<aside> 🔑 Key: 🦌: Lu Chen/Alkaid 🖌️: MC

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Not long after the weekend; school started, I picked up my pace to full swing to catch up with my art assignments. 🖌️: The ULTRAMARINE.... AH! I forgot the ultramarine paints already ran out---- A fresh tube of ultramarine paint was gently pushed in front of me 🖌️: Oh, Lu Chen when did you buy this....? 🦌: Last weekend it appeared that someone was muttering to themselves about the ultramarine paint running out, and now you've forgotten about it? 🖌️: .... Really? I tried to think back to last weekend to what Lu Chen said. ----Of course with no result. I got caught up in my thoughts, Lu Chen added. 🦌： Look, last weekend we went to the commercial street, why did we go there in the first place? 🖌️: Well

Through this sentence I remembered, and eventually able to clear my thoughts. Last weekend, me and Lu Chen went to the commercial street to purchase painting supplies, however midway there was the dessert shop with a long queue in front. For this reason, our attention was attracted the shop with a long queue. 🖌️： .... Oh yeah, this, you can't blame me. 🦌: Really, then should we blame the "dessert shop's new limited once in a lifetime products" ----This sentence that is easily said and is the same as what I said. From the bottom of my heart, I silently reflected on his sweet words, but suddenly I just couldn't hold my laughter.

🖌️: Sometimes I will think, Lu Chen is simply like my---- I paused to think of an appropriate comparison 🖌️: A human walking memo book. 🦌: A human walking... memo book. He repeated the new set up I gave him and couldn't help himself from laughing. 🦌: If you look at the intention of the standard memo book, it is seemed as mine is out of order. 🦌: For example, I remembered you had to hand in these assignments at the end of the month. Why are you rushing this early? 🖌️: Because next weekend we have other plans. 🦌: Hmm?

I realised after a while, what ushered back was even more of my curiosity and a strange silence filled the room. I put my thoughts behind me, maybe this one time my memo book senior is not working quite well. I put my drawing pencil down, seriously looking at him. 🖌️: Lu Chen do you know what day is it next weekend? 🦌: Its.... I caught a seldom seen expression, a bit hesitant and bewildered. I copied his body language, patiently guided. 🖌️: Think about it, last year just not long after school started, what were you doing Lu Chen? 🦌: Planning for the semester, arranging literature works for the project, extracurricular activities such as participating in the drama club after class and also... His voice was loud but until now it was firm, he stopped at this moment and his words was replaced with laughter. 🦌:----and also a performance tour, for MC to welcomed me to a birthday surprise after the tour. Now I completely understood, why last year's birthday he was still busy with his club on the same day---- as he mostly doesn't recall his birthday at all. Before I could tease him about it, Lu Chen was the first to open his mouth. 🦌: MC accompanied and spent time with me on my birthday, to think I almost forgot about it. He slightly got closer to me, this voice was warmer and lower, yet it was clearly on his face, an expression seeking for open minded advice.

🦌: How should I be punished? 🖌️: wha, what.... Foul move. I was distracted and completely forgot what I wanted to say. My line of sight I couldn't help but focus on these facial features, his eyes, his lips... the words on the tip of my tongue, I subconsciously lick my lips. 🖌️: Let's punish you with... having you be mine for the whole day on your birthday this year. As if I wasn't careful, I could have accidentally revealed 100% of my feelings of possessiveness towards him - I tried to cover it up with other words, his lips touched mine faintly, leaving a gentle kiss on my lips. 🦌: I'm yours every day.

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After obtaining Lu Chen's word, on my free time, I started to think about plans for his birthday. 🖌️: A long distance trip, there seem to be not much time. 🖌️: Go and eat a big meal? On Qin Ning island, there seems to not be any new restaurants we haven’t tried yet. 🖌️: A movie？ an exhibit, isn't that too boring? Every plan proposed were rejected by me, for one reason or another. I was distressingly browsing on my phone for places to go, suddenly a text appeared.

= text message pop up =

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I put my phone down, I looked up at the sender's text---- Obviously he isn't far from my side. 🖌️: What's wrong, Lu Chen? 🦌: I want to try and see if my presence will be any greater, I’d do that. 🖌️: .....

I was caught off guard by his “attempt”. Upon seeing Lu Chen, he slightly laughed. 🦌: Okay, are you still perplexed about plans for that day? 🖌️: Mmm... I nodded hesitantly 🦌: MC, I really treasure your sincerity and preparations for my birthday. 🦌: But letting you feel so distressed, is not my real intention. He extended his hand, softly switching off my phone screen. 🦌: If you can't decide in the meantime ---- 🦌: Then still as usual leave the planning to me, okay? 🖌️: Lu Chen already have some ideas? 🦌: Maybe I should tell you, I had some ideas earlier. 🦌: I still remember Chinese New Year, do you remember what I said to you?

My memories are not as strong as the walking memo book Lu Chen, but inspirations came to me when he said that 🖌️: Lu Chen said, you wanted to bring me to see village of hanging hoarfrost, and you wanted to bring me to your hometown, to pay a visit to your teacher.... Before anything was said, the former is perfectly fulfilled on Valentine's, as for the latter... Thinking about how I could enter further into his past, my heart suddenly tensed. 🖌️: Are, are you sure.... 🦌: Its me, who should be asking. Lu Chen his usual gentle gaze which is like a deep, calm clear lake, it contains some sort of earnest hope. 🦌: You wish for us to go back together? Of course, I wish to go is perhaps what I should say, but I can't think what is even more special than this. "Lu Chen's hometown", this many words put together, just so much so I let a soft spot reside in the bottom of my heart.

🖌️: Then Lu Chen, what is it like? It was definitely a sentence I was only meant to say to myself, but Lu Chen let out a small laugh. 🦌: Wait a moment, MC. He told me to turn around and then walked to a nearby bedroom. Do I want to find that photo from before? Also, he said something about a precious video recording in his camera？ I let my imagination run wild, soon after, the bedroom door opened once more. 🖌️： ----！ Caught off guard, my gaze was on that figure. Neat, smart, tall and straight.... Countless descriptive words ran across in my heart very quickly, every word fits, every word somewhat is not enough. 🦌: I also don't know how to describe how I was like before, simply put it when I found this high school uniform, I brought it out. 🦌: It’s just after all how many years passed, I'm going to graduate university soon and then how many more disparities will there be.... MC？ This call out made me realised I've been staring at him. Indescribably it made my heart jump in shock, I even was staring out into space, shortly moving on ----

🖌️: Hey, what is... that? What attracted my attention was on his lapel there is a bit of a bluish light. 🦌: Uh? Lu Chen followed my line of sight, at first he stared blankly then quickly he reacted, gently he taking it off. 🦌: Its nothing, when I was tidying up it wouldn't stay on.... Before he could put away that thing, I was already staring and capturing what it is. 🖌️: Is that a... hairclip? In an instant, I came up with a bizarre idea. Only a quick glance at my expression, Lu Chen understood everything, using a sentence to disperse my thoughts. 🦌: Yes, its mine. 🦌: Of course its convenient for when I am head down writing, so... the design doesn't have any meaning. ---- Its really a hairclip.

I was looking at him, staring intensely, I want to say something but than I hesitated. One second, two seconds, three seconds. After three seconds, Lu Chen acceptedly closed his eyes, softly said 🦌: Earlier I said, ok, you..... are not allowed to laugh. For knowing each other for more than a year, I already rarely experience this kind of intimacy and his blushing state, let alone to the point his ears are dubiously red. This once in a blue moon opportunity, I was in awe. 🖌️: Lu Chen don't worry, I will absolutely not laugh.

I stared with anticipation, Lu Chen gently use that hairclip to trace a portion of his hair on his forehead to clip behind his ear. He slightly disturbed his soft hair, his appearance in order especially the contours in his hairstyle are clearly distinct, nearly breathtaking.... beautiful. I took a deep breath. 🖌️: Lu Chen 🦌: What is it? 🖌️: When you were in high school, does your school have to select the school beauty by a vote? Lu Chen clearly stumped for words. 🦌: You said that you wouldn't laugh, MC.... 🖌️: I'm not laughing, really! 🖌️: Its just Lu Chen looks really pretty, can't help think lightly... Midway through this sentence, I quickly reached out my hand, wanting to take advantage of an unprepared Lu Chen for once, I executed an attack---- But he precisely grabbed my rebellious hand , slightly squinting his eyes. 🦌: So, you're attempting to tantalize me?* 🖌️: Yeah.... ah no, no its.... Now, whether to say it or not it’s useless. Lu Chen slightly approached me, those pair of breathtaking eyes clearly illuminating my reflection. 🦌: This however is my responsibility.

Translation Notes

Tantalize The word used was 轻薄 which means harass or molest, but since these words have a strong negative connotation in English, What MC was doing was just playfully teasing. Although teasing seems a bit weak in this context so the word tantalize is used.