Lin You ate and drank well at his grandparents’ house for three days, his face had become noticeably plumper at the end of the stay.
Luckily, on the fourth day, he had to go back to school, no longer giving his grandmother the chance to continue indulging him.
On the morning of the eleventh, Lu Qingyan, who was waiting at the doorstep, finally saw Lin You, dragging a small suitcase. Meeting again after a long separation, if it weren’t for the fact that they were right under the watchful eyes of their parents, they would have definitely given each other a kiss to express their longing.
With their parents watching from upstairs, Lin You could only express his affection subtly with a meaningful look in his eyes.
The two of them decided not to have their family drop them off and took a taxi to school instead.
The first day of school. After the registration process, classes would only start at 10 o’clock.
After Lin You and Lu Qingyan settled their belongings in the dormitory, they casually strolled into the classroom.
After not seeing each other for more than ten days, the whole class had gained some weight, it could be seen that everyone was overnourished with just a glance.
Especially Hou Zicheng, whose dad was good at cooking, and with his girlfriend feeding him desserts of love, he claimed to have gained five kilograms after arriving at school.
“Even pigs don’t gain weight as fast as you do,” Lin You teased him without hesitation.
Hou Zicheng sadly touched his double chin, “Do you think I’m happy about this? I’m at least quite a handsome guy, and now I’ve gained weight to the point of having a double chin. Who am I supposed to complain to?”
Bai Lu has also gained some weight, but she loves working out, so it wasn’t noticeable for the time being.
Hou Zicheng stared at her for a moment, contemplating whether he should also start hitting the gym.
During the final few minutes before class, everyone took the opportunity to exchange what they’d done during the winter break.
Hou Zicheng had nothing much to say, he didn’t do much other than going on dates.
Ye Nanshan was once again sent to cram school for the winter break.
Bai Lu went to help out at her uncle’s hotel, experiencing a taste of the busy work life in advance.
Shao An; stayed at home.
“Lu-ge, what did you two do during the winter break? I tried to invite you both to play games together, but you weren’t online,” Ye Nanshan asked them.
Lin You and Lu Qingyan exchanged a glance, both of them wearing a tacit smile in their eyes.
Lin You wiggled on the chair with a proud expression, then cleared his throat, “Lao Lu and I both escaped the single status over the winter break.”
After saying this, he raised his chin in a rather smug manner, full of contempt towards these single dogs around him.
He now understood why Hou Zicheng enjoyed showing off his love life so much.
He understood very well.
Because it felt too damn good.
After Lin You finished speaking, he waited for a few seconds but noticed there was no reaction from those around him. Puzzled, he looked around, wondering if he and Lao Lu had fallen so far that no one even reacts to such a big deal like them getting into relationships anymore.
But as he lifted his gaze, he noticed that the people around him were all stunned frozen.
After a minute, a continuous stream of “Holy shit!” sounded.
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Bai Lu’s expression seemed very composed, seemingly not on the same level as these losers.
But then she popped open a can of cola, took a big gulp, and slammed it down on the table.
Only then did Lin You realize the problem with how he communicated it.
These people didn’t get what he meant, they thought both he and Lu Qingyan had found separate partners.
But looking at their eager eyes, continuously pestering him about who his partner was, whether they were alpha, beta, or omega, whether they were good-looking, and whether they were from our school or a different school.
He suddenly didn’t feel like revealing the answer just like that.
Lin You turned around and glanced at Lu Qingyan.
Their eyes met, and Lu Qingyan knew exactly what mischief Lin You had in mind.
With a slightly helpless smile, Lu Qingyan tacitly accepted Lin You’s mischief.
Lin You propped his chin up with one hand, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at them with a smile in his eyes. “Why don’t you take a guess first? If you get it right, Lao Lu and I will treat you guys to a meal.”
“Who the heck can guess that right? There are so many people in our school alone,” Ye Nanshan grumbled, displeased, but still curious nonetheless. “Can you give us a hint?”
Lin You thought for a moment, the smile on his face deepening. “My partner is an alpha, Lao Lu’s partner is an omega, and both are from our school and our grade. You all know them.”
He believed he had given them a clear enough hint.
He and Lu Qingyan had been childhood sweethearts, innocent playmates, both academically excellent and good-looking, seen together every day. If they were put inside any romance novel, they would be the main characters.
If they couldn’t even figure this out, then their brains might as well be used for soup.
But the next moment, he heard Ye Nanshan say seriously, “Alright, first, let’s first eliminate the possibility of Lu-ge and Lin-ge being each other’s partners.”
The others nodded in agreement.
Lin You almost fell off his chair.
He looked at them speechlessly as Ye Nanshan took out a notebook and earnestly recorded everyone’s suspicions about potential partners.
After staying quiet for a few seconds, he couldn’t hold it in any longer.
“Wait, hold on a second. Why did you eliminate the possibility of Lao Lu and I being each other’s partners?”
Ye Nanshan didn’t even lift his head. “You think we’re idiots? If you two wanted to get together, you would’ve been together long ago, why wait until today?
Hou Zicheng racked his brains out to think of candidates, and hearing this, he also agreed, “Yeah, you two may be one alpha and one omega, but you look like the same gender, so there’s nothing suspicious at all. Lao Ye, I think Mo Lanlan from Class 7 might also be a possibility. She and Lu-ge have participated in school performances together before, write her down.”
Lin You rubbed his face, great, congratulations for ruling out the only correct answer.
He couldn’t be bothered to deal with this bunch of idiots and their ridiculous lists, so he silently opened a soy milk for himself.
“Let me make it clear, if you can’t guess within three days, the bet is off,” Lin You yelled at them after sipping his soy milk.
Bai Lu made a confident OK gesture to them, looking very confident.
Lin You heard her say to Ye Nanshan, “I don’t think they’re from our class, it would be too easy to find out.”
Lin You didn’t know whether to cry or laugh, he leaned in to whisper to Lu Qingyan, “Do you think they can guess it?”
He was also quite puzzled. Were he and Lu Qingyan really so unlike a couple?
Lu Qingyan didn’t hold much hope for them. “I doubt it.”
They both reached an agreement that there was no need to treat them to a meal.
A few minutes later, Cai Xiaoguo walked into the classroom to start class, and the guessing squad had to disperse, but everyone’s faces were filled with excitement, as if witnessing some something big.
They couldn’t be blamed, after all, the reason why Lin You and Lu Qingyan were still single was always a mystery throughout JinNan High School.
Now that both of these school heartthrobs were no longer single, only they knew the news ahead of time while the entire school was in the dark.
Thinking about it, it felt quite good.
So the guessing game went on with great enthusiasm.
Cai Xiaoguo walked up to the podium, surveyed the classroom, and met a sea of droopy, half-awake eyes that hadn’t fully recovered from the break.
He clicked his tongue in disdain. “All of you are only seventeen or eighteen years old, but you look older than an old man like me. There’s not a trace of vitality in you.”
He glanced around and noticed that only the students in Lin You’s corner had bright eyes. He praised them, “Look at those students in the back rows, they have a lot of energy, adapting very quickly to the rhythm of the class.”
Lin You laughed.
If Cai Xiaoguo knew why they were so excited, he’d probably faint from anger.
But perhaps because everyone was genuinely listless today, the afternoon physical education class mercifully wasn’t taken away from them.
As soon as the bell rang for the end of the second class in the afternoon, the classroom emptied in an instant, with everyone rushing to the sports field.
The same group of people who were almost dying in math class just now also rushed onto the basketball court.
Lin You was among them, darting around to snatch the basketball, energizing the scene to a chaotic level.
Lu Qingyan didn’t join in today; he sat on the bench, uninterested in meeting Lin You on the court.
Behind him was the railing, and on the other side of the railing stood two girls and a boy. Even though they had used suppressants, Lu Qingyan could still discern from their faint pheromones that they were omegas.
This group of people was sitting on the bench and chatting.
Several different pheromones mixed together, smelling very fresh. They were all wearing clean dark-colored school uniforms, exuding a feeling of youth and purity under the winter sun.
But Lu Qingyan realized that he had no interest in them whatsoever.
It seemed that apart from Lin You’s pheromones, the scents of others, no matter how good or bad they were, were just odors to him. It wouldn’t elicit any emotions from him.
As for Lin You’s scent, even if Lin You was now mixed in with a bunch of alphas, Lu Qingyan could still pinpoint Lin You’s exact location with his eyes closed.
Lu Qingyan thought for a moment, and felt that this ability could be quite convenient for finding him.
The group of omegas behind him chattered away, and their voices started at a normal volume, but soon got louder, audible within several meters.
Lu Qingyan wasn’t interested and merely treated it as background noise.
But after a while, he caught the words “Valentine’s Day” in their conversation.
Lu Qingyan glanced at the date on his phone and realized that it would be February 14th in two days.
He heard one of the girls ask the other two what would be a good gift for confessing on Valentine’s Day.
“I’m so annoyed. Who decided that gifts have to be given on Valentine’s Day? The problem is, I don’t even know what he likes. What? Sneakers are not an option, sneakers are what I gave my ex-boyfriend.”
Lu Qingyan couldn’t help but perk up his ears, openly eavesdropping.
Even though he was the official boyfriend now and not a pursuer anymore, gift-giving still gave him a headache.
“How about chocolate? The homemade kind. It’s not extravagant, and it shows that you’re interested in him,” the other girl suggested. “After all, if it’s not because you like them, who would spend hours making chocolate?”
“Wouldn’t that be too cliche? It feels like something from a shoujo manga, and the junior version at that?”
“It might be cliche, but it works. The most important thing is that he knows you like him. If he likes you too, he’ll like whatever you give him.”
Lu Qingyan was deep in thought.
“Or you could be more straightforward, just give a rose and confess,” the remaining boy also joined the conversation. “If he still doesn’t get it, he’s an idiot. Honestly, I want to receive a rose too. Sigh, I wonder if anyone will give me one. Ahhhh, I want someone to pursue me too!”
They started discussing again, and the list of gifts grew longer, even considering whether to give boxing gloves or a Gundam figure.
The girl who asked the initial question blushed and said shyly, “Oh, he’s more of a bookish type and doesn’t like boxing. I have plenty of boxing gloves at home though. If he’s interested in learning, I can teach him.”
Lu Qingyan silently worried about the poor guy being confessed to.
Finally unable to resist, Lu Qingyan turned around and said, “Excuse me, sorry to disturb you.”
The people chatting were taken aback; only then did they realize that their voices were too loud, and people around them had heard everything.
They felt a bit embarrassed, but as soon as they saw Lu Qingyan’s face, their eyes lit up with excitement.
However, in the next second, they heard Lu Qingyan ask, “Sorry, I overheard your conversation. Do you mind if I ask, for people who are already in a relationship, what kind of gifts should be given to their partner?”
Snap.
It was the sound of the flame of love extinguishing before it even ignited.
That boy persistently asked, “Are you asking for yourself or a friend?”
Lu Qingyan answered matter-of-factly, “Of course I’m asking for myself.”
Thinking of Lin You, he couldn’t help but smile. His previously cold and stern features softened, even looking somewhat gentle.
“I just got into a relationship, and my boyfriend is really cute,” Lu Qingyan said with a smile.
The three omegas on the other side, “…Oh.”
Who cares if your boyfriend is cute or not!
THE SHY GIRL PLANNING TO TEACH THE GUY SHE WANTS TO CONFESS TO SOME BOXING MOVES LMAOOOO THATS SO CUTE I HOPE THEY APPEAR AGAIN
CLASSMATES ELIMINATING THE POSSIBILITY OF LIN YOU AND LU QINGYAN BEING TOGETHER PLS I MEAN TBH IF IM ONE OF THEM I MIGHT BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS THEM
Lmaoo not these two spreading dog food everywhere soon as they made it official 🤣
So they were planning to confess to Lao Lu? HAHAHHHAHAHAH 😆
classmates have brain rot when it comes to their relationship 😭😭
also those poor kids, getting their single status shoved in their face
Go go give lots of gifts to your boyfriend ❤️
this is so funny i love them