Chapter 73
After Li Miao explained the reason for her abstinence for a week, Pei Huai's feelings were very complicated. When he woke up in the morning, he lowered his head and kissed Li Miao's cheek.
He thought to himself, "It seems that when I play with the cat toy with Li Miao in the future, I can secretly go easy on her so that she won't think of any more weird and wonderful things in her strange mind."
He never thought that Li Miao's inability to catch the cat toy meant she wasn't good enough.
These past two days, during which Li Miao suddenly developed a fever, have been both exhilarating and exhausting.
"I feel completely drained." After class, Li Miao lazily lay on her desk and whispered to Pei Huai that her back ached.
Pei Huai coughed lightly, apologized to Li Miao, and, using the desk as cover, massaged Li Miao's lower back.
Li Miao was curled up and lying face down. When Pei Huai rubbed his waist, he could pinch a little bit of soft lower belly flesh.
It felt very comfortable, reminding Pei Huai of petting a kitten.
Pei Huai couldn't help but pinch it again.
"Are you going to give me a massage or just pinch me while you're at it?" Li Miao pouted, her cheek pressed against the table, clearly dissatisfied.
Pei Huai's expression became awkward for a second, and he stopped pinching the child's belly on purpose, focusing instead on massaging him.
The conversation between the two was inaudible to others, but Liang Yixuan, who was sitting next to them, heard most of it.
That's absolutely outrageous!
Liang Yixuan clicked his tongue in disapproval, then glanced at Pei Huai and said, "Take it easy, don't act recklessly just because you're young."
"Take it easy," Pei Huai said in a hoarse voice.
When Liang Yixuan interrupted, Li Miao felt embarrassed, his ears burning. After all, it wasn't Pei Huai who forced him to have sex; it was he who was having a fever and was forcing Pei Huai to have sex.
Too embarrassed, Li Miao grabbed the hoodie and pulled it over her head, which also blocked out some of the noise from the break between classes, and then lay down to sleep for a while.
Pei Huai lowered his eyes and stared at the top of the boy's head and back, a trace of tender doting flashing in his dark eyes.
No matter how he looked at the back of Li Miao's head covered by a hat, he could still see how cute she was.
He deliberately put one hand inside the hoodie and touched Li Miao's head.
Perhaps because Pei Huai was around, Li Miao mistakenly thought the environment was safe and didn't even notice that her cat ears had suddenly appeared, the bouncy, fluffy cat ears nudging the boy's warm palm.
Pei Huai felt a tingling, numb sensation in his palms. He paused for a moment, then squeezed his fingers a couple of times. At the same time, he leaned close to Li Miao's ear and whispered a reminder for her to quickly retract her cat ears.
"!!!" Li Miao was also extremely shocked.
He's still in the classroom, what is he doing, meow!
***
Time flies, and it's already the National Day holiday in October.
Kyoto University has given its students some very good news: the holiday will be seven days long.
Before Li Miao took Pei Huai back to see his grandmother, the two decided to go out for two days of leisure and entertainment before returning to Lingmao Mountain.
Fortunately, Pei Qingsong and Li Xuan were also able to spare this little bit of time.
When Liang Yixuan heard that Pei Huai and Li Miao had the idea of going hiking, he volunteered to go along.
"Li Miao, should we have him come along?" Pei Huai asked Li Miao for her opinion, but did not immediately agree.
Pei Huai didn't mean he didn't want his friend to go with him, but if they went together, the relationship between Li Xuan and his cousin would definitely be exposed.
Upon hearing this, Liang Yixuan almost burst into tears.
That despicable Pei Huai, he forgot his brothers once he got a wife.
All I hear is the laughter of the new bride; where are the tears of the old one?
He grumbled, "You actually went out of your way to ask Li Miao? I won't disturb your time together! You two need to discuss this, you awful little couple."
Li Miao couldn't help but chuckle, and he quickly reassured Liang Yixuan that it wasn't like that.
“The main reason is that it’s not just us; my brother and his girlfriend are also going to have fun. Pei Huai is probably worried that it might be awkward if you come along.”
Pei Huai blinked lightly: "Ahem, that's it."
"Hmph, so that's how it is. Then I'll reluctantly forgive you for being henpecked." Liang Yixuan wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes, and his mood instantly improved.
Pei Huai's lips curled into a slight smile as he watched his good friend put on a great performance with a rather helpless look in his eyes.
She Niu Liang Yixuan has never been afraid of having a lot of people; he's only afraid of not having enough people.
Liang Yixuan: "Of course I'm not embarrassed. The more people there are, the more lively the atmosphere becomes."
“Then let’s go together.” Li Miao readily agreed, and then asked Li Hang if he wanted to come along too.
"I won't go. I've already bought my high-speed train ticket, and changing the time would be too much trouble." As soon as Li Hang came back from get out of class, he started packing his suitcase, preparing to catch the train home as soon as the holiday started.
“Okay, then see you after National Day.” Li Miao nodded.
Li Hang smiled and said, "Yeah, you guys had fun."
The National Day holiday has arrived as scheduled.
We will gather after lunch on the first day.
After receiving Pei Huai's call, Liang Yixuan took the backpack he had packed the day before and went to the school gate to meet up. He held a camera in hand, ready to record his trip and casually shoot a travel vlog.
He saw a familiar figure as soon as he stepped out of the school gate.
Liang Yixuan jogged over to greet them: "You've all arrived! You didn't wait for me long, did you?"
“No, we haven’t been here long either,” Li Miao said proactively.
Liang Yixuan nodded, but was quite surprised to see Pei Huai's cousin, Pei Qingsong, also there.
During high school, Liang Yixuan and Pei Huai were in the same class. When they spent New Year's Eve together, Liang Yixuan would occasionally run into Pei Huai's cousin.
Later, Pei Qingsong, who was a few years ahead of them, was admitted to Peking University, and they saw him less often.
Of course, Liang Yixuan also took Pei Qingsong's admission to Peking University as his role model and his goal for the college entrance examination.
"Brother Qingsong, you're coming with us too? It's been so long since we've seen you," Liang Yixuan greeted him.
Pei Qingsong, dressed in a thin, pure black windbreaker, exuded a cool and aloof aura. He nodded and greeted Liang Yixuan.
"Hello, Brother Li Miao, I'm Li Miao's roommate." Liang Yixuan extended his hand.
Li Xuan smiled and shook hands with him. He had seen Liang Yixuan before when he went to the dormitory to look for his younger brother.
"Wait a few more minutes, the two cars I called are almost here." Pei Huai glanced at his phone.
"Let me see." Li Miao leaned over, resting her palm on her boyfriend's shoulder as she looked at the phone screen.
"I'm curious about that too." Pei Huai rubbed Li Miao's head.
Li Miao snorted inwardly; it would be strange if the cat wasn't curious.
"It's a bit hot, I want to eat ice cream," Li Xuan suddenly said.
"Then I'll go to the supermarket to buy it," Pei Qingsong said, and asked the others if they wanted some too.
Without a second thought, Li Miao immediately replied, "Yes! I want the chocolate flavor."
"I won't eat it." Pei Huai shook his head.
"And you?" Pei Qingsong asked Liang Yixuan.
Liang Yixuan quickly realized what was going on and asked for one as well.
"There are four ice creams in total. Hurry up and buy them, or the car will be here soon," Li Xuan said to her boyfriend with a smile.
Pei Qingsong casually ruffled Li Xuan's hair with his large hand, then turned and left.
When Liang Yixuan saw this, his brain went blank for a few seconds. He didn't quite understand why Qingsong was rubbing a boy's head.
Something feels off. Right, isn't this kind of action often seen between Pei Huai and Li Miao?
Although Liang Yixuan wasn't very familiar with Qingsong, he always thought that Pei Qingsong's impression of him was that he was aloof and didn't like to smile, which was completely different from his current appearance.
Soon, Pei Qingsong came over with a few ice creams.
Liang Yixuan tore open the ice cream packaging. The car arrived and was parked on the side of the road. He took a bite of the ice cream and followed Pei Huai into the car.
"Li Miao, didn't you say your brother's girlfriend was coming with us? We're about to leave, why hasn't she arrived yet?" Liang Yixuan asked.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stared at Liang Yixuan.
Li Miao pointed at Pei Qingsong, "But my brother's girlfriend has already arrived!"
"..."
"…………"
Liang Yixuan gasped, his face full of question marks: "???"
He stared at Pei Qingsong and Li Xuan in disbelief, his jaw dropping in astonishment.
No, no, is this world really that magical?
Pei Huai and his cousin, Li Miao and his brother.
Are they all gay now?!
"Didn't Pei Huai tell you? Li Xuan and I have been together for a long time." Pei Qingsong's expression was extremely calm.
The driver checked the last few digits of the phone number. After Pei Huai gave his phone number, he pulled Liang Yixuan into the car together.
Even after sitting in the passenger seat, Liang Yixuan was still in a daze for a long time.
Li Miao moved closer to the seat in front of her and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
"Okay, that's good." Liang Yixuan nodded repeatedly, but it was a bit sudden, and he needed a little time to accept and digest it.
He immediately took out his phone and texted Pei Huai: "Why didn't you tell me they were a couple? That would have given me some time to prepare!"
Pei Huai lowered his eyes and typed slowly: 【Forgot.】
Liang Yixuan was so angry he almost vomited blood: 【！！！】
Surrounded by gay men, Liang Yixuan, a straight man, trembled with fear.
He wasn't delusional about being targeted by those men; he was self-aware enough to know his place.
Liang Yixuan was just worried that he might be influenced by the atmosphere and end up becoming gay too!
Liang Yixuan swallowed hard and typed back to Pei Huai: [Uh, okay, but speaking of which, won't spending too much time with you guys really affect my sexual orientation?]
Pei Huai found it amusing and patiently comforted him, saying, "You're overthinking it. You have to believe you're a straight man."
Liang Yixuan breathed a sigh of relief and calmly patted his chest: "That's good."
They arrived at the high-speed rail station quickly by car.
It took another half an hour by high-speed train to reach the foot of Wangshan Mountain.
After arriving, they ate something simple at the foot of the mountain, but not too much, so as not to feel uncomfortable while climbing the mountain later.
Having not climbed a mountain in a long time, Liang Yixuan looked up at the verdant peaks in the distance and rolled up his sleeves to get to work.
The group of people followed a large group of tourists up the mountain. They were all in better physical condition than the average person, so they set off very quickly.
After more than half an hour, Liang Yixuan wiped away his sweat from exhaustion.
The group found an open space to rest for a while.
"Want some water?" Pei Huai unscrewed the bottle cap and handed the mineral water to Li Miao.
Li Miao gulped down a few mouthfuls of water, her Adam's apple bobbing up and down, her lips glistening with water droplets, which she casually wiped with the back of her hand.
Immediately, Pei Huai drank the same bottle of mineral water as usual.
Pei Qingsong and Li Xuan were the same.
Liang Yixuan watched the two couples kissing indirectly, his feelings slightly mixed, and silently drank his water.
After climbing the mountain for a while, Liang Yixuan was surprised to find that, despite being a member of the basketball club, his stamina didn't seem to be much better than theirs.
Especially Li Miao's brother, he has been climbing for almost an hour, but he doesn't look tired at all, and he only sweats a little bit.
"No, your stamina is amazing." Liang Yixuan couldn't help but exclaim, mainly because Li Xuan didn't have a particularly muscular physique.
Li Xuan blinked and smiled, "Really? It's alright."
"Not just okay, it's extremely strong." Liang Yixuan gave a thumbs up, deeply impressed.
"If Li Miao hadn't told me you were a chemistry major, I would have thought you were a sports student."
Li Xuan was a little embarrassed by the praise and chuckled softly with his head down.
Pei Huai stood to the side, thinking to himself, how could Li Xuan's physical strength not be strong?
After transforming back into a cat, he became incredibly muscular, with a powerful and explosive physique. He was more like a well-built black panther than just a black cat.
Even Pei Huai couldn't escape his claws, and was left with a bloody scratch.
As for Li Miao, she hasn't gone hunting in the past week or two. Apart from going to school, she stays in the house with Pei Huai, and her stamina and physical strength have declined sharply.
Li Miao has fair skin, and her face turns noticeably red after exercising.
He was breathing slightly heavily, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and neck.
Pei Huai took out a tissue to wipe his sweat and asked if he was alright.
"This is not good; it must be because I haven't been exercising lately."
The only exercise I got was on my way to class and in bed with Pei Huai.
"Oh no, if that's the case, I'm worried that when I take you home in a couple of days, I won't be able to take you mushroom picking in the mountains!"
Pei Huai curled his lips, a lazy, nonchalant laugh escaping his throat.
So Li Miao really did remember that she wanted to take him to the mountain to pick small mushrooms.
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