EAY Chapter 62

Not Ready

Not Ready

62

“Just, one bed ah.” Shi Ran came out after showering, standing somewhat blankly by the bed, asking Qi Ye, “Were only king-size rooms left?”

Qi Ye shook his head: “No.”

Shi Ran: “Oh.”

Qi Ye: “Is there a problem?”

Shi Ran: “Um, no.” After all, they were together now, so being hung up on this would be too much, Shi Ran slowly moved to the bedside and sat down.

Qi Ye saw that his hair was still dripping water, so he took the hairdryer from the bathroom, preparing to blow-dry Shi Ran’s hair. Shi Ran quickly grabbed it: “I’ll do it myself, you go wash up quickly, it’s getting late.”

“Oh, okay.”

Shi Ran tapped his head by the bed. Alcohol really was a terrible thing. The things he had repeatedly recalled while showering, he still couldn’t remember now. He only remembered vaguely clinging to Qi Ye, and there seemed to be an argument in the middle, but he had no idea what they were saying. He didn’t know how they got to the hotel at all, and when did Meng Nan leave?

Qi Ye came out, drying his hair, and saw Shi Ran sitting on the bed, frowning in thought. “What’s wrong?” Qi Ye asked softly, sitting down by the bed.

Shi Ran patted the back of his head: “I just can’t remember what happened.”

Qi Ye: “Do you have a headache?”

Shi Ran: “No, I probably didn’t drink that much. Qi Ye, when did you arrive? Did anything happen in between?”

“In between, there was indeed a small argument.” Qi Ye held Shi Ran’s hand and told him everything.

After listening, Shi Ran angrily punched the bed with his fist, “That Senior Zhou! Why is he making things difficult for you? It’s one thing to get me drunk, but also you, he’s got a problem!”

“Your alcohol tolerance is worse than mine, he shouldn’t have been getting you drunk either,” Qi Ye said.

Shi Ran softly said, “At first, I thought they were quite friendly, and working with him, it seemed even harder to strain the relationship, but after a while, I realized that those few people were a bit… dodgy.”

Qi Ye’s heart tightened: “Did they lay a hand on you?”

Shi Ran shook his head: “No, I mean the content of their conversations, like ‘who hooked up with which girl,’ and they were always judging girls’ appearances and outfits, anyway, their tone was particularly demeaning. Meng Nan and I both felt uncomfortable listening. Senior Zhou didn’t say anything, just smiled and listened.”

Qi Ye thought for a moment, then solemnly said to Shi Ran, “I think you shouldn’t do the part-time job with Senior Zhou, I always feel like there’s something weird about him, what do you think?”

Shi Ran had the same feeling, and if he continued, he would inevitably have to be with those people in the future, which he couldn’t stand. “Yeah, I also think I’m not model material.”

“We can slowly find another part-time job later, no rush,” Qi Ye said, “As long as my boyfriend doesn’t refuse my help anymore.”

“When did I, ah, forget it.” Shi Ran didn’t want to bring up the past, anyway, he was the one who suffered. He burrowed into the quilt, “Let’s go to sleep.”

“Okay.” Qi Ye had been talking to him outside the covers just now, but now realizing that they were really both under the same quilt, he involuntarily tensed up again.

The bed was big, and there was still a gap in the middle of the quilt, but even so, with two 1.8-meter tall boys together, they inevitably bumped into each other.

Shi Ran suddenly asked, “What time is it?”

Qi Ye: “You can still sleep for two hours.”

Shi Ran: “What a pity, can’t do anything else either.”

“Yeah. Huh?!” Qi Ye suddenly turned his head, “What else do you want to do?”

Shi Ran: “……Watch TV.”

Qi Ye: “It’s not impossible to watch.”

Shi Ran closed his eyes: “Let’s just sleep.”

Just when Qi Ye was finally getting a little sleepy, Shi Ran suddenly threw himself into his arms and whispered, “It’s not that I’m resisting that, it’s just that I’m a little not ready right now, can you understand?”

Qi Ye curled his lips and said nothing, only lowered his head and kissed him on the forehead, then held him tightly in his arms.

–

After returning to the dormitory after the 8 AM class, Li Tianyi stared at them strangely, “Did you stay out last night?”

Shi Ran quickly nodded: “Yeah, I got drunk, didn’t Meng Nan tell you?”

Meng Nan, who came back later, threw his book on the desk, “I explained it several times, but this young master still thinks there’s something fishy, who knows what he’s thinking all day.”

Qi Ye said: “Are you planning to be a detective?”

Shi Ran scratched the back of his neck guiltily: “What could be fishy? It’s just that I was too drunk, and Qi Ye was afraid I’d make a fool of myself and disturb the dormitory auntie, so he took me out to stay, right?”

Li Tianyi: “Then why didn’t you take Meng Nan with you?”

Meng Nan rolled his eyes: “Please, you don’t know how frugal I am? Hotels are too expensive for me, Shi Ran and Qi Ye are fine since they don’t have to pay for the room, but could I?”

Li Tianyi touched his chin: “That’s a reason.”

“You worry too much every day, young master,” Qi Ye sighed.

Li Tianyi: “I can’t help it, I’m naturally warm-hearted, there’s no way.”

Meng Nan thought of something and asked Shi Ran, “If you’re not doing the part-time job anymore, was the payment settled?”

Shi Ran: “Yeah, it’s settled weekly, it was settled last time.”

Meng Nan: “Yeah, even if Senior Zhou’s character isn’t great, he wouldn’t delay in that area. Thinking about it, I’m still sorry to you, Shi Ran, I introduced you to this job.”

Shi Ran patted his shoulder: “What are you saying? You were helping me, okay? I’ll treat you to a meal with the money I earned. How about tonight, let’s all have barbecue together in our dormitory!”

“I have no objections.” Li Tianyi raised his hand with a smile, “I know a newly opened barbecue restaurant near the school, it’s super delicious!”

“Anyway, listening to you about food is never wrong,” Meng Nan said.

“But,” Shi Ran was a little worried again, “Will your relationships at school be affected? Will Senior Zhou give you a hard time?”

Meng Nan smiled and shook his head: “There are too many junior students trying to build relationships with him, he probably doesn’t even remember who I am.”

Li Tianyi quickly said again: “Wait, wait, wait, what’s going on? I don’t understand a bit, Senior Zhou just invited you to drink yesterday, how could so many things happen, Shi Ran’s not doing the part-time job, Meng Nan might also be affected, what’s wrong? Is that Senior Zhou that scary?”

Just as Meng Nan was explaining in detail to Li Tianyi, Qi Ye’s phone screen lit up, it was Senior Zhou they were talking about.

——Come out and meet to chat.