After the performance, Xie Huai and Jiang Xu returned to their class together.
Xie Huai was panting as he walked, and Jiang Xu was supporting him.
When he saw Xie Huai coming over, Lu Yi gave him a big hug, looking even happier than Xie Huai, the person who won first place: "Fuck, brother Huai, you are really amazing. With your speed, you are almost reaching the standard of a third-level athlete. What are your legs made of?"
"I don't know, it grew on its own," Xie Huai pushed Lu Yi away and sat on the chair, "I'm so tired."
Lu Yi sighed: "Why don't I have this kind of speed? I also want to beat others."
"You ran five kilometers every day from the first grade of elementary school to the third grade of junior high school. You can do it too," Xiong Qiqi said.
Lu Yi turned his head and looked at Xiong Qiqi, and said unhappily: "You know it again."
Xiong Qiqi said confidently: "Yes, I know. I was in the same class with Xie Huai in elementary school, and he ran five kilometers every day."
Xie Huai wanted to defend himself. He ran five kilometers in the first grade. Did he want to die at that time
He held Lu Yi down and said, "That's not entirely true. I only ran two kilometers a day in the first and second grades of elementary school. Five kilometers was not possible for me at that time."
Lu Yi thought back to his first grade of primary school, when he had to struggle to run 300 meters. Xie Huai must be so strong that he was abnormal: "Fuck, most primary school students can only run 1,000 meters at best."
Seeing Lu Yi's young heart being hit, Xie Huai thought for a moment and said, "I was the only one at home at that time, and no one woke me up, so I got up very late every day. My home was exactly one kilometer away from the school, so in order not to be late, I ran there."
Lu paused for a few seconds and said, "Brother Huai, did you run home before? Was it urgent?"
"I have to pee urgently, is it okay?" Xie Huai raised his eyebrows slightly.
Hearing this, Jiang Xu paused while hooking his finger around Xie Huai. His darling was really bad at lying. If Lu Yi believed this...
Lu Yi: “…Okay.”
For some reason, Lu Yi always felt that something was wrong with Xie Huai today. He could actually talk so much to him. Although he had talked to him before, he never said so much to explain something to him.
Xie Huai had to take medicine, so he asked Yao Wenjing for leave and went back to the teaching building to use the toilet. Yao Wenjing agreed, and Jiang Xu also said he wanted to go to the toilet, so he followed Xie Huai.
In fact, Xie Huai's legs were not very painful now. He had taken a strong painkiller before coming this morning. However, in order to avoid any unexpected events, Xie Huai still planned to take a sustained-release ibuprofen pill.
Jiang Xu walked behind him, and then the two of them went into the boiling water compartment together.
"Does it hurt?" Jiang Xu walked over, his tone gentle, and the worry in his eyes could be seen at once, "Do you need to go back to the hospital?"
Xie Huai took a glass of warm water, turned around, and looked very relaxed: "I'm not in pain, don't worry."
After saying this, Xie Huai took the medicine, threw the paper cup into the recycling bin, and walked towards Jiang Xu.
"Jiang Xu," Xie Huai swallowed his saliva, "I got first place."
Jiang Xu held Xie Huai's wrist and said softly, "Yeah, I saw it."
"Then I'll give myself to you, do you want it?" Xie Huai looked at Jiang Xu and smiled faintly.
Jiang Xu's Adam's apple moved slightly, and his breathing became a little rapid. He said, "Yes."
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There are also competitions this afternoon. The 800-meter race is the first one in the afternoon. Jiang Xu will participate, so Xie Huai helps Jiang Xu change his number shirt just like he did to him this morning.
Jiang Xu just stood there and let Xie Huai do it to him.
But... this color number shirt is really ugly.
The bright green color looked particularly out of place on Jiang Xu, and Xie Huai couldn't help but hold his forehead.
If Jiang Xu's face was removed, it would be really unbearable to look at.
There are actually very few events like the 800-meter race for boys. Generally, it's 1,000 meters. I don't know what happened, but the school changed it this year. In the past, the starting point was always 1,000 meters.
The 800-meter race really relies on explosive power. After just two laps, you can tell who is fast and who is slow at a glance.
Jiang Xu used all his strength when he rushed out. Xie Huai seldom saw Jiang Xu playing sports other than basketball. Seeing Jiang Xu running in the sun and becoming more and more dazzling, Xie Huai thought to himself, no wonder so many people like Jiang Xu.
Jiang Xu only took two minutes and twenty seconds to run the 800 meters. Xie Huai was shocked. This speed was even faster than when he ran the 800 meters.
So there is no doubt that Jiang Xu won first place in the 800-meter group.
Lu Yi sighed repeatedly: "Why can't I run so fast? I feel so sore and envious."
Xie Huai comforted him: "You can use the time you spend playing on your phone every day to run. You can do it too."
"Forget it then," Lu Yi grabbed the phone in his hand and put it in his pocket, "I can't run forever, but I can play with my phone forever."
Xie Huai was speechless and turned to walk towards Jiang Xu.
After running 800 meters, Jiang Xu hardly breathed heavily, only his chest rose and fell slightly.
This physical strength is really good. If Jiang Xu were to run the 3,000 meters, he might really be able to run to the standard of a third-level athlete.
Jiang Xu took the water from Xie Huai but didn't drink it. He asked Xie Huai: "How is it?"
Xie Huai raised his head and took a sip of lemon tea, then commented expressionlessly: "It's just so-so."
Jiang Xu chuckled: "Well, not as good as you."
If someone else said this, Xie Huai would think it was a provocation, but when it was Jiang Xu who said it, it must be the truth.
Xie Huai felt a little secretly delighted inside, but he didn't show it on his face.
There is another sports meet tomorrow, but Xie Huai probably won't be able to see it. After today, he will have to stay in that hospital with a strong smell of disinfectant every day.
He had to go back to the hospital at 4pm, and it was already 3:30pm.
Xie Huai suddenly felt that time passed so quickly.
It happened in a month as promised.
He lowered his eyes, and Jiang Xu knew that Xie Huai was sad again.
"I will come back," Jiang Xu reached out and wiped away Xie Huai's tears, "Baby, don't cry."
Many people on the playground looked in their direction, but Jiang Xu and Xie Huai didn't care. In the eyes of many people, this was just a normal thing between brothers and friends. If a friend cried, isn't it normal for a brother to comfort him
But... they were a little confused. Wasn't it just that their friend won the first place in the 800-meter race? How could they be so moved that they cried
Lu Yi, Hao Xuexi and many people from their class ran over here.
Some handed Xie Huai paper, and some spoke out to comfort Xie Huai.
Xie Huai didn't want to cry at first, but these classmates in his class made his vision blurry.
"Brother Huai, why are you still crying?" Lu Yi took out a lollipop and handed it to Xie Huai, "Come on, eat something sweet and you won't cry anymore."
Looking at the familiar wrapping paper, Xie Huai held back his tears instantly and laughed angrily: "You took the one I gave you and gave it to me?"
Everyone around laughed.
Lu Yi chuckled twice: "This is called the law of conservation of energy."
Having said that, Xie Huai still took the lollipop.
"That's right." Lu Yi patted Xie Huai's shoulder with a cheerful tone.
"Brother Huai, this is for you." Hao Xuexi put the thing in his hand into Xie Huai's palm.
Xie Huai looked down and saw a small box with a figurine inside. The figure looked about 70% similar to Xie Huai.
Hao Xuexi explained: "Didn't I say last semester that I would give you a birthday present on your birthday? I'm making up for it now."
Xie Huai looked up at the classmates who had been in the same class with him for a year and a half. He felt warm in his heart, but also a little uncomfortable.
"Brother Huai, are you going to attend that TOEFL training again?" Lu Yi took out his cell phone and checked the time, and found that it was almost four o'clock.
"Well, so I'll leave first," Xie Huai said with a slight twitch of his lips, "Good luck to you guys tomorrow."
As he spoke, Xie Huai turned around, hooked his fingers around his school uniform jacket, put it on his shoulders, then turned his back and waved to Lu Yi and the others.
It was like saying goodbye.
Jiang Xu sent Xie Huai to the school gate, and the driver was waiting outside on the roadside.
"I'll come find you after evening self-study," Jiang Xu rubbed Xie Huai's hair, "Wait for me."
Xie Huai said softly, "Okay."
After saying that, he seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, remember to go home and feed our son before coming back."
"No need, I've taken little Huai Huai away, don't worry about that," Jiang Xu stuffed a few lemon candies into Xie Huai's hand, and said gently, "Go first."
"Well, thank you for the candy from my boyfriend," Xie Huai said as he kissed Jiang Xu on the face. After succeeding, he smiled and said as he walked out of the school gate, "Remember to come find me in the evening!"
Jiang Xu slowly walked back to the playground. There seemed to be still some warmth from Xie Huai on his left cheek, which even the wind could not blow away.
Some events are still going on, but Jiang Xu didn't have much interest in watching them. He said something to Yao Wenjing and went back to the classroom.
There was no one in the classroom, only many desks with messy textbooks and crooked chairs.
Jiang Xu returned to his seat and tilted his head to look at Xie Huai's former seat.
There were no books on the desk next to him, and the desk was empty, as if no one had ever sat here, without a trace left.
Jiang Xu lowered his head, his hair blocking his eyes, so his emotions couldn't be seen, but he was obviously not happy.
Jiang Xu stared at the lemon candy in his hand for several minutes, then put the lemon candy into the pocket of his school uniform jacket, took out the physics test paper from the desk and started doing it.
After evening self-study, Jiang Xu went to the hospital without stopping.
Xie Huai had a lemon candy in his mouth, which Jiang Xu had given him this afternoon. There was an IV needle in his hand, and he couldn't even touch his cell phone. He couldn't sleep either. Xie Huai felt like he was about to die of boredom.
Ms. Zhao Li said she would tell the story to Xie Huai. After listening to it, Xie Huai couldn't help but complain in his heart, "It was told very well, but don't tell it again next time."
Why are there such strange stories as “The Tortoise and the Dog Race” and “Mending the Fence after the Chicken Has Broken Its Fence”
Whenever he has nothing to do, all he thinks about is Jiang Xu. This might be the legendary "love brain", Xie Huai couldn't help but think to himself.
When Jiang Xu came, he saw Xie Huai watching anime. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be that one.
"You're here?" Xie Huai's attention immediately shifted from the anime to Jiang Xu.
Jiang Xu walked over and said, "Well, I'm here."
"If you're tired, go to bed early," Jiang Xu pecked Xie Huai's lips and asked, "Are you tired?"
Xie Huai nodded slightly. It would be a lie to say he wasn't tired. How could he not be tired after running 3,000 meters
Besides, he can't do strenuous exercise.
Jiang Xu turned off the lights in the ward, took a shower, went to bed and held Xie Huai in his arms.
The room was very quiet, so quiet that Xie Huai could only hear the two people's breathing.
He thought again of that summer vacation when Jiang Xu always wore a mask and Xie Huai hadn't seen Jiang Xu for several days, so when he reached junior high school, Xie Huai didn't recognize that it was Jiang Xu at all.
Xie Huai couldn't help but ask: "Jiang Xu, why did you wear a mask at that time?"
Jiang Xu knew that Xie Huai was talking about the summer vacation after graduating from elementary school.
He said: "I am allergic to the smell of disinfectant and it makes me feel sick."
Xie Huai was stunned for a moment. Jiang Xu was very sensitive to the smell of disinfectant... In the past month, Jiang Xu came to the hospital every day for his sake.
Xie Huai's chest was trembling, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
"Baby, do you know how much I like you?" Jiang Xu said softly.
Xie Huai's nose felt sore and he uttered a depressed "hmm". What virtue did he have to deserve Jiang Xu to like him so much
Jiang Xu placed a kiss on Xie Huai's forehead: "Don't think too much, I'm here, go to sleep."
Jiang Xu's embrace always made Xie Huai feel safe, and soon Xie Huai fell sleepy. Before falling asleep, Xie Huai vaguely thought, is Jiang Xu's birthday coming soon
The next morning, Jiang Xu woke up almost at the same time as Xie Huai. The biological alarm clock was really terrible. Xie Huai obviously didn't have to go to school from today, but he still sat up subconsciously.
Then he and Jiang Xu looked at each other.
After a few seconds, Xie Huai lay back down.
Jiang Xu opened the window before leaving the ward, but did not move the screen, mainly to allow better air circulation in the room.
Today is Friday. After school, Jiang Xu will be able to stay in the hospital with Xie Huai for two days.
After Jiang Xu left, Xie Huai took out his cell phone and opened the calendar. On the icon for Sunday were clearly marked the words "Jiang Xu's birthday".
When he arrived at the classroom and just entered the door, Hao Xuexi found something wrong.
Why didn’t his brother Huai come to school with the class monitor today
Not only him, but all the classmates in the class have also discovered it.
"Squad leader, did you have a fight with Brother Huai?" Hao Xuexi turned around and asked cautiously.
Jiang Xu sat down in his seat and said without raising his head, "The 3,000-meter race is too strong, and the national team has taken a fancy to it."
Hao Xuexi: “???”
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(End of this chapter)