"Do you believe those rumors, sir?"
There are few masonry houses in the village, most of them are made of wood, straw and yellow mud, and the sound insulation effect is not good.
Although Yan Mu was separated by the door, he could still hear the conversation inside clearly.
"Don't ask me whether I believe it or not, just tell me whether you did it or not?" the gentleman sighed.
"..." Yu Yuan didn't speak for a long time.
"I didn't expect it to be really..." Mr. said.
"Forget it, the rumors are raging right now, you should wear it in the village first, and then go to Kyoto later." The gentleman said.
Yu Yuan didn't speak.
Yan Mu heard footsteps coming towards the door, it sounded like Yu Yuan's footsteps.
She was about to go further away, but she heard the teacher say again: "Don't come to the school anymore."
Yan Mu was stunned.
Sir, are you asking Yu Yuan... to drop out of school
Yan Mu's eyes widened and his heart beat like a drum.
Yu Yuan, who likes reading so much, knows how sad he was when he was expelled from school.
Yan Mu's heart twitched.
She couldn't bear it anymore and opened the door directly.
Just as Yu Yuan was about to go out, he stretched out his hand, and before he had time to open the door, he saw the girl crash into her arms like a calf.
The faint sweet fragrance lingered at the tip of his nose, inexplicably dispelling the boredom in his heart.
Yu Yuan put away the emotion on his face, and reached out to help the dizzy Yan Mu.
"Are you all right?" Yu Yuan was so impressed by Yan Mu's nosebleed last time that he still has psychological shadows.
"It's okay." Yan Mu rubbed his head, thinking of Yu Yuan's embarrassing situation, he suddenly woke up, "It's you, Yu Yuan, are you okay?"
She looked nervous and grabbed Yu Yuan for a good look.
"...It's okay." Yu Yuan pulled Yan Mu away calmly.
People all over the world are blaming him, only Yan Mu cares about his well-being.
Bitterness arose in Yu Yuan's heart, and there was a touch of sweetness in the bitterness.
But he changed his mind.
If Yan Mu knew that he did those things, would he avoid him like everyone else
The sweetness in my heart suddenly disappeared, and a more intense bitterness surged up.
He couldn't imagine that even Yan Mu spoke harshly to him.
Yan Mu...
Yan Mu was the only light in his barren sixteen years of life!
Never let Yan Mu know.
Absolutely not!
Yu Yuan bit his lip firmly, and suddenly pushed Yan Mu away.
Yan Mu was stunned by the push.
"... Yu Yuan?" Yan Mu was pushed outside the house.
She stumbled with her left foot and staggered with her right foot, almost falling.
Yu Yuan supported Yan Mu.
The boy's arms had grown some muscles, which felt hard to the touch, not as thin as before.
Yan Mu just stood firm, and was about to raise his head to ask what was going on.
But Yu Yuan let go of the hand that was holding her, and then closed the wooden door heavily in front of Yan Mu.
This set of movements was smooth and smooth, and when Yan Mu realized it, there was already a wooden door between her and Yu Yuan.
"... Yu Yuan?" Yan Mu knocked on the door tentatively.
It was empty and no one responded.
inside the house.
With his back against the wooden door, Yu Yuan slumped to the ground.
"If I knew today, why did I do it at the beginning?" The gentleman sighed and shook his head.
Yu Yuan pursed his lips, stubbornly not speaking.
After all, Mr. Yu Yuan was once in love with him, and he couldn't bear to open the wound in his heart just like that.
"Sir, let me stay here for a while." Yu Yuan said almost begging.
"Everyone in the village knows about it, and Yan Mu will know about it sooner or later." The gentleman looked at him with pity.
Yu Yuan felt that the husband's gaze was very dazzling.
Even though he was in the mud, he still hated this kind of pity in his eyes.
He hated his weak self.
Even with all his strength, he still can't defy fate like a mantis like a cart.
The wheel of fate crushed him hard, crushing his body and soul to pieces.
The line of defense in Yu Yuan's heart collapsed.
It was obviously hot and mild summer, but Yu Yuan felt cold all over with his head down.
The gentleman sighed, and said: "I don't know what you think about that child Yan Mu, but you have seen the current situation."
"Not only can you fail to protect Yan Mu well, but you will also drag her down and get ridiculed along with her. Yu Yuan, is this what you want?"
The teacher's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Yu Yuan's heart fiercely.
Yu Yuan bit his lip suddenly increased, and a strong smell of blood filled his mouth.
He was in a daze, not knowing how long he had been in the room.
After a long time, he opened the door like a ghost.
The house was empty, and there was no girl in sight.
*******************
Yan Mu's hands were swollen.
She waited for a long time, but Yu Yuan did not come out.
Helpless, she had no choice but to go home to deal with the injury.
The originally white and tender little hands turned into a terrifying purple red, and many blisters appeared.
Under the thin skin is filled with fluid, like fruits that are ripe and about to rot.
Yan Mu frowned, popped the blisters one by one, then took out the ointment and applied it.
There was no bandage at home, so she had to find a clean cloth to wrap it around.
Yan Mu didn't know how to bandage the wound, and the more he wrapped himself, the more messy he was, and finally he wrapped his hand like a zongzi.
By the time she finished treating the wound, it was already noon.
It should be time for lunch break, but Yu Yuan never came back.
She waited for a long time, but she never saw Yu Yuan.
Although she didn't really want to go to the school, Yan Mu couldn't bear the worry about Yu Yuan after all, so she went to the school to find someone.
It is lunch break time now, the students have all gone home to rest, and there is no one in the classroom.
Yan Mu looked around but couldn't find it, and just happened to meet Mr. who was about to cook.
"Sir, have you seen Yu Yuan?" Yan Mu hesitated for a while, but still stepped forward to ask.
"He just left by himself." The gentleman put down the vegetables in his hand, turned to look at Yan Mu and asked, "He didn't go back?"
"No." Yan Mu paused, summoned up his courage and said, "Sir, what exactly did you say to Yu Yuan?"
"What?" Mr. turned around.
"Yu Yuan... never fails to go home." Yan Mu bit her lip.
The gentleman sighed, and told Yan Mu what the two had just said.
After Yan Mu finished listening, she lowered her head and did not speak for a long time.
"Sir, do you also think Yu Yuan did something wrong?" Yan Mu asked in a low voice.
"... I think it doesn't matter whether he is wrong or not." The gentleman sighed, "What matters is that people's words are awesome. When he was young, he also offended people, and he knew how terrible rumors are, so he hid in this small mountain village all alone. quiet."
"Letting Yu Yuan withdraw from school is not only to reassure other students, but also to protect Yu Yuan." The husband's eyes fell on Yan Mu's zongzi-like hands.
"It's good that Yu Yuan is gone, you stay away from him during this time, and you can live in safety." The gentleman advised.
"But..." Yan Mu raised his head, as if there were stars shining in his bright eyes, "If even I stay away from Yu Yuan, wouldn't Yu Yuan be very pitiful?"
"..." Sir was stopped by Yan Mu's question.
"I don't want Yu Yuan to be alone and sad, and I don't care what other people think of me. I will always be with Yu Yuan." Mr. Yan Muchao smiled, "Thank you for worrying, sir. Since you don't hate Yu Yuan, then I Don't worry."
Mr. Yan Muhe said goodbye, turned around and walked outside.
The gentleman watched Yan Mu disappear in silence.
He looked at Yu Yuan, as if he saw himself when he was young.
Proud and intelligent, but ridiculously inferior because of his sad background.
The difference is that Yu Yuan has Yan Mu.
And he has nothing.
In an instant, the husband seemed to have aged ten years.
He sighed and walked slowly towards the house.
***************
Yan Mu walked back, didn't see Yu Yuan, but saw Father Yan.
Father Yan was arguing with someone with a hoe on his shoulder.
Father Yan's temper has always been gentle, and he seldom blushes when arguing with others like he is now.
Before going forward, Yan Mu heard the conversation of those people.
"Oh, old Yan, you'd better not keep that little wild species. Look how miserable that Orion is now. I saw him a few days ago. He could only lie on the bed and smoke. He was as thin as a skeleton. When he saw someone It doesn't matter."
"That's right, Lao Yan, if you want me to say, it's better to drive this disaster star out of the village."
"Yes, Lao Yan, if you want to have a son, why don't you marry Aunt Zhou? Aunt Zhou is only in her early thirties this year, and her ass/butt is very easy to give birth to..."
"Father." Hearing that the topic was getting more and more outrageous, Yan Mu was afraid of accidents, so he hurried forward and said.
Unexpectedly, when those people saw Yan Mu, not only did they not restrain themselves, they even went too far.
"Yan Mu, you also persuade your father."
"That's right, you girl is also stupid. Seeing your father stepping on the fire pit, you won't persuade him."
"Lao Yan, your daughter is not in good health, you still take in that bastard, and you are not afraid of dragging your daughter..."
Yan Mu is Father Yan's bottom line, seeing them talking about Yan Mu, Father Yan immediately became angry.
"If Yu Yuan is really that bad, he should watch me being poisoned to death by a poisonous snake!" Father Yan took off the hoe on his shoulder and swung it wildly: "If you talk too much, I will kill you all!"
Those people were afraid of the hoe in Father Yan's hand, so they didn't dare to do anything wrong for a while, so they had to leave.
"Father, there's no need to be angry about those people." Yan Mu hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him, "You know, people in the village always talk badly."
In ancient times, there were no recreational activities, and the entertainment of the villagers after dinner was nothing but gossip except making villains.
"Why are you here?" Father Yan saw Yan Mu's hand and hurriedly asked, "What happened to your hand?"
"My hand is fine, but I was accidentally pricked by a caterpillar that fell from a tree." Yan Mu was afraid that Father Yan would be worried, so he hid the cause of his injury, "Yu Yuan, he heard those rumors."
"Is the child okay?" Father Yan asked worriedly.
"He was afraid of dragging us down, so he never came home." Yan Mu's mood was a little depressed.
"This silly boy..." Father Yan also sighed.
"Father will accompany you to look for it." Father Yan said.
Yan Mu was taken aback when he heard this, and looked at Father Yan without saying a word for a long time.
Father Yan was a little embarrassed by Yan Mu's look, he couldn't help scratching his head and said, "Why, what's on Daddy's face?"
"It's nothing." Yan Mu smiled, "I just think, Dad, you are so kind."
That's great, Father Yan is different from other villagers.
***************
Yu Yuan actually didn't go too far.
There was the tallest and largest tree near the village. Yu Yuan sat on the sloping branches of the old tree and watched the villagers busy with their work.
Seen from a high place, people are as big as soybeans.
He watched the villagers busy with cold eyes.
It's like watching a group of ants.
Yu Yuan suddenly felt a little funny.
Because of Yan Mu's company, he actually had the urge to win the favor of the villagers.
It turns out he was wrong.
Once the villagers discover the real him, they will still change back to their original appearance.
Even with his classmates.
Once, he naively thought that as long as his grades were good enough, everyone would slowly accept him. But no, his classmates returned to their former appearance after hearing the rumors, and even hated and feared him even more than before.
People's hearts are really fickle.
Yu Yuan suddenly felt extremely bored.
This kind of life of wearing a mask in order to win the favor of others is too boring.
He let out a long breath, covered his eyes with his hands, and leaned against the tree trunk.
He remembered the words of his husband again - "Not only can you fail to protect Yan Mu, but you will also drag her down and get ridiculed along with her. Yu Yuan, is this what you want?"
The husband's words pierced his heart, and Yu Yuan was angry because of his incompetence.
Whether a person like him is not worthy of love at all.
Only to rot in the ground and turn into spring mud is his final destination.
The heart was beating because of unwillingness, and the blood flowed rapidly with hatred, washing away the paralyzed brain.
Anger, unwillingness, self-blame, resentment.
All kinds of emotions came overwhelming, almost swallowing Yu Yuan.
At this darkest moment, Yu Yuan heard Yan Mu's call.
"Yu Yuan—"
In an instant, all emotions disappeared.
The violently beating heart suddenly calmed down.
Yu Yuan's mind was full of Yan Mu's calls.
Yes, he still has Yan Mu.
Yu Yuan opened his eyes, wanting to tell Yan Mu that he was here.
But he remembered what his husband had said, and silently closed his mouth again.
In Yu Yuan's mind, a weird and sinful idea suddenly emerged.
He wanted to see how long Yan Mu could keep looking for him.
And... If Yan Mu can't find him, will he give up
So he sat on the tree and watched Yan Mu go from dawn to dark.
He bit his lips until blood dripped down, and tried hard to restrain the urge to respond to Yan Mu.
He watched Yan Mu go from the village to the outside of the village, and watched Yan Mu being treated strangely by the villagers.
For a moment, he wanted to kill all those insignificant people.
The remaining rationality stopped Yu Yuan, his eyes were bloodshot as he watched Yan Mu find the tree little by little.
Of course, Yan Mu didn't notice that he was on the tree.
He saw Yan Mujiao/Chan Weiwei wiping his sweat with a handkerchief, the pretty pink handkerchief was soaked with sweat.
His eyes fell on Yan Mubao's hands that looked like rice dumplings.
The moment he learned that Yan Mu was injured, all of Yu Yuan's persistence collapsed.
His eyes were murderous, but his tone was extremely gentle: "Who did it?"
Yan Mu was resting under the tree, when he heard Yu Yuan's voice, he was overjoyed.
"Yu Yuan!" She raised her head, her posture was like a goose flapping its wings.
There was no disgust in Yu Yuan's imagination in her eyes.
Yan Mu's eyes were clean and clear, as before.
Yu Yuan felt that his throat seemed to be blocked by something.
He wanted to speak, but couldn't speak for a long time.
He lowered his eyes and climbed down from the tree in silence.
As soon as he landed, the girls surrounded him.
"Are you injured?" The girl sized him up carefully, and was relieved to see that Yu Yuan was unharmed.
Yu Yuan lowered his eyes, gently held Yan Mu's injured hand, and asked, "How did you do it?"
"A caterpillar fell from a tree, and I accidentally touched it." Yan Mu was afraid that Yu Yuan would blame himself even more when he learned the truth, so he repeated what he had said.
Yu Yuan nodded, with no expression on his face.
Yan Mu didn't know whether Yu Yuan believed it or not.
"Yu Yuan, let's go home for dinner." Yan Mu tentatively took Yu Yuan's hand.
The girl's hands were icy cold, miraculously healed the scars in Yu Yuan's heart.
Yu Yuan suddenly felt less sad.
He stood there awkwardly and didn't speak for a long time.
"What's wrong?" Yan Mu realized that Yu Yuan had something on his mind.
"Those rumors..." Yu Yuan turned his head away, for fear of seeing disgust on Yan Mu's face.
"Actually..." Yan Mu struggled for a while, "Actually, I already knew that you did it."
"..."
Yu Yuan was stunned.
"Yan Mu!" Yan Mu's hand was suddenly grabbed by Yu Yuan.
"Ah?" Yan Mu raised his head and saw a panicked face.
"Yan Mu, don't hate me." The young man firmly grasped her arm, like a drowning man firmly grasping a piece of driftwood.
Yan Mu felt a little pain from being caught.
Yu Yuan's state is very wrong.
So Yan Mu held back.
She tried her best to keep her tone relaxed, and smiled at Yu Yuan: "I don't hate it, Yu Yuan is the best."
After she finished speaking, she thought for a while, then leaned over and gave the boy a hug.
"I will never hate Yu Yuan." She whispered in the boy's ear.
She and Yu Yuan were so close that she could feel Yu Yuan's violent heartbeat.
Yu Yuan was really nervous and scared.
This realization made Yan Mu feel a little uncomfortable.
Like coaxing a child, she gently patted Yu Yuan's back until the boy's heartbeat slowly returned to normal.
"Yan Mu, why don't you hate me." The boy buried his head in her neck, his voice sounded a bit muffled.
"...Because, I don't think it's a big deal." Yan Mu paused.
Yan Mu was a little tangled, although she felt that it was a bit wrong to say so.
But in Yan Mu's eyes, everyone except Yu Yuan and Yan's father are paper people.
The meaning of the so-called supporting roles in the book is to set off the protagonist, or to help the protagonist grow up.
In short, in the author's eyes, supporting roles are originally tool people.
As we all know, tool people have no human rights.
Of course, Yan Mu couldn't say these words to Yu Yuan.
So Yan Mu added another sentence: "Besides, it was Zhang Orion and the others who bullied you first, and the one who teases you first is cheap, you just fight back."
Yu Yuan didn't speak for a long time, raised his head after a long time, and said slowly: "Really?"
There was a strange light in his eyes, and the dark pupils were as deep as the midnight sky.
"Really." Yan Mu nodded affirmatively.
The corner of Yu Yuan's mouth curled into a smile, and then the whole person fell into ecstasy.
It turned out that Yan Mu knew it all along.
Yan Mu knew it clearly, but Yan Mu still treated him so well.
It turned out that Yan Mu was really different.
Only Yan Mu is willing to accept the real him.
Yu Yuan felt his brain was dizzy, his whole body was limp as if he was drunk, and he could only be led away by Yan Mu.
This dizziness lasted until the two entered the house.
There is an extravagantly dressed but tattered man in the family.
Father Yan stood aside, scratched his head and apologized when he saw the two people enter the door, "I'm sorry, when Dad was looking for someone just now, I accidentally picked someone up."
The author has something to say:
Yuan Yuan: I'm blackened.
—Half blackened, my wife is here—
Yuan Yuan: Sorry, my wife called me home for dinner, the blackening will continue next time.
Yu Yuan: Do you know that I did something bad. (tweak)
Yan Mu: ... I am the author, not only do I know that you have done bad things, I even know how many times you wet the bed when you were a child.
Cough, cough, I can't do 30jjb, but 15jjb is still possible, proudly sticking out my chest. (Although I know I still can't feed you enough, readers are all goblins who suck the author's energy, eh)