countdown to winter

Chapter 25

For the next time, Shi Xing hardly spoke.

He himself doesn't talk much, and when the two of them are together, Wen Xia is often the one talking, and he only needs to be responsible for listening and laughing, but the sudden appearance of Lin Shu disrupts this balance all of a sudden.

Shi Xing buried his head in eating.

He felt like a thief who had to be careful to steal their happiness.

Lin Shu and Wen Xia's conversations were not very clear to him, he only had a half-knowledge, most of them were reminiscing about life in university and today, Shi Xing didn't quite understand, and he didn't know who the names popped out of it.

Shi Xing suddenly realized very clearly that he and Wen Xia are not from the same world.

Lin Shu: "Do you still remember the little junior sister who confessed to you in junior year?"

"Remember," Wen Xia said while eating pizza, "there are only a few who confessed to me, I have to remember well, otherwise I will be sorry for others."

Shi Xing's ears perked up: "..."

"She seems to be back too," Lin Shu put his arm around his shoulders, "Would you like to have a drink tonight, they all miss you."

"..." Just as Wen Xia was about to agree, he suddenly looked at Shi Xing. Shi Xing also happened to raise his head and met his gaze. Shi Xing quickly lowered his head and said, "Just go, I'm fine by myself." .”

"..."

Lin Shu said, "Do you two live together?"

"There's something wrong with his house," Wen Xia said, "I'll let him live in my house first."

"Fuck," Lin Shu said in a low voice, "Wen Xia, can a child as young as you do it?"

Shi Xing's hands trembled, he pretended not to hear, and took a sip of orange juice.

"Don't talk nonsense, that's my student."

Suddenly Shi Xing's heart skipped a beat, as if something suspended in the air fell down suddenly, his heart twitched suddenly, causing convulsions, he bowed his body slightly, and put his hand on his left chest.

Shi Xing thought, he was right.

"Okay, where are you tonight?"

Lin Shu mentioned a location, Shi Xing knew it was the name of a bar, Wen Xia said yes, Shi Xing suddenly raised his head and said, "Can I go?"

The air froze for a moment, Lin Shu looked at Wen Xia with some embarrassment.

Wen Xia didn't expect that, he suddenly smiled, stretched out his hand to rub his hair, and said with a smile: "Don't go, kid, do you know how to drink? I'll buy you another pizza later, you can eat it tonight." Heat it up in the microwave, make it a dinner, I won’t go back later.”

Shi Xing dodged, and Wen Xia's hand just stopped in mid-air. He withdrew his hand, "Are you still playing with your temper? When you become an adult, I'll take you to drink."

Shi Xing: "No need."

He rebuilt his own city wall with difficulty, and the city wall was crumbling. Behind the wall, he curled up desperately, not looking at the scorching sun.

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A few people went out to play, haven't seen each other for a long time, but there is no shortage of topics to talk about, Wen Xia occasionally said a few words, but always seemed to be absent-minded.

Lin Shu gently touched his elbow and asked, "What's the matter, you're not in a good mood?"

"No," Wen Xia sighed, and told the truth, "I don't feel relieved when Shi Xing is alone at home."

Lin Shu laughed, feeling that Wen Xia was worrying too much; "He's not a child of seven or eight years old, you can play with it at ease, at worst, order him a takeaway, don't be hungry, what can you do?"

Wen Xia said nothing.

Since they got acquainted with each other, Shi Xing seldom said bad words to him, seldom talked back, but he was obedient, but today he didn't know what happened, and he looked sarcastic again.

He thought about it, racked his brains, but couldn't understand where Shi Xing's inexplicable temper came from—probably because he was used to it.

Wen Xia suddenly remembered that it seemed a long time ago, when Shi Xing was sitting by the window on the top floor, his legs were swinging slightly, his eyes were indifferent, he seemed to be uninterested in anything, the wind was so strong that he didn’t seem to be able to feel it , Separate yourself from the world.

"Don't think about it, don't think about it, drink!"

Wen Xia took the wine glass and smiled.

He doesn't know how to drink, the kind that is poured in a glass, so he just shakes it and takes a small sip occasionally.

He really doesn't need to worry about Shi Xing.

Shi Xing is almost eighteen, he may be a little too worried, Shi Xing is capable of handling his emotions - after all, he can't always rely on Wen Xia.

After they finished their meal, they went to the entertainment club again. Wen Xia glanced at his watch, it was past ten o'clock in the evening.

He whispered to Lin Shu: "It's too late, I'll go back first."

"No, this is just the beginning, are you still worried about Shi Xing?" Lin Shu walked forward with his arms around his shoulders, "Come, come, let's play together, don't disappoint."

"Really, I have to go back and sort out the materials, so I'm leaving first," Wen Xia said with a smile, "I'm not worried about him, I have something to do."

The little junior sister next to me listened, and leaned over: "Brother Wen, are you leaving?"

The little junior sister's voice was not low, several other people listened, and a man said with a smile: "This is not allowed, if you go back, you will have to drink a few drinks before you can leave."

Several people immediately booed, Wen Xia knew he was wrong, gritted his teeth, and drank three glasses of cocktails in a row. After drinking, he felt dizzy and couldn't see clearly, "Drink it..."

Lin Shu helped him helplessly, and said, "I'll send him back first, he's in a hurry to go back."

After drinking the wine, there was no reason to keep it. They waved their hands in disappointment. Wen Xia staggered a little, so he had no choice but to hang on to the trees and get into the car in a daze.