Cāi Cāi

Chapter 50: Act VII: Fan Letter (2)

For a second, Tan Yiming thought he heard it wrong.

Or, Xiang Cai's boyfriend was something else. Such as a bicycle called boyfriend, or an obedient stray dog that would walk him home.

But the truth was, he didn't hear it wrong—he looked towards Xiang Cai's hand pointing out the window, and just off the street under a street lamp, a flamboyant red motorcycle was parked.

Tan Yiming froze.

The young knight leaned on the side of the car, holding a helmet in one hand and a bouquet of flowers tied up with newspapers in the other.

The bouquet looked a bit humble, and a few bright red-orange sunflowers came together in a lively way. The branches were long, short, and interspersed with scattered small flowers that he had never been seen before.

But such a patchwork of flowers, was given in exchange for the boy's big smile.

"Manchuan!" Xiang Cai opened the glass door and ran over like a happy bird.

Cen Manchuan embraced him with open arms. He was a full head taller than Xiang Cai, tall and sturdy, and his skin was the wheat color of one who loved outdoor sports.

The young gay couple hugged tightly on the late night street. Only Tan Yiming was left behind them, his heart complicated. He didn't know where to start.

It had been five years ... Wasn't it a matter of course that Xiang Cai had a boyfriend?

Cen Manchuan gave the bunch of flowers to Xiang Cai, like a big dog that only wanted to please the owner. He wagged his tail to invite praise: "This is for you! Congratulations on your successful debut!"

Xiang Cai asked, "You have just started working, and you could hardly even afford a motorcycle. What kind of flowers did you buy?"

"Hehehe, it cost no money," Cen Manchuan said proudly. "On my way here, I saw a grandma selling flowers who couldn't move a box. I sent her home, and she gave me the flowers!"

Xiang Cai was somewhat happy and shy. He took Cen Manchuan's hand and led him to Tan Yiming.

"... Tan Ge, I'll introduce you, this is my boyfriend."

When he spoke, his expression, eyes, and tone were very calm.

He thought, he really didn't have much to panic about.

After all, Wang Qingyun, or Tan Yiming—was just a dream he had five years ago.

He dreamt this dream for a long time. In the beginning, he woke up crying almost every night from the dream. Now that he was clear-headed, he would laugh and recall the content of the dream... After five years, he had grown up.

... He had a new life, and also met new people who were close to him and worthy of his love.

Two months ago, who knew what the leaders of Huacheng Dance Academy were thinking. They were so bold that they decided to play a friendly basketball game with the sports university next door. Cen Manchuan was the main starting player of the sports university's basketball team. He went down and grabbed eight goals in the game, winning over the Chinese dance school and gaining MVP on the spot.

However, the next day after the game, the MVP stopped Xiang Cai outside the vocal music classroom, gave him a pair of dance shoes and a bunch of flowers, and asked if he could be friends with him.

Xiang Cai took a look at shoes and flowers, and said helplessly, "... You don't seem to want to be friends with me, doing things like this."

"We can also skip being friends!" Cen Manchuan stammered, "Straight ... to being boyfriends."