As soon as Yu Ran got home, he went into the bathroom and took off his pants to check his body condition. He even took a magnifying glass to observe the angle carefully.
Hearing that the bathroom was so quiet, Yu Jin thought no one was using it, so he pushed the door open and walked in. The first time he saw Yu Ran, he was stunned, and said awkwardly: "Brother, your penis is not so small that you need to use a magnifying glass to find it..."
Yu Ran ignored him, picked up his trousers after checking, and went back to the room to do his homework.
Recently, Yu Jin felt that his brother was quite weird. In the past, Yu Ranfang would play games all night when he came home from school, and it was common for the two brothers to compete for the computer; but now his brother puts his studies first, and spends the rest of his time on the phone with his friends, often talking to him. The younger brother ignored it.
Yu Jin has also experienced such a serious and hardworking state - when he was chasing a girl with a top student rival in love.
"Are you on the phone with that brother again?" Yu Jin asked, "Aren't you in the same class? Why do you keep in touch every day after school?"
"Yes, he is my best friend."
Yu Jin took a big bite of the ice cream, and asked vaguely: "The tone doesn't sound right, you don't like that brother, do you?"
"I like it." Yu Ran generously nodded and admitted.
Yu Jin didn't take a bite of the ice cream, and a piece of cream fell on the shorts, but he stared blankly at Yu Ran, forgetting to clean it up.
"Brother... are you Ji?" Yu Jin couldn't believe it.
"Who are you scolding?" Yu Ran stood up and lifted Yu Jin's collar, smiling threateningly, "Who is a chicken, tell me again?"
Yu Jin apologized again and again, but seeing his brother vehemently denying it like this, he was even more at a loss—since it's not Ji, it's enough to be inseparable with friends at school, is it necessary to go home and hold the phone "like glue"
Yu Jin was also a little clear about Chu Mian's clues. After pondering for a long time, he came to a conclusion: "Brother, you want to seduce him?"
"Who?"
"Brother Chu Mian, is this his name?" Yu Jin said seriously, "Isn't this brother's family super rich? If you succeed in seducing him, you will be able to marry into a wealthy family and lead me to prosperity!"
After hearing this, Yu Ran immediately stretched out his leg and kicked Yu Jin away, "Go, go, don't talk nonsense! It's so vulgar that there is no money, and my friendship with Chu Mian cannot be tarnished by such things."
Yu Jin ate the ice cream in two bites, his mouth was full of cream, with a look of confusion and doubt.
As the chemistry exam was approaching, Yu Ran unconsciously had a sense of urgency, and his study efficiency had improved in the past few days. When it came time for the real exam, he found that the questions were much simpler than the usual exercises, and conservatively estimated that the grade could reach a B grade.
As soon as I left the examination room, I felt refreshed.
It's a pity that his test center school is very remote, Yexi is the only friend in this school, the two of them are not in a hurry to go home after lunch, they wander around the nearby shops aimlessly, looking for anime goods.
"I'll show you something funny, come here." Yu Ran gave her an earphone, and clicked on the video cached last night. It was the recently popular "Xu Du Bar" dubbing work "College Entrance Exam".
They laughed and watched the spoof video, and Ye Xi asked casually, "Are you planning to study literature and science? It seems that you are about to fill out the subject application form."
"science."
"Huh? I thought it would be more convenient for you to learn how to draw and choose texts."
"I don't care. Anyway, there is no limit to the major you want to apply for. Since Chu Mian studies theory, then I will learn it too." Yu Ran flipped through the books on the shelf, "As long as I can be in the same class as him."
Ye Xi thought slowly, and asked, "Are you going to take the experimental class?"
"Ok."
Ye Xi originally thought that Yu Ran didn't like being restrained by the experimental class, and the ordinary class was actually more suitable for his casual temper. Unexpectedly, she was keenly aware of Yu Ran's unusual firmness towards Chu Mian in his words.
"Yu Ran, do you regard Chu Mian as a friend, or something else?" Ye Xi asked nervously in a low voice, "I think you took the experimental class for Chu Mian, just like the girl in the video just wanted to go to the same school as her boyfriend. Like a university…”
Yu Ran remained calm, "What's the matter, where does it look like?"
Yexi searched for suitable words in his brain: "In other words, this kind of effort should be for the person you like, right? It's just... the kind of love that falls in love. Of course, I'm just saying it casually! You, don't be serious..."
She was afraid that her question would be too rash, which would make her angry.
"Hey, you don't understand." Yu Ran laughed heartily, "Isn't the happiest thing about going to school is being able to play with everyone every day? If all my friends are in other classes, then what's the point of me coming to school?" .”
"So that's how it is." Ye Xi was almost convinced by him. Fortunately, she remembered that there was a time before when Chu Mian didn't come to school all day, and Yu Ran was out of his mind and always depressed; when other friends asked for leave and didn't come, , Yu Ran's mood was not affected at all. Obviously, Chu Mian's influence far exceeds that of others.
Even if he didn't like it, he probably liked it... Ye Xi became more and more sure of this answer.
After the two visited the gift shop and bookstore, they each bought something. Yexi was carrying a large bag of Taiwanese comic books, her whole face revealing her satisfaction.
"What did you buy? Lend me a few copies to go back and have a look, and return them to you on Monday."
"Huh? These must not be to your taste."
Yu Ran sneered: "Why, do you think I don't understand? Tch, I even understand "Another"."
Ye Xi randomly took out a book from her bag, and said, "I didn't lie to you, these are stories about boys and boys falling in love. Didn't you say last time that you don't want to watch Pure Love?"
"Male and male? Oh, I know, it means 'curved', right?" Yu Ran accurately matched the meaning of the noun, "I haven't seen it yet, so you can show me."
Ye Xi hesitated, found a set of "Qing Shui Xiang" manga in the bag and gave it to him, and said: "There are four copies in total, so don't lose them."
Yu Ran returned home after borrowing the manga, and had nothing to do, so he lay on the bed and read it with relish.
He had occasionally read some romance novels before, and as long as the author could fully write out the inner thoughts of the characters, he would be able to understand the emotional development between the characters. Fortunately, the psychological activities in this set of cartoons are delicately portrayed, and the lines are simple and easy to understand, which made it effortless for him to read.
"Oh, it's exciting." Yu Ran lay on the bed with his legs crossed, "Oh, don't be caught by the teacher."
As soon as Yu Jin entered the room, he saw his brother reading comics. He curiously went to look at the cover, and found that there were two beautiful boys embracing each other. He immediately felt something was wrong. Open it again and look carefully, and it really is a gay manga, Yu Jin's face instantly collapsed, he closed the book and stepped aside.
"Oh, when did these two people get together? I'm so anxious." Yu Ran sighed and thumped his pillow. He wanted to stop watching the protagonist after confirming their relationship, but they just didn't say anything because they liked each other. He wanted to get into the book and beat them up.
Amazement flashed in Yu Jin's eyes—my brother was so fascinated by what normal boys would avoid seeing.
"Brother, you still say you're not gay." Yu Jin closed the door tightly, sat on the side of the bed and questioned, "One, two... four books! They're all about the two men's affairs."
Yu Ran looked away from the manga, "Huh? I think male or female, both males and females are fine, it doesn't look much different."
"Hey, you are my brother, can this be the same as my sister?"
Yu Jin lay down with mixed feelings, thought for a while, and suddenly added with bright eyes: "But if your partner is Brother Chu Mian, then I think it's okay!"
Yu Ran's attention was mostly attracted by the word "Chu Mian", he flipped the corner of the page unconsciously with his finger, and said "ah" hesitantly: "'Can' what?"
Yu Jin didn't answer, but hummed meaningfully while holding the phone.
"What's wrong?" Yu Ran muttered, kicking the boy.
Yu Ran wouldn’t care if he heard weird words occasionally, but the people around him seem to have become weird recently, from Fang Zhao to Dashen, from Ye Xi to Yu Jin, everyone teased him and Chu Mian’s brotherhood in unison, as if He was doubting the authenticity of it, which made him baffled.
During the lunch break this day, Yu Ran deliberately reminded Chu Mian seriously: "Brother, if someone tells you something inappropriate, don't take it to heart."
Chu Mian lazily covered her mouth and yawned, "You are the most out of tune."
"Anyway, just remember, brother is the wind, brother is the rain, brother can call the wind and rain!" Yu Ran patted Chu Mian on the shoulder, "For you, I am willing to be the Thunderbolt. What about you, brother?"
"Lei Zhenzi is not in charge of wind and rain." Chu Mian pushed his arm away, keeping a proper distance.
After eating, the two of them sat on the bench in the small garden to rest, and Yu Ran was holding a comic that he borrowed from Ye Xi and read it intently. Chu Mian felt a little drowsy, so she just leaned on Ran's shoulder to doze off.
Yu Ran finally finished reading the ending of this set of comics, closed the book with unsatisfied interest, and asked, "Chu Mian, have you ever liked anyone?"
Chu Mian froze for a moment, and the sleepiness dissipated.
This kind of question came from Yu Ran's mouth, which felt very offensive, and Chu Mian was not sure what the meaning of "like" in his words was, so he didn't answer immediately.
Yu Ran asked calmly again: "I've never liked anyone else, are you the same?"
Chu Mianlu's skin was slightly numb in the air. For a moment, he almost thought that Yu Ran was going to confess, but fortunately, his rationality quickly stabilized, and he realized that it was impossible. Still flustered for a few seconds.
Maybe it was to cover up his true feelings, or maybe he wanted to separate himself from Yu Ran in this aspect, Chu Mian said in a strange way: "I liked it."
This time it was Yu Ran's turn to be dazzled, and his body froze in surprise. He only knew that Chu Mian had no experience in love, but he never thought that Chu Mian had ever liked someone else.
His head became heavy, and he asked casually, "How did you like it?"
Chu Mian was at a loss for words, she had never carefully observed girls, but now she wanted to make up a believable image.
"She... has long hair, is good at studies, but poor at sports..." Chu Mian lied unashamedly, but she could only describe her appearance, not the specific experience between herself and "that person".
Yu Ran listened absent-mindedly, and finally asked: "Is this a junior high school classmate?"
"Yeah." Chu Mian was worried that if he asked for extra details, she would not be able to justify herself, so she could only add: "But I don't like her long ago."
If Yu Ran asked more, he would be able to say "forgot" logically.
Yu Ran felt a sense of relief, and his whole body was much more relaxed. He asked curiously, "Then what does it feel like to like others? Is it the same as here?"
He flipped through the heavy manga in his hand, and showed Chu Mian the protagonist's psychological narration.
The breeze rustled the flowers and leaves, Chu Mian squinted her eyes and got up from Yu Ran's shoulders, turning her face to look at him.
Yu Ran looked at Chu Mian without thinking, waiting for him to speak.
"that is… "
Whenever Chu Mian looked at Yu Ran completely, the love hidden deep in his heart would flourish uncontrollably, squeezing his chest and forcing him to expel some—
"It's just... the feeling that there is only that person in his eyes." He looked at Yu Ran and said.
As soon as the words fell, Chu Mian quickly looked away, lest Yu Ran find out.
"Eyes full?" Yu Ran laughed loudly after hearing this, "Isn't that just like a fly!"
Chu Mian lowered her head and pursed her lips, unconsciously clenched her fists.
His heart was covered with a layer of white paper like a gauze, but unfortunately, every time Yu Ran picked it up and rubbed it carelessly, so that now he didn't expect Yu Ran to be able to talk about anything seriously.
Chu Mian didn't want to stay here any longer, and before getting up, she pushed Yu Ran's shoulder hard, almost throwing him off the chair.
"What are you doing, what's wrong with you?" Yu Ran followed up at a loss, "Are you angry? Hey, what a big deal. You are not a fly! You are a butterfly! Okay?"
Chu Mian walked towards the teaching building without saying a word, and Yu Ran stayed with him every step of the way, hugging each other while talking.
When passing the overpass, the three people upstairs just happened to see the almost intimate scene between the two of them.
Fang Zhao felt that the big thing was not good—bad, Yu Ran is my good friend, so I have to hide the fact that he turned around for him!
Cui He feels that the situation is not good—no, Chu Mian's virtue is too easy to be discovered, I have to help him hide it!
Ye Xi couldn't laugh or cry—Oh my God, Yu Ran and Chu Mian's appearance is too obvious, I'm afraid they won't be able to hide it!
Under the scorching sun, the three of them sighed at the same time: "Oh..."
Chu Mian walked into the teaching building and saw no one around, so she stopped and told Yu Ran, "Don't ask me that kind of question again."
"What kind?"
"Just the one you asked in the garden."
"Oh, you like the one with long hair?" Yu Ran consciously didn't mention the fly.
"I don't like long hair to study well." Chu Mian turned around and said softly, "I may also like short hair, those who are poor in studies, and those who are good at sports...Of course, these have nothing to do with you, so don't ask."
Yu Ran obediently kept his mouth shut.
He repeatedly savored the turning point of Chu Mian's sentence "it has nothing to do with you", and felt his heart sinking suddenly - if Chu Mian has someone he likes or falls in love in the future, he will definitely not have time to play with him. Maybe, like other boys in the class, I also eat lunch alone with my girlfriend, and there is no extra time for my friends and brothers.
Although this day has not come yet, Yu Ran has already felt frustrated in advance.
After returning home from school, he lay flat on the bed, his eyes lost.
"Brother, why don't you watch gay comics today?" Yu Jin also lay down, "Why don't you eat dinner, what good food did you eat outside?"
Before he finished speaking, Yu Ran groaned twice in his stomach.
Yu Jin laid his head on Ran's body, and said, "Brother, you said you were hungry, so I told you to eat quickly."
"Brother, the prawns my mother made today are a bit sweet and delicious."
"Brother, what's wrong with you, are you sick?" Yu Jin got up, touched Yu Ran's forehead, it was cold.
Yu Ran finally spoke: "Lonely."
"what?"
"One day when Chu Mian didn't come to class, I was very lonely, but now I feel several times more lonely than then." Yu Ran muttered to himself, "It would be great if he didn't have a girlfriend in the future, I can take him Go to many places to play."
Yu Jin was shocked by these words.
"Brother, do you remember the bet we made last year?"
Yu Ran recovered slightly, "What?"
"If you fall in love before graduation, you have to call me brother." Yu Jin recalled solemnly, "I think you're going to lose the bet."