Chu Jiuge was a little shocked. He hesitated and put his hand into Ji Zhaoyuan's, thinking that this is a trip with Ji Zhaoyuan.

Ji Zhaoyuan pulled him up, then pulled the towel to cover his head: "Go take a shower and sleep, and leave early tomorrow morning."

Chu Jiuge was stuffed under the towel, and his eyes darkened instantly. He grabbed the corner of the towel and was pushed into the bathroom by Ji Zhaoyuan without any resistance.

Tonight's Ji Zhaoyuan was like the muffled summer thunder heard through a thick concrete wall, with a bit of distant shock.There was a fire burning in Chu Jiuge's chest, and he didn't know whether it was ignited by Ji Zhaoyuan's words or deepened his liking for Ji Zhaoyuan.

He stood under the shaggy head with his eyes closed, letting the water jets pour down from his head.The slightly cool water gradually soothed his restless and running thoughts, and then smoothed them back to one, leaving the clearest doubt—is Ji Zhaoyuan expressing comfort?

Chu Jiuge had an answer ready to come out in his heart, but he couldn't believe it.He frivolously rinsed the foam off his hair, put on his underwear before drying himself, and rushed out.

"Were you comforting me just now?" Chu Jiuge asked him.

Chu Jiuge's body was still covered with water vapor, and water droplets slid down his chest, disappearing along the curve of his abdominal muscles and disappearing at the edge of his light gray underwear.Ji Zhaoyuan put down the book in his hand, raised his head and glanced at him casually: "Yes."

Chu Jiuge put his hands on the edge of Ji Zhaoyuan's bed and looked into his eyes: "Why?"

Ji Zhaoyuan was a little puzzled, he frowned: "Because you are unhappy."

Chu Jiuge felt his heartbeat paused, and couldn't help but look forward to it, and the words he said were a little nervous: "You, can you feel my emotions?"

Ji Zhaoyuan gave him a meaningful look, and said calmly, "Happiness is on the face." Then he rubbed Chu Jiuge's head, which was stunned, and got out of bed to take a shower.

The small flame of Chu Jiuge's ascendant was extinguished at once.Originally thought that Ji Zhaoyuan was also interested in him, so he would pay attention to the changes in his emotions, but he didn't expect that it would be a self-indulgent sentimentality in the end.

Chu Jiuge lay on the bed, feeling that his mental journey these past few days was really full of twists and turns.First, it was hard to find out what he wanted, and then he was almost knocked down by Lin Yu, and then he was a little moved, and Ji Zhaoyuan poured cold water on him.

Chu Jiuge turned over and looked at Ji Zhaoyuan's blurred figure behind the frosted glass, feeling as tired as if he had run a marathon.However, the person he wants to chase is still far away in the sky, separated from him by a distance of 8000 meters.He sighed, feeling that no matter what he had to take the first step, he had to tell Ji Zhaoyuan, a wooden stake, how he wanted to seduce him.

Chu Jiuge closed his eyes and imagined what he should say when he confessed.He laughed foolishly for a while, and gradually lost his voice.

When Ji Zhaoyuan came out of the wash, he saw Chu Jiuge snoring happily while hugging the quilt.Ji Zhaoyuan walked over, helped him pull the quilt over his stomach, and then turned off the light above his head.

The next morning, before Ji Zhaoyuan's alarm clock rang, he was woken up by Chu Jiuge's heartbroken "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh".He turned his head and glanced at Chu Jiuge, who was running away violently, and his voice was hoarse when he just woke up: "What's wrong?"

"How could I fall asleep!" Chu Jiuge was a little annoyed, and hammered his head, "Why didn't you wake me up last night?"

Ji Zhaoyuan didn't even look at him, left Chu Jiuge behind who made trouble for no reason, got up and took a shower.

They had driven south from Mojave past Los Angeles, but hadn't reached their destination yet.Chu Jiuge looked at the bustling city that was gradually going away, and became more and more curious about where Ji Zhaoyuan would take him.

It is now in the off season of the NBA, and it is impossible for Rock Park, the basketball temple, to be in such a quiet town, but Ji Zhaoyuan said that he would take him to watch a real basketball game, and then parked the car at the entrance of an old basketball stadium .

Ji Zhaoyuan looked at his watch, raised his head and said, "There's still half an hour left, let's find a place first."

Chu Jiuge sat down on the front seat with him full of doubts.The basketball hall is not big, and many seats in the auditorium have been in disrepair for a long time, and a large area will be vacated every few rows. The basketball net is also a bit worn out, hanging precariously under the basket.

Chu Jiuge was even more confused, he asked Ji Zhaoyuan: "What competitions will there be in this kind of place?"

Ji Zhaoyuan didn't explain, but raised his chin slightly towards the door.Chu Jiuge took advantage of the situation to look over, a little unbelievable.

A dozen or so middle-aged men in basketball uniforms walked in with their shoulders crossed. They were the most common type in the standard sense. Several of them were bald, and two of them even had beer bellies. Can't play basketball at all.

"Real basketball?" Chu Jiuge turned his head to look at Ji Zhaoyuan in surprise, "These people?" Ji Zhaoyuan nodded: "Since my junior high school, they have played basketball here every Saturday at this time. Over the years, people have come and gone There were a lot of changes, but the game never stopped."

When Ji Zhaoyuan spoke, the men had already divided into two teams, standing on both sides of the center line, gearing up.Immediately afterwards, the ball was thrown high, and the men were ready to go, knees slightly bent and squatting down.

Chu Jiuge looked at them with disdain in his heart. He even felt that it was difficult for these people to run fast, let alone play basketball.

The tallest white man grabbed the ball and passed it to the fat man in blue. Chu Jiuge looked at the trembling flesh on his stomach and snorted coldly.Fatty is the point guard of this team. He drove the ball through the wall formed by the two in front, stopped and shot in the middle of the fast break, and scored a perfect three-pointer.

Chu Jiuge took a deep breath, couldn't help sitting up straight, and looked seriously.Ji Zhaoyuan glanced at him and smiled knowingly.

The men who kept making mistakes before played more and more smoothly. Everyone worked hard and tried their best to maximize their defensive actions.Once the core players are besieged, those who have gaps on the outside will immediately attack and make up for it. The offensive and defensive rhythm is stuck at a worrying point under the leadership of both point guards.

In fact, this is a game that lost ten streets in the NBA finals in terms of skill and momentum. Even in the fourth quarter, most people's pace has begun to procrastinate. The time from getting the ball to trying to shoot is long More than 24 seconds.

Chu Jiuge understood what Ji Zhaoyuan meant.

There are only 2.5 teams in the NBA, and each team has only a few starting positions. However, there are 20 million people in the world who are still playing basketball, and [-] billion people have played basketball.They are good and bad, some are tall and some are short, even if they play for a lifetime, they will not be able to play at the level of professional players, just like this group of the most ordinary and inconspicuous middle-aged men in front of them.

But so what?The fat man in the blue dress may have vomited from drinking last night while socializing, and the tall white man may have bowed his head and pretended to be a grandson in front of the client the day before yesterday, but when they stand on this field, they are still the same teenagers at the beginning .

So what is basketball?What is the meaning of life?Chu Jiuge asked himself.

He looked at Ji Zhaoyuan beside him who was as quiet as an ornament, and some unspeakable answers welled up in his heart.He wants to take this as an opportunity to learn to do one thing wholeheartedly and love someone.

The men had already started to leave, Ji Zhaoyuan patted him, pointed at the back of one of them and was about to speak: "That is..."

Chu Jiuge stopped him: "Can I say something first?"

Ji Zhaoyuan nodded, and closed his mouth obediently.

Chu Jiuge took a deep breath, then smiled helplessly.He rubbed his slightly sweaty palms and asked Ji Zhaoyuan: "I'm a little nervous, can I have a cigarette?"

Ji Zhaoyuan frowned, but did not refute.

Chu Jiuge's fingertips trembled a little, and it took him several times to ignite the fire.He took two puffs, but his heart beat faster and faster. He was nervous and excited, almost suffocating.

Chu Jiuge was a little irritable, he put out the cigarette, put his hand on his chest and said to Ji Zhaoyuan, "My heart is beating so fast."

"Palpitation, heart palpitations. If there is no organic disease in the heart itself, it may be caused by autonomic dysfunction." Ji Zhaoyuan looked at him expressionlessly, then looked at the cigarette in his hand, "nicotine is a big Incentive."

Chu Jiuge called him helplessly: "Ji Zhaoyuan."

Chu Jiuge bent down and pressed his shoulder, looking into his eyes that were close at hand.Ji Zhaoyuan frowned into peaks, and the smell of sweet oranges that he hated was covered by the pungent tobacco.

Chu Jiuge leaned forward again, kissed Ji Zhaoyuan's thin lips irresistibly, and said, "I like you."

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