Chu Mian has often had nightmares these days. In the dream, the stereo surround sound of the theme song of "Doraemon", and Yu Ran held up a chopstick and sang cheerfully at his waist and hips: "If I have a fairy stick , become bigger and smaller and become beautiful, big and big—”
Chu Mian woke up instantly.
The magic in the dream seems to have continued into reality, coupled with the high temperature of the air conditioner, he always wants to take a shower when he wakes up in the morning.
Yu Ran was still sleeping beside him, and Chu Mian quietly turned off the alarm clock. Recently, Chu Heng was on a business trip every now and then, and when she wasn't there, Yu Ran would just be lazy and sleep until he woke up naturally before practicing sketching.
Chu Mian was in charge of making breakfast. He was inexperienced in cooking, he could only toast slices of bread, squeeze condensed milk, and boil a few eggs at most. However, Yu Ran still praised him for his culinary skills without hesitation, and he ate everything every day.
"I looked at the calendar just now, fuck it, it's the end of August so soon, do you have a month of summer vacation?" Yu Ran got up, put on a pajamas, and swayed out to eat, "What are you wearing? School uniform? Class today?"
"Back to school, the opening ceremony." Chu Mian poured him a cup of yogurt, turned around and went out with her schoolbag.
Yu Ran didn't have time to eat a few more mouthfuls, so he got up without saying a word, and sent Chu Mian to school.
Halfway on the way, Yu Ran suddenly opened his mouth in surprise and said, "We will officially be in our third year of high school this semester."
"You just found out?"
"After all, I didn't go to make up lessons before, and now I hear 'Senior Three', and it doesn't feel real."
The road was lined with trees, and the dense leaves rustled overhead. Yu Ran helped Chu Mian hold the uniform jacket and walked to the school gate, and found that several trees had been planted in the campus, a protective net was built around the football field, and there was a newsstand opposite the school gate. Part-time sells bamboo tube dumplings and baked egg burgers.
After only one holiday, Cheng Jun had several changes, and Yu Ran felt a little fresh.
A series of crisp bicycle bells sounded nearby, Yu Ran turned his face and saw a fiery red bicycle hitting him straight. He subconsciously protected Chu Mian and hid to the side.
Fortunately, that car also braked suddenly and stopped in front of them stiffly.
Yu Ran originally wanted to complain that the other party was riding a bicycle without looking at the road, but when he took a closer look, it turned out to be a familiar face.
"Did you hit me on purpose?" Yu Ran laughed and kicked Fang Zhao's bicycle tire.
After not seeing him for a while, Fang Zhao showed a surprised look on purpose, "Who are you? I don't know you, don't touch Cier!"
Chu Mian smiled lightly, took the school uniform jacket and walked into the school, leaving the two of them at the door to exchange greetings.
The weather is still very hot recently, Fang Zhao's hair was cut much shorter than before, which is neat and convenient. Yu Ran didn't quite get used to it, so he stared at it for a long time and asked, "You didn't cut your hair yourself, did you? Combined with your facial features, it's like 'horizontally, it looks like a mountain, and the side becomes a peak, and the distance and height are different'."
Fang Zhao stepped on the pedal resolutely, pretending to go on a rampage, to scare Yu Ran.
"How is your drawing practice? Are you sure?"
"Very good, I will start learning gouache in a few days. Are you sure... If you ask, I will tell you 'the ticket is sure'." Yu Ran smiled confidently.
"Brother, I am optimistic about you." Fang Zhao also grinned, "Hey, to be honest, you are really enviable. You don't have to work so hard like studying, and you are happy. Did Chu Mian tell you? Now these teachers are simply No, before the monthly exams, they rush to each other's classes, especially Mr. Wang, who doesn't inform the range of dictation, whichever book he thinks of, even Chu Mian always repeats it."
"He definitely won't tell me about this." Yu Ran raised his hand to support Fang Zhao's shoulder, "I advised you to learn vocal music, it would be great to take the art exam with me, and you can still be your companion."
"How can my parents be so open-minded? In their eyes, this is just doing nothing."
Yu Ran listened, and was attracted by Fang Zhao's voice, "Are you caught a cold?"
"No." Fang Zhao glanced at his watch, "I'm leaving first, you come on and learn to draw, we'll wait for your good news."
"En." Yu Ran raised his hand and bumped his fist.
Although I really wanted to enter the classroom to greet and chat with my classmates, but I didn't wear a school uniform, and the security guards wouldn't let me go. Moreover, he has not stabilized his level yet, and it won't be too late to meet everyone to encourage him when he takes the quick art exam.
On the way back alone, Yu Ran realized that Fang Zhao's voice was changing, no wonder his voice was a little louder than before. The two of them haven't met and talked for a while, and the changes accumulated during this period are especially obvious at the moment of meeting.
Yu Ran couldn't help wondering, what has changed in Chu Mian during this time
Because he stayed together every day, he unconsciously accepted all the subtle changes of Chu Mian, and then one day, he suddenly found that Chu Mian had grown taller, his eyebrows and eyes became deeper, and his arms became stronger and stronger. Even with sleepiness that comes and goes, the general trend is slowly getting better.
Chu Mian's changes within a day are too difficult to capture, which makes Yu Ran feel a little regretful.
At noon, Chu Heng came back with his suitcase. Every time she travels, she brings gifts for the two boys, this time wallets and belts.
Yu Ran said casually, "Chu Mian went to school wearing a uniform again today, I think he is already handsome enough, I can't imagine what he will look like in a suit in the future."
Chu Heng smiled and said: "Don't imagine, you will know how old you are when you grow up with him."
"But then there would be no surprise." Yu Ran said, "I was thinking of the kind where I haven't seen him for a long time, but I suddenly met him on the street, and then I was immediately amazed by his handsome appearance!"
"Your situation is very similar to after breaking up..."
"Really? Forget it." Yu Ran held the gifts of the two of them and pondered, estimating how many years before he could see Chu Mian in a neat suit.
Chu Heng often observes Yu Ran quietly. In the past, she cared about why Chu Mian liked him, but now she is more curious about how far Ran can grow. This boy is like an unknown, he can make people laugh and cry when he is careless, but he can't take his eyes off when he is serious. Especially when it comes to Chu Mian, his eyes are always full of emotion, which is far more sincere than that of a mature adult.
But thinking about it carefully, she was not surprised. Adult love depends on experience, while teenagers only need instinct.
——Yu Ran's instinct is to be Chu Mian's "flower protector".
After attending the opening ceremony, Chu Mian returned home under the protection of Yu Ran. The food was still hot. He sat down at the dining table and reached for the spoon naturally, but somehow he missed it.
Looking up, the thing on the table is simply a piece of paper, with a spoon drawn on it, and the angle and light simulated. At first glance, it is hard to tell whether it is real or not.
Yu Ran, who succeeded in playing a prank, laughed out loud, Chu Mian tried to keep a calm expression, and continued eating with a pair of chopsticks.
Not long after that, Chu Mian found similar pieces of paper in other places in the house. Small items such as chargers, keychains, and erasers were all secretly replaced by Yu Ran with "fake ones". It is hard to guard against.
Chu Mian laughed out of anger, took the belt that Chu Heng had just given her, and lightly slapped Yu Ran's thigh.
Yu Ran hid twice at the beginning, and after a short while, he took the initiative to obediently stretch out his arms and said, "It's so cool, you smoke here."
Chu Mian didn't want to satisfy his strange cravings, so she threw away her belt and went to read a book.
Yu Ran moved the stool and sat behind Chu Mian, put his arms around his waist, and put his head on his back, "Chubaa, do you think you are different today from yesterday?"
"I didn't sleep much today." Chu Mian flipped the pages of the book.
Through a layer of cloth, Yu Ran felt the temperature of Chu Mian's back from the side of his face, "What about other aspects of the body?"
Chu Mian was silent for a few seconds, then turned to ask him, "Which aspect?"
"The voice, the looks, or the mind."
"How could this be noticed?"
"It turns out that even you can't find it. Oh, I'm still thinking today, if only I could feel the traces of my growth every day, it would be a great sense of accomplishment." Yu Ran turned his head straight, and put his lips on the center of the opponent's spine Every time she opened her mouth to speak, it vibrated so that Chu Mian felt itchy.
"Don't worry." Chu Mian said, "Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes."
"I know." Yu Ran hugged him tightly, "The only thing I can feel is that I definitely like you more and more day by day, hehe...do you feel it?"
Chu Mian couldn't help laughing, and couldn't bear to read the words on the book, and replied, "It's okay, it's not too obvious."
Yu Ran didn't argue for himself, but silently moved his right hand to lean against Chu Mian's waist. Chu Mian stretched out her hand to push him away, and whispered, "Don't touch it, it's itchy." Yu Ran was very obedient, and would not come closer if he said no, but he would put his fingers to a warmer place and rub it with his palm. Chu Mian closed the book unconsciously, he did not lower his head to observe the situation or give a response due to shame, and let Yu Ran quietly probe.
Yu Ran suddenly chuckled behind his back, and his tone was a bit unpredictable: "Chu Mian, Chu Mian, your fate is now in my hands! Oh, as long as I clenched my fist a little, I will completely crush you!" crush—"
Chu Mian uttered the word "roll" slowly, grabbed Yu Ran's wrist, and dragged him aside. Their morning quilts had been forgotten again, and now they were all piled up in a mess and tending to be even messier. Chu Mian pressed the back of Yu Ran's hand and told him the appropriate rhythm bit by bit; except for kissing, Yu Ran's mouth was covered by Chu Mian at all other times, and he was no longer qualified to speak nonsense.
The day room is bright with lots of light. Against the backdrop of the sun, Yu Ran clearly saw Chu Mian's lazy eyes, and her cheeks were a little red from the sun.
"I didn't pinch you, did I?" During the process, Yu Ran asked quietly, hooking Chu Mian's palm with the tip of his tongue.
Chu Mian's throat made a slight response, like raving, which quickly made Yu Ran regain his confidence.
They snuggle together, awkwardly and intimately. Chu Mian let go of her hands, allowing Yu Ran to breathe comfortably through her mouth.
Chu Mian remembered something important, and asked, "Is my aunt back today?"
"Well, go to that after cooking...Wolnemart or Walmart—"
Before Yu Ran finished speaking, the two of them heard the combination lock on the door of the house at the same time, and their hearts trembled.
Then, Chu Heng's voice came from outside: "Baa? I bought you latex pillows, which are good for your cervical spine."
Hearing her footsteps getting closer, the teenagers lying on the bed hurriedly straightened their clothes. During this period of time, Yu Ran should be serious about drawing in the study. If he is found lazy, he will definitely be fined to draw several sketches and sketches.
In his desperation, he didn't have time to think about it, he just got into the quilt and left Chu Mian outside.
"You're too obvious..." Chu Mian muttered, and also buried her legs, curled her knees, and propped up the quilt to help Yu Ran cover her.
Chu Heng knocked on the door and asked, "Baa, can I come in?"
"Ok."
Chu Heng hugged the two latex pillows, did not approach them, but put them on the desk by the door, "Isn't Yu Ran at home?"
"He..." Chu Mian glanced at the bathroom, "he took a bath in it."
Chu Heng looked over, "The lights are turned off."
"He said he wanted to experience the feeling of being blind." Chu Mian bit the bullet and lied.
Chu Heng was taken aback for a moment, and did not doubt Chu Mian's statement at all, after all, Yu Ran could indeed say that.
But she soon became confused again: "I don't seem to have heard the sound of water?"
Chu Mian dodged her eyes and said, "Dry cleaning..."
Chu Heng was dumbfounded for a few seconds, then said "Oh" in bewilderment, and slowly backed out to close the door.
Chu Mian's legs swayed to the outside and hit Yu Ran's head, "Come out."
After the order was issued, Yu Ran did not accept it, but was still moving around secretly under the quilt. Chu Mian thought that he wanted to continue what he hadn't finished just now, so she didn't urge him any more, and stretched out her hand to take the initiative to tear off the covering.
Chu Mian waited for a while, but unexpectedly experienced a new touch. It was moist and warm, and soft enough to wake him up even more.
"Yu Ran." Chu Mian caught off guard and lifted the quilt, and pushed the boy who was crawling.
Yu Ran pursed his lips, sat up, poured himself into Chu Mian's arms, and said sincerely: "I'll try it, I've been researching on the Internet for several days."
Chu Mian was a little bit annoyed, but she still held back, "Why don't you study more on serious things?"
"Isn't this a serious matter?" Yu Ran stood up confidently, got up and kissed Chu Mian, then leaned into Chu Mian's ear, and said, "You kissed Xiaobaa indirectly, hahahahahahahahaha!"
His laughter was deafening, Chu Mian frowned, and put her hand around his entire chin.
In terms of force, Yu Ran is definitely not Chu Mian's opponent. Although Chu Mian looks gentle and fair on the outside, her wrist strength and arm strength are far beyond those of her peers. But Chu Mian was always reluctant to do anything cruel, at most she would pinch Yu Ran's face, or leave shallow teeth marks on her shoulders.
"You have the nerve to say that you like me more every day? There is not a single day that you don't make me angry, Yu Ran."
When Chu Mian spoke, she really wanted to show an angry state, so as to act as a deterrent. But when he lowered his eyes and saw Yu Ran's playful smile, his emotions immediately softened, and he couldn't pretend to be fierce anymore.
Since meeting Yu Ran, he hasn't mastered other skills, but he has learned to be tolerant regardless of previous suspicions, and to kiss tenderly. He knows that Yu Ran is too easy to be satisfied, if he takes the initiative to hug and kiss him, he will be happy until midnight.
"It's time for you to paint." Chu Mian reminded him in a low voice with red lips, "Starting from today, you don't need to like me more every day, you just need to get closer to your own goal every day."
"The two don't conflict."
"I will be affected." Chu Mian turned her face away, "I still have to study hard in my third year of high school, don't spoil me..."
Halfway through the speech, his ears turned red with little confidence.
"That's not what you said that day!"
"I've changed my mind."
"You still have this?" Yu Ran laughed a few times lying on the bed, "All right..."
He slowly suppressed his smile, raised his arms, put them around Chu Mian's neck, and said with firm eyes, "I will obey Her Highness the Princess."
"Then I order you to draw now, come back and memorize "Pipa Xing" after drawing, and then write five function problems."
"...Princess, you want my life!"
Under constant pressure from Chu Mian, Yu Ran finally accepted his fate as a senior high school student, and began to kill his seventeen years in the heat wave.
"Starting today, I will evolve!"