Chapter 213
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Sometimes, he really doubted where Fu Xuezhou’s age, which had reincarnated so many times, had gone.
Lou Yan twitched his lips. Sometimes Fu Xuezhou was so mature and aloof that it was shocking, and sometimes he just made him want to shout “idiot.” Every time Lou Yan was about to forget Fu Xuezhou’s “male college student” identity, Fu Xuezhou could always timely remind him of how stupid and childish he could be.
At this moment, Lou Yan remembered the incident where Fu Xuezhou was scammed by the text message claiming “I, Qin Shihuang am….”
…Ah, then it’s fine. This is also something Fu Xuezhou can do.
Lou Yan silently finished the bowl of porridge. When he put down the bowl and spoon, he suddenly remembered something and looked at Fu Xuezhou warily, “Since our eight characters don’t match, will you affect my fortune luck?”
Fu Xuezhou: “…”
Fu Xuezhou: “…won’t.”
Lou Yan visibly breathed a sigh of relief, “Then that’s fine, I don’t believe in it either.”
“…” Fu Xuezhou glanced at Lou Yan, expressionless, as he peeled the wrapper off a candy and put it in his mouth. You better truly not believe in it.
Lou Yan coughed lightly and looked towards the door, intentionally asking, “Is this the only bowl of porridge you made?”
Fu Xuezhou replied, “There’s more. Do you want another bowl?”
He stood up to take the bowl and spoon to go to the kitchen to get another bowl, but Lou Yan stopped him, smiling and emphasizing, “I won’t drink it. But I’m a bit worried that the two extra mice in the house will secretly drink it.”
Outside the door, Lu Haoxiu muttered to himself, “Mice in the house? That shouldn’t be right, our house is so clean, how could there be mice?”
Li Sanxin chuckled, pushing the door open with a slap and leading Lu Haoxiu in. He asked loudly, “Who are you calling mice, Yanzi?”
Lu Haoxiu stumbled forward a few steps before regaining his balance, realizing that Lou Yan was referring to him and Li Sanxin. He chuckled awkwardly and obediently greeted, “Good morning, Brother Lou, uh, and Fu, Brother Fu?”
Fu Xuezhou was slightly surprised, then casually nodded.
“Well, what’s going on with you two?” Li Sanxin chuckled twice, looking at the two of them up and down, half-smiling, half-serious. “A few days ago, you two were like water and fire, and now you’re secretly together behind our backs. Oh, you even cooked porridge, boiled an egg, and even got your fortunes told… Fu Xuezhou slept here last night, didn’t he? You two seem quite sweet, you guys.”
This teasing and joking made Lou Yan a bit embarrassed. Lou Yan felt a bit awkward, rubbing his nose awkwardly, giving Li Sanxin a discreet glare, signaling him to stop before it went too far.
Seeing Lou Yan’s reaction, Li Sanxin went even further, picking up his phone and immediately making a video call to Duan Zege, pointing the camera at Lou Yan and Fu Xuezhou sitting side by side on the bed. As soon as Duan Zege answered, he exclaimed, “Look, look! Open your eyes wide and take a look at these two!”
Duan Zege had just woken up and was immediately called “open your eyes wide” as soon as the video call connected. He wasn’t angry though, just curious, and leaned closer to the screen, surprised before lazily laughing, “Wow, it really blinded my eyes.”
Li Sanxin said, “Look at the bedsheets, these two definitely did something inappropriate last night.”
Duan Zege said, “Definitely, look at the hickey on Lou Yan’s neck.”
Li Sanxin continued, “Fu Xuezhou even made breakfast for Lou Yan, and there’s even a boiled egg in the rice porridge bowl.”
Duan Zege said, “Not bad, he’s quite considerate. Lou Yan likes boiled eggs. It seems like they’ve been secretly planning this for a long time.”
Li Sanxin added, “After finishing one bowl, Fu Xuezhou even went to get a second bowl for Lou Yan.”
Duan Zege said, “Well, just porridge isn’t enough, you can add some pickles.”
Lou Yan: “…”
Fu Xuezhou: “…”
Lu Haoxiu leaned over to Li Sanxin, making faces at the camera with excitement, joining in, “Brother Lou even dreamed of going on a date with Brother Fu last night.”
“Oh?” Duan Zege said, “That’s a big serving of dog food, I’m full. I’ll just go with 200 for the wedding gift.”
“…” Lou Yan’s temples throbbed, and he said each word from between his teeth, “Enough, all of you.”
This was the first time he had been teased like this by his friends, and even Lou Yan, who was calm and composed even at the negotiating table, couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable.
His face slightly flushed, he glanced at Fu Xuezhou out of the corner of his eye. Fu Xuezhou stood still, his expression initially cold and imposing, but then his eyes appeared vacant and absent-minded, obviously lost in thought.
Comparing Fu Xuezhou’s reaction, Lou Yan felt confident again. He calmed down and retorted with a half-smile, “200 yuan is not enough, it’s barely enough for you to write your name on a leaf in the gift money.”
Duan Zege couldn’t help but chuckle and his smile grew, “So, are you really together?”
Fu Xuezhou’s dark eyes moved, also looking at Lou Yan.
Lou Yan vaguely responded, but Duan Zege wasn’t satisfied, so he asked again, “I didn’t hear clearly, so are you together or not?”
Lou Yan rolled his eyes. He was sure that Duan Zege was doing it on purpose. If there was a list of people in this world who wanted him and Fu Xuezhou to be together the most, Duan Zege would definitely be at the top.
Just as he was about to ask if Duan Zege was deaf, he heard Fu Xuezhou beside him casually say, “Mmm, we’re together.”
“Oh my god, you’re really together!”
“Didn’t expect that, didn’t expect… you two finally made it official.”
“Congratulations, congratulations, you’ve finally opened up. I wish you two all the best.”
Their friends put aside their teasing and enthusiastically offered their blessings.
Fu Xuezhou’s lips curled slightly. After thinking for a moment, he turned to Lou Yan and said, “We can get married, I still have some savings.”
Lou Yan: “???” What nonsense is this idiot talking about now?
Seeing Lou Yan’s shocked and confused expression, Fu Xuezhou also tilted his head in confusion, slowly saying, “Didn’t you want to get married?”
Li Sanxin and the others were all shocked, staring at Lou Yan with burning eyes, each of them looking unbelieving.
“D*mn, Yanzi…” Li Sanxin was a bit dazed, “I’ve known you since we were kids, and I never knew you were someone who would rush into marriage like this.”
Lu Haoxiu was flustered, “Marriage… Marriage… Isn’t this a bit too fast? I haven’t saved up enough gift money.”
Duan Zege was silent for a moment, looking at Lou Yan on one side and Fu Xuezhou on the other, then made a sarcastic comment, “If you two weren’t both guys, I’d suspect you were getting married because of a child.”
Lou Yan’s temples were throbbing by now. He took a deep breath, his face turning iron-blue as he asked Fu Xuezhou, “When did I say I wanted to get married?”
“Just now,” Fu Xuezhou tilted his head again, “you mentioned collecting the wedding money.”
“…” Lou Yan said, “I was just joking.”
Fu Xuezhou lowered his eyes and met his gaze, nodding thoughtfully, “Oh.”
Lou Yan caught sight of Li Sanxin and Lu Haoxiu trying to stifle their laughter, feeling annoyed, he shooed them out of the room. Once again, the room fell into silence. Lou Yan rubbed his face, recalling their conversation just now, and couldn’t help but chuckle.
Fu Xuezhou crunched the last bit of candy in his mouth, swallowed it down, and asked calmly, “What’s so funny?”
“You’re so silly, Fu Xuezhou,” Lou Yan chuckled, looking at him sideways, “How can’t you even distinguish a joke?”
Lou Yan asked this casually, not expecting Fu Xuezhou to take it seriously. However, Fu Xuezhou pondered for a moment before explaining calmly, “No one has joked with me for a long time, and I also have difficulty discerning subtle emotions, so I couldn’t tell.”
The smile at the corner of Lou Yan’s mouth gradually faded. He suddenly remembered what Count Grey had told him about Fu Xuezhou having no more emotions.
Seeing Lou Yan looking at him inexplicably, Fu Xuezhou asked again, “What’s wrong?”
Lou Yan hesitated for a moment before asking, “Do you really think you like me now?”
Fu Xuezhou paused, suddenly understanding Lou Yan’s concern. He stepped forward and stood in front of Lou Yan, lowering his head. His cool hand gently touched Lou Yan’s face.
His long silver hair cascaded down, falling onto Lou Yan’s shoulder. When the wind blew from outside, the silver hair lightly brushed over Lou Yan’s face like an extra soft palm.
“After I came back, Count Grey came to see me,” Fu Xuezhou’s voice was low, still somewhat hoarse, “He told me a lot about what he said to you regarding me. He was also curious whether my feelings for you were real or just illusions.”
Lou Yan looked up at Fu Xuezhou, locking eyes with him.
Even though he had seen the memories from the Memory Pen in Count Grey’s shop, proving Fu Xuezhou’s feelings for him, Lou Yan still had doubts deep down.
Fu Xuezhou caressed Lou Yan’s eye area, and slowly continued, “He recommended a prop to me, called the ‘Cursed Doll.’ Every person who obtains the Cursed Doll will be killed one by one by the Cursed Doll, starting with the person they love the most. He said this prop could detect whether I truly fell in love with you. If I did, I could destroy the doll before it acted. If I didn’t love you, the doll wouldn’t react at all.”
Lou Yan couldn’t help but feel anxious, “And then?”
“I refused Count Grey’s proposal,” Fu Xuezhou said.
Lou Yan’s heart sank, his eyes darkening, “Why?”
Could it be that Fu Xuezhou himself was also afraid to test it, fearing that his feelings for him were indeed just illusions?
“I was afraid that there might be a one-in-a-million chance that the Cursed Doll would still harm you,” Fu Xuezhou said unexpectedly.
This unexpected statement made Lou Yan’s heart skip a beat.
Fu Xuezhou slowly bent down, his breath enveloping Lou Yan. He planted a kiss on Lou Yan’s forehead.
“Count Grey said that the shop took away my last emotions. I no longer experience emotions like ‘liking’ and ‘loving,’ just like I rarely feel ‘loneliness,’ ‘pain,’ and ‘fear.'”
“I refused to use the Cursed Doll because I know that all my feelings for you are real and don’t need an external object to test them.”
He gradually moved down, speaking softly as he kissed Lou Yan’s eyes and nose, “Like, love, loneliness, pain, fear, sadness, joy… I have experienced all these emotions through you. Even though I no longer have a heart in my body, I can still feel it beating for you.”
Finally, Fu Xuezhou kissed Lou Yan’s lips.
“Just like now, I am afraid.”
“I am afraid you will abandon me, Lou Yan.”
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