However, Han Shuo’s shout didn’t bring Meng Yuxiu back; instead, it startled a teacher who was just passing by the playground.
“Hey, which class are you from? What are you doing standing on the playground so late?”
“I’m going back right away!” Han Shuo quickly ran towards the dormitory building.
Just as he reached the dormitory building, the lights-out bell rang. The dormitory, which had been somewhat noisy, instantly fell silent, leaving only the dim light in the corridor.
His dormitory was past the bathroom, and as he ran by, he happened to bump into Meng Yuxiu, who was coming out hurriedly with a washbasin. Before Han Shuo could say anything, Meng Yuxiu shot him a cold glance and went back to his own dormitory.
Han Shuo was a bit speechless at Meng Yuxiu’s attitude, which made it seem like he was a virtuous woman being teased.
The lights in the dormitory were out, and Han Shuo groped his way in the dark. Using the faint light from the corridor, he found his teacup and washbasin on the shelf against the wall.
On his way to the bathroom, he ran into the dorm supervisors. The male dorm supervisors were two senior students who checked the dormitories every night after the lights-out bell. If they found anyone chatting after lights out, these two senior students had the authority to educate them.
So, everyone else treated these two dorm supervisors like mice seeing a cat. Forget about coming out to wash their face or brush their teeth after lights out; even talking had to be done stealthily.
But Han Shuo was different. Inside Han Shuo’s body was the soul of a twenty-two-year-old adult, and he saw these seventeen or eighteen-year-old students as little kids.
Having been at this school for a semester, he had already become quite friendly with the dorm supervisors.
He brushed his teeth in the bathroom, chatting and laughing with the two dorm supervisors.
“Why are you so late today?”
Han Shuo half-jokingly, half-seriously said, “Went on a date.”
The two dorm supervisors were instantly curious and pulled Han Shuo, who was still brushing his teeth, to ask a bunch of questions.
“Really?”
“Of course it’s true!” Han Shuo, with a mouthful of foam, smiled mysteriously, “I even kissed them so much their lips got swollen, hahaha.”
Although people in this world got married quite early, and some of their peers were already married and had children, those were usually the ones who went back to the village to farm or entered society after middle school.
The students at their school were all serious students, so hearing about love at their age was still quite taboo.
One of the dorm supervisors excitedly asked, “Hey, Han Shuo, which class is the boy from?”
Han Shuo was stunned, and then he felt a bit awkward.
The reason was that in this 1990 he had come to, homosexuality was prevalent, and it was male homosexuality. Not only did these two male dorm supervisors subconsciously ask this, but Pidan and Doufu also asked.
“Han Shuo, what kind of boyfriend do you want in the future?”
Even the people in his dormitory would occasionally joke about who liked whom, all male.
He thought there were plenty of pretty female classmates at school, so why did it seem like men being with men was the norm?
Although he had kissed Meng Yuxiu that night, he was still quite speechless when he heard the dorm supervisor’s question.
“I must have been out of my mind to look for a guy; it would definitely be with a girl.”
The two dorm supervisors laughed and said, “You’re really good at making things up.”
Han Shuo didn’t think much about the meaning of this sentence. The two dorm supervisors had to continue their dorm checks, so they told him to hurry up and finish washing and go to sleep.
When Han Shuo finished washing and returned to the dormitory, the sound of snoring was already rising and falling. He put away his washbasin, closed the dormitory door, and climbed into his bed.
Lying in bed, he thought about what happened tonight. Although Meng Yuxiu had a bad temper and was angry, he wasn’t in a hurry. After all, Meng Yuxiu would come around and come to him for a kiss. After all, they had already kissed; if he gave up now, wouldn’t all those kisses have been for nothing?
So Han Shuo slept particularly well that night. Having found the key person, he felt half the burden lifted.
However, he waited like a hunter for Meng Yuxiu, but the second day passed, and the third and fourth days passed, yet no one came to him.
During morning exercises, Han Shuo deliberately joined Class One’s line, standing at the end next to Meng Yuxiu.
But while he was doing exercises and calling out to Meng Yuxiu, “Hey, hey, hey,” for a long time, Meng Yuxiu just focused on doing his standard exercises. His long neck was like a swan’s, and he looked straight ahead with pride, not giving Han Shuo even a glance.
Now Han Shuo was really anxious.
“Damn! Could he really have fallen in love with this place?” During class, Han Shuo was distracted, and the more he thought about it, the more panicked he became. Even when the math teacher called his name, his mind was still dizzy, calculating the time from that night.
21,900 minutes, they must have kissed for over twenty minutes that night. Let’s just say twenty minutes.
21,900 – 20, damn! Han Shuo cursed in his heart, still 21,880!
“Han Shuo!” The math teacher’s shout pulled Han Shuo’s thoughts back, and the classroom erupted in laughter.
Han Shuo was stunned to find himself standing in front of the blackboard, holding a piece of chalk high, and on the blackboard was written: 21,900 – 20 = 21,880.
“…”
Han Shuo couldn’t sit still; he decided to take the initiative to talk to Meng Yuxiu.
At lunchtime, after getting his lunchbox, he sat in the canteen, eating while keeping an eye on the entrance.
When Meng Yuxiu came in, got his lunchbox and teacup, and stood at his spot, Han Shuo carried his lunchbox and teacup over, conveniently finding an empty seat next to him.
Han Shuo saw that Meng Yuxiu was about to open his lunchbox, but when he saw Han Shuo next to him, his expression visibly fell for a moment.
But Han Shuo was here to make peace today, so he didn’t care what kind of face Meng Yuxiu gave him.
“Having lunch? Why so late?”
Meng Yuxiu ignored him, taking a spoon from the bag in the storage layer.
Han Shuo grinned and leaned over to help Meng Yuxiu open the slightly warm teacup lid that had just come from the boiler room. Seeing the food inside, his eyes lit up.
“Wow, Meng Yuxiu, you’re eating well. We all have pickled vegetables and dried plums, but you have water bamboo, oh wow, and shredded meat.”
Han Shuo scooped a spoonful from Meng Yuxiu’s teacup and put it in his mouth.
Meng Yuxiu glared at him.
Han Shuo said, “Don’t be so stingy. We’ve already shared a kiss.”
Meng Yuxiu seemed a bit shocked by his shamelessness. He quickly turned his head to look around, but he was worrying too much. The canteen was noisy, everyone was eating, and Han Shuo’s voice wasn’t loud, so no one heard.
But since Han Shuo was telling the truth, he couldn’t help but feel guilty.
Seeing his big reaction, Han Shuo reassured him, “What are you afraid of? We’re not from this world. When we go back, no one will know anyone.”
Meng Yuxiu sneered, “If you’re so indifferent, then strip and streak right now.”
Han Shuo chuckled, “Let’s not do that. This body barely has any hair; streaking would be embarrassing.”
Meng Yuxiu rolled his eyes and picked up his lunchbox.
Han Shuo nudged him with his elbow, knowing that Meng Yuxiu was thin-skinned. It was best not to provoke him at this time, so he leaned over and whispered, “Still mad?”
“Is it worth it?” Meng Yuxiu couldn’t be bothered to respond, focusing on his meal.
“Not mad, huh?” Since that was the case, Han Shuo asked, “Then when are we kissing?”
Meng Yuxiu choked on his food, turning to look at Han Shuo’s serious face, feeling a bit speechless.
“Not kissing anymore.”
“Didn’t you say you weren’t mad? Why not kiss?”
Meng Yuxiu replied coldly, “So I don’t have to stick my tongue in your mouth.”
Han Shuo laughed, draping his arm over Meng Yuxiu’s shoulder, “Can’t get over it? Okay, okay, it was my mistake. It must have been my imagination that day; you didn’t stick your tongue out.”
“I didn’t stick it out,” Meng Yuxiu emphasized.
“Yes, yes, yes.” Han Shuo nodded repeatedly. Now, it wasn’t about whether the tongue was out or not. As long as Meng Yuxiu agreed to kiss, even if he had to bark like a dog in front of everyone in the canteen, he’d be happy.
“So when are we kissing?”
Since Han Shuo gave him a way out, Meng Yuxiu couldn’t keep up the pretense. He said, “After evening self-study.”
Han Shuo decisively said, “No, we’ve already wasted several days. Tomorrow is Friday, and we have to go home, so there’s even less time.”
Meng Yuxiu asked, “Then what do you want?”
Han Shuo thought for a moment, “Let’s count the ten-minute breaks between classes too.”
Meng Yuxiu was once again shocked. He widened his eyes and asked, “Ten-minute breaks? Where would we kiss during the breaks? The corridors and playground are full of people! And in broad daylight…”
Han Shuo was quite puzzled. It was strange; Meng Yuxiu was from the 21st century like him, so how could he be so old-fashioned?
He suspiciously stared at Meng Yuxiu’s face, scrutinizing it closely.
Meng Yuxiu had a very fair complexion, which was rare for a boy. At least Han Shuo hadn’t seen anyone like that in two lifetimes. His features were impeccable, and even someone like Han Shuo, who had little appreciation for the opposite sex, had to admit he was quite handsome.
Tall, not skinny. Although his face was fair, his facial contours were already showing signs of masculinity.
However, those long, narrow eyes… Han Shuo thought for a moment and finally came up with a phrase: eyes as clear as a college student’s.
A sudden suspicion arose in Han Shuo’s mind.
He asked Meng Yuxiu, “How old are you? I mean, in the 21st century.”
Meng Yuxiu didn’t understand why Han Shuo suddenly changed the topic, but he answered truthfully, “Seventeen.”
“…” Han Shuo was internally shocked. No wonder this guy was still so shy in this world, no wonder he was always studying. He really was a seventeen-year-old student!
Seeing Han Shuo’s strange expression, Meng Yuxiu asked what was wrong.
“Nothing…”
“Oh.”
Underage, Han Shuo felt a bit guilty after hearing Meng Yuxiu’s age, but there was no choice. To go back, underage or not, it was just a kiss anyway.
But then Meng Yuxiu suddenly asked him, “What about you?”
“I’m twenty-two.”
Meng Yuxiu was slightly surprised, but quickly maintained his composure and said “oh” again.
Han Shuo: “What?”
“Nothing, I thought you were the same age as me, didn’t expect…” Meng Yuxiu paused halfway through his sentence, then stopped talking and continued eating.
Han Shuo lightly twitched the muscles in his face, “What… do you think I’m too old?”