The two of them wandered around campus for a long time. When they were nearly home, Li Xian suddenly stopped outside a convenience store.
"Wait here a moment."
With that, he turned before Ji Xie could answer and hurried inside. A few minutes later, he came out with a faint blush, though the darkness made it hard to notice.
"What did you buy?"
Since a poster blocked his view of the checkout counter, Ji Xie, who had waited outside, asked casually.
Li Xian didn't answer. Instead, he took a lollipop from his pocket, unwrapped it, and popped it into Ji Xie's mouth.
A little strange.
Ji Xie pressed the tip of his tongue against the candy, feeling slightly puzzled.
They walked home without another word. By the time they arrived, Ji Xie had finished the candy. Li Xian announced, "I'm going to shower," then hastily grabbed his pajamas and headed into the bathroom, without even taking off the jacket he usually left by the door.
This only deepened Ji Xie's confusion. Yet even after thinking it over for a while, he couldn't work out the reason for Li Xian's subtle change in behavior, so he decided to find a chance to ask him later.
As for now...
The patter of running water reached his ears. Taking advantage of the moment, Ji Xie opened his phone and continued his "studies."
He knew very little about intimacy. Although he had instinctive urges of his own, the most important thing was not to frighten Li Xian.
After all, his darling was terribly shy and still blushed whenever they kissed. Until Ji Xie felt he had prepared for every possibility, he had no intention of taking things any further.
After he had spent some time carefully browsing his "study materials," the water stopped. Ji