side by side

That kiss was a ball of fire, sticky and burning on Liang Jixuan's wrist, he subconsciously rubbed against the quilt.The skin and flesh on that side were originally porcelain white, and the undercurrent of cyanosis crawled under it, surging quietly.Now, it was blushed, Yin Yan was bruised, she stood abruptly on that wrist, glaring and dazzling, so people couldn't help but take a second look.

Liang Jixuan stared blankly at the bruise, his cheeks were still a little red.He was sinking into boundless remorse, ashamed of his blissful joy.The shame rising from that idea fermented fluffy and dense, accumulating in his chest, Liang Jixuan couldn't help but let out a long breath.

The night is too dark and he is going to be drunk.

He should have been in a hurry to go back, he had promised that Liang Jiqing would definitely go back at night, but when Gu Huatian asked to keep him overnight, he sealed his mouth and couldn't make a sound, it was a tacit consent.He regretted and apologized mixedly, staring at the red spot on his wrist in a daze.Liang Jixuan subconsciously wanted to ignore the slightly drunken happiness, but the idea of ​​happiness maliciously occupied all his thoughts.He was annoyed, his face blushed, and he felt more and more that the red mark on his wrist was piercing his eyes.

Gu Huatian went out and fetched some hot water for him, and he dawdled, but Gu Huatian sat aside, refusing to go out, so Liang Jixuan had to slowly twist the veil to wipe his face.He had just unbuttoned the cuff buttons, and the water beads rolled down his wrists and fell straight into the sleeves of his shirt.He was afraid that his clothes would get wet, so he rolled up his sleeves, exposing half of his forearm.

"What's wrong with you?" Gu Huatian said suddenly, and he grabbed his exposed forearm.

Liang Jixuan lowered his head in a daze, he only realized later that, similar to his wrist, his forearm was also dotted with red spots.

Not only the forearm, but these red spots covered Liang Jixuan's whole body.His skin is white, and the spots are dotted with red dots, clustered into clusters, dotted with flowers, like red plum blossoms in full bloom in the color of snow.Liang Jixuan frowned, what happened to him?The red spots were flat and deep, and when he pressed his hands, it didn't hurt or itch, nothing unusual.There was no abnormality in the red marks, but the bluish-white flesh underneath was slightly sunken with the pressure, and it took a while for it to return to its original shape.The weather is damp and cold, and he has been suffering from edema recently. The redness and bruises may also be eczema.

All the medicines and utensils were left at his old home in Yonghe Town, and now he had to make a preliminary judgment on guesswork.Just in case, Liang Jixuan swallowed two diphenhydramine.Now, he was kind of grateful that he was seasick and kept medicine with him.

"It's probably eczema, it's not a big problem," Liang Jixuan said to Gu Huatian, "But just in case, I'd better make a bed on the floor..."

"It's okay," Gu Huatian interrupted him.

"It's okay," he coughed twice, lowered his head and stroked the corner of the quilt, "It's been cold recently, I don't have much mattress, so I'll make do with it for the night."

The satin surface of the soft mattress is bright red, gilded with blood and waxy, dazzling, and the dim candlelight dances, wrapping away the bright red, leaving behind a strange and strange light and shadow fault.Maybe it was because of the effect of the medicine, Liang Jixuan curled up under the quilt, his limbs became weak and heavy.His whole body is extremely comfortable, his brain is extremely sleepy, but extremely slow.The surroundings are not silent, the charcoal fire crackles and explodes, the sound of breathing is light and even, distant, and occasionally there are two barking dogs and vague curses.Liang Jixuan was sleepy and comfortable, he felt his soul lightly escaped from his body, everything around him suddenly became quiet and faded, and he was watching this black and white silent film from the perspective of God with cold eyes.

In front of him, everything was still, if it wasn't for the occasional shaking of the candlestick on the table, he would have mistakenly thought that this was just a picture.Suddenly, the picture moved, and he saw Gu Huatian, who was leaning on the bedside quietly, moved away. He leaned in, hesitantly stretched out his hand, and Gu Huatian took the other person into his arms. , he must have used all his strength, but Liang Jixuan couldn't be sure, he couldn't hear or feel it, he could only see Gu Huatian's hand shaking slightly, he couldn't understand Gu Huatian's face That trace of sadness.Liang Jixuan watched, he was in a trance, he couldn't tell whether it was reality or a dream, he was supposed to be an insider, but looked down on all this from a detached outsider's perspective.He saw Gu Huatian suddenly turn around and cover himself under the quilt, he saw him curled up into a ball, his shoulders shrugged violently, he covered his face with his hands, as if he was crying.

Liang Jixuan took a step forward in a daze, wanting to see what happened, but the picture in front of him was suddenly blurred, he felt a powerless sense of weightlessness, he vaguely saw the roof getting farther and farther away from him...

"Ha!" Liang Jixuan sat up suddenly from the bed, it was already dawn.

He was dripping and rolling in sweat, the mattress was completely wet, and the spot was bright red, soaked and dizzy and dark.

Hastily twisting the square handkerchief for him, Gu Huatian couldn't help but frowned, his face was full of concern, "Did you have a nightmare?"

Liang Jixuan was still immersed in the aftertaste of that dream, unable to recover, he didn't pick up the veil, and just stared blankly at Gu Huatian subconsciously.

"Why, you don't know me anymore?" Liang Jixuan, who was still asleep, looked like a child, and Gu Huatian couldn't help but reached out and rubbed his messy hair that had fallen asleep.He smiled, as usual.

How could he dream that Gu Huatian was crying? This is really ridiculous.

"No...it's nothing!" Sheng stared at people, it was very impolite, Liang Jixuan came back to his senses, his face was flushed, he pulled off the handkerchief, and vigorously rubbed his face twice .I rubbed it so hard that the corners of my eyes turned red.

Gu Huatian still had that smile, with a little helplessness and a little doting, as if he was coaxing a child.Liang Jixuan looked around embarrassedly, his eyes suddenly fell on the table, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

"He...he..." Liang Jixuan was too shocked to speak.

"This," Gu Huatian followed his gaze to the table, and he couldn't help but smile too.There was a big cat with white hair and blue eyes squatting on the table, Gu Huatian scooped him up, "I saw this cat early this morning. He just lay on the ground, neither running nor barking." Yes, I'm not afraid that people should be domesticated, but I haven't seen them nearby before. It's strange to say, when did he come in, my doors and windows are all sealed... It's really weird."

The cat jumped out of Gu Huatian's embrace, and jumped straight onto the bed.He raised his two front paws, placed them on Liang Jixuan's hands, and licked Liang Jixuan's chin with his little tongue.

This cat is Xiao Hei.

"Hey... Ji Xuan, do you know this cat?" Gu Huatian felt something was wrong.

Liang Jixuan had no time to answer, he stared at Xiao Hei, and from his Binglan eyes, he clearly saw his own reflection.He subconsciously looked up at the roof, the beam was facing the bed, his so-called dream last night, from the perspective, it seemed to be in that position.

And that position, only Xiao Hei in front of him can climb up.

In Liang's house, Xiao Hei saved him once by snatching the dagger; later, he appeared in his brother's house in Guijiu alley for no reason; Curie.Liang Jixuan shivered suddenly.

He knows everything.

Xiao Hei licked and kissed his chin intimately, but Liang Jixuan felt chills running down his spine.

tbc.