Xiao Ping left, but the onlookers were reluctant to let the spectacle end. They stretched out their necks, still watching Lin You and Lu Qingyan.
When Xiao Ping threw him the gift, Lin You didn’t react in time. It was only after he left that Lin You looked to see what was in his arms.
It was quite heavy.
Upon opening it, he found a pair of sneakers. It was limited edition, and coincidentally the same pair that Lin You had failed to get his hands on.
Lin You’s eyes were almost glued to the shoes.
“Damn, this guy really knows how to pick gifts.” He couldn’t resist the temptation to touch the shoes. They were released in limited quantities. He was a bit late to make the purchase and they were immediately sold out.
Lu Qingyan’s face grew even darker.
The gift he had prepared for Lin You for the New Year was the exact same thing.
Even purchased at a high price.
Yet, before he had the chance to give it, Xiao Ping had beaten him to it.
He swiftly closed the box in Lin You’s arms with a bam.
“Stop looking. I have one too, specially bought for you. Stop drooling over this kind of ill-intention item.”
Lin You suddenly lost his interest in the one in his hands, he hadn’t planned on accepting it in the first place.
He was overjoyed and walked across the street with Lu Qingyan. “Really? When did you buy it?”
Lu Qingyan wasn’t happy with Lin You holding onto the box, so he snatched it away. “I ordered it a long time ago, but it’s still on its way. I originally planned to give it to you as a New Year’s gift.”
Lin You started to smile happily.
But when he saw Lu Qingyan about to toss the box into the trash bin, he quickly stopped him. “Don’t throw it away. I’ll give it back to him later. I don’t want to accept someone else’s things.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Qingyan decided not to throw it away.
“You don’t need to go. I’ll give it back to him.”
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Lu Qingyan couldn’t help but gaze at Lin You’s reddened lips that were slightly swollen from the spice. They looked pitiful, but also a bit like they had swelled up from being kissed.
He involuntarily recalled the dream he had.
In the dream, Lin You sat on the windowsill, swinging his legs and lifting his head to kiss him.
Lu Qingyan lowered his head and took a sip of soup like a cover-up, but accidentally choked on a chili and ended up coughing violently.
Lin You even heartlessly laughed at him from the side.
After finishing dinner, they had to return to school for evening self-study.
As they took their seats, several troublesome friends were already in position from all directions, their eyes shining brightly as they looked at the two of them.
Lin You didn’t expect such a big gossip to go unnoticed by them anyway.
He propped up his head and said while looking at these people, “What? Were you all at the school gate earlier?”
They all started giggling.
Ye Nanshan said, “Hou Zicheng was there, he live-streamed it for us.”
Hou Zicheng threw a pencil at him and said, “You traitor.”
“I thought that person was here to cause trouble, and I was originally planning to go support you guys. Who could have expected it to suddenly turn into a confession scene?” Hou Zicheng was also shocked, looking at Lin You with a puzzled expression, “Say, do you think he’s alphasexual? But due to societal pressure, he could only confess to someone like you, who is pretty much like an alpha.”
“Scram,” Lin You cursed at him.
However, Ye Nanshan looked at Lin You intriguingly. He hesitated and said, “Lin-ge, actually… you’re quite attractive to alphas.”
He said this in a hesitant manner, and the people around them were all taken aback.
Bai Lu grabbed Ye Nanshan’s hand and said, “Lao Ye, don’t seek death. There are plenty of good-looking omegas in the world, don’t be silly.”
Ye Nanshan pushed away Bai Lu’s hand and said helplessly, “What are you thinking? Even if I were to find an alpha, I wouldn’t be attracted to Lin You. However, I have a friend who’s quite bold and wants to ask Lin-ge for his phone number and all his social media accounts.”
“Is that friend of yours also an alpha?” Bai Lu asked.
“Yeah.”
“What twisted aesthetic taste do alphas have these days…”
Ye Nanshan didn’t bother with her and turned to ask Lin You, “Lin-ge, just say yes or no. Although my friend may not have Xiao Ping’s looks, he is considerate and has a good temper. If you ask him to go east, he won’t go west. Care to think about it?”
Lin You: “…”
Think my ass.
“No,” Lin You decisively refused, “Tell him to go back where he came from.”
As they were talking, Cai Xiaoguo had already come in from the door, and at a glance, he saw the lively scene around Lin You as if it were a marketplace.
He raised his voice, “Lin You, it’s you again! Always taking the lead and talking during self-study!”
Lin You felt super duper wronged.
After the evening self-study began.
Lin You and Lu Qingyan worked together, and they quickly finished their homework in the first session.
For the remaining time, Lin You secretly played with his phone under the desk.
After scrolling for a while, Lin You tugged at Lu Qingyan’s sleeve and said with a suppressed smile, “Lao Lu, let me show you something. It’s hilarious.”
Lu Qingyan leaned over to take a look.
It was a post that Bai Lu shared with Lin You. In the afternoon, Xiao Ping confessed his feelings to Lin You. The post contained the live stream and detailed descriptions of the scene where Xiao Ping, Lin You, and Lu Qingyan confronted each other.
Underneath, there were rows of compliments for Xiao Ping, calling him a warrior.
Although this warrior might not have the best eyesight.
But there were also differing opinions.
For example, comment #48: “I’ve interacted with Lin You a few times, and I think he’s quite cute, different from the average omega. If Xiao Ping gets rejected, I’ll give it a try.”
Below, someone was cheering him on.
However, what Lin You wanted to show Lu Qingyan was not this. He scrolled down further, all the way to the end.
There, in the last few comments, someone said:
“Don’t you think Lu Qingyan’s expression in the picture seems off? Why does he look so unhappy that someone confessed to Lin You?”
#172: Maybe he’s annoyed that someone is eyeing his good bro?
#173: I don’t think so. That expression looks more like he’s looking at a love rival.
#174: +1 to the comment above. I’ve always suspected that Lu Qingyan has feelings for Lin You. They’re childhood sweethearts after all. I don’t think Xiao Ping can compete with Lu Qingyan.
#175: You guys don’t understand. It’s an age-old truth that childhood sweethearts can’t beat unexpected encounters. Unless you’re a childhood sweetheart who is also an unexpected encounter, in short, an unexpected sweetheart. Besides, Xiao Ping is an alpha. I’m betting on Xiao Ping.
#176: I support Lu Qingyan. After all, he’s from our school. So what if Lu Qingyan is a beta? We have a huge group of omega students in our school who have secret crushes on him.
After that, the thread completely went off-topic, with people betting on who would have a higher chance of success between Lu Qingyan and Xiao Ping.
Some people even gossiped about Lu Qingyan’s numerous rumored romantic partners in the past.
Lin You suppressed his laughter and showed it to Lu Qingyan, saying, “Lao Lu, someone actually said you like me.”
The more he thought about it, the more he found it funny. But he was mindful of Cai Xiaoguo on the podium and didn’t dare to laugh too wildly, making sure that only their shaking shoulders would be seen.
Seeing that Lu Qingyan didn’t laugh, he asked curiously, “Don’t you find it funny?”
Lu Qingyan forced a smile and pulled up the corner of his mouth.
But he couldn’t laugh at all.
Oh sweet, naive Lin You~
Thank you❤️
Our poor boy…
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Oh the pain. That’s actually so fucking sad, bruh. My boy you really have to work hard if you want you sweetheart .
Time to take the initiative cuz this dense lil bun probably won’t even know about your feelings for a lifetime if nothing is shown or done, lao lu 😩 jiayou!!
Thank you for the chapter 💝
i want to cry. I usually only read completed stories but this was totally my type I couldn’t resist. 😭😭😭
Don’t Lu ge. as the commenter implied, youre a childhood friend who is also an unexpected encounter. If anything, you’ll it easier as he won’t expect you and you can catch him without him even knowing. like the frog in slowly increasing hot water proverb
Aww~ ☹️