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Water vapor.

The hazy mist flicked on the water surface and hit the surrounding stone walls in bursts.

Qi Ye hasn't been in a hot spring for a long time.

Accompanied by the temperature of the water, he stretched out his hand to collect the mist, and the figures around him were gradually outlined——

It's not Xiao Cheng.

Unintentionally meeting the strange gaze, Qi Ye paused for a few seconds, then turned away his eyes and looked at other places as if nothing had happened.

I heard someone chuckle not far away.

"Are you alright?" Qi Ye asked.

"Wait a little longer." Someone said slowly.

After a few seconds, Qi Ye urged again: "Don't rush into the water for so long."

"I'll come over after I wash my hair."

Qi Ye said "um", touched his neck covered by the tail of his hair, and didn't speak any more.

This time when he went to the summer festival, he specially booked a room with a private hot spring bath with Xiao Cheng. Looking out from the window, he could also see the festival venue and fireworks not far away.

Along with the accommodation, the itinerary was also set simply by them.

——Soak in a private hot spring, clean up snacks, watch fireworks, and get tired of it.

That's how it should have been.

As soon as he arrived in the morning, Qi Ye wanted to soak in the hot springs, but he left early and ate dry bread on the way, so he was dragged by Xiao Cheng to have breakfast and lunch.

Back in the room, before they had time to say anything, the two couldn't wait to do it once.

I haven't been together for more than half a year, and I am busy with work. The relaxed atmosphere at this moment is the best way to get back to the state, and it is hearty and enjoyable for both parties.

After taking a bath and putting on the hot spring water, for some reason Xiao Cheng talked about the last time he went to the amusement park, such as rafting, looking for a drying room, and huddling together to change clothes and so on.

It was rare that Xiao Cheng opened up a topic, and Qi Ye followed suit.He was still wrapping the towel after bathing, and after taking the towel from Xiao Cheng, he met those smiling eyes.

Looking at it, Qi Ye knew what Xiao Cheng was thinking.

"Don't think about that sentence." Qi Ye smiled, and threw the towel to Xiao Cheng with lowered eyes.

At that time in the amusement park, his brain got hot, and he said the words without blinking his eyes without thinking much. Now, just thinking about it now makes his face almost burn.

And Xiao Cheng seemed to like to see him like this. After taking the towel, he walked to the private soup in the cubicle. The bath towel wrapped around his body slid down along the waistline, revealing his muscular and narrow waist.

How should I put it, the more intimate things have been done, Qi Ye should be able to keep his face expressionless at this time, and even pat him on the back, say something about his good figure, Brother Qi likes this kind of flirty talk.

But sometimes, when I feel shy in my mind, I can't stop it at all.

——Especially when Xiao Cheng yelled "Brother Qi" subduedly and provocatively like before.

"What's the matter?" Qi Ye hid his uncomfortable expression, "It's not the first time we've met."

Xiao Cheng still had a smile in his eyes, he tilted his head and asked, "Aren't we together?"

These words were brought from the amusement park, and Xiao Cheng said them again, Qi Ye's face burned instantly.He knew what Xiao Cheng was teasing, thought for a few seconds, and simply said to the past: "I don't blink."

Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly.

When they first entered the pool, the two of them didn't soak for long, Qi Ye heard from Xiao Cheng that there were few types of private hot springs here, and there were many types of public pools in the backyard of the hotel.

"Do you want to go to the public hot spring?" Xiao Cheng asked suddenly.

"Now?" Qi Ye's eyes lit up.

Xiao Cheng said "hmm".

To be honest, Qi Ye was interested.

Just as he was about to agree, he swallowed the words back on his lips.

After all, the two of them just finished, Xiao Cheng was fine, those scratches faded after bathing, but he couldn't.

— not at all.

Xiao Cheng seemed to know what he was worried about.

"It's okay." Xiao Cheng said, "There are not many traces left this time."

Qi Ye brushed back the wet ends of her hair, revealing slightly scratched bite marks: "Isn't this here?"

"It's covered by hair, so I can't see it."

"And here, the waist is red, and there is a hickey on the side."

Xiao Cheng smiled: "No one will pay attention under the water."

Hearing these words, Qi Ye was both confused and happy.

How to put it, he is not the type who can't play well, besides, the two of them just got around to the sentence of blinking before, and Xiao Cheng will laugh at Xiao Cheng for a long time now.

And now that they entered the public hot spring, Qi Ye would still feel a little awkward whenever he thought of the place where he was slapped and the guests walking behind him.

Until Xiao Cheng stepped into the pool.

The water patterns were rippling, and accompanied by the comfortable heat, the two of them put their arms next to each other, their legs next to their legs, and their bodies gradually relaxed.

However, Qi Ye's nerves were still tense, and he didn't dare to move at all.

"What are you afraid of?" Xiao Cheng said, "No one is watching."

Hearing this, Qi Ye stretched out his hand and twisted Xiao Cheng's arm underwater.

Xiao Cheng just laughed, and when Qi Ye had finished twisting, he stretched out his bite-marked forearm and said, "Together with you."

It turns out that no stranger really pays special attention to this.

But this feeling of hiding a little secret in public is indeed novel and exciting, and Qi Ye let go of it in the end, not caring about those things that might be discovered, or those things that he couldn't see but were exposed to the outside world those traces.

The next day, the two wore the same blue bathrobes, held hands and went downstairs to have breakfast.

Like ordinary couples, no matter what they do, the apex of their heart is filled to the point that there is no gap, and it is all with the other party.

Today's summer festival is at night, and the shops along the street basically don't open until dark.

So they emptied the whole afternoon.

Just like the previous few trips, the two of them were not obsessed with how many scenic spots they wanted to visit, they just stayed together like this and just wandered around.

There was wagashi and milk that Xiao Cheng had just gone out to buy beside him, and Qi Ye lay on the tatami, adjusting the camera for the night.

Xiao Cheng sat on the side making tea, picked up the bamboo whisk with his slender fingertips, and broke up the matcha in the small porcelain bowl.

After a while, Qi Ye turned sideways and glanced at Xiao Cheng.

——This look is too seductive.

The upright body that has been practiced all year round is also maintained perfectly at this moment, just like playing the violin, Xiao Cheng's tea ceremony movements are clean and beautiful, and his temperament is fully reflected here.

Qi Ye stared at it for a while, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, and quietly raised his camera to take a picture.

The moment he raised his head from the viewfinder, he met Xiao Cheng's dark eyes.

Qi Ye scratched his hair, smiled and said, "Elegant."

Xiao Cheng also laughed, and handed over the teacup: "It might be a little hot."

"It's okay, I'm not afraid of being scalded." Qi Ye was excited as a photographer, "Don't put the teacup down, I'll take a few more shots from a different angle."

Xiao Cheng responded, and the smile in his eyes did not fade, "Go ahead and shoot."

In this way, a model, a photographer, the leisure afternoon passed quietly.

In the evening they wore bathrobes and clogs and went out holding hands.

Summer in Japan is the same as that in the south of China, hot and humid, and even the cicadas are screaming irritably.

But the more this happened, the summer festival became more and more popular.

The crowd was bustling, with all kinds of lanterns and carp flags hanging everywhere, accompanied by the yelling of the shopkeepers, more and more people stopped in front of these temporary shops built with wooden frames and carts.

Qi Ye and Xiao Cheng strolled along the way.

Played water polo, ate shaved ice, and caught a big bag of goldfish.

"How does this taste?" Xiao Cheng brought the skewered cantaloupe to Qi Ye's mouth.

Qi Ye was taking pictures of the night scene. After putting down the camera, he turned his head and took a bite: "It's sweeter than the bunch of strawberries just now."

"The boss said it was made in Shizuoka." Xiao Cheng said, "I heard that the ones there are very sweet."

Qi Ye hummed a few times, grabbed Xiao Cheng's wrist, and ate again.

Xiao Cheng smiled and handed over the stick: "Eat it all."

"how about you?"

"I'll go buy it again." As soon as Xiao Cheng finished speaking, he was stopped by Qi Ye, who hung the camera around his neck, kissed Xiao Cheng on the cheek and said, "Don't worry about it, let me go instead."

Qi Ye has no resistance to all delicacies.

When he was in the United States before, he almost packed all those American snacks into boxes and brought them home because they were delicious.

This time too, he asked the boss to pack several sticks and put them all in plastic boxes.

"I can't finish eating so much." The boss reminded, "It's almost enough to take two skewers home."

Qi Ye laughed and shook his head. He couldn't speak Japanese enough. Some people like to eat this.The boss glanced at Xiao Cheng who was standing not far away, and suddenly understood something, the eyes under the scarf were wrinkled from laughter.

"Is that the boy you like?" the boss asked.

"Yes." Qi Ye was still smiling, took the cantaloupe and said, "He is my boyfriend, he said this is delicious."

The boss gave them two sugar apples.

Just as he was walking back with the fruit, the sky behind Qi Ye exploded with a loud noise.

The surrounding crowd applauded.

Under the vast and endless night, countless fireworks are competing to bloom, pillowing the galaxy, dragging bright colors.

"It's been a long time since I've seen such beautiful fireworks." Qi Ye stood next to Xiao Cheng under the shade of a tree, "I still remember the scene when I set off fireworks quietly with Zhou Qun and Lu Cheng last time, and it's been almost two years."

How to put it, don't think too much about the past, not to be afraid of anything later, but what happened these days is like a string of beads, without which they wouldn't be where they are today.

Xiao Cheng put his arms around his shoulders and said in a gentle voice, "However, we will come to watch the fireworks in the end."

Qi Ye smiled: "Yes."

The fireworks are still going on.

It is an extremely romantic and wanton color in the summer night sky.

Qi Ye turned to look at Xiao Cheng, closed his eyes after a few seconds, and lightly pecked the corner of Xiao Cheng's lips.

Just touch the water, and leave at the touch of a finger, like a young boy who has just fallen in love.

In the next second, he was hugged tightly.

From Xiao Cheng's eyes, Qi Ye saw his reflection and the brilliant fireworks.

The two wrapped their arms around each other's waist and kissed lightly again.

Through their facing noses, Huahuo rides the summer wind and quietly casts a shadow behind the couple.

Time has become the best witness at this moment.

Just like the fiery trees and silver flowers all over the sky, it is dreamlike, indulgent and beautiful.

The author says:

Carvin did not catch up with the update time orz

There are still two chapters left in the extra episode~ I will update the third episode at [-]:[-] this afternoon. This chapter has already been written, and it will be updated on time.