May I ask, in the face of such teasing and temptation, how many people in the entire galaxy can remain indifferent?

Yu Chen, however, believed he could hold his ground and not be swayed. He held his breath for the sixth time, calmly shifting his legs and body away.

Then… Yun Xunlan moved closer again.

Yu Chen: “…”

He shifted again.

Yun Xunlan also shifted again.

After several rounds of this tug-of-war, the two of them had already moved from the center of the bed to the left side.

The system couldn’t help but ask first, “Are you two practicing Tai Chi on the bed? Or are you rehearsing the Great Shift of the Universe?”

Yun Xunlan helplessly replied, “Yu Chen is avoiding me.”

“Why is he avoiding you?” the system asked, confused. “Is he afraid of being tickled? Did you touch his ticklish spots?”

Yun Xunlan said, “If I don’t touch him, we can’t touch feet.”

The system pondered for a moment and said, “You can still sleep without touching feet, right? I remember there’s a sleeping position called ‘lying neck to neck’?”

“That exists,” Yun Xunlan informed it, “but that kind of sleeping position can’t be just brothers; it can only be lovers.”

The system sighed, “Sigh… Why can’t Yu Chen just be gay? Forget it, you can’t force this kind of thing. Just lighten your movements and try again. Be careful not to touch his ticklish spots. If he still avoids you this time, then let’s give up and think of other ways.”

Yun Xunlan was also of the same mind.

He noticed that every time he touched Yu Chen’s ankle, Yu Chen would move his body, so he guessed that the ankle must be Yu Chen’s ticklish spot. If he didn’t touch Yu Chen’s ankle, there might not be any problem.

So, in this last attempt to sleep with their feet touching, Yun Xunlan gently pressed his toes against Yu Chen’s calf and then stopped moving down.

And indeed, Yu Chen did not move his body to avoid his touch.

Yun Xunlan happily told the system, “The ankle is indeed Yu Chen’s ticklish spot; if I don’t touch him, he won’t avoid me.”

“Good, good, good. Although we didn’t touch feet, we can settle for touching legs; the effect shouldn’t be too different,” the system genuinely felt happy for Yun Xunlan. “In any case, just don’t touch his ankle when you sleep with Yu Chen in the future.”

“Okay, good night, Xiao Ju.”

After successfully getting close to his good buddy Yu Chen, Yun Xunlan felt satisfied. He tucked in the blanket, said goodnight to the system, and closed his eyes, peacefully drifting into dreamland.

As for Yu Chen?

He was still wide awake.

Because he realized that the prince’s desires were just too intense.

Yu Chen was afraid that the more he resisted, the more excited Yun Xunlan would become, so he simply stopped struggling.

And it turned out to be true: he didn’t move, and the prince didn’t move either—what a perfect standoff.

Even this time, Yun Xunlan hadn’t pressed against him; they were separated by a layer of sleep pants, so it wasn’t that ambiguous.

But for some reason, Yu Chen felt a different kind of anxiety and restlessness rising in his heart at that moment, ultimately transforming into a question:

…Is he no longer trying to seduce me?

Yu Chen waited for a long time but didn’t see Yun Xunlan make any further moves.

He waited for a full fifteen minutes before quietly and slowly turning over to face Yun Xunlan—Prince Xunlan was asleep right beside him, less than half an arm’s length away.

The moonlight, like a light veil, softly illuminated half of his face, making the silver-haired alpha seem to blend into this light, beautiful yet pale and shocking, as if it were a vivid, bizarre, and luxurious dream.

Yu Chen’s gaze lingered on his face for a few seconds, and he found it hard to look away, watching the young man the entire night.

At dawn, the moonlight faded.

Before getting up, Yu Chen took one last look at Yun Xunlan, noticing the small, vibrant mole on the young man’s eyelid, like a dab of red paint.

But as he gazed, Yu Chen’s arm, which was hanging by his side, slightly lifted, and his body uncontrollably leaned forward, every movement expressing his desire to wipe away that drop of paint—or perhaps to touch the young man.

This desire was like a chronic illness; he struggled to suppress it but couldn’t completely heal.

On the way back to the dorm, Yu Chen’s expression was unusually serious.

Meanwhile, Fu Yanxi and Gui Yan, who were squatting in front of his dorm door, also wore an unprecedentedly stern expression.

As soon as they saw Yu Chen return, they both stood up abruptly, staring at him with the same look one would give to the neighbor, Old Wang.

Fu Yanxi was the first to speak, his tone serious, “Yu Chen, you didn’t come back all night after meeting the Third Prince yesterday.”

Gui Yan followed up sharply, “Tell us! What did you do last night?”

Yu Chen: “…”

Yu Chen told the truth: “I went to make up a class on ‘War Psychology’ with the Third Prince.”

Fu Yanxi asked him again, “What class could take all night to make up?”

This question was similar to what Mu Xingyu had asked Yun Xunlan, “What class do you need to make up in the bedroom?” Yu Chen couldn’t help but curl the corner of his lips, but quickly smoothed it out, pretending to be serious, and repeated Yun Xunlan’s answer: “Didn’t I say? We were making up ‘War Psychology’.”

Gui Yan: “…”

Fu Yanxi: “…”

Fu Yanxi and Gui Yan’s faces turned even greener, and they suspiciously asked, “You stayed up all night for a makeup class?”

“Yeah,” Yu Chen lied without a blush or a racing heart, pointing to the very light dark circles under his eyes, “I stayed up so late that I got dark circles; it was really tough.”

Gui Yan said, “I waited for you all night with Brother Xi, but your dark circles aren’t as heavy as ours; are you lying to us?”

Yu Chen replied frankly, “That’s because you two are weak; can you compare to someone like me who isn’t weak? Reflect on yourselves.”

Unexpectedly, Fu Yanxi suddenly made a suggestion that left everyone confused: “Since that’s the case, why don’t you give me a makeup class too? You see, you only gave the Third Prince a makeup class for one night, and you got dark circles; it must be tough. If you help me get a perfect score in ‘War Psychology,’ I can help you share the burden, and you won’t be so tired.”

Yu Chen: “?”

“And me, and me! Give me a makeup class too,” Gui Yan raised his hand and lowered his voice, “Just give me and Brother Xi a class; don’t let anyone else hear, or they’ll definitely want to join, and our study competition pressure will be huge.”

Yu Chen: “???”

“You two are this weak and still want to stay up all night to give the Third Prince a makeup class?” Yu Chen asked them, “Aren’t you afraid of dying from exhaustion?”

Fu Yanxi and Gui Yan smiled lightly, as if they were ready to face death: “It’s okay, Yu Chen, even if we die here today, we must help you share the burden and stay up all night to tutor the Third Prince!”

Yu Chen: “…”

Yu Chen: “You two are too lacking in understanding; you won’t get a perfect score, so stop daydreaming.”

Fu Yanxi and Gui Yan protested, “You haven’t even tutored us yet; how do you know we lack understanding? Let’s tutor first!”

Yu Chen was too lazy to argue with them. He pushed them both away, used his fingerprint to unlock his dorm door, and prepared to go in and change into his training clothes.

But just as he was about to enter, he suddenly stopped, turned his head, and stared at Gui Yan.

Gui Yan thought he had changed his mind and was going to give him a makeup class, so he excitedly called out, “Brother Yu, you agree?”

“Not at all.” Yu Chen denied it, paused for a few seconds, glanced elsewhere, and then turned back to Gui Yan, looking down at him slowly, and asked again the question he hadn’t heard the full answer to in the cafeteria yesterday, “Why did you decide to pledge your loyalty to the Third Prince for life at the age of seventeen?”

“Ah… this.”

Gui Yan scratched his head awkwardly, his ears turning red as he said, “I came from an orphanage. The planet I was on was very remote and backward. At that time, the director mom tried many ways but couldn’t gather enough money for my last year of tuition. There were also other younger brothers and sisters in the orphanage waiting for tuition, so I thought about dropping out to work. Then the Third Prince donated a sum of money, allowing all the children in the orphanage to continue their studies. After I successfully finished my last year, I got into the Anluos Military Academy and graduated, then joined the Yuheng Legion with Brother Xi.”

“Is it that simple?” Yu Chen raised an eyebrow. “Nothing special?”

“Compared to Brother Xi’s encounter with the Third Prince, mine really isn’t anything special,” Gui Yan nodded in agreement. “But the Third Prince changed me from someone who received help to someone who could help others; he changed my life.”

Yu Chen said, “The Third Prince gave you the opportunity, but you changed your life through your own efforts. The Anluos Military Academy isn’t something just anyone can get into.”

Gui Yan’s amber eyes lit up, sparkling: “Yes, yes, yes! Later, I wrote a thank-you letter to the Third Prince, thinking I wouldn’t get a reply, but the prince wrote back to me in his own handwriting! He even praised me for being excellent and said I would definitely become a respected hero of the Empire. I framed that handwritten letter and put it on my bedside; I have to read it every night before I sleep, or I can’t fall asleep.”

Yu Chen: “…”

Yu Chen: “Do you also have a picture of the Third Prince in your wallet?”

Gui Yan nodded repeatedly: “Yes, yes, yes!”

Fu Yanxi even asked Yu Chen in return, “We all do, even Zhou Shun, who got kicked out, has one. He even showed it to us. Aren’t you the same?”

Yu Chen: “…………”

“Bang——!”

Yu Chen slammed the dorm door shut, not wanting to see Fu Yanxi and Gui Yan’s faces anymore.

As he changed clothes, he used his light brain wristband to call Pei, and as soon as the other side connected, he said, “I didn’t misunderstand; Yun Xunlan is interested in me and wants to date.”

Pei Xingtian had made great progress this time; he only laughed for half a minute before replying to Yu Chen, “Did you just wake up? Are you still not awake?”

Damn it, he hadn’t closed his eyes all night; what the hell did he mean by not awake?

Yu Chen coldly said, “Are you doubting my words again?”

Isn’t this because you came to deceive your brother again? Pei Xingtian thought to himself.

What he said was, “Alright, alright, just make sure to hold yourself together and don’t develop feelings for the prince.”

Yu Chen asked, “Why?”

Pei Xingtian explained, “Because if you like the Third Prince today, you’ll be red-eyed and go crazy tomorrow.”

Yu Chen didn’t understand: “What nonsense is this? My eyes are blue.”

“Red-eye literature,” Pei Xingtian exclaimed, “Haven’t you seen it?”

Yu Chen said, “I haven’t seen it; I only know that last year, Bo Zun Company had a heavy motorcycle called ‘Red Eye,’ which was my ex’s treasure.”

Pei Xingtian: “……”

Pei Xingtian sighed deeply: “To put it bluntly, you have too many rivals; I’m afraid that once you develop feelings for the Third Prince, you’ll get jealous and end up taking out your own people before the insect race even conquers the galaxy.”

Yu Chen chuckled, “I’m a very magnanimous person.”

Pei Xingtian: “6.”

He said to Yu Chen, “You don’t need to come to the hospital for a check-up; I’ll prescribe some medicine for you to take…”

Yu Chen directly interrupted him, using facts to prove that his mind was normal, not crazy or sick: “I slept with Yun Xunlan last night.”