Why Does First Love Feel This Sweet? - Chapter 32

Chapter 32

The three-day New Year holiday had arrived.

Rong Yu was finally on break, and Sheng Yi spent the holiday with their families. Ever since receiving those three words—”I am sorry”—on New Year’s Eve, Sheng Yi had been watching Rong Yu all morning, wanting to speak but hesitating. He still couldn’t figure out what Rong Yu meant.

During the family banquet, Sheng Yi was shocked to learn that his father-in-law, Rong Qinghe, was actually the chef of the day.

“Dad knows how to cook?” Sheng Yi asked, holding a cherry, his expression dazed.

“He only cooks twice a year. Treasure it,” Rong Yu replied with a faint smile, seemingly amused by Sheng Yi’s reaction.

A few hours later, Sheng Yi was a believer. The home-cooked meal surpassed the Michelin-star artistry they’d had earlier. He looked at his usually stern father-in-law with newfound reverence. In his excitement, he ate far too much.

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The “Pregnancy” Incident

That night, after a week of “abstinence,” Rong Yu finally took the initiative to kiss Sheng Yi after the lights went out. Sheng Yi was thrilled, wrapping his arms around Rong Yu’s neck and kissing him back eagerly.

But just as things were heating up, Sheng Yi’s stomach gave a violent, untimely churn. He pushed Rong Yu away, curled into a ball, and groaned.

“Stomach ache?” Rong Yu frowned.

Sheng Yi couldn’t even speak. He turned pale, clutched his mouth, and scrambled out of bed to the bathroom. After throwing up, he sat on the floor, half-dead.

“Indigestion,” Rong Yu diagnosed helplessly, helping him rinse his mouth.

“Xiao Yu,” Sheng Yi gasped, grabbing Rong Yu’s pajama pants and looking up with teary eyes. “Let’s… let’s continue.”

Rong Yu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Wait until you’re better.”

“I’m better now!” Sheng Yi insisted, brushing his teeth frantically. He felt like he had just missed out on a billion dollars. This was Rong Yu initiating! Do you know how rare that is?!

Did I just ruin the mood so badly he’ll never want to do it again? Sheng Yi panicked. Trying to be flirtatious to save the moment, he joked, “Xiao Yu, I think I might be pregnant.”

Rong Yu stared at him for a few seconds. “Morning sickness usually starts six to eight weeks after conception.”

Sheng Yi: “?”

Rong Yu said calmly: “It’s not mine.”

Sheng Yi: “…” Life is hard.

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Midnight Astrology Class

Back in bed, Rong Yu gave him some probiotics and tucked him in. Sheng Yi decided that since they couldn’t have a night of passion, they should have a heart-to-heart.

“Xiao Yu, what did those three words yesterday mean?”

Rong Yu reached out, felt his forehead for a fever, and pulled him into a hug. “Let’s talk another day. Sleep.”

Sheng Yi was frustrated. His Xiao Yu had changed. The old Xiao Yu never refused a heart-to-heart. Desperate, he messaged Yang Yue (Rong Yu’s sister).

Sheng Yi: Yue Yue, do you think Rong Yu has changed? I feel like I don’t understand him at all.

Yang Yue, a self-proclaimed astrology expert, sent over a birth chart. It’s probably his ‘Rising’ sign taking over. Rong Yu is a Pisces Sun, Virgo Rising, and Aries Moon.

Sheng Yi was confused: ???

Yang Yue: Listen. Rong Yu looks like a cold, emotionless god because of his Virgo Rising—it makes him a rational, perfectionist workaholic with a serious germophobia. But his Pisces Sun means he is actually hyper-sensitive, sentimental, and a romantic. He hides his fragility behind that cold mask.

Sheng Yi: Go on!

Yang Yue: As he gets older, he becomes more like his Virgo Rising. He’ll have higher standards for ‘quality’ over ‘quantity’ in his sex life. But his Aries Moon is the danger zone. When the pressure gets too high, he’ll lose his mind, explode, and do things that scare even himself.

Sheng Yi shivered under the covers, remembering Rong Yu’s intensity at the hotel.

Yang Yue: After he loses control, his Pisces side kicks back in, and he falls into deep self-loathing and guilt. He probably can’t forgive himself.

Sheng Yi had an epiphany. So that’s what “I am sorry” meant.

Rong Yu was blaming himself for hurting Sheng Yi that night. That’s why he had been keeping his distance—he was afraid of his own lack of control.

Sheng Yi felt a wave of pity for the sleeping man beside him. He did a quick Google search for their compatibility: Gemini Sheng Yi & Pisces Rong Yu.

Friendship: ★★ Love: ★★ Marriage: ★★ Verdict: They are not the same kind of people. However, they have high compatibility in their sex life, which is often how their relationships begin.

Sheng Yi turned off his phone with a blank expression and snuggled back into Rong Yu’s arms, feeling his abs.

Fine, Sheng Yi thought as he closed his eyes. I’ll use the simplest method. They say love comes from doing. If we do it enough, the love will follow.