S University.
"You're saying it counts as long-distance when both campuses have subway stations right outside, and they're two stops apart, less than five minutes?"
Lu Sinian closed his laptop and adjusted his glasses. "Oh, come on. Leaving aside how a perfectly straight guy turned gay over a single break, don't you think you're a little too clingy? Look at me. I'd never do that."
Pei Song'an called Li Shu. Li Shu didn't pick up; he was probably running.
He hung up, grabbed his jacket, and prepared to go catch him. "Some people have never dated, yet they love playing relationship coach. Ask them when they're going to date someone, and suddenly they pretend they don't understand."
Lu Sinian was utterly baffled. "What did I do to you?"
He'd only said one thing. Why was he getting insulted?
It wasn't even five yet. Pei Song'an watched the little red dot move across his phone screen and calculated that, judging by the distance, about two more laps should do it. He put his phone away and was just about to leave when Lu Sinian spoke again.
"If I were you, I wouldn't go see him empty-handed."
Pei Song'an turned to look at him. As if determined to prove his credentials as a relationship coach, Lu Sinian wore a mysterious expression.
"Buy some snacks he likes. They might be cheap, but it creates give-and-take. You buy him something, he buys you something next time. You're only five minutes apart by subway. That's closer than our dorm is to the lecture building. Then you won't have to track his location every time he doesn't answer your messages!"
"Does he know you're using everything you learned at school on your boyfriend?"
"Wouldn't he be scared to death if he knew?"
Pei Song'an gave it