Chapter 112 Extra 2: Gap
Chen Youhan held the earphones without moving, and the singing voice leaked out of the receiver, which sounded distorted.
With a blank expression on his face, he calmly said, "There's a seat over there."
Ye Kai said as a matter of course: "But I want to sit with you."
He was wearing a white polo shirt, a pair of knee-length sports shorts, white mid-length socks that didn't cover his ankles and calves, and Adidas Barricade tennis shoes. Chen Youhan glanced at him and then looked away, and put his earphones back into his ears. He crossed his arms over his chest, and his long legs in black sports pants looked a bit crowded between the front and back seats, but the posture of stepping on the horizontal bar abruptly deepened his imposing aura.
Ye Kai's eyes fell on Chen Youhan's handsome face. The other party had closed his eyes and said indifferently in a low voice: "It's up to you."
It takes nearly an hour and a half to drive from the Tianyi campus to the training camp. The car went from noisy to quiet in just over ten minutes. At the beginning, everyone was excited and chatting, but later they all fell asleep.
Ye Kai poked Chen Youhan's arm.
Chen Youhan remained in his position and said "hmm" to indicate that he was listening. But he was so cold and arrogant that he didn't even open his eyes.
I vaguely heard Ye Kai say something.
He finally opened his eyes, leaning his face slightly against the back of the chair. He was too lazy to open his mouth, and only used his eyes to warn him to speak up if he had something to say, and to shut up if he didn't.
The next second, he was stunned and caught off guard by Ye Kai's action of taking off his headphones.
Ye Kai held the black left earpiece in his hand and asked, "Can you lend it to me?"
Chen Youhan opened his lips, but before he could say anything, Ye Kai stuffed the other half into his ear.
"Suede." He pursed the corners of his lips, without looking at Chen Youhan's reaction, he also followed his example, crossed his arms and closed his eyes to rest.
A swear word flashed through Chen Youhan's mind, but he forced himself to hold it back as he looked at Ye Kai's long drooping eyelashes.
Ye Kai dozed off to the repetitive melody of "it seems some times were lost in TV". When he woke up, he was awakened by thunder.
The bus cut through the rain curtain, and the crackling raindrops and summer thunder were muffled in the humid air.
The pillow on which his head rested was obviously not the back of the chair. Ye Kai reacted for a while in his confusion, not knowing where he was for a moment, but the smell between his ears and nose was familiar to him. He subconsciously raised his arms to wrap around Chen Youhan, muttered a vague "Brother Youhan", and then kissed his jaw with his lips as the other's body reacted stiffly.
The thunder seemed to explode right next to my ears, causing a commotion in the car, and everyone rushed to the window to see the vast expanse of white outside. Ye Kai's chaotic consciousness suddenly shuddered, and he slowly let go of his hand.
Chen Youhan gritted his teeth and lowered his voice: "You're awake, why don't you get out of here?"
Ye Kai whispered, "I'm sorry."
Ning City is the provincial capital. Although it is called a city training camp, they are actually using the provincial team training center. After getting off the bus, the rain has not stopped. The already empty hall is even more buzzing with the sound of the pouring rain. The tennis club and the basketball team gathered separately, and the team leader had to shout to arrange the rooms for the lecture. The dormitory is a double room allocated by the provincial team, all in the same building.
After the break, they went their separate ways at the entrance of the fifth floor corridor, one to the left and the other to the right. Ye Kai thought, this was a dream, if he wanted to see Chen Youhan, he was destined to see her - after lunch break, he ran into Chen Youhan in the sports store on the first floor of the gymnasium.
Chen Youhan had already changed into his team uniform and was about to start training. He was holding a pair of AJs in black, white and red. There was no one around him, so he must have sent the shopping guide away.
Ye Kai's footsteps were silent as he approached him, but Chen Youhan knew it was him.
"Buying shoes?" He looked down at the sneakers on Chen Youhan's feet.
It's the same style.
"Du Tang's birthday."
Ye Kai was stunned, and squinted at him uncomfortably: "Send couple shoes? Did he agree to it?"
Chen Youhan put the pair back on the display shelf, picked up another pair, and replied indifferently: "No need, I know what he likes."
Ye Kai felt choked by his words and asked, "Then do you know what I like?"
Chen Youhan then turned his attention away from the shoes, glanced at him nonchalantly, and then looked away, "Not interested."
With a clap of thunder, Ye Kai opened his eyes from the bed. The scented cool air was in stark contrast to the stuffy and humid atmosphere in the gymnasium.
...Fuck, I was so angry that I woke up!
Chen Youhan woke up with difficulty breathing. When he opened his eyes, he saw Ye Kai pressing on him. In the dim light, only a pair of eyes were bright.
Expressionless, but angry.
Chen Youhan raised his hand and held him in his arms. After breathing and waking up for a while, he asked, "Did you have a nightmare?"
Ye Kai broke free from his arms, propped up his elbows, and asked condescendingly, "What birthday present did you give Du Tang?"
Chen Youhan was confused by his question: "How old are you?"
Ye Kai: "..." His eyes were cold, but he said obediently: "Tell me everything you remember."
Chen Youhan finally raised his eyes slowly, the last trace of fatigue disappeared from his eyes, he and Ye Kai looked at each other in the darkness, "I don't remember."
I really don't remember. It was so many years ago, who has time to remember things that only high school students care about!
Ye Kai smiled slightly, "Really?"
Chen Youhan looked at him innocently: "Really."
The arm holding the back of his head exerted a little force, and Ye Kai was pressed into the crook of his neck. He felt Chen Youhan kiss his hair and ears: "Let's go to sleep, okay?"
Of course that's not good! The heat of his speech sprayed on Chen Youhan's shoulders, and he asked coldly: "What gift do I want when I turn seventeen?"
Chen Youhan didn't understand, but still answered: "Skateboard."
"What about eighteen?"
Chen Youhan kissed the tip of his ear: "Sapphire."
Coming back to his senses, he laughed: "Baby, can you be reasonable? How can you compare what happened more than ten years ago with what happened three or four years ago?"
Ye Kai asked again: "What did you give me for my tenth birthday?"
Chen Youhan couldn't say he didn't remember, after all, if he really didn't remember, it might be another fatal answer. He sighed, "Lego Millennium Falcon."
Ye Kai was so angry: "Don't you remember it very clearly!"
Chen Youhan smiled helplessly, half-raising his hand in a gesture of surrender: "Please forgive me, I really don't remember..." After thinking for a while, he asked tentatively: "Sneakers?"
Ye Kai finally exploded: "You remember his birthday, the style and color of sneakers he likes, and you picked out his gift yourself! But you say you have no interest in what I like!"
Chen Youhan completely lost his memory: "...When? Where?"
Ye Kai said in a wronged and ferocious tone: "——In a dream!"
After saying this, I didn't hear Chen Youhan's explanation as I wished.
He was laughing like crazy!
Chen Youhan pressed Ye Kai into his arms and kissed him, ruffling his hair with his big hands. He smiled and coaxed him, "Okay, okay, I won't sleep anymore. The Chen Youhan in the dream is too bad, isn't he?"
What a devilish tone of voice you use to coax a child!
Ye Kai wanted to break free, but Chen Youhan held him tightly, laughing so hard that his chest was shaking, "Don't bother with a high school student, what does he know? He hasn't fallen in love with you after seeing you so many times, so he is either blind or not very smart, can you please take care of the disabled?"
Ye Kai was still angry, but he also coaxed her into curling up the corners of her mouth. Chen Youhan held his face, caught his smile that he couldn't hold back, and couldn't help but hold his warm neck and kiss him.
After the kiss, Ye Kai finally calmed down, leaned on him and poked his heart, saying in a subtle jealous tone: "You actually like Du Tang so much."
Chen Youhan grabbed his slender fingers, pulled them to his lips and kissed them, saying, "First, not 'that'; second," he looked at Ye Kai and his voice softened, "I didn't touch you."
Ye Kai felt insecure when he looked at him, and his heartbeat went out of control. At the same time, he thought to himself, you’re lying, the Chen Youhan in the dream doesn’t like me at all.
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Standing there on the court - especially during a game - is not a good sight.
The referee blew the whistle and Ye Kai regained consciousness. He looked at the scoreboard and saw that it was match point.
There were many people squatting or standing around the small tennis court, very closely surrounding it. Cheers and jeers were heard one after another. Ye Kai deduced that this was probably not a regular game.
He gripped the racket tightly, inserted his fingers into the tight mesh - this was his habitual action, and then lowered his center of gravity and got into position.
The opponent's serve was fierce, but he was distracted and noticed Chen Youhan standing opposite him, staring at the court without blinking - perhaps staring at Ye Kai, because when Ye Kai's eyes crossed with his for a fraction of a second, he looked away. Ye Kai raised the corner of his lips and pulled the ball back.
The ball hit the racket and made a very pleasant sound, but a moment later, the crowd was in an uproar - the ball landed within the white line at a very tricky angle. The referee was stunned for a moment before blowing the whistle.
Ye Kai raised his hand to signal, then walked closer to the network cable and clapped hands with the other party.
At this moment, he had to admit that it was no wonder that some people liked to cheat - the pleasure was indeed immoral and intense.
After playing basketball for so many years, his basketball IQ, skills, neural awareness and muscle control are not what they were in high school. He ended the battle with one shot, and the training coach's eyes lit up when he looked at him.
Ye Kai couldn't help but smiled and walked out of the court. His teammates jumped over to hook his neck and rub his head, while scolding him for sleepwalking in the first half and going crazy at the end of the game.
He looked back and found Chen Youhan sitting in the stands playing with his cell phone.
It's a full keyboard phone, and the only games you can play are Tetris and Snake.
Gradually, more people left and he was the only one left, his shadow stretched out long by the setting sun at five o'clock in the afternoon.
There are no female team members here, but Chen Youhan couldn't help but think of Ye Kai when he was in physical education class at school, and he always heard the girls passing by discussing him.
Although basketball is cool, tennis is obviously more elegant and niche. He watched for a few minutes and had to admit that the way Ye Kai held the racket was indeed eye-catching and seemed to glow, so much so that every time he pretended to pass by and take a look, he stayed longer and longer each time - until today, he finally watched the entire game without missing a second.
"I play basketball pretty well, right?" Ye Kai sat down next to him.
"Go away."
Chen Youhan didn't even raise his head.
"You're so fierce." Ye Kai opened the lid of the sports water bottle, tilted his head back and took a sip of water.
The words "game over" appeared on the LCD screen. Chen Youhan put away his phone and said seriously, "Have you had enough fun?"
Ye Kai didn't understand: "What are you playing?"
"If you're flirting with me because of my sexual orientation—"
"I like you. I thought I didn't need to repeat this." Ye Kai stared at him with a half-smile, "Who flirted with you? Is it necessary to kiss you to flirt with you?"
Chen Youhan was caught off guard by his straight ball and could only turn his face away hastily, but his overheated ears were exposed to his opponent.
Ye Kai moved his upper body closer to him and bumped into him: "Du Tang is not as good-looking as me."
Chen Youhan clutched his phone and said coldly, "Superficial."
From Ye Kai's perspective, his jawline was tight.
Superficial? What does superficial mean? I don't like Du Tang because of his looks, so it doesn't matter if you are prettier than Du Tang - is that what you mean? Ye Kai laughed and said leisurely, "Thank you for the compliment."
Chen Youhan pushed him away with one hand, and acted cool with disdain and impatience: "Can you be more reserved?"
Ye Kai was unbridled in his dream. He held his chin with his hand, and said with a bright smile, "Is there any benefit in being reserved when it comes to liking something?"
Chen Youhan wanted to refute, but when she turned her head, she fell into his gaze. The words on her lips were instantly forgotten, and only her Adam's apple rolled meaningfully.
Ye Kai used his knee to knock his bent long legs, "Right."
Before Chen Youhan could say anything, Ye Kai said again, "I like you. I know you like to drink whiskey and love Macallan. Although it's embarrassing to say it out loud, you really can't ride a bicycle and have never taken public transportation. The only time was when your father carried you to experience Ningshi Metro Line 1. You are 1.87 meters tall and wear size 44 shoes. Although you also ride motorcycles, you think that pretending to be cool is boring. Forty points in the physics paper is the best you have ever scored. When you came out, Uncle Chen kicked you and broke your calf. I don't know why you like boys who can draw - even though Du Tang and I can't."
He spoke this series of words quickly and lightly, and Chen Youhan didn't react in time. His palm was clenched, and then his wrist loosened. When he looked again, he found that the black wristband had been taken off by Ye Kai.
Ye Kai raised his hand halfway to indicate: "Although I am very angry, it doesn't matter if you can't remember what I like. This is enough - because you just need to know that of all things, I like you the most."
After he finished speaking, he stood up, turned around and faced the setting sun while Chen Youhan was stunned, shocked, at a loss but trying to pretend to be calm.
The corners of his mouth were clearly curled up.
...Oh my God, Chen Youhan’s trick was so useful back then!
The author has something to say:
Chen Youhan's trick should be in Chapter 38, Baxi Rum Flavor and I Love You the Most.
Ye Kai: Damn, it feels so good
Song Chen Youhan listens to: Lost in TV by Suede
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