In their early twenties, they were deeply in love, but did not make love.

The more Xing Yan refused, the more Qin Fang wanted to, but in the end he couldn't out-stubborn Xing Yan. He couldn't resist Xing Yan's gaze; from the very beginning, Qin Fang often found himself lost in Xing Yan's eyes.

Xing Yan's eyes carried deep affection. When Qin Fang looked at him, he forgot about everything else, content to just quietly hold each other.

This night, they woke up in the middle of their sleep and went outside to listen to the rain. When they came back in, it took a while before they calmed down again to sleep, both of their breathing soft and light. Xing Yan turned over and hugged Qin Fang from behind, burying his face in the back of Qin Fang's neck.

A little story that happened on a rainy night; by dawn, the rain had long stopped. Afterwards, everything went on as usual, one busy with graduation, the other continuing his previous life. They were each busy with their own things, but still passionately in love.

Han Xiaogong sent Qin Fang a message, saying that Si Tu invited him over for dinner that evening.

Qin Fang replied: OK, I'll come after class.

Han Xiaogong also replied with an "OK".

When Qin Fang and Xing Yan went over, Han Xiaogong happened to be returning from buying things, so the three of them went upstairs together. Recently, Han Xiaogong had been on sweet terms with his younger brother. Under every one of his Weibo posts, one could see Xie Zhe interacting with him, and the fans were happily eating up their sugary interactions.

Xie Zhe was too lively; sometimes when Qin Fang saw his comments, he found them quite interesting. Being with someone like that must be very fun.

"Your brother's not coming recently?" Qin Fang asked him.

"Better not," Han Xiaogong said, "Too noisy."

"Is being a bit noisy not good?" Qin Fang said with a smile, "It's lively."

Han Xiaogong shook his head, seeming a bit helpless, and said as he went upstairs, "He's just a kid."

"A kid and you still made a move on him." Qin Fang teased.

"Even kids need to fall in love, don't they?" Han Xiaogong laughed as he opened the door and walked in. "Besides, I really didn't make a move on him. Why don't you believe me?"

Xie Zhe himself also said that it really wasn't Han Xiaogong who seduced him. At first, Han Xiaogong hardly paid any attention to him at all. It was Xie Zhe who fell in love on his own, becoming infatuated after meeting just twice.

Apparently, Xie Zhe was straight before, but inexplicably turned gay for Han Xiaogong, without any hesitation. Some straight men, once they turn, really can't be stopped.

Si Tu was preparing seafood noodles. Sitting at the dining table, he was cleaning the seafood. Seeing them return, he greeted them.

Xing Yan washed his hands and went over to help him. Hearing Han Xiaogong and Qin Fang chatting about Xie Zhe, Si Tu smiled and said gently, "I see that kid revolving around you all day and you don't pay him any attention."

"How else should I deal with him?" Han Xiaogong went to the bedroom to change clothes. "I can't be glued together with him every day like these two, can I?"

"Why are you dragging us into it when talking about yourself?" Qin Fang said.

While they were chatting here, Xie Zhe's phone call came. Han Xiaogong was putting things in the open fridge. He answered on speakerphone.

Xie Zhe's voice was sweet, asking what he was doing.

Han Xiaogong said, "Just got back from buying things. I'm on speakerphone, don't act cute."

"I wasn't acting cute anyway," Xie Zhe laughed happily. "It's almost the end of term and I'm super busy recently, haven't had much time to find you."

"You be busy then." Han Xiaogong said.

There wasn't much important content in their phone call. Xie Zhe was talkative, with an endless stream of topics, making Si Tu and Qin Fang laugh. Later, Han Xiaogong cut off his topic, saying, "Go eat."

"Okay, are you tired? Then rest." Xie Zhe still sounded a bit reluctant to hang up.

"Mm, bye." Han Xiaogong said.

After hanging up, Qin Fang clicked his tongue. Han Xiaogong casually tossed his phone aside.

Xing Yan and the others' graduation ceremony was next month on the 10th. Han Xiaogong was preparing to join in the excitement. He said, "The genius boy is graduating, I want to get a photo with him."

Xing Yan said, "Don't come to me, I'm not taking photos. Go to Zhou Siming."

Xing Yan and Zhou Siming were in the same college, although not the same major, but they would definitely be together that day. Thinking of that scene was a bit awkward and a bit funny.

Han Xiaogong said, "That makes sense too. In front of so many people, he probably can't just turn around and leave."

"Don't go looking for unhappiness." Si Tu said.

After eating with them here, it was almost 9 PM. Qin Fang asked Xing Yan, "Going to the dorm tonight? Or going back?"

Going back meant the old house. Xing Yan thought for a bit and said, "Let's go back."

Qin Fang nodded with a smile, "Okay."

Before, they usually stayed at the school on weekdays and went to stay there on weekends. After all, it was a bit far from the school. But recently, they spent more than half the time going there. They accepted the hassle, as they both liked it there.

Especially Xing Yan.

Ever since suddenly confessing that night, he had become a bit... clingy. It was a silent and imperceptible state.

When no one was around, he often buried his face against Qin Fang without saying a word. He also rarely stayed in the dorm, and although he didn't express it, Qin Fang knew he didn't want to part every night. Qin Fang was of course happy to indulge him.

Qin Fang actually knew Xing Yan had something on his mind. How could he not know?

But that was just Xing Yan's personality. If he didn't want to say something, no amount of asking could get it out of him. And if he didn't want to say it, Qin Fang wouldn't ask.

If something was on his mind, Qin Fang would give him time to sort it out himself. When he figured it out and it was time to say it, he would. So Qin Fang was never in a hurry.

It was another weekend. The night before, Feng Zhe said on WeChat that the next evening, he wanted Cheng Dong to take him racing, and he would come over to their place in the afternoon. At the time, Qin Fang was sitting in the yard with Xing Yan, drinking and stargazing. He replied with an "OK".

With Qin Fang's alcohol tolerance, he slept very deeply after drinking. When he opened his eyes in the morning, it was past 9 AM.

Xing Yan had gotten up and was no longer in the room. Qin Fang went downstairs to look for him after washing up. Before he even got downstairs, he smelled a sweet aroma, the scent of caramel. He raised his eyebrows and walked into the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Xing Yan was slowly stirring a pot of sugar over low heat. A flat baking tray was lined with sesame seeds. Qin Fang watched from the doorway for a long time before Xing Yan turned around and asked, "You're up?"

Qin Fang made an "mm" sound and cleared his throat, "What are you doing?"

Did he even need to ask what Xing Yan was doing? Qin Fang's nose felt a bit sour as he looked at Xing Yan. Xing Yan also didn't say anything, only smiled.

A tall, slender youth, wearing a white t-shirt and jeans, stood in front of the stove in an old kitchen, continuously and slowly stirring a pot of sugar.

This scene should have been incongruous, but was unexpectedly fitting. The environment and what he was doing made the youth's back view even more enchanting.

"I've finished coating the walnuts, but they're a bit burnt. Enjoy them anyway." Xing Yan smiled and pointed to a covered pot beside him.

Qin Fang walked over, lifted the lid, and inside were walnuts coated with honey and sesame seeds. These were sold everywhere outside, but the ones in this pot were all hot and a bit dark in color, indeed burnt.

Qin Fang took one and ate it, then hugged Xing Yan from behind, resting his chin on Xing Yan's shoulder. Xing Yan said, "I tried three times at Si Tu's place, but they still got burnt. It seems even geniuses have blind spots."

"They taste sooooo good." Qin Fang nuzzled his forehead and eyes against Xing Yan's shoulder. "I'll marry you."

"Then marry me." Xing Yan had been in the kitchen all morning making these, and his body smelled sweet. Qin Fang inhaled his sweet scent and heard Xing Yan say, "Marry me."

"I will." Qin Fang replied without hesitation.

Because of a dream Qin Fang had, he remembered a childhood snack, and Xing Yan actually made it for him. He was afraid Qin Fang wouldn't ask for what he wanted, but as long as Qin Fang mentioned it, Xing Yan would get it for him and place it before his eyes.

Later, Qin Fang took a photo of his little snack and posted it on WeChat Moments to show off.

Jian Muyang commented: [Drooling/] [Drooling/]

Han Xiaogong: Stop showing off, we have three pots here that look better than yours.

Xing Yan replied to Han Xiaogong: Shut up.

Qin Fang laughed for a long time at Han Xiaogong's comment, and Xing Yan's reply also made him want to laugh.

In the afternoon, Feng Zhe drove over in his sports car with Fan Linyi in the passenger seat. As soon as Feng Zhe entered, his nose was very sensitive and he asked, "What's that sweet smell?"

Although Qin Fang was a bit reluctant, he still gave them a bowl. However, after one glance, Feng Zhe waved his hand, "I won't eat it."

Fan Linyi also waved his hand, "I won't eat it either."

He treated it as a treasure, but the two of them didn't care to eat it at all. It was just as well that they didn't want any, as Qin Fang didn't really want to give them any in the first place. Feng Zhe said, "Xiao Fan often cooks for me but I've never shown it off. Oh, you're so pitiful."

Qin Fang wouldn't compare this with him, as there was no comparability.

Cheng Dong and his racing team had many activities, and they would go out racing from time to time. Xing Yan and Qin Fang had gone with them a couple of times, but Xing Yan wouldn't drive too fast with Qin Fang in the bike. Most of the time, they just drove around casually for a spin.

At the time, Feng Zhe had helped them snatch this bike from Cheng Dong, who eventually bought another one, otherwise he would have felt really slighted.

When Cheng Dong came to pick up Feng Zhe, Xing Yan asked Qin Fang, "Want to go? If you want, I'll take you for a ride."

Qin Fang nodded and said, sure, let's go.