My crush wants to be my sugar daddy.

Chapter 204 IF Line - College Entrance Examination

Irresponsible IF Side Story - 08

Spring comes after the winter snow melts, and it wasn't until the weather warmed up enough to wear light clothing that Chi Yuan finally took off his scarf, washed it, and put it away.

"Chi Yuan, want to play ball?" Amidst the intense study atmosphere, several boys came to the classroom door, arms around each other's shoulders, to call out to Chi Yuan.

These are all top students who have already secured admission to universities through direct admission programs. Their only requirement at school right now is not to affect other students who are preparing for the college entrance examination. They had arranged a competition with the junior students in the second year of high school, but they were still missing one person, and after thinking about it, they thought of Chi Yuan.

Chi Yuan always ranked first in the monthly exams and was not affected.

Chi Yuan was tired from doing the questions, so upon hearing this, he closed the paper, got up, and went out: "Okay."

The five of them walked onto the playground amidst the envious gazes of their classmates. How should I put it?

Your youth and my youth seem different.

Chi Yuan didn't have many opportunities to play basketball. He entered the competition class in his first year of high school, and spent his spare time either studying or competing, so his basketball skills were actually just average. But he was tall, had good jumping ability, and was accurate with his shot. His teammates liked to pass the ball to him whenever they got it. He didn't compete with others in terms of skills; he would just take the shot when he found an opportunity. And whenever the ball got into Chi Yuan's hands, it was the climax of the game.

"Chi Yuan!" A teammate found an opening and passed the ball to Chi Yuan.

Chi Yuan received the ball, turned around to create distance, jumped high, and shot the ball towards the basketball hoop.

With a "whoosh," the basketball went into the basket, scoring two points.

A burst of excited screams immediately erupted at the scene.

The student defending Chi Yuan was a step too late, but he rushed too fast and couldn't stop in time. As Chi Yuan landed, he bumped into Chi Yuan's shoulder, and the two of them fell to the ground together.

"I'm sorry, senior, are you alright?" The boy quickly got up, afraid of bumping into Chi Yuan's shoulder. The college entrance exam was just around the corner, and if he hurt his shoulder, it would affect Chi Yuan's ability to answer the questions.

Chi Yuan smiled and shook his head: "It's nothing."

The boy was relieved. He stood up first and then reached out to help Chi Yuan, who was sitting on the ground, up as well.

Off-site, students from the school's publicity department captured this scene with their cameras.

When the match ended, both sides were too exhausted to walk and collapsed on the ground. Someone brought Chi Yuan a bottle of water, and after he unscrewed the cap and took a sip, his teammate snatched it away. He wasn't angry; he just smiled at his teammate sprawled on the ground, his eyes sparkling with pride.

"Senior, senior."

Chi Yuan turned around and saw a girl with slightly flushed cheeks, a camera hanging around her neck, looking at him.

Seeing that Chi Yuan was looking at him, the girl quickly said, "Senior, we're from the school's publicity department. I just took some photos that we'd like to use in the school newspaper and on the school's admissions website. Is that okay?"

As a top student at the school, Chi Yuan had been featured in the school newspaper quite often, so he didn't mind this kind of thing. Just as he was about to agree, he heard his teammates teasing him, "Junior, you didn't just take pictures of Chi Yuan, did you?"

The girl quickly replied, "How could that be? I took a lot of photos of everyone playing ball together, which I plan to use during the sports meet. By the way, if you seniors don't mind, I'd also like to take a group photo of you all."

Boys at this age love to show off, so of course they agreed. They immediately got up from the ground, lined up in two rows, and took a group photo with their arms around each other's shoulders.

After taking the photo, the girl looked at Chi Yuan and said, "Senior, let's add each other on WeChat. I'll send you a copy of the photo in a bit."

Chi Yuangang wanted to say no, but then he thought that there were more than just his photos in the picture, so he agreed.

During dinner, the girl sent dozens of photos to Chi Yuan, including solo photos of Chi Yuan and many photos of him interacting with his teammates.

He shared the photo in a basketball group, and someone exclaimed, "Wow, this junior's photography skills are amazing! I didn't know I was this handsome."

"Get lost! What's so handsome about your face covered in acne? The school heartthrob hasn't even said anything yet."

"Tsk tsk tsk, if this photo were published in the school newspaper, all the girls in the school would be swooning over it. It's full of bromance."

Chi Yuan glanced at the photo; it showed the person who bumped into him and helped him up. However, only his face was visible in the photo; the other person had their back to the camera, so only their silhouette was visible.

"Damn, that look in your eyes, school heartthrob, are you interested in me?"

"Don't flatter yourself. What's Chi Yuan's eye called again? Oh, I remember now, it's called eyes that look at dogs with deep affection."

In the group chat, everyone was joking around and saving the photos. Chi Yuan, who originally had no particular interest in these photos, suddenly started to have some thoughts.

The photo does look a bit ambiguous, and he wants to send it to his brother.

Wouldn't it be too obvious if I just sent it directly?

Chi Yuan pondered for a while before finally deciding to post it on his WeChat Moments. He carefully selected nine photos from the dozens available, meticulously arranged them, and placed the ambiguous "holding hands" photo right in the center. Then, he added the caption "Playing basketball, having fun" and posted it on his Moments.

Worried that his brother was too busy to check his WeChat Moments, he posted another one to collect likes, and then messaged his brother to ask him to like it.

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That evening, Jiang Haochen finished work, took his phone back, and sure enough, saw Chi Yuan's message.

While mentally complaining that the kid was collecting likes for a few dozen yuan worth of free gifts, he casually opened Chi Yuan's Moments and immediately saw the nine-grid photo collage.

Jiang Haochen: "..."

Twenty minutes later.

When Xiao Cui returned after packing his things, he saw Jiang Haochen still in his costume, sitting there staring blankly at his phone. He couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what are you looking at?"

Jiang Haochen looked at Xiao Cui, his brows furrowed tightly: "Have you seen Chi Yuan's WeChat Moments?"

Xiao Cui: "What WeChat Moments?"

Jiang Haochen showed Chi Yuan's WeChat Moments to Xiao Cui. Xiao Cui glanced at it and thought to himself, "Isn't this just a picture of him playing basketball?"

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Haochen: "Last year on my birthday, Chi Yuan said he had someone he liked. Do you think he might be in that relationship?"

He strongly suspected that the person in the middle photo with the face obscured in the "holding hands" photo was the one Chi Yuan liked. However, in the last group photo, the five boys in the back row couldn't make out their ball numbers, so he studied it for a long time but still couldn't find the "suspect".

Xiao Cui took it to heart and stared at the photo carefully. But being a typical straight man, he couldn't see the underlying meaning and only felt that the photo was full of socialist brotherhood.

"Why don't you ask him?" Xiao Cui suggested.

Jiang Haochen felt inexplicably resistant. He had said that as long as Chi Yuan liked someone sincerely, it was fine, but if Chi Yuan actually had something happen with that person, he would feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

From the information Chi Yuan conveyed, it's clear he really likes that person. What if Chi Yuan gets taken advantage of? What if Chi Yuan gets tricked into...

In the lounge, Xiao Cui suddenly sensed a murderous aura.

Jiang Haochen tried hard to control his temper, repeatedly telling himself not to become an unreasonable and authoritarian parent, enduring it all the way to the hotel and until he went to sleep.

No, I still need to find out.

Jiang Haochen got out of bed and called Chi Yuan.

"Brother?" Chi Yuan's voice was nasal, clearly he had just woken up. "Wait a minute..."

Jiang Haochen heard Chi Yuan making some rustling noises on the other end of the phone, and then he heard someone muttering on the other end. After a while, he heard Chi Yuan open the door and come out.

Jiang Haochen clearly sensed something was wrong: "What were you doing in the dorm just now?"

Chi Yuan: "Go to sleep."

Jiang Haochen: "I mean, just now, when I went outside, I think I heard a sound?"

Chi Yuan said "Oh," and replied, "It's my roommate. His blanket fell on the floor, so I covered him up."

Jiang Haochen's mind went blank for a moment: "Your roommate, is that the person you played basketball with this afternoon?"

Chi Yuan hummed in agreement.

Jiang Haochen: "!!"

They're classmates, teammates, and roommates! No wonder Chi Yuanlao said he dreamt at night that they were living in the same dormitory.

"Chi Yuan, the most important thing for you right now is the college entrance examination, do you know that?" Jiang Haochen said in a deep voice.

Chi Yuan nodded: "I know, brother, don't worry, I got first place again in this monthly exam."

Jiang Haochen: "..."

The tactic of letting romantic relationships interfere with studies is no longer an option.

Jiang Haochen: "What about your roommate?"

Chi Yuan: "Him? He's already been admitted to university without taking the college entrance exam."

Jiang Haochen: "..." The excuse of affecting the other party can no longer be used.

Jiang Haochen, having run out of excuses, asked directly, "Chi Yuan, you said you have someone you like, have you confessed?"

Chi Yuan's drowsy mind suddenly cleared; it was the WeChat Moments posts from earlier that day that had taken effect.

His brother cares about him.

Chi Yuan: Not yet.

Jiang Haochen breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't think about these things before the college entrance exam is over. After the exam..."

Jiang Haochen paused for a moment before continuing, "If you're planning to confess your feelings, I'll tell you some more mature things."

Since we can't stop them, we should teach them to protect themselves.

Chi Yuan obediently replied, "Okay."

Jiang Haochen was extremely annoyed: "Go to sleep."

After that, Jiang Haochen hoped that the college entrance examination would come slowly, but time always seemed to be working against him, and before he knew it, it was June.

Jiang Haochen felt the atmosphere of the college entrance examination even on the set. Since he couldn't go to see Chi Yuan off to the exam, he told Xu Mo to make sure to pick up and drop off Chi Yuan during the exam days.

Xu Mo got annoyed by his words and retorted, "How about I call my wife, and we go out in cheongsams to wish for a good start and a successful outcome?"

Then Jiang Haochen had a cheongsam sent to Madam Xu.

Xu Mo: "..."

On the day of the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao), Jiang Haochen posted a message of blessing for the students taking the exam for the first time since his debut. His post was followed by a large number of celebrities in the entertainment industry, and in an instant, Weibo was filled with well wishes for the Gaokao students.

Three days later, Chi Yuan walked out of the examination room in high spirits. He avoided the cameras and ran towards an SUV parked outside the crowd.

As soon as he got closer, the car door opened from the inside, and Jiang Haochen sat inside, looking at him with a smile.

"Get in the car quickly, or you'll get photographed," Xiao Cui reminded him.

Chi Yuan hurriedly got into the car, and because he got in so quickly, he threw himself into Jiang Haochen's arms.

Xiao Cui closed the car door with a remote control.

Chi Yuan lay nestled in Jiang Haochen's arms, not getting up for a long time; he hadn't seen his brother in ages.

Jiang Haochen asked in surprise, "What happened? Did you fall?"

Chi Yuan shook his head: "It's a bit embarrassing."

Jiang Haochen just found it funny: "Alright, I won't laugh at you."

Chi Yuan then reluctantly got up.

Jiang Haochen ruffled the child's slightly messy hair: "How did the exam go? Can you get into Tsinghua or Peking University?"

Chi Yuan nodded: "Yes, you can."

Jiang Haochen liked his child's confident and domineering demeanor.