There were hardly any people on campus in the afternoon.
It's still summer, and most students go back to their classrooms to enjoy the air conditioning after lunch; hardly anyone comes out to sunbathe.
"Alright, I'll take you back to your classroom after we finish eating." Wen Mo stretched and said lazily, wanting to go back to the classroom to rest for a while.
He woke up too early this morning, which is quite unusual for someone who's used to sleeping in late. It'll probably take him a while to adjust his biological clock.
"ah……"
Upon hearing this, Xia Lian seemed somewhat disappointed. She lowered her eyes and did not agree. Instead, she tightened her grip on Wen Mo's clothes and looked up at him expectantly.
"Lunch break...it's still a long way off..."
She leaned close to Wen Mo with her small mouth open and whispered something.
Hearing this, Wen Mo seemed to understand something, and a smile appeared on his lips. "So you mean you don't want to break up yet, right?"
Seeing Xia Lian buried in her head and silent, he gently pinched the girl's soft cheek, then said mischievously, "If you don't say anything, I'm leaving."
"Eh...?"
Xia Lian hurriedly raised her face, only to meet his amused gaze. She could only turn her face away guiltily and nod slightly without leaving a trace.
"I want to... stay a little longer, with Wenmo..."
After saying that, Wen Mo stroked her little head, and could not bring himself to say "no". "Okay, then let's wait until the lunch break is almost over before we go back."
Hearing this, Xia Lian felt a little relieved and nodded her head like a chick pecking at rice.
"Let's find somewhere to hide from the sun, otherwise we'll get so tanned that we'll be forced to work in the cotton fields."
The place he thought of was a pavilion near the school cafeteria, where there was definitely no one and it would be cool.
As for why Wenmer knew there was definitely no one inside...
When the two arrived at the pavilion, a sign that read "Under Construction" had been hung in front of the pavilion, blocking their way.
Xia Lian noticed the notice board and tugged at his sleeve, "Under construction..."
"Yes, I saw it."
Wen Mo said this, but his hands moved the sign aside as if he hadn't heard a word.
"Wenmo...?" She looked at Wenmo's actions with a puzzled expression.
After finishing these tasks, Wen Mo clapped his hands and beckoned to Xia Lian, "Come in, make yourself at home, I guarantee no one will come here."
Upon hearing this, Xia Lian hesitated for a moment, but still obediently sat down next to Wen Mo, though her expression was somewhat uneasy.
Seeing her reaction, Wen Mo grinned and said, "I know what you're thinking. You think we're doing something wrong, right?"
As he spoke, he leaned against the railing behind him, resting his hands behind his head, quietly savoring this moment of leisure.
"This pavilion has been renovated for a long time; that sign is just there for show."
?
Hearing this, Xia Lian curiously leaned closer, seemingly very concerned about who had deliberately placed the notice board at the door.
"Want to know who did it, right?" Wen Mo yawned. "It was the principal. That guy often comes here to cool off, so he's never in his office most of the time. You can't find him when you need something."
He spoke slowly, but what he said was all true. The principal of Linchuan Middle School was truly the least principal-like principal he had ever seen. If you didn't know better, you would think that an outsider had infiltrated the school. He was so lazy, undisciplined, and irresponsible.
The girl listened quietly, her expression shifting between confusion and silence. A strange emotion gradually welled up within her, though she didn't know that this emotion was called "the urge to complain."
"How did the placement test go?" After chatting with the principal, Wen Mo casually asked about the test this morning.
Xia Lian blinked, pondered for a moment but still couldn't find a way to describe it, finally giving a blank assessment, "Ordinary...?"
"ordinary?"
He was somewhat surprised. Xia Lian's grades shouldn't be considered average, right? Wen Mo also had a placement test when he first came in, and the test wasn't that difficult.
Xia Lian nodded, "I don't know the answer, is it right... but there isn't one, a question I can't answer..."
This is her understanding of "ordinary".
"That's great, isn't it?" Wenmo patted her little head with satisfaction. "How are things going with your friends?"
When I took Xia Lian back to her classroom this morning, I saw her two new friends. At least they didn't look like bad people, so I felt quite at ease.
"They were very nice...they even invited me to lunch." Xia Lian recalled what happened at noon today.
"Aren't you going?"
She shook her head. "I want to have dinner with Wenmo..."
Hearing this, Wen Mo felt both relieved and a little regretful. If a newly acquainted friend invites you out to dinner, you should generally go, as it's a way to strengthen your relationship.
However, the child didn't forget his cousin even after making new friends, which made Wenmo quite happy.
"Next time you should go out to eat with them. You need to have more opportunities to interact with them occasionally, otherwise it's not good to just stay with me all the time."
“…No.” Xia Lian’s eyes were serious.
He was somewhat surprised, as it was rare to see his cousin utter lines like "refuse".
"I want to be with Wenmo..."
“But…” Wen Mo was about to speak when he felt a soft body hug him.
"Why did you hug me?" Wen Mo chuckled and patted her back.
This girl is usually very introverted, but sometimes she can be surprisingly bold. What he doesn't know is that she only gives her hugs to people who are important to her.
Xia Lian closed her eyes, buried her head in his chest, and felt Wen Mo's presence.
"Wenmo once said that in a secluded place, you can hug someone..."
He didn't know why Xia Lian suddenly hugged him, or perhaps there was no reason at all; she simply wanted to snuggle up to him.
Wen Mo wrapped his arms around Xia Lian's waist, letting her breathe in his breath.
"I'm still not used to it..." Wen Mo muttered softly, not daring to look at the girl's expression anymore. He turned his face away and gently stroked the back of her head.
Even though she uses the same shampoo as me, her hair always smells exceptionally good.
"I have a feeling that the two of them are secretly staying here, it's a bit like they're having a secret rendezvous."
Is a secret rendezvous a good thing?
"It's not a good thing, is it?"
"So we're doing something bad...?" Xia Lian looked up and asked in confusion.
"...Just keep hugging."
It was quiet all around; you couldn't hear anything.
Perhaps all they could feel was the pounding of their hearts.
"You can only hug me for a little while longer," Wenmo said softly.
"Mmm..." The girl murmured softly, feeling the stroking on her head. Her eyes narrowed slightly in comfort, like a kitten that wanted to be pampered.
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