Chapter 49 Dark Circles
Chu Chenghuan had been pulling all-nighters for a week, fiddling with stone before midnight and watching carving videos afterward. Dark circles had formed under his eyes, and a sense of decadence permeated his whole being. To be honest, Xie Ting felt a little sorry for him, both for Chu Chenghuan and for himself.
Since that dinner, Xie Ting has been seeing Xu Xiao, a classmate of his. The reason for this relationship is that Xu Xiao constantly complains to him about his girlfriend. Every time Xu Xiao complains, Xie Ting responds with, "Let's break up!"
No attempt at reconciliation at all.
Xu Xiao also sighed and said, "We can't break up. He loves me too much. If I mention breaking up, he will go on a hunger strike."
Xie Ting patted Xu Xiao's shoulder to comfort him at first, and then finally figured out something. Xie Ting asked whatever he figured out, "Are you showing off your affection to me?"
Xu Xiao denied it: "No, I'm so upset. He took my bank card today. Brother, please treat me to a meal."
Xie Ting swiped the card for me and said, "Then break up."
Xu Xiao refused: "I can't bear to do that."
Xie Ting narrowed his eyes and decided to take Chu Chenghuan along when Xu Xiao said he would treat him to barbecue one day.
"Please help me check if my classmates are showing affection later."
Chu Chenghuan didn't want to go, "I still have to carve roses."
"Don't worry about it for a while! You should look at the sun, it's become a vampire." Xie Ting pushed Chu Chenghuan out of the dormitory door. "You really need to listen to me. You complain to me about your girlfriend every day and won't break up with him even though I asked you to. There must be something fishy!"
Chu Chenghuan went to listen.
Xu Xiao originally didn't want anyone else to know that he was gay, but when he saw the dark circles under Chu Chenghuan's eyes, he felt a little touched and a little embarrassed. Didn't Xie Ting really treat him as an outsider?
In that case, Xu Xiao complained again, "He kept pestering me for it last night, and I refused. Then he got angry and ignored me the whole day. I really want to break up with him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Ting knocked Xu Xiao away with his shoulder. Xu Xiao stumbled and almost fell. After he regained his balance, he looked bewildered. "Xie Ting, what are you doing?"
"What are you doing? What nonsense are you saying in front of Chu Chenghuan?"
Xu Xiao:?
"I'm worried."
"Then break up!"
Xu Xiao sighed: "I can't bear to leave."
Xie Ting blushed and looked at Chu Chenghuan, whispering, "Are you showing off your affection?"
Chu Chenghuan's pupils flickered and he hummed.
Xie Ting was now righteous and confident. He turned around, raised his chin, and said with the air of a man who had experienced it, "Brother, stop showing off your affection. If you continue to show off your affection, he will no longer love you."
Xu Xiao quickly said, "Pooh, pooh, pooh." "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm really distressed."
Xie Ting's eyes curved as he offered his blessing: "Then I'll pray every day that your girlfriend becomes aloof. Brother, are you happy now?"
Xu Xiao: “…”
Xu Xiao ordered some barbecue skewers and quickly said goodbye to Xie Ting to go find his girlfriend.
Xie Ting kept his achievements and fame hidden.
Chu Chenghuan remained silent. After Xie Ting finished a skewer, he waved his hand in front of Chu Chenghuan and asked, "Do you want to eat it?"
Chu Chenghuan doesn't eat these.
Chu Chenghuan stared at Xie Ting again. Xie Ting couldn't ignore the burning gaze, so Xie Ting glared at Chu Chenghuan and warned, "Don't look at me."
Chu Chenghuan said, "I'm thinking about something."
Now it was the perverted Chu Chenghuan, and every word he said was something unexpected and obscene. Xie Ting quickly covered his ears and stopped him: "Don't say it."
But it was too late. Chu Chenghuan had already spoken, "Are you frigid? If we are together in the future, can I keep pestering you for it?"
The voice was so flat, as if asking Xie Ting, "What's the weather like tomorrow? If it's too hot, how about going out to eat?"
Xie Ting's face turned visibly red, and he ran away with his skewers.
Xie Ting had fled, but another message came to his phone. Xie Ting sat on a bench on the campus, his eyes narrowed to a slit. When he saw the sender was "Xu Xiao," he opened his eyes.
The message was: [You're amazing. Can you tell me how you squeezed out your roommate's dark circles?]
Xie Ting didn't understand and raised a question mark.
Soon, Xu Xiao replied: [Don't want to talk about it? Are you just showing off your love with me today? I'm telling you, you have to be moderate. Although you won't get pregnant if you're both men, doing it too much will harm your health.]
Xie Ting was not some innocent college student. He rubbed his eyes to make sure he had not read the message wrongly.
So, what kind of squeeze is that?
Depend on! !
What the hell!
Xie Ting typed tremblingly: [You misunderstood! Chu Chenghuan got his dark circles from staying up late.]
Xu Xiao: [I understand. We gays are a minority after all, so we have to be cautious. Chu Chenghuan is quite famous, so you have to be even more cautious.]
Xie Ting: ? ?
No matter how Xie Ting defended himself, Xu Xiao always said, "I understand, I understand."
You know shit!
Chu Chenghuan’s dark circles have nothing to do with him!
No, it’s somewhat related. Chu Chenghuan stayed up all night preparing for the plant innovation competition.
Xie Ting reached out to grab a leaf in frustration. As soon as he did so, he was spotted by a patrolling security guard who pointed at him, "Hey, what are you doing? What grade, what major, and what's your name?"
Xie Ting ran away.
After returning to the dormitory, Xie Ting gave the leaf to Chu Chenghuan as a bookmark, and Chu Chenghuan accepted it.
"Our school attaches great importance to greening. This leaf of yours must have been hard-earned, right?"
Xie Ting could see Chu Chenghuan's dark circles just by tilting his head, and the sight of them reminded him of Xu Xiao's filthy remarks. Xie Ting's ears even turned red. Chu Chenghuan, glancing at him, added insult to injury, "Are you too innocent? You've been buying vulgar magazines since you were five."
It's not that he is too innocent, it's that this world is too vulgar.
Chu Chenghuan's words were vulgar, Xu Xiao's thoughts were vulgar. He was the only one who stood out in this vulgar world, a clear stream. There were so few clear streams, and he seemed out of place in this world.
Xie Ting changed the subject with a cool face, "The roses you carved are different from the ones you painted."
Chu Chenghuan commented: "The topic change was very timely. I have to carve roses and don't have time to exchange feelings with you."
Xie Ting: “…”
Chu Chenghuan is still staying up late tonight.
Xie Ting, who had been planning to go to sleep at around midnight, thought for a moment before finally getting out of bed. He looked down at the roses Chu Chenghuan had carved, then at the roses on the manuscript paper. Although he had been trying to change the subject that afternoon, the content was still true.
The rose on the manuscript paper was too delicate, and the jade in Chu Chenghuan's hand was still a bumpy round cake. Xie Ting thought the young master probably couldn't do it well.
Xie Ting advised, "Go to sleep, don't do it. Your dark circles are ugly."
Chu Chenghuan played with his jade and retorted, "It's already ugly, so it deserves the award even more. Let you kiss my mouth."
He knew it! Chu Chenghuan just wanted him to kiss him!
Xie Ting responded, "But your rose is too ugly."
Chu Chenghuan didn't care: "Once the prototype is made, I will find a master to help me process it."
Xie Ting directly asked: "Are you cheating?"
Chu Chenghuan casually said, "Why not write the master's name? There's no age limit, right?"
"But then it's not something you did yourself, you're breaking the rules." Xie Ting was nitpicking.
"You just said you'd return your underwear if I didn't win. Asking a craftsman to make it isn't cheating, so how is that illegal?"
Xie Ting couldn't think things through, so he gave up. He leaned back on the table, tilting his head to watch Chu Chenghuan polishing the jade petals. He didn't say anything for a while. Chu Chenghuan glanced at Xie Ting and said, "If you're tired, go to bed. I don't need you to accompany me."
"I didn't accompany you." Xie Ting muttered.
"Then go to bed."
Xie Ting didn't go. He looked at Chu Chenghuan's conscientious profile and thought to himself that if he found a master craftsman, given Chu Chenghuan's abilities, he would definitely find the best, and this emerald rose would be a beautiful sight. It was innovative and luxurious, and the chances of it winning a prize were great!
Xie Ting watched Chu Chenghuan busying himself for a while, then suddenly stood up.
Chu Chenghuan didn't even look at Xie Ting, "What time do you plan to get up tomorrow?"
Chu Chenghuan's breakfast purchase depended on Xie Ting's wake-up time. Before he could even hear Xie Ting's voice, a shadow descended upon him. Before Chu Chenghuan could react, Xie Ting, who had bent over and lowered his head, met his gaze. The next second, Xie Ting reached up and touched his lips, a feather-soft touch that felt like a tickle.
Chu Chenghuan was stunned.
Xie Ting quickly returned to his bed.
Chu Chenghuan touched his lips with his fingertips, and then heard Xie Ting's stuttering voice: "Wake up at ten o'clock. You can go to bed early now, right?"
Chu Chenghuan let out a deep smile from his throat, "Okay, let's go to sleep. Tingting, good night."
Tingting Benting covered himself with the quilt, even his head was buried in it. Xie Ting opened his round eyes, not sleepy at all, and wondered if he was too nice to his brother.
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