In the library, noise is prohibited
Chapter 21
What are you always laughing at?
On the way back after watching the snow, Chao Sheng saw Xun Zhou chuckling alone from time to time, his naturally upturned mouth made him look more like a cunning cat.
Due to the slippery road in the snow, the two unconsciously walked closer and closer, and finally Xun Zhou simply stretched out his arms and put his arms around Chao Sheng's shoulders, with neither light nor heavy strength.Such an ordinary shoulder-to-shoulder posture looks like a normal friend, and Chao Sheng gradually relaxes.
"Do you usually go out to play at night?" Xun Zhou asked him.
"rare."
"Oh, is he a good kid?" Xun Zhou still had a happy expression, "Am I spoiling you?"
Chao Sheng kept silent, but he didn't agree with the evaluation of "good boy" in his heart.If he is compared with his peers, then he is indeed "good", he does not smoke, drink or play disco, and he does not even talk about love.Unlike Lin Yao and the others, they have a rich and colorful life on weekends, and they maintain a high enthusiasm full of youthful vigor for a long time.
It seems that young people are like that... no, that's what adults should look like.But Chao Sheng still seems to be bound by the "Code of Conduct for Middle School Students", living a life of "pure heart and few desires".
It must have seemed frustrating, but he really never yearned for the excitement of his peers.
What he envied was the "sense of faith" that seemed to be innate in those people, which stood firm in the fog and shone brightly in the dark.
Everyone has their own "must do things in life", but he didn't.
——Sure enough, it was frustrating.
Xun Zhou followed him to the last subway, the carriage was empty and a little deserted.
"When I was in college, I didn't like going to parties just like you." Xun Zhou leaned on the seat and said, "But I don't know why, every time there is an event, everyone asks me to organize it, not to push the troubles to me. Instead, they all think that I am like the kind of person who can have fun.”
"This is trusting you."
"No, they simply misunderstood me." Xun Zhou's tone was relaxed and calm, "If I were like you back then, I would have been a good boy, and it would have saved a lot of trouble."
Chao Sheng bowed his head and said nothing, and then he heard Xun Zhou say: "But after I think about it later, maybe others see me more like 'me' than what I know myself."
Chao Sheng has been watching the advertisement whizzing by outside the opposite window, and now he shifted his gaze to the blurred Xunzhou on the glass.
"But you know yourself best." Chao Sheng couldn't help but said.
Although Xun Zhou nodded, he said the opposite: "Then who knows if the 'self' I know is real or what I expect? Maybe I overestimate or underestimate myself in many things, and what is presented in the eyes of others It’s more or less objective.”
Chao Sheng rubbed his ears, remembering that Lin Yao often said that he was "fun" in front of others, and he didn't know if it was a compliment.
"So in my eyes, you may not be such a good boy."
Xun Zhou's words fell lightly on top of Chao Sheng's head, which made him not think about how to react for a while, but he finally agreed with Xun Zhou's opinion in his heart.
If he was so "obedient", how could he deviate from his expectations and have a good impression of the man in front of him.
As the subway traveled along the tracks from underground to the open-air terminal, Ushio turned his head and looked out the window, seeing the first snow gently covering the city.
After returning to the apartment, Chao Sheng took his mobile phone and dared not log in to Milan, for fear of seeing the reply of "axis Y".Although I know that the other party will not blame me, in a sense, after breaking up with online dating, I can be regarded as my ex.
It is always embarrassing to receive news from his ex, and Chao Sheng still feels that he really likes the new and hates the old.
Gathering up the courage to go online, Chao Sheng unexpectedly found that Y didn't reply anything, and his avatar was also grayed out.
Could it be that he was angry... Chao Sheng thought uncertainly, he believed that Y would not be so stingy, it must have happened by accident and he hadn't seen the news yet.
After comforting himself in this way, Chao Sheng went to bed with peace of mind.Close your eyes, what flashes in your mind is the details of getting along with Xun Zhou tonight, the scent when he hugged him, the weight of his arms on his shoulders, and many times of gentle gazes with unknown meanings... They all converge into a sweet trickle, slowly flowing in Chaosheng's skeleton.
In the end, he was dragged into a fluffy and soft dreamland.
——Sure enough, it was Cupid that I saw tonight.
The city that has been close to the snow finally ushered in a new drop in temperature. Chao Sheng saw that the snow outside was beginning to melt, and he was afraid of the cold and resisted going out.But there is still work to be done, the day of the postgraduate entrance examination is getting closer, and there are a large number of books in the library to be cleared.
Chao Sheng was busy moving books in the library all morning, before he could rest, Lin Yao brought several people over to harass him.
The purpose is very simple, to borrow the library to shoot the final assignment.However, the library has always had strict regulations on filming, and a certificate with the official seal of the department must be presented. The application has to go through several people, and it will delay the time for the final assignment. Lin Yao had no choice but to come and beg Chao Sheng.
"Hide the camera well, and put the tripod outside and don't bring it in." Unable to hold back the other party's reluctance, Chao Sheng helped them hide it from his colleagues, and sneaked them up to the fourth floor where he was in charge today, "Don't speak loudly, hurry up and take pictures." Hurry up and go."
Lin Yao and his companions thanked each other repeatedly.
Chao Sheng was busy with his own work, brought up some of the books on the first floor, arranged them by category.
He was taking a stack of books out of the box, when suddenly a hand stretched out to take most of them away, and the man whispered "Let me help you".
Chao Sheng was startled, and turned around to find that it was the boy who came with Lin Yao, with delicate features and familiar eyes.
It wasn't until the other party smiled at him, showing two pointed canine teeth, that Chao Sheng remembered that he was the most popular new face in KTV that day.
This man has beautiful facial features and a very friendly smile. Chao Sheng easily let go of his defenses, "It's okay, you can go and shoot your homework, I can do it myself."
"I just came out to join in the fun with them." The boy shook his head, bent and squatted down to help Chaosheng move out all the books, and put them in the correct position one by one according to the needs on the list. The library helped, don't worry, I know how to do it."
The boy was so helpful, and Chao Sheng was too embarrassed to refuse, so he had to say "thank you".
Halfway through the task of arranging the books, when Chao Sheng picked up the "Samarkand", the movements of his hands stopped.In fact, he didn't remember the title of the book, but he knew it was the one that Xun Zhou had borrowed before seeing the cover. This time he did return it on time, and Chao Sheng felt a little relieved.
The few seconds after he stopped working, the boy was attracted by his quietness, turned around and looked at him, and then asked in surprise, "Is it Maloof?"
Chao Sheng glanced at the spine of the book, "Yes."
"I like him very much recently." The boy expressed his greatest joy in a very small voice, "I don't know how to shop online, so I have been borrowing books from the library. It turns out that there are books in school. If I knew I would not go outside. "
Can't shop online?Chao Sheng was very surprised. These days, even the elderly in their 80s and 20s have learned how to chat on WeChat. It is too outdated for a [-]-year-old boy to know how to do basic shopping.
"Then you can borrow it later." Chao Sheng said.
The boy was about to agree, but then he thought about it and said in frustration, "I didn't bring my student ID."
"It's okay, I can register for you." Chao Sheng felt that this person was very eye-catching, so he took the initiative to think of a way, "Just remember to finish watching it early."
The boy's two white canine teeth were all exposed: "Thank you!"
The two continued to move books, and Chao Sheng occasionally looked at him from the corner of his eye.The boy looked innocent and enthusiastic, with dark brown hair a little messy, and a red ribbon tied on his left wrist. Matching his dark blue sweater, he always reminded people of a can of Pepsi.
Chao Sheng doesn't dislike such simple-minded strangers, on the contrary, he easily likes them.
"I've actually seen you before." The boy put the book in his hand and turned to Chao Sheng.
Chao Sheng didn't take it seriously: "Well, I was at KTV that day, right?"
"No, it was earlier." The boy said, "You can see the archery gym at the back door from the teaching building of the stage art department. Once I was in the corridor and saw you shooting arrows." After thinking about it, he added: "It's too far away. I can’t see the face clearly, but I think it should be you, with such a thin waist.”
Being directly praised for his figure, Chao Sheng could only laugh in embarrassment.
Lin Yao had to change the SLR battery in the middle of the filming, so he stopped to rest for a while, and Chao Sheng went over to ask them how long it would take to recover.
"Come on, there are still five shots, and the time is very short." Lin Yao stretched his waist and glanced into the distance, "Hey, I thought Su Linglan was gone, so I helped you clean up."
Chao Sheng nodded, but he didn't hear the boy's name clearly, but his intuition was very pleasant.He turned around and was about to go back to work, but he heard someone behind him whispering to Lin Yao: "Is he the one who cut the wrists of the English teacher in your class?"
Chao Sheng's back stiffened, and he subconsciously turned around to listen to Lin Yao's answer.Lin Yao thought that his reaction was that he also wanted to hear gossip, so he pulled him over and surrounded them.
"Teacher Xun seems to be avoiding him. He doesn't teach our class now. Let Qin Lu take over." Lin Yao lowered his voice, "Su Linglan took a year off from school to see a psychiatrist abroad."
"Why, stimulated by your ex-boyfriend?"
"Probably... I don't know, and I can't ask directly." Lin Yao curled his lips, "But Su Linglan is really good, the major is the first to enter the school, and the micro-movie he made in his freshman year won an international award."
The bystanders couldn't help sighing "Wow", but Lin Yao covered his mouth and kept silent, so as not to be heard by the parties in the distance.
From the moment Chao Sheng started, his whole heart fell heavily.He pursed his lips a few times, walked back to the bookshelf where he was working with cold fingertips, and continued tidying up the bookshelf with Su Linglan without saying a word.
He is a very talented, warm and friendly person; he is a sunny, handsome, smart and sincere person.
Having just met, Chao Sheng can easily sum up Su Linglan's many impeccable advantages, but all of these combined are not as powerful as the identity of "Xunzhou's ex-boyfriend".
But think about it carefully, isn't this a matter of course?They even have the same taste in reading books—that is, books that they can't understand, and they talk about Arabic.There should also be overlaps in other aspects of their lives, mutual attraction is inevitable, after all, even I have a good first impression of Su Linglan.
Chao Sheng noticed that he was feeling restless because of this trivial matter. In order to stop the loss in time, he silently said in his heart, "It's okay, they broke up a long time ago anyway", and they must have broken up unhappy.
No, how could I be thankful for the pain of others in the past... Chao Sheng caught a glimpse of the crimson ribbon on Su Linglan's wrist, and quickly thought of Su Linglan's cruelty to cut a blood vessel, so he felt a deep sense of apology Burning in the chest.
Rather than knowing Xunzhou's current attitude towards Su Linglan, Chao Sheng hopes that the boy's past pain has been healed.But on the other hand, Chao Sheng does not believe that Xun Zhou can cause such great harm to others—at least, he believes that Xun Zhou will never sit idly by.
Lin Yao took the time to leave after filming part of the final homework.Chao Sheng sent them to the entrance of the library, and helped Su Linglan register and borrow the "Samarkand" by the way.
But after the book was borrowed, Chao Sheng regretted it.He should ask his colleagues if there is any spare book, instead of directly borrowing the one that Xun Zhou has read.This tiny but strong possessive desire continued to haunt his heart. Seeing Su Linglan take the book away, Chao Sheng was a little restless and depressed for a while.
"Duan Duan, come to dinner on Christmas Eve, and our club will book a movie at night." Lin Yao said before leaving, carrying a tripod.
"I'm not going." Chao Sheng was really not in that mood. It was cold recently, and he just wanted to stay indoors.
Lin Yao turned to Su Linglan and asked, "Linglan, are you free on Christmas Eve?"
"I'm not going either, I already have an appointment that day." Su Linglan laughed.
"girlfriend?"
"No, ex." He admitted generously, "I only like boys."
As soon as Su Linglan finished speaking, the people around couldn't help being stunned.Coming out of the closet at University A was not uncommon at all. What surprised everyone was that he directly said that he would see his ex. Everyone present basically knew that he had an ex who was working as an English teacher at the school.
No one noticed that Chao Sheng's face had become very solemn, even he himself had no energy to manage his expression well, his mind was full of the matter of Xun Zhou's postponement of "going up to the mountain to see the stars" until the New Year's Eve a few days ago.
Chao Sheng thought it was because he was too busy at the end of the term, but the real reason was to meet this person.
"Then let's go first, Duan Duan." Lin Yao said hello and said goodbye, bringing Chao Sheng's thoughts back to reality.
"Yeah." Chao Sheng raised the corner of his mouth and waved politely to those people. In the end, he couldn't help but stop his eyes on the book that Xun Zhou had borrowed and was now being held in Su Linglan's arms.
——Don't be so sensitive.
Chao Sheng warned himself, and walked back to the library resentfully.
In the office of the English group, Qin Lu finally finished grading the student's composition. When she looked up, she saw Xun Zhou who was opposite her writing, not knowing what she was writing.
She got up quietly, walked over on tiptoe, and said "Hey" deliberately to scare him.But Xun Zhou didn't lose his composure so easily, even if he was frightened, he just blinked his eyelids.
"What are you writing, so serious?" Qin Lu just glanced over, Xun Zhou immediately closed the notebook, "Why, diary? So mysterious."
"It's okay." Xun Zhou smiled at her, and then hid the book with a lot of "coordinate axis Y" character settings at the bottom of the file.
Qin Lu was not interested in his privacy, and wandered around the spacious office bored, saying whatever came to mind: "Hey, that kid who committed suicide before didn't bother you, did he?"
"Su Linglan? No, I just met him once by chance." Xun Zhou said with a normal expression, "Do you think he has problems in class?"
"No, it's quite normal, maybe he recovered after being abroad, otherwise the school would not approve of his kind of paranoid coming back to class... Oh, by the way," Qin Lu suddenly thought of something, turned and asked Xun Zhou, "Why now? Someone rumored that you were his ex-boyfriend?"
Xun Zhou was not surprised: "He used to tell everyone he met, and he looked too normal at that time, so of course no one doubted it."
Seeing his indifference to fame, Qin Lu got a headache, and persuaded him, "Why don't I clarify for you, what if this matter gets to Duan Chaosheng's ears and he misunderstands it? Aren't you talented?" Get to know people."
"No need." Xun Zhou lay on the table, leisurely playing mobile games, "It's better to let him misunderstand."
Qin Lu frowned, stared at him for a while, and finally realized: "How old are you, and you want to play tricks again?"
Xun Zhou raised his eyebrows, innocently said: "Where is it?"
He lowered his eyes to look at the phone, with his chin resting on his forearm, and continued: "He won't misunderstand me because of this kind of thing."
Qin Lu really didn't know where Xun Zhou's confidence came from, she sighed helplessly and ignored him.
At noon, Xun Zhou had a whim, and was about to go to Chao Sheng's apartment to grab a meal. When he knocked on the door, he could smell the fragrance coming from the kitchen.
In fact, Chao Sheng has always been too lazy to cook by himself, but today he was in a bad mood, so he bought the ingredients and went to work on his own to divert his attention.
"The dishes are all things I have never cooked before, so they should not taste good." Chao Sheng was afraid that Xun Zhou would be disappointed, so he hurriedly explained in advance, "You can eat fish, this one has no spines."
Xun Zhou promised, but he still went to pick up the vegetables with his chopsticks, and after a few mouthfuls, he actively offered suggestions for improvement to Chao Sheng.
"Then I'll make another pot, you wait." Chao Sheng took the plate and walked into the kitchen, leaving only a hurried back for Xun Zhou to watch.
After dinner, Xunzhou stayed to help Chaosheng wash the dishes, and he also took the initiative to propose a plan to go to the mountain to watch the stars next week for the New Year's Eve.
Both of them tacitly looked forward to this trip. Chao Sheng should be happy in his heart, but he still cares about Su Linglan.So he had no choice but to pretend to forget the reason that Xun Zhou said on the phone that day, and deliberately asked: "Why not on Christmas?"
"There is a party at school, and many students want me to go." Xunzhou explained, "Sorry, I promised you first, but I am embarrassed to refuse them."
"It's okay." Chao Sheng can fully understand that feeling, so he doesn't mind.And he didn't want to make this "date" too early, and if he delayed it for a few days, he would be looking forward to it for a few more days.
After Xun Zhou left after eating and drinking, Chao Sheng sent Lin Yao a message asking about the Christmas party, but he quickly got a reply from the other party, "I have never heard of a party, but the football field will be very lively on Christmas Eve." .
Chao Sheng's heart that had just let go suddenly became suspended again - so is Xun Zhou lying?
Maybe it was because he made an appointment with Su Linglan to meet that day, so he postponed the original plan. Just now, he was afraid that it would be troublesome to explain to himself, so he made up a lie about attending the party just now.
It made sense to guess according to this logic, Chao Sheng thought about it for a moment, and slowly accepted this "truth".
Then he began to sort out the uneasiness in his heart: It's a matter of course, after all, they are lovers who have been with each other carefully, and it's normal to put each other's affairs first, what right do I have to care about?
Yeah.
There's no need to be sensitive about it.
Chao Sheng took a deep breath, trying to cheer himself up.But before the first sentence "Come on" can be shouted from the heart, another voice has already started shouting in the body.
——So unwilling.
Chao Sheng's arms drooped weakly, and he curled up on the bed sullenly.
I lent the books that Xunzhou had read to Su Linglan, I was so unwilling; my affairs could be postponed with Xunzhou, so I was so unwilling; I was not qualified to lie about Xunzhou, so I was so unwilling; I was obviously jealous but still deceived myself" I don't care", very unwillingly.
As soon as Chao Sheng thought of the rumors that Lin Yao said about them, whether true or false, he was immediately overwhelmed with frustration.No matter how secretly rejoicing that they have broken up, it is useless, the broken relationship can still get back together, the person who appeared first will always occupy the longest place in Xunzhou's heart.
Chao Sheng tensed his body involuntarily, unable to relax for a long time.
In the end, it was the news of "axis Y" that saved him.
[Coordinate axis Y]: Yes.If you have someone you like, we really should break up.
[Coordinate axis Y]: But do you really like that person?
Chao Sheng gripped the phone tightly, and entered the two words that he didn't have the courage to write down not long ago: "Like".
After sending it out, he suddenly felt that he was relieved to face reality calmly.
Soon, Chao Sheng grabbed his phone again and sent another sentence: "I like it so much."
[Coordinate axis XZ]: I really like it.
[Coordinate axis XZ]: I really like it.
[Coordinate axis XZ]: I really like him.
This series of straightforward confessions made Xun Zhou in front of the screen immediately put down the water glass in his hand, for fear that he would be too excited to smash the glass.
Half a minute ago, Xun Zhou thought that Duan Chaosheng's affection for him was vague and hazy; he didn't expect that there was so much admiration for him hidden under the dull body of the other party who was always hesitant to speak.
It would be great if I found out earlier, I only dared to hug her last night, it would be too gentlemanly.
Xun Zhou thought that Chao Sheng was so happy at the moment that he kept expressing his heart, so he responded as Y without hesitation: "Don't worry, he must like you very much."
However, when Chao Sheng saw the words of encouragement from Y, he was stunned, his eyes burning.
——It would be great if the reality was as you said.
Chao Sheng put the phone upside down and buried most of his face in the pillow.
He has never blamed himself as much as today, and kept asking himself in his mind, "Why can't you be more cheerful and enthusiastic?"
Why is it that such an ordinary self... still wants to be the number one in Xun Zhou's heart.
——Because I really like him, and I like him more and more.
On Christmas Eve, Chao Sheng spent the day playing mobile games, during which Y sent him a lot of messages, as if he wanted to talk about the person he had a crush on.But Chao Sheng is not in that mood right now, he knows that Xun Zhou is going to see his ex today, and maybe they will get back together again, thinking of this, his left chest feels sore.
"Hate Christmas." After Chao Sheng exited the game, he typed frantically in the puzzle, "Hate Santa Claus who cheats on children, Christmas Eve, and apples."
[Coordinate axis Y]: Remember to wear socks, it is cold in winter.
"I hate socks too. I hate Christmas."
[Coordinate axis Y]: Are you unhappy today?
"It's okay." Chao Sheng had vented his emotions enough, and slowly calmed down, "I just don't understand why I have to meet my ex on such a day, it must be for the sake of getting back together."
[Coordinate axis Y]: What?Is that person you really like?
Chao Sheng did not answer, and continued to express his opinion: "If it were me, even if I wanted to see my ex, I would choose an ordinary day."
[Coordinate axis Y]: Do I count as your ex?
Chao Sheng thought for a while, and replied seriously: "You can count as 'you can still be friends after breaking up'."
No matter how much he talked with his online dating partner, Chao Sheng couldn't relieve his irritability and loss today, so he simply put on his coat and went out for a walk.
The school is very lively today. Passing through several buildings, you can still hear the sound of the classroom party inside. There is even a Christmas tree at the entrance of the library.Chao Sheng wandered aimlessly, thinking that the stray cats in the alley at the back door might not have eaten yet, so he hurried out of the school gate to buy a bag of cat food, and came back to feed them.
When Chao Sheng walked there with the bag, he saw a man squatting in front of him, and he tilted his head to see that it was Su Linglan.
Subconsciously, he turned and left, but within a few steps, the phone in his pocket started buzzing, and he knew it was Mi Lan's message without even looking at it.
"It's you!" After seeing Chao Sheng, Su Linglan took the lead in greeting with a smile, "Are these all your cats?"
Chao Sheng walked over bravely, tore up the cat food and dumped it on the ground, "No, no one keeps them, they are all wild cats."
"You are so kind." Su Linglan squatted on the ground, looking up at Chao Sheng.
Chao Sheng didn't want to talk to him, but he still couldn't help asking, "Why are you here alone?"
Su Linglan said lightly, "Oh, I was let go."
Looking for a boat?Chao Sheng was a little hesitant, he felt that Xun Zhou didn't look like that kind of person, maybe he encountered a special situation.
"There used to be only one cat here," Su Linglan said with her head down. "It's white and has yellow spots on its body. Teacher Xun always comes to feed it when he is free."
Chao Sheng was slightly surprised, why did this person mention Xun Zhou so naturally in front of him, as if he tacitly agreed that they knew each other... Maybe Su Linglan noticed him and Xun Zhou at KTV that day.
Su Linglan put her face close to the group of cats, stretched her neck and continued, "It's a pity that the cat died later. Teacher Xun was very sad and buried it outside the school."
Chao Sheng casually asked "How did you die", but Su Linglan didn't answer, but changed the subject: "Chao Sheng, I want to watch you shoot arrows."
Chao Sheng was really surprised this time, he hadn't introduced himself to Su Linglan... Probably Lin Yao owed him again.
"That archery gym should not be closed, right?" Su Linglan stood up and patted the dust off her body, "Is that okay? I think people who can shoot arrows are very handsome."
It's not a talent show, why... Chao Sheng held the bag of cat food tightly, and refused in a blunt tone: "No, I don't feel like it recently."
"Alright then." Su Linglan shrugged.He saw that Chao Sheng's white neck was exposed, and the collar of his jacket was very short, which did not protect him from the cold at all, so he took the scarf off his neck and handed it to Chao Sheng.
Chao Sheng didn't understand the meaning of his overture to him, so he shook his head vigilantly and refused.
Su Linglan put away the scarf, hung it on her arm, and said to Chao Sheng with a light smile, "You seem to resist me?"
"No." Chao Sheng gritted his teeth and denied, "I...a straight man."
Su Linglan suddenly realized "Oh", and showed two canine teeth: "Using Mystery Lan, straight man?"
Sure enough, he heard the sounds just now clearly.Chao Sheng showed embarrassment, turned his face away, and finally softened his tone: "Don't tell others."
I thought Su Linglan would make fun of this request, but the other party nodded solemnly and agreed: "Well, I understand, I will keep it secret for you."
"Thank you..." Chao Sheng was dubious.
"You're welcome, I just want to make friends with you." Su Linglan said, "Is it convenient to leave a contact number?"
Chao was afraid that if he refused, the other party would tell the secret of his use of sexting software, so he exchanged mobile phones and entered their respective numbers in the contact book.
The moment Su Linglan got Chaosheng's phone, the first thing she opened was not the address book, but Mystery Lan.After a quick glance at the user profile, he remembered Chaosheng's nickname and digital ID.
I don't know if I pretend to be randomly recommended by the system to add him, will it be through my friends... After Su Linglan handed back the phone, she stared at Chao Sheng and thought.
Chao Sheng is now very concerned about Xunzhou releasing Su Linglan's pigeons, mainly because he is afraid that Xunzhou will encounter trouble somewhere.Although he was reluctant to speak to Su Linglan, Chao Sheng couldn't bear to ask him: "Why didn't Xunzhou come to see you?"
Su Linglan hugged her scarf, "Huh? Why does he want to see me?"
"It's not that you said that you would see your ex on Christmas Eve."
"That's right... Teacher Xun is not my ex-boyfriend." Su Linglan's eyes were slightly loose, as if immersed in memories, "Although I did have a crush on him for a long time, Teacher Xun never paid attention to me."
Chao Sheng was dumbfounded by the unexpected answer.
No ex-boyfriend, no love, no pigeons...
So Xunzhou didn't lie to him that day.
Chao Sheng was instantly annoyed by his own stupidity—he had recently fallen into depression because of an unwarranted rival in love.
Now, Chao Sheng finally lost his attention to Su Linglan.
On the way to school, Chao Sheng was deeply troubled by the matter of "Why am I so stupid".He is stupid because he would rather trust his intuition than the reason for Xun Zhou's sincerity, and instead misunderstood the other party.
"You are too funny." Axis Y sighed after reading Chao Sheng's description, "Aren't you seriously jealous recently?"
"Not very serious!" Chao Sheng retorted, "I just can't help it! But what can I do... I just can't control it."
"Then don't control it." Axis Y said, "Without jealousy, how could it be a secret love."
Chao Sheng: "I just feel sorry for the innocent boy. I hated it for a while when I was shot for no reason."
Y: "It's okay, maybe that person is really worth hating, but you haven't found out yet."
Chao Sheng walked with his head down looking at his mobile phone. He heard from Lin Yao that there were Christmas decorations everywhere on the football field, and there was a huge Christmas tree in the middle of the playground, so he wanted to see it.
Patronizing to exchange messages with Y, Chao Sheng bumped into a student dressed as Santa Claus without paying attention.Looking up, he was still a foreigner, who should be from the International Department, distributing candy to passers-by outside the venue.
Chao Sheng took a piece of pineapple candy and walked into the football field.
He saw that one side of the iron fence was covered with decorative lights, which flickered at night and was very eye-catching, so he walked over to take pictures as a souvenir.In the center of the venue, apart from Santa Claus distributing small gifts, there are also a few elk dolls, who are making a fuss with the surrounding students.
Chao Sheng walked over to watch the excitement, but when those people in doll costumes saw that a new classmate had finally arrived, they rushed over to pat him gently.
Not only did it not hurt, but it was also a little itchy. Chao Sheng couldn't help laughing, and fought back in the same way.
The headgear of the elk doll costume is very large, and the person inside always has to use one hand to stabilize it before proceeding with the next action.Chao Sheng remembered that this person kept scratching his stomach just now, causing him to reflexively roll around on the lawn, covered in plastic grass.
Chao Sheng was not polite, and planned to tear off his elk headgear directly.Grab the edge of the fabric and lift it up hard—just face to face and look each other straight in the eye.
She blinked, as if smiling at him.
"You..." As soon as Chao Sheng opened his mouth, his eyes suddenly went dark, and everyone cheered and screamed in high spirits.
Although the elk headgear is very big, it is still a bit reluctant to accommodate two people's heads, so Xun Zhou almost whispered in Chao Sheng's ear: "At this time, we should be watching the stars on the mountain."
The warm breath and the magnetic voice drilled into the ears together, Chao Sheng was so hard to resist that he even forgot to breathe for a moment.
What made him even more dizzy was...the way the two of them got their heads into the hoods at this moment, it must look like...kissing to others.
Xun Zhou breathed very lightly, and soon smelled the aroma of the pineapple candy in Chao Sheng's mouth.
If Chao Sheng hadn't hugged him suddenly at this moment, Xun Zhou would have been attracted to kiss him by the smell of candy at that second just now.But it was worth it to miss an opportunity to kiss him proactively, in exchange for a hug from the other party.
Xun Zhou was satisfied, but vaguely heard the person in his arms sucking his nose secretly.
He put his arms around Chao Sheng's slender waist and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Chao Sheng explained with a hoarse voice, "I'm so happy to see Santa Claus."
Xun Zhou thought to himself, then go hug Santa Claus.
But what he said was not so unpleasant. After hugging Chaosheng tightly, he asked him happily: "Then are you happy to see me?"
Chao Sheng didn't answer, so he continued to ask: "Are you happy? Are you happy? Are you happy?"
At the end of the question, he simply swayed around in circles with Chao Sheng in his arms.
More than happy.Chao Sheng thought.
As if it was lost and found again, the sourness and grievance he had caused by mediocrity, all disappeared after seeing this man for the first time.
Xun Zhou asked him "Are you happy?" He could only bury his head in the other's chest and nodded desperately.
"Oh." Xun Zhou smiled but was not a smile, and had some malicious intentions, "It turned out that he was crying with joy."
Chao Sheng was embarrassed to hold him any longer, and was about to let go of him, but as soon as he let go, Xun Zhou tightly wrapped his arms around his waist.
"A lot of people are watching us." Xun Zhou's lips almost touched Chao Sheng's forehead, "You let go now, they will all remember what you look like."
Chao Sheng flinched when he heard this, "Then what should we do?"
"Just keep holding on."
On the way back after watching the snow, Chao Sheng saw Xun Zhou chuckling alone from time to time, his naturally upturned mouth made him look more like a cunning cat.
Due to the slippery road in the snow, the two unconsciously walked closer and closer, and finally Xun Zhou simply stretched out his arms and put his arms around Chao Sheng's shoulders, with neither light nor heavy strength.Such an ordinary shoulder-to-shoulder posture looks like a normal friend, and Chao Sheng gradually relaxes.
"Do you usually go out to play at night?" Xun Zhou asked him.
"rare."
"Oh, is he a good kid?" Xun Zhou still had a happy expression, "Am I spoiling you?"
Chao Sheng kept silent, but he didn't agree with the evaluation of "good boy" in his heart.If he is compared with his peers, then he is indeed "good", he does not smoke, drink or play disco, and he does not even talk about love.Unlike Lin Yao and the others, they have a rich and colorful life on weekends, and they maintain a high enthusiasm full of youthful vigor for a long time.
It seems that young people are like that... no, that's what adults should look like.But Chao Sheng still seems to be bound by the "Code of Conduct for Middle School Students", living a life of "pure heart and few desires".
It must have seemed frustrating, but he really never yearned for the excitement of his peers.
What he envied was the "sense of faith" that seemed to be innate in those people, which stood firm in the fog and shone brightly in the dark.
Everyone has their own "must do things in life", but he didn't.
——Sure enough, it was frustrating.
Xun Zhou followed him to the last subway, the carriage was empty and a little deserted.
"When I was in college, I didn't like going to parties just like you." Xun Zhou leaned on the seat and said, "But I don't know why, every time there is an event, everyone asks me to organize it, not to push the troubles to me. Instead, they all think that I am like the kind of person who can have fun.”
"This is trusting you."
"No, they simply misunderstood me." Xun Zhou's tone was relaxed and calm, "If I were like you back then, I would have been a good boy, and it would have saved a lot of trouble."
Chao Sheng bowed his head and said nothing, and then he heard Xun Zhou say: "But after I think about it later, maybe others see me more like 'me' than what I know myself."
Chao Sheng has been watching the advertisement whizzing by outside the opposite window, and now he shifted his gaze to the blurred Xunzhou on the glass.
"But you know yourself best." Chao Sheng couldn't help but said.
Although Xun Zhou nodded, he said the opposite: "Then who knows if the 'self' I know is real or what I expect? Maybe I overestimate or underestimate myself in many things, and what is presented in the eyes of others It’s more or less objective.”
Chao Sheng rubbed his ears, remembering that Lin Yao often said that he was "fun" in front of others, and he didn't know if it was a compliment.
"So in my eyes, you may not be such a good boy."
Xun Zhou's words fell lightly on top of Chao Sheng's head, which made him not think about how to react for a while, but he finally agreed with Xun Zhou's opinion in his heart.
If he was so "obedient", how could he deviate from his expectations and have a good impression of the man in front of him.
As the subway traveled along the tracks from underground to the open-air terminal, Ushio turned his head and looked out the window, seeing the first snow gently covering the city.
After returning to the apartment, Chao Sheng took his mobile phone and dared not log in to Milan, for fear of seeing the reply of "axis Y".Although I know that the other party will not blame me, in a sense, after breaking up with online dating, I can be regarded as my ex.
It is always embarrassing to receive news from his ex, and Chao Sheng still feels that he really likes the new and hates the old.
Gathering up the courage to go online, Chao Sheng unexpectedly found that Y didn't reply anything, and his avatar was also grayed out.
Could it be that he was angry... Chao Sheng thought uncertainly, he believed that Y would not be so stingy, it must have happened by accident and he hadn't seen the news yet.
After comforting himself in this way, Chao Sheng went to bed with peace of mind.Close your eyes, what flashes in your mind is the details of getting along with Xun Zhou tonight, the scent when he hugged him, the weight of his arms on his shoulders, and many times of gentle gazes with unknown meanings... They all converge into a sweet trickle, slowly flowing in Chaosheng's skeleton.
In the end, he was dragged into a fluffy and soft dreamland.
——Sure enough, it was Cupid that I saw tonight.
The city that has been close to the snow finally ushered in a new drop in temperature. Chao Sheng saw that the snow outside was beginning to melt, and he was afraid of the cold and resisted going out.But there is still work to be done, the day of the postgraduate entrance examination is getting closer, and there are a large number of books in the library to be cleared.
Chao Sheng was busy moving books in the library all morning, before he could rest, Lin Yao brought several people over to harass him.
The purpose is very simple, to borrow the library to shoot the final assignment.However, the library has always had strict regulations on filming, and a certificate with the official seal of the department must be presented. The application has to go through several people, and it will delay the time for the final assignment. Lin Yao had no choice but to come and beg Chao Sheng.
"Hide the camera well, and put the tripod outside and don't bring it in." Unable to hold back the other party's reluctance, Chao Sheng helped them hide it from his colleagues, and sneaked them up to the fourth floor where he was in charge today, "Don't speak loudly, hurry up and take pictures." Hurry up and go."
Lin Yao and his companions thanked each other repeatedly.
Chao Sheng was busy with his own work, brought up some of the books on the first floor, arranged them by category.
He was taking a stack of books out of the box, when suddenly a hand stretched out to take most of them away, and the man whispered "Let me help you".
Chao Sheng was startled, and turned around to find that it was the boy who came with Lin Yao, with delicate features and familiar eyes.
It wasn't until the other party smiled at him, showing two pointed canine teeth, that Chao Sheng remembered that he was the most popular new face in KTV that day.
This man has beautiful facial features and a very friendly smile. Chao Sheng easily let go of his defenses, "It's okay, you can go and shoot your homework, I can do it myself."
"I just came out to join in the fun with them." The boy shook his head, bent and squatted down to help Chaosheng move out all the books, and put them in the correct position one by one according to the needs on the list. The library helped, don't worry, I know how to do it."
The boy was so helpful, and Chao Sheng was too embarrassed to refuse, so he had to say "thank you".
Halfway through the task of arranging the books, when Chao Sheng picked up the "Samarkand", the movements of his hands stopped.In fact, he didn't remember the title of the book, but he knew it was the one that Xun Zhou had borrowed before seeing the cover. This time he did return it on time, and Chao Sheng felt a little relieved.
The few seconds after he stopped working, the boy was attracted by his quietness, turned around and looked at him, and then asked in surprise, "Is it Maloof?"
Chao Sheng glanced at the spine of the book, "Yes."
"I like him very much recently." The boy expressed his greatest joy in a very small voice, "I don't know how to shop online, so I have been borrowing books from the library. It turns out that there are books in school. If I knew I would not go outside. "
Can't shop online?Chao Sheng was very surprised. These days, even the elderly in their 80s and 20s have learned how to chat on WeChat. It is too outdated for a [-]-year-old boy to know how to do basic shopping.
"Then you can borrow it later." Chao Sheng said.
The boy was about to agree, but then he thought about it and said in frustration, "I didn't bring my student ID."
"It's okay, I can register for you." Chao Sheng felt that this person was very eye-catching, so he took the initiative to think of a way, "Just remember to finish watching it early."
The boy's two white canine teeth were all exposed: "Thank you!"
The two continued to move books, and Chao Sheng occasionally looked at him from the corner of his eye.The boy looked innocent and enthusiastic, with dark brown hair a little messy, and a red ribbon tied on his left wrist. Matching his dark blue sweater, he always reminded people of a can of Pepsi.
Chao Sheng doesn't dislike such simple-minded strangers, on the contrary, he easily likes them.
"I've actually seen you before." The boy put the book in his hand and turned to Chao Sheng.
Chao Sheng didn't take it seriously: "Well, I was at KTV that day, right?"
"No, it was earlier." The boy said, "You can see the archery gym at the back door from the teaching building of the stage art department. Once I was in the corridor and saw you shooting arrows." After thinking about it, he added: "It's too far away. I can’t see the face clearly, but I think it should be you, with such a thin waist.”
Being directly praised for his figure, Chao Sheng could only laugh in embarrassment.
Lin Yao had to change the SLR battery in the middle of the filming, so he stopped to rest for a while, and Chao Sheng went over to ask them how long it would take to recover.
"Come on, there are still five shots, and the time is very short." Lin Yao stretched his waist and glanced into the distance, "Hey, I thought Su Linglan was gone, so I helped you clean up."
Chao Sheng nodded, but he didn't hear the boy's name clearly, but his intuition was very pleasant.He turned around and was about to go back to work, but he heard someone behind him whispering to Lin Yao: "Is he the one who cut the wrists of the English teacher in your class?"
Chao Sheng's back stiffened, and he subconsciously turned around to listen to Lin Yao's answer.Lin Yao thought that his reaction was that he also wanted to hear gossip, so he pulled him over and surrounded them.
"Teacher Xun seems to be avoiding him. He doesn't teach our class now. Let Qin Lu take over." Lin Yao lowered his voice, "Su Linglan took a year off from school to see a psychiatrist abroad."
"Why, stimulated by your ex-boyfriend?"
"Probably... I don't know, and I can't ask directly." Lin Yao curled his lips, "But Su Linglan is really good, the major is the first to enter the school, and the micro-movie he made in his freshman year won an international award."
The bystanders couldn't help sighing "Wow", but Lin Yao covered his mouth and kept silent, so as not to be heard by the parties in the distance.
From the moment Chao Sheng started, his whole heart fell heavily.He pursed his lips a few times, walked back to the bookshelf where he was working with cold fingertips, and continued tidying up the bookshelf with Su Linglan without saying a word.
He is a very talented, warm and friendly person; he is a sunny, handsome, smart and sincere person.
Having just met, Chao Sheng can easily sum up Su Linglan's many impeccable advantages, but all of these combined are not as powerful as the identity of "Xunzhou's ex-boyfriend".
But think about it carefully, isn't this a matter of course?They even have the same taste in reading books—that is, books that they can't understand, and they talk about Arabic.There should also be overlaps in other aspects of their lives, mutual attraction is inevitable, after all, even I have a good first impression of Su Linglan.
Chao Sheng noticed that he was feeling restless because of this trivial matter. In order to stop the loss in time, he silently said in his heart, "It's okay, they broke up a long time ago anyway", and they must have broken up unhappy.
No, how could I be thankful for the pain of others in the past... Chao Sheng caught a glimpse of the crimson ribbon on Su Linglan's wrist, and quickly thought of Su Linglan's cruelty to cut a blood vessel, so he felt a deep sense of apology Burning in the chest.
Rather than knowing Xunzhou's current attitude towards Su Linglan, Chao Sheng hopes that the boy's past pain has been healed.But on the other hand, Chao Sheng does not believe that Xun Zhou can cause such great harm to others—at least, he believes that Xun Zhou will never sit idly by.
Lin Yao took the time to leave after filming part of the final homework.Chao Sheng sent them to the entrance of the library, and helped Su Linglan register and borrow the "Samarkand" by the way.
But after the book was borrowed, Chao Sheng regretted it.He should ask his colleagues if there is any spare book, instead of directly borrowing the one that Xun Zhou has read.This tiny but strong possessive desire continued to haunt his heart. Seeing Su Linglan take the book away, Chao Sheng was a little restless and depressed for a while.
"Duan Duan, come to dinner on Christmas Eve, and our club will book a movie at night." Lin Yao said before leaving, carrying a tripod.
"I'm not going." Chao Sheng was really not in that mood. It was cold recently, and he just wanted to stay indoors.
Lin Yao turned to Su Linglan and asked, "Linglan, are you free on Christmas Eve?"
"I'm not going either, I already have an appointment that day." Su Linglan laughed.
"girlfriend?"
"No, ex." He admitted generously, "I only like boys."
As soon as Su Linglan finished speaking, the people around couldn't help being stunned.Coming out of the closet at University A was not uncommon at all. What surprised everyone was that he directly said that he would see his ex. Everyone present basically knew that he had an ex who was working as an English teacher at the school.
No one noticed that Chao Sheng's face had become very solemn, even he himself had no energy to manage his expression well, his mind was full of the matter of Xun Zhou's postponement of "going up to the mountain to see the stars" until the New Year's Eve a few days ago.
Chao Sheng thought it was because he was too busy at the end of the term, but the real reason was to meet this person.
"Then let's go first, Duan Duan." Lin Yao said hello and said goodbye, bringing Chao Sheng's thoughts back to reality.
"Yeah." Chao Sheng raised the corner of his mouth and waved politely to those people. In the end, he couldn't help but stop his eyes on the book that Xun Zhou had borrowed and was now being held in Su Linglan's arms.
——Don't be so sensitive.
Chao Sheng warned himself, and walked back to the library resentfully.
In the office of the English group, Qin Lu finally finished grading the student's composition. When she looked up, she saw Xun Zhou who was opposite her writing, not knowing what she was writing.
She got up quietly, walked over on tiptoe, and said "Hey" deliberately to scare him.But Xun Zhou didn't lose his composure so easily, even if he was frightened, he just blinked his eyelids.
"What are you writing, so serious?" Qin Lu just glanced over, Xun Zhou immediately closed the notebook, "Why, diary? So mysterious."
"It's okay." Xun Zhou smiled at her, and then hid the book with a lot of "coordinate axis Y" character settings at the bottom of the file.
Qin Lu was not interested in his privacy, and wandered around the spacious office bored, saying whatever came to mind: "Hey, that kid who committed suicide before didn't bother you, did he?"
"Su Linglan? No, I just met him once by chance." Xun Zhou said with a normal expression, "Do you think he has problems in class?"
"No, it's quite normal, maybe he recovered after being abroad, otherwise the school would not approve of his kind of paranoid coming back to class... Oh, by the way," Qin Lu suddenly thought of something, turned and asked Xun Zhou, "Why now? Someone rumored that you were his ex-boyfriend?"
Xun Zhou was not surprised: "He used to tell everyone he met, and he looked too normal at that time, so of course no one doubted it."
Seeing his indifference to fame, Qin Lu got a headache, and persuaded him, "Why don't I clarify for you, what if this matter gets to Duan Chaosheng's ears and he misunderstands it? Aren't you talented?" Get to know people."
"No need." Xun Zhou lay on the table, leisurely playing mobile games, "It's better to let him misunderstand."
Qin Lu frowned, stared at him for a while, and finally realized: "How old are you, and you want to play tricks again?"
Xun Zhou raised his eyebrows, innocently said: "Where is it?"
He lowered his eyes to look at the phone, with his chin resting on his forearm, and continued: "He won't misunderstand me because of this kind of thing."
Qin Lu really didn't know where Xun Zhou's confidence came from, she sighed helplessly and ignored him.
At noon, Xun Zhou had a whim, and was about to go to Chao Sheng's apartment to grab a meal. When he knocked on the door, he could smell the fragrance coming from the kitchen.
In fact, Chao Sheng has always been too lazy to cook by himself, but today he was in a bad mood, so he bought the ingredients and went to work on his own to divert his attention.
"The dishes are all things I have never cooked before, so they should not taste good." Chao Sheng was afraid that Xun Zhou would be disappointed, so he hurriedly explained in advance, "You can eat fish, this one has no spines."
Xun Zhou promised, but he still went to pick up the vegetables with his chopsticks, and after a few mouthfuls, he actively offered suggestions for improvement to Chao Sheng.
"Then I'll make another pot, you wait." Chao Sheng took the plate and walked into the kitchen, leaving only a hurried back for Xun Zhou to watch.
After dinner, Xunzhou stayed to help Chaosheng wash the dishes, and he also took the initiative to propose a plan to go to the mountain to watch the stars next week for the New Year's Eve.
Both of them tacitly looked forward to this trip. Chao Sheng should be happy in his heart, but he still cares about Su Linglan.So he had no choice but to pretend to forget the reason that Xun Zhou said on the phone that day, and deliberately asked: "Why not on Christmas?"
"There is a party at school, and many students want me to go." Xunzhou explained, "Sorry, I promised you first, but I am embarrassed to refuse them."
"It's okay." Chao Sheng can fully understand that feeling, so he doesn't mind.And he didn't want to make this "date" too early, and if he delayed it for a few days, he would be looking forward to it for a few more days.
After Xun Zhou left after eating and drinking, Chao Sheng sent Lin Yao a message asking about the Christmas party, but he quickly got a reply from the other party, "I have never heard of a party, but the football field will be very lively on Christmas Eve." .
Chao Sheng's heart that had just let go suddenly became suspended again - so is Xun Zhou lying?
Maybe it was because he made an appointment with Su Linglan to meet that day, so he postponed the original plan. Just now, he was afraid that it would be troublesome to explain to himself, so he made up a lie about attending the party just now.
It made sense to guess according to this logic, Chao Sheng thought about it for a moment, and slowly accepted this "truth".
Then he began to sort out the uneasiness in his heart: It's a matter of course, after all, they are lovers who have been with each other carefully, and it's normal to put each other's affairs first, what right do I have to care about?
Yeah.
There's no need to be sensitive about it.
Chao Sheng took a deep breath, trying to cheer himself up.But before the first sentence "Come on" can be shouted from the heart, another voice has already started shouting in the body.
——So unwilling.
Chao Sheng's arms drooped weakly, and he curled up on the bed sullenly.
I lent the books that Xunzhou had read to Su Linglan, I was so unwilling; my affairs could be postponed with Xunzhou, so I was so unwilling; I was not qualified to lie about Xunzhou, so I was so unwilling; I was obviously jealous but still deceived myself" I don't care", very unwillingly.
As soon as Chao Sheng thought of the rumors that Lin Yao said about them, whether true or false, he was immediately overwhelmed with frustration.No matter how secretly rejoicing that they have broken up, it is useless, the broken relationship can still get back together, the person who appeared first will always occupy the longest place in Xunzhou's heart.
Chao Sheng tensed his body involuntarily, unable to relax for a long time.
In the end, it was the news of "axis Y" that saved him.
[Coordinate axis Y]: Yes.If you have someone you like, we really should break up.
[Coordinate axis Y]: But do you really like that person?
Chao Sheng gripped the phone tightly, and entered the two words that he didn't have the courage to write down not long ago: "Like".
After sending it out, he suddenly felt that he was relieved to face reality calmly.
Soon, Chao Sheng grabbed his phone again and sent another sentence: "I like it so much."
[Coordinate axis XZ]: I really like it.
[Coordinate axis XZ]: I really like it.
[Coordinate axis XZ]: I really like him.
This series of straightforward confessions made Xun Zhou in front of the screen immediately put down the water glass in his hand, for fear that he would be too excited to smash the glass.
Half a minute ago, Xun Zhou thought that Duan Chaosheng's affection for him was vague and hazy; he didn't expect that there was so much admiration for him hidden under the dull body of the other party who was always hesitant to speak.
It would be great if I found out earlier, I only dared to hug her last night, it would be too gentlemanly.
Xun Zhou thought that Chao Sheng was so happy at the moment that he kept expressing his heart, so he responded as Y without hesitation: "Don't worry, he must like you very much."
However, when Chao Sheng saw the words of encouragement from Y, he was stunned, his eyes burning.
——It would be great if the reality was as you said.
Chao Sheng put the phone upside down and buried most of his face in the pillow.
He has never blamed himself as much as today, and kept asking himself in his mind, "Why can't you be more cheerful and enthusiastic?"
Why is it that such an ordinary self... still wants to be the number one in Xun Zhou's heart.
——Because I really like him, and I like him more and more.
On Christmas Eve, Chao Sheng spent the day playing mobile games, during which Y sent him a lot of messages, as if he wanted to talk about the person he had a crush on.But Chao Sheng is not in that mood right now, he knows that Xun Zhou is going to see his ex today, and maybe they will get back together again, thinking of this, his left chest feels sore.
"Hate Christmas." After Chao Sheng exited the game, he typed frantically in the puzzle, "Hate Santa Claus who cheats on children, Christmas Eve, and apples."
[Coordinate axis Y]: Remember to wear socks, it is cold in winter.
"I hate socks too. I hate Christmas."
[Coordinate axis Y]: Are you unhappy today?
"It's okay." Chao Sheng had vented his emotions enough, and slowly calmed down, "I just don't understand why I have to meet my ex on such a day, it must be for the sake of getting back together."
[Coordinate axis Y]: What?Is that person you really like?
Chao Sheng did not answer, and continued to express his opinion: "If it were me, even if I wanted to see my ex, I would choose an ordinary day."
[Coordinate axis Y]: Do I count as your ex?
Chao Sheng thought for a while, and replied seriously: "You can count as 'you can still be friends after breaking up'."
No matter how much he talked with his online dating partner, Chao Sheng couldn't relieve his irritability and loss today, so he simply put on his coat and went out for a walk.
The school is very lively today. Passing through several buildings, you can still hear the sound of the classroom party inside. There is even a Christmas tree at the entrance of the library.Chao Sheng wandered aimlessly, thinking that the stray cats in the alley at the back door might not have eaten yet, so he hurried out of the school gate to buy a bag of cat food, and came back to feed them.
When Chao Sheng walked there with the bag, he saw a man squatting in front of him, and he tilted his head to see that it was Su Linglan.
Subconsciously, he turned and left, but within a few steps, the phone in his pocket started buzzing, and he knew it was Mi Lan's message without even looking at it.
"It's you!" After seeing Chao Sheng, Su Linglan took the lead in greeting with a smile, "Are these all your cats?"
Chao Sheng walked over bravely, tore up the cat food and dumped it on the ground, "No, no one keeps them, they are all wild cats."
"You are so kind." Su Linglan squatted on the ground, looking up at Chao Sheng.
Chao Sheng didn't want to talk to him, but he still couldn't help asking, "Why are you here alone?"
Su Linglan said lightly, "Oh, I was let go."
Looking for a boat?Chao Sheng was a little hesitant, he felt that Xun Zhou didn't look like that kind of person, maybe he encountered a special situation.
"There used to be only one cat here," Su Linglan said with her head down. "It's white and has yellow spots on its body. Teacher Xun always comes to feed it when he is free."
Chao Sheng was slightly surprised, why did this person mention Xun Zhou so naturally in front of him, as if he tacitly agreed that they knew each other... Maybe Su Linglan noticed him and Xun Zhou at KTV that day.
Su Linglan put her face close to the group of cats, stretched her neck and continued, "It's a pity that the cat died later. Teacher Xun was very sad and buried it outside the school."
Chao Sheng casually asked "How did you die", but Su Linglan didn't answer, but changed the subject: "Chao Sheng, I want to watch you shoot arrows."
Chao Sheng was really surprised this time, he hadn't introduced himself to Su Linglan... Probably Lin Yao owed him again.
"That archery gym should not be closed, right?" Su Linglan stood up and patted the dust off her body, "Is that okay? I think people who can shoot arrows are very handsome."
It's not a talent show, why... Chao Sheng held the bag of cat food tightly, and refused in a blunt tone: "No, I don't feel like it recently."
"Alright then." Su Linglan shrugged.He saw that Chao Sheng's white neck was exposed, and the collar of his jacket was very short, which did not protect him from the cold at all, so he took the scarf off his neck and handed it to Chao Sheng.
Chao Sheng didn't understand the meaning of his overture to him, so he shook his head vigilantly and refused.
Su Linglan put away the scarf, hung it on her arm, and said to Chao Sheng with a light smile, "You seem to resist me?"
"No." Chao Sheng gritted his teeth and denied, "I...a straight man."
Su Linglan suddenly realized "Oh", and showed two canine teeth: "Using Mystery Lan, straight man?"
Sure enough, he heard the sounds just now clearly.Chao Sheng showed embarrassment, turned his face away, and finally softened his tone: "Don't tell others."
I thought Su Linglan would make fun of this request, but the other party nodded solemnly and agreed: "Well, I understand, I will keep it secret for you."
"Thank you..." Chao Sheng was dubious.
"You're welcome, I just want to make friends with you." Su Linglan said, "Is it convenient to leave a contact number?"
Chao was afraid that if he refused, the other party would tell the secret of his use of sexting software, so he exchanged mobile phones and entered their respective numbers in the contact book.
The moment Su Linglan got Chaosheng's phone, the first thing she opened was not the address book, but Mystery Lan.After a quick glance at the user profile, he remembered Chaosheng's nickname and digital ID.
I don't know if I pretend to be randomly recommended by the system to add him, will it be through my friends... After Su Linglan handed back the phone, she stared at Chao Sheng and thought.
Chao Sheng is now very concerned about Xunzhou releasing Su Linglan's pigeons, mainly because he is afraid that Xunzhou will encounter trouble somewhere.Although he was reluctant to speak to Su Linglan, Chao Sheng couldn't bear to ask him: "Why didn't Xunzhou come to see you?"
Su Linglan hugged her scarf, "Huh? Why does he want to see me?"
"It's not that you said that you would see your ex on Christmas Eve."
"That's right... Teacher Xun is not my ex-boyfriend." Su Linglan's eyes were slightly loose, as if immersed in memories, "Although I did have a crush on him for a long time, Teacher Xun never paid attention to me."
Chao Sheng was dumbfounded by the unexpected answer.
No ex-boyfriend, no love, no pigeons...
So Xunzhou didn't lie to him that day.
Chao Sheng was instantly annoyed by his own stupidity—he had recently fallen into depression because of an unwarranted rival in love.
Now, Chao Sheng finally lost his attention to Su Linglan.
On the way to school, Chao Sheng was deeply troubled by the matter of "Why am I so stupid".He is stupid because he would rather trust his intuition than the reason for Xun Zhou's sincerity, and instead misunderstood the other party.
"You are too funny." Axis Y sighed after reading Chao Sheng's description, "Aren't you seriously jealous recently?"
"Not very serious!" Chao Sheng retorted, "I just can't help it! But what can I do... I just can't control it."
"Then don't control it." Axis Y said, "Without jealousy, how could it be a secret love."
Chao Sheng: "I just feel sorry for the innocent boy. I hated it for a while when I was shot for no reason."
Y: "It's okay, maybe that person is really worth hating, but you haven't found out yet."
Chao Sheng walked with his head down looking at his mobile phone. He heard from Lin Yao that there were Christmas decorations everywhere on the football field, and there was a huge Christmas tree in the middle of the playground, so he wanted to see it.
Patronizing to exchange messages with Y, Chao Sheng bumped into a student dressed as Santa Claus without paying attention.Looking up, he was still a foreigner, who should be from the International Department, distributing candy to passers-by outside the venue.
Chao Sheng took a piece of pineapple candy and walked into the football field.
He saw that one side of the iron fence was covered with decorative lights, which flickered at night and was very eye-catching, so he walked over to take pictures as a souvenir.In the center of the venue, apart from Santa Claus distributing small gifts, there are also a few elk dolls, who are making a fuss with the surrounding students.
Chao Sheng walked over to watch the excitement, but when those people in doll costumes saw that a new classmate had finally arrived, they rushed over to pat him gently.
Not only did it not hurt, but it was also a little itchy. Chao Sheng couldn't help laughing, and fought back in the same way.
The headgear of the elk doll costume is very large, and the person inside always has to use one hand to stabilize it before proceeding with the next action.Chao Sheng remembered that this person kept scratching his stomach just now, causing him to reflexively roll around on the lawn, covered in plastic grass.
Chao Sheng was not polite, and planned to tear off his elk headgear directly.Grab the edge of the fabric and lift it up hard—just face to face and look each other straight in the eye.
She blinked, as if smiling at him.
"You..." As soon as Chao Sheng opened his mouth, his eyes suddenly went dark, and everyone cheered and screamed in high spirits.
Although the elk headgear is very big, it is still a bit reluctant to accommodate two people's heads, so Xun Zhou almost whispered in Chao Sheng's ear: "At this time, we should be watching the stars on the mountain."
The warm breath and the magnetic voice drilled into the ears together, Chao Sheng was so hard to resist that he even forgot to breathe for a moment.
What made him even more dizzy was...the way the two of them got their heads into the hoods at this moment, it must look like...kissing to others.
Xun Zhou breathed very lightly, and soon smelled the aroma of the pineapple candy in Chao Sheng's mouth.
If Chao Sheng hadn't hugged him suddenly at this moment, Xun Zhou would have been attracted to kiss him by the smell of candy at that second just now.But it was worth it to miss an opportunity to kiss him proactively, in exchange for a hug from the other party.
Xun Zhou was satisfied, but vaguely heard the person in his arms sucking his nose secretly.
He put his arms around Chao Sheng's slender waist and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Chao Sheng explained with a hoarse voice, "I'm so happy to see Santa Claus."
Xun Zhou thought to himself, then go hug Santa Claus.
But what he said was not so unpleasant. After hugging Chaosheng tightly, he asked him happily: "Then are you happy to see me?"
Chao Sheng didn't answer, so he continued to ask: "Are you happy? Are you happy? Are you happy?"
At the end of the question, he simply swayed around in circles with Chao Sheng in his arms.
More than happy.Chao Sheng thought.
As if it was lost and found again, the sourness and grievance he had caused by mediocrity, all disappeared after seeing this man for the first time.
Xun Zhou asked him "Are you happy?" He could only bury his head in the other's chest and nodded desperately.
"Oh." Xun Zhou smiled but was not a smile, and had some malicious intentions, "It turned out that he was crying with joy."
Chao Sheng was embarrassed to hold him any longer, and was about to let go of him, but as soon as he let go, Xun Zhou tightly wrapped his arms around his waist.
"A lot of people are watching us." Xun Zhou's lips almost touched Chao Sheng's forehead, "You let go now, they will all remember what you look like."
Chao Sheng flinched when he heard this, "Then what should we do?"
"Just keep holding on."
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