bdsm-fiction Chapter 218 What qualifies as love?
Chapter 218 What qualifies as love?
chapter 218
Lu Linshen sat on the edge of the bed, his back to her, without lying down. "Can I really sleep?"
Meng Youcheng watched his retreating figure, almost without thinking, "Of course, this is your home..."
"You're a guest..."
Lu Linshen still didn't turn around. "I'll listen to you. This is called hospitality. Can I really sleep next to you?"
Meng Youcheng was stunned...
Lu Linshen finally turned around and looked at him, a smile on his face. "Is it okay?"
Meng Youcheng thought for a moment, "I guess that's fine..."
Lu Linshen finally stopped hesitating, lay down on the bed, put her legs up, and turned to look at him. "Why are you letting me sleep next to you today?"
Meng Youcheng looked at him and lay down as well. "I don't think I've ever stopped you from sleeping next to me."
Lu Linshen smiled. "But when I slept on the floor last night, you didn't let me get into bed..."
"I forgot..."
"Really?"
Meng Youcheng stared at the ceiling. "Of course..."
Do you think we have what we call a relationship right now?
Lu Linshen, also staring at the ceiling, said, "It's like a couple arguing. The wife won't let her husband into bed, and then after a few days, her anger finally subsides, and she allows him to go to bed with her..."
Meng Youcheng paused, then said, "I don't think so..."
"What's different about it?"
"More like brothers."
Lu Linshen's smile deepened. He turned to look at Meng Youcheng, whose eyes shone brightly in the moonlight, quite handsome. "Do you know... that 'brotherhood' is a lie between gay men?"
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "What?"
"Brotherhood is your lie, being gay is your true nature."
Meng Youcheng frowned, and couldn't help but glance at him, "This..."
Lu Linshen also turned to look at him. In the pitch-black room, only a sliver of moonlight shone in. The two looked at each other, their eyes meeting in a rather ambiguous way.
Lu Linshen laughed and said, "That's what everyone's saying online..."
After realizing what was happening, Meng Youcheng asked, "Then...where are my roommates?"
"Even more so."
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "Then... surely the boss and employees wouldn't do that?"
Lu Linshen smiled gently, "That's true."
"What constitutes 'pure friendship' between guys? What should they call each other?"
Lu Linshen replied almost without thinking, "Baby... or husband, wife, either is fine."
"Do you think I'm a three-year-old?"
Meng Youcheng's expression froze. "How many of your words are true? Why do you like joking so much?"
Lu Linshen smiled. "I'm not joking, I'm serious. Why don't you call me 'baby' and let me hear it?"
Meng Youcheng shifted his gaze to the ceiling. "No... you're just teasing me."
Lu Linshen looked at him calmly, "You want me to sleep with you? What if I try to touch you inappropriately during the night?"
"Then I'll hit you..."
Lu Linshen smiled. "Did you unknowingly fall for me? Is that why you asked me to sleep with you? You deliberately seduced me into touching you..."
"How is that possible?"
Meng Youcheng asked, puzzled, "I asked you to get into bed because we're both boys, right? There's no problem, is there? We'll be sleeping in the same bed, and we won't be doing anything. What's the big deal?"
Lu Linshen nodded, "Hmm..."
Meng Youcheng suddenly seemed to remember something, turned to look at him, and said, "May I ask you a question?"
"certainly……"
"How...did you fall for your 'white moonlight'?"
Lu Linshen was stunned. The smile on his face faded slightly. After thinking for a moment, he straightened up and looked at the ceiling. "He and I are neighbors. His mother passed away a long time ago, his father is an alcoholic, and he has a younger sister..."
Lu Linshen thought for a long time, "He is five years older than me. My parents are often not at home, so they ask me to go to his house often. There are often only him and his sister at their house. He often helps me with my homework and is very gentle with me, so I gradually fell in love with him..."
Wow...that's insane!
Meng Youcheng asked, puzzled, "So... you've fallen for him?"
"I can't describe how I liked him. Back then, I especially liked to secretly watch him. He was very handsome. I knew my sexual orientation when I was very young. He was the object of my fantasies in the quiet of the night..."
"Another time, we went swimming in the lake, and I almost drowned. He was the one who saved me. At that moment, I became even more certain of my feelings for him..."
Meng Youcheng was stunned, and asked incredulously, "That's it... all?"
Lu Linshen's lips curled slightly. "Brother Cheng...do you have some misunderstanding about love? Do you think love has to go through earth-shattering events to blossom? Do you believe that two people should spend a long time together and go through many things before they fall in love?"
"No...is that so?"
Lu Linshen turned to the side, looked at him, and hesitated before saying, "Love is a really confusing thing. It comes without you even realizing it. In fact, most people are attracted to appearances. They first like the other person's looks, then spend time with them, and after spending a long time with them, they fall in love with the other person's soul. That's love. Even if one day that person changes and is no longer beautiful, they will still like them. That's called unforgettable love..."
"Actually, love isn't as wonderful as you imagine. It's a mysterious thing. Like when you make eye contact with someone and suddenly feel attracted to them, you start to want to get closer to them. That's the beginning of love. Later, as you get to know them better, you find that you can't live without them, that if someone gets close to them, you feel very uncomfortable, and that you care about them more and more. That's how love grows into a towering tree..."
Meng Youcheng was stunned...
He... really doesn't understand these things. He's over thirty and has never experienced love. His attraction to others might just be based on looks. Without a chance for further interaction, the other person is just someone he can disregard...
That wasn't love, he knew.
But what exactly constitutes love?
Without any warning, if you fall in love with someone, and no one tells you, how can you be sure if you love them? How can you be sure you've truly fallen in love with them?
Meng Youcheng felt a chill run down his spine, and was just about to speak...
Lu Lin gazed deeply into his eyes and suddenly asked, "Brother Cheng, didn't you have a cute little boy in your childhood?"
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "I don't know..."
"What do you mean?"
Meng Youcheng thought for a moment and said, "When I was in college, I did manual labor and accidentally fell, resulting in a mild concussion and a bit of amnesia. I've forgotten a lot of things. But I think I probably do have some, and probably I don't. I didn't have a good childhood, so I probably don't have many friends, right?"
Lu Linshen stared blankly at him, tears welling up in his eyes, and remained silent for a long time.
Meng Youcheng stared at the ceiling. "My white moonlight and yours are quite different. If you really love him, I suggest you confess to him..."
Lu Linshen looked at his profile. "What are you going to do?"
Meng Youcheng smiled and said, "If you confess successfully, then you two can be together. Why do you care about me? If you don't succeed, then try to pursue him again. Hard work pays off, and you'll eventually succeed..."
Lu Linshen shook his head. "I don't even have his contact information."
"That bad?"
"Yes, he didn't leave me anything when he left. I don't even know where he is now."
Meng Youcheng thought for a moment, "You're the CEO now, finding someone shouldn't be difficult, right?"
Lu Linshen was stunned. "I don't know. I'm so sleepy. I want to go to sleep."
"Oh……"
……
Meng Youcheng couldn't close his eyes, unable to sleep, his mind replaying Lu Linshen's words...
What constitutes love?
For Meng Youcheng, now that his sister was better, he had no other worries. He wanted to pursue his own path, and what could be more important than finding love? But he had never experienced it, which was a great regret. He longed to experience the kind of unforgettable love depicted in movies and TV dramas—the kind that is painful and irresistible…
But looking back on all the friends he had made in his life, it seemed that none of them were suitable...
I have absolutely no interest in those idiots in college, including my goddess, who is just superficial and not at all genuine.
None of this is true...
That kind of love that touches the soul...
He couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Lu Linshen's slightly closed eyes. It seemed as if he had just experienced something similar not long ago.
He shook his head vigorously; he must be overthinking it. Lu Linshen's words had merely happened to resonate with him, inadvertently touching his most vulnerable spot—nothing more, it wasn't affection.
Just then, a sound suddenly came from the side...
Lu Linshen's body suddenly moved...
Meng Youcheng didn't pay much attention and continued to ponder this profound question...
Before Meng Youcheng could react, Lu Linshen had already arrived beside him. A hand suddenly landed on his chest. Meng Youcheng froze, and just as he was about to remove the hand, a leg suddenly appeared, gently clamping him down...
This... He said he's a restless sleeper, and he wasn't joking!
Meng Youcheng stole a glance at him, intending to remove the hand and foot, but they were too heavy to move...
I had no choice but to give up...
Just then, a soft voice suddenly came from beside him, "You smell so good, Brother Cheng..."
Did he sleep or not?