50 Independent But Lonely? (2/2)

Su Yan lay there and just stared into empty space. Damn. Who to ask? He couldn't go to Nie Chang with this, that was for sure. But who else was there?

Just when Su Yan pondered who else he knew his phone vibrated. He took it out and grimaced. It was actually a message from Nie Chang. With trembling hands, Su Yan opened it:

[Sweet dreams]

Su Yan stared at the message and gulped. What was he supposed to respond? Should he respond at all? But if he didn't, then wouldn't Nie Chang wonder what was going on? Ah, what if all this was just a misunderstanding and Nie Chang didn't even like him?!

Before he could find an answer the Lovely Writing System suddenly opened up on its own. It showed him the text that signified that he had somehow managed to finish the next task:

[Curiosity, ambitiousness, and audaciousness. Those are traits the explorer often has. Whether it is traveling to far away places or trying something new and exciting where he lives the explorer will always follow his own will without caring about conventions or other peoples' opinions.]

Su Yan pressed his lips together. Really, he would have liked if Nie Chang had thought a bit more about conventions and the others' opinions. He had felt so embarrassed when that guy told them to get a room!

[The explorer might have problems to rely on others and rather try to do everything himself. A truly independent but sometimes also a lonely man. This character trait might be a good link between the protagonist and a male lead, whether it be a first, secondary or tertiary male lead.]

Su Yan felt a bit strange reading this. Indeed. Nie Chang was really independent. He was able to manage the repair shop all alone and he seemed to be doing pretty well. Whether he was lonely … Su Yan had never thought so. But maybe that wasn't true? Maybe Nie Chang was indeed missing company? After all, he had never had a girlfriend all these years. Or, well, a boyfriend. But maybe he wanted to have one.

Is that what this is about? Is Nie Chang just lonely and now he has somehow gotten the impression that I'm into men so he thinks we might make a good couple? But Nie Chang said that he had liked that person for a long time already.

Argh! Su Yan pulled up his blanket and hid his face. He didn't know what to think! He really felt like Nie Chang had given him lots of little hints but this might only be wishful thinking. After all, what would happen if Nie Chang really got himself a boyfriend? He'd be left all alone! No, he didn't want that!

Su Yan sat up again and pouted. This was really too much! He didn't want to lose him. But it wasn't like he could do anything about it. He laid back down and rolled over on his side. What to do? He didn't want to lose him but it wasn't like he could seduce him to keep him at his side, could he?

Su Yan started to seriously ponder this issue. In the end, if he wanted to seduce him, how would he even go about it?