I have never forgotten our agreement, and I am waiting for you to fulfill it with me.
——Night Blue

In the morning, I yawned, opened the door and prepared to go to school, but was shocked by the scene in front of me.
I took two steps back in surprise, but my eyes were fixed on the man in front of me. He smiled slightly, as gentle as he was yesterday.
It’s Gu Yichen.
He actually came to my doorstep again waiting for me to go to school together?
Although there was joy in my heart, there was also a surge of uneasiness.
Thinking of what happened yesterday, I smiled at Gu Yichen a little embarrassedly.
Yesterday, when I was feeling frustrated and angry and scolded Ye Lanluo harshly to Gu Yichen, but my mood did not improve, Gu Yichen actually asked me if I liked Ye Lanluo.
Although I didn't answer him, this question kept lingering in my mind and couldn't be easily dispelled no matter what.
Because of this problem, I almost couldn't sleep last night. My mind was full of Ye Lanluo's appearance. I kept thinking about the words he said, but I felt more and more sad and disappointed.
I didn’t answer Gu Yichen’s question yesterday because I seemed unable to face my own heart.
Thinking of this, I pursed my lips.
I seem to be confused myself...
Gu Yichen looked at me and smiled.
His eyes stayed on my face for a long time, and he showed a worried expression: "You didn't sleep well last night, did you?"
ah!
I suddenly raised my head and looked at Gu Yichen in front of me in disbelief.
This guy...can he read minds?
Could it be that he already knew the reason why I didn’t sleep well?
I was confused and even more anxious.
Unexpectedly, after seeing my expression, he slowly approached me and looked at me seriously.
"Haha..." I laughed dryly a few times, "Because I had a strange dream. A carrot can actually talk. How strange!"
As soon as I finished speaking, I regretted what I had said.
What kind of weird reason is this?
A strange dream? A talking carrot? Gu Yichen would never believe it!
But he didn't seem to care about what I said. Instead, he continued to look at me carefully, and finally reminded me seriously: "I saw your dark circles." After a pause, he added a few words, "Very serious."
So that’s how it is…
I reached out and gently touched the skin around my eyes.
That’s right, how could there be someone in this world who can read minds? It seems that I really am not getting enough sleep and even my thinking is confused.
"Zimu, have you had breakfast?" Seeing that I didn't respond, Gu Yichen changed the subject.
I shook my head.
Gu Yichen in front of me actually took out an exquisite lunch box from behind him as if performing magic and quickly stuffed it into my arms.
"Here's breakfast for you."
"For me?"
It happened so suddenly that I almost dropped the lunch box.
"Yes, it's for you," he repeated with a smile.
I lowered my head to open the lunch box, and couldn't help but open my mouth in surprise.
So rich, and all of my favorite foods...
"Thank you!" Looking at the sumptuous breakfast in the lunch box, I thanked him quickly, and my taste buds seemed to have fully awakened.
Gu Yichen waved his hand to indicate that you're welcome, then glanced at his watch and told me: "Have breakfast at school. If we don't leave now, we'll be late." After that, he turned and left.
I carefully put the lunch box into my schoolbag and then trotted after Gu Yichen.
But as soon as I went down the stairs, a refreshing golden color caught my eye.
I couldn't help but stop and look carefully.
There is a pot of sunflowers in full bloom under the mailbox. It seems like it is raising its slender neck and smiling towards the sun.
"Gu Yichen!" I hurriedly called out to Gu Yichen who was walking in front of me.
Gu Yichen turned around in confusion and also discovered the pot of golden sunflowers.
"Did you raise it?" He turned and walked back, reaching out his hand and gently touching the petals of the sunflower.
"No, I don't know who it is..." I shook my head in confusion and looked around.
Who put such beautiful flowers under my mailbox?
The colors of the flowers were so bright that I couldn't help but bend down and look at this unexpected gift with joy.
Gu Yichen stared at me with interest: "I didn't expect you like flowers? I heard that girls who like flowers are very delicate at heart, but you look careless and confused, haha."
"Actually, I am also very delicate inside!" Hearing him say this, I argued dissatisfiedly, but the corners of my mouth rose happily.
But……
Wait…I didn’t realize I liked flowers?
I suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Didn’t Gu Yichen know that I liked flowers when I was a child?
Could it be that he forgot?
And we have an agreement...
Could it be that he had forgotten even the promise?
Thinking of this, I continued to maintain a natural smile and pretended to casually mention: "By the way, Gu Yichen, do you still remember what you promised me when you were little?"
"Huh?" He stared at the pot of flowers in a daze, as if he didn't take what I asked to heart.
His attitude made me feel cold.
Could it be that...
No, it won’t, it can’t be wrong!
Maybe I didn't explain it clearly enough? After all, so many years have passed.
"It's what you promised me." I explained while carefully observing his expression, "When hide-and-seek was over that day, didn't you promise to take me to see the sunflowers?"
For some reason, just a few words revealed my anxiety.
After hearing what I said, Gu Yichen slowly came back to his senses.
But the expression on his face made me feel suddenly cold.
That confused expression...
Sure enough, he frowned and recalled carefully, then looked at me with some embarrassment: "Go to see the sunflowers? I don't remember saying such a thing. Zimu, did you remember it wrong?"
His words were so clear, yet they made me feel completely overwhelmed by loss.
His puzzled expression could not be fake...
Gu Yichen really had forgotten.
Under his questioning gaze, I shook my head pretending to be indifferent and said absentmindedly: "Maybe I really remembered it wrongly."
We arrived at the school in a slightly awkward atmosphere.
Ever since I was injured in the three-legged race and learned about Su Xiyu's true intention, I have deliberately kept my distance from her and have not heard her explanation.
Xiaole is right, I shouldn’t have believed Su Xiyu at all.
Besides, it was a revenge action she had planned for a long time. How could I be so stupid as to ask her to give me an explanation?
Regarding the fall and injury, I did not tell anyone that it was Su Xiyu who did it on purpose, including Xiaole, because after Xiaole knew it, he would definitely go to Su Xiyu in anger to argue with her, and then more things would happen that would catch me off guard.
Xiaole in front of me was still talking and laughing to me. I came to my senses, listened carefully, and made some exaggerated movements as she spoke.
Just when Xiaole was saying unhappily that it was Su Xiyu's poor cooperation on the field that caused me to be injured, Su Xiyu stood at the door of the classroom without me knowing when, looking at us coldly.
"Here we go again." Xiaole sneered and looked over with disdain, "Just because you're pretty, you can look at people like this?"
As she spoke, she imitated Su Xiyu's angry look, made an ugly face, and then burst into laughter.
Su Xiyu kept looking at this side quietly, without any obvious emotion fluctuations. Finally, she just waved at me, indicating that she had something to say to me .
I sat in my seat, a little hesitant.
Is there anything else we can say?
But seeing that she was standing there and didn't leave, in order to avoid causing too much suspicion in others, I could only sigh and walk towards her.
I wonder what her plan is this time...
Thinking of this, I subconsciously stopped at a considerable distance from her.
It was then that I realized that she had the same funny dark circles around her eyes as I did.
It turns out that she also has things that bother her... But the only one who can bother her is probably Ye Lanluo, right?
As expected, she almost went straight to the point: "Xia Zimu, haven't you learned enough lessons? Don't you know how selfish you are?"
After hearing her first sentence, I frowned angrily and wanted to refute her and question her, but when I heard the second sentence, it was as if a basin of cold water was poured over my head, and all my anger was extinguished.
Selfish……
Why did she say I was selfish?
There seems to be an answer in my heart, but I dare not confirm it.
I wanted to ask, but I couldn't.
Seeing that I didn't answer, Su Xiyu thought I agreed. She frowned tightly, completely losing her usual arrogance. "If you like Gu Yichen, that's fine. You can just be together. No one will stop you!"
"We didn't..." I tried to explain.
"Since you like Gu Yichen, why do you want to cling to Ye Lanluo? Why do both of them have to be by your side? You are really selfish and really annoying!"
"I'm not pestering Ye Lanluo!" Hearing this, I subconsciously retorted, "We...we are just good friends..."
and……
I bit my lower lip uncomfortably.
He said such excessive words yesterday, with a cold expression and indifferent tone, without any trace of affectation, which really hurt my heart.
We are like this, maybe we are not even friends?
Su Xiyu continued to look at me as if I were an idiot. The corners of her mouth curled up more and more, and she smiled strangely: "Friends? Xia Zimu, you really underestimate yourself! You actually said you are friends? Don't tell me you don't know Ye Lanluo likes you!"
When I heard the last sentence, I staggered a few steps and almost fell to the ground.
Su Xiyu also said that Ye Lanluo likes me...
I looked up in surprise and saw Su Xiyu's opening and closing mouth, and shook my head subconsciously.
No, Ye Lanluo doesn't like me. When facing someone you like, would you have the same attitude as yesterday?
"Hey!" Seeing me standing there in a daze, Su Xiyu's anger grew stronger and stronger. She couldn't help but reach out and shove my shoulder hard, "Don't be so selfish anymore! Don't bother with both of them at the same time!"
"I didn't! Stop talking nonsense!" I said in a panic, "He can't possibly like me! He, he already has someone he likes!"
"I'm talking nonsense?" Hearing me say this, Su Xiyu laughed in anger.
She stopped talking and just kept staring at me with that creepy look.
Under such gazes, I couldn't help but explain: "You said he likes me, which is simply impossible. Yesterday, just yesterday, Ye Lanluo clearly saw that I was injured but he just stood there and ignored me, and didn't even say a word to me. How could he be like this..."
Thinking about what happened yesterday, I can't help but feel extremely lost.
"So, you are a fool." Su Xiyu sneered, and finally, as if she didn't want to see me anymore, she looked away and walked straight past me.
I was stunned for a while, then returned to my seat in a daze.
"Hey, Zimu, what did that girl say to you again?" Seeing my expression, Xiaole frowned, "I knew she had no good intentions!"
I didn’t hear clearly what Xiaole said, because all I could think about was what Su Xiyu had just said.
She said Ye Lanluo likes me?
If that's true, why does he treat me like that?
Seeing me like this, Xiaole became even more worried and stretched out his hand to wave in front of me, and asked loudly: "Zimu, what's wrong with you? What happened?"
"Well?"
The shadow that rose and fell in front of my eyes brought me back to my senses. I let out a long breath and then looked vigilantly in the direction of Su Xiyu.
"Su Xiyu didn't do anything excessive just now." I recalled what she just said, and my palms instantly became cold, "She just told me something."
Xiaole blinked his eyes, showing great interest.
I seemed to have mustered up all my courage, lowered my voice, and said, "Su Xiyu just said that Ye Lanluo likes me..."
Silence.
Xiaole didn't say anything, just blinked twice.
A few seconds later.
"ah--"
She let out a scream of excitement and her eyes almost lit up.
"Shh!" I quickly reached out and covered her mouth tightly. "Oh my God! Keep your voice down, others will hear you!"
As I said this, I looked around carefully.
ah!
Su Xiyu and I's eyes met again in mid-air.
She stared coldly at Xiaole and me with eyes that seemed to see through everything.
I turned my head away somewhat ashamedly and pretended to talk to Xiaole.
"Oh my God!" Xiaole lowered his voice, but still looked very excited, "Zimu, aren't you happy?"
"I……"
I don't seem to have any idea how to react to this matter.
Xiaole looked at me with sparkling eyes and a gossipy look.
The words Ye Lanluo said to me last night and his indifferent look came to my mind. I couldn't help but sigh and said in disappointment, "I think Su Xiyu must be talking nonsense. Ye Lanluo won't like me."
However, a hint of joy seemed to well up in my heart.
This feeling...why is it?
Hearing what I said, Xiaole stretched out a finger and shook it, putting on a very serious look: "Zimu, I don't think so!"
I stared at her blankly, with a hint of anticipation flashing through my heart.
She seemed to notice my slight change in mood, and continued to say proudly: "In my opinion, Ye Lanluo likes you, I really feel this way." She nodded confidently, "If only Su Xiyu thinks so, the story may not be true, but I also think so, so the story is different. If two people have this feeling, then it is not far from the truth!"
What she said seemed to make sense.
As I thought about it, the corners of my mouth gradually rose and I couldn't help but smile.
Does Ye Lanluo really like me?
But his changeable attitude makes me unsure.
This troublemaker!
"I told you, Ye Lanluo looks more attractive than Gu Yichen." Xiaole joked with a smile.
Ye Lanluo and Gu Yichen?
I was slightly stunned.
Although Ye Lanluo often had an expressionless face and looked difficult to approach, for some reason, from the first time I met him, I felt that he was a very kind person.
That feeling was very similar to the one given to me by the handsome boy I knew in childhood. If I was not sure that the boy was Gu Yichen, I would definitely mistake Ye Lanluo for him.
The beautiful pot of sunflowers under the mailbox this morning came to my mind again.
Such golden and vibrant colors easily remind people of the warm sun.
But...Gu Yichen actually didn't remember the agreement we made when we were kids.
I remember that when he made the promise, his expression was very serious...
So I agreed very seriously, kept it in mind until now, and have been waiting for him to fulfill his promise.
Forgetting an agreement is really too much.
Xiaole looked at me in deep thought and thought I was thinking about Ye Lanluo, so he smiled slyly, approached me, and asked softly in my ear: "Zimu, are you in love with Ye Lanluo?"
"ah?"
I was originally in a daze, but suddenly I came to my senses.
Do I like Yelanluo?
Gu Yichen also asked me the same question yesterday.
But in front of Gu Yichen, I denied it in a panic and did not give a reasonable explanation.
As Xiaole said before, one person’s feeling may not be true, but if two people think so, it should be close to the truth.
But why do feel this way?
I expressed my doubts to Xiaole: "Why do you think I like Ye Lanluo?"
Obviously, Gu Yichen was the handsome boy who played with me. I had been thinking about him for so many years, so how could I fall in love with someone else so quickly?
"Well..." Xiaole thought about it carefully, then laughed with certainty, "It's easy to tell, because all your troubles are caused by Ye Lanluo. Only when you care about someone very much will you be like this!" She paused, and then said, "How about this, Zimu, let me ask you in a different way, do you want to know where Ye Lanluo is now?"
I nodded honestly: "I really want to..."
"Very good." Xiaole also nodded. "If he ignored you and alienated you, would you be unable to let it go?"
"That's right!" I nodded in surprise.
How does Xiaole know how I feel?
Just like yesterday, Ye Lanluo’s sudden indifference and alienation almost made me breathless.
Seeing me nod again, Xiaole's smile became brighter and brighter: "One last question, if you see him with other girls, will you be sad?"
this……
I didn't nod quickly.
Ye Lanluo is with other girls?
I tried to imagine, and for some reason, the first person that came to my mind was Su Xiyu.
If Su Xiyu and Ye Lanluo were together...
No!
Can't!
My heart skipped a beat and I suddenly felt like I had seen some horrifying scene.
But……
If a good friend alienates you for no reason and you have another good friend, no matter who it is, you will feel lost.
So for the last question, I have no way to answer it.
Xiaole looked at my hesitation, patted my shoulder in disappointment, and then said sympathetically, "It's okay. You will naturally know how you feel about Ye Lanluo over time. "
I smiled and nodded to thank her.
Am I in love with Ye Lanluo?
It seemed as if there were two little people quarreling in my heart.
Obviously...the person I like is Gu Yichen!
Always!
It should be Gu Yichen!
But……
So many worries and troubles are all because of Ye Lanluo, and are all closely related to him.
Although Gu Yichen has taken great care of me these past two days, I seem to have only gratitude towards him...
Maybe it's really like Xiaole said, everything will be figured out naturally over time?
The school bell rang, and after saying goodbye to Xiaole, I slowly walked towards home.
The weather today is a little different. There are dark clouds overhead. Occasionally a ray of sunshine appears, but is quickly blocked.
It's going to rain soon.
I searched in my schoolbag for a long time but couldn't find my umbrella.
I used to always carry an umbrella in my schoolbag, but now I’m absent-minded and forgetful all the time, and I even forgot to put my umbrella in my schoolbag when I was packing it.
"well……"
Looking at the dark clouds growing thicker and thicker above my head, I couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
In weather like this, it’s better to walk faster.
I quickened my pace, praying that I could get home before the heavy rain came.
But the weather was not good. When I was still some distance away from home, raindrops as big as beans were already falling "cracklingly".
I quickly used my schoolbag to cover my head and ran quickly.
But I soon found that the rain was too heavy and I couldn't go on and risk getting soaked.
I looked around and found a shop eave where I could take shelter from the rain, so I rushed over and stood under the eave pitifully, praying in my heart that the rain would stop soon.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and pedestrians on the road hurried past with umbrellas.
I stared at the gray sky in a trance, feeling the damp and cold air of the rainy day.
A man walked over slowly, put away his umbrella, and stood beside me.
This person is so strange. He brought an umbrella, so why does he still need to hide from the rain?
The place was originally very small, so I had to move to the side, looking at the man with great dissatisfaction.
When I saw the person next to me clearly, I couldn't help but gasp.
It’s Ye Lanluo!
He was carrying an umbrella, but he put it away and stood next to me on purpose!
I carefully controlled my breathing, tried my best to control the speed of my heartbeat, and pretended to be calm so as not to let him notice any clues.
What is he thinking?
But since he said such outrageous things yesterday, I will not pay any attention to him anymore no matter what!
Thinking of this, I turned my head away fiercely and vowed never to look at him again.
The raindrops falling from the eaves are crystal clear, like transparent pearls.
"I was right when I said you were stupid." Ye Lanluo's voice was particularly clear amid the sound of rain. "Don't you know to bring an umbrella on a rainy day?"
He is still laughing at me!
I suddenly felt very angry.
Not only does this guy not feel guilty about what happened yesterday, but he even came here deliberately to laugh at me today?
I turned around and glared at him.
Although the rain was getting heavier, I could no longer bear to stand under the same roof with him, so I gritted my teeth and rushed into the rain.
The cold rain hit my body, and almost instantly, I turned into a ridiculous drowned rat.
Passersby holding umbrellas and walking hurriedly on the road all looked at me as if I were an alien.
Oh, how embarrassing!
It’s all because of that guy Ye Lanluo!
The rain was so heavy and the fog was so thick that it looked like a curtain was hung between the sky and the earth. I could barely tell the direction and finally ran towards my home like a headless fly.
"Come back! Are you crazy?" Ye Lanluo seemed frightened by my actions. He threw down the umbrella in his hand and rushed into the rain.
He held my arm tightly, and looked at me with a hint of reproach in his dark eyes.
Under such a gaze, I even forgot to struggle.
He pursed his lips tightly, grasped my arm with his slender fingers, and with almost no effort, dragged me back to the eaves where I had just taken shelter from the rain.
"What does it have to do with you !" My mind suddenly became clear and I said viciously.
Ye Lanluo calmly took out a tissue and wiped the rain off her face, then stuffed a tissue into my hand.
He didn't seem to care about my childish complaints and just looked at me quietly.
I felt a little guilty when he looked at me, and quickly wiped the rain off my face with a tissue.
But……
Why should I feel guilty?
It was obviously his fault first.
That's right! I have nothing to be afraid of!
Thinking of this, I raised my head again with confidence and looked into Ye Lanluo's eyes, but suddenly caught a glimpse of a smile that flashed across his dark eyes.
I stood there in a daze.
"Look at you, you look like a poor, wet puppy." The corners of his mouth slightly raised, "You are so willful."
"You——" I was so angry that I didn't even know how to refute. I just pointed my finger at him angrily, "Why are you standing next to me? You clearly said yesterday that my affairs have nothing to do with you and you will never care about my affairs again!"
Speaking of this, my heart aches. It seems that I still can't let it go.
He was stunned for a moment, as if recalling what happened yesterday, and then looked at me helplessly.
I was still upset about what happened yesterday, so I moved to the side, away from him.
How could I forget what I said yesterday so quickly...
Obviously it's so excessive...
"Yesterday... I was wrong." He folded the tissue in his hand neatly and explained to me calmly, "Because something happened yesterday, I was not in a good mood, so... I apologize to you. I'm sorry."
I never expected Ye Lanluo to apologize, and I was so surprised that I forgot to respond.
I looked closely into his eyes, trying to find any hint of a joke in them.
He stared at me just as seriously.
His eyes were so sincere.
Ye Lanluo actually apologized to me...
I reached out my hand in surprise and covered my mouth tightly.
What Su Xiyu and Xiaole said in the morning suddenly came to my mind. They said Ye Lanluo liked me...
I looked at him in front of me, and my heart gradually softened: "So what you mean is that everything you said yesterday was not true?"
Ye Lanluo nodded without hesitation.
"Is it all just words spoken in anger?" I still found it hard to believe.
Ye Lanluo did not show any impatience, but a smile appeared in his eyes. He nodded and said, "That's right."
Seeing him like this, the anger in my heart disappeared without a trace in an instant.
I am such a worthless person...
Thinking of this, my cheeks felt slightly hot.
"Will you forgive me?" Ye Lanluo stared at me sincerely.
I hesitated for a long time, and finally let it go, but pretended to be impatient and said, "Okay, I'll reluctantly forgive you."
The rain doesn't seem to be letting up.
I leaned against Ye Lanluo, my heart beating fast as I thought about his apology just now.
Since he already feels guilty about what happened before, then I...
Wait a moment!
A sudden thought interrupted me from feeling happy about Ye Lanluo's apology.
Although he has apologized, regarding the previous agreement...
I hung my head in regret.
He said that if I won a place in the competition, he would give me a gift, but not only did I not win a place, I also fell to the ground and made a fool of myself.
Originally, I was looking forward to Ye Lanluo's gift. What kind of gift would a person like him give?
I thought gloomily.
The raindrops from the eaves hit the water-filled ground, creating ripples like flowers.
Normally when we were together, I was the one who took the initiative to talk and told him some interesting things, but this time, I was not in that mood.
You know how much I am looking forward to Ye Lanluo’s gift!
Ye Lanluo also noticed that I was feeling a little down. Although his tone was as calm as usual, there was a hint of concern in his voice that I could clearly hear: "Are you worried about something?"
"Competition..." I muttered unhappily.
"What?"
Perhaps because my voice was too soft, he asked his questions patiently.
"The three-legged race before." I sighed, "We agreed before that if I achieved a certain ranking in the race, you would give me a gift..."
Before I could finish my words, Ye Lanluo actually laughed out loud.
I almost thought I had heard it wrong.
In my impression, he rarely smiles like this.
I stared at his face for a long time, unable to take my eyes off him.
"Do you really care that much?" His voice was also tinged with a vitality that he had never had before.
"Yeah..." I nodded honestly.
“ Bang, bang !”
“Bang, bang!”
“Bang, bang!”
The sound of the heartbeat was so obvious.
I looked into those beautiful and deep eyes, and felt my heartbeat getting faster and clearer.
"Actually, I will give you a gift regardless of whether you get a place or not."
"Really?"
I was ecstatic.
Were my expectations met with disappointment?
Did he actually prepare a gift?
After thinking for a long time, I finally plucked up the courage to express my curiosity and asked what the gift was. At that time, Ye Lanluo spoke again and said something I didn't expect.
"Besides, I have already given you that gift."
Gave it to me?
My eyes widened in surprise, totally not understanding what he meant.
Have I recently developed severe amnesia?
Ye Lanluo gave me a gift...
Could I have forgotten something so important?
I thought carefully about what had happened recently from beginning to end and found that I had not forgotten anything.
But why did Ye Lanluo say that the gift had been given to me ?
"Are you... sure?" I suspected that he remembered it wrongly. "Is the gift really given to me?"
To emphasize, I bit the word "I" hard and my face turned red.
Perhaps it was because I looked silly and funny, Ye Lanluo's eyes welled up with laughter, but he didn't mean to be joking at all. He nodded seriously: "Yes, the gift has been given to you."
" What's going on?" I kept asking, like a child who had lost his candy.
Ye Lanluo's smile deepened. He didn't say anything, but just kept shaking his head. No matter how I asked him, he didn't give me an answer, but just kept shaking his head.
Is he kidding me?
I sighed in frustration.
But the moment I raised my head, I found that Ye Lanluo's smile was more childish than ever before.
I have never seen him like this before.
I looked at his smile foolishly and thought it was so beautiful that I even wanted to record this moment with a camera.
If there is magic, I hope this moment will last forever, because the person standing next to me at this moment is the one I care about...
I felt so good that it seemed unreal. I felt as relaxed and happy as flying a kite.