It wasn’t until Jiang Yu got out of the car and walked to the door that he realised that the jacket hadn’t been returned to Li Ying, so he immediately dialed Li Ying’s phone number.

After a few rings, the other end picked up, and there was a more magnetic and deep voice after electromagnetic wave propagation.

“Have you left yet?” Jiang Yu asked.

Li Ying on the other side was silent for a moment.

Jiang Yu said, “I forgot to give you the jacket back. How about…you come back?

Li Ying was silent for a moment: “I’ve already left. Let’s leave it for next time; I’ll come get it some other day.”

“Alright.” Jiang Yu said, “Then I’ll return it to you another day.”

“En.”

……

Not long after that, Zhao Wen got out of single status smoothly. His girlfriend is from Jiangzhou University. She is a sophomore, but her major is different from Jiang Yu’s.

That day he was chatting with his girlfriend in the dormitory, and the two made an appointment that Zhao Wen would go to Jiangzhou University to find her for dinner later.

This is their first date since they confirmed their relationship, and Zhao Wen was specially dressed up.

At this time, Li Ying came back.

Zhao Wenru, the boy who just got out of the singles, looked in the mirror flirtatiously and looked at him sideways when he heard the sound: “You’re back?”

“Hmm.” Li Ying went to the bathroom to wash his hands.

“I won’t have dinner with you tonight.” Zhao Wen said this with a brisk tone.

Knowing his recent situation, Li Ying hummed.

Zhao Wen continued: “I will go to Jiangzhou University later, and I heard from my girlfriend that Jiang Yu has a basketball game this afternoon.”

The sound of running water in the bathroom stopped, and Li Ying came out from inside.

Zhao Wen turned to look at him and said, “Do you want to go and see?”

Li Ying paused slightly, walked to the table, and took out a piece of paper to wipe off the drops of water on his hands.

In fact, it’s just a basketball game, which is also played at Haicheng University, so there’s nothing much to see. There is a high probability that Li Ying will not go, so Zhao Wen just said it casually. But if Li Ying is willing to go, he can also take a free car.

After a while, Li Ying suddenly asked, “Will you treat me to dinner?”

“Huh?” Zhao Wen didn’t understand.

Li Ying said, “Isn’t there a saying about taking a roommate out to dinner?”

“Ok, it’s a small matter.” Always, only Zhao Wen rubbed against Li Ying; it was rare to see Li Ying make a request. How could Zhao Wen not satisfy him?

But it is a treat at Jiangzhou University; other roommates will definitely not go. Zhao Wen thought for a while: “That’s just right; let’s call Jiang Yu.” After a slight pause, he said, “Should I call someone from my girlfriend’s dormitory…”

Soon he glanced at Li Ying and was the first to veto his own idea: “Forget it, it’s not suitable; just the four of us is fine.”

Li Ying lowered his eyes and hummed.

So Zhao Wen got into the “free” car as a matter of course, and the two went to Jiangzhou University together.

……

Zhao Wen’s girlfriend had classes in the afternoon, and the two of them arrived at Jiangzhou University and went to the basketball court first.

When they arrived, the game was indeed over. Jiang Yu was talking to some boys by the side of the court, and Chen Jingjing was also there. They were chatting and laughing. Looking from a distance, there was a youthful picture.

“Jiang Yu.” Zhao Wen called out.

Jiang Yu turned his head when he heard the sound, and everyone in the circle also looked over.

Jiang Yu excused the students beside him and walked over, asking, “Why are you here?”

There was obvious surprise in his tone, but also a little happiness.

“Why, are we not welcomed here?” Zhao Wen deliberately teased him.

“How can it be?” Jiang Yu was about to go to eat and smiled when he heard the words, “Welcome. In order to celebrate your welcome, please eat in our cafeteria.”

“Forget it today; the cafeteria matter can be kept aside first.” Zhao Wen walked over and hugged Jiang Yu’s shoulders nicely, and he was very happy, “Brother, I have good news for you; I have left the singles zone.”

Li Ying raised his eyelids slightly; they landed on their closed shoulders, and he quickly took them back.

Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows slightly: “So fast? Is the person from our university?”

“Yes.” Zhao Wen let go, saying, “I grilled skewers for her at the fellowship event.”

Jiang Yu quickly remembered and said with a smile, “Congratulations.”

Zhao Wen also smiled: “I’m taking her for dinner today, and I also invite you to have a special meal. How about it, rewarding?”

“That must be rewarded,” Jiang Yu said. He had just finished playing, and he was still wearing a thin basketball uniform. He was full of vigour, and there was a comfortable smile in his eyes.

After he finished speaking, he turned to Li Ying with a familiar tone: “Then you are at a loss; you still have to travel so far after a meal.”

“En.” Li Ying also smiled and said, “We should give special treatment to those who leave single status.”

“Okay.” Zhao Wen thought that he was indeed the driver of the free car, and he was very straightforward, “Thank you, brother, for running this trip for me; I will treat you to more food later.”

At this time, Zhao Wen glanced behind Jiang Yu again, paused for a while, and raised his chin: “Do you want to bring your little girlfriend with you?”

Jiang Yu didn’t react for a while; he was slightly stunned and turned his head to see that Chen Jingjing was walking this way.

“She’s not my girlfriend,” Jiang Yu explained lightly.

Zhao Wen waved his hand carelessly and said, “Sooner or later.”

At this time, Chen Jingjing walked to Jiang Yu’s side and asked, “Were you talking about me? I heard that.”

“We didn’t mention you,” Jiang Yu said.

Zhao Wen said with a smile, “We were talking about asking you to have dinner together; it’s my treat.”

“Ah,” Chen Jingjing pursed her lips unhappily and glanced at Jiang Yu, “What a coincidence, I just happened to have dinner in the club today.”

“It’s okay, next time.” Zhao Wen said, “When there’s a chance.”

……

After finally leaving the singles, Zhao Wen was a little excited, so he took Li Ying to drink some wine together at the dinner table, and Jiang Yu and Zhao Wen’s girlfriend also had a drink with each other.

At the end of the dinner, Zhao Wen said that he would not go back tonight and would stay in a hotel with his girlfriend, and asked Li Ying to also book a room in the hotel where they were staying, so as not to call a substitute driver, so that they could go back together tomorrow.

The group parted ways outside the restaurant, and Li Ying flatly rejected his proposal.

Seeing that he was unwilling, Zhao Wen didn’t force it: “If you don’t want to stay in a hotel, then you should call a substitute driver.”

Jiang Yu watched them talk for a long time and suddenly thought of the jacket; he had been borrowing a piece of clothing for almost a month.

So he thought about it and suggested, “Do you want to stay at my house?”

The two people who were talking turned to him at the same time.

Jiang Yu explained: “There is no one at my home. Jiang Meng is at the university. Recently, it has been peak season, so my parents usually live in the store. I am the only one at home.”

Jiang Yu looked at Li Ying, muttering in his heart that Li Ying might not be willing; after all, he is a bit of a clean freak, so he is probably quite picky. Last time, he just couldn’t help it because of the situation.

“Isn’t that very convenient?” Zhao Wen looked at Li Ying and said, “Why don’t you go and be a companion with Jiang Yu? Anyway, the relationship between you two is as good as wearing a pair of pants.”

……

It wasn’t too late after dinner. When Li Ying went to take a shower, Jiang Yu was urged by the game group, so he went online to play with them for a while.

When Li Ying came out of the shower, he heard Jiang Yu playing the game in the room. He turned on the public mode, and the voice was very clear.

Li Ying pushed the door open and went in. Jiang Yu probably didn’t hear his voice and fought in the hail of bullets without looking back.

Since today is a temporary stay, Li Ying didn’t bring any toiletries; the clothes he was wearing and the towels on his hands to wipe his hair were Jiang Yu’s.

Li Ying wiped his hair and walked over to Jiang Yu; the latter noticed him and raised his head: “I’ll just play this round.”

“It’s okay, you play.” Li Ying said, looking at the water glass on his table. “Is there any glass for drinking water?”

Jiang Yu has a carefree personality; he is not very good at entertaining people; he is used to treating his classmates casually; and he never thought of pouring water for Li Ying.

He glanced at the cup on the table and thought about where to put the new cups at home. But he couldn’t think of it, and he didn’t bother to look for it, so Jiang Yu simply said, “Why don’t you just wash my cup and use it?”

“Damn!” The classmate in the game scolded, “Jiang Yu, what are you doing? There are people on the opposite hillside.”

Jiang Yu turned to look at the computer and replied impatiently, “Got it.”

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a hand reaching out and taking the water glass from his table.

“Fuck, Jiang Yu!” The classmate yelled again.

Li Wenhao also asked, “Jiang Yu, what are you doing?”

He and Li Ying spoke in a low voice; it’s normal that they couldn’t hear. Anyway, Jiang Yu didn’t bother to explain it to them.

When Li Ying returned from pouring water, the game had just ended; the classmates left the team room one after another, and Jiang Yu was about to exit the game when Li Wenhao called out from the other end.

“Jiang Yu.”

His voice was a bit serious. Jiang Yu clicked on the mouse and paused: “Yeah?”

The room suddenly became quiet.

“What do you think?” Li Wenhao said, “About Chen Jingjing?”

Jiang Yu paused for a while. “What do you mean?”

Li Wenhao was a little annoyed: “She likes you; don’t tell me you can’t tell.”

Jiang Yu looked at the game characters on the computer and was quiet for a moment.

Just as he opened his lips slightly and was about to say something, he saw Li Ying walking over from the corner of his eye and putting down a glass of water on the table.

Jiang Yu looked up at Li Ying and asked with his eyes, “What do you mean?”

Li Ying also replied with his eyes, “Drink.”

Jiang Yuzhen picked up the water glass and took a sip. He licked his wet lips and was about to explain something to Li Wenhao.

Li Wenhao was the first to speak out: “You guys try it out.”

Jiang Yu: “…”

Li Wenhao said, “You don’t dislike her, right? Doesn’t she have good qualities in all aspects?”

Jiang Yu: “…Hmm.”

Li Wenhao: “Anyway, the two of you have never been in a relationship, and she is not at a loss. You should try together. If you break up, she will give up on you completely.”

Jiang Yu didn’t know what to say, although he had always been very casual, but Chen Jingjing is a girl after all; she is a girl who has been playing together for a year and has good qualities in all aspects.

He also really treats each other as friends.

Just like Li Wenhao said, after getting along with her this year, he can more or less see Chen Jingjing’s intentions, but she knows how to handle it well and maintains a proper friendship with Jiang Yu, making it impossible for people to refuse.

Even when Jiang Yu wanted to make a statement, she would say, “Don’t be sentimental”, so that he couldn’t find a chance to refuse.

Just like Li Wenhao said, Chen Jingjing is grinding; she knows that her confession will be rejected, and she knows that Jiang Yu’s feelings for her are not enough to make a relationship, so she just gets along as a friend.

Jiang Yu didn’t answer Li Wenhao in the end, and when he finished the game, he turned around and found that Li Ying was no longer in the room.

Jiang Yu turned off the computer and walked to the living room. As expected, he saw Li Ying smoking on the balcony.

He walked into the balcony and said something casually: “Did I disturb your sleep?”

“No,” Li Ying lowered his eyes, “You can play; I will sleep on the sofa.”

Jiang Yu paused slightly and said, “I am not playing anymore.”

Soon he realised again: “Is it because I don’t sleep well?”

Li Ying leaned on the balcony with one elbow and flicked cigarette ash: “The sofa is big, enough for one person to sleep on.”

His voice was mixed in the silent night, a little deep.

Jiang Yu inexplicably felt that he was in a bad mood.

Hesitating slightly, Jiang Yu asked, “Are you in a bad mood?”

Li Ying didn’t speak.

There was a long silence, and he didn’t take a few puffs until one cigarette was burned out. Li Ying lit another cigarette.

“I realised that I overestimated myself.” Li Ying spoke slowly, his voice slightly hoarse, as if he were about to confide in his heart. He stared straight into the distance.

The viewing angle from Jiang Yu’s balcony is very good. Looking out, you can see the sea in the distance. From a distance, there is a lighthouse, which lights up a bright light for ships passing by in the night.

“There is one thing: I always thought that I could grasp the measure and keep the best scale.” Li Ying said, “But now I realise more and more that I can’t do it.”

“The closer you get, the harder it is to do it.”

Jiang Yu didn’t speak; he didn’t have much experience comforting others. He just looked at Li Ying. Looking at his slender fingers holding the cigarette, looking at his downcast eyes, but his face couldn’t hide the sorrow, watching him take a puff of cigarette…

He suddenly remembered the pleasant scent of tobacco that came from the night market that day.

“What does it feel like to smoke?” Jiang Yu suddenly asked.

Li Yingwen looked sideways at him, paused for a while, and asked, “Do you want to try it?”

Jiang Yu frowned, a little eager to try.

Li Ying looked at his innocent and ignorant expression and felt a rare sense of guilt in his heart.

“Come here.”

Jiang Yu walked over.

When he leaned closer, Li Ying moved his finger with the cigarette over to Jiang Yu’s lips, and the warm fingertips touched the cool and dry lips, which felt a little soft.

Li Ying’s fingers moved slightly.

When he touched the cigarette butt, Jiang Yu took a deep breath on the cigarette like sucking a straw, and with the slight frosting feeling when his lips hit the fingertips, he took a deep puff.

“Relax; it’s the same as normal breathing.” Li Ying rubbed the remaining touch on his fingertips and slowly taught him, “Suck it in, and then puff it out.”

Breathing out the smoke, Jiang Yu was a little surprised: “Have I learned it?”

“Hmm.” Li Ying responded lightly, biting the butt of the cigarette, which was stained with moisture.

He took a deep breath, and the smoke filled his lips, covering his dark and heavy eyes.

“Don’t learn; smoking is bad.”

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