miss a useless name

14.

After school in the evening, Cheng Shen and Yu Yan rode their bicycles home, passing by a pharmacy, Cheng Shen called to Yu Yan: "Wait for me, go buy something."

Yu Yan supported the bicycle with one foot, put his hands in the pockets of his school uniform pants, and his posture was relaxed and casual.

A few minutes later, Cheng Shen came out, probably because the image in the afternoon was too deep, and now Yu Yan looked a little less bookish, a little more elegant, and a little cool.

Yu Yan thought he hurt his foot, so he asked concerned: "The foot hurts again? Have you run out of Yunnan Baiyao?"

Cheng Shen unpacked it as he walked, found a small one, and Yu Yan saw it clearly when he came up to him, it was watermelon frost spray.

"The people in the pharmacy said it would be good to spray this." Cheng Shen opened the bottle cap, shook it up and down, and pressed Yu Yan's forehead with one hand: "Open your mouth."

Yu Yan was slightly taken aback, he didn't expect Cheng Shen to be thinking about the wound on the corner of his mouth.

"No need..." Yu Yan shrank his neck back, his eyes flickered, and he blocked Cheng Shen's hand in vain: "I'll do it myself."

"Can you see it?" Cheng Shen ignored the struggle and looked down at Yu Yan's eyes.

If you can’t see it, you can go home and spray it again, Yu Yan thought.

But Cheng Shen gently pinched his cheek, forcing him to open his mouth.Under the dim streetlights, Cheng Shen approached him, seeing clearly the opening in his mouth.

"The wound looks so deep." Cheng Shen frowned and said, "Why didn't you say it?"

He didn't seem to want to hear Yu Yan's answer, and the next move was to point the nozzle at the wound, press it a few times, and apply a thick powder.

The cold and bitter smell of herbs permeated the mouth, the strength on both cheeks was removed, and the person who was still asking the question just now was not allowed to speak again.

"After applying the medicine, don't talk yet." Cheng Shen screwed the lid on and stuffed it into Yu Yan's chest pocket: "The corners of the mouth are a little swollen, so I'll apply an ice pack at home. Spray this medicine if you have nothing to do. Spray more , can also defeat the fire."

Yu Yan nodded, touched the small bottle on his chest, and felt that the finger marks on his cheeks were still clear, and he could clearly feel the burning of the base of his ears.

We parted at the intersection, and the next weekend was the weekend, the bitterness in Yu Yan's mouth melted away, and he felt reluctant to let go.

"Tomorrow weekend," Yu Yan squeezed the handle of the car: "Do you have any plans?"

Cheng Shen replied, "Go to the city library to read."

Yu Yan's eyes lit up instantly: "I want to go too."

Cheng Shen smiled, and snorted his head: "Then at 07:30 tomorrow morning, I will wait for you here, we will take the bus to go."

Yu Yan got his wish, and he didn't feel lonely for the rest of the way home alone.

Entering the door to change shoes, leaving a small lamp in the living room, Yu Yan went to the kitchen to find some fruit to eat.

There is a wound on the corner of the mouth, and it hurts when I open it a little.Yu Yan poked a piece of pear with a fork, and the juice overflowed, finally diluting the smell of the medicine.

When returning to the room, I ran into Yu Wen, a little girl with two big braids coming out of the bathroom.

"Brother." Yu Wen stopped calling him: "You just came back."

Yu Yan bowed his waist, put a piece of fruit into the little girl's mouth, and said in a low voice, "Shh, don't wake up Mom and Dad."

Yu Wen chewed the fruit, his eyes were sharp: "Brother, why is the corner of your mouth broken?"

Yu Yan was reminded, so he slapped haha ​​and perfunctory: "I'm on fire, you should go back to bed quickly, what time is it?"

Elementary school students are not serious about their studies, so Yu Wen planned to go to sleep as soon as he went to the bathroom, so he said "good night" in the corridor, and went back to each room.

Yu Yan put down his schoolbag and fruit plate, opened the full-length mirror of the closet, and looked at the wound around his mouth.It didn't look serious from the outside, it was slightly swollen, and the broken part was inside. At that time, it still tasted the smell of blood, and it was swallowed by Yu Yan Qiqi.

He began to think about how to explain it if Lin Qiuhua saw it.It does look like getting angry, as long as the swelling subsides.

Yu Yan is going to go to the kitchen to find some ice cubes, I have seen it on TV before, wrapping it in a towel and kneading it will be fine.Just as he was about to move, the mobile phone in his trouser pocket vibrated.

He took it out and saw that it was Cheng Shen's order.Just four words, without even punctuation - "Remember to apply ice".

Yu Yan poked the screen, his fingertips moved between the lines, thinking of Cheng Shen's stern eyebrows, his heart felt hot, and he pressed the keyboard to reply: "I know (-^O^-)"

Also used the recently popular Kaomoji.

The next morning, we met at the dinner table.Lin Qiuhua wondered why Yu Yan woke up so early on Saturday. Yu Yan said that he was going to study in the library, but his mother's expression eased and he didn't say anything else.

Seeing the corner of Yu Yan's mouth while handing the milk, Lin Qiuhua took another look: "Are you on fire?"

Yu Yan nodded guiltyly, Lin Qiuhua believed it.

His mother is sometimes careful and sometimes careless.For example, Lin Qiuhua didn't notice Yu Yan's cold for so long, or the corner of her mouth was obviously swollen, but she didn't care.

Yu Yan heaved a sigh of relief, changed his shoes and went out, and informed him that he would come back for dinner.

He rode to the intersection, Cheng Shen was already waiting there.

It was rare for him not to wear a school uniform, so Cheng Shen changed into a pair of black T-shirt sweatpants, and a pair of high-top canvas shoes on his feet. He had long legs all the way to that station, and he was extremely handsome.

The two cars parked together, Yu Yan locked the car and got up, caught the milk thrown by Cheng Shen, looked up, and found that the T-shirt on the man looked familiar.

Could it be that I borrowed my own clothes for the night of my stay?

Yu Yan felt a little embarrassed, slightly raised the corners of his eyes, and muttered, "Why are you wearing this?"

Cheng Shen leaned over, and the two walked towards the station side by side.He lowered his head and saw the look of hesitating to speak, and the question he asked was quite sharp.He's funny, why isn't this man shy when he wears his own clothes?

Cheng Shen said, "I've only worn it twice, can I still throw it away?"

Yu Yan choked, and belatedly realized that he was asking a strange question.

Fortunately, Cheng Shen didn't make things difficult for him, and he cared about his injury in the next sentence: "Is the corner of your mouth still hurting? Show me."

The station is very close to the intersection, and they have already reached it.Just stopped, Yu Yan tilted his head and tilted his face obediently: "Watermelon frost is very useful."

Her cheeks were as jade-like as pearls, her lips were light and pink, and the corners of her mouth were a little dark red, like rouge for painting flowers.

Cheng Shen didn't retreat, and continued to ask in this posture: "Did Mom see that she scolded you?"

"No." Yu Yan said, "I told her she was angry, but she didn't doubt it."

Reassured, Cheng Shen took a step back and watched the bus.

Yu Yan was standing on his left, and turned his head to look at the road.Cheng Shen's eyes suddenly darkened, and he took the opportunity to look at him unscrupulously.

Yu Yan was wearing a white T-shirt, khaki shorts that stopped above his knees, and a pair of white sneakers underneath.Refreshing and clean, even the fluff under the neck is safe and snug.

"Ah!" Yu Yan turned his head without warning, and met Shang Cheng's burning eyes: "The car is coming!"

Cheng Shen hurriedly moved his eyes away, and swiped his card with Yu Yan to get into the car.

They are near the bottom station of the bus, and there are still empty seats on the bus at this time.

Yu Yan took the first step to occupy the double seat in the back row, and he looked excited not as if he was going to study but went for a spring outing: "Cheng Shen, come here!"

Cheng Shen sat down beside him, his long legs huddled in the seat slightly aggrieved.

It is not close to the city library from here, about 40 minutes by car.Afraid of being bored, Cheng Shen prepared the mp3 early in the morning, and at this moment set aside an earphone for Yu Yan: "Listen?"

Yu Yan took it, and Cheng Shen watched him insert the earphones into the tiny ear holes.Those ears are white and pink, as tender as a little crimson on a newly sprouting lotus in a pond.

"What's a good song?" Yu Yan asked ignorantly, with anticipation and joy in his eyes.

Cheng Shen pressed the play button, a smooth melody played, and a sentence in Cantonese——

"Friend, I will be your friend for a second."

Yu Yan understood it, and thought it was quite appropriate.He happily turned back, facing the window.The car wobbled, stopped and started again, and the noise was no match for the "friend".

He seldom goes out with friends like he does now.At first, it was because Lin Qiuhua was under strict supervision, and he was not very happy to go out.Later, Yu Yan got used to being alone, and would stay at home and read all kinds of books when he had free time, and there were many rejections, and no one called him anymore after coming and going.

It was the first time that someone took the initiative to get together like today.Yu Yan felt a little excited, and leaned back on the chair relaxedly, his knee touching Cheng Shen's leg intimately.

A headphone cable lay across the middle and stopped on their respective chests.Yu Yan put his hands on the schoolbag to beat the time, the corners of his red lips were always hooked.

Suddenly an arm was crossed behind him, Cheng Shen opened the window, and the morning breeze rippling in.

Cheng Shen met Shang Yuyan's puzzled eyes, restrained himself from looking at his lips, and explained in a hoarse voice: "There are many people in the car, so it's a bit boring."

In fact, it was hot, and Cheng Shen's back was wet with sweat.

When they arrived at the city library, the two found vacant seats in the reading room, facing each other, and could see each other as soon as they looked up.But the two of them seemed to have made a deal, took out their books, brushed up the inscriptions, and devoted their attention to the calculations in a tacit understanding, without looking at each other all morning.

Lunch is settled in the alley near the library. Each person holds a bowl of beef noodles and sweats from the forehead.

Fearing that the wound would become inflamed, Cheng Shen seriously stopped Yu Yan from releasing the chili pepper, and was even dissatisfied by that person.

After eating and drinking enough, Yu Yan felt a little overwhelmed, and walked with Cheng Shen in the nearby garden to digest food.Now he couldn't bear it anymore, and took the initiative to reveal to Cheng Shen: "The grades will be released the day after tomorrow. Before the monthly exam, I boasted to my mother that I will be admitted to the top five in the grade."

Cheng Shen raised his eyebrows: "Is there a reward for doing well in the exam?"

Yu Yan recalled: "No."

Cheng Shen was puzzled: "Then why did you make this promise?"

Yu Yan pursed his lips suddenly, because his mother said that Cheng Shen was a nonsensical friend and they were not allowed to associate with each other.

"It came on a whim." Yu Yan concealed it, "I want to see if your one-month tutoring has any effect."

It took me a long time to check and accept the results, why can we cut off contact if there is no result?But Cheng Shen has confidence in himself, and even more in Yu Yan's ability.He thought for a while and said, "If you pass the exam, I will reward you."

Yu Yan paused slightly, since he was a child, no matter how good he got in exams, his parents always felt that he could do better.He has been praised, but after a few thin words, there are deeper expectations. The so-called reward is even more of a burden, which he cannot bear.

He opened his lips and repeated as if he didn't understand: "...a reward?"

There was no deep meaning behind this reward, it was straightforward and simple, and because of this, Yu Yan was flattered, even unbelievable.

Cheng Shen nodded: "What do you want?"

Yu Yan couldn't help his heart beating faster, hiding an unreasonable thought.He is not greedy, and he doesn't want much, but what he yearns for is too precious to him.

Whispering, Yu Yan asked cautiously: "Anything is fine?"

"Anything is fine."

Cheng Shen answered firmly, with a hint of connivance.

Yu Yan's clenched heart suddenly relaxed, he knew what he wanted, respect, freedom, and the relaxation that his parents could not give him.

But at this moment of satisfaction, he got everything from Cheng Shen.

Yu Yan suddenly became very happy, jumping around in the corridor full of vines.Facing Cheng Shen, he stepped back step by step, not afraid of thorns or obstacles behind him, knowing that Cheng Shen would definitely hold him back.

What he said was simple but vague, and he didn't even notice the ambiguity: "I don't want anything, you are enough."

With a "bang", Cheng Shen felt his heart burst.

The next moment, Cheng Shen grabbed Yu Yan's arm and pulled it forward fiercely.

He was caught off guard and bumped into Cheng Shen's chest, with his toes on Cheng Shen's.

Cheng Shen gripped him tightly, and his breath trembled slightly after desperately suppressing it.His heart was about to jump out of his chest, he rolled his throat restrainedly, he was more perplexed by Yu Yan's ignorance than ever before.

"There are steps," Cheng Shen said in a low voice, "be careful."

After speaking, he let go of his hand, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a glaring red mark on Yu Yan's white and thin wrist.

Yu Yan turned around, the steps were just a step away from him.

Sure enough, he grabbed me, Yu Yan thought.

·

Throughout the afternoon, Cheng Shen was a little absent-minded.This is a very strange thing for him, although his eyes are fixed on the book, he always wants to glance at the other side.He pressed his eyelids with great effort, and just after writing two lines, there seemed to be another gloomy voice in his ears——

"I don't want anything, you are enough."

With what kind of mood did Yu Yan say these words?Does he understand what it means to have you and me?

This is not a friendship that can be summed up by a simple "friendship". It is more complicated. Cheng Shen finds that he feels secretly happy and satisfied, and he wants more.

This cannot go on like this anymore. Once some boundaries are blurred, it is easy for the authorities to fall into unnecessary misunderstandings, resulting in an illusion that should not be there.At least one person has to stay awake before it's too late.

Cheng Shen took out his mobile phone and pressed it twice, then knocked on Yu Yan's desk opposite him expressionlessly, and said in a low voice, "I have something to do at home, I'm leaving first."