"Pepper and Salt, you have a bad personality. I've told you so many times but you just can't remember."
"How did you lose weight? You don't want to talk, right? Then I'll rub your belly."
"The belly fat has become less and harder, and not as textured as before."
After Jiang Xuan went upstairs, Lin Zimao sat on the sofa, rubbing Jiaoyan's belly and saying things that Jiaoyan didn't want to hear at all.
As he was touching it, he began to feel sleepy. The recent military training had adjusted his biological clock, and he wanted to sleep after lunch.
There was still the smell of hospital disinfectant on his body. He let go of Pepper and Salt and went back to his room to take a quick shower. When he came out, Pepper and Salt had already curled up on the quilt. When he saw Lin Zimao, he raised his eyelids and then closed them again.
The small villa was very quiet in the afternoon. There was no sound of students' footsteps walking around, and no sound of cicadas chirping in the trees behind the dormitory of the military training base. Lin Zimao thought he would not be able to sleep, but he fell into a soft dream almost as soon as he lay down.
In his dream, a tall figure approached him.
Lin Zimao was awakened by a knock on the door, and was a little confused about where he was when he opened his eyes.
He slept on the upper bunk in the dormitory at the training base, and the ceiling was very close to the bed, but here it is spacious and the ceiling has a comfortable color.
Remembering that, he returned to Jiang Xuan at noon.
When Jiaoyan heard the knock on the door, she got up, kicked him on the thigh and rushed out the door. Lin Zimao suddenly woke up.
The door was knocked again. Jiaoyan couldn't get out, so he scratched the door with his claws. When he couldn't get out, he turned back and meowed to ask Lin Zimao to open the door for him. He forgot to open a crack in the door for Jiaoyan at noon.
Lin Zimao was afraid that it would urinate everywhere, so he got up and opened the door.
Jiang Xuan was standing outside the door. He seemed to have taken a shower and changed his clothes. When I got close to him, I could smell a faint scent of perfume.
Is this a date or something
While Lin Zimao was guessing, Jiang Xuan said, "I'll be at the training base for a meeting at four o'clock. You have half an hour to pack up."
Lin Zimao stretched and said, "Ten minutes will be enough."
He took a minute to change out of the T-shirt and shorts he wore to sleep and put on the training clothes he wore in the morning. There was a mixed smell of the metal from the mecha and the disinfectant from the hospital on it. Jiang Xuan still smelled better.
He wanted to use the remaining nine minutes to play with Salt and Pepper's belly.
However, Jiaoyan is no longer the shy little boy who was in a strange environment. After sitting next to Lin Zimao for two minutes, he could not help but run to the stairs, running up like crazy. After running up, he seemed to find that no one was chasing him, so he came down and meowed twice at Jiang Xuan downstairs.
Jiang Xuan heard nothing and saw nothing.
Lin Zimao thought that it was good news that Jiaoyan had learned to play by himself out of boredom.
There were some senior students on the bus to the training base. School had also started for the senior grades, and senior students from the combat and command departments would also go to the training base for classes. There were not many people on the bus, so Lin Zimao and Jiang Xuan automatically sat side by side in the last row.
There was no one in the three rows at the back. Everyone else on the bus was sitting in single seats. They didn't pay much attention to Lin Zimao and Jiang Xuan who had just got on the bus. This feeling made them feel extremely comfortable.
Fifteen minutes is a long journey, but it’s not short either.
The sunset was strong now. Jiang Xuan leaned over to block some of the light for Lin Zimao who was sitting inside. Lin Zimao turned around and asked Jiang Xuan, "You haven't answered my question from this morning."
Questions for the morning
Lin Zimao, who was standing under Jiang Xuan's shadow, stared at him with his beautiful phoenix eyes. His face was too fair, and the little teardrop mole at the corner of his eye was even more obvious when he looked closely. His nose was straight and delicate, and his lips were rosy. He had pearly lips that very few people have, which was very suitable for a kiss.
Jiang Xuan suddenly felt his throat dry, thinking that he had been thinking too much, so he asked, "What's the problem?"
Lin Zimao didn’t mind saying it again: “After you finished the mecha last year.”
Jiang Xuan turned his head away unnaturally: "Do you really have to know?"
Lin Zimao looked at him with a smile. He moved forward to close the distance between them and asked softly, "Is it not possible?" He wanted to commit a foul at this time.
Jiang Xuan never told anyone, there was nothing wrong with that: "I didn't vomit last year."
Lin Zimao: "You are not telling the truth."
Jiang Xuan said: "I worked on the computer in the morning and took half a day off in the afternoon."
Lin Zimao: "So this is why you chose to study design?"
Jiang's Enterprise is a company that produces aircraft, and mechas are also within their research scope. Many aircraft models in the military come from Jiang's Enterprise.
Jiang Xuan nodded: "Yes."
A warning sound came from the bus, reminding them that they were almost there. The flying car turned a corner, and Lin Zimao lost his balance and fell on Jiang Xuan. Jiang Xuan was afraid that he would fall, so he put his hands on his shoulders.
The bus clanged down at the stop. The two people were facing each other, only three centimeters apart. They could hear each other's breathing, and perhaps even the throbbing heartbeat.
Lin Zimao lowered his voice and said, "My dad said that he wanted us to get married early because you were in poor health. So you are in such poor health."
Jiang Xuan let go of Lin Zimao. His fingers felt hot when they touched Lin Zimao's shoulder. He explained, "I just can't get on a real mecha, not because I'm in poor health."
The senior students sitting in the front had already gotten off the bus, and the two men stood up as well.
Lin Zimao walked behind Jiang Xuan, and thinking of what Lin Bei said about "bringing good luck to others", Lin Zimao couldn't help but laugh softly. Jiang Xuan tilted his head slightly, and the setting sun shone on Lin Zimao's face. When he smiled, his eye bags were a little obvious, and he looked unexpectedly gentle.
He thought it was the most beautiful laughter he had ever heard, like a gentle breeze on an autumn day, sweeping across his heart, making him feel itchy yet comfortable.
The two got off the bus one after the other. The temperature on the training ground was still scorching hot at four o'clock in the afternoon. The freshmen finally didn't have to train, and no one wanted to come out and face the boring and terrible sunshine.
The two came to a fork in the road, and Lin Zimao put his hands in his pockets: "Then I'll go back to the dormitory."
Jiang Xuan looked at Lin Zimao deeply and said, "Yeah." He knew that he was overly worried about Lin Zimao in the morning. When he found the unconscious Lin Zimao and saw that he was not bleeding or injured, just unconscious, his worried heart finally settled down. When the doctor and nurse were not around, he even tried to touch Lin Zimao's hand to confirm the temperature of his hand and knew that he was alive.
But he would not tell these things to anyone. Perhaps it was only because they had a written agreement and had put their fingerprints on the contract that they showed concern for each other.
Lin Zimao was about to say something when he heard a voice calling from not far away, which sounded familiar and a little annoying.
"Brother Jiang Xuan!"
Cheng Chen, whose face was still rosy, called out to Jiang Xuan.
As soon as Cheng Chen's voice came out, Lin Zimao put away the smile on his face, turned around and left quickly. He still remembered the three rules he and Jiang Xuan had agreed on.
Jiang Xuan opened his mouth but didn't call him.
For the first time, Jiang Xuan was a little impatient with Cheng Chen for interrupting him, but Cheng Chen didn't seem to notice his subtle displeasure, nor did he recognize Lin Zimao who turned his back and left. His training uniform was too inconspicuous in the training base.
Cheng Chen was waiting for Jiang Xuan here on purpose.
That’s right, the school forum is about to explode today!
First, the story about the freshmen's mecha experience was exposed, and the discussion on the forum remained hot. Fortunately, the school was open-minded and did not ban students from posting topics.
But this was not Cheng Chen's focus; he was more concerned about something else.
In addition to the mecha accident that everyone is most concerned about, someone also posted a post related to Jiang Xuan. The popularity of this post is second only to the mecha story.
Someone posted that they heard Jiang Xuan clarify with a senior from the design department that Cheng Chen was not his boyfriend.
Wow, today I had the honor of hearing Jiang Xiaocao personally deny that he was in a relationship with someone!
The OP saw it with his own eyes! Heard it with his own ears! There were many witnesses at the scene, it is not a rumor!
The senior from the School of Design came over today to tell Jiang Xiaocao that his childhood sweetheart fainted after getting off the mecha. Jiang Xiaocao said that the school has a medical room. The senior then joked with him that he was too cold to his boyfriend. Then Jiang Xiaocao got straight to the point!
Jiang Xiaocao dialect: Don’t talk nonsense, he is not my boyfriend.
Think carefully, think carefully! Cheng Chen is not his boyfriend, then who is Jiang Xiaocao's boyfriend
Not only did the poster say that he saw it with his own eyes, but there was also a group of people at the scene who ran out to prove that the poster was not lying and that they all heard it.
All the people who had been praising their fairy-tale love under Cheng Chen’s post now came here to question it.
When Cheng Chen saw this post and the title, he became unusually flustered. He knew better than anyone that he was not Jiang Xuan's boyfriend!
Why would Jiang Xuan deny it? He has a boyfriend? He doesn't believe it!
He thought that the only thing between them was to break through that layer of paper. Cheng Chen had always been gentle, well-behaved and cute in front of Jiang Xuan. He hadn't confessed yet, so he couldn't question Jiang Xuan on social media about what he meant. He also didn't want to go directly to the senior from the design department to find out the situation, as that would make him seem too cheap.
It's really not his fault for thinking too much. He has known Jiang Xuan for so many years, and no matter who misunderstood their relationship, Jiang Xuan had never explained it to anyone. Why did he explain it only this time
He became Jiang Xuan's neighbor when he was eight years old. So far, they have known each other for ten years. They went to the same elementary school, the same junior high school, and the same high school.
Cheng Chen had had a crush on Jiang Xuan since puberty in junior high school. Jiang Xuan's attitude towards him had always been neither good nor bad. Perhaps because his brother and Jiang Xuan were classmates, he had more contact time with Jiang Xuan and stopped many people from deliberately approaching Jiang Xuan. He believed that Jiang Xuan would become his boyfriend sooner or later, and he had to be his.
What does it mean that he suddenly does this now
It was so sudden that he was caught off guard.
Cheng Chen asked about Jiang Xuan's schedule in a hurry without even having a good lunch. After learning from other seniors that he would be back for a meeting, he has been waiting here.
As long as he made himself a little weak, Jiang Xuan would not refuse his request.
"Brother Jiang Xuan, I have something to tell you." Cheng Chen tried hard to think of an opening.
"Well, go ahead." Jiang Xuan looked at his watch. "I still have fifteen minutes left in the meeting. I'll give you five minutes."
Still as cold as ever.
Cheng Chen felt that he had to take action: "After the military training ends the day after tomorrow, you happen to be here too. Can you take me home? My parents are on a business trip."
Jiang Xuan was unsure about the schedule for that day, so he didn't agree directly: "You can ask your brother, I may not be free."
Cheng Chen felt a chill in his heart. Jiang Xuan would always agree in the past. Wasn't he weak enough now
He blocked the sun and pretended to be a little dizzy: "My brother said he has to attend a party that night. Is that really not possible?"
Jiang Xuan didn't notice Cheng Chen's pretending to be weak, but instead thought about Lin Zimao's lips that almost kissed his just now.
Jiang Xuan nodded and refused: "Probably not. You can take a taxi back by yourself. I'm also quite busy recently."
When Cheng Chen came out, he deliberately put on a cold white foundation, and because he looked like he was about to faint, he looked even more fragile.
But Jiang Xuan said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Then he left without looking back.
Cheng Chen, pretending to be very weak, called out from behind: "Brother Jiang Xuan..."
This is so strange, is there someone else around him
It's impossible. During the military training, the only people he came into contact with were freshmen who were tanned and their skin was not as smooth and tender as his.
Maybe he was overthinking it, Jiang Xuan was just telling the truth.
Or to put it the other way around, Jiang Xuan was hinting at me to confess my feelings earlier
Thinking of this, Cheng Chen suddenly became more energetic.
Yes, that should be it!
Jiang Xuan, who never takes the initiative, is hinting at him to confess as soon as possible!
In the evening, the college released a notice on the training arrangements for the last two days of military training. All mecha projects were cancelled, but in order to give freshmen a better mecha operation experience, the college will open another mecha simulation cabin competition for them this year. Freshmen who win a place will receive a mecha model. The specific registration process and competition rules will be released after the military training.
Three days later, the military training for freshmen finally ended. There was a performance in the morning, and the freshmen could leave the military training base in the afternoon.
It is also a cause for celebration that Mecha Maintenance Class 2 did not rank last this year.
Lin Zimao packed his luggage and waited for the school bus to take them to school. At this moment, he was eager to return home.
You can play with salt and pepper when you get home.
This was the first time he returned to Jiang Xuan's home alone.
Enter the password and enter the house!
Hearing the familiar cat's cry, Lin Zimao stroked it twice and felt relaxed all over.
He didn't rush to get his bag upstairs. He was tired after a long day and didn't want to move, so he just collapsed on the sofa.
When he was about to close his eyes, he looked out of the French window and saw a figure getting off the flying car.
At first he thought it was Jiang Xuan, but later he found out that the color of the flying car was wrong. That was the special blue for flying taxis, while Jiang Xuan's car was a low-key black.
Lin Zimao sat up straight and looked at the man who came out of Qing Chao. He was dragging a dazzling red suitcase.
It was Cheng Chen? What was he doing here