The next day, Xiao Cheng had planned to go to the library alone, as it was only a few kilometers away from S University and wouldn’t take long to get there.
However, the night before, Nian Nian suddenly sent him a message: “Brother Cheng, tomorrow is our school’s sports day, I can ask for leave to go out, let’s go together?”
Xiao Cheng had known about Nian Nian’s school sports day for a few days and had even suggested going to watch Nian Nian.
But Nian Nian had refused.
Xiao Cheng sometimes wondered why Nian Nian was so cautious and didn’t want anyone to know about their relationship.
Not even when Xiao Cheng offered to go as his older brother.
But when Xiao Cheng was in love, he chose to believe Nian Nian’s every word. Besides unconditionally, Nian Nian was right, he was still in high school and couldn’t date.
The next day, Xiao Cheng drove to the entrance of Nian Nian’s school to pick him up.
At that time, Luo Jingshu had just finished the opening ceremony, wearing a red and white school uniform, which made him look even more handsome.
After the opening ceremony, the sports day officially began, and Luo Jingshu was temporarily free.
He handed the small red flag to Jiang Yi, “I have something to do, I’ll leave first.”
Jiang Yi quickly followed him, thinking that Luo Jingshu was returning to the classroom, but instead, he walked towards the school gate.
“Going out.”
Jiang Yi was surprised, “You’re leaving already?”
Luo Jingshu slowly took out a fake note from his pocket, “Yeah, I’m leaving.”
Jiang Yi scratched his head, then lowered his voice and asked, “Are you going to see your boyfriend?”
Boyfriend.
Luo Jingshu’s heart skipped a beat.
He licked his lips, and his eyebrows hinted at a smile, “Yeah.”
Dating was nothing to be ashamed of.
Jiang Yi’s heart felt a pang of sourness, “Okay, go ahead.”
Luo Jingshu left, and not long after, Jiang Yi saw another familiar figure walking towards the school gate.
He was holding a small red flag, standing still, and muttered, “Isn’t that Luo Jingshu’s older brother?”
Why was Luo Yuan also leaving?
He originally wanted to send a message to Luo Jingshu, but before sending it, he remembered that Luo Jingshu didn’t like Luo Yuan and probably wouldn’t care about his business.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yi deleted the message in the chat window.
Xiao Cheng parked his car far from the school gate, waiting for Nian Nian to come over. When Nian Nian appeared, Xiao Cheng couldn’t help but smile.
Every time he saw Nian Nian, his heart felt like it was blooming. To say the least, if this were an anime, his scene would be filled with love hearts and flowers.
“Nian Nian, sorry to keep you waiting.”
Luo Jingshu also smiled, raising his hand to hold Xiao Cheng’s fingers gently, and even pinched his fingertips.
Xiao Cheng held his hand back, then opened the car door, his palm resting on the boy’s back, “Get in.”
After the boy sat down, Xiao Cheng closed the door and drove away.
Just as Xiao Cheng’s car started, a taxi stopped not far away.
Luo Yuan quickly got in, telling the driver, “Follow the car in front.”
Luo Jingshu wasn’t being cautious around him?
He didn’t believe it, he had to get Xiao Cheng to fall for him.
Xiao Cheng didn’t notice the taxi behind him, but after driving for a while, Luo Jingshu looked through the rearview mirror, his eyebrows furrowed.
“Nian Nian.”
Luo Jingshu came back to his senses, his body relaxing against the back of the seat, “What’s up, Brother Cheng?”
“Have you eaten breakfast?”
Xiao Cheng looked at the time, it was already 9:30, and they could eat lunch again in two hours.
“If not, let’s just fill our stomachs for now.”
Luo Jingshu originally wanted to refuse, but seeing the taxi behind them, he changed his mind.
“Okay, I want to drink porridge.”
Xiao Cheng parked the car and went to buy porridge for him. Luo Jingshu saw the taxi also stop slowly.
His expression was cold, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, thinking about the person he had seen following them from the school gate.
Who was it?
Luo Jingshu had a guess.
Xiao Cheng also bought two buns, one with pork and cabbage filling.
The shop was most famous for its pork and scallion filling buns, and the owner had just recommended them, but Xiao Cheng subconsciously replied, “No, he doesn’t eat scallions.”
The owner was surprised, “Oh, the pork and cabbage filling is also good, it sells well.”
Xiao Cheng was distracted.
He had never eaten with Nian Nian before, so why did he say that Nian Nian didn’t eat scallions?
He couldn’t figure it out.
Xiao Cheng thought for a moment, he didn’t know anyone who didn’t eat scallions, it was impossible for him to mistakenly remember someone else’s habits as Nian Nian’s.
Xiao Cheng paid for the food, almost typing an extra zero, he quickly finished the payment and ran back to the car.
He had to verify this.
Was he just being paranoid, or was it real?
Luo Jingshu took the porridge and started drinking, his eyes on Xiao Cheng’s hands, “Brother Cheng, you’re back.”
Xiao Cheng’s mind was preoccupied, “I also bought two buns.”
He put the buns aside, first handing Nian Nian the porridge, then picking up the buns, Xiao Cheng casually asked, “Nian Nian, I bought two fillings, one scallion and one cabbage, which one do you want?”
Luo Jingshu was drinking the sweet potato porridge, his eyes on Xiao Cheng’s long fingers, and replied, “Cabbage.”
Xiao Cheng pretended to check, then handed him one of the buns, “Want to try the scallion filling?”
Luo Jingshu’s nose seemed to smell the scallion flavor, his eyebrows furrowed, and he felt a wave of discomfort.
“No, I don’t like eating scallions.”
He didn’t like the pungent smell, and similarly, he didn’t like eating garlic and onions.
Xiao Cheng’s fingers tightened, holding the bun, after a few seconds, he handed the remaining bun to the boy.
Luo Jingshu’s attention was drawn to the taxi behind them, and he didn’t notice Xiao Cheng’s subtle abnormality.
The person who understood his taste was Xiao Cheng from his past life. This Xiao Cheng didn’t know, and Luo Jingshu naturally thought that the person in front of him wouldn’t know his taste.
So, he didn’t think of hiding anything.
Xiao Cheng didn’t eat the remaining bun, he had lied to Nian Nian that it was scallion filling, if Nian Nian found out it wasn’t, he would know that Xiao Cheng was lying to him.
But Xiao Cheng couldn’t explain, he didn’t know why he was so sure that Nian Nian didn’t like eating scallions.
He had only bought porridge for Nian Nian before, and Nian Nian had never told him that he didn’t like scallions, this was the first time.
Xiao Cheng couldn’t figure it out.
He could only suppress the doubt in his heart and think that he and Nian Nian had a special connection. Otherwise, it couldn’t be explained.
When they arrived at the library, Xiao Cheng took a deep breath, and his emotions returned to normal.
He and Luo Jingshu went in, and not long after, Luo Yuan also arrived. He followed the two from a distance, not too close or too far.
He wanted to talk to Xiao Cheng but had to get Luo Jingshu to leave.
After entering the library, Xiao Cheng searched for the book Nian Nian wanted, and the boy suddenly pulled his sleeve, “Brother Cheng, I just remembered that I need to buy a practice book, I’ll go find it.”
He pointed to a location, smiling at Xiao Cheng, “Let’s meet back here later, okay?”
It was a test for Xiao Cheng.
Luo Jingshu’s eyes narrowed, his eyes cold.
Xiao Cheng didn’t suspect anything, “Okay, if you need anything, you can send me a message.”
“Okay.” Luo Jingshu looked at him meaningfully, “Thanks, Brother Cheng.”
Don’t disappoint me.
He glanced at the suspicious figure behind Xiao Cheng, his heart feeling a bit annoyed, mixed with an inexplicable feeling.
His fingers, which were holding Xiao Cheng’s sleeve, tightened unconsciously.
“Nian Nian?”
Xiao Cheng’s actions were natural, he put his hand on the boy’s forehead, “Are you feeling unwell? You don’t look so good.”
“Maybe you should go sit down and rest, I’ll find the book.”
Luo Jingshu let go of Xiao Cheng’s sleeve, his tone a bit cold, “I’m fine, maybe I just got a bit carsick.”
He turned and walked away, Xiao Cheng watching his back, his eyes filled with concern.
Nian Nian seemed to be really unwell, maybe they should head back early.
It was rare for them to go out together, and Xiao Cheng had other plans.
But Nian Nian’s health was more important.
His boyfriend was too obedient, and never wanted to tell him anything, Xiao Cheng sometimes wanted to do something for him, but the boy always refused his help.
Xiao Cheng silently sighed, looking at the book title on his phone and searching for it on the shelves.
Xiao Cheng suddenly bumped into someone as he walked from one bookshelf to another.
It was his own fault for not noticing the person in front of him, Xiao Cheng quickly apologized, “Sorry, are you okay?”
The person in front of him was wearing a familiar school uniform, the same one Nian Nian had worn earlier, and should be a student from the same school.
When the person looked up, Xiao Cheng was surprised.
“Is that you?”
This person was Luo Jingshu.
Xiao Cheng had only seen him once before, at the Luo family’s villa, with Nian Nian present, Xiao Cheng had only glanced at him and didn’t pay attention.
He had never talked to Luo Jingshu before, and only saw him from afar.
He didn’t know why, but he always felt a strong sense of discomfort from this person.
Especially when Xiao Cheng called him “Luo Jingshu”, he felt a surge of awkward emotions, and sometimes he even felt that the name was hard to say.
It was as if he wasn’t really called “Luo Jingshu” at all.
It was ridiculous.
Xiao Cheng thought, why did he always have these strange illusions?
For example, when he first saw the scumbag gong, he felt a strong sense of resistance, and later when he saw Nian Nian, he felt a sense of joy and reunion.
Who knew where this sense of reunion came from, since he was just a person who had transmigrated into the story.
Xiao Cheng suspected that it was all due to the emotions left behind by the original owner.
But in his investigation, the original owner seemed to have never met Nian Nian, and didn’t have any connection with “Luo Jingshu” or Jiang Ying.
It was strange.
Luo Yuan saw the person in front of him, and as soon as he saw his face, he revealed a dazed expression, and then he didn’t come back to his senses for a long time, staring at his face, feeling a sense of joy in his heart.
He knew that since Luo Jingshu was being so cautious around him, it meant that Xiao Cheng was not completely uninterested in him.
Everyone has their own preferences.
Jiang Ying liked Luo Jingshu’s appearance, but that didn’t mean Xiao Cheng couldn’t like his face.
“Senior Xiao…”
Xiao Cheng clearly knew who he was, and had said so earlier, with a tone of surprise.
Luo Yuan thought to himself, so he didn’t introduce his own name.
Xiao Cheng returned to his senses, holding his phone tightly, “What are you doing here?”
He realized that he had asked a stupid question, what else could someone do at a library?
Luo Yuan blinked, his appearance was actually not bad, and could be considered handsome, as long as he wasn’t standing next to Luo Jingshu.
Luo Jingshu was a delicate and exquisite work of art, and Luo Yuan had a completely different style. When the two stood together, Luo Jingshu’s good looks were more striking, and could attract everyone’s attention in the first second.
Luo Yuan would be overshadowed by him.
So he hated Luo Jingshu, was jealous of his identity, and envied his appearance.
He had to win Xiao Cheng over.
Even if it wasn’t for the benefits behind it, just to annoy Luo Jingshu.
“Senior Xiao, I came to buy study material.” Luo Yuan blinked, and at the same time, he touched his nose, and a shy smile appeared on his face, “I’m too stupid, so I have to do more exercises.”
Luo Yuan was far inferior to Luo Jingshu in pretending to be innocent and simple.
He subconsciously imitated Luo Jingshu’s expression, because he thought that Xiao Cheng liked this kind of expression.
Unfortunately, Xiao Cheng was completely immune to this kind of attack.
He nodded, honestly answering, “That’s right, if you’re not smart enough, you should do more exercises.”
Luo Yuan: …
He had just said it casually, but Xiao Cheng actually believed it.
Luo Yuan deliberately blushed, “Actually, I’m not that stupid, it’s just that… no one taught me.”
He hinted at Xiao Cheng with a glance, his eyes shining brightly, like a fan seeing his idol.
“I heard that Senior Xiao’s grades were very good, and he’s still on the honor roll. I really admire Senior Xiao, I don’t know if…”
If he could add Xiao Cheng’s contact information and ask for his help with exercises.
Luo Yuan didn’t finish the sentence, he thought Xiao Cheng should understand.
Xiao Cheng’s gaze swept over the bookshelves, searching for the book Nian Nian wanted, and he casually replied, “You can search for Gugujing Education online, the teachers there are very good, there’s a teacher named Zhou who teaches Chinese, and his classes are especially interesting, I used to find him to tutor me.”
He had also found Gugujing Education’s textbooks in the original owner’s room.
Luo Yuan was stunned, his face stiff, looking at Xiao Cheng with a mixture of disbelief, “Senior Xiao, are you telling me to find a tutor?”
“What else?” Xiao Cheng asked him.
“Didn’t you say that you’re not good at studying, and no one taught you, so you should find a tutor?” Xiao Cheng said, his face turning cold, “The Luo family shouldn’t be treating you that badly, right?”
After all, a month ago, he had seen “Luo Jingshu” intimately holding Mother Luo’s arm, and the Luo family shouldn’t have mistreated him.
It was his Nian Nian who was being bullied.
“That’s right, but I…”
Luo Yuan was anxious, he just wanted to add Xiao Cheng’s contact information, he didn’t want to find a tutor.
Moreover, the Luo family’s business seemed to be having problems, and Mother Luo hadn’t smiled in a long time, Luo Yuan had heard her scolding the servants several times, venting her anger.
He didn’t dare to provoke her at this time.
“I’m a bit shy and might not get along with the tutor.”
Xiao Cheng said seriously, “That’s your problem, you need to overcome it.”
“Luo Jingshu” was indeed timid, just like in the story, no wonder the scumbag gong had wooed him for so long.
Thinking of the scumbag gong, Xiao Cheng’s heart didn’t feel as uncomfortable, it was as if as long as he thought that Jiang Ying liked the person in front of him, he didn’t feel annoyed at all.
It’s really strange.
Xiao Cheng didn’t realize that he was worried about Jiang Ying liking Nian Nian, even though he knew that Jiang Ying and the cheap shou were a couple. This already showed that there was a problem.
Unfortunately, he didn’t notice this.
Xiao Cheng looked around, not seeing the third person’s shadow, and asked in a low voice, “What’s going on with you and Jiang Ying?”
How far had the plot progressed?
Luo Yuan was shocked, he had secretly tried to get close to Jiang Ying, but Jiang Ying hadn’t taken a liking to him, and shouldn’t have told anyone about it.
How did Xiao Cheng know?
“Senior Xiao, you misunderstood, I and Jiang Ying… we don’t have a relationship.” Luo Yuan gritted his teeth, his eyes red as he explained. He didn’t seem like someone who didn’t have a relationship, but rather like someone who had been bullied by Jiang Ying.
Xiao Cheng thought, it’s true, Jiang Ying really made a move.
Ugh, scumbag, last time he said he didn’t have a romantic partner.
Thinking of the miserable experience of the cheap shou that the female classmate told him, Xiao Cheng rarely had a kind heart and advised him, “Jiang Ying isn’t a good person, he won’t easily fall in love with someone, you should be careful.”
At least don’t be a die-hard fan of the scumbag, being abused over and over again, and still not waking up.
Xiao Cheng said this, and Nian Nian’s face appeared in his mind for some reason.
His face also subconsciously showed a concerned expression.
If it were Nian Nian…
No, don’t think about it.
How could he think this way?
It was too absurd.
Luo Yuan pretended to be pitiful, nodding his head, but in his heart, he thought, why did Xiao Cheng say this to him?
He looked up and saw that Xiao Cheng was actually feeling sorry for him.
Xiao Cheng really had feelings for him!
Luo Yuan was secretly happy, but he also thought that Xiao Cheng was too straight, clearly having feelings for him but not daring to say it clearly.
Earlier, when he hinted at wanting to add Xiao Cheng’s contact information, Xiao Cheng still pretended not to understand.
It must be because Luo Jingshu was being strict, and Xiao Cheng didn’t dare to show his liking for him.
Luo Yuan decided to take the initiative, “Xiao Cheng, why don’t you…”
He didn’t finish speaking, and Xiao Cheng suddenly stopped in his tracks, reaching out to his shoulder.
Luo Yuan’s heart skipped a beat, Xiao Cheng was so bold, Luo Jingshu was nearby, and he still dared to touch him?
The next second, Xiao Cheng’s hand withdrew, and Luo Yuan heard him mutter, “I found the material Nian Nian wanted.”
It turned out he was just getting something.
Luo Yuan thought he had misinterpreted and felt embarrassed.
Xiao Cheng didn’t care what he was thinking, he had already said what he needed to, and Nian Nian didn’t like him talking to “Luo Jingshu” too much.
So he turned around and walked away without looking back.
“Goodbye, Luo Jingshu.”
The last name Xiao Cheng said was very soft, Luo Yuan didn’t hear clearly, but he felt something was off, Xiao Cheng seemed to have said three words?
Was he mistaken?
He was about to follow, but Xiao Cheng turned around and waved his hand, “Don’t follow me, my boyfriend will be unhappy.”
No matter if the protagonist shou was truly kind or pretending to be simple, it had nothing to do with him, he only cared about Nian Nian.
Xiao Cheng was not generous and could even be a bit selfish.
He only wanted to stand on his boyfriend’s side and consider things, only wanting to protect the person he liked.
Even if “Luo Jingshu” hadn’t done anything, he had made Nian Nian unhappy, so for Xiao Cheng, he was someone who had to be avoided.
He only wanted to make Nian Nian happy.
Luo Yuan clenched his fists, looking at Xiao Cheng’s back in disbelief, what was Xiao Cheng saying? Didn’t he like him?
Why did he still lean towards Luo Jingshu?
Luo Jingshu walked out from the bookshelf, and from a distance, he met Luo Yuan’s gaze, he hooked his lips, and then waved at Xiao Cheng, “Brother Cheng.”
Xiao Cheng took the book from his hand, and they walked together, intimately side by side, “Did you wait long?”
“Thanks for your hard work, Brother Cheng.”
When Xiao Cheng was with him, Luo Jingshu never had to carry anything, Xiao Cheng treated him like a fragile doll, afraid that he would get tired.
Luo Yuan didn’t need to look to see how Xiao Cheng was looking at Luo Jingshu; his eyes must have had a gentle and affectionate smile.
Because the last two times he saw Luo Jingshu and Xiao Cheng together, Luo Yuan had seen this kind of emotion on Xiao Cheng’s face.
It made him jealous to the point of bloodshot eyes.
On the other side, Luo Jingshu walked slowly beside Xiao Cheng, “Brother Cheng, I think I saw someone next to you earlier.”
Xiao Cheng’s face didn’t change, “Hmm, it was Luo Jingshu.”
He didn’t want to hide it from Nian Nian, after all, he hadn’t done anything wrong.
“What did you talk about?”
Xiao Cheng repeated their conversation, and Luo Jingshu’s eyes showed a hint of surprise, he almost couldn’t help but laugh.
“You really said that to him?”
Luo Yuan must be furious.
“Hmm.” Xiao Cheng looked at him, “You don’t like me talking to him, right?”
Xiao Cheng had met Luo Yuan, but still didn’t realize that Luo Yuan wasn’t “Luo Jingshu”.
Luo Jingshu couldn’t explain his feelings, but it was a pleasant one.
He raised the corner of his lips, thinking that Xiao Cheng had passed this test.
A perfect golden canary not only had to be beautiful, but also obedient, and only loyal to its owner.
Xiao Cheng had done it.
Thinking of this, Luo Jingshu hooked his finger around Xiao Cheng’s hand, slowly intertwining their fingers.
The coldness in his eyes finally disappeared, replaced by a smile.
Unfortunately, this good mood only lasted until they returned to the Luo house.
Luo Jingshu knew that the Luo family’s business was in trouble, because it was all his doing.
He just didn’t expect that Mother Luo would have her sights on him so quickly.
Maybe Luo Yuan had also contributed to it.
Luo Jingshu looked at Luo Yuan, who was sitting next to Mother Luo, and thought to himself.
“Jingshu, mom is being forced into a corner.” Mother Luo wiped away non-existent tears from her eyes. She had never liked this son, because Luo Jingshu’s gaze always made her cautious.
“Yuan Yuan told me that Jiang Ying has a good impression of you. Jingshu, you don’t want to see the Luo family go bankrupt, right?”
“You can just be friends with Jiang Ying, and help mom out.”
Luo Jingshu’s mouth curved into a cold smile, he was silent for a long time before saying, “Okay.”
“I’m willing to do it.” Luo Jingshu said slowly.
Xiao Cheng didn’t know that his obedient boyfriend was about to be sent to the scumbag gong by the Luo family.
He just thought that Nian Nian was busy lately, and every time he wanted to see him, Nian Nian said he was busy.
What was Nian Nian doing, and why couldn’t he tell him?
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The phone rang for who knows how many times, Jiang Ying looked up at Luo Jingshu, who was standing by the window, and smiled, “Not going to answer it?”
Luo Jingshu didn’t turn around, his gaze falling on the neon lights in the distance, his face half-hidden in the darkness, blurry and unclear.
It seemed like he was completely cold, but he also seemed to have some other emotions mixed in.
“Hmm.”
No need to let Xiao Cheng knows.
