Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Did I like you very much at that time?
It was the last class before the exam week, and the first snow of this winter in Xiacheng finally arrived. Snowflakes fluttered down from the sky, embellishing a beautiful landscape of Xiacheng University.
Many students are excited about snowy days. As soon as the bell rings, they rush out of the classroom, run downstairs, and run into the romance that winter brings to the earth.
Jiang Chi didn't have classes tonight, so he waited outside Sheng Jianan's classroom early in the morning. He was leaning against the window in the corridor, playing with a bottle of drink in his hand, looking nonchalant. Many students passing by after class were secretly looking at him.
The teacher of Sheng Jianan's class walked out of the classroom and saw Jiang Chi outside the door. He paused and said curiously, "Hey, classmate, I often see you waiting for someone in my class."
He casually pointed at the students who had not yet left the classroom behind him and asked, "Which one of these is your girlfriend?"
A classmate came out from behind and laughed, "Teacher Jin, he doesn't have a girlfriend."
"Oh?" Teacher Jin guessed with interest, "So you are still chasing her, but haven't caught her yet?"
"Not really." The classmate glanced at Jiang Chi, smiled, and said nothing more. He said hello to the teacher and quickly went downstairs.
Many classmates followed behind him to join in the fun, all laughing secretly.
"What? What are you laughing at?" Teacher Jin asked, "Could it be that I guessed wrong? He's not pursuing my student?"
Jiang Chi also smiled, looking through the crowd, looking at Sheng Jianan who walked out slowly, and said: "He is your student."
"You just guessed the gender wrong." A classmate reminded, "His boyfriend is your student."
After saying this, the students around him laughed.
Hearing this answer, Teacher Jin was not too surprised, and seemed to be more interested: "Really? Who is it? Let me see."
Just at this time, Sheng Jianan walked to the door. Seeing this, the students who were blocking the door dispersed consciously. Someone made way and joked, "Here he comes. His boyfriend is here."
Teacher Jin turned his head and saw that it was Sheng Jianan. He smiled and said, "I guessed it was you."
He looked at Sheng Jianan, then at Jiang Chi: "You two really look like a good match."
Jiang Chi liked to hear this kind of words the most. Hearing this, his eyebrows curved and he smiled: "Thank you, teacher. I also think you have a very good vision."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was another burst of laughter all around.
At this time, a girl said: "Teacher, did you see the sensational drone confession a while ago? It was them."
"I'm not as free as you are. I'm still paying attention to who is confessing their love to whom every day." Teacher Jin laughed, then looked at his watch and said, "Okay, it's getting late, you should go back and rest."
After a slight pause, he continued, "Those who want to date can go on a date, and those who don't have a partner should study hard."
"Is this discrimination against singles? If you have a partner, you can date, but if you don't have a partner, you can only have a miserable date with studying." Someone complained.
Hearing this, another classmate said, "You can also choose not to review, and then have a two-way date with the person who failed the course."
"Forget it, I'll just review then."
The group dispersed, talking and laughing.
Jiang Chi walked up to Sheng Jianan and grabbed his hand. It was okay, not as cold as usual. The mini hot water bottle was still good for warming hands.
Jiang Chi took his hand and handed him the hot drink: "Take it and warm your hands."
Sheng Jianan took the small bottle of drink and put it into the wide pocket of his down jacket.
The two of them went downstairs and just as they walked out of the teaching building, they saw some classmates filming videos and shouting excitedly to the camera: "It's snowing in our school. The children in the south are so happy——"
This caused a burst of laughter.
Amid the falling snowflakes, the energetic laughter adds a touch of youthful vitality belonging to the campus to the night.
Sheng Jianan couldn't help but smile, and then stepped into the romantic snow with Jiang Chi.
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There was some snow water on the ends of their hair and shoulders. As soon as they returned to the dormitory, Sheng Jianan took a shower first.
After taking a shower, Sheng Jianan read a book for a while before the lights were turned off.
At this time, Jiang Chi was still very conscious and did not dare to disturb him easily. Also because he insisted on going to the same school as Sheng Jianan since he was a child, he developed good study habits and followed Sheng Jianan's footsteps closely.
During the exam week, the students in the dormitory were very quiet. Some were reading, while others were playing with their phones with earphones in their ears. Sheng Jianan was so absorbed in his studies that he didn't realize it was time to go to bed until the lights were turned off.
There was the sound of water in the bathroom. Sheng Jianan glanced at Jiang Chi's desk. There was a professional book spread out on the desk. He probably just went to take a shower.
He closed the book, tidied the table, helped Jiang Chi tidy up, and then climbed into bed to go to sleep.
Before going to bed, Sheng Jianan closed the curtains, took out his cell phone and looked at it for a while, then he heard Jiang Chi coming out of the bathroom, staying downstairs for a while, and then climbing onto the bed.
Sheng Jianan was just about to put down his phone and go to sleep when he saw a corner of the middle curtain being lifted.
The two looked at each other for a moment. Jiang Chi smiled, then simply pulled open the curtain and stepped over.
"I knew you didn't sleep." San San was still cramming for the exam with the desk lamp on. Jiang Chi lowered his voice.
"Get ready for bed." Sheng Jianan put down his phone, lay down in bed, and said, "You should go back to bed too."
In order to prepare for the exam, Sheng Jianan strictly controlled the amount of time Jiang Chi spent with him during this period. Especially in the past few days, even kissing is not allowed, and the bed curtains are drawn tightly, resolutely preventing Jiang Chi from crawling over at night.
"Sheng Nannan, you can't do this to me." Jiang Chi lifted a corner of his quilt, crawled in, and hugged him. The body is still steaming from just taking a shower.
Jiang Chi counted the days and said aggrievedly, "You haven't let me kiss you for seven days."
"..." Sheng Jianan said, "Didn't we agree not to do anything before the exam is over?"
Jiang Chi stared at him for a while, wanting to ask him when he had agreed on it. Wasn't it him who made the final decision?
Jiang Chi lowered his eyes, circled them under his nose, and asked, "Will a few minutes delay your review?"
It won’t take more than a few minutes, but Sheng Jianan mainly wants to calm down and concentrate on reviewing, so the rules must be set strictly. Otherwise, according to Jiang Chi’s demanding attitude, it will definitely take more than a few minutes.
Seeing Sheng Jianan didn't say anything, Jiang Chi thought for a moment, then he lifted his cheek and smiled: "Hey, Sheng Nannan, if you think about it, we would have kissed each other a long time ago."
"Wouldn't it be more of a waste of time now?" he said reasonably.
Sheng Jianan looked at the ceiling and still didn't speak.
No rejection means there is a chance, Jiang Chi continued, hugged him, put his arm around him, and whispered in his ear, "Kiss for a while, just for a while."
Sheng Jianan: “…”
The dormitory was so quiet that you could almost hear the sound of San San flipping through books coming from next door.
"Three minutes?" Jiang Chi negotiated.
After two seconds of silence, seeing that Sheng Jianan still remained silent, Jiang Chi propped up his arm and looked at him: "Sheng Nannan, if you don't say anything, I will take it as your consent."
Sheng Jianan glanced at him calmly. Seeing this, Jiang Chi smiled and stretched out a finger, very flexible: "Then one minute?"
After a moment of silence, Jiang Chi slowly scratched Sheng Jianan's jawline with one hand and said with a smile: "Thirty seconds, if you don't agree, I will force you to kiss me."
"..." Sheng Jianan glanced at Jiang Chi's face and looked at him silently for two seconds, "The last time before the end of the exam."
"Yes, sir." Jiang Chi saluted him and said, "Then I'll start."
Then he pulled the quilt over his and Sheng Jianan's heads.
Probably because there were only thirty seconds left, Jiang Chi was in a hurry.
It was a bit stuffy in the quilt, and they couldn't calculate the time while kissing, so Sheng Jianan started pushing Jiang Chi only after he was sure that the time had expired.
"Jiang En, time..." Sheng Jianan uttered a few words vaguely with his lips blocked, and then his lips were blocked even tighter. "Too bad..."
"Kiss me for a little while longer..." Jiang Chi pressed his hand while kissing him, negotiating with him, "For the last little while."
Sheng Jianan: “…”
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Time passed day by day during the tense and busy days. Jiang Chi's most difficult final exam was finally over and the winter vacation officially arrived.
As soon as the holiday came, Jiang Chi pressed Sheng Jianan for a revengeful intimate moment. In addition, they had been reviewing every day recently, so the two of them slept until noon the next day and did not even receive a call from Grandpa Jiang.
Taking into consideration their hard work in studying, Grandpa Jiang usually invites them over to play during the winter and summer vacations. This happens basically every year.
This year is no exception.
After waking up, Jiang Chi called his grandfather back, and Grandpa Jiang said he missed them very much. After hearing what the old man said, the two men discussed it and packed their luggage and went to their grandfather's house that afternoon.
After Grandpa Jiang retired, he rejected the proposal of Jiang's father and mother to move into the villa together. He renovated the old house, made the yard and garden beautiful, and lived in the old house alone.
He has a retired military dog in his yard. His biggest hobby every day is to walk the smart dog, chat and play chess with the elderly neighbors, and grow some vegetables and flowers. He has a very leisurely life. No matter how many times Jiang's parents called him, he refused to live in the city permanently.
The winter afternoon sun was particularly comfortable. In the large yard, two old men were playing chess. When Sheng Jianan and Jiang Chi's car stopped outside the yard, they heard Grandpa Jiang's deep and hearty laughter from the yard: "I have you in trouble."
The parking road in front of Grandpa Jiang's house was next to a pile of weeds, and the view from the rearview mirror was not very good, so Sheng Jianan got out of the car first, looked at the road for Jiang Chi, and directed him to park.
As soon as they parked the car, Jiang Chi got out to pick up the suitcase. Another old man in the yard noticed them first and said to Grandpa Jiang, "Are those two at the door your grandchildren?"
Grandpa Jiang narrowed his presbyopic eyes and immediately stood up happily: "Yes, it's them."
The two of them brought a suitcase. Jiang Chi pushed the suitcase with one hand and habitually wanted to hold Sheng Jianan's hand with the other hand.
When they had nothing in the past, they could hold hands at will, but now that they are in a relationship, Sheng Jianan feels embarrassed.
After all, the old people’s ideas are rather feudal.
Even though Grandpa Jiang had seen them grow up, he was more or less mentally prepared and could accept them. There are inevitably other elderly neighbors nearby who don't understand. Sheng Jianan is afraid that his grandfather will live here alone and be criticized, so he refuses Jiang Chi's offer to hold his hand and tells him to be careful during this period.
"You're here?" Grandpa Jiang came out to greet them happily. "Are you hungry? I'll call someone to cook."
After the two of them affectionately called him grandpa, Sheng Jianan shook his head and said, "We're not hungry. We came here after lunch."
"Then have some cakes." Grandpa Jiang said, "I asked someone to bring some for you. This is the cake you loved the most when you were little."
The three of them walked in while talking. The old man standing inside saw Jiang Chi and Sheng Jianan approaching and said to Grandpa Jiang: "Are these two your grandchildren? They are so tall?"
The two of them greeted the old man politely.
"Well, how is it?" Grandpa Jiang patted Jiang Chi's shoulder with a smug smile on his face, "Follow me."
The old man looked at Jiang Chi, then at Sheng Jianan, and praised with a smile: "These two children are well-grown, tall and pretty."
Hearing this, Sheng Jianan glanced at Jiang Chi. He remembered that Jiang Chi didn't like people praising him for being good-looking and cute since he was old enough to understand. It was also from that time that he resolutely stopped wearing those cute little clothes bought by Jiang's mother, because he was determined to become a little hero who could protect him.
Xiao Jiangchi believes that a hero should be tough.
Sensing Sheng Jianan's gaze, Jiang Chi glanced over. Thanks to the tacit understanding and knowledge they had since childhood, Jiang Chi instantly understood what he meant: "Beautiful is not a compliment to me, but to you."
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After the two chatted with their grandfather for a while, Grandpa Jiang was worried that they were too tired from the recent exams, so he asked them to go upstairs and rest for a while and call them when it was time for dinner.
So the two of them went upstairs to put their luggage first.
They had a fixed room to sleep in every year. After going upstairs, Sheng Jianan and Jiang Chi went straight to that room, and sure enough, it had been cleaned thoroughly. Many photos of the two when they were children were also placed on the desk and bedside table. You can tell at a glance that it was Grandpa Jiang who asked the cleaning lady to do it.
Jiang Chi packed his luggage and saw Sheng Jianan standing in front of the desk looking at photos. He walked over and hugged him: "Are you tired? Do you want to rest for a while?"
"Not tired." Sheng Jianan shook his head and said, "I slept for a long time today."
Jiang Chi smiled: "Not long, you didn't sleep much last night."
Sheng Jianan: “…”
Jiang Chi looked at the photo in his hand. In the photo, they were sitting in the back of a cool pickup truck. When captured by the camera, Sheng Jianan happened to be looking at the camera, while he was looking at Sheng Jianan with a smile, and his eyes seemed to be full of light.
"How old were we at that time?" Jiang Chi took the photo.
"Junior high school, I guess." Sheng Jianan said.
Jiang Chi looked at it curiously for a while, then pointed at himself in the photo and said to Sheng Jianan, "Sheng Nannan, do you think I liked you very much back then?"
Sheng Jianan was also looking at this just now. He hadn't seen this photo for two years. When I watched it before, I just thought they were very good brothers. Jiang Chi looked at him with love as always, but it was not the kind of love that wanted to fall in love.
But looking back now, the way Jiang Chi looked at him at that time clearly showed love.
Calculating the time, that was indeed the age when a normal boy would fall in love for the first time.
Maybe there are some things that you can only understand when you grow up and experience them.
"We really should have started dating a long time ago." Jiang Chi concluded, "Why didn't I pursue you now?"
Perhaps the more he thought about it, the more regrettable it became. Jiang Chi kept muttering to himself for a long time, his tone full of regret that they did not fall in love early in junior high school.
In order to prevent him from feeling too regretful, Sheng Jianan interrupted him mercilessly: "Even if you pursued me, I would not agree at that time."
"...Why?" Jiang Chi asked.
"Too young." Sheng Jianan said, "So you don't have to regret it. Even if you pursued me for a long time in advance, I would not fall in love before I become an adult. So, we are 20 years old now, so we only started dating two years later. Isn't it less regrettable?"
After a moment of silence, Jiang Chi retracted his arms, hugged Sheng Jianan a little tighter, and said in a compromising manner: "Two years is also 730 days. These 730 days are enough for me to kiss you so many times. Do you know that?"
Sheng Jianan: “…”
At this time, Grandpa Jiang's voice came from the yard: "Are you here?"
I don't know who I'm talking to.
The desk was facing the window. The two of them looked out in the direction of the sound and saw another car parked in front of the yard gate.
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The author has something to say:
Jiang Chi: I don’t want to talk about it a day later than a day earlier.
Fortunately, Jiang Chi "started to understand" late~
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