"Hahaha... How about it, Qi Shang? Are you feeling relieved? If not, we can beat him up again." Although that guy looked really bad, Xia Lin was sure he only had some flesh wounds. It would just hurt a bit. Well, he deserved it! Who asked him to grope Qi Shang's butt?
Qi Shang let out a cold snort. "Not really! But it would be meaningless to beat him up again when we get back. Let's go home."
On their way back, Qi Shang ran into a classmate. Foreigners loved parties. This was already the third time this classmate had invited Qi Shang. The previous two times, Qi Shang had made excuses to decline. He just didn't like noisy places.
But this time, the classmate said that several teachers would also be there and that since Qi Shang had declined the previous two times, he should come this time. Qi Shang glanced at Xia Lin. He thought maybe this would be a good opportunity to introduce Xia Lin to his classmates. But they never believed he was married. (Qi Shang was too lazy to explain due to his personality and didn't want to show them his marriage certificate on purpose.) He hoped that after this party, they would stop pestering him.
"Okay, I'll go, but I'll bring my partner."
"Partner!" The classmate was shocked. He was bisexual and was attracted to Qi Shang's appearance. He'd always wanted to hook up with Qi Shang. "This young guy beside you is your partner?"
Qi Shang nodded. Xia Lin introduced himself. "Hello, I'm Lin Xia. I'm a junior, in the same school and major as Qi Shang. I'm his senior and also his partner."
The classmate was stunned for a moment, then he laughed generously. "So you're really married, Shang. It's a bit late, but still, congratulations. And welcome your partner to the party with you."
This made Xia Lin and Qi Shang have a better impression of him. They agreed to attend the party and said goodbye to the classmate. Since they had enough time, Xia Lin and Qi Shang decided to pick out a gift for the party before going home.
A few days later, Qi Shang took Xia Lin to the party. Since some other classmates had also brought their boyfriends or girlfriends, Xia Lin's appearance wasn't out of place. But because of Qi Shang's high popularity, Xia Lin still caught a lot of people's attention. Not to mention that Xia Lin himself was extremely good - looking.
"My goodness, I can hardly believe it. You two are so young, but you're already married. Even the teachers are shocked."
Hearing this, Qi Shang put his arm around Xia Lin's shoulder. "Because we love each other deeply. If it weren't for the age limit, we would have gotten married even earlier!"
Most people expressed their blessings. Even those who didn't really like same - sex relationships wouldn't be so low - EQ as to say something discouraging in front of so many people at this time.
Xia Lin was relieved to see that Qi Shang got along better with his classmates and teachers than he'd expected. He didn't even notice that he'd shown several gratified smiles throughout the night.
Qi Shang's darkness value decreased a few more points. Now it was only five. The sadness caused by this situation, along with the gratification and joy of seeing Qi Shang's positive changes, all these complicated emotions were intertwined. So Xia Lin indulged himself and had a few more drinks at the party tonight. As expected, he got drunk. To take care of the drunk Xia Lin, Qi Shang had to leave the party early. "I'm really sorry, but I have to take my dear home. There's no one at home, and I need to take care of him."
Seeing that Xia Lin was really drunk, everyone didn't make things difficult for them and showed their understanding. "It's okay, it's okay. You can go. There will be plenty of opportunities for parties in the future!"