Chapter 131 Pollution 8 The Heat of Puberty
"Xiao Yan, are you cleaning again today?"
Li Yanze looked at He Yan in surprise as he came over with hot water.
It hasn't even been a day and you're cleaning again?
He Yan just swung the towel noisily, lowered his head and wrung out the water; the hot steam blurred his expression.
"It's not a big deal anyway, just wash it clean."
Li Yanze looked at him meaningfully, staring into his eyes.
"Xiao Yan..."
He Yan panicked, as if there were needles pricking his back, and pursed his lips and said "Hmm?"
"You don't have to hang around me all the time. You've been reading my reports. I'm doing fine, right?"
He Yan breathed a sigh of relief, hummed absentmindedly, and reached out to unbutton his shirt.
Seeing that he was always uncomfortable, Li Yanze had no choice but to indulge him.
"Okay, you decide. I'll listen to you."
It’s better to let him do something, otherwise he will keep having wild thoughts and be afraid to come and go.
Li Yanze suddenly felt a little emotional. His birthday would be over soon and he would be an adult at the age of 18.
But in fact, He Yan is still an easily restless child.
He should not rush to push him out, at least wait until he finishes the joint entrance examination.
After graduating from schools in Area C2, the top 100 students in the joint entrance examination can choose to join the army and be assigned to a unit after training as a new soldier. Or they can continue their academic studies and enter an institution affiliated with the Institute.
The research institute is in Area A, which is the safest place in the entire base.
Li Yanze also expected him to enter the research institute and live in Area A.
Which means... leaving him and being truly independent.
Li Yanze suddenly came to his senses when his trouser waist tightened, and subconsciously grabbed his hand.
"do what?"
He Yan looked calm.
"I didn't wipe my legs yesterday, so I have to wipe them all."
"No...it doesn't need to be so detailed."
"Yes. I have to."
Li Yanze grabbed the waist of his pants, looked at He Yan for a moment, then gave in and let go.
He Yan pulled it off, and seeing the tightly wrapped leg, he couldn't help but put it on.
"Aren't you amazing?"
He asked Li Yanze in a low and vague voice. Li Yanze was so soft-hearted that He Yan really cared about him, very much.
Maybe, when he goes to Area A and occasionally has free time, he will go to see He Yan and have a meal and chat with him.
In the future, whenever he falls in love or gets married, Li Yanze will give him a red envelope...
"This is something that is hard to avoid. The outside world is not like the base..."
Li Yanze didn't say much, nor did he want to say much to him, for fear that his panic would worsen.
He Yan stopped talking, lowered his head and continued to wash. He held the weak long legs and bent them up, then put them down again.
He Yan looked at Li Yanze lying on the bed, and suddenly he felt a strange sense of satisfaction in his heart.
He was lying on his back, injured, half-hanging over and looking over, his limbs draped loosely on the bed, completely relaxed and allowing He Yan to play with him as he pleased.
He Yan thought that he would never get angry with anyone, and he was like this with everyone... He smiled and gently tolerated everything with the attitude of a strong man.
But he is not like that, he is Commander Li.
But the power he had in the military was beyond the imagination of a student like him.
He has power and when necessary, he can give orders without considering other people's feelings.
Always standing in the position of a protector, on the other hand, means that he will always step on everyone under his feet, and no one can invade or offend him...
Unless he volunteers.
He volunteered, so...
He Yan lifted the quilt and placed it over his waist and abdomen, blocking Li Yanze's view.
So, is he special? Unique and irreplaceable?
He Yan's reckless adolescent blood made him impulsive and he wanted to pull off the fabric.
"He Yan! It's OK."
He Yan suddenly came back to his senses and wanted to play dumb, but his rationality made him break out in a cold sweat.
What on earth is he doing...
Li Yanze grabbed the quilt and covered himself with it, helplessly watching He Yan carrying the water, then turned around and quickly walked into the bathroom.
"Xiao Yan? Are you angry?"
Li Yanze sighed.
As expected, Guan Lerong and the others were right. Children of seventeen or eighteen are very rebellious and difficult to understand.
Li Yanze couldn't turn over and lay on his back in bed, worrying about He Yan's mental health.
Sometimes I feel like we need to have a good talk, and sometimes I feel like just let him be, it’s not a big deal, we are all men.
What's more, what could Xiao Yan understand? Didn't he know what he was thinking?
He didn't know yet that the bathroom was just separated by a wall.
The frosted glass door blocked out a suppressed sigh.
There was a sound of water rushing, the shower head was on, splashing on the tile floor.
Li Yanze's medicine had the side effect of causing drowsiness. After waiting for a long time, he felt so sleepy that he called out to He Yan in a daze.
"Xiao Yan?"
While half asleep and half awake, I seemed to hear a low, muffled gasp.
Li Yanze was so sleepy that he had fallen asleep and thought it must be an illusion.
The air was filled with moisture, and the Prussian blue school uniform top was wet and stuck to the boy's thin but resilient spine.
He Yan sat there hunched over with his head lowered, dripping wet, and water from his black trouser legs was dripping onto the tiles.
His ears were burning red, and he held his hands in front of him. The water flowed along his fingers, washing away something and dripping from his fingertips.
There was a look of disbelief on He Yan's face. This secret, exciting, sinful yet sweet pleasure was planted in his mind.
But this also set a threshold for him from then on, and this time it was his low, ambiguous call.
Next time it won't be enough...
He Yan had a bitter and resentful expression on his face while washing his face, especially when he was squatting on the side and rubbing his hands with soap.
After finally washing clean and changing into dry clothes, He Yan smelled a familiar soapy scent between his fingers, exactly the same as the one on Li Yanze.
It can even be said that Li Yanze was holding the soap, which was slippery, so he held it tightly and rubbed it to make a slippery white putty.
Also apply it on his skin, wrap it around, and rub it into foam.
He Yan lowered his head and sniffed it, but then he remembered what he had just done. He shuddered all over, lowered his head and sat back down with a look of resentment, and continued to torment himself.
He Yan came out after a long time, his whole body shivering with cold air. His black hair was wet and stuck to the back of his neck and face. The expression on his face was as if he had just been stabbed twice.
The smell of soap, however, haunted him like a ghost.
What on earth was going on? He Yan was a little scared.
He seemed to have suddenly become dirty, and all associations with Li Yanze became moist, sticky, ambiguous, and hot.
This earth-shattering feeling made Li Yanze feel like a fuse. He Yan himself didn't know when he got angry, and he didn't know why he was so illogical.
But He Yan subconsciously chose to lie down at the head of Li Yanze's bed, just like a little animal, resting and licking his fur in the safest place.
He Yan wanted to reach out to grab his hand, but he remembered the ugly things he had just done twice. He retracted his hand abruptly, grabbed his hair in annoyance, raised his hand and slapped himself twice.
Li Yanze was woken up by the noise, turned around and saw his hair whorls, reached out to pat his head, and touched the back of his hand that was pulling his hair.
He didn't even open his eyes and spoke in a hoarse voice with a heavy nasal tone.
"Xiao Yan? Go to sleep. I'm by your side. Do you want to come up and sleep? Hmm?"
He Yan is not young anymore. He is taller than Li Yanze and can’t shrink beside him like before. He can’t do that either.
He just shook his head and fell asleep beside his hand. He refused to leave, and dared not get closer.
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He Yan didn't have any special expectations for his birthday, he just saw Li Yanze was obsessed. Li Yanze was always busy, but on his birthday, he would accompany him from morning to night.
This made him almost forget the cruelty of this world and the sky hanging over his head, ready to sound the alarm and close at any time.
"Xiao Yan! Happy birthday! Li Yanze really raised you, hahahaha."
Guan Lerong opened the door and Fei Liang and the doctor, as well as Guan Ruosen, Tang Funian and others came inside.
He Yan looked around and saw Li Yanze sitting on the sofa at home with his legs propped up and his arms hanging.
He was busy using chopsticks to carefully arrange the bowl of noodles, vegetables and eggs, which could be considered luxuries.
"Don't worry, your unreliable daddy didn't interfere, so I guarantee it'll be edible."
Fei Liang always felt that He Yan should recognize Li Yanze as his father, even though they are only seven years apart in age.
But at least I have raised it for a few years.
In his recent state of physical and mental confusion, He Yan couldn't bear to hear such words.
He doesn't need any parents, no matter whether biological or adoptive.
Li Yanze turned his head and glanced at He Yan, and realized that he was unhappy.
Li Yanze waved to him to come, just like calling a puppy.
He Yan, however, felt relieved.
"After this birthday, you will be an adult."
Guan Ruosen reached out to turn off the light, and Li Yanze took the lighter.
With a crackling sound, a tiny fire light came on.
He Yan glanced at his face, closed his eyes and made a wish.
May he be at peace.
He has this wish every year, and only this one.
The fire was out, but the lights were still on.
Li Yanze reached out, accurately grasped He Yan's hand, and squeezed it comfortingly.
He Yan shuddered and dodged suddenly. He had been indulging himself a bit too much recently, so how could he let such a dirty hand touch him?
The lights came on and everyone gave him gifts. Fei Liang directly gave him contribution points, and Guan Ruosen and Guan Lerong actually brought a bag of fresh fruits.
Only they could give such a high consumption gift together.
The doctor gave me some conventional anti-radiation medicine. Although it was not difficult for him to buy it since he was a doctor, it was still quite a luxury.
Li Yanze has not said anything yet, just saying that he will wait until the joint entrance examination is over.
The lights were warm and everyone was crowded in the living room. Guan Ruosen took out the cards and asked them to play.
Guan Lerong sat behind her and pointed and talked, but she finally kicked him away. The doctor also sat at the card table. Fei Liang moved his chair, glanced at the cards of others in a dishonest way, and whispered to the doctor secretly.
Li Yanze pulled He Yan to play, patiently moved closer, and explained the rules to him.
He Yan's mind worked quickly and he was able to handle things on his own in a short while.
Seeing that he was finally happy, Li Yanze quietly gave up his seat, leaned on the terrace with his crutches, and held a cigarette in his mouth.
"Are you smoking alone here?"
After a while, Guan Ruosen came over and took one without any hesitation.
"I'm not bored, I just feel emotional. I was so young before, but now I'm an adult."
Guan Ruosen heard about He Yan's deeds that day, smiled, and looked back into the room. With the corner of his eye, he felt a direct gaze on him.
"I've raised him for four years. Are you really willing to let him go? We're in C2 and we're often away from base. We can barely go to Area A a few times a year."
"That's good too." Li Yanze didn't light it, but just held it in his mouth, staring into the void with a blank look in his eyes, feeling indescribably lonely with his eyes lowered.
"We all have our own paths to take. It's not appropriate for him to stay in C2 and live in fear by my side."
"Then why didn't you ask him what he thought?" Guan Ruosen glanced at the curtains.
Li Yanze was silent for a long time, and finally whispered: "He will understand."
Guan Ruosen put out his cigarette and shook his head.
"You are a poor parent in this regard. But if you ask me, I think that kid is not suitable to stick around you anymore."
Guan Ruosen smoothed his messy hair in the cool night breeze, thinking of the look He Yan had just given him.
"Anyway, you decide for yourself."
After Guan Ruosen left, He Yan walked out from behind the curtains and looked at Li Yanze's back expressionlessly, watching his hair messed up in the night wind.
Do you think I'm getting in the way?
You want to get rid of me? Why?
You picked me up for no reason, and now you want to get rid of me?
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