Edited by Elanor
The senior year of high school had officially started and everyone had been thrown into a fast-paced academic life.
Ye Yao studied at his usual pace and did not feel that senior year life was very stressful. He was more concerned about Lu Xun’s results than his own whenever he had an exam in class.
Lu Xun was very hardworking and his academic performance was steadily improving. The aura of laziness about studying that was present when they first met had long since disappeared.
Sometimes when Ye Yao saw that Lu Xun was working too hard and asked him if he wanted to take a break for a while, Lu Xun would shake his head and refuse.
“That won’t do. Why rest too much while you’re alive, when you’re bound to sleep forever after your death anyway.” Lu Xun’s expression was deep, “After all, we have to go to the same university. I can’t waste my rest time… Do you understand?”
“I get it, I know what you’re trying to say.” Ye Yao had a certain understanding of Lu Xun’s flirtatious nature. He took the lead and raised his own glass of water, clinked it against Lu Xun’s glass, and said with a smile, “To our friendship. Cheers.”
Lu Xun: “…”
Lu Xun’s expression was a little strange as he took a deep look at Ye Yao and followed him to drain all the water in the glass.
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Their school life continued. After classes that day, Ye Yao was called by his teacher to help out in the office, while Lu Xun stayed in the classroom waiting for him.
The deputy class monitor was also in the office helping to organize things out. They worked very quickly and the things that were originally expected to take half an hour, were finished in less than twenty minutes, so they both went back to the classroom from the office.
The deputy class monitor has a good relationship with Ye Yao and while walking, he chatted with Ye Yao, “You and Lu Xun really don’t have any plans to fall in love? It would be a pity not to have a relationship in high school. It’s really a different feeling when you go to university than in high school.”
The deputy class monitor winked at Ye Yao, “Not to mention the girls in our class, I know there are several girls in other classes who like you and Lu Xun. They are very good-looking. Do you really not want to develop further with them?”
“It’s too irresponsible to develop a relationship without even planning to fall in love.” Ye Yao shook his head, “I am not thinking about that for now, as for Lu Xun ……”
Lu Xun probably didn’t have either. After all, he lived with him every day and wished he could even eat and poop with him. It didn’t look like he was going to fall in love either, and Lu Xun had never mentioned any girl to him.
Ye Yao and the deputy class monitor were almost at the door of their classroom. The corridor was very quiet after 20 minutes or so after school, as were the individual classrooms, and they could clearly hear the voices coming from their own class.
It was not an ordinary chat, it was a girl, confessing her love to Lu Xun.
Ye Yao and the deputy class monitor looked at each other and uncharacteristically stopped in their tracks in unison, not disturbing the people inside.
Lu Xun refused without mercy. The girl who confessed seemed to have mustered up all her courage to come over and after being rejected, her voice was slightly choked and trembling.
“Can I know what’s wrong with me?” The girl asked.
“It’s not that there’s something wrong with you.” Lu Xun didn’t treat girls’ confessions as badly as he treated boys’ confessions. Ye Yao heard Lu Xun say, “I’m trying to figure out how to pursue my partner, and there’s no way I’ll accept anyone else. Do you need anything else? I’m going to read a book if there’s nothing else.”
Lu Xun’s tone was straightforward as ever, but what he said was unexpected.
Ye Yao’s eyes widened slightly in surprise and felt shocked.
Did Lu Xun have someone he liked?
…Lu Xun spent all his day with him except for a few hours of sleeping, but he still found time to chase his sweetheart. Was Lu Xun a master of time management?
Ye Yao was so shocked that he unconsciously turned his head sideways and glanced into the classroom.
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Lu Xun sneered coldly and crossed his arms, “He’s got one, he and his partner are very affectionate and loving and are together every day.”
Lu Xun looked like he wanted to say something more, when he met half of Ye Yao’s eyes at the doorway.
Ye Yao: “…”
Lu Xun: “…?!”
Lu Xun was suddenly seen by the person whom he least wanted to see doing something bad. Lu Xun suddenly choked on his breath, and he buried his head and coughed violently.
Hearing that the two guys she liked had both their sweethearts, the girl ran out of the classroom in despair. She paused when passing Ye Yao, then pulled out a 100-meter speed and sprinted away.
Lu Xun’s ears and neck turned red from coughing. He looked up at Ye Yao and felt tense all over.
The atmosphere was a bit strange, but fortunately there was someone who couldn’t read the atmosphere.
Seeing that there were no outsiders, the gossip-loving deputy class monitor immediately scurried over and started to make a scene, “Okay, it turns out that you two have a partner! Brother Lu is still pursuing her? Who is it? Which Immortal fairy has won the heart of Brother Lu?! Brother Lu, do you need help? I’m known as the Jianghu’s Bai Xiaosheng, and there’s nothing I can’t find out. How about I help you ask her what she likes?”
“You can shut up about it.” Lu Xun said through gritted teeth, his eyes still drifting in Ye Yao’s direction.
He hadn’t expected Ye Yao to come back now. After all, he had said he would be in the office for half an hour at the least, so he dared to say it directly.
Ye Yao heard it, what would Ye Yao’s reaction be?
A corner of the wrapped up secret was poked and the contents inside flowed out into the eyes of the target.
Lu Xun’s drifting eyes were caught by Ye Yao, who gave Lu Xun a look of relief, turned to the deputy class monitor and said, “Lao Yang, didn’t you say that your family has cooked a big meal for you to go back to, and you are still chattering here? ”
“That’s right. I’m leaving now. I’ll talk to you guys next time!” The deputy class monitor hurriedly picked up his school bag and left, leaving Lu Xun and Ye Yao alone in the classroom.
It was obviously a normal behavior, but under Lu Xun’s 800-meter filter, everything seemed to be bubbling with pink bubbles.
Ye Yao helped him out, and Ye Yao wouldn’t let others gossip about him.
Ye Yao was so good to him!
Lu Xun couldn’t help but grin. He really wanted to hold Ye Yao’s hand and express his feelings to the other, but it was a pity that the time was not right yet.
He helped Ye Yao pick up his schoolbag and happily carried it on his back, “I’ve packed everything for you. Let’s go, what do you want to eat tonight?”
Unexpectedly, Ye Yao shook his head and said with a serious look on his face, “Go ahead, you go first, I’ll wait here for my partner to pick me up.”
The pink bubble burst instantly, and Lu Xun felt as if a basin of ice water had been poured down on his head, and every pore on his skin was soaked in a cold breath.
Lu Xun wasn’t sure if he could keep the expression on his face well enough and not scare Ye Yao, so he reluctantly raised the corners of his mouth: “…You’re in love?”
Ye Yao crossed his hands on his chest and nodded seriously, “Yes, after all, my partner and I spend everyday together and we are very much in love and very affectionate.”
Lu Xun was released from the icy water in an instant. He breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a moment, and walked out of the classroom alone. Then he returned, knocked on the classroom door, held the door with one hand, and carried out a very handsome pose.
Lu Xun lowered his voice, “Baobei, I’ve come to pick you up after school. Have you been waiting a long time?”
“Where did you learn that bubbly sound? Okay, let’s go.” Ye Yao couldn’t hold back his laughter and followed Lu Xun out of the classroom.
They walked down the stairs one after the other, with Ye Yao walking in front and Lu Xun could see the well behaved hair on top of Ye Yao’s head as he looked down.
Loving someone, whether it was their hair or their hair curls, was the cutest thing that existed.
Lu Xun remembered again what Ye Yao had said, about waiting for his partner to go home together.
Ye Yao was just joking with him, but at that moment, he still couldn’t help feeling suffocated beyond restraint.
He wanted to touch Ye Yao’s hair, touch Ye Yao’s eyelashes, and touch Ye Yao’s lips. He didn’t want anyone other than him to touch any part of Ye Yao.
He wanted to confess his love to Ye Yao as soon as possible.
There was no telling when the right moment would come, so he might as well take the initiative to create the opportunity.
When they reached the ground floor, Ye Yao stopped for a moment and looked back at Lu Xun who was still a few steps back on the stairs.
He smiled at him and scratched his face awkwardly.
“It’s not good to gossip, but I still want to gossip.” Ye Yao said, “Who do you like? Do you need my help?”
Lu Xun looked deep into Ye Yao’s eyes as he took the last few steps down to the ground floor. Ye Yao reached out for his bag, but Lu Xun dodged out of the way, and put his arm around Ye Yao’s shoulders as usual, to prevent Ye Yao from having any more Kung Fu thoughts about getting his schoolbag.
“I haven’t been able to confess to him yet.” Lu Xun said.
They strolled through the campus. Lu Xun beside Ye Yao was no longer the cool guy, and his oppressive eyebrows had softened. Without waiting for Ye Yao’s reply, Lu Xun continued, “He loves to study very much. I thought that he might be worried about falling in love in the senior year of high school, so I will not disturb his studies, and I will learn and make progress with him. If there is any other trouble, I will help him get rid of it. Do you think that such a relationship will be rejected by good students?”
This was the first time Ye Yao heard Lu Xun say such words, so he was a little surprised for a moment. After he recovered, he couldn’t help but look at Lu Xun sideways.
He didn’t expect Lu Xun, a straight man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would have such a soft heart and not have the same angry straight man attitude he usually had when facing his admirers. Was this the power of love?
Ye Yao met Lu Xun’s gaze. Lu Xun scratched the bridge of his nose to cover up his nervousness, “What are you looking at? Say something.”
“I don’t know what other people think,” Ye Yao replied matter-of-factly, “But I personally feel pretty good about it. it’s okay to fall in love without delaying my studies, and it’s also good for me to have one more memory.”
Lu Xun’s face quickly turned so sunny and if it weren’t for the lack of wings, Ye Yao would not have doubted that Lu Xun could fly up into the sky and stand side by side with the sun.
Even though Lu Xun didn’t say a word, his deep affection for his crush was still revealed.
Ye Yao couldn’t resist and curiously asked again, “Who do you like? Can you tell me?”
“Why are you so polite when you talk to me? Brother Ye wants to ask and he thinks I can’t tell him about it?” Lu Xun lowered his voice in Ye Yao’s ear and promised mysteriously, “But I need to keep it a secret for the time being. Don’t worry, when that time comes, you will be the first one to know when I confess my love. You will definitely be the first one to know who my crush is, and you will also be the first one to know whether my confession was successful or not.”
Ye Yao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, not bothering to remind Lu Xun that there was a logical flaw in that sentence. The first person to know who Lu Xun liked should be the girl who received Lu Xun’s confession, not him.
“Okay, it’s a deal.” Ye Yao asked again, “So when do you plan to confess?”
Lu Xun was unable to give a definite answer for a while as they walked out of the school gate. Passing by the small shop next to the school, Lu Xun suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Ye Yao followed Lu Xun’s line of sight to the glass door of the small shop, and saw a piece of paper taped on it.
[Our store’s popular model is back – the enlightened hand-knitted bracelet material for couples is available. Hand-weave your love into the bracelet and make him fall in love with you!]
Ye Yao was an atheist, so when he saw this kind of advertisement, the words “false propaganda” immediately popped up in his mind.
How could this be true, who would believe it?
Lu Xun put his arm around Ye Yao’s shoulders and with a firm grip, turned Ye Yao’s direction, striding into the small shop.
Ye Yao: “…”
Ye Yao, who had the decency to say nothing, followed Lu Xun to the selection.
The tall, handsome and unruly young man stood in front of the hand-woven materials that were so out-of-place with him, his eyes full of concentration. He didn’t seem to think that there was anything wrong for him as a boy making a knitted bracelet for his sweetheart, nor did he think it would damage his manly image.
When the shopping was done, Ye Yao and Lu Xun were walking home again.
“You were asking me when I was going to confess, and I’ve thought about it.” Lu Xun said, “I’ll confess to him when I finish weaving the bracelet.”
Ye Yao frowned, feeling that something was not right.
If possible, he hoped that Lu Xun would not suffer any failure, even if it was just a small confession failure. Now that he had never seen Lu Xun have much contact with any girl at all, a direct confession was obviously too abrupt and lacked any foreshadowing. Although Lu Xun was very nice, because of unfamiliarity with him, the girl might reject him.
Ye Yao frowned and made a suggestion, “Why don’t you get in touch with her in advance to test it out, otherwise it will be more awkward and embarrassing if you are rejected.”
To Ye Yao’s surprise, Lu Xun was in a good mood and laughed.
“What’s the point? If he wants to refuse, he can refuse.” Lu Xun said.
Ye Yao was stunned, turned to look at Lu Xun, and met Lu Xun’s gaze.
Lu Xun’s pupils were very dark, perhaps because he was talking about his sweetheart and when he looked directly at Ye Yao, he momentarily saw a kind of enthusiasm that Ye Yao couldn’t understand.
Before Ye Yao could look any further, Lu Xun blinked and returned to his normal self.
Friend Lu Xun hugged Ye Yao’s shoulders ceremoniously and whispered, “He has the right to reject me countless times, and I don’t expect to succeed in one go. If he doesn’t accept it this time, I will prepare for the next confession.”
Ye Yao really didn’t expect that Lu Xun would think like this and after being shocked for a moment, he gave Lu Xun a thumbs up.
“Okay, I will support you no matter what.” Ye Yao said.
They were so close that Lu Xun could smell the scent of lemon laundry detergent on Ye Yao’s clothes.
Fresh, nice-smelling clothes, and the teenager who was fresher and cleaner than the clothes.
Lu Xun pressed his tongue against the back of his teeth, once again feeling the desire from the depths of his heart with unmistakable clarity.
He didn’t want to remain best friends with Ye Yao, he wanted… more.
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I’m so confused. Is this an alternate reality?
Yep, I believe the author said so somewhere in between the extras and I’m so loving this version of Lu Xun 😊
Ok. Thank you.
We love a head-over-heels version of high school lu xun XD
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