In the end, Lin You never returned the black jacket to Lu Qingyan; he confidently draped it over himself instead.
Lu Qingyan didn’t ask for it back either. The two of them parted ways at the staircase and returned to their respective rooms.
However, as Lu Qingyan was walking upstairs, he heard Lin You shouting from below, “I want to eat fried sesame balls tomorrow!”
“You wish, even making orders now?” Lu Qingyan glanced at him, but there was a hint of a smile on his lips. “You have to eat whatever I buy.”
But the next day, Lin You still got to eat the fried sesame balls as he wished.
Though there were still about twenty days left until New Year’s Day, for high school students, time flew by like a galloping steed. They were busy attending classes, doing homework, chatting, and playing around. In a blink of an eye, it was already December 30th.
JinNan High School was surprisingly conscientious this year. Other than the third-year students, both the first years and second years got all three days off, not one day less.
It even made people feel a bit unreal.
“Seeing our seniors with their bitter and grudgeful looks, it feels kind of nice,” said Ye Nanshan. “Normally, they have the most advantage when it comes to getting food in the canteen.”
The teaching building for the third years was right next to the canteen, so they always rushed in first to get their meals.
The first and second years could only follow behind and jump up and down in frustration. Ye Nanshan had failed to get the jumbo chicken leg from the canteen several times, so he felt quite resentful.
Bai Lu was a bit speechless, “Are you stupid? When you’re a third year, it’ll be the juniors’ turn to gloat over your misfortune.”
“Whatever, who cares about next year,” Ye Nanshan said arrogantly.
Before the holidays, as usual, there was New Year’s homework to complete.
But with Lu Qingyan and Lin You around, the speed of completing their homework skyrocketed. Lin You’s desk was filled with snacks and milk tea, and his classmates eagerly served him as if he were a royal highness, treating him with utmost seriousness, as if handling a national treasure.
After all, their accuracy rate depended on this master.
Beside him, Lu Qingyan was helping them check their New Year’s Eve train tickets and the reservations they made for restaurants.
The classmates were moved to tears, “Ever since having Lu-ge and Lin-ge, I feel as if my high school life had become so much brighter.”
“Stop flattering,” Lin You didn’t buy into his praises. He was getting frustrated with the homework, “Who came up with these stupid questions? It’s three times harder than usual.”
“Our Director of Education came up with it,” Shao An enthusiastically answered.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
Lin You silently cursed again.
Dea cb wjaafg ktja, ktfc atf rmtbbi yfii gjcu, jii atf qgfqjgjalbcr obg atf Rfk Tfjg tbilvjs kfgf gfjvs.
Snfgsbcf tegglfv yjmx ab atf vbgwlabgs ab qjmx atflg yfibculcur, klat qijcr ab ujatfg ja atf rmtbbi ujaf atf cfza vjs ja 1qw.
Coafg olcjiis ufaalcu j ygfjx ogbw rmtbbi, Olc Tbe jiwbra bnfgrifqa atf cfza vjs. Qtfc tf kbxf eq, la kjr jigfjvs cbbc.
He had no time for breakfast, he quickly freshened up and stuffed all the clothes and necessities he needed into his suitcase, then dragged the suitcase downstairs with a clatter.
Lu Qingyan was already waiting downstairs.
When everyone met, others couldn’t help but comment on Lin You’s and Lu Qingyan’s suitcases. “Lin-ge, why are you and Lu-ge using couple suitcases, and they’re even one big one small.”
Both of their suitcases were silver and clearly from the same series.
Lin You rubbed his messy hair, his eyes still a bit drowsy. “It is a couple’s suitcase. My brother bought it. Originally, he and Lao Lu’s brother used them together, but after just two days, he fell for another style and gave these to us.”
His brother was perfect in every way, undoubtedly a top-notch omega among omegas, but his excessive love for shopping was really unbearable. They could fill three living rooms with the stuff lying unused at home.
Others knew that Lin You and Lu Qingyan had brothers, but it was the first time they heard that both of their brothers were a couple.
“Your brothers are a couple? Like boyfriends kind of couple?” Hou Zicheng cautiously asked.
“Yeah, they’re even engaged,” Lin You replied.
“Then you and Lu-ge are tied even closer now,” Bai Lu casually remarked, “Why don’t you two just pair up as well? It would be a perfect use of internal resources.”
Lin You kicked Bai Lu, “Get out of here! How can you suggest something so incestuous between me and Lao Lu.”
This time, they have seven people going to celebrate the New Year together, including Hou Zicheng’s girlfriend, Zhou Xiaoni, who was already waiting for them at the train station. The rest of them divided themselves into three cars to go over.
Once they boarded the high-speed train, everyone consciously found their seats. Hou Zicheng and his girlfriend naturally sat together, Lin You and Lu Qingyan also occupied a two-seater, while the remaining three single folks squeezed together.
Yen Nanshan looked at Lin You and Lu Qingyan by the window and grumbled, “We’re all single dogs, so how come Lin-ge and Lu-ge get treated like they’re a couple?”
Bai Lu laughed and pushed Shao An into Yen Nanshan’s arms, “If you’re unwilling, you can make do with Shao An. At least Shao An’s a beta.”
Shao An was taken aback and fell onto Yen Nanshan’s body, accidentally hitting his forehead on the latter’s shoulder. It hurt so much that he winced in pain.
The two of them immediately united against a common enemy and turned around to give Bai Lu a beating.
While stuffing snacks into his mouth, Lin You watched coldly as they fought. His inner noble heart coldly criticized him for being childish.
He hadn’t eaten yet, but he wasn’t too hungry either. After munching on some food, he leaned against Lu Qingyan’s shoulder, preparing to doze off again.
Lu Qingyan found it somewhat amusing. Lin You looked like a sleepy little bug with his head resting on his shoulder, his cheeks squished and his lips slightly pouting as well.
“What time did you sleep last night?” Lu Qingyan asked him.
“Around 2 something,” Lin You replied vaguely, with his eyes still closed.
“Then why are you still so sleepy?”
If Lu Qingyan hadn’t brought it up, it would’ve been fine, but now that he did, Lin You was immediately angry.
He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Lu Qingyan, full of complaints. “You dare ask me that? I dreamed about you last night! It scared me so much that I woke up at 5, then fell asleep again at 9.”
Lu Qingyan was basically shot while lying down.
But he was also a bit curious, “What did you dream about?”
Lin You was unwilling to say at first.
After persistent questioning from Lu Qingyan, he reluctantly spoke up, “I dreamt that you were deceived and taken away by an omega! A beautiful girl, with long and straight legs, a slim waist, and a pure and innocent face,” Lin You gestured as he spoke, “but she was really evil. She didn’t let me meet you, and you actually listened to her and completely cut me off!”
Thinking about it now, Lin You could still feel a tightness in his chest, it made him so angry that he wanted to settle the score with Lu Qingyan the moment he woke up.
But after calming down, he realized he was being unreasonable and unfounded.
Dreams weren’t to be taken seriously, and besides, he and Lu Qingyan were so close, if someday Lu Qingyan found someone he liked, Lin You should be the one to give his blessings.
Lu Qingyan’s expression became a bit strange.
Lu Qingyan stared at Lin You and calmly asked, “I fell in love with someone in your dream, and it upsets you this much?”
He asked the question with a hint of amusement. The warm winter sun illuminated his brows and eyes, turning his deep black eyes almost amber, seeming warm and bright.
Lin You didn’t notice anything wrong with the question. He thought for a moment and replied, “Not really. The main thing is that the girl in the dream wouldn’t let me see you, and you actually listened to her. With our relationship, how can I not get upset when you prioritize love over our friendship?”
In his dream, Lin You helplessly watched as Lu Qingyan closed the door on him and walked away with that girl.
The girl was tall and beautiful, with a sweet and innocent look, fitting Lin You’s ideal image of an omega beauty. Back when he was still a beta, this was his exact aesthetic preference.
After hearing Lin You’s answer, Lu Qingyan’s lips flattened a bit.
He pressed Lin You’s head against his shoulder and said, “Just go to sleep; stop overthinking things.”
But Lin You was still concerned. He grabbed the sleeve of Lu Qingyan’s shirt and asked, “Lao Lu, be honest, do you have someone you like right now? There are so many omegas and betas in the school who like you. Are there no sparks for you?”
As Lu Qingyan’s best friend, Lin You had received quite a few love letters addressed to Lu Qingyan, especially during Valentine’s Day when his desk would be overflowing with chocolates.
Lu Qingyan was stunned by Lin You’s question.
He looked out of the window for a while; the high-speed train was moving fast, the scenery outside had become blurry, and faintly reflecting on the window was Lin You’s face.
“Yeah,” Lu Qingyan softly replied, “Why wouldn’t there be?”
Actually, Lin You only casually threw out this question, he never expected to get such a shocking response.
He was completely stunned in place.
He couldn’t quite describe the feeling in his heart at this moment. Besides the shock, there seemed to be a small part of his heart that became empty for a moment.
The girl in the white dress from his dream seemed to appear before him again – stunning and elegant like a swan, but her eyes were cold, driving him away from Lu Qingyan without mercy.
Lin You stared blankly at Lu Qingyan for a good ten seconds before he finally reacted, widening his eyes as he asked, “Who is it? Why did you keep it a secret even from me?”
Only then did Lu Qingyan turn his head and look at Lin You.
He could see Lin You’s eyes reflecting him, as well as the shock on his face.
Lu Qingyan raised his hands and gently pinched Lin You’s soft face, then slowly revealed a smile.
“Guess.”
–
The author has something to say:
Almost confessing~
I NEED JEALOUS LIN YOU JEALOUS LIN YOU
(๑´>᎑<)~* the tension!!!
Thank you for the chapter!
Jealous Lin You plssssss
Omega Lin You looks into the future… future non-existent replacement omega blinks and sneezes… pfft!