The last rainstorm in Ning City fell at the end of June, like the end of the prelude to a grand symphony.
Time has finally entered the long and hot summer.
Just one week after the final exam, the report card was sent to the parents' mobile phones. Tianyi does not make the overall ranking public, only the top 50 in each grade are posted in the notification column. Since this is a joint exam for 39 schools in Ning City, the city ranking is also attached.
Ye Kai's results were revealed in advance by Qu Jia's scream.
"Baby! First in the grade, top five in the city!" Qu Jia covered her mouth to hide her surprise, "You are awesome, mommy loves you so much!"
Ye Kai heaved a sigh of relief. He finally performed stably. There were many problems at the end of the semester. He did not review very well and was ready for a Waterloo.
He smiled at Qu Jia obediently. The joy brought by the results was short-lived. After a moment, another thought came to his mind - Chen Youhan's WeChat message, and he didn't know how to reply.
The dialog box stopped at the last question, which happened more than a week ago. At first, he was too busy with the exam to reply, but later he felt it was abrupt to reply. He didn't reply, and Chen Youhan didn't urge him, as if he was determined to wait for Ye Kai to make his own choice and make up his mind.
During dinner, we inevitably talked about summer vacation plans. He had already signed up for a fully enclosed summer camp in the United States, which was jointly organized by Tianyi and a high school ranked in the top 50 in North America. The two schools would do a competition study tour at an Ivy League school for half a month. After that, there was no doubt that he would go to Vancouver to accompany his grandparents. In total, he was destined to be away from home for a month.
Chen Youhan's birthday is on August 7th, can he make it back? ... Never mind, Chen Youhan probably doesn't care whether he comes back or not, adults have their own colorful lives.
I returned to school the next day to get the paper transcript and summer homework.
The cicadas were chirping loudly, making people dizzy. The whole campus was filled with a lazy atmosphere during the holidays. Ye Kai had a little allergy on his face. He wore a white T-shirt and a black non-woven mask on his face, which made him look a little distant. There was a girl in the class who went to summer camp with him. Her name was Yu Ranran. She was very tough when doing questions. She could beat Ye Kai in biology, but she was very shy. Ye Kai had not talked to her for a whole school year. Today, he knocked on the corner of her desk for the first time and asked, "Are you ready for summer camp?"
Ye Kai's voice is naturally cold, and his temperament is also cold because of his background. Yu Ranran was so nervous that she stuttered: "I, I...what should I prepare?" She spoke in a low voice and didn't dare to look at Ye Kai, especially when he was wearing a mask. The only pair of eyes that were exposed were beautiful and sharp. If you stare at him for two more seconds, you might fall in love with him. Yu Ranran only had learning in her heart, and she didn't want to fall in love with a rich and cold nobleman at this critical moment.
Ye Kai smiled. He knew that Yu Ranran was admitted only after high school. This was her first time to be selected for the summer camp. She didn’t have many social contacts, so he probably wouldn’t be able to handle it. He said briefly, “I’ll add you on WeChat in the class group and send you a list.”
Yu Ranran asked in a very straightforward manner: "Isn't there a teacher leading the team?"
When her deskmate heard this, he almost fell to the ground with his head, and covered Yu Ranran's mouth with his hand: "She can't do anything except practice questions. Ye Kai, don't bother with a fool!"
Ye Kai curved his eyes and turned back to his seat.
Yu Ranran: "How am I stupid?"
Her deskmate leaned his head close to hers and whispered, "Yu Ranran, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You and him will be isolated for half a month. Our whole class has given you an important task!"
Yu Ranran: “?”
Deskmate: "Observe if he has someone he likes!"
Yu Ranran: "Ah, what does it have to do with you?"
My deskmate: "Let's start a bet. I bet on no one. If I win, I can help my idol sell a thousand copies - and you can be included?"
Yu Ranran: “…”
It turns out there is a reason why your grades are not improving.
Ye Kai sat by the window. The head teacher hadn't come in yet. He was staring out the window with his chin in his hand. The royal poinciana trees were lush and frangipani blossomed one after another. The security guard sat under the old banyan tree to enjoy the cool. He glanced and saw Chen Youhan with a very beautiful woman.
He poked his deskmate: "Is that our teacher?"
My deskmate Yang Zhuoning is well-informed, especially when it comes to collecting beauties. He immediately identified the other person's identity: "The administrative teacher who just came this year is often pulled by Vice Principal Zhao to attend business receptions because she is too beautiful."
Ye Kai nodded indifferently and watched Chen Youhan walking slowly side by side with the beautiful female teacher, occasionally stopping to look at the campus buildings with a serious expression, and would nod in response - and even laugh.
Maybe even flirted.
After all, the female teacher was laughing so hard that her body was shaking. She was either smiling seductively with her head down, or touching her hair tenderly.
"Oh my god, who is that boss next to him?" Yang Zhuoning came over to look for a while, and a sense of crisis was born: "Is he her boyfriend?"
Ye Kai withdrew his gaze.
I don’t know if it was Yang Zhuoning’s illusion, but the top student in the grade felt worse than him, who had just finished last in the mixed doubles.
The class meeting began and the classroom became quiet.
Ye Kai did not take off his mask. He leaned back in his chair with his hands folded over his chest, one leg bent and the other stepping on the horizontal bar of the desk, feeling depressed.
The sun was too bright, so he quickly drew the curtains shut.
When the homework was assigned, the whole corridor was filled with ghosts and wolves howling. Each subject was more difficult than the other, and the papers were flying like snow in June. Yang Zhuo would rather die than live, but Ye Kai was indifferent. He couldn't help but admire him: a top student is a top student. Not only does he face the storm of homework head-on, he may even add extra ingredients to himself behind the scenes.
Ye Kai: When you said last time that you were not looking for a boyfriend, did you mean that you were not looking for a boyfriend? Why do adults have so many tricks... What? Eighty papers were handed out?!
After a long hour, the class meeting was over. As soon as the head teacher walked out of the classroom, he could hear the footsteps of a werewolf transforming behind him. No matter how heavy the schoolbag was, it could not stop the brisk footsteps of a 17 or 18-year-old. The classroom was empty in the blink of an eye. Everyone had an appointment to have dinner in the evening. Some went shopping first, and some went home to dress up. Ye Kai lagged behind and locked the door. His face was expressionless under the black mask.
Before he reached the stairs, he bumped into Chen Youhan. The beautiful female teacher had disappeared, and he was standing alone against the wall, wearing a draped shirt with a unique pattern, with broad and straight shoulders. His long legs were bent, and he was wearing a pair of classic black loafers.
Ye Kai glanced at him.
It's like watching a peacock spreading its feathers in a disorderly manner.
Chen Youhan was in a lazy posture. When he saw Ye Kai, he stood up and took two steps towards him. The two of them stood outside the Q&A room. Ye Kai was blocked by him and leaned his back against the windowsill.
“Why are you wearing a mask?”
"Allergy." He replied coldly.
Chen Youhan approached him and deliberately gloated: "You're disfigured. Come, let me see." Then he pulled the mask.
There is a fragrance on the wrist, it is Mr. Li’s garden.
The bubbling feeling of teak soda water is like a rain in my heart, and the kumquat trees and jasmine flowers are all wet.
Ye Kai was in a trance in the fragrance, and for a moment he was stunned, the black mask was pulled down to his chin. His skin was fair and clear, which made the red spots on his cheeks look cute. What kind of allergy is this? It's like a beautiful woman putting on freckles, both of them are beautiful in different ways.
Seeing the other party's cold reaction, Chen Youhan put away his joking thoughts and asked pointedly: "Why are you not surprised to see me?"
Ye Kai pulled up his mask and turned his head away: "I saw you a long time ago."
Chen Youhan explained for some reason: "Aren't we going to build a library? I came to take a look today and started construction during the summer vacation."
Well-reasoned.
Ye Kai: “Oh.”
Chen Youhan observed him and said, "The female teacher at the reception is pretty. Do you know her?"
Ye Kai: “I don’t know him.”
"I forgot to ask her for her WeChat ID."
Ye Kai raised his eyes, his expression was indifferent, and a little sarcastic: "Can I ask for you?"
Chen Youhan looked at him with interest. They were very close to each other, and there was a height difference of almost ten centimeters, so he had to lower his head, with a smile on his face, and his aura was very oppressive.
Someone passing by felt that this person was bullying others and was carelessly mean.
Ye Kai was a little panicked by his gaze, but fortunately he was wearing a mask so he could maintain the illusion of a blank expression. Unfortunately, a feeling of emptiness and lightness rose from the soles of his feet. He was stared at by Chen Youhan like this, and his legs inexplicably became weak.
Chen Youhan said slowly, "Your principal has asked me out several times, and I chose today, the day of homecoming, to come visit. Do you know why?"
Ye Kai fell into the trap as expected, and looked up at him in confusion.
"Because you forgot to reply my WeChat, I had to come here in person to ask." Chen Youhan supported himself on the windowsill with both hands, and almost hugged Ye Kai in his arms, "Three Good Students, are you free during the summer vacation?"
Ye Kai lowered his eyes. He spent a long time calculating on the calendar yesterday, but today he turned his face away and said cruelly, "No."
Although he was well prepared, Chen Youhan still felt stung in the heart.
He hadn't liked anyone for many years, and had long forgotten the feeling of liking someone, and even more so the feeling of wanting someone but not being able to get them. People who have never suffered have a low pain threshold, and they feel numb in their chests when stung.
After being avoided for so many days, he had to open the dialog box dozens of times every day. Whenever his phone vibrated, he would suspect that Ye Kai was willing to deal with him. But of course it wasn't. This secret love was a bit bitter. After only one week, his heart felt tempered. Qiao Chu prepared a bottle of Macallan worth about 300,000 yuan, ready to celebrate with him when he succeeded in pursuing her. He has been very sarcastic these two days: "See, it's from 1972. Do you know when it will see the light of day again? I think it will be ten years later."
Chen Youhan stepped back a little, helpless against Ye Kai. He remembered Wu Sijiu's words and treated Ye Kai like a pearl bird, fearing that his rash love would scare him away.
He settled for the next best thing: "Are you free on my birthday?"
Ye Kai asked knowingly: "When is your birthday?"
Chen Youhan endured the humiliation and said, "August 7th."
Even the return ticket was bought, but Ye Kai said, "In Vancouver."
Leos don't give in so easily. Chen Youhan found an excuse to cheat: "Even if I can't come, I can always get a birthday present."
Ye Kai asked: "What do you want?"
The condom is here. Chen Youhan looked into his beautiful eyes and said imposingly: "Money is nothing to you. I want your most expensive thing."
This sounds familiar.
Ye Kai was stunned, still remembering Chen Youhan's arrogant answer at that time. He started with: "My most expensive thing is——"
"Time." Chen Youhan answered quickly.
"Sincerely." Wrong answer.
He didn't play by the rules. Chen Youhan was stunned for a moment, then his eyes softened: "This is also OK."
Ye Kai was so panicked that he leaned against the windowsill tightly, and said stubbornly: "You wish for it. I won't give it to you."
But it sounds like flirting.
Damn, why did the conversation turn out like this today?
Ye Kai finally couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore and couldn't help begging for mercy: "Brother Youhan," he looked into Chen Youhan's eyes and said in a low voice: "...Don't do this to me."
There was no momentum in his voice, nor was there any indifference, like a little sika deer that had fallen into a hunter's trap, trembling and timid in Chen Youhan's ears.
Chen Youhan was defeated in a second.
The routines that he was so familiar with had now become a web that trapped him. He wanted to touch him, but was afraid of flirting with him; he wanted to tease him, but was afraid that he would take it seriously. Those ambiguous little tricks were in his bones, and he was born with them, but when Ye Kai said something casually, he was completely defeated and felt like a bully.
"What?" He asked cruelly, gritting his teeth.
Ye Kai pushed him away, his footsteps were unsteady, just like his heart was beating fast. He avoided the question and said, "I'll ask the female teacher for her WeChat ID."
What you say is what you think. What is "don't do this to me"? It turns out that it means don't treat me like you treat the female teacher.
But in his heart, how does Chen Youhan treat female teachers?
What kind of emotional intelligence and sensitivity does President Chen have? After reacting, he couldn't help laughing. Leo's sense of control returned, and he leisurely caught up with Ye Kai: "I said I won't look for it again before next summer, you don't believe me?"
"Believe it, believe it." Ye Kai said repeatedly, lowered his head and walked quickly, thinking to himself, it's none of my business.
But the coldness under the mask has long melted.
It has nothing to do with Chen Youhan. It must be because summer is here and the sun is too hot.
The cicadas were chirping louder and louder. When no one was around, they took over the mountain and made a lot of noise, making people feel upset. Ye Kai walked through the long tree-lined path. The old trees on both sides formed an arc-shaped dome that shaded the sun. Spots of light fell on his shoulders, hair, and his tall, thin body in a white T-shirt. He walked by with his head down, like a boy swimming across a sparkling sea.
Chen Youhan's heart was also filled with these spots of light.
"Do you have any plans tonight?" he caught up, hoping to get a negative answer.
"Class dinner."
……have to.
"I'll give you a ride." He was willing to be a hitchhiker even though the ride was not very favorable, and he was driving a Lamborghini SUV.
Ye Kai didn't bother to be polite with him. He got in the car and checked the class WeChat group. He also sent a list of things to do to Yu Ranran. He found that they had been chatting enthusiastically for more than ten pages.
He flipped through it casually and found a picture. He clicked it, but he suddenly didn't want to go there anymore - there were several dozen bottles of wine and a deck of King's Game playing cards on the table.
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