Shen Qiaohan’s house naturally didn’t have those unhealthy heavy-tasting side dishes, so Tao Xiao had no choice but to sprinkle some sea salt on the pasta, stir it, and eat it all.
It was almost two o’clock in the afternoon when they finished eating. During this time, Zhou Yamin sent several more messages, each one more impatient than the last, but Tao Xiao and Shen Qiaohan ignored them, and the phone soon became completely silent.
After putting away the dishes and putting them in the dishwasher, Shen Qiaohan raised his hand and pressed his forehead: “I didn’t sleep well last night, I need to take a nap. ”
Having said that, he paused and handed the phone to Tao Xiao: “I received a message from your friend last night, probably asking you to play games, why don’t you play with them for a while.”
“Tao Xiao” is not in the bar dormitory at the moment, so playing the game at this time will not be exposed, and it can also convey to friends that “Tao Xiao” has been active and has not disappeared.
Tao Xiao took the phone, smiled at Shen Qiaohan, slowly walked to the living room, leaned on the wide and soft sofa, and logged into the game.
Thinking of the many task rewards he had not received in the past two days, he grinned with some toothache.
Shen Qiaohan looked at him, hesitant to speak, and finally said nothing, turned around and went upstairs to the master bedroom.
Sure enough, Zhou Yamin was not in the game, and no one knew where he went to hang out with his little lover.
Tao Xiao played a match casually, and was pulled into the “Xiao” black group by Wang Xiaobin. Using the excuse that the surrounding environment was not suitable, Tao Xiao did not turn on the voice, pretended to be in a bad mood, and rarely typed. He used a fragile mage as a berserker, and frantically Giving away heads… In the end, several buddies jointly persuaded him to quit the ranking competition and play matches by himself.
Tao Xiao simply logged out, threw his own phone aside, and switched to Shen Qiaohan’s phone to play.
Shen Qiaohan’s phone is advanced, and he can play games with all the special effects without lag, and he can also play with a small account.
He played two games with the small account, and relied on his skills to crush the weak players in the low-end games. He added a big guy who was probably also practicing with the small account. Tao Xiao looked up and found that Shen Qiaohan had woken up and was coming to the living room downstairs.
The time passed too quickly when playing games. It seemed that he hadn’t done anything, and several hours had passed in a flash.
Tao Xiao just finished a game, quit the game, and looked at the watch. It was 4:30 in the afternoon.
He sat up, greeted Shen Qiaohan, and handed the phone to the original owner.
Shen Qiaohan casually said: “You can play with it.” While turning on the electric kettle to boil water, he took out a pack of Earl Grey tea from the cupboard.
Tao Xiao’s cell phone next to him rang. After a long time, Zhou Yamin sent another message: “Why don’t you come back! Where have you been?”
Tao Xiao sighed.
Shen Qiaohan glanced at the phone: “I’ll go back to the dormitory after drinking some tea. I’ll come to see you tomorrow and go to Yanhu Amusement Park.”
Tao Xiao stared at the message prompt displayed on the phone screen until the screen went out.
He thought for a while and said, “Otherwise, you can stay here tonight.”
“Tao Xiao” disappeared for almost the whole day. Once he returned to the dormitory, Zhou Yamin would definitely interrogate him, and his tone would definitely not be good.
Tao Xiao has experienced such double standards more than once or twice. Although this would make him feel that Zhou Yamin still cares about him, but… the current situation is special, and he is not sure about Shen Qiaohan’s response.
No matter from what aspect, Shen Qiaohan and his living habits are too different. One day or one night may not show anything, but after a long time, Zhou Yamin and others will definitely find out the problem.
Besides, given Shen Qiaohan’s background, it is inevitable that he has some temper as a rich young master. If he can’t bear it anymore and causes some trouble, it will be Tao Xiao who will bear the consequences in the end.
It just so happened that this morning, “Tao Xiao” was provoked by Zhou Yamin’s lover.
So if “Tao Xiao” disappeared at the right time, or even stayed out for a night, maybe… maybe it could also give Zhou Yamin a warning.
Tao Xiao didn’t dare to do this before, fearing that Zhou Yamin would be even angrier. But now several things happened to come together, and he was anxious, so this decision was not as difficult as before.
“Have you thought about it?” Shen Qiaohan asked, “People who care about you may be anxious.”
Tao Xiao smiled and said, “I just played a game, and I will log in tonight. They… uh, they won’t be anxious, they will just think about the reason why I stayed out.”
Shen Qiaohan was silent for a moment, and then asked, “Aren’t you worried that Zhou Yamin will think too much?”
Tao Xiao sneered, “What would he think? Would he think I difn’t go home at night because I wanted to hang out with other men?”
Shen Qiaohan didn’t answer.
Tao Xiao opened him mouth, raised him hand and scratched him hair, trying to pretend to be relaxed and laugh at herself, but in the end he couldn’t say anything, and only forced a bitter smile.
The sizzling sound of the electric kettle gradually disappeared, and then there was a bubbling sound, and finally it “popped” off.
“I’ll stay tonight.” Shen Qiaohan said, turning around to make tea, “Tomorrow morning, we’ll go to the amusement park.”
Tao Xiao said “hmm”, picked up his mobile phone, and looked through the circle of friends during this period.
Shen Qiaohan put two cups of black tea on the coffee table, sat down in the armchair next to him, picked up a foreign book, and read quietly.
For a while, the apartment was quiet, and no one made a sound.
After browsing the circle of friends, Tao Xiao was a little bored and wanted to say something, but he didn’t dare to disturb Shen Qiaohan.
After logging into the game and staring at the interface for a while, Tao Xiao felt that it was wrong to play by himself in front of the owner of the room… Gradually, he felt a little awkward and fidgeted.
He looked at “himself” wearing a POLO shirt with a slightly open collar, leaning back in the armchair in an elegant posture that he himself could never do, with a calm expression, and his head down flipping through the book.
His hair was neatly gathered into a ponytail, he didn’t wear earrings, and his wrists and fingers didn’t have any accessories, he looked clean, like a well-behaved college student.
Tao Xiao suddenly felt that he almost didn’t recognize herself.
Shen Qiaohan looked away from the book and looked at Tao Xiao.
Tao Xiao, who was staring at someone, was caught red-handed, but he didn’t hide, but grinned and took the opportunity to suggest: “How about we watch another movie? Maybe this time it will work?”
Shen Qiaohan closed the book, looked at Tao Xiao, and suddenly asked: “What kind of music do you like?”
Tao Xiao: “…Ah?”
Is he trying to find a topic to chat with her?
“I, uh, usually listen to the songs of Yamin and others, rock and roll.”
Shen Qiaohan asked: “Does Zhou Yamin write his own songs?”
Tao Xiao suddenly felt a little crisis and immediately shook him head: “Not all, most of them are covers…very few are written by himself.”
In terms of music, Shen Qiaohan might be very interested in people who can compose music. Tao Xiao has selfish motives and doesn’t want him to have too much contact with Zhou Yamin.
And he didn’t lie. At first, Zhou Yamin did write a few songs, which were quite popular, but later his creations became more and more mediocre, and he has not written any songs in the past year or so.
“Do you sing the songs he writes?” Shen Qiaohan asked, “Has he ever written songs about the soul or the supernatural?”
It turned out that he was looking for a possible connection between the two of them in Zhou Yamin.
Tao Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and shook him head: “No, most of the songs he wrote are about dreams and love… uh, love…”
He frowned slightly and thought: If you must find the relationship between himself and Shen Qiaohan in Zhou Yamin, then it is probably just a seemingly true “love triangle”. Could it be that it is really because he is too attached to Zhou Yamin, and deep in his heart he has always hoped that he can replace Shen Qiaohan’s position in Zhou Yamin’s heart, which caused the soul exchange between the two?
Shen Qiaohan was sensitive to Tao Xiao’s expression and words: “Love? Does he have someone he likes?”
“Uh, hehe,” Tao Xiao scratched him hair, “Yes… He has more experience in this regard, um, he has had many boyfriends and girlfriends…”
The last sentence came from his selfishness.
Guessing Shen Qiaohan’s upbringing and personality, Tao Xiao guessed that the other party should also have a more mature concept in love, and would definitely not like someone who changes his mind frequently. Putting Zhou Yamin’s emotional status in front of Shen Qiaohan can also be regarded as a way to prevent trouble before it happens.
Tao Xiao knew that it was quite selfish to do so, but he really couldn’t be generous in matters of love. He was just an ordinary person, not a saint.
Shen Qiaohan nodded silently and put the book in his hand back on the coffee table: “If our experiment in the amusement park fails again tomorrow, you will come back to the dormitory with me and talk to Zhou Yamin.”
Tao Xiao hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.
The two of them were silent for a while again in awkward silence. Shen Qiaohan got up and walked to the piano in the living room and sat down, uncovering the key cover.
When the first note was pressed, Shen Qiaohan’s eyebrows suddenly moved.
He sighed lightly: “Your hands are really small.”
Tao Xiao: “…Ah?”
Shen Qiaohan: “Your fingers just spans nine degrees, which is small for men.”
“Is it true?” Tao Xiao stood up and stepped forward curiously, “I don’t think my hands are small…” he stretched out him hand to compare with the piano keys.
Shen Qiaohan’s hands are very beautiful, white and slender, with distinct joints, fully spread out and covered on the back of his “own” hand, even beyond the two keys of the piano.
“Oh my god,” Tao Xiao pretended to be amazed, “How come your hands are so big! I was saying that your phone felt small and delicate when I held it, and I thought it was the model of the phone.”
Shen Qiaohan shook his head: “The world’s top pianists can play twelve notes, and I can barely play eleven. This is one of the reasons why I gave up playing and learned to compose. But…”
As he spoke, his fingers flew, and a series of beautiful tunes flowed on the keys.
“…Playing skills can make up for a lot of things, and the span of fingers cannot determine the success or failure of a performer. Compared to playing music composed by others, I prefer to compose and express myself with music.”
Tao Xiao looked at “himself” who was slowly immersed in playing, and the resentment in him heart gradually faded, turning into envy that could not be ignored.
Obviously, they have the same face, but the temperament and aura they show are completely different.
If, just if, what Zhou Yamin saw at the beginning was not the desperate him who lingered in the dirty alleys, but the current him who sat in front of the piano, shining brightly… then would Zhou Yamin’s feelings for him… would they be different?
The music stopped abruptly after the accent was struck.
Tao Xiao woke up as if from a dream, and looked at Shen Qiaohan who was sitting quietly with his eyes lowered with a complicated expression.
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