Chapter 387 Three Hundred and Seventy-Two Combined
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Ye Qingxi sat in the chair, feeling the gentle breeze overhead, and once again confirmed that her brother was indeed very virtuous.
I really envy his sister-in-law; she'll have such a virtuous husband in the future.
After Qin Cheng finished playing the flute, he returned to his room with light steps, waiting for Qin Cheng to come find him after taking a shower.
Qin Cheng didn't take long to wash his hair. Before Ye Qingxi had even finished a game, Qin Cheng had already dried his hair and came into her room.
Ye Qingxi glanced at him and said while continuing to play, "Wait until I finish this game."
"Okay." Qin Cheng didn't rush him, picked up his phone, and continued reading the emails he hadn't finished reading before.
Finally, Ye Qingxi won.
He excitedly tossed his phone aside, and turning his head, he saw Qin Cheng sitting on the edge of his bed, seemingly editing text.
Curious, Ye Qingxi leaned closer and peeked over his shoulder to see what he was doing.
"Reply to this email."
"Oh," Ye Qingxi said, lowering her head and resting her chin naturally on his shoulder.
"How much longer?" he asked.
Her voice was soft, and her breath brushed against Qin Cheng's neck.
Qin Cheng's hand involuntarily paused.
"Soon," Qin Cheng heard himself reply.
After saying that, he started editing the text again.
Ye Qingxi got her answer and moved her chin off his shoulder.
He lay back down on the bed, then sat up and touched Qin Cheng's hair.
Qin Cheng: ?
"Why did you dry it all yourself?" Ye Qingxi asked. "It's only fair, I'll dry it for you next time."
Qin Cheng felt it was unnecessary.
"You can't even dry your own hair."
"That's because I'm lazy."
"So you've become more diligent lately?"
Ye Qingxi: ...
That's not fair and reasonable; there has to be give and take.
He felt embarrassed to always let his brother do everything, so he just acted like a lazy bum who could only eat and sleep.
Qin Cheng, however, thought it would be fine for him to be a salted fish.
He can live however he wants as long as he's happy.
"Go play the game, I'll be done soon."
"Oh," Ye Qingxi said.
However, instead of playing games, he opened an app and started reading novels.
Qin Cheng silently edited the text, then paused for two seconds.
He glanced at Ye Qingxi almost imperceptibly.
For some reason, I always felt that something was missing from the shoulder where his chin had pressed down on me before.
Too light, Qin Cheng thought, so light that he didn't like it.
Qin Cheng said it was "very fast," and it really was "very fast." In less than five minutes, he put down his phone and finished his work.
Ye Qingxi quickly moved closer to the bed so that he could sleep more comfortably.
Qin Cheng didn't delay any longer, lifted the blanket, and lay down.
As soon as he lay down, Ye Qingxi snuggled up to him and moved closer.
Qin Cheng: ...
"I have class at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, remember to wake me up," he instructed Qin Cheng.
"Okay," Qin Cheng replied.
"Then I'll turn off the light?"
"Um."
After Qin Cheng finished speaking, Ye Qingxi raised her hand and turned off the bedside lamp.
The room was plunged into darkness instantly.
Ye Qingxi looked at the pitch-black night, then turned to look at Qin Cheng.
This was the first time he had turned his head, but he couldn't see Qin Cheng's face clearly.
When he usually takes a nap at noon, even though the curtains are drawn tightly and the lights are off, he can still see the people next to him clearly because of the sunlight.
Ye Qingxi smiled when she thought of this.
That's great. Even though they've gone to university and grown up, they haven't become estranged.
They can also lie side by side in bed and sleep together.
"Good night," he said to Qin Cheng.
"good evening."
After Qin Cheng finished speaking, he closed his eyes.
But he did not fall asleep.
Ten minutes later, Qin Cheng opened his eyes again.
Ye Qingxi was already asleep, and her breathing was very steady.
The silence amplified Ye Qingxi's breathing, making it both distinct and impossible to ignore in the dark room.
Qin Cheng turned his head, unable to see Ye Qingxi's face clearly, only his vague outline.
He raised his hand to tuck the blanket around Ye Qingxi, then closed his eyes and let himself fall asleep again.
But whether it was the change of environment or the presence of another person beside him, he just couldn't fall asleep.
On the first night after moving in with Ye Qingxi and sleeping together, Qin Cheng felt like he had insomnia.
He was puzzled and didn't quite understand why he was having insomnia at this time.
He lay there thinking like that, repeatedly closing and opening his eyes.
After closing his eyes again, Qin Cheng felt the person next to him move.
Before he could react, Ye Qingxi had already lifted her leg and placed it on his.
Qin Cheng: ?
Qin Cheng turned around, just as Ye Qingxi turned to face him.
He was clearly fast asleep, emitting soft, low breaths. He moved forward, closer to Qin Cheng, and then draped his arm around Qin Cheng's neck.
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng then remembered that Ye Qingxi could indeed be a little restless when she was sleeping.
When they were little, they slept together. Several times when he woke up, he could see Ye Qingxi's legs draped over his waist and her arms across his shoulder.
Sometimes, if he wasn't sleeping soundly, Ye Qingxi would kick him awake.
Qin Cheng found it strange at the time. His younger brother was handsome and cute, and spoke and acted quietly, so why was he so restless when he slept?
However, since he was his younger brother, Qin Cheng didn't hold it against him. He silently put his hands and feet back in place and then pretended that nothing had happened.
Qin Cheng now shares the same thought.
He picked up the hand that was on his neck, intending to put it back under Ye Qingxi's blanket, but unexpectedly Ye Qingxi moved her arm and, following his grasp, pulled his arm forward and hugged him.
He leaned against him, just like when he was a child and leaned against Mu Shaowu, or like when he grew up and hugged the huge bear that Mu Shaoyan had given him.
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng raised his hand to try to remove Ye Qingxi's hand, but Ye Qingxi only hugged him tighter.
"Good girl~ cotton candy~" he mumbled.
Qin Cheng: ...
They're treating him like a marshmallow.
Qin Cheng had no choice but to let go of his arm.
As soon as he put her down, Ye Qingxi buried her head even deeper and nuzzled against him affectionately.
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng froze instantly.
Ye Qingxi gently rubbed against her.
Soft strands of hair brushed against his collarbone and rubbed against his chin.
His face was pressed against Qin Cheng's chest, and the top of his head was against Qin Cheng's chin.
He let out a comfortable sigh, then tilted his head and buried his face in his chest.
Qin Cheng remained calm and quiet.
He didn't move and didn't say anything.
He felt as if his heart was treading on the clouds or riding on the crest of the waves.
He was almost out of control, as if bewitched, and reached out to hug the person in his arms.
He felt the person in his arms move again, their lips brushing against the skin of his exposed neck, soft and warm.
The air around was still, and the night was like a net that covered the sky and blocked everyone's eyes, leaving only Qin Cheng's clear will and somewhat confused mind.
He knew perfectly well that he was awake.
But he also felt that he wasn't quite sober.
Otherwise, why would he unconsciously hug his younger brother tighter and tighter at this moment?
Qin Cheng looked down at the sleeping boy in his arms.
He could only vaguely see his outline, not his face or expression.
It's as if he can see his own heart, yet he can't see what's hidden inside.
He simply held Ye Qingxi quietly.
He remained motionless and silent.
Then I closed my eyes, cherishing the warmth of his embrace as I drifted off to sleep.
At six o'clock the next morning, Ye Qingxi woke up from her sleep.
He groggily opened his eyes, looked up, and saw Qin Cheng's face with his eyes tightly closed.
"Wow, so handsome!" Ye Qingxi exclaimed, still half asleep and with her mind a complete mess. "His eyelashes are so long."
As he was thinking this, he reached for his phone, only to belatedly realize that he was actually in Qin Cheng's arms.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: !!
He must have rolled over here while he was sleeping last night!
He used to do this when he slept with his dad.
When he falls asleep, he sits on one side of the bed; when he wakes up, he's in his dad's arms.
Ye Qingxi was a bit of a headache. She had only taken a nap for less than an hour before, so this hadn't happened yet.
Now they sleep together at night, and after so many hours, isn't their true nature being revealed?!
Ye Qingxi instinctively wanted to leave.
He raised his hand and gently approached Qin Cheng's arm. Just as he was about to pick it up, he saw Qin Cheng's long, thick, black eyelashes tremble, and then his eyes slowly opened.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi could only silently withdraw her hand that had committed the crime.
"What's wrong?" Qin Cheng was clearly still half asleep, his voice was a little hoarse.
"It's nothing," Ye Qingxi said.
Qin Cheng raised his hand and glanced at his wristwatch; it was only 6:15.
He put his hand back down, and as if he hadn't noticed anything amiss, he hugged Ye Qingxi again.
Ye Qingxi: ?
"It's only a little past six, it's not time yet, you should sleep a little longer," he said softly.
After saying that, he raised his other hand, pressed down on the back of Ye Qingxi's head, and pulled him back into his arms.
He closed his eyes.
Ye Qingxi: ?
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi felt that something seemed off.
But it's only a little past six o'clock, which is really too early. He should sleep a little longer.
So Ye Qingxi closed her eyes and fell asleep again.
At seven o'clock, the alarm clock rang.
Qin Cheng raised his hand to turn off the alarm clock, and when his gaze returned, he found Ye Qingxi sleeping soundly against him.
He smiled unconsciously, quietly looking at the person in his arms.
As he looked at it, Qin Cheng suddenly remembered what had happened before.
Just now...did they wake up once?
At 6:15?
He told Ye Qingxi to continue sleeping, then hugged him again and pressed his head into his chest.
Qin Cheng: ...
For some reason, Qin Cheng felt a little guilty.
He slowly released Ye Qingxi, quietly got out of bed, and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
After breakfast was prepared, Qin Cheng helped Ye Qingxi pack it up before changing into his pajamas and going to call her.
Ye Qingxi opened her eyes groggily, her first instinct being to stay in bed.
Seeing him like this, Qin Cheng let him sleep for another five minutes.
Five minutes later, Ye Qingxi finally got out of bed reluctantly.
He dragged his sleepy body to the bathroom.
Qin Cheng had already arranged the towel, squeezed out the toothpaste, and filled the water cup for him.
"He truly is a virtuous and kind older brother," Ye Qingxi thought.
He picked up his toothbrush and mechanically began brushing his teeth.
As Ye Qingxi was scrolling, she suddenly remembered something and stopped.
Wait, he just fell asleep around 6 o'clock?
So when Qin Cheng woke up, didn't he see everything?
Seeing that he was sleeping in a bad position, she rolled into his arms and hugged him!
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi's brushing speed gradually slowed down.
He was a little embarrassed.
They're both grown up now, not little kids anymore, and it doesn't seem quite right for them to be sleeping like that, cuddling together.
But there was nothing he could do about it; wasn't he already asleep and completely out of his mind?
How can you know what you've done?
I wonder what Qin Cheng was thinking?
Do you mind?
Sleeping together as two people and sleeping in each other's arms are two completely different things.
Those who can accept the former may not be able to accept the latter.
Especially since they are all boys, unlike girls who are naturally more affectionate and even go to the toilet hand in hand.
Ye Qingxi slowly finished brushing her teeth, washed her face, and went outside.
Qin Cheng had already made the bed for him, and the clothes he needed to change into were placed at the foot of the bed.
"Hurry up and change your clothes," he said.
Ye Qingxi nodded, wanting to say something, but then felt that there wasn't enough time.
She could only hurriedly take off her pajamas and change into the clothes he had given her.
Qin Cheng turned around and saw him taking off his pajamas, so he quickly turned his head away.
His gaze fell on the curtains in Ye Qingxi's room that were not yet drawn.
White snowflakes fluttered freely on the thick, dark green curtains.
Qin Cheng looked at the snowflakes, large and small. The snowflakes were very light, a thin white sheet.
What does it resemble? Qin Cheng wondered.
An inopportune image popped into his mind: Ye Qingxi's white back and slender, fair waist revealed when she took off her pajamas.
He quickly shook his head.
But I was somewhat afraid to look at the snow on the curtains again.
"I've changed," Ye Qingxi said.
Qin Cheng then turned around, folded his pajamas, and placed them beside his pillow.
Ye Qingxi looked at him, wanting to see his expression.
Let's see if he minds.
However, he didn't see anything.
As usual, Qin Cheng picked up his backpack and went out with him.
After leaving the residential area, he handed him the backpack and told him, "Be careful on the road. Message me if you want anything for lunch."
"Oh," Ye Qingxi said.
Qin Cheng, who was used to turning around after speaking, saw that Ye Qingxi had finished speaking but hadn't said "goodbye" or turned to leave, so he asked, "Is there anything else?"
"No," Ye Qingxi quickly replied.
He smiled and, with great acting skills, said, "Then I'm leaving, bye-bye."
"Bye-bye," Qin Cheng said.
Neither of them had a very peaceful morning.
Qin Cheng was worried that Ye Qingxi would recall what he had done at 6:15 and find his behavior a little strange.
Ye Qingxi was worried that Qin Cheng would mind seeing his restless sleeping posture.
They finally got out of school at noon and hurried back home.
Both of them had classes at 2 pm today, so Ye Qingxi didn't plan to let Qin Cheng cook. She ordered takeout and waited for it to be delivered.
After finishing his takeout with Qin Cheng, as they were about to take a nap, he slowly began to speak, "Well..."
Qin Cheng looked up and asked him with his eyes: What?
"I'm a bit restless when I sleep at night, so..." Ye Qingxi said somewhat embarrassedly, "If you mind, we can sleep separately. Until your bed arrives, you can sleep in my bed and I'll sleep in yours."
Qin Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.
He thought Ye Qingxi wanted to tell him that his behavior that morning was a bit strange.
but……
Qin Cheng pondered again, wondering if he was saying all this because he genuinely felt that Qin Cheng was restless while sleeping and was afraid that Qin Cheng would mind, or because he thought Qin Cheng's behavior was strange and was too embarrassed to tell him, so he wanted to subtly persuade Qin Cheng to sleep separately from him.
Qin Cheng hesitated, then said, "It's okay, you slept like this when we were little."
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi was shocked!
What shocked him was not that he was like this when he was a child—wouldn't he know if he wasn't like this when he was a child?
What shocked him was that his secret was exposed when he slept with Qin Cheng as a child.
Why didn't you tell me?
Looking at his genuine surprise, Qin Cheng felt that he was genuinely worried that Qin Cheng might mind because Qin Cheng was a restless sleeper.
He breathed a sigh of relief again.
"Do I really need to say that?"
“No,” Ye Qingxi recalled, “I remember when we were sleeping, every time I woke up, I was still in my spot, right?”
There was no rolling around, and no physical contact with Qin Cheng.
Qin Cheng: ...
"You know, between the two of us, I usually wake up first."
Ye Qingxi: !!
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi understood. "You put me back?"
"More or less," Qin Cheng said.
For some reason, Ye Qingxi felt like laughing. "Why did you put me back?"
Qin Cheng: ...
How can this be explained?
Anyway, at that time, he felt that his hands and feet should naturally go back to where they came from.
Ye Qingxi found it increasingly amusing the more she thought about it.
He asked his brother, "Then why didn't you put me back this morning?"
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng remained silent.
At first, he did want Ye Qingxi's hands and feet to go back to where they came from, but when Ye Qingxi hugged him, his hair brushed against his chin, his face pressed against his skin, and the warmth of her body matched his, he seemed to forget his original thoughts.
She even wrapped her arms around him.
Qin Cheng knew very well that if he wanted to push Ye Qingxi away, especially since Ye Qingxi was asleep, he could do it no matter what.
At the very least, they could naturally separate the two of them the moment they both woke up at 6:15.
But he pressed his head back into his arms and hugged him again.
When he was a child, he would simply put him back in his original position so that Ye Qingxi herself wouldn't even notice.
But now he was holding him.
Why?
Qin Cheng asked himself.
What caused this change?
He didn't say anything, but Ye Qingxi had already figured out the reason for him.
"I know, you must be afraid of waking me up," Ye Qingxi said.
After all, he's older now and much more perceptive than when he was a child. So just because Qin Cheng could put him back without alerting him when he was a child doesn't mean he can do it now.
He must have stopped when he tried to put him back, noticing that the boy was starting to wake up, and let him go.
Qin Cheng listened to his words without confirming or denying them. He simply asked, "Do you want me to put you back or like this morning?"
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi rested her chin on her hand and began to think.
Qin Cheng looked at him, waiting for his verdict.
At that moment, his heart suddenly felt a sense of uncontrollable panic.
Qin Cheng rarely felt this way. From childhood to adulthood, even before he was recognized by the Mu family at the age of seven, he almost never felt panicked.
It would never have appeared so uncontrollably.
Most things in the world have patterns that can be followed, and most can be guessed and thus controlled.
Before he turned three, Qin Cheng didn't understand these things. He was like a newborn calf, unaware of the world, so he wouldn't panic.
After the age of three, Qin Cheng vaguely learned to interact with the world. He wanted to become strong, so he wouldn't panic.
When he turned seven, he returned to the Mu family and truly became Mu Zheng's son and Mu Feng's grandson. There was no one or nothing to make him panic.
Qin Cheng, now a prodigy and a young talent, is in a state of panic, having long since lost sight of what it is.
But in that instant, it quietly began to grow.
Without his will, and without informing his reason.
He looked at Ye Qingxi, waiting for his answer.
He felt the scales tipping in his favor, and he also felt his hand unconsciously clenching because of uncertainty.
“I think…” Ye Qingxi pondered seriously.
"If you can accept it, then let's do it like this morning," Ye Qingxi said somewhat embarrassedly.
That's because he's had this habit for so many years, he definitely can't change it.
But if we put him back, he's such a grown man now, what if Qin Cheng wakes him up when he's messing with him?
When people are sleeping, the thing they hate most is being woken up.
Especially when I was in school.
Ye Qingxi knew very well that he loved to sleep. If he was restless three times a night, and Qin Cheng put him back down three times, he would pout if he was woken up even once. Qin Cheng might even feel guilty then.
So it's better to just let him do as he pleases and let him run wild.
that is……
"That's right, brother, you might have to be more tolerant of me," Ye Qingxi said apologetically.
Qin Cheng did not expect him to give such an answer.
Looking at Ye Qingxi's innocent and radiant face, he felt increasingly guilty for some reason.
His younger brother, innocent and pure, was completely unaware that he had already harbored selfish motives in both of his answers.
"It's nothing," Qin Cheng said. "I don't mind."
"Really?" Ye Qingxi said happily, "That's great!"
Besides, it won't take more than a few days. Ye Qingxi thought that once Qin Cheng graduated from university, no, even earlier, once Qin Cheng's bed arrived, they would sleep separately, and he wouldn't have to be bothered by his restless nature anymore.
Thinking of this, Ye Qingxi felt a little reluctant.
They simply cannot be together every day and every moment of every life stage.
Therefore, this kind of sleeping in each other's arms is limited to this winter only.
There will never be another one like this.
He stood up and walked towards his bedroom. "Okay, I'm going to take a nap."
Qin Cheng then stood up and accompanied him back to the bedroom.
He didn't watch Ye Qingxi change her clothes; he only watched her quietly after she lay down and fell asleep.
Ye Qingxi in the afternoon was as soft and sweet as ever.
Qin Cheng made the shameful discovery that people are indeed greedy.
As a first-year high school student, he would be happy because he and Ye Qingxi slept in the same bed, and he could see Ye Qingxi anytime, anywhere, just like when he was a child.
But now, he only feels that noon is still too short.
The sleep was so short that Ye Qingxi wouldn't be able to sleep very soundly during this time, so she rolled over to his side and into his arms.
Qin Cheng closed his eyes. He realized that he now seemed to prefer the evening to the midday.
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