Sea Salt Mint and Freesia [BL]

Part 5

10

When Xu Qi's dad said he wanted to talk to me, I wasn't surprised.

The surprise was, I thought he would tell me to leave, but he didn't do that.

"Xu Qi said not to let you go." He took a puff of cigarette, "He was very firm, I don't want to argue with him, so I respect his choice.

"But you know, I still prefer Lu He. From any aspect, he is a better choice." He put out the cigarette, "Whenever you want to leave, just tell me."

After the conversation, I came out from the study room and saw Xu Qi standing at the door.

As soon as I came out, Xu Qi walked up, pinched my face, tapped my head twice: "Idiot, don't listen to him."

"Just stay properly, don't think of running, got it?"

Perhaps there wasn't anyone better to bully than me, so Xu Qi let me stay.

Although that was the case, I was still very happy.

The weather gradually cooled down, Christmas was approaching.

I was extremely happy, because my birthday, is on Christmas day.

I was so happy, I really wanted to talk to Xu Qi.

"Xu Qi, do you know what day the 25th this month is?"

Xu Qi was looking at his phone, didn't spare a glance for me: "Christmas."

"Hehe, there's more~"

He still had no expression: "School evening party."

Right, the school was holding an evening party for Christmas, Xu Qi and Lu He were in the same program, often rehearsing together recently.

"No no." I mysteriously hinted, "Actually, it's someone's birthday!"

Xu Qi finally looked up, glanced at me for two seconds under my eager gaze, then spat out two words: "Oh, Jesus."

Me: "......"

Jesus your head! Although Xu Qi didn't know my birthday, I still generously forgave him.

It's okay, I can buy a birthday cake myself, then share a slice with him! I ordered a strawberry cake.

I've been looking at it for a long time, every day after school I would stand by the showcase for two minutes, drooling at that strawberry-topped cake.

Then Xu Qi would pass by, look at me disdainfully, and drag me away.

However, that Christmas day, nothing went smoothly.

Before Xu Qi's performance, I sneaked backstage, saw Xu Qi and Lu He standing face to face.

Xu Qi had his back to me, I could see Lu He's face, and the full love in his eyes.

Suddenly, as if sensing me, Lu He's gaze shifted, met mine.

But only for a few seconds, he immediately moved his gaze away, as if nothing happened.

The next second, Lu He stepped closer to Xu Qi, only a few centimeters between them.

He reached out, naturally and intimately adjusted Xu Qi's tie, the action affectionate.

I abruptly turned away, forced myself not to watch further.

A sourness surged from my heart, I felt extremely uncomfortable, didn't even know how I returned to my seat.

Until Xu Qi's program started, I finally snapped back.

It was an orchestral performance, Xu Qi was on the piano, Lu He on the violin.

Surrounding gossiping voices continuously rang out: "My god, Xu Qi is so handsome."

"Xu Qi and Lu He match so well."

"Heard their pheromone compatibility is 95, truly a match made in heaven!" I didn't want to listen anymore, got up, left the auditorium.

Winter was very cold, but my heart even colder.

Until I picked up the cake, I cheered up a bit.

But the cheer didn't last long, as if fate was against me, I tripped over a stone on the road, fell hard.

The strawberry cake I had been looking forward to for a month, just like that, smashed into a mess.

I was completely stunned, looking at the cake unsure what to do.

Maybe Xu Qi was right, I really am an idiot.

So I lost the cake, and I couldn't have Xi Qi either.

12

As I sat stunned on the ground, someone helped me up: "My god, Zhuang Xu? Are you okay?"

I looked up, saw the alpha who wrote me the love letter, Lin Ye.

"I'm fine." Lin Ye helped me sit on a chair, used his phone's flashlight to check, confirmed there were no wounds, then breathed a sigh of relief, said: "I'll send you back."

"No need, thank you." I refused him, slowly got up, was about to leave, a delivery guy on a scooter sped towards me, luckily Lin Ye pulled me back in time, otherwise I might have been hit.

"Your mental state is really bad, let me send you, safety first."

I felt he made sense, so agreed.

Following the principle of safety first, we walked very slowly, arrived at Xu Qi's house very late.

Only a dim light was on in the house, Xu Qi sat on the sofa, looking unwell. Seeing me return, he quickly walked over.

"Where did you go?" Xu Qi's tone was displeased

"Who sent you back?" He might have seen Lin Ye from the balcony.

But I was tired, didn't want to talk, walked past him towards the bedroom.

As I brushed past, Xu Qi grabbed me: "Don't go, you......"

Before he finished, he paused, leaned in closer, sniffed on me, his voice icy piercing "Your body has an alpha's pheromones? What did you do?"

"Say something!" His hand tightened, forcing me to answer him, until something hot fell on his hand, scalding.

I didn't want to be tearful and whimpering, very embarrassing, not cool at all, but I just couldn't help it.

Xu Qi suddenly became a bit panicked, seeing my continuous tears, he became even more flustered: "Zhuang Xu? You, don't cry......"

He hurriedly used his hand to wipe my tears, but I knocked it away.

I pushed him away, ran back to the room.

I cried until I fell asleep, the next day when I woke up, I saw the message he sent last night.

【Happy Birthday, I'm sorry.】 He was going to a training camp today, I listened in the bedroom for a while, didn't hear any movement, thought he had left, so opened the door.

To my surprise, Xu Qi was still sitting on the living room sofa, like a statue, his phone screen constantly showing incoming calls, but he didn't answer.

Seeing me, Xu Qi immediately stood up, rushed over, his voice more sincere than I've ever heard: "I'm going to the training camp, wait for me to come back, I have something to say."

He looked very tired, as if he hadn't slept all night, I didn't speak, he also refused to leave.

After a standoff, I nodded. Xu Qi then dragged his suitcase away, before leaving, repeated uneasily: "Wait for me to come back."

I didn't respond to him. I opened the fridge, wanted to find something to eat, saw a cake inside, exactly like the one I ordered yesterday.

But this one had chocolate sauce written on it: 【Idiot, Happy Birthday.】

I stared at the cake for a long time, then made a decision.

I took out my phone, blocked Xu Qi, then called Xu Qi's dad, asked him to help me transfer schools, and hide my location.

From then on, Xu Qi and I never contacted again.