On the phone, Jing's mother said casually: "Xiao Ranfei said she wanted to give you a surprise, so I won't tell you. But you also know that her child is quite a big deal, and I'm afraid she will get lost... Did you get her?"
Afraid of Liang Ran falling, Jing Huan subconsciously reached out to support her, and the doll also touched her back: "Well, she's next to me."
Only then did Jing's mother feel relieved: "That's good."
Liang Ran noticed something was wrong and asked, "Huanhuan, who are you calling?"
"My mother." Jing Huan hung up the phone.
"Ah?" Liang Ran pouted, "I told my aunt not to tell you... Then you already knew I was coming?"
Before Jing Huan could say anything, Liang Ran's hand circled back and grabbed the little Xiangjing puppet in Jing Huan's hand.
"So this is my Christmas present?" Her disappointed expression didn't last for two seconds before she smiled sweetly, "Nine Heroes' demon child puppet?"
Jing Huan subconsciously looked at the people around him.
He couldn't say that he wanted to give it to the male classmate beside him.
Sending puppets between boys is strange no matter how you look at it.
Compared to him, Xiang Huaizhi seemed very calm.
He looked down at the doll in Liang Ran's hand, and moved it away at a glance, not even changing the curvature of the corner of his mouth.
Liang Ran hugged Jing Huan for a while before letting go of Jing Huan. Seeing the people around Jing Huan, her smile became more polite: "Hello, I'm Sister Jing Huan."
"Hello." Xiang Huaizhi nodded, "Xiang Huaizhi is his senior."
Liang Ran's brows wrinkled invisibly, and quickly released, she looked at Jing Huan: "You can pick me up by yourself, why do you ask a friend to accompany you."
Jing Huan licked his lips, although Xiang Huai knew about Liang Ran early on, but now that they were standing together, he still felt a subtle embarrassment.
But obviously, he was the only one who felt that way.
"It's okay," Xiang Huaizhi said, "I happen to be free."
Jing Huan's lips opened and closed, but in the end he didn't say anything.
In this way, the confession date at Christmas has become a catch-up.
Jing Huan even suspected that Xiang Huaizhi thought he invited him out just to pick up Liang Ran.
"Where are we going now?" Liang Ran blinked.
Jing Huan naturally couldn't leave his sister behind.
He glanced at Xiao Xiangjing in the woman's hand, thinking that she is half your aunt, just take it.
He sighed and said, "Go to dinner."
On the way, Jing Huan always wanted to find an opportunity to send a text message to Xiang Huaizhi, explaining that Liang Ran's arrival was just an emergency.
But Liang Ran and he hadn't seen each other for too long, so excitedly held his arm and chatted all the way.
"I still like our domestic food, and foreign countries are all fast food," Liang Ran pinched her face, her delicate skin curled into a curve, "Look, I'm all fat."
Jing Huan coaxed her: "If you're not fat, who would dare to say you're fat?"
As soon as he got to the restaurant, Liang Ran smiled as soon as he entered the box: "Hello Kitty has been my hobby since high school, how do you still remember it?"
Jing Huan: "… "
This is really unexpected.
He glanced at Xiang Huaizhi, who had already suppressed his smile, his eyelids drooping, not knowing what he was thinking.
The three were seated, and Liang Ran was sitting next to Jing Huan, and he had no chance to send a message to Xiang Huaizhi.
Liang Ran's personality is very small. No matter how she looks or how she speaks, she is gentle and soft. There are many cute cartoon characters drawn on the menu of this store. She is pink and cute. She couldn't put it down and watched it for a long time. She even wanted to buy the store's menu.
After photographing the menu and the restaurant, and after photographing the restaurant's dishes, at the end, she held the phone in both hands and looked at Xiang Huaizhi, who was sitting across from her, with a pleading expression on her face.
"That..." she asked, "can you take a photo with Huanhuan and me?"
Xiang Huaizhi put down his chopsticks: "Okay."
Liang Ran smiled and was about to hand over his mobile phone when he saw the person on the opposite side raise his mobile phone camera first.
Liang Ran hurriedly put down the phone, tilted her face slightly, and leaned on Jing Huan's shoulder. Jing Huan seemed to be accustomed to this kind of action, and she pursed her lips lightly.
"Huanhuan, you smile, don't purse your lips again." Liang Ran said without raising his head.
Jing Huan: "I'm laughing... I didn't purse my lips."
Xiang Huaizhi took a few pictures, then put down the phone and said, "You two brothers and sisters have a good relationship."
"Yeah," Liang Ran said with a sip of lemonade, "I can't get married with this group of people in my family."
Jing Huan said, "If you don't want to marry, keep it. It's not like your aunt and uncle can't support you."
"That's fine." Liang Ran smiled, "Although I was deceived once, I still believe in love."
Jing Huan's expression stiffened for a moment, and immediately looked up at the person opposite.
Xiang Huaizhi smiled lightly, and his reaction was extremely indifferent.
Jing Huan breathed a sigh of relief, but his back was still stiff.
"I sent the photo to your WeChat." Xiang Huaizhi put away his phone and said.
Jing Huan said "oh", put down the water glass, unlocked the phone and planned to forward it to Liang Ran.
Liang Ran had already held her phone and waited beside her.
The moment the phone was unlocked, she saw a very familiar APP icon on the screen. Liang Ran raised her eyebrows and blurted out, "Huanhuan, are you back to play Nine Heroes again?"
The other two at the table were clearly stunned.
Jing Huan was stunned, opened WeChat quickly, and said vaguely, "What?"
"Nine Heroes." Liang Ran said, "I saw that you downloaded the app of the Nine Heroes Exchange."
Jing Huan: "… "
Jing Huan instinctively didn't want to talk about the game, he opened the photo and handed it to Liang Ran: "Let's see which one you want, or send them all to you?"
Liang Ran's eyes immediately only had photos left.
She took it over with a smile, looked down one by one, and the more she looked, the weaker her smile became.
Be reasonable.
Her ID photos are better than these photos.
And... how did this younger brother manage to keep Huanhuan's good looks even when he made her so ugly
After a long while, Liang Ran asked, "Huanhuan... Which one of mine do you think looks better?"
She was embarrassed to ask for a reshoot, and could only politely ask for help from the people around her.
Who would have thought that Jing Huan glanced down and took the phone back: "It's all good-looking, I'll send it to you."
Liang Ran: "..."
She pouted and whispered, "Okay."
The big deal is P.
Jing Huan moved his fingers to forward the photo, and just as he was about to lock the screen, the phone vibrated gently.
He instinctively slanted the screen of his mobile phone so that his sister wouldn't see it.
To: [Snowman]
An expression that won't be seen, like accidentally pressing the wrong expression.
Jing Huan stared at the snowman for a while, then slowly opened the emoji.
Xiaojing: [Santa Claus]
When the food came, Jing Huan habitually gave Liang Ran a bowl when he was serving the soup.
"Thank you." Liang Ran took the soup and suddenly said, "Actually, the more I think about it, the more I regret it."
Jing Huan lowered his head to drink the soup: "What do you regret?"
"It shouldn't have been sold at the beginning." Liang Ran said.
Jing Huan almost spit out a mouthful of soup.
"It's not that I can't bear it. In fact, it didn't cost much, I just think it's not worth it because of one..." Liang Ran wiped her hands with a damp towel, then started to straighten her hair, not paying attention to the expressions of the people around her, "And I'm actually quite I like to play Nine Heroes."
Xiang Huaizhi was holding his phone looking for expressions, and when he heard their conversation, he paused for a moment.
Jing Huan's eyes blinked quickly, and he made two random hums: "Is there enough food? Do you want to add more?"
"I can't eat it anymore." Liang Ran whispered, "Ask your friend, if it's not enough, add more."
Although the voice was small, Xiang Huaizhi listened carefully, and he said, "I have enough."
So Liang Ran used her little finger to gently roll up the broken hair beside her ear, and asked, "Huanhuan, why don't we go back to play Nine Heroes together?"
Jing Huan: "… "
"I've figured it out, I'll play a female knight, you... you play a male healer," Liang Ran said with a smile, "to protect me!"
The waiter brought the coffee and Xiang Huaizhi tried it, it was bitter.
He picked up the cream ball by the glass.
Jing Huan said: "Forget it, you are too easy to be deceived."
He didn't understand.
Don't you all say that you are afraid of a well rope after being bitten by a snake for ten years
Why is his sister different from others
"That's why I want you to accompany me," Liang Ran said. "We set up a new account and go to another area to play, so we won't stay in the mirror."
Xiang Huaizhi ripped open the package for a while: "Mirror Flowers and Moon?"
"Yeah, I played in Jinghua Shuiyue before," Liang Ran looked at him, "what's the matter, do you also play Nine Heroes?"
Thinking of his and Jing Huan's title of husband and wife, Xiang Huaizhi was silent for a few seconds, and then said: "Well, but not in that area. You just said you sold out? Why?"
Jing Huan was a little confused.
Why did Xiang Huaizhi... take the initiative to bring this up
Liang Ran was also stunned, but she was scolded so badly by the people on the forum at the time, and she didn't want to say it too clearly.
She smiled and said casually: "It's nothing, just met a scumbag."
As we all know, Nine Heroes is a half-large online dating game. The official forum alone can produce four or five 818 posts a week, which shows that there are many scumbags and scumbags. Xiang Huaizhi guessed something in the preface, which is not surprising.
But somehow, he always had an unspeakable strange feeling in his heart.
Liang Ran smiled and said, "Speaking of which, that scumbag's online name is a bit like yours."
The strength of Xiang Huaizhi's hand was out of control, and most of the cream ball fell.
Jing Huan hurriedly said, "Isn't that power leveling... What does it have to do with the owner of that number?"
"I'm joking," Liang Ran seemed to think that the joke was inappropriate, and asked Xiang Huaizhi, "Do you mind?"
Xiang Huaizhi put down the cream ball, looked at the cream that was pouring up in the coffee, and suddenly lost his appetite.
After a long while, he said, "I don't mind."
Seeing the empty cream ball, Jing Huan pushed out his coffee without hesitation: "Brother, can you drink mine?"
Xiang Huaizhi looked up at him, his expression unchanged.
Jing Huan looked at him for a few seconds, and for some reason, the guilty feeling from before spread up from the soles of his feet, making his back numb.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
Xiang Huaizhi shook his head: "No."
He picked up the coffee and took a sip, it was too sweet.
After that, Xiang Huaizhi didn't listen carefully to the chat between the two of them.
His face was calm, and his fingertips kept rubbing the coffee cup unconsciously until the checkout, without taking a second sip.
This store has to go to the front desk to check out, Jing Huan stood up: "Then I'll go to the checkout first."
This is a small amount of money, and Liang Ran is not rushing to make a knot with him.
When Jing Huan got up, his arm accidentally brought the paper bag behind him, and the paper bag fell to the ground, making a small muffled sound.
He subconsciously bent over to pick it up, but accidentally pulled the paper opening. The bag was pressed a little by him during the meal. With such a pull, the opening lost control, and the bag opened with a "pop".
Delicate roses are exposed.
After a few seconds of silence on the table, Jing Huan closed the bag.
It is strange to send dolls between boys, and it is even more strange to send roses.
So when Liang Ran's doubtful eyes came over, his first reaction was to hand the flower out.
"… "
The moment he handed it out, Jing Huan began to regret it.
It can be said that he brought flowers for Lu Wenhao and the others!
He could not wait to knock on his brain to hear if there was any sound of water in it.
After seeing what was inside, Liang Ran frowned lightly, took the bag without looking closely, and put it behind him: "So much preparation?"
Jing Huan gave a low hum, and gave Xiang Huai one a strange look.
Xiang Huaizhi drooped his eyelids, glanced at the roses, then withdrew his gaze, raised his hand and lost the package of cream balls beside the cup.
Jing Huan went to checkout, only two people were left on the table.
Liang Ran took out the rose from the packaging bag, lowered her head and sniffed a little, then happily took out her mobile phone and took a few photos.
Just as she was adding filters to the photo, the person opposite suddenly spoke.
"I take the liberty to ask," Xiang Huaizhi looked up at her with a smile on his lips, "Can you tell me your ID in Jinghuashuiyue?"
…
After paying the bill, Jing Huan went back to the table and helped Liang Ran carry his bag: "Have you booked the hotel?"
"Order, just across the street," Liang Ran said, "Give me the bag, I'll just go over by myself."
"I'll send you." Jing Huan insisted.
Liang Ran: "I'm not a child anymore!"
Jing Huan asked, "Who lost the room card on the way from the hall to the room last time?"
After speaking, he turned his head and blinked at Huaizhi: "I have to take my sister to the hotel, you..."
Xiang Huaizhi lowered his head and played with his mobile phone, without looking at him: "Together."
Jing Huan raised his lips: "Okay."
Jing Huan sent Liang Ran back to the hotel and repeatedly told her to lock the door ten times before returning to school with Xiang Huaizhi.
It's almost ten o'clock, and the weather is cold during this time. Usually, at this point in the evening, there are no people on the street.
But today is different. Today is a festival, and this is the most lively spot. The whole snack street is still open for business.
Jing Huan pulled the scarf up, thinking that it would be too late for him to go to the flower shop to buy a bunch of flowers.
The phone in his pocket was buzzing and vibrating, Jing Huan took it out and looked at it, it was the @ of the major discussion groups.
He looked at it and smiled: "Lu Wenhao is drunk. He's going crazy. Getting drunk at ten o'clock is really useless."
Xiang Huaizhi said, "You are also very poor in alcohol."
"Neither..." Jing Huan said.
"Drink less in the future," Xiang Huaizhi said, "don't touch it if you can."
Jing Huan didn't refute any more. He threw the phone back into his pocket, put his hands in his pockets, and said in a low voice, "Then...you'll keep me out of the wine anyway."
Xiang Huaizhi's lips moved, but he didn't speak.
Jing Huan said, "I'm joking."
There was silence again between the two.
The more he went to the school, the more Jing Huan felt that something was wrong.
For a moment, he turned his head slightly and glanced at Xiang Huaizhi secretly.
The boy's face was as usual, except that he didn't speak, and he couldn't see other emotions.
Is it his delusion
Why does he feel that Xiang Huaizhi doesn't seem very happy.
This silence directly killed the plan to go to the flower shop again in the cradle.
Approaching the back door, Jing Huan's footsteps unwittingly slowed down a lot.
He looked at the uncle who was sitting in the security booth and said, "It's rare that it didn't snow today."
Xiang Huaizhi: "Well."
"The taste of this restaurant is so-so, I won't come next time." Jing Huan said.
"it is good."
Jing Huan sighed.
Oh shit.
The confession he's been brewing for so long... just soaked in soup.
"Then go in." Jing Huan said.
Xiang Huaizhi didn't stop: "Go to your place first."
The little flame that was about to go out was rekindled.
Jing Huan secretly clenched his fist in his pocket and nodded calmly: "Okay."
never mind.
Two big men, doing so much bells and whistles!
No flowers or dolls, Dad can confess! ! !
As soon as I walked to the apartment area, there was no festive atmosphere. As always, there was no one around, except for a Santa Claus posted on the door of the apartment.
The pattern is also very ugly.
When they got to the place to say goodbye last time, the two stopped in a very tacit understanding.
So here comes the problem.
Should he invite Xiang Huai to go upstairs
After all, if he does, he can't guarantee that he will do anything.
Jing Huan's thoughts were a little crooked in an instant, and he quickly pulled the thoughts back.
"Then what, brother..."
"Your sister is Ran Xin." Xiang Huaizhi interrupted him.
This sentence was like a cool breeze, directly extinguishing Jing Huan's messy thoughts.
He raised his head in a daze, and met Xiang Huaizhi's gaze: "Ah... yes."
Xiang Huai's hand was hanging by his side, and the wind was blowing a little cold. I don't know how long it took before he asked: "When did you know that my number is not mine?"
Jing Huan felt a sense of unease in his heart.
What does it mean
Are you going to recalculate? right now
"That's it," Jing Huan said in a lower voice, "when you get married."
Xiang Huaizhi lowered his eyelids and stated, "So, you always thought I was a scumbag who lied to your sister."
Jing Huan was completely confused: "I... Yes, I really thought... "
All night, Xiang Huaizhi only drank half a glass of lemonade. The milk in the coffee was too much, too sweet for him to drink.
So now, he feels a little dry in his throat: "Then you bought a female account to come to me, for your sister."
Jing Huan's heart sank.
He had a bad feeling.
He gritted his teeth: "Yes, but I confessed to you before, you said you already knew—"
Jing Huan didn't continue, and Xiang Huaizhi didn't answer.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiang Huaizhi said, "I misunderstood, I thought..."
why
Thinking that Jing Huan really likes him, and because of his gender, he doesn't dare to pursue him directly, so he makes this decision.
Jing Huan vaguely guessed, his face gradually turned pale, and only then did he realize how optimistic he was during this time.
Optimistic enough to feel that concealing one's gender and deceiving others' feelings is something that is easily forgiven.
In fact, when he heard Liang Ran report his ID, Xiang Huaizhi completely understood.
Even so, he was still a little reluctant.
Thinking back carefully, the boy's face was full of surprise and astonishment when he had two relatives before.
what are those? Guilt? Guilty? dare not refuse
Xiang Huaizhi suddenly felt a little funny, whether it was him or Jing Huan.
Jing Huan's head was blank, and he had already forgotten all the drafts he had written on the way back. His lips moved: "Brother..."
"Well." Xiang Huaizhi interrupted him again.
But within a few seconds, his expression had already cleared up, and he said, "I misunderstood what happened a few times before, and didn't mean to take advantage of you."
Jing Huan: "… "
what.
Xiang Huaizhi: "There are a lot of things I said before, so don't take it to heart."
Jing Huanhui was mad at himself.
He wanted to speak, but his mouth seemed to be sewed with needles, and even his breathing was a little lighter.
"Go back," he finally heard Xiang Huaizhi say, "Merry Christmas."
When Jing Huan regained his senses, Xiang Huaizhi had already gone far.
After an unknown amount of time, Jing Huan took a few deep breaths, and the white mist floated out from his mouth and nose, and quickly disappeared in the air.
He knew it.
A confused beginning will only end in a vague way in the end.
Jing Huan stood at the door of the apartment for a long time. When the security guard came out to ask him, he slowly shook his head and turned to go home.
Walking into the elevator, Jing Huan looked at himself in the elevator door, only to realize that he still had a lot to say.
Like Merry Christmas.
For example, HelloKitty is for you, Xiaoxiangjing doll is for you, and roses are for confessing to you.
But he has no position to say that, because he is a liar from start to finish.
Jing Huan stood quietly for a while, until the security guard's concern came from the walkie-talkie again, he raised his hand and wiped his eyes fiercely.