Yan Jin thought saying this would appease Yu Shu, but unexpectedly, Yu Shu became even more dejected. “But I don’t want to become an old man, I want to stay young forever.”

Yan Jin couldn’t help but retort, “Unless you die young, no one stays young forever.”

[Their conversation makes me feel like their genders are reversed (pensive)] [Yu Shu, a man, is actually more concerned about getting old than Yan Jin.] [Well, it’s normal for handsome guys to care more about their appearance than average people.]

…

[Those in front, don’t think I can’t see your implications just because you use a joking tone.]

After being coaxed by Yan Jin for a while, Yu Shu leaned against her and mumbled softly, “I’ve become so strange. I never used to care so much about my appearance before.”

Yan Jin silently retorted in her heart: Nonsense, you’re the biggest beauty lover in this family!

But for the sake of family harmony, Yan Jin didn’t say it out loud and just quietly listened to Yu Shu ramble.

“Ever since we got together, I’ve been feeling constantly uneasy, always worried that you’ll abandon me, Xiaoxiao.” Yu Shu: “So when I looked in the mirror earlier and saw that my lips were only swollen and not cracked, I got really anxious.”

“What are you anxious about?” Yan Jin asked in disbelief, “Isn’t it a good thing that your lips aren’t cracked?”

Yu Shu whispered super softly, “But I wanted you to make them cracked.”

“Yuan Yuan.” Yan Jin took a deep breath. “…I really don’t have that kind of hobby.”

“Xiaoxiao.” Yu Shu’s eyelashes fluttered shyly. “Do you want to cultivate that hobby?”

“Your lips are already swollen, and you still want me to learn.” Yan Jin looked at Yu Shu’s mouth in amazement. “If I learn more, your lips won’t be presentable.”

Yu Shu nuzzled Yan Jin without saying anything.

Yan Jin was about to be defeated by Yu Shu, who had become especially clingy after falling in love. She had to change the subject. “I never had the nerve to notice before, but I just realized you actually have a mole on your lip, Yuan Yuan.”

Originally, Yan Jin just wanted to find a random excuse to divert Yu Shu’s attention. But when her gaze fell on that mole on Yu Shu’s lip, it captured her focus.

Yu Shu’s mouth was already good-looking to begin with, moist without any lip lines. Now with a mole on his lip, it inexplicably added a few hints of allure that made people want to kiss him.

Yan Jin subconsciously swallowed. Yu Shu, noticing Yan Jin’s unusual state, was secretly delighted: I knew Xiaoxiao coveted my beauty, hehe.

But on the surface, Yu Shu didn’t reveal his true emotions. Instead, he pretended to be displeased, “We’ve known each other for so long, yet you never noticed I had a mole on my lip.”

“We were just ordinary friends then,” Yan Jin said earnestly. “What kind of ordinary friend would stare at the other person’s lips? Someone who stares like that is a pervert.”

“Well, now we’re not ordinary friends, so you can openly stare.” Yu Shu brought his face close to Yan Jin’s. “As my girlfriend, you have the exclusive right to kiss me.”

Great, after going around in circles, Yuan Yuan still wanted kisses.

But—meeting Yu Shu’s gaze, Yan Jin couldn’t help but smile.

Yuan Yuan was cute and coquettish. Kissing the little spoiled darling properly was worth it.

After the two spent some time talking affectionately, they each returned to their own rooms to rest.

Although they had now confirmed their relationship, the two still hadn’t taken the final step.

Yu Shu lacked experience and wasn’t mentally prepared. Yan Jin, seeing that Yu Shu was too thin-skinned, thought to let him grow a thicker skin before taking the last step.

Otherwise, Yan Jin felt that she would very likely end up coaxing Yu Shu at the critical moment.

After all, on the first test, it was easy to turn in the paper early due to lack of experience.

After returning to his room, Yu Shu secretly cheered himself on, striving to have a substantive relationship with Xiaoxiao soon so that she wouldn’t be irresponsible.

However… Thinking that he only had a pen but no study materials to learn from, Yu Shu was so flustered that he wanted to hug a daffodil and roll around again.

Sigh, he didn’t know anything. Would Xiaoxiao look down on him when the time came?

But Yu Shu was unwilling to go find study materials.

Although Yan Jin didn’t say it, Yu Shu still guessed based on intuition that Yan Jin might prefer to teach him hands-on rather than have him self-study.

Thinking of this, Yu Shu let out a satisfied sigh. Ah, Xiaoxiao was so possessive.

This time, the system kindly didn’t let any third party besides itself know about Yu Shu’s boyish thoughts. So the audience only saw Yu Shu hugging a daffodil, grinning like the foolish son of a landlord, constantly rolling around on the bed.

[So it turns out that when a boy falls in love, he becomes happy like a fool.] [That’s because the one he’s in love with is his heart’s desire who also loves him back.] […I’m heartbroken. Others have sweet love, while my other half is still floating in the sky and hasn’t come down.]

Perhaps it was a case of “what one thinks about by day, one dreams about by night.” Yu Shu also dreamed of Yan Jin tonight.

In the dream, he was the same age as Yan Jin. Due to work, he went to Yan Jin’s university to film. The moment he entered the classroom, Yu Shu was attracted by Yan Jin who was diligently taking notes. Ignoring everyone’s stares, he nonchalantly sat down next to Yan Jin.

Although it was in a dream, Yu Shu was familiar with the trope of “among thousands, taking one glance at you and being unable to forget”! The two of them were definitely on the sweet campus romance route in the dream!

The Yan Jin in the dream was the same as the real Yan Jin. She didn’t like people looking at her. With Yu Shu sitting next to her, he could feel the rejection emanating from her entire being, saying “don’t come near me,” “don’t talk.”

In class, the teacher asked Yan Jin a question about literary appreciation that she couldn’t answer. He secretly told Yan Jin the answer, which made Yan Jin speak to him for the first time.

Although it was only two words: “Thank you.”

No worries, the first step is always the hardest. Yu Shu comforted himself in the dream.

But as the dream progressed, Yu Shu’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

In the dream, whenever Yu Shu had a free moment, he would go stick by Yan Jin’s side. But Yan Jin was too busy. Out of ten times he waited for her, he could only catch her once.

The most outrageous thing was that Yan Jin actually got together with another man whose looks and physique were not as good as his in every way!

He ran to question Yan Jin, but she righteously said, “He talks little and isn’t clingy, much better than you.”

Upon hearing Yan Jin’s words, Yu Shu was so angry that he woke up.

① Adapted from something Ning Jing said on a certain show. I didn’t watch that show, only saw a screenshot, so I changed it a bit when writing.

Yu Yuan Yuan started accusing Yan Xiaoxiao: “You don’t love me anymore QAQ”

Although a certain someone knew dreams were the opposite, it didn’t stop him from being spoiled and acting up in various ways.