He was carrying a schoolbag, wearing a baseball cap and translucent sunglasses, and a simple white T-shirt. He was standing at the exit of the subway station. With simple outfit, he did not look like someone who came from far away.

They haven't seen each other for a year and a half.

Compared to that winter vacation, Yunye has grown taller, his body has fully grown, and he has an outstanding temperament when standing on the road.

The summer in Nanwu is scorching.

Yin Yunyi walked to the subway entrance holding an umbrella.

Glancing at her, Yunye put his phone in his pocket and walked towards her.

During the past two years of preparing for the college entrance examination, Yin Yunyi often dreamed of him, the Yunye of junior high school and the first year of high school. But at this moment, she was still there, and it took her a long time to react.

She was stunned for a few seconds until Yunye was standing in front of her, with the umbrella covering most of his face.

I want to see his whole face.

Naturally, Yin Yunyi handed him the umbrella.

He took it and took another step forward.

Now, they are all under the umbrella.

"Hey, Waiwai." Yunye curled his lips.

Yin Yunyi raised her head, and under the translucent brown lenses were those familiar eyes. She moved her lips, and after a long while, she only uttered two words: "Yun Ye..."

Some extremely strong emotion brewed between the two of them, and they both restrained the urge to hug each other with great forbearance.

Yin Yunyi smiled softly and said, "The sunglasses look pretty good."

"Oh." Yunye took off his sunglasses casually.

Yin Yunyi saw those clear eyes clearly again. He tilted his head slightly and put the umbrella back into her hand. "Here."

She subconsciously raised her hand to hold the umbrella high, but Yunye still considered her height, lowered his head, and gradually approached her.

My heart is beating faster and faster.

Yunye turned the sunglasses around and slowly put them on her. Yin Yunyi froze and could not move. She felt his fingertips brushing the hair beside her ears. The world in front of her was instantly covered with a light brown filter. Yunye's eyes were less than ten centimeters away from her.

There was an itchy feeling near her ear, which was caused by the frame of her sunglasses getting caught in her hair. Yunye was helping her smooth it out.

Unconsciously, her slender fingers grasped his hand.

Yin Yunyi didn't know why she had this reaction. When both of them realized it, they were both stunned. Fortunately, her sunglasses concealed her emotions. Her only reaction was to repeat it again: "Yun Ye..."

Suddenly, the faint scent of laundry detergent on his clothes overwhelmed him.

Yunye pulled her into his arms, holding the back of her head with his hand. Yin Yunyi rested her chin on his shoulder, still holding the umbrella in a daze.

Then, her face flushed, her eyes drooped, and she stared at his neck for several seconds.

Intellectually, Yin Yunyi wanted to push him away, but his body stiffened for a few seconds, and his other hand slowly reached out to his back and hugged him.

It turns out that it is so difficult to control yourself when you see the person you love.

Yin Yunyi recalled that when she was in junior high school, she would walk out the door with her backpack on her back, and occasionally see boys and girls in the same school uniform hugging and kissing each other.

At that time, she felt extremely embarrassed. When others looked at her, she would lower her head and walk away quickly.

But one day, she saw exactly the same scene in her dream.

However, the boy raised his head and looked at her with downcast eyes.

At that time, she didn't understand why her deskmate appeared in her dream for no reason.

Then she looked at the little girl in his arms.

It’s my junior high school self.

Five years have passed since I had my first dream.

She truly embraced Yunye.

In summer, both of them were wearing light clothes. Walking on the road, Yin Yunyi seemed to be able to feel Yunye's body temperature and his fingers clasping her shoulders.

When the two of them walked to the dessert shop and sat down, Yin Yunyi gently pinched the skirt on her legs, stole a glance at Yunye, and whispered, "Just this once."

Realizing what she was saying, Yunye held his chin, looked out the window with a vague look, and hummed as if he didn't care.

The tips of the ears turned noticeably red.

Yin Yunyi asked dully, "Why did you come to Nanwu?"

Yunye was stunned, as if he didn't expect her to ask this question.

Yin Yunyi took a bite of the ice cream, noticed his gaze, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Yunye lied: "I came here for a graduation trip and to learn how to drive."

"Ah?" Yin Yunyi held the ice cream in his mouth, "But isn't your father a driving school instructor?"

“…”

Yunye was speechless and answered with only one word: "Yes."

Yin Yunyi: "Then why did you come to Nanwu to learn how to drive?"

Yunye glanced at her, his almond-shaped eyes wide open, reflecting the light.

Yunye stared at her: "...The weather in Nanwu is better."

She uttered "oh" slowly.

Yin Yunyi couldn't stay outside too late, so after Yunye sent her to the neighborhood, she waved at him.

He nodded without much expression. She still smiled and turned around and slowly walked towards the community.

The figure gradually disappeared from his sight.

Yunye also turned around.

When buying the ticket at the subway station, thinking of their previous interactions, he curled his lips vaguely, hummed a song in a relaxed manner, and turned the ticket button between his fingertips.

Taking out his cell phone, Yunli made several video calls to him.

Yunye called back, consciously moving away from the phone. As expected, Yunli called out loudly, "Yunye!!"

In the video, Yunli glared at him.

Yunye ran to Nanwu, feeling a little guilty. Thinking that she wouldn't find out, he forced himself to ask, "What's the matter?"

Yunli: "Can you be more secretive when you go to Nanwu?!"

Yunye: “…”

Yunye: "Damn, my parents know about this?"

When Yunli returned home, he found that Yunye had run away.

He really ran away.

He said he was going to visit a classmate and stay for a month.

I don’t know if he had something to hide, but he cleaned up the house before leaving.

Yun Yongchang called the parents of the so-called classmate, but they denied it. He called Yun Ye but he didn't answer. Yun Li guessed that he went to Nanwu without thinking too much and forced a cover for him.

Furious, Yun Li asked, "Where did you learn this? Couldn't you have discussed this with me before going to Nanwu?"

The person in the picture moved closer to the camera, rubbed his eyes, and stared at her for a long time without saying a word.

Yunli: "Why are you looking at me?"

Yunye: "Didn't you just ask me where I learned it?"

“…”

She did exactly that two years ago, and went to Nanwu to study without asking for permission.

Yun Li swallowed his saliva, unable to find a reasonable reason to defend himself. After a moment, he said firmly: "It's different in nature."

Yunye: “Oh.”

“…”

Yunli was defeated and asked him in a gentle voice: "Where do you live?"

Yunye: "I found a space capsule, which makes just over a thousand a month."

The space capsule is similar to a youth hostel, with each cabin being about one meter wide and guests sharing the bathroom with others.

Yunli frowned: "Not really."

Yun Ye: "I want to enroll in the same driving school as Yin Yunyi, so we can only live here. We don't have enough money."

The plan to go to Nanwu to learn driving with Yin Yunyi was formed after the college entrance examination.

Yunye worked as a tutor for a while, and after saving enough money, he ran to Nanwu.

The face in the screen suddenly came closer, his eyelids drooped, the light of the mobile phone was reflected on his face, there was a smile in his eyes, but he didn't look at the camera, it was obvious that he switched to another interface.

Yun Li said speechlessly: "I'll give you money, you can rent a better house. Or you can live in the apartment I rented before, the environment is not bad, I still have the contact information of the agent at that time. Some places in Nanwu are quite messy, you should not run around."

He was still very close to the camera, and seemed to be typing, completely ignoring what she was saying.

Yunli: “…”

Yunli: "Yunye, did you hear me?"

Yun Ye replied absentmindedly: "No."

The corners of his lips curled up slightly as he replied to Yin Yunyi's message. When he came to his senses, the reduced video screen had been turned off.

Yunye sent an emoticon to Yunli, and as expected, he was blocked.

“…”

Standing there, Yunye scratched his head. He took a long breath and reluctantly sent the name of the driving school and the address of the space capsule he had booked to Yunli via text message.

Then he put his phone back in his pocket and looked at the completely unfamiliar subway platform.

He yawned and followed the crowd onto the subway. While holding the hanging ring, he recalled the time in the hospital. Not long after regaining consciousness, Yin Yunyi walked into the ward with red eyes, messy hair, and looked very haggard.

At that time, Yin Yunyi overcame everything and went to find him.

Then when she wants to see him, he will appear.

When he got his driver's license, Yunye went home first, as school would start in two weeks.

Neither Yunye nor Yin Yunyi put love first in their lives. They both planned many futures related to each other - further study, work, the premise is that they are in step with each other.

Apart from the hug when they met in Nanwu, their most intimate action was when they were too late to get to the cafeteria, and they sat on the steps of the teaching building to eat lunch together. When there were grains of rice on the corners of her lips, Yunye would smile with narrowed eyes, hand her a tissue, and say, "If it's stained, wipe it yourself."

After a short semester, Yin Yunyi and Yunye met every day. After the evening self-study, Yunye would walk side by side with her on the campus, listening to the insects singing in the summer and the tranquility of the autumn.

There were some unpleasant things in between. Yin Yunyi heard rumors in the courtyard that Yunye was short of money recently and only ate one vegetarian dish and three taels of rice in the cafeteria.

Later, on her birthday, she received a valuable gift from Yunye.

She insisted on transferring the money to Yunye, but he refused. Both of them were stubborn, but they reconciled later.

After five years of secret love, two years of silent companionship, and these few months of living together day and night, the relationship between the two has become tacit.

All that's left is to break through the last layer of paper.

At the school sports meet, Yin Yunyi was selected to participate in the 3,000-meter race. Unlike in junior high and high school, the school sports meet of West China University of Technology was not attended by classes as a whole, and there would not be a lot of people watching.

But many athletes still went there in groups.

Yin Yunyi's athletic ability was not well-developed, and she was afraid of embarrassing herself in front of Yunye, so she didn't tell him about her participation in the competition.

Not long after the race started, the others were far ahead. After running two laps behind the others and trying his best to finish the race, Yin Yunyi felt that he might faint on the playground at any moment.

She panted and walked to the shade next to the auditorium.

My legs seem to be broken.

The sweat beads stung her eyes, and she closed them. When she opened them again, a familiar figure appeared in front of her.

Yunye handed her a bottle of water, but Yin Yunyi didn't take it. She asked awkwardly, "Did you watch my game just now?"

He was still holding the water, his smile melting in the sunlight. He smiled and shook his head cooperatively: "No."

Knowing that he was lying, Yin Yunyi said nothing and lowered his head to rub his sore legs.

Yunye: "Can you leave?"

Yin Yunyi's forehead was still sweating, and her eyes moved to the bicycle next to her. She tugged at his clothes as if to negotiate: "Can you borrow one?"

Yunye stopped a bicycle and asked the boy on it, "Classmate, please lend me your bicycle. I'll take her home."

The boy looked at Yunye, then at Yin Yunyi, and asked, "Is she your girlfriend?"

Yunye frowned: "Why are you asking?"

The boy was very calm: "If it's not your girlfriend, I'll take her home." After he finished speaking, he looked directly at Yin Yunyi: "Classmate, if you feel unwell, I'll take you to the school hospital."

“…”

Probably he didn't expect to be able to poach his girls in this way. Yunye looked at the boy speechlessly and stopped another bicycle from the side. This time the other party readily agreed.

The back seat of the bicycle was made of metal. Yunye took off his coat and tied it to the back seat. He easily got on it, looked sideways at Yin Yunyi, and said in a raised tone: "Let's go."

Yin Yunyi slowly sat sideways in the back seat, holding the clothes on both sides of his waist.

The red runway, green shades, roads and crowds passed by.

She retracted her gaze to the figure in front of her, and then moved down. She saw her own hands. After pinching his clothes, the clothes stretched out in a polygonal shape.

In the cars with people next to them, the girls were hugging the boys affectionately and relaxedly.

It seems that there is no need for any more reasons to take the relationship to the next level.

Just because, when I want to hug him, I can hug him as much as I want.

Yin Yunyi wrapped her arms around his waist from behind and felt his body tighten.

Her soft voice came from the wind: "Yunye, when will we be together?"

Yunye's voice was weakened a lot by the wind, but she still heard the two words clearly.

“Soon.”

After the midterm exam, Yin Yunyi and Yunye got good grades in several courses. After arriving at Western University of Science and Technology, the two of them went out for the first time.

Yunye drove the family car to the gate of the academy dormitory.

Yin Yunyi rarely went out to play. She was clumsily putting on makeup in her dormitory. She had just changed into a dress when her roommate kept teasing her: "Yunyi, are you going to have a relationship?"

Yin Yunyi said embarrassedly: "No... I just went out to play with my friends."

"Which friend?"

Yin Yunyi felt that there was no need to hide anything, so he told the truth: "Yun Ye is from the same profession as us."

The roommate's eyes widened in shock, and he asked excitedly, "Is that the tall and handsome one? Damn, are you guys hanging out alone? Is he chasing you? Or are you chasing him?"

Yin Yunyi didn't know which one to answer after a series of questions. After thinking for a while, he smiled softly and said, "Yes, it's the tall and handsome one."

The roommate enviously said: "Yun Yi, you are so lucky. I also want a boyfriend as tall and handsome as you."

This seems to be the image that Yunye has always had in his mind.

Not really.

When a boy is in his teens, he is not tall.

She didn't like him just because he was tall and handsome.

After all, she had already fallen in love with the boy when he was shorter than her.

When she went out, she saw Yun Ye waiting downstairs in the dormitory. He was wearing a white T-shirt and casual pants. He looked up and saw Yin Yun Yi. He was stunned for a moment before he slowly said, "It's pretty."

Yin Yunyi was carrying a thin chain shoulder bag. Yunye rarely praised her for her good looks. She was at a loss for what to do and changed the subject, "Where are we going to play?"

"Let's go back to high school." Yunye shook the car keys in his hand.

The high school department is still as old as it was a few years ago and has not been renovated.

After bringing Yin Yunyi back to the classroom, Yunye left for a while on the pretext of going to the bathroom.

The light of dusk filled the entire classroom. Yin Yunyi sat on the table, kicked his legs lightly, and looked at the blackboard on the podium. After so many years, it had been replaced with a new one.

A sound broke the silence.

She saw a drone coming in from the classroom door and slowly flying in front of her with a postcard on it.

-

Yin Yunyi:

There is something I want Yunye to tell you.

Senior 2 (15)

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Yin Yunyi's heart skipped a beat.

She followed the drone, slowly walking through the classrooms and corridors they had walked through together, and stopped on the basketball court.

The basketball court was repainted with white lines and paint, and it looked like a brand new surface, but it still reminded her of those countless days and nights when the boy ran on the court, breathing lightly after shooting, with beads of sweat falling to the ground as his body moved, reminding her - only now did she realize that it was not a coincidence that he cast his gaze at her.

Yunye's body was covered with sweat. In the middle of the white scented candle on the ground was a dried cherry blossom, arranged in the shape of the initials of her name. Yin Yunyi suddenly remembered that the pencil case she had in middle school had cherry blossoms printed on it.

No wonder Yunye used cherry blossom wrapping paper or cards for all the gifts afterwards.

Yin Yunyi looked at the scene, caught the drone, and took the card off.

Before Yunye could speak, she smiled and said softly: "Yunye, I like you——"

"I want to be with you."

Before Yunye finished speaking, he uttered an "ah" half a beat late, and then paused: "I haven't spoken yet."

"I know." Yin Yunyi looked at him seriously: "I have liked you for several years. I liked you first, so I wanted to let you know first."

When she found herself needing to look up at the boy, or even earlier, when she found herself unconsciously keeping her gaze on him.

Yunye put his hands in his pockets for a moment, then smiled youthfully and said, "Then you are wrong."

Several years ago, when you fell in love with me, I also fell in love with you.

And like you, I have always liked you.