It rained in the middle of winter night, and the noisy city became silent. The damp and cold atmosphere made it a little depressed. The cold wind slapped the window wantonly with the night rain, and then slid down the glass, repeatedly relentless.
But the room that is only separated by a curtain is a different scene at this moment.
Everything outside the window was ruthlessly isolated by the curtains, and the indoor temperature was warm and comfortable. Ji Qinghuai kicked off the quilt on his body because he felt hot in his sleep, Xie Yan opened his eyes, and silently helped him cover the quilt.
Perhaps sensing the movements of the people around him, Ji Qinghuai squeezed closer to Xieyan, buried his head in the side of his neck, sniffing the very familiar fragrance of grapefruit, Ji Qinghuai fell asleep again in a daze.
Immediately, Ji Qinghuai fell into a dream.
In the dream, Ji Qinghuai was in the darkness, there was no light around him, and he couldn't see his fingers. Ji Qinghuai had dreamed of this scene before.
If it was still that dream, then he would hear a soft breathing sound, as if something was sleeping, and then he would wake him up, staring at him with a pair of bloodthirsty red eyes.
But this expected scene did not appear, and Ji Qinghuai heard a sound, but it was not the sound of breathing, but a clear "tick" sound, which was the sound of water droplets falling on the water surface, and everyone was startled. Ripples in circles.
Ji Qinghuai turned around and looked in the direction of the sound, but there was still darkness in front of him, he couldn't see anything clearly, at this moment, there was a gentle breeze blowing towards his face, leaving a scent on the tip of his nose.
That's the smell of blood!
Ji Qinghuai suffocated.
The blood in his body began to churn, as if he had been affected by something, and there was a sudden strong desire. Ji Qinghuai tried his best to control this sudden abnormality, but he realized that something had entered his consciousness confusingly, trying to destroy all his rationality.
"Hmm..." In his sleep, Ji Qinghuai moaned in pain.
Xie Yan beside him was not asleep at all, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Ji Qinghuai opened his eyes suddenly, his arms were always around Jieyan, the hug was made warmer by each other's cuddling, smelling the faint grapefruit scent on Jieyan's body, Ji Qinghuai frowned, and jumped out of bed sat up.
Xie Yan was startled by Ji Qinghuai's sudden action. When he stood up, he reached out to turn on the light. The light suddenly turned on. Ji Qinghuai squinted his eyes uncomfortably, and his mood was calmed down by the bright light.
Seeing that Ji Qinghuai's expression was not quite right, Xie Yan asked worriedly, "Is there something uncomfortable?"
Ji Qinghuai calmly avoided Xie Yan's gaze, raised his hand to press his forehead, "I... have a headache."
"Have you caught a cold?" Xie Yan said, stretching out his hand to test the temperature of Ji Qinghuai's forehead, wanting to see if Ji Qinghuai has fever symptoms. This is a very common action, but Ji Qinghuai was startled when he saw this, and ran away in a panic.
Xie Yan's outstretched hand stopped, Ji Qinghuai was also a little stunned, and a little at a loss, Xie Yan withdrew her hand calmly, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, "I'll get you a glass of water."
Ji Qinghuai's eyes followed Xie Yan from the bedside to the door of the room. After Xie Yan went out, his eyes did not move away. He just stared blankly, his thoughts were in a trance, until Xie Yan walked in with a glass of water. Ji Qinghuai Only then looked back.
Taking the water glass that Xie Yan handed over, Ji Qinghuai raised his head and drank the warm water in it in one gulp. He sat on the bed and rested for a while, the strange feeling of impulsiveness in his body gradually disappeared, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Ji Qinghuai put the empty cup in his hand aside, then raised his head to look at Xie Yan, recalling his action of avoiding Xie Yan just now, Ji Qinghuai tentatively went to hold Xie Yan's hand, seeing that Yan didn't refuse, he leaned closer and hugged Xie Yan.
Ji Qinghuai pressed his chin on Xie Yan's shoulder, and took a deep breath, "I seem to be... having a nightmare."
Xie Yan has always been a careful person, Ji Qinghuai couldn't fool him just by saying that he had a nightmare, "Is it just a nightmare?"
Ji Qinghuai let out a muffled hum.
Xie Yan was a little helpless, Ji Qinghuai didn't want to tell him the truth, so he could only ask himself, "A while ago, did you go to see Xu Luo?"
Xie Yan looked down at Ji Qinghuai who was holding him, "Have you been affected again?"
The word "again" already explained everything, Ji Qinghuai turned his head to look at Xie Yan, "You know everything?"
"Yeah." Xie Yan said, "I knew it on Christmas night."
Ji Qinghuai was a little surprised.
Xie Yanhui held Ji Qinghuai's hand, and asked him in a calm tone, "Why didn't you tell me all these days?"
"Aren't you angry at that time?" Ji Qinghuai said truthfully: "I didn't dare to call you in those few days, because I was afraid that you would draw a clear line with me in a fit of anger. I just thought about how to ease the relationship with you every day. How could I have any thoughts? Say this."
"Furthermore..." Ji Qinghuai paused, and lowered his eyes, "After all, this is my own business. It's so boring to talk about it as if I'm trying to gain sympathy."
This was Ji Qinghuai's own thoughts, but Xie Yan never thought of it this way. He was angry because of Ji Qinghuai before, but it wasn't because of what happened that night at all, so how could he express his sympathy
Xie Yan asked again, "What about tonight? If I don't ask, how long are you going to keep it a secret?"
"It's a day to hide." Ji Qinghuai said: "This poison is worse than I expected, I'm afraid you will worry if I tell you."
"I'm willing to worry." Xie Yan raised her hand and pinched Ji Qinghuai's face, "Ji Qinghuai, you said you liked me, and I have the right to know everything about you from now on. Keep it from me, do you understand?"
Ji Qinghuai blinked his eyes, surprised by the way Xie Yan was playing and talking to him now, Xie Yan saw Ji Qinghuai staring at him without speaking, and pinched Ji Qinghuai's face.
Xie Yan's attack was not heavy, but it was enough to bring Ji Qinghuai back to his senses, Ji Qinghuai hurriedly said: "I understand, I understand."
After making the promise, Ji Qinghuai also discussed with Xie Yan, "Then you can't hide anything from me in the future."
Xie Yan: "Okay."
The two looked at each other, and while talking, Ji Qinghuai's eyes fell on Jieyan's gold-rimmed glasses. Ji Qinghuai was curious and asked, "Mr. Xie, why are you still wearing glasses in the middle of the night?"
Ji Qinghuai thought about it, whether it was the time he stayed at Xie Yan's house or when they got along in private, Xie Yan never took off his glasses.
Thinking like this, Ji Qinghuai raised his hand and took off Xie Yan's glasses.
The moment the glasses were taken off, Xie Yan closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her dark pupils turned crimson.
Ji Qinghuai was stunned for a moment, and then he realized why Xie Yan always wore these glasses. These glasses were similar to blindfolds, used to cover up his original pupil color.
Ji Qinghuai stared at Xie Yan's eyes carefully, "Crimson red, this kind of eye color is rare."
"Yeah." Xie Yan said, "It's very special, and it's easy to attract attention."
It is easier to cause trouble.
Xie Yan didn't say the second half of the sentence.
He could actually dodge when Ji Qinghuai took off his glasses, but just now he made an agreement with Ji Qinghuai not to hide anything from now on, so he followed Ji Qinghuai's wishes.
Ji Qinghuai's thoughts were not on the same channel as Xie Yan's at all, he was only focused on admiring the beauty of his family, Mr. Xie, and he didn't forget to praise, "But looking at it this way, these eyes are even more beautiful."
Xie Yan smiled lightly upon hearing this, "Thank you for the compliment."
"You're welcome." Ji Qinghuai grinned at Xie Yan, and suddenly remembered what Xie Yan said earlier, "Didn't you say that few people praise you, then I will praise you every day from now on, not repeating the same praise, okay?"
Facing Ji Qinghuai's expectant eyes, Xie Yan refused, "Go to sleep."
Xie Yan lay down on the bed first, pulled the quilt over her body, Ji Qinghuai turned off the light, got into the quilt and lay beside Xie Yan.
In the darkness, Ji Qinghuai opened his eyes very bored, and after a while he said, "Mr. Xie, I can't sleep."
Xie Yan closed her eyes and answered, "If you can't sleep, go for a morning run."
"That can't be done." Ji Qinghuai said: "It's still raining outside, and the wind is so strong, what should I do if you catch a cold."
Xie Yan said, "I don't intend to go."
Ji Qinghuai turned his head to look at Xie Yan, only then did he realize that Xie Yan had asked him to go for a morning run by himself, and said aggrievedly, "You are so cruel."
Xie Yan didn't answer the question, but asked, "Does your head still hurt?"
Ji Qinghuai replied honestly: "It doesn't hurt anymore."
"Then shut up."
Ji Qinghuai: "... oh."
After answering, Ji Qinghuai really shut up obediently, and didn't say another word. After waiting for a while, Ji Qinghuai didn't hear any movement from the people around him, and gently turned to hug Jieyan.
Xie Yan raised the corners of her lips, and let Ji Qinghuai hug him, and fell asleep with Ji Qinghuai again.
The next morning, Ji Qinghuai had enough sleep and opened his eyes, the sky outside was already bright, I don't know if it was because he was in a good mood, but Ji Qinghuai felt very refreshed even after waking up, and his drowsiness was gone.
Xie Yan in his arms was still awake, quietly being hugged by him, her soft hair was casually scattered on the pillow, her sleeping appearance added a bit of softness to this delicate face.
In fact, from the first time Ji Qinghuai took a serious look at Xie Yan, he liked Xie Yan's appearance very much. Xie Yan's facial features were delicate enough, and he didn't look aggressive.
But Xie Yan's temperament doesn't follow her appearance, she obviously has a face that can easily move people's heart, but she has a cold temperament, plus she usually only recognizes the rules and does not recognize the affection, no matter how good she looks It will only scare people away.
In such a comparison, Ji Qinghuai's heart was moved by Jieyan at this moment than the cold and reticent Mr. Xie, he couldn't help raising his head, and kissed Xieyan's forehead.
As soon as he lowered his head, Ji Qinghuai met a pair of calm eyes.
Ji Qinghuai: "..."
Ji Qinghuai was a little embarrassed to be caught stealing a kiss on the spot. After two seconds of silence, Ji Qinghuai blinked, "How about... let you kiss me back?"
Xie Yan: "..."
Xie Yan ignored Ji Qinghuai, got up and got out of bed to wash up, and then started to make breakfast based on the ingredients at home.
This silly cat can ignore it for now, and the food still needs to be eaten.