After getting along with Yu Ran for a while as a tablemate, Chu Mian completely gave up the so-called idea of developing an affair. To be more precise, being able to stay very close to Yu Ran after going to school for ten hours a day like this, and being able to see each other with a slight turn of the face, is enough for him to balance his mind, and the silently expressed emotions do not necessarily need to be rewarded.
After all, the primary duty of a student is to study, even if other things can give him a sense of happiness, it is just an adjustment for high school life.
Yu Ran still chatters from time to time, and recently he has more frowning faces. Chu Mian doesn't know what unimportant things he is worrying about. She observes quietly and finds that Yu Ran's mood is much brighter today.
"I can already coexist peacefully with the demons in my body." Yu Ran felt relieved and looked at the back of his left hand, "I sealed him here. If the mark becomes shallower, it means that his power is getting stronger."
Chu Mian leaned over to take a look, and there was a black pattern of a hexagram magic circle pasted on the back of Yu Ran's hand.
"This kind of tattoo will fall off as soon as you wipe it off." Chu Mian said casually, "So what will happen when the pattern falls off?"
Yu Ran's face was solemn, his right hand covered his left hand, pretending to be deep and said: "The devil will not be suppressed by me, and will come out to do evil. But this can also relieve the pain of my body, so... he and I will take turns using this body .”
After explaining, he shook his head sadly and sneered.
Chu Mian lowered her head and glanced at the burning book box, and saw a stack of tattoo stickers that she bought from an unknown stationery store.
"What's the difference between him and you?" Chu Mian asked.
Yu Ran turned his head, pointed to the gap between the two chairs, and said, "This is me."
Then he grabbed the chair and moved closer to Chu Mian, breaking the distance between the two, saying, "This is him."
Chu Mian's lips moved a few times, she didn't say anything, and continued to listen to the class pretending not to care.
And Yu Ran didn't move after moving the chair, the shoulders of the two kept touching each other, and occasionally they could rub each other's exposed arm skin. If the teacher on the stage hadn't stared at them with strange eyes several times, Chu Mian would have been willing to lean against Yu Ran like this.
"Aren't you moving back?" Chu Mian asked softly.
Yu Ran's hand that was copying the notes paused, suddenly dropped the pen, and impatiently wiped off the magic circle pattern on the back of the other hand.
Chu Mian was stunned for a moment before realizing the meaning of Yu Ran's actions, so she lightly bumped him with her arm, and said, "Don't rub it, that's it."
In the second half of the class, Chu Mian avoided eye contact with the teacher on stage. After bowing his head and finishing writing the question, he would turn his face slightly to look at Yu Ran, the upper and lower lips of the other party were tightly pressed together, and the surrounding skin was stretched white.
Judging from the emotion... It should be a smile.
Chu Mian quietly moved her body a few centimeters away, allowing the shoulders of the two to separate, but after a while, Yu Ran unknowingly stuck them together again.
Chu Mian pretended to turn around and cough, covering the raised corners of her lips, trying to stabilize her emotions.
The second grade of senior high school issued a notice to learn agriculture today, and it was scheduled for five days after the end of the National Day, the same as last year's military training. Yu Ran thought that he would have to do farm work at that time, such as hoeing and transplanting rice seedlings, cutting grass to feed pigs, but after inquiring, he found out that he was only going to the base to visit the specimens.
"Chu Mian, so you don't need to be an intern this time?" After Yu Ran asked, he suddenly looked at him happily, "Huh? You seem to have slept less this semester than last year."
Chu Mian nodded, and then heard Yu Ran think about it and say, "Wait until the third year of high school, I will definitely recover."
Chu Mian did not say that he did seem to be getting better recently, but in fact it was because the doctor replaced his usual medicine with Modafinil, which is currently the most effective drug for controlling narcolepsy in the world. If you stop taking it, you will still be drowsy during the day.
Although the sleeping sickness has not really been cured, Chu Mian is no longer saddened by it. Whether his body recovers or not will not change his decision about his future. What's more, there are many teachers and classmates who understand and care about him, which makes him almost ignore the negative effects of sleeping sickness.
Especially... Yu Ran was still by his side to take care of him.
"When are you going to have your teeth pulled?" Chu Mian asked, "It's all gone, don't procrastinate any longer. There are many hidden dangers of wisdom teeth."
As soon as this matter was mentioned, Yu Ran became depressed, said "Oh" in distress for a long time, and resisted to solve it.
Chu Mian decisively decided for him: "Let's take number four. After the tooth extraction, there will be a few days for the swelling to subside. I will accompany you, and then we will buy some things for Xuenong by the way."
Yu Ran reluctantly agreed, clutching his chest and counting down the countdown, calculating how many days are left until "Chu Xiaomian" dies.
Yu Ran went home and asked Li Guirong for the cost of tooth extraction. When several pink banknotes were stuffed into his pocket, Yu Jin happened to see them and thought they were pocket money in surprise.
"Brother!" Yu Jin touched his bulging pockets, "It costs you so much money to fall in love? Don't you let Brother Chu Mian pay for everything?"
"Get away!" Yu Ran pointed at him, showing a threatening expression, "I warn you, don't fool me with lies."
"I just confused you. Brother, what are you doing with so much money? Could it be to drive..." Yu Jin's eyes widened exaggeratedly, and the word "house" was hanging on his lips and was about to spit out .
Yu Ran looked out of the window with a sense of loss, and told him: "I'm going to remove the root of my evil."
Yu Jin covered his head with his arms in shock, and took a deep breath.
"Brother, calm down! Don't be so overwhelmed!" With trembling fingers, Yu Jin quickly stepped forward to grab Yu Ran, trying to dissuade him, "Even if you are gay now, you might like girls again in the future, why do you treat yourself like that?" Kill it all! If you cut it off, it shouldn’t grow back, and you can’t even masturbate!”
Yu Ran sent him the word "roll" in a correct accent, and said, "I'm going to pull my tooth."
Yu Jin's expression changed, and he let go of his hands, "Bah, you're insane, it's as if you're going to kill your children and grandchildren."
"Almost." Yu Ran took a deep breath, mixed with joy and sorrow.
When facing Chu Mian, the "ghost fetus" often kicked him in the heart violently, making him restless, fearing that this evil seed would grow into a serious disaster and cause him to degenerate. But at any rate, this child from hell had been growing in his heart for a while, and he was about to shed it, so being a parent was always a little bit reluctant.
After all... that was the crystallization of what he had done to Chu Mian.
Yu Ran counted the days and waited patiently, and finally the day came for his wisdom teeth to be pulled out.
He had a full breakfast and went to see Chu Mian in a newly bought sportswear, and the two took a taxi to the dental hospital. Chu Mian made an appointment with a doctor for him in advance, no need to queue up, and went to the department to see a doctor directly.
The efficiency of Yu Ran's accident hospital was so high, he was not ready yet, so he lingered outside the door and refused to go in.
"I once pulled out three in elementary school. Before pulling out, my mother said to buy me a toy car, but she stopped buying it after pulling out." In order to relieve tension, Yu Ran kept talking. He remembered the pain of tooth extraction before, the facial nerves seemed to be involved, the pain was so painful that he couldn't hold back his tears.
"You'll have to pull it out sooner or later, so it's better to take advantage of the fact that there are fewer people now." Chu Mian patted Yu Ran on the shoulder, trying to push him.
Yu Ran didn't want to show Chu Mian his timid and cowardly side, he sighed heavily, and finally went in to take an X-ray and lay down in front of the dentist.
The anesthetic was slowly injected into his mouth, and Yu Ran closed his eyes as if he were dead.
Chu Mian sat on the bench and waited for him. By the way, she opened the app of the nearby shopping mall and found a toy store. Chu Mian didn’t play with cars very much when he was a child. He preferred dinosaur models and electronic pianos, and he never had a desire for any toys, because he could always get material happiness easily.
Since Yu Ran mentioned that he likes remote control cars, Chu Mian simply bought one for him.
The total process of tooth extraction lasted no more than ten minutes, but it was extremely tormenting for Ran, the cold pincers touching his lips was like a torture to his soul. He felt a voice kept asking himself: "Do you still dare to have unreasonable thoughts about Chu Mian?"
He opened his eyes suddenly, and a few beams of intense light were reflected in his pupils.
When Yu Ran heard the dentist say "It's all right", he couldn't wait to get up to find Chu Mian, only to find that the other party was sitting on a chair and fell asleep. After shaking for a few times without waking up, Yu Ran sat next to him, his heart seemed to be much calmer, not so flustered anymore.
"I did it..." Yu Ran muttered to himself with a cotton ball in his mouth, "I have a clear conscience!"
The ghost in his heart is gone, and from today on, he can face Chu Mian upright again, not afraid of being punished by God, not afraid of being struck by lightning!
When Chu Mian woke up, she saw Yu Ran excitedly waving her fists beside her, and chuckled lightly, saying, "You haven't had the anesthesia yet, have you? Take the painkiller first."
"It's okay, I never pay attention to this small wound." Yu Ran raised the corner of his mouth arrogantly, "When I close and open my eyes, I'm a man again."
Chu Mian rubbed her eyes, stood up and said, "Let's go, I bought you a toy car, go get it now."
Yu Ran followed him, "Ah? Why?"
"Didn't you say that your mother didn't buy it for you after pulling out your tooth with pain?" Chu Mian said nonchalantly, "So... let's make up for the regret this time."
Just as Yu Ran would tirelessly tell him bedtime stories, Chu Mian also wants to satisfy Yu Ran's wish within his ability.
There is a shopping mall across the road from the dental hospital, and the two followed the instructions to find the toy store on the first floor. Chu Mian was very satisfied with the photos displayed in the online mall, but when the shopping guide took out the real thing, he found that the toy was a little different from what he imagined.
The shape is indeed an off-road vehicle with camouflage paint, which is definitely in line with Yu Ran's aesthetics; but the size is four or five circles larger, which is obviously a style for children to sit in and play.
Before the shopping guide introduced it, Yu Ran's eyes sparkled, "Wow—it's so handsome. I thought it was just a remote control one, but I didn't expect to be able to drive it myself!"
Chu Mian had to pour cold water on him, "You can't sit in it, it's suitable for preschoolers."
Seeing Chu Mian's embarrassed face, the shopping guide was afraid that he would cancel the order, so he hurriedly said enthusiastically, "You can sit and sit, this one can bear a load of 150 catties. Boys like to play with cars regardless of age. If you sit on it, I guarantee that you will be happy today." I don't want to come down."
As she spoke, she began to tease Yu Ran for a test drive. Yu Ran went up and found that he couldn't move his legs at all, and could only sit half curled up.
But when he thought that this was a gift from Chu Mian, Yu Ran completely forgot about its shortcomings, and was only happy.
Anyway, a toy car was only 2,000 yuan, Chu Mian saw that Yu Ran was very satisfied, so he paid the balance without hesitation.
Yu Ran sat in the off-road vehicle and randomly pressed the buttons on the steering wheel, and suddenly moved forward for a certain distance, which instantly excited him.
"Fuck, it's pretty fast!" Yu Ran was full of childlike innocence, and turned to look at Chu Mian expectantly.
Chu Mian raised the remote control at him, and said, "Go ahead, I'll control it for you from behind."
Yu Ran nodded, pressed the forward button, and happily drove out of the mall.
The boy was slender and obviously beyond the capacity of this large toy car, but he still smiled cheerfully and drove against the wind. Chu Mian followed behind and raised her mobile phone to take a picture, recording Yu Ran's dazed look, and couldn't help laughing.
Playing with someone close to him like this was what Chu Mian longed for most when he was a child, but unfortunately he didn't get his wish until he grew up. But at this moment, seeing Yu Ran's smiling face when he turned his head, Chu Mian was inexplicably relieved.
There are vendors on the commercial street blowing a lot of bubbles, shining brightly in the sun. The breeze blew Yu Ran's broken hair and skirts, and he galloped in a toy car, and he couldn't help sighing: "It's so exciting—this is a man's dream! Speed and passion!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of children on roller skates quickly overtook him.
Chu Mian kept adjusting the angle and position of the car with the remote control from behind to avoid hitting pedestrians.
It's like having enough fun, stretching and trying to get out of the car, but there is some trouble when lifting the leg, the calf is stuck under the steering wheel too tightly, so I have to call Chu Mian to come over for help.
Chu Mian bent down and pulled the parts of the toy car hard to make room for him.
The other side's profile was close at hand, Yu Ran lowered his eyes, and could clearly see the blue blood vessels under the skin of Chu Mian's neck, as well as the fragrance in his hair.
Yu Ran's heartbeat became heavy and heavy, and he was surprised to find that the unreasonable thoughts about Chu Mian before had returned.
"Okay, let's lift your legs." Chu Mian finished speaking softly, and suddenly felt an itchy shoulder. Turning her head vigilantly, she saw that Yu Ran's head was resting on her shoulder.
The fluffy hair rubbed against his skin, Chu Mian was dazed for a few seconds, and tentatively called him, "Yu Ran?"
Yu Ran's voice deliberately became rough: "I'm not Yu Ran, I devoured him."
With his forehead pressed against Chu Mian's skin, he immediately made up his mind that he would blame the "devil" for any outrageous behavior in the future.
Chu Mian looked at the back of Yu Ran's hand, it was clean and there was no seal pattern.
Then just try to believe what he said... Chu Mian smiled lightly, and cooperated with him uneasy: "Then will Yu Ran come back?"
Yu Ran pursed his lips, wavering on the edge of reason and emotion.
In the end, he reluctantly left Chu Mian's shoulder and said, "I'm back."
Chu Mian kept leaning over, silently raised her hand to hold Yu Ran's head, and pressed it back on her shoulder.
The cheeks of the two of them burned up at the same time, and Yu Ran felt that he was not only harboring evil intentions, but also that his children and grandchildren were inexhaustible!
"Chu Mian..." He muttered the name.
"Yeah." Chu Mian was also at a loss for what to do with embarrassment now, obviously this time he took the initiative to prolong the physical contact, but he didn't have the confidence to take the lead at all.
Yu Ran put his arms around his neck and said in admiration, "You can really give birth."