Chapter 16 Chapter 16 "Transfer one million to see your sincerity."...
Jiang Mian seldom called Qiao Yu by her full name. He usually followed his grandmother and called her "Xiao Yu", or was more intimate and called her "A Yu".
Not only in private, but also in class.
When two boys call each other nicknames like this, people will occasionally talk about it and laugh at it.
Jiang Mian didn't mind, he never cared about those things.
But Qiao Yu minded it and mentioned it to Jiang Mian. Jiang Mian said okay, he would solve it.
Qiao Yu thought he would change his name to "Solve Problems", but Jiang Mian took the initiative to solve those who caused the problems.
After that, he still called "Ayu Ayu", but no one dared to say anything about him anymore.
The only time Jiang Mian called Qiao Yu by her full name was when he was in his third year of high school.
After winter came, Qiao Yu couldn't keep his hands and feet warm, so Jiang Mian squeezed into the same bed with him and acted as a human hand warmer.
When they slept, they sat close to each other with their limbs piled up in a mess.
They were both sixteen or seventeen years old at that time and knew most of what they needed to know. Such intimacy was indeed a little abnormal, but they both knew it and no one mentioned it.
This tacit understanding lasted until one day during the winter vacation, when Qiao Yu woke up and found Jiang Mian staring at him.
He nestled in Jiang Mian's arms as usual, with the thick quilt covering the lower half of his face. Qiao Yu felt strange and uttered a "Hmm?" with a rising tone at the end of his throat to express his confusion at the moment.
He had just woken up and was still a little dazed, so he subconsciously stretched his feet towards Jiang Mian.
Jiang Mian held it naturally. His palm was warm, and he grasped from the heel to the instep, warming it carefully.
"Qiao Yu."
Jiang Mian called out Qiao Yu's full name, which woke up half of her sleepiness.
He squinted his eyes and poked his face out from his mess of hair like a rabbit: "Ah?"
"Am I your brother?"
Jiang Mian is one year older than Qiao Yu, but they have never used age as an issue when they are together.
Qiao Yu didn't understand why this man was now comparing himself with him in terms of seniority, but if you really wanted to count, he could be considered his elder brother.
"Do you think of me as your brother?" Jiang Mian asked again.
Qiao Yu was half asleep: "Yeah."
Jiang Mian shook him awake and called him by his full name: "Do you only think of me as your brother?"
Qiao Yu felt dizzy and wondered what this person could be if not his brother. It can't be my sister.
"What do you mean by um?" Jiang Mian pinched his face, "Seriously, I'm asking you a question."
Qiao Yu didn't know what was wrong with Jiang Mian, but since the other party asked him seriously, he just reluctantly answered seriously: "If you want to be one, then be one. I'm fine with that."
There's nothing wrong with calling him brother, Jiang Mian is happy to hear him and doesn't mind calling him that.
"Brother, come on, you are my brother."
Qiao Yu groaned and shouted twice, but Jiang Mian's face gradually darkened and he was obviously unhappy.
He racked his brains but couldn't figure out how he had offended this old man, and the two of them just got along awkwardly.
In the end, it was Jiang Mian who first broke the window paper. When everyone went out to set off fireworks on New Year's Eve, he asked Qiao Yu: "Whose two brothers sleep in each other's arms?"
Qiao Yu thought it was over.
He stammered as he explained that they would not sleep together anymore.
But Jiang Mian was not happy: "Do we have to be buddies?"
Qiao Yu thought that they were neither sisters nor brother and sister.
Or maybe Jiang Mian wanted to be a big sister, but after living together for so long, how come he didn’t notice that Jiang Mian had this evil taste—
The mess in his mind was suddenly interrupted. Qiao Yu reacted a little slowly and raised his hands to cover his face.
"ah!"
He shouted, but his voice was drowned out by the fireworks flying into the sky.
Jiang Mian looked up at the night sky: "Happy New Year."
Now it’s not a matter of being happy or unhappy.
"You kiss me?" Qiao Yu said.
Jiang Mian retracted his gaze and looked at him: "What's wrong?"
The question "What's wrong" was asked so naturally that Qiao Yu didn't know how to respond.
The momentary silence made Jiang Mian start playing dead, and he completely ignored whatever Qiao Yu said to him afterwards.
Qiao Yu was not in a clear mind at the beginning and ran to ask a lot of questions. When he came to his senses the next day, he not only did not come closer, but also hid even further away from Jiang Mian.
Because he gradually began to accept the reality, Jiang Mian did kiss him on New Year's Eve.
Although the kiss was on the face, it is not wrong to attribute this behavior to an expression of family affection or friendship.
But it was too abrupt, so abrupt that Qiao Yu tried to convince himself all day but failed.
But he didn't know if Jiang Mian was such a blunt person, who had to give him a kiss on the face to express his concern for his brother.
He didn't dare to ask, fearing that he would get an unwanted answer.
During that period of time afterwards, Jiang Mian not only rarely looked for him, but he was even unwilling to hug him when he slept. When he called him, he only called him by his full name, and his face was stern when he did so, which almost left Qiao Yu with a psychological trauma.
"Qiao Yu, don't move."
"Qiao Yu, are you hiding from me?"
"Qiao Yu, you like me."
Qiao Yu’s eyes were bigger than a cow’s.
Jiang Mian repeated it again, more confidently than before: "You like me."
This arrogant look is so annoying that Qiao Yu really wants to slap him in the face.
But he didn't utter a word, because his mouth was soon pried open.
They had their first kiss in the snow. Jiang Mian put one arm around Qiao Yu's waist and the other hand on the back of his neck, as if he was holding all of his choices and strength, trapping this man in his arms.
Qiao Yu was kissed so hard that she couldn't stand. Then she realized in a daze: "What are you doing?"
"Kiss you." Jiang Mian put his hand on his forehead, "Will you give it to me?"
Qiao Yu pursed her lips and thought to herself that this guy was so shameless. He would have kissed her whether he gave it to her or not.
The cloud of mist that was exhaled blinded Qiao Yu, and he shrank his head and hid backward, and Jiang Mian chased after him.
He didn't say he would give it, nor did he say he wouldn't give it.
"I'm so nice to you, but you won't even give me a kiss?"
Qiao Yu didn't understand why Jiang Mian could speak of such a shameful thing as if it was a matter of course, and at the time simply attributed it all to Jiang Mian being too thick-skinned.
Later he understood that Jiang Mian was a very shrewd businessman. He liked Qiao Yu and had to get something in return for his feelings.
Or a kiss or a hug.
Just like now.
The money spent on grandma was not wasted, and the Jiang family's third young master's humble coaxing was not in vain.
Qiao Yu accepted Jiang Mian's help and should also give a response.
Qiao Yu suddenly calmed down.
He remembered what he had said to Ji Zhongyuan: If Jiang Mian can do it for money, why can't I?
He is so awesome.
He can do it now.
"Do you like me?" Qiao Yu said softly, "Transfer one million to see if you really mean it."
When Qiao Yu said this, he didn't think that Jiang Mian would really give him one million, and even if he could, he didn't think he could give it to him immediately.
Essentially, he just wanted to embarrass Jiang Mian, but he didn't expect Jiang Mian to take out two bank cards and hand them to Qiao Yu on the spot.
"This money is clean. Here you go."
Qiao Yu was stunned for a moment, but still took the card.
He lowered his eyes to take a look. It was not a domestic card. He hesitated slightly: "Do you still have dirty money?"
Jiang Mian blinked: "Yes."
Qiao Yu: “…”
There's no need to be so honest.
Although he was still a little hesitant, Qiao Yu still put the bank card into his pocket: "Don't touch dirty money."
"Yeah," Jiang Mian nodded, now as obedient as a loyal puppy: "I won't touch those."
This sincere attack caught Qiao Yu off guard. He originally wanted to embarrass Jiang Mian, but now he even felt that Jiang Mian was not so unforgivable.
"Did you promise me?" Jiang Mian asked.
Qiao Yu looked up: "What?"
Jiang Mian looked at him quietly for two seconds, then suddenly pulled Qiao Yu's arm, leaned over and hugged him in his arms.
Qiao Yu was held on the lower back and fell forward half a step, bumping into Jiang Mian's chest.
The familiar scent almost overwhelmed him. He held his breath for a few seconds until he was sure that this was a real hug, then he suddenly raised his head.
Compared to before, Jiang Mian has grown a lot taller, so when hugging him, Qiao Yu has to tilt her head back so that her chin can rest on his shoulder.
Snowflakes fluttered in the air and fell into Qiao Yu's field of vision.
He closed his eyes, feeling the warm breath on his temples and his heart beating uncontrollably.
The root of my nose felt sore and there was a mist in my eyes.
Even if I emphasize in my heart a hundred times not to repeat the same mistake, my heart still beats the same for decades, and once I get close to it, I can't control it at all.
Just for this moment, think about nothing.
Just put aside all those messy things from the past and present for now.
Qiao Yu's hands hung at her side, her fingertips moved slightly, and she grasped the hem of Jiang Mian's clothes.
He was just pinching that tiny bit of fabric, but he used so much force that his nails turned white.
The next second, his five fingers were held by someone.
Jiang Mian grabbed Qiao Yu's hand and clasped it behind his back.
"Hold me." He put his hand close to Qiao Yu's cheek and put it to his ear. When he spoke again, his voice was very deep, as if the sea water was flowing back through his ears into his brain.
"I love you."
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