In his previous life, when Ye Chaoran was 16 years old, he was suddenly visited by a rich man who told him he was the young master of the Fang family who lived in a different city.
Little did...
What's wrong?
Jiang Xunmo didn't know what was wrong with him.
When the bell rang for class, Jiang Xunmo turned his head first. He tilted his head and looked at his reflection in the glass window, his heart full of mixed emotions.
Jiang Xunmo, who hadn't laid on the table during class for a long time, lay on the table again today, which was rare.
When the teacher saw this, he was also surprised and asked, "Is Jiang Xunmo sleeping again today?"
Ye Chaoran glanced at Jiang Xunmo, pursed his lips, and answered for him: "He feels a little uncomfortable today."
The teacher nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
When the monthly exam results came out, not only the students were shocked by Jiang Xunmo's results, but even their teachers were shocked.
Fortunately, Teacher Wang came out to explain, and they learned that before Jiang Xunmo transferred to another school, he was the top student in his grade at City A Experimental Middle School. As for why he slept every day and didn't study well before, Teacher Wang didn't know the reason. She talked to Jiang Xunmo several times, but all ended in vain.
Fortunately, this time Jiang Xunmo finally figured it out. As long as he is willing to study hard, what does it matter if he occasionally sleeps in class?
The teacher started the lecture, but Ye Chaoran didn't pay any attention at all. His attention was all on Jiang Xunmo.
What exactly happened?
Ye Chaoran carefully recalled the conversation he had just had with Jiang Xunmo.
His heart skipped a beat.
It can't be what he thinks, right?
Ye Chaoran pursed his lips and imitated Jiang Xunmo's actions, placing his left hand on the table, resting his head on his forearm, and carefully poking Jiang Xunmo's arm with his other hand.
Jiang Xunmo didn't move, as if he didn't notice.
Ye Chaoran poked it again.
Jiang Xunmo still didn't move, but slowly moved his arm towards himself.
Ye Chaoran smiled.
He slowly approached and whispered, "Jiang Xunmo."
"What are you angry about?" Ye Zhaoran said softly, "Is it because I ignored you just now? Or do you think I was avoiding your question just now?"
Jiang Xunmo stopped moving his arm suddenly.
Ye Chaoran knew that he had guessed right, and his heart was suddenly surrounded by a bubble, soft and light. Ye Chaoran couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. He stared at the back of Jiang Xunmo's head and saw the faint whorls in the boy's black hair.
For some reason, Ye Chaoran's hands suddenly felt itchy.
He wanted to poke it.
Thinking this in his mind, Ye Chaoran boldly stretched out his hand and lightly touched the hair's crown.
The warm touch that did not belong to him lingered on his head, and Jiang Xunmo felt like his hair was about to explode. Without even thinking, he reached out and grabbed the rebellious finger.
As their eyes met, Ye Chaoran heard the violent beating sound coming from his chest.
"I was doing my homework," Ye Chaoran said in a low voice, "It's not that I'm ignoring you, nor is it that..."
Ye Chaoran blinked his eyes, a hint of warmth came over his face, and he said in a lighter voice: "I'm not thinking about Gu Yao dropping out of school. I've already said that I have nothing to do with him anymore, and I've never liked him."
The teacher's voice in the classroom was ups and downs, but at this moment, Jiang Xunmo's mind was only Ye Chaoran's soft explanation.
Doing the questions.
He didn't ignore me, nor was he thinking about Gu Yao.
Jiang Xunmo lowered his eyes, his heart beating faster.
He grabbed Ye Chaoran's fingers with his left hand. Ye Chaoran didn't want to pull his fingers out, and Jiang Xunmo didn't think of letting go.
But this posture was a bit uncomfortable, so Jiang Xunmo raised his head and lowered his hands. Ye Chaoran's hand followed the movement of his arm and fell down. Under the desk where neither the teacher nor the classmates could see, Jiang Xunmo held Ye Chaoran's hand tightly and rubbed it carefully with his fingertips.
Ye Chaoran's fingers curled up to the side shrank slightly, and his eyelashes trembled.
A little itchy.
But despite this, Ye Chaoran still did not pull his hand back.
Jiang Xunmo didn't let go either.
Jiang Xunmo supported his chin with his right hand and turned to look out the window. His reflection was reflected in the window and his red earlobes could be clearly seen.
Ye Chaoran was still lying on the table, but he no longer looked at Jiang Xunmo. Instead, he buried his forehead in his arms, revealing his entire face. Looking up from below, his entire face was covered with a light red.
In the bright early summer, a thin layer of sweat appeared on the palms of both of them.
When the bell rang for the end of get out of class, the tightly clasped hands and fingers finally separated.
Jiang Xunmo said nothing, picked up his phone and stood up: "I'll go back first."
After saying this, the boy left in a hurry.
Ye Chaoran sat there, and the warmth on his face only faded away after all the students in the classroom left.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Chaoran walked out of the classroom without taking his schoolbag.
Ye Zong didn't come to pick him up this afternoon, and only Tan Zheng was in the car.
Ye Chaoran arrived a little late, so Tan Zheng asked, "Who's on duty today?"
Ye Chaoran shook his head and made up an excuse: "I had some homework this afternoon, and I left after I finished it."
Tan Zheng didn't ask any more questions.
After spending some time together, Ye Zhaoran and Tan Zheng became more familiar with each other. He let out a breath and asked, "Why didn't Grandpa come today?"
Tan Zheng said: "There are some things in the company, and he went back to City A today to deal with them."
Ye Chaoran nodded.
Tan Zheng glanced at Ye Chaoran, thought for a moment and then spoke again: "By the way, Ranran, you guys are having summer vacation next week, right?"
It is already late June, and No. 1 Middle School starts its holidays relatively late.
Ye Chaoran nodded: "Well, we will start the exam next Wednesday and finish it on Thursday."
"Do you want to go to City A with me this summer?" Tan Zheng looked at him expectantly.
Ye Chaoran was stunned for a moment. To be honest, he hadn't thought about this question yet. After thinking for a moment, Ye Chaoran said, "Is it okay for me to go back and ask if I'm afraid of my parents?"
Tan Zheng smiled and nodded: "Of course." After a pause, she continued, "In fact, I would like your parents to go back with you, but they probably won't agree."
Even though Ye Chaoran was mediating, the relationship between Ye Zong and Ye Pei, the father and son, still did not return to normal.
During this period, Ye Zong and Tan Zheng picked up Ye Chaoran from school every day. Every time they just took him downstairs. Several times, Song Ya asked them to go upstairs and sit for a while, but Ye Zong refused.
What he said implied that he didn't want to cause trouble to their family, but Ye Zong was looking at Ye Pei when he spoke.
Ye Pei pretended not to notice Ye Zong's gaze.
Ye Chaoran finally understood that the father and son were still competing secretly.
Ye Zong was not here today, and Song Ya asked Tan Zheng to go upstairs to rest again, and Tan Zheng did not refuse.
After dinner, before Ye Chaoran mentioned going to City A to Ye Pei and Song Ya, Tan Zheng spoke first: "Ye Pei Ya Ya, do you have any plans for this summer vacation?"
Song Ya glanced at Ye Pei, thought for a moment and said, "Ye Pei and I want to finish decorating the house we just bought during the summer vacation, and there should be nothing else to do."
Tan Zheng smiled and said, "I'll take Ranran to live in City A for a while during the summer vacation. What do you think?"
Song Ya did not agree immediately, but looked at Ye Pei questioningly.
Ye Pei looked at Ye Chaoran and asked, "Do you want to go?"
Why are you still asking for your opinion?
Ye Chaoran took a sip of water and said slowly, "Sure, I haven't been to City A yet."
Ye Pei said to Tan Zheng: "Okay, but Yaya and I won't go."
Tan Zheng didn’t even think about the two of them going with her. It would be nice if Ye Chaoran could go back with her.
Tan Zheng smiled and said, "Okay, let's make a deal first. I'll pick him up as soon as Ranran has a holiday?"
Ye Pei and Song Ya nodded.
Ye Chaoran wanted to nod as well, but when he was halfway through nodding, he was stunned: "Are you leaving as soon as the holiday starts?"
Tan Zheng looked at him: "Yes, do you have anything else to do?"
Ye Chaoran touched his nose, feeling a little nervous for some reason.
When he hadn't realized his feelings for Jiang Xunmo, he spoke openly about Jiang Xunmo in front of Ye Pei and Song Ya, but now, for some reason, he suddenly felt a little guilty.
"What's wrong?" Song Ya looked at him puzzledly.
Ye Chaoran felt like his head was about to droop under the table. After a long while, he managed to whisper, "The 30th... Jiang Xunmo's birthday."
Ye Pei: “…”
What a promising future!
Song Ya didn't hold back her smile: "So that's how it is."
Tan Zheng wanted to laugh even more, but she was very considerate of Ye Chaoran's face and suppressed the smile on her face: "Then let's wait until July 1st before leaving, okay?"
Ye Chaoran said "hmm".
Song Ya burst out laughing.
Ye Chaoran's ears felt as hot as red stew because of her laughter, and he silently reached out and covered his ears.
Ye Pei asked him: "Have you prepared the gifts for the people? Do you have enough money?"
Ye Chaoran covered his ears and asked, "Dad, what gift do you think is better?"
"Do you young lovers still need us adults to advise you on your affairs?" Ye Pei sighed.
Ye Chaoran glared at him dimly.
Song Ya seriously gave some advice: "What hobbies does Xiao Jiang have? You can refer to his hobbies or the gifts he wants to receive most recently when you give him a gift." After a pause, Song Ya continued, "But I think he should like any gift you give him."
Ye Chaoran: “…”
Okay, another one making fun of myself!
Ye Chaoran stood up with a red face and walked towards the bedroom: "I'll think about it myself..."
As soon as he left, the adults in the room no longer suppressed their laughter. Ye Chaoran could still hear their laughter through the door, so he could only cover his ears tighter.
Why is he so depressed that he has to ask his family?
living room.
After dinner, Tan Zheng stood up and said goodbye.
Ye Pei suddenly called her: "Mom, if Ranran goes to City A, you have to take good care of her."
Tan Zheng knew that Ye Pei was worried that the Fang family would take action after getting the news.
She nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, your father and I will be careful. Whenever Ranran goes out, if we are not with her, she will be followed by bodyguards."
Ye Pei felt relieved. Thinking of Ye Zong, he asked, "Why didn't Dad come today?"
Tan Zheng was surprised that he would ask Ye Zong. She smiled and said, "He went back to City A first. The company has some things to deal with during this period. He will come back when he is done."
Ye Pei nodded and personally sent Tan Zheng downstairs.
The driver started the car slowly. Tan Zheng looked back at Ye Pei and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She didn't know how long this father and son would be angry with each other.
She probably won’t be able to have the reunion dinner she’s been looking forward to for a long time this year, and she doesn’t know how many more years she’ll have to wait.
…
The next morning, Ye Chaoran did not go to Jiang Xunmo's house to exercise, nor did he send a message to Jiang Xunmo.
When he arrived at the classroom, he found that Jiang Xunmo was already there.
Ye Chaoran couldn't help feeling a little nervous. He slowly sat down at his seat and found a packaged wonton on his desk, sprinkled with his favorite coriander and dried shrimps.
Ye Chaoran tilted his head to look at Jiang Xunmo.
Jiang Xunmo didn't move at all.
Ye Chaoran smiled and said, "Have you eaten?"
Jiang Xunmo then turned his head, glanced quickly at Ye Chaoran, and then looked away.
"Yeah." He responded softly.
The smile on Ye Chaoran's face suddenly got bigger: "Aren't you afraid that I've already had breakfast?"
When Jiang Xunmo heard this, he turned his head to look at Ye Chaoran, and Ye Chaoran looked at him quietly.
Jiang Xunmo said: "You won't eat it."
As long as he didn't go to his house for training, Ye Chaoran would come to school and wait for the morning reading get out of class to be over before going to the canteen to buy bread. Jiang Xunmo knew his habit too well.
Ye Chaoran's eyes suddenly narrowed.
He didn't ask Jiang Xunmo how he knew it, and Jiang Xunmo didn't explain.
The two of them understood each other tacitly, just like neither of them mentioned the fingers and hands that were secretly hooked together during the last class yesterday.
After eating the wontons, Ye Chaoran took out a tissue to wipe his mouth. Just as he was about to throw away the garbage, he saw Jiang Xunmo suddenly stand up, pick up the takeaway box from in front of him and walk out.
Ye Chaoran was stunned for a moment: "Hey, you——"
Jiang Xunmo didn't even stop for a moment.
When he got home last night, Jiang Xunmo flipped through the "Love Sutra" given to him by Jiang Ze, and secretly wrote down many little tips on love.
Look, he used it this morning!
It seems that the red envelope he received before was really worth it.
But Jiang Xunmo doesn't know yet that the "Love Sutra" that he believed in was actually downloaded by Jiang Ze from the Internet to fool his brother.
Jiang Ze himself doesn’t know whether the love skills in it are useful or not.
Jiang Xunmo had never done anything like helping others throw away takeout boxes, but when the target changed to Ye Chaoran, he actually didn't dislike it at all.
Alas, there is nothing I can do. Who made Ye Chaoran like me?
Jiang Xunmo's mouth curled up and he returned to the classroom in a good mood.
Ye Chaoran handed Jiang Xunmo a wet tissue and said a little embarrassedly: "What did you do just now..."
Jiang Xunmo wiped his hands, suppressed the corners of his mouth that were curled up, and asked calmly: "What's wrong?"
His expression was as if it was a matter of course, which made Ye Chaoran a little suspicious. Could it be that he was making a fuss out of nothing?
But they haven’t even gotten together yet, so is it really okay to help throw away the takeout boxes?
Ye Chaoran pursed his lips and shook his head: "It's okay."
Jiang Xunmo hummed, and the corners of his mouth curled up higher.
Ye Chaoran caught a glimpse of the corner of Jiang Xunmo's mouth, and his eyes also curved.
Forget it, as long as Jiang Xunmo is happy. Don’t be sulking like you did yesterday. Thinking of Jiang Xunmo’s red eyes yesterday, Ye Chaoran couldn’t help but silently condemn himself in his heart.
Thinking of this, Ye Chaoran suddenly asked: "By the way, are you going to stay in Nanshi during the summer vacation?"
Jiang Xunmo frowned immediately, and felt a little annoyed when this matter was mentioned.
Last night Xia Wen called Jiang Xunmo and asked him to go home before the 29th no matter what.
Their school's exams were from the 26th to the 27th, which meant that Xia Wen asked Jiang Xunmo to go home as soon as he finished the exams.
Jiang Xunmo was a little confused at the time and asked why.
Xia Wen asked, "The birthday boy can't be absent from the coming-of-age ceremony, right?"
Jiang Xunmo immediately frowned: "You want to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for us? Why didn't you discuss it with me in advance?"
Xia Wen said, "I'm just discussing this with you. It's a small party, and we don't invite too many people. After all, it's your 18th birthday party, so we can't just do it casually, right? And it won't take up too much of your time. If you feel bored, you can just show up and go have fun by yourself."
Jiang Xunmo's face was full of rejection.
Xia Wen was stunned for a moment: "Are you really not going to come back?"
Jiang Xunmo said: "I have made an appointment with my classmates to celebrate my birthday here."
He had already booked a hotel for dinner, bought tickets to the amusement park, and even booked a movie theater for the evening, just to spend the night with Ye Chaoran!
Xia Wen frowned: "Not coming back... I just told your dad that I want you to invite that child to come to our house. I have prepared the plane tickets. Hey, I really want to meet the child you mentioned. Your dad even prepared a gift for him..."
Jiang Xunmo's expression finally eased a little when he heard this: "Gift? My dad prepared it?"
Xia Wen smiled: "Yes, I also prepared it for him, and arranged his guest room next to yours. Isn't it considerate?"
Jiang Xunmo then smiled, which was very thoughtful.
But the smile didn't stay on his face for too long, he quickly put it away: "But you still didn't discuss it with me in advance."
The discussion returned to the original point again. Xia Wen had no choice but to sincerely apologize to Jiang Xunmo and said that she would discuss any decision she made in the future with him. Only then did Jiang Xunmo reluctantly agree.
But after Jiang Xunmo agreed to Xia Wen, he suddenly thought of a problem.
Will Ye Chaoran agree to go to City A with him?
He didn't even ask Ye Chaoran's opinion in advance!
Thinking of this, Jiang Xunmo couldn't help feeling a little nervous: "I have to go back..."
Ye Chaoran smiled instantly when he heard this: "I am going to City A during the summer vacation, too. Yesterday my grandma said she wanted to take me to City A to play for a while, and my parents agreed."
The problem that was bothering me just now was solved immediately.
Jiang Xunmo's eyes lit up instantly: "Really?"
Ye Chaoran saw his happiness, and his face became a little hot again. He stopped looking at Jiang Xunmo and nodded: "Well, but isn't the 30th your birthday? I told my grandma that I'll wait for your birthday..."
"My mother called me last night," Jiang Xunmo suddenly interrupted Ye Chaoran, unable to suppress his joy, "She told me that she held a small coming-of-age ceremony for me at home..."
Ye Chaoran was a little surprised, then smiled: "That's a coincidence, it seems that I can leave with grandma after I finish the exam."
Jiang Xunmo also laughed: "What a coincidence."
The two people's eyes met in the air and separated immediately.
The bell for morning reading rang, Ye Chaoran took out his English book, his face flushed.
That’s great, Ye Chaoran thought to himself.
It’s just that I seem to be blushing more often recently.
Is this what love is?
Thinking of this, Ye Chaoran felt excited again.
He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Jiang Xunmo, and found that Jiang Xunmo was also looking at him.
Ye Chaoran asked with his mouth: "Why are you looking at me?"
Jiang Xunmo, with his handsome face, replied seriously: "You look good."
Ye Chaoran quickly withdrew his gaze.
Jiang Xunmo was somewhat foul!
After taking several deep breaths, Ye Chaoran finally focused his attention back on the English book.
What he didn't realize was that at the same moment he withdrew his gaze, Jiang Xunmo also withdrew his gaze and at the same time reached out to cover his reddened ears.
After school in the afternoon, Ye Chaoran told Tan Zheng about this matter. Tan Zheng laughed when she heard it: "I was just about to tell you that your grandfather called me just now and said that he had received the invitation from the Ye family. It seems that Xiao Jiang told you?"
Ye Chaoran smiled shyly: "He told me this morning, and he only found out about it yesterday."
Tan Zheng smiled and said, "You can go with us then."
Ye Chaoran nodded.
The weather at the end of June was exceptionally hot and time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was already the two days leading up to the exam.
In last month's monthly exam, Jiang Xunmo ranked second in the grade, so naturally he took the exam in the same examination room as Ye Chaoran this time.
After the last English exam, the two walked to the school gate together.
The Jiang family’s driver had been waiting at the school gate for a long time, and Tan Zheng was also waiting for Ye Chaoran.
Ye Chaoran said: "Then I'll leave first?"
Jiang Xunmo nodded: "See you in City A."
Ye Chaoran smiled: "See you the day after tomorrow."
Jiang Xunmo curled the corners of his mouth and watched Ye Chaoran get into the car before he walked towards his own car.
He arrived so quickly that the driver in the front seat didn't even have time to put away his phone.
Jiang Xunmo looked at him puzzledly: "What are you doing?"
The driver coughed lightly and decided to tell the truth: "Madam asked me to take a photo..."
Jiang Xunmo's expression suddenly changed, and he reached out to the driver: "Give me the phone."
driver:"……"
Jiang Xunmo stared at the photo for a second, thought about it, sent the photo to his own phone, deleted the chat history between the driver and himself, and deleted the local backup as well, and then returned the phone to the driver: "Uncle, drive."
The driver looked at his backup and couldn't find the photo. He sighed helplessly.
If I had known this, I wouldn’t have told the young master. The photo he just took is quite nice!
The two young men standing together are both handsome and pleasing to the eye.
The car started slowly, Jiang Xunmo opened WeChat and saved the photo.
In the photo, Ye Chaoran was wearing a school uniform and smiling at him with his head tilted. The boy smiled brightly, and his delicate features looked even more handsome in the sunlight.
Jiang Xunmo's mouth curled up slightly in restraint, but quickly returned to normal.
…
Ye Chaoran's luggage had been packed in advance, but Tan Zheng still sent Ye Chaoran home first.
This was the first time that Ye Chaoran had left his parents to travel far away since he grew up. Song Ya took Ye Chaoran aside and gave him many instructions.
It was not until Ye Pei urged her that Song Ya reluctantly let go of Ye Chaoran's hand.
Ye Chaoran didn't have that much sadness about parting, but when he saw the reluctance in Song Ya's eyes, he felt a little sad.
"Go quickly, you will miss the plane if you are late." Ye Pei said.
Ye Chaoran could only get into the car reluctantly: "Then I'll go first, Mom and Dad."
Song Ya suppressed her reluctance and waved to Ye Chaoran with a smile.
Tan Zheng saw it and said, "Don't worry, we will take good care of Ranran."
"Yeah." Song Ya nodded.
The car slowly drove away until it could no longer be seen, and Song Ya and Ye Pei turned around and went home.
The author has something to say:
A city copy begins! The Fang family is almost offline~