"What's the point of explaining?! You really were born that way!"
"No, no! Please let me explain! It's not what you think!" Wen Mo pleaded hastily, terrified that she would press the police button. "There's a reason we live together!"
"reason?"
Xiang Xiaonan gave up, put her phone back in her pocket, snorted, and gave him a slightly disgusted look. "Okay, okay, I'll listen to your explanation."
Wenmo felt like he had done something wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Now he realized that it was already very strange for the two of them to live under the same roof, the kind of strange that would make his best friend call the police.
“I live with her because…it was arranged by my father.” He explained loudly, briefly mentioning why she could only live in his house, as he didn’t want anyone to know about Xia Lian’s family situation for the time being.
About a minute later, the look of disgust on Xiang Xiaonan's face slowly faded a bit.
"Oh, I see. I misunderstood you earlier."
"You're only now realizing you misunderstood me? I was almost taken away for human destruction..." Wen Mo wiped away a cold sweat. He was really scared just now and was genuinely afraid that this girl would call the police.
Once the misunderstanding was cleared up, the two of them returned to the familiar distance they had in the classroom, chatting back and forth, their conversation always revolving around Xia Lian.
"How did you become so sure you liked her? Don't you think it's weird?" Xiang Xiaonan leaned closer curiously. She had once read a novel about incestuous relationships, and now she had a real-life example right in front of her! It sounded so risqué...
The cold wind howled outside, carrying sand that was blown into my eyes. If I wasn't careful, the sand would get into my eyes.
Wen Mo rubbed his reddened eyes and shrank his neck to burrow into his clothes.
"That's how it was determined. I'd never been in a relationship before, and I only realized how severe my symptoms were after I looked it up online."
"Can there be symptoms in love?"
“Talking about symptoms might be a bit serious, but you have to understand that if you like someone, your body will give you a physical response,” Wen Mo explained earnestly, a point he felt most strongly about.
At first, I thought I might be sick, or have a fever?
My heart keeps fluttering. Whenever I see her, my mind races with all sorts of thoughts, as if I'm being interfered with by a signal jammer. I always want to get close to her and touch her.
It's so arousing...
It wasn't until later that Wenmo secretly checked his temperature and thought he was just sick.
Well… I picked up the thermometer and looked at it:
36.7℃
I am not sick, nor do I have a cold or fever.
They're just in a relationship.
"Cultural people are just different. They can explain what love is in such a romantic and literary way." Xiang Xiaonan was a little fascinated by what she heard. After Wen Mo finished explaining the symptoms, her heart started pounding.
She's a young girl going through puberty, so it's impossible for her not to yearn for romance.
"I told you to read more books, but you wouldn't listen. Otherwise, you won't even know how to speak properly in the future." Wen Mo was amused by her and put his hand behind his head. "If you don't study hard, others will be able to give long and eloquent speeches, and all you'll be able to say is 'Me too!' Hahaha..."
Xiang Xiaonan made a face at him, not wanting to pay attention to him, but she couldn't suppress her curiosity and soon came over to look at him again.
"Hey, did you two do anything...out of line?"
When she asked the question, she didn't even notice that her face had flushed slightly, her cheeks were warm, like a sunset.
"Something out of line?"
"That's right, that kind of thing..."
Seeing her shy reaction, Wen Mo could easily guess what the girl was thinking, and he even blushed a little because of her.
The next second, a chop to the head landed on Xiang Xiaonan.
"What are you thinking! How could I possibly do such a thing!" Wen Mo shouted in protest, her face flushed, making it impossible to tell whether it was from shyness or a warm blush.
Xiang Xiaonan's head throbbed from the chop to the head. She covered her head, pouted pitifully, and occasionally glanced up with her big, watery eyes to steal a look at his reaction.
Once Wen Mo had calmed down a bit, she leaned over and shook his arm, apologizing in a conciliatory manner, "Hey, don't be angry~ I, I'm just a bit clumsy, I was just curious about the distance between you two..."
Seeing her like this, Wen Mo could no longer stay angry. He touched his head and sighed softly.
"We're not that close... just occasionally, occasionally, we'll hold hands..."
Even he himself felt unsure when he said this, and turned his face away guiltily.
"Just holding hands?"
“Yeah, what else could you possibly do? Just hold hands,” Wen Mo said seriously.
He quietly omitted the hugs and sleeping together, not because he was afraid of anything else, but because he was afraid that if he told anyone, this guy would definitely call the police on the spot.
"Tch, boring."
"No fun? You don't understand how exciting it is to hold hands, especially when it's with someone you like." Wen Mo clutched his chest, his heart still fluttering whenever he thought of how shy and innocent they were when they first held hands.
"Alright, alright, I know you and Xiaolian are very close. Go back and think about what to do." Xiang Xiaonan yawned. She should have been taking a nap at this time. She glanced at her phone and realized that lunch break was almost over. "Let's go back, we have to go to class."
Wen Mo then realized that they had been whispering to each other throughout the entire lunch break, and his eyes were filled with apology as he looked at her.
"Sorry, you were supposed to be taking a nap, I've taken up your time..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xiang Xiaonan reached out and covered Wen Mo's mouth, put a finger to her lips, and then grinned, revealing her white teeth.
"Don't talk about whether it will cause delays or not. It's too formal. We're like family."
Looking at the girl in front of him, Wen Mo couldn't help but smile, and after a long while, he nodded.
"knew."
...
"Is Wenmo in a good mood today?"
As usual, he waited for Xia Lian at the school gate after school. She looked up and gazed innocently at her relaxed-looking cousin.
Wen Mo hummed a little tune and smiled as he reached out to pat Xia Lian's head.
"Yes, I'm in a great mood."
I feel much better after being honest with someone. The feeling of hiding things is really uncomfortable. It's so good to have a close friend.
"Because you chatted with Sister Xiaonan?"
Xia Lian tilted her head, recalling the scene of Wen Mo and Xiang Xiaonan leaving together at noon.
“Yes, I feel much better after talking to them.” Without much hesitation, Wen Mo blurted out.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she said this, Xia Lian's face puffed up like a steamed bun, and her eyes, which were already unreadable, narrowed slightly.
"Wenmo, that's bad."
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