Xu Qiao is not a person who looks ahead and behind.
He curled the corners of his mouth and nodded at Xu Siyi.
Mo Chenghong watched from the side, feeling mixed emotions. He had watched both of them get to this point, so he still felt a bit complicated.
"In that case." Mo Chenghong sighed, "We'll discuss the public matter after we return home. Siyi, take care of your health first and enjoy a few more days of peace and quiet."
Since the visa has not expired yet, Mo Chenghong suggested that we spend two days in Venice after we are discharged from the hospital, just as a vacation. A lot of things have happened during this period, so it's just right to give myself a break.
Xu Qiao and Xu Siyi had no objection.
In the next few days, I accompanied Xu Siyi in rehabilitation. When he just woke up, his muscles were still a little weak and he walked slowly and needed someone to support him. After a few days, he returned to his previous state.
After the examination confirmed that there was no problem, he was discharged from the hospital. Mo Chenghong completed the formalities for him, and the three of them went shopping in Venice that day.
Mo Chenghong prepared sunglasses and hats for the two of them to wear.
In this way, even if Xu Siyi, who had just won the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival and became famous, no one would easily recognize him - just like Oriental people sometimes cannot recognize Western faces, Western people also have some face blindness to Oriental faces.
Not long after he came out, Mo Chenghong felt a little regretful.
I didn't feel the air conditioning in the hospital, but when I came out I found that the temperature was a bit outrageous.
This is a typical Mediterranean climate. It is the hottest time now, with little rainfall and very dry.
"Why is it so hot? It must be around 40 degrees." He took off his hat, fanned himself, pulled his collar and breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Qiao also felt hot, and soon sweat oozed from the tip of his nose. Xu Siyi glanced at him, bought three ice creams, and gave one to each of them.
I felt better after eating the ice cream. We agreed to go out for a walk, so we couldn't rush to the hotel right away.
Mo Chenghong led the two of them to the planned scenic spot that had been planned last night under the scorching sun.
The river is the most unique place in this city. The river reflects the blue sky. The three of them took a crescent-shaped gondola and passed through the winding alleys.
Xu Siyi touched the river water, which was warm under the sunlight.
When I got to the shade, I instantly felt a lot cooler.
Xu Qiao looked at the ancient buildings standing by the river. Their bases had been immersed in the river for hundreds of years. Moss grew on them, swaying slightly with the waves.
The gondola moved slowly, and Xu Qiao leaned forward and stroked the moss in the water. In the shade, the water was cool, and the moss was also slippery and slightly cool to the touch.
Xu Siyi was watching him.
The boy leaned forward, his slender white fingers half immersed in the water, the water and moss running through his fingertips. The ancient and colorful buildings became the background, and the scene was like a rich oil painting.
He couldn't help but take out his cell phone to take a picture of the scene.
The gondola crossed one bridge after another, and after enjoying the scenery along the river, the three finally arrived at St. Mark's Square, which is known as the most beautiful living room in Europe.
The three sides of St. Mark's Square have a unified architectural style, and the open end is St. Mark's Basilica. There are many cafes and restaurants on the square, and large groups of pigeons live in harmony with the people.
Even though Xu Qiao and Xu Siyi were wearing sunglasses and hats, they still stood out in the crowd. Many people turned their eyes to these two Oriental people.
Mo Chenghong let out a long sigh: "It's too hot, let's go sit in the cafe."
Xu Qiao's face also flushed with heat, and he agreed with Mo Chenghong's words.
Unfortunately, the nearby coffee shops were full of customers, so Mo Chenghong had no choice but to pull the two of them to sit on an open-air chair with a parasol and ordered a few cold drinks.
While waiting for the cold drinks to come, Xu Qiao teased the pigeons that gathered around him.
Suddenly, a group of children in uniform came running over laughing, some of them holding accordions and other musical instruments. They stopped and stood in a row, just not far from where Xu Qiao and the others were sitting.
When the tourists in the square saw this, they gathered around and guessed that it must be the choir children rehearsing.
The accordion sounded, the children's childish voices rang out, hymns flowed from their mouths, and the children's expressions became solemn.
Many tourists took out their mobile phones and started recording.
Xu Qiao's eyes curved as he listened quietly to the children's singing. The slight irritability caused by the high temperature dissipated a lot.
As he listened, Xu Qiao keenly distinguished a disordered note and looked towards a little girl with curly hair at the far edge.
The straps were hung on her tender shoulders. The little girl supported the bass strap with the back of her wrists and pulled and pushed the bellows. Her expression became obviously more nervous.
She tried hard to keep up with the melody of her companions, but there were more and more disordered notes, which sounded very discordant among the children's singing.
When the hymn ended, the children dispersed from the neat line, and the tourists also slowly dispersed when they saw this.
Xu Qiao heard a few children speaking Italian, scolding the little girl who had just played the wrong note: "Norma, why are you so stupid? You always play the wrong note!"
"If you play it wrong again next time, don't join us."
The children expressed their emotions very frankly. The little girl named Norma hugged the accordion tightly in her arms, and tears soon filled her big eyes.
"Look, she's crying again!"
"Crybaby!"
The children ran away, and Norma stayed there with the accordion on her back. After a while, she raised her arm to wipe her eyes, and began to play the accordion intermittently again.
Xu Qiao listened to her discordant playing, saw the little girl sobbing, pressed her nose, and walked forward under the gazes of Mo Chenghong and Xu Siyi.
He squatted down to look at the little girl at eye level. Norma looked at the big brother who suddenly appeared in front of her with some curiosity.
"Let me teach you." Ruffling Norma's hair, Xu Qiao said in Italian and extended his hand to her.
Norma was stunned and hesitated for a moment before taking off the straps and handing the accordion to Xu Qiao.
The little girl was only about seven or eight years old, very small, and her accordion was also small.
Xu Qiao sat on a stone bench beside her, placed the accordion flat on his legs, glanced at her, and began to push and pull the accordion to play.
The moment the music started, Norma opened her eyes wide and stopped sobbing.
It was still the same hymn music, but from the first second Xu Qiao pressed the piano keys, something seemed different.
Lively music flowed from his fingertips, and Nova swayed her head to the melody, and the slight wariness she had towards Xu Qiao completely disappeared.
When people nearby heard the beautiful music, they couldn't help but look over.
Just like the song played by the children just now, the feeling it gives people is completely different. On a hot summer day, it seems as if a spring water is flowing through the whole body, bringing coolness and beauty, as if the body and mind are being cleansed.
Xu Qiao was sitting there, and although her face couldn't be seen clearly, her temperament was intoxicating enough.
Some people stared at his delicate chin, which was vaguely discernible under the wide brim of his hat and the sunglasses that almost covered half of his face, and wondered what a good-looking appearance this young man must have.
I couldn't help but take out my phone to take pictures.
The young man and the little girl, the flowing music, the expressions on their faces gradually became intoxicated.
The cold drinks have been served, but Xu Siyi is no longer in the mood to drink. He stares at Xu Qiao with a proud smile on his face.
Norma sat nearby, an expression of amazement growing on her face.
“The fingers’ movements should be continuous when touching the keys. It takes time from the beginning of touching the keys to the end of the key position. When the previous note played by one finger stops, the next note played by the other finger should be sounded.” A big reason why Norma played the notes wrong and couldn’t keep up with the rhythm just now was that her fingers couldn’t be continuous.
"Like this, this finger, right before this finger leaves the key, it's going to touch the key..."
After explaining it, Xu Qiao returned the accordion to her: "Try it."
Norma recalled Xu Qiao's words and played the song again.
This time it was obviously much smoother.
After playing the song smoothly, Norma still had traces of snot bubbles under her nose, but she was smiling happily at the moment.
"Thank you, brother. My name is Norma." Norma rested her hands on his knees, stood on tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek, then skipped away with her accordion on her back.
Xu Qiao touched the part that was kissed, blinked, and returned to the parasol with a smile.
Xu Siyi stared at his face and felt a little sour.
After this little episode, the three wanted to go to St. Mark’s Basilica again, but there were too many tourists at this time. Looking at the bustling crowd, they retreated and decided to come back early tomorrow.
After having a meal in the restaurant and strolling around for a while, the three of them returned to the hotel when it got dark.
Because there were so many tourists, the rooms in nearby hotels were a bit limited, so Mo Chenghong only booked two rooms, originally planning to keep one room for himself and Xu Qiao or Xu Siyi, and the other room for himself.
As soon as he got the room card, Xu Siyi took one and pulled Xu Qiao to his side: "Let's share a room."
Mo Chenghong: “…” Okay.
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Pay attention to safety measures."
Xu Siyi curled the corner of his mouth, feeling that Mo Chenghong was really overthinking it.
But looking at Xu Qiao beside him, he felt inexplicably hot in his heart. This heat was like a spark on the grassland in the dry season, spreading the moment it ignited.
His expression became somewhat unnatural.
After entering the room, Xu Qiao had just closed the door and inserted the electricity card, but he was pressed against the door before he could even turn on the light.
Xu Siyi is a little taller than him, and Xu Qiao is just at the tip of his nose, which is a suitable height difference for kissing.
Lifting his chin, Xu Siyi's deep and handsome face came closer, and the tip of his nose touched his nose intimately, and his voice was low and sexy with hoarse magnetism: "I want to kiss you."
In the darkness and silence, the breathing sound lingering in his ears became clearer. Xu Qiao's eyes fell on his lips, and before he could say anything, he had already kissed him.
Their lips rubbed together, Xu Siyi explored his mouth, their tongues entangled, and rapid gasps escaped from between their lips.
The fit was too tight, and the air in front of his nose seemed to be squeezed. Xu Qiao pushed his chest. He found that since he woke up, this man was like a debt collector, and he would kiss him as much as he could when he got the chance.
Xu Siyi immediately understood and loosened his grip slightly.
Xu Qiao was half closing her eyes and trying to calm her breathing when he turned over and pressed her against the door.
Xu Siyi came close to him, pinched his waist and kissed the back of his neck.
Xu Qiao put his hand against the door, feeling the warm body behind him, and the breath coming out of his mouth became increasingly moist and hot.
"Xu Qiao..." Xu Siyi chanted his name and put one hand on his chin again. Xu Qiao was forced to turn his head and was kissed on the lips accurately again by this man.
The palms of my hands felt a little hot and were gradually moving downwards.
Xu Qiao leaned against the door, his half-open eyes a little hazy. He couldn't find the focus, and his body was swaying, as if Xu Siyi behind him was his only support.
Until the two of them accidentally pressed something down, and with a "pop" sound, the lights in the room came on.
The sudden light made Xu Siyi pause.
Seeing Xu Qiao's uncomfortable expression, he suddenly came to his senses, with a trace of regret on his face. Too impatient... He should have waited a little longer.
After whispering an apology, Xu Siyi let go of him, tidied up his messy clothes, and moved away from him.
"… "
Xu Qiao leaned against the door, calmed his breathing, and looked at him with a slightly frown.
Xu Siyi brushed his sweaty hair and whispered, "You must be tired today. I'll run you a bath. You can take a shower first."
He turned around and went into the bathroom, first turning on the faucet, and patted his face with his palms as the cool water flowed. Then he went to the bathtub, tested the water temperature, and started running water.
As if he was aware of Xu Qiao's gaze from behind, he did not turn his head to look during the entire process.
Xu Qiao pursed her lips, this time with a hint of displeasure on her face, and changed into slippers and walked into the house.
The room was large, with two beds placed side by side.
There is also a balcony with vines entwined around the fence and colorful flowers dotted around.
Xu Qiao sat in the rocking chair, opened the red wine prepared by the hotel on the table, and poured himself a glass.