Rong Yi thought hard, and finally realised that the only possibility was the ticket.

When Chen Keyao threw the pile of things into that ugly plastic bag the other day, he must have noticed it, and assumed that Rong Yi would attend.

He didn’t go to see Chen for confirmation eventually.

At the end of the day, although he couldn’t help being upset with him every time, deep down inside he could never dislike him at all. Once he had admitted his feelings for him in his heart, everything was getting out of his control. Rong Yi was afraid that if he took one more look at him and have another chat with him, it would be even more difficult for him to come out of this.

To hell with love, it’s much better to chase my idols instead.

The work project was finished, finally Rong Yi got the reward of a vacation. He embarked on the journey with a suitcase filled with thick coats and with an expectant heart.

On the same flight as him was his colleague, Xiao Zhang. However, Xiao Zhang took her family with her, as she was treating this as a holiday as well. In the next few days, apart from the fan meeting, she would not have anything to do with Rong Yi.

The two met at the airport, chatted a little and couldn’t wait to show each other the seat numbers on their fan meeting tickets. Then there was a rift in their friendship instantly.

“Why is your seat so close to the front?” Xiao Zhang was shocked. “Isn’t this the VIP area? How can a complimentary fan club ticket get such a good position?”

“Eh,” Rong Yi was also surprised, “I thought it was all like this? Look, it says ‘complimentary ticket’ on it too.”

“I love Momo ten thousand times more than you! Why did I get a ticket for a seat so much worse than you?” Xiao Zhang was not pleased, “My seat is almost on the edge!”

“Ah… In fact, there’s not much difference,” Rong Yi comforted her. “The venue is not very big, and it can be seen on the edge. I’m not much closer than you.”

Xiao Zhang frowned at him: “Then I’ll exchange ticket with you.”

“No,” Rong Yi coldly refused her.

So Xiao Zhang decided to break up with him for half a day.

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A few hours later, he said goodbye to Xiao Zhang at City C airport and headed for the hotel he had booked.

He had never expected that when he got to the front desk, the customer service told him that he didn’t have a reservation. Rong Yi was totally baffled and took out his reservation receipt to show the hotel staff. As a result, the staff was completely confused as well.

This period was the peak tourist season in city C. It seemed that the mistakes caused by similar third-party websites had happened several times in a row. When the hotel received the order from the website, it would automatically reject the order as all the rooms were taken, but the website did not give timely feedback to customers. Due to the unsynchronised information, many tourists who thought they had successfully booked a room had nowhere to go.

Rong Yi, who was originally in a happy mood, felt extremely depressed.

A family of three came into the hotel after him, and met the same problem. They quarrelled with the front desk immediately. Although Rong Yi was depressed due to the same problem, he helped the hotel staff to calm the family down. After all, it was not the hotel staff’s fault. It was a shame to be scolded for nothing.

He believed that lousy website was the one to be blamed instead.

However, no matter whose fault it was, the most urgent problem to be solved was the night’s accommodation. After consulting the prices of the remaining rooms in the hotel, he wanted to cry.

After searching the Internet, he found that the hotels nearby were almost the same. If one wanted to get a room now, he might have to find a hostel in a small alley.

When he found out at the airport that his fan ticket gave him an excellent seat position, he thought it would be a perfect trip, but didn’t realise that he’d be encountering such a big trouble so soon.

Rong Yi, sitting in the lobby of the hotel, posted a post to his WeChat Moments, full of sadness, crying about his misfortune and strongly condemning the rubbish website, reminding friends to be careful when going out in the future.

A moment later, just as he was going to drag his suitcase out of the hotel to try his luck, he received a call.

He looked at the caller information on the screen, hesitated for a long time, and then pressed answer.

“Why are you so careless,” said Chen Keyao, still in that tone that annoyed Rong Yi so much. “Couldn’t you have double checked and confirmed with the official website of the hotel beforehand.”

I’m obviously the victim. Why should I be criticized? Who wants to hear this when he is in such a bad mood?

Rong Yi was fuming a little: “It’s none of your business.”

The other end was quiet for a while, and then the tone was softened a lot: “Have you found a place to stay now?”

“I’m just going to look for it,” Rong Yi said crossly. “I’ll hang up now if you don’t have anything else to say.”

“Wait a minute,” the faint sound of keyboard tapping came from the other end. “I have had a look. There are still many rooms left in this hotel. Why don’t you just book another one?”

What a vivid example of ‘why not eat meat instead (if you can’t afford rice)’!

Rong Yi felt that the distance between himself and Chen Keyao’s mind was rapidly widening.

“I, have no, money. I haven’t even got a refund of the room from that rubbish website yet,” Rong Yi gnashed his teeth, “And am I crazy to stay in a suite room by myself?”

“Er…” Chen Keyao was silent for a moment. “Wait a minute, I have an idea.”

“What can you do?”

“Just wait a minute, and it’ll be fine soon,” as Chen Keyao said that, the noise of keyboard tapping was again resounding in the background. “I didn’t know you went there all by yourself. Why didn’t you find a friend to go with you?”

“What’s the problem with coming here by myself,” Rong Yi muttered in a low voice. “I like the freedom.”

“That’s right,” Chen Keyao said, laughing. “Now, take your ID card to the front desk.”

“… What?” Rong Yi was a little confused.

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Without consulting him, Chen Keyao had booked a room for him. As his landlord, he naturally had Rong Yi’s ID information.

He paid the whole amount, which couldn’t be refunded. If Rong Yi didn’t stay there, all this money would be wasted in vain.

After he was taken to the luxury suite as a VIP, Rong Yi was very much flustered. Before he could have a good look around the room, he called Chen Keyao again in a hurry.

“What are you doing? Are you crazy? I can go and find a hostel to stay,” he said, almost at a loss. “You should have discussed it with me first! I’m an average wage earner!”

“You can transfer the money to me after you get the refund from the website,” Chen Keyao said, “There’s not much difference anyway. Think of it as… a thank-you for the takeouts you ordered for me in the past few days. They were all delicious.”

For a moment, Rong Yi did not know where to start to refute. The room price difference was enormous. A thank-you gesture for the takeouts was almost ironic.

“Now that the room has been booked, it would be all wasted if you don’t stay there,” said Chen Keyao. “Or, just think of it as me forcing you to owe me a favour. When you come back, you’d better cook for me in person when you have time. Takeouts are good, but it’s still nowhere near your cooking skills.”

“…”

“Is that a deal?”

“Wait, wait until I come back.” Rong Yi said.

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‘Something doesn’t seem right.’

‘When I set out, I wanted to get rid of this man and enjoy a happy single journey. But on the very first day, he has already been involved in my life again and once again I’ve owed him a favour.’

Rong Yi made two rounds in the luxurious room and finally fell on the big bed.

It was a bit funny to think about it this way, but he felt that from a certain point of view, Chen Keyao was like his sugar daddy.

Rong Yi sighed, holding the pillow. If that was the case, he would be more than happy to provide special services other than cooking. Unfortunately, if Chen Keyao heard such a proposal, he would vomit on the spot.

It’s really annoying.

What’s wrong with this man? He’s not likely to have money to burn, right? Is it really just because of his outstanding cooking skills? Although he failed to capture Chen Keyao’s heart, at least he has captured his stomach?

Rong Yi thought for a long time, and suddenly laughed.

He had not only captured his stomach, but also could make him vomit wherever he ate.

But that was too much.

It would be nice if Chen Keyao didn’t have this problem. As long as it was not serious to that kind of extent, Rong Yi would still make effort for his love even if Chen Keyao didn’t take any fancy to him for the time being. He tried for every relationship like this in his life.

What’s more, he was much more serious about Chen Keyao than any other love interest in the past.

After struggling for a long time, he suddenly thought of the person he had met on that forum who was in the same boat with Chen Keyao. Had that man sent a reply yet? He said that he was trying a treatment. If it had reference value, maybe he could pretend to show it casually to Chen Keyao?

At this thought, Rong Yi quickly took out his mobile phone and got on the forum. Then he was shocked.

He hadn’t checked it for a few days, but his inbox was filled with more than 20 private messages already. At a closer look, all these messages were from the same sender as well.

This patient pal of Chen Keyao had not only replied, but also written a long long passage. And it seemed very emotional, but the whole content was completely off the topic.

Rong Yi was full of doubts but still read through it patiently.

In the first few messages, the man seriously advised Rong Yi to seek help from a psychologist as soon as possible now that he had realised his problem, because the treatment would be a very long process, which would require a lot of time and energy. During this period, if Rong Yi fell in love with an Omega but couldn’t date her due to this illness, then he might regret for life. After that, he listed some information he had found and introduced in detail some doctors with good reputation in this field. There was even a list of consulting prices.

So far, this person seemed to be just an ordinary warm-hearted netizen.

But the next day, he sent several more private letters in a row, but the tone was different.

He said that in his opinion the so-called treatment was actually just a cure for symptoms, damn useless, a waste of time and a waste of life. The doctor only told you to try to control yourself and get used to it slowly, and to avoid thinking too much about it before you could improve. But who could avoid having ideas when faced with someone he liked? And what was the use of not thinking about it? If you couldn’t even think about it, how could you be with someone you love.

But a day later, the man’s attitude changed again.

He also sent several messages on this day, asking him not to pay any attention to what he had said yesterday in a bad mood. The illness still needed to be treated. Even though the progress was very slow, there was still some effect. ‘Don’t hesitate as you wouldn’t want to miss the most important person,’ he advised.

After that, he apologised for having sent so many messy messages the past few days. He had never met a patient with the same problem before, so he couldn’t help wanting to be intimate, and to give vent to all his frustrations. He hoped Rong Yi wouldn’t mind. Of course, if OK, he hoped to keep in touch with Rong Yi after Rong Yi saw these messages. He really wanted to talk to someone.

The author’s notes:

Rong Yi: Criticizing me for no reason and then paying for me for no reason. This is really like my father.

Chen Keyao’s inner voice: I wouldn’t mind if, at certain times, you called me…

Chen Keyao: Ow!

Rong Yi: ??????