“I’m going back to take a shower.”
Bai Yao hated being covered in sweat, the sticky feeling all over his body.
After coming out of the cafeteria, he tugged at his collar to let some air in and cool down, complaining with a displeased face, “Being covered in sweat feels awful.”
When he complained, his cheeks puffed up unconsciously.
It was only in front of Qiu Ye that he often showed all kinds of cute little expressions.
“Water.”
Qiu Ye handed him a bottle of iced water and opened one for himself as well.
He gulped down half the bottle in just a few swallows and let out a long, satisfied sigh.
“Ah~ that feels good.”
Bai Yao only held the mineral water bottle and took a couple of small sips, his almond-shaped eyes rolling as he stared at Qiu Ye.
“What?”
“The girl you like…”
“The one I like is you, okay?”
“Tch~”
Bai Yao didn’t believe it at all.
He rolled his eyes and stepped farther away in disgust.
“Damn gay, stay away from me.”
You tell the truth and he still doesn’t believe it! What exactly do you want?!
Qiu Ye realized that Bai Yao seemed completely unaware of his own charm.
Gu Wanwan had drawn a two-dimensional character design of him and had someone else pass it to him, but he hadn’t realized it was a sign of affection—a girl expressing her feelings.
Even some guys seemed to have feelings for Bai Yao.
The classmates who knew he was a “man” were fine, but he had heard that boys from other classes were asking around for Bai Yao’s contact information.
From a male perspective, Bai Yao’s chest might be a bit flat, but his waist was slim and his butt nicely shaped.
Even without makeup, if he couldn’t be called the school beauty, he could at least compete for class beauty.
From a female perspective, Bai Yao might look a little too much like a girl, but a cute and pretty boy wasn’t bad either.
Walking behind him, Qiu Ye watched Bai Yao walking ahead while playing with his phone, and a sense of urgency rose in his heart.
Once Bai Yao realized how popular he was, Qiu Ye’s chances would drop.
And if people found out Bai Yao was actually a girl, his rivals would definitely increase.
Not to mention others—Wang Zuhao would probably have ideas too…
“Hey, Bai Yao.”
“Hm?”
Bai Yao turned his head, and Qiu Ye hooked an arm around his shoulder, mischievously fiddling with his short ponytail.
“I’ve got something for you. I think it suits you.”
“Oh.”
Bai Yao wrinkled his nose in disgust.
“You smell like sweat.”
“No I don’t.”
Though honestly it didn’t smell that bad.
When they returned to the dormitory, it was quiet.
Wang Zuhao was eating takeout.
Lin Mingxin was lazily lying on his bed playing on his phone.
Chen Zhilong was still in a meeting and hadn’t come back.
Bai Yao returned to his desk, put his textbooks back on the shelf, and prepared to take a shower.
He also wanted to check where exactly his body had gotten “healthier.”
“Bai Yao, come here.”
He stood up and walked behind Qiu Ye.
“What is it? Giving me a gift?”
Bai Yao wondered—his birthday was still a while away.
Why give him a present for no reason?
Qiu Ye opened his drawer and took out a jade pendant from the back.
“Here.”
“What’s this? Jade? Some kind of jade stone?”
Bai Yao took the pendant curiously and rubbed its surface.
It felt warm and smooth—pretty nice to the touch.
“Why are you giving this to me?”
“Someone else gave it to me. I don’t like wearing it.”
Qiu Ye turned around and looked at Bai Yao’s curious face, smiling.
“It’s not worth much—just some cheap stone, maybe a few dozen yuan. I’m passing it to you.”
“Really? I don’t like wearing things either.”
“Then just throw it in a drawer.”
Bai Yao even thought putting it in the drawer would take up space.
Seeing Qiu Ye treat it like disposable junk, he accepted it without guilt.
No reason to refuse something free—maybe one day he’d want to hang something around his neck.
“Oh. Then I’m going to shower.”
Bai Yao casually tossed the pendant onto the table, took clean clothes from the wardrobe, and was about to go shower when Wang Zuhao rushed into the bathroom with a roll of toilet paper.
Why do people always need to take a dump right when someone wants to shower?!
What kind of habit is that!
So Bai Yao gave up temporarily, sat back at his computer holding his clothes, and fiddled with the jade pendant.
It actually looked pretty nice.
He didn’t think much about it and casually tossed it on the table again with a soft clink.
Qiu Ye’s heart almost stopped when he heard that sound.
Even though Qiu Ye didn’t understand jade values, this thing had been his protective charm since childhood! Could he treat it with a little more care?
Bai Yao lowered his head and checked his account balance.
Yesterday he earned 100 yuan for holding hands.
Today he earned another 100 playing basketball.
If he got the chance to secretly kiss Qiu Ye on the cheek, he could earn 500 more…
Kissing a cheek felt a bit too intimate, but it was still better than kissing on the lips!
Although the money came slower than at the beginning, it was still a lot for a student.
He happily planned to save up 1000 yuan to buy a big monitor.
Plugging it into his laptop would make watching videos and playing games much better.
“You can go shower.”
Wang Zuhao had finished using the bathroom.
But Bai Yao didn’t want to rush in and smell the lingering odor, so he pretended not to hear.
“Uh… Bai Yao.”
Qiu Ye hesitated.
“What?”
“If you’re not wearing it, maybe put it somewhere safe?”
Wasn’t it just a cheap stone?
Bai Yao looked at Qiu Ye in confusion.
After thinking for a moment, he hung the pendant around his neck and picked up a small mirror from the desk to look at himself.
The pendant rested right in the center of his collarbone.
The dark reddish gemstone made his skin look even whiter.
When it touched his skin, it didn’t feel cold or uncomfortable.
It actually suited him quite well.
“It’s fine, I’ll wear it.”
Bai Yao asked suspiciously, “This isn’t something worth thousands or tens of thousands, right?”
“Maybe it’s a token of love from Qiu Ye to you~”
Lin Mingxin poked his head out from the bed and teased.
“You two should just get married already.”
Qiu Ye immediately denied it.
“How could that be?”
Then Bai Yao accepted it with peace of mind.
He guessed the bathroom probably didn’t smell anymore, grabbed his clothes, and went to shower.
“I’m going to shower first.”
He closed the door, locked it, and stood naked in front of the bathroom mirror.
He touched his stomach, squeezed the flesh on his arms and thighs, vaguely feeling that there were indeed some changes compared to before.
“They seem a little slimmer?”
Muscle takes up less volume than fat, so his arms and legs looked thinner.
Although you still couldn’t see clear muscle lines—they were still soft.
When he sat down before, the fat on his thighs would spread out like a water balloon.
Now it spread much less.
The small belly fat seemed to have decreased.
If he sucked in his stomach, he could faintly see a hint of abs.
But once he relaxed, his stomach still puffed out softly.
“Definitely healthier.”
As for his chest… why did it feel a bit fuller again?
Luckily it was already autumn, and Bai Yao wore jackets when going out, so a slight increase in chest size didn’t matter.
If he switched back to summer clothes next year, his roommates would probably be shocked to see Bai Yao suddenly with a C cup!
That would be way too embarrassing…
His butt also seemed a bit perkier, making his waist look slimmer.
Overall, if before Bai Yao had the body of a weak homebody who never exercised and sat all day, now he looked more like someone healthy with a relatively active lifestyle.
“No impact. Not a big problem.”