I love you
Chu Sinian chose to walk in areas with less snow, taking each step quickly, which caused his body to sway and his steps to falter.
Snow seeped in through his shoes and socks again. Chu Sinian twitched his lips and thought it was good that Chen Chi had carried him just now; the cold made him want to have his limbs amputated.
He trudged on, step by step, unaware that a shadow beneath him was drawing ever closer.
Suddenly, Chu Sinian was picked up horizontally and carried in his arms. Before he could even be surprised, he smelled a familiar scent.
Chen Chi glanced down at the stunned person in his arms, lifted him onto a chair, squatted down, and took off his shoes.
Chu Sinian's ankle was gripped tightly by a warm hand. He looked up and saw that they were all staring at him. He gritted his teeth and said, "What are you doing? Let me go."
Chen Chi ignored him. Chu Sinian looked down and saw that Chen Chi had taken out a pair of boots to put on him.
He used his other foot to press down on his knee, which was stuck in the snow. "I'll put it on myself."
Seeing that Chen Chi still ignored him, Chu Sinian reflexively wanted to kick him, but he held back and said, "I'm getting angry."
Chen Chi lifted his eyelids to glance at him, then lowered his hand and stood up.
Chu Sinian then bent down, took off his shoes and socks, and put on the other boot.
The characters were a bit too big and didn't fit his shoes. Chu Sinian stood up and took a few steps. "Where did you get these shoes?"
Chen Chi said, "I took it from the dormitory."
Chu Sinian then remembered that Chen Chi was still staying in the dormitory. As he rushed to the examination hall, he said, "Is it convenient for you to stay in the dormitory? You have to run back and forth between the company and the school every day..." He paused and then said, "And my home too."
"I'm not staying there, I'm moving soon."
Chu Sinian didn't ask any further questions and quickly arrived at the examination hall to take the exam.
The exam wasn't difficult, but the scope was very broad. The professors in their astronomy department never highlighted anything. Whenever students asked them to reveal some key points, the professors would just say, "The exam content has already been covered this semester, so there's no need to highlight anything."
As a result, students in the Department of Astronomy began preparing two months before the final exams, studying diligently day and night. If you saw a bunch of students with lifeless faces in the library, they must be from the Department of Astronomy.
When Chu Sinian walked out of the examination room, a group of his fellow students from the same college ran out crying and shouting.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhhh! I'm free!"
"Waaaaaah... Why did I choose this major...?"
"Damn... what does that code even mean?"
"I want to drop out of school..."
Chu Sinian's head was a little sore from the exam, so he rubbed his temples. After walking a few steps, Chen Chi, who had been waiting for a long time, came up to him.
He asked, "Is it difficult?"
Chu Sinian looked up and saw Chen Chi watching the group of students who were stumbling and walking with no strength. He couldn't help but laugh out loud: "It's difficult, but I've been used to being tormented by a professor for a long time, so I don't feel anything."
Chen Chi nodded and said seriously, "Chu Sinian is very smart."
"Huh?" Chu Sinian was a little stunned when he heard Chen Chi call his name seriously without any malice for the first time. "I know."
Chen Chi lowered his brows and looked at him, the aggression in his eyes softening into a tenderness. "Chu Sinian is very smart, very kind, very upright, and very beautiful."
Chu Sinian curled his lips, his eyes crinkled, avoiding his gaze, his ears slightly red. The usual flattering words were on the tip of his tongue, but Chu Sinian only managed to utter, "You're smart too."
Chen Chi chuckled silently, letting out a long, drawn-out sigh, "Why didn't you say you knew?"
Chu Sinian turned to face him and bumped his forehead against his shoulder. "I'm more modest."
Normally, the two should go back to Chu Sinian's house and each go about their own business, one studying stars and the other handling official business, having dinner without disturbing each other before going home.
But Chu Sinian had made an appointment to have dinner with someone today, and that person couldn't meet with Chen Chi. He had to persuade Chen Chi to give up the idea of having dinner with him.
As the last rays of the setting sun blurred the car windows, the Rolls-Royce broke through the twilight, drove past the cold buildings, and stopped next to a glass restaurant.
Just as Chu Sinian was about to unbuckle his seatbelt, Chen Chi was faster, and the seatbelt snapped back into place with a whoosh.
Chu Sinian looked over, the afterglow of the setting sun shining through Chen Chi's straight nose into his eyes, "It's a promise you can't go."
Chen Chi pondered the bright, dim light in his eyes. "I'm not going. I'll wait for you here."
Chu Sinian raised an eyebrow. "When did you become so obedient? You're quite well-behaved."
He opened the car door and got out.
This restaurant, made of glass and wood and decorated with vegetation, is located in the central area, like the heart of the city.
Chu Sinian entered the room, glanced around, and saw the person by the window. He carried the gift over and sat down opposite him. "Long time no see."
Seeing what he was holding, Zhao Jiechao turned his head awkwardly and said, "Why did you bring a gift?"
Chu Sinian handed him the items, "Some small things, a neck massager and eye patches to relieve fatigue."
Zhao Jiechao was somewhat surprised, "You really know how to give gifts."
Chu Sinian replied, "We're all people who spend long hours looking at computers, so of course we understand."
Zhao Jiechao said irritably, "You're just very scheming."
Chu Sinian burst out laughing, "I'll take that as a compliment. I haven't had a chance to properly thank you for saving my life."
"It's not like I saved you."
Chu Sinian's dark blue eyes seemed to be filled with shards of light as he solemnly said, "If you hadn't tipped off Chen Chi and blocked that knife for me, I might not be here today."
Zhao Jiechao rarely experienced such gratitude from others, and felt somewhat at a loss. "Do you think this will stop me from disliking you?"
"You can certainly hate me, but that doesn't stop me from being grateful to you."
Zhao Jiechao coughed lightly, looking at Chu Sinian's spirited and beautiful eyes, and suddenly remembered the way Chu Sinian fell to the ground in a sorry state, and the man lying on the ground in despair beside him.
He thought for a moment and then asked the question he had been curious about for a long time: "What is your relationship with Chen Chi?"
Chu Sinian froze, touched the end of his eyebrow, and leaned on his knuckles, saying, "Friend."
"Nobody would believe that."
"Chen Chi cried like he was going to die that day." Zhao Jiechao felt quite relieved thinking about the scene, and snorted twice with a smirk. "So what if he's a chosen one? He's powerless in the face of life and death."
Chu Sinian remained silent.
Zhao Jiechao continued, "Seeing how well you've recovered, that guy must be ecstatic."
"It's really annoying; I get annoyed whenever I see him happy."
Chu Sinian's smile faded, and he smirked, "Why do you hate him so much? He's just a bit cold-hearted."
"What do you mean 'a bit cold'? That jerk of his has never given anyone a kind look except you. He's as unpredictable as a ghost."
Chu Sinian's eyes narrowed slightly, but his tone was amused. "Why are you talking about him? Didn't you recently participate in a new competition?"
Hearing this, Zhao Jiechao's face turned red. "Damn it, my teammates are like idiots, they can't do anything right. Why didn't they reincarnate into a pigsty to cause me trouble?"
Chu Sinian couldn't help but chuckle, "You know what that feeling is like too?"
"What do you mean?"
Seeing that Zhao Jiechao was about to get angry, Chu Sinian changed the subject.
What are your plans for the future?
"Take the postgraduate entrance exam, study until you drop."
"You have a real passion for computers."
"Of course, otherwise why would I choose this major? To achieve something like Chen Chi and then auction it off, that's too mercenary."
The two didn't eat for long; they couldn't agree on anything and were constantly on the verge of Zhao Jiechao getting angry. Chu Sinian found it amusing and deliberately prolonged their conversation.
By the time the two of them left, night had fallen.
Chu Sinian watched Zhao Jiechao's angry back as he sat back in the passenger seat in a good mood.
"How was the meal?" Chen Chi glanced past his bright eyes and stared at his slightly red lips.
"Great, he's still as funny as ever." Chu Sinian turned around and noticed that Chen Chi's gaze was off. Before he could find where Chen Chi's gaze was, Chen Chi turned back around.
The city's neon lights guided the way forward. Chu Sinian, bored, recounted Zhao Jiechao's experience, "I never thought he would become a pillar of the team one day. He called those people idiots. Does that sound familiar?"
"That's the same thing you used to say about Zhao Jiechao. I never thought it would happen to him now. Is this what they mean by the wheel of fortune turning?"
As Chen Chi drove, a slight smile played on his lips, his eyes occasionally glancing at the incessantly chattering Chu Sinian.
Such vivid moments are rare for him; the spring water surges and churns as if it has come alive, crashing against Chen Chi's heart.
There was a traffic light ahead. Chu Sinian turned around when he received no response and met a pair of sharp, dark eyes.
Chen Chi was looking at him intently, his cold and solemn aura completely concealed, and his eyes were filled with warm tenderness.
Chu Sinian's heart skipped a beat, and his palms clenched slightly.
He lowered his head, his gaze falling on his palm. The clear lines seemed to show signs of dampness. He remembered that it was warm, and it felt weightless when it hit his palm, yet he found it so hard to bear.
Chu Sinian lazily raised his head, and the car started moving again.
In the midst of the tranquil clamor, he tried to suppress the deafening pounding of his heart, but to no avail.
The two returned home, and it was already late. According to their usual routine, Chen Chi should go home now.
He hadn't left yet, standing in the open door watching Chu Sinian walk into the house.
The gaze that came from above was calm yet fervent, still so hard to ignore.
Chu Sinian took two steps, then turned and headed towards the door.
Chen Chi looked down at him, showing no surprise at this action.
Chu Sinian leaned against the wall, with Chen Chi's tall figure right next to his elbow.
He felt that gaze fall on the side of his face and slowly said, "I have many bad habits."
Chen Chi frowned, staring at his head which remained lowered, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I'm an alcoholic, have a bad temper, am cold and playful, and am self-centered and pessimistic."
“I used to have some money, but now I have nothing but a body.”
“There are plenty of people better than me.” Chu Sinian smiled, his eyes crinkling, and looked up at him, his eyes still gleaming. “Don’t come tomorrow.”
Chen Chi took a step forward, and the distance between them suddenly decreased. His thin shoulder rested against Chu Sinian's chest. Chen Chi said, "Chu Sinian, you need to understand that it is I who like you, and it is I who am clinging to you and refusing to let go."
His gaze darkened. "What did Zhao Jiechao say to you?"
They were too close; Chu Sinian could feel their hot breath on his ear.
“What does it have to do with him? I just suddenly realized that there’s no point in dragging this on.”
"Drag it out?" Chen Chi chuckled softly, as if he had heard something unbelievable. "I am dragging you out. I would rather drag you out for the rest of my life, until I am the only one by your side."
He stared at the tips of his ears, which were red from the cold, and struggled to keep his back teeth from biting them.
Chu Sinian tilted his head slightly, away from the scorching breath, "Why do you like me? I'm clearly not good to you."
Chen Chi paused for a moment, then raised his hand and turned Chu Sinian's head back, forcing the two of them to look at each other at extremely close range, their noses almost touching.
Chu Sinian's pupils trembled slightly. Amidst the surging of the dark sea, he clearly saw the extremely suppressed deep madness in Chen Chi's eyes, which was disrupting the past with an earth-shattering force.
"You know what? When you were in high school, I would visit you from time to time."
"I see so many people around you, so many, so many beautiful women always standing beside you."
"Everyone says you like Yu Shi, and I'm so jealous I'm going crazy. I want to devour you. The way he stands next to you, he's such a perfect match for Chu Sinian. You care so much about both Yu Shi and Ning Zicheng. Sometimes I wonder, what about me?"
"What about Chen Chi, the first person you met? What does he mean to you?"
"Am I so untrustworthy and insignificant in your heart? Chu Sinian, I really hate you."
Chu Sinian shuddered, trying to break free from his grasp but finding himself trapped in his palm like a bird.
Chen Chi coldly watched Chu Sinian struggle, then suddenly lowered his head and bit his cheek.
The tip of his tongue clung to that soft flesh, grinding it back and forth, while his teeth bit down slightly. The person being suppressed by his palms began to tremble, trying to push away with both hands but unable to.
He softened his touch, licking the soft, white flesh in his mouth, carefully tracing the teeth marks left behind.
An irrepressible excitement surged forth, and before it spiraled out of control, Chen Chi moved his lips away, nuzzling his earlobe and saying, "But more than hate..."
"It means I love you, year after year."
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