live happily ever after

⑧ memories

That night, Shen Chen texted him back with a "OK."

Not long after, Qi Yixuan sent him another message, "Wait for me to come back."

These are four wonderful words.Inexplicably, Shen Chen faintly had expectations again.

What to expect?Shen Chen looked at those four words, but didn't reply.But I read it several times unknowingly, and the text message stayed at 21:39 the day before yesterday.

When Shen Chen lowered his head and put away his phone, Lin Huasen just came in.

Shen Chen was the only one living in the dormitory, and everyone else had gone home.

Lin Huasen booked a ticket for Friday with him and went home with him.In the remaining few days, Lin Huasen often came to visit, brought breakfast to Chen Chen, and stayed in Chen Chen's dormitory all day.

Sometimes I don't say anything all day, but I will sit in one place and chat occasionally.Shen Chen is not like in front of Qi Yixuan in front of others, he often talks eloquently and needs to say a few jokes to make people laugh.Instead, he quietly went about his business.At the beginning, Shen Chen wanted to be alone, but it was hard to refuse Lin Huasen's frequent visits. Lin Huasen was shameless and shameless for a few more days, and Shen Chen also began to get used to Lin Huasen's existence. Lin Huasen was also quiet, sitting in front of the computer and being himself The only thing is that his eyes are always on Shen Chen, and sometimes Shen Chen can meet Lin Huasen as soon as he turns his head, and the two of them look away uncomfortably.

This kind of gaze started when he took back the phone from Lin Huasen that night, and Shen Chen's flustered heart began to haunt him again.

Until today, when Lin Huasen entered the door, his gaze stayed on the mobile phone in Shen Chen's hand.

Lin Huasen put down his breakfast, walked up to Shen Chen, and looked down at him.

Shen Chen sat back on the chair, with his hands resting on the back of the chair.Looking up, I saw Lin Huasen's lips pursed into a line.

"what happened?"

"Go back this time, and I'll pretend to be your boyfriend."

Lin Huasen's voice didn't fluctuate at all, as if he was stating a fact, a mission, not discussing with Shen Chen.

Seeing Shen Chen's eyes widen and his mouth slightly open in surprise, he smiled instead. "what do you think?"

"what are you saying?"

"Shen Chen." Lin Huasen called him softly, and squatted down.Shen Chen squatted down along with him and lowered his gaze.

"I'm not kidding you, I saw your phone that night... I didn't mean to, it just happened to be on."

Just as Shen Chen guessed, the screen will light up when a message comes.The bright light and the people in the photo betrayed Shen Chen's secret.

"I often see you looking at your phone in a daze. You didn't go home this year for the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. Your luggage was packed. I watched you pack it, but you didn't go back after receiving the call." Lin Huasen paused one time. "You're avoiding him, right? Is that what I think?"

It has to be said that Lin Huasen is smart, and with just a photo and information, Shen Chen's painstaking thoughts can be brought to the surface.

Maybe Lin Huasen is not smart, but he is too stupid.He is not good at hiding secrets, otherwise Qi Yixuan would not have discovered him early.

Shen Chen was speechless.

"I don't want to see you feel uncomfortable. If you use me as an excuse, will you relax in front of him?"

Shen Chen looked in through those two lenses, and saw a pair of sincere and serious eyes.

Lin Huasen was right, Shen Chen couldn't let go of his own thoughts, and promised Qi Yixuan that he couldn't do it, he was guilty, so he became a coward and chose to escape.

"I'm willing to be your shield."

In another country separated by jet lag, Qi Yixuan and the lecturer took leave to go home for the Chinese New Year. The lecturer assigned an important task and needed time to stay in school and complete it with the students in the same group, but Qi Yixuan still found a family member to accompany him For the reason of travel, I booked the air ticket many days in advance.

On the night after sending text messages with Shen Chen, Qi Yixuan did not go back to the dormitory with his American companions, but walked along the Golden Gate Bridge alone. Qi Yixuan's mind was entangled.Qi Yixuan looked up at the moon tonight, and suddenly thought of Shen Chen's expression when he saw the full moon.

He said to Qi Yixuan, the moon is so round and bright tonight, it is very beautiful!

Qi Yixuan looked at the tiny light in his eyes, and wanted to say, it's not as bright as you, nor as good-looking as you.

Thinking in this way, the breeze blows away the floating clouds, the full outline of the moon is revealed, and Qi Yixuan's heart is suddenly enlightened.

He saw two American men walking in front of him, kissed generously, and walked forward holding hands and cuddling each other.

Qi Yixuan picked up the phone, and suddenly wanted to call Shen Chen again, so he could just say it on the phone.

He likes Shen Chen because he wants to be like those two men, kissing and hugging.But he realized it too late, he didn't realize until he was in a foreign country, far away from the country, that he also wanted to do the same thing as Shen Chen.

The idea of ​​wanting to kiss him before was not an illusion, but a desire hidden deep in my heart just around the corner.

He wanted to tell Chen Chen himself, but they always missed him. He finally realized that Chen Chen was hiding from him on purpose, so he couldn't help it anymore. He wanted to tell Chen Chen his heart quickly, and he waited for the two people's hearts. The day we communicated.I didn't even think about whether it would be too late.He knew that Shen Chen was hiding from him, but he didn't know what Shen Chen had done for their relationship to go back to the past.

Until the day before returning to China, Shen Chen took the initiative to call him.The moment Qi Yixuan heard his voice, his heart melted.

This year, there were not many voice calls, and they often sent messages to each other, telling each other about their lives.Because of the time difference, the chatting is always intermittent. During the day, Qi Yixuan was afraid that Shen Chen would not be able to rest well after staying up late, so he said good night in China time after a few words, and after a few minutes, he reckoned that Shen Chen might have fallen asleep. When he was at school, he sent messages to Shen Chen one by one, saying what he saw and heard in American schools, with photos attached.Thumbs rubbed every sentence Shen Chen replied to him on the screen, and with a smile, he attached the surge of consciousness to every sentence of daily life.

As everyone knows, Shen Chen falls asleep every day relying on the unanswered messages after saying goodnight, looking forward to the rising of the sun and the arrival of light, when he wakes up, he can reply to Qi Yixuan's messages, imagining Qi Yixuan's deep sleep, Information sent back.

Shen Chen's voice passed into Qi Yixuan's ears through shaking and flowing electric current.

"Yixuan, you're coming back soon, come out to play when the time comes, I'm in love, it's a boy."

Shen Chen's voice was neither soft nor heavy, with shyness and joy that he hesitated to speak, but it was like a lead stone with edges and corners all around, hitting Qi Yixuan's heart painfully and heavily.Instantly felt that the air in this world was eroded by Shen Chen's words.

He was so suffocated that he couldn't speak, and he was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would be defeated.

Qi Yixuan thought of the boy in Shen Chen's circle of friends who was close to the group photo. At that time, he was still indulging in the feelings that gradually became clear because of his jealousy, but he ignored all the emotional fermentation behind the group photos.

There was an omen early on, Qi Yixuan was always too late, too late to find out, so he couldn't say anything in his heart.

They didn't know how long they had listened to each other's breathing, Shen Chen's gentle voice called him several times before Qi Yixuan spoke with difficulty. "congratulations."

Shen Chen's voice calling his name was still so pleasant, Qi Yixuan was very reluctant, and wanted him to call him a few more words.

Shen Chen seemed to be smiling. "Thanks."

Shen Chen said that he would not like it anymore, so he really didn't like it, and he was serious.Qi Yixuan felt very uncomfortable, and felt that Shen Chen was too bad, he could let go so quickly, and fell in love so quickly, finally he could be the purest friend with him, just as he wished.But the bad thing is that now he can't do it.

Qi Yixuan held the phone and smiled wryly.And how could he be blamed?It was because he didn't recognize his own heart early, didn't catch Shen Chen's liking in time, and let it slip away in vain, lingering in other people's hearts.

What should he do?

The person who stayed up all night still took his luggage and boarded the plane back to China the next day. Shen Chen said he would come to pick him up, and Zhou Xingyang also came back.

Qi Yixuan only recently found out what he was going to England for.

It seems that he is the last one to know about many things.

Qi Yixuan thought, if there was no phone call last night, what would be the first thing he would do after returning to China?

He wanted to confess to Shen Chen that during the three years they had been together day and night, the seeds of friendship had already broken through the shell and sprouted, spreading in the bottom of his heart that could not be ignored.

Cun Cun tender intestines, every silk penetrates to the bone.

But now that he was dragging his suitcase, he saw in the crowd the person he had been thinking about day and night in the United States, but he was a little timid and at a loss for what to do.

He stared straight at the people until Shen Chen turned around and saw Qi Yixuan standing there in the sea of ​​criss-crossing people.

Shen Chen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, raised his hand and waved it widely, wanting Qi Yixuan to see him.

But how could Qi Yixuan not see it?The person who can be seen at a glance, the person whose heart and eyes are full of thoughts, the smile that reaches the bottom of the eyes, as if there are stars rushing towards him behind him.

Shen Chen trotted over and stood in front of him.

"welcome back!"

Qi Yixuan heard his familiar voice, without the hindrance of the current, it really came into his ears.His hand was faster than his heart, and he raised his hand and stroked the palm of Shen Chen's head. Shen Chen's hair was still the same as before, neither tied nor hard, and still had a familiar soft touch.

Eyes surged. "I'm back."

Later, Zhou Xingyang rushed over to meet and booked a restaurant, and the three of them ate around a round table.

After exchanging pleasantries and joking, Zhou Xing raised his head, and talked one after another, but he had a great time chatting, and regained the feeling of three years in high school, going in and out together, always having endless things to say.

Boys are like this, parting for a long time, a glass of wine and a table of food, the conversation starts, and the feeling comes back.

Zhou Xingyang took the wine and clinked glasses from time to time.Qi Yixuan's eyes always fell on Shen Chen, Shen Chen looked at him and smiled at him.

Later, when we talked about Shen Chen's university, Shen Chen just received a call from Lin Huasen. I don't know if he meant it, so Shen Chen told him the address of the restaurant.

It wasn't long before he came.

Lin Huasen held Shen Chen's hand in front of Qi Yixuan and Zhou Xingyang. Zhou Xingyang stood beside Qi Yixuan so surprised that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, and subconsciously looked at Qi Yixuan. As if stabbed, he suddenly turned his head away.

Shen Chen's heart sank, and he lowered his head.

What Lin Huasen said that day, Shen Chen didn't say it badly or well.Just being silent like this was regarded as the default.Shen Chen told Qi Yixuan that he was already in a relationship, but he never thought of asking Lalin Huasen to appear on the stage. He was just inspired by this and wanted to use lies to build confidence so that he could feel more comfortable facing Qi Yixuan.

Anyway, after four years of separation, or even longer, everything will be blown away with the wind.

Lin Huasen made his own claim.Shen Chen secretly broke away from Lin Huasen's hand, the temperature of his palm was scorching hot.

Shen Chen sneaked a look at Qi Yixuan's face, only to see that his face was gloomy and he didn't say a word.I don't know why I seem to be out of my mind, a little sad.

The moment Qi Yixuan turned his head away was hurtful.Sure enough, I still can't accept it, Shen Chen thought, Qi Yixuan's anger is at least temporary, but it would be good if they can keep their friendship for a long time.