Chapter 60
The screen of the mobile phone has become very bad. Although the waterproof function of mobile phones is very good now, Pei Zhi is still afraid of damaging the phone.
He took a tissue and wiped the screen clean bit by bit. Xie Ning in the video call also became clearer bit by bit. It seemed that Xie Ning was carefully cleaned.
There was no sound from Xie Ning, only a faint gasp. His hand was still far away, and the white fingertips made the skin rosy, which made the red more tempting.
Pei Zhi was afraid of scaring Xie Ning, so he lowered his tone: "Why don't you talk."
Xie Ning was still stunned, and Pei Zhi suddenly spoke. He seemed to be scared and looked at the camera as if he had just woken up from a dream. Then, his lips trembled: "I don't want to talk."
Pei Zhi laughed softly: "Why don't you want to talk again, baby?"
Pei Zhi guessed that Xie Ning was not fully awake yet. Xie Ning was the cutest at this moment. If he was by Xie Ning's side, he would hug Xie Ning, and Xie Ning would nestle in his arms obediently and let him do whatever he wanted.
But Xie Ning's brain was a little sober, so when he did something excessive or said something that was out of line, Xie Ning would show a surprised look and reply seriously.
So cute.
The more Pei Zhi thought about it, the more he missed Xie Ning. It wasn't long since they separated, but he just wanted to see Xie Ning.
This longing is like a seed that has taken root firmly in his heart, grabbing his heart. Every time his heartbeats and every breath he takes, he misses Xie Ning.
Xie Ning said with a nasal tone, and he took his hand back: "Anyway, I just don't want to talk."
Pei Zhi: "You're being coquettish again."
It was not a tone of blame, but rather a bit of indulgence.
Xie Ning: "..."
Whatever he did, in Pei Zhi's eyes, it was coquettish.
Xie Ning just adjusted her sitting position, and Pei Zhi said: "Baby, do you have tissues?"
Xie Ning: "Tissues?"
"Yes, wipe it." Pei Zhi said, "It's everywhere."
Xie Ning only then noticed the problem Pei Zhi mentioned.
His delicate eyebrows slightly frowned. He was very hygienic, but now he was sitting on a chair like this. He felt uncomfortable belatedly because of too much sweat, and his skin surface was also a little sticky.
"I'm going to take a shower." Xie Ning's consciousness gradually returned.
He was about to get up, and Pei Zhi said, "Don't."
"Wipe it first, baby, it will be more comfortable to wipe it clean before taking a shower." Pei Zhi coaxed, "Look, the chair hasn't been wiped yet. When you finish taking a shower, the chair may be dried by the air conditioner."
Xie Ning thought slowly, it seemed to make sense.
He took a tissue from the side, slowly folded the tissue into a long and thin triangle, and pressed it against his skin. A small piece of tissue paper was immediately soaked, spreading into a circle of light gray.
Pei Zhi looked at it inexplicably thirsty.
He just watched Xie Ning slowly pull out the tissue paper, her slender fingers, pink fingertips, he was almost fascinated.
The surroundings were very quiet, and suddenly there was a knock on the door. Xie Ning seemed to be startled in the video call, he quickly raised his arm to hang up the video.
With his heart pounding, Xie Ning broke out in a cold sweat as if he woke up from a nightmare.
He actually video chatted with Pei Zhi... It was too absurd. His five fingers gradually tightened, and after coming to his senses, his sense of shame grew exponentially. If Pei Zhi was beside him, it would be fine for them to do this, but now, they were just video chatting.
How could he really agree to it?
Xie Ning quickly found a coat and put it on, and checked his appearance in front of the bathroom mirror.
His cheeks were flushed, and he looked terrible, and his face was burning.
It seemed a bit too much...
Xie Ning splashed his face with cold water, and after calming down for a moment, he went to open the door. But there was no one at the door, and the lights in the corridor were dim.
Didn't anyone knock on the door just now?
Well, he and his parents were out all day today, and everyone was exhausted. If he hadn't had jet lag, he would have gone to bed by now.
So, the knock on the door just now was from Pei Zhi.
...
Xie Ning hung up the video call unexpectedly, leaving Pei Zhi with a feeling of being neither happy nor sad.
Just now, Xie Ning touched the key point, but he hadn't finished reading it yet... He was very annoyed, and replied to Xie Ning with a few messages, then grabbed his phone and went to the door, but didn't open it.
"Who?"
Gu Nian's voice came from the door: "It's me, it's me. The meeting will be in the evening, and I heard that the tea break is delicious. Hehehe, I'm a little excited and nervous, so I found a few people and they are all taking a nap... Why don't we go for a walk nearby and relax?"
Pei Zhi was silent for a moment before he spoke: "Is it possible that I'm also taking a nap?"
Gu Nian was stunned: "But you don't have the habit of taking a nap..."
Otherwise, Gu Nian would not have thought of Pei Zhi first. He thought for a moment and said, "Brother Pei, you are not taking a nap, are you? I'm sorry to disturb you. Did I bother you? I'm leaving now, you can continue to sleep."
"Okay." Pei Zhi said, "Don't knock on the door suddenly in the future. If you knock on the door, send a message first."
Pei Zhi looked down at his phone. Xie Ning only replied with a string of "...", probably still feeling embarrassed.
In some big aspects, Xie Ning is too straightforward, and even takes the initiative to tease him with words, and puts on an expression that he knows nothing. But in some small details, Xie Ning is very thin-skinned.
So cute. Pei Zhi thought.
Pei Zhi made several video calls to Xie Ning, but was rejected every time. He sent messages to Xie Ning, but Xie Ning replied with very few words, as if she really didn't want to pay attention to him.
He coaxed her for a long time, and Xie Ning finally typed a few more words, but this time, Xie Ning refused to continue the video call with him no matter what, and could only have a voice call at most.
Voice is voice. As soon as the call was connected, Pei Zhi coaxed, "Baby, let me see you, this time I will definitely just take a simple look."
Xie Ning: "No."
"Baby..." Pei Zhi shouted.
"Or hang up." Xie Ning said, "You choose one."
Pei Zhi: "Then let's do it this way, it's okay to hear your voice."
There was a rustling sound during the call, it seemed that Xie Ning was tidying up the bedding. Pei Zhi asked: "Are you going to sleep?"
"Yeah." Xie Ning's voice was a little nasal, and he buried his face in the quilt, "I'm a little sleepy."
Sure enough, relaxation is the best way to help you sleep.
He was not sleepy at first, but now he suddenly felt tired in his limbs and dizzy, as if he had drunk too much. His eyelids were heavy and he just wanted to lie down and sleep.
Pei Zhi spoke very softly for fear of disturbing Xie Ning's sleepiness. He said: "Then how about we connect to the microphone? I'll listen to you sleep."
Xie Ning lay on the bed for a while, plugged in the data cable of the mobile phone, put it to his ear, turned on the speaker, and adjusted the volume. He asked, "Aren't you going out later?"
"Yes, but it will take some time." Pei Zhi said, "Even if I have to go out, it's not a big problem. I'll bring headphones and a power bank, and then turn off the noise on my end."
"It won't disturb our baby's sleep."
It was the same tone of coaxing a child again.
Xie Ning said, "I'm not your baby."
"If you're not someone else, then who is?" Pei Zhi said again, "Okay, you're not my baby, you're my wife."
Xie Ning: "I don't want to pay attention to you."
"Pay attention to me, wife." Pei Zhi laughed softly and kept shouting, "Wife, wife."
Xie Ning: "I'm going to sleep."
Pei Zhi: "Good night, wife."
"Yeah." Xie Ning thought about it and it should be noon over there with Pei Zhi. He said, "Good afternoon."
Pei Zhi: "I won't talk anymore, baby, you don't talk either, go to bed early."
Xie Ning also stopped talking.
It became very quiet in his ears, with only the sound of each other's heartbeats. Xie Ning turned over slightly, and he saw the screen of his mobile phone light up.
It was a message from Pei Zhi.
[Miss you: Ningning, baby, I missed you today too. ^v^]
...
In the past two days, Xie Ning has been traveling around with her family.
They went to the Getty Center together and overlooked the scenery of Los Angeles. Although Los Angeles has a Mediterranean climate with warm winters and hot summers, Los Angeles has been affected by cold air recently, especially in the north, where it snows heavily every day.
So when Xie Yan mentioned going to Santa Monica Beach, Xie Ning's first reaction was resistance.
It's too cold to go to the beach in this weather.
But they finally went. Xie Ning only stayed outside the beach for a while. Most of the time, she was in the restaurant, enjoying the sunset over the sea.
Xie Ning also took a few photos and sent them to Pei Zhi. Qi Ran on the side asked curiously: "Brother, you can also take pictures?"
Xie Ning looked at him strangely: "Is it a strange thing that I can take pictures?"
"Yes." Qi Ran said, "I haven't seen you take pictures to record anything. Most of the time, you seem to... use your eyes to see?"
Xie Ning used to appreciate the beautiful scenery without being distracted. In the eyes of others, it was a completely immersed performance.
There was a lot of noise around, and Xie Ning didn't take out his mobile phone to take pictures to record this beautiful picture, because in his eyes, these scenes were just scenery.
Until now, he has never had anything he particularly likes. He can't name his favorite movie or song. He has no reason to record his life and what's in front of him.
Now, it seems that he has one.
That is to share his life.
Xie Ning didn't do this before, but Pei Zhi did. Pei Zhi would take pictures of him no matter what he did, when he went out, ate, got in the car, took a shower... Sometimes he would even mention going to the bathroom to him, just like a subordinate who always reports work progress to his boss.
He is a person who is accustomed to reciprocity. If Pei Zhi treats him like this, shouldn't he also send Pei Zhi a message? So, he also tried to share his life with Pei Zhi.
[Miss you: You look so cold, are you dressed properly? ]
[Ning: Yes. ]
[Miss you: Take a look. ]
Xie Ning: "..."
Why do you have to see this too.
Xie Ning didn't quite understand, but still took a photo of Pei Zhi on the spot.
In the photo, only a small tip of his chin was exposed, and the simple apricot wool base weakened his cold temperament, but instead made him look quiet and gentle.
[Miss you: Good boy, you know to take off your scarf when taking pictures.]
[Miss you: Lick your wife's chin.]
That's because it was very hot in the restaurant, and when eating, coats and scarves had to be taken off and put aside. Xie Ning naturally wouldn't put the scarf and coat back on for the photo. After
Pei Zhi said this, it seemed as if he had deliberately taken off his coat and scarf just to take pictures for Pei Zhi to see. He was a little speechless, but didn't say anything, but silently turned down the brightness of his phone.
[Ning: My parents are next to me, don't talk nonsense. 】
【Miss you: The last sentence, let me say the last sentence randomly. 】
【Ning:? 】 【
Miss you: Do you miss me? 】
【Ning: ...】
【Miss you: Yes, yes, no, baby, I miss you so much, how about you? Do you miss me a little? [Lift Ningbao up and kiss jpg.]】
【Ning: Yes, yes, yes. 】
Pei Zhi was finally satisfied.
He started talking seriously.
【Miss you: I bought the earliest flight, so I may not arrive on Christmas. 】
【Ning: It doesn't matter, you go and do your thing first. 】 If
Xie Ning remembered correctly, Pei Zhi finished the event in the evening of Christmas and went to the airport. Considering the time of the direct flight, he would arrive in Los Angeles the next morning at the earliest.
There is also a possibility that Pei Zhi can go to Los Angeles on Christmas Day, that is, Pei Zhi really grows a pair of wings.
Xie Ning thinks this idea is a bit funny.
How is it possible? There are no superpowers in the real world, but... his mind reading ability also came inexplicably.
Xie Yan: "Why are you staring at your phone all the time?"
Xie Ning put down her phone: "No, I was just replying to a friend's message."
"Oh." Xie Yan said, "Is it your roommate, Pei Zhi?"
Xie Ning: "Yes."
Xie's father hesitated to speak, wanting to ask but not knowing how to ask. In the end, he could only lower his head and take a sip of juice to suppress his curiosity.
He and his wife had agreed that he should keep his promise and not interfere too much in the child's choice.
Qi Ran was alert. How did Xie Yan know about Pei Zhi? He asked, "You know him too?"
Xie Yan: "Xiao Ran also knows Pei Zhi? We talked to your brother on the phone before, and your brother's roommate Pei Zhi was next to us, and we talked for a few words together. We haven't seen your brother introduce any friends, and this is the first time, so we were thinking about whether to invite him to spend Christmas with us."
Qi Ran frowned: "Celebrate Christmas together? What about him?"
"Something happened suddenly at school, and I have to go to work on an exchange project. This also shows that the guy is excellent, and you too, don't go out and play every day." Xie Yan said, "You can play, but you must also pay attention to improving your abilities, and don't lose your ambition with playing."
Qi Ran lowered his head and pretended to be dead: "I know."
Xie Yan looked at Xie Ning: "Will Xiao Pei arrive tomorrow?"
"Probably." Xie Ning couldn't tell, because Pei Zhi didn't send him the flight information, he said, "I'll ask later."
Xie Yan: "Anytime is fine, the guest room is ready, close to your room. If he's not used to it, he can go to your room and chat with you."
Qi Ran: "What about me?"
Xie Yan: "You go home."
Qi Ran: "But I also want to go to my brother's room and chat with him."
Xie Ning: "It's the same now." There
was laughter at the table, Xie Yan was used to this scene, Qi Ran liked to run behind Xie Ning since he was a child, Qi Ran was noisy when he was a child, and always got himself covered in dust. Xie
Ning loved cleanliness since he was a child, so he didn't like to interact with Qi Ran when he was a child, but Qi Ran was particularly attached to him. Later, I realized that little Xie Ning thought I was dirty, so I stopped running around every day and focused on following him as a little follower.
The adults laughed, and Qi Ran listened to his brother.
"It's different, of course it's different." Qi Ran said, "You must get along better with others."
Xie Ning: "You eat."
"I said." Qi Ran said angrily, "When we were in elementary school, we were still in our hometown. We used to walk together after school every day, but suddenly one day, a little boy joined us. He was really bad. Every time he tried to squeeze in between us and separate us."
Xie Ning: "Didn't you stop walking with us later?"
"Who can stand his squeezing every time? And he is really scheming. I still remember it now." Qi Ran said, "When I talk to you, he takes out a handkerchief to wipe your sweat. When you just want to talk to me, he stuffs candy into your hand. He clearly doesn't want us to talk. Every time he brings snacks, he will share some with me, and give more to you... During that time, I saw that he was quite nice to you and brought you food every day, so I thought, forget it, let you two go home together."
"If I wasn't there, maybe you could have more snacks."
Little Qi Ran and little Xie Ning were both young at the time. Children of this age love to eat snacks, but the family conditions are average and they can't buy snacks often. For little Qi Ran, the other party's snacks are very tempting.
But he also thought that these snacks originally belonged to little Xie Ning. If he was not around, all these snacks would have been given to his brother.
Xie Yan: "I remember Ning Bao mentioned this little boy. He also taught you basketball, right?"
Xie Ning said embarrassedly: "I didn't learn it."
Not only did he not learn it, but he always got himself dirty, which was hard for adults not to notice.
At first, the adults thought he was bullied and wanted to find this bad boy to settle the score. Later, he blushed and said that he was not bullied, but was rubbed by the basketball. Then they realized that they had misunderstood.
Xie Yan: "It doesn't matter if you haven't learned it. The key is that you have such a memory. I don't know how he is now. We moved so suddenly that you didn't have time to say goodbye to him." Xie's father
: "It's not a big problem. Ningbao talked to the teacher next door and asked him to help pass the message. Ningbao also wrote a note with our phone number on it. If this child wants to contact Ningbao, just call us."
However , this phone never rang. At that time, little Xie Ning would ask his parents every day if they had a phone. They were afraid that the child would be sad, so they lied and said they had. But little Xie Ning was very smart. Later he confirmed that the other party did not call. He thought it was normal. If two people were not in the same school, their friendship would fade, and it was normal not to keep in touch. However, at some point before falling asleep at night, he would still feel a little aggrieved. They had clearly said that they would be good friends for life. Now when Xie Ning recalled herself at that time, she also found it very interesting and wanted to laugh. What can be said about a child's words? It was just a moment of innocence and childishness, and it should not be taken seriously. However, for the little boy, this was indeed a big deal. After Xie Yan said this, Xie Ning suddenly remembered things from his childhood. He was not good at sports, and he would rest on the side during physical education class, but one day, when they passed by the stadium, a boy younger than him volunteered to teach him how to play basketball. The boy just said casually that he wanted to play with Xie Ning in another place, but he overestimated Xie Ning's athletic ability. Xie Ning couldn't make the shot, but it aroused his competitive spirit. He was very stubborn and had to make the shot. The boy was afraid that he would get tired, so he wanted to pick him up, but they were both very small, so it was useless to pick him up. He still couldn't reach the height. "Xie Ning." The boy suddenly looked at Xie Ning very seriously, "When I grow up, I will pick you up." "This way you don't need to work hard and you can make the shot." Xie Ning said puzzledly, "But when I grow up, I will be very tall, and by then, I should have learned it." Xie Ning naively thought that many things would be fine when he grew up. Any difficulties encountered in childhood can be resolved with the word "growth", including the basket that was very high for him at the time. "That doesn't matter." The little boy said, "Even if you can do it, I can help you." Unfortunately, Xie Ning still can't learn basketball. He even touches the ball very few times.
After Xie Ning finished his shower, he saw that Pei Zhi had sent him many messages.
He really wanted to quote and reply one by one, but most of the messages Pei Zhi sent were meaningless, with many repetitive messages, photos, and reports of whereabouts at any time.
Xie Ning roughly summarized that the 99+ messages Pei Zhi sent were basically reports of itineraries + expressions of longing + dirty talk.
[Ning: I've finished my shower.]
A voice popped up.
Xie Ning was a little puzzled. Pei Zhi didn't play the video directly, but only played the voice?
"Can you hear it?" Pei Zhi should still be outdoors, and the wind was a bit strong. He adjusted the earphones, but was afraid that Xie Ning couldn't hear him clearly, so he bit the earphone wire and said, "Baby."
Xie Ning: "Okay. Haven't you returned to the hotel yet?"
"Yes, outside." Pei Zhi said, "Is it snowing there?"
Xie Ning: "Yes? It seemed to snow a little during the day, I don't know if it snowed at night."
Xie Ning didn't pay attention.
Pei Zhi suddenly called out: "Xie Ning."
Every time Pei Zhi called Xie Ning's full name, his pronunciation was particularly clear, and he was very serious. Xie Ning was stunned: "What's wrong?"
"It's snowing here." Pei Zhi said, "You can also go to the window and see if it's snowing."
Xie Ning walked towards the balcony: "Are you going to watch the snow with me?"
Pei Zhi: "Yes."
The balcony door was pushed open a little, and the cold wind poured in. Pei Zhi heard the whistling wind and said, "Just watch it in the room. You just took a shower, don't freeze."
Xie Ning closed the glass door again.
His house is an exquisite small Western-style building with a small garden. Through a layer of glass doors, the sky is full of cold white snow, which is heavier than the snow he has seen in China.
The heavy snow is spread on the ground, and the vast wind and snow mess up the vision in front of him.
Pei Zhi shouted in her ear: "Baby, is it snowing?"
Xie Ning: "Yes, and it's snowing heavily..."
He was stunned.
In the raging snowstorm, Xie Ning seemed to see a tall figure.
The stronger the wind and snow, the clearer the picture and the figure in front of her eyes became.
In the wind and snow, beside the snow-covered tree, Pei Zhi's black hair was flying in the cold wind. He was wearing a black coat, and the black brought a heavy touch to the world shrouded in snow.
Pei Zhi approached Xie Ning. The wind was too strong and he felt a little cold, so he changed his hand to hold the phone.
"Why don't you talk?" Pei Zhi's voice was hoarse, "Do you miss me?"
Pei Zhi kept walking while speaking, his eyes passed through the vast snow and fell directly on Xie Ning's face.
Between the red fingers that were frozen, there was a flickering light in the dark.
It was a ring.
Xie Ning looked down at his fingertips. He was also wearing a ring, the same style.
The sound of snow outside was whistling, but it couldn't cover up the deafening heartbeat. Xie Ning's head was buzzing, and he said blankly: "You... why are you here? Aren't you going to finish your trip tomorrow?"
Even if Pei Zhi bought the earliest flight, he would not be able to come to Los Angeles on Christmas. He was still joking in his heart at the time, unless Pei Zhi had super powers.
Xie Ning glanced at the time. It was less than ten minutes before dawn and Christmas.
"Why are you still the same? You believe everything I say." Pei Zhi seemed to be laughing, "Stupid."
"Wait a minute, baby, and then open the balcony window."
What?
Xie Ning hadn't come back to her senses yet, and when he asked, it was too late.
Pei Zhi only said this, and the phone was still in the call state and was thrown into his coat pocket.
It was too easy to climb into the small western-style building. Pei Zhi climbed in easily, and then he came to the big tree outside Xie Ning's room and looked up at Xie Ning.
The height was okay.
Pei Zhi took off his coat and started climbing the tree very neatly.
Xie Ning went back to the room to get a big coat and a scarf, and hurriedly opened the balcony door.
Pei Zhi's hands were very nimble, and luckily Xie Ning lived on the second floor, so Pei Zhi quickly climbed onto the balcony. A big hand rested on the balcony handrail, and his skin had already turned a little blue from being frozen.
Pei Zhi's hands were very cold, and Xie Ning felt a terrifying chill as soon as she touched them. He had already climbed over the balcony, and the moment his feet touched the ground, Xie Ning wrapped her coat and scarf tightly around him.
Xie Ning: "I can open the door for you, why did you climb in...it's too dangerous!"
His tone was unusually flustered.
Although it was only the second floor, the snow was so heavy that it was easy to have accidents when climbing trees. Pei Zhi's behavior just now was too dangerous and too reckless.
Pei Zhi let Xie Ning pull him, and they walked from the balcony to the house. Xie Ning closed the balcony door and turned up the temperature and brightness of the air conditioner.
Xie Ning picked up his hand and looked at it repeatedly. His hand was frozen and numb, but there was a satisfied smile on his face. He looked a little silly, as if he could not feel the pain.
"Forgot." Pei Zhi really forgot at that time, forgot that Xie Ning could open the door for him. He said, "I just thought that I should see you soon."
That's why I did such a stupid thing. Now that he has come to his senses, he also feels that he was ridiculous just now. How could he even think of climbing a tree? He whispered, "Why do I become stupid every time I see you?"
Xie Ning held Pei Zhi's hand, raised her eyelashes, and glared at Pei Zhi: "Because you are an idiot."
"Idiot misses you very much." Pei Zhi hugged Xie Ning.
Pei Zhi had a layer of coldness on his body, but his body temperature was hot. He tilted his head, and the tip of his tall nose gently touched the soft flesh on Xie Ning's neck, sniffing and rubbing it obsessively: "What should I do... baby, you just took a shower and I made you dirty."
Xie Ning and Pei Zhi had only not seen each other for a few days, but he didn't expect that the sudden physical contact would give him a tingling electric current on his back.
He seemed to have become... more sensitive than before.
Xie Ning tilted her head slightly, and said indifferently: "Just wash it again. Do you still feel your hands?"
Pei Zhi: "Wash together?"
Xie Ning glanced at Pei Zhi and said, "Answer me."
Pei Zhi said, "She is conscious, baby. You don't have to worry so much. I have been through even tougher conditions when I was training before. When I was a kid, I trained in the snow with a group of people... I really couldn't stand it at that time. It was so cold that I lost consciousness, but I got used to it."
Pei Zhi held Xie Ning's hand, but was afraid that his hand would freeze Xie Ning, so he put his arms around Xie Ning's waist instead. He buried his face in Xie Ning's neck and said, "Just hug me."
Pei Zhi thought about Xie Ning in his dreams.
Did Xie Ning have enough food and clothes? Where did she go with her family? Would Xie Ning also have him in her dreams? Did Xie Ning miss him?
He wanted to lock Xie Ning up.
He wanted Xie Ning to be alone with him.
Pei Zhi thought about it for a long time. When they met, he would do many extreme things to make up for these few days.
After really seeing Xie Ning, he changed his mind.
Those hot, dark and thick thoughts became very simple after seeing Xie Ning.
A hug is enough.
Just a hug, as long as Xie Ning is by his side, he can feel extremely satisfied.
"I really... miss you very, very, very much."
Pei Zhi hugged her tightly. His hot body temperature and hug covered Xie Ning like a big net.
The hot breath fell beside his ears. Pei Zhi's heartbeat was very fast, and it was magically synchronized with Xie Ning's heartbeat.
"If I don't see you again, I'll really go crazy."
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