The next morning.

After a heavy rain, the ground was still wet. People felt that summer had not left yet, until the cold wind blew and they realized that autumn had arrived.

"It's a bit cold."

Wen Mo rubbed his hands together; he had already changed his short-sleeved shirt for a sweatshirt yesterday.

Just a couple of days ago I thought the sun was too strong, but now I feel only warmth when it shines on me, the temperature is just right.

"Wen Mo, are you cold?" Xia Lian, carrying her small schoolbag, followed beside him with light steps, occasionally glancing at Wen Mo's profile.

"Yeah, it's starting to get a bit cold, this weather." Wen Mo exhaled a breath of cool air, put his hands in his pockets, and glanced at Xia Lian.

The girl's head had already returned to normal temperature when she woke up. Wen Mo originally planned to ask her for another day off, but she insisted on coming to class and wouldn't listen to anything he said.

At this moment, Xia Lian showed no signs of illness; her face trembled from the cold wind, but her eyes still held a hint of weariness.

Getting up in the cold is so difficult.

"Are you still a little sleepy?" Wen Mo teased, helping her lift her backpack. Fortunately, there wasn't much in the backpack, just a few homework assignments to do.

Xia Lian nodded and rubbed her eyes, which were still not fully awake.

“Wenmo stayed up too late last night… I’m in a lot of pain, so I’m quite sleepy.”

“…You are capable of summarizing.” Wen Mo was speechless. If others heard this, they would probably drag him to be humanely destroyed in the next second.

The circuit breaker malfunctioned a little last night. I don't know what went wrong. It took a long time to get the power back on. The body pain refers to the aches and pains all over my body due to illness.

These two things are fine on their own, but when they come out of this girl's mouth... it just feels strange.

"Isn't that right?"

“You’re right, but I didn’t sleep well last night either.”

"Because, you slept with me?" Xia Lian tilted her head, her expression innocent.

"...I don't even know where to begin complaining, you're unbeatable." Wen Mo rolled his eyes and stopped arguing about the topic.

We agreed yesterday that we shouldn't be together while I'm sick, but in the blink of an eye, this girl has climbed into my bed again.

But he couldn't refuse, so he shook his head and felt helpless.

The distance between home and school is not far; it's just a short walk, which is one of the few good things about getting up early to go to school.

Wenmo was dressed fairly warmly today, in the classic combination of a hoodie over his school uniform. The temperature outside wasn't actually that low, but the wind was strong and felt chilly on his face.

"Shouldn't I get a haircut?" His bangs were blown around and he complained as he brushed aside the stray hairs on his forehead until he could see the road ahead.

Wenmo is the kind of person who doesn't like to dress up. He just washes his face and brushes his teeth before going to class. He admires the men and women at school who wear makeup and hair wax.

It must be tough for them to get up so early every day just to dress themselves up.

That said, Xia Lian's hair is indeed soft and beautiful, and she hasn't done anything special to style it.

Ignoring her own wildly flying bangs, Wen Mo couldn't help but glance to the side, where the girl's bangs were also being blown around by the wind.

Hmm... Strong wind slicked-back hair.

With her expressionless face, Xia Lian seemed completely unconcerned about her messy bangs. Her ponytail swayed back and forth, looking inexplicably cute, and the red bow that was almost half the size of her head was particularly eye-catching.

Perhaps noticing Wen Mo's gaze, Xia Lian looked up and could see his hair flying wildly.

She stood there blankly for a moment, then turned around and searched for something in her bag. Soon after, she had something in her hand and handed it to Wen Mo.

"for you."

Wen Mo paused, a light pink hair clip appearing in her palm.

"You want me to stop giving out cards? Really?"

"Mmm." Xia Lian nodded obediently, her eyes seemingly filled with anticipation. "My hair won't fly around like that anymore."

"Uh..." Wen Mo was a little embarrassed. This hair clip clearly didn't match his character and art style, and if he wore it, it would probably be very conspicuous...

"But if I wear this... wouldn't it be too conspicuous?"

Hearing this, Xia Lian pursed her lips slightly, her expectant gaze dimmed a little, and her look at Wen Mo was filled with a hint of disappointment.

"Don't you like it...?"

Looking at her like this, Wenmo tightened his grip on the hair clip, as if he were facing an extreme problem.

Finally, Wen Mo seemed to have made up his mind, and his expression no longer showed hesitation.

Damn it, don't think you can make me give in just by acting cute!

...

classroom.

"What's wrong with you today? Trying to be cute despite your unexpected behavior? Hahahaha..."

Qin Zhou slapped his thigh, laughing all morning.

Because the two were very close, his laughter was completely undisguised, so when Wenmo tried to express his dissatisfaction with a "humph," it was already drowned out by his laughter.

"You don't know anything. Can't I change my look today?" Wen Mo complained, subconsciously brushing a stray hair from his forehead, only to find nothing.

A very eye-catching pink hair clip was currently pinned to his head, holding back all his previously wild bangs.

However, the hair clip looked completely out of place on him; it was more like an unwanted accessory, especially when Wenmo frowned, making it look particularly funny.

To be fair, things are finally much cleaner now, and my bangs aren't flying around like crazy anymore.

"I can't take it anymore, I'm going to laugh myself to death..." Qin Zhou finally caught his breath, but when he saw Wen Mo's resentful face, he really couldn't hold back anymore.

"Laugh if you think it's funny." Wen Mo crossed his arms, looking completely unconcerned. He had already anticipated this situation.

After a long while, he sighed softly, shook his head as if he were in a difficult position, and said, "Of course I will cherish the hair clip that a girl gave me, but it's a pity that someone is still laughing at me."

The moment he finished speaking, Qin Zhou's smile froze on his face, and then he asked, his voice trembling slightly:

"Did this come from a girl?"

"Yeah, she's a pretty young lady." Wen Mo shrugged; he wasn't lying.

"A little, a little beauty?!"

Qin Zhou, who had initially found it amusing, could no longer laugh after hearing those words, and his expression turned one of deep regret and self-reproach.

"You're such a dog! You've been secretly dating, haven't you?!"

We were supposed to be best buddies for life, but you secretly started dating another woman! And you shamelessly flaunted your "love token" with it!

As a brother, it's not that I don't want you to be well.

I was worried you were having a hard time, but you secretly drove a Range Rover!

"Don't talk nonsense, we're completely innocent, there's no question of talking about anything." Wen Mo said casually.

"You think I'd believe that? You really think I'd believe that?"

Qin Zhou shook his head vigorously, not believing Wen Mo's explanation. However, he hadn't yet figured out who that pretty girl was.

He knew before that Wenmo had a cousin, but no normal person would think that way; his mind was full of thoughts about his brother secretly dating a girl.