Chapter 48: It feels so good to kiss her.

He held his breath for a moment, his face green. Finally, he chose to talk nonsense: "Yeah, I dreamed about Demon King Fan."

"Tell me more."

Yu Xiang was still good at making up stories, so he spoke confidently, "I only got an 8 on the math test, which brought the class average down to last in the grade. He got mad and chased me with a kitchen knife."

Jiang Ci nodded thoughtfully and said pointedly, "So you're telling Teacher Fan, who's chasing you with a kitchen knife, not to leave?"

Yu Xiang was speechless for a moment: "..." Oh no, he was too complacent and accidentally shot himself in the foot.

As expected, my brain is not very sharp right after I wake up. Getting up early ruins the day!

"I remember I told you that when you lie, your blinking frequency will unconsciously increase."

Yu Xiang numbly said, "...did my blinking become faster just now?"

Jiang Ci replied without denying, "Soon."

Yu Xiang: “…”Okay.

"Hurry up and get up and wash up. I brought you breakfast." Jiang Ci crossed his arms and pointed his chin towards the bathroom, signaling him to hurry. "Otherwise, your air conditioner will cool it down."

Yu Xiang, who had experienced many ups and downs in a short period of time, now even had difficulty getting out of bed. While secretly thanking Jiang Ci for not asking her about the dream, she rolled out of bed... Then she jumped back into bed like lightning and pulled the thin air-conditioning quilt over her.

Jiang Ci's eyes moved downwards, his lips moved, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

"You, you, get out first. I need to change." Yu Xiang pointed at Jiang Ci with a red face, trying to hide his guilt. But when he saw Jiang Ci still standing there, staring at something, his face turned even redder and his tone became furious. "Don't look at me anymore! You already know what it is, and you're still staring!"

"Okay. I won't look. I'll wait for you outside." Jiang Ci raised his hand and placed it on his neck unnaturally, turning his face to the side. The fair skin on his cheeks gradually turned a visible crimson.

As expected, he didn't linger for long after he finished speaking. He went to the balcony to get some fresh air.

Yu Xiang also took this opportunity to throw back the quilt and jumped out of bed, put on his slippers and rushed into the bathroom. He took three deep breaths in front of the mirror before he managed to calm down.

He took some time to tidy himself up, then went to call in Jiang Ci who was standing on the balcony as punishment, and then finished the breakfast that Jiang Ci brought, which was not yet cold. Finally, he sat down at the desk and prepared to fight three hundred rounds with his homework.

"Strange, where is my outline?" At that time, because he had to clear the classroom, Yu Xiang moved all the books and some miscellaneous school supplies back home and temporarily piled them on the ground, which made it extremely difficult to find something now.

He bent over and searched for a long time, and finally found the test paper, outline and textbook he needed from the messy pile of books. He straightened his aching back and sat back, turning his head to see what Jiang Ci was doing.

When he turned around, he saw Jiang Ci staring intently at the pen holder on his desk, as if he was thinking.

That ugly pen holder was one of the birthday gifts Jiang Ci had given him before - the one that Yu Xiang denounced as extremely ugly.

"Don't you think it's ugly? Why are you still using it?" After a moment, Jiang Ci looked at him, his eyes seemed a little... eager?

Yu Xiang looked at him uncertainly, then quickly glanced at the pen holder before turning back to Jiang Ci: "Well, although it's incredibly ugly, at least it's functional and can be used normally."

Jiang Ci's expression softened upon hearing this: "It's fine if you're willing to use it... but I'll buy you a nicer one later."

Yu Xiang twitched his lips and looked away. "How's that saying... Oh, see the essence through the phenomenon. This thing may be ugly, but it's essentially a pen holder, so it doesn't matter if it's ugly or not. This is enough for my use."

——But in fact, he had no intention of using it at first. It was just that one time when Ms. Chen Xiaomie came in to help him clean the room, she accidentally found the Chinese pen holder. She used it and put all of Yu Xiangdong's scattered pens into it and placed them on the desk for him to use at any time.

Later, he found that this made it much more convenient to take or put the pen. After a long time, he started to like it, so he kept it until now and didn't touch it.

"You had the nerve to give it away at that time, why do you feel shy when you think about it now?" Yu Xiang raised his eyebrows and teased him.

Jiang Ci remained silent tactically.

Yu Xiang suppressed a laugh and, under Jiang Ci's gaze, took a black pen from the pen holder. He probably knew the reason behind Jiang Ci's silence—he'd probably thought it through and decided it was more meaningful to make it himself. He'd been stubborn for over a decade, finally convincing himself this year and changing his mind about gift-giving.

As for the ugly things Jiang Ci gave him, Yu Xiang didn't really like them before he knew that they were made by Jiang Ci himself, but at least he didn't throw them away. After knowing that they were made by Jiang Ci himself, he actually liked them - he always thought that he didn't have much negative information about Jiang Ci, but now he found out that he could be said to have at least one of them handed to him every year.

In the following period of time, both of them devoted themselves to the work they were supposed to do.

Jiang Ci entered the learning state very quickly and his thoughts were very coherent. Since he wrote the first word, he basically never stopped writing. He only stopped occasionally when he wanted to change something to write or turn the page. The rest of the time, he would just glance at the question and start writing.

Yu Xiang also never stopped, but what didn't stop was not his pen, but the action of turning pages of the book. In any case, during the time when he was seriously writing the questions, the sound of turning pages of the book was always very noticeable.

Later, he got tired of flipping through the pages and couldn't help but daydream. His mind started to replay the sinful kissing scenes in his dream.

While he silently scolded himself in his heart for not being able to savor the scene any longer, he couldn't help but glance to the side.

Jiang Ci beside him lowered his eyes, looking intently at the questions on the paper. He had a high nose bridge and his thin lips were slightly pursed. Well, his lips were pink with a reddish tint... Exactly the same as in the dream.

It feels really good to kiss her.

No! No!

After Yu Xiang realized what he was thinking at the moment, he quickly forced himself to dismiss the idea.

But there are always some not-so-serious thoughts stirring in my mind: it’s not illegal to just think about it, and besides, if I really do this, who knows who will suffer the loss.

As he thought this, he picked up the phone next to him. His face was reflected on the black screen.

Her facial features are delicate and three-dimensional, her facial lines are smooth, her lips are beautiful, she has thick eyebrows, big eyes, double eyelids, and a fair and clean face without acne.

Yu Xiang admired his face and felt very satisfied with it. He thought he still met the criteria of a "sunny handsome guy".

So he put the phone back to its place with satisfaction, and somehow he held his face with one hand and tilted his head to look at Jiang Ci, and began to fantasize about the other's profile.

Hmm...should I say Jiang Ci's often expressionless face is also quite good-looking? He's the type that gets better the more you look at him.

Come to think of it, he mentioned last time that he has someone he likes...

He has someone he likes!

Yu Xiang's mind went blank for a moment when he suddenly remembered this. Then he immediately sat up straight and severely condemned himself again.

But soon another inappropriate thought popped up: Could it be that the person Jiang Ci likes is me?

So Jiang Ci never said whether the person he liked was a man or a woman. Although most people wouldn't emphasize this, Ning Anyan was so beautiful that he wasn't interested in her. Maybe she really was a man... Or maybe he didn't care about appearance. After all, unreliable data showed that handsome men often dated average-looking women, while beautiful women preferred average-looking men...

Yu Xiang raised his hand and unconsciously rubbed his chin, thinking seriously.

But then again, what if he really likes me? Can we still be friends? That doesn't make sense. I'm the one having that dream, so does that mean I like him?

No way, no way. One or two dreams don’t mean anything. I should still like girls... right?

Jiang Ci hadn't noticed Yu Xiang's strange behavior at some point. He observed him silently for a while, but couldn't help but ask, "Are you putting on some kind of pantomime?"

Immersed in his own world, Yu Xiang was startled by the sudden question. He shuddered reflexively and then turned away guiltily: "No."

"He nodded, shook his head, frowned, and then relaxed his brows, mumbling something incomprehensible."

Yu Xiang: “…” Did I just read it out?

Jiang Ci continued to describe Yu Xiang's recent state in a nonchalant tone: "You're staring at my face no matter what. Is the answer on my face?"

Yu Xiang: “…” Very good, authentic venom.

No matter who he likes, just based on that poisonous mouth, this person deserves to be alone.

"Look, there's a mosquito on your face." Yu Xiang, his nerves flaring, forced a genial smile as he came up with a plan. Then, under the man's slightly suspicious gaze, he extended his wicked claws and said seriously, "Don't move! I'll swat it to death for you."

Although Jiang Ci was skeptical after hearing this, he remained motionless. Yu Xiang succeeded as a result and pretended to slap his hands on both sides of Jiang Ci's face, and kneaded them hard with a sense of mischief.

Even though his face was almost deformed, Jiang Ci remained unmoved and said calmly, "This is the first time I've seen such a conspiratorial way of swatting a mosquito."

Yu Xiang tried to put on a serious expression: "How could it be smuggling something? It's because there are two mosquitoes, one on each side. If one of them comes over, it will scare the other away."

"Then I guess the scientific name of these two mosquitoes is the Emperor's New Mosquito." Jiang Ci raised his eyelids and looked at Yu Xiang, who was about to burst his temper. "Have you had enough fun?"

"Yeah. Almost there." When Yu Xiang retracted his claws, he saw Jiang Ci staring at his face with ill intentions. He immediately understood what this man wanted to do, so he decisively chose to run away.

Of course Jiang Ci would not let him go just like that, so the two of them started a chase in the not-so-big room.

Yu Xiang used one hand to prop himself up on the bed and leaped to the other side. From across the bed, he trash-talked Jiang Ci, "Are you childish? You're almost a senior in high school, and you're still playing catch-up."

Faced with this thief crying "stop thief" rogue behavior, Jiang Ci fought back unyieldingly: "Who is childish?"

Yu Xiang was not convinced but still confident: "Of course it's you."