Chapter 37

Because he was going to tutor Qin Weihang in advanced math, An Ning gave up self-studying in the afternoon and went to the cafeteria for dinner, then directly went back to the dormitory. As a result, when he opened the door, there was no one in the room.

Because Qin Weihang had run away again, he walked to his desk with some frustration and put down his things. When he turned around, he saw Qin Weihang’s hiking backpack and backpack were both on the desk. Moreover, his phone was also being charged on the desk.

An Ning couldn’t help but be overjoyed. So he didn’t run away…

At 7 p.m, An Ning heard the sound of the keys being taken out and preparing to open the door, so he helped open the door. As soon as the door opened, the tall and handsome school grass Qin stood outside the door with the key in his hand. He was looking at An Ning, dumbfounded, and then whispered “Thank you” after a while.

It’s just opening the door, there is no need for thanks! An Ning smiled and let Qin Weihang in and closed the door behind him. With a bam, Qin Weihang felt a cold wind sweeping across his head. He looked back and saw An Ning smiling, then he said to him: “You went downstairs to eat?” It didn’t seem like Qin Weihang brought anything with him, only bringing the keys and meal card. With one look, he could tell he just went to eat and didn’t forget their agreement.

“Mhm.” Qin Weihang replied.

Although he didn’t seem very happy from his tone, but An Ning was still glad that he came back.

An Ning was already gearing up to start the lesson. Qin Weihang watched An Ning grab the advanced math textbook he had prepared, dragged his chair to his desk, and said: “Let’s hurry up and try to get advanced math done within a week.”

Qin Weihang was speechless. He nodded, and said: “I’ll drink some water first.”

An Ning said attentively: “I have hot water in my bottle.”

Qin Weihang stood in front of the balcony and drank the hot water while basking in the wind. An Ning also stood while watching him drink water, standing as if the chair was poisonous.

When Qin Weihang turned his head, he could see An Ning sitting at his desk patiently waiting for him, looking at him with a pair of expectant eyes.

I really don’t understand the world of top students, he thought to himself, does it make you very happy to give me supplementary lessons?

But after thinking about it, it seems understandable. He also has a hidden pleasure when guiding An Ning during rock climbing. It was not the satisfaction of being a good teacher, but more like…the silliness of men trying to show off.

After drinking water, Qin Weihang finally walked over and sat down. He reached out his hand towards the bookshelf and searched through it for a long time, but it was An Ning that helped him dig out the advanced math book in the end.

An Ning opened the book and notes. He had already ‘prepared for class’ a little while ago while waiting for Qin Weihang. Qin Weihang was sitting sideways at the moment, with his right hand propped on his head, looking a little absentminded.

When tutoring Qin Weihang, An Ning unconsciously took out the patience he used when dealing with Yuan Xiaoye, and often asked “Do you understand here?” Qin Weihang looked at him, turned the textbook over a page, and said, “I’m not a junior high student.”

An Ning was a bit embarrassed, and said: “Oh, yeah. I’ve never tutored those of the same age as me.”

Qin Weihang said: “Your grades are so good, but you haven’t tutored your classmates before?”

“They all just ask one or two questions, so I have never tutored a fellow peer in this way.”

Qin Weihang raised his eyebrows calmly, and said: “Then I’m very honored.”

“What is there to be honored about?” An Ning said, “I may not even explain that well.” He asked like a consultant: “Do you want to do the following problem by yourself?”

Qin Weihang released his hand on the side of his face and took the pen from An Ning’s hand: “I’ll use your pen.”

Although he was not the kind of student that had good grades, but it wasn’t that bad. An Ning explained so meticulously, so it wasn’t difficult to understand.

An Ning noticed Qin Weihang’s writing posture. He didn’t know if it was because it was convenient to read this way, but Qin Weihang was leaning on the side, using only his right wrist to press on the notebook to write. His left hand was hanging lazily on his thigh, but it was not like it wasn’t moving at all. When thinking, he would clench his left hand and squeeze it, and he will also turn his wrist. Both actions were done unconsciously. Only occasionally will the joints and bones make noises. In addition, his legs were really long. When An Ning sat with him, in order to make it easier for Qin Weihang to stretch his legs, he would put his own feet close to his chair.

After Qin Weihang finished writing, he raised his wrist to let him look at it: “Is this right?”

An Ning squinted and looked over. Qin Weihang noticed his movements of holding his glasses and squinting, so he pushed the notebook towards his direction a bit. An Ning glanced at him and exclaimed: “Your handwriting looks good.”

Qin Weihang didn’t expect to hear such a sentence and was a little amused: “What I wrote were all numbers, so how can you tell that my handwriting looks good?”

An Ning was still admiring his handwriting as he said, “Since the numbers looks nice, your handwriting is definitely even better.”

In fact, he had seen the English assignment written by Qin Weihang before. It was the one that was left in the mailbox, but he guessed that Qin Weihang doesn’t remember about it.

After looking over his steps, An Ning nodded: “That’s right.” He said with some gratitude, “It’s easier to teach you.”

Qin Weihang capped the pen, held the pen in both hands, and asked him: “Is it hard to teach junior high students?

An Ning thought: “It’s not like he isn’t smart, but it always feels like he isn’t paying attention to the topic, and is always distracted.”

Qin Weihang was silent for a while, and raised his eyebrows lightly: “It’s not puppy love, is it?”

“Ah?” An Ning turned to look at him, “No way…he’s only 13 years old…”

Qin Weihang said: “I’m just randomly guessing.” Then he said, “Should we sit closer? So you can look while I write. You don’t have to wait for me to finish writing before checking it, which saves time.”

An Ning was inexplicably afraid to look at Qin Weihang’s straightforward and calm eyes. He nodded, and pulled the chair in Qin Weihang’s direction.

Qin Weihang gave way and said, “Let’s continue.”

The position they’re sitting in now was a bit like an ‘八’ written upside down*, with Qin Weihang being the stroke on the right. An Ning glanced at Qin Weihang’s shoulder that was on the outer side of his own shoulder. Such little distance between them was as small as a baby’s fist. Under great pressure, he turned the page again, thought of something, and said: “I think it’s probably because you can understand the book.”

[*TN: 八 is the number “8”.]

Qin Weihang said: “When rock climbing, if you climb slowly, then you’ll gradually learn how to.”

He still had a very slow and very casual tone. An Ning was convinced by his words, smiled, and said: “That makes sense.” Turning over a page of the textbook, he said, “Then I will continue.”

Qin Weihang moved closer. Now they changed from ‘八’ written upside down to ‘入’ written upside down*. Of course, Qin Weihang’s shoulder was not next to him. Next to him was the shadow of Qin Weihang’s shoulder. He was almost covered by Qin Weihang while he sat on the inner side of the desk. Because Qin Weihang’s shoulders were slightly higher, the light projected a shadow of Qin Weihang’s shoulders onto An Ning. Strangely enough, it seems like he could feel that projection.

[*TN: The 入 character means “enter”.]

Some barrages flashed through his mind untimely, as if he was an apostle in Evangelion, the AT Field* was colliding with another powerful AT Field.

[*TN: AT Field is Absolute Terror Field, a barrier that both Angels and Evangelions can create to protect themselves.]

The tutoring lasted from 7 to 10 p.m. When An Ning said, “Let’s stop here for today,” he clearly heard Qin Weihang’s long exhalation.

After all, they have to take a shower before the lights turn off. When packing up, he asked Qin Weihang: “Do you want to wash first?”

Qin Weihang said: “I want to practice on the fingerboard. You should wash first.”

An Ning remembered that he forget to bring a towel after entering the bathroom. After washing the towel yesterday, he put it out on the balcony today while the sun was out. He opened the door again, and as soon as he opened it, he saw Qin Weihang taking off his jacket and walking under the balcony door to practice on the fingerboard. The balcony door and the bathroom door were adjacent to each other. An Ning took the towel back to the bathroom, and when he closed the door again, he felt a little uncomfortable thinking of this.

He was very cautious even when taking a shower. As long as he thought of Qin Weihang pulling on the fingerboard on the other side of the door, he couldn’t settle down. Was it because Qin Weihang was too tall and handsome? Does every ordinary boy feel a little nervous when he meets a boy of this level? At any rate, it wasn’t to the extent where he was that unnerved when he thought about Qin Weihang being on the other side while he was showering…

He showered as he analyzed, and guessed that it might be because he was in a relatively unsuspecting state while showering. There was a male who was taller and more outstanding than him on the other side, so there might be a sense of threat.

After taking a shower, he mopped the bathroom floor dry and opened the door. Qin Weihang just finished his last set on the fingerboard and landed on the floor. He was too close, so An Ning heard his heavy breathing when he landed.

He did not look up at Qin Weihang, but walked to the sink, holding a basin for the clothes he changed out of. Qin Weihang asked from behind, “Are you still going in?”

An Ning shook his head with his back to him: “No.”

Before Qin Weihang changed out of his clothes and shoes, An Ning buried his head and brush his teeth on the balcony. He spit out the foam when he heard the bathroom door closed. After washing his toothbrush, he walked back into the room. On Qin Weihang’s chair hung the shirt and jeans he changed out of. One end of the black belt slipped to the ground, so An Ning picked it up and hung it. On the desk was the diving watch that Qin Weihang took off, and he stared at the watch for a while. He also lived in a dormitory when he was in middle school. At that time, it was a dorm room for four people. He was no stranger to the scene of boys’ clothes piled on desks and chairs. However, he didn’t know why, but this time felt very different. Everything that came off of Qin Weihang’s body gave off an air that made him uncomfortable, and he could no longer comprehend why.