【Zhou Xiang】The Tropic

1.

"Yeah." Zhou Zekai nodded slowly, "How did you guess that?"

"A former acquaintance, similar to you." Sun Xiang said, giving him a worried look, making sure that Zhou Zekai could stand firmly, before he bent down to pick up the dropped item.

The acquaintances Sun Xiang mentioned were the neighbors who lived upstairs in his hometown.At that time, energy conservation was advocated, and the corridors of the community were uniformly changed to the kind that only light up when touched.Sun Xiang had witnessed this uncle fumbling for the button several times in the dark, leaning against the wall, cautiously.It happened that he was a picky eater and didn't like carrots.The pretty girl used this to scare him, saying that if she didn't eat carrots, she would be as unclear as Uncle X at night.

Of course, now Sun Xiang already knew that there was no positive causal connection between the two.Conversely, patients with night blindness need to supplement vitamin A and eat more carrots. This chain has a solid medical basis.In just a few seconds, his thoughts had already diverged, and he even began to think about getting Zhou Zekai some noodles with shredded carrots and pork, and it was not too late to make up for it...

...Then it was interrupted by Zhou Zekai's movement.

When he turned around, Zhou Zekai had already hung up his coat and sat down on the sofa.The man leaned back loosely, with his thumbs pressing his temples, and leaned there quietly, exhausted all over his body, and looked uncomfortable.

"Are you thirsty?" Sun Xiang asked him.Zhou Zekai's reaction was still half a beat slow, he raised his eyelids, hummed vaguely, then lowered his eyes again, not sure if he was asleep or just in a daze.

Sun Xiang sighed, thinking that whether it was night blindness or other things that he wanted to talk about, he might not have a chance to talk about it for the time being.It turned out that Zhou Zekai's subordinates were right to worry, the most urgent thing was to settle Zhou Zekai, who seemed sober but actually dizzy, well.

"Sit still. I'll get something to sober up." Sun Xiang ordered, then turned to the kitchen to get busy.

2.

When cutting the apple, Sun Xiang was a little absent-minded, and the edge of the knife almost slipped on his index finger.

He couldn't help thinking about all the things that happened that day.

In all fairness, most of Sun Xiang's energies were concentrated on the matter of glory, which caused him to be much slower than ordinary people in some other aspects. Without being pushed by external forces, it was basically difficult to think deeply.But if he doesn't think about it, it doesn't mean he doesn't understand—for example, if Zhou Zekai doesn't stay overnight, where should he go back most often, and for example, if Zhou Zekai doesn't go back for several days recently, what kind of opinions will there be at home?For another example, how would the people around Zhou Zekai who knew about him but didn't know about his existence think about this matter?

Zeros and zeros, piles of pieces, are all sensitive topics.

Sun Xiang was so curious as to die, subconsciously felt that all of them had something to do with him.

But in reality, there is no rush, the friend in front of him is drunk, even if he asks, Sun Xiang is not sure if he can get anything out of it, reason tells him that it is best to put it aside for the time being and deal with it coldly.

Enthusiastic, sympathetic, and unbearable all worked together, Sun Xiang quickly finished the hangover soup and a bowl of simple noodles, and actually added a few twists of shredded carrots.He laughed at himself as embellishment, which was useless. He was no different from a parent who was about to measure his height the next day, and only then remembered that he should buy a middle and high calcium tablet for his child.

Sun Xiang walked out of the kitchen carrying a cup and a bowl, his eyes caught Zhou Zekai's state, and his expression instantly became helpless.

Just for a while, Zhou Zekai seemed to be getting more drunk.

When he first walked in, he was still wearing a suit.At this moment, the suit had been put on the other side of the sofa at some point, with one hand hooked on the tie and loosened, and the two buttons of the shirt were unbuttoned.

Sun Xiang also had the experience of going to the drinking table many times, and he knew that Zhou Zekai had probably reached the second stage of drunkenness - body fever.

If it is not handled well, there is a high probability of waking up with a cold the next day.

While Sun Xiang was thinking this way, he turned up the temperature of the air conditioner without any hesitation.

"Zhou Zekai? Are you still awake?" He called the other person's name, "Eat something? Or drink some water first?"

As a result, Zhou Zekai didn't say a word for a long time, didn't even move his posture, he was still tilted like that, holding on to the tie with all his heart, as if he was going to throw it off in the next second.

Sun Xiang patted him on the shoulder, raised his volume and shouted two more times.

Still no response.

Zhou Zekai seemed to be completely asleep, and had no intention of responding to Sun Xiang at all.

Sun Xiang cursed in his heart, realizing that Zhou Zekai was completely drunk.

So, what to do?Sun Xiang quickly became worried.

When Zhou Zekai fell ill last time, he felt that he was an ex-colleague who was a little closer than passers-by. To carry someone home and throw him on the bed and wrap him in a quilt would be considered the utmost kindness.But now... After accepting so much love from others, and even betting together, taking advantage of others and calling sister-in-law, it is absolutely impossible for him to treat her with the same simple and rude method.

Sun Xiang walked around the coffee table, walked to the sofa, and raised his hand.He originally wanted to use the trick he did against Du Ming, slap his face and pinch his nose to tickle it, but when the time came to strike, he couldn't do it anyway.

In the end, he chose to grab Zhou Zekai's shoulder, shook it with a little force, and ordered solemnly: "Wake up, Zhou Zekai! Wake up. If you want to sleep, you have to go to bed."

Zhou Zekai frowned, muttered something inaudible in a low voice, blocked his hand, and turned sideways, trying to avoid Sun Xiang's touch.

Sun Xiang saw it was funny, and couldn't help it anymore, so he went to tickle him.

This time, Zhou Zekai struggled violently, and after a while, he suddenly opened his eyes.

Seeing Zhou Zekai's dark eyes made Sun Xiang feel a little guilty, he let go, and stepped back a bit: "Are you awake? When you're awake, eat quickly, take a shower and go to bed."

No one would have guessed that Sun Xiang's words were like a switch, reminding Zhou Zekai of another matter.

"Yeah." Zhou Zekai replied in a deep voice, stood up suddenly, and took off his shirt in two or three strokes.

Sun Xiang was caught off guard by this development and froze in place.

3.

While Sun Xiang was in a daze, Zhou Zekai had crossed his hands on the hem of the pure-color vest, and was about to lift it up.

"Wait..." Sun Xiang didn't have time to stop him, this man stripped himself completely with lightning speed.

What Sun Xiang saw in front of him made Sun Xiang's eyes widen slightly involuntarily.

He has witnessed Zhou Zekai's crazy overtime work, and Sun Xiang is very skeptical about whether he has the opportunity to exercise on weekdays.Because of this, with preconceived impressions in hand, he was so surprised when he saw Zhou Zekai's naked upper body.

The expected thin skin and tender flesh does not exist at all, just the right muscles shape a strong and straight waist, and the smooth mermaid line extends all the way down, hidden behind the belt, which arouses people's imagination.Coupled with the undisputed first face in Glory back then, anyone who has the slightest twist in his mind probably has already held it involuntarily at this moment.

The most terrible thing is not only this, the most terrible thing is that this person's seemingly sober eyes are staring straight at him.The eyes are clean, without any emotions or thoughts.

Sun Xiang's heart was beating hard, his face was burning uncontrollably, and for the first time he realized what the assistant's girl said, "Straight men flirt with straight men, it's earth-shattering".

It's not that bad... Rao, a person like him who usually has strong confidence in appearance and figure, is actually quite overwhelmed.

Then at this moment, Zhou Zekai suddenly lowered his eyes, and pressed the belt buckle with both hands.

"!" Sun Xiang's mind suddenly came to his senses, he realized what this friend might do next, he hurriedly rushed up, grabbed Zhou Zekai's arm, and prevented him from further undressing.

joke!Calling his sister-in-law to return to the game in the game, Zhou Zekai is not his real wife!It's weird for a man to see a man undressing, but if he continues to let himself go, wouldn't he be able to appreciate a certain young talent performing a striptease live?

"You want to take a bath?" After Sun Xiang stopped Zhou Zekai, he quickly changed the subject, "It's hot, uncomfortable? Right?"

Zhou Zekai paused for a moment, then slowly turned his head, meeting Sun Xiang's gaze: "...I'm uncomfortable."

"Okay, okay, let's take a shower!" Sun Xiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly pushed the person towards the bathroom.

4.

It didn't take long for Sun Xiang to realize that by coaxing Zhou Zekai to take a bath, he did not end a hole, but dug a bigger and deeper hole for himself.

At first, seeing that the person was walking steadily, Sun Xiang didn't feel too nervous. He pushed the person into the bathroom, turned around and wanted to leave.As a result, he hadn't taken two steps, when he heard the sound of objects falling and colliding inside, he hurriedly turned back, pushed the door open, and was almost frightened by Zhou Zekai so that his heart stopped beating.

It turned out that this friend somehow bumped into the shelf several times in a row, and when Sun Xiang entered the bathroom, he was squatting and trying to pick up the bottle of body wash. The back of his head was only a few centimeters away from a protruding corner. It is estimated that there will be a big hole in it, the kind that will not stop bleeding.

Sun Xiang didn't dare to take it lightly, he hurriedly protected the back of the man's head, and slowly led him to a safe position.

What's even worse is that someone who was drunk was totally out of the ordinary. After he got up and stood still, he seemed to find that there was someone else in the bathroom, and gave him a surprised look.

...and sneezed.

Sun Xiang's face darkened for the most part.

Well, if we continue to toss, I guess, people will not only get injured, but also catch a cold.Tired of heart, he wrapped Zhou Zekai in a big bath towel, ordered him to stay by the side fiercely, then rolled up his sleeves, and as a good man to the end, he filled Zhou Zekai with half a bathtub of water and pressed the thermostat button.

"Go in. Let it soak." Maybe it was nervous, maybe it was irritability, in short, Sun Xiang's tone had lost his initial patience, "Don't move around."

Zhou Zekai was very obedient this time, and immediately lay down in the bathtub, obediently holding the handles on both sides with both hands.Sun Xiang tested the temperature, met those dark eyes, wiped the sweat off his brow, and calmed down: "Then you soak, ring the bell or call me if you have something to do."

He was exhausted from tormenting, the temperature of the air conditioner was already on the high side, and the bathroom was still hot. His throat was dry and he wanted to drink a glass of water.

Zhou Zekai nodded: "Yeah."

5.

Based on the principle of not wasting, Sun Xiang took out the apple soaked in the hangover soup and ate it by himself. Afterwards, he drank a can of iced cola and finally felt better.That's five or six minutes.

In the wechat group, Zhao Yaoyao was still awake and asked him to talk about something. Sun Xiang simply called the other party, so it took more than a moment.

When he hung up the phone and yawned, a bad premonition suddenly appeared in his heart.

... so quiet?Zhou Zekai is alone, is he alright?

Driven by intuition, Sun Xiang acted faster than his brain, and he had already rushed into the bathroom.

What he saw made his heart almost stop for a second time.

Sure enough, he knew it!

Sun Xiang almost pounced on him, and hurriedly picked him up from the bathtub—he had absolutely no doubt that if he came in two seconds later, the water level that reached his mouth and nose would have submerged Zhou Zekai's head.

"Cough, cough, cough!" Zhou Zekai finally woke up a little bit from the water, he frowned uncomfortably, opened his eyes, and focused on Sun Xiang who was supporting him with a sorry face, his gaze was immediately filled with grievances.

Sun Xiang had already worked quite hard to catch Zhou Zekai—the bathtub was too slippery, and Zhou Zekai didn't know when to let go of his fingers holding the edge. Even though this person looked thin, his height of 1.8 meters was light even if he counted all his bones. Not going anywhere—the water started to be released at this moment, but the water level was not going down fast, he didn't dare to let go, just leaned over and half supported Zhou Zekai, his clothes were already half wet, and he was rescued The look in the eyes of the person is actually that kind of grievance...

As if he was the big devil who caused him to drown!

Sun Xiang was speechless, wanted to be angry, but lacked confidence.To be honest, the one who knew Zhou Zekai was deeply drunk, but was not vigilant and let him take a bath alone was himself.

Just as a bunch of thoughts flashed through his mind, Zhou Zekai coughed again.

Sun Xiang's attention was instantly drawn, and he quickly shifted to Zhou Zekai.

It's okay if you don't look at it, but when you look at it, the guilt in Sun Xiang's heart grows stronger and stronger: most of Zhou Zekai's hair ends and Liu Hai are stained, the contours of his eyes are flushed, and his eyes are not as clear and cold as usual, maybe he just got wet. Because of this, there is a clear sense of dampness.

Sun Xiang's heart inevitably softened, and at the same time, a strong sense of responsibility surged up.

If you dig a hole yourself, what should you do? Fill it in.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," he helped Zhou Zekai brush away the hair sticking between his eyebrows, and seeing that the water level was about the same, he wanted to drag him out to dry himself.

Of course, for some unknown reason, Sun Xiang's line of sight was kept above Zhou Zekai's waist during the whole process, without slipping down at all.

Very drunk, a little sober, Zhou Zekai wrapped himself in a bath towel and put on his clothes, so he was able to move by himself.

But blowing hair still doesn't seem to be so neat.

Sun Xiang learned his lesson and never left the bathroom. Seeing that Zhou Zekai continued to torment, he might have to go out the next day with the band-aids on his ears, so he quickly rescued the hair dryer from Zhou Zekai's hands.

...No, it was to protect Zhou Zekai from the magic "mouth" of the hair dryer.

Even though Zhou Zekai was dizzy, subconsciously he seemed to know that Sun Xiang would not harm him, so he didn't struggle at all, and he confidently gave Sun Xiang the initiative in blowing the air.

He sat on the small stool that Sun Xiang found somewhere, quietly.Considering that it was late enough, Sun Xiang's movements were faster than usual, and he guided Zhou Zekai to touch the end of his hair before long, saying, "Touch it yourself, do you want to do it?"

"It's done." Zhou Zekai touched it carefully and replied, "Thank you."

Sun Xiang stretched, and finally a big stone fell to the ground.He opened the bathroom door, felt the temperature difference outside, and couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth: "Rest early when you're done, you can still smell the alcohol on your body just now, how much did you drink?"

Zhou Zekai leaned against the wall to get up, ignored him, walked over Sun Xiang slowly to the master bedroom.

Sun Xiang was worried, followed behind, and continued to tease him: "Really, I asked you when I walked in, but you didn't answer. It smells a bit sweet, it smells like grapes, is it red wine? Really opened a bottle of eight Lafite in the second year?"

Zhou Zekai paused, turned around at the door of the master bedroom, and glanced at him wordlessly.

Sun Xiang smiled and said: "So it's true. It's over. When I see this word in the future, I will probably think of someone drunk."

Zhou Zekai showed his attitude with the back of his head, and he lifted the quilt and climbed onto the bed.

Although Sun Xiang was teasing others, he still went to get some warm water and put it on Zhou Zekai's bedside: "According to my experience, you may feel thirsty in the middle of the night."

Zhou Zekai raised his eyes and looked up at him, with hazy eyes: "Thank you."

"Good night, little friend Zhou Zekai." Sun Xiang didn't forget to joke again at the last moment, he turned off the light for Zhou Zekai, took two steps, turned around, and saw that the person was not tucked in the quilt in the dark. for a moment.

Just when he was about to get up and leave, his forearm was suddenly grabbed by a slightly hot palm.

"Zhou Zekai?" Sun Xiang asked suspiciously.

The master bedroom was quiet.No one answered his question.

"Zhou Zekai?" He lowered his voice and repeated it again.

This time, he still didn't hear anything, except for the steady breathing that signaled the master's extreme relaxation and peace of mind.

TBC