Chapter 63: Ups and Downs
The gate of Yuye Community is useless. There is no security guard guarding it. The gate is wide open and anyone can come in and out.
Jiang Yanyu's car is not expensive, it is just an ordinary low-key electric SUV. Even if it drives into this old neighborhood, it does not look out of place.
The buildings in the community are close to each other, one next to the other. The paint on the cement surface has been eroded by the years and has gradually faded to gray and white.
Many households have air conditioner outdoor units installed outside their windows. Looking up from downstairs, they look like a densely packed gray and white puzzle.
The building where Luo Qinglin lived was hidden deep in the ground. The car had to make many turns and pass several corners before arriving.
After getting out of the car, Luo Qinglin leaned against the door and asked, "Are you really going to live in my house? I haven't been back for a long time, and the room is probably full of dust."
Jiang Yanyu ignored his objection, pushed open the door, and got out of the car.
Qin Xiaoxi rolled down the car window and said goodbye, and the driver stepped on the accelerator and drove away from Yuye Community in a hurry.
Night is approaching and the sun is setting in the west.
The dim evening light fell between the buildings, casting a layer of golden light on the criss-crossing electric wires. The chirping of birds swirled in the wind, and many households had bird cages hanging on their windowsills.
There are not many cars in the community, and most of the vehicles parked downstairs are bicycles and electric vehicles.
It is now dinner time. Old people are carrying vegetable baskets and going in and out of the buildings. The aroma of oil spreads from the air all the way to the ground.
Luo Qinglin's home is on the eleventh floor. There is no elevator in the old building, so he can only climb up on foot.
After the Spring Festival this year, Luo Qinglin has never returned home. He has been busy with work and filming everywhere. Later, after moving to Jiang Yanyu's place, he never found time to come back.
When he climbed to the seventh floor, Jiang Yanyu seemed fine. His face wasn't red and his heart wasn't beating fast. He looked quite energetic.
Luo Qinglin had already started panting, his steps became slower and slower, and he was so tired that he was out of breath. Jiang Yanyu had already reached the seventh floor, but he was still struggling on the fifth floor.
Seeing that the person behind him was taking a long time to catch up, Jiang Yanyu stood there holding the sunflower for half a minute, but still could not see any figure.
Is it so tiring to just climb the stairs?
Jiang Yanyu let out a light sigh, turned around and walked downstairs.
Luo Qinglin stood on his legs and moved up step by step, finally struggling to climb to the sixth floor.
Just as he stepped onto a new flight of stairs, he heard footsteps from upstairs. The sound was getting closer and closer, and Luo Qinglin looked up in shock.
The setting sun shone through the corridor windows. Jiang Yanyu stood on the top steps, enveloped by the dazzling golden light.
In the backlight, Jiang Yanyu walked down the stairs step by step.
The leather shoes stepped on the concrete floor, making a clicking sound, and the echo lingered in the stairwell, as if there was a reverberation.
Walking up to Luo Qinglin, Jiang Yanyu handed the sunflower to him and half-knelt down without saying a word.
"...What?" Luo Qinglin asked.
Jiang Yanyu patted his shoulder and said, "I'll carry you up, you're walking too slowly."
"This... forget it, I can walk by myself." Luo Qinglin refused.
After all, he was a tall man of 1.80 meters, and not so weak that he needed others to carry him upstairs.
Jiang Yanyu didn't stand up, and said, "Come up, I don't want to say it a second time."
Luo Qinglin stood still. Although he was tired, he couldn't bring himself to move closer, nor did he want to say no again, so he just stayed in the stalemate.
The person behind him hadn't made any movement. Jiang Yanyu frowned impatiently and turned around to urge him.
But when Jiang Yanyu saw Luo Qinglin staring at the concrete wall in silence with a stubborn look on his face, unwilling to show weakness, his impatience disappeared.
Jiang Yanyu sighed and softened his tone to coax her, "It's not that you walk slowly, it's that I want to carry you. Come on up quickly, okay?"
Luo Qinglin raised his eyes and met Jiang Yanyu's gaze, then quickly looked away. After a long silence, he whispered, "Then turn your head away first."
Jiang Yanyu did as he was told and turned away without looking at Luo Qinglin.
The kraft paper was squeezed tightly, making a rustling sound. The sunlight fell on the sunflowers, making the golden petals brilliant.
After a few breaths, a body finally pressed against her back, and her warm breath lingered beside her ears. Jiang Yanyu whispered, "Hold me tight."
Luo Qinglin raised his free hand, put it around Jiang Yanyu's shoulders and hugged her tightly.
When Jiang Yanyu stood up, he also wrapped his arms around Luo Qinglin's knees, holding him firmly behind him.
With his legs hanging in the air, Luo Qinglin buried his head in Jiang Yanyu's neck. The shy heat rushed from his heart to the top of his head, and the blush spread from his neck to his ears.
Click, click.
The sound of leather shoes stepping on the ground gradually overlapped with Luo Qinglin's heartbeat.
The medicinal aroma of absinthe on the trouser legs mixed with the minty scent of Jiang Yanyu, like a poisonous scent that captivated the mind, causing Luo Qinglin's cheeks to feel hot.
"Luo Qinglin, has anyone ever carried you on their backs before?" Jiang Yanyu asked as he walked up the stairs.
"No."
“I’m the first one?”
"Um."
Hearing the answer, Jiang Yanyu couldn't help but smile and continued walking upstairs.
When they were almost on the eleventh floor, Luo Qinglin asked in a low voice: "What about you? Have you ever carried someone on your back?"
"What do you think?" Jiang Yanyu asked back.
Definitely.
The vixen is so popular, and so many people like him, how could there be none?
Thinking of this, Luo Qinglin's pounding heartbeat slowed down a little, and his emotions were like falling raindrops, falling from a high point to the bottom in an instant.
Luo Qinglin buried his head deeper, silently but greedily absorbing the mint scent to ease the jealousy in his heart.
Jiang Yanyu walked quickly and reached the eleventh floor in a blink of an eye.
After the house was transferred to Luo Qinglin, the door of the house was replaced with a password lock, which was incompatible with the key-locked door of the other house.
Walking to the door, Jiang Yanyu entered the password with one hand to open the door.
Even though they had already reached flat ground, Jiang Yanyu still held Luo Qinglin's legs and refused to let him go.
"Put me down." Luo Qinglin struggled.
Jiang Yanyu did not enter the door, but stood outside the door without moving, "You haven't answered my question yet."
"I don't know. How should I know if you have ever betrayed anyone?" Luo Qinglin tried his best to control his emotions, but there was still a hint of displeasure in his voice.
Jiang Yanyu chuckled, finally squatted down, and slowly put Luo Qinglin down.
As soon as he landed, Luo Qinglin moved sideways around Jiang Yanyu and hurried into the room.
I haven't been home for a few months, and everything in the house feels unfamiliar.
I thought the house would be full of dust, but the cabinets and coffee tables were shiny and glossy, and the air was filled with the scent of mint freshener. It was not as dusty as Luo Qinglin had imagined.
Luo Qinglin stood at the entrance, staring blankly at the clean living room, "Have you asked someone to clean it?"
Jiang Yanyu closed the door, walked behind Luo Qinglin and said, "Someone comes to clean every week."
Luo Qinglin's emotions were like a swing. It had just fallen to the bottom, but now it was swinging towards the top again.
"Thank you." Luo Qinglin said in a low voice.
"You're welcome."
"Also," Jiang Yanyu leaned down and whispered in Luo Qinglin's ear, "I have never carried anyone on my back. You are the first person I have carried on my back."
The author has something to say:
Jiang Yanyu: I have never been in love and I have never betrayed anyone! Who put the hat of romance on me? (angry)
Luo Qinglin: Qin Xiaoxi said so (pushing the blame)
Qin Xiaoxi: It’s not me! I heard from others too!
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