What Avails This Beauty?

In the distance, the shouts of the audience echoed through the sky. Qi Shejiang had already been pulled around a corner, and it wasn’t until the noise faded that Zhang Yue finally stopped. “…Phew.” Zhang Yue leaned on his knees, panting. “Why did you do that?” Qi Shejiang also pulled down his scarf and took deep breaths. “I had a sudden idea, and I just wanted to tease them a bit.” Zhang Yue casually sat down on the ground, not taking it too seriously; he had done plenty of reckless things before and didn’t care much about this one. Qi Shejiang thought for a moment and said, “The song was good.” Zhang Yue felt a bit shy and didn’t dare to look up, even though he was the one singing and changing the lyrics. An odd atmosphere lingered between the two. After a while, Zhang Yue got up, pretending to be carefree and cool, “Let’s go eat something.” Qi Shejiang watched him take somewhat stiff steps and smiled a bit, remaining silent as he followed. They didn’t eat until it was past three in the morning; Qi Shejiang returned home, washed up, and lay down around four. … The next day, Qi Shejiang didn’t wake up until well past noon, and not by his own choice. Groggily opening his eyes, he saw a face very close to him, startling him enough to roll backward, “…Mom?