When Qin Cheng came in with the watermelon, Jian Heng was sitting on the sofa reading a thick book. It was a thick book that made Qin Cheng’s head hurt every time he read it.
“I’m back,” Qin Cheng habitually called out.
Jian Heng came over, took the watermelon, kissed him, and said: “You’ve worked hard.”
The ‘interrogation procedure’ Qin Cheng had originally prepared instantly crumbled. He held onto the person he had been thinking about and kissed him back. Their soft lips pressed against each other, occasionally nibbling lightly, their tongues playfully exploring, exchanging pheromones in an ambiguous manner.
After being busy with training for a while, he hadn’t been back for several days. As a result, yesterday’s incident happened. It really confirmed what Tan Qi had said——“With your looks and conditions, you two aren’t suited for keeping a low profile. If you keep a low profile for a few more days, people will think you two have broken up and come to dig on your and his corner.”
How bold, even daring to dig at Qin-ge’s corner. Not to mention Qin-ge, even the corner wouldn’t agree.
When they finally separated, the two collapsed onto the sofa, entwined like conjoined twins, their breathing uneven, their eyes filled with the words ‘unfulfilled desire’.
“I think we should eat first…” Qin Cheng was reserved in his words, but his actions were more straightforward than anyone else’s. He pressed Jian Heng’s head and bit the back of his neck.
In the past, Jian Heng would definitely bite back at this time, but today he didn’t. He lowered his head and gently kissed Qin Cheng’s neck. After Qin Cheng loosened his grip, he cupped his face and kissed him again, his lips brushing over the Adam’s apple, gently biting it. He raised his head and asked with a smile in his eyes: “Feeling better?”
“Ah, not bad, I guess.”Qin Cheng squinted his eyes, his hand reaching into Jian Heng’s clothes and giving a few firm squeezes. All of this was his.
Actually, this wasn’t Jian Heng’s fault either.
It’s normal for someone so handsome to attract attention.
But that doesn’t stop him from being unreasonable and getting jealous. Plus, they hadn’t seen each other for several days, and a little separation makes the heart grow fonder[mfn]小別勝新婚 (xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn): absence makes the heart grow fonder (said of married couples); reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds; a brief separation makes the couple feel like honeymooners; a Chinese folk proverb, which means that if lovers do not see each other for a short period of time, their reunion will be better than a honeymoon.[/mfn], so he decided to be a bit melodramatic to enhance their feelings.
“I don’t know him,” Jian Heng indulgently wrapped his arms around him, nuzzling his nose affectionately, “rejected.”
“Rejecting is the right thing to do,” Qin Cheng finally pushed him away with a serious face after enough nuzzling. “Get up, get up, let’s eat first, and then we can discuss things in detail. We can’t keep doing this, my heart can’t take it.”
There was no ‘Chinese cabbage in vinegar’, ‘sweet and sour spare ribs’, or ‘hot and sour shredded potatoes’ on the table at all.
Qin Cheng pointed at the table: “What’s going on? This student, have I fallen so low that I’m not even worthy of ordering food now?”
“Order whatever you want,” Jian Heng served him some rice, “I’m afraid too much vinegar will drown our delicate flower.”
“I’m not a delicate flower now,” Qin Cheng picked up a piece of stewed pork rib[mfn]排骨湯 (pái gǔ tāng): Pork Ribs Soup. 
[/mfn] and put it in his mouth. The taste was just right, not greasy and delicious. It was 800 times better than the one in their cafeteria that cost more than thirty yuan for a few small pieces. “Now, I’m a daylily bud[mfn]黃花菜 (huáng huā cài): daylily bud (used as an ingredient in some Chinese dishes such as hot and sour soup and moo shu pork); citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni); golden needles (edible flower); A daylily, day lily or ditch-lily is a flowering plant in the genus Hemerocallis /ˌhɛmɪroʊˈkælɪs/, a member of the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, native to Asia. Despite the common name, it is not taxonomically classified in the lily genus. Gardening enthusiasts and horticulturists have long bred Hemerocallis species for their attractive flowers; a select few species of the genus have edible petals, while some are extremely toxic. 
[/mfn], fully pickled.”
A few photos kept spinning in his mind, and the main character was still sitting in front of him. The more Qin Cheng thought about it, the more frustrated he became. He took out his phone, flipped through the photos, and pushed it towards him, pointing and saying: “Look at this, a sea of roses, a candle arrangement, chocolates arranged in a heart shape——can’t we have something more normal for once? Lighting candles at night, arranging flowers, who are you trying to scare? Is this supposed to be romantic? What kind of tough guy likes roses, candles, and chocolates? It’s all so girly!”
“Yeah, tough guys don’t like this stuff,” Jian Heng chimed in, “tough guys like sunflowers and cockscombs.”
“Don’t talk,” Qin Cheng pressed a piece of spare rib to his mouth with chopsticks, “I’m burning with anger here, just listen to me.”
Jian Heng bit off the rib and raised his hand to signal him to continue.
“I’m like a firecracker right now, you’d better not light me up. If I explode, even I would be scared,” Qin Cheng said, turning off his phone and tossing it aside, out of sight, out of mind. “You don’t have class tomorrow night, right? I saw on your schedule that you don’t have any classes.”
“No, why?” Jian Heng asked after swallowing the spare rib.
“I’m going to stroll around your school,” Qin Cheng said, “to refresh the presence of Jian Heng’s boyfriend.”
“Go to the library to study?” Jian Heng smiled at him. “Or the milk tea shop?”
Hearing him mention those two places made Qin Cheng unable to help but smile as well. He sighed and reminisced: “Time flies, and soon, our freshman year will be over. The fierce scene of the new school grass of the National Sports University PK[mfn]PK: Player killing, or PKing, is unrestricted PvP resulting in a character’s death. Some games offer open PvP (also sometimes called world PvP), where one player can attack another without warning anywhere in the game world. A pure PK game is one where PvP conflict is the only gameplay offered. Ganking (short for gang killing) is a type of PKing in which the killer has a significant advantage over his victim, such as being part of a group, being a higher level, or attacking the victim while they are at low health.[/mfn] the new school grass of the Medical University seems like it just happened yesterday. It was so intense that it made my blood boil with excitement.”
At that time, the two of them had just started school, and two military training photos quickly went viral on the forums of the National Sports University and the Medical University. Then, under the instigation of a group of teachers in training from the Normal University who loved to stir up trouble and watch the fun, the two schools held a ‘No. 1 School Grass’ competition, and the ABOs from both schools all came out to vote, making the voting process very lively.
As expected, the finals were a showdown between him and Jian Heng.
But the competition never finished because someone took a photo of the two school grasses holding hands in the library and kissing in the milk tea shop the day before the final voting.
From then on, the claim that ‘The two of them came out of the closet and got together in high school’ was finally accepted, and the Omegas from the three universities collectively mourned their lost love.
There was a particularly funny saying at the time that Qin Cheng always remembered.
“Still struggling over whether to date the cool, school tyrant from the Medical University or the fierce A-level sprinting star from the National Sports University? No need to choose! They’re together now! Hahahahaha, the sisters are going crazy, hahahahaha!”
“If the competition had gone to the end, who do you think would have won?” Qin Cheng asked.
“Didn’t Tan Qi take a screenshot?” Jian Heng looked at him, “when the competition was halted, you had one more vote than me.”
“That doesn’t count, it has to go to the end to be valid. What a pity,” Qin Cheng said, a bit regretful. But it was all in the past; he had a new problem to solve now. “I don’t have training tomorrow night, so I’ll accompany you to the library to study. It’s just right, I need to review for the CET-4 too.”
“Mm, I’ll apply for a study room,” Jian Heng agreed.
“No, no need to apply,” Qin Cheng had it all planned out. “Just let them see. The boyfriend of the school grass from the neighboring school is coming to study with him in the library, and he’ll be coming often in the future. Those who want to dig a wall should open their eyes wide and see how handsome his boyfriend is.”
After dinner, Qin Cheng directly pushed Jian Heng towards the bathroom. He was impatient: “Forget about washing the damn dishes, let’s take a shower first, and then get down to business.”
He turned on the shower, warm water pouring over them, blurring their vision.
But at times like this, eyes weren’t really needed; instinct and the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth senses could handle it almost perfectly.
As thoughts exploded in his mind like a beautiful sunflower, Qin Cheng sighed in the gaps of the waves, thinking that even after being an old married couple, they could still be so fiery and passionate. He really should write a book for the contemporary degenerate youth who change partners eight hundred times a year…
The next second, he was completely overwhelmed, unable to find any more gaps.
…
Qin Cheng lay on the bed, flipping through a vocabulary book with one hand while touching his boyfriend’s abs with the other: “I want to buy a new vocabulary collection.”
“Isn’t this one good?” Jian Heng slightly turned his body, his abs tightening immediately, the sensation changing abruptly, and Qin Cheng hurriedly touched them a couple more times.
“I feel like it doesn’t match my aura,” Qin Cheng sighed, “Before the college entrance examination, I bought so many vocabulary books——in random order, in sequential order, quick memorization… They made my head hurt.”
Thinking back to those days of intense studying and training, Qin Cheng still feels some residual effects.
He, who used to be indifferent to major exams, minor exams, monthly exams, and final exams, suddenly developed pre-exam anxiety a month before the exams.
Not for himself, but for Jian Heng.
My boyfriend was going to a Medical University, working very hard every day.
Is he eating well?
Does he need calcium supplements?
What about zinc and iron supplements?
I saw people buying eye patches to relieve eye fatigue; my boyfriend studies with me until the early hours of the morning every day——should I buy some for him?
Afraid it would affect his grades, Qin Cheng went to the hospital. The doctor prescribed some anxiety-relief medication, but it didn’t work at all. He couldn’t eat or sleep well and just stared at Jian Heng every day.
He couldn’t help but worry about Jian Heng and was afraid that Jian Heng’s mood would be affected by his state. He took the medication one by one, and his worries almost turned his hair gray.
Later, Jian Heng found out. They cuddled and talked all night under the covers. The next day, they took a day off together to relax and sleep at home.
Since then, Jian Heng would report everything he did to him first.
“Qin Cheng, I just drank some tea.”
“Boyfriend, I went to sleep at 1:30 AM yesterday.”
“I’m wearing a white sweater today, not cold.”
“Student Cheng Cheng, I had a steamed bun for breakfast, not hungry now…”
To be honest, looking back on these experiences now, apart from the bitterness, there is more of a sense of emotion and warmth.
In the reckless age of youth, two rebellious and sharp teenagers willingly softened their edges, wholeheartedly taking care of each other, and leaning on each other.
No matter how long in the future, it will always be an indelible memory.
“Don’t you think,” Jian Heng rolled over to lie beside him, looking at the vocabulary together, wanting to laugh a little, “it doesn’t matter which book you use? What you don’t want to see are the words, it doesn’t matter where they are printed.”
“Your insight is so sharp that I can’t refute it,” Qin Cheng sighed. After the college entrance exam, his brain felt like it had been wiped clean. He had even returned all the vocabulary words to the teacher. “Hurry up and massage my back. I need to conserve my energy for tomorrow, and at night we still have to go to the library to spread dog food. Only I can handle it.”
“Impressive,” Jian Heng kissed his neck, then got up and sat on his back, pushing his waist with just the right amount of force. “My boyfriend has worked hard.”
“Glad you understand,” Qin Cheng fought off drowsiness and continued memorizing words. “aboard, on a ship or in a vehicle, get on board… Why not get on the bed, getting on the bed is more fitting.”
“How did you go back to the beginning?” Jian Heng glanced over, “Didn’t you memorize it to the end?”
“A school tyrant like you wouldn’t understand,” Qin Cheng said confidently, “For us, the school slag, this thing called a vocabulary list is something that is always new.”
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土崩瓦解 (tǔ bēng wǎ jiě): to completely fall apart; to completely collapse; disintegrate; crumble; break up; shatter; fall to pieces; like the collapse of soil and the breaking of tiles; it is a metaphor for complete collapse and irreparable damage. An idiom that comes from a historical story. Attested in 秦記論 by Ban Gu, which was quoted in the Records of the Grand Historian: 秦之積衰，天下土崩瓦解，雖有周旦之材，無所復陳其巧，而以責一日之孤，誤哉！, With Qin’s accumulated downward trend, the state was falling apart. Even talents like the Duke of Zhou (the founding father of the Western Zhou Dynasty) could not possibly have turned the situation around. What a mistake it was [for Jia Yi (the author of Ten Crimes of Qin) and Sima Qian (the author of the Records of the Grand Historian)] to blame this on its new emperor!心心念念 (xīn xīn niàn niàn): set one’s heart (on sth); long for; constantly think of; cherish the desire of; keep thinking about…; constantly thinking of…; anxiously longing for…; Always thinking about it; Refers to want to do something or get something.
蠻不講理 (mán bù jiǎng lǐ): rude and unreasonable; completely unreasonable; unreasonable; peremptory; overbearing; irrational; highhanded; arbitrary.
從長計議 (cóng cháng jì yì): to take one’s time making a decision (idiom); to consider at length; take one’s time to make careful deliberations; take one’s time in coming to/reaching a decision; taking more time to discuss and consider. Handle things carefully and don’t rush to make decisions.
眼不見為淨 (yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng): lit. (if the) eye does not see (it, it) is clean; what remains unseen is deemed to be clean; what the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over (idiom); to turn a blind eye to something; out of sight, out of mind; what the eye doesn’t see doesn’t hurt; you have to eat a peck of dirt before you die.
如火如荼 (rú huǒ rú tú): (literal) (to have) a mighty army like wildfire; a daunting and vigorous momentum; flourishing; magnificent; unstoppable; in full swing; intense and exciting; vigorous; fervent; blazing; thriving; heated; bustling; originally referred to the grandeur of the army, but is now used to describe the vigorous momentum and enthusiastic atmosphere of a large-scale action. From a statement in Guoyu describing how spectacular the Wu army was: 萬人以為方陣，皆白裳、白旂、素甲、白羽之矰，望之如荼。左軍亦如之，皆赤裳、赤旟、丹甲、朱羽之矰，望之如火。右軍亦如之，皆玄裳、玄旗、黑甲、烏羽之矰，望之如墨。, Ten thousand warriors form a phalanx [in the middle], with white clothes, white banners, white armours, and white arrows, and they looked like cogon spikes. The army on the left also wore like this, with red clothes, red banners, red armours, and red arrows, and they looked like fire. The army on the right also wore like this, with black clothes, black banners, black armours, and black arrows, and they looked like ink.
全心全意 (quán xīn quán yì): wholeheartedly; without reservation; heart and soul; with all one’s heart.
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