Chapter 46: Are you in love with that person?

Xia Yu dared not look directly into Mo Yidong’s eyes.

He slightly lowered his head, shifting his gaze to the neatly arranged clothes on Mo Yidong’s chest—clean and good-looking, the clothes still emanating a faint scent of freesia.

Xia Yu tried hard to avoid recalling those humiliating scenes from the room.

When he was a girl, he had done sinful things to Mo Yidong in private.

“Got a bit of a fever? Have you taken medicine?”

Mo Yidong reached out his hand toward Xia Yu’s forehead, looking at the exhaustion written all over his face.

He worried that the air or the creatures in the sinkhole might leave lingering effects on Xia Yu, which would be terrible.

Although Xia Yu promised not to lie to him, it seemed like a new little problem had appeared—he was still holding back something and wouldn’t say a word.

The cold back of Mo Yidong’s hand touched Xia Yu’s forehead.

Coming back to his senses, Xia Yu realized how close Mo Yidong was to him.

He carefully stepped back, not daring to linger even for a moment.

His voice was somewhat low and soft, like someone who had just woken up but didn’t feel quite satisfied with their sleep.

“I’ve taken the medicine already. I’m heading upstairs first.”

Before Mo Yidong could get to the main point, Xia Yu slipped away.

His curiosity grew stronger, wanting to chase after him, but he was suddenly tapped on the shoulder.

“What? You bullied him up on the mountain?”

Zhang Wenshan leaned over beside Mo Yidong.

After seeing how different Xia Yu looked after coming down the mountain—his face filled with worries—he was full of concern.

“No.”

Mo Yidong didn’t know what was wrong with Xia Yu either.

He simply got into the car together, noticing Xia Yu had found a corner to sit in.

Closing his eyes, Xia Yu fell asleep again.

With no one beside him, Mo Yidong left Zhang Wenshan behind and sat next to Xia Yu.

“How come you two are desk mates in class and still act like desk mates in the car?”

Not only that, Zhang Wenshan suddenly realized he had missed something.

They had even shared a room!

Mo Yidong shot Zhang Wenshan a cold glare in response to his curious look and sent him three words:

“None of your business.”

The road was bumpy, and Mo Yidong’s peripheral vision caught Xia Yu sleeping uneasily.

His long eyelashes fluttered slightly.

He tightly hugged his arms, resting his head against the car window, his entire body brimming with vigilance.

Mo Yidong tentatively shifted closer to Xia Yu.

After a few seconds, he felt a head press against his side—the slender eyebrows resting on a delicate face, even the Adam’s apple looked small.

Xia Yu’s masculine features were quietly fading, seemingly without him noticing the subtle changes.

It didn’t matter—Mo Yidong would wait for that day to come.

The vehicle entered the City District.

Xia Yu was startled awake by the noise of the streets.

He had been sleeping soundly the whole time, leaning on something comfortable.

Opening his eyes and turning his head, he was shocked.

“Whoa, what are you doing here?”

“I just found a place to sit down. What’s wrong with that?”

“Alright…”

Xia Yu looked around.

The seats were all occupied by classmates, most still asleep, so he restrained himself a little.

“Did something happen to you under the sinkhole?”

Mo Yidong’s soft questioning voice came from beside him.

Xia Yu recalled the same question being asked on the mountain.

“Nothing…”

His clear, vivid red eyes flickered with a trace of hesitation—just as Mo Yidong caught that moment.

“Xia Yu, look at me.”

His tone carried a hint of seriousness.

Seeing Mo Yidong’s displeased expression, Xia Yu hesitated before saying,

“It’s not convenient to talk about it on the car.”

Mo Yidong held back his temper.

If it wasn’t convenient on the car, it was fine—he had a place where the two of them could talk alone.

“You can come to my house early on Sunday. I’ll send you the address later on your phone.”

After saying this, Mo Yidong told the driver they had arrived and got out of the car with Zhang Wenshan.

“I’ll be at home waiting for your explanation.”

Xia Yu looked nervously at Mo Yidong’s unhappy face, his feelings complicated as he sighed softly.

After they left, Mu Yiqiu immediately sat down next to Xia Yu, feeling that ever since Mo Yidong arrived, he always stayed close to Xia Yu.

“What’s going on between you and Mo Yidong?”

Xia Yu leaned against the soft seat, looking up at the car ceiling, his voice faint and weak:

“Nothing much.”

The vehicle pulled into the next stop.

Xia Yu tilted his head, leaning once more against the window, mumbling quietly:

“It’s my problem.”

Ever since Mo Yidong came to school, the days Xia Yu spent as a girl were increasing day by day.

He felt as if even his thoughts were starting to go wrong.

He seemed to have developed strange feelings for Mo Yidong.

Even though Mo Yidong cared about him more than anyone else, even looked after him, he couldn’t cross that line, right?

The main thing was, he was a boy, and Mo Yidong was a boy.

They had previously admitted to each other that their sexual orientations were normal.

But if he was a girl, having that kind of relationship with Mo Yidong would be too strange.

Xia Yu was troubled and confused.

He tilted his head and asked Mu Yiqiu,

“Have you ever been in love?”

“Of course.”

Mu Yiqiu, with his doll-like face and fluffy dark brown natural curls, looking both cute and well-behaved, did have girls who liked him.

“Why do you ask? Does Brother Yu have someone he likes?”

Mu Yiqiu’s words made Xia Yu’s eyes flash with panic, as if he had guessed correctly.

“No, not really like. I can’t even describe what it is.”

Listening to Xia Yu’s vague description, Mu Yiqiu was certain that Xia Yu was the type who had never been in a relationship before.

Moreover, given Xia Yu’s current physical condition, he seemed unsure whether he liked that person as a boy or as a girl.

“That person treats me well, but…”

Xia Yu had been alone for so many years.

Suddenly having someone be kind to him, feeling uncomfortable was normal.

“Like when I care about you and pay attention to you, that kind of ‘liking’ is just as a friend.”

Seeing Xia Yu’s half-understanding expression, Mu Yiqiu patted his shoulder and said earnestly:

“Brother Yu, listen to a lesson from someone who’s been through it—don’t assume someone likes you unless they explicitly say it.”

“Oh…”

That was true.

Mo Yidong hadn’t clearly said he liked Xia Yu.

They were just friends.

Maybe they’d known each other since childhood, so it made sense to care more.

“Also, you have to know—the more handsome the guy, the more girls like him. You have to be careful around those kinds of guys.”

“Why would I like guys…”

Xia Yu murmured nervously.

“Looks like you don’t have girls hanging around you. I thought maybe Mo Yidong liked you.”

Mu Yiqiu’s words stunned Xia Yu, who pretended to stay calm while listening to his rambling.

“I’ve been wanting to ask for a long time. Did you and Mo Yidong know each other before?”

“Kind of…”

That subtle feeling seemed to have started when Mo Yidong went to Xia Yu’s house.

Before Xia Yu could hesitate further, Mu Yiqiu smirked with a mischievous smile.

“Brother Yu, could it be that spring has come?”

“Don’t talk nonsense, it’s already summer!”

Mu Yiqiu had noticed that Xia Yu’s girl-mode was becoming more frequent these days and guessed that maybe he did like that person.

“When you keep up that girl act, is it because you like someone?”

“Who? I don’t even know myself.”

Xia Yu turned to look out the window.

Through the glass, he saw Mu Yiqiu’s smug face and knew he couldn’t hide it anymore.

Really, words say one thing but heart says another.

Mu Yiqiu saw the nervousness plainly written on Xia Yu’s face.

“So, who is it?”