Berry Muffins

07

Pushing open the glass door and coming out, he saw a group of people laughing and cursing, "I've never been there before." Tao Lan pursed his lips, slipped a plastic bag in one hand and typed slowly with the other, ready to walk around them with his head down.

The moment they passed by, someone suddenly turned around and stood in front of Tao Lan and greeted him lazily.

"Ah, it's you~" A familiar male voice sounded above his head, and the slightly rising tone and annoying tone reminded Tao Lan of someone.

Tao Lan raised his eyes and looked up. Under the dim streetlights, the boy's face was a little unclear. He lowered the bangs on his forehead, and he lost the willful flamboyance when he was playing basketball.

"You are also from Ninth Middle School, why haven't I seen you before?" Chi Gaomin looked up and down the school uniform on Tao Lan, his handsome face was full of curiosity.

Chi Gaomin is now a freshman, and Tao Lan was in his freshman year when he was in his third year.

Tao Lan pursed his lips and did not answer, and glanced away, as if he didn't want to answer his question.

"Damn, Chizi, are you dating a high school student again?" A yellow-haired boy who was with Chi Gaomin suddenly said something glib, and his eyes were also glued to Tao Lan, "It's embarrassing for you to keep messing around with minors."

"Go away. Don't slander me, okay, it's all about your love and my wish." Chi Gaomin replied with a smile, and waved his friends to leave first, but he stood in front of Tao Lan with a blank expression on his face I have something to say.

If it weren't for the bright lights at the entrance of the convenience store, it would be hard for Tao Lan not to suspect that Chi Gaomin had some evil intentions.

The plastic bag in his hand made a crisp sound as he looked at the boy in front of him with increasingly repulsive eyes.

Chi Gaomin looked at him innocently and shrugged his shoulders: "Tsk, you look cute, why are you so fierce, I just want to chat with you."

Tao Lan pinched the sleeves of his school uniform, and boldly said, "What's the matter with you?"

"What's your name?" Chi Gaomin tried his best to show a sincere smile, and his tone was gentle, "You already know my name is Chi Gaomin, but I don't even know your name, it's very unfair wrong?"

Tao Lan looked at him a little speechlessly, and finally told him his name out of fear of trouble.

"Ah," Chi Gaomin raised his eyebrows after getting the information he wanted, and then asked straightforwardly, "Then what kind of relationship do you have with Lu Yuqing?"

Tao Lan had question marks all over his face, not knowing why.

Chi Gaomin suddenly made an obscene gesture with his fingers, and asked a little vaguely: "Is this kind of brother?"

Tao Lan's beautiful almond eyes slowly opened, filled with shock.

"Isn't it? But you don't look straight...and the way you look at Lu Yuqing is not quite right." Chi Gaomin suddenly lit a cigarette and started smoking, regardless of whether the boy in front of him was an adult or not, he walked slowly He took a breath and continued.

Tao Lan clenched her lower lip and shook her head vigorously.

"However, if it's Lu Yuqing, it doesn't matter how long you run after his ass, he..." Chi Gaomin grinned, and refused to finish speaking halfway, intentionally hanging People have average appetites.

He suddenly leaned towards Tao Lan, and stretched out his hand to pinch Tao Lan's face unwillingly: "So, do you want to think about me? I am not inferior to him in appearance, and I am definitely better at coaxing people than him..."

Tao Lan was very afraid that the man would suddenly get too close to him, so he slapped Chi Gaomin's hand pinching his cheek away in a panic, and took a big step back.

The young man in front of him was panting shortly, and there was a sullen look on his pretty face, as if he was extremely resistant to Chi Gaomin's touch.

Chi Gaomin didn't expect Tao Lan to make such a big fuss when he pinched Tao Lan's face, it was his turn to be stunned, and his tone was considered a lot when he spoke again: "Uh, I'm just joking with you, Why are you reacting so strongly..."

"It's not funny at all!" Tao Lan interrupted him loudly, pushed him away and ran forward, not even being able to pick up the strawberry milk that had fallen.

Chi Gaomin was still reminiscing the expression on Tao Lan's face just now, which was like a bluffing little milk cat. He realized something belatedly, and couldn't help frowning towards Tao Lan's back. He took out his mobile phone and called Lu Yuqing.

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After Tao Lan took a shower, he quickly returned to the small attic where he lived, and wrapped himself in a not-so-soft quilt.

The reason why he reacted so strongly was inseparable from his cousin named Roger.

Tao Lan realized that he liked boys when he was still in junior high school. He happened to read a foreign BL manga in a bookstore, which was the beginning of his love.

Since then, he has kept this little secret deep in his heart, and later encountered a series of accidents, so naturally no one will tell it.

He only lived in his aunt's house when he was in the second year of high school. At that time, his cousin Roger had already gone to a university in a neighboring city. Because he failed to get into the university in this city, he went home almost once a month.

Tao Lan originally thought that Roger would have the same attitude as his cousin towards him, indifferent and trying to ignore him, but he didn't expect that Roger would look at him so strangely.

Tao Lan's father has a bad temper, and he doesn't have close contact with his own sister, that is, Tao Lan's aunt's family.

Occasionally, relatives would have a cutscene for a meal during the holidays, so Tao Lan didn't know his cousin very well.

At first, because his uncle, aunt and cousin were all at home, Roger, who came home occasionally, did not do anything excessive.

Occasional body touch happened from time to time, Tao Lan felt uncomfortable but couldn't tell what was wrong.

Until Roger once climbed up to the attic and said he wanted to give a lecture to Tao Lan.

Because there is no door in the attic where Tao Lan lives, it is equivalent to opening a hole in the floor and connecting it with an escalator, so there is no privacy.

Luo Jie touched the back of Tao Lan's neck intentionally or unintentionally, and then put his hand on Tao Lan's knee presumptuously, trying to touch it up.

Tao Lan pushed him away in panic, unexpectedly pushed him down the attic...

For this reason, Uncle Luo Feng beat Tao Lan severely to vent his anger, using a feather duster, so that Tao Lan's arms and thighs were covered with scars.

After that time, Luo Jie restrained himself for a while, presumably because he was bullying and afraid of being tough. The more bullying Tao Lan looked, the more unscrupulous he was.

Tao Lan would go out to work part-time during his holidays. The age limit checks in this small place are not so strict, mainly because the sister of the owner of the Jiekou cake shop is soft-hearted and takes special care of Tao Lan.

He would rather work part-time in the cake shop until the end of the night than go home early to meet his cousin face to face.

until the last time...

In the summer vacation at the end of the second year of high school, the owner’s sister happened to have something to do that day, and the cake shop closed earlier than usual, so Tao Lan went back to her aunt’s house early.

My aunt also mentioned to him before that the family was going to the hotel to attend the wedding of a relative's son that day.

It's just that Tao Lan didn't expect to meet his half-drunk cousin Luo Jie as soon as he came home.

It turned out that this person said that he was unwell, so he didn't go to the banquet. Instead, he had a good drink at home.

Tao Lan wanted to ignore him and go back to the attic, but Luo Jie rushed up and hugged her waist, dragging him into the bedroom forcefully.

No matter how Tao Lan struggled, it was useless. He was suppressed by Roger, who was taller and heavier than him.

Tao Lan was pushed to the floor, and his knee was knocked hard. Roger walked towards him while unzipping his trousers.

Roger's hoarse and disgusting voice seemed to still echo in his ears.

He asked Tao Lan to help him with his hands, or with his mouth, choose one of the two.

Tao Lan refused without thinking, but was slapped severely by Roger, and then pressed to the floor by the crazy Roger and lifted his clothes.

"You fucking eat my house and live in my house, what's wrong with making me fuck to pay off the debt? You bitch."

Roger's hands reached into Tao Lan's T-shirt and trousers, and the disgusting touch made him feel goose bumps all over his body.

In the end, Tao Lan hit Roger's head hard with the trash can in the room, and before leaving, he buckled the trash can on his head.

Tao Lan stumbled and ran out the door, still wearing those summer sandals on his feet.

The red marks on the neck were a little obvious, and there was a big bruise on the knee, and some injuries were hidden in the dirty white T.

He struggled so hard that he and Roger almost fought each other in the end, so he escaped.

On a hot and humid midsummer night, Tao Lan staggered down the street holding his mobile phone, wandering aimlessly.

His appearance at the moment is really not good-looking, there should be injuries on his face, otherwise the corners of his mouth wouldn't hurt even if he pulled it.

The collar of the clothes was also torn, because he ran away in a panic, and gradually walked away from his aunt's house.

It's just that Tao Lan didn't expect to meet Zhou Linchuan near here.

He originally wanted to turn around and leave, but he really had nowhere to go.

Zhou Linchuan stopped him, but didn't say anything, but carefully sized up Tao Lan's embarrassment at the moment with frowning eyebrows.

Later Zhou Linchuan took Tao Lan to a nearby convenience store and bought him Band-Aids and Oden.

"Wait here for me." After Zhou Linchuan said this, he pushed open the door of the convenience store and walked quickly to the nearby shopping mall.

Tao Lan looked at his receding back in doubt, and then slowly covered those scars with band-aids in front of the phone camera.

After Tao Lan finished eating Oden, he left the convenience store. After waiting for a while near the door, he saw Zhou Linchuan came back. The boy was still holding a paper bag.

Zhou Linchuan walked over quickly and handed the things in Tao Lan's arms.

Tao Lan took it with a blank expression, and subconsciously asked, "What is this?"

"Coat." Zhou Linchuan pursed his lower lip, and his tone was not as cold as usual, "Don't you think your injury is serious?"

Tao Lan hugged the phone tightly, pinched the torn collar, trying to cover up the bruise around his neck, his skin was fair, and marks were easily left on his body.