A CERTAIN SOMEONE ( THE ON1Y ONE )

Chapter 036 - Childhood

As Though He Wasn’t Close To Anyone, As Though He Wasn’t Wanted No Matter Where He Went.

Boys at this age usually find themselves in an awkward situation whenever they wake up in the morning.
Sheng Wang subconsciously curled into a ball with the blanket. He blearily stared into blank space for a few seconds before he suddenly realised that something was wrong—he easily hogged the blanket, it did not feel like there was anyone tugging it on the other end.

Where’s Jiang Tian???
He was nonplussed, and rolled over to sit up straight. The cooling blanket cocooned him, the room was empty. He did not see the other person. He ran his hand through his hair that was slightly messy and curling up from sleep. Just as he was about to shed the blanket, someone opened the door to the room.

When Jiang Tian entered the room, he was slightly taken aback. He glanced at the wall clock before saying: “Up so early?”
It was barely six. The sky already brightened up, but the sunlight remained pale, vaguely hinting at the start of autumn.

The hair in front of his forehead was slightly damp, his eyes were clear. When he bent over to grab the school jacket at the foot of the bed, he had the cooling scent of mint. It was obvious that he just washed up.

Sheng Wang grunted, his voice was slightly hoarse, with the type of nasalness that came from having just awakened.
The hand about to lift the blanket from him stopped, and he silently covered himself with the blanket again.

Jiang Tian caught his movement, he seemed to slightly raise an eyebrow, but didn’t react any further. He went straight to the windowsill to pack his bag. Sheng Wang grabbed his hair again, and small-talked: “You really slept? Why didn’t I feel anything when you woke up.”
“I did.” Jiang Tian tossed the language book into his bag. He said without even looking up: “You can black out even without drinking?”

Sheng Wang argued: “Extreme drowsiness has the same effect as being slightly tipsy.”
“I learn new things every day.” Jiang Tian mused before he turned around to award him with a glance. “You call that tipsy?”
He even put special emphasis on the word “tipsy”.

“......” Sheng Wang brazenly brought his knee to his chest, the blanket settling around his waist. His elbows were on his kneecaps as he rubbed his face until it nearly went out of shape. “A little more than slightly tipsy then.”

Last night, someone resorted to unscrupulous means in order to sleep, the moment he touched the bed he collapsed, refusing to move another step. The way that he sprawled on the blanket was as if he was glued to it, nobody could tear him off even if they tried.
If he was being spoken to, he would cover his head with a blanket. Any more, he would add a pillow. Anyone could leave, as long as it wasn’t him.
He only knew what shame was when he woke up in the morning.

“How about you get amnesia.” Sheng Wang suggested.
“Impossible.” Jiang Tian was blunt with his reply.

Sheng Wang was sullen. His eyes, however, caught sight of the bedsheets and the pillow on the other side of the bed. There wasn’t a single crease on top, it really didn’t look like someone just slept on it.
“Where did you sleep last night?” He asked in bemusement.
Jiang Tian zipped up his bag and wore the school jacket before he replied in exasperation. “Where else.”

True.
Sheng Wang felt that his question was kinda dumb, they were both boys, there was no need to sleep on the floor. Besides, if there was really such a big fuss over it, there was no way he would have zero memory of it.
He said an “Oh”, and his head lazily drooped again.

Jiang Tian gathered the copybook, notebook and pen Sheng Wang used yesterday and placed them all at the corner of the table before straightening up. “Change and go eat breakfast?”
Sheng Wang moved his leg, saying, “Give me a moment.”