It’s probably because he had been single for twenty years without much exposure to the world and little interaction with others, to the extent that he hadn’t even held someone else’s hand. That’s probably why he’s feeling like this.
He’s definitely not into guys, absolutely not.
He only liked sexy older sisters.
Qiao Nuo touched his chest, which was beating a bit too fast from the earlier jump, suppressing that strange impulse.
But he didn’t withdraw his hand.
Although the young man was a bit of a crybaby, he rarely took the initiative to hold someone like he’s doing now.
Clearly, he was genuinely frightened by the recent spirit-summoning game.
Well, he’s just pitying him.
After all, he’s a helpful and good roommate.
Qiao Nuo turned to look at the exquisite and dazzling young man, seeing his beautiful eyes completely moist with tears, his voice involuntarily softened a bit, “Are you... still crying now?”
Ruan Qing released Qiao Nuo’s hand, gently shaking his head.
However, his unstoppable tears and that fragile and pitiful posture didn’t seem to match his words.
Qiao Nuo didn’t know what was happening to himself. Instead of returning to his bed, he sat somewhat stiffly against the wall, next to the railing.
Because of Qiao Nuo’s sitting position, almost his entire body was inside the young man’s bed curtain, making the curtain bulge.
It looked as if the two were doing something strange in the middle of the night.
However, the other two in the dormitory had just been briefly awakened and had now fallen asleep again, not noticing the commotion.
Qiao Nuo lowered his voice, trying to comfort the person in front of him whose tears wouldn’t stop, “Things like a spirit-summoning game are all fake.”
“Seeing the pen move, maybe someone was just exerting force secretly.”
“And how could there be ghosts in this world? We should believe in science.”
Ruan Qing didn’t speak, holding his pillow in his arms.
Then, following Qiao Nuo’s example, he leaned against the wall, sitting on the side of the railing.
The two sat together like that, not too close, not too far apart.
It seemed like the person next to him didn’t respond, and Qiao Nuo didn’t say anything either.
He glanced at the young man, who had tears in his eyes, his eyelashes trembling like wings. They sat side by side like that.
And they sat like that until dawn.
***
The first-year classes were quite numerous, usually with morning sessions.
But if the teachers weren’t strict, most underachievers would choose to skip classes directly.
Just like Qiao Nuo.
However, today seemed different.
“Qiao Nuo?” Gu Lin, looking at Qiao Nuo who woke up earlier than him, and felt surprised. “Why are you up so early today?”
“Is there something going on?”
Qiao Nuo was washing his face in front of the sink, and his body stiffened slightly upon hearing the voice.
Not only did he wake up early, but he hadn’t slept at all during the night, sitting with a crybaby all night.
As if possessed.
And he didn’t even think about going back to bed, just sitting there foolishly all night.
Qiao Nuo washed his face, and casually said, “I haven’t been to the theory class for a long time, right? So today, I’m planning to go and check it out.”
However, Qiao Nuo’s words were obviously full of holes, considering he was an underachiever who never liked studying and would never go to class just because he hadn’t attended for a while.
Moreover...
Gu Lin looked at Qiao Nuo’s dark circles for several seconds in silence and directly exposed him. “Did you not sleep all night?”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Nuo cleared his throat, “Well, I got hooked on this novel recently. The author, ‘Qian Jin Huan,’ writes so well that I accidentally read until dawn.”
“I thought since it’s already morning, I might as well go to class.”
Gu Lin expressed understanding and then went into the bathroom, bypassing Qiao Nuo.
Qiao Nuo sighed with relief as Gu Lin didn’t ask any further. He returned to his desk and immediately took out a mirror to check.
The dark circles were indeed very prominent.
Mainly because his skin was fair, so even a slight dark circle was noticeable.
Adding to the fact that he stayed up almost all night a couple of days ago, and considering he had to organize club activities during the day, he hadn’t had a proper sleep for two to three days.
Naturally, his dark circles became quite prominent.
Moreover, Qiao Nuo always felt that these dark circles greatly affected his appearance, making him less handsome and charming.
Qiao Nuo silently put on sunglasses.
However, just as he put on the sunglasses, he saw the crybaby, who kept him up all night, getting out of bed.
His gaze fell on the crybaby’s red-rimmed eyes, and he froze.
The evening light was not as good as daylight, but under the bright light, this person seemed even more captivating.
Ruan Qing naturally noticed Qiao Nuo’s gaze and softly spoke to him, “Thank you.”
He had no choice last night. In situations where he could rely on himself, he never sought help from others.
But playing the same trick with his phone alarm for the second time would be useless.
Perhaps the second alarm wouldn’t even go off.
And ‘Red Moon’ could only withstand one attack.
If the spirit failed and stubbornly tried again, he might not live to see the sun today.
So Ruan Qing reached out to Qiao Nuo, not only to save himself but also to save his roommates.
After all, the four people in their dormitory played the summoning game, and without a doubt, all four of them were targets of the spirit.
The only difference was the order in which they got entangled.
However, Ruan Qing didn’t expect that this person, unaware of the truth, would be willing to sit with him until dawn.
So Ruan Qing decided to... stay away from him.
Considering his constitution, he had never attracted any good people.
Someone who disliked him suddenly wanting to stay with him until dawn seemed suspicious no matter how you looked at it.
Unless it was someone gentle and kind, but Qiao Nuo obviously wasn’t that kind of person.
Although he was cheerful and lively, he wasn’t particularly considerate, which led to the misunderstanding with the original owner.
Qiao Nuo was unaware of Ruan Qing’s thoughts, and after hearing Ruan Qing’s voice, he once again found himself stunned.
The young man’s voice leaned towards cold, but probably due to crying for a long time, it sounded somewhat hoarse.
It gave a soft and tender feeling, as if coaxing someone.
In reality, Qiao Nuo rarely heard the crybaby speak.
Because a few words from him would lead to tears, followed by silence.
There were almost no memories in his mind of this person speaking.
Didn’t expect it to sound so nice.
If it’s about doing that kind of thing, then definitely...
Qiao Nuo realized what he was thinking and directly bumped his head against the door of his cabinet.
He must be possessed.
Absolutely.
