A skin-thirsty episode occurred, in her brother's arms.

The day Xu Xingchen left, the temperature in Beijing dropped.

Qin Ge wrapped Xu Xingchen up tightly.

"The suitcase has been sent; you can just go to the hotel to sign for it when it arrives."

"I packed some of your favorite snacks in my bag, so you can eat a little on the way."

"I also brought motion sickness medicine, it's in this pocket. You don't usually get motion sickness, but I'm just worried you might get it this time, just in case."

"Call me when you arrive."

"Remember to turn on video every day."

Qin Ge gave him instructions again and again.

They had never been apart for so long since they met.

Qin Ge was a year older than Xu Xingchen back then, but in order to go to school with him, he insisted on attending an extra kindergarten.

The stars had never left him for so long, nor had he.

The last three days were already the limit of his endurance.

Qin Ge, "I also brought the medicine, but I've replaced it all with the new medicine. Don't forget, I also prepared some common medicines, and they're all in the medicine box."

Xu Xingchen was also in a low mood. He nodded and said, "I understand."

The stray hairs on his forehead moved slightly.

Yun Ci and the others grew impatient and honked their horns.

"Hey, you two actors playing Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, are you coming or not?"

"Please, it's only a week, not a year or two."

Xu Xingchen's ears burned. "I'm getting in the car first. You should go back too."

"Are you sure you don't want me to take you there? It's only a ten-hour round trip."

"No need, I'll just take my advisor's car."

Xu Xingchen stopped arguing, got into the car, waved to Qin Ge, and told him to go first.

Lin Shu didn't care about anything else, got in the car and left.

Qin Ge watched their car drive away before leaving himself.

As Lin Shu drove, she casually asked, "Did you two have a fight?"

Xu Xingchen: "No."

There must be conflict for people to argue. Between him and Qin Ge, there was only an unresolved issue. Qin Ge didn't even understand why all of this had happened.

Lin Shu, always eager for gossip, asked, "So you had a fight? You've finally figured it out and are going to dump him?"

"Director," Xu Xingchen said with a hint of helplessness.

"It's good to get out and about. You've always lived under Qin Ge's wing, you have no idea how bright the outside world is."

"You'll only realize how little rain there is outside once you leave him."

Xu Xingchen finally laughed, "What you said sounds like something a friend of mine said."

As soon as Qian Leilei was mentioned, he immediately called.

It started with a chorus of wails.

"Star!!! I'm going out again!!"

"That damned Qin Ge found me the most famous teacher in our major to tutor me."

"I need to rush back right now! Tonight!! Xing!! I won't even be able to see you one last time before I leave."

The way she wailed was so heart-wrenching; you'd think something terrible had happened at home.

Xu Xingchen lowered the volume a little because he often felt a little apologetic about what Qin Ge had done.

"Sorry, I don't know."

"Of course I don't mean to blame you. We've known each other for so many years, everyone knows Qin Ge's bad temper."

"I'm just so angry. I've only been back for a short time, and I haven't even had a chance to enjoy myself before I have to go out again."

Qian Leilei's emotions came and went quickly; after a few words, she calmed herself down again.

"But I haven't been able to contact that tutor for a long time. I don't know what that dog Qin Ge did to make him beg to teach me, hehe."

"I'm satisfied with being able to learn from him for a while."

"Once I finish my studies and come back, I will never go abroad again. I've already talked to my dad. After I come back, I can do whatever I want, and he won't be able to control me anymore."

"That's good."

Qian Leilei said in a flurry, "I have to go now. I need to pack my things and prepare to go abroad. I'll send you a new phone later, and we'll chat all night long to piss off that bastard Qin Ge."

Before Xu Xingchen could refuse, he hung up the phone.

He also posted a message on his WeChat Moments, directly tagging Qin Ge.

Qian Leilei: [Just you wait, @QinGe.]

[Hands on hips (JPG)]

Qin Ge couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention.

Xu Xingchen replied with a hugging emoji.

Not long after I replied, a message from Qin Ge arrived like a ghost.

【You have time to reply to Qian Leilei, but not to me?】

You can reply to my messages directly by opening them, but you need to go into his Moments to see them.

Xu Xingchen's lips curled up slightly, but the smile quickly disappeared from his face.

His hand stopped on his phone. He edited and deleted, and finally sent only four words.

Drive carefully.

Then he turned off his phone and didn't reply to any of Qin Ge's messages.

Lin Shu, "What's the difference if you two make peace?"

"Even the couples who have actually dated aren't as lovey-dovey as you two."

Xu Xingchen's voice was a little low, "It's different."

Lin Shu shrugged. "Fine, fine, I really don't understand your new-age brotherhood."

She muttered a couple more words, "You clearly like Qin Ge, and Qin Ge likes you too, yet you still insist on calling yourselves best brothers."

Xu Xingchen looked over, a hint of hesitation in his eyes, "Qin Ge, do you like me?"

Lin Shu's expression was quite exaggerated. "Otherwise, my darling, does he have nothing better to do than play house with you all day?"

The light that had just begun to gleam in Xu Xingchen's eyes slowly faded away.

"We've been together for so long, he's gotten used to it, used to being good to me."

They are brothers, they are family, but they can't be the kind of people he wants.

He even found his own kisses disgusting.

Lin Shu didn't know what else to say; the two of them were even more aware of their relationship.

She opened the car window a crack to let the wind in. "What difference does it make if a habit lasts a lifetime?"

"Don't think about these things. Come out and have fun. I've heard that there's a lot of delicious food in Baishi, as well as several major tourist attractions. You can go and explore when you have some free time."

"Wouldn't it be even better if I could meet a few like-minded friends, chat, and travel together?"

"The professors have brought their most outstanding students this time. I'll help you choose some."

Lin Shu's eyes were full of excitement. "I saw a really handsome guy last time, no less handsome than Qin Ge. People always have to choose more and compare more to know what is the best."

but.

All he wanted was Qin Ge.

No matter how good other people are, they are not Qin Ge.

He didn't interrupt the enthusiastic Lin Shu, knowing that Lin Shu was mostly just talking nonsense.

After all, she often boasted to them about how she used to be a womanizer in her youth, never getting involved with anyone, and how she had dated at least eight or ten boyfriends, which drew envious comments from everyone in the lab.

Until one day their master overheard them.

They didn't know what happened after that, and they never heard Lin Shu mention it again.

Xu Xing did not reply to Qin Ge's message.

Not long after, Qin Ge called.

Xu Xingchen had expected this.

He waited a few seconds before answering, "Hello, what's up?"

Qin Ge, "Where are you? Was the journey smooth? Did you get carsick?"

Xu Xingchen, "..."

"We walked less than fifty kilometers."

Qin Ge, "You're not replying to my messages, of course I'm worried about you."

"You don't miss me at all, even after all this time."

Qin Ge became more and more aggrieved as he spoke, his voice sounding almost like he was about to cry.

Xu Xingchen said, "I didn't check my phone. I didn't mean to ignore you. Just drive carefully."

Will you miss me?

"think."

Qin Ge, "Will you push me away after just a few days apart? Will someone else take my place?"

"Of course not."

Qin Ge was more perceptive than anyone else. "Xingxing, since you didn't answer my question directly, will you push me away?"

"I will not leave you."

This answer didn't quite satisfy Qin Ge. He didn't know if Xu Xingchen had given that answer unintentionally or on purpose.

He knew the stars wouldn't leave him, but he just never understood why they would gradually push him away and refuse to get any closer to him.

They should have been closer.

If he couldn't get the answer, Qin Ge stopped asking. He would fight for and snatch these things himself!

"Okay, then be careful on your way. I'm hanging up now."

"it is good."

Along the way, Qin Ge asked several more times, and Xu Xingchen answered each time.

It wasn't until two or three in the afternoon that they arrived at the hotel where the organizers were staying and checked in.

Qin Ge upgraded both of them to presidential suites, and their belongings were also delivered upstairs.

Looking at the large and luxurious presidential suite, Lin Shu was very satisfied. "Alright, I've decided to say less bad things about Qin Ge today."

Putting aside his frequent bombardment of her with questions and his obstruction of Xu Xingchen's entry into the laboratory, Qin Ge was actually quite good to Xu Xingchen, at least they could all see it.

Xu Xingchen's room was next to Lin Shu's. Lin Shu had acquaintances in Baishi, so she tidied up and went to see them.

She invited Xu Xingchen, but Xu Xingchen himself didn't want to go.

As soon as I got back to my room, Qin Ge called immediately.

This was a video call; he was still at the company, wearing a suit.

Two buttons on his suit jacket were undone, revealing his Adam's apple and collarbone.

As he spoke, his Adam's apple moved.

From this position, the entire gaze falls on his Adam's apple.

"Have we arrived? How's the hotel?"

"Not bad." Xu Xingchen turned on the rear camera and showed him around.

Qin Ge wasn't particularly satisfied, but it was still passable.

"I called and asked them to come up and change into a four-piece bedding set. I packed the four-piece set in my suitcase, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Qin Ge, I'm not that delicate. I can do these things too."

"I've served you since you were a child, how can you do these things?"

The little prince should stay on the throne.

Xu Xingchen lowered her eyelashes slightly, "This way I won't be able to take care of myself in the future."

How will he live after leaving him?

Qin Ge replied matter-of-factly, "Why do we need to do all this? I'm here, aren't I?"

His eyes turned cold again. "What strange things are you thinking about now?"

Xu Xingchen: "No, I just made a remark."

"Xingxing has been acting really strange lately, could it be...?"

Qin Ge had read through many documents. "Are you sick?"

Xu Xingchen: "...No."

"We haven't had our physical exams this year yet. When you come back, we'll all get them checked out together."

Qin Ge couldn't explain why Xu Xingchen wanted to leave him, and he thought of all the melodramatic novels he had read.

Thinking about it that way, it seems to make some sense.

Xu Xingchen: "I'm fine."

"No, you still need to get a physical exam."

Xu Xingchen agreed, explaining that it was a mental illness that couldn't be detected by ordinary examinations.