18

Although Su Bai gave his plan for the Xinhai Revolution Memorial trip a perfect hundred, when he tried to ask Lin Xiao out again, he was met with a brutal rejection.

Lin Xiao, with a dark face and a heart full of defeat, said, “I’d rather study at the library than go on a date with you.”

Su Bai’s face lit up. “Then let’s go study at the library together!”

Su Bai actually seemed pretty happy about it!

Lin Xiao: …

This guy has no intention of changing his ways!

So, that day, the library table had two identical veteran enamel cups.

The afternoon sunlight poured through the library’s bright windows, warming the whole room. After reading for a while, Lin Xiao started to feel sleepy, yawning constantly.

By his third yawn, Su Bai picked up the two enamel cups and quickly walked out of the study room.

A while later, he came back, each hand holding a cup of instant coffee.

The coffee, served in enamel cups, had its own unique charm.

Lin Xiao took the cup and took a satisfied sip, thinking to himself that only Su Bai would do something like this.

Su Bai watched Lin Xiao drink his coffee with wide eyes, then whispered, “Yesterday, our dorm leader said the itinerary for our last date wasn’t planned very well.”

“You finally realized it!” Lin Xiao was so moved, he almost wanted to send a banner to Su Bai’s dorm leader for being such a helpful person.

Su Bai, a bit embarrassed, continued, “He said if I don’t know how to create romance, I can still be practical, focusing on the small details of life, caring for you, loving you. That’s also one of the ways to pursue someone.”

Su Bai took the empty cup from Lin Xiao’s hand and said eagerly, “Finished your coffee? Let me get you some hot water.”

Lin Xiao, feeling slightly annoyed, replied, “I’m not thirsty.”

Su Bai, serious as ever, said, “Drinking more hot water is good for your health.”

Lin Xiao took a deep breath, reminding himself to stay calm. Su Bai was chasing after him.

After getting the hot water, Su Bai came back, rummaged through his backpack, and muttered to himself, “I’ve prepared something for you, a little gift.”

Lin Xiao couldn’t help but lean back slightly. “It’s not a book, is it?”

Su Bai: “No.”

Lin Xiao stayed on high alert: “You didn’t write anything on it, did you?”

Su Bai laughed. “No, how could I write on this?”

With that, Su Bai pulled out a big box of dust-proof masks from his backpack and said earnestly, “The smog’s really bad lately. You can wear this disposable mask when you go out, it protects against PM2.5.”

Lin Xiao’s face twitched: …

From that moment on, Su Bai embarked on the never-ending path of “caring and loving” as his way of pursuing Lin Xiao.

For example, every morning at 6 AM, he’d send a “Good morning,” and at midnight, a “Good night.” Su Bai’s daily routine was as odd as his dedication to studying. That wasn’t all. During every break, he’d forcefully take Lin Xiao’s enamel cup to the water dispenser, urging him to drink more water. He’d send weather forecasts for the next day, and even tried the same routine as his dorm leader, bringing a whole box of special pickled vegetables from home to Lin Xiao’s dorm. The worst part? He often woke Lin Xiao up early just to bring him breakfast.

For example, today.

Lin Xiao grew more and more irritated as he thought about it, and soon couldn’t sleep at all. He sat up abruptly in bed, glaring at the bag of cold, hard buns, fuming silently.

Damn, this retard.