Chapter 68 Go to him in the car
The first day of senior year.
Early in the morning, Yan Ning woke up almost an hour earlier than usual by just turning on the vibrating alarm.
Yan Ning quickly got up, washed, and changed his clothes. When he came out, Lin Xinci was still in the kitchen, looking at the porridge that was almost done. She turned around and saw Yan Ning, and she couldn't help but feel a little surprised:
"Why are you up so early today?"
Yan Ning said vaguely, "It's my third year of high school, a new grade, and I want to get off to a good start."
There were already steamed buns on the table. Yan Ning sat down and ate while saying, "Mom, I want to go straight to school after dinner."
Lin Xinci didn't think much about it and said, "Okay."
She turned off the fire, put the porridge in cold water to cool for a while, then brought it out and placed it in front of Yan Ning.
"Eat slowly, don't burn yourself."
After breakfast, Yan Ning came out of the house with his schoolbag on his back, and saw the closed door of room 302 opposite.
It's still quiet there.
My mother added Grandma Cen’s WeChat before. The old lady is not very good at using electronic devices, so they don’t have much communication in daily life.
And now, this account is taken over by Grandpa Zhao.
Grandpa Zhao sent a message saying that he would fulfill his wife's last wish and spend a few years traveling around the country.
He might not be able to help with Yan Ning's weekend tutoring classes, but he recommended two experienced teachers and said that if the problem was difficult to solve, he could also call him.
Yan Ning walked to the stairs, took another look at the door opposite, then adjusted his mood and walked downstairs quickly.
To the community.
In the past, Yan Ning always saw people wearing blue and white school uniforms, or red and white school uniforms. But today, there was not a single one.
This was the first time for her to get up so early and go to school.
The bright light of the morning sun shines on the streets. It is not yet the morning rush hour, so there are not many cars on the road and there are few pedestrians on the sidewalks.
Yan Ning walked all the way to the intersection. As long as he crossed the zebra crossing, he would reach the gate of No. 1 Middle School.
But.
Yan Ning only took a glance at the plaque with the name of the middle school gleaming in the sun.
Then, without hesitation, she continued to walk quickly in the opposite direction.
Yan Ning had already checked the route and memorized it in his mind.
Bus No. 258 will arrive at the station soon.
The bus wasn't crowded, and there were still empty seats. After Yan Ning boarded, he sat by the window, watching the street scene as it sped forward in the direction away from No. 1 Middle School.
The expectations in her heart.
Beginning to expand——
Now.
She wants it.
Go meet Lu Chen!
This was the first time in her life that she wanted to see someone so badly that she couldn't bear to delay it for even a minute.
When they reached their destination and got off the bus, Yan Ning walked against the flow of people, his pace getting faster and faster.
To the end.
She was practically running.
All the way to the side gate of Shenghai Community.
Yan Ning was so tired that she was out of breath, but she didn't have time to catch her breath. She first glanced at the entrance of the community. After making sure that there was no familiar figure, she immediately turned around and went to the breakfast shop next door.
She remembered Lu Chen saying during their previous chats that he lived alone and usually ate breakfast outside, and the place he went to most often was "Wang Ji Breakfast Shop".
It was still early, and the shop wasn't on the street, so it wasn't big and not crowded. Apart from the couple who were busy running around, the only people having breakfast were an elderly man and two middle-aged men.
Yan Ning bought buns and soy milk.
When she went to pick up the food, she specifically asked the store aunt:
"Auntie, there's a boy who lives in this neighborhood and often comes for breakfast. He's about this tall..."
She raised her hand, thinking about the height of Lu Chen when he stood next to her in the past, and gestured beside her, and continued, "Wearing the same school uniform as me, did he come to buy breakfast today?"
Auntie put the buns into the bag with a clip and replied with a smile:
"Little girl, there are several students who come here regularly. Auntie doesn't know which one you are talking about?"
Yan Ning thought for a moment, and then saw the white puppy at the old man's feet, and added:
"He sometimes takes a chubby orange cat for a walk, and he also often feeds stray cats and catches kittens for sterilization."
"Are there any other characteristics? For example—
Is he handsome?"
The aunt tied the bag neatly and handed it to Yan Ning, winking at the same time, obviously joking.
The aunt also spoke in a loud voice. This question made the people who were having breakfast in the room cast curious glances in this direction.
Yan Ning noticed it.
But after a brief pause, she took the bag. Although her cheeks were slightly red, she nodded honestly, and her voice was the same as before, without any deliberate lowering.
"Handsome, very handsome."
Auntie smiled and said, "Oh, you mean Xiaochen? He hasn't been here today."
Yan Ning's eyes lit up.
Said "Thank you, Auntie!"
Then the girl with a ponytail, carrying the bag, ran out the door and across the street like a fluttering butterfly.
The old man facing the door scooped up a wonton, blew it to cool it down, and sighed:
"Oh, youth is so beautiful."
Beside them, the two middle-aged men also had smiles on their faces, as if they were recalling their youth.
Late summer day.
Although it was still early, the sun was already scorching hot. Not many people passed by the side door.
Yan Ning found a small shady spot and waited there, leaning sideways and looking towards the entrance of the community.
As soon as I heard footsteps.
Her eyes sparkled as she took two steps forward, allowing her sight to cover the gate of the community.
Found out that the person is not.
She retreated again.
That's it.
I don’t know how long it took.
Time seems very long and yet very short.
When he heard the sound again, Yan Ning walked forward with anticipation. Then, the next moment——
Her sight met Lu Chen, who was riding a mountain bike and just turned the corner from the side.
Look at him.
His gaze changed from indifference to surprise, and then to delight.
Then, a familiar faint smile appeared on his handsome brows, and he looked at her without blinking.
Yan Ning felt that.
All of this is worth it.
Suppress the many and complicated other emotions that surged in your heart at that moment.
Yan Ning also laughed.
Then, she lifted the bag in her hand and finally said to him the line that she had rehearsed and revised countless times in her mind:
"Good morning, Lu Chen! I'm here to bring you breakfast."
Not far away.
The boy's eyes suddenly became gentle.
Lu Chen parked his mountain bike aside and took the breakfast that Yan Ning brought.
Not far away, there was an empty public bench on the side of the road, hidden under the shadows of a tree. Yan Ning suggested, Lu Chen nodded, and the two walked over and sat down here.
No conversation along the way.
Yan Ning secretly glanced at the young man next to her again.
He should be a little thinner than before, with clearer facial lines and a lot longer hair. At this moment, when he lowered his eyes and unpacked his breakfast, the strands of hair on his forehead covered his eyebrows a little.
Human temperament.
Sometimes, it is easy to be affected by changes in appearance.
Like now.
Yan Ning couldn't help but feel a little bit of decadence from Lu Chen.
The next second, she swatted away the slightly negative word in her mind.
Although Lu Chen ate slowly and with good manners, Yan Ning only took one more look at him before moving his gaze away and resting it on the toes of his white shoes.
This place is next to a small road. There are no pedestrians at the moment, only occasional cars passing by. It is very quiet.
Yan Ning swayed lightly on her toes, tried to speak:
“What a nice day today!”
"Yeah, there's a breeze, it's cool and pleasant." Lu Chen nodded and took over the conversation.
Seeing him respond, Yan Ning hurriedly tried to speak again:
"When I was driving here just now, I saw a patch of osmanthus trees on the roadside that had already blossomed. There were golden, white, and orange-red blossoms. From a distance, it really looked like a sea of flowers. It was very beautiful!"
Lu Chen nodded again: "Yes, osmanthus flowers are very beautiful."
Yan Ning's shoe tips swayed a little more and continued:
"Osmanthus flowers are not only beautiful, but also delicious. Osmanthus candy, osmanthus tea, and osmanthus-flavored cakes are all good!"
"Well, Dongcheng Xuefangzhai makes these. I'll go try them when I'm free during the holidays."
Lu Chen ate a bun and then went to drink soy milk.
Yan Ning couldn't help but feel more relaxed, and she continued, talking casually all over the place.
On the side, Lu Chen ate and responded to her at the right time.
In terms of personality, Yan Ning is not a talkative person. Most of the time, even when he is with close friends, the topics are mostly initiated by others.
But, at this moment, Lu Chen was like this, quietly and attentively listening.
In fact, he is a good listener.
Instead, Yan Ning gradually developed a desire to talk.
After he finished the last sip of soy milk, she finally finished telling the story about the cute and funny story of the little orange cat raised by the little girl next door, which looked a bit like a young version of the seven-pound cat. It climbed up a small tree about one meter high and meowed loudly, and couldn't get down.
At this moment, Yan Ning couldn't even tell which intention was more important in her heart: she simply wanted to share the story, or, as she had originally intended, she wanted to liven up the atmosphere.
Yan Ning’s story today has come to an end.
Lu Chen also stood up and threw the bag into the trash can on the street.
When he came back.
Yan Ning also stood up from the bench, the weight of the schoolbag she picked up weighing her arms down. Inside was a thick stack of summer homework due at the start of the semester.
She pretended to be relaxed and waved her other free hand:
"Okay, breakfast delivery mission is complete, I'm leaving now. Bye."
In no mood.
Her hand suddenly felt light.
Lu Chen raised his hand, lifted the strap of her schoolbag, and distributed all the weight to his side. At the same time, he said:
"Let's go together."
This is a declarative sentence.
Yan Ning's first reaction was, "What about your mountain bike?"
Lu Chen seemed to pause for a moment, and then he said, "It can be left in front of the breakfast shop."
All right.
This problem is solved.
However, Yan Ning's reason told him that there were many other problems.
For example, what if she ran into a classmate from No. 1 Middle School? What if others misunderstood her relationship with Lu Chen? What if she caused trouble for Lu Chen again?
Yan Ning knew that Lu Chen rode his bike to school every day, so her original plan was to come here, meet him, and then he would continue to ride his bike to school while she would take the bus.
And now…
"Those osmanthus trees, without you, I'm afraid I won't be able to find them."
Lu Chen lowered his dark eyes and looked at her, his tone was gentle, even seemed a little disappointed, "Really, is it not possible?"
"Okay!"
So at that moment, Yan Ning threw away all distractions, thought about nothing more, and nodded.
after all.
The plan written in her mind consisted of three items:
Go see Lu Chen.
And, accompany him and make him happy.
The item about going to school together seems to cover all three items at once.
Well, there's nothing wrong with that.
Then the pair of dark eyes curved slightly again.
As Lu Chen took Yan Ning's schoolbag away, he took out a box of candies from his pocket. He smiled, as if he had returned to his usual free and easy state.
"Although it's not osmanthus flavored, would you like to have one?"
Yan Ning nodded, stretched out her hand, and then two slightly cool blue candies rolled into her palm.
She put the candy in her mouth, and the taste of mint instantly spread across her tongue.
So, this early morning in late summer and early autumn also smells of cool mint.
Come out of this path, turn left, and ten meters away is the bus stop for No. 285 going in the opposite direction, directly to No. 1 Middle School.
The car came very quickly.
However, before the vehicle entered the station, Yan Ning still asked for his schoolbag.
The reason.
Except that Lu Chen, the cool guy carrying a pure black shoulder bag, looks a little bit out of place and eye-catching with her pink and blue backpack.
Also because.
She regained her sanity.
I still think that it’s okay to go to school together, but there may be students from No. 1 Middle School on the bus returning to school today, so it’s better to hide our familiar relationship. This way, it will be good for both him and her.
As expected.
As soon as he got on the bus, Yan Ning noticed that there were two girls in the back seat and a boy in the middle seat. All three of them were wearing the uniform of No. 1 Middle School. They all turned their heads, looking with some surprise and curiosity.
Behind her, Lu Chen.
For a moment, Yan Ning was like a vigilant little animal, subconsciously tensing his back, trying to use his body to block Lu Chen behind him.
She then realized that due to the huge difference in their body sizes, this action didn't make much sense.
But she still turned her head and met the pair of dark eyes behind her. After making sure that the other party did not behave strangely because of those gazes, Yan Ning relaxed her brows and breathed a sigh of relief.
Those dark eyes were also tinged with a gentle smile.
However, this smile disappeared the moment Yan Ning turned around.
Lu Chen raised his eyes, and in his clear eyes, there was an aura that could not be ignored. With just a light glance, all those scrutinizing gazes were withdrawn.
Until you look back at the person in front of you.
Then, his eyes softened again.
At this moment, it was already the morning rush hour and there were no seats left on the bus, not even a few standing rings.
There are exactly two adjacent free pull rings in the middle of the carriage.
Yan Ning walked through the crowded crowd, pulled one of them, stood still, and was about to signal Lu Chen with his eyes that he could use the other one, but Lu Chen had already naturally pulled the one next to him.
The corners of Yan Ning's lips couldn't help but curl up slightly, and he looked very satisfied.
Two people, one on the left and one on the right.
Because Yan Ning was on the left with his left hand raised, and Lu Chen was on the right with his right hand raised, and there was not much space, the remaining arms of the two were only a few centimeters apart and would touch each other.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that two girls from No. 1 Middle School in the back row were whispering to each other excitedly after just glancing at Lu Chen.
Yan Ning silently changed the hand that was pulling the ring and took a small step to the left.
She thought.
It is wiser to keep a certain distance.
She noticed the girl's small movements, but she was out of her field of vision.
Lu Chen's eyes suddenly darkened.
At the same time, people continued to get on the bus, and because the seats and hanging rings were gone, they were trying to find a place to sit. One person stood to Lu Chen's right.
And then, the next moment.
Although he wasn't squeezed by the person on his right, Lu Chen still naturally and openly moved a little to the left. The distance between the two of them returned to the state of being almost there, just a few inches away from touching.
The girl didn't notice anything unusual and didn't move away.
The young man then remained calm and showed a slight satisfaction.
There are many people on the bus and it is a closed public space, which is not suitable for conversation.
Lu Chen, who was standing next to her, didn't say anything either. Yan Ning focused her attention outside the car window. She was thinking about the osmanthus trees and wanted to point them out to Lu Chen later.
After the bus stopped at two stations, more and more people came.
Yan Ning could feel that the distance between her and Lu Chen was shrinking little by little as she avoided the people next to her and made room for them.
To the end.
The two of them were almost really close to each other, with only her schoolbag between them.
Yan Ning calmed down for a moment, but he did not forget his mission and continued to stare out the window.
Right in front of me, a beautiful osmanthus tree finally appeared.
Yan Ning turned around in surprise and was about to call Lu Chen and say, "Look!"
Sudden.
A sudden brake——
The bus was about to enter the station when a pedestrian cut in front of it.
This made Yan Ning's voice, which was not loud to begin with, suddenly drowned out by the exclamations of the crowd.
His body fell forward uncontrollably. Before Yan Ning could steady himself, his hand holding onto the ring was suddenly touched by something warm.
Yan Ning was shocked.
I subconsciously let go.
She was becoming increasingly unbalanced and was about to reach out to pull the back of the seat in front of her.
However.
The other slender hand, however, reacted much faster than hers. He embraced her and pulled her into his arms, while helping her to stand easily.
Yan Ning certainly remembered that the person on her right was Lu Chen.
As my heartbeat started to speed up, it also calmed down.
Fortunately, the people around were in such a mess because of the sudden braking that they probably didn't have time to notice her and him.
After Yan Ning stood firm on his own.
He quickly turned his head and asked quietly, "Did it hurt you?"
She asked this because she was very aware of the weight of her schoolbag today. Her back was a little hurt from the collision with the backboard just now. She wondered how he was doing.
Hearing this, Lu Chen's face was calm and composed. He leaned over and closed the distance a little. His low voice fell into her ear, and he answered:
"certainly--
It hurts.”
Yan Ning: ...
This way, you can make “it hurts” sound the same as “it doesn’t hurt”.
perhaps.
He is the only one.
She took a second to react and realized that what he said was mostly a joke.
She pursed her lips and opened her mouth again, about to say sorry.
A quick and urgent voice - "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"
It’s the office worker next to me who has been talking on the phone since he got on the bus.
The man had nothing to hold onto, and when he braked suddenly, he staggered left and right and fell to the ground, bumping into many people. He was not sure whether he was apologizing to the people on the phone or those around him outside the phone.
He adjusted his posture again, and with one hand, he completely occupied the ring that Yan Ning had just been forced to let go of.
Yan Ning again: ...
The young man next to him relaxed his brows and said, "It's okay, I heard it."
It means that I heard her unspoken apology.
That he.
Really. Very impressive.
Although he complained a little in his heart, Yan Ning couldn't help but feel a little hot in his ears at this moment.
Just now, in a hurry, Lu Chen had put his arm around her shoulders. Although he had loosened his grip, he did not let go. He kept a little distance from her and did not actually touch her, but he still protected her, as if he had created a safe space for her.
There are so many people.
This is not good.
Yan Ning decided to stand on her own two feet. She moved to the left and backed up a little. The hanging ring was gone, so she tried to hold onto the railing above the ring.
She reached out and reached for it.
it turns out--
Didn’t touch it?!
Although, she used to take several buses to go to cram school.
But every time he went up, there were not many people on the bus, so there was usually a seat, or the pull ring was always empty. So, Yan Ning really didn't know that he couldn't reach the pole.
There's someone watching next to me.
Yan Ning paused, a little unconvinced, and tried to stand on tiptoe and reach out again. This time he barely caught it, but his heel was hanging in the air.
This is neither up nor down.
Even more embarrassing.
She simply gave up, let her hands drop, and was about to grab the back of the seat in front of her.
Just then—
Another sudden brake.
Yan Ning was caught off guard and reacted subconsciously and instinctively, grabbing the person closest to her and who gave her the most sense of security - Lu Chen.
After being cut off twice in a row, the driver could no longer bear it and opened the window to curse.
As the exclamations gradually subsided, Yan Ning realized that she had put one hand on the ground and the other hand on the ground, hugging Lu Chen tightly, as if she had embedded herself in his arms.
fundamental.
Even worse than before.
Her cheeks burned instantly, but she heard a low laugh again -
"That's fine too."
His voice seemed to indicate complete acceptance of this.
She was so embarrassed that she could barely lift her head. That sentence was so light and flirtatious. I didn't mean to say it, and I even felt it was too unconvincing.
But then I heard Lu Chen's voice again, and he said, "Or, if you want, try another method."
The time is too short.
Before Yan Ning could try to analyze and guess what method he was referring to.
He then took her left hand, which was hugging his upper body, by the wrist, took it off his body, and gently lifted it up again.
He moved his right hand to the side, easily grasping the upper railing while letting go of the ring.
Then.
Her hand was placed on the pull ring that had just been vacant and still had a little of his residual body temperature.
That clear voice spoke again:
"Like this, stay with me."
It seemed like an explanation, but also seemed to imply that there was no room for argument or rejection.
How to say it.
It is clearly the end of summer and the beginning of autumn.
The air conditioning on the bus was fully turned on.
But at that moment, Yan Ning still felt that there seemed to be a constant, scorching heat coming from the ring that was pulled, flowing along her palms, to her limbs and bones, burning her and raising her body temperature by several degrees.
But she just remained like that, neither dodging nor avoiding.
Went to his side.
The bus finally pulled into the station slowly, but because of the delay, I missed some of the scenery of the osmanthus trees outside the window.
Fortunately, at this moment, I happened to pass by a silver osmanthus tree in full bloom, with clusters of small white flowers hanging on the branches. Even the air seemed to be filled with the faint fragrance of osmanthus.
Yan Ning lowered his gaze from the rings, temporarily suppressing his surging emotions. He pointed outside with his free hand and finally whispered:
"Look!"
Said it out loud.
Yu Guangzhong, the person next to him responded, turned his gaze and looked out the window.
At this moment, the vehicle stopped and someone got off and passed by at the back, and the space suddenly became a little crowded.
The young man bent down slightly.
Use your body as a barrier, once again, to create a safe zone for her.
At the same time, she felt a sense of relief on her shoulders. The man calmly supported the bottom of her schoolbag and took away most of its weight.
Once again, while she was stunned, before she could finish her previous words, he read her thoughts and gave her his response.
The low voice fell into her ears.
He said:
"I saw it."
"It's the most beautiful flower I've ever seen."
I don't know, is it talking about flowers?
Or, it is a metaphor for people.
The only thing that was certain was that she saw in the reflection of the glass window a pair of dark eyes focused on her.
besides.
Her heart was pounding like a deer.
It's true, it's real, and a little too exciting.
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