At five in the morning, the sky outside was already half bright, but the house was still dark. The heavy curtains blocked the light from outside the window, and also blocked the hustle and bustle of the day.
The room was very quiet, so quiet that only the faint sound of breathing could be heard.
Xia Zhi opened his eyes and stared at the pure white ceiling above his head. He couldn't remember how long he kept this posture. In short, he almost didn't sleep all night.
Jiang Zhixia was sleeping beside him, and because of the way their heads were leaning against each other, the sound of her soft breathing brushed past his ears from time to time, causing waves of numbness and making his already tangled heart even more confused.
Blinking her sore eyes, Xia Zhi silently looked at the man beside her.
The man had an overbearing sleeping posture. Not only did he occupy half of his pillow, but one of his arms was also placed across his chest in a very aggressive manner, as if he wanted to hold him in his arms.
She didn't know how many times this had happened that night. Xia Zhi looked at the man's slightly upturned mouth as he slept and let out a long sigh in her heart.
Alcohol and sex will lead to bad consequences!
When he followed Jiang Zhixia home last night, he teased him about how Xiao Han was soft-hearted and not hard-hearted, and how he was being controlled by that "roommate". As a result, he got his comeuppance at night.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that Jiang Zhixia, such a serious-looking man, could be so ferocious when he acted like a spoiled child; he would never have believed that he could be so completely controlled by Jiang Zhixia and there was nothing he could do to him.
So, she was so obsessed with sex that she hugged and ate the drunk man for most of the night. If Jiang Zhixia didn't have those tools at home, it would probably be more than just communicating with her mouth.
When he followed Jiang Zhixia home to spend the night, he really didn't want anything to happen between them, but who knew that Jiang Zhixia was a drunkard who could be knocked down by a can of beer? How could he have known that this guy would be so soft and vulnerable after getting drunk.
When Xia Zhixia thought of Jiang Zhixia hugging him, her hot and wet lips pressed against his ear, and calling his name in a soft and sticky tone, he felt half of his body go numb.
This guy is the pinnacle of the era of male beauty in the entertainment industry! Can he resist being so tempted by such a beauty
he can not.
Xia Zhi was so bewildered by the beauty that he rushed to her and kissed her forcefully without any fear. But after he came to his senses, he fell into endless regret.
On the other hand, Jiang Zhixia hugged him, kissed and caressed him, then smacked her lips, hugged his waist, and fell asleep contentedly.
Now Xia Zhi not only felt regretful, but also felt depressed.
When he thought of the person next to him who made him depressed and sleepless while he was sleeping soundly, he felt unbalanced and even disliked the arm across his chest. He wanted to pull it off, but when he thought of waking up Jiang Zhixia and having to face the embarrassing scene of last night, he could only hold his anger and carefully take the arm off his body.
Fortunately, Jiang Zhixia was not woken up.
Without the shackles on his body, Xia Zhi immediately got out of bed and sneaked out of the bedroom like a thief. Although he escaped from the bedroom temporarily, he could not escape from this house.
The plot often played in TV dramas where the protagonists fall in love with others and don't want to admit it, so they just pull up their pants and run away. This simply doesn't work for them.
If Jiang Zhixia wanted to find him, he couldn't escape even if he ran to the ends of the earth. And he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. Most people would lose memory when they were drunk, and they would not remember what they did when they were drunk after sobering up. Maybe Jiang Zhixia was the same.
Feeling anxious and restless, Xia Zhi spent the longest morning in his history.
At half past six, perhaps because of excessive tension and hunger, Xia Zhi felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach and prepared to eat breakfast.
Jiang Zhixia is basically on the set filming all year round and doesn't spend much time at home, so her refrigerator is never filled. Apart from alcohol and drinks, there are some canned foods that have been stored for a long time, and there are no fresh fruits and vegetables at all.
Xia Zhi opened the refrigerator and couldn't help shaking his head in disgust. This refrigerator was cleaner than him, who couldn't cook. He searched the refrigerator thoroughly but couldn't find anything to eat. Seeing that there was a box of milk in the refrigerator, he decided to fill his stomach first.
As a result, just as he unscrewed the lid, Jiang Zhixia's voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"The milk is expired, don't drink it."
Xia Zhi's hands trembled, and he almost spilled the milk on his face. He held the milk, turned around stiffly, and pulled up a far-fetched arc at the corner of his mouth.
"You, wake up."
"Yeah." Jiang Zhixia came over, took the milk from his hand and threw it into the trash can, "Are you hungry?"
"A little bit." Xia Zhi touched his stomach and complained softly, "Your refrigerator is quite clean."
"I'm about to start filming, and the ones I buy will just rot." Jiang Zhixia walked to the refrigerator and opened the freezer, saying, "I remember there are some quick-frozen dumplings. Do you want some? But they don't taste that good. Or I can go out and buy some."
Xia Zhi didn't want to bother, so he said, "Dumplings, please."
"Okay. Then you go to the living room and wait. It will be ready soon." Jiang Zhixia took out a bag of frozen dumplings from the refrigerator, and took out a soup pot from the top cabinet above the stove. He filled it with water, put the dumplings in, and turned on the fire to cook. His movements were smooth and orderly.
Xia Zhi didn't go to the living room, but stood in the corner of the kitchen. His eyes unconsciously followed Jiang Zhixia's figure, and he wanted to speak several times.
"last night… "
"By the way, why did I sleep in the bedroom last night?" Jiang Zhixia took the initiative to bring up this matter before him, but he seemed to have no memory of what happened last night.
"You don't remember?" Xia Zhi's eyes lit up.
"I don't remember," Jiang Zhixia looked confused, "Maybe it's because I drank. I can't drink very well."
Are you a poor alcoholic? You can't drink at all! Xia Zhi roared in his heart.
"You don't remember anything?" he asked again as if to confirm.
"I just remember that we were drinking and chatting on the balcony, and then you went back to sleep in the room, and I slept in the living room. But I don't know why I woke up in the bedroom this morning." Jiang Zhixia asked, "Do you know?"
"I don't know. I was shocked when I woke up this morning and saw you lying next to me." Xia Zhi lied calmly, "Maybe you got up to go to the bathroom at night, and your mind was fuzzy, so you got used to going back to sleep."
Jiang Zhixia nodded, seeming to think that this explanation was reasonable: "Then I didn't disturb you, did I?"
"No." Xia Zhi smiled on the surface, but in his heart he was about to roll his eyes to the sky. He gritted his teeth and said the following sentence, "I went back to my room and fell asleep last night. I didn't know you came in in the middle of the night. I only found out this morning."
"I'm sorry, I have no idea."
"It's okay." Xia Zhi said sincerely, "Just don't drink anymore in the future."
Jiang Zhixia asked hesitantly, "I was drunk last night? Did I do anything?"
"You were a little drunk, but you didn't do anything too outrageous."
"Then why do you want me to stop drinking from now on?"
"Drinking is harmful to your health." Xia Zhi fooled him seriously, "Besides, when you are drunk, you will sneak into other people's rooms in a daze. You were lucky to be at home last night. What if you encounter such a thing in the future when you are filming on the crew?"
Jiang Zhixia was silent for a while, and then explained in a low voice: "I actually know that I can't drink very well, so I usually don't dare to drink outside."
Xia Zhi vaguely felt that the deeper meaning of his words was that he dared to indulge himself because he was facing himself.
Thinking of how this man showed his most vulnerable and softest side to her without any concealment last night, Xia Zhi felt her heart sour and soft, with a barely noticeable sweetness.
-
Today I have to accompany Uncle Hua to the hospital for a physical check-up. Yesterday, before the five of us parted ways, we agreed to meet at the hotel in the morning.
After breakfast, Xia Zhi and Jiang Zhixia went to the hotel where Uncle Hua and Aunt Hua were staying.
Because it was a private trip, Jiang Zhixia did not ask the driver to pick her up and drove herself.
On the way to the hotel, the atmosphere in the car seemed to be more awkward than last night. Of course, this was Xia Zhi's one-sided opinion. In fact, Jiang Zhixia had not changed significantly. He was focused on driving and didn't talk much. When he occasionally spoke to him, his tone was very natural. Who made him not remember anything that happened last night
On the other hand, the more Xia Zhi forced himself to forget, the more vivid everything that happened last night appeared in his mind, and his memory became clearer and clearer.
Xia Zhi was in a complicated mood. He was indeed relieved that Jiang Zhixia had drunk too much, but when he thought that he had completely forgotten what happened last night, he felt an indescribable loss in his heart.
The two arrived at the hotel. Cheng Yunan and Xiao Han also arrived.
The four of them met at the entrance of the hotel. They originally thought that Sang Luo would not be able to come today, so they decided not to wait and go upstairs to pick him up. However, just as they were about to go in, a familiar Maybach stopped at the entrance of the hotel.
The four of them looked at each other, all a little surprised.
The car stopped and Sang Luo's assistant got out and opened the door. About ten seconds later, Sang Luo slowly got out of the car.
Everyone was shocked when they saw his expression—had his energy been sucked out
Although Sang Luo's face did not look very good, he was still full of energy. He kept scolding his wife, the beast in human skin, all the way. He continued to scold her after getting out of the car, and continued to scold her all the way up the stairs. He only stopped reluctantly after picking up Uncle Hua and Aunt Hua.
Everyone wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and their stomachs were about to cramp from holding it in.
Uncle Hua and Aunt Hua had been up for a while and had packed their things, waiting for them to come over.
Five people accompanied the Hua family couple to the hospital. There were many people in the hospital and the five of them were not as well-known as they used to be. If they acted together, it would be too conspicuous, so they decided to send only three people to accompany them, just like last time.
This time, Jiang Zhixia offered to accompany them. He was the one who knew the most about liver cancer among the five people. Having him accompany Uncle Hua and Aunt Hua would make them feel more at ease. The other two people included Cheng Yunan and Xiao Han.
Xia Zhi and Sang Luo prepared to sit in the cafe and wait for them.
Xia Zhi ordered a cup of coffee for himself and Sang Luo. Sang Luo finally couldn't hold on any longer and lay on the table without any image.
"You can obviously stay at home, but you insist on making things difficult for yourself." Xia Zhi handed the latte to Sang Luo, while he had an iced Americano.
"You don't understand." Sang Luo forced himself to sit up straight. There were no other guests around, so he said without any scruples, "I ran away for half a month and didn't contact him once during that time. Shi Gou was really depressed. If I hadn't said I had to go to the hospital today, I would still be in bed right now!"
"Ahem!" Xia Zhi looked around hurriedly, and only felt relieved after confirming that no one heard his bold words. He glared at him helplessly, "You should be more careful when you speak. If someone hears you, will you still be able to maintain your dignity as a CEO?"
Sang Luo crossed his legs and smiled coldly: "That's a good opportunity to let them see the true face of that bastard. What elegant gentleman, rich nobleman, bah! He is just a beast in human clothing with a heart full of lust!"
Xia Zhi was prepared this time and didn't choke on the coffee, but he looked embarrassed.
"Actually, I've wanted to ask you a question for a long time," he hesitated and hesitated, struggling and struggling, and finally couldn't help but ask the doubts he had been wondering for years, "Why do you come to complain to me every time you are bullied by your man?"
"If I don't tell you, who else can I tell?" Sang Luo mentioned the other three teammates with a look of disgust, "Yun An or Xiao Han? Should I tell Lao Jiang?"
Xia Zhi stopped talking.
One is a straight man, the other has a mind full of music and games, and the other... You can't get anything out of it even with three sticks. It seems that there is really no one else but myself.
"Besides, the fact that I even told you about this just shows that I trust you." Sang Luo folded her hands, raised her eyelids, and glanced at him coldly, "But you didn't even tell me about your relationship."
"I've already told you that the situation was special back then." Xia Zhi was helpless. "It's all in the past now. There's no point in talking about it anymore."
"If it's really meaningless, then why do you look so worried today?" Sang Luo rested his chin on the table with one hand and tapped the table twice with his right index finger. "I heard from Xiao Han that you stayed at Lao Jiang's place last night. What happened? Did something happen last night?"
“…” Xia Zhi would definitely not tell anyone else under normal circumstances, but now that he heard Sang Luo say that she shared everything with him because she trusted him, he inexplicably had the urge to find someone to talk to.
Under Sang Luo's encouraging gaze, he finally told him what happened last night.
"That's the thing," Xia Zhi finished a not-too-short story, drank a sip of coffee to moisten his dry throat, and then asked Sang Luo expectantly, "Do you have any good suggestions?"
"Hmm," Sang Luo pointed his finger at his chin, as if he was in deep thought. However, after a long pause, he managed to utter, "You didn't take advantage of such a good opportunity?!"
"..." Xia Zhi resisted the urge to splash the coffee on Sang Luo's face, "That's not the point!"
"How is this not the point?" Sang Luo asked back, "The arrow is already on the string, but you two are still pulling it back. Is it you or Lao Jiang who is not good enough?"
Xia Zhi's face got hot, and he growled, "Didn't I tell you? It's because we don't have the tools!"
It’s not that people are incapable!
"Do you think I've never eaten pork? When things get really heated, who cares if there are tools or not?" Sang Luo folded his hands and said firmly, "It must be that one of you two is not good enough!"
“…” Xia Zhi’s hands were shaking as he held the cup, and he began to regret having told him.
Damn it, not only didn’t I solve any problem, but I ended up getting into trouble!
"Alright, alright, I'm serious." Seeing that Xia Zhi was about to get angry, Sang Luo finally became serious, "It has come to this point. Why are you still hesitating? Just get back together."
"Last night was just an accident," Xia Zhi frowned, "and he was drunk and didn't remember anything about last night."
"Do you really believe that he is so drunk that he has lost his mind?" Sang Luo sneered, "We are all men, who doesn't know who? If he is really drunk, he can even take off your pants and give you a sex, well..."
"Let's skip this part!" Xia Zhi's face was already red enough to look like blood was about to drip out. He hurriedly tried to cover his mouth, but ended up covering his mouth and nose together without noticing.
Sang Luo struggled to pull his hand away, then nodded to indicate that she would not say anything more.
Xia Zhi then let go and sat back down, looking serious and asking, "Are you saying he's pretending to be drunk?"
"I don't know about that," Sang Luo spread his hands, "but don't forget what Lao Jiang does. He's an award-winning actor, and his acting skills can really scare you."
Xia Zhi couldn't help but frown, his face looking a little gloomy.
"But don't be too angry, he might just be drunk." Sang Luo actually still hoped that the two could reconcile, so she said a few good words for Jiang Zhixia, "Anyway, no matter whether Lao Jiang is really drunk or pretending to be drunk, his starting point is definitely because he cares about you. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lao Jiang still loves you, and he loves you so much that he is almost madly in love with you. Otherwise, with so many handsome men and beautiful women in the entertainment industry, he wouldn't have been single for so many years."
Xia Zhi didn't respond, but his expression softened a lot.
"Actually, I want to know what you're thinking." Sang Luo's expression became more serious. "You took the initiative to kiss him, so you must still like him, right? Since you both still have each other in your hearts, why not take this opportunity to get back together. What are you worried about?"
"I don't know either." Xia Zhi sighed lightly, with a bitter expression, "I did feel soft-hearted when I heard what he said last night, but I'm a little scared when you asked me to be with him again."
"What are you afraid of?"
Xia Zhi said honestly: "I'm afraid we will break up again."
"..." This time it was Sang Luo's turn to throw the coffee, "You're already thinking about breaking up before we're even together. Do you really have to think so far ahead?"
"You also know that I haven't dated anyone in these years. After so many years of single life, if you asked me to find someone to fall in love with and live together, I would be a little hesitant." Xia Zhi paused, "And to be honest, when I was with him before, we didn't dare to make it public because of the special circumstances, so we were always dating secretly. When we were in the group, we lived a collective life, so I always felt that although we were dating at that time, the way we got along was not like a normal couple at all. I'm not sure if I can really be a good lover."
"Xia Xia," Sang Luo interrupted him softly, "Have you noticed that you've been worrying so much about yourself not being able to do this or that, but you've never worried about Lao Jiang? For example, will he fall in love with someone else? Will he be irresponsible? Will he become a bad person?"
Xia Zhi was stunned. After being reminded by Sang Luo, she realized that she had never seemed to worry about whether Jiang Zhixia would treat her badly or abandon her.
"You have never doubted Lao Jiang's feelings for you, so what are you worried about?" Sang Luo chuckled, "If you don't want to change, then let Lao Jiang adapt to you. Leave everything to him."
Xia Zhi was confused: "Isn't this too selfish?"
"Whether it's selfish or not depends on what Lao Jiang thinks. If Lao Jiang thinks it's not selfish, then it's not selfish." Sang Luo raised his eyebrows. "Besides, wasn't it the same pattern between you two before? Lao Jiang always gave in to you and spoiled you, and you just felt at ease enjoying his care and kindness to you. I think he wants you to be like this, otherwise he wouldn't have waited for you for so many years."
"Is that so?" Xia Zhi stared at the table thoughtfully.
On the other side, Jiang Zhixia and his team took Uncle Hua to see a doctor and for examination. After examining him, the authoritative chief specialist said that because the examination was done relatively early, the situation was not too bad and surgery could be performed.
As a result, Uncle Hua will have to stay in the hospital for a while.
With Sang Luo's help, Uncle Hua was successfully admitted to the hospital that afternoon. Aunt Hua naturally had to stay to take care of him.
Worried that Aunt Hua couldn't take care of the child by herself, Sang Luo also hired a caregiver. No one knew where he found the caregiver, but the caregiver was a veteran of Aunt Hua and Uncle Hua, whose hometown was next to Jingwu Village. With the help of their fellow villagers, the couple felt more at ease, and of course they were more grateful to the five young people who spared no effort to help them.
After Xia Zhi and his friends settled Uncle Hua down, they left the hospital first, and agreed to come back on the day Uncle Hua had surgery. Aunt Hua's eyes were red as she sent them out of the ward, and she kept saying words of gratitude. Everyone looked at this weathered old man in front of them, and their hearts were very sad. They just hoped that this couple who had experienced ups and downs in their lives could live a smooth and peaceful life for the rest of their lives.
It was almost four o'clock when we came out of the hospital. Jiang Zhixia had to catch a flight at 6:45, so she had to leave. Everyone said goodbye directly at the hospital gate.
Xia Zhi's luggage was still at Jiang Zhixia's house, so she went back with him first.
On the way back, Xia Zhi remembered what Sang Luo said to him in the coffee shop, and couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.
"Were you really drunk last night?"
“…” Jiang Zhixia seemed to have expected that he would ask him, and said calmly and frankly, “I was indeed drunk at the beginning, but I sobered up later.” But his heart was far from as calm as he appeared on the surface. After he finished speaking, he unconsciously tightened his hands around the steering wheel.
Xia Zhi also guessed something and was not particularly surprised: "When did you sober up?"
"When you woke up and asked me why I wasn't asleep yet."
Xia Zhi's calm expression changed: "So you said that fear was just a dream and you didn't dare to sleep. Are you acting?"
"I'm not acting." Jiang Zhixia's face tightened. "This is indeed my true feelings. I just pretended to be drunk to tell you. I didn't lie to you."
Xia Zhi was slightly angry: "Why did you lie to me this morning?"
"I thought maybe you didn't want me to remember."
"Then why don't you continue lying to me now." Xia Zhi couldn't really tell what he was feeling at the moment, he just felt very upset.
"I don't want to lie to you." When the light turned red at the intersection ahead, Jiang Zhixia slowly stepped on the brakes. After the car stopped, he turned around and faced Xia Zhi with a gentle and firm look.
“I want to try again.”
Xia Zhi looked at his serious eyes and felt a little flustered: "What are you fighting for?"
"Let's start over, shall we?"
(End of this chapter)