Chapter 77: Steel straight man Ye Yao

The sun is still shining beautifully, and Lu Xun is trying to bring the mood back.

"I didn't get sand in my eyes, I saw the scene and wanted to recite a poem." Lu Xun muses.

Ye Yao listened with respectful silence, while Lu Xun held his silence for half a day.

He's now full of verses about being drunk, about straight men turning gay. But can you say such things? No.

But as a person with nine years of compulsory education, Lu Xun managed to come up with the impromptu line, "The lotus leaves are infinitely blue, and the lotus flowers are red when reflected in the sun.

Lu Xun's eyes move to the delicate petals in the pool, the lotus flowers are pretty, but nowhere near as pretty as Ye Yao.

"Good poem." Ye Yao applauded facetiously, " Brother Lu's senior year essay score will definitely improve a lot."

Lu Xun: "......"

Is it normal that the whole atmosphere is more healthy and upbeat after a few conversations?

Who wants such an upright and friendly relationship!

Seeing that Lu Xun did not want to talk about studying, Ye Yao immediately tapped Lu Xun on the shoulder and took out his mobile phone and turned on the photo function.

"Come on, take a picture." Ye Yao said.

Ye Yao is not very good at taking pictures, as long as his face and the view behind him are in the frame, he will think it is a good picture. Fortunately, both he and Lu Xun are good-looking, so this doesn't look ugly.

Lu Xun looks at Ye Yao's headshot on his phone and then at Ye Yao himself, and sighs silently inwardly.

After that, Ye Yao, who was photographed at the angle of death, also thought it was cute.

...... It wasn't just a thought that came to him now, he used to think that way too. It's true, he was so gay when he was with Ye Yao!

He had wasted so much time liking people without realising it, but it was not too late. Ye Yao didn't fall for anyone else, and he didn't get into trouble with Ye Yao or do anything wrong because of it.

Great, thankfully he found out he was gay in time.

* The first time I met Lu Xun's family was when I returned home from university.

Ye Yao finally met Lu Xun's family when he returned home from university. He hadn't really met Lu Xun's parents as they had been away on a study tour.

Ye Yao is not nervous about meeting the main man of the family. But when he looks at Lu Xun, he sees that Lu Xun looks equally tense.

Ye Yao's heart tightened and she held Lu Xun's hand down: "Does your family not allow you to bring your classmates over to play? I'll go out now, don't be afraid."

Lu Xun took Ye Yao's hand in return, "Where to? I told them you were coming, of course."

Lu Xun looked into Ye Yao's eyes, his deep eyebrows slightly pressed, his expression incomparably serious: "You are an honoured guest of our family, and even if they sweep me off my feet, they will still treat you with courtesy."

Ye Yao was touched and at the same time, she realized that Lu Xun was nervous because her family was too strict.

Lu Xun doesn't know what Ye Yao is thinking about, he's thinking about something else.

He pondered how he should react if his parents saw how he felt about Ye Yao.

Whichever way you go, the only way to go is to give up, and it is an absolute dead end.

*::

Ye Yao received a warm and attentive welcome.

The man in charge of the magnificent family was not as overbearing as he had expected, just like an ordinary couple receiving a friend brought by their son.

No, there are also things that are not quite like ordinary parents.

For example, Lu Xun pours a cup of tea for Papa Lu, which is a very common thing to do. But Papa Lu looked at Lu Xun as if he had seen something strange.

Finally, Lu Xun's father said to Lu Xun's mother, "What year is it now that robots can be made so realistic? It can even pour me tea."

Ye Yao :"......?"

How come it didn't seem to be the same as how he thought he would get along.

Lu Xun maintained his usual friendly and new-age youthful attitude in front of Ye Yao, smiling harmoniously at his father: "What did you say, I didn't know any better in the past, you are so old, don't take it personally."

Lu Xun Dad:"......"

Half grown son, pissed off at me, he's obviously in his prime!

Lu Xun's mother did not say anything about Lu Xun's behaviour, but her eyes were only moving back and forth between Ye Yao and Lu Xun from time to time.

The meal was a delightful one for both father and son, and when Ye Yao went to the guest room to rest, the mood changed subtly.

Lu Xun's mother's expression was soft, but the content of her speech was quite frightening when she spoke: " Little Ye is a nice kid, did you bring someone home to show your mother on purpose?"

"...... is not the object." Lu Xun lifted his thin eyelids, "He doesn't know that yet."

The open public space was not suitable for conversation, so Lu Xun and his parents looked at each other and Papa Lu stood up: "Come with me to the study."

Without saying anything more, Lu Xun followed and stood up, going upstairs to the study.

The study door closed and father and son sat down in front of the wide desk.

Without Ye Yao by his side, Lu Xun is back to his expressionless self.

Lu's father casually chatted with Lu Xun about lighter topics as he sized him up.

Lu Xun's behaviour at the dinner table today had surprised him. He knew Lu Xun's character well in his heart, and although there was no major problem in general, being a good boy had never been Lu Xun's label. It was obvious that he would do so today just to show off in front of his beloved.

The boy, though, didn't seem to have that in mind.

Lu Xun opened his mouth: "I know what you want to talk to me about, my heart will not change, and I can no longer go with girls, bent is bent, you can not accept it is no use. You can have a second child while you have the throne in your family, the policy is now open anyway. I won't snatch it from him, I can net it out."

Lu Xun's father was going to laugh at his rebellious son: "Is that what I want to tell you? Nonsense."

Lu Xun raised an eyebrow: "So what do you want to say?"

Lu Xun's father tapped his finger on the table, "What are you going to do if Little Ye doesn't want to?"

"If he won't ......" Lu Xun's voice trailed off and the expression on his face faded.

As Lu Xun's father, Lu's father is well aware that Lu Xun has always had a paranoid streak in his personality and will not change once he decides on something.

This trait makes Lu Xun more likely to succeed in areas he is interested in and cares about, but when Lu Xun's eyes are focused on one person, this paranoia is not always a good thing.

Lu Xun was silent for a moment and stood up, the corners of his lips curled up slightly and the sombre expression disappeared, transforming him into the friendly and filial Lu Xun that Ye Yao knew so well.

"What can I do, it's not like I can do anything to make him hate me." He turned towards the outside, his voice soft and insistent, "I'll keep pursuing until he wants to."

*

Ye Yao took a shower in his room, cleaned up and went back inside his bedroom to check his phone to find that Lu Xun had messaged him while he was in the shower.

[Late*night*silence*forlorn? Here*is*what*you*want*to*have*and*the*door*is*un*locked.]

Ye Yao: "......"

A simple text message can't stop Lu Xun's flirtatiousness.

Ye Yao replied with an emoji [Wash up and wait for me to come over], picked up his phone and headed to the Lu Xun room next to him.

Lu Xun's door was indeed unlocked and opened with a gentle push.

Ye Yao closed the door with his back hand and looked around the room, seeing no one.

The Lu Xun room does not have the brightest overhead lights, but rather ambient wall lights, which make the whole room very comfortable to look at.

Ye Yao thought about it, walked into the room and sat down on a chair in Lu Xun's room.

He waited a short while before hearing a soft click and the bathroom door opening and Lu Xun casually stepping out of the bathroom with a towel around her.

The teenager has just the right amount of muscle tone on his body, not exaggerated or lean. Long legs and broad shoulders, neatly defined abs that are not exaggerated, damp hair and a white towel resting on it, all combine to make a heartwarming painting of a figure.

Ye Yao blinked in some surprise.

"...... forgot to take the clothes." Lu Xun said.

Ye Yao watched Lu Xun as he approached him from a distance, step by step. He could see the drops of water rolling off Lu Xun's muscles, and the subtle angular changes in Lu Xun's movements, but the lines were pleasing to the eye no matter how they changed.

Lu Xun's arm reaches out and brushes past his shoulder, taking the clothes that are resting on the back of the chair.

Ye Yao tilts his head slightly and meets Lu Xun's dark eyes.

Lu Xun's face showed no particular expression, except for the knot in his throat that moved a little as he locked eyes with him.

"Nice figure." Ye Yao quipped matter-of-factly.

Lu Xun could barely contain the expression on his face in this moment, he barely managed to keep it together and gave a smile to Ye Yao.

He has gone to great lengths to estimate Ye Yao's course of action to demonstrate his own merits, in the hope that Ye Yao will be just a little bit more enlightened and find the same sex attractive.

All his efforts were not in vain, Ye Yao complimented him on his good figure, Ye Yao is not really that straight?

Lu Xun was organising his next statement that would make the atmosphere less upright when he saw Ye Yao reach out and touch his arm, lamenting, "I need to work out to try to be on par with you too."

Lu Xun felt his heart go cold in an instant.

Ye Yao thought he had said something perfectly fine, but when he saw Lu Xun's strange expression, he was a little confused: "What, did I say something wrong?"

Lu Xun tried to put a smile back on his face, "Yes, you're right about everything."

Ye Yao can't be at fault, it's him who is at fault, blame him for not being charming enough!

This truth applies no matter what time of day it is, when something happens, just say it 10 times in your mind first!

*Ye Yao

Ye Yao was taken by Lu Xun to play a new game today. It's a casual game that just involves controlling little people to build and decorate their own home. The furniture in the house can be interacted with, the chairs can be sat on and the bed can be laid down.

Lu Xun has his mind set on his next plan.

He realised that a lot of his original contact with Ye Yao was gay and should also have alerted Ye Yao to see how Ye Yao reacted when he realised that they were interacting and gay.

Maybe ...... Ye Yao will realise, as he did, that he is not actually that straight?

This is a game that he picked specifically to make out with, and the same gender villain made him look for it for a long time.

Lu Xun controls the little man in the phone to lie down on the bed, and then greets Ye Yao who also controls the little man to lie up.

When the two little people were lying side by side on the bed, Lu Xun said meaningfully, "How like us to sleep together."

Ye Yao looked at the phone screen and nodded, not knowing what mechanism had been triggered, the two little people lying side by side suddenly hugged each other and little pink hearts sprouted from the top of their heads.

Ye Yao froze and subconsciously looked at Lu Xun, who was anti-gay.

Lu Xun's eyes drifted for a moment as their eyes met and he was looking at him.

"Are you all right?" Ye Yao asked.

Lu Xun's voice was soft, but there was no resentment in his tone: "What can I do, as I said before I learn from you and now I'm open-minded, it's nothing."

Ye Yao put his heart down as he tapped the screen for a moment to watch the two little people friendly as you gave me a kiss and I gave you a kiss.

After the kiss, the two little people's faces were red and the words, [You're the only person I'd share a bed with], came out of their heads.

When the time came, Lu Xun spoke up, "I looked at them and something didn't feel right. We've always shared a bed before, isn't this behaviour a bit gay?"

Ye Yao slowly looked up at his friend who had just gotten over his disgust for homosexuality and said softly, "We're friends, isn't it normal for us to sleep in the same bed? How many brothers grew up in the same bed, how can they be gay?"

Ye Yao thought for a moment and added, "It's called sleeping with your feet together."

Lu Xun: "...... Is this something I've said before."

"Yeah." Ye Yao replied painfully.

Lu Xun recalled what he had said to Ye Yao, very frankly, when he had made various moves in the past.

What's wrong with sleeping in the same bed? It's called sleeping together, a beautiful thing to write about in ancient times.

What's wrong with drinking from the same bottle of water? This is not water, this is the blood and youth of a man, good friends should drink from the same bottle.

He likes to hold Ye Yao's hand, what's wrong with that? Shaking hands is a way to express friendship, why should two girls holding hands be called good friends and two boys holding hands be called gay?

Ye Yao remembers all these words and agrees with them.

Lu Xun was speechless for a moment, unable to disprove this theory himself.

Ye Yao frowned slightly, he had been friends with Lu Xun for a long time and often he didn't think too much about hanging out with him, but now Lu Xun was clearly not right.

Ye Yao can be as delicate with people he cares about as he was when he brought Lu Xun his medicine in the middle of the night.

"...... You're not right, Lu Xun ." Ye Yao said softly.

Lu Xun's heart stuttered and then began to beat wildly.

Ye Yao saw that he was bent, or did he further see his adoration?

It is said that love and poverty cannot be hidden, and his means of concealment are even more clumsy, only cloaked in a shell of friendship, which possesses a slight disorientation.

In the past, this shell has confused him, as well as Ye Yao.

"I understand." Ye Yao came to a conclusion in this short period of time and patted Lu Xun on the shoulder, "Next time you can tell me directly if you have something to say, no need to beat around the bush like that."

Lu Xun tensed his body, waiting for the next trial: "Hmm."

What would Ye Yao say to him, rejection, or something else?

Ye Yao smiled faintly, his smile as beautiful as ever, with a touch of reassurance for Lu Xun.

In the midst of Lu Xun's nervous and expectant gaze, Ye Yao said, "Are you worried that after I play this game, I will have some bad thoughts and misunderstandings about our relationship?"

Lu Xun: "......"

Lu Xun was touched on the shoulder by Ye Yao, whose brotherly words of reassurance he heard...

"Don't worry, in my heart you'll always be my best friend and that won't change."

* If a different person had said to Lu Xun that he and Ye Yao were friends for life, Lu Xun would have thought that person was cursing him.

If someone else had said to Lu Xun that he and Ye Yao had been friends for life, Lu Xun would have immediately thought that person was cursing him and thrown them out without mercy.

But now that it is Ye Yao who says it, then the words are not a curse, but evidence that Ye Yao wants to stay with him forever.

It is all proof of love.

Lu Xun lay alone in bed, comforting himself while he gathered his thoughts. Although he had clearly been bent so obviously, Ye Yao had no doubt at all that he was a bender, nor did he see anything wrong with what they had done to each other.

Ye Yao is so straight that she looks at everyone as a straight man.

Lu Xun rolls over in bed and looks at the new picture of him and Ye Yao on his bedside table.

The photograph shows them with smiles on their faces and a pond full of lotus flowers in full bloom behind them.

There's really nothing to analyse; when it comes down to it, he has two ways to go.

Since Ye Yao is a straight man who can't pick up on his hints, one way is for him to try to slowly and subconsciously bend Ye Yao over and make her like him, and then get together with Ye Yao as a matter of course.

This one has the advantage that he does not have to face Ye Yao's rejection when Ye Yao is not yet attracted to men, and the relationship between him and Ye Yao will always be more relaxed.

The disadvantage of course is that if he doesn't notice Ye Yao's change of heart in time, Ye Yao may fall into self-doubt for liking her best friend.

Unlike him, Ye Yao is so morally superior that he cannot bend himself to be happy and then also infer that Ye Yao will be happy when he does.

The other way is to make his feelings known to Ye Yao directly and pursue him. From Ye Yao's reluctance, he pursues until Ye Yao is willing to relent.

This may start off as a shock to Ye Yao, who then rejects him severely.

He may reject him in front of his friends, or he may reject him in private. Either way, it is quite humiliating and embarrassing for a normal person.

Lu Xun picks up the photo frame that sits next to the bed and runs his hand over Ye Yao's picture.

Luckily, he didn't care, as long as he could chase Ye Yao, face was nothing.

The more precious the treasure, the longer it is worth digging and searching for, and Ye Yao is worth a quest so long that it has no end date.

*

The summer before sophomore and senior year was short, and after shopping around at a few favourite universities, it was almost a blink of an eye before school started.

Ye Yao is still sharing a table with Lu Xun, but this semester there is a new change.

When he told Lu Xun about his plan, Lu Xun immediately stopped him: "Why don't we rent a small house near the school, close by, and with no lights out, much freer than a dormitory."

Ye Yao thought it made sense. He and Lu Xun shared the rent, which was not too expensive for a month, and his family could afford it now.

Lu Xun gave Ye Yao a sour look: "You won't even use my money."

"What am I going to do with your money." Ye Yao cried and laughed, "You can save it for your date later."

Isn't that where his subject is?

Lu Xun didn't say the words out loud. Although he had decided to express his feelings to Ye Yao and didn't care about Ye Yao's rejection, he had to be careful about the scene of his first confession.

If you are too casual, when you look back on it in your old age, won't you be more and more dissatisfied and want to beat up your present self again?

Ye Yao had no idea what Lu Xun had in mind and he and Lu Xun rented a house without any problems and brought all the luggage they needed.

Ye Yao's luggage was very simple, just a few clothes and school supplies. He was just about to finish his luggage when he saw Lu Xun coming from the other room with something in his hand.

"A small ornament for you, do you see where it would be appropriate for me to place it for you?" Lu Xun says.

"Give me an ornament?" Ye Yao asked curiously, "What kind of ornaments? You just put whatever you want."

Lu Xun looks to his left and right, walks over to Ye Yao's bed and puts something in his hand on Ye Yao's bed.

Ye Yao now sees what Lu Xun is holding, an amiable ornament of Buddha with three red characters written on its stomach.

Ye Yao got close enough to bend down and see the three red letters on that belly - the bent Buddha.

Ye Yao: "......???"

Lu Xun hastened to explain, "Harmoniously pronounced wonderful, wishing Brother Ye every exam result is wonderful, representing my good wishes."

Ye Yao: "...... You're too much of an East-West merger, aren't you?"

"And no one says it can't be done." Lu Xun shoves his hands into his pockets.

Ye Yao smiled as he straightened up and gave Lu Xun a gentle hammer on the shoulder.

"Well, then, may we both be WONDERFUL in the new school year."

Lu Xun raised an eyebrow and laughed along with him, "Yes, bend, both bend."

God forbid, he and Ye Yao, through and through, bend it!

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