Wan Qiu just lowered his head slightly and looked at Yang Xiaoyu beside him.
The huge space seemed to be closed into a small compartment. The thick unhappiness was like a stream of water that was constantly poured in, gradually flooding Wan Qiu's ankles.
The clothes were soaked with water and hung heavily on the body, fitting tightly together and conveying a chill to every inch of the skin.
Finally, Wan Qiu moved his gaze to Chu Yigui.
But Chu Yigui is different from usual.
No guidance, no explanation.
He did not tell Wan Qiu what had happened like Chu Jianshu and Yang Xiaoyu did.
Chu Yigui just turned his head away quietly: "Brother is already very confused, Dad and Mom, give brother some time."
Chu Yigui has been staring at Wan Qiu.
He knew that those eyes were always filled with simple happiness and confusion, but now they were filled with complicated things.
Chu Yigui chose to give Wan Qiu more time to sort out these thoughts.
Even if Wan Qiu memorized all the words and pondered them over and over in his mind, he could not understand these complex emotions.
Everyone has their own reasons, and everyone admits their mistakes, but it sounds like everyone is right.
Wan Qiu was in complete confusion.
He didn't know what to say or how to react.
If it were in the past, Wan Qiu would have wanted Chu Yigui's help.
But now, once Chu Yigui is involved in the matter, Wan Qiu doesn’t know who to look for help from.
Chu Yigui said that Wan Qiu needed more time to accept and understand what he heard today.
Chu Jianshu and Yang Xiaoyu said that it didn’t matter even if Wan Qiu didn’t answer.
Wan Qiu will always be an important child to them who needs to be loved.
Under such a promise, Wan Qiu was like a child lost in a crowd of tall adults, trying to find the direction of his parents' voices.
But no matter how hard he searched, he found that the sound was just echoing around him. The complicated emotions interfered with everything and blocked his steps.
He was standing there, looking up, and could only see the blue sky.
And the sky is never a direction.
Chu Jianshu and Yang Xiaoyu slept here at night.
They didn't dare to leave Wanqiu too far.
Chu Yigui stood aside and watched Wan Qiu go through his usual bedtime routine.
Before closing the bedroom door, he still looked outside the door with a confused look. Chu Yigui knew that Wan Qiu was hesitating whether to close the door.
Chu Yigui stood at Wan Qiu's door, separated by the door frame, one inside the room and the other outside the room.
Chu Yigui vaguely felt that they were always like this, standing at both ends of the dividing line.
In the end, Chu Yigui just said: "Brother, close the door. It's late today. Get some sleep."
Wan Qiu nodded: "Brother should also have a good sleep."
When Wan Qiu closed the door, Chu Yigui looked at the door that separated them.
His eyes traced the simple patterns on the door, and he stared at the nameplate with the name 'Wan Qiu' hanging on the door, which they had cut out from scraps when they were making it.
It was not until the sound of footsteps was heard on the stairs that Chu Yigui withdrew his gaze and returned to his room.
The door was left ajar, leaving a gap.
Anyone can open this door.
And Chu Yigui wanted to see Wan Qiu push open his door.
But he knew very well that Wan Qiu would not come.
Chu Yigui lay on the bed, looking at the empty bedroom.
His eyes were fixed on the small house on the table beside him that was already half completed. They would not have the chance to finish it today.
There are only a few left, and I think I can finish it before the final exam.
Chu Yigui rarely focuses on simple things, he always wants to learn.
At this age, what parents hope most for their children is their studies. When he cannot repay Chu Jianshu and Yang Xiaoyu for their cultivation, this is the best reward.
Chu Yigui also knew that he was probably smart, easier to concentrate, easier to learn, and easier to achieve good results.
But that’s all.
There are examples of essays that get full marks in the exams, and standard answers on the papers. It is not difficult for him to master anything that has a reference.
When he first met Wan Qiu, he obeyed Chu Jianshu's request and reciprocated Chu Jianshu's wishes.
But now...
When he saw Wan Qiu and himself, he looked back at the past and saw stupidity.
Only Chu Yigui knew that he was stupid.
He and Wan Qiu are opposites.
Wan Qiu, who is not smart, has mastered the method of intelligence. He is looking for himself, learning everything, and working hard to grow.
Once he loses his benchmark and the direction of his efforts, he will be lost in a blank world without any goals.
He couldn't leave Wanqiu.
His brother would probably never understand how much he needed his brother.
Chu Yigui always adjusted everything calmly, but he failed to do so tonight.
Always waking up in the middle of the night.
I always listen to see if there is any sound coming from Wanqiu's closed door.
The chaotic dreams mocked his incompetence.
——
Wan Qiu still had to go to class the next day.
Even though his mind was full of a mess, Wan Qiu still slept well, as if his body had remembered to sleep well.
When Wan Qiu got up, Chu Yigui was already in the kitchen.
But usually Chu Yigui would go out for a morning run and would not be in the kitchen.
"I told my aunt that I can come to clean up later today and I will make breakfast." Chu Yigui said calmly.
Wan Qiu looked at Chu Yigui. His brother's face seemed more haggard and pale than usual today.
A slight feeling of "unhappiness" permeated Chu Yigui's body like smoke.
It seems like I didn’t sleep well.
"Brother, go wash up." Chu Yigui did not raise his eyes to look at Wan Qiu, but focused on the breakfast in his hand, "Mom and Dad should be up soon."
Wan Qiu looked at Chu Yigui's back, and finally turned around and went to the bathroom.
However, Chu Yigui raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Wan Qiu. The movements of making breakfast were a little slow because of Wan Qiu's departure.
"Mom will take you to school today. It's just on the way to the company." Yang Xiaoyu tentatively wanted to say something to Wan Qiu.
Because it is very close to the school and the walking time is very short, there is no need to take a car to get here.
But because Wan Qiu had not made any statement about what happened yesterday, Yang Xiaoyu became overly concerned.
Wan Qiu did not refuse.
Chu Yigui also noticed that Wan Qiu was quieter than usual.
But Chu Yigui just watched, and only watched.
Chu Jianshu drove the two to the school gate, and Yang Xiaoyu said goodbye to them.
Yang Xiaoyu's expression was also a little subtle, and she asked Wan Qiu: "Baby, can mommy pick you up from school tonight?"
Wan Qiu lowered his head.
Wan Qiu would still not refuse Yang Xiaoyu. If Yang Xiaoyu asked him so, Wan Qiu would only agree.
"Mom, give my brother some space." However, Chu Yigui took the initiative to say to Yang Xiaoyu.
Yang Xiaoyu was a little hesitant, and although he could hardly hide his disappointment, he still agreed.
"Then...if there is anything, remember to tell mom. As long as baby calls mom, mom will definitely come to baby as quickly as possible."
Yang Xiaoyu's voice was coaxing, but her uneasiness was hidden in it.
Wan Qiu was quiet until Chu Jianshu and Yang Xiaoyu's car left.
He lowered his head and clenched the straps of his schoolbag with his fingers.
Chu Yigui wanted to say something, but he just turned around and waited for the red light to cross the road.
He was always paying attention to the people around him out of the corner of his eyes.
Even though he couldn't see Wan Qiu's expression clearly, at least Wan Qiu was by his side and very close to him.
Chu Yigui lowered his eyes and looked at Wan Qiu's hand.
He closed his fingers, and as if out of fantasy and habit, he held Wan Qiu's hand in his palm.
However, Chu Yigui noticed something and was rarely surprised.
Familiar, he could feel it was him just by touching the temperature. Wan Qiu took the initiative to hold his hand.
It was so natural as if nothing had happened.
"elder brother……"
There was no joy in Chu Yigui's voice because Wan Qiu took the initiative to touch him.
He knew clearly that this was not a sign of reconciliation.
"I must protect you." Wan Qiu still did not let go of Chu Yigui's hand, he said very seriously.
Even if I’m immersed in something else right now, this is still this thing.
Chu Yi returned and held Wan Qiu's hand.
Use more force than usual.
The two of them held hands as usual and walked to school together.
It was just that Chu Yigui's emotions, which had been suppressed for too long, were calmed down after Wan Qiu took the initiative to hold his hand.
What Chu Yigui cared about was never Wan Qiu’s blame.
What he cared about was that he couldn't see Wan Qiu, couldn't find Wan Qiu, and that he had lost his brother.
When Wan Qiu was in class, he was as active as ever. He took notes seriously and listened attentively.
It looks no different than before.
But as soon as the get out of class was over, Wan Qiu began to daydream.
The students sitting in front of Wan Qiu felt that Wan Qiu was about to stare through their heads.
After enduring for a long time, he finally turned around and looked at Wan Qiu for three full minutes.
He was clearly sitting in the seat right in front of Wan Qiu, in a position where he could be seen most easily in Wan Qiu's field of vision.
But Wan Qiu was indifferent to the gaze from the person in the front seat.
The man in the front seat raised his hands and suddenly slapped Wan Qiu hard in front of him: "Hey, why are you always looking at me? I didn't provoke you, did I?"
Wan Qiu suddenly came back to his senses from the action in the front seat and looked at the other party eagerly, with confusion still in his eyes.
"What's wrong with you? Fu Zhengyu is not here and no one wants to play with you. Are you unhappy?" said the person sitting in the front seat to Wan Qiu.
Wan Qiu blinked, still looking dazed.
"What's wrong with you?" The person sitting in the front seat also felt that Wan Qiu was very abnormal today, and he felt scared when he was stared at.
"I encountered something that I couldn't figure out." Wan Qiu said.
"What's the matter?" asked the person in the front seat.
Wan Qiu opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but found that he didn't know how to say it.
Wan Qiu knew that he was not smart, but the student sitting in front of him performed worse than him, maybe even dumber than him.
Wan Qiu remained silent and did not answer.
"Don't keep staring at me. You can just stare at the desk." said Wan Qiu in the front seat.
Wan Qiu nodded blankly, and finally stared at the table. The person sitting in the front seat also felt bored and turned his head away.
Because Fu Zhengyu was not around, other people would not keep pestering Wan Qiu like Fu Zhengyu did, and no one could divert Wan Qiu's attention.
Wan Qiu kept thinking about what happened yesterday.
Wan Qiu opened his phone in a daze and found a message from Fu Zhengyu.
Fu Zhengyu: It’s so nice not to have classes. My mom even cooked a lot of meat for me today.
Fu Zhengyu: That’s so pitiful. Hehehe, you still have to go to school.
Fu Zhengyu: Do you want to come and see me after school today?
Wan Qiu looked at the large number of messages sent by Fu Zhengyu and asked: Are you okay?
Fu Zhengyu replied immediately.
Fu Zhengyu: It doesn’t hurt anymore. I didn’t feel anything today, but I don’t dare to press it.
Fu Zhengyu: Today my dad went to school to look for the people who beat me up. I had sent a message to Brother Li Shuo before, and he said he knew who they were.
Wan Qiu: Great, you're okay.
Fu Zhengyu: I feel like you don’t miss me. You didn’t message me yesterday.
Fu Zhengyu: An ungrateful person.
Wan Qiu looked a little flustered. He wanted to reply to the message but then he had to go to class again.
As soon as the get out of class was over, I saw Fu Zhengyu sending a series of messages.
Fu Zhengyu: I didn’t scold you, I just said that.
Fu Zhengyu: Why are you ignoring me?
Fu Zhengyu: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scold you.
Fu Zhengyu: Oh yes, class starts at this time.
Wan Qiu looked at Fu Zhengyu's message, and his messy and heavy thoughts finally recovered a little because of his friend's joy and relief.
Wan Qiu: I didn’t mean to ignore your message.
Wan Qiu: Something happened that I couldn’t understand, and I kept thinking about it.
Fu Zhengyu: What’s the matter?
Wan Qiu: I don’t know how to say it.
Fu Zhengyu: About love?
Wan Qiu: What?
Fu Zhengyu: Aren’t girls the most difficult thing to understand in this world?
Wan Qiu was confused for a long time, and finally just sent out a question mark.
Fu Zhengyu: Why don’t you ask Brother Li Shuo about girls? He’s really smart!
Fu Zhengyu thought that Li Shuo had never failed in pursuing girls. According to Li Shuo's friends, the people who liked Li Shuo lined up very far, so it would be right to ask Li Shuo.
Wan Qiu failed to make the connection with "girls", but he understood that "Li Shuo is very smart".
Wan Qiu knew that he was stupid, so he needed Chu Yigui to help him understand every time.
His younger brother could always use the simplest words to make Wan Qiu understand.
Is it the same for Li Shuo? After all, Li Shuo is very smart.
"Then should I... ask him?" Wan Qiu murmured.
Wan Qiu sent a message to Li Shuo.
Wan Qiu: Are you there?
Li Shuo also replied quickly, obviously he was playing with his phone out of boredom after class.
Li Shuo: What's wrong?
Wan Qiu: Can I chat with you?
Li Shuo: What do you want to talk to me about?
Wan Qiu looked down at his phone and was also stunned.
Wan Qiu: Fu Zhengyu said you are very smart.
Li Shuo:.
Li Shuo: Bullshit.
Wan Qiu: What's wrong?
Li Shuo: It’s okay.
Li Shuo: Wait for me at the usual place after class.
Wan Qiu turned off his phone, but he didn't quite understand what Li Shuo's reply meant.
Wan Qiu and Li Shuo didn't actually communicate much.
Or maybe it’s because Li Shuo has too many friends, and everyone always has a lot to do.
Wan Qiu is not a talkative person, and he rarely talks to Li Shuo when he is in a crowd.
But Wan Qiu felt that Li Shuo had always been very kind to the people around him.
When everyone was with Li Shuo, Wan Qiu could always see different kinds of "happiness", as if Li Shuo was the person gathered by "happiness".
Even though Li Shuo always looks a little fierce, he is different from Yang Ze who always has a cold face.
He is a very good talker.
Wan Qiu still remembers that Li Shuo carried Fu Zhengyu to the hospital yesterday.
Wan Qiu vaguely felt that Li Shuo was probably a very reliable person.
It was the first time that Wan Qiu took the initiative to go to the playground when Fu Zhengyu was not around. Standing at the edge of the court, Wan Qiu looked at his classmates wearing the same school uniform playing basketball together on the court.
Everyone looks very happy.
Wan Qiu didn't have to wait long before Li Shuo came to Wan Qiu alone.
Wan Qiu subconsciously looked for Chu Yigui, but didn't see him.
Li Shuo, who skipped class: "What's the matter? Are you looking for me or your brother?"
Wan Qiu then said, "Looking for you."
Li Shuo sat directly on the basketball hoop, without any intention of moving, and asked directly: "What's the matter?"
Wan Qiu also sat next to Li Shuo.
He turned his head to look at Li Shuo and found that Li Shuo might not be as tall as his younger brother, but he was stronger than his younger brother.
He is lazy, has a fierce face, and is not as good-looking as his younger brother.
Wan Qiu told Li Shuo what happened yesterday in a fragmentary manner.
Li Shuo was completely confused and had no idea what Wan Qiu wanted to say.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Li Shuo asked.
Wan Qiu was confused: "No problem?"
Li Shuo and Wan Qiu looked at each other and found confusion in each other's eyes.
Wan Qiu vaguely realized that every time he started talking, Chu Yigui could understand what he was saying.
But it seems that other people are not like this.
Wan Qiu had unknowingly gotten used to talking to Chu Yigui, but now thinking about it, it seemed that apart from Chu Yigui, everyone else seemed a little different.
Wan Qiu noticed the difference.
"Mom and Dad apologized to me. Was what they did wrong?" Wan Qiu tried hard to organize the points that confused him.
"This... How can I explain this?" Li Shuo also felt that Wan Qiu's matter was too complicated for him to understand, and pondered over it, "If I were you, I don't think what they did was wrong, I think what they did was absolutely right!"
Wan Qiu:?
"You didn't know anything at that time, but you thought he was good. Didn't someone need to slap you in the face to wake you up?"
Although Li Shuo couldn't explain it clearly, he felt that it was fine to explain it with the logic of someone being stubborn and determined to be someone else's mistress.
“If you watch someone make a mistake, are you just going to do nothing about it? No matter what means you use, at least you can make them wake up.” Li Shuo was very open-minded.
"Is... is that so?" Wan Qiu was shocked by Li Shuo's simple and crude idea.
"Besides, didn't those two guys you dealt with before deserve it? It's okay to send them to prison, right?" Li Shuo shrugged.
"Ah..." Wan Qiu lowered his head, then raised it again, "Then why did Mom and Dad apologize to me?"
"..." Li Shuo couldn't think of anything, so he tried to answer, "Maybe... I hurt you?"
Wan Qiu didn't understand this metaphor at all
Li Shuo said stubbornly, "It means that this is too much and it makes you uncomfortable."
It is undeniable that Wan Qiu felt uncomfortable.
The fear of not wanting to be abandoned still remains deep in Wanqiu's memory.
That……
"Where's my brother?" Wan Qiu asked again, "Why did my brother apologize to me?"
At this moment, Li Shuo really couldn't come up with anything to make up.
Wan Qiu vaguely realized that Li Shuo probably really didn't know.
Unlike his brother, Li Shuo was just expressing his own thoughts.
Wan Qiu lowered his head, and for some reason, he did not feel disappointed because Li Shuo could not answer his question.
Li Shuo is very smart, so his younger brother must be smarter, right?
"It's not that bad, right? If your parents feel guilty about you, then you can just do whatever you want, right?"
What Li Shuo cared about was not the twists and turns that Wan Qiu was struggling with in his mind.
And Wan Qiu couldn't understand Li Shuo's logic.
"If they feel guilty about you, they will go along with you. No matter what you ask for, they will be more likely to satisfy you. If my parents treated me like this, well..."
Li Shuo smiled evilly as if he had thought of something interesting.
"Since it's already like this, why not use your resources to fulfill the wish you normally don't dare to fulfill? They make up for their guilt, and you get what you want. It's the best of both worlds."
Wan Qiu was shocked.
"Is there nothing you want?" Li Shuo asked.
Wan Qiu shook his head.
"Is this all you pursue in life?" Li Shuo laughed at Wan Qiu.
Wan Qiu couldn't refute it, so he asked: "What are you pursuing?"
"Me? I want a lot. Stop controlling me to play games all the time. Stop nagging me every day when I don't come home. I've seen a mountain bike worth over 100,000 yuan. Oh, and I want to live in the house my dad bought in the city center..."
Wan Qiu was confused: "Is this something to aspire to?"
Li Shuo: “…”
Li Shuo seemed to want a lot, so much that Wan Qiu didn't know what he wanted.
But Wan Qiu really didn't want anything.
He has so much.
Li Shuo glanced at Wan Qiu who was lost in his own thoughts and rolled his eyes quietly.
It really makes him anxious to talk to a kid with an IQ problem.
You can't ignore your own brother.
But this is indeed outrageous.
He didn’t notice any clues about Chu Yigui the whole day, but it was strange that there were no clues.
I seemed to be getting better at Chu Yigui a few days ago, but today he became serious again.
"elder brother."
Suddenly, Chu Yigui's voice came from behind them.
Li Shuo suddenly started and turned around to see Chu Yigui.
Li Shuo's expression was almost horrified: "Why are you here? It's class time, right? Did you skip class?"
When the tall boy stood on the playground, his school uniform clearly showed his immaturity, but because of the person wearing it, he looked a lot more mature.
Chu Yigui was staring straight into Li Shuo's eyes.
I don’t know why…
Li Shuo felt his scalp tingling.
Chu Yigui looked at Wan Qiu who was also looking at him, and then turned back to Li Shuo's face: "Sorry, can you give me some time alone with my brother?"
Li Shuo stood up, feeling a little depressed, as if he had been used and then abandoned.
If it weren't for the fact that Wan Qiu usually respected him and gave him gifts...
However, before Li Shuo was about to leave, Chu Yigui suddenly said, "Thank you."
Li Shuo paused, and for some unknown reason looked Chu Yigui up and down several times, curling his lips.
"Alright, alright, take care of your family's affairs and stop causing trouble for others all day long."
"Sorry." Chu Yigui actually apologized sincerely.
Li Shuo walked away, but couldn't help but look back again.
Chu Yigui didn't bring any books with him, so he definitely didn't ask for leave from the teacher.
I actually skipped class.
That good student who was simply a typical example actually had a day like this.
Although Li Shuo had walked far away, when he looked back, he could still see Chu Yigui looking at Wan Qiu's profile.
Tsk, this brother control freak.
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