Ruan Mian and the other three waited there for nearly a quarter of an hour, but no one came to find them.
The surroundings became increasingly quiet; even the rustling of leaves in the wind could be heard clearly.
The little boy was very well behaved. After getting the watermelon juice, he didn't cry or make a fuss. He just held the watermelon juice in his hand and drank it sip after sip.
"We can't just keep waiting like this," Bo Yan said as he put out his second cigarette next to the trash can. "Why don't we take him with us and walk along this street, asking questions as we go."
"What if we leave?" Zhang Tao was a little worried, "What if his parents come looking for us again?"
"That's easy," Ruan Mian snapped his fingers, thinking he was super cool, "I'll go say hello to the juice shop's boss lady. If anyone comes later, just let her tell them."
After saying this, Ruan Mian turned around and prepared to walk towards the juice shop, but Bo Yan was one step ahead of him. He stretched out his hand and gently stopped him, chuckling, "I'll go and talk to the kid. I'm afraid he doesn't want to go with me."
Ruan Mian snorted softly, "You are quite self-aware."
It's not just talk that the big devil can stop children from crying. When children look at Bo Yan's face, they may really not dare to go with him.
Bo Yan curved his eyes, did not refute, and turned to walk towards the juice shop.
Ruan Mian retracted his gaze, squatted down in front of the little boy, raised his hand and gently touched his cheek, his tone was rare and gentle, even doting: "Little boy, brother will take you to find your parents, okay?"
Both Ruan Mian's appearance and voice were naturally friendly. Even when he was usually angry and speaking fiercely, he actually didn't look intimidating at all, let alone now when he deliberately slowed down his tone.
Therefore, the little boy just tilted his head and looked at Ruan Mian for two seconds, then smiled widely and nodded vigorously, "Okay! Let's go find mom and dad!"
Ruan Mian also smiled. He stretched out a hand to the little boy and said, "Brother will hold your hand, okay?"
The little boy stretched out his chubby little hand without hesitation and held Ruan Mian's hand.
Ruan Mian held the little boy's hand tightly and just stood up when Bo Yan came back.
His eyes fell on the clasped hands of Ruan Mian and the little boy for a moment, and his brows couldn't help but frown.
He felt in his pocket and took out a stick of lemon mint chewing gum. He handed it to Ruan Mian calmly and asked in a low voice, "Do you want it?"
Ruan Mian was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Bo Yan suddenly wanted to give him chewing gum. However, he was holding watermelon juice in one hand and holding the little boy in the other, so he couldn't spare a hand to take it. He wrinkled his nose and shook his head, "Don't take it now. Ask for it after you finish eating."
Bo Yan did not withdraw his hand, but stretched out his other empty hand and said, "I will hold his hand."
But before Ruan Mian could give an answer, the little boy squeezed Ruan Mian's hand even tighter, shaking his head like a little rattle, and protested softly: "No... I want to hold hands with this cute brother!"
Ruan Mian: “…………”
Being described as "cute" by a three or four-year-old kid is a naked humiliation for a cool guy!
Ruan Mian lowered his head and was about to teach the kid a lesson and ask him to call him "cool brother" when he saw Bo Yan bend down and said to the little boy, "Come with me, I'll take you to the front to buy candy."
The kid was really easy to bribe. After hearing what Bo Yan said, he immediately let go of Ruan Mian's hand and went to hold Bo Yan's hand again.
Bo Yan gently held his hand, holding his fingers together, and raised his other hand to point at Ruan Mian, continuing to coax the child: "Say 'Brother, you are the coolest' to this brother again, and I will buy you more candy."
Sugar is the biggest temptation for children.
The little boy immediately tilted his head back and said to Ruan Mian in a baby voice, "Brother, you are the coolest!"
Ruan Mian wanted to keep a straight face, but the corners of his lips still curled up secretly.
Bo Yan was walking in front holding the little boy's hand, while Ruan Mian was half a step behind. He was in a good mood, chewing gum and blowing a big bubble.
Zhang Tao looked at the two figures, one big and one small, in front of him and couldn't help but sigh, "I really can't believe that Xiao Bo actually likes children so much. He coaxes and teases them, holds their hands, and buys them candies. He is even more patient than I am with my brother!"
Ruan Mian remembered what Bo Yan said when they were standing on the side of the road before. She curled her lips and didn't respond to Zhang Tao.
Gu Mengping did not respond, but looked thoughtfully at the backs of Ruan Mian and Bo Yan.
It was already late, there were few people on the street and few shops were open.
The four of them asked along the way but couldn't find the boy's parents.
As they were about to reach the barbecue stall, Zhang Tao couldn't help but worry: "What if I can't find it tonight? Should I call the police?"
"Take him to the barbecue stall first," Bo Yan said calmly, "If no one comes, call the police."
As soon as he finished speaking, a young woman rushed out and shouted towards them: "Dou Dou!"
This voice was actually drawn out in a crying tone, and the tone was full of loss and recovery as well as lingering fear.
It makes people feel sad for no reason.
The four of them quickly realized that this young woman should be the little boy's mother.
Sure enough, the next second, the little boy also shouted "Mom", then broke free from Bo Yan's hand, holding the watermelon juice and a bunch of candies, and stumbled into the woman's arms.
The woman opened her arms and hugged the little boy tightly, scolding him: "Where have you been, kid? Didn't I tell you not to run around by yourself? Are you trying to scare me to death?"
The words she spoke were not gentle at all, but the strength of her hand when she patted the little boy on the back was always gentle.
Seeing that her emotions were gradually stabilizing, Bo Yan stepped forward and explained in a few words approximately when and where they met the little boy, and what they did along the way.
After hearing this, the young woman thanked them repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you so much. My child's father and I are working in the back hall, and he usually plays in the store by himself. I didn't expect that when I came out today, I found that he was gone. I was really scared. Fortunately, I met you. Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome," Ruan Mian smiled, changing his usual cool demeanor, and soothed the woman in a gentle voice, "We are all very happy to help him find his mother."
The young woman thanked him again, then suddenly realized something and asked hurriedly, "By the way, you guys are out so late, are you planning on having a midnight snack?"
The four of them were stunned. Before they could respond, the woman hurriedly greeted them, "We run a barbecue restaurant. If you don't mind, come and try it. Order whatever you want. It's free for you!"
Ruan Mian and his friends naturally wouldn't ask for a free meal, but coincidentally, the barbecue restaurant opened by the young woman was the one they were originally planning to visit.
Unable to refuse the kind invitation, the four of them did not refuse and sat down.
The woman enthusiastically brought them a menu and said, "Don't be shy. Just order as much as you want!"
"Come on," Zhang Tao asked, holding a pencil, "choose the spiciness first, medium spicy is ok?"
Gu Mengping nodded, "I'm fine."
Ruan Mian was about to say that he had no problem with it, but suddenly remembered Bo Yan's bowl of watery clam noodles. Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, he spoke for him: "Well, Bo Yan doesn't want to eat it..."
But before he could even utter the word "spicy", Bo Yan interrupted him and said calmly, "Medium spicy is fine."
Ruan Mian was stunned and subconsciously turned to look at him.
Bo Yan also turned his head and explained in a normal tone: "It's OK for me to eat spicy food or not. It would be unsociable if I don't want spicy food for barbecue."
This is not without reason. After all, everyone eats clam noodles by themselves, but barbecue is eaten by everyone together.
only……
But when she thought about the words "not sociable", which she had just said to Bo Yan when she bought watermelon juice, Ruan Mian couldn't help but feel strange.
It seemed as if Bo Yan changed his mind because of what he said.
"Come on, come on," Zhang Tao's voice brought Ruan Mian back to his senses, "I'll tell you the names of the dishes, and you tell me if you want them and how much you want."
"Treasure in the Palm, Treasure in the Palm," Ruan Mian said hastily, "I want three strings, you guys can have as many as you want!"
"I want three skewers of Palm Treasure, too," Gu Mengping continued. "Is twenty skewers of potato chips not too much?"
"Not too much, not too much," Zhang Tao quickly ticked the box and asked Bo Yan, "What would Xiaobo like to eat?"
"I don't mind," Bo Yan's voice was still as cold as ever, "Just watch out for me."
…………
Bo Yan did not express any opinion, but Ruan Mian, Zhang Tao and Gu Mengping quickly ordered a lot of food.
The barbecue was served quickly. Soon, four large iron plates filled the table. The proprietress also enthusiastically gave them free Coke and beer.
Although Ruan Mian and Bo Yan did not drink, the atmosphere was still very lively as everyone ate and chatted.
By the time we finished the barbecue, it was already past one in the morning.
When it was time to check out, the proprietress blocked the payment code with her body and prevented them from paying. Ruan Mian and the others felt bad about it and kept refusing for a long time. In the end, Bo Yan took advantage of his height, stretched out his arm, scanned the code, and paid neatly.
"I promised to treat you guys to a meal!" The lady boss said anxiously, "You guys helped me find my kids, so I'll treat you guys to a barbecue or something! So, leave me your cell phone number and dormitory building number, and I'll deliver the takeaway to your school in a couple of days."
Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Gu Mengping said, "Then keep Xiaobo's. After all, this meal is Xiaobo's treat."
Bo Yan shook his head and raised his chin slightly towards Ruan Mian, "Keep it yours, the kid likes you."
Not knowing what the inevitable connection was between the two sentences, Ruan Mian just gave out his cell phone number in a daze.
Only then did the proprietress agree to let them leave.
When walking out of the barbecue restaurant, Ruan Mian inadvertently glanced at Bo Yan again, but happened to see that his brows were furrowed and his thin lips were pursed, as if he was trying his best to endure something.
"What's wrong with you?" After hesitating for a moment, Ruan Mian finally spoke and asked him in a low voice, "What's wrong with you?"
Bo Yan hesitated for a moment, then his frown relaxed immediately. He shook his head and replied in a low voice: "I'm fine, I'm not feeling unwell."
Ruan Mian didn't quite believe it and stared at Bo Yan for two seconds, but Bo Yan looked at him calmly and Ruan Mian didn't notice anything unusual. He just felt that Bo Yan's lip color seemed lighter than usual.
"Are you really okay?" Ruan Mian asked again suspiciously.
Bo Yan twitched his lips lightly, "Really, I'm fine, right?"
After hearing what he said, Ruan Mian didn't ask any more questions.
After returning to the dormitory and quickly washing up, everyone went to bed.
The room returned to darkness and silence. Ruan Mian stared at the ceiling and recalled the incident that just happened on the road. After a while, his brows curved, he reached for his phone and clicked on a dialog box with the note "Father".
Unlike the speed at which he usually typed when playing games or complaining to others, Ruan Mian typed each word very slowly and seriously this time.
Dad, do you know?
When I went out for a barbecue tonight, I met a lost little boy on the road. My roommates and I took him to look for his parents, but guess what happened?
As it turned out, he happened to be the kid from the barbecue restaurant we were going to!
Dad, don’t you think this is too coincidental?
Then the boss lady insisted on giving us a free meal, I was so happy!
But it’s definitely not because I’m happy about being able to eat a free meal!
I'm going to tell you this, Dad, please don't laugh at me.
I just feel that I have done a small good thing, and I think it's not bad and I haven't embarrassed you.
Ruan Mian sent one message after another. After sending the last message, he couldn't help but blink hard to prevent the tears in his eyes from falling.
After a pause, Ruan Mian sent another message -
Dad, can you praise me again?
After sending this message, Ruan Mian took a deep breath. Even though he knew he would never receive a reply, he still stared at the screen stubbornly for a long time.
Until the phone suddenly vibrated and a new WeChat message came in.
Ruan Mian was stunned, wondering who would suddenly send him a message so late at night.
After exiting his father's chat box, Ruan Mian saw that someone had added him on WeChat.
【6426 request to add you as a friend
Additional information: Thin inkstone. 】
Ruan Mian was even more stunned now. How did Bo Yan know his WeChat ID?
Maybe he asked Zhang Tao or Gu Mengping to push it over? But there was no need for that. After all, they were roommates now, and if they wanted to add him on WeChat, they could just scan it.
Most of the previous emotions disappeared in an instant, and with doubts in his heart, Ruan Mian immediately clicked "Yes".
Bo Yan was probably staring at his phone as well. As soon as Ruan Mian got through, he immediately sent a message -
Not sleeping yet?
Ruan Mian started poking at the screen again——
Didn't you sleep either?
Where did you get my WeChat ID?
Why didn't you ask me before and just scanned it?
Bo Yan always answered questions quickly——
6426: Can’t sleep.
6426: I remembered the cell phone number you gave me at the barbecue stand, so I searched it casually and found it.
6426: Scan directly? I’m afraid you won’t give it to me.
Ruan Mian murmured "huh" and thought to herself that if I really didn't want to join, I could still reject it now.
But he didn't send this sentence. It wasn't because he suddenly didn't want to argue with Bo Yan anymore, but his attention was temporarily attracted by another question -
Cell phone number? I just told you once and you remembered it?
Are you a computer?
6426 replied immediately, asking: Hmm? It's just 11 numbers, shouldn't I remember them after reading them once?
Ruan Mian: “…………”
Very good, this rich atmosphere of Versailles and Bking hits you in the face.
Ruan Mian poked the screen harder—
Of course you are the best!
After sending these eight words angrily, Ruan Mian did not hesitate and changed the note for Bo Yan - Bking Computer.
Not wanting to talk to this annoying guy who was bullying her all the time, Ruan Mian dropped his phone, got up, and prepared to go to the bathroom before returning to sleep.
He climbed out of bed quietly and walked to the dormitory door quietly. As soon as he opened the door, a deep voice suddenly sounded behind him, which sounded particularly cold in the quiet corridor: "Don't close the door."
Ruan Mian was startled. He took a big step forward and turned his head quickly, only to find that Bo Yan had appeared behind him without him noticing!
"Fuck," Ruan Mian uttered a rude word, but his voice was too soft, so it sounded a bit funny, but his tone was too aggressive, "Why are you walking without making any sound?"
Bo Yan's world-weary face was stunned for two seconds. "They are all asleep. Why should I make noise when I walk?"
Ruan Mian: “…………”
It’s all Bo Yan’s fault. He’s so angry that he’s stupid!
Ruan Mian didn't want to pay any more attention to this annoying guy, so he turned around and walked towards the bathroom. But after taking two steps, he caught a glimpse of Bo Yan holding a water cup in his hand. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at him, "You...what are you doing with the water cup? Is there no water in the water dispenser in the dormitory?"
Each of their dormitories is equipped with a water dispenser, but the hot water switch in their dormitory is broken, so only cold water can be dispensed. Fortunately, the weather is still hot, so it doesn’t matter if there is no hot water. Even if you really need hot water, you can go to the public water room in the corridor to get it.
"Hmm?" Bo Yan gently shook the cup in his hand and responded, "Nothing, I just suddenly wanted to drink warm water, so I went to get some hot water to mix it with."
Ruan Mian couldn't help but laugh and gave him a thumbs up. "Is this considered punk health care? Staying up late to drink warm water, do you want to try adding wolfberry to Coke next time?"
The sarcasm in these words was too strong for Bo Yan to fail to hear, but his expression did not change at all. He even nodded, pretending to be thinking seriously, "Goji berries in Coke? That seems to be possible."
Ruan Mian was completely choked and speechless. He turned his head away angrily and quickened his pace to run into the bathroom.
Because of this, Ruan Mian did not notice that Bo Yan frowned again after he left.
There was also the image of him standing in the bathroom, face pale, swallowing pills with hot water.
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