Chapter 49 (1/2)

Ch.49 – Admission

Although Shen Yu is not fat, he is an adult man in his late twenties. Even Uncle Zhang usually feels that it's hard to support him for a long time, so for Tang Li, who is a 16-year-old child, carrying him must be especially difficult.

Originally, Shen Yu was going to have Tang Li put him down after a few steps after the little villain showed the slightest sign of stress. He never imagined that Tang Li would carry him all the way to their destination with his face never changing or running out of breath. It was if he was carrying a puppet on his back, not a full-grown man.

The scenery was really beautiful. Looking at it, Shen Yu felt like he was swimming in a pink ocean.

Recently, Shen Yu has been holed up in his house working day in and day out. He rarely goes out to breath in some fresh air. Now, after smelling the faint flowery fragrance drifting through the air, he feels relaxed and happy at once. Even the irritation of being urged to quickly get married by Grandpa Shen gradually disappeared in the cool breeze.

Tang Li carried Shen Yu half a circle around the lake. Uncle Zhang kept his distance and followed them slowly.

Shen Yu was in a good mood and asked Tang Li about his studies.

“Have you ever thought about studying abroad?” Shen Yu stared at the tip of Tang Li's reddish ears and tried to control his desire to pinch it. “If you want, I'll ask someone to help you, and you can start preparing now.”

Tang Li shook his head and answered quickly, “No, I don't want to.”

“Why?” Shen Yu finally could not control his urges. He carefully reached out and pinched Tang Li's earlobe.

Ah…

It felt too good.

However, Shen Yu could clearly feel that Tang Li's body became stiff under his touch. It took the little villain a long time to relax again. He whispered, “Without you, I would be bored.”

Shen Yu continued to pinch Tang Li's soft earlobe and said with a smile, “You study abroad to further your education, not to take a vacation. How am I supposed to improve your academic performance?”

Tang Li answered straightforwardly: “At least you can keep me in a good mood.”

Shen Yu was instantly happy, and then he thought of something. He became a bit sad and said with a soft sigh, “You won't say that in the future when you find a girlfriend.”

“Why?” Now Tang Li couldn't figure out what Shen Yu was thinking. He turned his head and tried to observe the other man's expression.

“Watch where your walking!” Shen Yu took a hold of Tang Li's head in both hands and forced Tang Li to turn back. Then he opened his mouth. “Friends and family can't accompany you for the whole of your life. Only husband and wife can be together every day. They are tied together for life, supporting each other and growing old together.”

Tang Li slowly tightened his arms around Shen Yu, and he hummed.

Shen Yu continued, “No matter what you think now, one day you will get married and start a new family of your own. I'm afraid you won't be willing to face this rambling old man at that time.”

Tang Li was still walking along in silence.

The atmosphere grew a little awkward.

Shen Yu lay on Tang Li's back. He had waited for Tang Li's reply for a long time, but it never came. He thought that Tang Li was not interested in this topic, so he smiled helplessly and was ready to change the topic.

At this time, Tang Li's low voice broke the silence: “Shen Yu.”

“Huh?”

“Those things you said may never happen to me.”

Shen Yu blinked vacantly. After a while, his confused brain finally understood the meaning of Tang Li's words.

“You don't want to get married?” Shen Yu's first reaction was to think of this possibility. Combined with Tang Li's role in the original novel, he easily accepted Tang Li's intent and comforted him by saying, “Actually, there is nothing wrong with being unmarried. Nowadays, it's popular for young people to be late to marriage, late to childbearing or even remain unmarried. If you think about it, you can simply adopt a child in an orphanage in the future, so not having one biologically is okay as well.”

“I don't mean that.” Tang Li suddenly interrupted Shen Yu's endless stream of words.

Subsequently, he bent down and put Shen Yu on the ground, turned around and grabbed Shen Yu's two arms so that Shen Yu could put most of his body weight on him.

Shen Yu, who was being supported by Tang Li, looked at him in amazement for a moment before he asked, “What do you mean then?”

Tang Li's expression was serious. He stared into Shen Yu's eyes for a moment and said solemnly, “I don't like girls.”

“I like boys.”

Seeing Shen Yu change his expression several times in a few seconds from dullness to surprise to incredulity, Tang Li still remained unchanged and asked, “Do you understand what I mean?”

“Understand…” Shen Yu answered in daze. When he finally regained some of his composure, he opened his mouth and asked, “How do you know you like boys? Isn't Lei Yumeng, your first love, a girl? How did your likes change this much?”

Tang Li's next words were concise: “Because I have a person I like.”

Somehow, Shen Yu's throat felt somewhat astringent, like it was painted with acid. He had never seen Tang Li so strict: “… Who is it? “

“Sorry.” Tang Li said, “It's a secret.”

Shen Yu grinned bitterly: “All right.”

That was the end of the conversation.

There's no need to switch to new topics anymore. There seems to be nothing left to say between them.

Uncle Zhang, who followed, did not hear their conversation and was very happy to borrow a bicycle for four people.

Uncle Zhang and Tang Li rode in front, and Shen Yu sat silently behind them sightseeing with the crutches in his arms.

But he has lost his good mood.

Tang Li saying that he liked boys was like he cast a magic spell that never disappeared, deeply imprinted in Shen Yu's mind, so that when Tang Li and Uncle Zhang chatted in front of him, it was like Shen Yu could only hear him repeat that he liked boys over and over.

Tang Li is the villain in the original novel.