Harry Potter: Impossibly Cute

Snape withdrew his gaze and pretended nothing had happened, looking at the textbook in his hand.

But he couldn't read a single word in the book.

"So what do you think? Have you decided who will be attending the dance?"

"No, Draco and Theo have already invited me, I think I can attend the dance without a partner."

Snape hummed calmly, without any emotion in his voice.

"By the way, professor, you, as a teacher, can also invite a dance partner, right?"

“I don’t have time for that kind of boring stuff.”

"Why are you busy? I specially prepared a dress for the professor. He will look great in it."

Ling Bai took out a mini gift box from his pocket and used the magnification spell.

Snape's eyes unconsciously fell on the gift box.

The gift box was opened, revealing a tuxedo suit.

"Professor, please go and try it out to see if it fits you."

"I don't have a dance partner, why should I dress so formally?"

"Then you have to try it. I have been choosing for a long time."

Ling Bai curled his lips, and Snape had no choice but to pick up the box and walk into the house.

Ten minutes later, the man came out.

A well-tailored suit with a white vest underneath.

Look at how the temperament of a mature man is fully revealed.

Ling Bai nodded with satisfaction.

“Sure enough, the size I picked is just right.”

Snape was silent. He discovered that Ling Bai particularly liked to match things for him.

It was like treating him as a doll.

"I don't have a partner, what's the point of wearing it?"

"That's perfect. I don't have a dance partner either. Let's dance together, Professor."

Snape remained silent and went back to change his clothes.

Ling Bai came out of Snape's lounge and planned to go back.

As a result, I was stopped again on the way back.

The one who stopped him was none other than Oliver, whom the two had not seen since he confessed his feelings that day.

"Oliver, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Oliver's cheeks turned slightly red and he seemed embarrassed, which was an expression he rarely showed.

"Ling Bai, it's been several days since we last met. I wonder if you have thought about what I said that day."

Ling Bai showed a guilty look on his face.

"I'm sorry Oliver, I..."

"You don't need to apologize. I know I was a little too much."

Ling Bai lowered his head slightly, seeming to be very guilty.

"I didn't come to you today to talk about this. I wanted to ask you if you have found a dance partner for the party in a few days."

Ling Bai shook his head.

"I'm worried about this. After thinking about it carefully, I decided not to invite a dance partner."

“You plan to go alone?”

Ling Bai nodded.

Wood's eyes lit up. Sometimes, compared to a direct rejection, silence could allow them to deceive themselves.

"It just so happens that I don't plan to invite a dance partner. Do you want to join us then?"

Ling Bai nodded.

"Of course, we can play together at the dance."

Wood breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily.

See you at the dance then.

Ling Bai waved at him and looked at the corner of the corridor behind him.

"Cedric, is that you?"

A person walked out from the dark corner in the distance.

Cedric's figure was half exposed in the light and half hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to see the expression on his face.

"Um"

It was a muffled voice. Although he only said one word, his depressed mood was obvious.

"What's wrong with you, Cedric? What happened?"

"Nothing, I originally wanted to come to you to talk to you about something, but I didn't expect to meet Wood and talk to you."

Ling Bai walked towards Cedric's direction.

"Oh, Oliver came to ask me if I wanted to choose a dance partner for the dance."

“Yeah, I heard your conversation.”

"Aren't you very happy?"

Ling Bai reached out and held the other person's hand.

Cedric's body stiffened for a moment, as if he was suppressing something, and then slowly relaxed.

"I do not know"

Ling Bai smiled.

"How can you not know whether you are happy or not?"

Cedric looked at Ling Bai, his eyes full of seriousness.

"I knew it before, but I don't know it anymore after I met you."

"I?"

“Well, you make me weird.”

Ling Bai's eyes slowly drooped, seeming a little lost.

“Did I do something wrong?”

When Cedric saw the person he had been thinking about, he felt lost and sad because of what he had said, and his heart couldn't help but tighten.

"It's not your fault, it's my fault"

"So how can I help you?"

Cedric walked out of the darkness and tentatively hugged Ling Bai.

"Ling Bai, although it may sound a bit selfish to say this, I feel like I'm a little jealous of them."

"Um?"

"I'm jealous of Potter, I'm jealous of Malfoy, I'm jealous of Wood just now, I'm jealous of everyone around you. Am I particularly bad and petty?"

"How come, Cedric, why are you jealous of them?"

"Because you care about them, you laugh happily with them, I hope I can make you happy, and I can stand by your side. Am I sick?"

Ling Bai held Cedric's cheeks with both hands, and the two looked at each other, with each other's reflection in each other's eyes.

"No, Cedric, you just care too much about me."

"Really? It seems so."

Ling Bai chuckled, with some helplessness and pampering in his eyes.

"You, why do you feel younger than me?"

Cedric suddenly hugged Ling Bai.

"Ling Bai, I don't just care about you, I, I seem to like you"

Ling Bai was stunned, his eyes full of surprise.

"I know if Wood confessed to you."

"How did you know?"

"I heard from his friends before that Wood recently confessed to the person he likes. I didn't think of you at first, but when I saw that scene just now, I realized that the person he likes is you."

"um, yes"

"So do you like him?"

There was some confusion in Ling Bai's eyes.

"I, I don't know, Cedric, I'm actually sick."

Now it was Cedric's turn to be shocked.

"You are sick, when did you get sick and how serious is your illness?"

Ling Bai shook his head.

"You know, I have been fostered in Malfoy Manor since I was a child. Although everyone is very kind to me, it seems that there is always something missing in my heart.

So I long for everyone around me to love me to fill the void in my heart. Am I particularly bad and selfish?"

Cedric immediately shook his head.

"No, Ling Bai, you are not bad at all, and this is not selfish, because you deserve everyone to like you."

"But I can't respond to you. I don't know how to love others."

As Ling Bai spoke, his voice gradually choked up and tears welled up in his eyes.

Hot tears fell on the back of Cedric's hand.

It was so hot that Cedric's heart trembled.