Xie Mingzhe was very uncomfortable in his heart, and his ears turned red. He turned his head away and dared not speak, fearing that Tang Muzhou would notice something. But Tang Muzhou was worried that his fever would recur, so he took the initiative to reach out and gently touched his forehead, and said softly: "The fever has subsided, is there anything else that is uncomfortable?"

Xie Mingzhe: “…”

His heartbeat was extremely fast, especially when his senior brother's gentle fingers touched his forehead. Xie Mingzhe's heart almost jumped out of his chest. He took a deep breath and tried to maintain a calm tone and said, "No, I just woke up from a nightmare."

"Why have you been having nightmares lately?" Tang Muzhou looked at his expression carefully and asked with concern, "Are you not feeling well?"

"Uh... maybe it's the aftereffects of the All-Stars. I keep dreaming about being attacked by wild beasts." Xie Mingzhe made up an excuse, looked away guiltily, and quickly changed the subject, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I was worried that you might have a fever again in the middle of the night, so I stayed here for a while." Tang Muzhou answered calmly, his eyes were gentle, "Your voice is still a little hoarse, do you want some water? I'll go get you a glass."

The man got up and went out, and quickly poured a cup of warm water and handed it to Xie Mingzhe.

Xie Mingzhe took it and took a sip, and his mind became clearer. Recalling the dream just now, his heart beat even faster. He couldn't believe that he would have such a dream.

I had had similar dreams once or twice before during adolescence, but the objects in the dreams did not have specific appearances. But today, the person in the hug and intimacy became concrete, and Tang Muzhou's face appeared clearly.

My senior brother had already clearly stated that he had someone he liked, yet I actually flirted with him in my dream. How shameless!

Xie Mingzhe wanted to slap himself, as he always felt that this was an insult to Tang Muzhou.

But he couldn't control his dreams. To avoid calling out Tang Muzhou's name in his dreams, Xie Mingzhe immediately found an excuse to send his senior brother away: "Senior brother, go back to your room and sleep. I'm fine. I don't feel uncomfortable after the fever subsided."

Tang Muzhou smiled slightly and reached out to tidy up Xie Mingzhe's messy hair: "It's okay, I'll accompany you."

Xie Mingzhe's heart trembled violently - such tenderness was simply fatal!

Obviously, he should let Tang Muzhou go back to sleep, but Xie Mingzhe didn't know if he was out of his mind and didn't insist on his principle anymore - he was a little addicted to this feeling of "being accompanied". From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever taken care of him when he was sick. It was the first time for him that Tang Muzhou stayed by his side to take care of him. He felt so warm in his heart that he couldn't bear to let him go.

Maybe he was confused by the fever. When he came to his senses, Tang Muzhou was looking at him with gentle eyes. He maintained a gentlemanly demeanor and said seriously: "Fever can easily recur. If you don't mind, I will sleep here tonight so that I can take care of you at any time."

Xie Mingzhe: “…”

Should he mind?

In his opinion, his senior brother is a straight man, sleeping here only out of concern for the patient. Tang Muzhou, who is very straight, kindly stayed to take care of his junior brother. If he drove him away, it would seem that he was very guilty.

But if I really stay, it means I will have to sleep in the same bed with my senior brother...

He is not a straight man, and he always feels awkward sleeping in the same bed with a man with a good figure and good looks.

Xie Mingzhe's mind was a little confused, but Tang Muzhou was so fierce that he got into the bed without waiting for him to refuse. Xie Mingzhe only felt that after the quilt was opened, a cool breeze blew in, and then the mattress sank slightly, and a warm body filled the empty space beside him.

Xie Mingzhe's scalp almost exploded and his cheeks turned red.

This, this, this, Senior Brother crawled into his bed? Rounding it off, that means they shared a bed!

What's more, the person sleeping next to him was so handsome, gentle, and had a perfect figure... He really couldn't resist such temptation. Xie Mingzhe's heartbeat was getting faster and faster, and he didn't dare to look at Tang Muzhou at all.

Tang Muzhou was calm and composed, pretending to be a "very gentleman". He kept a friendly distance from Xie Mingzhe, looked at him sideways with a smile on his face, "Are you sleepy? If not, let's chat."

Why am I so sleepy? All my sleepiness was scared away by a strange dream...

Xie Mingzhe said with a stiff face, "Brother, what do you want to talk about? The playoffs?"

Tang Muzhou laughed: "Let's not talk about the competition during the holiday, let's talk about personal matters."

In the quiet night, Xie Mingzhe could clearly hear his own violent heartbeat. Tang Muzhou had just taken a shower at night, and there was a very special shower gel scent on his body, which was not pungent, but very pleasant, like a very light plant fragrance.

Xie Mingzhe suddenly remembered that a long time ago, when his senior invited him to watch a match, he accidentally bumped into Tang Muzhou's arms and smelled the same smell. At that time, he just thought it was special and didn't think much about it, but now that he smelled it again up close, his memory gradually became clearer, and only then did he realize that he had a particularly deep impression of everything about Tang Muzhou.

Noticing that the other person was looking at him, Xie Mingzhe's mind was in a mess, so he had to follow the topic and ask, "What private matters are you talking about?"

"Aren't you curious about what it feels like to like someone? I was too sleepy that day and went to bed, so I didn't have time to tell you."

"I'm just asking casually..." Xie Mingzhe felt a little guilty and his voice became much lower.

"Then I'll just talk about it casually." Tang Muzhou said slowly, "In fact, it's very simple to like someone. You don't need to find so many reasons. When you see him, you will be very happy, your heartbeat will uncontrollably speed up, and you want to be closer to him. When you can't see him, you will always think about him and want to know what he is doing. You often dream about him in your dreams - you don't need to confirm it repeatedly, your intuition will tell you that you just like him."

"..." Xie Mingzhe was stunned. It seemed that he felt the same way towards Tang Muzhou?

I am always happy when I see my senior brother. I receive voice messages from him every night. I can only sleep well after chatting with him. If I don’t chat, I feel like something is missing. Every time I win a competition, I dare not show off in front of my master. I always act very calm in front of reporters, but I can’t help but feel proud in front of my senior brother, exposing my true nature, because it is especially easy to be with him, and I don’t need to pretend.

When he was still a newbie, he received guidance from Tang Muzhou. Later, they became fellow apprentices and their relationship deepened. Unconsciously, he seemed to have gotten used to sharing his happy and sad things with Tang Muzhou. He developed a strange trust in this fellow apprentice.

Is this what love is?

Thinking of this, it seemed as if all my emotions had the most reasonable explanation, and everything suddenly became clear.

But I felt even more confused - how could he like my senior brother? Tang Muzhou already had someone in his heart!

Xie Mingzhe frowned in confusion, not knowing what to say.

Tang Muzhou continued, "The person I like is very smart, but he is a little slow in emotions. He has never realized that I like him. I didn't rush to confess because I was afraid of scaring him. Maybe, if I wait until he has enough affection for me, the success rate will be higher if I confess, don't you think?"

Xie Mingzhe felt a sour taste in his heart, and was very unhappy that his senior brother kept talking about that "person he liked".

He took a deep breath and pretended to be calm, "I have no experience. I can't give you any advice if you ask me."

Tang Muzhou chuckled: "Didn't you say that we should exchange our thoughts? If it were you, what would you do?"

Xie Mingzhe had a bitter face and didn't know how to answer.

He realized that he liked his senior brother a little bit, but confessing to Tang Muzhou? Even if he was very brave, it would be fatal. Don't look at his senior brother's good temper. If it really involves such a principled issue, Tang Muzhou will definitely refuse sternly and ask him to correct his attitude... Maybe they won't even be brothers in the future?

Xie Mingzhe was a little confused. His mind, which was already not very clear due to the fever, was now completely confused.

Tang Muzhou noticed that he was frowning and didn't respond, so he came over and asked, "Why don't you talk?"

Xie Mingzhe came back to his senses and forced a smile, "I'm a little sleepy. I don't want to discuss this issue. Let's go to sleep first!"

After saying that, he turned over, turned his back to Tang Muzhou, and buried himself in the quilt.

Tang Muzhou looked at Azhe's back and felt his heart soften. He really wanted to hug him in his arms.

But in the end, he resisted the urge.

He noticed that Xie Mingzhe seemed a little hesitant, and his eyes were a little different from before. However, he was still unsure of Ah Zhe's attitude, so he decided to wait and see. It would be best if things could develop naturally.

Tang Muzhou gently covered Xie Mingzhe with the quilt and closed his eyes.

Neither of them slept well this time. After all, they had been sleeping alone for so many years, and suddenly there was a grown man sleeping next to them, which was something they were not used to.

Tang Muzhou was in a good mood. His junior fellow apprentice did not reject his approach. It seemed that the time would not be long before he could hug his junior fellow apprentice.

Xie Mingzhe was lost in thought until the early morning, and after falling into a drowsy sleep, he had some messy dreams, so that he was in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness all night, and could not distinguish between dreams and reality.

When Xie Mingzhe woke up in the morning and saw his senior brother sleeping next to him, he looked embarrassed and said for no apparent reason, "Good morning."

Tang Muzhou reached out and touched his forehead, saying, "You don't have a fever. Do you feel better?"

Xie Mingzhe nodded: "Well, it's just a minor cold, it's nothing..."

He hurriedly put on his clothes and ran to the bathroom to take a cold shower.

Why did he run to take a shower so early in the morning? As a man, I know why. The junior brother looked very energetic. His reaction was so strong. Did he have the so-called "nightmare" again?

Tang Muzhou listened to the sound of water coming from the bathroom and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth - it seems that he needs to speed up the pace, Xie Mingzhe seems to have some signs of falling in love, he can't let him go in the wrong direction, it would be bad if he falls in love with someone else!