There will only be one ending: together

Under the dim yellow streetlight, the black figure was stretched out long and blended into one, indistinguishable from you or me.

Ye Yao felt that there was only one word that could describe his current feelings.

Confused.

Lu Xun, this straight guy, would never have confessed his love to him. But when they were together, Lu Xun never acted in any way that would suggest he was gay. He was always straight, and even a homophobic straight guy at that.

Is this reasonable?

... Lu Xun hasn't woken up at all, he's sleepwalking, and on this sleepwalking journey, he's mistaken him for the girl he secretly loves?

This logic... seems quite possible.

Ye Yao hadn't spoken for a long time, and Lu Xun thought that Ye Yao was struggling with how to reject him without hurting him. He touched his nose and suppressed his disappointment, and instead comforted Ye Yao.

“If you don't want to say yes, just say no. Don't worry about it so much,” Lu Xun said in a low voice. “But I won't give up. I'll keep chasing you.”

Ye Yao slowly peeled off a layer of sweet potato skin, took a bite of the sweet potato flesh to calm down, and then tentatively asked, “Which class is the person you like in? What's his name?”

Lu Xun: “...”

Ye Yao: “?”

Lu Xun and Ye Yao stared at each other for a moment, and Lu Xun finally caught on to Ye Yao's train of thought and burst out laughing on the spot.

He handed Ye Yao the water he had bought earlier, so that she could eat the sweet potatoes with water, while sneering: “You think I'm sleepwalking, don't you? You're so good, Ye Yao, to still suspect me of mistaking someone. If it weren't for you, Ye Yao, wanting to eat, would I have gone out with you in the middle of the night like this?”

“I like the class monitor of the first class of the third year, Ye Yao. Am I clear enough this time?”

After a long speech, Ye Yao was stunned.

He was good-looking and had been confessed to many times since he was a child, but none of them had made him feel so helpless.

When did Lu Xun's friendship with Ye Yao start to deteriorate?

What did Lu Xun like about him? The way they got along wasn't ambiguous either.

Countless questions rolled through Ye Yao's mind, and the last thing that settled in Ye Yao's mind was the scene of Lu Xun's almost finished bracelet when he went to get Lu Xun's clothes at night.

At that time, he said to the bracelet, “Share your luck with Lu Xun, and I hope Lu Xun will succeed in confessing his love.

Because he didn't want to see Lu Xun sad after being rejected.

...He doesn't want Lu Xun to be sad now either. If he could, he would want Lu Xun to always be happy and successful.

Did he like Lu Xun?

Of course he does, otherwise he wouldn't have become such good friends with Lu Xun. They can spend the whole day together and never get bored.

But until today, he had never thought of this affection in a direction other than friendship.

Ye Yao's expression slowly became serious.

“You're not joking?” Ye Yao asked.

Lu Xun immediately swore to the heavens: “If I'm not serious about this, I'll be earning 2,000 yuan a month for the rest of my life!”

This is a terrible curse. Ye Yao quickly stopped him: “Let's go back first. We can talk while walking.”

*

Ye Yao didn't say much on the way.

He finished eating his baked sweet potatoes, and Lu Xun gave him half of his own. Ye Yao didn't refuse, and quietly ate the food.

His hungry stomach was full, but the aftertaste lingered.

Lu Xun wanted to give Ye Yao the last half of the sweet potato, but Ye Yao refused.

“This is a bit sudden for me,” Ye Yao said. “I've never tried to bend before, and I've never liked any boy.”

“I know,” Lu Xun said, lowering his eyes and looking lost again. But the next second, he returned to his usual carefree appearance. “It's normal that you can't accept it. Don't feel burdened by my rejection. After all, you may have to reject me many times in the future, so get used to it.”

“…I didn't mean that.” Ye Yao was a little helpless, and broke down what he was thinking and saying to Lu Xun, “What I mean is that if I don't succeed in becoming gay, and if I just agree to you now, it might end up being a straight man playing with gay feelings, which is not appropriate. I have to think about it for a few more days.”

Lu Xun's eyes lit up a little, and his whole body suddenly stiffened.

They opened the door and returned to the house. Ye Yao saw Lu Xun go back to the bedroom and then quickly come out again, holding the freshly made bracelet in his hand.

Ye Yao stood at the door of her bedroom and watched Lu Xun go into his bedroom and hang the hand-woven red cord bracelet around the neck of the curved Buddha.

“You can look at it when you're thinking,” Lu Xun said.

Ye Yao: “...”

The double superstitious props are directly placed on his bedside table. Is this a stack of buffs?

“Don't worry, take your time and think hard. It's fine if you drag me along.” Lu Xun raised the corner of his mouth and smiled. “I'll keep chasing you until you say yes, so that one day you can confirm it. At that time, just tell me.”

*

After going through a confession, Ye Yao felt as if nothing had changed, and as if everything had changed.

For example, Lu Xun would leave him his favorite dishes, and when he slept on his desk at noon, Lu Xun would take off his school jacket and cover him with it.

These are all small details, but they add up and run through his whole day.

Lu Xun had always done the same for him, treating him with the best treatment all along.

Lu Xun's jacket smelled of the same laundry detergent as him, blending with him and enveloping him.

Ye Yao took a deep breath and slowly let it out.

*

After school that day, before Ye Yao and the others left, the gossip-loving vice-class monitor came up to Lu Xun's desk.

The vice-class monitor winked and said, “I forgot to ask you about your progress some time ago, but I'm sure you've already succeeded, because our Lu Ge looks so rosy. It's time to give out the wedding candy, right?”

“You're so nosy,” Lu Xun said, glancing at the vice-class monitor. “Still chasing after her?”

“What, after all this time you still haven't succeeded?” The vice-class monitor was shocked. He looked at Lu Xun for a moment, and then, for some reason, suddenly shifted his gaze to Ye Yao.

Ye Yao's heart skipped a beat, and then she heard the vice monitor say, “When you're chasing someone, are you as careful as you were with Old Ye?”

Ye Yao: “...”

Lu Xun raised an eyebrow: “Nonsense.”

“This... this doesn't work either?” The vice-monitor wiped his forehead in shock. He looked at Lu Xun, as if he was struggling to say something, and finally clenched his teeth and slapped the table

“Lu Ge, listen to my advice. Don't be a dog-licker!” the vice squad leader said with a sigh. “If you do, she won't cherish you! There's an old saying that dog-lickers don't die a good death. It's a bit vulgar, but it's not without reason! We're tall, handsome, and rich. Why hang yourself on one tree? Don't you agree?”

As Ye Yao listened to these words, she slowly frowned.

...licking a dog.

Ye Yao is not an internet expert, but he knows that this word has a very bad connotation.

Who would like to be called a dog-licker? It's not a nice thing to say, it's embarrassing, and it hurts your self-esteem.

If this is considered dog-licking behavior, then isn't it bad for him to accept Lu Xun's advances in this way?

Ye Yao's heart sank, and then he heard Lu Xun laugh and kick the vice-monitor in a joking manner.

“I want to be with him because we love each other. You, a single dog, know nothing about it. Stop giving advice and get lost.”

The vice squad leader was kicked away, and Lu Xun continued to pack his bag: “It feels like it might rain, so let's hurry up, or we might get caught in the rain halfway.”

The sky was indeed not looking good, and Ye Yao responded, and when the two of them finished packing their bags, they walked towards the house where they lived.

Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate, and during the short ten-minute walk, a torrential rain came down.

Unfortunately, they had to walk to a place with no shelter. The only place nearby where they could take shelter from the rain was a newspaper kiosk that had already closed down.

The newsstand was not big, and the space that could ensure that they would not get wet was even smaller, probably only about one and a half people.

Ye Yao was pulled by Lu Xun and ran over, and before Ye Yao got wet, Lu Xun quickly tucked Ye Yao into a safe corner.

In this way, Ye Yao was not drenched by a single drop of rain, and Lu Xun was still almost half-drenched in the rain.

Ye Yao frowned. He didn't want to see Lu Xun get wet like that, and...

Ye Yao stepped out a little and then, when Lu Xun wasn't looking, grabbed Lu Xun's wrist and pulled him in.

“We'll each take half of this area, so neither of us will get too wet,” said Ye Yao.

But Lu Xun did not appreciate this kindness.

“Half and half?” Lu Xun tried to pull Ye Yao back, but Ye Yao was wary of his strength and it was not easy to succeed.

Lu Xun immediately changed his strategy, looking hurt: “What half and half? Why half and half? I was chasing you, and you didn't even give me a chance to show off? You're breaking my heart, Ye Xueyi.”

“… Don't be so reckless at this time.” Ye Yao was helpless.

Lu Xun seizes the opportunity: “This is my style. Don't you like it? Then I'll try to be more shy in the future.”

Ye Yao: “...”

Ye Yao sighed.

He thought about his words and then spoke with difficulty, “It's not just a matter of getting wet. It's close to school, and maybe someone we know will pass by and see us. If... they find out about our relationship later, they might say behind your back that... you're too clingy.”

Ye Yao lowered his eyes and looked at the raindrops falling on the ground. His voice was almost lost in the sound of the rain: “I don't want to hear you being talked about like that.”

The speaker didn't mean it, but the listener did.

As Ye Yao spoke, Lu Xun's Adam's apple moved, and he forced himself to endure.

If he could, he would kiss Ye Yao right now and silence her.

But the joy and love that he could not control overflowed, and Lu Xun smiled silently for a while, then regained his composure and tried to dispel Ye Yao's worries.

“Do you really believe what he said? You can't believe such bad thoughts. He was just trying to drive a wedge between us so that I wouldn't be nice to you.” Lu Xun leaned against Ye Yao's shoulder, feeling Ye Yao's warmth, and squinted contentedly, “We are... touching each other with our tears, so touching that it can be used as a story in a Chinese textbook.”

Ye Yao subconsciously added, “Better to forget each other than to be together and suffer.”

“… Don't even think about it.” Lu Xun's forehead twitched. “Grass, you're not a fish, right? A dog is a dog. What's wrong with a puppy? It's not embarrassing. If you want, you can brush my fur.”

“Grass, you're sick.” Ye Yao couldn't help but scold him with a smile.

Ye Yao's mood was suddenly lightened by these words. She looked up at Lu Xun and met his eyes.

Lu Xun's eyes were very dark, and the aloofness that he usually showed to outsiders disappeared, and he looked at Ye Yao with a warmth that even the most insensitive person could see.

“I like you, so why can't I be nice to you?” Lu Xun said. “Where is the logic in that?”

The breeze rippled, carrying the moist air, slowly entering the heart.

Ye Yao blinked, and the sound of rain increased in her ears. The rain curtain became a natural curtain, blocking out the world outside.

Ye Yao was pulled back into the area where she could not be caught by the rain.

Lu Xun was pushed out, and he seemed to be very happy.

“Amazing, this is called taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and attacking from the east while pretending to attack from the west,” said Lu Xun.

“You...” Ye Yao wanted to laugh, but her eyes couldn't help but fall on Lu Xun's wet shoulder.

You never have to look at what someone says to see what they are like.

When the right person comes along, gender should never be a barrier.

Ye Yao let out a sigh: “Don't get wet in the rain. Come with me and we won't get wet.”

“This 1.5 body positions can still be together without being...” Lu Xun suddenly stopped talking, and he cautiously glanced at Ye Yao, “...is what I think it means?”

Ye Yao: “You...”

What do you think? Just as Ye Yao started to say something, she was suddenly embraced by the person next to her.

The sports uniform was loose-fitting, smelling of laundry detergent and sunlight, and with a warmth that was uniquely Lu Xun's.

“You didn't say no right away, and the time you had to regret it is over. Do you understand, Ye Xue-ming?” Lu Xun's tone of voice rose, and he was still a little nervous.

The small shelter was more than enough when they were holding each other tightly. The cool rain couldn't reach them, and all they could feel was the warmth of the other person.

Holding each other so tightly, Ye Yao could easily feel Lu Xun's nervousness.

Ye Yao turned around and hugged Lu Xun, patting Lu Xun's clothes that were soaked by the rain.

Lu Xun, who was being held by him, stiffened.

“That's what you think,” Ye Yao said with a slight smile.

The next moment, he was embraced even more warmly.

A friendship was elevated here, ushering in a warmer future.

*

Ye Yao and Lu Xun were admitted to the same university as they had hoped.

Although they were in different majors, they were still in the same dormitory.

The dormitory has single beds, but this does not affect Lu Xun's ability to practice climbing the bed, nor does it affect the fact that they sleep in the same single bed every day.

“College life is great, college life is wonderful, and college time is more than high school time.” Lu Xun hugged Ye Yao contentedly, “When we are allowed to live off campus, shall we live together?”

Ye Yao adjusted her posture: “Okay.”

Lu Xun happily started kissing Ye Yao. Today, the other two roommates went out to play games, so they were alone in the dormitory and could be a little more reckless.

Ye Yao was sweating a little after the kiss, so he pushed Lu Xun off the bed and went to wash his face. When he returned to the bed, he saw Lu Xun looking up at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle.

Ye Yao was puzzled: “What are you doing? I've only been gone for two minutes, and you're already depressed?”

“I just thought of something.” Lu Xun, who had Ye Yao in his arms, was happy again. He told Ye Yao about what he had thought of, “I'm a little scared to think about it. If Lu Ming hadn't woken me up, I think we would still be friends.”

Ye Yao thought about it and replied affirmatively: “Yes, and you are still extremely homophobic.”

Lu Xun felt a sense of foreboding: “With my self-righteous thinking at the time, I couldn't have turned things around on my own. If no one had woken me up, would we have been friends for life?”

“It's not bad to be friends for a lifetime,” Ye Yao spread out the quilt on his bed. “It's romantic to be friends and grow old together from high school to the grave.”

“...” Lu Xun suddenly made a sour face. Fortunately, he is a handsome guy, and no matter what expression he makes, his appearance is still online.

“I was just joking,” Ye Yao laughed. “Actually, I think... even if no one wakes you up, we'll be together in the end.”

“Really?” Lu Xun doubted for a second, but quickly and unconditionally switched sides, “Yes, that's right, that's how it is.”

“I'm serious about this.” Under the quilt, Ye Yao was holding Lu Xun's hand, and he continued to analyze Lu Xun, “After all, you've liked me since high school. With your attitude, even if we don't realize it... I will bend sooner or later.”

Lu Xun's eyes brightened, then quickly dimmed.

“It's not good for you to bend first...” Lu Xun whispered.

“Those things are not important, it's just a process.” Ye Yao shook his head and smiled. “That's a tangent. What I want to say is...”

“No matter how the process develops, they will end up together,” said Ye Yao. “According to my judgment, this formula is 100% valid.”

Lu Xun, lying next to him, had a full score of love in his eyes. He leaned forward and kissed Ye Yao's lips again.