Chapter 16 Early Morning
Bai He, wearing a refreshing mint green tank top, came out with a haze of heat all over her body. "Yan Yi, I'm done washing. It's your turn."
She lazily pushed the door open and walked into Yan Yi's room, wiped her wet hair, and walked towards her own room.
The door was half opened, and Bai He turned his head stiffly, and saw a young man in a black vest leaning on Yan Yi's bed, reading a basketball magazine.
"Hi." He greeted without looking up.
Bai He opened his eyes wide in disbelief and even rubbed his eyes, thinking that he was hallucinating.
Qi Lang's figure is obviously more muscular than Yan Yi's. The black vest is tightly attached to his slightly protruding chest muscles, making them look a little bigger than hers. The deltoid muscles of his shoulders and neck are also very obvious. Under the warm yellow light, his skin is very tight, giving him a high-spirited feeling of summer.
Bai He stood at the door in a daze.
Until Qi Lang raised his eyes and met her gaze, his black eyes like stars and mist frivolously swept over her petite outline.
Bai He suddenly felt that the loose mint green tank top she was wearing had become very tight, her shorts were also very tight, her whole body was tight... so tight that it felt like she was tied up with ropes.
Qi Lang raised the corner of his lips: "What are you staring at?"
Bai He screamed, hid back in her room and slammed the door shut. She frantically took out a white lace neck strap from the accessories drawer, which tightly covered the hideous scar on her neck.
Yan Yi pushed the door open and returned to the room, and saw Qi Lang sitting on his bed, unkempt in shorts and a vest, with a very matter-of-fact attitude.
He frowned: "Go take a shower."
"I've washed it at home." Qi Lang laid down comfortably. "Your bed doesn't have a mattress? It's too hard."
"Ayi likes to sleep on a firm surface. His parents wanted to buy him a mattress, but he couldn't get used to it," explained Bai He from next door.
“This guy…”
Qi Lang didn't know what to say about him. He could clearly make his life more comfortable, but he chose to live like an ascetic.
Sometimes, Qi Lang even thought he was a bit of a psychopath. No one else liked the feeling of pain and endurance like him...
Yan Yi said disdainfully: "The bed is just like this. If you don't like it, you can just roll away."
"Is this your way of treating guests?" Qi Lang sneered, showing no intention of giving up his position.
Yan Yi was too lazy to pay attention to him and said to Bai He, "He will come over to sleep tonight."
"I saw it." Bai He blushed as she adjusted her lace neckband in front of the mirror, making sure not a single scar would show. Then she walked over awkwardly. "He really wanted to sleep with you. He didn't let you go to his house, so he came here."
"He's not coming for me."
Qi Lang did not hide his purpose at all and said frankly: "There are no adults at home, just the two of you, and I am worried."
Bai He thought he was worried about their safety, so he smiled and said, "You're quite a nice person then."
Because Qi Lang is the oldest among the three of them, he has always treated Bai He and Yan Yi as his younger sisters and brothers.
Once, he said in person that although he had more brothers, sisters, and cousins in his family than he could count, he only recognized the two of them as his relatives.
Bai He didn't think much about it, but Yan Yi knew what Qi Lang was worried about.
Sometimes he felt that he was too overbearing. He didn't like her, but she had to occupy her...which hindered his love.
Yan Yi said coldly: "The bed is so small, go sleep on the sofa."
"I can't sleep on the sofa." Qi Lang said confidently, "I'm quite picky, otherwise you can sleep on the sofa and I'll sleep on the bed."
"How big of a face are you?"
No matter what he said, Qi Lang just occupied the single bed and refused to give him space.
Yan Yi was too lazy to care about him and went to take a shower first.
As soon as he left, Qi Lang immediately waved to Bai He: "Come, there are new games downloaded on the handheld."
Bai He jumped onto the bed like a kitten, sitting next to him with her legs crossed. Qi Lang took out his handheld and entered the game. "It's a new open world, and this is my first time logging in. I thought you would like this one."
"Survival type?"
"Well, first cut down trees and blast rocks, then go and rob other people's houses." Qi Lang handed the handheld game console to her.
Bai He played for a while and said to him, "It's boring to play alone. It's more fun if we play together."
"You only brought your handheld game console with you. Let's play together at my house next time."
Bai He simply sat next to her and watched him play games.
Qi Lang has a light lemon scent on his body, which is very pleasant and gives a refreshing feeling of summer.
She rested her chin on his shoulder a little nervously. Not only did he not mind, but he lowered his shoulder to let her lean more comfortably.
"This game can be played by two players, similar to an online game. We can build a house in the game, and when we develop it, we can demolish other people's houses."
"That sounds interesting!"
"I knew you'd like it. Next time you come to my house, we'll rebuild our base."
"Um."
"Come to think of it, it's been a while since we spent the night together. The last time was when we were in elementary school." Qi Lang chatted with her while playing games.
"You've grown up." Bai He said.
"It's okay, not that big." He lowered his eyes and glanced at her small and delicate chest. The contours were beautiful and could be covered with one hand...
He quite likes this size.
Bah, what are you thinking.
Qi Lang restrained himself and looked away, but the girl was completely off guard and focused on watching him play games. The two of them were almost stuck together, very close.
“The game graphics are pretty good.”
"Very authentic." Qi Lang smelled the floral scent of shower gel on her body, his throat felt a little dry, and he became even more distracted.
Yan Yi came back from taking a shower and saw the two of them together. He frowned, pulled her off the bed, and pushed her back to his room: "It's time to go to bed."
"I'm watching Qi Lang playing games." Bai He looked back reluctantly.
Qi Lang frowned and looked at Yan Yi, whose upper body was naked. Although his abdominal muscles were shallow, he had eight neatly-defined abdominal muscles. He was wearing only a pair of loose boxer shorts underneath.
He picked up his phone to take a picture of him: "Hey, are you always like this at home?"
Yan Yi turned around and tried to grab his phone: "It's none of your business."
"No, at least wear one." Qi Lang laughed, "What a bad influence! It's a bad influence on our Sayuri."
Yan Yi picked up a white basketball jersey from the hanger and put it in.
It didn't matter to Bai He whether he wore clothes or not. She had seen him countless times since she was a child. She smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? I've even seen him without pants when he was a child."
Qi Lang also laughed: "Tell him to show you without wearing one now, and see if he is embarrassed."
Yan Yi covered his face with a pillow, and Qi Lang shouted, "You dead kid wants to kill people to silence them." The two of them laughed and made a noise for a long time, almost bringing disaster to Bai He.
Bai He went back to her room to sleep. Since both boys were there tonight, she was not so afraid of ghosts. She could sleep with the door closed, but as usual she did not lock it.
She lay down, put a small blanket on her waist, turned sideways, and looked at the thin layer of multi-layered solid wood.
The two boys on the other side of the board turned off the lights and went to sleep, making quite a bit of noise. Qi Lang insisted on sleeping inside, next to Xiao Baihe. Although there was a wooden board in between, at least the two beds were put together.
Bai He's fingernails gently scratched the rough multi-layered wooden boards. The person she liked was only separated from her by a wall, and in a sense, they were sleeping in the same bed.
She felt very happy at this moment. If it could always be like this...it seemed not bad.
Suddenly, there was a knocking sound from the wooden wall, and the boy's low, gentle, and slightly tired voice came -
"Sayuri, can you hear me?"
"Um."
"So close?"
It was as if she was talking in his ear.
"The wooden board is very thin." Bai He said.
"Just one question, are you two really going to repeat the year?" He seemed unable to sleep, looking at the dark ceiling and asked, "You can't possibly do so badly on the test, right?"
When this was mentioned, Bai He sighed: "I don't know."
"How many points can I get if I answer correctly?"
"I'm not like you. I remember every question and don't want to redo them. The results will be out in a dozen days anyway."
The two of them were chatting across the wooden board. Yan Yi didn't say a word, as if he was asleep.
"Didn't you score over 600 in the third mock exam?" he asked.
"Yeah, that was my best performance."
"Maybe this time it will perform better."
"I hope so, Qi Lang. Will you return to Hong Kong? Study at the University of Hong Kong?" Bai He asked him.
"I don't know. Two of my cousins and one of my cousins are both studying at the University of Hong Kong, and the rest are abroad." Qi Lang said calmly, "My dad told me to either go back to the University of Hong Kong or go abroad."
Suddenly, Bai He's heart was choked.
She realized belatedly that she was not prepared for separation at all and didn't know how to say goodbye to this boy whom she had known for more than ten years.
But, but graduation season has arrived, and the day when the scores are released is getting closer and closer.
They will eventually part ways one day
She remembered what was written on Qi Lang's wish card: "Freedom to choose any university you want to go to."
Bai He's wish card reads: "Go to the same school as you."
She really wanted to study with him, travel with him, and grow up with him...
But she knew that this was an impossible wish. If Qi Lang wanted to go abroad, she couldn't go, nor could she go to the University of Hong Kong. Her scores were not high enough, and even if they were, the living expenses would be very expensive. She didn't want to increase the burden on her parents.
Bai He felt sad and his eyes were sore.
Breathe in and out gently.
Yan Yi lay flat on his back, opened his eyes, and looked at the dark ceiling.
Listening to the conversation between the two, he said nothing.
He knew that Bai He was feeling jealous. Even though they were not siblings, he and she had some kind of telepathy...
He could sense her emotions.
His heart ached more than hers.
"What about you?" Qi Lang poked the boy next to him with his elbow.
"With her," he said without hesitation. "I won't leave."
He won't, he's always...
Just as Qi Lang hoped, as long as he looked back, he would always be able to see the distant Nanxiang Mountain.
Yan Yi hopes that Bai He can look back occasionally and see the blue sea. That is the space he left for her to retreat to at any time... The sky and the sea are vast.
"If she repeats a grade, will you repeat it too?" he asked.
"Um."
He mocked: "Really fucking stupid..."
Before he could finish his words, Yan Yi kicked him hard.
Qi Lang stopped talking and stopped thinking.
There is no need to think about some things. Once the scores are out, you will know which school to apply to.
"Asleep."
She said, "Good night."
"Good night, Baihe." Yan Yi said.
Bai He also closed his eyes, and the words he had said to them rang in his ears -
All good things must come to an end.
Yan Yi said firmly: "Our feast will not end."
Qi Lang smiled arrogantly: "If I don't say goodbye, who would dare to do so?"
Their answers were completely different, but they served the same purpose.
Don't want to break up.
…
Today, Bai He woke up very early for some unknown reason. As soon as the sky was getting light, his mind was clear.
When she opened her eyes, she thought she was dreaming, so she closed them tightly, then opened them again...
The handsome face of the boy she liked did not disappear. He slept beside her, his sleeping face very peaceful. There was a light red mole on his left lower eyelid, which was faint and difficult to notice.
Bai He almost didn't dare to move. She didn't dare to think about when this guy came to sleep next to her. She didn't dare to wake him up, nor did she want to...
Even her breathing became silent, only her heartbeat was beating, pounding against her eardrums and making her blood boil.
The sky is dim, and every second that flows slowly is worth cherishing.
Bai He couldn't help but reach out her hand and touch his long and thick eyelashes like feathers.
Under the boy's thin eyelids, his eyeballs moved and he opened his eyes.
Bai He immediately closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, pretending that nothing had happened and that she had not noticed him.
But she knew that Qi Lang had woken up. He took a deep breath and didn't move. It seemed... as if he was also observing her, looking at her.
Suddenly, he snorted softly and said in a lazy, affectionate, yet magnetic voice, "Sayuri, do you want to see how red your ears are? Why are you pretending to be asleep when you're awake?"
Bai He was so embarrassed that not only his ears but even his cheeks were burning.
She opened her eyes and looked him in the eye, muttering, "You're annoying."
"Are you still shy of me?"
"Who told you to show up so suddenly and scare me? Any girl would be...shy, okay?"
"Shh!" His slender fingertips touched her soft lips. "If Yan Yi hears, he'll throw me out the window."
Bai He felt the powerful touch of his fingertips, and her heart began to flutter. She pushed his hand away and lowered her voice, "You...it's good that you know."
"I can't help it." Qi Lang lay flat on his back, his outer arm resting on the back of his head. "It's too crowded to sleep with him. It's more spacious here."
"Didn't you sleep well last night?" She said softly.
"I didn't sleep well. The bed was uncomfortable and too hard."
"Am I comfortable here?"
"Um."
Bai He's bed was obviously much softer. Qi Lang turned over and slept on his stomach, burying his head in her bubbly down pillow. "You're much more comfortable here."
Bai He turned sideways and looked at him: "Then you sleep for a while, I'm getting up."
"So early?" He also turned his head and looked at her sleepily, "Sleep with brother for a while."
"You sleep alone."
How could she sleep with him around?
Although they had slept in the same bed when they were young, but... after all, they are so old now, and he is the person she has liked for such a long time.
Bai He was about to get up, but Qi Lang pulled her down regardless, blocking her with his strong arms, forcing her to sleep and not leave.
In front of her, this guy can always be arrogant and unreasonable.
But Bai He would always go along with him and lie down obediently.
She liked him, and because she liked him, she couldn't refuse anything.
Qi Lang felt a little sleepy, but he didn't close his eyes. He slowly moved his hand to her neck, his fingertips occasionally brushing the white lace neckband around her neck: "Are you wearing this even when you sleep?"
"Yeah." Bai He lowered her eyelids unnaturally, as if she didn't want him to pay too much attention to this.
"This is so uncomfortable."
"There's nothing I can do about it."
"It's nothing, actually." His voice was gentle, and his fingertips reached behind her neck, as if trying to untie her neck tie, "You just care too much."
Bai He quickly grabbed his wrist and stopped him: "Don't!"
"If you don't pay too much attention, no one will notice." Qi Lang didn't like her look like this. "It's not ugly, really."
"Qi Lang, I'm not as mentally strong as you..." she said sullenly, "I'm just an ordinary girl."
She did not grow up under the spotlight of public attention. She did not have any special skills that could make her unrestrained and strong enough to not care about her physical defects.
Qi Lang no longer forced her and stroked her neck through the lace neckband: "This is not a physical defect. I think it's quite special."
"Because we are friends." Bai He looked at him, feeling a little bitter. "If you were looking for a girlfriend, would you choose one with hideous burn scars?"
Qi Lang's past girlfriends were all either school beauties or internet celebrities, all of them had amazing figures and looks, so he was just talking without any worries.
Qi Lang didn't answer the previous question, but instead said, "If a boy you like rejects you in the future because he minds your neck, then he would be the biggest idiot in the world."
Bai He smiled lightly, revealing two not-so-obvious little rabbit teeth.
"Then I'll remember what you said. If he rejects me, I'll use this to fight back."
"Okay, tell him that this is what your best buddy Qi Lang said."
Qi Lang doesn't like her.
Bai He was certain in his heart once again.
She turned over and took out a soft little fox eye mask from the cabinet and handed it to him: "Sleep a little longer."
"So cute?" Qi Lang looked at the eye mask, "Is there one that suits my style?"
Bai He leaned over him, rummaging through the lower cabinets, and pulled out an eye mask with bunny ears. She handed it over, "What about this?"
“…”
Qi Lang still put on the fox eye mask. Bai He smiled and put on the rabbit eye mask: "Good night."
"good morning."
After a while, she heard Qi Lang's breathing gradually become even and calm, and knew that he must be asleep.
He was very nervous and had trouble falling asleep, but he felt safe with Bai He.
Bai He took off the blindfold, turned her head to look at him, and whispered softly, "Are you asleep?"
He didn't answer. The eye mask was worn under his forehead, covering his eye sockets. From the side, his straight nose formed a shallow arc.
He is really a handsome man with a strong sense of features. His mother is said to be a mixed-race with some Russian, but only one-quarter.
When it comes to Qi Lang, apart from his deep features, black hair and black eyes, he looks like a complete Asian boy.
Bai He stared at him in a daze, her emotions aroused, and she leaned over to kiss his face, but she only touched him once and then moved away immediately. He wouldn't wake up.
She slowly moved closer, carefully lifting her long hair with her hands to avoid brushing him.
His skin was so delicate that his pores were invisible. Bai He felt his hot breath gently patting her face. She pursed her dry lips...
At the moment when they were about to meet, Bai He caught a glimpse of the young man standing quietly at the door out of the corner of his eye.
Yan Yi was looking at her, and it was unknown how long he had been looking at her.
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