Chapter 35 Do You Want Me?
As soon as He Chun came in, he apologized to Yang Mingxi, saying that he had an emergency at home and had to leave first. He also said that because it was difficult to get a taxi on the mountain, Li Shen had agreed to take him down the mountain.
Li Zimai took the car keys and said nonchalantly, "You guys go ahead and have fun. You don't have to wait for me."
During the entire process, he didn't even look at Cheng Che.
After the two left, Wu Yi asked vaguely, "Are they serious?"
Liang Jiayao fanned the flames, saying, "Yang Mingxi, your birthday was worth it. You sent the God of Li away directly. How many girls in our school must have had their hearts broken."
Wei Han whispered, "If I had known that Li Shen was so easy to take down, I would have asked my sisters to do it."
"Don't worry, your little sister can't get in. The God of Li likes guys with penises. Tsk... what a waste of that face."
Cheng Che put down his chopsticks, which made a harsh sound when they hit the porcelain bowl. He stared at Liang Jiayao coldly and said in a bad tone, "Is mating the only thing on your mind?"
Liang Jiayao was suddenly humiliated and his face turned ugly. He said sarcastically, "Why are you upset? Do you want to play with them too?"
Wei Han shouted angrily, "Liang Jiayao! Are you mentally ill?"
She turned to apologize to Cheng Che, "Don't mind it, he doesn't think before he speaks. Today is Xige's birthday, let's not ruin the fun, okay?"
Cheng Che suddenly said to Yang Mingxi, "Sorry to interrupt your birthday. I'm leaving now."
Yang Mingxi quickly pulled him back, "It's raining outside, and it's hard to get a taxi here. How are you going to get home? Let's go back tomorrow."
Wu Yi handed Cheng Che an umbrella and said, "There's a bus stop not far away. It shouldn't be stopping yet. If you have something to do, you can take the bus down the mountain first."
Cheng Che nodded and said politely, "Thank you."
Yang Mingxi wanted to say something, but Wu Yi shook his head at him, signaling him not to keep him.
After Cheng Che left, the atmosphere became tense again. Wu Yi said, "There are only five of us now. We can't finish this huge cake. Why don't we play a game? The loser gets a bottle of wine and a piece of cake. If you can't finish it, you can go outside and yell "I'm an idiot." How about that? Girls get a glass of wine and half a cake. If you lose, you can choose truth or truth. No risk."
This rule was very targeted, and Yang Mingxi was the first to raise his hand in agreement.
Wei Han smiled and said, "Sure, I can follow the boys' rules. Some people won't be afraid, right?"
Liang Jiayao said stubbornly, "Who wouldn't dare?"
.......
Cheng Che stood at the door holding an umbrella, listening to the sound of raindrops. He felt inexplicably cold. It was almost April and he was wearing a thick coat, but he couldn't stop shivering. His mind was full of the image of Li Zimai and another boy leaving.
He lowered his head and looked at the words "When will you come back" in the last column of the chat interface, letting the pain in his heart invade him densely. Raindrops fell on the screen, and he soon couldn't see clearly.
Cheng Che rubbed his eyes and found that they were wet. He took a deep breath and forced himself to clear his mind, telling himself that it was okay and it would pass soon. This was normal and no one could wait for him there forever.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and some of the tender buds that had finally sprouted on the trees were broken and fell pitifully onto the asphalt road. They were soon run over by the ruts and covered with a thick layer of mud.
It must be dead, Cheng Che thought.
He wanted to pick it up, but was pulled back the next second. A deep and unhappy voice asked, "Are you here looking for me?"
Cheng Che was slightly dazed, his heart skipped a beat, and he let go of the umbrella handle in a daze. The raindrops from the eaves quickly hit his face, feeling a little cold and a little painful.
Li Zimai pulled him into the stairwell, raised his sleeve to wipe the water stains on his forehead, without saying a word.
Cheng Che noticed that the drawstring of his sweatshirt under his collar was aligned, and further up, the slight redness on his chin had disappeared. The strands of hair on his forehead were wet by the rain, lying limply on his brow bone, half covering his handsome eyes. Cheng Che subconsciously raised his hand to lift his hair.
"What are you doing?"
Li Zimai grabbed his wrist, lowered his head and looked at him, and said in a deep voice: "You want to tease me again and not take responsibility?"
Cheng Che muttered, "...Aren't you leaving?"
"Yes, I left. You know that boy followed me out, but you didn't do anything. Do you not care what happened between me and others?"
"You agreed to it yourself! Did I ask you to send it off?" Cheng Che suddenly shouted, "You agreed to it yourself!"
Li Zimai let him go, took a half step back, and accused him word by word, "Cheng Che, you are unreasonable. You don't want me, and you don't allow others to want me?"
Cheng Che's eyes suddenly turned red, and he said incoherently: "Yes, it's me who doesn't want you... I don't want you..."
He pushed Li Zimai away, wiped his eyes fiercely, and repeated again, "I don't want you."
The stairwell was very quiet, with only the rumble of thunder outside the wall. Li Zimai suddenly grabbed him tightly, trapping him between his body and the wall. He stared straight at Cheng Che, his eyes full of undisguised aggression. "Tell me again, do you want me or not? I'll give you one last chance."
Cheng Che turned his face away, but Li Zimai didn't give him a chance to dodge. He held Cheng Che's neck with his big hand, and put his thumb on his chin, forcing him to look at him. He suppressed his emotions and said word by word: "...Do you want me?"
Cheng Che didn't say anything, his eyes were filled with condensed moisture.
"...If you don't want me, I'll find someone else. I won't cling to you anymore, I won't talk to you, and I won't protect you if others bully you."
After a long time, Cheng Che said softly, "...But you said...you said you would treat me well."
His voice was nasal, soft and pitiful. Li Zimai almost surrendered. "I regret it. I can't bear to see you with someone else. No matter who it is, I can't stand it."
He paused, looking at Cheng Che with a deep and serious look, "You can't be so unfair to me, asking me to stay with you and stay away from you."
Cheng Che tried hard not to cry. He felt very heavy. All the bitterness and suffering were pressing on him, not letting him breathe. Now even Li Zimai was forcing him.
"...Speak." Li Zimai said in a hoarse voice.
"...I...I don't..."
Before Cheng Che even uttered the word "no", Li Zimai had already kissed him fiercely. This was the fourth kiss between them, a kiss that was filled with a little anger and unwillingness from Li Zimai.
The blocked throat made Cheng Che breathless, and the tears he had been holding back for a long time finally slid down the corners of his eyes.
Li Zimai put his hand against his forehead, gently wiped away the moisture from the corners of his eyes, and said hoarsely, "I'll give you one more chance. Answer again."
Cheng Che's mind was dazed, his heartbeat was incredibly fast, and he asked paused, "...What?"
He was so dizzy from the kiss that he completely lost his direction. Even his hands subconsciously grabbed Li Zimai's sweatshirt. He was breathing slightly, looking nervous and palpitating.
Li Zimai suddenly laughed, "What's your reaction? You still say you don't want me?"
Cheng Che recovered and tried to push him away, but he suddenly leaned forward, his tall nose touching his, as if he was going to kiss him again in the next second. Cheng Che subconsciously closed his eyes, but the imagined touch did not fall. He heard Li Zimai say softly, "Cheche, I said I can't touch you without your consent. I broke the rules just now."
"I want to kiss you now, do you agree?"
Li Zimai was so unfair. He was hugging Cheng Che in such an intimate posture and preparing to kiss him from such a close angle, but he was reluctant to kiss him and even asked Cheng Che to say "agree".
Cheng Che didn't answer him. He leaned his head slightly closer and touched the corner of his lips to his. Li Zimai held his face to confirm: "You're not kidding me, are you? You're not going to kick me out after kissing me again, are you? Being a scumbag will bring retribution."
"You're so annoying."
Cheng Che leaned forward to kiss him, looking eager and horny. Li Zimai calmly covered his lips and reassured him, "You can't just want to kiss me and not take responsibility. I don't want you to be like that. I want a name."
Cheng Che's anger finally cooled down, his eyes became clear again, he slowly lifted his sleeve to wipe the corner of his mouth, and even turned his face away to push Li Zimai away.
Seeing this familiar reaction, Li Zimai couldn't help but curse under his breath, "You really want to do this? Are you regretting it again? Who do you think I am?"
Cheng Che saw the saliva from his own chewing hanging from the corner of his mouth. He felt a pang of anxiety and simply raised his sleeve stiffly to wipe it off for him again.
Li Zimai took advantage of the situation and grabbed his hand, saying dissatisfiedly, "Why, you still want to destroy the evidence, scumbag."
"What were you doing with that boy just now?"
"You want to know? You have to give me a name first, otherwise why do you care about me?"
Cheng Che took a deep breath, stared at his lips, and said coldly: "If you did what you did with that boy just now and kiss me again, I will beat you, I really will beat you."
"Hasn't it been enough for you to hit me?"
Li Zimai's mood, which had been gloomy for a month, finally improved. He hugged Cheng Che's waist, leaned his head to smell his neck, took a deep breath, and said unreasonably: "I don't care, I made myself a regular employee, you can't regret it, boyfriend."
Cheng Che felt numb and tingling because of him, and murmured "hmm" softly. The thing that he had been struggling with, fearing and worrying about for so long turned out to be so simple.
......
"Let's go back. The rain has stopped."
"Um."
Li Zimai liked how well behaved he was and couldn't help teasing him, "Let's go back and have sex."
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