After finishing the remaining sequence, Qiao Huaiyao went back and checked again. Only after confirming that there were no errors did he save the document. Bai Jinyan saw this and pushed the untouched glass of milk towards him, saying, “Drink the milk and take a rest.”
Qiao Huaiyao stretched lazily and replied, “Alright, take a break too, brother.”
While he was writing the report, Bai Jinyan was not idle either. Bai Jinyan rubbed his head and said, “Let’s go back to the room first.”
“Sure,” Qiao Huaiyao replied. He closed the computer, took the milk, and headed to the bedroom.
The livestream today garnered most of its attention from university students and the school’s online forums. The hot topic on Weibo was about the livestream app crashing, and upon clicking, one could see content related to Qiao Huaiyao. However, when he opened Weibo, he unexpectedly found Bai Jinyan trending again, along with the topic #brothers.
Qiao Huaiyao took a sip of milk and casually clicked into the topic, thinking it might be a marketing ploy or Zhao Jiamo, the director, trying to generate buzz for the next week’s variety show. However, upon clicking, he discovered that the post was from an unfamiliar director.
Qian Yibin?
Qiao Huaiyao had no recollection but remembered that this director was probably the one currently filming the movie with Bai Jinyan.
Qian Yibin V: “During filming, I always prepare some sweets. When feeling tired, a simple bite can sustain me until the end of the shoot.”
“The ones I prepared before were the very sweet kind of chocolate. A few days ago, I coincidentally came across a private sweet treat and thought the taste was good, so I replaced the chocolate with that sweet treat.”
“Today, during filming, I gave @BaiJinYan one. He took a bite and asked me for the address of the sweet shop before leaving. I was wondering what was going on, but today I came back and found a fan-edited livestream replay. That’s when I understood what happened. Haha, he’s really a good brother who takes care of his younger sibling.”
Qian Yibin, the director, would share interesting incidents from the set almost every day, sharing moments from the set life. This post had exceptionally high engagement. The comments section was mostly filled with fans of Bai Jinyan and Qiao Huaiyao.
[Wow, I’m seriously saying ‘wow’!]
[I was walking down the street looking at my phone, and I accidentally bumped into a utility pole, then hugged the pole and laughed loudly. People nearby asked me what’s wrong, and I shouted that I had knocked myself silly!]
[Eating something delicious and immediately going to share it with his younger brother.]
[After watching the subsequent livestream, it was a very small cake, but Qiao Qiao seemed to really like it.]
[Only one bite, and he can tell it’s Qiao Qiao’s favorite flavor. You say this is just a big brother taking care of his younger brother, I don’t believe it.]
[Really, not going public? You two are so suitable for each other. Wuuu…]
[Regardless of whether you go public or not, in my eyes, you’re already together. No official announcement, no news, but I have a keyboard, and I’ll type that you’re together!]
Qiao Huaiyao blinked in astonishment. That cake… He thought that Bai Jinyan initially considered it as a sweet snack to replenish energy and took a bite. Finding it delicious, he didn’t eat it and instead took it to the rest area for him. Qiao Huaiyao couldn’t help but chuckle at the director’s vivid description. He figured there would inevitably be a vivid mental image.
Bai Jinyan came in and saw Qiao Huaiyao happily leaning against the bed, smiling. He walked over and sat on the bed, asking, “What are you laughing at?”
Qiao Huaiyao slightly pursed his lips, beckoning Bai Jinyan to come closer. As his brother approached with a puzzled expression, Qiao Huaiyao leaned forward and gave him a peck on the lips. Bai Jinyan froze, suddenly meeting Qiao Huaiyao’s eyes.
Touching the smile in his eyes, Bai Jinyan couldn’t help but lift his lips slightly. Qiao Huaiyao ran away after the kiss, directly lifting the blanket and lying down. His hand resting on the edge of the blanket hadn’t been retracted yet when Bai Jinyan firmly grasped it.
“What are you hiding for?” Bai Jinyan didn’t rush to uncover him, holding onto his hand and leaning down, pressing the blanket down together on both sides.
Qiao Huaiyao, trapped in the blanket, found it hard to move.
Bai Jinyan slowly unfolded the edges as if unwrapping a gift.
Qiao Huaiyao still had a lingering smile on his face, perhaps because the blanket was not breathable, making his face slightly red.
Bai Jinyan lowered his head, kissing his forehead unhurriedly, then gradually moved down, kissing his cheeks, and landing on his lips.
“Um…” Qiao Huaiyao couldn’t speak, emitting a faint muffled sound between breaths.
Bai Jinyan held his hand, circled it around his neck, and then leaned closer, deepening the kiss.
Qiao Huaiyao’s fingertips curled slightly, and he instinctively tilted his head back, unconsciously holding tighter with his hands, bringing Bai Jinyan’s leaning figure lower.
It wasn’t until their breaths were unstable and he felt the slight tremble in the person in his arms that Bai Jinyan let go of him.
Hugging Qiao Huaiyao tightly through the blanket, Bai Jinyan asked him, “Don’t want to drink the milk?”
Qiao Huaiyao had only drunk half a cup of milk from the bedside table.
Qiao Huaiyao nodded. He was full from eating fruits and couldn’t drink the milk.
Bai Jinyan got up and drank the remaining milk. “Rest early.”
Qiao Huaiyao curled down, hiding half of his face in the blanket, and softly responded, “Mm.”
The matter of applying for the lab was added to the agenda.
Qiao Huaiyao became busy during this period, but luckily, the schedule was reasonable. He divided his time between the school dormitory and the set where Bai Jinyan was filming.
Since he had informed the professor and checked the attendance for the morning classes, he didn’t have to attend all of them. He only needed to show up for the classes where attendance was taken and it affected the attendance rate for the final assessment.
Qiu Shufeng attended the morning class, then rushed over to the first class here without a break, busy like a spinning top.
He leaned on the desk and let out a tired sigh, saying, “If these days continue like this, I might really die from exhaustion.”
Yu Luofan, beside him, lightly teased, “As long as you don’t stay up until 4 a.m. playing games like you did yesterday, I think you won’t die of exhaustion.”
Qiu Shufeng snorted lightly, “That’s my spiritual sustenance, can’t it be the same?”
Yu Luofan raised an eyebrow, “Is your spiritual sustenance losing six games in a row in a day?”
Qiu Shufeng: “…Shut up!”
The comment hit too close to home, and Qiu Shufeng simply ignored him. He turned to chat with Qiao Huaiyao, saying, “Speaking of which, Study God, you really don’t plan to livestream and discuss notes?”
Qiu Shufeng had been browsing the forum these past few days, and the discussions didn’t seem to die down overnight. Each post had a little flame icon at the end. The moderators joined in, probably because they were unfortunate members of the vast number of students facing the possibility of failing their exams.
Qiao Huaiyao calmly said, “Not planning to. I have something to do.”
Qiu Shufeng subconsciously asked, “What’s the matter?”
Qiao Huaiyao was chatting with Bai Jinyan and casually replied, “Writing a report for applying to the lab.”
“Oh, applying for the lab… Applying for the lab?!!” Qiu Shufeng’s voice was steady and calm at the beginning but suddenly escalated dangerously towards the end.
The volume was too high, to the point where the whole classroom fell silent for a moment.
Qiao Huaiyao raised an eyebrow in surprise and looked at Qiu Shufeng slowly, “…?”
Should we say it’s fortunate the teacher hasn’t arrived yet?
Qiu Shufeng quickly covered his mouth, his eyes wide as he looked around. Many classmates’ gazes were on them.
He hadn’t realized what he had just said, and now that he did, he was too shocked.
Fortunately, applying for the lab was not something unspeakable, and classmates might have been shocked by his loud voice, prompting them to look over.
Wang Zhan playfully hit the back of this fool’s head and said, “You’re everywhere.”
Qiu Shufeng silently lay his head on the desk, attempting to hide behind the table, with the tabletop protruding in front and the chair back, not even five centimeters high, trying to cover himself.
He whispered, “Study God, you’re only in your first year, and you’re already planning to apply for the lab?”
During their first year, most students usually chose to follow a professor. Even if they wanted to apply for a lab, they would at least wait until their second year, and approval was only a possibility. The main thing was, in the second year, even if you had the qualifications, you needed suitable experimental content. Otherwise, with nothing in hand, even if they approved a lab for you, it would be useless.
So, schools generally didn’t approve lab applications for first-year students.
Qiu Shufeng had thoroughly investigated all these matters. Before the start of the school year, he even knew which professor had a sweet tooth. But… if it was Qiao Huaiyao applying for the lab in his first year, Qiu Shufeng’s first reaction wasn’t that the Study God would be rejected. Instead, without thinking, his brain automatically concluded that Qiao Huaiyao had suitable experimental content to apply for a lab.
And this was just a first-year freshman.
He had anticipated that Qiao Huaiyao would apply for the lab, but he hadn’t expected it to happen so soon.
Qiu Shufeng looked awkward, “I feel like just calling you Study God is no longer adequate.”
Qiao Huaiyao took a sip of lemonade and asked, “Have you decided which professor to approach?”
“No,” Qiu Shufeng dared not think about approaching a professor. Wouldn’t that be the professor selecting them? There were few positions under professors, and many students wanted to apply. It was quite competitive. If they couldn’t secure a position, they would have to attend classes and wait for an opportunity.
Thinking about this matter made Qiu Shufeng’s head ache. He waved his hand and said, “Forget it, let’s do our best and leave the rest to fate.”
Wang Zhan leaned closer and whispered, “Study God, where did you buy that cake you ate during the livestream?”
He had felt it looked delicious during the livestream and even tried searching for it but couldn’t find it.
Qiao Huaiyao opened a bag next to him and handed him one, saying, “I’ll ask my brother for you.”
The one he had was for breakfast. Qiao Huaiyao didn’t know where the private kitchen was; he hadn’t asked. However, there were a few of these small cakes in the dorm, bought by Bai Jinyan. These handmade cakes had a short shelf life, so Bai Jinyan didn’t buy too many. He ordered them day by day, just like the roses, having the private kitchen deliver them on time.
Wang Zhan grinned, “Thanks, Study God.”
Perhaps because of Qiu Shufeng’s loud exclamation earlier, the voices in the classroom were much quieter than usual.
When the teacher entered, she saw the classroom so quiet and jokingly said, “Oh, are you all starting self-study early?”
The teacher didn’t expect the students to respond, putting down her book, knocking on the table, and saying, “Those in the front row, stop playing with your phones. In this class, we’ll continue with the PPT discussion based on the ranking in the group.”
Next was Qiu Shufeng’s turn, and he quickly got up and went down.
The teacher asked Qiu Shufeng before he started, “Qiu Shufeng, do you have any good methods to avoid mistakes? Could you share with everyone?”
In fact, Qiao Huaiyao’s PPT had no errors throughout.