four year itch

Three o'clock in the morning, sleepless night.

The empty night was silent, except for the rustling sound on the bed, Xu Ruibai hadn't fallen asleep yet.

Xu Ruibai opened his eyes, and heard Ye Jia's even breathing from under the bed, sounding like he was already fast asleep.Xu Ruibai turned over and lay on the edge of the bed looking at him.The moonlight passed through the curtains, casting a beautiful light on his sleeping face. His long eyelashes covered his eyelashes, forming a small shadow that trembled slightly with his breathing.

He slept so peacefully that people can't help but think of such beautiful words as hometown, childhood and windmill.

"Ye Jia." Xu Ruibai called him in a low voice.

no respond.

"Xiaojia." Xu Ruibai stretched out his fingers and twirled his hair.

Ye Jia frowned, let out a muffled grunt, burrowed into the bed, and fell asleep again.

"Asleep?" Xu Ruibai raised the corners of his mouth unconsciously, like a child who tirelessly wreaks havoc.

"Yeah." Ye Jia answered vaguely.

"Did you really sleep?"

"Ah."

The mood suddenly improved, and even the night became less empty.

Aware of the smile on his face, Xu Ruibai suddenly withdrew his hand, suppressed his smile, stared at Ye Jia with deep eyes, lay down on the pillow again after a while, and slowly closed his eyes.

Ye Jia was woken up by the sound of voices and footsteps outside the door. It seemed like a lot of people had come. He looked at the alarm clock in a daze, and it was only 08:30 in the morning.As soon as he looked up, he saw Xu Ruibai opened his eyes slightly, as if he was a little impatient.

"I'll go out and have a look." Ye Jia volunteered to stand up, while Xu Ruibai changed his posture and closed his eyes again.

As soon as Ye Jiafu opened the door, within a second, he closed the door heavily again, with an expression of seeing a ghost.Xu Ruibai was awakened by the sound of closing the door, and took away the pillow, with a strong nasal voice and some displeasure on getting up: "What's wrong?"

Seeing Ye Jia's frightened expression, Xu Ruibai frowned and got out of bed to find out.

"Don't open." Ye Jia blocked the door, the noise outside continued, but Ye Jia was obviously just a weak chicken, Xu Ruibai pulled Ye Jia away with a little force.

then,

"Ah, ah, it's really a strong southwest wind."

"Oh my God!"

"very handsome!"

There was a burst of screams, Xu Ruibai didn't even have time to close the door, and several seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls rushed over with books in their hands.

"Can you sign me, sir?"

Xu Ruibai never dreamed that he would have a day when his mind went blank. Many years later, when he mentioned this matter, Xu Ruibai still did not forget the fear of being surrounded by high school students that day.

The person involved said that he was terrified at the time.

"Big..."

"Big..."

The girls with excess energy surrounded Xu Ruibai asking questions over and over again.

Ye Jia quickly pulled Xu Ruibai back, and closed the door with a "bang". The two leaned against the door in shock, glanced at each other, and laughed at the same time.

The voices of girls chattering faintly came from outside the door:

"The southwest wind is so handsome, isn't it?"

"Yeah, that pinch of upturned hair on the head is so cute."

"Did he just wake up?"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

"I regret it, why didn't I bring my camera!"

"Is your brother an Omega? Is there something wrong with the two of them?"

"Are you a fake fan?! Southwest Feng likes Beta so much, don't you know?!"

"I don't know! I'm llllllb?!"

"Then do I have a chance?"

"Wake up, girl."

Sure enough, Ye Ming brought them here!Today, if Ye Jia doesn't give Ye Ming some flair, this little girl might really be going to heaven.

Ye Jia rolled up his sleeves, took a deep breath, opened the door and prepared to face the storm alone: ​​"Ye Ming! Come here!"

In the end, Ye Jia reprimanded Ye Ming, helped the seven or eight little girls to sign, and warned them both hard and soft that they must never spread the news about Xu Ruibai's presence here.The girls were quite sensible, and after knowing that the one they liked came here to collect material for a new comic, they all expressed that they would keep their mouths shut, so Ye Jia let them go with confidence.

After tossing all morning, the sleepiness of the two of them has long since disappeared, and it’s not yet time for lunch. The two of them who haven’t slept well sat on the sofa in a daze, as if they had bought vegetables from outside. Chen Jing was startled.

After all, it was the second day of the Lunar New Year, and Ye Hemin went out to visit relatives, while Chen Jing stayed at home to help them cook. This was Xu Ruibai's first formal meal at his house, so Chen Jing naturally wanted to show off her talents , Burned seven or eight dishes, saying that he couldn't neglect others.

"Xiaobai, eat more, don't be polite." Chen Jing enthusiastically gave Xu Ruibai some food.

"Thank you, auntie." After a day of getting along, Xu Ruibai also got the knack of getting along with elders. Pretending to be good is the best way, and he repeatedly praised: "Your skills are really good."

"Come here often if you like it, Auntie will do it for you!" Chen Jing smiled and opened her eyes, glanced at Ye Jia who had been silent for a long time and said, "Our Xiaojia is bored and has never had many friends. It's good to have you friends we are happy."

Ye Jia ate with a sullen head.

"No, Ye Jia has a stable temper and is quite good."

"Yes, obedient is obedient, but he is too unsocial. Look at this, he is 24 after the new year, and he has never been in a relationship, and I don't see him in a hurry." Chen Jing hated iron for not being steel.

"Mom!" Seeing that Chen Jing was getting excited again, Ye Jia hurriedly tried to stop her.

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Chen Jing glared at him.

"...What you said is correct, but for those who celebrate Chinese New Year, can we not talk about it?"

Chen Jing didn't bother to talk to her, and turned to continue chatting with Xu Ruibai: "Xiaobai, are you developing in G City?"

"Yes Auntie."

"That's good. Our family, Ye Jia, is stubborn and loves to get into the wrong corner. Sometimes I really worry about him being so far away by himself. You are also in G City, so I have to ask you to take care of our Ye Jia." Chen Jing His tone seemed to be entrusting Ye Jia to Xu Ruibai.

Xu Ruibai smiled very steadily: "It should be, Auntie, you are being polite."

"Oh, by the way, Xiaobai, have you talked about friends yet?" Ye Jia couldn't tell, Chen Jing thought of Xu Ruibai again.

"No." Xu Ruibai was not annoyed, and patiently answered Chen Jing's question.

Chen Jing seemed to have expected it a long time ago, showing such an expression: "It's okay for you who are engaged in art to settle down later, Xiaobai, what do you like?"

"Mom!" Ye Jia interrupted speechlessly, he knew that Ms. Chen would definitely do what middle-aged and elderly women love to do most—becoming a man.

Chen Jing sighed a little unwillingly: "I really don't understand why you young people are so against dating. You should be able to do whatever you want at any age, right?"

Xu Ruibai didn't speak, and ate silently at the side.He felt that Chen Jing's cooking was different from that of Xu's. It had nothing to do with taste and ingredients, and it was something more empty.

Later, when I thought about it again, it was probably emotion. Only food that is poured with emotion will make people feel warm.Only by eating food with emotion can one become a person with emotion, and he has been eating food without emotion for many years, and taught him how to learn to be a warm person.

After lunch, Ye Jia took Xu Ruibai to a nearby road to digest food.Ye Jia lives in a relatively remote place, unlike the urban area where there are dedicated people to take care of it, so the greenery grows wildly and wantonly, but it does not have a sense of freedom.

"The environment near your home is not bad."

"Well, although everyone has been scrambling to get out of here these past few years, I still prefer the environment here." Ye Jia closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Why don't you come back if you like this place?" Xu Ruibai asked.

This wasn't Xu Ruibai's questioning knowingly, he knew Ye Jia's affection for him, but he didn't think there was much seriousness in that affection, it was just a relationship that could be broken up at any time, and no one would be foolish enough to sacrifice himself for it.

Ye Jia has long been used to it. He opened his eyes, smiled bitterly and said, "Who doesn't want to go to a big city to develop when he is young. When I am older, I will go home."

Xu Ruibai nodded: "In a few years, I also want to find a quiet place to draw, so I don't have to think about when the deadline is, what readers like to read, and what the market can accept."

"Didn't you want to go to the mountains to be a savage two years ago?" Ye Jia teased with a light smile.

"?"

"You told me."

"When did I say that?" Xu Ruibai couldn't help laughing either.

"When I first started working as a part-time editor." Ye Jia recalled it seriously, and added: "The time when you procrastinated the most."

"..."

"What~"

Suddenly there was a strange sound in the middle of the road, and the two of them looked forward, wondering if it was an illusion, but Ye Jia felt that after hearing that sound, Xu Ruibai's body trembled almost inaudibly.

"Ah, whose little lamb has come out." Ye Jia said excitedly.

It is said to be a suburb here, but it is actually an urban-rural fringe area. It is normal for some small animals to run on the road occasionally.

"Ye Jia, let's go back." Xu Ruibai turned around calmly, and was about to go back. Unexpectedly, the lamb ran over happily swinging its two little hooves as if it had seen its family members. Bai was defenseless, and took a step behind Ye Jia with frightened eyes.

Ye Jia picked up the little lamb that was running towards him, pinched his chin, and showed it to Xu Ruibai who was beside him: "This lamb is so cute."

cute?How cute is this little buck-toothed, cross-eyed thing that stares at himself? !

Xu Ruibai's face changed slightly, and he took another half step back, expressing his refusal.

Ye Jia noticed Xu Ruibai's strangeness, and said in surprise, "Ruibai, are you afraid of sheep?"

Xu Ruibai was silent.

Seeming to have discovered something important, Ye Jia looked at him inquisitively, and guessed: "Could it be that you were bullied by a sheep?"

"Let's go." Xu Ruibai repeated.

"Then what should he do?" Ye Jia raised the lamb in his hand, successfully making Xu Ruibai take half a step back.

"What do you want to do? You don't know where he came from. If he can come out, he can go back by himself." Xu Ruibai pretended to be calm.

The lamb blinked its big eyes, its long and dense eyelashes fluttered up and down, and stared at Ye Jia flickeringly, as if condemning their upcoming "abandonment" behavior.

Ye Jia looked around, but did not see a single figure, but it is really impractical to take this sheep back. Even if Xu Ruibai agreed, Ms. Chen would definitely scold herself.

"Let's go." Xu Ruibai's tone was a little impatient.

Just when Ye Jia was in a dilemma, a fat middle-aged man ran over from the small road, saw the lamb in their arms, and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, our lamb ran out. "

Only then did Ye Jia heave a sigh of relief, and handed the lamb to the other party with confidence: "It's okay, your lamb is so cute."

"Hahaha thank you, this kid has only been born for two months, and he is so naughty that he wants to run outside every day." The uncle took the lamb from Ye Jia's hand.

Ye Jia seemed to have remembered something, his eyes lit up, and he asked, "Uncle, is your family a sheep seller?"

"Yes, do you want to buy sheep?"

Xu Ruibai stared at Ye Jia with a straight face. If he dared to buy it, he would turn around and go home immediately. He was talking about the home that took 7 hours to get there!

Ye Jia quickly waved his hand: "No, no, I want to ask, since your family sells sheep, do you have freshly killed lamb? I want to weigh a few catties of fresh lamb and take it home."

"Yes, yes, it was just slaughtered this morning. Come with me." The uncle who bought the sheep was all smiles. He didn't expect this little lamb to bring him a business.

In the end, Ye Jia weighed five catties of lamb chops, and brought Xu Ruibai, who looked disheveled, back home contentedly, allowing Ms. Chen to play freely.

Of course, Xu Ruibai ate very happily, the kind of joy of killing enemies with his hands.