Lin You was caught off guard as Lu Qingyan almost kissed his ear.
He covered his ear, almost about to retreat three steps, but when he saw Lu Qingyan’s calm face, as if it was the most normal thing to do, he felt that he was overreacting.
He forcibly halted his retreating steps.
“You suddenly leaned over and startled me,” he muttered, unable to look at Lu Qingyan for some reason.
Lu Qingyan didn’t say anything, he just smiled and took a sip of the beer in his hand.
The beer was cold, but his heart was burning.
The fireworks lasted for twelve minutes.
Only when the last firework fell, turning into ashes and dissipating in the night sky, did the people in the square, streets, and alleys start moving, dispersing in all directions.
The people on the balconies around them had all gone back to their rooms. Only their balcony had a row of heads leaning against the railing, still looking at the distant lights.
“Why don’t we just stay up all night and wait for the sunrise?” Hou Zicheng suggested.
“Sure,” Bai Lu turned back, “I’ll check if there’s enough beer and drinks in the fridge. We can play cards all night.”
The others had no objections either; everyone was immersed in the joy of the New Year.
Although nothing particularly special happened, the combination of the new year, fireworks, and friends by their side could always make people feel joyful.
Lin You was also willing to stay up all night, but when he looked at the money he had stolen to spend and calculated his remaining pocket money, he graciously declined.
“Lao Lu, you go play and annihilate them,” Lin You patted Lu Qingyan’s shoulder.
The others protested, “Damn, Lin You, can you be more humane? You’re not participating yourself, but you had to send out a killer.”
Zhou Xiaoni had never played cards with Lu Qingyan, and she curiously looked over to ask others, “Is Lu Qingyan very skilled?”
Hou Zicheng looked at his girlfriend with sadness in his eyes, “Last time, he won away two months’ worth of my pocket money within an hour.”
Zhou Xiaoni raised her beer bottle to Lu Qingyan in awe.
However, although this Zhou Xiaoni girl looked gentle and sweet when she smiled, when she entered the gambling scene, she showed a different side.
Among them, the only one who could match Lu Qingyan was her.
Hou Zicheng was also stunned.
“Laopo… when did you learn to gamble?”
Zhou Xiaoni still had that delicate and sweet look. She played cards with exceptional skills, and her face showed no emotions, making her a worthy opponent against Lu Qingyan, who always had a poker face.
Zhou Xiaoni laid down a straight flush with ease and casually said, “I started playing cards with my older siblings ever since I was six, and I won away all their candies.”
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By the time it was three in the morning, those who had initially boasted about staying up all night were now sleeping in all sorts of positions on the sofa.
The last ones awake were Lin You and Lu Qingyan.
Lin You bit into an apple, expressing disdain towards the rest. “What a bunch of amateurs. They’re already like this after just three hours.”
However, despite his disdain, he still helped Lu Qingyan move everyone to their respective beds and kindly covered them with blankets.
As he covered them from head to toe with the blankets, he said, “It’s their own beds anyway, so they shouldn’t mind the dirtiness.”
“Do you still want to watch the sunrise?” Lu Qingyan asked him.
Lin You was about to say there was nothing special about the sunrise but when he turned his head to look out the window, he suddenly widened his eyes.
“Lao Lu, it’s snowing.”
Lu Qingyan also looked outside.
It really was snowing.
In the pitch-black night, large snowflakes like goose feathers were gently falling from the sky.
Lu Qingyan couldn’t help but be slightly stunned. He remembered the day when Lin You asked him if there would be a heavy snowfall on New Year’s Day this year.
He thought it was unlikely, but he still said there would be.
And now, it was really snowing.
Lin You hurriedly ran to the balcony, leaning over the railing to look down.
The snow must have been falling for a while, as there was a thin layer of white snow covering the ground. They had been so engrossed in their card game that no one bothered to look out the window.
Lu Qingyan also walked over to Lin You’s side.
“Do you want to go downstairs and take a look?” he asked Lin You.
Lin You nodded eagerly.
They both put on their jackets and took the hotel elevator down to the garden together.
It was now 3 a.m. on the first day of the new year. After the bustling and noisy celebration at midnight, only silence remained.
It felt as if they were the only two people in the world. Other than the still-lit neon lights, no one would have known that there were still two visitors in the garden at this hour.
Lin You played with the accumulated snow on the ground. There wasn’t enough snow to build a snowman, and he was no longer a little kid who would cry because he wanted to play in the snow. But as a Southerner, he would always get as excited as a husky about snow.
Lu Qingyan followed behind him, watching him being like a little cat, leaving footprints all over the ground.
His feelings towards the snow were nothing special, but Lin You skipping around in the snow always looked particularly adorable.
However, after walking a short distance, Lin You suddenly stopped.
He seemed a bit hesitant and stood there for a while before turning around to look at Lu Qingyan. His eyes were bright, but his eyelashes blinked a bit too frequently.
Lu Qingyan was very familiar with this expression, he knew that Lin You was currently feeling embarrassed.
He found it a bit amusing and asked, “What’s wrong? Do you want to tell me something?”
Lin You nodded awkwardly.
His hand reached into his pocket, and the small square box was right in the palm of his hand. He didn’t know why, but the thought of giving this gift to Lu Qingyan felt a little strange.
He had given Lu Qingyan sneakers, headphones, wallets, red envelopes and also bought him cakes.
But he had never given him jewelry before.
Still, he took out the small box and handed it to Lu Qingyan with one hand.
“Here, it’s your New Year’s gift.”
Lin You scratched his head, wanting to be bratty like he always was and say something like, ‘Hurry up and thank me. After accepting my gift, you have to call me Dad.’
But his lips touched a few times, and he couldn’t bring himself to say it.
This snowy winter night was too quiet. Only the sound of snow falling could be heard, romantic like a scene only found in TV dramas.
Lu Qingyan’s hair and shoulders were dusted with a little snow.
Lin You reached out and brushed away the snow on him.
He opened the small box, revealing a black rope bracelet with a golden square pendant and two beads beside it, giving it a simple and serene appearance.
“Do you like it?” He lifted his eyes, cautiously observing Lu Qingyan. “I’m not sure about my taste, but when I saw it, I thought it suited you.”
Lu Qingyan’s gaze shifted from the bracelet to Lin You’s face.
He looked at Lin You’s slightly smiling face and his bright yet innocent eyes. His heart warmed up again, but there was also a faint pang of pain.
“Why did you think of buying this for me? It’s not like it’s my birthday,” he asked.
Lin You seemed stunned by his question and showed a puzzled expression.
“There isn’t really a reason? I just saw it and thought of you. It happens to be New Year’s, so I bought it for you. Isn’t it normal for me to buy you something since you always buy things for me?” Lin You explained.
He thought Lu Qingyan didn’t want the gift, so he turned his back and jumped onto a small step in the garden, looking down at Lu Qingyan from a higher position.
“I don’t care, you have to accept it.”
Lu Qingyan looked at Lin You for a while, the expression in his eyes was complex and hard to describe.
Suddenly, he smiled and extended his hand to Lin You. “Then you help me put it on.”
Lin You immediately took the bracelet out of the box obediently and carefully fastened it around Lu Qingyan’s wrist.
Lu Qingyan’s wrist was sturdy. Unlike Lin You’s milky fair skin, his skin was slightly tanned. Wearing the black vintage bracelet with a bronzish golden pendant on his wrist, he exuded a youthful yet composed charm.
After Lin You put it on, he admired it for a while. “My taste is quite good right?”
Just as he finished speaking, he heard Lu Qingyan call his name.
“Lin You.”
“Mn?”
Lin You was still looking at the bracelet on Lu Qingyan’s wrist, helping him adjust its position, and absentmindedly answered him.
“Do you still want to know who the person I like is?” Lu Qingyan asked softly.
Lin You’s attention was immediately diverted from the bracelet, and he quickly raised his head, widening his eyes.
“Who is it?” he asked.
He didn’t know why, but his heart was beating a bit faster.
Then he saw Lu Qingyan smile at him.
It was a smile different from all the ones before. He couldn’t describe it, it was like he had made up his mind, yet also like he gave up resisting.
Then, in the next moment, Lu Qingyan picked him up and carried him down from the step.
Then, his lips received an extremely gentle yet also extremely atrocious kiss.
“Mmm…”
Lin You couldn’t react in time before Lu Qingyan’s tongue pried open his lips, going in deep.
Amidst the sound of falling snow in the garden, there was only the faint sound of a muffled voice.
This wasn’t their first kiss.
However, it was their first kiss that happened when both of them were fully conscious.
On this snowy New Year’s night.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
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AHbchcbhdcnwdkjxmwicjnec please don’t reject him Lin You… But I wouldn’t mind him avoidng Lu Qingyan only to chase him afterwards kekekeke
Finally we have the confession!!! Hopefully Lin You will understand what that kiss means.
Thank you for the chapter!
Ahhhh…. Thanks for the update ❤️❤️❤️
o(≧∀≦)o get your man!!!!
aaaahhhh i freaking love this!
thanks love
Finally aaaaaaaaaaa! Lin you now’s the time to discard your denseness
Ahhhh!!! 🫣