Chapter 48
Xu Qingyan’s age was there, and Lu Ze, in the end, did not go all the way.
But even so, the next morning, when Xu Qingyan forced himself to get up to see him off, his legs were still trembling from the friction.
At the train station, while no one was paying attention, Lu Ze raised his hand and rubbed the roots of his hair, lowered his head, and gently kissed his forehead.
Xu Qingyan watched him leave, and when his figure disappeared into the crowd, he finally lowered his eyes and turned to walk back in silence.
Lu Ze was on a business trip this time, and it would be at least half a month. During this half a month, Xu’s father and mother had gradually adapted to this place, and they were quick to get the hang of their work. Xu Qingyan had also pushed off his accounting work and would only go over to help from time to time. The rest of his time was all spent on reviewing.
Lu Ze had collected review materials from various high schools in the province and city for him. Xu Qingyan had thoroughly digested them all, and he was gradually becoming more and more proficient in doing the questions.
It was just that during the process of doing the questions, he would inevitably be distracted and think of Lu Ze, thinking about what he was doing, whether his work was going smoothly, and whether… he was thinking of him.
The popularity of the products before the New Year had successfully made their factory famous. Even in the coastal areas where there were many clothing factories, the arrival of Lu Ze and his group had received widespread attention.
In the half a month he had been here, Lu Ze had not been idle. In addition to the factory site and various procedures, communication with various other factories was also essential, not to mention that he also wanted to sell abroad, so this place where foreign businessmen gathered was naturally of the utmost importance.
After half a month of working from dawn to dusk, the various procedures for the factory were finally completed. The factory site was chosen to be a former toy factory. The original factory had gone out of business after less than a year because of its outdated business model and lack of new products.
This factory was much larger than their previous one, enough to accommodate more workers, and could also provide rich product support for foreign sales.
During this half a month, Lu Ze’s schedule was full every day, but he would still call the factory every two or three days. On the surface, it was to understand the recent situation of the factory, but in fact, it was to be able to say a few more words to Xu Qingyan.
After a long day of work outside, he could relax just by listening to his voice.
The work was completed a day earlier than expected. Lu Ze had originally told Xu Qingyan that he would be back tomorrow night, but after all the work was handed over, Lu Ze’s mind was full of Xu Qingyan, and he just wanted to go back quickly and see him as soon as possible.
So, after finding that there were still train tickets for that afternoon, Lu Ze did not tell Xu Qingyan and decisively embarked on the journey back.
Eleven o’clock at night.
Xu Qingyan knew that Lu Ze was coming back tomorrow, so he came to stay a day in advance to help him dry the bedding and clean the house inside and out. Then he sat in his own room to review.
But just the thought of seeing Lu Ze tomorrow made his heart unable to calm down. The paper that he could usually finish in an hour was still more than half left, and the pen in his hand was tapping on the table, and even his heart had run far away.
Xu Qingyan came back to his senses and couldn’t help but smile helplessly. He also knew that he wouldn’t be able to study in this state today, so he thought of resting early. After a night’s sleep, tomorrow would be here soon.
Just as he was about to prepare to wash up, he suddenly heard a knock on the door. Xu Qingyan paused. For a moment, he thought of something, but then he felt that it was impossible. But his heart was pounding, and the hand on the door couldn’t help but tighten.
A familiar deep voice came from outside the door. “Yanyan, open the door.”
Xu Qingyan’s eyes suddenly lit up. He didn’t even bother to turn on the outside light and almost eagerly ran over to open the locked door. In the hazy moonlight outside, the moment he saw the person’s face clearly, he suddenly pounced on him:
“Lu-ge!”
He wrapped his arms around his neck and his two legs around his waist, lowered his head to look at him, his eyes sparkling, his face full of surprise. “Lu-ge!”
Lu Ze held his bottom with one hand and walked two steps into the house. He raised his hand and closed the door. Then, before Xu Qingyan could react, he pinned him against the door and kissed him fiercely.
Xu Qingyan had no intention of resisting at all. He obediently wrapped his arms around his neck, his breathing rapid and with the emotion of longing. In the quiet courtyard, the sound of water was heard for a moment, and the hazy moonlight made the two who were tightly embracing each other look extremely lingering.
After an unknown amount of time, this long and suffocating kiss finally stopped. The corners of Xu Qingyan’s eyes were red and moist. Only then did he get off Lu Ze and ask, “Lu-ge, why did you come back today?”
Lu Ze raised his hand and wiped the moisture from his lips, his throat slightly hoarse. “I finished my work early, so I wanted to come back sooner.”
Seeing his dusty appearance, Xu Qingyan knew that he had come back immediately after finishing his work. He couldn’t help but feel a little heartbroken as he touched his brow. “What’s the hurry? It’s not too late to come back after a good rest.”
“I’m in a hurry.” Lu Ze held him in his arms, buried his head in the crook of his neck, and let out a sigh. “I missed you.”
Xu Qingyan blinked, raised his hand to hug his waist, and said, “I missed you too…”
The two held each other for a while, and only felt that the emptiness of this period seemed to be filled at this moment. Their hearts were full, and they were so happy that they were about to fly.
After a long while, Xu Qingyan finally retreated from Lu Ze’s embrace. While pulling him into the house, he kept asking, “Are you tired? Are you hungry? Shall I cook you some noodles first? Do you want to take a shower? I’ll go and boil some water for you.”
Lu Ze was pressed onto a chair by him. Seeing him busy pouring him water and getting him something to eat, his eyes couldn’t help but soften.
“You should eat something to tide you over first,” Xu Qingyan arranged, and then he hurried into the kitchen. He used the boiled hot water to make him a bowl of noodles, with a golden fried egg and a few green vegetable leaves on top.
He brought the noodles to Lu Ze, then added some more water to the pot, added a handful of firewood, and slowly waited for it to boil.
After spending so much time together, Xu Qingyan also knew that Lu Ze was a clean person. He had rushed back today, and he didn’t know how much he had suffered on the road. He would definitely not be willing to sleep just like that. A hot bath could also warm him up and relax him.
The firelight reflected in Xu Qingyan’s eyes, flickering, but the soft smile in them was clear.
After eating and taking a shower, Lu Ze changed his clothes and also felt much lighter.
Xu Qingyan was still waiting for him in the room, his eyes moist and black, and he followed him with his eyes without blinking, as if he couldn’t get enough of him.
It wasn’t until Lu Ze walked up to him and picked him up that Xu Qingyan subconsciously put his arms on his shoulders. He saw Lu Ze’s head resting on his forehead, and his voice was filled with a sigh. “Baby…”
He said, “Shall we sleep together tonight?”
Hearing this, Xu Qingyan’s ears couldn’t help but turn a little red. The hand holding his clothes tightened, and he said in a small voice, “O-okay…”
Lu Ze looked up at him. Xu Qingyan pursed his lips, a little embarrassed. “Weren’t… weren’t we supposed to sleep together anyway?”
He was talking about the night before he left, when they had slept together.
Remembering what had happened that night, Xu Qingyan was still a little nervous.
Lu Ze couldn’t help but let out a light laugh. He carried him and placed him on the bed. Seeing him get into the bed, he also lifted the corner of the blanket and lay down.
The light in the room had been turned off, and the room was a little dim. The two of them lay on their sides, facing each other, and they could clearly feel the warmth of each other’s breath.
It was unknown who started it, but they slowly hugged each other. This time, the kiss was gentle and soft, as if to relieve the longing of not seeing each other for so long. It wasn’t until the kiss slowly deepened and the atmosphere in the air gradually became hot that Xu Qingyan lay on Lu Ze’s body, feeling this peace of mind, and at the same time, feeling a little ashamed of his own reaction.
Lu Ze probed, and his low and hoarse voice, with a smile, sounded softly in his ear, “During the time I was away, have you ever done it yourself?”
Xu Qingyan twisted his body, too embarrassed to speak.
He… had done it once, but without Lu Ze, Xu Qingyan couldn’t get any pleasure from it, so he just let it go after a hasty time.
He whimpered, his cheek rubbing against his cheek, and said in a small voice, “Can you help me, Gege…”
Hearing this, how could Lu Ze refuse? So he moved gently and softly.
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This time it was extremely gentle, so gentle that Xu Qingyan couldn’t help but urge him, but Lu Ze still followed his own rhythm, just coaxing him in his ear, “Be good, you’re still young. Too many times is not good…”
Xu Qingyan could only blush and bury his face in the pillow, making intermittent sounds.
The two of them messed around until past one o’clock before they fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up the next day, Xu Qingyan felt the warm chest in front of him. He paused for a moment, then unconsciously rubbed his face against it, and then slowly closed his eyes, continuing this sweet dream.
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Lu Ze came back this time and stayed for a longer time, but the factory had reached this scale, and if it didn’t continue to develop, it could only wait to regress. There were many decisions that required his presence, and occasionally he would go on a business trip, which would take at least a few days to come back.
Although Xu Qingyan said he didn’t want to be separated from him, he also knew that Lu Ze was an ambitious person. That was his career, and even if he couldn’t help much, he couldn’t hold him back.
What he could do was to review and review, and improve his grades bit by bit, and strive to perform better in the college entrance examination.
He had always remembered what Lu Ze had said before.
He wanted to go to Beijing with him.
This was his goal, and for this goal, he was willing to go all out.
For the entire first half of the year, the factory’s profits had reached an unimaginable level. Both the factory here and the one in the coastal area had entered a stable development, and Lu Ze had relatively less to worry about.
At this time, it was just after the hot June, and it was the so-called black July.
Xu Qingyan’s college entrance examination was imminent.
During this period, Lu Ze had pushed off all the work he could and just stayed at home to accompany Xu Qingyan in his preparation for the exam, helping him adjust his mentality and preparing all the relevant matters for the exam.
The examination hall was in the high school, not far from where Lu Ze lived, and it was easy to get there.
On the morning of the seventh, not only Lu Ze, but also Xu’s father and mother rushed over. They checked his things over and over again and told him not to be nervous and to have a calm mind.
Xu Qingyan looked at the three people in front of him who were more nervous than him and couldn’t help but laugh. After patiently comforting them, he took his things and walked into the examination hall.
The exam lasted for three days. During these three days, as soon as Xu Qingyan came out of the examination hall, he would definitely see Lu Ze waiting outside.
He didn’t ask anything, just took Xu Qingyan home for a meal, arranged for him to have a good rest, and then sent him back to the examination hall, meticulous and considerate.
Xu Qingyan could naturally feel this care.
Until the end of the last exam, he looked at the person waiting outside, ran out of the gate, and stood in front of him, his eyes sparkling. “I feel that I’ve performed well these past few days!”
Lu Ze rubbed his head. “I knew it. Yanyan is the best.”
After the college entrance examination, both of them were relieved. After a meal with Xu’s father and mother, life returned to normal.
Xu Qingyan felt that he had performed well and was not very nervous about his grades.
He was looking forward to another thing.
In mid-July, it was his eighteenth birthday.