out of the driver’s seat, scanning the crowd, and locking his gaze on Su Bin before respectfully saying, “Michael, the young master sent me to pick you up.”

Su Bin: “…”

Others: “…”

Su Bin stood still, unsure of how to react. It wasn’t until he felt a pat on his back…

“Master, go back and live your life!” Tony said from behind him with a smile. “See you next time!”

“Michael…” Lily looked at him with teary eyes. “Please don’t come to work here anymore!”

Su Bin looked at Lily’s reluctant expression, and his eyes welled up with tears as well. He was about to say something when Lily suddenly covered her face and tearfully said, “After you go back, you must serve your young master well! Be an obedient slave~~ You know?”

Su Bin: “…”

When Robert spoke those words to Su Bin, Lily naturally substituted the term “young master” with the foreign guy who appeared in the restaurant that day. Thinking about the indulgent and helpless way he flicked Su Bin’s forehead, Lily couldn’t help but feel her nosebleed coming again! And her statement completely exposed her true colors.

Su Bin was shocked, and his jaw almost dropped. Connecting it to Lily’s previous strange expressions, he suddenly understood!

Damn… So Lily isn’t just a fangirl but… a fujoshi?! (⊙A⊙)

Is this what they call a fujoshi? She seemed like such a positive person when she didn’t reveal it. Why does she have fujoshi tendencies?

It turns out that her strange behavior towards Jin Fei and Allen wasn’t because she liked them herself but because she was… fantasizing about them being in a BL relationship? QAQ||

“…” What exactly is the “obedient slave” thing? Does he look like someone who needs to be served?

Su Bin initially wanted to ask for Lily’s phone number, but at this moment, he gave up…

Stay away from fujoshis and live a peaceful life. Orz…

After bidding farewell to everyone, Su Bin got into the car. At first, he was lost in his thoughts, but soon he felt drowsy. It might be because the Bentley was too comfortable to sit in, he unknowingly fell asleep…

Su Bin was awakened by a tingling sensation on his face. Before he opened his eyes, he smelled a familiar male scent. When he opened his eyes, the sight of a chest so close to him immediately reminded him of crying like a dog in the arms of another man last night…

He was taken aback and pushed him away with his hand. “Ellen…”

Allen immediately stepped back, and the gentle expression on his face vanished. “Awake?”

“Mm…” Su Bin recalled hazily that Allen’s posture just now seemed like he wanted to hug him?

…Although this speculation seemed a bit obscene, considering Allen’s past behavior, Su Bin didn’t think his imagination was too far off. But it couldn’t be ruled out that his thoughts were influenced by “Lily.”

Lily’s comments about his relationship with Chen Xiaotian also confused Su Bin. Now he realized that fujoshis were truly “magical women” (…)!

However, looking at Allen’s current expression, with its pride and indifference, it seemed perfectly normal.

After entering the house, Su Bin thanked Allen for sending Robert to pick him up and apologized for his actions that had worried him for the past three days.

Allen supported his arm and said lightly, “No need to apologize, but I need your assurance that during your time in Country B, you won’t engage in illegal work, and you won’t stay out later than 10 p.m.”

Su Bin: “I promise…”

Only then did Allen show a slightly relieved expression and said, “Good boy.”

Su Bin: A, a good boy (=_=)…

Why did Allen’s actions and words always make him feel a little strange?

The next morning, Su Bin was in the kitchen, soaking breakfast cereal in milk. His arms were so sore that even lifting the milk felt tiring.

Jin Fei, who woke up early that day, saw Su Bin looking like a severe case of muscle weakness and asked, “What’s wrong with your hands?”

“My hands are sore from washing dishes…” Su Bin had already experienced the aftermath of being a disc golf player. In fact, his hands were already sore yesterday, but he managed to hide it while working. The cart he used to transport dishes didn’t look as good as it seemed, so when Su Bin woke up this morning, he felt like both of his arms were about to give out!

Jin Fei, who couldn’t relate, couldn’t understand and teased him, “You’re so useless. I even praised you for having innate super strength yesterday!”

Su Bin exploded, “Damn it, I’m not Astro Boy with iron arms. I’m a flesh and blood person. After doing heavy work for two days, of course, it hurts!”

Jin Fei tapped his head, “It’s your fault for going to work illegally!”

Su Bin: “…”

During the morning class, Sun Yu Jie saw Su Bin with his head drooping and looking like he had been thoroughly beaten. He was shocked and asked, “What happened to you?”

Su Bin, not knowing why, blurted out, “I got fucked to death.”

Sun Yu Jie froze, his cheeks gradually turning red. “Got, got…”

 

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