Edited by Elanor
Ye Yao was lying on the bed when he heard Lu Xun’s footsteps walking back and coming near his bed.
Ye Yao was too lazy to care about him and gave Lu Xun the back of his head.
The quilt on his back was straightened and smoothened by Lu Xun, and he helped to tuck it in.
“Don’t be angry, let’s go to the museum tomorrow to make up to you?” Lu Xun said, “I am also angry, I will pay more attention next time.”
Ye Yao actually didn’t think that Lu Xun needed to apologize to him in a low voice. After all, he first joked that Lu Xun’s size was a needle, and Lu Xun fought back. This was actually a normal interaction between friends, and he was embarrassed for a while in bed instead of really angry.
Ye Yao turned his attention to what Lu Xun said, and frowned: “Why are you still going out tomorrow?”
Today he spent a day with Lu Xun, and it was enough.
“You don’t want to go out? Then go to the library with you to read?” Lu Xun said again.
“Let’s talk about it tomorrow,” Ye Yao said vaguely, “I haven’t thought about it yet.”
This topic came to an end. Ye Yao thought it would be quiet tonight, but he didn’t expect the bed to shake slightly, as if someone was climbing up.
Ye Yao turned around quickly and saw Lu Xun who was halfway on his bed.
Ye Yao was startled, and quickly stretched out his hand to hold him down, preventing Lu Xun from moving forward: “What are you doing? Didn’t I tell you before that you are not allowed to sleep with me this semester?”
Lu Xun explained: “You said that there are many classes this semester, so you need to sleep alone to maintain enough energy. But tomorrow is the weekend and there are no classes, so we can still sleep as before, right?”
Lu Xun paused for a moment and whispered, “We’ve been separated for five days at night, I miss you very much.”
Ye Yao frowned slightly, but did not soften his heart because of Lu Xun’s show of weakness.
It was an obvious loophole, one he hadn’t noticed before.
If according to what Lu Xun said, there would be two days out of seven days a week sleeping in the same bed, then it didn’t make sense for him to keep a normal distance.
And during daytime on weekends, Lu Xun basically would spend the whole day with him. It would be great if there was a way to reduce the time Lu Xun spent with him during the day on weekends, so that he could stay busy and have enough energy to sleep at night.
Ye Yao was thinking about the plan in his mind, and at the same time pretended to be angry and refused Lu Xun’s request: “With what you did tonight, you still want to sleep with me? Go back to your own bed.”
Lu Xun, who smacked Ye Yao’s butt previously, was defeated and fell back to his bed.
With just a short while of thinking, Ye Yao already had an idea in his heart. This idea was not a new one. In fact, this idea appeared from time to time after he went to college. He turned on his mobile phone and looked for part-time jobs in the same city.
Ye Yao’s idea was very simple, he only needed to find a suitable weekend part-time job. He could keep busy during the day, and he could continue to use this as an excuse to reject Lu Xun at night.
There were quite a lot of part-time jobs to choose from, such as handing out flyers, fried chicken restaurant weekend order taker, and serving as a weekend waiter in a milk tea shop, all of which were very popular part-time jobs for college students.
When Ye Yao was in high school, his mother was sick and his family was under great financial pressure. He would also use his spare time to work part-time jobs to help subsidize the family and had learnt all type of various odd jobs.
Later, he became familiar with Lu Xun, and Lu Xun began to reform his evil ways and worked hard, and he also began to give Lu Xun supplementary lessons. Because of this behavior, even if he didn’t intend to ask for it, Lu Xun later forcibly put the money into their bank card, which he said to be tutoring fees.
Ye Yao, who successfully turned the school bully into an excellent student, felt that he might have a talent for teaching and could try tutoring.
Ye Yao searched in all kinds of information networks, and really found a suitable one.
There was a job posting asking for a high school tutor. The hourly salary given by the family was quite high, and the address was also a decent location, so the number of applicants could be said to be very high.
Ye Yao clicked the [I want to apply for] icon, and sent his basic information and work experience. With the title of provincial top student and the experience of successfully teaching a college student, he successfully broke through the siege and got this tutorial work.
Ye Yao got the contact information of the other side, plus the other side’s WeChat to talk directly.
The other party’s Wechat avatar was a middle-aged lady with a round face who looked bejeweled but very kind. The surname was Wang. Ye Yao greeted the other side, and Ms. Wang’s anxious message jumped out.
[My child is going to be in the third year of high school this year, is it too late to make up for it now?]
Ye Yao used the universal reply: [You can rest assured, as long as he is willing to learn, he will definitely improve.]
Ye Yao was also a little puzzled. Based on Ms. Wang’s avatar, he judged that this family should not be short of money. He thought she would find a gold medal teacher with strong qualifications through various contacts?
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Ms. Wang’s message came again: [Teacher Ye, my child is a little rebellious, and the previous tutors were all mad at him. Are you in good health?]
Ms. Wang: […will you have a few tricks?]
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The time was tomorrow, and the address was in the expensive central business district, some distance from Ye Yao’s school.
Ye Yao estimated the time to get up tomorrow, and Lu Xun, who was on the bed next to him, leaned over and asked him, “Why don’t we go to the movies together tomorrow?”
Ye Yao glanced at Lu Xun and shook his head: “I may not be free on weekends in the future. I should have very little time to play with you, otherwise why don’t you find someone else to watch with you?”
Lu Xun’s expression darkened slightly, he quickly pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled, making himself look gentler.
“Why won’t you have free weekends in the future? Do you want to work hard to devote yourself to the construction of the motherland?” Lu Xun said, “Take me with you, we are also the pillars of the motherland.”
“I’m going to work on weekends in the future.” Ye Yao said lightly, “When I was a freshman, I was ignorant. I felt that after my family got well, I could relax and focus all my energy on my studies. Now that I think about it, it’s inappropriate. You have to make more money when you have free time. If you have savings in the future, you wouldn’t need to panic when you encounter emergencies, and you wouldn’t need to be too embarrassed when the things you want to buy are more expensive.”
Lu Xun frowned, he wanted to say something, but he was afraid that he would not be able to speak properly and end up hurting Ye Yao’s self-esteem. In the end, he choked out a sentence: “You can borrow it from me in case of emergencies. Isn’t that the meaning of friends? Rely on relatives at home, and friends when you go out.”
Ye Yao shook his head: “I still have to pay back the money I borrowed from you in case of an emergency. It’s better to start now than to wait until you have a debt and then make plans.”
Lu Xun watched Ye Yao set the alarm clock for the next morning, and then used his mobile phone to check which subway line he should take tomorrow. His blood and energy couldn’t stop surging in his heart.
Ye Yao always talked to him about money. He used to think that Ye Yao didn’t want to use the hard-earned money of his parents, but even though Ye Yao later found that the money Lu Xun had was not his family’s money but Lu Xun’s own personal assets that he had got from investing in stocks, Ye Yao still had no interest in spending his money.
This was a happy thing for the vast majority of wealthy families. How many people cry that their friends are just interested in their money, and they don’t really want to be friends with them. If there was a person who spent time with them as pure friends and did not spend their money, that was really a happy event.
But Lu Xun didn’t think so.
Hadn’t Lu Xun learnt various money-making skills and management skills so that Ye Yao would not have to be troubled about money?
And Ye Yao didn’t even want to spend his money, wasn’t he treating him as an outsider?
During the winter vacation, Ye Yao would still fantasize with him that he could use his card to buy planes and yachts, but now he had returned to this state and had become a distinct outsider.
Ye Yao didn’t have time to spend with him on ordinary days and now even on weekends he had no time because he wanted to make money.
Lu Xun’s spirit was tense during this week’s class, but today he had relaxed a little, and now he had tensed again.
Ye Yao was still inquiring about the route. He recorded the inquired route in the memo with a serious look.
Lu Xun couldn’t control his temper, so he covered Ye Yao’s phone screen and got Ye Yao to focus on him again.
“You don’t have to pay it back, you can spend my money.” Lu Xun’s face was so gloomy that he dripped with water, “The card that was tied to my online banking payment will be tied with you now.”
Lu Xun’s appearance now looked terrible, but Ye Yao was not afraid of him. Anyway, the two of them were male, and it was no big deal to fight.
“No.” Ye Yao said, “The matter about money should be recorded clearly, otherwise it could become a property dispute. I have seen many cases of property disputes, you don’t need to say any more.”
Lu Xun didn’t let go of the hand holding Ye Yao’s phone screen, Ye Yao simply turned off the phone, and saw his slightly indifferent face from the remaining half of the dark phone screen.
Ye Yao slightly adjusted his expression and slowed down his voice: “Lu Xun, you know that I can’t accept your money for nothing, if I did, what kind of person would I be? Friendship mixed with money is not pure enough, you know?”
Lu Xun wanted to say that he didn’t think it was impure, he liked it very much, but Ye Yao’s attitude was tough, and the atmosphere might drop to freezing point if he continued to argue.
Lu Xun took a few deep breaths: “Where do you work, I’ll take you to and from work.”
Ye Yao wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he felt that the first time was unnecessary, knowing Lu Xun, if he didn’t tell him, he would follow him secretly, so he simply told Lu Xun the address of his student.
“Go to sleep.” Ye Yao put down the phone, “I have to get up at seven o’clock tomorrow, I can’t stay up late, good night.”
*****
The next day, Ye Yao arrived at the tutoring location smoothly.
After he vowed to press the emergency call button to call Lu Xun as soon as something went wrong, Lu Xun was finally driven away by him.
Ye Yao rang the doorbell, and when the door opened, he saw Ms. Wang who looked the same as her WeChat avatar.
“Mr. Ye, you’re here!” Ms. Wang led him in with a smile. “Oh, I checked the news yesterday and saw your report and photos. The top students these days are getting more and more handsome.”
Ye Yao: “…Thank you.”
Ye Yao looked at the well-decorated home, but didn’t see anyone else, and asked, “Where is the student who needs extra lessons?”
Ms. Wang brought tea to Ye Yao, with a sad look on her round face. She sighed and motioned Ye Yao to come with her, so Ye Yao followed her to a closed door.
The sound of rhythmic music was faintly coming from inside the room door, and Ms. Wang knocked on the door: “Xue Xue, the new teacher is here, are you coming out to meet the teacher?”
The music in the room stopped, and then a grumpy voice sounded: “I thought I said I didn’t want a tutor! I decided to mix with street life. What’s wrong with that? Life is free, you don’t know how cool it is!”
Ye Yao: “…”
Sure enough, this kid was very rebellious, but a different type from Lu Xun. At least Lu Xun didn’t think that when he grew up, his career would be on the streets.
Pity the hearts of parents in the world, Ye Yao looked at the sadness on Ms. Wang’s face, and wanted to drag out the person inside and beat him.
“Can you just open the door and let me go in and communicate with him?” Ye Yao asked.
“Oh, yes, but…” Ms. Wang hesitated, “My child is rather grumpy and likes to do things…”
“It’s okay,” Ye Yao said warmly, “My hands-on ability is not weak.”
Ms. Wang was amused for a moment, she hesitantly inserted the key into the keyhole, and finally sighed and opened the locked door: “Oh, if you are going to be bullied by him, come out quickly, how much compensation and medical expenses do you want? Whatever you say, our family will compensate you within our ability.”
Ye Yao didn’t say anything, he smiled slightly, knocked on the open door to give a hint to the person inside, then stepped into the room and closed the door with his backhand.
When he taught disobedient children, it was better not to let the parents see.
The bedroom was very big, and the clothes in it were piled up in a mess. The sophomore kid in punk clothes full of holes was sitting on the computer chair with his back to him, his feet on the computer desk in front, and his hands were crossed on the back of his head, a complete stream of scumbag.
This was his student to tutor this time, Wang Xue.
Wang Xue sneered and gave a warning to the person who stepped into his territory: “Before I start, I will give you three seconds to get out. College students tutor? I will beat you to the ground with one hand.”
Ye Yao pretended not to hear: “I asked your parents about the situation. Your foundation is relatively weak. Let’s start with the content of the first year of High School, and we also need to review the content of Junior High School occasionally. Can you accept this plan?”
Ye Yao’s voice was too calm, Wang Xue was completely aroused by anger, and turned his head suddenly: “Didn’t you hear me? Are you, deaf–”
The angry voice stopped abruptly.
This room was big enough and messy enough. The owner of the room didn’t like letting others come in to clean it up, and he didn’t clean it up at all as well, everything was thrown all over the place. The whole room looked messier than a dog kennel.
A slender figure wearing a white sweater stood in this messy room, like a lotus that had emerged from the mud and was not stained.
Wang Xue opened his mouth involuntarily, and watched the man walk in front of him with a dull expression.
“Hello, I’m your new tutor.” Ye Yao said.
In front of such a person, one should wear a tuxedo.
Wang Xue, who was sitting in an indecent posture, put down his legs from the computer desk stiffly, and subconsciously his sitting posture became that of a good student.
His brain hadn’t recovered from the shock of the beauty brought by his eyes, and after a few more seconds, he cracked his mouth and gave a wicked smile.
“What kind of tutor?” Wang Xue’s eyes were ambiguous. “Be my boyfriend, and I will give you money to spend on whatever you want.”
Ye Yao: “You?”
Wang Xue whistled: “Don’t look at this Younger Brother as a child, this Younger Brother has abdominal muscles.”
Wang Xue was actually good-looking, but facing the man, Ye Yao’s heart was still like water, and he was not touched at all.
“I heard that you want to hang out on the street in the future?” Ye Yao asked.
“It’s on the roads!” Wang Xue corrected with a red face, and then he talked about the topic just now, “If you don’t object, I will take it as your agreement, and you will be my boyfriend in the future.”
Ye Yao smiled slightly, as touching as the melting of ice and snow. With such a beautiful face, he said rudely: “You look weak, forget it.”
Words like this were the most unheard words for brothers who wanted to mix on the road!
Wang Xue stood up immediately, and said in a vicious voice: “Heh, I advise you not to play with fire to anger me, otherwise I will let you have a taste of this one hand, and you will not be able to beat me.”
Ye Yao stood away, with a nonchalant expression: “Really? I can’t see it, you can’t beat me.”
Could this kind of thing be said casually, then he definitely needed to show off his glory and show some color to this beautiful tutor!
Wang Xue rushed up aggressively.
*****
Ten minutes later, Wang Xue was lying on the bed and covered his head with a quilt, crying silently.
His heart hurt very much.
He couldn’t even beat such a beautiful tutor! How could he mess around with his street brothers if this news got out?
“You have lost all face on the streets, and you can’t get along with your street brothers anymore.” Ye Yao said, “The only way out is to study, do you want to study?”
Wang Xue sat up from the bed with tears in his eyes: “Why do you fight so well?”
“Learning gives me strength in my heart, and when I have strength in my heart, my fights are naturally powerful.” Ye Yao said this nonsense.
This reason might sound like nonsense, but it was completely enough to deceive Wang. He wiped away his tears and sat down at the desk with Ye Yao.
“What if you still encounter someone you can’t beat after you learn?” Wang Xue asked.
Ye Yao calmly promoted his profession: “Then learn to use the weapon of law to protect yourself, hehe.”
*****
After finishing today’s tutoring, Ye Yao walked out of the room and was held by the tearful Ms. Wang.
After a warm conversation and giving his tutorial fee, Ms. Wang said: “Teacher Ye, your school is so far away, it’s so troublesome to go back and forth on weekends. I’ll save you a house nearby, you can live there when you need it, so as not to run back and forth.”
It was too expensive, of course Ye Yao refused, and then he saw Ms. Wang pulled out a bunch of keys and gave him one from the bunch.
“You don’t need to spend money to pay, it’s all our own. It’s too troublesome to rent it to someone else, and I don’t need a lot of money, so I left it empty. No one has lived in it after the renovation, so don’t be cautious! I’ll send you a WeChat address when the time comes. Come on, take it.”
Ye Yao: “…”
The key was forcibly shoved into Ye Yao’s hand, and if Ye Yao wanted to return it at this time, he could no longer be Madam Wang’s opponent.
Ye Yao went downstairs in a trance and saw the back of a man waiting for him in the dark night.
It was Lu Xun.
Ye Yao didn’t know when Lu Xun had arrived, and how long he had waited, but he waited silently without the slightest impatience.
Ye Yao’s nose was a little sour, he took a few breaths, and clenched the hard key that was stuffed into his hand not long ago.
If he lived nearby, Lu Xun wouldn’t have to pick him up, and they wouldn’t have to meet again.
This key would allow him to stop seeing Lu Xun on two days out of seven days a week.
If he was going to live outside, Lu Xun would only be seeing him during class time, the distance was just right.
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Zaki~ my heart is pounding.. Lu Xun ahhhh WAKE UP ALREADY!!!!!
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Thank you for the chapter 💕
Oh no. Lu Xun is about to be so so SO grumpy. I can’t wait 🙂
Thank you for the chapter!
ohoho…
That was very fast, kiddo! LX should learn from you 🤣🤣
Thank You for the new chapter (๑˙❥˙๑)
Haha taken down by a beautiful smart boy!
If Lu Xun finds out Ye Yao is sad at the thought of living apart from him, his devotion and happiness would go through the roof! I know Lu Xun is deluded about thinking he’s not gay, but Ye Yao thinks it too! If he accepted Lu Xun’s affection they would probably get the rest figured out.
Look he is getting away from you. Lu xun, it might be too late once you realize
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I like how everyone is all “Lu Xun, Lu Xun, Lu Xun” but why cant Ye Yao communicate as well?
thanks for the chapter <3
Thank you for the chapter
Lu Xun, at this rate your wife is going to unreachable before you even recognize him you want him to be your wife!
So hurry up!
Although frustrating, i love the trope so i gave it a try even though i don’t usually try stories that’s still updating, i tried this and i don’t regret it, despite Lu Xun being a bit frustrating 😭❤ definitely subscribing for this! Thankyou for the chapter!
Thanks for the update!!! I love how increasingly unhingedly touch-starved for his baby LX is becoming. 🤣🙏💯
LU XUN, WAKE UP AND REALIZE YOUR FEELINGS! YOUR WIFE IS ON THE VERGE OF NOT BEING YOUR WIFE ANYMORE!!
Thanks for the chapter ❤️
This feels especially uncomfortable to read, because I know that it’s painful when friends suddenly distance themselves from you and you don’t know why even if you don’t like them like that and also, I think he would’ve started questioning earlier if he would’ve just told him something like at least straight friends don’t do this or does ur behavior mean u like me or whatever What do I know like he’s not telling him anything and only using excuses so the only way this could end if they don’t finally talk is bad
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