Rebirth: The Life of a Scholar

Last night, Ji Rong was invited to the birthday party because of his classmate’s birthday. At the end, it was long past the closing time of the dessert shop. When I went home, I wondered whether Tang Xu had noticed that he didn’t go today. After thinking about it, I felt quite happy. Funny, I finally went home to wash and go to bed.

The next morning, Ji Rong woke up and took a shower, and went for a short morning run. It was still early and he sat on the sofa to read newspaper news, but there was a sense of anxiety in his heart that made him unable to calm down. He knew what he wanted to do, so he sighed helplessly. He changed his clothes and went out.

Ji Rong was dressed in sportswear, wearing sunglasses and a hat, and rode the latest sports bike his parents bought for him some time ago, and wandered around outside the community. Looking at the roadside stalls, Ji Rong frowned and decisively passed, and took out his mobile phone to search online. There are a few breakfast restaurants in City B with high ratings. Ji Rong looked at the pictures and chose one, so he set off by bike without caring how far it was.

Along the way, Ji Rong often turned his head back, whether it was the bicycle or him, it made people want to look at it for a while.

It took half an hour to ride a bicycle, it was neither too far nor too close. The entrance of this breakfast shop was crowded with people. Even though everyone waited in line in an orderly manner, it still seemed a bit crowded. Ji Rong parked the car aside and stood behind the crowd. Line up, and then look at the menu at the door of the store and think about what to buy.

The line behind Ji Rong is getting bigger and bigger. Although his height is only about 1.7 meters [-] now, he is enough to stand out among a group of women. The little girl behind him blushed and apologized because he accidentally bumped into Ji Rong's back. , Ji Rong turned to look at them and nodded without saying anything.

Even though Ji Rong was wearing sunglasses and a hat with a figure and half of his face, the group of girls covered their mouths and chatted, thinking that some celebrity came to buy breakfast in person, all kinds of ideas were opened.

Ji Rong didn't care that they took two steps forward from time to time. There were fewer and fewer people in front, and finally it was his turn: "Please give me two boiled eggs, a basket of steamed dumplings, two deep-fried dough sticks, a cup of soy milk and a cup of milk."

When Ji Rong came to the dessert shop with breakfast, the door hadn't opened yet, and there were still ten minutes before leaving the door. Ji Rong looked at the breakfast bag in his hand and was a little speechless, leaning against the door quietly and waiting for a while.

When Qian Yue came, she saw a little brother standing at the door. She looked familiar when she got closer, but she didn't recognize him because he was too tightly covered: "Um, what's the matter?"

"I'll wait for Tang Xu." Ji Rong waited for her to open the door and prepare to enter.

"Ah? Student Ji Rong, didn't Tang Xu tell you that he is resting today, oh, you didn't come last night, did you? I persuaded him to rest last night hahaha." The little brother recognized Qian Yue as soon as he opened his mouth. It's Ji Rong.

Hearing what Qian Yue said, Ji Rong was stunned, nodded to her and thanked her, and then rode to Dehui, Qian Yue looked at his back and couldn't help but sigh: "They are too close, alas, young man .”

Dehui High School is also open on weekends. Ji Rong rode all the way to the downstairs of the boys' dormitory. It is already nine o'clock and he is not sure if Tang Xu is in the dormitory. He originally catered to Tang Xu's work time, but he did not expect Tang Xu Resting today, he was a little worried, whether he was too tired from the sports meeting yesterday.

When he came to the door of Tang Xu's dormitory, he remembered Tang Xu's dormitory number, and he was the one who brought Tang Xu to the dormitory.

At first he wanted to knock on the door, but instead of turning the doorknob, there was a click, and Ji Rong frowned. Although the school's anti-theft facilities are very good, it is not a good habit not to lock the door.

Pushing the door and walking in, he found that the dormitory was empty. His eyes finally stopped on the only arched bed, and he could vaguely see the familiar hair color. Ji Rong couldn't help laughing, closed the door lightly and walked over lightly. The beds in Hui's dormitory were all on top, so he could only look up at the back of Tang Xu's sleeping head while standing by the bed.

Ji Rong calmly put breakfast on the table under Tang Xu's bed, then sat quietly on Tang Xu's chair, saw the books on his table and picked up one to read at random, many of the books were books It was borrowed from the library, so Tang Xu didn't do the calculations in the books, but there is a small book in the middle of each book, which contains the key points and analysis of the book, which are very clearly marked, even the first few pages. A few lines are written.

Anyone who sees such notes will be moved. How careful is it to do this step?

Ji Rong just read the books, and while digging out the red pen from Tang Xu's drawer, he helped him to tick off the parts that were not marked or analyzed thoroughly.

The time passed in such a quiet way. During this period, Tang Xu turned over once. The voice of Kazkaz on the bed brought Ji Rong back to his thoughts. Pressed against the pillow, which made his pink lips look like pouting, Ji Rong's stomach that didn't eat breakfast suddenly growled, his Adam's apple trembled inexplicably, his mouth was dry, and he was a little hungry.

With great difficulty, Ji Rong's eyes moved away from Tang Xu's lips, and he saw his eyelashes, which were neither long nor short, quivering slightly with his breathing. Ji Rong's heart couldn't help but miss two beats following his tiny trembling, and returned He took a deep breath and smiled helplessly.

Tang Xu's sleeping face is very quiet, and it can even be described as cute. It may be because he has no sense of security. He is curled up in the bed, making him look smaller, which makes people really want to protect.

Ji Rong sat down and continued to check his notes, as if looking at his notes could keep him from thinking wildly.

A morning is spent like this.

Tang Xu had never slept so soundly before. His body and mind were completely relaxed that night. Once his nerves relaxed, he realized how tired he was before.

Sleeping until he wakes up naturally has never happened to him. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the empty bed opposite him for a while before sitting up. He stretched his waist in good spirits, twisted his neck, and looked at the dormitory from himself. No one, without much thought, climbed down from the bed to find a set of clothes and changed. The notebook on the table seemed to have been tampered with. Tang Xu didn't care. Bai Liangshu and the others often borrowed his books to read.

Just as Tang Xu took off his pajamas and picked up his sweatpants, the door of the dormitory was opened, and the two of them were silent for a while.

Ji Rong didn't expect to see such a scene when he came back from shopping for lunch. He planned to wake Tang Xu up after shopping. After all, lethargy is not good, but Tang Xu woke up when he opened the door, only wearing a shirt and triangle. The shorts, the pair of slender white legs and the buttocks wrapped in the shorts are fully displayed in front of his eyes.

"You're awake." Ji Rong pushed down his glasses, closed the door calmly and walked towards Tang Xu.

Tang Xu hummed in a daze: "Why is senior here?" After speaking, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't put on his pants yet, so he blushed and lowered his head in a hurry to put on the pants, but he just lifted one leg and stuffed it into the pants. Because he was too flustered, he staggered and took two steps backwards on one foot.

Ji Rong didn't have time to put down the lunch box in his hand, so he hurriedly reached out to help Tang Xu, and pulled Tang Xu into his arms, and the box lunch accidentally fell on the ground and scattered all over the floor.

The whole dormitory was filled with the smell of food and an ambiguous atmosphere.

Tang Xu leaned against Ji Rong's arms with staring eyes, forgetting to struggle, and felt his heartbeat and face temperature rising continuously.

In the end, Ji Rong sighed and rubbed Tang Xu's head to release him, and looked at his flushed face with a light smile: "It seems that we are destined to go out for dinner today."

Tang Xu blinked and still looked confused, so Ji Rong looked down at his other exposed leg, pushed him helplessly onto the chair, knelt down and lifted his foot to help him put it on.

Tang Xu was startled again when he saw Ji Rong's actions, he quickly grabbed Ji Rong's hand and stammered: "Study, senior... I will do it myself!"

"Don't move." Ji Rong didn't lift his head and slapped his hands to help him lift the trousers up to the heels of his legs: "Okay, put them on by yourself." After speaking, he got up and walked to the door: "Hurry up and wash up, I'm in Waiting for you outside."

After Ji Rong went out, Tang Xu was in a bad mood, put on his pants and rushed into the bathroom.

Looking at himself in the mirror who has almost turned into a tomato, Tang Xu took a few deep breaths and washed his face with cold water. The scene just now flashed in his mind. Tang Xu was at a loss. Why is Senior Ji Rong so strange...

Why do I feel so strange...

After Tang Xu washed up, he immediately cleaned up the lunch box. Looking at the white and tender rice and several boxes of vegetables and meat, he felt a pity. It should cost dozens of dollars. It's such a waste... What a sin.

After going out, the two walked back and forth. Tang Xu didn't know what to say. He wanted to chat with Ji Rong openly just now, but he couldn't find a suitable topic because of his stupid mouth.

"Is there anything you want to eat?" Ji Rong slowed down and waited for Tang Xu to come to him.

"Ah? There's nothing I particularly want to eat." Tang Xu rubbed his stomach. Although he was hungry, he was not picky and would eat anything.

"Then come with me." Ji Rong took Tang Xu out of the school, and Tang Xu followed Ji Rong quietly without asking where he was going.

Except for going to school every day, Tang Xu has never walked around here except for the time when he was looking for a job. Now he followed Ji Rong for a while and found it quite novel. Looking around, he forgot all the embarrassment just now. .

"Senior, you eat spicy food!" Standing at the door of the hot pot restaurant, Tang Xu couldn't believe that Ji Rong could actually eat hot pot. No matter how you look at it, Ji Rong is the kind of person who should go to a high-end restaurant.

Regarding Tang Xu's surprise, Ji Rong was very calm: "Well, I come here for a bite once in a while, but it's better to eat less spicy food. We can order medium or slightly spicy ones to try something new."

Tang Xu, who hadn't eaten spicy food for a long time, suddenly drooled a little, his stomach growled in response to the situation, and he looked up at Ji Rong's smiling eyes and said awkwardly, "I'm hungry..."

"Well, I'm hungry too."

The two entered the hot pot restaurant. Because it was noon on weekends, the hot pot restaurant was very busy, and the environment was lively and clean. The waiter led them to the narrow seats for two inside. Ji Rong gave Tang Xu the menu and asked him to choose the dishes first, and then went straight to the restaurant. After ordering a mandarin duck pot bottom, Tang Xu's ears turned red when he heard the name of the pot bottom. He knew it was just a pot bottom, but he was thin-skinned.

Tang Xu basically chose vegetarian dishes, and there were not many dishes. After Ji Rong took the menu, he chose some meat dishes, and also ordered a Roujiamo.

The pot bottom and Roujiamo were served first, and Ji Rong pushed the Roujiamo down in front of Tang Xu: "It's a bit exciting to eat hot pot when you just woke up, so eat something to cushion your stomach first, and then eat some clear soup first." Side dishes."

Tang Xu looked at Roujiamo and then at Ji Rong: "Senior, have you had breakfast?"

Ji Rong originally bought breakfast and wanted to eat it with Tang Xu, but because the breakfast was cold when Tang Xu woke up, and he was a little too hungry, he didn't feel hungry anymore, so he didn't eat breakfast.

"No."

"Then wait for me!" Tang Xu got up and left his seat after finishing speaking. Ji Rong looked at his figure disappearing around the corner and helped him set the table and chopsticks in a funny way.

Tang Xu came back after washing his hands, grabbed the meat buns, broke them in half and handed half to Ji Rong: "Senior, you can also eat some padding."

Ji Rong looked at the half piece of Roujiamo before taking it: "Okay."

The two ate the meat buns and waited for the food to be served. When the food was finished, Tang Xu was in charge of putting the food in, and Ji Rong was in charge of taking out the cooked food and putting it on the side plate. The two divided the work. It is clear and comfortable to eat.

"By the way, I've read your notes, and I've edited some of them with red pen. If you're free this afternoon, let's talk about those places."

"Okay! Senior, are you alright this afternoon?"

"It's okay, let's talk in the dormitory."

"Well, senior, I plan to borrow some books on debating skills today."

"Is there a video of the debate competition at home that you want to watch?"

"Wow! Is there such a thing? Think!"

"Then come home with me after dinner."

"Okay! Huh?? Go home? Go to the senior's house!"

"Well, that's a CD. I didn't bring my laptop out today. Let's watch it on my home TV."

"……Oh……"

"Why, don't you want to go to my house?"

"No, no, it's just that I haven't been to a friend's house yet... Senior, are your parents at home!"

"They are busy with work, and I am usually the only one at home."

"That's it... the senior's parents are very fortunate."

"Ah."

Tang Xu stuck out his tongue from the hot pot, and the flush on his face couldn't go away. Seeing his smiling face, Ji Rong couldn't help but reach out and flick his forehead: "It seems that you like spicy food very much. .”

"Yeah, I used to eat it often in my hometown, especially in summer. When there are not many dishes at home and they are hot, I will use chili as an appetizer, otherwise I won't be able to eat rice." Although it is uncomfortable to go to the toilet often, Tang Xu is used to it.

"Eating too much chili is not good for your health, so you have to exercise restraint." This was the first time Ji Rong heard him talk about things in his hometown.

"I didn't understand it back then, I just thought it was delicious." Tang Xu fished out the cabbage soaked in the spicy soup and ate it.

Seeing Tang Xu eating all kinds of vegetables like a herbivore, Ye Jirong scooped up two meatballs for him: "Eat more meat."

"Yeah!" Tang Xu saw Rouwan raised his head and grinned at Ji Rong: "Senior, can I have some soup?"

"Too spicy, no way."

"Just a little bit! A sip!"

"No."

"Just a small sip!" Tang Xu pinched his fingers and gestured.

"Let's talk after the meat is finished." Ji Rong let go, and looked away, nonchalantly thinking that those cartons of milk at home were finally going to come in handy.