Chapter 60: A Faint Confession

Feeling a rumble of protest from his stomach, Lin Beixiu got up to cook.

While Lin Beixiu was busy, he heard some noise behind him and saw Qin Muxue opening the fridge looking for food.

“You’re quite comfortable, hogging my bed.”

Holding a bottle of drink, Qin Muxue casually said, “Then you can sleep on my bed, I don’t mind.”

“I do.”

“Oh really? How about I just sleep holding you then?” Qin Muxue’s teasing voice came from behind.

Lin Beixiu: ……..

He was shocked.

“Can you keep it down a bit?”

Qin Muxue chuckled, “What’s the big deal, I like you after all.”

“Huh?”

Lin Beixiu seemed to have heard something unbelievable, “What did you say just now?”

“Nothing.”

Qin Muxue’s face was flushing, “I didn’t say anything.”

Her voice became softer later on, and due to the ambient noise, Lin Beixiu didn’t hear clearly, only catching the word ‘like’.

Qin Muxue had already left, and Lin Beixiu had to continue with what he was doing.

Sitting on the sofa, Qin Muxue took a sip of her drink to calm down. Did that count as a confession, even though Lin Beixiu hadn’t heard it?

Qin Muxue covered her face, her shy, girlish demeanor fully on display.

“Dinner’s ready.”

“Oh.”

Qin Muxue quickly went forward to serve the dishes.

After dinner, Lin Beixiu went back to his room to rest, smelling the faint scent on his bed, momentarily lost in thought—do all girls smell like this?

Lin Beixiu sat up after a struggle in his mind, then laid back down.

What was there to fear? It was just a scent, and for some reason, she always smelled so nice; Lin Beixiu fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Meanwhile, Qin Muxue, having napped earlier, now found herself unable to sleep. She thought about the earlier incident and, with a bit of excitement, took out her phone to seek advice from online friends.

…….

The next evening, the two were still hand in hand, strolling through the market, playfully nudging each other from time to time, Lin Beixiu disdainfully pushed her hand away.

“Stop being touchy.”

It had been a while, and Lin Beixiu wasn’t as shy as he had been the first time.

Qin Muxue pouted and indignantly said, “We are boyfriend and girlfriend.”

“Fake.”

“To others, it is real.”

“……”

……

While they were fooling around, they completely missed the two figures not far behind them…

Eventually, Lin Beixiu gave in, mainly because Qin Muxue was just too strong, and he couldn’t break free, ending up being led by her.

Qin Muxue stopped at a seafood stall, especially drawn to the fish swimming in a tank.

“Want a fish?”

Lin Beixiu glanced at it and shook his head, “That fish has too many bones, not very tasty.”

Qin Muxue paused, she just liked fish, without caring much about the species, clearly lacking Lin Beixiu’s life experience.

“What about that one?”

Lin Beixiu followed her pointing finger, his mouth twitching wildly—it was a lobster, waving its big claws inside a glass tank.

Lin Beixiu recognized the species, one could cost hundreds, definitely not something they could afford.

“You go buy, one costs thousands of yuan.” Lin Beixiu said grumpily.

Qin Muxue was just joking, “Then I don’t care, I want fish later.”

“I’m not skipping work to buy you fucking groceries, isn’t takeout tasty?”

“It’s bad for your health,” Qin Muxue said seriously.

“Just say you want me to cook.”

Qin Muxue smiled, that was indeed one of the reasons.

“Yeah, who made your cooking so delicious.”

Ignoring her comment, Lin Beixiu walked ahead, pulling Qin Muxue along.

Qin Muxue thought she wouldn’t get to eat fish, but Lin Beixiu took her to another seafood shop, bought a big fish, and she beamed with joy.

“Satisfied now, can we go home?”

Lin Beixiu was helpless, this girl just loved fish so much, he couldn’t bear to refuse her, and as a result, over time, he learned to cook various fish dishes.

“Let’s go, home.”

……

Soon, the midterms arrived as scheduled.

Lin Beixiu and his partner weren’t worried, having looked over their books earlier, not panicking at all.

But it was a different story for Hu Feng and the others, who gathered around Lin Beixiu.

“Lin Beixiu, are you confident? Otherwise, I’ll sit in front of you, and you can let me copy your answers?”

Lin Beixiu’s mouth twitched, “What were you guys doing, not studying?”

“Man, we played games all night yesterday, still sleepy now.”

Lin Beixiu: ….. So this is something to be proud of?

“Please, Lin Beixiu, I’ll treat you to a barbecue later.”

Lin Beixiu’s eyes lit up, having been monitored by Qin Muxue, it had been a long time since he last drank, this was a rare opportunity.

“I’ll reluctantly help you guys out.”

“Long live Lin Beixiu.”

Qin Muxue watched from the side, a slight smile on her lips, then shook her head.

Li Yuwei soon entered the classroom, Hu Feng and his dorm mates all sat around Lin Beixiu in the middle, while Qin Muxue sat behind watching him.

The exam began, and the classroom was filled with only the sound of writing.

Qin Muxue quickly finished her paper, looking up at Lin Beixiu who was still writing intently.

She did nothing else, just gazed at his back, lost in thought.

Soon, Hu Feng turned around and knocked on Lin Beixiu’s desk. Lin Beixiu glanced at the podium to make sure the teacher wasn’t looking, then passed a note from under the desk, Hu Feng quickly copied it down.

One by one, they all finished copying.

After Lin Beixiu gave out the answers, he got up ready to hand in his paper, Qin Muxue saw this and also packed up to follow.

The two walked out one after the other.

“How did you do?”

“Not bad.”

Since they finished early, the two went straight home.

Lin Beixiu entered and locked himself in his room to catch up on sleep.

Qin Muxue quickly pushed the door open, Lin Beixiu glanced at her, exasperated.

“What are you doing here again, get out.”

“I brought you fruit, and you’re still mad at me.”

Lin Beixiu then noticed she was holding a bowl of grapes, which she placed on his desk and also sat down.

Lin Beixiu was quite troubled, having been together so long, she had become bolder, both having entered each other’s rooms, especially since Lin Beixiu had seen her intimate clothing.

“Enough, I just want to sleep, get out.”

“Refusing to slack off.”

“Ah!”

Lin Beixiu, exasperated, “Qin Muxue, you pest.”

Seeing Lin Beixiu about to get up, Qin Muxue dashed away.

“I’m going to cook rice.”

Lin Beixiu lay back down, thinking maybe next time he should lock the door to keep her from bothering him.

However, his gaze fell on the grapes on the desk, he thought for a moment, took one and began to eat, and then couldn’t stop until he had finished the whole bowl.

……

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