My crush wants to be my sugar daddy.

Chapter 141 Mr. Jiang's Favorite

Clubhouse.

Jiang Haochen, Cui Dong, and Shen Lian were drinking together.

Actually, it wasn't anything important. It was just that the three of them hadn't gotten together in a long time, and coincidentally, Shen Lian had acquired a bottle of good wine, so they arranged to meet at the club.

After drinking for a while, the group started chatting, and Cui Dong asked Jiang Haochen, "I heard you're planning a comeback?"

Jiang Haochen glanced at him: "Where did you get this information?"

Cui Dong: "Last night's trending topic was that Actor Jiang met with Xie Lingzhou late at night, which may indicate a comeback."

Jiang Haochen frowned: "It's all nonsense."

Upon hearing Xie Lingzhou's name, Shen Lian couldn't help but ask, "You still like Xie Lingzhou?"

Jiang Haochen shook his head: "I don't like it anymore."

Shen Lian raised an eyebrow.

Cui Dong interjected, "The tables have turned now. It's Xie Lingzhou who's chasing after you. What a turn of events! If I'm not mistaken, it was Xie Lingzhou who took the initiative to contact you, wanting you to make a comeback in film."

Jiang Haochen: "We didn't make an appointment; it was just a coincidence. I was going to see Chi Yuan last night."

"Chi Yuan?" Cui Dong recalled for a moment, then remembered, "Yes, Chi Yuan was also trending yesterday. His video with Yan Chuan was really well made; it stayed on the trending list longer than yours and Xie Lingzhou's."

Jiang Haochen scoffed, "You have really bad taste."

Cui Dong scoffed, "Didn't you say you didn't like Xie Lingzhou?"

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Chi Yuan, is that the little star you've been supporting?"

Cui Dong interrupted, "She's not a minor celebrity anymore; at this rate, she'll be a top star soon."

Shen Lian: "That's pretty impressive, becoming famous faster than Xie Lingzhou."

Cui Dong nodded: "That's true. Back then, Lao Jiang protected Xie Lingzhou throughout the whole process to promote him, and even brought him into movie endorsements. It took him three or four years to get into the top tier."

Shen Lian asked in surprise, "They talked for so long?"

Cui Dong: "No, for the first two years, it was Lao Jiang who unilaterally paid out of pocket."

Jiang Haochen said impatiently, "You two are never going to finish talking about what happened in the past, are you?"

When he was pursuing Xie Lingzhou, the two of them suggested that he pay someone to support him, but at that time, he felt that such a thing was a defilement of genuine affection.

I still feel that way now.

But it seems he has already defiled Chi Yuan.

Thinking of Chi Yuan, Jiang Haochen felt a surge of irritation again. He didn't know what to do with Chi Yuan.

His kitten remained as obedient and well-behaved as ever, and even when shy, it would restrain itself from responding to all his requests.

In the afternoon, seeing that Chi Yuan was having difficulty walking, he brought some ointment to apply to him. Because the area was sensitive, Chi Yuan initially refused, but he insisted, and Chi Yuan eventually gave in.

He just sat there on the living room sofa, in broad daylight, letting him spread his legs and apply the medicine bit by bit. He couldn't resist mischievously touching Xiao Chiyuan, and the boy only let out a muffled groan, arching his back, but his legs remained spread. When he really couldn't take it anymore, he just looked at him pleadingly with his watery eyes, as if he would let him fondle and play with him.

Every time Chi Yuan looked at him like that, the evil thoughts in his heart would surge up uncontrollably, and he couldn't help but want to bully him.

He wanted to treat Chi Yuanping with equality and respect, yet he couldn't help but bully him like that.

He liked Chi Yuan, yet he defiled Chi Yuan.

"Grass!"

Jiang Haochen swore in frustration.

Cui Dong and Shen Lian were both taken aback and looked at Jiang Haochen in surprise.

Cui Dong bluntly stated, "I only mentioned it briefly, you don't have to be so serious."

Jiang Haochen realized they had misunderstood and explained, "I'm worried about something else."

The two exchanged a glance, and Cui Dong asked, "Is there a problem with the filming?"

Shen Lian also said, "If you're short of money, I have tens of millions of spare cash here that you can invest."

Jiang Haochen swirled his wine glass in one hand, knowing that if he said it, the two of them would probably laugh at him again, but he still said the truth: "I've fallen for someone."

Liking someone is not the same as having a crush on them.

Shen Lian raised an eyebrow: "The kind of true love?"

For these two to utter the words "true love" was practically an insult, calling him stupid, but Jiang Haochen still admitted it: "Yes."

"Damn it!" This time it was Cui Dong's turn to swear. "Who is it?"

Shen Lian guessed what was going on: "You like that lover you're keeping, the one named Chi Yuan?"

Jiang Haochen nodded: "Yes."

Shen Lian raised an eyebrow.

Cui Dong exclaimed, "No way, Lao Jiang, how could you fall for Chi Yuan?"

Jiang Haochen gave him a dangerous look: "Why can't I like it?"

Cui Dong: "He's someone you bought with your money..."

"Shut up!" Jiang Haochen sensed that what followed was not a pleasant remark and directly scolded Cui Dong.

Cui Dong clicked his tongue: "So you're going to defend them now. But how did you know?"

The question that followed was directed at Shen Lian.

Jiang Haochen was also a little curious, as this was the first time he had publicly admitted to liking Chi Yuan since he discovered it.

Shen Lian laughed: "Have you ever seen anyone keep a mistress like they're dating? It's been almost two years and they haven't changed partners. They're still chaste even when they go out to play."

Cui Dong: "He just thinks that the people outside aren't as good-looking as Chi Yuan."

Shen Lian: "No matter how good-looking someone is, you'll get tired of looking at them after two years. Besides, have you ever seen him bring them out for social events?"

He and Cui Dong often took their mistresses out to play. After Jiang Haochen took Chi Yuan as his mistress, he not only went out less often, but when he did, he came alone.

Cui Dong pondered for a moment: "So, you've liked Chi Yuan for a long time?"

Jiang Haochen hadn't seriously considered when he fell for Chi Yuan. He didn't look for other women because he had promised Chi Yuan he would only support him, and besides, no one else could compare to Chi Yuan's good looks and obedience. As for not taking him out to social events, Chi Yuan was an artist, and he wanted to develop his career in the industry, so naturally, the fewer people who knew about him being kept, the better.

Shen Lian looked at Jiang Haochen: "He's your lover. You like him, so what's there to be bothered about?"

Jiang Haochen: "The contract is about to expire."

Shen Lian: "He doesn't want to continue?"

Jiang Haochen reiterated, "Would you renew this kind of contract with someone you like?"

Shen Lian: "I will."

Jiang Haochen: "...Never mind."

Shen Lian poured Jiang Haochen a refill of his drink: "I know what you mean, true love shouldn't be tainted by something like a sugar daddy/sugar baby agreement. But since he's already willing to be your sugar daddy/sugar baby, now that you like him, how could he possibly refuse?"

In Shen Lian's understanding, being kept by someone is a way for superiors to control subordinates. Jiang Haochen, as a superior, has fallen for Chi Yuan, a subordinate, and Chi Yuan has no reason to refuse.

Jiang Haochen gave a bitter smile: "He has someone he likes."

Shen Lian asked incredulously, "You actually fell for someone who already has someone else in their heart?"

Jiang Haochen: "I didn't expect this myself."

Cui Dong gossiped, "Who is this person? Could they possibly be better than you?"

Jiang Haochen: "I don't know, and I don't want to know."

Jiang Haochen felt bitter and sullenly downed another glass of wine.

Shen Lian: "Back then, you broke up with Xie Lingzhou because he looked at his idol with admiration. You said Xie Lingzhou had never looked at you like that, so you let go. Now, how can you still be interested in someone who clearly has someone else in his heart?"

Xie Lingzhou always thought that Jiang Haochen was upset because he chose to go abroad to develop his career while he was injured and hospitalized, and that he cared more about his career than Jiang Haochen, which was why they broke up.

In reality, from the moment he began pursuing Xie Lingzhou, Jiang Haochen had been supporting Xie Lingzhou's career, and he didn't mind Xie Lingzhou's pursuit of it. What bothered him was that Xie Lingzhou didn't love him as much as he had imagined.

Before seeing that look in his eyes, Jiang Haochen had always thought that Xie Lingzhou's affection was calm and rational, so he didn't mind that when two people love each other, one of them will always show more passion.

But no, Xie Lingzhou's enthusiasm wasn't directed at him.

In that instant, Jiang Haochen chose to break up. His pride wouldn't allow him to fall for someone who didn't love him enough.

But Chi Yuan...

The question Shen Lian asked him was one Jiang Haochen had asked himself countless times since realizing he liked Chi Yuan. His pride wouldn't allow him to like Chi Yuan, so he tried to deny the feeling. But these feelings crumbled in the face of the fact that Chi Yuan would leave him.

Finally, he found a reason for himself.

Jiang Haochen: "The person he likes is straight, and it's a secret crush. They can't be together."

Cui Dong clicked his tongue: "Unrequited love? And he's straight. This is comparable to a dead white moonlight."

These words pierced Jiang Haochen's heart like a nail: "Shut up!"

Shen Lian: "You actually want to have a relationship that's so humiliating? Doesn't it make you uncomfortable?"

It's disgusting, how could it not be disgusting?

Jiang Haochen's voice carried a hint of resigned dejection: "Who told me... to fall in love with him?"