The entire music room suddenly became quiet.
Everyone's eyes fell on Xiong Qiqi.
Xiong Qiqi raised her hand and tucked her hair behind her ears, not afraid of their gazes at all: "Why are you looking at me? I just like watching foreign movies and TV series, and I do know a few words."
"What language is this?" someone asked.
"It's French," Xiong Qiqi said. "Je t'aime means 'I love you' in French."
Xie Huai suddenly looked towards Jiang Xu, but Jiang Xu had a calm expression and there didn't seem to be any problem.
"What does it mean?"
"Means nothing."
This conversation between him and Jiang Xu kept repeating in Xie Huai's mind.
Didn’t Jiang Xu say... it doesn’t mean anything
If this is really what he meant, then why did Jiang Xu play this song for him that day
Could it be that Jiang Xu...
Xie Huai shook his head and slapped himself silently in his mind. He thought he was crazy, otherwise how could he have such a ridiculous idea? Besides, Jiang Xu didn't just play this one song that day, it just happened to be called this name.
Maybe Jiang Xu didn't think so much when he was playing. It might be that this song just happened to be more easy to play. Otherwise, why did Jiang Xu take a long time to tell him the name after he asked.
Definitely wondering what the song is called.
Well, that must be the case, Xie Huai thought affirmatively.
But when he thought about it, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Hao Xuexi suddenly said, "Fuck, does the monitor have a crush on someone in the class?"
Xie Huai pressed the knuckles of his right index finger, feeling a little annoyed.
Lu Yi spoke at this time. He looked at Yao Wenjing standing next to him and smiled: "Probably not. It's just the title of a song. It doesn't mean anything."
Even if it is true, you can't tell it. The head teacher standing next to you is not just for show.
Lu Yi looked at Hao Xuexi as if he were a fool and shook his head a few times.
Jiang Xu stood up and walked to his seat, sitting next to Xie Huai. He could clearly feel that Xie Huai was not in a good mood.
After the show, they started playing games. They were playing musical chairs. Each group sent three students, and the group represented by the student sitting on the chair last would win.
Xie Huai and Jiang Xu did not participate. They just sat in their seats, leaning back in their chairs, and no one spoke.
Everyone around them came forward to play games, and it was very lively. Only their small corner was unusually quiet, and the atmosphere didn't even feel awkward for a moment.
Jiang Xu saw Xie Huai lowering his head out of the corner of his eye, wondering what he was thinking.
Xie Huai's eyelashes are long and distinct, and they tremble slightly when he blinks.
"What's wrong?"
In the end, Jiang Xu spoke first.
Xie Huai took out a dolphin gummy candy from his school uniform pocket, tore off the wrapper, and put it in his mouth.
"Do you have someone you like?" Xie Huai's voice was low, and he actually sounded aggrieved.
Jiang Xu knew it was his illusion, but he didn't understand why Xie Huai would think so.
"Yes, there is one." Jiang Xu said.
"I confessed to him since the first grade of junior high school." "The first grade of junior high school..." Xie Huai clenched his fingers. There must be something wrong with his heart, otherwise why would he feel so uncomfortable now.
Xie Huai didn't want to listen to Jiang Xu, so he hurriedly stood up, said a few words to Yao Wenjing, and left.
Looking at Xie Huai's departing back, Jiang Xu felt a little powerless. He actually wanted to confess to Xie Huai directly. It didn't matter if he was rejected, but he was afraid that his actions would bring shadow and harm to Xie Huai.
Not everyone in this society accepts homosexuality. Although some people may bless same-sex couples and even read novels and watch cartoons about this, when this happens to them, they may feel disgusted and unacceptable.
It was almost half past eight when the party ended.
Jiang Xu was wearing headphones and walking alone on the road. The path was lined with yellow poplar trees. The chirping of cicadas was isolated outside the headphones. The early autumn evening breeze blew gently, bringing with it a rustling sound.
This path is very popular among some students, especially in summer. The dense branches and leaves of the yellow poplar trees block the scorching sun, so it is cool and comfortable. Anyway, you can walk to the school gate from here, so many students choose this path.
Even at night, this path is not dark. There is a small lamp standing on the ground every few bricks, as if it is coated with a layer of white light mist, illuminating the entire road clearly and brightly.
Jiang Xu walked with his head down. Whenever he was in a bad mood, he would start counting silently in his mind. When he walked to the school gate, he had just finished counting. There were a total of 268 street lights on this path.
He took off his headphones and put them in his pocket. The incandescent light from the guard room shone on his face, making his already fair skin even whiter.
After Jiang Xu signed, he walked out of the school gate. He wanted to go home directly, but he saw Xie Huai squatting beside the school gate. It was difficult to be found in that position. If Jiang Xu hadn't turned his head, he would not have seen that there was someone there.
Has Xie Huai not left yet
Jiang Xu walked towards Xie Huai and could only see his squatting back. Jiang Xu wondered what Xie Huai was doing here alone.
He deliberately made some noises when he walked over, mainly because he was afraid that the sudden noise would scare Xie Huai.
Xie Huai obviously heard it as well. He just turned around and saw the shoes of the person who came, then turned back to do his own thing with peace of mind.
"Xie Huai, what are you doing?" Jiang Xu had already stood beside Xie Huai.
Xie Huai pulled the corner of Jiang Xu's school uniform and motioned Jiang Xu to squat down with him.
Seeing that the other party didn't move, Xie Huai used some more strength, but in the end he was helpless, so Jiang Xu still squatted next to Xie Huai.
"Look." Xie Huai pointed to the lawn.
Jiang Xu followed his gaze and found that it was actually a black puppy. Because it was too dark, it seemed to blend in with the night behind it, so Jiang Xu did not notice it at first. The puppy looked only half a month old and was still eating food given by someone.
This someone is of course referring to Xie Huai.
"Do you want to raise one?" Jiang Xu asked.
Xie Huai did not deny: "Such a cute puppy, of course I want it, never mind, let's take it home first."
As he said this, he picked up the puppy and held it tightly in his arms, afraid that it would fall.
Jiang Xu looked at this harmonious scene, and then looked at the little black dog in Xie Huai's arms. The little black dog grinned at him as if in protest.
Damn it! Jiang Xu couldn't help but curse inwardly. He had never envied anyone since he was born, but now he actually envied that dog...
The little black dog seemed to know what Jiang Xu was thinking, so it turned around in Xie Huai's arms, facing its butt towards Jiang Xu, and wagging its tail.
Jiang Xu: “…”
He is a human, but this dog is also a real "dog".
Xie Huai slowed down his pace and walked with Jiang Xu. He asked Jiang Xu, "Do you have anything you like to eat?"
Jiang Xu raised his eyebrows: "Why are you asking this?"
"Forget it." Xie Huai looked indifferent.
Jiang Xu: "I like everything you like to eat."
Xie Huai was confused: “???”
What do you mean you like everything I like to eat?!
"Okay." Xie Huai's ears turned red and he coughed lightly. Fortunately, it was night time and no one could see each other clearly.
What happened at the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala seemed to have been overturned. No one mentioned it, and no one thought about it anymore. But in fact, Xie Huai had a lot of things to ask Jiang Xu, but he couldn't open his mouth no matter what. He could only pretend that nothing had happened.
The two parted at the gate of the community, and Xie Huai went home carrying his little black dog.
The next day, before Xie Huai woke up, his cell phone started ringing, and the notification ringtones rang throughout the bedroom.
Xie Huai scratched his hair irritably and sat up. His arms felt a little weak and aching. This happened more than once or twice recently. Xie Huai really suspected that he had arthritis.
He plans to go to the hospital for a check-up later.
Xie Huai took the phone from the bedside table. The messages in the class group had already reached 99+. Xie Huai suspected that this group of people had not slept at all. What time was it? Six o'clock! How could they sleep so early in the morning? !
Xie Huai roared in his heart.
He was not used to turning off the mute function before sleeping, for fear of receiving important calls or messages. He could not turn on the Do Not Disturb function in the class group, as all important school notifications were sent in this group. Although Jiang Xu would send it to him again every time, Xie Huai did not want to bother him all the time.
Xie Huai walked out of the bedroom. There was a small nest next to the bedroom door. He saw the puppy sleeping soundly in the nest. He gently tapped the puppy's tail, then stood up and went back to the bedroom to wash up.
The dinner was scheduled to take place at Times Square, which was only half an hour’s bus ride from Xie Huai’s home.
Xie Huai made himself a simple breakfast, then mixed some goat milk powder for the puppy. It was already past seven o'clock when they finished eating.
He took out his cell phone and sent a message to Jiang Xu.
Xie Huai: When are you leaving
Jiang Xu replied quickly: When do you plan to leave
The question returned to Xie Huai.
Xie Huai thought for a moment and replied: Nine o'clock.
Jiang Xu: Okay, nine o’clock then.
The corners of Xie Huai's mouth rose slightly, and his mood became cheerful.
Xie Huai went out on time at nine o'clock. Before going out, he mixed some goat milk powder for the puppy and put it next to it. When the puppy grows up a little, it can eat other food.
When he and Jiang Xu arrived at the place, there were still a dozen people missing.
They planned to have lunch at noon and have a barbecue in the evening.
The class teacher Yao Wenjing was not there, and it was their first dinner together, so they were all very relaxed. The table was full of beer, and there were exactly ten girls, so they sat at one table.
This kind of class dinner was very new to them, after all, it was the first time. Some male classmates could not hold their liquor and got drunk and fell asleep on the sofa.
Several boys were lying together with their heads close together, hugging each other, some of them were still talking drunkenly, which made the others laugh. They all took out their mobile phones to record it, planning to show it to them when they woke up.
Some more classmates left in the afternoon. Some had urgent matters to attend to, and some were still drunk and had not sobered up.
This barbecue restaurant is opened by Lu Yi's family. It has chain stores all over the country and I heard that it makes a lot of money.
"Brother Huai and Brother Xu, you don't drink beer?" Lu Yi asked them, "Then what do you drink? There are everything here, you can choose whatever you want."
"What kind of wine are you drinking? Drinking is bad for your health, don't you understand?" Xie Huai said to Lu Yi earnestly, like an elder, "Look at you, you are less than 1.8 meters tall. Now is the time for you to grow up. It's best not to touch wine. When you grow up, there will be plenty of wine for you to drink."
Lu Yi was stunned by what he said, thinking, wow, Xie Huai looks like my mother...
No, bah bah bah, it should be, wow, what Xie Huai said sounds just like his mother.
Xie Huai turned around and was about to ask Jiang Xu what he wanted to drink, but the moment he saw Jiang Xu's eyes, he forgot what he wanted to say.
Jiang Xu wore a white shirt today, exactly the same as the one he wore the day he took Xie Huai to his house to listen to him play the piano. It was particularly pleasing to the eye. The lower part of the white shirt was tucked into his pants, outlining Jiang Xu's tight and narrow waist.
Xie Huai's Adam's apple rolled up and down. He stopped looking down, picked up a string bean and took a bite to calm himself. Xie Huai now really felt that he was a pervert.
This time it's all over. It seems like he really has feelings for Jiang Xu.
If Jiang Xu knew about this, would he beat him to death? Probably... No way...
"Xie Huai, what would you like to drink?" Jiang Xu suddenly asked him.
Xie Huai suddenly came back to his senses, and only remembered that he wanted to ask Jiang Xu what he wanted to drink, so before Jiang Xu could react, he said: "You..."
Jiang Xu: “?”
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(End of this chapter)