Guo Jingyu playfully nudged his nose against Li Tongzhou and chuckled, “I’ll give you a small stamp today.”
Li Tongzhou was caught off guard by his sudden affection and felt a warmth creeping up on his face. But he didn’t attempt to avoid it and gazed at him with gentle eyes, allowing him to do whatever he wanted.
Guo Jingyu stood up and said, “Come on, everyone is waiting for us to go eat hot pot together.”
Li Tongzhou reached out and hooked the strap of Guo Jingyu’s backpack. Guo Jingyu stumbled for a moment, turning around to find Li Tongzhou with a faint smile. Li Tongzhou was in a good mood and hooked the strap again, saying, “I’ll carry it for you.”
Handing his sports bag to Li Tongzhou, Guo Jingyu walked alongside him while Li Tongzhou shouldered the bag for him.
Their coach led them to a self-service hot pot restaurant, where the group celebrated joyfully and lively.
Guo Jingyu’s favorite in the hot pot was the wide noodles. Li Tongzhou sat beside him, diligently removing fish bones. As soon as a piece of boneless fish meat was cleaned, he would delicately place it into Guo Jingyu’s bowl, quietly and attentively.
After indulging in the hot pot, Guo Jingyu slouched back and waved his hand, saying, “You go ahead, I can’t eat anymore. I’m so full.”
Li Tongzhou ate politely, but he can’t handle overly spicy dishes. After just a couple of bites, sweat started to bead on his forehead and nose. Guo Jingyu noticed and went to get a plate of fried rice for him, swapping out the bowls and plates at his side, saying, “There’s a lot of other delicious things in the buffet area. Don’t stick only to the hot pot. Try this.”
Li Tongzhou glanced at him, a faint curve still lingering on his lips. He nodded and accepted the plate, taking a few bites.
Guo Jingyu went to get some fruits, and He Xiangyang happened to be there too. As soon as he saw Guo Jingyu, he immediately handed over a full plate of small pineapples, smiling cheerfully, “Yu Ge, here you go! I just picked these. try them, they’re so sweet!”
Guo Jingyu took a piece and, whether it was due to his mood or something else, found it exceptionally sweet.
He Xiangyang leaned in a bit, winked at him, and said, “Yu Ge, I thought Li Tongzhou didn’t care much about the game, but who would have thought? We won, and he’s so happy. Did you see that? It’s the first time I’ve seen him smile.”
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Guo Jingyu said, “It’s the weekend today, no tutor is coming.”
Li Tongzhou’s eyes brightened, and he immediately said, “I’ll accompany you with your homework.”
Upstairs, at the Guo residence.
Mother Guo was at home, with a cucumber face mask on, when her son suddenly brought a friend. She felt a bit embarrassed and greeted them, “Is Li Tongzhou here? You go play in Jingyu’s room for a while. Auntie will cut some fruits and bring them over in a bit.”
Guo Jingyu replied as he changed his shoes, “Mom, no need. We already ate outside.”
Mother Guo had already gone into the kitchen and didn’t hear him.
Guo Jingyu handed him a pair of slippers, saying, “See that? The moment my mom sees you, she gets so happy she can’t hear anything.”
Li Tongzhou followed Guo Jingyu into his room. It wasn’t his first time there, but the current atmosphere was incomparable to any previous visit. Sitting down after placing his backpack, he fixed his gaze on Guo Jingyu and didn’t look away.
Guo Jingyu felt his face burning under his intense gaze, an unusual sense of embarrassment creeping in. With a subtle kick across the table, he tried to divert attention, saying, “What are you doing? Stop staring at me. Read your book. Aren’t you supposed to be a bookworm?” Guo Jingyu couldn’t resist teasing him further, “Hey, do you get the urge to binge-write exam papers when you’re excited? Like, three in one go?”
Out of the blue, Li Tongzhou reached for Guo Jingyu’s hand, pulling it towards his chest. Unlike his calm expression, Li Tongzhou’s heartbeat raced, and even his body temperature seemed to rise. Still looking at Guo Jingyu, Li Tongzhou confessed, “I don’t know why, but when I see you, my heartbeat beats so wildly.”
Guo Jingyu felt the warmth from Li Tongzhou’s palm spreading all the way to his face. This guy was delivering romantic lines with such seriousness, who could handle that?
The footsteps outside the door caught their attention, and Mother Guo came in with a tray of fruits. In no time, the two people of the room had returned to their textbooks. Guo Jingyu had a workbook open in front of him, absently chewing on a ballpoint pen while staring at a problem. On the other side, Li Tongzhou was writing at lightning speed, flipping pages in less than two minutes.
Mother Guo placed the fruit tray on the table and added two glasses of water before leaving the room, closing the door behind her.
Li Tongzhou wrote until half-past nine, packed up his bag, and headed out.
Guo Jingyu walked him downstairs, and just as Li Tongzhou took a couple of steps away, he turned back, tilting his head slightly to brush his nose against Guo Jingyu and whispered, “Stamp of approval.”
Caught off guard, Guo Jingyu was ambushed. Before he could muster a response, the assailant had already retreated into the distance.
Guo Jingyu thought to himself, “Missed the opportunity.”
He scolded himself, realizing he had taught the wrong thing. For the first lesson, he should have taught Li Tongzhou to give a kiss.
As he entertained these thoughts, he absentmindedly touched the tip of his nose, unable to suppress a mischievous grin.
The next day, on the crowded bus to school, Li Tongzhou shielded him while secretly attempting to hold his hand.
At first, Guo Jingyu didn’t notice, but after a while of being held, he looked up at Li Tongzhou. But Li Tongzhou slightly averted his gaze before finally saying, “I looked it up online.”
“Hmm?”
“At the beginning, it seems like holding hands is in order.”
Guo Jingyu playfully pinched his finger and was amused for a long time.
Li Tongzhou’s birthday was at the end of the month. Given his limited social interactions and a handful of friends, Guo Jingyu originally wanted to celebrate with them. But in the end, he listened to Li Tongzhou’s preference for an intimate celebration between just the two of them.
Guo Jingyu cooked a bowl of longevity noodles for him, attempting handmade noodles for the first time. He added fish balls and vegetables, stir-fried two of Li Tongzhou’s favorite dishes, bought a small cake, lit the candles, and sat across from Li Tongzhou, watching him enjoy the noodles.
Leaning on his chin, Guo Jingyu watched and smiled. He had prepared two or three gifts, neatly packed and stacked near Li Tongzhou. In the glow of the candles, the wrapping sparkled. He wished he could pile everything best next to Li Tongzhou to make him happy.
After finishing the noodles, Li Tongzhou began making wishes, keeping all three wishes hidden in his heart without saying them out loud.
Guo Jingyu teased him and said, “Others usually keep just one wish secret. Why are you so stingy, hiding all three from me? How petty!”
Li Tongzhou lowered his gaze, whispering beneath the flickering candlelight, “You’ve already fulfilled two for me.” He blew out the candle and in the darkness he added “The rest, I want to achieve on my own.”
Li Tongzhou’s 17th birthday wish.
—Guo Jingyu by his side.
—Guo Jingyu likes him.
—He wants to stay with Guo Jingyu for a longer time, a lifetime even.
K: ~LTZ SUPREMACY (=´∇｀=)
Why is it still blank?
This is the 3rd chapter that is completely blank
I wonder if this is a chapter or just a birthday wish invisible to everyone but one 😁
They are so so sweet! I was just melting into a puddle from the fluff, when I remembered the first chapter…Guo Jingyu, pamper Li Tongzhou like there’s no tomorrow!!! 😭