I don’t believe that there is no love!
"The last row! That tall and thin guy! What's wrong with his movements? Are his legs weak?" Zhou Hai's roar accurately hit Shi Guang, who was on the verge of distraction.
Shi Guang's body suddenly stiffened, and he immediately suppressed all his thoughts and focused on his steps.
"Lu Yu!" Zhou Hai shouted again, "Walk from the front to the back of the line and check the line's alignment! Anyone standing crookedly will be kicked out!"
"yes!"
Lu Yu responded and stepped out, starting to walk along the edge of the team, from front to back. His steps were steady, his eyes sharp, like a lion patrolling his territory.
He passed by Fatty Jiang and patted his protruding belly unhappily: "Tighten your stomach!"
Then he walked to the side of Time.
He didn't stop, nor did he speak. In that moment when time passed by, he reached out and gently poked his lower back with his fingers, neither too hard nor too soft.
It was an extremely subtle movement.
"Stand up straight."
His low voice, like an electric current, penetrated into the ear of Time.
Shi Guang's body tensed instantly, as if struck by electricity. He could feel a fire burning through the thin camouflage uniform, burning his skin and reaching deep into his heart wherever that finger touched.
He didn't look back, nor did he dare to look back. He just stared at the back of the head of the classmate in front of him, using all his strength to keep his pace steady.
Lu Yu had already reached the end of the team and walked back.
The only sound left on the entire training ground was the uniform "pa, pa" sound of goose stepping.
Shi Guang felt as if his body had been split in two. One half was a shell that mechanically followed the instructor's orders, while the other half was a soul that was completely ignited and plunged into unprecedented chaos.
He could feel the lingering, burning sensation on his lower back where the finger had touched him. That low, commanding whisper echoed in his mind like a spell.
This feeling was different from when Lu Yu hugged him from behind at the shooting range. That time, the sudden forced intimacy filled him with shame and resistance.
But this time, this slightly provocative action did not make him feel the slightest bit of disgust.
Instead, he felt a strange, unnerving tingling sensation that spread from his spine all the way to his limbs.
Why?
Why not hate it?
Why did I feel a kind of... despicable joy when Lu Yu rejected that girl and turned towards me?
Why is it that now, just because he touched me, my heartbeat became so chaotic?
Shi Guang's mind was in a state of confusion. The calmness and rationality he had always used to isolate himself from the world were shattered today by that guy named Lu Yu.
During the final days of military training, the intensity of the training dropped noticeably. The instructors, less critical than they had been at the beginning, spent more time on singing songs and socializing among the various companies, attempting to create more collective memories for the freshmen before their departure.
As the star company that became famous in the singing competition, the Seventh Company naturally became the target of attack by other companies.
That afternoon, during the break, the Eighth Company of the Foreign Languages College next door sent a mighty delegation to issue a challenge.
The leading boy was very tall and had the kind of handsome Korean look that was very popular with girls. His eyes curved when he smiled, and he looked sunny and friendly.
"Hey! Who is the company commander of the Seventh Company?" He walked to the front of the Seventh Company's formation and asked loudly.
"Looking for me?" Lu Yu was sitting and playing Landlord with Jiang Xiaopang and the others. He raised his head when he heard the words.
The boy's eyes lit up when he saw Lu Yu. He walked over with a smile and extended his hand. "Hello! My name is Li Zhe, from the Eighth Company. I've heard that your Seventh Company's singing is amazing, so I came here today to experience it!"
"You're welcome," Lu Yu smiled, stood up, and shook hands with him. "It's just a trifle, not worthy of being on the stage."
The two equally outstanding boys stood together, instantly capturing everyone's attention. They seemed to be naturally familiar with each other, and in a few words, they chatted about everything from singing competitions to gaming levels, and then from gaming levels to their favorite basketball stars. The more they talked, the more they bonded, feeling like they had met too late.
"Damn, Brother Lu, your social circle is too wide!" Fatty Jiang on the side was stunned. "You can even find your long-lost brother?"
After Li Zhe left, Fatty Jiang came up to him immediately and asked curiously, "Brother Lu, who is that guy? He looks like a decent guy. Is he here to compete with you for the title of campus idol?"
"Go to hell," Lu Yu cursed with a smile, "He's from the Eighth Company, his name is Li Zhe, he's a nice guy, we can talk quite well."
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been a few days since the singing competition. The topic #YuguangCP# has reached an unprecedented new height in popularity on the Jiangda confession wall.
The cause was Zhao Teng's beautifully edited vlog. Not only did he capture the hilarious moment of Lu Yu leading the entire company in a rendition of "Two Tigers," he also used slow motion, close-ups, and ambiguous background music to perfectly recreate the moment Lu Yu's eyes softened upon seeing Shi Guang's brilliant smile.
At the end of the video, there was a photo taken secretly by someone, in which Lin Xiyue was singing in the front, while Shi Guang and Lu Yu were looking at each other affectionately in the back.
The headline was even more sensational: [Exclusive! Two gods exchanged glances at a singing competition! I don't believe there's no love in that look!]
This completely ignited the enthusiasm of all CP fans.
"Ahhhh! What a beautiful scene! One is making noise, the other is laughing!"
"Lu Yu's eyes are so doting! Is this the legendary 'I only have eyes for you'?"
"Please, please get together! I'll move you guys over to the Civil Affairs Bureau!"
So, when the four people from dormitory 602 appeared together on the second floor of the cafeteria, they enjoyed the attention comparable to that of celebrities going out on the street.
"Brother Lu, I feel like we're always in the spotlight wherever we go now." Fatty Jiang hunched his neck and muttered softly, "Yesterday I went to buy a Jianbing Guozi, and the woman selling it asked me if that handsome guy was really pursuing that even more handsome guy."
"You'll get used to it." Lu Yu seemed very calm. He held the dinner tray and sat down next to Shi Guang naturally.
Ever since they had porridge together in the dormitory last time, eating together seemed to have become an unspoken understanding.
Lu Yu discovered that although Shi Guang was a picky eater, he didn't seem to be averse to sweets. So, every day, he would "take the opportunity" to put an extra small cake or egg tart on his plate, and then push it in front of Shi Guang, saying that he had too much and couldn't finish it.
And time, from the initial hesitation to the current acquiescence, he will quietly eat that small dessert bit by bit.
Today, Lu Yu ordered a bowl of mango pudding, the new product from the cafeteria. As he pushed the pudding over, he saw Shi Guang's brows furrowed slightly.
"What's wrong? Don't you like it?" Lu Yu asked in a low voice.
"...allergic." Shi Guang's voice was very soft.
Lu Yu felt a surge of regret. He only remembered that Shi Guang liked sweet things, but he forgot to ask him if he had any dietary restrictions.
"My bad, my bad," he immediately brought back the mango pudding with an apologetic look on his face. "Then wait a minute, I'll buy you another one."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and was about to leave.
"No need." Shi Guang suddenly spoke and pulled the corner of his clothes.
"Just eat this." Shi Guang pointed to the untouched white rice on his plate, indicating that the staple food was enough for him.
Lu Yu looked at him, his expression as if he didn't want to bother anyone, and felt both soft and helpless. He sat down again, thought for a moment, picked up the braised chicken leg from his plate, and put it into Shi Guang's bowl.
"Then eat this," he said with a gentle tone that did not allow for negotiation. "You're too skinny. You need to eat more meat."
Shi Guang looked at the shiny chicken leg in his bowl, then looked at Lu Yu. In the end, he said nothing and silently picked up the chopsticks.
Just then, a hearty laugh came from not far away.
"Hey! Lu Yu!"
Lu Yu looked up and saw a tall figure carrying a tray walking straight towards their table. It was Li Zhe from the Foreign Languages College, whom he had met at military training a few days ago.
"Do you mind sharing a table?" Li Zhe smiled and sat down next to Lu Yu naturally.
"Of course I don't mind," Lu Yu also smiled, "Why did you come upstairs to eat?"
"The goddess of our school is having dinner here today, so I came here to try my luck!" Li Zhe said with a grin. He was an extrovert and soon became friends with Jiang Xiaopang and Sun Rui at the table.
"By the way, let me introduce you," Lu Yu pointed at Shi Guang across from him and said to Li Zhe, "This is my roommate, Shi Guang."
"Hello, hello!" Li Zhe greeted Shi Guang warmly. "You must be the legendary aloof man who gives Lu Yu a headache, right? I've heard a lot about you!"
His tone was full of good-natured teasing.
Shi Guang just raised his eyes and nodded slightly at him as a response, then continued to lower his head and eat the chicken leg in the bowl in small bites.
Li Zhe obviously noticed that Shi Guang was not talkative, so he did not try to make himself bored. Instead, he turned around and continued to chat with Lu Yu and Jiang Xiaopang.
From games to ball games, from club activities to which department's girls are the prettiest, their topics are all over the place, full of the passion and boredom unique to boys.
Shi Guang ate quietly, listening to their animated conversation. He noticed that when Lu Yu was with Li Zhe, he became particularly relaxed and talkative. He would recount embarrassing childhood memories, complain about the strange settings in a certain game, and argue with Li Zhe over the ownership of a star player.
That was a land that belonged to another world entirely, one that time had never seen.
He silently finished the last bite of rice in the bowl, then stood up, picked up the plate, and whispered to Lu Yu:
"I'm done eating. I'm leaving now."
"Ah? Oh, okay." Lu Yu came back to his senses from the argument with Li Zhe. Looking at Shi Guang's back as he left, he felt a moment of emptiness in his heart.
"Your roommate is really cool." Li Zhe said with emotion as he looked at Shi Guang's back.
Lu Yu didn't say anything, but just lowered his head and picked at the remaining rice in his bowl. Suddenly, he felt that this meal was a bit tasteless.
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