INS Chapter 35

This game was only popular in preschool. The last time he played it was probably more than 20 years ago. Tao Ling didn’t know why Wen Qingying chose this, but after thinking about it, this was indeed the most convenient.

He paused and said, “Yeah.”

Wen Qingying: “Then I’ll come over?”

Tao Ling: “Okay.” He turned on the night light at the head of the bed.

 

Wen Qingying got up but didn’t jump directly from the bed like Tao Ling did last night. Instead, he got off the bed first and sat over, with his slippers neatly placed in front of the bed.

When he and Tao Ling huddled into the same quilt, Tao Ling suddenly felt nervous, and for a moment, his mouth felt dry.

 

The two of them sat cross-legged facing each other. Wen Qingying lowered his head and typed, “Sir, do you go first or do I go first? What’s the penalty for losing?”

Tao Ling thought for a while and responded, “You ask, and I answer. Daring questions are okay too. But there are only two of us, so if the questions are too daring, then I can only play dumb. I’ll take yours first.”

Wen Qingying smiled, put down the phone, and used his right hand to gather the five fingers of his left hand, exposing the five fingertips, and handed it to Tao Ling.

Tao Ling looked at it for a while, raised his hand, and grabbed one of them.

Wen Qingying’s face was calm, and he set up and acted immediately, giving him a few seconds to regret. Seeing that Tao Ling was unmoved, he smiled and let go of his right hand, revealing the index finger he had thrown.

 

“Come on.” Tao Ling said with a smile, and he had already started to think quickly about what questions he would ask.

Wen Qingying looked serious, typing on his phone, “Sir, what color do you like?”

Tao Ling: “…“ The nervousness in his heart took a stumble, falling from the atrium all the way to the bottom of his heart. He wrote, “Black.” After answering, he threw down his phone and immediately began to hide his fingers.

 

Although it was a children’s game, playing a game with a deaf-mute person really wasn’t too convenient, but it was extremely enjoyable for Tao Ling.

The two of them went back and forth, and even their silent communication went smoothly. The gesture of the fingertips being controlled into the palm of the hand was open and honest, without needing to worry about the desire to touch the other being discovered.

For the time being, he didn’t have to disdain himself.

 

Without realizing it, they had already played several rounds. All the questions they asked were harmless, and neither of them intruded into the other’s personal privacy. The atmosphere became lighter and lighter.

Tao Ling’s middle finger was once again accurately picked by Wen Qingying, and he waited for a question: “Sir, do you have an ex?”

Looking at Wen Qingying’s serious expression, Tao Ling felt like laughing for some reason and wrote, “No.”

 

By using the dim night light, he could see the slight surprise on Wen Qingying’s face, and added, “I have always been thinking about studying, and there aren’t really any ways to meet other people. Besides, I used to think that love was quite empty and unnecessary, so I didn’t think about it much and never dated.”

Wen Qingying nodded in understanding, pinched up his five fingers, and Tao Ling grabbed his middle finger at once.

“It’s my turn to ask you,” Tao Ling typed. “Same question.”

Wen Qingying shook his head immediately, his eyes slightly bright.

 

Tao Ling smiled and continued to play. He lost again. Wen Qingying asked, “Sir had said that you felt that love was empty before. Why don’t you feel that way now?”

It was already late at night. Because the bed was narrow, their knees were pressed together. After reading Wen Qingying’s message, Tao Ling didn’t respond for a moment. The closed room fell silent, and something hazy enveloped them.

 

Wen Qingying lowered his head and typed with an understanding attitude: “If you don’t want to talk, I’ll change the question.”

Tao Ling smiled and replied, “Rules are rules. Why do you have to change the rules because of me? I admit defeat. Now, I don’t feel that love is empty, because I’ve encountered it. ”

This question ends here. Tao Ling planned that next time he won, he would ask Wen Qingying why he didn’t sleep. Unexpectedly, he lost again.

After looking at each other for a moment, Wen Qingying asked, “Sir, have you met someone you like?”

He didn’t ask directly who he liked, leaving Tao Ling a leeway.

Tao Ling controlled his heart and nodded, thinking that he couldn’t play anymore and there was no way he could answer any more questions, but Wen Qingying was still waiting for him.

After a moment of silence, Tao Ling wrapped the five fingers of the left hand with the right hand again. Wen Qingying seemed to have some special skills. As soon as he played, he could accurately grasp his middle finger.

 

Tao Ling was startled. His brain didn’t react, and his body moved first.

He suddenly exerted force, trying to break free from Wen Qingying’s hand, but Wen Qingying was prepared, holding his wrist with one hand with the other hand still holding his fingers.

 

“Hey!” Tao Ling couldn’t help laughing and shouted, “Let go!”

Wen Qingying’s hands were much stronger than his. He could only hide his hands in his arms while laughing and accidentally wrapped Wen Qingying’s hands in his arms, as if he had bent down to hold his hands.

 

After a while, he ended up rolling on the bed. Tao Ling was still laughing a few minutes ago, but he couldn’t laugh anymore.

He didn’t know how, but their hands were suddenly clasped together. Wen Qingying and he both realized this, and both sides stopped moving at the same time.

 

When everything was still, Wen Qingying pressed Tao Ling’s waist with one leg, held his wrists with one hand, and pressed them against his own chest, then supported him with the other hand behind his back to prevent him from falling off the bed. This inadvertent display of strength surprised Tao Ling.

Tao Ling leaned sideways and was almost held in his arms. He could feel Wen Qingying’s breath with a slight movement. If he moved more, his cheek might touch his lips.

 

Too close.

Wen Qingying’s breathing was slow and heavy. He lowered his eyes and looked at Tao Ling from top to bottom.

Tao Ling was already dizzy. His heart was beating like crazy and his thoughts were floating, so he had no time to notice Wen Qingying’s condition.

 

The night was too dark, and the warm yellow dim light brought a sense of security. Tao Ling raised his eyes and saw a glimmer in Wen Qingying’s eyes.

After staring at each other for a long time, Tao Ling raised his head, and their breathing was entangled.

As long as he got a little closer, Tao Ling thought as if possessed, as long as he used a little more strength, he would be able to reach his sun.

 

Desire wrapped up reason. Tao Ling slowly raised his neck, Wen Qingying slightly lowered his head, and at the moment when their lips were about to touch, the phone suddenly rang in his ear.

Tao Ling was startled and almost jumped out of Wen Qingying’s arms. He hurriedly picked up the phone beside the bed. Not daring to look back at Wen Qingying, he got out of bed and immediately walked towards the entrance, answering the phone.

 

The teacher on the other end said, “Teacher Tao, I’m sorry to bother you so late. About today’s notice of overtime and final exams, there is a problem with your platform course record…”

Tao Ling took a breath silently and forced himself to concentrate on listening to the other person.

 

When Tao Ling was on the phone, Wen Qingying was sitting cross-legged on the bed. He was stunned for a moment and pressed on his eyes with his palms.

 

After hanging up the phone, Tao Ling stood there for a while. The consequence of his heartbeat was that his hands and feet were a little soft. This thin feeling made people feel upset.

Finally, seeing that he had been here for too long, he had to turn around, and then he shook his hands hard and walked inside. Unexpectedly, Wen Qingying had returned to his bed, covered himself with the quilt, and gone to sleep.

Tao Ling felt disappointed and relieved at the same time.

 

When he woke up the next day, everything was normal. No one said anything about the game last night.

Anyway, they weren’t really going to see the attractions, so there wasn’t a rush. Tao Ling turned off the alarm clock and left the bed. It was already bright outside.

The two of them were very tacit in this regard. After getting up, they were leisurely cleaning up and washing up.

 

The weekend and New Year’s Day were connected, and it was a three-day holiday. As soon as they left the hotel, they felt the festive atmosphere. There were obviously more people on the street than in the previous two days. People took advantage of the rare holiday to come from various places to experience the heart of the motherland.

While wandering around, they unknowingly walked to the gate of a university. Tao Ling smiled and said, “I previously went to a university I really liked. The school gate was also in this style. It’s pretty nice.”

 

Naturally, there was no response to the voice. Because Wen Qingying said yesterday that he didn’t want to visit the schools, Tao Ling turned around and wanted to leave. After walking two steps, there was no one behind him. Turning around, he saw that Wen Qingying was still standing there.

Tao Ling was stunned and vaguely felt something.

He walked back and stood with him, and took out his mobile phone to send a message: “Do you want to go in and take a look?”

 

Wen Qingying looked at the screen of the mobile phone in silence for a while, and Tao Ling encouraged him: “If you want to go look around, then let’s go check it out. Anyway, we don’t have a plan, so we can go anywhere.”

After a moment, Wen Qingying nodded and smiled.

 

They had to swipe their ID card to enter the school gate. Tao Ling followed Wen Qingying through the gate, constantly thinking about his expression just now, and guessed it in his heart.

After entering the school, the feeling was suddenly different. The people coming and going on the road were all young faces, with a special vitality that belonged to students.

When Tao Ling turned his head to look at Wen Qingying, Wen Qingying smiled and pointed in a direction casually. Tao Ling agreed without asking where to go, and just followed Wen Qingying.

 

They avoided the crowd and took a small road, gradually coming to an area with more bicycles. Tao Ling thought it was probably the dormitory.

Just as he was walking, a voice suddenly came from the right rear, shouting, “Qingying.”

Tao Ling looked back in surprise and saw a person waving across the street. Before he could react, he heard the person shouting, “Qingying! Wen Qingying!”

 

He confirmed that he had heard correctly and hurriedly grabbed Wen Qingying’s hand.

Wen Qingying used his strength to turn sideways and saw the person in the distance walking on the street, waving at this side. Wen Qingying turned around immediately and dragged Tao Ling forward.

 

“Hey!” Tao Ling grabbed Wen Qingying’s wrist, but he couldn’t shake him off.

Wen Qingying pulled him to a side road, which led to the main road in front of the school cafeteria. There were a lot of people. After walking in the crowd for a while, Tao Ling looked back, and the person behind him had disappeared.

 

“Sir, let’s leave. There’s nothing to see.” Wen Qingying lowered his head and sent a message. Tao Ling immediately agreed, and the two of them went out through the school gate nearby.

 

Finally on the street, Wen Qingying looked more relaxed.

Tao Ling felt bitter and didn’t know what to say to him. Just as he passed by a beverage store, he grabbed the person and sent a message: “I’ll go in and buy some drinks. What do you want? Is milk okay?”

Wen Qingying forced a smile and nodded.

 

Tao Ling smiled and told him, “Wait for me here and see if there’s anything you want to eat. I’m hungry.” After typing, he pinched Wen Qingying’s shoulder and entered the beverage store.

After placing the order, a message came in: “Sir, let’s go to another place to eat later after you finish buying the drinks.”

Tao Ling immediately replied, “Okay.”

 

Just as he put away his phone, someone patted his shoulder. A boy asked cautiously, “This… this gege, may I ask if you’re Wen Qingying’s friend?”