Make Our Days Count: In Your Memory

Chapter 3: Who Is Xiang Hao Ting?!

The next day, there was Yu Xi Gu standing right in front of Xiang Hao Ting's department building.

Xiang Hao Ting froze when he saw Yu Xi Gu standing there. And at that moment something started to bug him.

'Why the hell is Yu Xi Gu talking to me? We aren't even in the same department?! We barely have anything to do with each other. Should I go and talk to him? Or maybe I should just go somewhere else for now and return when he goes.'

Xiang Hao Ting turned his back and started walking towards the vending machine to grab a coffee to wake himself up and get his mind together.

'Where is he? He should be here by now, shouldn't he? Did he have a lecture today? Ughh, I should've asked that first, how could I not? When it comes to him, I always act like an idiot seriously! What's wrong with me?!'

Yu Xi Gu who was standing in front of the Department of Visual Arts since the early morning while waiting for Xiang Hao Ting internally screamed.
One thing he didn't know was that unexpectedly Xiang Hao Ting's instinct was very right when he avoided Yu Xi Gu after he saw him lingering in front of the building.

He waited there for a bit more until he realised he was going to be late for his lecture and the professor was very hot headed. He ran back to his department building and as Xiang Hao Ting saw him run, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiang Hao Ting could finally go inside the building now. He had an assignment which he was supposed to hand in. The deadline was far ahead but the Xiang Hao Ting now, liked to complete everything before time and the reason he worked so hard constantly was also because he wanted to forget some things, that he still wasn't able to forget.

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"Hey, why did you go to the department of visual arts today? You got late because of that, didn't you??" Yu Xi Gu's friend asked him while they were having lunch.

"Just because I wanted to...." Yu Xi Gu tried to act nonchalant.

"It's that guy, isn't he? The tall, handsome guy who was taking the photos the other day for the event? You went so far to even take his number from the seniors?" Xia De smirked knowingly.

"No! I can go anywhere inside the campus, can't I?! I just felt like taking a stroll. And about the number, i was just a little curious about the photos he took. I never really texted him." Yu Xi Gu who was obviously bad at lying exclaimed.

"Oh, so you were taking a stroll in front of the building of department of visual arts from 6:30 in the freaking morning when you knew we had a lecture at 8? And then you were just a tad bit away from getting reprimanded for being late by that monster of a professor? Is that your explanation?"

"You literally speak my mind every single time! That's exactly it!" Yu Xi Gu said with a goofy smile trying to hide the real reason.

"You....are unbelievable sometimes, do you know that?"

"Hmm i know~" Yu Xi Gu said in a sing song way while eating his pork cutlet.

"Fine...but be mindful next time, alright? That professor could deduct your merits. You know how you are one of the best students who got the scholarship right?" Xia De worried about Yu Xi Gu more than ever since the accident. He never spoke about the past with Yu Xi Gu and stayed friends with him even now.

"Yes, yes i know. No nagging while eating." Yu Xi Gu said as he feeded Xia De the cutlet.

Yu Xi Gu thought about why he did what he did today for the whole day after that.
'What is Xiang Hao Ting? I haven't even met him in my whole life?! But now, I always want to see him and look out for him. Am i in lo..?! What bullshit. We both are guys after all so he might get weirded out and on top of that, I don't even know anything about him, I don't even know if he's into guys!' Yu Xi Gu thought, completely confused.
Yu Xi Gu decided that day, that he won't back off until he knows why it was like this only with Xiang Hao Ting.

Now both of them had the exact opposite goals concerning each other. Xiang Hao Ting wanted to avoid Yu Xi Gu forever but Yu Xi Gu was equally stubborn to get his answer.