The Third Rose

Time flies, so-so, one semester is about to pass.

Near the end of the term, Chen Xingze started to get busy, because he found that if he continued to be so lax, there might be problems with his final test paper.

Wu Xingzhi and Chen He were relatively open-minded parents, and they didn't force Chen Xingze to study, but it didn't mean they would allow Chen Xingze to turn on the red light at the end of the first semester of high school.

So Chen Xingze started cramming, and went to the library every day during his free self-study classes.

The whole class was shrouded in the exam atmosphere, only student Lu Hao was still so relaxed and chic.Lu Hao didn't have any academic pressure. Chen Xingze thought that he would continue to play ball as crazy as before, but he didn't expect that since Chen Xingze stopped going to the stadium, he would not go, and followed Chen Xingze to the library every day.

"You don't read books, what are you doing here?"

"Nothing..."

Lu Hao was lying on the seat next to Chen Xingze like a big dog, resting his chin on the table, doing nothing but drawing circles.

Chen Xingze said: "Go play, don't you feel uncomfortable if you don't play for a day?"

Lu Hao: "No, it's boring."

Chen Xingze returned his attention to the book. He was memorizing Na2CO3 and NaHCO3 comparisons, and his head hurt from memorizing. "Damn chemistry, who invented this perverted subject."

Lu Hao raised his head, "Are you thirsty?"

Chen Xingze didn't hear clearly, he was still endorsing.

"Soda, baking soda..."

Lu Hao nodded and got up.

Five minutes later, Lu Hao came back with a bag of soda water. Chen Xingze was dumbfounded, "What are you doing?"

Lu Hao: "Don't you want to drink?"

Chen Xingze: "..."

Incidents like this happen almost every day.

Every time Lu Hao went to the library, he brought plenty of snacks and drinks, and even fresh fruit.There was a table full of them, and those who didn't know thought he was here for vacation.

"Don't bring so many things, what will you do if you get caught by the administrator?" Chen Xingze said countless times, but it never worked.Lu Hao still listens to him on weekdays, but occasionally he gets stubborn and can't pull the bull back.

If Chen Xingze couldn't control him, he simply ignored him.Later, Lu Hao got worse and worse. One day when Lu Hao came to find Chen Xingze, he brought a chemistry notebook instead of food.

When Chen Xingze saw the name on the note, he immediately became nervous.

"What have you been doing?"

"You use this notebook to review."

"I asked what did you do?"

"Ask You Xiaolin to borrow your notes."

Chen Xingze had a splitting headache, "Who told you to go find him!" The suddenly raised voice attracted the attention of the students around him, Chen Xingze pulled Lu Hao out of the study room, and went to the depths of the corridor.

The temperature in the corridor is very low, and there are snow-white icicles outside the windows.Teenagers who have just begun to fall in love quarreled over trivial matters.

"Who asked you to find him? I told you hundreds of times and you still don't understand, do you?"

Facing the angry Chen Xingze, Lu Hao was not as nervous as before. Instead, he looked at him calmly and asked calmly, "Why can't I borrow it? Don't you want to review chemistry?"

Chen Xingze couldn't understand Lu Hao's logic.

"Ah, if I want to review others, I have to borrow my notes? Who am I?"

"Aren't you friends?"

"No!" Chen Xingze pushed Lu Hao, and quickly pulled his front to stretch him in front of him. "He is the one I like." He stared deeply at Lu Hao, wanting to break the head of this stupid idiot and instill common sense. "Do you know what it means to like someone? It's someone I want to help but don't want to be helped by him!"

Lu Hao finally rolled his eyes away.

Chen Xingze: "I like him, I don't want to disturb him, I just want to watch him from a distance! You should know, why do you have to find trouble for me?"

Lu Hao gritted his teeth not reconciled, he turned his head and looked at Chen Xingze, his eyes were neither dodging nor dodging, as if deliberately provocative.

"so what?"

"what?"

Lu Hao shook his shoulders and shook Chen Xingze's hand away.

"Anyway, I borrowed it, so what do you want to do, beat me up?" Lu Hao was slightly taller than Chen Xingze, and his gaze from top to bottom was quite sharp. "I said in advance that if you beat me for this matter, I will fight back."

The corners of Chen Xingze's eyes twitched, "What's wrong with you!"

Lu Hao stared back not to be outdone.

Chen Xingze was burning with anger, he really had the urge to go up and punch him, but he held back in the end.Chen Xingze turned his head and walked towards the study room, Lu Hao asked, "What are you doing?"

Chen Xingze: "Return the notes."

He walked a few more steps, and heard Lu Hao's angry voice, "No need to pay back!"

Chen Xingze ignored it.

Lu Hao: "I didn't borrow it, he gave it to me on my own initiative!"

When Chen Xingze turned his head, Lu Hao said angrily, "I just met him outside, and he asked me why you weren't here. I said you were studying chemistry in the library, so he gave me the notes and asked me to bring them to you!"

Chen Xingze was stunned when he heard that, Lu Hao became even angrier when he saw his expression, and said sarcastically, "Happy now? Do you know that he is thinking about you, is he elated?"

Chen Xingze nodded frankly, "Yes."

Lu Hao cursed viciously, "Fuck!"

Lu Hao got angry, got into trouble, and stopped coming to the library.

Chen Xingze went to look for Lu Hao once, but was unsuccessful.

Chen Xingze felt that he was a bit wronged, he didn't understand why Lu Hao always liked to make trouble with You Xiaolin about him.

Before coaxing Lu Hao well, the final exam came as scheduled.With the help of You Xiaolin's notes, Chen Xingze got a high score in chemistry like a miracle.But the other few subjects are not very readable, they all float by at low altitude.

Just pass by, he doesn't ask too much, just pass.

On the last day of the exam, Chen Xingze came to school with a bag.After the exam, the whole class was lively discussing the holiday activities, and he came to Lu Hao with a bag.

Lu Hao was chatting with several other boys in a circle, the stool was stretched out from the seat, and his two long legs were stretched out.

Chen Xingze came behind him, "What are you talking about?"

Originally, Lu Hao was chatting happily, but when he heard Chen Xingze's voice, he immediately stopped, and his mouth was tightly shut.

Classmate No. [-] said, "Chen Xingze, what are you planning to do during your vacation?"

Chen Xingze: "Go to a music winter camp."

Classmate No. [-]: "What is that?"

Chen Xingze: "It's just an event, bringing together a group of people who study music to exchange ideas."

Classmate No. [-]: "Sounds fun."

Chen Xingze: "What's the fun? My mother insisted on me going. I wanted to play ball."

Lu Hao remained silent all the time, shaking the chair there, Chen Xingze looked down at him, "What are you doing?"

Lu Hao put his arms behind his head and ignored him.

Classmate No. [-] saw the clue and said, "Did you two quarrel?"

Chen Xingze: "Yeah, I'm here to admit my mistake."

Lu Hao snorted lightly.

Classmate No. [-] met and said, "It's over, don't change your face, you came in vain."

With a smile on his face, Chen Xingze looked at Lu Hao's tense face from top to bottom, and said, "Is what he said right? I came for nothing?"

It was rare that Chen Xingze was at a disadvantage in the relationship between the two of them, so Lu Hao put up his airs and just didn't respond.Chen Xingze put the bag beside him, and said, "A gift for apologizing, let's see if you like it."

Classmate No. [-] opened it for Lu Hao, saw the limited edition basketball shoes inside, and immediately yelled, "Fuck!" All the boys around were attracted by the shoes, and Lu Hao's eyes couldn't help but drift to that side.

Chen Xingze: "Still so calm?"

As soon as he spoke, Lu Hao immediately stopped looking at his sneakers.

Classmate No. [-] said: "I don't care about you, how did you offend him?"

God knows who offended...

Chen Xingze changed his attitude and said to Lu Hao: "Hey, if you don't speak again, I will find a way to break the deadlock. Don't regret it then."

Lu Hao seemed to be the embodiment of a chaste and martyr, and she wouldn't open her mouth when she was beaten to death.

Chen Xingze nodded with a smile, "Yes."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly grabbed the back of Lu Hao's chair and pressed down. The momentary feeling of weightlessness caused Lu Hao's body to fall backward.At the same time, Chen Xingze bent down, and the two of them raised their heads and lowered their heads, and their lips kissed together.

one second...

two seconds...

After two seconds of silence, the students around who saw this scene let out a terrifying howl.

"Deserved!"

"Hahahaha! Lu Hao, you deserve it!"

No matter how the students around shouted, Lu Hao didn't respond at all.

"It's over, I'm so stupid to be kissed, Chen Xingze, you are playing too much!"

Chen Xingze walked up to Lu Hao, and gently scratched his chin with his index finger.

Lu Hao was awakened by this, raised his head, and stared at Chen Xingze with his eyes.

Amidst the roaring and laughing voices of his classmates, Chen Xingze bent down again, and whispered in Lu Hao's ear: "...You are a straight guy who has no idea, how dare you do this with me?"

The young voice was full of temptation, and Lu Hao's face, which was as staunch as a sculpture of David just now, turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chen Xingze was very satisfied.

Two seconds later, Lu Hao not only blushed, but also his eyes.

Uh……

Just when Chen Xingze was thinking about whether he should let little friend Lu Hao go down the stairs, Lu Hao suddenly jumped up from his seat, turned his head and ran out.After running for two steps, I turned back, snatched my own basketball shoes from classmate No. [-], and continued to run.

Classmate No. [-] laughed loudly, "Not stupid yet!"

Chen Xingze leaned on the desk behind him, also smiling, and soon started discussing other topics with the people around him.He only regarded this incident as an episode between friends, a joke, and didn't take it too seriously - just because there was a lesson learned from You Xiaolin at that time, and in Chen Xingze's subconscious, he always firmly believed that no matter what happened, It is absolutely impossible for a straight man to fall in love with a gay.

After all, Chen Xingze is still young, and he knows too little about this world. He doesn't know that there are so many people in this world, and everyone is different—different experiences, different growth environments, and different fascination and acceptance of feelings.