The cram school's class time is from nine in the morning to three in the afternoon every day. He doesn't have to get up too early to go out, nor does he have to wait until dark to go home. This can be considered a little comfort to Lu Yuxuan's wounded heart.
Although Lu Yuxuan didn't like studying and always looked sad before going out every day, he still went to class obediently and did his homework carefully after returning home.
For four days in a row, the brothers were all very satisfied with Lu Yuxuan's performance, except Xiaobao who noticed something wrong with him.
On the fifth day of Lu Yuxuan's cram school, Xiaobao was lying on the bed with his little feet up, bored at noon. His eyes rolled around and he decided to call Li Mingyang.
"Wait? Brother Yangyang, where are you?"
"Xiaobao, I'm over here in the commercial street, shopping with my grandma." Li Mingyang paused, "Didn't my grandpa tell you?"
"No, I didn't go to see Grandpa Li," Xiao Bao said softly, "Usually you would take the initiative to come to me. Since you didn't come today, I guessed you might have gone out."
Li Mingyang said with some guilt: "Sorry, Xiaobao, I wanted to send you a message, but I was carrying too many things and didn't pay attention."
"It's okay, it's okay," Xiaobao said, comforting him with a smile. "Brother Yangyang, when will you and Grandma Li be back?"
"It'll take a while," Li Mingyang said, "We haven't finished shopping yet."
Xiaobao sat up from the bed and said excitedly, "Great! Brother Yangyang, can you guys wait for me over there? I'll take a taxi to find you."
"Ah? You're coming over?" Li Mingyang was stunned. "Are you alone?"
"Yes"
Xiaobao didn't waste any time and opened the closet door to take out clothes. "My brothers are all out, and now I'm the only one at home."
Li Mingyang heard the intermittent sound from the phone and knew that the little guy must be busy. He quickly said, "Xiaobao, just tell me what you want to buy, and I will bring it back to you."
"Don't go out here alone, it's not safe."
"No, I want to go," Xiaobao said with a hint of coquettishness in his voice, "I want to go shopping with Brother Yangyang..."
Li Mingyang's heart trembled, and he stammered, "But, but..."
"Brother Yangyang~" Xiaobao's voice became softer, "Don't you want to take Xiaobao with you?"
At this moment, Li Mingyang's mind suddenly emerged with those watery and sparkling eyes and that pitiful little expression.
"...Then you must be careful." Li Mingyang broke down again, "I'll wait for you in the shopping mall."
"Okay!" Xiaobao immediately responded happily.
After hanging up the phone, Li Mingyang lowered his head and chuckled. He put away his phone and turned around to meet Grandma Li's smiling eyes.
"What's wrong, grandma?"
"It's okay. I'm just happy to see you and Xiaobao have such a good relationship," Grandma Li said with a smile. "Yangyang, haven't you noticed that Xiaobao is becoming more and more dependent on you?"
"...Is there?" Li Mingyang murmured, "But I feel that Xiaobao still relies more on his brothers."
Grandma Li patted the seat next to the bench and motioned him to sit down. "Zixiao and the others are Xiaobao's brothers and the closest people to him. Of course, Xiaobao will rely on them more."
"I know this," Li Mingyang said, "When I grow up and have enough ability to protect Xiaobao, I will also be the person closest to Xiaobao."
Grandma Li smiled and said, "Okay, Yangyang, keep up the good work."
Li Mingyang pursed his lips and smiled. After sitting with Grandma Li for a few minutes, the two of them stood up and walked towards the shopping mall.
Xiaobao came really fast in the taxi. He started jogging as soon as he got off the car. Li Mingyang, who was wearing a black down jacket with half of his face buried in the collar, looked very small among the people coming in and out, but Xiaobao still spotted him at a glance.
"Brother Yangyang!"
Xiaobao called out to him loudly, quickening his pace and running to him. "It's so cold, why don't you go inside and wait for me?"
"I was worried that you wouldn't see me when you came," Li Mingyang said softly, "It's okay, this place is sheltered from the wind, so it's not too cold."
"But you, your face is red from the cold."
Xiaobao let his warm hands rest on both sides of his cheeks, pouting and asking, "Where's Grandma Li?"
"They're sitting inside the mall," Li Mingyang said, "Let's go in too."
Xiaobao nodded his head.
The heating in the shopping mall is very strong in winter. Once you enter, the coldness on your body will be quickly dispelled, which is very comfortable.
"By the way, Xiaobao, what do you want to buy?" Li Mingyang asked.
Xiaobao brought them to the sign on the first floor and said as he looked at it, "I remember this mall has a lot of food that my fifth brother likes, but it seems like they're all scattered on different floors..."
"Aren't there still a lot of snacks at home?" Li Mingyang asked doubtfully, "Have they all been eaten?"
"No," Xiaobao shook his head, "It's because I noticed that Fifth Brother hasn't been very happy these past two days. He's always been depressed and even talks less."
Li Mingyang really found it hard to imagine what Lu Yuxuan, a man of few words, was like.
It's totally unheard of.
"It's probably because of the cram school," Li Mingyang guessed. "After all, he doesn't like studying so much, and he has to go to class every day during the holidays. I guess he must be depressed."
"But I don't think that's right," Xiao Bao sighed. "Normally speaking, based on my fifth brother's personality, if he just didn't want to go to class, he would definitely yell and roll on the ground, and then be threatened by his brothers and carried away."
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