Chapter 38: Private Album

As Lu Xun speaks seriously, Ye Yao looks into his eyes and recalls the past in a trance.

The last time I saw Lu Xun fight for something so seriously was when he was in high school and Lu Xun said to him, "I want to go to the same university as you, so we can still be together every day."

With this goal in mind, Lu Xun studied so hard that he was able to join him in the same dormitory.

The relationship between them was still pure then, unlike now.

Will Lu Xun come after him as hard as he did for his GCSEs?

It looks as if it will, so hopefully he'll be able to beckon.

*

The shock of Lu Xun's serious confession and advances, as well as the memories of the past, kept Ye Yao awake all night.

Ye Yao, who hadn't slept well, woke up in a daze in the morning. He had washed up with his books and was about to reach for his mobile phone when he heard Lu Xun say to him, "If it rains today, I'll even go and bring you an umbrella."

Ye Yao: "...... It's a big sunny day."

Lu Xun took out his phone and glanced at the weather forecast and frowned when he saw that it was indeed sunny. He quickly changed his tune, "Weather forecasts aren't always accurate, and the sun can deliver, otherwise what if it tans us Ye Yao?"

Ye Yao was not afraid of getting a tan, but after hearing Lu Xun's words, he took the folded umbrella out of the cupboard and put it together with his book and took it with his out the door.

It was only when Ye Yao walked into the classroom, put his books down and tried to get his mobile phone out to check the time, that he realised he had forgotten his mobile phone because of Lu Xun's interruption.

Ye Yao, not one to die without his phone, flipped through the book the next second he realised he didn't have it with him.

Nothing can happen to the phone if it is left in the hostel anyway.

*

The door to the dormitory, which had been locked because no one was there, was opened again and Lu Xun came in.

Their teacher has been temporarily transferred and these classes are not needed again.

Lu Xun wanted to go to Ye Yao's class when he was free, but when he got to Ye Yao's classroom, it would be too late for him to barge in. He might not even have a seat left for him, let alone a seat next to Ye Yao, if he went there so late.

Lu Xun returned to his dormitory with a sigh. He put his books away and after two laps around the dormitory, he went to the washroom to wash his hands.

...... He kind of wants to go sniff Ye Yao's clothes again.

The same laundry detergent was used, but Ye Yao's clothes smelled so different from his.

That's probably the scent Ye Yao carries with him, which is why he's so relaxed.

Lu Xun pulls open Ye Yao's wardrobe door and closes it again, then pulls it open and closes it again.

No, he was Ye Yao's friend when he washed his, last time he needed to make sure he was really bent, and now he was Ye Yao's suitor and was in the middle of a serious pursuit of Ye Yao.

Lu Xun decided, with great difficulty, to abandon the operation for the time being because of Ye Yao's status as a suitor.

When he was with Ye Yao, he made sure to mix Ye Yao's clothes with his and smell them every day, every day. One wear of Ye Yao's clothes was enough, and the rest was for his collection.

Lu Xun imagined this scene and contentedly plonked himself down on his desk, pulling out his phone to post a love packet to Ye Yao.

The next second after the successful transmission, Lu Xun heard a small drip.

Lu Xun looked up in the direction of the sound and saw Ye Yao's mobile phone on Ye Yao's desk.

Ye Yao did not bring his mobile phone to class.

Lu Xun, who noticed this, went and took Ye Yao's phone and placed it alongside his own, screen to screen.

The phone is the same model he went to buy with Ye Yao, so it is the same size and the screen fits perfectly.

The only difference is the cartoon design on the back. Ye Yao's phone has a little dinosaur on it patting his round tummy while his little dinosaur wears sunglasses and crosses his arms and says, "Buy!"

I didn't think anything else of it when I bought it, but now it seems like the perfect post-wedding life for him and Ye Yao.

When will Ye Yao fall for him and say yes to his advances?

Lu Xun lies on the table and imagines what life will be like after the wedding, slowly falling into a light sleep with such satisfying fantasies.

Lu Xun's biological clock didn't allow him to sleep long enough to wake up again, and before his mind was fully awake, his hand had already picked up his phone out of habit, unlocked it with his fingerprint and tapped into the gallery.

Since he can no longer sleep with Ye Yao in his arms, he has made it a habit to take out his phone and look at Ye Yao's photos before and after he wakes up.

Lu Xun clicked on a random photo of him and Ye Yao posing by a lake, looking quite serious.

Now that this kind of photo is to some extent no longer satisfying for Lu Xun, he scratches down one and finds a similar photo.

One minute he was cuddling with Ye Yao in his dreams, the next he was in front of a photo of his best friend, Lu Xun.

He immediately exited this album and swiped down to operate with the intention of opening his own hidden album.

In this hidden album, there are some rather special photos. For example, Ye Yao at his high school graduation, drunk and red-faced, leaning into his arms, looking at him with open eyes that seem to contain a spring in them, his eyes misty.

For example, when he and Ye Yao went swimming at the beach, Ye Yao walked in front of him in his swimming trunks, with a slender waist and long legs.

Previously scattered among various group photos, he made a point of seeking out the collection not long ago and pulled them into a hidden album.

To open the hidden album, a password is required, and the fingerprint alone does not work. Lu Xun quickly enters the password, but a message pops up on the screen: [The password you entered is incorrect].

Lu Xun frowned and slowed down his password this time, but the moment he finished, he still saw the message again: [The password you entered was wrong.

Lu Xun is now completely awake, no way, he definitely didn't enter it wrong, unless the phone is malfunctioning, or ......

Lu Xun flips the phone from front to back and sees a dinosaur with a rounded stomach.

This is Ye Yao's phone!

Ye Yao can unlock his phone directly with his fingerprint, and he can unlock Ye Yao's phone directly with his fingerprint, which they set up for each other when they were best friends.

Ye Yao, like him, also has hidden albums in his phone.

Lu Xun slowly sat up straighter, and even before he thought about it, a cold sweat had broken out on his palms and back.

He knew Ye Yao's personality well, and Ye Yao would never have nothing better to do than to create a hidden album just for the sake of novelty and fun.

There must be something here that is not convenient to show, something that cannot be told.

Ye Yao, who is so clean-cut, would never hide some colorful pictures in his phone like other men do, and this would not contain the kind of pictures that cannot be seen.

It must be some other image that Ye Yao doesn't want to have any semblance of a possible leak.

This will be Ye Yao's deepest secret.

Combining the secret with Ye Yao, Lu Xun's mind was immediately flooded with speculation.

There is a man whose identity he has asked Ye Yao about several times, and Ye Yao has refused to tell him.

Ye Yao said it was his first love, so he had to protect it.

This must be a picture of the man who bent Ye Yao!

Jealousy fills Lu Xun's mind and burns Lu Xun's heart as his hands keep shaking and he quickly types in what he thinks might be the correct password.

Ye Yao's birthday, school number, bank card PIN, Ye Yao's parents' birthdays.

Error prompts popped up again and again, and the phone automatically locked for ten minutes after too many wrong entries.

Lu Xun, dizzy and breathless, props himself up on his desk and breathes in heavily.

Ye Yao put the photos of his with him in his photo album in the open, which is normal and not a problem, but Ye Yao created a private album for other men.

What people fear most is comparison, and this time he was compared.

He is no longer number one in Ye Yao's heart apart from his family.

Lu Xun had been trying not to think about it too deeply, but now the question was presented to him directly.

Lu Xun hangs his head and rests his forehead against the small dinosaur in Ye Yao's phone case, trying to feel Ye Yao's warmth again through it, but in vain.

He had mentioned him a few times in front of Ye Yao, trying to act as if he didn't care. But he was only trying to appear generous in front of Ye Yao, how could he really not care?

He cares like hell, he could care less about a lot of things, but only about Ye Yao.

Ye Yao's phone rings again and Lu Xun purses his lips as he flips it over to check.

It was from Ms. Wang of Ye Yao's tutor. Ms. Wang's tone was quite surprising: [Ms. Ye Yao, my child improved by 200 places in the last monthly exam! Let's talk about the salary when you have time, the current hourly rate is not worthy of you!

Lu Xun wiped his face and decided to give Ye Yao his mobile phone while he went to a later class.

Lu Xun took the two mobile phones with him out the door, and on the way he grimaced so much that many people kept themselves away from him.

Ye Yao's class was held in the third building, some distance from the dormitory, and as Lu Xun walked along, he couldn't help but feel his way into the emotions forum he had visited last time.

Lu Xun posted: [How to de-escalate when the person you like has another sweetheart?

Lu Xun refreshed after posting and saw a new reply to.

[...... actually asked how to ease the mood rather than how to stay away, I'm genuinely convinced.]

[Stop being a licker, can't you just be a normal person?

I advise you to stay away quickly!

Lu Xun was already in a bad mood, and when he saw these words, he became even more furious.

How could anyone be so vicious as to advise him to stay away from Ye Yao?

These people have no idea how good Ye Yao is and how good it smells to cuddle!

Lu Xun refreshed again and saw other new replies.

That's easy, you find someone to chase you, you lick him, your backup licks you, and in the process you get a wonderful balance. It's best to chase someone, but there are other options if you can't.]

Lu Xun sinks his face and turns off his phone decisively.

Wouldn't it be a waste of his time with Ye Yao if he didn't refuse when someone else was after him?

He should never have sought advice in the land of a bunch of idiots!

*

Ye Yao was given a mobile phone by Lu Xun between classes.

Lu Xun doesn't look in a good mood, frowning, but smiling at him anyway.

"What's wrong?" Ye Yao asked, "Why are you back in the hostel, not feeling well?"

Lu Xun's face soothed at Ye Yao's concern, and he subconsciously tried to take Ye Yao's hand, before he touched it and withdrew it.

"No, our teacher switched classes and I saw Ms. Wang messaging you so I brought you my phone." Lu Xun said, "Let's have something to eat next to the school tonight? At least I've done you a favour, I can't return the favour Ye students."

Ye Yao: "...... line."

Lu Xun was finally in a better mood and left happily. Ye Yao watched Lu Xun until he disappeared.

Back in the classroom, Ye Yao took his mobile phone out to reply to Ms. Wang, but his eyes stopped when he saw the little dinosaur in sunglasses.

...... Wait a minute, this is Lu Xun's phone?

It seems Lu Xun was really in a bad mood, probably something happened to him to get all the phones given to him wrong.

The bell rang and it was too late to chase him out, so Ye Yao rubbed his brow and thought he'd better ask Lu Xun a few questions. His phone was in Lu Xun's hand, so all he had to do was send himself a message.

Ye Yao unlocked the phone with his fingerprint and the screen lit up, showing Lu Xun's previous view directly.

That's easy, you find someone to chase you, you lick him, your backup licks you, and in the process you get a wonderful balance. It's best to chase someone, but there are other options if you can't.]