ATPN Chapter 16
by VolareChapter 16: It’s All About Looks
Startled by his rich imagination, Xu Yixuan gave him an indescribable look. “You’re overthinking it… Doesn’t Uncle Yu have to go to work? Is he that free?”
“Besides, changing majors can’t directly bypass you. Without the grades, you can’t change majors, right?”
“Oh, is that so?” He hadn’t thought of that. If that was the case, there was nothing to worry about.
“Definitely, don’t think about it.” Xu Yixuan thought that this reaction was more normal. Uncle Yu was clearly concerned.
He knew it was impossible for Yu Zhanrong to be renting a place and working part-time outside without them doing anything. Aunt Zhan transferring money was the best proof.
He was willing to bet that Uncle Yu definitely knew about this too.
Understanding this, Xu Yixuan stopped worrying about him. The gossip flames instantly ignited, and he blinked with an ambiguous expression, “You used to live at Song Baiyan’s place, and now you’re neighbors again. What are your thoughts? Isn’t it amazing? Any progress?”
“Nothing at all. Stop gossiping.”
He did want some progress, but unfortunately, there was none. It was purely a senior-junior relationship.
Xu Yixuan looked disbelieving. “Then why are your ears red?!”
“…” Yu Zhanrong rubbed his burning ears. “Really, there’s nothing. He doesn’t live at the apartment much, only comes over occasionally.”
“Besides, strictly speaking, we haven’t known each other for very long. What could happen? Don’t be ridiculous.”
Xu Yixuan simply couldn’t believe his ears. “With such a good opportunity, that’s it? No action at all?”
Doesn’t he understand that being close to the water allows you to see the moon first? (idiom for taking advantage of a close opportunity)
Xu Yixuan didn’t know what to say. He pointed at Yu Zhanrong with disappointment, sighing repeatedly, “Why are you so dense! My God, hurry up and take action! What are you waiting for? You deserve to be single!”
Speaking of which, Yu Zhanrong got fired up. This guy didn’t know how much he had held him back. “What action can I take? Maintaining a well-behaved persona is already difficult enough. I also have to watch out for you dismantling the stage from time to time. I’m single, and you have an unshirkable responsibility.”
Xu Yixuan was in the wrong. He touched his nose, but he didn’t know that Yu Zhanrong would broadcast everything, so he couldn’t be completely blamed, right?
So he avoided the important and dwelled on the trivial, “I think there’s something wrong with your thinking. What well-behaved persona? Are you going to act like that for the rest of your life? Are you a masochist?”
Yu Zhanrong’s face lit up. “You think we can be together for a lifetime?”
“…” Xu Yixuan subconsciously thought he heard wrong. After realizing what he said, he rolled his eyes speechlessly. “You, you’re deeply poisoned. How can you grasp the key points so well?”
“You’re so good at this, but when you were living at his place, why didn’t you quickly take action and capture him?”
Yu Zhanrong was both ashamed and exploding from what he said. “I only lived there for a few days. How could I take action? I can’t just stick myself to him, right? I can’t do that.”
“Besides, what if he’s annoyed with me? Then it’s really over. I have to take it slow.”
“Tsk~” Xu Yixuan was stunned by his barrage of rebuttals. “I didn’t see that, Xiao Rongrong. You’re actually so scheming, even using strategies, a whole set of them. I underestimated you.”
Yu Zhanrong’s face flushed red, and he said in a fit of pique, “Shut up!”
“Tsk, still shy? Fine, I won’t say anything.” Xu Yixuan rolled his eyes.
Having the opposite sex, uh, the same sex…
A friend who values lust over friendship.
He hid it so deeply. After being classmates for two years, he only found out when he graduated that he had been secretly in love with Song Baiyan for so long, and it was only revealed when he was drunk.
Yu Zhanrong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If he asked any further, he wouldn’t be able to handle it. His face would definitely be cooked.
Xu Yixuan stared at him for two seconds, and his old habits returned. “However, I heard from my brother that a lot of people are pursuing him. You… you better hurry up, or someone else might snatch him away.”
It wasn’t easy to get a rise out of Yu Zhanrong. Now that he had the opportunity, he wouldn’t let it go. “Call me Brother Xuan, and I’ll help you create opportunities to meet him. How about that? My brother and he are good buddies.”
Xu Yixuan raised his chin, acting like there’s no other shop after this village. Yu Zhanrong immediately wanted to punch him.
“Get lost! Mind your own business!” Yu Zhanrong looked exasperated. He called Xu Yixuan for help, but he was either causing trouble or hindering his performance. What was the point?
“I’m warning you, don’t mess around, or else… don’t even think about me helping you, hmph.”
Who doesn’t have the other person’s weakness in hand?
Xu Yixuan immediately calmed down, drooping his head and feeling melancholy. He sighed deeply and fell into the sofa. “Why is it so hard to pursue her? How long has it been?”
“There’s no way around it. Who told you to like our Affiliated High School’s valedictorian? The display has to be grander, right?”
“Hey, I just don’t understand. Why does she like you so much? Take a look at me too. Where am I worse than you?”
“Maybe…” Yu Zhanrong touched his face lightly and said airily, “It’s about looks.”
Xu Yixuan rolled his third pair of eyes today.
“I’m going to Aeronautics University to register on the 18th. Your Hua University has to go even earlier on the 15th. We discussed it and decided to have a get-together on the 14th. Are you free?”
“Definitely.” Yu Zhanrong didn’t expect Aeronautics University to be so soon. “Then when you leave, we’ll be in military training, so we won’t be able to see you off.”
The close friends they played with either applied to schools in the city or schools in neighboring provinces, none of which were far.
Only Xu Yixuan went to Aeronautics University, which was the furthest, but it was the best aerospace university in the country.
“No need to see me off. I can come back during winter vacation.”
Yu Zhanrong frowned. “Not coming back for National Day?”
“We’ll see how it goes then. Maybe I’ll go out and play.” Thinking of the military training, Xu Yixuan couldn’t help but worry. He sized up Yu Zhanrong’s figure, which was a bit thinner than when they first had vacation.
“Why don’t you start exercising now? You’re always on the verge of death during physical tests. Military training will take your life, won’t it?”
He remembered that during the college entrance physical test, this guy barely passed the passing grade and only recovered after being listless for two or three days.
His head suddenly throbbed. He couldn’t think about it. Just thinking about it gave him a headache. Yu Zhanrong lay back on the sofa with his head up for a long time without moving.
Xu Yixuan pushed him, earnestly advising, “If you practice a little now, it’ll be easier later. You won’t be gasping for breath after every step.”
Yu Zhanrong glared at him unhappily. “I don’t want to start military training now.”
Xu Yixuan didn’t expect to be able to persuade him anyway. “Who on earth can make you willingly exercise?”
Yu Zhanrong closed his eyes and leaned back, opening his mouth and saying, “There’s no such person.”
Let him exercise? Might as well send him on his way!
“I look forward to the day you get slapped in the face.”
Yu Zhanrong chuckled lightly. “That’s impossible.”