Ji Chi watched as he picked up a whole clump of noodles with his chopsticks and couldn't help but feel guilty. He snatched the chopsticks from Wen He's hand and forcefully stirred the noodles apart.
"That's good, eat up..."
Wen He looked at the messy noodles in the bowl, feeling a bit resistant... He didn't want to eat the clumps of noodles.
" Ji Chi, I don't want to eat this."
"This is all we have," Ji Chi rejected all his ideas.
Wen He pushed his wheelchair toward the refrigerator, clearly annoyed; he'd rather just eat toast.
Ji Chi he could and poured it into Wen He's glass.
Wen He held a slice of toast in one hand and a glass of milk in the other, and began to enjoy it.
In the end, the bowl of noodles still ended up in Big Yellow's mouth.
Ji Chi pushed Wen He into the living room, placing her right under his nose, and then started watching videos.
Wen He was embarrassed and at a loss for what to do. He sat there blankly, rubbing his little fingers together as he faced the barrage of comments on the TV screen.
[So cute, my Xiao He is so adorable~]
[Hehehehehehe]
[What strange laughter came from ahead?]
What did Xiao He just eat?
"I drank milk and ate bread," Wen He's eyes precisely caught the question sent in the live chat.
[Wow, so cute!]
[Thank goodness I didn't eat noodles; they would have been in terrible condition after sitting for so long.]
[ Ji Chi, stop playing on your phone! Interact with us!]
Wen He tugged at Ji Chi's trouser leg, drawing the latter's gaze.
The comments section was telling me to stop using my phone.
Ji Chi pulled his legs back, looked at the camera hanging on the wall, and gently pointed his finger at the audience.
Why should I listen to them? I'm leaving!
Ji Chi pushed Wen He away from the living room with dissatisfaction. He hated being told what to do more than anything else in his life.
What?
"Let's go back to the room and play!" Ji Chi carried Wen He to her room, placed her directly on the soft bed, and thoughtfully covered her with a blanket.
He pulled the air conditioner remote from under his pillow and turned it on. Then he took the little seal figurine from the side of his bed and lay down comfortably.
Wen He angrily pushed Ji Chi, her tone fierce. "You can't sit on my bed with your coat on!"
Ji Chi turned his head to look at the little person with rosy cheeks, and a mischievous thought suddenly popped into his head. He reached out and pinched the soft flesh on the other person's cheek.
Are you sure you want me to take my clothes off?
Ji Chi withdrew his hand, reached for the hem of his T-shirt, and used the momentum to lift it up, slowly revealing his waist and abdomen. Wen He quickly pulled off his shirt, obediently covering his stomach with it and patting him reassuringly.
Ji Chi held his hand, rubbing it between his thumb and forefinger, his voice slightly hoarse, "You're being a pervert, you touched me..."
Wen He's ears turned slightly red... she stammered, "I... I didn't, it was you who wanted to take off your clothes..."
Ji Chi pulled his hand and placed it on his abs, sliding it up and down. "You're the one who told me to take my clothes off..."
Wen He withdrew her hand, turned around, lay down on the bed with her back to him, and said in a muffled voice, "Whatever... I'm going to sleep."
Ji Chi that he wasn't going to kick him out, Ji Chi swallowed back the excuse he had prepared to stay.
He leisurely nudged Wen He's head to the side of the pillow and lay on the bed scrolling through his phone.
The air conditioner hummed and continuously emitted cold air. Ji Chi turned down the volume on his phone and scrolled through videos of wilderness construction.
Wen He's eyes began to dart around restlessly. He had slept for eleven hours today, and he wasn't sleepy at all...
Wen He gently opened his eyes, resting his cheek on the back of his hand, unable to ignore the commotion behind him.
Ji Chi was lying on his bed... and he was even going so far as to claim his pillow, forcefully invading the fragrant scent of the blankets...
Wen He turned her head slightly, covering half of her face under the thin blanket, her round eyes staring intently at Ji Chi's phone screen.
Ji Chi glanced at the other person, their heads touching. He tilted his phone screen, and the two of them started watching Wilderness Building together.
Wen He had never seen such a long video on her phone before. The comfortable music paired with the video, and there was a familiar and reassuring scent in the air.
Without realizing it, Wen He closed her eyes again.
Ji Chi turned off his phone while calling Hasi.
He closed his eyes, his eyelashes fluttering slightly, and slowly moved closer to Wen He, their noses touching, their breaths mingling. After a moment, he stepped back, creating distance between them.
There's nothing he can do right now...
The two intertwined breaths slowly approached each other's frequency as time passed.
When Ji Chi opened his eyes again, it was around 2 PM. He put the other person's hand back on his waist, which had somehow ended up there. The boy's eyes were closed, and he was breathing softly through his nose.
Ji Chi reached out and poked the other person's nose, then smiled and got out of bed, leaving the warm blankets. He was then startled by a sudden gust of cold wind.
He rubbed his messy hair, squinted, and left the room, just in time to run into the person standing at the door, about to knock.
It's Jiang Ye...
Ji Chi left the room and gently closed the door behind him.
"Is something the matter?"
Jiang Ye's deep brown pupils contracted sharply the moment he saw the other person emerge. His lips twitched slightly, and he forced a smile, lowering his raised arm. "It's nothing..."
Seeing that the other person was alright, Ji Chi turned and went into his room.
baffling...?
Jiang Ye's hand trembled slightly as he lowered his head, and his usually tense body relaxed at this moment. He returned to his room.
Perhaps... their relationship has reached a point where outsiders can no longer interfere...
And I... am that outsider.
Jiang Ye looked down at his trembling arm and sat back down on the bed.
Last night... he thought about it all night. He felt that what the netizens said was right, but when he finally mustered up the courage...
He backed down again...
Jiang Ye suddenly felt that perhaps he should have been more proactive from the beginning, without being so timid or hesitant, and without overthinking things! He should have taken the initiative when he met someone he was interested in.
Can...
But he couldn't do it. He couldn't be like Ji Chi; he was someone who needed to think a lot.
Or perhaps... someone with my personality is simply not a good match for Wen He.
A feeling of emptiness washed over me...
Jiang Ye locked himself in his room and stayed there for the entire afternoon without going out.
Wen He slept for the entire afternoon...
Ji Chi opened his phone for the eighth time, but there was still no message from Wen He.
Can a person really sleep that long?
A sense of unease crept into his heart; he suddenly recalled Wen He's unusual behavior the night before last.
He suppressed his doubts and called Quan Chongnian again.
"Hey? Did you find it yet? Why are you taking so long to find something?"
"Tsk... If you think I'm too slow, why don't you go look it up yourself?"
"If I investigate myself, won't the old man find out?"
Quan Chongnian sighed helplessly, wondering how he ended up with such a brother.