A seemingly casual, joking remark can conceal one person's probing and trigger another's unease.
Sheng Yan was so frightened that he immediately denied it three times in a row: "No, I didn't do it, don't talk nonsense, it's just a game, don't make it so serious, okay?"
That's not serious. Why are you so nervous that you're swallowing your saliva?
Qin Zigui had never met anyone less adept at lying than Sheng Yan. Seeing his reaction, she simply nodded and said, "Okay, that's good, as long as you're not afraid."
Sheng Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Zigui: "So I'll go stay at Grandma's house with you."
Sheng Yan: "?!"
Qin Zigui explained, "You know Jiang Fei, right? I've never gotten along with him since we were kids, and it's annoying to be alone with him at home. Besides, it's the weekend, and this is rush hour. Picking up Cuckoo and going to Grandma's is on the way, but going back across the river would take at least two hours, which is too much of a hassle."
Well-reasoned and supported by evidence, it is difficult to refute.
You can't take back what you've said.
Thinking back to the conversation he and Qin Zigui had about their future on that bed at his grandmother's house, Sheng Yan suddenly realized what it meant to dig a hole for yourself.
However, even though he was in a state of confusion and found it difficult to face Qin Zigui, he still didn't want Qin Zigui to think that he wanted to distance himself from him or avoid anything.
He didn't want Qin Zigui to feel uncomfortable.
So you can only feel uncomfortable yourself.
Sheng Yan kept his head down, playing on his phone the whole way, afraid that if he looked up, he would have an awkward eye contact with Qin Zigui.
However, because his mind was elsewhere and he was completely out of sorts, he basically lost everything he played. By the time he picked up Cuckoo and arrived at the entrance of the family compound, he had already lost all three free Happy Beans he had received.
Fortunately, Cuckoo was there; Qin Zigui couldn't possibly say anything irrelevant in front of the children and the elderly.
Sheng Yan got out of the car carrying Cuckoo and strode ahead, knocking directly on the gate of the Rose Garden.
It's the height of summer, the roses are almost past their blooming season, but the sycamore trees are in full bloom.
The elderly couple were enjoying the cool shade under the sycamore tree when they heard a knock at the gate. When they opened it, they saw Sheng Yan standing outside, holding a very cute little orange cat. They quickly greeted him with a smile, "Oh, Yan Yan, what brings you here?"
"Jiang Fei is here. There aren't enough rooms at home, so we're staying here for a couple of days," Sheng Yan explained as he put the cuckoo down.
Cuckoo is a little wildcat after all; as soon as it landed, it started running around the yard like a madman.
Grandma Sheng Yan gave Sheng Yan a push, seemingly disgusted: "Fine, then go take a shower first. Look at you, you smell so bad. What are you doing out here in this heat?"
"Where does it smell?" Sheng Yan thought he was quite clean, so how could it smell bad? He pinched his collar and smelled it, but it still smelled nice.
But it's good to take a shower.
I'll take a half-hour shower, and then Qin Zigui will take a half-hour shower. Once he's finished, I can pretend I'm too tired and have fallen asleep, thus avoiding a lot of awkwardness.
So, before Qin Zigui could catch up, the escape artist Sheng Yan dashed into the bathroom.
After Qin Zigui paid the taxi fare and followed with the cat carrier, cat food, cat litter box, and couple's pajamas gift box, the person was already gone from the yard.
However, Sheng Yan's maternal grandparents greeted him as soon as they saw him, taking the things while scolding, "Little Yan, you really are something, so many things, and you don't even know how to help carry them."
"It's alright, it's not heavy." Qin Zigui neatly arranged everything, then picked up the little orange tree that was damaging the roses from the corner, wiped the dirt off its tail, and put it back.
Grandma Sheng Yan watched from the side and sighed, "Sure enough, it's Xiao Yan who likes it, and Zi Gui who raises him. One is destined to enjoy a life of luxury, while the other is burdened with worries. I think Xiao Yan has been spoiled by you. What will happen when he gets married and starts his own family in the future?"
“Once he settles down and starts a family, there will be people willing to spoil him. He's likable.” Qin Zigui clapped his hands, stood up, and spoke with complete naturalness.
Grandma Sheng Yan could only say, "I hope so. Hey, what's this?"
Halfway through her sentence, Grandma Shengyan's gaze was drawn to a large gift box in the corner labeled "Couple Cartoon Onesie Pajamas." She pushed up her reading glasses and frowned, "What kind of couple pajamas are these? Why did you buy this?"
"It wasn't bought," Qin Zigui explained. "Sheng Yan and I went to the amusement park today, and this is the prize we won."
"Oh." Grandma Sheng Yan nodded, then realized she seemed to have forgotten something.
Before I could even think of anything, a scream suddenly came from inside the house: "Grandma! Where are my clothes!"
Grandma Sheng Yan then slapped her forehead: "Oh dear! This is terrible!"
Then he rushed into the house and said to Sheng Yan through the door, "Yan Yan, don't worry, it's just that the second floor leaked a few days ago and water seeped into your wardrobe. Today, seeing that the weather is sunny, I washed and dried everything, and just put it on the roof to air out."
Sheng Yan, who had just finished showering and thrown his dirty clothes into the washing machine, was about to change into his pajamas when he looked at the empty closet: "..."
Why did he suddenly say he wanted to stay at his maternal grandmother's house?
Grandpa Sheng Yan was still comforting him: "It's okay, it'll dry overnight. Anyway, it's not a big deal for you boys to sleep without clothes in the summer."
Who says it's okay for boys to sleep without clothes?
Don't boys have any pride?!
And it would be fine if he slept alone at night, but the problem is that he has to share a bed with Qin Zigui!
The thought of lying naked in bed with Qin Zigui made Sheng Yan feel like he was going to die: "Grandpa, I still want to sleep with Qin Zigui."
Grandpa, clearly an experienced man, said, "Oh, what's the big deal? Zigui isn't an outsider. He bathed you countless times when you were little. What are you afraid of?"
"Grandpa!" Sheng Yan stood in the room, almost dying of embarrassment. "Childhood is childhood, and now is now. How can they be the same?"
As a child, Qin Zigui wouldn't have had the grand vision to tell himself that he was gay.
Qin Zigui, who was carrying a gift box of pajamas and slowly following behind, heard this and a faint smile flashed across his eyes.
A week ago, in this very room, some people dared to crawl naked into his arms, brazenly saying that they used to sleep in his arms when they were little, so what's the big deal?
Now we know that childhood was childhood, and now is now.
It seems that Sheng Xiaoyan is making rapid progress.
Qin Zigui suppressed a laugh and knocked on the door twice.
Sheng Yan knew it was him from the knock on the door and said irritably, "What do you want?"
Qin Zigui said in a low voice, "Open the door."
Sheng Yan said fiercely, "Dream on!"
What are you thinking about now?
"Don't worry, I won't look at you." Although I really wanted to.
"I'll just bring you some clothes," Qin Zigui said.
Sheng Yan didn't believe it: "Even Grandma couldn't do anything, where did you get these clothes?"
Qin Zigui kindly reminded everyone: "You won the game today."
"..."
Sheng Yan remembered.
Couple, cartoon, onesies, pajamas.
This is so embarrassing! It's better not to wear anything at all!
Qin Zigui seemed to have guessed what he was thinking: "Anyway, you can choose between sleeping naked and this pajama."
I choose death.
Sheng Yan gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and after hesitating for a long time, finally made up his mind and made a final concession: "Bring it in, but I want to wear the men's style!"
Qin Zigui didn't mind wearing women's clothes, since some things weren't distinguished by that anyway, so she took Sheng Yan's consent as an admission and turned the doorknob: "Okay, then I'll come in."
"Hey! Wait a minute..."
Before Sheng Yan could finish speaking, Qin Zigui pushed the door open and entered. He then saw Sheng Yan, who hadn't yet fully hidden under the covers, half-lying on the bed with his bare shoulders and back exposed. He turned his body slightly to the side and looked back at him. The ambiguous dark red bite marks on his fair neck were extremely conspicuous, as if he had just done something terrible.
Qin Zigui knew he had bitten too hard today, but the castle was dimly lit, so he couldn't see very clearly.
But now, looking at it under the bright lights, I realize that I was actually bullying them.
What's worse, Qin Zigui found that he didn't seem to feel guilty, but rather that it wasn't enough.
"..."
Three seconds of silence.
Qin Zigui carried the pajama gift box, left the room, and closed the door.
Actually, there's nothing wrong with boys of this age sleeping naked.
healthy.
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