don't sacrifice

When Xiaobai got home, it was already late at night.

He was really tired. The moment he entered the house, he felt that he lost his sense of support and almost sat on the floor.Today was very exciting for him. First, he was notified that he had been assigned such an important and confidential task, and he had already made up a step of Infernal Affairs in his mind. He had already trembled in his heart before entering the enemy camp.

But now, there was one more thing that bothered him even more.

Originally, he also expected that Zhou Qichen would speak out against him for this undercover mission.But in the end, he didn't expect his reaction to be so big.In fact, I knew in my heart that he was caring about me, but when I recalled his feeling at that time, I only felt disgusted.It feels like he doesn't trust himself.

Xiao Bai tiptoed to his feet, the room was pitch black, and Zhou Qichen seemed to have fallen asleep.When he walked to the door of the bedroom, there was a slight breathing sound from the crack in the door.He sighed and did not enter the bedroom.

He found the quilt and pillows from the closet in the living room, and planned to make do on the sofa for the night.At this moment, he needs to be alone, calm down in the dark, and devote more thoughts to the upcoming task.

The sofa is too soft, and it sinks in when you lie down.At this time, the old wall clock in the living room rang three times, and it was already three o'clock in the morning.In this dark world, Xiaobai closed his tired eyes and fell asleep...

The bedroom door was quietly opened.Zhou Qichen came out staggeringly. He just heard the sound of a key opening the door in the dream, so he got up in a daze. With a 'click', he reached out and turned on the headlight in the living room, and his vision was instantly white.

"!"

This made Xiao Bai, who had just fallen asleep, wake up suddenly, and sat up immediately.So in this dazzling light, the two looked at each other, relatively speechless for a while.

It was Zhou Qichen's sneer that broke the deadlock.

"It's really skillful..." His expression seemed to be a little angry, and the hand pressed against the wall was secretly clenched into a fist, "Now I have learned to go home so late, and still sleep in the living room? Why don't you just go outside Overnight?"

From his tone, Xiaobai could clearly hear his jealousy, but at the moment he was exhausted physically and mentally, and he didn't intend to continue to tangle with him, so he responded in that impatient tone, "I'm very tired, please put me Turn off the lights, I'm going to bed."

"Go to sleep and go to the bedroom!" Zhou Qichen's tone was not much better, and an unknown flame surged into his chest again.

"No." Xiaobai lay back on the sofa again, turned over and rejected him in a flat tone.

That refusal seemed to have completely angered Zhou Qichen.Without saying a word, he rushed to the front of the sofa, lifted Xiao Bai's quilt and threw it on the ground.Xiaobai wanted to reach out to grab it, but almost rolled himself to the ground.He was also enraged, raised his head, and glared at Zhou Qichen who was panting heavily.

"What on earth are you trying to do?" He still tried his best to restrain the anger in his heart, trying to talk to him as peacefully as possible.

But Zhou Qichen didn't seem to take his efforts seriously, his eyes seemed to be breathing fire, and with a wave of his hand, he threw Xiaobai's pillow from the sofa.The soft pillow was led by a powerful force, and it collided so forcefully with the vase placed on the coffee table not far away. The vase fell to the ground and the glass splashed everywhere.

Zhou Qichen's heavy breathing filled Xiaobai's ears, and Xiaobai looked up at him standing behind the light.This was the first time he couldn't see his expression clearly, and it was also the first time he felt such disgust.

"I beg you, can you not do this..."

Xiaobai couldn't lift his head anymore, he fell back on the sofa, put his head in his hands, and said in a low voice, "I'm really tired, I just want to sleep... And I really don't understand why you to get angry with me. Did I do something wrong...Can't you give me more credit..."

Hearing his crying voice trembling slightly, Zhou Qichen's heart instantly turned into a puddle of water.No matter how much anger he had before, he was extinguished all at once, and his original childish psychology grew instantly with that slight whimper.He seemed to have lost his memory, forgot how excited he was just now, and suddenly knelt down on his knees, stretched out his hands to hold Xiao Bai's cheeks,

"I'm sorry...I..." He also realized what kind of irrational behavior he had just done, and secretly slapped himself thousands of times in his heart, "I didn't want to argue with you just now..."

Yes, how could he be so cruel to Xiaobai?His original intention was to protect him better, so that he would not be touched by danger at all, but now the person who hurt him became himself again.The remorse from that year returned to his heart, making it difficult for him to control himself.

"It's all my fault." As he spoke, he was the one who shed tears first.

"Hey...why are you crying?" Xiao Bai saw the changes before and after, and only felt annoyed and funny.

"How could it be..." Zhou Qichen wiped his eyes, and sat on the sofa, as if nothing had happened, he naturally put his arms around Xiaobai's shoulders.

After these days, Xiaobai obviously felt that Zhou Qichen was becoming more and more like a child, but he had absorbed a lot of his arrogant temperament.He didn't care anymore, although he still wanted to keep a cold face, but the corners of his mouth raised a little unnaturally.

"Stinking idiot..." He finally couldn't help it, and cursed with a smile.

Zhou Qichen didn't reply, just bent down, buried his face on Xiaobai's shoulder, closed his eyes and sucked in his breath.Under the bright light, the two returned to peace again.

"Do you know how shocked I was when I heard the news when I went to Beijing today. My first reaction was to greet the eight generations of the director's ancestors and scold him hard for this pig-headed guy..."

Seeing that Xiaobai just wanted to open his mouth to blame him, he quickly covered his mouth, looked into his eyes and said, "Let me finish."

"I'm really selfish. I just thought about protecting you, but I forgot that you are also an adult with ideas and achievements." When he spoke, his eyes were full of water, and under the light, Dazzling like the brightest star in the sky, "I remember when I first met you, you were really a child, without distinction between good and evil, innocent and pale. This actually made me ignore your current growth. With you as a companion, this awareness has become dull. It’s all my fault, I only realized that you don’t need this kind of protection anymore, and with your ability, you can also protect what you want to protect.”

He took a deep breath, as if he had made a big decision, "Since the director chose you this time, he must have believed in your ability. Of course, you have to remember, I must believe in your ability the most That one! This time I will also fully support you! So don’t worry about anything, know that I will always stand behind you.”

However, after he finished speaking these heartfelt words, he felt that the weight on his shoulders had increased a lot.There was warmth in the ear, and it was the sound of Xiaobai's regular and subtle breathing.Between that exhalation and inhalation, there is a rare peace and warmth in the world.

"...I'm sorry, I know you're so tired, but you still say a lot here." Seeing this, Zhou Qichen stood up gently, and carried Xiaobai back to the bed in the bedroom.

After covering him with the quilt, looking at the peaceful and tired face of the person on the bed, I couldn't help feeling distressed again.

He bent down and pressed a gentle kiss on Xiaobai's forehead.There was guilt and epiphany about what he had done childishly.He remembered that Xiaobai told himself that he was the one who brought him hope, and he hoped that it would always be like this.

"I think I may have grown up with you too. In the past, the more you loved someone, the more confused you became, but it was you who made me clear my mind." The corners of Zhou Qichen's mouth raised a gentle arc, low He murmured, "This is really a good thing."

This time, he quietly left the bedroom, returned to the living room, picked up the quilt and pillows on the floor, and slept on the sofa.Because the sofa was too soft, he didn't sleep comfortably.But in order to let the little boy who was about to do something big get a good night's sleep, he didn't feel the slightest hardship.