Happy Valentine~ Also, thank you Paprika for your generous support! In total, there will be 8 updates (but only 5 bonus updates today), and I’ll spread it into 2 DITF (4 chapters)+ 3 SVWL + 3 DPPM. For DPPM, there will be only 1 update today. Enjoy these updates, dear!
|| The closet door can’t be closed.
It was silent inside the bus.
Little Fatty and Zhou Ziqiu, who knew that the two were having an affair, had the same eyes – full of contempt.
Song Yan and Xia Zhiye, who were caught lying red-handed, were embarrassed and silent.
As for Zhao Ruiwen, who didn’t know anything, was sad, angry, and distraught after being deceived.
“How can you both do this!”
Zhao Ruiwen was so angry that the frame of his glasses shook three times.
Song Yan didn’t know how much Zhao Ruiwen had heard of his conversation with Xia Zhiye, so he could only remain silent.
Fortunately, Zhao Ruiwen immediately shouted his next accusation: “Do you two hate me so much that you want to isolate me?! If I did something wrong, you could have just told me directly, why lie to me?! Am I that intolerable to you?!”
“…”
Ah, so this is the thought process of a straight man.
The thought was so unexpected that Song Yan didn’t know how to answer for a while. He just stood still, face slumped.
It was still Xia Zhiye who had a thicker skin. He calmly walked over and squeezed between Zhao Ruiwen and Zhou Ziqiu, sitting down. He smiled and put his arm around Zhao Ruiwen’s shoulder, saying, “What were you thinking? We’re here to give you a surprise.”
“Surprise?”
Zhao Ruiwen cast a suspicious look through his thick glasses lens.
Xia Zhiye’s expression did not change as he lied through his teeth. “Yeah, Song Yan and I both have a temporary plan change, and suddenly there is time. Then I heard Zhou Ziqiu say that your plan has also changed, so we want to appear as a surprise. Isn’t that right, Zhou Ziqiu?”
Xia Zhiye looked back at Zhou Ziqiu and threw a threatening smirk.
Zhou Ziqiu mistakenly thought that these two were sneaking out to engage in some secretive activities, but when he caught them in the act, he wanted to cover for them.
So he didn’t think much about it. After softly groaning, he turned his head towards the window, slowly saying, “Mn. Surprise.”
‘When one day the two of you can’t close your closet door, it’ll be a surprise, alright.’
On the other hand, as the study committee member, Zhao Ruiwen was deeply devoted to studying and writing scripts and novels. He was very naive, so upon hearing this, he believed it about 70% ~ 80% and looked up at Song Yan, whom he considered very reliable. “Yan-ge, is it true?”
Song Yan: “…Mn.”
Hearing his affirmation, Zhao Ruiwen immediately became happy. He quickly beckoned to Song Yan, saying, “Yan-ge, come and sit down.”
As he spoke, he pressed Song Yan on his left side, holding Xia Zhiye with one hand and Song Yan with the other, happily exclaiming, “Originally, I felt it was a pity that Dongshan is closed these days and we can’t go up, but thinking that you two can go with me to Xishan, I don’t feel regretful anymore. Good brothers should be together!”
A pair of “good brothers” who were torn apart by him: “…Mn, you are right.”
“But why didn’t your partner come?”
Xia Zhiye looked at Song Yan across from Zhao Ruiwen, and smiled, “How do you know that my partner is not here?”
Zhao Ruiwen: “?”
Song Yan: “?”
The two people who helped them close the closet door: “?”
Is he going to come out of the closet?
Then Xia Zhiye slowly withdrew his gaze, turned to Zhao Ruiwen, and pointed to his own heart. “He’s always in my heart, with me always.”
Zhao Ruiwen: “…”
Song Yan: “…”
The two people who helped them close the closet door: “…”
Except Zhao Ruiwen and Xia Zhiye, everyone took a deep breath and turned to look out the window with a look of disgust.
Only Zhao Ruiwen grabbed Xia Zhiye’s hand. Looking at his expression, he was moved. “Although it sounds a bit greasy, it actually feels so sweet. Can I use your words for my novel?”
Xia Zhiye gladly accepted. “Of course, I have a hundred cheesy romantic lines here. If you’re interested, you can write them into your novel. Do you want to hear them now?”
Song Yan couldn’t bear it anymore. He bypassed Zhao Ruiwen, and kicked Xia Zhiye directly. “Can you shut up and talk less!”
While Xia Zhiye’s hand rested lightly on Zhao Ruiwen’s shoulder, he subtly lifted it and, when no one was paying attention, lightly pinched Song Yan’s ear. Song Yan immediately blushed with embarrassment and kicked back.
As a result, Xia Zhiye dodged in time this time, so this kick directly hit Zhao Ruiwen.
“Ow-“
With a cry of pain, Zhao Ruiwen hugged his calf, whimpering, “Yan-ge, your kick is too strong! Is Lord Xia beaten every day like this by you?”
Song Yan: “…”
He swore that he never hit Xia Zhiye this hard during their usual antics. It was just in the heat of the moment, he lost control over his strength, and he didn’t expect Zhao Ruiwen to get caught up in it.
He didn’t know what to say except “I’m sorry”.
“I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay!”
Zhao Ruiwen, tears welling in his eyes, hugged his innocent, injured leg, with a determined look of facing death without fear. “I’m not in pain! But I can’t let your relationship deteriorate any further! With me here today, Yan-ge, you can’t hit Lord Xia; and Lord Xia, you can’t get angry at Yan-ge anymore. Until you two reconcile completely, I’ll stay here in the middle and won’t move!”
A hero’s act of not retaliating moves mountains and rivers. An outstanding study committee member, touching the hearts of all Chinese citizens.
Zhao Ruiwen felt that there was no better study committee member than him in this world.
Xia Zhiye and Song Yan, who originally planned to spend a sweet New Year’s Eve world for two, but now are separated: “…”
Thank you so much.
Little Fatty and Zhou Ziqiu, who watched the lightbulb called Zhao Ruiwen’s wattage approaching 3000w and still felt like a guardian of justice: “…”
Looks like studying too hard is really not good for the brain.
After the extremely complicated and unspoken silence, the four of them tacitly turned their heads in two directions, and no one wanted to say a word.
The scene outside the window also began to flash by as the bus started to move.
The swaying bus, the quiet atmosphere, and the exhaustion after a day of classes.
Soon, several people were leaning against the seat cushions and felt drowsy.
The journey from the station to Xishan was about two and a half hours, not too long, but definitely not too short.
Little Fatty and Zhou Ziqiu, who were sitting on the farthest sides of the two sides, were okay. There was a window to lean against. But the three people sitting in the middle would feel a little uncomfortable after sleeping for a long time.
Xia Zhiye felt a heavy weight on his shoulders, instinctively thought it was Song Yan, so he raised his arms and wanted to hug and pet him.
But as soon as he touched the hair, it felt wrong.
Song Yan took a shower every day and washed his hair – as a result, his hair was fluffy, soft, and smelled nice. But today, why does the hair in his hand feel greasy and coarse?
Realizing this, Xia Zhiye instantly jolted awake, opened his eyes, and hastily pushed away as he saw Zhao Ruiwen’s mouth about to drool in his sleep.
Seeing that Zhao Ruiwen was about to fall on Song Yan’s shoulder in the other direction, Xia Zhiye hurriedly dragged him back.
Out of the corner of his eye, Xia Zhiye caught sight of Song Yan, who was lying with his head tilted back and brows furrowed, clearly sleeping very uncomfortably. Xia Zhiye stood up, grabbed Zhao Ruiwen by the shoulders like a little chicken, and shifted him to the right. Then, Xia Zhiye sat down in Zhao Ruiwen’s original seat.
With his palm cradling the back of Song Yan’s head, he gently guided it back to rest on his shoulder, adjusting the height until Song Yan was in the most comfortable position. Then, he hugged his shoulder, lowered his head, and lightly kissed his forehead.
Song Yan hadn’t really fallen asleep, and when Xia Zhiye bumped into him like that and he caught a familiar scent, his body instantly relaxed. He lightly rubbed his head against Xia Zhiye’s shoulder and grumbled in a hoarse voice, “I was feeling so uncomfortable just now.”
Xia Zhiye laughed softly. “Now that you know your boyfriend is fine?”
Song Yan let out a low snort, and changed to a more comfortable position to lean on Xia Zhiye, as if he’s the queen who reluctantly praised her loyal soldier, but his body was extraordinarily honest.
Xia Zhiye couldn’t help but smile, lowered his head, and kissed his forehead. “As long as you know I’m fine. Go to sleep, there’s still more than an hour left. I’ll wake you up when we arrive.”
“Hmm.”
Song Yan smelled his favorite smell on Xia Zhiye and fell asleep comfortably.
He paid no attention to Zhao Ruiwen’s attempts to lean on Zhou Ziqiu, only to be rejected and pushed away in disgust.
So when Zhao Ruiwen woke up with a sore waist, back pain, and a stiff neck, he opened his eyes to see the peaceful scene of the two of them sleeping peacefully together.
The hand rubbing his neck froze instantly. “…?”
What happened?
Why did he change positions with Xia Zhiye?
Why does Song Yan, who seems to want to kill Xia Zhiye 300 times a day, is sleeping so well-behaved and peacefully in Xia Zhiye’s arms at this moment?
Why did he feel like he did something wrong at that moment?
Before he could react, the driver shouted vigorously, “We’ve arrived at Xishan! Remember to take your belongings with you when you get off!”
The others woke up one after another, then naturally stretched, gathered their things, got off the bus without hesitation or questions, leaving Zhao Ruiwen alone in a state of confusion.
Is he the only one who doesn’t know what happened?
Has he been the outcast again?
However, everyone else had already walked away with their camping gear, leaving him no time to think. He hurriedly grabbed his things and rushed to catch up, calling out, “Wait for me!”
