Chapter 57: Conclusion
“Do you want to come home together?”
Qi Xu held Xie Yang quietly, tenderly.
Xie Yang quickly refused, “I want to go back to the dorm.”
Under the current circumstances, could he even sleep at home tonight?
He might not even wake up in time for early classes tomorrow.
“Don’t you want to come home with me?” Qi Xu’s voice was heavy, unable to conceal his disappointment.
Xie Yang wouldn’t fall for it again, nor would he be swayed.
He insisted on going back to the dormitory alone.
Qi Xu helped him get dressed again, looking at Xie Yang’s pouting face, couldn’t help but chuckle, “Still angry?”
Xie Yang sighed lightly, hugged Qi Xu’s hand, and kissed his cheek gently, whispering, “No, I’m not mad at you.”
Qi Xu hugged his waist, gently licking the kiss marks on his neck, coaxing, “You’re so cute, I can’t resist.”
Xie Yang couldn’t help blushing, feeling sweet inside, “I want to go back to the dorm to take a shower.”
Qi Xu helped him tidy up a bit, coaxing, “Can I accompany you back to the dorm?”
Without hesitation, Xie Yang directly refused, “No, it’s okay, I want to go by myself.”
Qi Xu stepped back, “Then let me drop you off downstairs at the dorm?”
Xie Yang hesitated, his gaze sweeping over Qi Xu’s clothes, wrinkled and stained with some unknown liquid.
After a long silence, Qi Xu followed his gaze and looked at his own clothes.
Silence for a moment, Qi Xu casually wiped and crumpled the tissues into a ball and threw them into the car. It was only then that Xie Yang noticed several of these small balls near his feet.
Xie Yang: “…”
Avoiding eye contact, he slowly withdrew from Qi Xu’s embrace, returning to the passenger seat, looking at Qi Xu with a hint of pity, “I want to take a shower.”
The sticky feeling on his body made him very uncomfortable.
Qi Xu helped him fasten his seatbelt again, drove him back to the school gate.
Before getting off the car, Xie Yang took the initiative to kiss his cheek, “Then I’ll go first?”
Qi Xu smoothed out his messy hair, saying, “Shall I wait for you downstairs at the dorm tomorrow morning?”
Xie Yang: “So early?”
Qi Xu: “Yeah, let’s go back early tonight and have breakfast together tomorrow.”
Xie Yang nodded, but as soon as he opened the car door and stepped down, he immediately felt weak in his legs.
Qi Xu looked at him worriedly. The distance from here to the dormitory building was not far, but not close either. He was about to get out of the car when Xie Yang quickly stopped him, saying, “You’re not allowed to follow.”
This was the first time Xie Yang had spoken to him in such a commanding tone. Qi Xu found it refreshing and obediently sat back.
“Then be careful. I’ll wait until you get back to the dorm before I leave.”
Xie Yang didn’t expect Qi Xu to be so obedient. Back in the car, he kissed his face again, “Okay, I’ll message you when I get back to the dorm.”
Since it was late at night and there weren’t many people at the school gate, Xie Yang quickly got out of the car and headed towards the dormitory. His steps were uneven, but the oversized clothes covered his awkward walking posture, making it barely noticeable.
Qi Xu watched Xie Yang slowly disappear in the rearview mirror, feeling a bit reluctant.
Only when Xie Yang’s figure completely disappeared did he withdraw his gaze, sitting in the car repeatedly refreshing his WeChat messages.
Xie Yang walked slowly and unexpectedly saw Su Huai downstairs at the dormitory.
They exchanged glances, both somewhat surprised.
Su Huai chuckled dryly, “You’re coming back so late?”
Xie Yang awkwardly nodded.
They both glanced at each other, noticing the obvious hickies on each other’s necks, and tacitly closed their mouths.
There was even a sense of camaraderie1 between them, like brothers in a difficult situation.
They stood at opposite corners of the elevator.
Xie Yang sent a message to Qi Xu: [I’m back in the dorm.]
Clingy: [Take a shower first, we’ll voice chat later.]
Caramel Pudding: [Okay.]
Back in the dorm, Song Xingyu and Xi Rui had already returned and cleaned up the dormitory.
Seeing Xie Yang and Su Huai entering the dorm one after another, Xi Rui smiled, “What a coincidence for you two?”
Su Huai replied first, “Yeah, we had dinner together.”
Song Xingyu added, “It’s so late, are you two having supper together?”
Su Huai replied, “Um, you could say that, right, Xiao Xie?”
Xie Yang quickly agreed, “Yeah.”
The dormitory’s bathroom was on the balcony, with two separate toilets, so Xie Yang and Su Huai didn’t dare to chat too much with Song Xingyu and the others.
They opened their suitcases, found their pajamas, and went straight to the bathroom to shower.
They closed the balcony door and chatted quietly across the wall.
Su Huai said, “I thought you weren’t coming back tonight.”
Xie Yang replied, “I have early classes tomorrow.”
If he went home with Qi Xu, given the circumstances, they wouldn’t get home until late. Qi Xu wouldn’t let him sleep early.
He wouldn’t be able to wake up tomorrow.
“It’s the first class of the semester tomorrow, and the professor will take attendance.”
If he skips or takes leave tomorrow, the professor will definitely make a note of it.
Su Huai teased, “What if you didn’t have early classes?”
Xie Yang blushed slightly and asked him back, “Then why did you come back so late?”
Su Huai’s smile froze on his face. He was supposed to return to the dormitory after dinner, but Xia Heng said he wanted to take him to see a movie, and he believed Xia Heng’s nonsense.
Little did he know that Xia Heng actually meant to take him home to watch a movie.
The movie was playing all along, and he didn’t even get a chance to glance at it.
It wasn’t until the movie ended that Xia Heng finally brought him back to school.
He really had a lot of tricks up his sleeve.
Once again, they tacitly chose silence.
After finally enjoying a comfortable hot shower, Xie Yang made his bed, lying on it unwilling to move.
He put on his Bluetooth earphones and called Qi Xu.
Once the voice call was connected, Xie Yang placed his phone next to his pillow and closed his eyes.
“Have you arrived home?”
His voice was soft, sounding very weary.
Qi Xu: “Hmm, just finished showering. Are you going to sleep?”
Xie Yang: “A bit tired…”
Qi Xu instinctively lowered his voice: “Go to bed early. Goodnight.”
Xie Yang didn’t respond.
After two minutes, faint and steady breathing came through the earphones.
Qi Xu listened for several minutes before reluctantly ending the voice call.
…
At seven o’clock in the morning, the alarm clock rang on time.
Xie Yang got up groggily from bed.
It had been a long time since he had woken up so early. Throughout the entire winter break, he had almost always slept until he naturally woke up.
He could sleep until three or four in the afternoon, wake up to food, and then Qi Xu would always be there to keep him company.
The whole winter break had left him languid under Qi Xu’s care.
His body clock couldn’t adjust, and he vaguely remembered Qi Xu saying they would have breakfast together.
He stumbled out of bed to freshen up.
Receiving a message from Qi Xu, Xie Yang quickly changed clothes and headed downstairs.
The dormitory building was bustling with people, and Xie Yang immediately spotted Qi Xu in the crowd, quietly leaning against the wall and looking at his phone.
Xie Yang’s head still felt fuzzy. He walked towards Qi Xu, threw himself into his arms, and muttered, “So tired.”
He buried himself completely in Qi Xu’s embrace, taking a deep breath of the familiar scent of gardenias on him.
Qi Xu held his shoulders and said, “Let’s sit in the back during class and you can rest.”
Xie Yang thought it was a good idea, but unfortunately, their professor was known for being strict during class. Regretfully, he said, “I dare not sleep in the professor’s class.”
Holding his hand, Qi Xu led him towards the cafeteria. “What do you want to eat?”
Xie Yang hugged his arm, leaning on his shoulder lazily. “Youtiao, soy milk, buns, dumplings… I want to eat everything.”
Qi Xu left him comfortably as he went to line up for breakfast.
By the time Qi Xu returned with breakfast, Xie Yang had fully awakened and was looking at his phone with a conflicted expression.
Su Huai: [Freshly posted forum photos, envy-inducing sweetness.]
Xie Yang clicked on the link Su Huai shared with him.
[On the first day of school, I received a sweet attack from my CP. Who understands?]
1F: [Truly worth waiting a month for, even the dog food tastes sweet.]
2F: [I saw it right in front of me! Little cutie took the initiative and jumped into the arms of the old gong! So sweet, my CP must be sweet!]
3F: [Seeing Qi Xu’s worthless appearance again, I’m once again spitting blood in frustration.]
4F: [Can tell they’re deeply in love. Lighting a cigarette.jpg]
5F: [Please write a book, Xie Yang. I’ll definitely buy it!]
6F: [Still don’t know how he managed to turn Qi Xu around. Seeking someone with insider information.]
7F: [Attempting to tag @Sheng Fei, also looking for contact information.]
…
111F: [Upstairs once again performing “Too Bad I’m Not So-and-so” “Turns Out He’s Not Cold, He Just Doesn’t Like Me” “Icy School Genius Falls from Grace” “Although He’s Handsome, He’s Blind to My Charms”]
Xie Yang scrolled through the posts, feeling a bit regretful looking at the photos of him and Qi Xu that the OP had posted.
How tired and unclear-headed had he been to act so affectionately with Qi Xu in front of so many people?
Quietly, he clicked on the report button in the top right corner.
Qi Xu placed the breakfast in front of him, smiling. “What’s wrong? You look troubled.”
Xie Yang shook his head, choosing not to mention such trivial matters to Qi Xu. He changed the topic instead, saying, “I’m really not used to early classes. When I was bored at home, I looked forward to school starting, but now that it has, I’m already looking forward to the holidays.”
Back when he was working part-time, he had to wake up early.
Now, he was finding it difficult to adjust, perhaps because people tended to feel lethargic once they had too much free time.
Qi Xu handed him a peeled tea egg and said, “Will you come home for dinner after school? After eating, you can take a nap.”
Xie Yang took a bite of the tea egg from his hand, frowned, and refused to take another bite, muttering vaguely, “I’m going back to the dorm to sleep at noon.”
Qi Xu finished the half-eaten tea egg and glanced at Xie Yang’s slightly guilty expression. He calmly said, “There’s no class tomorrow morning.”
Xie Yang choked, quickly drank a large cup of soy milk, and slowly replied, “The new season has started, and I’ve made plans with Su Huai to play ranked games in the afternoon.”
Qi Xu paused for a moment, then continued, “So, are you going to leave me aside and play sweet duo with someone else?”
“No.”
“It’s not like that.”
Xie Yang quickly denied it, then explained, “I’ve already told him I’m walking the duo path with you.”
Qi Xu asked, “Then why not play games at home?”
Xie Yang hesitated, feeling conflicted.
Qi Xu pressed on, “Auntie told me she bought crabs, salmon, and various seafood. She wants to try making sashimi. If she starts in the morning, we can eat it in the afternoon.”
Xie Yang swallowed hard, starting to waver.
Qi Xu continued persuading, “She also bought lots of cherries and loquats. I remember there’s also coconut juice that you like.”
Xie Yang hesitated, feeling tempted by all the foods he liked.
In the end, Xie Yang couldn’t resist the allure of the food and compromised.
“After school, wait for me.”
Qi Xu smiled contentedly.
Xie Yang glared at him discreetly while biting his chopsticks.
After finishing breakfast, Qi Xu escorted him to the classroom door.
As they parted, Qi Xu intentionally kissed him, which many classmates noticed and started teasing about.
Blushing, Xie Yang couldn’t help but feel embarrassed, wishing he could disappear into the ground. He shielded his face with a book and sat down next to Su Huai.
Su Huai chuckled, “You really make others envy you. No wonder I always smell the sour scent of love.”
“If you envy it so much, I’ll have Qi Xu pass on a message to Xia Heng that you want to kiss him,” Xie Yang retorted.
Su Huai playfully tapped him with a pen. “No, no, no. I don’t envy it at all.”
The early morning class at 8 o’clock lasted until 11 o’clock noon, leaving Xie Yang feeling stiff and dizzy.
While packing his bag, Su Huai asked, “Where are we going for lunch?”
“Oh, um…”
Xie Yang hesitated, bit his lip with embarrassment, and awkwardly said, “I’m going home with Qi Xu for lunch.”
“Xiao Xie! You’re betraying our revolutionary friendship! Didn’t we agree to dine alone and let those two smelly guys play on their own?!”
“Well…”
Xie Yang trailed off, unable to find the right words.
“Su Huai, your boyfriend is looking for you!”
Someone with a loud voice shouted, causing Su Huai to stiffen and look towards the classroom door.
Xia Heng was standing there waiting for him.
Su Huai muttered softly, “Is Xia Heng in cahoots with Qi Xu? I told him not to come find me at noon.”
Xie Yang nodded in agreement.
Su Huai couldn’t resist poking his arm. “You knew, yet you willingly leaned towards Qi Xu.”
Xie Yang pretended to be oblivious and smiled.
With a few books in his arms, he walked out of the classroom and looked down the corridor.
Qi Xu was waiting for him downstairs.
He jogged up to Qi Xu and waved. “Hey.”
“Hello, Qi Xu.”
–End of the text–
Note :
- “Camaraderie” refers to a feeling of mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together or who are part of the same group. ↩︎
ry’s note :
It’s over 〔´∇｀〕
I hope you guys enjoy this story~ (ᗒᗨᗕ)
See you in translation story~ (´⌣`ʃƪ)
What!! This is really the end???
Will miss my sweet couple..huhu..