Mountain
Take a rest today, the weather is sunny and the sky is clear.
Chen Can slept through the night without a dream, and slept until noon. He wanted to get up early, but he slept so well that he couldn't bear to get up.
Chen Can hadn't slept properly since waking up from the dream. Sometimes, after falling asleep, some fragments would jump back and forth in his mind, such as the follow-up of Shi Mingxi entering Li La's observation room, in which Chen Can saw Shi Mingxi running away.
After that, Li La, Chen Mo, and Ou Zhixu kept appearing. After waking up, those people and those scenes would still play clearly in his mind. Chen Can would wake up in the middle of the night, wondering whether he was in a dream or in reality.
After a while, Chen Can became completely sleep-deprived. No matter how Ou Ranyu tried to coax him, he refused to sleep. For seven days, Chen Can was severely sleep-deprived and took five days off. Initially, Ou Ranyu stayed with him, but later, Chen Can sent him back to school. After resting for more than half a month, Chen Can's symptoms eased slightly. His mind was no longer bombarded with fragments, though he would occasionally experience them.
The sleep I had today was truly a rare one.
Chen Can was in a good mood. He opened the refrigerator to get ingredients while dialing the number.
"Awake? I'll be right back." The other party answered immediately, his tone full of concern and doting.
"Ou Ranyu, can you go to the corner of East Lane and bring me some ice jelly? It has osmanthus flavor and I want to eat it now." Chen Can placed the ingredients on the cutting board.
"Okay, do you want to eat anything else?" Ou Ranyu asked on the phone.
"Let me think about it..." Chen Can thought carefully about the scene where Ou Ranyu walked from the school to the corner of the east alley, passed by the two rows of kapok trees, and stopped at a stall to buy ice jelly.
"I haven't thought about it yet," he said finally.
"Okay." Ou Ranyu responded, but neither of them hung up.
"How was your day at school today?" Chen Can asked for small talk.
"Not very good." Ou Ranyu's tone contained a hint of grievance.
"What happened?" Chen Can thought someone was picking on him again.
"It's okay, I'm just bored."
"It's really boring, extremely boring." Chen Can thought about having to listen to five teachers taking turns lecturing in the morning, which was like reading scriptures, and suddenly felt sleepy again.
Feeling sleepy during lectures has become a conditioned reflex.
Chen Can came to the conclusion.
"Then I'll be back soon." After Ou Ranyu said this, no one hung up the phone.
Chen Can listened as lunch was prepared.
This is such a waste, this time it's a real waste. Because the last time I bought Ou Ranyu a new phone didn't count.
After sending Ou Ranyu back to school, Chen Can missed him too much at home, so he used his secret stash and secretly bought a newly released smartphone from a specialty store. He quickly applied for a card and recharged it.
After Ou Ranyu comes back, I will find an excuse to put the phone in his hand.
How can you say you're wasting money if you spend it on someone you love?
Moreover, Chen Can could see that Ou Ranyu really liked this gift. In ancient times, there was a saying that "a string is broken for a beautiful woman", and now there is a saying that "wealth is broken for a beautiful woman".
Not to mention the strings and wealth, even if Ou Ranyu wanted the full-horn silver moon and stars, Chen Can would give them to him.
Chen Can is probably terminally ill.
So, it's time to pick an auspicious day and get the person.
Chen Can was thinking and cutting vegetables when the doorbell rang. Chen Can glanced at his phone, stopped working, and ran to open the door.
"Hey, did you know it was us? Why are you in such a hurry to open the door?" Li Yachang spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"If you don't know, you would think your 'girlfriend' came to see you." Zhu Baifeng said shockingly and rolled his eyes at Chen Can.
Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng have come here many times in the past few days. Chen Can told them everything that happened in his dream, and finally solemnly announced that he wanted to pursue Ou Ranyu.
The two responded:
"Whatever you want." He sneered and rolled his eyes.
"Need help?" Calm and kind-hearted.
"Please come in. I never come to see you for no reason. What advice do you have for me?" Chen Can declined the formalities.
The literal translation is "Come on in. What's up?"
"It's okay. I'm just worried that you'll be home alone and no one will know if it gets smelly." Zhu Baifeng was still unhappy.
"I'm worried that you'll be bored at home alone." Li Yachang translated on the spot as usual.
"I'm afraid not. I have an appointment today." Chen Can said with a smile.
"So you're going to spend your birthday with that person this year, right?" Zhu Baifeng was too lazy to lay the groundwork.
"Of course I'll live with you first, and then with him."
Chen Can had already made arrangements. He would go out to play with Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng in the morning, and then ask Ou Ranyu to come to his house to celebrate his birthday in the afternoon and evening.
"You still have a conscience."
"I'll choose the place."
Chen Can was looking at his phone and was still on the phone.
"Well, do you two have anything else to do?" Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng had not been sitting for a few minutes when Chen Can started to chase them away.
Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng had already noticed Chen Can's cell phone and had long wanted to leave.
"A person who forgets his principles for the sake of beauty."
"Not a thing."
Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng didn't forget to curse before leaving.
"Let's go, you useless brothers."
Chen Can closed the door, returned to the living room, and turned on the speakerphone.
Ou Ranyu is already on his way back.
Ten minutes later, Ou Ranyu came with a bowl of
The ice jelly with the aroma of osmanthus comes in.
When Chen Can heard the noise, he knew that Ou Ranyu had returned, and finally he was willing to hang up the phone.
"If you're hungry, go to the refrigerator and get a box of ice cream."
Chen Can walked out of the kitchen and said.
"Eating cold food before meals is not a good habit and should be changed." Ou Ranyu is like an old man who is very health-conscious.
"I'll put it in the refrigerator and give it to you after dinner."
Ou Ranyu smiled gently at Chen Can and turned to take the ice jelly.
Okay, whatever Ou Ranyu says is what it is.
"Then do you want to eat something else?" Chen Can kept asking, still worried that he was hungry.
What is in the eyes of the beholder?
Starving ghost.
This word popped into Chen Can's mind and he couldn't help laughing, but when he saw Ou Ranyu coming out calmly and composedly, he held it back.
Ou Ranyu is indeed tall and thin, but he is definitely not weak and skinny. How could he stand against a starving ghost?
"What are you looking at?" Ou Ranyu was already standing in front of him.
"Nothing, I'm going to continue cooking."
It will be mine sooner or later, so why not take a look?
Chen Can quickly slipped back into the kitchen.
Today's menu: potato spring rolls, vermicelli spring rolls, and cherry tomato platter.
Without Chen Can's reminder, Ou Ranyu had already brought out lunch.
Chen Can let Ou Ranyu taste it first, while he watched without eating anything.
"It's delicious." Ou Ranyu commented.
Chen Can didn't want to comment.
"Are you free in two weeks? Come celebrate your 17th birthday with me." Chen Can wanted a different result.
"I'll accompany you." Ou Ranyu blurted out without hesitation.
In fact, Ou Ranyu's gift had been prepared for several months. It was not prepared for his birthday, but because he couldn't find a suitable day to give it.
Chen Can's mood became visibly better, and even the spring rolls he ate seemed to be coated with honey.
As long as Ou Ranyu is there, Chen Can will be satisfied.
He still has a lot of things to prepare, including activities for the birthday, entertainment, food, and venue. Ou Ranyu likes quietness, so it would be best if it was just the two of them.
This is the first birthday they will spend together.
"How did you live before?" Ou Ranyu asked.
"I lived with my mother when she was alive. Later, I just ate, drank, went shopping and had fun with Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng." Chen Can answered casually.
"That's great." Ou Ranyu said calmly with a profound meaning.
"You can wait for me at home if you don't want to go out. That afternoon and evening, I will give you all my time." Chen Can felt that he had made sufficient arrangements.
Not enough.
What Ou Ranyu wants is "everything".
"Before that, you have to finish your final exam well." Ou Ranyu said
"When?" Chen Can completely forgot about the final exam.
"Next Monday."
Chen Can’s birthday is the week after the final exams, the ninth day of summer vacation.
On the evening of the eighth day, Ou Ranyu stayed at Chen Can's house for no other reason than to give Chen Can extra lessons. Chen Can had missed too many days of classes and had done terribly on his final exams.
Chen Can thought that whether he took extra classes or not, his test results would be the same. But since Ou Ranyu was willing to stay by his side, he just went along with it.
Extra lessons are just an excuse, Ou Ranyu is the real answer.
However, the fact is, as long as Chen Can is distracted for ten seconds, Ou Ranyu will reward him with a question.
After one night, although the class didn't cover many questions, he did dozens of them. Until the last second before falling asleep, Chen Can was still struggling with a question.
While Ou Ranyu was pouring the milk, Chen Can had already fallen asleep on the table with his exercise book as a cushion.
Ou Ranyu gently carried the person back to the bed.
Chen Can didn't dream and seemed to sleep well.
Ou Ranyu stood by the bed, his eyes tracking the peaceful sleeping face over and over again.
The hands of the wall clock turned round and round, but Ou Ranyu's eyes were always fixed on a picture. A few seconds before the hands hit 12, Ou Ranyu held Chen Can's hand, lowered his head, and kissed his hand sincerely.
"Happy birthday." Ou Ranyu gently held Chen Can's hand and held it for a long time before letting go.
The next day, Chen Can woke up before 7 a.m. and, as soon as he sat up, he noticed a slip of paper in his hand. He first glanced at the densely packed calculations, then flipped over to the back, and saw a line of meaningful words.
"Breakfast is on the table. I'm going to get you a present. I'll be back soon."
My mood can't be described simply as good. Chen Can hummed a little tune and got out of bed to wash up.
This situation continued until we arrived at the birthday destination.
"Didn't you take your medicine before going out today? Why are you smiling like an idiot the whole time?" Zhu Baifeng could hardly stand him anymore.
"You won't understand." Li Yachang sighed, as if he saw through everything.
"If you don't know, don't worry about it." Chen Can turned around and looked at them, his expression returning to normal.
"I didn't see you this happy the year before last or last year. I don't know why you're so happy this year, but you're grinning like a donkey."
Zhu Zifeng crossed his arms, almost with the word "disdain" printed on his face.
"Donkey is fine too. I think that's a more appropriate description."
Li Ya often points to a cartoon gorilla with a silly grin not far away and reports.
"It will look more like the real thing if you raise your hands." Zhu Baifeng demonstrated to Chen Can.
"I'm in a good mood today, so I won't fight with you. Help me get that gorilla doll over there. I want to give it away." Chen Can gave orders to Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng.
"I can't stand it. Whoever wants to listen can listen." Zhu Baifeng pulled Li Yachang and was about to leave.
"Who has that person's phone number? Ask him to come and take care of it." Li Yachang was already flipping through the phone book.
"Don't waste your energy. Today I have the final say. Even if that person comes, they can't control me." Chen Can was very proud. "Besides, he will agree to whatever I say. No matter today, the day before yesterday, yesterday, tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, he will listen to me."
I can't stand it anymore, I really can't stand it anymore.
Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng both turned around and decided to stay away from this person.
"Come back! Did I let you go?
No reply!
Zhu Baifeng and Li Yachang ran away, and even ten Chen Cans couldn't pull them back.
Back to the past.
Back in the most primitive times, all creatures lived in the ocean, without distinction. Later, the ancestors of fish evolved. They flapped their fins and continued to swim freely in the ocean.
Later, the land masses separated, plates collided and squeezed, and mountain ranges emerged, forming peaks. Within the tallest peak, a mysterious power emanated from the depths of the earth. Years later, the tide receded completely, and the only trace of the former ocean remained on the peaks: a fully evolved fish.
Ou Ranyu put the fish into a transparent fish tank.
"See you tonight."
"Won't you have a nightmare tonight playing this?" Li Yachang was a little worried.
"Hehe, I don't think it's necessarily a nightmare." Zhu Baifeng sneered.
"Alright, go in quickly. It's just a serious horrific incident, nothing to worry about." Chen Can put on a blindfold and urged the two of them.
Under the guidance of the staff, he was locked up in a small dark room.
After overcoming many "obstacles", I finally see the light again.
Actually, it was just an escape room game.
The reason Chen Can chose this is to make today more exciting
, and then we have to go ride the bungee jumping machine in a while.
Only by stimulating the body and mind can the memory be deep.
Chen Can and the other two still felt numb on their faces after coming out of the experience exit.
"Next birthday, I will make you sit alone for ten times." Li Yachang said harshly to Chen Can.
"Ten times is still too few. Let him parachute. It can be equivalent to ten times of this." Zhu Baifeng slowly sat down with the help of a chair.
"Let's talk about next year's matter next year." Chen Can said casually.
"Chen Can, you'd better wait for us at home next year."
"Looking forward to next year."
Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng warned Chen Can with the same resentful look.
"I'll give you a gift. Wait here!" Chen Can sensed something was wrong and immediately fled the scene.
Chen Can's fumbled excuses turned into promises after he saw hydrogen balloons of various shapes tied up in the distance.
Chen Can trotted towards the balloon.
When he got closer, Chen Can saw that the balloon was tied to a car, surrounded by a group of little kids.
A pair of long legs stands out among a group of short legs.
The face of the man with long legs was just covered by the balloon and could not be seen from Chen Can's angle.
Long legs, black pants.
Chen Can carefully moved the short legs away, separating them from the long legs by a pile of balloons.
Chen Can still couldn't see the person's face, so in a hurry, he pulled the balloon that was in the way aside.
Behind the balloon is a slender figure.
Needless to say, it must be that person. Chen Can would never admit his mistake.
"Handsome guy, how much are the balloons?" Chen Can hadn't exposed him yet.
"I don't know, I didn't sell it." The handsome guy didn't turn around, and his voice sounded a little muffled through the mask.
"That's a pity. I really want to buy one for my deskmate." Chen Can said with a little regret. Not getting a response, he continued: "Handsome guy, it's so hot, don't you feel uncomfortable wearing a black mask?
The handsome guy finally turned his head and took off his mask.
"Ou Ranyu, did you do this on purpose?" Chen Can asked with interest.
"Which one do you want?" Ou Ranyu did not answer Chen Can directly, but pointed at the balloons and asked him which one he wanted.
"Help me take out these three, thank you." Chen Can pointed to a black coal ball, a fire-breathing dragon and a baby rabbit.
Ou Ranyu picks up the ball, scans the code, and takes it on your behalf, providing one-stop service.
"Come on, come with me to make amends."
Chen Can coaxed the short-legged children out of the way, allowing Ou Ranyu to run first with the balloon. Finally, the short-legged children's parents came to the rescue in time, allowing Chen Can to escape and immediately catch up with Ou Ranyu.
From a distance, Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng saw two tall figures walking towards them, one in front and one behind.
"Come and apologize." Chen Can took Ou Ranyu to meet Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng, and Ou Ranyu handed the three balls to Chen Can.
Chen Can only took the baby rabbit. Liu Ou Ranyu held the other two, not understanding their purpose.
"What are you standing there for? Give a gift." Chen Can urged.
Ou Ranyu had no choice but to hand the small coal ball and the fire-breathing big-headed dragon to Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng.
Ever since someone came out, Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng were a little afraid to look Ou Ranyu in the eye. They were stunned for a moment and took it hastily.
"Thank you." Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng took over the coal briquettes and the fire-breathing dragon respectively. Although the two things were extremely ugly, they still maintained basic courtesy.
If Chen Can were to deliver the goods instead, they would turn Chen Can into an inflatable doll.
"Okay, this is for you, my deskmate." Chen Can handed the milk rabbit in his hand to Ou Ranyu.
Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng looked at what they had in their hands, and then compared it with what Ou Ranshan had in his hands. They were simply not on the same level.
"Thank you." Ou Ranyu gave Chen Can the baby rabbit and rubbed it on his hair.
Heaven is blind!
Li Yachang and Zhu Baifeng dared not speak out of anger and turned around silently. Chen Can was very pleased and said with a big hand, "Take a picture!"
Chen Can took a lot of photos, including close-ups of the three of them, an awkward group photo of the three of them, and a photo of the two of them holding the match ball and the Charizard.
Finally, it ended with a group photo of the four of us.
Before leaving, Chen Can offered to visit his home.
But Zhu Baifeng and Li Yachang sternly rejected it.
After sending Zhu Baifeng and Li Yachang away, Ou Ranyu, who was holding a baby rabbit, was still standing next to Chen Can.
"Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner." Chen Can walked past Ou Ranyu in a very arrogant manner and waved to him to follow.
"Why did you follow me secretly again? If you wanted to come, you could just tell me directly." There was no trace of blame in Chen Can's tone.
"Are you angry?" Ou Ranyu asked him deliberately.
"I just think you should tell me why you do all this."
"Do you really want to know?"
"nonsense."
"Give me another 10 hours and I'll tell you."
If time had a progress bar, Chen Can would like to speed up to 10 hours in one second to hear what Ou Ranyu has to say.
After listening to it, I pulled the progress bar back to the present because I didn’t want to miss every minute and second with Ou Ranyu.
After 12 o'clock, time passed quickly. Chen Can and Ou Ranyu finished lunch together, took the subway home together, walked around the small park near their home before returning home, played a few games together, and went shopping in the supermarket in the evening.
Just like a normal couple.
Although not yet.
"Isn't this soy milk? I don't want it, change it." Chen Can was faced with a bowl of chili peppers. Just as he was looking for something to quench his thirst, Ou Ranyu handed him a box of soy milk.
"Drink this to relieve the spiciness." Ou Ranyu insisted on pushing the soy milk to him.
"I don't like spicy food. I want to drink that." Chen Can pointed to the beer at Ou Ranyu's feet.
"But you just ate a lot of spicy food." Ou Ranyu used his legs to block the beer.
"I don't want to!" Chen Can had already lowered his head and crawled under the table to feel around. Ou Ranyu was quick to act and immediately supported Chen Can's shoulders and helped him back to his seat.
"obedient."
Ou Ranyu held Chen Can with one hand, inserted the straw with the other hand, and handed the soy milk to Chen Can's mouth.
The straw accidentally poked into Chen Can's mouth.
Ou Ranyu immediately stopped and put the soy milk back on the table.
"Did you poke it?" Ou Ranyu lowered his head and moved closer, carefully examining Chen Can's mouth.
"No." Chen Can turned his head away. "It was just a slight touch. Who could be hurt?"
Chen Can strongly suspected that Ou Ranyu did it on purpose.
If I had known earlier...
Chen Can recalled the face that was so close to him just now.
It should be very nice.
"Let's change it to this. Eating too much spicy food is not good for the stomach." Ou Ranyu changed the position of the shabu-shabu pot.
The soup is so bland that it really doesn't whet your appetite.
Don't eat.
Actually, I couldn’t eat anymore.
Chen Can went to the living room counter to look for some digestive tablets, and Ou Ranyu cleaned up the mess.
Chen Can glanced at the time. There was still half an hour until 22:00, so he could still take a shower.
Chen Can took the longest bath he had ever taken. When he came out of the bathroom, all the lights in the living room were out.
The only source of light was the clear glass on the table.
It is the shape of a mountain.
The top of the peak is flat, and magma is flowing out from the top of the mountain and rolling down the mountain, emitting a golden orange light.
When Chen Can got closer, he found that there was a hollow space a little below the top of the mountain. It was filled with water, which was dyed golden by the light.
There was a tiny fish inside.
Chen Can lay on the table, looking at the fish in the volcano fish tank.
Mountains and fish.
Can and Yu.
Fish live in the heart of the mountain.
Yu is in Chan's heart.
Whoever came up with this gift is truly a genius.
Isn't this love or what?!
"Ou Ranyu." Chen Can couldn't wait any longer.
"Aren't you going to tell me the truth? Why don't you come out?"
The lights in the living room suddenly lit up, and the light on the fish tank faded, like overflowing stars.
"Happy birthday." Ou Ranyu's voice came from behind Chen Can.
Chen Can's heartbeat was completely disrupted by this sound.
Chen Can turned around and hugged Ou Ranyu without thinking.
The whole person was almost sticking to Ou Ranyu.
Ou Ranyu touched his head.
"Yu hopes Shan will always be happy." Ou Ranyu said softly in Chen Can's ear.
Chen Can strangled the man even tighter.
"I'm actually not from this world, or rather, I don't belong to any world." Ou Ranyu suddenly said.
Chen Can doesn't care about these at all.
"Will you believe me?" Ou Ranyu asked him in a low voice.
"I believe it." Chen Can nodded, burying the lower half of his face in Ou Ranyu's shoulder.
"I approached you in the first place because your presence caused 'them' to change their plans."
"'They' gave up on destroying Junzilou and let me get close to you and turn you into someone like me."
"But I've discovered that your presence has changed the frequency of their appearance. As long as you're here, they won't come looking for me."
"I never knew what their true appearance was. After I came out of the dream, I dreamed of some fragments."
"I just realized that 'they' are 'me' made up of countless me's. I originally belonged to 'them'. I should be just like them, a fleeting shadow in time, a string of garbled code."
"You're not." Chen Can interrupted him.
“But I came here and met you.”
"Everything seemed to be planned. You saved me, but Junzilou was still bombed. And then Shi Mingxi showed up..."
"Including me falling in love with you."
Even though he had already guessed the result, Chen Can's heart still beat faster, almost jumping out of his chest as he said, "Me too."
"You don't need to know. I love you."
"I want to stay here with you forever."
What Ou Ranyu actually wanted to say was, "I want to trap you here forever, so that you can only look at me and be with me."
Chen Can said nothing, released the hug, held Ou Ranyu's face and kissed him.
A dragonfly-like kiss touched the corner of the lips, and the tip of the tongue gently brushed across.
Ou Ranyu froze, and the tips of his ears slowly turned red.
Chen Can was a little afraid to look directly at Ou Ranyu and cleared his throat: "Ahem, this is my response."
"Stay with me, I will take good care of you, Ou Ranyu."
“No matter you are not from this world, no matter you are ‘they’ or whoever, no matter whether all this is arranged or not, but at this moment you say you love me and I want to be with you, this moment is the real eternity.”
Ou Ranyu was really in disbelief at this moment. He stared at Chen Can and tried his best to restrain himself.
You can't do that, it will hurt Chen Can.
Ou Ranyu restrained himself and hugged Chen Can tightly.
I held her for so long, so long that even the fish in the tank stopped swimming.
Chen Can's arms were numb from hugging the ground, and his feet were numb from standing on the ground. Ou Ranyu still didn't relax at all.
Chen Can patted Ou Ranyu's back gently to comfort him.
After hugging for a long time, the two finally separated completely, with only their heartbeats still connected.
“I’ll get you a change of clothes” / “I need to go away and calm down.”
"Go out now?" Chen Can was not sure.
"I'll just be gone for a short while, don't worry." Ou Ranyu looked calm on the surface, but in fact he couldn't predict what dangerous thing he would do next.
Ou Ranyu left as soon as he said he would, without any hesitation.
Chen Can didn't even have time to try to stop him. The door closed, locking in his joy and excitement.
There's already a riot of demons going on inside.
Even when Chen Can was lying in bed, he was calm and even the vibration of his cell phone could wake him up.
Chen Can picked up the phone and took a look. It was a message from Ou Ranyu.
"Don't think too much, I'll be back soon, good night. [Heart]"
Just one sentence and Chen Can tossed and turned.
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