Since opening up and telling Su Guangmo about his mental illness, the relationship between Yu Pingsheng and Su Guangmo obviously became closer. Yu Pingsheng still didnât dare to approach other members of the team but in front of his brother, Yu Pingsheng wasnât as shy as before. He was willing to speak to his brother, especially if there were problems with the game. Yu Pingsheng liked to ask questions and Su Guangmo would patiently explain it to him.
Master Song Yang was still busy with the team and only paid attention to the training of his two apprentices when the pressure wasnât so great. The thing that surprised Song Yang was that Yu Pingsheng made rapid progress and gradually seemed like an e-sports player. His foundation wasnât as solid as Su Guangmo but the talent he showed couldnât be ignored.
This season, Xu Luo led the Time team with his strong white magician control style and won the championship. Flying Feathers didnât get any trophies and Song Yang inevitably felt a bit lost. However, he saw his two apprentices seriously training and was full of hope for the future of the Flying Feathers team.
The holiday period soon arrived. Song Yang called everyone for a simple summary meeting before letting them go home to rest.
That night, Yu Pingsheng was packing when Su Guangmo suddenly came to his bedroom and asked, âWhat are your plans for the holiday?â
Yu Pingsheng replied, âGo home.â
Su Guangmo smiled. âIsnât it boring to spend all day at home. Do you want to go travel with me to play?â
Yu Pingsheng most hated lively occasions and didnât he have to see people when travelling? He thought of this and rejected his brotherâs invitation. âI wonât goâ¦â
Su Guangmo saw his embarrassed expression and stepped forward, wrapping an arm around his shoulder. âDonât worry, Iâm taking you to a place with few people. Letâs just go with the two of us. We donât need to follow a tour group and will drive by ourselves.â
âSelf-driving tour?â Yu Pingsheng glanced at his brother with surprise. âYou can drive?â
âYes, I got my driverâs license last year and there is a car at home. Letâs drive by ourselves.â
This proposal made Yu Pingsheng feel a bit warm. After all, he had never been to distant places because of his personality. The books described all these great places and he also felt yearning. It was just that he hated places with a lot of people as well as following a tour group filled with strangers. The image was terrible. If they were driving themselves then he didnât need to worry about communicating with others.
Yu Pingsheng nodded and asked, âOkay. What do I need to bring?â
âIt is enough to bring clothes, toiletries and your ID card.â
âYes.â Yu Pingsheng went back to packing his suitcase. Su Guangmo saw him seriously folding his clothes and couldnât help smiling slightly.
Su Guangmo loved going around to travel everywhere from an early age. It was very interesting to see the local cuisine, listen to the local dialects and look at the different scenery. Whenever he couldnât find a companion, he would go alone. Now he had a quiet and obedient younger brother. He would never be bored if he brought his younger brother with him on the road.
Moreover, Yu Pingsheng didnât like to communicate with others. He always stayed at home and this made him lonelier. By taking him to see the world outside, it was an opportunity to alleviate the psychological problem.
After making a good plan, Su Guangmo went back to prepare his luggage and book the hotels in advance.
***
Su Guangmo chose Inner Mongolia for the final destination of his self-driving tour. Yu Pingsheng had been living in the coastal cities of the south and Su Guangmo wanted to take this younger brother to see the vast prairie in the north. Sure enough, Yu Pingsheng was very interested in the grasslands. After hearing Su Guangmoâs plan, his eyes lit up and he was very happy to follow his brother.
They arrived at the underground garage and Su Guangmo opened the trunk of the car and helped Yu Pingsheng with his luggage. It was a black off-road Land Rover. It was very big and the shape was domineering. When Yu Pingsheng was bored, he also liked to look at cars on the Internet. He knew the value of this car and couldnât help being a bit surprised. âIs this your car?â
Su Guangmo smiled. âIt is my fatherâs. I tricked him to let me borrow it for a few days. Come on, get on the car.â
Yu Pingsheng wanted to sit in the back but Su Guangmo let him sit in the passenger seat. The two men fastened their seat belts and Su Guangmo started the car, causing the music to turn on. The rock music with a strong rhythm shocked Yu Pingsheng. Su Guangmo glanced over at him and asked, âIs it too noisy?â
Yu Pingsheng nodded and Su Guangmo thoughtfully changed it to a more soothing song.
The two people drove from Kunming to the expressway. After Qujing and Puan, they went to Guiyang City. They stayed here for one night. The next day, they tasted the local cuisine of Guiyang before driving to stay at Chongqing in the evening.
Yu Pingsheng didnât understand anything and just followed his brother. This was the first time he left the province and everything he saw and heard along the way felt particularly novel.
He could walk, stop and do anything he wanted. Yu Pingsheng never thought he would experience such a leisurely trip.
The 18 year old Su Guangmo was particularly proficient with the tour. He knew everything from the city to stay in, the maximum speed and where to go to eat local food. Yu Pingsheng really admired him.
Once they arrived at the hotel in the evening, his worried mother sent him a text message asking about the journey. Yu Pingsheng replied: [I have my brother and it is very smooth. We have already arrived in Chongqing and Brother said that we will stop in Xiâan next.]
Mother Yu was very happy that her son could go out and play. [Listen to your brotherâs words. He is more knowledgeable than you. In addition, stay close to him and donât wander off!]
Yu Pingsheng replied: [Donât worry.]
Su Guangmo saw him texting and joked, âIs Auntie worried that I sold you?â
Yu Pingsheng looked up and spoke seriously, âNo, I told Mother that you are very good.â
Su Guangmo smiled. âThat isnât necessarily the case. Perhaps I will take you out to do bad things.â
Yu Pingsheng looked confused. âWhat bad things?â
Su Guangmo saw the clear eyes and suddenly felt that his throat was a bit dry. He coughed and said, âItâs nothing. Letâs go to sleep.â
Yu Pingsheng nodded and lay down in bed. His breathing soon evened out as he entered his dreams.
His breathing was so shallow that Su Guangmo could hardly feel anyone around him. This younger brother had a low sense of existence and seemed to be integrated into the air. He was as quiet as a ghost.
He might have serious communication problems but he was smarter than the average person and had a very high hand sped. God closed one door for him but also opened a window for him.
This teenager was so special that Su Guangmo couldnât ignore him. Su Guangmo unconsciously found that he could no longer look away.
***
The two people finally arrived at Inner Mongolia a week later. Su Guangmo drove to Horqin Prairie because he wanted Yu Pingsheng to experience the real grassland scenery. Yu Pingsheng excitedly stared out the window at the vast prairie. He didnât say anything but the brilliance of his eyes couldnât be concealed.
Su Guangmo smiled and asked, âIs it beautiful?â
Yu Pingsheng nodded. âYes.â
âIâll take you to more fun places after the holiday.â
Yu Pingsheng continued to nod. âYes.â
Su Guangmoâs smile widened and he told Yu Pingsheng, âTonight, Iâll take you to eat delicious barbecue and then we will experience sleeping in a yurt on the prairie.â
His words caused surprise to appear in Yu Pingshengâs eyes.
Su Guangmo stopped the car and took Yu Pingsheng to a tourist reception point as he exchanged a few words with the owner. The Mongolian person was very enthusiastic and took the two of them to eat roasted lamb. Su Guangmo also drank a bottle of the local specialty wine. Yu Pingsheng didnât drink the wine. He tried a mouthful, found it too spicy and changed it for a bowl of milk tea.
After eating and drinking, the two of them strolled around the prairie before returning to the yurt to sleep. This yurt was relatively small but it was enough for two teenagers.
There was a plastic skylight above them, allowing them to see the vast night sky of Inner Mongolia. The two men lay side by side on the quilt. The surroundings were very quiet and the sky studded with stars was above their heads, making it feel like there were only the two of them in the world. Such a scene made Su Guangmo feel particularly romantic and it was easy to think of words like âwatch until the end of time.â
He turned his head and saw Yu Pingsheng gazing at the night sky with serious eyes. His eyes were black, bright and contained no impurities, just like the brightest stars in the dark sky of this grassland.
Perhaps it was because of the wine but Su Guangmoâs body suddenly felt hot. The physical reaction of an adolescent boy was particularly fierce and he temporarily found it hard to control himself. Su Guangmo found that he had turned over and pressed against his younger brother. Yu Pingsheng stared at him with confusion.
âBrotherâ¦umâ¦â
Yu Pingshengâs lips were blocked and the teenagerâs kiss contained a trace of recklessness. Yu Pingshengâs mouth opened with surprise, allowing Su Guangmoâs tongue inside, followed by the taste of the spicy wine.
Yu Pingsheng knew Su Guangmo had been drinking today and pushed him hard with a red face. âBrother, let go of me⦠ohâ¦â
Su Guangmo only felt that his heartbeat was as fast as a drum and Yu Pingshengâs soft lips fascinated him. The taste of kissing this person was better than imagined, so that he almost couldnât control himself.
Yu Pingshengâs push allowed him to gain his mind. Su Guangmo let go of the other person and pretended to be drunk as he whispered, âI want to do bad things after I drunk and I canât control it. What should I do?â
The just kissed Yu Pingshengâs breathing was rough. His face was red as he gasped. This appearance made Su Guangmo want to kiss Yu Pingsheng and have even more intimate contact.
This was the most exciting time during puberty for the 18 year old teenager. It was difficult to stop but Su Guangmo immediately turned away to his original position. He took Yu Pingshengâs hand and whispered, âI just drank too much and donât know what I was doing. Donât be angry with me?â
His voice was very gentle. Yu Pingsheng was silent for a moment before nodding. âOkay.â
Su Guangmo reached out to gently hold this person, whispering, âNights on the prairie are very cold. I will hold you to sleep.â
Yu Pingshengâs body was stiff but Su Guangmoâs arms were special. The warmth and gently strokes along his back made Yu Pingshengâs sense of rejection gradually subside. He knew this wasnât quite right but he never had close contact with anyone since he was a child. It was Su Guangmo who tried to open his closed heart and he didnât hate Su Guangmoâs touch. On the contrary, Su Guangmo holding him made him feel safe.
Yu Pingsheng closed his eyes at this thought and quietly nestled in his brotherâs arms.
Su Guangmo stared at the teenager sleeping in his arms and his heartbeat suddenly lose its frequency. If he was drunk and didnât know what he was doing then how should he explain his heartbeat?
During this time, he had always protected Yu Pingsheng as his brother. It wasnât until now that he realized he didnât want to protect this person as his brother. He wanted to take this person for himself
Yu Pingsheng didnât think too much about the kiss. He just thought that his brother was drunk and found the wrong person. The trip made him very tired and he quickly fell asleep in his brotherâs arms.
The teenager slept very well. A layer of fog appeared on his white skin, his lips were soft and rosy, his eyelashes were long and thick and his shallow breathing made him look particularly docile.
Su Guangmo took a deep breath and reluctantly admitted that he was tempted by this younger brother who was as quiet as a ghost.