Extra Chapter: Sweet Daily Life (2)
After spending the whole day messing around with Qi Xu in the apartment, Xie Yang decisively returned to the dormitory.
If he didn’t return to the dorm soon, he might not be able to get out of bed for a few days.
Su Huai grabbed him and demanded angrily, “Tell me, why didn’t you answer the phone yesterday? We agreed to rank up together, and you totally bailed on me!”
Xie Yang recalled how he had intentionally teased Qi Xu yesterday, playing with fire and getting burned. He still felt sore all over, so he smiled guiltily at Su Huai, “Something came up suddenly yesterday afternoon, and I forgot to tell you.”
Su Huai wasn’t so easily fooled. He circled around Xie Yang and snorted, “Did you forget to bring your phone too?”
At three o’clock yesterday, Su Huai called Xie Yang several times, but there was no answer. He even tried calling Qi Xu, but Qi Xu didn’t pick up either.
Su Huai knew right away that those two definitely weren’t up to anything innocent.
Xie Yang tried to appease him, “I’m telling the truth.”
Su Huai clicked his tongue, “What was it? Were you and Qi Xu at home studying romantic action movies?”
Xie Yang choked on his words and awkwardly laughed, “How could that be possible?”
Su Huai added, “And Qi Xu actually let you come back to the dorm?”
“Of course!” Xie Yang replied, feeling a bit more confident.
When it came to this, Qi Xu had always respected his wishes. If Xie Yang didn’t want to live together, Qi Xu would respect his choice, though he would occasionally try to coax him into coming back.
This time, he was determined to stay in the dorm until Friday!
Su Huai teased, “So, are we having lunch together?”
Xie Yang shook his head, “Qi Xu said he’d take me to the cafeteria for lunch.”
Su Huai said, “Oh, right. Isn’t there a basketball game between the Economics and Medicine departments this afternoon? I heard from Xia Heng that Qi Xu is playing.”
Xie Yang remembered Qi Xu mentioning it, and he had also said that since he didn’t have any classes in the afternoon, he should come watch the game.
Xi Rui took off his headphones and chimed in, “Yeah, today’s just a warm-up. The official match is in a few days.”
Xie Yang glanced curiously at him and Song Xingyu, “Aren’t you two participating?”
It seemed like every department had a team in the tournament, and naturally, the Computer Science department was included.
Xi Rui replied, “We decided to participate in the e-sports club’s tournament instead.”
Xie Yang responded, “Oh, I see.”
Song Xingyu laughed, “Yeah, you two should go to the gym this afternoon and watch your husbands face off on the basketball court.”
Xie Yang: “…”
Su Huai blushed angrily and glared at him, “Who said Xia Heng is my husband?!”
Song Xingyu chuckled, “Alright, I guess Xia Heng hasn’t been officially promoted yet.”
Xi Rui teased, “Why is he such a failure? He doesn’t learn from Old Qi, who eats and takes things at the same time.”
Xie Yang’s face was about to smoke.
At lunch, Qi Xu was waiting for him downstairs in the dormitory.
Xie Yang quietly walked behind him and patted his shoulder.
“Hi, classmate Qi Xu.”
I don’t know if it was Xie Yang’s illusion, but he always felt that there were a lot of people in the cafeteria today.
He and Qi Xu finally found an empty seat to sit down.
Qi Xu ordered a few dishes he liked, sat next to him and watched short videos with him.
“I heard that the basketball game in the afternoon is full of handsome guys. I can’t wait until three o’clock.”
“I heard that the appearance of the medical department and the economics and management department of our class is very high.”
“It’s all spread like wildfire on the forum.”
“What a pity, the two most handsome ones have been taken.”
“…”
Xie Yang suddenly understood why there were so many people in the cafeteria today.
It turned out that they were all waiting for the basketball game in the afternoon.
Thinking of this, Xie Yang glanced at Qi Xu.
Qi Xu noticed his gaze and touched his head, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Xie Yang smiled sweetly at him.
Qi Xu raised his eyebrows slightly, put his arms around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek.
Xie Yang immediately became honest.
He could feel the eyes around him.
Qi Xu didn’t feel anything, and still sat very close to Xie Yang, and continued to stare at him after dinner.
He would pick fish bones for Xie Yang, peel shrimps, and carefully pick out the ginger slices he didn’t like.
Xie Yang felt that the eyes on him were cold, as if they contained murderous intent.
Qi Xu frowned slightly: “Concentrate on eating.”
Xie Yang suddenly regretted coming to the cafeteria to eat. He should have agreed to Qi Xu to go home for dinner every day.
After dinner, Xie Yang went back to the dormitory to rest. He went to bed very late last night and got up early today, and now he still felt a little tired.
Xie Yang rubbed his eyes sleepily: “I want to go back to the dormitory and sleep for a while.”
Qi Xu saw that his eyelids were drooping, and he looked a little cute when he was sleepy, so he sent Xie Yang back to the dormitory.
Xie Yang was like a koala, hanging on him.
During this period, he basically slept after eating and ate after waking up. Qi Xu’s pig farming technology became more and more mature.
Xie Yang was still very thin, but now it was a healthy thinness.
Everyone else in the dorm had gone out to eat, leaving only Xie Yang behind.
Qi Xu watched as Xie Yang groggily climbed the ladder to his bed. Standing worriedly by his side, Qi Xu was ready to catch him in case he fell.
It’s still better to be at home—no ladders to climb and no risk of falling.
Xie Yang lay on the railing, his voice tired, as if he could fall asleep at any moment.
“Let me sleep for a while first. I’ll come find you when I wake up.”
Qi Xu replied, “Sleep until three. If you’re still too tired, you can keep sleeping. It’s not an important game anyway. I can come find you after the match.”
Xie Yang nodded and waved him over, “Come a little closer.”
When Qi Xu approached, Xie Yang leaned over and kissed his cheek, then lay back down. “I’m going to sleep now. See you later.”
Qi Xu gently closed the dorm room door and returned to the basketball club to join the others for practice.
When Xie Yang woke up again, it was already 2:30 p.m.
He quickly freshened up and hurried towards the gym with Su Huai.
At the small shop near the gym entrance, Su Huai grabbed two bottles of water.
Su Huai asked, “Not getting one for Qi Xu?”
Knowing Qi Xu, he’d probably appreciate it if Xie Yang brought him some water.
Xie Yang hesitated for a moment but eventually bought a bottle. He hadn’t planned on running into Qi Xu at the gym.
Standing at the entrance, he could already sense how lively it was inside. He thought it might be better to find a less conspicuous spot.
The game hadn’t started yet, and both teams were still preparing.
By the time Xie Yang entered the gym, it was already packed, with hardly any seats left. He and Su Huai stood at the entrance, unsure of what to do.
Su Huai remarked, “Why are there so many people?”
Xie Yang took a step back, hesitating about whether to go inside.
He glanced toward the center of the basketball court and saw some guys cheering as Qi Xu walked in his direction.
Many eyes followed Qi Xu’s path, eventually landing on Xie Yang.
Meanwhile, Xia Heng had already pulled Su Huai away.
Qi Xu jogged up to Xie Yang, noticing his slightly pale face, and frowned. “Too many people? Are you feeling uncomfortable?”
Xie Yang shook his head. “I just didn’t sleep well.”
Qi Xu asked, “Do you want to go back and rest a bit more?”
Xie Yang replied, “I want to watch you play.”
Qi Xu led him to the front row of the e-sports section, where their team was resting. “Sit here; you won’t have to squeeze in with the crowd.”
Xie Yang looked at Qi Xu, who was crouching in front of him, and whispered, “Isn’t this a bit inappropriate?”
Qi Xu responded, “It’s fine. No one will care about something so small.”
Beep—
As the whistle blew, the game officially began.
Qi Xu stood up, cupped Xie Yang’s chin, and gave him a quick kiss.
“My lucky kiss.”
Instantly, the crowd erupted in cheers, and Xie Yang’s face turned bright red. He wished he could find a hole to hide in.
How could Qi Xu kiss him in front of so many people?
As the game progressed, Xie Yang’s face remained warm, and he couldn’t calm down. To distract himself, he took many photos of Qi Xu with his phone.
During halftime, Qi Xu ran back to Xie Yang. Xie Yang instinctively reached out to wipe the sweat from his face but hesitated when he heard the murmurs from the crowd behind him. He lowered his hand.
Qi Xu opened the bottle of water that Xie Yang had already sipped from.
Xie Yang quickly tried to stop him, “I drank from that…”
Although he had originally bought it for Qi Xu, he had taken a sip earlier because he was nervous.
Qi Xu drank half the bottle, then leaned in and pointed to the towel on the table. “My hands are dirty. Can you wipe my face?”
Xie Yang had no choice but to carefully wipe the sweat off Qi Xu’s face with the towel.
Seeing Qi Xu crouched in front of him like a big dog, Xie Yang suddenly couldn’t help but laugh.
Seeing the smile on Xie Yang’s face, Qi Xu’s lips curled into a smile as well. “Feeling better now?”
Xie Yang replied, “I wasn’t feeling bad.”
He had just been a bit scared of being in front of so many people, but now he felt much better.
It was probably because Qi Xu’s presence alone made him feel completely safe.
Qi Xu suddenly asked with a grin, “Did you wipe my face clean?”
Xie Yang cupped Qi Xu’s face and nodded seriously, “It’s clean.”
Qi Xu, full of possessiveness, gripped Xie Yang’s calf and looked up at him.
“Then can you give me a kiss?”