african diary

Back in the company dormitory, Xiao Hang lay on the bed for a long time unable to fall asleep.Today's experience was really exciting. Thinking of what Ted said when we parted, "Actually, you are so handsome on stage today, I can't bear to look away at all", Xiao Hang couldn't calm down like a kitten scratching his heart.What's wrong with me, is it because I was dizzy by the African sun?

A sleepless night.In the next few days, Ted wisely did not come to harass Xiao Hang again.The project of laying pipelines has already started. Tang Xi and Xiao Hang went to supervise the engineering teams in various places separately. Xiao Hang has already driven the car smoothly. As Tang Xi said, under the situation of insufficient manpower, it is absolutely impossible Arrange for a driver.

On this day, Xiao Hang drove the parts purchased in Niamey in the morning to Maradi's engineering team.If all goes well, you can arrive in Maradi before 5:[-] pm and return to Niamey after overnight.But people are not as good as heaven, and the car broke down about [-] to [-] kilometers away from Maradi.Xiao Hang got out of the car and checked it. It should be a punctured tire. What is depressing is that the spare tire was just used by Tang Xi last time.I also blame myself for being too careless for not purchasing a new spare tire before departure.

Subconsciously dialed Ted's phone.Realizing his thoughtless actions, Xiao Hang couldn't help feeling very annoyed, how could he unconsciously want to rely on Ted.Just about to hang up the phone, the other party has already connected.

"Honey, what's the matter?"

It was this cynical tone that made Xiao Hang most annoyed by Ted, "It's all right."

A low laugh came from the phone, "It's okay, you usually don't call me."

"I encountered a little trouble. I was going to call Tang Xi, but I dialed the wrong number."

"Is that woman more reliable than me? Tell me, what happened?"

"My car broke down." Thinking that Tang Xi was also driving out today, forget it, the phone was dialed out, it's not his style to be coy, "maybe the tire was punctured."

"Didn't bring a spare tire?" In Africa, if you go out of a big city, don't expect any gas stations, car repair shops and the like.

"I forgot when I came out." It's a mistake only a novice would make.

"Tell me your current coordinates and the model of the car."

Xiao Hang reported the information readily.

The waiting time was boring, Xiao Hang simply locked the car door and fell asleep on the car seat.So, what Ted came to see was such a scene: Xiao Hang was sleeping peacefully like a sleeping beauty in a dusty off-road vehicle on the side of the road at sunset, out of tune with the surrounding environment.

Really reluctant to destroy this peaceful scene, Ted knocked on the car window rather reluctantly.

It seemed that our Sleeping Beauty was still in a deep sleep. After a long time, Xiao Hang rubbed Meng Song's sleepy eyes and got up. The defenseless cuteness made Ted feel a little bit of rippling in his heart.

"You can sleep so well here, you are really defenseless."

"Oh." Too lazy to explain to Ted that running around these days is too tiring.

"Did you bring the spare tire? I'll give you the money when I go back."

"If you count the money with me, the money for the spare tire is not worth one-tenth of my travel expenses."

"I didn't ask you to come." Xiao Hang said in a low voice.

"Yes," Ted's whispered complaint did not escape Ted's ears, he smiled softly, "I couldn't wait to volunteer to serve my prince."

"That's not what I meant." Alas, forget it, it's rare to explain, and I can't explain clearly.

"Let me see." Taking the tools, Ted was ready to start working with great enthusiasm.

"Let me do it."

"Don't be polite to me, I know you better than you."

Watch as Ted expertly removes the bad tire, puts the spare on, and puts the bad tire back in the trunk.

"The damage is not serious, take it back and repair it, it can still be used."

Unexpectedly, Ted, a young man, knows how to be frugal, Xiao Hang couldn't help smiling.

"You, what you think is always written on your face." Ted pampered Xiao Hang's head.

"This is strange. Doesn't it mean that the thinking of foreigners is much simpler than that of Chinese people? Why can't I understand what you are thinking, but you can always see through me?"

"That's because you didn't pay attention," Ted said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Also, foreigners can't be made from the same mold."

"Let's go, it will be dark if we delay any longer." Ted urged on the road.

Looking at the dark sky, Xiao Hang's eyesight was somewhat limited, and he was a little apprehensive about driving.

"Can you...can you drive for me?" Xiao Hang asked hesitantly.

"Then what about my car?" Ted laughed, "It's okay, you drive slowly, I will follow you, there is no danger."

Alas, there is no way, only to drive the ducks to the shelves.Colorblindness usually has some weak vision, but it should not be a big problem if you drive slowly.

As we approached Maradi, the traffic lights at the intersection were somewhat unclear in the dim light which color they were on.Forget it, there's no car nearby, let's rush over.

Just after passing the intersection, Ted's car quickly caught up, slid a beautiful circle, and stopped in front of Xiao Hang.

"get off!"

Looks like I ran a red light just now.Xiao Hang got out of the car door helplessly.

"It's all in the city. Although there are not many cars, are you driving like this to kill yourself?" Ted looked very angry, "Say, did your mind wander just now?"

"No, I couldn't see clearly just now." Why did I feel guilty like a child scolded by parents in front of Ted's questioning.

"Can't see clearly?" Ted was not easy to compromise.

"I can't see the traffic lights clearly." Xiao Hang explained in a low voice.

"Your eyes?" Ted asked tentatively. Although the light was dim just now, he couldn't see red and green clearly, unless he was...

"Well, I'm red-green colorblind," Xiao Hang explained immediately, "It's not that I can't distinguish between red and green at all, it's just that there are some problems when the light is bad."

"Red-green color blindness will see red as green?" His friends are not color-blind.

"Haha," it seemed that Ted didn't understand at all, and the tense atmosphere was suddenly relieved, "If red is regarded as green, and green is regarded as red, it is a cognitive logic error, okay? Just switch it over. Is it? Color blindness is when red and green both look like the same color.”

"Shouldn't you be able to drive if you are colorblind?" Although I didn't pay attention to it before, it should be a matter of course.

"Theoretically yes, but I'm not that serious. In fact, I can judge by the position of the lamp. I was too nervous just now."

Ted stretched out his arms over Xiao Hang's shoulders to support the car door, and Xiao Hang had to lean against the car door tightly due to the close distance.

"Don't treat yourself with such indifference," Ted narrowed his eyes dangerously. "You can be indifferent to me, but you must not be indifferent to yourself."

"..." I never found that Ted would give people such a strong sense of oppression when he was serious.

Sighing lightly, Ted said, "Driving is not allowed in the future, tell me where you are going, and I will take you there. If I am not here, I will find someone to take you there."

"How is that possible, I have my work to do."

"My authority is not enough to arrange an exclusive driver for you, so why don't you settle down first?" Ted was a little annoyed at his powerlessness.

Even if he could arrange an exclusive driver, it would be shameless. I came here to work, not to be a big boss. Xiao Hang didn't say these words, "I can only promise you, I will be more careful .”

"You..." Ted was furious, but there was no solution.Looking at Xiao Hang's handsome face, he suddenly kissed it.The soft touch was as sweet as imagined, and he couldn't help sticking out his tongue to lightly touch Xiao Hang's lips, wanting to deepen the kiss further.

Xiao Hang, who reacted from the shock, pushed Ted away, his heartbeat was so fast, he broke away from this inexplicable kiss, and he still held his chest and gasped.

"Pa..." Xiao Hang, who came back to his senses, slapped Ted's cheek with a clear slap.

Covering his face with five fingerprints on it, Ted said gruffly, "...I'm sorry."

"Have you fucking respected me? Have I agreed to your pursuit? Why do you kiss me?" Xiao Hang became impatient.

"I just can't help it. Do you know how long I've been suppressed?" Ted's voice became a little louder. Although he offended himself first, the feeling of being trampled on with his naked heart is really uncomfortable.

"I'm different from you. Chinese people are emotionally clean. Can you think of me as the only one? As far as I know, the gay world is very dirty. There is no fixed bed partner. If I am with you , I will be your first bed partner, you probably can't count them?" Xiao Hang said coldly, some things are not suitable for overstepping, if overstepping, I'm afraid you won't even be able to keep your last dignity. He has lost his sense of freshness, but he still can't let it go, will they switch roles?

Ted just looked at Xiao Hang quietly, without opening his mouth.

Sure enough, Xiao Hang sneered in his heart, deliberately ignoring the soreness in his chest, and said lightly: "If you want to pursue me, you should think it through yourself first."

Parked his car on the side of the road, Ted called someone to come and drive the car back to Niamey, and then drove Xiao Hang's car to the destination.The two who returned to the car did not say a word.When I arrived at the construction site, I had to spend the night in the simple shed today.Xiao Hang and Ted huddled together on a wooden cot, back to back in silence.Xiao Hang, who had taken a nap in the evening, was extremely awake at the moment.

"Are you asleep?" Ted asked softly.

"No."

After a long time, Ted's voice came from behind, "I won't force you, just try to be ordinary friends first."

Very good, Xiao Hang sneered in his heart, you really meant to play around.Everything is out of control, and I shouldn't have made it so clear, and I didn't want to slap that slap, knowing that it would destroy the delicate relationship since this period of time.But that's good too, should we be ordinary friends long ago, shouldn't we?

"Well, ordinary friends are very good." Xiao Hang replied softly, ignoring a trace of pain that should not appear in his heart.