Not to mention Yu Xi, Gu Beilu also felt that his behavior was strange.

Ever since he saw the mermaid in the aquarium, he had been feeling hot all over. He went home and took a cold shower to calm down a little, but as soon as he lay on the bed that Yu Xi had just slept on, he knew that the shower was in vain.

The whole bed was filled with a familiar scent, and the bedding was still warm.

There was a sound of water splashing in the bathroom, and Gu Beilu seemed to be able to smell the fresh scent of shower gel in the steam.

He cursed inwardly, suddenly stood up from the bed, grabbed the bottle of mineral water on the bedside table, unscrewed the cap, tilted his head back and took two big gulps.

After drinking the water, he realized that this was the bottle he had just opened for Yu Xi downstairs.

He was stunned for a few seconds, his Adam’s apple rolled up and down, and became even hotter.

The empty bottle was squeezed out of shape and thrown into the trash can with great force and accuracy.

The genius student had never felt so helpless before. With all his energy nowhere to release, he could only pace back and forth in circles in the huge bedroom.

He wanted to go to the gym to practice boxing, but as soon as he went downstairs to the living room, the housekeeper nervously asked him if he was hungry, if he wanted to eat, and if he felt unwell anywhere.

Gu Beilu hesitated for a moment, then turned back to his room.

Usually when Yu Xi came out of the shower, he would stop whatever he was doing and pull him over to rub him. Yu Xi was so fragrant and soft after the shower that he could never get enough of hugging him.

But tonight he didn’t even dare to look at him any more.

After Yu Xi fell asleep, he took another shower. When he came out, Yu Xi had already moved into the quilt by himself, hugging the pillow and sleeping soundly.

Gu Beilu turned up the air conditioner temperature a little, then his eyes fell on the backpack by the door.

A corner of the silver-gray fishtail appeared from the big black backpack.

He twisted his fingertips, walked over and took out the diving suit from his bag.

The thin and soft cloth was spread out in his palm, and the edge of the gradient tail fin was inlaid with simulated scales. When he thought that this piece of cloth was Yu Xi’s tail just now, Gu Beilu was reluctant to put it down.

A few minutes later, the beautiful fishtail dress was put into the pool. For the first time, the young master, who had never touched water, became obsessed with washing clothes.

He would never let anyone else wash this piece of clothing.

*

This summer, Yu Xi discovered that Gu Beilu was somewhat mysterious, like a dragon that was hard to find.

Especially in the last two weeks, the total time they spent together was less than the time they saw each other in one day.

Gu Beilu said he was preparing for high school courses, so Yu Xi was very considerate and didn’t bother him. During those two weeks, even if he went to Gu’s house to swim, as long as Gu Beilu didn’t come downstairs, he knew that Gu Beilu was studying again.

But he didn’t know that every time Gu Beilu went downstairs, he would ask the housekeeper whether Yu Xi had come today, what he said, and whether he had looked for him.

He felt relieved when he learned that Yu Xi asked him every day.

On the last day of summer vacation, Gu Beilu finished the last set of questions for the first year of high school and went downstairs to ask the housekeeper: “Has Yu Xi come to swim?”

The butler brought the juice and said, “Master Yu didn’t come today.”

“Why didn’t he come?” Gu Beilu frowned. Yu Xi went swimming every morning in summer.

The housekeeper felt that Gu Beilu had been studying in his room these days and was not very energetic. It was time for him to go out and get some fresh air:

“This… I’m not sure. How about you go over there and ask?”

Gu Beilu hummed, took a bottle of Yu Xi’s yogurt and went out.

It rained all night last night, and the air was filled with the scent of green grass and the smell of warm earth.

As soon as Gu Beilu walked into the yard, he heard someone calling him.

“DEREK！”

Yu Xi rushed towards him on a bicycle.

The sun shines on the hair, the clean black hair is blown by the wind, and the smile is brighter than summer. Gu Beilu realized how long it has been since he breathed fresh air.

With an emergency brake, the bicycle stopped in front of him.

“Derek, look at the new car I bought.”

“Did you buy it this morning?” Gu Beilu stared at Yu Xi, not caring about the bicycle.

Yu Xi leaned over, put his feet on the ground, and got out of the car: “Yes, I bought it for you.”

Gu Beilu reluctantly glanced at the car body and found it was indeed a little too high for Yu Xi.

He suddenly became serious: “Next time, adjust the height before riding.” Otherwise, it will be too dangerous.

“Oh, no, I have a bike, and I’ll give it to you to ride.” Yu Xi proudly pushed the bike in front of him.

Gu Beilu didn’t quite understand: “Why did you buy me a bicycle?”

“Didn’t you check the group? There’s road construction at the entrance to the high school. There will be traffic jams every morning after school starts. You will definitely be late if you take the bus, so everyone has to ride a bike to school.”

Yu Xi knew that Gu Beilu was too busy with his studies to pay attention to this, so he ordered one for him online. It arrived this morning, and he went to pick it up immediately.

“Try riding it and see if it fits you.”

Gu Beilu’s heart was filled with tenderness. How could he not like the gift that Yu Xi gave him?

He would like it even if Yu Xi pulled a piece of grass for him.

“No need to try, it fits perfectly.”

He tore open the yogurt cup and handed it to Yu Xi, who drank it happily, looking at him while drinking.

Gu Beilu felt uncomfortable being looked at again, so he touched his nose and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Derek, you have dark circles under your eyes. Did you start studying too late?”

Yu Xi suddenly became worried. Although he knew that high school was a heavy workload, Gu Beilu was putting too much pressure on himself, and his health would collapse over time.

Gu Beilu avoided his gaze and looked at the bicycle: “No, I was just a little late doing the homework yesterday.”

Yu Xi didn’t believe it, put down the yogurt in his hand and looked at him.

“It’s true. I’m going to bed early tonight.” Gu Beilu pretended to be busy, touching the front of the car and the seat.

He could finish his homework at around 10 o’clock in the evening. It was not because he didn’t want to sleep, but because he was used to sleeping with Yu Xi in his arms. Now it was difficult for him to adapt to having an empty arms.

Yu Xi usually couldn’t tell that Gu Beilu was lying, but today, just as he was about to believe it, the housekeeper suddenly pushed the door open and asked with concern: “Master, you have been staying up all night for several days in a row. School starts tomorrow. Do you want me to make you some calming tea tonight?”

Gu Beilu: “…”

Yu Xi was surprised when he heard this: “You stayed up late for so many days?”

“No…” Gu Beilu turned around to settle the score with the housekeeper, but the man had disappeared.

He was so angry that even the housekeeper would set a trap for him.

My temper has been a little worse in the past two weeks, and my attitude towards them has been a little worse.

Yu Xi felt that Gu Beilu’s approach was not acceptable. No matter how heavy the schoolwork was, he could not study in this way.

He thought about it and said to Gu Beilu, “I’ll go to your room tonight and we’ll go to bed at nine o’clock.”

At nine o’clock in the evening, Yu Xi watched Gu Beilu drink the calming tea and told him to go to bed.

Gu Beilu looked helpless: “I never went to bed so early in elementary school.”

Yu Xi recalled: “But I went to bed at nine o’clock in elementary school…”

Gu Beilu: “That’s because I told you fairy tales and sang lullabies to you.”

In order to keep Yu Xi overnight, he learned 18 techniques to coax him to sleep, which led to Yu Xi becoming more and more willing to sleep with him.

Yu Xi slapped his head and remembered: “Oh, right… Then I’ll sing a lullaby for you.”

“This is of no use to me.” Gu Beilu refused decisively. After hearing this, he couldn’t fall asleep anymore.

Yu Xi was in distress. He had drunk the milk and the calming tea, but how could he make Gu Beilu fall asleep sooner?

He scratched his head, felt hot again, and scratched his neck.

There were five or so red marks on the white neck.

Gu Beilu lowered his eyes, took a deep breath, and said as he stood up: “I’d better get up and read for a while. I’ll feel sleepy after reading for a while.”

Yu Xi pushed him back to the bed: “No, you will get more and more excited if you read now, so you’d better lie down.”

Gu Beilu didn’t want to tell him that reading was the least exciting thing he could do right now.

In order to get people to sleep, Yu Xi began to reason: “Tomorrow is the first day of school and we have to raise the flag. We have to get up at 6:30 at the latest. Shen Di will come to see us at 7 o’clock, so we can’t be late…”

“Wait,” Gu Beilu frowned and interrupted him, “What is he doing here again?”

It’s only been two months since I last saw him, how come this person is showing up again?

Yu Xi stuffed the pillow into his arms and said, “Shen Di doesn’t know how to ride a bike, so he has to come over and wait for us. I’ll take him to school.”

Gu Beilu threw the pillow aside and said coldly: “Why does he want you to give him a ride?”

Yu Xi explained seriously: “Because it’s on the way, we live closest to him.”

Hearing this bad news, Gu Beilu looked very unhappy. He was silent for a few seconds, then said, “I’m a little sleepy. Let’s go to bed.”

He didn’t care how Shen Di went to school, as long as he couldn’t go with them.

*

The next morning, after breakfast, Yu Xi went home to get his bicycle and was surprised to find that the tire was flat.

“How could this happen? It was fine yesterday…”

Gu Beilu caught up on his new bicycle: “It’s too late, come with me.”

Yu Xi was very anxious: “What about Shen Di?”

“Let him find Yang Hui.”