Wei Xu's high school students finish four classes every Saturday morning and go home for evening self-study before 6pm on Sunday.
However, since the special class that Wei Xu was in stipulated that everyone must be in class for self-study before 2 p.m., he had to carry his schoolbag and go to school not long after resting after lunch that day.
At that time, Wei You was leaning on the sofa playing games. When I saw him putting on his autumn school uniform jacket over his T-shirt, I knew he was ready to leave.
"What time will you be back in the evening?" he asked.
"Usually it's nine o'clock, and we finish school earlier on Sundays, at eight forty." Wei Xu answered, zipping up his school uniform to his chest, and then straightening his clothes in the full-length mirror at the door.
Wei You sometimes really suspected that Wei Xu chose the school based on the beauty or ugliness of the school uniform.
When he was in junior high school, his school uniform was very nice. It was one of the few school uniforms that was completely white, and anyone who wore it would look unsightly.
The high school uniforms are mostly white with some light blue like the dawn sky.
The top has a small piece of blue-gray fabric spliced at the elbows of the sportswear, while the school pants have a straight blue long line inlaid at the side seams. The color combination is clean and refreshing, and particularly youthful.
Although it is a school uniform, it looks particularly neat and elegant when worn by Wei Xu, as if it has suddenly been upgraded to a sports brand suit designed by a famous designer. If it weren't for the school emblem printed on the chest, Wei You would even want to wear his school uniform out.
"You've worked hard at school, what would you like to have for supper tonight?"
Wei Xu was putting on his shoes. Hearing this, he turned around and looked at him. He thought seriously for a moment, then smiled and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I think about it."
Wei You was puzzled: "How did you tell me at school?"
Wei Xu took out his cell phone from his trouser pocket and shook it.
"Can you bring cell phones to your school?"
"No, but everyone can bring it."
Wei You sighed: "Then be careful, remember to turn off the mute, don't get caught."
"Um."
Wei Xu tied his shoelaces, picked up his shoulder bag from the cabinet, put it on his back, opened the door and said, "Brother, I'm leaving."
Wei You said perfunctorily: "Go ahead."
"Aren't you going to see me off?"
"It's not like I won't be back at night, what can I send you?"
Although he said so, Wei You still stood up and pretended to see him off. He stood by the shoe cabinet at the door and said, "Be careful on the road. Tell me if you think of anything to eat."
"Yeah." Wei Xu responded, then looked at Wei You again and slowly closed the door.
·
He left home early and did not stop on the way. When Wei Xu arrived at school, he still had twenty minutes to spare before the scheduled arrival time.
There are actually no classes on Sunday afternoons, so everyone assumes that the three hours before dinner are the time to catch up on weekend homework.
Wei Xu even finished all his homework.
Seeing that it was still early, he didn't want to do anything else for the time being, so he idly took out two BJD dolls' foot original models from his bag and polished the details.
Due to his tall stature, his seat was arranged in the last row, close to the innermost wall, a very secluded corner, so he was not worried at all that the teacher would see him doing it.
And after his burly classmate came and blocked his view to the right, he had even less worries.
"Brother Xu, you're making figurines again!" Zhang Zelong greeted him happily as he arrived, put a cup of milk tea on his desk, and explained, "The fat guy from Class 6 asked me to bring it to you."
Wei Xu knew he was talking about Du Shao, nodded and moved the milk tea aside.
After entering high school, he and Du Shao were separated into classes. He was in an extra-special class, while Du Shao was in a second-rate class. The two were on two different floors and rarely met each other, but Du Shao would still bring him food from time to time.
"Brother Xu, have you finished the set of exercises that Mr. Cai gave you?" After putting down his schoolbag, his deskmate asked in a low voice.
Thanks to his tall and strong physique, Zhang Zelong is always called Brother Long when he is with others. But when he met Wei Xu, who had amazing grades, when he was divided into classes, he could only bow his head and call him Brother.
"Take it yourself." Wei Xu gestured with his eyes to the thin book on the top of the pile, his tone light.
He doesn't mind sharing his answers with others, even if someone wants to copy them. It doesn't matter if the teacher finds out. It won't affect him anyway. Being the top student in the grade gives him the confidence.
Of course, no one who can get into the special class has fake grades. When Zhang Zelong asked him for homework, he was just referring to his solution ideas for some difficult problems.
"I just met Lin Shuyi from Class 4 at the school gate. Damn, she's really pretty," Zhang Zelong said excitedly as he flipped through his exercise book. "Her kind of beauty is different from Ding Qi from Class 6. The one from Class 6 is the kind of beauty that's cool and selfless, while she's the kind that's sometimes playful, sometimes sassy... the kind of fierce beauty. I think I still prefer her type. It must be exciting to be with her."
Wei Xu blew away the dust on his hands and said perfunctorily, "Really?"
Zhang Zelong nodded vigorously: "Actually, I was just admiring her. Recently, I really want to pursue her. I heard that she doesn't seem to have a boyfriend yet."
Wei Xu said "Oh".
"But I feel like she might not like my type. She seems to prefer those kind of fair-skinned pretty boys." Zhang Zelong turned his head to look at Wei Xu in between writing, and then sighed: "I wish I looked like you. If I like someone, I can just say a word and beckon them to come over."
Wei Xu paused, lowered his eyes and said, "It's not that easy."
"Isn't it?" Zhang Zelong asked curiously, "Is there someone in our school that the god of study likes but can't pursue?"
“Not from school.”
"That's off-campus?"
Wei Xu shook his head, put down the tools in his hand, took out his mobile phone from the drawer and sent a message.
[Guazi: I want to drink bone soup for supper. ]
Not long after the message was sent, I received an "OK" gesture.
Wei Xu couldn't help but raise the corner of his lips. Just as he was about to put his phone back, another message popped up on the page: [I've made the bed for you. You can sleep alone tonight.]
The smile on Wei Xu's face suddenly disappeared.
Thinking of the things he had put under the bed, he asked uneasily: [What are you doing now? ]
[Brother: I didn’t do anything. I’m going to the market to buy you some big bones.]
Xu breathed a sigh of relief and sent two expectant emojis. Seeing that Wei You didn't reply, he put the phone in the drawer.
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After putting down his phone, Wei You did not immediately change his clothes and go out.
He cleaned the entire house yesterday afternoon, but because Wei Xu had been working in his room, he was afraid of disturbing him, so he skipped his room.
Originally, Wei You was too lazy to clean up, but when he was making the bed just now, he saw a spider web in the corner next to the bedside table, and his obsessive-compulsive disorder couldn't be controlled.
Thinking that cleaning a room wouldn't take much effort anyway, I prepared to clean the second bedroom before going out.
There were a lot of things in Wei Xu's desk and cabinet. Some were materials and tools for making dolls, and some Wei You couldn't figure out what they were. He didn't move them much, but simply wiped the desk and cabinet with a rag.
After packing up, he started cleaning the floor. Wei You lifted up the sheets because he was worried about dirtying them. Then when he was cleaning under the bed, his broom suddenly hit something.
Wei You bent down and squinted his eyes to see a small black box placed at the corner of the bed near the headboard. It was not very conspicuous.
Was it Wei Xu who put it there?
Or the landlord's stuff?
Wei You wasn't sure.
Before, Wei Xu was responsible for cleaning his room himself, and he never paid much attention to whether there was anything under the bed.
Wei You became curious and prepared to take out the box to have a look.
The box was quite heavy, and he pushed and hooked it with a broom, and it took him a while to get it out from under the bed.
When the natural light in the room shone on the surface of the box, he realized that the box was just a black hard cardboard box with a merchant logo on the side. It was probably a packaging box that came with something he bought.
Without thinking too much, Wei You directly opened the lid of the box.
What catches the eye are several transparent acrylic storage boxes, each of which contains a finely crafted BJD doll.
At first Wei You thought it was the same as those displayed in the glass cabinet. Just as he was about to pick up a doll for a closer look, a face that was so familiar that it was almost distorted suddenly jumped into his eyes.
Even seeing your own face in a ghost-edited video wouldn't be as visually shocking as I am feeling now.
This doll actually has a face that is extremely similar to his!
The similarity is a little eerie.
Wei You had seen Wei Xu putting makeup on a doll's head before, but at that time he just thought he made it look very real. It was not until he saw the doll in the box that he realized his skills could be so realistic.
Apart from the lack of human lifelikeness, every detail of this doll's face is lifelike, just like a smaller version of yourself.
Wei You picked up the two boxes and examined them, and found that the two dolls were also made very much like himself. Even the clothes the two dolls wore were exactly the same styles.
He took out the dolls one by one and placed them on the bedside table. The six dolls had different shapes and postures, but they undoubtedly all had the same face.
Facing a row of dolls that looked similar to himself, Wei You inexplicably felt a chill down his spine and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He looked at one of the dolls wearing a suit. This was the one that looked most like him. Not only was its facial expression lifelike, but its eyes were not as empty as those of the other dolls. Instead, they revealed a natural smile.
The corners of its mouth are slightly upturned, and combined with its facial features, it looks like it is smiling at you.
How could it be so similar that it even makes people wonder if there is a soul living inside.
Wei You stared into its eyes and felt a little scared.
What’s even more terrifying is that he couldn’t imagine why Wei Xu hid them under the bed.
In fact, if he had seen these little figures who looked quite like himself in the display cabinet, Wei You would at most feel a little awkward, but he would not think too much about it. After all, when Guazai was playing with plasticine, he had said that he wanted to make a brother.
He was just treated as a model. For Wei Xu, who had been drawing since elementary school, it was normal to draw inspiration from people around him.
But why did Wei Xu want to hide them?
When did he do this?
Wei You pondered this question and raised his head to look at the glass cabinet facing the bed. There were several spaces on it that were still abruptly left vacant.
He is not a particularly conservative straight man. Sometimes when he plays games or does live broadcasts, he will encounter unrestrained male fans, and be teased about his sexual orientation in the barrage of comments.
So when he discovered these dolls, an incredible idea popped into his mind.
Thinking of that possibility, he felt dizzy as if he was lacking oxygen.
·
This was probably the most active time Wei Xu had returned home since he started high school.
With ten minutes left before school was over, he had already packed all the things he was going to take back into his bag. When the school bell rang, he picked up his bag and ran out of the classroom.
He walked and jogged all the way, and the distance that usually took him ten minutes was shortened to half a minute, and it only took him five or six minutes to get home.
When he opened the door, a strong aroma of meat and bones wafted into his nose, making his already hungry stomach even hungrier.
"I'm back." Wei Xu shouted, while changing his shoes, he looked at Wei You who was sitting on the sofa with his head down playing with his phone, and asked: "Brother, is the bone soup ready?"
"In the kitchen." Wei You said weakly.
"I'll get a bowl." Wei Xu casually put his bag on the cabinet and was about to step into the kitchen when his eyes accidentally swept across the boxes lined up on the coffee table and he stopped abruptly.
In fact, his breathing became disordered when he saw them for the first time, but he still took a full five seconds to confirm what they were.
The suit doll that had just been completed came into his sight. Suddenly, Wei Xu felt the blood flowing backwards throughout his body, and his feet were fixed in place as if under a spell.
Wei You didn't hear him enter the kitchen. He looked up and saw him standing motionless at the entrance. His face was stiff and even a little pale.
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