Chapter 385 Cohabitation on March 8th (Part 2)

385:

In the blink of an eye, the New Year has arrived.

Ye Qingxi felt that she hadn't slept in enough or played enough, but the start of school was already fast approaching.

"I really don't want to go to class," Ye Qingxi lamented.

Mu Shaowu laughed when he saw him like that.

"I never expected that our top liberal arts student would also not want to attend class."

Ye Qingxi turned to look at him, "Even the top liberal arts student is human. As a human, I want to eat, drink, and have fun. At least that's how I am."

"Then I'll help you ask for a few more days off?" Mu Shaowu pondered.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi felt that his father was really spoiling him too much.

This won't do!

So Ye Qingxi struggled to get out of bed, prepared to pack her things, and went to school.

Zhou Cang and the others had already arrived.

Upon Ye Qingxi's return, the group warmly greeted him with the local specialties they had brought from their hometowns.

"Come on, try this."

Ye Qingxi didn't stand on ceremony and ate a little of each of them.

"Weren't you supposed to be living with your brother this semester? Why are you back?" Su Lang asked curiously.

"Auntie is cleaning," Ye Qingxi said. "And I also need to come back to get my books."

Su Lang nodded, "Then next time you need anything, just tell us and I'll bring it to you."

"Okay," Ye Qingxi said with a smile, "Thank you."

"You're welcome~" Su Lang hugged him tightly.

Seeing that he would be leaving soon, Zhou Cang quickly took out some of the local specialties he had brought and packed them for him.

"Here, these are for you and your brother to eat later."

Previously, whenever Qin Cheng brought Ye Qingxi a late-night snack, he would buy extra. As a result, their dormitory often ate Qin Cheng's food. As a result, Zhou Cang, Su Lang, and Zhang Jiang all had a very good impression of Qin Cheng, thinking that he was not only handsome and good at studying, but also loved his younger brother and was very generous.

“You and your brother are really close,” Zhou Cang said. “This is the first time I’ve seen this. You two are living together in college, and you’re not even blood brothers.”

“We used to share a dormitory when we were kids,” Ye Qingxi said.

“Staying in a dormitory at noon is very different from living in the same house now,” Zhang Jiang said. “Staying in a dormitory at noon is just sleeping, and then you leave. But living in the same house is a clash of lifestyles. I’ve seen online that many friends who were very close have lost their feelings for each other just because they lived together.”

"It can't be that bad, can it?" Ye Qingxi asked in surprise.

"Just be careful. If you feel any problems, come back immediately. Don't let living together ruin your brotherhood."

Ye Qingxi nodded, "Of course."

He packed up quickly, taking with him the books he needed for the next day, some changes of clothes, and the local specialties that everyone had given him, and left the dormitory.

Qin Cheng was already waiting for him downstairs in the dormitory. When he saw him come down, he quickly went up to help him take his suitcase.

Ye Qingxi followed him out of the school gate and went to his rented house.

The house is very close; it only took about five minutes to walk there.

Ye Qingxi pushed open the door and went inside, where she saw a cozy three-bedroom apartment.

This room is about 90 square meters, with a master bedroom, a second bedroom, and a smaller room that the landlord has turned into a study.

Ye Qingxi looked at the large desk in the study, then turned to Qin Cheng, "This study is yours. I'll come over if I need to do my homework, otherwise I won't."

Qin Cheng didn't care about this at all. "You can come over anytime. This house is originally meant for the two of us to live together."

"Hmm." Ye Qingxi didn't argue with him any further.

Anyway, given his current happy, laid-back state, a study is completely unnecessary for him.

After looking at the study, he went to check out the second bedroom and the master bedroom.

When Qin Cheng pushed open the door to the master bedroom, he said to him, "You'll stay here."

After saying that, he pointed to the second bedroom next door, "I live here."

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi felt that he should be the one living in the master bedroom.

The master bedroom is larger, and the bed is bigger. Qin Cheng is taller than him, so he should naturally sleep in the big bed.

Moreover, Qin Cheng is the older brother, so according to seniority, Qin Cheng should be the one living in the master bedroom.

"You should stay in the master bedroom," Ye Qingxi said. "The bed in the second bedroom is too small."

Qin Cheng: ?

Qin Cheng glanced at the bed in the second bedroom. Small?

It's not small, is it?

They're all bigger than the beds in their dorm room.

"It's alright," Qin Cheng said. "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat now or later?"

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

No, how did he change the subject?!

"Don't rush to eat," Ye Qingxi said. "The bedrooms haven't been assigned yet. I'll sleep in the second bedroom, and you can sleep in the master bedroom, how about that?"

Not very good, Qin Cheng thought to himself.

“I’m already a junior, almost graduating. You’re different, you have three and a half years left, you can stay here indefinitely.” He gave Ye Qingxi a seemingly reasonable reason.

But Ye Qingxi refused to accept it at all.

"You're gone, what's the point of me staying here?"

The reason he moved out was for Qin Cheng, wasn't it?

Otherwise, he would definitely stay at the hotel!

Qin Cheng: ...

Although that's how things are, Qin Cheng was still inexplicably happy that Ye Qingxi said it so matter-of-factly.

He coaxed gently, "Even if I'm gone, there's still Zhong Yan. Didn't you agree to live together in your junior and senior years?"

“Then Zhong Yan might have to find a new place to live. You know how picky he is.”

Qin Cheng really knew this; they had grown up together, and he naturally understood Zhong Yan's personality.

"Alright," Qin Cheng gave up and said directly, "I want you to stay in the master bedroom."

Ye Qingxi knew it.

He said with some helplessness, "But you should be living in the master bedroom. You're older and taller than me. You can't always give me the best rooms."

"This isn't exactly a good thing, is it?" Qin Cheng said.

"Then you can stay in the master bedroom," Ye Qingxi said quickly.

Qin Cheng: ...

Ye Qingxi snorted, "That's not all~"

Qin Cheng: ...

"Alright, it's settled then. I'll stay in the second bedroom, and you'll stay in the master bedroom." After saying that, Ye Qingxi prepared to go into the room.

But Qin Cheng stopped him.

Qin Cheng looked at him with a very serious expression.

He said, "Xiaoxi, don't do this. If you keep doing this, I won't be able to sleep."

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi simply couldn't do anything about him.

"I'll change the bed in this bedroom in a few days, okay?" Qin Cheng asked him.

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Is this a matter of whether or not it's a bed?

Whenever it involves him, Qin Cheng always tries to give him the best.

While Ye Qingxi certainly enjoyed Qin Cheng's love and care, she also hoped that he could love her a little more occasionally.

Don't always think about giving in to him, taking care of him, or protecting him; you should also think about yourself and take good care of yourself.

"Forget it," Ye Qingxi thought to herself. "My brother has been like this for so many years. Expecting him to change is worse than him putting in more effort himself."

If he loves him more, then the love Qin Cheng gives will naturally return to him in another form.

"Alright then," Ye Qingxi said.

Qin Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and patted his head. "That's a good boy."

Ye Qingxi: ...

He said it, but they really love touching his head!

He's already seventeen!

It's not like she's seven years old!

After putting everything away, Qin Cheng prepared to cook.

Ye Qingxi asked him very solicitously, "Do you need my help?"

"No need, you go have fun."

"So I'll really go have fun?" Ye Qingxi asked.

Qin Cheng nodded and stuffed a slice of tomato into his mouth.

Ye Qingxi smiled, turned around and left the kitchen.

He picked up his phone and started a WeChat conversation with Zhong Yan and Kang Cong, and also inquired about Chen Xiang, who lived in the same university town as them.

Chen Xiang eagerly asked, "Want to go out for dinner?"

Ye Qingxi: [Not today, my brother is already cooking.]

Chen Xiang: ? ? ?

Chen Xiang: [What do you mean?]

Ye Qingxi then realized that Chen Xiang was unaware that he and Qin Cheng were living together.

Ye Qingxi: [My brother and I are living together now, so we eat together.]

Chen Xiang: ? ? ?

Chen Xiang: ...

Chen Xiang always felt that their relationship was a little too good.

However, a good relationship is always better than a bad one, so Chen Xiang didn't say anything, only saying, "Then let's have dinner together again next time."

Ye Qingxi: [Mm.]

In no time, Qin Cheng had prepared four dishes and a soup.

Ye Qingxi exclaimed "Wow!" in amazement and took a picture.

He sent it to his and Zhong Yan's childhood friends group, and also sent it to his father.

Zhong Yan was the first to reply: 【Did you do this?】

Ye Qingxi: [My brother made it.]

Zhong Yan: [I told you you didn't look like it.]

Ye Qingxi: [How was it? Wasn't it great?]

Zhong Yan sent several "Mmm"s in a row: [It looks delicious.]

Ye Qingxi: [Let me taste it.]

Ye Qingxi picked up a piece of pork rib, and it tasted really good.

Ye Qingxi: [It doesn't just look delicious, it really does taste amazing!]

Zhong Yan: [I'm so envious of you having such a great older brother~]

Pei Liang: [Call me "brother," and I'll make it for you next time I come back.]

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi: [How did you suddenly appear?]

Pei Liang: [I'm awake.]

Zhong Yan: [You're a traitor to the Heavenly Gang! You'd be more like calling me "brother"!]

Kang Cong responded with shock: "You can cook now? I've never seen you showing off before!"

Ye Qingxi: [That's true.]

Pei Liang: [...You'll know how to do it once you go abroad.]

Ye Qingxi: [Never mind then, I won't go abroad.]

Zhong Yan said fiercely, "Even dogs wouldn't go abroad!"

Pei Liang: ...

Ye Qingxi couldn't help but chuckle. She looked down and saw a small mountain of pork ribs filling the bowl.

He looked up, and Qin Cheng said helplessly, "Let's eat first, we'll talk later."

Ye Qingxi said "Oh," lowered her head to eat, and then couldn't help but say to him, "I'm praising you."

"What?"

"We didn't talk about anything else, we were just praising you."

"What did you praise me for?"

"You're so capable, you can be elegant in public and skilled in the kitchen, you're such a virtuous woman."

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng thought his brother should only say these things to him; if he were to use them to praise girls in the future, he probably would never find a girlfriend in his life.

After finishing his meal, Mu Shaowu finally replied to the message: [Did your brother make this?]

Ye Qingxi: [How did you know?]

Mu Shaowu: [Do you think I don't know if you can cook or not?]

Ye Qingxi smiled and agreed.

Mu Shaowu: [But I really didn't expect your brother to be able to cook, and he cooks quite well too.]

Ye Qingxi: [It's also very delicious.]

Mu Shaowu: [Then eat more.]

Ye Qingxi laughed: "I thought you were going to teach me how to cook too."

Mu Shaowu felt that was unnecessary: ​​"Everyone around you knows how to cook; you just need to focus on eating."

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi felt once again that his father really doted on him.

He was replying to Mu Shaowu's messages when he saw Qin Cheng stand up and start clearing the table.

Ye Qingxi quickly put down her phone and picked up the plate.

"You don't need to worry about it," Qin Cheng said. "I'll go wash up."

“That won’t do,” Ye Qingxi disagreed.

He didn't help with cooking, so how could Qin Cheng be the one washing the dishes?

"Since you've cooked, I'll naturally wash the dishes."

Upon hearing this, Qin Cheng glanced down at his hands, which had never been used to housework, and asked, "Have you ever washed dishes at home?"

Ye Qingxi: ...

No, that's not true. It's mainly because Aunt Zhang wouldn't allow it.

Qin Cheng tilted his head and said to him with his eyes: Look.

“But I’m not at home right now,” Ye Qingxi said. “Zhang Sao isn’t here.”

"Now you have your brother."

“My brother isn’t my babysitter.”

"That's also possible."

Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?

Ye Qingxi was taken aback by his words and was left speechless, unsure whether to laugh or cry.

"I don't care, I'll definitely do both washing dishes and cooking, otherwise I won't eat with you anymore."

Just as Qin Cheng was about to say something, he heard Ye Qingxi say, "I just listened to you and gave you the second bedroom, so shouldn't you listen to me now? One for each of us, it's fair and reasonable."

Qin Cheng: ...

Qin Cheng had no choice but to reluctantly agree, "Alright then."

Ye Qingxi quickly picked up the plate and headed to the kitchen.

Qin Cheng followed him into the kitchen and began washing the dishes.

Ye Qingxi watched his actions and protested, "Wasn't it me who washed it?"

“Let’s go together,” Qin Cheng said. “That will be faster.”

Ye Qingxi: ...

"From now on, I'll help you wash the vegetables when you cook."

Qin Cheng felt it was unnecessary, but he also felt that Ye Qingxi would definitely not agree if he refused now, so he could only say "hmm".

Ye Qingxi was satisfied and started washing the dishes while humming a song.

Looking at his cheerful appearance, Qin Cheng thought he was really cute.

Meanwhile, Qin Cheng's roommate, noticing that it was getting darker and Qin Cheng hadn't returned to the dorm, asked in confusion, "School starts tomorrow, why hasn't Qin Cheng come yet?"

"Yes, why is it so late this year?"

“He’s not coming back,” Zhang Chun peeked out and answered.

Roommate: ? ? ?

"Not coming back?"

"Yes, he won't be living in the dorm anymore; he'll be renting a place outside."

Roommate: !!!

My roommate's eyes lit up instantly.

During university, the only time you can rent a house off-campus is when you're in a relationship and want to live with your partner.

Unexpectedly, Qin Cheng was the first in their dormitory to rent a place!

"When did he start dating?" my roommate gossiped.

"Yeah! Is your girlfriend pretty? Is she from our school or another school?"

"What?" Zhang Chun chuckled. "He doesn't have a girlfriend, he's with his brother."

"His brother?"

Isn't the reason for renting a place outside so that you can live with your girlfriend?

Why is it with my younger brother?

"His cousin?"

"Yes." Zhang Chun nodded.

"Then he truly loves his cousin."

"That's right," Zhang Chun remarked. "If he's this in love with his younger brother, won't he love him even more when he falls in love with someone else?"

Zhang Chun: ...That's really hard to imagine.

After eating the fruit, Ye Qingxi played on her phone for a while before taking a shower.

After he finished showering, he dried his hair and collapsed onto the bed.

Then, he turned over and looked around his room with a sense of novelty.

Ye Qingxi stood up and walked to the balcony.

Looking down from the window, you can see pedestrians passing by and stalls selling late-night snacks.

This is the house where he will be staying temporarily, the house where he and Qin Cheng will live together.

With a leisurely air, Ye Qingxi picked up the watering can from the balcony and watered the flowers and plants there.

After watering the plants, he remembered something and ran to Qin Cheng's bedroom.

Qin Cheng was reading an email Mu Zheng had sent him. When he saw him coming over, he didn't hide it but asked him gently, "What's wrong?"

Ye Qingxi smiled and asked, "Are you going to sleep soon?"

"not yet."

"Oh, that's alright," Ye Qingxi said. "Then let me know when you're going to sleep."

"Okay," Qin Cheng replied.

Ye Qingxi was about to leave after she finished speaking, but Qin Cheng stopped her.

Qin Cheng stood up, walked behind him, and touched his hair.

Why wasn't it dried?

"As long as it doesn't drip water, it's fine." Ye Qingxi has always been a bit lazy when it comes to blow-drying her hair.

Qin Cheng: ...

Having no other choice, Qin Cheng picked up the hairdryer again and started drying his hair.

Ye Qingxi let him boast.

The warm air felt comfortable, making him feel dizzy and sleepy.

Qin Cheng ran his hands through his hair and patiently blow-dried it in layers.

“If you’re too lazy to brag in the future, just come find me,” he said.

Ye Qingxi said "Oh" and didn't refuse.

His hair wasn't very long, and it had been quickly blow-dried beforehand, so it dried in no time.

Qin Cheng then put down the hairdryer and let him play by himself.

Ye Qingxi reminded him, "Then remember to tell me before you go to sleep."

"Okay," Qin Cheng said.

Ye Qingxi returned to her room and chatted with her roommate while watching a movie review.

However, even though the uploader tried hard to make the narration more lively and interesting, the film itself was still quite dull.

As Ye Qingxi watched, her eyelids unconsciously closed.

After Qin Cheng finished replying to emails, taking a shower, and drying her hair, she came over to say goodnight to him, only to find that he was already asleep.

He didn't want to wake his sleeping younger brother, so he gently covered him with the blanket.

"Good night," he said to Ye Qingxi.

After saying that, Qin Cheng turned off the light and returned to his room.

When Ye Qingxi woke up again, it was already past three o'clock.

He opened his eyes groggily, feeling confused, and then remembered something and looked at his phone on the bedside table.

At 3:40, Ye Qingxi was suddenly jolted awake.

He belatedly sensed the darkness in the room and then looked at the blanket covering him.

Qin Cheng must have turned off the light and covered him with the blanket.

Therefore, Qin Cheng must already be asleep.

Ye Qingxi sighed, closed her eyes, and went back to sleep.

He was woken up by Qin Cheng at around 7 a.m. the next morning.

Qin Cheng had already prepared breakfast, and even considering that he might want to sleep a little longer, he had already packed the breakfast into his bag.

"Let's go," he said to Ye Qingxi.

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi felt that he was like a perfect butler.

He reached out to take his backpack, but Qin Cheng didn't give it to him until they left the residential area and parted ways, at which point Qin Cheng handed him the backpack.

Ye Qingxi took the backpack, put it on, and rushed to the classroom. After arriving at the classroom, she took out a yogurt and drank it. Before the teacher arrived, she ate a couple of bites of a steamed bun.

Seeing this, Zhou Cang also started eating his breakfast.

"Why didn't you eat at your house?" Zhou Cang asked.

"Of course it's because eating takes up a lot of time," Ye Qingxi said.

"Has your brother eaten?"

Ye Qingxi nodded, "He ate it. He had already finished it when he packed it up for me."

"He even packed it for you? He loves that."

Ye Qingxi: ...

Ye Qingxi felt that she was somewhat unable to refute.

"Are you going back at noon?" Zhou Cang asked again.

"Um."

"Is your brother still cooking?"

It was obvious that last night Ye Qingxi not only sent Qin Cheng's four dishes and one soup to her childhood friend and father, but also to his roommate.

"Not necessarily," Ye Qingxi said. He felt that lunchtime was short and ordering takeout was more convenient.

Thinking this, Ye Qingxi sent a message to Qin Cheng after finishing breakfast.

Qin Cheng: [It's okay, I only have one class this morning, dinner should be ready by the time you get back.]

Ye Qingxi: ...It really is Brother Tianluo.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxi didn't say anything, but sent a happy emoji.

After finishing his class, he returned to Qin Chengxin's rented apartment. As soon as he opened the door, the aroma of food wafted out.

Qin Cheng walked to the kitchen door and saw Ye Qingxi preparing to enter the kitchen: "You're back."

Ye Qingxi nodded.

"Go wash your hands, it's time to eat."

"Okay," Ye Qingxi said.

He turned around and went into the bathroom to wash his hands. When he came out, he saw Qin Cheng putting the dishes on the table.

How should I put it?

Ye Qingxi suddenly felt a strong sense of home.

He and Qin Cheng had lived together for so many years, but each year's stay felt like just passing through.

They knew very well that this was not their house, and that they were only here to sleep temporarily and would not stay for long.

But now, looking at Qin Cheng in his home clothes, at the food he had put down, at the cramped room and the utterly ordinary scene, Ye Qingxi suddenly felt that perhaps they would stay here for a while.

They lived together, grew up together, and spent their final days of schooling together.

He slowly walked over, pulled out a chair and sat down, then leaned closer to smell the food on the table.

"It smells so good."

Qin Cheng placed the bowl of rice in front of him, saying, "Then eat more."

"Mm," Ye Qingxi said.

As he spoke, after Qin Cheng sat down, he first picked up a piece of ribbonfish and put it in his bowl, then happily ate it himself.

After finishing their meal, Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng washed the dishes together and then prepared for their afternoon nap.

What Ye Qingxi couldn't accomplish last night was finally put into action at this moment.

"Come sleep in my room." He went into Qin Cheng's bedroom and picked up his pillow. "Come sleep in my room tonight too."

Qin Cheng: ? ? ?

"I've decided, until you change your bed, we'll sleep together," Ye Qingxi said.

Qin Cheng: "...Because you think my bed is too small?"

Ye Qingxi shook her head. Although the bed in the second bedroom was not as big as the one in the master bedroom, it was definitely more spacious than two men sleeping together.

He laughed and whispered, "Because I want to sleep with you."

Last night, as he looked down at the people coming and going and the street vendors, feeling the lively atmosphere downstairs, he picked up a watering can and watered the flowers and plants on the balcony. Suddenly, he felt very happy.

Many people come and go in this world; some gradually drift apart, while others remain by your side.

Qin Cheng was the latter.

They met when he first arrived in this world, when he was only five years old. His father, uncle, and grandfather were afraid that he would be bullied in an unfamiliar environment if he transferred to another school, so they sent him to the school where Qin Cheng was, so that they could stay together at noon.

It fosters brotherly affection and allows them to look after each other.

Now, more than ten years later, they still live together.

They even stayed together not only at noon, but also at night.

How could this not be a rare and precious connection?

Ye Qingxi originally planned to ask Qin Cheng if he wanted to sleep with him before he went to bed that night. Although he had stayed in the same accommodation with Qin Cheng for many years, this was the first time they had stayed together at night.

So he wanted to sleep with him, to experience this rare and precious time together, a time that might never come again, a time of intimacy unique to their university years and their impending entry into society.

But he fell asleep, and Qin Cheng didn't wake him up.

Therefore, Ye Qingxi could only make up for his absence last night at this noon.

He hugged Qin Cheng's pillow and looked at his brother. "I'll give you two choices. First, you come with me. Second, I'll go get my pillow."