Oral period

"I'm not interested in the opposite sex, I thought you already knew."

When he said this, Zhen Xiao was clearly expressionless, but Xia Jingzhe always felt that he was smiling, and when the smile in his eyes sank, something more serious appeared, which made him feel at a loss for a moment, feeling that My own shadow is wrapped in that layer of warmth, it seems that doves are occupying the magpie's nest, and they are extremely out of place.

He wanted to say "how would I know", but after thinking about it, he felt that Zhenxiao's usual behavior was really not like being interested in the opposite sex—it might be better to say that he was not interested in everything, only when he was playing tricks on him. Get a little interested.

Reason told him "don't put everything on yourself like before", but his intuition didn't allow it. He clearly felt that Zhen Xiao's words meant something, that he was leading him to think in an ambiguous direction.

"I know now." After a long time, he lowered his eyes and replied lightly, "It's getting late, let's cook."

Zhen Xiao raised her eyebrows: "Is this the only evaluation?"

"Otherwise, I'm bent into a paper clip myself, and I'm not qualified to say you."——It's just a little reconciled, since they are all boys, why can't that person be him.

It's fine if it's not him, but I still want to say some ambiguous words on purpose, for fear that he will feel comfortable.

Zhen Xiao was silent for a moment, watching his gradually serious expression, and felt that he should stop as soon as he was good, and he would explode if he continued.

"Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, braised eggplant, what else..." He stood up, reached out and poked Xia Jingzhe's shoulder, and changed the subject, "It's too difficult, come and teach me."

This time Xia Jingzhe did not refuse.

The next few days were uneventful, and Xia Jingzhe’s back injury healed completely, and soon it would not affect his painting. Instead, there were some minor problems at work. His editor in charge was approaching his wedding date, so he often couldn’t get in touch , I felt sorry and arranged an intern for him. As a result, the communication efficiency did not improve much, but a lot of trouble was added because of the unequal information.

Fortunately, the drawing skills are in place, and the publisher didn't make it too difficult for him. The trial release version was also printed out, and some were given away as fan benefits. It is also reasonable for people to like it.

Finished the work ahead of schedule, and then just waited for the official release. He also had to rest for a few days, make up for the homework that was left behind, finish the game activities that were delayed for a long time, and act as the "wingman" of the pillow.

The first two are still in the category of relaxing the body and mind, but the last one is a bit reluctant.

Zhen Xiao doesn't seem to be in a hurry to pursue that "secret crush". Apart from sending messages every day, I don't see him doing anything else. Even buying desserts mentioned before, he was told "I don't know where you are." He refused to take me there again" reason was shelved.

On the contrary, I often ask some questions, most of which revolve around "If it were you..." "Do you think someone who looks like you..." and "What would you do if you were replaced", which made him speechless for a while. Said, can't wait to grab the other party's collar and question him: "Why don't you just like me if I look so similar to me? Is it because I am not good-looking or I am not as good as him?"

After calming down, he was glad that he didn't ask. After all, his grades were not good, he was irritable, and he was a little socially repellent. He probably didn't have any advantages that Zhen Xiao liked, so he would bring shame on himself if he asked.

However, Zhen Xiao gradually spent more time chatting, her phone would vibrate five or six times while taking a shower, and she didn't know where there were so many topics to talk about.

In contrast, the few daily exchanges between him and the other party, most of which revolve around how to pursue others, seem much thinner.

Xia Jingzhe sighed and extinguished the half-burned cigarette in his hand, feeling complicated.

He sat on the highest point of the roof, with one leg propped up, and the other dangling in the air. There were no buildings around him, as if he was sitting in the burning sky of the setting sun. Blown up and down by the wind, her black hair fluttered like a little fairy sitting on a cloud.

But the fairy's mind is entwined with mundane matters, and he cannot escape an ordinary high school student.

At [-]:[-], it was almost the time when Zhen Xiaoshang came to find him for dinner.The cigarette was extinguished, but the smell on his body was still there. After hesitating for a moment, he jumped back to the ground and took off his coat—there was a perfume in the drawer, which was a gift from something he bought before. The smell was too greasy. I don't like it, but it is strong enough to cover up the smell of smoke on my body.

The first time he used it was the parent-teacher meeting last semester. He didn’t expect his mother, who has been busy with work all year round, to come back to China to attend in person, so he made a hasty decision—the second time is now, when he was so annoyed by the people he cared about that he used smoke to disappear Worrying, but still trying to cover up the smell of smoke for this person, pretending nothing happened.

Zhen Xiao doesn't like the smell of smoke, and he doesn't like the disgusted expression on the other side's face when he smells the smell of smoke on his body.

However, before he could find a place to throw the cigarette butts, footsteps suddenly came from behind him.Xia Jingzhe was taken aback, and only had time to take out a used tissue to wrap up the "criminal evidence", when he heard the other party call his name, and calmly explained that get out of class was over early today because there was something wrong with the school bell.

"Here, I picked it up while passing by," Zhen Xiao handed an envelope in front of him, glanced at the thing in his hand, and asked doubtfully, "Have you caught a cold?"

"No." Xia Jingzhe stuffed the ball of tissues into his pocket, didn't think about whether it would stain his pants, took the envelope, turned around and left, hoping that the smell of cigarettes on his body would be blown away from the pillow by the wind.

Zhen Xiao suddenly grabbed his wrist, sniffed it like a prisoner, and said affirmatively, "You smoke."

Something rubbed against the delicate flesh of the wrist, it was warm, and it was hard to tell whether it was the tip of the nose or the lips.Xia Jingzhe was shaken by the touch, and for the first time in his life, he wondered if he was really too "sensitive" as the other party said, but he also forgot to break away.

Zhen Xiao looked at his excessive reaction, thinking that she had frightened him, so she let go of her hand quickly, and was speechless for a while.

He hated the smell of cigarettes, especially menthol cigarettes, but the clear and sweet smell lingered on Xia Jingzhe's body slightly, it was not the same as the bad smell in his memory, it seemed not so annoying anymore.

At least after seeing the other party's nervous reaction like a small animal, he completely forgot about the smell of cigarettes.

It took a few seconds for Xia Jingzhe to turn around, hold the black envelope in his hand, and force himself to be calm: "I never said quit smoking, whoever told you to come up early, you deserve it..."

What he wanted in his heart was to apologize to others. After all, he touched the other party's wounds. He was wronged intentionally or unintentionally. rebuttal.

As soon as the words came out, he felt even more guilty, and he didn't dare to look at Zhen Xiao's expression, for fear that the other party's face would show the long-lost disgust, so he turned around and ran away.

The person who was left in the same place didn't know why, so he thought it was an action close to cutting his arm back that annoyed him, and secretly cursed himself for not using much strength, isn't it very gentle.

A few minutes later, Xia Jingzhe came out through the window again, and was a little surprised to see him still standing there—he thought that Zhen Xiao was extremely resistant to him, so he should have left long ago.

Yes, after all, it is a "long-term meal ticket".

As the sun set, there was a purple halo between the orange red and the dark blue, and the moon appeared. The young man stood with his back to him, standing in the rose-colored purple, with a tall and clear figure, which was indescribably good-looking.

Xia Jingzhe hesitated for a moment, but still walked forward, wrapped in the overly rich sweet fragrance of milk, reached out and poked his back.

"Let's go, I'm so hungry." Zhen Xiao unexpectedly didn't comment on the smell on his body, nor did he mention smoking, his gaze flickered between his arms, and then he took it back lightly, "Now go to the cafeteria There will be a lot, go back to the dormitory and eat instant noodles, I will not study by myself at night today."

Xia Jingzhe was startled, followed his footsteps, hesitated to speak: "You..."

"Ok?"

"Don't you mind?"

Zhen Xiao seemed to have glanced at him, and walked down the stairs on her own, with a calm tone: "I don't mind."

The other party obviously didn't believe it: "How is it possible, you used to hate the smell of cigarettes so much..."

How should he explain this, he can't say "Because I like you so much now, the smell of cigarettes doesn't seem so annoying" - Zhen Xiao sighed in his heart, feeling that the relationship between him and Xia Jingzhe had a long way to go, Along the way, there will probably be many unspeakable misunderstandings: "Believe it or not, I remembered something, so it's not so annoying."

In a sense, he didn't lie, and he also knew that it was related to his past. Xia Jingzhe would not ask, but he didn't expect the other party to care about his thoughts so much, and he was even relieved because of this answer, a little flattered.

He caught a glimpse of his sweetheart's soft expression, and his mind flickered. He was afraid that he would say something inappropriate if he got stuck, so he quickly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, that entrustment..."

"Huh? Oh, that," Xia Jingzhe touched his pocket, remembering that the letter paper was placed on the table by himself, and recalled, "I only had time to take a rough look, it seems to be related to the art festival next month, and said It was this year that each class was required to plan different activities, and their class borrowed from the trend and made an escape room in the big classroom, and wanted to find someone to experience it.”

Zhen Xiao was surprised: "Is it necessary to find you?"

"I said I haven't convinced the head teacher yet, and I'm afraid of leaking the news. After all, it's a deciphering activity. Everyone in the class knows the content. It's not safe to find another class. Finally, I decided to try my luck here." He is also the first This is the first time I encountered such a wish, and I was a little undecided, "But it is said that it is quite difficult, and I am a little too lazy to accept it."

This is far from his usual style, Zhen Xiao glanced at him, and pierced it mercilessly: "Are you afraid that you won't be able to get out, or are you afraid that there are ghosts in the secret room?"

"...shut up," Xia Jingzhe gestured to him, "It's not about me alone, we're going together, do you want to eat?"