As a first-year student, Yu Zhouzhou struggles past the sports field under the blazing sun, carrying all kinds of documents and dragging two oversized suitcases. One glimpse of the tall, handsome Lu Yi after a basketball game, his body practically radiating testosterone, and Yu Zhouzhou falls for him at once.
Just his type!
As luck would have it, Lu Yi comes out. Yu Zhouzhou approaches, glances up carefully, and does his best to look sweet and pretty. Pretending he's struggling, he asks softly, "Could you help me carry these, upperclassman?"
Yu Zhouzhou is a seasoned flirt, and almost nobody can resist his act. But after he says this, Lu Yi doesn't so much as react. He gives him a casual glance and turns to leave.
"I'm busy. Ask someone else."
Yu Zhouzhou, foiled for the first time: ...Fine.
After struggling all the way to the dorm, he opens the door and comes face to face with the handsome guy again.
The guy is wearing a tank top, showing off a nice, defined build. He's sitting sprawled in a chair, eyes lowered as he blissfully enjoys the air-conditioning.
They stare at each other in silence.
So he was busy going back to the dorm to enjoy the AC :)
Since they share a dorm room, Yu Zhouzhou soon learns that the handsome guy he's got his eye on is named Lu Yi. He's a second-year student and an athlete, with an incredible physique and a face so handsome it makes Yu Zhouzhou swoon. He checks every box on Yu Zhouzhou's list of ideal partners. What a waste not to get him into bed, so Yu Zhouzhou dusts off his flirting skills and turns on the charm with all his might, hoping to reel Lu Yi in.
But Lu Yi is a rock-straight straight man, and Yu Zhouzhou's charms keep failing to work on him.
Yu Zhouzhou pretends to trip and tries to make physical contact, but Lu Yi expressionlessly grabs him by the collar and sets him upright without touching him with even one finger;
On a rainy day, Yu Zhouzhou tries to share an umbrella and create some alone time, but Lu Yi simply runs back to the dorm in the rain;
Even after Yu Zhouzhou calls him "big brother" over and over, Lu Yi can still reply coolly, "Are you about to lay an egg or something?"
Yu Zhouzhou: Seriously, you're so annoying!
*
Lu Yi may be straight, but he's an expert at spotting a flirt. He's seen countless people put on that act over the years, so the moment he meets the new junior sharing his dorm, he can tell that beneath that sweet, pretty face is a scheming flirt.
It drives him crazy.
Sure enough, the junior's tricks are especially well-crafted. But Lu Yi is certain he's straight and has absolutely no interest in men, so he remains completely unmoved, coolly watching the junior flirt like an outsider until, as he hoped, the little flirt runs out of ideas and grits his teeth in frustration.
The little flirt gives up trying to reel him in, and Lu Yi enjoys a peaceful stretch of time. But he doesn't feel happy about it. He sees that the junior seems to be just as flirty as ever, with more and more men gathering around him. The little flirt smiles and chats with everyone, looking as though he's having the time of his life, and Lu Yi feels deeply irritated.
At last, he can't sit still. He finds the other guy and asks in a low voice, frowning:
"Why did you stop flirting with me? Are those guys as handsome as I am? Do they have an extra ab?"
*
One day, Lu Yi is on a video call with his group of friends. He looks utterly disdainful at the rumor that he's turned gay, insisting there's nothing to it and that he's a straight man.
Even though his lip is split, and there are bite and scratch marks on his shoulder.
Yu Zhouzhou has just woken up. Narrowing his eyes, he scoots over and sits sweetly in Lu Yi's arms.
"Big brother, you were so amazing last night~"
Lu Yi's expression changes instantly. He wraps an arm around Yu Zhouzhou's waist with practiced ease, then lowers his head and gently kisses the person in his arms.
"Did you like it?"
"I did~" Yu Zhouzhou continues to smile sweetly.
Lu Yi is so doting he seems like a different person from the one who looked so disdainful just moments ago. He pinches Yu Zhouzhou's cheek and continues in a gentle voice, "Good boy. Go get some more rest, baby. I'll make you something delicious tonight."
Yu Zhouzhou obediently leaves. The group of friends on the other end of the call, who saw the whole thing, are speechless and completely flabbergasted.
You call that a straight man?!
#I have a wife, but I'm straight#
#The only hard thing about me is my mouth#
[Flirtatious green tea & expert at spotting a green tea]
P.S.: 1. One-on-one, both are each other's first and only.
2. Sweet campus romance.
3. Blurb screenshot archived on September 13, 2022.
Theme: Treat people with sincerity.