Tong Yan declined several times, but failed to persuade Zhuo Xiangming not to pick him up. Lifting a rock to shoot himself in the foot, it should be him.
If you don’t want to delay the time until the evening, to be honest, Tong Yang is at home, and it will take four or five o’clock to see him off. Now that Zhuo Xiangming is coming, he says it’s noon. What time it is at noon depends on what time Zhuo Xiangming tells him. meet up
Zhuo Xiangming always got up early, and it was estimated that he would come to pick him up before twelve o'clock.
But Tong Yan's entanglement is not whether it's too early or too late to go back to Zhuo Xiangming's place, but Tong Yang is obviously at home, and he feels very embarrassed to drag Zhuo Xiangming so far to pick him up.
Tong Yan tightly held the phone, and whispered: "Okay, I lied."
"Huh?" Zhuo Xiangming didn't seem to expect him to say that.
"Tong Yang has nothing to go out tomorrow, so he can see me off... Originally, I thought I could leave later, and I didn't mean to lie to you on purpose." Tong Yan paused, and said sincerely, "I'm sorry, I won't do it next time That's it."
Zhuo Xiangming also paused for a while, and didn't speak immediately. Tong Yan waited nervously, but he didn't expect him to laugh in a low voice, and there was no sense of reproach in his tone: "Understood, then Tong Yang will send you over tomorrow, and I won't do it for you."
Tong Yan became more and more ashamed: "I didn't mean that... Brother Xiang Ming, I'm sorry."
"I have to say I'm sorry?" Zhuo Xiangming said, "It's because I didn't think about it. I forgot that children will always be reluctant to leave home."
Tong Yan didn't know how to answer the call, and just wanted to end the call, Zhuo Xiangming said seriously again: "It's because you want your brother to give it to you, so he will give it to you tomorrow, but it's normal for me to pick you up, you don't have to be embarrassed, Or you feel like I’m bothering you, don’t you?”
After thinking about it, Tong Yan also said seriously: "Yes."
"Okay." Zhuo Xiangming returned to a gentle tone and said to him, "It's getting late, let's rest."
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After staying at home for two days, Tong Liqin was not at home except for Zhuo Xiangming's dinner. Before leaving the next day, Tong Yan was waiting for him, and his assistant answered several calls. It was a meeting, and after five o'clock, Tong Yang was too much to rush, and finally went out.
Tong Liqin called Tong Yang back on the way, Tong Yang pulled out the headset to answer it, his voice came out from the car stereo, and he spoke directly to Tong Yan: "Tong Tong, Dad forgot that today is Sunday, so I can't make it back now Now, let your brother take you there, okay?"
Tong Yan didn't want to talk to him, Tong Liqin was not angry, and told him with a good temper: "The hospital called to tell you about your physical condition, and you will start school tomorrow, so you must listen to what the doctor says. A spray, and a brand? Remember to check your schoolbag when you get up in the morning, the physical fitness class has been canceled for you, and you will have to make up the exam next year."
Tong Yan just lowered his head, Tong Yang elbowed him, and he dodged aside.
Tong Liqin said: "Tongtong, if you don't agree with Dad, Dad will always be worried, Tongtong?"
"I see." Tong Yan said.
"Good boy." Tong Liqin said with a smile, "Listen to Brother Xiang Ming and study hard. Dad will call you when he is free."
Tong Yan didn't make a sound, it seemed that someone next to him was calling "Mr. Tong", so Tong Liqin hung up the phone.
There was silence in the car, and after driving for a while, Tong Yang freed up his hand, reached out and rubbed Tong Yan's head vigorously: "It's done."
Tong Yan avoids his hand: "Don't mess with me."
"Did I mess with you too?" Tong Yang said, "Little heartless."
Tong Yan pretended to look down at the activities of his classmates on oukm, Tong Yang said to himself: "Don't pay attention to me, I won't see you after I'm away for a week, see if you regret it."
Tong Yan didn't look up, and cut.
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The way home is always long, and the way away from home always feels short. While Tong Yan was betting with Tong Yang for no reason, she watched Zhuo Xiangming's house getting closer, and he was getting farther and farther away from home.
It didn't take long to reach the place.
Tong Yang had an appointment at night and was still busy walking, so the car didn't enter the gate of the courtyard, and stopped directly on the side of the road.
He got out of the car first, took out the things for Tong Yan from the trunk, took some semi-new pajamas he was used to wearing at home, and packed them together with a few pairs of sneakers with Tong Yan's name on them. The ten-inch suitcase, except for the schoolbag, water glasses and stationery, was newly bought, and it was packed in an open paper bag like the one provided by the supermarket.
Tong Yang was busy there, Tong Yan was sitting in the car, he didn't know why he was angry, Zhuo Xiangming came out after a while, and he got out of the car, but Zhuo Xiangming had already taken all the things and hugged him with one hand. Holding the big paper bag and pulling the suitcase with the other hand, he listened to Tong Yang's instructions.
"Here are his clothes and stationery. Everything is in place. He can do it himself. I just want to trouble you. Remind him to bring warning signs every day. The school also said that he must wear them outside the school uniform. In addition, because he is still in the same class as AO, so I won’t attend the physical fitness class. I’m afraid he won’t be able to stand the smell. We’ve already applied for it on the system, but you still need to sign for every class, and Tong Yan will give it to you. Others... If he is naughty... "
Tong Yan thought that Tong Yang would tell Zhuo Xiangming to teach him a lesson, but he didn't expect him to say: "He's not very naughty, he can listen to what he does wrong, just tell him and he'll know."
Zhuo Xiangming agreed sentence by sentence, and after hearing this, he continued: "Tong Yan is quite obedient."
"Yes." Tong Yang was not so serious at once, he smiled, and his face seemed to be a little proud, and he turned to look at Tong Yan, Tong Yan turned his face away.
Having said almost everything, Tong Yang said: "I have something to do tonight, so I'll go first."
"Okay, be careful on the road."
Zhuo Xiangming sent Tong Yang to the car, and when he heard the car was on fire, he turned around and was about to leave, Tong Yan felt extremely sad.
But the car stopped again, and Tong Yang poked his head out of the car window: "Tongtong, brother is gone, I will pick you up at the gate of the school on Friday afternoon."
Tong Yan had long forgotten the inexplicable anger, and took two steps forward, but Zhuo Xiangming grabbed his arm, so he stopped walking towards the car, and stood next to Zhuo Xiangming, Chong Tong Yang was very obedient nodded.
"Brother is gone." Tong Yang said again.
Tong Yan was afraid that he would cry, and it would be embarrassing to think about it like that, so he lowered his head, but when the car drove away, he couldn't get enough of his eyes and chased after the car's buttocks until Zhuo Xiangming called him: "Outside the car. It's cold, let's go in."
Xuan Gui had been waiting at the door for a long time, and when he saw Tong Yan, he went up to say hello: "Welcome home!"
It followed behind Tong Yan, turning around: "Did you watch Sailor Moon? I asked you to share the progress with me, did you forget?"
Tong Yan said: "I forgot. I just watched a few episodes on Friday, but I didn't watch it afterwards."
Xuangui sighed complainingly, and pretended not to care about business and said: "I heard that you will start school tomorrow, and I need your timetable."
Tong Yan was about to agree, Zhuo Xiangming said: "Xuan Gui, be quiet for a while."
Xuan Gui replied "Yes", and as expected, he didn't speak any more, and quietly walked upstairs along the floating passageway with them.
The two of them took their things to Tong Yan's bedroom on the second floor. After Zhuo Xiangming asked Tong Yan, he opened the suitcase and began to pack it out.
Tong Yan was indeed depressed, but he was not so cold as to make Zhuo Xiangming cold.
After putting away the paper bag, he also squatted next to the box, took out the socks and three pairs of crossed sneakers, and put them away in the shoe cabinet.
"It's pretty." Seeing Tong Yan looking at him, Zhuo Xiangming added, "I'm talking about your shoes."
Tong Yan also looked back at his shoes: "Tong Yang bought them all." With his index finger, he picked off the sequins that got on the laces of one pair of shoes from nowhere, and by the way, "This pair is from when he was in college. , the team won the game, and the sponsor gave each team member a pair of shoes with their names embroidered on them."
Zhuo Xiangming said, "He gave you your name?"
Tong Yan nodded: "En."
"Your brother loves you very much."
Tong Yan hummed, and said in a low voice, "I love him too."
After arranging the socks, he pushed in the drawer of the small grid, and sat back on the bed, trying not to droop his head or show a depressed expression.
But he thought distressedly, hasn't Zhuo Xiangming's EQ always been very high? Why can't I see that he urgently needs to be alone for a while now
Fortunately, Zhuo Xiangming opened the door and walked out after not waiting long.
Tong Yan could finally throw himself heavily into the mattress, the sky was already dark, the lights in the room had not been turned on, the temperature in September was not that high, in the dimly lit and slightly cold room, he felt a burst of It's more than a burst of intense discomfort.
But Zhuo Xiangming came back soon, the mattress next to him sagged, and he sat next to Tong Yan on the edge of the bed.
Tong Yan felt that he didn't seem to notice his depression. Although he knew it was rude, Tong Yan just couldn't sit up immediately.
Then I felt warm palms on top of my head: "Tong Yan?"
"Huh?" Tong Yan turned his head, revealing a side face, half covered by messy hair.
Zhuo Xiangming took a bottle of coconut milk in his hand, brushed his hair away first, and then handed it to him, Tong Yan whispered, "I don't want to drink it."
Zhuo Xiangming silently took the coconut milk away, but Tong Yan didn't expect that he would hand it over with another hand, it was a cup of mashed potatoes with chicken sauce.
Tong Yan couldn't hold back a smile, turned around completely, and turned sideways to face Zhuo Xiangming: "What do you want to do?"
Zhuo Xiangming originally sat very well, but Tong Yan's bed was too soft, so his posture was a bit distorted, but when he looked down at Tong Yan, the expression on his face was still convincing and dependent: "I want to make you happy a little."
Tong Yan was silent for a while, without denying it, she lowered her eyes and said, "Thank you."
Zhuo Xiangming patted his head again: "Then can you tell me why you are unhappy?"
Tong Yan covered his face with his hands, his voice was indistinct: "I don't know either."
"There are few people here, do you feel lonely?" Zhuo Xiangming tried to guess.
Both Tong Liqin and Tong Yang are very busy, so Tong Yan is often the only one at home, so when it comes to fewer people, the family may not be as good as this one.
Tong Yan shook his head.
"I haven't been to school for a long time, and I'm afraid I won't be able to blend in?"
Tong Yan still shook his head.
Zhuo Xiangming lowered his voice and said with a smile: "Then you are making things difficult for me."
He leaned close to Tong Yan, and lightly poked the isolation sticker on the back of Tong Yan's neck: "Is it still uncomfortable here?"
"Tong Yan?" Zhuo Xiangming sensed that something was wrong, turned his face to Tong Yan, pushed his bangs up, revealing his tearful eyes, "Why are you crying?"
Zhuo Xiangming was also a little anxious, he put Tong Yan on his body and hugged him, Tong Yan was crying, so he let him play with him, resting his chin on Zhuo Xiangming's shoulder, it was hard to stop the tears when they opened the floodgate. Later, even he himself didn't know what he was sad about, anyway, he just kept crying.
Zhuo Xiangming never thought that the more he coaxed, the worse he would be. He has an omega brother, but the two brothers are only one year apart. He has never taken care of a child like Tong Yan, who is not too old or too young, so he can only act in a hurry Patting Tong Yan's back gently: "Where is the grievance? Tell me, do you want to go home? I'll take you back, okay?"
"But it still needs to be like this." Tong Yan put his arms around his neck, crying in his voice.
Zhuo Xiangming understood, and immediately said: "It won't take much time. I'll pick you up after school and take you home, okay?"
How could Tong Yan be like this, he burst into tears, and now he was very embarrassed when he calmed down, how could he really make such an unreasonable request.
But Zhuo Xiangming was obviously still worried: "Then why were you crying just now?" Then he said: "After I came back today, I don't look very happy."
When it came to the second half of the sentence, Tong Yan seemed to hear a trace of... grievance? But his tears were blurred, he couldn't see clearly, Zhuo Xiangming spoke quickly, and Tong Yan quickly rejected this idea.
And the most important problem he faced right now was being hugged by Zhuo Xiangming on his lap face to face. Tong Yan's stature is not short among his peers, but Zhuo Xiangming is 1.9 meters tall, with long hands and long legs, holding Tong Yan in his arms is like an adult holding a child, it is very easy to play with... Tong Yan didn't notice I was blushing until Zhuo Xiangming frowned and said, "Your pheromones are popping up again. This kind of isolation sticker must be replaced when you go to school tomorrow. The isolation is too poor."