Chapter 82

“Waiting long? In the future, I’ll go find you,” Ye Qiusuo said as she got into the car.

During his creative periods, Xie Xi had plenty of free time and naturally didn’t want to waste hers. “Next time, I’ll just come a little later.”

“There are too many people at the university. From now on, you can come straight to my house,” Professor Ye said while buckling her seatbelt.

“...Alright.” The big star, Xie Xi, felt a bit shy. He felt like their progress was moving a little fast, but he liked it very much.

After arriving at her home, Ye Qiusuo didn't rush inside. Instead, she stood at the door and had Xie Xi record his fingerprint so he could let himself in later.

“Done.” On the surface, Xie Xi acted reserved, but his heart was bubbling with joy as he finished recording his fingerprint. Just as he straightened up, Ye Qiusuo suddenly pushed him inside.

The big star Xie Xi: !

Could it be that in broad daylight... it was already going to start?

Wasn't it a bit too fast?

In just one second, a battle was already raging in the big star’s mind.

As it turned out, Professor Ye snapped the door shut with a "thud," but she didn't come in herself.

Xie Xi, who was currently letting his imagination run wild: “?”

“Professor Ye, how do you have time to come back at noon today?” A neighbor happened to step out of the elevator, carrying a takeout bag.

“I have nothing to do this afternoon.”

Ye Qiusuo stood at the door and chatted with the neighbor for a few moments before coming inside.

Seeing Xie Xi looking at her, she took the initiative to explain: “The tenant next door is a gossip reporter.”

Calling him a gossip reporter was a polite way of saying he was a ‘famous’ paparazzo in the industry. However, he usually acted like an ordinary young man, appearing quite friendly and greeting people as they came and went. The reason Professor Ye knew his identity was because someone had come to cause trouble next door recently. She heard he was moving out this month for fear of retaliation.

Calculating the time, he hadn't even lived next door for half a year.

“Oh,” Xie Xi muttered. So it wasn't that she wanted to do this or that to him.

“What do you want to drink?” Ye Qiusuo asked as she closed the door.

“Anything is fine.” Xie Xi scanned the interior. This was his first time here in the capacity of her boyfriend.

If Rong Siyun were to see the contents of Ye Qiusuo’s open refrigerator right now, she would surely scream about her friend choosing romance over friendship. When she visited, there were only water and coffee to choose from, but now the fridge was packed with all kinds of drinks.

Ye Qiusuo didn't know what Xie Xi liked to drink, so she had bought one of every beverage that was supposedly popular on the market.

“Xie Xi.” Ye Qiusuo turned around after opening the fridge. “Come over and pick one yourself.”

Xie Xi followed her and stood slightly behind her to her side. Looking at the dazzling array of drinks, he turned to look at Ye Qiusuo.

A normal person’s fridge couldn't possibly look like this, with one of every kind of drink. Besides, Professor Ye’s tastes didn't seem that broad.

Xie Xi suddenly lowered his head slightly, resting his chin intimately on Ye Qiusuo’s shoulder. His eyes were filled with a smile so thick it couldn't be dispersed. “Did you buy all of these for me?”

“What do you like to drink? I'll buy more next time,” Professor Ye didn't deny it.

Xie Xi picked out a bottle of milk beer from the edge. “This one.”

“What do you like to drink?” Xie Xi asked.

“Anything is fine for me.” Ye Qiusuo casually grabbed a bottle from inside and closed the fridge.

Perhaps because he knew she cared about him more than he had imagined, the big star suddenly became much bolder. Just as she turned around, he quietly hooked his finger around Professor Ye’s and even gave it a little shake.

Sure enough, Professor Ye said nothing, letting him hook onto her.

“What do you want to do after we eat?” Ye Qiusuo asked him.

“What do you usually do when you’re resting, Professor?” Xie Xi didn't say what he wanted immediately.

“Read books, read papers.”

Xie 'Ignorant Big Star' Xi: “...What else do you do besides that?”

Ye Qiusuo thought about it seriously and said, “Not much. You might find being with me boring.”

She had always been a dull person.

“It’s not boring.” As the two sat on the sofa, Xie Xi said with a serious expression, “Being with you, even sleeping is very interesting.”

The big star meant it in a very pure way; he felt that resting together with Professor Ye was a very romantic thing.

However, Professor Ye thought a little deeper. She looked up at Xie Xi, pondered for a moment, and said seriously, “You want to sleep with me?”

Xie Xi was about to nod, but meeting Professor Ye’s eyes, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Their definitions of "sleeping" were most likely not the same.

“...I meant resting together with you.” The big star’s eyes flickered away. Actually, saying it out loud felt a little bit like a pity.

Professor Ye gave an “Mhm,” reaching out to brush away the stray hairs by his ear, revealing his reddened earlobe. She said calmly, “Red again.”

Xie Xi’s inner thoughts: What should I do if the Professor is always flirting with me unconsciously?

His face grew hotter and hotter. Finally, throwing caution to the wind, he tilted his head slightly and rubbed his cheek directly against Ye Qiusuo’s palm.

Pressing against her cool palm did indeed feel more comfortable. The big star even squinted his eyes contentedly and rubbed against it a few more times.

“You’re acting spoiled,” Professor Ye concluded after observation.

Then she added: “I like it very much.”

Xie Xi: !

The Professor said she likes it! Should I rub against her a few more times?

Unfortunately, Professor Ye soon withdrew her hand. She wasn't very good at cooking and planned to order takeout. Because Xie Xi was there, she rarely treated the meal carelessly, picking an excellent restaurant and ordering several dishes.

“Do you eat this?”

“No cilantro, no ginger, no garlic.”

Xie Xi didn't like food with heavy flavors, but he didn't like it too bland either.

The second time they spent time together as a couple passed just as plainly. There was no candlelight dinner, no going out to play, and they didn't even watch a movie. Yet, the big star was still very happy.

In any case, being together was what dating was about; as for what they did, that was just a formality.

...

The place where Ye Qiusuo lived wasn't large. It was a three-bedroom apartment. One room served as a study, one was the master bedroom, and the other was a guest room. Although there was a balcony, it couldn't fit two oversized soft chairs like Xie Xi’s place, nor did it have such good light.

She led Xie Xi back to the sofa and went to get a book.

Xie Xi wanted to lie down after eating. He lay down only to find that this sofa could actually accommodate him. Thinking about the space in this apartment, he felt the sofa was unusually large.

She didn't seem like the type of person who focused on enjoying life.

Although Xie Xi had been here before, he hadn't noticed the sofa and didn't remember if it had been replaced.

“Professor, is this the same sofa as before?”

Ye Qiusuo sat down with her book. “I changed it a few days ago. Why?”

Xie Xi’s brows were filled with a smile. He shifted and rested his head on Ye Qiusuo’s lap, testing the waters: “Was it because of me?”

“Yes,” Professor Ye admitted, flipping open her book.

The previous sofa had been provided by the developer. It wasn't particularly comfortable or large; it was merely functional. Ye Qiusuo had been too lazy to change it, so she had kept using it. After they confirmed their relationship, she had replaced the sofa.

The big star was now bubbling with happiness.

He suddenly sat up, drawing a side-glance from Ye Qiusuo.

Xie Xi leaned against the sofa, took out his phone, and snapped a photo of himself. He specifically found an angle that clearly showed the back of the sofa and posted it on his main account: [Getting ready for a noon nap~ Image.jpg]

Then he put his phone down and leaned back onto Professor Ye’s lap.

After a while, Xie Xi opened his eyes. “Professor, when are you going to sleep?”

“After I finish this chapter.”

Xie Xi looked up, trying to see what she was reading. Ye Qiusuo brought the book before his eyes, but unfortunately, he wasn't wearing his glasses today and couldn't see the words clearly.

The big star, acting spoiled by her favor, said, “I want to read it together too...”

Ye Qiusuo picked up the book again. "Then I'll read it to you."

Xie Xi turned over, looking utterly delighted. "In the future, Professor, you can be my eyes. I’ll just be content living as an illiterate."

Ye Qiusuo didn't reply as she began reading the article in her hand; she simply reached out and stroked his hair.

Xie Xi leaned against her legs, playing with the corner of her shirt as he listened.

He had originally intended to spend some quiet time resting with Ye Qiusuo, but the Professor hadn't even finished a single article before he drifted off to sleep.

It wasn't that Xie Xi did it on purpose; it was simply that the article was far too hypnotic. It was filled with professional jargon from beginning to end, sounding like a foreign language to his ears.

I'm not listening to this next time, Xie Xi thought dizzily just before he fell under.

Little did he know that while he slept, the comment section of his Weibo had exploded.

Xie Xi rarely posted selfies on Weibo, so when he suddenly dropped one today, his fans were naturally ecstatic, launching into full "visual-worship" mode.

[Ahhhhh! Zai Zai, you finally learned how to post a selfie for fans!!! Mama orders you to keep this up!]

[Zai Zai looks so good even with a close-up shot, *drools.jpg*]

[Xi Xi seems especially happy today, did something good happen?]

[This is the first time I've seen Xi Xi smile like this.]

[Zai Zai, post more selfies, okay? If there's something happy, share it so we can all be happy together!]

[Go take a nap, Zai Zai~]

At the same time, Rong Shiyun, who was taking the opportunity to surf the web, also came across Xie Xi's Weibo. She spent a moment admiring Zai Zai's looks, but when she long-pressed the image to save it, she suddenly froze.

That sofa looked familiar—really familiar. It was exactly the same as the sofa her friend had replaced just a few days ago.

After her moment of shock, Rong Shiyun saved the photo and left a comment: [Hahahaha! Zai Zai, your sofa is exactly the same as the one my friend just bought!!! What a coincidence!]

[Waiting for a link, I want the same sofa as Zai Zai.]

[This is a designer brand sofa from a certain country, right? The price is extremely expensive.]

[!!! Is this sofa trending lately? My family went to buy a sofa a few days ago and we actually liked this one too. Unfortunately, there was only one set left, and the person who happened to be buying it across from us was Professor Ye. So I switched to another set. Hehe, we even took a photo together.]

[Professor Ye also bought this sofa?! I ship it, I ship it!]

[The Xie-Ye ship is sailing! They even have the same taste in sofas!]

[Wooo, video editors, get to work! Quickly arrange a video of Zai Zai sleeping at Professor Ye's house, I want to see that!]

[I want to see it too!]

[But there’s no footage of Professor Ye's house.]

[Wooo, I don't care, let the tech geniuses make it happen.]