When Ye Cang woke up, it was already noon.

There was a note left on the table, and Ai Mu had long disappeared.

"I went to the library. Thank you for accompanying me yesterday. Breakfast is in the kitchen. Contact me by phone if there's anything 1xxxxxxxxxx."

Following the guidance of the text, I glanced at the table in the kitchen. On it, there was a piece of toasted bread and a fried egg. Next to them, there was also a glass of milk. I lightly touched them and they felt already cold, so I estimated that Ai Mu had probably left early.

So, was last night really just a dream?

A tinge of melancholy flickered in his heart. After finishing their breakfast, Ye Cang and his wife looked at the phone number written on the piece of paper, secretly jotting it down.

"Ai Mu Xue Zhang" popped up directly in the input method, revealing these four people.

What the heck! Hurriedly deleting it, giving off a feeling of guilt as if stealing had been done.

Ye Cang woke up this time without the same surprise as last time, because he still remembered being in a dream, and it wasn't Ai Mu forcing him, but rather him hugging and kissing him very consciously. Could it be that he was attracted by his beauty? Thinking of the "female" Ai Mu that he started dreaming about, and then later turned back into male Ai Mu, Ye Cang was taken aback. Could it be that his sexual orientation has changed?

But thinking about it, I'm only accompanying him because I suddenly feel a bit sorry for him and don't want him to be alone. Ye Cang has been by my side since we were young. After my parents divorced, my father went to work abroad but didn't take me with him. My mother was also busy, and I didn't have any siblings or relatives. It was at the basketball court outside our home where I first came into contact with basketball and made some friends. During those times, I couldn't even say a wrong word when I was with them, afraid that one day I would be kicked out and never be able to fit into that circle again. I always feel like Ai Mu now is just like what I was back then, repressing worries and frustrations for the friendship that matters to him.

Perhaps yesterday's dream was an exaggeration of my own inner feelings? Or maybe it was just a result of keeping things bottled up for too long?

Ye Cang smiled bitterly. Indeed, he and Zhan Xier had been together for over a year. Aside from occasional kisses and holding hands, their relationship had only progressed to a more intimate level once or twice, and it had always ended hastily. After all, Xier was a good girl, and he didn't want to ruin her so early.

A middle-aged man, whose reproductive system is like a well-oiled engine, occasionally having a wet dream, so what's wrong with that?!

Yè Cāng forcefully affirmed his thoughts and nodded vigorously.

Today is Saturday, and the once quiet street has finally become lively. Ye Cang looked out of the window and saw the same scene as the one outside his own window at Ai Mu's house - a long road lined with small vendors. Although there are usually not many people, it is still bustling on weekends. As Ye Cang stared at the scene in front of him, his thoughts began to wander.

How about this? Let Kai'er leave, and I'll accompany him instead.

"I mean..." Jin Zhengxian looked at the innocent-faced Ai Mu in front of him. "What did you do to that Yezi junior brother? Why has he been following you around so much lately?"

"What do you want me to do?" Ai Mu glared at Jin Zhengxian's face, which was filled with amusement. In fact, Ai Mu had also noticed that Ye Cang had been constantly lingering around her these past few days.

"Senior, do you want to go and have a meal?"

"Senior, do we have any classes later?"

"Do you want to go to the supermarket, senior?"

"Senior..."

I really don't know how he knew where he was. The Language Department building is quite tall, probably with more than ten floors. Freshmen have classes on the top floor, and as you go up in grade, the classrooms are distributed lower. Although there are some classes that the whole department attends together, the majority are separate. Except for the Italian class, where he serves as Ye Cang's assistant, the two can only be together. Often, when it's almost time for the class to end, you can always see a head peeking through the window at the back of the classroom, making the teacher and other students feel a little awkward. However, Ai Mu doesn't mind Ye Cang following along like this, even though she doesn't know what his intentions are.

"Senior! Are you coming to play basketball in the afternoon?"

Sure, here is the translation of the given paragraph:

"Sure enough, Ye Cang was standing by the elevator on the fourth floor. As soon as he saw Jin Zhengxian and Ai Mu, he ran over with a silly smile on his face."

"Come on, I must say you freshmen have it easy.. No classes at all?" Jin Zhengxian walked over and greeted them. This junior high school student had nothing to do all day, and as he thought about his own painful freshman year life, studying a bunch of basic history and language courses, he couldn't help but feel reluctant to obediently follow along, being someone who hated reading books."

"Coincidentally, there are no classes this afternoon," Ye Cang said, glancing at Ai Mu, who was standing behind Jin Zhengxian. Since the last time they left his house, she could clearly feel that his complexion had slowly improved. He no longer looked like someone with dark circles under his eyes every day. "Ai Mu, why don't you come along too, Senior Ai Mu!"

"I can't play basketball," Ai Mu said softly, as if afraid of being heard by everyone.

Ye Cang was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said, "It's nothing, it's nothing! Come and watch us play! Let's go, let's go, let's make it lively together~"

After saying that, he grabbed Ai Mu's hand and pulled her directly into the elevator.

Jin Zhengxian hadn't reacted yet, and the two of them had already closed the elevator door, leaving him completely ignored.

He grabbed Ai Mu's hand?! Ai Mu's hand?! Hand?!

Jin Zhengxian smiled thoughtfully, using the excuse of coming to play basketball with me, but it was evident that he came to see Ai Mu.

I hope nothing really happened between those two!