The Man Who Appears Once a Year

Chapter 84: Summer heat

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Ruan Qiuping glanced at the laptop on the table and sincerely admitted his mistake: "Xiao Yuhuan, I'm sorry. It's all my fault that I accidentally bought the wrong disc. Are you okay? Are you scared?"

Yu Huan was silent for a while, then said, "Not bad."

Ruan Qiuping breathed a sigh of relief. He stretched out his hand and placed his right hand in front of Yu Huan's eyes.

He whispered, "Forget what you just saw." He made a grabbing gesture and threw away the air he grabbed.

"Ruan Ruan what is doing?" Yu Huan asked with a smile.

Ruan Qiuping thought for a while, then said: "This method is to make you forget the bad things you just saw."

Of course, Ruan Qiuping didn't know how to use magic to erase people's memories, and even if he did, he wouldn't use it on Yu Huan. His actions just now were at most to comfort himself and make little Yu Huan forget about this matter quickly.

"What you just saw... is it a bad thing?" Yu Huan suddenly asked.

"Of course." Ruan Qiuping explained to him seriously, "You are still young, and there are some things you don't understand. Everything in the world is about the harmony of yin and yang. The union of men and women is the right way. If it happens in our... hometown, like in the movie, it will be punished by heaven... by heaven!" Although Ruan Qiuping has not heard of immortals being struck by heavenly thunder for such things so far, human-immortal love, immortal-demon love, demon-human love and other cross-racial love will be struck by heavenly thunder. By analogy, this kind of cross-gender love should also be struck by heavenly thunder, but I don't know how many...

Yu Huan lowered his eyes silently and said nothing more.

At this moment, Ruan Qiuping suddenly saw another DVD on the table.

Ruan Qiuping carefully identified the cover and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he did not buy the wrong one.

Ruan Qiuping pointed at the DVD and said, "There is another normal DVD here. Do you want to continue studying it and see if you can overwrite the bad memory just now?"

As he said this, Ruan Qiuping was about to go over to put on the disc, but as soon as he turned around, Yu Huan grabbed his wrist.

"No need." Yu Huan said, "It's not like I don't understand everything."

"Don't be so stubborn, of course you have nothing..."

"I got full marks in biology and physical health in junior high school." Yu Huan interrupted Ruan Qiuping, "I pretended to know nothing in the conference room just to tease you, but I didn't expect you to take it seriously."

Ruan Qiuping was stunned.

In other words, little Yuhuan actually knew everything, but he, Ruan Qiuping, pretended to know a lot and gave little Yuhuan a poor education and explanation

"Xiao Yuhuan you..."

"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat?" Yu Huan asked.

"Xiao Yuhuan, don't try to change the subject. Why are you lying to me again?"

"I didn't mean to lie to you, I was just joking, but I didn't expect..."

"I didn't expect that I was so stupid that I didn't even understand your joke?!" Ruan Qiuping asked while gritting his teeth.

Yu Huan: “…”

"Okay, Xiao Yuhuan, you're actually starting to dislike me for being stupid..."

"I don't dislike you..."

"You really think I'm stupid!!!" Ruan Qiuping said angrily.

Yu Huan only denied that he disliked him, but did not deny that he was stupid!

Yu Huan: “…”

Ruan Ruan is actually very smart.

In order to make up for his mistake, Yu Huan invited Ruan Qiuping out for a big meal. Ruan Qiuping enjoyed the meal very much, but he found that Yu Huan seemed a little absent-minded. Not only was he not very active in eating, but he was also always distracted.

"Xiao Yuhuan!" Ruan Qiuping held up the crab legs and waved them in front of Xiao Yuhuan, "What are you thinking about?"

Yu Huan came back to his senses. He took the crab stick from Ruan Qiuping's hand and helped him peel the crab meat. "I didn't think anything."

Ruan Qiuping shook his head and sighed, looking like someone who had seen all the vicissitudes of life: "Alas, the child has grown up, and he will keep his worries to himself."

Yu Huan: “…”

Yu Huan put down what he was holding and asked seriously, "Ruan Ruan, what do you think is the most intimate relationship among all the relationships between people?"

"Parent-child?"

"Besides parent-child relationships?"

"companion?"

"Then what is the relationship between Ruan Ruan and me?" Yu Huan asked in a deep voice.

Ruan Qiuping was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Friend?"

Yu Huan lowered his eyes: "... Just friends?"

Ruan Qiuping thought for a moment, then said, "If you want to talk about parent-child relations, that's fine. After all, I watched you grow up, so you're half my son. To be honest, a few years ago I wanted you to recognize me as your godfather."

However, when he thought that if he really accepted Yu Huan as his godson, Yu Huan, who had returned from his escape from the calamity, might scold him for taking advantage of him in the mortal world, he reluctantly gave up this idea.

Yu Huan: “…”

Ruan Qiuping suddenly noticed that Yu Huan's face had turned dark. He also realized that what he had just said was not very good, so he corrected him: "... You don't want me to be your godfather, then I can be your brother, and we will be half-brothers from now on!"

Ruan Qiuping found that Yu Huan's face still didn't look much better.

Ruan Qiuping scratched his head. He really didn't know why Xiao Yuhuan was unhappy.

Alas, the child is getting older, and his thoughts are becoming more and more complicated, he can’t even guess it.

At this moment, Ruan Qiuping suddenly saw a beautiful figure passing by outside the window.

Ruan Qiuping excitedly grabbed Yu Huan's hand: "Look! School beauty! School beauty!!"

Yu Huan frowned: "Why are you so excited?"

At this moment, the short-haired girl next to the school beauty suddenly pulled the school beauty back. She looked at Yu Huan, waved her hand with some surprise, and said hello: "Yu Huan! I didn't expect to meet you here! Yi Qing, this is my classmate Yu Huan."

Ouyang Yiqing smiled faintly: "Hello, I am Lin Duoduo's friend Ouyang Yiqing."

Yu Huan nodded expressionlessly.

Ruan Qiuping glanced at Yu Huan and Ouyang Yiqing, and felt strongly the call of fate.

Ah, is this destined love? ! !

Ruan Qiuping poked his head out and said to Ouyang Yiqing and Lin Duoduo with a smile: "Have you eaten yet?"

Lin Duoduo shook his head: "We are just about to eat!"

"Then come in and eat together!" Ruan Qiuping invited warmly.

“… Not very good.”

"What's wrong with that? Aren't you all Yu Huan's classmates? I just happen to have something else I want to ask you about Yu Huan."

"… Sorry to bother you, let's go through the main entrance."

After the two of them left the window, Yu Huan frowned: "Ruan Ruan, why are you doing unnecessary things again?"

"How is this superfluous? I am just adding to your love!"

"I don't want to fall in love," Yu Huan said. "I'm only 15 years old, I'm still young."

"What do you mean young? Now is a good age to fall in love..."

Yu Huan suddenly said, "Ruan Ruan is so old, but she has never been in a relationship, right?"

Yu Huan paused for a moment and said slowly, "…By the way, Ruan Ruan, how old are you? You have taken good care of yourself. Ten years have passed, but you don't look any different."

Ruan Qiuping: “…”

Ruan Qiuping hurriedly lowered his head to peel the crab in front of him: "... Hey, this crab is so hard to peel... Such a big crab, but there is only this little bit to eat. Although it tastes good, I'd better not come to this restaurant in the future..."

Ruan Qiuping felt like sweat was about to drip down.

Oops, how could he forget this? It seems that I must make myself look older tomorrow, but I can't make it too obvious... It's so difficult...

Yu Huan looked at Ruan Qiuping who was hastily trying to change the subject, lowered his eyes, and quietly took a sip of tea.

"Excuse me."

Just then, Ouyang Yiqing and Lin Duoduo pushed open the door of the box and smiled politely at Ruan Qiuping.

Ruan Qiuping quickly stood up and asked them to take a seat with a smile.

Because Ruan Qiuping's meal was a mess, while Yu Huan's was very clean, Ruan Qiuping specially pulled Yu Huan to his side and asked the two girls to sit opposite him.

The waiter just came over at this time and brought two pairs of bowls and chopsticks.

"I heard that you are Xiao Yuhuan's classmates. Xiao Yuhuan will rely on you to take care of him in the future." Ruan Qiuping patted Yuhuan's shoulder and sighed, "This child has been a worry since he was young."

"Isn't Yu Huan a worry-free person?" Ouyang Yiqing smiled, "I thought he was the kind of good student that his parents could trust the most."

Ruan Qiuping suddenly sensed a more subtle atmosphere. He blinked and said jokingly, "It seems that classmate Ouyang actually knows our Yu Huan very well!"

Ouyang Yiqing blushed and lowered her head quietly: "... Actually, I don't really understand."

There is a show!

Ruan Qiuping's blood was boiling.

Is this the love path that is unique to the lucky god? How spacious and smooth it is!!!

Ruan Qiuping propped up his chin and squinted his eyes as he said, "It's good that I don't know much about you. It means that I will have more room to understand you in the future."

Ruan Qiuping said, and then he stretched out his hand to gesture to Yu Huan: "The more you know him, the more you will find that our Yu Huan is more outstanding and lovely than you think. Don't be scared by his cold face, he is actually a child at heart."

"Yiqing is the same!" Lin Duoduo said excitedly, "Others say Yiqing looks very distant, but Yiqing is just shy. In fact, she is very, very cute inside!"

"Really? It seems that Yu Huan and classmate Ouyang are very similar."

"Yes, and since junior high school, Yu Huan and Yi Qing have been very famous. People from other colleges say they are the golden boy and girl of Yusen Middle School!"

"Duoduo, stop talking..."

Ouyang Yiqing pushed Lin Duoduo's arm with a red face.

Ruan Qiuping leaned close to Yu Huan's ear and said, "Why don't you have a romantic relationship, little Yu Huan? There aren't many people in the world who are as well-matched as you two."

"Ruan Qiuping."

Yu Huan rarely called Ruan Qiuping's name, and he looked up and asked, "Do you really want to push me to someone else?"

Yu Huan stared at Ruan Qiuping without blinking, his eyes were as dark as ink, and the emotions flowing in his eyes were like rolling dark clouds, which seemed to contain the coldness of impending storm.

For some reason, Ruan Qiuping suddenly felt a little uneasy when he was looked at by this 15-year-old child.

At this moment, Lin Duoduo asked again.

"By the way, you are Yu Huan's brother, right?"

Ruan Qiuping turned his head.

elder brother

Ruan Qiuping wasn't quite sure how to answer.

A few minutes ago, he had discussed this issue with Xiao Yuhuan, but no matter whether he said they were friends, father and son or brothers, Yuhuan didn't seem very satisfied. So what kind of relationship did Xiao Yuhuan want them to have

"He's the person I like." Yu Huan suddenly spoke, but his eyes were cold, without a trace of warmth, like sarcasm, and like he was angry, "I'm gay."

“Snap!”

“Snap!”

“Snap!”

The chopsticks of the other three people fell to the ground.

Over the past few days, holding hands has become a very natural and familiar thing for them, but today Ruan Qiuping suddenly felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help but want to pay attention to the hands held together.

Ruan Qiuping thought that it might be because Yu Huan had just finished a long run and his hands were too hot, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, Ruan Qiuping pulled his hand out.

Yu Huan stopped and turned to look at him: "What's wrong?"

Ruan Qiuping spoke the truth: "Your hands are too hot. They make me feel anxious."

"Is Ruan Ruan hot?" Yu Huan seemed a little surprised.

Ruan Qiuping nodded.

"But you look cold," Yu Huan said. "You're wearing very thin clothes."

Ruan Qiuping said: "I am not afraid of the cold." I am a god.

"Yeah?"

Yu Huan suddenly stretched out his hands and covered Ruan Qiuping's ears, which were frozen to a purple color.

Feeling the warmth of his palm, he smiled: "Ruan Ruan, your ears say it's cold."

Ruan Qiuping's ears were already numb from the cold, and when Yu Huan covered them, it was as if they had melted, and a warm and itchy feeling came over him.

Fortunately, before Ruan Qiuping could knock Yu Huan's hand away, Yu Huan let go of it. He took off his white down jacket and put it on over Ruan Qiuping's thin coat: "Ruan Ruan, why do you always wear clothes that are so inappropriate for the season?"

“I’m really not afraid of the cold.”

"I know." Yu Huan helped Ruan Qiuping zip up his down jacket and said with a smile, "I just finished running and I'm too hot. Help me put it on first and give it to me later."

After saying that, he took Ruan Qiuping's hand again.

Just as Ruan Qiuping was about to break free again, he was held tightly by Yu Huan.

"It's hot." said Ruan Qiuping.

Yu Huan turned his head and looked at him: "Does Ruan Ruan find it annoying to hold hands with me?"

“… I don’t hate it.”

"But I really like holding hands with Ruan Ruan." Yu Huan's black jade eyes flickered with a warm and gentle light, "Could Ruan Ruan please accommodate me?"

Ruan Qiuping: “…”

As soon as Ruan Qiuping saw Yu Huan's eyes, he felt defeated.

He sighed and held Yu Huan's hand tightly.

Forget it, it’s rare for a child to act like a spoiled brat to him, so just indulge him.

There were a few shouts coming from the audience seats at the back, seemingly cheering for the runners in the long-distance race who had not yet reached the finish line.

Ruan Qiuping turned his head to take a look, then looked back and said, "I heard from those girls that you were two laps ahead of the track and field team. Have you ever specially trained for long-distance running?"

Yu Huan said: "It's not a special exercise, but I occasionally participate in the city's marathon."

“Do you like long-distance running?”

“It’s OK,” Yu Huan said. “Running helps me calm down, and I really like the moment when I see the finish line.”

Yu Huan paused for a moment, he looked at Ruan Qiuping, and the corners of his lips curled up quietly: "Although the marathon is a long journey, it makes people feel at ease, because I know that I will eventually reach the finish line. Because I look forward to seeing the finish line, the whole running process becomes beautiful."

Ruan Qiuping said: "I can't do it. I hate running, especially long-distance running. Once I start running, I feel so tired that I just want to run to the finish line without waiting for a moment."

So I learned how to fly with a sword, and so I learned how to teleport.

It's a pity that he hasn't learned these two spells well, so in an emergency, he still has to rely on his two legs.

"It seems that you really have a lot of endurance!" Ruan Qiuping sighed and gave a summary to Yu Huan.

Yu Huan looked into Ruan Qiuping's eyes and suddenly smiled.

"How could I not have patience, Ruan Ruan? I wait for you every day."

When Yu Huan smiled, his eyes were very beautiful, twinkling like stars.

“Ruan Ruan, I learned to wait first, and then I learned to run.

“I like long-distance running because it feels very similar to waiting for you. The only difference is that for long-distance running, I know how many meters away from the finish line, but I don’t know when you will show up. But I know you will always come.

"Ruan Ruan, you are my finish line."

Ruan Qiuping stared at Yu Huan blankly, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

The 16-year-old boy looked at him straight in the face, his eyes were clear and bright, his smile was brilliant and bright, and he expressed his full feelings without disguising them at all, sincerely and passionately.

Ruan Qiuping felt like he was walking aimlessly in a desolate and dilapidated ruin, when suddenly a clod of earth fell into his palm. He wiped off the mud, only to find that it was a handful of sparkling diamonds.

The diamond was so precious and heavy that he even feared that he didn't have the ability to keep it.

But he tried desperately to keep it.

He felt that if he didn't do something - the diamond would be gone.

So Ruan Qiuping looked at Yu Huan and said haltingly: "... Yu Huan, you are mine... mine..."

Yu Huan said that he was the finish line of his long-distance race, but what was Yu Huan to him

Ruan Qiuping racked his brains to come up with a corresponding adjective.

"… your what?" Yu Huan asked.

Ruan Qiuping's mind went blank.

He first began to regret the time when he locked himself in his room for three days at the age of seven in order to avoid going to the Chinese Language Institute.

As a result, he can't even say nice words now.

"Ruan Ruan?" Yu Huan asked again.

"… It's me… Diamond… Fishing boat, good luck? The seventy-fifth nursery rhyme from the Red Forest Book, six-winged white rhinoceros, blue-feathered Bifang bird, chocolate cloud bread…" Ruan Qiuping's voice got smaller and smaller, and the more he spoke, the more he felt something was wrong.

Yu Huan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Ruan Ruan, what do you want to say?"

Ruan Qiuping lowered his head and whispered, "I tried to find some beautiful words to express my love for you... but I couldn't find any."

At this moment, Yu Huan felt that his heart was about to stop beating. He asked with a trembling voice: "... Ruan Ruan, do you like me?"

Ruan Qiuping nodded: "I like it more than the things mentioned above."

After a pause, Ruan Qiuping continued, "You asked me last year, what is the most intimate relationship between people? I said it is parent-child and partner. Now I feel that there is another relationship, which is the relationship between you and me. We are not parent-child, nor are we partners, but I just feel that I can't live without you. In fact, I am waiting for you every day. In fact, I feel happy and joyful when I see you. In fact, every time the time comes, I don’t really want to leave you. I want to stay with you all the time, watch you... watch you fall in love, watch you get married, watch you have children, even if you die, I will buy you the best coffin, I will definitely... I will definitely try my best to make your death not painful at all, and after you die, I will remember you, and I will never forget you at all..."

As Yu Huan listened, he felt his heart sank.

Not only is it cool, but it's also a bit breezy.

But looking at the serious and solemn expression on Ruan Qiuping's face, he couldn't feel angry at all.

He said in his heart: OK, it's good enough. Ruan Ruan said that she was happy to see him and sad to leave him. Ruan Ruan had planned to accompany him for the rest of his life. Ruan Ruan also said that she would buy him a coffin and that he would remember him even after he died.

But…

Yu Huan reached out his hand and gently hugged Ruan Qiuping: "Ruan Ruan, thank you for liking me so much, but it's not enough."

"Why is it still not enough?" Ruan Qiuping asked puzzledly.

Yu Huan rubbed his cheek against Ruan Qiuping's neck and said in a muffled voice: "You have to love me more, love me in a way that you don't want to give me to anyone else at all."

Ruan Qiuping didn't quite understand what Yu Huan meant, but he nodded and said, "I'll try my best."

Yu Huan let go of Ruan Qiuping. He looked into Ruan Qiuping's eyes, a gentle smile spreading across the corners of his lips: "I will also work hard."

After Ruan Qiuping followed Yu Huan out of the campus, he found that the streets were particularly lively today.

Although it is still light outside, many businesses have hung colorful lights outside their houses, which looks very festive.

"Is today a big day?" Ruan Qiuping asked.

"Today is Christmas."

Ruan Qiuping looked at the school behind him that was still holding a sports meet, then looked at the bustling street, and said, "Your school is holding a sports meet on this day."