very beautiful
Wednesday's midday sun was a bit dazzling, filtering through the cafeteria's glass windows onto the dining tables, making the stainless steel plates gleam. The clatter of voices and the clatter of spoons and chopsticks, wrapped in the aroma of freshly cooked food, reached his nose. Li Huaizhou, carrying a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and rice, quickly caught up with Xie Mo, who was sitting in front of him. The edge of the plastic plate gently bumped into Xie Mo's arm.
"Damn, the scrambled eggs with tomatoes are a bit salty today." Xie Mo turned sideways and moved to the side to let him sit down, holding the chopsticks between his fingertips. "Don't touch salty things. You said you had stomach discomfort last week. Have you forgotten?" Li Huaizhou smiled while biting the chopsticks, his eyes curved into small crescents. He took a mouthful of rice and suddenly seemed to remember something. He leaned forward and lowered his voice, as if sharing some big secret.
"Xie Mo, guess what I dreamed about yesterday?"
Xie Mo was picking garlic from the stir-fried vegetables with garlic paste, and then dumped all the garlic onto Li Huaizhou's plate. Hearing this, he looked up at him with a hint of laughter in his eyes, deliberately teasing him: "Did you dream about the English text you didn't finish memorizing in morning class, or the math test you didn't finish?" "No!" Li Huaizhou immediately shook his head, his ears slightly red. His fingers unconsciously picked at the small notch on the edge of the plate, and his tone was a little excited and embarrassed. "I dreamed that we were walking hand in hand on the beach. The sea was orange-pink, and there were many fiery clouds floating in the sky. When the wind blew, it was so beautiful."
Xie Mo paused, then chuckled softly, the vibration of his chest transmitted through the air. He put down the tissue and lightly flicked Li Huaizhou's forehead with his fingertips, the force was as light as touching a feather, his tone full of helpless yet indulgent smile: "So, do you like it? The beach?"
"I like it." Li Huaizhou answered quickly, his eyes shining like broken light, and he did not hide the joy in his heart, "We only have the river here, I haven't even seen the sea." Xie Mo looked at his sparkling eyes, and said nothing, just took the chicken leg from his plate, and the smile in his eyes deepened. On the way back to the classroom after dinner, the sunlight made the shadows of the two people very short, sticking to the concrete floor. Occasionally, they bumped into each other because of staggered steps, and then quickly separated. Li Huaizhou clutched the snow pear milk lollipop that Xie Mo gave him in the morning in his pocket. The candy wrapper was pinched with several shallow marks by his fingertips. In his heart, he still had the yellow sea in his dream. He did not notice the little calculation hidden in Xie Mo's eyes when he occasionally looked back, and he did not notice the unspoken little calculation hidden in his eyes.
The last self-study class in the afternoon was particularly quiet. The leaves of the sycamore trees outside the window rustled in the wind. The sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves onto the textbooks, casting mottled spots of light. Li Huaizhou was lying on the table, bored and wanting to sleep, but he couldn't sleep. He couldn't help but look up and look diagonally in front of him - Xie Mo was lowering his head to write today's homework. His profile was particularly clear in the light. His eyelashes were very long, and when they drooped, they cast a faint shadow under his eyes. Even the way he held the pen was beautiful. He looked for a while, then quickly lowered his head again. The tips of his ears felt a little hot. He was afraid that Xie Mo would find out that he was distracted, but his fingers touched the lollipop in his pocket, opened it, and put it in his mouth. The taste of milk mixed with the sweetness of snow pear melted in his mouth. Even the confusing and messy questions in the math textbook that he couldn't understand became easier to understand.
As soon as the school bell rang, the classroom became lively. The sounds of students packing their bags and laughing mixed together. Li Huaizhou had just stuffed his math test paper into his bag when his wrist was grabbed by someone. It was Xie Mo. The fingertips were slightly cool, which contrasted with the warmth in his palm. "Baby, do you want to go on a date?" Xie Mo's voice was a little low and mysterious. Before Li Huaizhou could ask clearly, he pulled him out of the classroom.
Li Huaizhou was pulled out of the school gate by him. There was a motorcycle parked outside the gate. No one knew where Xie Mo got it from. "Get on?" Li Huaizhou didn't know what he was up to. After thinking about it, he decided to get on. "You can ride a motorcycle?"
"I've learned it before." The next second, the motorcycle made a clear sound and rushed out. Li Huaizhou was startled and quickly hugged Xie Mo's waist. The wind whistled past his ears. The further they walked, the more weeds on the roadside gradually increased, and the air was filled with a faint scent of grass and trees. He was a little curious and a little expectant, and asked in a low voice: "Where are we going?" Xie Mo didn't look back. "We're almost there, don't worry." As soon as the voice fell, a gorgeous scene suddenly caught his eyes - here was a whole sea of flowers, pink, white, purple, one next to another, there were all kinds of varieties, spread on the green lawn, dyed into warm colors by the setting sun
When the wind blew, the petals swayed gently, like surging waves, or like stars scattered on the ground. "This is..." Li Huaizhou was completely stunned, his eyes wide open. Before he could finish the rest of his words, Xie Mo turned around and gently surrounded him in the sea of flowers. His fingertips brushed against his wind-blown hair, his movements as gentle as touching fragile treasures, and his voice as light as the light falling on petals: "This is my backyard garden. Usually, no one comes here except the gardener. You said this morning that you like the seaside. I can't take the sea away for the time being, nor can I move the sea water here, so I'll give it to you as a substitute."
Li Huaizhou's heartbeat suddenly became disordered, like a pile of cosmos, panicle hydrangeas, and amaryllis flowers swaying in the wind. His chest was pounding, and even his breathing became a little rapid. He was about to say something when Xie Mo's kiss fell gently. Without any warning, it brought a little warmth from the setting sun, mixed with a faint fragrance, softer than the sea breeze in the dream, sweeter than the lollipop he had just eaten, so sweet that it was greasy. Li Huaizhou subconsciously reached out and hugged Xie Mo's waist tightly, his fingertips grasping the corner of the other's school uniform, pinching the fabric into a few wrinkles. The chirping of insects in the depths of the sea of flowers, the rustling of petals in the wind, and the heartbeats of the two people getting closer and closer, entangled together, gently fell in the wind, and floated into the ears, so clear that it was unspeakable.
When they separated, Li Huaizhou's cheeks were redder than the most gorgeous pink chrysanthemum next to him, and even the tips of his ears were hot. He didn't dare to look up at Xie Mo's eyes, but could only stare at a small petal on the other's school uniform, muttering softly: "Why did you suddenly..." Xie Mo laughed softly, stretched out his hand to pinch his red cheek, with a little coolness on his fingertips, "Even if it's... to revive your dream?" Li Huaizhou was even more embarrassed by what he said. He didn't say anything, but quietly moved closer to him.
Xie Mo held his hand and walked slowly towards the sea of flowers, his fingertips clasped tightly together, the warmth of his palms coming through his skin, making him feel at ease. "I'll take you back later," Xie Mo said as he walked, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, "Ji Jiancheng said you have a performance on Sunday? I promised you last time to go." Li Huaizhou nodded, shook their clasped hands, and felt sweet in his heart - that sweetness was more real than the sweetness of a snow pear milk lollipop, it was the warmth in his chest, worth the bluest sea in his dreams, worth the sea of flowers that filled his eyes, worth the tenderness hidden in Xie Mo's eyes when he lowered his head, which was only for himself to see.
The setting sun slowly sank, dyeing the sky orange and casting their shadows on the bed, stretching them very long. He suddenly felt that this Wednesday afternoon would be like that lollipop, with a sweet taste that he would remember for a long, long time.
Walking out of the sea of flowers and heading towards the back door of the school, he got on his motorcycle. This time, Li Huaizhou naturally hugged his waist in advance. Xie Mo curled his lips. The evening breeze brushed across Li Huaizhou's cheeks. The fragrance of flowers that had not yet dissipated, mixed with the smell of Xie Mo's body, rushed into his nostrils. The orange sunlight made the two of them warm. After a while, they returned to the city. The motorcycle heard the alley behind "Neon".
“Thank you, it’s beautiful.”
Xie Mo smiled, reached out from his pocket and took out something and handed it to him - it was an identical snow pear milk lollipop, the light yellow candy wrapper shimmering in the sunset. "Here you go," Li Huaizhou took the candy, and his fingertips touched Xie Mo's hand, and his heart sweetened a little more. "I'll send you a message tonight to ask about today's math homework?" Xie Mo said "hmm" and watched him turn and walk into the bar. He didn't turn around and ride away on his motorcycle until the glass door closed. Li Huaizhou leaned against the glass door, holding the snow pear milk lollipop in his hand, with a faint milky aroma lingering on his nose, and the fragrance of the sea of flowers and Xie Mo's kiss in his heart.
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