So which ZhouZhou is the ZhouZhou that Gu Jiqing called in his dream?
Zhou Cibai froze in place, his eyes full of disbelief.
Gu Jiqing quickly realized that there was something wrong with him.
He gently rubbed Zhou Zhou’s ears twice and shouted to Pei Yiming, “Could you please give it to the waiter first?”
Pei Yiming understood in a second and gave an OK gesture, then led Zhou Zhou away slowly.
Zhou Zhou was extremely reluctant to part with him, when it walked away, it turned back three times, and also with a low cry of grievance when it turned back, but it saw that Gu Jiqing was temporarily busy, so it obediently followed Pei Yiming and left.
The back looks as well-behaved and pathetic as it can be.
At that moment, Zhou Cibai even felt sympathy for his own kind.
They are not the only Zhou Zhou of Gu Jiqing.
Gu Jiqing looked at Zhou Cibai’s dazed expression as he stared at Zhou Zhou’s back. After thinking about it, he opened his mouth first and said in a warm voice, “Sorry, I don’t know why Zhou Zhou liked your scarf as soon as it saw it, and once it bites on it, it won’t let go. I wanted to buy a new one for you, but this style is not available in China now, so I will pay you later. Is that okay?”
Zhou Cibai regained his senses and quickly said, “It’s okay.”
Then he paused, gripped the tea cup, and asked again, “Is it called Zhou Zhou?”
Gu Jiqing nodded.
Zhou Cibai’s heart sank heavily, “Then do you really like it?”
“En.” Gu Jiqing nodded again. “Back when I was at the Gu family’s house, it was basically the only one that accompanied me to play. Moreover, it was very well behaved and had a good temper. It could always be quiet with people, so I really liked it.”
Gu Jiqing’s voice was as gentle and pleasant as ever.
But in that moment, Zhou Cibai’s heart sank to the bottom of the valley, like falling into an ice cave.
No wonder when Gu Jiqing was sick, he said that he only had Zhou Zhou.
So it’s actually a misunderstanding. All those behaviors that he thought Gu Jiqing liked him were actually just his self-indulgence.
The one Gu Jiqing likes is Zhou Zhou. The one who stayed with him and gave him a sense of security was also Zhou Zhou. The only one he had was also Zhou Zhou, not his self indulgence Zhou Zhou.
As a result, he prepared this confession with a very good feeling about himself and almost made a fool of himself.
Zhou Cibai didn’t know for a moment whether he should say those words out or not.
He is well aware that even if Gu Jiqing doesn’t like him, he would still like him.
But with Gu Jiqing’s temperament, if he tells him the truth and he doesn’t like him, he will immediately withdraw, move out of the dormitory, and never come back again.
Thinking that he might never see Gu Jiqing again from now on, Zhou Cibai felt uncomfortable.
He stood up, “I’ll go to the restroom.”
He behaved as gentlemanly as ever with Gu Jiqing, it’s just that he was in a hurry to go out and even forgot to wear the coat on such a cold day.
Gu Jiqing saw that he was unhappy, although he didn’t know why, but his intuition told him that it was related to him.
So when Zhou Cibai vigorously washed his face with cold water in the bathroom and came out, he saw Gu Jiqing standing quietly at the door with his coat and a gift bag waiting for him.
The snow was rustling down from behind, white and quiet, as if Gu Jiqing had only him in his eyes.
Zhou Cibai fell silent for a moment, unsure of what to say.
Gu Jiqing draped his coat over him and said, “If you’re not happy, let’s go back first.”
Zhou Cibai remained in place.
Gu Jiqing withdrew his hand and looked up. “We are friends. If you’re not happy, you don’t have to force yourself in front of me.”
He spoke gently but naturally.
Zhou Cibai suddenly felt a bit sour in his heart.
He asked in a muffled voice, “Is Pei Yiming also your friend?”
Gu Jiqing didn’t know why Zhou Cibai suddenly thought of asking this, but since Zhou Cibai asked, it means he cares.
If he cares about the question, he should answer it properly.
“He should be considered a decent person, I know. Not exactly a friend, but you are a friend.” Gu Jiqing said seriously as he looked into Zhou Cibai’s eyes.
Zhou Cibai met his gaze, his heart pounded heavily, and he then quickly lowered his eyelashes.
Sure enough, he was still different from that Pei Yiming, Pei Erming in Gu Jiqing’s heart.
Zhou Cibai’s injured soul barely received some comfort.
Then a gift bag was handed over to him: “And this one, if you’re not happy, I hope it can make you a little happier.”
Zhou Cibai was once again stunned.
Gu Jiqing said, “Your birthday gift, look, do you like it?”
His birthday gift?
Zhou Cibai couldn’t believe it for a moment because of the few thunderbolts just now. When he finally reacted, he clumsily opened the gift bag.
Inside is a ProCut jersey produced by UpperDeck.
Purple border and yellow background, number 8.
On the white number plate, there is also dancing dragons and phoenixes and Kobe’s signature.
Surprisingly, it was a Kobe limited edition signed jersey that he hasn’t been able to get for a long time.
So Gu Jiqing asked him which basketball player he liked the other day because……
“I’ve been lucky enough to meet someone I know who’s selling out their collections, and I also heard from Shen Zhao that your jersey was number 8, so I bought it. I don’t know if you like it or not.” Gu Jiqing said, sincerely hoping that Zhou Cibai would like it.
Zhou Cibai also really likes it. So much so that he thought the jersey had somehow started to burn, it’s as if he can’t hold it enough to show how much he cherishes it.
His clumsy appearance made Gu Jiqing couldn’t help but bend his lips slightly.
Zhou Cibai blushed and put away the jersey, carrying the bag and whispering, “Thank you.”
“Then are you a little happier now?” Gu Jiqing asked softly.
Zhou Cibai can’t describe how he feels in his heart.
He is happy because, in Gu Jiqing’s heart, he is indeed somewhat different from others, and Gu Jiqing has indeed carefully prepared gift for him, he likes it very much.
But this difference is not what he wants.
He wants to be Gu Jiqing’s boyfriend, not his friend.
And they have even done that kind of thing before, how can they just be friends?
Zhou Cibai thought about it and felt inexplicably aggrieved.
He originally thought he was a scumbag, but it turned out that Gu Jiqing was……
No, Gu Jiqing is not a scumbag.
Gu Jiqing just separates sex and love, this concept has become quite popular recently.
Zhou Ji Bai thought. The corners of his eyes still showed a somewhat aggrieved sullenness.
Gu Jiqing suddenly wants to rub his head like he rubs Zhou Zhou’s head so much to let him not be unhappy.
And by a stroke of fate, he also did that.
He placed his palm on Zhou Cibai’s head and gently rubbed it.
Zhou Zhibai’s hair, which he had secretly smeared with a bit of gel, was then obediently rubbed under his palm for a few moments.
Zhou Cibai was stunned.
Gu Jiqing also paused slightly.
The scene fell into an awkward silence that Gu Jiqing had never experienced before.
He has never felt so borderless before.
Fortunately, the waiter rushed over the next second and said, “Mr. Gu, I’m sorry, but your little dog got into a fight with a Husky at our pet care. Would you like to take a look?”
“Oh, okay.” Gu Jiqing pretended to withdraw his hand naturally and quickly left with the waiter.
Zhou Cibai, who was remaining, stood there dumbfounded for a long time before realizing. Is Gu Jiqing teasing him?
He doesn’t like him, but is still teasing him?!
It’s simply too much!
At that moment, Zhou Cibai felt even more aggrieved in his heart. Did Gu Jiqing treat everyone this well?
Then what is he really?
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Gu Jiqing apparently did not intend to be responsible for the head-touching just now. After coming back with Zhou Zhou, he pretended that nothing had happened.
He secretly said something to the waiter before leaving and brought back a small box that he didn’t know what it was and placed it together with the packing box.
So the final result of the meal was that the food was packed back, Zhou Zhou was wrongly stuffed into the back seat of Zhou Cibai’s Land Rover, and the roses were also lying alone in the trunk without seeing the sun.
The reason why Zhou Zhou and the husky fought was that the husky wanted to grab Zhou Zhou’s scarf.
“I don’t know why he likes your scarf so much, even if it’s made of the same material, it also won’t work.” Gu Jiqing’s tone was somewhat apologetic and helpless.
Zhou Cibai glanced at the angry and aggrieved big dog from the rearview mirror. He was a bit jealous but also empathic, so he could only shift his gaze and change the topic: “But pets cannot be brought into the dormitory. What do you plan to do in the next few days?”
“I’ll take it to stay at Shen Zhao’s house.”
When Gu Jiqing finished speaking, Zhou Cibai turned the steering wheel so hard that it almost turned directly into the green road.
After finally settling down, he angrily asked, “How could you stay at Shen Zhao’s house?”
Although Shen Zhao is a straight man, but he was also a straight man. What if something happens?
Zhou Cibai just thought about it and wished he could tie Gu Jiqing back directly.
Gu Jiqing saw Zhou Cibai’s big reaction and thought he might have misunderstood something: “His house has three bedrooms and one living room. He left a room for me and Xia Qiao.”
“That won’t work either.” Zhou Cibai frowned, he was rarely unreasonable.
He knew that he was being unprincipled, ungentlemanly, and even a bit chauvinistic.
But he just didn’t want Gu Jiqing to stay in another man’s house.
So he made a muffled decision and said, “Go to my house.”
Gu Jiqing: “?”
His home is in Beijing No.1 Courtyard, not to mention, it’s not convenient with so many people.
Before he could ask any questions, Zhou Cibai added with a stern expression, “The house next to the school, which my brother gave me as a birthday gift last year, has four bedrooms and two living rooms, one elevator, and one household, bigger than Shen Zhao’s house.”
“……”
Are young straight men so competitive?
Gu Jiqing doesn’t quite understand.
However, Zhou Cibai doesn’t seem to be a completely straight man either.
Recalling what was said in the restaurant, Gu Jiqing whispered, “I’m sorry that so much happened tonight, disrupted your plans, and made you feel bad. So, would you still like to tell me what happened on the second day of Christmas?”
Zhou Cibai tightened his grip on the steering wheel’s, trying to maintain composure in his voice: “Oh, it was on the second day of Christmas that I saw Chen Yubai’s two friends, a male couple. It was quite sweet, and I felt like it was also good.”
And I want to confess to you, so that you can also act coquettishly and throw a tantrum too.
In the second half of the sentence, Zhou Cibai didn’t say it, he just pursed the corner of his lips and looked ahead, his chin stretched into a straight line.
The street lamp kept flashing through the window, reflecting the disappointment in his eyes.
Gu Jiqing had a lot to ask, but he still didn’t ask in the end, just like how he never delved deeper into his subconscious thinking about why he touched Zhou Cibai’s head at that time.
He was eventually irrefutably taken back to the apartment near his school by Zhou Cibai.
“The password is 021231, my birthday.” Zhou Cibai said naturally, as if Gu Jiqing would definitely come to this house frequently in the future.
The house is really as big and clean as Zhou Cibai said, and there is not much furniture. As soon as Zhou Zhou was untied, it immediately went on a spree.
It wasn’t enough for it, one dog to play by itself, it still had to circle around Gu Jiqing and ask him to play with it too.
Gu Jiqing was so entangled by it that he couldn’t help but rub its head and ask, “Why are you so clingy to people?”
“Dogs are always clingy.” Before Zhou Zhou could answer, Zhou Cibai said this gloomily and then took the food to the kitchen to heat it in the microwave.
Gu Jiqing: “……”
He looked down at Zhou Zhou: “Do you know why he is unhappy?”
It’s like trying to get an answer from Zhou Cibai’s cute peer.
The cute peer just let out a silly “ao wu” and then threw him onto the sofa, pressing his shoulders and constantly rubbing and licking.
Gu Jiqing was suddenly pushed down, his face was licked, sloped, and rubbed all over, but he was reluctant to push Zhou Zhou away, so he could only laugh and let him cause trouble.
One person and one dog make a mess in the living room.
In the open kitchen, Zhou Cibai was heating up the food and angrily thinking that he was living a life worse than a dog.
He also wanted to hug and kiss Gu Jiqing.
Gu Jiqing’s embrace is fragrant, soft, and smooth, and she can unconsciously rub around like a cat too, it was very comfortable.
But Gu Jiqing doesn’t like him, so he has no reason to hold Gu Jiqing and kiss him.
Zhou Cibai thought that the silly dog that stole his scarf was just vengeful for stealing his wife, so he childishly didn’t cook the big bone for it, he just casually poured some dog food for it.
“Where did you get the dog food?” Gu Jiqing asked quietly when he washed his hands and ate after playing with Zhou Zhou.
Zhou Cibai said, “I originally planned to have a dog, but after I bought dog food, my sister-in-law took the dog away.”
The remaining dog food will be given to this big fool.
But it looks pretty cute.
Zhou Cibai wanted to ask Gu Jiqing where he bought Zhou Zhou, but he also didn’t think it was the right time to talk about it yet.
He looked at Gu Jiqing carefully picking out vegetables. He’s both angry at this person for being picky but also afraid to vent his anger. He could only put the vegetable hill back into his bowl and whisper, “There are fruits in the refrigerator. I’ll wash them after dinner, you can have some before going to bed.”
Gu Jiqing felt that he was not so shameless: “I’ll go wash it. I’ll wash the dishes too.”
“You don’t need to wash it, this kind of thing should be us men…”
Do.
Halfway through, Zhou Cibai realized that Gu Jiqing was also a man. It was not appropriate for him to directly talk about the education he received at a young age and that he must respect and take care of his wife. Therefore, he whispered, “Anyway, you don’t need to do it. This kind of thing should have been done by your future boyfriend.”
He used a little narrative trick to sneak in one, and after speaking, his heart began to pound nervously. He was afraid that Gu Jiqing would hear it, but also afraid that Gu Jiqing wouldn’t.
Because he always felt that Gu Jiqing didn’t completely dislike him; otherwise, why would he be a little different in front of him and in front of others?
However, Gu Jiqing just lowered his head and played with the rice in the bowl, casually saying, “I won’t have a boyfriend in the future.”
Zhou Cibai’s pounding heart instantly froze, frozen in place.
Gu Jiqing didn’t look at him and just said, “You know my relationship with my mother too. Maintaining relationships is too tiring for me. I don’t want to be that tired, so I don’t want to find a boyfriend either.”
Zhou Cibai’s voice slightly choked up. “Then, what if someone says that he likes you now and that he won’t make you tired?”
“There must be hard work behind all the love in this world. I can only tell him that I am not worthy.”
Gu Jiqing spoke so casually and naturally, as if the outcome could not be changed after careful consideration.
If he knew it was a misunderstanding back then, Zhou Cibai would just feel a little embarrassed and wronged. However, at this moment, his heart really dropped, and he felt so much pain in his heart that he couldn’t speak.
He held the chopsticks tightly, afraid that he would lose control, and asked, “But when you’re with me, do you only feel tired?”
But he couldn’t bear to ask like that.
Because he knew how tired Gu Jiqing was, and he was not qualified to say that “loving someone is actually not tiring” for Gu Jiqing.
He suddenly didn’t know how to face Gu Jiqing.
So he just let out an “En” and silently finished his meal. He quickly washed the dishes and fruits and ran hot water for Gu Jiqing to take a bath without letting Gu Jiqing intervene once.
Only when everything was in order did he say to Gu Jiqing, “It’s too late to go back to school. You can sleep here with me. There’s only one set of bedding. You can sleep on the bed, and I’ll take a blanket and go to the sofa.”
After speaking, he closed the door of the master bedroom and lay down on the sofa, covering himself tightly with a blanket.
He felt extremely sad because Gu Jiqing had never considered dating before.
Then what exactly does his love for Gu Jiqing mean?
After a brief pause, Gu Jiqing lowered his eyelashes, took out his phone, clicked on Zhou Cibai’s WeChat, and after repeatedly typing, he still didn’t send anything.
He couldn’t explain what was going on either.
He feels as if he can always handle everything well and calm the emotions of everyone around him while maintaining the most appropriate balance and sense of boundaries, giving kindness to others but not emotions.
But when Zhou Cibai looked unhappy today, he seemed a bit unhappy too.
There is no other reason, he just doesn’t like to watch Zhou Cibai not be happy.
He preferred to see Zhou Cibai with red ears and a helpless look.
Thinking of this, he first sent a WeChat message to Bai Zhou and then sent another message to Xia Qiao: [Tomorrow afternoon, remember to bring me the hand banners I drew and also that football trumpet]
Xia Qiao replied in a second: [Don’t worry, I promise to bring it, but there’s a little bit of a problem]
Gu Jiqing: [?]
Xia Qiao replied, [This afternoon, I took a few freshmen to the art studio…]
Gu Jiqing felt a slight tightness in his heart.
The next second, Xia Qiao sent a message: [The banner was too cute, and they took a picture and posted it on their social media. It is estimated that it has already spread]
Gu Jiqing: “……”
Has it spread? Then, will Zhou Cibai be unhappy?
After all, not every straight man likes a two-headed figurine with a dog tail and ears.
Zhou Cibai’s face is especially thin too.
Xia Qiao clearly also realized this too: [Don’t worry, Gu Gu, my negligence, I’ll explain it]
Before Gu Jiqing could stop him, Zhou Cibai, who was restless and flipping back and forth on the sofa in the living room, heard a few “ding dong” sounds that made him even more irritable.
He wanted to ignore it at first, but when he saw that the person sending the message was Xia Qiao, he paused and finally unlocked the screen.
He and Xia Qiao added each other on WeChat purely because of the Volunteer Association, and they had never spoken to each other before. The other party suddenly approached him, possibly because of something related to Gu Jiqing.
However, when he opened WeChat, the first thing he saw was a message from a few people on the basketball team: [Hahahahahahahaha, Mr. Zhou, this is too funny. Who on earth dares to draw you as a dog? Hahaha]
Zhou Cibai: “?”
Draw him as a dog?!
He clicked on the image and saw that it was a white banner with a few large cursive characters on it: [Zhou Cibai is the best! Zhou Cibai fighting!]
Next to the big characters is a two-headed little man with a frown on his face, dribbling the ball fiercely. He has a pair of pointed white ears on his head and a big white tail behind him, leaving an afterimage.
What is this?
Who had the time to draw him as a dwarf dog?!
Zhou Cibai felt that, as a 1.9-meter-tall man, he had been extremely humiliated and was about to reply to the message to question the situation.
Xia Qiao’s WeChat came again: [Wuwuwuwuwu, Brother Zhou, don’t be angry. The love banner that Gu Gu drew for you was originally a surprise to cheer you up tomorrow, but it accidentally leaked. You weren’t laughed at, right?]
The love banner that Gu Jiqing drew for him?
Zhou Cibai paused and then suddenly felt that this little man was simply the cutest little man drawn in the world.
He secretly clicked save.
After saving it, he also felt a little lost.
So what if it was drawn for him? Gu Jiqing doesn’t like him anyway.
After a brief hesitation, Zhou Cibai’s finger, which was about to change his profile picture, returned to its original position.
Xia Qiao thought he was really unhappy when he didn’t respond and quickly betrayed his brother to seek forgiveness: [Let me tell you, Shen Zhao and Gu Gu have been brothers for so many years, and Gu Gu has never painted a cheering banner for him. You are definitely the first one!]
Zhou Cibai’s fingers froze again.
[Xia Qiao]: And since I’ve talked to this point now, let me secretly sell you another piece of information. Gu Gu was in a very good mood when he painted this painting, and I feel that he was very happy with you
[Xia Qiao]: Don’t be fooled by his gentle and calm appearance. In fact, he is rarely in a good mood. And you can imagine how many years Shen Zhao and I have been friends with him before he was willing to stay in our house. But the first time he went back with you, he stayed at your house
[Xia Qiao]: So no matter what, if possible, please happily accept the banner that Gu Gu draws for you tomorrow, because it’s really cute!
[Xia Qiao]: I’m afraid that if you say you don’t like it, Gu Gu will never do this again, because he seems to be nice to everyone, but in fact it’s hard for him to take the initiative to get close to anyone, so please don’t do it
This feeling is like a kitten that has been abandoned before, it will be very obedient and gentle, but it will be difficult for it to trust its owner again.
Zhou Cibai suddenly thought of this metaphor and felt some pain in his heart.
And Gu Jiqing is willing to go home with him and is also willing to draw such a cute hand banner for him.
So is it possible that Gu Jiqing doesn’t completely dislike him? It’s just that he likes to hide his true feelings so much that he even avoids them.
Thinking about it, he noticed that another phone was also ringing, so he took it out and took a look.
It was a message sent by Gu Jiqing to [Bai Zhou123].
Ten minutes ago, he sent a picture of Zhou Zhou and said: [This is the puppy you picked up at that time]
Thirty seconds ago, his message was: [Do you know if Zhou Cibai has any bad memories about dogs? I found that he was a little unhappy after seeing Zhou Zhou today, but I didn’t dare ask hastily for fear that he would be uncomfortable]
At that moment, a soft spot in Zhou Cibai’s heart collapsed completely.
What kind of little fool is Gu Jiqing? And what kind of big fool is he?
Surprisingly, he has been struggling with this kind of thing all night.
Actually, so what if Gu Jiqing likes him or not? Anyway, he would love Gu Jiqing no matter what.
If Gu Jiqing feels tired of loving someone, he should make Gu Jiqing not feel tired.
Just like how he brought Zhou Zhou to Gu Jiqing five years ago, it was Gu Jiqing’s only consolation. Five years later, he could also bring himself to Gu Jiqing and become Gu Jiqing’s more reliable consolation.
Zhou Zhou1Dog is originally Zhou Zhou2ZCB.
The one Gu Jiqing originally called in his dream was also him.
Moreover, the Gu Jiqing he likes is actually so soft and cute under that thin layer of ice.
It’s just that he has been hurt before, so he dares not take the initiative.
Then he should take the initiative. Gu Jiqing would never refuse Zhou Zhou anyway.
Thinking of this, Zhou Cibai sat up without saying a word, grabbed Zhou Zhou, and seriously discussed with him with a stiff face: “Since I saved your dog’s life back then, can you help me chase after your dad?”
Zhou Zhou was too lazy to look at him and just ran away.
Zhou Cibai: “……”
There was a brief silence.
He stretched out his hand and, with a bang, knocked over the cup of water on the coffee table.
Then, ten minutes later, when the clock struck twelve at midnight.
He stood by the sofa, pointed to a large water stain on the blanket, and said to Gu Jiqing, who came out with a small cake to say happy birthday to him, “That… Zhou Zhou just knocked over the cup, and I have no blanket to cover myself with. Also, the central air conditioning in the living room is broken.”
Zhou Zhou, who knew nothing about this, turned around in shock.
Zhou Cibai pursed his lips, his ears blushed, and he remembered Chen Chaobai’s sentence, ‘In the end, the shameless one managed to catch up with his own brother’. His heart pounded as he added, “So can I sleep with you today?”
After saying that, he pursed his lips completely.
Anyway, if he wants a boyfriend, he has to be shameless.
But Gu Jiqing had no idea what kind of qualitative change had happened to the moral model in just one night. He just held the longevity peach cake he specifically ordered from the restaurant, blinked his eyes, and said, “Okay.”——
