Returning to Infancy with my Nemesis - Chapter 92

Tang Mian found himself enveloped in a warm embrace, surrounded by a faint scent of strawberries. However, due to the crowded street, the hug didn’t last long. Tang Mian examined him from head to toe.

After not seeing each other for a few months, he noticed that Fu Shizhao had grown taller, but so had he, so their height difference hadn’t changed much. Tang Mian felt slightly relieved.

“How come you’re here?” Tang Mian asked, puzzled.

“It’s just an early return, nothing major,” Fu Shizhao replied as he took the suitcase from Tang Mian.

He had come straight to the training venue’s gate after getting off the plane, carrying only a backpack. Everything else had been sent back.

Unexpectedly, Tang Mian didn’t notice him at all when he came out of the training venue’s gate. He had been too busy calling him on his phone, so Fu Shizhao decided to play a little trick and put his phone on silent mode, sneaking up on him.

In the end, Fu Shizhao added, “I missed you.”

Tang Mian shifted his gaze awkwardly and let out a soft “Hmm.” He missed Fu Shizhao too. Very much.

In the past year, he had never felt such a strong desire to be with someone. Fu Shizhao took Tang Mian’s hand and asked with a smile, “Did you notice that I smell particularly good today?”

Tang Mian leaned in and sniffed, “Did you spill strawberry milk on yourself?”

The scent of strawberry milk was quite strong on him, and Tang Mian had noticed it when he hugged him earlier.

Fu Shizhao explained, “It’s a perfume recommended by Mu Zichen. He said you would definitely like it, so I bought it and sprayed it on myself… But it’s supposedly a women’s perfume.”

“It does smell really good. Spray a bit more,” Tang Mian said with a slight smile.

“Okay,” Fu Shizhao replied.

Then, Fu Shizhao suddenly had another idea and asked with a mischievous smile, “Do you feel like a catnip meeting a cat?”

Tang Mian gave him a side glance and then rubbed his stomach with the hand that was free, “I’m hungry. Catnip won’t fill my stomach.”

It was almost lunchtime.

“Let’s go home and eat.”

On May Day, to celebrate Tang Mian’s “successful release” from training and Fu Shizhao’s return to the country, the whole family prepared a big feast. Tang Mian’s older brother and sister-in-law came back, and Fu Yu and Grandma also brought Snowball with them.

The conversation revolved around Tang Mian’s training, Fu Shizhao’s life abroad, the upcoming senior year, and Tang Sheng and Jiang Tian’s engagement.

Over the years, both of them had established stable careers and decided to get married in a year, officially starting to build their own little family. By that time, Fu Shizhao and Tang Mian would have just graduated from high school, and they could be groomsmen at the wedding.

Tang Mian was especially happy, but as he listened, he couldn’t help but recall some things from his previous life. He couldn’t hold back his tears, which Fu Shizhao quickly wiped away with a tissue.

The family thought he was just overwhelmed with happiness, but only Fu Shizhao knew why he was crying so hard… His older brother and sister-in-law had finally found happiness.

Fu Shizhao, feeling just as happy as Tang Mian, quietly drank quite a bit of alcohol after wiping away his tears. By the time he realized it, he was a little drunk, but he still retained some rationality and wasn’t as thoroughly drunk as he had been during their confrontation that night.

During his year abroad, Fu Shizhao’s tolerance for alcohol had improved quite a bit.

The alcohol in Country B was exceptional, and Xu Qingying often sparred with Fu Shizhao, not only in terms of martial strength but also in drinking. However, they never drank too much, and Fu Shizhao was able to handle it well.

Feeling Fu Shzihao’s furry head resting on his shoulder, and seeing that the meal was almost over, Tang Mian said helplessly, “I’ll take him upstairs to rest and sober up.”

Since Fu Shizhao wasn’t thoroughly drunk, he should wake up after a nap following lunch.

He was also a bit tired and planned to rest properly during the May Day holiday before returning to school to prepare for the upcoming senior year. Back in their room, Fu Shizhao suddenly turned around and quickly added a lock to the door with a crisp click, making it sound particularly clear in the quiet room.

Tang Mian: “?”

Fu Shizhao suddenly bent down and leaned in close, his voice sounding a bit drunk and spoiled, “Kiss.”

He had wanted to kiss Tang Mian since he first saw him, but he hadn’t found the opportunity. Now that they were alone and he was a little tipsy, he naturally wanted to take advantage of the situation.

Tang Mian didn’t resist, tacitly accepting it.

Fu Shizhao leaned in and kissed him directly.

This time, he dared to kiss Tang Mian’s lips, lingering a bit longer.

However, both of them had no experience in kissing, so this bold kiss was just a light touch like the previous pecks on the cheek, and they quickly separated.

Tang Mian’s ears instantly turned red. He lowered his gaze and quickly licked his lips before stuttering, “Let’s… let’s go to sleep.”

Fu Shizhao obediently followed him to bed.

Due to the alcohol, Fu Shizhao’s body temperature was quite high.

Seeing Tang Mian lying next to him, Fu Shizhao leaned in again and kissed his cheek, then hugged him like a koala, closed his eyes, lightly rubbed his head with his chin, felt a bit sleepy, yawned quietly, and muttered, “Confess after graduation…”

Tang Mian blinked in his embrace, the curve of his lips unconsciously widening.

“All right.”

The end of the second year of high school came quickly, and soon they would be facing the intense countdown of their senior year.

After a long period of training, they finally returned to campus. Tang Mian spent every day catching up on his professional courses.

The countdown on the blackboard decreased day by day, and the atmosphere in the classroom became different from before. Tang Mian didn’t feel too much pressure, but he was looking forward to Fu Shizhao’s confession after graduation. Love is something that needs to develop slowly, with the right timing, conditions, and people, all being necessary.

Mu Zichen and Fu Jiacao had their fair share of arguments, followed by silent treatments. Fortunately, they always managed to resolve their issues and reconcile.

Finally, amid the buzzing of cicadas and the heat waves, Tang Mian sat in the quiet classroom and wrote down the final strokes along with other examinees.

On the evening after the college entrance examination, almost every class held a gathering to celebrate the end of three years and the beginning of a new chapter.

After dinner, Tang Mian didn’t go to KTV with his classmates; he was well aware of his tone-deafness. Instead, he went to meet Fu Shizhao at the agreed-upon location after the party and went together to his brother and sister-in-law’s new home.

The wedding would take place after the college entrance examination.

They were almost ready.

Although they said they came to help, there wasn’t much for them to do; they were just there for the excitement.

The wedding room was almost fully decorated, with flowers personally chosen by his mother decorating every corner, to be replaced with new ones on the wedding day.

It was extremely romantic.

Tang Mian and Fu Shizhao wandered around “playing,” looking at this and that, not much different from real eighteen-year-olds.

When they left, Jiang Tian smiled and sent them each a balloon to play with, just like when they were children, still treating them as kids.

Both Mom and Dad were at his brother and sister-in-law’s place, so Tang Mian went to Fu Shizhao’s place for the night.

Holding the round balloon in his hand, Tang Mian’s gaze fell on something Fu Shizhao suddenly took out of his bag. It was a familiar diary, with the password lock already opened by Fu Shizhao.

Although he had known the password to this diary for a long time, he had never peeked inside.

Now, the diary was finally handed to him.

“Read it,” Fu Shizhao said, sitting beside him. Tang Mian opened the first page, somewhat surprised to find it glued with stickers of little cats and dogs that he didn’t know when Fu Shizhao had carefully cut out and pasted there.

Judging from the strokes, it was likely from kindergarten. It had been preserved well for over ten years.

Tang Mian’s heart couldn’t help but beat a little faster as he continued to flip through it. It earnestly recorded the daily life and feelings of each day.

?He was so cute when he was little, and he smelled nice?

?Can’t Mu Zichen be more sensible? How dare he call him “Little Cotton Candy”? ?

?He fed me today, I’m happy. ?

?Every time I cry, he softens up. ?

?So annoying, why are there so many brats in kindergarten trying to snatch my gege? Don’t they have their own gege? ?

?I really like watching him wear little skirts, it’s so cute, but I want to see him wear them as an adult. ?

?I just love how he bosses me around. ?

?I should practice calligraphy well, so I can write love letters to him in the future. ?

These were from kindergarten and primary school.

?Today someone gave him a love letter, I’m jealous. ?

?I really want to kick that blondie, he’s so annoying. ?

?Had a wet dream, got caught washing my pants, felt embarrassed, but it’s not like I haven’t done it before in my past life. ?

?I really want to grow up quickly. ?

?When’s the best time to confess to him? ?

?Saw that jerk from the past life that I beat up, this time I’ll make sure he gets what he deserves. ?

?He found the messages with Zhan Wanqi, I hope everything goes smoothly. ?

?Why hasn’t he come to test me yet?

?Confessed, accidentally got drunk, need to practice drinking in this life too. But everything went smoothly, fortunately, we’re together now (?)?

?Went to Country B, first day, missing him. ?

?Miss him so much. ?

?Can’t wait to see him. ?

?Xu Qingying gave me some cute cat and dog stickers; I should buy some more… [dog and cat holding hands stickers] ?

?Finally back, the perfume recommended by Mu Zichen is quite powerful. Took advantage of the alcohol to kiss the corner of the mouth, kissed him well. ?

?There’s still the last year of high school, endure a bit, being together in high school is too suffocating, can’t do anything… I’m going to confess after graduation, and have a date every day.. [happy dog stickers] ?

?Looking forward to college life. ?

These were from middle and high school.

The diary also had many small notes.

Some were tickets from movies they watched together, some were receipts for strawberry milk tea bought for Tang Mian, and some were the notes they passed around.

There have been small notes since elementary school.

The first one was an IOU – “Party B owes Party A a painting, any subject is fine”.

Tang Mian remembered writing this IOU because Fu Shizhao was jealous at the time. The diary was thick, and Tang Mian read it carefully and patiently, unknowingly slipping away for several hours.

?Can you be with me? ?

This was the last page, with only this sentence written on it.

Tang Mian’s heart was about to jump out of his chest.

He had imagined many ways Fu Shizhao might confess to him, but he had never thought of this.

Fu Shizhao’s confession… was truly unique.

But he had to admit that he liked it very much.

Closing the diary, Tang Mian gathered his courage and met Fu Shizhao’s intense gaze. With determination, he leaned in and kissed him, no longer content with just a peck on the corner of the mouth.

But a complete kiss.

– “Can you be with me?”

– “Yes.”

-End of the main story-

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