Chapter 23: Acting like a spoiled child (p) Touched out
You Wu held the corners of the bath towel with both hands, and couldn't stop laughing. His legs were originally trying to hook Ke Yanlou's trouser legs, but ended up kicking him.
Ke Yanlou stood there like a wooden stake, not moving at all.
Ke Yanlou looked at You Wu, whose plan had succeeded. He first stared at her for a long time, then he couldn't help but tilt his head and slightly curl his lips, looking like he had admitted defeat.
How should I put it? I don’t know since when, when he met You Wu, the rules he thought he had followed began to be slowly broken.
To be honest, it was probably New Year’s Day six years ago.
...
You Wu has been pursuing Ke Yanlou for almost a semester. From the sultry summer to the New Year's Day, Ke Yanlou's attitude has always been ambiguous, and Ke Xing has also changed from constantly urging him at the beginning to just getting by.
Ke Xing still came to see You Wu as usual, but every time he leaned against the rusty door frame, he said lazily: "Hey, I see that you haven't made any progress in pursuing Ke Yanlou, why don't we change the deal?"
You Wu was still sweeping the floor. She cleaned the cement floor very cleanly. She didn't even raise her head and asked, "What deal?"
Ke Xing was also chewing an apple, and said nonchalantly, "I'll still give you one million, and you talk to me, how about that?"
You Wu, who was sweeping the floor, stopped and thrust the broom at Ke Xingye: "Are you kidding me? Are you using me to amuse you two brothers?"
You Wu chased Ke Xingye out of the door and threw a pornographic movie disc to Ke Xingye: "Take it back and play with it yourself. Goodbye."
Ke Xing also looked at the disc, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, his sharp brows filled with smiles.
Instead of being angry about being humiliated, he hummed a little tune and skipped downstairs.
During that time, as the end of the semester was approaching, although You Wu wanted to make money, she also focused on her studies, so she temporarily gave up her plan to pursue Ke Yanlou.
He had to catch up on his studies during the day and work part-time selling snacks at the amusement park at night. Cheng Xue hired a more suitable adult sister behind the bar, so You Wu had no choice but to find a new part-time job.
It’s just that the snacks at the amusement park have a strong smell of oil and fumes, and she rarely uses the washing machine at home. After all, it is not cheap to wash clothes with a washing machine, and the clothes are thick in winter, so it is difficult for her to wash them clean. Therefore, You Wu often smells of oil and fumes.
High school is the age when people are vain and boastful. Boys love to compare shoes and girls love to dress up.
But You Wu seemed like an outlier among this group of sunny high school students. When he walked among the crowd, the faint smell of oil smoke on his body seemed a little out of place.
People always say, why does You Wu, such a good girl, have a smell?
You Wu never cared about these comments. She just felt that she was making money with her own hands, so it was no big deal if there was some smell.
It's just that she was too tired and often forgot either this homework or that test paper.
Ke Yanlou was the class monitor and the study committee member. Every time he counted the homework, You Wu could only stare at him and say, "I haven't finished yet."
Ke Yanlou was sitting next to him and wrote You Wu's name impartially.
You Wu thought he was definitely doomed.
Ke Yanlou was a very stubborn person. Wu Yue begged him many times, asking him for water and kowtowing to ask him not to report his name, but Ke Yanlou ignored him.
Even when the girls in the class came to Ke Yanlou to plead for mercy, Ke Yanlou still handled the matter impartially.
But the strange thing is that none of the teachers from any subject came to see You Wu once, which made You Wu feel very strange.
Later, by chance, the notebook that Ke Yanlou used to record people fell out.
You Wu saw the notebook. The black notebook was as cold as the abyss like its owner, but it also made people feel that there were huge waves lurking beneath the abyss.
You Wu opened the notebook for some unknown reason, and there was only her name on it.
11.10
You Wu, did not hand in the physics paper.
11.15
You Wu, I didn’t bring my Chinese exercise book.
12.1
You Wu, I didn’t take the math test.
12.2
Wandering Mist
12.3
Wandering Mist
12.4
Wandering Mist
.......
Starting from December 2, Ke Yanlou did not record the homework that You Wu did not do, and just kept repeating You Wu's name.
Before You Wu could figure out what was going on, the notebook was taken away. Ke Yanlou looked down at You Wu without saying a word, but You Wu sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere.
You Wu pouted and said unconvincedly: "Why are you so stern? I just glanced at it accidentally. Besides, I clearly handed in my homework every time afterwards. Why did you still write my name?"
Ke Yanlou took the notebook, sat down calmly, and only gave You Wu two words: "Practice calligraphy."
You Wu didn't think about it too much, but the scar on Ke Yanlou's neck attracted her attention when he sat down.
She paused. The scars looked like they were caused by a beating. You Wu thought of the last time when Ke Yanlou fell in the alley covered with wounds. She was conflicted for a long time but finally decided not to ask Ke Yanlou what happened.
She just took out a Band-Aid from the drawer and threw it on Ke Yanlou's desk.
Ke Yanlou paused for a moment while writing. He did not ask You Wu about the Band-Aid, but suddenly asked, "Why haven't you been pursuing me recently?"
You Wu was caught off guard by the attack, and she subconsciously said, "I don't want to chase you anymore."
As a result, Ke Yanlou slowly turned his head. In the quiet study class, when everyone was busy working on their homework, copying answers here and there and doing their homework, Ke Yanlou, who had been disguised for a long time, finally tore off his disguise.
He was sitting by the window. Outside the window was a dark night, but his eyes were bright. From an angle where no one could see him, Ke Yanlou smiled with a hint of cynicism: "Is this all your perseverance?"
...
"Perseverance is a good thing. I've only seen it in Xiao Wu!" Zhu Linlin handed the plastic bag to You Wu while praising You Wu for his efficient and clean work.
You Wu always felt uncomfortable whenever she heard the word "perseverance", because she always thought of Ke Yanlou saying that she had no perseverance.
But the busy New Year's Day soon dispelled her unhappiness.
She now works part-time at a snack stand in the amusement park, earning ten yuan an hour, and working five hours a day on weekends. Her boss, Zhu Linlin, is a middle-aged woman who thinks You Wu’s way of doing things and treating people is to her liking, so she brings some fruit to You Wu when she goes to work every day.
Zhu Linlin also asked You Wu to pack up any snacks he wanted to eat and take them home.
You Wu always said sorry but still took it shamelessly because it could save him money for a meal.
She likes winter because it allows her to save some food for later and prevent it from going bad.
But she also hated winter because her frostbite would flare up.
For example, now, she is standing in front of the frying pan of potatoes. The pus-oozing sores on her red joints look like maggots crawling out of a corpse and trying to drill into the frying pan. Perhaps a protein meal can be added to the menu for consumers.
You Wu quickly took out gloves and covered his hands, but the constant friction made the pain and itching worse.
The amusement park was quite lively on New Year's Day. Young girls hugged their beloved boys, wearing cute headbands, holding a bowl of snacks in their hands, and smiled as they entered the fairy tale paradise.
In the fairy tale park, You Wu saw two familiar figures.
"Boss, I want a bowl of fried potatoes and a bowl of stinky tofu! A little spicier! A Yan, do you want some?" Shen Qingsong, wearing a rabbit ear headband, held Ke Yanlou's arm.
The two of them were not wearing school uniforms. Shen Qingsong wore an apricot knitted dress and a beige woolen coat without any pilling, which made the girl look very beautiful. Especially when she smiled, she looked like a jade spirit, white and lively.
Ke Yanlou, whose arm she was holding, was wearing a black sweatshirt jacket. After shedding the school-ruled student air, the sharp black color actually brought out his youthful spirit. However, his cold and romantic face did not look very happy.
He pulled his hand out calmly. Shen Qingsong pursed his lips and turned to look at the snack stand: "Boss, hurry up!"
Shen Qingsong hadn't been so happy in a long time, and his eyes were curved with a smile.
There were some classmates behind the two of them, and it seemed that they came to the amusement park together to celebrate the New Year.
Shen Qingsong looked around and suddenly said to You Wu: "Wu Wu, is that you?"
You Wu, who was wearing a hat and a mask, frowned, turned to Shen Qingsong and smiled: "Yes, it's me."
Ke Yanlou's gaze from the distance slowly drifted back, and he followed Shen Qingsong to glance at You Wu.
Shen Qingsong's ladies also came over and said, "Wow, Wuwu, you are frying potatoes. I was wondering why you smelled like oil smoke. I thought your range hood was broken. It turns out you are working."
In fact, the girl had no ill intentions and was simply stating the facts, but it always sounded a little distorted.
You Wu smiled but didn't say anything. Instead, she lowered her head. What she saw was her sweater, which had been washed to the point of being deformed and full of pills, and it was just like her life full of flaws.
She looked at the oil pans. The two oil pans split You Wu into two, deforming and twisting it.
After frying the potatoes, You Wu packed them up neatly. When Zhu Linlin found out that he was You Wu’s classmate, she gave him a sausage as a gift.
Shen Qingsong held the potato and happily wanted to hold Ke Yanlou's hand, but Ke Yanlou had already walked far away, and the girl could only raise her feet to follow him.
There is a line in front of the snack stand, which separates the snack stand from the amusement park.
Inside is a fairy tale, outside is reality.
But five minutes later, the fairy tale crashed into reality.
"Hello, would you like something to eat?" The first priority for You Wu as a waiter is to greet everyone with a smile.
What greeted him was a face that You Wu didn't want to see at this moment.
Ke Yanlou stood in front of the food stall. He was tall and had thick eyelashes that covered his peach blossom eyes. He glanced at You Wu and said, "A bowl of fried potatoes."
You Wu was stunned. She didn't expect Ke Yanlou to come back.
Turn back and buy a bowl of potatoes.
He doesn't look like the type to eat these junk snacks.
You Wu still did as she was told. During this time, Zhu Linlin came to ask her, "Is this handsome guy also your classmate? He's so handsome."
You Wu nodded and said nothing.
After she fried the potatoes, she asked Ke Yanlou if he wanted chili pepper. But after asking, she found that there was no need to ask because Ke Yanlou didn't eat chili pepper.
But Ke Yanlou stopped her and asked, "Which flavor do you think is delicious?"
You Wu: "What do I think? I think the chili tastes good."
Ke Yanlou nodded lightly: "Then let's use chili peppers."
You Wu felt that Ke Yanlou seemed to have changed his personality today.
Ke Yanlou paid the money, took the potatoes and left without staying long.
That day was New Year's Eve. Although Zhu Linlin wanted to make money, she still asked You Wu to finish work before midnight.
When You Wu got off work, the amusement park had just set off its first fireworks display, and the boring sky was filled with exciting fireworks.
Before she left, Zhu Linlin stopped her and said, "There's a fox headband here. Was it just left behind by your handsome classmate? You can bring it back to him someday."
You Wu looked at the fox headband and nodded.
The house she rented was some distance from the amusement park, but not too far. The bus had already stopped running anyway, so You Wu simply ran home. It was a way to exercise and it wasn't so cold.
But when he arrived at the door of an Internet cafe a few hundred meters away from the residential buildings, You Wu suddenly stopped.
The man who was only a few meters away from her was wearing a tattered down jacket, with one hand in his pocket and the other smoking a cheap cigarette. His hair was so shiny that even an ant would slip if it stood on it.
He dragged his feet and walked towards You Wu: "You damn loser, how long have I been looking for you? Why are you hiding here?"
You Mingqi took two steps forward, grabbed You Wu's hair, and kicked her hard. You Wu covered her stomach in pain, protecting the fox headband with her right hand.
You Mingqi kicked You Wu in the stomach and uttered obscene words: "You are as cheap as your mother, I will sell you out today!"
You Mingqi didn't look for You Wu in the past few years, mainly because he was good at gambling and was too lazy to look for his daughter who was losing money. Recently, he was short of money and lost a lot. Suddenly he remembered that he still had a daughter.
My daughter...
Being beautiful can make a living.
Anyway, raising a daughter is just waiting for her to get married, just like a brothel owner raising a prostitute. After collecting the bride price, she turns around and says goodbye.
You Mingqi's plan was going well, but as soon as he grabbed the corner of You Wu's clothes, You Wu picked up the brick behind him and hit You Mingqi's leg hard.
You Mingqi screamed, and You Wu immediately stepped forward and bit him, then stood up and ran away.
The crisscrossed wires, sewage-pile ground, rat-travelled paths, and grease-soaked curbs vividly demonstrate the poverty of this residential area.
You Wu ran away like mad, and You Mingqi chased him relentlessly.
She turned into the intersection, but found it was a dead end, and You Mingqi's voice was getting closer and closer.
Just when You Wu was at her wit's end, a hand suddenly grabbed her wrist.
“Plop!”
You Mingqi kicked the trash can, spat, and walked to the entrance of the alley with his hands in his pockets. He thought he could catch You Wu, but what he saw was a boy who looked like a high school student pressing another girl against the wall and kissing her.
The girl's clothes were torn to shreds, revealing her white underwear. The boy was a gentleman. He put his sweatshirt on her, put one arm around her waist and stroked her cheek with the other, changing the angle from time to time.
She must have stuck out her tongue, You Mingqi thought with his cheek propped up.
You Mingqi had slept with women in his early years, and even more when he had money. He knew what was going on at a glance. He spat and said casually, "Don't do it here. At least get a room, right?"
After You Mingqi finished speaking, he turned around and continued to look for You Wu.
Only after the demon's figure left the alley did Ke Yanlou let go of You Wu.
You Wu was trembling all over, and when Ke Yanlou retreated, she grabbed the corner of Ke Yanlou's clothes.
You Wu didn't say anything, but just pursed her lips, tears constantly falling from the corners of her eyes.
Ke Yanlou frowned, and his thumb was wrapped in warm tears.
Just now in You Mingqi's sight, he was kissing her.
But in fact, he just tilted his head to block You Wu and wiped her tears with his hands.
You Wu cried silently because she would be beaten at home if she cried too loudly.
Like a robot with a rusty spring, You Wu choked and sobbed.
Ke Yanlou handed You Wu a tissue with extreme disgust.
You Wu glanced at the tissue, but then picked up Ke Yanlou's clothes to wipe his tears.
Ke Yanlou was so angry that he laughed: "Can you have some shame?"
Outside of school, Ke Yanlou drew a clear line between himself and good students, and his words were always sharp.
You Wu wiped her tears and said, "You know I have no shame."
Ke Yanlou nodded, his chest shaking slightly, and he laughed for a long time because of You Wu's anger.
He also didn't ask You Wu who the man pursuing her was, just as You Wu wouldn't ask who the person who beat him like a stray dog was.
They guard each other's secrets tacitly.
Unfortunately, the secret garden was flooded. Cold raindrops suddenly fell from the sky, splashing dirty mud and water, staining Ke Yanlou's white trouser legs.
Ke Yanlou asked You Wu where he lived, and You Wu shook his head: "I can't go home now."
Home is easy to find.
Ke Yanlou's patience was limited: "Where are you going?"
You Wu squatted down, her hands clasped on her knees, and looked up at Ke Yanlou. The rain wet her hair. She stared at him with her wet eyes, which were slightly red. She shook her head at Ke Yanlou: "I don't know."
The winter rain is not heavy, but it is bone-chilling.
You Wu was so cold that she huddled in Ke Yanlou's sweatshirt. After a long time, she finally heard Ke Yanlou's voice coming from above her head: "Behave like a spoiled child."
You Wu was slightly startled and met Ke Yanlou's teasing look.
Ke Yanlou took out a lighter, but the fire was extinguished by raindrops as soon as he struck it.
He frowned, broke the principle, and repeated what he had just said: "You act like a spoiled child."
You Wu was puzzled: "Why?"
Ke Yanlou raised his eyebrows: "If you act coquettishly, I will take you home."
He stood in the middle of the street, his tall figure shielding some of the rain from You Wu. He looked like a savior, or a ghost crawling out of hell.
You Wu is very much like the little match girl, not knowing whether what awaits her is winter death or warm candlelight.
You Wu gave up on himself: "I don't know how to act like a spoiled child."
Ke Yanlou said shamelessly: "You can learn."
You Wu sobbed, "I just can't do it! I can't learn it even if I try!"
You Wu stood up suddenly, pushed Ke Yanlou's shoulders away, and ran into the rain, but Ke Yanlou grabbed his clothes.
Ke Yanlou looked indifferent. He suddenly felt that teasing You Wu was more interesting than reading.
He pulled the clothes: "Give me back my clothes."
You Wu's sweater was lost, and now when she took off her coat, her underwear was visible. She protected her clothes and shook her head: "No, lend it to me."
Ke Yanlou didn't give her a chance and went straight forward to take off her clothes.
You Wu was desperate and quickly grabbed Ke Yanlou's arm. He lowered his voice, which had been used before crying, and said to Ke Yanlou stiffly: "Class monitor——"
You Wu cried and wiped her tears, looking very pitiful.
Ke Yanlou smiled.
It was as revenge for the last time You Wu sneaked up on me and kissed me on the corner of my mouth.
Ke Yanlou actually just wanted to tease You Wu, but he didn't expect that what You Wu said next was so unbearable to hear.
She said: "Class monitor, please don't take off my clothes, okay? I'm so cold..."
Ke Yanlou was stunned for a long time, and then he only gave You Wu one comment: "Isn't this quite delicate?"
...
Ke Yanlou actually lives alone most of the time, in an apartment in the city center, which is also located in the wealthy area. You Wu walked into the gate and followed Ke Yanlou's face before he lamented that some places were infested with snakes and rats, while some places were so clean and safe that there were no fallen leaves on the ground.
Ke Yanlou's apartment was smaller than You Wu had imagined. She thought that someone like Ke Yanlou would at least live in a big house.
You Wu stood in front of the door and didn't dare to go in.
Ke Yanlou threw a pair of shoes at her: "Do you want to be a door god?"
You Wu hesitated for a moment. She felt that going to a stranger's home was not something she could handle right away, but she really had nowhere else to go.
She took a deep breath and stepped into Ke Yanlou's home.
Ke Yanlou threw a towel to You Wu and pointed in a direction: "The bathroom is over there, go wash yourself."
You Wu said "Oh" and whispered "Thank you."
Ke Yanlou raised the corner of his lips imperceptibly.
The mist today is not so prickly.
When You Wu went to take a shower, Ke Yanlou seemed to remember something and turned around and went downstairs to the supermarket.
He bought some toiletries and was on his way home when he passed by a lingerie store. He stood in front of the door for nearly ten minutes, until the proprietress wanted to ask him, "Handsome guy, what's wrong with you?" Only then did he walk into the store.
The proprietress is a very capable person. A man can't go into a lingerie store just to buy lingerie for himself, right?
She smiled and said to Ke Yanlou: "Handsome boy, are you buying clothes for your girlfriend?"
She didn't say underwear, she said clothes.
Ke Yanlou didn't say anything, but looked at the clothes rack for a long time, and finally fixed his eyes on the black underwear.
It has black lace edges, a small pearl pendant in the middle, and tiny bows on both sides. This bra only covers half of the chest at most, and it is most attractive when it is vaguely visible.
The proprietress narrowed her eyes and thought that young people just like this style.
Of course, Ke Yanlou simply thought that black was more suitable for You Wu, and...
He thinks You Wu looks good in black.
The proprietress asked Ke Yanlou what size he wanted.
She thought the boy would be shy.
After all, she had seen many men blushing when asked about the size when they came to buy underwear for their girlfriends.
But the handsome guy in front of him said without hesitation: "C."
When You Wu finished her shower, she remembered that she had no change of clothes. She hid in the bathroom. Ke Yanlou turned on the heater for her so she wasn't cold, but she would have to go out sooner or later.
Just as You Wu was struggling over how to talk to Ke Yanlou, there was a knock on the door.
Then Ke Yanlou's voice came: "Open the door."
You Wu covered her chest and said, "I haven't put on any clothes yet."
Ke Yanlou opened the door without saying anything.
He felt that You Wu was too careless, not even locking the door when taking a shower at the opposite sex's home.
Ke Yanlou opened the door a crack and threw all his clothes and pants out.
You Wu didn't expect that he had prepared all these things, so he took back the words he wanted to curse.
But when he saw the underwear, You Wu paused, but finally put it on.
That was the first time You Wu wore a bra with an underwire. The cotton vest she wore before was very uncomfortable, always moving around, and didn't fit her well, but this bra fit her perfectly.
The first pair of underwear that fit her in her life was bought for her by Ke Yanlou.
Outside the door, Ke Yanlou lit a cigarette and sat on the sofa. His eyes were fixed ahead, but he could hear small noises coming from the shower room.
He felt inexplicably depressed.
Listening to the noise, he couldn't help but wonder how the people inside changed their clothes.
Ke Yanlou took a light puff of cigarette and was choked for the first time.
It was at this time that You Wu walked out of the shower room. She was wearing the pajamas bought by Ke Yanlou. The plush pajamas wrapped her like a bear, but the neckline was a bit big, and when she put on the black underwear, the lace straps could be seen.
You Wu stood in front of Ke Yanlou and asked, "How do you know what size clothes I wear?"
She didn't have the shyness that a girl of her age should have.
Ke Yanlou leaned tiredly on the sofa, raised his hand to fan away the smoke, stared at You Wu with drooping eyelids, and teased her again: "What clothes?"
You Wu's ears turned red: "Underwear!"
Ke Yanlou retracted his long legs and stood up.
In fact, outside of school, You Wu was a little afraid of Ke Yanlou because she couldn't figure out his temper. In school, at least he would maintain the appearance of a good student.
Outside, not necessarily.
Ke Yanlou stood in front of her, with a faint orange scent on his body. His cold fingertips lifted up You Wu's shoulder strap, and then bounced it back with a "bang", leaving a red mark on her shoulder: "What are you talking about?"
"I found it by feeling it out."
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