Chapter 47: Absurd Dreams: How could a person be so socially dead as to be like this?

This rhetorical question left Yu Xiang speechless. After a moment, he lowered his head and muttered deflatedly, "I'll apologize sincerely..."

"The voice is too soft, I can't hear it." Jiang Ci said, "Raise your head."

Yu Xiang reluctantly raised his head and raised his voice slightly: "I said, I will apologize sincerely. I shouldn't go back on my word."

Jiang Ci pondered for a moment after hearing this, then said slowly, "Is this so..."

He didn't seem to be talking to Yu Xiang, but more like talking to himself.

Yu Xiang wasn't sure what Jiang Ci was thinking at the moment, and thought to himself, is he not satisfied and doesn't want to let me go easily?

However, it turned out that he was overthinking it. Jiang Ci quickly calmed down and regained his usual composure. "Forget it, eat and go to bed early. Good night."

Yu Xiang replied with a question mark on his forehead, "Good night."

After that, there was no more conversation. The two of them went back to their own rooms, closed the door and drew the curtains, so that they could no longer see what the other was doing.

Yu Xiang finished the bread Jiang Ci fed him with fresh milk with a thoughtful look on his face, brushed his teeth again, turned off the light and lay back on the bed.

The phone beside his pillow vibrated a few times. He picked it up and took a look. It was Zhang Miao and the others who sent him messages asking why Jiang Ci had asked him to go out just now.

Yu Xiang replied "Nothing" and put the phone aside. Recalling some details from just now, he always felt that something was strange, but he couldn't tell what exactly was strange.

His mind was a mess, like a tangled ball of thread that he couldn't untangle. The dark room was so quiet that he could even clearly hear the rapid beating of his own heart.

Bang-bang-bang-bang

He placed one palm on his chest and stroked it gently, trying to calm it down. At the same time, he brainwashed himself into thinking that his faster heartbeat was caused by staying up too late.

Yu Xiang forced himself to close his eyes and fall asleep, but Jiang Ci's face kept appearing in his mind.

Cold, happy, cunning...

Only then did he realize that although he always thought that this person was either expressionless or had a stern face all day long, in fact, Jiang Ci was very lively in front of him and rarely hid his emotions.

Or maybe he knew Jiang Ci well enough that Jiang Ci couldn't hide any emotions in front of him.

However, he quickly dismissed the idea - before returning to the room, he had no idea what Jiang Ci was up to.

With these exploratory thoughts in mind, Yu Xiang's consciousness began to become more and more confused. In the end, he couldn't remember when he fell asleep. He only remembered that he had an absurd dream.

In the dream, he didn't know what he had done to make Jiang Ci very angry, and he even wanted to take some coercive measures against him.

In the dream, he ran, he chased, he couldn't escape, and finally he was blocked by Jiang Ci in a dead end, trapped inside and unable to move.

"Just apologizing won't solve the problem, Yu Xiang." Jiang Ci said to him coldly, and at the same time, his handsome face was close to him, and his warm breath sprayed on his face, "You have to think of other ways."

"W-what other way? I don't know." Yu Xiang subconsciously raised his hand and pressed it against Jiang Ci's chest to stop him from getting any closer. "Can you just tell me directly?"

"No, you have to find the answer yourself." Jiang Ci suddenly lowered his head, his voice a little muffled.

Yu Xiang felt his whole body burning with heat, his heart almost jumping out of his throat, and the end of his words trembled slightly: "But I can't think of it."

"Really?" Jiang Ci said softly, stopped approaching, took a big step back, and released the hand that was restraining Yu Xiang.

Yu Xiang, who was released, was still confused when he saw Jiang Ci turn around and leave without hesitation.

Not far away, the beautifully dressed Ning Anyan was waving at Jiang Ci with a gentle smile: "Jiang Ci, I've been waiting for you for a long time! You should have come to me earlier! I am the right choice for you!"

She spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice. Yu Xiang pursed her lips and looked at Jiang Ci anxiously.

Jiang Ci just nodded to her, then walked towards Ning Anyan step by step with determination.

The aftermath of this scene felt like a lump in his throat, and his mood plummeted to the bottom. He watched helplessly as Jiang Ci walked over to Ning Anyan and gently took her hand.

Just like holding his hand the night before.

"Jiang Ci! Where are you going?!" He finally lost his mind and immediately ignored all the other things. He acted only on his instincts and shouted desperately, "Are you going with her? Didn't you say you didn't like her before?"

Do you still think we are not on the same level?

"An Yan is a very good person. We can learn from each other and help each other with her. I like her very much." Jiang Ci turned around and glanced at him coldly, "I once gave you a chance, but you didn't know how to cherish it."

"You don't strive for progress, you're content with the status quo, and you never take my words to heart. I'm really disappointed in you."

"Let's just say goodbye from now on. This is exactly what you've always wanted anyway."

Every word and sentence was like a knife, cutting into Yu Xiang's heart.

No, that's not the case.

I don't want this.

Yu Xiang gritted his teeth and instinctively ran towards Jiang Ci, but his legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and he couldn't run fast no matter how hard he tried.

He fell heavily to the ground halfway through, scraping off a layer of skin from his knees. The bloody mess looked hideous, but he didn't feel much pain.

Relying on his willpower, he struggled to get up, and staggered to Jiang Ci with all his strength. He hugged the other's thin but strong waist tightly, and put his face on his back: "Don't leave me——"

The other party was silent for a long time, and Yu Xiang waited nervously for his reaction. Soon, he felt his hands around Jiang Ci being forcibly pried open, and no matter how hard he tightened his grip, it was of no use.

He closed his eyes in despair, not daring to face what was going to happen next.

Yu Xiang thought that Jiang Ci would ruthlessly push him away next, but that was not the case.

His waist was tightly embraced, and he felt a soft touch on his lips, followed by rolling, squeezing, and hot, rapid breathing.

The feeling was wonderful, and he knew this was what was called "kissing".

He had always found the act of exchanging saliva disgusting, but now he had to admit that he enjoyed it.

My heart beats faster, I feel itchy in my heart, and the desire in my body is stirring. It's very exciting.

After a long time, he opened his eyes and saw Jiang Ci's handsome face. His clear and bright eyes stared straight at him. After he opened his eyes, he separated from him and said in a low and pleasant voice, "Do you know the answer now?"

Yu Xiang raised his hand in a daze, touched the other person's soft lips, and rubbed them to savor the feeling just now.

The thought of “one more time” was very strong.

Jiang Ci waited patiently for his next move.

Unfortunately, Yu Xiang had the intention but not the courage to do anything, so he hesitated and did not move for a long time.

Jiang Ci sighed softly and shook his head. "How stupid! You can't even understand the answers after copying them."

After saying that, he pretended to leave again. Yu Xiang got anxious and blurted out, "Don't go!"

This voice was even more resolute and powerful than the previous one, so powerful that it successfully woke me up.

His own voice echoed in the room and reached his ears. The moment Yu Xiang opened his eyes suddenly, he realized that everything that had just happened was just a dream, it was all fake.

For some reason, he actually felt relieved - fortunately it was just a dream.

But before he could completely relax, Jiang Ci's handsome face suddenly appeared before his eyes again, magnified: "Awake?"

Yu Xiang could hardly distinguish between dreams and reality, and his eyes widened in horror: "???"

Why is he still here?

Am I not awake already?

Is this a dream within a dream?

However, he quickly recalled that Jiang Ci had said yesterday that he would come back to wake him up. After realizing the current situation, his heart finally settled down.

The protagonist of the dream suddenly appeared in reality, which was a bit hard to accept for a while.

"Why did I dream of such an outrageous thing? It's so horrifying. How am I ever going to look him in the face from now on? Shit..." Yu Xiang reflected silently with mixed emotions. "How could I possibly fantasize about my own brother? I'm guilty! I deserve death! How could I have such a dream?"

His mind was in a mess, and his thoughts were jumping around very quickly, from "I'm sorry Jiang Ci" to "Why is it always Jiang Ci", then to "Am I defiling him or is he defiling me?", and finally to thinking seriously "Maybe I should find a secret crush to cleanse my soul", which only took a dozen seconds.

"Is he sleepwalking?" Jiang Ci saw that although Yu Xiang's eyes were open, his face was terrified at first and then his eyes were dull. He was very puzzled and waved his hand in front of his eyes. "Are you okay?"

"Ah, what? I'm awake, not sleepwalking." Yu Xiang finally came back to his senses, supported himself on the bed with one hand and sat up, his head buzzing.

Jiang Ci also stood up and stood beside his bed, looking down at him. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "What did you dream about? Why are you shouting so loudly? Who are you telling not to leave?"

Yu Xiang then realized belatedly that the "Don't go" that had just penetrated his dream and reached reality had been heard by Jiang Ci, who happened to be at his bedside, about to wake him up. His face immediately flushed: "..."

How can a person be so socially dead as to be like this?

Just die right where you are.

Jiang Ci: "?"

Of course Yu Xiang couldn't say that he dreamed about you, and he said "Don't go" to you. He almost had a sudden impulse to kiss you forcefully.

That would be too terrible. He couldn't clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River. Jiang Ci would definitely regard him as a pervert, and would immediately lose face and slam the door and leave. Then the nightmare would come true and they would really part ways and never have any contact with each other again.

So he could only make a vague excuse: "It was just a nightmare."

Jiang Ci raised his eyebrows with interest: "Did you dream about ghosts?"

Yu Xiang said seriously, "It's scarier than a ghost."

"As far as I know, there are only two people who are scarier than ghosts in your eyes. One is Teacher Fan, and the other is me."

Yu Xiang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he was about to break out in a cold sweat. He wondered how this person could guess it right at once.

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The author has something to say: I still remember laughing while writing this chapter hahahaha dbq also wrote a melodrama