Chapter 41 Chapter 41 “I’ve been looking for that country guy”…
Tao Ning sat down gently and felt the person beneath him stiffen instantly. He asked cautiously, "Is it heavy?"
A slight gasp came from the man below, as if he was calming down. After a moment, he said in a hoarse voice, "It's not serious."
"Should I come up all of them?"
"Um."
Tao Ning followed his request, took off his shoes, and stepped on the ground with his white cotton socks. He looked at the man's back, found a position, and first sat on the man's lower back near his neck, then carefully crossed his legs, and the weight of his whole body was pressed on the man.
He said seriously, "The force is balanced in this position, and you will feel better."
The originally charming atmosphere completely dissipated. The person under him chuckled softly, and his low voice ended with a helpless tone.
"Yeah, that's impressive."
Tao Ning scratched her head sheepishly, a few strands of her soft brown hair standing up. "What should I do next?"
"You don't have to do anything." Xu Jun panted softly, supporting himself on the ground with his hands. His arm posture when doing push-ups was very standard and never trembled, but the moment he felt the soft touch, his arms trembled slightly.
It turns out that being in close contact with your loved one is such a wonderful feeling.
He liked the feeling and wanted more contact with the lemon on his back.
Xu Jun closed his eyes, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart. The surroundings were very quiet, with only the crisp voice of the boy on his back: "One, two, three, four..."
When Tao Ning counted to the sixty-eighth, she got off. Doing push-ups with someone on your back is about as difficult as doing pull-ups. Most people probably wouldn't be able to do even ten. Tao Ning exclaimed in amazement, "Xu Jun, you're amazing!"
The man he praised was lying flat on the ground, one arm covering his eyes, the other arm draped under his waist, his chest heaving violently, some ear-burning panting sounds escaping from his throat. He raised his arm, and his cold eyes curved up at this moment, stained with the heat of his panting.
The man chuckled: "Do you like it?"
Tao Ning was stunned for a moment, then nodded blankly: "I like...I like it."
It was strange. Why did Xu Jun always ask him what he liked? Was his preference important to him?
"Um."
Tao Ning was stunned again. The cold-blooded eyes were still staring at him, but this time, he felt the heat as intensely as if he was in flames. The cold-blooded animal spit out hot tongues of fire, licking Tao Ning's soft toes all the way to his lips.
It was a blatant, unconcealed gaze.
Tao Ning suddenly felt her whole body getting hot, and she looked away awkwardly, "You, you said you would teach me how to exercise."
Xu Jun: "Well, wait for me to take a shower."
The bathroom door closed, and Tao Ning asked the system: [Why does Xu Jun always ask me what I like?]
The sound of crackling sunflower seeds echoed, and the system analyzed it in a not-so-clever mechanical voice: "My opinion, idiot, if he asks you what you like now, he'll use your favorite things to trick you into breaking the rules when we get to Oxente, and then deduct your points!"
Tao Ning was startled, thought for a moment, and said doubtfully: "But I think he is a very nice person..."
The system said: [You don't believe me? I'm a two-hundred-year-old intelligent robot. I even read a thread on a forum called 'Zha Nan Tucao' where you humans say all men are bad. Don't be fooled, idiot! Just complete the strategy mission.]
【But I am also a man.】
[Now that you lie freely, you've become a bad man.]
【......】
Tao Ning decided it would be better to look for answers to his questions in the book himself. The system was as clueless as the Second Young Master. Because Xu Jun took a long time to shower, Tao Ning and the system chatted idly. After taking the medicine, he felt sleepy, so he sat at his desk and gradually fell asleep.
So Tao Ning didn't hear the muffled groans in the bathroom. After another ten or twenty minutes, the salty, fishy smell in the air was removed by the purifier. Xu Jun's expression returned to calm. He was shirtless, with a towel draped over half his shoulders. He opened the door and saw the thin back of a young man hunched over the table.
Too thin.
Xu Jun thought as he stared at the boy's exposed waist. His skin, as white as jade, was very dazzling, yet it made people reluctant to look away. What's more, there was a bright red mole on that slender waist that could be held in one hand.
Well, I need to go to the bathroom again.
Xu Jun forced himself to look away, but from a distance of five or six meters, he suddenly raised his hand, clenched his five fingers, and the blue veins on the back of his hand bulged. This was an act of extreme control, as if in this way he could hold Tao Ning's waist, the seductive red mole, and his body all in the palm of his hand.
He walked over, picked up Tao Ning easily and put him on the bed. Just as he promised that he would never think Tao Ning was dirty, he restrained himself from taking off Tao Ning's clothes. He squatted down, took off his shoes, and covered him with a blanket.
Xu Jun quietly watched Tao Ning's sleeping face for a while, then sent an anonymous email from his computer: [I've accepted that paper, and the others, including cutting-edge programming.]
The other party replied immediately: [? poem? ? ]
Xu Jun: [One article, seven thousand words.]
Opposite party: [Well, it really is you, kid. Don’t you think those things are not your thing? ]
Xu Jun: [If there is anyone with a PhD, we can cooperate. Card number XXXX.]
Opposite party: [...You're awesome, kid. I'll contact them.]
At dinner time, Xu Jun's parents returned. Xu Jun put on his glasses and woke Tao Ning. Xu's father, carrying bags of food, smiled gently, "We're making steamed crucian carp and crab with soy sauce tonight. Ningning, are you used to crab with soy sauce?"
Xu Jun briefly described the marinated crab to Tao Ning, who nodded. "I haven't eaten it, but I want to."
Father Xu looked at me lovingly, his eyebrows curved gently, and he put on a teddy bear apron. "I'll do it now."
"Thank you, uncle."
Before entering the kitchen, Father Xu asked Mother Xu for a kiss. Mother Xu's expression remained calm, with only a slight smile on her lips. Tao Ning lowered his head, not daring to look any further, until someone gently touched the back of his hand. He raised his eyes and met Xu Jun's smiling eyes, but for some reason, his cheeks flushed even redder with embarrassment.
Xu's mother called the two of them over, and the three of them came to a table covered with a red cloth. When they lifted the cloth, they saw a green mahjong table.
Xu Jun looked at Tao Ning: "Can you fight?"
Tao Ning nodded. In the past, after school, he would go to his second and third aunts' houses to call Tao Yuan, who played mahjong, back. Tao Yuan would think that calling others would ruin his luck, and would always ask him to wait a little longer. Tao Ning didn't urge her, but just stood beside her and watched her play mahjong. After watching for a long time, he naturally learned the game.
"But I only know Star City Mahjong."
Xu's mother said: "The rules of mahjong are different in every place. You will learn it after playing a few games at the table."
The three of them played Sichuan Mahjong. As Xu's mother said, Tao Ning was not very skilled at the beginning, but he got the hang of it after playing two games.
Xu Jun's mother's playing style was as strong as she was. She played the cards repeatedly. Xu Jun took the cards with an expressionless face. The sound of the mahjong tiles hitting the table was very powerful. He said lightly, "Red middle."
These two were veterans, while Tao Ning didn't come to the table often, but she had the advantage of being able to remember the cards and play very skillfully. It could be said that the three of them were almost evenly matched.
"Sixty thousand."
"Touch yourself."
"bump."
The three of them spoke calmly, and none of them gave in. Father Xu in the kitchen heard the noise and shook his head lovingly and helplessly, thinking that there would be another little gambler in the family in the future, but he didn't stop cutting vegetables.
In the end, Xu Jun won. Tao Ning didn't lose much. It was Xu's mother who lost the most. She had a serious expression, but she took out two red envelopes from her bag and gave one to each of them. "It's not much. Take Tao Ning out to play tomorrow, but make sure you read more when you get home tonight."
"Um."
Tao Ning took the red envelope and said, "Thank you, Auntie."
Xu's mother smiled faintly and nodded. On the table, the light dishes were placed next to Xu Jun and Tao Ning, while the spicy dishes were placed in front of Xu's mother. Xu's father and Xu Jun, both wearing gloves, peeled shrimp for Xu's mother and steamed crab for Tao Ning.
Tao Ning took a bite of the crab in sauce and instantly fell in love with the taste.
Xu Jun whispered beside him, "Do you like it?"
Tao Ning said as she ate, "I like it."
Xu Jun said, "I can do it too."
Tao Ning curled her eyes and said, "You are really amazing."
At night, Xu Jun watched him take his medicine. He then took out a few candies from somewhere and placed them in the boy's soft palm. "A reward for taking medicine tonight."
There was no expression on Xu Jun's face, but his eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses were very calm. When he said "reward", it felt like he was coaxing a child, which also gave Tao Ning the illusion that if he continued to take the medicine in the future, Xu Jun would always reward him for taking the medicine obediently.
There was no extra guest room at home, so Xu Jun disinfected the sofa and covered it with plastic wrap. He said calmly, "I'll sleep on the sofa tonight, and you sleep in my room."
He didn't dare sleep in the same bed with Tao Ning. This was the last restraint under reason.
Xu's mother glanced at him in surprise. She knew her son well, and he was a severe mysophobia. She didn't like them, her parents, staying in his room for long, let alone others. At the time, Xu Jun was still young and had a temper and pride. She accidentally dropped perfume in his room, and they nearly got into a fight. In the end, his father slapped him with a feather duster.
So now that Xu Jun was willing to give up the bed in his room to Tao Ning, she was a little surprised, but she didn't ask too much, thinking that her son had grown up and was more humane.
But that night, Tao Ning had a stomach upset. After all, the sauce crab was eaten raw, and he had a delicate stomach, so he couldn't handle it for the first time. He came out of the bathroom clutching his stomach, only to see Xu Jun in his pajamas. He frowned and approached, "Are you having a stomach upset?"
Tao Ning frowned, cold sweat dripping down her pale, beautiful face, "...Yeah."
Xu Jun immediately got him a cup of hot water and helped him lie down, "I'll go sell you some medicine." He, who was usually calm, was now in a hurry. The man who had to change clothes even when getting up to play games with the boy was so anxious this time that he forgot to change clothes and went out in his pajamas.
Xu Jun came back soon, panting, and it seemed that he had run over. He helped Tao Ning, who had been frowning, up and let Tao Ning half lean on his arms. He coaxed him to take the medicine in a soft voice, then rubbed his palms to warm them and gently rubbed his stomach.
The clock on the wall ticked until the person in his arms fell asleep with a steady breath. Xu Jun restrained himself and kissed Tao Ning's soft hair, with heartache flowing from his eyes: "...I'm sorry."
He rubbed Tao Ning's belly all night long. In the early hours of the morning, he kissed the boy's fair forehead and went back to the living room to sleep on the sofa as if nothing had happened.
The next day, the sauced crabs on the dinner table disappeared. After lunch, Xu Jun waited for Tao Ning to finish his medicine, gave him an Ultraman toy as a reward, and took his hand and went out.
Xu Jun carried a camera and took Tao Ning to the Pearl River and the pier. This time he held his hand even tighter, fearing that others would touch Tao Ning.
Click, click.
"Well, stand a little to the left." Xu Jun held up the camera and showed Tao Ning the license plate. The young man behind the camera was wearing a clean and tidy white shirt and trousers, with the vast river behind him. He smiled shyly, but he would pose according to his words.
In addition to the ID photo and some childhood photos, Tao Ning took at least hundreds of photos this time. They were like treasured treasures, all locked tightly in Xu Jun's camera.
Unconcerned with other people's strange looks, Xu Jun held Tao Ning's hand and walked along the riverside. The two of them enjoyed the river breeze and discussed Euler's formula in mathematics while walking.
It was not until the evening that Xu's father called and told them not to come back for dinner. He and Xu's mother were going out on a date and asked them to finish the meal outside.
Xu Jun hung up the phone and planned to take Tao Ning to a tea restaurant for dinner. On the way, they passed a snack street. Tao Ning glanced at the candied haws and finally stopped in front of a group of acrobats. The acrobatic troupe surrounded by the crowd was breathing fire and breaking boulders.
Tao Ning, the little country bumpkin, had never seen this before and was stunned for a moment.
Xu Juan curled his lips slightly: "Want to eat candied haws?"
Tao Ning watched the people performing acrobatics inside intently and nodded "hmm".
"Here's the phone. Wait here for me. I'll go buy it."
Xu Jun walked back to buy some candied haws for Tao Ning. Because there were a lot of people there on the weekend, he accidentally bumped into a girl with twin ponytails and a sailor suit on the way.
"Feel sorry."
The girl glared at him: "Are you blind? Can't you see the road?"
Xu Jun glanced at her indifferently and went to buy candied haws without paying any more attention to her.
The girl, holding a camera in her hand, stared at his back as he disappeared. She then picked up the camera to take a picture of the long-haired girl behind the lens. "Sui Sui, look here, look here! Yes, yes, that's it, don't move. It looks so beautiful!"
He Niannian was happily taking photos of Zhao Jingsui until she saw a middle-aged man in the camera, staring at Zhao Jingsui's legs with a lewd look. She immediately put down the camera, ran over and yelled, "What are you looking at, you pig?! If you keep looking at me, I'll dig your eyes out!"
The middle-aged man just watched and said nothing, and walked away in shame.
He Niannian pouted at him and cursed him, saying, "You have a sick pig brain." He took Zhao Jingsui's hand and asked, "Sui Sui, are you okay?"
Zhao Jingsui rubbed her head, his brows gentle: "It's okay, let's go eat."
"Um!"
The two of them wandered around and found a Western restaurant to eat. He Niannian fiddled with her camera while complaining, "There's nothing fun to do in Haizhou. If I had known earlier, I would have gone to Paris and gone shopping there."
Zhao Jingsui smiled and asked, "Who said you can give up shopping for me?"
He Niannian pursed her lips and snorted softly.
"Okay, I bought you two LV bags and a GUCCI dress..."
"Hey, Suisui, look, this guy looks like a countryman from some village..." He Niannian handed the camera to Zhao Jingsui. The latter looked over and saw a thin young man in the lower left corner behind the girl in the camera. Although only half of his face was exposed, his iconic black-framed glasses and exquisite features were extremely eye-catching.
He Niannian even took out a photo of the boy from the past for comparison and said with certainty, "That's him, the one called Tao Ning!"
"So you know his name." Zhao Jingsui said sourly.
He Niannian put down her camera and retorted, "I don't remember that country boy! Who said I remember him? I don't remember him." After a pause, she leaned over curiously and asked in a low voice, "Oh, by the way, Suisui, hasn't your brother been looking for this country boy? Do you want to send the photos to him? But he's trying to trick me into paying him. He gave me at least three LV bags for each photo."
Zhao Jingsui nodded seriously: "I will send it to him when I get back, but I don't know if he can receive the photos."
"Why?"
Zhao Jingsui said calmly, "Because he is in northern Myanmar now."
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