A few days after the National Day holiday, it started to become rainy and gloomy. Everyone seemed preoccupied and unhappy, spending their days at home gloomily watching the dark sky and wet ground outside.
Zhan Xiusong said that his glasses were broken and he had to go back to get a new pair of glasses, so he left early. Not long after, Zhan Weiguang also went back to school. The house, which had been lively for a few days, became cold and quiet again.
After a short break, Zhan Pengcheng became busy at work and started to go out early and come back late. Often when he returned home, Zhan Weiyang was already asleep, as if everything had returned to the time before the National Day, but Zhan Weiyang did not sleep in Pei Qing’s bedroom again.
Sometimes when Zhan Pengcheng came back from outside, he would go to Zhan Weiyang’s room first. If it were still early, he would chat with him for a few words. If it were late, he would also check whether Zhan Weiyang’s quilt was covered and then gently close the door and go back to his room.
After the National Day holiday, Zhan Weiyang started school.
Usually, he was quite happy when he thought about the start of school; after all, he could see Chen Youyou at school, unlike at home, where he could only see Zhan Weiguang every day. However, at the start of school this time, he was not very happy.
On the first day of class, Zhan Weiyang arrived at school earlier than Chen Youyou. He sat in his seat, and opened the book to be read for morning self-study and spread it on the table. He was a little absent-minded and didn’t even realise when Chen Youyou entered the classroom. When he realised, morning self-study had already started. Chen Youyou sat in front of him with his back to him as if he was reading a book seriously.
He waited until the end of get out of class, Chen Youyou turned around and asked him, “W-why did you, ignore me just, now?”
Zhan Weiyang found it strange, “When?”
Chen Youyou said, “Just, before morning self, study.”
Zhan Weiyang said. “You didn’t talk to me.”
Chen Youyou was not very happy, “I did.”
Zhan Weiyang said to him, “Sorry, I didn’t hear it.” Then he lay listlessly on the table.
In the morning, there was a school-wide assembly. The principal spoke from the stage at the front of the playground, addressing issues such as the importance of maintaining discipline after the long holiday. However, none of the students below were paying serious attention to his speech.
Later, after the speech, the principal said that Xie Ling, a first-year student in the school, had won a scholarship in the city. His tone was full of pride, and he was eager to call Xie Ling to the stage to accept the congratulations of all the students in the school.
Chen Youyou glanced at Zhan Weiyang but saw that he was still not angry, and his gaze did not even fall on the podium.
He felt strange in his heart. After the school-wide assembly, on the way back to the classroom with Zhan Weiyang, he asked Zhan Weiyang, “You don’t, plan to continue to pursue, Xie Ling?”
Zhan Weiyang didn’t hear what he said clearly, and asked, “What?”
Chen Youyou leaned close to his ear and shouted, “Xie Ling!”
Zhan Weiyang was startled and said, “Why are you so loud?”
Several girls passing by turned their heads to look at them and then walked past them with laughter.
Chen Youyou said, “You, gave up?”
Zhan Weiyang didn’t say anything. He looked ahead with a depressed look.
At lunchtime, Chen Youyou and Zhan Weiyang sat in a corner. He ate rice with a spoon and asked Zhan Weiyang, “W-what on earth, is going on?”
Zhan Weiyang said, “I don’t know.” After that, he stared at the front in a daze and even forgot to eat.
Chen Youyou raised his hand and waved it in front of him, “Are you, do you not, like Xie Ling?”
Zhan Weiyang looked at him, unsure if he dared to answer the question casually.
Chen Youyou had a puzzled expression on his face.
Zhan Weiyang suddenly leaned forward as if he had something to say to Chen Youyou.
Chen Youyou immediately leaned forward and took the initiative to turn his ear to listen to what he said.
In the end, Zhan Weiyang said, “What do you think I should do after I’ve pursued after Xie Ling?”
Chen Youyou was puzzled, “Do, what? D-date him.”
Zhan Weiyang moved his mouth, wanting to say something but not saying it.
Chen Youyou hadn’t finished his meal yet, so he urged him impatiently, “So you, what are you, going to say?”
Zhan Weiyang whispered again, “Can I not date him?”
Chen Youyou was stunned, “What the hell, was wrong with you?”
Zhan Weiyang said, “I’ll just pursue him.”
“T-then what?”
“That’s it, no dating.”
“What are, you trying to do? Challenging the, arrogant male, junior? Wow, I-I didn’t realize for so long that you’re actually such a scum, scumbag!” Chen Youyou had too much to say, and he got more and more anxious as he spoke.
Zhan Weiyang asked curiously, “What is a scumbag?”
Chen Youyou blushed and said, “Just, it means you are a jerk, who plays and messes with other’s feelings.”
Zhan Weiyang said quickly, “I’m not, don’t be angry.”
Chen Youyou wanted to pinch his thigh to make himself speak more smoothly, “I’m not angry, I just feel very excited.”
“What’s exciting?” Zhan Weiyang didn’t understand.
Chen Youyou said, “When you catch him, dump him immediately. Even if he kneels down and begs you, don’t a-agree.”
Zhan Weiyang imagined the scene and felt a little difficult. He said, “I don’t think he will.”
Chen Youyou said, “Make, him fall in love, with you.”
Zhan Weiyang said distressedly, “It’s too difficult.”
Chen Youyou stretched out his hand and grabbed his face, twisting it hard.
Zhan Weiyang hurriedly stretched out his hand to push his hand and said, “Ah, it hurts.”
Chen Youyou then let go and said with a look of regret, “W-why don’t, you try at all!”
Zhan Weiyang looked at him innocently and helplessly.
Chen Youyou threw the spoon into the plate, thinking seriously, and said, “How about this, we will deflate Xie Ling’s tyres later, and you, ride a bike with him.”
Zhan Weiyang was afraid, “I won’t go.”
Chen Youyou said angrily, “Don’t you, still want to pursue him?”
Zhan Weiyang did not answer. In fact, he had been thinking about this problem for several days. He was reluctant to turn into a tree so quickly. He still had to wait for Pei Qing to be willing to teach him another way of kissing. He indeed felt he should work hard to improve his score.
According to the System’s requirements, he should actively pursue Xie Ling, but he had not taken action for a long time.
On the one hand, he did not want to get close to Xie Ling, fearing that he would provoke the System’s reaction. On the other hand, he seemed to have to get close to Xie Ling so that the System would not deduct all his points.
After struggling for a while, Zhan Weiyang said to Chen Youyou, “But I don’t have a bicycle either.” He was still subconsciously looking for an excuse to refuse.
Chen Youyou said, “I, I will lend mine, to you.”
Worried that classes would end too late in the afternoon, they went to deflate Xie Ling’s bicycle tyre at the end of the second class.
The two of them were sneaking around in the bike shed. When Zhan Weiyang saw Chen Youyou pulling out the valve core, he worriedly asked, “Is this difficult to fix?”
Chen Youyou said, “I don’t know.” After a pause, he said, “Who cares.”
Zhan Weiyang said, “I don’t think it’s a good idea.”
Chen Youyou looked up at him and said, “If you, don’t feel good, just accompany him, to fix the tyre and, get closer to him.” After that, he successfully deflated the rear tyre of Xie Ling’s bicycle. When he stood up, he said, “Isn’t he, poor? If you are more generous, he might, be a little, moved.”
“Really?” Zhan Weiyang asked absentmindedly.
Chen Youyou didn’t notice his absent-mindedness, and he really didn’t know what was going on, so he could only say, “I guess so.”
Zhan Weiyang looked at him.
Chen Youyou felt that Zhan Weiyang’s eyes were strange.
After a while, Zhan Weiyang leaned close to his ear and whispered, “Do you know how to kiss?”
Chen Youyou had never kissed anyone before, but at this time, he certainly couldn’t show weakness in front of Zhan Weiyang and immediately said, “Of course, I know.”
Zhan Weiyang was very confused, “Isn’t it done by just sticking it on?”
Chen Youyou said, “Huh?”
Zhan Weiyang said, “What else is there to do?”
Chen Youyou suddenly felt embarrassed and asked with red ears, “You, do you mean, the kind of intense ones?”
Zhan Weiyang had never seen intense ones on TV, so he asked, “How intense?”
Chen Youyou raised both hands, pinched his fingers together, pointed the left and right fingertips, and rubbed them back and forth intensely.
Zhan Weiyang suddenly realised, “Oh! I know.”
Chen Youyou was puzzled: How did he know? What the heck did he know?
Notes:
After thinking about it a lot, I decided to change the title translation. I thought about it a lot too when I first translated the story but ended up understanding the context wrong. Instead of the capture target that was wrong, I thought it’s the system that is wrong
Sorry for the confusion ><
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