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    hot flashes

    Back in the box, Lin An opened the door first and came in looking like a human being.

    However, He Chen looked a little strange, as if he hadn’t recovered from the force of biting the peppercorns, and his face was red all the way to the root of his neck, as if he had been scalded by hot water.

    Fade’s eyes were instantly attracted and he looked He Chen up and down.

    He Chen had just had a lusty moment and couldn’t move his mind very well at the moment. He miraculously ignored Fade’s dazzling gaze. After sitting down, he moved his chair to hide it, and suddenly heard Fade asking him something.

    Fade’s voice sounded a little surprised, and he pointed to the hot pot in the middle of the table in disbelief, “Are you so intolerant of spicy food? Your mouth is swollen like this with just one pepper?”

    He Chen: “…”

    After realizing it, he immediately turned on the front camera of his mobile phone. Sure enough, in the camera, his lips changed from the light color in the past. Against the white skin, they looked like a reddish color on white rice paper. It’s not surprising that people would have wild imagination.

    He Chen silently put away his phone and endured Fade’s suspicion, but he heard Lin An burst into laughter next to him.

    His performance was so cute that Lin An couldn’t help laughing, so he let out a laugh and turned around to be glared at.

    He Chen opened his round black eyes with an unskilled glare, looking like a frightened and cold kitten. Lin An stretched out his hand under the cover of the table, and was about to tease him again, when Fade said “Huh” and turned his attention to Lin An.

    “He can’t eat spicy food, so can you?” Fade was very confused, “Why is your mouth also swollen?”

    Qiao Zhi instantly realized what the two of them were doing, and the color on his face was quite exciting.

    Fade didn’t understand anything at all, so he was still asking questions, completely unaware that He Chen was about to spontaneously combust on the spot.

    In any case, thanks to Fade’s little talent, He Chen was able to temporarily keep the little secret that He Chen didn’t want to reveal to the public.

    In order to forget this embarrassing moment, the young man who never smoked or drank much drank himself half-drowsing.

    Even though he was drunk, he didn’t make much noise. Over there, Fade and Qiao Zhi were already singing duet loudly. In the back seat, He Chen was leaning back on the chair, as if he was asleep.

    The light and shadow of the street lamp passed through the car window, casting sections on the side of He Chen’s face, blurring away the unexplainable flying clouds on his face.

    Lin An leaned over to check his condition, and used the cover of his body to scrape the side of his face with his fingers.

    It felt hot to the touch.

    Lin An frowned, but He Chen was completely unaware of his thoughts and rubbed his cheek against his hand again as if he felt comfortable.

    “…Hot.” He Chen muttered softly, then closed his eyes again.

    Lin An’s eyes lingered on his face, from the slender eyebrows, the straight nose, to the pointed and narrow chin… and finally the bright red lips.

    He Chen’s lips were slightly open, revealing a little bit of the white tips of his teeth, and the vermilion rose and fell with his breathing.

    It is indeed swollen than usual, and the soft flesh of the lip beads is slightly protruding, which is so beautiful and sexy.But this face lost its cold expression when it closed its eyes, looking more innocent and kind than anyone else.

    Lin An’s eyes were heavy and he looked at him for a long time before silently looking away.

    The screen of the phone flickered on and off in his pocket. Lin An unlocked it and flipped through the messages with one hand.

    Most of them were messages congratulating them on their victory, and some were useless. He flipped through them casually.

    The light from the screen illuminated his face, but Lin An’s expression was pale. It was hard to tell that he was using the cover of his body to still hold one hand behind He Chen’s slender white hand, and his fingertips were caressing his fingers unconsciously.

    Lin Tao’s chat box popped up at this time.

    Lin Tao: I heard that you won the competition?

    Lin Tao: Would you like to come out and play?My uncle invites you to dinner.

    Lin An declined.

    Lin An: Reaching the finals of a domestic competition is not considered a win.There is still a competition to prepare for, so I appreciate it. I would like to thank my uncle on their behalf.

    Lin Tao didn’t intend to give up like that, and continued typing: Come on, my uncle just signed a new person. I admire you very much and I think he is your type.

    Lin An: …What type do I like?Do you know?

    Lin Tao: Come here and see if you know whether I know or not.

    He said this, followed by a video.

    Lin An didn’t intend to look at it originally, but when he was about to turn off the screen, he noticed something strange around him.

    He Chen didn’t know when he opened his eyes, and his dark pupils were staring at his cell phone emotionlessly.

    For the first time, Lin An felt something materialized that could not be washed away even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

    If He Chen was awake and saw such news, he would not go directly to Lin An for confirmation. He would only observe secretly and find the answer for himself.

    But it’s different now.

    An alcoholic has no excuses.

    He Chen stubbornly stared at Lin An’s phone screen, even though his phone had automatically locked the screen.

    Seeing him like this made Lin An’s heart soften into a puddle of rich coconut milk, and she wanted to put away her phone to coax him.

    But Lin Tao didn’t let him go.

    The screen lit up again, and two messages popped up.

    Lin Tao: By the way, why don’t you always go home recently?I asked my sister, and she said that you haven’t shown up much this month, and it’s like you’ve disappeared from the world.

    Lin Tao: Are you so busy in this competition?Can’t even spare a day?Are you in love?

    Although the content of the message flashed by at the front desk, He Chen had good professionalism and effortlessly browsed and memorized the entire content.

    Lin An heard He Chen’s chuckle, and just as she squeezed his hand to comfort him, the tangled fingers slipped out like silver fish.

    The phone screen flickered towards Lin An’s face and was unlocked.

    He Chen crackled out a string of text without even hesitating. He even gave Lin An a provocative glance when he pressed send.

    It’s too spicy.

    Lin An almost couldn’t help but kiss him in the car.

    In the end, his sense prevailed.

    There are too many factors tonight. When He Chen wakes up tomorrow morning, it’s still unclear whether he can accept these blows. I don’t want to add to his collapse for the time being.

    Lin An was very kind and took good care of He Chen’s little heart, and very Ah Q never mentioned that she had the ability to grab the phone back before He Chen sent the message.

    Back at the base, Lao Tao had contacted the staff to come out to pick him up.

    Lin An didn’t help others and helped He Chen back to the room.

    Lao Tao held Qiao Zhi, looked at Lin An helping He Chen’s back, and smacked his mouth: “Isn’t Lin An a bit of a germophobe? Can he bear the smell of alcohol all over He Chen’s body?”

    In terms of drinking capacity, Qiao Zhi was tonight’s MVP. When he heard Lao Tao’s words, he actually reacted and sneered.

    “… He dislikes this loopy thing. He is eager to catch up…”

    Lao Tao, a pure-bred straight man, never thought that the pure friendship in their team would have changed due to two people. He was still sighing: “The relationship between people is really wonderful. He Chen has not even played a full season in the team, but his relationship with Lin An can be so good.”

    “Chi Rui didn’t get this treatment from him back then.”

    Qiao Zhi, who was drunk, also found it quite strange.

    It’s surprising that someone’s reflex arc can be so long that no salt or oil can enter it.

    Just as the atmosphere between Lin An and He Chen was dripping with water, the pickled plastic should also take on some flavor.

    He was too lazy to listen to Lao Tao’s “brother theory”, so he pulled his paw away and staggered into the house.

    Passing by Lin An’s room, Qiao Zhi glanced at the crack in the door. Sure enough, it was dark inside.

    He despised Lin An ten thousand times in his heart, and went to wash up out of sight and out of mind.

    In Hechen’s room, Lin An didn’t want to leave.

    He hasn’t sobered up yet, and Lin An is not really a beast.

    He helped the person back to the room, took off his coat for him, and only wore a soft T-shirt to prevent Hechen from having an uneasy sleep.

    When he was about to get up, Lin An raised his legs, but couldn’t walk.

    He Chen’s legs wrapped around him, involuntarily blocking his escape route.

    The wind blew open the half-closed window, and a “squeak” sound startled the swallows and the confused people in front of the porch.

    Lin An’s lips barely brushed against He Chen’s lips, and finally landed on his eyebrows.

    He stroked Hechen’s hair, looked at his eyes that were still astonishingly dark at night, and coaxed him: “Let go, I’ll close the window, honey.”

    Although there was only the clear moonlight in the room, Lin An still caught the flash of unhappiness in He Chen’s eyes, and couldn’t help but smile, lowering his head and kissing his forehead again.

    “So angry? Didn’t I ask you to reply? Are you still not satisfied?” Lin An thought for a while, shook their intertwined knuckles, and eagerly gave him an idea, “How about just taking a photo and posting it on WeChat Moments?”

    “Is it a bit too subtle? What if someone doesn’t understand?” Lin An pondered.

    He Chen’s eyes moved, and his slow brain actually started thinking.

    Not long after, the feeling of dizziness overwhelmed all his thoughts, and He Chen pulled Lin An’s neck forcefully.

    Lin An was caught off guard and was pulled off by him. The corners of their lips collided, and each “hissed” in pain.

    But He Chen still stubbornly refused to let go and was still talking about something.

    Lin An put her ear close to him and was able to hear his words clearly.

    “…Why can’t you think about it?”

    Lin An didn’t understand at first, and it took him a while to realize that He Chen was answering the joke he made in the bathroom of the private restaurant.

    While he was arranging He Chen’s clothes, he smiled and said, “Every kiss feels like burning up. What else do you want to do with a restricted rating?”

    “I just wanted to…” He Chen frowned slightly, “Is there a level of love for you? Who said that if you like you, you have to follow the steps?”

    He Chen’s hand tightened and tightened, and Lin An retreated steadily under his almost questioning pursuit.

    At this moment, Lin An realized that he actually didn’t have that many principles towards He Chen.

    He lowered his eyes, glanced across Hechen’s full lips, and gave him instructions, “Say it again.”

    “…What?” He Chen didn’t understand.

    “Say that sentence you entered in the dialog box on the way again.”

    He Chen shook his head.

    “I want to hear it.” Lin An’s lips stopped just a few centimeters away from He Chen, like the fairies encountered in the Odyssey at sea, tempting He Chen’s boat to get lost in its own turbine.

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