Even though Fang Shucheng had said he wouldn’t talk to Wei Jie again, he still didn’t refuse when Wei Jie dragged him out for a barbecue on the weekend.
Fang Shucheng had a chronic case of indecisiveness, so Wei Jie told him not to worry about anything except eating. Wei Jie busily ran around, picking out skewers, grilling them, and even feeding them to him.
Fang Shucheng protested, “I can eat by myself!”
Zhuang Yi dramatically covered his eyes. “Ah! A single dog’s eyes have been blinded by this display!”
Fang Shucheng’s heart skipped a beat. He glanced at Zhuang Yi, unsure if he actually knew something or was just teasing.
Wei Jie, unfazed, said, “You keep eating, I’ll grab you a drink,” and headed off to the self-service area.
Meanwhile, Fang Shucheng, worried that Zhuang Yi might have figured something out, stared intently at him. Stare—
Zhuang Yi: “?”
Stare—
Zhuang Yi: “??”
Stare—
Zhuang Yi: “…”
Zhuang Yi, feeling uneasy, jumped up. “I’m going to get a drink too.”
Fang Shucheng: “…”
When Wei Jie returned with the drinks, he looked puzzled. “Did you scare Zhuang Yi off?”
One of the background characters, the vice class monitor, put down his skewer and said in a deadpan voice, “He was driven off by Fang Shucheng’s intense stare.”
Fang Shucheng: “…”
Wei Jie shot a glance at Fang Shucheng. “Why were you staring at Zhuang Yi?”
The class monitor, eating her skewer, chimed in, “Obviously because he’s good-looking. Everyone appreciates beauty.”
Fang Shucheng: “…”
Wei Jie: “…”
Wei Jie set the drinks down and grabbed Fang Shucheng by the arm, dragging him outside.
The class monitor and vice class monitor exchanged glances and, without a word, each grabbed one of the drinks Wei Jie had brought back and helped themselves.
The rest of the group from Class 3 stared blankly. “…”
The vice class monitor adjusted his glasses and swept his gaze over the group. The moment he did, they all snapped to attention, lowering their heads to focus on their food, as if proving they hadn’t seen a thing.
Outside, Wei Jie cornered Fang Shucheng against the wall. Fang Shucheng hurriedly clarified, “I wasn’t thinking Zhuang Yi was handsome!”
Back inside, Zhuang Yi, who had just returned with food, sneezed. He looked around and asked, “Where’d those two go?”
The class monitor casually replied, “They probably went to get some sauce. Aren’t you going to get some too?”
Zhuang Yi looked over. “No one’s there…”
The vice class monitor took a quick glance at the sesame sauce Zhuang Yi had brought back. Perfect. He swiftly placed it in front of the class monitor, who dipped her skewer into it.
Zhuang Yi turned back, saw the class monitor leisurely eating her skewer with sauce, and paused in confusion. Then, looking down at his own plate, he realized what had happened. “Class monitor!”
The class monitor responded coolly, “You can try taking it back, but I’ve already eaten some, and my saliva’s on it.”
The class monitor was a girl.
Zhuang Yi groaned, “Come on!” He pointed accusingly at the vice class monitor, “Why are you sharing a bowl of sauce with her? Aren’t you a guy? You’re indirectly kissing the class monitor!”
The vice class monitor adjusted his glasses and calmly replied, “In times of necessity, we must transcend narrow concepts like gender.”
Zhuang Yi: “…”
He gave up.
It was just a bowl of sauce, after all. He could always go get more. He couldn’t compete with someone like the vice class monitor, who was willing to abandon his male pride just to avoid a few extra steps.
The rest of Class 3: “…”
Outside, Wei Jie asked, “What were you staring at Zhuang Yi for? You stared so hard that you scared him off.”
Fang Shucheng replied, “I was just casually looking.”
Wei Jie wasn’t pleased. “You haven’t looked at me like that.”
Fang Shucheng said, “I’ve been looking at you for over ten years.”
Wei Jie: “…”
He asked in a quiet voice, “Are you tired of me?”
Fang Shucheng was startled. “No, why are you asking that? You’re so annoying.”
Wei Jie: “…”
Fang Shucheng realized he’d said the wrong thing. “No, no, I didn’t mean it like that.”
Wei Jie sighed. “Alright then, prove it.”
Fang Shucheng was confused. “How am I supposed to prove it?”
Wei Jie grinned, “Say you like me, then kiss me, and then… French kiss me.”
Fang Shucheng refused, “No way! We can’t French kiss yet. We’re not at that stage.”
Wei Jie looked at him in disbelief. “Haven’t we already French kissed?”
Fang Shucheng shot back, “That was unplanned! It’s all your fault for being reckless!”
Wei Jie frowned. “Unplanned? Are you telling me you’ve been making a plan?”
Fang Shucheng froze, realizing he had let something slip.
Wei Jie grabbed his hands and deftly reached into Fang Shucheng’s pocket. Every day, Fang Shucheng carried a small notebook where he meticulously wrote down all sorts of plans—study plans, the number of desserts he would allow himself each month, and how to save his pocket money.
Flipping through the notebook, Wei Jie’s eyes landed on a page decorated with little hearts. He stopped flipping and read:
– Week 1: Hold hands (on the way home every day).
– Week 2: Hug on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; kiss on the cheek on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; practice kissing (no French kissing) on Sunday.
– Week 3: Practice kissing three times a week.
– Week 4: Buy cherries to practice French kissing, tying the cherry stem in a knot until successful.
– Week 5: Practice French kissing, once a day…
Before he could read any further, Fang Shucheng finally managed to snatch the notebook back, leaving Wei Jie fuming over what he’d already seen. “Five weeks until we French kiss? Are you trying to kill me?!”
Fang Shucheng lunged forward, covering his mouth. “Quiet down!”
His carefully planned relationship schedule had been exposed, and to make it worse, Wei Jie had shouted it out loud. His embarrassment was about to explode!
Author’s Note:
Xiao Yan: Wei Jie clearly missed the point. The plans after the French kissing part are much more important!
Too bad he didn’t get to see those…
Though maybe that’s for the best…
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