Chapter 317 Can I Keep You Here
The weather suddenly turned cloudy.
The clouds are dense, but they cannot completely block out the sunlight.
The morning light then coated the tiny gaps between the clouds with a dazzling golden hue that seemed real and unreal, constantly changing, making it difficult to judge whether or not to hang the clothes outside.
"This is what happened..." Xu Cheng earnestly explained to the shivering girl on the bed.
Yu Yu still didn't dare to look at him.
She bent her knees and huddled in the corner of the bed with her head buried between her legs. Her slender body was covered by a thin quilt.
Her beautiful peach blossom eyes still looked pitiful. Occasionally they would lift up a little from between her knees, glance at the guy standing at the end of the bed, and then immediately retract.
As for what Xu Cheng said, about wanting to confirm her vital signs...
There was simply no way to believe it.
Let me ask you, who would go and check for other people's vital signs while they are sleeping?
And Xu Cheng has always been very lustful.
The girl not only knows which part of a girl's body a perverted boy is most interested in, but she also knows which part of a girl's body Xu Cheng is most interested in.
As he was thinking, his feet hidden under the quilt rubbed against the sheets again and shrunk under his butt.
On Xu Cheng's side, seeing that Yu Yu was still very wary and the awkward situation did not improve after his explanation, he became a little anxious.
"... Don't disbelieve me, Yu Yu, it's just as I said. I was just wondering why you haven't gotten up yet..." As he spoke, he became anxious and his body involuntarily moved closer to the girl, with his knees pressing on the edge of the bed.
The girl's pupils instantly dilated a lot.
She hurriedly wrapped herself tighter with the quilt, but quilts are like that sometimes, the tighter you hold them and the tighter you wrap yourself, the less it seems to cover you.
This is probably how Yu Yu feels now.
If I cover myself too much, the wind will blow through the quilt underneath. If I spread more evenly underneath, it seems like it can't cover it anymore. Inexplicably, the four words "stretched to the limit" emerge in my head.
"Don't... don't bully me... okay?" Like a little lamb that can be bullied at will, the girl begged for mercy in a soft voice.
This clear look made Xu Cheng feel for a moment that he was really guilty of a heinous crime.
However, he immediately realized that his behavior was inappropriate.
What is he doing now?
He cornered the girl in the bed, without any clothes on... Oh no, she was only wearing one piece of clothing, and a thin blanket wrapped around her body, and he was moving closer to her.
In other words, no one else saw it. If someone had seen it, they would definitely think that he had some bad intentions.
“Ahem.”
The boy coughed awkwardly, "I, I'll go out first, you put on your clothes."
The boy climbed out of bed, much to the girl's relief.
Her bed was so small, and Xu Cheng was really close to her just now. For a moment, the girl was hesitating whether to call for help.
The girl quietly raised her head and glanced at Xu Cheng who was climbing out of bed.
I thought he was going to go out, but I saw him suddenly raise his arm, and the direction his hand was pointing towards... was exactly where the clothes were placed beside the girl's bed!
The clothes mixed in with the black include small clothes for girls that cannot be seen by others easily!
As a result, the heart that had just sunk in my chest suddenly rose to my throat again.
Although Xu Cheng had a "criminal record", at least he did it away from her the previous time.
Now what?
This is... in front of her?!
Xu Cheng also felt dizzy, as if he had missed a beat somewhere. His body had been moving faster than his brain from the beginning, and it was difficult to brake as he was speeding along.
Therefore, the action of reaching out his hand over there was purely a subconscious action on his part!
Perhaps at that second, his subconscious mind was just eager to help get clothes for Yu Yu, but when he was about to touch them, his brain realized that these were not clothes that he could just take.
But it was too late.
His hand was held tightly by the girl.
The bed was not big to begin with, so it was easy for Yu Yu to jump over. The not-so-sturdy bed also made a creaking sound, and her head inevitably hit Xu Cheng's back. But she didn't care about that, and her two little hands desperately held onto his arms.
“No, you can’t…”
The girl's face was flushed, and the small quilt on her body was in disarray. She was truly stretched to the limit at the moment, but she didn't even bother to adjust her hands, and there was a final hint of determination in her eyes.
Xu Cheng just took a quick glance, and the white and slender legs, the tightly curled feet, and the half-exposed shoulders made his blood boil uncontrollably.
"That's not what I meant. This is all a misunderstanding. I didn't see anything. I closed my eyes."
Having said that, the boy closed his eyes and stumbled out of the girl's room.
After taking deep breaths for a long time outside, Xu Cheng finally felt the pain from where his waist had hit the corner of the table, and he grimaced in pain.
Xiaobai curled up at his feet, looked at him with disdain, and wagged his tail as if mocking this guy for bringing it upon himself.
Not long after, the door was pushed open with a creaky sound, and Yu Yu came out of the room.
Her face had regained its composure, but if you looked closely, you could see a slight blush.
Of course, he put on his clothes. I don’t know if it was because of Xu Cheng, but he looked particularly thick in them.
Although the weather was such that I could just wear a T-shirt, I put on a coat and even wore outdoor shoes instead of slippers.
The two looked at each other, and there seemed to be a hint of embarrassment in each other's eyes.
So no one spoke first. Xu Cheng lowered his head and played with his phone. He watched the girl walk around the room a few times, then ran to the yard as if trying to avoid him.
Yu Yu stood in the yard, filled a basin with cold water, and began to brush his teeth and wash his face.
In fact, now that I have gradually calmed down and thought carefully about what Xu Cheng just explained, I feel that it gradually makes sense.
After all, he slept for a long time today, so it was normal for him to be worried that something might happen to him.
As for what happened afterwards, it seemed like he did it in a confused manner. If he wanted to bully me, he would have plenty of opportunities to do so.
I guess I'm just overthinking all this.
"I'll pour you some hot water." Just as she was thinking about it, Xu Cheng suddenly appeared beside the girl with a thermos.
The two of them no longer seemed estranged because of what had just happened, and Yu Yu obediently made some space for him.
The boy took out the plug from the thermos and poured some hot water into the basin. The embarrassment just now seemed to be dissolved along with the steam coming out of the hot water.
The boy reached in to feel the water temperature, then added some hot water, and reached in again to feel the water temperature. He didn't pull his hand out until he was satisfied.
"Okay, try the temperature."
"...Oh." Yu Yu responded softly and shyly.
I put two little hands into the basin. The water was warm, a little hot, but an acceptable level of heat.
He gently scooped up a handful of water and sprinkled it on her cheek, and the clear water fell along the curve of the girl's cheek.
So comfortable.
It feels like every pore of my skin has opened up.
Such care made Yu Yu feel very warm this morning, and he couldn't help but praise Xu Cheng in his heart.
He is so good at it.
After washing up quickly, the girl took out her handkerchief and gently wiped away the water droplets on her cheeks.
At this time, Xu Cheng was standing nearby, watching with his arms folded.
Yu Yu's eyes caught his figure, which made her feel a little shy, but she didn't know where the shyness came from.
After all, this is just wiping your cheeks after washing your face, not wiping your body after taking a shower.
She was so scared that she hurriedly confirmed that she was wearing clothes.
"Why did you sleep so long today? Did you stay up late last night to finish the manuscript?" the boy suddenly spoke.
He didn't mention what happened just now.
Instead of rushing to explain this kind of thing, it is better to give each other some time to calm down. Otherwise, it is easy to do a series of outrageous behaviors and make a series of mistakes when the pig brain is overloaded, just like what happened just now.
"Hmm...hmm." Hearing Xu Cheng's question, Yu Yu nodded slightly.
Because her mother-in-law had spent a lot of money in the hospital before, and this incident stimulated the girl, making her suddenly realize that she needed to save money to deal with emergencies, so she started to be self-involved this semester, and the pressure to finish the manuscript became heavier and heavier.
As for why I have to stay up late.
I can only say that this is how creation works. Once you have an idea, you have to work on it continuously throughout the night. If you are interrupted by things like sleeping or eating, the inspiration will easily drift away.
"The time in the third year of high school is very tight. If you want to continue like this, you will collapse. Have you made a decision?"
“…”
The girl said nothing.
Xu Cheng said in a nonchalant tone, "It's okay, don't be so anxious, just think it through slowly."
"Um."
"By the way, can you sing that song?" Only then did Xu Cheng remember the reason why he came to find Yu Yu.
"meeting……"
The girl opened her mouth slightly, then closed it again.
If she said she could sing, Xu Cheng would definitely ask her to sing for him. Wouldn't she be so embarrassed that she would crawl into the ground?
He lowered his eyes and shook his head.
"Can't you sing a word?"
“Hmm… Yeah.”
"Didn't you listen?" the boy muttered.
"Hmm?" Yu Yu shook his head vigorously.
Although she was embarrassed to sing it to Xu Cheng, she didn't want Xu Cheng to think that she didn't take the matter seriously.
She takes it very seriously!
"Uh, you still don't know how to do it after listening to it?"
The young man showed a look of pity, which made Yu Yu feel that he must have called her a fool in his heart just now.
She is not stupid!
I wanted to refute, but I didn't have the courage, so I puffed out my mouth like a hamster with bulging cheeks, feeling depressed for a moment.
"It's okay. Usually, singing starts with listening. You'll be able to sing naturally after listening a few times. I brought a Walkman. Can you listen to it together?"
Xu Cheng took out a Jing'an brand MP3 from his pocket. This model was recently released and sales were very hot. He held it to the girl's ear and his fingers accidentally pressed on the floating hair on her temples.
Faced with such an invitation, the girl surprisingly had no thought of resisting, and she even had a vague worry that if she refused, Xu Cheng would not listen with her.
She nodded obediently, and Xu Cheng inserted it and then adjusted it to a comfortable position.
The two of them sat on the steps under the eaves. Xu Cheng turned on the player and played the red song they were going to sing.
The song file is converted into an analog signal, passed through the power amplifier circuit, the voltage is amplified, and then output to the headphones at both ends through the audio interface. The headphones of two people make sound at the same time, playing the same song.
This feeling is very magical, as if I am connected by headphones.
The song is also very touching, as if it is telling a moving story, and it is very expressive.
"The autumn wind and drizzle are cold, and the leaves of the sycamore trees have fallen..."
As Xu Cheng listened, he began to hum softly, and his voice was transmitted to the girl's ears through the solid medium of the headphone cable.
Yu Yu felt as if he was singing for her, so she sat quietly beside him, listening, holding her cheek obediently and looking at him secretly.
Xu Cheng is so brave that he dares to sing for others.
When will she have the courage to sing for others?
You don't need too many people, just sing to one person.
The gloomy sky gradually darkened and it looked like it was going to rain.
Yu Yu suddenly felt very glad for the rain, so that the two of them could stay under the eaves for a while longer and listen to songs together for a while longer.
She couldn't say why, but she liked the feeling of listening to music with him.
"Would you like to listen to some other songs to relax?"
"good."
Xu Cheng then changed the song.
He downloaded popular songs of that era, and those ten years happened to be the peak decade of the music industry. No matter which song he played, it was beautiful and touched his heart.
Whenever I am with Yu Yu, the scene is always very quiet, but it doesn't make people feel awkward. Instead, I feel like I am enjoying the beauty of quietness.
The sky was dripping with soft raindrops.
The boy, the girl, and the cat hid under the eaves and watched quietly.
Occasionally, Xiaobai would tentatively stick his head out from under the eaves. When hit by raindrops, the cat's head would sink, and his dark and deep eyes, like two black beans, would narrow for a moment. Then, he would retract his head in annoyance and scratch his head with his claws.
The young man and girl under the eaves seemed to move their shoulders closer because the air was damp and a little cold.
"I want to sing myself to you, while I am still young and beautiful..."
The MP3 player was playing a soothing ballad.
Yu Yu put her knees together and pulled up her slim jeans, revealing a small part of her ankle.
She had never heard this song and didn't know its name, but she thought it was nice.
Her personality wouldn't allow her to ask Xu Cheng for the song title, so she just quietly memorized the lyrics and would look for them again when she had the chance.
Of course, she wouldn't take the initiative to tell Xu Cheng that she wanted to listen to the song again, so she just waited quietly.
Fortunately, Xu Cheng's new MP3 player didn't have many songs downloaded, so this song could be played again in a loop soon.
And the rain kept falling, which meant that the two of them could huddle here and listen together for a long time.
Occasionally Xu Cheng would hum along, and the girl would huddle beside him, covering her mouth with her nose, and quietly sing along with him with her mouth open without making any sound, then memorize the lyrics firmly.
So my mood didn't become gloomy as the rain fell.
Because it was raining non-stop.
But the lyrics are about happy, blissful, sunny times...
