Chi Han listened attentively, basically not zoning out at all during the entire class.
But beside him, Yin Hao was scratching his head in frustration.
He could already imagine how the confession wall at school would be a bloody mess today!
After class, Chi Han stretched lazily. Having drunk a lot of water that morning, he now felt the urge to use the restroom.
“You sit here and wait for me for a moment, I’m going to the bathroom.”
Chi Han released the hand he was holding with Rong Xu, stood up, and in a place where Rong Xu couldn’t see, mouthed quietly to Yin Hao: “Don’t bully him!”
Yin Hao: “…”
Big brother, please open your eyes and see who’s bullying whom here.
After Chi Han left, the atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing point.
Rong Xu lowered his gaze halfway, his face indifferent. His tall and slender figure clearly showed a good upbringing, attracting the attention of many people sitting in the back.
Although Yin Hao was scared, for the sake of his roommate’s happiness, he had to face the challenge!
Chi Han was such a good person; he couldn’t be easily fooled by others, especially since the person in front of him was obviously not someone to be taken lightly.
Clearing his throat, a smile appeared on Yin Hao’s face: “Um… hello, I’m Chi Han’s roommate, Yin Hao. Are you his boyfriend?”
The word “boyfriend” happened to hit his sweet spot. Rong Xu, pleased by it, slightly turned his face and nodded.
Though he still gave off a cold vibe, his expression clearly softened.
“Rong Xu.”
The cold, clear voice wasn’t drowned out at all in the noisy large classroom. The girl sitting behind him, who had been absorbed in her phone, immediately snapped her head up.
Just from the voice, you could tell he was a handsome guy!
“Haha, nice name, nice name…” Yin Hao gave a forced laugh twice. The aura between the two was completely on different levels; he didn’t even dare to casually say any flirtatious words anymore.
“Um… what’s your major? You look like you must be pretty good at science, right?” After holding back for a long time, Yin Hao finally managed to get out a sentence.
Rong Xu’s eyes flickered, but he said nothing.
Yin Hao waited for a moment: “…”
Can someone like this even find a partner???
Chi Han must usually have it so hard!
While his mind was caught in this inner struggle, suddenly a girl walked over from the next seat, her face flushed red, and on her phone screen was a glaring WeChat QR code.
“Hello, handsome, can we add each other on WeChat?”
Watching the girl with clipped, deliberately sexy tones showing off her figure, Yin Hao immediately frowned. Although he didn’t exactly like Rong Xu, digging under his nose like this was just too much.
Everyone has a responsibility to protect Chi Han!
But the next second, he shut his mouth.
Because Rong Xu simply stepped past her and walked outside, his manner was no different from seeing a piece of air.
Even less than air.
The girl’s cheeks instantly flushed bright red, then quickly turned a bit pale.
Yin Hao: “…”
He was wrong; he shouldn’t have thought Rong Xu was just being indifferent and dismissive to him.
Truly, without comparison, there is no pain.
Chi Han washed his hands and took a couple of steps out, then saw Rong Xu by the bathroom door. He was momentarily stunned and hurried forward.
“What’s wrong? Who upset you?”
He looked closely at Rong Xu’s face, his expression anxious.
If only he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have left Rong Xu alone in the classroom.
Rong Xu’s lips curled up slightly, completely without the usual coldness toward outsiders.
“I missed you.”
Chi Han’s cheeks tinged a light pink. He cleared his throat gently and pulled him back toward the classroom: “It’s only been five minutes.”
Rong Xu squeezed their hands tightly, following step by step: “I don’t want to wait even one second.”
…
Back in the classroom, Yin Hao’s 24k dog eyes were dazzled again.
He quietly lowered his head and sent a WeChat message to his girlfriend, mending his wounded heart bit by bit.
From the second half of the last class, most of the time was spent watching videos. Chi Han watched for a while, then stopped and lowered his head to catch up on notes.
This class felt like the teacher was speaking at double speed. Many parts weren’t even fully heard before moving on to the next chapter.
Chi Han subconsciously furrowed his brow, the tip of his pen tapping lightly on the book.
“What’s wrong?”
Rong Xu looked down to reply to a few messages, then looked up to see Chi Han’s serious expression.
“The teacher’s rushing through the material, speaking at triple speed. I didn’t catch a thing in these parts.”
Chi Han’s face darkened, feeling a bit frustrated.
Of all things, this teacher was the one setting the final exam questions and grading them, and was notoriously strict with scores.
Rong Xu lowered his eyes to scan the textbook, took the pen, and marked a few places, then wrote a few sentences.
He pushed the book back with a calm tone: “Basically, these were the key points. The rest was just reading aloud.”
Chi Han: “…”
Yin Hao: “…”
You can remember this clearly without even reading the book??
Yin Hao suspected this was a top expert from the same major coming to toy with beginners.
The writing reflects the person.
Chi Han’s fingertips traced the handwriting in the book. After a year apart, Rong Xu’s writing still clearly revealed a sharp, resolute character at a glance.
“This writing has gotten onto Yin Hao’s book,” Chi Han said, turning his face close to Rong Xu’s, with a hint of jealousy he hadn’t even noticed himself, he just felt an inexplicable discomfort and possessiveness stirring inside. “You have to rewrite it in my book! Make it bold! Make it big!”
Rong Xu’s eyes curved at the corners. His index finger slid across Chi Han’s palm with an ambiguous meaning, slowly moving upward. In a voice only they could hear, he said, “Okay, but I’m going to write it somewhere else. I’ll write as many words as you want.”
Chi Han “whooshed” and covered his ears, eyes wide open, his heart pounding wildly.
Had he recently turned mischievous? Why did he understand it in an instant?!
Rong Xu let out a light laugh, sat up straight, and looked calm on the surface, as if they had just been discussing some serious academic matter.
Yin Hao shook his head hopelessly beside them.
Promising!
Chi Han squeezed his hand, fingertips brushing over his palm, still feeling the tingling from just now.
Suddenly, he felt a bit flushed.
Ten minutes before class ended, Rong Xu went out to take a phone call.
As soon as he left, Yin Hao sneakily slid closer: “Hey, Chi Han, he really is your boyfriend!”
“Yeah,” Chi Han nodded calmly, openly admitting it, “What about it?”
Yin Hao admired Chi Han’s courage but was also a little worried he might get hurt: “Nothing much, just feels like your boyfriend’s personality is a bit cold…”
Chi Han paused mid-twirl of his pen, then said after a moment, “We’ve known each other since high school. When I was sick back then, he was the only one who took care of me.”
Yin Hao was stunned, instantly speechless. He had heard something about Chi Han’s family situation. His parents weren’t responsible. Chi Han was almost like an orphan.
“He’s better at studying than me. He should have been the provincial top scorer, but then he went abroad for a year because of illness and only recently came back.” Chi Han knew Yin Hao meant well, but he wouldn’t allow anyone to slander or misunderstand Rong Xu. “After he left, no one has treated me as well as he did.”
Chi Han smiled softly and whispered, “Anyway, in this lifetime, there’s no one else.”
A sharp pang hit Yin Hao’s heart, and he sighed deeply.
The fact that these two could meet each other in this life was a blessing from heaven.
He declared, starting today, these two are locked tight! He swallowed the key! And swallowed the lock, too!
…
Rong Xu returned to his seat after the call and noticed Yin Hao’s gaze had shifted from slightly resistant to gentle and soft as water. Yin Hao even squeezed closer on the other side, making room for the two of them.
Rong Xu: “…”
What’s going on here again?
But other people’s behavior never really concerned him. The only one he cared about was Chi Han.
“What do you want to eat later? I’ll take you.”
Chi Han rubbed his stomach, feeling not very hungry yet: “I don’t think I’m hungry. Are you hungry?”
Rong Xu naturally smoothed the collar of his clothes for him, then stood up: “Then let’s go out for a walk. We’ll eat when we’re hungry.”
Chi Han smiled, greeted his roommate, and left.
Yin Hao rolled up his sleeves and joined the battle at the confession wall, determined to drag everyone into the shipper’s camp.
Ship it, all of it!