Undo the first button.
The button was lightly pressed against the thumb, pushed into the narrow, thin seam, and popped out smoothly. The collar of the shirt was opened, revealing the collarbones on both sides.
The Adam's apple also seemed to be gently rubbed due to the movement of the fingers.
Even though the collar was loosened, Qi Jin felt a tightness in his throat and held his breath for a while, not knowing where to put his eyes. Then, the second button was undone with the gentle movement of the hands in front of him.
"Are you okay?" Shen Yan asked in a low voice.
His fingers rested on the third button, and the dim wall lamp cast a thin light on them, like a layer of gilt.
Qi Jin's back slightly touched the exterior wall of the bathroom, and found that there was no way to retreat, so she raised her lowered face to meet the gaze of the other party. Presumably because of the light, those eyes looked deeper than they did during the day, gently covering him like a sea of black. The warm sea water makes people not want to leave.
"Alright... ok." Qi Jin replied in the same low voice, and smiled in a trance.
But the position of the third button was closest to the heart. Shen Yan's hand stayed there, only separated by a layer of fabric, and she could feel the thing inside it slamming against her chest.
"Call me later if you think the water temperature is too low, or if you can't find anything. I'll wait for you outside."
Shen Yan lowered her eyes and watched intently as her hand moved the third button to separate it from the buttonhole, and then slowly unfastened it. Qi Jin agreed softly, and at the same time let him play with the shirt he was wearing at a loss.
It is very troublesome for him to undress himself, and he usually has to toss for a while before taking a shower.
Of course it would be nice to have someone to help now... if, the whole process wasn't so humiliating.
Thanks to the light from the lamp outside the bathroom, Qi Jin quietly glanced at herself in the glass mirror, but fortunately, she could not see that her face was hot for the time being.
There is also a small compartment outside the bathroom where the vanity and washing machine are located. In addition to a door in the bathroom itself, there is also a door in the compartment, which leads to the living room. Shen Yan said waiting for him outside, which meant waiting in the living room, but the door of the compartment would remain open.
One downside of older houses is that the bathrooms are not spacious enough.
Although the inside is neat and tidy, the space is narrow after all, half the size of the bathroom in Qiqin's apartment. Shen Yan was worried that he was not used to the arrangement of items here and accidentally fell, so he had to hear the sound to feel at ease.
When all the buttons have been unbuttoned, Qi Jin's chest can be seen rising and falling in the open shirt, faster than usual.
Shen Yan's hands returned to the collar position, loosened the plaster straps, and gently poked into the sides of the clothes. Fingertips clearly felt the pulse beneath the skin, pulsing again and again.
At times like this, no matter who is going to be nervous. So his hand stopped for a moment.
As if a reminder, Shen Yan whispered: "Okay, move your left hand out a little bit, don't move."
Qi Jin moved his arm away, not knowing whether it was because of fear of pain or something else, and even closed his eyes. Shen Yan didn't say a word, and started to lift his shirt off his shoulders.
The body that had lost the cover became cold, and Qi Jin couldn't help trembling slightly.
After everything was over, Qi Jin took a deep breath. Not because of the cold, but to calm the mind.
At this moment, Shen Yan's hand suddenly pressed lightly on him, and he raised his head suddenly in shock, but unexpectedly saw the other party's serious face, frowning and staring at the place where his fingers touched - it turned out to be during a car accident Traces of cuts from glass. In addition to there, there are several openings in other places.
Although most of it has scabbed over, it still looks startling.
"I'm fine now." Qi Jin noticed the gloom in his eyes and smiled comfortingly.
The wound is not serious, but it is a little troublesome to change the dressing.
Shen Yan was silent for a while, then sighed: "...If only I was by your side when you were hospitalized, it would be fine."
What he said from his mouth sounded unrealistic at all, but Qi Jin was content with his words.
"Okay, okay, if you don't let me in to take a bath, I'm going to catch a cold again." Qi Jin urged so deliberately to dispel his self-blame thoughts. When Shen Yan heard the words, she let go of her hand silently, and covered the plastered area with a plastic film to prevent it from getting wet.
After Shen Yan left the cubicle, Qi Jin walked into the bathroom alone and closed the door with a pretense of calmness. Then he let out a slow breath and patted his hot face with his hand.
Shen Yan only took off the toughest shirt for him, and the bottom didn't move at all, he had to slowly take off his pants or something.
Of course Qi Jin didn't have the courage to let Shen Yan do it in these places, otherwise he would definitely think wildly.
However, it is relatively easy to undress, and it is difficult to put it back on temporarily.
When Qi Jin realized this, he felt that it was too tragic that he forgot to bring the dry towel because he was too nervous before coming in.
"Oops… "
At this moment, he was standing naked under the shower, the hot water poured on his head continuously, his rapid pulse was like drops of water falling from the ends of his hair, and he couldn't stop at all.
It was torture to ask him to get dressed and go out in the wet.
He stood blankly for a long time, walked a few steps left and right in the bathtub, reluctantly gritted his teeth and pulled the shower curtain to the strictest state, and shouted: "Shen Yan—"
Not a moment later, the footsteps of that person hurriedly came from outside the bathroom.
Maybe thinking that something happened to him inside, the other party's questioning voice was very anxious: "What's the matter? Where did you hit?"
"No," Qi Jin tried her best to keep a calm tone, "I forgot to bring in the towel, so I put it next to the washbasin. Could you please... hand it to me?"
The people outside seemed to be stunned, and after a while, a word came: "Okay."
Qi Jin subconsciously stood in and didn't try to close the floodgate, because the rush of water in the bathroom could temporarily cover up his slightly embarrassed breath.
At this time, the door of the bathroom "clicked" and slowly opened, and the sound of footsteps came from outside to inside. The water vapor in the room is very thick, and the white flowers are everywhere, and there is a shower curtain between the two, so there is basically no chance to see each other clearly. Even so, when Qi Jin stretched out one hand to pick up the towel, the water droplets on his fingers were still shaking for a while.
Sure enough, a towel was handed over nearby.
"Thank you." He subconsciously pulled it, but the first time he didn't pull it, he was slightly taken aback, and when he pulled it again, the towel fell into his hands effortlessly.
The water from the shower was still clattering.
The thing in his chest is also ringing.
The hot water vapor was too heavy, and Qi Jin felt that her breathing was a little difficult.
"What else... do you need me to bring it?" It turned out that a person's voice could become so deep and thick through a layer of shower curtain.
"No more." His voice, on the contrary, couldn't be lighter.
"Okay." Shen Yan's last sentence before leaving was exactly the same as what he said before he came in. The footsteps were quiet, as if he didn't want to disturb Qi Jin, he silently exited the bathroom.
After taking a shower, Qi Jin cleaned up and came out.
He removed the plastic wrap and put on his pants, but his upper body was still naked. I couldn't completely dry my body with only one hand, and some places were still wet, and it was slightly flooded under the lamp. The same is true of the hair, droplets of water the size of beans fell out from a drop or two.
She wanted to try her best to put on her shirt, but when Shen Yan saw him come out, she slowly got up from the sofa in the living room. Before saying anything, she came over to help him put on his clothes. Qi Jin was about to thank him, but Shen Yan took out a new towel from nowhere and put it lightly on top of his head.
"Blow-dry your hair, don't catch a cold," he said, wiping off the excess water for him.
"Why, do you want to help?" Qi Jin said this out of a joke. The scene in the bathroom just lingered, and he needed to use a little verbal teasing to relieve the palpitations that the atmosphere brought to him.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yan actually brought a hair dryer and asked him to sit down.
The warm wind blew slowly, and the man's fingers fiddled in his hair, indescribably comfortable. He was so comforted by the warm air that he couldn't help tilting his head. Shen Yan's hand seemed to be understanding. Extremely addictive.
This kind of action seems to have been done when and where.
The moment Shen Yan turned off the hair dryer, Qi Jin's hard thinking suddenly came to a head - those actions he had done when he was taking care of the return period.
So he turned his head ignorantly, and blurted out the question: "Did you just... did you think of me as a cat?"
In fact, Shen Yan didn't think so.
However, when he heard Qi Jin's words, he was also stunned for a moment, thinking carefully about the actions he made because of his professional habits.
Thinking of this, Shen Yan couldn't help bending the corners of her lips and laughed softly.
Qi Jin was used to seeing his integrity and gentleness, but it was the first time that he saw such a clear expression, and he was stunned for a while. Even the answer to the question just now forgot to pursue it.
At night, the lights in the old town went out earlier than in the community where Qi Jin lived, probably because there were many elderly residents here.
Shen Yan lives on the third floor, which is relatively close to the downstairs.
If you open the window, you can hear the rustling sound of the leaves of the linden tree swaying in the wind. The night is dark, and you can't tell whether it is raining again outside. You can only judge by the sound of dripping water under the eaves.
Qi Jin hadn't touched the computer all day. At this time, he finally had time to sit down and read the messages on QQ.
Shen Yan brought him a glass of water and some cut fruits. These are very beneficial to the recovery of fracture patients, Qi Jin naturally accepted it with a smile. When Shen Yan put down the things, he happened to be poking the keyboard one by one with his fingers, even typing the login password for a long time, not to mention text chat.
"I can type for you." Shen Yan said softly, "If you have a message to reply."
Qi Jin did have a lot of messages to reply to.
Because he had difficulty typing recently, he put down a lot of planned drama invitation letters and did not reply in time, and basically did not participate in the group chat and private chat of the crew. The drama post of the drama simply wrote "Congratulations to the drama" and finished it. There were only a few words on Weibo - in the eyes of others, although he was recuperating at home, it was not much better than when he was pretending to be dead.
"Thank you so much." Qi Jin's smile was full of apology and gratitude. She gave up her seat in front of the computer and found another stool to sit next to.
Shen Yan sat down and followed Qi Jin's instructions to open QQ messages one by one.
The message is basically planning.
The first plan was to ask him with lasagna tears if he had received the script. After opening the message, the girl's mourning filled the screen occupying most of the window, and Shen Yan had to silently turn her head to look at Qi Jin.
Yan Beixiang, who has always responded to requests and responded in a timely manner, probably has never seen such a battle.
Qi Jin held back a smile: "Just tell her, I will read the book in the next two days, and I will reply to her after reading it."
So Shen Yan typed out a sentence according to what he said, but paused when he was about to send it, as if thinking about something. Qi Jin was curious when he saw that he had added something at the end of the sentence.
Regardless of the date of return: I will definitely read the book in the next two days, and I will reply to you after reading it. ^_^
No more or no less than three symbols, making up a Qi Jin's iconic smiling face.
Qi Jin was a little surprised and raised her eyebrows to look at Shen Yan.
Shen Yan didn't say a word, and after sending it out, he continued to click on the second planned message. This time there was no wailing, no lasagna tears, just a long string of exclamation points after each sentence.
Qi Jin browsed it from beginning to end. The girl expressed her love for the drama "Trap" in roughly 500 words, and then expressed her love for his sexy voice in 500 words. Hundred characters are mainly in all kinds of cuteness and begging him to pick up new ones.
Shen Yan cast that helpless look at him again.
Qi Jin really couldn't hold back this time, and laughed directly: "You can freely use your words of thanks, and then tell the planning girl, ask her to send me the script first, preferably with a synopsis and summary of the story. The kind of character design. The original work can be attached with a link, and if I am interested and want to connect, I will go and read it.”
Shen Yan Yiyan wrote a long and sincere thank you, even if Qi Jin's own reply may not be able to keep up with the seriousness. In the end, he automatically added the smiley face just now.
Don't ask the return date: If the planning girl doesn't mind, please send me the script with the outline of the story and the characters. You can also attach the link to the original work. If I decide to pick it up, I will definitely read it. ^_^
"Why do you put a smiley face on every reply?" And it's his favorite one.
"Because you used this to reply to me when you wrote emails before." Shen Yan replied in a low voice. He was quite familiar with the content of Qiqin's emails, including the iconic emoji Qiqin liked to use - because he had read it many times during the period when Qiqin completely disappeared.
Qi Jin's heart warmed slightly, and she couldn't help but leaned against her shoulder to shoulder.
The ends of the hair that were not completely dry were a little wet, and it was a little cold on the side of the neck, but the fragrance of the shampoo overflowed. Shen Yan habitually lowered her head and buried her face in it - it was the same bottle as the bottle in her bathroom, and it smelled very kind.
The two maintained such a posture, and slowly answered all personal messages.
Next is group messaging.
At this moment, Qi Jin suddenly had a very interesting idea. She rolled her eyes and asked Shen Yan to click on the group called "The Rhythm of Slowly Exiting the Circle" with a smile.
There were actually quite a few people in the group, including the jet lag Dang Jiu girl.
It was rare for her to get up early on weekends to get online to chat with everyone. It seems that today is indeed a good day for an old friend to reunite.
However, since they were old friends, he decided to keep it a secret from Shen Yan.
"You can say hello to them, just use the way you think is most suitable." Qi Jin was calm on the surface, but he had already made a small calculation in his heart.
Shen Yan thought about it for a while, and typed in the most common greeting, the tone of which was similar to the one in Qi Jin's usual reply to him.
Don't ask the return date: Good evening everyone, I'm back. ^_^
Nine girls: … Σ (°△°|||)︴
iCookie: …Σ(°△°|||)︴
Rolling の Meow Meow Ball: ... Σ (°△°|||)︴ [What's going on? 】
No procrastination, no survival: … Σ (°△°|||)︴ [I don’t know… keep the formation well]
Bamboo shoots in March: … Σ(°△°|||)︴Senior brother? ? Brother, have you been hacked? !
Nine girls: ... (holding his forehead) Who are you! Say who you are! You are definitely not returning, who are you?
Shen Yan really froze in front of the screen for a while, then stared at him blankly.
That look was exactly what he expected, exactly. Qi Jin suddenly burst into laughter, lying on his shoulder and laughing so much that his whole body trembled: "Hahahaha..."
Seeing this, Shen Yan roughly understood what had happened, and had to smile bitterly.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, they are old friends who have known each other since they joined the circle. I didn't tell you that." Qi Jin smiled and apologized, instead of leaving his shoulders, he leaned closer, "I am close to the people. In front of me, I'm not serious, I don't say hello so politely, and I like to make a fool of myself."
Shen Yan also smiled slightly at this time: "Like now?"
Deliberately teasing him, watching his reaction happily, clearly trapping him by himself, and finally using his shoulder as a cushion, laughing without any scruples.
Qi Jin was stunned for a moment, and after a while, she smiled slightly, but did not answer directly.
But action has given the answer.