The Court of Hidden Truths and Whispers Chapter 8

After Ethan Ning said this, Carter Xing remained silent, which made him feel so distressed.

He lowered his head, rested his chin on his brother's shoulder, and gently stroked his brother's back with his hand: "It's okay, I'll find someone to fix it tomorrow."

Ethan Ning muffled his voice, shook his head, and was unable to speak.

No one could see each other in the darkness. The lights in the corridor were not turned on yet and the door was open. The two of them were stuck next to the shoe cabinet. The only source of light was each other's eyes and the flickering street lights in the community.

Dim light poured in from the living room window, flowed into the house, and illuminated this small world.

Carter Xing stood there stiffly, holding his brother in his arms, feeling like his breathing was about to stop.

He glanced around the empty living room and could vaguely see a few cigarette B*tts piled up on the floor. There were seven or eight of them together, and Carter Xing's eyes were about to burst into flames...

Ethan Ning has been a good student and a good child since childhood. He has excellent grades and is invincible on the basketball court. He has never lost even in group fights in junior high school.

It’s not that smoking is bad, but how come someone like Ethan Ning likes to stay at home and smoke alone at night?

He caught a glimpse of a pack of cigarettes on the shoe cabinet. Carter Xing grabbed the pack while going to close the door. He shook it and found only two cigarettes were left in it.

Carter Xing sighed, stood up straight, and reached for Ethan Ning's hand.

Ethan Ning did not dodge, and could not see Carter Xing's expression clearly, so he just let him hold his hand.

His brother's hands were very hot, as if there was a pure heart hidden inside, beating wildly, and even warming Ethan Ning's own cold palms.

One step, two steps, three steps, four steps, five steps, six steps... Carter Xing pulled him through the living room and the entrance hall and walked to the door of Ethan Ning's room.

With his hand on the door handle, Ethan Ning heard Carter Xing whisper to him, "Can I come in?"

Ethan Ning said "hmm".

The room was very clean, with a single bed, a wooden table and cabinets. The walls were painted milky white with several posters posted on them, all of which were from the NBA. There was also a jersey that I wore as a child, also nailed to the wall.

The curtains by the window were still not drawn; the wind blew in, lifting the corners and letting in a little moonlight.

That night, when Ethan Ning went to take a shower, Carter Xing ran to the balcony outside the bathroom and stood there with a cigarette in his hand. He lit it up like his teammates usually did and took a deep puff, almost choking to death.

Ethan Ning came out after taking a shower wrapped in a bath towel and coat. He called him, but Carter Xing didn't dare to look back.

At the hot-blooded age of seventeen, he didn't even dare to look at Ethan Ning's arm.

Ethan Ning changed into pajamas and took the hair dryer into the bathroom. Carter Xing couldn't help but grab the hair dryer and put it into the socket. After it was powered on, he held it and said to his brother: "I'll blow it for you."

Ethan Ning didn't expect this to happen. She hid for a moment and didn't dare to look into Carter Xing's eyes: "No."

Carter Xing ignored him, turned on the first gear, adjusted the air to warm, and blew it for him while stroking his hair.

In fact, Ethan Ning used to let her hair dry naturally after washing it, no matter it was spring, summer, autumn or winter. She was too lazy to blow dry her hair, so she would just sit by the window with a book for ten minutes or so, and her hair would be dry. She was simply relying on her youth and ruining her body.

I took out the hair dryer today because I saw Carter Xing still standing on the balcony... I wanted to get closer and stay a little longer.

That night, Carter Xing watched Ethan Ning fall asleep before going upstairs.

Ethan Ning spread out the test paper and wrote on the table by the window, then pulled the curtains. There was no point in opening the curtains today since Carter Xing was by his side.

Carter Xing didn't notice this detail. He lay with his upper body on his brother's bed, squinting his eyes, watching his brother's back as he wrote the test paper.

The night wind blew over again, passing over Ethan Ning's head, behind his ears, on the back of his neck, and even on his hair, bringing with it a charming scent...

When Ethan Ning got into bed, he lifted half of the quilt, and saw that Carter Xing had warmed up the inside.

Carter Xing watched Ethan Ning cover himself with the quilt, squatted down, leaned over the bed, and said to him in a hoarse voice: "Brother, you have to quit smoking."

Ethan Ning didn't say anything. He covered half of his face with the quilt, revealing a pair of beautiful and clear eyes, staring at Carter Xing.

His brother was lying on the bed and talking to him like a large dog, but his eyes were too fierce. He must be a wolfdog or a Tibetan mastiff, but it had to be a domesticated one...

Seeing that he didn't respond, Carter Xing's face turned completely stern: "Did you hear me?"

Ethan Ning reached out his hand from under the quilt and pinched his cheek hard. Then he turned around, facing away from Carter Xing, and snorted coldly: "No."

Carter Xing's heart was already pounding like it was about to explode when he saw his childish side. He resisted the urge to rush over and hug him, and carefully tucked in the corners of the quilt for his brother. He still said firmly: "It's okay if you don't want to quit. I'll smoke with you. Buy a pack and have a smoking competition to see who can smoke better than me."

Resisting the urge to turn around and punch him, Ethan Ning wrapped the quilt tighter: "You're itchy."

Ethan Ning said so stubbornly, but he was secretly thinking in his heart.

Ethan Ning, you have to quit smoking.

Carter Xing didn't even think about it and answered casually: "It's just an itch, do you want to scratch it?"

My Fcuking heart is still itching, brother, can you scratch it for me?

Ethan Ning turned his back to him and said nothing, almost covering his head with the quilt. Carter Xing reached out and pulled some of it off for him: "Aren't you stuffy?"

After turning off the lights and waiting for a while, Carter Xing heard Ethan Ning's even breathing and the sound of his own heartbeat, which was so loud that it almost shattered his ears...

The person he loved was lying on the bed in front of him with his back to him, sleeping peacefully. For a moment, Carter Xing wanted to get into Ethan Ning's dream.

Look at the dream, there is moonlight on the ground, a three-step layup, and a warm home.

Still him.

After leaving Ethan Ning's house, Carter Xing grabbed the bag of cigarettes on the shoe cabinet. There was only one cigarette left, so he put it in his pocket and lit it up in the corridor.

This time I didn't get choked, but I just felt uncomfortable. The white smoke and sparks seemed to be setting my heart and lungs on fire.

He had no idea of   Ethan Ning's attitude at the moment, and was accepting everything Ethan Ning gave him in a daze. He seemed to be so careful and cautious, but in fact he was incredibly brave and was already standing on the edge of a cliff.

Carter Xing understood this, so he just needed to take a bungee rope and tie his brother and himself together, so that the two of them could hold each other tightly and jump down without any regard for the consequences.

Ethan Ning may have him in her heart all the time...There is a small place where flowers bloom in the summer.

Early the next morning, Carter Xing was still waiting for Ethan Ning at the small noodle restaurant at seven o'clock to eat noodles. He ordered beef noodles today, but considering that Ethan Ning had recently quit smoking, he ordered a light flavor that would be better for his stomach.

He felt that their habit of eating spicy noodles in the morning was not a good thing, although it was really delicious when paired with a bowl of soy milk.

Ethan Ning was stopped again in the morning. While stirring the noodles, he said, "You really don't have to wait for me."

After saying this, Ethan Ning picked a few pieces of beef from the bowl and gave them to him: "I don't like beef."

Carter Xing looked at the extra pieces of beef in his bowl and felt his nose a little sore. The last time he picked a bowl of beef for his brother, he clearly saw his brother eat all of it.

Ethan Ning lowered his head to drink soy milk and used a tissue to wipe the soup stains from the corners of his lips. After telling the lie, he felt a little panicked.

Even though Ethan Ning had no idea that Carter Xing had done the same thing.

This time, fearing that his brother would be angry, Carter Xing stood far away and followed his brother slowly. He finally breathed a sigh of relief after watching his brother go into the school.

I'll go back and do some papers and memorize some lessons later, as I have a court game to catch in the afternoon.

Carter Xing is considered the bully on the street basketball courts in the city. He comes from a well-off family, is handsome, and is well-known in school. Many high school students in the entire district know that there is a Carter Xing in Shizhong. He is very good at playing basketball and fighting.

The fights that took place in junior high school seemed to Carter Xing like impulsive acts now, but with his personality, he would not regret having thrown a punch.

The boys at that time ate, slept and fought in groups every day. They loved listening to Jordan Chan’s songs, such as “Superstar in Troubled Times” and “Years of Friendship”. As soon as they entered the KTV, they would hold the microphone and sing loudly.

There was only Carter Xing and his friends in the private room. Because Carter Xing was just beginning to fall in love, everyone sang Jordan Chan's love songs and followed Carter Xing to memorize the lyrics of that song that was unique to him.

After Carter Xing had a good time, he went home and saw the light in his brother's window downstairs. All he could think of was: No one can take you away from my body.

It is you who give me half of my love.

But Carter Xing didn't know at that time that this half would slowly grow and become complete in the future...

Young and energetic, he is proactive in everything he does and runs faster than anyone else. His motivation for practicing every day is nothing more than Ethan Ning's agile figure on the court and his teammates waving towels crazily off the court.

He also hopes that one day his brother will wave a towel for him and say to others, the one who plays the best and the most handsome on the court is my younger brother.

When he was a child, he saw Ethan Ning having conflicts with others on the sidelines of the court, but he could not really help. At that time, Ethan Ning's personality was more cheerful, but later he became more and more withdrawn and less talkative. He looked at people with a dagger in his eye, and his eyes were as cold as ice.

Grace Ren called me this afternoon and said that there were a group of fewer people on the street court this afternoon. It was estimated that the group of people who came to the school to play the game last time were not there. Do you want your brother to bring someone to follow him after school tonight?

Carter Xing thought for a while and realized that during the National Day holiday, most of his buddies were traveling, so even if that group of half-baked idiots from the school team held a meeting, there wouldn't be many people, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

He replied to Grace Ren: "Let's talk about it tonight."

Grace Ren was furious: "Are you going to be a grass protector again?"

Carter Xing also got angry: "My brother is nothing but flowers on the grass. Think about it, what kind of grass can bloom?"

Grace Ren choked up, called him an idiot, and calmly replied, "Iron tree, I guess."

This answer really depressed Carter Xing to death. He didn't know when this would end.

"Carter Xing, if you can catch up with your brother, it would be a miracle."

Carter Xing didn't go to the stadium the whole afternoon. His boss had postponed the company's game to the weekend. As soon as he had some free time, Carter Xing went to the school gate to wait for his brother to finish school.

The pressure in the third year of high school is high, and school ends later and later. Some parents who are worried about their girls going home by themselves come to pick them up themselves.

Carter Xing was wearing a jersey with a hoodie on, and he felt a little cold when the wind blew. He thought for a while and felt that his brother was wearing quite a lot today, so it shouldn't be too cold at night.

He stood among the parents and felt very proud, as if he were a parent himself.

The senior high school repeater class was delayed for twenty minutes before school was over. When Ethan Ning came down with his bag, it was almost ten o'clock. The security guard at the school gate urged the students to leave as soon as possible, so he couldn't help but quicken his pace.

As soon as I walked out of the school gate, I saw Carter Xing standing under the street light at the school gate, looking at me with a firm expression.

Ethan Ning nodded, walked over quickly, and raised his eyes to scold him: "What are you standing here for? Go away."

Carter Xing carried a basketball bag and followed his brother silently.

It would be very romantic if it rained right now.

Carter Xing suddenly felt that it was great that he was taller than Ethan Ning, so he could do the hard work like holding the umbrella by himself.

Not long after walking out, Carter Xing felt someone following him. He quickened his pace and reached out to hug Ethan Ning closer, looking very intimate.

When the group of grandsons saw him walking around, they probably didn't have the courage to come up and pick two of them at once.

What he expected was indeed right. There were probably only four or five people in the group. They chased him across a street and only stopped at the gate of the community.

Ethan Ning felt that Carter Xing was acting strangely throughout the journey. Not only did he hold her tightly in his arms, but he also kept talking, babble-b ...

Carter Xing was anxious and half-pushed his brother into the community: "Go back quickly."

Ethan Ning clutched the strap of her schoolbag and turned around to ask him, "Aren't you going home?"

"Ah, I won't go back yet."

Carter Xing made up a lie, still a little nervous: "Grace Ren opened a private room in a brothel, I have to go there."

Ethan Ning was a little suspicious, stared at him for a while, and felt that there was nothing wrong, nodded, and said: "Come back early."

After saying that, he walked into the community with his head down.

Carter Xing stood outside the community, feeling a little dazed.

It felt like the words "Come back early" were something a lady would say to her husband, so gentle. Moreover, it was so life-threatening that he heard it when he was on high alert.

Ethan Ning is such a person, very cold, but warm-hearted. His words may seem casual, but in Carter Xing's opinion, they carry a lot of weight.

After a few minutes, Carter Xing saw that the light in Ethan Ning's window was on, but the curtains were still closed.

He saw the children who had slept late in the yard running up to his apartment building, and heard the sound of adults cooking for midnight snacks in their kitchen windows...

The bright and dark windows of every household hide the flavors of a hundred kinds of life in the world.

Carter Xing thought back to his childhood when exams were the only thing that troubled him.

The fearlessness of growing up adds just the right amount of sweetness to secret love.

Paper money love heart.