It was midnight. Mo Lingqiu wiped his hair as he walked into the room. Jiang Chenming had already bathed, and was sitting by the mattress, his cellphone. 

When he noticed Mo Lingqiu are available, he shortly stood up. “Instructor Mo, I’ll assist you blow dry your hair.” 

Earlier than Mo Lingqiu might react, Jiang Chenming grabbed him and sat him on the chair. 

Buzz. The sound of the dryer crammed the room. Mo Linqiu grew to become sleepy, his eyes drifting half-shut. 

Jiang Chenming grew to become stressed as his fingers handed by means of Mo Lingqiu’s delicate hair. His black hair was delicate and glossy; it was no surprise that he wanted to blow dry his hair, and even apply some wax to it, earlier than going out. 

Whereas Jiang Chenming was pondering that, he out of the blue remembered that tonight was the primary evening since they’d met one another that they might sleep collectively with out the affect of a warmth. 

Jiang Chenming, who was all the time assured, felt a bit nervous. He coughed softly beneath the sound of the blow dryer earlier than returning his focus to drying Mo Lingqiu’s hair. 

Mo Lingqiu abruptly opened his eyes. He stared on the hole beneath the door; there was a shadow shifting facet to facet earlier than it lastly stopped at a standstill in entrance of the door. 

He sighed. Identical to ordinary, his mom wasn’t even attempting to cowl up the truth that she was ‘eavesdropping’. 

Jiang Chenming combed Mo Lingqiu’s hair, which wasn’t too lengthy nor too quick, and felt that it was virtually dry. He switched off the blow dryer and positioned it to the facet. Earlier than he might communicate, somebody knocked on the door. 

Mo Lingqiu checked out Jiang Chenming, who had frozen in place. As he walked in the direction of the door to open it, he defined, “It’s my mum.” 

Outdoors the room, Han Ying was carrying a plate of properly reduce fruits in her left hand, fixing her lengthy hair that was hanging down unfastened. “Might I enter?” 

“We’re going to sleep.” Mo Lingqiu didn’t give in to his mom.

Han Ying pursed her lips and stuffed the entire plate of fruits into his hand. “Boring.” 

Mo Lingqiu was solely relieved after he had closed and locked the door and noticed the lights in the lounge swap off earlier than she returned to her personal room. 

“Auntie got here to offer us fruits?” Jiang Chenming got here to assist him. 

“En,” Mo Linqiu stated, inserting the fruits on the desk like he was serving to his mom save face. If Jiang Chenming knew that his mom had come to eavesdrop beneath the pretence of sending them fruits, he puzzled how he would have reacted. 

“Instructor Mo, take this.” Jiang Chenming poked a toothpick right into a pear and handed it to Mo Lingqiu. 

The pear was actually candy. Mo Lingqiu unwittingly completed it. The remaining was eaten by Jiang Chenming. 

The 2 of them got here out of the room one after the opposite, one going to clean the bowl whereas the opposite went to brush his enamel. Mo Lingqiu, who was second to brush his enamel, locked the door from the within when he returned to his room. 

Jiang Chenming was confused by his actions, however he didn’t ask something. 

They confronted their backs to one another. It doesn’t matter what they had been pondering, it was already so late that they shortly fell into their desires. 

Jiang Chenming awoke at 5 the following morning. When he had intensive coaching a couple of years again, he all the time awoke early within the morning. Though awoke a bit later these days, he would often stand up early, particularly when sound could possibly be heard from the lounge. 

Jiang Chenming remembered that Mo Lingqiu’s mother and father had been nonetheless there. He barely mounted his hair, so he wouldn’t appear sloppy, earlier than he opened the door. 

“Good morning, Auntie.” Jiang Chenming noticed Han Ying cleansing the room with a vacuum cleaner. 

“Aiyo, Xiao Jiang, you’re up so early.” When Han Ying noticed that it was Jiang Chenming, she was fairly shocked. “The place’s Lingqiu?” 

“Instructor remains to be sleeping. He often wakes up round 7 or 8.” Jiang Chenming knowledgeable her about Mo Lingqiu’s schedule as if he was used to it. 

Han Ying’s coronary heart moved, however she didn’t present it on her face. “Await some time, ya. Auntie will make breakfast for you after I’m carried out cleansing this.” 

“That’s very sort of you, however let me do it,” Jiang Chenming stated as he walked in the direction of the kitchen. “Please sit down and relaxation if you’re carried out.” 

Since Jiang Chenming had taken up the job of creating breakfast, he was embarrassed to clean his face and brush his enamel. He simply merely wiped his face with the water within the kitchen, washed his palms, and began making breakfast. 

Each he and Mo Lingqiu ate genuine Chinese language breakfast virtually each morning. Though the dishes weren’t subtle, he might make them hearty if he had sufficient time. This morning, he nonetheless made the Chinese language breakfast that he was assured about. He even fried a golden-yellow half boiled egg with it. 

When Han Ying completed cleansing the lounge, she noticed that Jiang Chenming was already inserting the breakfast on the desk. There have been noodles, some vegetable toppings, and eggs and sausages that had been fried till they had been fragrant. 

“Xiao Jiang, you’re expert at cooking.” Han Ying was impressed by him as a result of she didn’t know find out how to cook dinner. She was solely ‘proficient’ at making the kitchen explode. 

“I’m solely okay. I stay alone more often than not.” Jiang Chenming smiled. 

Han Ying guessed that Jiang Chenming most likely got here from a rich and influential household, judging from his manners and angle, however since she wasn’t too aware of him, she didn’t ask. Trying on the desk of breakfast, she thought that it could be a complete waste if it was solely eaten by her and Jiang Chenming, since they wouldn’t be capable to end it. With that in thoughts, she excitedly rushed again to her room and referred to as Mo Songchen out of his dream. 

Jiang Chenming took benefit of that point to clean his face and brush his enamel. He even went again to the room to try the nonetheless sleeping Mo Lingqiu. 

It was already 6:30, but Mo Lingqiu was nonetheless in deep sleep. As a result of he didn’t put on his glasses whereas he slept, he appeared way more mild. Perhaps it was as a result of he was sleeping warmly, however the half of his face that was uncovered appeared tender. He didn’t appear like a person who was virtually thirty years previous. 

His face was actually misleading. 

Jiang Chenming was so engrossed in gazing him that he unwittingly bent his physique ahead to kiss him, however he was met with Mo Lingqiu’s out of the blue opened eyes. 

Since he had already taken step one, Jiang Chenming, not desirous to lose this opportunity, actually dropped a kiss on Mo Lingqiu’s brow. 

Mo Lingqiu was initially nonetheless half-asleep, however he fully awoke due to the kiss. After blinking his eyes and stuffing himself contained in the blanket, he requested with a delicate tone, “…What time is it?” 

“Six thirty. Because it’s nonetheless early, sleep extra?” Jiang Chenming seen that Mo Lingqiu hadn’t requested in regards to the kiss and he felt fortunate. 

“…I’m hungry.” Mo Lingqiu stated, sitting up. 

Jiang Chenming lined him with the winter coat earlier than they left the visitor room collectively. 

Han Ying and Mo Songchen had been sitting on the desk consuming breakfast. Once they noticed the 2 of them popping out of the room, a flash of shock appeared on their faces. 

Han Ying requested, “Lingqiu is awake?” 

“En, I went inside to get one thing and unintentionally woke Instructor up.” Jiang Chenming shortly made up an excuse. 

Mo Lingqiu snuck a look at him. Then, he greeted his mother and father good morning and went into the lavatory to scrub himself up. 

In a short while, the 4 of them had been sitting across the desk consuming breakfast. 

Mo Lingqiu grabbed some noodles as he thought, thoughts nonetheless half-asleep, that he had skilled this similar scene earlier than. One thing like this had occurred as soon as lately. He thought for some time, Isn’t this the identical as final evening?

“Xiao Jiang, do you’ve class immediately?” 

“En. I’ve coaching,” Jiang Chenming stated, “since I’ve a contest subsequent week.” 

“Competitors?” 

“It’s a basketball competitors. An inside college competitors for leisure functions,” Jiang Chenming defined. 

“Too unhealthy. We will’t watch it; we’re leaving the day after tomorrow.” 

“There’s nonetheless subsequent time. Now we have completely different sorts of competitions in our division.” 

“Then we’ll watch you play subsequent time we come again.” Han Ying pointed at Mo Songcheng. “You’ll be able to even play with my husband and you may be taught from one another. He additionally performs.” 

“Actually? Positive, we are able to do it subsequent time!” 

Mo Lingqiu listened to their continuous chatter and felt torpid. He had woken up a bit early, making him really feel weak. Even when he was consuming his favourite noodles, he nonetheless felt dizzy and heavy. 

He endured it as he completed the noodles. Then, he lifted up his head and stated, “Dad, Mum, I’m going again to sleep. I’m drained.” 

“Go and sleep. You don’t have something scheduled immediately, proper?” 

“Not but.” 

“Then, go.” Han Ying was truly thoughtful in the direction of her personal son. 

“En.” Mo Lingqiu nodded his head. He shakily stood up and returned as soon as extra to Jiang Chenming’s room.

Jiang Chenming stared at his determine leaving. It’d’ve solely been as a result of he had marked Mo Lingqiu, however he felt that there was one thing mistaken with him, and have become anxious. Nonetheless, Han Ying and her husband had been nonetheless there, so he couldn’t ask him but. 

After breakfast, Jiang Chenming washed the plates. When he returned to the lounge, Han Ying and Mo Songcheng had already tidied all the things up. 

“We’re leaving in a bit.” Mo Songcheng pointed at himself and Han Ying. “Initially, it was okay for me to go alone, however the different facet stated that they needed to satisfy us and correctly have a meal collectively.”

“I received’t be consuming with you guys immediately in any case. Get pleasure from your hotpot.” Han Ying waved her palms. She held onto Mo Songcheng’s arm and walked out. 

After Jiang Chenming despatched them out, he opened the door to the room, filled with fear. Mo Lingqiu’s eyes had been shut tight. For some purpose, his situation appeared completely different from earlier than. 

When Jiang Chenming sat by the mattress, Mo Lingqiu opened his eyes, stretched out his hand, and pulled on the sting of Jiang Chenming’s shirt. Then, his eyes drifted shut once more.