Recap
Yu Sheng fed the half lollipop that the teacher just gave and kept in his mouth all the way into Jin Linkun’s mouth.
“I didn’t do it for them.”
Yu Sheng raised his head: “How was the view up there? I’m asking you, boyfriend.”
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Jin Linkun hugged the man while fireworks exploded in his heart for a while.
Strawberry-flavoured sugar, with half a drop left, tastes so sweet on the tip of the tongue, as if slowly coating his heart with sugar.
Yu Sheng’s ears were warm, his lips pressed together. He turned to leave, but Jin Linkun instinctively pulled him back into his arms.
“The boyfriend saw it.”
Jin Linkun hugged Yu Sheng, lowering his head and kissing his forehead, putting his lips on his forehead, he said: “It’s very good.”
The gentle and low voice fell on the ear, carrying with it a warm breath.
Jin Linkun’s kiss was very light, restrained and did not go deep.
Yu Sheng gradually relaxed between his arms and leaned into his neck.
Probably to find a comfortable position, the slightly tied short hair rubbed against Jin Linkun’s neck twice, a little itchy, but it also carried a familiar warmth.
His children always do this kind of movement unconsciously, it is so soft, and it makes people’s hearts beat faster.
“Let’s head back and go to the supermarket along the way.”
Jin Linkun touched his hair, lowered his head to touch Yu Sheng’s lips, and lowered his head slightly, “Do you want more potato chips, you like tomato flavoured ones?”
At first glance, it can be seen that Yu Sheng didn’t eat these snacks very much. When he bought them, he was very serious and didn’t allow him to pick more. Later, while flipping through the book, he secretly touched potato chips, and he accidentally touched them several times after.
You have to immediately look away and pretend not to see it, otherwise his hands will retract immediately.
Yu Sheng’s shoulders tensed, and he seemed to want to try his best to maintain the majesty of the school bully, but he still didn’t deny it in the end: “Yeah.”
His kid has to be strong, and there are not many times when he is willing to appear soft. The clean timbre is mixed with a little nasal sound, the tail end sound is softened, with a little vibration that sticks to the skin when he vocalises his wants.
Jin Linkun couldn’t hold back, and sucked in a low breath.
It’s just… deadly.
After all, since they are outside, his boyfriend might beat him up if he really kisses him so hard that he can’t breathe. Jin Linkun retracted his arms, pulled him into his arms, lowered his head and kissed his lips: “What else do you want?”
Yu Sheng didn’t react: “What?”
“Anything is fine.” Jin Linkun raised his hand, put his palm on the back of his head, and rubbed it twice, “Make a wish, little friend.”
Yu Sheng froze for a moment, then realised what he was talking about.
Jin Linkun lowered his head, his dark eyes behind the lenses were softly bent, his eyes fell on him, covering him fully.
The sight that fell on his body was so warm, Yu Sheng unconsciously relaxed, and couldn’t help but smile: “Nothing else.”
Jin Linkun was startled, bowed his head and wanted to speak, but Yu Sheng had already held a hand.
“I have enough.” Yu Sheng squeezed his hand, leaned against his neck, and lowered his head slightly.
The knuckles were pressed against the palm, and they were pressed together quietly for a while, with fingers intertwined, they are in a firm interlocking posture.
“I have enough, I don’t need anything else.” Yu Sheng raised his head and met his eyes, “This is all I need. Just, stay with me forever?”
Jin Linkun froze for a moment, dropped his gaze, and lightly touched his little friend’s ear with his fingertips.
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His family’s little friend may be begging to be pressed against the wall and kissed so hard that he can’t breathe.
To be kissed so softly that he couldn’t stand, to be hugged tightly until he didn’t have the strength to think about anything.
Yu Sheng was hugged tightly by him, he staggered forward two steps. It looked a little painful, but he only frowned without saying a word and pressed his lips together.
Jin Linkun lowered his head and bit his neck lightly: “How long have you thought about it?”
The boy was so stubborn, he lowered his head and said nothing at this moment, his fingertips were tightly clutching his clothes, his knuckles were faintly white.
Yu Sheng closed his eyes.
It’s not that he always thinks about it.
Usually he doesn’t think about it. It’s just that when he is very happy, very happy, the familiar vague uneasiness suddenly comes up without warning.
It’s not that he doesn’t believe him, it’s not that he is dissatisfied, it’s just sometimes when he dreams in the middle of the night, he dreams of everything disappearing without knowing why, and then he was left alone.
“I don’t think about it.”
Yu Sheng’s shoulders tensed, and he cleared his throat, “I don’t think about it at all, just pretend I didn’t ask, and let’s go home—”
Jin Linkun bowed his head and kissed him.
The boy trembled slightly in his arms.
“I wanted to give myself to you as a birthday present originally, why the hurry?”
Jin Linkun pressed against his lips, breathing lightly: “What should I do now? I’ve given myself to you now, and it’s too late to prepare another gift later. Your birthday will be over by then, and our family’s little friend will have grown up, and I don’t have anything to give…”
His voice is a bit hoarse, and his tone has no hints of regrets at all, it is soft and gentle as if he is whispering some love words.
Yu Sheng was stunned by something he stuffed into his hand, lowered his head, and his eyes widened.
It is a key slightly warmed by the temperature of a palm.
“We are not moving in the short term… nor are we changing the locks.”
Jin Linkun looked down at him: “If I run away, you will come to our house, tear down the door of my house, and throw it out the window.”
Yu Sheng looked at the key, and after a while he came back to his senses, and heard his own voice: “…Why should I tear down your door?”
“I’m just saying that. I won’t run anyway.”
Jin Linkun kissed his eyes: “I understand, it’s okay, don’t be afraid.”
“I’m okay.”
Jin Linkun hugged Yu Sheng into his arms, bowed his head and kissed the corners of the boy’s eyes delicately, kissing away the little unknown saltiness, and patted his back gently: “I’m always here, don’t be afraid anymore.”
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The matter of finding another birthday gift became the most serious problem of Jin Linkun and other innocent students in the summer camp over the next few days.
“What does Sheng-ge like? …Studying?”
With a pen in his mouth, Cen Rui murmured in thought: “Gift a gift package containing five or three items? There’s a gift package containing a few practice books. I saw it when I passed by the bookstore two days ago, and I was astonished…”
“Look back.” Sitting on the sofa, Xia Junhua pointed to the paper box used to hold fruit in the corner of the living room, “Where is the astonishing package, you can ask Sheng-ge, if you move fast, you might even get a single paper he hasn’t done before.”
The two of them are together, and they don’t worry about buying too much for arts and sciences. They will bring a copy of any good practice book for each other. Basically, all the practice simulation papers that are reasonable on the market are bought at least once.
Learning can’t solve this problem at all, and the focus can only be shifted to other places.
“Like games.”
Ding Zhengjiao tried to diverge his thinking: “What game is Sheng-ge playing now? Warcraft? PUBG?”
Jin Linkun: “Anipop*.”
*(Anipop is a match-3 game in which you match animals of the same colour to make them disappear. Image source: https://www.facebook.com/Anipopfans/)
Ding Zhengjiao: “…”
Yu Sheng hasn’t been able to get out of the shadow of falling all the way to the gold three. He hasn’t played games recently. He found this boring little game on Jin Linkun’s phone, and played it for a while.
Then Jin Linkun didn’t expect Yu Sheng to even pass this boring little game by more than ten levels, and he didn’t even leave a name in the top 100 of the weekly competition.
“So this is the real reason why Sheng-ge texted me in the middle of the night and asked me to help him unlock the energy bottles.”
Liang Yifan couldn’t help but sigh with emotion: “I feel ashamed of my results of a mere 1,200 levels.”
Cen Rui pushed his glasses: “I also feel ashamed of my results of a mere 2,300…”
“Okay, okay, Sheng-ge will be back in a while, let’s get down to business.”
This group of people can compare everything, Ding Zhengjiao couldn’t help but remind them and brought them back to the topic: “Are there any other options? Vinyl records? What do piano players like? Think again… “
Buying things now also includes the delivery time, it may not arrive in time, and it may not be suitable.
A group of people brainstormed together and thought about it for a long time, until Yu Sheng came back, but they still couldn’t come up with any gift.
They have to try their best to pretend that nothing is wrong in front of Yu Sheng: “Sheng-ge, do you think this conic section* is very beautiful?” “Sheng-ge, look at this word, it is big and long.” “Sheng-ge, look, we are just discussing this chemistry problem…”
*(Sections of a cone. Image source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/conic_section)
Xia Junhua, who was trying to explain another chemistry problem to Sheng-ge, was thrown to the balcony by a group of people to calm down for twenty minutes.
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Yu Sheng actually knew what these people were busy with.
A group of high-achieving students who were able to solve problems in a bar suddenly ignored such precious time for reviewing. They went to City A to play together with their friends, and insisted on staying overnight at his house.
Either asking him what colour he likes insincerely, or asking him casually if he likes cream. Obviously a group of people were not studying when they saw him coming, and immediately spread out the papers in a hurry: “I think this analytic geometry problem…”
The papers were all taken down.
If he couldn’t guess what they were up to, Yu Sheng felt that he could go to the glasses shop again and get another pair for himself.
“Just pretend you don’t know.” Jin Linkun put his arms around his shoulders and whispered in his ear, “They have a sense of accomplishment. They think they have successfully kept it from you until now. They must want to give you a big surprise.”
Yu Sheng smiled: “I am pleasantly surprised.”
It’s been a long time since the house has been so lively, and suddenly there are so many people, it seems that every inch of the corner is filled to the brim.
Jin Linkun looked outside, confirmed that those people were still actively making suggestions, and lowered his voice to remind him: “Be careful, it’s not just ‘seems to be’.”
These few people really filled every inch of the house to the brim.
Jin Linkun cooperated with them to take Yu Sheng out. When he came back, he happened to see that these people were hiding everywhere with scary paper cannons, spring snakes that could jump high, and pumpkins that would jump out and sing while shining when they were tapped.
Kong Jiahe hadn’t hidden yet, when he heard the door knock, he hurriedly stuffed a thick stack of photocopied key points into the closet. It was roughly estimated that at least half of it would be spilled as soon as the door was opened.
Yu Sheng rubbed his forehead: “…you’ve already told me the secret, where’s the surprise?”
“If I don’t tell you the secret, can our family’s little friend not beat me up? No.”
Jin Linkun has found the trick and is very confident: “But if I tell the secret, my little friend can give me a kiss.”
Yu Sheng: “…”
In the corner of the kitchen where the top students couldn’t see, their Sheng-ge, with red ears, pulled Kunshen, who followed in to help out, to the side of the pot of lush garlic sprouts, and angrily kissed him on the forehead.
The short holiday passed by.
After confirming that all the arrangements were almost in order, a group of high achieving students resumed their normal study progress, gathered together under the atmosphere of the two gods of learning, and finished all the exercises brought by Kong Jiahe.
On the night of the 6th, all the students in Class 7 suddenly received a text message from Lao He.
Each school’s coming-of-age ceremony is different, and No. 3 High school is generally used to make a unified announcement, but when and how to hold it is up to each class to decide.
The school approved funds for them, even going out for a hike is enough. Most of the classes have already held it, but their class has not had any movement until now. Their class monitor thought that Lao He had forgotten it, and hinted at it several times in various ways.
Duan Lei’s mother was cooking when she heard her son open the door and came out with a frying spoon: “Going to play games again? Have you finished your homework?”
“Already finished, our Sheng-ge will give us tuition every night!”
Duan Lei shook the flashlight, put on his clothes and went out the door: “Our teacher asked us to find a place where we can see the stars, I have to look for it…”
Lao He’s way of thinking has always been different from others.
The coming-of-age ceremonies of other classes are either going to some square or some memorial hall. Those who are too lazy to make a fuss hold a class meeting in the class, swear an oath to express their determination, and all the funds are used to buy practice books.
Only class 7’s coming-of-age-ceremony is held in the middle of the night during the holiday, requiring everyone to turn on their video and find a place where they can see the stars to chat.
“We are under the same starry sky. This is also a different kind of reunion. Maybe in the near future, we will go our separate ways, but as long as you look up and see the same starry skies, you will know that no one has gone far away”
Lao He sat on the balcony and took a sip of his tea: “It’s alright, it’s alright, you guys, stop commenting on it, I saw it. The cost of video streaming will be reimbursed.”
Class 7 were immediately pacified in a friendly and harmonious manner.
“A student asked me why it must be today – the reason is very simple, because today can not only allow you to receive the baptism of your soul, but I can also remind you to finish your homework.”
Lao He picked up his teacup with a smile, and continued to say amidst the wailing: “Also, I observed the charts yesterday, and found that today will be a good day…”
Lao He often used the reason of “today is a good day” to arrange random exams. Class 7 was alert for a moment, and waited for a while while holding their breaths. The little old man in the video just took another sip of tea and smiled softly: “This teacher, I, wish you a happy adulthood.”
“Maybe it’s too early for you guys to realise what it means to be an adult.”
Lao He’s tone became serious and he said slowly and carefully: “You are an adult now. This means that you can already start chasing your dreams, fulfilling expectations, and starting to be responsible for yourself.”
“From now on, you have reconciled with yourself, accepting all the joys and unhappiness in your life, whether it is a smooth or rough road ahead.”
“You already have a complete personality and self-awareness, and you have the right to choose to forgive or not to forgive, to remember or not to remember. You have the right to turn scars into reason to sharpen your will and move forward, and you also have the right to erase them and seal them up completely.”
“From now on, this life is your own.”
“You have the right to work hard, have the right to be stubborn, have the right to chase your dreams, and have the right to fight against fate until you bleed.”
“But also remember that from now on, only you are responsible for your own lives.”
No one hung up the video, but the video suddenly became quiet, with only the faint sound of breathing.
Lao He paused for a while, and then suddenly added: “Although from now on, theoretically, it is no longer under the category of puppy love. But after all, you are still in high school, so be careful. If you are caught, remember to call them a tutor…”
Class 7 students: “…”
The sports committee couldn’t help but say: “Lao He, the atmosphere was very good just now, if you say one more word, we will cry.”
“It’s okay, it’s okay.” Lao He smiled and waved his hands, “You don’t have a partner anyways, so just follow me along.”
Sports Committee: “…”
The lifestyle committee member quietly raised his hand: “Report, the sports committee is crying now.”
A group of people laughed together without sympathy, and Lao He also laughed, carefully looked at the screen of each video, and waved his hands lightly: “Okay, children. I don’t have much to say to you, and I don’t hope to see anyone again next year.”
Lao He adjusted his glasses: “I can’t wait for each of you to leave with your school bags and get into your favourite university, or some other paths that you are going for.”
“Before that.” Lao He turned his phone over to face the night sky, only his voice could be heard, “Remember your stars.”
Yu Sheng sat on the balcony and looked at his phone.
One by one, they turned their phones over, and the screens of the group video merged into a night sky.
The camera of the mobile phone can’t catch much light, only the most eye-catching ones can be seen, shining extraordinarily brightly in the night.
“Happy adulthood.”
Lao He smiled, and warmly blessed this student who was unwilling to say anything about his birthday: “The future is like the sea of stars; boundless and bright.”
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T/N: I would just like to say: that they have a really really amazing teacher.
T/N: Also, I recently added a recap tab at the top, can everyone see it? Is it okay?
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Update: 2 days later~
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- Completed
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- Notices
- Ongoing
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