Wei You had never expected that he would make such a request at this time.
He habitually wanted to delay time by making excuses or changing the subject, but then he realized that if he did so, he would be choosing to let the other party continue to wait.
Only then did Wei You realize how cunning this boy was.
He first said that whether he accepted it or not, he would keep waiting. Then he said that waiting for someone was too tiring and he hoped to be liberated and redeemed, directly framing his answer into two options.
In this way, whether the other party will continue to struggle in the pain of waiting in the future will all depend on his decision.
And this is exactly the problem that Wei You least wants to face.
If Wei Xu was a stranger or someone he didn't care about, Wei You would naturally reject him without hesitation. No matter how sad or painful he was, it had nothing to do with him.
But the other person happened to be the child he raised with all his heart, a child who had waited for him for ten years without any regrets. He just couldn't bear to push the other person into the darkness without any hope.
But it is not so easy to agree. Having lived straight for twenty-five years, Wei You has never thought about spending her whole life with one man.
If they were just living under the same roof, there would be nothing unacceptable. Wei You could treat him as a brother and friend as before, but what Wei Xu wanted was love.
Once they become lovers, he will inevitably face countless challenges beyond his life plan, not only the eyes of the outside world and people around him, but more importantly, the problems brought about by the change in the way they get along with each other.
Can he accept the intimate actions from Wei Xu?
Wei You asked himself, and couldn't help but recall the kiss in the secret room that happened so quickly.
After a period of deliberate neglect and forgetfulness, he could no longer remember the feeling at that time. Looking back now, all that remained in his memory was the young man's soft and dry lips, the cool minty scent, and his own nervous and panicked heartbeat.
It is undeniable that from the time Wei Xu proposed to look at each other for fifteen seconds to the time they left the closet, he had no rejection of any unexpected events that happened in between.
But perhaps because this incident happened too quickly and suddenly, and because of the chaotic and terrifying environment at the time, he did not have time to react with rejection.
Just as Wei You was making excuses for himself, he suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his spine.
In fact, there is no need to think back to the intimate behavior during the day. Right now, isn’t Wei Xu hugging me?
At this moment, the young man's forehead was rubbing against her back affectionately, with his arms crossed and wrapped around her waist. This was definitely not a hugging posture between friends, but she still did not feel any rejection or disgust.
Is it because we are too familiar with each other, so the body naturally regards this as contact between relatives?
Wei You frowned, feeling confused. The long time they had spent together made it difficult for him to see and judge his true feelings for Wei Xu.
After thinking for a long time, he finally sighed helplessly, closed his eyes, patted Wei Xu's arms around his waist, and said tiredly: "You have to give me some time to think."
After a moment of silence, Wei Xu loosened his arm and replied in an inaudible tone: "Okay."
Wei You turned around and looked at him, expecting to see the young man's lost and depressed face, but when he lowered his eyes, he saw the other person looking up at him with a smile in his eyes.
He frowned and asked in confusion: "Why are you laughing? I said I want you to wait for a while."
Wei Xu nodded: "Doesn't your answer mean that you are ready to accept me?"
"Did I say that?"
"Yes, you have accepted me, but you still need time to digest this fact. At least, that's how I understand it." Wei Xu said, raising his hand to hold his right hand and shaking it, gently stroking the back of his hand with his fingertips, unconsciously revealing his happy mood.
Wei You was speechless, and after a while he managed to say: "You are really an expert in reading comprehension."
Although he was ridiculed, Wei You did not refute his point of view after all, so Wei Xu smiled even more relievedly, with a sweet smile spreading from the corners of his lips to the corners of his eyes, and his eyes contained a moving bright light.
Wei You looked at his expression and felt somewhat moved for some unknown reason.
Suddenly I felt that there would be nothing wrong in agreeing to his request. If I could allow him to be immersed in such happiness in the future, I might also gain a great sense of accomplishment.
·
That night, Wei You went to bed earlier than usual.
This was a habit he had developed over the years. Whenever he slept with Wei Xu, he would always take into consideration the other's student status and unconsciously go to bed earlier.
The curtains were tightly closed, and there was no light in the room. The 1.8-meter bed usually felt spacious for one person to sleep on, but now it became extremely crowded. The slightest noise made by the people around me could be heard clearly.
For example, now, without using his eyes, Wei You could feel Wei Xu turning over towards him, and the young man's warm breath was spraying on his shoulders.
"By the way, when did you change your number?" Wei You, who was not sleepy, brought up the topic.
"Huh? Have you called me?" Wei Xu immediately guessed why he asked this question.
Because they were so close, Wei You almost felt that the other person's voice was coming from his ear, but he did not avoid it and continued, "It was during the Chinese New Year this year. I called you, but your phone was turned off and no one answered. I couldn't get through to you on Penguin either."
Wei Xu was stunned for a while and said, "I didn't expect you to call me. I almost gave up on that number."
Then, he explained slowly and carefully: "I changed my new mobile phone number after coming to Jinyang, and I registered the current Penguin number later. Because I had a lot of things to do at school, I just used this number. But I didn't cancel the previous number and kept it on the old phone. The reason I couldn't get through was that the phone was out of battery.
"In the first two years after you left, I would charge my old phone every week and call you, but the call never went through. I guessed you might not be able to answer my calls, so later I changed the frequency to once a month."
Of course I couldn’t answer it, Wei You thought, because that phone number didn’t even exist in his hands during those years.
"So, you knew my job, so why didn't you come to see me?"
"I sent you a private message, and I also sent you a message using the work email address you left on Weibo, but you didn't reply to me."
"Private message?" Wei You asked, "When?"
"About four days ago."
"Oh..." Wei You reacted and explained, "Then I really haven't checked it. I usually check private messages and work emails every two or three days. I have been staying at home for the New Year and didn't pay much attention to it. I originally planned to deal with them together after returning to Xuchang."
That being said, even if he didn't go to the secret room today, he and Wei Xu would be able to contact each other in three days at most.
"Are you settled in Xuchang now?" Wei Xu asked a question that concerned him.
"Yes, I rented a house there after I graduated from college."
"When will it be?"
"Just these few days. I plan to buy a ticket for the 3rd." Wei You told the truth.
Wei Xu paused and responded.
Wei You thought he would say something else, like asking him to leave later, but after that, he didn't say anything else.
·
The next morning, Wei You did not sleep in, and got up when the sun rose.
There was no other food at home, so he went to the kitchen to heat two cups of milk and made sandwiches with toast and eggs for breakfast. When Wei Xu came out after washing up, he could have a hot breakfast.
After sitting at the dining table and taking two bites of the sandwich, Wei Xu realized that they were the only two people at home and asked, "Where are my uncle and aunt?"
"I went to work. After the New Year, of course I started working." Wei You answered casually.
This sentence probably aroused Wei Xu's memory of the topic last night, and he asked: "Are you going back the day after tomorrow?"
"Well, let's wait and see. If the airfare the day after tomorrow morning is still okay, we'll go back the day after tomorrow morning."
Wei Xu drank a sip of milk and asked hesitantly: "Can I go with you?"
Wei You felt as if this moment had finally come. He said, "You haven't graduated yet, have you? The school doesn't care about you anymore?"
"It's okay. I already had an internship last semester. All I have to do next is write a thesis and defend it." Wei Xu said in a deliberately lighthearted tone.
"But you originally planned to stay here and develop, right?"
"If you have the ability, you can find a job anywhere."
"Don't dodge the issue with me," Wei You said bluntly, not wanting to delay his future. "Even brothers have to separate sometimes. You're already an adult, you can't just follow me wherever I go. You have to open up your own world, right?"
Wei Xu looked into his eyes silently. After a few seconds of silence, he asked, "Don't you want me to go?"
"This is not a question of whether I want to or not," Wei You sighed and said seriously, "After all, this concerns your life. I don't want you to change your plans easily for me."
In fact, he had an idea in his mind that he didn't say out loud. He wanted Wei Xu to wait for a while. When his rent in Xuchang expired, he could move back to Jinyang. After all, he was a freelancer and his work was not affected by his address.
But before he could organize his words, Wei Xu lowered his eyes and said, "I understand. I will think about it carefully."
Wei You's thoughts were stuck in his mouth, and finally turned into a sentence: "It's good that you understand what I mean."
Wei Xu didn't say anything else and ate two sandwiches quietly and quickly.
Wei You looked at his calm and indifferent face and always felt that he seemed a little unhappy, but he couldn't be completely sure. After all, the other party always had such an expressionless look.
Wei Xu finished the milk in the cup in a few gulps, and then without sitting for a while, he stood up and said, "I have something to do at school, so I'll go back first."
Wei You raised his eyebrows: "So sudden, is it urgent?"
"Yes." Wei Xu took out the bag of his dirty clothes from the bedroom and walked straight to the door: "I'll put your clothes back on first, and return them to you after I wash them."
Wei You responded with a blank “Oh”.
The other party's series of actions were too sudden and rapid, so he was a little slow to react. It was not until Wei Xu put on his shoes that he asked, "Do you want me to take you there?"
Wei Xu looked up at him, and when their eyes met, he smiled and said, "No need, there's a subway that goes straight through here."
"Okay, then be careful on the road and send me a message when you arrive."
"Um."
Even after the door was closed, Wei You was still unable to react. He vaguely realized that the other party might be unhappy because he did not let him go to Xuchang, but he could not understand why Wei Xu's reaction was so big.
Or does he really have something urgent to do?
About an hour later, Wei Xu sent him a message saying that he had arrived. Wei You replied with an emoticon, and then there was no more message from the other side.
For the whole day that followed, Wei You kept feeling that something was inexplicably wrong with his body, and he had to take out his phone from time to time to check the WeChat notifications.
Many people sent him messages, but Wei Xu's dialog box was empty and there was no response.
At the dinner table in the evening, Rong Qing asked him when he was going to leave.
Wei You answered inexplicably, "Wait two more days," but when asked what exactly he was waiting for, he didn't quite understand what he was thinking.
The strange situation continued until the next day. Wei You couldn't help but make a video call to Wei Xu, but no one answered. Wei You suddenly became annoyed and decided not to wait any longer and booked a plane ticket directly.
But when it came to paying, he still hesitated and stopped, thinking to wait another day. Maybe Wei Xu was really busy and he was about to leave, so he would come to see him after he was done with his work.
This dragged on until the morning of the third day. It was time for Wei You to take a plane back to Xuchang, but he just woke up to the sound of the alarm clock.
After turning off the alarm, Wei You drowsily opened his phone. When he opened his eyelids, he saw the message Wei Xu had sent two minutes ago: [I have booked a flight to Xuchang.]
Wei You took two seconds to react, showing a questioning expression, and immediately made a video call to Wei Xu.
This time the other party answered the call immediately. Facing Wei You's sleepy face, Wei Xu fell silent.
The two looked at each other across the screen for a moment, and Wei You asked, "What does your message mean? Are you really planning to go to Xuchang?"
Wei Xu asked: "Aren't you on the plane?"
"So you picked a time specifically when I couldn't stop you to send this to me?"
Wei Xu didn't dare to speak and nodded guiltily.
Wei You was so angry that he laughed. He observed the environment behind him and asked, "Where are you now?"
Wei Xu answered obediently: "Home."
"Have you packed your luggage?"
"Um."
"When did you buy your flight?"
"Tomorrow morning."
"What time?"
Wei Xu blinked, shook his head and refused to answer.
Wei You exhaled: "Where is your house? I'll go there now."
Wei Xu hesitated for a second before saying, "Even if you come over now, I won't cancel the plan."
Wei You was so stupid that he lost his temper and couldn't help laughing and said, "Cancel your ticket, I'll buy the same flight as you."
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