Chapter 11

Chapter 11

He said it with a smile, his voice full of joy.

Jiang Chen’s ears were burning, and he felt his arms were trembling slightly. The movie only had the last twenty minutes left, but he didn’t remember any of the plot.

In the darkness, the light on the screen seemed blurred, only the sweaty, hot, and tightly clasped hands were the only real feeling.

It was already half past ten when they came out of the movie theater. When the lights came on, Ling Sheng let go of his hand, and the two followed the crowd out of the theater. At this hour, the lobby was still bustling with noise. Tomorrow would be the start of the eleven-day holiday, and various movies were all crowding to be released during this period.

Jiang Chen passed by a row of movie posters, hesitating. Ling Sheng’s pace slowed down with his, and he said, “Going home for the holiday?”

“I’ll go back for a while, but I’ll be back soon.” Jiang Chen stopped, looking at him intently, “Do you have anything planned for the holiday?”

Ling Sheng looked at him with a smile: “Maybe.”

Jiang Chen was a little disappointed, and then he heard Ling Sheng say again: “My boyfriend might ask me out.”

Ling Sheng had already put on his glasses again, but the two were close, and the pampering and smile in his eyes were not concealed at all. The word “boyfriend” and the encouraging look in his eyes were like a shot of adrenaline to Jiang Chen’s heart, instantly evaporating his awkwardness and unease.

“I’ve been looking forward to the third part of this movie for a long time. Let’s go see it tomorrow.” Jiang Chen pointed to a sci-fi movie, “I’ll buy the tickets.”

“Okay.”

“We didn’t have a good meal today. Let’s eat together tomorrow. I’ll take you to my friend’s restaurant that I mentioned last time.”

“Okay.”

“Then… I’ll pick you up tomorrow. In the evening, we can eat at a nearby restaurant and then watch the movie.”

From a movie invitation to a whole day of dates, Ling Sheng agreed readily, even taking the initiative to plan: “Then we can go around and see the area in the afternoon. I haven’t been back for seven years.”

Jiang Chen’s eyes were shining with excitement: “Then I’ll take you around Jiang City these few days. Jiang City has changed a lot in recent years. We can go to Jiang beach the day after tomorrow, especially at night, the wind is very comfortable.”

From one date to a whole holiday of dates, he even wanted to plan every day, every minute of the week right now.

That way Ling Sheng could be with him for the whole holiday.

“Okay, you plan it.” Ling Sheng reached out and touched his shoulder, and the two walked towards the elevator.

There were a lot of people in the elevator. As soon as the two entered the elevator, they were squeezed to the innermost part by the people outside. Seeing that Ling Sheng had retreated to the corner, and people were still retreating backwards, he frowned and stretched out his arm, pressing his arm against the elevator wall, and said coldly to the people in front: “There are people behind, be careful.”

Ling Sheng was protected by him in a small space. Although there were still many people, at least no one could get close to him. He stood there with his arms folded, his eyes falling on the boy’s profile, from his handsome eyebrows to his slightly pursed lips, to the strong arm in front of him.

Everything was right in line with his aesthetic.

He sighed softly and reached out to touch the boy’s shoulder blades, feeling the muscles in his palm tighten slightly. Then Jiang Chen turned his head to look at him.

Ling Sheng smiled slightly, silently mouthing, “Thank you, boyfriend.”

They both drove, but Jiang Chen regretted it. He should have left the car in the parking lot and taken Ling Sheng’s car, so they wouldn’t have to separate at the movie theater and go home separately. Ling Sheng could have driven him back, and they could have had a little more time alone.

There were not many people in the underground parking lot, only one or two cars passed by occasionally. The two cars happened to be parked together. Jiang Chen walked to the car and hesitated to say something. Ling Sheng glanced at the camera not far away and opened the car door for him: “Get in.”

Jiang Chen could only sit in. Ling Sheng closed the car door for him, and then saw the car window roll down. Jiang Chen’s deep, beautiful eyes were looking at him reluctantly, like a big dog that could only stick its head out, thinking of being locked in the door.

Ling Sheng’s eyes curved with a smile, and he leaned over and kissed him on the lips: “See you tomorrow.”

All the way, the smile on Jiang Chen’s lips never stopped, until he got home and sent a message to Ling Sheng as soon as possible.

JC: [I’m home.]

Ling Sheng: [I’m home too.]

JC: [Okay, then go to bed early. I’ll drive to pick you up tomorrow.]

JC: [Driving is fuel-consuming and not environmentally friendly.]

Ling Sheng looked at the two sentences that were sent over, sat on the sofa and leaned back on the backrest with a smile, feeling that the tiredness of the whole day had been washed away.

Ling Sheng: [Okay, environmental protection model.]

JC: [I’m going to take a shower.]

Ling Sheng: [Okay, go ahead.]

Jiang Chen happily took a shower, and came back with a bath towel wrapped around him and picked up his phone.

JC: [I’m done washing.]

Ling Sheng: [Hmm, is it the smell of perfume or shower gel on you today?]

JC: [Shower gel, I don’t usually use perfume.]

Ling Sheng: [It smells good.]

Jiang Chen immediately ran to the bathroom and took a picture of the shower gel. He usually exercises a lot, so he uses a men’s shower gel, which smells very fresh and feels comfortable after washing, so he has been buying it back. After taking the picture, he wanted to send it over, but when he looked at the photo, he found that the light was a bit dim and it wasn’t taken well. So he took the shower gel out of the bathroom and found a place with bright light and took several more pictures, found one that he thought was the best and sent it over.

But this time Ling Sheng didn’t reply so quickly. After waiting for a few minutes and still no reply, Jiang Chen was a little confused, so he put down his phone and went to change his pajamas first. He picked up his phone and saw that there was still no reply. He originally wanted to go to the bathroom to blow-dry his hair, but he was afraid that he wouldn’t see Ling Sheng’s message, so he took his phone with him.

After he finished blow-drying his hair, Ling Sheng’s message finally arrived late.

Ling Sheng: [On purpose?]

Jiang Chen didn’t understand for a moment, so he clicked on the photo again and looked at it for a long time, feeling that there was nothing wrong with it. He deliberately held it up to the light, and the words on the bottle were taken very clearly.

There was nothing wrong with zooming in on the photo, but at this time, his finger slipped to the side, and a blurry piece of skin came into view. Jiang Chen was stunned, and zoomed out of the picture, only to realize that when he took the bottle out to find the light, he didn’t notice that there was a mirror behind him, and the photo also captured his figure next to the bottle.

Due to the focus, the figure in the mirror was not clear, but it could be seen that the upper body was naked, and the vague abdominal muscles and mermaid line spread down, disappearing into the bath towel. The unfogged mirror and the blurry lens gave people infinite space for imagination.

At such a time, sending such a photo to his boyfriend was simply like…

Inviting.

Seducing.

Jiang Chen’s entire face turned red in an instant.

Two minutes had passed, and the photo could not be withdrawn.

Seeing each other’s bodies was too common for him and other boys. When he lived in the dormitory, it was too hot in the summer, and sometimes he didn’t bring his clothes after taking a shower, so he would put on his pants and come out to get them. When he was too hot after playing ball, he would often lift up his clothes to wipe the sweat from his body. He would occasionally go to the school’s swimming pool to swim. Seeing each other, at most, would only produce some desire to compare, and he often received some compliments, but he never took it too seriously.

But…

Jiang Chen calmed down for five minutes before opening his phone to reply.

JC: [I wanted to take a picture of the shower gel.]

Ling Sheng: [Did you put your clothes on?]

JC: [I put them on.]

Ling Sheng: [Okay.]

Jiang Chen looked at this “Okay,” and somehow felt that this “Okay” had a different meaning, but he wasn’t sure.

Ling Sheng: [I originally wanted you to take a clearer picture, but never mind if you put your clothes on.]

Looking at the silence on the other end of the phone, Ling Sheng leaned on the head of the bed and clicked on the photo again.

Of course, he could see that he was taking a picture of the bottle, but the moment he opened the photo, he saw this blurry figure. It wasn’t completely blurry, and the outline of the muscles could be seen, and it was still very beautiful even when relaxed.

When he first saw Jiang Chen, he was attracted to him, from his body to his face, everything was in line with his aesthetics, and he couldn’t help but say a few words to him.

Jiang Chen hadn’t replied, and Ling Sheng was still wondering if he had teased him a bit too much, and was thinking about what to say to give the big dog a way out, when the phone vibrated and the message came.

Little Chen: [Like this?]

The photo followed. Ling Sheng clicked on it. It was still the mirror, the water mist on the mirror had dried, and only some water droplets were still hanging on the surface. The boy lifted the T-shirt on his body with one hand, revealing half of his chest muscles and complete abdominal muscles. It wasn’t the kind of particularly developed muscles that were trained in the gym with protein powder, but the just-right full lines that had been honed by years of exercise. The two mermaid lines on the side of his waist flowed down smoothly, disappearing into a white edge.

It should be underwear.

The phone blocked half of his face, and the exposed eyes were also half-closed, as if he was a little embarrassed and shy.

A body full of hormones, a handsome profile, and a pure and shy expression.

Ling Sheng covered the phone screen on the bed sheet, covered his eyes with one hand, and gasped heavily.

He regretted sending that message a little. He teased someone else, but seduced himself.

Several times he picked up his phone to reply, but couldn’t help but click on the photo again. He bent his legs, pressed his finger on the photo, and his fingertip touched the position of the abdominal muscles, not moving for a long time.

At this time, the phone vibrated. It was Jiang Chen who saw that he hadn’t moved for a long time and sent him a message.

Little Chen: [Are you asleep?]

He didn’t reply, his legs fell and bent again in the thin blanket.

Little Chen: [I just wanted to ask what time to pick you up tomorrow. Send me a message when you wake up tomorrow. I’m available anytime.]

There was an undisguised joy and expectation in the boy’s tone. Ling Sheng licked his lips, and thought of the kiss in the movie theater today. The refreshing scent of shower gel on the boy’s body seemed to still linger in his nose, the kiss was both jerky and eager.

He gave up struggling, saved the photo to his phone, and before going into the bathroom, sent him a message: [Don’t show your face when taking pictures.]