CH 36

Xie Zhongxing asked, “You like men?”

Qin Zhongyue immediately remembered Xie Zhongxing’s gender and hurriedly explained, “It’s not that I like men, I just prefer men over women.”Xie Zhongxing, “…….”Is there a difference?Qin Zhongyue continued, “I don’t like you. Don’t read too much into it.”It seemed as if he was trying to hide something but his sincere expression when he said this made Xie Zhongxing feel that Qin Zhongyue really didn’t want him to misunderstand.Xie Zhongxing knew about homosexuality. Fu Donglin had planned to slander him with this before.But he didn’t know much about it. When he heard Qin Zhongyue speak about this matter, he couldn’t help but find it novel and surprising.Qin Zhongyue took in his confused expression and scratched his head, “I was just kidding. I don’t think I like men either.”In fact, Qin Zhongyue didn’t know whether or not he was gay. He had never thought that his wife would be male in his previous life. It was Qin Xiangqian who had forced him to get married and when he saw that Xie Zhongxing was very good-looking and cold, he half-heartedly agreed.But if it was another man who became his wife…..Ah, he didn’t want to even think about it.When Qin Zhongyue thought about this, he added timidly, “I think I’m still straight. Just pretend I didn’t say anything.”Xie Zhongxing blinked a few times, “What do you mean by straight?”He had heard Qin Zhongyue say that he was straight before. Although he didn’t understand, he didn’t ask him about it.Qin Zhongyue replied, “Straight refers to people who are heterosexual and those who are homosexual are gay.”Xie Zhongxing, “….Oh?”Qin Zhongyue, “Do you believe me?”Xie Zhongxing, “Since you’re heterosexual, why didn’t you add the school flower as friend?”Qin Zhongyue, “…….”

Qin Zhongyue, “Didn’t want to.”Xie Zhongxing, “So you actually like men.”“……”Qin Zhongyue explained, “I just don’t like adding strangers. I used to add them to avoid hurting their feelings but they would constantly message me everyday and I feel that it’s a waste of time. I’m a guy. There is no common topic between us. They would talk about bags, makeup and lipsticks but I know nothing about it. They would even get angry at me for not replying and say that I’m not being understanding??”Xie Zhongxing, “………”Xie Zhongxing interrupted him, “Wait a minute. You weren’t dating?”Qin Zhongyue was stunned for a moment, “What? No?”Xie Zhongxing no longer held any hope for his EQ, “How many girls have you added?”Qin Zhongyue answered, “I added anyone who asked me. They would then message me everyday and I didn’t want to be rude so I replied, but it’s really tiring. I later got Li Jun to help me reply.”He suddenly remembered something and added, “Oh, Li Jun, that bastard seemed to have overdone it with the chatting. Some of them thought I was their boyfriend.”Although it was something that happened in his past life, Qin Zhongyue still had some impression of it.Xie Zhongxing, “…..”Xie Zhongxing, “And then?”Qin Zhongyue recalled, “In any case, I was wronged. I just told them honestly that it was Li Jun they were talking to and that it had nothing to do with me. Those girls later all became Li Jun’s girlfriends and would often be brought to our gatherings. They were scary. They would constantly try to talk to me so I would hastily make an excuse and go home.”Xie Zhongxing, “??”Qin Zhongyue said earnestly, “That’s why I don’t add people now. I don’t add anyone anymore. It’s too tiring chatting with people.”Xie Zhongxing was led astray by his rambling and he even forgot about the shock and confusion from earlier. He was completely speechless, “For others, this may be a happy kind of distress.”Qin Zhongyue who heard this suddenly became vigilant, “What? You want to copy Li Jun and chat with multiple girls and date them?”Xie Zhongxing, “I don’t mean that. I’m talking about other people.”Qin Zhongyue, “Oh, yeah, that’s possible. Li Jun that playboy would always have girls with him. His multiple girlfriends even get along well. Don’t you find it strange?”

Xie Zhongxing who heard that name again suddenly remembered something. He asked, “Was that the person you were with at the hotel last time?”Qin Zhongyue, “Yeah, that was him. You still remember.”Xie Zhongxing, “He was pretty good looking so it left an impression.”Qin Zhongyue, “And his grades are good. It wouldn’t be a problem for him to get into a good university.”Even though Qin Zhongyue said that, Xie Zhongxing didn’t have a good impression of him, but he didn’t say anything and just nodded to show that he understood.After this conversation, the matter of whether or not Qin Zhongyue liked men was discarded to the back of his mind. It was only later at night when they got ready to sleep that Xie Zhongxing remembered it again.He sat on Qin Zhongyue’s soft bed in thought for a while and then said to Qin Zhongyue, “You should get another set of blankets. We should use separate ones.”Qin Zhongyue was stunned, “Why the separate ones?”He had asked so cluelessly, Xie Zhongxing started to feel a little uncertain, “You don’t want to? If you like men, isn’t sleeping next to me the equivalent to sleeping next to the opposite sex?”Qin Zhongyue lied guiltily, “Then you don’t have to worry. Even if I like men, I won’t like you. You don’t have to worry about that.”Xie Zhongxing felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this but he didn’t know why.Qin Zhongyue continued, “My ideal type is the gentle type. The type who would treat me well, smile a lot, wouldn’t give me a 10pm curfew and force me to sleep in the hallway if I got home after that, and wouldn’t control my finances!!”He secretly glanced at Xie Zhongxing and added, “I will give them all the money I earned and my bank card but they will need to give me at least five hundred thousand in spending money a month for me to be happy.”Xie Zhongxing thought about it seriously and finally came to a conclusion, “Those things you said just now, 99% of the people in this world can do it.”Qin Zhongyue couldn’t help but blurt out, “Then why can’t you do it?”Xie Zhongxing, “?”Qin Zhongyue blushed and stammered, “What I mean is, the remaining 1% must be you.”Xie Zhongxing, “Why do you want to include me in it?”

Qin Zhongyue insisted, “Aren’t you part of this world?”Xie Zhongxing, “…….”Xie Zhongxing didn’t want to be involved with the mindless question of whether or not he was part of this world so he proceeded to lie down.Qin Zhongyue also quietly laid down next to him.Xie Zhongxing moved away. Qin Zhongyue didn’t dare move closer.Xie Zhongxing said, “I’m sleeping. Goodnight.”Qin Zhongyue wanted to ask if he was angry but he didn’t dare do it. He could only close his mouth again.A while later, Xie Zhongxing suddenly asked, “Are you asleep?”Qin Zhongyue, “………”With the experience from last time, he was determined not to fall for this trick again. He pretended to be asleep and even faked a snore.Xie Zhongxing who heard him snoring whispered again, “Are you asleep?”After seeing that he wasn’t replying, Xie Zhongxing said, “I thought you rejected the school flower because you liked me. Turns out it wasn’t like that. I’m a little disappointed.”Qin Zhongyue couldn’t help but blurt out, “What?!”Xie Zhongxing, “So you weren’t actually asleep.”Qin Zhongyue, “………”Xie Zhongxing, “You’re still very spirited. Let's do an extra paper tomorrow.”Qin Zhongyue, “……”Why can’t we just be more honest with each other????*Qin Zhongyue was drained of his energy by the stack of papers he had to do everyday but there were only a little over twenty days left so just the thought of it allowed him to persevere through this difficult time.

His improvement was very noticeable. Even Wang Yuxue couldn’t help but praise him in class. Every time he answered her questions correctly, she would shower him in praise and use him as a role model for the other students.Qin Zhongyue was smiling so brightly, his face practically glowed.He said with pride to Xie Zhongxing, “The teacher said I’m clever!”Xie Zhongxing nodded, “If you weren’t clever, you wouldn’t have made so much progress.”Qin Zhongyue became even happier but he did his best to maintain a mature and serious expression. He said earnestly to the male classmate behind him, “Did you hear that? I’m improving this quickly because I am gifted. You won’t be able to replicate my achievements but it’s okay, do you see that saying up there? God rewards those who work hard! As long as you work hard enough, you will be rewarded. I believe in you!”Deng Qi laughed awkwardly, “Brother, you’re still holding a grudge?”In the weekly exam last month, he had laughed out loud when he saw Qin Zhongyue’s 477 score and said, “Brother, I thought you were really amazing, doing test papers everyday and turning down my invitations to play basketball, but you only got 477? You won’t be able to get into a first rate university with this!”Because of those words, every time Qin Zhongyue made progress, he would give Deng Qi a talking.After all, Deng Qi’s score was only 530-540 and Qin Zhongyue had improved to 585. This amount of improvement was quite terrifying.It’s no wonder Wang Yuxue liked him so much and would always praise him in front of the class.Qin Zhongyue shook his head and clicked his tongue, “You are still too young and too naive. You think I’m mocking you?”Deng Qi, “You’re not?”Qin Zhongyue, “Yes, I’m mocking you.”Deng Qi, “…….”Qin Zhongyue then proceeded to proudly turn back and say earnestly to Xie Zhongxing, “Look at him. It’s almost the college entrance exams yet he’s always playing basketball and video games. He doesn’t seem nervous at all. Xing Xing, don’t learn from him.”Xie Zhongxing, “……….”Deng Qi, “………”There really is no need for this.