PFC Chapter 714 The High-and-mighty, Two-Faced Academic Genius (Gong) VS The Unrestrained, Charming, and
Chapter 714 The High-and-mighty, Two-Faced Academic Genius (Gong) VS The Unrestrained, Charming, and
The last time I chatted with Lu Ziqi was a month ago.
Someone I haven't been in touch with for a month suddenly messaged me saying they wanted to meet.
Jiang Xiyu was slightly surprised by the timeliness of the news.
Because he hadn't told anyone when he would be back, and Lu Ziqi's news just happened to come at such a coincidence.
Since leaving the circle of people related to Zhou Xi, Jiang Xiyu's WeChat has been quieter than ever before. In addition, during the month he returned to his hometown, Jiang Xiyu hardly checked the messages on his phone, so it was as if he had lost contact with several people in Haicheng for a month.
Lu Ziqi was no exception.
Jiang Xiyu really didn't want to have anything to do with Zhou Xi and the others anymore, but he never thought about cutting off contact with Lu Ziqi. After all, Lu Ziqi always called him "brother" and treated him as a friend, and he had always regarded Lu Ziqi as a younger brother.
So Jiang Xiyu replied, asking: "[When?]"
There was no immediate reply; the words "typing" appeared repeatedly before finally being sent, as if the sender was carefully considering their words.
[Lu Ziqi: Brother, is tomorrow okay?]
Jiang Xiyu: [Okay.]
Lu Ziqi: Then I'll wait for you, bro.
Jiang Xiyu: [Hmm.]
After accepting Lu Ziqi's invitation and exiting the chat interface, he saw a message from Bai Chengci asking if he could come over tomorrow.
Jiang Xiyu thought for a moment and replied that he had something to do.
[Bai Chengci: Then I'll return the car later.]
Jiang Xiyu: [Hmm.]
[Bai Chengci: There's one more question.]
Jiang Xiyu: [Speaks.]
[Bai Chengci: Should we buy some more of that?]
Jiang Xiyu: "..."
*
The next day, the invitation was made to the place where Lu Ziqi had previously held his birthday party.
That day's farce not only ruined the carefully prepared birthday party, but also made the relationship between several people in the industry become delicate.
Jiang Xiyu didn't understand why Lu Ziqi chose to meet him here, because in the past, when Lu Ziqi invited him to hang out, he would always choose a more lively game venue. But today, Jiang Xiyu remembered that he was the one who caused that farce, so his feelings of guilt towards Lu Ziqi resurfaced to some extent.
So when Lu Ziqi rushed up to hug her after they went inside, Jiang Xiyu didn't push him away immediately.
Lu Ziqi couldn't hold back any longer and rushed up to hug him, saying, "Brother, I really missed you."
Jiang Xiyu was stunned by his hug for a moment, and after a couple of seconds of reaction, she tried to lift her hand to separate them, only to find that Lu Ziqi was holding her very tightly.
Lu Ziqi hugged him, still muttering to himself, "I don't know what's wrong with me, but I've missed you so much this past month while you were gone."
He'd never felt this way before, but this past month of not seeing or contacting each other during summer vacation made Lu Ziqi feel particularly uncomfortable, and he missed her terribly...
Jiang Xiyu listened without thinking too much about it, and just chuckled, her tone nonchalant: "Why would I miss you?"
Lu Ziqi replied, "I just missed you, brother. You have no idea how bored I've been this month without you in Haicheng."
In the past, he would go out and play with Jiang Xiyu during summer vacation, but this summer, he couldn't muster any interest in playing and felt that nothing was interesting.
Jiang Xiyu frowned slowly upon hearing Lu Ziqi's somewhat childish words.
He felt something was off, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. He hesitated for a moment, then reached out and patted Lu Ziqi on the back, teasingly saying, "Young Master, do you need someone to play with?"
“I just want you to play with me,” Lu Ziqi said in a lower voice. “I’m not interested in playing anything when you’re not around.”
Jiang Xiyu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Alright, I'm back now."
After saying that, Jiang Xiyu tried to pull him away from her arms.
Lu Ziqi didn't let go, but instead rested his head on Jiang Xiyu's shoulder, took a deep breath, and said in a tone that betrayed a hint of unconscious grievance, "I've sent you so many messages, but you haven't replied to any of them..."
Jiang Xiyu hummed in confusion, momentarily forgetting to push him away, and asked, "Did you send me a lot of messages?"
"Yeah, I post it almost every day, but you never reply, bro." Lu Ziqi said, sounding a little frustrated.
Jiang Xiyu thought to herself, "This is really strange."
Although he doesn't look at his phone much, he's certain that there aren't that many messages in his chat with Lu Ziqi, and Lu Ziqi said he sent them, so where did those messages go?
Jiang Xiyu vaguely realized something and had no choice but to explain to Lu Ziqi, "Sorry, I haven't been looking at my phone much."
"It's okay, brother. I'm just happy that you came to see me today."
After Lu Ziqi finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Jiang Xiyu's face.
After a month apart, Jiang Xiyu's skin had darkened a bit, and his hair had grown a little longer. His hair was casually tied back, revealing his high and full forehead. With a few stray strands of hair falling across his forehead, his face gained a touch of unruly handsomeness.
With Lu Ziqi currently holding him, and Jiang Xiyu only wearing a short-sleeved shirt on his upper body, Lu Ziqi could almost feel the slightly bulging muscles on his chest through the clothes.
How should I put it? It's a feeling that's both unfamiliar and familiar. It's like he just came back from mining. His tan makes him look especially manly.
As Lu Ziqi got closer to him, he could almost feel the vibrant heat emanating from him.
So, half-asleep, he blurted out, "Bro, did you go mining?"
Jiang Xiyu lowered her eyes, somewhat confused: "What?"
Lu Ziqi's eyes lit up, and he looked Lu Ziqi up and down before saying, "Why are you so much darker?"
Jiang Xiyu looked down at her arms and found that they were indeed a bit dark, but not dark enough to look like she had been working in a coal mine.
"I just basked in the sun at my hometown."
Lu Ziqi said "oh," then hugged him and asked, "Brother, are you doing well back home?"
"It's fine." Jiang Xiyu said, tugging at his arm to try and create some distance. "Let go of me first."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ziqi reluctantly let go of her hand, then pulled out the chair next to her and said, "Brother, please sit down first."
Jiang Xiyu sat down, and after a while, she looked up and asked him, "Is there something you need from me?"
Lu Ziqi sat down next to him, opened his mouth as if he had something to say, but in the end he only replied with a dodge in his eyes, "I just wanted to get together with you, brother."
Jiang Xiyu scrutinized him with her eyes for a few moments.
Lu Ziqi paused as he reached for the wine glass, then pretended nothing was wrong and began pouring wine for Jiang Xiyu.
"Brother, let's eat first, and chat while we eat."
He handed the red wine to Jiang Xiyu.
Jiang Xiyu reached out and took it, saying, "Okay."
For the next few minutes, the private room became rather quiet. Apart from the clinking of bowls and chopsticks, the two would occasionally exchange a few words.
However, it was mostly Lu Ziqi who asked the questions. He kept asking Jiang Xiyu how he was doing back home, whether he was eating and sleeping well, and so on. Jiang Xiyu didn't get impatient. He just answered each question Lu Ziqi asked, like a child.
Lu Ziqi didn't know what to ask next, so Jiang Xiyu put on an expression that said she didn't want to talk about it anymore.
Seeing this, Lu Ziqi had no choice but to eat first.