Chapter 72 P - Correction
It turned out that his feelings for Xing Yu were so obvious that Su Beichen even misunderstood that the two of them were together, before he knew that the two boys could be together.
He genuinely only considered Xing Yu as a friend.
Chu Beiling is frank with others, and even more frank with himself. There's nothing he can't admit about liking someone.
But he and Xing Yu are both boys. Can boys really fall in love at such a young age?!
That won't work!
Otherwise, why would Su Beichen and Shen Zhi cause such a huge uproar over just because of their puppy love? It's not like there haven't been couples who got caught for puppy love before.
If it were just puppy love, their parents wouldn't be so angry, completely disregarding their feelings and letting everyone at the base watch this farce.
She personally called her own son a pervert and sick, yet everyone pointed fingers at her, gossiped about her, and wondered if the other person was a pervert, looking at them with strange eyes.
Therefore—it's incorrect for him to like Xing Yu.
The moment Xing Yu walked towards him, Chu Beiling hurriedly turned around and went into the classroom, not even hearing Xu Tunan calling after him.
The discussion inside and outside the classroom was still about Su Beichen and Shen Zhi being gay.
His eyes could compare, but his ears couldn't. The chaotic sounds gave him a headache, and Chu Beiling almost wanted to plug his ears or simply become deaf.
So that I can't hear a sound at all.
Chu Beiling took a deep breath and exhaled heavily, repeating this several times in an attempt to alleviate the suffocating pain, a feeling akin to that of a drowning person, which even deep breaths could not alleviate.
No results.
moment--
He picked up his paintbrush and started painting again.
Once he enters a painting state, he becomes completely absorbed in it, and nothing else will affect him in the slightest.
Xu Tunan stared at his pale face and asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Chu Beiling was startled and paused for a moment before shaking her head: "I feel fine."
Xu Tunan was still a little worried: "Are you really okay?! But you look terrible, you should go to the school clinic."
Chu Beiling: "I ate too much at noon, and my stomach is a little uncomfortable, but it's nothing serious. I'm fine, really."
A familiar lemon scent wafted over, and Xing Yu sat down beside him. Chu Beiling froze, his heart pounding wildly again.
Xu Tunan, that big mouth, started complaining: "Xing Yu, Chu Fanfan looks terrible right now. He won't go to the school clinic even though we asked him to. You need to do something about him."
Xing Yu: "Where do you feel unwell?"
"Hu Tutu is just spouting nonsense. I just ate too much and my stomach is a little bloated. It's not as exaggerated as he makes it out to be." Chu Beiling really did feel a bit bloated and uncomfortable. He reached out and rubbed his stomach. "I've already taken some digestive tablets."
Xing Yu pressed his lips into a straight line, as if he wanted to say something, but seemed unable to say anything at all.
He knew why Chu Beiling was pale. After all, with his keen observation skills, he would eventually understand Chu Beiling's unconcealed thoughts once he realized what was going on.
Chu Beiling doesn't have a big appetite, but it's only slightly smaller than the average boy's. Half of the noodles, vegetables, and eggs he ate at noon were in his stomach. His stomach was bloated, but that's the most likely reason Xu Tunan would give. Even if he really was bloated, it had nothing to do with being overeaten.
Xing Yu knew perfectly well that Chu Beiling's current bloating and discomfort were mostly because he had discovered and couldn't accept it.
Once something is torn open, things can spiral out of control.
No matter how you try to hide, there's no way to escape.
Chu Beiling disliked getting caught up in abnormal or unpleasant emotions and being swept up by them. Just like his usual ostrich mentality, if he couldn't accept something, he would bury himself in the sand like an ostrich and pretend he didn't know what he couldn't see.
Just like when his father passed away, he should have Li Shuying move him out of the villa and away from that environment. That way, he wouldn't think about it or feel sad for long.
So it's okay, as long as you gradually distance yourself, everything will be alright.
Once he corrects his distorted and abnormal emotions, he and Xing Yu will return to how they were before.
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay.
Everything will be alright.
Chu Beiling walked to any spot in the front row, half-squatting down in front of her to be at eye level: "Wenwei, could we switch seats?"
Suddenly, such a beautiful face was magnified in front of me. I blinked randomly and it took me a moment to realize: "Okay, okay, no problem."
Chu Beiling nodded slightly: "Thank you."
Chu Beiling returned to her position, tidied up the paint box and scattered tools, and moved them twice and changed their positions arbitrarily.
As soon as he sat down, Liu Jiaxiang said, "Little Prince Fanfan, you didn't come here specifically to avoid suspicion because of what the class monitor said, did you? It's not that serious. Let him say what he wants."
Who does he think he is? I won't avoid Xing Yu just because of one sentence he said, Chu Beiling thought to herself.
The Discipline Inspection Commission member turned around and leaned closer, half-jokingly saying, "Little Prince Fanfan, you're reacting so strongly, and even hiding here with us. Are you feeling guilty?"
Chu Beiling glared at him: "Shut up."
The Discipline Inspection Commission obediently shut his mouth, and after two seconds he said, "Little Prince Fanfan, I still feel that something is a little off about you."
Wang Qi was naturally happy that Chu Beiling was sitting next to her. Apart from the time when he gave her the meal card at the beginning of the semester and at last year's art festival, she rarely had the opportunity to get close to him.
Although Chu Beiling was easy to get along with, with Xing Yu, who had a menacing face, and Li Dong and the others surrounding him, no one dared to approach him.
Wang Qi was overjoyed at this rare opportunity, and of course she couldn't let the Discipline Inspection Commission anger people and change their positions again: "Big Dog Wang is in such a good mood, he caught Little Prince Fanfan and asked, 'You don't like Xing Yu, do you?'"
"Damn it! Don't talk nonsense."
"So shut up."
Knowing he was in the wrong, Wang Ju had no choice but to shut his mouth and not dare to say anything more.
Wang Qi specifically told Chu Beiling, "Little Prince Fanfan, ignore him and don't pay attention to what the class monitor says. They're all crazy."
Chu Beiling remained expressionless and casually replied, "Mm."
Li Dong glanced at Xing Yu, whose gaze suddenly turned unpleasant as he stared at Chu Beiling, and said, "Stop looking."
Xing Yu shifted his gaze back, and almost knocked over the bucket without noticing. If Li Dong hadn't caught it quickly, all the paintings they had placed on the ground would have been ruined.
Seeing his absent-minded look, Li Dong sighed. If it were her, she would have already brought him back and wouldn't let him leave. No matter how hard he tried to run away, he would stay by her side even if it was painful. But Xing Yu was not her after all.
Xing Yu's thoughts are understandable. Chu Beiling may seem easy to talk to, but deep down he's a stubborn mule. If he doesn't change his mind, no one can pull him back.
Therefore, we must wait for Chu Beiling to think things through and accept it.
During dinner, Chu Beiling went to see Xiao Jueqi again, intending to switch their dorm rooms back. He knew he was being a bit unreasonable and asking for too much, but he didn't know what else to do.
Xiao Qijue has already become close with his roommates, and they will be leaving the base in a few days. Moving around now is too much trouble, so he is reluctant to change.
Chu Beiling had no choice but to accept this outcome, after all, he had asked for too much.
Xiao Jueqi asked curiously, "Why are you changing dorm rooms again at this time? Did you and Xing Yu have a fight and are planning to break off your friendship?"
Chu Beiling was reluctant to answer and instead asked, "Why do you ask that?"
Xiao Jueqi: "They wanted to change dorm rooms back then, and now they want to give them back. Something always has to happen, otherwise they'd be bored!"
Chu Beiling: "..." He shot himself in the foot.
After a pause, he mumbled, "I didn't intend to break off our friendship. I just ran into some problems. In short, I can't explain it."
Xiao Jueqi nodded without asking any further questions: "It's okay, it might be fine in a couple of days."
"Um."
The affair between Su Beichen and Shen Zhi caused quite a stir at the base, and it was said that it had even reached their school, where another storm was brewing. After a few days of noisy discussion at the base, things gradually calmed down. After all, it was someone else's business and had nothing to do with them. It also happened to be the countdown to the joint entrance exam. With the tight schedule and high-intensity drawing, no one cared about what was going on with others.
After Friday's event, just like when they arrived, the school called two buses to pick them up and take them back to school. Several class committee members distributed the packaged cell phones from the storage boxes according to the students' names.
The bus arrived quickly, and Chu Beiling and the squad leader made sure everyone had all their belongings before boarding.
He boarded the bus late, and as before, Xing Yu had reserved a seat for him next to him. Chu Beiling glanced at it and quickly looked away, pretending to be nonchalant as he walked to the back of the bus.
Xu Tunan called out to him, "Chu Fanfan, where are you going?"
Chu Beiling stopped in her tracks and naturally noticed Xing Yu in his seat.
Their eyes met. Xing Yu looked at him quietly without saying a word, his dark and unfathomable eyes seeming to be suppressing something.
Chu Beiling felt a little guilty and sad. She looked away and gestured with her chin toward the empty seats in the back of the bus: "The back."
"What are you doing in the back? If you get carsick, sitting in the back will only make you more carsick." Xu Tunan had wanted to ask this for a long time: "Have you been avoiding us these past few days?"
Chu Beiling's throat tightened, unsure how to answer. If he had tape, he would definitely seal Xu Tunan's mouth shut, preventing him from speaking again.
At this moment, Xing Yu, who was sitting in his seat, spoke up: "Don't go."
Chu Beiling froze and looked over.
"I'll go to the back, you sit here. You'll get even more dizzy if you go to the back." Xing Yu stood up, handed him a box containing motion sickness medicine and patches, then brushed past him and prepared to walk to the back of the bus.
Since that day, others have asked him, more or less, what happened, whether he had argued with Xing Yu, but Xing Yu has never said a word or asked him what has been going on these past few days.
Chu Beiling was somewhat relieved that he hadn't asked, but now he knew—
Because Xing Yu knew very well that he was avoiding him, and why.
But Xing Yu didn't say a word, didn't ask any questions, and even actively cooperated with his avoidance.
Chu Beiling felt completely lost and his heart was breaking. His eyes stung, and he was on the verge of tears.
Chu Beiling raised her hand to grab Xing Yu, but after thinking about it, she put it down and just watched Xing Yu walk to the back of the row with his bag on his back.
Things seemed to have gone back to the beginning of his first year of high school, when he and Xing Yu were like strangers and couldn't stand each other. At that time, he just hoped that Xing Yu would go far away and stay away from him.
It's worse than before, and he doesn't like this situation; he feels heartbroken and frustrated.
But he can't face Xing Yu now, and he can't face himself or reciprocate Xing Yu's feelings.
So wait a bit, wait until all your emotions have sorted out, things will get better, everything will be alright.
Both he and Xing Yu are.
Xu Tunan could sense a subtle change between the two, but his straight male thought process didn't lead him to think that way. It wasn't like they were arguing or anything major had happened, yet they were starting to dislike each other again.
His big head was filled with big question marks; he racked his brains but still couldn't figure it out: "What exactly happened between you and Xing Yu? Is there something you can't explain? What's with that long mouth?!"
He really couldn't explain this matter clearly; he himself was in a state of confusion, so what could he possibly say?
Could it be that he has realized he has fallen for Xing Yu, and that Xing Yu seems to like him a little too?
They were two boys, and Su Beichen and Shen Zhi had already clearly given them the answer.
That's not right at all.
Chu Beiling hadn't eaten breakfast when she left in the morning, and her motion sickness was worse than when she arrived, accompanied by stomach cramps.
He promptly interrupted Xu Tunan's new round of rambling: "Don't talk yet, I'm a little carsick."
Seeing that he seemed unwilling to say more, Xu Tunan didn't say anything more.
A message came in on Xu Tunan's phone. He glanced down and saw it was from Xing Yu: "[Is he alright?]"
Xu Tunan turned around, and Xing Yu stared at them with a hint of displeasure.
He sent a photo to Xing Yu: "Not too good."
Xing Yu clicked on the photo.
Chu Beiling, wearing headphones and with her eyes closed, leaned against the car window, her lower half of her face buried in the collar of her windbreaker, revealing only half of her pale face.
I don't know if it's because I'm in a bad mood or because I'm feeling carsick.
Xing Yu's heart tightened and he looked down to send a message: [Did you apply the motion sickness medicine and patches?]
Xu Tunan glanced at it: 【No.】
Xing Yu frowned slightly, then asked, "Is he asleep?"
Xu Tunan poked Chu Beiling's cheek and called out to him, "Chu Fanfan, did you take your motion sickness medicine?"
Chu Beiling pushed his hand away, buried her face deeper, and fell into a deep sleep amidst discomfort and exhaustion.
Xu Tunan: [He should be asleep; he's not responding when I call him.]
Xing Yu bent down and took out a water bottle from his bag. It was hot water he had filled up in the dormitory building when he came out, and the temperature was just right.
Xu Tunan was still waiting for Xing Yu's reply when, looking up, Xing Yu appeared beside them with a water glass in hand. "Why did you come here?"
"Come over here and put a motion sickness patch on him." Xing Yu raised his chin and said, "Get up for a moment."
Xu Tunan nodded, intending to make room for them, but Xing Yu stopped him: "No need, I'll go back after I finish putting it up."
Xu Tunan: "What's going on here?"
Xing Yu didn't respond to him. Instead, he took the medicine box from Chu Beiling's hand, took out the motion sickness patches, cupped his face, put the patches behind Chu Beiling's ears, peeled off a motion sickness pill, put it in his mouth, and poured water into it.
After finishing, Xing Yu looked at Chu Beiling for a while before getting up. "I don't know if he'll vomit after taking the medicine, so please keep an eye on him."
Xu Tunan took the black plastic bag from Xing Yu: "Okay~"
He would keep an eye on Chu Beiling since they were all friends, without needing anyone else to say anything. However, Xing Yu's words and actions always gave him the feeling of entrusting his son to someone before leaving home.
Xu Tunan asked curiously, "If you're so worried, why did you sit back? You could have just stayed by his side and taken care of him."
Xing Yu lowered his gaze slightly, glanced at Chu Beiling, then looked away, his voice very low: "He will be sad."
Xu Tunan: "Huh?"
Xing Yu: "I'm going back now. Let me know if anything comes up."
Xu Tunan was confused by the two people. Although he really wanted to know what was going on, he could only nod when he saw that neither of them seemed willing to answer.
Two hours later, the bus stopped near the subway station in the city center and let them go home on their own. Just like when they came, they took the subway together and then went home separately.
Xing Yu and Chu Beiling lived the closest to each other. After waving goodbye to Li Dong and the others, they got off the bus first and went home.
It's been raining on and off lately, and there's not a glimpse of the sun. The stairwell is filled with a murky gray.
The temperature rose, and the alternating hot and cold air was damp and humid, making it feel like being trapped in a moldy jar, where even breathing was difficult.
The two remained silent the entire way until they stopped at the entrance on the fifth floor.
Xing Yu had to go up one more floor. He paused in the hallway for a moment before asking, "Are we having dinner at Grandma Chen's?"
Chu Beiling nodded, then quickly shook her head: "I'll eat outside."
After a moment of silence, Xing Yu nodded and said in a low, husky voice, "Okay."
His gaze swept over Chu Beiling's face inch by inch. He opened his mouth, intending to tell him not to eat random things when he went out, but in the end he said nothing and turned to walk upstairs.
Xing Yu's clothes brushed against his wrist, stirring up a gust of wind.
Chu Beiling resisted looking at him, and instead rummaged through her bag for her keys. The rustling and the sound of footsteps going upstairs were like a club, hitting her heart again and again. It didn't hurt, but it was unbearably suffocating.
After searching inside and outside for a long time without finding the key, Chu Beiling had forgotten whether she had brought the key with her when she left home.
After Xing Yu came into his life, he became increasingly lazy. He was unwilling to handle even the smallest things in life, leaving everything to Xing Yu and becoming a hands-off manager. As a result, he didn't even realize when he forgot to bring his keys.
Anyway, Xing Yu will take care of everything.
Chu Beiling didn't intend to go to Xing Yu to get the key he had left with him. Just as he was about to contact a locksmith, a faint lemon scent wafted over.
Xing Yu's well-defined knuckles gripped the key, inserted it into the lock, and opened the door in a few swift movements.
Chu Beiling pursed her lips and then said, "Thank you."
Xing Yu glanced at him and quickly looked away: "Don't forget your keys next time."
After a moment of silence, Chu Beiling nodded: "I know."
His stomach was upset, he had no appetite and was too lazy to move, so Chu Beiling ultimately did not go out to eat.
It was dinnertime, and the hallway was filled with the aroma of food, the sounds of laughter and sizzling oil, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.
Chu Beiling hugged the Doraemon plushie pillow, chewing on a French bread roll she had found in the cupboard. The aroma of the rice was so strong that the milky bread roll became tasteless and dry.
It wasn't until he washed up that evening that Chu Beiling noticed a motion sickness patch had been stuck to his ear. He sent Xu Tunan a message: "Did you put this motion sickness patch on for me?"
Xu Tunan quickly sent a voice message, but it was unclear what he was doing; there was also background noise on the other end, making it sound intermittent: "Of course@@#&￥*"
"..." Chu Beiling said: [I can't hear you.]
Xu Tunan revised the text and sent it over: 【Of course it wasn't me. I'm doing well enough just taking care of myself.】 He then followed with: 【It's Xing Yu, don't you remember!】
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