Chapter 50

The house was definitely not rented in the end, and Xi Siyan didn't even let the door open.

Chen Mo's impression of the environment was greatly reduced by the sudden appearance of the man, so he agreed to Xi Siyan's request and directly replied to the person who was looking for a house for him, saying that he didn't like it.

Two days later, the house was settled.

Xi Siyan asked someone to help find it.

It’s closer to the school, only about 500 meters away.

It is also an old residential area with staircase houses, but the community is well greened and is famous for being a school district house near No. 1 Middle School. Most of the people living here are students of No. 1 Middle School and their parents who accompany them to school.

"Where did the person you asked get the housing information from? Aren't the houses available for rent here already booked for the next few years?" It was noon when Chen Mo followed Xi Siyan around the house.

The direct sunlight shines evenly throughout this small two-bedroom, one-living room apartment.

It can be seen that the interior of the house was newly renovated less than two years ago. The style is very warm and family-friendly, with solid wood furniture and complete facilities.

Xi Siyan: "This house was prepared by an elderly couple for their grandson. The whole family immigrated two years ago. The elderly wanted to keep it and live in it when they returned to China. They were afraid that if they rented it out, it would be damaged beyond its original state, so it has been vacant ever since."

"Then how did you convince them?" Chen Mo pushed open the bathroom door, took a look, and walked towards the bedroom.

Xi Siyan followed him, "The husband of the old couple just passed away last week. His wife decided to sell this house and live abroad in the future."

Chen Mo's hand, which was resting on the bedroom door, paused.

Looking back: "Dead?"

"Yes." Xi Siyan took a step forward and stretched out his hand to push the door open for him. "The old man is over 80 years old, which is considered a long life. This house has not been occupied yet. Take a look at it yourself. If you have any questions, please let me know as soon as possible."

He suddenly approached, and Chen Mo subconsciously stepped back.

However, he stopped the action in time, so it was not very obvious. This also caused the two of them to be too close to each other. Chen Mo's ear was even rubbed by his rolled-up sleeve when he raised his hand, and he scratched it unconsciously because of the itch.

Damn it.

His heartbeat was so loud that he could hear it himself.

"What's wrong?" Xi Siyan asked without hearing his response.

Chen Mo then turned around and took two steps forward. "Nothing." He explained, "I just feel it's a pity. You can see that they put a lot of effort into the decoration."

The door Chen Mo pushed open was the larger bedroom in the house.

It should have been reserved for grandchildren from the beginning.

Compared to the clean and tidy outer hall, the style of this bedroom is quite different. The computer desk and chair with a very modern and technological feel, the basketball posters on the wall, and the entire dark blue wall are all in line with the style that teenage boys like.

Xi Siyan took a quick look from behind and said, "If you don't like it, just change it."

Chen Mo finally remembered what he had always felt was wrong.

He frowned and turned back and said, "You just said that the old man wanted to sell this house, right? Then why did you tell me that it was for rent, and the rent was not too expensive."

Xi Siyan glanced at him and said, "You're cheating your classmates. I'm not that short of money."

Chen Mo understood his subtext and was shocked: "...You bought it? Did you really buy it in your name?"

"Well, so as your new landlord, I will at least not cheat you, so you can live here in peace."

Chen Mo was speechless and hesitated for a while, "Thank you."

Xi Siyan folded his arms and looked at him.

Chen Mo tried to make amends: "What I mean is, you are not short of money, you just have too much money and don't know where to spend it."

Chen Mo didn't intend to pretend nothing happened, and he naturally knew that Xi Siyan would not buy a house for no reason.

According to what Chen Mo learned, the house prices here are ridiculously high, even higher than the new buildings in the city center. Although Xi Siyan travels in a Maybach and has a first-class family background, before he was admitted, Chen Mo's impression of him was just a student with a higher IQ than ordinary people. As a result, within two days, he made such a big move.

Although Chen Mo is not short of money now, he is far from being able to buy a school district house.

Especially when the other party was not much older than he was now, Chen Mo felt that there was more than just a chasm between him, who had just left the Yang family, and the other party.

Seeing that he didn't say anything for a long time, Xi Siyan gradually frowned, but finally admitted that he had not thought it through.

He said, "Don't think too much. The Xi family has invested in many properties all over the country, so they don't need this one. Not to mention that this house is under my name alone. Even if I leave it here and don't rent it to you, it will only appreciate in value, and there's no reason to lose it."

Chen Mo shook his head, indicating that he didn't need to explain.

Xi Siyan continued, "I think renting a house is not safe after all, and most landlords will find faults. Rather than being distracted and delaying your studies, it is not difficult for me to help you solve the problem once and for all. If you feel uncomfortable..."

"Stop!" Chen Mo finally raised his hand to interrupt. He looked at Xi Siyan with amusement and said, "This is the first time I think you talk too much."

"Not angry?" Xi Siyan asked.

Chen Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "What's there to be angry about?"

Although he had been poor before, he would not easily feel his self-esteem was hurt.

Although he doesn't have much risk resistance now, his mentality is there. In addition, the prices of the vacant houses he bought in his previous life are not necessarily lower than here.

What actually shocked him was the fact that Xi Siyan did this, and the attitude hidden behind his actions.

Is it really worth it just to say "I like you"?

Chen Mo put his hands in his pockets and walked in the mixed light of the bedroom, to the door, in front of Xi Siyan.

"Squad leader." Chen Mo called.

Xi Siyan's eyes were unclear, "This is not a school, don't call me that."

"What about Brother Yan?" Chen Mo changed the topic.

Xi Siyan leaned against the door, didn't answer, just looked at him.

Chen Mo: "Have you always been chasing people like this?"

Xi Siyan shook his head: "This is not chasing anyone, it's just what I want to do, and I have never chased anyone."

Chen Mo was blocked and took another step forward. The tips of their shoes were already touching.

Chen Mo leaned closer, carefully tracing Xi Siyan's magnified facial features, and was impressed by how flawless this face really was. The seventeen-year-old Xi Siyan did not look very sophisticated or deep.

"Chen Mo." Xi Siyan called him in a low voice.

"What?"

Xi Siyan warned: "Don't go any further."

Chen Mo has changed a lot recently.

In Xi Siyan's opinion, that kind of change is gratifying.

He cut his hair short in the hot summer, revealing his lazy features, and he looked lively and energetic. When he was not fierce or noisy, he actually looked a little young. Chen Mo walked out of the Yang family alone, and now stood in the small house filled with the smell of sunshine. For the first time, Xi Siyan felt that he had come to terms with reality.

If Chen Mo grew up in a normal family, without being rich or famous, but just an ordinary one, he would probably look like this.

Everything just fits the bill.

It is easy to overlook the thorns he has encountered along the way, which can leave him covered in wounds.

But Xi Siyan remembered.

So his warning was not without reason, he hoped that Chen Mo would not go too far.

Because the first person who can’t help himself must be yourself.

But Chen Mo didn't take it seriously at all, or rather, he didn't care that much about ethics and adult boundaries. Chen Mo's emotional world was blank, and his understanding of his sexual orientation came from his discovery that he had no feelings for the opposite sex in a social setting, and then he found out through self-exploration.

He only made his sexual orientation public at the right time because he didn't care much about the world's views and no one's reaction was worth his attention.

But Xi Siyan's presence, including his outward emotions, in such a space outside the school, where there were only the two of them, on a day with good weather, made him want to explore a little.

He was really curious: "When did you realize that you liked men?"

Xi Siyan leaned back, pushing the door panel against the wall, making a noise. He felt a sense of self-inflicted absurdity, "I told you, I didn't know whether I liked a man or a woman before."

Chen Mo was amused by their attitude.

"So what should happen between men?" Chen Mo asked bluntly.

Xi Siyan suddenly looked at him and said, "Don't tell me that a person who always says that he is gay doesn't know what is going on between men?"

"I know." Chen Mo took a step back. "I've seen everything. I mean the feeling. Two men, that feeling in every aspect... Never mind. It's pointless to ask you."

Chen Mo has decided to rent this place.

Let's stop talking here and go to the kitchen to get a broom to clean up.

As a result, he was grabbed after taking only two steps.

"What's wrong?" Chen Mo turned around.

Xi Siyan stared at him: "Didn't you ask how it felt?"

"You know?"

"I don't know, so let's give it a try." Xi Siyan said, "If you don't want to be in a relationship, then don't be in a relationship. In every aspect, whatever you want to know, start with me."

Chen Mo suddenly felt a deep sense of guilt.

After all, I am an adult mentally, but the other person is a real teenager. This is the first time I like someone, and it is a person of the same sex, and he is a scumbag who asks about my feelings while saying that he doesn't know how to fall in love...

Saying no, not trying, and don't do it at this time seems even more despicable.

Chen Mo felt caught in such a dilemma, and somehow the relationship between the two of them got into a delicate situation.

The next day, Chen Mo returned to school and moved out of the dormitory directly.

It was eleven o'clock that night.

Chen Mo was telling Su Qianran about his current whereabouts in the bedroom when there was a knock on the door.

Chen Mo thought Xi Siyan had forgotten to bring his keys, so he got up and opened the door.

Xi Siyan helped move into the dormitory, and he also moved out his things and temporarily placed them here. He stayed in the next room at night and went out to buy things.

"Why are you so..."

Before Chen Mo could finish his words, he was drowned out by various voices of "surprise!" "Surprise, Brother Mo!" and "We climbed over the wall to celebrate for you! I wish you escape from your suffering!"

Mainly the boys in the dormitory, as well as Lao Gou and the other two day students in the class, who are quite familiar with each other on weekdays.

They brought a lot of food, drinks and entertainment.

Chen Mo was stunned for two seconds, still in his pajamas, "Come in."

"Why do you react like that?" Qi Lin hugged his neck, looked around as soon as he entered the house and said, "This house you found is good. You are not surprised to see us. Are you hiding someone secretly?"

Lao Gou punched him and said, "Hide your sister! If Chen Mo wants to hide, he should hide me."

As a result, he had just finished speaking.

The door was pushed open again.

The room was full of people, and they looked at the man who opened the door and came in with a plastic bag.

The scene was dead silent.

"Squad leader?"

"Didn't you leave school and move back home?"

"You actually have the key to Chen Mo's house!"

Lao Gou reacted the most. He jumped and grabbed Chen Mo's neck, angrily saying, "Mo Mo, I am no longer your only one! You actually gave away the key to the house."

Xi Siyan was stunned for only a very brief moment.

Just put the bag in the entrance, go in and change your shoes.

While taking off his watch, he said, "I'm just staying here temporarily. Did Lao Xiang know that you guys came out like this?"

The feeling of oppression came instantly.

"Squad leader, spare my life!"

"Kneel down, and you just pretend you didn't see it?"

"Brother Mo, help me!"

Chen Mo and Xi Siyan looked at each other.

Move away out of guilt.

Obviously Xi Siyan was not wrong, but the shame he felt for being caught red-handed was ridiculous.