20. Here is good.

“——March 9, 2015, overcast.

As the courses in the second semester of junior year reduced, there were basically only two days of classes.

I want to rent a room next to Yu Yue’s school. When I don’t have classes, I’ll stay there and wait for Yu Yue to finish classes. This way, I don’t have to stay outside all day, after all, I’ve almost explored all of City B, and there’s nothing left to explore.

No… I don’t mean to live with him.

Just feel that, with a room, it’s like having a home.

He can come anytime, and I’m always there.”

Xu Yuanzhe chose the house himself.

When Yu Yue knew that Xu Yuanzhe was going to rent a house near his school, he kept saying that he also wanted to come and see the house, but Xu Yuanzhe didn’t let Yu Yue come over.

Because the houses outside the school… just thinking about it, you know how bad they are.

The only advantage is that they are cheap.

Xu Yuanzhe didn’t dare to let Yu Yue come and see, for fear that Yu Yue would run away after seeing it. Most of these houses are very old, the safety is average, half of the exterior wall is peeling off, the indoor lighting is not good, and the 40-square-meter house is narrow everywhere. But it’s not easy to separate it into a bedroom and a living room.

After looking around, Xu Yuanzhe finally chose a house.

The other party asked him how long the contract would be.

Xu Yuanzhe thought for a moment and answered one year.

There is only one more year before he graduates, and after graduation, he will definitely be able to find a better house.

After signing the contract, Xu Yuanzhe moved his luggage in and started to tidy up this seemingly dilapidated and narrow little house.

When Xu Yuanzhe squatted in the living room wiping the corner floor, his mind kept recalling a long time ago, when he accompanied Yu Yue to eat barbecue until early morning, and when he sent Yu Yue home, Yu Yue walked into that luxurious and huge villa.

Yu Yue lived in such a villa.

But at this moment, Xu Yuanzhe was vigorously wiping a clearly visible stain in the dirty corner. Because he was working hard, sweat dripped from his forehead and fell on the floor.

Like tears.

Xu Yuanzhe spent a day and a night cleaning the entire house inside and out, and decorated it with some useless but good-looking things before telling Yu Yue that he could come over.

Yu Yue rushed over right after finishing his classes.

If anyone says there was no impact on Yu Yue, it must be false.

Starting from climbing the stairs, Yu Yue was stunned and whispered, “The stairs here are so narrow…”

Xu Yuanzhe made a sound of agreement, holding Yu Yue’s hand. “Yesterday when I went downstairs to take out the trash, the lights in this corridor won’t turn on. We need to take the other side.”

Yu Yue looked around, nodded, and didn’t say anything more.

When they arrived home, Xu Yuanzhe opened the door.

He didn’t know what a 40-square-meter room meant to someone who used to live in a 300 or 400-square-meter place. But for Xu Yuanzhe, this was all he could currently have and the best he could give to Yu Yue.

Indeed, Xu Yuanzhe saw a dazed expression in Yu Yue’s eyes.

It was too small. Perhaps, he had never seen such a small house all his life.

Yu Yue didn’t know that Xu Yuanzhe had lived in a smaller house than this before he turned eighteen, from childhood to adulthood.

Because Yu Yue didn’t speak, Xu Yuanzhe’s heart felt as if it were drowning, painfully tight. But he didn’t show any emotion on his face, tightly holding Yu Yue’s hand and saying, “When I’m in my senior year, working as an actor in the drama group, I should be able to earn more. By then, I can change to a bigger house.”

However, Yu Yue said, “This house is quite good.”

Xu Yuanzhe was stunned.

Yu Yue let go of Xu Yuanzhe’s hand, took off his shoes, and ran to the balcony.

After a while, his voice came from the balcony, “The scenery here is very nice. You can see our school’s playground perfectly! The sunlight is also good, and clothes dried here will surely smell fragrant.”

After that, Yu Yue kept running back and forth in the house, constantly praising how good this house was.

Looking at Yu Yue’s figure, Xu Yuanzhe felt a bitter warmth and helplessness.

He didn’t know if what Yu Yue said was sincere, but now he could only take Yu Yue’s words as genuine.

When Yu Yue leaned on the bedroom window sill and looked outside, Xu Yuanzhe walked behind him, circled Yu Yue from behind, hugged him, and brushed his lips against Yu Yue’s ear. His voice was a bit hoarse, “I know it’s not good here, and I didn’t plan for you to live here. It’s just that if you don’t want to eat the cafeteria food anymore, or if you want to watch an old movie, or… if you feel like you have nowhere to go and want to find a place to stay for a while, you can come here.”

Yu Yue didn’t speak.

After a moment, he didn’t turn around but whispered, “I really think this place is good.”

That night, Xu Yuanzhe and Yu Yue had their first meal in this small house, the so-called “housewarming feast,” which was a bubbling small hot pot.

A comedy movie chosen by Xu Yuanzhe was playing on the TV.

Because it was too narrow, both of them could only sit on the floor, and the small hot pot was conveniently placed on the coffee table.

But Yu Yue laughed heartily while watching the movie and didn’t seem to feel uncomfortable.

Xu Yuanzhe picked out quail eggs, beef slices, and potato slices from the hot pot and put them into Yu Yue’s bowl.

He remembered that during their barbecue sessions in the past, Yu Yue preferred these two items.

The room was filled with the fragrance of hot pot and Yu Yue’s laughter. At this moment, for the first time, Xu Yuanzhe felt that this house… actually seemed quite good.

After finishing the meal, Xu Yuanzhe came out after washing the dishes and saw Yu Yue still sitting on the sofa. It was almost nine o’clock, the movie had also finished, and it was not early anymore. He picked up the keys and told Yu Yue, “Let’s go, I’ll take you back to the dormitory.”

Yu Yue sat on the sofa, holding a cushion, and used the remote control to find another movie. “It’s only nine o’clock, still early. I’ll go back a little later.”

Xu Yuanzhe stood by the door for a while.

He didn’t say anything.

Seeing that Yu Yue was completely immersed in watching the movie, Xu Yuanzhe went to do other things.

He completed some written assignments and took a shower.

After eating hot pot, Xu Yuanzhe always felt a lingering smell on his body. He wouldn’t think that Yu Yue had a smell, but he would feel that he himself had a smell, maybe because he used to work at a barbecue restaurant, so he was particularly concerned.

After taking a shower with lemon-scented shower gel and shampoo, Xu Yuanzhe came out. It was almost ten o’clock.

Xu Yuanzhe sat down next to Yu Yue, “I’ll blow-dry my hair, and then I’ll take you back to school?”

Yu Yue stared at the TV, not saying anything.

Xu Yuanzhe thought he was engrossed in the movie, reached out, and pinched the back of Yu Yue’s neck, “Hmm?”

Yu Yue finally withdrew his gaze.

He turned his face, looked at Xu Yuanzhe, and in his clear eyes, a touch of pink reflected Xu Yuanzhe’s appearance. His ears silently tinged with a blush, “Why do you always rush me back to school?”

Xu Yuanzhe: “…”

A few seconds later, Xu Yuanzhe’s voice became somewhat hoarse, “If I don’t rush you back to school, should I leave you here overnight?”

Yu Yue’s eyelashes trembled, shaking in Xu Yuanzhe’s heart.

He remained silent for a long time, but in the end, he was probably intimidated by Xu Yuanzhe’s pitch-black, sharp eyes. He whispered, “Then I’ll go back; you don’t need to accompany me.”

Of course, Xu Yuanzhe insisted on escorting him.

He walked Yu Yue back to the dormitory building. Initially, he intended to leave Yu Yue there, but he felt a bit unwilling to part like that.

Pulling Yu Yue into the dark shadows under the dormitory building, in the pitch-black surroundings, he kissed Yu Yue’s lips with an unsteady breath, attempting to devour Yu Yue’s breath with a fervent kiss.

Yu Yue didn’t resist.

He was inexperienced, but instinctively hooked his arms around Xu Yuanzhe’s neck.

Just this simple gesture was enough for Xu Yuanzhe to savor and be enchanted by for the rest of his life.