One Half Each

"What are you trying to say?" Shen Yanlang realized he could not understand Duan Xu's train of thought.

But the next moment, he suddenly caught on. "You think I like him?"

Duan Xu said nothing. That was how it had been in the novel, but now... it was hard to say.

"Heh... are you jealous?" Shen Yanlang's mood brightened again, and he gently explained, "I don't like him. I only like you."

The heat that had just begun to subside in Duan Xu's face flared up again. Embarrassed and annoyed, he said, "I'm not jealous, and I get it. You, you don't have to keep saying it."

"Alright, then I'll do it."

As he spoke, Shen Yanlang suddenly leaned closer. Startled, Duan Xu quickly pressed a hand against his chest. "What are you doing?"

"I want to kiss you." Shen Yanlang's voice was several shades deeper than before. "Can I?"

"No!"

Duan Xu shook his head while covering his mouth, glaring at Shen Yanlang with those moist almond-shaped eyes.

Fuck! He's so goddamn seductive!

Duan Xu: "!!!"

Shen Yanlang, he he he... swore!

Mm... why was that kind of sexy?

Ahhh! What was he thinking? Stop thinking!

Afraid Shen Yanlang would suddenly lose control, Duan Xu simply turned around, sprawled over the desk, and buried his face in the crook of his arm. If he did this, Shen Yanlang would not be able to see him, right?

However...

His earlobes are all red. I want to bite them.

Save him!

How had he never noticed before that Shen Yanlang could be such a hooligan?

No, he was proper on the outside and a hooligan on the inside!

"Shen Yanlang." Duan Xu's voice came out muffled. "Can you stop looking at me?"

Shen Yanlang chuckled softly when he heard that. Knowing Duan Xu was embarrassed, he let him off for the moment. "Alright, I'll go back to my seat."

With that, Shen Yanlang carried his chair back to his own desk.

Duan Xu let out a huge sigh of relief. He had finally gone away. He was saved... my ass!

How do you pursue someone? Let me look it up first.

Bring him breakfast every day, give him little gifts, treat him to good food...

Duan Xu: "..."

Not listening, not listening, turtle chanting scriptures!

Starting the next morning, Shen Yanlang began pursuing Duan Xu in earnest.

He went out to buy breakfast in the morning, helped queue up for lunch at noon, and took Duan Xu for walks around the track after dinner in the evening.

On weekends, he accompanied him to the library to study and do homework. If Duan Xu had a part-time job, Shen Yanlang would go with him, then treat him to a nice meal afterward.

Duan Xu had tried refusing, but it was useless. If he did not eat the breakfast Shen Yanlang bought, Shen Yanlang would throw it away. Duan Xu thought that was wasteful, so he could only eat it.

If Duan Xu would not let him help get food, Shen Yanlang would drag him outside campus to eat. If Duan Xu refused to walk around the track with him, Shen Yanlang would directly drag him to the track...

By the end, Duan Xu was numb.

Really, you could not judge someone solely by their first impression.

Although Duan Xu had been startled when he first met Shen Yanlang, he had thought Shen Yanlang was a calm and reserved person. But now, hehe!

More importantly, even in his dreams, Shen Yanlang had not been this shameless!

In everyone else's eyes, he was still that handsome campus heartthrob, calm as the breeze. But in Duan Xu's eyes, since he could hear Shen Yanlang's thoughts, he was shameless and especially lecherous!

By late November, the weather gradually turned cold, and people had to wear thick coats to go outside.

Today, Duan Xu wore a creamy white padded hoodie. Under the library lights, his delicate face looked smooth and fair, while his bright almond-shaped eyes focused intently on the monitor in front of him.

He was familiarizing himself with the basic functions of Photoshop so that his future major courses would be easier to follow and handle.

Just then, someone took the empty seat beside him and placed a cup of milk tea by his side. Then Shen Yanlang's deep, magnetic voice sounded. "Xuxu, have some milk tea. It's hot."

"Mm." Duan Xu responded but did not turn to look at him. His gaze remained on his computer, and his hands kept working.

A faint smile lingered in Shen Yanlang's peach-blossom eyes. He did not mind Duan Xu's attitude. In any case, Duan Xu would obediently listen to him in the end.

A moment later, when Shen Yanlang saw that Duan Xu had just finished one step and it would not affect what came next, he inserted the straw and held the milk tea to Duan Xu's lips. "Take a sip."

Duan Xu lowered his head to look at the milk tea, then glanced at Shen Yanlang. Seeing him gazing back with tenderness in his eyes, he immediately looked away and obediently took a sip.

"Is it good?" Shen Yanlang asked, staring at Duan Xu's lips, which were stained with a little milk tea.

Duan Xu licked his lips. "It's good."

Shen Yanlang's gaze was blatant, his voice husky. "Is that so? Then I'll have a taste too."

As he spoke, he took the milk tea back, wrapped his lips around the straw, and took a sip. Yet throughout the entire process, he stared at Duan Xu's lips.

An indirect kiss. Rounding it up, that means we kissed.

Pretty sweet.

Under his gaze, Duan Xu's heartbeat sped up. His lips felt as though something had scalded them, as if they no longer belonged to him.

And Shen Yanlang's thoughts made him uncontrollably recall that drunken night. More than a month had clearly passed, yet that soft, warm sensation remained vividly imprinted in his mind.

"What are you thinking about?" Shen Yanlang's voice sounded beside his ear, pulling Duan Xu from his thoughts.

He's blushing. Does he want to kiss too?

Duan Xu nearly choked. He hurriedly replied, "Nothing. I'm not drinking anymore. It's almost time to eat."

"Oh." Shen Yanlang set the milk tea down on the table and said casually, "Then let's throw it away."

Duan Xu: "..."

Here he went again!

"Don't throw it away." Duan Xu glared at Shen Yanlang resentfully. "I told you not to waste things. Can't you just stop buying it?"

Shen Yanlang chuckled. His handsome features were especially captivating when softened by his smile. "That's why I only bought one cup. We'll each have half, just to taste it. We won't get too full, and it won't be wasteful."

Duan Xu: "..."

Fine, you're handsome, so you're right.

In the end, the two of them finished that cup of milk tea sip by sip, without wasting a single drop.

And this scene was seen by other students in the library, photographed, and uploaded to the forum.

After eating, they returned to the dorm. Zhou Zhou was sitting at his desk playing on his phone. When he saw them come back, he gave them a suggestive smile. "You went to the library? And drank from the same cup of milk tea?"

Duan Xu: "..."

"Mm, it tasted pretty good. You and Xiao Xu can try it too," Shen Yanlang replied naturally.

Xiao Xu had just returned to the dorm as well. He opened the door, heard that, and asked, "Try what?"

"Milk tea." Zhou Zhou grinned. "Brother Yan said it's pretty good. We can try it."

"Oh, okay. Which milk tea shop is it? I'll go buy some." Xiao Xu asked Shen Yanlang.

Shen Yanlang gave him the name. Without another word, Xiao Xu turned around and left the dorm again.

Duan Xu: "..."

Why were they still not together? So worrying!

Seeing Duan Xu quietly walk to his seat, Zhou Zhou could not help laughing. "Xuxu, actually, I've wanted to ask for the past few days. Everyone on the forum says Brother Yan is pursuing you. Is that true?"

As their roommate, Zhou Zhou naturally knew it was true. He just wanted to tease Duan Xu.