Chapter 46 I couldn't stand it anymore, I'll just rub it in one more time...

Lu Shangyan wasn't sure about the exact size, so he bought adjustable rings.

When Pei Yumin first took it out, he put it on his ring finger, and it actually fit him right away.

His eyes were filled with tears, and he was so excited that he almost knelt down before Lu Shangyan on the spot. But Lu Shangyan took the ring off his finger first, put it on his middle finger, and adjusted the size in front of him.

However, Pei Yumin was content with wearing it on his middle finger; it was better than nothing.

"and yours?"

Lu Shangyan looked awkward, and Pei Yumin immediately sat up straight: "You didn't just buy a ring for me to save money, did you?! What kind of couple rings are those?!"

He became increasingly uneasy: "No way! Which store did you buy it from? Let's go buy another one now."

Lu Shangyan reached into his pocket, rummaged around for a while, and pulled out a wad of toilet paper. After unfolding it, he knew it was a ring of the same style.

“I bought it.” His voice trailed off. “I wasn’t planning on wearing it.”

Giving him this ring was already the most outrageous thing he could think of.

He also thought that if Pei Yumin was so immersed in the joy of receiving the ring, he might forget about the other half of the ring, which would save him from having to wear it back and forth in front of him and make him blush.

After he got home, he put the ring away, since he had to go to work and school regularly and it was inconvenient for him to wear it.

Unexpectedly, before he even got home, Pei Yumin brought up the topic of him.

She held the ring in her hand in front of him, then took his hand and solemnly put the ring on her finger: "Okay, from now on you're mine."

Lu Shangyan frowned slightly: "What nonsense are you spouting now?"

Pei Yumin smiled foolishly, took many photos with him while holding his hand, and even made a heart shape with his hands.

Lu Shangyan couldn't stand it anymore, so he pulled his hand out and stuffed it into his shirt pocket.

Pei Yumin was still chuckling to himself when he took out his phone and realized that his WeChat Moments post had received many likes, but there was one person who couldn't stand to see him doing well.

[Sweet Little Orange: You're this happy about receiving a nightlight? Song Yuxin even tied the tie he just gave me this morning. I really don't know when some people will ever fall in love.]

Pei Yumin squinted and quickly found Song Yuxin, sending him a message:

[m: Tang Suichen transferred 500,000 yuan to his ex-lover today because he's a good friend of mine, but I strongly disagree with his actions! I don't want to be complicit with him, so I feel it's necessary to tell you.]

[m: You have to be careful. After all, old habits die hard. He might want to go back to his old life of womanizing.]

After posting it, he felt perfectly justified and posted another message on his WeChat Moments.

It's a photo of them wearing matching rings.

The caption reads: [My husband gave this to me for free~ /heart]

On his way home, he received a message from Tang Suichen.

There were three very long voice messages, but he didn't open any of them because he knew they were definitely not nice.

Then another photo was sent, showing Tang Suichen kneeling on the ground in her pajamas, with several red spots on her legs from mosquito bites.

[Sweet Little Orange: Do you think there are a lot of mosquitoes outside?]

[Sweet Little Orange: You wait, I'll never let you get away with this!]

Pei Yumin's heart and eyes were filled with the ring on his hand; he liked it no matter how he looked at it.

[m: Song Yuxin never gave you a ring, a symbol of love.]

Tang Suichen was powerless to refute. Song Yuxin was very good to him, but he had always enjoyed this kindness. Even after they got married, the biggest change was that they slept in the same bed. Everything else seemed to have remained the same.

Every time he boasts, he's mostly trying to fill this strange void in his heart through external feedback.

He had coaxed many people before, but he didn't know how to coax Song Yuxin, and Song Yuxin had seen too many of his rude sides.

He thought about it for a long time but still didn't know what to do. It seemed that Song Yuxin didn't need him to do anything at all. Sometimes he even felt that it was a mistake for him to force Song Yuxin to marry him. But the marriage was already done, and it was impossible for him to let go.

He didn't know what Song Yuxin liked or wanted most, so he came up with a new idea: if Song Yuxin made a mistake, he would kneel on the balcony.

From the beginning, Song Yuxin made it clear that he didn't need to do this, but he insisted every time. He was expressing his feelings to Song Yuxin, who never asked for anything, in his own way.

He knew that Song Yuxin cared about him to some extent, so he was slowly prying open Song Yuxin's mouth in a way that would hurt him appropriately but wouldn't offend Song Yuxin, so that Song Yuxin would make some requests and express some thoughts.

After Song Yuxin finished showering, he was still kneeling, occasionally slapping his body to shoo away mosquitoes.

He sighed silently, opened the balcony door, and pulled him up.

Tang Suichen immediately hugged him, burying her head in his neck and rubbing against him: "You just showed me the message Pei Yumin sent you and then left. Are you angry?"

Song Yuxin replied in a flat tone, "No." After taking the ointment, she gently pushed him, "Get down, I'll apply the ointment for you."

Tang Suichen remained still, staring intently into his eyes.

After a stalemate lasting less than half a minute, Song Yuxin gave in: "A little."

He squatted down, applied the medicine halfway, and suddenly said, "Next time, you have to tell me right away."

Song Yuxin is willing to take care of him now!

Tang Suichen was so excited that he jumped around everywhere. All his hard work over the past few days had finally paid off!

—

Lu Shangyan felt that before the truth between them was revealed, Pei Yumin was occasionally somewhat restrained, but now he had no worries at all.

He desperately wants the whole world to know they're dating!

Even Li Xiaorui, who usually only sees Pei Yumin for a few seconds a day, couldn't stand it anymore. Every time Pei Yumin came to pick her up from get off work, he would dress up in his finest clothes and deliberately say in front of her, "I'm here to pick up my boyfriend so we can go home together."

Li Xiaorui has absolutely no idea why he's here! Every time she hears him, she can only look up and give him an awkward smile.

Lu Shangyan thought he was exaggerating, but he didn't think so: "This time you gave me a pair of couple rings, maybe next time you'll propose to me directly."

"I don't want to look disheveled on the day you propose, so every day after that, I will dress smartly and look radiant until you propose to me."

Lu Shangyan couldn't take it anymore: "Then don't worry, that day will never come."

At first, they urged him to date, then they urged him to get married. What happens after he gets married?

Lu Shangyan felt that he was likely to be manipulated by him in various ways for the rest of his life.

The thought of it gave him goosebumps.

In the past, he never thought it was difficult to admit his sexual orientation, but now it's different. Pei Yumin talks about dating eight hundred times a day, and then talks about marriage a thousand more times to cover up the topic of dating.

It made him a little scared and terrified!

On the day of the school sports meet, Lu Shangyan saw that he had sprayed perfume, which made him even more afraid. Before they left, he told him many times, "You must restrain yourself. This is school, not home."

Pei Yumin nodded with a "you can trust me to handle things" look on his face, saying, "I know what I'm doing, I won't do anything reckless. After all, you're going to participate in the competition, and I won't let my burning love affect you."

Lu Shangyan's expression was utterly speechless: All his previous words had been wasted.

—

Lu Shangyan's events were scheduled for the afternoon and the next morning, but since it was the school sports meet, the spectator seats couldn't be too empty, so those of them who weren't participating in the competition had to act as spectators.

Lu Shangyan checked in with his phone and was allowed to stay in the audience for a full hour before leaving.

He arrived early, and it wasn't hot at this time of day, but Pei Yumin still went overboard, stuffing a whole backpack with all sorts of things, including fans, bottled water, a small fan, and a sun hat.

Lu Shangyan didn't want him to come along, but he insisted on coming by pretending not to hear a word.

"Are you two dating?"

Pei Yumin raised his hand with perfect ease, tucking non-existent hair behind his ear several times to make sure Xia Li saw the ring on his hand before asking with a look of surprise, "How did you figure that out?"

Jian Guo rolled his eyes. He didn't have a good impression of Tang Suichen's good friend either: "It's obvious, okay!"

Pei Yumin was too lazy to argue with him, and only looked at Xia Li: "Is it because we are too well-matched that you could tell at a glance?"

Xia Li was completely bewildered by him, and it took her a while to nod with an awkward smile.

Pei Yumin leaned closer to Lu Shangyan and whispered to him, "Look, everyone says we're a perfect match. When are you planning to marry me?"

Lu Shangyan reminded him: "Watch out! Behave yourself!"

Pei Yumin stopped talking and just used a small fan to blow air on him.

However, his outburst made Lu Shangyan feel that many people were watching him, which made him somewhat uncomfortable.

When he found out someone had messaged him, he felt a huge sense of relief, because he could finally distract himself for a while.

It was Zhou Keling. She asked him if he was in class and if he had time to meet. He was right at the entrance of Lu Shangyan's school.

Lu Shangyan quickly replied that there was a school sports meet, so there was no need to attend classes.

He wanted to go out for some fresh air, but he hadn't sat for an hour and a half yet, so he tossed his phone to Pei Yumin, telling him to stay there and make sure he had enough time to sign in before leaving. It was a win-win situation, preventing Pei Yumin from catching up and saying anything uncontrollable to Zhou Keling.

Zhou Keling, carrying her schoolbag, waved to him as soon as she saw him: "I was just passing by and trying my luck, I didn't expect to actually see you."

Lu Shangyan remembered that Zhou Keling went to university in another province: "Why are you here at this time?"

Zhou Keling said, "I'm a senior this year. I don't have many classes now, so I need to prepare for my internship and graduation thesis. I want to do my internship in my home province, which is closer to home and makes it easier to take care of my family."

Lu Shangyan thought about it and realized that was indeed the case. He had been doing his undergraduate studies for five years and would be doing an internship next year. By then, his child would have been born, and his body should have recovered by then.

Seeing that he was distracted, Zhou Keling raised her voice and said, "Jobs are hard to find, so I have to start early. You've been studying here and have done a lot of part-time jobs. If you find a suitable job, remember to let me know."

Lu Shangyan snapped out of his daze, a little embarrassed: "Okay, sure."

Zhou Keling kept staring at him, clearly having something else to say, so Lu Shangyan had no choice but to take him to a nearby bookstore. He didn't have his phone with him, and his cash was tucked behind his phone case, so he could only sit there for a while: "I'm sorry, but... how about I treat you to lunch later?"

Zhou Keling was perfectly content as long as she was with him: "It's alright, I have something else I'd like to discuss with you."

"Didn't you say you've moved out of school and are renting a place outside? Our school's internship period is quite long, so once I find a job, I can move out and share a place with us. We can look out for each other."

Lu Shangyan refused without even thinking: "I'm still sharing an apartment with him."

It was obvious who he was. Zhou Keling paused for a moment, then said, "It's okay. Are there any vacant houses nearby? I just want to be closer to you."

Lu Shangyan felt puzzled. He felt that there was something wrong with what Zhou Keling said, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Lu Shangyan answered truthfully, "I should be moving out soon."

After all, the baby was born right in the second semester of his senior year. He didn't want to take a break from school, so he needed to find someone to take care of the baby. Therefore, he had to move to a bigger house. Zhou Keling lived too close, which wasn't really convenient for him. He didn't want Zhou Keling to know that he was pregnant.

"I see." Zhou Keling probed again, "Have you found a place to live yet?"

Lu Shangyan shook his head: "I have high standards and I'm not willing to spend a lot of money, so it's not that easy to find someone like me."

Zhou Keling quickly said, "That's perfect, I'll find one, and the three of us can rent together."

Lu Shangyan felt uncomfortable and changed the subject, saying, "You haven't found a job yet. Let's talk about it after you find one."

Zhou Keling stared at him, seemingly lost in thought, which made Lu Shangyan increasingly uncomfortable.

After a long wait, Zhou Keling finally broke the silence: "Actually, I came here today for something else that is even more important."

Lu Shangyan raised his head, gesturing for him to continue.

As if she had made up her mind, Zhou Keling said, word by word, "I've liked someone for a long time, but I don't know what to do."

“Actually, I hadn’t seen him for a while. When we met again recently, I realized that I still really liked him. So I felt that this was a reunion, that God had given me another chance, and I felt that I couldn’t wait any longer.”

"But I've never been in a relationship, so I don't know what to do in this situation."

Lu Shangyan thought he wanted him to come up with a solution, since Zhou Keling might have already figured out their relationship when he returned to Chong County with Pei Yumin.

But he had never pursued anyone before. His only reference point was Pei Yumin, who directly confessed his feelings to him, saying every day that he liked him, wanted to date, and wanted to get married.

So he earnestly helped Zhou Keling solve her problem: "I think you can just confess directly. You've been together for so long. If the other person doesn't dislike you, then you have a chance. If the other person dislikes you, then you probably will never have a chance." After saying that, he was afraid that Zhou Keling would be too heartbroken, so he quickly added: "Or it might be a little difficult."

Zhou Keling looked into his eyes and asked, "So, do you hate it?"

In short, Lu Shangyan was completely stunned. He was a bit slow on the uptake when it came to relationships, but not so slow that he was completely clueless.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhou Keling laughed self-deprecatingly twice and continued, "Back in high school, I was young and not exactly brave, and I did a lot of things that I regret."

“I admit that after I graduated from high school, your aunt came to see me once, but I hid from her and didn’t dare to see her for a long time.”

Lu Shangyan had already guessed to some extent why he had waited for Zhou Keling several times but never saw her. When he met Zhou Keling again, he thought he had let go of the matter, but hearing Zhou Keling admit it to him in person now was a completely different feeling.

Zhou Keling clenched her fist on the table: "Back then, when I saw Pei Yumin staying by your side every step of the way, I thought, if only I hadn't run away back then, if I had stayed by your side with you, maybe everything would have been different."

"So I feel I can't hide anymore, I have to tell you quickly, I like..."

“I already have a boyfriend.” Lu Shangyan spoke quickly, wanting to interrupt him as soon as possible: “I didn’t know how you felt about me. If I had known, I wouldn’t have come out to see you today.”

He turned his head and took his hand out from under the table: "He'll be unhappy."

Zhou Keling then noticed the ring on his hand and smiled with great difficulty: "Oh, I see. I'm too late again."

"I tested you two a couple of days ago and found out you weren't together. After the semester started, I wanted to finish everything at school as soon as possible so I could come see you right away. But he beat me to it."

"Whether it's protecting you or liking you, I was a little late compared to him."

Lu Shangyan frowned: "Not just a little."

Over the past few months, a lot has happened around him, but Pei Yumin has always stood in front of him, no matter how big or small the matter was, and has never run away once.

Even though he ignored Pei Yumin's feelings for so long, and even though he never gave any response, Pei Yumin's affection for him never diminished in the slightest; in fact, it could be said that it grew stronger.

Pei Yumin treated him completely differently than he treated Zhou Keling.

His position in Pei Yumin's heart was completely different from that of Zhou Keling.

vice versa.

Lu Shangyan said seriously, "I only consider you a friend. I hope you will never say such things again in the future, and of course, never say such things in front of Pei Yumin."

"He doesn't like it, and neither do I; otherwise, we wouldn't even be able to be friends."

He was telling the truth. Since he had chosen to be with Pei Yumin, he could not accept the advances or affections of anyone else.

He needs unique affection and a sense of security, and he wants to give Pei Yumin the exact same.

Zhou Keling didn't expect his attitude to be so firm, which was completely different from his previous one.

However, this also made him realize that he might never have another chance.

Lu Shangyan stood up, smiled and nodded to him: "It's almost time, I'll head back now. Sorry, we probably won't be able to have lunch together today."

Zhou Keling watched his departing figure, leaned back in his chair, and sighed dejectedly. He had probably thought that if his confession failed, they probably wouldn't be able to be friends, but he didn't expect Lu Shangyan to reject him so decisively, leaving him no room for reconciliation at all.

However, this is precisely Lu Shangyan's style.

Once a clear line is drawn, they become incredibly cold, someone you can't touch, can't reach, and can't exchange a single word with.

—

After Lu Shangyan returned, Pei Yumin sat on the steps with a long face, looking extremely annoyed.

Pei Yumin looked aggrieved when she saw him: "I don't know if your future is more important or me. You didn't even take your phone. I don't know where to look for you."

Lu Shangyan couldn't help but pinch his cheek and said in a serious tone, "You are important."

His demeanor didn't seem like flirting; it was more like a teacher reprimanding a student for not solving a problem.

Even so, Pei Yumin could be appeased: "Fine, I can forgive you this time, but in exchange, you need to tell me what you and Zhou Keling talked about when you met!"

Zhou Keling is one of the most important rivals he needs to guard against!

Lu Shangyan walked alongside him, strolling through the campus, and recounted everything that had just happened.

He didn't want Zhou Keling to say it in order to completely dispel his idea and prevent Zhou Keling from doing or saying anything that might cause misunderstandings in front of Pei Yumin in the future.

He said it himself to put Pei Yumin's mind at ease.

After hearing this, Pei Yumin gritted his teeth and said, "I knew it! He's after you! You did the right thing; stay far away from him from now on!"

Lu Shangyan quickly said, "Keep your voice down."

Pei Yumin, still angry, suddenly clutched his chest: "Ouch, I can't breathe, I'm about to faint from anger."

Lu Shangyan was genuinely nervous for a moment, but when he saw Pei Yumin leaning against him, he realized that Pei Yumin was faking it.

Pei Yumin rubbed against her for a while, then pouted and said, "I need my wife to give me CPR to come back to life."

Lu Shangyan also felt that leaving Pei Yumin alone and letting him run off to see Tang Suichen was inappropriate.

He looked around and, seeing no one on the road, turned his head and quickly rubbed his lips against the corner of his mouth.

It was so fast that Pei Yumin didn't even have time to react!

By the time Pei Yumin finally realized that Lu Shangyan had kissed him, Lu Shangyan had already moved to the other side of the road, and his whole body was flushed.

Damn it! He hasn't even had a chance to truly experience it!

So he quickly moved closer, pulled Lu Shangyan into the nearest teaching building, and randomly turned into a classroom.

Before Lu Shangyan could react, he first sensed his warm, mixed breathing: "I can't hold back anymore, let's rub against each other again."

Lu Shangyan was pinned down by his waist and couldn't move. He twisted his head a few times to dodge, but couldn't get away. It's possible that he didn't want to dodge in the first place.

The moment he was kissed, Lu Shangyan trembled uncontrollably. Pei Yumin had no choice but to use his arms to lift him up and support him.

Lu Shangyan's breathing became more erratic, and soon his head began to spin.

Pei Yumin told him to open his mouth, so he opened his mouth; he told him to stick out his tongue, so he stuck out the tip of his tongue; he told him to lick, so he responded.

They're incredibly well-behaved.

When they parted, Lu Shangyan took a long time to catch his breath before his eyes refocused. Only then did he realize that his chin was wet, from the drool he had been unable to control.

He looked down at his toes, feeling lost and shy.

Pei Yumin chuckled softly, and the hand on his waist slowly moved down. While he was still dazed, it slipped inside his loose sweatpants and touched him from the front.

"You're already feeling something after just one kiss? Do you want me to help you?"

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Author's Note: Pei Yumin: If you knew how obedient my wife is, you'd think I'm lucky, right? [shy][covering face and peeking][question mark]