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Several days have passed.
One night, Qi Xun’s parents did not come back for dinner as something came up in the company at the last minute. Xu Jingwan specially called and told the two children to not wait for them for dinner. She also reminded Qi Xun to “Take good care of his didi more, entertain him, and do not forget to have the cooks make snacks for him.”
She did not have time to add more because her secretary was mindfully reminding her that it was time to go, so she had to end the phone call quickly.
But even without them home, the dinner was still very quiet.
Qi Xun did not like small talk, so Bai Xi could only bury himself in his food. He didn’t have much of an appetite for these two days, but he kept eating sweets.
Qi Xun noticed it and passed the dish of , saying out of the blue, “Tell the cooks what you like and they will make it for you.”
Bai Xi seemed a little surprised. He raised his head and smiled widely. “This is enough. Gege, thank you.”
Qi Xun did not continue the conversation. He leaned back in his chair and took a drink from his soda.
He and Bai Xi sat opposite each other. Maybe it was because the boy spent a great deal of time in the garden, but there was this flowery scent that lingered on Bai Xi. It was hard to tell which flowers were which as it was a mixed variety. There were ones with bolder scents, ones with gentler fragrances, each scattered by the breeze but still leaving a small trace.
Qi Xun glanced at Bai Xi, who wore a mint green shirt today. He noticed the ivory-colored face, the red lips, and the eyes that were not pure black, but dark brown.
When Zhong Yuqin came over yesterday afternoon, he saw Bai Xi in the living room and secretly whispered into Qi Xun’s ear, “That is a boy? Such a pity, he is more beautiful than most girls.”
At that time, Qi Xun politely told Zhong Yuqin to shut up.
But he inspected Bai Xi’s face for a while and felt that Zhong Yuqin’s words were not without logic.
Bai Xi was indeed more beautiful than most girls, but there was nothing to feel pity about.
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After dinner, Qi Xun and Bai Xi went back to their respective rooms.
Qi Xun had to edit a video today. He was so deep into his work that by the time he was nearly done, it was two hours past midnight.
He did a final review of the video before relaxing his shoulder and leaning back on the chair.
After resting for a while, he felt hungry. As he was on his way down to the kitchen to make some late-night snacks, he stopped by the window where the garden could be seen.
A few lights were still lit in the garden at night, enough to illuminate a thin figure.
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“Why are you not sleeping? What are you doing sitting here?” Qi Xun asked.
Bai Xi answered honestly, “I can’t sleep.”
Qi Xun pondered for a bit and followed up, “Why can’t you sleep? Are you feeling down?”
In other words, are you homesick?
He did not straight out ask that question. A boy of Bai Xi’s age would be too embarrassed to admit they were homesick.
Bai Xi shook his head. “No, I just slept too much in the afternoon, and now I cannot fall asleep.”
Qi Xun did not pursue that statement if it was true.
Not knowing how to coax a child, he thought hard before suggesting, in a whisper, “Are you hungry? I planned to make something in the kitchen.”
He did not care whether Bai Xi wanted to or not. He extended out his hand with his palm facing up and waited for Bai Xi to take it.
Bai Xi gave Qi Xun a subtle look.
This kind of hand-holding method is like holding the hand of a young girl.
But he did not comment on it as he slowly placed his hand on the other’s palm.
The cooks placed the leftover supper in the refrigerator, but Qi Xun did not wake the servants up in the middle of the night to cook for them. He turned on the fire and heated the porridge along with some side dishes.
Bai Xi did not have a proper dinner, eating only snacks, so he felt somewhat hungry. He eagerly looked into the pot and unconsciously leaned closer to Qi Xun.
Being one of the youngest in his generation, several of Bai Xi’s older cousins from both sides of the family doted on him, so he was used to such closeness.
Qi Xun glanced at him and thought to himself how the boy was good at acting coquettishly and did not push Bai Xi away. He fished some meatballs from the pot and handed them to the other person. “Here, have this first.”
Bai Xi immediately accepted the offer and ate it happily. As someone who was not a fan of eating alone, he scooped another with a spoon and put it next to Qi Xun’s mouth.
Qi Xun almost stepped back on instinct.
He was not used to such intimacy.
But as he looked at Bai Xi, who was a head shorter than him, gazing up at him with bulging cheeks. Bai Xi’s eyes, under the eyelashes, were as bright as gemstones, the embodiment of normalcy and innocence.
After skimming through his options, Qi Xun ended up opening his mouth and eating it.
“No need to worry about me, just eat them yourself.” He added.
Bai Xi mumbled, “Oh”, and sure enough, he stopped hand feeding and ate out of the bowl in his hand.
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Once they cleaned the bowl, the night deepened.
Bai Xi ate until his belly was round and happy, then followed Qi Xun up the stairs.
The room he was staying in was right next to Qi Xun’s, arranged by Xu Jingwan. The style of the room was the same, except for the lighter-toned decoration inside.
Bai Xi put his hand around the door handle, hesitating on entering as his eyes kept moving to Qi Xun silently.
There was no way for Qi Xun to not notice that, as he turned his head to ask, “What is the matter?”
Bai Xi bit his lip and whispered, “Ge, can I sleep with you tonight?”
He was not dead set on clinging to Qi Xun, but he was bored alone. Although he stayed with the Qi family for several days, this place still felt foreign to him. With Xu Jingwan and her husband away for tonight, he constantly felt that this house and his bedroom were too cold.
Maybe one more person would make the atmosphere livelier.
However, he doubted that Qi Xun would agree.
So he turned the door handle, but he did not expect that down the corridor, under the old copper corridor lamp, Qi Xun’s thick eyelashes trembled from his blinking. After being inspected for a while, Qi Xun agreed.
“Yes,” Qi Xun said, “But do not cause trouble.”
With that, he entered his room.
Bai Xi’s eyes were wide with shock at first, then followed by joy as he entered the other’s room.
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Qi Xun’s room was not much different from his, but its tint leaned more on the heavy side, so it felt much colder. Everything in the room was orderly, not one hair out of place.
Bai Xi behaved himself and made little to no movement.
Although they were sleeping on one bed, this double bed was wide enough for two people to lie down, and it had an extra room to spare.
Bai Xi wanted to chat with Qi Xun, but he did not know what to say. During his internal struggle with his eyes closed, he ended up falling asleep.
Qi Xun slowly opened his eyes after the boy fell asleep.
He turned sideways to look at the sleeping kid beside him. He questioned whether he had been possessed to agree to let the other sleep on his bed.
But Bai Xi was well-behaved while sleeping. He did not move or kick the blanket. Except for the light breathing sound, he had no sense of presence.
The flowery fragrance on Bai Xi’s body had disappeared and was replaced by a faint scent of shower gel. It smelled like lemon leaves, but instead of giving a refreshing sensation, it was soft and warm, as though Qi Xun was being stuffed into the blanket.
In the end, Qi Xun did not say anything and closed his eyes again.
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The next day, Bai Xi did not stay in Qi Xun’s room anymore and went to his bedroom.
But after that day, Bai Xi found that Qi Xun was not as difficult to approach as he thought. Sure, the other person was cold and aloof, but also very patient with him.
He immediately became bolder and followed Qi Xun like a little puppy.
When Qi Xun was reading in the study, he also stayed in the room. If he could not solve a maths problem, he would softly nudge Qi Xun next to him for help.
Instead of responding with annoyance, Qi Xun allowed the boy to lean on himself and clearly explained each step. In the end, he even asked, “Did you get that? If not, I can teach you again.”
Bai Xi was not stupid, so he nodded quickly. “Yes, I got it.”
When it was time for afternoon tea, the caretakers would come in to deliver the snacks.
Qi Xun did not eat any, but he did remember what Bai Xi liked and reminded the caretaker to take notes for next time. He even requested the cooks do the same during dinner.
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A week later, when Liang Song called again, Bai Xi was all gege bits and gege pieces, Qi Xun this and Qi Xun that.
“Alas, I cannot talk with you anymore. Gege is going to teach me how to swim. I need to start packing.”
With a tap, Bai Xi ended the call.
Liang Song heard the end-of-call notification from his phone and appeared at a loss.
He was gloomy. Was the other man even a gege? He must be a vixen in disguise to be able to charm Bai Xi completely in less than a week.
But Bai Xi could not hear his friend’s complaints as he scuttled to Qi Xun’s side with his swim ring and waited excitedly for the fun trip.
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no thoughts, head empty, only gege.
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This gege is vixen, he is a wolf and he will eat your friend!
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