Chapter 15.2: Love from Boyfriend

Title: Baby’s Breath

Translator: System Yaoi

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Chapter 15 Love from Boyfriend”Ah.” Xue Youka sighed as he looked at the exercise questions in the newly purchased materials.

There was nothing particularly special about them, yet they were sold for 500 yuan! But He Xiaoyou firmly believed in them and thought that once Xue Youka finished studying this set of materials, he would become a memory master. She instructed him to complete the homework according to the study methods mentioned in the materials.

Cheng Yu called his house, and Xue Youka’s grandmother answered the phone. She asked who it was and heard it was a call for Mimi.

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“Let’s hang out,” Cheng Yu’s voice sounded even more magnetic over the phone. “Where would you like to go?”

“I also want to have fun, but I have a lot of homework…” Plus, he promised He Xiaoyou that he would study hard.

“Is it that you don’t know how to do it or that you have a lot of it?”

“I know how to do some of it, but not all of it…”

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment. “Bring your homework over, and I’ll take a look.”

Although Xue Youka didn’t think Cheng Yu would be particularly good at studying—he didn’t believe that someone who played with chopsticks all day could be good at studying—but at least Cheng Yu was a few years older. The knowledge of first year junior high shouldn’t be difficult for Cheng Yu. Xue Youka replied, “Then I’ll come to find you!”

Carrying his backpack, Xue Youka went to Cheng Yu’s place. Uncle Wei asked him what he was there for, and he said he came to study with his brother.

Cheng Yu looked at the time. “Study for an hour and a half, then I’ll take you out.”

“If there’s anything you don’t understand, ask me.”

Xue Youka opened his homework and picked out the challenging questions, saying they were a bit difficult. Cheng Yu quickly solved the problems on a scratch paper. He got the answers and asked Xue Youka, “Do you understand?”

Xue Youka: “…”

Fortunately, he wasn’t a dumb kid himself. With Cheng Yu’s solution approach as a reference, he quickly understood as well.

“I understand.”

Soon, an hour and a half passed, and Cheng Yu closed his exercise book, coincidentally noticing the name written on the front page.

Xue Youka.

It sounded like a stage name.

Cheng Yu didn’t pay much attention, thinking it was a relative’s textbook that the child borrowed.

“Where do you want to go to have fun?”

Xue Youka wanted to go to the arcade, but he only had ten yuan in his pocket. He asked Cheng Yu where he wanted to go, and Cheng Yu replied, “It’s up to you.”

Fun activities usually require money. Even renting a boat in the park costs fifteen yuan per person.

Cheng Yu noticed Xue Youka’s dilemma and asked him what he liked to eat the most, something he couldn’t usually have.

“Instant noodles!”

“And?”

Xue Youka started listing, “Hamburgers, fried chicken legs, fried chicken wings, french fries, steak, barbecue, stir-fried snails…”

“Let’s go. I’ll treat you to steak.”

The word “treat” made Xue Youka’s eyes light up, and he quickly said, wagging his imaginary tail, “Thank you, gege! You’re so kind!”

Cheng Yu wasn’t familiar with the area, so he searched for a Western restaurant to go to. It might not be authentic, but he wasn’t that particular. Seeing Xue Youka enjoying the meal, his mood also improved. For the first time, he felt how vibrant his life could be.

After finishing the meal and paying the bill, even though Xue Youka didn’t have to pay, he was still taken aback by the price.

It was almost as expensive as the English materials He Xiaoyou had just bought for him!

Cheng Yu calmly swiped his card without changing his expression.

Xue Youka felt a little uneasy. “Gege, this steak is too expensive… I shouldn’t have ordered something so costly.”

“It’s alright. Do you want to eat anything else?” Cheng Yu pointed to a dessert shop on the roadside. “Would you like to have mango pomelo sago?”

Xue Youka didn’t dare to spend his money anymore and shook his head. “Let me treat you to a game instead.”

“What game?”

Xue Youka brought him to the arcade in the mall.

After exchanging ten yuan for game coins, he sheepishly looked up at Cheng Yu and said, “I only brought this much today.”

Cheng Yu noticed but just smiled and said, “How long can you play with ten yuan?”

“If I take my time and watch others play, I can play for an hour. And when it comes to the claw machine, I’ve seen people play for half an hour.”

Cheng Yu: “…”

Alright, he didn’t want Xue Mimi to spend too much money either. Ten yuan was quite a lot.

Cheng Yu’s looks were at odds with those around him, and there were quite a few girls in the arcade who secretly glanced at him.

While inserting coins into the basketball machine, someone came to watch. Xue Youka gave him a coin and stood beside him.

Cheng Yu asked, “Aren’t you playing?”

“My hand hurts a bit. I’ll watch you play. You look cool shooting hoops.”

Cheng Yu started to get a headache, not quite understanding the thought process of girls.

This arcade had just opened this year and was very popular. Even playing the dance machine required queuing. With ten yuan worth of coins, they played for about twenty minutes before the coins ran out. Cheng Yu turned around and bought two hundred yuan worth of coins for him. “Take these and keep playing.”

“Brother, you can’t get a refund for the game coins. It’s a waste to buy so many!” The two baskets filled with game coins were heavy, and he could barely hold them.

“I bought them for you to play. Go and try to catch some dolls.” Cheng Yu thought girls liked these things and said, “Wait for me at the claw machine. I’ll go buy some drinks.”

Before Xue Youka could react, Cheng Yu waved his hand and left.

Xue Youka found an empty claw machine, inserted a coin, and tried to catch a doll. He didn’t succeed, so he was hesitant to continue playing, afraid of wasting money.

He sighed while holding the heavy game coins and glanced at the racing and shooting games on the other side.

Cheng Yu bought a bottle of mineral water and milk tea for Xue Youka. When he came back, he saw Xue Youka guarding the game coins and not doing anything, so he asked, “Why aren’t you playing anymore?”

Xue Youka didn’t feel right about wasting someone else’s money like that, so he shook his head. “I can’t catch any dolls.”

Little did he know that his words stirred up trouble.

Cheng Yu was in front of a claw machine and, right in front of him, spent at least several kilograms’ worth of game coins.

…And didn’t catch a single doll.

Xue Youka’s heart ached, and he quickly pulled Cheng Yu’s hand. “Alright, gege, let’s not play anymore. I don’t like dolls.”

He should have played the racing game instead; it would have been more fun.

“If you don’t like dolls anymore, then what do you like?”

“I like figurines and anime merchandise.”

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment and asked him about his favourite anime. After getting a general idea, Cheng Yu took out a stack of banknotes from his wallet. He didn’t count them and just handed them to his little companion in front of him.

Xue Youka saw the stack of pink banknotes and was dumbfounded.

Cheng Yu said, “Take it, it’s your allowance.” He could tell that Xue Youka’s family situation wasn’t particularly dire; it was just that his parents were strict and didn’t give him any pocket money.

Xue Youka was instantly dazed, stuttering, “W-why are you giving me allowance?”

Cheng Yu raised an eyebrow. “I’m your boyfriend.”

Xue Youka was in a daze, finally sorting out his thoughts amidst the shock.

That day, Cheng Yu said to consider it.

Then the next day, he said he had thought it through and was willing to give it a try.

But something wasn’t right. He was a boy himself.

Seeing Xue Youka lost in thought, Cheng Yu called his name again. “Mimi, you’re my first girlfriend.”

Xue Youka remained bewildered. “Th-thank you. Uh, I’m also… being someone’s girlfriend for the first time.”

Author’s Note:

Mimi: So being a girl is this nice…?

System: Cheng-Sugar-Daddy-Yu, gib System one too pwease ~ uwu

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