Chapter 87: An Han’s Little Scheme
“Brother Long’s birthday, huh…”
An Han walked around a boutique shop outside the campus, checking the small gifts on display.
If Wang Sheng hadn’t reminded him, he would’ve completely forgotten that Long Xing’s birthday was this coming Friday. These two weeks had been too busy, his mind was filled with nothing but tasks.
“For Brother Long… should I buy a pair of dumbbells so he can work out in the dorm too?”
He muttered to himself, thinking about Long Xing’s usual hobbies.
Working out, gaming, anime, Japanese dramas, girl groups…
The first ones were for fun, the last ones were for girls.
Most guys are probably interested in these things. He used to be too, but after his “manhood” stopped reacting, his interest in girls had dropped a lot.
After hesitating for a moment inside the shop, An Han decided he shouldn’t pick a gift Long Xing actually likes.
Otherwise, Long Xing’s affection might accidentally go above 90.
It was already dangerous enough now. Lately they hadn’t argued at all, and all of An Han’s little schemes were being resolved simply because Long Xing tolerated him. That was just affection in the 80s. If a birthday gift made that number rise to 90 or even 100, he might get confessed to right at the birthday party.
“Just buy something cheap, something Brother Long won’t like,” he muttered while casually picking up a cute pink thermos cup, spinning it in his hand.
It was a light pink thermos with a chibi-style girl printed on it. The whole thing looked extremely girly.
Hmm. Very suitable for Long Xing!
An Han nodded in satisfaction.
A big muscular guy like Long Xing, with a buzz cut, tattoos, basically looking like a thug, holding a cute girly thermos while drinking water? Perfect.
The image was so mismatched that An Han couldn’t stop himself from snickering. Without hesitating anymore, he took the thermos to the counter.
“Boss, how much is this?”
Giving this to Long Xing would definitely make him look annoyed! Maybe it would even lower his affection a little!
And if Long Xing complained, he could explain it very smoothly. ‘It’s useful, right? You can bring it when you work out.’
After paying, An Han looked at the cashier. “Please put it in a gift box, it’s for someone.”
“Sure.”
The cashier girl stood up to wrap the gift, and An Han’s eyes accidentally fell on her denim shorts.
If I wore shorts like that, my long legs would probably attract all the men on this street~
He suddenly realized what he was thinking, quickly lowered his head, and pretended to play with his phone, not daring to look at her again.
What is wrong with me?!
His expression changed several times, confused by the strange thought that had popped into his head.
“All done.”
The cashier handed him the wrapped gift bag. He nodded quickly, grabbed the bag, and hurried outside.
It was the afternoon, and the snack street outside the campus was full of young and pretty girls. On his way back to the dorm, An Han’s eyes drifted toward the girls in cool, light clothing, just like usual.
In the past, looking at them like this would put him in a great mood. But now, he found he couldn’t stop strange thoughts from appearing in his mind.
If I wore that outfit, I would definitely look good~
This hairstyle would look really nice on my face~
Her legs are so short, why wear super short shorts? I should be the one wearing them~
Thoughts like these kept popping up before he forcibly pushed them down, and his expression grew worse and worse.
Is this because of the “aesthetic trait”?
He forced himself to look away from the girls and instead shifted his gaze toward the guys.
At least he felt lucky that his sense of beauty toward men hadn’t changed, and he definitely wouldn’t act like a lovestruck girl over guys.
His friends Su Peng and Wang Yu were good-looking too, but he never felt anything toward them… except during those times when the system’s items forced him to get excited.
“At least my orientation is still fine.” He muttered quietly.
When he returned to the dorm, Long Xing immediately turned around and noticed the gift bag in his hand.
Long Xing stood up with a surprised look. “You remembered my birthday?”
“Wang Sheng reminded me. I already forgot,” An Han admitted openly.
“You bought a present?”
“I’ll give it to you on your birthday.” When he saw Long Xing trying to peek, An Han quickly moved the bag behind him and shook his head with a bright smile. “If you see it now, there’s no surprise.”
When your birthday comes and everyone in the dorm plus your other friends are all there, I’ll take out this gift!
At that time, there will be shock but definitely no joy. Might even make you lose face!
He secretly plotted, his smile becoming even brighter and cuter.
That flower-like smile instantly confused Long Xing, who nodded with full expectation. “Okay.”
“So where are we celebrating your birthday? You’re paying, right?” An Han walked to the closet, ignoring the mirror on its door, and stuffed the gift bag inside.
“KTV, I guess? Some other friends of mine will come too.”
Wang Sheng suddenly looked up and refused, “An Han and I don’t like KTV. It’s too loud. And we don’t know your friends.”
He was introverted and couldn’t relax around strangers.
“Then…”
“Let’s do KTV. It’s great.” An Han interrupted, “Invite all your friends. The more lively, the better.”
The more lively it is, the more embarrassed you’ll be!
He even suggested, “Like Wang Yu, and Dongming and Su Peng from next door, invite them all. The more people, the better.”
Long Xing sensed something odd. “Xiao Han, don’t you dislike loud gatherings?”
Even though An Han was energetic, he wasn’t the type to warm up to strangers easily.
“It’s fine. It’s your birthday, as long as you’re happy.” He sounded incredibly considerate. “Should we record a video too? We’re already in our third year. Maybe we should record some memories of our college life?”
“No need, right?”
There’s definitely a need!
Saving your embarrassing moments will help lower your affection toward me!
An Han persuaded, “Next year we’ll all go our own ways. We can’t just leave college with a few photos, right?”
“He’s probably planning to prank you on your birthday again,” Chen Junjie suddenly said.
He had been quietly watching from the side, and he understood the situation more clearly than anyone. He could easily see the meaning hidden behind An Han’s smile.
An Han turned his head and glared at him fiercely, dragging his fingers across his neck like a threat.
But the threat didn’t work at all on Chen Junjie. He even thought An Han’s angry expression made him look like a cute kitten pretending to be fierce.
“He’s threatening me!” he shouted loudly.
Long Xing didn’t see anything and sat back at his desk with a helpless sigh. “Stop it. Xiao Han isn’t that kind of person.”
“I’m not?! You really don’t trust me at all?!”
An Han couldn’t understand why this guy always liked to expose him, and the worst part was, he was always right.
He and Chen Junjie really didn’t get along!