In the previous life, the IF line was cultivated

Ning Shen felt numb all over, his nerve center was completely devastated by such a simple sentence.

Xie Tingyun looked at Ning Chen's reaction with some disbelief and dullness, as if he couldn't react, but he didn't feel disgust or aversion.

So Xie Tingyun felt much more at ease.

As long as he doesn't think he is malicious... then Xie Tingyun has the courage to chase him to the end.

This person, this casual and free-spirited person, this person who would argue even if the sky fell, but who is very soft-hearted, this person who occasionally appears a little childish and is overly cute.

He didn't know when it started, but every move and word of Ning Shen became so precious to him that he wanted to collect them all and put them in a box, not wanting to throw away or forget even a single word.

When the two were thousands of miles apart, when Xie Tingyun saw grapes, he would remember that Ning Chen only liked to eat seedless green grapes. When he went out and the wind blew on his face, he would remember that Ning Chen was naturally not afraid of the cold, so he always put his coat on him. When he went out hiking with friends, he would remember that Ning Chen always liked to stay at home, so he had to find a way to trick Ning Chen out to walk more.

He has so many things he wants to do with Ning Chen. He wants to be by Ning Chen's side and witness his every joy, anger, sorrow and happiness.

I wanted to kiss him and hug him, and sometimes I would have some overly evil thoughts, just like in the dream that day, and offend him presumptuously.

However, Xie Tingyun didn't dare to say these words now.

If he said this, he would really become a bastard who harassed others.

Ning Chen processed the remaining actions mechanically like a crashed AI. He signed three documents incorrectly within ten minutes, poured coffee from the coffee machine five times, went back and forth to the bathroom to wash his hands more than ten times, and suddenly stopped in front of Xie Tingyun to ask him if he was hungry and whether he wanted to go out for dinner tonight.

Anyway, he seemed to be quite busy. Xie Tingyun looked into his eyes and said softly, "I'm not hungry."

After he finished speaking, Xie Tingyun suddenly said, "Including this time, you have asked me if I'm hungry seven times."

Ning Chen: “…”

Yes, yes.

"I know this is a bit sudden for you, and it's not fair to force you to give me an answer. If possible, I certainly hope you can give me a chance to pursue you. But you don't seem to be in a good condition, and I'm very sorry for this." Xie Tingyun said softly, "... You don't have to reply to me, you just... as long as you continue to allow me to stay by your side, I will be satisfied."

“…”

Well, once Xie Tingyun showed this attitude, Ning Chen began to feel that he deserved to die.

Ning Chen froze in place. He looked at himself, then at Xie Tingyun. He was speechless for a long time and finally said in a sleepy voice, "Well... I'm not going home tonight."

Xie Tingyun's back suddenly felt numb for a moment, and even his hands and feet began to feel cold.

He tried to calm himself down and keep his emotions stable: "...Why?"

Are you afraid to face him, afraid of the invisible pressure he gives you?

Is it because you don't want to say no in person, so you can only reject his pursuit in a tactful way by not going home?

Xie Tingyun could no longer feel the existence of his limbs. He was silent for a long while, and then he spoke in a hoarse voice: "Don't... don't stay away. I'm leaving."

“…I’m leaving.”

But Ning Chen asked curiously: "Why are you leaving?"

Xie Tingyun was stunned, but didn't know how to answer.

Ning Chen scratched his hair in annoyance and said irritably, "...My wife didn't save enough."

He now feels a sense of crisis and he has to work overtime to save more money for his wife.

If Xie Tingyun was just a child he picked up, then Ning Chen himself would not have to be fully responsible for his expenses for the rest of his life.

After all, when Xie Tingyun came to his house, he was almost an adult. After going to college, he could be self-sufficient. Even if Ning Chen wanted to help and take responsibility, Xie Tingyun would not let him.

But now their relationship has changed invisibly.

Xie Tingyun confessed to him, saying that he liked him and wanted to pursue him, and asked him if he agreed. It didn't matter if he disagreed, he would ask again in a few days.

Ning Shen's mind was completely blank at first, and then he felt a great sense of crisis:

No, he didn't make enough money and had to work overtime. If he agreed to her pursuit and still had to let his lover go out to work for a living, he might as well die.

Xie Tingyun was stunned for a long time before he understood what Ning Chen meant. He felt as if he had been pulled out of icy water, cold and wet all over, yet as if he had been reborn.

He closed his eyes, unable to control his emotions, so he forced a smile and said, "... Ning Chen. Do you agree?"

Ning Chen hurriedly said, "Hey, don't cry, don't cry... Just don't cry, I'll agree to anything you ask, okay?"

Xie Tingyun couldn't help but smile.

He pressed the corner of his eyes, stared at Ning Chen seriously, and said, "If you are reluctant to refuse, afraid that I will be sad, and think it's okay for you to agree to me, then I would rather you not agree."

"..." Ning Shen fell silent.

After a while, Ning Chen looked away and answered irrelevantly, "When you said that you didn't like the person you liked, I was actually relieved."

Xie Tingyun paused for a moment.

Ning Chen's eyes wandered, as if he didn't know what to say: "Hey... I don't know what to say. Do you want me to prove myself?"

Ning Chen cleared his throat and said with a guilty conscience, "You... the day before you left home, when you kissed me secretly, I was actually still awake."

Xie Tingyun's pupils shrank dramatically, and his face turned pale.

This reaction made Ning Chen panic. He frantically tried to appease the person: "No, you, you, you, wait a minute... I haven't finished yet!"

Ning Chen gestured: "...You are too young. I would feel guilty if I did this to you."

He remembered the kiss that day, very light and shallow, neither too far nor too close from the corner of the lips, as if not daring to get close, yet unwilling to stay away.

Ning Chen was so confused and doubtful that he didn't even have the courage to question her face to face. Because he suddenly realized that he was not disgusting.

The mere fact that he discovered Xie Tingyun's feelings for him, but did not feel disgusted or disgusted by it, was enough to terrify Ning Shen.

How could he have such absurd thoughts about Xie Tingyun?

Ning Chen is an elder after all, so this kiss could be an expression of admiration or a way for family members to show affection, but it cannot be about love.

Ning Chen could not, nor did he want to, secretly confuse Xie Tingyun's feelings for him, and secretly replace the simple admiration and dependence with the love between adults, even though Xie Tingyun was already an adult legally.

But who can guarantee it?

Ning Chen was doomed to never feel at ease after that stolen kiss, and could only deceive himself, thinking that Xie Tingyun really didn't mean that and he was just overthinking it.

Or maybe when Xie Tingyun goes to college and enters society, he will naturally meet more and better people and will not be trapped in the warmth of his childhood.

No matter what that stolen kiss all those years ago meant, they are now fully prepared to take responsibility... and have made it public.

Xie Tingyun was frightened by Ning Chen's words. He probably never expected that he would do such a thing secretly and even be caught by the person himself.

Not only was he caught, but he was kept in secrecy for so many years, and only today was he brought out to settle accounts with.

Xie Tingyun breathed a sigh of relief.

Due to their past relationship, neither of them took that step.

Xie Tingyun wanted to stay with Ning Chen as a suitor until he became an independent adult who could take responsibility.

What about Ning Chen?

He did not feel offended that the child he had raised from childhood had such ulterior motives towards him. Instead, his first reaction to receiving the confession was that his wife did not save enough.

From a certain perspective, it's pretty cute.

Does this mean that Ning Chen's feelings towards him had already undergone an imperceptible change a long time ago, perhaps before Xie Tingyun secretly kissed him?

Xie Tingyun had no way of knowing all this, but judging from Ning Shen's rare confession just now, Xie Tingyun did not convey even the slightest hint of rejection.

That's enough.

Xie Tingyun experienced a roller coaster of emotions in a short period of time, but fortunately the final result was a pleasant surprise. He took a few deep breaths and then said, "So, can I understand that you are willing to give me a chance to pursue you?"

“…”

Ning Chen actually had no way of figuring out what he was thinking.

Ning Chen felt that she had not fallen in love with such a little kid in all these years, but in fact, Ning Chen sometimes suddenly realized that her aesthetics was unconsciously approaching Xie Tingyun.

The people that Wei Lian recommended to him were not as good-looking as Xie Tingyun, not as good-tempered as Xie Tingyun, not as strong and calm as Xie Tingyun... and so on.

Xie Tingyun has a rather cold and aloof look. When he is facing others, he always has a gentle aloofness to a certain extent. Only when he is facing himself, he will be unreasonably well-behaved and clingy.

The sense of trust and dependence that comes from the bottom of his heart is unique to Ning Chen, and it is for this reason that Ning Chen dare not cross that line easily.

He must not confuse this natural dependence with liking, that would be too despicable.

But we cannot deny it. If some things happen according to plan, they are no longer the impermanence of the world.

It is true that I am lucky, it is true that I am reluctant to be sad for Xie Tingyun, it is true that I don’t feel offended, and it is also true that I can’t figure out what love is.

There was always a voice in Ning Shen's heart that if he agreed casually, he would be irresponsible. But if he just refused... he would always feel that something was wrong.

Ning Shen was caught in a dilemma and pinched his brows in annoyance.

He looked at Xie Tingyun's probing eyes, and after struggling for a while, he still didn't know how to respond, so he had to give up and said, "How about you help me? You don't want to make him sad; you don't mind his kiss and even want to return it for a moment; you always compare him with others unconsciously, and he always wins in the end... In this way, do you really like him?"

"One more thing, my first reaction after hearing his confession was that my wife didn't save enough money."

Xie Tingyun blinked and whispered, "If you ask me, I will definitely say yes."

Ning Chen: “…”

Ning Chen made up his mind: "Okay, it's settled then."

It was Xie Tingyun who needed him to prove his sincerity, and it was Xie Tingyun who tested his sincerity. Xie Tingyun said that there was no problem, so there must be no problem.

Xie Tingyun was stunned.

It took Ning Chen no more than an hour from being shocked and unbelievable by the confession to completely accepting that he had a new wife.

Ning Chen thought about it and sent a message to Wei Lian: [Don't introduce me to any marriages in the future. Not even one.]

Wei Lian: [? ]

Wei Lian: [I know. Didn’t you just tell me this? Why do you need to send a message to emphasize it now? Do you have time?]

Ning Chen: [No. I have a wife, it is not appropriate to recommend me a marriage.]

Wei Lian: [? ]

Wei Lian: [? ? ? ? ? ? 】

Wei Lian: [How long have I been gone? When did this happen?! Was it a man or a woman?]

Ning Chen: [Male.]

Wei Lian: [Aren’t you… not straight?! ]

Ningchen Fengqingyundan: [Broken. 】

Wei Lian: [……]

Wei Lian: [Get lost! ! ]

Ning calmly closed the phone interface with satisfaction.

Xie Tingyun was watching Ning Chen sending the message. Before he could react, Ning Chen bent down, picked him up horizontally, and spun him around three times.

Xie Tingyun exclaimed in surprise, subconsciously put his arms around Ning Shen's neck, and said, "You..."

He caught a glimpse of Ning Chen's slightly red ears, and saw the calm expression on Ning Chen's face. He was startled for a moment, and then, as if he realized something, he buried his head in Ning Chen's neck and smiled secretly.

Ning Chen didn't care. He had a habit of exercising all year round, so it was easy for him to pick up a person who was slightly smaller than him. He even lifted the person up and weighed him, pretending to be threatening and said, "What are you laughing at? Don't laugh."

Xie Tingyun silently tilted his eyes and tightened the arm around Ning Chen's neck. He raised his hand to cover Ning Chen's face, gently turned his face, and then kissed him softly at the corner of his lips.

That was a place he had never dared to approach even to kiss secretly.

Ning Chen almost fainted, and his ears turned completely red.

Although Xie Tingyun was secretly so nervous that his palms were sweating because of this open kiss, he still found Ning Chen's unusually innocent reaction very novel and interesting.

Very cute. I want to kiss you again.

However, Ning Chen cleared his throat and put him down as if nothing had happened. Xie Tingyun had no choice but to pack up his things and prepare to go home.

It was as if nothing had happened between them. They bought groceries and went home as usual. The division of labor was clear and it seemed that there was no difference from any other day.

Just when I was waiting for the traffic light, a slightly cool hand would quietly reach out and pinch my peaceful wrist, then lightly circle it, and then reluctantly let go when the countdown for the red light came to an end.

When he was relaxing during his daily games, Xie Tingyun would quietly admire the couple logo next to their IDs on the waiting screen.

Then he was madly targeted by the opposing jungler who hated couples.

After they were killed once in a 2-for-2 exchange, Ning Chen then frantically farmed the economy with an expressionless face, leading the line to seize the dragon and steal the tower in one go. After getting a five-kill team fight and destroying the opponent, he caught Xie Tingyun and stood by their corpses as they returned to the city, taunting them.

At the moment the enemy crystal exploded, the return to city progress bar just reached the end, and the game characters controlled by the two people disappeared at the same time, like a pair of sparrows flying side by side.

The opponent was not angry, but Ning was too lazy to care. Anyway, he finished the last game and closed it on time and went to sleep.

Xie Tingyun came over and put his arm around Ning Chen's shoulders, and said in a skilled way, "Are you angry? It's just a game, don't take it too seriously."

Ning Chen cleared his throat and said, "I'm not angry. It wasn't me who was wiped out. You should tell the other person this."

Xie Tingyun just smiled and said nothing.

She didn't think much of it before, but now when Ning Shen thought about the new relationship they had established, she would freeze at Xie Tingyun's silent and intimate actions.

But Xie Tingyun didn't realize that his hands were restless and were making many small movements. He rested his head on Ning Shen's shoulder in a relaxed manner, one hand playing with his slightly long hair, and his slender white fingers occasionally brushed against the tip of his ear.

Now is bedtime, they should close their eyes and sleep peacefully, but now there is someone who can't sit still and is messing with Ning Shen.

Ning Chen closed his eyes in forbearance.

There is nothing fun about hair. Xie Tingyun came over and gently stroked Ning's solemn eyebrows.

Sword-like eyebrows, star-like eyes, nose bridge, and finally to the thin lips, where the white fingertips pressed out a soft depression.

Everything is perfect.

When lovers do the action of caressing eyebrows, it takes on a particularly lingering and affectionate meaning. Xie Tingyun's force was light and gentle, and the touch of his fingertips was cool and smooth.

Ning Chen had been particularly agitated by Xie Tingyun's subtle movements along the way, and now faced with such a tender and tactful expression, he could no longer sit still.

Ning Chen tried to hold back, but couldn't help it, so he raised his hand and grabbed Xie Tingyun's wrist.

The question "Can I sleep?" came to the tip of his tongue, but when he met Xie Tingyun's bright eyes, he couldn't say it.

I was afraid that the tone might be too harsh, so I didn't dare to speak out.

Xie Tingyun was stopped but didn't say anything. He just blinked and stared at Ning Chen. When he saw Ning Chen lose the battle and let go, he silently narrowed his eyes.

Xie Tingyun said slowly, "Okay. Good night."

“…”

Ning Chen stared at him in the darkness for a while, then asked, "Just fell asleep?"

After flirting with him, she fell asleep like this? ? !

This is too much!

However, this matter was private after all, and Ning Chen didn't want to make Xie Tingyun feel forced, so he could only sigh deeply and decided to just sleep standing up.

Xie Tingyun was stunned.

Before Xie Tingyun could answer, Ning Chen emphasized, "It's time to go to sleep. Go to sleep quickly. Good night."

As if hiding something.

While Ning was silently complaining in his heart, the person next to him had already come close to him.

The cold hand lifted a corner of the T-shirt and reached in, gropingly touching Ning Chen's tense abdominal muscles. Xie Tingyun was burned, and Ning Chen was also burned. He was so shocked that he directly pressed Xie Tingyun's hand.

Xie Tingyun coughed slightly and tried to withdraw his hand somewhat embarrassedly, but his hand that had been stretched out to make trouble was held down by Ning Chen with an irresistible force. He tried to pull it out a few times, but failed, so he gave up.

This was the first time Xie Tingyun had the courage to do such a thing. After all, he was thin-skinned. At this moment, he was extremely glad that the lights were turned off and everything around was dark.

He whispered apologetically, "I think I scared you. I'm sorry."

I didn't expect it to feel even better than in my dream.

But Ning Shen seemed too innocent. He was so bold and unrestrained that he seemed to scare his lover too easily.

Ning Chen: “…”

Ning Shen thought to himself that if you touch a little deeper, who knows who will be scared.

But he didn't dare say this, because saying it would make him look like a shameless thug.

In the darkness, there was a slight rustling sound in his ears. Xie Tingyun came over silently and moved his hand that was held down by Ning Chen.

Afterwards, Xie Tingyun grabbed Ning Chen's hand and led him to explore her waist.

Xie Tingyun hesitated for a while, but still leaned over, gently rubbed the corner of Ning Shen's chin and lips, and asked in a soft and slow voice: "...Is it okay?"

Ning Shen closed his eyes, raised his hand and pressed it, and the skin under his palm began to boil and heat up.

Ning said in a hoarse voice: "Of course."

Why not? It's absolutely possible.

Since Xie Tingyun started it, it's no wonder that Ning Chen ate it with relish.

He has been polite for too long and now he doesn't want to act so high and mighty anymore.

They embraced and kissed in the cover of night, their skin pressed against each other, whispering each other's names, and saturating every inch of each other's body with love.

Ordinary people always like to imagine what their next life will be like if there is an afterlife, hoping to give all the beautiful visions they can think of in this life to their next life. All the things they cannot get and the deep regrets can be transformed into clusters of flowers on a smooth and easy road in the next life, and given to the self they imagined in hope but envied.

Xie Tingyun is a greedy person.

He really hoped that he could meet Ning Chen earlier in the next life. He wanted to be Ning Chen's guide for once. He wanted to be like Ning Chen, carefully and meticulously shielding him from all the wind, frost, and swords, and pamper Ning Chen like a little cat who would turn over his belly and snore without any worries, and would show off his teeth and claws and be proud of being pampered.

If there is an afterlife...

I really hope I can still be with Ning Chen like this.

As his thoughts spread, Xie Tingyun felt a slight pain in his neck.

It turned out that Ning Chen leaned over and reached his neck, leaving a mark there with his sharp teeth.

Xie Tingyun raised his hand and touched it, then said with a smile, "Why did it bite me all of a sudden?"

Ning Chen stroked the mark on Xie Tingyun and said in a hoarse voice: "I'll give you a stamp so that it will be easier for me to find you in the next life and then bring you back."

Xie Tingyun was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly smiled.

He said gently, "Okay. Then you must come to see me... It doesn't matter if you don't come, I will find you."

"Don't worry, leave it to me."

"It's settled."

"good."