Chapter 91 Spend Time Together
The sunlight was like molten gold, splashing on the lawn in front of the university auditorium.
The air was filled with the smell of grass and farewell, mixed with the excited noise of graduates and the crisp sound of shutter clicks.
Tang Ximian was wearing a loose bachelor's gown, and the tassels on his hat swayed happily with his movements.
He almost jogged, his eyes searching the crowd eagerly. Then, he saw—
Si Yankai was also wearing a bachelor's gown, standing tall under a huge oak tree, looking at him with a smile.
The sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled shadows on him, making him look like a scene straight out of a youth film.
"Si Yankai!" Tang Ximian shouted and almost pounced on him.
Si Yankai opened his arms and caught him steadily. The two of them bumped into each other and his bachelor's cap almost fell off.
There were friendly laughter and whistles from classmates all around.
"Slow down," Si Yankai said with an indulgent smile in his voice, reaching out to help him straighten his tilted hat. "You haven't even got your diploma yet, and you want to knock your fiancé away?"
Tang Ximian didn't care. She looked up at him with sparkling eyes, her cheeks flushed with excitement: "We're graduating! Finally, it's not too late!"
"What if it's eight in the morning after you go to work?"
"No!" Tang Ximian immediately shook his head, then chuckled and took out his phone from the pocket of his bachelor's gown, "Quick! Let's take a photo. Grandpa, grandma, and grandma are still waiting for my photo!"
He dragged Si Yankai along and posed in various funny or intimate poses with the familiar campus as the background.
Si Yankai usually appeared steady and reserved in front of others, but at this moment he let him make a fuss, cooperated with him by making the scissors hand gesture, and even when he suddenly jumped onto his back, he just held him up and laughed so hard that his shoulders were shaking.
"This one's great, this one's great!" Tang Ximian looked at the photo he had just taken. In it, Si Yankai was carrying him on his back, both of them grinning toothily. The sun was shining brightly, and the background was a red brick wall covered in ivy. "Send it to my brother to show off!"
He was operating his mobile phone with his head down when he suddenly felt Si Yankai gently touch his shoulder.
"Hmm?" Tang Ximian raised his head.
Si Yankai took out an exquisite small square box from behind him at some point. It was not a ring box, but a dark blue velvet box.
He opened the lid and found two brand new keys placed side by side inside, shining silver in the sunlight.
"This is..." Tang Ximian blinked.
"The key to our house." Si Yankai's voice was gentle but firm, his eyes fixed on him. "I bought a small house. It's not very big, but it's decorated according to your ideal house. It's not far from your brother's company and my company. There's also a large glass house where I can paint for you."
He picked up one of the keys and gently placed it in Tang Ximian's palm. The metal still carried his body temperature.
"Happy graduation." Si Yankai looked at his still dazed expression, and a gentle arc curved his lips. "What I mean is, from today on, welcome to officially join my life."
Tang Ximian looked down at the key in his hand, then looked up at the person in front of him.
The sunlight was a bit dazzling, making his eyes hot. He suddenly clenched his keys, rushed forward, hugged Si Yankai's waist tightly, and buried his face in his bachelor's gown with a faint scent of laundry detergent.
"Si Yankai..." His voice was muffled, with a little bit of imperceptible sobbing, but more of it was a huge, almost overflowing joy, "You are the best!"
"Yo yo yo! Look who this is? He's torturing a dog in broad daylight!" A hearty male voice rang out.
Tang Ximian turned around, his eyes instantly brighter: "You are here!"
Mu Jiu and Le Yaqi were walking in front, waving their hands everywhere like possessed, while Mo Ziyan was walking slowly towards them holding Qin Yulin's hand.
"Happy graduation! In fact, if it weren't for Mu Jiu, we would have arrived a long time ago." Le Yaqi said the latter part in a low "complaint".
"Who am I doing this for?" Mu Jiu elbowed her lightly, annoyed, then smiled and said to Tang Ximian and Si Yankai, "Congratulations on your graduation, both of you. It's a perfect ending, with your partner on the left and your certificate on the right."
The two behind him also gave their blessings. Tang Ximian nodded with a smile and took the flowers and gifts they handed over.
"Thank you, thank you all for the flowers and gifts. I'll have a good meal and drink later!" Tang Ximian took the gifts with surprise, her eyes curved into crescents.
Si Yankai also thanked him with a smile.
"You're too polite to say that. Come on, we must take a group photo to record it."
The group immediately started looking for a background, and finally decided to place it under the huge oak tree.
"Come on, birthday boy...ah no, today's graduates should stand in the center!" Mu Jiu directed, pushing Tang Ximian and Si Yan to the middle.
Tang Ximian held Si Yankai's arm tightly with her left hand, and was squeezed on the right by her roommate Yu Shu and the two young couples Mo Ziyan and Qin Yulin.
Le Yaqi stood on the other side of Si Yankai, smiling dignifiedly and elegantly.
Mu Jiu set the timer on his camera and quickly ran back to stand next to Le Yaqi. He made a funny "yeah" sign with his hands above her head, which made Le Yaqi's expression suddenly fall apart. "Mu Jiu!"
"Hey, here I am, ready, ready!"
Mu Jiu shouted, "I say one, two, three, everyone shout together--"
"Happy graduation!" everyone said in unison, their smiles frozen in the moment the shutter was pressed.
In the photo, the sun is shining and the grass is green.
Tang Ximian was smiling so hard that her teeth were showing, and her happiness almost overflowed the screen; Si Yankai looked at him sideways, his eyes gentle and focused, his arms tightly around his waist; Yu Shu was making exaggerated faces; Mo Ziyan looked at Qin Yulin who was smiling gently and also smiled faintly; Mu Jiu was smiling cunningly, and Le Yaqi was glaring at Mu Jiu angrily.
Youth, friendship and love are perfectly sealed at this moment.
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