"Hey, Yin Qianxia, ​​if being friends means being together for a lifetime, then even if it hurts so much, let me be your best friend and stay by your side, okay?"
In fact, at that time, perhaps what I was afraid of was not falling in love with someone, but love itself.
Because of my parents, I am always afraid that the person I love so desperately will become the most unfamiliar person in the end.
It felt like there was a sad fish living in my heart, constantly spitting out bubbles containing tears.

I dragged my heavy feet to the corner of the teaching building.
The cool breeze gently brushed my cheek, and Xiao Yusen's chilling words lingered in my ears.
"Yin Qianxia, ​​I hate you the most!"
“I really hate you!”
The mist in my eyes can't be dissipated...
My heart is also sad and depressed...
"Chinatsu?" A gentle voice sounded behind me.
What a familiar voice, is it Brother Yi Mo?
I turned around slowly and saw the familiar face through my hazy vision. Brother Yi Mo was walking towards me step by step, frowning slightly and looking a little worried.
I didn't say anything, I just stood there quietly, afraid that if I said a word, tears would burst out uncontrollably. Facing such a gentle brother Yi Mo, the grievance in my heart seemed to increase...
"Are you unhappy? I happened to pass by and saw you standing here alone. I knew you must have encountered something unhappy." Brother Yi Mo walked to my side, raised his hand gently, and gently tapped my forehead. His voice was like soft marshmallows, which made me unable to help but indulge in it.
It was such a gentle gesture, such a gentle voice, that made the mist in my eyes grow heavier.
"I, I just want some fresh air." I raised my hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of my eyes.
"The wind is so strong that it made our Qianxia's eyes red?" Brother Yi Mo smiled gently.
I tried hard to hide the tears in my eyes, not wanting him to notice how unhappy I was.
"No, Brother Yi Mo must have seen it wrong." I turned my face slightly.
"Qianxia, ​​don't be unhappy, I will always be by your side." Brother Yi Mo's eyes curved into a crescent shape, and there was a clear and bright air between his brows, as if he possessed magical powers that could wipe away the sadness in my heart.
"Will you always stay with me?"
"Of course, I'm willing to stay with Qianxia forever." At this point, Brother Yi Mo's eyes suddenly showed a cunning light, "Besides me, there is another thing that will always be with you!" As he said that, he took out a bag of dazzling red things from behind him.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be my favorite marshmallow!
"Although I can't find the kind of marshmallows that look like clouds, I hope this one can also bring Qianxia a feeling of happiness." Brother Yi Mo gently placed the marshmallow in my hand, with a beautiful arc at the corner of his mouth.
He actually remembered that I liked to eat marshmallows and naively agreed that marshmallows had magical powers?
I was a little surprised, and the sweetness overflowing in my heart was like the sweet feeling of cotton candy in my mouth.
"Thank you, Brother Yimo, I like all kinds of marshmallows! This is my favorite flavor, strawberry!" I opened the bag, picked a heart-shaped marshmallow and put it in my mouth.
The sweet marshmallow slowly melted in my mouth, like the taste of happiness...
"By the way, Brother Yi Mo, does the wound on your face still hurt?" After tasting the first marshmallow, I thought of Brother Yi Mo's injury and couldn't help frowning.
"It's okay, I'm fine now. Is your friend still angry?"
friend?
I soon realized that the friend Brother Yi Mo was referring to was Xiao Yusen. My mood, which had just improved a little, was once again covered with a layer of gray mist because of this name that was so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar.
"Him? Don't bother with him." I said angrily.
Yes, Qianxia, ​​that's how it should be. Since Xiao Yusen hates you so much, you shouldn't pay attention to him, let alone think about him anymore.
"It seems that it was that guy who made Qianxia unhappy today." Brother Yi Mo's eyes sparkled brightly, and a simple sentence exposed my thoughts.
"Yes, it was indeed him." The feeling of grievance crept into my heart again.
That guy Xiao Yusen can always easily ruin my mood. Although we are both boys, Brother Yi Mo is always so gentle and brings me peace of mind and happiness.
I still like being with Brother Yi Mo...
That guy Xiao Yusen said he hated me, but I hate him!
"Qianxia, ​​have you ever thought about why Xiao Yusen cares about you so much?"
Brother Yi Mo's question brought me back to reality. I tilted my head, frowned slightly, and asked in confusion, "Why?"
"Could it be because...he likes Chinatsu a little bit, that's why he behaves like that?"
My mouth opened slightly, my heart began to beat irregularly, and I looked at Brother Yi Mo in disbelief.
Xiao Yusen likes me? That little brother Xiao who grew up with me likes me?
This is impossible, impossible...
He likes to pull my hair so much and always makes fun of me. Today he even said he hates me the most. How can he like me?
Even though I've never been in a relationship, I've watched a lot of idol dramas. If you like someone, you should be unconditionally good to that person, right? It should be very gentle and warm... just like Brother Yimo.
I shook my head in panic. To be more precise, I was shocked by Brother Yi Mo's conclusion. Apart from shaking my head desperately to deny it, I didn't know what else I could say.
"Qianxia, ​​it's a blessing to be silently loved and protected by someone, you must cherish it!" Seeing my puzzled look, Brother Yi Mo touched my forehead with his finger lovingly, and raised that familiar warm smile at the corner of his mouth.
The cool breeze gently brushed my cheek, and Xiao Yusen's face slowly emerged in my mind.
No, no, I can't let my imagination run wild. Brother Yi Mo must be joking with me.
I shook my head, trying to forget Brother Yi Mo’s terrible guess.
"Okay, Qianxia, ​​don't be upset, I was just talking nonsense!" Brother Yi Mo raised his head and looked towards the distant horizon.
Hearing him say this, I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders.
As soon as I walked into the classroom, my eyes uncontrollably swept towards Xiao Yusen's seat. Sitting in his seat, Xiao Yusen's hair was dyed a layer of gorgeous gold in the sun, the lines of his profile were clean and resolute, and a faint sadness enveloped his face.
"well……"
I sighed. It was Xiao Yusen who said he hated me, so why was he the one who looked so sad? Xiao Yusen's temper had been changing recently, as if... he was no longer the Xiao brother I knew. What made him say that he hated me?
No! I need to ask for clarification.
Ask that guy why he hates me!
I took out my phone, and the dark screen reminded me that I forgot to charge it last night. I had no choice but to ask him in the most primitive way of "carrying pigeon letter".
I took out my notebook, tore off a small piece of paper, and wrote on it: "Brother Xiao, do you really hate me? Why?"
After writing, I folded the note into a small square, and while the teacher turned around to write on the blackboard, I swiftly threw it towards Xiao Yusen's seat.
The note flew in the air, and my sight met Xiao Yusen who had just raised his head. Our eyes met, and he quickly avoided my gaze and stared at the blackboard as if nothing had happened.
He...he clearly saw my note, why didn't he react at all?
I continued to write one more, my tone full of anger...
"Xiao Yusen! Are you pretending not to see it? Hurry up and reply to me!"
I threw it with force, and this time the direction was just right, and the note landed in front of Xiao Yusen, but he had no intention of opening it at all.
"Fool!"
"Little brat!"
"Childish!"
I gritted my teeth and muttered.
If I just wanted to find out why Xiao Yusen was upset with me, now my anger has completely overcome my remaining rationality. I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote angrily, "If you don't reply to this note, I will punish you!"
I no longer had the patience to fold the note into a neat square, and instead crumpled it up in a mess. The moment I turned around and raised my hand...
"Yin Qianxia!"
Who is calling me? The voice is full of anger. Could it be that I am so angry that my ears have problems?
Xiao Yusen turned his head to look at me with a wicked smile on his face, completely different from the expressionless man just now.
He stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the blackboard, as if to remind me of something.
I turned around and saw the teacher's furious look, and his eyes behind the black-framed glasses were burning with flames of anger.
My thoughts paused for three seconds, and I felt like I was struck by a bolt of lightning, with no tears to cry.
Damn it, the teacher found out that I passed notes in class...
"Teacher..." I stood up weakly.
"Yin Qianxia, ​​what are you doing? Passing a note? Come, hand me the note in your hand. I want to see what's so important that you have to use up class time to talk about it!" As soon as the words fell, the teacher rushed to me in two steps and reached out to snatch the note from my hand.
Why did my brain go blank for three seconds just now? Otherwise, even if I ate the note, I would never give it to the teacher.
"If you don't reply to the note, I will punish you!" The teacher's voice was sinister. As soon as he finished reading, a sharp look shot towards me, "Yin Qianxia, ​​you have such a bad temper. Other students are listening to the class and not replying to your note, but you still want to punish them?"
The classroom was silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on me and the teacher, watching this game of unequal strength.
"It's not like that, teacher. I, I..." I tried hard to explain, but I don't know if it was because I was not good at speaking or the teacher's intimidation was too great, but I became incoherent.
"Okay, don't delay the class any longer! Yin Qianxia, ​​you have to stay after school and copy words as punishment. Write each word in Unit 5 thirty times!"
Thirty times?
When I heard the punishment, my eyes widened instantly, and then I looked at the teacher with a pitiful expression, but the teacher turned away coldly. The students in the audience who usually like to see others make a fool of themselves burst into laughter.
If there is a hole in front of me now, I will definitely choose to crawl into it and never come out!
When school was over, I was still slumped in my seat. I ignored Xiao Yusen for the whole afternoon. If it wasn't for him, if it wasn't for him not replying to the note, how could I be punished to copy words, unable to go home, and unable to eat dinner on time...
"Qianxia, ​​who did you send that note to just now?" Su Mengmeng stood beside me with her schoolbag on her back, unable to help asking.
"That guy Xiao Yusen..."
"You two had a fight again?"
"Well... I still have to finish copying the words before I can go back." I held my chin, my voice becoming weaker and weaker, and I looked at the English book in front of me with a headache.
"Well, as your friend, I can only express my deep sympathy. I'm leaving first, and be careful when you go home." Su Mengmeng patted my shoulder to comfort me, then left the classroom.
My classmates walked past me one after another, but I didn't see Xiao Yusen.
Did he jump out of the window to escape my revenge?
I heard footsteps behind me, so familiar that I could quickly identify its owner - Xiao Yusen.
Humph, this guy didn't leave? Did he stay here just to laugh at me?
I stood up suddenly and turned around.
At this time, Xiao Yusen was standing less than half a meter away from me, with a wicked smile on his face.
"Are you here to laugh at me? Xiao Yusen!" I said word by word, with undisguised resentment and anger in my tone.
"Have you made a fool of yourself again? Why didn't I notice it?" Unexpectedly, Xiao Yusen asked this question even though he already knew the answer.
"I……"
"You tried so hard to write me a note in class today. Do you have something to tell me? It must be something very important, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't risk being caught by the teacher!" Xiao Yusen raised his eyebrows and asked. The golden light danced around him, and a playful look flashed in his eyes.
"Hmph! It's not important at all! Didn't you say you hate me?" I asked angrily with my hands on my hips.
He still has the nerve to bring up what happened just now! If it weren't for him, how could I be so miserable that I had to stay after school to copy words as punishment?
Xiao Yusen, you are such a bad guy!
"Did I ever tell you that I hate you? Did I ever tell you? Did I ever tell you? Why don't I remember?"
This guy is still playing dumb! He clearly said it! He made me sad for a long time! He even pretended to have amnesia!
"I clearly said that!" My eyes were blazing with fire and I was so angry that my teeth were itching.
"Okay, okay, I've told you that. But just now, seeing you so anxiously leaving me a note to apologize, I forgive you!" Xiao Yusen said with a sly smile on his face.
When I was so angry that I wanted to beat him up, he patted my shoulder gently and said, "Your last threat was really powerful! Because I didn't want to be punished by you, I read the two notes you sent me carefully after class."
Has he already seen it?
I frowned and looked at Xiao Yusen, trying to find a hint of mischief in his expression, but his bright eyes showed nothing but seriousness, even... even the playful smile at the corner of his mouth was slowly disappearing.
"You've seen it, why are you asking me?"
"I want to see how much you want to talk to me!" Xiao Yusen awkwardly shifted his gaze to the sky outside the window. There was a light orange light dancing in his eyes, as unpredictable as the dazzling sunset clouds outside the window.
"Stingy guy." Looking at Xiao Yusen's awkward look, I couldn't help but laugh.
"Stop laughing! You annoying bastard Yin Qianxia, ​​this is for you." Xiao Yusen showed me an impatient expression and threw a workbook at me.
"What is this?" I looked at Xiao Yusen suspiciously, thinking that he had come up with another good idea to play a prank on me. You know, teasing me and laughing at me are what he is best at.
I slowly opened the exercise book, and there were actually written on it… those words that I was punished to write…
It is densely packed and takes up one-third of the pages of the exercise book.
A small surprise spread in my heart. I raised my head and looked at Xiao Yusen with wide eyes: "Is this for me? Did you write it for me?"
"Idiot, why are you asking this?" Xiao Yusen moved the corners of his mouth unnaturally and raised a faint smile.
I was a little surprised. Was Xiao Yusen trying to reconcile with me in this way?
"Brother Xiao, aren't you angry with me anymore?" I asked, pulling Xiao Yusen's arm.
Besides being good at teasing me and laughing at me, Xiao Yusen is also very good at... helping me.
Thinking of this, my heart is filled with a warm feeling.
From the looks of it, Xiao Yusen is no longer angry. Although he didn't say it, he must have taken back what he said at noon in his heart, right?
"Don't call me Brother Xiao, you idiot Yin Qianxia."
"Then you can't call me an idiot! Besides... I'm your sister!"
"Let's go, I'll go with you to hand in the exercise book!" Xiao Yusen ignored my shouting and pulled my sleeve towards the teacher's office.
After handing in the exercise book to the office, Xiao Yusen and I walked out of the teaching building together.
Suddenly, a sneaky figure caught our attention.
Who is it?
My heart was filled with alarm bells, and I gently pulled Xiao Yusen's sleeve. Xiao Yusen put his finger in front of his lips and gave me a firm look, suggesting that I should not be afraid.
I'm not afraid, of course I'm not afraid. How could I be afraid when Brother Xiao is here? I muttered to myself, with a faint smile on my lips, and continued to move forward carefully with Xiao Yusen.
As the distance got shorter and shorter, the sneaky figure became clearer and clearer in our sight. What that person was wearing... seemed to be the school uniform of our school?
Huh?
Xiao Yusen and I looked at each other, and I immediately let go of his sleeve.
But we cannot underestimate the students' gossiping ability. If they are accidentally seen by their classmates, who knows how many weird versions of the story will spread.
Whoosh——
Fortunately, I was not discovered. I breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the boy with my head held high. If he was not a thief, why was he sneaking around?
"Chinatsu! Chinatsu! I...I like you!" Before I could say anything, the boy ran up to me and said something that caught me off guard.
What? Like...like?
My mind went blank for a moment and I stood there, not knowing how to answer.
Is this a confession? Are you confessing to me?
You know... this is the first time a boy confessed to me...
"Who are you?" Xiao Yusen looked at the boy, his tone was unprecedentedly cold, and his eyes were full of vigilance and displeasure.
"I'm Qianxia's junior." The boy who called himself a junior had a blush on his fair cheeks. He shyly took out a light pink letter from behind his back and continued with his head down, "Qianxia, ​​I have liked you for a long time. Please...please accept my feelings."
After saying that, he hurriedly stuffed the letter into my hands.
When I took the letter, the blush on his face also spread to mine.
“This…this…”
I stood there in a daze, and couldn't help but look to Xiao Yusen for help.
Xiao Yusen took a few steps forward, the alert look on his face became more obvious, he stretched out his hand and pulled me behind him, his thin back trembling slightly, as if he was slowly accumulating anger and trying hard to suppress it.
What was he going to do? Was he going to fight with that boy?
Looking at Xiao Yusen's actions, I couldn't help but feel suspicious.
"Hey, classmate, don't you know that confessing is against school rules? Do you want to go to the guidance office with me?"
Under the warm sunset, a light orange glow enveloped Xiao Yusen's cheeks. His eyebrows were slightly twisted, and his resolute and indifferent face seemed even more difficult to approach because of this sentence.
As soon as the boy heard Xiao Yusen 's words, he ran away without looking back.
"Hey, what are you talking about? How come I don't know that confessing is against school rules and regulations?" Looking at Xiao Yusen's arrogant look, I couldn't help but curl my lips.
"Hmph! When he heard that we were going to take him to the training office, he ran away. How dare such a cowardly boy confess his love to me?" Xiao Yusen turned around and gave me a look with slight contempt.
I looked at the pink letter in my hand, and then looked at the figure that was gradually running away.
In fact, as long as you can speak your mind, you are already very brave...
"Come, let me see. There is actually a boy who gives you a love letter? Haha." Xiao Yusen laughed at me and snatched the love letter from my hand while I was distracted.
"Hey, give it back to me!" I waved my fist and tried to snatch the letter from Xiao Yusen's hand.
"No, no." Xiao Yusen raised his hands high to avoid my snatch, tore open the letter, and a piece of light pink letter paper slipped out, drawing a beautiful arc in the air.
After a few seconds of pause, we looked at each other and rushed towards the letter together. I stumbled and fell to the ground accidentally, while Xiao Yusen relied on his agility to successfully grab the letter.
"Haha." This ruthless guy ignored me who fell to the ground. He slowly opened the letter like a winner and cleared his throat.
"Qianxia, ​​I'm Li Yue from Class 2, Grade 1. I've liked you for a long time. You're really beautiful and cute. Every time I meet your gaze, my heart starts beating wildly like a frightened deer..." When he said this, Xiao Yusen frowned and made a vomiting gesture to me.
This bastard!
I cursed in my heart but pretended to be calm on my face.
Humph! I don't want to get angry because of this idiot! Absolutely not!
"Haha. It seems that people who like idiots are also idiots, otherwise how could they write such a stupid love letter?" Xiao Yusen nodded, with a sneer of contempt on his lips.
snort!
Laugh laugh laugh!
"Just laugh enough!" I walked forward alone in anger.
What a jerk! Xiao Yusen! What a jerk!
"Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you anymore, and don't ignore me!" Seeing that I was angry, Xiao Yusen immediately pinched his ears and made a weird expression in front of me.
Looking at the guy's funny look, I held back my laughter and continued to pretend to be angry.
"Okay, I'll show you a magic trick. Don't be angry, okay?"
The cunning look in Xiao Yusen's eyes aroused my doubts.
"Hmm?" I looked at him expectantly.
Xiao Yusen raised an evil smile at the corner of his mouth, then raised his hands and kept changing his movements in front of my eyes. My eyes also followed his movements.
Suddenly, a butterfly with fluttering wings appeared before my eyes.
I carefully took the butterfly from Xiao Yusen's hand and looked at it carefully. Its wings were as mysterious blue as the ocean, dotted with white spots like sea foam. It slowly crawled on my fingers, shaking its head.
"How about it? Isn't it beautiful? I just saw it perched on a leaf and caught it!" Xiao Yusen was showing off proudly when the butterfly flapped its wings and flew away.
I glanced at Xiao Yusen and gave him a look that said "just watch".
"Hey, don't look at me like that. I'll catch another one for you!" After saying that, Xiao Yusen scratched his head and looked into the grass by the roadside.
"Okay, don't catch it! Butterflies are supposed to fly among the flowers." I shook my head and walked towards home.
"Wait a moment." Xiao Yusen grabbed me. His palms were warm, and the skin on my arms also became hot.
What is this guy going to do?
The air around seemed to stop flowing, and Xiao Yusen in front of him had a gentle and doting smile on his face.
This kind of smile makes my heart so confused...
"Qianxia..." Xiao Yusen looked at me quietly, his voice so gentle that water could drip out.
"What's wrong?" Strangely, I actually felt like running away.
"What kind of boy do you like?"
"Ah?" I was stunned for a long time after hearing Xiao Yusen's question.
"Tell me, what kind of person would you like?"
"What kind of person?" I lowered my head and fell into deep thought.
"Yes, what kind of boy would a fool like?" Xiao Yusen's words floated softly past my ears.
"Someone like Brother Yi Mo, who has the personality of the male protagonist in Korean dramas, gentle and kind, and always appears when I am unhappy. Hehehe, Xiao Yusen, you know? Brother Yi Mo is really a very good person! I think after you get to know him, you will definitely like him, maybe you can become very good friends, and then..." Thinking of this, my whole heart is filled with sweetness.
"Then the three of us can be together every day!" I looked at Xiao Yusen excitedly, but that guy's expression became very cold.
Did I say something wrong?
I looked at Xiao Yusen in confusion, his face covered with sadness.
"Xiao Yusen..." I called his name tentatively, hoping to guess what he was thinking.
But the strange thing is...
His eyes suddenly shifted away from my face, and he looked indifferently at a lonely cloud not far away. Then he said coldly, "I don't want to be with you guys every day," and turned and left.
"Xiao Yusen!"
I shouted his name loudly, but he never turned back.
What does he mean? What does he mean by not wanting to be with us every day?
Has he never liked being with me?
The days passed quietly, and I have gradually gotten used to having braces. My father was so thoughtful that he replaced my braces with fully transparent ones when he came home to visit me.
Xiao Yusen and I seemed to have become two parallel lines that would never intersect, living in our own orbits like strangers, with no focus.
He no longer showed up at my doorstep on time in the morning like he used to, and he no longer pestered me to go home with him after school. I was also angry and didn't want to talk to him.
Anyway, he has already said that he doesn’t want to be with me every day…
A few days passed like this. Although Brother Yi Mo always showed up inadvertently and comforted me when I was unhappy, I always felt like something was missing without Xiao Yusen's company.
I held the small mirror that sent the "secret code" and stared at the bright sunshine outside. It had been a long time since I saw the small "summoning" light spots dancing on the wall.
Is this guy Xiao Yusen planning to ignore me forever?
Every time this thought comes into my mind, I feel extremely panicked.
"Today, the whole school is organizing a general cleaning. Please clarify your division of labor and stay after school to follow the arrangements of the class monitor..." After school that day, I was in a daze, and the teacher's words brought me back to reality from my wild thoughts.
Phew, let’s do some spring cleaning. This way I don’t have to think about that guy Xiao Yusen for a while.
Under the arrangement of the squad leader, Su Mengmeng and I formed a team to clean the windows. This job looked easy, but standing on a chair, raising my hands to the highest point and swinging them back and forth was really tiring.
Whoosh…
"Mengmeng, I hate cleaning windows the most." I turned my head and said to Su Mengmeng who was busy like me.
"Me too. My arms are sore, but I'd rather clean the windows than mop the floor."
“Haha, me too.”
"By the way, Chinatsu, let me tell you a shocking gossip!" Su Mengmeng leaned towards me with a mysterious light in her eyes.
Seeing this girl's mysterious look, I asked softly, "What gossip?"
"It is said that Jian Meng seems to like Xiao Yusen!" Su Mengmeng said word by word.
“Puff——”
I couldn't help but laugh when I heard her words.
How is it possible! Jian Meng is the most beautiful girl in our class, how could she like Xiao Yusen?
You know, Xiao Yusen is a very annoying guy...
Thinking of this, my eyes inadvertently glanced at Xiao Yusen who was mopping the floor nearby.
Should I talk to him? What should I say?
I stood on the chair, repeating the action of wiping the windows, but my eyes followed Xiao Yusen's figure.
"Qianxia, ​​be careful!" Su Mengmeng's concerned voice came to my ears.
"ah!"
Before I could react, I felt my feet slip, and the soles of my shoes rubbed against the chair, making a harsh sound. My hands unconsciously waved in the air, trying to grab a support, but my body tilted to one side uncontrollably. The shaky chair finally gave up, and it swayed left and right with my tilted body. After a weak struggle, I fell heavily to the ground, and a sharp pain came from my right ankle.
"Bang!"
“It…hurts so much!” I screamed and sat up from the ground, holding my right ankle.
"Qianxia! Are you okay?" Su Mengmeng jumped off the chair in panic and squatted beside me.
"My ankle hurts so much."
"Oh my God! What should I do?"
Su Mengmeng was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and her classmates gathered around her.
At this moment, a slender hand appeared in my sight...
It’s Xiao Yusen!
I stared at him blankly, feeling both warm and aggrieved.
"Silly! Does it hurt?" Xiao Yusen squatted down and gently touched my ankle, his eyes full of concern.
"Yeah." I nodded stupidly.
"I'll take you home!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yusen turned around and motioned for me to lie on his back.
The faint scent of mint lingered at the tip of my nose. Looking at Xiao Yusen's dark eyes, my heartbeat unconsciously quickened.
"Xiao Yusen, be careful and escort Qianxia home safely." Su Mengmeng's voice came from behind.
The orange light of the setting sun gently enveloped the way home. The clouds in the sky clustered together, reflecting the dark sky red.
I lay on Xiao Yusen's back, quietly feeling his heartbeat. In the past, whenever I was sick or injured, Xiao Yusen would carry me to the hospital and carry me home.
Is the cold war between us these days finally going to end?
"Xiao Yusen, are you still angry?" I lay on his back and asked carefully.
"No, I'm not angry. I've never been angry."
"Then why have you ignored me these days?"
"You didn't pay any attention to me either."
"That's because you ignored me first!"
"How can I care about you if you ignore me? Idiot!"
"You are the fool."
Time seemed to go back, returning to the days when we spent every day together.
"Don't move. Stay still. Your foot is injured, and you are still so stupid."
Although it was a complaint, the tone was full of care and nervousness. Xiao Yusen like this made me want to cherish him.
"Xiao Yusen, I have something to tell you." I took a deep breath.
"What do you want to say? Are you hungry? Or..." Xiao Yusen turned his head slightly, and the warm breath from his mouth gently brushed over my ears.
The courage I had just gathered suddenly disappeared without a trace.
If I say it so bluntly, will he laugh at me? Or will he ignore me again?
"Idiot, what do you want to say?" Seeing that I hadn't said anything, Xiao Yusen tilted his head slightly and asked softly.
Looking at Xiao Yusen's handsome and charming profile, my heartbeat slowly accelerated and my cheeks turned slightly red.
"Xiao Yusen!"
"Um?"
Taking a deep breath and mustering my courage, I expressed my inner wish: "No matter how angry we are in the future, can we not ignore each other? Let's be good friends for life and accompany each other for life, okay? We can't count on family affection, and love... love is only temporary, just like my father and mother... So I want to be good friends with you for life, and we will never be apart... okay?"
No answer.
"OK?"
Still no response.
In the face of my long speech, Xiao Yusen just quietly carried me on his back and continued walking home.
Was his silence a tacit admission? A tacit admission that he wanted to be my lifelong friend?
The refreshing wind blows gently, bringing with it an inexplicable faint floral scent. With the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, this floral scent also seems to carry the flavor of an end and departure.
I looked up at the dark blue sky, the twinkling stars seemed like scattered diamonds covering the sky, and the bright moonlight made the surrounding scenery covered with a layer of cool silver.
Such a night is so quiet that I can even hear Xiao Yusen's breathing.
“Hoo—Hoo—”
“Boom—boom—”
Xiao Yusen's breathing overlapped with my heartbeat.
What was he thinking about? A faint sadness lingered in my heart. Xiao Yusen's silence and my doubts seemed to gradually distance us.
When we arrived at the door of my house, Xiao Yusen put me down gently. Only then did I see his expression clearly. His eyes were still bright and clear, but filled with a hint of sadness.
Xiao Yusen and I both fell silent. Such silence seemed a little scary in such a quiet night.
I put the key into the lock, and the door suddenly opened by itself.
"dad?"
"uncle?"
Xiao Yusen and I looked at my father standing at the door in surprise. We didn't expect that my father didn't tell me in advance that he was coming back this time.
"Chinatsu, Daddy has brought you a surprise."
"Really? Thank you, Dad!" I said sweetly. Just as I was about to walk into the house, I forgot about my sprained right foot. I felt a sharp pain and my body tilted uncontrollably, and I was about to fall to the ground.
"Be careful!" Xiao Yusen quickly grabbed my arm.
Fortunately, with his help, I stood up straight.
When my father saw me like this, he asked in surprise: "China, are you hurt?"
"Well, I accidentally sprained my ankle while cleaning just now, and Xiao Yusen carried me back." I forced a smile and looked back at Xiao Yusen. His face was still cold.
"Chinatsu, it must be very painful. Do you need to go to the hospital?" Dad's face was full of worry.
"It's all right, Dad."
"Thanks to Yusen for taking care of you, a silly girl. Come in and have dinner, Yusen. We haven't had a good chat for a long time." Dad smiled kindly and patted Xiao Yusen on the shoulder.
"Uncle, I still have some club stuff to take care of, so I'll go home first." After Xiao Yusen said this, his eyes stayed on me for half a second, and then he left without looking back.
He didn't say goodbye to me, didn't say a single word to me, and just used this totally untrue excuse to get away with it.
Society?
When did he join the society?
"Qianxia, ​​what's wrong with Yusen? Is he unhappy?" Dad asked, looking at Xiao Yusen's back in confusion.
"Who knows what that guy is up to again." I sighed and curled my lips slightly.
After dinner, I lay alone in my bedroom playing on the computer.
My father was preparing some delicious chicken soup for me in the kitchen, saying that my ankle was injured and I needed to take good care of it.
Although I know that my father is concerned about me, it’s really exaggerated and not that serious.
I was muttering to myself when I suddenly heard my father's voice coming from outside the door: "China, a friend is here to see you."
friend?
Who could it be at this time? Su Mengmeng?
I hopped on one foot to the bedroom door, held the door frame with one hand, and slowly turned the door open with the other hand.
"Chinatsu, are you hurt?"
A familiar voice came, gentle and magnetic.
Brother Yi Mo was standing at the door, with the collar of his white shirt casually open, revealing his fair skin.
"Brother Yi Mo?" I held the door frame with one hand, feeling surprised and happy at the appearance of Brother Yi Mo.
"Qianxia, ​​is your foot injury feeling better?" Brother Yi Mo's gaze stayed on my right foot in the air, his eyebrows slightly wrinkled.
"Ah? How did Brother Yi Mo know that I was injured?" I covered my mouth with my hands in surprise.
"I just went to your classroom to look for you. Your friend said you sprained your ankle and went home, so I came over to check on you. Go back to bed and lie down. Why did you run to open the door?" Brother Yi Mo said gently, his eyelashes drooping slightly, blocking the light flowing in his eyes.
Brother Yi Mo helped me back to the bed and slowly took off my shoes.
I timidly tried to pull my foot back, but he gently held my ankle and stared quietly at the bruise on it.
"Does it hurt?" He looked up at me, his two beautiful eyebrows slightly frowned.
I shook my head.
He slowly lowered his head, and then... then those two rose-petal-like lips slowly opened, and a stream of warm air blew out of his mouth.
I suddenly felt a burning sensation in my ankle, and the pain seemed to gradually ease under such gentle care.
Looking at that handsome and clean face, my heart began to beat without rhythm. An elusive emotion enveloped my heart, and the temperature on my face rose little by little.
Brother Yi Mo is so gentle, like a prince who walked out of a comic book.
“Boom boom—”
My heart beat faster and faster, but I became more and more confused.
Is this the feeling of being moved?
Do I like him?
A few minutes later, he helped my legs onto the bed, his eyes narrowed slightly into a crescent shape, the soft light enveloped his face in orange light, and he looked at me and smiled tenderly.
"Is Brother Yi Mo always so gentle to people?" I asked shyly, looking into Brother Yi Mo's eyes.
Brother Yi Mo gently tapped my forehead and raised a doting smile: "Every time I see Qianxia, ​​I can't help but become gentle. This is the magic of Qianxia! If possible, it would be a happy thing to be able to accompany Qianxia like this all the time!" When he said this, for some reason, a trace of imperceptible sadness flashed in Brother Yi Mo's clear eyes.
I rubbed my eyes and tried to confirm it again, but I only saw his gentle appearance. Maybe I was seeing things...
I chatted with Brother Yimo for a long time. He listened to me talking about school and complaining about my unhappiness. He always listened quietly, never refuted me, and never got annoyed with me.
"Chinatsu, I'm relieved to see that you're okay. Have a good rest, and I'll see you tomorrow."
After hearing what Brother Yi Mo said, I realized that it was already 9 o'clock in the evening.
After Brother Yi Mo said goodbye, the bedroom returned to silence.
I lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, replaying fragments of memories of Brother Yi Mo over and over in my mind.
Our encounter, our acquaintance, our familiarity...
Every time I get along with Brother Yi Mo, I feel safe and comfortable, my heart is wrapped in a warm feeling, and even... even an inexplicable feeling quietly rising in my heart.
People say that when you face someone, your heart beats faster and your cheeks turn red. There is a specific name for this reaction - "heartbeat".
"Chinatsu, can dad come in?"
Just as I was recalling the days since I met Brother Yi Mo, my father suddenly knocked on the bedroom door.
“Yeah, of course.” I sat up in a panic and patted my cheeks with both hands, afraid that my father would find out something.
"Does your ankle still hurt?" Dad looked at my ankle with concern.
"Dad, don't worry, I'm fine."
"Unfortunately, Dad has to go on a business trip in a few days, so I can only ask Yusen to take care of you." Dad sighed helplessly.
"It's okay, I can take care of myself. Dad, I want to ask you a question." I asked nervously with red cheeks.
"Um?"
"Dad, what does it feel like to like someone? How did you fall in love with mom back then?"
"Like someone?" Dad opened his eyes wide in surprise, but soon a kind smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Like someone is a magical thing. You will feel at ease when you are with him, and you will feel warm when you hear his voice. You will look forward to meeting him unexpectedly..."
As I listened to my father's words, the temperature on my cheeks slowly rose.
These reactions sound so familiar...
It seems that I have this kind of emotion every time I meet Brother Yi Mo.
Could it be that...
Am I falling in love with Brother Yi Mo?
My father's voice gradually became meaningless in my ears.
I kept thinking about the definition of love, and kept judging...
"Chinatsu, go to bed early. Daddy is leaving first." Dad stroked my head gently, then walked out of the bedroom and gently closed the door for me.
I sat on the bed blankly, my mind filled with upset thoughts.
Am I really in love with Brother Yi Mo? But in my heart, he feels like an older brother to me...
“Buzz buzz buzz—”
The phone vibrated beside the pillow.
Who sent me this text message so late?
The pale blue screen illuminated my face, and on it appeared a familiar name—"Brother Xiao."
Is it Xiao Yusen? He was so upset for no apparent reason before, but now he is texting me. Is there something wrong?
I immediately opened the message to check -
"If being friends means being together for life, then let's be good friends for life!"
Just one short sentence, and all my heartbeats and blushes disappeared in an instant...
"good."
I typed this word and pressed the send button to send it.
"Thank you, Xiao Yusen." I whispered softly as I watched the text message being sent.
Growing up with such good friends is probably the happiest thing in life.