fool around

At twelve thirty in the morning, Qi Lu closed the book, drank the last sip of bright red blood in the glass, took off the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, wiped the lenses with a flannel cloth, and put them into the long wooden box.

He looked the same as usual, his pajamas were buttoned up to the top, his nails were neatly trimmed and clean, and his hair was fluffy and soft after being washed naturally.

It was just a very ordinary night, but upon careful observation, some subtle differences could be seen.

The iron gate in the yard was ajar, and the windows of the room were not locked. A dim oil lamp was actually lit in the room that was never lit, as if waiting for someone to visit.

It was time to go to bed, but Qi Lu was still sitting at the desk, tapping his toes rhythmically on the carpet.

"call--"

A gust of wind blew outside the window, and the blowing oil lamp swayed slightly. In the flickering fire, he saw the mottled tree shadows cast on the ground from the window.

Slowly tapping his toes on the ground, Qi Lu walked to the window, turned sideways and saw that the light in Room 44 next door was still on.

Humans haven't slept yet, what is he doing?Why doesn't he come over?

The courtyard door was not closed, but according to his style, he probably wouldn't go through the gate; the windows were not locked, so if he came, he could push them open with a light push.A lamp was lit for him in the room, and with the light, he shouldn't be too scared...

He listened intently to the movement next door, trying to find clues to what Si Yu was doing at the moment.However, Mr. Qi obviously overestimated his hearing. Except for the rustling of leaves being blown by the wind and his own breathing, everything else was silent.

Qi Lu subconsciously held his breath to reduce noise interference.

Two seconds later, he sighed and raised his hand to press his forehead.

Why is he so childish?I'm afraid even Xiaofu wouldn't do such a stupid thing...

Qi Lu smiled helplessly, folded his arms around his chest, and leaned against the window, quietly watching the warm yellow light projected from the next room.

He only read ten pages all night, and his efficiency was unbelievably low.After sitting at the table for a while, he got up and went to the yard to confirm whether the gate was blown shut by the wind, otherwise why didn't his lover come?

When it was nearly ten o'clock, he happened to read an article, a letter written by a scholar to his beloved girl before he went to Beijing to rush for the exam, expressing his heart to the girl, and marrying her when he returned to his hometown with the title of gold medal.Qi Lu has always been unmoved when reading these love and love things, and even felt that human emotions are overflowing and inexplicable, but today he read a little bit of excitement, as if a small seed was buried in his chest, ready to break ground. out.

He leaned against the window, breathing steadily.

Si Yu seems to like light very much. During the day, he likes to sit lazily on the steps and bask in the sun, and at night he likes to turn the lights to the brightest.He doesn't like it. The blood race is naturally sensitive to light. Even though the sun's influence on him becomes weaker and weaker as he grows older and stronger, he still doesn't like it.

He never turns on the lights, and his five senses are more sensitive than ordinary ghosts, and he can come and go freely in the dark.

The oil lamp in the room was burning quietly, an idea suddenly popped up in Qi Lu's mind, he could light a lamp for Si Yu, every day from now on.

There was a sudden sound from the next door, as if the water glass fell to the ground.

Qi Lu shook his head, really careless and clumsy.

After a while, the lights in Room 44 went out, the tree shadows outside the window turned into a black mass, the wind also stopped, and everything was silent.

Qi Lu also closed the window, and when he dropped the deadbolt lock, he paused with his fingertips, but the lock was still not inserted, and the window was opened a small crack.

If Si Yu doesn't come today, he will always come tomorrow.Qi Lu thought, if Si Yu doesn't come to Room 43 tomorrow, then he will go to Room 44.

Mr. Qi restrained himself, observed etiquette and self-discipline all night, and he has reached the limit.

He bent down to blow out the oil lamp, and just as the flame dimmed, there was a "squeak" sound from the window.

The window was pulled open from the outside, and a sentence came out from the gap in the curtain: "Mr. Qi? Are you asleep?"

The small seed in Qi Lu's chest bumped into the soil twice, and he turned around to open the window almost immediately, stopped after taking two steps, raised his hand to rub his hair, and messed up his neckline again A little bit, to create the illusion of "I was sleeping and I was just woken up".

"Are you asleep? Then I'll go back first!"

Si Yu's soft muttering voice came from the window, Qi Lu's heart skipped a beat, and he stepped up and opened the curtains in two or three steps: "I'm not asleep."

Holding something with a hard shell in his hand, Si Yu raised his head and asked, "Did you sleep?"

"Cough..." Qi Lu pretended to be sleepy and blinked, "I was sleeping just now, but now I'm awake, what's the matter?"

"Can I go in?" Si Yu raised his finger and pointed to the room.

Qi Lu froze for a moment, then turned away: "Yes."

Si Yu had been looking forward to entering Qi Lu's room for a long time. After getting permission, he opened the window and entered the room. The room was darker than the outside. He was like an explorer exploring a new continent, excited.

Just as Si Yu jumped out of the window, Qi Lu grabbed his arm in the dark, Si Yu was startled, and asked nervously, "Is it not possible?"

Qi Lu's voice was somewhat helpless: "Stand, I'll go light the lamp."

The oil lamp that had just been blown out was relit, and Si Yu could clearly see the furnishings in the house in the flickering light of the fire.

"You sleep in a coffin?" he asked in disbelief.

"Well," Qi Lu was inexplicably worried. He knew that it was impossible for human beings to accept the behavior of placing a coffin in a room, so he licked his dry lips, "Let's go outside..."

"It's so cool!" Si Yu whispered, ran to the side of the coffin, half-kneeled on the carpet, carefully tapped the edge of the coffin with his fingers, turned his head and said with a smile to Qi Lu, "Mr. Qi, if you let me Just come and visit your room."

Si Yu's reaction was far beyond Qi Lu's expectation. He loosened his clenched fist, stretched his fingers loosely, and asked, "Why?"

"Then I will definitely fall in love with you sooner!" Si Yu blurted out, "Driving a tractor, drinking blood, sleeping in a coffin, how special it is!"

The little seed broke through the ground and sprouted green shoots.

"nonsense."

Qi Lu put his hands on his lips so that he wouldn't laugh too stupidly under the light. He still didn't know how to deal with Teacher Si's casual love words. Like a dumbass.

Si Yu walked around the coffin with great interest, Mosuo thumbed his chin thoughtfully, never tired of teasing the innocent Qi Libaba: "The coffin is good, but it's too small. In the future, the two of us will be together." It's too crowded to sleep, or sleep on the carpet? How to roll over and over again..."

Toss and turn?rolling around?What is he implying?

Qi Lu's Adam's apple rolled heavily, feeling a little flustered for no reason, and out of the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Si Yu's provocative half of his mouth, as if waiting to see him make an embarrassment.When he looked carefully again, the evil smile disappeared, and Si Yu stared at him with round eyes blinking, his expression was pure and innocent.

"If there are two people..." Qi Lu swallowed unconsciously, turned his eyes sideways, and his ears were tinged with unnatural redness, "I will cut wood to make a big bed."

Si Yu let out a "puchi", lying on the side of the coffin and let out a crisp laugh.

"..."

Qi Lu stood on the spot with his hands behind his back, only then did he realize that his 200-year-old monster had been tricked.

Si Yu pretended not to notice that Qi Lu was pretending to be calm. After laughing enough, he sat cross-legged on the carpet, stretched out his right hand to Qi Lu, and said, "Mr. Qi, my hand hurts."

When he was being obedient, his tone was so soft that it was unreasonable. Qi Lu thought of hearing the sound of the cup falling to the ground just now, and wondered if Si Yu had knocked his hands.He frowned and knelt down, held Si Yu's palm and asked, "How did you hurt?"

"If you type, your hand will be broken." Si Yu clasped Qi Lu's hand and said with a smile.

It was only then that Qi Lu noticed that the hard-shell object that Si Yu carried was not too big and not very thick.

"This," Si Yu pointed at the hard case, "it's called a computer. Have you seen Mr. Qi before?"

His hand was not really hurt, so Qi Lu was relieved.He sat beside Si Yu, shoulder to shoulder with him, shook his head and said, "No."

"It's really old-fashioned," Si Yu turned off the computer screen, clicked on a document on the desktop, turned his head and smiled at Qi Lu, and joked, "If it weren't for me, I don't know what you would do."

"When I was with you," Qi Lu answered solemnly, "Your great-grandfather might have just been born."

His expression was cold and his tone was calm. Si Yu didn't realize that he was joking for a while, so he said angrily: "What's so great about you!"

"..." Qi Lu, who rarely joked with someone, had to change the subject, "What is this?"

He raised his chin at the screen, and Si Yu smiled "hehe" and said, "I wrote the lesson plan all night."

"What lesson plan?"

"The lesson plan I wrote for you," Si Yu said, "I want to teach Mr. Qi how to fall in love. After thinking for a long time, I finally came up with a plan."

Qi Lu raised his eyebrows: "Huh?"

"Teaching and meeting!" Si Yu patted his chest and promised.

"Okay," Qi Lu's eyebrows softened, and he sat closer to Si Yu's side. First, his palm lightly touched Si Yu's side waist, and then quietly extended along the waistline until it completely surrounded Si Yu, " I will definitely listen carefully to Teacher Si's class."

"Then the first lesson has started?" Si Yu tilted his head and rubbed against his shoulder.

"Ah."

"The theme of the first lesson is—" Si Yu said softly, "Frankness."

Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, he had a premonition of what Si Yu was going to say next: "Frank?"

"Well," Si Yu said with a smile, "Mr. Qi, as a teacher, I will set an example first."

Qi Lu's heart softened, and he let out a low "hmm" from his throat.

"I have a sword," Si Yu looked straight into Qi Lu's eyes frankly, "but I don't know what it is."

"Well, I know." Qi Lu said.

"I want to be honest about the second thing." Si Yu grabbed Qi Lu's hand and said loudly, "Mr. Qi, I will not hurt you, you trust me."

Qi Lu scratched Si Yu's palm and said, "Well, I know too."

Si Yu breathed a sigh of relief, he sat upright, his expression became a little serious, and he said, "There is a third thing."

Qi Lu judged from his expression that the third matter was not that simple, he raised his hand and stroked the back of Si Yu's head: "I'm listening."

Si Yu took a deep breath and said word by word: "I originally had two swords, but I lost one of them."