In fact, China passed a same-sex marriage law a long time ago, and there was a couple in their class, but the problem is—Xu Qian is not one!
The boy opposite him looked at him, then at the pink love letter in his hand, and seemed to realize something. His face flushed, and he hurriedly shook his head, explaining, "No, no, no, this isn't mine! I gave it to you on someone else's behalf!"
Xu Qian looked on with some confusion, but he knew that the love letter in the other person's hand was a hot potato, so he could only shake his head and refuse: "I'm sorry, I can't accept this..."
The boy didn't insist after hearing this; instead, he seemed relieved. Perhaps for him, delivering love letters was a rather uncomfortable thing.
"Then...shall we go to class?"
"Uh, class is about to start."
And so, the two exchanged an awkward but polite smile, then turned and went into the classroom for class.
Xu Qian initially thought this was just a minor incident, but before get out of class was even over, the situation took an unexpected and surreal turn.
[What? Someone handed a love letter to the school heartthrob?]
[What? The school heartthrob accepted?]
[Was the other person a man?]
[Damn it! Damn it!]
As the day passed, the gossip surrounding Qin You had spawned seven or eight versions, some with happy endings and others with tragic endings. It was as if overnight he had become a notorious 'scumbag' in the school.
Although Qin You, the 'scumbag' himself, had no idea what had really happened.
Left with no other option, Qin You logged into his campus account and posted an explanation on the forum: "I am Qin You, I have a boyfriend, I have never been with anyone, and I have never cheated on anyone. Please be aware."
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"Holy crap, you have a boyfriend?!" Fang Zhe was stunned. How come he even has a boyfriend after coming back from his vacation?
"The class representative is urging you to finish the PPT, have you done it yet..." Qin You coughed, trying to skip the topic.
"We've been dating for a while now. Hey, don't change the subject. When did you start dating him? Was he a guy or a girl?"
Qin You couldn't help but look at him. He could answer the first question, but he felt that the second question was implying something.
"Hey, it's my brother's phone, I need to take this call." Fortunately, 'Xu Qian' called just in time to help.
Qin You, lost in thought with his phone in hand, walked outside the dormitory and bumped right into Fu Tianlei, who was returning from outside.
"Hey Lao Qin, what a coincidence, are you free this afternoon?"
Qin You hummed twice into his phone before turning to Fu Tianlei, his eyes signaling what was wrong.
"There's an easy part-time job available. Do you have time to go?"
Qin You considered his afternoon schedule and realized he had nothing planned, so he could go out and avoid the commotion.
"Okay, I'll go. When is it?"
"I'll wait for you at the school gate at one o'clock in the afternoon, after you've had lunch."
Qin You nodded in agreement.
In the afternoon, Qin You arrived at the school gate ten minutes early and soon saw Fu Tianlei.
"Get in the car." Qin You tossed him a black helmet.
"Here we go!" Fu Tianlei was quite interested in motorcycles, but unfortunately he had just gotten his driver's license and couldn't learn to drive yet.
The two worked part-time at a coffee shop on Hengfeng Pedestrian Street this afternoon. The shop is located in the heart of the city and is quite bustling.
This coffee shop is owned by a relative of Fu Tianlei, and this is the fifth time Fu Tianlei has worked here part-time.
The two changed clothes, one tall and one short. Of course, this doesn't mean Fu Tianlei was short, but compared to Qin You, he was still a tiny bit shorter.
The store manager really wanted Qin You to work at the front desk, but he didn't know anything yet, and the store was busy, so he had no choice but to let him do odd jobs for now.
With his previous experience, Fu Tianlei secured a stable position as a cashier at the front desk.
"The trash has been sorted, and the recycling bins are at the back door."
Qin You obediently nodded in agreement.
The back door is actually the back door of the mall. The coffee shop's business depends entirely on the mall upstairs, as well as the nearby office building and the central bank.
It was afternoon, well past lunchtime, and there was practically no one at the back gate.
Suddenly, the sound of conversation, or more accurately, arguing, arose not far away.
"What am I supposed to do if you do this? Don't you know what kind of person Wang Yanru is?"
What exactly did I do?
"120,000? You're ripping me off!" the man in the suit said, looking at her.
"I didn't go to see those materials; she did it herself, and she paid for them herself. How can you blame me now?"
"You—" The man swallowed the words he was about to say. "Forget it, it's my fault, it's my fault, okay? We just can't communicate. Let's cool off for a while."
The woman panicked and quickly grabbed the other person's arm, asking, "What do you mean? You want to break up with me?"
The man walked away without looking back, as if tacitly agreeing with this statement.
After hearing the gossip, Qin You slowly withdrew his gaze and returned to the coffee shop the way he came.
As soon as Qin You came out of the restroom, he heard the supervisor shouting.
"The coffee beans have arrived, can someone help?"
Qin You stepped forward to help, since he was only there to do odd jobs anyway.
The truck delivering coffee beans was parked at the busy entrance. The foreman walked over and urged Qin You to hurry up, as they couldn't linger at the entrance for too long.
Fortunately, the amount of goods added wasn't too much, and the two of them finished moving them in two trips.
Just as the two were moving the goods, the coffee shop suddenly became more crowded. Upon closer inspection, they realized that the people inside were all from the same company and were wearing the same work badges around their necks.
"Excuse me, could you let me pass?" the foreman said, walking ahead carrying coffee beans.
The two women who were talking quietly said sorry and quickly gave up their seats. In doing so, they saw Qin You behind the supervisor, and their eyes immediately went blank.
The store manager noticed this and, after the two finished moving the items, called Qin You to the front desk and asked him in a friendly manner if he liked coffee.
Qin You understood the other person's gaze and nodded to indicate that he liked it.
The store manager continued, "I'm short-staffed here. If you two aren't in class, you can come over anytime."
“…Okay.” Qin You glanced at Fu Tianlei; he didn’t object.
With this conversation as an opening, Qin You was no longer called to do odd jobs, but instead stayed at the control panel behind the front desk to learn how to operate a coffee machine.
The handsome young man appeared, and the young lady operating the coffee machine was immediately in a good mood. She not only taught Qin You how to operate it, but also shared some of her own experience with him.
In a short while, Qin You had mastered the coffee machine's operation and completely replicated the entire process, including a simple heart-shaped latte art.
"A full-sugar brown sugar latte, please."
Fu Tianlei quickly turned his head and saw the name tag on the other person's chest—Wang Yanru.
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