Picking Up Stars

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picking-up-stars

Chapter 65 Part 1

"Excuse me senior, which way is the Yifu Building?" A young girl came over to ask for directions, slightly embarrassed and not quite daring to look directly at the handsome senior in front of her.


 Qin Fang glanced down at her, "Yifu Building?"


 "Yes," the girl took out her phone and showed Qin Fang an event location, pointing it out to him, "It's this one."


 Qin Fang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and told her, "It's not in this campus area, little girl."


 The girl was a bit confused, "Huh? The address above says it's in this campus area, I came all the way from the other side."


 "Freshman?" Qin Fang said to her, "Then you'll have to go back again, the Yifu Building is not on this side, the address above is wrong. When you have time, take a stroll around the school with your roommates or something, after all, you'll be here for four years, so get familiar with it."


 The temperature has been a bit cool recently, and Qin Fang was wearing a thick coat, jeans, and basketball shoes. This was how he usually dressed, a clothes hanger, looking handsome in anything.


 At this moment, he was wearing a backpack, speaking with a hint of a smile on his lowered head, making him seem very gentle, causing one to involuntarily blush a little.


 The girl nodded repeatedly, thanked him and said goodbye.


 Qin Fang recalled that when he first entered this school, he was also very confused and had to fumble around to get anywhere. Now he was already too familiar with it, this was already his fifth year at this school, and now if you told him about a tree, he could pretty much tell you which grove it was in.


 An old hand at C University, Qin Fang thought with a smile.


 There was a lecture in the afternoon, and since he had nothing else to do, he planned to go and listen. His backpack only contained a notebook and a pen, plus his car keys and house keys, and nothing else.


 Hua Tong always asked why he didn't find his backpack troublesome, with so few things he could just stuff them in his pockets or roll them up in his hands. But Qin Fang didn't like to put things in his pockets when walking, and preferred to carry a bag.


 As he was walking, someone grabbed his backpack from behind, and Qin Fang turned his head to look, smiling, "What a coincidence."


 "Where are you going?" Chen Ke hugged Qin Fang's shoulder and asked with a smile.


 "I have nothing to do this afternoon, so I'm going to a lecture," Qin Fang said.


 "What a coincidence, I'm going too." Chen Ke was now in his second year of graduate school, and he and Qin Fang would occasionally run into each other in the department and could always meet. Because of this, Shen Dengke often whined in the group, missing Ke-ge one day and Young Master Fang the next.


 The two of them arrived at the lecture hall, found a seat, and Chen Ke took a selfie with Qin Fang and posted it in the childhood friends group.


 —@Dengke


 Shen Dengke replied almost immediately: Fuck! You guys run into each other way too often, I bet you're meeting up on purpose!


 Chen Ke: No need to even make plans, we can meet every day if we want to.


 Shen Dengke: Hateful!


 Qin Fang said: After listening to the lecture later, the two of us are going to have a meal together, your Ke is mine now.


 Shen Dengke: Ahh you two are so annoying.


 Every time the two of them ran into each other, Chen Ke would always take a photo and send it to Shen Dengke, making him go "ahh". These two used to be as close as one person, half-gay but not really.


 In fact, when the relationship between guys is sometimes too good, there will indeed be this kind of ambiguous transgression. Qin Fang used to feel that the two of them sometimes seemed to be too much, but they continued this more-than-brothers relationship all the way to graduation, neither advancing nor retreating, a kind of tacit understanding, both knowing without saying.


 Shen Dengke's family was not from this city, but also within the province, and every time he came back for vacation, he would meet up with the two of them. As soon as they met, they would talk a lot, as if they couldn't finish.


 Generally, small dormitory groups quietly fade away after graduation with no one talking anymore. Not many remain as active as theirs all the way until now.


 After eating together, Qin Fang also packed a portion to bring back for Hua Tong. He had specifically called Qin Fang to bring him something to eat, saying he had gone out on a date with a girl and didn't eat enough.


 When Qin Fang returned, Hua Tong was sitting cross-legged on the sofa making a phone call. Seeing Qin Fang come in, he said to the phone, "Let's not talk for now. Chat with your roommate, call me if you get bored."


 After hanging up the phone, he tossed it aside and let out a long sigh, "Girls these days are really hard to coax."


 "Who told you to find a young one?" Qin Fang couldn't help but laugh, putting the food on the coffee table for him, "I warned you."


 Hua Tong's current little girlfriend was only a sophomore. His and Qin Fang's preferences in this aspect were completely opposite.


 Not to mention later getting together with Xing Yan, before that, the girls Qin Fang pursued were all the mature and elegant type, tall, fair-skinned, with long hair. Hua Tong was the exact opposite of him, he liked the cute ones, petite and soft-spoken.


 His current little girlfriend was just like that, adorable and quite fun. But she always needed to be coaxed and accompanied to play. Hua Tong had a pretty good temper, but even so, sometimes he coaxed her impatiently. However, Hua Tong was definitely a good boyfriend, very competent at being a big brother.


 "I feel like I'm playing house every day, and there's even a script." Hua Tong went to wash his hands and came over to eat, while Qin Fang went to take a shower.


 Qin Fang didn't know if all young girls nowadays were like this or if it was just Hua Tong's girlfriend, but he sometimes felt he couldn't keep up with her train of thought even when he occasionally heard her speak. Sometimes when he heard Hua Tong on the phone, the two of them would look at each other helplessly and smile. Hua Tong often didn't know how to respond.


 In the past, it was always Hua Tong watching Qin Fang date, now it was the other way around. While others were being sweet and affectionate, Qin Fang had been single for so long that he had almost forgotten what dating felt like.


 Of course, this was just a figure of speech, he wouldn't really forget.


 He couldn't forget. Who hasn't had a little boyfriend before, who isn't a little boyfriend themselves.


 Time passes second by second, each day accumulating in this way, slowly and leisurely. But once he pulled the progress bar and looked back, everything seemed to have played out very quickly, with some stories already finished and in the past, while others stretched on and continued.


 Fan Linyi and Feng Zhe were the most dramatic pair, Qin Fang felt that they seemed to have inexhaustible energy, unable to stay put if they didn't make a fuss every once in a while.


 Feng Zhe had long ago decided to go abroad, his academic qualifications were lacking, so his father had arranged a path for him to study overseas early on. But Fan Linyi was not on the same path as him, and had not originally planned to go abroad.


 Later, in order to accompany that little lunatic, he also began to make arrangements, saying he wanted to go out and get a master's degree.


 Feng Zhe was going to the UK, while Fan Linyi's older sister was in the US, so his family was making arrangements for him to go to the US. In the end, Fan Linyi got fed up and directly came out to his family, telling them about his relationship with Feng Zhe.


 This matter caused quite a stir, and Fan Linyi almost had a layer of skin peeled off.


 The two families knew each other. Feng Zhe's family had always spoiled him endlessly, as the youngest in the family, he could play as he wished. On the other hand, Fan Linyi was beaten and suffered, his mother was worried sick, and Fan Linyi's body was covered in injuries.


 Feng Zhe had never been considerate, but this time he was sensible and considerate, knowing to care for his boyfriend. With red eyes, he said let's break up, don't get beaten anymore.


 At that time, Fan Linyi had a dark face and told him to repeat it again.


 Feng Zhe really did repeat it again.


 Afterwards, Feng Zhe got a beating, not from his dad, but from Xiao Fan who beat him until he cried. After crying, he lost his boyfriend too, as the guy turned around and went to the United States. They really broke up.


 Feng Zhe went to London feeling utterly dejected.


 When he first arrived, he was quiet for a while, feeling life was boring, and often chatted with Qin Fang. Later, after the beatings healed and didn't hurt anymore, he couldn't stay put.


 Apart from when he was with Fan Linyi, even when they were still just brothers, they had never been apart. It was his first time studying abroad without Xiao Fan, and he felt uncomfortable all over.


 He stopped attending classes properly at school and started taking long-haul flights, flying whenever he had time, to beg his boyfriend to get back together. Fan Linyi didn't give him any face, and he still hasn't managed to coax him back.


 Feng Zhe started flooding his Moments, posting "Xiao Fan I was wrong" one day and "Xiao Fan is my most beloved" the next day. He had no sense of propriety left.


 When Qin Fang came out after washing up, he saw Feng Zhe post again: "Xiao Fan I miss your naked body, Xiao Fan is the most handsome, when will Xiao Fan fuck me."


 Hua Tong also saw this post and exclaimed in shock: "Has Feng Zhe gone crazy? Isn't he afraid of people seeing it?"


 Qin Fang snorted: "He's gone crazy for Xiao Fan to see, it's a group-specific post."


 He commented on Feng Zhe's post: Stop being horny.


 After a while, Feng Zhe's messages came buzzing in.


 - Fang-ge, let me introduce someone to you?


 Qin Fang: Who?


 - Fuck, I recently met a super fucking cool guy, he's your type.


 Qin Fang replied helplessly: Keep him for yourself.


 - I won't. Fucking Xiao Fan still ignores me to this day. This guy is really fucking handsome, studying for a PhD, and also rides a big motorcycle.


 This "also" sounded a bit thought-provoking. Feng Zhe may have noticed it after saying it, and immediately followed up with: I definitely won't scam you! He really is your type!


 Qin Fang thought, what type do I like? I don't even know what my type is.

Picking Up Stars

Picking Up Stars

Chapter 75 - Chapter 65 Part 1

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