Li Zhongchen is like a follower.
I went to Wal-Mart with Qiao Yan, picked up half of the things for someone, and finally returned to the door of the corridor.
"Thank you," Qiao Di didn't take out the key, and it was clear at a glance that he was going to see off the guest, "You can go back."
Li Zhongchen: "..."
Qiao Yan said calmly, "Is there anything else?"
"It's too late, I'm afraid I won't have a car to go back."
"It's only eight o'clock now."
"Shanghai's evening rush hour is well known, I don't want to be squeezed into a meatloaf."
"You drive the car away, I just want to change the car."
"..." Li Zhongchen didn't give up, and tried every means to make up excuses in order to stay, "I didn't bring the car keys, and I haven't driven this car for a long time, I'm afraid of accidents, and it's too dangerous at night, don't you worry about me? "
Qiao Yan couldn't help but want to roll his eyes, and lowered his hands: "Then what do you want, do you want me to send it back to you in person?"
That's not okay.
Li Zhongchen thought, my purpose is to stay, and I have no intention of leaving at all.
He just stood there with a stern face, and said to Qiao Yan at close range: "I'm hungry, let's go back to the house and make a hot pot with tomato soup base? I just learned this, and I promise it will taste the same as Haidilao."
Qiao Yan doesn't like this, and if he is allowed to enter the house, he will never leave: "Then you do it yourself, eat slowly, I will pack up and go to another place to make room for you."
Li Zhongchen was anxious to hear that.
Panting heavily, he squeezed Qiao Yan to the corner by the door. The two bodies would inevitably collide, forcing the distance to be less than a foot.
Facing each other, each other's breath sprayed on each other's face, as if they could kiss each other with just one step.
In the poorly lit corridor, there were only the two of them. In an instant, Li Zhongchen almost forgot to adjust his breathing. He choked up a bit, and moved his lips to Qiao Yan's ear—
"I want to ask, haven't you thought about me once in the past year? Am I the only one who is still in the same place, thinking about you all the time, dreaming of you waking up and wanting to continue dreaming."
Qiao Yan tilted his head, trying to avoid it.
But his heart was beating wildly, and the tips of his ears were quietly red, even itchy, which completely betrayed his impatient expression.
"... tell me, I want to hear it, don't let me finish everything alone, I'm quite scared," Li Zhongchen plucked up his courage, put his head down on Qiao Yan's right shoulder, breathing unsteadily , "I have already prepared for you to stay in the United States for the rest of your life, but you came back again, and you said, what should I think is right."
His tone was too gentle, mixed with unspeakable sourness.
It seems that it can instantly turn into a monsoon rain, the Milky Way is overflowing, and the heavy rain is torrential, but I can't bear to get you wet no matter what.
"..." Qiao Yan's heart twitched, and there was water vapor in his eyes. He was forced to close his eyes and answered him in a trembling voice, "Go back, we can't continue talking like this."
Li Zhongchen followed his words: "What are we talking about? About signing a contract or dating? You're not clear, I really don't know."
"Li Zhongchen." Qiao Di stepped back and turned his face slightly.
The distance was too close, and the lips of the two were almost touching each other. Qiao Yan stuck out the tip of his tongue untimely and licked his lower lip. It was probably an instinctive reaction due to nervousness, but because of the scene he saw in the next moment, And stunned: "You..."
Li Zhongchen burst into tears, crying soundlessly, tears streaming down his face, as if wet by rain.
He is no longer the little boy, wearing a straw hat, leading Qiao Yi to run around in the coastal town, taking care of this beautiful boy from abroad in every possible way.
He is no longer the boy who is full of hope for his dreams, paying off his debts, breaking out of his cocoon and becoming a butterfly, looking forward to the slow unfolding of everything in the world.
Time has smoothed his edges and corners, and when tears are falling down, he can maintain his normal expression, as if nothing happened.
Li Zhongchen is almost twenty-four years old.
Qiao Yan thought, but when they first met, the other party was only fifteen years old.
"Don't be like this, don't cry," Qiao Yan's heart clenched together, but he still said ruthlessly, "I've said it well before, but now you..."
The voice did not fall.
Only because there was a slight sound from the door next door, it was the sound of the lock being opened—
The little brother next door popped his head.
He was not at all surprised by their actions, and was even more surprised on his face: "Brother Li and Xiao Qiao?! You are all back! Great, you can help me take care of my daughter and—"
At the same time, the orange cat, Yingshort sister, ran out of the house, along with a chubby Birman cat.
"—Her new brother?" The neighbor's brother showed an embarrassed smile, but he was very embarrassed to push the two cats to the door of their house, which was contrary to the expression on that face.
Qiao Yan: "..."
Li Zhongchen wiped away the tears on his face: "Brother, you still live here, didn't you move away?"
The neighbor brother let out a "harm" and explained: "I was always urged to get married in my hometown. I couldn't stand it anymore and had to go back to the city to work. Sister Cat is also used to this house. A few months ago, I contacted the landlord at a high price to renew the lease. I just received a notice that I have to fly to Zhuhai temporarily tonight, and I am worried that I have no friends to pick up my younger siblings."
Younger sister Yingtuan and younger brother Berman tugged on Qiao Yan's trousers.
He couldn't help lowering his head and looking at the two cats, the expression on his face was neither cold nor moved, as if he was looking at them carefully. At this time, Li Zhongchen said boldly in his ears: "I can take care of you for a few days, don't worry. Bar."
Qiao Yan raised his eyes to look at Li Zhongchen, feeling complicated. The neighbor brother had already made a decision: "Thank you so much for you and Xiao Qiao. Oh, you two have such a good relationship. What did you say just now? Where did you go on your honeymoon? I almost thought you two moved away too."
It's not surprising that the little brother can say that.
This brother is a player who doesn't surf, and he doesn't know who they are. Li Zhongchen lied to him before that "Xiao Qiao and I are opening an Internet cafe in Shanghai" and he could believe it. But what's amazing is that he's totally okay with same-sex relationships.
Just as Qiao Di was about to speak, the kitten picked him up even harder.
"I went to San Francisco, California," Li Zhongchen said brazenly, "I went to see Xiao Qiao's two fathers."
Seeing that the neighbor's little brother had no doubts, he not only congratulated the two of them for meeting their parents, but also asked about the food over there with interest, Qiao Yan gave up struggling completely: "..."
About an hour later.
The younger sister, Orange Maoying, once again occupied someone else's house, with a younger brother who is a oil bottle, and a temporary owner who threatens to take good care of them.
The living room suddenly became lively, and Li Zhongchen squatted down to feed the two cats, for fear that the two cubs would be hungry.
And Qiao Yan looked down at them from above and sighed.
In fact, he doesn't hate cats, but he can't say he likes them. In the dark, there is even an unspeakable complex emotion at work, which is like saying "you and I are the same kind, but why do you want to occupy my territory".
Li Zhongchen poured cat food for the cats.
Just let them go, he stood up and approached Qiao Yan: "Are you going to take a bath?"
The two of them just had dinner, three dishes and one soup.
Surprisingly, they are all made by Li Zhongchen, and they are well-cooked, and the taste is good except for the salty taste.
"..." Qiao Yan looked at the picture in front of him, as if returning to the past in a time machine, a little dazed, "Yeah."
Li Zhongchen was very natural: "I don't know if I can wear the clothes I left at home, and I have to wash them anyway."
Qiao Yan didn't say anything like asking the other party to wear his own pajamas.
He just said helplessly: "Use the washing machine to shake it and then turn on the dryer. It can be done in half an hour. I'll clean up the other bedroom first and then take a shower."
Li Zhongchen didn't dare to make too many demands: "You sleep in the master bedroom, and I can clean it up myself."
"Okay," Qiao Yan didn't dare to look at him, and looked away in embarrassment, "I'll make a video call with the lawyer after I take a shower, if it's okay..."
Li Zhongchen replied tactfully: "I won't disturb you, you can go about your business."
"Okay." Qiao Yan secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
Afterwards, Qiao Yi went back to the room and found a set of clean pajamas.
His whole figure was floating on the clouds, and he heard Li Zhongchen talking to the cat from the living room. He couldn't tell what it was like, and he didn't understand why he had softened his heart and agreed to stay with Li Zhongchen for a night.
He shook his head, trying to wake himself up, and went into the bathroom.
And Li Zhongchen was very quiet all night.
Apart from teasing the cat, he was doing clothes drying and laying sheets. He knew that Qiao Yan would be busy with the lawsuit tonight, so he didn't bother him.
But live under one roof.
It is unavoidable to know the bottom line. What the other party is doing, he can see clearly what the other party is doing.
Qiao Yan is used to brushing his teeth before going to bed.
It may be because he has been staying up late for quite some time. When talking to lawyer Sofia, the other party saw that Qiao Yan was drowsy and his eyelids seemed to be heavy, and thought he was staying up all night because of the lawsuit.
Qiao Yan explained that his mentality was peaceful.
The two exchanged some specific matters. Before hanging up the phone, Sofia wished him good luck, and Qiao Yan smiled gratefully.
Change to normal.
He still has a few more rounds of Apex to play.
But thinking that Li Zhongchen was also at home, but he didn't come to provoke him, he was inexplicably depressed.
After thinking about it, he simply brushed his teeth and went to sleep, and he would know the result of the contract termination when he woke up. He also needed to think carefully about the pros and cons of joining the SVG team, as well as the consequences.
—Although he has already considered it almost.
The bed was surprisingly soft that night.
In a daze, he heard a small meowing sound from the hall, and it seemed that Li Zhongchen was talking about something, but it didn't disturb his sleep, instead he could fall asleep with that sound.
then.
He is aware that he is dreaming.
It was very familiar in the dream, he was not the only one sleeping on the bed.
He was lying on his side, and he could feel his waist being surrounded by arms. The people behind him had tight and stretched muscles, hugging his thin body, and he could still clearly hear the faint sound of breathing.
Joey was very sleepy.
But the reality of the dream kept his mind going.
But he really couldn't keep his eyelids open and let everything continue. The palm of his hand reached in through the cotton pajamas, stroking his back bone, the movement was very light, and it made him very comfortable.
"Joe Yan."
This sound.
Suddenly, Qiao Yan woke up.
"..." Qiao Yan's body froze, and he opened his eyes in the dark night, but saw the darkness in front of him, and the outside light could be faintly visible through the curtains.
It was Li Zhongchen's voice: "I shouldn't have kissed you that day, it was my fault."
He didn't finish talking.
The hand went all the way down the spine, stroking the skin texture, because it couldn't feel Qiao Yan's resistance, it felt confident.
Qiao Yan didn't push him away, but he had to make a sound. Unexpectedly, he couldn't control his breathing at all, and he almost panted, "What are you doing?"
Li Zhongchen's essence - insects on the brain.
He had imagined too much in his mind, but in the end he didn't dare to go too far, so he said in a low tone, "If I don't do anything, I will just hug you."
Li Zhongchen's actions did not continue.
Qiao Yan also let him hug him for a long time, until he felt that Li Zhongchen's breathing was getting steady, as if he was about to fall asleep.
The night wind blows into the house.
To be hugged and warm all over, Qiao Yan is actually greedy.
But after thinking about it again, he still broke away from the other party.
Qiao Yan sat up, intending to distance himself from Li Zhongchen, only he knew how embarrassed he was: "I'd better go to sleep in another room."
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