Xie Ji tilted his head back, looking directly at Lu Xunji, ignoring Lu Xunji's earnest words, and reiterated, "I'll go with you."
Lu Xunji lowered his eyes and didn't speak again.
Xie Ji flopped onto the bed, flipping through the papers Lu Xunji had given him. His golden hair, spread across the bed, gradually absorbed the scent of incense.
"You're quite diligent," Xie Ji said. "On this island, the director probably doesn't allow the use of personal computers, so there's no way to look up specific information about these schools... How did you manage to find it all?"
Lu Xunji sat to one side. "I remembered it before, it's in my head."
Xie Ji raised an eyebrow. "So many galaxies, so many schools, all in your head?"
"Um."
"..."
"Difficult?"
"..."
You've fooled me again, you show-off.
"Then why didn't you choose these schools?" Xie Ji asked. " The Imperial Military Academy is very famous, but it's probably not the best choice for you, right? With your abilities, you can certainly achieve wealth and honor in the future if you want to. This Imperial University of Science and Technology —I remember the Star Science Academy was founded there. That Zhuang Huan, what's his name? He's a professor here, isn't he? Did he come here to ask you to give up the Imperial Military Academy and study at the University of Science and Technology?"
"Um."
"You didn't agree?"
"Without."
"Then why did you talk to him for so long?"
Lu Xunji looked at him.
"..." Xie Ji scratched his nose awkwardly. "Just asking."
The Imperial Military Academy is probably the closest university to the center of imperial power. Most of the professors and officers working there hold high positions in the Imperial Military Department.
Although there are occasional battles between star systems, most of the time it is very peaceful.
So far, it has always been the smaller star systems surrounding the Empire that have been vying for resources. No one would want to touch such a behemoth as the Empire unless they have a big appetite.
Attending a military academy doesn't seem to be of much benefit to the Xie Household.
Lu Xunji said calmly, "I have my own things to do."
Xie Ji sensitively raised his head.
What do you mean? Doesn't he have anything to do himself?
"What is it?" Xie Ji turned to look at him. "You can't even tell me?"
Lu Xunji's deep purple eyes shifted from the book to Xie Ji's face. "You always seem to subconsciously think that you are special to me."
Xie Ji: "..."
What? Isn't that right?
Damn it, I've been deluding myself again.
Xie Ji gave a haughty snort, "Fine, I won't say. I don't care. Anyway, it's just one thing: wherever you go, I'll go."
Lu Xunji didn't say anything, leaning back in his chair and continuing to read.
Xie Ji, a little bored, stuck his head in and leaned closer. "What are you reading?"
Lu Xunji generously opened the book.
Xie Ji stared intently.
Oh, all in English.
"Do you even understand this?" Xie Ji, utterly illiterate and judging others by his own standards, said, "Are you trying to show off to me?"
Lu Xunji glanced at him but didn't say anything.
"You really understand it?" Xie Ji rested his chin on Lu Xunji's shoulder, staring at the English letters in the book like they were tadpoles, pointing to a sentence: "How do you pronounce this sentence?"
Lu Xunji read the sentence from the book fluently.
Xie Ji couldn't tell whether Lu Xunji's pronunciation was standard or not, but he felt that Lu Xunji's voice was deeper when he read the English than when he spoke Chinese. The vibration in his chest came from the point of contact, making his heart tingle.
I'll say it again, Lu Xunji is indeed handsome.
After Lu Xunji finished reading, he turned to look at him, their lips almost touching.
He lowered his eyes, glanced at Xie Ji's red lips, and turned his head to say, "Get up."
Xie Ji raised his head, pursed his lips, and asked, "What do you mean?"
Lu Xunji put the book down. "You might find out later."
"What, playing riddles with me again, huh?" Xie Ji snorted.
"No, the Imperial Military Academy's special entrance exam includes a written test, and the paper is entirely in English."
Xie Ji: "..."
No wonder he wasn't worried about passing the exam at all!
shift!!
They're really good at rolling in Nantong.
I hate Nantong.
Lu Xunji looked at him and said, "It's late, let's go back."
"Can't I go back tomorrow morning?" Xie Ji walked into the bathroom, and after a while called out again, " Lu Xunji, where's my shampoo? I need to wash my hair. Damn it, you didn't throw my shampoo away, did you?"
Lu Xunji didn't try to shoo him away anymore. He went into the bathroom and took his shampoo out of the cupboard.
Xie Ji stood up with his head of wet, yellow hair. Water droplets got into his eyes, making it hard for him to open them. He rubbed his eyes with his hands and then touched the shampoo.
"I'll do it."
Lu Xunji, his hands wet, squeezed out shampoo and pressed it against Xie Ji's neck, skillfully beginning to wash his hair.
Xie Ji's blond hair was eye-catching, but also very well-maintained. It felt smooth and cool to the touch, like fine silk, yet it easily warmed up to one's body temperature when held in the palm of one's hand.
Lu Xunji really liked his long golden hair. When he held it in his hand and played with it, it was like a tender moment between lovers.
Xie Ji takes good care of her hair, and she has her own set of steps for washing, conditioning and drying it. She even has some special techniques for applying hair oil.
Lu Xunji patiently washed Xie Ji's hair and even prepared a change of clothes for Xie Ji to take a bath.
In fact, most of Xie Ji's daily necessities were with Lu Xunji, while his own room was empty.
After taking a shower, Xie Ji lay comfortably on Lu Xunji's bed, sniffed his pillow, and closed his eyes contentedly.
The air conditioning in the whole house was set a bit low, and Xie Ji felt a little cold around midnight. As usual, she subconsciously tried to snuggle into Lu Xunji's arms, but after moving around for a long time, she still couldn't find that warmth.
He was awakened by the cold, and groggily opened his eyes, reaching out to touch the side. " Lu Xunji..."
He was the only one on the bed; Lu Xunji was not there.
Xie Ji instantly lost all sleepiness and sat bolt upright in bed. " Lu Xunji?"
The voice was very soft; only he could hear it.
After waiting for a while, my eyes finally adjusted to the darkness, and I was able to make out the outlines of the facilities inside the room by the bright moonlight.
He saw Lu Xunji leaning against the beanbag chair by the bed, dozing off with his head propped up.
Xie Ji: "..."
Is she really that irritable? She's been angry all this time. Apologies don't work, and neither does begging. She insists on cutting ties with him, and she's stopped kissing him. Now she won't even go to bed with him.
He suddenly felt anxious, as if he had argued with his girlfriend and she hadn't spoken to him for three days.
Xie Ji looked at Lu Xunji and scratched his head.
But whose girlfriend is 1.9 meters tall, has eight-pack abs, and back muscles strong enough to trap a fly?
Only his temper is somewhat related.
The princess is spoiled and has a terrible temper; she's very difficult to appease.
Xie Ji ran off the bed, stood in front of Lu Xunji and gestured a couple of times, trying to figure out how to carry Lu Xunji Lu Xunji to the bed without waking him up.
Then they discovered he couldn't do it at all.
So she had no choice but to settle for second best. She hugged the air-conditioning blanket, shook it, and tried to cover Lu Xunji with the blanket in a very virtuous and motherly manner.
As soon as they got close, Lu Xunji's cool voice reached their ears.
"You always seem to be looking for C."
Xie Ji: "..."
Ouch.
This is more to my liking.