Chapter 99
"What nonsense are you talking about? Come in quickly. You came here directly? Are you exhausted?" Lin Shuge pulled Xie Chen in. Seeing that he was full of energy and not at all listless and tired, he felt relieved.
"This is the newly recruited officer of the county government, his name is Chu Xu," Lin Shuge said to Xie Chen, and then introduced Chu Xu as "my younger brother Wei Zhongxuan."
Chu Xu looked at the two of them. Although he felt strange, he still said, "Sir, thank you for your teachings today. Since you are busy, I will ask you for advice tomorrow. Now I will take my leave."
Lin Shuge spoke to him gently and let him go back to rest.
When he turned around, he saw Xie Chen standing in the room with his arms folded, staring at him motionlessly, his eyes looking like they were spitting fire.
Lin Shuge felt a little guilty for some reason, so he walked over and asked, "Can you eat after coming here so late?"
Xie Chen sat down and said, "I didn't eat. I'm full of anger."
Lin Shuge didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "There are some dishes in the kitchen. Do you want me to heat them up for you?" He was about to leave. "I'll have someone boil some water. You can wash them later."
Just as he finished speaking, he felt a weight on his back. Xie Chen was hugging him from behind, and his two strong arms made his waist ache.
"Brother is not angry anymore, right?"
Only then did Lin Shuge remember the complicated emotional issues between the two of them. When he first saw how exhausted he looked, he hadn't thought about all this, and the awkwardness in his heart had long since disappeared.
Without hearing Lin Shuge speak, Xie Chen suddenly turned him around. Lin Shuge felt something soft on his face, with a hint of night coolness, as if it had accidentally brushed against his cheek. He stood there in a daze, and before Xie Chen lowered his head, he pressed his hands against him. From this angle, he could see that Xie Chen had his eyes closed, and his fine eyelashes trembled slightly.
Alarm bells rang in Lin Shuge's mind. He grabbed his arm and pushed him away, but saw Xie Chen hugging his arm with a look of pain on his face.
"Don't pretend, can my strength hurt you?" He said angrily. Xie Chen's expression was very realistic, and he immediately stepped forward and said, "Zhongxuan, is your arm injured?"
"I'm fine, I was just ambushed by someone." Xie Chen still had a trace of grievance on his face. Lin Shuge had indeed forgotten the embarrassment just now. He carefully examined his wound and even went to get medicine to re-bandage it.
Xie Chen explained the situation on the day of Qiu She, hiding how the wound came from. Hearing Lin Shuge's anger, Xie Chen comforted him with soft words. Xie Chen felt relieved and his displeasure disappeared instantly, but he still said, "I thought my brother would ignore me again."
Seeing that Lin Shuge ignored him, he continued to talk to himself, "It turns out that my brother met someone else. It's my fault that I didn't win my brother's heart. I had to accompany my brother to talk in the middle of the night."
Lin Shuge poured him a cup of tea helplessly, "Are you thirsty? Have a cup of tea before we talk."
Xie Chen glanced at the two cups and the saddle drawings on the table. "It's only been half a month, and I'm already treated worse than the people I just met. Back then, my brother only gave me the drawings, not like now, where I have to give him special treatment and explain everything to him."
"Zhongxuan." Lin Shuge called him. He was just jealous before, but now it has been upgraded to the point where he can even chat with him.
"I'm going to the kitchen to heat up some food. Do you want to join me?" he asked, standing up.
Xie Chen snorted and followed him.
"I got some new tofu these days, so I made some new dishes. Let's try them later." Lin Shuge pulled him and found that his hand was grabbed by a big hand. The hand rubbed his palm and reached between his fingers, then intertwined his fingers.
Lin Shuge was grateful for his long journey and the hard work he put in to get back after half a day, so he didn't hide away. Xie Chen noticed his indulgence, rubbed his fingers on his other hand for a few times, held it tighter, and shook Lin Shuge's hand a few times.
The two of them worked together to bring the dishes back to the room. Xie Chen saw that no one had touched them. It was obviously the dishes left for him. "Brother knew I would come back?"
"I don't know, but I'm afraid you'll come back. I can't go without food." Lin Shuge picked up a few pieces of food for him with his chopsticks.
Xie Chen looked at him and didn't say anything for a long time. He wanted to ask, what if I don't come back? He didn't ask because he knew Lin Shuge would still do it.
"What are you looking at? Eat it while it's hot."
Xie Chen lowered his head to eat, then looked up at him, "Brother, let's eat together."
Lin Shuge picked up the chopsticks. He had eaten a lot tonight, so he was not hungry at the moment. He took a few bites casually and watched Xie Chen eat happily. Although he maintained etiquette, judging from the speed at which he ate, he must be really hungry.
After the meal, Lin Shuge asked, "When are you going back?"
Xie Chen put down his chopsticks, his starry eyes reflecting the candlelight, "I'll leave at dawn, I'll be back... Brother, wait for me." He stood up and put away the dishes. Lin Shuge thought he was going to wash the dishes, "Are you in such a hurry? Leave it there, I'll clean it up later."
He looked at the moon outside the window and calculated the time. It was only a few hours.
Xie Chen walked in after a while, with a bright smile on his face and eyes as bright as stars. He said softly, "Brother, happy birthday." As he spoke, he took Lin Shuge's hand. Lin Shuge felt a coolness on his wrist, and something was put on his wrist.
He raised his hand to see, and saw a red jade bracelet, the color was bright and translucent, the patterns were delicate. Under the candlelight, it was as red as the colorful clouds in the evening, gorgeous and colorful.
"This is too valuable. Where did you get it?" Lin Shuge asked in surprise.
"No matter how valuable it is, it is suitable for my brother." Xie Chen saw the red on his wrist against his fair skin, warm and smooth. He reached out and touched it, "It really suits my brother."
After he finished speaking, he took out a bundle from behind him. Inside were small bottles of spices obtained from merchants from the Western Regions, a seal engraved with his name, a jade hairpin engraved with a jade rabbit, and even belt hooks and various small gadgets. It looked as if he was going to set up a stall with them. Lin Shuge chuckled in his heart.
But Xie Chen's eyes were burning, "Every time I came across one of these things, I felt it was suitable for you, and I have accumulated a lot without realizing it, but none of them are as valuable as what you have."
"Zhongxuan."
Xie Chen looked back at him, and seeing that his eyes were not right, his heart tightened, and he raised his voice and said, "Brother, if you want to say something I don't like, then don't say anything. It's better to respond to the question I asked you before I left last time."
"Why do you think so? You came to give me this with such care, how can I let you down?" He lowered his eyes, "It's just that Zhongxuan, I don't know how to respond to you right now..."
"Then do as you wish, but brother, you can't reject me too much, nor can you get close to others when I'm not around, and you can't let others surpass me." Xie Chen saw that he was in trouble and knew that he couldn't push him too hard. At least there was progress, right?
Seeing that he was still upset about what happened just now, Lin Shuge said helplessly: "I just saw that he was good, like your previous seriousness, so I gave him a few pointers. Why are you still jealous?"
He replied casually, originally intending to say that he should take better care of Chu Xu, firstly because he was indeed a good candidate, and secondly, he wanted to say that he did so for Xie Chen's sake. But he didn't expect that everyone wanted to be unique. Xie Chen was already a little worried because of the uncertainty of their relationship, and now such a person appeared. A fire suddenly rose in his heart and burned up.
"Like me? Brother, do you think he looks like me?" Xie Chen put down what he was holding and approached Lin Shuge.
He was tall and had his back to the light. Lin Shuge was blocked by him and could only sense the anger in his voice. Although he couldn't see his expression clearly, he instinctively thought that he had said something wrong. He quickly said, "How could that be? You are you. Things are similar, but you are unique."
"Oh, so, didn't brother just say that he looked like me in the past?" He put one hand on Lin Shuge's cheek, stroking it gently, feeling the delicacy and warmth of his fingertips. Lin Shuge raised his hand to brush him away, but he grabbed it, "Brother, do you still look like me now?"
Lin Shuge's face flushed and he turned his head away from him, "Zhongxuan, I was wrong, let me go first, you are..." Are you not pretending at all in front of me? Where is the well-behaved and obedient girl from the past?
A light laugh came from above his head, and Xie Chen let go of him, "Brother, you said that you can make a wish on your birthday. Unfortunately, there is no cake today, but you can also make a wish, and I will help you fulfill it."
Lin Shuge was surprised in his heart: Why did the topic change so quickly?
Xie Chen seemed to see his doubts, "I don't want to force you, I just feel a little uneasy." He looked straight at Lin Shuge with a hint of grievance in his eyes. He was really good-looking, and in the night, Lin Shuge's heart softened.
He thought about Xie Chen's mood every time he bought gifts, the joy in Xie Chen's eyes when he saw him when he opened the door just now, and how he traveled day and night just to celebrate his birthday.
She was obviously older than him, and she obviously knew that she was attracted to him, but she still held back and waited for him to take the initiative.
"Zhongxuan, come here, closer to me." He heard himself say this.
Xie Chen was somewhat confused and a little excited. He slowly walked towards him and looked at him in front of him.
Lin Shuge made up his mind and raised his hand to pinch his collar. Xie Chen lowered his head as he did so, and then he felt the corners of his mouth getting hot. He touched the corners of his mouth blankly, looking at Lin Shuge at a loss.
Lin Shuge didn't know what to do. It was the first time in his two lifetimes that he had done such a thing, and this person was his beloved younger brother. He thought that he was just a younger brother, but he didn't expect that they would develop into such a relationship.
But he really couldn't bear to recall the expression on Xie Chen's face when he said he was uneasy, but he had done it, and now he didn't know what to do. He quickly got out of Xie Chen's arms and pretended to go to clean the table.
A huge force hit him from behind, and he was pressed heavily against the edge of the table. His thighs were hurt by the corner of the table. Xie Chen held him under his body, and suddenly covered him with kisses, fierce and intense. Lin Shuge was kissed so hard that he could hardly stand and slid down unconsciously.
Xie Chen stretched out his hand to hold his waist and pulled him up, "Brother, open your mouth."
Lin Shuge's heart was pounding and he was so embarrassed that he felt like smoking, but he still listened to him obediently. Xie Chen went straight in and kissed him passionately, but this time the kiss was gentle and lingering. It was unknown how long it was before he let him go.
Lin Shuge was breathing heavily, and Xie Chen pecked his lips while exploring along his waistline.
"No...don't go too far."
"This time it was my brother who took the initiative, and I was just following his lead." Xie Chen's eyes were bright, and his voice was filled with obvious pleasure.
"Brother, can I draw what just happened?"
Lin Shuge suddenly raised his head from his arms. Although he had a smile on his face, he turned cold and ruthless in a second. "That's impossible. If you dare to draw it, I will never let you go."
I actually forgot about that thing. Thinking about the last time Xie Chen drew it, I felt embarrassed. How could I let him draw it again this time?
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