after running with the ball

It rained the next day.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Xi Chen went downstairs to have breakfast, but he didn't see Zhuo Yang, so he asked the sleepy Yan Kai next to him, "Where's Zhuo Yang?"

"You haven't woken up yet." Yan Kai was not very clear, "I haven't seen him this morning. By the way, brother, you two left yesterday, did you quarrel?"

Xi Chen ignored him, picked up the phone and called Zhuo Yang.He knew Zhuo Yang's temperament, it was absolutely impossible for him to get up so late, especially if he lived in someone else's house.

The phone rang for a while, but no one answered.Xi Chen frowned slightly, turned around and walked upstairs.

Zhuo Yang's guest room is at the end of the corridor on the third floor, Xi Chen knocked on the door, "Zhuo Yang."

Xi Chen waited on the spot for a while, but did not hear any movement inside.Then he twisted the doorknob and found that it was not locked, so he said, "Zhuo Yang, I'm coming in."

Xi Chen walked in and found that the air conditioner in the room was not turned on, and even though it was raining today, it was still very hot.Zhuo Yang was still sleeping on the bed, his body curled up slightly, there seemed to be uneasiness between his brows, his breathing was a bit rough, and his hair was already wet with sweat.

"Zhuo Yang?" Xi Chen raised his hand and patted Zhuo Yang's shoulder.

Zhuo Yang didn't open his eyes, but just hummed softly.

Xi Chen put his hand on Zhuo Yang's forehead, and was startled by the temperature on it. He immediately called Yan's family doctor.Fortunately, it was Madam Yan's birthday these two days, and there were a lot of guests at home, so just in case, the family doctor was asked to live in the back house directly, and came over within 2 minutes.When the doctor took Zhuo Yang's temperature, it almost reached forty degrees, no wonder he was unconscious.

Before putting Zhuo Yang on the drip, the doctor suggested Xi Chen to change Zhuo Yang's clothes. It was summer and there was no air conditioner in the room before. Zhuo Yang's pajamas were all sweaty and uncomfortable to stick on his body, which was not good for people. .

Xi Chen went back to his room and brought a set of his own pajamas, and first changed into Zhuo Yang's pajamas.When unbuttoning his clothes, Xi Chen glanced at the scar on Zhuo Yang's lower abdomen. After a short pause, he quickly changed Zhuo Yang's clothes and asked the doctor to hang him with water.

After the IV was hung up, Xi Chen fetched warm water and wiped Zhuo Yang's sweat.

Yan Kai went upstairs with the doctor. He watched Xi Chen go up and down for Zhuo Yang in amazement.As long as his brother faces Zhuo Yang, it's like a different person.

Mrs. Yan came up to take a look after knowing that Zhuo Yang was ill, and then only Xi Chen was left in the room guarding Zhuo Yang.

Zhuo Yang was already in a coma, and didn't respond to the outside world. He only made a little noise during the skin test, and was quiet the whole time.It was past eleven o'clock when he woke up, and the last sachet of medicine was about to run out.

Zhuo Yang didn't know that he had a fever, so he raised his hand to rub his swollen forehead.But as soon as he moved, he was immediately held down by Xi Chen next to him.

"President Xi?" Zhuo Yang didn't expect to see Xi Chen in the room, he turned his puzzled eyes, and then saw the IV needle in his hand.

"You have a fever." Xi Chen put down the book in his hand, put Zhuo Yang's hand away, and looked up at him, "Are you thirsty?"

Zhuo Yang pursed his dry lips and nodded: "Some."

Xi Chen picked up the water that had been prepared a long time ago, and touched the wall of the cup with his wrist. After feeling that it was not hot, he got up to help Zhuo Yang.

Zhuo Yang supported the bed with his left hand, and turned sideways a little dodgingly, "Mr. Xi, I'll do it myself."

Xi Chen looked at him for two seconds, and handed him the water glass after he sat down.

Zhuo Yang drank the whole glass of water in one go, Xi Chen asked him if he still drank, Zhuo Yang shook his head, he wanted to put the water glass on the bedside table by himself, but the bed was relatively big, and the bedside tables on both sides were a bit far away.After he stretched out his hand for a few seconds, the cup was still taken by Xi Chen and put down.

Zhuo Yang pursed his lips, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xi."

Then Zhuo Yang turned his gaze out of the window with a dazed expression.

The weather outside the window was gloomy, and it was raining heavily. When he was hit by a basketball and had a nosebleed, Xi Chen sent him to the school infirmary. It was almost the same that day. He and Xi Chen were blocked by the sudden rain in the infirmary. On the bed, Xi Chen sat beside his bed, and through the window, they watched the rain fall for a long time.

Xi Chen looked up at the medicine bag, "The doctor said that this kind of medicine will hurt more, should you slow down the speed?"

Zhuo Yang came back to his senses, stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his hand near the IV needle, the whole arm was indeed a little painful, but he still shook his head: "That's it." Renren passed.

At this time, Zhuo Yang noticed that he was not wearing his own pajamas. The style of pajamas was very familiar. He would see this set of pajamas every day when he tidied up Xi Chen's clothes.

Xi Chen explained: "Your clothes are all wet, and the doctor suggested changing for you. It was too urgent at the time, and I couldn't find your suitcase."

Zhuo Yang nodded to show that he understood, his eyes were half downcast, and the tip of his nose was filled with the familiar fragrance of washing liquid from his pajamas.

The atmosphere was silent for a while, and then there was a knock on the door, and Yan Kai shouted outside: "Brother, is Assistant Zhuo awake?"

Xi Chen stood up and opened the door, "I just woke up."

Yan Kai walked in, patted his chest exaggeratedly and said to Zhuo Yang: "Assistant Zhuo, you scared us so much today, the temperature has reached forty degrees!"

Zhuo Yang said embarrassedly: "Maybe it's because of the cold wind blowing yesterday, and then the air conditioner after the heat." He had symptoms of a cold before going to bed last night, and he took medicine specially, but he didn't expect to catch a fever this time.

Zhuo Yang has had a little cold at most in the past few years, and he hasn't had a fever for several years. He didn't expect it to be so severe this time.

"You have to thank my brother." Yan Kai said, "Fortunately, my brother found out in time, otherwise something serious would happen."

Zhuo Yang hummed in a low voice.

Xi Chen continued to sit on the chair by the bed and flip through the book. Yan Kai glanced back and forth between the two of them a few times, and then said with a smile: "Lunch is ready, bro, I'll have someone bring Assistant Zhuo's up. What about you? Go down and eat?"

Xi Chen looked down at the book, turned a page and said, "I'll send mine too."

Yan Kai chuckled twice, "Then I'll go down and let people prepare."

Zhuo Yang’s drip was not finished yet, although he could move the infusion stand to the desk next to him, but Xi Chen disagreed, so he asked someone to move a table of suitable height and put it beside the bed, so that Zhuo Yang only needed to move his body up.

Zhuo Yang is a sick patient, and the kitchen prepares light food for him.After the food was delivered, Xi Chen arranged the food for Zhuo Yang, and the two sat silently facing each other, eating separately.

After a while, Xi Chen suddenly asked, "What's the matter with the scar on your stomach?"

Zhuo Yang was drinking porridge with a spoon, when he was startled by Xi Chen's question, he coughed to the side.Zhuo Yang was only concerned about wearing Xi Chen's pajamas just now, and forgot all the scars on his body, he hurriedly said: "You...cough cough, did you see it?"

"I see." It would be strange if the conspicuous scar could not be seen.Xi Chen took out a tissue and handed it to him, leaning over to follow his back.

Zhuo Yang coughed for a long time before he stopped. He wiped his mouth with a tissue and said vaguely: "There is a little problem, left from the operation."

Xi Chen's question just now was just worried about the source of Zhuo Yang's scar.But Zhuo Yang's expression told him that it was obviously not what he said.It seems that Scar has other hidden secrets, but Zhuo Yang didn't want to say it, so Xi Chen didn't ask any more.

The two finished their meal quietly, and Zhuo Yang's drip was also finished.The doctor came up to take the needle, and took Zhuo Yang's temperature again. The fever had almost subsided.Because Xi Chen personally helped Zhuo Yang change his clothes before, with gentle movements and meticulous care, the doctor subconsciously told Xi Chen to pay attention to Zhuo Yang's condition, and to call him if the fever flared up again in the afternoon or evening.

Xi Chen said, "Okay."

Zhuo Yang was leaning against the head of the bed, pressing the needle hole with a cotton swab to stop the bleeding. After the doctor left, he whispered, "Thank you, Mr. Xi."

With the air conditioner turned on in the room, Xi Chen moved the quilt over Zhuo Yang's waist, and suddenly raised his chin with his hand, making him look at him.

Xi Chen said, "Zhuo Yang, you know why I did this."

Zhuo Yang turned his head hastily, the touch of his chin brushing against Xi Chen's fingers brought a deep shudder, his lips trembled, and he almost begged: "Mr. Xi, can we not mention this?"

"Why didn't you mention it." Xi Chen approached Zhuo Yang, and his hot breath swept across his face.He touched Zhuo Yang's ear with his hand, and after Zhuo Yang trembled, he slightly curled his lips, "You're blushing again."

Xi Chen didn't notice it at first, but then he clearly noticed that as long as he got a little closer to Zhuo Yang, Zhuo Yang would blush.What this represents, as long as you are not an extremely stupid person, you will not know.

"Xi, Xi Chen..." Zhuo Yang spread the cotton swab against Xi Chen's chest, and he pressed against the head of the bed, trying to distance himself from Xi Chen.He pursed his lips, feeling powerless because of his easily hot face and all the emotions he couldn't control.

This is the first time Xi Chen heard Zhuo Yang call his name since the reunion. His heart suddenly softened, and the sudden strength in his body disappeared.But he didn't follow Zhuo Yang's strength to retreat, and continued to twirl Zhuo Yang's earlobe twice with his fingertips. Xi Chen said: "Zhuo Yang, you treat me differently, no matter in the past or now."

Xi Chen was so angry that Mrs. Yan wanted to buy firecrackers to celebrate, so Zhuo Yang knew how important this "difference" was to Xi Chen, but the gap between him and Xi Chen was too big, he was afraid of the indifference after the blazing, That would make his life worse than death, and he would bear a lifetime of pain. He really lacked the courage to take that step.

But there was another small voice in his heart that kept protesting and shouting: If you don't try it, how will you know what the result will be?

Zhuo Yang turned his head slowly, almost only a finger distance away from Xi Chen's face, he said softly, "Is it because of that night?"

Is it because they had intimate contact that night, that's why...they like him?

"We have all learned causality." Xi Chen's fingertips slowly fell from Zhuo Yang's earlobe to his side face, slowly tracing.

Zhuo Yang endured the strange look on his side face, and nodded.

Xi Chen's eyes drooped slightly, passing Zhuo Yang's eyebrows inch by inch, his eyes, the tip of his nose, and his lips that were slightly bloodshot due to illness.He said: "Liking you is the cause, and that night is the result."

Zhuo Yang opened his eyes slightly, and Xi Chen personally said that he liked him...

The author has something to say:

Zhuo Yang's avoidance psychology is actually quite understandable.To make a similar analogy, for example, I spent more than 1 yuan on a computer just to play games, but I was afraid that I would not have enough self-control and would become addicted to games and delay writing novels, because once I was addicted, I wanted to stop updating. And breaking is very cool, and the kind that keeps breaking and refreshing is easy to get stuck.Many times I hesitate between downloading and not downloading the games that I am interested in. Of course, I didn’t download them in the end. When I encounter any games that I am interested in, I choose to watch the live broadcast. I don’t buy or download them. , The possibility of addiction has been eliminated from the very beginning.I am often told by my friends that I will lose a lot of fun in my life. I think it is okay now, but I feel sorry for my money QAQ. I really knew that I would have an ordinary computer...