Li Huan, sitting on the sofa and cracking melon seeds, watched television with a bit of boredom.
But what was on his mind was his Bai Bai. He didn't know what was wrong with him these past few days, coming and going like a ghost. No matter how Li Huan tried to talk to him, Bai Bai would only say a few words and leave, showing no interest in conversation.
This made the usually carefree Li Huan feel a bit down.
It was a feeling he had never experienced before.
He and Bai Bai had lived together since they were children, sharing everything. Bai Bai had never ignored him like this.
Not even when Li Huan had broken a toy Bai Bai had spent over a month building when they were kids.
His current attitude was truly unignorable.
The melon seeds in Li Huan's mouth instantly lost their taste, yet he mechanically continued to eat them.
He pulled his legs up onto the sofa, hugged them with his arms, and buried his head between his knees.
Bai Chen, who had been preparing for days, saw the silly expression on this idiot the moment he entered.
A look of indulgence involuntarily appeared in his eyes.
His childhood sweetheart was truly adorable.
"I'm back," Bai Chen said to Li Huan after adjusting his expression.
Li Huan, still hugging himself, heard Bai Chen's voice and quickly lifted his head. Indeed, he saw his childhood sweetheart whom he hadn't seen in days.
As he saw Bai Chen walk towards him and sit down beside him, about to ask, "Why have you been so busy these past few days, not having time to talk to me?"
He smelled perfume on his childhood sweetheart.
The words he had been about to utter were swallowed, replaced by: "Ew~ Xiao Bai, why do you smell of perfume? Haven't you been going out on dates with some young ladies these past few days?"
Li Huan said with a smile.
But despite the smile on his face, his heart was bitter.
He didn't know why, but even though his childhood sweetheart had someone he liked, it was natural for him to go shopping with his girlfriend, and he didn't need to report it to him.
It felt as though something that belonged to him had been instantly snatched away by a stranger.
The bitterness in his heart slowly grew, and even the taste in his mouth turned bitter.
Even sweetness could be bitter, it seemed.
Bai Chen's eyes seemed to flash with something upon hearing this. He smiled and said, "Yes, I've been with her these past few days."
"Oh, oh, oh, then I wish you happiness."
The bitterness in his heart completely exploded upon hearing Bai Chen's answer. He somewhat fled from Bai Chen, trying to get away.
"Where are you going?"
Bai Chen grabbed Li Huan, who was trying to escape, preventing him from leaving. He pulled him into his embrace and whispered into his ear.
"Where are you going?"
He repeated softly in Li Huan's ear.
Li Huan, who had been trying to escape, suddenly had his wrist grabbed by Bai Chen, losing his balance and falling into his arms.
His mind went blank for a moment.
And remembering the two sentences Bai Chen had just whispered in his ear, he turned his head and looked into Bai Chen's eyes, asking, "What are you doing?"
Why was he suddenly hugging him and biting his ear? Didn't he have a girlfriend?
"I'm pursuing a girlfriend, but she doesn't agree," Bai Chen said, holding him even tighter.
"If she doesn't agree, then so be it. Why are you..." hugging me? Li Huan's words trailed off as he suddenly realized.
His eyes widened, and he asked, "Me?"
"Mm," Bai Chen nodded earnestly.
"Damn it, I thought of you as a son, but you want to hit on me?" Li Huan shouted at Bai Chen.
This was too outrageous.
"You don't want to?" Bai Chen's heart faltered upon hearing Li Huan's words, and he asked cautiously.
He was afraid of refusal.
He couldn't bear the consequences of losing him.
"I do."
Upon hearing Bai Chen's words, Li Huan said calmly.
"Really?!!!" Bai Chen felt as though he were hallucinating and asked again, not daring to believe it.
"Really."
The loss he couldn't bear, he also couldn't bear.
"It's so good to have you," Bai Chen said, hugging Li Huan even tighter after receiving the affirmative answer.
He was afraid this was a dream.
A beautiful dream from which he didn't want to wake.
"What were you doing these past few days?"
"Preparing for Valentine's Day."
"And the perfume?"
"Yes."
"I just remembered, I broke one of your toy models when I was little. Why weren't you angry?"
"Why would I be angry?"
"You spent a long time building that model, and I broke it."
"That model was for you to build. If it breaks, you just build another one."
It was just a model.
"Hey? By the way, when did you start liking me?" Heh heh.
"It's always been you."
Because you are the stirrings of youth.
Mini-theater:
La la la la, it was almost angsty.
Fortunately, I reeled it in quickly. Heh heh, just like me.
Who says childhood sweethearts can't beat the new arrival?
You are the one who makes my heart flutter, always you.
La la la la.