Chapter 83: Exclusive to Jinjiang 2/3

He didn’t finish the sentence, but both of them understood.

If that were the case, Song Fuzhi would indeed be shocked. From high school to now… What concept was that? It sounded like a made-up story that nobody would believe.

Shi Zhang’s not-so-calm gaze gave him the answer.

Song Fuzhi was still stunned. During the program, Shi Zhang confidently claimed that he liked him earlier, and Song Fuzhi thought it was just half a year ago. He didn’t expect it to go back to when they were underage.

There were so many questions he wanted to ask. He wanted to ask how he hadn’t forgotten him after all these years. Why didn’t he show up during high school? Why did he only tell him now, and why couldn’t he say it earlier? What was special about him back then that made Shi Zhang like him?

“Moreover, on the show, you actually recognized at a glance the three-dimensional characters I wrote. Is it related to this?

Possibly because Song Fuzhi remained silent for too long due to contemplation, Shi Zhang’s heartbeat became even more sluggish.

“You… mind?” Shi Zhang couldn’t find suitable words and could only ask this way.

Song Fuzhi returned to his senses and immediately shook his head. “No, why would I mind? I just didn’t expect it to trace back so long ago.”

Shi Zhang concealed the truth while revealing his thoughts, saying with a smile, “I’m like a pervert, thinking Teacher Song would mind.”

Clearly amused by Shi Zhang’s self-awareness as a ‘pervert,’ Song Fuzhi thought he was referring to the fact that Shi Zhang had secretly admired him for many years. He said, “Professor Zhang, did you forget? I am the one who has collected all your photo albums. You’re the one who could be considered a pervert.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Shi Zhang’s expression subtly changed. The faint flames in his eyes seemed to expand and surge high, igniting into a blaze.

Shi Zhang had been immersed in the profound emotions of his youth, and if not for Song Fuzhi’s words, he would have almost forgotten that Song Fuzhi had also secretly coveted him.

At this moment, every nerve ending in Shi Zhang was fiercely burning.

Song Fuzhi also realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing. Why was he so thoughtless, directing the fire onto himself?

“Um,” Song Fuzhi awkwardly steered the conversation back. “So, why didn’t you tell me back then?”

Suddenly, Shi Zhang raised his hand to cover Song Fuzhi’s mouth and said in a low, soothing tone, “Stop asking, just go to sleep.”

Song Fuzhi was tucked into the blanket by him, and he felt a bit puzzled. “Why can’t I ask?”

“If you keep asking…” Professor Shi hinted subtly, “we won’t be able to sleep tonight.”

—

After some old stories were brought up, the atmosphere between the two became ambiguous again.

According to the progress of many anime novels and fairy tales, marriage is the happiest ending for the two protagonists. From then on, the princess and prince live happily ever after, maintaining their status as a couple.

So Song Fuzhi didn’t expect that after his marriage, not only did he not live a peaceful life, but chatting like this also gave them a feeling of returning to their youthful days.

They were already middle-aged, yet they could still experience the awkwardness and push-pull of being secretly in love. Song Fuzhi hadn’t anticipated this.

But the lives of adults are different from those of high school students, after all. They didn’t continue the conversation that night, and the next morning, Professor Shi got up early and rushed to the laboratory.

Participating in the event consumed a lot of time, and Shi Zhang fell behind on some progress. Now he needed to catch up.

Professor Song’s vacation was also coming to an end, and he had spent it quite fulfillingly. Behind everyone’s back, he had more fun than the students. Professor Song needed to get back to work.

In the remaining few days of his vacation, Song Fuzhi arranged to meet with Luo Luli once.

Luo Luli had work arrangements, so she unfortunately couldn’t witness the lovey-dovey moments between Professor Zhang and Fu Fu at the scene.

Now that they met, Luo Luli bombarded Song Fuzhi with a rapid stream of information, forcing him mercilessly to watch various sweet edits and detailed sugar-coated moments about them online, all the while exclaiming, ‘You guys are really something—so romantic, so young.’

Song Fuzhi presented the Gundam he brought back from the show and a pile of gifts to Luo Luli, saying, “Thanks to Luo Dian’s excellent double-agent work, Professor Shi and I wouldn’t have reached this point.”

Luo Luli laughed heartily for a while. “So how are you and Professor Shi recently? Are you inseparable every day, honey-like, and passionate like dry wood catching fire?”

What were these words? Song Fuzhi rubbed his forehead helplessly, realizing that he and Shi Zhang did have a new situation recently, but he felt it wasn’t suitable to share with Luo Luli, even if she was his best friend.

Because it involved Shi Zhang’s very private emotions, even Song Fuzhi himself hadn’t fully understood them.

Pushing the timeline back, Luo Luli had watched all the content from the show. Thinking back to before the show started…

Song Fuzhi coughed uncomfortably and gestured at Luo Luli, “You’ve made things difficult for me.”

Luo Luli raised an eyebrow. “How did I make things difficult for you? Tell me.”

Song Fuzhi felt helpless, but as he recalled, he found it quite amusing. “When we moved, Shi Zhang found the pile of little things in my wardrobe. The dragon you gave me was placed on top.”

As expected, Luo Luli erupted into thunderous laughter.

“Hahaha, this is clearly your own fault. Who told you not to hide it properly?”

“I did hide it properly, but I didn’t notice that he had packed up the entire wardrobe for me.”

Luo Luli burst into another fit of laughter, tears streaming down. She asked with malicious delight, “So, are you okay now?”

“Okay.”

Song Fuzhi remembered the moment after the show when Shi Zhang asked him to ‘make up for the gift,’ a sentence that got interrupted. But Song Fuzhi knew Shi Zhang definitely wanted him to demonstrate it again.

Song Fuzhi felt a headache. “I hope those surnamed Shi never think about it again.”

The two of them, who were married, were quite spectacular. Luo Luli couldn’t stop laughing, advising Song Fuzhi to review the terminology, just in case there was an in-class quiz one day.

—

A day of free time was dedicated to Luo Luli, bringing them closer to the start of school. Song Fuzhi’s old house still needed to be sorted out, as a college student was about to come see it.

On the weekend, the two went directly to Song Fuzhi’s old house.

After several moves, only some small, miscellaneous things remained inside.

Such as a box of paperclips, a tripod, and a cosplay knife, among other odds and ends.

Shi Zhang and Song Fuzhi divided the work, giving the empty house a thorough cleaning, and soon they were done.

“Where should these things go, our place or yours?” Song Fuzhi wiped his sweat and asked.

“Either is fine,” Shi Zhang said. “How about we put them at my place? All the cosplay photography-related stuff is there.”