Chapter 095: Childhood sweethearts if line: (V)

That day, Xie Heyu's rare frankness was interrupted by Xie Jialin who suddenly returned home. The uncle shaved his head and walked in with a shiny forehead. The slight surprise in Yu Wen's heart was directly flashed away by this big light bulb.

"Xiao Yu?!" The uncle was very surprised to see him and came up to hug him enthusiastically. Yu Wen stared at the bald head the whole time and suspected that with the uncle's outrageousness, he would have a few more scars on his forehead in a while.

Compared to him, Xie Heyu was much more direct: "You want to become a monk?"

Xie Jialin sighed and said, "What are you talking about? It's summer now, it's cool."

The uncle suddenly came back, took some things and left in a hurry. Before leaving, he stuffed some money into Xie Heyu's pocket and said that it was rare for Yu Wen to come back, so he should take him out to have some fun. After

Xie Jialin left, Yu Wen and Xie Heyu looked at each other.

Yu Wen licked the ice cream spoon and asked, "Where are we going to play?"

Xie Heyu took out some fruit from the refrigerator and washed it, and said lightly, "Play at home."

Yu Wen: "Uncle asked you to take me out."

Xie Heyu: "You want to go?"

Yu Wen blinked.

In this kind of weather, if he had to choose, he would rather sleep at home.

"You still understand me." Yu Wen felt relieved, holding the ice cream box, and leaned on the sofa, like a boneless liquid cat, lazily all over.

Xie Heyu washed the fruit and asked him to sit up, not to eat lying down.

Yu Wen struggled between the ice cream and the sofa for a moment, and handed the ice cream box out, "Here."

Xie Heyu took the ice cream calmly and helped him finish the remaining half.

The fresh air system was running silently, and the temperature was just right. Outside the window was the dazzling sunlight and the noisy cicadas. The TV was playing the latest popular drama. With his head resting on Xie Heyu's thigh, Yu Wen suddenly felt that such an afternoon was just right for wasting time.

He was ready to do something aimless and useless—preferably with Xie Heyu.

"Have you been stressed out recently?" he suddenly looked up and asked.

Xie Heyu had changed out of her sweaty school uniform and had just taken a shower, with a faint scent of shower gel on her body. She stretched out her long legs to serve as a pillow for him, and when she saw him moving around, she lowered her eyes and said, "What do you want to do now?" She

didn't know.

But she just wanted to do something.

Yu Wen asked, "How long did you ask the teacher for leave?"

"One day." Xie Heyu pulled him into her arms to prevent him from falling off the sofa, "Just go to the morning self-study class tomorrow morning."

Yu Wen: "Will it delay your studies?"

Xie Heyu: "Is it possible to delay my studies in just one day? How bad am I?"

In the past, when he said this, Yu Wen would scold him, but this time he did not disagree with him, but just hummed thoughtfully.

"Thank you, Heyu." After a long time, the cicadas outside the window gradually became weaker, and the TV series was coming to an end. Yu Wen said, "Anyway, we still have half a day off, let's go to S City to play, just half a day, go quickly and come back quickly."

S City is the city where Yu Wen studies.

Xie Heyu was stunned, his hand froze above the trash can, holding the empty ice cream box, his thin wrist trembling slightly.

After a long time, he quietly let go, and the ice cream box fell into the trash can with ease.

"Yeah."

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Nancheng is about three hours away from S City by train. If they go now and rush back at night, they will still have time for the next day's morning self-study.

Yu Wen held Xie Heyu's wrist and looked around for a seat. Xie Heyu lagged behind, not in a hurry.

They only carried a shoulder bag with some personal belongings and toiletries, and were ready to rest in the car.

Yu Wen was in high spirits. He kept looking at the scenery outside the car window and whispered some fantastic things to Xie Heyu. He didn't seem to think that there was anything wrong with him rushing back in the morning and going back in the afternoon.

Xie Heyu lowered his head to edit the text message, polishing the language into a form acceptable to both parents, and reported one by one. Yu Wen leaned on his shoulder and waited for him to send the text message before continuing: "This was originally an adventure. You are so careful that it has become an ordinary trip."

Xie Heyu did not refute. After sending the text message, he looked out the window and said: "This is an adventure."

It was a long time before Yu Wen understood the meaning of this sentence.

S City is Yu Wen's world. In this city, what Yu Wen wants to show him is completely unknown to Xie Heyu.

It could be a ray of hope after a dark cloud, or it could be the end of the road.

He leaned back in his chair, looking at the fleeting scenery outside the window, his expression unpredictable.

Perhaps, as he said, this is an unknown adventure, and he is waiting for his own fate.

They first went to a few places where Xie Heyu had shown great interest during the chat.

Yu Wen often came to the pancake stall in the back street. The boss recognized him and smiled with his wrinkled face, "Xiao Yu? Haven't you gone home yet? Is this your friend?"

Yu Wen responded with a smile and ordered the flavor he often ate.

He liked to introduce Xie Heyu to outsiders as his younger brother. Xie Heyu had resisted in the past, but later found that he couldn't convince him, so he was too lazy to waste his breath.

But now...

Yu Wen glanced at Xie Heyu's tall and thin figure and his cold and deep face.

Who would believe that he was his younger brother?

"He's my childhood friend." He said to the pancake owner.

"Oh, childhood friends, we grew up together, so we must have a very good relationship. It's a rare opportunity for you to come here, so uncle will give you a piece of crab stick."

Yu Wen smiled so hard that his teeth were showing, "Thank you, uncle."

After getting the pancakes, Yu Wen took Xie Heyu to the taro ball shop near the back door, urging him to taste it as they walked, and instructed him earnestly: "No, you can't bite it like this, you have to take a big bite and eat the lettuce and sauce inside..."

Xie Heyu obediently took a big bite, and the crispy crumbs stained his lips.

Yu Wen: "Is it delicious? I added sausage for you."

Xie Heyu nodded. Yu Wen said: "There is something near his

mouth."

The fingertips rubbed across his lips, and the touch was strange.

It was already dark, and rows of street lights were lit up on the side of the road. Xie Heyu's ears were red from the heat, and his eyelashes were drooping, eating pancakes very quietly.

Yu Wen felt that he was particularly obedient today, and wondered if it was because he was out of town.

When they arrived at the taro ball shop, Xie Heyu had already finished his pancakes. Yu Wen raised his hand, wiped his lips hastily, and laughed, "How old are you? You've got your mouth full of it."

The proprietress of the taro ball shop was a sturdy middle-aged woman with crescent eyes when she smiled. As soon as Yu Wen entered the door, she greeted him with a slightly accented tone, "Hey, Xiao Yu is here. It's not your holiday yet."

Yu Wen smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries, then ordered his usual set meal.

When the taro balls were served, Yu Wen started to promote them again, "Eat quickly, eat quickly. You asked me in a text message what it tasted like before. Now I'm bringing you here. You can taste it yourself..."

The students had already gone on holiday, and there were not many people in the shop. After the proprietress made the taro balls, she sat by the counter, fanning herself with a palm leaf fan, and looked at them with a smile.

Hearing Yu Wen's earnest words, she joked, "Are you recruiting students for the school? You have so many nice things to say."

Yu Wen then realized that he had exaggerated a bit. He really expected to get Xie Heyu's recognition. He didn't know why.

Seeing that he looked a little embarrassed, Xie Heyu said, "It's delicious."

Then, in order not to affect Xie Heyu's taste, Yu Wen chatted with the proprietress. He learned that the two of them ran away from home in a panic, and Xie Heyu was wearing a fake. The proprietress was surprised and said, "Oh, eloped."

She touched Yu Wen's forehead with a palm-leaf fan and said jokingly, "You tricked the second-year high school boy out. Why don't you send him back quickly?"

The word "trick" is very spiritual.

Even though Yu Wen felt that neither he nor Xie Heyu had anything to do with elopement, the boss lady's words... actually made sense.

He immediately felt guilty and took Xie Heyu for a walk around the school, not daring to go to those far-away attractions. Seeing that the time was almost up, he asked Xie Heyu if she wanted to go back.

Xie Heyu squinted her eyes and stared at him, then said slowly, "...That's all?"

Yu Wen: "Huh? Is there anything else you want to play?"

He lowered his head to look at his watch, but Xie Heyu covered the electronic screen and whispered, "No more, I'm very happy."

Yu Wen: "Really?" Xie

Heyu pondered for a moment, pursed his lips, "...I'm very happy that you didn't talk to me about other people."

Yu Wen was stunned for a moment, and immediately figured out the matter.

He has many friends, but he doesn't travel with just one or two people. In the places he just took Xie Heyu to, there was no mention of another "friend" with a strong presence in his

words. ——This is why Xie Heyu is happy.

Yu Wen understood, but the strange feeling instantly became like a thorn in his side, lingering in his heart.

Such a strong possessiveness.

This guy can't really have a mental illness...

"...I'm not sick." As if he could see through his mind, Xie Heyu proved his innocence.

Yu Wen glanced at him and didn't comment.

Xie Heyu: "..."

Xie Heyu gave up arguing with him.

They took a taxi to the train station. Standing on the roadside, Xie Heyu suddenly said, "I'm trying to get recommended. We'll meet in S City next year."

Yu Wen was thinking about how to persuade him. He was stunned when he heard this. "Ah? Recommended for what? Do you really want to take the exam here?"

Xie Heyu looked indifferent, and his eyebrows were painted by the warm street lights to be gentle and affectionate.

"Yeah." He said, "Yu Wen, you're moving too fast. From childhood to adulthood, whether it's going to school, making friends, or academic planning... You're always ahead of me. I'm following your steps, two years younger, but it feels like a lifetime later..."

Yu Wen tried hard to keep up with his train of thought, but the more he heard his words, the weirder they sounded.

Xie Heyu suddenly grabbed his wrist. It was not an offensive gesture. They used to hold hands, hug, and roll into a ball without feeling awkward.

But such a simple touch of wrists made Yu Wen's heart skip a beat.

At this moment, in this situation, this holding of hands, probably meant something different than before.

Xie Heyu: "Yu Wen, wait for me." Wait

for him?

How?

Yu Wen's brain short-circuited: "I'll go back and study for another senior year of high school?"

"...No." In the cool night breeze, Xie Heyu said: "Don't fall in love, wait for me."