Da Zhuang: But why are you suddenly asking this?
Lin Zhexia: …
Lin Zhexia: Because
She nervously typed random characters and finally sent: Because I’m also worried he might not find a partner in his lifetime.
…
What was she saying?
Fortunately, Da Zhuang was used to privately criticizing Chi Yao with her: Brother, I completely understand your concern.
Lin Zhexia: Good, that you understand.
After chatting with He Yang, she couldn’t stay awake any longer, and her eyes gradually closed.
Since her and Chi Yao’s birthdays were approaching.
In the last second before losing consciousness, she wondered: Eighteen years old, what would her and Chi Yao’s eighteenth year be like?
In both the adult and children’s worlds, eighteen was considered a very special age.
But why eighteen was special, and what difference existed between adulthood and being underage, Lin Zhexia, about to turn eighteen, couldn’t yet answer this question—
The next day was Saturday.
Lin Zhexia planned to go directly to Chi Yao’s home to investigate, see if there was anything he needed. Also, she was a bit curious about what gift Chi Yao would buy for her.
“What’s this?” After entering, Lin Zhexia noticed something new on Chi Yao’s table.
“VR headset, He Yang’s.”
“Oh.”
Lin Zhexia then casually asked: “Do you think it’s fun?”
Chi Yao was in the bedroom, his voice coming from inside: “It’s okay, why?”
“Just asking.”
Lin Zhexia considered her small savings from New Year’s money, thinking to herself that she couldn’t afford this anyway.
Lin Zhexia wandered around the living room without finding anything useful, so she asked again: “What are you doing in your room?”
“Changing clothes,” as he spoke, the bedroom door finally opened, Chi Yao leaned against the doorframe, “I’m not in the room, did you expect me to change in the living room?”
This spontaneous, unfiltered comment from Chi Yao made them both freeze for a moment.
The atmosphere became strange and awkward.
Although she and Chi Yao often joked with each other when talking.
This joke was a bit too intimate.
It seemed that at some point, the topics between them were no longer like they were in childhood.
Sometimes they lost their boundaries.
Lin Zhexia pretended to be unbothered and said: “It’s not like I haven’t seen before, what’s there to see?”
Chi Yao also returned to normal, saying coldly, “I have abs.”
“…”
After a while, the two sat on the sofa watching a movie.
The living room lights were off, only the projector’s light shining on both of them.
Lin Zhexia suddenly said, “Lend me your phone, I want to order orange juice.”
Chi Yao: “Where’s your phone?”
“My phone is out of battery.”
“Then go charge it.”
“My charging cable is broken.”
“…”
Having known each other for so long, Chi Yao understood Lin Zhexia’s intentions perfectly.
“You want to see my shopping cart?” Chi Yao turned his head and said, “Why don’t you just directly ask what birthday gift I bought for you this year?”
Lin Zhexia followed his lead and asked: “…Since you put it that way, I’ll ask directly, what gift did you buy me?”
Chi Yao: “Not telling you.”
Lin Zhexia mentally rolled her eyes.
The two spent the entire morning careful not to let each other see their phones, afraid of revealing the gifts they had bought for each other, and also preventing the other from secretly checking search engines. Lin Zhexia had once secretly checked because she was too impatient to know her gift when she was younger.
Halfway through the movie, Lin Zhexia thought Chi Yao had forgotten about the earlier incident.
She looked down and noticed Chi Yao’s phone was right next to him on the sofa.
Just taking a quick peek shouldn’t be a problem, right?