“Mm, I don’t have the time to date two people at the same time.” Harry put the steak on a plate and went to the dining area. “Come over to eat it after you’re done washing your hands.”
At his words, Louis immediately turned off the faucet, trailing after Harry even before drying his hands: “Cough, um, does that mean… You’ll just have me?”
Harry said, “Mm, let’s take our time.”
Mm, let’s take our time.
If he wanted them to take their time, then they’d take their time.
Louis casually retracted the arm that had reached out to circle Harry’s waist from behind, and said in a very casual tone, “Cough, okay, I’m not in a hurry anyways. I’m still this young, right.”
Harry’s lips curved up slightly, and he put down the steak, untying his apron.
Louis sat down and cut the steak while saying, “Aren’t you eating? Should I go get another fork?”
“I’m not eating. Brush your teeth after eating.” Harry was about to go upstairs, but halted his steps, “Oh, you don’t have a toothbrush. Wait a minute.”
“Okay.”
Louis thought that Harry was going to take out a new toothbrush that he already had at home, but he was surprised to see that Harry had changed his clothes after Louis had finished his steak. Harry said, “I’m going out for 15 minutes.”
Louis stood up and followed behind him, “Are you going out to buy a toothbrush? It’s the middle of the night, are supermarkets even open now?”
Harry said, “There’s a gas station a five minute drive away.”
Gas station, oh, a 24-hour convenience store.
“Wait, I’ll go with you.” Louis put on a shirt, and as he got ready to wear his pants, he shot Harry a guarded look, “Don’t jump me again.”
Harry chuckled, “Mm, I’ll try my best.”
Try his best?
Old hooligan.
Louis finished changing into his clothes, feeling a little chilly as he walked out the door. Looking up, the vast night sky was full of stars.
“How about… Walking there?" Louis couldn’t help but say.
“Mm,” Harry brought a coat out and gave it to Louis, “Let’s go.”
Apricot flowers and magnolias were blooming on the sides of the road, the flowers swaying in the howling wind. Occasionally, petals of apricot flowers would drift down, as if they were rain or smoke.
Louis breathed in the cool air on this quiet night, “I always feel like at this hour, we should… Talk about something…”
Harry said, “Like?”
Louis was a little embarrassed, “Well, like… Life… Or whatever…”
Such things were embarrassing to say out loud. While Louis talked, he heard Harry chuckle, and felt like he was being mocked.
He’s too stupid.
He actually thought that the atmosphere was nice, and wanted to delve a little into the inner thoughts of the other party…
Heck.
Could an old hooligan even have inner thoughts?
He could dream on.
Old hooligans only had lowly tastes.
Louis said angrily, “We can just not talk about it, why did you have to laugh at me?”
Harry said, “I didn’t laugh at you.”
“You didn’t laugh, you say? I clearly heard it.”
“Why are you studying your current major?”
After being asked this question, Louis stopped bringing up how Harry laughed at him, “That’s kind of a long story.”
Harry nodded his head, saying sarcastically, “Mmhm, and we’re rushing for time now.”
Louis laughed, “True, we’re talking now anyways, so what if I have a long story to share. It’s just, my family does robotics, so it’s natural that I learn it as well. But to be honest, I don’t have much talent, and I’m really not interested in robotics– Uh. “
All of the sudden, the air seemed to freeze.
He was done for.
He’d forgotten who he was talking to.
Louis slowly turned his head to look at Harry’s side profile.
Harry said, “Mm, you’re not interested, go on.”
“Uh…” Louis’ face felt a bit stiff, “Uh… It’s just, what I mean is, outside of your class. Really. What I’m talking about is actually the situation before I started taking your classes. Ever since I started taking your classes, my interest in robotics has greatly grown, and I’m now super enthusiastic about learning. Haz, I think that you’re the kind of professional instructor that clarifies student’s doubts and stimulates their interests. You’re an awesome teacher with mastery in the field, amazing teacher virtues, and excellent academic qualifications.”
Harry glanced at Louis, “Be honest.”
“Uh, honestly…” Louis gulped down a mouthful of saliva, and, with difficulty, put together his words. “If I were to be honest, I can only understand half of your lessons… Mm, a little more than half…”
“Mm.”
“The moment I think of how you might call me up to answer some of your questions, I get scared and spend the entire lesson worrying…”
Harry’s lips curved up, “Mm.”
“Uh… Actually I haven’t read a single one of your thesis papers… I don’t know your academic qualifications… but based on how I personally think… It should be quite high?”
Harry’s smile became more obvious, “Mm.”
“And… Your virtues as a teacher… I think… It’s just average… Cough, but I have to thank your worrying virtues. If you were to have amazing teacher virtues, would we be able to go out for a stroll in the middle of the night?”
Harry laughed out loud, “That makes sense.”
Louis tilted his head to look at Harry’s smile, and couldn’t help but grab on to his arm.
Harry also stopped walking.
The two of them stood facing each other, looked at each other for a while, then shared a long kiss under the stars and flowers.
During that kiss, Louis slowly felt for Harry’s hand, and held on to it.
This way, it really felt like they were together.
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..sorry for not updating for 2 days, I was sick (but I was still a rocking materiol gworl)
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