Chapter 54 Wanting to Kiss Him

Classes at the Slanelt School started at eight in the morning. When Wen Xiao finished dressing and went downstairs, he found Wei Nanxing sitting in the lobby of the dormitory building, as if he were waiting for someone.

The dormitory building lobby provided breakfast for students who were in too much of a hurry in the morning to make it to the dining hall. It was decorated in a very homey style with three dining tables.

Near the floor-to-ceiling windows were also a few large sofas, convenient for students to come here and read books after class.

Lunch and dinner were not served here, so Wen Xiao basically solved his breakfast needs right here.

Because it was still early, the people eating breakfast here at this hour were either those with morning classes or those who had other arrangements upon waking up.

Noticing that Wei Nanxing kept staring at him, Wen Xiao walked over and casually bent down to take a look at what Wei Nanxing was eating.

Perhaps it was because Wei Nanxing's aura was too gloomy, out of the three dining tables, only the one he sat at had no one else sharing it.

"Is that all you're eating? And why aren't you eating anything?"

On the tray in front of Wei Nanxing were just a single fried egg, a few slices of bacon, and a few strawberries tucked on the side.

Everyone else was eating breakfast, but Wei Nanxing sat there completely motionless.

"I wanted to wait for you so we could eat together." Wei Nanxing looked up at Wen Xiao for a moment, then lowered his head again, gazing at the few strawberries on his plate.

"Alright then, give me a moment." With that, Wen Xiao walked toward the inner kitchen.

A long table inside was already set with a wide variety of breakfast options. One simply had to choose what they wanted, place it on a tray, and swipe their card at the administrator stationed by the door.

Wen Xiao grabbed a serving of soup dumplings and two cups of hot milk, sat down next to Wei Nanxing, and placed a cup of milk beside him.

"For you. Eating just those things is too dry."

After saying this, Wen Xiao picked up a small soup dumpling with his chopsticks. As he lifted it, the dumpling sagged slightly, completely filled with savory broth inside.

Biting into it just a bit made the fresh, fragrant juices flow out.

Holding his cup of milk and sipping it while watching Wen Xiao, Wei Nanxing suddenly felt his appetite return. He handed a napkin to Wen Xiao and then began eating his fried egg.

Taking the napkin, Wen Xiao smiled and said, "Thank you."

When taking the napkin, their hands inevitably brushed against each other, giving Wei Nanxing the sensation of being gently shocked by electricity.

His fingertips gradually grew piping hot, and this warmth even traveled along the point of contact, burning step by step straight into his heart.

Wen Xiao did not notice Wei Nanxing's unusual behavior. He picked up a small steamed bun, placed it on Wei Nanxing's plate, and said, "Try this, it tastes really good."

"Mm." Wei Nanxing looked at Wen Xiao and revealed a very faint smile. Facing outsiders, his gloomy and cold eyes seemed to have their dark clouds disperse, catching a glimpse of light from within.

Other students at nearby tables were also eating breakfast. Some had cast their gazes upon Wen Xiao the moment he walked in, and seeing the interaction between the two, they began to converse in low voices.

"The expression Wei Nanxing had sitting there alone just now... I wouldn't have dared to sit next to him," a student said, taking a sip of oatmeal and sighing.

"Didn't he usually not come down for breakfast before? We hardly ever saw him in the lobby, and he always came back to the dorm very late. You never really saw him around normally."

"Eight to one, it's because of Wen Xiao. I bet he was just waiting for him."

"Wei Nanxing waiting for someone? You've got to be kidding me."

"You clearly don't understand. Their relationship is great, and besides, I heard..." Lowering his voice as he spoke, the student made a slight hand gesture to block his lips. "I heard their relationship seems to be... like this."

With that, he touched the index fingers of his left and right hands together, simulating a kissing gesture, prompting the male student next to him to widen his eyes in shock.

"What are you guys talking about?" A clear and bright voice came from behind them, startling the two gossiping boys.

"Senior Ji, we... we weren't saying anything."

"Is that so?"

The person addressed as Senior Ji glanced in the direction of Wen Xiao and Wei Nanxing, smiled lowly, and said, "It's not good to gossip about others behind their backs. Make sure you remember not to do it next time."

After that person walked away, the two male students let out quiet sighs of relief, though they couldn't help wondering: whether Wei Nanxing and Wen Xiao liked guys or not, they didn't know, but they did know that this Senior Ji apparently didn't like girls.

Wen Xiao couldn't help glancing in that direction, catching sight of the person wearing the dark blue formal wear from the previous night. That person lived on the same floor as him.

However, from such a distance, he couldn't hear what those people were talking about.

"Xiaoxiao, don't look at them." Wei Nanxing tugged at Wen Xiao's sleeve.

"Alright, I get it. You want me to stop looking around when I'm eating, right?" Finishing his sentence, Wen Xiao pulled his gaze back, only to find that Wei Nanxing had speared a large strawberry with a fork and was holding it out right in front of his lips.

Meeting Wei Nanxing's expectant gaze, Wen Xiao subconsciously took a bite, severed the strawberry, and held it in his mouth.

It felt a bit strange while eating it. He wasn't lacking hands; he didn't need Wei Nanxing to feed him.

Wen Xiao gave a soft cough and said, "You don't need to feed me anymore. I can manage on my own."

Lowering his head, Wei Nanxing said softly, "I've seen Wen Yu feed you like this too. Xiaoxiao, aren't we family?"

Wen Xiao could only pat his shoulder, blinking as he replied, "We are... but feeding me in front of other people is really embarrassing for me."

Wei Nanxing's eyes brightened slightly as he looked at him, whispering, "Then when there's no one else around, can I feed you?"

Wen Xiao frowned, wondering why Wei Nanxing was so obsessed with the idea of feeding him.

In the end, he could only nod, but added a warning: "Don't treat me like a toddler who hasn't grown up yet. If I eat food fed by you, it's just spoiling you too much."

"Then, Xiaoxiao... can you spoil me for a lifetime?" Wei Nanxing leaned in a bit closer, almost pressing against Wen Xiao's face.

With so many people watching, Wen Xiao felt completely awkward, while also feeling that this kind of mindset was deeply wrong.

Did he not want Wei Nanxing to lean in so close just because they were out in public?

Even in private, being like this all the time would still be very strange, wouldn't it?

"How old are you anyway? Why do you bring up a lifetime at the drop of a hat?" Wen Xiao couldn't help teasing him.

"Xiaoxiao, my lifetime really is just a lifetime. Seventeen is a lifetime, and seventy-seven is a lifetime. No matter how old I am—whether I'm seventeen or seventy-seven—I want you to be by my side."

Wen Xiao couldn't help thinking that ever since Wei Nanxing stopped stuttering, he rarely heard him string together such long sentences.

Helplessly, he could only reply, "I'll only eat the things you feed me once a month."

"Can it be anything you feed me?" Wei Nanxing's gaze turned obscure and unfathomable, sounding rather strange to Wen Xiao's ears.

He couldn't help saying, "You surely don't want to feed me something weird, do you?"

Wei Nanxing gave a soft cough and turned his head away.

Wen Xiao immediately widened his eyes and added, "If it's anything weird, I have the right to refuse."

Suddenly, someone sat down directly opposite Wen Xiao. Glancing at the person, Wen Xiao realized it was the senior from the grade above them, though he couldn't remember his name.

"Wen Xiao."

Hearing his own name, Wen Xiao paused for a moment and couldn't help asking, "You know me?"

"I'm afraid that apart from the newly enrolled freshmen, there's probably no one who doesn't know you." The other person chuckled softly, the coffee in his hand still emitting wisps of hot, rich steam.

Wen Xiao simply assumed the other person was exaggerating. His popularity in the school was nowhere near that level; the ones everyone supposedly knew without exception were figures like Song Jingbai, who bore the titles of heirs to the Four Great Families.

They were the absolute headline figures in the Slanelt aristocratic boys' school.

Seeing that Wen Xiao didn't take it to heart, the person merely smiled, thinking to himself that Wen Xiao probably had no idea he was an even more legendary existence than the heirs of those four great families.

The school forum had long since circulated rumors of a second wonder: through sheer coincidence, the heirs of these major families were all around the same age, happening to share the same grade year.

Such a coincidence had likely never occurred once in the entire history of the Four Great Families.

And the most miraculous thing of all was that among all the legendary deeds associated with these family heirs, the figure of one person was never absent—and that person was Wen Xiao.

Noticing a chilling gaze fixed steadily upon him, he raised his eyes and saw Wei Nanxing sitting right beside Wen Xiao.

As the other person looked at him, those dark, sunken eyes were filled with gloom, matching his slightly delicate and feminine features in a way that made one's spine chill.

Thinking that since the other person knew his name, he ought to ask his name out of politeness as well, Wen Xiao asked casually, "May I ask how Senior prefers to be addressed?"

"Ji Ling. 'Ji' as in the seasons, 'Ling' as in the soaring clouds."

Suddenly, Wen Xiao felt Wei Nanxing grab his hand, and heard him say in a low voice, "Xiaoxiao, let's go to class. We're going to be late."

"Okay." Wen Xiao nodded and finished the last bit of milk in his cup.

"Goodbye, watch your step on the way." Ji Ling even waved at Wen Xiao before turning his head back to continue his breakfast.

Recalling the hostile expression Wei Nanxing had just directed at him, Ji Ling thought to himself that Wen Xiao probably had no idea what kind of person had targeted him.

And how could there possibly be only one Wei Nanxing?

When they reached the classroom, the chemistry class was about to begin. Many students had wanted to greet Wen Xiao upon entering.

However, the moment they saw Wei Nanxing by Wen Xiao's side, their words caught in their throats. Especially when catching the faint, chilling sweep of the other's gaze, they couldn't help lowering their heads.

Chemistry classes generally alternated between theory lessons and laboratory sessions. Theory classes were held in a large lecture hall, while experiments took place in the chemistry laboratory, where twenty students formed a group, split into pairs of ten teams to work together.

Wen Xiao took out his notebook and pen to jot things down. The teacher's pace in class was very fast, occasionally accompanied by questions thrown out to the students.

Morning light outside the windows filtered through the glass, making the entire classroom bright and clear.

The rustling sound of wind passing through the treetops could be heard at the edge of one's ears, stirring the dancing shadows of leaves and making time seem to freeze at this very moment, bringing an incomparable tranquility to the heart.

Up on the platform, the teacher happened to mention chemical reaction equilibrium. Wei Nanxing's pen paused, and he suddenly looked up at Wen Xiao, speaking in a soft voice: "I really like this word."

Wen Xiao glanced at him with a hint of confusion in his eyes: "Which one? Equilibrium?"

Equilibrium meant balance.