My Boyfriend Discovered My Zhihu ResponseCh9 - Date (Part One)

Actually, now that Qi Jia thought about it, if Fu Siyan didn’t shamelessly make an all-out effort to date him, there wouldn’t have been a result in their love.

Even if Fu Siyan had told him ‘how good he is, and he deserves to be loved’ time and time again, Qi Jia would still be at a loss as to why Fu Siyan liked him. But Qi Jia finally got it through his head; no matter what Fu Siyan liked about him, he couldn’t miss such a great person because of his self-doubt. s3G4Qu

Perhaps because of his inexperience, Qi Jia always felt that there was something strange about his relationship. It seemed that he knew that a certain part of the machine was installed in the wrong place. Although it could be used normally, he was always worried that it would malfunction one day. In fact, many years later, Qi Jia will know that it is because he cares so much that he wants to be perfect in every detail of his love.

But because he had no experience in dating, he always felt there was something strange about his love life. Like he was well aware that there was a cog in a machine that was installed incorrectly, despite it functioning as usual, there was always the looming fear that it would fail one day. What Qi Jia didn’t know was that many years later, he would learn that it was because he cared too much that he wanted every detail in his relationship to be perfect.

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But at that time, he didn’t know any better, and even wondered if they were incompatible.

On the night when Qi Jia officially agreed to Fu Siyan’s pursuit, he lay in bed alone for half an hour. Finally, it was Fu Siyan’s call that brought him back to reality. Fu Siyan called him “boyfriend”, and Qi Jia was embarrassed to answer him. She told him to keep her voice down, but in her heart she longed for him to shout a few more times. Q1Ph4D

The night Qi Jia had officially accepted Fu Siyan as his boyfriend, he was laying on his bed and staring into space for half an hour. Then he was pulled back to reality by Fu Siyan’s phone call. When he heard Fu Siyan addressing him as ‘boyfriend’, he was too bashful to return the gesture. On the surface, he told the other person not to yell it out so loudly, while inside, he was looking forward to Fu Siyan calling him by that a few more times.

This big and handsome guy became his boyfriend, just like that.

This romantic relationship was too surreal.

Later, when Fu Siyan came again, it was not just as simple as walking with him and holding his little finger. Qi Jia still remembers going downstairs that day. Fu Siyan leaned against the carport with his pockets in his pockets. When he looked up, the sun was shining on his face. On his hair, Fu Siyan smiled at him, and Qi Jia’s heart began to become confused.

The next time Fu Siyan came to visit for a simple couple date, like strolling on the campus while they held their pinkies. Even to this day, Qi Jia could still remember the scene. Below his dormitory, Fu Siyan leaned against the carports. When he came out of the building, Fu Siyan raised his head and looked in his direction. At this angle, the sunlight perfectly illuminated his hair. And when he beamed, it made Qi Jia’s heart race.

Fu Siyan met Qi Jia in the middle. While there was no one around, he put his arm around Qi Jia’s waist.

Qi Jia stiffened in return. “Wh-what are you doing?”

Fu Siyan returned his own words back, “Dating, the official kind.” Zx0iwT

Qi Jia acknowledged defeat, but out of fear that someone would see them, he quickly left Fu Siyan’s arms.

Fu Siyan asked Qi Jia to arrange the date that day. Qi Jia spent a week in advance looking through Ctrip and Dianping. Finally, he finally worked out a schedule. When Fu Siyan asked him, he was rude. Say: “I don’t know what’s so fun. You might think I’m boring.”

On that day, Fu Siyan let Qi Jia plan their date,

Qi Jia spent a week in advance on Ctrip and Dianping. In the end, he finally finalized an itinerary. When Fu Siyan asked about his plan, he stayed stubborn, “I don’t know what’s fun, so you might find me boring.” r4zOcj

Fu Siyan’s low chuckle came from the other end of the phone. “Not at all, any places Jia Jia like, I’ll like it as well.”

Qi Jia didn’t know how to respond. He was torn between feeling guilty and blushing shyly.

“Don’t be nervous. This isn’t our first date.”

“Why is it not our first date?” 9nWm7e

It was Fu Siyan’s turn to make a fuss. He sighed, “Jia Jia, child, for what reason did I spend so much time indulging in a life of pleasure with you before?”

“Then…Were you not trying to court me?” Qi Jia murmured his interpretation.

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Fu Siyan smiled. “Right, I was fortunate to get together with you. Otherwise, I would have missed out on a chance of a lifetime.”

Fu Siyan’s chuckle traveled to Qi Jia’s ear through the radio waves. In Qi Jia’s hand, he fiddled with a notecard that he filled to the brim with notes while thinking, was this really Fu Siyan’s first relationship? ThZNAR

Fu Siyan actually knows much more about Suzhou than Qi Jia. His grandparents live in Suzhou. The reason why he asked Qi Jia to make plans is actually because he wanted to enter Qi Jia’s world. Qi Jia always kept himself very closed. Death is always polite and distant to people. Even Fu Siyan can only get a glimpse of it. Fu Siyan doesn’t want to force him to open himself up, he just wants to slowly get closer and warm him slowly.

Fu Siyan actually knew the ins and outs of Suzhou more than Qi Jia because his father’s parents live in that area. The reason why he had Qi Jia plan their date was to enter Qi Jia’s world. His boyfriend always locked himself tightly, keeping people at arm’s reach with politeness. Even Fu Siyan could only catch a few glimpses of it. He didn’t want to brute force his way in, instead, he slowly decreased their distance and warmed his way towards him.

Whenever Qi Jia expressed his preference on something, Fu Siyan would add his own praise; whenever Qi Jia got indecisive on what food to order, Fu Siyan would help him. He had never learned how to care for anyone. But the moment he met Qi Jia, he would do anything with Qi Jia in mind reflexively.

Qi Jia took him to a garden. Afraid there might be a dull moment in between, he especially did his research online on many fantastic and supernatural stories and shared them with Fu Siyan as they stroll. The whole time, he was checking Fu Siyan’s expression. Seeing that there were no traces of annoyance on the other person’s face, he felt at ease. It was good enough that he didn’t screw up big time. PSkmhY

Qi Jia told himself. They had just got together, it’s still early in their relationship. 

In the middle of their date, someone called Fu Siyan to discuss some competition. The caller was a girl. When Fu Siyan ended the call, the first thing he did was to report back to Qi Jia, “That’s my upperclassman. She is telling me to submit my transcript tomorrow night.

“Oh.

“I rarely interact with her, we only meet a handful of times as well.” 91jmWc

Qi Jia was baffled by Fu Siyan’s serious look, wondering if he was the problem for not doubting. “I know, why are you explaining it to me?”

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In a corner with not many people, under the shade of lush green garden trees, Fu Siyan came closer, lowered his head slightly, and kissed Qi Jia on the cheek. As soon as they touched him, they separated immediately. The two of them turned their backs and did not speak for several minutes.

In a garden with lush trees, they sat in a shaded corner with very few people. Fu Siyan approached, lowered his head and kissed Qi Jia’s cheek. It was a light and fleeting kiss. When they separated, they turned away from each other for several minutes without saying anything.

Qi Jia sneaked a peek at Fu Siyan and found that the other person’s ears were bright red as well. He was laughing inside. Here I thought he was some sort of old driver. VolUxd

Since they took a historical significance step, there was going to be a second step, slowly.

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That second step happened later than expected, because of Qi Jia’s hesitation, Fu Siyan didn’t dare to act brainlessly.

Every Saturday, their date had been forcefully turned into self-study by Qi Jia. Actually, Qi Jia didn’t want to. If he knew this would happen, he shouldn’t have played a studious persona in front of Fu Siyan. It was too late to take back now. ScWFBt

Then Qi Jia noticed that Fu Siyan’s phone was vibrating nonstop. It felt like messages kept pouring in.

Fu Siyan has been very busy these past two months, spending all his extracurricular time preparing for computer competitions, but he still insists on coming to accompany Qi Jia every Saturday. Qi Jia goes to the library, and Fu Siyan is doing his own thing on the laptop next to him.

Fu Siyan was very busy these two months. He used all of his time outside of lectures to prepare for his computer science competition, but he still insisted on spending his Saturday with Qi Jia. Qi Jia would go to the library, while Fu Siyan stayed busy on his laptop doing his own thing.

“Do you have something going on with school?” Qi Jia asked Fu Siyan in a whisper. vLMbc2

“Yes.” Fu Siyan followed Qi Jia’s line of sight and saw his glowing phone screen. He covered it with his hand and said, “It’s nothing. Just a group chat with my classmates. I forgot to turn do not disturbed on.”

“How could you mute your phone? Aren’t you the class monitor? You should head back now if you’re busy.” Qi Jia mumbled.

The question changed the expression on Fu Siyan’s face. He knew Qi Jia said it with good intentions, it was just it sounded like a kick in his gut. He said in a fit of pique, “Not busy.”

Qi Jia was stunned by his words and stopped talking. He felt a little upset. When he looked up, he saw two girls at the front table secretly filming Fu Siyan with their mobile phones. Fu Siyan had to dress up every time he came to see Qi Jia. He looks like a peacock seeking a mate, and the hardware itself is good. Compared with the boys in school who wear sweatpants all day long, he stands out and has a very high rate of repeating himself. BYH14P

Qi Jia was made speechless by Fu Siyan’s words. He dropped the topic and felt agitated inside. When he raised his head, he happened to see two girls, who were sitting at the desk in front of them, snatching pictures of Fu Siyan in secret. Everytime Fu Siyan came to hang out with Qi Jia, he would dress up like a peacock trying to attract a mate. He stood out among other guys in the school who wore pullovers and sport shorts. With his good figure on top of that, he gets many double takes from others.

Qi Jia always knew how attention grabbing Fu Siyan was. If this was in the past, he would also sneak another glimpse if he met a guy like Fu Siyan on the campus. But now with a change in his identity, he was Fu Siyan’s boyfriend, and Fu Siyan was his everything, he suddenly turned selfish. He wanted to hide Fu Siyan, not allowing others to see.

He didn’t care if they were the lucky students that got to attend the same university as Fu Siyan, or people that secretly checked Fu Siyan out, Qi Jia like none of that.

He lowered his head to read the book again, and all the words in the book suddenly turned into little people. He put his hands on his waist and arrogantly laughed at Qi Jia, saying that he was petty, how could such an ordinary person be worthy of Fu Siyan, and asked him not to Taking advantage of high-quality resources like Fu Siyan. R 7mS5

He lowered his head and went back to reading his book, however, the characters on the page turned into small people one after another. They put their hands on their waist, raised their heads and laughed at Qi Jia, calling him petty, talking about how a normal person like him could never hope of being in the same league as Fu Siyan, and how he shouldn’t monopolize an excellent resource like Fu Siyan.

Qi Jia stayed mad at himself for quite a while, then he closed his notebook with a thud and began to pack everything into his backpack, keeping it to himself. When Fu Siyan noticed the movements, he quickly saved everything and put his things away as well. “What’s wrong? Not going to study today?”

Qi Jia agreed like a mosquito. A minute later, he and Fu Siyan left the study room in the library. Fu Siyan followed him. When they went downstairs, Fu Siyan took the initiative to hold Qi Jia’s hand while there was no one in the corridor. Qi Jia didn’t react at first. When he was almost on the first floor, he came to his senses and hurriedly shook Fu Siyan away.

Qi Jia made a sound of confirmation that was as quiet as a mosquito’s buzz. One minute later, he came out of the library’s self-study area with Fu Siyan following him. When they were walking down the stairs, Fu Siyan proactively held Qi Jia’s hand while there were no other souls in the corridor. Qi Jia only noticed it right before they reached the lobby. Having come to his senses, he quickly shook off Fu Siyan’s hand. 9sNfqn

Fu Siyan had long been accustomed to Qi Jia abruptly putting distances between them as he stayed walking in the back with his backpack in tow.

I don’t know if Qi Jia has something in his mind or for some other reason. He saw other boys walking together, chatting about games or animation, laughing and joking. Even if they were closer, it wouldn’t be strange to see them. It was strange to see him and Fu Siyan walking side by side in silence like this. He always felt like others were talking about them, so he turned his head and peeked at Fu Siyan with the corner of his eye, thinking of something to say to break the awkwardness.

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For some unknown reason, whether it be a secret eating Qi Jia’s heart or what, whenever he saw other guys together having a good time, be it talking about games, animation, visual novels or other similar topics, he saw nothing wrong with that, even if they were walking way too close. However, when he and Fu Siyan were walking side by side without talking, it became weird in his mind. He always felt like people were talking about them, so when he turned his head, sneaking a glance at Fu Siyan out of the corner of his eyes, he had a thought to shatter this silence with something.

As soon as he took a peek, Fu Siyan caught him red handed. Thus, Fu Siyan smiled at him, purposely put his arm around Qi Jia’s shoulder and asked, “What are you stealing a glance at me for?” oSWm y

Qi Jia stayed firm and remained silent, however, the tip of his ears began to blush.

“Why did you stop your self-studying? Don’t you usually study until six?”

Qi Jia played it cool. “Not…feeling it.”

“Oh, alright, then how about let’s grab a bite?” Without thinking too much into it, Fu Siyan clicked into Meituan to see which surrounding restaurants they haven’t been to. Pa0WSo

Qi Jia shot a glance and did another take. “You have gone to all of the restaurants around the campus.”

Fi Siyan said while keeping his eyes on his phone, “Not my fault if my boyfriend is a little lazybum, who usually doesn’t want to leave the campus to eat”

Qi Jia’s scalp tingled from being called out. In response, he pushed Fu Siyan away and went on ahead by himself. A moment later, Fu Siyan found a Japanese restaurant that they had never been to before. He asked if Qi Jia was against this. Once he received a positive answer, he took Qi Jia in that direction.

The sky had begun to darken by five, and the evening breeze felt really good against Qi Jia’s skin, because it scattered the gloom in his heart. He took the initiative to start a conversation with Fu Siyan, “Do you also dress like this back in your school?” DQg8Ko

Fu Siyan instantly drew closer. “Hum?”

“Well…looking like an actor taking street snaps.”

Fu Siyan inspected his outfits from top to bottom and found no issue with them. “You don’t like how I look?”

Actually, what Fu Siyan was wearing wasn’t strange or flashy. Despite wearing a hoodie and cargo pants, it fitted Fu Siyan very well; even the color complemented his skin tone. Not to mention Fu Siyan’s long legs and figure that were made for modeling clothes. If he was to put on sunglasses, he might be mistaken as an actor by others. 0Wk3rv

“That’s not it.” I like it very much, but I don’t want others to like it as well. Qi Jia added inside, while saying offhandedly, “You have such a high second-glance rate. I’m embarrassed to be walking with you.”

Fu Siyan turned serious. “I don’t care about others, I only want to know if you like it or not.”

Qi Jia curled his lips. Could Fu Siyan not know he was too embarrassed to reply?

When Fu Siyan saw that Qi Jia wasn’t talking, he began to get nervous. “I especially dress up every time I come to see you. If you don’t like it, I’ll change this second.” XIqhdV

Qi Jia was bubbling inside. He contained his urge to smile and replied, as matter of fact, “Last week, a girl approached me to ask for your contact information.”

“Oh?” Fu Siyan pulled Qi Jia to his side before asking by his boyfriend’s ear, “What did you tell her?”

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Qi Jia could feel Fu Siyan’s breath blowing against his ear, enveloping him from within and heating his whole being. Fu Siyan had clearly done nothing, but Qi Jia had already tossed his armor and raised his white flag. He had to tell the truth now that he couldn’t escape, “I said you already have a girlfriend.”

Fu Siyan raised an eyebrow. “You are allowed to say boyfriend. That’s fine as well.” SFQo2p

“If I did, she might ask more questions.”

“True. You should stay away from them.” Fu Siyan took Qi Jia deepered into his arms as he said that like an order.

Qi Jia murmured inside. Stay away from who? It’s not like I’m the reason they approach me.

After dinner, Fu Siyan walked Qi Jia back on campus. It was useless for Qi Jia to stop him, even if Fu Siyan always let him have his way, he would insist on getting him to his dormitory. I s5Wx

During this period, many students had to drop by the dormitory to pick up their textbook for their evening lectures, thus, there were people coming and going at the dormitory lobby. Qi Jia was too shy to be lovey-dovey with Fu Siyan in front of people, so he pulled his boyfriend to an empty spot behind the building. There were mainly overgrown weeds and less people.

“You still haven’t answered my question. Do you like my clothes or not?” Fu Siyan wrapped his arms around Qi Jia’s waist and asked, putting as little distance between Qi Jia and his cheeks as possible. He was dead set on getting an answer.

Qi Jia refrained from saying anything. He propped his hands against Fu Siyan in case they were getting too close.

“Come on, tell me, tell me and I’ll stop fussing.” JXR4H

“…I do.” Qi Jia then lowered his head and complained, “But there are so many passersby who look at you. Did you do that on purpose?”

“Of course not. I dressed for you to see, that’s my only reason.”

“Oof—” Qi Jia was suddenly seized into an embrace. This caught him off guard, and no matter how hard he pushed, he couldn’t get free.

“Then how about I wear bright polo shirts and baggy pants from now on?” 25xdYX

Qi Jia tried to picture that image and felt he couldn’t see his boyfriend like that. “…That’s not needed.”

The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to laugh. He propped his chin against Fu Siyan’s shoulder and trembled from his laughter. When Fu Siyan saw him laughing, he smiled as well and ridiculed him, “Little fool, you sure laugh easily.”

“Oh, I know why all the words out of your mouth are so pleasing to my ears. You even let me hug you.” Fu Siyan’s eyes twinkled. He looked at Qi Jia and said, “You’re jealous. You felt a sense of crisis because someone expressed their feelings for me.”

“Am not!” dm0NB8

“The first to admit is the guilty one!”

Qi Jia’s frustration evolved to anger. As he struggled to get free, Fu Siyan locked him in his arms and even said, “Jia Jia, I’m so tired. Let me hug you for a bit longer, just a little bit.”

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Thus, Qi Jia nestled in Fu Siyan’s arms, but he turned his face away.

As they embraced each other, from time to time, Fu Siyan’s fingers brushed the back of Qi Jia’s neck. A few minutes later, Qi Jia suddenly thought of something and asked, “You got your ticket home?” ARplKQ

“Yes, I checked the schedule during dinner and purchased the eight pm ticket, so be at ease.” Fu Siyan replied.

“Oh.” Qi Jia’s mood dropped just like that. He wanted to separate from Fu Siyan, so he took a step back. However, Fu Siyan’s arms remained around his waist with no intention of letting go. Qi Jia used force but failed to struggle out. He turned to Fu Siyan with a slight panicking look.

Fu Siyan suddenly leaned closer, enough that their noses touched; they had never been this close before. “Don’t want me to leave?”

“Said who? Not me.” MqUVL

“Alright, fine, not you. It’s me who doesn’t want to leave you.” As he said that, he placed a kiss on the tip of Qi Jia’s nose.

Qi Jia’s eyes widened from the shock. His long eyelashes fluttered, which Fu Siyan found absolutely adorable.

“Can I?” Fu Siyan asked in a whisper.

He wants to kiss me.  1C6jzd

These five words appeared in Qi Jia’s mind. It felt as if his nerves were about to snap from the heat. He helplessly pushed against Fu Siyan’s chest, seeking his freedom, but the constraint around him tightened in return.

Qi Jia told himself. Stay calm! Remain calm! Maintain your aloofness!

It’s no use. Inside of Qi Jia’s heart, the fawn that died from collusion came back to life.

Fu Siyan leaned closer and closer. First, he placed a light kiss at the corner of Qi Jia’s lips, who could still hear the earlier question echoing deeply in his head. Fu Siyan asked, “Nervous?” dxjSK9

Without waiting for an answer, he added, “You need to get used to this, dearest boyfriend.”

Then he went for another kiss.

Qi Jia stayed stunned in the embrace, feeling like his body no longer belonged to him. When Fu Siyan was about to take this to the next step, a tabby cat suddenly leaped out from the bush beside them. It yawled and made Qi Jia jump.

He pushed Fu Siyan away at once. When he created half a meter between them, there was still glistening liquid on Fu Siyan’s lips. Qi Jia could imagine how he looked currently without using a single brain cell. I4PnKA

His first kiss was given out just like that.

“Jia Jia…” Fu Siyan didn’t look sated yet as he took a step forward.

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Qi Jia licked his lips. After he did that, it dawned on him just what he had swallowed.

Lub dub, lub dub, lub dub! 8RvjeE

His nerves instantly flew off and boomed into fireworks.

As he tossed Fu Siyan to the back of his mind, he turned and bolted. After running for several meters, he turned right back and said to Fu Siyan, “Safe trip home.”

When Fu Siyan heard that, he beamed at his boyfriend. There was a hint of stiffness in that smile, but it did nothing to his handsomeness. Qi Jia didn’t dare to take another look as he clenched his hands into fists in a panic, scuttling out from the site.

The translator has something to say: TOHydt

Teo: The three part ‘Date’ series was a new one added by the author on jjwcx. Quotation because there wasn’t a title for them. This translator made it up so it’s easier to refer to it.