extra 4.2
The two entered Xu Jingning's room. It was afternoon at this time. The sunlight outside the window was just right, shining through the windowsill into the room. Although they couldn't touch it, they seemed to be able to feel a little warm air.
Xu Jingning's room was very clean. He had a habit of not cleaning unless he made a mess, so it had never been very dirty. Moreover, he cleaned the house on the first day he returned home, and only a few days had passed, so it was hard for it to become messy again.
When he got up, he also tidied his bed. Now it looks tidy, not the kind of neatness that an ordinary boy can maintain.
Yan Xun curved his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you tidy up so well every day in the villa."
Xu Jingning: "That's because..."
Halfway through his words, he remembered that he had thought about it at the beginning. He should fold the quilt when he got up. This was a good habit that his mother had taught him for many years. However, Yan Xun got used to it after two days, and the habit was completely gone.
Of course the more important reason is that once the two of them are together, Xu Jingning rarely gets a good night's sleep and wakes up refreshed.
Sometimes Yan Xun would coax him to sleep a little longer, until he had to rush to work. He had no time to think about these things, and Yan Xun would take the initiative to take on all the work.
Most of the time, there are people hired to clean the house, so they don’t have to worry too much.
After entering the room, Xu Jingning kept his head down. He pretended to be calm and walked Yan Xun inside, pretending not to notice the posters on the wall, the various peripherals on the table, and the photo albums piled up on the bookshelf.
Perhaps sensing his nervousness, Yan Xun cooperated by not saying anything, giving the man some face.
"Well, sit down. I'll go get some water."
Xu Jingning hurriedly turned around and was about to go out, but was suddenly grabbed by the wrist by Yan Xun. When she turned around, she saw the man smiling gently.
"Can I take a look at your room?" In case he didn't understand what he meant, Yan Xun added, "I mean, can I touch the things in your room?"
Xu Jingning blushed instantly.
After seeing everything, I even acted humble and polite to let him speak... It was really embarrassing.
"Look..."
Xu Jingning threw down a few words and ran out in a hurry.
Yan Xun looked at his back and chuckled.
Even though she was extremely shy, she still tried to save face and pretend that she didn't care.
So cute.
If the person had stayed here just now, he would definitely feel uncomfortable.
Then take this time to take a good look at it.
Yan Xun really walked to the bookshelf and easily took out two album boxes from the neatly arranged rows. As soon as he saw the cover, he quickly remembered what year and time he had filmed the movie.
But Yan Xun did not open it. He just flipped through it casually and put it back. He flipped through other photo albums next to it and found that they were basically arranged according to date. Judging from the scratches on the album packaging, the owner had watched it many times, but protected it very carefully.
The one he watched the most was the first movie, which is enough to show how much Xu Jingning liked it.
Yan Xun lowered his head slightly, thinking back to when his relationship with Xu Jingning was not very close, but the other party easily saw through his thoughts, and maybe even saw through his clumsy appearance.
Yan Xun was full of calculations at the time, but who could have thought that he would be the first to fall into it and become addicted beyond control.
Thinking of this, Yan Xun couldn't help laughing out loud. He put the photo album back in its place and continued to look down. On the next bookshelf were neatly stored posters and scattered peripheral cards. There were a lot of them, and some of them had multiple copies of the same model.
He didn't touch it casually. He just took a look at the poster which was still neat and intact under the transparent packaging, and began to recall how many years ago he had taken it.
Posters, interview magazines, and peripheral products of real-life and anime characters of film and television characters, many of which Yan Xun had or had no impression of, seemed to have been collected by Xu Jingning.
All of this happened two years ago, which, roughly speaking, was the last time Xu Jingning returned home.
After that, the official gave her two peripheral gifts for her new collaboration and endorsement. Xu Jingning also kept them carefully and they are now at their home.
However, those that were preserved were not as carefully preserved as these. I just found an empty cabinet, cleaned it casually, and put them in order, and then basically never looked at them again.
The reason is simple. I am busy with work, but the real person is right next to me, so there is no need to "remember the person when seeing the object".
Later, it was Yan Xun who gradually followed suit and kept a copy of Xu Jingning's peripheral poster card and put it in the locker.
When he had almost finished looking, Xu Jingning finally came in with a fruit plate in one hand and a kettle and two empty cups in the other. Yan Xun hurried over to take the things, and the two of them put everything on the table in a slightly flustered manner.
"Eat the tangerines! Now that we've finished eating these, we can go buy new ones."
For some reason, when Xu Jingning came back from his trip, his eyes sparkled, as if he had received some good news. Yan Xun coaxed him and said, "You are smiling so happily, what happened?"
"Well, I received a message from Director Fang. Didn't he send it to you?" Xu Jingning was a little excited. "'Summer Tide' has passed the review! The release date is already being arranged. Maybe we can see it at the beginning of the new year!"
Seeing how excited and proud he was, Yan Xun also smiled from the bottom of his heart.
That's great.
That night, Ms. Jiang warmly prepared a set of quilts for Yan Xun and moved him to Xu Jingning's room.
"It's a small place, you two can just make do with each other." While saying this, Ms. Jiang also showed an "I understand" expression, "It's normal for young couples to sleep together."
Then she turned and left the room and saw Xu Xingcheng, who had been single for many years. Her smile froze and she shook her head and sighed.
Xu Xingcheng: “…”
She just wanted to watch the fun! What's her business?
Xu Jingning was very embarrassed because of his mother's "winking eyes". After finally getting the two ladies away, he turned around and saw Yan Xun, feeling indescribable funny.
"Is my mother too enthusiastic?" He rubbed his nose embarrassedly. "Although she has always been cheerful, I didn't expect that the first time I saw you..."
Yan Xun walked up to Xu Jingning, held his hand, and rubbed his cheek.
"It doesn't matter. We'll see each other many times in the future. I should get used to it slowly."
The two men squeezed into Xu Jingning's bed that night. After not coming back for two years, Xu Jingning's height had grown a little. Moreover, it was indeed a bit too tight for two grown men to squeeze into a single bed.
Ms. Jiang took out two old mattresses from the storage room, and put them together to find the right height for the two of them. They seemed to be able to sleep together, but it was hard to say how comfortable they were.
As the night deepened, Xu Jingning pointed to her windowsill and said, "When we bought the house, there was a bay window here, but my mother thought it was troublesome and had it removed.
Xu Jingning now thought, if he had kept it at that time... wouldn't this be more suitable for lying on than the old mattress?
Yan Xun chuckled. Actually, he didn't mind whether he slept comfortably or not, but he was happy to listen to Xu Jingning talk about his childhood.
So he took the initiative to guide: "You seemed to have said before that you didn't live in an apartment building when you were a child, right?"
"Well, my family moved here when I was in the third year of junior high school. At that time, I was about... fourteen and a half years old." Xu Jingning omitted part of the words and only picked out the more pleasant ones to say, "At that time, I was preparing to go to high school, and my parents moved here for convenience. Ten years ago, there were many good schools here, and my grades were always excellent. They believed that I could pass the exam."
I didn’t want to say more, but Yan Xun suddenly understood.
Xu Jingning had the surgery when she was fifteen years old.
When Xu Jingning was fifteen and fourteen and a half years old, her health was in the worst condition. Ms. Jiang and Mr. Xu didn't know how sad they were, but they still forced themselves to tell little Jingning that they should move so that she could go to high school.
As he spoke, Xu Jingning stopped talking.
He knew that if he had not been bound to the system, he would have died that summer vacation.
We've come to this point, and even if we feel it's not appropriate to continue the conversation, it's already too late.
After a moment of silence, Xu Jingning turned around and hugged Yan Xun's waist tightly, and continued in a muffled voice: "Actually, at that time...my mother didn't expect me to be admitted to a particularly good school. She said that as long as I was happy, it would be fine."
"But I think, now that I've learned it, it would be inappropriate not to work hard."
A pretended relaxed laugh came from the bed, Yan Xun did not say much, just hugged him and gently stroked his back: "We can go back... and add a bay window.
Xu Jingning was delighted when he heard this: "Why add that? My bed is by the window, but the bed in our bedroom is right in the middle of the bedroom."
Yan Xun patted his head and chuckled, "I just wanted to add it."
The two continued to chat idly, perhaps because people have some habit of being accustomed to their own beds. As the moonlight faded and the sky grew darker, neither of them felt sleepy and kept talking endlessly.
Xu Jingning talked about many interesting stories from his childhood. Because he was not in good health when he was young, he was not that lively and did not have the energy to play even when he wanted to. As a result, his relationship with Xu Xingcheng was not as "hostile" as that of other families. Although Xu Xingcheng treated him like a slave most of the time, she still cared for him more.
But ever since that "successful" operation, Xu Jingning, perhaps because he had been holding it in for too long, became particularly good at finding trouble, from school to neighborhood. In the beginning, because of his cute and likable face, people deceived him and thought he was really well-behaved and obedient and was accidentally involved. It was not until he was caught eavesdropping on teachers' conversations in the office in high school that everyone realized that this kid was actually a particularly naughty and acting genius.
But the family has come to terms with it. The child finally made it through and is still so lively. It’s such a good thing.
Listening to Xu Jingning talking about her interesting school days, Yan Xun couldn't help but burst into laughter. The two of them chatted until after three o'clock. The next morning, Yan Xun got up on time because of his biological clock, but Xu Jingning couldn't get up as if she had fainted.
When I am awake, it is already three o'clock in the morning.
Xu Jingning calmed down until he realized that he had slept past midnight, then he hurriedly got up. After a chaotic wash, he was seen by Xu Xingcheng as soon as he went out, and was taken back and taken care of again.
Xu Jingning applied essence to her face with one hand, and said with some disdain: "Is it necessary to go through so much trouble during the New Year..."
"It's Chinese New Year so we have to take good care of him!" Agent Xu Xingcheng's professional instinct took over, and he arranged a complete set of care procedures for his younger brother. He then communicated with the makeup team remotely and gave him a good make-up.
After admiring the beautiful and delicate Xu Jingning, she nodded with satisfaction: "If it weren't for the lack of time... forget it, let's just make do with this."
Xu Jingning: "...Where's Yan Xun?"
"I went grocery shopping with my mom early in the morning." Xu Xingcheng's expression changed, and he looked a little ambiguous. "Hey, what's going on? You two are so sweet. You dare to do that in front of my parents' house?"
Xu Jingning frowned slightly: "What did you say?"
"What else? Why else can't you get out of bed?" Xu Xingcheng looked gossipy. "At nine o'clock, I called you to have breakfast. Yan Xun said you slept late last night and you probably can't get up now..."
Xu Jingning reacted: “!”
"What are you thinking about! We were just chatting under the quilt last night! You can't sleep in your own bed!"
Xu Xingcheng didn't believe it: "If you say Yan Xun is familiar with his bed, that makes sense, but this is your own bed, why can't you sleep in it?"
Xu Jingning: “…”
Forget it… now that things have come to this, any explanation he gives will only make things more obvious.
Xu Jingning simply lazily changed the subject: "So what are the plans for today?"
It happened to be New Year's Eve. According to the custom of previous years, the family of four would usually clean up the house together, then go to my uncle's house to have a New Year's Eve dinner, and then go home to watch the Spring Festival Gala to celebrate the new year.
They had to get up early on the first day of the new year to go out and pay New Year's greetings, but due to their status, Xu Jingning and Yan Xun didn't have to go. However, they still had to gather for dinner with their family tonight.
But Xu Jingning was not ready for this: "Would it be too soon to meet with my uncle's family?"
According to some customs, Pingjiang couples will only meet their relatives on New Year's Eve if they are married. Even if they are not married, they have basically gone through the engagement process, which means accepting this person as a family member.
But his current relationship with Yan Xun... Mainly because neither of them mentioned it, it doesn't seem appropriate no matter how you look at it.
"I think it's about time. Do you two want to date for a few more years?" Xu Xingcheng reached out and tapped Xu Jingning's forehead. "It doesn't look like he will go back to the Song family. Anyway, my parents and I have already regarded him as a member of our family."
Xu Jingning was just worried that Yan Xun didn't know about this and was being arranged for no reason, which was a bit too much.
As if she had seen through his concerns, Xu Xingcheng, the good sister, helped him to the end and said, "It's no use for you to think about it. I heard it. Mom has already asked Yan Xun this morning."
Xu Jingning was stunned for a second: "What did you ask him?"
"Of course it's about marriage. Same-sex marriage has been legal for several years. It's normal!"
Hearing this, Xu Jingning's eyes flashed with nervousness, and then he heard Xu Xingcheng continue: "But I was surprised that Yan Xun said he would follow your arrangements without any hesitation, so I thought you mentioned it to him last night."
Seeing his brother's stunned expression, Xu Xingcheng laughed, "Oh, it seems someone prepared earlier than you."
After a while, Yan Xun and Ms. Jiang came back with the cold wind. The air conditioner was on in the room, and it was warm. Ms. Jiang looked very happy. As soon as she came in, she started to talk: "Oh, it's so prestigious to take Yan Xun out! Many people want to send him food because he is handsome. I didn't get this kind of treatment when I went there before!"
Old Xu, who was sitting in the living room reading the headlines, said without even looking up: "Come on, forget it. In previous years, people saw that you were young and pretty, so they gave you less gifts, didn't they?"
Ms. Jiang gave him a reproachful look, but it was obvious that his words touched her heart.
The brother and sister were not surprised by this kind of "flirting" between their parents. They hurried forward to help take down the purchased vegetables and swarmed into the kitchen. In the end, they were driven out by Ms. Jiang to pick vegetables because she thought they were in the way.
"A basin of edamame. Can you two peel them?" Xu Xingcheng brought out a small basin and placed it in front of the two of them. "Be quick, Teacher Yan. If you don't know how, let Ningning teach you."
Who knew Yan Xun would get the hang of it so quickly? Xu Xingcheng was surprised when she saw this: "Wow, I thought you had never done this before. You look talented!"
Xu Jingning was so proud when she heard this: "But Yan Xun usually cooks for us at home."
Then Xu Xingcheng slapped him on the back and said, "You're showing off when I praise you."
Before they could chat for a while, Ms. Jiang called Xu Xingcheng in again, leaving the two men outside to continue picking vegetables. Yan Xun was diligent, but Xu Jingning was a little lazy. She asked, "Hey, did my mom take you out and say anything?"
"Well, we didn't talk about anything, we just mentioned what we were going to do today." Yan Xun smiled, looking very sincere, "He said he was going to your uncle's house to have New Year's Eve dinner tonight, and asked me to go out on a date with you."
This answer was beyond Xu Jingning's expectation. He exclaimed "Ah" and asked blankly: "Didn't I ask you to prepare to meet the parents?"
"Auntie said there's no rush now, we can get along slowly."
Xu Jingning stopped talking and looked down at the edamame in his hand.
After a while, he raised his head again: "Where do you want to go on a date?"
Yan Xun could see that he was not in a very good mood, but he did not ask, instead he answered matter-of-factly: "It's fine with me, just go out for a walk, or if you want to stay at home that's fine too."
After hesitating for half an afternoon, Xu Jingning decided to go out for a walk, but it was not convenient for the two of them to go out on the street. Although this community was classified as the old city, it was a big city like Pingjiang after all, and someone might see them.
After hesitating between shopping in a mall and other entertainment facilities, Xu Jingning chose to go to the movies.
Some dating options that can’t go wrong.
"Just watching a movie?"
Of course that's not all, Xu Jingning has other arrangements, but in this case, it would be much more interesting to keep a little mystery than to say it directly. Moreover, given the work situation of both of them, it is hard to say when they will have time to go out on a date again.
So he smiled slyly and said, "Yeah, we used to watch it at home. We haven't come out to watch a movie yet."
"When we go to the movies on a date, we don't really want to watch the movie, but mainly enjoy the atmosphere, so it's more fun to go to the cinema."
Yan Xun was silent for a moment. He felt that what he meant by "atmosphere" was not the same as what Xu Jingning wanted.
He probably wants to have a "cheat" effect...
But he didn't say anything, he just cooperated and followed the itinerary arranged by others.
The address Xu Jingning chose was not far away. It was a small cinema near his home. It had complete facilities and the film schedule followed the popular movies in the market. The only problem was that the environment in the old town was not as good as that in the city center, and there were fewer people. But it was just right for them.
The two of them were covered tightly, and when the time came, they swiped their tickets to go in. They were a little scared along the way, but fortunately, not many people came out to watch a movie in the afternoon on New Year's Eve, and the staff on duty were also elderly and didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry. They just took a look at the two of them and let them in.
The seat Xu Jingning chose was the corner of the last row, and the movie was a randomly picked romantic comedy that seemed to have a pretty good rating.
The movie started and the screening room darkened. Once immersed in that atmosphere, people's emotions seemed to be magnified a lot. Xu Jingning gently held Yan Xun's hand and looked ahead with focused eyes.
After waiting for a long time without seeing any next move, Yan Xun turned around to look at his profile and found that he was actually watching the movie seriously.
As the arranged party, Yan Xun simply calmed down and accompanied him to watch this fairly good movie.
The two of them spent nearly two hours in the theater. When the movie ended, Xu Jingning was still somewhat immersed in it. When the lights came on, he was still not satisfied. His first words were: "I suddenly think comedy movies are pretty good. I'll take one and try if I have the chance."
Yan Xun: "...Are you really here to watch a movie?"
Xu Jingning raised an eyebrow: "Otherwise, filmmakers should respect movies. Even if it is just a comedy during the Lunar New Year, it deserves respect."
Seeing Yan Xun's indescribable expression, he said in a funny way: "Why, is Teacher Yan expecting something to happen?"
In fact, Xu Jingning did not have any romantic ideas at the beginning. Maybe it was because he returned to his parents' home. He just wanted to go through the dating process with Yan Xun and just be an ordinary couple.
However, looking at Yan Xun's current expression, Xu Jingning felt itchy in his heart. Seeing that most people had left, he took the initiative to move forward, pinched the collar of Yan Xun's coat, and gave him a kiss intimately.
The staff began to come in to clean. Hearing the noise, Xu Jingning was about to push away, but Yan Xun suddenly exerted force and pressed the back of his neck, restraining his attempt to escape.
Xu Jingning: “!”
Yan Xun's kiss was light, without the fierce movement expected, and was unexpectedly gentle, but the strength of his hand was indeed not loose at all, not giving Xu Jingning any chance to escape.
In his ears were the sounds of approaching, dragging footsteps and the sound of people stirring up garbage. Xu Jingning was very clear that the staff were getting closer and closer to them, but Yan Xun would not let him leave at all.
He began to panic.
Finally, when there was still one row left, Yan Xun released his grip, gently stroked the corner of Xu Jingning's mouth when he withdrew his hand, and then helped him tie his scarf while the other person looked dazed and confused.
The two of them got up and left, brushing past the staff. The other party seemed to have noticed nothing, but Xu Jingning's heart was still beating very fast.
So exciting…
It was more exciting than anything he could have imagined.
After leaving the cinema, Xu Jingning felt the cold wind blowing, and she felt the burning sensation on her face subside a little. At this moment, Yan Xun suddenly asked, "Where are we going next?"
"It's getting late now, do you want to find a restaurant for dinner?"
Just as Xu Jingning was about to find an excuse, Yan Xun said, "Let's go to the town area. I checked out some restaurants this afternoon, and they all seem to have very high reviews."
Xu Jingning's eyes lit up.
It just fits his idea!
Because they came out late and it would take some time to get there, Yan Xun first booked a table at a restaurant on the APP. Unfortunately, the reservation was too late, and the two of them had to go there at 8:30 to get a table.
"Well, I heard there's a fireworks show tonight, how about we go check it out?"
Xu Jingning made this suggestion at the right time, and Yan Xun readily agreed, and they walked along the roadside in the cover of night.
"In the past, there would be fireworks at this time every year. At first, it was specially organized by the government, but later everyone set off fireworks spontaneously. The government would not intervene unless it exceeded the risk assessment."
"Because of the voluntary participation of the public, sometimes there will be a lot of chaos, and many people will customize and set off all kinds of fireworks."
The crowd in the town center was very lively, but it was not convenient for both of them to go over, so they simply watched the clusters of fireworks blooming in the night sky across the river. They leaned against the guardrail and quietly enjoyed the beautiful scenery.
Xu Jingning was very engaged as he slowly told him the origin of this custom. In fact, this was the main reason why he wanted to bring Yan Xun here today.
After all, most people are reuniting with their families at this time, and most of those who come to join in the fun are young couples.
Xu Jingning also wanted to set off fireworks with Yan Xun.
But the conditions did not allow, so he had to...
"I actually secretly bought some fireworks too, do you want to set them off together?"
He took out a few fairy wands from his pocket with a smile, and gave half of them to Yan Xun like offering a treasure: "Have you played with this?"
Yan Xun cooperated with him to light the fire, and then answered: "No, but I saw others play it."
Xu Jingning looked at Yan Xun pitifully and caressed his head: "It's okay, I'll take you to play in the future, you can play as much as you want."
Yan Xun raised his eyebrows slightly and reminded with a smile: "The one in your hand is about to go out."
As the words fell, the tiny pieces of light in Xu Jingning's hand disappeared. He was a little surprised and muttered "Why so fast?", but his other hand was still holding the unlit one, and he was suddenly in a panic. Yan Xun sighed and simply helped him take the thing, and then handed his own fairy wand, which was still emitting bright light, to Xu Jingning.
When he took the extinguished fairy wand from Xu Jingning's hand, he felt that Yan Xun's hand did not loosen, but instead handed him something, which was a little hard and a little cold, and slightly pricked his palm.
Xu Jingning opened his hand and found a ring.
He raised his head suddenly and looked at Yan Xun in disbelief.
"Originally, Auntie wanted me to meet your relatives and talk about marriage."
"But I think it's too early to discuss this now. It's not that we're getting married too early, but we're both very busy with work and have our own paths to develop. I don't want our wedding to be a formality that we can take time out of our busy schedules to go through, but rather a wedding where we can fully experience every second of it."
Yan Xun stretched out his hand and covered Xu Jingning's hand holding the ring: "Keep it for now. When I'm busy with this IP abroad, we'll get married when we return to China."
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