Chapter 33
On October 30th, the long-missing Yan Sui suddenly popped up in the dormitory group chat, agreeing to Xu Bin's invitation to go to the hot spring resort to celebrate Xu Bin and Yu Li's birthdays.
November 3rd was Yu Li's birthday.
That day happened to be a Saturday, so the few of them planned to stay overnight at the hot spring resort.
The night before the departure, Yu Li pulled Yan Shiting to sit on the double rocking chair by the French window and told him the birthday arrangement for the weekend.
The double rocking chair was quite wide, and when the two of them sat down, they instinctively kept a little distance between them.
Yan Shiting was reading a book, and upon hearing this, his hand movements paused slightly.
"Celebrate the birthday together?"
Yu Li nodded, "Yeah, my birthday is just a day after his, so we've been doing this for the past few years, celebrating the birthdays together can save a cake."
Yan Shiting was silent for a moment, turning the pages of the book: "Okay."
After a pause, he then asked, "Is there anything you want for your birthday?"
Yu Li shook his head: "No."
He didn't have many hobbies, so he couldn't think of anything at the moment.
Yan Shiting twirled the page with his fingers, not asking any further.
The next noon, Yu Li took the car to the hot spring resort.
The resort was located on the mountainside, you could either climb up the slope or take the sightseeing car up.
When Yu Li arrived by the sightseeing car, Yan Sui and the other two had already been waiting in the hotel lobby.
The hotel rooms were in the style of ancient courtyards, blending harmoniously with the nearby ancient temple.
After checking in, the four of them divided into rooms, and Yan Sui suggested going to the water park in the resort.
At this time of the year, the temperature was low, and basically no one was willing to come to the water park.
But the three roommates, relying on their young and healthy bodies, stubbornly played in the water.
Yu Li was afraid of the cold, so he didn't go into the water from the beginning, sitting on a lounge chair by the shore, basking in the weak sunlight and appreciating the surrounding scenery.
There was a small path by the water park, with some trees planted around.
As Yu Li looked around, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure on the path.
It looked like Yan Shiting.
But after just a glimpse, the group was blocked by the trees.
So Yu Li was not sure if that was really Yan Shiting.
He slowly withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the bamboo forest in the distance.
An hour later, Yan Sui and the other two still couldn't stand the icy cold water and shivering, climbed out of the pool.
Even the physically best Yan Sui had his lips slightly purple from the cold, Liu Zong and Xu Bin were shivering while wrapped in towels.
Liu Zong rubbed his hands: "So cold, so cold, good thing Li'er didn't go in, or else he would have caught a cold."
Seeing this, Yu Li said, "Go back and take a hot shower quickly, be careful of catching a cold."
The few of them nodded and quickly returned to the hotel.
After the commotion, in the afternoon, Yan Sui and the others obediently stayed indoors and played games.
Dinner was at a Chinese restaurant in the resort, and after eating, the four of them came to the booked hot spring pool and found that the staff had already prepared a cake by the pool table according to Xu Bin's request.
Liu Zong opened a can of beer and raised it: "Old Three, Li'er, happy birthday to you two."
"After graduation, we'll all be going our separate ways. Now Yan Sui has moved back home, Li'er is also renting a house outside, leaving just me and Old Three in the dormitory."
"I don't know if we'll have the chance to gather again in the future, so I'll take this as our last gathering."
Liu Zong said, his eyes slightly reddened: "It's my blessing to be your roommate for these four years of college."
He finished speaking and tilted his head to drink half the can of beer.
Xu Bin quietly patted his shoulder and also opened a can of beer.
Yu Li felt a bit melancholic.
After the pregnancy, every little emotion was easily magnified. When Liu Zong said those words, his eyes also quietly reddened.
Yan Sui sighed, "It's still early before graduation, we'll have chances to gather before that."
He clinked glasses with Liu Zong and said, "So Old Da, don't be sad in advance."
Yu Li picked up the juice next to him and said, "Old Da, thank you for taking care of me these years. We still have time, let's not be in a hurry to part ways."
In these three years, Liu Zong had also secretly helped him a lot, often taking him out for meals, and even helped him find a good tutoring job.
Liu Zong wiped his face, knowing that he was being too emotional.
He looked at the three roommates and nodded, "Okay, Li'er is right, we're not in a hurry to part ways."
The few of them chuckled and clinked glasses.
You can't drink too much alcohol before soaking in the hot spring, so Liu Zong and the others only had one can.
Xu Bin and Yu Li took turns cutting the cake, and the four of them sat in the small courtyard chatting, until the cake was almost finished, they then went into the hot spring pool.
Yu Li, being pregnant, couldn't soak in the hot spring, so he sat by the shore, occasionally dipping his feet in.
It's not good to soak in the hot spring for too long, and soon the cake and snacks on the table were all eaten, and the alcohol was also finished, so the four of them left the hot spring pool and prepared to go back to their rooms.
Liu Zong drank a lot and was a bit excited, pulling Yan Sui and singing while rushing forward.
On the resort's small path, Xu Bin fell behind a step, gradually walking side by side with Yu Li.
He turned his head and looked at Yu Li.
In the hazy moonlight, the young man's beautiful face seemed to attract more attention, and once the gaze fell on it, it was hard to look away.
Xu Bin said lightly, "Li'er, I have something to tell you."
Yu Li's steps paused, looking at the already distant Liu Zong and Yan Sui, then turned his gaze to Xu Bin:
"What do you want to say?"
He was full of doubts.
In the past period of time, Xu Bin seemed to have some opinions on him, and now he wanted to talk, was he planning to resolve the conflict before graduation?
Thinking of this, Yu Li straightened up, ready to listen attentively.
However, the next second, Xu Bin let out a light laugh and took out his phone to show him a video.
Yu Li's face suddenly turned pale.
The video showed Yan Shiting carrying him horizontally to the Bentley by the roadside.
This was when Yan Shiting forcibly took him to the hospital after he found out he was pregnant...
The video ended abruptly after the Bentley left.
Yu Li frowned in confusion, not understanding what Xu Bin was trying to do by taking this video.
Xu Bin put away his phone, his eyes filled with an emotion that Yu Li couldn't understand.
It seemed to be a bit mocking, and yet a bit excited.
Xu Bin said, "Li'er, you're being kept by Yan Shiting, right?"
"I've observed you, many times you sneak out and come back feeling sick and drowsy. I guess Yan Shiting must have asked you to do that kind of thing, right?"
"Sometimes even in the early morning, are you guys in such a hurry?"
He calmly said those vulgar words, which were greatly at odds with his refined appearance.
After the words fell, the surrounding area was so quiet that you could almost hear the rustling of insects in the bushes.
Yu Li almost thought he was hallucinating, feeling it was so absurd.
After a long time, Yu Li finally steadied his nerves.
He looked at Xu Bin, feeling that this roommate he had lived with for three years was incredibly unfamiliar at this moment.
Yu Li tried his best to stay calm and asked, "Do you think I'm being kept by Yan Shiting just based on this video?"
Xu Bin shook his head, "And also those takeouts you eat. Although I don't know which restaurant they're from, just by looking at the appearance of the dishes, I know they're not the kind you would normally consume."
Yu Li slowly backed up a few steps, standing at the fork in the road.
His eyes were alert, and he slipped his hand into his jacket pocket, ready to call for help at any time.
"So now that you have these 'evidence', what are you planning to do next?"
"Spread it around to make me lose my reputation? Or use it to extort and blackmail Yan Shiting?"
Xu Bin still stood in the same spot without moving, his gaze at Yu Li seemed a bit sad: "Li'er, you don't need to be so afraid, I don't intend to hurt you."
"I won't do the things you mentioned. I'm not an idiot, spreading Yan Shiting's gossip won't bring me any benefits. As for extortion and blackmail, that's a crime."
Yu Li didn't believe him, "Then should I praise you?"
He suddenly remembered the conversation he overheard between Liu Zong and Xu Bin that noon when he came back from the county town.
"You said you wouldn't do it, but didn't you tell Old Da?"
"It's because Old Da passed by me and saw my phone. I just tentatively told him my speculation, and he didn't believe it at all."
Xu Bin said, his gaze somewhat disdainful.
After Liu Zong caught sight of it that day, he had not yet said where the video came from, but Liu Zong had directly taken it as something someone else had sent, without even suspecting him.
How naive.
Xu Bin sighed, leaning back against a tree.
He looked at Yu Li, his gaze a bit twisted and unclear: "Li'er, you may not believe this, but I actually really like you."
"The kind of love that is more than friends."
Yu Li pressed his lips tightly, his gaze turning cold.
The person who was just smearing him, now said he liked him.
It's simply ridiculous.
Xu Bin didn't notice Yu Li's rejection, and continued on his own: "I don't know when I started liking you, but when I realized it, my gaze was involuntarily drawn to you."
"But..."
Xu Bin's tone was disappointed: "I didn't expect you to be so close to Yan Sui, and also hook up with Yan Shiting because of it."
On one hand, he didn't want to see the person he liked getting close to someone else.
On the other hand, he was also jealous that Yu Li could get close to the Yan family's golden thigh.
Yu Li caught the jealousy in Xu Bin's words.
He knew that since he became friends with Yan Sui, there were many people at school who were jealous of him.
Lin Jiafen was a typical example.
While saying disdainful words, he actually wished the closest one to Yan Sui was himself.
Yu Li didn't care about people like Lin Jia Fen whose malicious thoughts were written all over their faces.
But he never expected that his roommate of three years would also be secretly jealous of him.
It was really a bit disgusting.
Yu Li took a deep breath and calmly asked, "What do these things you said have to do with you taking that video?"
Xu Bin came back to his senses and looked at Yu Li.
"Li'er, I know you've moved out to live with Yan Shiting."
"But your relationship is ultimately improper and unhealthy, the gap between your identities is too large, and there will never be a day when you can be together."
"If you keep going like this, you'll just be wasting your time."
Xu Bin's tone gradually became a bit excited: "But we're the same kind of people, we belong to the same world."
"Be with me, although I can't give you the good material conditions like Yan Shiting, but being with me, you'll be equal."
Yu Li shook his head: "You're wrong, I'm not the same as you."
"My relationship with Yan Shiting is not the way you imagined."
Xu Bin looked at him silently, then sneered: "Unless, you're telling me that you and Yan Shiting are in a normal relationship?"
"Stop deluding yourself, would normal lovers not come to keep you company even on your birthday?"
Yu Li felt that Xu Bin was just being absurd.
He was a bit annoyed, "I don't have to explain to you..."
Before he could finish his words, a familiar voice came from behind him:
"Yu Li."
Yu Li was startled, quickly turning around.
"Big Brother Yan?"
ROFL. Speak of the devil and he appears
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