After recovering from being poisoned, Yan Yuli unexpectedly awakened a new ability: mind reading.
It was both a blessing and a curse. The curse was that he could hear only one person's thoughts, and the ability worked on and off. The blessing was that the person whose thoughts he could hear was the one he liked, his junior fellow disciple Jiang Zhuoqing.
For Yan Yuli's birthday, Jiang Zhuoqing prepared a table full of delicious food.
Jiang Zhuoqing “threatened” him: “I'm not much of a cook, but you'd better eat every last bite, or I'll cut ties with you as a fellow disciple.”
Jiang Zhuoqing's inner thoughts: I have to show off the new dishes I've learned. He keeps making fun of me for not getting the heat right when I stir-fry.
When Yan Yuli was sleepy, he pretended to lean against Jiang Zhuoqing.
Jiang Zhuoqing: “Don't drool on me. That's so gross!”
Jiang Zhuoqing's inner thoughts: Go ahead and sleep. You can always count on me.
When Yan Yuli couldn't resist teasing Jiang Zhuoqing until he got all riled up.
Jiang Zhuoqing: “If you keep this up, I'm not going to be your junior anymore! I hate you!”
Jiang Zhuoqing's inner thoughts: I want to be the senior brother. Being the junior is so hard.
Yan Yuli (laughing): “Do you really hate me?”
Jiang Zhuoqing: “Oh my god, look at that huge grin! You're the most annoying person in the whole world.”
Jiang Zhuoqing's inner thoughts: More like third most annoying.
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During the Qixi Festival, the two of them took advantage of their day off to go down the mountain and explore.
Watching all the couples, Jiang Zhuoqing blurted out, “Don't you think we're kind of out of place?”
Yan Yuli put down the food in his hands and ventured, “Hey, what kind of person do you want to find someday?”
His heart pounded. He had never been as nervous as he was now.
Jiang Zhuoqing thought for a long time before answering, “I don't know. It depends on which girl might like me. It's not enough for me to like someone, right?”
Yan Yuli glanced at him awkwardly and gave a couple of nervous laughs to cover for himself. “Of course not. My junior fellow disciple is so graceful and handsome, a real beauty. Even I could fall for you.”
For a moment, Jiang Zhuoqing seemed to imagine things: I only looked at him. Why does it feel like I owe him my heart?
A verbally defiant, awkward gong (Jiang Zhuoqing) × an easygoing, straightforward shou (Yan Yuli)
The couple is 1v1, no switching or breaking them up. Both are pure, evenly matched, younger seme, childhood friends, fellow disciples.
Theme: Stay positive and live happily
