Little Sweetheart

Xia Zhijun suspected he'd misheard…

The air hung silent for a few seconds before he asked uncertainly, "What did you say?"

"…Don't you want to?" A mosquito-like whisper emerged from the girl in his arms.

He cleared his throat, his voice hoarse. "Want to what?"

"You know what…" she mumbled, her delicate voice laced with shyness.

"…" Xia Zhijun's face flushed crimson.

Not want to? How could he not? He thought about it uncontrollably every day!

But he had to respect her feelings. He could only endure.

With Gu Siyi initiating the invitation, Xia Zhijun's reason crumbled.

Impulsively, he explored uncharted territory…

It was a flurry of hurried and confused, muddled and unclear actions.

Gu Siyi closed her eyes, unaware of anything, suppressing the fear in her heart, and giving him complete control…

"…" Gu Siyi took a deep breath, biting her lip hard to stifle a cry of pain.

It wasn't unbearably painful, and she could endure the discomfort for what she intended to do.

Suddenly, everything stopped.

The anticipated, excruciating pain didn't arrive. It was as if a raging storm was brewing, then abruptly calmed.

Gu Siyi slowly opened her eyes and looked at Xia Zhijun.

Xia Zhijun averted his gaze, quickly saying, "I'm going to the bathroom."

Once alone, she mustered her courage, blushing, and looked down…

Uh… where was the expected bleeding?

But what was this sticky residue?

The ever-curious Gu Siyi observed and pondered, sniffing the peculiar scent. When she finally understood, her face burned scarlet.

While Xia Zhijun was in the bathroom, she quickly cleaned up.

When he came out, she was already wrapped in a bathrobe, head lowered. "I'm going to shower too."

When they were both back in bed, Gu Siyi couldn't contain her curiosity any longer. "Isn't there supposed to be blood…? Why wasn't there any for me?"

"…" Xia Zhijun didn't want to talk.

In the silence, Gu Siyi asked again, "Are you asleep?"

"…" Xia Zhijun turned, embraced her, and said, "Go to sleep. We'll talk tomorrow."

"Oh…" She felt awkward continuing to discuss this.

Though puzzled, Gu Siyi quickly fell asleep.

Xia Zhijun, however, was plagued by complex emotions, unable to sleep…

He actually… hadn't been able to hold back while he was still… finding his way…

He hadn't even had time to put on a condom, his mind a complete blank…

This was so embarrassing… Xia Zhijun didn't know how to explain it to Gu Siyi.

For the first time in his life, he experienced this intensely awkward and mortifying feeling.

The genius Xia Zhijun had insomnia…

The next day, everyone said their goodbyes after lunch and returned to their respective schools.

Xia Zhijun dropped Gu Siyi off at her apartment building.

Gu Siyi thought about asking about last night again but held back.

That evening, as Xia Zhijun pretended to calmly read in his dorm room, his roommate Zhang Zhang returned, the ever-experienced "old driver."

Xia Zhijun, seizing the opportunity of being alone with him, asked, "…What do you do if it's too fast?"

Zhang Zhang, connecting this to Xia Zhijun's recent closeness with his junior schoolmate, instantly understood and burst into laughter.

Xia Zhijun stared at him expressionlessly.

After Zhang Zhang had his fill of laughter, he patted Xia Zhijun's shoulder and asked, "Dude, first time?"

Xia Zhijun didn't reply, which was taken as confirmation.

Zhang Zhang chuckled. "Little virgin, it's normal for things not to go smoothly…"

He continued to offer guidance: "Your girl is the curvy, voluptuous type. I wouldn't be able to control myself either…"

Xia Zhijun's expression immediately changed. He stood up, his icy gaze piercing like a blade.

Zhang Zhang instantly cowered, realizing he'd gone too far. "My bad, my bad. How could I dare fantasize about your girl… Absolutely not! Just kidding, I won't be a jerk anymore."

To make amends, he added, "Relax, everyone's nervous the first time. There's no experience, so all sorts of unexpected things can happen. It's like studying – you need to keep researching, improving, and refining, and then find the most compatible method for both of you."

Xia Zhijun: "…"

Xia Zhijun turned, leaned lazily against the desk, and picked up his phone.

He selected a photo of him and Gu Siyi from the Great Wall and changed his profile picture.

Then he posted a nine-picture grid on his WeChat Moments with photos he'd taken, some of Gu Siyi alone and some of them together, without any caption.

Soon, likes and comments flooded in.

It was rare to see the academic god post on Moments, and it was a blatant display of affection, yet done in a refreshingly clean way, without a single cheesy line.

Shortly after, Gu Siyi commented: "Couldn't you have chosen better ones and added a filter? [facepalm]…"

Gu Siyi was truly a bit exasperated.

Nine unedited photos, all posted without any selection.

The good ones were fine, but some were unflattering…

Gu Siyi felt that her first appearance on Xia Zhijun's Moments should present a stylish and ethereal image.

The reality was… some photos showed her eating candied hawthorns, some showed her playing games on her phone, and some showed her grinning, revealing her pearly white teeth. It was too down-to-earth, bordering on silly…

Ugh, expectations versus reality!

While Gu Siyi fumed at the photos, Xia Zhijun admired them with delight.

The likes and comments from classmates and friends were nothing but praise.

"A talented man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven~"

"Wow, sister-in-law is so pretty~"

"Pure and natural, eternally youthful beauty, the academic god has good taste!"

"The academic god is showing off his girlfriend, and I'm still single~"

…

Gu Siyi couldn't resist messaging Xia Zhijun.

Gu Ming Siyi (Gu Siyi's WeChat name): "Some of those photos aren't good. Delete them!"

X (Xia Zhijun's WeChat name): "No."

Gu Ming Siyi: "[hitting] You're embarrassing your girlfriend!"

X: "Not embarrassing, very beautiful."

Gu Ming Siyi: "…My face looks huge in the third one! The angle is weird in the fifth one! And in the seventh one, my smile is all distorted! Please, delete them, I'll pick some and add filters, then you can repost, okay?"

X: "…"

He didn't understand a girl's mind…

Gu Ming Siyi: "Okay? Okay? Okay?"

X: "Then choose them and send them to me."

Gu Siyi happily selected photos, added various filters and edits, and sent them to Xia Zhijun ten minutes later.

Xia Zhijun posted on Moments again, with the caption: My girlfriend says these look better.

Gu Siyi immediately called him.

"What's wrong?" he asked, a smile in his voice.

"…You're so annoying! You didn't delete the previous ones, and you posted this, exposing my photo editing!"

"It's okay, as long as you like them," he said casually.

"Ugh, I don't want to talk to you." Seeing that reasoning with him was futile, Gu Siyi hung up.

Soon, Xia Zhijun sent a WeChat message, a screenshot.

Gu Siyi clicked on it and saw that the new Moments post was only visible to one person.

He was teasing her…

Gu Ming Siyi: "…You're learning to be bad."

X: "No choice. I don't want to delete any of those photos. They're all good."

X: "Understand my feelings."

Gu Ming Siyi: "Blind praise…"

X: "But I just like them, what can I do?"

Gu Ming Siyi: "Okay, you win [kiss][kiss]"

Gu Siyi suddenly stopped fretting. What did a big face or a distorted smile matter? He was blind anyway!

Seeing that Xia Zhijun had changed his profile picture, she smiled as she looked at it.

Then, she also chose a photo of them together at the Great Wall as her profile picture.

At first glance, they looked like matching profile pictures. She admired them with satisfaction.

Gu Siyi was too embarrassed to discuss what happened that night with her roommates, but she was genuinely puzzled.

It had started to hurt a bit, she felt him pushing, then it ended, and then there was no…

Now that some time had passed, she felt even more awkward discussing it with Xia Zhijun, so she turned to Baidu.

After consulting various sources, she came to two conclusions:

First: Not every girl bleeds the first time, it varies from person to person.

Second: If the boyfriend is particularly small, there won't be a noticeable feeling…

Gu Siyi pondered… she had accidentally glimpsed it that morning, and it wasn't small…

After thinking for a long time without reaching a conclusion, Gu Siyi decided to let it go and try again next time.

Thinking wouldn't give her answers! Practice makes perfect!

After military training ended, the classmates had mostly gotten to know each other. During an evening study session, the class advisor held elections for class representatives.

Among the various positions, Gu Siyi ran for Organization Committee member. Wen Ying, the pretty, petite girl, ran for Class President. Her roommate Zhang Weilan ran for Communist Youth League Secretary.

These three were among the most popular girls in the class, enjoying good relationships with their peers and strong support from the boys, so they were successfully elected.

Not long after the class elections, the Student Union began recruiting new members.

With the intention of challenging herself, Gu Siyi enthusiastically participated in the Student Union elections.

This was a competition among all students in the school, not as simple and casual as choosing class representatives.

She prepared a speech in advance and practiced diligently in her dorm.

Seeing her enthusiasm, Xia Zhijun offered words of encouragement. Although he wasn't personally interested in these activities, it didn't stop him from supporting her in expressing her youthful energy. If she didn't enjoy studying, she should at least have some hobbies.

On the day of the election, Gu Siyi dressed neatly and professionally.

As she stood on stage delivering her speech, many students in the audience took photos.

Thanks to her excellent performance, she successfully joined the Student Union as a staff member.

While Gu Siyi was busy with school activities, Xia Zhijun was busy with his academic research.

Although only a sophomore, his talent and knowledge earned him the favor of his professors, who allowed him to participate in some research projects typically reserved for graduate students.

Xia Zhijun was usually busy, but whenever he had free time, he would seek out Gu Siyi.

Or rather, he dedicated all his free time to Gu Siyi.

They met almost every day, even if just for a meal together if they were busy, or for a stroll on campus or a walk outside if they had more time.

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and National Day arrived.

Zheng Peipei had informed Gu Siyi in advance that Su Han had taken time off and they planned to go on vacation abroad together.

Zheng Peipei invited Gu Siyi and Xia Zhijun to join them, making it a foursome.

After Gu Siyi told Xia Zhijun, he readily agreed, even more enthusiastically than she was.

A seven-day holiday, a tropical island vacation, with ample time and atmosphere, would allow them to slowly adjust and find their rhythm…

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