Some answers are actually right in front of us, but we often subconsciously ignore them.
——Xia Zimu

The evening breeze is cool.
I held my chin and sat quietly by the window.
The beige curtain was blown up by the night wind, gently brushing my cheek, making me feel extremely comfortable, just like the feeling that Ye Lanluo's sudden smile gave me tonight.
After a heavy rain, the air is particularly fresh.
But my mind is in a mess.
There seemed to be a voice constantly echoing in my ears.
“Boom boom—”
“Boom boom—”
“Boom boom—”
I was slightly startled, then reached out my hand and gently pressed it on my chest.
The night was exceptionally dark. I looked at the leaves dancing in the night wind, and that familiar voice kept echoing in my ears.
The scene of hiding from the rain under the eaves with Ye Lanluo came to my mind.
Why did Ye Lanluo say that he had given me the gift?
I rubbed my hair vigorously.
It must not be that I remembered it wrong. I remember everything related to Ye Lanluo very clearly. It is impossible .
So why did he say that?
I thought about all the possible reasons over and over again, but I still didn't get a satisfactory answer.
The night wind is still so cool.
For a moment, I became a little upset for some reason.
With a "click", I slammed the open window shut.
What is the gift?
When did he give it to me?
These two questions bother me, but no matter from which angle I think about them, there is no way to answer them correctly.
Really…
I gritted my teeth in hatred.
Why does Ye Lanluo leave people with such strange questions?
I walked around barefoot on the clean floor, and finally fatigue swept over me. Unable to resist the fatigue, I could only slowly return to the bed and slowly close my eyes.
I'll leave this question for tomorrow...
As soon as I closed my eyes, a fleeting thought made me instantly alert, and my eyes suddenly opened.
This guy Ye Lanluo...is he kidding me?
I sat up suddenly in bed, staring wide-eyed in the darkness, allowing this idea to expand infinitely in my mind.
That’s right… He also said before that I looked stupid, so now he had a reason to play tricks on me…
If he was really playing a trick on me, I actually thought about it so seriously for so long!
It seems I am really stupid!
I scratched my hair in annoyance. When I thought about how silly I looked when I was hiding from the rain under the eaves with Ye Lanluo today, I felt very embarrassed.
He must have thought I was even more stupid, right? I was struggling with such a question for a long time.
But tonight Ye Lanluo clearly apologized to me very sincerely. He should know that if he used this matter to trick me, I would definitely get angry again.
So I ruthlessly rejected this possibility.
I sat on the bed sighing, unable to think of any other reason.
It seems that there is no other way except to ask him in person tomorrow.
Thinking of this, I was stunned again.
Yes, why not just ask him in person? I have been worrying about this for so long, it seems I am really hopelessly stupid!
I pulled the quilt over me, stopped thinking about anything else, and forced myself to fall asleep quickly.
When the first ray of sunlight shone into the room in the morning, I woke up refreshed.
No matter what, I must go find Ye Lanluo today and ask him clearly.
“Boom boom—”
“Boom boom—”
“Boom boom—”
This inexplicable sound appeared again.
This strange feeling...is it nervousness?
I carefully experienced this feeling.
It seems that this feeling appears every time I get along with Ye Lanluo.
I rolled my eyes at myself and said to myself, "You're just asking about someone's gift. What's there to be nervous about? Xia Zimu, you're such a disgrace!"
After saying this, I sneered with disdain.
That's right! I'm just asking about the gift, there's nothing to be nervous about.
I looked into the mirror and gave a stiff smile.
But why is my heart still beating so fast?
I stood in front of the mirror and looked at myself carefully. Finally, I found nothing wrong, so I turned around and prepared to go out.
Just as I was about to turn the doorknob, I suddenly paused.
Wait a moment.
My gaze returned to the mirror again.
Something seems to be missing...
I looked at myself in the mirror carefully, and felt that something was empty, but I couldn't remember where it was.
At this moment, the scene of my first meeting with Ye Lanluo suddenly emerged in my mind——
I thought I lost my brooch in the cold drink shop, and when I anxiously went back there to look for it, I found that the brooch had been picked up by Ye Lanluo and was holding it in his hand.
Thinking of his expression at that time, I couldn't help but smile.
I thought that was our first meeting, but fate is so magical, it turns out we knew each other when we were young.
I was smiling happily in the mirror.
I didn't expect that we would meet again because of a brooch.
Oh, right, the brooch!
I finally figured out what was wrong.
I looked in the mirror and pinned the brooch on.
I stared at the brooch and my heart beat faster.
It’s so strange, why do I feel this way?
I reached out and gently stroked the gorgeous diamond on the brooch.
I didn't know the reason myself, but since I was going to be late, I had to put the matter aside for the time being and ran to school as fast as I could.
“Ding-ling-ling!”
When the bell rang, my feet just stepped into the classroom.
Phew! That was a close call!
I couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Fortunately I made it on time, otherwise I don’t know what kind of punishment I would have received for being late.
All my classmates had already arrived . I held my breath and quickly walked to my seat under their gaze.
The sound of high heels hitting the ground echoed in the corridor. I had just sat down in my seat when the teacher walked in with a smile on her face.
Haha, it seems like today is my lucky day. If I want to ask something, I will definitely get a satisfactory answer.
Just as I was thinking this with full confidence, the teacher announced another explosive news with a smile on his face.
"Classmates, tomorrow all the teachers and students in our school are going camping!"
"Really?"
The students couldn't believe it.
The teacher explained kindly: "It's true. After school today, students should prepare well, bring what you need, and go camping happily tomorrow!"
"That's great!"
The students cheered.
Xiaole beside me was also very excited and kept talking to me. But I was in no mood to listen, and kept thinking about how to talk to Ye Lanluo.
I finally got through a class, and I also figured out how to ask Ye Lanluo about the gift.
Don't act too eager...
Still feeling nervous, I tried my best to avoid everyone's gaze and walked towards the classroom where Ye Lanluo was.
From a distance, I saw Ye Lanluo leaning against the classroom door, looking towards me casually, as if he had known that I would come to find him and was waiting there specially.
The moment he saw me, a faint light seemed to flash in his eyes, making him look even more dazzling.
I stopped and rubbed my eyes, almost suspecting that I had seen it wrong.
After a brief pause, I continued to walk towards Ye Lanluo. With every step I took, I could hear my heartbeat getting a little more intense.
I held my breath and secretly cursed myself for being so useless.
Can't I just act more natural?
But the more I thought about it, the stiffer my smile seemed to become.
Ye Lanluo looked at me with interest as I stood awkwardly in front of him. He wanted to tease me, but in the end he said nothing.
But I just stood there in a daze.
What to say?
Oops! I forgot everything I had planned before .
I bit my lip in annoyance, my brain working fast to organize my words.
Well, that's it!
After I organized my words and gathered my emotions, I just raised my head to speak, but I found that Ye Lanluo's eyes were fixed on the brooch on my clothes.
Did he remember the brooch?
If it weren't for Ye Lanluo, this brooch might have been lost long ago.
But……
There was a smile in his eyes, as if he was recalling the good old days, and his face was also gentle, completely different from usual. The slightly upturned corners of his mouth made him look like a happy child. However, he seemed to be trying hard to control the upward arc of his mouth.
Seeing the tenderness in his eyes, my nervousness gradually calmed down, and I quickly said , "Ye Lanluo, about the gift you mentioned before that has been given to me..." I looked at him cautiously as I spoke.
But he didn't pay all his attention to what I said. He just kept staring at the brooch in a very strange way, and the smile on the corner of his mouth seemed to be getting gentler and gentler.
What's wrong with him?
Could it be that I was recalling the scene when we first met?
I was about to ask, but Ye Lanluo asked with a smile: "Xia Zimu, do you still remember what we agreed on?"
Agreement?
I opened my eyes wide with curiosity, not understanding what he meant.
But I still felt vaguely uneasy.
I don’t remember what we agreed on?
Could he be talking about cheering me on in the three-legged race?
But he has already apologized for that.
I widened my eyes hesitantly and pointed at myself: "You mean... the agreement with me?"
My hesitation seemed to make Ye Lanluo very unhappy. His originally gentle eyes became a little indifferent, but he still nodded politely.
I was immediately even more surprised.
What kind of agreement did Ye Lanluo and I have?
Since I really couldn't remember it, I hesitated about how to answer and could only look up at him timidly.
His face looked very ugly, and all the tenderness in his eyes disappeared.
Well……
Is he angry like this?
Did I say something wrong?
"You don't remember it anymore?" Ye Lanluo's voice was unusually low. He repeated it again, "You don't remember it anymore, right?"
The air around seemed to freeze.
I was wondering what kind of agreement it was!
Looking at Ye Lanluo who was about to get angry, I really didn't know what we had agreed on, but I didn't know how to ask it.
His eyes are so scary...
I swallowed and asked cautiously, "Promise? What kind of..."
“Crack.”
I seemed to hear the sound of the air freezing and breaking.
Ye Lanluo's eyes suddenly turned cold.
What's wrong with him?
Did I really say something wrong?
Just when I was puzzled, Ye Lanluo suddenly stepped forward and pulled off the brooch on my clothes.
What is he going to do?
I looked at him in surprise.
"So..." The corners of his mouth were raised, but he didn't look happy at all, "You only have eyes for Gu Yichen, right? Then why do you keep this thing?"
After saying that, without any hesitation, he threw the beautiful brooch hard onto the lawn downstairs.
The brooch drew a beautiful arc in the air, and the diamonds on it reflected dazzling light in the sunlight.
I stared at the brooch falling and instantly let out a scream.
"Ye Lanluo!" I quickly rushed to the railing and looked downstairs, but I couldn't find the brooch at all. "What are you doing!"
Ye Lanluo didn't say anything, still looking at me with cold eyes.
I was so angry that I wanted to scold him, but I stopped myself.
Because I saw deep sadness in his cold eyes, and that sadness almost swallowed me whole.
"You..." I suddenly wanted to go up to him and comfort him, but I didn't know how.
I was full of contradictions - why should I comfort him when it was clearly him who lost my brooch!
I clenched my fists, not knowing whether to advance or retreat.
I suddenly remembered the brooch.
Be sure to find it!
I sighed helplessly and ran downstairs.
How could this happen? Ye Lanluo helped me find the lost brooch, and now it was Ye Lanluo who threw it away...
The classmates around me were all looking at me in surprise as I rushed down the stairs quickly. Some classmates who knew about the situation gathered together and pointed at me and laughed at me.
But I don’t care about these.
Will the brooch ever be found again?
The place where the brooch fell was a green lawn dotted with colorful unknown flowers.
I rushed into the lawn, bent down and looked carefully.
No!
No!
still none!
I frowned and tears welled up in my eyes.
I squatted on the lawn, staring dejectedly in one direction, wondering how I could find the brooch.
I unconsciously reached out my hand and grabbed a handful of grass, pulled it out and threw it aside. I didn't know what kind of grass it was, it was so sharp that it scratched my hand.
A subtle pain came from my fingers. I covered my fingers and squatted on the green lawn, feeling very wronged.
Why did Ye Lanluo do this? He clearly knew that the brooch was very important to me.
Just at this moment, light footsteps were heard behind me.
I turned around angrily and glared at the person behind me.
It was indeed Ye Lanluo.
But from his expression, he obviously didn't come to apologize. He just looked at me coldly, looking at me squatting on the lawn pitifully. Although there was no mockery in his eyes, his nonchalant look made me angry.
It was clearly him who threw away the brooch, so why could he be so calm?
You know, that brooch carries very important memories of mine.
"You actually care?" Unexpectedly, he spoke first . "Do you know that you look really ridiculous? Why do you still keep that kind of thing?"
Hearing this, I stood up suddenly and looked at Ye Lanluo angrily.
When I was with him, I hardly had the courage to look him in the eye, but now, anger enveloped me and all other emotions were thrown out of my mind.
"Are you sad?" He continued coldly, "Don't look for meaningless things like that anymore, otherwise it will really be a joke."
After saying that, he curled the corners of his mouth, smiled sarcastically, and turned and left.
Meaningless things...
Like a joke...
These words were like poisonous needles, piercing my heart.
How could he say that!
It's really too much!
"Hey!" I don't know where I got the strength from, I almost roared at Ye Lanluo, "Take back everything you just said!"
Ye Lanluo stopped, turned around and stared at me.
His emotionless eyes gave me a chill, but when I thought of the brooch, I became furious and continued to yell at him, "Why do you say such outrageous things? You obviously don't know anything, but you just throw away other people's important things so capriciously!" Tears were about to flow from my eyes, and I quickly reached out and rubbed the area around my eyes, "Why are you so outrageous... That brooch is really important!"
When Ye Lanluo heard these words, her expression became a little hesitant, and her thick eyelashes trembled slightly.
I tried hard to hold back my tears, but more and more tears gathered in my eyes.
Can’t find it?
I looked at the lawn in despair, but was unwilling to leave like this.
I feel like if I leave like this, all those precious memories will disappear along with the brooch...
I pursed my lips uncomfortably, and felt my eyes becoming more and more sore.
Ye Lanluo hesitated for a long time, and just as he was about to take a step towards me, he was suddenly punched to the ground!
I forgot to cry and stared blankly at everything in front of me.
Gu Yichen's angry face appeared in my sight. He hadn't put down his fist yet. He fiercely questioned Ye Lanluo, "Did you make her cry?"
Ye Lanluo climbed up with some difficulty using both hands to support himself from the ground, then touched the injured corner of his mouth, raised his head and looked at Gu Yichen sarcastically, but did not answer his question.
Gu Yichen frowned even more tightly.
At this moment, Ye Lanluo suddenly punched Gu Yichen with lightning speed!
"It's not your turn to hit me yet." Ye Lanluo said coldly as he looked at Gu Yichen who fell to the ground.
Gu Yichen opened his eyes wide in disbelief, and then flames of anger rose in his eyes. He stood up as quickly as possible and swung his fist at Ye Lanluo again.
The expression on Ye Lanluo's face seemed to tell Gu Yichen that he was ready to fight whenever he wanted.
Why did it become like this...
My mouth opened in horror as I looked at what was happening before my eyes. My memory quickly went back to the time when the two boys were fighting angrily in that garden.
"Stop it!" I ran forward and shouted at the top of my voice.
However, neither of them listened, and the fight became more and more intense.
what to do……
I moved forward cautiously, trying to stop them.
They seemed to be completely unaware of my presence and just wrestled with each other madly.
The moment Ye Lanluo fell to the ground, I took a breath and rushed to their midst as fast as I could, trying to end the war in this way.
I just opened my mouth to say something , but I saw Ye Lanluo, who was originally lying on the ground, quickly stood up and waved his fist towards me without even looking.
When he saw clearly that the person in front of him was me, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he was unable to retract his fist.
I closed my eyes in horror.
"boom!"
I felt a sharp pain on my forehead, my eyes went dark, and I fell heavily to the ground, no longer feeling anything.
Snow-white walls, fluttering curtains, a strong smell of medicine, and the sound of students laughing from outside the window from time to time...
I don’t know how long I slept. When I woke up, I felt pain all over my body, my throat was dry, and I couldn’t utter a word.
This is where?
I looked around in confusion.
Is this the school infirmary?
I closed my eyes again tiredly, then opened them again.
The dryness in my throat was unbearable. There was no one in the infirmary at the moment. I could only struggle to get out of bed and pour myself a glass of water.
what's going on?
I drank the water slowly and recalled carefully.
I stood between Ye Lanluo and Gu Yichen, and Ye Lanluo's fist hit my forehead...
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shudder. I reached out and touched the place where I was hit, and sure enough, I felt an obvious pain.
Oh, I'm so unlucky!
Why is it that every time there’s a war between the two of them I get hurt?
It was the same when I was a kid, I was pushed to the ground...
I held the glass tightly in my hand and finally drank all the water in it.
Just as I was about to go back to the classroom, I suddenly heard the sound of arguing outside the door. Although it was very light, it was still clear enough.
Such a familiar voice.
It was Ye Lanluo and Gu Yichen.
I held my breath, walked quietly to the door, and pushed it open a tiny crack.
I squinted my eyes and looked outside carefully, and saw Ye Lanluo and Gu Yichen standing not far away, both of them frowning.
What are they arguing about?
However, I had a feeling that what they were talking about might be related to me.
Gu Yichen raised his voice slightly and asked, "Why does the same thing happen every time?"
The same thing?
Confusedly, I put my ear close to the door, trying to hear more clearly.
Ye Lanluo didn't say anything, and I had no way of seeing clearly what his expression was.
Then Gu Yichen said, "Why do you always want Zimu to get hurt? It was the same when we were young, and it is the same now."
When you were a child?
I became even more confused.
It was Gu Yichen who made me cry when I was a child!
I anxiously waited for Ye Lanluo's answer.
But the corridor suddenly became quiet. Ye Lanluo still didn't speak, and Gu Yichen also remained silent.
After waiting for a long time and hearing no more sound, I tiptoed back to the bedside, sat on the chair, and fell into deep thought again.
What exactly was Gu Yichen referring to?
Should I ask him carefully?
Just as I was thinking this, the door of the infirmary suddenly opened. I looked over in panic and found Gu Yichen standing at the door, looking in my direction.
I was stunned.
I didn’t see Ye Lanluo.
He should have gone back...
Seeing me sitting on the chair, Gu Yichen's eyes flashed with joy. He walked over quickly and asked with concern: "Zi Mu, are you awake? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"It's okay..." I muttered softly, "I just feel a little dizzy, but there's nothing wrong with me elsewhere."
"Can we go back to the classroom now?" he said as he poured me a glass of water.
"Okay." I couldn't wait to go back and tell Xiaole what happened and ask her to help me analyze it.
But when I faced Gu Yichen, I felt extremely guilty when I thought about the lost brooch.
After a fierce ideological struggle, I hesitated and said, "I'm sorry, Gu Yichen."
"I'm sorry?" He was obviously confused by my apology. "Why do you say that?"
I closed my eyes tightly, not knowing how to say it.
Just tell him, because he will know it sooner or later.
"Because, because I lost the brooch you gave me..."
I imagined all the possible reactions that Gu Yichen might have, including blaming me angrily, but his reaction was completely unexpected.
Gu Yichen was stunned there, as if he was thinking hard, and finally said doubtfully: "Brooch? What brooch? I don't remember giving you anything like that..."
I was just about to remind him when I suddenly remembered that when I mentioned to him that he had promised to take me to see the sunflowers, he also said that he didn't remember anything like that.
Why is this happening?
Not only did you forget the agreement, but you even forgot the brooch you gave me?
Do I seem so insignificant to him?
I looked at Gu Yichen nervously, hoping that he would change his answer, but his expression remained puzzled. I could only let the matter go for the time being out of disappointment.
After returning to the classroom, I told Xiaole about the lost brooch. Xiaole was very loyal and agreed to go to the lawn with me to look for it after school.
I am a little uneasy...
Why didn’t Gu Yichen remember?
Had he forgotten it all?
As soon as the school bell rang, Xiaole and I rushed to the lawn as fast as we could. She also assured me that as long as I worked hard, I would definitely find it.
I forced a smile at her.
An hour passed quickly.
We still haven't found the brooch.
Xiaole's patience had already run out. She pointed at the lawn angrily and complained, "It's really hard to find such a small brooch in such a big lawn!"
Well……
It seems that she has long forgotten what she said before about finding the brooch...
Although I felt very disappointed because I didn't find the brooch, everything that happened today made it impossible for me to calm down and continue looking, so I told Xiaole everything and asked her to help me analyze it.
"Why couldn't Gu Yichen remember it?" I sat on the lawn with a sad face, holding my chin, as if talking to myself.
Xiaole's expression was extremely serious. After a long while, she turned my shoulder and asked seriously, "Zimu, have you ever thought that you might have recognized the wrong person?"
"Wrong person?" I repeated in surprise.
"That's right, you got the wrong person." She continued seriously, "What I mean is that Gu Yichen is not the pretty boy you knew when you were a child. Like you said, although it's possible to forget a promise, it's absolutely impossible to forget a gift of such an important thing!"
Hearing this, I fell into deep thought again.
I've actually had this thought before...
But……
Thinking of the necklace on Gu Yichen's neck, I shook my head firmly.
Xiaole looked at me strangely.
"Gu Yichen is wearing that necklace around his neck. When I asked him about it when he was a kid, he said it was a one-of-a-kind necklace in the world given to him by his mother, so I wouldn't have made a mistake!"
"Is that so..." After hearing what I said, Xiaole seemed to be confused about his thoughts just now.
The sun has slowly set, leaving only the blood-red sunset glow covering the sky.
In the end, I didn’t find the brooch, and walked towards home with a feeling of loss.
I suddenly remembered what Xiaole said, that Gu Yichen might not be the handsome boy I once knew.
But he told me himself that when he was a child, he played hide-and-seek with me in the garden...
And I will definitely not make a mistake in remembering that unique and beautiful necklace.
But he doesn't even remember what happened between us!
You know how much I cherish that brooch and how much I value that promise!
The distance was not far, but it took me a long time to walk, and it was getting dark when I was almost home.
From afar, I saw a familiar figure at the door of my house.
I slowly approached him puzzledly and looked at him carefully in the light of the street lamp.
Then, I gasped.
It turned out to be Ye Lanluo!
Why is he here?
And...how did he know my house is here?
Ye Lanluo seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.
“Boom boom—”
My heart started beating wildly again.
I held my breath and tried to calm my heart, but it was still beating at that crazy speed, getting faster and faster.
Under the night sky, Ye Lanluo's hair became even darker and his eyes became extremely deep.
My face felt slightly hot. I don't know why, but I once again lost the courage to look him in the eye.
Just when I was at a loss, Ye Lanluo suddenly walked up to me and slowly stretched out his hand.
The brooch was lying quietly in the palm of his hand, and the diamond on it was shining brightly.
I was so surprised that I reached out my hand with a slight trembling hand, took the brooch and looked at it carefully.
Yes, this is the brooch I lost!
He actually found it back?
My hand holding the brooch suddenly clenched, and I didn't know what to say.
Ye Lanluo unexpectedly spoke up and said calmly: "I'm sorry for what happened this morning."
My face was getting hotter and hotter, and I turned my head hurriedly to look into the distance.
Oh my god! He actually apologized to me!
Although I didn't look at Ye Lanluo, I felt that his eyes were fixed on me, as if he would not give up unless I gave him an answer.
After a long time, I turned around and cleared my throat awkwardly, breaking the silence: "It's okay, I don't really care, and the brooch has been found."
When Ye Lanluo heard me say this, his eyes seemed to darken.
"Have you... been waiting for me here?" I asked the question in my heart.
Ye Lanluo nodded.
Uh...can't this guy just answer me?
I was racking my brains to think of a topic, and suddenly I remembered that the teacher said we were going camping tomorrow.
Will Ye Lanluo go camping?
"The school is organizing a camping trip tomorrow..." I observed Ye Lanluo's expression and asked cautiously, "Will you go?"
The night air is so fresh.
I stared at Ye Lanluo carefully.
He just glanced at me lightly and still said nothing.
After a long time, he turned around and walked in the opposite direction of my home.
That very light glance could barely be considered a farewell.
But why didn't he answer my question?
His figure gradually faded away and disappeared into the deepening night.
I stared blankly for a long time. Even though he had completely disappeared, I still stared in that direction.
After a long time, I opened my palm and stared at the brooch, and suddenly remembered how Ye Lanluo looked when I first met him...