Superficially reserved

"Where are your friends? Aren't they going together?" Xia Yu asked after getting in the car.

Zhou Ding started the car: "They have to catch up with the scene later."

"Catch the scene?"

"Well, Internet cafes."

Xia Yu said softly.

During his freshman year, Shen Youtang and a few other roommates often went to Internet cafes. Their homes were in good condition, and their laptops were all top-of-the-line laptops. However, whenever they had the opportunity, they would organize a group to go to Internet cafes, saying that they had "souls".

Xia Yu didn't understand their souls, and he didn't install a single game in his notebook, only playing mobile games occasionally.

He said again: "You helped me twice just now, thank you."

Zhou Ding touched his nose.

He was also embarrassed to say that it was because I misunderstood you as an adulterer in the afternoon, so he only helped just now, and said: "You're welcome."

As the car started, the heater gradually filled the cabin.

The glass blocked the biting cold wind, Xia Yu relaxed a little, and leaned into the soft seat.

"Are you from the basketball club?"

At the red light ahead, Zhou Ding stepped on the brakes.

He glanced sideways at Xia Yu, and found that she was looking at his WeChat circle of friends.He hummed: "Did Shen Youtang tell you?"

Xia Yu shook her head: "Maybe I said it, but I don't remember."

Zhou Ding asked again: "Have you never watched our school's basketball game?"

Didn't you say you like basketball?

"I'm too busy. I spend most of my free time drawing, so I don't have time to look at it." Xia Yu lowered her head, sliding her long and slender fingers on the screen lightly, tapping her fingertips from time to time.

Zhou Ding didn't make a sound, his eyes wandered between Xia Yu's face and fingers.

He always finds it a bit strange. After adding an unfamiliar person's WeChat account, do ordinary people look through the other's Moments one by one in front of the other person like this?And also click on the picture to zoom in and observe the details in the picture.

He could tell at a glance that the picture Xia Yu was looking at was taken by his coach, and it showed him jumping up and dunking.

Most importantly, what Xia Yu magnified was his lower body.

It was just too weird and embarrassing.

Zhou Ding was so embarrassed that he was too embarrassed to ask him, "Why are you staring at my lower body?" He could only hold back in his heart, frantically thinking about whether there was anything inappropriate in his picture.After all, playing basketball is a strenuous exercise. When the adrenaline soars, sometimes the body's reaction will be out of control, but I... shouldn't be hard, right?

He feels that he is still very focused when playing basketball, and he has also seen the pictures when they are uploaded. If he is hard, he will definitely find out.

Was he negligent?

It's not really hard, is it?

No way!

Zhou Ding's hands holding the steering wheel tightened.

"Hey, green light."

"Oh, good." Zhou Ding came back to his senses, and drove the car out before the car behind him honked his horn.

Xia Yu looked at him strangely: "What happened to you just now?"

"It's nothing, I thought about something."

Zhou Ding coughed and changed the subject, "By the way, our basketball club will have an internal competition at [-] o'clock this Sunday afternoon. You can come and watch."

Xia Yu asked: "Are you participating too?"

"Of course, I am the captain of the first team, and I will not miss the game without special circumstances."

Xia Yu nodded: "Excellent."

Zhou Ding asked again: "Then are you coming?"

"I'll go if I'm free."

After Xia Yu got off the car, Zhou Ding didn't drive away immediately, but took out his mobile phone to check his circle of friends.

He found the picture, zoomed in, and finally breathed a sigh of relief after looking at it for a while.

Thank goodness.

Not hard.

Then what was Xia Yu looking at so carefully just now?

Through the anti-peep window, Zhou Ding's gaze was fixed on Xia Yu's receding back.

After the alarm was lifted, he quickly recalled the conversation in the car just now, and then noticed some inconsistencies.

In addition to looking through his circle of friends in front of him, there is also the fact that Xia Yu said before that he likes basketball.

Except for that painting, Zhou Ding didn't feel any liking for basketball from Xia Yu - he had been in school for two and a half years, but he hadn't seen a game; he didn't know himself, and he was very indifferent to his invitation.

Although he was not considered a big shot, he dared to say that anyone in Longda who really liked playing basketball would basically know his name.

Moreover, isn't "if you have time" the same as "if you have a chance, next time", is it tantamount to rejection?

He really didn't understand what kind of love Xia Yu had for basketball.

After returning to the dormitory, Xia Yu took a shower first.

He hung the coat on the balcony. The smell of tobacco and alcohol on it was too strong, and he would feel uncomfortable in the room.

After taking a shower, he brushed his hair while looking at his cell phone. There were several missed calls on it, which were from Shen Youtang.

Looking at WeChat, there are also messages from Shen Youtang, all asking him if he is angry and telling him not to mind what that girl said.

Xia Yu replied: [I'm not angry. 】

As soon as the news was sent, Shen Youtang called.

As soon as Xia Yu picked it up, she heard the other person say: "Are you going back now?"

Xia Yu sat down at the table and turned on the tablet: "I've already arrived at the dormitory."

"Why didn't you answer my phone?"

"I'm taking a shower."

"oh oh."

Oh, there was no sound on the other side.

Xia Yu didn't speak either, and quietly flipped through the tablet.Just when he was about to hang up the phone, another voice sounded from the opposite side: "Xia Yu."

"Ok?"

"Brother, why aren't you curious about falling in love?"

The fingers sliding on the tablet stopped, and Xia Yu blinked lightly.

"You don't even ask me when I fell in love with Ruan Ruan, don't you think my confession to Ruan Ruan is very sudden?"

The person on the other side seemed to have opened up a chatter box, and started rambling with complaints and sighs, "Jiang Yang and the others came to ask me, but you didn't ask a single word, why don't you care about your brother at all? Brother, I treat you very well." Okay……"

After listening for a while, Xia Yu interrupted: "Have you been drinking?"

"I didn't drink at first, but I drank some after you left. I didn't drive, so I called a substitute driver."

Xia Yu said lightly: "Then go to bed early."

"Well... what do you think of Ruan Ruan?"

Xia Yu said, "She's pretty, and she matches you very well."

"That's good, Ruan Ruan is still worried that you don't like her."

"She is your girlfriend, as long as you like it."

The other side smiled: "That's right. That's fine, so be it, as long as you are not unhappy, I haven't said this all the time, in case you think I'm not mean enough to hide it from you. Just don't mind, that's it, you should go to bed soon too."

"OK, good night."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Yu let out a soft breath.

It's not that he didn't notice the unusualness in Shen Youtang's tone, but now that Shen Youtang already has a girlfriend, that unusualness has no meaning to think about.

He never spends time on meaningless things.

Xia Yu sat at the table, looking at the tablet calmly.

Swiping the screen with his finger, he continued what he hadn't finished just now - he was looking for inspiration for his next work.

And his usual sources of inspiration are these explicit and stimulating texts on the tablet, as well as videos and audios with amazing covers one after another.

But some time ago, he couldn't get inspiration from these things.

This also caused him to not update his twitter for nearly a month. He knew without looking at it that his comment area must have been overcrowded with all kinds of reminders.

But no inspiration is no inspiration, he can't just throw a picture on it to fool everyone.

After pausing for a while, he switched the channel and came to the more reserved art area.

The works here are more stream-of-consciousness. There is no direct stimulation, but they can throw out the hook calmly, dragging the nerves of the viewers, leading them to take the initiative. Imagine, to supplement those things that are not shown in the picture.

After staying on this channel for quite a while, Xia Yu still couldn't make a choice.

Finally he logs out of the web page and turns off the tablet.

The orange eye protection light shone from above, Xia Yu lowered his eyes, and the shadow of his long eyelashes covered his gaze.

not enough.

None of this is enough.

Xia Yu could clearly feel that her need had increased again.

Just watching or listening to these things is no longer enough for him, no matter if it is a movie, or an audio, or something like that, it is like chewing wax for him. A wave of waves, but gave birth to deeper needs and desires.

They couldn't please him, let alone inspire him.

He thought, he needs real physical touch more now.

We need real hugs, real kisses, and real filling, instead of forcing ourselves to substitute other people's works and relying on brain supplements to get satisfaction.

These are false.

Not only will it fail to quench your thirst, but it will also lead to a greater emptiness.

Not only is his inspiration dry now, but his body and mind are also dry.

Xia Yu sighed lightly, then took out a picture album, and looked at the portraits in the picture.

This picture album is [-] pages in total, but now there are less than [-] pages left, and he tore up the rest.

And among the less than forty pages of drawing paper, there are less than ten pages with drawings, and some of them are repeated, so the total number of characters in the paintings is only five.

Have to delete one more.

Because today in the bar, he saw this man secretly holding hands with a boy.

In this way, there are only four left.

They are Zhou Ding, the president of the basketball club, Lu Siwei, the vice president, Ji Xingliang, a member of the volleyball club, and Jiang Tiankuo, a high jumper in the track and field team.

The height of these four people is 185+, and their appearance and figure are definitely the best among their peers.

and……

Never talked about love.

Of course, it is impossible to know whether they have talked with him or not. It can only be said that these few people have never had a boyfriend or girlfriend, and they are well-known single dogs.

this point is very important.

Because Xia Yu doesn't touch straight men, and doesn't touch anyone who has a partner.

These few people didn't fall in love in the most restless freshman and sophomore years, so their sexual orientation is suspicious on Xia Yu's side, and it is worth continuing to observe.

As for why he kept holding back and didn't make a move, it was mainly because he was not sure about the character of the opponent.

What's more, he had a best option before, Shen Youtang.

The reason Xia Yu worried so much was because he didn't want others to know that he was gay.

He needs a perfect sex partner, who can satisfy his emptiness on the bed, and keep his mouth shut under the bed, not revealing the slightest bit of their relationship.If you agree, you will make an agreement, if you don't agree, you will break up, and you will never be sloppy or entangled.

But the best thing is to have a partner who can talk about underground love.

Not only can it be delivered to the body, but also part of the emotions that have been suppressed in the bottom of the heart for many years and cannot be vented can be delivered, and each other can keep their mouths shut.The model is like a "limited couple". They don't talk about the past or the future. At the moment, they are a couple in love. They can do anything a couple can do to each other, but when the time comes, they will be strangers, and they will be friends at most. , other than that, there is no deeper friendship.

This is not just for anyone.

What's more, in addition to character, Xia Yu also has very high requirements on the external conditions of the other party, which is why he will set his target group on these people.

He needs physical satisfaction, but also needs to be conquered psychologically.

Pain doesn't matter, the other party's condition must be able to bring enough stimulation.

He has known Shen Youtang for two and a half years, and his character is still trustworthy.

He is also tall and handsome, and when they were in the same dormitory when they were freshmen, Shen Youtang was a little aggressive in private. After getting to know each other, he got used to wandering around in the dormitory wearing only his underpants after taking a shower, so...

Xia Yu knew that he was in good condition.

Xia Yu didn't know about the other people, and he didn't bother to do trivial things to obtain information.

But judging by their height and shape...

Shouldn't be bad.

He has endured for so long just to find someone who meets his requirements.

At the same time, it was also because he was unwilling to take any risks.

He wants to be happy.

Be safe too.

If Shen Youtang was ruled out, Zhou Ding would naturally be the first target.

It is now the end of the first semester of junior year, and the next semester is after the Chinese New Year.

In the senior year, they have no classes, and they can choose whether to take the postgraduate entrance examination or work, and they don’t have to stay in school anymore. They just need to finish the thesis and go back to school when they are defending. Therefore, the senior year can be said to be completely free.

This is also the safe period Xia Yu chose for herself.

In his plan, he will make choices and try in the second semester of his junior year.

If you just find the right person, it would be best, his junior and senior year will belong to each other, they can enjoy this "limited time" to the fullest, and even long-term development is not impossible.If something goes wrong, less than half a semester is enough for him to stabilize the person. As long as he is a senior, he can leave decisively, and the other party can't even find him.

Furthermore, in terms of probability, students are always simpler and cleaner than social people.

He still hopes that his goal can be achieved on campus.

After entering the social dye vat, people are much more complicated.

After returning to school, Zhou Ding did not go directly to the dormitory, but went to the court to practice again.

The sneakers creaked as they rubbed against the floor.

Suddenly, the footsteps stopped abruptly, and Zhou Ding jumped high at the three-point line, and the basketball in his hand also fell into the ball frame accurately after drawing a parabola in the air.

After scoring the goal, he pulled up the hem of his clothes and casually wiped his sweaty forehead, then picked up the basketball and walked to the sidelines to rest.

While drinking water, he picked up his phone and looked at it, only to find an unfamiliar message.

Only after clicking on it did I realize that the other party was Xia Yu.

【Limbo: [Image]】

【Limbo: Your figure is very beautiful, I used it as a reference when I drew.I apologize if you were offended. 】

Zhou Ding clicked on the picture, looked at it, and replied: 【This is the one you drew this afternoon? 】

[Limbo: Yes. 】

[Z: Didn't you draw Kobe? 】

[Limbo: Well, I planned to draw Asians, but I liked Kobe so I used the number 24. 】

[Z: I am also number 24. 】

[Limbo: I know, I read your circle of friends. 】

【Z: So when you look at my photos, you are only looking at the body? 】

On the other side, Xia Yu slightly opened his eyes wide.

He was just probing his own observation target according to the usual practice. He had also tested other people in this way before, but the replies from others were all "it doesn't matter". Only Zhou Ding seemed to get the meaning of his probing.

He put down the paintbrush in his hand, calmed down and replied: 【Yes. 】

Then he added another sentence: [Otherwise what do you think I am looking at? 】

This is his second trial.

The opposite shows that it is inputting.

But after waiting for a while, no new reply came.

This made Xia Yu look forward to it even more.

Today, he lost two high-quality observation subjects in a row, and he still felt very unlucky. Could this be the so-called bright future, where there are losses and gains?Another subject of his observation actually came directly in front of him and put on his vest?

After another meeting, the message finally came.

Xia Yu looked at it immediately, but in the next second, the curvature of his mouth disappeared instantly.I saw the other side replied——

[Zhou Ding: My sneakers are a joint limited edition of AJ and LV. 】

The author has something to say:

Xia Yu: I am speechless in this world full of straight men :)