Chapter 76 - Bent

Two more games, and it was already late at night. Ye Yao drove Lu Xun, who looked like he was in a trance, back to bed and made a date to see some of the city's leading universities the next day.

"Don't stress too much, be happy, there's nothing you can't get through." Ye Yao put his arm around Lu Xun's shoulders and reassured him, "Besides, I'm still here, we're best friends at least, I can't let you starve to death."

"......'s best friend?" Lu Xun, who seemed to be lost in thought, suddenly repeated the phrase.

Ye Yao didn't see the problem with his statement at all, he somehow locked eyes with Lu Xun and saw him darting away.

They had reached the door of the room next to Lu Xun's, Ye Yao let go of his hand: "Good night, go to bed, see you tomorrow."

Lu Xun enters his room with his face as usual and the door closes behind him, he instantly turns and kicks the wall of the room.

What was wrong with him in the past, how could he be so fond of brainwashing Ye Yao that they were the best of friends?

Who wants to be best friends?

It's a pity we can't turn back time, otherwise Lu Xun could go back and beat himself up.

Lu Xun walks around his spacious room twice to make his decision.

He knew very little about Ye Yao's views on relationships, what type of people Ye Yao liked, and how acceptable Ye Yao was to be with someone of the same sex. Because he is homophobic, Ye Yao does not bring up things he hates in front of him.

Tomorrow he will go out with Ye Yao and he will have to test the waters.

Lu Xun remembered something, rummaged through his cupboard, and found in a corner cupboard that he would not normally open, a statue of Buddha that his family had gotten and was said to be very spiritual.

Lu Xun made a wish to the Buddha with a reverent expression.

I hope Ye Yao will accept men and not be so resistant to them as he used to be.

If this Buddha statue does not work, don't blame him for being callous and throwing it away and hiring a new one.

*The next morning Ye Yao woke up as usual.

The next morning Ye Yao woke up as usual, ate breakfast, packed up and went out with Lu Xun to a local university.

This university is nationally renowned and has a beautiful interior. They each rode a shared bike and toured this campus.

"There's no comparison between university and secondary school," Ye Yao says. Ye Yao said, "I thought our high school was big enough before, but the university is many times bigger."

As they pedalled past the third canteen, Ye Yao exclaimed, "There are even more than one canteen."

"...... Yeah." Lu Xun picks up, "When you go to university, the pressure of studying will not be so heavy and you can relax a lot."

Lu Xun tried to turn the conversation in a different direction, "You can fall in love when the time comes, what type do you like?"

Ye Yao did not answer immediately, and Lu Xun looked away, slightly nervously, to see the hot summer sun on Ye Yao's body, who was already very white and now glowed even whiter.

Ye Yao shook his head, "Haven't thought about it that way."

"So you're thinking about it now?" Lu Xun was persistent.

"What are you asking that for," Ye Yao wondered, his mind spinning as he couldn't help but think of some sort of possibility, "Is it possible that you want to kiss me and introduce me to your sisters?"

Lu Xun: "......"

Bullshit, he gave Ye Yao a recommendation? Anyone who comes near Ye Yao, get the hell out.

"Introducing sisters is out of the question, let's introduce brothers." Lu Xun cleared his throat, "For example, the number one male guest, Lu Xun, is good at laundry and cooking, he can go up to the hall and down to the kitchen, so he will not make you lose face when he goes out."

Lu Xun rides his bike from Ye Yao's left to his right: "The second male guest, Lu Xun, is good at making money to support his family and can buy you everything you want, the moon and definitely not the stars."

Lu Xun rides the bike to Ye Yao's left again: "There's also the integrated all-rounder Lu Xun, which can do everything and can be adjusted and customised to your liking. What do you think, which one do you like better?"

"......" Ye Yao's mouth twitched, "You can't go a day without saying something flirty, can you?"

Lu Xun did not relent, and Ye Yao, who knew Lu Xun's style of talking nonsense, said coldly, "I want them all, one to squeeze my shoulders, one to pound my legs, and one to feed me, and whoever is not satisfied will be fired, so be careful."

Is it possible to have such a good thing, to split into three parts and be with Ye Yao? Wouldn't that mean he could be with Ye Yao every second of every day, without being separated by work or study?

The imagery was a bit beautiful, and as it seemed Ye Yao was not averse to such jokes, Lu Xun's mood gradually began to take off.

But that wasn't enough, he had to find something else to lend his voice to, to test whether Ye Yao could accept homosexuality.

It's not that easy to find questions to borrow, nor is it likely that when he thinks about it, there will immediately be two gay men holding hands on the side of the road so that he can test it out on Ye Yao.

After wandering a little further, Lu Xun was keen to spot the opportunity - two dogs walking side by side on the side of the road.

Who knows what the relationship is between these two dogs, male or female, but at the moment, these are two males who have broken the gender barrier to be together!

Lu Xun said in a hushed voice, "How come there are two male dogs here strolling around campus with their tails held, but it's kinda cute."

Ye Yao took one look and nodded in agreement, "Yes it's cute, it's so fat."

"I'm looking at these two dogs now and it doesn't seem like a big deal to be gay." Lu Xun uses the dogs to make up lines, "Then again, I don't even know what you think of people who like the same gender yet, and you haven't stopped me before when I was so homophobic."

Ye Yao looks at Lu Xun for a second: "...... honestly, I don't have an opinion, they're just like normal people."

But friends seek common ground, Lu Xun does not like homosexuality, even physically repulsive, and there is no need for him to say in front of Lu Xun that this is wrong and for Lu Xun to change.

Lu Xun immediately said, "Yes, I want to learn from you, to be open-minded to achieve a better future. You can't be too rigid about the gender of your partner, just in case you meet someone you like, don't you think?"

As Ye Yao listened to these words, a moment of confusion flashed through his mind.

Lu Xun's perspective had changed so quickly? To reconcile with something you hated in the past so quickly is something that no one can do.

...... Lu Xun Is it possible that too much pressure from studies and life has led to a change of mind, similar to a person who can look away from everything before trying to live lightly?

"That's the truth, who can say about things like fate." Ye Yao weighs his words and says slowly, "Some people even fall in love with their pets and take dogs or cats as /lovers. Inter-species is fine, what's inter-gender? Think outside the box on everything, not just objects, many things may not turn out as originally intended ......"

Lu Xun couldn't hear much of what Ye Yao was saying afterwards, all he could think about was - even dogs are allowed!

Great, Ye Yao doesn't restrict the gender of the person, as long as they are compatible, even if they are a dog!

Luckily he is still a human being, if he were a dog it would be too difficult to chase Ye Yao.

Lu Xun's mood took off and he was eager to give Ye Yao a show on the bike, but considering that he hadn't learnt it professionally and to avoid embarrassing himself in front of Ye Yao, Lu Xun held back and planned to find another opportunity.

Leaving this section of the living area, Ye Yao and Lu Xun enter a more picturesque area.

This university has lotus ponds, which are now in bloom, with beautiful pink and white lotus flowers and turquoise leaves.

With a twinkle in his eye, Lu Xun said to Ye Yao, "We can't come here for nothing, why don't we take a picture?"

Ye Yao readily agreed and the two pulled over to find a suitable spot for a photo.

The summer breeze rustles the trees and lotus leaves as Lu Xun pulls Ye Yao to stand in the shade by the pond, watching the sunlight on Ye Yao's face through the gaps in the leaves.

The whole air is sweet for love, Lu Xun looks at Ye Yao and feels a little thirsty in his throat.

Romance films are set in beautiful locations, with ambiguous atmospheres and romantic landscapes.

Lu Xun doesn't like slow-paced romance movies, but he has gathered his 18 years of vague memories of it and knows that this is the time for the two protagonists to make eye contact, a look of affection and affection that is the key to the ambiguous atmosphere.

Lu Xun turns sideways to look at Ye Yao. Feeling his gaze, Ye Yao, who looks even more beautiful than the protagonist of a romance movie, also looks at him with a light smile on her face.

In this dark, ambiguous and gay atmosphere, Ye Yao opened his mouth.

"What's wrong with you, got sand in your eyes?"

The gay-to-goodness atmosphere shattered in an instant!

Lu Xun :"......"

God, although Ye Yao doesn't mind the gender of his subjects, Ye Yao is really, really straight!

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