During JinNan High School’s seven days off, which they called summer break, was practically as long as the National Day holiday.
After being stuck in the school and for summer school for such a long time, and with the scorching sun outside, even walking a street would make them sweat all over. Nobody really felt like moving around much.
After Lin You returned, he had video calls with several people. None of them went on a vacation, everyone stayed indoors with the air conditioning.
He didn’t go out with Lu Qingyan either.
His parents were away, and his older siblings had their own things to do, so in the spacious Lin family house, he was the only one left. This actually made it convenient for him and Lu Qingyan to have dates.
But Lu Qingyan didn’t spend the night at Lin You’s place much, not because Lin You didn’t want to, and not because anyone’s parents had objections.
It was just that Lin You paraded around in tank tops and shorts in front of him every day, showing off his fair and slender legs and arms, having no sense of crisis whatsoever. He would be lounging around in all sorts of poses, like chewing on ice cream as he lay on the sofa. Not only could Lu Qingyan see his attractive collarbone from his neckline, but also a pair of little red beans on his chest.
Lu Qingyan rubbed his forehead. Even an alpha with as much fucking self-control as him couldn’t resist when his beloved was being this enticing.
If he really stayed over at Lin You’s place, with the house completely empty and only the two of them there, who knew what might actually happen.
He looked at Lin You on the sofa, holding a creamy popsicle in his hand, with cream smeared on his lips. A clean and handsome face, and eyes as bright as stars. Even though Lin You was only four months younger than him and was about to turn eighteen, Lu Qingyan still felt like Lin You hadn’t grown up. He battled with his inner turmoil, feeling like a beast.
Yet Lin You had no idea about his efforts and hard work.
Lin You finished the last bit of cream on the popsicle and was satisfied. He had also finished reading his manhua, the male lead successfully defeated the demon king and ascended the throne.
He tossed the little wooden stick into the trash can and then his gaze slid over to Lu Qingyan. His eyes lingered on Lu Qingyan’s sexy tanned skin, his strong and lean waist, and the smooth muscle lines. Lin You’s Adam’s apple bobbed worthlessly.
On the first day of break, he and Lu Qingyan had ‘helped’ each other out.
It was even in broad daylight, the sounds of cicadas outside covered the waves one after another, and the windowsill was scorched hot. He and Lu Qingyan were hiding in his room, with deep green sheets, soft blankets, and two boys who were just beginning to explore their first awakening of love.
At first, Lin You was a bit shy. After all, he was still a naive teenage boy and had no experience in this area. On the other hand, that rascal Lu Qingyan, despite also being inexperienced like him, looked completely composed. Even though Lu Qingyan clearly knew he was feeling embarrassed, he still kept whispering suggestive things in his ear, causing him to surrender within minutes.
But who was Lin You?
His so-called shyness didn’t last more than two days.
Having been beta bros with Lu Qingyan for so many years, they had seen each other’s bodies countless times. Lin You even knew how many moles Lu Qingyan had.
So, after his modesty was exhausted…
Lin You began to let loose.
He admitted to it, he indeed craved Lu Qingyan’s body.
Lin You got up from the sofa in one swift move and plopped down on Lu Qingyan’s lap, casually reaching out to feel Lu Qingyan’s chest muscles, even giving them a few squeezes.
Lu Qingyan lowered his head and looked at him, it was hard to tell if the expression on his face was happy or serious.
Lin You pressed a few affectionate kisses onto Lu Qingyan’s throat and collarbone. He wasn’t ashamed at all and grabbed Lu Qingyan’s hand to place it on his waist. He looked at Lu Qingyan with an innocent face that seemed to radiate purity, yet boldly stated, “Touch it for me.”
It was still daytime outside the windows.
The sound of cicadas was still relentless, and under the scorching sun, even the flowers in the garden seemed a bit wilted.
Lu Qingyan held Lin You and thought that if Lin You continued to tease him like this, he would sooner or later die in Lin You’s hands.
“You really are…” Lu Qingyan was a little helpless and reminded Lin You, “There’s nobody at home. If you go overboard, you won’t even have time to cry.”
Lin You leaned against him, nonchalantly swinging his legs.
“Do it then, it’s not like I’m stopping you…” He looked at Lu Qingyan with his dark eyes, and after observing him for a while, he suddenly leaned in close to Lu Qingyan’s ear and muttered, “Could it be you don’t know how?”
Lu Qingyan almost carried him upstairs right there and then, to show him just how much he knew.
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But in the end, they just ended up helping each other out again.
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Both of them were a bit sweaty, but neither of them minded the heat. Their bodies were pressed against each other, and their skins were slightly hot, yet it gave them a soothing feeling deep within.
Lin You kissed Lu Qingyan a few more times, thoroughly satisfied with his service.
Lu Qingyan kept feeling like he had been prostituted.
Just as they were acting all lovey-dovey with each other, both of their phones rang. It was placed on the coffee table, tearing their hearts as it vibrated and rang.
Lu Qingyan held Lin You with one arm and reached for both phones with the other. He saw that it was the group chat from their class.
A group call had been initiated within the group chat.
Lu Qingyan declined the one on Lin You’s phone and clicked to answer his own.
“Hey, Lu-ge,” the first speaker was Hou Zicheng, “Hm? Why did Lin-ge decline the voice call?”
“He’s with me,” Lu Qingyan responded casually.
“That makes sense… When are you two not together?” Hou Zicheng said bitterly. He hadn’t been able to meet his girlfriend lately and had been feeling quite disheartened.
Bai Lu also joined the call. “Hey, why are you calling me?”
Ye Nanshan cleared his throat, “Here’s the thing, there are only two days left until school starts, and we’re entering our third year. What does our third year mean? It’s sacred and inviolable, directly determining our future path, whether we’ll be digging soil up north or building walls down south…”
Impatient with his rambling, Lin You hoarsely interrupted, “Get to the point.”
Ye Nanshan stumbled for a moment, stopping his monologue, and expressed concern for Lin You, “Lin-ge, what’s wrong with your voice? Why is it so hoarse? Did you catch a cold? Listen, I’m telling you, even in the summer, you need to stay warm…”
Lin You rolled his eyes, not bothering with this fool.
Lu Qingyan stifled a chuckle and reassured, “He’s perfectly fine. No cold, no fever.”
Bai Lu and Hou Zicheng let out knowing laughs, leaving only Shao An and Ye Nanshan puzzled, only vaguely getting it after a while.
“What exactly are you planning, cut the nonsense,” Bai Lu urged him.
Ye Nanshan stopped his babbling and admitted, “I was thinking, with only two days left, why don’t we go burn some incense? You know, at that JinYu Temple in our city. They say it’s very effective. We’re about to enter our third year, and I’m nervous. I want to communicate with the Bodhisattva.”
Hou Zicheng ridiculed him, “Forget it, if I were the Bodhisattva, I’d deal with you first. As the saying goes, only burn incense for meaningful matters, take a detour for trivial ones.”
“Exactly, all those years of learning science for nothing.”
Ye Nanshan wasn’t convinced, “What? I want to communicate with the Bodhisattva no matter what. Who knows, maybe the Bodhisattva will see how handsome I am and decide to bless me with a top-tier university.”
The others collectively ptui at him; he was really quite shameless.
But despite the teasing, they ultimately agreed to go together.
It was the last two days of summer break, and a bit of a group activity was needed.
And this was also their final summer break before graduation.
After hanging up the call, Lin You sat in Lu Qingyan’s lap, feeling a bit melancholic. “In two days, we’ll be in Year 3, Class 1.”
Lu Qingyan let out an “Mn,” and then went to nibble on Lin You’s lips again. Lin You’s lips had just been kissed earlier, so now they were red and soft.
The two of them kissed into one on the sofa again.
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The next morning, they booked a business van and squeezed themselves into it, heading to JinYu Temple located outside the city.
Zhou Xiaoni had also joined them. She had been enlightened by Hou Zicheng that Lu Qingyan and Lin You are dating. As soon as she got in the van, she curiously glanced at them a few times.
Lin You confidently let her look and even smiled back at her.
This group of people went their way up to JinYu Temple.
JinYu Temple was situated on a mountain. As it was still early in the morning, the air carried a slight chill. The trees were lush and green, and the murmur of a stream accompanied them all the way up. There was a natural simplicity and tranquility in this place.
When they entered the temple grounds, they stopped being noisy. They looked around as they walked, thinking to themselves that the environment was quite nice, and very suitable for self-cultivation.
After buying their tickets, each person was given three incense sticks.
Ye Nanshan received them devoutly and went to pray to the Bodhisattva respectfully. He was murmuring to himself with his eyes closed, looking really eager to communicate.
Lin You found him so funny.
Neither he nor Lu Qingyan had any specific wishes to fulfill. In regard to their academic performance, they didn’t have much to worry about. They could practically take the exams with their eyes closed and still won’t do too poorly.
So, holding the three incense sticks, the wish Lin You made was: for all the people he loved to have a peaceful and joyful life.
After they finished offering the incense, the others went to draw fortune sticks and waited for their fortunes to be revealed.
Meanwhile, Lin You and Lu Qingyan strolled around together.
As they wandered, they stumbled upon a place for seeking marriage.
“This temple has quite a wide range of services,” Lin You laughed.
However, despite his words, his body instinctively moved forward and asked for two small marriage talismans.
One light blue and one pink.
Quite uncool.
He stuffed the pink talisman into Lu Qingyan’s pocket, and said with smiling eyes, “There, now all the gods and Buddhas will know that I love you.”
As he said this, he stood beneath a flowering tree. The blossoms were pink and fell gently, landing on Lin You’s shoulders. He wore a white shirt and had a clear and handsome face. With the green trees and red walls behind him, he looked like an enchanting spirit dwelling in the ancient temple, seducing passing scholars.
Lu Qingyan leaned down and kissed him on the lips.
Then he said to Lin You, “There, now all the gods and Buddhas will know that I love you too.”
Lin You couldn’t help but deepen his smile.
He held the light blue talisman in his hand, the embroidery on it was slightly protruding, creating a small itch in his palm.
When the two of them separated and turned around, they noticed that Ye Nanshan and the others had finished drawing fortune sticks and had returned.
Except for Zhou Xiaoni and Hou Zicheng, the rest of them wore complicated expressions and looked at them mockingly.
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They wandered around the temple for a while longer, purchasing some unique cultural items before heading back down the mountain together.
At the foot of the mountain, there were several restaurants. Feeling hungry, the group randomly chose a well-decorated Japanese restaurant and walked in.
Just before entering the restaurant, they passed by a small stall and bought some roasted chestnuts.
While waiting for their food to arrive, they started peeling and eating the roasted chestnuts.
“Actually, roasted chestnuts are best eaten in winter, just like roasted sweet potatoes,” Shao An commented while peeling a chestnut. “And this thing is really hard to peel. It’s not as convenient as sweet potatoes.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Lu Qingyan had placed peeled chestnuts into Lin You’s hands. Lin You ate them one by one, his cheeks puffing up as he looked at Shao An with an indifferent expression. “I think it’s alright, it’s fine as long as the chestnuts are tasty.”
…Of course, for you, it’s obviously friggin’ fine as long as they’re tasty.
Shao An turned to Ye Nanshan and offered one to him, “Ye-ge, look, I peeled this chestnut for you, isn’t it especially sweet?”
Ye Nanshan also peeled a chestnut and returned the gift, saying, “Of course, the ones you peeled are delicious. Now look at the one I peeled for you. Isn’t it especially plump and round?”
Lin You scoffed at this.
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They were halfway through their meal when suddenly, it started raining outside.
Summer rain always came without warning and without reason. At first, it was a gentle drizzle, but soon, it turned into a torrential downpour.
Their seats were conveniently by the window, offering a view of the Japanese-style courtyard outside. In the courtyard, there was a stone-rimmed pond, its waters teeming with extravagant red-headed koi fish, now taking shelter beneath the stones.
They didn’t rush to leave. After finishing their meal, they ordered a few more drinks and sat by the window, watching the rain pour down. They chatted about this and that, discussing that they would be returning to school the day after tomorrow, and that their teaching building as third years will finally be closest to the cafeteria. They also talked about how the bubble tea shop at the school entrance had raised its prices again, and the cups were getting smaller.
There was nothing particularly special about this afternoon, just a group of teenagers experiencing an ordinary yet enthusiastic summer day.
They came to the temple to burn incense and pray for success in their university entrance exams a year from now. The heavy rain had trapped them in the restaurant, where they laughed and chatted.
But many years later, no matter who among them recalled this day.
They would all feel that, this afternoon stopped by rain, was uneventful yet extraordinarily beautiful.
“Will the little wooden plaques we wrote on get soaked?” Zhou Xiaoni suddenly asked.
Before descending the mountain, they had seen a place in the temple where little wooden plaques were hung. For just five yuan, they could buy a little wooden plaque, which was made quite cutely, to write on as a memento.
There were people who wrote their own names, couples who confessed their love, and of course, various wishes for wealth and academic success.
Each of them bought one and hung it on a tree.
“If they get wet, they get wet. The Bodhisattva doesn’t need eyes to see,” Ye Nanshan was quite open-minded. He curiously asked the others, “What did you guys write? I wished for wealth.”
“Damn, you’re so hypocritical, not wishing for good grades at a time like this,” Shao An rolled his eyes at him. “I wrote a wish to get out of singlehood. At least let me find someone in university.”
Zhou Xiaoni and Hou Zicheng both wrote about wanting to get into the same university.
Bai Lu wrote for everything to go smoothly, and for her to become independent soon.
Everyone had their own aspirations and goals.
“Lin-ge, Lu-ge, what did you guys write?” they asked.
Lu Qingyan and Lin You smiled and glanced at each other, “It’s better not to say, so you won’t get stimulated.”
The group of people got rowdy again.
The rain outside the window showed no sign of stopping, yet it seemed that no one wanted the rain to stop.
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Up at the mountaintop temple, shielded by the canopy of leaves, the words on the rows of little wooden plaques hadn’t smeared much, they were only slightly darker in color.
On a high tree branch hung a little wooden plaque with Lu Qingyan’s bold and powerful handwriting.
“May every year be like today, and may we stay together until old age.”
The End.
The author has something to say:
The main story comes to an end here, I feel that this is a good place to end it. Everything is just setting sail. It’s a serene and beautiful summer afternoon, with friends and loved ones around, laughing carefreely. Graduation, telling their parents, and the permanent mark, all of that will be placed in the extras.
I need side stories pls😭🌸
MAIN STORY END OMG IM BLESSING MY SONS WITH SO MUCH HAPPINESS IN LIFE 🫶🫶🫶 WAITING FOR THE EXTRAS~ THANK U SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK 🥳🎉
Very sweet ending. Tyfc and I look forward to the extras.
My babies! All grown up (sort of). So bittersweet to see this end. I loved reading about their antics so much. Thank you for translating!
They grew up so fast! 😭
No!!!!! I wasn’t expecting to end here!!! 😭😭😭😭 I already missed them!!!
Thank you for the Chapter! We’ll wait for the extras!
Aaa we finally reached the end of the main story 🙏♥ it’s been a ride and I feel like a proud mommy watching my two bois growing up so well 🤧
“Now all the gods and buddhas will know I love you” 🥹😭 had me in tears omg
Omg it ended here…excited for the extras! Thank you for the tls!