The King's Game

College life is not as easy as the blueprint constructed by high school teachers, at least for Jiang Nan, as a freshman, he has to deal with a lot of things, heavy schoolwork, part-time job after class, various club activities—— ——In order to try to better integrate into a group like Qi You, also under Qi You's encouragement, Jiang Nan chose to join an art-related club.

However, when he got there, just because he had a haircut and a pair of glasses, he was inexplicably elected by a bunch of face control people to become a director of publicity.

I have to say that the changed Jiang Nan really looks much fresher than before. He already has fair skin, delicate features, and a clean and soft smile, which won the favor of some big sisters in the club.

It's just that Jiang Nan still doesn't quite adapt to other people's enthusiasm. He still stutters easily when he speaks nervously. He cared, he knew that he was slowly getting better, and he didn't deliberately try to get along with others.

During college, Jiang Nan still didn’t choose to live. After all, the school’s accommodation costs a lot of money, and the house he rented was not far from the school because it was introduced by his cousin’s acquaintance, and the price was not much different.Qi You would still visit Jiang Nan every now and then, and Jiang Nan would be invited by Qi's mother to have a meal at Qi You's house from time to time, with Father Qi's acquiescence. Most of the time is spent, and the rest has not changed much.Jiang Nan was satisfied with all of these.

He also visited Z University where the other party was studying with Qi You. The scenery there was as beautiful and picturesque as the rumors, and the style of study was as strong as the rumors. On the way, Jiang Nan saw several boys and girls greeting Qi You and chatting with him. A few words.

It's only been a while since school started, and I've made a bunch of friends, and there are even girls who are secretly giving me glances...

Looking sideways at Qi You, Jiang Nan couldn't help feeling depressed.

"What's the matter?" Qi You had a keen sense, and he looked at the sullen little boyfriend strangely.

"Cough...well, it's nothing... It's just that among the group of people just now, there is a girl who is quite beautiful." Jiang Nan emphasized that he has always been sensitive to other people's feelings, especially compared to Qi You. In his opinion, one of the few girls looked at Qi You almost substantively, but Qi You didn't seem to realize it.

Anyway, it's my boyfriend, so there should always be a sense of crisis.Jiang Nan silently found reasons for his jealousy.

Qi You raised his eyebrows, and said angrily, "She's pretty? Which one are you talking about? Well, you, we've only been together for less than a year and went to see other girls."

Jiang Nan almost choked on his own saliva.

"No matter how beautiful she is, she is as beautiful as me?"

"..."

"You clearly know what I mean!" Jiang Nan glared at Qi You, but he couldn't hear that Qi You was interrupting.

Qi You smiled and pinched Jiang Nan's face: "Huh? What do you mean?"

"...!!!"

Seeing that Jiang Nan was really going to be teased by him, Qi You accepted it when he saw it was good: "Okay, I promise to keep a distance from her in the future, which one can you tell me?"

Thinking back on the other person's appearance, Jiang Nan didn't know how to describe it, and felt a little ashamed if he really wanted to describe it, so he could only choke out a few words: "It's the most beautiful one."

"...Which one is that?" Qi You didn't seem to be teasing Jiang Nan this time, he thought carefully for a while: "Actually, I think they all look similar."

Then he pinched again: "You are the prettiest."

Jiang Nan: "..."

He continued to recall, enduring embarrassment and describing in a low voice: "It's... the second girl who appeared, the one with long hair..."

Qi You understood the image of the other party from Jiang Nan's mouth, and nodded seriously: "Don't worry, she is just a senior sister I met by chance in the student union, and I probably won't have much contact with her in the future."

Hearing Qi You's serious assurance, Jiang Nan felt a little guilty and embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Don't be too deliberate! I just... er, I'm afraid, I just think you shouldn't give people the wrong impression, well, actually I know you must No, I just..."

"Okay, what are you explaining here?" Seeing Jiang Nan's anxious look, Qi You said helplessly: "I know you believe me, you did nothing wrong, you are my boyfriend, of course you have the right to be jealous."

Being told that he was jealous, Jiang Nan blushed, and he simply broke the can, and said resentfully: "Okay... I'm just jealous, I feel awkward seeing you staying with a girl who likes you."

Qi You smiled, and stretched out his arms to embrace the other party: "Okay, okay, I know you're jealous."

Jiang Nan: "..."

He always had the illusion that the other party was waiting to hear what he had to say.

At the end of this semester, Qi You found out that Jiang Yuan was in a relationship with Jiang Yuan by chance at a party, and the partner was still the beautiful woman Xu who had always been in love with him, and he was a little bit sad for his brother, this guy is really gone. Lucky to be able to catch up with people like this.Jiang Yuan happily said that he would like to thank Jiang Nan, saying that even Jiang Nan was able to confess his love to him in public and succeeded in one fell swoop, which gave him great hope and motivation.Of course, there is no doubt about the fate.

In the past few days, good things can be said to come one after another. Qi You received the phone call Lin Jie left for him on the second day after meeting with Jiang Yuan, saying that she had persuaded her parents to invite him and Jiang Nan to go home for dinner.

Qi You was naturally pleasantly surprised. He knew that Jiang Nan had lost his parents. The meaning of the Lin family, especially Liu Xiaohua, to Jiang Nan was very different. If the family could agree with this feeling, it would definitely be a good thing for Jiang Nan. .

After Jiang Nan heard the news, although he felt uneasy, he was more joyful.

The meal at Lin's house was more harmonious than expected, and the only discordant Lin Bin's voice was blocked by Qi You with a PSP.

When Qi You answered the elders' questions, he was neither humble nor overbearing, and his gentle and generous attitude made Liu Xiaohua and Lin Qian look at each other several times. It's not that they haven't heard Lin Jiemei talk about Jiang Nan's so-called boyfriend before. Although they were persuaded, but After all, I didn't really believe it, I felt that Lin Jie was exaggerating, but now I feel that there is really no thorn in this child, and Qi You's obvious care and love for Jiang Nan made it even more difficult for people to object.

Although they did not fully approve of such feelings, the two of them did not make any voices of admonition or disapproval after all.

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"Will you come to our school to watch the graduation party?" One day when the first school year was about to end, Qi You suddenly called Jiang Nan.

Jiang Nan knew that the other party would not invite him to see their school's graduation party for no reason, so he asked in a flash of inspiration, "Are you going to perform on stage?"

"Nan Nan is getting smarter and smarter!" Qi You called out that nasty title again.

Jiang Nan couldn't be immune no matter how many times he heard it, and Qi You seemed to be planning to call him that when he got interested, and he didn't mean to change it, so he could only ask in a low voice with a blushing face, "When is the party?"

"Tomorrow at seven o'clock in the evening, do you have time to come?" Qi You asked.

"Well, I'll go."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Nan was stunned for a while—Qi You's performance, speaking of it, he hadn't seen Qi You on stage when he was in high school except for a basketball game. I performed a piano solo at the opening ceremony of the art festival, but I only transferred there in my sophomore year of high school, so I missed it.

Will the other party also play the piano this time?Speaking of dating for so long, I have never seen the other party playing the piano.After imagining Qi You wearing a white shirt and sitting on the stage playing, Jiang Nan swallowed, feeling more anticipation in his heart.

……

On the day of Z University’s graduation party, Jiang Nan arrived an hour early at the entrance of the venue that Qi You told him. There were already a lot of staff coming in and out. It seemed that they were busy with the final rehearsal. There were still many people outside the venue who were interested. Watching, but temporarily not allowed to enter, Jiang Nan faintly heard Qi You's name from the crowd, but when he wanted to listen carefully, he was overwhelmed by other noises, so he had to give up.

Since Jiang Nan arrived relatively early, when he called Qi You, the other party was a little surprised: "You are already here? Why don't you tell them in advance, I will let them in." It will be his turn to rehearse soon Well, everyone is busy now, and Qi You has no time to go out to greet him by himself.

"I'll just follow everyone into the arena later. There should be seats for non-school students?" Jiang Nan had already understood this not long ago. As a student from another school, he originally came to watch the performance. Specialization is necessary.

Qi You said: "There is still half an hour before entering the arena. If you don't come in, will you be standing outside foolishly?"

Jiang Nan said honestly: "I didn't stand stupidly, I'm sitting on a bench now, and I want to see your official performance later...Keep a sense of mystery."

Qi You's voice came with a smile: "It's okay, it's still mysterious..."

He was about to say something, when someone called him on the phone, Qi You had no choice but to respond: "It's my turn to rehearse, I'll hang up first, you will remember to find a better position later, Don’t get pushed to the side and don’t know how to sit down, do you know?”

Jiang Nan: "...I'm not a fool."

Qi You laughed again and hung up the phone.Jiang Nan knew that if the other party was not about to rehearse, he would definitely refute himself—"You are not stupid, who is stupid?"

Bending his eyes and staring at the blacked-out screen for a moment, Jiang Nan didn't come back to his senses until someone passing by sneered a few times, realizing how stupid he was sitting on the bench and smirking at the phone. Back in pocket.

……

When entering the arena, Jiang Nan finally understood that what Qi You said before hanging up the phone was not just teasing, there were so many people watching the performance, the venue was crowded with people, and many people even took up three or four seats. Nan was squeezed until he was almost in the corner before he could find a place to sit down.

Since entering university, Jiang Nan has seen several performances in his own school, including theatrical performances and the opening performance of the sports meeting, but the scale of the venue is not so large, and he even has an exquisite program list. Jiang Nan took advantage of the lighting Before it was all gone, I lowered my head and found Qi You's name near the end. It was indeed a piano, but it was not a solo performance, but an ensemble of piano and violin. The violinist's name seemed to be a girl.

Although it is said that it is for Qi You's performance, it is undeniable that every show here is very exciting. It can be seen that it has been carefully prepared for a long time, and Jiang Nan has been quietly enjoying until the part of Qi You's performance.

For some reason, I always felt that when Qi You came out, the atmosphere on the court was warmer than before. Jiang Nan vaguely heard girls in the front row discussing Qi You's appearance and temperament enthusiastically.

The corners of Jiang Nan couldn't help but twitched. Jiang Nan stared intently at Qi You who stood on the left side of the stage and bowed to everyone. The other party was wearing a white shirt as he imagined. Apparently, the classmate in charge of clothing thought that it was the most suitable for playing the piano. Qi You's.

They chose a cheerful and bright piece for this performance. The girl’s violin skills are also superb. The sound of the piano combined with the violin makes people feel as if they are traveling in a fairyland. Qi You still had a faint smile on his lips when he played. Unexpectedly, the "melancholy" that was originally standard with the piano prince has not been reflected in Qi You, but more relaxed and comfortable.

This can't help but remind Jiang Nan of the first time he met the other party. The other party pulled him away from the crowd with a hint of strength and no doubt, like a ray of sunshine shining into the darkest corner of his life.

He really can't think of any words other than sunshine to describe Qi You, because Qi You is always warm and bright, with a signature smile on his face all the time, and Jiang Nan has never experienced sadness and despair when he was with the other party. Negative emotions, even because he likes him, Jiang Nan has become more and more diligent and excellent.

And such a good person also likes himself, and is willing to tolerate his own weakness, and make continuous efforts to be with him.

Just thinking of this, Jiang Nan felt extremely happy and moved, so much so that when the other party called the curtain call, he found that he could no longer listen to the following performance, so he got up without hesitation and left his seat to go backstage.How much he wanted to hug Qi You.

It wasn't until a boy with a work card in the background stopped him that Jiang Nan completely recovered. He tried to explain that he knew the person who performed just now, but the other party shook his head in embarrassment: "But you can't go in without a work card .”

"Huh? Are you... Qi You's friend?" As soon as the crisp female voice came, Jiang Nan turned around and saw a somewhat familiar face. many times.

Thinking of the situation at that time, Jiang Nan couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

"Really? I saw you and Qi You together at school last time, and I even greeted you. What's your name..." The girl thought hard.

"Jiang Nan."

"Oh yes yes yes!" The girl looked at the staff member and said, "I'll take him in, it's fine."

The boy nodded and said with a smile: "For the sake of my love and dedication to my job, will the president consider treating guests to dinner?"

The other party gave him a blank look: "I just treated you to a hot pot meal yesterday, and you forgot it so quickly?"

Jiang Nan looked at the two of them and laughed a few words, and realized that this girl was the president of the student union, and the other party seemed to have spoken on stage at the opening.

Jiang Nan followed the girl to the workshop, and the other party introduced himself: "My name is Tang Xin, you can call me Sister Xin, can you sit here for a while? Qi You was called by the teacher just now to have something to do."

Jiang Nan nodded and hummed, and sat down on the small sofa indicated by the other party.

"You seem to be shy." Tang Xin sat on the chair and looked at him with a smile. It's hard not to feel good about him with her beautiful face and kind words: "How did you get to play with Qi You?"

Jiang Nan faltered for a while: "It's... I met when I was in the same class in high school, and later became the same table..."

Tang Xin's eyes lit up, and she said thoughtfully, "I really envy you. If I were in the same high school as him, if I were his deskmate, I might already be with him."

Startled by the other party's straightforward words, Jiang Nan didn't know how to answer for a while, and felt depressed in his heart.

"You also know that Qi You is good at taking care of people, loves to laugh, and looks good. There are very few girls who don't like it, right?" Seeing Jiang Nan's expression was hard to describe, Tang Xin explained : "Although Qi You doesn't seem to like the relationship between sisters and younger brothers, every time he sees me, he is quite unfamiliar, but..."

She pointedly moved closer to Jiang Nan and asked, "You have known him for so long, do you know what kind of girls he likes?"

"I...I don't know very well..." Jiang Nan said vaguely.

"Hmm... That's right, he doesn't seem to go around telling what type he likes." Tang Xin shrugged.

Jiang Nan couldn't help asking: "Maybe he has someone he is dating?"

"Is there?" Tang Xin raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "He seems to have said yes, but none of us have seen it or heard him describe it. It must be a lie."

Hearing this, Jiang Nan was aggrieved and wanted to declare his sovereignty loudly to the people in front of him, but he restrained himself in the end.

... Also, I am a boy, how can I describe this kind of thing to others, if I talk about Qi You, how can I study safely in school?

But the girl on the opposite side seems to be familiar with Qi You all along.

It was agreed to keep a distance... Jiang Nan couldn't help complaining aggrievedly in his heart.

Tang Xin didn't care about the barrage of bullets in Jiang Nan's mind, and continued to ask, "Then do you know what movies he likes to watch? Or what food he likes to eat? Has he ever been in a relationship before? Give me a little suggestion?"

Jiang Nan opened his mouth and looked at the beautiful senior sitting opposite.

Tang Xin saw that he hesitated to speak, and then looked dazed, and shook his hand in front of the other party: "What's the matter? Oh, actually, I just want a little secret. He must have been chased before. I have to behave with other girls." Just be different."

……

Qi You talked with the teacher about the competition for the summer vacation, and it was estimated that the performance was over, so he called Jiang Nan, but found that the other party hadn't answered, and walked to the back of the stage in confusion, and couldn't find him in the workshop. After inquiring a few words, I found out that Jiang Nan had indeed been here but left again not long ago.

Qi You left the venue, looked around for a week, couldn't help feeling worried, and was about to call Jiang Nan again, when he suddenly saw a young man sitting on a bench under the shade of a tree not far away.

Qi You breathed a sigh of relief, walked over and said, "You, why didn't you answer my call? You're worried to death."

Jiang Nan seemed to be taken aback. He raised his head and stared at him blankly for a while, until Qi You asked another question, then took out his mobile phone, and found that there were indeed several missed calls, and whispered: "I was watching the show before. I turned my phone to silent when I was watching, but I forgot to turn it back, and I didn’t look at it just now.”

"What are you thinking, so engrossed?" Qi You laughed, grabbed the other person's shoulders and walked towards the direction of the student apartment: "Tomorrow weekend, you will go to my dormitory for a while, and I will pack up and go back with you."

Jiang Nan nodded obediently.

Qi You always felt that something was wrong with the other party, and looked down at the other party: "Is something wrong? I heard that I saw you in the background, and then you left alone."

Jiang Nan blinked, and his tone was a little guilty: "No, nothing happened... Uh, I just met your friend and chatted for a while."

Looking at the other party's innocent expression, Qi You raised his eyebrows: "What did you talk about?"

Jiang Nan whispered: "It's just... just chatting... about some performances..."

Qi You raised his eyebrows, and didn't ask any more questions.

In the evening, the two had a meal together, Qi You sent Jiang Nan back to the house rented by the other party first, and made an appointment to watch a movie together tomorrow, Jiang Nan saw that it was getting late, and urged Qi You to go home early.

"You don't want me to stay here so much?" Qi You smiled and said, "I've been here so many times, but I haven't seen you let me sleep here for a night."

"No..." Jiang Nan was at a loss for a moment: "Do you want to sleep here? Then I will clean up for you, and I will sleep on the sofa."

"Why do you sleep on the sofa?" Qi You stopped the other party: "Is it okay to sleep here for one night?"

Jiang Nan blushed, and looked at his single bed hesitantly: "But this bed is a bit small..."

"Squeeze it, it's better than a sofa." Qi You looked natural.

"Okay, okay...then sleep here." Jiang Nan stammered, blushing to the base of his neck.

It's not that he has slept in the same bed with the other party, Jiang Nan has to admit that he is looking forward to it in his heart, because Qi You's embrace is very safe and warm.

Since the two were together, it is not uncommon for them to do things more intimate than kissing, but they have not reached the final step.Every time Jiang Nan thought of this, he was actually a little nervous and scared. Qi You seemed to feel his emotions all the time, so he never took any further actions. These always made Jiang Nan feel guilty, and at the same time made up his mind that he must not behave next time back off.

How could the innocent student Jiang Nan guess that Student Qi was simply waiting for a perfect opportunity.

Wait for the snail to take the initiative to protrude its tentacles from the shell, and then you can attack the city openly, and eat the opponent directly without leaving any residue.

Qi You took his change of clothes and went to Jiang Nan's bathroom to take a shower. Just after putting on his clothes, his phone rang suddenly. He glanced at the contacts displayed on the screen, raised his eyebrows, and took his phone to the balcony.

Jiang Nan was still looking for a pillow in the cabinet, but he didn't think much about it when he saw it, but his ears pricked up unconsciously.

"Sister?" Qi You asked.

Tang Xin's smiling voice came from the other end of the phone: "How is it? Is your little boyfriend jealous of you?"

Qi You was helpless: "It really is you."

"Who made him so cute? No wonder you rejected me because of him. When I saw him, I couldn't help but want to bully him, hahaha." No need to think about Tang Xin's trembling smile.

"Don't joke with him, he will take it seriously."

"Really? I think so too. When he got serious, I was really taken aback."

Qi You was taken aback: "What did you all say?"

Tang Xin seemed a little surprised: "He didn't tell you?"

"No, he hesitated and lied, I'm too embarrassed to expose it after seeing that." Qi You sneered.

"Haha, it's really cute," Tang Xin said, "I just told him on purpose that I like you and want to chase you, and asked him to give me some advice. His eyes almost popped out when he looked at me, and I was shocked."

Qi You: "..."

"Then he stood up and stared at me and said that you already have a partner, and that partner is gentle and kind, and he likes you to death, so please keep me away from you, hahaha." Tang Xin said, "I guess I really It was because of his acting skills that he was overwhelmed with grief, so he said sorry and ran away."

Qi You turned his head to look at Jiang Nan who was pretending to be sitting on the bed and playing with his mobile phone, but was actually aiming in his direction all the time. He couldn't laugh or cry for a while, but he couldn't cover up his love, and his expression softened involuntarily.

He chatted with Tang Xin for a few more words, then hung up, turned around and went back into the house.

"Cough...are you chatting with uncle and aunt?" Jiang Nan asked.

"No, with my classmates." Qi You said while sitting on the side of the bed.

Jiang Nan was silent for a second: "Oh."

Qi You smiled, turned to look at Jiang Nan: "I'm chatting with Sister Xin."

Jiang Nan's expression froze, and he stammered and asked, "What did she tell you?"

"... She said," Qi You lowered his voice, turned around suddenly and pressed Jiang Nan on the bed, and whispered in the other's ear: "She said that she liked me to death, that she was gentle and kind, and made me think about her. "

Jiang Nan subconsciously clutched the other party's sleeve, and his expression instantly became panicked, with a trace of anger: "How could she do this! I clearly said..."

"What? Huh?" Qi You asked.

"Qi You, are you playing tricks on me again?" Jiang Nan stared at Qi You, his head finally had a flash of light, just thinking of Qi You's expression that became gentle for a moment when he was talking on the phone on the balcony, holding the hand of Qi You's clothes Still involuntarily tightened.

"I'm talking about you, why don't you dare to tell me such things?" Qi You lowered his head and kissed the other party: "She has come to you, so she can freely declare her sovereignty."

"...What do you mean?" Jiang Nan was at a loss.

"Stupid, I told Tang Xin about our relationship a long time ago, and she already has a boyfriend. I'm always thinking about it by myself. I don't know when you will be drowned in jealousy." Qi You complained road.

Jiang Nan stared blankly at Qi You.

"Hey, do you understand?" Qi You pinched his face dissatisfied.

"So, so, what she told me today is..."

"Bad taste." Qi You defined it.

Jiang Nan's face turned red immediately, and he murmured, "I...then I actually said those things to her...?"

"What did you say?" Qi You said with a smile.

"You clearly know..." Jiang Nan whispered in a tone that seemed to be complaining.

"I don't know, can you say it again?" Qi You lowered his head and asked softly in his ear, and kissed the other's ear by the way.

Jiang Nan got goosebumps from the other party, feeling his whole body was crispy and soft, unable to resist, he said, "I, I said you have a partner, and if you like you to death, I want her to stay away from you..."

"Then who is my partner?" Qi You asked again.

Jiang Nan met the other party's bright eyes in a daze, and said involuntarily, "Me."

"When you meet this kind of person in the future, you just say that directly, you know? You too, if you meet someone who likes you, you have to sternly refuse." Qi You asked.

Jiang Nan looked at the other party's determined and tolerant expression, and nodded seriously. An impulse broke out in his heart. He took the initiative to put his arms around Qi You's neck, and kissed the corner of the other party's lips lightly.

Qi You took a breath, and couldn't help but bury his head on the other party's neck and asked, "...I want to do something that only your partner can do, okay?"

Jiang Nan blushed, and was so nervous that he didn't know how to answer, but nodded imperceptibly.

……

That night, Jiang Nan felt that he was not afraid at all, as long as he thought that the person beside him was Qi You, everything seemed to become more relaxed.

Of course, it didn't take long for him to learn a lesson that impressed both of them, and he woke up the next day doubting his life.

Even if Qi You took care of him for a day with a guilty conscience.

After all, even if you have done a lot of research, this is your first experience...

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The author has something to say:

Hmm... It's over like this, the writing is a little longer than I originally expected, and I should open up new pits in the future, after all, I still have a lot of brain holes...

Maybe the reality is not so beautiful, let's treat it as a realistic fairy tale...