<b>Translator</b>: Su Youyan gazed at the sky with a hint of a meaningful gaze. "Carefully cherish this season. After all, summer's not far away."
"What do you mean!! Can it not be interpreted as Zhi Li perhaps becoming kindhearted? It's not because this season makes people languid that he has become languid...it's definitely not because of that." Ke Bu's voice became more and more quiet. Even he himself had no confidence.
"Is that so?"
"What kind of unbelieving tone is that? IβI believe in Zhi Li."
"Can an equal sign be drawn between your belief and your understanding?"
"No."
The small town's barbershop was not big, so the few of them had to take turns. The first to have his haircut finished was Ke Bu, who felt refreshed and energized. He stood with Chu Haoyu, who had also finished having his hair cut, as well with Su Youyan and Gong Zhu, waiting outside the door. Chu Haoyu looked at Ying Xiujie through the glass door. "Youyan, do you wanna emulate the cute ladies in anime by tying up your hair into two pigtails, wear a headband or something?
"I'm not an idiot."
Ke Bu nodded in agreement. "It doesn't matter if it's anime or manga, the gap between those and reality is too big. What looks cute in anime, if done by a real person, makes them look like a country bumpkin. Just take hairstyle as an example. The pretty boys in anime always have hairstyles that are quite long and slightly covering their eyes. They couldn't be more unbearably handsome, but in reality, only tramps and anti-mainstream people would have such a hairstyle. That's the cruel reality."
"The dicks in BL manga are also drawn to be really beautiful, yet in reality..." Su Youyan gave Chu Haoyu, Ke Bu and Gong Zhu's a sideway glance. Ke Bu used both hands to cover up the important part. "Don't suddenly come up with things that startle other people!"
Gong Zhu asked, "Then Ke Bu, what kind of hairstyle do you like guys to have?"
Ke Bu frowned in contemplation. If he was to eliminate those disagreeable hairstyles such as those that covered the eyes, had a huge lump at the front, were heavy, slick, and had a center parting, what remained was only...Zhi Li pushed open the glass door. Ke Bu lifted his head and was dumbstruck. Fine crisp strands of hair were lit up with a faint halo by the orange sunset, as if it was trying its best to set off that pure otherworldly face. To think that he was already good-looking enough, yet he had unexpectedly became even more good-looking. Had he not looked at this person for six years? Not good! His heart was beating. It was beating fast. It thumped in his chest. Ke Bu was worried that the loud noise would be heard by the whole world. What should he do? The more he tried to push it down, the more heated up he became.
Su Youyan helped Ke Bu answer Gong Zhu's question. "The hairstyle that he likes is already quite obvious."
Zhi Li took a step in front of Ke Bu and reached out his hand, bending his middle finger and thumb to lightly flick Ke Bu's forehead. "Mesmerized you?"
"Not telling you."
When Ying Xiujie finished having his hair dyed, the sky was already completely dark. The group of people ahead laughed and chuckled as they made fun of each other's hairstyles. Ke Bu and Zhi Li walked at the back. Ke Bu occasionally glanced at the side of Zhi Li's face from the corners of his eyes. How hateful...good-looking...really good-looking. Zhi Li's really good-looking.
"Oh, that's right. No matter how much prettier girls' underwear get, you still need to restrain your desire to help her strip." Ke Bu suddenly opened up a conversation from the topic a long ago because he wanted to find a way to comfort his agitated heart.
"Even though I don't wear underwear [2], don't act coquettish [3], don't have cute dresses, don't give you lunch boxes made with love, and of course won't be able to bear your children, that doesn't mean I'm not as good as a girl. I think you should understand these points very clearly," Ke Bu said while biting his lips. Zhi Li did not say anything. The dusky view made it hard to see his expression clearly. Even if it could be seen clearly, it was still difficult to figure out.
([2] The author uses the words ε θ‘£ [nei yi] which means underwear, but in this chapter she seems to use it to refer to bras specifically. Ke Bu probably does wear underwear. Maybe. I think.)
([3] The author uses the words ζε¨ [sa jiao] here, which in Chinese refers to the behavior of acting like a pampered spoiled child as a way of being coquettish. This is generally considered endearing and cute.)
"Am I being too selfish, too willful, and bothering too much?" Ke Bu asked weakly. Zhi Li reached out his hand and messed up Ke Bu's hair. "Starting to speak idiot language again."
"What?! Trying to pick a fight, is that right?" Ke Bu rolled up his sleeves, appearing as though he was preparing to counterattack.
"So, I was saying..."
"So you were saying..."
"In front of me..."
"In front of you?"
"You can even be a bit more selfish, a bit more willful, and be a bit more bothering."
Ke Bu stood on the spot. In the dark, his pitch-black pupils flickered with a beautiful radiance. Zhi Li took a few steps before discovering the Ke Bu was not following. He looked back and fixed his attention on Ke Bu. Ke Bu pounced forward and held onto Zhi Li's arm tightly.
"What are you doing?"
"Making the most of treasuring this season of spring."
The touch of spring sifted through the night, continuously sifting through. A lew breeze, a lew sunlight, a lew smell, a lew atmosphere, a lew you, a lew me, and a lew love.