Chapter 68
Yu An is in the first semester of college as a freshman. He has too many things to deal with. He has a headache about all kinds of trivial matters every day, and there are time-wasting class meetings that pop up anytime and anywhere, which he can't avoid.
After the busiest week, Yu An woke up on time at 7:30 in the morning. He did not go to morning self-study today. The other three roommates were sleeping soundly, and intermittent snoring could be heard.
In order not to disturb his roommate's sleep, Yu An did not get out of bed and lay quietly on the bed in the dormitory in a daze. Suddenly, the screen of the mobile phone next to the pillow lit up, and it turned out to be a message from Claude.
【I learned. 】
Yu An pondered this incoherent sentence for a long time, but he didn't understand what he meant. He replied: [What certificate are you taking again? ]
Research seemed to have become Claude's new hobby, and Yu An naturally thought of this aspect.
Claude: [It's not research, it's a new understanding of the human race.]
Yu An looked at the passage and was silent for a moment. [Are you going to study philosophy or history?]
This time, Claude did not send any message for a long time, which showed that the other party was still typing, but he did not send anything.
Weird.
Yu An muttered to himself, threw his phone aside, closed his eyes and rested, maybe he could take another nap, but within a few minutes, Claude sent another message.
I can't tell you now. The book says it needs to be done with a sense of ceremony. I can't tell you this way now, or it would be disrespectful to you. I'll tell you when you come back.
Not only did it fail to quench Yu An's curiosity, but it made him even more curious. Yu An tried to interrogate Claude again, but Claude simply pretended to be dead and did not respond.
It was around nine o'clock when the roommates started to get up one after another. One of them, who loved to sleep in, was still motionless. Yu An climbed down from the bed quietly and went to the sink to wash up.
Not only does University A have top-notch faculty and staff in the country, its dormitory environment is also impeccable. Although it is not as wealthy as the Xinqi College next door, the overall environment is similar.
While Yu An was brushing his teeth, a friend request suddenly popped up on the contact page. The avatar was a giant monkey with a silly grin. Yu An clicked on the other party's message and found that the person was actually Li Xi.
After accepting the friend request, Li Xi couldn't wait to send a series of emoticons. Worried that Yu An had forgotten him, he introduced himself again, speaking sincerely.
[I'm Li Xi, classmate Yu. Thank you so much for taking me to school a few days ago. Oh, and I got your contact information from senior Zhou Xia. I'd like to invite you to dinner and thank you in person.]
Yu An held the toothbrush in his mouth and said, "It's okay, no need to be so polite."
Li Xi insisted on treating him to a meal, otherwise he would feel uneasy and like he owed him a favor. Helplessly, Yu An agreed.
Li Xi breathed a sigh of relief and typed with a smile, "Then let's go this Saturday. I'll reserve a seat."
Yu An: [Okay.]
They had just made an appointment. Roommate Liu Hong patted Yu An on the shoulder. He was a native of the north, tall and sturdy, but he looked particularly honest when he smiled. "Shall we go out to eat together this Saturday?"
Yu An glanced at his phone screen and said, "Sorry, I just made an appointment with someone else, and it's also Saturday."
The warm sun poured in through the window. Yu An was wearing loose pajamas, and his exposed arms and calves were as white as porcelain. He tilted his head slightly and looked at Liu Hong. His unique lake blue eyes were like gems, so bright that people couldn't look away.
Liu Hong is a pure gay. His face flushed unconsciously and he said awkwardly, "No, it's okay. You can pick a time when you're not busy. We don't have much to do anyway, so any time is fine."
Yu An readily agreed and turned around to continue washing his face.
There were two sinks in total. Yu An was using one, and Liu Hong could have used the other, but simply standing next to Yu An made his heart pound.
"Well...then you wash first. I...I...I still have some things to take care of."
After saying that, Liu Hong sat down at his seat, holding his phone, his fingers aimlessly swiping the screen. He cursed himself in his heart. Even rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows, so how could he have such dirty thoughts about his roommate! What a piece of shit!
Yu An had no idea about his roommate's complicated thoughts. After washing up, he simply took a look at this week's class schedule. There was only one day off a week, Saturday, and the rest of the time was occupied by famous easy classes.
This class schedule is even busier than Yu An's high school days. Wasn't it said that everything would be easy once he entered university?! Liar!
After attending classes diligently for a week, Yu An still had to keep an appointment on Saturday. Li Xi sent the restaurant location to Yu An, which was a highly acclaimed hot pot restaurant nearby.
Seeing Yu An packing up, Liu Hong quickly asked, "Yu An, when will you be back tonight? We won't turn off the lights."
Yu An shook his head. "No, I'll go home after dinner and come back to school tomorrow morning. You don't have to wait for me."
Another roommate who was playing games immediately took off his headphones. His name was Zhu Ziyan, and he wore all branded clothes. When he heard Yu An say he was going home, he said in surprise, "You have class at ten o'clock tomorrow. You're going home tonight? Can you make it in time?"
Yu An nodded, "Sure, my home is nearby."
Zhu Ziyan was even more surprised. "You're actually from this city?! You don't look like one... I thought you were from the south."
City A is in the north, and there are some regional stereotypes. Zhu Ziyan had a preconceived notion that Yu An was from the south. In fact, when he stood next to Liu Hong, who was also from the north, the gap between them was too big.
Yu An smiled at his roommate's doubts. He was not even a human being, so how could he talk about southerners or northerners?
Yu An packed a backpack, put tissues and a power bank in it, put it on his back, said goodbye to his roommate, went to the east gate of the school, called a car, and drove towards the hot pot restaurant.
At noon, the hot pot restaurant was already crowded with customers, and there were still many customers waiting on the benches outside the door. Yu An looked around and it seemed that the hot pot restaurant was doing really good business.
Li Xi had already been waiting in the restaurant. Yu An, led by the waiter, walked to his table. Li Xi stood up when he saw him coming and said, "Yu, Yu An, long time no see."
Yu An nodded at him and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous. Every time you see me, you seem to be afraid of me."
"I, I..." Li Xi lowered his head, not knowing where to put his hands.
Yu An felt uncomfortable staying so cramped, so he sat down opposite him. There were already quite a few dishes on the table, but there was nothing in the boiling pot of butter. It was obvious that Li Xi was waiting for him to eat.
"I'm hungry, let's eat." Yu An changed the subject and pointed at the shrimp paste arranged in the shape of a leaf, "Shall we put this down first?"
Li Xi's tense body had just relaxed, and he stood up again after hearing this. "I, I'll help you."
The waiter waiting on the side immediately took the lead, with a professional smile on his face, "The guest asked me to come, please sit down."
"Oh, okay."
Li Xi sat back down awkwardly. Yu An sighed and changed the subject, "How did you get to know Brother Zhou Xia and the others?"
Li Xi relaxed slightly upon hearing the familiar name. "Senior Zhou Xia is the foreman of our class. He has a good personality and often helps me. I only found out you were his friend when he was chatting with his friends..."
Yu An: "Well, I've known them since I was very young."
Envy flashed in Li Xi's eyes, and a light bulb suddenly lit up in his head, and he thought of something, "Well, I didn't tell anyone about your relationship with the chief instructor, don't worry."
Yu An: “……?”
Why is it involving him and Claude again? But they are really not in a relationship!
Li Xi continued to talk to himself, "Senior Zhou Xia and the others are also very curious about who the chief instructor's boyfriend is and often discuss it. I know it's you, but I think it's your privacy. Since you didn't say anything, I didn't tell them either."
"Wait a minute." Yu An stopped in time and rubbed his eyebrows, "You misunderstood, Claude and I are not a couple."
Li Xi stared at him blankly, his eyes widening little by little, "But...but that photo."
Yu An explained: "...We are just friends. He is much older than me and is an elder of mine, the kind of elder who has taken care of me since I was a child. There is no love between us, only family affection, so you really misunderstood."
His tone, which was originally lacking in confidence, became more and more confident, and in the end he told Li Xi almost with certainty.
There was no chance for him and Claude.
"Is that so... I understand." Li Xi nodded slowly. "Then do you want to clarify? Now at school, both teachers and students think you are a couple."
Yu An was surprised, "Claude didn't clarify?"
"No." Li Xi shuddered as he thought of a certain scene. "Last time, a classmate went to ask the chief instructor about you. The chief instructor didn't say a word. He just stared at the student with his terrifying eyes and scared the student to tears."
Li Xi glanced at Yu An's beautiful lake blue eyes. Pupils of this color are rare. At least, from the time Li Xi was born until now, he had only met Yu An and Claude with eyes of this color.
But although Yu An's eyes are very similar to the chief instructor's, the feeling they give people is indeed completely opposite. Claude gives people an endless sense of oppression, while Yu An gives people a warm and friendly feeling.
"Let him be." Yu An got a headache just thinking about Claude, and he didn't want to delve into the reasons why he didn't clarify. He chewed on the spinach he had just blanched and said, "Anyway, there's absolutely no chance of him and I being together."
As a result, that night, Claude knocked on the door and came to Yu An's room. He was wearing a simple black combat uniform on his upper body. The slightly tight design set off his superior figure.
"An An, I like you."
Yu An's gaze lingered on his abdominal muscles for a few seconds. His mind went blank when he heard this. He suspected there was something wrong with his ears. "What...did you say?"
Claude looked at him intently. "I said, I like you, the way humans like their partners."
At this moment, Yu An's fair face flushed red, and his thoughts were in a mess. "Why did you suddenly confess to me? I...I..."
Compared to Yu An's bewilderment, Claude seemed much calmer. After all, he had spent a week preparing himself mentally. Claude smiled and took a step closer. "So, do you like me?"
"Or, do you love me?"
Claude and Yu An were very close to each other. Yu An could see the full abdominal muscles without even looking up. His face looked like it was steamed by fire, and Yu An's heart was about to jump out of his throat.
He hesitated, "Like, I guess, well... I should really like you."
Or perhaps, at some unintentional moment, the feelings that had grown up with him suddenly changed, and he began to desire the other person's body. In short, Yu An knew clearly in his heart that his feelings for Claude were not innocent.
Yu An lowered his head, and suddenly, a low laugh sounded in front of him. The next second, he was embraced by Claude. The cool body temperature brought some rationality back to his overloaded brain.
Claude rubbed his chin against Yu An's head and called his name repeatedly, "An An, An An."
Yu An rested his head on his shoulder, "Yeah."
"Then...can I kiss you?"
Yu An suddenly raised his head and looked at him in surprise.
Kiss what? Why kiss?!
Oh, by the way, they just confessed their love to each other and are now in a relationship, so a kiss is no big deal. Yu An convinced himself, looked up at Claude's lips, and said softly, "Then kiss."
Yu An thought he was fully prepared, but when another layer of warmth covered his lips, he still couldn't react and stared at Claude with wide eyes.
Claude separated from Yu An immediately after the touch, and when he looked up, his eyes met Yu An's eyes. He couldn't help but kiss her again. It was no longer a simple touch, his tongue probed in, and his lips and teeth blended together.
It’s a very strange feeling, tingling and numb.
Yu An groaned twice, and subconsciously stood on tiptoe to hug his neck. When the two were being intimate, Yu An suddenly heard some noise coming from downstairs.
"I'm back, An An~ baby A Xun~ are you guys home?"
Oh my god!
Yu An shuddered, pushed Claude away, and quickly wiped his mouth. Lin Huaichen's footsteps were getting closer and closer. Yu An panicked and kicked Claude into the room and closed the door.
He quickly rushed back to the room, went to the bathroom and washed his face with cold water. Looking at his flushed cheeks in the mirror, Yu An rubbed his face hard, turned up the air conditioner temperature, and got into the quilt.
Lin Huaichen placed the snacks he brought for Yu An on the table and asked his aunt, "Are An An and A Xun not back yet?"
Auntie pointed upstairs and said, "An An is back, but Mr. is not back yet. However, Mr. Claude came back first, so they should be upstairs."
Yu An and Claude were both upstairs. Lin Huaichen frowned. Why didn't anyone answer him just now? He consciously told him that there must be something fishy going on.
Lin Huaichen: "What are they doing upstairs?"
"I don't know either, but don't worry, Patriarch. An An and Mr. Claude have a good relationship. Although they have had some conflicts these days, they will definitely not fight."
Auntie looked upstairs, her eyes were already wrinkled, and she smiled gently, "Time flies so fast. An An was just a little kid back then, and now she's almost of marriageable age."
Lin Huaichen said in an unhappy tone, "An An is still young, it's too early for her to get married."
In the eyes of adults, no matter how old a child is, he or she is still their baby.
Auntie suppressed a smile and nodded, "That's right."
Lin Huaichen went to the second floor to find Yu An. He called out twice outside his door but received no response. As soon as he put his hand on the doorknob, Yu An pushed the door open. His soft hair was disheveled and his eyes were confused.
"Dad, I'm sleeping, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Huaichen's heart softened, and even his voice became much softer. "Why are you sleeping so early? Wait... An An, why is your face so red? Do you have a fever?"
“No fever… just a little hot.”
Yu An moved aside and Lin Huaichen walked into his room. As soon as he came in, he felt a heat. Could there be something wrong with the air conditioner?
He went to check and immediately found the problem. He rubbed Yu An's head and said, "You turned the cooling mode to heating mode, it must be hot."
Yu An laughed dryly, "I was confused after sleeping."
"Is college tiring?"
"We basically work at 8 am every day."
“…It’s a truly disgusting schedule.”
It would take some time for the temperature in Yu An's room to drop, so Lin Huaichen asked Yu An to go to the master bedroom to sleep first. Yu An immediately left obediently holding his pillow.
Lin Huaichen leaned against the wall, staring at Yu An's back, and felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart that his son had grown up. As expected, his child was the most well-behaved baby in the world!
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