67. What is our relationship?
"Xiao Cheng, my mother doesn't want me anymore."
Xu Wenqiang sat on the back of Xiao Cheng's bicycle, looked up at the night sky and said, "My mom is still entangled with Chen Yang's dad."
Xiao Cheng hummed, unsurprised. Back when he was a "wealth man" at the farmers' market, he'd guessed from the vendors' gossip that something was definitely going on between Chen Long and Xu Yanmei. Everyone knew it, but Xu Wenqiang was the only one who kept believing Xu Yanmei.
Xu Wenqiang didn't seem to care what Xiao Cheng would say. She said to herself, "Although I know she never wanted me, this time I feel like she's serious."
The streets, bustling with activity during the day, were now deserted, with only a few pedestrians and the occasional passing car. The shops on either side of the road were also closed, and under the dim streetlights, they looked pitch black.
Xiao Cheng looked ahead and said to Xu Wenqiang, "Don't worry, even if she doesn't want you, someone else will."
Xu Wenqiang looked at Xiao Cheng's back quietly and rested her forehead on it. She didn't expect others to want her, anyway, she must want her own.
Xiao Cheng felt the warmth on his back and his eyes darkened.
He definitely wants her.
Xiao Cheng took Xu Wenqiang to another house in their family.
After Xiao Cheng's father's business grew, he bought several properties. Xiao Cheng took a fancy to this one close to the school, so he always carried the key with him. Sometimes after evening self-study, when he was tired and too lazy to go home, he would come here to sleep for a night.
Because Xiao Cheng is the only one who comes here usually, there are only Xiao Cheng's belongings and traces of his life here. In the whole house, there is only a bed in the living room, and there is no other place, not even a sofa.
"I can stay, but we have to sleep in the same bed and cover ourselves with the same quilt. I can also leave, but you have to be alone." Xiao Cheng said to Xu Wenqiang.
Xu Wenqiang looked at the bed and thought about herself and Xiao Cheng lying on it together, and they had to cover each other with a quilt. Even though she was a big-hearted person, her face still blushed and she whispered, "It's too crowded for two people to sleep in one bed. You should leave."
It was rare to see Xu Wenqiang like this, so Xiao Cheng said nonchalantly, "This residential complex was just built not long ago, so there are very few people living here. It's very quiet at night. Can you sleep here by yourself?"
Xu Wenqiang glanced out the window. The entire neighborhood was pitch black, with only a few houses with lights on. She felt apprehensive, but she refused to admit defeat. "If you can sleep alone, I can sleep alone, too."
"That's good." Xiao Cheng didn't say anything more. He took out a set of sheets and quilt covers from the cabinet. "No new ones, only washed ones. Do you mind?"
Xu Wenqiang put down her schoolbag and lay directly on the bed. "No need to change the sheets and quilt covers. I'm too lazy to move."
Xiao Cheng glanced at Xu Wenqiang lying on his bed, her face pressed against his pillow, holding the quilt that had covered her in her arms, and his heart began to beat wildly.
"Xiao Cheng, I'm sleepy." Xu Wenqiang rubbed the pillow on the bed and said.
Xiao Cheng's throat tightened. He turned around, put the sheets and quilt back in the closet, and whispered, "Xu Wenqiang, there's an unused toothbrush in the bathroom. Go look for it."
"I understand." Xu Wenqiang struggled to get up from the bed and walked towards the bathroom.
"It's in the cabinet next to the sink." Xiao Cheng walked over and said.
Xu Wenqiang opened the cabinet, took out a new toothbrush, looked at the white toothbrush holder on the sink and said, "Should I use your toothbrush holder?"
"As long as you don't mind." Xiao Cheng said leaning against the door frame.
"As long as you don't dislike me." Xu Wenqiang said with a wry smile.
Thinking that Xu Wenqiang would use the toothbrush holder he had used, and that the two of them might have used their lips on the same place where the toothbrush was used, Xiao Cheng's throat tightened even more. He turned around and said, "I'll buy you a new one tomorrow."
Xu Wenqiang didn't have any extra thoughts. She thought about tomorrow and couldn't help feeling melancholy. "Will Xu Yanmei really not let me go home?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Cheng walked to the living room, found the key, and said, "This is the key here. You can come here anytime."
Xu Wenqiang smiled bitterly and said, "Do I have to pay your rent?"
Xiao Cheng said, "You can owe it for now."
"So how much do you plan to charge me per month?"
"How much do you want to pay me?"
"You are the landlord, you set the price first, then I can bargain."
"You are the tenant, so you should first state the price you can accept."
"Let me tell you, I'm planning on getting this for free." Xu Wenqiang yawned, thinking that if she and Xu Yanmei ever had another conflict, this would be her place to stay. She was also certain that Xiao Cheng wouldn't actually ask her for rent, so she said shamelessly, "I'm planning on making this my home."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, his throat was so tight that it hurt. He simply didn't bother to hide it anymore and said according to his own temperament, "This is my home. If you also treat this place as your home, then what is our relationship?"
"What's the relationship..." Xu Wenqiang was choked and said after a long while, "Aren't we classmates?"
"Classmate?" Xiao Cheng glanced at Xu Wenqiang indifferently.
"Friends, we are friends." Seeing Xiao Cheng's unhappy expression, Xu Wenqiang changed her words, "Friends, we are friends."
However, Xiao Cheng was not satisfied with the title of "friend".
"If you're talking about friends, are they friends like Su Xiaoshan or Lin Tong?"
Xu Wenqiang was choked again.
She glanced at Xiao Cheng, who was looking at her, waiting for her answer calmly.
Xu Wenqiang's heart was in turmoil. She knew that Xiao Cheng was different from Su Xiaoshan and Lin Tong. To her, Xiao Cheng was neither a classmate nor a friend...
Seeing Xu Wenqiang not saying anything, Xiao Cheng seemed to have lost his patience and put on his backpack to leave. "Xu Wenqiang, you should have a good rest. I'm going back first."
"Hey, Xiao Cheng, don't go yet." Xu Wenqiang reached out and grabbed Xiao Cheng's schoolbag.
"Is there anything else?" Xiao Cheng asked.
"It's nothing." Xu Wenqiang didn't know what to say, but she held Xiao Cheng's schoolbag and didn't want to let go.
Xiao Cheng turned around and took the schoolbag out of Xu Wenqiang's hand. "It's okay, I'll go back first."
"Yes, I have something else to do." Xu Wenqiang grabbed Xiao Cheng's schoolbag again and said anxiously, "Don't leave tonight."
Xiao Cheng turned his back to Xu Wenqiang, curled his lips, and smiled with satisfaction. It seems that occasionally using a little scheming and throwing a little temper is not a bad thing.
"If I stay, you have to sleep in the same bed and cover yourself with the same quilt." Xiao Cheng turned around and said.
"Then let's sleep on the same bed and cover ourselves with the same quilt." Xu Wenqiang agreed.
"So, do you sleep well?"
"You should be honest."
"Talking in your sleep?"
"I shouldn't say it."
"Snoring?"
"I shouldn't fight."
…
When Xu Wenqiang and Xiao Cheng actually lay down on the bed, each occupying one side of the bed, each covered with their own side of the quilt, Xu Wenqiang turned over, looked at the back of Xiao Cheng's head and asked, "Xiao Cheng, what if I really kick you, talk in your sleep, or snore?"
"What should I do?" Xiao Cheng also turned over and looked at Xu Wenqiang face to face. "I'm already sleeping in the same bed with you. What else can I do? I can only endure it."
Xu Wenqiang stared blankly at Xiao Cheng's face right in front of her, swallowed her saliva, and said, "Xiao Cheng, if I accidentally take advantage of you, please don't blame me."
Xiao Cheng was very generous when he heard this, "It's okay, you took advantage of me, I'm going to get it back."
"Okay, let's go to bed." Xu Wenqiang turned over and yawned.
Xiao Cheng stared at Xu Wenqiang without moving. He didn't believe she could fall asleep.
"Xu Wenqiang, you haven't told me what our relationship is."
"cold……"
Xu Wenqiang turned over and leaned towards Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng let Xu Wenqiang nestle in his arms, thinking that the relationship between him and her seemed unclear.
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