Chapter 18 Youth

In the afternoon, Qi Lang made an appointment with some rich second-generation friends to play billiards at the club.

Soon, heavy rain began to fall from the sky, accompanied by lightning and thunder, and midsummer arrived.

The friend brought his sister over, a cool girl with long legs, short hair, and a denim suspender skirt. She seemed to like Qi Lang at first sight and kept winking at her brother, so his brother invited Qi Lang to have dinner together.

"Not today. I have an appointment tonight." Qi Lang leaned over and pushed the cue, the billiard balls collided, and the target ball fell steadily into the net pocket.

The short-haired girl winked at the older brother frantically, looking a little anxious. The older brother asked again, "You have a date tonight? Who is it?"

"They are two old friends of mine."

The short-haired girl breathed a sigh of relief.

"Old friend, why don't you call and tell me?" Taking the hint from the younger sister, the friend said, "Look at the pouring rain outside. Let's have dinner upstairs at this club tonight. There's a pretty good Japanese restaurant upstairs, and it's only a thousand per person. Maybe the rain will stop after we finish eating."

"Yes, Brother Qi Lang, let's go together!" The short-haired girl invited him with a blushing face.

Qi Lang checked his watch, then with a dashing shot, sent the last ball into the net. He tossed the shot to the waiter, turned around, grabbed his shoulder bag, and left the club.

"no."

He could fool anyone, except those two... his friends who he would never stand up against no matter what.

Qi Lang walked while looking down to call a ride-hailing car. The heavy rain poured down at the door, dispelling the stuffiness in the air.

The short-haired girl chased out and handed Qi Lang an umbrella: "It's raining too hard, Brother Qi Lang, take this umbrella, don't get wet."

Qi Lang accepted it happily and smiled at her: "Thanks, I'll ask your brother to bring it back to you next time."

"Um!"

An online taxi drove up, Qi Lang walked over with an umbrella, opened the door and got in. The girl with short hair kept waving goodbye to him and watched him leave.

In the car, Qi Lang received a WeChat friend add message.

A girl named Tangtang added him as a friend through a friend's push.

Qi Lang didn't think much about it and passed the verification.

Tangtang sent him a little rabbit waving emoji: "Hi."

Before Qi Lang could reply, he received another WeChat message from Bai He.

Lily: "When will you be back?"

7: "The car is on and will arrive in ten minutes."

Lily: "[Starry Eyes]"

7: "What?"

Lily: "You finally replied in time, how rare! [Applause]"

7: "[Sweat]"

7: "I told you I would reply if I saw it. If I didn't reply, it just means I didn't see it. I didn't mean to not reply to you."

Lily: "Then do you deliberately not reply to other girls?"

7: "Emm."

Lily: "Sure enough. [Kitten Stare]"

7: “Sometimes I feel upset and really don’t want to reply.”

Lily: "Why explain? It's not like I don't know you're a scumbag."

7: "[beat]"

Chatting with her all the way, soon the online car-hailing vehicle stopped at the gate of Senyu Community. Qi Lang got out of the car with an umbrella, but unexpectedly saw a little girl standing in the security booth.

She was wearing mint green home shorts and a T-shirt, her hair was loosely tied into a bun, her almond-shaped eyes were bright, and she was editing a text message with her head down, the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised slightly, with a charming smile on her face.

A ding-dong message popped up on Qi Lang's phone.

Lily: "Hasn't it arrived yet?"

"arrive."

His deep, magnetic voice rang out from beside her. Bai He put down her phone and said, "It was pretty fast."

"Why are you standing here like an idiot?"

Bai He raised the oversized black umbrella in his hand: "I was worried that you didn't bring an umbrella, so I came to pick you up at the door."

"It has to be our Sayuri."

Qi Lang folded the umbrella and hid in her huge black umbrella. The umbrella frame opened completely, safely enclosing the two of them in the protective cover.

Bai He saw the small apricot-colored lace-edged parasol in his hand.

Girl's umbrella.

The joy in Bai He's heart dissipated a little, and he curled his lips: "It seems that you are not short of umbrellas. I waited in vain."

"Why are you waiting in vain? This umbrella is too small for me to hold it by myself." After saying that, he put his arm around the little girl's thin shoulders and walked into the rain, heading towards the apartment building.

Bai He snorted softly and asked him, "Who are you playing with this afternoon?"

"Xu Honglin and the others, a few boys, you don't know them."

"Only boys?"

"And Xu Honglin's sister."

"Oh, the umbrella is hers too."

"hold head high."

really...

When there are girls around, Qi Lang is always gentle and considerate. This guy is really a natural charmer. I don’t know what kind of flower he was reincarnated as in his previous life. He is so good at attracting bees and butterflies.

"What are you having for dinner?" he asked her.

"There was leftover braised beef from lunch, so Yan Yi made beef noodles tonight."

"Someone just made a Japanese meal here for 1,000 yuan per person. I turned it down and ate with you guys, and you're going to treat me to noodles?"

Bai He lowered her eyes to look at the lace parasol in his hand and said coldly, "If you don't like it, you don't have to eat it. You should still be able to catch it if you go back now."

"Forget it, I'm back now, so I might as well eat noodles."

The two entered the house, and Yan Yi's voice came from the kitchen: "Take off your shoes outside, and leave your umbrella outside too."

Knowing that Yan Yi was a bit of a mysophobia and loved cleanliness, the two of them obediently took off their wet shoes outside the door and walked in. Qi Lang smelled the delicious aroma of beef noodles.

Yan Yi was wearing the small floral apron that Tang Xin often wore. After cooking the braised beef sauce, she poured it on the noodles and brought the noodles to the table.

Qi Lang was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back. He looked at the big bowl of hot noodles with anticipation: "Yan Yi is really a good family man. It would be so happy to live with such a person. I envy Xiao Baihe."

Bai He said, "Then you can move into our house too."

"Then I will also recognize your parents as my parents?"

"Didn't you call mom and dad a long time ago?"

"Sure, no problem." Qi Lang took the chopsticks handed to him by Bai He, "I'll discuss it with your parents as soon as they come back."

Yan Yi came out with the last bowl of noodles and said coldly, "Do you want to share a bed with me every day?"

Qi Lang said confidently: "Who wants to squeeze with you? Can I sleep with Xiao Baihe?"

Translation: "Dream on."

There were three bowls of noodles. Bai He's bowl was full of beef, Yan Yi's bowl had a few pieces, and Qi Lang's bowl had almost nothing. He frowned, knowing how biased Yan Yi was, but this was too unfair.

He was too lazy to argue with him and reached for the beef in Baihe's bowl with his chopsticks.

Bai He naturally accommodated him, not only letting him pick up some food, but also helping him pick up some food. In total, there were not many pieces left for herself, so she gave them all to him.

Yan Yi had no choice but to give the beef in his bowl to Bai He.

Qi Lang glanced at him proudly.

Who made him so cunning in such trivial matters?

Yan Yi was already numb to this. It had been like this since childhood. Bai He unconditionally accommodated Qi Lang in everything. And Yan Yi could only accommodate Bai He.

After dinner, Bai He helped Yan Yi wash the dishes. Yan Yi didn't want her hands to get greasy. Bai He smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite to me?"

Yan Yi also smiled and stood by the sink with her washing dishes. Qi Lang leaned against the door and smiled suddenly: "That's right, why are you being so polite? She's your sister, closer than a real sister."

Yan Yi said, "Why don't you leave now that you've finished eating?"

"I'll stay tonight." Qi Lang said.

Yan Yi came back to his senses and splashed water all over him with the rag. Fortunately, Qi Lang dodged in time, and the smile on his face became even wider: "What are you doing? A gentleman uses words, not fists."

"What kind of gentleman climbs into a girl's bed in the middle of the night? Do you think I'll keep you tonight?"

"That's too harsh." Qi Lang said confidently, "I just found a comfortable place to sleep, and I didn't disturb your sister, so what's wrong?"

After that, he winked at Bai He and said, "Sayuri, let's sleep together tonight."

Bai He thought about what Yan Yi said today. Although she really wanted to agree, she decided to give up.

Qi Lang is open and honest, but she... is the one who has something to hide.

"Qi Lang, you can go back tonight. Yan Yi and I will be fine. We will lock the door and no thieves will get in. Don't worry."

What Qi Lang actually wanted to say was that the man next to her was a thief, but she was completely unaware of it and treated him as a good brother.

But, never mind.

Since Yan Yi refused to keep him tonight, he didn't bother to make things difficult for himself. After dinner, he took his umbrella and went out. Bai He quickly chased him out and handed him the big black umbrella: "Take this one. It's big and won't get wet."

Qi Lang took the umbrella, reached out and rubbed her soft hair, ruffling it before turning away: "Call me if you have anything tonight. I'll keep my phone on tonight."

"Um!"

Bai He watched him walk into the elevator. When the elevator door closed, he raised his lips and smiled at her, almost melting her heart.

Damn, I really like him.

Fall into inextricable.

Bai He touched her flushed face and walked back home. Yan Yi came out after washing the dishes and saw the little girl leaning against the window with her cheek in her hand, staring blankly at Qi Lang's back as he walked away, and sighed softly without being noticed.

Yan Yi came over and stood by the window with her to watch the rain.

"It's summer," he said.

"The last summer of youth." Bai He felt a little sad, thinking that she might be separated from Qi Lang, and even Yan Yi... if he performed better than her in the exam.

"What do you mean by last summer? Youth has just begun." Yan Yi placed his hand on the girl's thin shoulder. "There are still four years of college left. Only after you finish them will you be considered grown up."

"Growing up is one thing, and youth is another." Bai He looked at him, "Only members of your high-value association can truly be said to have a vibrant youth. For ordinary students like me, all I can do every day is study hard."

But she studied hard but still couldn't do as well as Qi Lang who just studied casually. This is even more infuriating.

"What kind of youth can be considered vigorous and glorious?" Yan Yi asked.

"Hmm... just like the plot in the script-killing game 'Summer Dream Awakening Song', life and death, unforgettable."

Yan Yi scoffed: "If that's the case, then I'm the same as you."

"Oh, yes." Bai He recalled the past three years. Yan Yi, who should have been so shining, and was known as the two most handsome boys in Nanxiang No. 1 Middle School together with Qi Lang, actually lived an ordinary life like her.

I went to school with her every day and waited for her to get out of school, day after day, year after year, and there was never another girl around me.

Qi Lang's life is so exciting. He changes girlfriends again and again, fights, rides motorcycles, and goes to bars... He lives a free and easy life.

"You must have been with me for so long that you've become so ordinary." Bai He said, "After college, you should make more friends. You can obviously live a wonderful life."

"As exciting as in 'Summer Dream Awakening'?"

"Yes."

"So you want me dead."

“…”

Bai He quickly said, "The part about committing suicide for love doesn't count!"

Yan Yi looked at the heavy rain outside the window and suddenly said, "I don't think this is youth."

After he said this, there was no further talk. Bai He looked at him.

There were occasional flashes of lightning and thunder outside the window, illuminating the handsome profile of the young man. He seemed not to intend to continue speaking.

"What?"

"nothing."

"You stopped talking halfway. If this isn't youth, what is it?"

He lowered his eyes and said sadly, "Youth is a coward."

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