Let’s be friends
"Take me to dinner," Tao Xingye said with a strange expression. He could see fatigue between his eyebrows, but he was smiling. "I didn't bring the kitten this time."
Lin Yu didn't understand the incoherent words, but didn't want to ask any more questions. "Can you accept a rice noodle shop?"
He said "hmm" in a very soft voice, and motioned Lin Yu to lead the way.
With his memory, he could find the way even if he wasn't paying attention, but he chose to follow Lin Yu, keeping two steps away from her.
People were coming and going, and large trucks were passing by on the asphalt road from time to time. Tao Xingye saw Lin Yu walking so close to the side of the road, and with an unhappy look on his face, he pulled her to his left side.
"The wind is so strong, stand by me and block the wind!"
He complained in his tone, and the hem of his sweater was blown round by the wind. Lin Yu couldn't stand it anymore and handed him a school uniform from her schoolbag.
"I only wore it once, so you can just deal with it." Her voice was soft and she always felt so unconfident.
Tao Xingye looked at the school uniform in her hand and suddenly realized that Lin Yu seemed a little afraid of him.
He participated in various competitions and exams across the country for several weeks, and Tao Xingguo intended to prepare him to study abroad.
He was so busy that he even slept mostly in the car.
Since Lin Yu didn't contact him, he had no choice but to come find her.
"You didn't even call me," Tao Xingye took the school uniform from her hand, and instead of putting it on, he put it on his arm.
He held the hem of Lin Yu's school uniform, which was blown all over the place by the wind, and zipped it up for her. "We've known each other for more than a year, so we can be considered friends."
He put on Lin Yu's school uniform. He was much bigger than her, so it was tight and uncomfortable for him to wear. Even though it was inappropriate, he didn't take it off.
Lin Yu suddenly felt something strange in her heart, and some unacceptable emotions spread.
She was always so resistant to everything about Tao Xingye. Looking at him, it was like returning to Tianya Academy, but how could she go back there?
Three weeks later, Tao Xingye appeared in front of her, exhausted and with a rare look of fatigue and peace.
What on earth is he going to do!
"You said we have no friendship," Lin Yu's eyes suddenly became moist due to the wind, "I don't dare to think that we have any friendship."
Her voice was choked with sobs. Tao Xingye turned around in her tight school uniform. On the cluttered road, trucks whizzed past with a deafening roar.
The wind blew stronger and stronger, carrying fallen leaves and dust, and the hair of both people was torn and flew into the air.
Telephone poles with high-voltage lines divide the sky, and returning birds circle in pairs overhead. The setting sun will eventually lose its last rays of light, but at this moment it dyes the skyline with a light blue that is unique to it.
It was a moment when everything from noise to silence, and only two people, each with their own ulterior motives, were left in the thin and desolate surroundings.
There was an arm's length between them. Lin Yu lowered his head almost parallel to the ground, while Tao Xingye held his head high with his eyes drooping.
"Lin Yu," a pair of black shoes appeared in Lin Yu's sight, "what's done is done."
His voice was filled with regret and unwillingness. He wanted Lin Yu to forget everything that happened last year and get to know her again.
But if she hadn't come to Tianya Academy, he wouldn't have known her.
If she came to Tianya Academy, I would still make the same choice even though I didn't know her.
This is an unsolvable dead end.
"Let's be friends from now on."
Tao Xingye raised his hand and hugged Lin Yu in his arms. When he was in kindergarten, the teacher always taught the children to hug each other on the first day of school.
After a hug, they will be friends.
No one taught Tao Xingye how to make friends. People around him always seemed to come to him naturally, and no matter what he said, there would be people to support him.
He doesn't know how to make friends, not even the simplest and purest friends.
He could only take this first step based on this vague memory. This was the only way he had ever been taught that seemed like a way to make friends with Lin Yu.
Lin Yu's mind went blank, and all that was left in front of him was the black color on his body.
His embrace was warm, and his sweater was rough. Lin Yu could only sense these two things.
Be friends with him? Lin Yu bit her lip, her breath stuck in her chest, unable to go up or down.
She was unwilling to compromise like this. She should remember everything about Tianya Academy and draw a clear line with everyone there, but was this really the best choice?
Should she give herself another choice? This choice is now in front of her.
It doesn't cost her anything, just a small step forward.
Tao Xingye didn't dare to look at Lin Yu's expression. He hugged her. Lin Yu didn't speak for a long time, and his heart was almost frozen.
Just then, I felt a touch on my back.
Lin Yu, hug him.
Almost instantly, he picked up Lin Yu.
"What are you doing? Let me down!" Lin Yu was afraid of falling, so she hugged his neck tightly.
Tao Xingye finally came to his senses and quickly put her down. He cleared his throat and turned sideways awkwardly, "Don't think too much. I just wanted to exercise."
“…”
"Really." Okay, this reason was a bit far-fetched. Tao Xingye scratched his head, "By the way, I'll bring the kitten over next time. She always wants to see you."
Lin Yu was surprised, "How do you know she wants to come to see me?" Besides, she only met Xiaomao once, how could she want to come to see her.
"I know my cat!" Tao Xingye hugged his arms proudly, "Hurry up and treat me to some rice noodles. I'm starving."
He still had that arrogant look on his face, as if he wasn't the one who took the initiative to ask for friends.
As soon as the rice noodles arrived, he received a phone call. His face suddenly turned very bad, and the fatigue he had been hiding completely showed on his face.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing serious. You eat first. I'm leaving now." He walked out and then turned back. "Give me some clothes. I'm cold."
He walked out of the store with a smug look on his face, and a familiar black car stopped in front of him.
"Mr. Tao already knows that you skipped the afternoon exam." The butler in the passenger seat gave Tao Xingye a heads-up.
Noticing Tao Xingye's school uniform, he glanced out the window. Inside the rice noodle shop, a girl in the same school uniform was quietly eating rice noodles.
"Well," Tao Xingye took off his school uniform without noticing and held it in his arms, "Drive steadily, I want to sleep for a while."
His undisguised love made the butler feel like he was facing a formidable enemy. Without thinking too much, the butler had already formed an idea in his mind and reported it to Tao Xingguo with his mobile phone.
As soon as Tao Xingye entered the door, Tao Xingguo threw a Jun porcelain cup at his feet. He recognized the cup. Tao Xingguo usually loved it very much, so how could he bear to smash it today.
"Dad, it's just one exam, I..."
"Shut up!" A slap suddenly fell, shocking everyone present. A red and swollen slap mark slowly appeared on Tao Xingye's cheek.
His sleepiness disappeared, he raised his hand to wipe away the red blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Tao Xingguo in disbelief, as if asking why.
Tao Xingguo wiped his hands as if he was disgusted by the dirt. Glancing at the school uniform in his son's hand, he became furious again. "Give it to me! You bring all kinds of dirty things home. If you don't mind the dirt, I do!"
"I won't give it to you!" Tao Xingye grabbed the school uniform tightly, and the two struggled and almost started fighting.
"Mr. Tao, the young master just went astray for a moment." The housekeeper tried hard to separate the two, but to no avail.
Tao Xingye finally understood what was going on. "Do you believe him or me?"
Without even asking him a single question, he slapped him in front of so many people, just because of a housekeeper's one-sided statement?
"You've never given me any peace of mind since we were little!" Tao Xingguo glared at him angrily. "When did you ever have a good word with your brother when he came back? All you care about is money!"
"Could you please not bring this up every time we have an argument?" Tao Xingye's eyes swept over the people around him who all had their own ulterior motives.
The housekeeper lowered his head guiltily, and several nannies shrank back, not daring to ask any questions.
He didn't want to say another word, picked up the school uniform on the ground, and ran upstairs with a stiff face.
The little white cat jumped into his arms the moment he opened the door. No matter how mature Tao Xingye was, he was only fifteen years old.
As the door closed, his heart was instantly filled with grievances. There had never been a more helpless moment than this.
"I don't care." Tao Xingye shrank into the sofa. The little white cat didn't understand why he was sad, but just rubbed his arm to coax his owner.
As if to wear down his spirit, Tao Xingguo added many more activities to his schedule after that quarrel. He worked non-stop every day, and sitting in the classroom listening to lectures was a rare break for him.
He was full of energy and could barely handle such an itinerary, so he would never say a soft word to Tao Xingguo.
But as time went by, he kept missing one thing - he hadn't seen his good friend for more than a month.
I don’t know how Lin Yu is doing now. She said in her letter that she couldn’t finish the last question. Has she figured it out now?
I haven't visited her for so long, and she hasn't even come to call me.
She wouldn't forget herself!
Tao Xingye was dissatisfied. Just then, the driver braked suddenly and he almost fell down because he didn't sit firmly. "How did you drive?"
"Sorry, there was a bit of an accident due to the heavy snow just now."
Tao Xingye then noticed that it was snowing outside the window. Both sides were decorated with red lanterns, giving off a festive atmosphere.
"What holidays are there recently?" He was so busy that he didn't even know what day it was.
"Tomorrow is New Year's Day, Master."
The black car drove into the underground garage, and when Tao Xingye got out, there was a white car parked next to it.
He didn't remember Tao Xingguo buying this model of car. Was there a guest coming to his house?
Tomorrow is New Year's Day. Instead of staying at home with my family on New Year's Eve, I will go to his house as a guest.
It was windy and snowy outside. Tao Xingye was so cold that he quickly put his hands in his pockets as he walked along the corridor, and couldn't help but quicken his pace.
There were sounds of laughter coming from the villa, and Tao Xingye froze as soon as he entered the door.
The wind and snow blew along his side into the warm room, melting the moment it hit the ground and disappearing without a trace.
The elegant woman sitting in the middle of the sofa turned around and looked at him, saying gently, "Xingye, you're home."
Tao Xingye looked at her in disbelief. This face was in his mind, and he had filled in the details of this face countless times through photos.
Now, she actually appeared before him. He thought that he would never see her come back.
"mom……"
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