immature

It was already dark.

In July, people still feel hot flashes even at night. Zhong Qin and Xi Yan walked to the terrace on the twelfth floor, and the occasional bursts of humid summer wind blew slowly, only bringing a little coolness. Soon, the two of them were wrapped in the stuffy heat.

Xi Yan stopped and leaned against the railing overlooking this bustling city that was still brightly lit even at night, as if seeing the shadows of tall buildings and buildings ten years later.

Xi Yan was stunned, and his mind wandered to distant time and space.

Xi Yan used to be like any young people who struggled in big cities, longing to find a place to stay in the concrete jungle.Which office buildings are still lit, which rows of glass windows still have people at their desks, which workstations still have their childhood dreams.

… Xi Yan seldom thinks about these things in the future. He just does the things at hand day after day and arranges his life to the full. It seems that only by not asking "why do we do it?" keep on.

Adults have a self-deprecating and ridiculing saying that they often say "for life".

At this moment, when Xi Yan, who had returned to his boyhood, stood by the balcony on the twelfth floor and looked at this grotesque and rapidly developing world, he finally got a glimpse of what life was like——

That is a difficult question, but the known conditions given at the beginning are not too many.

After some people write down a scribbled "jie" character, only a large blank space is left.

Some people just copied the questions and copied all the formulas they could recall.

Of course, there are also some people who slowly accumulate and explore the hidden conditions, and never hesitate to calculate on the draft paper over and over again, write each step with clear logic and clear thinking, and then write the answer firmly.

Xi Yan couldn't help looking at Zhong Qin who was standing beside him.

The young man was tall and strong, occasionally lowering his eyes, but habitually raised his chin slightly, as if he would never lower his head for anything.

——That is the only spirit and pride at this age.

"Old self" suddenly flashed in Xi Yan's mind.

He opened his mouth, took a long breath, and let it out slowly.

Zhong Qin happened to turn his head to look at him in the clear moonlight, and seemed to have something to ask: "Why do you want to accompany me to take the exam?"

Xi Yan's fingers on the railing subconsciously curled up.

Xi Yan lowered his eyelashes, and his thin eyelashes trembled slightly: "... Well, come to play, I also want to stay with you."

Zhong Qin raised his hand and flicked Xi Yan's forehead: "Can't wait for two or three days?"

Xi Yan blushed, raised his eyes and glared at Zhong Qin, without saying a word.

After a moment of silence, Xi Yan leaned back against the railing, turned his head and glanced into Zhong Qin's eyes, then quickly withdrew and said, "I...I just want to see what your world looks like."

Zhong Qin didn't seem very surprised by this answer.He only paused, then said, "Same as yours."

Xi Yan was stunned, rubbed his fingertips on the slightly cold railing, and said, "...don't fool me, can the worlds of the god of learning and the scum of elementary school be the same?"

Zhong Qin raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and then took a step towards Xi Yan.

He raised his hand, pinched Xi Yan's ear, used a little strength, and rubbed Xi Yan's earlobe twice: "Look down on yourself, or look down on the fifth middle school?"

Xi Yan was taken aback again.

The final exam that just ended...he rushed into the top 150 in his grade, and his ranking was even close to [-], which was the best exam in the whole school year.

And the 1th in the fifth middle school, looking at the whole city, is at least ranked before the [-]th, and it is really not suitable to use the word "students" to describe it.

Xi Yan was a little taken aback.

Unknowingly, subtly, he was really different from before, and even in a trance, he understood the sentence that adults often say...

"Obviously you can."

The mysterious and mysterious word "traversing" is easily reminiscent of "changing the past". Even before this second, Xi Yan thought so.

——But when he saw his own shadow in Zhong Qin's quiet eyes, he realized that at this moment, he was only changing the current self.

At this moment, a "established" life trajectory gradually became blurred.

But the road under his feet is becoming clearer and clearer step by step.

It seems that there is a voice that has experienced "regret" and "regret" and said to Xi Yan——

You have to chase.

You have to love.

You can be cowardly, but try to be brave.

You can be confused, but try to chase the light.

Not just "for life", but for a good life.

Together with Zhong Qin, you must always have a clean and pure youthful heart.

Xi Yan blinked to hide the mist in his eyes, then raised his eyes and asked Zhong Qin: "Well, are you praising me, boyfriend?"

Zhong Qin didn't speak, but the strength he held on Xi Yan's earlobe became a little heavier.

There are not many people on the roof, but occasionally people walk by the plank road near the railing, or sit on the delicate seats next to the nearby green plants.

Xi Yan glanced at the four or five passers-by around him, then raised his hand, tentatively covering the back of Zhong Qin's hand.

He turned his face away, gently rubbed against Zhong Qinsong's warm palm, and finally said frankly: "Time flies too fast. As soon as I graduated from the third year of high school, I... I was a little panicked."

The word "Science" on the class placement wish form is Xi Yan's firm determination of the path he will take.

Not rash and reckless, nor drifting with the flow.

But precisely because of this seriousness, there will be a feeling of anxiety. After all, there is no psychological burden to make jokes——

What should I do if I try my best and still fail?

What should I do if I try my best to catch up but still get farther and farther away?

Xi Yan put his face in Zhong Qin's palm, secretly laughing at himself.

These are concerns that only adults have. How can teenagers look forward and backward like this?

Zhong Qin didn't ask Xi Yan what he was panicking about, although he could feel that the college entrance examination brought Xi Yan a sense of urgency faster than his peers.

But Zhong Qin didn't delve into it, he just got closer, pinching Xi Yan's face in a natural way.

There is a touch on the hand, and the tone of the speech is not different from every morning and night spent together:

"If you want to go forward, I will take you with me."

"If you want to hang around..."

Xi Yan's heart tightened, and he asked cautiously: "...if I want to hang on?"

Zhong Qin chuckled, not caring about his surroundings, and lowered his head to touch Xi Yan's forehead: "I'll prepare another comfortable kennel for Laipi."

Xi Yan didn't expect to be teased by Zhong Qin when the atmosphere was so serious, and stared at the boss with a pair of eyes.

But when he carefully tasted the meaning of Zhong Qin's words, he couldn't restrain his eyes.The little uneasiness and anxiety in my heart caused by "the boyfriend is too good" miraculously dissipated, and the tight heart suddenly became loose, and then was filled inch by inch with the careful and thoughtful tenderness of the young man.

It turned out that Zhong Qin would also bow his head.

When he looked down at Xi Yan, there was a faint but not difficult to catch indulgence in the endless smile in his eyes.

Xi Yan sniffed, and suddenly felt a little impulsive in his heart.

He raised his head, and like a puppy grinding his teeth, he leaned forward and took a moderate bite on Zhong Qin's chin.

Although the tip of the tongue is carefully held back, the hot and humid body temperature in the lips still touches Zhong Qin's skin.

The gaze from the bottom up is shy and frank.

Zhong Qin narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that the atmosphere was good, Xi Yan's eyes were as bright as moonlight.He was about to lower his head to find Xi Yan's lips, but Xi Yan slipped away from under Zhong Qin's nose with a blushing face like a troublemaker who ran away after teasing.

Xi Yan turned around and looked into the air, wanting the summer night breeze to blow away the heat from his cheeks.

Zhong Qin raised his eyebrows, suffered from this "suffocation" temporarily, propped his elbows casually on the railing, and then watched Xi Yan quietly.

It seems to be waiting for Xi Yan to speak, and it seems...

It doesn't matter if you don't say anything.

After a while, Xi Yan decided to say: "Let's go back to rest later."

Zhong Qin had no objection and hummed.

After a while, Xi Yan pursed his lips, lay down on the railing, and turned his head to look at Zhong Qin, his cheeks were still flushed, but his eyes were so bright that it was heart-warming: "I've come here, I won't hold back No matter where you go, take me with you."

The evening wind that happened to pass by inadvertently lifted a strand of hair on Xi Yan's forehead.

Zhong Qin glanced at his clean eyebrows, then reached out and rubbed his soft hair: "Well, I know, I will."

Zhong Qin is a person who walks the talk and never breaks his promise.

Therefore, Xi Yan believes that even though there are many uncertainties in his future, there will still be a harbor and a "gas station".

After returning to the room, Xi Yan took a shower first, and Zhong Qin went to wash.

When Zhong Qin finished washing, Xi Yan was still standing in the room staring at the two single beds in a daze.

This bed is about the same size as the one in "The Other Companion". It's not impossible to sleep two people, but...

After a lot of struggle, Xi Yan finally made up his mind, gave up the bed where Zhong Qin's clothes were thrown, and moved to the next bed.

As soon as Xi Yan's butt touched the mattress, Zhong Qin brushed his teeth, leaned against the wall outside the bathroom, and said vaguely, "You want to sleep by yourself?"

Xi Yan kicked off the slippers and turned over, covering himself completely under the quilt, the voice came out from the soft quilt, muffled: "Mr. Zhong, you are so annoying! Let's take your test!"

Zhong thought for a while, walked over and sat by Xi Yan's bed, lifted a corner of the quilt, and forcibly exposed the furry head of the puppy: "Are you going to sleep by yourself these two days?"

"..." Xi Yan became even more depressed, "Is it okay to spit out the foam in your mouth before talking? Can't hear clearly!"

Zhong Qin raised his hand and patted Xi Yan's dog's head, got up in a good manner, and went back to the bathroom to spit foam.

In order to avoid the dangerous thought of "I don't want to take the exam" when getting up in the morning, Zhong Qin finally decided to accept Xi Yan's "good intentions" and planned to sleep in two beds with Xi Yan.

The lights went out.

Xi Yan closed his eyes in the instantly darkened room, honestly and secretly regretting and dissatisfied.

But after a while, he heard light footsteps and Zhong Qin's voice: "We will stay here for three days, and the last day is free travel."

Xi Yan closed his eyes tightly, pretending that he had fallen asleep in a Buddhist way, but his mind suddenly became active—that's right!With a three-day itinerary, there is always a chance to sleep with your boyfriend for a night!

While Xi Yan was enjoying himself, Zhong Qin walked to his bedside and bent down.

Zhong Qin supported the head of the bed with one hand, and gently pulled off the quilt covering Xi Yan's head and face with the other hand.

He stroked the broken hair in front of Xi Yan's forehead, looked at Xi Yan's deliberately closed eyes and smiled, and scratched the tip of Xi Yan's nose with his fingers, making Xi Yan feel itchy.

Then he leaned over and kissed Xi Yan's good night on his lips, breathing lightly against the corner of Xi Yan's mouth: "Comfort first."

I don't know if it's because he just finished washing, but the young man's thin lips are slightly cool, and there seems to be a hint of light and pleasant mint smell.

Not enthusiastic, not so lingering, but gentle and clean, like the crown of laurel trees filled with bright sunlight in September, and like the cascading grass waves of red forests moving with the wind.

Amidst his heart beating like a drum, Xi Yan heard Zhong Qin say: "Be good tomorrow and go to sleep."

...Don't talk about sleeping.

Xi Yan almost stared at the ceiling until dawn with his big copper bell eyes.

In the morning of the next day, when Xi Yan woke up, there was no sign of Zhong Qin in the room.

Xi Yan sat up from the bed in a daze, and scratched his messy hair.

... This feeling of déjà vu.

It seems to be back to the days when it was not as important as puppies.

Xi Yan is not the type of light sleeper, as long as the light is dim enough, he can sleep steadily for a long time.

... If you were tired the night before, sleep more deeply.

Xi Yan sat blankly for a while and woke up dozing off, then raised his eyes to look at the huge window in the room.

He couldn't see the busy city outside the window through the glass, but only saw the double-layer floor-to-ceiling curtains that were drawn tightly, thick and light-blocking.

Just like Zhong Qin's protection of him.

Xi Yan rubbed his mouth with the back of his hand.

Suddenly, he remembered the shallow kiss that disturbed his sleep last night.

Xi Yan hurriedly touched the mobile phone that was charging by the bedside, and opened it, and there was indeed a WeChat message from Zhong Qin.

"Take the car to the examination room"

"Wake up and go downstairs for dinner"

"The one who forgot the room card is a puppy"

Xi Yan: "..."

This is a scumbag.

Behind these scumbag-like messages, there was a voice.

Xi Yan took a closer look——

Good guy, it's as long as 20 seconds.

Xi Yan frowned, tapped the speech bubble hesitantly, and then leaned to his ear: "Student in class nine, I hope it will be eleven o'clock in the morning when you hear this speech. Listen carefully, today's Exams are very important for students and schools. Teachers have no time to be distracted. You must pay attention to your own safety. You can take a walk, but you must not take a walk too far. You can pass the time, but you must report your moving location at any time. Bear with it for these two days, and on the last day, you can have fun again, and the teacher won't stop you if you want to go shopping or go shopping, you..."

Xi Yan: "..."

In the last two sentences of this voice, Zhong Qin could vaguely hear Zhong Qin helplessly saying "You have no end".

Gao Chengliu was probably afraid that the students in Class [-] would be reprimanded on the spot when they heard the students in Class [-] disrespecting their teachers, so before he got mad at Zhong Qin, he thoughtfully cut off his voice.

Otherwise, it must be more than 20 seconds.

Xi Yan laughed for a while, then threw the phone aside, and didn't reply to the message, mainly because he was afraid that the message he sent was for Zhong Qin, and the message that came back would be sent to him by Gao Chengliu.

Anyway, when Zhong Qin gets back his phone after the exam, he will definitely call him.

The most urgent task now is to go out for a walk as Gao Chengliu said.

Xi Yan quickly tidied himself up, and then dug out from his mobile phone the strategies he had made so-so two days ago, and was going to go out to buy some souvenirs and bring them back to his family and classmates.

As a result, as soon as he stepped out of the hotel door, his mobile phone vibrated on his back foot.

A text message from an unknown number said:

"Get up, turn on the TV, find the news of the day, take a selfie and send it to me."

No need to guess, this must be Gao Chengliu.

Xi Yan: "...?"

Are there cameras in the room?

What about going for a walk?

It is allowed to pass the time, as long as the mobile location is reported-does the mobile location refer to the bed, the bathroom and in front of the TV?

This is the one who is better than the scumbag... the head teacher of the scumbag?