In order to find out whether Di Zhe still intended to apply to the same university as him, Shen Yandong did something completely out of character, he went so far as to bother his homeroom teacher in a rather impolite manner.
The teacher sounded helpless. “How would I know which university Di Zhe plans to apply to? Didn’t all of you set up your own accounts and passwords? You wouldn’t tell me anyway.”
A thought flickered through Shen Yandong’s mind. “Did Di Zhe ask you not to tell me?”
The teacher laughed dryly. “No, nothing like that. I really don’t know. I’ll only find out after all of you have been admitted and report your choices to me. If I hear anything then, I’ll let you know.”
What use would it be to tell him at that point?
By then, everything would already be settled.
And his path and Di Zhe’s would have completely diverged.
Logically speaking, the teacher probably really didn’t know.
But what about the others? Those classmates who were close to Di Zhe, did they know?
Clinging to a sliver of hope, Shen Yandong asked every single one of them without exception.
Because he suspected they might be deliberately hiding it from him, his tone was far from polite yet no matter how much he pressed them, no one told him where Di Zhe was. Not a single person even knew what university Di Zhe had chosen.
Before long, the day the college entrance exam results were released arrived.
Shen Yandong checked his own score, it was two points higher than he had expected but he felt no joy at all, because he still had no idea what had become of Di Zhe.
After so many days, Shen Yandong had no choice but to face the reality:
Di Zhe really intended to break up with him.
A clean, abrupt break, like falling off a cliff.
His mother urged him to return to the capital. Shen Yandong repeatedly said he had things to deal with. When she pressed further, he finally told the truth. “I’m looking for someone.”
“Who are you looking for?” his mother asked.
“My boyfriend.”
She was stunned. “Since when do you have a boyfriend?!”
Theoretically, they had officially started dating on the day they graduated from the college entrance exams.
But in reality, they had only been together for a single day.
No, perhaps it didn’t even count as a full day. If one calculated it carefully, it had only been a matter of a few hours.
And yet, their relationship had begun two years ago.
While Shen Yandong was lost in thought, his mother had already launched into an endless stream of questions.
“Who is this person? What does his family do? Is he an omega? Does he know who your parents are? Did he deliberately seduce you? These scheming little, I told your father long ago, we shouldn’t have let you go to a place like that in the countryside…”
Shen Yandong fell silent.
The more he listened, the more irritated he became.
Whether it was with his father or his mother, he had long since run out of things to say. Whenever he heard opinions he couldn’t agree with, he usually responded with silence.
But today, he simply couldn’t endure it any longer.
“Stop it!” he interrupted abruptly.
His mother froze. “What did you just say? How can you speak to me like that?”
“He’s someone I like. Please don’t speak badly about him anymore!”
The two of them ended up in a heated argument.
Since everything had already been exposed, Shen Yandong went to find his father as well. After years of estrangement, he lowered his head and asked for help.
At last, he found out which university Di Zhe had applied to. As expected, it had been changed. He even managed to track down Di Zhe’s flight information and learned where he had gone.
The very next day, he booked a flight and rushed to the island where Di Zhe was vacationing.
He spotted Di Zhe almost immediately, splashing about in the sea. Even from a great distance, his laughter carried clearly, loud and unrestrained, as if it could reach the clouds.
There wasn’t the slightest hint of sadness about him.
Shen Yandong hadn’t slept properly for a month yet Di Zhe seemed completely carefree, happily playing around without a worry in the world.
A surge of anger rose uncontrollably within him.
Finally… finally, he had found him.
Even though he had mentally prepared himself when he saw Di Zhe’s itinerary, he had still clung to a faint hope, that perhaps Di Zhe was hurting too.
Perhaps Di Zhe had been forced to give up on him against his will.
Just the thought of it had made Shen Yandong’s chest ache.
But the reality before him was completely different.
At a single glance, he saw Di Zhe laughing and playing, even accompanied by a tall, handsome man with sun kissed skin and blond hair. Judging by his attire, he was a diving instructor.
It made him furious.
Truly furious.
He wanted to drag Di Zhe away, lock him up and demand answers.
Dark, turbulent emotions boiled in his chest like scalding water.
Yet Di Zhe didn’t notice him at all, still chatting and laughing with others.
At that moment, Shen Yandong saw a petite omega approach Di Zhe and strike up a conversation. He didn’t know what they said but Di Zhe first smiled, then scratched his head apologetically.
The other person nodded in understanding. The two of them tapped their phones together, then waved goodbye with bright smiles.
Shen Yandong stepped forward and stopped the omega, asking abruptly, “Hello, what did you just say to that alpha?”
The other person looked at him as if he were some kind of lunatic, clearly baffled but under his persistent questioning, they still answered:
“I asked him if he had a partner. He said no but that he just went through a breakup. Satisfied?”
Shen Yandong lingered near Di Zhe for an entire day, watching from a distance, thinking it through over and over again.
Even when he finally left, he still hadn’t gone to meet him.
If he rushed over and confronted Di Zhe now, then Di Zhe would definitely run away again.
The application period for university choices hadn’t ended yet. If Di Zhe found out that he had applied to the same university, he would absolutely change his choice again.
So, for now, he would endure.
He waited until the entire admission process was complete. Then, using every connection he could find, Shen Yandong managed to obtain the dormitory assignment list in advance, arranging for himself and Di Zhe to be placed in the same double room.
He knew the exact day Di Zhe returned to the country. He was at the airport, watching as Di Zhe happily embraced his parents.
When Di Zhe followed his parents to the university dormitory, Shen Yandong was there too, standing downstairs, watching them go in.
Only after Di Zhe’s parents left the student housing did Shen Yandong move. He pulled his suitcase behind him and entered the dormitory building.
He had endured for so long.
At last, it was time to close the net.
Di Zhe woke up, his entire body aching and stared blankly at the ceiling for a full ten minutes.
He was utterly speechless with himself.
…How had he ended up getting fucked again?
How should he put it?
The first two times, the sense of humiliation had been overwhelming but this time, it felt like he had already gone numb.
Maybe, after it happens enough times, you just get used to it.
Ah… his backside hurt, his waist hurt, even his front hurt.
Shen Yandong looked so refined, so clean and proper, how could he be so… wild?
He was exhausted.
He didn’t even feel like struggling anymore.
What about class?
He’d probably been called on.
Was there any hope left for his attendance score?
He’d deal with that later.
His body felt terrible. He should at least get up and take a shower first.
As Di Zhe shifted slightly, trying to move Shen Yandong’s arm away from where it was wrapped around him,
Shen Yandong was clearly still asleep yet his grip suddenly tightened. Then he frowned and woke, his expression dark, his voice low with suppressed tension as he asked:
“Where are you trying to run off to this time?”
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ChaptersChapter 1 · Love at first sightChapter 2 · Lack of discretionChapter 3 · ShamelessChapter 4 · UnreasonableChapter 5 · PerseveranceChapter 6 · College Entrance Examination EndChapter 7 · Graduation dinnerChapter 8 · Confession nightChapter 9 · Pressing in step by stepChapter 10 · Enough is enoughChapter 11 · A huge blowChapter 12 · University start dateChapter 13 · Roommate meetingChapter 14 · Relentless harassmentChapter 15 · I’ll pick you upChapter 16 · It’s my vulnerable periodChapter 17 · Voluntary datingChapter 18 · Open your heartChapter 19 · Obedient to allChapter 20 · Not a virginChapter 21 · Swear to love meChapter 22 · Youthful DaydreamsChapter 23 · Teenage ThoughtsChapter 24 · EmptyChapter 25 · Extremely anxiousChapter 26 · Too lazy to struggleChapter 27 · From now on