Jiang Lin probably wanted to sleep a little longer, so he didn't move after he got close to her. Not long after, an arm came out from under the quilt and gently rested on his waist.
The person whose waist was being supported was so shocked that he almost couldn't help moving.
Jiang Lin had already woken up and even stood up to look at him. How could he continue to maintain such an indescribable posture with him
What Shen Ran said last night rang in my ears again.
The following fantasy was habitually denied again, but this time he failed to completely control his impulse. If this possibility really existed, did it mean that Jiang Lin came back because he really wanted to take a step forward with him
Given Jiang Lin's reserved personality, if he had feelings for him, he couldn't express them. So the best thing he should do now was to turn around and grab Jiang Lin's arm to ask him clearly, but his completely sober brain threw the possible consequences of doing so into his mind.
What if he guessed wrong
What if Jiang Lin was not fully awake and didn't let go because he felt comfortable sleeping with her like this? After all, they had slept in each other's arms more than once. If Jiang Lin asked him why he was pretending to be asleep even though he was awake, how would he answer
Before he could make a decision, the people behind him started moving again.
Jiang Lin quietly withdrew his hands and feet, lifted the quilt, got out of bed, and walked into the bathroom barefoot.
Hearing the "click" sound of the door being locked, Ji Minglun turned around, rubbed his numb arm and looked towards the bathroom.
I originally thought Jiang Lin was just going to the toilet, but soon I heard the faint sound of rustling water.
Thinking of the thing that had been pressing against him, Ji Minglun lowered his head to look at it, then fell back into bed in annoyance, but his mind was uncontrollably thinking about the scene in the bathroom until he was interrupted by the vibration of the phone on the coffee table.
Deng Feng called to ask him if he had gotten up and if he wanted to go to the hotel restaurant for breakfast together.
He couldn't get out of this situation for the time being, so he refused. Then another mobile phone on the coffee table vibrated. He glanced at it and saw that Deng Feng had also called Jiang Lin.
After turning off the vibration on Jiang Lin's phone, Ji Minglun picked up a cigarette and a lighter, opened the floor-to-ceiling window and walked out.
The small semicircular terrace faces the bustling South Street. Different from the brightly lit night scene last night, South Street in the morning shows the solemn side of the ancient city. The traffic jam stretches from far away to the central landmark clock tower. The three streets in the east, west and north are partially obscured by the light haze. However, the flags on the Ming city wall not far away are flying neatly, and many people can be seen doing morning exercises in the park below.
He lit a cigarette and looked at the wide sidewalk downstairs with unfocused eyes. When he had almost finished his cigarette and his emotions had calmed down, the sound of water in the bathroom was still continuing when he returned to the room.
Leaning against the head of the bed, Ji Minglun picked up his mobile phone and started a game online.
His mind was always on the restroom, and he didn't perform well in this round, frequently giving away kills to the other side. Fortunately, he was matched with a random teammate, and at the end of the game, the system prompted that he had been successfully reported, and the restroom door lock was opened at about the same time.
Jiang Lin walked out barefoot, still wearing the T-shirt and cotton shorts he wore last night. His hair was not wet, but his cheeks had a suspicious blush and his expression seemed unnatural. He walked towards the suitcase without looking at Ji Minglun.
He didn't ask when Ji Minglun woke up, so Ji Minglun had to cooperate with him and pretend that he didn't know why he took a shower so early in the morning. After he returned to the bathroom and changed his clothes, Ji Minglun also got up to wash up.
Ji Minglun struggled again while washing his face, but Jiang Lin took the initiative to break the silence, walked to the door and asked, "Deng Feng just sent me a WeChat message saying he was going downstairs for breakfast. Did he look for you?"
Ji Minglun glanced at him, and seeing that his expression had returned to normal, he replied, "I found it. I can't say any more."
"Then I won't go either. What are we going to eat in the morning?"
"Ask room service to bring up breakfast?"
"Okay," Jiang Lin turned and walked to the table, picked up the menu, and handed it to him, "Take a look at what you want to eat."
It was almost half past nine after breakfast. Deng Feng called again to urge everyone to go downstairs to gather. Jiang Lin and Ji Minglun went out together. While waiting for the elevator, they met Shen Ran who also opened the door and came out.
Walking up to them, Shen Ran smiled and said with a refreshed look, "Good morning."
Jiang Lin nodded to Shen Ran: "Morning."
"Senior, how did you sleep last night?" Shen Ran put his hands in his pockets, leaned towards Ji Minglun and bumped his arm.
Ji Minglun ignored his teasing, put on his baseball cap, and then said, "Very good."
Jiang Lin wasn't sure how much Shen Ran knew about his relationship with Ji Minglun. He just felt that Shen Ran could see through a lot, so it was difficult for him to relax when he was with Shen Ran. Fortunately, Shen Ran didn't say anything he shouldn't have. When he reached the lobby on the first floor, he saw that the other people had arrived.
Shi Xiaomin and Deng Yi were discussing today's lipstick color, while Wang Shi was leaning back in the sofa to catch up on his sleep. When Deng Feng saw them, he called everyone else to get up and go have breakfast together.
Jiang Lin and Ji Minglun had already eaten, so they just had a quick bite at the snack bar. Deng Yi saw that Ji Minglun ate very little and asked him if it didn't suit his appetite. Deng Feng also asked Jiang Lin if he didn't like it.
Before they could answer, Shen Ran on the other side laughed first. After several people looked over, Shen Ran coughed, pointed at the fragrant and hot臊子面 in the bowl and said, "This noodle is too greasy. I'm sure you can't eat it this early in the morning. I don't want to eat it either."
Compared with the eating habits in southern Fujian, the food in Shaanxi is more flavorful. Now it is summer, so it is normal for people to have no appetite. After eating, everyone took a taxi to the Dayan Pagoda Scenic Area.
The morning schedule was relaxing, but the Big Wild Goose Pagoda scenic area is outdoors, and as the surface temperature rose rapidly, it exceeded 40 degrees before noon. The air was like a furnace surrounding us, and the huge music fountain square did not bring a trace of wind.
Deng Yi and Shi Xiaomin each held an umbrella, and a handheld fan was useless, not to mention Jiang Lin who was wearing a sun protection jacket with the zipper zipped up. Seeing that his face was red from the heat, Ji Minglun wanted to suggest that they go eat first, but before he could open his mouth, Deng Feng walked over to Jiang Lin, folded the flyer in his hand in half, and fanned Jiang Lin, asking him if he felt uncomfortable.
Jiang Lin waved his right hand without answering. Shen Ran at the side interrupted and said that it was indeed too hot and they had no mood to go shopping. They should find a place to rest first.
Everyone agreed, and they walked out of the scenic area and took a taxi. On the way, Deng Feng continued to fan Jiang Lin, and Jiang Lin felt bad and wanted to come over to fan himself. Deng Feng also took an umbrella from Deng Yi and walked with Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin couldn't resist his kindness, and because he felt a little nauseous after wearing a sun protection jacket for the whole morning, he didn't care about it. Only Shen Ran looked back at Ji Minglun twice, and found that Ji Minglun's eyes were always on Jiang Lin, and his face was not very good.
Arriving at the mall, they entered a Korean restaurant. When they sat down, Deng Feng took the seat next to Jiang Lin, while Ji Minglun and Shen Ran sat opposite. While others were ordering, Shen Ran approached Ji Minglun and whispered, "Senior, do you think Brother Feng is a little too enthusiastic about Jiang Lin?"
Ji Minglun had not thought of this before because Deng Feng did not take special care of Jiang Lin in the store. However, after coming out yesterday, Deng Feng was very concerned about Jiang Lin's feelings, and it was more obvious today.
However, it does make sense to say that Deng Feng was taking care of his friend. After all, that's Deng Feng's personality. When the store employees went out for an outing together before, he took the initiative to carry Xiaoxu, who had sprained his foot and had difficulty walking.
Taking out his phone and unlocking it, Ji Minglun distracted himself by checking WeChat messages. While eating, he could feel Jiang Lin looking over at him several times, but he did not raise his head to look. After dinner, everyone walked around the mall until about two o'clock, took a taxi to the Small Wild Goose Pagoda Scenic Area, and walked around the Da Ci'en Temple Park.
When they came out, the sun had already set on the top of the mountain. It was time for the music fountain square at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to perform, so they watched a spectacular music fountain show. After the show, Deng Feng suggested going out for dinner, so they went to a nearby music restaurant bar.
Different from last night's experience on Beiyuanmen Street where we experienced the local characteristics, the environment and atmosphere of the music restaurant and bar were very familiar. They opened a table for eight people near the window on the second floor. After the seafood steamboat and beer we ordered were served, everyone picked up their chopsticks while listening to music. At first they were all concentrating on eating, but later they started chatting with each other.
The lead singer on the stage sang four blues songs, and after a short break, he switched to love songs. When the familiar melody sounded, Ji Minglun looked at the person sitting opposite him, and that person also looked up at him, and then he was interrupted by Deng Yi's voice.
"Minglun, this was the last song of the Grassland Music Festival that night," Deng Yi said with a smile while holding a beer bottle, "What a coincidence."
Ji Minglun said "hmm" faintly and continued to eat crabs. Soon he heard Deng Feng, who was sitting next to Jiang Lin, say, "Do you want to change to a wet towel?"
Jiang Lin was wiping his fingertips with a wet towel beside him. Hearing this, he said that it was not necessary. Seeing him sitting still after wiping his hands, Deng Feng continued to ask, "Are you full?"
"Yeah." Jiang Lin took a sip of beer, but his eyes unconsciously drifted towards Ji Minglun. Ji Minglun happened to be looking at him, and after the two looked at each other, Jiang Lin heard Deng Feng say, "You eat very little, do you want to order something else?"
After hanging out outside for a whole day, Jiang Lin had no appetite. Seeing that he was not in the mood, Deng Feng stopped asking. When everyone had almost finished eating, Shi Xiaomin suggested going to the bar to play.
Deng Yi agreed, and Shen Ran also agreed to go, but Ji Minglun still didn't want to join in the fun. He made the excuse that he was tired from walking a lot today and wanted to go back to sleep.
Deng Yi was already unhappy after being rejected by him yesterday, and he refused to go again tonight. However, due to the presence of many people, Deng Yi could not say much, so she had to pick up her bag and leave in a huff. Shi Xiaomin and Wang Shi followed her out. Ji Minglun leaned back in his chair and took out a cigarette from his trouser pocket, only to remember that smoking was not allowed in the store, so he stood up and said, "I'll go downstairs to smoke."
Shen Ran went downstairs with him to smoke, and in a blink of an eye, only Jiang Lin and Deng Feng were left. In fact, Jiang Lin also wanted to go downstairs, but fortunately Deng Feng raised his hand to call the waiter to settle the bill and went downstairs with him.
Ji Minglun and Shen Ran stood under a landscape tree opposite, their faces obscured by the night and smoke. After they came over, Deng Feng asked Shen Ran why he hadn't left yet. Shen Ran said it was boring to make such a fuss, so it would be better to go back and rest. They went to the intersection and took a taxi, and the four of them went back to the hotel together.
On the way back, Shen Ran sat in the front row, and Jiang Lin was sandwiched between Deng Feng and Ji Minglun. Because Deng Feng was beside him, he couldn't talk to Ji Minglun, so he had to endure it and go back to the hotel. As a result, when he entered the door, the front desk stopped Deng Feng and said that a guest had just checked out of the room and asked if they needed it.
Deng Feng looked at Jiang Lin and Shen Ran. Jiang Lin was afraid that Shen Ran would agree, so he quickly replied, "No need, just stay like this."
"But the bed is not that big. It would be a bit crowded for you and Shen Ran to sleep together." Deng Feng said.
"It's okay, Brother Feng," Shen Ran also came to the rescue, "It's good for Jiang Lin and I to live together, and it saves money."
After they both said that, Deng Feng turned down the receptionist. When entering the elevator, Deng Feng asked Jiang Lin again: "My room is actually quite big, and the sofa is very comfortable. If you feel crowded living with Shen Ran, you can move to my room. I have no problem sleeping on the sofa."
Jiang Lin could only thank Deng Feng and politely decline his kindness. While they were talking, Shen Ran went to see Ji Minglun again.
Ji Minglun raised his chin slightly and looked at the elevator floor panel expressionlessly.
After the elevator reached the fourth floor, Deng Feng said good night to them and went out. When the door was about to close, Ji Minglun pressed the door open button, said he had something to talk to Deng Feng, and got out of the elevator.
Watching the door slowly close behind him, Deng Feng asked, "What do you want to say? Is it related to Deng Yi?"
"No," Ji Minglun put his hands in his trouser pockets and asked after a little hesitation, "Are you interested in Jiang Lin?"
Deng Feng's brows knitted together quickly, and then he asked with a smile: "What are you thinking about?"
"You seem to be very interested in him," Ji Minglun said, "Do you like him?"
"What are you thinking?" Deng Feng sighed helplessly, "He is an employee of the store, shouldn't I take care of him? Besides, his personality doesn't get along well with you guys, and I asked him to come this time, you can't treat him coldly even to me."
Ji Minglun looked at Deng Feng's eyes. Although Deng Feng spoke very frankly, he always felt that something was wrong. Then Deng Feng threw the same question back to him: "Why are you asking this? Are you interested in him?"
"You're crazy," Ji Minglun turned around and pressed the elevator door button, his tone was cold and a little deliberate, "I just saw that you cared about him a lot, and I thought you liked him."
Deng Feng laughed twice and put his arm on his shoulders: "Go upstairs and go to bed early. Don't let your imagination run wild."
The elevator arrived, Ji Minglun walked in, said good night to Deng Feng, and returned to the seventh floor. He found Jiang Lin leaning against the wall near the door in a daze, and then he remembered that the room card was in his hand.
He went over and opened the door, and Jiang Lin went into the room with him. He asked Jiang Lin if he wanted to take a shower first. Jiang Lin took his pajamas and went into the bathroom, and he walked to the sofa and turned on the TV.
He didn't want to watch TV, but he needed some noise to distract himself, otherwise the sound of Jiang Lin's shower would make him think about what happened in the morning uncontrollably. After Jiang Lin finished showering, he also went in to shower. When he came out, Jiang Lin didn't lie down on the bed like he did last night, but sat diagonally at the head of the bed, with a pair of long legs casually draped over the sheets under his gray cotton shorts, and a subtle arc bulged between his legs.
Jiang Lin seemed not to notice that there was something wrong with his sitting posture. He looked at him, pursed his lips and said, "I'm hungry. Let's go out for a walk and have some midnight snack, okay?"