SHEN JI YUN was nervously waiting near the gate of Luo Yan’s school. He hadn’t slept well because of his excitement in meeting his rabbit in real life again. He couldn’t even decide well what to wear. All because he wanted to appear his best in front of Luo Yan.

He was fretting all morning until the afternoon. But the time to meet Luo Yan still had to come. So, here he was. He had already sent a message to the other. And now he could only wait.

He was leaning on the motorbike that he rented for today. He kept looking back at the gate but all he saw were cars going out. Maybe Luo Yan would be in one of these cars.

Minutes passed and then he suddenly saw a 17- or 18-year-old teenager rushing out of the school gate. Shen Ji Yun probably wouldn’t pay attention to the other if not for his familiar visage. Black hair that seemed to be extremely soft to the touch, delicate white skin, and a pair of big peach blossom eyes.

Although the teenager’s height had changed, it was definitely Luo Yan!

Shen Ji Yun was about to walk towards the other when he saw another teenager appearing beside Luo Yan. He thought that the two might be classmates. They might be talking about class-related things, so he decided to wait until they finished their conversation.

But then he saw Luo Yan laughing and then that boy’s face suddenly turned red. Shen Ji Yun felt stuffy in his heart for some reason. Like something sour suddenly spread from his heart to every part of his body.

He couldn’t understand it for a second. He just found himself running towards the two.

“Yan Yan!” he called.

And then he stepped between the two, separating them. He stared at Luo Yan who was now much taller than when they last met. It was not just the other’s height, even his facial features had matured. It now became essentially similar to what he looked like as ‘Noctis’.

Just staring at him, Shen Ji Yun felt his heart skipped a beat. Really, only Luo Yan could have this effect on him.

He saw as the other’s eyes slowly widened and then brightened. As if it was being filled by hundreds of stars.

“Brother Ji Yun!”

The genuine happiness that radiated from Luo Yan after seeing him made the sourness Shen Ji Yun felt dissipate by a large margin. Until he heard the other teenager asked;

“Luo Yan, is he your relative?”

Shen Ji Yun didn’t wait for Luo Yan to answer that and turned around to answer it himself.

“I’m not his relative.”

He looked at the other coldly. For some reason, he really didn’t like this kid. No, more accurately, he didn’t like how the other looked at Luo Yan. He felt uncomfortable by it. Not to mention, extremely annoyed. He took a deep breath and tried to be more rational. He didn’t want his rabbit to see him being unreasonable.

Luo Yan stepped beside Shen Ji Yun. “He’s my friend,” he added to what Shen Ji Yun had said. “If there’s nothing else, we will go ahead.”

He linked his arm around Shen Ji Yun’s arm, then turned around and walked forward.

Huang Wen watched the two walked away. Somehow, it’s like something pinched at his heart. And then he felt at a lost. He didn’t understand what he was feeling. And so, all he could do was to walk back to the parking lot.

Luo Yan peeked at Shen Ji Yun. The other’s face was still as expressionless as ever. But the slight frown on his face showed that he wasn’t entirely in a good mood. It wasn’t hard for him to tell the reason why.

This guy was being a huge vinegar jar again.

But what’s there to be jealous about? Huang Wen and him didn’t exactly do anything in particular worth of jealousy. Or did this guy think that Huang Wen actually had those kinds of thought towards him? Well, he couldn’t exactly blame him. After all, he looked like this. It’s natural for others to covet his beauty.

He nodded but still felt like he should clear this misunderstanding. “Why is Brother Ji Yun frowning? Are you not glad to see me after so long?” he asked, acting sad.

As he expected, the frown on Shen Ji Yun’s face vanished and was changed to panic. “No, of course not! I’m very happy to see you! So incredibly happy I can’t even express it properly in words. I- I was just thinking of something. That’s all. I’m sorry if it made you feel that way.”

Looking at this cinnamon roll who suddenly turned into a sad puppy, Luo Yan felt soft in his heart. “I was just teasing you, Brother Ji Yun. I’m also very happy to see you again.”

Shen Ji Yun breathed a sigh of relief. He was glad that Luo Yan didn’t ask more. Because he knew if the other insisted, he might not be able to resist and just answer honestly. That would be too embarrassing. Then, he would inadvertently show Luo Yan an ugly side of him. The unreasonable side that disliked a stranger just because he didn’t like the way the other looked at Luo Yan.

He thought he was mature enough. But when it came to Luo Yan, it seemed that all his maturity seemed to vanish like a popped bubble.

“Anyway, did you come here in a car?” Luo Yan asked, changing the subject.

“No, I rented a motorcycle,” Shen Ji Yun answered, thankful that the topic had changed.

Luo Yan’s eyes brightened when he heard that. “Really? Then, let’s ride that to the restaurant.”

“Restaurant?”

“We’re going to have a family dinner. Since Brother Ji Yun is already here, you should join us as well.”

Shen Ji Yun suddenly remembered that Luo Yan had mentioned that to Bai Ze. Because of his excitement, he almost forgot about that. “Ahm, will it be okay for me to go?”

“Of course.”

And that’s when a familiar car stopped beside them. The window pulled down and Luo Jin’s annoyed face appeared. “What are you doing here?”