HW Ch67: Perfect Appearance

Both compartments of the fitting room had people, so it wasn’t convenient to do more.

Yu Xun really intended to take his time undressing, freeing a hand, just about to pull Yun Ci’s hand to his waist and abs, when a knock came from the door: “Have you finished changing? Hurry up!”

“…”

Damn.

Yun Ci felt like he was caught doing something bad.

Yu Xun clearly misinterpreted his expression: “It’s okay.”

“You can touch them later at home.”

Yun Ci: “Who wants to touch?”

“Someone,” Yu Xun recalled, “during kissing, for some reason, always likes to put their hands on my waist.”

“….”

They tried on the clothes simply. Yu Xun’s fit well, Yun Ci’s was a bit loose but didn’t need changing.

After changing clothes, the senior came to take the list of those needing different sizes. When he got to Yu Xun, he still had wicked intentions, looking Yu Xun up and down: “Princess, our stage play hasn’t started rehearsing yet. Winning can add credits; really not considering?”

Yu Xun casually said, “Ask my prince.”

“….”

The senior turned to Yun Ci.

Yun Ci didn’t know how to refuse for his boyfriend, so he skillfully resumed his rival setting: “I’m selfish.”

“?

Yun Ci continued, “I don’t like seeing others in the spotlight, suggest changing someone.”

Senior: “…”

The relationship between this pair was a bit subtle.

They seemed to get along badly, yet there was an intimate disregard for others.

After trying on the clothes, they moved on to the next step.

Senior: “Our preliminary plan is to rehearse every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the dance studio for an hour each time. The dance video has been sent to the group; you can watch it first. If there are no issues, we’ll meet next time in the dance studio.”

There were no issues.

However, after Yun Ci changed back into his clothes and returned to the dorm, he casually opened the video and found it was something he had never done before.

His memory of anything related to dancing was back in senior year of high school.

At that time, the class planned a group dance—but unlike the free and unrestrained street dance style now, their Xigao group dance was a health exercise.

As the class monitor, Yun Ci immediately said upon receiving the notice: I’ll organize this, but I won’t participate.

But the next day, news came from somewhere saying, “Class 7’s Yu Xun is particularly interested in health exercises, he’s very good at them, and he’s determined to lead Class 7 to win first place.”

“It’s not that I can’t participate,” he went straight to Yan Yue’s office after class and performed a face-slapping show, “…as the class monitor, I should set an example.”

Yan Yue looked at him in surprise: “Didn’t you think this dance was childish?”

Yun Ci: “But it’s healthy.”

Yan Yue: “Aren’t you antisocial and dislike group activities?”

Yun Ci: “Changing my personality.”

However, Yu Xun never intended to participate in the health exercise competition, and the matter was dropped.

Yun Ci thought about it while taking his phone into the bathroom.

After showering and before putting on his shirt, he glanced at himself in the mirror.

What flashed in his mind was Yu Xun’s fleeting abs in the fitting room.

Although he had them too, due to low body fat and occasional basketball, they were just a thin layer.

After dinner, Luo Sifang and Wang Zhuang returned to the dorm from the cafeteria. On the way back, Luo Sifang couldn’t help but confide in Wang Zhuang: “Don’t you think Brother Yu and Brother Ci have been acting strange lately?”

Wang Zhuang quickly replied: “Strangely incompatible?”

He added, “Aren’t they always like this.”

Luo Sifang: “Not that kind of strange, it’s—”

He didn’t finish his sentence, pushing open the dorm door, and saw a figure on the floor bounce up as he opened the door!

Luo Sifang swallowed the words he was going to say and asked dumbfoundedly: “Brother Ci, why are you lying on the floor?”

Yun Ci’s ears were a bit red, with a Bluetooth earphone in one ear, he said coldly, “Picking something up.”

Luo Sifang: “Picking something up in that position?”

Yun Ci was a bit impatient, wanting to end the topic quickly: “It fell in the corner.”

“Oh,” Luo Sifang asked, “What fell? Let me help you find it.”

As soon as he finished speaking.

Yun Ci’s phone’s Bluetooth connection on the ground disconnected, and the sound from the earphones played aloud, echoing in the dorm: “30-day abs quick course, easily get eight firm abs, making you the most handsome man in your friend circle!”

Yun Ci: “…”

Luo Sifang: “…”

Wang Zhuang: “…”

After a while, Wang Zhuang whispered to Luo Sifang, “I see, it is kind of strange.”

Sneaking crunches behind Yu Xun’s back and getting caught by the dorm leader, Yun Ci felt a bit embarrassed. He pursed his lips and said in a tone that tried to sound indifferent but actually cared a lot, “It’s just an ad push.”

Luo Sifang nodded, “Got it.”

Wang Zhuang also nodded, “I understand.”

Maintaining a falsely indifferent attitude, Yun Ci picked up his phone and left the room under their watchful eyes.

Intense rehearsals for the program began.

The dance studio was an empty classroom with a large mirror on one wall.

Yun Ci would usually pick up Yu Xun from work, and they would go to the dance studio together.

In the first class, Yu Xun showcased an amazing dance talent.

He remembered the moves quickly, wearing a loose sweater and sweatpants. Though his outfit didn’t show his figure, his tall height and long legs stood out. By the second time he danced, he was already leading, striking all the right poses.

But Yun Ci was completely the opposite.

He didn’t know where to put his hands and feet.

“Back then,” Yun Ci tried to keep up with the rhythm, holding back his competitive spirit, bringing up old matters, “did you really want to join that health exercise?”

Yu Xun paused, remembering when that was, “Why are you asking?”

“They said you had talent.”

He thought it was a lie back then.

“I did have that thought,” Yu Xun said.

“….”

In all his big and small competitions with Yu Xun, he had never been so badly defeated as today.

The first round of dance practice ended, and during the break.

The dance teacher was giving pointers on the side, especially naming the worst student, Yun: “You’re too stiff.”

Due to his excellent performance, Yu Xun also received special treatment, resting next to the dance teacher.

He immediately said, “I don’t think so.”

Dance teacher: “?”

Yu Xun gave his boyfriend ample affirmation, “I think he dances quite adorably.”

The dance teacher continued, “Also, your limbs are uncoordinated.” He sincerely asked, “Did you volunteer to join?”

Yun Ci remained expressionless.

If he said he was forced to join now, would it be too late?

But another voice interrupted the dance teacher: “Is that uncoordinated?”

“I believe,” Yu Xun drawled lazily, “he has his own style. If everyone danced the same, it wouldn’t be interesting.”

The dance teacher didn’t understand why the best dancer insisted on defending the worst one: “Isn’t synchronization the most important in group dances—?”

After he spoke, the senior also stood up for Yun Ci: “Teacher, it’s okay, just let him dance like this. Encourage him more; don’t discourage him.”

Dance teacher: “But…”

The senior interrupted, “Do you think I chose him because of his dance talent?”

“?”

The senior’s voice was loud and clear: “I chose him because he’s handsome!”

“As long as he stands on stage, even if all his moves are wrong, who would care?”

“….”

Yun Ci felt he shouldn’t be standing there.

He should quit.

Especially since more and more people were gathering in the corridor outside the classroom.

At first, they were just passersby who stopped to watch them dance—mainly focusing on the two most eye-catching ones in the team.

One stood out for his handsomeness, the other for his stiffness.

But after a while, two groups suddenly gathered in the corridor.

There was a deliberate gap between these two groups, with one standing on the left and the other on the right.

Li Yan and Liu Zi, who met in a narrow corridor: “….”

Li Yan: “How did you know I brought my bros to watch the rehearsal?”

Liu Zi: “How could I not guess?” Leaning against the corridor railing, shaking his leg, “You gotta show support early, don’t you think I understand that?”

But the rehearsal was really dull.

After standing in the corridor for a while, they started attacking each other: “What kind of dancing is that, putting a log on stage would be better than that Yun kid.”

This was about Yun Ci.

Li Yan couldn’t argue against this statement with a clear conscience.

So he changed the topic to gain an advantage: “My bro is busy with other things, his mind isn’t on this.”

Liu Zi: “?”

Li Yan proudly raised his head, full of momentum: “He’s dating.”

Li Yan: “He’s in a relationship, don’t you get it? Who has time to practice this lousy dance?” He secretly mocked, “Unlike someone, with nothing better to do.”

Originally, Liu Zi didn’t intend to talk about Yu Xun’s private affairs, but Li Yan’s words provoked him. So he directly said, “So what if he’s dating? Do you think my Brother Yu can’t find a partner?”

He continued, proudly lifting his head: “He’s had a partner for a long time.”

Li Yan, thinking of that quiet and introverted boy, pursued, “His partner is special, not an ordinary person.”

Liu Zi was not to be outdone: “My bro’s partner is even more special, you can’t even imagine.”

Li Yan: “You say he’s dating, but has anyone seen it at school?”

Liu Zi: “?”

Liu Zi: “They just started, protecting well. Like anyone has seen your bro’s partner.”

“….”

While the two groups were arguing outside.

Inside the dance room, when no one was paying attention, Yu Xun had already swapped places and was sitting next to Yun Ci.

Yu Xun was comforting his boyfriend: “You danced really well.”

Yun Ci knew what he was doing. He had already decided to put off the thirty-day abs workout and practice the moves thirty times: “You don’t have to lie with your eyes open.”

“It’s not a lie.”

Taking advantage of the others not paying attention, Yu Xun reached around behind Yun Ci and lightly patted his head, saying, “…You’re perfect in my eyes.”

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