It was just after school, and there were many cars and people at the school gate.
Bo Jin pulled Xie Ruan out of the crowd and asked him sideways, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
Xie Ruan bent down and patted his shoe that someone had stepped on. Instead of answering, he asked, "What about you?" It would be fine if he went to live at Bo Jin's house, but he couldn't bear to ask him to pay for a meal.
Bo Jin could probably guess what he was thinking, so he didn't argue with him. He thought for a moment and said, "How about crayfish? I'm almost tired of eating them in the cafeteria these days."
Xie Ruan laughed when he heard that, glanced at him maliciously and said, "Maybe he ate too much candy."
"You're making fun of me?" Bo Jin hooked his shoulders and pressed him into his arms. "You're getting bolder, aren't you?" He stretched out his hand and rubbed his head hard twice, snorted and laughed, "You deserve to be punished."
"Bo Jin!" Xie Ruan was anxious, worried that her figure would be messed up, and she struggled hard in his arms, "On the way, mess with me."
Bo Jin paused and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he couldn't help but whispered, "If we're not on the road... can we just do whatever we want?"
"That's not the case..." Xie Ruan said halfway before realizing the seriousness of his words. Her ears felt hot. "You want it!"
Bo Jin chuckled and pulled his scarf up. Afraid of scaring people away by being too extreme, he stopped talking at the right time: "You can't eat spicy food, how about garlic flavor? I know a place that sells delicious garlic crayfish."
Xie Ruan was eager for him to change the subject, so he said, "Let's go with Thirteen Spices. I don't like the smell of garlic."
"I don't eat spicy food or garlic," Bo Jin said with a click of his tongue, and gently pushed him on the forehead, "Why are you so difficult to raise?"
If someone else said this, Xie Ruan would not take it to heart, because everyone has preferences. But when Bo Jin said this, Xie Ruan was inexplicably upset and said unhappily, "You don't have to support me."
After saying that, he waved his hand away and was about to walk forward.
This little temper.
Bo Jin laughed, grabbed his schoolbag and pulled him back: "Is it okay if I want to raise him myself?"
It was already dark, and the street lamps on both sides of the street were lit. The soft light shone on Bo Jin, making him look a little gentler than usual.
What do you want to raise... Why is this question so ambiguous!
Xie Ruan swallowed, turned her head to avoid his sight, and pretended to be calm: "Enough of nonsense, are you still going to eat?"
Bo Jin smiled: "Eat."
It was dinner time, and the restaurant was crowded and noisy. The two of them decided to just pack up and eat at home.
Fortunately, Bo Jin's home was not far from the school, so the crayfish were still hot when we arrived.
"Sit anywhere." Bo Jin put the lunch box on the coffee table. He didn't rush to eat. Instead, he took Xie Ruan for a walk around the house first.
Bo Jin's house is not big, about 100 square meters, and is simply decorated. It is more like a model room than a residence.
In addition to the bathroom and kitchen, there are two rooms, one is a bedroom and the other is converted into a study by him.
There was a huge desk in the study room with two computers on it, which should be used by Bo Jin for work. Next to it was a wooden bookshelf that was filled to the brim.
Xie Ruan was a little curious about what kind of books people like Bo Jin usually read. She wondered if they were the kind that looked impressive just by looking at the title, so she walked up and took a closer look.
As a result, when I took a look at it, it almost broke.
"Complete Collection of Selected Home Cooking Dishes", "A Bite of China", "Home Cooking with Millions of Views"... What the hell is this!
Xie Ruan Muran: "Did you buy these?"
It didn't seem strange, after all, Bo Jin kept a cookbook in his hand at school. It was said that Tiandu had some special hobbies, so thinking about it this way, Bo Jin was normal.
Bo Jin hummed, and said indifferently: "There's nothing to see. Let's go. You can come over if you want to play games in the future." After that, he took Xie Ruan to the bedroom and pointed to the closet and introduced, "Winter clothes are placed here, and summer clothes are placed next to it."
He opened the shelf at the edge and said, "Hang your windbreaker or clothes that you don't want to wrinkle here..."
Xie Ruan nodded dazedly: "Oh."
I wondered why Bo Jin told him all this. He was only staying for one night, but he acted like he was staying longer.
Long stay…
Xie Ruan didn't know why, but suddenly thought of Bo Jin's naughty words on the road.
Xie Ruan glanced at the big bed next to him and his face started to get hot.
Bo Jin was holding the remote control and preparing to turn on the electric heater. He caught a glimpse of this scene and asked in surprise, "Why is your face so red... Are you hot?"
"Well," Xie Ruan was so ashamed that he wanted to slap himself twice. He was thinking about something to play with every day. He must have been infected by Bo Jin, the bastard, and said vaguely, "It's a bit hot."
"Then I won't turn on the heating," Bo Jin believed it and put down the remote control. "Let's go, wash our hands and eat."
The two sat down at the coffee table and were about to eat when Xie Ruan's cell phone suddenly rang. It was Chen Wei calling.
Xie Ruan had previously sent her a WeChat message telling her that she would be staying at a classmate's house tonight and would not be going back. Chen Wei had not replied, so Xie Ruan guessed that she probably hadn't seen it.
Xie Ruan walked to the balcony and pressed the answer button: "Mom."
"Mom was cooking just now, so she didn't see your message." Chen Wei explained, and then asked, "Which classmate's house are you going to? A boy or a girl?"
She always felt that something was wrong with her eldest son recently. Last time, he lied to her and said he was going out to play with the top student in the grade. Maybe he was in a premature love relationship.
Xie Ruan said: "Boys."
Chen Wei hesitated for a moment and said, "Really?"
Xie Ruan hummed, and fearing that she would not believe him, he opened the balcony door and shouted to the living room, "Bo Jin!"
"What's wrong?" Bo Jin came over.
His voice was not loud, but because they were close, and Xie Ruan was holding the phone towards him, he could hear every word of what he said.
Chen Wei was relieved. It would be fine if it was a boy. Children are wild, and it would be bad if they got pregnant or had an abortion. "Then have fun. Mommy won't bother you."
Xie Ruan said, "Okay." After a pause, he asked, "Can you come over tomorrow morning at 8:30?"
Chen Wei laughed: "Don't worry, Mom will remember it."
She always felt that her eldest son seemed to be more distant from her. It had been a long time since she had seen him come to her and show her his treasures after getting something good.
Is this an illusion? Chen Wei rubbed her temples and was about to ask Xie Ruan how she was doing at school recently when she saw He Jinqing behind her saying unhappily, "Have you finished fighting? Come on, eat. You've been busy all day and you're hungry."
Chen Wei paused, swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth, and hung up the phone in a hurry.
Xie Ruan also thought of what He Jinqing said. In the past, he might still be sad for Chen Wei's choice, but now...
Xie Ruan tilted his head to glance at Bo Jin who was waiting beside him, smiled indifferently, hung up the phone and threw it on the sofa: "Let's eat."
The two had different tastes, so they didn't eat them together. Xie Ruan threw the shrimp shells into the trash can, and looked at the red in Bo Jin's lunch box and wondered, "Aren't you not spicy?"
"Not spicy." Bo Jin pinched off the shrimp head and tail skillfully, and with a little movement of his slender fingers, a whole piece of shrimp meat was pulled out. Glancing at Xie Ruan's eager expression, he dipped the shrimp meat in some soup and handed it to him, touching it on his lips, "Try it?"
Xie Ruan wanted to try it, but before he could eat the shrimp, the spicy smell rushed into his nose. He couldn't stand it and turned his head away, rubbing his itchy nose, and said with lingering fear: "No, no."
Seeing him like this, Bo Jin didn't force him and stuffed the shrimp meat into his mouth very naturally.
"I've eaten that." Xie Ruan couldn't stop him and had to shout.
"Yeah, I know," Bo Jin took a sip of Coke and asked, "What's wrong?"
He spoke in a very matter-of-fact manner, as if eating what Xie Ruan had eaten was a normal and common thing, which made Xie Ruan seem to be making a fuss out of nothing.
Xie Ruan was stunned, not knowing what to say. After a while, he said dryly, "That's fine."
"We've eaten from the same bowl so many times. If we wanted to complain, we would have done it a long time ago," Bo Jin took off the gloves covered with red oil, moved to Xie Ruan's side, and said with a half-smile, "Why, you have to ask me to prove it, right?"
Xie Ruan was still in a state of confusion, and for a moment he was unable to react. He asked subconsciously, "Proof?"
Bo Jin was afraid that Xie Ruan would dislike the smell of his hands, so he didn't do it. He licked his lips and said with a deep taste: "Well, your body can prove it."
"Proof of shit!" Xie Ruan instantly jumped half a meter away. He spoke harshly, but one could detect panic in his words if one looked closely. "Stay away from me!"
Bo Jin didn't want to do anything in the first place. No matter what, he couldn't kiss her with her mouth full of crayfish. It was just a daily teasing of a little classmate. He changed into a pair of clean gloves and sat back in his original position: "Got it, come and eat."
After dinner, the two played games for a while and then went to take a shower and prepare for bed.
Xie Ruan washed first, while Bo Jin sat on the sofa and played with his cell phone.
Xie Ruan washed her underwear out of habit, and when she came out, she had to go through the living room to go to the balcony. Bo Jin was still in the living room, and it didn't look like he was going to the bathroom right away.
Hanging the underwear in front of Bo Jin... It's really embarrassing, but I can't just hold it in my hand if I don't hang it, right
Xie Ruan hesitated for a while, glanced at Bo Jin who seemed to be concentrating on his phone, closed his eyes, and decided to go for it.
If he moved a little more gently, Bo Jin might not be able to reach him.
Xie Ruan adjusted himself, and during the process he was distracted to keep Bo Jin.
Then, with joy, Bo Jinzhen never raised his head once.
Xie Ruan relaxed, put down the clothesline and walked out of the balcony.
He didn't know that although Bo Jin seemed to be playing with his phone, he was actually keeping an eye on him. All those little actions that he thought were hidden were actually seen by Bo Jin.
Bo Jin tried hard to hold back his laughter, fearing that Xie Ruan would rush downstairs to the hotel to get a room out of shame and anger. He waited until he was sure that Xie Ruan had completely left the balcony, then put down his phone and went to the bathroom.
There was one bed in Bo Jin's house, and the two of them had to sleep on it.
This was not the first time Xie Ruan had slept in the same bed with Bo Jin, and he had never felt anything special before. But this time was different, before he even lay down, his heart started pounding, and he was so nervous that he almost shook his hands and feet.
"I turned off the lights." Bo Jin stood by the door and turned his head to say to Xie Ruan.
Xie Ruan crawled into the quilt and uttered a muffled "hmm".
With the crisp sound of turning off the lights, the whole room was instantly plunged into darkness.
Xie Ruan's eyes had not yet fully adapted to the dark environment, and he could not see anything. He could feel the bed beside him sinking a bit. Then, he heard a breathing sound beside him.
It was light, but had a strong presence. So much so that Xie Ruan, who usually fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow, couldn't fall asleep for the first time in his life.
His body was stiff, his mind was a mess, with everything in it, yet it seemed as if there was nothing.
Like him, Bo Jin couldn't sleep.
He has not forgotten, and everything that has happened in the past is vivid in his mind, as clear as if it were happening right now.
It’s okay when it’s busy during the day, but I’m most afraid of the quiet night.
Although he had adjusted his mindset, the contents of Xie Ruan's notebook still floated before his eyes uncontrollably. Every time he recalled it, it pierced his heart.
Bo Jin sighed, guessing that Xie Ruan was almost asleep, and quietly lifted the quilt, intending to go to the balcony to get some fresh air to wake himself up.
"Are you suffering from insomnia?" Xie Ruan suddenly turned over and asked.
Bo Jin was startled, then apologized: "Did I disturb you?"
Xie Ruan didn't answer him. All her shyness and nervousness had gone away. The only thing left in her mind was that Bo Jin was suffering from insomnia again. She tried to help him think of a solution: "Did you get the wolfberries back?"
Bo Jin thought to himself that this problem could not be solved by just making a cup of wolfberry.
He knew Xie Ruan was worried about him, and he felt a little warm in his heart. He couldn't help but tease him: "What's the use of wolfberry? It's better to let me hold you while sleeping."
The room suddenly became quiet.
Bo Jin was just joking, and he didn't expect to hug Xie Ruan when he was awake. Given Xie Ruan's temper, it was a good thing he didn't scold him directly.
Just as I was about to explain, someone suddenly bumped into my arms the next second.
Bo Jin was stunned.
"Stop messing around," Xie Ruan said unscrupulously, relying on the darkness to cover her. Lao Bojin put his arm from his waist and said fiercely, "Go to sleep quickly."