Embrace the light

During the National Day holiday, schools and companies are closed one after another, and there are more people walking on the road at night.

Ian ran all the way and met more young people than usual.

The community where Ian lives is relatively remote, covering a large area but not crowded.

On the running street, there are no entertainment venues or facilities near the road, so most of the people who go out for a walk at night are middle-aged and elderly people, teenagers and children.

Now because of the holiday, there are many young people on the road, and most of them are in twos and threes, or in pairs.

Ian observed carefully, and the ratio of heterosexual couples to same-sex couples he met along the way was about eight to two.

During the Empire, same-sex marriage was as legal as heterosexual marriage.

Only some older families still continue the traditional thinking and do not allow the clansmen to choose same-sex marriage.

Yian didn't pay much attention to other people's love affairs and love trends before, especially the four mother-fetal single dogs in the university dormitory, which made him even less aware of love affairs.

When other people's teenage hearts are sprouting, he has to be busy doing part-time jobs to make money.Although the imperial government has an academic support policy for orphans, it is limited to tuition fees and minimum living expenses. If you want to buy something you like, you still have to earn the corresponding expenses through your own labor.

While in college, on a campus where love was free, his writing career had just started.When others are sweet and sweet on campus, you and me, he has to be busy writing codes.

After graduation, he basically stayed at home.I have to work during the day and continue to work after running in the evening.Occasionally, I go out for hiking, cycling, traveling, shopping, etc., and I do it by myself, so I have no way of meeting other people.

Looking along the road, same-sex couples (Ian thinks they are) do not hold hands or embrace like heterosexual couples. They look more like good buddies, they just get closer and look at each other from time to time.

There seems to be no difference between himself and Heng, Ian thought.

Jogging and thinking like this, Ian completed today's amount of exercise.

After doing his post-run stretch, Ian walks back.

Under the streetlight not far ahead, two people were kissing.

See no evil, Ian quickly turned his head away, not to stop his eyes on these two people.

But as the distance gradually narrowed, Ian could still see that these two people were boys from the corner of his eye.

It turned out that kissing between male couples was no different than kissing between heterosexual couples.

Ian's pace involuntarily slowed down, and his gaze unconsciously shifted back to the two hugging and kissing.

Perhaps disturbed by Ian's attention, the kissing between the two stopped.In the playful and smiling eyes of a fair and clean young man, another taller boy also turned his head, and the two looked at Ian together, one with a playful but gentle look, and the other with an impatient and violent look.

Seeing this, Ian realized his impoliteness, and said "I'm sorry." to the two of them.

The fair young man left his lover's embrace and took a few steps closer to Ian.

"Hello, Pei Yi."

Ian reached out his hand to greet Pei Yi, "Hi, I'm Ian."

Pei Yi's lover also came over, and Pei Yi introduced to Yi An, "This is my boyfriend, Qin Feng."

"Hello, Qin Feng."

Although Qin Feng's face was still a little smelly, he also responded to Yi An's greeting.

"I just saw you looking at us all the time. Is it because you rarely see same-sex couples kissing?"

Ian nodded and apologized, "Sorry, I was rude."

Pei Yi smiled gently, "It doesn't matter. Although same-sex marriage is now legal and the empire is free and open, there are still many old-fashioned and old-fashioned people. However, they have been watching us like this without showing any strange or repulsive expressions." Little old man, you are the first one I met."

"Sorry." Ian apologized again.

"I said it's okay, there's no need to keep apologizing." Pei Yi looked carefully at Ian's expression, "I guess, you keep looking at us like this. Because you recently fell in love with someone of the same sex. That's why you are so curious, probing and thinking, am I right?"

Ian's eyes widened in surprise, "Yes...you are amazing."

Only then did Qin Feng smile a little, and said with some pride, "That's right, the title of Jade-faced Fox Scholar is not for nothing."

"However, I have never been tempted by anyone. I don't know if this is the so-called tempting."

"It just so happens that I'm in a good mood today, so let's be a bosom brother. But let's talk while we walk, it's boring to stand here stupidly."

Ian suggested, "Would you like to come to my house? My house is nearby."

"Okay."

Yi An led Pei Yi and Qin Feng to continue walking towards home, and told Pei Yi his confusion while walking.

"I have a friend who lives together and sees each other every day. I like this life situation, but recently a suitor suddenly appeared out of the blue, and I realized that he might leave me because of someone else."

"So, you just want to have a relationship with him, so that he can stay by your side?" Pei Yi asked.

Ian nodded, "Well, if we are friends, family members, and lovers, with this triple relationship, he won't leave me."

Pei Yi and Qin Feng looked at each other, both a little speechless.

"Love is not a goal, but a means?"

Yi An felt embarrassed because of Qin Feng's words, "It's not a means, it's just the best way I can think of right now. He's in love with others, he's in love with me, isn't it all love?"

Pei Yi shook his finger, "No, no. You are wrong about that."

Yi'an humbly asked for advice, and Pei Yi continued: "Love is an emotion that comes from the heart and cannot be controlled. If you want to be lovers, you must naturally admire each other. Do you know the meaning of admiration?"

Ian took out his mobile phone to search for the definition, "Admiration, fondness, admiration. It is a kind of expressive and happy special emotion related to love and strongly attracted by others." Ian read it again, "I love He also admires him."

"The definition will be a bit vague. Let's put it this way, do you want to kiss him? Do you want to sleep with him? Do you feel desire/desire involuntarily when you see him?"

Ian blushed a little, but he still asked according to his own thoughts: "Do love and desire have to be mixed together? Personally, desire/desire is thin, but I like to hold him, like to touch him physically, and like to be with him." He stays in a space. Seeing him makes me happy, but not seeing him worries me. I am happy when he responds to me, and I don’t feel sad when he doesn’t respond to me. I know he has no malice. I care about him and know that he cares about me too. .”

After hearing this, Pei Yi said, "Hey, do you want to have a platonic love?"

Platonic love, as Ian knows, is a concept of love that pursues spiritual communication and rational and spiritually pure love.

"Probably, but what's wrong with that?"

"There's nothing wrong with it. It's normal for everyone to have different ideas about love. However, if the other party wants to kiss you or have sex with you, do you reject it in your heart?"

The picture of himself kissing Heng's forehead, and even the fantasy picture of kissing Heng's abdominal muscles appeared in Yi'an's mind, and then the picture of himself and Heng naked hugging appeared again.Although it made people blush, it didn't repel him.

Yi An honestly said: "I don't reject it. Besides, I have kissed him, want to kiss him, and like to kiss him."

"That's obvious." Qin Feng said, "A simple friend doesn't want to kiss each other."

Ian thought of Mino, besides Heng, Mino was his best friend and most trusted person, but he never really wanted to kiss Mino.

Yi An looked at Pei Yi expectantly, expecting him to draw a conclusion.In his opinion, Pei Yi is smarter and more reliable than Qin Feng, and his words are more convincing.

"At least, in my opinion, you are really tempted." Pei Yi said, "However, other people's thoughts do not represent your true heart. If you still feel unsure, then go closer to him. Here Your heart will definitely give you the answer during the process.”

While talking, the three of them arrived at the gate of Yi'an's house.

Ian opened the door and invited the two into the room together.

"Meow~" Hehuan stood by the door as usual.

As soon as Ian opened the door of the living room, he saw He Huan squatting there.

"Little Acacia." Ian knelt down and hugged Acacia.

Seeing a stranger again, but because he was in Ian's arms, Hehuan was very calm, and only looked at the two people behind Ian with round eyes.

"Do you still have a cute little cat?" Pei Yi was very interested when he saw the kitten that suddenly appeared, "It's so cute. Is it fierce? Do you want to pet it?"

Yi'an walked a few steps into the hall with Hehuan in his arms, letting Pei Yi and Qin Feng in.

"If I hold it, I can touch it."

So, Pei Yi started to stroke He Huan's head, it was soft and tender, very heart-warming.

Hehuan, on the other hand, neither objected nor was enthusiastic, and obediently let her be touched, but would not take the initiative to raise her head to chase Pei Yi's hand.

"If you like, we can actually raise one." Seeing Pei Yi's gentle and loving face, Qin Feng suggested.

Pei Yi shook his head, "Wait a little longer, the schoolwork is too busy, let's talk about it after graduation from university."

Ian was a little surprised. It turned out that these two young people hadn't graduated yet.

Seeing Ian's surprised expression, Pei Yi raised his eyebrows, "What? Do you think we don't look like college students? Are we so old-fashioned?"

Ian quickly explained: "No, it's just that you are very smart and reliable. I thought you had already worked."

"It's coming soon." Pei Yi said, "Our senior year will officially enter the society next year."

"It's been two years since I graduated."

"That's right, I really can't tell if I don't tell you. Which school are you from?" Pei Yi asked.

"Imperial Comprehensive College."

"It's a coincidence, so are we."

Qin Feng said: "So you are still our senior."

Ian smiled, "I'm glad to meet you, I haven't met anyone from the same university after graduation."

"Sit down first, I'll pour you a glass of water and some snacks." Ian beckoned the two to sit down, put the acacia on the ground, and walked into the kitchen.

He Huan did not follow Ian step by step as usual, but chose a position far away from Pei Yi and Qin Feng, but squatted down where he could see them clearly, staring at them for a moment.

"Hey, cats nowadays are not only anti-rats, but also anti-human?" Qin Feng looked at Hehuan and said with emotion.

Pei Yi found it quite interesting, a simple and undefended master, a smart and cautious milk cat.

This made him very curious about another member of Ian's family.

Ian's residence is simple in decoration, simple in style, neat and clean, just like Ian himself.

"This is a new handmade snack I made yesterday, you guys have a taste." Ian brought out two glasses of water and two plates of snacks on a tray.

"Thank you."

Pei Yi picked up a piece of Melon Seed Kernel Crisp and took a bite, the taste was crispy and sweet.He doesn't have a sweet tooth, but thought the shortbread was okay.

"It's amazing, it's much more delicious than what I bought in the store." As an authentic foodie, Qin Feng likes to taste all kinds of food very much.

"Thank you. If you like it, you can eat more. I cook a lot, and you can take some back later."

"Then thank you senior." Qin Feng accepted Yi An's kindness without any politeness.

"Is your friend not at home?" Pei Yi asked.

"He's at work and won't be back until midnight."

"How long have you lived together?"

Ian replied, "Almost half a year."

"Is he staying with you?"

"This situation is more complicated. But it's not a borrowing, this is also his home."

"Does he know you have this in mind for him?"

Ian shook his head, "I also had this idea in the past few days, and I haven't told him yet. There is something I want to ask you."

Both Pei Yi and Qin Feng made a gesture of listening attentively, and signaled Yi An to continue talking.

"I haven't been in a relationship before, so I don't know how to pursue others. You two are lovers, can you teach me some methods of pursuit?"

Qin Feng answered first: "I can answer this question! If I hadn't exhausted all my tricks and worked every step of the way, Pei Yi really wouldn't have become my boyfriend."

Pei Yi smiled, "That's right, this bastard has a lot of tricks, you can ask him to give you ideas. However, many of his methods are old-fashioned and stupid, so you can take the essence and discard the dross. "

Qin Feng was not happy anymore, "Every method of my pursuit is brainstormed, okay? Every show of favor is carefully prepared by me. No matter how old-fashioned or stupid, it has condensed my strength. With sincerity and love.”

Pei Yi nodded, "I didn't deny your sincerity, otherwise, I wouldn't agree to be with you."

Ian watched the interaction between the two enviously, feeling the surge of love between the two.He sincerely blessed and said: "It's very kind of you to be like this, I wish you happiness forever."

"Of course it will." Qin Feng said, "I also hope that you will be loved, senior."

"Well, thank you. Then, how should I pursue him?" Ian asked.

"Let me sum it up simply: improve yourself, do what you like, deliberately show weakness, eliminate dissidents, and express your love carefully.

Improve yourself: You have to learn to beautify your appearance and improve your inner self.Like me, I was a scumbag in high school, but in order to be able to be with Pei Yi, I read at night and hung up the beam, and finally made it into the top ten of my age and was admitted to the same university as Pei Yi.In addition, I used to be relatively unkempt, but Pei Yi, who is so good-looking and elegant, definitely doesn't like this, so I tried my best to get rid of bad habits, but I have no money, so I can only be clean and tidy, in short, it is also beautified.

Do what he likes: Find out the likes and dislikes of the person you like, do what he likes and avoid what he doesn't like.I know that Pei Yi likes to play chess, so I worked hard to study Go, chess, etc. Although I still can't beat him now, but with common hobbies, at least we can increase the time we spend together and increase the frequency of interaction.

Deliberately showing weakness: Hey, man, who doesn't have a desire to protect.Then I, a tall and strong man, can't imitate the little girl's coquettish behavior, can't I.When I was injured or sick, I deliberately approached him, and he always cared when he saw it.

Eliminate dissidents: Facing the obstacles in my courtship, of course I have to kill them all the way, and never let them have any possibility of victory.Different enemies have different methods of fighting against them. If you encounter this, you can tell me, and we will analyze the specific situation.

Cautious confession: In fact, this is the most difficult to grasp.Many people like to confess first and then pursue, but often the other party directly rejects you the moment you confess, and it is difficult to change his original choice after subsequent actions.So I pursued it first, didn't show my attitude, and let him experience it with actions. I didn't say it clearly, and he couldn't refuse clearly.I didn't confess until I felt that he was interested in me, and it would be a matter of course.Work hard first, and then seek harvest. "

"Thank you, what you said is very reasonable, I will refer to it carefully." Yi An sincerely thanked Qin Feng for sharing.

In fact, he has read many strategies on chasing people on the Internet, but there are different opinions and opinions on the Internet, which makes him unable to start.Now someone has come out to speak, and he feels that the thinking is clear, the case is real, more reliable, and has more reference value.He will think carefully and prepare for the next move.