Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Sheng Jianan kissed him and said, "I like you."
After two days of rest at home, it's time to go back to school.
On Sunday evening, Mother Sheng still prepared a lot of homemade snacks and treats for her two children.
Jiang Chi took the lead and went downstairs carrying their luggage.
Before Sheng Jianan went downstairs, his mother thought for a moment and asked him, "Nannan, Xiaochi told me that your house is being ventilated recently and we can move in after a while. He said that you were afraid that I would not agree, so he asked me in advance, and he wanted to move in with you when school starts next year."
Sheng Jianan paused and asked, "Do you agree?"
"If you want to move there, I have no objection," said Sheng's mother, "but even if you move there, you have to live at home more often in the future."
"Yeah, I know." Sheng Jianan nodded, "Even if I live there, I will come back often."
Hearing this, Sheng's mother was obviously happy, she smiled, and then sighed: "I didn't expect that he has grown so big in the blink of an eye."
"I used to think you two are so tall now, but you are still like children, without any love instinct. Neither of you is in a relationship, nor do you talk to others." Sheng's mother said with a smile, "Now it's good, you are in a relationship, and you want to move out and live together as soon as you are in a relationship."
It was obvious from Mother Sheng's tone that she was extremely reluctant to see her child grow up.
Sheng Jianan thought for a moment and said, "Mom, we don't have to move out. I'll go talk to Jiang Chi."
"That's not what I meant. You're older now, and you want to fall in love, so it's normal for you to move out." Mother Sheng paused, then continued, "It's indeed more convenient to move out."
"As long as you go home more often, it doesn't matter whether you move or not." Sheng's mother said, "I just suddenly sighed, the child has grown up. I remember when you were in high school, I asked your father whether you and Jiang Chi would fall in love prematurely. But after a few years, there was no movement. I thought you were destined to be apart, and it's better this way."
Sheng Jianan lowered his eyes and suddenly felt a little sad.
Everyone once thought that they would fall in love prematurely, and everyone also thought that they were really just good friends. Yet they themselves know nothing.
This is probably what it means that those involved are confused, while those who are not involved can see things more clearly.
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After returning to school, although there was still some heat from Jiang Chi's confession, it was finally a weekend and everyone's excitement had dissipated a lot.
During class, Sheng Jianan received a WeChat message from senior Gu Panyu, asking him if he had time recently and whether he wanted to take on a commercial manuscript. It was the same sponsor from last time. He was very satisfied with Sheng Jianan, offered a very sincere price, and gave ample time.
However, Sheng Jianan thought about it and refused, as he already had plans for the recent period.
The scholarship is about to be received. In the past, every year after receiving the scholarship, Sheng Jianan would invite both sets of parents to dinner and give them gifts. This year is no exception.
This year is especially special, as he and Jiang Chi are about to have a new relationship. If nothing unexpected happens, he hopes to announce on the day of the dinner that he and Jiang Chi are officially in a relationship.
In the past, Sheng Jianan saved a lot of money that would have been used to buy gifts for Jiang Chi by relying on his ability to coax Jiang Chi. This year they officially became a couple and were about to move into a new home, so he felt it necessary to give Jiang Chi a gift.
Halfway through the class, the girl at the front desk suddenly turned around, covered her mouth with one hand, and asked in a low voice: "Sheng Jianan, are you really in love with Jiang Chi? Or are you just joking?"
Sheng Jianan paused, and before he could say anything, he heard the girl continue, "Because we heard you say before that you and Jiang Chi are good friends and it's impossible for you to be together."
After a slight pause, the girl probably felt that there was something ambiguous in her words, and she explained, "I didn't mean anything else. I've always felt that you two are a good match, and I really hope that you two will be together. So I couldn't hold it in any longer, so I came to ask you."
"It's okay." Sheng Jianan smiled politely and nodded, "It's true."
"Wow——" The girl covered her mouth excitedly, and then lowered her voice and said, "Blessings."
"Thank you." Sheng Jianan said with a smile.
Although their relationship has not been officially confirmed, in Sheng Jianan's opinion, their relationship is actually no different from being in a relationship.
But the main problem now is that Jiang's father and mother want to set rules for Jiang Chi. In their words, when Jiang Chi was a child, they thought he was too young, so they left him alone, which caused Jiang Chi's possessiveness to become more and more rampant.
When he reached middle school, Jiang Chi became even more difficult to manage, but Jiang Chi at that time was still a child after all. Although he was tall, he must have been easier to manage than Jiang Chi now. But at that time they thought that he would naturally understand the truth when he grew up, so they let him go again.
When they wanted to intervene again, he was already in his third year of high school. In order to prepare for the college entrance exam, they once again let him do what he wanted.
At this point, to use Jiang's mother's words, if anyone wants to stop Jiang Chi from seeing Sheng Jiannan, Jiang Chi will probably really "disappear from the face of the earth" with Sheng Jiannan. This kind of paranoid thinking must be corrected, otherwise there will be trouble in the future.
However, in Sheng Jianan's opinion, correction is a very, very difficult thing.
After all, there is a saying that goes "It is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature."
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The New Year's Day holiday is coming soon after we have only two days of classes this week.
At noon on the day before the holiday, when Sheng Jianan and Jiang Chi were having lunch in the cafeteria, they received a message from Ling Mo in the group of three.
[Ling Mo: @Sheng Jianan @Jiang Chi, are you going camping on New Year’s Day? Several classmates who went to Longdong Mountain together last time, including Gu Panyu, were also there.
【Jiang Chi:? ? Not going
【Ling Mo: Why not go? Camping is not cold】
[Ling Mo: Think about it, in the cold winter, in a windproof tent, two people squeezed into the same narrow but warm sleeping bag, with their bodies tightly pressed together, isn’t this the best time to cultivate feelings? 】
【Ling Mo: I’m just asking you, is that right? 】
Looking at the message on the phone, Jiang Chi tapped his fingers lightly on the table and really thought about it seriously. It was cold outside and warm inside as they hugged each other tightly in their crowded sleeping bags.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chi's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he coughed lightly to stop his wandering thoughts in time, then opened his eyelids and looked at Sheng Jianan opposite him.
Sheng Jianan was still looking at his phone, his brows lowered, as if he was thinking.
After a few seconds, Jiang Chi called out, "Nannan."
Sheng Jianan raised his eyes when he heard the voice, and saw Jiang Chi's mouth curled up, smiled, and asked: "Are you going?"
Sheng Jianan thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want to go?"
Jiang Chi looked at him, not knowing what he was thinking. He paused for a long while before he smiled slowly and said, "Yes, I want to go camping with you."
He deliberately emphasized the word "camping". Sheng Jianan paused, thinking of the message Ling Mo had just sent.
After a moment of silence, Sheng Jianan lowered his eyes, nodded and said, "Then go."
As he said this, he scooped up a spoonful of hot tofu soup and was about to put it into his mouth when Jiang Chi grabbed his wrist and put it into his own mouth.
"Hmm?" Jiang Chi frowned and suddenly asked, "Did you find that there is a fruity taste in the soup?"
"What fruit flavor?" Sheng Jianan scooped up another spoonful and tasted it, "No."
Jiang Chi stared at him, and seeing the thoughtful and puzzled look on his face, he thought it was so cute that he couldn't help but laugh.
As soon as she heard his laughter, Sheng Jianan knew she had been fooled by him.
Sure enough, Jiang Chi lowered his voice and said slowly, "It smells like peaches. It's very, very sweet."
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As much as Jiang Chi disliked living in the school dormitory in the past, he likes it as much as he does now. After all, once she returns home, even the right to live in the same room with Sheng Jianan will be taken away.
The night before New Year's Day, both roommates went home. Jiang Chi used the excuse of going camping with Ling Mo and the others from Xia University the next day to stay in the dormitory tonight.
In fact, Ling Mo himself returned home tonight, and will rush directly from home to meet up at the school gate tomorrow morning.
After finishing the phone call with Sheng's mother and explaining the New Year's Day schedule, Sheng Jianan heard Jiang Chi was still on the phone, answering his calls without much patience.
Noticing Sheng Jianan's gaze, Jiang Chi glanced at him, then smiled and said, "Mom, you told me so much, am I not as concerned about Nan Nan as you are?"
Jiang Chi stared at Sheng Jianan while talking on the phone. After a while, the other end said something. Jiang Chi said, "I know what you mean. You think I deliberately didn't bring Nan Nan home."
He walked to Sheng Jianan's side, put down his phone, put his lips to Sheng Jianan's ear, and whispered, "Tell her you want to go camping."
“……” Sheng Jianan looked up at him.
Jiang Chi put one hand around his waist, restrained him between himself and the desk, and put the phone to Sheng Jianan's ear. With a faint smile on his lips, he pinched Sheng Jianan's waist threateningly and moved his lips silently: "Hurry."
"Auntie." Sheng Jianan called out.
Jiang's mother on the other end of the phone suddenly heard that someone had changed. She paused, then smiled and said, "Nannan, are you going camping?"
"Yes." Sheng Jianan raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Chi, "We will be gone for two days and go home on the third morning."
"Okay, no rush, just have fun." Jiang's mother said, "If you can't catch up, just go back to school."
"Okay, Auntie." Sheng Jianan responded.
After talking for a few more words and hanging up the phone, Jiang Chi threw the phone on the table and hugged Sheng Jianan, looking lazy and comfortable: "I want to move into the new house as soon as possible."
Sheng Jianan glanced at him sideways.
Jiang Chi rubbed his face and whispered in his ear, "Once we move into the new house, no one will care about me."
Then he smiled again and said, "I'll do whatever I want when the time comes."
Sheng Jianan paused, and suddenly understood Jiang Ma's concerns and why she always reminded him again and again not to indulge Jiang Chi too much.
He seemed to be too indulgent in letting Jiang Chi do whatever he wanted, and Jiang Chi was indeed very good at pushing his luck further.
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Considering that it would be inconvenient to carry too much luggage when camping, Jiang Chi and Sheng Jianan shared one suitcase when packing their clothes.
If you are only going to be away for two days, you don't need to bring any outdoor clothes so they don't take up space. Sheng Jianan stood in front of the wardrobe and thought seriously for a while.
Although the tent blocked the wind and the sleeping bag kept warm, it was definitely still a bit cold outside. After thinking about it, Sheng Jianan took a set of winter Stitch home clothes from the clothes hanger, folded them, and put them in the suitcase behind him.
Seeing the pajamas bought by Jiang Ma, Jiang Chi couldn't help but smile. Sheng Jianan really had no idea at all. I had no idea how comfortable he would feel sleeping in bed wearing these pajamas and two furry Stitch ears.
After all, this was his benefit, Jiang Chi didn't say anything.
After packing the clothes, Sheng Jianan folded the underwear for changing and put them in a corner of the suitcase.
Then Jiang Chi stuffed his underwear together with his, two pairs of different sizes, one large and one small. They look quite cute when placed next to each other like this.
After taking a look, Sheng Jianan turned his eyes away, put on his pajamas and went to take a shower.
When he came out of the shower, Jiang Chi had already packed all the necessary supplies for his winter travel. For example, hot packs, body lotions, lip balms, thermos cups, hot tea, etc.
Seeing Sheng Jianan coming over with a lot of moisture, Jiang Chi hooked his long arm and pulled him from his position into his arms: "You're going to be exposed to the wind tomorrow, don't forget to apply moisturizer later."
Sheng Jianan nodded: "I know."
Jiang Chi smiled and said, "Do you want me to help you apply it?"
Sheng Jianan glanced at him and shook his head: "No need."
As she said this, she wanted to pull Jiang Chi's hand away and go back to her seat, but Jiang Chi held her tightly and refused to let go.
"You can ask me to let go." Jiang Chi looked at him, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with an innocent look, "Let me kiss you."
Sheng Jianan paused and said nothing.
"How is it?" Jiang Chi moved closer, "Is this a good deal?"
Seeing Sheng Jianan lowering his eyes and keeping silent, Jiang Chi's eyebrows moved slightly and he smiled, "If you don't say anything, I will take it as your consent?"
Sheng Jianan still didn't move.
Not long after, he felt Jiang Chi coming closer, his warm breath spraying on the side of his face, getting closer and closer...
The next second, Jiang Chi gently kissed the corner of his lips.
It was very light, barely touching the corner of her mouth, like a dragonfly skimming the water, full of care and cherishment.
After the kiss, Jiang Chi looked at him with a smile, like a cat that had stolen some fish, with a hint of joy in his eyes.
After a long silence, Sheng Jianan glanced over and saw Jiang Chi in a good mood, rubbing his hair with his hand: "Sheng Nannan, don't look at me. If you look at me again, I will think you are seducing me."
Sheng Jianan: “…”
Sheng Jianan looked away wordlessly, walked back to the table and picked up the lotion.
Jiang Chi took a look at the peach-flavored body lotion and said with a smile: "Sheng Nannan, I want to sleep with you tonight."
After a slight pause, he took the lead and said domineeringly: "Objection is invalid."
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This was the first time they slept together in the past few days since Jiang Chi confessed his love to her last time. However, apart from hugging each other, Jiang Chi did not behave in an excessive manner.
He slept until dawn, and when he woke up from the familiar embrace the next morning, Sheng Jianan felt warm all over and felt very comfortable. Jiang Chi’s body temperature is more useful than a heater or a hot water bottle.
Sheng Jianan opened his eyes and just moved, he heard a chuckle from above his head. Jiang Chi had just woken up, and he held his hand, tightening it habitually, and then kissed him on the top of his head, saying with a smile: "I dreamed that I ate peaches all night last night."
Sheng Jianan: “…”
For a moment, Sheng Jianan couldn't tell whether the peaches he mentioned were real peaches or something else.
"So sweet." Jiang Chi stretched and sighed, "It feels so good."
Sheng Jianan: “…”
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Several classmates chartered a car and went directly from the gate of Xia University to the camping site in the neighboring city.
The camping site is in a corner of a huge park, with an extremely broad view, allowing you to take in the vastness of the surrounding area. In the evening you can see the sunset glow, and at night you can see the sky full of stars, which are dazzling and beautiful.
There are a variety of tents and sleeping bags to choose from. In order to enrich the evening entertainment, the park is also equipped with Bluetooth speakers, guitars, and bonfire parties are held from time to time.
It is a great choice for a short trip to the neighboring city. Therefore, when they arrived, there were already many tourists camping in the park on New Year's Day.
After arriving at the park and buying a tent, Jiang Chi took Sheng Jianan to find a place and asked him to watch while he started to set up the tent.
Not long after, Ling Mo found them and set up a tent next to them.
Seeing this, Jiang Chi glanced over and frowned quickly: "Who asked you to come over?"
"Why, this place is yours?" Ling Mo said leisurely, "I won't stop you from doing anything. Maybe I can even be your bodyguard."
Sheng Jianan: “…”
Sheng Jianan was still waiting on the side, but Jiang Chi didn't bother to pay attention to him and just started working.
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Camping and barbecue are the best combination. In the evening, when the beautiful sunset covers half the sky, the barbecue smoke rises up, as if it is dyed into one with the pink sunset glow.
The barbecue here is semi-self-service. The park only provides stoves and skewers, and you have to grill the rest yourself. So the group decided to be self-reliant. Whoever wanted to eat it could grill it themselves and grill as much as they wanted.
The only person who didn't have to do anything was Sheng Jianan. He looked at Jiang Chi standing in the choking smoke, frowning slightly, and turning the skewers over and over with skillful hands.
Sheng Jianan suddenly understood what Ling Mo said when they were having barbecue at Long Dong Mountain that day: serious men are the most handsome. Jiang Chi is really handsome like this.
Sheng Jianan looked for a while, and then saw Jiang Chi raise his head, his eyes fixed on him, his lips unconsciously curved slightly, and he silently mouthed to him: "It will be ready soon."
Sheng Jianan curled the corners of his mouth slightly and nodded.
Not long after, the barbecue was fresh out of the oven. Jiang Chi walked over to Sheng Jianan with a bunch of skewers and said, "Try it."
Sheng Jianan took a string from him, took a bite, and it tasted very good.
"How is it?" Jiang Chi asked, "Is it delicious?"
Sheng Jianan nodded: "It's delicious."
"Give me a bite." Jiang Chi opened his mouth and moved forward.
Sheng Jianan passed the skewer to his mouth. Jiang Chi took a big bite from the spot where he had bitten, and then commented with a smile: "It's really delicious."
The students who were eating barbecue nearby looked at them for a while, and finally couldn't help laughing and teasing: "I've always heard Ling Mo say that you have a good relationship, and I really thought you were good brothers. But I didn't expect to see your official announcement a few days later."
Ling Mo had just finished grilling and came over with a bunch of skewers. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Yes, we have a gaming group, and we've talked about you two several times. Some people say you two will definitely be together, and some say you're just good brothers. They've even placed bets. The day you confessed your love, the group that won was so excited."
The male classmate nodded and then asked curiously: "Hey, can I ask you something? What does it feel like to date a good friend who you grew up with? Is it awkward?"
Hearing this, Sheng Jianan subconsciously glanced at Jiang Chi, and saw that he was looking at him at the same time.
After looking at each other for a moment, Jiang Chi stared straight at Sheng Jianan and said, "Why are you being so awkward? If I had known that we could have a relationship, I would have pursued her since kindergarten."
Sheng Jianan: “…”
As always, his speaking style is very much like Jiang Chi's.
Although Jiang Chi's answer was nonsensical, Ling Mo felt that it was surprisingly consistent with his style of doing things.
The male classmate chuckled and said, "You are falling in love too early."
"What do you mean early?" Jiang Chi said, "Nowadays, all the kids in kindergarten have a partner, so why can't I have one? Sooner or later, she will be mine, so what's wrong with starting a relationship sooner?"
After that, Jiang Chi turned to Sheng Jianan, and asked with a smile in his voice: "Sheng Nannan, if I pursued you at that time, would you have a premature love affair with me?"
I've seen people fall in love too early, but I've never seen anyone fall in love so early.
"..." Sheng Jianan said, "You will be beaten by your aunt."
Jiang Chi was eating barbecue and couldn't help laughing a few times, his shoulders trembling slightly.
At first the male classmate thought Jiang Chi was joking, but he was so serious. He kept saying to Sheng Jianan, "What a pity that you didn't fall in love earlier." His expression looked quite regretful.
The male classmate couldn't help laughing and said casually: "It's so early, what do you know?"
"Why don't you understand?" Jiang Chi said, "You don't understand because you are too late to understand. I have known since kindergarten that Sheng Nannan is the most beautiful child in our entire kindergarten."
"The whole kindergarten? Yours is the prettiest in the whole world." Ling Mo teased him with a smile, then said to the boy, "Believe him, he has been standing next to Sheng Jianan like a little bodyguard since kindergarten, not letting anyone get close. I remember when we were playing some game, the teacher asked Sheng Jianan to hold hands with other children, but before they even held hands, Jiang Chi got so angry that his eyes turned red. After that, the teacher never dared to arrange other children for Sheng Jianan again, and Jiang Chi was always around him no matter what he did."
Jiang Chi still had a faint impression of this incident. He smiled and said, "Anyway, I fell in love for the first time in kindergarten. It's a pity that I didn't know what love was at that time, otherwise I would have pursued her a long time ago."
As he said this, he looked at Sheng Jianan and raised his eyebrows at him.
Sheng Jianan: “…”
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When we were halfway through the barbecue, it was already dark. Retro-style soft warm lights were erected beside the tents, lighting up the entire camping area one after another.
Some tourists nearby have started singing and playing the guitar. The beautiful voices coming over, combined with the warm and soft lighting, sound very beautiful.
After eating the barbecue, Sheng Jianan wiped his mouth, took out the thermos and took a sip of hot tea.
After all the students had finished eating, several male students were responsible for cleaning up, including Jiang Chi and Ling Mo. Others went back to their tents to rest or play games.
On the way back, Sheng Jianan was talking to Gu Panyu when he heard someone calling him.
He looked in the direction of the sound and saw an unexpected person.
Miller.
Sheng Jianan's eyes froze, and then he saw Mi Le walking towards him with a smile: "What a coincidence."
Seeing that they knew each other, Gu Panyu looked at Mile, greeted Sheng Jianan, and then left first.
After Gu Panyu left, Sheng Jianan was silent for a moment, then nodded politely to Mi Le: "Hello."
"What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here." Mi Le said what a coincidence, but there was no surprise on his face, and his eyes deliberately looked around, "Are you alone?"
After a moment of silence, Sheng Jianan said, "There are other classmates."
"Oh." Mi Le responded, paused, and asked, "Sheng Jianan, do you not like me very much? Why do I feel that you are always a little defensive when you see me?"
"...No." Sheng Jianan said calmly, "I'm just not used to being close to people."
Mi Le looked at him twice, then suddenly smiled and said, "But I see that you and Jiang Chi are quite close."
This question was obviously beyond the scope of their relationship, so Sheng Jianan didn't say anything. He thought for a moment and was about to find an excuse to leave when he heard Mi Le say, "If Jiang Chi isn't here, why don't we go together?"
"No need." Sheng Jianan said, "He's here."
At this moment, Mi Le's eyes suddenly froze, and he glanced behind him, then smiled and deliberately moved closer: "Oh, by the way, you promised to take me to your Xia University last time, when are you free?"
Sheng Jianan frowned slightly and subconsciously took a step back. He remembered that he had politely refused that time, so Mile didn't understand what he meant?
Sheng Jianan's lips moved slightly, and he was about to say something when he saw someone standing next to him. Then a big hand took his hand, and Jiang Chi looked at Mi Le in front of him coldly: "Why are you here?"
"Fate? Coincidence?" Mile shrugged indifferently and smiled.
Jiang Chi didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he just warned him coldly: "Don't let me know what evil ideas you have, I don't care who your grandfather is."
Then he took Sheng Jianan's hand and left.
Sheng Jianan looked at his cold expression, thought of Mi Le's expression just now, and was silent for a moment, and explained: "He asked me to take him to Xia University before, but I refused."
Jiang Chi paused, hummed, grabbed Sheng Jianan's hand, and threaded his fingers through his fingers one by one, interlocking theirs tightly.
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Back at the tent, Gu Panyu came over and asked them to play games together. On the first day out, after playing for a while, Sheng Jianan was not used to the overly cold environment and felt a little cold, so Jiang Chi hugged him to keep him warm.
However, Sheng Jianan himself had a cold constitution, and after covering himself for a while, his body was still cold, so the two of them said hello to other classmates, and Jiang Chi took him back to the tent early.
The tent was indeed much warmer. Jiang Chi rubbed Sheng Jianan's cold fingers and took him to the men's bathhouse in a nearby cubicle to wash up.
After washing up, Sheng Jianan and Jiang Chi lay down in their warm sleeping bags early while there were beautiful singing and laughter outside.
The tent was really good quality, with almost no wind getting through, and the sleeping bag was exceptionally warm. With Jiang Chi's body temperature warming him up, Sheng Jianan's body temperature gradually returned to normal. It felt good to sleep outdoors occasionally. Sheng Jianan even felt that it was more comfortable than the small bed in the dormitory.
It was neither early nor late at this time. He listened quietly to the singing outside and felt very comfortable.
Just as Sheng Jianan was feeling sleepy due to the singing and talking, there was silence behind him for a long time. Jiang Chi, who Sheng Jianan thought was asleep, suddenly came over.
"Sheng Nannan." Jiang Chi propped up one arm and looked at him, "You told me some time ago that you liked boys."
Listening to Jiang Chi's low voice, Sheng Jianan hummed in a daze.
Then Jiang Chi said slowly: "You mentioned Mi Le before..."
Hearing this, Sheng Jianan's sleepiness immediately disappeared and his mind became much clearer. He turned his head and saw Jiang Chi staring at him with dark eyes, as if he didn't dare to ask. I don’t know how long I have been thinking about this.
There was no light on in the tent, only a faint warm yellow light seeped in from outside, casting a layer of light on their beautiful facial features.
Sheng Jianan looked at him for a moment, then suddenly tilted his neck back, kissed Jiang Chi on the lips, and said first: "I like you."
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