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Finally, the night before the school anniversary arrived.

Lin Zhou, unusually free from his theater projects, took a shower and then lay on the living room sofa scrolling through his phone. Ye Zhiyu, wearing shark pajamas, had somehow joined him and naturally leaned against him, resting her head on Lin Zhou's chest while playing on her phone.

Neither of them felt there was anything wrong with their posture. Ye Zhiyu even thought Lin Zhou was sitting too upright and tilted her head back a little.

"Hey, lie down a bit, it's hard."

"Where is it hard?" Lin Zhou asked casually.

"Anyway, it's not Jinjin."

"..." Lin Zhou slid down a little under the sofa to make Ye Zhiyu more comfortable.

Dude.

At least that's what Ye Zhiyu thought. She didn't have romantic feelings for Lin Zhou—whether it was giving him her first kiss, sleeping together in each other's arms, or even just sitting together like this playing on their phones, Ye Zhiyu felt that's how brothers should act.

Although Ye Zhiyu didn't have any other male friends, she kept telling herself that.

"Tomorrow is the school anniversary... I feel quite nervous," Lin Zhou suddenly said.

Everyone worked so hard before the school anniversary celebration, and if I were to fall behind, I would be letting everyone down. Besides, the prize money for this school anniversary celebration is very generous, and the ticket revenue from the play is also substantial. In short—

We cannot lose.

We will win.

"School anniversary celebration? Isn't it every year?" Ye Zhiyu seemed indifferent. "What's there to be afraid of? Anyway, everyone's going up there to embarrass themselves. You're lucky... at least you won't even see your face, so you won't be the one to embarrass yourself."

Lin Zhou: "..."

What does it mean to say that you're going to embarrass yourself anyway?

Lin Zhou lowered his head, almost resting his chin on Ye Zhiyu's head. His phone screen displayed a promotional post for their class's play, with only pictures of props and Bai Wanwan's profile. The comments section was quite lively.

Is the princess Bai Wanwan?

【real or fake? 】

Who is that hero?

[I heard it's that mushroom guy.]

Which mushroom guy?

[Why is the hero with the really long bangs like that?]

[What do you know? It's like a goblin and a saintess; a chubby girl paired with a high school girl—the contrast is what makes it easier to find the derivative.]

[I could do that too, goddess Wanwan!]

Lin Zhou: "..."

Wanwan is really popular. After all, her looks speak for themselves. Even though she is usually low-key, she is still quite famous in the academy.

It is said that Bai Wanwan has some kind of support group, but Lin Zhou has only heard about it and has never seen it.

But what's this "mushroom guy"? He just has long bangs!

Does that mean he grows mushrooms too?

It is not impossible.

"Zhouzi, look." Ye Zhiyu happened to be browsing this post as well.

"I saw it."

"Mushroom guy." Ye Zhiyu grinned mischievously and nudged him with her elbow.

"roll."

Ye Zhiyu's lips curled up slightly, but she quickly flipped them down again. Lin Zhou, on the other hand, reached out and scratched his bangs. Lately, for some reason, he had become increasingly reluctant to see anything related to hair.

"Ugh."

Ye Zhiyu didn't look up. "What's wrong? Can't you get up?"

"...It's a long story."

"Then go to sleep."

"It's not that I'm physically tired." Lin Zhou was even more tired.

"oh."

That's all. Ye Zhiyu continued playing her own game, too lazy to ask any more questions.

Lin Zhou looked down at Ye Zhiyu in his arms, "Hey, aren't you going to ask? Don't you know how to show some concern?"

"What a troublesome man," Ye Zhiyu clicked her tongue. "He won't tell you when I ask, but he's unhappy when I don't. He's so fussy."

"..."

Lin Zhou leaned back on the sofa. "Lately, people in my class have been staring at me. Sometimes people even look at me when I'm walking in the hallway."

"Did you steal their money?"

"You... two girls passed by our classroom door three times today."

"Hmm... how much did you steal?"

"I'm awesome! Who said I stole money?!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhiyu suddenly realized, "Stealed underwear?"

"..."

Well, Lin Zhou didn't know where to begin his rant.

"It's all because that person looked at my face a few days ago. Now they're all trying to lift my bangs, like they're playing a lottery."

"I see," Ye Zhiyu said. "Your face is indeed quite disgusting."

"..."

"..."

Lin Zhou looked down at her.

Ye Zhiyu remained nonchalant, continuing to scroll through her phone.

But to be honest, Lin Zhou liked Ye Zhiyu for this reason. She was like a safe space where he could confide all his emotions to her. Although he would get teased, it also relieved his stress.

At the very least, Ye Zhiyu is willing to sit down and listen to your unhappy stories.

Just then, a sound came from the entrance hall.

"I'm~ staying~ here~"

Before he could even see the person, the familiar voice seemed to pierce his ears like a demonic whisper, making Lin Zhou immediately realize who had arrived.

Tonight, Wanwan is having dinner with her elders at home. Yu Ning hasn't gone home yet; she's dealing with student council work. As for Coco—

Coco was already standing in the entryway changing her shoes.

She picked up the fat cat with one hand and immediately saw Lin Zhou and Ye Zhiyu snuggling on the sofa.

Coco still had that smiling look on her face. "Zhouzhou~ you guys seem to be lying down very comfortably~ Did I come at the wrong time?"

"Not bad," Lin Zhou said, patting the spot next to him. "You've come at the perfect time."

Luo Xiaoke immediately pounced over, and Lin Zhou felt as if a large cotton ball had been squeezed in.

"Feed?!" Ye Zhiyu was lying down comfortably when she saw Luo Xiaoke squeeze in and immediately started panting.

"Isn't the sofa big enough?" Luo Xiaoke hugged Ye Zhiyu and Lin Zhou tightly. "Little Fish~"

"It's so crowded!" Ye Zhiyu, her face buried in the large backpack, squirmed in Lin Zhou's arms, wearing her shark-themed pajamas, before finally sliding off the sofa with a "whoosh..."

Luo Xiaoke nestled into Lin Zhou's arms, then wrapped her arms around his neck affectionately, "Zhouzhou~"

"How cheesy." Ye Zhiyu couldn't help but shake her head when she saw Luo Xiaoke acting coquettishly with Lin Zhou.

Luo Xiaoke turned around, smiling, "Xiaoyu and Zhouzhou are usually very affectionate too~"

"Huh?" Ye Zhiyu raised an eyebrow and pointed at Lin Zhou. "Me and him?"

"No, not at all," Lin Zhou said.

After all, Xiaoyu wouldn't pounce on him like Coco and then hug his neck and act cute—thinking of this, Lin Zhou suddenly hesitated.

Ok……

No?

Ye Zhiyu seems to have done something like this before?

"Zhouzhou~ You're going to perform on stage tomorrow, are you nervous?" Luo Xiaoke asked.

"A little..."

I'll come over tomorrow to cheer you on!

"Thank you." Lin Zhou felt even more pressured after Luo Xiaoke said that.

Although he is the main character, his actual screen time is only so-so.

There are performances every day this week for the school anniversary celebration, and Lin Zhou doesn't want to fall behind.