Chapter 35: Raising a Cub on the 35th Day



"I didn't mean to stop you from liking someone."

Wei You didn't understand what kind of temper he was having, so he controlled his temper and reasoned with him: "It's not a big deal to like someone. Didn't I also have a premature love affair when I was in high school? I was only two years older than you at that time, and I was caught by the director of the Moral Education Department and criticized in public, but I'm fine now."

“This is different.”

"What's the difference? Adults all go through this, too. Who didn't have a crush when they were young? So don't take it too seriously. I won't be disappointed in you because of this. Your teacher has been through a lot, so he won't have any other opinions about you. Don't think too much about it."

Wei Xu stared at him without blinking. For some reason, he suddenly became emotional and his eyes suddenly turned red.

"You don't understand at all," he said, his voice trembling.

Wei You saw the tears flashing in his eyes and became more and more confused about why he was angry and upset.

But he knew how sensitive children of this age were, and was afraid that if he continued the conversation, he would touch upon more taboos of the other party, so he immediately changed the subject: "Okay, let's talk about this later. Let's eat first, or the food will get cold."

As he spoke, he took out a tissue and gave it to him so that he could wipe away his tears.

Unexpectedly, instead of taking the tissue, the other party put down his chopsticks, stood up and went to the door to put on his shoes.

"Where are you going?"

The boy lowered his head and put on his shoes silently.

Wei You put down his chopsticks: "Wei Xu!"

He rarely called him by his full name, and the two words sounded strange when they came out of his mouth.

The boy paused for a moment and replied in a muffled voice: "I want to go out for a walk, please leave me alone."

Wei You frowned: "Are you not going to eat? Can't you see it's raining so hard outside?"

Wei Xu didn't respond. He tied his shoelaces, opened the door and ran out.

Wei You was stunned. He didn't expect that he would dare to run out. He quickly got up, took the umbrella and chased after him.

The corridor was filled with the sound of rapid rain and the footsteps of young people.

Wei You quickened his pace and went downstairs, and when Wei Xu rushed into the rain, he grabbed his arm and pulled him back.

Despite his quick movements, the boy still got some rain on his body.

Seeing the water droplets sliding down the other person's pale cheek, Wei You couldn't help but get angry, and said angrily and helplessly: "Stop making trouble, okay? Weren't you very well behaved before?"

"I'm not making a fuss. I just want to go out."

"Where are you going? Being outside in the rain is better than being at home, right?"

Wei Xu's eyelashes trembled, and his eyes became redder: "Don't bother me."

When Wei You heard this, he almost lost his temper, but then he saw his shoulders trembling slightly due to crying, and swallowed back the scolding that was about to come out of his mouth.

Put yourself in his shoes. When he is particularly angry and sad, he will also want to find a place to hide and digest his emotions alone. The more comfort he gets from his elders or friends, the more likely he will break down emotionally.

Thinking of this, Wei You let out a breath, changed his attitude and said in a gentle tone: "Okay, I don't care where you go, but you have to bring an umbrella with you. It's so cold, you will definitely catch a cold if you get caught in the rain."

Wei Xu looked at him with tears in his eyes, then grabbed the umbrella without saying a word and rushed into the rain.

Wei You didn't have time to catch him, so he could only shout at his back: "Come back soon."

Wei Xu did not respond, nor did he turn around.

He quickly ran away from the alley, and the dark rain quickly swallowed up his body, blurring his figure into a black shadow.

The wind blowing in from the alley was so cold that Wei You felt uncomfortable just standing at the door. He watched him disappear at the entrance of the alley and couldn't help but frown and sigh. He felt that he had never been so tired in his life.

It is so difficult to communicate with children who are in their rebellious period.

Back upstairs, the food that had just been cooked had already become a little cold due to the weather.

Wei You finished his meal before they became completely cold. After cleaning up and washing the dishes, he leaned back on the sofa tiredly.

After staring at the ceiling for a while, he took out his cell phone and asked for leave from Teacher Jiang in the studio, explaining that something happened at home and Wei Xu might not be able to go to class. Then he sent two messages to Wei Xu, asking him to come back early after calming down.

When he exited the dialog box, he glanced at today's date and suddenly remembered something. He stood up and returned to the room to pick up his original mobile phone, only to see that the battery was almost exhausted.

If we go back at this time, we should be back to the balcony of the KTV.

Wei You frowned.

Although things are not going well for Wei Xu, the situation in the real world is equally worrying.

He was worried that he would be missing for too long and his friends would get anxious and call the police. If they checked the surveillance footage and saw him disappearing, he would probably become the protagonist of supernatural news!

After pondering for a long time, Wei You finally decided to take this opportunity to go back. He didn't want to become famous because of this kind of thing.

As for Wei Xu, maybe if I leave for a few days, he will be able to deal with his emotions better.

Putting his almost dead phone into his pocket, Wei You was about to go to the kitchen to leave a note for Wei Xu on the refrigerator when he suddenly felt a familiar feeling of dizziness and his vision fell into darkness.

When he woke up again, he had returned to the KTV where he had sung and gathered with Xia Guangsi and his friends.

It was noon here, and the sun shone on the smooth tiles of the balcony, making the view bright and clear.

As his cell phone was out of battery and he could not receive any messages, Wei You was not sure whether his sudden disappearance last night had caused any trouble, so he prepared to go back and check the situation.

Returning to the home where he grew up and seeing his elderly parents, Wei You couldn't help but sigh that time passed too quickly when he compared them to the parents he had seen ten years ago when he had only glanced at them two days ago.

Fortunately, the two of them seemed unaware that he had disappeared last night. They thought he had been with friends too late and had stayed out. From beginning to end, his mother just curiously asked him why he changed his clothes.

Wei You made up an excuse and immediately charged his phone when he returned to his room.

After turning on his phone, he opened WeChat immediately and saw a lot of unread reminders on the homepage.

Apart from his friends who congratulated and joked about his winning the award, the person who sent him the most messages was Xia Guangsi.

Wei You read his messages from beginning to end and roughly understood the situation after he left. Just as he was about to reply to Xia Guangsi to report his safety, the other party called him with a video call.

Wei You answered the call and a man's slightly haggard face appeared on the phone screen.

"Oh my god, you finally answered the phone!" The other party breathed a sigh of relief: "How are you? Are you okay? You suddenly disappeared yesterday, and I was worried to death."

"It's okay. I was just too tired last night. Their singing was really noisy and gave me a headache, so I came back first. I wanted to call you in the car, but my phone ran out of battery," Wei You explained. "Then I went home and fell asleep. I forgot to charge my phone. I just saw it when I got up."

"You are too unreliable. It would take a lot of effort for you to come back and tell me!" Xia Guangsi muttered, "If you do this again in the future, I will tie a rope to you every time we go out to play."

"Yes, yes, it's my fault. I apologize for making you worry about me." Wei You admitted his fault with a smile, and then asked, "Let's not talk about me. Why do I see that you look very bad?"

"Don't mention it. Damn, do you know what time they got together last night? They stayed up all night. I didn't get back to the hotel until six in the morning. Young people really don't care about their lives!" Xia Guangsi shook his head and said in amazement: "And probably because of you, I didn't sleep well either. I woke up before ten o'clock, and then I kept sending you messages and calling you. If you don't reply to me, I will go to your house to find you."

After all, it was his own operational error, so Wei You apologized to him again.

Xia Guangsi waved his hand: "By the way, your trophy is with me. Do you want to come and get it now, or should I express it to you when I get back?"

"You don't have to spend the money for the courier. I'll come over and pick it up. The hotel you're staying in is quite close to my home."

"Then hurry up, I have to catch the flight back at 4pm."

Wei You responded, waited for his phone to charge, said something to his parents, put on his shoes again and went out.

When they arrived at the hotel, Xia Guangsi was having lunch in the room. When he saw him come in, he pushed the takeaway fruit salad in front of him and asked, "Do you want to eat together?"

"No, I've eaten at home. Where's the trophy?"

"It's there, in my bag, you can get it yourself." Xia Guangsi nodded towards the sofa.

Wei You dug out two trophies from his bag, took the one with his account nickname engraved on it, put the other one back in his bag, and then sat down on the sofa and asked, "Will you be back at 4pm?"

"Well," Xia Guangsi took a bite of steak, his mouth full, "What about you, when are you leaving?"

Wei You stretched his body and leaned on the sofa: "I will stay with my parents for two more days. There is nothing to do anyway."

"Really?" Xia Guangsi chewed his food and said in a nonchalant tone, "Why do I feel like you seem to be in trouble?"

Wei You was touching the long string of words on the trophy. Hearing this, he raised his eyes in surprise: "Why do you say that?"

"Look at your state." Xia Guangsi raised his chin and analyzed: "I observed that you never smiled at me since you came in, and your actions and words were hurried. But you didn't rush to leave after taking the trophy, which means you are not in a hurry to do anything. Your anxious state is very abnormal, and it is obvious that you are worried."

"Wow," Wei You raised his eyebrows, put down the trophy and clapped halfheartedly, "You are the life mentor, I think this trophy should be given to you."

"Stop being so joking. Tell me what you have to say."

Wei You pondered for a moment, thinking that it would be a good idea to ask other people for their opinions on this matter, so he slowly said: "It's like this, I have a younger brother from a relative's family, and this younger brother is usually very close to me, and then he recently..."

Wei You blurred Wei Xu's identity and the time of the incident, and narrated the whole thing to Xia Guangsi from beginning to end. Finally, he asked: "From your perspective as an observer, did I do anything wrong?"

Xia Guangsi swallowed his food, raised his index finger and said, "You made a big mistake."

"What?"

"You've spoiled him too much. Just based on what you said, if it was my cousin, I would have kicked him a long time ago," Xia Guangsi showed a look of disgust, "It's not a big deal, he's just a boy, and he made a scene and cried and ran away from home. How hypocritical."

Wei You didn't know what to say, so he just said "ah".

"That's right. Nowadays, not to mention middle school students, even elementary school students dare to flirt on the street. What's the big deal about being caught in premature love? The more you indulge him, the more he makes trouble. Just listen to me and beat him up."

Wei You was a little speechless and explained, "He is a kid with excellent grades, and he grew up in a special environment. His parents divorced when he was very young, and his father didn't care much about him, so he is very thoughtful, unlike the junior high school student you imagine.

"He is usually very sensible and obedient. Even if he occasionally has a small conflict with me, he will apologize first. This is the first time he has lost his temper. I always feel that he has a big worry in his heart."

"How many worries can a middle school student have? You are just trying to please your girlfriend, obeying her every command. I don't have that much patience when my girlfriend gets angry."

Xia Guangsi disagreed and insisted on his point of view: "Anyway, in my opinion, it's useless to talk to a child of this age. Just give him a beating. You might as well go back and give it a try. It will definitely work if you scold him when necessary."

Having said that, Wei You still felt that he couldn't bring himself to do anything to Wei Xu.

Whenever he saw the pitiful look on the kid's face when he was crying, he couldn't say a single harsh word.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it. Let's see what happens in a couple of days."

Xia Guangsi nodded nonchalantly while playing with his phone, then he remembered something else: "By the way, the first episode of our backpacking trip has been edited. I'll send the video to the group later. You can watch it from beginning to end. If there's anything you're not satisfied with, tell me. If everyone has no problem with it, we can set a time to upload it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"Okay." Wei You responded.

After that, he sat in the hotel for a while and chatted with Xia Guangsi for a while. When the other party started packing his luggage, he said goodbye and left.

After returning home, Wei You originally planned to charge his phone for a while before entering the game world. However, because he wanted to see the effect of the video editing, he had to stay in reality to work.

Fortunately, Xia Guangsi’s video was transmitted very quickly, and Wei You waited for a short time before seeing the finished film of the first episode.

This was the first time he had seen a film about backpacking, and it was quite interesting. Some of the post-production special effects were also very well done, and the program effect was very good. Even Wei You himself did not expect that some parts would become so funny after editing.

He couldn't help but recall the memories of his trip and immersed himself in the video.

Halfway through the video, he took his phone to the bathroom and watched the video while using the toilet. After using the toilet, he paused the video, put his phone on the tissue holder next to him, and then went to wash his hands.

There is a towel rack above the paper towel rack. I don’t know if it was because the towel shook too violently when he was wiping his hands and hit the paper towel, and the phone was affected and suddenly slipped off the rack.

Before Wei You could react, he heard a muffled thud. He looked down and saw that his cell phone had been completely submerged in the toilet water.

He was stunned for a moment and cursed "Fuck!"

The author has something to say: Guazi Diary:

December 24, 2011 / Saturday / Rain

I did something really stupid today and had a fight with my brother.

No, to be precise, I was the only one who was losing my temper. He didn't know anything. Only I knew why I was upset.

If possible, I also hope that the girl I like is an ordinary girl. In that case, no matter how he scolds me, I won’t be angry.

I don’t know why I wanted to escape so much at that time. Maybe I didn’t want him to see me crying.

In fact, I felt a little regretful when I ran downstairs, and I regretted it even more when he gave me the umbrella. I shouldn't have said that. I wanted to hug him and cry, but because of my damn self-esteem, I ended up running away like a drowned dog.

In fact, I didn't run far. I just hid in the fruit shop. The fat boss's wife asked me to sit in her armchair, asked me if I had quarreled with my family, and advised me to go home early.

Of course I want to go back. I want to go home and eat the hot meal he made.

But because of my damn self-esteem, I waited until half an hour later, and when I saw the message my brother sent me, I hesitated for more than ten minutes before going back.

I shouldn't have waited so long to go back.

No, I shouldn't have run out.

The air is so quiet and my brother is gone again.

There was no note on the refrigerator, so he must have gone out to look for me.

But he hasn't come back yet.

Did he really come to find me?

I said something to him today. I think I said don't bother me.

Does he really not want to care about me anymore?

The time-flying Dharma is about to begin!

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