until the last minute

Zhou Yin heard about today's events from elsewhere, and found Li Qing in the open space outside the cafeteria in the evening.

Li Qing was rinsing the mop with a water hose. After rinsing, he turned the mop upside down against the wall to dry.Then he walked to a faucet, washed his hands, and put his head under the faucet to let the cold water rush straight at his head.

Zhou Yin couldn't stand it anymore, and immediately went to turn off the tap.Li Qing was about to raise his head, when Zhou Yin suddenly grabbed the back of his neck, and stroked his short thick hair with his fingers, it was sticky, and there was still unwashed porridge in the hair.

Zhou Yin guessed what happened immediately, he threw down a sentence to wait here, turned around and rushed into the cafeteria.A few minutes later he came out with a hot water bottle, and he said to Li Qing with a cold face: "I borrowed hot water, I'll wash it for you."

Li Qing didn't want Zhou Yin to know what happened in the evening, so he said nonsense: "I accidentally fell down, it's okay."

Zhou Yin didn't say a word, and directly pressed his head with his hands, Li Qing sighed, bent down and lowered his head cooperatively.

The warm water wetted the hair, and Zhou Yin's fingers ran through the hair, gently massaging the scalp.Li Qing closed his eyes, felt the gentleness in Zhou Yin's movements, his heart felt like being scratched, he pretended to be relaxed and said: "It's worth it to get such good treatment after a fall."

"Li Qing, I've heard it all, don't lie to me," Zhou Yin said calmly, "Is it because of me?"

"none of your business."

"Someone in your class is giving you a hard time, isn't it? You tell me the name, and I'll go find them."

"No, it's really nothing." Li Qing tried to change the topic, he deliberately joked: "If you feel that I have been wronged, you can consider making up for me elsewhere."

He didn't hear Zhou Yin's response for half a minute. Li Qing felt that he had said something wrong. Zhou Yin might have misunderstood him. He wanted to stand up, but hot water had already been poured on his head. His forehead, covering his eyes to keep the water from flowing into them.

"I will, I will go to you tonight." Zhou Yin answered him like this.

"No, that's not what I meant." Li Qing said helplessly.

"Don't you want me to go there?" Zhou Yin's voice was soft and soft, with a little complaint, "We don't spend much time together every day."

With his eyes covered, Li Qing subconsciously followed his heart and said the most sincere thoughts, "I think, I think."

Zhou Yin asked him softly: "Li Qing, are you afraid?"

What are you afraid of?Will someone throw hot porridge on your face again?

Li Qing recalled the unhappiness in the evening, when a classmate found fault with him maliciously, and his words were not enough to provoke him, so he poured a bowl of hot porridge on his head in front of everyone.This move aroused public outrage, but in fact, at that moment, he seemed to stay out of the matter, and he felt a kind of pleasure after self-punishment in his heart.

Because he didn't say a word to Zhou Yin today, because he has turned a blind eye all the time, maybe he deserves this humiliation.

Li Qing opened his eyes and straightened his body suddenly. He turned his head, and the water from his hair splashed onto Zhou Yin's face and neck.He wiped off the water droplets on Zhou Yin's skin bit by bit with his fingertips, and answered his question in a low voice: "I'm not afraid."

"I'm not afraid of them treating me like this. What I'm worried about is you."

Due to being in public places and the crowds who may pass by at any time, Li Qing restrained the urge to hug very well, only his eyes showed uncontrollable longing and eagerness.

Zhou Yin stared blankly at Li Qing for a long time, and finally twitched his lips, "Don't worry about me, as long as you are well."

Before the evening self-study, they went to the back alley together to feed the stray cats and replace the clean water in the food bowl.When he was leaving, Li Qing had a sudden idea. He pulled Zhou Yin under the only big tree in the alley, supported the tree trunk with one hand, put his head close to Zhou Yin's ear, and rubbed his ear with the tip of his nose. intimate pose.

It was also the pose in the photos he had seen of Zhou Yin kissing others.

He asked Zhou Yin: "When you were photographed kissing someone else, did you take the initiative or did he take the initiative?"

Zhou Yin glanced at him, and the two looked at each other. There was no other emotion in Li Qing's eyes, as if he just wanted to know the answer to this question, and he didn't intend to turn over old scores or be jealous at all.

So Zhou Yin pursed his lips and smiled, and murmured: "It's not me."

"How did that person kiss you, show me once." Li Qing's eyes became extremely terrifying at a certain moment, and he quickly suppressed that bit of violence, only a vague sense of oppression still lingered around him.

Zhou Yin pushed Li Qing's chest to make them less close, then raised his head and kissed his chin, touch like a touch, and they separated in less than half a second.

Li Qing doubted: "That's it?"

"What else do you want? By the way, I seem to have forgotten to tell you," Zhou Yin smiled slyly, "You have seen that person, the one who came to ask me for a cigarette, he was just kidding with me. It was unlucky to be photographed that time."

Li Qing gritted his teeth, and said bitterly: "Next time let me meet him, I will beat him up."

The corners of Zhou Yin's lips curled up slightly, but he didn't say a word.

"Then you?" Li Qing thought of something, and he didn't say anything more after speaking halfway.

"I'm not familiar with you yet." Zhou Yin sighed, and he tugged at the hem of Li Qing's clothes, "Stingy, are you satisfied? Can we go back?"

This evening after school, Zhou Yin went home first as usual, and his mother made soup, warmed up a bowl in advance and put it on the dining table to wait for him.Zhou Yin watched his mother's face while drinking the soup, and said cautiously: "I'm going to sleep at my classmate's house tonight."

His mother was sitting at the dining table, examining him with gentle eyes, "Zhou Yin, tell the truth, did you only go to a classmate's house?"

"It's a classmate." Zhou Yin was inexplicably lacking in confidence. He put down the soup bowl and reiterated seriously: "It's really a classmate, at least for now."

"What about in the future? Will the relationship change?"

Zhou Yin's expression dimmed instantly, and he replied honestly: "I don't know, it's not up to me to decide."

"Then what are you doing now? Send it to your door to increase your chances of winning?" Mother's smile remained unchanged, but her words became harsh.

Zhou Yin shook his head, "No, it's not to increase my chances of winning."

The mother stood up and patted him on the shoulder, "Xiao Yin, you have grown up, I never interfere with your making friends, I know this is a must in life, but I don't want you to be hurt."

"Mom, don't worry, I will be very careful."

Zhou Yin recalled the details of his relationship with Li Qing, he was careful enough, and cautious enough, the initiative was always in his own hands.He thinks he has done a good job, always leaving a way out, and has not fully delivered himself, whether it is a sincere heart or something else.

He is convinced that one day even if the relationship breaks down, he can get out in time.

Zhou Yin really couldn't think of any other place that could become a hidden danger.He comforted his mother: "Mom, I won't let myself get hurt. You have seen that person. He came to our house last time. He is very good, right?"

Mentioning Li Qing, Zhou Yin finally showed a little smile.Regarding his relationship with Li Qing, he suddenly felt that maybe he could be more confident and optimistic, because Li Qing was his confidence.