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    Chapter 28

    Chi Huang was called away by his coach, and Chen Shilu was wandering around the camp alone.

    This camping ground was specially prepared for the competition. Not only did it open up a spacious open space for the teams and tourists to set up tents, but the officials also brought in infrastructure such as water trucks and generators for daily life.

    At nine o’clock at night, it was not completely dark yet, and the street lights were already on. From a distance, it looked like a small town in the middle of the desert.

    Chen Shilu learned that not only serious teams with sponsors were participating in the competition, but also some amateur drivers who came to join in the fun at their own expense.

    Compared to the solemn and tense atmosphere of other games, this is more like a carnival party.There were smiles on people’s obviously tired faces, which was different from the fatigue and smiles he usually saw in office buildings.

    After walking around, he somehow broke into other people’s celebrations and ended up with a can of beer in his hand.

    He found a corner where no one was around, sipped beer, looked at the night that refused to fall, and thought about the withered flowers.

    He thought that Chi Huang’s eagerness to invite him, his expectation for his arrival, and his expressed thoughts of missing him were all fake, or in other words, the reality was far less than what he showed.

    You must know that some people can express one point of emotion as if it is a hundred points.He has no doubt that Chi Huang is this kind of person. He is flirting with every frown and smile. He will make you think that he is deeply in love with you when you meet him for the first time.

    This kind of love liar is like poison in a sense. He uses the illusion to drag you into love, but he stands on the shore and watches you flutter.

    Chen Shilu had his arms wrapped around his knees and was wandering around with a beer, but Chi Huang acted too much like that, and the eagerness, expectations and longings were just like the real thing.

    Is he really falling in love with me?Chen Shilu didn’t believe it at all.

    As for acting, Chen Shilu couldn’t think of a reason why he acted so realistically.

    Because people who act to love others do it either to get money or to get love.Chi Huang doesn’t seem to have much interest in money. As for love, he can get it at his fingertips everywhere, so there is no need to act so hard in front of him.

    This guy is not very old, but he is very good at mixing the real with the fake, making it difficult for people to see through.

    This made Chen Shilu very unhappy, and what was even more unhappy was that he knew that it was this inability to see through that kept him interested in Chi Huang.

    “It took me a while to find you,” Chi Huang sat down next to him, “It’s time to eat.”

    “Yeah.” Chen Shilu responded without moving, looking a little listless.

    “Where did the beer come from?”

    “I don’t know, it was stuffed into someone’s hands.”

    “So you are so lovable that passers-by give you drinks.” Chi Huang took the beer can in his hand and shook it. There was a little left in it, so he drank it simply.

    Chen Shilu went to grab Yu Weiyan, but it was already too late: “Doesn’t it matter if you compete?”

    “It’s only one bite, that’s okay.” He flattened the tin can and threw it into the trash can far away. “If you don’t want to eat with the people in the convoy, can I eat alone with you in my tent?”

    “Why, I can’t see anyone?”

    “I am happy to introduce you to my coach, but I am worried that you are afraid of strangers.”

    “How old are you to be afraid of life?” Chen Shilu stood up and patted his pants, “Let’s go.”

    There was no table, but a few cardboard boxes made a platform. The steel basin that was put down after being squeezed contained meat and vegetables, and the big white steamed buns were also piled high on top.It’s not an exquisite dish, but it looks quite appetizing.

    Chen Shilu was not afraid of strangers, but he didn’t expect that he would be so small. Apart from those he didn’t know, there were only two members of the team he knew – the young men who had a fight with him in the bar.

    Chi Huang, this bastard, didn’t even say anything in advance, he just wanted to see his joke.At this time, Chi Huang’s half-smiling expression confirmed his bad taste.

    But Chen Shilu showed nothing and looked at coach Chi Huang who was speaking indifferently: “Chi Huang has friends coming to watch the game today. Let me introduce you briefly. My name is Jiang Chao. You can call me Lao Jiang. This is Dalin. This is…”

    Only then did Chen Shilu know that the name of the dreadlocked man was Achao and the yellow-haired man was Jianzai. They were both racers, and they competed with Chi Huang this time.

    Obviously, compared to Chen Shilu’s calmness, the two young men were not used to such a scene, and it was obvious to the naked eye that they were a little overwhelmed.

    After the team was introduced, Chen Shilu briefly announced his name.

    Jiang Chao asked a few more questions and found out that he was an executive of a large company with a serious job. He was a little surprised and a little relieved that Chi Huang had made such a friend.

    He raised the Coke can: “We are all friends if we can sit at the same table and have dinner. The boys can’t drink during the game tomorrow, so let’s use Coke instead of wine and have a simple drink.”

    Everyone else raised their “wine glasses,” except Achao and Jianzai who didn’t move.

    Jiang Chao didn’t understand why: “What’s wrong with you two? You’ve been cowardly from the beginning.”

    Chi Huang continued: “They had a misunderstanding with Chen Shilu at the bar and beat him up.”

    “Is there such a thing?” Jiang Chao was also at a loss. He was about to get angry when he heard that his boy had made a move. However, thinking that it was still during the competition, he suppressed his anger and couldn’t help but lectured, “You two really made a move? How do I teach you? Have you apologized to others?”

    The two of them were bald and didn’t know where to start, let alone why this man sat down to eat with them.

    “It’s been untied. We can’t get to know each other without fighting.” Chen Shilu took the initiative to raise the Coke can, “Are we all okay?”

    It was said that they were the ones who started the trouble, and they were the ones who beat the person, but the other party did not hold him accountable, and now he even took the initiative to pass the steps. There was no reason why he couldn’t do it, so he had to drink Coca-Cola instead of alcohol.

    Once the conflict was resolved, Jiang Chao invited everyone to eat and drink.

    A group of middle-aged men who didn’t know the details didn’t think there was anything wrong. Chi Huang had never cared about this kind of thing. Chen Shilu, a veteran who had been in society for many years, could act calmly under any circumstances. It was just exposing his sexual orientation to some people he would never interact with in the future. It was no big deal.

    Everyone was eating, drinking and chatting casually, except A Chao and Jian Zai who were awkward and kept exchanging glances.

    It was they who personally revealed the truth about Chen Shilu being gay.

    It was Chi Huang who was secretly photographed by Chen Shilu.

    And Chi Huang not only flirts with women, but also sometimes gets confused with men.

    Is it possible that Chi Huang and Chen Shilu are just ordinary friends?

    The two of them read the meaning in each other’s eyes at the same time – that’s absolutely impossible!

    Turning his eyes back to Chi Huang and Chen Shilu, he saw that the two people were content and talking freely. What seemed like an ordinary interaction at first turned into a passionate flirting with this understanding.

    The situation was uncomfortable, so they stuffed themselves and fled.

    After eating and drinking, it was just dark, and it was actually time to go to bed.

    Chi Huang grabbed a handful of steel coins for Chen Shilu and told him that there was a coin-operated shower room where he could take a bath. If he went late, there would be no water.

    Jiang Chao found a sleeping bag and asked Chi Huang what his plans were for the night: “How about we let Chen Shilu sleep in the big tent with us?”

    “He sleeps with me, why would he sleep here with you?”

    “You know you have a game tomorrow? I want you to have a good rest.”

    For a moment, he thought Jiang Chao was telling him not to go too far with Chen Shilu tonight, and he almost told Jiang Chao that they wouldn’t do it tonight.But looking at the clear eyes of the other party, Chi Huang realized that he was overthinking.

    “Don’t worry, Chen Shilu won’t disturb me. He doesn’t snore when he sleeps.”

    “Do you also know whether he snores when he sleeps?”

    “I guess people like him definitely don’t snore.”

    To be honest, Chi Huang really didn’t know. They had slept many times, but it was all in that sense. In terms of simply lying together and sleeping, they had never slept together once.In this regard, Chen Shilu is quite over the top, very much like the kind of merciless scumbag.So he was a little excited about a tent for the night tonight, where at least he could make sure the inference about him not snoring was correct.

    “Don’t chat too late either.”

    “I have nothing to talk to him about, don’t worry.”

    Jiang Chao was even more surprised. The two of them met in such a way that they couldn’t even talk to each other: “Then how did you become friends?”

    Chi Huang only gave him a smile and returned to his tent with his sleeping bag in his arms.

    Sure enough, the temperature dropped after nightfall. Chen Shilu came back from the shower and got into his sleeping bag.

    Chi Huang also brought a quilt and put it between the two of them: “It’s only a dozen degrees in the early morning, and the sleeping bag is a bit thin. It’s better to cover it when it’s cold.”

    “I didn’t expect you to be very good at taking care of people.”

    Chi Huang smiled: “I asked you to come.”

    As Chi Huang said, the two of them actually didn’t have much in common. If he hadn’t consciously probed and deliberately wanted to analyze Chen Shilu, they wouldn’t have talked too deeply.

    Strangely enough, when Chen Shilu didn’t come, all kinds of good and bad emotions were surging in his heart, and he was about to explode.Now Chen Shilu was lying next to him, but he was surprisingly calm, like a spring of water, without even a trace of desire, but he didn’t feel bored.

    He wanted to play better the next day, so he closed his eyes quietly.

    Soon, Chen Shilu heard that the person next to him had stopped moving. He must have fallen asleep.But he always fell asleep quickly, and even though his body was exhausted, he couldn’t fall asleep even though he was tossing and turning.

    The camp outside was very noisy, and the tents were not soundproof at all. Not only were there the sounds of people coming and going, but there was also the roar of motorcycle engines from time to time.There is no light blocking, the campground is brightly lit and there is plenty of light in the tent.

    Chen Shilu took out an eye mask and earplugs, but their effect was limited.

    Fatigue and insomnia have made him extremely anxious. Thinking of not disturbing Chi Huang’s game tomorrow, he still has to endure not to turn his body frequently.

    It was so unbearable, he felt that a century had passed and it was still less than twelve o’clock.He didn’t know how he would survive the rest of the night, so he wanted to simply go out for a walk.As soon as he sat up, Chi Huang opened his eyes: “What’s wrong, can’t you sleep?”

    “It’s too noisy outside.” Chen Shilu scratched his messy hair, “Did I wake you up?”

    “I heard the floor mats squeak.”

    Chen Shilu laughed angrily: “It’s so noisy outside that you can sleep, but the sound of the floor mat wakes you up?”

    Chi Huang didn’t say anything. He got out of the sleeping bag, rolled up the sleeping bag and tucked it under his arm. He hugged the quilt with his other hand and said, “Take the sleeping bag and follow me.”

    “Where are you going at night?”

    “Find you a quiet place to sleep.”

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