Chapter 46

Wei Jiayu and Chen Su proved the truth of this statement from two different perspectives. One had money and the other had none, but they both became lonely and isolated.

Qiao Shao thought of He Shen and turned to look at him. He saw the guy sipping a small mouthful of coffee.

Qiao Shao was amused. “Let me guess. You put so much sugar in it that now, you can’t drink it, can you?”

By now this originally small cup of coffee was probably half sugar!

He Shen frowned. “It’s still bitter.”

Qiao Shao: “…” Is it so bitter that you can’t even drink it!

He then remembered how he had tricked him into drinking black coffee in order to energize him, eh …

Qiao Shao said somewhat guiltily, “How bitter can it be? Let me have a taste.”

He Shen immediately pushed the coffee cup to him.

Qiao Shao pondered, ‘maybe the sugar packets weren’t sweet enough?’ If it’s really bitter, he’ll let him have another packet…

Thinking of this, Qiao Shao took a sip, and …

Forget it!

This was so cloyingly sweet it could kill a person!

Qiao Shao’s face twisted from the cloying sweetness. “He Shen Shen, wake up! This is so sweet, it already turned bitter!”

He Shen was a bit startled. “What did you call me?”

“Uh …” Qiao Shao had blurted it out accidentally, and he reluctantly explained, “I called you by your name.”

He Shen: “But I’m not called He Shen Shen.” He spoke slowly, deliberately emphasizing the last two repeated syllable.

Qiao Shao took a sip of coffee to cover up. “You heard it wrong.”

He Shen’s lips were slightly raised, and he said softly, “Qiao Shao Shao.”

Qiao Shao: “………………”

“Qiao Qiao Shao.”

“Qiao Xiao Shao.”

“Xiao Qiao Shao.”

Qiao Shao’s ears have gone limp and he quickly said, “I won’t be so inconsiderate with the use of your name anymore!”

“It’s okay,” He Shen said, “I’ll also give you a nickname. Which one do you think sounds good?”

None of them sounds good!

“You don’t like any of them?” He Shen said, “Then I’ll think about it some more. Hmm, Qiao baobei? Cutie Shao?”

Qiao Shao was now frightened. “Shen Ge, I was wrong. I’ll never be so inconsiderate as to call you that anymore!”

Having had first-hand experience of this guy’s ability to infuriate people, he didn’t want to turn out like those guys who were baptized with milk tea.

He Shen looked at how he was acting, and when good fortune comes, the mind works well. “I’ve got it!”

Qiao Shao didn’t believe he thought of anything good.

Sure enough, He Shen pursed his lips and spit out three words. “Qiao Guai Guai.”

He even summed it up conscientiously, “It’s a homonym. It means very obedient and well-behaved.”

Qiao Shao: “……………………”

Sitting across from them, Wei Jiayu nearly sprayed out his mouthful of coffee!

Oh my god! These two …these two…

He was clearly drinking sugar-free iced Americano, but why did it suddenly taste a bit sweet!

‘Xiao Ge!’ Wei Jiayu thought sadly—‘I don’t think things are looking good for you.’

What made Wei Jiayu feel even more discouraged for Lou Xiao was that He Shen then drank this entire cup of cappuccino.

Now that Qiao Shao had taken a sip, he complimented it. “It’s so sweet.”

He hadn’t added any more sugar, so why was it suddenly sweet?

Qiao Shao gave him an eye roll. “Can’t you cut back on your sugar?”

Wei Jiayu was met with a faceful of deeply moving seatmate affection. He … Felt greatly distressed for his Xiao Ge.

After coffee, they went to the ice rink.

The tickets had already been bought. It would be a pity to let them go to waste because of a few hooligans.

Besides, this ticket was very expensive. It cost 80 yuan each.

When they returned, they quickly got their skates.

There were a lot of people at the moment. Many were changing their shoes in the lounge. Most of them were young people and there were some children.

Qiao Shao and the others took their skates and found an empty place to sit.

Wei Jiayu had long been accustomed to these kind of shoes. He deftly put on the skates and tied the laces. Qiao Shao had never worn these before. He looked intently at how Wei Jiayu did it and began to put on his skates.

He Shen put down his own skates and said, “I’ll help you.”

Qiao Shao bowed his head and fiddled, “No need, it’s just tying shoelaces.”

Afterwards, he realized that it wasn’t that simple…

The laces were so very, very long. After Qiao Shao tied a bow, there was still quite a long length left.

Wei Jiayu, on his other side, said, “You’ll need to tie that well so you won’t trip.”

Qiao Shao was just about to ask how it could be so long when…

He Shen has already half-squatting down, tying his laces.

Qiao Shao stared blankly.

He Shen untied the laces first and then wrapped it around a few times before he said, “It must be tied tight otherwise you might injure your ankle.”

Qiao Shao said, “No wonder the laces are so long. They need to be tied around the ankles.” There was something uncomfortable in his voice.

At this moment, He Shen had tied one for him. He looked up and asked, “How does it feel? Tight?”

Qiao Shao suddenly looked into his eyes and his heart gave a feather-light tremble.

He Shen: “Hm?”

“No,” Qiao Shao looked away. “It’s not tight.”

He Shen tied his other skate for him, but this time Qiao Shao didn’t stare. He looked away and found that there were many people around helping others tie up on their skates.

The laces for this kind of skates were really difficult to manage and many first-timers weren’t able to tie them well.

Qiao Shao observed carefully. Most were parents helping their children, or boyfriends helping their girlfriends…

*Cough*……

Qiao Shao retraced his gaze and asked He Shen, “Did you help your girlfriend tie her skates before?”

He Shen’s hands paused.

Qiao Shao was in a lively mood. “You must have. You’re so skilled at it…”

He Shen finished tying it for him and he stood up and said, “I have …”

Qiao Shao didn’t find this surprising. They were seventeen or eighteen year olds, who hasn’t gone on a few dates? His former classmate, the one who loved Japanese food, had gone through six girlfriends in one month. That’s just very normal.

Just as he was going off into flights of fancy, He Shen added, “… If you count yourself as my girlfriend, then I have tied it.”

Qiao Shao’s mind went blank. “Ah?”

He Shen has begun to put on his own skates. “I’ve only ever tied your laces.”

Qiao Shao: “!”

He Shen suddenly raised his head to look at him again. “Have you tied a necktie for anyone else?”

Qiao Shao replied instinctively, “No …”

He Shen’s lips hooked up. “So I’m the first?”

“Oh, no,” Qiao Shao remembered, “I also tied it for my dad!”

He Shen: “………”

Qiao Shao forced a laugh. He really had tied it for Comrade Da Qiao.

He Shen put on his shoes, stood up and extended his hand to him, “OK, I’ll treat you as a girlfriend, but you can treat me as your dad.”

Qiao Shao staggered and almost stumbled. “Stop talking nonsense.”

He Shen: “You’re the one who asked.”

Qiao Shao complained, “I only asked if you had ever tied skate laces for your girlfriend!”

He Shen: “I have no girlfriend.”

Qiao Shao said, “Then you should have answered no!”

He Shen said: “But I just tied some laces.”

Qiao Shao’s mind was quickly taken for a spin. “I’m also not your girlfriend!”

He Shen nodded. “Oh, it should be boyfriend.”

“Yeah,” Qiao Shao Shao was dizzy. “I’m obviously a boyfriend … hey …”

“Wow! So handsome!”

A girl’s loud voice interrupted the precarious conversation Qiao Shao was having.

Qiao Shao looked over and found a slender figure streaking across the ice rink. The gray-blue short hair was particularly dazzling on the ice.

“My God! Is it Yuri! Is it my Russian charmer?”

“He really looks similar! That slender build and agility, if he dyed his hair lighter, he could already cosplay!”

“Yuri! Yuri!”

Qiao Shao was surprised at what he heard. He asked He Shen, “Who’s Yuri?”

Isn’t that Wei Jiayu? Why are these girls calling him Yuri?

Looks like Wei Jiayu’s ice-skating classes weren’t taken in vain. He Shen said, “It should be an anime character.”

Qiao Shao knew one and understood half. “Ah, so that’s it.”

The two of them also headed towards the entrance of the ice rink. Seeing Wei Jiayu skate so well, Qiao Shao was also eager to give it a try.

He Shen obviously knew how to. He easily stepped onto the ice and reached out a hand to Qiao Shao after a simple slide. “Come on, boyfriend.”