Eighty-nine:
"What does this mean?" he pointed at the jade pendant on the necklace.
This jade pendant was very similar to the one he had someone carve for Ji Qingzhou, the only difference was that the green apricot was embedded in a square frame.
Ji Qingzhou pointed at the pendant and explained to him: "This is Qingxing, and this is the wall. Qingxing is enclosed in the wall, so red apricots will go out of the wall, but Qingxing won't." He looked at Chu Cheng and said gently, "I won't go out of the wall."
Chu Cheng listened, and felt his heart being hit hard. He looked directly into Ji Qingzhou's eyes, wondering what he was thinking but not knowing what to say. He felt the burning sensation in his chest was quite intense, pressing down on his heart and making him breathless. He reached out and hugged Ji Qingzhou into his arms, saying nothing quietly.
Ji Qingzhou hugged him obediently and said to him, "Happy birthday."
"Yeah." Chu Cheng responded. He tilted his head and kissed Ji Qingzhou, then hugged him tightly.
Ji Qingzhou was held by him for a while before he suddenly remembered something and let go of him and looked at him, saying happily, "I'm the first one." He said, "I'm the first one to wish you a happy birthday."
Chu Cheng knew he was referring to his birthday, and said with a smile, "Yes, you are the first one."
Ji Qingzhou took the necklace from him and put it on his neck. He looked at his necklace and then at the one on his neck. He said with satisfaction, "Go to sleep."
Chu Cheng thought that when he looked at the two people's necklaces like this, it would be related to necklaces, but he didn't expect that it was actually sleeping. He was a little amused for a moment.
Ji Qingzhou had already laid down and covered himself with the quilt. Chu Cheng followed suit and turned off the lights. Ji Qingzhou hugged him and leaned against him.
Chu Cheng felt the touch of the jade on his neck and raised his hand to touch it. He didn't expect Ji Qingzhou to give him such a gift in return, just like he didn't expect that he would not stop Ji Qingzhou from putting it on him. Chu Cheng didn't have the habit of wearing jewelry, and he rarely even wore a watch. He thought it was troublesome and didn't like it.
But now, he accepted Ji Qingzhou's necklace.
Chu Cheng suddenly wanted to end the contract between him and Ji Qingzhou. It was about to expire, and ending it early was also a gift to him. However, he felt the warmth of Ji Qingzhou's embrace and was inexplicably reluctant to let him go. He unconsciously tilted his head to look at Ji Qingzhou, thinking about what it would be like if he left him in more than two months, who he would meet, and what would happen. He was so simple and had a good temper. The entertainment industry was so complicated. What if he was deceived?
"Ji Qingzhou." He whispered.
Ji Qingzhou said "hmm" in response.
Chu Cheng looked at him in the darkness and spoke gently, "Remember, no matter what happens to you in the future, you can come to me and use my name to negotiate with the other party."
Ji Qingzhou was already a little sleepy and didn't understand what he was saying. He just said "hmm" out of habit.
He forced himself to open his eyes, looked up at Chu Cheng, and said to him coquettishly, "Sing a song for me."
"You've listened to the songs all the way, and you haven't heard enough."
"I want to hear you sing." Ji Qingzhou said softly, "You didn't sing in the KV, can you sing for me?"
Chu Cheng then realized that he was still thinking about the fact that he didn't sing in the KV before. He looked at the person in his arms and asked him, "What should I sing? Sing a lullaby to coax you to sleep?"
"It's all right. Sing whatever you like." Ji Qingzhou was not picky at all.
Chu Cheng thought about it, but he couldn't remember any lullaby he knew at the moment. Instead, he thought of a song he always liked to sing.
Ji Qingzhou was really sleepy, and soon he couldn't hold on any longer after trying so hard, so he urged, "Sing."
Chu Cheng noticed that his tone had become slurred, and knew that he was about to fall asleep, so he spoke slowly. He had a good voice, and was very gentle when he sang, with a low, yet tender voice.
Ji Qingzhou heard him singing in a daze:
She is so beautiful that she can make fishes sink, geese fall, and the moon hide in shame.
Beauty is too beautiful to hide
People around me feel like spring
I would rather die than regret
He unconsciously snuggled into Chu Cheng's arms, and Chu Cheng took the opportunity to hug him tighter, tucking him in the quilt while singing softly:
The beauty of the country is left to entangle
Even if life is short
I want you to come and I want you to go
What a lucky pair
Ah, wait for me to give you my country to please you
All the people sang together and passed down through the ages
Look at the distant mountains, the smiling water flows
Forever and ever
Ji Qingzhou listened to the words "life after life, until the seas run dry and the rocks crumble", and slowly lost consciousness. Under the influence of alcohol and sleepiness, he slowly fell asleep.
Ji Qingzhou woke up very late the next morning. He looked at his phone and couldn't believe it was already past 11 o'clock. "Why is it so late?"
"Ask yourself." Chu Cheng watched the show and said, "Will you drink again next time?"
Ji Qingzhou was sober now, and gradually recalled what happened last night when he was drunk. He couldn't believe that he could get drunk with just four glasses of wine, and he couldn't believe that he looked like that after being drunk.
Ji Qingzhou covered his face and said, "I have lost my memory."
Chu Cheng smiled instantly, "It seems that you remember what you did last night."
Ji Qingzhou refused to admit it and shook his head, "I don't remember, I really don't remember."
"Then I'll help you recall the past?"
Ji Qingzhou looked at him speechlessly, "Let's skip this part."
"Will you drink again next time?"
"I won't drink anymore." Ji Qingzhou said depressedly, "This shouldn't be the case. My mother can drink a lot, so why is my alcohol tolerance so poor?"
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