"Snowing!"
The corridors of Wenhua No. 1 Middle School's teaching building were crowded with students who came out to watch the snow, accompanied by exclamations of joy.
Tao Xi was also squeezed inside, but he was not looking at the snow. He shivered fiercely, his eyes unconsciously passing through the fluttering snow to the asphalt road leading to the school gate. Snowflakes swirl gently towards the quiet, uninhabited road.
The bell rang for the last class of the evening self-study, and the corridor soon disappeared. Tao Xi waited until the bell rang before raising his foot to go to the classroom. When he took a step, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at the road. .
This look made him stop for a moment.
Tao Xi quickly turned around and approached, leaning his body against the cold corridor railing, leaning out and looking at the asphalt road with his eyes with good eyesight. There was a familiar figure on the road, holding an umbrella in front of the teaching building. go.
With such a long distance and so much snow, he was just sure who that person was.
At that moment, Tao Xi didn't think about anything, he turned around quickly and ran towards the stairs. Because the class was already in, the stairs were silent. He flew downstairs by himself, and almost fell over the slippery ground on the way.
He ran towards the biting cold wind and heavy snow outside the teaching building. Snowflakes kept falling on his face, digging into his neck and turning into icy water, but he didn't realize it.
On the silent road, Tao Xi saw Lin Qinhe not far away in his shaky vision, standing quietly in the heavy snow in the dark night with an umbrella, as if looking at him.
He ran faster, and ran to Lin Qinhe without a pause. The man would stand firm, his eyes flashed, and he asked out of breath:
"You're done with..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly embraced by Lin Qinhe.
The heavy snow and darkness surrounded them tightly. Lin Qinhe lowered his head and buried his shoulders, which had been slightly soaked by snowflakes. Between his arms, as if he was afraid that he would disappear.
Tao Xi couldn't see Lin Qinhe's expression, but he seemed to feel indescribable vulnerability and sadness in this person. He raised his hand and hugged Lin Qinhe back, and asked worriedly:
"What's wrong?"
Lin Qinhe remained silent, buried deep beside his neck, and could only hear some heavy breathing, he had to stay quietly in Lin Qinhe's arms, and patted Lin Qinhe lightly at a loss. back.
He said softly, "It's too cold outside, why don't we go back to the classroom for self-study at night?"
Lin Qinhe finally spoke, but his voice was a little hoarse: "Go back."
Tao Xi was stunned and asked subconsciously, "Where are you going?"
Lin Qinhe didn't answer, and slowly let go of him, but held his hand tightly, tilted his head and kissed him on the cheek, slightly cold and gentle, but with a bit of solemnity.
Until he got into the taxi, Tao Xi was still thinking about the heavy and hot emotions when Lin Qinhe was holding him just now. He looked at Lin Qinhe who was on the side. The light inside the car was dim, but the flow outside the car window was flowing. With a gorgeous neon, it outlines a layer of soft brilliance for Lin Qinhe's profile.
Lin Qinhe noticed his sight, turned his head to look at him, and held his hand tightly.
All the way, Lin Qinhe has been holding his hand firmly, so tightly that his palms sweat a little.
After getting off the car, the snow fell a little less, and many people on the street no longer held umbrellas. Lin Qinhe still held his hand and led him through the scattered snowflakes and the crowds on the street.
It is not unusual for two seventeen or eighteen boys to hold hands, not to mention that both of them are eye-catching. Many people look at them. Tao Xi looks at Lin Qinhe nervously, but Lin Qinhe doesn't seem to care. walk him forward.
He was held by Lin Qinhe and walked into a shopping mall, where the ever-lasting Christmas hit "AllIWantForChristmasisYou" was playing, and there were advertisements for Christmas store promotions everywhere.
Tao Xi thought that Lin Qinhe was going to take him to buy something, but Lin Qinhe took him into a small shop at the very edge of the mall. When he looked up, it turned out to be a photo studio. The shop decoration was from the 1980s. vintage style.
He asked Lin Qinhe in surprise, "Are you going to take pictures here?"
In his impression, Lin Qinhe didn't seem to like taking pictures very much. Every time he took a group photo of a class activity before, Lin Qinhe seemed a little impatient.
Before Lin Qinhe could answer, the photo studio owner, who seemed to be in his twenties, came over and said with a smile, "Yo, long time no see, why did you think of me here?"
Seeing that the two knew each other, Tao Xi panicked and wanted to pull out his hand, but Lin Qinhe didn't let go, instead he firmly grabbed his hand and squeezed it gently.
Lin Qinhe said to the boss in a familiar tone, "I want you to help me take a photo with him."
Tao Xi looked at Lin Qinhe blankly, his hands honestly not moving.
The boss pushed back the long hair that fell on his forehead, glanced at Tao Xi, his eyes fell on the hands held by the two, the smile on his face deepened, and he joked:
"My shop mainly takes wedding photos and family photos. Are you sure you're right?"
Lin Qinhe glanced at Tao Xi next to him, smiled slightly, and said to the boss, "Sure."
The boss clicked his tongue and wanted to continue joking, but Lin Qinhe gave him a not-so-kind look, and he had no choice but to make an OK gesture: "Then I'll prepare." Then he walked into the workshop inside.
Tao Xi's cheeks were hot when he heard the group photo, and he whispered to Lin Qinhe, "It's the same for taking pictures with a mobile phone, why do you want to come to the photo studio to take pictures?"
Lin Qinhe was silent for a while, then whispered, "I want to take a formal photo with you."
Tao Xi looked at Lin Qinhe, his heart seemed to be filled with warm spring water, he smiled and said, "Well, I haven't been in a photo studio for a long time, I took one when I was in elementary school..."
He paused for a while before continuing: "A family portrait with a background of ***, the language teacher asked us to write an essay on a photo, and the photo I wrote was titled "I Love My Family"."
Lin Qinhe held Tao Xi's hand tightly. He turned his head to look at Tao Xi and said, "After we shoot, you can also write an essay."
Tao Xi joked: "Then Teacher Lin, give me a question."
At this time, the owner of the photo studio came out and said, "Come in, you can take pictures."
He and Lin Qinhe walked into the studio together. The scenery in the studio was the same as the store's style. They were all in retro style. Sit on the stools that are placed together.
The boss fiddled with the camera and took a few pictures. The more he looked at the pictures, the more satisfied he became. He said to the two, "Look at each other."
Tao Xi turned his head when he heard the words, and Lin Qinhe also turned his head to look at him. He and Lin Qinhe looked at each other for too long, or Lin Qinhe looked at him with too soft eyes. I don't know why the eye sockets are hot, and Lin Qinhe's face becomes blurred in the field of vision.
He suddenly remembered that the family photo that he had treasured in his notebook had been lost for a long time, and he couldn't find it after searching for a long time.
After that, there was no point in looking for it.
Lin Qinhe looked into Tao Xi's eyes, leaned over suddenly, and gently kissed the corner of his eye.
The picture in the lens was frozen.
After taking the photos, the boss quickly developed a few small photos, and sent the larger photos to Lin Qinhe in a few days.
Lin Qinhe carefully put the photo into the sealed bag, and gave the boss an address that was a residential area. Tao Xi thought that the address might be Lin Qinhe's home.
They got into a taxi again, and Tao Xi heard that Lin Qinhe reported an address to the driver, which was actually the address Lin Qinhe gave to the owner of the photo studio just now.
He suddenly became nervous, and his mind was buzzing. Could it be that Lin Qinhe wanted to take him back to his home
The road is not far, the car stopped after driving for more than 20 minutes, Tao Xi followed Lin Qinhe to get off, and found that the place was the entrance of a very high-end residential area. It looked like Lin Qinhe's family should be there. The place.
Tao Xi looked at the tall building, his fingers curled up unconsciously, and the next second his hand was held by Lin Qinhe, his palm trembled, and he turned his head to look at Lin Qinhe.
Lin Qinhe seemed to sense his doubts and said to him, "There is no one else in my family."
Tao Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked in surprise, "You live alone now?"
He knew that Lin Qinhe had always lived with his mother, and Yang Duole who often lived there.
However, Lin Qinhe did not answer his question. He took his hand and entered the gate of the community. He walked through the garden and entered the elevator of a building. The elevator was very spacious and there were no other people.
Tao Xi saw that Lin Qinhe pressed the button on the 32nd floor and watched the numbers on the electronic screen increase at a constant speed. His heart kept beating with the numbers.
The elevator door opened, Tao Xi took a deep breath, followed Lin Qinhe to a door, and stood there cautiously watching Lin Qinhe open the door.
"Come in." Lin Qinhe turned on the light and said to him.
He followed and walked in, but his footsteps stopped for a moment.
Entering the field of vision is the bright and spacious living room. The decoration is very new, and it is in line with Lin Qinhe's cool colors. The floor-to-ceiling windows are not closed, and the window is a gorgeous night view of the city like the sea of stars.
But what attracted his attention was not the scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, but the colorful balloons and bright lamp beads in the living room that were out of tune with the decoration, surrounding a huge multi-layer fondant cake, with a white wool carpet next to the floor-to-ceiling windows, and a corner in the corner. There is also a Christmas tree full of candy.
Lin Qinhe glanced at Tao Xi, and said with an unnatural expression: "Sorry, this birthday party is only for the two of us, so it's not too lively."
After he asked Qiao Yitang, Qiao Yitang came over to help him with these arrangements. He was not satisfied and thought it was too fancy, but Qiao Yitang said that this is how the birthday party has an atmosphere.
Tao Xi stared blankly at the cake, and after a while he shook his head and said:
"The two of them are very lively."
After all, he used to live alone, and it was still the wrong birthday.
He followed Lin Qinhe to change into slippers, took off his coat and hung it on the hanger, and walked to the center of the living room to look at the birthday cake, only to find that there was a moon made of fondant on top of the cake.
The moon is the same as the cartoon he drew for Lin Qinhe, but next to the moon is not the meteorite he drew, but a dark blue star, surrounded by a silver-white light band, as if it were in the Milky Way. It is shining on its own track.
Tao Xi looked up at the star without moving.
Seeing Tao Xi staring at the cake in a daze, Lin Qinhe thought he wanted to eat cake, and said, "The cake that I will eat later is not so big, but it will be tastier."
He has always felt that fondant cakes look good or not, and the decoration is more important, so in addition to customizing this cake, he bought another cake with a better taste.
Tao Xi gave a nasal "um", turned to face Lin Qinhe, hugged Lin Qinhe's waist, put his forehead on Lin Qinhe's shoulder, and gently rubbed back and forth.
Lin Qinhe raised his hand and rubbed Tao Xi's hair, but found that the hair was a little wet, it should be because of the snow before, he was worried that Tao Xi would catch a cold, and said to him: "Go take a shower, we will eat cake together after washing. "
Tao Xi still buried his forehead beside Lin Qinhe's neck, his face was a little hot, and he said sullenly, "I came here without clothes."
He didn't bring anything, he had already planned to go back to school after his birthday in the middle of the night.
There was a bit of a smile in Lin Qinhe's voice, and he could feel a slight vibration when he spoke. He said, "You can just bring someone."
Tao Xi felt his face get hotter, so he just nodded.
Lin Qinhe really has everything here, towels, toothbrushes, pajamas... and even underwear, all newly washed, or just what he can wear.
Tao Xi held a set of light beige cotton pajamas in his hand and watched Lin Qinhe put water in the bathtub for him. He suddenly asked, "Aren't you afraid that you live in such a big house by yourself?"
He was most afraid of living alone. When he was a child, Guo Ping occasionally took Tao Le back to her parents' home for a few days, leaving him alone at home. He had to check the door several times at night, turn on the old radio to listen to the radio station, and wrap himself in a quilt. Dense to dare to sleep.
Lin Qinhe put the water in, stood up, wiped his hands with a towel, and said in a loose tone, "I'm a little scared."
Tao Xi's eyes widened in surprise. The feeling that Lin Qinhe gave him was always calm, indifferent and reassuring, as if nothing would make this person nervous and sad.
He couldn't help but smile and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Lin Qinhe is actually afraid of living alone."
Lin Qinhe leaned on the edge of the sink behind him and looked at him, his voice was low and soft, and he said to him:
"I won't live alone anymore."
Tao Xi's heart jumped suddenly, and he looked at Lin Qinhe dully, his mind went blank, he opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.
Lin Qinhe stood up straight, took a step closer to him, raised his hand and rubbed his earlobe, and said softly, "Let's take a shower first, and remember to dry your hair."
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