On the day they officially graduated, Seth decided he was going to confess to Fang Chen.

That day happened to be the graduation ceremony. Everyone was planning to go out and have fun. Because Fang Chen didn’t socialize much in class and had no friends in the international class except for Jamin, this time it was Seth’s Class A2 organizing the party. Seth had never been interested in such activities, so this time Joey, having learned his lesson, went to find Jamin first.

The moment Jamin heard there was a party, and with the hot guys from Class A2 no less, he agreed without a second thought.

He immediately turned around to find Fang Chen.

Jamin was Fang Chen’s only friend in the international class. Fang Chen couldn’t resist his pleading and had no choice but to go find Seth.

A perfect closed loop was formed.

Julie and Willow were on a business trip recently.

The huge manor was left with just the two of them.

Seth had been learning to cook Chinese food for the past two days. He stared at the beef and tomatoes in the pot, scooped out a piece of brisket, blew on it to cool it down, and fed it into Fang Chen’s mouth, who was standing beside him. “If you want to go, then go.”

Just as Fang Chen was about to speak, the tender, flavorful beef in his mouth almost made him faint.

He swallowed it in a few bites, his eyes fixed on the pot. “Then let’s go together.”

Seth put the lid on the pot and started to reduce the sauce. He turned his head and looked down at the youth. “Who else would you want to go with?”

Not good.

This tone was a precursor to a sore mouth.

Fang Chen quickly said, “I just want to go with you.”

Seth looked down at him.

His coming-of-age ceremony had passed. His Little Lamb had reached the point where he would melt in his mouth.

He was about to lose control.

Fang Chen was completely unaware of the impending danger. He even leaned closer and asked expectantly, “When can we eat?”

Seth smiled and said gently, “We can eat very soon.”

He meant the Little Lamb.

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Before they left, Seth packed the luggage for both of them.

Seth didn’t have much to bring; most of the things were for Fang Chen.

He packed a change of clothes for him, as well as things to eat and use. When Fang Chen came out of the shower, he was surprised to see Seth neatly folding his little underpants—white, blue, yellow—and even sorting them by color.

Fang Chen’s face instantly turned red. He rushed over and snatched them away. “Brother, you… what are you doing!”

Seth frowned. “What’s wrong? I’m packing.”

Fang Chen’s face was red. “I can fold them myself. This is my privacy.”

Seth’s tone was flat. “It’s just folding your clothes. It’s not like I’m sniffing them. What are you afraid of?”

Fang Chen, “…”

That’s really enough.

After spending these days together, Seth had become less and less restrained. It seemed like the only thing left was for him to sneak into his bed at night.

Fang Chen pursed his lips and said nothing.

Seth looked at him. “Are you angry?”

Fang Chen lowered his head and folded his own clothes, ignoring him.

“Why do you get angry so easily?” Seth hugged him from behind.

Just as Fang Chen was about to bristle at this sentence, he heard the man say again, “It’s okay. I happen to like coaxing you.”

“See? Aren’t we a good match?”

“…”

The Little Lamb fell silent again.

Seth turned him around and lowered his head to kiss him. “Is this kind of coaxing okay?”

Who are you coaxing? You’re coaxing yourself!

Fang Chen snorted and pushed him away. “Move. Don’t block me. I need to pack.”

Seth grabbed his hand. “I’ve already packed everything. I just need to grab two more scarves. It’s too cold there. I’m afraid you’ll freeze.”

The location for the team-building event was a ski town.

He didn’t know what Joey was thinking, but he had even booked a small cabin on the edge of the forest.

He called it “back to nature” for a good reason.

It was a bit far from the city center, so they chartered a few cars.

Seth and Fang Chen’s relationship had been kept very secret. Everyone only knew that Fang Chen was staying at Seth’s house and called him “brother,” not knowing that they were secretly kissing behind everyone’s backs.

Seth didn’t care. He wished he could just make it public. But Fang Chen wouldn’t agree. He strictly forbade Seth from having any intimate actions with him in public, otherwise, he wouldn’t kiss him for a week.

Seth’s head ached with anger, but he was helpless against him.

This seemed to be the first person Seth was helpless against.

On the way there, Fang Chen hugged his schoolbag and deliberately kept his distance from Seth. He leaned against the window, with Jamin next to him.

Seth’s gaze would intentionally or unintentionally fall on Fang Chen, but he had been severely warned by Fang Chen before leaving, so he didn’t dare to be too obvious.

Halfway through the drive, Fang Chen’s back ached from sitting, and he was a little carsick. Just then, Jamin next to him handed him an apple and asked if he wanted to eat it.

“Okay.”

Fang Chen took it.

But the apples he ate at home, Seth would peel and cut into small pieces for him. Sometimes when Julie and Willow weren’t around, he would even coax Fang Chen to eat a few more pieces, feeding them to him one by one.

After a two-second pause, Fang Chen subconsciously looked up in Seth’s direction, only to find that Seth was also looking at him.

Their eyes met, and Fang Chen quickly looked away.

Seth gritted his teeth in anger.

Ungrateful little thing.

Fang Chen lowered his head and took a bite of the apple. He didn’t know if it was because he had been spoiled by Seth at home, but it didn’t taste right no matter how he ate it. He took two bites and put it down, packing it in a bag.

It would be too wasteful to throw it away directly. I’ll take it back and secretly give it to Seth to eat.

Give it to him directly.

Saves him from stealing it.

The Little Lamb gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness.

The car stopped when it was two-thirds of the way there. Many people were feeling stuffy and got out to get some air.

A few went to the bathroom, and most got out to smoke. Seth used to smoke too, but Fang Chen didn’t like the smell of smoke. He didn’t say it directly, but one time when he was hugging Fang Chen, Fang Chen frowned, and the next day, Seth quit smoking.

The two met secretly in a deserted place like spies making a rendezvous.

Fang Chen sneakily passed the apple in his hand.

Seth’s lips curved imperceptibly. He asked in a low voice, “Baby, are you tired? Do you want to lean on me and sleep for a while?”

Fang Chen’s eyes widened. “What are you talking about? Didn’t I tell you to avoid people?”

Seth said with a hint of regret, “Alright.”

Soon, the car started again.

Seth sat in the back and took out the apple Fang Chen had given him, biting into it along the tooth marks.

Joey leaned over from the side, frowning. “That apple… looks a bit familiar.”

Seth raised an eyebrow.

“It looks a bit like the one Fang Chen was eating.”

Seth sneered, “Apples all look the same. If you’re so good at this, don’t go to university. Go work at an orchard.”

Joey, “…” Then why don’t you go do stand-up comedy?

After what felt like forever, they finally arrived at their destination and saw a row of small cabins under the forest.

Each one was a separate building, with two-person rooms and three-person rooms.

Seth glanced at Fang Chen, thinking the arrangement was self-evident.

But how could Fang Chen stay with Seth in front of so many people? He quickly said, “Jamin, let’s sleep together.”

Jamin, of course, happily agreed.

After getting the key, Fang Chen didn’t dare to look back. Seth’s gaze on him was almost tangible.

It was a good thing they weren’t at home, otherwise, his mouth would definitely be kissed swollen.

The Little Lamb, dragging his suitcase, quickly pulled Jamin back to the room without looking back.

Just as he closed the door, the phone in his pocket vibrated.

While Jamin was unpacking, Fang Chen secretly took it out to look.

As expected, it was a message from Seth.

[Baby, can you come out for a second? I have a gift for you.]

Fang Chen replied with a straight face: [Be honest.]

Seth: [I want to kiss.]