Chapter 399 He Likes Ye Qingxi
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After playing with Zhong Yan and Pei Liang for two days, Ye Qingxi prepared to go find Qin Cheng.
He took a five-day holiday for May Day and asked his counselor for two more days to make it a seven-day mini-holiday. But if he went to Qin Cheng's place, he would inevitably have to go to Feng's parents' place, since Feng's parents were now his grandparents.
Therefore, Ye Qingxi's arrangement is that Pei Liang will have two days, Qin Cheng two days, and Feng's parents two days, so that everyone gets two days, which is fair and reasonable.
Pei Liang and Zhong Yan took him to the airport.
Ye Qingxi looked at her friend and asked definitively, "You really don't want to come with me to F University?"
Zhong Yan smiled and said, "Even if I were to go, I couldn't go with you right now. It's rare for you and your brother to meet, and if I went with you, wouldn't I be a third wheel?"
Ye Qingxi chuckled, "It's alright."
Pei Liang looked at him and said, "You're really good to me, but you're not good to your brother at all."
Zhong Yan nodded, "We've been together for over 200 days out of 365 days a year, so a couple more won't make a difference. You should focus on spending time with your brother. I'll come find you when it's almost time to leave, and we'll go back together."
"Alright then," Ye Qingxi said.
Before boarding the plane, he hugged his two friends and then instructed Pei Liang, "Take good care of our young master."
Pei Liang: "Didn't he come here specifically to see me? Why do I have to take care of him?"
Zhong Yan raised her foot to step on him.
Pei Liang: ...
Watching their interaction, Ye Qingxi couldn't help but recall their childhood.
Back then, Zhong Yan loved to step on Pei Liang's feet after he said something he didn't like.
Pei Liang, being very good-tempered, would only say a few words to him and wouldn't get angry.
So many years have passed, time has moved on, but their relationship seems to have remained as if it were yesterday.
He boarded the plane in a cheerful mood and told Qin Cheng his landing time.
Qin Cheng had planned to fly over today to meet Ye Qingxi, and then fly with him to the United States to go to his apartment.
But Ye Qingxi felt it was unnecessary. He wasn't a child anymore; he could travel by plane alone.
Therefore, he strictly forbade Qin Cheng from coming to see him, and only allowed Qin Cheng to pick him up at the appointed time.
Ye Qingxi boarded the plane, watched a movie for a while, and soon fell asleep with her eyes closed.
It was almost dark when the plane landed.
Ye Qingxi picked up her luggage and walked towards the exit.
He soon saw Qin Cheng.
Qin Cheng was tall and handsome, and many Chinese girls at the airport were looking at him and whispering among themselves.
Upon seeing Ye Qingxi, Qin Cheng raised his hand and waved.
Instantly, those who had been watching him followed his movements and saw Ye Qingxi.
Suddenly, many people's eyes lit up.
Ye Qingxi: ...
It seems too late to wear a mask now, right?
So Ye Qingxi had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk to the exit.
"Are you Ye Qingxi?" someone immediately approached and asked curiously.
Ye Qingxi smiled and nodded.
The girl exclaimed excitedly, "I'm your fan! Could you please sign my autograph? I love your portrayal of Xiao Han so much!"
Xiao Han is the young swordsman that Ye Qingxi played in "The Mask".
This movie was a hit during the summer after Ye Qingxi finished his college entrance exams. Now, three years later, many people are still attracted to him after watching the movie and become his fans.
Ye Qingxi smiled and said gently, "Of course."
He took the pen and signed his name in the notebook the other party handed him.
Qin Cheng: ...
Sometimes, Qin Cheng felt that having a younger brother who was too famous was both a happy and troublesome thing.
Happily, his brother's efforts paid off.
The problem is that he can't live like a normal person.
Like now, he's here to pick up his younger brother Ye Qingxi and take him to his apartment, not to attend a fan meeting for the big star Ye Qingxi.
Regardless of whether he wanted Ye Qingxi's departure to turn into a fan meeting, Qin Cheng had already separated Ye Qingxi from the others at the first moment and protected him by his side.
Everyone looked at him with suspicion, wondering if he was... a bodyguard?
He's so young and handsome!
They wanted to ask, but were too embarrassed to, so they restrained themselves and deliberately distanced themselves from Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi smiled as she signed autographs and walked forward under Qin Cheng's protection.
As they were about to exit the airport, he waved to everyone and reminded them to be careful before getting into the car with Qin Cheng.
The girl who received the autograph waved goodbye to him vigorously, then asked curiously, "Who was that handsome guy next to Xiaoxi just now? Was he his bodyguard?"
"It doesn't seem like it; he looks about the same age as me."
"Was that his friend or relative?"
"She's really good-looking; she might be a celebrity too."
"Are they here to film a movie?"
"But if you come to film, you'll bring your manager and assistant, right? And Shao Wu will come too, right?"
"It seems like he just came here for fun. It's May Day, and everyone is on holiday. There are so many people in China, so he came abroad to travel like us."
"I hope he has fun."
"Um."
Ye Qingxi got into Qin Cheng's car and unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.
"I never expected to meet my fans here."
Qin Cheng nodded; he hadn't expected this either.
"But I'm quite happy that they still remember my role from three years ago and still like it," Ye Qingxi added.
Qin Cheng smiled and said, "If you act well, they will naturally remember."
Hearing his words and looking at him, Ye Qingxi suddenly leaned forward and hugged him.
Qin Cheng: !!!
Ye Qingxi said happily, "We've finally met."
He looked up at Qin Cheng and said, "I wanted to come see you last year, but I never had the time. Now I finally do."
Upon hearing this, Qin Cheng's eyes softened unconsciously.
“Then you should tell me,” he said. “That way, I will come back to see you.”
“That won’t do,” Ye Qingxi said. “You’re here to study, not to ask for leave, so of course you should study hard.”
Qin Cheng: "It's just a few trips back, it won't cause any trouble."
"Forget it, this isn't like when you were at A University, where it was only a 20-minute walk from our school."
After Ye Qingxi finished speaking, she let go of his hand and leaned back in the passenger seat.
"Have you eaten?" he asked.
"Not yet, what about you?"
"I ate a little, but only a tiny bit. The airplane food wasn't very good, so I just had a taste," Ye Qingxi complained.
Qin Cheng felt a pang of heartache instantly. "Then what do you want to eat?"
"I want to eat Chinese food," Ye Qingxi said. "I've been eating Western food at Pei Liang's place all the time, so I'm really craving stir-fried dishes right now."
"Okay," Qin Cheng said, "then let's have stir-fried dishes."
After saying that, he helped Ye Qingxi fasten her seatbelt and started the car.
Ye Qingxi looked at his face, which was so close to hers, and asked, "Do you know any good Chinese restaurants?"
Qin Cheng nodded, and after fastening his seatbelt, drove him forward.
Ye Qingxi was happy and leaned back in her chair, waiting for her meal.
While driving, he suddenly remembered something and looked at Qin Cheng, "Brother, do you have any roommates in your apartment?"
Qin Cheng: ?
"Of course not." Qin Cheng was puzzled. "Why are you suddenly asking that?"
"It's nothing. I just thought that Pei Liang has a roommate in her apartment, so I was afraid that when I went there, I would find out that you don't live alone either."
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng replied, "I will not live with anyone other than you."
"real?"
"Hmm," Qin Cheng replied.
Ye Qingxi couldn't help but feel a little happy.
People, to a large extent, like to feel special in the eyes of others.
Ye Qingxi is the same.
He had a good relationship with Qin Cheng since childhood, and he liked Qin Cheng the most among all his cousins. Naturally, he hoped that Qin Cheng would always be the most special and unique to him among all his cousins.
If one day Qin Cheng were to live with his other brothers, and also blow-dry their hair, squeeze toothpaste onto their shoes, and brush their shoes, Ye Qingxi felt that he might also be unhappy.
It feels like his uniqueness has been taken away.
fine.
Qin Cheng did not.
Ye Qingxi happily looked at the scenery outside the window, feeling the night breeze, and felt refreshed.
After driving for a while, the car stopped in the apartment parking lot, and Qin Cheng helped him out of the car.
Ye Qingxi looked around and none of the restaurants seemed to be Chinese. He wondered if they were in some hidden corner or alley that he couldn't see.
As he was pondering this, Qin Cheng led him toward the apartment.
Ye Qingxi understood now; it seemed they meant to put down their luggage first before going to eat.
He followed Qin Cheng to his apartment.
Qin Cheng's apartment was large and had a wide view. Ye Qingxi changed her shoes and wandered around each room.
Then he heard Qin Cheng ask him, "What kind of food do you want to eat?"
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi belatedly realized what was happening, "You're not planning to make it for me, are you?"
Qin Cheng opened the refrigerator. "I don't think the Chinese restaurant owner here cooks better than me."
He had already bought groceries long ago, ever since he knew Ye Qingxi was coming.
"Shall I make you some sweet and sour spare ribs?" Qin Cheng asked.
Ye Qingxi nodded quickly.
"What else do you want?" Qin Cheng asked him.
Ye Qingxi simply said, "Scrambled eggs with tomatoes."
Qin Cheng: ?
"It's that simple."
"I really want to eat it."
"Okay," Qin Cheng agreed.
Ye Qingxi looked at the food in the refrigerator and ordered a dish of diced eggplant with green peppers and boiled sliced pork.
Qin Cheng took the groceries, turned off the refrigerator, and then sent Ye Qingxi to the sofa in the living room.
"You can sit here and play for a while, it'll be over soon."
"Okay," Ye Qingxi replied.
He checked the time and tentatively sent Zhong Yan a message. As expected, Zhong Yan was still awake and quickly started chatting with him.
Upon hearing that Qin Cheng was going to cook Chinese food for him, Zhong Yan immediately sent a greedy cat emoji: 【No way, I want Pei Liang to cook for me tomorrow too.】
Ye Qingxi slapped her thigh, regretting, "Oh dear, I went all the way there and completely forgot to try his cooking!"
Zhong Yan: [It's okay, I'll get my revenge for you.]
Ye Qingxi nodded: [Mm.]
Zhong Yan: [Let him make it for us next time he comes back to China!]
Ye Qingxi: [Definitely!]
As the two were chatting, Zhong Yan exclaimed, "Holy crap!"
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Zhong Yan: [His roommate is back.]
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Didn't Pei Liang say he wouldn't come back?
Ye Qingxi quickly messaged Pei Liang privately: 【Your roommate is back, what happened?】
Pei Liang was probably dealing with his roommate's situation, and it took him a while to reply: "He said it wasn't convenient for him to continue staying at his friend's place, so he came back first."
Ye Qingxi glanced at her watch. It was already one or two in the morning for Pei Liang. It was probably really inconvenient for him to stay there any longer if he came back at this hour.
Ye Qingxi: [Then what should we do?]
Pei Liang: [There's no other way, we'll just have to let him stay here tonight. I'll pay for him to stay in a hotel for the next few days.]
Pei Liang: [Otherwise, I'm afraid Zhong Yan won't be used to it.]
Ye Qingxi nodded: [Mm.]
He switched back to his chat with Zhong Yan: "It's nothing, I just came back to pick up something."
Zhong Yan: [I don't know. But they don't seem like strangers. The younger student kept calling him "senior" very affectionately, and even asked him if he was hungry and wanted some late-night snacks.]
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi thought to herself that her senior probably wouldn't dare to eat it.
Ye Qingxi: [Does senior want it?]
Zhong Yan: [Senior, no, but I want it. What you just said has made me crave Chinese food.]
Ye Qingxi: [So you want him to do it?]
Zhong Yan: [Of course not, I don't know him, of course I let my senior do it~]
Ye Qingxi chuckled.
Well, he got to eat this Chinese meal ahead of time.
Ye Qingxi: [Eat less, it's getting late.]
Zhong Yan: [Don't worry, there's not much food in his fridge. He can only make me some salt and pepper mushrooms. I'll have to wait until I buy groceries tomorrow to make anything else.]
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi felt a urge to eat salt and pepper mushrooms.
As he was thinking, he felt a fragrance wafting out.
Ye Qingxi instantly felt her appetite being whetted.
He couldn't care less about Zhong Yan at this moment. He threw down his phone and ran to the kitchen, where he saw Qin Cheng wearing an apron and cooking.
At this moment, Ye Qingxi felt as if she had returned to the time when they still lived together.
Qin Cheng was like that back then.
She was busy in the kitchen all by herself, but wouldn't let him in, afraid that he would get covered in cooking fumes.
He walked up to Qin Cheng, who turned to look at him, puzzled, and asked, "Why did you come in?"
"It smells so good, I can hardly resist it," Ye Qingxi said.
Qin Cheng chuckled, "It'll be ready in a minute."
Ye Qingxi nodded, then suddenly asked him, "Do you feel lonely when you're all alone?"
Qin Cheng was taken aback, not expecting him to ask that question.
"It's alright," he said.
In a sense, Qin Cheng felt that he and Ye Qingxi were not the same kind of people.
Ye Qingxi is clearly a very emotional person.
They are homesick, nostalgic, and sentimental; for the sake of their families, they are even unwilling to study abroad.
But he was more rational.
During the six months he was abroad, Qin Cheng did not experience any discomfort.
He just kept thinking about Ye Qingxi.
I miss him so much.
I miss him very much.
When I eat alone, I think of him and the times we used to eat together.
Even when I'm sleeping, I think of him and the times we slept together.
When it rains, I think of him and worry about whether it's raining where he is and whether he has brought an umbrella.
Even on sunny days, I think of him, of him lying comfortably on a deck chair on the balcony, playing on his phone on a sunny afternoon.
Qin Cheng would always think of him very easily.
So when he cooks, he subconsciously makes dishes that Ye Qingxi likes to eat.
He would habitually sleep on the left side where he used to sleep.
There will always be an umbrella in my bag, no matter what.
She grows flowers on the balcony and also bought a deck chair.
It was pointless, but by the time he realized it, he had already finished.
He lived in his rented apartment, but unconsciously created a world that Ye Qingxi also liked.
So much so that when Ye Qingxi arrived here and stepped into his apartment, she felt not only no discomfort, but also a sense of homecoming.
Like a missing building block, it was finally put back in that instant.
Ye Qingxi was unaware of this.
Qin Cheng didn't tell him either.
He didn't need Ye Qingxi to know these things.
All he needed was for Ye Qingxi to have a happy and joyful time with him these two days, and that would be enough.
The dish was ready very quickly.
Qin Cheng took a plate and served the dishes, and Ye Qingxi then went to serve the rice.
He took a picture before eating and sent it to Zhong Yan.
Zhong Yan said enviously, "It looks delicious."
Zhong Yan then sent him a picture of salt and pepper mushrooms: "Unlike me, I only have a plate of mushrooms."
Ye Qingxi: [Salt and pepper mushrooms are pretty good too~]
He put down his phone and started eating.
Ye Qingxi ate two full bowls of rice during the meal.
While eating, he praised, "Brother, your cooking skills are really good. If you don't become a CEO in the future, you can definitely turn your restaurant into a popular online restaurant by becoming a chef."
Qin Cheng laughed, "You're opening a trendy steamed bun shop, and I'm opening a trendy restaurant. Is our family going to go the trendy route?"
Ye Qingxi laughed heartily, "Not bad either."
Qin Cheng put another piece of pork rib on his plate, saying, "It's a pity, I'm not exactly a person who likes to cook."
Ye Qingxi: ?
Ye Qingxi blinked.
Seeing the confusion in his eyes, Qin Cheng added, "Besides eating it myself."
Ye Qingxi nodded. He had been thinking the same thing. Ever since they started living together, Qin Cheng had been the one doing the cooking. He felt that Qin Cheng didn't seem to dislike cooking at all.
How could you say he's not someone who loves to cook?
So that's how it is.
Qin Cheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the doubt on his face disappear.
He's definitely not a big cook; cooking is sometimes too much trouble, and ordering takeout is much quicker.
In most cases, Qin Cheng still felt that time should be spent on more important things, such as reading, studying, and working, rather than cooking.
There are plenty of people in the world who can cook well; everyone has their own expertise, so why should he do it?
However, there are also a few cases where it's done for someone you want to do it for.
Qin Cheng first learned to cook because of Qin Luan and Mu Zheng.
Seeing that his parents could cook, he learned a few simple dishes from the housekeeper, wanting to be like his parents and let them taste how good his cooking was.
But back then, he only knew one or two dishes.
It was only after he and Ye Qingxi agreed to live together in college that Qin Cheng decided to learn to cook so he could cook for Ye Qingxi.
He thought that his younger brother was spoiled and always had everything prepared for him since he was a child, so it should be the same when they lived together.
But it was rare for him to be able to live with Ye Qingxi like family, not in a dormitory where they only stayed together at noon, but from morning till night, all day long, all week long.
Qin Cheng subconsciously didn't really want another person in their house.
So he chose to cook for Ye Qingxi himself.
When they actually moved in, Ye Qingxi ate the food and smiled, saying "It's delicious." Qin Cheng looked at her happy face and listened to her praise, feeling joyful and satisfied.
Although he didn't particularly enjoy cooking and felt that time shouldn't be wasted on it, he loved cooking for Ye Qingxi and never thought it was a waste of time.
However, when Ye Qingxi was away, Qin Cheng mostly ate whatever was available or went to restaurants outside.
He was too lazy to fire, nor did he feel the need to.
When he was with Ye Qingxi, his life was like an exquisite watercolor painting.
But when he was alone, Qin Cheng was more accustomed to sketching his own life.
He was willing to use those vibrant colors to adorn Ye Qingxi, but he neglected to use them to decorate his own life.
After dinner, Ye Qingxi helped Qin Cheng wash the dishes, and then prepared to take a shower and go to bed.
After taking a shower, he asked Qin Cheng to blow-dry his hair for him, and then went to the room that Qin Cheng had prepared for him.
Ye Qingxi looked at the pillows and blankets in her room, thought for a moment, slowly curled the corners of her lips, picked up the pillows and went to Qin Cheng's bedroom.
Qin Cheng was working when he saw him come over and asked in confusion, "Can't you sleep?"
Ye Qingxi shook her head.
He placed the pillow on Qin Cheng's bed and said with some delight, "I've come to sleep with you."
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng hadn't expected him to have such thoughts.
He hadn't slept with Ye Qingxi for a long time.
Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I dream about the times we used to sleep together.
Sometimes, after waking up, he would habitually look to his right, only to find that Ye Qingxi was no longer beside him.
He subconsciously slept on his left side, leaving his right side empty, not to wait for Ye Qingxi.
But it was indeed left to Ye Qingxi.
Qin Cheng stood up and closed his laptop.
"Okay," he said softly.
Seeing this, Ye Qingxi quickly said, "Why did you turn off the computer? I didn't come to disturb your work. I can wait for you."
Qin Cheng turned to look at him, "It's alright, it's almost all taken care of."
"Did my grandfather send it to you?" Ye Qingxi asked him. "Grandpa Feng?"
Qin Cheng nodded.
Ye Qingxi asked curiously, "What do you see as the difference between our family's conglomerate and the Feng family's?"
Qin Cheng didn't hide anything from him and analyzed it with him from all aspects.
Ye Qingxi listened and asked him, "I'm going to visit Grandpa and Grandma Feng in a couple of days, do you want to come with me?"
“Okay,” Qin Cheng said.
That way, he can spend a couple more days with Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi meant the same thing.
He threw back the covers and sat on the bed.
Qin Cheng then went to bed as well.
"I'll take you to our school tomorrow," Qin Cheng said.
"Mm." Ye Qingxi nodded.
Qin Cheng looked at him and said softly, "Good night."
"good evening."
After Ye Qingxi finished speaking, Qin Cheng turned off the lights.
The room instantly went dark.
Ye Qingxi lay in her apartment in a foreign land, looking at the deep night, and slowly closed her eyes.
He felt a familiar and reassuring presence.
He turned around and, still half-asleep, hugged Qin Cheng.
"I miss you so much," he said.
Sincere, frank, and without a trace of ambiguity.
Qin Cheng listened, feeling his body temperature, and slowly reached out to hug him.
“I miss you too,” he said.
He tried his best to speak sincerely and gently, just like Ye Qingxi, without a trace of ambiguity.
But only he knew the turbulent undercurrents beneath those words.
The six months apart did not diminish his feelings for Ye Qingxi; instead, it made him see more clearly what kind of feelings Ye Qingxi had for him.
It's not just like how an older brother treats his younger brother.
More longing, yearning, and admiration compressed and gathered in his heart, brewing into drops of love that, like water dripping on stone, penetrated his heart, entered his internal organs, and permeated his entire body.
Therefore, Qin Cheng finally had no choice but to admit it.
He likes Ye Qingxi.
He had already fallen in love with him at some point, without his knowledge.
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