The ten-year trace of the soul of chess

Want to see you soon.

A few numbers seem to be worth a thousand words, making Guang's heart soften irresistibly.

Guang didn't know what to say for a while, he covered Liang's right hand holding the umbrella and clenched it tightly, feeling distressed and angry at the same time: "Hands are as cold as ice, I told you to stay there, but you want to come out! You are not afraid Am I going the other way?!"

"But, there is no other route." Liang tried to argue, "The only way back to the apartment is to take the subway, and the only way is a taxi, and you definitely won't take a taxi..."

"Who said that? What if I'm in a hurry at night?!"

"..." Liang tilted his head slightly, as if trying to distinguish the truth from the words.

Under Liang's gaze, Guang became more and more emboldened.After a moment of silence, he said as if in compromise: "Let's go back."

Holding an umbrella together and walking in the rain, Guang's mind unexpectedly remembered the story of the umbrella, and his body couldn't help getting closer to the bright side.

Ryo gave him a questioning look, and Hikari took his gaze, but did not speak.

"Guang, is it really okay for you to come back today?"

Knowing what Taya meant, Hikaru still deliberately misinterpreted: "Do you not want me to come back?"

Liang was taken aback: "No, I didn't mean that..."

Guang admired with great interest his lover's somewhat tangled and at a loss expression, thinking to himself, who would have thought that Taya Ryo, who is decisive on the chessboard, would have such a hesitant side in life?

Thinking that he was the only one who could see this side of him, Guang couldn't help being a little proud.The corner of the mouth seemed to be lifted by a thin thread, uncontrollably raised a little bit, then a little bit.

Liang caught the smile on Guang's lips, and his heart skipped several beats.I don't know the origin of the smile, although it is a little inexplicable, but seeing the smile of the light, even if the rain is pouring outside the umbrella, it is like a clear sky.

All of a sudden, I wish I could have a torrential rain, and let the water cover everyone's eyes and ears...

"It would be great if the rain could be a little heavier." Guang said what was in his heart without paying attention.

Liang didn't hear clearly: "What?"

Light shook his head, the smile on his lips did not diminish in the slightest.You can't tell Taya that when it rains heavily, he can do something unspeakable.For example... Another example... Although height is not dominant is a big problem.

Perhaps it is sincerity.

God seemed to have heard his voice, and within a few steps, the sound of rain suddenly sounded, and then there were bean-sized raindrops hitting the umbrella cloth densely.

This seems to be different from what I expected...

Just getting cheap and thinking obediently, when he lowered his head, he saw that Taya's left shoulder was already wet a lot.Under the reflection of the light, the rain is like a thin layer of silver frost.Looking at the handle of the umbrella again, it was tilted almost thirty degrees in my direction.

Why didn't I find out until now?

Guang lightly held Liang's hand holding the umbrella, and calmly turned the handle back to the ninety-degree position.

When passing by a convenience store, Liang suggested to take shelter from the rain for a while.

The heavy rain, even with an umbrella, was basically wet from the waist down.The rain seeped into the sneakers, and there was a chill that invaded the skin.

After waiting under the awning of the convenience store for nearly 10 minutes, the rain still did not abate.The convenience store is less than 600 meters away from the apartment.

"Rush?"

Guang's words were more like a warning, before Liang answered, he had already held his hand and rushed directly into the rain curtain.

"It's raining so hard, it's useless to hold an umbrella, just run!" Guang shouted while running.

"What are you talking about? I can't hear clearly—" The sound of wind and rain poured into the ears continuously, and Liang's voice couldn't help but increase a bit.

"I said, I understand what you want to say. I love you too!!"

At the moment when Guang's voice fell, the sound of rain suddenly became louder, completely drowning out his voice in an instant.

Liang seemed to have guessed what Guang said, and slowed down slightly, but the next second, he was pulled by him and continued to run forward.

At this moment, without worrying about the eyes of others, he can openly hold his lover's hand and run in the torrential rain. This was a luxury he never dared to dream of.

The whole world seemed to be silent, his field of vision gradually shrank into a thin rectangle, so small that it could only accommodate the figure in front of him...

When they returned to their own world, both of them were already drenched.

The raindrops flowed down the forehead along the shiny hair, flowed past the corners of his eyes, passed over the side of his face, and then dripped from the air, turning into a small water stain on the floor of the entrance.

Clearly drenched by the rain, falling into Guang's eyes, he felt that Taya, his face, and every look in his eyes were so captivating that he couldn't bear to look away.

Liang looked a little uncomfortable under the light: "Is there something on my face?"

Hikaru blushed, silently looked away, and after a few seconds, stared at it again without disappointment.

Liang: "...or what do you want to say?"

But Guang neither spoke nor looked away, just stared straight at him, as if he wanted to look at him like this for the rest of his life.He suddenly thought, why did he meet him?Ta Ya is such an excellent person, the proud son of heaven, a chess star, so many people are looking at him and looking forward to him, why did he meet such a good person?

In the past few days, I have held back a lot of words and wanted to tell you, Taya.

I want to say, I am still more used to eating your cooking.

I want to say, it's all because of you that I actually started folding the quilt.

I also want to say that I seem to understand the meaning of the chess question.

But thousands of words came to his mouth, but he only choked out one sentence: "Let me hug you."

Then, regardless of whether the lover is willing or not, wearing wet clothes, he just hugged Liang into his arms involuntarily.As if cuddling into his arms was not enough, he let go of him again, gently brushed the rainwater off his face, and pecked at his eyebrows, eyelids, and neck one by one.

Liang slightly raised his head impatiently, and Guang noticed the subtle changes in his lover's breathing, and when he lowered his head, he kissed his lips...

It wasn't until he took Liang into his arms again that the sudden possessive desire subsided a little.

"Fortunately, I'm back..." Hikari said softly, burying his head in the socket of Bright's shoulder.

Finally being able to lie next to each other again, Guang felt an unusual peace in his heart.

The breath of familiar people lingered around him again, and Guang felt at ease for a while, and slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, it was already the next morning.

Why didn't I feel it before?Light thought.To be able to see the one you love every day when you open your eyes and hear another even, long and soothing breath echoing in your ears is already the most precious reward.

Guang knew that Taya had always been in a light sleep, even if he woke up, he didn't dare to make any big movements, he just turned his head slightly, and looked at him quietly from a posture closer to Taya.

Ta Ya's skin was already fair, but at this moment, it looked a little pale, and his chin seemed to be carved by a knife, and he was a little thinner.

In the past, when she had to prepare dinner for herself, Taya always had to make a bigger meal in consideration of balanced nutrition.The amount of the dish is large, so I had to eat it together.Then why isn't he by his side these days?Did you have a good meal?Could it be that the old problem has been committed again, and there will be no food between games?Or if you are too hungry, just skip this meal?Guang was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't notice the hands slowly reaching his waist.

Seeing Liang suddenly opened his eyes, Guang had already missed the opportunity and was pulled into his arms by him.

"What are you thinking, huh?" Liang kissed Qin Guang's forehead, put his right hand into his pajamas, and rubbed lightly on his back.

Liang's hand was very soft, and his fingertips swept across lightly, as if to awaken every subtle sense in his body.

Light moved, trying not to press on Liang's arm.I wanted to reply honestly, "I feel like you've lost weight", but when I opened my mouth, I was coughing violently.

Liang was startled, quickly pulled Guang close to his chest, patted his back and helped him breathe: "Is this better?"

"I'm fine." Guang's throat was still a little itchy, but he didn't want to worry Taya, so he forced a smile and made up an excuse, "Maybe I slept, my throat is a bit dry."

Liang made a gesture to get up, but was pulled back to the bed by Guang: "I'm really better, just lie down for a while."

Liang Xin felt that today's light was a bit clingy, but it was so cute that he couldn't help wanting to cherish it.He raised his hand and looked at the alarm clock on the bedside table. It was already past ten o'clock. After thinking about it, he lay back and slept with Guang Guang for half an hour before getting up to prepare meals.

But the meal time, which was quite enjoyable in the past, was a bit hard to sustain.

Trying hard to swallow the food in the bowl, trying hard to maintain a normal speaking volume, trying hard not to let Taya see any flaws, all the painstaking efforts fell apart the moment the lover went out to work.

His throat was dry and astringent, and the warm water that had just been poured was like pouring in the desert, it was useless.His body was slightly sore, as if he had been beaten while he was asleep.

After the meal, Guang sat quietly on the seat for a while, and when he felt that he was slowly recovering, he went into the room and changed his clothes for going out.

There are not many customers in the supermarket on weekdays.Guangguang usually finds it troublesome, and at most buys some things at nearby convenience stores, and rarely goes to the supermarket.After browsing the shelves a few times, I finally found what I needed.First, I put a bag in the basket, and saw the words "easy to digest" on the shelf next to it, so I put the original bag back, took 2 new bags from the shelf next to it, and put them in the basket .

While walking back with the bag in hand, the cell phone in his pocket rang.

Seeing that it was Taya calling, he just thought about it and decided to ignore it.Although I didn't do anything bad, I always felt that as long as I answered the phone, someone on the other end would definitely find out.

It may be because of the cold wind blowing when going out. After returning home, Guang felt his whole body was cold, and the left side of his head throbbed intermittently.Some struggled to put away the things bought in the supermarket, turned on the heater in the living room, just curled up on the sofa, wanted to squint for a while, but fell asleep unconsciously.

When I opened my eyes again, the twilight outside the window had already fallen.In the living room, the hot air is still continuously blowing out from the air outlet of the air conditioner, but the light is shivered by the cold.

Going to the bathroom to wash his face, seeing his pale face in the mirror, Hikaru was slightly startled, rubbed his cheeks, and suddenly felt lucky that Taya was not at home.

When he walked out of the bathroom, he was still a little dazed, and suddenly saw a man who looked exactly like Ta Ya standing in the living room, and he shivered.Thinking that he was sleepy, he raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, and when he was sure it was Taya, he was frightened and woke up instantly.

"Taya, you go back..."

Before he could finish speaking, Taya had already strode forward and pressed his forehead against his head.

Guang was hugged by Liang as silent as a cicada, his whole body was stiff, and his heart was beating wildly like a drum.It wasn't until Taya said, "Fortunately, he didn't have a fever", that he breathed a sigh of relief as if he had escaped a catastrophe, and raised his hand to hug him carefully.

"Why didn't you answer my phone?" Liang Song opened his eyes and his eyes darkened.

"Ah? I fell asleep in front of me..." Just after he finished his excuse, Liang's face became more gloomy and terrifying.

Noticing Liang's gaze on the sofa, seeing that the situation was not good, Guang immediately said before he could speak: "Well... I turned on the heating, and really only slept for a short while..."

But it was obviously getting darker and darker. What made Guang even more disturbed was that he didn't know where he was showing his feet.

Just when Guang closed his eyes and was about to accept Liang's advice, he heard a faint sigh in his ear.

He couldn't hear Taya's sigh the most, especially because of himself.

This faint sigh was like a thin needle poking at the light-sensitive nerves, he couldn't help but tighten the hem of Liang's clothes: "Taya, I was wrong..."

Taya's throat moved, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he only touched his face: "I'm going to cook now, after dinner, I'll take a shower early and go to bed, huh?"

Hikaru held Ryo's hand and nodded obediently in his palm.

For the first 5 minutes before Liang entered the kitchen, Guang did obediently waited for the meal to open his mouth, but not long after, he still stretched his hand into the chess box beside the coffee table in a inconsistent manner.

I thought that if I had a cold, I would at least be more peaceful.But when Liang walked out of the kitchen with the bowls and chopsticks, he immediately saw that Guang was sitting by the coffee table, playing chess as if nothing had happened!

Walking quickly to Guang's side, there was almost a trace of annoyance on Liang's normally calm face, but before it could flare up, the moment he saw the board clearly, his whole body stopped suddenly.

At this time, Guang didn't have a chess record in his hands, but the chess game seemed to be engraved in his mind, reappearing bit by bit on the chessboard through his hands.

Although the positions of most of the chess games are reasonable, but the chess games laid out by Shi Guang at this time are not from his own hands.If I remember correctly, this round should be——

Guang, who keeps dropping pieces on the chessboard, seems to be immersed in his own world, unaware of Liang's arrival.It wasn't until he felt his eyes a little sore, and stopped to rest halfway, that he realized that Liang had sat beside him at some point, like a frightened deer, and hid to the side: "Ta, Taya!"

Liang withdrew his gaze from the chess game, and when he looked at Guang again, the annoyance on his face disappeared, leaving only a helpless tenderness: "This game of chess is between me and..."

"Well, it was last October, when you and Ogata-sensei played the first game of the Honinbo Round Robin Tournament." After receiving Liang's voice, Hikari placed a white piece familiarly next to the black piece of "10 Seventeen".

Liang's breathing suddenly became a little disordered.

Not because of Guangming's blatant study of his own game record, but because of the game record he studied.

He clearly remembered that this game record was born on the day he heard that an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale occurred in the Niigata area.At that time, Hikari was in Niigata, where communications had been largely disrupted.Even if he returned safely later, after a period of turmoil, he never played the game again in front of him...

So, since then, and even earlier, have you been secretly collecting all my chess records?

"why……"

"Do you want to ask why I chose to replay this game, or why I can remember your game record?" Guang slowly met Shangliang's gaze, his eyes full of inexplicable proud.

He didn't seem to expect Liang's answer, and said to himself: "Every game of your chess is the result of your hard thinking and meditation. Every game of chess and every move expresses your thoughts, just like your A part of life..." Speaking of this, Guang smiled lightly, with more embarrassment on his face, "It feels like we are always together, but it seems that we often don't see each other. But looking at your chess records , just like seeing you in person, you can know what you are thinking recently, what changes in your mood, and even pretend that I am always by your side..."

Maybe he talked too much for a while, but just after he finished speaking, he turned his face and coughed violently.

Every sound was like a razor blade scratching Liang's eardrums, making him unable to bear to say harsh words to Guang again, and he only hated himself for not being able to notice the strangeness of his lover in the first place...

At this moment, Liang's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and the self-blame that couldn't be resolved in his eyes made Guang's heart suddenly ache.

He stretched out his hand to press the center of Liang's eyebrows, pretending to be relaxed and said with a smile: "The eyebrows are almost knotted..."

Liang grabbed Guang's hand, put it to his lips, kissed his fingertips, and as if feeling that it wasn't enough, he hugged him tightly in his arms: "Guang, it would be great if I could sick for you ..."

Hearing the words, the amber pupils shrank slightly, and then he patted Taya on the back as if to comfort him: "It's just a small cold, it's not that exaggerated..."

Liang also knew that he was making a fuss out of a molehill, but he just couldn't help it.

Thinking of Guang's commercial performance arrangement tomorrow, he wished he could immediately call Chess Academy and let him attend instead of Guang.

He has the time and the ability.

But why should he?Just one sentence, he is Hikari Shinto's "roommate"?

Holding the light, there was almost a trace of hatred in Liang's heart, but he couldn't tell whether it was hating the shackles of the world, or hating himself for being still fledgling.

"Taya, I'm hungry..."

After being reminded by Guang, Liang then remembered the porridge still on the fire, and finally calmed down his ups and downs, kissed Guang's forehead, got up and went to the kitchen.

Smiling, he retracted his eyes glued to Liang's back, and picked up the mobile phone that had been left on the sofa just now.When he saw the dazzling missed calls and dial-in time on the screen, the smile on the corner of his lips disappeared immediately.

Suddenly looking up at the kitchen, Hikari clenched his phone tightly, telling himself silently, Hikari Shinto, you can't lie to him again.