"I'm sorry, brother. I didn't know these gifts were not for me." Fang Yan lowered his head, his face a little ugly, "I'm really sorry..."
What's the point of saying sorry now?
A hint of annoyance appeared in Fang Sheng's eyes, but he couldn't get angry at Fang Yan because of it.
Ultimately, Fang Yan couldn't be blamed for this matter, because most of the gifts he usually sent home were indeed for Fang Yan.
Thinking of this, Fang Sheng sighed, lowered his head and checked the gifts on the ground to see if there were any that had only been unpacked by Fang Yan.
Fang Yan stood aside, watching Fang Sheng looking through the gifts, and felt extremely embarrassed.
Isn't it just a bunch of gifts?
Did my brother have to speak to him in such a fierce tone?
He opened the gifts privately, which made him seem a little too sentimental.
Fang Yan felt more and more wronged, and couldn't help asking: "Brother, who are you giving these gifts to? I've already opened them and it's not easy to give them away, why don't you buy new ones?"
Fang Sheng had finished checking by now. All the gifts had been opened by Fang Yan, so they could no longer be given away.
He stood up and did not answer Fang Yan's question. Instead, he scolded her, "I spent a long time carefully selecting these gifts. Why didn't you call me before you opened them?"
Fang Yan's face turned red and white. He lowered his head, pursed his lips, and said nothing.
Fang Sheng didn't want to say anything more to Fang Yan. He left the room and prepared to pick out another gift.
It seems that the art festival at No. 1 Middle School will last the whole day, so he should still have time if he goes to school later.
Fang Sheng went back to his room and put on his coat. He didn't even look at Fang Yan in the living room and hurried out the door.
Fang Yan looked at Fang Sheng's back, opened his mouth, and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his throat.
Seeing Fang Yan in a bad mood, the servant thought of his suggestion that day and felt a little annoyed. He hurried forward to comfort Fang Yan: "I'm sorry, young master, it's all my fault... If I hadn't suggested sending the gift to your room that day, the eldest master wouldn't have..."
Fang Yan looked at the servant, feeling angry, but she didn't show it. She just said sullenly, "It's not your fault, Aunt Liu."
Aunt Liu felt even more guilty when she heard Fang Yan say this, and she comforted Fang Yan softly, "Young Master, don't be sad."
Fang Yan nodded and said nothing.
After a long time, Fang Yan suddenly asked, "Aunt Liu, who do you think my brother gave this gift to?"
Aunt Liu didn't expect Fang Yanyan to ask this. She was stunned for a moment, then shook her head after a long while: "I don't know."
Fang Yan lowered his head again and began to ponder.
After Aunt Liu delivered the gifts to Fang Yan's room that day, he opened them all. There are a total of twenty unique gifts in the pile, ranging from limited edition clothes and shoes to the most advanced and popular electronic products.
Especially the pile of clothes and shoes, Fang Yan tried them one by one, and they were exactly his size, so he never thought at that time that these gifts were not for himself.
But Fang Sheng said that these gifts were not for him.
Fang Yan realized later that something was wrong - so all the gifts prepared by Fang Sheng were for Ye Chaoran?
After figuring out the key, Fang Yan's teeth clenched.
My brother had just met Ye Chaoran, but he took great pains to prepare so many gifts for Ye Chaoran, and even got angry with him because of Ye Chaoran.
Fang Yan felt extremely uncomfortable.
At the same time, he couldn't help but think more about what Fang Sheng talked about with Ye Chaoran that day?
Why did Fang Sheng's attitude towards Ye Chaoran change so much?
No, he had to figure it out quickly and not let Fang Sheng really change his attitude towards Ye Chaoran.
My brother is an upright man. If he knew my purpose...
Will my brother continue with the plan planned by my grandparents?
Fang Yan couldn't help but shiver.
"Aunt Liu, I want to go to school today." Fang Yan suddenly stood up and looked at Aunt Liu.
Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment: "Ah?"
…
Ye Chaoran and Jiang Xunmo arrived early and there was no one in the music room.
Ye Chaoran went to print the music score in advance yesterday. After sitting down, he took out the music score and handed it to Jiang Xunmo.
"Can you play it?"
Jiang Xunmo glanced at the music score and nodded.
The song that Class 1 chose for the chorus this time is "The Wind Rises". There is less than a month left before the college entrance examination, and the song they chose is very appropriate for the occasion.
Ye Chaoran opened the piano cover and looked at Jiang Xunmo: "Why don't you try first? I want to see you play it once. I haven't touched the piano for a long time."
Jiang Xunmo walked to the piano and sat down, placing the music score aside.
The boy's slender, white fingers lightly tapped the black and white keys, and the music instantly jumped out.
Jiang Xunmo tried the sound first, and soon he was playing fluently.
Ye Chaoran stood next to the piano, staring at Jiang Xunmo quietly, and couldn't help but humming along with the piano.
When Jiang Xunmo heard the boy's voice, he tapped his lips and lowered the sound of his piano a little.
When the song ended, Jiang Xunmo made way: "You want to try?"
"Okay." Ye Chaoran was also a little itchy, so he went over and sat in front of the piano.
Unlike Jiang Xunmo who was familiar with the piano, Ye Chaoran hadn't touched the piano for a long time and was very unfamiliar with it. He played a few wrong notes as soon as he started.
Although it was played perfectly, there were always a few discordant notes in the melody.
Ye Chaoran sighed: "I don't play well."
Jiang Xunmo didn't say anything, but walked to Ye Chaoran's side and sat down, saying, "Shall we try it together?"
"Together?" Ye Zhaoran looked at him in surprise, "Do you mean four-hand piano duet?"
Jiang Xunmo said: "I'll correct you."
Ye Chaoran curled his lips instantly: "Okay."
He had the same idea when he asked Jiang Xunmo to come over, and it would be even better if Jiang Xunmo sat next to him and corrected him.
Ye Chaoran's white fingers fell on the piano keys and started playing from the beginning. Jiang Xunmo was sitting next to Ye Chaoran. He had no intention of intervening at first, but when it came to the most difficult climax, Jiang Xunmo stretched out his hand.
The young man's slender fingers slid smoothly across the keys, and a few notes that had deviated instantly returned to the right track. Ye Chaoran was not used to it at first, but Jiang Xunmo was more reliable than he thought.
He just needs to let go and play, and all the notes he has not taken care of will be taken care of by Jiang Xunmo.
As Ye Chaoran played the piano, a smile appeared in his eyes. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Jiang Xunmo.
The two were very close to each other, and just by turning their heads slightly, they could smell the pleasant minty scent on the boy. The boy's profile is almost perfect, his nose is straight, and his eyelashes are long and thick.
As if he had noticed Ye Chaoran's gaze, Jiang Xunmo also turned his head at this moment, and their eyes met. Ye Chaoran smiled warmly, and his beautiful eyes were bright and beautiful.
Jiang Xunmo's heart suddenly skipped a beat and his hand movements almost slowed down. Fortunately, Ye Chaoran quickly looked away, and Jiang Xunmo calmly followed Ye Chaoran's rhythm.
Just play the piano, let’s see what he is doing?
The corners of Jiang Xunmo's mouth tightened. Isn't Ye Chaoran too bold?
The gaze is too naked!
When the song ended, Ye Chaoran's eyes narrowed.
"Brother Jiang, you play the piano so well." Ye Chaoran praised sincerely.
Jiang Xunmo didn't say anything, but just reached out and touched the tip of his ear.
Why is it so hot?
Ye Chaoran said again: "Shall we do it again?"
Jiang Xunmo did not agree, but stood up and walked to the side and said, "You play, and I will correct you."
Ye Chaoran didn't force it, but glanced at Jiang Xunmo's face with some confusion, and asked in confusion: "Brother Jiang, are you hot?"
Jiang Xunmo looked at him in confusion.
Ye Chaoran pointed at his face and said, "Your face is very red."
Jiang Xunmo: “…”
"We didn't turn on the air conditioner," Jiang Xunmo turned around to find the remote control of the air conditioner, "It's a bit hot."
Ye Chaoran looked up at the weather outside the window. It was a rare cloudy day today. Was it hot?
It’s obviously cool!
Not long after, the piano music in the music room rang out again, this time with a more fluent and pleasant tune.
…
As soon as I reached the floor where the music classroom was, I heard the sound of a piano.
"Sure enough, you're here," Lin Bai put away his phone, "Should I wait for you, Brother Gu?"
Gu Yao shook his head without hesitation: "No need."
"Okay," Lin Bai turned around and left without further ado, "Then I'll go wait for you in class. Call me when you're done."
After saying this, Lin Bai left.
After walking downstairs, Lin Bai looked up at the second floor. Gu Yao was still standing in the corridor and had not entered the classroom.
Lin Bai sighed.
To be honest, he couldn't quite understand Gu Yao.
Some time ago, because Ye Chaoran fell in love with someone else, Gu Yao was in a particularly bad mood. During that time, none of them dared to mention Ye Chaoran's name in front of Gu Yao.
I thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, this morning, Gu Yao suddenly found Lin Bai and asked him to help find out where Ye Chaoran was.
Lin Bai was very puzzled about this and couldn't help but ask what Gu Yao wanted to do with Ye Chaoran.
He thought Gu Yao would not say anything, but unexpectedly Gu Yao said directly: "I will apologize to him."
Lin Bai was stunned: "Apologize? Apologize for what?"
Gu Yao didn't explain further.
Seeing that Gu Yao had no intention of explaining, Lin Bai did not ask any further questions, but he was still shocked.
Gu Yao actually wants to apologize to Ye Chaoran? !
No way, no way?
Could it be that Gu Yao really likes Ye Chaoran?
Thinking of this, Lin Bai's eyelids twitched violently.
Lin Bai didn't have Ye Chaoran's contact information, so he could only send a message to a classmate he knew to ask. The classmates in Class 1 said that Ye Chaoran might be in the music classroom, so Lin Bai brought Gu Yao here.
Lin Bai looked back at the second floor one last time and found Gu Yao still standing in the corridor.
Could it be that he was embarrassed to go in because he saw that I didn't leave?
Lin Bai quickly withdrew his gaze and walked away quickly.
…
After leaving the Fang family banquet that day, Gu Yao was scolded for a long time by his father and mother, who asked him to apologize to Fang Yan.
When Gu Yao refused, his furious father locked him in the room and said he would release him only when he agreed to apologize.
Just when Gu Yao thought he would be locked up for several days, unexpectedly, his mother opened the door the next day, and his father came over personally to apologize to Gu Yao.
From Gu's father and mother, he heard what happened after their family left the banquet yesterday.
The Fang family has a bad reputation in Nanshi, so what if they are rich?
Gu Yao felt very complicated after hearing this.
After returning to school, Gu Yao was thinking about how to apologize to Ye Chaoran.
He thought about it carefully and felt that the reason why Ye Chaoran was angry with him might be because he had been too cold to him before.
All the friends who know Gu Yao say that he is too aloof and hard to approach.
Gu Yao originally planned to look for Ye Chaoran after school last Friday, but their last class that day was delayed for a while. When he arrived at Class 1's classroom, he found that there was no one in the class.
Gu Yao wanted to contact Ye Chaoran over the weekend, but he had been blocked by Ye Chaoran a long time ago and he didn't have Ye Chaoran's contact information at all, so Gu Yao could only wait patiently until Monday.
It just so happened that today was the school art festival, so he had plenty of time to apologize to Ye Chaoran.
But perhaps because he was homesick, when he really arrived at the music classroom, Gu Yao did not dare to go forward directly, but hesitated in the corridor for a long time.
When Gu Yao learned that Ye Chaoran was in the music classroom, he was still wondering what Ye Chaoran was doing here. After hearing the piano sound coming from the music classroom, Gu Yao suddenly realized and was a little surprised - Ye Chaoran could actually play the piano!
Why hadn’t he heard Ye Chaoran say this before?
Gu Yao has a wide range of interests. Apart from basketball, his favorite thing is music.
When he was a child, he also learned piano for a few years and passed the Level 4 certificate.
If there is a chance in the future, he can play the piano with Ye Chaoran!
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Gu Yao's lips, and his tense thoughts gradually relaxed.
After taking a deep breath, Gu Yao finally plucked up the courage to step forward and knock on the door of the music room.
When there was a knock on the door, the piano music in the room paused for a moment.
Jiang Xunmo motioned to Ye Chaoran to continue, and he stood up and opened the door.
Facing Jiang Xunmo's handsome face, Gu Yao's smile froze, and the joy and tension in his heart disappeared at this moment. He looked at Jiang Xunmo with a bit of hostility in his eyes that he himself had not noticed: "Why are you here?"
Jiang Xunmo raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
Ye Chaoran also saw Gu Yao at this time, and the piano music in the room stopped completely.
His expression changed slightly, and his brows furrowed: "What are you doing here?"
Ye Chaoran's words were extremely impolite, with a hint of questioning and slight dissatisfaction.
Gu Yao looked grim, and he took a deep breath before saying, "Ye Zhaoran, I have something to talk to you about, can you come out with me for a while?"
Ye Chaoran sat in front of the piano without moving, and did not even look at Gu Yao: "If you have something to say, just say it here."
Gu Yao's self-esteem did not allow him to apologize to Ye Chaoran in front of Jiang Xunmo.
He hoped that Jiang Xunmo could go out, but he didn't expect Jiang Xunmo to walk towards Ye Chaoran and sit down next to Ye Chaoran.
Gu Yao's pupils shrank suddenly, and he tried his best to control the anxiety in his heart.
"Ye Chaoran..."
"Anything else?" Ye Chaoran interrupted Gu Yao and said impatiently, "If you have nothing else to do, please go out first. I still have to practice the piano."
Gu Yao stared at Jiang Xunmo intently.
Jiang Xunmo and Ye Chaoran sat together. From his perspective, their shoulders were pressed against each other, as close as a couple. This harmonious picture made Gu Yao's eyes hurt. The inner emotions are even more turbulent and last for a long time.
Ye Chaoran waited for a while, and when he saw that Gu Yao had no intention of speaking, he became a little impatient.
Jiang Xunmo simply said: "The opening ceremony is about to begin, why don't we go to the opening ceremony first?"
Ye Chaoran nodded without hesitation, picked up his schoolbag and went out with Jiang Xunmo.
Gu Yao finally got anxious at this moment. He stood in front of the two of them, not looking at Jiang Xunmo, but staring at Ye Chaoran, gritting his teeth and saying, "Ye Chaoran, I..."
Ye Chaoran stopped.
Gu Yao knew that this was his last chance. If he didn't speak up, Ye Chaoran would probably ignore him again.
He took a deep breath and finally said, "Ye Zhaoran, I want to ask you, can we still... can we still be friends?"
When Ye Chaoran heard this question, he was stunned at first, then he smiled.
Because of this question, I had asked Gu Yao many times in my previous life.
Gu Yao’s answer has never changed from beginning to end - no.
So Ye Chaoran's answer was the same: "No."
Gu Yao felt dazed and his head was buzzing.
Friends...can't we do this anymore?
Gu Yao couldn't help but look at Jiang Xunmo standing beside Ye Chaoran, his eyes filled with uncontrollable anger.
He tried his best to remain calm: "Is it because of Jiang Xunmo?"
When Ye Chaoran heard this question, he felt confused. What does it have to do with Jiang Xunmo?
He didn't like Gu Yao because he saw through Gu Yao's character. In his previous life, Gu Yao only regarded himself as a substitute for Fang Yan, and in the end, he and Fang Yan ruined his own life together.
Even if Gu Yao had not done anything in this life, Ye Chaoran could not forgive him.
Thinking of this, Ye Chaoran's expression darkened and he fell into memories.
But when Gu Yao saw his expression, it turned into silent affirmation.
Sure enough, Jiang Xunmo, who was standing next to him, also raised the corner of his mouth.
When Gu Yao looked at this scene, his eyes felt as if they were pierced by needles, and his heart felt as if it was shattered by a blunt object. It even became difficult to breathe.
"Let's go." Jiang Xunmo was in a very good mood at the moment. He gently put his arm around Ye Chaoran's shoulders and took him downstairs.
Only after walking a long way did Ye Chaoran come out of his memories and think of the question Gu Yao had just asked. He finally understood and quickly explained: "Brother Jiang, don't take what Gu Yao just said seriously--"
Jiang Xunmo looked at Ye Chaoran with an "I understand" look.
Ye Chaoran had written a love letter to confess his feelings to me before, but he never received a response from me. I guess Ye Chaoran is not sure what I mean now and is afraid that I will feel pressured, so he explained it a little more.
But what's the explanation for this?
Like is like, and Ye Chaoran can't control his like.
Besides, Jiang Xunmo actually quite likes the feeling of being liked by Ye Chaoran.
It felt like something was filling my heart, and it was very comfortable.
"No," Jiang Xunmo simply followed Ye Chaoran's words and continued, "Don't worry."
Ye Chaoran was relieved when he heard Jiang Xunmo say this.
"That's fine."
Jiang Xunmo took in all his expressions and the corners of his mouth curved up again.
He couldn't help but take out his cell phone and sent another message to Jiang Ze: [I found that he really likes me. 】
Jiang Ze: [? 】
Jiang Xunmo: [But I am also very nice to him and very understanding. 】
Jiang Ze: [Then why aren’t you still with him? 】
Jiang Xunmo: [I am not an adult yet. 】
Jiang Ze: [……]
Jiang Xunmo: [Oh, I don’t know how to respond to him now. He likes me so much and even writes me love letters. It’s not like I don’t have feelings for him, but I just feel that now is not the right time. 】
Jiang Xunmo: [Perhaps this is called a sweet burden? 】
Jiang Ze cleanly put Jiang Xunmo on the blacklist.
Jiang Xunmo looked at the red exclamation mark on the screen and sighed.
Jiang Ze is just jealous!
…
After the opening ceremony of the festival, the rest of the day will be free activities and individual talent shows.
All students who want to perform their talents can go to the podium to sign up and queue up for the performance.
Many interesting things happen during this period every year, including public confessions.
Come on, it's super cool to confess your love to someone in front of the whole school!
It’s not that the school leaders haven’t said that such things should never happen again, but these students dared to go on stage to perform and confess their feelings at the same time. What else wouldn’t they be afraid of? More importantly, a large proportion of the students who performed on stage were in their third year of high school.
They are all going to take the college entrance examination! What else is there to be afraid of?
As for the punishment?
It's nothing more than a minor punishment or a severe warning, and the parents are asked to write a self-criticism and apologize three times on the podium.
Youth means daring to do and dare to take responsibility!
Love is passionate!
What are you afraid of?
Because the song that Ye Chaoran's class was going to perform required the use of piano, they could only rehearse in the music room.
But there are more than one class that wants to use the music room now. Several classes are applying to use it at the same time, so naturally they have to stagger their time.
Class 1's rehearsal time is in the afternoon, so they can only find a small open space in the playground to practice in the morning.
Ye Chaoran had never rehearsed with his classmates before, so naturally he couldn't be absent at this moment.
Jiang Xunmo had nothing to do, so he followed Ye Chaoran here.
The classmates in the class practiced going on stage for their curtain call, and Ye Chaoran followed along throughout the whole process. Of course, he didn't have to be responsible for singing, he just practiced the positioning.
After half an hour of practice, the cultural and entertainment committee member was very satisfied, so he asked everyone to take a rest and gather again in ten minutes.
Ye Chaoran was going to buy a bottle of water and asked Jiang Xunmo if he wanted to go.
Jiang Xunmo stood up and walked towards the canteen with him. The way to the canteen passed by the rostrum. Ye Chaoran found that there were many people gathered under the rostrum. When he and Jiang Xunmo approached, the crowd suddenly gathered.
“Hurry, hurry, hurry!!!”
“Here it comes!”
"Hurry up and get up!"
A friend pushed a girl onto the stage. The girl blushed and whispered, "What if he leaves?"
My friend immediately said, "Don't worry, I promise to let him listen to your singing in the audience!"
The girl took a deep breath, nodded heavily, turned around and went on stage.
Ye Chaoran and Jiang Xunmo looked at the girl in front of them with a hint of doubt in their eyes.
"Um... Jiang Xunmo, do you have time?" The girl's friends all had excited smiles on their faces.
Jiang Xunmo said, "What's the matter?"
The girl’s friend smiled and said, “I want to treat you to a song!”
Jiang Xunmo was about to refuse when he heard Ye Chaoran beside him say in surprise: "It's her!"
The girl's friend followed Ye Chaoran's gaze and nodded, saying, "Yes, yes, yes! You know?"
Ye Chaoran said a little embarrassedly: "She asked me for help before."
The female friend suddenly realized: "Oh! I know!"
Jiang Xunmo was confused and looked at Ye Chaoran: "What help?"
Ye Chaoran gestured to Jiang Xunmo to look at the podium.
The girl on the stage never took her eyes off Jiang Xunmo. Seeing Ye Chaoran also looking over, her face turned slightly red. She picked up the microphone and said, "I'm standing here today because I want to confess my love to a boy I've liked for a long time."
Ye Chaoran's voice also rang in his ears: "Didn't I slip a love letter into your desk some time ago? It was this girl who asked me to pass it to you."
Jiang Xunmo's brain was buzzing and his handsome face was full of astonishment. He looked at Ye Chaoran in disbelief.
What does "that girl asked me to pass it on" mean?
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