My ex-boyfriend is looking forward to my bankruptcy

The autumn wind blew and the hot kisses were overwhelming. Qu Tao trembled all over and his brain was blank.

There were applause, cheers, and whistles piercing the night. Qu Tao reacted and pushed Xi Mozhou away.

"Just kiss me, why do you always push me?"

What does it mean that the mouth runs in front and the brain chases behind?

The sudden burst of laughter made Qu Tao so embarrassed that he wanted to slap himself.

"Um...I...I'm going to the bathroom."

Filled with shame and anger, Qu Tao finished speaking and ran to the hall. Xi Mozhou watched his disappearing back and returned to his seat.

"My son Taotao is shy. Wait for someone to come out soon. Don't laugh anymore."

"You know your Taotao is shy, but you still keep contradicting him?"

After Qiu Mingxuan finished his teasing, everyone laughed again. Xi Mozhou took a sip of wine, moistened his throat, and became serious.

"What do you know? This is a normal reaction."

Qu Tao lingered in the bathroom for a long time, until someone knocked on the door, and then he slowly came out.

"Are you still shy?"

His already red cheeks were now even redder than blood. Xi Mozhou looked at his embarrassment, which he rarely showed, and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

Qu Tao kicked his calf and opened the water valve next to him.

"I have something else to do. I'll be out later. You explain to them and I'll leave first."

"It's already late at night, what else can you do? Stay with me."

Qu Tao ignored the domineering tone in his words. After washing his hands, he thought of something and stared at him.

"Why did you kiss me just now?"

"You lost the dare, have you forgotten so quickly?"

"That was not what I meant."

This is not the way to disrupt your rival's party. Qu Tao glanced outside, feeling a little annoyed.

"I mean, if you kiss me, what will Teacher Shen do?"

"What does it have to do with him if I kiss you?"

"Did you two quarrel?"

Qu Tao tilted his head and blinked in thought. Xi Mozhou raised his index finger and flicked his forehead.

"Are you stupid? I'm going to have a fight with him, and you're going to come to his housewarming party?"

"Then why did you kiss me? You weren't trying to provoke Teacher Shen, were you?" Qu Tao said sternly without waiting for him to say anything, "Xi Mozhou, I'm warning you, no matter what the situation is between you and Teacher Shen, don't try to use me as a catalyst for your relationship."

"What do you mean?"

Xi Mozhou's eyes were full of question marks, and he paused for a moment before speaking. Qu Tao thought he was pretending to be stupid, glared at him angrily, and walked out.

"What do you mean, you didn't count? Have you really taken me for a fool all these years?"

Coming out of the hall, Qu Tao slowed down his pace, concentrating on thinking about how to face Shen Yichen, while saying goodbye to everyone.

Xi Mozhou caught up from behind and grabbed his wrist.

"Qu Tao, explain yourself clearly. What do you mean by using you as a catalyst?"

Qu Tao tried several times to shake him off but failed, and had no choice but to meet his aggressive gaze.

"Xi Mozhou, what did you do before you were with me? Do you really think I don't know?"

"What did I do?" Xi Mozhou was completely confused, his words carrying a hint of grievance. "You were the one who left without saying goodbye back then, and now you're trying to turn the tables on me. Aren't you too heartless?"

Qu Tao glanced at the center of the yard. Shen Yichen was drinking with someone. He wanted to end their conversation quickly before the other person looked over here.

"Okay, you don't understand, right? Then I'll be frank," Qu Tao pursed his lips, his face filled with resentment and unwillingness. "Did you confess your feelings to Teacher Shen before? After he went abroad, did you use me as his substitute?"

What the hell is going on? Could this little thing have left him because of this?

"Who told you that you were a substitute?"

Thinking that Qu Tao was angry because he was jealous, Xi Mozhou raised the corners of his lips unconsciously at the end of his words, but when he saw Qu Tao's angry look, he quickly put his lips back.

"It's true that I confessed to Yichen, but I made a mistake at that time, and I never treated you as a substitute. You're the one I've always loved, and I'm with you because I truly love you."

This was the first time Qu Tao had heard him say that he liked him since they met. He was surprised and remembered something, so his voice rose several degrees.

"you like me?"

"Correct."

"Xi Mozhou, you're lying to a three-year-old. You like me, and you're messing with my company? Is there anyone who likes someone like you?"

"I..."

Regarding that incident that year, everyone around him told him that it had nothing to do with him and was not his responsibility, but he was still worried that once he said it out loud, Qu Tao would leave his world.

When I first started looking for him and getting close to him, I felt guilty, but later on my love for him was genuine and without any impurities.

Xi Mozhou hesitated, not knowing how to explain. Qu Tao waited for a moment and snorted in disdain.

"What? Editor-in-Chief Xi can't come out?"

Xi Mozhou frowned and saw Shen Yichen walking towards him. He held his wrist and walked towards him.

"What's the relationship between me and Yichen? Since you don't believe me, let him tell you."

"No need."

Qu Tao tried to break free from the restraint of his wrist again, but Xi Mozhou directly took him into his arms. Shen Yichen walked closer and looked at the expressions on their faces.

"What happened to you two? Did you have a fight?"

Xi Mozhou held the person tightly in his arms before looking at him.

"Tell this little thing what our relationship is."

"Brother, good brother, what's wrong?"

Shen Yichen was confused about the situation and looked a little bewildered. Qu Tao looked away and muttered softly.

"That's what you city people call each other, and you say you two are not related."

Xi Mozhou was really speechless by him. If a glare could kill, Qu Tao would have been covered in blood by now.

Xi Mozhou turned his head and kissed his thin lips hard in front of Shen Yichen, then looked at Shen Yichen who was standing opposite him again.

"Tell him again, who have I liked over the years?"

"Qu Tao, who else could it be? Have you ever liked someone else?"

Although his mind was in a mess, Shen Yichen answered without hesitation, but his eyes were still full of confusion.

"What happened to you two?"

Xi Mozhou did not answer his question, but pulled Qu Tao's cheek towards him again.

"Who do I like? Do you hear me?"

"No."

Before he could utter the last word, Xi Mozhou kissed him again as a punishment.

"Now? Got it?"

"Do not..."

Before Qu Tao could finish his words, he was kissed again in front of outsiders, and glared at him angrily.

"Xi Mozhou, you're not done yet, are you?"

"I think you're a bit stubborn, so I'll help you change."

"You are a duck."

Qu Tao lacked confidence and spoke in a very low voice. Shen Yichen looked as if he couldn't bear to watch any more.

"Hurry up and kiss each other, then come over and eat."

"Who wants to kiss him?"

When Qu Tao saw Shen Yichen walking away, he struggled again in his arms. Xi Mozhou hugged him into his arms and held him tightly.

"Taotao, it was all my fault before. I never said I liked you, but I can assure you that I really liked you, and I only liked you."

Before Qu Tao could recover from his gentle side, Xi Mozhou leaned close to his ear and added another sentence.

"Would you please come home with me tonight?"