It was 1:30 a.m. when the two brought JoJo home together. Jiang Shaoqing asked Xu Ce to take a bath first, while he rummaged through boxes and cabinets to find new bedding.
His home has a layout of three bedrooms and two living rooms. The master bedroom is the residence of his parents, and the other study is because his father usually likes to read books. There are bookcases on two walls in the study, and there is no place for a guest bed. His own The bed in the room is not big. It is actually quite crowded for two big men to sleep together. The best way is for one of them to sleep on the sofa.
Jiang Shaoqing made up his mind, put his quilt on the sofa, and wanted to give the bed to Xu Ce.
Xu Ce came out of the shower and found that Jiang Shaoqing was busy making quilts on the sofa in the living room. JoJo obediently followed him as a quiet little attendant. Xu Ce immediately understood that Shaoqing did not want to sleep with him in the same bed. intention of. Although the two kissed after they were together, they always took the initiative. Jiang Shaoqing carefully maintained the relationship between the two like a snail in a shell. Relationship screwed up.
Thinking of this, Xu Ce walked behind Jiang Shaoqing and hugged him gently, and whispered, "If you think it's too crowded, I'll sleep on the sofa." Then he took a step forward and consciously lay down. On the sofa, wrap the quilt and say, "Go to sleep too."
Jiang Shaoqing was stunned for a while, and said, "Let me sleep on the sofa. You are tall and sleeping on the sofa will be uncomfortable."
"It's okay." Xu Ce said, "Go to bed, it's getting late."
"..." Jiang Shaoqing had no choice but to go back to his bedroom to sleep. JoJo turned his head and rubbed Xu Ce's hand to say good night. Xu Ce smiled, patted its head with his backhand, and said, "You can go too." JoJo wagged his tail, turned around and left with Jiang Shaoqing.
Jiang Shaoqing laid a soft nest for JoJo in the corner of the bedroom. After JoJo entered the room, he obediently ran to his own nest and fell asleep quickly. On the other hand, Jiang Shaoqing was lying on the bed and did not sleep very well. He was a little worried that Young Master Xu would not be used to sleeping on the sofa.
When he woke up in the morning, Jiang Shaoqing went to the bathroom. When he passed by the living room, he found that the man on the sofa was curled up in a ball, frowning and looking unhappy. Sure enough, he slept very uncomfortable. Jiang Shaoqing walked over and woke him up, saying : "Go to bed and sleep for a while." In a daze, Xu Ce was called to the bedroom by Jiang Shaoqing. He lay on the bed on his back, his hands and feet spread out, and finally he could sleep comfortably.
It was noon when he woke up again. Jiang Shaoqing was cooking in the kitchen while wearing an apron. Xu Ce walked to the kitchen and asked with some doubts, "Why did I run into your bed?"
Jiang Shaoqing couldn't help laughing and said, "I told you to come over in the morning, don't you remember?"
Xu Ce touched his nose and said, "I was in a daze early in the morning, I thought I was dreaming. Cough, I dream of you a lot these days."
"..." This simple sentence made Jiang Shaoqing's heart skip a beat. With a trembling of his hand, he almost knocked over the pot, and the hot water splashed out. Xu Ce immediately protected Jiang Shaoqing with one hand. Inside, the other hand quickly put the pot away and said, "Be careful."
Jiang Shaoqing came back to his senses, hurriedly took Xu Ce's hand, and asked nervously, "Are you alright, are there any burns?"
The black and clear eyes stared at him so earnestly, filled with worry and anxiety, Xu Ce felt no pain at all at that moment, he even hoped that time would stand still like this - he was caring about him for a while, and there was something in his heart. He, what a blissful experience, the whole body is light and even like floating in the clouds.
Xu Ce, who was overwhelmed by the sense of happiness, was completely in a state of flight, unaware that the back of his entire hand was red.
Jiang Shaoqing noticed this, and immediately turned around to get the scalding ointment, pulled Xu Ce into the living room and sat down, smeared a layer of cool ointment on his hands, and carefully wrapped it with clean gauze. He was originally a very soft-hearted person, and because Xu Ce was burned like this to protect him, he was naturally very considerate and gentle when he took care of Xu Ce.
It wasn't until he wrapped his hand that Xu Ce touched his hair and whispered, "It's okay, it's just a minor injury, you don't have to worry."
Although Xu Ce grew up in a wealthy family, he did not have the delicate problems of the rich second generation. It was common for him to fall and bleed when he was a child. This small injury is completely unnecessary for him.
Jiang Shaoqing was relieved when he heard this, looked up at him and said, "You stay here and don't move, I'll cook."
Xu Ce was ordered not to enter the kitchen, and when he was bored, he played with JoJo in the living room.
Jiang Shaoqing quickly prepared the meal, two bowls of rice, with a few light home-cooked dishes and seaweed egg drop soup. Although his cooking skills were not very good, Xu Ce ate it with relish. Jiang Shaoqing made it himself. The cooked food can make him feel the taste of "home". If he can, he is willing to eat face-to-face with this person every day, and he will never get tired of it.
***
According to Xu Ce's plan, today I should have gone to the middle school where I was studying. Jiang Shaoqing had no objection to this. In the afternoon, the two took JoJo to the school together.
After many years of absence, the school has changed a lot. Several new teaching buildings have been built behind the library, and the area of the entire school has also been expanded to more than double the size of the year. However, recently it happened to be during the summer vacation. The students were already on vacation. The school gate was closed, and there was no one in the school. It was very quiet.
Jiang Shaoqing said with some regret: "The school gate is closed, it seems that we can't get in."
When he came here, he actually wanted to go in and have a look. The teaching building where he studied was still there. He remembered that their class was in the corner classroom on the third floor. His seat was by the window, and he could see through the window. The garden downstairs... It's a pity that today is not the right time, the school has been closed for holidays.
Just as he was regretting it, Xu Ce suddenly held his hand gently and said, "Come here."
Jiang Shaoqing followed him suspiciously, and was taken to a corner behind the school by Xu Ce, before he suddenly understood: "You don't want to jump over the wall, do you?"
Xu Ce said calmly, "Well."
Then, the tall man took a step back, took a run, stepped on the tree next to him with his right foot, slammed onto the wall with both hands, and climbed up easily with a jump. Jiang Shaoqing was stunned when he saw the skill of overturning the wall at a professional level.
Xu Ce sat on the wall and stretched out his hand towards Jiang Shaoqing: "I'll pull you up."
JoJo: "Wow!"
The two masters ignored it again, and JoJo was a little unhappy.
Jiang Shaoqing smiled and said, "I'll carry JoJo up first."
Xu Ce frowned at JoJo and said, "It's so fat, can you hold it?"
Jiang Shaoqing tried to hug it, and it was quite heavy, but he was also a big man over 175 tall, so it was not a problem to hold a dog, but JoJo was too fat and it was difficult to hold it.
Jiang Shaoqing picked JoJo up and Xu Ce picked it up on the wall. Fortunately, JoJo was very smart. With the strength of Xu Ce's arms, he quickly climbed to the wall and stood on the wall majestically and turned his head towards Jiang Shaoqing. Tail wagging.
Xu Ce patted its butt to make it jump off by itself, and then reached out to Jiang Shaoqing: "Come on."
Jiang Shaoqing raised his head to meet his gaze. Under the sun, a handsome man stretched out his palm towards him from a high place. The moment his eyes met, Jiang Shaoqing's heartbeat suddenly chaotic. He took a step forward and raised his hand. Handing it to him, Xu Ce immediately clenched his hand and pulled him up.
It's a pity that Jiang Shaoqing is clumsy and can't climb up for a long time. This is also because he was too honest when he was a child. When boys of the same age were climbing trees, he stayed at home quietly and did his homework. In elementary school, his grades were actually quite good, but after middle school, subjects such as mathematics, physics and chemistry became more complicated. He was not a particularly intelligent person. Even if he still worked hard, his grades could not keep up.
Now even climbing a wall is clumsy, slipping down several times and getting dust all over. Jiang Shaoqing stood there embarrassedly and said, "Or... don't go in."
Xu Ce looked at him helplessly, this honest man was probably climbing a wall for the first time since he was a child, and today is an exception.
Simply jumping off the wall, Xu Ce turned around and stood behind Jiang Shaoqing, and said, "I'll carry you up."
Jiang Shaoqing: "..."
Before he could refute him, Xu Ce gently wrapped his arms around his waist and hugged him whole. This posture made Jiang Shaoqing's face turn red. He was also a man. Xu Ce climbed onto the wall in one breath.
Fortunately, Xu Ce's expression was very calm. After he hugged Jiang Shaoqing, he still gave instructions below: "Climb on the wall with your hands first, yes, hold on tight, and then step over your legs, I will help you below. you."
As he spoke, he gently lifted Jiang Shaoqing's buttocks with both hands and sent him up.
Both hips were held up by the man's big hands, and his body was suspended in the air. Jiang Shaoqing felt that his heart was about to jump out of his voice. With Xu Ce's movements, he stepped on the wall in one breath. Jiang Shaoqing finally succeeded. With joy on his face, he sat on the wall and turned to Xu Ce and said, "I'm here."
"Not bad." Xu Ce looked at him under the wall, gave him a thumbs up, and his eyes couldn't help but soften.
——Good student Jiang Shaoqing climbed the wall for the first time in his life and achieved a complete success with the help and guidance of Xu Ce.
Xu Ce followed and climbed up, then neatly climbed over the wall, followed by Jiang Shaoqing below, and the two led JoJo around the campus.
Jiang Shaoqing felt guilty for sneaking into the school by climbing the wall like this, and couldn't help but say, "What if the security guards find out?"
Xu Ce said confidently: "Anyway, we are no longer students at school. If it's a big deal, we don't need to worry about reporting criticism or demerit punishment."
Jiang Shaoqing couldn't help laughing and said, "I suddenly remembered that you seemed to have been criticized in the past."
Xu Ce also remembered that incident, and frowned a little unhappily.
***
The cause of the incident is actually very simple. At that time, Xu Ce was still a proud seventeen-year-old boy. Although his grades were good, his popularity in the class was extremely poor. Because he had a cold face all day and went his own way, many classmates looked at him. It is not pleasing to the eye, and Jiang Shaoqing often asks him to borrow homework because he is very close to him. Many people in the class also have opinions on Jiang Shaoqing.
"Holding Xu Ce's thigh all day long, isn't it because Xu Ce's family has some money?"
"At the last sports meeting, Xu Ce ran a long marathon, and Jiang Shaoqing went to give water to people with a shy face. That flattering appearance is really disgusting."
"Be obedient to be Xu Ce's valet, I wonder if Xu Ce has done him any favors?"
"No? Judging from Xu Ce's arrogant and arrogant attitude, Jiang Shaoqing, in his eyes, is probably just a poor boy who wants to flatter him..."
Jiang Shaoqing was very sad when he first heard the gossip behind the scenes, but after listening too much, he became numb. In high school, everyone was under a lot of pressure to study. It was very common to gossip about teachers and classmates together after school. Jiang Shaoqing didn't expect all the students in the class to like him. Occasionally hearing these words, just ignore them.
I just didn't expect that that day Jiang Shaoqing was on duty and came home late. Xu Ce was waiting for him at the door of the classroom. When the two went to the bathroom, they happened to hear a few classmates talking like this. Xu Ce was already very proud and conceited. When he got here, he immediately changed his face, and as soon as he spoke, he threw a punch.
"Don't worry about your stinky mouth, what's my relationship with Jiang Shaoqing, it's none of your business?" Xu Ce stared at them coldly, like a wounded little beast.
"..." Although the students who were beaten were justified, but due to the large number of people, a few people immediately gathered around to fight with Xu Ce.
Jiang Shaoqing was anxious to persuade him, but he couldn't. Xu Ce's fighting power was so sturdy that a wolf rushed over and beat some of his classmates into pig heads.
There was too much movement in the toilet, which attracted the teacher on duty. The head teacher called everyone to criticize and asked Xu Ce why he did it. Xu Ce stubbornly refused to say it, and refused to admit his mistake. His attitude was very bad, and the head teacher could not help him. When he came back, Xu Ce, who was the first to take action, was written on the big blackboard and criticized for a week because of "fighting".
At that time, Jiang Shaoqing just felt that Xu Ce was too impulsive, and even said about Xu Ce in private, Xu Ce always kept his face sullen and did not reply, Jiang Shaoqing even thought that Xu Ce was really difficult to get along with.
At this time, recalling carefully, Xu Ce's hair was blown up at the time, wasn't it because those classmates happened to touch his inverse scales
- His inverse scale is Jiang Shaoqing.
Jiang Shaoqing is the person he likes, an existence that he regards as a treasure, and he can't stand anyone slandering Jiang Shaoqing behind his back.
So he settled the matter with his fists impulsively, so that the broken-mouthed guys in the class didn't dare to speak ill of Jiang Shaoqing behind his back. Although this approach was very naive, for the young Xu Ce, This was his simplest and most direct way to protect Jiang Shaoqing.
***
Recalling his naive behavior when he was young, Xu Ce couldn't help but turn his head and looked at Jiang Shaoqing seriously and said, "I already liked you very much at that time, it doesn't matter how they scold me, but insulting you like that makes me angry for a while. Can't control myself... If I had to do it all over again, I would still do it."
When Xu Ce said this, he gently held Jiang Shaoqing's hand.
Jiang Shaoqing's heart suddenly trembled, and the heat came from the place where his fingers were clasped, all the way to his heart.
At that time, he did not understand Xu Ce's painstaking efforts, and even stayed away from Xu Ce silently for a while, because he was a little afraid of Xu Ce's fierceness, but he didn't know it at all. It was precisely because he liked and cared about him, Only Xu Ce will use his sharpest minions to teach those who insult him.
When facing him, Xu Ce was actually very gentle, but that kind of gentleness was hidden under the appearance of pride, making the ignorant Jiang Shaoqing completely incomprehensible.
Revisiting the old place, listening to Xu Ce's serious confession, Jiang Shaoqing only felt a burst of soreness in his nose.
It turns out that in the early days of his youth, Xu Ce liked him so earnestly and awkwardly, and did many things for him...
Every time he encountered homework that he could not do, Xu Ce would pretend to inadvertently write down the steps of his work in detail in the exercise book, and deliberately spread it out on the table after class so that Jiang Shaoqing would let him go. I see; before each exam, Xu Ce would always pretend to put the summarized points in the wrong place and put them in Jiang Shaoqing's schoolbag. "I know" attitude calmly withdrew; every time it was Jiang Shaoqing's turn to be on duty, Xu Ce would find an excuse to delay until he finished cleaning the classroom, and then waited for him to go home together.
At that time, the things that I could do for the same table were very simple. Now it seems to be very simple and naive. Jiang Shaoqing didn't notice this at the time, but when he looked back at it, he found that before he knew it, Xu Ce actually liked him silently for a long time.
However, Xu Ce was too proud and never confessed. And Jiang Shaoqing was too slow to notice.
***
The two walked hand in hand to the third floor of the teaching building, where their original classroom was at the corner.
After the holiday, the door of the classroom was locked, and the two of them could not pick the lock to get in, so they had to look in through the window. The seats in the classroom were still neat, and the blackboard was clean. The big "Countdown to the College Entrance Exam" is written in chalk, which makes people seem to be back in the third year of high school in a trance.
"We were sitting there at the time. The back row should be the sixth row, right?" Xu Ce said, pointing to the seat by the window.
Jiang Shaoqing smiled and said, "Well, the sixth row."
"I still remember that I was always drowsy in class in the afternoon, and you would show me the notes you made. Your handwriting was very neat. Every time I took your notebook and went back to copy the notes, I didn't want to give it back to you. "Jiang Shaoqing wondered: "So you didn't accidentally lose my notebook, but hid it yourself?"
"..." Xu Ce, who had leaked his tongue, touched his nose embarrassedly and complained in a low voice, "Do you think I'm a pervert? I have a lot of notebooks written by you."
Jiang Shaoqing looked at the man in front of him who lowered his head angrily, and his heart suddenly became extremely soft.
This is the person who has silently liked him for many years...
It was only now that he fully understood how dedicated and affectionate Xu Ce was to him.
When they were young, many people had a moment when they fell in love with a certain classmate. Later, as they grew up, that kind of heartbeat would fade or even disappear. When they came to college, they might find someone who suits them, the first time they fell in love. It will turn into a somber memory.
Like Xu Ce, after all these years, there are very few people who have the same original intention.
But it was Xu Ce, who was so stubborn and dead-headed, that Jiang Shaoqing's heart was almost melted.
This school is full of memories that belong to them. They once ran a marathon side by side on the playground. They were called by the teacher to the office to criticize education. They listened to lectures and took notes together in class every day. Do your homework, go home together after school...
Before they knew it, they had experienced many unforgettable details.
Later, I had a chance to reunite with the Longyin team, and followed the team through a whole season of baptism. From the initial novice to a real professional player, I watched Xu Ce transform, and even this year's tga won the ring. King's Award.
Perhaps, they have long been closely linked by invisible bonds.
Seeing Xu Ce hanging his head, Jiang Shaoqing couldn't help but stretch out his hand, touched Xu Ce's head lightly, and asked softly, "Do you still keep the notes I wrote?"
Xu Ce said angrily: "No! My brother thought it was waste paper when we moved, but he actually threw all my treasures into the trash can! I even had a big fight with him about this... "Xu Ce gritted his teeth and scratched his hair dejectedly.
Jiang Shaoqing looked at him amusingly. He was in his twenties, but his temper that was easy to fry was the same as when he was studying, and he didn't change at all.
Gently stroking his somewhat prickly hair, Jiang Shaoqing couldn't help but said: "If it's gone, it's gone. It's just a note while reading, it doesn't matter, I'm here anyway..."
Realizing what he said, Jiang Shaoqing's face suddenly heated up, and he immediately retracted his hand.
However, Xu Ce quickly grabbed his hand and looked at him with bright eyes: "What do you mean by that? Do you want to stay by my side all the time?"
Jiang Shaoqing looked away embarrassedly, his cheeks flushed slightly.
JoJo circled him excitedly beside him, and bit his trouser leg with his mouth open, as if to encourage him to agree quickly.
"A few moments?" Xu Ce put his hand on his shoulder and asked cautiously, "I've liked you for many years, you should know. I've always wanted to ask... What about you?"
The empty corridor was suddenly so quiet that a needle could be heard falling, and the surrounding air seemed to be drained. Xu Ce's voice echoed repeatedly in the corridor, hitting Jiang Shaoqing's heart word by word.
... what about you
How do you feel about him
It was the first time that Jiang Shaoqing thought about this question calmly. In fact, the answer was already on the horizon. He clearly remembered the wind blowing in front of him and the white moonlight above his head when the two of them went home side by side when he was young. He remembered the first time they found it. The stray dog, remembering that Xu Ce was beaten by his classmates with a nosebleed and was punished by the teacher, he felt a little tingling and distressed in his heart.
He almost remembered all the details of his acquaintance with Xu Ce. If he hadn't paid special attention to one person, how could his memory be so clear
Jiang Shaoqing raised his head, his originally chaotic mood gradually calmed down as if he had been sedated when he met Xu Ce's deep eyes.
He blushed slightly and said seriously, "I... I like you too."
Xu Ce looked at him in surprise, and the next moment, his hands suddenly hugged Jiang Shaoqing tightly, and his lips also fell.
"Um… "
The moment he was kissed, Jiang Shaoqing closed his eyes tremblingly.
This was the first time he willingly accepted Xu Ce's kiss, in front of the classroom where they had been at the same table for many years.
There were only the two of them left in the empty corridor. JoJo circled around them curiously and excitedly, and was hugged tightly by Xu Ce. The tongue that entered his mouth lightly licked his gums and dentition, sweeping all over his mouth. Every corner of the house, like a declaration of ownership, is warm and gentle.
Jiang Shaoqing was dizzy when he kissed him, but a trace of sweetness and happiness gradually rose in his heart.
In an instant, it seemed that they were back in middle school. When they first met, the proud boy looked at him coolly and said, "My name is Xu Ce."
But now, he kissed him tenderly, and at the end of the kiss, he whispered against his lips: "A little while, I love you."
Jiang Shaoqing stretched out his hand and hugged Xu Ce tightly.
Time flies in front of me like a movie. The pictures from the past are as clear as yesterday. Jiang Shaoqing knows that all the past events with Xu Ce have been imprinted in my heart and become the most profound part of my memory...
Before she knew it, she had already fallen in love with him.
After so many years, I'm really fortunate that I finally didn't miss him again.