Coming of Age Ceremony
They slept together when they were young, so it didn't matter what position they slept in, and Chen Chu didn't pay much attention to it.
Anyway, he likes to roll around everywhere, often in two positions: before going to bed and after waking up. In comparison, Xie Shiming is much more well-behaved and is often used as a "frame" for him to rest his feet and hands on.
But I don't have any objection. Sometimes Shen Chu even feels embarrassed and always feels like he is bullying others.
Later, when he went abroad, he slept alone and his sleeping posture became even more unrestrained.
When I came back, I shared a room with Xie Shiming again. At first, I didn’t care how I slept.
But gradually...
He found himself beginning to notice more things.
For example, when he wakes up every day, he would sometimes be in Xie Shiming's arms and see his eyelashes, and occasionally meet Xie Shiming's dark eyes, as if he had been looking at him all the time.
For example, sometimes when Xie Shiming came out of the shower, he would notice that his body had changed.
Unlike when he was a child, he is now taller, with longer legs, broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his muscle lines are smooth and distinct yet not too abrupt.
Then, at that time, he suddenly understood the other meaning of "Thank God", not just referring to the top students...
After that, he will notice different details from different angles, and by the time he reacts, those impressions have already been engraved in his mind.
These once again formed the image of Xie Shiming, something familiar to him and yet unfamiliar to him.
Chen Chu had no intention of thinking deeply about these newly discovered "phenomena".
Even after he came to his senses, he thought it was normal. After all, he had been separated from Xie Shiming for so long, the image of him in his mind should have been gradually updated.
Daily contact is unavoidable, and he has no awareness to avoid it.
But after discovering that Xie Shiming might like him...
Shen Chu began to feel that something was not right.
Something is not right.
But he couldn't say it out loud. He couldn't suppress his evasive mentality, let alone speak out openly.
Then he could only be careful to avoid crossing the line and keep the distance between him and Xie Shiming within an "appropriate" range.
Although he didn't know what the "appropriate" range was, he was indeed more careful in his interactions with Xie Shiming, with a different attention and angle.
But even when I was in contact with Xie Shiming, when I wasn't paying attention, I had never seen him from such an angle...
Chen Chu fell on his back on the bed, looking at the person he was very familiar with from a perspective he had never had before, and for the first time he felt the pressure coming from Xie Shiming——
Whether it's the look or anything else...
Even though Xie Shiming didn't say anything at this time, but just looked at him from top to bottom, Shen Chu's heart still tightened. He blinked, and the tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes.
He didn't dare to wipe it off, but Xie Shiming wiped it off with his hand.
She rubbed the corner of his eye with her thumb, moving it gently and slowly.
Shen Chu subconsciously held his breath.
As if the excessive rise and fall of the chest would disturb something...
I can't retreat, and I don't know what to do now.
With his mind in a mess, Shen Chu just looked at Xie Shiming like that.
Feeling the shadow of Xie Shiming gradually looming...
The light above his head decreased, Shen Chu gradually opened his eyes, and another tear fell from the corner of his eye.
The shadow paused.
Xie Shiming pressed his hands on the bed, sinking down tightly.
The person under me has no idea what expression I have right now.
Her eyes and nose were red, and she looked pitiful, but she still stared at him with her round eyes wide open, not dodging or avoiding, like a fool.
Completely unconscious trust.
It seems like he can do anything.
The veins on the back of his hands became more and more obvious due to the force, and Xie Shiming didn't know how he managed to stop with his willpower.
"I'll give you two choices."
"First, tell me what you were thinking about just now."
"second......"
Shen Chu sniffed, and only after Xie Shiming spoke did he realize that one of his hands was still holding his collar.
He subconsciously let go, and seeing that it was all wrinkled, he stroked it again.
Xie Shiming's forehead veins popped, and he gritted his teeth: "If you don't want me to commit a crime, choose the first one."
“In the beginning, human patience has its limits.”
"Even if I can be infinitely tolerant of you, I still have to distinguish between things, understand?"
"......"
Shen Chu wanted to scold Xie Shiming for being annoying again.
This feeling of being seen through without any room for doubt...
And he didn't want the second option now.
So he curled his lips and muttered softly: "I'm not thinking about anything, I just think about my childhood..."
These words may not be told to others.
But when he said it, Shen Chu suddenly realized that to him, Xie Shiming was no one else.
He could say these words to Xie Shiming without any scruples or hesitation.
No one wants to say anything when they don't want to, but when they want to say something, the person in front of them is undoubtedly the first choice.
"Okay, I know these thoughts may be a bit hypocritical, but I can't help but think of them because of my emotions."
Before Xie Shiming expressed his opinion, Shen Chu added a few more words to patch himself up.
In fact, my mood is now occupied by new emotions. Although the original emotions have not completely subsided, Shen Chu feels a little embarrassed when he thinks about it.
After all, he has never been like this.
Sadness and grief...
Although it is still a bit uncomfortable.
After all, except for his uncle, all his blood relatives are gone...
"Also, don't tell me what I said to comfort you when you were little. I still remember it—"
When it comes to "I remember everything", Shen Chu shuts up again.
At this time, it is better to say less.
However, Xie Shiming's brows softened.
"Then I don't need to say anything more?"
Shen Chu shook his head: "I can comfort myself."
"But I want to coax you."
That's OK.
Talking is becoming increasingly difficult to handle.
Should he continue to play dumb or not?
Chen Chu pursed his lips and pushed Xie Shiming. Although the force was very light, it was full of anger: "Why don't you get up? Are you practicing arm strength with me here?"
"Um......"
Xie Shiming whispered: "My waist strength is actually pretty good."
"What?"
Shen Chu didn't quite hear it.
"nothing."
Xie Shiming sighed, looked down again, and then slowly stood up.
He thought that if it wasn't the inappropriate time and if he didn't do anything else while Shen Chu was still sad, maybe he really wouldn't be able to bear it.
But despite this, Xie Shiming also felt that his patience was almost exhausted.
Can't wait too long.
But some things are hard to say unless the time is right.
And right now, there really aren't many suitable opportunities, not to mention...
It’s not like he didn’t feel that someone was still trying to escape.
I always want to be soft-hearted and give the other person more time.
Don't push people too hard.
It does require a conversion process.
"Don't let your imagination run wild like that again."
Looking at the red marks at the end of Shen Chu's eyes, Xie Shiming couldn't help but admonish.
"oh."
Shen Chu rubbed his eyes and nodded, thinking that this incident was just a small episode. It had already happened, and no matter how sad it was or how much he immersed himself in it, it would not change anything.
Apart from being trapped, nothing else will change.
But he didn't expect that someone would make a fuss about this matter.
Before returning to China, Shen Chu had thought that as a child who was taken away by mistake from the Shen family, his return this time, or returning to the Shen family again, would definitely attract other people's attention.
No matter what the purpose is, to explore, to be curious, or even just to satisfy selfish gossip, one cannot avoid asking about him.
This is indeed the case.
But it basically has no effect on him.
But this time, as his birthday approached, more and more rumors came out -
Since he is not a biological child of the Shen family, people are naturally curious about who his biological parents are.
But this has never become a big deal before, and it has no other use except curiosity.
But recently, even Shu Tongtong came to tell him that someone was spreading rumors that he had a bad fate and would bring bad luck to his father and mother...
I don't know where he got the news from, but I got the news that his parents had passed away a long time ago, as well as his grandparents whom he had never met... It seemed that their deaths were all related to him. It was even rumored that when he went abroad as a child, it was the Shen family who sent him abroad because they were afraid that his fate would affect them.
The richer you are, the more superstitious you become.
It really has some details to it.
Although when Shen Chu heard it, he thought it was quite ridiculous.
But people who spread such rumors are really annoying.
However, Chen Chu has no time to take care of these things recently, because the works he shot are about to be submitted to the school, and there are also professional course examinations. Although he has not chosen many schools, he still needs to prepare in advance.
According to calculations, the results should be out during the winter vacation, before his birthday, and he can concentrate on preparing for the academic exams next semester.
So even though he knew about these rumors, he temporarily put them aside.
Of course, even if he doesn't care, there will be someone else who will.
For example, Qiao Jiaxuan.
And his family.
But for this kind of thing, his parents and grandparents had passed away long ago, which was an established fact. In addition, Shen Chu had indeed been abroad for so many years, and now everyone in the family was busy with their own things. Shen Mingzhou and Shen Shuo were still busy with their projects. Shen Sui had recently reached a critical juncture in a certain research and was spending more and more time in school. Not to mention Su Luoyue and Shen Yi, they rarely had time to get away from filming.
As for Shen Songguo, the level of contact is even more different from theirs. Even if there are some actions and measures, when they are passed down, there will always be omissions.
There are small circles within the big circle, and they are not in a small circle, so sometimes they cannot function properly.
At least Shen Chu had finished his work, but Zhao Xinyu was still complaining to him, and there were still people spreading rumors on the forum.
The key point is that he has taken over someone else's family and is not welcomed by the Shen family.
It seemed that the rumor that he was unlucky for his parents would make the Shen family hate him even more.
Most likely it was intentional.
After all, it's not illegal to talk about it, and if you can make people unhappy, why not do it?
Even the recent news that Shen Mingzhou was going to hold a birthday party and coming-of-age ceremony for him and Xie Shiming could be misinterpreted by some people as something else——
It was as if he was in the Shen family, and for the sake of face, we had to do it for him.
This continued until his and Xie Shiming's birthdays, with such speculations still circulating.
However, these still did not attract much attention from Shen Chu. It was more worthy of his attention that on his birthday, his professional course results were released on that day.
Oh yes, and his uncle and brother Jian Xing as well.
He said he would return before his birthday, but he ended up being delayed for some time because he had to collect an award.
It's not certain whether I can make it back on his birthday.
This is such sad news.
Therefore, Chen Chu had no extra energy to devote to other things.
But when the day of his and Xie Shiming's coming-of-age birthday really came, Shen Chu didn't even have time to think about whether his uncle and brother Jian Xing would show up.
Because there are too many people...
There were so many that he almost lost his mind to think about it!
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