Tentative

After Shen Yizhuo finished saying this, he went to the bathroom to take a shower on his own, and then returned to his room, leaving Qu Zhe with an unpleasant sound of closing the door.

He sat on the sofa blankly, not thinking about what was going on for a while.Of course, the top priority is to go home by himself while Shen Yizhuo is back in the room - but he doesn't want to do that.It's hard to tell whether it's real or an illusion, the whole space here is filled with the smell of Shen Yizhuo.

About two hours later, after confirming that Shen Yizhuo would not leave the room, and feeling sleepy again, Qu Zhe finally took off his glasses and put them on the table. He also relaxed and leaned against the sofa, putting his hands into his sleeves again. keep warm.He closed his eyes, his mind was buzzing, and things about Shen Yizhuo kept spinning in his mind.He wanted to know what Shen Yizhuo was doing now, and wanted to look at Shen Yizhuo's back, just like in the classroom... He inexplicably began to speculate whether the MP4 was in his hands after being taken away by Shen Yizhuo. Watching nasty pornographic videos.

The long-term routine made Qu Zhe unable to think for too long, and soon fell asleep in a daze.He unconsciously huddled into a ball, gradually changing from sitting to lying down, resting on the sofa pillow.Even wearing a thick down jacket, I still feel cold and getting colder.

It's going to catch a cold.

If you have a cold, you have a cold.

In the dimness, he heard the slight sound of the door lock of the room, but he was restrained by sleepiness, so that he couldn't open his eyes.Under the closed vision, his hearing became more and more sensitive. He heard Shen Yizhuo open and close the toilet door, and heard the sound of water coming from the toilet, but he couldn't open his eyes no matter what.

Footsteps gradually approached him, and then stopped beside the sofa.

Something heavy was covering him, footsteps sounded again, until the door of the room was closed again.

The next day.

When Qu Zhe opened his eyes, Shen Yizhuo stood in front of him, looking down at him.

"How long are you going to sleep?"

"...Sorry." Qu Zhe had a headache before fully waking up.He struggled to sit up, first grabbed his glasses and put them on, and then calmly woke up.Seeing him sitting up, Shen Yizhuo turned to the toilet to wash up.

From last night until now, the atmosphere has been heavy.

I don't know what Shen Yizhuo was thinking, but he unabashedly showed a completely different indifference from that in school, and even a little irritable.Including what he said, the tone and wording when he spoke, all exuded disgust for Qu Zhe.

But it makes sense.

When Shen Yizhuo came out of the toilet, Qu Zhe stood up and looked at him blankly.The other party turned a blind eye to looking for something in the cabinet in the living room, and then threw it on the coffee table: "Hurry up, I'm going to be late."

Those were toothbrushes and towels that hadn't been opened yet.Qu Zhe nodded, took the things and walked into the toilet of Shen Yizhuo's house.The mirror of the sink and the white tiles on the wall were covered with a layer of water mist, and all the daily necessities on the shelf were for one person, a toothbrush cup, a toothbrush, a towel... It seemed that Shen Yizhuo lived alone.

This discovery made Qu Zhe a little surprised. For students who have just entered high school, it is normal to live with their parents, followed by living on campus. It seems strange to live alone like this outside.

He opened the toilet door, turned around and looked at the sofa, Shen Yizhuo was looking at something.Qu Zhe wanted to speak, but when he opened his mouth, his throat felt dry. He coughed softly twice, and then said, "I...can I use your cup?"

"casual."

"thanks……"

"Hurry up, you're going to be late."

Compared with last night's displeasure, Shen Yizhuo now seemed to have no other problems except indifference.

He quickly unpacked the toothbrush, squeezed out the toothpaste, and brushed his teeth with water.During this period, he still couldn't control his curiosity, looking at everything that could be seen in this small space.

The brand of Shen Yizhuo's shampoo and shower gel, which one is the exact one, and what fragrance; the brand and type of toothpaste; the color and size of the towel... These are all things that he will never know if he just sits behind Shen Yizhuo for a long time thing.

While brushing his teeth, he stretched out his hand to touch the hanging towel, and finally moved closer to sniffing the smell on it—it didn't smell at all, if he had to say it, it only smelled of tap water.

"Hurry up!" Shen Yizhuo urged impatiently again.

"Mmm!"

Qu Zhe answered vaguely, and quickly raised his wrist to check the time.It's already seven o'clock, and the self-study starts at 07:30. If I don't go out, I won't have time to eat breakfast.Realizing this, Qu Zhe brushed his teeth hastily, put the toothbrush on the edge of the sink, took off his glasses, and washed his face with cold water in his hands.The cold water cleared his mind a lot, he wiped the water casually with his sleeve, and hurried out.

Shen Yizhuo had already put on his shoes and was standing at the door.

He grabbed his bag and hurried out.

The temperature in the early morning of winter is terribly low, and people who rush to school on the road have white breath in their breath.Qu Zhe walked quietly behind Shen Yizhuo's side, and he could see his bare neck just by raising his eyes a little.He was wearing a windbreaker without a hood today, and it didn't look very warm, with his neck exposed.Qu Zhe carefully recalled Shen Yizhuo's clothes since the cold weather. He didn't seem to like wearing collared clothes very much, and he never wore a scarf.

Maybe it's because I'm not afraid of the cold.Qu Zhe thought, as if feeling that he was getting colder, he shrunk his neck quietly.

Shen Yizhuo walked too fast, and Qu Zhe followed his steps until the steps were exactly the same, and the two walked towards the school at a constant speed.

When you arrive at a place about 500 meters away from the school, there is a traffic light.The two stopped at the zebra crossing, and Shen Yizhuo suddenly said, "Wait for another red light."

"Huh?" Qu Zhe looked at him puzzled.The other party was blown by the cold wind in the morning so that the tip of his nose and cheekbones were flushed, and there was also white water vapor when he spoke, but his beauty was not reduced at all.People like this kind of thing involves all aspects. Generally speaking, people who like people like everything; while people who hate people hate everything they do.

With just such a glance, Shen Yizhuo's eyebrows and eyes made Qu Zhe feel palpitations.

It's hard to say why, but I really feel that my heart is like being held in someone's hand, and every beat has a sense of tightness.

"I told you to wait for another red light." Shen Yizhuo said, also looking at him.

Qu Zhe's glasses were so big that they almost covered half of his face.

"Okay, okay..."

Just at this time, the boy who was turning from another intersection on the other side of the road, who was about to go to school, glanced at them by chance, immediately raised his hand and waved, and shouted: "Shen Yizhuo!"

"Tsk."

Shen Yizhuo smacked his lips unhappily, turned around as if he was a different person, and nodded.

The green light at the crosswalk finally turned on, Shen Yizhuo took a step forward, while Qu Zhe was still standing there, planning to wait for another red light according to his instructions.

He turned his face impatiently and shouted: "Hurry up."

Qu Zhe followed like a wooden man.

The boy stood across the road, waiting for them to come with a smile on his face. When he saw Qu Zhe, he was obviously surprised for a second: "...it's Qu Zhe, who am I?"

"Good morning……"

"Why are you together?" The boy naturally ignored Qu Zhe's words, walked side by side with Shen Yizhuo, approached him curiously, and asked, "Qu Zhe's house is in the same direction as yours?"

——I happened to meet you.

— not very familiar.

— Well, it was just a coincidence.

Qu Zhe can almost simulate the rest of the dialogue in his mind.Including why Shen Yizhuo asked him to wait for another red light, he also knew it well, in order to avoid the current situation.If you hate it so much, don't let him stay there overnight... As he thought about it, his mouth was already one step ahead of his brain: "I, I slept at his house last night..."

The smile on Shen Yizhuo's face froze for a moment, and he continued casually: "Well, there was no one in his house last night, so he dealt with it all night at my house."

"Hey——" the boy said thoughtfully, "So you two have such a good relationship?"

"Fortunately."

"Ah."

Two different answers popped up at the same time.The seat next to Shen Yizhuo was occupied by that boy, and Qu Zhe still followed behind. Hearing his words, Shen Yizhuo turned his head and glanced at him.

The contempt and disgust in those eyes clearly warned Qu Zhe to keep his mouth shut.

Qu Zhe lowered his head guiltily, avoiding his gaze.

The boy didn't seem to realize that they had huge differences on this topic, so he eagerly changed the topic and continued chatting with Shen Yizhuo.

"Hey, hey, do you know that the new game is in public beta, let's go to the Internet cafe together on weekends."

"Yeah. I know."

"Then do you want to go?" The boy asked, and turned his head to ask Qu Zhe's opinion: "Does Qu Zhe play games? Let's go together."

"Ah I……"

"Qu Zhe doesn't play games." Shen Yizhuo said with a smile, "He has to go to cram school on weekends and is very busy."

"Wow, you love studying so much." The boy looked at Qu Zhe in surprise, and the smile on his lips could no longer be hidden.

Love to study so much, but still one of the bottom few, this is much more embarrassing than the bottom of the crane who doesn't like to study.Qu Zhe didn't dare to refute Shen Yizhuo's words, and he interjected like a demonstration in the previous sentence, but he couldn't restrain the impulse in his heart for a moment.

He knew Shen Yizhuo's secret.

Shen Yizhuo also knew his secret.

They are tantamount to coercing each other, because it is unspeakable, but it adds a little taboo to this relationship.So in front of others, as long as a little exposure is made, Qu Zhe will feel the pleasure of touching taboos.

The more you can't say things, the more you want to say; the more you can't do things, the more you want to do... Therefore, people who can't get close, want to get close.

When they arrived at the school gate, they were still more than ten minutes late.The boy looked left and right at various breakfast shops, and then asked Shen Yizhuo: "Do you have breakfast?"

"Ah."

"What are you eating? Do you want noodles? Do you want Qu Zhe?" The boy's eyes were completely attracted by the steaming breakfast, and he didn't see Shen Yizhuo staring at Qu Zhe with displeasure, and then said, "Qu Zhe is eating on the road." After that, I want to eat noodles from this restaurant, do you want to eat?"

"Okay, I'm just afraid of being late."

"Then I..." Qu Zhe wanted to say something in a low voice.But before he could speak, Shen Yizhuo had already said to him: "Go to the classroom first."

His tone was tough and he could not refuse, but his expression was gentle, as if he had no malice at all.

"Well, then, then I'll go to the classroom first..."