Chapter 86: Childhood Friendship (Part 4)

The person beside him was silent. Chen Wei did not move in the dark, his eyes fixed on the bedside table.

Although he couldn't see it now, Chen Wei knew that Jiang Yuan must have put a thermos cup there.

When Jiang Yuan went to bed, Shen Wei had already woken up.

I thought Jiang Yuan would get on the bed from another place, but he didn't.

Feeling uncomfortable after the hangover, Chen Wei didn't say anything, and Jiang Yuan was also there, not knowing what he was doing.

Just before he was about to speak, Jiang Yuan came up to him.

The touch of lips still remains behind my ear.

The kiss could no longer be blamed on alcohol.

At this point, no matter how drunk you are, you should wake up.

This action is even less likely to be unintentional.

Would a straight man kiss his brother?

Chen Wei didn't know, but he definitely wouldn't do that.

His mind was extremely clear at this moment, and Shen Wei suppressed the urge to hit someone.

This year marks the fourteenth year that I have known Jiang Yuan.

They have known each other since they were three years old and are now seventeen years old.

For fourteen years, they lived and went to school together, from kindergarten to high school, and always managed to stay in the same class.

No matter how close their daily actions were, Shen Wei only thought that Jiang Yuan acted that way because they had a good relationship since childhood.

But the "kiss" was not something Shen Wei had expected.

His head hurt so much that it felt like it was going to explode, and of course, Shen Wei's emotions were also exploding.

At school or at home, he rarely has anything that goes his way, and he usually seems indifferent to other things. Therefore, many people think he is aloof and keeps strangers away.

No one dares to mess with him.

Except for Jiang Yuan, he had a fight with the same girl when he was a child.

That was when I was in my second year of high school.

At that time, Chen Wei liked a girl, or maybe it couldn’t be called love, it was just an illusion of adolescence.

Jiang Yuan often disrupted the time he spent with girls.

At that time, Chen Wei asked him if he also liked that girl. Jiang Yuan was silent for a long time before nodding.

Then, Shen Wei had a quarrel with him, and that was the most strained relationship they had ever had since they met.

Afterwards, Jiang Yuan took the initiative to give up and did not look for the girl again, and Chen Wei also gave up on associating with the girl.

He didn't want to fall out with his brother because of other people.

Looking back now, I didn’t actually understand what love meant at that time. I just felt that I was very naive.

But he always remembered the feeling of arguing with Jiang Yuan at that time.

Shen Wei fell into a long silence in the darkness.

His breathing became disordered.

Jiang Yuan was not sleeping very soundly. He could feel the limbs of the people around him slowly becoming stiff.

The breathing is no longer even, but becomes chaotic.

A bad premonition woke him up instantly, and a terrible thought made him start to feel scared.

Jiang Yuan didn't say anything.

There was a strange balance maintained in the room.

No one moved first.

The two of them have completely sobered up.

The most secret thoughts have been exposed.

Jiang Yuan's breathing was very light as he was listening to Chen Wei's movements.

The two men were unable to move, and a thin layer of sweat had already formed on their backs. Even so, they still did not move.

Chen Wei's mind was still flashing back to the scenes of him and Jiang Yuan getting along together.

He wanted to know where this feeling started to change.

Was it the time when he was sick this year, or the time when Jiang Yuan fainted due to hypoglycemia, or even earlier, when they participated in the sports meeting together.

Shen Wei couldn't figure it out.

He spent too much time with Jiang Yuan and experienced so many things with Jiang Yuan.

Some memories are vivid, while others are vague.

As the years went by, he couldn't tell the moment when his feelings changed.

This matter is like a tangled ball of wool, with no beginning or end to untangle.

Chen Wei's back began to sweat, and Jiang Yuan felt the temperature in the quilt rising. However, neither of them moved, allowing the quilt to make them sweat.

It was as if a sword was hanging over Jiang Yuan's head, ready to fall at any moment and sentence him to death.

But no matter what, we have to face it.

Shen Wei asked, "Why?"

Jiang Yuan asked: "When did you wake up?"

"Why."

Shen Wei's voice was heavy, and his tone was full of questions.

"Are you feeling bad?"

Shen Wei interrupted him: "Answer me!"

"Feel sorry."

Shen Wei stood up and turned on the light.

The whole room lit up, and on the table next to the sofa not far away was last night's wine.

Shen Wei's head hurt a little.

His temper is not very good, but he will be a little cold to people he is not familiar with. He and Jiang Yuan are already very familiar with each other, so he is not too polite when speaking.

"Why are you—"

This time, it was Jiang Yuan who interrupted him.

"If you can't accept it, I can go away."

Shen Wei threw a punch.

Jiang Yuan didn't hide.

The punch landed squarely on Jiang Yuan's cheek.

Jiang Yuan's face turned to the side.

"roll."

Shen Wei issued an order to expel the guests.

Jiang Yuan stood up silently and continued, "I've already mixed some honey water for you downstairs. I checked the hangover medicine and it's not expired, so you can take it."

He took his clothes and left the room.

The whole room returned to silence.

The door downstairs rang, and the noise was particularly obvious in the early morning.

That was Jiang Yuan leaving.

Two minutes later, another door opened and the sound was heard. It must be Jiang Yuan coming home.

Their homes were not far from each other and they had been neighbors since childhood.

They are still classmates.

After realizing the truth of this matter, Shen Wei got out of bed with a blank expression.

He was covered in a layer of sweat, which made him extremely uncomfortable and reeked of alcohol.

After Jiang Yuan left, Shen Wei belatedly realized that he was thirsty.

In this era, the public's acceptance of homosexuality is quite high.

But this does not mean that Chen Wei can accept it. Strictly speaking, he does not understand this group.

When did Jiang Yuan start to be like this?

Shen Wei didn't know.

What has happened has already happened, and it is no longer important to bring it up as an issue.

He did not ask Jiang Yuan "what do you mean", but asked Jiang Yuan why he did this.

If Jiang Yuan had denied it normally, his action could have been explained as an accident, but Jiang Yuan did not deny it, nor did he explain what he meant. He just apologized directly.

Sometimes the answer lies in the words that remain unspoken.

Shen Wei looked out the window.

Thinking back to not long ago, Jiang Yuan was leaning there looking at him.

It was dark outside, and Chen Wei narrowed his eyes.

He stood up, his steps a little unsteady, and swept the beer bottles on the table into the trash can.

Go downstairs and throw all the garbage out the door.

It was still a little cold outside, and Shen Wei shivered.

When Jiang Yuan left, he was not wearing a shirt and was just driven away by him.

Regret suddenly flooded my heart again.

He was very confused now and took out his cell phone.

He skipped the other messages on his phone and unconsciously opened Jiang Yuan's WeChat while walking towards the bedroom.

They rarely chatted, and the last time they chatted was a few months ago, when Jiang Yuan brought him breakfast and Chen Wei transferred money to him, but Jiang Yuan confiscated it.

In the dead of night, Chen Wei began to re-examine his childhood friend.

Jiang Yuan's profile picture is a puzzle, which was put together by Chen Wei and given to him in the first year of junior high school.

For some unknown reason, Shen Wei clicked on Jiang Yuan's circle of friends page.

The background is a tree that Shen Wei took with his phone when he and Jiang Yuan were traveling.

In the past, these behaviors could be explained by strong relationships, but now it seems that there is something strange.

Shen Wei was upset and had a cold face.

I can have another day off tomorrow, and school will be over the day after tomorrow.

He felt that both he and Jiang Yuan needed to calm down.

But after arriving at school, Shen Wei and Jiang Yuan were desk mates and would get together.

Chen Wei's fingertips unconsciously poked back to the chat history interface with Jiang Yuan.

Somehow my finger exited WeChat again, and by accident, the photo album was opened with my fingertip.

When he came back to his senses, Shen Wei had already seen his photo album clearly.

He is not a person who likes taking photos, and there are only a few dozen photos in his album.

Shen Wei wanted to do something to divert his attention, so he opened the photo album.

His eyes slid across the photos, which were mostly screenshots of game records, and occasionally screenshots of lucky draws during the game.

But these were all taken when I was playing games with Jiang Yuan.

But his eyes fell on the photo on his thumb.

This is a photo of Jiang Yuan taken during the sports meet.

The boy in the photo has long arms and legs. He jumps over the railing and stretches his body backwards. The wind messes up his hair, but even so, he looks high-spirited and handsome.

“Tsk.”

Shen Wei frowned.

Why is Jiang Yuan everywhere?

But it is true.

They grew up together, are each other's best friends, best brothers, and best family.

They are both only children and grew up in similar environments.

Shen Wei calmed down.

When Shen Wei learned that Jiang Yuan might like him, his first reaction was anger.

But he didn't know what he was angry about.

He opened the browser and started searching.

[What should a straight man do if his brother confesses his love to him? ]

What came out of the search were tweet titles of BL novels, and below them were all some particularly straightforward novel titles.

Shen Wei cut back and asked in a different way.

[What should a boy do if his male friend confesses his love to him? ]

The search turned up a popular question-and-answer software in China, and the title was exactly the same as the one he searched for.

He frowned and subscribed to membership to check the Q&A.

I patiently read a few hundred words, and realized something was wrong at the end.

This is not a question and answer, it is clearly a short story!

Or the BL kind.

Shen Wei turned off his phone and cleared his search history.

There was no one around him who was gay, so Chen Wei started asking again on a red software.

He wanted some advice.

He briefly described what happened between him and Jiang Yuan and sent it out.

Shen Wei waited for a few minutes, but there was no response, so he simply stopped paying attention, picked up the thermos and drank the warm water.

The temperature of the water was just right, and after Chen Wei drank it, he started taking hangover medicine.

He didn't want to die suddenly, so he fell back into bed.

There was still some faint heat on the bed, which was Jiang Yuan's remaining body temperature.

Shen Wei moved aside.

Perhaps because he was preoccupied with something, Chen Wei did not sleep well and woke up around seven o'clock.

I was woken up by the vibration of my cell phone.

It is a background message from a certain red software. The phone has folded 99+ messages by itself.

Shen Wei couldn't sleep, so he got up and turned on his phone.

There are already 99+ red dots showing comments and likes in the background of the red software.

Shen Wei point to enter.

A good cook's words are a meal.

【Squat squat! 】

[My dear wife, what happens next? What happens after the top kisses the bottom? More to come.]

What novel is this?

【Complete, please kick. 】

[@ovo@家產99神秘, the straight male bottom you like to watch, or the childhood sweetheart!!]

【Thunder straight male bottom. 】

[No one cares about your ridiculous behavior. Could you please stop posting in other people's comments? And you obviously aren't a straight person.]

[It's fake at first glance. A truly straight guy would have sensed something was wrong when his childhood friend was nice to him. A truly straight guy wouldn't have realized it only now. Haha, what a clumsy way to start a name.]

【Straight men are the best. 】

Chen Wei looked at the backstage which was full of terms that he couldn't understand. When he saw the last one, he resisted the urge to go online.

Most of the comments section are just there to watch the fun. There are also some novel titles below, all of which have elements of straight men and childhood sweethearts, and few people are giving advice.

Chen Wei felt a little bit sick.

He began to doubt the correctness of his posting there.

This post has become popular and has some suggestions.

Shen Wei was checking the background for a reliable comment.

If this is true, I think the poster is a closeted person. When his childhood friend did these things, he didn't feel anything was wrong at all, and even acquiesced to his childhood friend's approach. And what straight man would peel the grapes and remove the seeds? Anyway, even calling my brother "godfather" doesn't work. No straight man would peel grapes for his brother, okay?

[I agree with the above poster, and the poster said that they liked the same girl before. Haven't you considered another possibility? The childhood friend likes you and doesn't want you to be with girls, so that's why he did this! Keep your mouth shut, it makes me so angry. I'll update it together.]

Shen Wei had a headache.

The popularity of the post continued to rise, but soon the background review popped up.

Chen Wei's post was banned from display because it was said to contain pornographic content, and his account was also restricted from posting.

Although the reason for limiting the flow is ridiculous, it’s okay, so that he won’t delete the post.

The previous comments are still available in the original post.

Chen Wei looked at them one by one.

By the time I finished watching, it was already bright outside.

Among the large number of novel recommendations, Chen Wei found a few reliable reviews.

After reading the reliable comments, Shen Wei recalled every moment he spent with Jiang Yuan.

It has indeed gone beyond the scope of normal brothers.

Shen Wei was upset.

At this time, a message from Jiang Yuan popped up on the phone.

[Jiang Yuan: Are you awake? Are you feeling okay?]

【Jiang Yuan: Your health is more important.】

Shen Wei didn't reply to him.

Jiang Yuan’s news and netizens’ comments were spinning in Shen Wei’s mind.

He was already hungry, so Shen Wei decided to eat something first.

He didn't want to order takeout. Takeout wasn't very tasty. Shen Wei went downstairs and opened the refrigerator. Then he remembered that his mother had gone on a business trip. How could there be any food in the refrigerator?

Just as this thought came to mind, Shen Wei caught a glimpse of the food in the refrigerator.

He remembered that these were the dishes Jiang Yuan brought yesterday, but he didn't want to start a fire, so he closed the refrigerator door.

When he turned around, he found a casserole on the stove.

Chen Wei opened the lid of the pot and found porridge.

The porridge that smelled of rice made Shen Wei start to drool.

Shen Wei sighed.

The porridge was still warm. Only Jiang Yuan could be so attentive.

Chen Wei didn't know when Jiang Yuan came in or when he finished cooking the porridge.

However, in order to maintain his vital signs, he decided to eat first.

Being able to do this, Shen Wei really couldn't say anything harsh to Jiang Yuan anymore.

He sighed.

The aroma of rice filled his mouth. Jiang Yuan's cooking skills have always been good, and Shen Wei has been eating here for several years.

He thought that if they broke up because of this incident, he would never be able to eat Jiang Yuan's cooking again.

That's still a pity.

Shen Wei looked around the house while drinking porridge.

In fact, to some extent, this place can be considered half of Jiang Yuan’s home, and the house is full of traces left by Jiang Yuan.

Many of the knives in the kitchen recently were bought by Jiang Yuan.

The pillow on the sofa was brought back for him by Jiang Yuan when he was traveling.

The car model not far away was a gift from Jiang Yuan when he was a child.

......

There are so many things that were brought by Jiang Yuan, and the house is full of traces of Jiang Yuan.

For so many years, Chen Wei has been with Jiang Yuan, and they have become a family.

Chen Wei could neither cut off the relationship nor allow it to develop.

Forget it, Chen Wei thought as he ate the porridge cooked by Jiang Yuan.

Let’s just talk about it first and stop communicating for the time being.

Shen Wei needs time to digest this matter.

But when the message was finally sent, Chen Wei canceled it.

He said to Jiang Yuan:

Thank you for the porridge.

I feel much better after eating.

He thought he could take it easy, but on the day he returned to school, his mood fluctuated rapidly.

Jiang Yuan has a cold.

It was still very serious. On the first day back to school, Shen Wei didn't talk to him, but he could always hear Jiang Yuan coughing.

They were desk mates, and Chen Wei could see every movement and sound made by Jiang Yuan.

There was also a small bruise on the side of Jiang Yuan's face - it was caused by Chen Wei's beating.

Can see clearly.

After enduring the first class, Chen Wei grabbed Jiang Yuan's wrist and walked out without saying a word.

The disciplinary committee member asked him, "Where are you going? Can't you see that class is about to start?"

Chen Wei was already in a bad mood, and after hearing the other party's rude questioning, he retorted:

"Can't you see that Jiang Yuan is sick?"

"Mind your own business."

Afterwards, Shen Wei explained the situation to the other students and asked them to explain the situation to the teacher for the time being, and then took Jiang Yuan to the infirmary.

Chen Wei asked in a cold voice: "When did it happen?"

Jiang Yuan's voice was muffled as he said, "What happened yesterday."

Chen Wei remembered that he had kicked Jiang Yuan out of the house in the early hours of yesterday morning. It was still very cold at that time.

He felt a little guilty and his tone finally softened.

“Why don’t you ask for leave when you’re sick?”

Jiang Yuan was very direct, and he didn't hide his reasons. He said directly, "I'm worried that after I come back, you will have been transferred from your original position."

He spoke with a heavy nasal tone.

Sounds like he's seriously ill.

Chen Wei choked. Over the years, Jiang Yuan had already figured out his style of doing things.

In fact, before the morning reading class, he went to find the head teacher and told him that he wanted to change his seat.

The head teacher just said that the situation will be adjusted later, but he didn’t say whether it was good or bad.

Ever since that kiss, Jiang Yuan has become more and more direct.

But seeing Jiang Yuan like this, Shen Wei didn't say anything harsh.

He was usually very cool, but now he looked quite pitiful because of the cold and the bruises on his cheeks.

Shen Wei felt guilty and tried to lower his voice, saying, "Jiang Yuan, I may need some time to think about our relationship. Let's talk about everything after the college entrance examination, okay?"

Jiang Yuan looked at him with some surprise.

Shen Wei's attitude was neither a rejection nor an agreement, it was just a postponement.

What Chen Wei thought was that he should just pretend that what happened before had not happened. The workload in the third year of high school was intense, and after intensive preparation for the exams, half a year later, they might not remember what happened at that time. Slowly forgetting what happened before, they would be able to return to their previous state.

And in Jiang Yuan's view, Chen Wei gave him hope.

Jiang Yuan felt that his health had improved a lot.

That day, when he was driven away by Chen Wei, he stood outside for several hours without wearing any clothes and managed to catch a cold.

Fortunately, it is still useful.

He had a grasp of Shen Wei's psychology. After he caught a cold, Shen Wei would definitely not sit idly by, nor would he make any bad decisions about this relationship.

No matter what, we have to wait until his cold is cured.

Chen Wei's pace was a bit fast. He glanced at Jiang Yuan's body and asked, "Can't you walk faster? Do you want me to carry you?"

Jiang Yuan didn't say anything, but lowered his eyes again, looking pitiful.

Shen Wei suddenly felt like a sinner.

Jiang Yuan said: "I need to rest for a while."

Then he leaned against the wall, breathing lightly.

Chen Wei half-squatted, bent his elbows backward, tightened his waist, and rolled up the sleeves of his school uniform to his elbows, revealing his muscular forearms.

He said, "Come up, I'll carry you."