During the wait for the green light, neither Ning Guiqu nor Lu Yuan spoke. Ning Guiqu yawned after his teasing, perfectly embodying the image of a fickle gay man.
Lu Yuan’s ears turned completely red from the teasing. Did Ning Guiqu still want to kiss him?
Lu Yuan tried to control himself, restraining his wildly beating heart. But he couldn’t contain it; it kept pounding, threatening to leap out of his chest. After crossing the street, the two walked along the path towards campus.
Every so often, Lu Yuan reached out to steady the swaying Ning Guiqu. Ning Guiqu’s eyes curved into crescents as he said, “Lu Yuan! We meet again.”
Lu Yuan quickly averted his gaze and looked down at the fish in the water.
Five small fishes swam leisurely in the water, appearing blissfully happy. So, Lu Yuan gave the fish tank a little shake, causing the fish to dart about frantically. Lu Yuan completely regained his sanity and glanced at Ning Guiqu, who was now walking obediently beside him.
Ning Guiqu could so casually say he wanted to kiss him while drunk. Surely he didn’t kiss people often, did he?
The thought made Lu Yuan unable to bear it any longer. Taking advantage of Ning Guiqu’s drunk state, he asked directly, “Who have you kissed before?”
Ning Guiqu, who was walking obediently beside him, held up three fingers. “Dad and Mom!”
That wasn’t the right way to ask.
Lu Yuan rephrased his question, “Who do you want to kiss? Never mind, do you want to kiss Song Huai?”
Upon hearing the name “Song Huai,” the well-behaved Ning Guiqu shook his head vigorously. “I don’t. That’s too scary. Don’t say such things!”
Lu Yuan’s eyes narrowed as he detected a hint of fear on Ning Guiqu’s drunken face, and noticed his lack of fidgeting. So, did that mean he only wanted to kiss him?
Even if Ning Guiqu didn’t just want to kiss him, as long as he didn’t want to kiss Song Huai, that was enough.
After all, at present, Song Huai was his biggest threat. He hadn’t noticed anyone else. If that was the case, he could let go of past events.
He had indeed turned gay and fallen for Ning Guiqu. Lu Yuan felt there was nothing wrong with admitting it. He might deceive others, but now that he saw things clearly, there was no point in deceiving himself.
However, the only thing that frustrated him was that he had fallen for a fickle gay man!
Tonight, Shi Wen and Jiang Xu had attempted to get Ning Guiqu drunk so that they could communicate. Lu Yuan felt there was nothing to communicate about with Ning Guiqu. The biggest problem between them was that Ning Guiqu was too fickle and treated him as a spare tire.
Now, it seemed that wasn’t an issue anymore. Ning Guiqu wanted to kiss him but not Song Huai, so how could he be a spare tire? And why should he still care about Song Huai? If he pursued Ning Guiqu more actively now, perhaps he could quickly drive Song Huai out of Ning Guiqu’s heart.
Song Huai’s most fatal flaw was that he already had a partner. He wouldn’t be a real competitor at all.
He liked Ning Guiqu.
Since he liked him, he should pursue him. There was no point in questioning whether Ning Guiqu liked Song Huai or not. Because for a fickle gay man, even if he didn’t like Song Huai now, there would be Yang Huai, Zhao Huai, Xu Huai, and so on in the future.
What he needed to do was ensure that Ning Guiqu would only have eyes for him in the future. Anyway, there was no doubt that he already occupied a place in Ning Guiqu’s fickle heart. That being the case, how could it not be considered a mutual pursuit?
Moreover, he could say that Ning Guiqu had turned him gay. Ning Guiqu should take responsibility for that. In the future, with him watching Ning Guiqu 24/7, there was no way Ning Guiqu could be fickle anymore!
Lu Yuan chuckled softly, the haze that had lingered in his eyes finally clearing. He glanced at Ning Guiqu again, who happened to be looking… at the fish tank in his hands.
With rosy cheeks, Ning Guiqu looked so tempting to pinch. No sooner had Lu Yuan thought this than he reached out a hand.
Ning Guiqu looked up blankly.
Lu Yuan withdrew his hand, the warmth of Ning Guiqu’s face still lingering on his fingertips. As expected, his skin was so soft.
Lu Yuan chuckled again.
Confused, Ning Guiqu touched his own face. Dismissing it, he turned his attention back to the small fish in the tank and asked Lu Yuan, “Will they have baby fish?”
“Probably.”
Lu Yuan reached out and pinched Ning Guiqu’s cheek again. So soft, so adorable. Soon, Ning Guiqu would be his.
Ning Guiqu rubbed his face once more, puzzled.
“Ning Guiqu, can I kiss you?” Lu Yuan asked without hesitation.
Ning Guiqu was confused and only heard the word “kiss.” He stared at Lu Yuan’s lips and said earnestly, “You look very kissable!”
Lu Yuan laughed out loud, his shoulders shaking slightly. His mood had improved significantly; all the gloom of the past few days had vanished.
“Ning Guiqu, do you like me then?”
Ning Guiqu nodded again! He liked the company!
If he hadn’t been holding the fish tank, Lu Yuan would have hugged Ning Guiqu right then and there.
Ning Guiqu completely failed to understand what Lu Yuan was doing or saying. As they reached the school, more students appeared on campus. Ning Guiqu walked more upright, but his gaze was still drawn to the stray cats on campus.
A large ginger cat was patrolling its territory near a nearby teaching building. Unfortunately, the drunken Ning Guiqu spotted it. He stopped walking and crouched down beside the ginger cat.
The ginger cat was familiar with them and was not afraid of strangers. It meowed at Ning Guiqu and rubbed against his pant leg, as if greeting him or maybe asking if he had any food.
Ning Guiqu blinked, then suddenly grabbed the cat’s front paws, forcing it to stand upright. Startled, the cat meowed loudly at Ning Guiqu.
Lu Yuan said from the side, “Ning Guiqu, it doesn’t want to play with you. Put it down.”
Ning Guiqu didn’t let go, instead marveling, “Kitty, your mouth looks very kissable too.”
Lu Yuan froze.
Could it be that when Ning Guiqu was drunk, he wanted to kiss everyone? Even a ginger cat would do. But then Lu Yuan changed his mind and realized Ning Guiqu didn’t want to kiss Song Huai.
Lu Yuan felt reassured.
Because Ning Guiqu was too forceful with the ginger cat, it struggled free from his grasp and disappeared in a flash.
Ning Guiqu looked up at Lu Yuan with disappointment, pouting, “The kitty’s gone.”
Lu Yuan had to admit, he found Ning Guiqu cute once again!
Lu Yuan’s throat bobbed as he said softly, coaxing him, “We still have the little fish.”
Upon seeing the fish tank, Ning Guiqu’s disappointment vanished, and he stood up happily.
When they returned to the dorm, the door was still locked. Lu Yuan tried to hand the fish tank to Ning Guiqu, but he wouldn’t take it, instead looking up at the ceiling.
Lu Yuan: “……”
Lu Yuan gave the key to Ning Guiqu.
“You open it.”
Ning Guiqu took the key and tried to open the door! After fumbling with the lock for a while, he finally managed to open the dorm room door.
Lu Yuan placed the fish tank on Ning Guiqu’s desk.
Lu Yuan then intended to help the dazed Ning Guiqu, who was standing in the middle of the room, into bed. But Ning Guiqu wasn’t cooperating; he wanted to shower.
Lu Yuan patiently coaxed him, “Wait until you’re sober. In your current state, you might have an accident in the bathroom.”
Ning Guiqu still refused to go to bed, looking at Lu Yuan and saying, “Need to shower. Dirty.”
Lu Yuan: “……”
Lu Yuan chose to compromise.
For someone like Ning Guiqu, who could spend an entire afternoon cleaning a white shoe, asking him to rest without showering was indeed a bit much.
“I’ll get your clothes. Sit here for a moment and don’t move around, okay?”
Ning Guiqu nodded! He sat obediently in his chair, staring at the fish in the tank.
Lu Yuan first went to the balcony to collect Ning Guiqu’s clothes, then retrieved the neatly folded pajamas from Ning Guiqu’s bed and placed them in the bathroom.
Lu Yuan instructed Ning Guiqu again, “Just rinse off, don’t wash your hair. If you’re not out in ten minutes, I’ll come in to check on you.”
Ning Guiqu nodded obediently.
“Got it!”
Lu Yuan, still worried, asked, “What did you get?”
Ning Guiqu’s eyes curved into crescents as he lifted his head and said, “I know you said we’ll sleep together tonight.”
Lu Yuan: !!!
When did he say that???
As if possessed, Lu Yuan didn’t contradict what Ning Guiqu said, but he did remind him again about the ten-minute shower limit.
Ning Guiqu stood up, “Got it.”
Lu Yuan: “What did you get this time?”
Ning Guiqu: “Shower for ten minutes, if I take longer you’ll peek at me.”
The ripples in Lu Yuan’s heart completely disappeared!
Lu Yuan didn’t want to argue with a drunk person, but he couldn’t resist poking Ning Guiqu’s rosy cheek once more, “Go shower.”
Ning Guiqu obediently went and finished his shower, which took less than ten minutes.
After coming out, he silently climbed the ladder. Lu Yuan was worried and supported him from behind. Once up, Ning Guiqu rolled onto Lu Yuan’s bed.
Lu Yuan: “……”
To be honest, Lu Yuan still suspected Ning Guiqu was pretending to be drunk.
The allegedly drunk Ning Guiqu poked his head down again: “Phone!”
Lu Yuan handed him the phone from the desk. Ning Guiqu took it and very familiarly lifted Lu Yuan’s blanket and covered himself.
Lu Yuan couldn’t be bothered to say anything more to the drunk. He just hoped that Ning Guiqu wouldn’t forget everything the next day.
If he really did forget everything, so be it. After all, he had already decided to pursue Ning Guiqu, who already had feelings for him. It was a mutual pursuit, so forgetting tonight’s events wouldn’t matter much.
Thinking this, Lu Yuan took his clothes and went to shower.
The bathroom still held the mist and faint scent of body wash Ning Guiqu had left behind.
Ning Guiqu was really adorable. How could a man be so cute?
Lu Yuan took his shower, leaving the bathroom steamy. When he came out, he looked up to see Ning Guiqu holding up that tattered rabbit high in the air. The other stuffed animals that had been piled at the foot of the bed were now arranged by Ning Guiqu to sit in a row inside the bed.
“How pitiful.”
Ning Guiqu sighed sadly, holding the rabbit.
The culprit himself quietly walked away, pretending he hadn’t heard anything.
When he returned, the rabbit had been placed next to Ning Guiqu’s pillow, and Ning Guiqu was clumsily playing with his phone. As if by divine inspiration, Lu Yuan glanced at his phone.
[Genius Xiao Qu’s head is empty, as if his brain was sucked out by a zombie]
[Why is it like this?]
[Why isn’t Lu Yuan sleeping]
[Doesn’t Lu Yuan need to sleep?]
[Is Lu Yuan a zombie?]
Lu Yuan: “……”
Lu Yuan rubbed his brow. From these messages, he was completely certain that Ning Guiqu was not pretending to be drunk.
After tidying up everything, Lu Yuan got into bed.
It wasn’t the first time Lu Yuan had slept with Ning Guiqu, but this time, Lu Yuan’s heart was full of anticipation. In the past, he couldn’t sleep when the koala clung to him, but tonight, Lu Yuan felt he should be able to sleep.
He had come to terms with his own feelings.
If Ning Guiqu transformed into a koala again, he would just go with the flow and hug him back.
Thinking this, as soon as Lu Yuan got into bed, Ning Guiqu very quickly rolled to the inside, leaving the outer space for Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan leaned against the headboard, not sleeping, while Ning Guiqu held up his phone, still typing.
Lu Yuan’s phone didn’t flash, maybe because the typing was too slow. Even when he was drunk, he didn’t forget about his secret account.
Lu Yuan found Ning Guiqu quite adorable and asked, as if coaxing a child, “Ning Guiqu, what are you doing?”
Ning Guiqu said, “I’m explaining on my secret account that you’re not a zombie.”
Lu Yuan: “……”
Lu Yuan: “……”
Lu Yuan’s silence was deafening.
Just like that, it was exposed.
Lu Yuan knew Ning Guiqu didn’t want to reveal this secret account, so he didn’t ask further. He pretended to know nothing and be curious about nothing.
But while Lu Yuan wasn’t curious, Ning Guiqu loved to share.
After Lu Yuan’s phone flashed once, Ning Guiqu tilted his head, his eyes bright, and said, “Lu Yuan!”
Lu Yuan didn’t open his phone. His instinct told him something not so good might happen.
Lu Yuan didn’t respond.
The next second, Ning Guiqu shoved his phone right in front of Lu Yuan’s eyes, “Look at my secret account!”
The first thing Lu Yuan saw was the phrase [Stupid zombie]
Lu Yuan: “……”
Lu Yuan looked at Ning Guiqu’s innocent, oblivious face.
Ning Guiqu, it would be best if you forgot everything after sobering up.
Unaware of the socially mortifying situation he’d created, Ning Guiqu placed his phone in Lu Yuan’s hands, his desire to share overwhelming. “Quick, look. You can learn so many rude words! You can do this too in the future, curse people on your secret account. You’ll feel great after cursing!”
Lu Yuan felt like he was holding a hot potato.
Under Ning Guiqu’s urging, Lu Yuan still didn’t look. After all, he was already familiar with all the insulting content inside. He planned to delete this “secret account.” Of course, both accounts.
Ning Guiqu surely had another account with the same avatar and nickname as his high school WeChat. He would search for and delete that one after Ning Guiqu fell asleep.
After deleting them, if Ning Guiqu didn’t remember anything the next day, he would pretend not to know. Ning Guiqu would probably think he deleted them himself, and conveniently, Ning Guiqu would never discover that during this time, he had been sending his venting messages to Lu Yuan’s account.
If Ning Guiqu remembered Lu Yuan deleting it, well, Lu Yuan didn’t look carefully at the content of Ning Guiqu’s secret account. He just deleted a secret account, that’s all. Why delete it now? He could say he wanted Ning Guiqu to send messages directly to him in the future, rather than to some secret account.
Apart from being a bit sappy, there was no problem with this plan.
As Lu Yuan tapped the upper right corner of the chat window, Ning Guiqu noticed something was wrong. He quickly snatched the phone back, alert. “What- what are you doing? Snooping into my privacy?”
Lu Yuan: ?
Was there a bigger privacy concern than the secret account’s content?
Lu Yuan didn’t argue with the drunk, instead asking directly, “Don’t you like me?”
Ning Guiqu’s eyes widened, “Yes!”
Lu Yuan’s heart blossomed with joy.
Ning Guiqu continued, “But- you still can’t see everything. Your company isn’t even open yet. Right now, you can only see the content of my secret account.”
Lu Yuan: “……”
Lu Yuan ignored the company part. It was not important.
Ning Guiqu handed the phone back to Lu Yuan, “I’ll be watching you, okay!”
Lu Yuan: “……”
Lu Yuan still didn’t look.
Because he planned to pursue a mutual relationship with Ning Guiqu tomorrow, if he discovered this secret account, given Ning Guiqu’s level of face-saving, he probably wouldn’t agree to be with him.
After all, he wasn’t Ning Guiqu’s only one.
Lu Yuan lingered on one page for a long time. Taking advantage of Ning Guiqu scratching his head, his index finger touched the upper right corner. But just as he touched it, Ning Guiqu snatched the phone away again.
Ning Guiqu was furious.
“I won’t let you look anymore!”
To prevent Lu Yuan from stealing his phone and prying into his privacy, Ning Guiqu tugged at his pajama pants. Under Lu Yuan’s incredulous gaze, he tucked the phone into his pajamas.
Lu Yuan was shocked.
“Ning Guiqu, where did you put your phone?”
Ning Guiqu proudly declared, “On my body!”
“Isn’t the phone dirty?”
Ning Guiqu continued proudly, “How could Genius Xiao Qu’s phone be dirty?”
Lu Yuan questioned his life choices.
“I won’t look at your phone. Just take it out.”
Ning Guiqu burrowed into the blanket, “I don’t believe you. I’m going to sleep now!”
Lu Yuan: “…Take out the phone before you sleep!”
Ning Guiqu turned to face the wall stubbornly. “I won’t.”
Lu Yuan truly didn’t know what to say anymore.
If Ning Guiqu woke up the next day and pulled a phone out from his butt, wouldn’t that be even more embarrassing? The key point was that, given that position, it wasn’t convenient for Lu Yuan to retrieve Ning Guiqu’s phone either.
Forget it, Lu Yuan prayed that Ning Guiqu would forget everything the next day!
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