Wild School Boy Was Picked Up And Brought Home By His Professor Chapter 4
byChapter 4 He is a Top
Lin Yi had just stepped out of Deer Island Coffee, and the afternoon sun was slightly blinding.
He was about to leave when he bumped into a familiar figure.
“Lin Yi?” Li Rui held several newly bought iced Americanos, looking surprised. “When did you get here? Why didn’t you tell me?”
Lin Yi hadn’t expected to run into Li Rui here either.
He used his body to block Li Rui’s view into the shop, wrapping an arm around his friend’s neck. “Missed you, so I came to see you. Come on, let’s chat.”
Li Rui’s gaze, however, went over Lin Yi’s shoulder and landed on Xie Chun, who was walking out of the shop entrance.
He had seen Xie Chun a few times when he went to Lin Yi’s house to do homework in high school, so they knew each other.
Just as he was about to greet him, Lin Yi pulled him firmly and turned him around, whispering, “Don’t mind them.”
This intimate gesture made Li Rui’s ears feel slightly warm.
They walked about two hundred meters before Lin Yi released him. “Where are you heading?”
He then naturally took the coffee, which was packaged in a paper bag, from Li Rui’s hand. “Buying so many? Running errands for classmates?”
“No, my advisor asked me to buy them for the staff helping out. There’s a lecture by a German artist today, and I was roped in as a volunteer.”
“A lecture?” Lin Yi pulled out his phone and checked the chat history Shen Beidao had sent him. “Is it the lecture in Hall 1?”
“Yes, how did you know?”
Lin Yi thought for a moment before saying, “Saw it reposted on Moments. Lead the way, I’ll go check it out too.”
“Alright…”
The two walked side-by-side down the tree-lined path, dappled light and shadow dancing over them.
Li Rui secretly glanced at Lin Yi’s profile out of the corner of his eye. Those flirtatious Peach Blossom Eyes seemed a little distracted right now.
Li Rui proactively started a conversation, saying, “Right now, anyone in our German major has to volunteer for any German-related activity, and it’s tied to course credits. If we don’t meet the volunteer credit requirement, we fail the course directly.”
He pulled a long face and sighed dramatically.
Lin Yi gave a distracted “Mhm,” his fingers scrolling across his phone screen.
The WeChat chat page for ‘Eiland’:
The last message:
[I’ll be at the lecture venue soon. Where are you?]
Below it, there were no new messages.
Lin Yi felt a little disappointed.
“Your advisor sounds a bit sadistic then,” Lin Yi agreed casually, trying to suppress the unhappiness in his heart, and sent another message:
[Sorry, I was delayed by something just now. You don’t mind, do you?]
“My advisor is actually a really nice person,” Li Rui’s tone unconsciously carried a hint of admiration. “This is the school’s arrangement; he can’t do anything about it.”
“Besides, he’s genuinely amazing. He speaks eight languages and became a professor at our school at twenty-eight. Many PhD students are only that age.”
“The key is, he’s incredibly handsome! Let me show you his photo…” Saying this, Li Rui excitedly pulled out his phone and started searching through his album. He remembered saving several photos of his advisor teaching.
“Don’t want to see it,” Lin Yi refused casually, his gaze still fixed on the phone screen, hoping that the dialogue box would pop up with a red number [1].
But there was nothing. Nothing at all.
Shen Beidao was like a bird that had vanished into thin air.
Li Rui paused his photo-searching, the excitement on his face dimming. He replied quietly, sounding a little disappointed, “Oh…”
A few seconds later, Lin Yi’s phone finally vibrated. He clicked it open almost instantly.
[Eiland] I don’t mind
Only three words, without even an extra punctuation mark.
Lin Yi’s heart sank. This was completely different from the response he had anticipated.
He thought the other person would at least tell him their specific location or express some anxiety about waiting.
This distant tone made him feel like an irrelevant stranger.
Lin Yi didn’t reply.
Lin Yi suddenly remembered something and turned to Li Rui, asking, “Oh right, do you know a student surnamed Shen? Three characters.”
“Shen?” Li Rui was stunned. The first person he thought of was his advisor, Shen Beidao, but Lin Yi had asked about a “student.”
“No students, but my advisor is surnamed Shen and has three characters.”
“Not a teacher, a student.”
Li Rui shook his head. “I don’t know anyone. Do you have friends in our School of Foreign Languages?” Li Rui asked in return. He had never heard Lin Yi mention knowing anyone there.
Lin Yi waved his hand. “No, I was just asking.”
As they spoke, they had already reached the entrance of Lecture Hall 1.
The faint sound of microphone testing drifted from inside, and people were starting to gather.
“I need to deliver this coffee to my advisor first. I might not be free to find you until the lecture is over.”
Li Rui shook the coffee in his hand and said apologetically.
“It’s fine, you go ahead and be busy. I’ll wait for you.”
Lin Yi watched Li Rui hurry into the crowd.
He stood alone in a corner next to the lecture hall, watching the students around him enthusiastically discussing things he didn’t understand. A sense of isolation and being out of place welled up.
He had no interest in these lectures. He was here purely for the man named Shen Beidao.
But now, the main character was missing. He felt like an audience member forgotten beneath the stage, redundant and ridiculous.
He opened his phone again. Shen Beidao still hadn’t replied to his previous message […Where are you].
His patience ran out, and he dialed the number directly.
“Beep… beep…”
The ringing continued. Lin Yi thought no one would answer, but just as he was about to hang up, the call connected.
“Lin Yi, what is it?” Shen Beidao’s familiar voice came from the other end, but the tone was lower than usual, seeming a bit cold.
The few flirtatious words Lin Yi had prepared got stuck in his throat.
He pursed his lips, trying to make his voice sound natural. “Where are you? I’m at Lecture Hall 1…”
“Sorry, I have something urgent that came up, and I’m not on campus.” Shen Beidao’s reply was concise and direct. “You can go inside and listen. The lecture content should be quite good. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me afterward.”
Not on campus? Something urgent came up? Is that true—?
His carefully prepared “playing hard to get” strategy didn’t result in the other party anxiously waiting or asking questions. Instead, it was a casual, understated “not on campus.”
“Oh, then you go ahead and be busy.” Lin Yi’s voice also cooled, and he hung up the phone before the other party could say anything else.
A surge of nameless anger mixed with intense disappointment rushed into his heart.
He stood me up—
He had originally planned to be a little late, just to see if that composed man would proactively text him.
He never expected that Shen Beidao would not only leave, but also ignore his messages and answer the phone so perfunctorily!
Lin Yi twitched the corner of his mouth, turned around, and left the lecture hall.
He sent a WeChat message to Li Rui: [Li Rui, something urgent came up, I had to leave. Let’s meet up next time.]
Walking through the tree-shaded campus of Jiangzhou University, the early autumn wind was not cool, but carried a hint of warmth, yet it couldn’t dispel the gloom in Lin Yi’s heart.
He had been determined to win Shen Beidao over, thinking that although this man was a little unique.
He would definitely be attracted and conquered by him, just like his previous “romantic interests.”
But now, the situation seemed to be beyond his control.
Shen Beidao’s attitude gave him a sense of frustration for the first time.
And along with it… an even stronger interest.
No, he couldn’t just let it go like this.
Lin Yi found a long bench under a tree and sat down, deciding to seek help from the almighty internet.
He opened the social platform he frequently browsed and clicked into the hot post titled [How to pursue your crush?].
He began drafting a post.
He was going to throw this difficult problem to the vast community of netizens.
His slender, pale fingers quickly tapped on the screen:
[Anonymous User 08] I’m a male, 22 years old. My current crush is: mature, taciturn, over 190cm tall, very well-developed chest muscles—you can feel the power through his shirt. He perfectly fits all my aesthetic preferences. I sincerely ask for advice: how do I win him over?
As soon as the post was published, the comment section data soared:
[1st Floor] Man falling for a man? @MyGayShipperSisters this is your favorite double male lead!
[2nd Floor] Holy crap! Key point: Big chest muscles! OP, elaborate, how big? (Horny)
Lin Yi looked at this reply and couldn’t help but smile. Someone else was focused on the same key point as him.
OP replies to 2nd Floor:
I don’t know the exact size. The first time we met, he wore a black shirt that fit very well. The fabric was stretched slightly taut, and the outline was very clear…
[3rd Floor] This ice-mountain type is max difficulty. Take care, OP!
[4th Floor] Mature, taciturn—this is the ascetic type! OP, men like this have thick inner walls and are extremely difficult to open up to the outside world. Are you sure you want to take on this challenge?
OP replies to 4th Floor: Thanks for the concern! I personally love high-difficulty challenges. The harder the bone is to chew, the more flavorful it is.
[5th Floor] OP is awesome!
[6th Floor] OP, do you have a photo? Looks matter somewhat when pursuing someone.
Lin Yi scrolled through his Moments and sent a photo wearing a mask, only revealing his eyebrows and eyes.
OP: [Image]
[7th Floor] Oh my god! Are you some kind of internet celebrity?
[8th Floor] Holy crap!! Are those eyebrows and eyes real?!
[9th Floor] Sisters, I’m dead!!! Those eyelashes are longer than my life plan!
[10th Floor] Just looking at half your face, I’ve already mentally drafted a hundred-thousand-word novel…
OP: Not an internet celebrity, just a regular art student.
[11th Floor] You call this regular???
[12th Floor] OP, do you know how amazing your looks are?
[13th Floor] Ascetic Big Chest Muscles x Beautiful Art Student! I’m shipping this to death!!!
[14th Floor] May I ask how old your crush is?
OP replies to 14th Floor: Seems… about the same age as me? We just met, and I haven’t been rude enough to check his ID yet…
[15th Floor] Listen to your sister! You must ask his age next time you meet! Twenty-four or five and thirty-six or seven are completely different species. The strategy for winning them over is worlds apart!!!
OP replies to 14th Floor: OK, I’ll definitely ask next time.
[16th Floor] Analyzing this from a psychological perspective, the more silent and calm someone is on the outside, the richer their inner world might be. They are highly likely to be Mèn Sāo.
OP replies to 16th Floor: Elaborate?
[17th Floor] This type of person won’t easily fall for someone, but once they develop an interest in a person, they easily fall into repeated internal struggles and self-conquest!
[18th Floor] Agreed! Self-conquest is the first step to getting hooked!
[19th Floor] For a Flower of the High Peak, relentless pursuit is the worst strategy! I suggest “Intermittent Reinforcement”!
OP replies to 19th Floor: How so?
[20th Floor] It means being sometimes passionate and proactive, and sometimes suddenly cold, making him unable to predict your behavior. Then, once he’s hooked, ignore him completely.
[21st Floor] The Abandoned Cat Effect, right? Master, master!
[22nd Floor] Those strategies above are too troublesome! OP is so tempting!!! Just take off your clothes and go for it! Ascetic types fall hardest for that!
[23rd Floor] OP, you can’t rush pursuing this kind of man. You need patience, like boiling a frog in warm water. Slow cooking over a small fire makes the best soup~
[24th Floor] Boiling a frog in warm water +1. Let him get used to having you around.
[25th Floor] Waiting for updates! OP, remember to come back and fulfill your promise when you succeed!
[22nd Floor] Side note! So, is OP a Top or a Bottom? This is very important (Eating melon)
OP replies to 24th Floor: 1
[27th Floor] Huh???? (The melon in my hand suddenly isn’t sweet anymore)
[28th Floor] Are you sure? (Pupil earthquake)
[29th Floor] Waiting for the plot twist where “I’m actually a 0”
[30th Floor] OP, think twice! This pairing looks exactly like…
[31st Floor] You’re killing me! OP, quickly say you’re joking!
[32nd Floor] We need to @MyGayShipperTeacher for a professional analysis right now.
[33rd Floor] Waiting for the “eating my words” moment.
[34th Floor] I’m waiting, waiting, waiting!!!
[35th Floor] OP, remember to come back and give feedback! I’ll be online waiting, waiting, waiting…
Author’s Note:
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Li Rui handed the coffee to Shen Beidao. “Professor Shen, do you need me to do anything else?”
Shen Beidao: “No, I just remembered I have an important meeting for something urgent. Arrange for everyone to gather in the classroom at five o’clock.”
Li Rui: “…Understood.”
Li Rui was about to text Lin Yi that he probably couldn’t have dinner that night when he saw Lin Yi’s message: [Li Rui, something urgent came up, I had to leave. Let’s meet up next time.]
Li Rui: [Okay, I’ll come find you in a couple of days.]
—
The owner of the coffee shop was friends with Shen Beidao and sent him a few messages:
[He must be introducing a boyfriend, right? I saw the kid you mentioned adding the person opposite him on WeChat.]
[When I went over to deliver the coffee, he even said he likes that type.]
[Beidao, is the person sitting alone your student?]
Shen Beidao: [No]
Shen Beidao: [Next time you see him at the coffee shop, tell me immediately. Thank you.]