Published at 9th of January 2021 10:58:11 AM
Chapter 65
Little Cutie Arc #2
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Su Tang felt nothing, save for the sensation of his centre of gravity suddenly shifting . He scrambled through the air to no avail for something to grab, before eventually falling down .
He was afraid to look . His fear was like an invisible web, tightly holding him in place . He wanted to scream but he was unable to find his voice . In the end, he could only close his eyes . However, what he was met with wasn’t the hard ground, but a warm and familiar embrace .
This completely unexpected turn of events caused the fear in his heart to linger . He couldn’t stop himself from holding the other’s neck .
Summer was very hot but the other person’s body was cool . The other emitted a clean, grassy soap scent and it made Su Tang’s heart race .
An indecipherable emotion emerged from the bottom of his heart . It felt as if everything he’d ever wanted or was waiting for had been achieved . He felt a sense of delight mixed with a bit of bitterness .
This type of feeling was quite strange, rather like drinking a strong wine . Satisfaction preceded the intoxication, and the fragrance of the wine evoked his memories; it made him want to both hug the other while crying and to smile stupidly at the other . Though the emotions in his heart were let out, these emotions didn’t seem to have a source .
Because his memory was only a blur and no similar figure could be found .
Su Tang tried his best to think back, but the more he thought about it, the more his head hurt . Even the familiar feeling was slowly disappearing, like quicksand slipping away, without any chance of ever coming back .
He forced himself not to think about it but couldn’t stop himself from trembling . He was just like a little cat, quietly shrinking in the other’s embrace .
He did his best to regain his composure; he took a deep breath and finally lifted his little face, making eye contact with the other person .
It was a seventeen, maybe eighteen-year-old youth . He had straight, sharp sword-like eyebrows and was tall in stature . He probably looked very good when he smiled . It was just a pity that he looked so cold .
The other hugged him, his thin lips tightly sealed and his eyebrows slightly crinkled together as if he was unhappy . Yet, it looked like the other was concerned about Su Tang . The sight of his expression couldn’t help but move Su Tang . He subconsciously stuck his hand out to touch the other’s brow .
“Don’t…” Don’t always be unhappy . It’s good to smile .
The urge to utter those words suddenly came to Su Tang . It was only when he opened his mouth that he realised that what he was doing was ridiculous, and his fingernails were already grazing the other’s face . This… Was he possessed? Why did he do that?
Su Tang blinked and rapidly withdrew his hands behind his back . His eyes darted around . Eventually, he pretended that nothing had happened and refused to look up at the other .
It was only Chi Shu Yan who kept his steady gaze trained on Su Tang . This made Su Tang feel embarrassed and a little unsettled . Finally, he grew annoyed with being stared at and said, “I… Ai, don’t keep staring at me . ”
“I didn’t…” Chi Shu Yan refused to admit it .
“You did, I felt it!” Su Tang raised his little chin, and only after finishing his words did he notice how close he was to Chi Shu Yan .
Oh right, he was still in Chi Shu Yan’s embrace, held with arms around him .
This really… No one was really in the right here ba .
Su Tang realised this point; getting shy wasn’t right, and neither was getting annoyed . He just mumbled, “Forget it, forget it . You put me down first ba . ”
“Okay . ” Chi Shu Yan quickly said, only just now noticing this .
The two silently brushed off the incident . When the area where Su Tang stood started to get a little warm, Su Tang said, “Thank you for saving me just now . En, I’m Su Tang—what’s your name?”
“No problem . ” The other shook his head and then said, “I’m Chi Shu Yan . ”
“Oh, oh . ” Su Tang went ‘so this is how it goes’ in his heart . After all, this person’s temperament was good . It wasn’t that the aura of the male lead was unbearable, but just that he’d ran into him straight after transmigrating over . He didn’t know if his luck was good or not .
“You’re getting ready to transfer into this class?” Chi Shu Yan asked out of the blue .
“Ah, yeah . ” Su Tang stared at him, surprised, before asking, “How did you know?”
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“I guessed . ” Chi Shu Yan replied .
“Yeah . ” Su Tang found his question a little stupid . He gazed down in shame and just so happened to catch a glimpse of the melting puddle of ice cream he’d dropped on the floor . “I’ll go clean this up . ”
“Okay . ” Chi Shu Yan nodded, and Su Tang ran off to rinse a cloth . When he came back, he saw the other writing his student ID on the blackboard .
“We have an exam?” Su Tang asked, shocked .
“Yes . Every time school reopens, there’ll be a mock exam . The class monitor needs to come to inspect the examination room in advance . ” Chi Shu Yan explained to Su Tang as he scribbled on the blackboard .
“Ao . ” His words left a pang of sadness in Su Tang’s heart . He sluggishly went to clean his mess up before sitting in the seat nearest to the speaking stage and watching Chi Shu Yan write on the blackboard .
Not only was Chi Shu Yan handsome, the words he wrote were nice to look at too . Even the numbers he drew were visually appealing . Su Tang stared for a while and felt envy bubble up in his heart . It was just a shame that no matter how nice Chi Shu Yan’s words looked, they wouldn’t help him withstand the heat .
Though he used his hand to fan himself, he still felt hot . He then planted his face on the table in hopes of cooling down faster .
However, this position drastically lowered his line of sight and he couldn’t see what Chi Shu Yan was writing . It wasn’t long before Su Tang started to grow bored and decided to talk to the other .
He asked, “Do you like exams?”
Chi Shu Yan replied, “No . ”
“Why ah? Aren’t your results very good?” Su Tang didn’t get it .
“Because the class monitor is always busy during exam periods . ” Chi Shu Yan explained .
Su Tang let out a chuckle and watched Chi Shu Yan write on the blackboard, helplessly busying about . The sight tickled him and he ended up laughing loudly on the table .
When Chi Shu Yan turned around, Su Tang immediately wiped his face clear of emotion . It’s just that he couldn’t pretend very well and had to cover his mouth .
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“If you want to laugh, just laugh . ” Chi Shu Yan said . “Don’t suppress it . ”
“You’re not angry?” Su Tang questioned .
“Not angry . ” Chi Shu Yan shook his head and turned back to resume writing on the blackboard . “Your voice is very nice and so is your laughter . ”
Su Tang’s face turned red and his heart started to race again . He felt himself flush from both embarrassment and happiness . He saw Chi Shu Yan’s back view and recalled what the other had said .
Ai, this feeling was so weird ah . Forget it, forget it, he didn’t want to think about it anymore . Su Tang reprimanded himself silently in his heart but couldn’t stop himself from thinking about it . The other’s words simply came flooding back into his mind, so he laid on the table to secretly laugh .
When Chi Shu Yan finished writing on the blackboard, he noticed that Su Tang was resting on the table, deep in slumber .
He unconsciously walked nearer, his gaze locked on the other . Su Tang’s eyes were closed, his face was fair and delicate, and his eyelashes were long, like the thin wings of a butterfly casting a shadow .
He slept soundly, and Chi Shu Yan didn’t have the heart to wake him up . He took a stool and sat next to Su Tang .
After about twenty minutes, Su Tang finally woke up . He blinked and realised that Chi Shu Yan was next to him . Chi Shu Yan seemed to be furiously scribbling something down and Su Tang was too embarrassed to disturb him .
Chi Shu Yan seemed to be tired after writing after a while and wanted to take a break . He looked up and was met with Su Tang’s clear, bright eyes .
Su Tang didn’t seem to think this would happen and was flustered for a while . In the end, he only blinked his eyes a couple of times before saying, “Wah, I just woke up, what are you doing ah?”
“…” Chi Shu Yan didn’t reply and stared at Su Tang . After around twenty seconds, Su Tang was defeated and turned away .
“What were you looking at?” Chi Shu Yan asked .
“Don’t know . ” Su Tang replied meekly .
“I know what you were looking at . ” Chi Shu Yan said . “You were looking at me . ”
It was Su Tang’s turn to be speechless . Chi Shu Yan thought for a while and said, “I was writing a disciplinary report just now . ”
“Oh . ” Su Tang replied slowly .
“There’s still a hundred more days’ worth to write . ” Chi Shu Yan said again .
“Oh?” Su Tang felt a little like smiling but stopped himself .
“This was originally meant to be done by the deputy class monitor but he left the report at school . Furthermore, he was playing soccer and injured his leg . In the end, only I can do it . ” Chi Shu Yan explained .
Su Tang finally turned back and smiled . “You’re so miserable ah . ”
“En, and you still ignored me . ” Chi Shu Yan teased . He finally heaved a sigh of relief after seeing Su Tang’s smile .
“Ai, then I’ll pay attention to you now . ” Su Tang leaned over to look at the report Chi Shu Yan1 was writing . There weren’t many words written, however he couldn’t possibly write long disciplinary reports every day . If they were to pile up, his workload would truly be too much .
“My heart hurt for you for a second . ” Though Su Tang said this, in reality, he was smiling very happily . The corners of his mouth were curved up and his cheeks had two shallow dimples . He looked very sweet and soft . Chi Shu Yan thought that no one could be as cute as Su Tang .
He gently poked Su Tang’s dimple and then turned back to continue writing . Su Tang was upset and stood up to poke Chi Shu Yan’s face . The two started to tussle about before Su Tang’s phone rang .
It turned out that whatever had needed to be done for the transfer was done . His family had left afterwards and had asked the driver to send him home directly .
Su Tang hung up and saw Chi Shu Yan sticking his own phone out at him . “The class has a network group; tell me your phone number . ”
“159——” Su Tang said a string of numbers which Chi Shu Yan then typed into his phone before saying, “See you tomorrow ba . ”
“See you tomorrow . ” Su Tang nodded and walked out of the classroom .
Chi Shu Yan returned to his seat . He didn’t continue writing the report and instead opened his phone gallery to stare at the picture of Su Tang sleeping . He changed the remark to ‘little cutie’ .