Chapter 34 Like [Well, kiss me]
Li Xi was awakened by a tightening hug. He opened his eyes in confusion and glanced at the digital clock on the bedside table. It was only a little after four in the morning.
The person who was hugging him from behind was sleeping. I don’t know what he was dreaming about, but he hugged him tightly unconsciously. Li Xi then remembered that Tang Ruining had not slept with him tonight.
When did Tang Ruining come in? He was totally unaware. These days, she had gotten too used to his body temperature and breath. Even if he was not there before going to bed, Li Xi would only sleep on half of the bed to make room for Tang Ruining.
Li Wei carefully turned over and hugged him from the front. When he tossed and turned in Tang Ruining's arms, Tang Ruining made vague and dissatisfied sounds in his throat, but after being hugged, he quickly calmed down and fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up again, Tang Ruining was already awake and was holding him without moving. Both of them knew that the other was awake, but no one spoke. They just hugged each other quietly, listening to each other's breathing.
After a long while, Tang Ruining said softly, "I don't mind if you want to hide something from me, really."
"As long as you are happy, it doesn't matter if you don't want to tell me."
"I just want you to know how much I like you..." There was a suppressed tremor in the last words. After Tang Ruining said this, the hug became tighter, as if he was enduring something.
Li Xi's heart felt like a ball of paper that had been crumpled a few times and soaked in water; it felt heavy and painful. He placed his palm on Tang Ruining's back and stroked it before speaking: "Ruining, if there is something I don't want you to know, it's not that I want to hide it on purpose, but... I have no choice. I hope you know this."
"Yeah." Tang Ruining buried his head in his neck and took a breath, "I know."
Maybe he doesn't need to keep it a secret for his whole life. He will confess to Tang Ruining at a suitable time in the future.
Will he believe it? If you haven't experienced this yourself, it seems like a fantasy. Who can accept it so calmly?
At this stage he had no idea how to start the conversation, and had no experience to draw on. Li Xi closed her eyes and began to have wild thoughts in her mind. She said straight to the point, "Actually, I'm not Jiang Yilan. I just traveled through time and space into his body." She also gave a long foreshadowing and told Tang Ruining some supernatural stories.
It's ridiculous no matter how you think about it, and it's suitable to be arranged on April Fools' Day.
He was still lost in his own imagination, drafting an opening statement that would take who knows how long. Tang Ruining's hand had already touched his chest, and her thighs were clamped around his legs and rubbing slowly. Somewhere with such a strong presence that Li Xi came back to his senses in a second.
…
It was very late and the two of them got up reluctantly. Now they could go to the bathroom together to take a shower without worrying about being seen by other members.
Li Xi told Tang Ruining that he was going back home today as he hadn't been home for a long time. Wei Qiyao kept saying that she missed him, even though she had visited him not long ago.
In fact, Li Xi knew what was going on. Wei Qiyao probably knew it too, because late last night Wei Qiyao sent him a WeChat message asking if he could come home. Normally, she would not send him messages late at night.
But he didn't tell Tang Ruining so as not to make him worry.
He left for home before lunch, and when he got home there was still a table full of delicious food waiting for him. As soon as Li Xi saw Wei Qiyao's expression, he knew that his guess was correct. Although she was still smiling at him and did not mean to blame or get angry, there was a hint of forced happiness in her smile, and she seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Let's eat first, Lanlan." Wei Qiyao's tone was still very gentle, and she wanted the child to eat first before speaking.
"good."
Li Xi sat down to eat, and the meal was much more difficult than before. As usual, Wei Qiyao asked the usual questions, such as whether she was tired from the recent tour, whether she had had a good rest, and whether she was feeling well. But there is one question missing that he used to ask frequently: "Are you getting along well with everyone on the team?"
After finishing the meal, the two sat on the sofa. Auntie cut some fruit for them. Wei Qiyao looked at him and almost started to speak but went off topic and never got to the point.
Li Xi swallowed her dry throat and took the initiative to start a conversation.
He said, "I'm sorry...Mom."
This was the first time he called her "Mom" after becoming Jiang Yilan, and it was also the first "Mom" he could remember from birth to now.
Wei Qiyao's eyes immediately turned red. She rubbed her hands back and forth on her knees for a few times, then put them together and placed them on her knees.
"Lanlan, I don't mean to blame you. You know, mom is not the kind of old-fashioned person who thinks this kind of thing is sick or abnormal. I am used to it in the entertainment industry. It's just that, didn't you like girls before? Mom just thinks it's a little strange..."
Jiang Yilan is her only child. A few days ago, she and her husband were imagining the beautiful scene of Jiang Yilan getting married and having children, with three generations living under the same roof. But this heavy blow came so suddenly. She really didn't expect that her son's sexual orientation could change so easily when he was so old. She was so worried that she couldn't fall asleep until late, so she decided to call Jiang Yilan back home and ask him about it herself.
"I don't remember much about the past, but now..." Wei Qiyao still had a faint hope in her eyes, but Li Xi could only harden her heart and extinguish her last bit of hope: "I do like men."
After a moment of silence, Wei Qiyao continued, "I know, I know you are... um, different now, but what mom means is, since you could like girls before, then if you can accept both choices, then, mom just wants to ask, can you try, try to choose a girl?"
Li Xi smiled, "But Tang Ruining is a man."
At this point, Wei Qiyao knew that he had chosen someone. She sighed deeply, "Do you really like him?"
"Yeah, I like it."
He said "I like it" without hesitation, pursing his lips and keeping a faint smile. What else could Wei Qiyao say when she saw him like this? Tang Ruining is a good kid. Wei Qiyao has always been optimistic about him. She thinks that he does not have the unpleasant little thoughts of many artists, but he is not a brainless person. Most of the time he just disdains to be scheming. He is a reliable person with his own ideas.
But at present, Wei Qiyao still finds it difficult to imagine the fact that her son will spend the rest of his life with a man. She thought again that she didn't need to be so pessimistic. Couples in the world break up and get back together all the time, not to mention the entertainment industry where there are all kinds of people and temptations. Maybe they won't be together for long before they break up.
But what if he still likes men after they break up, and the one he finds is not as good as Tang Ruining...
Li Xi saw that Wei Qiyao's expression was tangled again, so he walked over and squatted beside her, looking up at her: "Ruining is a very good person. Don't look at him as if he is usually cold, he is very good to me, really, very good."
"I feel safe and happy with him. I don't know who else can give me this feeling, but I know he is the right person."
Wei Qiyao touched his head gently, her nose aching again, "Of course mom hopes that you'll be happy and content."
The cell phone vibrated in his pocket. After a while, Li Xi stood up and took it out. It was Tang Ruining.
[Baby, when will you come back?] 】
Li Xi almost lost her grip on the phone. When did she start calling him "baby"...
He tensed his face and replied: [Before dinner], [Have you had lunch?]
[I ate it, but it wouldn’t taste good without you]
Li Xi walked a few steps away, and Wei Qiyao looked up at him.
[I will go back soon]
Tang Ruining: [Hmm] [Kiss me]
...Li Xi generously pressed a row of kissing soybean man emojis for him.
[Not this kind]
Before Li Xi finished typing the words "What kind is that?", the other party sent back a voice message that lasted only one second.
He put his ear close to the ear and heard a "bo" sound coming from the mouth.
Li Xi moved his phone away expressionlessly and clicked to listen again.
After repeating this operation five times, Li Xi replied: [I’ll owe you money for now]
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