Edited by Elanor
After two more games, it was already late at night. Ye Yao drove Lu Xun, who looked like he was in a trance, back to bed, and made plans to visit and check out several well-known top universities in the city the next day.
“Don’t be too stressed, be happy. There are no obstacles that you can’t overcome.” Ye Yao wrapped his arm around Lu Xun’s shoulder and comforted him sincerely, “Besides, I’m still here. We are best friends after all. At least, I won’t let you starve to death while I’m here.”
“…Best friend?” Lu Xun, lost in thought and seemed to be in a daze, suddenly repeated the phrase.
Ye Yao didn’t think there was anything wrong with his words at all, he locked eyes with Lu Xun inexplicably, and saw Lu Xun quickly looking away.
They had already reached the door of the room, next to it was Lu Xun’s room. Ye Yao let go of his hand, “Good night, go to sleep, see you tomorrow.”
Lu Xun entered his room with a normal expression and closed the door behind him, then immediately turned around and kicked the wall of the room.
What was wrong with him in the past? Why did he brainwash Ye Yao so much, saying that they were best friends?
Who wants to be best friends?
It was a pity that time couldn’t be turned back, otherwise Lu Xun could go back and beat himself up.
Lu Xun paced around his spacious room twice before making a decision.
He knew very little about Ye Yao’s views on love and relationships. He didn’t know what type of a person Ye Yao liked, let alone Ye Yao’s acceptance of being together with someone of the same sex. Because he was homophobic, Ye Yao didn’t bring up things he hated in front of him.
Tomorrow he would go out with Ye Yao and he would have to test the waters.
Lu Xun remembered something and rummaged through the cabinets. In a corner drawer that he would not usually open, he found a Buddha statue that a family member had obtained and was said to be very spiritual.
Lu Xun made a wish to the Buddha statue with a pious expression.
I hope Ye Yao can accept men and not be so resistant to men like he used to be.
If this Buddha statue didn’t work, don’t blame him for being callous and throwing it away and get a new one.
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The next morning, Ye Yao got up as usual, ate breakfast, got ready, and went out with Lu Xun to a local university.
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As they pedalled past the third canteen, Ye Yao exclaimed, “There are even more than one canteen.”
“…Yeah.” Lu Xun answered, “When you go to university, the pressure of studying will not be so heavy, and you can relax a lot.”
Lu Xun tentatively changed the topic in a different direction, “When the time comes, you can fall in love. What type of person do you like?”
Ye Yao did not answer immediately. Lu Xun, who was slightly nervous, turned his head to see the scorching summer sun shining on Ye Yao’s body. Ye Yao, who was already very white, was now even more glowing.
Ye Yao shook his head: “I have never considered this kind of problem.”
“Then you want to consider it now?” Lu Xun persisted.
“Why are you asking this?” Ye Yao wondered. His mind was spinning and he couldn’t help but think of some sort of a possibility. “Could it be that you want to get closer to me and know more about me and introduce your sisters to me?”
Lu Xun: “…”
Bullshit, he would recommend someone to Ye Yao? Hah! Anyone who comes near Ye Yao, get the hell out.
“Introducing sisters is out of the question, let’s introduce brothers.” Lu Xun cleared his throat, “For example, the first male guest, Lu Xun, is good at laundry and cooking, he can go up the hall and down to the kitchen, and he will never make you lose face when he goes out with you.”
Lu Xun rode his bike from Ye Yao’s left side to his right side, “The second male guest, Lu Xun, is good at making money to support the family and can buy you everything you want. If you ask for the moon, he will never give you the stars.”
Lu Xun then rode his bike to Ye Yao’s left again, “There is also the comprehensive all-round model Lu Xun, who can do everything and can be adjusted and customized according to your preferences. What do you think, which one do you like better?”
“…” The corner of Ye Yao’s mouth twitched, “You can’t go a day without saying something flirty, can you?”
Lu Xun refused to give up, and Ye Yao, who understood Lu Xun’s flirtatious style very well, said ruthlessly, “I want them all, one to massage my shoulders, one to pound my legs, and one responsible for feeding me. Whoever is not satisfactory will be dismissed, so be careful.”
How could such a good thing happen, to split into three parts and be with Ye Yao? Wouldn’t that mean that he could be with Ye Yao every second of the day, everyday without having to be separated for work or study?
This imagery was a bit beautiful, and it seemed that Ye Yao was not averse to such jokes, Lu Xun’s mood gradually began to take off.
But this was not enough. He had to find something else to use as an excuse to test whether Ye Yao could accept homosexuality.
It was not that easy to find a question to use as a pretext, nor was it likely that when he thought about it. Maybe there would be two gay men holding hands on the side of the road so that he could test out Ye Yao.
After wandering a little further, Lu Xun keenly spotted an opportunity – two dogs walking side by side on the side of the road.
Who knew what the relationship between these two dogs was, male or female, but at this moment, these were two male dogs which had broken the gender restrictions and were together!
Lu Xun said in a hushed voice, “How come there are two male dogs here strolling around campus with their tails held, but they are kinda cute.”
Ye Yao took one look at it and nodded in agreement: “It’s quite cute. They’re so chubby.”
“Looking at these two dogs now, it doesn’t seem like a big deal to be gay.” Lu Xun used the dogs to make up lines, “Speaking of which, I don’t even know what you think about people who like the same gender. At the same time, you never stopped me nor corrected me when I was so homophobic before.”
Ye Yao glanced at Lu Xun, “…To be honest, I don’t have any opinion, they are just like normal people.”
But friends seek common ground. Lu Xun did not like homosexuality, and even has a physical aversion to it. There was no need for him to say in front of Lu Xun that this was wrong and ask Lu Xun to change.
Lu Xun immediately said, “Yes, I want to learn from you. Only by being open-minded can we achieve a better future. You can’t be too rigid about the gender of your partner, just in case you meet someone you like, don’t you think?”
Listening to these words, a moment of confusion flashed through Ye Yao’s mind.
Lu Xun’s views had changed so quickly? To reconcile with something you hated in the past so quickly was something that most people could not do.
…Did Lu Xun’s mentality change due to too much pressure from studies and life, similar to a person who could look away from everything before he wanted to commit suicide?
“That’s the truth. Who can explain something like fate clearly.” Ye Yao considered his words and said slowly, “Some people even fall in love with their pets and regard dogs or cats as their lovers. Since even cross-species is fine, then cross-gender is no issue, right? Think outside the box on everything, not just objects, many things may not turn out as originally intended ……”
Lu Xun couldn’t quite hear of what Ye Yao was saying afterwards. All he could think about was – even dogs are allowed!
Great, Ye Yao doesn’t limit the gender of his partner, as long as they are compatible, even if they are a dog!
Fortunately, he was still a human being. If he were a dog, it would be too difficult to chase Ye Yao.
Lu Xun’s mood was completely lifted, and even wanted to show some fancy moves on the bicycle to Ye Yao. However, considering that he had no professional training, and in order to avoid embarrassing himself in front of Ye Yao, Lu Xun held back and planned to find another opportunity.
Leaving this section of the living area, Ye Yao and Lu Xun entered a more picturesque area.
This university had a lotus pond, and it was the flowering season now, the pond was filled with beautiful pink and white lotus flowers and turquoise leaves. The scenery was very beautiful.
With a twinkle in his eyes, Lu Xun said to Ye Yao, “We can’t come here for nothing, why don’t we take a picture as a remembrance?”
Ye Yao happily agreed, and the two of them pulled over and looked for a suitable location to take pictures.
The summer wind rustled the trees and the lotus leaves. Lu Xun pulled Ye Yao to stand under the shade of the trees by the pond, watching the sunlight, shining through the gaps in the leaves, on Ye Yao’s face.
The whole air was filled with the sweetness suitable for love. Lu Xun looked at Ye Yao and felt his throat was a little parched.
Romance movies were usually shot in beautiful locations, with ambiguous atmospheres and romantic landscapes. Could it also make Ye Yao have some inexplicable feelings for him?
Lu Xun didn’t like to watch slow-paced romance movies, but he gathered his 18 years of vague impressions of it and knew that this was the time for the two protagonists to make eye contact, a look of affection and tenderness, that was the key to the ambiguous atmosphere.
Lu Xun turned sideways to look at Ye Yao. Feeling his gaze, Ye Yao, who looked even more beautiful than a protagonist of any romance movie, also looked at him, with a slight smile on his face.
In this ambiguous and overly gay atmosphere, Ye Yao spoke.
“What’s wrong with you? Got sand in your eyes?”
The extremely gay-to-goodness atmosphere shattered in an instant!
Lu Xun: “…”
Oh my god, although Ye Yao didn’t mind the gender of his partner, Ye Yao was really, really such a straight man of steel!
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Author’s comment.
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Thank You for the new chapter ❤⃛ヾ(๑❛ ▿ ◠๑ )
Hahaha, theses guys are so bent yet so straight at the same time! 🤣
Ye yao is so good in his straight man act that lu xun just couldn’t see through it 😂
Hahaha Lu Xun’s whole focus was about being best friends with Ye Yao and now he thinks it’s stupid because it’s too straight 😂
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