When Ye Kai returned the phone to Ye Jin, he looked very reserved, not daring to make eye contact with her. He threw the phone on the sofa and wanted to run away. Ye Jin found that she was not even wearing shoes.
"Stop." Ye Jin called him, "What's wrong? Why is your face so red just because you made a phone call?"
Ye Kai held the door handle with a guilty look on his face: "I forgot to turn on the air conditioner."
Ye Jin looked through the call records suspiciously, narrowed his eyes, and stared at him with amusement: "You want to delete the call records too? There's something wrong with you, young man."
Ye Kai hurriedly said, "No, I didn't. You're right, it's too late."
Ye Jin walked towards him with a blanket in her arms, raised her hand, and touched his cheek: "Tsk, confess and you will be treated leniently, are you in love?"
Ye Kai dodged reflexively: "I don't have it. I still have to take the entrance exam to Tsinghua University!" After saying that, he quickly ran downstairs.
The next day, he did not stop. He and Aunt Jia spent a long time in the kitchen, and no one was allowed to come in and peek. Finally, he handed a small box to Uncle Lu, and asked him to take it to the president's office of the business group in the GC headquarters building to find Gu Xiu. Gu Xiu received the internal line at the front desk. He saw that Uncle Lu was well-dressed and well-spoken, but he still couldn't remember who he was. After a few pleasantries, Uncle Lu handed over the small gift box: "Mr. Gu, this is a birthday gift for Mr. Chen. Please pass it on."
Gu Xiu knew it was a cake at first glance. Who would send a cake to Chen Youhan's birthday these days? It was too shabby. And it was not necessary for him, the general assistant and director of the CEO's office, to come out and receive him in person! He refused awkwardly: "Sorry, Mr. Chen..."
Uncle Lu bowed politely and said, "Thank you. You can tell Mr. Chen that it's from the Ye family."
Ye? Which Ye? He searched all over the suppliers, government, and commercial real estate circles, but couldn't find this person. Uncle Lu had already left. He knocked on Chen Youhan's office door with a gift box in his hand: "Boss, someone sent you a birthday cake, do you want to eat it?"
Chen Youhan was looking at the quotation submitted by Japanese experts for the construction of the aquarium, which was one of the important business forms of the new project. One of the 50-meter-wide ocean viewing windows was the largest in Asia, and the Japanese team used the latest patented acrylic technology. Gu Xiu's voice just passed through his ears, and he didn't care, and waved him out.
"Okay." Gu Xiu let go of the door and closed it, but Chen Youhan called him back, "Come back!"
"Who sent it?" Chen Youhan looked up from the documents: "How did it get to you?"
Gu Xiu thought that I was also wronged, so he repeated, "A man who looked to be in his fifties, said he was from the Ye family."
Then he saw Chen Youhan stand up, stride over to him from behind the desk and snatch the paper bag.
Gu Xiu was stunned and asked fearlessly: "Boyfriend?"
Chen Youhan glanced at him murderously: "Is it done?"
The kraft paper bag was sealed with masking tape, and Chen Youhan tore it open solemnly. Inside was a six-inch cake box with a champagne matte texture, on which "superlucky" was written in a marker pen. He couldn't help laughing when he saw this. He rubbed his eyebrows and didn't rush to open it. He put his right hand on his left chest and couldn't help but smile at himself. He stood up and walked to the French window and took a deep breath. Ningshi is always beautiful in summer. Bougainvillea blooms on both sides of the West River. The river is wide and clear, and the sky is blue, reflected in the water. He lit a cigarette, took two puffs quietly, and then put it out, and went back to continue opening his super lucky gift box.
A six-inch mousse cake, mango flavored, not too bad looking, probably edible. On it was written with jam: Forever and ever, good luck forever. It was crooked like a primary school student. Chen Youhan dipped a little with his finger and put it in his mouth. It tasted like strawberry.
There was a stack of postcards outside the cake, tied into a small bundle. He opened it and saw that it was about North America, including Route 66, the Statue of Liberty, aerial photos of New York's Central Park, El Capitan, and the Florida coast.
Chen Youhan turned to the back, and Ye Kai's handwriting was beautiful and elegant, reminding people of him. He read through the pages one by one, and didn't even notice Gu Xiu coming in to deliver the documents. When he heard the sound, he hastily put it on the corner of the table, but accidentally scattered it on the ground. Gu Xiu bent down to pick it up, but Chen Youhan was faster than him, and in a hurry he only saw one sentence: She stood by the window, with a large bunch of apple blossoms blooming beside her.
He was stunned: "Ye Zhi?"
Chen Youhan put away the postcard as usual. Gu Xiu smiled and said, "It looks like it's for a girl."
It is for women. Ye Kai gave it to his sister.
"Tsk," the single guy sighed, "This is the scene when Yeats first met Maud Gonne. He had a crush on her all his life."
Chen Youhan said indifferently: "There is no need to popularize this kind of tragic story."
Turning his head and seeing the unwrapped cake, Gu Xiu asked again: "Hey, this cake looks good, I can--"
"You can't."
Gu Xiu: "...I just want to ask——"
"Don't ask."
Gu Xiu smiled obediently: "Okay, you have the final say." He wanted to leave, but Chen Youhan stopped him: "Pack up and put it in the refrigerator."
The CEO's office has its own tea room, which is equipped with a refrigerator, a wine cabinet, and a coffee machine. He wrapped the cake and put it in the refrigerator. At the same time, he explicitly forbade anyone to put food in the private group of the CEO's office today - any food, not even food without smell! When he looked again in the second half, he was indeed taken away.
Ye Kai had an extra tennis lesson today, and it was almost time for dinner when he finished. When he heard the car entering the basement, he immediately ran to the elevator entrance and waited, without taking a shower or taking off his hairband, and holding a racket in his hand. When the elevator door opened, Ye Tong was startled by him: "Waiting for me?"
Ye Kai winked at Uncle Lu, then nodded hurriedly: "Grandpa, did you have a good time at work today?"
Although Ye Tong didn't quite understand, he nodded: "Shouldn't I do some practice next summer? How about coming to Grandpa's place?"
Ye Kai was so scared that he hesitated: "Let's talk about it next year...Uncle Lu, I'll help you carry it!" He snatched the briefcase from his hand and asked in a low voice: "Has it been delivered?"
Uncle Lu nodded.
"Is it Gu?"
Uncle Lu nodded again.
Only then did he feel relieved.
Ye Tong turned his head to look at them: "Do you have any little secrets between you?"
Ye Kai shook his head obediently, but he was still exposed at the dinner table. Qu Jia sighed sarcastically: "Baby is already 18 years old in the blink of an eye, and mommy doesn't have the honor to eat the cake he made by himself."
Only then did I know that Ye Kaihua had spent the whole morning making a cake for Chen Youhan. Although he was smart and had good physical fitness, he was actually clumsy. He had to waste three pieces before he got a half-decent finished product. The whole family laughed at him. The photos that Aunt Jia had taken were taken out and passed around. Ye Jin almost died of laughter. Ye Kai's ears felt a little hot: "Aunt Jia, didn't I ask you to delete it?" he muttered.
Aunt Jia said, "How could I bear to do that? Look at this..." Ye Kai was wearing a bib, his hands were covered with flour, and there were two spots of flour on the tip of his nose and cheeks. He was beating eggs awkwardly. Ye Tong laughed after seeing the photo: "Xiao Kai is very attentive to Youhan."
This sounded strange, and Ye Kai didn't dare to answer. Qu Jia said, "Baby has no conscience. Look, who among us has eaten his cake?"
Feeling really guilty, Ye Kai immediately made appointments for four people at once.
Ye Tong said, "You like Youhan so much. If you don't want to stay at home for practice next year, you can go to his place."
Ye Kai looked at him suddenly, holding the spoon tightly in his hand and not daring to move rashly.
"I just don't know if it's convenient for Youhan Fang." Ye Tong said again.
Ye Kaixin thought, it’s convenient, it’s so convenient for him, he likes me.
My heart was pounding.
After dinner, Qu Jia pardoned him and let him get his phone. He subconsciously clicked on Chen Youhan's profile picture, and then he became reserved again, thinking that Chen Youhan was pursuing him now, should he be a little more passionate? Being too proactive would make him look cheap. Although he had never been in a relationship, he had learned a lot from Lu Fu during the two years he was roommate with her - although, they were just theories that had not been tested in practice. While he was hesitating, Chen Youhan sent him a message, asking very subtly: Are you there?
The body is faster than the brain, and reason cannot overcome the will. He replied immediately: I just got the phone.
Chen Youhan smiled at this sentence, just smiled, thinking how could it be such a coincidence. He waited for most of the day, endured for most of the day, and finally encountered such a coincidence, just like eating a cake and finding out that the plumpest fruit and the sweetest cream were hidden in this bite. People in love have problems, and they can force themselves to be in sync with each other over trivial matters. Chen Youhan has now fallen into this ideological misunderstanding and can't turn back.
When he dialed the video call, Ye Kai was in a panic and hung up.
Chen Youhan: …
Ye Kai's face flushed red, the air conditioner whirred and he was sweating, the palms of his hands holding the pen were sweaty. He was finishing a summer homework, he was not interested, and for the first time he was concerned about whether the angle of the mobile phone holder was right, whether it would make his face look ugly.
He made up his mind not to answer and replied: I don’t know how to face you now.
This was what he really said, but it had a different meaning in Chen Youhan's eyes. He could only reply: "Just want to thank you for the cake."
Ye Kai didn't think it would taste good, and it wasn't very pretty, either. The eight characters looked like they were written by an elementary school student. No, he wrote better than this when he was in kindergarten. He could only blame the decorating nozzle for being too difficult to use. He also regretted giving this cake to Chen Youhan. Did Chen Youhan need a bite of his cake? Would eating this bite help her live a hundred years longer? He should use the most skillful, safest, most noble, and best gift to send his blessing on his behalf.
He learned to downplay it.
:You're welcome.
: Aunt Jia happened to be making a cake today, so I asked her to teach me.
Chen Youhan curled the corners of his lips: Are you trying harder to like me today than yesterday?
Ye Kai leaned over the table, his face pressed against his arm, which was terribly hot. What's going on? I've liked you for a long time? I like you more every day? No, no, no, a person like Chen Youhan might just be tempted by his desire to conquer him.
When Qu Jia entered the room, she found Ye Kai banging his head against the wall, looking like he had lost all hope in life. She crossed her arms and admired this rare performance. Seeing that his head would be broken if he continued to bang his head, she said, "Ye Xiaokai, I think you're a little weird lately."
Ye Kai's eyes were full of confusion; "No, Mom, high school algebra is a bit difficult."
He had studied all his textbooks in advance. When the second year of high school started, he had to finish the third year of high school math during the summer vacation. It wasn't the algebra that was difficult, it was the love life of an 18-year-old.
Qu Jia put down the fruit plate and reminded, "There's still half an hour left."
Ye Kai hugged the wall, because it would cool his body down a bit. Just die, God, why is it so embarrassing to be in love with Chen Youhan! He replied coldly: "I tried hard, barely added one point."
After replying, he felt the phone was a little hot, so he threw it onto the bed, then threw himself onto the bed, covered his head with the pillow, and dared not see anyone. A groundhog lived in his heart, kicking his legs in annoyance.
Chen Youhan put his hand on his forehead and smiled helplessly. He picked up a piece of cake with a fork, it was so sweet that he didn't know how much more sugar he had put in it because of his shaking hands.
:What’s the full score?
The high school student replied: One hundred and fifty.
Chen Youhan: One point a day, it will be 219 points by your birthday. Okay, I feel relieved.
...I’m trapped again!
Ye Kai changed his mind: You are wrong, this is a comprehensive subject and the full score is 300.
Three hundred is fine, two hundred and nineteen in the liberal arts comprehensive exam is not low, there is still room for improvement. Chen Youhan replied: Then please continue to work hard tomorrow.
Ye Kai thought, if he worked harder, he would like it explosively.
But even though he knew this in his heart, he couldn't help but run into the bright autumn in Ningcheng with this bomb in his arms. The mango trees on both sides of the road were full of fruits, and the lemon trees in the school were also dyed yellow. He really worked harder every day, and the goodnight text messages he sent to Chen Youhan were "Goodnight, +1", "Goodnight, +2"... "Goodnight, +37".
The new school year at Tianyi started, and the only sensation was that there was a super-excellent student named Qiao Yichu among the freshmen, who got in with the highest score in the city's high school entrance exam. On the first day of school, Yang Zhuoning gossiped, "Kai, your position is no longer secure."
At the first teacher-student meeting of the school year, Ye Kai finally met the legendary Qiao Yichu. He was wearing Tianyi's formal school uniform and spoke without a script. His gestures and movements showed a sense of control. When he finished speaking and stepped down from the stage, the audience immediately went crazy. In view of Ye Kai's wealthy status and his alienated feeling of seeming to be warm and gentle but actually being as cold as the Antarctic, most girls immediately showed their enthusiasm for Qiao Yichu.
Tianyi arranged a separate dormitory for senior high school students. Lu Fu moved out on the first day of school. Ye Kai's new roommate was a freshman named Shi Yi. The word "Yi" here has a clear meaning. It is said that his father is a well-known translator and writer in China. Ye Kai soon discovered that he had read his father's works. He tackled Spanish and English translations at the same time. The Chinese translation of "Don Quixote", which is quite outstanding in recent years, was written by him.
"Tang? Is this your father's pen name?"
"His name is Du Tang, but he uses Tang when signing his works and attending events." Shi Yi saw the Selected Poems of Yeats translated by Du Tang last year on Ye Kai's bookshelf. "I'm impressed. You should have something to talk about with him. I can't. I have no literary talent at all."
"You inherited it but are not interested in it." Ye Kai tried to smooth things over calmly.
Shi Yi smiled casually: "Are all the rich people's upbringing so perfect? His name is Du Tang and my name is Shi Yi. Obviously, you should have guessed that we are not biological father and son."
Ye Kai did notice it right away. If it were an ordinary person, he would have asked directly, but he pretended not to hear it. Shi Yi's personality is very direct: "It's good to be well-educated, but you are like Qiao Yichu, don't you feel tired?"
It turned out that Qiao Yichu was his classmate and also his deskmate.
"That young comrade is also very considerate every day." He then cited many examples of "seemingly in spring but actually in winter", and Ye Kai discovered that Shi Yi looked careless, but in fact he was very sharp and had an innate intuition for capturing people's hearts. The two of them had a very harmonious roommate relationship. After listening to his interesting complaints, Ye Kai asked, "Can you help me get a few autographs from your father?" He recalled, "Three books, I bought three of his translations."
Shi Yi had completed the task over the weekend. The three books were Selected Poems of Yeats, Don Quixote, and The Long Goodbye. Ye Kai bought new, unopened copies and asked Du Tang to sign them for collection, and kept the old copies for reading at school.
I unexpectedly met Chen Youhan during the break on Monday.
The new library building has been capped and the fence is being removed. He should be here to check the progress. He was wearing a black turtleneck short-sleeved knitted T-shirt today. He looked very cold and restrained, but also extremely aggressive. The principal personally received them. The class was over when they were visiting the periphery of the building. Because of the height difference, he put one hand across his chest and the other hand on his chin. He turned slightly to the side, with a stern face, nodding from time to time, and occasionally smiling. He exuded a mature demeanor. The girls from the three grades were looking at him, and while looking at him, they asked who he was and whether he was a new teacher.
Yang Zhuoning patted Ye Kai on the shoulder: "Let the boss compensate me for my girlfriend!"
Ye Kai: “?”
"I couldn't take it anymore after meeting Zhao Xiaoxin at the party hall last time. I've been dreaming about spring and autumn every day."
Ye Kai couldn't help laughing: "Tell Zhao Xiaoxin that this guy is a mess. He has slept with more than one class."
Yang Zhuoning felt relieved: "Okay, I'll go spread the light of righteousness right now!"
Ye Kai originally thought that Chen Youhan would not see him, but he was caught by Chen Youhan while peeping openly. He just glanced at him, half-smiled, as if to say "I caught you", and then his eyes fell back on the principal. Ye Kai blushed in the surging crowd and lost control of his heartbeat.
Before he even reached the classroom, he received a WeChat message from Chen Youhan, asking him to wait for him on the fourth floor staircase. He was completely nervous and absent-minded, and asked Yang Zhuoning: "Do you think my hairstyle is okay today?"
Yang Zhuoning was puzzled: "Okay."
"Are there any dark circles under your eyes?"
"A little bit, it adds a hint of melancholy to your handsome appearance, which is a plus."
Going up the stairs, the first, second, third and fourth floors, the crowd all turned left, he turned right, there was the science teaching and research room, but the teachers of each subject were usually in the grade group office, so there was basically no one. Ye Kai leaned against the wall and took a deep breath. When he was the second one, Chen Youhan came, dressed in black, looking taller, with his hands in his pockets, walking leisurely, still with that half-smile on his face: "So good, you came when I asked you to."
Ye Kai was so angry that his heart was pounding. His chest felt like it was blocked and he couldn't breathe. He said coldly, "Then I'll go back."
Chen Youhan slowly pulled his arm, leaned over and asked in his ear: "Don't you call out to your future boyfriend when you see him at school?"
Ye Kai suddenly felt flustered and short of breath. He didn't know what perfume the damn man had changed today, but the smell made his adrenaline rush like a racing car. He called him in a panic, "Brother Youhan..."
Chen Youhan took a half step away from him and raised his hand to straighten his collar: "Study hard." He said lightly: "Nothing, I just missed you."
Ye Kai didn't know why, but his nose suddenly felt sore, as if a lemon had hit him. Didn't he want to? They hadn't seen each other for almost two months, but he had tied himself up in knots and wanted to be the aloof pursuer, putting on airs and not even saying a nice word.
He asked awkwardly, "When are you leaving?"
"I've had lunch, what's wrong?"
"Then bring me some books back. I'll ask you for them on the weekend..."
Chen Youhan smiled and said without hesitation: "Okay."
The two math classes were connected, and after listening carefully, time passed quickly. The bell rang in the blink of an eye. The dormitory was open for lunch break. After Ye Kai had his meal, Chen Youhan was already waiting for him downstairs. He and the school leaders had a business meal at the Lakeside Restaurant. This library was not a big deal for him, he just applied for it casually. What he said about looking at the progress and discussing the student aid fund was just to find a reason to come to Tianyi openly.
After registering with the dormitory manager, the two went up to the third floor and found the second to last room at the end of the corridor. Tianyi's dormitories are similar to those in some universities, with two people in one room and a shared living room, bathroom and toilet. He opened the door and felt a little nervous when he invited Chen Youhan in.
High school dormitories are clean, desks are neat and tidy, and five extracurricular books not related to the course are allowed on the bookshelf. Ye Kai took out the three brand new signed books, and as soon as he turned around, Chen Youhan pressed him against the edge of the table, so close that it was almost bullying. Ye Kai was forced to lean back, his hands on the edge of the table, and the corners of his eyes were slightly red with anxiety.
Chen Youhan's hands were also supported, close to Ye Kai's, rubbing against each other a little, but without overlapping.
"What time is it?" he asked in a low voice.
"Negative points." Ye Kai said stubbornly.
Chen Youhan chuckled: "It's too strict."
"I strive for perfection," he said without hesitation.
…What the hell am I talking about!
Chen Youhan raised the corner of his lips, raised his hand to ruffle his hair, and decided to let him go. His tone returned to his casual tone: "I'll take the book first. If you like me on the weekend, have a cup of coffee with me."
Ye Kai brushed his bangs back and said, "Keep it well and treasure the autographed copy."
"Who is it? It's so precious." Chen Youhan asked, casually opening the cover.
Ye Kai said: "My roommate's father, a famous young translator of our time."
He looked up and saw Chen Youhan froze unexpectedly. His hand stayed on the title page. Tang's signature was very unique, with the hook of the "g" running diagonally across and the tail drawing a lightning-like fold.
"What's his name?" Chen Youhan stared at Ye Kai, his whole body emitting an icy aura.
"Du...Tang."
Pop.
Chen Youhan closed the hard cover with one hand and sneered at himself.
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