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[Day 707 of liking Lu Zhaoshen]
Lu Zhaoshen didn’t question whether Xu Xingzhe’s words were true or false, but neither did Xu Xingzhe cry anymore.
They coincidentally chose to ignore it, the regret and recollection deliberately forgotten.
Xu Xingzhe reached out and grabbed his hair that had been blown messily by the wind, then looked at Lu Zhaoshen, who was also looking at him. The skylight was a bit weary, lazily falling on Lu Zhaoshen’s eyelids, and his eyes, blocked by lenses and eyelashes, looked deeper than usual.
Xu Xingzhe’s nasal passage was blocked by tears and he struggled to sniffle, but not only was it blocked, it also caused a headache. He only let out a whimper and Lu Zhaoshen silently held a tissue to his eyes.
That’s just the way it is. But why do Lu Zhaoshen’s fingers even look good?
Xu Xingzhe felt that he was done for.
Lu Zhaoshen pushed him away countless times, and every time, Xu Xingzhe felt that he should turn around and leave the next second. He secretly swore that he would never be a lapdog again, but as long as Lu Zhaoshen beckoned him, he would greet him shamelessly as if he didn’t know the pain.
He led Lu Zhaoshen to the school gate, watched him hail a taxi, and then stopped at the entrance of the mall.
The shopping mall was naturally crowded on a Saturday and Xu Xingzhe hated it the most. He held Lu Zhaoshen’s hand tightly and lowered his head in assurance as Lu Zhaoshen led him through the crowd.
Seizing the opportunity of the start of school, the mall filled the home furnishings department with dormitory sets and everything was available. Lu Zhaoshen wasn’t a person who liked shopping, not to mention Xu Xingzhe, so he didn’t have to ask Xu Xingzhe for his opinion. Knowing that he liked blue, he helped him get a set of blue household necessities.
Xu Xingzhe held his things and watched as Lu Zhaoshen helped him select and prepare everything in front of him. There was a feeling of a young couple about to get married decorating their new house. His heart beat faster and his face turned red unconsciously. He jumped two steps to Lu Zhaoshen’s side and while no one was paying attention on either side, he pecked the side of Lu Zhaoshen’s face.
“Lu Zhaoshen, where are we going to buy a house in the future? In Nangang or Xicheng… Let’s still go to Xicheng. Although Nangang’s financial industry is relatively developed, Xicheng is also developing very well now! And, and, the housing prices in Xicheng are lower than here. We can spend less money to buy a larger house, and the bedroom must be large because I like a big bed. By the way, we can take Duoduo home and raise him, and we can also buy him a small puppy as a companion…”
Xu Xingzhe became so excited as he spoke, but as soon as he saw Lu Zhaoshen’s indifferent expression, he was showered with a basin of cold water and his shoulders collapsed as he continued to follow behind Lu Zhaoshen.
But not long after following him, he leaned in and whispered, “Actually, Nangang would also do, as long as you’re willing to be my boyfriend.”
Lu Zhaoshen turned around and gave Xu Xingzhe a cold look. Xu Xingzhe seemed to be able to see his clenched jaw and clenched fists. He shivered in fear and immediately behaved himself.
Less than half a second later of being well-behaved he was filled with anger again: sure enough, Lu Zhaoshen was as cheap as he was.
When Xu Xingzhe spoke kindly to him, he never paid attention. When Xu Xingzhe cried, he would give a little tenderness from his kind heart.
Xu Xingzhe suddenly felt that Lu Zhaoshen didn’t seem like an indestructible iron wall. He also had weaknesses and flaws. As he was about to go forward and expose it, he saw Lu Zhaoshen take out his phone in his pocket as if he was reading a message that had just popped up.
Lu Zhaoshen only glanced at it and then closed it. When he was about to put his phone back in his pocket, he was caught by Xu Xingzhe.
“What was the message?”
“Class group notification.”
Lu Zhaoshen had long been accustomed to dealing with Xu Xingzhe’s suspicions. When he didn’t have a phone in high school, Xu Xingzhe would chase him over two teaching buildings just to ask him why he taught math problems to other girls.
Xu Xingzhe snatched Lu Zhaoshen’s phone and forced him to unlock it, how could Lu Zhaoshen comply with him and turn to leave.
Xu Xingzhe grabbed Lu Zhaoshen’s hand and quickly used his fingerprint to unlock the phone.
The phone was still stuck on the page from earlier with a WeChat chat box open. The name on the top appeared to be the girl’s screen name, and the chat box also appeared to have been sent by her.
【Xue-di, how’s the dorm? Are you getting used to it? 】
Lu Zhaoshen hadn’t responded, but Xu Xingzhe still looked at him with anger, “You’ve been cheating right at the start of school. Lu Zhaoshen, do you still see me as your boyfriend?”
Surrounded by people coming and going, Xu Xingzhe wasn’t ashamed at all, his voice was so loud that he wished everyone could hear him.
Lu Zhaoshen’s face immediately sank.
Xu Xingzhe blacklisted this xue-jie and then exited the chat page to check if there were any other romantic rivals. However, he saw a person on the list who was placed at the top of the list, the remark was unclear but the avatar seemed familiar to him.
“Eh?”
Before Xu Xingzhe could take a closer look and scrutinize it, Lu Zhaoshen snatched his phone back. Xu Xingzhe was pulled along by the movement and fell into Lu Zhaoshen’s arms with an unsteady centre of gravity. He looked up at Lu Zhaoshen, blinked his eyes, and suddenly his mind became alert, “I remember, that’s my Wechat avatar!”
Lu Zhaoshen frowned and pushed him off, “It’s not.”
“It is! Do you dare click it and show it to me?”
Lu Zhaoshen felt shortness of breath and tightness in his chest. He just wanted to sew up the noisy mouth next to him.
But Xu Xingzhe was one step faster. He dragged Lu Zhaoshen to the corner of the unattended red wine area, and then leaned up, pressing Lu Zhaoshen so close that he was about to kiss him.
“Are you going to show me? Or do you want me to kiss you here?”
Xu Xingzhe had threatened Lu Zhaoshen countless times using countless reasons over the past few years, but this was the first time that he was confident, while Lu Zhaoshen had fallen behind.
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“Lu Zhaoshen, give me a hug and I’ll return your homework.”
“Lu Zhaoshen, shall I give you my first kiss?”
“Lu Zhaoshen, be my boyfriend. Just show mercy and bend. I will love you for a lifetime, it’s super cost-effective!”
……
How many similar things did Xu Xingzhe say in the past three years? Lu Zhaoshen no longer remembered them. Anyway, Xu Xingzhe would forget after saying them and would come pester him again the next day.
Just like when they were about to check out, Xu Xingzhe came up to Lu Zhaoshen’s ear when they were in front of the long queue and said he wanted to book a room to spend the night with him, even taking two boxes of condoms and throwing them into the cart. But when they finished paying and waited for a taxi at the entrance of the mall, Xu Xingzhe fell asleep with Lu Zhaoshen’s shoulder as his pillow as soon as they got in.
He had been sitting in the car all morning and strolling around the supermarket for half a day. How could he not be tired?
Although Xu Xingzhe was talkative and cheeky, he was still very delicate.
His hand was resting on Lu Zhaoshen’s lap, his palm was strangled with red marks from the plastic shopping bag, and they still hadn’t disappeared. When Lu Zhaoshen saw that he was asleep, he held his hand and rubbed his palm with his fingers.
When Xu Xingzhe slept, his body became as soft as if he had no bones. Perhaps he felt that Lu Zhaoshen’s shoulders were hard, so he leaned against them and slid down from Lu Zhaoshen’s shoulders, all the way to Lu Zhaoshen’s thighs. He found a comfortable position and continued to sleep by resting on Lu Zhaoshen’s lap.
Lu Zhaoshen was a little caught off guard, but he wasn’t annoyed either.
Xu Xingzhe always slept heavily, probably benefiting from his simple-mindedness. Lu Zhaoshen knew he wouldn’t wake up, so he secretly reached out and touched his newly permed curly hair. Xu Xingzhe’s facial features seemed to have matured during the past summer vacation. His previously dull nose bridge became tall and upturned and he had lost some baby fat. His chin had also become sharper.
Lu Zhaoshen felt a bit disappointed in his heart.
Xu Xingzhe acted like a child no matter what he said or did. He spoke freely but didn’t understand anything. Every time Lu Zhaoshen held him, he felt like he was doing something bad. But suddenly one day, he realized that the child had grown up and exuded attraction from appearance to body, and could easily become someone else’s coveted object.
The look of Xu Xingzhe’s roommate remained in Lu Zhaoshen’s mind.
Xu Xingzhe had been around him for the past three years, forgetting to look at others.
Lu Zhaoshen rubbed Xu Xingzhe’s lips with his fingertips, thinking that Xu Xingzhe could not look at others in the future.
When Lu Zhaoshen picked Xu Xingzhe up to wake him, the taxi had already arrived at school. Xu Xingzhe looked at the gate of Nangang University through the car window in a daze, feeling like he had lost a billion dollars.
“Aren’t we going to spend the night in a room?!”
Lu Zhaoshen’s gaze was cold. He took out his phone and scanned the driver’s QR code, then grabbed a shopping bag in one hand and dragged Xu Xingzhe out of the car with the other.
Xu Xingzhe protested, “ Lu Zhaoshen, you liar, you don’t keep your promises!”
“When did I promise you?”
Xu Xingzhe blushed and couldn’t come up with a reason. He could only watch as Lu Zhaoshen entered the school gate.
He chased after him and muttered by Lu Zhaoshen’s side, “Scum man, big scum man, calling someone else Xing Xing in bed…”
Lu Zhaoshen felt that Xu Xingzhe was still more adorable when he was asleep.
Lu Zhaoshen handed Xu Xingzhe the shopping bags when they arrived at the ground floor of his dorm, but Xu XIngzhe refused to go up.
“That person from this afternoon was so annoying, turns out he’s my roommate.”
Lu Zhaoshen reacted and looked at Xu Xingzhe with displeasure and vigilance.
“He said I’m a licking dog.” Xu Xingzhe complained, but he didn’t have much confidence. He twisted his shopping bag and said,” Although I’ve been chasing you, I shouldn’t be as bad as a licking dog right. Lu Zhaoshen, let me ask you a question. Do I make you feel disgusted?”
Lu Zhaoshen was stunned. Xu Xingzhe seemed more aggrieved saying this than from his tears.
“I’ve been chasing you for three years. Although I took the initiative one-sidedly, you have also responded. It can’t be that you don’t like me a single bit, can it?”
Lu Zhaoshen looked quietly into Xu Xingzhe’s eyes, unable to distinguish whether he was being coquettish or really unhappy.
“I’m not disgusted.” He still answered like this.
Xu Xingzhe raised the corner of his mouth and the smile returned on his face.
“I knew it, “Xu Xingzhe raised his eyebrows and said proudly, ” Don’t pretend, you obviously love me to death.”
Lu Zhaoshen turned around and left.
Xu Xingzhe was filled with joy and sorrow, and could only silently look at Lu Zhaoshen’s back and curse him for being a scumbag.
Half an hour later, Lu Zhaoshen received a message from Xu Xingzhe.
‘Xu Xingzhe’s Dog Licking Diary, September 1, 202X.’
‘Today, Lu Zhaoshen made a bed for me and went to the supermarket with me. I was really happy, but he refused my invitation to cohabit and I was a bit unhappy. My mom called to ask me to take care of myself, and I will, but it would be even better if Lu Zhaoshen could help me.’
‘On the 707th day of liking Lu Zhaoshen, he hasn’t said that he likes me yet. But it’s not a big deal, I can still hold on. I also hope that Lu Zhaoshen can hurry up.’
T/N
Listening to Hidden Love theme song as I post this, highly recommend this show !! The ost really fits xxz and lzs’s relationship
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