On a weekend evening, Xia Lin went to a villa of a rich-kid classmate to attend a mixer. Just as his classmate had said, there were plenty of beautiful girls from the School of Liberal Arts. Although Xia Lin was as gay as could be, it didn't stop him from simply appreciating the beauty of these girls. So, unlike other boys who actively chatted up the girls, his unique behavior actually caught the attention of several girls.
There was a long - haired girl in a pale - yellow dress who took the initiative to talk to Xia Lin. "Handsome guy, why are you sitting here alone?"
Xia Lin turned around. He thought the girl was quite cute. Since she had taken the initiative to ask him a question, he naturally had to answer. "I don't really like this kind of occasion."
The girl beamed a bright smile. "What a coincidence. I was dragged here by my classmate too. I think finding a boyfriend should just happen naturally. There's no need to attend such events. But well, since all our classmates are here, for the sake of fitting in, we have to come, right?"
Xia Lin nodded. "Yeah, all the boys in my class are here. So it wouldn't be good if I didn't come. I just came to make up the numbers."
"Hahaha, me too. I didn't even put on much makeup today."
This girl wasn't a breathtaking beauty, but her looks grew on you. And chatting with her was quite pleasant.
After the girl went to the restroom, the male classmate who had invited Xia Lin sat down next to him and teased, "Didn't you say you weren't interested? It seems you're chatting quite well with that girl."
Xia Lin shook his head. "No, since I'm here, I can't just sit alone all the time. Chatting with her is okay. There's nothing else to it."
The male classmate waved his hand. "Alright, alright. Since you're getting along well with her, you'll send her home later. It'll be one or two o'clock then. It's not safe for a girl to go back alone."
"Didn't she come with her classmate?"
"Her classmate is the rich - kid's girlfriend. She's staying here tonight and won't go back. So she'll be alone. It's up to you. That's settled."
Without giving Xia Lin a chance to say more, the male classmate went back to chatting happily with the girls. Xia Lin sighed. When the girl came back, he could only continue chatting with her.
At half - past one, all those who were leaving had gone. Xia Lin sent the girl back. The girl looked a bit embarrassed. "It's so late and I'm still troubling you to send me back. I'm sorry."
Xia Lin shook his head. "It's okay. We don't have school tomorrow anyway. We can sleep in. Let's go. We'll take a taxi at that cross - road. After I send you back, I can go home too."
By the time Xia Lin got home himself, it was already past half - past two. Xia Lin thought Qi Shang must have had a few dreams already. But unexpectedly, when he opened the door, Qi Shang was sleeping on the sofa with the TV still on.
What was going on? Why was he sleeping on the sofa? Xia Lin sighed helplessly. He picked Qi Shang up in a princess carry and went upstairs to put him on the bed.
Looking at Qi Shang sleeping soundly in the bed, Xia Lin didn't notice that his eyes and tone were full of doting. "Sleep well. I hope you'll have a good dream. Good night."
After closing the door, Xia Lin decided to take a shower and go to bed quickly. He figured he wouldn't get up until after ten o'clock the next day.
As soon as Xia Lin closed the door, Qi Shang woke up. He sat up in a daze, seemingly lost in thought. "Xia Lin, why did you come back so late?"