CH 61

Xie Yao didn’t expect to bump into Yi Bai right after entering the door. His fingers, which were hanging down, stiffened for a moment, and he habitually maintained a poker face. But this time, there was no brim to cover his face.

Sensing the tension around him, Jiang Song calmly pinched Xie Yao’s fingertips and glanced over Yi Bai before finally giving a fleeting look at the youtiao on the ground.

Yi Bai was startled by Jiang Song’s gaze and immediately came to his senses, loudly greeting, “Good morning, Brother Jiang, Sister-in-law!”

His voice was loud and echoed for three seconds.

Ssshh!

The living people on the first floor immediately shot laser-like glances at Xie Yao, trying to see through him.

Xie Yao gritted his toes and desperately suppressed the urge to reach out and touch the brim of his hat, nodding coldly at Yi Bai, “Hello.”

Jiang Song’s lips curled slightly, and he gestured to Yi Bai with his chin, “Clean up your mess.” He then grabbed Xie Yao and headed upstairs.

“Okay!” Yi Bai stood at attention, almost saluting Jiang Song.

Everyone was surprised to have such a big scoop so early in the morning!

As they watched the two disappear around the corner leading to the second floor, everyone’s attention shifted regretfully from Jiang Song and Xie Yao’s intertwined hands to their phones, frantically typing and their eyes filled with the two words: “eating melon!”

“Do you know? Brother Jiang brought a mysterious man to the base, and their relationship looks a bit complicated!”

“Oh my God, I saw Brother Jiang holding hands with a guy with my own eyes!”

“SUS has a new boss lady now!”

“What??? Brother Jiang likes men! My sister’s heart is going to break!”

“Do you know what I saw Brother Jiang…”

The former captain and current boss appeared, accompanied by a young and handsome man who seemed to have a special relationship with him. This was a big news! In less than two minutes, the news of the boss and his wife inspecting the industry swept through the entire SUS base like a tornado, and even spread to the neighboring brother squad!

Countless people were shocked and bewildered, and woke up from their beds to frantically click on their phones.

Xie Yao had only seen a partial picture of SUS on their official website and other materials, and had some concept of it in his mind, but the firsthand experience was completely different.

Jiang Song was undoubtedly a good guide in front of Xie Yao. He spoke patiently and introduced the internal structure and division of labor of the base in an organized manner, with a soothing tone that formed a strong contrast with his face.

His gentle attitude scared occasional workers passing by into a trance, and they thought they were hallucinating. Xie Yao would pretend not to see anyone who came by, and Jiang Song knew that he was not familiar with the place and could not fix his mindset for a while, so he would talk when someone came by to distract his attention.

Through this process, Xie Yao also discovered his purpose. Although he didn’t do anything on the surface, he quietly held Jiang Song’s hand that was leading him. Jiang Song smiled.

The training area for the youth team was upstairs from the restaurant. When Xie Yao followed Jiang Song to tour around, most of the large training area was already filled with people, and the black, furry heads were everywhere.

Xie Yao looked through the glass for a while from outside the door. Jiang Song turned his head and said, “You have trained here before. Strictly speaking, the people sitting inside are your younger brothers.”

The youth training recruits recruited by SUS were all over 16 years old and under 19 years old. At a glance, they were all young faces. Some of them still had baby fat on their faces, and they looked so young and full of energy.

Xie Yao asked, “Are the youth trainees at your base so diligent?”

Jiang Song replied, “Yes.”

Xie Yao didn’t say anything.

Jiang Song thought he was concerned about not being able to enter the professional gaming arena when he saw that Xie Yao was staring at the inside without moving. “Regretful for quitting halfway back then?”

Xie Yao shook his head. “No, I’m different from them.”

Jiang Song waited for him to continue.

“They dream of one day entering the arena, but I just like playing games and don’t have a strong attachment to the competition.”

After years of development, although the location of the sus base has not changed, it has expanded a lot, and the decoration has changed several times. It is no longer the same as Xie Yao’s impression.

Xie Yao turned his head. “Let’s go.”

Jiang Song looked at him and saw that he didn’t look reluctant, so he took him to see other places.

Unknown to the two of them, at the moment they turned their heads, the young trainees who had seemed to be practicing hard before immediately looked at each other and whispered.

“Oh my god, did you see that they were holding hands?”

“We’re not blind, of course we saw it!”

“Is that really the future lady boss?”

“Tsk tsk, I’d say it’s pretty likely.”

“It’s too scary. Have you ever seen Brother Jiang smile? He just smiled several times now!”

“I saw it too! It’s so scary. Brother Jiang’s smile gave me goosebumps. I thought he had discovered us peeping and my eyes almost twitched!”

…

The SUS base may be small, but after an hour of wandering, Jiang Song took Xie Yao to the base cafeteria to have a meal.

Jiang Song suggested, “Want to watch a movie?”

Strictly speaking, today is the first date for the two of them after getting together, and the fresh new couple are both very awkward about it and can only follow the old routine.

Dinner, movie, and shopping, with only the movie left.

Xie Yao is indecisive and only suitable for being arranged by others. He immediately agreed with a nod, “Sure.”

The movie tickets were ordered online, and they went to the machine near the front desk to pick up their tickets. They each held a bucket of popcorn and two cups of cola as they entered.

The movie was a literary film selected by Jiang Song based on an online article, and it was 100 minutes long. However, the reviews were mixed.

Once they found their seats, they realized that they still had to figure out their own way of dating. Following someone else’s process might not work for them.

The entire movie was filled with phrases like “if you don’t love me, I don’t love you”, “I don’t have love, so I will be corrupted,” and “who are you to judge whether or not I will be corrupted?”

Regardless of what others might think, Jiang Song and Xie Yao had no interest in this movie.

Even at the end of the movie, when the main characters had been separated for many years and were both happily married, they reunited and went to a hotel together.

Even though nothing substantial happened in the end, Jiang Song and Xie Yao were still disgusted.

People say that the movie theater environment is dark and that it is the most conducive place to create a romantic atmosphere. This is why a romantic movie would be the best choice for a date.

However, when Jiang Song heard the couple behind them passionately kissing, he pulled Xie Yao out of the theater with a grim expression.

Finally, the two of them leaned against the railing outside the movie theater and smiled at each other.

Jiang Song said, “I don’t think we’re suitable for typical dating strategies.”

Xie Yao nodded, his eyes shining.

Jiang Song asked, “Is there anywhere else you want to go now?”

Xie Yao replied, “Not really.”

Xie Yao’s answer made Jiang Song feel a bit defeated. “I didn’t expect to mess up our first date like this.”

“I think it was great,” Xie Yao said. “Brother Jiang, I had a great time today.”

Jiang Song smiled. “If you’re happy, then it means I didn’t fail completely.”

He put Xie Yao’s now-warm hand in his pocket, held his other hand, and put both of them in his pocket.

He turned to Xie Yao and asked, “Are you still cold?”

He grabbed Xie Yao’s hand and stuffed it into his own collar. The temperature of the ice-cold skin was in contact with his skin, and his pulse beat regularly under the palm of his hand. Xie Yao even had the illusion that he could feel the other person’s blood flowing. Although Jiang Song was half a head taller than him, he slightly lowered his head and looked at him in the eye.

Jiang Song put Xie Yao’s already warmed hand into his pocket, and held the other one, squeezing them both into his pocket. He turned his head and asked, “Are you still cold?”

Xie Yao felt a little embarrassed and replied, “No, I’m not cold.”

Jiang Song was helpless and said, “You dress so slowly and have warmed up, but why are you still so sensitive to the cold? Your hands are so cold.”

Xie Yao had never experienced winter in the north. Although he was wearing a scarf, the top half of his face was still slightly painful from the wind, and his hands had nothing to keep them warm.

They would become as cold as ice within a few minutes. After such a fuss, it was already time for dinner.

Pedestrians were rushing around, and the sky was gradually darkening.

Jiang Song felt sorry for Xie Yao and did not want to trouble him anymore, so he suggested, “Let’s go back to the hotel.”

Xie Yao’s hands were warm, and he replied, “Okay.”

They took a taxi back to the hotel. As soon as they got out of the warm car, the cold air rushed into their clothes through the gaps.

Jiang Song learned his lesson and immediately put Xie Yao’s hand closest to him into his pocket and tightly covered it.

Xie Yao followed him upstairs to the hotel, his tone was unusually cheerful and his expression was very lively, “The weather forecast says it’s going to snow in an hour!”

Xie Yao was a frequent resident of the south. Both C City and B City had never really seen snow.

Even if it did, it would only be a few pieces that would melt when they hit the ground and not amount to much.

However, when it snowed in the north, it was not so small-scale. If it snowed in A City, it would continue all night, and the snow would be everywhere, and the snowfall was so large that it sounded like it hit the ground.

The photos looked so spectacular, and it would certainly look even more impressive in reality! Jiang Song indulged in Xie Yao’s liveliness and said, “My room has a French window that can be half opened on top. If you’re not afraid of the cold, you can wear gloves and catch some snow later.”

Xie Yao turned his head with anticipation, “Okay!”

They arrived back at the hotel and opened the live broadcast on time. After playing two games, Xie Yao stopped and stared at the weather forecast, eagerly waiting for the time when it was supposed to start snowing.

The barrage of comments was curious about his behavior and also anxious about the “sister-in-law” who appeared on the screen yesterday, with comments and messages flying quickly.

Xie Yao didn’t reply to anything else and just said, “It’s going to snow in A City!”

On the hour, the lights outside lit up, and the neon lights of the city would continue all night long. Xie Yao apologized and left the live broadcast room to run to the window, asking, “Is it snowing?”

Jiang Song pushed open the door and passed by the live broadcast room.

He took Xie Yao’s hand and helped him put on his gloves. Xie Yao suddenly turned his head and looked at him, his eyes shining as they did yesterday when they confessed their feelings to each other.

“Why hasn’t it started snowing yet?” Xie Yao asked.

Jiang Song’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he stared at Xie Yao’s mouth, not sure what he was thinking. Then he smiled and said, “It’s coming soon.”

“We’ve never had snow where I come from!” Xie Yao said, his tone both hopeful and envious. “I can’t believe my luck. I come here for the first time and it’s the first snow of the season in A city, which I heard is the first snow in the whole country?”

The young anchor spoke excitedly to Jiang Song, constantly turning his head back and forth to look out the window, like a lively little fox chirping nonstop.

Suddenly, snow began to fall outside. Not in small pieces, but in large, continuous flakes, as if falling from the clouds. The heavy snow came quietly.

“Jiang Song!”

Excited, Xie Yao called out Jiang Song’s full name. These two words seemed to flip a switch, and Jiang Song suddenly leaned down. It was like the heavy snow falling outside, but the feeling it brought was like flames.

All sounds disappeared in the touch of their lips, the fine pronunciation of their words crushed. Xie Yao grabbed Jiang Song’s shoulders with both hands.

At this moment, the neon lights became increasingly distant in the snow. The heavy snow outside was blocked, and Xie Yao’s gaze focused on Jiang Song. In his widened eyes, there was only Jiang Song’s reflection.

Jiang Song’s hand was behind Xie Yao, hooked around his waist. The flexible waistline was taut, causing Xie Yao to back up until his back was against the window.

The scorching breath was crushing his reason. Xie Yao’s thoughts scattered for a moment. He closed his eyes, and his eyelashes trembled slightly. He seemed to hear the sound of water in his ears.

The sound of clothes rubbing against each other drowned out the snow outside. Snowflakes drifted in from behind, falling on his shoulders and hair, cold and icy. But the hand on his waist and the chest in front of him were burning hot.

Separated only by a window, it felt like heaven and hell.

He couldn’t remember where he heard it, but kissing could make people cry uncontrollably.

After a long while, when Xie Yao’s breathing became shallow and rapid, Jiang Song finally let him go. His tears flowed out involuntarily.

Xie Yao opened his eyes, still a bit dazed from the kiss. Jiang Song kissed him again on the corner of his lips and sighed softly, “I love you.”