Chapter 59

The lights were turned off again.

As their lips and teeth locked in a fierce argument, Xia Lanzheng's words were all blocked in her chest.

Chu Linchuan touched his chin and lifted his face slightly. Later, he felt that his glasses were in the way, so he took them off with his other hand and threw them away somewhere.

Xia Lanzheng's hands were pressed against her chest, her wrists aching from the pressure, and her mouth felt a little uncomfortable from the bite of her teeth. But he tilted his head back to respond, and the words he tried to block out were bitten off and passed into Chu Linchuan's mouth.

Chu Linchuan's breathing is like the river in the ancient town, silent when it is calm, and gurgling when the wind blows.

The wind came through the cracks in the window and into the house, making the room gurgling.

At first, Xia Lanzheng tried to weigh the weight of this feeling. But after a while, he forgot all about it, and his forgotten thoughts began to boil with his blood.

Gurgle, gurgle, only a string of bubbles is left.

He was almost out of breath, and pushed his tongue out a little. Chu Linchuan let go of him, but their bodies were still pressed against each other.

"Have you made up your mind, Zheng Zheng? Who are you going to choose?"

Xia Lanzheng clenched her hands and punched Chu Linchuan in the chest: "There's never been a question of... choosing anyone."

He emphasized the syllable of the word "select", and Chu Linchuan licked the corner of his lips in the dark.

Without waiting for Chu Linchuan to answer, Xia Lanzheng said solemnly: "I've made up my mind, brother. I like you too."

*

"My room key..."

Xia Lanzheng wiped her mouth and felt it was a little swollen.

"What key?" Chu Linchuan picked up his glasses from the floor, placed them on the bedside table, and asked, "Which room?"

Xia Lanzheng threw the tie at him: "Hurry up, I have to go back to the room to take a shower and change clothes."

Chu Linchuan took the tie from his shoulder and pinched it in his hand: "Are you really going back? Then will you still come?"

Xia Lanzheng glanced at the single bed. It was just right for Chu Linchuan to sleep alone. Wouldn’t it be too crowded if he added one more?

His face flushed as he took the initiative to take it, his hand dropping into Chu Linchuan's bag: "It depends on the situation. We can't do it too...fast, you know?"

His hand moved restlessly in the bag, touching Chu Linchuan's thigh through the thin fabric. Chu Linchuan glanced at him and couldn't tell whether he did it on purpose.

He simply took Xia Lanzheng's hand away, took out the key himself, and said with a smile: "What do you mean too fast? I don't know."

Xia Lanzheng snatched the key and left: "I've seen through you, stop pretending."

"Didn't you say that yourself?" Chu Linchuan took off his shirt and held up his T-shirt on his arms. "I'm not going to eat you."

Xia Lanzheng ran very fast, closed the door and walked into the bathroom. Chu Linchuan's eight-pack abs were still lingering in her mind.

Is this how you talk about love?

Put a person completely into your mind, want to be with him all the time, want to hold hands, kiss, hug, and want to take a step further.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh—”

Xia Lanzheng ruffled her wet hair and screamed in the bathroom.

Being in love feels so weird.

He touched his lips, which seemed to still have Chu Linchuan's body temperature.

It was not him who took the initiative to put Chu Linchuan into his mind, but this person tested him bit by bit and infiltrated him before he could react.

Even after drying her long hair, Xia Lanzheng was still savoring the kiss. He put down the hair dryer, glanced at the door, gritted his teeth, put on his coat, and walked out.

Bang bang——

"who?"

Although she knew the answer, Xia Lanzheng did not respond.

The door opened, Chu Linchuan stood at the door with wet hair, and pulled Xia Lanzheng in.

"So slow, have you washed your hair?"

Xia Lanzheng followed suit: "Have you washed your hair?"

Chu Linchuan laughed out loud: "Zheng Zheng, what's the matter with you?"

Seeing him pretending, Xia Lanzheng hesitated, "I came to get something. Where is it?"

Chu Linchuan calmly turned the door lock and waited until Xia Lanzheng sat down beside the bed before saying, "You've got it."

"What?" Xia Lanzheng didn't understand.

Chu Linchuan pointed at himself: "I said, you already got it."

Xia Lanzheng was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and cursed softly. Chu Linchuan laughed again and went to the bed to ruffle his hair: "I'm going to blow dry my hair. You can go to sleep if you're tired."

How could anyone sleep like this? Xia Lanzheng thought to herself without saying anything. He curled himself into the bed, the sound of the hair dryer filling his ears.

The window was not closed tightly, leaving a gap, and a few tourists coming out of the bar street were passing by the yard noisily.

Xia Lanzheng leaned against the window and looked out. Two figures swayed around, slipped behind the wall, and suddenly fell silent.

The curtains were suddenly pulled over, and Chu Linchuan knelt on one knee on the bed, supporting himself with one hand next to Xia Lanzheng.

"Don't look at it, aren't you going to bed?"

Xia Lanzheng realized belatedly what the two people outside were doing. She reached under the curtains and closed the window tightly.

Chu Linchuan lifted the quilt and glanced at Xia Lanzheng: "Why are you wearing so much when sleeping?"

Xia Lanzheng was wearing long pants and long sleeves, which were quite thick. "I'm used to sleeping like this. Do you sleep inside or outside?"

Chu Linchuan didn't worry about this. It was the same inside and outside anyway.

He got into bed, turned off the light, and pulled the quilt up again: "That's it, good night."

There was some distance between the two of them. Xia Lanzheng lay flat first, but she could touch the person next to her with just a move of her fingers. So she simply turned around, leaned against the wall, and looked at Chu Linchuan who had closed his eyes.

"Brother, are you asleep?"

Chu Linchuan said: "No, what's wrong?"

Xia Lanzheng put her hand to her ear and asked, "Will my parents scold me?"

Chu Linchuan felt Xia Lanzheng's hand under the quilt and held it: "Are you worried about this?"

"Are you really not worried?" Xia Lanzheng unconsciously moved closer, staring at Chu Linchuan's profile. "What if they don't agree?"

Chu Linchuan opened his eyes, turned around, and faced Xia Lanzheng: "Didn't they get married without our consent?"

Xia Lanzheng saw Chu Linchuan's eyes through the moonlight. He didn't seem to be joking at all. She couldn't help but say, "How dare you say that in front of Dad?"

Chu Linchuan snorted and laughed: "What's there to be afraid of...Xia Lanzheng, are you going to sleep or not? Don't you have things to do tomorrow?"

"What's the matter..." Xia Lanzheng paused, afraid that Chu Linchuan would be upset, so she didn't dare to continue. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Then don't move when you fall asleep, and we'll keep this distance, okay?"

Chu Linchuan was helpless: "Why are you so afraid of me? Am I not your brother?"

Xia Lanzheng pushed him: "This is not the same thing."

Halfway through his words, Chu Linchuan suddenly leaned forward a little and looked down at him condescendingly: "You know it's not the same thing, but you still come to me?"

Xia Lanzheng closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

Being wrapped in a warm embrace, my nose pressed against the soft fabric of my pajamas.

"That's enough," Chu Linchuan's chest trembled, "I won't move. Good night."

*

"Why are you sitting outside?" Xia Lanzheng pulled Cheng Lan's arm and pushed him into the innermost private room. "Don't you think you're not conspicuous enough?"

The man was still fully armed in black clothes and black pants, sitting at the door. If it wasn't so early, he would have been recognized by the tourists.

"I don't want to stay with them," Cheng Lan muttered, his tone full of disdain. "I'll wait for you outside."

"I'm really impressed by you," Xia Lanzheng nodded sheepishly to the bar owner and pushed Cheng Lan into the private room. "It's not like you two don't know each other."

As they were talking, the two of them entered the room and met Lu Yanqing and Su Cheng.

There were two intact cups of coffee on the table, with water droplets seeping out of the walls of the cups, leaving two puddles on the table.

Cheng Lan glanced at them and took off his mask: "It's only because we know each other that I feel annoyed."

Xia Lanzheng was too lazy to pay attention to him, and of course the other two people also looked unhappy.

No one expected that Xia Lanzheng would invite them together. They were all stunned when they walked into the box. Cheng Lan was the most impatient and just left after leaving his chair.

Lu Yanqing clasped his hands on the table and sat alone. Su Cheng's expression was not very good. He glanced at Cheng Lan and turned to smile at Xia Lanzheng.

"Okay, everyone is here."

Xia Lanzheng originally thought that she would be nervous today, but she was not nervous at all. She wanted to finish what she wanted to say in one breath and go back to find her brother.

Chu Linchuan is still waiting at the B&B.

He stood by the table, straightening his collar as if he were about to make an important speech, and said, "Actually, I just want to say..."

Su Cheng suddenly stood up at this moment. He didn't know what he saw, but the smile on his face slipped away, and the corners of his mouth drooped. He walked out of the booth and stared at Xia Lanzheng intently for a moment. The aura around him immediately changed.

Xia Lanzheng didn't say anything yet, but she felt that Su Cheng saw through her.

Sure enough, Su Cheng spoke amidst several gazes: "I understand, Zheng Zheng, I wish you happiness."

Xia Lanzheng's dangling hands clenched in an instant. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Lu Yanqing taking a sip of coffee, his fingers tapping on the wall. Cheng Lan had just sat down when he felt like getting up.

The door was closed by Su Cheng with a bang, and Xia Lanzheng said, "I have someone I like."

Lu Yanqing slowly raised his eyes, as if he had expected this, but remained silent, clenching his coffee cup. Cheng Lan's eyes widened, his lips trembling, his face flushed crimson.

"That's what I came here to say today. You guys...don't follow me anymore."

Cheng Lan breathed heavily, looked at him in disbelief, stood up suddenly, and pushed open the window to get some fresh air.

The autumn wind suddenly blew in, and Lu Yanqing asked, "Is it what I thought?"

I knew Lu Yanqing was a smart person, and Su Cheng must have guessed it too.

"Yes," Xia Lanzheng grinned, "It's just what you think."

"What?" Cheng Lan took off his hat and threw it on the booth, looking around. "What are you talking about?"

Lu Yanqing stood up, exhaled slowly, and frowned slightly. "I'm sorry for causing you trouble. I came here just to see how you were doing. Just knowing that you're doing well is enough."

Lu Yanqing swallowed the words he had been preparing for a long time, and those selfish thoughts were once again sealed away in his heart. He patted Xia Lanzheng on the back and wanted to laugh, but in the end he couldn't.

Before leaving, he stood by the door for two seconds, turned around and said, "Zheng Zheng, I wish you happiness too."

The door of the box was closed again, leaving only Cheng Lan alone, and the air was dead silent.

"You..." Cheng Lan drank Su Cheng's untouched sparkling American coffee. He didn't notice the stinging on his throat, "Zheng Zheng, who are you with?"

Xia Lanzheng glanced at the empty cup: "Is this important to you?"

Cheng Lan realized that his tone was a bit harsh, and he apologized profusely, even with tears in his eyes: "I'm sorry, Zhengzheng... I'm sorry."

He pulled on his mask and hat, but Xia Lanzheng still stood there expressionlessly.

Cheng Lan looked straight ahead and accidentally caught a glimpse of Xia Lanzheng's neck——

"What the hell," Cheng Lan suddenly approached with his eyes wide open. Xia Lanzheng took a step back. "What are you doing?"

Cheng Lan lowered his head silently, carefully looking at the red mark on his neck. Pointing at it, his eyes moistened: "Who did this?"

Xia Lanzheng touched it with the back of his hand and immediately realized what it was. Last night, after falling asleep, he kept feeling like a mosquito was biting him.

He said, it’s autumn now, why are there so many mosquitoes?

"Why are you crying..." Xia Lanzheng pushed Cheng Lan away, "Everyone says I have someone I like."

Cheng Lan couldn't say anything more and just kept repeating, "Who?"

Outside the open window, someone called Xia Lanzheng's name. The voice sounded particularly familiar: "Zhengzheng, it's half an hour!"

Above the mask, Cheng Lan blinked less frequently because he recognized the voice.

"Chu...Brother Lin Chuan?"

Xia Lanzheng stretched her neck to look downstairs, and suddenly laughed: "Cheng Lan, my boyfriend is here to pick me up. See you next time!"