Chapter 115 Chapter 28 A long time later, Wei Sheng...
A long, long time later, Wei Sheng looked back at this scene and still felt that he was too bold.
How long had he been in this world at that time? How many days had he been with Officer Li? A week? Less than half a month.
He knew that Li Zheng was preoccupied with many trivial matters at the time, and that he must have been very upset during his "vacation".
What terrible timing.
Aren’t you worried that you’ll lose all your friends after you tell them?
Aren't you worried about being disliked?
You actually said that?
However, what happened later proved that it was precisely because "Wei Sheng" was very reckless at that time that he received a reply.
On the contrary, the previous "Wei Lele" looked carefree and fearless, but in fact he was just a timid coward who dared not reveal even a little bit of his thoughts.
Afraid that he would hate himself.
Afraid that he would ignore her.
I'm afraid I won't even have friends.
Being afraid of this and that, we ended up missing out on so many opportunities even though we had known each other for so many years.
When Wei Lele finally thought he had made a name for himself and wanted to express his feelings, he learned about the accident. Being timid really makes you miss out on a lot.
Of course, Wei Sheng at that time had no idea what was going to happen later. After he confessed, he felt his entire chest beating and his palms were sweaty.
The confession scene he had imagined was not like this, and he had secretly made a lot of preparations.
Just like after accepting the mission, I also made careful preparations, choosing expensive clothes in the game store, buying perfume to increase my charm value, and a hairstyle that seemed casual but was actually very stylish...
This is how I prepare for the first meeting.
The first confession must be more grand, right?
He pondered over and over again what kind of day to choose, what kind of restaurant to go to, and what kind of words to say in what kind of atmosphere.
He even had the wild idea of bargaining with the system, hoping that it would snow at a certain time, preferably right after he confessed his love, which would be very romantic.
The system says you are crazy.
In short, he believes that confession should be made in a perfect setting, whether it is the clothes, the setting, the words he says, or even the air, it should all be good.
But it was on such an ordinary afternoon, on a path covered with koelreuteria flowers, that he suddenly confessed on impulse.
After listening to this, Li Zheng did not say anything unpleasant. He just remained silent.
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"actually…"
It seemed like a century had passed.
“I’m a little bit aware,” he said.
It seemed as if my whole heart was tied to another person, rising and falling because of his words.
"What about you?"
The countdown of the traffic light ended, and the vehicles in the lane stopped. Li Zheng followed the crowd and began to move forward. Wei Sheng also followed closely beside the man.
"What do you think?"
"I know it was rushed, and I don't know what happened. I just said that on the spur of the moment."
“I…I…”
He stumbled like a primary school student, unable to think of any pretty love words, and just awkwardly expressed his feelings over and over again.
"I didn't really think too much about it at first. I just thought your ending was too hasty, so I wanted to come and save you. I just hoped it wouldn't end like in the comics. Until later..."
Later, he didn't know what happened, but he learned his full name, saw the lively and vivid Li Zheng, went to his home, and slept in the same room with him.
The two of them chewed their food face to face, with warm yellow light falling on their heads. As long as they looked up, they could see the faces close to them, and as long as they stretched out their hands, they could touch them.
Even in his half-asleep state, he could hear the long, drawn-out breathing. The thick cotton quilt on his pillow and the blanket he was covered with carried a faint scent...
He suddenly became extremely greedy.
Before, I just wanted to change the ending and see him happy from afar, but now I feel like... I want this kind of life to last forever.
Especially when thinking about the rollback in two weeks, if nothing unexpected happens, it will just pull the timeline back a little bit, but what if something unexpected happens?
"Would you like to try it with me?"
"May I?"
As he walked along the street surrounded by the crowd, Wei Sheng's voice became more and more urgent, and his tone became lower and lower.
Li Zheng suddenly stopped and looked at Wei Sheng.
Not long ago, he and Wei Sheng met for the first time in Jinshui River Park. At that time, he was busy with work and forgot about the "young master" who was coming to see him. When he remembered, he realized that he had been waiting outside for a long time.
It's not a very good start.
And it was indeed my own negligence.
On the way from the inside of the park to the gate, Li Zheng thought that if the person outside was very angry, he would apologize.
But... Wei Sheng was not angry at all,
When he looked at him, his eyes were bright, like a child seeing his favorite candy. There were so many people at the scene, but he locked onto Li Zheng at first sight.
One glance.
At that time, there was still a short distance between the two of them. When Li Zheng was still checking, the first thing he felt was the gaze that was so strong that he could not ignore it.
Then I saw Wei Sheng himself.
The look in his eyes at that time was really impressive. He had seen it once many years ago.
One day, "Brother Wei" in the class didn't come to class. He stopped by to see him and bought medicine for him. The next day when he came to school, "Brother Wei" still saw him at a glance even though he was far away.
He probably thought the two were already friends, so he took the initiative to greet him, but he walked past with an expressionless face and did not notice that the light in the boy's eyes behind him was gradually extinguished. Since then, the two rarely spoke in public.
Li Zheng used to be a bit stubborn when he was studying. If he got involved with someone like that, he would definitely be questioned by the teacher, so he didn't want others to know.
Later, they met in private, and every time they met, even from a distance, he could see him at a glance. Over time, even from a distance, Li Zheng could feel that gaze.
Every time.
There was only one time, when he said he had a girlfriend. "Brother Wei" was smoking, but he couldn't light the cigarette after trying a few times. He was so annoyed that he put the cigarette box and lighter in his pocket.
"She's quite pretty..."
That day, his eyes weren't looking at him, he just lowered his head to look at his shoes, his voice muffled.
"You, do you like her very much?"
"…I……"
Li Zheng was about to speak when he felt his cheeks get wet. When he looked up, the crackling raindrops fell on his head, densely packed.
It was as if someone in the sky was pouring water down with a basin, giving the people below almost no time to prepare, and their hair and clothes were soaked in an instant.
The two hurried to a nearby pharmacy to take shelter from the rain.
Most other passers-by did the same. Some of them prepared for a rainy day and brought umbrellas with them. Now they could walk forward leisurely with their umbrellas open.
“So annoying…”
"It always rains suddenly like this..."
"The weather forecast said it would rain tonight..."
"The weather forecast has never been accurate, right? Who knew it would be accurate this time?"
Other passers-by chirped and complained.
Li Zheng and Wei Sheng were very quiet. Their positions were closer to the outside. At first, Li Zheng was outside, but later Wei Sheng quietly switched positions.
Wei Sheng: "Um...are you cold?"
Li Zheng: "Not bad."
The atmosphere became quiet again.
"This kind of rain comes and goes quickly. Wait a minute, it will stop in a few minutes."
An old man with some experience said this.
The others looked outside in disbelief.
"It's raining so hard, it doesn't look like it's going to stop anytime soon..."
"Oh, I still have soup simmering in the pot!"
"Hey mom... I'm..."
At this moment, Li Zheng heard a female voice among the scattered complaints, saying that clothes were still drying outside and it looked like they needed to be washed again.
He suddenly remembered something.
Li Zheng immediately looked at Wei Sheng.
The young man he saw was still unaware. He seemed to be completely oblivious to what the other people around him were talking about. He still had a confused look on his face. Seeing Li Zheng looking at him, he didn't think that he wanted him to solve the rain.
"What's wrong? You're not asking me if I can stop this rain forest immediately, are you? I really can't do that..."
"No." Li Zheng uttered two words slowly, "Clothes, quilts drying in the sun..."
“…………”
They washed two batches of clothes in the morning. The first batch was bed sheets and quilt covers. The sun was shining brightly at that time and they were dry by noon.
He washed the second batch of clothes, including the pajamas and other items that had been changed out of the two people. While hanging the pajamas, Li Zheng looked at the open space, then at the good sunshine, and touched the cotton wool that had been spread on the ground for a few days and had become a little damp.
Wouldn't it be cold to sleep like this?
Although it is not winter yet.
But late autumn is also very cold, especially at night, when there is still a bone-chilling chill. Sleeping on such a damp quilt is also bad for the joints.
Let’s take it out and bask in the sun.
So before going out, Li Zheng specially took the two quilts out to dry.
And for some reason, he didn't hang the cotton wool to dry in the large yard outside, but in a small open space behind his bedroom.
When the landlord rented the house to him, he told him that there was a small open space outside the bedroom, which could be used as a small balcony where he could plant flowers or something.
But he was too busy with work before, so that place was idle and he only came here occasionally to dry clothes or something.
If he put the cotton wool outside to dry in the yard today, then when it rains, other neighbors might see it and help him...
etc……
Li Zheng thought again.
The rain just now was so heavy that he didn't even have time to dodge and was soaked, let alone put away his things. Even if he put the cotton wool to dry in the yard outside today, it would still inevitably get wet.
It seems that there is no way to avoid it no matter how hard you try.
The rain outside stopped little by little.
A sudden, crackling rain trapped everyone under the eaves, and then stopped hastily after a few minutes.
It was like a joke to everyone.
After Li Zheng and Wei Sheng returned home, they changed out of their wet clothes. The pajamas they washed at noon were soaked through, and the two new sets of pajamas they bought at the supermarket came in handy.
Like the old pajamas, the cotton wool was also soaked through. The two soaked cotton wool sheets were very heavy, so Li Zheng and Wei Sheng carried them back to the house together.
…
Things like cotton wool are generally not washed. It’s not because it cannot be washed, but the biggest reason is the problem of drying the cotton wool after washing.
At the very least, it takes several days of exposure to the sun to dry completely, and people have to pat it from time to time to make the cotton fluffier.
However, what is more important and more urgent than "how to dry the cotton wool" is another matter facing the two people:
——Where will Wei Sheng sleep at night?
First of all, the sofa is definitely not suitable. The sofa is a two-seater and is only about 1.4 to 1.5 meters long. With Wei Sheng's height, if he lies on it, his legs will hang outside.
He used to be able to sleep on the floor, but now there is no more cotton to sleep on. Where can he sleep?
In fact, it is not a difficult fact to accept that two men squeeze into one bed. Li Zheng's bed is 1.8 meters long, but it is not too long that there is no room for him to lie down.
But what if one of the men confessed to another man not long ago?
Then the matter becomes very delicate.
After putting the newly bought towels and toothbrushes into the sink one by one, Wei Sheng was in a particularly good mood and admired the toiletries placed side by side for a while before taking down the dry towel he had just hung up.
He walked back to the living room, handed one to Li Zheng, and used the other to dry his wet hair.
"Forehead…"
Looking at the only bed left in the room, Wei Sheng's ears flushed quietly.
He remembered that when he first came to this rental, he didn't feel that the area was small at all. He just looked at Officer Li's residence with joy and even curiosity, imagining how he usually lived in it.
But now he suddenly felt that the room was so small.
How could it be so small? It was so small that even two people standing in it felt crowded. It was so small that it seemed as if every breath of air you took had just escaped from the other person's nostril not long ago.
"Um... tonight..."
In fact, he could go out and stay in a hotel. After all, Wei Sheng had money on him. He had recharged a lot of money at that time, so much that he couldn't even count it, but since Li Zheng didn't mention it, he subconsciously ignored this option.
"Drink some hot water..."
Li Zheng wiped his hair clean, walked to the living room, and picked up the electric kettle plugged in on the cabinet. The water inside was boiled just a minute ago when he came back.
The boiling hot water was poured into the two glasses on the coffee table, and a layer of white mist instantly covered the walls.
The water was so hot at that moment that Li Zheng certainly had no intention of letting him drink it. He just wanted to wait until it was a little cooler before drinking it.
Wei Sheng was sitting on the sofa at that time, his movements were extremely reserved. If you didn't know him, you would think it was his first time. He raised his hands naturally, as if he didn't feel any pain.
"Won't it get hot if you keep holding it like this?"
After being exposed by Li Zheng, he put down the cup again.
"That 'try' you just mentioned..." Li Zheng asked confusedly, sitting on the bench opposite him, "What do you mean by 'try'?"
“That’s right…”
He wanted to say, "Be with me," but was worried about being rejected, so he added, "Let's give it a try."
There seem to be two extra words between the two, but in fact they provide an extra way out. "Try" gives people a sense of informality, like a joke, a relationship that does not require responsibility and can be withdrawn at any time.
Generally speaking, this kind of persuasion is often used when persuading people who have never drunk alcohol to drink, persuading people who have never eaten special foods to eat special foods, or when you are about to venture into a new field.
Give it a try, give it a try, there’s nothing wrong with giving it a try. Usually there’s another sentence behind this: give it a try. If you try it and don’t like it, then forget it.
"Try it?" Li Zheng rarely showed an ambiguous smile. "Have you often done this with others before... try it?"
"Of course not!" Wei Sheng immediately denied, "I just thought that putting it this way might...maybe you'd be more receptive."
After all, give it a try.
If not, you can return it to its original place.
“………”
"I actually came into contact with some homosexual groups when I was in college, but I never had a relationship with them. At that time, I came into contact with another girl from the same school..."
He began to tell the story slowly.
He had been confessed to by a boy in college before. The first time he was confessed to by a boy, he was quite surprised. After politely rejecting him, the other party also expressed understanding, and then there was no follow-up.
After a while of contact with the girl from the same school, we did not continue to the stage of confirming the relationship for various reasons.
Dating in high school was like playing house.
He always felt that he was not suitable for a relationship. He had a boring personality and sometimes took other people's jokes seriously. He always put work first, which made his partner feel neglected and caused arguments.
He said he personally has no resistance to homosexuality, is not homophobic, and does not think he likes men.
As for my feelings towards him, I think he has a good personality, and we've been getting along very well these past few days...
"Actually, when you told me that you liked me, I was surprised, but not really surprised..."
It's not surprising that such a young and handsome guy sticks to me like a little brother every day, goes wherever I go, and is willing to live with me in such a small rental house, cook for me, and clean for me.
His thoughts were actually very obvious.
Not to mention looking at his bright eyes.
The more surprising thing is that he doesn't think he has anything worth being liked by others.
“………”
While others were confessing their love, he inexplicably kept talking about irrelevant things. This behavior seemed a bit strange, but Wei Sheng seemed to understand something, and the light in his eyes gradually went out.
It must have been messed up.
It was so rash that he didn't even prepare flowers and gifts, especially in such an occasion. It was too hasty.
They will definitely be kicked out...
What kind of reason can you come up with this time?
Just as Wei Sheng was beginning to think he would definitely be kicked out tonight, he heard Li Zheng ask, "After two weeks, after the flashback, I might not remember you. Are you sure?"
Before Wei Sheng's brain could react, his mouth agreed first: "Of course!"
Li Zheng's expression remained the same as usual, showing no obvious joy or anger. He looked at him, as if he was carefully examining him, and as if he was thinking seriously.
"drop--"
I don't know whose car honked on the road outside, but by the time the noise reached the room, it had become indistinct, mixed with the cry of a kitten.
Wei Sheng sat opposite Li Zheng, feeling inexplicably uneasy. He stared at the tips of his shoes, the patterns on the floor tiles, and his own shadow.
He was a little afraid to raise his head. Every time he looked at Li Zheng, it seemed as if he was transparent and Li Zheng could see through all his thoughts and ideas.
A long, long time passed, yet it seemed to go by very quickly.
He said, "That's fine."
He then asked, "Sleep outside or inside at night?"
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