Chapter 10

Chapter 10

When Jiang Chen woke up, it was already eleven o’clock. He rarely woke up this late unless he was very tired the night before. But he couldn’t remember what time he fell asleep last night. He even forgot to take a shower and fell asleep hugging his phone, staring at the words “Good night.” After falling asleep, his entire dream was filled with flowers, all kinds of flowers. It was as if he was lying in a sea of flowers.

The first thing he did after waking up was to check his phone. He discovered that he had forgotten to charge it, and it had run out of battery and shut down. He hurriedly plugged it in and turned it on, only to realize it was already eleven o’clock. He opened his chat with Ling Sheng and found that it still remained on the sentence from last night: “Good night.”

Just looking at those few chat records between the two of them made him recall everything from last night. He instantly woke up completely, his heart pounding as fast as if he had just run a thousand meters. He was so excited that he almost jumped out of bed.

He really wanted to send something, but he didn’t know what to say. He only added his own boyfriend’s WeChat after confessing his feelings. It seemed like the only common topics between them were Xu Peiya and work.

Neither seemed like a good topic to start the morning with between lovers.

He lay on the bed, limbs sprawled out, spacing out for a long time. Finally, he just sent: 【I just woke up.】

The reply came back quickly: 【Headache?】

He actually didn’t drink much yesterday. He drank beer with Hua Shao, and when he was with Xu Peiya later, he only had one glass.

JC: 【No headache, didn’t drink much yesterday.】

Ling Sheng: 【Good, I have a meeting later, dinner together tonight.】

Dinner together?

Isn’t this a date?

Jiang Chen hurriedly got out of bed and went to the bathroom to take a shower. When he opened the closet to find clothes, he remembered that he hadn’t replied. So he quickly replied with an “Okay.”

He actually wasn’t very particular about clothing, but his designer friends were different. Xu Peiya had been interested in this aspect since she was a child, and Jiang Chen became her best fitting model for menswear. Unconsciously, his taste had been improved.

But he didn’t put too much thought into it. He usually just wore clothes from a few fixed brands – few but high quality, mainly versatile and effortless. After choosing for a long time, he found there wasn’t much to choose from. In this hot summer, there wasn’t much variety in a guy’s wardrobe. In the end, he took out a pair of workout shorts and a white T-shirt he had just bought recently. They were both new clothes. Then he spent a long time choosing shoes in the shoe cabinet and picked out the newest pair. When he looked at the time again, it was only ten thirty, not even lunchtime yet.

Why didn’t Tonio ask him to go to the company today?

Were there so few jobs now?

Jiang Chen stared at his phone. Then Hua Shao asked him to play basketball. He thought about it and refused, afraid that he would get sweaty and have to come back and shower and change clothes again. Ling Sheng got off work at six, and he would go over and wait for him at five thirty.

In the end, he went to the school library with his backpack to study, but he still couldn’t calm down. It was the first time he felt that time was passing so slowly.

This wasn’t efficient either. By three o’clock, he really couldn’t sit still anymore. He drove to a Starbucks downstairs from Ling Sheng’s office building, took out his phone, and started searching for date guides.

He had never been on a date before, but he had heard about many. Few of his friends had never dated in their four years of university like him. But the problem was, he didn’t know if Ling Sheng would like these dating formats.

With Ling Sheng not in front of him, he calmed down and habitually started to review the situation.

He felt that he hadn’t performed well last night. In the parking lot, he was covered in sweat, and he confessed without even a flower or a kind word. He didn’t know what Ling Sheng would feel when he recalled this day. Anyway, he felt quite embarrassed. He had to get back some of the impression points.

After choosing several restaurants, he settled on one. It was a highly-rated Western restaurant. For the first date, you should always go to a place with some atmosphere. After taking a screenshot and sending it to Ling Sheng, Ling Sheng replied with an “Okay,” and he quickly called to reserve a spot.

What’s next?

Jiang Chen flipped through the guide for a long time and finally bought two movie tickets. But there weren’t any good movies to watch, only an art film that was rated the highest.

Finally, he waited until six o’clock. Jiang Chen had been holding back for a long time. Seeing that Ling Sheng hadn’t sent him a message, he finally couldn’t help it at six thirty and sent him a message: “Off work?”

He didn’t receive a reply until five minutes later: 【There’s a meeting, wait for me.】

Jiang Chen quickly replied with an “Okay.”

This wait lasted until after seven o’clock. The restaurant called him and asked him when he would arrive. He had no choice but to cancel first. He had said he would arrive between seven and seven twenty, but now it looked like he couldn’t arrive by seven.

A little disappointed, but Jiang Chen didn’t feel anything. After all, it was work.

They finally met at seven thirty. Ling Sheng looked at the time and smiled apologetically at him: “Is it too late to go now?”

Jiang Chen quickly said, “It’s okay, you’re busy with work.”

His tone still revealed a hint of caution. Ling Sheng looked at his little boyfriend trying his best to be understanding and couldn’t help but reach out and touch the back of his head. The short stubble pricked his palm, very comfortable.

“What time is the movie?”

Jiang Chen was a little nervous from being touched. Only his older brother had touched his head since he was little. After fifteen, he would even avoid his dad touching his hair, but he didn’t resist when Ling Sheng touched him, and even liked it a little.

He liked his touch.

Any touch.

“Eight twenty.” Ling Sheng looked at his watch: “It’s seven thirty-five now, so let’s grab something to eat first, then we should be able to make it to the movie.”

Although the first step of the plan couldn’t be realized, Jiang Chen was very excited just to be with him: “Okay.”

Ling Sheng wasn’t a picky person. The two ate some pizza and went straight to the cinema. When they arrived at the cinema, there were just ten minutes left before the start of the show. But when they entered, they found that the occupancy rate wasn’t high, concentrated in the middle front, with a large empty space in the back. There was no need to choose seats, and the two found a position towards the back to sit down, with no one around them.

Looking at this situation, Jiang Chen was a little worried that the movie wouldn’t be good and explained, “I saw that this is the highest-rated movie recently.”

Ling Sheng didn’t mind what movie to watch. After working all day and attending meetings all day, he just wanted to relax and spend some time with Jiang Chen without thinking.

“It’s okay, let’s watch it first.”

The movie had already started when people were still fumbling to come in at the entrance, but they didn’t sit near them.

This kind of art film is actually well-regarded but not popular. Jiang Chen didn’t think much about ordering movie tickets at first, but when the male and female protagonists in the movie started kissing, the figures in front began to gather in pairs, which suddenly pulled Jiang Chen’s thoughts back to when he was making the date guide during the day.

None of the cinema scenes mentioned there were pure, and now Ling Sheng was sitting next to him.

He thought of the brief kiss before getting out of the car yesterday.

The soft lips with a hint of tobacco only touched for a second before leaving. He didn’t even react, let alone respond.

He used to think that being in a relationship required gradual progress, but Ling Sheng didn’t seem to mind this kind of thing.

Some thoughts began to stir. The air conditioning in the cinema was very strong, but he still felt very hot, feeling like he was sweating in his vest.

But before he could do anything, a sound suddenly came from behind him.

“Baby, your tongue is so soft.”

The male and female protagonists in the movie were kissing. At this time, there was no sound, only soothing and gentle music, and the movement not far behind him was simply louder than in the movie. The friction of clothes occasionally came with a more ambiguous hum, and Jiang Chen’s face instantly burned up.

“Kiss a little longer.”

“Kiss for as long as you want, there’s a hotel upstairs, do you want to go up and kiss?”

The low, hoarse voice was filled with laughter. This time the movement was even louder, and attention couldn’t help but be attracted. As this focus increased, various pictures began to emerge in his mind.

Until there was more movement from behind, the chair made a sound when it bounced back. Jiang Chen couldn’t help but look back. At this time, the movie screen turned into a blue sky and white clouds, and the line of sight suddenly became brighter. He was stunned.

Seeing his movement, Ling Sheng also looked back and saw two boys bending over and preparing to walk out. Both of them were good-looking, and their hands were still held together.

“…Chen-ge?”

Jiang Chen also didn’t expect that the people who made those noises just now were them, and he was also stunned: “Huanhuan?”

Seeing that it was him, Lu Sheng, who was only secretly holding hands, directly reached out and put his arm around Yan Huan’s shoulders, and hugged him hard: “Hi.”

He glanced at Jiang Chen before asking, “You know each other?”

Jiang Chen then whispered an introduction: “This is my junior Yan Huan… and his boyfriend.”

Ling Sheng smiled lightly and greeted politely: “Hello.”

Yan Huan was also obviously very surprised, and couldn’t control his curious eyes from constantly looking at Ling Sheng, but Lu Sheng greeted him and pulled him away.

Although Jiang Chen knew that the two had always been very sweet in love, hearing them kissing and hearing their conversation just now still made him a little embarrassed, especially with Ling Sheng sitting next to him.

“College students are so open now.” Ling Sheng’s voice came over in a low voice, with a smile.

Jiang Chen cleared his throat: “They… have a better relationship.”

“I can see that.”

After saying this, Ling Sheng didn’t speak. Jiang Chen thought he was watching the movie, so he secretly looked at him, but as soon as he moved his gaze, he was caught.

Ling Sheng was leaning on the back of the chair, slightly raising his chin, looking at him with a smile. The alternating light and dark of the movie flickered on his glasses, sometimes he could see his eyes, and sometimes he was blocked by a bright white light and couldn’t see them.

Temptation flickered on and off.

Ling Sheng reached out and took off his glasses. When he raised his eyes again, those peach blossom eyes that Jiang Chen always resisted were completely exposed in front of him.

He stretched out his arm and cupped the back of Jiang Chen’s head. With almost no effort, Jiang Chen was hooked over by Ling Sheng’s arm. The last scene in front of him when he kissed Ling Sheng was Ling Sheng’s half-lowered eyelids.

Jiang Chen felt his heart beat wildly, his whole body leaning towards Ling Sheng, until he pressed him against the back of the chair. His hands were propped on the side of Ling Sheng’s face, and Ling Sheng’s fingers seemed to be pressing and massaging the intersection of the back of his head and neck.

This kiss was different from the fleeting kiss yesterday. The soft lips opened and closed slightly, lingering and sucking on his lips, and Jiang Chen felt a burst of numbness in the back of his head.

He had no experience in kissing, and could only return the kiss, imitating his movements. Ling Sheng leaned on the back of the chair and patiently let him try on his lips, and occasionally rubbed the fingers on his neck, as if to relax him, but more like to encourage him.

Jiang Chen’s movements gradually became skilled, the sucked lips became moist and hot, his breathing became heavier and heavier, and he even stretched out the tip of his tongue to lick Ling Sheng’s lips, and then he felt Ling Sheng’s chest seemed to vibrate slightly.

He should have smiled.

This made his mind, which was confused in this kiss, suddenly sober.

He retreated slightly, the two’s lips finally separated, but they were still very close, their noses filled with each other’s scent, feeling each other’s heavy breathing.

Ling Sheng’s fingers on the back of his head rubbed in his stubble, his voice a little hoarse, but even better: “You learn really fast.”