In February, country F was still shrouded in the harsh spring cold.

Xie Yan gathered up his coat and came out of the school with the smell of milk. As soon as he reached the door, someone stopped him.

"Xie Yan."

Xie Yan stopped and turned around to look. The person who stopped him was his classmate at the same time, also from country Z, named Luo Lixi, a female classmate with a baby face.

Luo Lixi ran to Xie Yan in a few steps and looked up at him, "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Do you have any plans?"

She tried her best to speak to Xie Yan in a sparse and ordinary tone, but her big eyes were full of expectation.

She and Xie Yan entered school at the same time and were the only two Chinese nationals in the class.

It was a surprise for Luo Lixi to meet someone from the same country in a foreign country, and the other person was a handsome guy. She was also more willing to communicate with Xie Yan.

Xie Yan also has a good personality. When she asks Xie Yan for help with something, Xie Yan will also help her solve it.

A good-looking person with a good personality, plus a fellow countryman in a foreign country, Luo Lixi naturally couldn't control his feelings and fell in love with Xie Yan.

Luo Lixi also knew that Xie Yan was very popular in school. There were many people who liked Xie Yan, both men and women. Some people once pursued Xie Yan crazily. However, they were all rejected by Xie Yan.

Yan not only rejected them, but also made it clear that he was married and had a partner whom he loved very much.

When Xie Yan rejected the suitor, Luo Lixi was not with Xie Yan, and she did not know how gentle Xie Yan's expression was when he said this.

In Luo Lixi's view, Xie Yan is a person who studies very hard. He is more diligent than anyone in the class. During the holidays, while others are resting, Xie Yan is still practicing.

He would not go to social gatherings or gatherings of his classmates, as if he was immersed in his own world, forcing himself to learn as much as possible in the shortest possible time.

One time when she was working with Xie Yan, Luo Lixi couldn't help but ask Xie Yan why he worked so hard?

Xie Yan is definitely not short of money. He lives in the best apartment and wears all luxury goods. Logically speaking, he should not have such a sense of urgency.

Luo Lixi still remembers Xie Yan’s answer at that time——

Because someone is waiting for me to come home.

When Xie Yan said this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and his eyes seemed to be shining, gentle but full of longing.

It was then that Luo Lixi clearly realized that Xie Yan's statement that he was married was not just a pretense to stop the crazy bees and butterflies, but the fact.

At the same time, it also indicates that her love affair that has not yet begun will be declared dead.

In fact, some things were foreshadowed. Although Xie Yan would answer her questions, he was always distant and polite, and never expressed any intention of getting close to her.

Luo Lixi knew that there was no possibility between herself and Xie Yan, but she still couldn't restrain her love for Xie Yan. She never thought about the consequences of her relationship with Xie Yan. As long as she and Xie Yan could be in the same space, she would be happy.

Already.

On New Year's Eve, she held a New Year's Eve party with Chinese students from other schools, and she wanted to invite Xie Yan to attend. One reason was that she wanted to stay with Xie Yan for a while, and the other reason was that after all, it was the Spring Festival, which symbolized reunion.

Xie Yan may feel lonely if he is alone. If he attends the party, he can get together with his compatriots and celebrate the New Year lively.

Luo Lixi told her why she came.

"I have received an invitation to the party," Xie Yan said, "As for whether to go or not, I'm still considering it."

This is an indirect rejection of Luo Lixi's invitation. He will not attend the New Year's Eve party with her tomorrow.

It's not that Xie Yan didn't see Luo Lixi's feelings for him, so he has been keeping distance from Luo Lixi. Except for academic contact, Xie Yan has been avoiding more communication with her.

.

Even if he is talking face to face at this moment, Xie Yan still likes to be at least one meter away from Luoli River and will not get too close.

He knew that Luo Lixi understood the meaning of his words, so he said nothing more and just said: "If there is nothing else, I will go back first."

After Xie Yan finished speaking, without waiting for Luo Lixi's reaction, he nodded to her, turned around and left.

Luo Lixi looked at Xie Yan's back and opened her mouth, but in the end she said nothing, her eyes dim.

Xie Yan's meaning has been expressed very clearly.

She shouldn't have any illusions.

***

The apartment Xie Yan rents is only about 20 minutes' walk from the school. He always walks to and from school, so he can also see the scenery on the roadside.

In fact, in the past six months, there have been many people like Luo Lixi.

Some people know that he is married, but they do not give up pursuing him. According to their opinion, his partner is far away in country Z anyway. He is having an affair in country F, and his partner does not know about it either.

Xie Yan only listened to this as a joke. Next time he saw this person, he didn't even want to say hello and stayed far away.

His decisive attitude was noticed by others, and gradually fewer and fewer people cared about him. They all knew that he was a rock that could not be pried, and no matter how much time and energy they spent on him, it would be useless.

In the past six months, Xie Yan has been focusing on missing Gu Yuchen besides studying Western pastry.

Only when he was far away did Xie Yan realize how painful it is to miss him. He would spend half an hour to an hour on video calls with Gu Yuchen every day, but he couldn't relieve the feeling of missing him. Instead, he touched her because he could see it.

It becomes even more painful without being able to reach it.

Several times, Xie Yan had the urge to fly back to his country. Compared with Gu Yuchen, his fear of heights seemed to be nothing.

At times like this, Xie Yan would work harder to study, so that he could get his graduation certificate and return home early.

Gu Yuchen proposed to go abroad to see him. Xie Yan was very tempted, but in the end Xie Yan rejected it.

He was afraid that once Gu Yuchen came over, he would hold Gu Yuchen's hand and prevent Gu Yuchen from going back, or he would pack his luggage immediately and go back with Gu Yuchen without hesitation.

As Xie Yan walked, he thought about Gu Yuchen, and felt that his longing was like billions of ants scratching in his heart.

"Yanyan."

Someone called him, and the voice was as familiar as in his dreams and memories.

Xie Yan shook his head helplessly and smiled to himself. He really thought about Gu Yuchen so much that he started hearing hallucinations.

"Yanyan."

Gu Yuchen's voice sounded again.

This time Xie Yan was sure it was not an auditory hallucination. He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and saw the tall figure he was so familiar with at the door of the apartment.

Gu Yuchen was wearing a windbreaker, standing in the cold wind, looking at him with a smile.

At that moment, Xie Yan's mind went blank, but his body reacted in the most honest way, running towards Gu Yuchen quickly, and then hung on Gu Yuchen's body like a koala.

He held Gu Yuchen for a long time before he found his voice again.

"Brother, why are you here?" Xie Yan asked, holding Gu Yuchen's face, his eyes falling on Gu Yuchen's face for a moment, as if he wanted to carve this face into his heart.

Gu Yuchen raised his head and pecked Xie Yan on the lips, "Come and celebrate the New Year with you."

As soon as the word Nian fell, Xie Yan kissed her passionately.

The two of them kissed at the door of the apartment as if no one was around, as if they wanted to make up for all the kisses they had lost in the past few months.

I don't know how long it took before the lips that were touching each other parted.

"Can we go in now?" Gu Yuchen asked Xie Yan with a smile.

Xie Yan was not embarrassed at all for his impatience. After kissing Gu Yuchen on the lips, he jumped off Gu Yuchen and took Gu Yuchen into the apartment.

He opened the door and asked, "Brother, have you eaten?"

Gu Yuchen must have rushed over as soon as he got off the plane. After Xie Yan closed the door, he was about to go to the kitchen to cook a bowl of noodles for Gu Yuchen, when his hand was grabbed by Gu Yuchen, and the next second he was pulled into his arms.

A low and hoarse voice sounded in Xie Yan's ears: "I want to eat you more than eating."

"Me too."

Xie Yan circled Gu Yuchen's neck and gave the most direct response.

Their lips and tongues were entangled again.

I took off my clothes all the way from the entrance to the bathroom door.

The water vapor in the bathroom was thickly rising, blurring the two people's overlapping figures.

.

As the saying goes, "A little separation is better than a new marriage." Xie Yan and Gu Yuchen were not just separated for a little while. This separation lasted for half a year.

Although there were times when the two of them were on video calls and accidentally misfired, and it was common for them to play video games on the phone, but in the end they never used live ammunition.

The two "fiddled" in the bathroom for a long time, and when they got into bed, they stuck together again.

This night, Xie Yan put on and took off his pajamas, put them on again, and finally bit them in his mouth, lying next to the window to accept everything Gu Yuchen gave him.

***

The two of them worked hard until dawn before going to bed. Fortunately, Xie Yan didn't have to go to class the next day and had a very sweet sleep in Gu Yuchen's arms.

This was the most comfortable sleep he had had in the past six months. Being held in Gu Yuchen's arms, his heart felt at peace, and all his thoughts were vented in the hearty sex before going to bed.

Xie Yan didn't get up until noon.

He was woken up by the smell of food, and he sat up from the bed in a daze. He was in a daze for a while before he remembered that Gu Yuchen came yesterday. He didn't even put on his shoes, so he jumped out of bed and thumped in the house.

When I ran, I didn't care about the pain in my body.

Xie Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Gu Yuchen cooking in the kitchen. He ran over and hugged Gu Yuchen's waist from behind, pressing his whole body against Gu Yuchen's back, "I didn't see you when I got up.
To be continued...