Strictly speaking, the two are not familiar with each other.
But Chen Ling was afraid.
Ever since the word "ghost" appeared in his mind, his brain was no longer under control and many terrifying images emerged.
Those pale, bloody or festering faces were sometimes close before his eyes and sometimes very far away. They stared at him with malice, as if he were a piece of fresh, bloody fat meat.
He pursed his lips, hesitated for a while, and asked calmly, "What are you doing with me?"
Jiang Yu looked at him and said, "I'm scared to be alone, so I want you to be my companion."
Chen Ling's tightly pursed lips loosened, and he said mercifully, "Then come in."
He opened the French windows on both sides and watched the other person walk in. As he turned around, he saw the quilt on his bed that was crumpled into a ball. His face became hot and he quickly walked over to straighten the quilt.
Jiang Yu looked around the room wantonly, without any courtesy as a guest should have.
He raised his hand and pointed, "Can I sit down first?"
"Please sit down." Chen Ling walked over and straightened the chair, then patted the back of the chair, signaling the other party to come over quickly.
Jiang Yu sat down and put one hand on the desk next to him: "Why are you still awake so late?"
Of course Chen Ling couldn't say that he was afraid, so he stiffened his neck and said, "Read a book."
"Oh." Jiang Yu's answer seemed meaningful. He tapped the table with his fingers and said, "How about together?"
Chen Ling cheered and applauded in his heart, but his face showed indifference, even a bit of reluctant indulgence, and his face was full of words saying "I take care of you because you are a new classmate."
So the two of them each took a foreign translated novel, one sat on the edge of the bed, and the other sat on a stool not far away.
But Jiang Yu's presence was too strong, and Chen Ling couldn't help but try to find out what he was doing.
"Read the book carefully." Jiang Yu lowered his eyes and turned a page without changing his posture.
"I'm watching carefully." Chen Ling muttered unconvinced. A few seconds later, he caught a glimpse of the man crossing his long legs and sitting in a leisurely and elegant posture.
He couldn't help but think absentmindedly, with such long legs, many men and women would envy him.
What’s more, the new roommate is very handsome, so he must not have a boyfriend or girlfriend.
The idea that suddenly popped up was so certain that even Chen Ling himself was stunned.
He cleared his throat and looked up calmly: "Jiang Yu, do you have a partner?"
Jiang Yu did not answer but asked: "Do you have it?"
Chen Ling shook his head subconsciously, Jiang Yu nodded and said, "Then I don't have one either." He closed the book, put down his crossed legs and walked to the bed, looking down at the young man on the bed, "But I have someone I like."
Chen Ling felt uncomfortable being stared at, and a sour feeling rose in his heart. He swallowed a few times, forcibly suppressed the inexplicable feeling, and said unnaturally with the corners of his mouth pulled, "Really?"
Jiang Yu sat down and looked directly into the young man's eyes: "Yes."
Chen Ling was quickly defeated. He turned his eyes away and pretended to continue reading, but a hand held down the page.
Jiang Yu grabbed the edge of the book and took it away. He opened the quilt and said, "Let's go to bed first. We have to go back to school together tomorrow."
Chen Ling glanced at the thin quilt, not knowing what was going on in his mind, and actually lay down in it obediently.
It was not until he broke into a light sweat from the heat from the thin quilt that he realized something was wrong. He frowned and looked at the young man who had also crawled into the quilt: "Why are you lying here too?"
Jiang Yu looked sleepy: "I don't dare to go back to sleep by myself, so I'll stay here with you for one night."
Not a plea but a statement.
Chen Ling didn't say anything, but he thought it was good. At least he wouldn't be woken up by fright again. He said "hmm" vaguely and whispered, "Good night."
Jiang Yu opened his eyes and quickly rubbed the young man's soft hair, "Good night."
Chen Ling's ears were burning hot. He huddled into the quilt and closed his eyes quietly.
I never woke up during these few hours in the early morning. This sweet sleep made me feel like I had not felt it for a long time.
Chen Ling rubbed his eyes and opened them. There was no one beside him. The curtains in front of the floor-to-ceiling window were half opened, and the bright morning sunlight shone in, effectively dispelling the darkness in the room.
His intuition told him that Jiang Yu had opened the curtains on purpose.
Chen Ling stretched himself, got out of bed, came out of the bathroom after washing up, and when he looked up he saw a corner of a yellow talisman sticking out from under his pillow.
The yellow talisman was wrinkled, and the red strokes on it were blurred by sweat.
He pulled out the talisman paper, changed out of his home clothes, and walked downstairs.
The words he wanted to ask about the matter were swallowed back into his stomach after he found that no one was at home. Chen Ling walked to the dining table, where there was a note on it: Mom and Dad are going to Xiushui City to check out a batch of new rice seedlings today, so we can't send you to school. Transportation here is not convenient, and the car keys are in the drawer at the entrance. You can drive back to school by yourself. Son, be good, and we will visit you at school next week.
The breakfast prepared by Aunt Shu was left on the dining table, but she was gone. Chen Ling looked down at the yellow talisman in his hand, sighed, and thought he would ask again next time.
After breakfast, the doorbell rang.
Chen Ling ran to open the door with the bread in his mouth, and was stunned for a moment: "Why are you here?"
Jiang Yu: "Let's go back to school together."
Although he felt somewhat disgusted with the fact that the other party might be Aquaman, Chen Ling felt embarrassed to throw him away after having just used him to keep warm last night.
Chen Ling smiled at the other person and said, "It will be ready soon. By the way, have you had breakfast?"
Jiang Yu walked in. "No." He lowered his head and frowned. "No one has lived in my house for a long time. There is no food."
"..." Chen Ling felt that this was a way of begging for food, so he followed the other person's words and said, "Then let's eat together."
Jiang Yu: "Then I won't be polite."
Chen Ling turned and left, his heart full of doubts. He couldn't help but look back at Jiang Yu. Perhaps it was because the other person's snow-white shirt gave him a feeling of being too abstinent and otherworldly, he actually felt that this person didn't need to eat at all!
He raised his hand and slapped his face. He was going crazy. He must have been scared crazy by himself last night!
After breakfast, the two left Chen's house together. Just like when they came back, Chen Ling sat in the passenger seat.
Jiang Yu was originally a silent person, and Chen Ling didn't know what to say at this moment. Ever since he had the absurd idea that Jiang Yu didn't need to eat, he paid more attention to him.
He observed carefully without making any expression. Jiang Yu had fair skin, a nice voice, and a good figure. He was willing to come and accompany him but insisted that he was afraid... In this respect, he was considerate and gentle.
Looking at it, it seems that they are all advantages.
Chen Ling rolled his eyes and turned his head to the window. After a moment, he turned his head back and asked in a low voice: "Jiang Yu, do you think there are ghosts in the world?"
"Yes." Jiang Yu's answer left Chen Ling stunned for a long time.
The car had already entered the city. Chen Ling sat up straight and asked curiously, "Are you so sure? Have you seen it?"
Jiang Yu moved his fingers on the steering wheel, and took advantage of the red light to look at the young man who was anxiously waiting for a reply: "Do you think ghosts are scary?"
Chen Ling nodded immediately. How could it not be scary? Whether it was the ghosts he imagined in his mind or the ghosts dressed up in movies, they all had hideous faces.
“But apart from those who died of natural causes, most ghosts are evolved from harmless souls, either because they were killed by humans or because they still had an attachment to the human world.” Jiang Yu’s eyes were calm, and his light-colored pupils gave people a strong sense of indifference.
But what he said was so humane.
"Tell me, who is more terrible, the one who kills people or the one who is killed."
"Of course, killing people is more terrifying." Chen Ling blurted out, and he suddenly understood. What is terrifying is the human heart with evil thoughts. If there were no people who harm others, perhaps there would be no ghosts in the world.
Chen Ling suddenly wasn't so scared anymore, and even felt that the ghosts in the movies who only thought about revenge were a little pitiful.
After crossing most of the city, we finally arrived at the school.
Jiang Yu dropped the person off downstairs at the dormitory and drove to the parking lot. Chen Ling held the backpack straps with both hands and walked upstairs briskly.
As soon as he entered the room, Chen Guang rushed over and hugged him, "Brother, our class and Bi's class have agreed to have a social gathering tonight, let's go play together."
"Me?" Chen Ling was at a loss, feeling that this invitation was very strange.
"Yes, if it's not you, then who else?" Chen Guang winked at Yu Feng, and Yu Feng immediately said, "Someone specifically asked you to attend, so you can't refuse."
Chen Ling suddenly felt a little resistant, and he refused: "I won't go."
"You have to go." Realizing that his words were a bit harsh, Chen Guang calmed himself down and said, "Brother, I have already told the class next door that you have to go. If you don't go, you will be putting me in an unfair position."
Yu Feng came over and pushed Chen Ling's shoulder: "That's right, and haven't you always wanted to go?"
Chen Guang joked, "Yes, you always looked envious every time we went out to play. Now that I'm giving you face this time, you can't say no."
"Okay, I'll go." Chen Ling was pestered by the two and asked, "What time in the evening?"
"You'll know when the time comes." Chen Guang pretended to be mysterious.
The last class in the afternoon ended at 6:30. Chen Ling hurried to the cafeteria. Just as he got a meal and sat down, there was a person sitting opposite him.
It’s Jiangyu.
Jiang Yu's plate was piled high with food. Chen Ling guessed that the cafeteria auntie gave him extra food on purpose because his face was so pleasing.
He looked at the pile of sweet and sour pork ribs with a bit of greed, and poked his own plate twice indignantly. They were both sweet and sour pork ribs, but not only was his portion smaller, but there were also more bones than meat.
Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows and gave all the food on his plate to Chen Ling: "You eat it, I don't like sweet food."
Chen Ling's eyes lit up immediately, and he said in a fake and polite way: "How can I be so embarrassed?"
"You should eat more and gain some weight." Jiang Yu looked at the person opposite him and frowned, "You are too thin now."
"Now?" Chen Ling thought this statement was very interesting. He smiled and said, "What about your past and future?"
Jiang Yu put down his chopsticks upon hearing this and looked at him seriously: "I couldn't go back before, but I can raise you to be plump and white in the future."
Chen Ling felt hot all over and almost threw away his chopsticks, but he was soon followed by anger.
He also put down his chopsticks and looked at the man opposite him seriously and even a little sternly: "Jiang Yu, do you talk to everyone like this?"
"Why do you ask?" Jiang Yu sniffed around, "It smells a bit like vinegar, are you jealous?"
"We've only known each other for less than two days, why should I be jealous?" Chen Ling felt guilty for no reason, short of breath, and his words were obviously lacking in confidence.
"I only talk like this to you." Jiang Yu lowered his eyelids, his thick black eyelashes drooping. "There are some things I only dared to say in my heart before, but now I have the privilege to say them to you every day."
It sounded as if the two had known each other for decades.
But one thing is undeniable, Chen Ling did have a very strong sense of familiarity with the person opposite him, and his intuition told him that Jiang Yu’s words just now were not a lie, because he himself was an introverted and thin-skinned person.
Chen Ling rubbed his forehead and asked, "Did we really not know each other before?"
Jiang Yu reached out to ruffle his hair for the second time, "I don't know you, but I will be with you every day from now on."
Chen Ling couldn't bear it anymore, so he turned his head to avoid the other person's hand and buried his head in biting the ribs.
Halfway through the meal, Chen Guang and Yu Feng joined in and soon started talking about tonight's party.
Chen Guang invited Jiang Yu: "Jiang Yu, are you going? I heard that the beauty in the next class is pretty."
Jiang Yu: "What time?"
"Meet at 7:30 p.m. at the KTV at the intersection." Yu Feng glanced at Chen Ling, who was silent, and tapped his plate with his chopsticks. "Don't be late. You are an important person tonight."
Chen Ling looked up blankly: "Why?"
Yu Feng said the same thing: "You'll know when you get there."
The KTV where Lianyi was staying was not small in scale and was a high-end chain. Because of the minimum consumption limit, no one would normally go there, but today was different. Today, the bill was split equally, and the cost was barely within everyone's acceptable range.
Before 7:30, led by Chen Guang, the four arrived outside the KTV in advance.
Hearing that the others had not arrived yet, they felt embarrassed to go in first and simply stood outside and waited.
There were fiery clouds floating in the sky, and the warm breeze gently caressed my cheeks. People passing by couldn't help but look over here. Among them, there were brave girls and boys who walked directly over to ask Jiang Yu for his phone number.
Every time this happened, Jiang Yu couldn't help but look into Chen Ling's eyes. After their eyes met, he turned around to refuse.
Chen Guang joked, "Jiang Yu, if you want to give it, give it. If you don't want to give it, don't give it. Just look at what Chen Ling does. She is your wife."
Jiang Yu was very cold towards Chen Guang and Yu Feng. He didn't even glance at them. He just leaned towards Chen Ling and said in a low and hoarse voice with obvious ambiguity: "What do you mean by the look you gave me just now?"
"Just out of curiosity." Chen Ling was stubborn. He was actually very unhappy and even wanted to reach out and grab the man's ear to order him to refuse.
Jiang Yu denied it for him: "I don't think so. I think you want me to refuse."
"I didn't." Chen Ling said quickly.
"You have it." Jiang Yu paused, "Even if you don't have it now, you can have it in the future." He smiled slightly, with a smile in his eyes, "I like you to control me."
Chen Ling's face turned red, and he thought the person in front of him was a rogue. But when he saw his ears also turned red, he thought he was a little cute.
It’s over, it’s over. I suddenly feel like Jiang Yu is a person who is so easily influenced by others!
Fortunately, the rest of the people arrived one after another, quickly easing the strange atmosphere between the two.
When the people who arrived later saw the four people waiting at the door, they immediately raised their hands to greet them, but deliberately ignored Chen Ling. This situation made Chen Ling very embarrassed, and he felt like he was really unwelcome.
If that's the case, why call him over
In confusion, he saw He Xiangxi. He was still wearing the shirt that had been worn for a long time but washed very cleanly. The glasses on his nose had broken legs and were barely held together by tape.
He gave me a weird smile, his lips parted and moving.
Chen Ling could tell that he was saying, "Good luck."
Two extra-large private rooms were reserved, and students from the two classes could go to whichever one they wanted.
Chen Ling chose to stay with Jiang Yu. Yu Feng glanced at the two of them, stretched out his hand to pull Jiang Yu next to him, and said in a harsh voice: "New classmate, you don't really want to be friends with him, right? Be careful or you will die without knowing how."
Jiang Yu brushed off his sleeve that had been touched, as if Yu Feng was some dirty thing.
Yu Feng's face was extremely ugly. Just as he was about to explode, he heard Jiang Yu ask: "If that's the case, why did you try to be nice to him? Why did you let him come here?"
Yu Feng's eyes flashed with mockery, and he smiled maliciously: "You will know if you keep reading."