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Outside the shop, Wei Jie asked, “How come you stared Zhuang Yi down like that?”

Fang Shucheng replied, “I was just casually looking.”

Wei Jie wasn’t pleased, “You haven’t looked at me like that.”

Fang Shucheng chuckled nervously, “I’ve been looking at you for over ten years.”

Wei Jie: “…” The ten-year itch, right?

Wei Jie: “Are you tired of me?”

Fang Shucheng hurriedly said, “No, why are you asking that? You’re so annoying.”

Wei Jie: “…”

Fang Shucheng: “…”

Fang Shucheng felt his scalp tingle, “No, that’s not what I meant.”

Wei Jie: “Fine, then prove it to me.”

Fang Shucheng: “How do I prove it?”

Wei Jie: “Say you like me, then kiss me, and then French kiss.”

Fang Shucheng hesitated: “No, we can’t French kiss, we’re not there yet.”

Wei Jie couldn’t believe it: “Haven’t we French kissed before?”

Fang Shucheng replied: “That was unplanned, it’s all because you acted recklessly!”

Wei Jie teased: “Planning? You actually made a plan?”

Fang Shucheng realized his slip of the tongue.

Wei Jie grabbed Fang Shucheng ‘s hands and deftly reached into his pocket.

Fang Shucheng always carried a small notebook there, filled with various plans like study schedules, monthly dessert allowances, and saving pocket money.

Wei Jie flipped through the notebook and found a page with a heart drawn on it. He paused and read:

Week 1, hold hands (when you go home every day);

Week 2, hug on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, kiss on the face on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, learn to kiss on Sunday (no tongue kissing);

Week 3, practice kissing three times a week;

Week 4, buy cherries and learn to tongue kiss until you can successfully tie the cherry stems into a knot;

Week 5, practice tongue kissing once a day;

…

Fang Shucheng finally broke free from Wei Jie’s control and snatched the notebook back.

Wei Jie didn’t see the rest of the content.Wei Jie hadn’t seen the rest of the contents, but he was already extremely dissatisfied: “French kissing after five weeks? Are you trying to suffocate me?!”

Fang Shucheng hurriedly covered Wei Jie’s mouth: “Lower your voice!”

His boyfriend had discovered his dating plan! And he had loudly voiced it out! His embarrassment was about to explode!

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After everyone finished eating, Fang Shucheng and Wei Jie returned to the store in silence, one after the other, ignoring each other.

“I’ll go first,” Fang Shucheng said, still covering his mouth and awkwardly walked away without even looking at Wei Jie.

Surprisingly, Wei Jie didn’t chase after him.

Zhuang Yi and the Class Monitor exchanged glances: “Are they fighting?”

Zhuang Yi: “Brother Jie, what’s going on? Aren’t you going after him?”

Class Monitor: “Xiao Cheng is so thin, won’t he be crushed by the backpack?”

Wei Jie coldly said: “Let him go. I’ll settle the bill for you.”

The shop was busy at that moment, and the waiters couldn’t attend immediately. By the time they were ready to pay, Fang Shucheng had already disappeared into the darkness.

Zhuang Yi was anxious and signaled to the Class Monitor with his eyes, but the Class Monitor pushed the responsibility to the Deputy Class Monitor.

The Deputy Class Monitor adjusted his glasses and calmly said, “Did you guys hear? There’s been a gang of robberies around here recently, targeting lonely students. If they resist, they bag them and take them away.”

The Class Monitor was shocked: “Why would they take people away?”

The Deputy Class Monitor calmly replied, “Don’t you know people can be sold for money?”

Wei Jie: “…”

Class Monitor rubbed his chin: “Robbers must be eyeing those petite girls. But Fang Shucheng is a guy, so it should be fine, right?”

Deputy Class Monitor shook his head: “They won’t target tall guys, but although Fang Shucheng isn’t short, he looks fragile…”

Wei Jie: “…”

Class Monitor: “Don’t worry, after all, he’s a guy. Fang Shucheng is taller than you, at least.”

Deputy Class Monitor: “…”

Wei Jie silently picked up his backpack and rushed out.

Zhuang Yi sighed in relief.

The Deputy Class Monitor, expert at hiding his skills and fame, calmly said, “Class Monitor, shall we head home too?”

Zhuang Yi: “Wait, I just remembered something, who’s paying?!”

Deputy Class Monitor: “…”

Class Monitor: “…”

In the blink of an eye, the dining table was deserted.

The Class Monitor took the lead, and everyone dashed off together.

Zhuang Yi cried out in despair, “Hey, don’t pretend you didn’t hear! How did you all run so fast? I didn’t bring any money!”

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