With Bo Jin and Xie Ruan's table as the center, there was dead silence within a two-meter diameter.
Sun Haoxiang looked at Bo Jin's expression. A piece of brittle bone was stuck between his upper and lower teeth. He didn't dare to bite it and just held it in his mouth silently.
He Mingjie was already hunching his shoulders, and now he wished he could find an eggshell to wrap himself up so that not even a hair would be exposed.
Pan Yu lowered his head and scooped rice as lightly as possible, for fear that the spoon would hit the plate and make a noise.
In the eerie and frightening atmosphere, Bo Jin spoke calmly, not forgetting to add his own personal opinion.
"Well, he's a good person in every way, except that he says one thing and means another. Don't take him seriously."
Sun Haoxiang, He Mingjie and Pan Yu, who tried desperately to reduce their presence and take care of their brother Bo's self-esteem: "???"
Bo Jin reached out and took Xie Ruan, the only one who was still calm, into his arms, and ruffled his hair affectionately: "You are unhappy and are being sulky with me."
Xie Ruan: “…”
Xie Ruan raised his head in confusion: "Who is upset with you? Bo Jin, do you have... "
Before he could finish his sentence, his head was pushed down again.
"Shh—block them for me," Bo Jin leaned over to his ear and whispered, "They are all from the competition team. I can't just reject them."
At first Bo Jin thought Xie Ruan was just being arrogant and said that on purpose, but when he looked closely at his expression it didn't seem like that.
What's going on? Is Xie Ruan so generous? He doesn't even care if someone comes to steal his girlfriend
Bo Jin asked himself, if there was any wild man who dared to ask Xie Ruan for her WeChat in front of him, he would give him a discount on his third leg.
Bo Jin had some doubts in his heart, but did not show it.
The most urgent thing is not this, their internal affairs can be resolved at any time, the most important thing now is to lock them out from the outside world, so that those shameless people on the forum will not call him "husband" all day long.
Xie Ruan was not happy about it. Is it so easy to be a shield? If you are not careful, you will be stabbed by a villain.
He muttered quietly, "Aren't there He Mingjie and Pan Yu? Why are you looking for me?"
Bo Jin looked at the mess of hair that stood up because of him rubbing his body in his arms, and his heart softened. He reached out to help him tidy it up, and said with a smile: "Because you are good-looking."
Xie Ruan was stunned for a moment, then the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up.
Bo Jin said he was handsome!
It turns out this dog can also spit out ivory.
The joy and happiness instantly squeezed out the regret and annoyance of correcting the wrong questions.
Xie Ruan pretended to be reserved and straightened his expression: "It's not bad."
Forget it, since his attitude is relatively sincere, I will help him this time. There is no other way, who can blame him for being generous and enthusiastic.
Xie Ruan raised her head, her beautiful eyes shining, and even the curve of her lips revealed her pride. She leaned close to Bo Jin's ear and whispered, "Just this once."
Bo Jin chuckled: "Well, thank you."
"You're welcome."
Feng Qiao, who was holding his phone at the side, said: "???"
Hello? Does anyone remember him, the protagonist who wanted WeChat
He's so old, and he's still standing here, how come these two are so close to each other? !
Do you understand the principle of not loving but not hurting? !
Feng Qiao glanced over here with a desolate expression, then turned and left.
Seeing that there is no door or window, what is he still doing here? Is he watching them show their affection
Feng Qiao walked to the school forum and clicked on the hot post on the front page. Every word was heart-wrenching.
Those who said they were good friends above, all of them should die! Damn, Bo Jin and Xie Ruan are real! Don’t ask me how I know, the answer is that they sacrificed themselves for the benefit of the public.
At this time, there were already many people eating in the cafeteria, and what happened here could not be hidden from those sharp-eyed and sharp-eared students. As soon as this reply was sent out, it immediately attracted a lot of replies.
Hahahaha, I know who is upstairs, I understand, thank you hahaha.
I was in the cafeteria and just saw them hugging each other. It's confirmed that they are really in love.
If you don't look at anything else, these two are really a perfect match.
Although... I am impressed by how quickly Xie Ruan fell in love with someone else.
… …
After letting Xie Ruan go, Bo Jin checked the post. Seeing the reply, he nodded with satisfaction.
Well, his efforts were not in vain.
Xie Ruan didn't know that after today's incident, he would be permanently bound to Bo Jin. He was mentally prepared and was about to play a show with Bo Jin, but when he looked up, Feng Qiao had left without knowing when.
Xie Ruan: “…”
For some reason I felt like I had punched nothing.
He picked up the spoon and said to Bo Jin, "It's not that I didn't help you, it's that he left on his own."
Bo Jin hummed, and didn't bother him to eat, lest the food get cold: "We'll talk about it next time."
Xie Ruan swallowed the stuffed tofu in her mouth, looked at him with a speechless look, and couldn't help but said, "Bo Jin, can you stop being so narcissistic?"
And next time, how does he know that someone will ask him for WeChat again
"Sure," Bo Jin raised his eyebrows, met his eyes, and smiled, "Then it's your turn, Lian."
Xie Ruan was stunned for a moment before he understood what he meant, and kicked him under the table: "Get lost!"
Sun Haoxiang, He Mingjie and Pan Yu on the side: "..."
I suddenly felt full even though I hadn't eaten much.
After changing the correct answer to a wrong one in the Chinese language test, Xie Ruan learned from the pain and reflected on it for a whole night. He decided that in the future, when he was unsure of the answer, he would always go with his first instinct, and he would not change his mind even if he thought about it.
In the next few exams, he implemented this principle very well. Not to mention, he actually made two fewer mistakes.
After finishing the last chemistry exam, Xie Ruan packed up his things and returned to the classroom.
There was laughter in the classroom. No one was talking about the monthly exam that had just passed. Everyone was talking about where to go during the two-day holiday.
"My dad's friend invested in a resort," Sun Haoxiang said while crunching potato chips, "It features hot springs. The hot spring water is directly drawn from the volcano, not tap water. I plan to go and take a dip."
He patted the crumbs on his hands, unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and took a sip: "Do you want to go? The place is a bit far, at the foot of the mountain, but it should be worth it."
He Mingjie asked: "How much?"
Pan Yu also looked up from his book with an interested expression on his face.
"It's quite cheap now that it just opened," Sun Haoxiang said, "It's 180 yuan just for a hot spring bath, and less than 2,000 yuan for accommodation a day."
"It's less than two thousand..." He Mingjie chuckled, resisting the urge to slap him and turned around, "No! I have to think twice about even two hundred."
"You're being petty," Sun Haoxiang put one hand on his shoulder and the other on Pan Yu's arm, and said proudly, "How can I ask you to pay? I have a lot of hot spring and accommodation coupons at home, but they're useless. Why don't we use them all at once?"
He Mingjie changed his attitude in a second and said flatteringly: "Brother Haoxiang, I'll go!"
Sun Haoxiang rubbed the goose bumps on his arms and said unhappily, "Get lost!" He turned around and asked Pan Yu, "Old Pan, where are you?"
Although Pan Yu studied hard, he was not the kind of nerd who only knew how to study. Hearing this, he naturally didn't hesitate to be polite to Sun Haoxiang: "Go!"
"OK!"
Before he spoke, Sun Haoxiang was afraid that they would not go because it was too far, so it would be meaningless for him to go. After taking two reassurance pills, he immediately felt relieved and looked up at Xie Ruan who had just entered the room: "Xiao Xie, come together, it will be more fun when there are more people."
Xie Ruan was a little surprised why he asked her first instead of Bo Jin. After thinking for a while, she didn't answer directly, but turned to Bo Jin: "Are you going?"
He had wanted to ask Bo Jin about his holiday plans for a long time, but he had never found a suitable opportunity.
The original book only said that he committed suicide by jumping off a building before waiting for the college entrance examination, but did not mention the specific time and place.
Now there is less than a year left until senior year of high school, and Xie Ruan is feeling very anxious.
If Bo Jin went, it would be right under his nose. With him watching, even if he lost control of his emotions, nothing serious would happen.
If he doesn't go, then he will have to ask about his whereabouts.
Bo Jin has been thinking about Xie Ruan's attitude towards Feng Qiao that day these past two days, and he always feels that something is not right.
If the person you like is being coveted, you will probably feel a little jealous.
But Xie Ruanzhen didn't have that at all.
Is this because I am too confident in myself, or is there another reason
Just when I was about to seek help from Baidu, a good friend of mankind, I heard Xie Ruan's question.
Bo Jin smiled: "Go, what about you?"
He thought to himself that he was overthinking. Xie Ruan didn't even want to be apart from him during the two-day monthly vacation. If this wasn't love, what could it be? His behavior in the cafeteria yesterday must have been a sign of awkwardness.
Sure enough, the next second, Xie Ruan said, "I'll go too."
"Okay!" Sun Haoxiang snapped his fingers. "Then let's meet at the school gate at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon..." He thought for a moment and said, "How about we meet tomorrow afternoon at the school gate?"
"Can."
Having resolved the doubts in his heart, Bo Jin was in a good mood and asked Xie Ruan: "Where is your home?"
While Xie Ruan was packing the books he was going to take home, he said, "Tianming Yayuan in the West Station New City."
Before Bo Jin could say anything, He Mingjie started yelling, "Wow, is this the neighborhood that's always on the news?"
Thinking of the stupid things in his neighborhood, Xie Ruan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Yeah, that's it."
He Mingjie laughed loudly and explained to Sun Haoxiang who was puzzled: "It seems that because their community is close to the mountains, there are many slopes in it. It has a nickname called Little Chongqing. The first floor is the road, the second floor is the road, and the third floor is still the road. People often get lost in their own community, hahaha."
"Wow, is it really that awesome?" Sun Haoxiang exclaimed, rubbing his hands and eager to try, "Xiao Xie, come to your house some other day and take us to see it."
Xie Ruan pursed his lips and changed the subject a little stiffly: "By the way, what should we bring to the resort?"
Sun Haoxiang was so careless that he didn't notice it. He subconsciously followed Xie Ruan's words, but Bo Jin noticed it.
Xie Ruan is not a cold person. If he wants to avoid him like this, there must be something inconvenient in his home.
Bo Jin looked at his tightly pursed lips, as if thinking about something.
While they were talking, Sun Fuan came in.
He handed the pile of test papers in his hand to the class representative, motioned him to distribute them, and walked up to the podium and said, "Be careful during the holidays, don't run around, stay home and do your homework. The end of the semester is coming soon, so you should hurry up. Otherwise, you won't dare to attend the family gathering during the New Year."
Knowing that the students were anxious to go home, Sun Fuan didn't say too much.
I asked the class representative whether other teachers had assigned homework. After getting a positive answer, I waved my hand and said school was dismissed.
Xie Ruan's home was not close to Sega High School, but fortunately there was a direct subway. However, it was rush hour, and the subway station was crowded. He missed two trains before he could barely squeeze into the car. When he arrived at the community, it was already 7:30.
Xie Ruan walked through the small garden downstairs and was about to go down to the basement to take the elevator when he saw his stepfather He Jinqing drinking sugar water and chatting with a few neighbors at the door of a convenience store.
He Jinqing is a native of Shanghai. He got two houses and a shop from the demolition. Too lazy to go to work, he opened a convenience store in the community to make a living.
Xie Ruan walked over and greeted him, "Uncle He."
"Xiao Xie is back." He Jinqing glanced at Xie Ruan and said indifferently, "Go upstairs, your mother is waiting for you at home."
Xie Ruan nodded, turned around to leave, but was stopped by He Jinqing.
"By the way, the store needs to restock today. Please move the items in the warehouse to the store later. I have already sorted them out."
Xie Ruan had long been accustomed to He Jinqing ordering him to do things, so he was not surprised to hear this and nodded, "Okay."
I walked around the convenience store and entered the parking lot on the underground floor.
From afar, the unspoken voices of He Jinqing and several neighbors drifted into his ears.
"Old He, this one in your family is quite obedient."
"What are you talking about? His grades are terrible. He will definitely not be able to get into university. He will only be working as a bricklayer at a construction site. You said he is not your biological child, so I can't control him. I can only let him do more work so that he can adapt in advance."
"You're a really good stepfather. If it were me, I wouldn't help someone else raise a son for nothing."
"What can we do? His father committed suicide after his business failed. He doesn't have many relatives there. We can't just throw him into an orphanage."
"Hey, what happened to his father's suicide? Tell me in detail. I seem to have heard about it vaguely before."
"It's just that. Young Master, he lost all his family fortune due to a failed investment. He couldn't get over it for a while, so he just couldn't think straight."
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is really..."
Xie Ruan clenched his fists, quickened his pace and entered the elevator, shutting out the gossiping or gloating voices outside the elevator.
"Xingxing is back." Chen Wei was very surprised to see Xie Ruan. She put down her youngest son He Chen's homework and stood up. "Why are you so late? I'll go get you some food."
She was wearing a simple apricot wool sweater. Under the light of the living room, she looked like a quietly blooming lily, gentle and peaceful. Even though she was over 40, she was still so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off her. Xie Ruan looked 70% like her.
"The subway was too crowded and I couldn't get on." Xie Ruan lowered his head to change his shoes. He saw the fatigue on her face and didn't want to keep her busy, so he took the initiative to say, "I don't have much appetite after a day of exams. Just a bowl of noodles will be fine."
Chen Wei was stunned. This was the first time Xie Ruan talked about study at home.
She said "Oh" happily and turned into the kitchen.
"Brother." He Chen greeted Xie Ruan with a stern face. People who didn't know might think that he didn't welcome his brother home, but in fact, the little kid was very happy.
"Yeah." After hearing what he had just said downstairs, Xie Ruan was in no mood to coax the child. He responded casually and sat on the sofa, closing his eyes to rest.
Children have the sharpest intuition and noticed that his brother was in a bad mood. He Chen shut up and stopped bothering him, even turning the pages of his homework book slowly.
Chen Wei moved quickly, and soon a large bowl of steaming noodles was served.
The noodles are stir-fried with shredded lean meat, with two poached eggs placed on the side and a thin layer of chopped green onions sprinkled on top, which looks very appetizing.
Xie Ruan thanked her, picked up his chopsticks and ate quickly. He washed the dishes and turned around to get the key to the warehouse and prepared to go out.
"Where are you going so late?" Chen Wei frowned slightly. Her eldest son was good in every way except that he was rebellious and disobedient.
Xie Ruan said: "Uncle He asked me to go down and move the goods."
Chen Wei moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just looked at Xie Ruan's slightly thin back and said, "Come up early when you finish your work."
"Um."
There are many things in the warehouse that need to be moved to the convenience store, most of which are very heavy, such as mineral water.
Xie Ruan knew that He Jinqing must have packed it out and left it for him because he saw that he was about to have a month-long vacation.
He pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled sarcastically, pulled the handcart next to him over, and moved the boxes of mineral water upstairs.
The warehouse is very close to the convenience store, but it is a slope. It is not bad when going downhill, which saves some effort. But it is a pain when going uphill, and you have to use several times more strength to pull the full truck of goods up.
Even though Xie Ruan had good physical strength, after moving all the things he was so tired that he didn't even want to move a finger, his whole body looked like he had just been pulled out of the water.
He lifted his sweaty hair, adjusted his facial expression, tried to make himself look relaxed, and then pushed open the door.
An enticing fragrance instantly wafted over. Xie Ruan was startled and subconsciously looked in the direction of the smell.
He Chen was sitting on the sofa, eating a bowl of noodles in small bites.
The bowl of noodles was not large in size, but it had a lot of ingredients, including beef balls and prawns, which was completely different from the simple stir-fried lean meat he had eaten before.
Noticing her eldest son's gaze, Chen Wei smiled awkwardly: "Your brother is still growing, he needs to eat better."
Xie Ruan lowered his eyes and said nothing.
"Brother, do you want to eat it?" He Chen picked up a shrimp.
He remembered that his brother liked to eat shrimp.
Xie Ruan was silent for a few seconds and said, "No need." He strode back to his room.
Chen Wei's gentle voice came from outside the door: "Okay Chenchen, if brother doesn't want to eat it, you can eat it yourself. Don't pick it up from everywhere, the soup will drip out."
"All right."
Xie Ruan sat on the chair, feeling as if his chest was blocked by something, uncomfortable and sour. He had to do something to divert his attention, otherwise he would explode.
He fumbled out his phone and sent a message to Song Xinghe -
You Xie Ge: What are you doing
It took several minutes for Song Xinghe to reply.
Xiao Song: Playing games.
Xiao Song: I won’t talk to you anymore, I need to finish this game first.
Xie Ruan pursed his lips, exited the conversation between the two, returned to the friend list, and wanted to find someone else.
You can say anything, just chat with him.
However, after searching for a long time, I couldn't find the right person.
His fingertips slid back and forth on the screen, passing by Bo Jin's profile picture again. Xie Ruan paused, but finally clicked on it.
The cursor kept flashing in the dialog box. Xie Ruan stared at the screen of his mobile phone. He really wanted to find someone to chat with, but he didn't know what to say.
Forget it, Xie Ruan pursed his lips and was about to turn off the screen when his phone suddenly started buzzing.
Xie Ruan subconsciously looked down—
Voice call from Bo Jin.
Xie Ruan nodded hesitantly to accept.
Bo Jin's smiling voice came from the receiver: "What do you want to tell me?"
Xie Ruan was startled: "W-what?"
How did he know that I wanted to send him a message
"You seem to have been typing for a long time," Bo Jin said, his voice sounding gentle and indulgent in the quiet night. "I haven't heard from you, so I had to call you."
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