growing up

April NO.17, Tuesday.

At six o'clock in the morning, Ling Chao hadn't woken up yet, but the cell phone beside the bed rang.

He dimly closed his eyes and reached out to touch the phone that kept calling, and there was a gap between his eyelids, and the caller ID seemed to be his mother.

Ling Chao's body has a very high memory of work and rest. Even without looking at the time, he knows that it is not yet his usual time to wake up.

He raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, then looked at the screen again, making sure that it was indeed his mother's call, so he quickly connected.

"Hey, Mom."

"Hey, baby, happy birthday!" Mom's voice came.

Ling Chao was a little shocked for a moment. He glanced at the date column on the watch, and the number 17 was displayed impressively. He completely forgot that today is his birthday!

"You don't remember, do you?" Bai Lan didn't hear Ling Chao's reply, so she asked on the other end of the phone.

"I..." Ling Chao came to his senses in an instant, he sat up suddenly, and scratched the top of his head with his free hand, "I really forgot."

"Are you busy and tired from studying recently?" Bai Lan asked distressedly.

"It's okay." Ling Chao grabbed a pillow and leaned against the head of the bed, leaning back, "Didn't I apply for the IELTS test at the beginning of next month, and all my free time will be taken up during this period. I don't know what happened. It's time."

"I'm sorry baby, my mother was planning to go to your place to accompany you on your birthday, but there is an important meeting in the past two days, and your father and I are on a business trip again." Bai Lan said.

"It's okay, didn't I forget about it myself? Besides, I'm in class from morning to night every day when you come here, so I don't have time to accompany you." Ling Chao said indifferently.

"Well, I've been keeping it a secret. I wanted to say that if I could pass, I would surprise you, but in the end, the time couldn't be adjusted." Bai Lan said.

"It's good that you and Dad are well. If you call me so early, is it because you haven't slept all night or do you need to go to work so early?" Ling Chao asked.

"We are at the airport now. Your dad is going to change the boarding pass. I will take this time to give you a call." Bai Lan said.

"Then you all should work hard, isn't it just a birthday, if you don't mention it, I will forget it myself." Ling Chao said.

"Sure. By the way, I sent you a gift and it will arrive today. I don't know if it's morning or afternoon. Remember to check it out when you go home for dinner," Bai Lan said.

"Okay, thank you mom." Ling Chao said.

"Yes, you're an adult. It's a pity that you are too far away, and I can't even give you a coming-of-age ceremony." Bai Lan still felt a little regretful.

"It's okay." Ling Chao said.

"Your dad is here, we have to go in after you two have a chat." Bai Lan said and changed the phone to Ling Zhifeng.

After talking a few more words with my dad, I hung up the phone in a hurry.

Ling Chao held the phone and didn't move it for a long time.

Today is my birthday!

He's been really tired lately. Some vague thoughts would cross his mind from time to time, but they didn't have a formed concept. Now that he thinks about it, it turns out that his birthday is approaching.

He doesn't have a lot of ideas about birthdays, it doesn't have to be a lot of fun every year.It's just that this year is always a little bit different.

, is a sign of adulthood in life.The law also gives you a demarcation point on this day.

In 18 years, it was the first time I didn't spend my birthday with my parents, but I had an extra boyfriend by my side.

A sentence that Gu Yuan said a few months ago suddenly flashed in his mind - "I will remember to spend time with you".

Gu Yuan has been behaving strangely lately.Except for the occasional daze, it turned out that when school was over every afternoon, the two of them walked out of the school gate talking and laughing together and then went home separately.They still walked together recently, but Gu Yuan rarely spoke.Sometimes when Ling Chao asked a question, he seemed to be wandering as if he couldn't hear him.

Ling Chao asked him if something happened, but Gu Yuan always smiled and said nothing happened.I saw Qingqing recently, and she is in good health.It seems that Ling Chao didn't ask any more after Qingqing's incident.

I wonder if Gu Yuan remembers that today is his birthday?

There are no unread messages or missed calls on your phone.

Ling Chao shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly. It's not even 06:30, and he's still sleeping!

But Ling Chao couldn't sleep anymore.

He got out of bed and went to the living room to drink a glass of water, then turned to the balcony to get some fresh air.

The temperature in the early morning was low, and as soon as I came out, I felt a chill.

Holding a glass filled with hot water, Ling Chao took a deep breath and lay down on the railing.It was just getting bright outside, the lights on the road were scattered, and the windows of the buildings were dark, only occasionally one or two families got up early and turned on the lights.

The city has not yet fully awakened, and it is extraordinarily quiet.The breeze caressed her, and her body couldn't help trembling slightly.

He drank all the hot water in the cup, and his whole body has recovered a lot. The time is almost up, and the regular exercise every morning is still uninterrupted.

Just out of the shower after exercising, Ling Chao was only wearing a pair of school uniform pants, but the doorbell rang at this time.

He grabbed a shirt from the bed and put it on, buttoning it while walking towards the door.

"Who? It's so early." He murmured silently in his heart.

The person outside the cat's eye was wearing a white baseball cap, and stood in front of the door with his head bowed, waiting for the door to open.Even if he couldn't see the facial features on the front, Ling Chao recognized them at a glance.

That's Gu Yuan!

He had just buttoned three buttons, and he couldn't care less. He opened the safety door and asked in great surprise, "Why did you come here so early?"

Gu Yuan was wearing a beige windbreaker with the No. [-] Middle School uniform inside.The schoolbag that I usually carry is on my back in a neat manner.He was carrying something in both hands, a familiar food box in one hand, and a light blue checked paper bag in the other.

Gu Yuan, who raised his head when he heard the door opening, showed a smiling face, his eyebrows and eyes were curved, and dimples appeared on his pretty face.The corners of Pale Fen's mouth turned up.

"Happy birthday, Brother Chao," Gu Yuan said, holding up the things in his hands, "I'll bring you breakfast."

Gu Yuan often brought him breakfast, and occasionally came to see him in the morning when he was on vacation, but he hadn't come to his place early in the morning during class.

Gu Yuan handed him the things in his hand, pushed Ling Chao back a step, closed the door, passed through the gap beside him, and dragged Ling Chao who was still standing at the door into the room.

"Did you just finish exercising?" Gu Yuan asked while walking.

"Ah..." Ling Chao replied, looking at Gu Yuan who was holding his arm, Ling Chao asked, "Did you just tell me happy birthday?"

"Yeah, why, didn't you hear clearly? Then let me say it again," Gu Yuan stopped and stood in front of Ling Chao, his expression became very serious. He looked into Ling Chao's eyes and said word by word, " Happy birthday, brother."

The smile on Ling Chao's face gradually deepened, he opened his hands, and approached Gu Yuan, the things in his hands prevented him from hugging him.

Gu Yuan raised his hand and circled Ling Chao.Gently patted him on the back and said, "Do you think I forgot? As I said, I will remember to spend your birthday with you."

Ling Chao's face rubbed against Gu Yuan's ear: "Actually, I forgot it myself."

Gu Yuan let go of him: "As long as I remember, let's go and have breakfast."

"Okay, you eat first, I'll get dressed and go." Ling Chao said.

Only then did Gu Yuan realize that the clothes on Ling Chao's body were unbuttoned at the hem of the white shirt, and a piece of tight abdominal muscles could be vaguely seen.

Ever since they almost went off on the sofa at Ling Chao's house before school started, their intimate contact was limited to an occasional light touch of their lips.

Ling Chao's phrase "after adulthood" is still fresh in his memory, today is his birthday, he is an adult, and he is still a year and a half away.

Gu Yuan coughed, his eyes were a little erratic, not knowing where to look.He snatched the lunch box from Ling Chao's hand, pretended to be calm and walked towards the dining room, and almost tripped over the chair when Ling Chao turned to go to the bedroom and couldn't see him.

Hearing the crashing sound, Ling Chao asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's all right..." Gu Yuan quickly replied, "I touched the dining chair."

"Be careful." Ling Chao said again.

Fortunately, Ling Chao didn't come out, otherwise he didn't know how to explain Gu Yuan's blushing face now.

Gu Yuan made egg scallion pancakes and a box of fruit salad.After getting dressed, Ling Chao came out and sat down opposite Gu Yuan. He picked up a piece of biscuit and tasted it unceremoniously. Even after eating it many times, he still liked the familiar taste.He swallowed slowly, looked at Gu Yuan opposite and said, "It's delicious, thank you for bringing me breakfast early in the morning."

Gu Yuan smiled: "It's good that you like to eat."

The milk heated in the microwave was ready, Gu Yuan got up to get it: "Did you see that bag just now?"

"No, is it your birthday present?" Ling Chao asked.

"Qingqing gave it to you. I'll give it to you at noon. I don't have time to read it now." Gu Yuan said.

"Huh?" Ling Chao took a sip of milk, "It's still noon?"

"Yes, eat quickly, time is running out." Gu Yuan couldn't help urging.

Ling Chao glanced at the time, it was almost time for morning reading.They usually eat breakfast after going to school.

The two of them didn't speak any more, they finished their breakfast quietly, and before they had time to clean up, they hurried to the school

The author has something to say:

I changed the locked chapter and still haven’t released it. I don’t know how to do it...I’ll think about it when I go to the company tomorrow.Now I update it every day, and I will try my best to finish it before [-]:[-].Thanks to the little cuties who are still watching, please comment and collect, thank you!