GLIHBN Chapter 74
by VolareSu Shi noticed that Chi Ye looked quite haggard these past few days, with faint dark circles under his eyes, making Su Shi feel a little Careful.
He vaguely knew that after he fell asleep in the middle of the night, Chi Ye would get up and not return for a long time.
He heard Chi Ye say that he was preparing for the computer club competition, and coupled with the fact that Chi Ye was currently involved in some work at a branch company, his time was even more strained, split into several pieces to use.
Su Shi didn’t want Chi Ye to work so hard, and advised Chi Ye that he could not work first, anyway, there were still several years before graduation.
But Chi Ye said he couldn’t.
Having such a self-aware and motivated boyfriend, Su Shi felt he had made a great deal.
Taking time out, Su Shi took Chi Ye out. Chi Ye didn’t ask where they were going, letting Su Shi take him anywhere.
Su Shi drove, starting from the bustling streets, and the fewer cars there were on the road the further they went. Chi Ye looked at the scenery outside the window and felt somewhat familiar, asking, “Where exactly are we going?”
Su Shi chuckled, “Mu Se Village.”
Chi Ye frowned slightly, “What are we doing there?”
Su Shi was a little surprised that Chi Ye actually knew this place, “You know Mu Se Village?”
Chi Ye twisted open a bottle of water and brought it to Su Shi’s mouth, “Drink some water, your lips are a little dry.”
Su Shi didn’t reach out to take it, and took two sips of water from Chi Ye’s hand, “Have you been there before?”
Chi Ye nodded, “Soon after arriving in West Hangzhou, I went there to take a look.”
Su Shi pouted and said, “There’s actually such a thing.”
“Yeah, have you never been?”
Su Shi was quite regretful, “I heard it’s a good place, good environment, good scenery, and it’s rare that it hasn’t been commercially developed. It’s very suitable for relaxing. You’ve been staying up late these days, I wanted to take you out for a walk, I didn’t expect you’ve already been there.”
Chi Ye’s face showed a bit of a smile, “What does it matter? I went alone before, now I’m with you, it’s definitely different.”
Su Shi snapped his fingers, “That’s the spirit.”
Mu Se Village, the image of the old woman who was, in terms of blood relations, his maternal grandmother, floated into Chi Ye’s mind.
He didn’t know if he would run into her, and Chi Ye wasn’t looking forward to it.
“Chi Ye, Chi Ye.”
Su Shi called out twice before Chi Ye came back to his senses, “What’s wrong?”
“What are you spacing out for? Give me the chewing gum.”
“Oh, okay.”
Chi Ye opened the chewing gum, took out two pieces, reached over and put them in Su Shi’s mouth, incidentally touching those two lips.
Su Shi chewed the gum, mumbling, “Are you still not done?”
Chi Ye drooped his ears and muttered, “Didn’t even get a morning kiss.”
Su Shi pretended not to hear, tilting his head to ask, “What did you say?”
“Nothing.”
He thought in his heart, once they arrived, he would first kiss him enough in the car before getting out.
They quickly reached their destination. Su Shi got out of the car too quickly, and Chi Ye didn’t have time to catch him and kiss him enough, and could only follow him out of the car in frustration.
“Hurry, look, it’s so pretty over there.”
Su Shi pointed to the ginkgo forest in front of them, covered with golden yellow leaves, saying that the temperature had dropped today, and they were breathing out white air as they spoke.
Chi Ye came over and pulled his zipper all the way up, “Change into a coat, this leather jacket is too thin.”
Su Shi always had extra clothes prepared in the car, but he didn’t want to change. This leather jacket was cool, trendy, and good-looking, and Su Shi wanted to be a cool guy today.
“I won’t, I want to wear this one.”
Su Shi wasn’t such a willful person before, but lately he had been spoiled by Chi Ye. Once a person is spoiled, they become more and more unreasonable.
Chi Ye touched Su Shi’s hands, which were still warm from just getting out of the car, “Then I’ll bring you a coat, and you can change when you get cold.”
Su Shi found Chi Ye long-winded, “No need, I’m not a child.”
Without saying another word, Su Shi grabbed Chi Ye and ran towards the ginkgo forest.
In winter, the ginkgo leaves were golden, scattered on the ground in a unique aesthetic, like a beautiful oil painting, with bright colors.
Su Shi scooped up a pile of leaves from the ground and threw them forcefully into the air. The leaves fell one after another, some brushing against Su Shi’s smiling face.
“Chi Ye, look, a celestial maiden scattering flowers.”
Chi Ye didn’t look at anything else, only at Su Shi.
Su Shi was the most beautiful scenery in his eyes.
The original architectural style here was a major feature, preserving the most rustic flavor.
The two of them looked around, chatting casually.
Chi Ye never let Su Shi’s words fall to the ground, no matter what Su Shi said, Chi Ye always responded to everything.
Occasionally, a domestic cat would block their path, and Su Shi would patiently squat down and stroke its fur, looking up and smiling at Chi Ye, “Chi Ye, isn’t it really ugly?”
Chi Ye would also squat down, gazing into Su Shi’s beautiful eyes, and say, “Yes, it’s ugly, you’re beautiful.”
Su Shi couldn’t help but feel his heart stir.
Ahead, an old woman was sitting on the ground, hitting her legs with her hands, with a vegetable basket scattered beside her, with some fruits and vegetables rolling out.
After seeing this, Su Shi hesitated, “Should we go over and help? I heard that helping old people can lead to being scammed.”
Chi Ye didn’t look closely over there, “Then don’t help.”
“Let’s help anyway, my grandmother used to fall outside, and luckily there were passersby who took her to the hospital.”
Chi Ye followed Su Shi’s footsteps, and when he saw the old woman’s face clearly, his brows furrowed and his pace quickened.
Walking up to the old woman, Su Shi bent down, “Grandma, are you okay? Do you need help?”
The old woman raised her head, “I’m fine, it’s just that my legs and feet are weak, and I just sat down all of a sudden, I’ll be fine after resting for a while.”
“Then I’ll help you pick up the vegetables.”
Su Shi picked up the scattered fruits and vegetables and put them in the basket, “Do you need to go to the hospital?”
The old woman shook her head, “No need, it’s an old problem.”
“Then where is your home, we’ll take you back.”
The old woman glanced at Chi Ye behind Su Shi, and pointed to the front, “It’s over there, not far.”
“Chi Ye, you hold the vegetable basket.” Su Shi put the vegetable basket in Chi Ye’s hand, and seeing that he didn’t react, said, “What are you spacing out for, let’s go.”
Su Shi helped the old woman up and walked step by step towards the old woman’s house.
Chi Ye followed behind, his heart filled with mixed feelings. The old woman probably didn’t recognize him, she had only seen him once, so she might not have any impression.
The old woman looked back at Chi Ye, then spoke to Su Shi, “Young man, is this your friend?”
“Yes, we came here to walk around.”
The old woman then asked if they were married, if they had partners, and Su Shi could only answer that they had partners, but weren’t married yet.
After Su Shi said this, he secretly reached out his hand behind him and had Chi Ye hold it.
Afraid that the old woman would see through them, Su Shi continued to chat with her, while on the other side, he didn’t forget to scratch Chi Ye’s palm.
Chi Ye knew this was a comfort.
The old woman walked slowly, and even though she said it wasn’t far, they still walked for twenty minutes.
“Come in and have a cup of tea.”
Su Shi helped push open the courtyard door, and a yard full of flowers and plants came into view, truly a yard of all seasons.
A person was standing in the courtyard, and turned around when they heard the sound.
It was a woman, her voice anxious, “Old woman, where did you go?”
“I went out to buy vegetables, and suddenly my legs and feet were weak, luckily this young man helped me back.”
“Thank you.” The woman’s gaze fell behind Su Shi, and she opened her mouth in surprise, “Young Master.”