Chapter 39: Exclusivity

Ye Yao stared at this reply for a while and went back up to read the title of this thread.

[How can I relieve my feelings when the person I like has another lover?

In the space of a breath, Ye Yao had already analysed the reason why this post had been seen by him.

This post was made by Lu Xun, or Lu Xun was in a depressed mood and saw a post that matched his mood and clicked on it to check it out.

Then he saw Lu Xun in a bad mood when he gave him the wrong phone.

Lu Xun is in a bad mood today because he's thinking about his crush again?

And he ...... is known as "the one who likes it".

Ye Yao recited the word several times in his mind, feeling emotionally happy and rationally normal that Lu Xun would say that.

After all, if this post was really from Lu Xun, Lu Xun couldn't ask his friend how to cope with having someone he likes, and the comments below would probably be advising Lu Xun to look on the bright side, make some new friends and not stop his friend from pursuing his true love.

But Lu Xun ...... would not look away. Long ago, Lu Xun was so determined to be his best friend that love had to give way in Lu Xun's mind for this friendship.

Many people will not understand such a friendship, so a veneer is needed.

Ye Yao Yao is gradually clearing his mind and reading the replies, he is at peace.

Surprisingly, he felt that they were not entirely without merit, and if he had been on the sidelines, he would probably have advised Lu Xun to think twice.

Ye Yao slides down and when he reaches the bottom, it refreshes itself and he sees a new message.

To be honest, it's hard to get rid of this kind of hard feelings. After all, love is not the same as friendship, there is a strong exclusivity, you like him, then you will definitely want to monopolize his body and mind. Try harder to make him like you too, and forget about that sweetheart.]

Ye Yao is flabbergasted.

...... The exclusivity of love?

It's true that their relationship has always been exclusive, but Ye Yao didn't see anything wrong with it before. Lu Xun says that best friends are like that, and he agrees with Lu Xun that he has never thought of love in terms of its exclusivity.

And it can't only be love that is exclusive, can it?

Ye Yao Fire cut out to search for the exclusivity of friendship, and there were quite a few answers.

The most important thing is that you have to be a friend of your own. But this phenomenon is more common among women, after all, the contact between girlfriends is more intimate, holding hands and hugging is normal. It's not often that this happens between men, at least I haven't seen it, probably because there is less physical contact in the first place.

Ye Yao thinks calmly.

Lu Xun likes to pose with his girlfriends in photos, such as face-to-face with him.

Lu Xun also likes to walk hand in hand with him like two girlfriends.

...... Lu Xun It seems reasonable to have friendship exclusivity for him like many girls do.

For whatever reason, now that this uniqueness has been destroyed by him, will a distraught Lu Xun seek the comfort of another for balance, as the post suggests?

He didn't want to be conclusive about what hadn't happened, let alone make bad guesses about Lu Xun because of it.

He didn't want to make it any harder for Lu Xun, so he could just wait a while and tell Lu Xun that he was losing interest in emotional matters.

Ye Yao closes the page, clears his search trail and acts as if nothing has happened.

*

Lu Xun is not so attentive in class, and he has two minds on his phone while listening to the lecture.

He finally realised something was wrong after he took the phone out and went wide-eyed with the fat dinosaur on the case.

How could this be Ye Yao's phone! Didn't he give this phone to Ye Yao? What kind of illusion is this?

Lu Xun unlocked the phone incredibly with his fingerprint and, according to the software inside, was desperate to discover that it was really Ye Yao's phone.

He must have Ye Yao's mobile phone. Did he see anything untoward before he gave it to Ye Yao?

...... that forum.

Did he then close the forum page by hand?

It's a one-second operation that won't be noticed, and Lu Xun can't recall it for half a day.

Don't read any of the bullshit above Ye Yao, it's just a bunch of nefarious internet users trying to stir up trouble!

Lu Xun was hesitant to reach out to Ye Yao and ask his about it, but he was afraid that if Ye Yao didn't open his phone, he would see everything if he sent his a message.

Lu Xun waited hard until the end of class and suddenly received a message from Ye Yao: [Don't go too far for dinner tonight, and don't make it too complicated, just eat casually, I have to go to class tomorrow.

Lu Xun fires back: [Listen to you.

Ye Yao did not sound unusual, so Lu Xun was relieved that he had closed the forum page by then.

With his mind at ease, Lu Xun continued his search on Ye Yao's phone.

He changed direction this time, asking questions such as [how to defeat a love rival], [how to defeat the white moonlight in your boyfriend's heart], [how to turn moonlight into white grains of rice].

Probably because he was asking the right questions, Lu Xun searched for a number of answers that he found informative.

If your rival is a lonely moon in the sky, then you should be a vermilion mole! If your rival is as gentle as water, you can be as flamboyant as fire. If you are completely different types, it will help reduce the chance of him thinking of his rival.

It made sense, it all made sense. He was following Ye Yao so closely and never spotted any suspicious characters, the odds are that Ye Yao never said a word to that person.

Ye Yao will come to his senses sooner or later.

Lu Xun was satisfied and in a much better mood. He made up some impromptu love stories and turned off his phone to continue listening, thinking in his head about what to take Ye Yao out to eat tonight.

----

Lu Xun came to the classroom in a poor state of mind, completely oblivious to who was sitting nearby, while behind him a boy looked thoughtful.

If Ye Yao were here, he would recognise this man. When he and Lu Xun were eating out, this boy appeared out of nowhere to confess his love for Lu Xun, only to have Lu Xun black out all his contacts and have Lu Xun say outright that he would not accept having a friend of the same sex around him who liked him.

The boy took his eyes off Lu Xun's phone and mentally combined several of the questions Lu Xun had searched and came up with a bold idea.

His last confession had failed, but that didn't mean he gave up so easily and lurked to bide his time. This was Lu Xun, and who wouldn't want to take a shortcut once they managed to hook up with someone who would be fed and clothed for the rest of their lives? He wanted to anyway.

The last time he confessed in a hurry, he was afraid that he would be late in confessing to Lu Xun and Ye Yao. But now Lu Xun has fallen for Ye Yao, as he expected, and Ye Yao has fallen for someone else!

Wasn't this the opportunity he had been waiting for?

*

Ye Yao and Lu Xun ended up going to a small kebab shop next to the school.

Ye Yao ordered the usual two-person menu and was about to start grilling when Lu Xun picked up a slice of fatty beef roll with enoki mushrooms.

"Do you have any idea what's rolled up in here?" Lu Xun's expression was deep.

It was a strange question and Ye Yao looked at it a few more times before answering, "Enoki mushrooms, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just look at it and think of myself." Lu Xun let out a long sigh, "The fatty beef rolls are enoki mushrooms, and what you rolled away is my heart."

Ye Yao: "......"

Help.

The shop gave them each a raw sterile egg to mix with their rice during an event. Lu Xun uses his chopsticks to pull at the egg mixture wrapped around the rice and sighs again: "The egg mixture wrapped around the rice cannot be separated, and you wrapped around my heart cannot be separated either, once wrapped, it's a lifetime."

Ye Yao: "......"

It's a good thing he knew Lu Xun said he was chasing him, otherwise he would have thought Lu Xun was giving him a live oil squeeze.

Ye Yao gradually became expressionless: "If you say two more words, this plate of meat doesn't even need to be brushed with oil, I'll just throw you in and refine it."

Lu Xun raised one eyebrow, a smile on his lips, "Then you are not eating me into your stomach, you and I are one."

Lu Xun frowned again, "No, you can't break the law for me, I'll jump in myself."

Ye Yao: "You are very kind, please."

Lu Xun failed miserably in his afternoon blitz of love words, roasting a few slices of meat and placing them in Ye Yao's bowl, asking again, "Can you tell from these words that I really mean it?"

Ye Yao Truthfully: "...... can't see your true heart and can tell that you really haven't chased anyone."

Lu Xun froze for a moment, then smiled slowly and said softly, "There was never a chase in the first place, and you're the first. I'm still figuring out how to find it, so don't mind."

Ye Yao was silent as he waited for the new batch of roast to cook, and he politely offered Lu Xun a few slices of meat as well, watching Lu Xun finish it without a bite.

It didn't feel like it when he was fighting and bickering, but once Lu Xun got serious about talking to him like that, it shifted from the old pattern of getting along to the present.

Lu Xun is chasing him.

This really sounds like some dark humour.

Lu Xun looked over with a hand on his face, "I don't know what you like either, why don't Brother Yao do me a favour and just tell me how to chase the most effective?"

"...... You don't have to chase." Ye Yao whispered.

Lu Xun immediately said, "You won't let me chase you? I refuse."

Ye Yao sighed, "That's not what I meant."

Lu Xun didn't understand, he frowned and thought about it, and then it dawned on him.

"Yes, the act of courting appears more appropriate between two people who are not familiar with each other, from the beginning of the date to meet to the date to eat, slowly get better, do not like it will not agree to eat out together. But the two of us are different, what has been done, I asked you out to dinner again, no blushing atmosphere at all."

Lu Xun had no problem interpreting it that way, but Ye Yao didn't explain. Halfway through the meal Ye Yao went to the toilet and Lu Xun, who was tall and big, acted like a bird: "I'll keep an eye on our house here, so you'll have to come back early."

Ye Yao strides away, "From now on I am at home in all four seas."

Ye Yao was halfway across the street when he realised he had forgotten his mobile phone again.

Ye Yao Yao is worried that if he doesn't come for a while, even the toilet will be in code mode, so he simply returns.

As this is near the school, Lu Xun chose a corner so that they would not be disturbed and would be difficult to spot.

It is difficult for others to spot this position, and it is equally difficult to see people approaching. Ye Yao walked around the corner and before he could see the location, he heard the sound of voices talking there.

...... Someone is talking to Lu Xun.

It was a very young male voice.

The sudden arrival of the unknown during his departure stopped Ye Yao in his tracks and he stood by the wall, listening to a conversation that he was not supposed to hear.

"I warned you before." Lu Xun's voice was cold, completely lacking the warmth and cheerfulness he had shown Ye Yao, "I guess you didn't listen."

"I ...... would like to fight for it again." Another soft male voice spoke, "You rejected me before because you didn't like men, but you like men now, don't you?"

Lu Xun sneered, "I've already blacked out all your contact details last time, it seems you want to experience a further way of blacking out."

Further blackouts are just shorthand; what the actual means behind the scenes are is anyone's guess, but the unknown is easier to fear.

The boy probably didn't expect Lu Xun to talk so badly either, he froze for a few seconds and doubled down to soften his voice: "I'll just finish the last few sentences and try to stand up for myself. I didn't mean to peek, I was sitting behind you ...... and I accidentally saw what you were searching for. Ye Yao have a fancy for other people, don't you?"

Lu Xun's voice seemed to contain ice: "None of your business, mind your own business."

Ye Yao Jing Jing stands, he cannot see Lu Xun's face, but he can imagine Lu Xun's expression.

It must have been a sullen face with a sagging mouth and a fierce looking appearance.

Lu Xun already didn't want him to fall in love or fall for someone else when he and Lu Xun were both straight, and now that someone else has made it clear, Lu Xun must be furious to hear this.

The boy's voice was like a small white flower swaying in the wind: " Brother Lu ...... I really like you a lot, can you give me a chance? When you get tired of chasing him, just look back at me. I will never add to the mess, I can let you relax, you can do whatever you want, use me to relax before you go after him, just let me stay by your side."

Every word of this passage sounds so serious, so full of temptation and temptation to human nature, that Ye Yao, after listening to it, can't help but recall the reply he read in the forum.

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

He didn't go into the speculation about whether Lu Xun would do this because he didn't want to think badly about something that hadn't happened, lest it affect his relationship with Lu Xun.

But now the possibility was literally in front of him.

Lu Xun is extremely well endowed in every way, and the fact that there is not one suitor after two steps is purely due to Lu Xun's struggle to keep them out.

And what about this situation? Lu Xun had just gotten angry during the day because he liked someone else, and this was a good thing that was tailor-made for Lu Xun.

Lu Xun may still be straight, and acceptance does not mean that Lu Xun is bent. After all, there are many means of relaxation, and it is not always necessary to engage in that aspect of contact in order to gain the psychological satisfaction of being held in high regard.

Should he go out and tell Lu Xun that his so-called crush is actually Lu Xun himself?

And then everything was so muddled that Lu Xun would just hammer it home that they were in love and could be together immediately.

But is it actually love or friendship, and whether Lu Xun is holding back his disgust at homosexuality to further contact, who knows?

Ye Yao looked at the white walls in front of him, painted as white as his now white brain.

If only time were suspended at this moment, Ye Yao thought.

But the passage of time does not change, and Ye Yao hears Lu Xun's voice.

Lu Xun snorted: "If you like acting so much, you should have switched to the acting department earlier, the finance department can't keep talents like you".

"I will have him all to myself, and he will have me all to himself. Get lost, and don't stand here like a jumped-up clown and spoil my appetite."

There was silence in the air, then the sound of footsteps.

Ye Yao ran out and bumped into the guy who ran out and he locked eyes with the boy who ran out. Ye Yao didn't think anything of it, but the corner of his mouth seemed to hook up.

The laugh made the boy even angrier, but he didn't dare to do anything, and thumped his way away.

Lu Xun, probably wondering what had been hit, came out to have a look and was startled to see him, nervously pulling him forward for examination.

"Did that man hurt you?" Lu Xun said with concern.

The boys who vaguely heard the words ran faster in anger.

Ye Yao was pulled back into position by Lu Xun to check on him, still in a trance.

Lu Xun declined.

Lu Xun's answer inside ...... has a strong sense of exclusivity.

It's so strong that it seems a bit out of place to put it only on friendship.