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Domineering Guy felt Little Chen’s breath. The one he deeply loved was sitting beside him. If it were before, he would definitely kiss and hug Little Chen. Since Little Chen said he wouldn’t marry him, he dared not to do these things. Neither would they get married, nor would they meet each other’s parents to have a serious relationship. Thus, if he continued doing the intimate things to Little Chen, didn’t he act like a scoundrel?

Coquettish Guy didn’t straighten his trousers up when sitting down and now stretched his legs to do so in order to make himself comfortable. Domineering Guy sitting beside him was agitated and poorly leaned back while seeing his legs cross the line. Coquettish Guy had sensed something wrong with Domineering Guy before, but now he was sure that Domineering Guy was quite abnormal.

When Coquettish Guy approached Domineering Guy a little bit, the latter felt extremely nervous and moved aside. The former felt half bitter and half sweet and covered the latter’s hand on his leg. Domineering Guy abruptly turned around and looked at him with a shocked and twisted expression as if his virginity was deprived, but Coquettish Guy tightened his hand, leaving no chance for Domineering Guy to pull his hand out. At the moment, Domineering Guy was about to cry. Afterward, Coquettish Guy interlocked his hand with Domineering Guy’s, which totally stiffened the latter.

Coquettish Guy sighed in his heart and whispered with his lips clinging to Domineering Guy’s ears, “Zhou Ming, I’m carsick. Let me lean on your shoulder.”

Domineering Guy leaned to one side and helped Coquettish Guy’s head lean on his shoulder with a shivering hand. “You…you sleep, and I won’t move.” Tears welled up in Coquettish Guy’s eyes, and Coquettish Guy kissed Domineering Guy on his neck, closed his eyes, and leaned back. Like a traditional girl who was taken advantage of, Domineering Guy blushed from his ear to his neck.

[294]

Coquettish Guy felt at ease while leaning his head on Domineering Guy’s shoulder and found himself ridiculous in the meantime. In his eyes, protecting the interests of the two families was safeguarding the relationship between him and Zhou Ming to the maximum extent. Unexpectedly, he broke Zhou Ming’s heart.

He had long known that it was rather difficult for them to be together, which he should have told Zhou Ming earlier. However, he probably longed for Zhou’s tender love or he thought no one in the world would timelessly call him “Little Chen, Little Chen” like Zhou, so he let himself indulge in Zhou’s love. Today, he still clearly knew that it was hardly possible that they were to be forgiven by their parents, but he couldn’t convince himself to give up Zhou. He was even willing to find a compromised balance therein even if this relationship wouldn’t be granted with a due name.

To his surprise, Zhou Ming was the first one who wouldn’t like to do so. Perhaps, in Zhou Ming’s eyes, their relationship should have been aboveboard from the beginning.

He felt sour and sweet. Regardless whether the two in the front seats would notice them or not, he took the advantage of leaning on Domineering Guy to hug Domineering Guy. The latter was so nervous as if he was the Saint Monk who was hugged by the Queen of the Women’s Kingdom “Little…Little Chen?”

Seemingly dissatisfied with Domineering Guy’s numb reaction, Coquettish Guy pulled him closer with force and bit his earlobe. Subsequently, Domineering Guy reacted like he was electrically shocked and felt wronged. What did Little Chen take him for?

[295]

They returned university late at night. Domineering Guy carried Coquettish Guy’s baggage but refused to talk to him on his own initiative. Coquettish Guy also found that this matter was a big deal for Domineering Guy, so the latter wouldn’t let it go for a short time. He got used to Domineering Guy following him all the time. As long as he made Domineering Guy feel a little glad, the latter would even happily pick up stars for him. But now, Domineering Guy was obviously avoiding him. Such a comparison made him realize that nothing was more important than Zhou Ming to him.

He walked forward to hold Domineering Guy’s hand. The latter said in a hurry, “No, no, no. I can carry it myself.” He still held Domineering Guy’s hand and said in a mischievous way to speak out his true feelings, “I don’t want to help you with the baggage. I just want to hold your hand.”

Domineering Guy who got flirted felt bitter. He would rather curry favor with Little Chen who used to be aloof but gentle. At that time, in his eyes, he would marry Little Chen and have a future together. Now, Little Chen was willing to express his feelings but made it clear that they wouldn’t get married. Thus, the better Little Chen treated him, the sadder he felt.

[296]

Straight Guy wanted to follow Domineering Guy and Coquettish Guy to dormitory but was stopped by Glass Guy who held his hand. When he looked at Glass Guy with suspicion, Glass Guy whispered, “Give them a moment alone.” Straight Guy halted his hand carrying the luggage and said yes while watching the two walk away.

Glass Guy took Straight Guy’s suitcase and said, “You can take a hot shower at my house.” Having probably seen the uncertainty in his eyes, Straight Guy added with self-mockery, “I’ll drive you to my apartment first and then return the dormitory tonight.”

How could he do this? It was inappropriate for him to occupy the house but expel its owner out. He couldn’t do such a thing. “No,” whispered he. “You don’t need to do this. I haven’t said anything yet. We can live together tonight.”

With his eyes full of softness, Glass Guy felt he had never seen through Zhou Yang who seemed to exact nothing from him and have no requirements of him. As long as he gave Zhou Yang a little sincerity, the latter would re-pay him 100 times of that. Glass Guy curled his lips and said gently, “OK.”

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On the other side, Coquettish Guy was almost unable to figure out what he was looking for. Not until Zhou Ming started to avoid him did he realize that his previous composure was just because Zhou Ming loved him more. He even began to feel panicked, for he was so possessive about Zhou Ming that he couldn’t tolerate that Zhou Ming was alienated from him even a little.

Straight Guy was absent tonight, the two in the dormitory quietly made the bed and was ready to sleep.

Domineering Guy was highly alerted to eavesdrop on Little Chen. He really wanted to get close to Little Chen but didn’t know what posture he could use. “Zhou Ming,” said Coquettish Guy suddenly, making him so nervous that he didn’t know how to make a reaction. “Eh, eh, eh?”

“It’s getting cold,” said Coquettish Guy.

He couldn’t make a timely response now and nodded his head after feeling the colder air at night.

“I haven’t brought a thick quilt. Let’s sleep together.”

“Ah?”

Seeing that Domineering Guy tried to seek excuses to turn him down, Coquettish Guy couldn’t tell that he was angry or he was afraid of being refused, so he said in a soft voice, “Zhou Ming, I’m cold.”

Domineering Guy’s brain didn’t work anymore.

Coquettish Guy climbed onto Zhou Ming’s bed and also dragged Zhou Ming onto the bed, leaving the latter no chance to refuse him. When he hugged Zhou Ming in the quilt, his heart was at rest.

[298]

Domineering Guy couldn’t sleep. If he lay down on his back like now, he was as stiffened as a Band-Aid sticking to the bed. If he slept with his side facing Little Chen, he would breathe faster and faster, and he didn’t dare to think what would happen. If he slept with his back facing Little Chen…

He felt sad when turning around, but he still did that, for Little Chen didn’t want to marry him first; now in the same bed, he could only afford Little Chen some warmth politely. Consequentially, his arm was grabbed by Little Chen before he could turn around. “Zhou Ming.”

Little Chen exerted no strength, but he felt he couldn’t move and then heard Little Chen say, “Don’t turn your back on me.”

“This isn’t right,” said he.

Seeing him not turn back on his own initiative, Little Chen directly hugged him from behind instead of forcing him to do so and said with his lips getting close to Domineering Guy’s ears, making Domineering Guy’s ears itchy, “Aren’t you angry at me?”

Domineering Guy silently trembled. Little Chen bit his neck, which he thought would hurt him. As a result, Little Chen sucked a soft spot on his ear in his mouth and gently licked it. The more pleased Domineering Guy felt because of the flirty, the sadder he felt. He couldn’t help sobbing and asked in a shivering voice, “Haven’t we said we’ll get married since childhood?”

[299]

What Zhou Ming asked shocked Ji Chen.

Ji Chen originally thought himself was mature enough and thought it clearly. After a rational analysis, he knew he wouldn’t do the impossible thing and that their families were also afraid of this scandal being disclosed. If they kept it a secret and didn’t ask their parents for approval, they would probably be together forever in a sneaky way.

However, when Zhou Ming asked him, he couldn’t help expecting whether they could create a wonder in the world.

“Don’t you want to get intimate with me if we don’t get married?” He continued flirting with Domineering Guy and even left marks on the latter’s neck. Having had Coquettish Guy in his mind all the way, Domineering Guy was unable to survive his flirty. Now, his body was expecting Coquettish Guy to the maximum extent, but deep down, he felt distraught.

Coquettish Guy held the “little Domineering Guy” in his hand and asked, “Don’t you want to get intimate with me?”

Coquettish Guy’s fingertips were wetted by the liquid on the top of it. Seemingly eager to confirm something, he tantalized the “little Domineering Guy” to be more excited, kissed Domineering Guy and almost whispered in the latter’s ears, “Let us just be this, shall we? I only have you, and I only want you. We can have everything  except  getting married?”