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       That day, Chen Youyou eventually drank the cup of coffee, indicating he had forgiven Zhan Weiyang. What made Zhan Weiyang even happier was that the System hadn’t deducted any points from him in the past few days. There were even two nights when it didn’t speak to him at all. Zhan Weiyang fervently hoped that the System had forgotten about him and would never remember him again.

       However, for Zhan Weiyang, nothing could compare with the happiness that Zhan Pengcheng brought him when he returned from his business trip.

       Zhan Pengcheng returned the day before the National Day¹1st October PRC National Day. Zhan Weiyang had already had his dinner that day and had just returned upstairs when he heard a noise coming from downstairs. He stretched his head out the window of his room to look and was just in time to see Zhan Pengcheng walking through the first-floor door with a suitcase in his hand.

       “Dad!” Zhan Weiyang couldn’t help shouting, then turned around and ran outside. He hurried through the corridor, his slippers clattering on the stairs and ran all the way down. He came to the living room, panting slightly, and saw that Zhan Pengcheng was talking to his grandma.

       Zhan Pengcheng put the box at his feet, walked over, hugged Zhan Weiyang hard, patted his back with the palm of his hand, and called, “Son!”

       Zhan Weiyang showed a happy smile.

       Zhan Pengcheng quickly let go of him and turned around to continue talking to Grandma. Zhan Weiyang stood aside and listened for a while, and listened to him talking about business matters.

       At this time, Pei Qing came down from the second floor, saw Zhan Pengcheng, and called out, “Uncle, are you back?”

       Zhan Pengcheng raised his head and greeted Pei Qing with a smile, “Pei Qing, you have worked hard to take care of the family this month while I was away.”

       Pei Qing said, “It’s not hard for me. You’re the one working hard out there.”

       Zhan Pengcheng still wanted to say something, but Auntie Luo came out of the kitchen and walked towards the dining room with a bowl in hand. As she walked, she said, “Come and eat the noodles first. After you finish, let’s talk slowly.”

       Zhan Pengcheng had rushed straight back after getting off the plane and hadn’t had time to eat dinner yet, so he only asked Auntie Luo to cook a bowl of noodles for him.

       He went to the dining room to sit down and eat noodles. No one else returned to the room, so they went to the dining room to sit with him.

       While eating, Zhan Pengcheng asked his grandma, “Mom, are you feeling well?”

       Grandma folded her arms, stuffed them into her sleeves, and said, “I’m very good.”

       Zhan Pengcheng then asked Zhan Weiyang, “Have you had any exams recently?”

       Zhan Weiyang shook his head.

       Zhan Pengcheng smiled, looked up at Pei Qing, and asked, “Did he behave himself and study?”

       Pei Qing said, “Yes, he is very good every day.”

       Zhan Pengcheng smiled and said, “Don’t hide it from me for him. I know that he sometimes spreads the book on the table and doesn’t read it seriously at all.”

       Zhan Weiyang was sitting next to him. Hearing Zhan Pengcheng’s words, he did not refute but smiled sheepishly.

       Pei Qing lowered his head slightly, smiled softly, and said, “No, he’s really well-behaved.”

       Zhan Weiyang’s eyes darted quickly to Pei Qing, stealing a swift glance. His mouth curved into a slight smile before he immediately looked away again.

       After Zhan Pengcheng finished dinner, Auntie Luo cleaned up and washed the dishes, and Grandma went back to her room to rest. Pei Qing helped Zhan Pengcheng carry the box to the door of his room on the second floor and said, “I’m going back to my room first. Uncle, please rest early.”

       Zhan Pengcheng thanked him, opened the door and pushed the box in.

       Zhan Weiyang followed Zhan Pengcheng, and Pei Qing passed by him when he left. He hooked Pei Qing’s hand with his fingers.

       Pei Qing paused, patted him on the shoulder and said, “Keep your uncle company and chat with him for a while.”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at him and nodded.

       Zhan Pengcheng squatted on the ground and sorted the box. Most of the box contained his clothes. There were a few pieces that he had not washed after wearing them two or three times. He took them out and threw them on the ground.

       Zhan Weiyang walked over and squatted beside him to accompany him quietly.

       Zhan Pengcheng turned his head, looked at Zhan Weiyang and smiled. There were deep wrinkles on the corners of his eyebrows and eyes. These wrinkles would fade slightly when he didn’t smile, but the wrinkles between his eyebrows would not disappear.

       He also had a hard time these past few years.

       Zhan Weiyang’s gaze fell on Zhan Pengcheng’s face.

       Zhan Pengcheng dug out a paper bag from the box, took out a black baseball cap, and raised his hand. He then put it on Zhan Weiyang’s head and said, “Dad bought you a gift. Do you like it?”

       Zhan Weiyang raised his hands to hold the brim of his hat, turned it left and right on his head, and said, “I like it.”

       Growing up, Zhan Pengcheng would buy gifts for Zhan Weiyang whenever he went on a business trip. It was easier when Zhan Weiyang was a child—remote-controlled cars, Iron Man figures, and the like. Now that Zhan Weiyang was growing up, Zhan Pengcheng found it harder to decide what to buy each time. Last time, he bought Zhan Weiyang a pair of sneakers worth over a thousand yuan; this time, he bought a baseball cap.

       But no matter what gift he bought, Zhan Weiyang would always say, ‘I like it’ with bright eyes.

       Zhan Pengcheng couldn’t help but raise his hand, held Zhan Weiyang’s head in his arms, shook it, and said, “Good son.”

       He would ask Zhan Weiyang if he had studied well, but he didn’t really ask him if he had learnt well. He knew that Zhan Weiyang’s grades were not good and there was nothing he could do to improve them. All he hoped for was that Zhan Weiyang could live a happy life, and that was enough for him.

       When Zhan Pengcheng let go of Zhan Weiyang, the hat on Zhan Weiyang’s head was already crooked.

       Zhan Weiyang took off his hat, put it back on, and said with a smile, “Thank you, Dad.”

       Zhan Pengcheng picked up all the clothes thrown on the floor and threw them into the dirty clothes basket in his bathroom, waiting for Auntie Luo to take them to be washed tomorrow.

       When he turned his head from the bathroom to look outside, he saw Zhan Weiyang standing in front of the mirror, trying on the hat. He smiled and said, “Dad’s going to take a shower in a bit. You go back to your room and have some fun.”

       Zhan Weiyang quickly looked back at him.

       He added, “Tomorrow, Xu Song is coming over to play. He’s coming back with your brother. You must not fight and make sure to get along well with your younger brother, okay?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Oh.”

       Zhan Pengcheng waved to him, “Go ahead.”

       Zhan Weiyang came out of Zhan Pengcheng’s room and raised his hand to close the door for him. When walking towards his room, he passed Pei Qing’s door. He couldn’t help but walk over and knock on the door.

       He heard Pei Qing say, “Please come in.”

       Zhan Weiyang opened the door and went in. He saw Pei Qing sitting on the edge of the bed, with one leg bent on the bed and the other leg on the edge of the bed. He was holding a mobile phone in his hand as if he was sending a message to someone.

       Pei Qing glanced at him, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, but still looked back at the phone screen and asked casually, “What’s wrong?”

       Zhan Weiyang approached Pei Qing and said, “Qing ge, look at my new hat.”

       Pei Qing smiled and said, “It’s very nice.”

       Zhan Weiyang felt that Pei Qing was perfunctory with him, so he squatted by the bed and looked up at him, saying, “Look at me first.”

       Pei Qing finally put his phone aside, his gaze falling on Zhan Weiyang’s face. He said, “I saw yours, it’s really nice.” After speaking, he reached out, lifted Zhan Weiyang’s hat, and then put it back down.

       Zhan Weiyang stood up happily, took off his shoes, and climbed onto the bed from Pei Qing’s side. He jumped over Pei Qing to the other side and sat down against his own pillow and quilt.

       Pei Qing bent his fingers, tapped twice on the screen of his phone, and said to Zhan Weiyang in a serious tone, “Yangyang, you can’t sleep with me today.”

       Zhan Weiyang originally took his mobile phone out of his pocket. He wanted to take a photo of the hat and send it to Chen Youyou. Suddenly he heard Pei Qing’s words and looked at him blankly, “Why?”

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It’s refreshing to see a very gentle and caring parents in danmei

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       After the gauze on Chen Youyou’s forehead was removed, a scar was left. The doctor sutured it very carefully, but it still looked a little hideous before the swelling subsided.

       Zhan Weiyang stared at Chen Youyou’s scar, feeling anxious. He tapped it with his finger through the air and asked him, “Will it leave a scar?”

       “Who cares?” When he was first injured, Chen Youyou asked the doctor with a pale face whether he would be disfigured. Now he had almost forgotten the pain, and his tone had become indifferent.

       Zhan Weiyang lay on the table listlessly and said, “It’s all my fault.”

       Chen Youyou couldn’t help but persuade him, “Don’t blame yourself, blame Xie Ling.”

       Zhan Weiyang sat up straight, “Don’t blame him, blame me.”

       Chen Youyou was not very happy, “Why do you protect Xie Ling so much…”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Because I am pursuing him.”

       Chen Youyou pouted in disdain.

       Zhan Weiyang reached out and pulled his sleeve, “I’ll treat you to milk tea at noon.”

       Chen Youyou said, “Starbucks.”

       Zhan Weiyang quickly said: “Okay, let’s go for Starbucks.”

       At noon, Zhan Weiyang ordered Starbucks takeout and had it delivered directly to the school gate. He ordered it before lunch, and just after lunch, he received a call that his drinks had been delivered.

       Chen Youyou went to the school gate with him to get the takeout. When he walked by, he saw Zhan Weiyang ordered three cups of coffee.

       “There’s another cup. Who is it for?” Chen Youyou felt strange.

       Zhan Weiyang said in a low voice, a little embarrassed, “For Xie Ling.” As he spoke, he took the bag from the delivery boy and said thank you politely.

       When he turned to leave, Chen Youyou asked him unhappily, “You, if you had to choose, between me and Xie Ling, who would you choose?”

       Zhan Weiyang panicked and said, “Why do I have to choose?”

       Chen Youyou said, “N-no matter what, you have to choose!”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Chen Youyou and almost blurted out that he would choose him, but suddenly remembered that his points would be deducted, so he was so nervous that he stuttered, “C-choose Xie Ling.”

       Chen Youyou was originally standing side by side with him, but when he heard this, he turned his head hard and glared at him, saying, “I am, not, drinking!” After that, he ran towards the direction of the teaching building.

       Zhan Weiyang hurriedly wanted to chase him, but as soon as he ran faster, the coffee in the bag in his hand shook violently. He was afraid that it would spill out, so he didn’t dare to continue chasing.

       He walked to the stairs of the teaching building with a Starbucks paper bag, and when he was about to go upstairs, he ran into Xie Ling, who was coming back from the playground after playing basketball and was about to go back to the classroom to rest.

       Xie Ling was not alone. There were three boys and two girls with him. They were all his classmates. One of the girls had been with Xie Ling since the beginning of the school term. Zhan Weiyang and the others had seen him many times.

       Xie Ling stopped when he saw Zhan Weiyang. The others were about to pass by, but when they saw Xie Ling stop, they all stopped and looked at them.

       A girl came to another girl and whispered, probably talking about Zhan Weiyang.

       Zhan Weiyang had been the target of many girls’ inquiries since he entered the school. He was quite famous in the school, but no girl had ever shown any interest in him.

       The two girls said something unknown, covered their mouths and started laughing softly.

       Zhan Weiyang glanced at them, then looked at Xie Ling.

       Xie Ling asked him, “That friend of yours, the little stutterer, is okay?” Xie Ling didn’t think Zhan Weiyang and Chen Youyou were his seniors at all.

       Zhan Weiyang wanted to say it was okay, but then he thought he shouldn’t say it for Chen Youyou, so he just said, “There’s a scar this long.”

       He compared it with his fingers, and when he put his hand down, he looked at Xie Ling and took a deep breath to ease his nervousness. He then mustered up the courage to ask, “Do you want some coffee?”

       Xie Ling said, “Don’t want any.”

       Zhan Weiyang clenched the paper bag in his hand, and the courage he had mustered up was completely gone, and he said, “Oh.”

       Xie Ling passed by him sideways.

       A tall boy saw the Starbucks bag Zhan Weiyang was carrying, smiled, and said, “Senior, why don’t you treat me a drink?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked up at him, stunned momentarily, not knowing whether to hand him the coffee.

       In the end, Xie Ling turned around and said coldly, “Let’s go, don’t bully him.”

       The boy shrugged at Zhan Weiyang, smiled and left with Xie Ling.

       Zhan Weiyang went upstairs to his classroom with three cups of coffee in his hand, dejected. Most people in the classroom were lying down to take a nap, and a few girls gathered together to chat in a low voice.

       Chen Youyou lay on his seat, looking like he had fallen asleep.

       Zhan Weiyang put a cup of coffee on Chen Youyou’s desk, and he drank the remaining two cups of coffee listlessly.

       The consequence was that he ran to the toilet after every class in the afternoon and couldn’t sleep that night.

       He lay flat on the bed, staring at the ceiling with his round glasses wide open, not feeling like sleeping at all.

       So Zhan Weiyang wanted to lift the quilt and sneak out of bed, only to have Pei Qing grab his arm just as he moved.

       Pei Qing’s voice was tired and unclear, low and deep, and he asked him, “Where are you going?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I can’t sleep.”

       Pei Qing turned over and faced the direction of Zhan Weiyang, “You are not allowed to go to the balcony even if you can’t sleep.”

       Zhan Weiyang asked him, “Why?”

       Pei Qing said, “You will catch a cold.”

       Zhan Weiyang thought for a while and said, “Can you hold me to sleep?” Ever since Zhan Weiyang asked Pei Qing if he wanted to like him on Sunday afternoon, he had been clinging to Pei Qing very much.

       Pei Qing didn’t answer for a long time.

       Zhan Weiyang thought Pei Qing was asleep, so he reached out to touch his eyes, but before he touched them, he heard Pei Qing say, “No.”

       “Why?” Zhan Weiyang was very disappointed.

       Pei Qing said, “You are almost an adult, not a child.”

       Zhan Weiyang lay on the bed, tilting his head to look out the window.

       Pei Qing heard that he stopped talking and asked, “Why can’t you sleep?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I drank two cups of coffee at noon.”

       “Why did you drink two cups of coffee?”

       “Because I bought it for others, but they refused to drink it.”

       Perhaps Pei Qing was sleepy, and his voice was a little unclear, “Who could be so mean? To refuse to drink the coffee bought by Yangyang?”

       Zhan Weiyang couldn’t help but get close to him when he heard what he said. He lay face to face with him, blinking, and asked, “Do you want to drink it? I’ll buy it for you next time.”

       They were so close that they could feel each other’s breathing. Pei Qing couldn’t help but step back, lie on his back on the pillow, and say, “What do you want to drink? I’ll buy it for you.”

       Zhan Weiyang put his face on Pei Qing’s neck and said, “Drink Oreo Boba.”

       Pei Qing suddenly couldn’t help but chuckle. He put his hands under his head, looked at the ceiling and repeated, “Oreo Boba?”

       Zhan Weiyang supported his upper body with one hand, raised his head, looked down at Pei Qing, and said, “It’s really delicious. Let’s go drink it together next time.”

       Pei Qing said, “Okay.”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Pei Qing for a while, and suddenly remembered the topic just now, and said, “Why can’t you hold me to sleep?”

       Pei Qing asked him, “Will you let your brother hold you to sleep?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought about it and said, “Yes.”

       Pei Qing was a little surprised, “You will let Zhan Weiguang hold you to sleep?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I don’t want Zhan Weiguang, I only want you, you are also my brother.”

       Pei Qing looked at him silently for a while and found that Zhan Weiyang did not avoid his eyes at this time. Perhaps it was too dim, and many emotions could not be seen clearly. He could only see a pair of shining eyes in the dark.

       “An older brother can’t hold their seventeen-year-old younger brothers to sleep either,” Pei Qing told him.

       Zhan Weiyang instantly lowered his head in disappointment. He turned away from Pei Qing and lifted the quilt to get out of bed.

       Pei Qing grabbed him and asked, “Where are you going now?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I can’t sleep, I want to go check on my flower pots.”

       Pei Qing was a little helpless, silent for a while, opened her arms to him, and said, “Come here, gege will hold you to sleep.”

       Zhan Weiyang was overjoyed and threw himself into Pei Qing’s arms, hugging him tightly.

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       Later, Zhan Weiyang picked a large ceramic flowerpot for himself. Because it was large and heavy, Pei Qing helped him carry it to the car.

       They spent half a day in the flower market and only bought this one flowerpot. They didn’t buy anything else, mainly because Zhan Weiyang felt that he didn’t have time to take care of other plants.

       After driving back home, Pei Qing parked the car in front of the door.

       Auntie Luo came out of the house and stood at the door to watch them move the flowerpot down. She was surprised and said, “What do you buy such a big flowerpot for?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “To live in.”

       Auntie Luo was puzzled.

       Pei Qing and Zhan Weiyang moved the flowerpot to the balcony on the second floor together and placed it on the spot Zhan Weiyang had chosen for himself.

       In the afternoon, Zhan Weiyang squatted on the ground, holding a wet rag in his hand, and wiped his flowerpot carefully.

       Pei Qing stood by the door leading to the balcony, leaning against the door frame to watch him.

       Zhan Weiyang looked very focused. The sun was shining on his head, and his soft short hair was lightly golden. His forehead and nose were slightly sweaty, and his fair cheeks were healthy and rosy.

       He pursed his lips tightly, and the corners of his lips that were always slightly upturned were stretched into a serious straight line. His eyes were staring at the big flower pot in front of him as if he was doing something sacred.

       Pei Qing couldn’t quite explain why he had been standing here, watching Zhan Weiyang. Now, whether it was him or Zhan Weiyang, they were both doing something quite boring. Yet, he found it difficult to look away, as if he had reverted to childhood, squatting at the doorstep and watching ants crawl along the concrete floor.

       Zhan Weiyang was certainly not an ant. He was a better-looking boy than ordinary boys. Because he was squatting on the ground, a part of his waist was exposed between the hem of his hooded sweatshirt and the waistband of his pants. He was thin and skinny, and his whiteness was dazzling. If he wasn’t a bit dim-witted, Pei Qing thought, at this age, he should be a confident and dazzling young man like his brother, Zhan Weiguang. Perhaps he was secretly in love, spending a sunny weekend afternoon playing basketball with a group of youngsters, with girls cheering and applauding for him when he scored. After all, he shouldn’t be squabbling with a large flowerpot on the balcony at home.

       As Pei Qing thought about this, Zhan Weiyang had already cleaned his flowerpot and was squatting on the ground, turning around the flower pot half a circle to check if there was any place that was not wiped clean. Seeing this, Pei Qing couldn’t help but smile faintly.

       Zhan Weiyang stood up from the ground, turned around and saw Pei Qing, and immediately showed a bright smile, waved at him, and then walked over.

       He stopped beside Pei Qing, raised the hand holding the rag, and said, “I’m going to wash the rag.”

       Pei Qing stepped aside and said, “Go on.”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded, walked past Pei Qing into the corridor, and went to the bathroom. He washed the rag with soap in the wash basin, then took it back to the balcony and hung it on the hanging rope. He then walked to his flower pot and looked at it with satisfaction.

       Pei Qing couldn’t help but tease him, “Do you want to give your flower pot a name?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at him in surprise and said ‘Oh?’ softly, obviously not having thought about this question beforehand.

       Pei Qing sometimes felt that teasing Zhan Weiyang was not good, but he couldn’t help it. He said, “Yeah, there should be a name for it after all; you have a name.”

       Zhan Weiyang turned his head and stared at the flower pot, lost in thought.

       Pei Qing waited for him quietly.

       Unexpectedly, after a while, Zhan Weiyang raised his legs and stepped into the flower pot one after the other. He sat down in the flower pot and hugged his leg silently.

       At that moment, Pei Qing had an illusion, as if Zhan Weiyang really turned into a green plant with dense branches and leaves in front of him. Although it was growing vigorously, he could no longer move or speak, and he would no longer react when he wanted to tease him.

       Before realising that his emotion at that moment was panic, Pei Qing had subconsciously walked toward Zhan Weiyang.

       He squatted outside the flower pot and called him, “Yangyang?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Pei Qing but did not respond.

       Pei Qing raised his hand and touched Zhan Weiyang’s forehead, which was soaked with sweat but also slightly cool.

       Just like that, Zhan Weiyang suddenly spoke without warning, “I don’t know what it’s called, it’s my flower pot.”

       Pei Qing said, “Okay, don’t think much about it, it’s your flower pot.”

       Zhan Weiyang still sat there with his legs hugged, staring at Pei Qing and thinking seriously for a while. He said, “I want to go downstairs to shovel some soil up. Can you help me pour it in later?”

       Pei Qing stopped him, “Not today, let’s do it another day.”

       Zhan Weiyang asked, “Why?”

       Pei Qing said, “Because you have to go to class tomorrow. If you planted yourself in the soil, how can you go to class tomorrow?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought about it and felt that it made sense.

       Pei Qing continued, “Have you forgotten Chen Youyou? He got a wound on his forehead because of you. Are you not going to go to school tomorrow to comfort him?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Pei Qing with sparkling eyes, “I almost forgot. Qing ge you are really kind.”

       Pei Qing stretched out a hand to him, “Come out.”

       Zhan Weiyang’s gaze fell on Pei Qing’s palm, but he didn’t move for a long time. He didn’t want to come out.

       Pei Qing noticed it and asked him, “Don’t you want to come out?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “En.”

       Pei Qing asked him, “Why?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought for a while and said, “I feel some—” He tried hard to find a word to express his meaning, and finally he really found it successfully. He was very surprised and happily said to Pei Qing, “Sense of belonging!”

       Pei Qing slowly shook his head at him, “No, you don’t. You’ve been busy all afternoon. Do you want to take a nap? How about taking a nap on Qing ge’s bed?”

       Zhan Weiyang found it quite appealing too, feeling a bit conflicted all of a sudden.

       Pei Qing stretched out both hands, “I’ll carry you out.” He passed his arms under Zhan Weiyang’s armpits. Seeing that he didn’t struggle, he first helped him stand up, then hugged his waist and lifted him out of the flowerpot.

       Zhan Weiyang was not short, so it was not easy for Pei Qing to hug his waist and lift him. Zhan Weiyang cooperated very well, not only hugging Pei Qing’s neck but also wrapping his legs around his waist.

       Pei Qing couldn’t help but pause.

       Zhan Weiyang hugged his neck tightly, tilted his head, put his face against his face, and gently called him, “Qing gege.”

       Pei Qing had never heard a boy call him in such a soft voice, and he didn’t know how to answer for a while, so he just said, “To bed?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded.

       Pei Qing carried him and walked towards the balcony door.

       When crossing the balcony door and entering the corridor, Zhan Weiyang suddenly rubbed Pei Qing’s face, then kissed Pei Qing gently under the earlobe, and said to his ear, “I like you so much.”

       Pei Qing didn’t speak.

       Zhan Weiyang asked him, “Do you want to like me?” Pei Qing still didn’t answer. Zhan Weiyang leaned his face on Pei Qing’s shoulder in disappointment and said, “You could have given it some thought.”

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       Zhan Weiyang later had a dream.

       He dreamt that his roots were growing out of his fingers, extending longer and longer, and piercing into the mattress. At first, they enveloped Pei Qing’s entire hand, then gradually expanded and spread, trapping Pei Qing’s entire body beneath them. He felt as if he were hovering above Pei Qing, watching from above. He saw that Pei Qing, initially asleep with eyes closed, was slowly beginning to wake up from his slumber.

       Zhan Weiyang suddenly felt nervous. He tried hard to pull himself out of the mattress, but he was firmly rooted into the mattress and couldn’t get out. So the moment he saw Pei Qing open his eyes, Zhan Weiyang woke up with a fright.

       When he opened his eyes, he could still feel his rapid heartbeat, and the next thing he realised was that he didn’t know when his entire body had burrowed inside Pei Qing’s quilt. Until he woke up he still maintained the position of holding him.

       No wonder he dreamed that he trapped Pei Qing in his roots.

       Zhan Weiyang felt very embarrassed about this, and his embarrassment even continued to breakfast. He lowered his head to eat porridge and never dared to look at Pei Qing.

       After breakfast, Zhan Weiyang said to his grandma, “I’m going out today.”

       Grandma had already eaten breakfast, but after Zhan Weiyang and Pei Qing came downstairs, she stayed with them at the dining table. When she heard Zhan Weiyang say he was going out, she quickly asked, “Where are you going, Yangyang?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I’m going to buy a flower pot.”

       Pei Qing was eating porridge. Hearing this, he raised his head and looked at him.

       Zhan Weiyang felt nervous as soon as he met Pei Qing’s gaze, his ears turned slightly red, and he deliberately opened his eyes wide and stared at his grandma.

       Grandma asked him, “What are you buying a flower pot for? Aren’t there flower pots upstairs?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Bought it for myself.”

       Grandma asked, “Do you want to plant flowers?”

       Zhan Weiyang replied vaguely, “Yeah.”

       Grandma seemed a little worried, “Where are you going to buy it?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t know himself.

       Grandma said, “Grandma, go buy it for you.”

       At this time, Pei Qing couldn’t help but say, “I’ll go with him.”

       Zhan Weiyang glanced secretly at Pei Qing.

       Grandma turned to Pei Qing and said, “Do you know where to buy it?”

       Pei Qing said, “We should be able to find them at a flower market or a florist’s shop.”

       Grandma nodded, “Yes,” she looked at Zhan Weiyang again, “Qing gege will go with you, okay?”

       Zhan Weiyang stole a glance at Pei Qing again and then nodded to Grandma.

       Grandma felt a little relieved. She said to Pei Qing, “Why don’t you drive there? Otherwise, it’ll be difficult to bring the flower pots back.”

       Pei Qing said, “I understand.”

       When they went out, Grandma carried the small blanket she put on her legs to the door and asked Zhan Weiyang, “How many flower pots does Yangyang want to buy?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought for a while and said, “One is enough.”

       Grandma said, “Just plant one flower pot?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded, “Yes.”

       Grandma said with a smile, “Okay, then go quickly.”

       Pei Qing drove the car out of the garage, Zhan Weiyang got into the passenger seat, stretched out his hand to fasten the seat belt, and then took a look at Pei Qing.

       “To the flower market?” Pei Qing asked him.

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Yeah.”

       Pei Qing was not familiar with the road, so he took out his mobile phone to search for flower markets and found one. Then he handed the phone screen to Zhan Weiyang and asked him, “Going here?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Yeah.” When Pei Qing put the phone back and started the car, he whispered again, “Thank you, Qing ge.”

       Pei Qing drove the car forward slowly and said, “No need to thank me, but—” He originally wanted to say that Zhan Weiyang didn’t need to buy flower pots, but he couldn’t say it, so he stopped.

       Zhan Weiyang looked at him curiously, “What?”

       Pei Qing said, “Nothing.”

       Zhan Weiyang struggled secretly for a while and said to Pei Qing, “I’m sorry.”

       Pei Qing looked at him and said, “Why are you saying sorry?”

       Zhan Weiyang wanted to say, ‘My roots have reached you.’ Then he remembered that he was dreaming, but he still felt a little guilty. In the end, he just said, “Nothing.”

       Pei Qing noticed that Zhan Weiyang was a little nervous, so he stayed silent and concentrated on driving without saying anything else.

       The flower market was located on the outskirts of the city, about forty minutes drive from their home. Upon arrival, Pei Qing discovered it was a massive flower market with nearly ten large warehouses neatly arranged, each filled with a variety of potted plants and flowers.

       It was also Zhan Weiyang’s first time to come here. After entering the warehouse, he opened his mouth in surprise.

       Pei Qing put the car keys into the pocket of his jacket and said to Zhan Weiyang, “Let’s have a look around.”

       Most of the merchants here sell wholesale. They walked along a passage and saw neat potted flowers and green plants on both sides. The scenery was almost spectacular.

       Zhan Weiyang was stunned. He took two steps and stopped in front of a shop selling succulents.

       Pei Qing saw the pot of Yulu¹ that Zhan Weiyang was looking at. It was translucent and beautiful. So he casually asked about the price.

       The shop owner then brought out a box containing several dozen small pots of succulents and offered to sell them all for a hundred yuan.

       Zhan Weiyang said, “All of them?”

       The owner nodded, “Yes, handsome boy.”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing asked him, “Do you want it?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Isn’t it too much?”

       Pei Qing said, “It’s a bit too much, and you can’t take care of it.”

       Zhan Weiyang squatted down and stared at the various succulents in front of him, lost in thought. Later, he put his hands to his mouth, whispered a few words to those beautiful plants in a low voice, and then stood up and said to Pei Qing, “Don’t want it, let’s go.”

       Pei Qing walked forward with him and asked him, “What did you just say?”

       Zhan Weiyang turned around and said, “I said I couldn’t take care of them in the future, so I decided not to take them back. I’m still waiting for someone to water me.”

       Pei Qing felt speechless for a moment.

       They continued to walk forward, not wanting to buy flower pots immediately. It was the first time they visited such a large flower market, and even Pei Qing became somewhat interested. They browsed through several warehouses together, admiring the variety of flowers and plants inside.

       When passing in front of a store selling large potted plants, Zhan Weiyang suddenly stopped.

       Pei Qing was walking in front but realised that Zhan Weiyang had not followed, so he stopped to look at him and found that he was stunned in front of a money tree².

       “What?” Pei Qing came back to him and asked.

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t respond, still staring at the money tree in a daze. After a while, he grabbed Pei Qing’s arm and asked, “Do you think that tree looks good?”

       Pei Qing followed his gaze and said, “Are you talking about that money tree?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded shyly.

       Pei Qing said, “It’s quite beautiful.”

       Zhan Weiyang was immediately filled with joy. He grabbed Pei Qing’s arm and said a little shyly, “Yeah, I think it looks good too.” After saying that, he let go of his hand and walked forward briskly.

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       Because it was a Saturday that was hard to come by, Zhan Weiyang did not study by himself in the evening. Instead, he took a shower early and stayed in Pei Qing’s room playing mobile games with Chen Youyou.

       Pei Qing was reading next to him, and the two of them didn’t interfere with each other.

       When Pei Qing was about to go to bed, Zhan Weiyang hurriedly said goodbye to Chen Youyou, put his cell phone on the bedside table, and lay down on his own half of the bed.

       He closed his eyes and waited until Pei Qing turned off the desk lamp. Just when he was about to fall asleep, he heard the female voice suddenly ringing in the air, “The relationship state has been negatively improved, and 2 points have been deducted. The user’s score today: 38 points.”

       Zhan Weiyang was so frightened that his scalp was numb and he opened his eyes.

       The room was dark. He was lying on his back and could only vaguely see the outline of the overhead light on the ceiling. He rubbed his fingers uneasily and turned furtively to look at Pei Qing. He saw Pei Qing lying motionless on his side, breathing very shallowly. He didn’t know if he was already asleep or not.

       Zhan Weiyang closed his eyes again but found that his mood could not be calmed down. He recalled how he and Chen Youyou found someone to stop Xie Ling today. Although things did not go smoothly according to his original plan, the relationship between him and Xie Ling should not be negatively affected. Moreover, they also sent Chen Youyou to the hospital together. Even if they didn’t give him points, they shouldn’t reduced his points.

       He couldn’t figure it out, and his mind, which was not very clear to begin with, became even more confused.

       Zhan Weiyang completely lost his sleepiness. He waited for a while and leaned closer to Pei Qing to listen to his breathing. He felt that Pei Qing must have fallen asleep, so he gently lifted the quilt and got out of bed, pulling on his slippers and walking towards the room’s door.

       He was very careful when he opened the door. He turned the door handle and made a slight noise. He immediately turned back to look at Pei Qing. When he saw that the figure on the bed was still lying quietly without any movement, he walked out with confidence.

       Zhan Weiyang stood in the corridor and first looked back in the direction of Zhan Pengcheng’s room. The door was still closed. He walked over and held the handle. He put his face against the door and stood quietly for a while. He felt that he missed his father. Then he turned around and walked to the other end of the corridor.

       He didn’t turn on the lights all the way, and the corridor was dimly lit. Everything could only be seen as a vague outline. When passing the stairs, Zhan Weiyang turned his head and took a look. He always felt that there was something in the shadow, and he immediately trotted nervously all the way until he came to the door leading to the balcony at the end opened the door lock from the inside and walked out.

       The balcony was much brighter than the house inside. Not far ahead were the street lights in the community and the cars passing in front of their house. The bright car lights flash past Zhan Weiyang’s face.

       Actually, Pei Qing was not asleep either. He felt it when Zhan Weiyang came close to him and listened to his breathing.

       Later Pei Qing heard Zhan Weiyang get up and leave the room.

       He didn’t know where Zhan Weiyang went, but he just felt strange. He sat up from the bed and heard Zhan Weiyang’s footsteps in the corridor, and then he heard the sound of him opening and locking the door.

       Pei Qing got out of bed and followed him out. When he came to the corridor, he saw the door leading to the balcony at the end opened, and a cool breeze blew in from the outside.

       Pei Qing walked over gently and saw Zhan Weiyang, with his back to the door, standing straight on the edge of the balcony in the open space between two pots of plants. This open space had been vacated by Zhan Weiyang himself.

       At that moment, Pei Qing thought Zhan Weiyang was sleepwalking, and he didn’t even dare to make a sound to disturb him.

       But in fact, Zhan Weiyang was not sleepwalking. He was just staring outside the balcony in a daze at the fountain in the middle of the neighbourhood’s garden. There was a circle of yellow lights next to the fountain, which would stay on all night and would not be turned off until dawn. Usually, there were always people playing by the fountain, but only in the dead of night when everything was quiet and no one could be seen.

       Zhan Weiyang felt useless, as if no matter what he did, he could not increase his score, but could only watch it decrease day by day until it reached zero on the last day.

       He had already found a seat for himself. This was the place with the best view on the balcony. It faced both the fountain in the neighbourhood and the balcony door. He could see people playing outside, as well as his father and Pei Qing passing through the corridor.

       If he ended up turning into a plant, he would have put himself here.

       But Zhan Weiyang also felt a little melancholy no matter what. Pei Qing would probably not allow him to sleep on his bed anymore, because then his roots would fall off and soil Pei Qing’s bed.

       Zhan Weiyang sighed softly.

       At this time, Pei Qing walked up behind him and called out softly, “Zhan Weiyang?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t hear Pei Qing’s footsteps and was really startled. He turned around quickly and said with a pale face, “Qing ge?”

       Only then did Pei Qing confirm that he was not sleepwalking, so he asked, “Why don’t you sleep?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I came over to take a look.”

       “What are you looking at?” Pei Qing had already walked to his side. He looked in the direction of his gaze and saw the softly lit fountain. He also found two swings side by side next to the fountain.

       Zhan Weiyang said to him, “Look at my spot.”

       “What?” Pei Qing turned her head and lowered her gaze to look at him.

       Zhan Weiyang and Pei Qing stood side by side, pointing to the fountain, “Look, you can see the most beautiful part of the community from here.”

       Pei Qing hummed and said, “So?”

       Zhan Weiyang did not continue to answer him but frowned in confusion. After a while, he stood up on tiptoes and tried to get closer to Pei Qing’s ear, and he said to Pei Qing almost in a breathy voice, “My points are almost all gone.”

       It took Pei Qing two or three seconds to realise what Zhan Weiyang meant. In fact, he had almost forgotten what Zhan Weiyang said about point deduction. At that time, he only thought it was nonsense without meaning.

       But now Zhan Weiyang was very serious and said in Pei Qing’s ear, “After that I will stay here. You must remember to water me.”

       Pei Qing was silent for a while and asked, “Does it mean that you will turn into a plant after your points are deducted?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at him and nodded.

       Pei Qing said, “But people will not turn into plants.”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at him with a puzzled expression.

       Pei Qing continued, “Those are two different creatures and will not change to each other.”

       Zhan Weiyang was confused and couldn’t figure it out after thinking for a long time.

       The cool wind kept blowing from outside, and Zhan Weiyang suddenly sneezed twice. He sniffed and looked at Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing said, “It’s too late. Let’s go back to sleep first.”

       Zhan Weiyang wanted to speak, but couldn’t help sneezing again.

       This time Pei Qing directly grabbed his wrist, and when he touched Zhan Weiyang’s hand, he realised that his palm was cold, so he couldn’t help but push up the sleeve of his pyjamas and touch Zhan Weiyang’s arm and found that the skin was also very cold.

       “Go to sleep,” Pei Qing said, using some force to pull Zhan Weiyang to the corridor, locking the balcony door. Then, he continued to hold his wrist and lead him to the room.

       Back in the room, Pei Qing asked Zhan Weiyang to lie down on the bed, pulled the quilt up to cover his neck, pressed the quilt tightly for him, and then returned to his side to sleep.

       Zhan Weiyang lay obediently for a while, then stretched out one hand from the quilt, groping towards Pei Qing next to him, and slipped in through the gap under his quilt.

       The cold hand touched Pei Qing’s arm.

       Pei Qing moved a little but did not push Zhan Weiyang away. He just said, “Still cold?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “En, it won’t be cold soon.”

       Pei Qing held Zhan Weiyang’s hand and said, “Go to sleep.”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t know what was wrong with him, but when he felt Pei Qing’s warm palm, he suddenly couldn’t help but feel happy, so happy that he wanted to smile. But he didn’t want to be seen by Pei Qing. Even in the darkness, he still buried his face on the pillow, then carefully inserted five fingers between Pei Qing’s fingers, bent them over and held them tightly to prevent Pei Qing from shaking him off.

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       When they left the hospital, Pei Qing realised that neither Zhan Weiyang nor Chen Youyou had eaten lunch yet, so he had to take them to the fast food restaurant opposite the hospital for lunch.

       It was past lunch time, there were not many people in the fast food restaurant, and the food was served very quickly.

       Zhan Weiyang and Chen Youyou each ordered a set meal. Pei Qing had already eaten lunch and did not order. So he just sat and watched them eat.

       Chen Youyou was busy being scared just now, but now that his mood stabilised, he felt hungry. When the food was served, he was the first to take a spoon and scoop two large spoonfuls of rice mixed with soup into his mouth. As he chewed with a bulging mouth, he raised his head and he glanced at Zhan Weiyang across him.

       He saw that Zhan Weiyang was still nonchalantly mixing the marinade of his braised pork rice with the rice. He didn’t rush to eat after mixing, but raised his head and looked at Pei Qing sitting next to him, “Qing ge, you are not going to eat?”

       Pei Qing’s seat was by the window, and the sunlight penetrated the floor-to-ceiling glass and shone lazily on him. He leaned on the back of the chair and said to Zhan Weiyang, “I’ve eaten, you can eat.”

       Zhan Weiyang scooped up a spoonful of rice with a small piece of braised pork on it and put it into his mouth. He chewed it and swallowed it leisurely, and then looked at Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing asked him, “Is it delicious?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded and said, “You can try it.”

       Pei Qing said, “I don’t need to.”

       Zhan Weiyang persisted and said, “Just have a taste.” He scooped out a spoonful of rice and carefully added two pieces of meat on top.

       When Pei Qing saw Zhan Weiyang handing the spoon to his mouth, he suddenly couldn’t bear to refuse. He opened his mouth and let Zhan Weiyang feed the food into his mouth.

       Zhan Weiyang suddenly became happy and asked Pei Qing, “Is it delicious?”

       Actually, there wasn’t anything particularly tasty; it was just the flavor of the braised meat buns sold outside. However, Pei Qing still nodded in agreement.

       Zhan Weiyang handed the coke that came with the set meal to Pei Qing and said, “Here you drink it.” After that, he handed him the paper towel on his plate, as if he wanted to wipe Pei Qing’s mouth in person.

       Chen Youyou frowned as he looked at it. As soon as he frowned, the wound hurt. He quickly relaxed his brows, lowered his head and continued to eat, thinking that Zhan Weiyang was really weird.

       After dinner, Pei Qing drove Chen Youyou home first.

       Zhan Weiyang was sitting in the passenger seat, and Chen Youyou was sitting alone in the back seat. He couldn’t help but poke his head out from the middle of the front seat and look forward.

       Pei Qing stopped the car and waited for the red light when he suddenly asked, “How did Youyou get injured?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t say anything, but Chen Youyou took the initiative and said, “I-I was hit by X-xie Ling’s bicycle.” Perhaps because Pei Qing was not of the same age, he didn’t object to exposing his stuttering problem in front of Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing said, “Why aren’t you going home after school? What could you be doing outside that would get you hit by a bike?”

       This time Chen Youyou didn’t speak but looked at Zhan Weiyang.

       Zhan Weiyang suddenly became nervous. He secretly raised his hand and hit Chen Youyou’s arm from behind.

       Pei Qing saw it all but said nothing. When the red light passed and the green light turned on, he started the car and continued moving forward.

       After a while, Pei Qing said, “Since Xie Ling hit Youyou while riding a bicycle, I think it would be better for us to notify Xie Ling’s parents so that if the injury changes in the future, we can find someone to take responsibility.”

       Zhan Weiyang blurted out, “No!”

       Pei Qing looked at him, “Why not?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Because it’s all my fault and it has nothing to do with Xie Ling.”

       Pei Qing’s tone was calm, “Are you very protective of Xie Ling, is he a good friend? Is it better than your relationship with Youyou?”

       When Chen Youyou heard their conversation, he became unhappy and said in a complaining tone, “He’s just reluctant to blame Xie Ling!”

       Pei Qing smiled and asked, “Why?”

       Zhan Weiyang turned around and wanted to stop Chen Youyou from continuing, but Chen Youyou just smiled and said, “Because Xie Ling is tall, and handsome, right?” After saying that, he raised his eyebrows at Zhan Weiyang, and then it hurt. He immediately lowered his face.

       Pei Qing listened quietly, and when the car passed the next intersection, he asked without warning, “How are Xie Ling’s grades?”

       Chen Youyou replied without thinking, “Very good!”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t know what Pei Qing meant by asking this question.

       Pei Qing just nodded, and then said, “Good-looking, tall, and has good grades.”

       Zhan Weiyang looked confused.

       Pei Qing drove Chen Youyou home. When Chen Youyou arrived, only his mother was at home. Pei Qing took Zhan Weiyang up to admit his mistake to Chen Youyou’s mother. Without mentioning Xie Ling, he said that when they were fighting he was not careful that he hit Chen Youyou.

       Mother Chen said it was nothing, and invited Zhan Weiyang and Pei Qing to eat fruit, and then scolded Chen Youyou.

       Chen Youyou felt that he was hurt and was being scolded without being comforted. He suddenly felt aggrieved and squatted in the corner without saying a word.

       Pei Qing and Zhan Weiyang both looked towards Chen Youyou.

       Mother Chen said she didn’t need to worry about him, and praised Zhan Weiyang for his cleverness and Pei Qing for his good looks and steady personality.

       Before leaving, Zhan Weiyang walked to Chen Youyou and knelt down. He said again, “I’m sorry.”

       Chen Youyou waved his hand at him, indicating that he didn’t care.

       Zhan Weiyang leaned forward and gently pressed his forehead to Chen Youyou’s forehead.

       Chen Youyou quickly hid back, raised his hand to cover his forehead and said, “What are you doing?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I’ll share half of it away for you, so you won’t be in as much pain.” When he was sick as a child, Zhan Pengcheng would coax him like this.

       Chen Youyou said, “No, don’t. I’m afraid of becoming stupid like you.”

       “Chen Youyou!” Mother Chen shouted angrily, “Why are you so rude?”

       Zhan Weiyang was not angry. He just stood up slowly, looked at Chen Youyou melancholy for the last time, and said, “Then I’m leaving.”

       Chen Youyou said, “Just go quickly.”

       Mother Chen sent Pei Qing and Zhan Weiyang to the door. She felt a little sorry for what Chen Youyou said just now, and said to Pei Qing, “They are used to playing together, and they don’t speak nicely to each other.”

       Pei Qing smiled and said, “If there were a sense of proportion, Youyou would not be injured.”

       Hearing this, Mother Chen looked at Pei Qing and said, “Are you Yangyang’s older cousin? How old are you?”

       Pei Qing replied, “Twenty-one.”

       Mother Chen nodded, “You look very young to me. Are you in college?”

       Pei Qing responded, “Yes, I am a senior.”

       Mother Chen asked curiously, “Which school is it?”

       Pei Qing mentioned the name of a famous local school.

       Chen’s mother quickly said, “You are so outstanding! Come here to play often when you have time. Youyou is a sophomore in high school this year and his grades are not bad.” She lowered her voice when she said this, fearing that Chen Youyou would hear it, “But he’s mischievous and lacks discipline. He doesn’t listen to me when I speak. If you have the time, could you share your experience of studying well in college with him? Help me persuade him to prepare well for the college entrance exam and strive to get into a school as good as yours.”

       Pei Qing smiled and said, “Okay, I’ll try my best.”

       After saying goodbye to Mother Chen, the two walked into the elevator. Zhan Weiyang suddenly said to Pei Qing, “You should also talk to me.”

       Pei Qing asked, “What to say?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “What Auntie just said about what to say to Chen Youyou.”

       Pei Qing thought for a while and said, “Then tell me about that tall, good-looking person with good grades?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked confused, “Who?”

       Pei Qing looked at him for a while, then looked away, “Forget it.”

       Zhan Weiyang thought for a long time, and when the elevator dinged and reached the first floor, he suddenly realised, “You?”

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       Pei Qing had finished his lunch at noon and was already on the second floor when he received a call from Zhan Weiyang.

       Zhan Weiyang’s tone was very cautious, and he asked him if he could come to the hospital.

       Pei Qing asked subconsciously, “Are you sick?”

       Zhan Weiyang said quickly, “It’s not me, it’s Chen Youyou. I’m just worried.”

       Pei Qing asked him the hospital’s address and said, “Wait for me. I’ll be right over.”

       After hanging up the phone, Pei Qing came down from the second floor and met Auntie Luo who had just washed the dishes. Auntie Luo saw him in a hurry and asked, “Where are you going?”

       Pei Qing knew that if he said he was going to the hospital, the elders would be worried, so he just said, “Go out.”

       Grandma was sitting on the sofa with a blanket on her knees. She habitually took a nap while leaning on the back of the chair while watching TV. She turned her head and said, “Be careful on the road.”

       Pei Qing said, “I know, grandma.” He walked towards the door. When changing shoes in the entrance, he opened the drawer above the shoe cabinet, took out the car keys that Zhan Pengcheng had put there when he left and stuffed them into his coat.

       The family’s SUV was parked in the garage. No one had driven it since Zhan Pengcheng left. Today, Pei Qing drove the car out for the first time.

       In the emergency department of the hospital, everyone looked anxious and walked in a hurry.

       Xie Ling registered for Chen Youyou and waited outside the treatment room for a while before the doctor had time to look at Chen Youyou’s wound and said he needed stitches.

       Chen Youyou’s already pale face turned even paler, and he said, “Will, my appearance be disfigured?”

       The wound was on the right side of his forehead, extending from the hairline to the corner of his eye. It was only about two centimetres long, but it looked quite deep. There was a lot of blood. Even if he wiped it with a tissue, half of his cheek was stained red.

       The doctor didn’t answer him and just said, “Boy, what are you afraid of?” Then he took Chen Youyou in to have his wound cleaned and stitched up.

       Zhan Weiyang and Xie Ling were left waiting in the corridor outside.

       Zhan Weiyang was really worried, with a pair of round glasses and a listless look, and he didn’t care to talk to Xie Ling.

       Xie Ling just looked at the closed door of the treatment room expressionlessly.

       Pei Qing arrived at this time. He found the emergency department of the hospital and saw Zhan Weiyang sitting outside the treatment room from a distance, so he walked toward him.

       Zhan Weiyang blinked and suddenly seemed to feel something. He turned his head to take a look and immediately stood up.

       Xie Ling noticed his movements and looked towards him.

       Zhan Weiyang walked quickly toward Pei Qing. He actually wanted to reach out and hug Pei Qing, but he stopped again when he reached Pei Qing. He was too embarrassed to reach out and just looked up at him and shouted, “Qing ge.”

       Pei Qing also stopped and asked him, “How is Chen Youyou?”

       Zhan Weiyang raised his finger to his forehead, “Here,” and then compared the length of about two centimetres with his thumb and index finger, “It’s such a long gash.” His tone was full of anxiety.

       Pei Qing nodded, raised his hand and touched Zhan Weiyang’s back, leading him toward the treatment room, “Are there any other injuries?”

       Zhan Weiyang shook his head, “No more.”

       Pei Qing asked, “No concussion or anything, right?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “No.”

       Pei Qing said calmly, “Then it’s nothing. Don’t worry.”

       The two of them sat down on chairs outside the treatment room. Zhan Weiyang tilted his head to look at Pei Qing and asked, “Really?”

       Pei Qing looked at him and nodded slightly after a while, “Really.”

       Zhan Weiyang seemed relieved and said, “That’s good.”

       Pei Qing smiled and asked him, “Are you scared?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “It’s all my fault. Chen Youyou got hurt all because of me.” His head drooped unconsciously, “And I haven’t told his parents yet.”

       Pei Qing raised his hand, patted Zhan Weiyang’s shoulder, and then looked at Xie Ling sitting next to Zhan Weiyang. Pei Qing had always had a good memory. He remembered that he had met this young man once, so he said to Zhan Weiyang, “Is this your classmate?”

       Xie Ling had been looking at them since Pei Qing arrived and only turned away when they sat down next to him.

       Zhan Weiyang suddenly felt nervous. He stood up, faced Pei Qing and said, “He is Xie Ling, from our school.” Then he said to Xie Ling, “This is my older cousin.”

       Pei Qing let out a soft ‘Ah’, and said, “Is he Xie Ling?”

       Xie Ling nodded to Pei Qing and turned away, still looking at the door of the treatment room.

       Pei Qing asked Zhan Weiyang who was standing in front of him, “So what is going on?”

       Zhan Weiyang was stunned. He glanced at Xie Ling secretly and whispered, “It’s nothing.”

       Xie Ling suddenly said, “I accidentally hit him while riding my bike.”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Xie Ling again. He pinched his fingers uncomfortably and said, “No, it’s all my fault.”

       Pei Qing thought that maybe there was an accident when a few high school students were playing around. He could only say, “Go and apologize to Chen Youyou and his parents. Just learn from it and be careful in the future so that no more accidents happen.”

       At this time, the door to the treatment room opened, and Chen Youyou walked out of it with gauze on his forehead and a dazed look on his face.

       When he saw Pei Qing, he was stunned for a moment, and then shouted, “Older cousin.”

       Pei Qing stood up, stretched out a hand toward him, and said, “Come here and let me take a look.”

       Chen Youyou walked over obediently and stood in front of Pei Qing.

       There was gauze on his forehead, so Pei Qing looked around the gauze and inside the hair to make sure there were no other wounds, and then asked, “Is there anything else that feels uncomfortable?”

       Chen Youyou had been struggling all the way from the injury to the present. When he heard Pei Qing’s gentle question, he suddenly felt aggrieved. He shook his head and said, “N-nothing more, older cousin.” As if Pei Qing was his older cousin.

       Pei Qing turned to the doctor who came out from inside and asked if Chen Youyou had any other issues.

       The doctor, noticing that Pei Qing was slightly older, called him into the office. There, he explained some precautions to Pei Qing and gave him a prescription to pay for. He also mentioned that he needed to receive a tetanus shot.

       As soon as Pei Qing got the bill in his hand, Xie Ling grabbed it and said, “I’ll go, I’m the one who hit him.” After saying that, he quickly walked towards the payment window.

       “What’s going on?” Pei Qing turned around and asked Zhan Weiyang and Chen Youyou.

       Chen Youyou and Zhan Weiyang looked at each other, then chased after Xie Ling. He snatched the payment form back from Xie Ling and said, “Not, you, I’ll pay it, myself.”

       Zhan Weiyang quickly caught up with him and said, “I’ll do it, I’ll do it.”

       Xie Ling glanced at Chen Youyou and reached out to get the prescription back.

       Chen Youyou quickly stepped aside and then ran forward with the payment slip in both hands. Zhan Weiyang quickly chased after him, saying, “Give it to me, give it to me.”

       Xie Ling stood there watching them, and then Pei Qing came over. He said to Pei Qing, “Then I’ll leave first.” Then he walked towards the hospital gate.

       Pei Qing didn’t say anything, and his eyes fell on the two people in front of the payment window.

       Zhan Weiyang kept trying to grab the bill, but Chen Youyou stepped on his feet and raised the bill high with one hand while shaking it left and right, trying not to let Zhan Weiyang take it.

       Until the nurse who charged the fee became angry and shouted, “Do you want to pay? If you don’t pay, get out of the window!”

       The two of them were startled. Zhan Weiyang had the same pale face as Chen Youyou. Chen Youyou immediately stuffed the bill into the window.

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In the main text, there won’t be a subplot for secondary couples, but occasionally I might feel like writing some side stories. However, there’s no guarantee that I’ll always feel like it, so please don’t expect secondary couples. But if you really mind having secondary couples, you might want to reconsider following the story.

At first, when I was torn between the two types of gong; older cousin and school bully. What I actually wanted to write was not this article, nor was it a story about this kind of shou in Zhan Weiyang. Later, after I decided on the shou’s persona, I felt Yangyang is still more suitable to be with the older cousin. If he is with Xie Ling, I think Xie Ling will suffer a lot in the future. After all, this is a short, sweet article!

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Notes:
I have no excuse really, I’ve been slacking in translating (not only just this series actually) because I haven’t been in my best mood overall and since I don’t want to half-assed the translation I’d rather just put this on hold and translate later when my overall mood is better
Sorry for the long wait! I’ll still try to keep up a 1x/week schedule (ˊ ꒳ ˋ)

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       It was the first time that Zhan Weiyang met someone whom Chen Youyou called Yu ge.

       Zhu Xinyu was not tall. His thick hair was dyed yellow and combed straight up. There was a pair of black sunglasses hanging in the pocket of his black shirt.

       He brought three young men with him, one of whom looked younger than Chen Youyou and Zhan Weiyang, with a childish look on his face.

       Zhu Xinyu squatted on the steps leading to the underground commercial street and said to the two of them, “Don’t worry, I just want to teach the brat who bullied my little brother a lesson.”

       Chen Youyou said, “Yes!”

       Zhan Weiyang suddenly felt something was wrong. He said, “No, it’s pretending to teach him a lesson.”

       Zhu Xinyu turned his gaze to his face and asked, “What do you mean pretending to teach me a lesson?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “It means you just can’t hit him. Just taunt him. I’ll hide next to him and I’ll rush out soon.”

       Zhu Xinyu took out the sunglasses from his coat pocket and put them on his face, then asked, “What are we going to do if you rush out?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Just run quickly.”

       At this time, a tall and strong young man standing next to Zhu Xinyu was unhappy. He said, “Then we will lose dignity.”

       Zhan Weiyang glanced at Chen Youyou a little at a loss.

       Chen Youyou came close to Zhu Xinyu’s ear, lowered his voice and said, “My classmate’s brain is not very g-good, you, you just follow him along.”

       Zhu Xinyu looked at Zhan Weiyang and said to Chen Youyou, “I can see it.”

       Chen Youyou added, “But you, have to help teach that Xie Ling for me first, and tell him, to be polite to me in the future. Don’t tell, my classmates about this.”

       Zhu Xinyu nodded.

       Zhan Weiyang found that Zhu Xinyu’s face was always facing his direction, but he was wearing a pair of large sunglasses, so he didn’t know if he was looking at him. Chen Youyou secretly spoke into Zhu Xinyu’s ear, just not wanting him to hear it, so he didn’t lean in to listen, but he felt a little uncomfortable.

       After Chen Youyou finished talking to Zhu Xinyu, Zhan Weiyang grabbed Chen Youyou and asked, “What did you say?”

       Chen Youyou whispered, “I told him to listen to you and stop taking action.”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded quickly.

       They walked slowly along the ramp into the commercial street. This commercial street was very narrow, probably only wide enough for a car to pass. The signs of the shops on both sides were still there, but the doors were all closed and no one was there at noon.

       Zhan Weiyang and Chen Youyou hid at the right stairwell of the exit ramp of the commercial street, which leads to the upper floors, and they went directly to the ground along the ramp.

       Zhu Xinyu and the three young men stood waiting in the middle of the commercial street. They had already seen Xie Ling’s photo. Such a young man with outstanding appearance and temperament, wearing the same school uniform as Chen Youyou and the others, surely wouldn’t be missed.

       Chen Youyou hid behind the wall, squatting on the ground and looking outside. During this time, he looked at the time on his phone. It wouldn’t be long before Xie Ling arrived.

       Zhan Weiyang was a little nervous. He lay on Chen Youyou’s back and looked outside with him, holding Chen Youyou’s shoulder tightly with one hand.

       Chen Youyou raised his head and said, “G-gently.”

       Zhan Weiyang quickly let go and said, “I’m sorry.”

       At this time, they saw Xie Ling riding a bicycle opposite the entrance of this not-so-long underground commercial street.

       Chen Youyou and Zhan Weiyang pulled their heads back almost at the same time, looking at each other guiltily, both afraid that Xie Ling would see them.

       Xie Ling was riding a bicycle very fast. In the blink of an eye, he was in the middle of the commercial street and was stopped by Zhu Xinyu and the others.

       Chen Youyou and Zhan Weiyang didn’t dare to look around. They both squatted against the wall, eavesdropping on the conversation coming from the front.

       Zhu Xinyu said, “Are you Xie Ling?”

       The commercial street was an empty passage, which made even the smallest sound extremely loud, allowing Zhan Weiyang to hear clearly what they were saying.

       However, Xie Ling did not answer Zhu Xinyu’s question.

       One person said, “I’m asking you a question! Are you deaf?”

       Xie Ling then said coldly, “I don’t know you.”

       Zhu Xinyu said, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t know me. Let me tell you, Chen Youyou is my brother. I’m here today to give you a warning. If you see him in the future, be polite. Otherwise, if you mess with him once, I’ll beat you up. Did you hear that?”

       Xie Ling said, “Who is Chen Youyou?”

       Zhan Weiyang felt something was wrong, and he immediately wanted to get up and rush out.

       Chen Youyou grabbed him, pulled him to his side, lowered his voice and said, “Wait, wait!”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Chen Youyou nervously, and at the same time, he heard someone shouting outside, “What the hell are you pretending for? I’m pissed off just looking at how c0cky you are!”

       He couldn’t hold back his anger and had to go out. Chen Youyou hugged his waist and held him back, saying, “Let them, take care of him a bit!”

       There were some chaotic noises outside, the bicycle bell rang suddenly, and then there was the sound of tyres scraping on the ground, accompanied by the sound of swearing words from the young man who was with Zhu Xinyu.

       Zhan Weiyang and Chen Youyou were stunned for a moment. When they realised that there might be a fight, they suddenly panicked.

       Naturally, Zhan Weiyang didn’t really want to ask someone to beat up Xie Ling. As for Chen Youyou, he wanted to ask someone to beat up Xie Ling, but he had no idea in his head how to beat up Xie Ling.

       All he wanted was to have a group of young toughs surround Xie Ling and give him a scare, so he’d avoid crossing paths with him in the future. He wasn’t keen on seeing things escalate to physical violence and injuring someone.

       So Chen Youyou released his hold on Zhan Weiyang. Seeing Zhan Weiyang get up and run there, he also ran.

       Zhan Weiyang ran out first and saw Xie Ling rushing toward him on a bicycle. He was startled and stopped quickly, and he froze in place.

       Xie Ling was obviously taken aback. He was not in the mood to waste time with a group of social hooligans. He used his wheels to knock people out of the way and planned to ride away directly. There was an uphill road in front of him, so he stepped on the pedals to accelerate, and as a result, he saw someone rushing in front of his wheel from the side.

       Xie Ling could only forcefully swing the handlebars to the right, trying to evade Zhan Weiyang. However, just as he swung to the side, another person rushed out from behind. This time, he couldn’t dodge anymore and had to squeeze the brakes to stop his bicycle abruptly.

       However, Chen Youyou was still knocked to the ground, and his forehead just brushed against the spokes of the front wheel.

       Zhan Weiyang exclaimed, “Ouch!”

       Chen Youyou sat on the ground, completely stunned. He couldn’t react for a while until Zhan Weiyang squatted down to support him and called him in a panic, “Youyou!”

       He replied blankly, “Ugh.” Then he raised his head and glanced at Xie Ling. He saw Xie Ling looking at him seriously.

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Youyou, you are bleeding.”

       Chen Youyou was a little confused and asked, “Where?” After saying that, he felt warm liquid sliding down his cheek. He couldn’t help but raise his hand and touch it. Sure enough, his fingers were covered with blood. He shouted, “Mom, mom, mom!”

       Zhu Xinyu and others gathered around. When they saw the blood on Chen Youyou’s face, some people subconsciously grabbed Xie Ling’s collar, “This kid is too vicious!”

       Zhan Weiyang has not forgotten his mission. While holding Chen Youyou tightly, he raised his head and shouted, “Let him go!”

       Zhu Xinyu was not sure what to do for a while. His brothers who followed him found Xie Ling very unpleasant and wanted to punish him. However, at the moment, it was more important to drive Chen Youyou to the hospital first.

       He then waved his hand and said, “Forget it, let’s all go.” At this point, he also thought of cooperating with Zhan Weiyang and the others in acting, pointed at Zhan Weiyang, and said to Xie Ling, “Today, it’s for the sake of this little friend that I’m letting you off the hook, so don’t forget to thank him properly.” After that, he asked Chen Youyou, “Do you need me to take you to the hospital?”

       Chen Youyou shook his head and said with a pale face, “I’ll go by myself.”

       Zhu Xinyu didn’t want to cause trouble, so he said, “Okay, call me if you need anything.” After that, he called several young people who were travelling with him and left together.

       Zhan Weiyang helped Chen Youyou up and walked slowly outside, thinking of taking a taxi on the roadside.

       Xie Ling rode behind them.

       Zhan Weiyang turned back to Xie Ling and said, “Are you okay?”

       Xie Ling looked at him and shook his head.

       Zhan Weiyang said again, “I’m sorry, go home by yourself. I can’t take you back. I want to accompany Youyou to the hospital.”

       Chen Youyou was so panicked at this time that he couldn’t help but want to touch his forehead and didn’t notice a word of what they were saying.

       Xie Ling’s tone was still cold, but he said, “I’ll go with you.”

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       During the last self-study class in the afternoon, Zhan Weiyang poked Chen Youyou on the back from the back row.

       Chen Youyou raised his head and saw that the teacher was not in the classroom. He also confirmed that the homeroom teacher was not outside the window before turning to the back.

       Zhan Weiyang tried his best to get close to his ear and whispered, “I don’t know how to stop Xie Ling when school is over.”

       Chen Youyou immediately wanted to turn back.

       Zhan Weiyang quickly grabbed Chen Youyou’s collar and said, “But we can take a taxi and wait for him in front.”

       Chen Youyou frowned. He felt that Zhan Weiyang was right, but why didn’t he think of it? He kept thinking about how to stop Xie Ling.

       When Zhan Weiyang saw that Chen Youyou was silent, he thought that Chen Youyou disapproved of him, so he asked cautiously, “How is it?”

       Chen Youyou said, “Let’s talk after class.” Then he turned back.

       By the end of class, he said to Zhan Weiyang, “It, should be okay.”

       Zhan Weiyang was very happy, and the two agreed to stop Xie Ling near a deserted underground commercial street on his way home from school.

       The underground commercial street was parallel to the street next to it. There were not many pedestrians on the street, and the commercial street where it was built was even more deserted with all the shops tightly closed. The last time they followed Xie Ling home on bikes, they noticed Xie Ling would take a shortcut through the underground commercial street. The terrain and environment there were relatively complex, making it perfect for them to lay in ambush.

       In the evening, when Zhan Weiyang was doing his schoolwork at his room’s desk, he flipped his workbook to a blank page and drew a road map on it.

       Zhan Weiyang could not remember the actual topography of that commercial street clearly, but he searched for pictures on the Internet and could barely draw a rough map. He then marked himself and Chen Youyou with small circles on it, and then drew another circle and blackened the inside to mark Xie Ling.

       He held the pen between his fingers and kept tapping his head, thinking about what he would do next. He asked Yu ge and the others to stop Xie Ling, grab his collar and ask him to give him money, and then he rushed out and asked them to let go of him. He would pretend to beat the person away, and then he could chat with Xie Ling.

       Xie Ling would definitely thank him. He would then say it was all good and send Xie Ling home.

       “What are you drawing?” When Zhan Weiyang was lost in thought, Pei Qing’s voice suddenly came from above his head.

       Zhan Weiyang was almost frightened out of his wits. He subconsciously raised his hand to block the workbook and said, “It’s nothing.”

       His drawings were ugly, like ghost talisman drawings. Pei Qing didn’t understand what he was painting at all, but when he raised his hand to cover it, Pei Qing wanted to know.

       Pei Qing had just finished taking a bath, exuding a moist and warm scent and the fragrance of shower gel. She sat down by Zhan Weiyang’s bed, looked at Zhan Weiyang and said, “So as long as I’m not here, you won’t study well, huh?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I didn’t…”

       Pei Qing said, “Then what are you drawing that you dare not show me?”

       Zhan Weiyang lowered his head, slowly moved his arm away, and took a look at the route map he drew. After hesitating for a while, he still didn’t want Pei Qing to be unhappy, so he picked up the workbook and brought it to Pei Qing to show him.

       Pei Qing stared at the lines and circles above and asked, “Are you playing backgammon?”

       Zhan Weiyang shook his head.

       Pei Qing said, “What is that?”

       Zhan Weiyang pointed to the upper circle and said, “This is me.” Then pointed to another circle, “This is Chen Youyou.”

       Pei Qing raised her finger to the black circle, “What about this one?”

       Zhan Weiyang stared at the black circle for a long time before replying, “This is Xie Ling.”

       Pei Qing had heard the name Xie Ling more than once. He asked Zhan Weiyang, “Who is Xie Ling?”

       Zhan Weiyang replied, “A classmate.” He didn’t know why, but when he answered Pei Qing’s question, he suddenly felt guilty and unconsciously dug his fingers into his pants.

       In the end, Pei Qing did not continue to ask further questions and just said, “So what are you doing?”

       Zhan Weiyang suddenly had an epiphany and said, “Hide and seek?” After saying that, he secretly looked at Pei Qing’s expression.

       For a moment, Pei Qing’s expression was complicated, and finally, he said, “Okay, continue reading. You must finish your homework today.”

       Zhan Weiyang said quickly, “Okay.” He went back to the table, tore off the page and continued to work on the questions.

       The two of them stayed quietly in a room, and time gradually passed. When Zhan Weiyang finished writing the homework that had to be completed today, it was already past ten o’clock in the evening.

       He yawned and stretched his hands.

       Pei Qing closed the book in his hand, stood up from Zhan Weiyang’s bedside, and said, “Can you sleep by yourself tonight?”

       Zhan Weiyang stretched halfway and put his hands down in a hurry. He looked at Pei Qing and asked, “Why?”

       Pei Qing put one hand in the pocket of his pyjamas and held a book in the other and said, “Do you want to sleep with me all the time?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Yes.”

       Pei Qing asked, “When will it end?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought for a while and then fell into a brief tangle. He found that he didn’t know how to answer this question.

       Pei Qing said, “I’ll only intern here for six months, then I’ll be returning to school.”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Pei Qing and asked tentatively, “Then can I sleep with you until you leave?”

       “Why do you have to sleep with me?”

       “I don’t want to sleep alone.”

       “Then did you sleep with your father and brother before?”

       “Sometimes I sleep with my father, not my brother.” Zhan Weiguang never slept with him.

       “Is your father coming back next month?”

       “Dad said so.”

       Pei Qing said, “Alright.” These were his last words, and he stopped questioning Zhan Weiyang.

       Zhan Weiyang breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like he had passed the exam. He followed Pei Qing to his room and closed the door very gently as if he were afraid of disturbing Pei Qing, who would then kick him out.

       After Pei Qing returned to the room, he turned on the desk lamp and sat beside the bed, put his laptop on his lap and opened it.

       Zhan Weiyang quietly climbed onto the bed from the other side, lifted the quilt and tucked himself in, lying on his side and looking at Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing looked at him after a while and said, “Will it affect your sleep if I turn on the computer?”

       Zhan Weiyang shook his head.

       Pei Qing reached out, covered Zhan Weiyang’s eyes, and said, “Then you go to sleep, I’ll watch a movie for a while.”

       Tomorrow was Saturday. Although Zhan Weiyang had to do make-up classes, Pei Qing didn’t need to go to work. He wanted to finish watching the remaining half of a movie.

       He turned off the desk lamp, put on his headphones, and sat quietly on the bed watching a movie.

       Zhan Weiyang closed his eyes and couldn’t fall asleep for a while, so he secretly opened his eyes again and gently approached Pei Qing to look at his computer screen.

       Pei Qing was watching a foreign movie. When Zhan Weiyang came closer to watch it, the male and female protagonists happened to be hugging each other and kissing. The scene was a bit intense.

       The light blue fluorescence of the computer screen shone on their faces, and Zhan Weiyang’s head almost rested on Pei Qing’s shoulder.

       Suddenly, Pei Qing reached out and covered Zhan Weiyang’s eyes, and said, “Don’t look.”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t wear headphones and couldn’t hear the sound of the movie. He didn’t know what the male and female lead were doing now. He just asked, “Why?”

       Pei Qing’s voice was very soft and she said in his ear, “Children are not allowed to watch.”

       Zhan Weiyang’s heartbeat became faster for no reason, and he said, “I’m not a child.”

       Pei Qing said, “You are. I’m counting to three, two, one, and you should turn around and go to sleep.” After saying that, he started counting down with almost no pause, “Three—”

       Zhan Weiyang suddenly turned over and lay down with his back to Pei Qing. He pulled the quilt over his head and said, “I’m asleep.”

       In the end, he kept counting until he finished counting. Zhan Weiyang closed his eyes and fell asleep very quickly. He didn’t know when Pei Qing fell asleep.

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       At night, Zhan Weiyang once again slept peacefully in Pei Qing’s room. He didn’t know why he liked Pei Qing so much, but he felt comfortable, happy and safe staying with him.

       Pei Qing actually didn’t spend too much time with Zhan Weiyang. When Zhan Weiyang was lying next to Pei Qing, Pei Qing would turn on the desk lamp and read a professional book. The room was very quiet, and the sound of Pei Qing flipping through the book could be heard from time to time.

       Zhan Weiyang’s cell phone made a message notification sound at this time, which was a bit abrupt in the quiet environment. He was afraid of disturbing Pei Qing’s reading, so he quickly turned off the sound on his cell phone.

       The message on the phone was from Chen Youyou. He texted Zhan Weiyang: “I went to see Yu ge tonight. He said he could help us deal with Xie Ling. When do you think would be a suitable time?”

       Zhan Weiyang glanced at Pei Qing. Although Pei Qing didn’t pay attention to him, he still pulled up the quilt and covered himself under it, and then sent a message back to Chen Youyou: “Great! How much does it cost?”

       Chen Youyou quickly replied to him: “Yu ge said that he and I are brothers, so no money is needed. Just buy a cigarette for his brothers.”

       Zhan Weiyang was lying on the bed, with only the fluorescent light from the mobile phone screen shining on his face under the quilt, with a happy smile: “Yu ge is nice!”

       Chen Youyou replied: “He’s okay.”

       Zhan Weiyang typed: “How about after school at noon on Saturday?”

       Chen Youyou said: “Should be fine. I’ll give Yu ge a call tomorrow, and whatever time works for his brother is good for us.”

       Zhan Weiyang: “Then I’ll buy cigarettes first? What cigarettes should I buy?”

       Chen Youyou: “Don’t worry, we’ll talk about it after the matter is over.”

       Zhan Weiyang was about to type the word ‘Okay’ when someone suddenly lifted the quilt from his head.

       Pei Qing looked at him and asked, “What are you doing?”

       Zhan Weiyang quickly turned off the phone screen and turned over to face Pei Qing, “I’m afraid of disturbing you.”

       Pei Qing said, “No, I’m going to sleep.” After saying that, he put the book on the bedside table and reached out to turn off the lamp.

       The room suddenly fell into darkness, and Zhan Weiyang couldn’t see anything. He only heard rustling sounds around him and felt the bed shaking slightly.

       After a while, it became quiet.

       Zhan Weiyang listened quietly in the darkness. He didn’t hear Pei Qing’s breathing for a long time, so he couldn’t help but move closer to him until he heard the shallow breathing and felt a slight warmth in his ear.

       Suddenly a hand was on his face, covering his mouth and nose. He heard Pei Qing say, “What are you doing?”

       Only then did Zhan Weiyang realise that he was too close. If he got any closer, he would touch Pei Qing’s face. He mumbled with his covered mouth, “Let me listen to your breathing.”

       Pei Qing still covered his mouth and said, “Why are you listening to my breathing?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “When I was little, my dad would secretly listen to my breathing, and I would secretly listen to his.” After saying that, Zhan Weiyang felt like he couldn’t breathe, so he turned away and pressed his cheek against Pei Qing’s palm.

       His skin was soft and delicate, slightly cool, like cold white jade, sliding on Pei Qing’s palm.

       Pei Qing should have taken his hand back, but his fingers caressed Zhan Weiyang’s cheek, slid to his ear, rubbed his earlobe, and asked, “Were you sick as a child?”

       Zhan Weiyang shuddered, and his ears and cheeks felt slightly warm. He said in an unclear voice, “Maybe? I can’t remember clearly.”

       He really liked the feeling of Pei Qing touching his face, but Pei Qing moved his hand away, and he reluctantly looked for Pei Qing’s hand in the darkness.

       Pei Qing asked, “Did your father take you to see a doctor?”

       Zhan Weiyang suddenly shrank back, “I don’t want to go to the doctor.”

       Pei Qing said in a gentle tone, “I won’t take you to see a doctor, don’t be afraid.”

       Zhan Weiyang lay down on his pillow and said, “Let’s go to sleep.”

       Pei Qing responded, “Okay, good night.”

       Zhan Weiyang closed his eyes, and after five seconds, he heard that ethereal voice say to him, “The relationship status has been negatively increased, and 2 points have been deducted. The user’s score today: 40 points.”

       He immediately opened his eyes, sighed silently, pulled up the quilt and covered his face before continuing to sleep.

       When he went to school the next day, Chen Youyou seemed a little excited.

       It was not convenient to talk in the classroom. After lunch, the two of them squatted in the corner of the school playground and discussed how to stop Xie Ling at noon on Saturday.

       They already knew that Xie Ling would ride his bicycle home after class at noon on Saturday. Chen Youyou opened the map on his mobile phone to see the places he would pass on his way home and plan an ambush location.

       Chen Youyou enlarged the map and fiddled with his phone on the ground. He pointed to a small alley on the map with one hand, pulled up the weeds on the ground with one hand, and said, “T-there are fewer people here.”

       Zhan Weiyang glanced at the map, then saw him pulling out weeds and throwing them on the ground, and said, “Don’t pull out the weeds.”

       Chen Youyou was confused, “Why?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “The grass will die.”

       Chen Youyou said, “So what?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t want to argue with Chen Youyou, so he silently picked up a small stone, dug a hole in the ground, and planted the grass that Chen Youyou had pulled back.

       Chen Youyou ignored him and continued, “There is, just one, problem!”

       Zhan Weiyang focused on digging the hole and asked nonchalantly, “What?”

       Chen Youyou raised his head and looked into the distance in distress. There was a basketball court. After lunch, Xie Ling was playing basketball with a few boys. He looked at it for a while and said, “We, can only, follow Xie Ling, after class is over. There is, no guarantee that, we will be able, to catch up with him. We cannot, rush out suddenly, after him. Moreover, what should we do, if the teacher delays, the last class?” He said such a long string of words in one breath, almost suffocating himself to death.

       Zhan Weiyang raised his head and said, “What?”

       Chen Youyou suddenly became angry, stretched out his hand to strangle Zhan Weiyang’s neck and shook him from side to side, “Go to hell!”

       The small stone fell out of Zhan Weiyang’s hand. He raised his hand to grab Chen Youyou’s hand, trying to save himself, and said in panic, “I’m going to die.”

       Chen Youyou let go of his neck, picked up his mobile phone from the ground, stood up, patted the grass clippings on the phone case, and said to Zhan Weiyang, “It’s, already, Friday today. You go, figure out how, to delay Xie Ling’s, time after school tomorrow, and then we, can take action!” He originally wanted to add a cool “Over!” before he finished speaking, but felt that he would just stutter, so he left directly.

       Zhan Weiyang hurriedly buried the last bit of soil, stood up, patted the mud on his hands, and followed Chen Youyou towards the outside of the playground.

       The two of them passed the empty court next to the field where Xie Ling and the others were playing basketball.

       When Zhan Weiyang passed by, Xie Ling’s basketball just rolled over from the ground to his feet.

       A freshman in high school didn’t know Zhan Weiyang, so he shouted to him, “Handsome guy, throw the ball over.”

       Zhan Weiyang picked up the basketball and walked towards them. When he saw the student coming over and reaching out to catch the ball, he had a sudden impulse and swatted the ball forward, passed the person with the ball and made a beautiful shot.

       The ball went in.

       Zhan Weiyang was so happy that he almost jumped up, thinking that he could also play basketball with Pei Qing without Zhan Weiguang.

       When he turned around and saw several people on the field looking at him, including Xie Ling. He suddenly became nervous and said hurriedly, “I’m sorry.” Then he ran away after Chen Youyou.

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Notes:
Gotta be honest, Youyou’s stutter makes it kinda hard for me to tl this fast 😂

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