"When did you peek?" Jiang Lin was a little confused by what he said. He couldn't even remember when he had measured his measurements.
Ji Minglun stretched out his hands and grasped both sides of his waist. He felt his body tense for a moment before letting go. "When we were ordering custom-made suits after graduating from high school, didn't a master measure our bodies?"
It had been several years since they graduated from high school. Jiang Lin had never thought that Ji Minglun had already taken him to heart at that time. He couldn't help but ask again: "When did you start to care about me?"
Lifting his eyes and giving him a glance, Ji Minglun pretended not to understand: "Which one?"
"That's it," Jiang Lin gritted his teeth. It was still difficult for him to say this word. Even if there was no one around, he still spoke it haltingly. "It's just joy..."
"Like it?" Ji Minglun answered quickly this time. Seeing Jiang Lin looking to the side unnaturally, he was reluctant to tease Jiang Lin anymore and confessed, "I can't remember clearly, either in the first or second year of high school."
Jiang Lin asked in surprise: "So early?"
"Yeah," Ji Minglun said with a sigh, hooking Jiang Lin's little finger at his side, "I don't understand how I could hold on for so long."
Jiang Lin didn't say anything. Ji Minglun saw the regret on his face and said with a smile, "Let's not talk about the past. Now it's your turn. When did you realize that you liked me?"
Jiang Lin was still immersed in the time when Ji Minglun said he liked him. He always thought that Ji Minglun had only fallen in love with him in the past two years, but he didn't expect it was in high school. So, were these years of their relationship very difficult for Ji Minglun
He lowered his eyes, his gaze fixed on the man's finger that he hooked from time to time, and after a while he said, "I've been in Los Angeles for about half a year, but maybe even earlier."
“Earlier?”
Ji Minglun repeated these two words, and the clerk came over with two rolls of belts and said to them, "Do you need anything else? Among our new products this season, there is a pair of trousers made of a brand new fabric. Customers who have tried it say it is very comfortable. Would you like to try it?"
They rarely wear formal clothes on weekdays. Ji Minglun wanted to refuse, but Jiang Lin turned to the clerk and said, "Okay."
The clerk led them to the trousers section. As they walked past, Ji Minglun asked in a low voice, "Why did you think of buying trousers?"
Jiang Lin said: "There will be more and more occasions where we need to wear formal clothes, so we should prepare in advance."
"You mean internship?" Ji Minglun frowned. "Do you still want to be a reporter in the future?"
"Well, you can run news everywhere."
Jiang Lin had set this ideal before he entered university. When Ji Minglun learned that he wanted to be a reporter, he advised him to try something else. After all, reporters are always on the road, which is not only hard but also dangerous. However, Jiang Lin was firm in his attitude. Unexpectedly, six years later, he still thinks so.
"What about you?" Jiang Lin asked, "You still don't plan to take over your parents' business?"
"Please spare me," Ji Minglun said perfunctorily, "If I have the spare time, I might as well be your colleague."
While they were talking, the clerk had already brought the pair of trousers to them. After listening to her introduction of the fabric and design features, Ji Minglun said, "Take two pairs according to my and his sizes."
The clerk glanced at their stature and went to get it. Jiang Lin reminded them, "I picked it for you today."
Ji Minglun pushed Jiang Lin's shoulder and looked at the shirt in front of him: "If you want to buy it, just buy the same one. What's the point of wearing it by myself?"
After choosing a shirt, trousers and belt, Ji Minglun took two sets and pulled Jiang Lin into a fitting room.
Before entering, Jiang Lin refused. After all, it was strange to enter the same room in front of the clerk. But he couldn't resist Ji Minglun's insistence. After the door was locked, Ji Minglun pushed him against the wall, with his clothes still hanging on his arms, and asked impatiently, "What do you mean by earlier?"
Jiang Lin knew that he would ask until the end, and he didn't intend to hide it from him anymore: "In fact, from that night to the time when I went to Los Angeles, I was thinking about you all the time, but at that time I thought it was just the sequelae of that incident, or maybe I was not used to being apart from you, so..."
Jiang Lin paused, and although he was a little embarrassed, he still finished his words: "Later I found out that my roommate also likes the same sex. After I talked to him, I knew how I felt about you."
"Your roommate?" Ji Minglun's expression became serious. "Does he like you?"
"No, he has someone he likes. He and I are just good friends. He helped me a lot when I came back to see you this time."
"How did he help?"
Not wanting to be misunderstood about Lu Zhe, Jiang Lin told him how Lu Zhe had counseled him. Ji Minglun could not hide his disappointment after hearing this: "So it was because of his counsel that you came back."
"Of course not." Jiang Lin didn't know how Ji Minglun heard him and how he could misunderstand his meaning like this, but he has always been a person who doesn't talk much. He grabbed Ji Minglun's arm in a hurry and raised his face and said: "I came back because I couldn't help it, and I was also afraid that you would like someone else. I actually really regret it..."
The remaining words were stuck in his throat. Ji Minglun lowered his head and kissed Jiang Lin's lips.
His eyelashes trembled slightly, and Jiang Lin's fingers tightened unconsciously. He was pressed against the wall by Ji Minglun, with the cold bricks on his back, but the man in front of him was passionate, not only plundering the air in his mouth, but also squeezing his legs in. Soon he was kissed so hard that he gradually lost his strength and could only sit on Ji Minglun's thighs.
The feeling of secretly being intimate outside is absolutely incomparable to being at home. In addition to hearing the charming sounds of kissing and heartbeats, you can also hear people talking outside. This secret and immoral stimulation amplified the desire. Jiang Lin's brain almost melted into paste. His arms unconsciously hung on Ji Minglun's shoulders. When Ji Minglun let him go, he buried his face in the crook of his neck and gasped for breath. He didn't dare to lift it up for a long time.
With his arms under his armpits to support him, Ji Minglun took a moment to calm down before lowering his head to remind him, "Change first."
They had been in for a long time, and if they didn't leave, it would easily arouse suspicion. Jiang Lin blushed, stood up straight but still refused to look up, took his suit from Ji Minglun, and when he turned around to take off his shirt, he looked back, and Ji Minglun was indeed staring at him motionlessly.
They grew up together, and although they often met each other without wearing shirts before, they were not in the relationship they are now. He couldn't change clothes in front of Ji Minglun after they were intimate, so he drove Ji Minglun to the dressing room next door. When they both changed and looked in the mirror, the clerk praised their appearance professionally. Ji Minglun was also very satisfied with the feeling of the two identical sets of clothes on each other, so he asked the clerk to pack them up.
After leaving the store, Ming Lun dragged Jiang Lin to a store specializing in underwear brands to buy some underwear.
Originally, Ji Minglun wanted two dozen, but Jiang Lin disagreed, saying that it was too much, and only wanted half a dozen. However, when checking out, Ji Minglun asked the clerk to get another half dozen of the same size that fit his size. Jiang Lin glanced at him and finally said nothing.
Carrying the bag and getting on the elevator, Ji Minglun raised his wrist to check the time and asked Jiang Lin if he wanted to have dinner. They had just eaten at around 3 o'clock and were not feeling hungry, so they continued shopping. When they arrived at the door of a pet supply store, Jiang Lin stared at the doghouse displayed in the window and did not move.
Ji Minglun stopped beside him and said, "The boss called me the day before yesterday and said that you don't have time to accompany Cheese recently, so I took him for a walk and bought him some beef and tomato flavored snacks."
"It's not that I don't have time to go." Jiang Lin moved his fingers at his side, but didn't say the rest. Ji Minglun understood what he meant and asked, "How about going to take a look now? I'll accompany it, just don't touch it."
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Lin turned to Ji Minglun and said, "When I return to Los Angeles, can I keep Cheese at your place?"
Rubbing the braid behind his head, Ji Minglun smiled and said, "Didn't you ask me before you left last time? Of course it's no problem."
Ji Minglun was referring to the time when they had a falling out. Jiang Lin's face regained its smile, and he pointed at the doghouse and said, "Buy him a new one."
Ji Minglun pulled Jiang Lin into the store. After they looked around, Jiang Lin picked out a tent with a detachable and washable door curtain. Ji Minglun also thought this one was better. He also picked out clothes, toys and snacks for Cheese. Finally, they came out with two big bags and drove to the pet store.
On the way, Ji Minglun bought Jiang Lin disposable medical gloves at the pharmacy. After seeing Cheese, Cheese really jumped into his arms because he missed Jiang Lin so much. Jiang Lin held Cheese for a while and couldn't bear to put him down. Ji Minglun said that he would take Cheese back tonight. Anyway, the doghouse was in the next room, so it wouldn't have any impact on sleeping with the door closed at night.
Jiang Lin went to the boss to settle the bill, while Ji Minglun put the new dog leash he had just bought on Cheese. Maybe Cheese felt that he could go home, and he was very excited and refused to cooperate. With the help of the clerk, Ji Minglun finally put the leash on with great effort. He was even licked on the face several times by Cheese. He was really amused.
On the way back, Cheese's cries could be heard from time to time in the car. Jiang Lin, who was sitting in the back seat, was completely unable to restrain the puppy who was running around happily. He did not notice that the route was wrong. It was not until he arrived near Ji Minglun's house that he realized, "Why don't you go to my house?"
Glancing at him in the rearview mirror, Ji Minglun said, "Let's go to my house tonight. My bed is bigger."
Cheese took the opportunity to lick Jiang Lin's neck again. Jiang Lin dodged it and asked after letting it sit down, "What?"
After parking the car at the temporary parking strip on the side of the road, Ji Minglun unbuckled his seat belt and said, "Wait for me, I'm going to buy some things for tonight."
Jiang Lin still didn't understand what he was going to use tonight until Ji Minglun walked a few steps away, turned back, opened the car door and asked him what flavor of condoms he liked.
Seeing his expression change from understanding to being at a loss in an instant, Ji Minglun smiled. Remembering that he liked to eat taro paste, he suggested seeing if there was any with taro flavor. If not, he could buy some watermelon.
Watching Ji Minglun walk into the convenience store in front, Jiang Lin looked at the cheese on his knees.
Cheese tilted his head and looked at his big round, black eyes. He was stimulated by this innocent face. He raised his hand and grabbed the puppy's head, then leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes.
He didn't open his eyes when Ji Minglun came back. When he entered the residential area, he heard Ji Minglun's cell phone ringing.
Deng Feng's name was displayed on the car screen. Thinking that he was also in the car, Ji Minglun hung up the phone. After getting off the car, Deng Feng sent a message: [I'm in a bad mood, let's go out for a drink]
They were both standing in the trunk getting something. Jiang Lin glanced at Ji Minglun's phone screen and said, "It was Deng Feng who called just now, too."
"Yeah." Ji Minglun's expression was a little complicated. He didn't know whether he should refuse Deng Feng's invitation to drink.
After returning from Xi'an, Deng Feng tried to contact him several times, but his phone was either turned off or he didn't answer. Now that he understood that Jiang Lin had rejected Deng Feng, Deng Feng must have felt very uncomfortable. After hesitating for a moment, he put the phone back into his trouser pocket.
Jiang Lin didn't ask him why he didn't reply. The two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding. After taking out the things, he took Cheese into the elevator.
Putting the bag on the ground, Jiang Lin rubbed his fingers that were pinched by the heavy object. Ji Minglun took his hand and checked the small blisters of eczema. After confirming that there was no problem, he held his hand. There was no one else in the elevator, so Jiang Lin did not break free. The two of them put their palms together and watched the numbers on the elevator panel rise rapidly. Soon they reached the 28th floor.
Ji Minglun still held Jiang Lin's hand and picked up the three heavy bags on the ground by himself, leaving two light bags for Jiang Lin. The two of them and the dog walked out of the elevator and entered the house. Deng Feng called them again.
Looking at the lit screen, Ji Minglun said, "I'd better go out and talk to him clearly."
Pulling the cheese that was rubbing against Ji Minglun's calf to his side, Jiang Lin said hesitantly, "Then I'll wait for you to come back."
Leaning closer to Jiang Lin, Ji Minglun placed a kiss on her rosy lips, then turned and walked out.
The author has something to say:
In order to avoid any babes from opposing, here is a reminder that Zhao Jiyu is a beautiful top with personality problems (never appeared before). I have described Shen Ran's appearance in Chapter 2. He first appeared as the junior who opened the door when Jiang Lin first found Minglun's house, and later when Jiang Lin hiccuped during the basketball game, ate at the buffet, and went to Xi'an.