This wasn't the first time Xing Yan had been with this group of people. He had joined them before on Qin Fang's birthday, which was the night Xing Yan confessed to Qin Fang and even kissed him on the shoulder.

At the time, it had shocked the straight-laced young man. But look at them now—

Qin Fang had one arm draped over Jian Muyang's shoulder, while his other arm brushed against Xing Yan's as they walked in together.

His ambiguous relationship with Xing Yan had always been a mix of truth and falsehood. When others saw them come in together, they were bound to cheer and tease.

Qin Fang was thick-skinned now and didn't need others to egg him on. He put his arm around Xing Yan's shoulder, smiled at him, and said, "Should I formally introduce you to everyone?"

Feng Zhe clamored, "Introduce him! Let's hear how you introduce him."

Qin Fang's arm was still around Xing Yan's shoulder. He wasn't shy at all and smiled candidly, "This is my Yan-ge, my... boyfriend."

Jian Muyang suddenly gasped, inhaling so sharply that his head tilted back. He held his breath for a long time, looking up at Qin Fang and Xing Yan with wide eyes.

Qin Fang reached down to ruffle his hair and winked at him, mouthing the word "secret."

Jian Muyang slowly exhaled and nodded. After a moment, he nodded vigorously at Qin Fang again, his eyes full of determination, conveying the message "I'll definitely keep it a secret."

The group of onlookers who loved to stir up trouble started making a fuss, asking, "Hey, is it true?"

Feng Zhe leaned over and asked Xing Yan, "Is it true, handsome?"

Xing Yan glanced at Qin Fang, who was smiling at him handsomely. Xing Yan nodded and said, "If it's fake, I'll compensate a hundred times over."

Hua Tong covered half his face and said, "Can't you leave some face for your ex? Scumbag."

"Sorry," Qin Fang waved his hand at him, "now my heart only has room for my new love."

Hua Tong patted the chair next to him and said to Jian Muyang, "Come here, Yangyang. Come sit with your former sister-in-law and ignore those two."

The term "sister-in-law" was so cringeworthy that everyone found it tacky. Someone even threw a wadded-up tissue at him. Jian Muyang walked over with a smile, still very close to Tong-ge.

Qin Fang had never given a definite answer before and would occasionally deny it, mainly because things weren't settled back then. Now that their relationship was confirmed, Qin Fang didn't hesitate to give it an official stamp of approval. His boyfriend was super handsome and amazing. He proudly proclaimed, "This is my partner, my boyfriend."

Qin Fang was that kind of person. He kept things separate and clear. Before he figured things out for himself, he might have hesitated. But once he took a step forward, he would never retreat. From then on, he was open and upfront, not hiding anything. He didn't care if the whole world knew.

Qin Fang was like this, and Xing Yan, who had no reservations to begin with, was even more so. They were both free spirits. Qin Fang had half a family, while Xing Yan had no family. When it came to their relationship, they had no worries and only looked forward.

Qin Fang's Weibo now had tens of thousands of followers. Apart from those who initially came because of the video, the rest had come over from Han Xiaogong. On New Year's Eve, Han Xiaogong had posted photos of the old house, the people there, the dishes Si Tu had made, his own half-glass of wine, and the night lights in the courtyard.

He and Xing Yan were both wearing red short-sleeved shirts that day, sitting together in front of the flowerbed in the courtyard. Xing Yan played the harmonica while Qin Fang watched him. The photo was so beautiful, everything in it was beautiful. Han Xiaogong even tagged Qin Fang in that Weibo post, directing traffic to him. That single post gained Qin Fang many new followers.

But Qin Fang didn't use Weibo much, so these things didn't mean much to him. Occasionally, when he scrolled through, he saw people asking for his and Yan-ge's daily life. One day, when Qin Fang was in a good mood, he posted a photo of Xing Yan. Seeing the comments below all praising Yan-ge's divine looks, Qin Fang felt quite pleased, just like a childish fool in love.

They were dating like this, not exactly low-key. Qin Fang had never been in such a sincere relationship for so many years. It was a very new feeling, and he was constantly thinking about it.

The curse of many years of failed relationships was finally broken. It was the first time he had been in a relationship for more than two months.

Xing Yan appeared cold and indifferent on the outside, but he was genuinely good to his boyfriend. Before they got together, Qin Fang thought Xing Yan was already good enough. After they got together, he felt it even more deeply.

Xing Yan made Qin Fang happy every day, wholeheartedly doing things that would bring Qin Fang joy. He let Qin Fang experience love and enjoy his current life.

Qin Fang's two roommates were both very capable and had passed their initial exams. Shen Dengke had applied to a high-ranking school and barely made it past the score cutoff, so he faced a lot of pressure for the re-examination.

Chen Ke had applied to their current school. He had failed courses in his first and second years, so he didn't qualify for the guaranteed graduate school admission and had started preparing late. As a precaution, he applied to their current school. His score was well above the requirement, so as long as nothing unexpected happened during the re-examination, he was basically set.

Chen Ke wasn't under much pressure and didn't return to school right away after the new year. On the other hand, Shen Dengke returned to campus many days before the start of the semester to continue studying and preparing for the re-examination.

After the new year, Shen Dengke flew over to meet his advisor in advance. The advisor's attitude was very conservative. Many university advisors were quite selective about students' backgrounds. Although Shen Dengke's school was very good, the advisor knew they were a B-level school as soon as he heard its name.

Qin Fang was also nervous for him. It indeed didn't look very optimistic.

Xing Yan would sometimes come to the dorm to find Qin Fang. Shen Dengke had often asked him to help save seats before, so they were quite familiar with each other. When Qin Fang told Shen Dengke about him and Xing Yan, Shen Dengke wasn't surprised at all and was very calm.

"We know!" Shen Dengke said with a smile.

Qin Fang raised an eyebrow, "How did you know? Did Hua Tong tell you?"

"No, we saw the video of you two delivering the car," Shen Dengke said with a mysterious smile. "We even said you two looked very compatible. We didn't mention it in front of you because we were afraid it would make you uncomfortable."

"We weren't together at that time," Qin Fang said with a wry smile. "Back then, we were still considered brothers."

"Even if you weren't together, it was close enough," Shen Dengke asked with exaggerated wide eyes, "Which brothers give each other bikes? Why didn't you give Tong-er a bike for his birthday?"

Qin Fang really had nothing to say about this. Even he felt it was unjustifiable when he thought about it himself.

After they started dating, sometimes Qin Fang wouldn't come back at night. Now that he was no longer single, Shen Dengke wouldn't send him messages asking where he went when he didn't return. Even though he was still a single dog, he wasn't so tactless.

As for what he was doing and who he was with, well, Shen Dengke wasn't curious about that.