Chapter 51 Holding Hands

The next morning, Ji Mian woke up and it felt like a dream.

I opened my phone, and it was still on the WeChat interface, stuck on Fu Chenyu's voice message.

Last night, he called him "Mianmian".

Ji Mian, with a messy head of hair, sat on the bed in a daze for a long time.

This was the first time Fu Chenyu called him by his nickname.

From childhood to adulthood, he has always called himself by his full name.

How come it’s the first time I called it, but you’re quite skilled at it?

Ji Mian felt that his face, which had cooled down, was about to get hot again.

He can't let Fu Chenyu lead him by the nose anymore!

Last night was so chaotic that he was completely unable to give Fu Chenyu any reply.

It's one thing to like him in your heart, but it's another to be together with him.

The boss is gay, he naturally likes men, what if he...

Ji Mian's pounding heart slowly calmed down. In the original novel, Fox's personality was unpredictable. Apart from his white moonlight Su Luoyu, there was no mention of anyone he had ever liked.

Moreover, as the plot develops, Su Luoyu's status as the white moonlight is also questionable.

The older Ji Mian gets, the more deeply the plot of "Stranger Tenderness" is engraved in his mind. In the original novel, the villain can even kill Su Luoyu in order to achieve his own goals!

Ji Mian suddenly felt a little scared. What if this relationship was not as good as Fu Chenyu expected and he dumped her?

He also said nonsense like we can’t be friends after breaking up... This is too mean!

Does he have any choice?

Ji Mian held his face, rubbing it continuously, feeling tangled.

Fu Chenyu...could you show that you like him a little more, so that he would have enough courage to go all out for him?

After the ecstasy, a feeling of insecurity and loss swept over me.

Ji Mian was worried and anxious since early morning.

Ji Mian was still dizzy. After washing his face, he sat at the dining table. Lin Minzhi knocked on his forehead, and Ji Mian woke up as if from a dream.

Fortunately, the night Fu Chenyu confessed was Friday, and he didn't have make-up classes on Saturday and Sunday, so these two days could give him some time to relax.

Fu Chenyu seemed to know that he needed a period of adaptation, so he didn't come to see him in the past two days, but only sent messages to him on WeChat.

I don’t know if Ji Mian’s mentality has changed, but now when I send messages to Fu Chenyu, I always feel guilty.

It was clearly just a question, but the moment Lin Minzhi came in with a fruit plate, Ji Mian still turned his phone over guiltily and slammed it on the table.

This time, Lin Minzhi didn't leave immediately after delivering the fruit. She sat down and chatted with Ji Mian for a while.

The content of the chat was nothing more than Ji Mian's studies. After the summer vacation, he would be in the third year of high school. This juncture was very important. Lin Minzhi did not force Ji Mian to study harder. She was discussing with Ji Mian whether she should rest at home for a year, not go to the company, and accompany Ji Mian to take the exam.

Just make delicious food for Ji Mian to nourish his body.

Ji Mian rejected Lin Minzhi. Lin Minzhi felt a little sorry and touched her son's head. The topic changed and somehow jumped to love.

"Xiao Tao's mom asked me to ask you if she's in a relationship at school? Her grades have dropped significantly this semester."

Xiao Tao is the daughter of Lin Minzhi's business partner. She also studies at Zhennan Middle School and is in her first year of high school.

Ji Mian is her senior, and because of Lin Minzhi's relationship, the two have met several times in school.

However, Ji Mian didn't have a deep impression of Xiao Tao. He only remembered that she was a girl with a round face.

Just in the first year of high school...are you already in a premature relationship?

Ji Mian suddenly became nervous.

This topic is so dangerous.

"She lives on a different floor than me, and I haven't seen her many times." Ji Mian answered guiltily.

"Oh, then I'll tell Xiao Tao's mom later." Lin Minzhi didn't seem to notice her son's stiffness as she continued, "Kids these days really have it easy. When I was her age, my family arranged blind dates for me."

"Hmm..." Ji Mian responded, "Mom, what do you think of premature love?"

Lin Minzhi smiled and said, "That depends on the situation. What's wrong? Tell Xiaoyu that you like him?"

Ji Mian's ears instantly turned red: "I didn't."

Lin Minzhi pinched the tip of his nose. "I don't care if you're in a relationship early, as long as you're safe. But Xiaoyu can't be that good. I heard your teacher say at the last parents' meeting that he's counting on him to get the top score in the imperial examination. Don't distract him."

Ji Mian chewed the fruit and thought, who knows who is distracting whom?

Why the hell does he always feel like he is the one who brought disaster to Fu Chenyu!

Lin Minzhi glanced at the time: "I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going out to dinner with your Aunt Zhou this afternoon."

Ji Mian nodded. Before Lin Minzhi left, she hesitated again and said to Ji Mian, "Mian Mian, Mommy is not an old-fashioned person, but you young people should be careful not to cross the line when you fall in love."

"Ah?" Ji Mian didn't understand.

Lin Minzhi stood on tiptoe and whispered in Ji Mian's ear: "You have to take precautions when you fall in love."

Ji Mian was burning with fever.

He...is not with Fu Chenyu!

After Lin Minzhi left, Ji Mian lay on the table for a while.

Until the phone vibrated.

He didn't reply to Fu Chenyu's message for a long time. After he finished explaining the topic, he sent a message: [? ]

Ji Mian sent a voice message back, explaining why he didn't reply to Fu Chenyu: "My mother came to my room just now."

Fu Chenyu raised an eyebrow. In the past, when Ji Mian chatted with him, she never avoided Lin Minzhi. He happily typed a reply: [Are you avoiding suspicion?]

Ji Mian quickly replied: [No! Yes!]

Fu Chenyu typed quickly: [You'll make me misunderstand that we're already together.]

Even when Ji Mian gets angry, he’s still soft: [You haven’t even started pursuing me yet… when did we get together? [Rabbit gets angry]]

Fu Chenyu: [Oh.]

Fu Chenyu replied calmly: [Is that considered an affair?]

Ji Mian: [……]

Fu Chenyu: [Screenshot: You didn't even pursue me! When did you get together? [Rabbit gets angry]]

Fu Chenyu: [Does that mean that if I pursue you, we can be together?]

The ambiguity that the two of them had hidden all morning came out.

Ji Mian had to remind himself of his current not-so-pure friendship with the boss, and he quickly turned off his phone.

I can’t chat anymore, otherwise I won’t be able to finish the next question.

After a while, news from Fu Chenyu came again.

It was a screenshot of two movie ticket purchases, and Ji Mian sent a "?".

Fu Chenyu: [Come out and watch a movie.]

Ji Mian complained: [I haven’t finished my homework yet…]

After he sent the message, Fu Chenyu didn't reply.

Ji Mian wanted to concentrate on his homework, but when he didn't receive a reply, his heart was in suspense again.

I couldn't help but pick up my phone to check every ten seconds.

Until Fu Chenyu sent a voice message with a lazy tone.

"Ji Mian, you have to give me a chance to pursue you."

“I always have to show off?”

Ji Mian silently looked at the temperature he felt today.

Thirty-seven degrees...

Anyone who can be asked out in this weather must be true love.

Ji Mian replied sincerely: [But, do you think it’s too hot? ]

Fu Chenyu: [Yes.]

Fu Chenyu: [I just want to show off myself.]

Fu Chenyu: [Of course I have to choose a harsh environment. ^-^]

Ji Mian: [……]

Then I would feel very hot too!

Fu Chenyu's voice came over, his voice was cold but pleasant: "Ji Mian, are you here?"

Ji Mian wanted to play dead. It was so hot, so he suggested to the boss that they start an online relationship first...

He clicked on the voice message and heard the background of Fu Chenyu's voice, with the sound of cicadas chirping and the music of a sprinkler truck passing by in the distance.

Just now, a sprinkler truck drove past his community.

Ji Mian was stunned.

He grabbed his phone and instantly opened his curtains.

With his head down, Fu Chenyu leaned against the big tree in front of his house.

I don’t know how long I stood there.

As if noticing Ji Mian's gaze, the boy raised his head, his expression still stern.

But in the next second, the man raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

Ji Mian felt dizzy, her palms were sweating, and her heart started pounding when she saw him.

After a while, Ji Mian changed his clothes and ran downstairs. He wore a white short-sleeved shirt with a string of English letters on the front, a very thin mint green cardigan on the outside, light-colored casual pants rolled up three times, revealing his pale and slender ankles, and a pair of sneakers.

Fu Chenyu was wearing a black short-sleeved shirt today, which was quite loose, and a baseball cap of the same color with the brim pulled down, revealing his high nose bridge, bright red lips, and pale, pointed chin.

There was a small black mole on his jawbone, which was only visible when he raised his head.

One is sunny and cute, the other is gloomy and cold.

The scorching sun enveloped the two young men. Ji Mian stared at Fu Chenyu closely, and suddenly found himself so nervous that he couldn't find an opening line.

It was clearly Fu Chenyu who confessed to him, but the boss was calm and composed at this moment, much more relaxed than him.

Suddenly, Ji Mian heard Fu Chenyu laugh and looked at him: "Why aren't you talking?"

Ji Mian: ...

As soon as the other party spoke, he finally found the feeling of getting along with Fu Chenyu.

Well, he comforted himself, it was just a sublimation of revolutionary friendship. They were not together yet, so they were just good friends.

Ji Mian said sullenly, "I don't want to talk to someone who called me out to watch a movie on such a hot day."

Fu Chenyu's eyes hid a smile: "Oh. I thought you were so happy to see me that you couldn't speak."

Ji Mian retorted: "I'm not going to be so happy that I can't speak."

Fu Chenyu smiled, his fox eyes curved: "Yeah. That means I'm so happy that I can't speak."

——Because of seeing you.

Ji Mian's ears turned red again, and he turned his face away to avoid showing it too obviously.

But I silently complained in my heart: Where did Fu Chenyu learn these seductive tricks!

Is it a talent...

The cinema is not far from Ji Mian's house. Just across two streets, you can see Yintai City.

Because it was a weekend, Yintai was much busier than usual. The intersection was crowded with people out shopping, the traffic lights stayed on for a long time, and tourists were shoulder to shoulder and crowded together.

It was hot in the summer, and the smell wasn't very pleasant when there were a lot of people around. Ji Mian smelled sweat and frowned slightly.

The girls holding umbrellas added a bit of congestion to the already crowded flow of people.

Sometimes, if Ji Mian wasn't paying attention, he would be hit by the tip of the umbrella.

He had to move back, and when he took a step back, he bumped into Fu Chenyu's shoulder. Ji Mian quickly said, "I'm sorry."

Fu Chenyu supported him, thought for a moment, overcame his inner tension, and then calmly took his hand.

The boy tried hard to maintain a stern expression.

The moment the two men clasped hands, Ji Mian's brain felt like it was hit hard by a stick.

My head is buzzing.

The noise from the crowded crowd seemed to come from the water surface. His ears seemed to be immersed in water and he could not hear anything clearly.

Ji Mian reacted and, like a frightened rabbit, was about to retract his hand: "Fu Chenyu!"

Fu Chenyu turned his head innocently: "Huh?"

Ji Mian stuttered: "What are you doing, holding my hand."

Fu Chenyu had a good reason and said slowly: "It's too crowded, I'm afraid I'll get lost."

Ji Mian tried his best to remain calm: "..."

Can you be more perfunctory in your reasons?

"You're not a child anymore. How could you get lost..."

"Besides, we're not in a relationship, so how can we hold hands?"

Ji Mian said the last sentence in a very low voice, feeling like he was about to explode with shame.

He tried to pull his hand back, but the boss held it tightly.

Fu Chenyu hummed, and then explained, "So this is just a hand-holding between friends."

Speaking of which, they had been holding hands since they were little, but it was only because of Fu Chenyu that he confessed his love, so Ji Mian was naturally more sensitive.

I didn't expect the boss to be so shameless as to turn the tables...

Fu Chenyu raised his eyebrows and looked at Ji Mian again: "Otherwise, do you think they are lovers?"

Ji Mian was unable to refute: ...

Fu Chenyu was silent for a moment, then, obviously teasing him, "It's beautiful to think so."

He sighed, as if deliberately speaking to Ji Mian, with a hint of resentment: "I haven't caught up with her yet."

Ji Mian:!

I'm going crazy! This is so shameless, boss!

"Fu Chenyu." Ji Mian couldn't stand it any longer and decided to fight back: "Didn't you say you wanted to show off? And this is how you show off."

Fu Chenyu smiled and said, "Didn't you perform well?"

Still have the face to smile!

Ji Mian was very depressed and threatened: "If you continue like this, you won't be able to catch anyone."

After thinking about it, he still felt aggrieved, so Ji Mian said fiercely: "Even rabbits bite when they are angry! Don't go too far."

"Oh." Fu Chenyu thought seriously for a moment, then pointed to his lips with a lazy expression: "Remember to bite here."

Ji Mian took a deep breath and blushed uncomfortably: ...