sunset mountains

Chapter 20

After Wei Chi said that, he didn't give Xiao Yanwei a chance to react, he took the bowl and washed it under the faucet and put it back on the shelf, "Let's go, it's time."

Opening a small stove did take up some time. Teacher Wei, who always insisted on arriving early, just entered the teaching building when the bell rang.

The first class in the morning happened to be English class in Wei Chi's class. Before Wei Chi entered the classroom, the noisy class fell silent.

Xiao Yanwei stood at the door and glanced in. Jiang Shuo also came and looked at him eagerly.

Seeing him looking over, Jiang Shuo seemed a little shy. He smiled at Xiao Yanwei, stood up and said to Wei Chi, "Teacher, I'll move a table for Teacher Xiao."

In front of other students in the class, Jiang Shuo and Xiao Yanwei still called the teacher.

Because Xiao Yanwei came to the class once before, the students only knew that he was a friend of Teacher Wei. Now when Jiang Shuo called Teacher Xiao, dozens of pairs of eyes stared at Xiao Yanwei.

Xiao Yanwei's face turned hot, so he had to look at Wei Chi, Wei Chi looked at him, and said to Jiang Shuo, "Go."

Jiang Shuo responded and quickly ran out through the back door.

He must have moved here next door, with a stool upside down on the table, he hesitated for a moment after moving in, and asked Xiao Yanwei, "Where is Teacher Xiao sitting?"

Xiao Yanwei originally wanted to say "sit under Teacher Wei's nose", but in front of a group of students, he didn't have the nerve to say, "Just put it next to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the class bell rang. Taking advantage of the loud ring, Xiao Yanwei whispered to Wei Chi, "Mr. Wei, have I passed?"

Wei Chi had no expression on his face, and said solemnly, "Be serious in class."

His eyelids drooped slightly, and he didn't meet Xiao Yanwei's eyes, but Xiao Yanwei felt that these words carried some unusual intimacy.

He lazily hummed, walked to the table and sat down, staring intently at Wei Chi who had already walked behind the podium.

Wei Chi was tall, and the classroom conditions were shabby. The wooden desk used as a lecture table looked extremely short in front of him, and even the hem of his clothes couldn't hide it.

Wei Chi bent slightly, propped his arms on the corner of the table, and swept around the class, "Start the class."

He was still talking about the test paper this time. Jiang Shuo asked for leave some time ago, so the test paper was not corrected, so he listened very carefully.

Xiao Yanwei originally wanted to drag him to a meeting, but seeing how serious he was, he didn't have the nerve to talk to someone.

There was heating in the classroom, but it wasn't enough. The students in the class were still wearing cotton clothes, and Wei Chi didn't take off the black flight jacket he was wearing.

He pulled up the cuff of his right hand a little, picked up a half piece of chalk on the desk and started writing on the blackboard.

Wei Chi's words are beautifully written, the strokes are coherent and chic, and there is a sense of freedom between the lines, but Xiao Yan doesn't know that Wei Chi is very stable.

The friction of the blackboard in the classroom is very strong, and it takes a little force to write on the blackboard. Every time Wei Chi writes a downward stroke, his wrist will bend into a beautiful arc.

Xiao Yanwei rested his chin and looked at Wei Chi who was seriously giving a lecture, and thought of the scene when he and Wei Chi met for the first time for no reason.

At that time, the weather was already very cold, but Wei Chi didn't wear much. He obviously couldn't continue talking a few times, but he still stood stubbornly by his side and refused to leave.

Xiao Yanwei didn't want to be too narcissistic, but still felt that some things seemed to develop like this.

For example, Wei Chi stood beside him with "no vision", or for example, Xiao Yanwei insisted on getting off the car in this unfamiliar place.

Wei Chi's lectures are very detailed, and when he talks about important knowledge points, he has to stop the progress and lead the students through it again, and sometimes ask people to get up to answer questions.

Whenever Wei Chi said "find a classmate to answer", the students who were sitting with their chests up and their heads up would lower their heads in unison.

Xiao Yan couldn't help laughing, but he also found that he actually expected Wei Chi to say this.

Because every time he said this, the students would lower their heads, and the two of them could look at each other for a few seconds.

This tacit "classroom game" lasted for 45 minutes. After the get out of class bell rang, Wei Chi shamelessly took up the recess time and told him, "Don't run around at home during the New Year's Day holiday. Be careful."

The students agreed absent-mindedly, and Wei Chi let him go, "Let's do recess activities."

Xiao Yan didn't deliberately remember the specific date, so Wei Chi said that when New Year's Day was on holiday, he was still in a daze. He grabbed Jiang Shuo who was about to go out, "When is New Year's Day?"

"Start tomorrow," Jiang Shuo said, "for three days, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday."

Before Xiao Yan nodded, he stood up and followed Wei Chi who was waiting for him at the door.

Wei Chi didn't have much class on Friday, only the first and third periods in the morning, and one or two in the afternoon.

Holding the lesson plan, Wei Chi went downstairs with Xiao Yanwei one after the other. Xiao Yanwei walked in front and couldn't help but turned around and asked, "Can I go back to the dormitory without class?"

Wei Chi pushed his shoulders and taught him, "Walk well."

After Xiao Yanwei turned his head back with a click of his tongue, Wei Chi said, "You can go back, but I can't."

Before Xiao Yan asked Wei Chi what was the matter.

"Prepare for the next class," Wei Chi said, "and you can't leave the teaching area casually during class time."

Xiao Yanwei didn't know that being a teacher had so many rules, so he let out an oh and continued walking.

He came to Wei Chi's office once before, it's on the third floor, the location is easy to find, Wei Chi opened the door and called Xiao Yanwei to come in, "Mr. Chen is on leave, today I'm on my own."

Xiao Yan went to Wei Chi's desk and sat down at Wei Chi's desk, looking up at Wei Chi, "It's snowing so heavily, so I can't go back on New Year's Day?"

Wei Chi was pouring water for him from the thermos. Hearing this, he looked out the window and shook his head for a while, "I probably won't be able to go back."

"Then we can only stay in your dormitory." Xiao Yan didn't blurt out.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an awkward silence between the two of them.

Wei Chi came to his senses first, handed the water to Xiao Yanwei, and asked intentionally, "Why did my dormitory bother you?"

Xiao Yan took a sip before taking the water, and said vaguely, "The dormitory didn't mess with me."

"Is that why I provoked you?" Wei Chi asked following his meaning.

"Well," Xiao Yanwei said, "You've provoked me."

Wei Chi pulled a stool beside him and sat down beside him, his gaze was at the same level as his, and he asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you?"

The difference in their heights was not obvious at all, and it was almost negligible when they were sitting together. Their eyes collided, and the scorching temperature in Wei Chi's eyes made Xiao Yanwei's heart beat a little faster.

Xiao Yanwei licked his lips, and started talking nonsense, or he said it intentionally, "You always squeeze me when you sleep."

"Isn't that because the bed is too small?" Wei Chi's voice became hoarse.

"You're too hot," Xiao Yanwei's voice became hoarse, "I can't sleep well."

"I'm sorry." Wei Chi apologized kindly.

After he said this, for about half a minute, the two of them didn't speak again, they just looked at each other quietly and intently.

Suddenly, Wei Chi put his hand on Xiao Yanwei's shoulder, his chin moved forward, and the distance between the two suddenly became very close.

Xiao Yanwei dodged his eyes for a while, but he didn't push him away.

Wei Chi heard his heart beating irregularly, rubbed his fingers on Xiao Yanwei's shoulder, and asked him, "Xiao Yanwei, what do you mean this morning?"

In the morning, Xiao Yan ripped off his clothes and rubbed his shoulders twice without expressing emotion, but to be honest, he himself didn't know why.

Xiao Yanwei's throat felt a little uncomfortable, and he asked back not to be outdone, "You are allowed to take advantage of others, but are you not allowed to take advantage of you?"

After saying this, he seemed to be afraid of Wei Chi's objection, and quickly said, "Then you are so close to me now, what do you say?"

"You can push me away," Wei Chi said.

Xiao Yanwei didn't speak, and turned his face away from looking at him.

So Wei Chi asked again, "Xiao Yanwei, why don't you look at me?"

Facts have proved that human beings are very fond of turning over old scores in many cases. For example, when they are in a hurry, they list all kinds of Wei Chi's Xiao Yanwei who took advantage of him, and Wei Chi at this moment.

"Didn't you say," Wei Chi said deliberately slowly, "I'm extraordinarily good-looking?"

Xiao Yanwei is not used to being a master who can't say anything because of embarrassment. He was about to say something mean when Wei Chi robbed him of his words.

Wei Chi asked, "Xiao Yanwei, didn't you still look at me when you first started class?"

Xiao Yan didn't choke, wanted to deny it but didn't say anything, he did look at it, more than just one glance, even when he didn't meet Wei Chi's eyes, he kept looking at it.

So Xiao Yanwei spoke very confidently at a not-so-fluent speed, "You stand there, don't you want people to watch?"

"Let's see," Wei Chi said plainly, "but when you look at me, I can't concentrate."

Such words, if said in a joking tone, would make people feel a little insincere, but Wei Chi's tone was normal and serious.

"Really," Xiao Yanwei disagreed, "I think your speech is quite good."

"Not good," Wei Chi shook his head, and the corner of his mouth twitched lightly, with a somewhat helpless arc, "I've been wondering why I haven't finished class yet."

The class bell rang suddenly, Xiao Yanwei happened to be very nervous, so he took the opportunity to push Wei Chi away.

He changed the subject not very cleverly, "Wei Chi, did you wake up after I fell asleep last night? Why do you know it's snowing outside?"

Wei Chi withdrew his arm from Xiao Yanwei's shoulder and said briefly, "I can't sleep."

For a few minutes, the two of them didn't speak at all. It wasn't until Xiao Yanwei asked what he was thinking about not sleeping that Wei Chi said, "I think a lot."

"For example?" Xiao Yanwei asked.

Wei Chi looked at him and was silent for a while before saying, "For example, Xiao Yanwei, can you stop being so sad."

Xiao Yanwei blinked his eyes, felt that his eyes were getting hot again, and said vaguely, "What are you talking about?"

Wei Chi suddenly said abruptly, "Xiao Yanwei, if you get tired of staying here someday, can you keep in touch with me?"

Wei Chi's words were very warm, just like him, giving people a very warm feeling, like being covered with a thick hot towel.

He didn't wait for Xiao Yan to answer, and continued, "I really want to know what you're doing, where you went, and whether you hate other places as much as you don't like this place."

"But if you don't like other places, can you..." Wei Chi paused for a while, as if the next words were not so easy to say.

He hesitated for a moment, and changed the original "Can you try to like this place" to, "Can you come back and see once in a while."

He really wanted Xiao Yanwei to stay, but Xiao Yanwei made it clear that he didn't like it here.

Wei Chi thought, in this world, there are too few things Xiao Yanwei likes, if he really doesn't like it, then Wei Chi will never want to force him.

Xiao Yanwei is always free, and Wei Chi loves Xiao Yanwei like this.

Xiao Yanwei licked his lips and asked Wei Chi, "Didn't you say you want me to stay?"

Wei Chi admitted, "I really want to."

"Then why..." Xiao Yanwei paused for a moment, but did not continue.

Wei Chi knew what he meant, and said matter-of-factly, "It's nothing, and I don't have anything either. I can't think of a reason why you have to stay."

After he finished saying this, Xiao Yanwei remained silent. He looked at Wei Chi quietly for a while, and then asked him, "Anything else you think of?"

"Yeah." Wei Chi said.

"Can you say it?" Xiao Yanwei asked.

His voice was a little ethereal, like a cloud in mid-air.

"Can you say it?" Wei Chi also asked.

Xiao Yan nodded without looking at him.

"I'm still thinking...whether Xiao Yanwei knows, I really want to be with him all the time."

Xiao Yanwei's eyes were clouded instantly, and he blurted out without thinking, "Wei Chi, do you really need me?"

Wei Chi thought, Xiao Yanwei was so alone that he was very suitable to be owned by Wei Chi.

He wanted Xiao Yanwei's eyes to rest on his eyelashes, he wanted Xiao Yanwei to call his name first when he spoke, and he wanted Xiao Yanwei's cold, sad and dismissive eyes to become vivid for him.

So he nodded.

"If you say you need me," Xiao Yanwei said, "then I'll stay."

Under normal circumstances, Wei Chi should have said he needed it without hesitation, but he didn't do that.

He walked over to Xiao Yanwei's obstinate and stubborn eyes.

The teaching building was quiet again, with the faint sound of lectures coming from time to time, and the nine o'clock sunlight warmly and firmly poured from the window panes of the office.

In the twilight of the morning, they kissed a short and dry kiss, without any desire and without any strings attached.

Wei Chi said, "Xiao Yanwei, I really, really, really need you."

"Okay then," Xiao Yanwei blinked, and the mist in his eyes cleared, "Wei Chi, I'll stay."