AMA Chapter68

After the extra classes, Yin Gu first went to the supermarket and bought two big bags of snacks that his boyfriend liked before riding his bike home.

 

As soon as he opened the door with the key, he ran into Yu Chengdi standing at the door, looking like he was waiting for someone.

 

“Chengdi, what are you—”

 

“Shh!” Yu Chengdi hurriedly shouted in a low voice, covered his mouth, lowered his voice, and looked towards the bedroom, with a worried look on his face. “Brother Gu, Ge seems to have a cold, and he’s sleeping now.”

 

“Caught a cold?” Yin Gu was stunned. He was fine when he went out in the morning, so how come he suddenly caught a cold?

 

“I don’t know. He was fine when I came back at noon.” Yu Chengdi was anxious and puzzled, with a frown on his face. “Maybe he didn’t close the balcony window when he was explaining the problem to me, so the wind blew in? But it’s not cold now, it’s so hot… He said he had a headache after explaining it for two hours and went to sleep. I wanted to buy medicine, but he wouldn’t let me go out…”

 

“How long has it been now?” Yin Gu took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to rub his temple, and expressed deep sympathy to her boyfriend. “It’s been two hours…”

 

No wonder he was asked to buy a wheelchair. He must have become paralyzed after sitting for so long.

 

“Hmm…” Yu Chengdi looked at him anxiously, “Brother Gu, you should pretend that you haven’t come back and sneak out to buy cold medicine. Ge won’t let me go, and he probably won’t let you go either.”

 

“I remember there are cold medicines in the medicine box, no need to buy them specially.” Yin Gu sighed and rubbed Yu Chengdi’s curly hair. “Chengdi, where is the washboard at home?”

 

“Washboard?” Yu Chengdi blinked. “Didn’t my brother throw it away a few days ago? He said it took up too much space.”

 

“Then we have to buy another one.” Yin Gu said.

 

“Ah?” Yu Cheng was puzzled and scratched his head. “Didn’t you just buy a washing machine?”

 

“Yeah.” Yin Gu smiled at him, disillusioned with the world. “It’s not for washing clothes, I might need it in the next few days.”

 

Yin Gu gently pushed open the bedroom door, walked in, and closed it carefully, making sure that no sound was made before quietly walking to the bed.

 

Perhaps because he was afraid that Yu Chengdi would see the marks on his body, Yu Chengsong rolled the quilt into a big roll and wrapped himself tightly.

 

It was so hot in August that his forehead and nose were covered with sweat.

 

Yin Gu quickly pulled the person out from under the quilt…

 

Yu Chengsong woke up and opened his eyes dazedly and saw Yin Gu sitting next to him, gently massaging his waist with one hand and fanning him slowly with the other. He didn’t know when he was dragged away, and he felt refreshed after a good sleep.

 

“Awake?” Yin Gu scratched his back and said with a smile, “Why didn’t you let me explain the problem to Chengdi? I’m under a lot of pressure because you’re working so hard.”

 

“It’s gonna crush you to death.” Yu Chengsong tried to turn over. The good boyfriend, Yin twenty-four filial boyfriend (24 Filial Boyfriends are principles about “filial piety” to your wife. One should be wholeheartedly devoted to their wife and put their wife in the first place.) Gu, was quite skilled in turning. He turned very freely. “He was whining and whining and almost crying. If he really cried, I would have to comfort him. It would be troublesome.”

 

“My boyfriend is handsome and kind-hearted.” Yin Gu said tactfully, changing the subject to a safe one. “Did Lao Li call you?”

 

“I texted you right after he called.” Yu Chengsong tapped his shoulder. “Come, give me a massage.”

 

“Sore?” Yin Gu held his shoulder. “Is the pillow uncomfortable? I’ll go out and buy a new one later. This one is a bit deflated.”

 

“No, I’m just being pretentious.” Yu Chengsong glanced at him, half-smiled, “You don’t think this matter is over, do you? Even brought out Lao Li, he just said a few nonsense words about the happy start of school, what’s there to talk about?”

 

“Then what isn’t nonsense?” Yin Gu humbly sought to learn.

 

“Kneel down.” Yu Chengsong pointed to the bedside, “Just kneel here.”

 

“I am so innocent.” Yin Gu sighed solemnly, “Today, classmate Zheng Yumei asked me if Brother Song always bullied me, and my answers especially give you face.”

 

“What did you say?” Yu Chengsong narrowed his eyes.

 

“I said yes, who made Brother Song so cool and handsome? I am willing.” Yin Gu said while massaging his shoulders, with a smile in his eyes, “Do you have to give me a hundred blackouts?”

 

“Ten thousand blackouts.” Yu Chengsong was happy and clapped his hands. “Let’s say this from now on.”

 

Lao Li’s phone call is a must before each semester starts. Its main purpose is to remind them that school is about to start and it is time to make up for the winter vacation homework.

 

But the effect is almost nonexistent.

 

During the morning self-study session on the first day of school, Qian Xiaoyu grabbed Yu Chengsong and Yin Gu’s homework, passed it around frantically from the back to the front, and wrote furiously with the other forty or so people.

 

“I always thought that homework during winter and summer vacations was a way for schools to cheat people out of their money.” Yin Gu held up his chin as he watched his boyfriend pack his son’s luggage. “No students write it, no teachers grade it, they are free and unfettered, living outside the six realms.”

 

“It’s just a formality.” Yu Chengsong packed a vegetable bun, thought for a moment, and then packed an umbrella and a water bottle. “By the way, we’re all in school, has that idiot Yin He gone abroad?”

 

“En, he left a week ago.” Yin Gu said. “He posted a selfie on WeChat Moments, and he looked pretty happy.”

 

“Goodbye ah.” Yu Chengsong said with a sigh, “Don’t come back.”

 

“He probably won’t be back in the short term. His spoken English is not very good. He needs to at least get used to communicating without any obstacles before he can come back.” Yin Gu laughed. “The robot’s self-cultivation.”

 

“Hey…” Yu Chengsong paused tapping the screen and turned to look at him. “Then your parents are not very busy now? The second son went abroad, and they have a lot of time to pay attention to the eldest son.”

 

“That makes sense.” Yin Gu nodded. “I’ll pay attention to it recently. It may be soon.”

 

“What soon?” Yu Chengsong frowned.

 

The situation at Yin Gu’s home was a thorn between the two of them. It wasn’t a wall, but it made them uncomfortable and unable to enjoy their life without a solution.

 

Moreover, Yin Gu family was not like his family. It was rotten to the core. There was no way for him to solve it instantly without any burden like he did. If he really thought about it, he could not find a suitable way for the time being.

 

“Calculating the time, they will talk to me soon.” Yin Gu smiled and comforted him, “It’s okay, it’s within my expectations. I’m in the third year of high school, and they will definitely persuade me to go back and review well. Even if I can’t go abroad, I have to take the college entrance examination according to the remedial route they have chosen, choose the major they have chosen, and do the job they are doing now. It’s a small detour and then back to the original route.”

 

“I was a little bit at a loss.” Yu Chengsong said with a sigh, “Now that you mention it, I suddenly want you to ignore them. It would take at least ten years for a cerebral thrombosis to do such a thing.”

 

“Don’t worry.” Yin Gu touched the back of his hand under the table. “I won’t leave.”

 

“It’s also ok to go.” Yu Chengsong held his hand and looked at him. “Let’s go together.”

 

“Okay.” Yin Gu said, “Let’s go together.”

 

Lao Li walked into the classroom just as the bell rang, wearing new clothes and smiling. He might be the only person in the whole school who was truly happy about the start of school.

 

“Classmates, how was your vacation?” Asked Lao Li.

 

There were a few words coming from below: “Not good”, “Too short”, “How can we get through school starting so early”…

 

“The time is not short!” Lao Li put down the kettle, took out the semester schedule, and said earnestly, “We are already senior high school students. What is senior high school? Senior high school is the final step of twelve years of hard study! We must not be careless…”

 

“Starting today, monitor, write the countdown to the college entrance examination on the upper right corner of the blackboard.” Lao Li picked up the chalk and drew a square there. “The school requires each class to print a slogan for struggle. Let’s brainstorm on the slogan for our class, and then the monitor can take ten minutes out of the self-study class to vote and make a banner to hang on the blackboard!”

 

“People who don’t know would think the exam is only a week away.” Yu Chengsong twirled the pen in his hand. He was in the third year of high school, and if he continued to act cool, he would be an idiot. He had to pay attention in class. “The bubble at the corner of Lao Li’s mouth is probably caused by inflammation.”

 

“Maybe,” Yin Gu whispered, “Didn’t Qian Xiaoyu say that Lao Li called to ask and found that only a few students had done their summer homework? Our classmates are really honest.”

 

“Lao Li is too friendly and has no deterrent power.” Yu Chengsong lowered his voice. “But there is really no need to write this.”

 

“Then why are you still writing?” Yin Gu looked at him.

 

“Didn’t you write it too?” Yu Chengsong also looked at him.

 

“I know you all haven’t had enough fun yet. It’s the same every year. You always feel that there are still two semesters left and it’s totally in time. Some even think that you can just memorize the ancient poems a week in advance!” Lao Li was distressed. “When that time comes, it will be very difficult for you to maintain a normal state of mind while reviewing. How can you be in the mood to recite them by heart? Listen to teacher and set a goal for yourself now. Is it University A or University K? Normal University or Art University? Only with a goal can you have motivation!”

 

“This Xiao Gege¹I think Xiao Gege sounds better than brother here xD Xiao Gege is used when you think the boy is handsome or to your liking., I’d like to take up a little of your time to interview you.” Yu Chengsong picked up the pen and put it to Yin Gu’s lips, “What is your goal?”

 

“This Xiao Gege, I’d like to take up a little of your time and interview you.” Yin Gu picked up the pen and put it to his lips, smiling and saying, “What is your goal?”

 

“I asked first.” Yu Chengsong slapped the pen in his hand. “This student, don’t cheat.”

 

“University K.” Yin Gu looked him in the eyes and said, “Computer.”

 

Yu Chengsong nodded knowingly and smiled: “I knew it.”

 

University K’s computer science department is second to none among all the universities in the country. Yin Gu’s grades will definitely allow him to be admitted. But he…

 

“What about you?” Yin Gu’s eyes moved slightly.

 

“I haven’t decided yet.” Yu Chengsong took his hand back, “I don’t have any particular favorites. It doesn’t matter what exam I take. I’ll decide when the time comes.”

 

“You’re lying.” Yin Gu frowned, then smiled, leaned over, and whispered, “Boyfriend, you don’t want to be apart? It doesn’t matter, it will only take four years, and the rest of our lives is so long…”

 

“Only four years?” Yu Chengsong looked at him and narrowed his eyes. “Do you have any doubts about my charm and your appearance?”

 

“Hmm?” Yin Gu raised his eyebrows. “Never, heaven and earth can testify.”

 

“So?” Yu Chengsong also raised his eyebrows.

 

“I trust you, and you trust me. There is no emotional problem.” Yin Gu said to him with a smile, “If we miss each other too much, I can visit you at school every week ah.”

 

“University A is in the south, and University K is in the north.” Yu Chengsong gestured. “A flight costs at least 600 yuan, and a train takes a day and a night. What do you think?”

 

“University A… Medical University.” Yin Gu said, “This major is pretty good. If you perform well, you will definitely be able to get in.”

 

“I—”

 

“If you want to apply to University B, which is in the same city as University K, I don’t recommend it.” Yin Gu tried his best to sound rational, although the reluctance in his heart was about to overwhelm him, “It’s not worth it.”

 

“……” Yu Chengsong took a deep breath, threw away his pen, took out his cell phone, and repeatedly pressed the unlock button. “Can we not discuss issues that harm our married life when we are newlyweds?”

 

“University A is really good.” Yin Gu said.

 

“I know what I’m doing.” Yu Chengsong frowned.

 

It is because he knows the answer that he feels uncomfortable.

 

He was not stupid enough to give up applying for the exam for love, but as soon as he thought about it, four years, a full four years, the two of them would have to save up until the winter and summer vacations to see each other and hold hands… his heart felt like a bucket of cold water was poured on it, and he felt very cold.

 

Maybe they have been together for too short time, and this relationship is still in the childish stage of “I want to be with you forever”. He comforted himself like this countless times, saying that everything will be fine after the college entrance examination, and it will be fine when they are mature, and he should leave the problems to time.

 

It’s just a long-distance relationship, and it’s not a breakup. Yin Gu is right. What does he have to worry about?

 

He just thought too much.

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  I think Xiao Gege sounds better than brother here xD Xiao Gege is used when you think the boy is handsome or to your liking.