Chapter 141: I figured it out long ago
Chapter 141: I figured it out long ago
Li Peixiang had previously agreed to drive them to the airport, then circle back and take Meng Xiaoyang to school.
When Cheng Qiuyan and Lin Guohui heard that a classmate had come to pick them up, they naturally asked who it was. Knowing that it was their two best friends, they certainly couldn't treat it casually.
I was originally going to prepare a meal, but it was too early and I was in a rush, so I only prepared some fruit and snacks. When the car arrived, I called the two children in to eat.
Li Peixiang could present himself as a good young man in front of his parents, and Meng Xiaoyang was well-behaved and even more likable. Cheng Qiuyan was filled with mixed feelings when she saw that they were both decent kids. She was happy to have these two good friends who could tell her the truth.
Fang Yuenian couldn't come to have breakfast with them, so Teacher Fang got up early to prepare breakfast and called the whole family together as a farewell dinner for Fang Yuenian.
When the time came, Li Peixiang's car drove to the village entrance, and Fang Yuenian said goodbye to her family and left with her suitcase.
As the car drove out of Shuibiwan Village, Meng Xiaoyang and Li Peixiang relaxed simultaneously. Meng Xiaoyang asked about Fang Yuenian's mother's condition and, knowing that everything was slowly recovering, smiled faintly and said, "I've never been on a plane before. Cheng Bing, what's it like flying? Does Fang Yuenian get airsick?"
Cheng Bing: "Probably not."
Li Peixiang immediately said, "How about we go visit them during the May Day holiday, or in a while?"
Meng Xiaoyang: "Huh?"
"Huh?" Li Peixiang chuckled. "Didn't you also really want to go to Beijing? How about it, Nian-ge, you two be our tour guides then?"
Cheng Bing looked at Fang Yuenian, who smiled and agreed, "Okay."
“It’s settled then,” Meng Xiaoyang smiled. “I’ll visit your schools again later.”
“Brother Cheng’s school is definitely going to be visited,” Fang Yue Nian said, looking at Cheng Bing and reaching out to pull his hand over to hold it. “Their school is very beautiful.”
Li Peixiang saw the two holding hands in the rearview mirror and felt a little competitive. He wanted to hold Meng Xiaoyang's hand, but as soon as he reached out, Meng Xiaoyang slapped it back.
"Drive carefully," Meng Xiaoyang said curtly.
Fang Yuenian found this scene amusing and couldn't help but chuckle.
They chatted along the way, and upon arriving at their destination, they took off their suitcases and said goodbye at the entrance of the departure level.
Li Peixiang had been holding back all the way, but at the end he still went over and hugged Fang Yuenian. He didn't say anything, just patted him on the back.
Fang Yue Nian just smiled at him.
Meng Xiaoyang gave him a hug, and as she let go, she said, "After school starts, the four of us will be separated again in four different places. See you on the phone. Take good care of yourself."
Li Peixiang put his arm around Meng Xiaoyang's shoulder and said, "Alright, you guys go in now, we won't see you off."
"You should head back soon too, and be careful on the road," Cheng Bing said.
After they drove away, Fang Yuenian and Cheng Bing entered the terminal, checked their luggage, went through security, and then waited quietly at the boarding gate. There were people all around, but they were all strangers, and everyone was looking down at their phones, not disturbing each other. The two sat in a corner, and Fang Yuenian leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes to rest.
After boarding and taking their seats, they watched the clouds gradually approaching through the window, their hands clasped tightly under the small blanket.
Academic studies don't take up all of their lives, but there are still many things to do. They have a lot of classes, need to participate in extracurricular activities on campus, and maintain normal social interactions with their roommates and classmates, so most of the time they rely on their mobile phones to keep in touch.
The dorm leaders knew that Fang Yuenian's mother was recovering from an injury recently because he called home every night, but at the same time, he also secretly video-chatted with his family every day, which was obviously not his family.
Who else could it be? My boyfriend!
One Saturday night, while everyone was out having fun, Fang Yuenian was video chatting with Cheng Bing alone in the dorm when the dorm leader, Yuan Yibing, suddenly returned and silently barged into the camera. Fang Yuenian was stunned when she saw the camera—it was a man!
"You," Fang Yuenian exclaimed in surprise, "why did you come back without making a sound?"
Yuan Yibing said, "Damn, I thought you were video chatting with your girlfriend. This is your friend? Hey bro, come hang out sometime!"
Fang Yuenian: "..."
Cheng Bing said, "Thank you, I'll come when I have time."
Yuan Yibing made a couple of jokes, then went to brush his teeth, muttering casually with the toothbrush in his mouth, "What the hell? Even Liu Bei and Zhang Fei weren't this close..."
After muttering to himself, a sudden thought struck him.
A certain meridian radar was opened, and he secretly glanced at Fang Yuenian, his mind flying to the ends of the earth.
For the next week, he seemed unsure how to face his roommates, so he acted unusually polite, to the point that his other roommates thought something was off. Friday came again, and everyone finished class late, eating leftovers from the cafeteria and jokingly talking about going out for a nice meal the next day. Fang Yuenian, who had arranged to meet Cheng Bing, said he couldn't go.
Yuan Yibing was itching with desire, and when he got home that night, he couldn't hold back any longer. He dragged Fang Yuenian outside and said, "Hey, Yuenian, I have a question for you. This is a very important question, so you should take it seriously. Come here and look at me."
Fang Yuenian was completely confused. "What?"
Yuan Yibing glanced around furtively, making sure no one was nearby, before whispering, "Nian, you, well, not exactly you, but you guys, like you, or maybe your friends, like you guys..."
What exactly are you trying to say?
Yuan Yibing's face turned red. "I can tell. You can't hide it from me. Tell me, aren't you dating your friend?"
Fang Yue Nian was stunned into silence.
"you……"
A momentary reaction doesn't lie; it's practically an admission.
"Holy crap! It really is! I knew you were weird," Yuan Yibing exclaimed excitedly. "My predictions are fucking accurate!"
Fang Yue Nian remained dazed, "Uh..."
"It's alright," Yuan Yibing waved his hand, "Let's analyze it from a theoretical perspective first. I've been reading some books recently, so let me explain. Regarding same-sex orientation, it's not just humans; there are precedents in the animal kingdom, and throughout history and across the world. So we should face it correctly. Although many people can't accept it now, times are changing. Look, many countries abroad already have laws supporting it!"
Fang Yuenian stared at him for a long time, her mouth agape, "Oh my god."
“So there’s nothing to be afraid of,” Yuan Yibing put his arm around his shoulder, then realized what he was doing and pulled his hand back. “But I want to ask, people like you, right, people like you…would you even be interested in me?”
Fang Yuenian took a step back. "Why did you ask that?"
"Oh my god, this is so important! What if I accidentally act too... right, too charming, and cause you unnecessary trouble... Hey, okay, I was just kidding. Alright, Nian'er, feel free to talk, I've got your back."
Fang Yuenian smiled. It would be a lie to say she wasn't touched. She just hadn't expected to come out of the closet so suddenly. She punched him on the shoulder and said, "Thank you, but don't worry, I won't do anything to you."
Yuan Yibing was unhappy. "Why? Am I that unpopular?"
“No,” Fang Yuenian reassured, “You have a market, but I already have a boyfriend.”
Yuan Yibing snorted, "Alright then. By the way, there's a campus singing competition at the academy tomorrow. You're going to watch it, right?"
Fang Yuenian paused for two seconds, then said, "Oh, I almost forgot."
"I heard it's a lot of fun. Do you want to bring your partner over so you can join in the fun?"
"No, thank you."
Yuan Yibing hesitated, then asked, "Um...so, if you go out to dinner with someone tomorrow, will you be back in the evening?"
"Go back."
"That's settled then. After the date, bring them along to watch the game tonight. Isn't that great? Wait, why are you hiding them so well? You won't let us guys see them? Hey, let me tell you, with your skills, how could you possibly hide them from us? They've already figured it out, they're just waiting for you to tell the truth."
Fang Yuenian was a little stunned. After a while, Yuan Yibing had no choice but to give him a way out, "Uh, well, of course we still respect your partner's opinion. But since all of them are going, I'll tell you quietly, there might be some of our dorm's future spouses among them."
Fang Yuenian: "Who is it? Whose is it?"
“I can’t say that now,” Yuan Yibing said cryptically, “Anyway, come back a little earlier.”
"Okay, I understand."
The next day, Cheng Bing arrived early after arranging to meet Fang Yuenian. She strolled along a path near the university campus, texting Cheng Xiaoxiao on WeChat. Cheng Xiaoxiao had been told her parents' attitude towards their relationship the night before, and even this morning she felt like she was dreaming, unable to believe it, and kept asking them questions.
Fang Yue Nian went over and saw him holding his phone from afar. He was frowning slightly, but the corners of his lips were upturned.
"Brother Cheng!" he called out as he approached.
Cheng Bing turned to look at him and smiled, "You're here."
"What are you doing?" Fang Yuenian asked curiously.
“I texted my sister,” Cheng Bing replied. “She asked me what I was doing today, and I said I was coming to see you.”
Fang Yuenian didn't ask any more questions. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, she quietly touched his arm and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
"I saw a tea restaurant not far from here. My roommates have been there and said it's pretty good. Do you want to go?"
"A tea restaurant?" They hadn't planned to go out for a long time, and they always met at or around the school, so Fang Yuenian was a little surprised.
“I heard it’s Cantonese dim sum, otherwise I wouldn’t have woken you up so early,” Cheng Bing said. “If you don’t want to go, that’s fine too. You can take me to your cafeteria to eat.”
"Let's go eat then. I've never had Cantonese dim sum before. Let's go."
Cheng Bing had actually thought about it for quite a while. With the weather getting warmer recently, he wanted to go out for a walk with Fang Yuenian. The advantage of a tea restaurant is that there aren't many customers in the morning, so the two of them can have fewer worries.
The two of them splurged on a small private room.
Fang Yuenian didn't say it, but being alone with Cheng Bing made him feel relaxed for the first time in a long time. When the waiter brought their morning tea, he looked at the small baskets and trays of dim sum on the table and couldn't help but say, "They're so tiny."
Cheng Bing handed him chopsticks, "Try it."
Fang Yuenian wasn't in a hurry to eat. She took the chopsticks, smiled at him, and said, "I feel like we're living a bit too extravagantly these days."
Cheng Bing repeated the words "living life" and chuckled, "This seems to be the second time we've eaten out since the start of the semester."
If you think about it carefully, they went out to stay overnight four or five times last semester, which is much more extravagant than this.
"There's something else I want to tell you," Cheng Bing whispered in his ear, "Niannian."
Fang Yuenian involuntarily shrugged, stared at him with wide eyes, and leaned back slightly. "What?"
Cheng Bing's gaze darkened slightly upon seeing his expression.
Fang Yuenian keenly noticed, "Um, someone's going to come in soon, right..."
Cheng Bing gently touched his earlobe with her fingertips and whispered, "No, it won't happen."
"What...are you trying to say?"
Cheng Bing was actually a little apprehensive, but no matter what, this should be good news for Fang Yue Nian.
"I've actually already told my family about us." Author's Note: Thank you to my mentor 9492239 (9492239) for your support! For more exciting content, please leave a message for this book on Liancheng Reading.
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