Rebirth: The Life of a Scholar

Chapter 41

The relationship between people is really amazing.

Everyone in the dormitory had left, leaving Tang Xu alone, empty and cold, already used to the excitement of the dormitory, Tang Xu was still a little dazed in the first few days facing such a dormitory.

Fortunately, Tang Xu's winter vacation is very busy. He mainly runs back and forth between the company and the dessert shop. After a few days, his typing speed has greatly improved, and he has fully entered the working state. Xiao Xu was very pleased that all the documents that came down had been processed, and Yin Lianchang was also very satisfied with this.

Next, the translation work will not be so busy. When he is free, he will read books and listen to English songs in a daze. Although he can't understand the love in the songs, he thinks it sounds good.

Tang Xu didn't have to work in the dessert shop during the company's day off. When Ji Rong found out, he took him to his home early in the morning.

It was no different from the previous two visits, Ji Rong's house was still deserted, but Tang Xu still couldn't let go and followed him on tiptoe: "Senior, aren't your parents at home?"

"They've gone abroad, and they won't be here for a few days." Ji Rong put the milk in his hand: "When will you go home?"

"I bought the ticket a long time ago. It's on the 27th. I can get home in the afternoon during the Spring Festival." Tang Xu took a sip of milk, and the warm stomach felt very comfortable, and the cold that he had just walked along the way was also dispelled.

"What time is it?"

"seven in the morning."

"There should be a lot of people at the train station that day, get up early and I'll take you there." Seeing his wide-eyed eyes, Ji Rong continued amusedly, "Let Lin Ziyang drive and go with his car."

"No, it's too early, I'll go by myself." Tang Xu really didn't want to bother them too much.

"The living room is too cold, go to my room." Ji Rong didn't bother with this topic anymore, got up and took two steps, and found that Tang Xu hadn't followed, turned his head and raised his eyebrows in doubt: "Don't be dumbfounded."

Tang Xu blinked and immediately stood up and trot to his side, mumbling: "Senior, did you hear what I just said?"

"En? What did you say?" Ji Rong said as he led Tang Xu upstairs, with a slight smile in his tone.

Although Tang Xu has been to Ji Rong's house twice, this is the first time he went upstairs to Ji Rong's room. Before that, he came in the afternoon. Ji Rong will help him put the new audio into the mp3. If it was early, they would watch videos in the living room or bask in the sun in the backyard. Tang Xu liked the feeling of basking in the sun in the backyard very much, it was very warm.

Ji Rong's room is the first one at the top of the stairs. When you open the door, you can see the simple and elegant interior decoration, which is indeed Ji Rong's style.

"Take off your coat, the air conditioner in the room is on." Ji Rong waited for Tang Xu to come in and closed the door, walked over and opened the curtains, it was cloudy outside so the room was still not very bright.

As soon as Tang Xu entered, he felt a rush of heat, and obediently took off his coat and put it on the chair: "The senior's room is very big." The furniture in the room is a complete set, and the thing that attracts Tang Xu most is the desk The bookshelf is full of books. Tang Xu couldn't help but walk over to take a closer look. There are books of all kinds, from stocks, finance and finance to novels and comics. Tang Xu can't help but sigh that Ji Rong's reading range is too wide.

"I am more interested in these things, so I put them in the bedroom. I will take you to the study later. There are books left by my grandfather." Ji Rong saw that Tang Xu was very interested, and took out a book from the bookshelf. This comic flipped through intentionally or unintentionally: "He likes to read books on history."

Tang Xu suddenly didn't know how to answer the conversation. Ji Rong lowered his head. Tang Xu couldn't see his expression clearly, but felt that he seemed to have a lot of feelings when he mentioned his grandfather. Maybe Ji Rong loved his grandfather very much.

"Senior, what kind of person is your grandfather?" Tang Xu couldn't help asking in the end. His grandfather passed away a long time ago, so Tang Xu had never seen him before, so he couldn't understand Ji Rong's kindness. mood.

"In my memory, he has always been very kind. I have forgotten his appearance for such a long time, but I can still recall many things from the past when I look at the photos with him when I was a child." Ji Rong raised his head and smiled at Tang Xu: "Want to see it, when I was a child."

Ji Rong never showed his childhood to others, Tang Xu was the first one, and there may not be another one.

The two sat on the sofa and flipped through a thick photo album. The photos in front of them were all black and white photos. Ji Rong looked very much like his grandfather when he was young. At first glance, it makes people feel particularly good.

Looking back, I saw the photo of Ji Rong's parents when they got married. Tang Xu suddenly felt a little familiar. Although the person in the photo was still young, he looked like he had seen it somewhere before. When he thought about it carefully, Tang Xu immediately stared: "Senior, I seem to have seen your parents..."

"Well, they went to the dessert shop to buy cakes, your memory is really good." Ji Rong seemed faintly that they really only went to buy cakes.

"Oh, I didn't pay attention at that time, but now I find out that your family's genes are really good, no wonder the senior looks so good-looking." Tang Xuhan scratched his head with a smile.

On the contrary, Ji Rong was stunned. This was the second time Tang Xu said that he was good-looking, which really made him laugh: "Shouldn't you describe a man as handsome?" He wanted to tease him.

"Ah? Then...the senior is very handsome..." Tang Xu's voice gradually dropped as he spoke, it's too embarrassing to say that...Tang Xu's face had already started to turn red.

"What? Is it hot?" Ji Rong said that intentionally, poking his cheek with his index finger with a smile: "My face is blushing."

Tang Xu suddenly felt that there was an electric current on Ji Rong's fingertips, which made him turn his head reflexively: "No, it will be fine in a while..." He stared at his head and pretended to read the photo album seriously.

Seeing him like this, Ji Rong stopped teasing him, and retracted his hand in a funny way, gently rubbing his thumb and index finger as if he was recalling the feeling of Tang Xu's skin just now.

When turning to the photo of Ji Rong and his grandfather, Tang Xu couldn't help but take a few glances. Ji Rong's immature and cute little face had a big smile on it, and was held on his neck by a middle-aged man with a very kind smile. Tang Xu had never I've seen Ji Rong smile like this before, so bright and sunny, it seems that he can't match Ji Rong now.

Everyone has one or two people who have a deep influence on him in his life. Tang Xu is not sure whether Ji Rong has changed because of his grandfather, but Tang Xu knows that he is now changed because of Ji Rong.

In the following photos, Ji Rong gradually grew up, his smile was not so obvious, and his glasses added a bit of coolness to him. Tang Xu turned his head to look at the people around him. From this angle, he could see the blinking glasses under his lenses, saying To tell you the truth, Tang Xu thinks Ji Rong's best eyes are his eyes, but they are covered up like this.

"how?"

"No, senior, are you very short-sighted?"

"200 degrees."

"Why do you wear glasses when it's only 200 degrees?"

"It feels like taking the whole person with you is spiritual."

"..."

"What do you want to say?"

"No, I think senior looks better without glasses..."

"Tang Xu."

"what?"

"I didn't expect that you are also a person who looks at faces."

"!!! No! That's all I think!"

"Why are you so nervous?"

"Senior, stop teasing me..."

"You also know I'm teasing you, it doesn't look so stupid."

Tang Xu couldn't stand any of Ji Rong's teasing at all, and he was defeated after just a few words, blushing and helplessly continuing to look at the photo album.

From these photos, it can be seen that Ji Rong was raised by his family. It would be a lie to say that he is not envious, but Tang Xu also feels that Ji Rong may be born with everything.

After reading the photo album, the two of them sat together and read a book again. The morning passed quickly, and when it was lunch time, Ji Rong didn't cook much, so he decided to order takeaway, but was stopped by Tang Xu: "The things in the senior's kitchen Can I use it?"

"You know how to cook?" Ji Rong was quite surprised.

"A little bit." Tang Xu knew how to cook a little bit when he was alone in his previous life, although it wasn't delicious.

"Well, you can use whatever is in the refrigerator." Ji Rong rolled up his sleeves: "I'll help you."

The two got busy just like that, Ji Rong just helped him wash the vegetables, Tang Xu was in charge of cooking, and the two were not in tacit understanding but harmonious.

Both of them were very full from the lunch at noon. Ji Rong's family had plenty of ingredients. Unfortunately, Tang Xu didn't know how to cook many dishes, so he could only fry a few dishes that he was good at. Two vegetables, one meat and one soup, the food was clean.

Seeing Tang Xu yawn, Ji Rong can't help but let him sleep on his bed: "It's rare to get up early on a rest day, so sleep for a while now."

"It's okay, I'm not sleepy, I don't need to sleep...it will dirty your bed." After Tang Xu finished speaking, he felt a different low pressure than usual.

"Are you thinking that you are dirty or that I am dirty?" Ji Rong frowned, his tone and expression revealed his indifference, not to mention whether Tang Xu knew what he was thinking about Tang Xu, but in fact he felt from the bottom of his heart that he loved Tang Xu Xu's idea is a kind of blasphemy, Tang Xu is just a 16-year-old boy, but he has such dirty fantasies about him.

Unexpectedly, Ji Rong was so dissatisfied with his unintentional words, Tang Xu was at a loss and anxious: "No, I, I just... just be polite... that's not what I mean..."

"Do you still need to be polite among friends?" Ji Rong also felt that he seemed to have reacted a little bit more violently just now, rubbing his sour eyebrows and eyes: "Go to sleep for a while, have a good rest, and I will wake you up." Ji Rong said Walk out of the bedroom and leave Tang Xu alone.

Tang Xu stood there stupidly watching Ji Rong leave, suddenly felt empty in his heart, why did Ji Rong show such an expression...

In the afternoon, when Ji Rong opened the door and entered, he saw Tang Xu sitting on the sofa reading a book. The bed didn't look like he had slept in it. He probably heard the sound of the door opening and Tang Xu raised his head to meet his gaze. Feel his embarrassment in the touch.

Ji Rong couldn't help laughing at himself, the friendship accumulated for half a year is probably going to be greatly reduced this time.

"Well, senior Ji Rong...I treat you as a very important friend so I'm so careful...So senior...have you calmed down?" Tang Xu wanted to bite his tongue after he finished speaking, and lowered his head and tightly squeezed the book in his hand I was so nervous that I wanted to find a hole in the ground to get into.

It is said that the more important people are, the more people don't know how to treat them. Tang Xu's way of treating them is to be careful and careful. He is afraid that if he does something wrong, he will be hated and abandoned. To put it bluntly, it is because Tang Xu has no sense of security. Can't really rely on a person, even if that person has a heavy weight in his heart.

The situation was exactly the opposite of what Ji Rong thought. Ji Rong was stunned and walked in front of Tang Xu. Tang Xu stood straight in front of him. Ji Rong was obviously sour but still happy because he cared: "Tang Xu, I can hug you?"

"Ah?! Hug!?" Tang Xu was surprised and didn't know why Ji Rong wanted to hug him.

Before Tang Xu agreed to Ji Rong, he bent down and hugged him firmly in his arms. Tang Xu's body was not very warm, and he was still very thin. Rong put his chin on his shoulder and couldn't help rubbing against his neck. Tang Xu's clean washing powder smelled in his breath, and he squinted comfortably.

He wanted to hold Tang Xu like this for a long time.

Ji Rong asked himself many times why he thought that way about Tang Xu. He himself felt strange, but he didn't know why, and he also forgot when it started.

But the word friend seems destined to be inseparable from them.

Tang Xu, who was tightly hugged by Ji Rong, didn't dare to move, his body was stiff and trembling a little. Ji Rong's arms were very warm, but he felt more strange, and at the same time, he seemed to have received the message from him. The silence that came over.

While Tang Xu was still thinking, Ji Rong had already let go of him and messed up his hair: "Want to watch a movie?"

"... Oh, good." Tang Xu lowered his head and stared at his toes.

On the computer, a blockbuster movie without subtitles from the United States was playing. Tang Xu gradually became absorbed in watching the episode and forgot about the episode just now. Ji Rong was not very interested because he had already watched it. When Tang Xu was about to find out, he moved his eyes back to look at the movie calmly, and after going back and forth a few times, he and Tang Xu looked at it seriously.

It was past four o'clock after a movie, and Ji Rong helped Tang Xu change all the audio in the mp3, and made an appointment with Tang Xu to change it again before going home.

The two settled together again. After dinner, Tang Xu was going to work in the dessert shop. Ji Rong didn't follow him, and Tang Xu didn't let him follow him either.

The store was not very busy, and Tang Xu and Qian Yue, the other two employees, were also busy after get off work. After they were free, Qian Yue asked about Ji Rong: "Why hasn't he come recently?"

"Senior seems to be very busy recently." Tang Xu replied in this way.

Tang Xu is not very clear about what Ji Rong is busy with every day. After the exam, he doesn't come here very often. Tang Xu seldom asks Ji Rong about his situation. Rong gave him a strong sense of loneliness, whether it was the mention of grandpa or the hug later, he should care more about Ji Rong.

So when Ji Rong didn't know, he added a label of "focusing on children" in Tang Xu's mind.