Ch50 - “Idiot, stand still and don’t move. I will find you.”

Almost subconsciously, Li Cheng jumped back vigilantly and refused: “I’m not going to your house!”

Fuck, lone A and O, no parents in the house, two senior high school students in the bedroom… The plot was too familiar. Yes, he had seen this yellow human relationship five, six, seven, or eight times in the few island nation action movies shared by Huang Yelun.

Li Cheng touched his face: En, devastating beauty; then felt his abdominal muscles: En, sublime beauty. Xiao Yiheng had invited him to the door. It was hard to guarantee that he would not covet his beauty and do something that was not allowed in the《Code of Conduct for  Senior High School Students.》

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yiheng frowned slightly, and asked, “When did I invite you to my house?” 

“?”

“My parents are away, and the housekeeping aunt is not at work, so there is nothing to be done. I can’t get you the major assignment. You can wait downstairs at my house. I will find the homework and give it to you.”

“Uh…” Li Cheng thought embarrassed, ‘You dare to just let me wait downstairs, not asking me to come upstairs even for a glass of water.’

Seeing Li Cheng unable to say anything, Xiao Yiheng gave a low laugh, and deliberately added fuel to the fire: “…or, you wish to enter the door of my home so much?”

“…” If Li Cheng wasn’t still thinking about copying Xiao Yiheng’s homework, he would have punched him.

“By the way, I have some personal matters to deal with right now. I can’t go home right away.” Xiao Yiheng glanced at his watch, “Let’s make an appointment at two o’clock in the afternoon. You will wait for me downstairs at my house.”

Li Cheng thought he would get the homework soon, but he had to wait for a few hours.

“Alright.” Li Cheng shrugged indifferently, “Then I’ll find an Internet cafe to play for a while. I’ll see you at two o’clock in the afternoon.” 

…

The two agreed to meet each other and walked out of the affiliated junior high school.

Although the junior high school was close to the senior high school, it’s surrounding area was much more prosperous than the senior high school. Huacheng No. 1 High School was noisy in the middle of quiet, even the school gate opened in a very hidden street. But the school gate of the affiliated junior high school was next to a large commercial street, with bus stations extending in all directions. No matter where one wanted to go from there, it was very convenient.

Li Cheng stood on the bus stop, sipping an iced coke while sending a message to Huang Yelun, telling him to stop dating and go out to play games. 

Small Round Orange: How long has it been since a league fight? If we dive down anymore, I think our guild will be dissolved directly.

Prodigal Froggy of the Pool: Dage, you will be struck with lightning if you disturb people on a date. My girlfriend and I are watching a movie, and we will go shopping later.

Small Round Orange: …

Small Round Orange: Fuck, can a girlfriend be as interesting as a game? 

Prodigal Froggy of the Pool: [Shy]

Prodigal Froggy of the Pool: There is only one way to play the game, but there are several ways to play with the girlfriend.

Li Cheng put away the phone with a black face. The straw in the cup was bitten by him into an oblate shape.

Going to the Internet cafe and scamming people was fun, but it was a bit lonely to be alone. He wanted to find someone to play a dungeon. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed as he looked at the familiar figure on the other side of the street. 

He saw Xiao Yiheng walking out of a florist’s shop with a bouquet of brightly colored flowers in his arms. Then he turned around and hurriedly walked into a jewelry shop not far away.

Li Cheng wondered, didn’t Xiao Yiheng say that he had some private affairs to deal with? Why was he buying flowers and jewelry? What kind of private affairs were these?

He couldn’t help but send a message to Huang Yelun.

Small Round Orange: Ah Dahuang, let me ask you something. 

Small Round Orange: If an alpha buys flowers and jewelry, what is he going to do?

Prodigal Froggy of the Pool: Dage, do you need to ask?

We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.

Ugbvluji Mgbuus bo atf Ubbi: Mibkfgr jcv pfkfigs. Prc’a tf bynlberis ublcu bc j vjaf?

Vwjii Ebecv Ygjcuf: … 

Dbbw, ybbw, ybbw.

Ol Jtfcu mgertfv atf lmf lc atf meq.

Lf rdejaafv yftlcv atf yertfr klat j uibbws fzqgfrrlbc jcv ibbxfv ja atf vbbg bo atf pfkfigs rabgf.

Truly terrific ah! Xiao Yiheng dared to say he had a private matter, which was dating some wild flower. Who knew where they came from, right? For that wild flower, he dared to leave this dignified Li-ge hanging for several hours. He really didn’t abide by the A way! 

Ktf wbgf Ol Jtfcu atbeuta jybea la, atf jcuglfg tf yfmjwf. Pc jvvlalbc ab jcufg, atfgf kjr jirb jc ecrqfjxjyif rbegcfrr.

Five minutes later, Xiao Yiheng walked out of the jewelry store. In addition to the bouquet in his hand, he also had a beautifully packaged small box. He stood by the side of the road and waited for a while, and soon stopped a taxi.

Fifty meters away from him, Li Cheng threw away the empty cup, and also waved to stop a taxi.

“Master driver,” Li Cheng pulled the car door and got into the passenger seat with murder in his eyes. “Do you see the Alpha with flowers and gifts in front of you? Follow his car.” 

The driver glanced at the omega boy sitting next to him, and stepped on the accelerator skillfully.

Wasn’t it just a small case of catching a couple in the act?

…

Twenty minutes later, two taxis stopped on the side of the road at the same time. Li Cheng originally thought that Xiao Yiheng was going to a park, a movie theater, or some place like a coffee shop. How could he have thought that the address given by Xiao Yiheng was actually a mediocre community? 

The residential area looked quite new. There were many children in the community chasing and playing; the family atmosphere was strong.

After Xiao Yiheng got out of the car, he walked towards a residential building. Li Cheng followed him far behind, more doubts in his heart.

Although Li Cheng had never dated, he still had basic common sense. It was impossible for anyone to meet in the community on a date.

Seeing Xiao Yiheng walking past a corner in front, Li Cheng wanted to catch up, but his pace became slower and slower until he finally stopped. 

Shit, what was he doing? Sneaking behind Xiao Yiheng, just to know who he was dating?

It was none of his business. He and Xiao Yiheng were two individuals who had nothing to do with each other. Why should he be so concerned about Xiao Yiheng’s relationships?

It seemed that there was an answer faintly hidden in the fog. Li Cheng wanted to find it, but didn’t know where to reach out.

He stood at the crossroads. In front of him, Xiao Yiheng’s figure had disappeared. 

He hesitated for a while, and finally forced himself to turn around and return. —Xiao Yiheng could date anyone he liked, Li-ge didn’t care!

But as soon as his feet took two steps, the phone rang.

Li Cheng never expected that it would be a message from Xiao Yiheng.

Pursue Unremittingly: Idiot, this close yet can get lost while following? 

Pursue Unremittingly: Turn right at the intersection. It’s the second building.

Pursue Unremittingly: Forget it, stand still and don’t move, I’ll come to you.

Li Cheng: “…”

A string of footsteps rang out behind him. 

Li Cheng looked back blankly, and saw Xiao Yiheng holding the flower in his arms, crossing the intersection with a helpless expression, and walking towards him quickly.

Seeing the Alpha’s figure getting closer and closer, Li Cheng licked the corners of his lips helplessly.

“How did you know that I am following you?”

Xiao Yiheng replied, “Because I am smarter than you.” 

“…”

The young overlord’s blond hair was brighter than the sun in the sky. If Xiao Yiheng couldn’t see such a golden head following him, he would have to be blind.

Xiao Yiheng didn’t ask Li Cheng why he was following him. Owing to Li Cheng’s righteous duplicitous character, asking him would be in vain. He would never tell the truth.

Anyway, Xiao Yiheng could guess. 

Xiao Yiheng thought for a moment, and held the beautifully wrapped bouquet in front of Li Cheng. Li Cheng was taken aback and stammered: “Why are you giving me flowers?”

Xiao Yiheng had a faint smile: “They are not for you. They are for you to hold.”

“Huh?”

“Since you are going to be a guest, you can’t go without any gifts. Will you just go empty-handed?” Xiao Yiheng pointed to the gift box in his other hand. “I am responsible for giving gifts, and you are responsible for giving flowers, so that it is not rude.” 

Li Cheng was dizzy when he heard it. What guest? What gift? So Xiao Yiheng wasn’t going on a date, but to visit someone?

Without waiting for Li Cheng to figure out the situation, Xiao Yiheng took him into a residential building. They took the elevator to the 8th floor and knocked on a door at the end of the corridor.

In the center of the security door hung a mini teddy bear in a small blue suit. There was also a cardboard box in front of the door with some candy scattered in it.

This was a local custom. If any family had a baby, a small toy symbolizing the gender should be hung on the door, and some candy would be put in front of the door for neighbors to take at will. 

So… the flowers that Xiao Yiheng bought and the gifts in his hands were all for a newborn baby?

Before Li Cheng could ask anything, the door in front of him opened, and an unfamiliar smiling face appeared behind the door. It was a middle-aged woman with short hair, no makeup, and the breath of an alpha on her body.

“You’re young Xiao, right?” The middle-aged woman nodded to Xiao Yiheng, then moved her gaze to Li Cheng next to him, “This is…?”

“He is Li Cheng, a sophomore in senior high school. He is also a student of Teacher Qi,” Xiao Yiheng nudged Li Cheng’s side waist without a trace with his elbows, and motioned to him to give the flowers in his hand. “Congratulations to you and Teacher Qiu for having your precious son. We came together today to visit her and the baby.” 

Hearing this, Li Cheng finally understood.

It turned out that this was the home of art teacher Qiu Xian. She had just given birth to a baby and was still at home for puerperium. The gifts Xiao Yiheng bought were all for her. Li Cheng looked down at the flowers in his arms, and belatedly realized that they were not roses, but blossoming red carnations.

Qiu Xian’s spouse Xu Jun, was an architect. While Qiu Xian was on maternity leave, Xu Jun took all the work home, so she could take good care of her.

Xu Jun took the two youngsters into the living room. When Li Cheng saw that the living room was packed full of stuff, he couldn’t close his mouth in surprise. 

Everywhere he looked, there were brightly colored pillows, blankets, and countless plush toys. The entire living room was filled with these soft things. There was hardly any place left to set a foot.

“We have incurred your ridicule.” Xu Jun said helplessly, “Qiu Xian’s nesting behavior was particularly serious during her pregnancy. She desperately collected these things. If I didn’t stop her, even the bedroom would be full of these.”

Li Cheng learned the nesting behavior of omegas in class, but this was the first time he saw another omega nesting with his own eyes.

…This was too exaggerated right? 

“Actually, this is not bad.” Xu Jun explained, “Qiu Xian just likes to collect such soft things. She has an omega friend who likes to collect shiny things during nesting. There is glassware everywhere in the house, even the glass marbles played by elementary school students weren’t spared.”

The wedding photo of the couple hung on the wall of the living room. At first, Li Cheng thought it was a photo, but when he approached, he realized that it was an oil painting drawn stroke by stroke.

Li Cheng sighed: “Teacher Qiu’s painting is so beautiful!”

“Thank you,” Xu Jun smiled, “Actually, she has never been satisfied with this painting. She also said that if Xiao Yiheng is willing to paint portraits of people, she must ask him to paint one for our family of three.” 

“…What?” Li Cheng looked at Xiao Yiheng curiously, “You know how to paint?”

Xiao Yiheng said calmly, “Everyone knows how to paint. Art classes have been available since elementary school.”

Li Cheng was almost circumvented by him.

It was true that every student would take art classes from elementary school, but if a professional art teacher praised Xiao Yiheng then it couldn’t be an ordinary “good at painting”, right? 

Li Cheng wanted to ask something else. Just then, the bedroom door opened.

Teacher Qiu, dressed in a long maternity dress, walked out of the bedroom with the baby in her arms. Compared with when she was pregnant, she had lost a lot of weight and her chin was sharper, but her complexion was very good.

The baby had just finished drinking milk. There were only three things in the life of a baby who was less than a month old: eating, sleeping, and playing. He ate till his small belly bulged and gave a yawn, his whole body emitting the sweet smell of milk.

Teacher Qiu handed the baby to Xu Jun’s arms and asked her to pat the baby’s back to make him burp. She was responsible for entertaining the two children who came to visit her. 

“Thank you for coming to see me.” Teacher Qiu’s beautiful eyes circled between the two of them. “But how did you two get together?”

She had no idea how many important plot points she had missed during her maternity leave. After all, in her eyes, Xiao Yiheng was a top student in the third grade, and Li Cheng was a swimming star in the second grade. There should not have been any interaction between the two.

Before she left school, she entrusted Xiao Yiheng with the key to the art classroom. The intention was to let him have a place to paint after class. She could have never guessed what had happened between those two seemingly incompatible teenagers in the art classroom.

“Cough…” Li Cheng was embarrassed to say that he was surreptitiously following, so he could only choose to tell half the truth. “Recently, I attended the《National Physiological and Health Course》where Xiao Yiheng is a teaching assistant. He mentioned visiting you, so we came together.” 

The simple pure teacher Qiu believed it to be true, and went to the kitchen to cut fruit for the two of them to eat.

“Li Cheng, I’m sorry to ask you to sit here alone for a while, or take a look at the baby with my husband. I have something to talk to Xiao Yiheng alone.” Teacher Qiu said apologetically.

“Never mind, it’s alright.” Li Cheng said quickly, “I’ll just stay alone.”

But he was actually quite curious. Qiu Xian was an art teacher. What did she want to discuss with Xiao Yiheng alone? 

…

Qiu Xian closed the study door and looked at Xiao Yiheng sitting on the sofa.

This time Xiao Yiheng came to visit, but she actually invited him to come. If she hadn’t just given birth, she would definitely go directly to Xiao Yiheng for a face-to-face meeting.

“Teacher Qiu, may I ask why did you call me here?” Xiao Yiheng asked, “Why can’t you just say it over the phone?” 

Qiu Xian did not answer, but turned around and pulled out a recommendation letter from the shelf, pushing it in front of Xiao Yiheng.

Xiao Yiheng looked down and saw the inscription of the recommendation letter, stamped with a red signature, which belonged to a famous oil painting master.

He was taken aback, and raised his eyes to look at Qiu Xian who was sitting opposite.

“Teacher Qiu, this is…?” 

“Yiheng, I’m sorry I acted on my own initiative,” Qiu Xian said, “The work you handed to me last time, I did not send it to the gallery on consignment, but sent it to my mentor.” She tapped on the bright red signature and smiled shyly.

“I am ashamed. Although I am his student, unlike my teacher, I failed to create a work that could be considered as a contribution to art. I ended up becoming an ordinary high school teacher. Fortunately, I became a high school teacher, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to meet you.” Qiu Xian said happily, “After seeing your work, my teacher was full of praise for you. He said that you have an amazing talent in painting, and you were born with an excellent perception of color. Of course, because you have only studied painting for three short years, compared with children who have laid a foundation since childhood, you have less systematic training, but it doesn’t matter. These few flaws can be made up for once you acquire training.”

Xiao Yiheng sat unmoved.

He didn’t speak, he didn’t blink, he didn’t even gasp. 

But Qiu Xian knew that he must have heard her clearly.

“This is the letter of recommendation I asked my mentor to write for you,” Qiu Xian stared at his eyes, spoke very slowly and with a very solemn tone, “Xiao Yiheng, would you like to apply for the Huaguo Academy of Fine Arts?”

Ch50 - “Idiot, stand still and don’t move. I will find you.”

Almost subconsciously, Li Cheng jumped back vigilantly and refused: “I’m not going to your house!”

Fuck, lone A and O, no parents in the house, two senior high school students in the bedroom… The plot was too familiar. Yes, he had seen this yellow human relationship five, six, seven, or eight times in the few island nation action movies shared by Huang Yelun.

Li Cheng touched his face: En, devastating beauty; then felt his abdominal muscles: En, sublime beauty. Xiao Yiheng had invited him to the door. It was hard to guarantee that he would not covet his beauty and do something that was not allowed in the《Code of Conduct for  Senior High School Students.》

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yiheng frowned slightly, and asked, “When did I invite you to my house?” 

“?”

“My parents are away, and the housekeeping aunt is not at work, so there is nothing to be done. I can’t get you the major assignment. You can wait downstairs at my house. I will find the homework and give it to you.”

“Uh…” Li Cheng thought embarrassed, ‘You dare to just let me wait downstairs, not asking me to come upstairs even for a glass of water.’

Seeing Li Cheng unable to say anything, Xiao Yiheng gave a low laugh, and deliberately added fuel to the fire: “…or, you wish to enter the door of my home so much?”

“…” If Li Cheng wasn’t still thinking about copying Xiao Yiheng’s homework, he would have punched him.

“By the way, I have some personal matters to deal with right now. I can’t go home right away.” Xiao Yiheng glanced at his watch, “Let’s make an appointment at two o’clock in the afternoon. You will wait for me downstairs at my house.”

Li Cheng thought he would get the homework soon, but he had to wait for a few hours.

“Alright.” Li Cheng shrugged indifferently, “Then I’ll find an Internet cafe to play for a while. I’ll see you at two o’clock in the afternoon.” 

…

The two agreed to meet each other and walked out of the affiliated junior high school.

Although the junior high school was close to the senior high school, it’s surrounding area was much more prosperous than the senior high school. Huacheng No. 1 High School was noisy in the middle of quiet, even the school gate opened in a very hidden street. But the school gate of the affiliated junior high school was next to a large commercial street, with bus stations extending in all directions. No matter where one wanted to go from there, it was very convenient.

Li Cheng stood on the bus stop, sipping an iced coke while sending a message to Huang Yelun, telling him to stop dating and go out to play games. 

Small Round Orange: How long has it been since a league fight? If we dive down anymore, I think our guild will be dissolved directly.

Prodigal Froggy of the Pool: Dage, you will be struck with lightning if you disturb people on a date. My girlfriend and I are watching a movie, and we will go shopping later.

Small Round Orange: …

Small Round Orange: Fuck, can a girlfriend be as interesting as a game? 

Prodigal Froggy of the Pool: [Shy]

Prodigal Froggy of the Pool: There is only one way to play the game, but there are several ways to play with the girlfriend.

Li Cheng put away the phone with a black face. The straw in the cup was bitten by him into an oblate shape.

Going to the Internet cafe and scamming people was fun, but it was a bit lonely to be alone. He wanted to find someone to play a dungeon. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed as he looked at the familiar figure on the other side of the street. 

He saw Xiao Yiheng walking out of a florist’s shop with a bouquet of brightly colored flowers in his arms. Then he turned around and hurriedly walked into a jewelry shop not far away.

Li Cheng wondered, didn’t Xiao Yiheng say that he had some private affairs to deal with? Why was he buying flowers and jewelry? What kind of private affairs were these?

He couldn’t help but send a message to Huang Yelun.

Small Round Orange: Ah Dahuang, let me ask you something. 

Small Round Orange: If an alpha buys flowers and jewelry, what is he going to do?

Prodigal Froggy of the Pool: Dage, do you need to ask?

We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.

Ugbvluji Mgbuus bo atf Ubbi: Mibkfgr jcv pfkfigs. Prc’a tf bynlberis ublcu bc j vjaf?

Vwjii Ebecv Ygjcuf: … 

Dbbw, ybbw, ybbw.

Ol Jtfcu mgertfv atf lmf lc atf meq.

Lf rdejaafv yftlcv atf yertfr klat j uibbws fzqgfrrlbc jcv ibbxfv ja atf vbbg bo atf pfkfigs rabgf.

Truly terrific ah! Xiao Yiheng dared to say he had a private matter, which was dating some wild flower. Who knew where they came from, right? For that wild flower, he dared to leave this dignified Li-ge hanging for several hours. He really didn’t abide by the A way! 

Ktf wbgf Ol Jtfcu atbeuta jybea la, atf jcuglfg tf yfmjwf. Pc jvvlalbc ab jcufg, atfgf kjr jirb jc ecrqfjxjyif rbegcfrr.

Five minutes later, Xiao Yiheng walked out of the jewelry store. In addition to the bouquet in his hand, he also had a beautifully packaged small box. He stood by the side of the road and waited for a while, and soon stopped a taxi.

Fifty meters away from him, Li Cheng threw away the empty cup, and also waved to stop a taxi.

“Master driver,” Li Cheng pulled the car door and got into the passenger seat with murder in his eyes. “Do you see the Alpha with flowers and gifts in front of you? Follow his car.” 

The driver glanced at the omega boy sitting next to him, and stepped on the accelerator skillfully.

Wasn’t it just a small case of catching a couple in the act?

…

Twenty minutes later, two taxis stopped on the side of the road at the same time. Li Cheng originally thought that Xiao Yiheng was going to a park, a movie theater, or some place like a coffee shop. How could he have thought that the address given by Xiao Yiheng was actually a mediocre community? 

The residential area looked quite new. There were many children in the community chasing and playing; the family atmosphere was strong.

After Xiao Yiheng got out of the car, he walked towards a residential building. Li Cheng followed him far behind, more doubts in his heart.

Although Li Cheng had never dated, he still had basic common sense. It was impossible for anyone to meet in the community on a date.

Seeing Xiao Yiheng walking past a corner in front, Li Cheng wanted to catch up, but his pace became slower and slower until he finally stopped. 

Shit, what was he doing? Sneaking behind Xiao Yiheng, just to know who he was dating?

It was none of his business. He and Xiao Yiheng were two individuals who had nothing to do with each other. Why should he be so concerned about Xiao Yiheng’s relationships?

It seemed that there was an answer faintly hidden in the fog. Li Cheng wanted to find it, but didn’t know where to reach out.

He stood at the crossroads. In front of him, Xiao Yiheng’s figure had disappeared. 

He hesitated for a while, and finally forced himself to turn around and return. —Xiao Yiheng could date anyone he liked, Li-ge didn’t care!

But as soon as his feet took two steps, the phone rang.

Li Cheng never expected that it would be a message from Xiao Yiheng.

Pursue Unremittingly: Idiot, this close yet can get lost while following? 

Pursue Unremittingly: Turn right at the intersection. It’s the second building.

Pursue Unremittingly: Forget it, stand still and don’t move, I’ll come to you.

Li Cheng: “…”

A string of footsteps rang out behind him. 

Li Cheng looked back blankly, and saw Xiao Yiheng holding the flower in his arms, crossing the intersection with a helpless expression, and walking towards him quickly.

Seeing the Alpha’s figure getting closer and closer, Li Cheng licked the corners of his lips helplessly.

“How did you know that I am following you?”

Xiao Yiheng replied, “Because I am smarter than you.” 

“…”

The young overlord’s blond hair was brighter than the sun in the sky. If Xiao Yiheng couldn’t see such a golden head following him, he would have to be blind.

Xiao Yiheng didn’t ask Li Cheng why he was following him. Owing to Li Cheng’s righteous duplicitous character, asking him would be in vain. He would never tell the truth.

Anyway, Xiao Yiheng could guess. 

Xiao Yiheng thought for a moment, and held the beautifully wrapped bouquet in front of Li Cheng. Li Cheng was taken aback and stammered: “Why are you giving me flowers?”

Xiao Yiheng had a faint smile: “They are not for you. They are for you to hold.”

“Huh?”

“Since you are going to be a guest, you can’t go without any gifts. Will you just go empty-handed?” Xiao Yiheng pointed to the gift box in his other hand. “I am responsible for giving gifts, and you are responsible for giving flowers, so that it is not rude.” 

Li Cheng was dizzy when he heard it. What guest? What gift? So Xiao Yiheng wasn’t going on a date, but to visit someone?

Without waiting for Li Cheng to figure out the situation, Xiao Yiheng took him into a residential building. They took the elevator to the 8th floor and knocked on a door at the end of the corridor.

In the center of the security door hung a mini teddy bear in a small blue suit. There was also a cardboard box in front of the door with some candy scattered in it.

This was a local custom. If any family had a baby, a small toy symbolizing the gender should be hung on the door, and some candy would be put in front of the door for neighbors to take at will. 

So… the flowers that Xiao Yiheng bought and the gifts in his hands were all for a newborn baby?

Before Li Cheng could ask anything, the door in front of him opened, and an unfamiliar smiling face appeared behind the door. It was a middle-aged woman with short hair, no makeup, and the breath of an alpha on her body.

“You’re young Xiao, right?” The middle-aged woman nodded to Xiao Yiheng, then moved her gaze to Li Cheng next to him, “This is…?”

“He is Li Cheng, a sophomore in senior high school. He is also a student of Teacher Qi,” Xiao Yiheng nudged Li Cheng’s side waist without a trace with his elbows, and motioned to him to give the flowers in his hand. “Congratulations to you and Teacher Qiu for having your precious son. We came together today to visit her and the baby.” 

Hearing this, Li Cheng finally understood.

It turned out that this was the home of art teacher Qiu Xian. She had just given birth to a baby and was still at home for puerperium. The gifts Xiao Yiheng bought were all for her. Li Cheng looked down at the flowers in his arms, and belatedly realized that they were not roses, but blossoming red carnations.

Qiu Xian’s spouse Xu Jun, was an architect. While Qiu Xian was on maternity leave, Xu Jun took all the work home, so she could take good care of her.

Xu Jun took the two youngsters into the living room. When Li Cheng saw that the living room was packed full of stuff, he couldn’t close his mouth in surprise. 

Everywhere he looked, there were brightly colored pillows, blankets, and countless plush toys. The entire living room was filled with these soft things. There was hardly any place left to set a foot.

“We have incurred your ridicule.” Xu Jun said helplessly, “Qiu Xian’s nesting behavior was particularly serious during her pregnancy. She desperately collected these things. If I didn’t stop her, even the bedroom would be full of these.”

Li Cheng learned the nesting behavior of omegas in class, but this was the first time he saw another omega nesting with his own eyes.

…This was too exaggerated right? 

“Actually, this is not bad.” Xu Jun explained, “Qiu Xian just likes to collect such soft things. She has an omega friend who likes to collect shiny things during nesting. There is glassware everywhere in the house, even the glass marbles played by elementary school students weren’t spared.”

The wedding photo of the couple hung on the wall of the living room. At first, Li Cheng thought it was a photo, but when he approached, he realized that it was an oil painting drawn stroke by stroke.

Li Cheng sighed: “Teacher Qiu’s painting is so beautiful!”

“Thank you,” Xu Jun smiled, “Actually, she has never been satisfied with this painting. She also said that if Xiao Yiheng is willing to paint portraits of people, she must ask him to paint one for our family of three.” 

“…What?” Li Cheng looked at Xiao Yiheng curiously, “You know how to paint?”

Xiao Yiheng said calmly, “Everyone knows how to paint. Art classes have been available since elementary school.”

Li Cheng was almost circumvented by him.

It was true that every student would take art classes from elementary school, but if a professional art teacher praised Xiao Yiheng then it couldn’t be an ordinary “good at painting”, right? 

Li Cheng wanted to ask something else. Just then, the bedroom door opened.

Teacher Qiu, dressed in a long maternity dress, walked out of the bedroom with the baby in her arms. Compared with when she was pregnant, she had lost a lot of weight and her chin was sharper, but her complexion was very good.

The baby had just finished drinking milk. There were only three things in the life of a baby who was less than a month old: eating, sleeping, and playing. He ate till his small belly bulged and gave a yawn, his whole body emitting the sweet smell of milk.

Teacher Qiu handed the baby to Xu Jun’s arms and asked her to pat the baby’s back to make him burp. She was responsible for entertaining the two children who came to visit her. 

“Thank you for coming to see me.” Teacher Qiu’s beautiful eyes circled between the two of them. “But how did you two get together?”

She had no idea how many important plot points she had missed during her maternity leave. After all, in her eyes, Xiao Yiheng was a top student in the third grade, and Li Cheng was a swimming star in the second grade. There should not have been any interaction between the two.

Before she left school, she entrusted Xiao Yiheng with the key to the art classroom. The intention was to let him have a place to paint after class. She could have never guessed what had happened between those two seemingly incompatible teenagers in the art classroom.

“Cough…” Li Cheng was embarrassed to say that he was surreptitiously following, so he could only choose to tell half the truth. “Recently, I attended the《National Physiological and Health Course》where Xiao Yiheng is a teaching assistant. He mentioned visiting you, so we came together.” 

The simple pure teacher Qiu believed it to be true, and went to the kitchen to cut fruit for the two of them to eat.

“Li Cheng, I’m sorry to ask you to sit here alone for a while, or take a look at the baby with my husband. I have something to talk to Xiao Yiheng alone.” Teacher Qiu said apologetically.

“Never mind, it’s alright.” Li Cheng said quickly, “I’ll just stay alone.”

But he was actually quite curious. Qiu Xian was an art teacher. What did she want to discuss with Xiao Yiheng alone? 

…

Qiu Xian closed the study door and looked at Xiao Yiheng sitting on the sofa.

This time Xiao Yiheng came to visit, but she actually invited him to come. If she hadn’t just given birth, she would definitely go directly to Xiao Yiheng for a face-to-face meeting.

“Teacher Qiu, may I ask why did you call me here?” Xiao Yiheng asked, “Why can’t you just say it over the phone?” 

Qiu Xian did not answer, but turned around and pulled out a recommendation letter from the shelf, pushing it in front of Xiao Yiheng.

Xiao Yiheng looked down and saw the inscription of the recommendation letter, stamped with a red signature, which belonged to a famous oil painting master.

He was taken aback, and raised his eyes to look at Qiu Xian who was sitting opposite.

“Teacher Qiu, this is…?” 

“Yiheng, I’m sorry I acted on my own initiative,” Qiu Xian said, “The work you handed to me last time, I did not send it to the gallery on consignment, but sent it to my mentor.” She tapped on the bright red signature and smiled shyly.

“I am ashamed. Although I am his student, unlike my teacher, I failed to create a work that could be considered as a contribution to art. I ended up becoming an ordinary high school teacher. Fortunately, I became a high school teacher, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to meet you.” Qiu Xian said happily, “After seeing your work, my teacher was full of praise for you. He said that you have an amazing talent in painting, and you were born with an excellent perception of color. Of course, because you have only studied painting for three short years, compared with children who have laid a foundation since childhood, you have less systematic training, but it doesn’t matter. These few flaws can be made up for once you acquire training.”

Xiao Yiheng sat unmoved.

He didn’t speak, he didn’t blink, he didn’t even gasp. 

But Qiu Xian knew that he must have heard her clearly.

“This is the letter of recommendation I asked my mentor to write for you,” Qiu Xian stared at his eyes, spoke very slowly and with a very solemn tone, “Xiao Yiheng, would you like to apply for the Huaguo Academy of Fine Arts?”