I Accepted It Already Chapter 1

Because of overtime work, Nathan Li hasn't had any entertainment activities outside of work for a long time. He is 32 years old this year and has been single for three years. He occasionally wants to fall in love, but after thinking about it carefully, he feels that it is really unnecessary.

After finishing overtime work that night, he felt too bored. On impulse, he made an appointment with someone he met on a dating app to go to the movies. It's not quite an acquaintance. He downloaded the dating app out of curiosity, swiped around, and added a person from the same city as a friend. After adding, they only sent emojis to each other and never chatted again.

Surprisingly, the other party agreed.

On the appointed day, Nathan didn't dress up much. If he dressed too elaborately, it would seem that he had ulterior motives. It was the first time they met and he didn't even know who the other person was, so he should be casual. So he only wore a T-shirt and sweatpants, didn't do his hair, wore glasses, and went out with his phone, wallet, and keys.

He bought the ticket on his own initiative and waited at the agreed cinema.

Five minutes before the movie started, no one showed up. Nathan Li was smoking in the smoking area, thinking that if the other party broke the appointment, he would just watch it alone. When the movie was about to start, a very conspicuous person rushed towards him.

He was really eye-catching. First, he ran very fast, like a track and field athlete sprinting the 100 meters. Second, he was dressed very eye-catchingly.

He had bright golden hair, like the Lion King, a large T-shirt, loose overalls, heavy hiking boots, several rings in his ears, and tattoos on his arms. He ran to Nathan breathlessly, fiddled with his hair, and sweat almost splashed on Nathan's face.

"S-Sorry!" he said. "I dyed my hair for too long!"

Nathan said, "Oh, go in."

He glanced at Nathan and said, "Wow, I didn't expect you to be quite old! I thought you were about the same age as me!"

Nathan: ...

Can you speak?

But he is indeed quite young, with collagen all over his face. I wonder if he is even in his twenties.

Nathan smiled: "I'm not that old."

When they entered, the movie had already begun. It was pitch dark. The young man with golden hair walked in front, avoiding the knees of those who had already sat down. He walked and stopped, and the heel of his boot stepped on Nathan's sneakers. It hurt so much that he wanted to curse, but he couldn't open his mouth and affect others.

The whole movie was very boring.

Nathan's attention was always on his toes which were throbbing in pain. The young golden-haired boy next door seemed to have fallen asleep, and the laughter of other audience members in the screening room did not wake him up.

When the movie ended, the young golden-haired boy looked sleepy and his cheeks were red, as if he had fallen asleep.

Nathan said politely, "The movie seems to be okay."

The young man yawned and said, "Really? It's so ugly. I'm sleepy."

Other audience members who were laughing happily nearby: ...

When they came out of the cinema, Nathan wanted to end this unfortunate unexpected date as soon as possible. The young man stood on the roadside, shaking out a cigarette from his cigarette box, but it didn't come out. Nathan gave him his cigarette. The young man was surprised and said, "Wow, brother, you smoke."

Nathan was speechless: "Is it strange?"

The young man said: "I thought you older people were very healthy, going to bed early and getting up early, soaking wolfberries, and not smoking or drinking."

Nathan said expressionlessly: "Then you can call me uncle."

The young man seemed not to hear the sarcasm in the answer and responded readily: "Uncle."

Being called "uncle" by a young handsome guy was really fcuking annoying. Nathan wanted to curse, but he still controlled himself with the restraint of an adult, smiled, and was about to leave. At this time, an old lady playing the erhu on the roadside was begging, and she played the erhu very emotionally.

The young man said, "Uncle, I don't have any cash, lend me a few dollars."

Nathan searched every pocket, opened his wallet and looked through it, then took out a crumpled five yuan and gave it to him. He squatted down carefully and put it into the old lady's begging bag. Nathan stood not far away and watched the whole process while smoking a cigarette, then said, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first."

The young man waved at him: "Bye, uncle."

Nathan thought, dmn it.

On Monday, Nathan went to work.

Their department was extremely busy, and only Octopus was qualified for the job. The boss finally showed mercy and planned to approve an internship quota for them. As the department leader, Nathan was ready to select someone. Several interns stood side by side, like roast geese hanging in the window waiting to be selected.

Nathan immediately spotted the distracted intern standing at the edge - a young man with golden hair.

But his hair was black today, he had taken off the earrings, and was wearing a shirt that didn't fit him well, looking very positive.

As soon as he saw Nathan, he was so excited that he mouthed: Uncle!

Nathan pretended not to see it.

In the end, Nathan still picked him. It was because of his resume that he was the most suitable. This guy looked unreliable, but his academic performance was actually quite good. The young man was called Austin, and his name did not match his temperament at all.

During the lunch break, Nathan went to the cafe downstairs to drink coffee and eat salad. After filling his stomach, he sat outdoors in the garden to smoke. Austin Li saw him from a distance, rushed over, sat opposite him, raised his hand and took off the black wig on his head, revealing the limp blonde hair underneath.
 
"It's so hot!" Austin Li said, "Uncle, your hairstyle looks great today."

Nathan thought, help, stay away from me.

Austin said: "I didn't call you just now. I kept pretending that I didn't know you. I was afraid that others would think you were taking advantage of me."

Nathan rolled his eyes in his heart and thought: What's wrong with this guy's mouth? Why does he spew everything out?

Austin took something out of his trouser pocket and handed it to Nathan. Nathan looked closely and saw a five-dollar bill in his palm that was as wrinkled as a pickle.

"I'm giving it back to you. I don't know when we will meet again, so I've been keeping it with me." Austin said.

"No thanks," Nathan said, "what do you want to drink? I'll treat you."

Austin smiled and said, "I want a mocha! With caramel!"

Nathan thought, if I ask you to come, just agree! I am the leader of your department, pig!

Austin took out his cell phone and suddenly said, "Hey, do you know why I went out to see a movie with you that day?"

Nathan immediately looked around, coughed twice to cover up, and said, "Keep your voice down, there are many colleagues nearby."

Austin said to himself: "Look at your profile picture, I'm on it!"

Nathan didn't understand at first and felt confused. It wasn't until Austin clicked on his dating app profile picture and zoomed in that he saw the clue. The profile picture was a photo of himself wearing a hat, taken in a roadside coffee shop. The brim of the hat was pulled down very low, and his face was not visible. Behind him, across the street, there was a very blurry person walking his dog.

Austin said, "Uncle, look! This is me! I'm walking my dog! My dog's name is Sunday, and he's super cute."

Nathan: ...

Like every dog   owner, Austin's phone album is full of dog photos and videos. Nathan doesn't hate dogs, and it's hard to refuse an owner who is so enthusiastic about showing off his dog. He carefully looked at many photos and several videos. The more he looked, the more he felt that this dog was cunning and had evil intentions in his eyes.

"Ahem---" Nathan hinted, "It's almost time for lunch break, you..."

You can shut up now.

Austin continued to swipe through the photos as if he didn't hear anything. Suddenly, a photo came to him. The person in the photo seemed to be himself. He was shirtless and holding a wooden hammer in his hand. He was dirty all over with mud spots. His hair was very short, almost shaved to his scalp, and he was looking at the camera with a silly smile.

Nathan took a quick glance, then politely looked away, pretending not to have seen it.

Austin quickly rowed away without saying anything. Nathan looked up and saw Austin looking at him, his eyes full of "ask me quickly". As a mature adult who is considerate of the situation, Nathan is very knowledgeable and tactful.

"You are from the sculpture department, right?" Nathan said. "I saw it on your resume."

Austin smiled, leaned on the table, rested his chin on his forearm, and said, "Yes."

From this angle, Nathan could see his long eyelashes and straight nose through his messy golden hair. But what Nathan was thinking about more was the photo he had just seen - wheat-colored skin, moderate muscles, baggy pants, and dirty mud spots, which created an atmosphere of a drama erotic film.

It perfectly fits the stereotype of a handsome art student in the sculpture department that a layman with dirty thoughts like him has.

Nathan took a sip of iced Americano, lowered his eyes and said, "Well, it's pretty good."

This boy is seducing me, he thought, absolutely.