Their chests were pressed against each other. When Jiang Xunmo spoke, Ye Chaoran could even feel the slight vibration of his chest, which made Ye Chaoran's heart even more itchy and numb.

The hug didn't last long.

The entrance to the apartment building was too conspicuous, with pedestrians passing by from time to time, so after a brief hug, both of them took a half step back at the same time.

"Let's go upstairs first." Ye Chaoran was really nervous.

"Um."

A gust of wind blew over, and Jiang Xunmo realized that there was a thin layer of sweat on his back and his palms were full of sweat.

It's really stressful.

The smooth elevator wall reflected the two people's slightly red faces. During this period, Ye Chaoran and Jiang Xunmo didn't even dare to look at each other.

Several times their eyes met, only to look away nervously the next second.

The closed elevator was filled with Jiang Xunmo's faint minty scent. Ye Chaoran didn't dare to look at Jiang Xunmo. He could only watch the elevator climbing higher and higher, hoping to reach his home's floor soon.

With a "ding" sound, the elevator door slowly opened.

After coming out of the enclosed space, Ye Chaoran and Jiang Xunmo actually breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Song Ya heard the noise in the kitchen, turned off the fire and came out: "Xiao Jiang."

Jiang Xunmo quickly greeted Song Ya: "Auntie."

"Come on, come on," Song Ya brought out a plate of watermelon, "It's hot outside, isn't it?"

Jiang Xunmo said: "Not bad."

Ye Chaoran put the key away and didn't walk towards the sofa, but stood aside.

Song Ya chatted with Jiang Xunmo for a while, and then she noticed Ye Chaoran who was far away.

What's going on?

Song Ya was about to ask, but when she looked at Ye Chaoran's blushing ears, she immediately understood.

Tsk.

I guess it’s because they haven’t seen each other for a long time, so the young couple is shy.

Thinking about it, Song Ya looked at Jiang Xunmo again - he also had a pair of red ears.

interesting.

Song Ya stood up and stopped talking to Jiang Xunmo: "Then you two can chat for a while, we can eat soon."

Leave time and space for young people and she won't join in the fun.

Jiang Xunmo nodded.

Ye Chaoran responded vaguely.

Song Ya returned to the kitchen with a smile, and couldn't help but pick up her cell phone. While Ye Chaoran and Jiang Xunmo were not paying attention, she quickly took a photo and sent it to Ye Pei.

These two people were blushing more than each other, and this must be recorded.

Ye Chaoran didn't know that Song Ya had secretly taken photos of him and Jiang Xunmo. After Song Ya left, he hesitated for a while before looking up at Jiang Xunmo.

But Jiang Xunmo happened to be looking at him.

The two looked at each other for two seconds, and couldn't help but curl the corners of their lips.

"Eat some fruit." Ye Chaoran said in a low voice.

Jiang Xunmo said, "It's almost time to eat, don't eat yet."

Then Jiang Xunmo asked again: "Why are you standing so far away?"

It would have been better if Jiang Xunmo didn't say this. As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Chaoran couldn't help but took another step back.

As soon as they retreated, they were both stunned for a moment.

Ye Chaoran felt that the temperature on his face seemed to have risen a little.

Jiang Xunmo's mouth curled up.

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become awkward again, Jiang Xunmo took the initiative to change the subject: "Have you finished your homework?"

Ye Chaoran nodded: "I finished everything yesterday, how about you?"

Jiang Xunmo said calmly: "I haven't written a single word yet."

Ye Chaoran was happy: "Then you will start catching up tomorrow?"

It is already August 5th, and the students who are about to enter their senior year of high school will start school on August 15th. Jiang Xunmo does not have much time left to do his homework.

Jiang Xunmo nodded: "Let me see if there is anything I'm particularly interested in."

What this means is that if you are not very interested, you can just borrow Ye Chaoran's homework.

Ye Chaoran smiled: "There are two interesting papers in Physics, but the papers in other subjects are not difficult."

Jiang Xunmo said decisively: "Then I will finish physics tomorrow. Do you have any plans in the afternoon?"

Ye Chaoran shook his head.

Their eyes finally met again, and this time Ye Chaoran endured the blushing on his face and did not look away.

"Come to my house this afternoon?" Jiang Xunmo suggested, "I'll do my homework and you can play games?"

Ye Chaoran had no reason to refuse, so he nodded slightly.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

While eating, Song Ya heard Ye Chaoran say that he would go to Jiang Xunmo's house tomorrow. Song Ya nodded and agreed without thinking.

Since the young couple are in love, the adults won’t interfere.

After dinner, Ye Chaoran and Jiang Xunmo helped wash the dishes, and then they went to Jiang Xunmo's house together.

The Fang family's affairs have been dealt with, and Ye Chaoran's safety will no longer be threatened, so the people around Ye Chaoran have already withdrawn.

It was a sunny afternoon, and although the school was only ten minutes away, Jiang Xunmo still took a taxi.

"I will learn to drive after the college entrance examination," Jiang Xunmo said, "and when I get to college, I can drive you to school."

Ye Chaoran didn't expect him to think so far, his face slightly hot, and said: "I should also go and learn it by then."

Ye Pei had mentioned this matter before.

Jiang Xunmo: "Then let's go together then."

Ye Chaoran nodded softly.

After leaving their home, Ye Chaoran and Jiang Xunmo got along more comfortably.

Although he didn't go home for a whole summer vacation, Jiang Xunmo's room was always cleaned regularly by the cleaning staff.

Jiang Xunmo went upstairs to get his homework down, and Ye Chaoran had already found the game he wanted to play on the sofa.

Ye Chaoran originally thought that Jiang Xunmo would at least go to the next room to do his homework, but he didn't expect that he would actually sit down next to him. Jiang Xunmo casually spread the test paper on his legs. He stared at it for a few seconds and wrote down an answer after a while.

"I won't disturb you, will I?" Ye Chaoran turned down the game volume.

Jiang Xunmo glanced at me and smiled: "It's okay to bother you."

Ye Chaoran pursed his lips.

He discovered that Jiang Xunmo was becoming more and more eloquent.

No longer looking at Jiang Xunmo, Ye Chaoran continued playing games.

Unexpectedly, the one who was disturbed was Ye Chaoran himself.

Jiang Xunmo sat very close to Ye Chaoran, almost shoulder to shoulder. When Ye Chaoran played games, his arms would swing in a small arc along with the game controller.

Every time at this time, it is inevitable to meet Jiang Xunmo.

The boy's warm body temperature passed through the thin shirt and reached Ye Chaoran's shoulders, causing half of his shoulders to feel numb.

Ye Chaoran couldn't help but move carefully to the side.

At first Jiang Xunmo didn't say anything, but just came up again quickly without any expression.

Ye Chaoran moved again.

Jiang Xunmo posted again.

He repeated this three times. When Ye Chaoran moved aside again, Jiang Xunmo put down his pen and grabbed Ye Chaoran's hand instead: "Why are you so far away from me?"

Ye Chaoran felt like his face was about to be burned. He pursed his lips and looked at Jiang Xunmo.

Jiang Xunmo really didn't understand, and his eyes were full of confusion.

Because of Ye Chaoran's movement away, Jiang Xunmo even forgot the solution he had just thought of.

"No," Ye Chaoran thought of a suitable reason after a long while, "I was afraid that if I got too close to you, it would affect your test paper."

Jiang Xunmo said without hesitation: "No."

But it will affect me!

Ye Chaoran shouted in his heart.

Jiang Xunmo moved closer to Ye Chaoran.

Ye Chaoran had already sat at the edge of the sofa and couldn't move any further.

There was no way, Ye Chaoran took a deep breath and tried his best to ignore the temperature on his shoulder.

The summer sun is very hot, but the indoor temperature with the air conditioner turned on is very suitable.

After an unknown amount of time, the light in the room seemed to dim, and Jiang Xunmo suddenly realized that the sound of the game's special effects had not been heard for a long time.

When I looked up, the big screen in front of me had already gone black. I looked at Ye Chaoran beside me. The game controller was thrown in his arms. He closed his eyes and fell asleep without knowing when.

A ray of setting sun happened to slip in through the window and fell on Ye Chaoran's soft hair. He tilted his head with half of his face buried in the sofa.

You will definitely have a sore neck when you wake up from sleeping in this position.

After Jiang Xunmo finished two test papers, he stood up quietly, put the test papers and pen away, then quietly walked to Ye Chaoran and carefully straightened Ye Chaoran's head which was tilted on the sofa.

Ye Chaoran opened his eyes dazedly and saw that it was Jiang Xunmo, and he quickly closed his eyes again.

Jiang Xunmo was amused and said in a low voice, "Lie down and sleep. I've finished writing."

"Hmm." Ye Chaoran responded vaguely and didn't move.

Jiang Xunmo had no choice but to help Ye Chaoran lie down manually.

Fortunately, Ye Chaoran knew that it was Jiang Xunmo who was playing with him, so he cooperated and lay down on the sofa.

Jiang Xunmo adjusted the temperature of the central air conditioner. Fearing that Ye Chaoran would feel cold, he went to the next room to get a pillow and blanket.

Ye Chaoran learned last night that Jiang Xunmo was coming back. Ye Chaoran was so excited that he went to bed late and got up early today, so he slept until sunset.

When he opened his eyes again, Ye Chaoran stared at the warm lights in the room for a long time before he realized where he was.

He turned over and sat up, and heard Jiang Xunmo's voice: "Awake?"

Ye Chaoran turned around and saw Jiang Xunmo standing by the window.

"When did I fall asleep?" Ye Chaoran asked.

Jiang Xunmo poured him a glass of water and thought about the time: "Around four o'clock."

Ye Chaoran was indeed thirsty. He took the cup of water and drank most of it before he felt his throat better.

"I slept for a long time, why didn't you call me?" Ye Chaoran felt a little embarrassed.

"What do you want me to do?" Jiang Xunmo said, "Are you hungry? Aunt Song just called me and told us to have dinner outside."

Ye Chaoran shook his head: "Are you hungry?"

Jiang Xunmo had been doing the test papers for the whole afternoon and was now hungry: "Then accompany me to eat something?"

The two went downstairs together.

The scorching sun has gone down, but the streets outside are still hot and dry.

After dinner, the two of them didn't stay outside for long. Jiang Xunmo sent Ye Chaoran downstairs.

"You should go back soon." Ye Chaoran waved at Jiang Xunmo.

Jiang Xunmo nodded, but showed no intention of leaving.

The elevator door slowly opened in front of Ye Chaoran. Ye Chaoran knew that he should go in directly at this time, but he couldn't help but look at Jiang Xunmo.

Under the dim street lights, Jiang Xunmo's eyebrows and eyes looked even deeper.

Ye Chaoran suddenly felt an indescribable emotion surging in his heart.

He really wanted to continue staying with Jiang Xunmo, but neither the current time nor their current identities were appropriate.

Ye Chaoran pursed his lips and suddenly ran towards Jiang Xunmo.

Jiang Xunmo's pupils widened in surprise. Before he could react, Ye Chaoran quickly hugged him.

"See you tomorrow."

After leaving these words, Ye Chaoran didn't even turn his head.

The figure stopped for a moment at the elevator door. The light at the elevator entrance was bright, so Jiang Xunmo did not miss the red color on Ye Chaoran's earlobe.

Jiang Xunmo was in a particularly good mood.

Maybe he could start preparing for the next step.

Although Ye Chaoran's birthday is still a long time away, Jiang Xunmo is already impatient.

A rare cool breeze blew by, blowing away the hair on Jiang Xunmo's forehead and revealing the boy's bright, smiling eyes.

…

For the following period of time, Ye Chaoran would meet Jiang Xunmo every day.

Sometimes Jiang Xunmo came to his house for meals, and sometimes he went directly to Jiang Xunmo's house.

Song Ya and Ye Pei saw everything, but after finding out that Jiang Xunmo was as thin-skinned as Ye Chaoran, they decided not to say anything.

They would just invite Jiang Xunmo to their house for dinner from time to time, after all, he was someone their son valued.

Time flies, and the first day of school is here in the blink of an eye.

Starting this semester, Ye Chaoran and his classmates officially became senior high school students.

The second day of school is a test for the entire grade.

The rankings for this test were not announced, but Teacher Wang still calculated the class rankings.

As expected, Ye Chaoran was still first in the class, with Jiang Xunmo's name just behind him.

After seeing the ranking, Ye Zhaoran couldn't help but ask: "Are you still deliberately controlling your score?"

Jiang Xunmo laughed when he heard this: "No, how can I control it so accurately every time?"

Ye Chaoran thought about it and agreed.

"Which subject did you score low in?"

Jiang Xunmo took out his Chinese test paper.

Ye Chaoran looked at him for two seconds.

Composition.

He really can't help with this.

Jiang Xunmo smiled: "Don't worry, our scores are enough to get into A University."

Ye Chaoran's face got hot after hearing what he said: "I didn't say that..."

"Yeah." Jiang Xunmo did not argue with Ye Chaoran.

Ye Chaoran: “…”

never mind.

Jiang Xunmo can think whatever he wants.

The day after the exam, a countdown for the college entrance examination appeared on the blackboard in the classroom. Tension instantly enveloped every student in the classroom. Those who usually liked to play and fight after class became much more restrained this semester.

Even after class, there were fewer students in the corridors. Everyone wants to take advantage of this last period of time to make a good sprint.

Ye Chaoran was also affected by the tense atmosphere and paid much more attention in class than before.

He and Jiang Xunmo also formed a natural tacit understanding and would never disturb each other when they were studying.

In the blink of an eye, another month has passed and it is now the end of September.

After a month of intensive study, many students are looking forward to the upcoming National Day holiday.

"I don't know how many days the school will be closed this time."

"What does this mean?" Fu Xin couldn't help but ask.

The monitor stood up and said in a voice that the whole classroom could hear: "Haven't you heard yet? It's a tradition of No. 1 Middle School that all holidays for seniors will be cut in half!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the classroom was filled with complaints.

Ye Chaoran frowned when he heard this. Not seven days?

Before he could ask, Teacher Wang appeared at the door of the classroom: "What are you doing?"

The noisy classroom suddenly became quiet.

Teacher Wang shook his head helplessly and looked in Ye Chaoran's direction: "Ye Chaoran, come with me to the office."

Jiang Xunmo looked at Ye Chaoran.

Ye Chaoran also looked confused. He whispered, "I'll send you a message later."

Jiang Xunmo nodded.

Teacher Wang was standing outside the classroom waiting for Ye Chaoran. When he saw him come out, he asked, "How are you feeling about studying recently?"

Ye Chaoran nodded and smiled: "Not bad."

Teacher Wang smiled and took him to the office.

As soon as he sat down in the office, Teacher Wang handed a form and some information to Ye Chaoran.

Ye Chaoran was stunned for a moment: "This is..."

"This is the list of recommended students," Teacher Wang said after taking a sip of water. "I know this is not your preferred university, but I'm showing it to you anyway."

Ye Chaoran understood what Teacher Wang meant.

In his first and second year of high school before his rebirth, Ye Chaoran was raised carefree by Song Ya and Ye Pei. In his spare time after studying every day, he liked to study Olympiad mathematics.

In his first year of high school, Ye Chaoran participated in the Mathematical Olympiad and only won a third prize at the provincial level. In the first semester of his second year in high school, Ye Chaoran refused to believe in evil and signed up for the competition again. This time he performed very stably and directly entered the national competition, winning third prize.

Provincial competitions and national competitions are not at the same level at all.

So in his second year of high school, many universities extended olive branches to Ye Chaoran. However, among the many schools, Ye Chaoran didn’t like any of them, so he turned them all down.

The school that Teacher Wang gave this time is a little worse than University A, but this university is also a very famous school.

If Ye Chaoran wants to be admitted through recommendation, it is also a good choice.

Ye Chaoran smiled, and without even hesitation, put the forms and information back in front of Teacher Wang.

Teacher Wang raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Have you thought it through?"

Ye Chaoran nodded: "Well, I've thought about it."

Teacher Wang: "So your current goal is University A?"

Ye Chaoran was not surprised that Teacher Wang could guess it. He nodded and said, "As long as I perform consistently in the college entrance examination, I will have no problem getting into University A."

Teacher Wang smiled and said, "It's OK as long as you have your own goals."

She also felt that it was a bit unfair for Ye Chaoran to be admitted to this school, after all, Ye Chaoran's academic performance was there.

Ye Chaoran said: "Teacher Wang, if there is nothing else, I will go back to class?"

Teacher Wang didn't want to ask, but seeing that Ye Zhaoran was in a good mood, he couldn't help but ask: "There is one thing, I don't know if it's convenient to ask?"

Ye Chaoran was confused for a moment. What was inconvenient to ask?

The next moment, Ye Chaoran met Teacher Wang's smiling eyes.

Ye Chaoran: “…”

That's really inconvenient!

But Teacher Wang had already asked: "You and Jiang Xunmo, tell me what's going on?"

Ye Chaoran was so nervous that his fingers curled up slightly: "This..." After hesitating for a while, Ye Chaoran said, "This matter is a long story..."

Teacher Wang couldn't help but laughed instantly.

Ye Chaoran looked at her in surprise.

He thought Teacher Wang was here to call him to task, but looking at his expression, it didn't seem like that.

"Alright, alright!" Teacher Wang couldn't help laughing. "I won't ask too much about your personal affairs. I only have one request for you: keep your grades stable."

Whether it is Ye Chaoran or Jiang Xunmo, their grades are top-notch in their entire grade.

But these two outstanding people are dating each other!

When Teacher Wang heard this kind of talk before, he just thought it was a joke between students and didn't take it seriously at all.

But after seeing the photos a few days ago, Teacher Wang had to believe it.

Teacher Wang doesn't care about students' sexual orientation. What she cares about is whether their love life will affect their academic performance. How unfortunate would it be if two talented people who could be admitted to prestigious schools could only get into top-notch universities because of their relationship?

Fortunately, after a month of observation, neither Ye Chaoran nor Jiang Xunmo were affected by the relationship, so Teacher Wang had nothing to worry about.

"Go back to class." Teacher Wang waved at Ye Chaoran again.

Ye Chaoran came out of the office, took several deep breaths, and then rubbed his face with his hands.

Is it that obvious?

He and Jiang Xunmo didn't even hold hands at school this month, so how did Teacher Wang tell that they were together?

Ye Chaoran pursed his lips, and suddenly he had a guess -

Teacher Wang could see that their relationship was not normal, so what about the others...

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Ye Chaoran didn't dare to think about it anymore and hurried back to the classroom.

As soon as he sat down, Ye Chaoran couldn't wait to write a note.

[Teacher Wang just asked me if we are in a relationship.] After writing this sentence, Ye Chaoran suddenly felt that something was wrong. He is not together with Jiang Xunmo yet!

Ye Chaoran tore off the note, then threw it into the trash bag with an expressionless face and took out another piece of paper.

Jiang Xunmo watched his movements throughout, looking at him in confusion.

Ye Chaoran wrote: [Teacher Wang just came to me to ask about admission, I refused, and then she asked about the two of us. 】

After reading the note, Jiang Xunmo frowned.

[Teacher Wang, did you tell me how she knew that?] 】

Ye Chaoran was stunned when he saw the message: [No, what do you suspect? 】

Jiang Xunmo: [Do you still remember the rumors on the school forum last semester when we were not together (although we are not together yet)? 】

Ye Chaoran's face felt a little hot when he saw the content in brackets, but he quickly calmed down. Something was wrong.

Just like Jiang Xunmo said, the rumors about them spread so much last semester, but except for some students who loved to ship the couple, no one else believed that they were together.

After the start of this semester, both Ye Chaoran and Jiang Xunmo focused on their studies. They didn't even hold hands at school!

Then how did Teacher Wang know that they were together?

How many people know about this?

Who is spreading the news that "he and Jiang Xunmo are together" behind the scenes? What is his purpose?

Could it be that the person behind this wanted to report them both to the school?

Ye Chaoran's heart suddenly turned cold.

Jiang Xunmo wrote again: [I suspect someone is behind this and doing something exaggerated. Don't worry, I'll get someone to investigate first. 】

Ye Chaoran nodded.

Seeing Ye Chaoran's tightly pursed lips, Jiang Xunmo couldn't help but move closer and said in a low voice: "It's okay, we are not together anyway, don't be afraid."

After listening to Jiang Xunmo's words, Ye Chaoran felt as if he was comforted, but also as if he was not comforted.

After Jiang Xunmo said this, he was also stunned for a moment.

"I, that's not what I meant..." Jiang Xunmo explained in a low voice.

Ye Chaoran tilted his head and met Jiang Xunmo's anxious gaze. After a moment, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.

Ye Chaoran was a little worried at first, but now he is not worried at all.

Just like Jiang Xunmo said, they were never together.

It's just mutual affection.

The author has something to say:

You’re late!

Guess the prize contest, who is the last person to cause trouble?

Guess it right and I will give you a red envelope tomorrow ovo