How does someone like that deserve to share Ye Yao's bed?

Married to Ye Yao.

Lu Xun had never imagined linking Ye Yao to the word marriage, and today was the first time.

And the impact of those two words in conjunction is tremendous.

He wasn't three years old, and while he knew he'd never get married in his life, he still knew exactly what he could do when he did.

To be able to kiss your marriage partner as much as you want, to be able to hold him in your arms and kiss him every day before you wake up, as you did this morning.

This morning Ye Yao was in his arms, Ye Yao's body was so soft, and his mouth was so soft too. ......

Lu Xun's mind drifted farther and farther away, various details about Ye Yao playing on a loop as he woke up this morning, bringing heat to his entire being.

Seeing that Lu Xun was not able to recover from the shock, Ye Yao patted Lu Xun's arm and interrupted Lu Xun's thoughts: "I'm just kidding, it's not possible for us to get married, so don't say anything if you don't like me."

Ye Yao watched as Lu Xun recovered from his daze, and instead of laughing and saying he knew it was a joke, Lu Xun slowly collected all the expressions on his face.

It was an expression that rarely appeared on Lu Xun's face, but Ye Yao was remembering a moment from a long, long time ago.

He confessed to Lu Xun in the name of Truth or Dare, and then told Lu Xun that it was just a dare, and that's how Lu Xun went from a shocked look to an expressionless person who was desperately pouring alcohol.

The hot air balloon that had lifted the emotions so high ruptured, so the whole mood of the person dropped abruptly, sinking to a low ebb.

Lu Xun's parents weren't scared by Lu Xun's cold face, Lu Xun's father let out a laugh, "I thought you didn't want to get married and have your assets divided up? You're a dime a dozen, Ye Yao won't marry you."

Lu Xun frowned heavily.

It was something he'd just said two minutes ago, and at the time he didn't think it was half a problem, and now he wanted to add an exception to that argument.

If Ye Yao asks him for money, of course he'll give it to him, Ye Yao can have as much as he wants.

No, instead of waiting for Ye Yao to ask him for the money, he should secretly transfer all the money from his card to Ye Yao's card before Ye Yao even asks, so that Ye Yao will have to find a way to pay him back when he doesn't want him to be his best friend anymore, which will kill a lot of time.

Ye Yao rounded off the conversation with Lu Xun, who hadn't gotten his mind around it, "We're still best buddies even if we're not married, and don't we live together now? It's the same."

Of course it's different.

Lu Xun s heart was filled with indescribable irritation, he drank a few more cups of tea and got up to go to the restroom.

Ye Yao and Lu Xun's mom and dad continue to sit and drink tea.

"In the past, when you guys were sophomores, I asked him if he liked you, and he told me not to taint your pure friendship." Lu Xun's mom reminisced the past, "I was not surprised to learn that you guys were together later on, he had that look, how did he look like he liked girls?"

The only straight man in the room, Lu Xun's dad, affirmed heavily, "That's right."

Ye Yao adds new tea to Lu Xun's mom and dad, and can't help but feel a little emotional when he thinks back to the old days.

In the past, he could be said to be very slow in this regard, and did not feel that there was anything wrong with Lu Xun's behavior at all, believing that this was the mode of getting along with a good brother and a good friend.

Thanks to those ten years of experience, he's able to find so much that's fishy when he takes on Lu Xun, the straight man from high school, again.

*

After lunch at Lu Xun's mom and dad's place, they stopped interrupting the older generation's lunch break and drove home.

It's a breezy, cloudless day today, and it's going to be a very good afternoon to steal away.

The villa was quiet and had a different coolness than the outside.

Lu Xun followed Ye Yao inside, his mood still not quite high, and said in a muffled voice, "Do we usually come back together for naps?"

"Not usually." Ye Yao says, "We're both busy with work and have short lunch breaks, so we each make do with sleeping at our office locations, but we'll make a phone call before we go to bed."

With modern communications, it's convenient to do this. But there's no need to talk to the current Lu Xun about the various video kisses Lu Xun wants when making a video call.

Today they got up late, Ye Yao was not sleepy yet, and neither was Lu Xun, so Ye Yao took Lu Xun to the study.

This den they don't just use for reading and working, they will also relax together after reading, so there is a cozy little balcony set up at the back of the den.

Ye Yao took a book from the bookcase, Lu Xun followed him and took a book as well, and the two of them walked together into the small balcony and sat down on the double chaise lounge.

Listening to the cicadas outside and the rustle of the wind as it blew through the trees made everything peaceful and warm.

The double chaise longue was big enough for two people to lie down without being cramped, but Lu Xun's shoulders were pressed against Ye Yao, not trying to pull away at all.

Ye Yao stretched his legs out straight, and the sunlight shone on his little white-on-pink toes.

Lu Xun opened the book he was holding, glanced at Ye Yao's sunlit toes, and quickly withdrew his gaze as if his vision had been burned.

He turned his gaze to the book he had opened, and after a moment that gaze drifted once again to Ye Yao's toes.

For ten whole minutes, the first page of the geography magazine was not turned to the second page by Lu Xun.

On this warm, sunny afternoon, Ye Yao squints his eyes, the corners of his mouth lifting in a slight curve.

Ye Yao blew gently upwards, blowing his hair up in front of his forehead, and said to Lu Xun, "Do you see if my hair is getting long in the front, and it's time for a cut?"

"Huh?" Lying side by side like this, unable to fully see Ye Yao's front hair length, Lu Xun straightened up from the recliner, poked his upper body over, and put his face in front of Ye Yao's face.

There are some fine strands that are a little longer, but that doesn't make Ye Yao look messy, it adds a touch of melancholy to the look.

This hairstyle is perfect for Ye Yao.

But other hairstyles also suit Ye Yao, he thinks Ye Yao looks good no matter what hairstyle he cuts, or different styles.

How come Ye Yao, no matter how old she is, always looks so good to him?

Lu Xun slowed down and answered Ye Yao's question, "Cut it or not, if you like it, don't cut it, if you don't like this, cut it."

"In that case, I'll leave it uncut for now." Ye Yao smiled.

Then Ye Yao raised his right hand and flicked his fingertips through the hair above Lu Xun's ear.

Strands of hair brushed against his ears under his fingers, bringing a tickle to the tips of his ears.

And warm fingers were on the tip of the ear as if they were there.

"Your hair is a bit long too." Ye Yao said softly, "It's covering my ears a bit."

That tickle traveled from the tip of his ear to his heart, and Lu Xun's throat knots moved, "...... Hmm."

Fingers leave the tip of the ear and come to the back of Lu Xun's neck.

"Let's see if your hair is longer in the back." Ye Yao continued.

In the past, Lu Xun would never let someone touch the back of his neck like this. But now he not only let it be touched, but also lowered his head with the strength of that hand, so that it could touch him even more.

His face was right in front of Ye Yao's face, and with such a lowered head, the two faces became closer together.

The red lips he'd touched only that morning were right in front of him, and he knew how soft they were, how comfortable they felt when he touched them. But he had only felt it for a brief moment before the experience was over.

Lu Xun's throat knots moved up and down, and Ye Yao withdrew his hand on the back of Lu Xun's neck.

"The length of the hair in the back is fine, you can cut it with me some time later." Ye Yao said, "Let's keep reading."

So Lu Xun's straightened upper body slowly returned to the recliner as he stared at the book in his hand.

The atmosphere was quiet and very suitable for reading. After another ten minutes, the book Lu Xun held in his hand was still on the first page.

Ye Yao spoke slowly, "Why don't you turn the pages, are you not interested in the book enough to read it?"

That silence was broken when Lu Xun snapped to his feet, "Yeah, not interested, this one's boring, I'll go get another one."

Lu Xun strides into the inner study, Ye Yao looked at the bright sunshine outside, gently smiled.

*

Lu Xun fiercely shoved the book in his hand into the bookcase.

Their villa is centrally air-conditioned and the temperature is always right, but Lu Xun still feels hot.

He went downstairs and brought up two cold drinks, finishing off half of his own in one gulp, which made him feel a little less parched, and started picking out books on the bookcase.

Ye Yao's bookcase over there was full of specialized books, Lu Xun looked at them for a while and turned to the front of what was said to be his bookcase.

He remembers the future where he doesn't keep a group photo above his bed and runs off to exercise for a couple hours every day before bed.

Unforgivable. Who's that guy's mind on when he's fading with Ye Yao?

He hadn't figured it out before, but now looking at the bookcase, he suddenly had an idea.

Ye Yao doesn't just go through his stuff, so if he has a secret that he can't tell Ye Yao ...... would it be hidden in his own bookcase?

Lu Xun opened the bookcase with a cold face and started looking through the books on the top, innermost shelf.

Lu Xun drew out the book placed in the furthest corner and flipped it open, only one glance made his face become ugly.

This is a ...... juvenile atlas.

The image above is not a real person, but a very simple sketch with no face or various details, or even gender characteristics, but it still gives a glimpse of what they are doing and what poses they are adopting.

A very dry instructional schematic that gives the reader no reading pleasure at all, then there will be only one reason to read it - to read it and then go and practice it with someone.

A bearish anger spreads from the bottom of his heart, Lu Xun's hand holding the book squeezes tightly, and he is even so angry that his fingertips tremble.

That future he ...... is out there doing this kind of stuff with other people?

So no more group photos above the bed because the thoughts are of someone else.

So would go exercise for two or three hours a night, meh, who knows if it's really exercise or if it's to sneak around and do something unseemly!

How dare he have someone on the outside. How dare he have someone on the outside!

Rage filled Lu Xun's entire body, and even when he looked at this body of his, he felt dirty.

A guy like that, and he sleeps with Ye Yao every night. How does he deserve that?

He's going to completely replace that person, and make Ye Yao completely forget about the future him, or maybe loathe that person to the core.

That way if he does leave suddenly one day, Ye Yao will take the big bucks and kick the crap out of that scumbag so hard that they will never see each other again!