Deliberately

"Just take your computer and books. You don't need to bring anything else." Duan Xu sat by the bed, watching Shen Yanlang pack for him. There was not much to pack anyway.

Shen Yanlang went to the study to get the books Duan Xu needed, then packed the computer. One backpack was enough for everything.

"Do you really not need me to go with you?" Shen Yanlang sat down beside Duan Xu after packing up and took his hand.

Duan Xu gave his hand a small swing. "No. Didn't we agree to meet again in a week? I'll come with my parents then."

Before the exams, they had contacted each other to confirm when they would finish, as well as when their parents were free. They had decided that both families would meet on the Saturday evening a week after the exams.

"You're not nervous anymore?" Shen Yanlang raised an eyebrow slightly.

[A nervous omega needs an alpha's comfort.]

"Uh... with my parents there, I'm not that nervous." Duan Xu lowered his head to look at the bit of arm exposed by his sleeve. It seemed even paler than before?

Although Shen Yanlang often teased Duan Xu through his thoughts, sometimes he forgot that Duan Xu could hear what he was thinking.

"Fine." Shen Yanlang sounded somewhat regretful.

[I don't want to part with him. It would be nice if we could live together for a few days.]

"Not fine." Duan Xu lifted his eyes to glare at him. "My parents won't be back for another three days. You'd definitely take the chance to bully me."

Shen Yanlang: "..."

He could not refute it, because he really had been thinking that.

Duan Xu was still staring at him. His clear, watery eyes made Shen Yanlang's heart itch, so he simply