After the exams on Friday, the whole class felt like birds released from a cage, briefly experiencing freedom.
The last exam they had just taken was Political Science, and not many students bothered to discuss the answers. Instead, they chatted and made plans for where to go later.
A few classmates around Lin You were already packing up their belongings, waiting for the bell to ring so they could head straight to the city center.
“What movie did you guys book?” Lin You asked unclearly, with a milk-flavored lollipop in his mouth, leaving a shiny layer of sugar on his lips.
Bai Lu didn’t even lift her head. “Apocalyptic Island, a zombie movie.”
“You guys really know to have fun. Watch a zombie apocalypse right after the exam. No love for peace at all,” Lin You commented. Then he turned to Hou Zicheng. “I heard your girlfriend is coming too?”
A slight blush appeared on Hou Zicheng’s face. “Her school finished exams too, so I asked her to come. We’ll meet at the entrance of the cinema later.”
Seeing Hou Zicheng like that, Lin You shook his head and sighed. “It’s already winter, yet you’re still acting like a cat in spring, so unruly.”
Hou Zicheng giggled but didn’t refute it.
Lu Qingyan remained silent beside them. Since finishing the exam, he had been feeling a bit dizzy, and his heart was beating unusually fast.
No one else noticed anything amiss because Lu Qingyan was generally not a talkative person.
Only Lin You turned to him, reached out, and touched Lu Qingyan’s forehead, muttering, “What’s wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?”
But the temperature beneath his touch was perfectly normal.
It was quite strange actually. Lin You could never be considered attentive, yet when Lu Qingyan appeared completely fine on the surface, not even a change in his complexion, Lin You still had an instinctive suspicion that something wasn’t right with Lu Qingyan.
Lu Qingyan took his hand away from his forehead but didn’t let go. He held it in his palm, gently caressing it.
“The air conditioning in the classroom was a bit stuffy earlier, felt a bit hot. But I’m fine now,” he said to Lin You. His fingers slipped into the gaps between Lin You’s, clasping them tightly, while his thumb rubbed against the knuckles. “What do you want to eat later?”
Lin You thought for a moment, then turned his head to discuss with Bai Lu and the others. “What do you guys feel like eating? Barbecue? Grilled meat? Hotpot?”
He didn’t withdraw his hand from Lu Qingyan’s.
In the end, hotpot received all four votes.
And Lu Qingyan abstained.
At the cinema, Lin You and the others finally met Hou Zicheng’s girlfriend, a beautiful girl wearing a white fluffy coat and a red plaid skirt. She had long hair and a sweet smile, but seemed a bit shy.
Ever since Hou Zicheng saw his girlfriend, this big fool acted like a golden retriever, oozing with love and running around. He even went to buy bubble tea for his girlfriend and bought one for everyone else too.
Bai Lu held the bubble tea and was deeply touched. “I’ve known Houzi for two years, and this is the first time I’m having bubble tea that he treated us to. That’s why they say love transforms people. Our child has grown up.”
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The group walked into the cinema, laughing and joking.
They had reserved a private home theater room, with several large sofas placed horizontally. It was comfortable enough to lean against or even lie down on.
Each person chose a comfortable position and settled down.
Naturally, Lin You sat beside Lu Qingyan. He had initially been sitting quietly, but after watching for a while, at a scene where a zombie suddenly bit off someone’s face, Lin You scooted into Lu Qingyan’s arms.
His fluffy hair brushed against Lu Qingyan’s chin, but he didn’t think anything was wrong. After all, Lin You had always liked being in Lu Qingyan’s arms. The others were engrossed in watching the movie, and even if they noticed, they wouldn’t pay it any mind.
Who didn’t know how clingy Lu Qingyan and Lin You were?
They were tired of seeing it.
It wasn’t even worth mentioning.
But Lu Qingyan froze completely. When Lin You nestled into his arms, he would even adjust to a more comfortable position. His body nestled warmly against Lu Qingyan’s chest, and his head rested on Lu Qingyan’s shoulder.
Lin You had probably used a vervain-scented shower gel yesterday, and when this scent emanated from him, it created a hazy tenderness in the dark space.
Lu Qingyan was stiff for a moment. In the end, he was helpless when it came to Lin You.
“Are you scared?” he whispered to Lin You.
“No,” Lin You quickly replied.
Lu Qingyan raised an eyebrow. “Then why are you hiding in my arms?”
Coincidentally, the screen displayed another scene where a zombie’s head exploded, splattering the screen with crimson blood. Lin You leaned back, wrinkling his brow. “It’s not that I’m scared, it’s just gross with all that blood. Who the hell thought it would be a good idea to watch a zombie movie? Why not watch some sci-fi instead?”
Lu Qingyan really wanted to ask Lin You, are the zombies not gross anymore if you hide in my arms?
Are you making sense?
But for Lin You, there wasn’t much sense to speak of towards Lu Qingyan.
Ever since a Lin You appeared in his arms, Lu Qingyan could no longer pay attention to what was happening in the movie. After all, in the end, humans would always triumph over the zombie virus and usher in a brighter future. This was an indisputable truth.
On the other hand, Lin You struggled to keep his nausea at bay while trying to focus on the plot.
He picked up the bubble tea that was just placed on the table, took a sip, and brought it close to Lu Qingyan’s lips, asking, “Want some?”
Lu Qingyan didn’t know what to say to Lin You.
Lin You’s flirtatiousness was almost killing him.
His heart was pounding, every inch of him filled with affection for Lin You, even his junior couldn’t help but want to pay respect to Lin You.
But Lin You seemed completely oblivious. Lu Qingyan couldn’t even find a reason to blame him.
With a sigh, Lu Qingyan gave in and bit down on the straw.
The milk tea was sweet, just the way Lin You liked it—80% sugar with added milk foam.
Excessively sweet.
As he drank, Lu Qingyan noticed a smear of milk stain on Lin You’s red lips, which he instinctively licked away and pulled inside his mouth.
Lu Qingyan’s throat tightened.
Inside his mind, he cursed himself as a beast while involuntarily holding Lin You tighter.
The scent of the vervain-scented shower gel on Lin You’s body wafted lightly towards his nostrils, leaving his heart and mind in turmoil.
He knew that Lin You relied on him, and treated him as an older brother, which was why he naturally moved closer to him, allowing him to make any intimate moves.
But he was no longer his innocent childhood sweetheart.
His feelings for Lin You were no longer pure, yet he couldn’t help but indulge Lin You’s defenseless dependency on him.
He was truly a bastard.
In the following hour of the movie, Lu Qingyan spent it in self-criticism and internal struggle, with the movie’s content only vaguely registering in his head.
The beautiful omega protagonist and his alpha went through separations of life and death, then finally held a wedding at the new base. All their comrades attended the wedding, despite their injuries not yet fully healed.
It was a picture-perfect ending.
It catered to the delicate hearts of the audience.
After they finished watching the movie, they didn’t particularly feel all that sorrowful. They just felt satisfied with the thrilling scene where the group escaped the zombie horde, watching zombies’ heads explode one after another was extremely relieving of the stress from the recent exams.
By the time they stepped out of the cinema, it was already 7 pm. The group hurriedly headed to the hotpot restaurant on the adjacent street.
They sat down and immediately ordered several plates of meat first, including Hou Zicheng’s seemingly gentle and quiet girlfriend. Although she seemed soft and frail, when she opened her mouth and ordered a skewer of meat, she received unanimous praise from everyone.
“HouBro, your girlfriend seems to fit into our group perfectly. You have good taste,” Ye Nanshan raised his glass to toast him, then lowered his voice and said, “Does your girlfriend have any female friends? Male omegas work too. You shouldn’t be the only one in a relationship.”
Hou Zicheng straightened his back a little.
“Well, there are some, but the problem is they might not be interested in you,” Hou Zicheng also lowered his voice and pointed at Lu Qingyan, saying, “Look, with Lu-ge here, who could be interested in us?”
Ye Nanshan was filled with bitter resentment and had the urge to hit him.
But when he looked at Lu Qingyan, who was sitting there, carefully serving Lin You hot beef tripe, he had to admit that Hou Zicheng was right.
So he drank his entire cup of beer in anger.
“But who knows, maybe in the end, Lu-ge will be the only one left single among us,” Ye Nanshan whispered to Hou Zicheng, “Look at Lu-ge, he treats Lin You with such wholehearted care. He hasn’t even eaten a bite himself, only attending to Lin-ge. Which omega can tolerate their boyfriend focusing on someone else like this?”
Hou Zicheng observed for a while with narrowed eyes and nodded, “You’re right.”
He was a bit puzzled, though. “It’s not like Lin You don’t have hands, why does Lu-ge always have to cook the food for him?”
Lin You didn’t know what Ye Nanshan and Hou Zicheng were murmuring about, but he felt that these two guys were looking at him with strange eyes.
With a piece of shrimp paste in his mouth, he looked at Lu Qingyan with a hint of suspicion and asked, “Lao Lu, did you spray something on today? I smell something.”
Lu Qingyan didn’t understand what he was talking about. “Shower gel? I used the same one as you.”
“No,” Lin You shook his head affirmatively, “It’s a woody scent.”
“You’re probably mistaken, I don’t wear perfume. Only that poser Lu Beiming does.” Lu Qingyan immediately launched a personal attack on his brother without hesitation.
Lin You couldn’t identify the scent either, so he could only continue eating with a confused mind.
In fact, due to the various smells in the hotpot restaurant, the faint scent on Lu Qingyan wasn’t particularly noticeable.
But just now, in the darkness of the movie theater, as he leaned against Lu Qingyan’s chest, he was able to distinctly smell that woody fragrance.
It wasn’t strong, but it couldn’t be ignored.
What was even stranger was that when he smelled that fragrance, he felt safe and comfortable from the depths of his heart. His whole body became somewhat soft, and he couldn’t help but want to take another breath.
That’s why he unconsciously took deep breaths while he was in Lu Qingyan’s arms.
Lin You touched his own face.
Under the bright lights.
He reflected on his behavior just now, he felt that it was a bit perverted.
FINALLY OH MY GOD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE WAITING FOR HIM TO START PRESENTING
PLEASE PRESENT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER I CAN’T TAKE THIS ANYMORE
+10,000 my heart is in knots 🥵
knots you say…
Me and my dirty mind are guilty 😭🖐️
Me too
Ahahah 🤭
+1!
Thanks for the update ❤️❤️❤️
IT’S HEREEE OMG
Thank you for the chapter 💝
❤
HOHOHOHO! IT’S HAPPENING!!!?
HIS JUNIOR WANTS TO PAY RESPECTS?! If that’s what I think it is, I’m dyinggggg 💀
yes it is! lmao 😂