The early morning sunlight shone into the dormitory, the birds chirped crisply, and as the room temperature began to climb, Ji Mingxia comfortably turned around under the covers.

The alarm clock hadn’t gone off yet, so he could still sleep a little longer.

Just as he was about to close his eyes and go back to sleep, Ji Mingxia felt two pairs of eyes on him.

If it were in the past, Ji Mingxia would have ignored it and continued to sleep, a basic ability he had honed during his long dormitory career.

But he had been extra sensitive to such prying eyes recently.

Ji Mingxia opened his eyes to look at the side of the bed, only to be met with Luo Zixuan and Lin Cheng’s faces.

“What are you guys doing?” Ji Mingxia asked in confusion.

“When did you come back last night, we didn’t even notice.”

“The dormitory door was closed and we thought you would not come back to sleep.”

Lin Cheng and Luo Zixuan said.

“Yu Ning picked me up, and got the access card from the auntie. We just ……” Ji Mingxia said while stretching his back, but halfway through the sentence, some images suddenly appeared in his mind.

Yu Ning pulled him to the corner by Yu Ning, and they spoke in low voices.

Like men …… let’s try ……

And, pretend to be a boyfriend ……?

Ji Mingxia’s face stiffened, and the whole person felt a little bad.

Most of these images were blurred, and Ji Mingxia only felt that his brain was in chaos. However, the only thing that was clear was Yu Ning's eyes reflecting the bright moon outside the window as he looked at him.

Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia knocked his head with some uncertainty.

So, did this actually happen, or was he dreaming?

Ji Mingxia lifted his head and looked around, there was no sign of Yu Ning in the dormitory.

“Where is Yu Ning, have you seen him?” Ji Mingxia asked.

Luo Zixuan said, “I think he went to buy breakfast, he always gets up earlier.”

Ji Mingxia could only get up from the bed with apprehension.

When he finished washing up and came out, Yu Ning had indeed returned with breakfast.

Yu Naing had bought a double breakfast, one was in his hand, and the other already on Ji Mingxia’s table.

Ji Mingxia peeked at Yu Ning sheepishly, and found that he had finished his breakfast and had already packed his school bag for class as usual.

Yu Ning noticed that Ji Mingxia was staring at him blankly, and he even called out to him, “Mingxia, get ready for class.”

“Oh— oh, okay.” Ji Mingxia came back to his senses. He quickly finished his breakfast, grabbed his books and walked out with Yu Ning.

As they walked towards the school building, Ji Mingxia’s attention was highly focused, observing Yu Ning’s every move, but there was nothing unusual throughout.

It was only when he and Yu Ning went their separate ways that Ji Mingxia’s hanging heart slowly fell.

“It seems that I was overthinking, it really was a dream.” Ji Mingxia murmured, “I’m thinking about it every day and dreaming about it every night.”

Ye Chen had asked his help in pursuing Yu Ning, and as a result, he dreamed that Yu Ning had asked him to be his boyfriend ……

This was really an embarrassment and a little bit pitiful.

Fortunately, he did not open his mouth to get confirmation from Yu Ning, otherwise, it would be the scene of social death!

Ji Mingxia suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, suppressed the embarrassment and loss, and prepared for class as usual.

Half a month passed.

As New Year’s Day approached, the weather gradually got colder, and the first semester of Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning’s freshman year was coming to an end.

Before the holidays, Ye Tian, who had been recuperating for several months, was discharged from the hospital.

Since Ye Tian was hospitalized, Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning had never seen her again. She was finally better, so Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning planned to go see her over the weekend.

There was some distance from the school to the hospital. Ye Chen happened to pass by the school on his way from the company to hospital, so he picked Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning.

It had been a long time since Ji Mingxia saw Ye Chen, and once he thought of their last meeting experience, Ji Mingxia was a little apprehensive.

Because of that dream, Ji Mingxia was uneasy recently, but he didn’t dare mention this matter to Yu Ning.

Last time, he promised to be Ye Chen’s messenger. Half a month later, he did not mention Ye Chen in front of Yu Ning at all. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing when the three of them meet later?

He had to at least remind Yu Ning, so that Yu Ning would do some psychological preparation.

With that thought, Ji Mingxia opened his mouth to speak but unexpectedly, the two had just walked out of the school gate when Yu Ning suddenly took his hand.

He was taller than Ji Mingxia, and his hands were also larger. His fingers were long and slender, and he could easily hold Ji Mingxia’s hand.

He noticed Ji Mingxia staring blankly at him, and asked, “Is my hand cold?”

“Not cold.” Ji Mingxia said in a daze.

Yu Ning’s body temperature was on the low side most of the time so he usually paid close attention to his body temperature. He rarely touches Ji Mingxia’s skin directly now that winter is approaching.

But at this moment, Ji Mingxia felt that his temperature was neither high nor low, it was warm and even quite comfortable ……

Yu Ning smiled and said, “That’s good.”

Ji Mingxia saw him happy and couldn’t help but smile as well.

However, he soon remembered where they were. There were people coming and going, and someone would notice their small movements so Ji Mingxia hurriedly struggled to pull his hand out.

“Ye Chen will be here soon.” Yu Ning felt Ji Mingxia’s movement, but did not let go and whispered instead.

'Ye Chen was coming? That’s more reason not to hold hands ah!'Feeling that Ji Mingxia was still struggling, Yu Ning held his hand a little tighter, then turned his head to stare at Ji Mingxia.

Ji Mingxia met his stare and was suddenly guilty: “Yu Ning, I ……”

“Don’t you want to take responsibility?” Yu Ning said.

“Huh?” Ji Mingxia looked at Yu Ning in confusion.

Yu Ning took in Ji Mingxia’s expression but did not solve his confusion. Instead he asked after him, “Or do you want to start and not finish?”

“Start and not finish?” Ji Mingxia’s eyes widened, “I did not ah.”

A look of satisfaction appeared on Yu Ning’s face, “That’s good, I don’t believe you are that kind of person either.”

With that, Yu Ning lifted Ji Mingxia’s hand, adjusted the position of his fingers, then intertwined and locked their fingers together.

A tingling sensation passed from Ji Mingxia’s fingers all the way to the heart, and Ji Mingxia was shocked and confused.

He was full of questions, but did not know where to start asking.

At this time, a black car stopped in front of them.

Ye Chen got down from the car with flowers in his hand.

Seeing Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning waiting for him at the roadside, he raised a smile. He had just started walking over when he saw Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning’s interlocked hands.

Ye Chen stared for a moment, then slowly moved up. His eyes swept past Ji Mingxia’s face, and finally rested on Yu Ning.

Yu Ning was expressionless as usual, but Ye Chen felt that his entire body was screaming the word “provocation”.

“Mr. Ye, although we can park here, it is near the school entrance, so we can’t park here for long.” The driver saw Ye Chen stunned in place and whispered a reminder.

Ye Chen came back to his senses, and walked step by step to Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia with his flowers.

“Ye Chen.” Ji Mingxia naturally also noticed Ye Chen’s stare, and he pulled the corners of his mouth in an awkward greeting.

Ye Chen looked at Ji Mingxia and just when he was about to hand the flowers over, Yu Ning grabbed them.

The carefully selected flowers fell into Yu Ning’s hands and Ye Chen almost showed some impatience. Yu Ning looked at him and said, “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Ye. It seems you have already figured it out and planned to bless me and Mingxia.”

Ye Chen heard Yu Ning’s words and only felt the veins on his forehead jump wildly.

He had always been quick to react, but he was so angry that he could not utter a word.

He turned away from Yu Ning’s annoying face and looked at Ji Mingxia. “Mingxia, are you and Yu Ning together?”

Ji Mingxia lowered his head, not knowing how to answer Ye Chen.

No matter how slow Ji Mingxia was, he was all caught up.

Everything that happened that night turned out to be true, and he was not dreaming at all!

Yu Ning didn’t say a word about it over the past few weeks so he was more and more convinced that he was thinking too much. Unexpectedly, Yu Ning didn’t mention it but cooperated with him at the critical moment!

Ye Chen had appeared with flowers in hand, so Ji Mingxia, the tool fake boyfriend, naturally had to come online.

No wonder Yu Ning suddenly intertwined their fingers together, and asked him if he was going to take responsibility or start things and not finish.

Ji Mingxia hated himself for being stupid. He should have reacted faster when Yu Ning interlocked their fingers and made preparations.

As a result, his brain was empty, and he didn’t have time to think about anything. He was now facing Ye Chen’s questioning but could not even say a word.

It was over! His image in Ye Chen’s eyes was completely ruined. It would be a miracle to remain friends.

Ji Mingxia was full of despair.

At this time, Yu Ning who was listening on the side spoke up. “I pursued Mingxia madly, he felt pity for me and reluctantly agreed to me.”

Ye Chen treated him as air and did not even look at him, only continuing to look at Ji Mingxia.

Seeing this, Yu Ning immediately changed his hand holding the flowers. He held the flowers in front of him, just between Ye Chen and Ji Mingxia, and managed to block Ye Chen’s line of sight.

Ye Chen couldn’t see Ji Mingxia, so he could only turn his head to look at Yu Ning coldly.

Yu Ning looked straight at him and said: “Mr. Ye, I’m grateful for your love, but I’m very afraid I can’t reciprocate. Feelings can not be forced, and there is a first come first served. Besides, you are busy with your career and family, so in the end, there isn’t much happiness in being your lover.”

Yu Ning finished and gently took Ji Mingxia, who had been keeping his head down, into his hands.

Ye Chen was so angry that his face turned blue. He did not press Ji Mingxia again, turned around and went back to the car without saying a word.

After Ye Chen left, Yu Ning put down the flowers that were in the way and pulled Ji Mingxia: “Let’s go.”

Ji Mingxia was full of embarrassment: “You still plan to go?”

Yu Ning said sternly, “Mingxia, we are all single, no one has ever accepted Ye Chen’s pursuit so his feelings are wishful thinking. Neither you nor I need to pay for his love.”

“That’s what I said, but …… at least I should have told him in advance.” Ji Mingxia said with chagrin.

If he had known that night was not a dream, he would have started dealing with this long ago, why would he wait until now to encounter such an embarrassing scene!

Yu Ning’s expression became slightly unnatural, but he quickly covered up those small thoughts and asked Ji Mingxia, “Has Ye Chen contacted you in the past half month?”

“No.” Ji Mingxia shook his head.

“He’s not even concerned about his own affairs, so why should you worry about them?” Yu Ning said.

Ji Mingxia thought about it and it seemed to be so reasonable.

Not to mention, Ye Chen prepared four gifts that night, one of which was a diamond ring for Yu Ning.

Ji Mingxia forgot to bring it with him, and Ye Chen, the gift giver, also forgot.

It was understandable to forget it after getting drunk, but there was no news from Ye Chen in over two weeks, meaning the diamond ring wasn’t that important to him.

In addition, although Ye Chen was sincere enough to prepare a bouquet of flowers today, there was no trace of the diamond ring……

It was a blessing that Yu Ning was not interested in Ye Chen. Wouldn’t it be equally embarrassing if he was interested, but he didn’t receive the promised diamond ring?!

It wasn’t that he covets luxuries, but those small details don’t show sincerity, Ye Chen didn’t really care about Yu Ning.

Ji Mingxia was immediately convinced by Yu Ning.

Since Ye Chen doesn’t like Yu Ning that much, Ji Mingxia also shouldn’t care about how embarrassed the other party was.

Although the scene was awkward, today was the day Ye Tian was discharged from the hospital. Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning hurried into the car, and the three went all the way to the hospital in silence.

As soon as Ji Mingxia got out of the car, the hair on his body stood, and that long lost vague sense of being spied on reappeared.

Next update will be on Saturday