keep watch

The gray walls of the streets and alleys set off against the bustling crowd, and the afterglow of the setting sun invades every inch of time.

A yellow-haired puppy passed through the alley. Zhou Xingchen had just finished class, and he was holding tonight's dinner in his right hand. He weighed tomorrow's schedule and didn't focus on the road. He almost collided with the oncoming puppy. Fortunately, he reacted Fast enough, Zhou Xingchen stopped and didn't hit him. The puppy stopped at his feet, with his head raised slightly, and his limbs pawing at his calf, as if he was very interested in his dinner.

Zhou Xingchen's heart was warm, he squatted down and stroked the puppy's fluffy head, someone's hair should be so soft to the touch.

Looking up, she saw Shen Yiyan in front of the supermarket.

Unlike before, Shen Yiyan was not alone, he was talking with a man.

Zhou Xingchen leaned against a wall and squatted down. The puppy's sly eyes were clear and clean, and he was licking the tip of his shoes with a warm tongue. Zhou Xingchen was teasing and observing the two people not far away.

At this moment, the man suddenly hugged Shen Yiyan, but was quickly pushed away by Shen Yiyan. Shen Yiyan seemed to leave after saying a word to the man.

Zhou Xingchen couldn't help thinking of the webpage he hacked not long ago, where he slandered Shen Yiyan, saying that Shen Yiyan was gay.

Is it a boyfriend?Random thought.

Zhou Xingchen's eyes were dim, and there was a strange feeling in his heart, especially when Shen Yiyan hugged that man.

He didn't mind Shen Yiyan's orientation, but was surprised by the man's behavior of embracing Shen Yiyan.Not disgust, but inexplicable anger.

In the third year of high school, a boy once confessed to himself, but he rejected him.This is the closest he has ever been to the group.

At that time, I was busy with my studies and didn't want to fall in love early. Looking at the sad person in front of me, Zhou Xingchen didn't know how to comfort him.

The boy wanted to kiss him, but he was pushed away by himself. Zhou Xingchen was surprised at his overstepping the distance. At the same time, disgust and anger welled up in his heart, and he said casually: "I hate being touched by men." Maybe he said this like this Boys can give up.

Later, this boy never appeared in front of him again.

Zhou Xingchen took out a piece of meat from the plastic box and threw it half a meter away. The puppy ran towards the piece of meat excitedly.

There was a sudden power outage at night, Zhou Xingchen remembered that the electricity bill for this month had already been paid, and was about to call the landlord.

Just in time, the landlord sent a message saying that there was a problem with the electrical circuit at home, and the maintenance master recently asked for leave, suggesting that he move out during this period of time.

There was only half a battery left on the phone, and it probably wouldn't last until tomorrow. Zhou Xingchen speculated for a long time, and knocked on the door next door without haste.

"Zhou Xingchen?" Shen Yiyan was surprised by Zhou Xingchen's late-night care.

"I'm sorry..." Zhou Xingchen said, "There is a problem with the electrical circuit at home, but recently the maintenance master went out, and the landlord suggested that I come to seek refuge with someone else."

The implication is to use your family for a period of time.

Shen Yiyan was slightly surprised.

"Come in." Shen Yiyan opened the door and let Zhou Xingchen in.

I saw that the house was very small, with very little furniture. There was a TV set outside the simple table and chairs. Underneath was a half-meter-high pile of white printing paper, densely filled with boring and difficult calculation formulas. The few green plants next to the counter that can show the breath of life have also become shriveled, and the withered leaves hang lonely on the branches that have been shrunk and yellowed due to lack of water, looking very pitiful.

Shen Yiyan poured a glass of water and asked Zhou Xingchen to sit down. His demeanor was a little hasty, and Shen Yiyan seemed a little restless.

"Thank you." Zhou Xingchen took the cup and took out his phone, "Can I charge it.

"Of course." Shen Yiyan nodded.He asked again, "Have you taken a shower?" Shen Yiyan's face was a little red.

"Washed." Zhou Xingchen replied.

"You can sleep in your room tonight." Shen Yiyan lowered his eyes when he said this.

"No, I can just sleep on the sofa." Zhou Xingchen smiled, thinking that after all, he came to seek refuge, and there was no reason for the master not to sleep in the room.

"Okay." Shen Yiyan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and under the night light, his skin became whiter.

Zhou Xingchen swallowed, feeling a little flustered.

"Why don't you go to bed first, I'll get a pillow when I go home." Zhou Xingchen turned his face away and stabilized his heartstrings.

Shen Yiyan nodded, and after Zhou Xingchen left, he let out a long sigh, went under the TV, took out the photo album from under the pile of manuscript paper, pondered for a moment, got up and went into the room.

If he saw it, he would think I was a pervert, Shen Yiyan sneered.

When Zhou Xingchen came back the next day, he habitually returned to the front of his own house, and only after opening the door did he come over in a daze, for he had already lived in someone else's house.

Shen Yiyan gave herself the spare key last night. When Zhou Xingchen opened the door, what caught his eye was a smooth back, the smooth lines made the man even thinner, and Zhou Xingchen blushed.

Shen Yiyan who heard the movement came back to his senses, realized that there was another pair of eyes staring at him in this narrow space, and put on his clothes in a panic.

"Sorry." Zhou Xingchen's face was slightly hot, and the scene just now was still replaying in his mind.

Shen Yiyan's face was flushed, and he hesitated: "It's okay, I thought no one came back, so I can just change here if I want to, but I didn't expect..."

"I pretended I didn't see anything." Zhou Xingchen was embarrassed, put down his bag, and when he came back to his senses, he wondered if he was too nervous. Shen Yiyan and himself are both men, and there should be no reason for nervousness when they saw bodies of the same sex.

But Shen Yiyan's blushing face and fair and smooth back were still replaying in his mind.

Zhou Xingchen's brain was a little swollen, he poured himself a glass of water, and took a big sip, trying to suppress his charming thoughts.

That night was even more exciting than watching a movie. In the middle of the night, Zhou Xingchen was woken up by the heat of his lower body. He walked into the bathroom with a dark face, turned on the cold water, and poured out the nameless evil fire.

How long has it been since I vented?Zhou Xingchen was a little distressed.

But what made Zhou Xingchen even more distressed was that in his dream he was pressing down on someone's back. This back was very white and slippery, and his head was deeply buried in the pillow. He stretched out his hand to see the person's face, and then the person turned his head, Zhou Xingchen was stunned. Just a moment, because this face belongs to Shen Yiyan.

The next day Zhou Xingchen looked at Shen Yiyan very strangely.Consciously or unintentionally, she avoided close contact with Shen Yiyan, and even when the two of them were talking, they tried to keep their heads down as much as possible and did not meet Shen Yiyan's eyes.Zhou Xingchen felt guilty.

"Are you hungry?" Shen Yiyan opened the refrigerator, it was already full of purchases, all bought by Zhou Xingchen, and there was a tinge of warmth in his heart.

"You want to cook?" Zhou Xingchen remembered that this person was a good cook.On the first day of moving, Zhou Xingchen saw Shen Yiyan's cooking skills, which was a lifesaver for a creature like him who only knows how to instant noodles.

"Yes," Shen Yiyan nodded.

"Okay, you can call me if you need help." Zhou Xingchen said, and then sat down in the living room, Shen Yiyan had already started to come alive, and soon the smell of fireworks filled the air.

Zhou Xingchen sat alone, but absent-minded. Before he opened Shen Yiyan to face the refrigerator, he couldn't help being shocked by the empty scene. There were only a few slices of dry bread in it, and there were no extra vegetables and fruits. Thinking of Shen Yiyan's thin body, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

Today he went to the supermarket to buy a lot of food. Although it seemed unreliable, at least he filled the refrigerator.

After the food was ready, Zhou Xingchen looked at the dishes that were surprisingly in line with his own taste in surprise, and said, "How do you know that I like these?"

Shen Yiyan wanted to serve Zhou Xingchen a bowl of soup, but the movements in his hand froze.Said: "I fry it casually."

Zhou Xingchen ate very deliciously, and only found that Shen Yiyan was staring at him halfway through the meal. His bowl was filled with those few mouthfuls of rice from beginning to end, and he didn't put any vegetables in the bowl. It was clean, and he didn't seem to eat much.

"Why don't you eat?"

"I'm not hungry." Shen Yiyan just shook his head.

When Zhou Xingchen came back the next day, the room was very quiet, like a new house that had not been sold. Zhou Xingchen felt tired, so he lay on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest. Someone, he continued to pretend to be asleep, the sound of footsteps approaching step by step, a thin blanket covered his body, the movements were very light, even the breathing was subtle, as if he was afraid that he would be woken up, a warm breath hit him For a while, the tip of the nose seemed to be kissed by someone.

Zhou Xingchen tensed up, and the seemingly invisible kiss did not fall in the end. Zhou Xingchen once thought it was an illusion.

After Shen Yiyan left, Zhou Xingchen opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling in some confusion.

Then he got up and looked at the innermost locked door, thinking that Shen Yiyan was still inside.

Shen Yiyan didn't come out until six o'clock, looked directly at Zhou Xingchen who was sitting upright, and said, "Are you awake?"

"Thank you." Zhou Xingchen pointed to a blanket on the sofa.

Shen Yiyan nodded, walked towards him, poured a glass of water, and handed it to Zhou Xingchen.Zhou Xingchen said in a low voice: "Thank you." Then he looked at Shen Yiyan's clothes from the corner of his eye.

Suddenly found that Shen Yiyan wore long-sleeved trousers as standard no matter whether it was outdoors or indoors, unwilling to show a piece of skin.

"How about watching TV?" Zhou Xingchen asked.

"Alright." Shen Yiyan sat down, half a meter away from Zhou Xingchen, as if to show the lukewarm atmosphere between them.

Zhou Xingchen came to the TV, and the lower drawer was stretched out, but not closed, and a few jars could be vaguely seen, filled with sugar.

Zhou Xingchen opened the drawer and stared at these bottles and jars in a daze, feeling familiar.

Shen Yiyan noticed that Zhou Xingchen hadn't moved for a long time, and felt strange, so she got up, came to Zhou Xingchen's side, saw the drawer that was opened, and suddenly panicked.He heard Zhou Xingchen ask: "Is this grapefruit candy? My mother used to like it very much. When I was a child, my backpack would always be full."

"It's grapefruit candy." Shen Yiyan replied. "Last time you said you didn't like grapefruit candies."

"I also remember the boy you mentioned." Shen Yiyan stepped forward, squatted beside Zhou Xingchen, picked out a candy at random, unwrapped it, and put it in his mouth. "It doesn't taste very good, but I still like it."

Shen Yiyan's eyes were like a pool of water, unfathomable, but it fell straight into Zhou Xingchen's heart.Inexplicably, he felt that Shen Yiyan, who was chewing candy like this, was a bit sexy.

"I'll go home and get something." Zhou Xingchen was a little flustered, and turned his head unnaturally.Get up and leave.

Zhou Xingchen woke up in the middle of the night and found that the light in Shen Yiyan's room was still on. He was a little confused and knocked on the door a few times but nothing happened.He opened the door, and Shen Yiyan sat on the chair on the bed, bowed his head, and fell asleep.

Zhou Xingchen walked over, Shen Yiyan's nape of the neck was under the pale yellow light, and a few beads of sweat could be clearly seen, his brows were tightened, his expression was painful, and he kept saying, "Don't...don't..."

Zhou Xingchen panicked, picked up Shen Yiyan, put him on the bed, and made people lie down, Shen Yiyan suddenly grabbed his hand and said: "Zhou Xingchen, help me...

Zhou Shen Yiyan shook his head lightly, the broken hair on his forehead brushed against Zhou Xingchen's lips, Zhou Xingchen looked at the person under him, and doubts arose in his heart.Xing Chen was stunned, but quickly held Shen Yiyan's hand, bowed his head and whispered softly in Shen Yiyan's ear: "Don't be afraid, Shen Yiyan, I'm here."

Shen Yiyan gradually calmed down after hearing Zhou Xingchen's comforting words.

Zhou Xingchen got up, closed the door carefully, and sent a message to his father.

When Zhou Xingchen woke up the next morning, he saw Shen Yiyan preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

Seeing Zhou Xingchen, Shen Yiyan felt hot behind his ears, and asked tentatively, "Thank you last night." Shen Yiyan remembered that she fell asleep at the table last night, but woke up in bed. There were only two people in the family, so one can imagine Who put himself on the bed.

"You're welcome." Zhou Xingchen just woke up, his voice a little hoarse.

"Go wash up first, I've already prepared breakfast." Shen Yiyan said.

Zhou Xingchen nodded and said good, then went into the bathroom and began to wash up. During the period, he stared at the phone for a while, but his father hadn't replied to the message.

His father was a policeman, and he was also involved in that case back then. It was because of this convenience that he notified his father first, so the police came so quickly.He successfully rescued himself and Shen Yiyan.

That time was the closest Zhou Xingchen was to the criminal, and he had a certain understanding of the viciousness, which Zhou Xingchen could never forget for a long time.

If Shen Yiyan is really that little boy, does he know that he was also deeply involved in it?

Zhou Xingchen lowered his head and washed his face with cold water, the complete coolness still couldn't soothe his doubts.

"I'm sorry, did the light in the room last night wake you up because it was too bright?" Shen Yiyan asked, holding a piece of bread in his hand.

"No." Zhou Xingchen raised his eyes and saw Shen Yiyan gnawing bread, he didn't seem to have much appetite, and asked, "Why do you eat so little?"

"I'm not hungry." Shen Yiyan shook his head.

I remember that Shen Yiyan answered himself in the same way last time, Zhou Xingchen was a little irritable, he put a poached egg in Shen Yiyan's bowl, and said, "Eat quickly."

Shen Yiyan was stunned, raised the corners of his mouth, and moved the bowl and chopsticks.

When she came back in the evening, Shen Yiyan received the news that Zhou Xingchen's gift had arrived, and she could pick it up tonight.

This car model occupied almost a quarter of the entire living room, and it took a lot of effort for Shen Yiyan to lift it up. He was a little hesitant, and began to worry about Zhou Xingchen's reaction to receiving the gift.

When Zhou Xingchen came back, he was taken aback by the scene inside the house. A giant car model was placed in the living room, making the already narrow space even more limited.

He called Shen Yiyan, but there was no response.Then he put the bag away and stared blankly at the big guy, feeling that this car model looked strangely familiar, as if it was the car model Zhou Huaiyu had been looking for.

Zhou Xingchen was surprised, a little bit surprised by Shen Yiyan's wide range of preferences.He took out his mobile phone and pointed at the car model, took a photo and sent it to Shen Yiyan, asking: Did you buy this?

Shen Yiyan: ...I bought it

Zhou Xingchen raised his eyebrows, and continued: The living room is so big, it's not enough to fit it, do you want to save my room?

The news came back very slowly, and Shen Yiyan on the other end scratched his head helplessly, sitting in front of a supermarket, counting a few cakes, feeling a little anxious.

Fortunately, it just came out...otherwise I really can't tell...

Shen Yiyan poked anxiously at the glass in front of her, and behind the glass was a piece of delicate strawberry cake.

The passing waiter patted Shen Yiyan on the shoulder and smiled: Sir, did you choose this cake?Our store stipulates that the first order can be discounted by [-]%!

Shen Yiyan originally wanted to refuse, but what she said was: "Okay."

Zhou Chen took a shower during the trip, and after about 10 minutes passed, he picked up his phone to check the messages, but Shen Yiyan still didn't reply.So I sent another message: Where are you?

Shen Yiyan: Cake shop.

Zhou Xingchen was surprised, and suddenly remembered that today is his birthday, could it be...

Shen Yiyan sent another message: I'm buying you a birthday cake, and that car model is also for you.

Zhou Xingchen was stunned, feeling inexplicably happy, he didn't remember that he mentioned his birthday to Shen Yiyan, how could Shen Yiyan know?

Zhou Xingchen: Did you see my circle of friends?

Shen Yiyan: Yes

Then Zhou Huaiyu called: "Brother, I wish you a happy birthday!"

"Thank you." Zhou Xingchen said absently, still staring at the car model in a daze.

"Mom said she won't give you a birthday cake this year." Zhou Huaiyu teased.

"I don't like sweets, so I let you eat them all." Zhou Xingchen said.

"Brother, I sent you a birthday present, and... hey, is there any news about my car model?"

Zhou Xingchen inadvertently touched the bracket of the car model, pursed his lips, Shen Yiyan's frowns and smiles echoed in his heart, and he felt more and more cute, paused for a few seconds, and said in a deep voice, "No."

"Okay, let's hang up first." Zhou Huaiyu was disappointed.

When Shen Yiyan came back, he was holding a strawberry cake in his hand, he turned his head, a little embarrassed, with an unnatural expression.Put the cake on the table, unpack it, and a delicate strawberry cake came into Zhou Xingchen's eyes.

"I bought it by chance when I came back..." Shen Yiyan pushed the cake.

Just bought it?Zhou Xingchen pursed his lips, approached Shen Yiyan, and asked, "How do you know that today is my birthday?"

Shen Yiyan's face was hot, and he hesitated: "There are in the forum."

Zhou Xingchen raised his eyebrows and understood. "The gift is delivered, the cake is bought, Teacher Xiaoyan, do you still owe me something?"

Hearing Zhou Xingchen calling her teacher Xiaoyan, Shen Yiyan blushed, took a step back, and looked at Zhou Xingchen puzzledly: "What?"

"Happy birthday to me." Zhou Xingchen squinted his eyes, as if the moon was crossing the river, and the stars were hidden.

"Happy birthday." Shen Yiyan straightened up, with many emotions in his eyes, blessings, excitement, confusion, grievances, "Zhou Xingchen.

Hope you happy forever.