Chapter 212
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This was the second time Fu Xuezhou cried.
Lou Yan’s face was soaked, and he hesitantly licked his lips, tasting a slightly bitter saltiness.
So this was the taste of Fu Xuezhou’s tears.
The bitterness spread from his tongue to his internal organs, as if this tear contained something magical, instantly softening Lou Yan’s cold, hard resolve.
“…Don’t cry.” Lou Yan opened his mouth, dryly uttering those words before awkwardly turning his head away. “Don’t cry, Fu Xuezhou.”
Fu Xuezhou’s kiss landed on the side of Lou Yan’s face, and all movement stopped. Tears dropped onto Lou Yan’s ear, perhaps stirred up by Lou Yan’s stiff consolation. Fu Xuezhou unexpectedly said hoarsely, “Lou Yan, don’t hate me.”
Lou Yan’s breath hitched. He closed his eyes, fingers clenched and then loosened, loosened and then clenched again.
Countless tangled emotions swirled in his heart, disintegrating with each drop of moisture.
Finally, he took a deep breath, slowly turned his head, and opened his eyes to see Fu Xuezhou’s reddened eyes.
“…Don’t look at me like I’ve bullied you. It was you who barged into my house, you who forced me onto the bed, you who’s the bully,”
As he spoke these words, Lou Yan slowly sat up, his expression complex as he cupped Fu Xuezhou’s face, gently kissing away the tears on Fu Xuezhou’s face.
Fu Xuezhou’s pupils dilated, unmoving.
“Clearly, you were the one being insincere,” Lou Yan kissed slowly from the tear streak on his chin upwards, murmuring, “Clearly, you didn’t explain anything…”
Fu Xuezhou’s breath quickened, he fell silent for a moment, then grabbed Lou Yan’s hand. His eyes were moist, still filled with sadness as he stared at Lou Yan, and he awkwardly said, “I’m sorry.”
Lou Yan’s fingers trembled, he sighed, and finally pressed his forehead against Fu Xuezhou’s, leaving a light kiss on the man’s brow, murmuring softly, “I don’t hate you.”
Fu Xuezhou closed his eyes, so Lou Yan kissed each of his eyelids in turn.
The man’s eyes were slightly warm, with traces of tears still visible. Lou Yan tasted the tears from Fu Xuezhou’s eyes, even if he wanted to deceive himself, he could still sense Fu Xuezhou’s love for him.
“Fu Xuezhou, sometimes I really don’t know what you’re thinking, or what you want. There are many obstacles between us, we—”
“What do you want to know? I can tell you everything,” Fu Xuezhou tightened his hold on Lou Yan’s hand, embracing him gently, and began to answer each of Lou Yan’s previous “Clearly you were the one…” statements, “I want you to stay by my side. I miss you, Lou Yan, I couldn’t resist coming to see you, I still like you.”
Fu Xuezhou buried his head in Lou Yan’s shoulder, whispering softly, “I really really like you.”
Such an admission seemed to humble Fu Xuezhou, his arrogance and dominance seemed to disappear at this moment. He whispered, “I want you to like me too, Lou Yan. I want to continue living with you.”
Today was perhaps the day Fu Xuezhou spoke the most. Lou Yan suddenly became absent-minded. He smelled the alcohol on Fu Xuezhou’s body and couldn’t help but smile bitterly. The bitter taste in his mouth seemed to slowly dissipate, “But—”
“I understand,” Fu Xuezhou held Lou Yan’s hand tightly, slowly saying, “I understand what you’re worried about. I heard your conversation with Duan Zege.”
Fu Xuezhou paused for a moment, speaking calmly, “I heard you say that you had feelings for me, and I also heard you say that we are not suitable, that it’s best to cut ties from now on, and I heard you say that you want to be strangers in the future.”
Lou Yan never expected his words to be heard by Fu Xuezhou. He pursed his lips, realizing that what he said was not friendly towards Fu Xuezhou.
Fu Xuezhou lowered his gaze, “You said you liked me. I was happy to hear that, but what you said afterwards made me sad. Alcohol can make you forget pain, but even after drinking a lot, I can’t forget the pain. So I came to find you, Lou Yan.”
“I’ve thought about it for a long time, and I’ve looked up a lot of things. In the end, I found out that you were right. In a sense, we’re not compatible.”
Lou Yan felt a bit heavy-hearted, he pursed his lips, “Yes, we’re not compatible. From personality to habits, from age to status, we’re not very compatible. If we’re together, it’s possible, no, very likely that we’ll both end up worse off.”
So knowing that we’re not suitable, why should we be together?
Fu Xuezhou’s breath became heavy, but he raised his eyelids suddenly and met Lou Yan’s gaze. He smiled slightly and confidently said, “But being incompatible doesn’t mean we can’t love each other, Lou Yan.”
Lou Yan was stunned, a strange feeling bursting from his heart, and he chuckled softly twice.
“You said I was arrogant and indifferent, you said you were also arrogant and couldn’t accept my control. That’s not a reason to keep us apart, Lou Yan. I’ll remember to explain my thoughts to you in the future.” Fu Xuezhou moved, and what was inside Lou Yan’s body moved with him. The silver-haired man panted, then kissed Lou Yan’s lips.
The smell of alcohol in the air became even stronger, intoxicating, with a hint of sweetness. Fu Xuezhou awkwardly exposed all his inner thoughts to Lou Yan, and then stated to Lou Yan, “Lou Yan, we can be together.”
—He said it as if stating a fact.
Lou Yan looked at Fu Xuezhou’s face somewhat absent-mindedly, reaching out to brush away the sweat-dampened silver hair on the man’s forehead.
His face showed no expression, and Fu Xuezhou didn’t know what he was thinking. Fu Xuezhou’s body gradually tensed with impatience, his expression changing gradually, with frustration and tension flashing between his brows, but he endured any coercive actions or words, patiently waiting for Lou Yan’s response.
Lou Yan sighed again.
Fu Xuezhou suddenly tightened his grip on Lou Yan’s hand, his lips pursed straight, his expression momentarily darkening.
But the next moment, Fu Xuezhou heard Lou Yan say, “You’re right.”
Fu Xuezhou abruptly raised his gaze to meet Lou Yan’s, and Lou Yan smiled at him. The black-haired youth’s lips curled up, his peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed, and he regained his former wilfulness and boldness.
He reached out to loop his arms around Fu Xuezhou’s neck, biting Fu Xuezhou’s earlobe hard.
The smell of blood masked the taste of Fu Xuezhou’s tears. Lou Yan chuckled softly, he loosened his teeth and extended his tongue to lightly lick the fresh blood on the bite mark.
“Incompatible people can also love each other… Let’s give it a try and see how far we can go.”
Lou Yan kissed Fu Xuezhou’s throat.
“Let’s continue.”
…
The next morning, Li Sanxin and Lu Haoxiu returned to the villa in a tired and dusty state.
Both of them looked exhausted. Their clothes were wrinkled beyond recognition, with Li Sanxin looking slightly cleaner while Lu Haoxiu looked like a refugee returning from exile.
As soon as they entered the door, they began to yawn repeatedly. Li Sanxin, struggling against drowsiness, opened the shoe cabinet to fetch a pair of slippers for both of them. Accidentally, he caught sight of Lou Yan’s shoes and exclaimed in surprise, “Oh, Yanzi is back too.”
Lu Haoxiu perked up and, after changing his shoes, was about to run to find Brother Lou. “I’m going to show Brother Lou how many anomalies I killed!”
Li Sanxin shook his head helplessly, leisurely finished arranging the shoes, and followed behind. He heard Lu Haoxiu exclaiming in shock as they passed the living room, “Holy cow!!! You, you, what are you doing in our house!”
Li Sanxin turned back hastily and was also startled. His eyes widened instantly, “Fu Xuezhou?!”
Fu Xuezhou was coming out of the kitchen with a bowl of porridge in hand. The handsome silver-haired man’s face was expressionless as he glanced at them coldly, then carried the bowl and headed upstairs.
Holy cow!
How did Fu Xuezhou end up in their house!
Lu Haoxiu looked like a soulless body, “Brother Sanxin, are we seeing things? How could Fu Xuezhou be here?”
Li Sanxin had a vague guess but didn’t dare to believe it. He said directly, “Let’s go, follow upstairs and see!”
The two of them hurried upstairs and then watched dumbfoundedly as Fu Xuezhou entered Lou Yan’s room.
Li Sanxin and Lu Haoxiu were dumbfounded. They exchanged a glance and tiptoed to the door to eavesdrop.
Inside the room.
Fu Xuezhou woke Lou Yan up, “Lou Yan, it’s time to eat.”
Lou Yan was already awake and had washed up a bit while Fu Xuezhou was cooking. He opened his eyes and looked at Fu Xuezhou, his face still moist with water vapor, and smirked, “I didn’t expect you to actually cook for me.”
Lou Yan had felt hungry before going to bed last night. He casually mentioned wanting to eat the food cooked by Fu Xuezhou before falling asleep. He didn’t expect Fu Xuezhou to remember.
Fu Xuezhou handed him the bowl in front of him, which contained a bowl of rice porridge. “Aside from a stew, this porridge is all I can make.”
Lou Yan chuckled and took the bowl, taking a sip. The porridge was warm, and he stirred it with a spoon, finding a boiled egg inside.
He raised an eyebrow and glanced at Fu Xuezhou. Fu Xuezhou nodded at him, indicating for him to eat.
Now, a smile appeared on Lou Yan’s face too. He ate the egg in two or three mouthfuls, and then glanced sideways at the door, giving Fu Xuezhou a questioning look as if to ask, “Is it them?”
Fu Xuezhou nodded again.
Lou Yan snickered and didn’t care that they were eavesdropping. He continued to eat his porridge and then handed a piece of sugar to Fu Xuezhou, leisurely saying, “Fu Xuezhou, I had a dream last night.”
Fu Xuezhou responded with a grunt, feeling that his reaction might have been a bit cold, so he pulled his lips and asked, “What dream?”
“I can’t remember clearly, it seemed like there was a snake chasing me from behind,” Lou Yan thought for a moment, “and then I dreamed of you and me going on a date outside.”
A date.
Fu Xuezhou silently repeated the word in his mind.
Lou Yan continued excitedly, “And then I met a fortune-telling Taoist with you. As soon as he saw us, he said that our eight characters don’t match. Haha, even in my dreams, I heard this phrase. How incompatible are we really?”
Fu Xuezhou’s expression changed slightly, but he quickly calmed down. He lowered his eyes and looked at the porridge in Lou Yan’s hands, but he didn’t immediately refute anything.
Lou Yan felt something was off and squinted at Fu Xuezhou, “Why aren’t you surprised… Do you know about our incompatible eight characters?”
Fu Xuezhou nodded slowly, “I’ve calculated it.”
“…?!” You calculated it?!
Lou Yan was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say. Should he be surprised that Fu Xuezhou could calculate eight characters, or should he be surprised that Fu Xuezhou had actually calculated their eight characters?
What kind of essential operation for a lover’s brain was this?
Seeing Lou Yan’s speechlessness, Fu Xuezhou paused and explained, “I used my phone to look at the astrological chart, it’s very simple. In addition to the eight characters, I also looked at our zodiac signs. You’re a Leo, and I’m an Aquarius. Neither of them match very well.”
“But it doesn’t matter,” Fu Xuezhou said calmly, “None of these things are reliable.”
Lou Yan’s expression slowly became strange.
He looked at Fu Xuezhou with a strange look, rubbing his head somewhat headache-inducingly.
Of course, he didn’t believe in these eight characters and zodiac sign matches. He just suddenly, deeply felt something he had previously overlooked—a significant age difference between him and Fu Xuezhou.
Fu Xuezhou was still a freaking male college student who hadn’t even graduated yet!
The author has something to say:
So during the five or six days before seeing Brother Lou, the male college student drank and got drunk, while frantically searching for various information about them, trying to prove that they could be in a relationship ==
Result: Not compatible, not compatible, not compatible…
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