HRMCF Chapter 31

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"Teacher Liang isn't here?" Shen Yan asked.

Zhu Ningbo nodded, looking like he was about to cry.

Shen Yan looked at Zhao Linsu.

Zhao Linsu was opening the door, "Don't just sit there, come in and wait."

Zhu Ningbo hesitated, not moving. Shen Yan patted his shoulder, "Let's go inside and talk. If Teacher Liang comes back, he'll be able to hear us in there."

Zhu Ningbo slowly stood up and followed the two into the apartment.

After sitting down, Shen Yan first handed the neatly wrapped box to Zhu Ningbo.

"What's this?"

"It's the wedding gift you gave my brother. My brother's wedding was a farce, he didn't actually get married at all. And this thing is way too valuable, you should take it back quickly."

"Oh," Zhu Ningbo's voice had a sob in it, "Sorry, I messed up the proportions again."

He had originally chosen a set of jewelry, but the customization time was too long and wouldn't make it in time. He was also afraid it would be too abrupt and Shen Yan wouldn't like it, so he chose a cheaper set of cups, but he still didn't give it properly.

Shen Yan said, "I'm not blaming you. Tell us what happened with you and Teacher Liang."

Zhao Linsu poured two glasses of water and placed them on the coffee table, then sat down on the other sofa.

Zhu Ningbo sniffled and said that last night Teacher Liang had agreed to be with him.

Shen Yan asked, "And then?"

Zhu Ningbo suddenly blushed.

His blush spread from his neck all the way up to his entire face, as if he had gotten drunk in a second.

Shen Yan: "..."

"We..." Zhu Ningbo said softly, "spent the night together."

Shen Yan almost jumped up.

Great, there were indeed many things in this world he didn't know.

Picking up his glass, he took a big gulp of water, then held the glass and asked nervously, "And then what?"

"Then... then he said break up..."

Zhu Ningbo finally burst into tears.

Shen Yan shrank back on the sofa.

To be honest, he thought this was completely normal.

Teacher Liang was such a flirt. Zhao Linsu had said that he never brought back the same person twice. So sleeping with someone and then kicking them to the curb was perfectly normal.

Besides, Zhu Ningbo probably wasn't Teacher Liang's type.

Shen Yan didn't know how to comfort him and quietly glanced at Zhao Linsu.

Zhao Linsu leaned back on the sofa, crossing his long legs, one hand half-supporting his face, looking at the weeping Zhu Ningbo with an inscrutable expression.

Shen Yan turned his head, bracing himself to say a few casual words first. He really wasn't interested in this kind of obviously dumped gay love story and didn't know how to advise.

"Shen Yan?" Zhu Ningbo raised his face, his handsome face covered in tears, looking completely broken, "Could it be because I made Teacher Liang cry that he wants to break up with me?"

Shen Yan: "..."

He finished the remaining half glass of water in one gulp, then said firmly and resolutely, "Tell me the details."

Zhu Ningbo recounted the whole story intermittently.

It turned out that he had been secretly pursuing Liang Keqing all along. Liang Keqing hadn't rejected him, nor had he agreed to be with him. Zhu Ningbo was happy to follow him around and fawn over him, and Liang Keqing didn't care. Last night, Liang Keqing had drunk until late at night again, calling Zhu Ningbo in the middle of the night and asking him to come pick him up.

Upon receiving the call, Zhu Ningbo got out of bed and rushed to the bar to pick him up.

He was in such a hurry that he even wore mismatched shoes.

Liang Keqing laughed when he saw him like this.

"Last place, do you really like me that much?"

Zhu Ningbo was at a loss, his face red as he mumbled an "uh-huh."

"Alright," Liang Keqing nodded, half-drunk, his glasses slipping down his nose. He chuckled, "Then I'll grant your wish."

Then Liang Keqing took Zhu Ningbo to a hotel.

Then, Zhu Ningbo slept with Liang Keqing.

Of course, Zhu Ningbo's description to Shen Yan was very subtle and didn't go into detail.

But Shen Yan understood, and he was trying hard to suppress his laughter.

It was Zhu Ningbo's first time.

The next day, after Liang Keqing woke up, he gave Zhu Ningbo's first time a grand salute—two resounding slaps across the face.

And he warned Zhu Ningbo never to appear in front of him again in this lifetime, otherwise he would castrate him.

Hearing this, Shen Yan really couldn't hold back anymore.

He rolled around on the sofa laughing.

Zhu Ningbo's face was full of tears and bitterness, not understanding why Shen Yan would laugh so loudly at his brief experience of being dumped.

Zhao Linsu on the side also had a faint smile on his face, but he wasn't laughing at Zhu Ningbo, he was looking at Shen Yan and smiling, so he was also laughing.

"Bo'er..." Shen Yan clutched his stomach and patted Zhu Ningbo's shoulder with difficulty, trying to suppress his laughter, "Your life is worth it now."

Zhu Ningbo let out an "ah," filled with question and pain.

Shen Yan: "Teacher Liang clearly seems like a top, you topped him, do you think he'd be happy about that?"

Zhu Ningbo became flustered with tearful eyes, "But he wasn't unhappy, I thought he was quite happy, really Shen Yan, he really wasn't unhappy, I could feel it. Although he cried, he was willing..."

The more Shen Yan listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He quickly waved his hand, "Stop, stop, you don't need to explain this part to me... hahaha..."

He couldn't help but laugh again.

There was no way around it, the moment he thought about this, he found it so absurd. Liang Keqing being topped by Zhu Ningbo—just those few words together made him want to laugh for a long time.

Shen Yan laughed until tears almost came out of his eyes.

As he laughed, he suddenly felt a gaze from the side. Shen Yan raised his face and found Zhao Linsu looking at him thoughtfully.

Shen Yan slowly stopped laughing.

"Cough cough."

Shen Yan shook his empty glass.

Zhao Linsu sat still on the sofa, his toes slightly pointed.

Just as Shen Yan couldn't help but look up, Zhao Linsu took the glass away.

While Zhao Linsu went to pour water, Shen Yan said to Zhu Ningbo, "Bo'er, I don't want to lecture you or anything, I don't really understand this kind of thing either, but I'm very sure about one thing: sitting at the door crying all night won't help this situation at all."

Zhu Ningbo nodded, his expression still very gloomy.

Shen Yan sighed and gave his advice anyway.

"If you really like him, then go after him and fight for him, try hard to make him like you too. If it really doesn't work out, we're men, so let go generously. When it comes to feelings, you have to ask your own heart, ask yourself what you really want, just don't have any regrets."

Zhu Ningbo lowered his head and nodded slowly.

It seemed he had listened.

Shen Yan himself was also a very sentimental person.

Although he had been laughing just now, he really hoped Zhu Ningbo would be okay.

It had nothing to do with Zhu Ningbo's family background, just because this person was a friend he had acknowledged.

Shen Yan patted Zhu Ningbo's shoulder again.

A "thump" sound came from the table.

Shen Yan looked over and saw Zhao Linsu put down the water glass and straightened up. His gaze swept lightly across Shen Yan's face. Shen Yan coughed softly, "Thanks."

After waiting a while longer and Liang Keqing not returning, Shen Yan took Zhu Ningbo away.

"I'll see you off," Zhao Linsu said.

"No need," Shen Yan said, "I'll just help him get a taxi."

Zhao Linsu grabbed his keys and jacket, "I have nothing else to do anyway."

Shen Yan sat in the back seat, continuing to counsel little Zhu. Being an emotional mentor was addictive, especially since Zhu Ningbo was a good listener. No matter what Shen Yan said, Zhu Ningbo nodded with a look of understanding, making Shen Yan's desire to preach explode. He talked until his mouth was dry without stopping.

Suddenly, a bottle of mineral water was thrown from the front seat.

Shen Yan raised his eyes and saw Zhao Linsu's playful eyes in the rearview mirror.

"Have some water."

"..."

After dropping him off at the school gate, Shen Yan got out of the car, "Bo'er, are you okay?"

"I'm okay." It seemed Zhu Ningbo had recovered.

"Keep the gift safe, don't accidentally break it, I can't afford to pay for it."

Zhu Ningbo looked ashamed, "Shen Yan, I'm sorry, I gave the wrong gift."

Shen Yan smiled, "Next time, remember to just transfer the money directly."

Zhu Ningbo finally laughed. Shen Yan watched him enter the school, then turned around to get back into the car. He had gotten out from the back seat, and the back door was still open. Zhao Linsu hadn't gotten out and was still in the driver's seat. After thinking for a moment, Shen Yan closed the back door and went to sit in the front passenger seat instead.

He couldn't really treat the guy like his personal chauffeur; he wasn't that thick-skinned.

"Let's go, what a long and tiring ordeal."

Zhao Linsu started the car.

Zhu Ningbo and Liang Keqing had really gotten together. Shen Yan crossed his arms and shook his head slightly, always feeling that Zhu Ningbo would be hurt sooner or later. Maybe that's just how people are, they don't turn back until they hit a wall. Oh well, he's still young, experiencing the bitterness of love is okay.

"Your theoretical knowledge is quite rich," Zhao Linsu said suddenly.

Shen Yan's ears perked up, "What? Is that a problem?"

"No," Zhao Linsu said lazily, "Of course the expert in love letters is good."

If Zhao Linsu hadn't been driving, Shen Yan would have kicked him a long time ago.

Damn it, one of the three most regrettable things he had ever done in his life was dragging Zhao Linsu along to help him deliver love letters.

"What top, what bottom," Zhao Linsu continued, turning his head to glance at Shen Yan, whose facial expression had obviously stiffened, "You know quite a bit."

Shen Yan almost jumped out of the car.

His mouth was faster than his brain.

His brain was still racing, but his mouth had already started running off at the speed of light.

"What's so hard to understand about that? Last time Bo'er cried so badly, for the sake of my brother, I just looked into it a little bit. Didn't it come in handy today?"

The more Shen Yan spoke, the calmer he became, feeling like it was the truth.

After his explanation, Zhao Linsu just said "oh," as if he had just said it casually.

Shen Yan thoroughly implemented the "don't think about it" principle, rolled down the car window a crack to let the cool autumn breeze into the car, while secretly cursing his own quick tongue at the time.

When they arrived at the entrance of the residential complex, Shen Yan was about to get out of the car when Zhao Linsu suddenly said, "Shen Yan."

His hand paused on the car door handle, and Shen Yan turned his head.

Zhao Linsu looked at him, his clear phoenix eyes flickering slightly, as if he had something to say, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

"See you tomorrow."

Shen Yan got out of the car.

Zhao Linsu drove away.

The car drove forward, and in the rearview mirror, the person standing by the roadside had his hands in his pockets, kicking the fallen fruits from the roadside trees with his feet.

The figure gradually shrank. Zhao Linsu withdrew his gaze, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.

Shen Yan slowly strolled into the residential complex and played with the dog under the stairwell for a while.

The dog still had the tag [珍妮] on its head.

"Why do you keep thinking about her?"

"If you want to play with her, let's all be friends, don't mix in these unhealthy thoughts, understand?"

Shen Yan sighed. After all, he wasn't a dog, so it was hard to say if the little dog had any bad intentions.

The next day, they went to school as usual. Zhu Ningbo came to class and even sat with them for the first time in a while.

Seeing that he had recovered, Shen Yan interrogated him, "Why didn't you ever mention your family situation?"

Zhu Ningbo looked completely innocent, "What situation?"

Shen Yan: "..."

Zhu Ningbo: "I already told you about my parents' divorce."

Shen Yan: Yes, but you didn't say your parents were such powerful entrepreneurs!

Shen Yan asked curiously, "How did you end up studying at our school? Usually, someone like you would go abroad to study, wouldn't they?"

Zhu Ningbo answered honestly, "My dad wanted me to go to America, and my mom wanted me to go to England."

Neither of the parents would give in, forcing their son to choose.

Zhu Ningbo gritted his teeth and used the same old method: choose neither and simply study domestically.

"I see," Shen Yan rested his chin on his hand and shook his head, "Having too many choices is also a kind of pain."

Zhu Ningbo: "I don't want to go abroad, I like staying in the country."

Shen Yan: "Me too, overseas is boring, even the food isn't good."

There were no elective courses that afternoon. Zhu Ningbo set off on his long march of love. Shen Yan wished him well, told him to protect his life, that as long as the green hills remained, there would always be firewood, and just not to be killed by Liang Keqing.

Zhu Ningbo smiled shyly, "Actually, Teacher Liang is very gentle."

Shen Yan's lips twitched, "Uh-huh, you're right."

What was the point of arguing with someone whose mind was clouded by love?

Shen Yan got into the car.

Zhao Linsu was quite quiet today.

Maybe people do mature a bit when they get a year older.

"Any plans for the afternoon?"

Shen Yan was taken aback, "Nope."

"Want to come to my place?"

Shen Yan panicked a little, his eyes darting slightly, "Why?"

Zhao Linsu glanced at him, his expression normal, "To watch anime."

Shen Yan: "..."

Damn it, could this bastard really have some ulterior motive?!