Chapter 11: Staying Overnight Now, it’s not easy to explain, and it’s not easy to not explain either…
Yu Xiang couldn't persuade his mother after all, and went upstairs with mixed feelings.
Although he was mentally prepared, Yu Xiang still couldn't help but shudder when he saw the tragic scene on the second floor.
It's like this every time. I'll destroy things when I'm in a bad mood, and it gets even worse after drinking.
"If you don't like drinking, don't drink." Yu Xiang cursed in annoyance and went into his room.
Fortunately, the clothes hanging on the balcony escaped the disaster. He took his own clothes and necessary toiletries, found his mobile phone and charger in the messy bedding, and returned to the first floor with these things.
"I know you are unhappy, but why are you throwing a tantrum at home? Our son is still in high school, and you will affect him..." Chen Xiaomie stopped talking halfway through cursing when she heard Yu Xiang's footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Mom...what happened to Dad?" Yu Xiang asked in a muffled voice, standing at the bottom step of the stairs with a bunch of things in his arms.
Chen Xiaomei's eyes flickered, and after hesitating for a long time, she looked directly into the worried eyes of the young man standing on the stairs: "He was laid off and lost his job."
Yu Xiang was stunned and opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
"Does your face still hurt? Do you want Mom to get you something to apply on it? Don't want to leave any marks or your classmates will see them tomorrow."
"It's okay, I don't feel anything." Yu Xiang walked towards the door with the things in his arms, "I'm going to Aunt Fang's first."
"Xiao Xiang!" Chen Xiaomei caught up, "Are you angry?"
"Why should I be angry?" Yu Xiang took a deep breath and replied.
"Your dad is just crazy. I just slapped him back for you. Don't take it too seriously. You know he's just like that..."
"Has he ever hit you?" Yu Xiang suddenly asked something completely irrelevant.
Chen Xiaomei probably didn't expect him to ask that. She was stunned for a moment before replying, "No. He doesn't dare."
Although Yu Jinsheng likes to throw things and curse when she gets angry, she has never hit anyone. She was completely stunned when she slapped Yu Xiang today.
"That's fine. I'll go over first." Yu Xiang obviously didn't want to stay at home any longer, so he opened the door and went out.
The cool night breeze near eleven o'clock blew away a lot of the chaos in his mind.
I felt uncomfortable with the smell of alcohol in the house, and I felt much better after coming out to breathe some fresh air.
Yu Xiang looked up at the house next door and felt even more complicated.
Jiang Ci must not be asleep at this time. If I go over there, I will probably meet him.
...How embarrassing. Otherwise, I'd better just sleep outside.
As soon as this thought came to mind, a cold wind blew past, making him shiver.
So he quickly rejected this idea and knocked on the door next door.
The door was soon opened from the inside, and a pale-faced woman poked her head out.
"Ahhhh!" Yu Xiang was so frightened that his soul almost flew away, and he took several steps back.
"Mom. He is timid. Can't you take off the mask before opening the door?" Jiang Ci's helpless voice floated out from behind the woman.
"Oh, I'm sorry, did I scare you, Xiao Xiang?" The woman was Jiang Ci's mother, Luo Fang. After realizing that she had frightened Yu Xiang, she hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry, my facial mask time hasn't run out yet. This mask is very expensive and I don't want to waste it."
"So I went to open the door." Jiang Ci was already quite close now. He was a head taller than Luo Fang. "When he heard the knock on the door, he ran faster than anyone else."
"Be careful next time, be careful next time - Oh my God, Xiao Xiang, what happened to your face? Who hit you?" Luo Fang saw the red mark on Yu Xiang's face that had not yet disappeared in the light of the entrance hall, and said in shock.
"Ah, nothing." Yu Xiang deliberately avoided Luo Fang's gaze, but happened to meet Jiang Ci's sight.
To be honest, Jiang Ci's face doesn't look very good right now.
Yu Xiang blinked, feeling very confused.
Who pissed him off again?
"Could it be your father..."
"Mom, if you want to chat, you can go inside." Before she could finish her words, Jiang Ci interrupted her in a gentle voice.
"Yes, yes, yes, I forgot in my hurry. Come in first." Luo Fang quickly called Yu Xiang in and then locked the door.
"Are Uncle Jiang and the others asleep? Will I disturb you too much?" Yu Xiang asked as he walked inside, fearing that he would cause them trouble.
"Grandpa has gone to bed, and Old Jiang is still working overtime in the study. I won't disturb him, of course not. I'm very happy that you can stay with me." Luo Fang pulled him to sit on the soft sofa. "The last time you stayed with us was when you were in elementary school, right? You were very small and cute back then. By the way, Xiao Ci helped Xiao Xiang take his things to your room. Do you have any objection to sleeping in the same room with him tonight?"
"No." Jiang Ci came to Yu Xiang wearing cotton slippers, bent down and took away the clothes and other things that Yu Xiang had temporarily put aside.
"I can do it myself..." Yu Xiang was immersed in the heavy blow of "You will sleep in the same room tonight". When he came to his senses, Jiang Ci had already taken all the things away.
"It's okay, just let him come. Our guest room has been unoccupied for so long, and people have been piling things in it until it's become a storage room. It's too late now, so it's hard to clean up." Luo Fang took off her mask at the right time and explained to him apologetically, "You shouldn't mind, right? You slept with Xiao Ci when you were little."
Yu Xiang: “…I remember.” He remembered that time when he woke up the next morning and found that he was holding Jiang Ci tightly, like his favorite oversized teddy bear. He still can’t forget how indescribable the look in Jiang Ci’s eyes was when he looked at him.
It must have left an indelible shadow on both of them.
"Your mother has told me that you don't have to worry too much about your father. There will be a way. Just sleep well at our house tonight and go to school with Xiaoci tomorrow morning." Luo Fang took Yu Xiang's hand and comforted him gently, "Let the adults handle their own affairs. Just focus on your studies, okay?"
Yu Xiang nodded gently: "Yes. Thank you, Aunt Fang."
"You're so sensible. But your face, hiss—" Luo Fang frowned and looked at the red marks on Yu Xiang's face. "Such a pretty face, this is really too much."
"Apply this." Jiang Ci came down from the stairs at some point, holding a towel folded into a square shape in his hand.
He handed the towel to Yu Xiang: "What if it gets swollen and looks ugly."
Yu Xiang: “…” Can this person even speak properly?
"Aren't there ice packs in the medicine box at home? Why do you need a towel?" Luo Fang asked puzzledly.
"It's more comfortable to cover yourself with a towel."
When Yu Xiang, who had just taken the towel, heard this, a string in his heart seemed to be gently touched.
He pursed his lips and applied the towel to that half of his face. It was cool and soft to the touch, and it was indeed very comfortable.
"You're more careful." Luo Fang gave her son a thumbs-up, then suddenly remembered something, "Oh no, it's almost eleven o'clock. You should hurry upstairs and take a shower. Then go to bed early because you have to get up so early tomorrow."
"Got it." Jiang Ci responded lightly, turning his head to glance at Yu Xiang, "Let's go upstairs."
"Oh." Yu Xiang slowly stood up with a towel covering his face with one hand, and went upstairs with Jiang Ci.
Jiang Ci's room hasn't changed much compared to a few years ago. It's still clean and tidy, just like the temperament of the room's owner.
"Leave it on for a few more minutes. I'm going to take a shower first." Jiang Ci said this and went to the bathroom.
Yu Xiang listened to the sound of him closing the door, scanned the room, and finally saw his things on the bed.
He went over and sat down on the bed, taking out his cell phone from his pocket.
His cell phone was connected to the Jiang family's wireless network and was automatically connected at this moment, with all kinds of messages popping up one after another.
Yu Xiang selectively ignored the advertising push and just opened the chat software.
Although it was late at night, his friend list was still very active - such as the class group of their class.
There is no teacher in this group, so those people can let themselves go without any worries.
X: Is there anyone missing in a five-man team?
I punch your chest with my little fist: No. You can leave now.
X: Oh my god, Huang Xingqiang, your online name is so disgusting, can you change it?
I’ll punch your big chest with my little fist: You know shit, this is called fashion!
X: Mouth area——
Yan: Xu Tianhao, remember to hand in your Chinese dictation homework tomorrow @X
X: It’s broken, I forgot to write it
Sitian: I have a reasonable suspicion that you forgot your math homework too
X: What? Math homework?
X: Help! Can someone please film this and copy it for me?! I'm about to die right here.
I punched your big chest with my little fists: I didn’t bring it home, there’s nothing I can do to help you, go to the classroom early tomorrow to see if there’s anyone willing to save you.
Shui Shui Shui: @X Are you still going to fight me? If not, I will kick you out of the room
X: No more fighting. I have to go to the Chinese dictation. You guys can find yourselves.
X: Sanshui, have you finished your math homework? Can you lend it to me to copy tomorrow?
Shui Shui Shui: I don’t know how to do it. I’m thinking of copying Brother Yu’s tomorrow.
Yu Xiang finally couldn't bear it anymore and typed a reply:
Xiaoyu: I only got 30 or 40 points in math, how dare you copy my score?
Shui Shui Shui: It’s okay, Brother Yu, I scored in the 20s and 30s, we’re about the same, the teacher won’t doubt it
Xiaoyu: Get out of here.
Cheng Xixi: I haven't seen you talking in the group these past two days @小鱼
Xiaoyu: It’s a long story.
Cheng Xixi: Could you please elaborate?
Xiaoyu: I don’t want to.
Yu Xiang had a hard time typing with one hand. He hadn't planned to reply after typing those two words, but suddenly an unexpected nickname appeared on the screen.
Ci: @水水水 Don’t think about it, he didn’t write it either
This reply was to Zhang Miao's message saying that he would copy Yu Xiang's math homework tomorrow.
The owner of this chat nickname is Jiang Ci.
As soon as Jiang Ci appeared, many lurkers came out.
Fail math and don’t change your name:?
Not at:?
Lu Moumou:?
Yan: Jiang Ci, you haven’t slept yet?
Three water drops and a king: I also thought that at this time our academic god should have gone to bed very self-disciplinedly.
Xiaoyu: @Ci, aren’t you taking a shower?
I punch your big chest with my little fist: Yu Xiang, how did you know he was taking a shower?
Sitian: Yu Xiang, how do you know he is taking a shower?
Lu: Yu Xiang, how did you know he was taking a shower?
Xiaoyu: That’s enough, are you guys just repeating yourself? [wipes sweat]
Conditioned reflexes can kill people. He failed to control his fingers and hit Jiang Ci back, which led to a tragedy.
Now it’s okay. It’s not good to explain it well, and it’s not good not to explain it at all.
Yu Xiang numbly poked at the screen of his mobile phone, intending to pretend to be dead and peek at the screen.
But just at this moment, Jiang Ci skipped the long string of messages flooding the screen and replied to him individually: Because it's finished washing.
Yu Xiang: “…” Actually, it’s not necessary to reply to this message.
He didn't dare to read the following message, so he simply switched his status to offline and exited the software.
At this time, there was a sound coming from the bathroom, and Jiang Ci came out wearing only a pair of shorts.
Yu Xiang looked up when he heard the voice, and the first thing he saw was Jiang Ci's long, straight legs, and then his firm abdomen, beautiful abdominal muscles and perfect waistline: "..."
It is a double blow to the vision and the soul.
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