After passing through the book, he was targeted by two fierce A's

The sliding door of the convenience store made a crisp and pleasant bell.

The woman at the counter looked up, smiling broadly.

"welcome."

Ye Jue paused, and subconsciously looked at the row of shelves by the window.

Bright lights.

There are quite a lot of people in the store, and there are a few office workers sitting in the rest area far away, eating instant noodles, and there is a strong aroma in the store.

"Boss, is there hot water?"

Migrant workers in undershirts walked to the front desk and took out crumpled banknotes, "Another bottle of mineral water."

The saleswoman nodded: "Yes."

After receiving the instant noodles that the migrant workers had unpacked and filling them with hot water, the man walked slowly to the rest area, picked a seat in the corner and sat down, meditating on the noodles.

There was a long queue at the cash register.

The price is the same as that of the canteen outside, the service is more thoughtful, and it looks more hygienic. Many passing office workers and classmates choose to take a look here.

Ye Jue was a little nervous.

He took a deep breath, touched the faded PHS in his pocket, and walked towards the water shelf.

The shelves are filled with all kinds of beverages.

Glass bottles, cans, red and green, under the illumination of incandescent lights, reflect scattered light spots.

Pei Heng was standing in front of the shelf.

He was wearing a black jacket, which made him tall and thin. The wrist holding the water bottle was pale, and he lowered his eyes carelessly, as if he was checking the date of production.

Ye Jue moved to his side, a question stuck in his throat, hesitating whether to ask or not.

What if it really just looks like...?

Pei Heng, Ji Heng.

Was it his intuition that was wrong?

After finally making up his mind to try it out, Pei Heng picked out something and walked towards the cashier in a leisurely manner.

There was a long queue at the cash register.

Many student parties chatted and laughed, and the aunts in the nearby community came to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, and the shop assistants were busy walking around.

Holding two bottles of Arctic Ocean, Ye Jue stood silently behind Pei Heng.

Pei Heng was tall, a head taller than him. The air-conditioning in the convenience store made the corners of his jacket billow, and a light shadow slanted down from his body. Ye Jue stood in the shadow, looking up at Pei Heng. The back of the head, in a daze.

... so high.

There is still a fresh fragrance on her body, which smells better than the laundry detergent bought by Ye Mu.

The crowd moved slowly.

The machine scans the QR code and emits continuous "didi" sounds.

Not far from the checkout counter is the fruit and vegetable area. The air-conditioning blows the beautifully packaged strawberries and cherries. Several aunts carry baskets and carefully compare and choose.

At a certain moment, the black-haired boy suddenly moved, lowered his head slightly, and changed his hand to hold the water.

Subconsciously looking away, Ye Jue stared at the brightly colored big strawberries in the freezer, but his heart was in a mess.

Soon, it was Pei Heng and Ye Jue's turn.

There is a special platform for placing items next to the cash register. Pei Heng put the water on it. I wonder if Ye Jue misread it, but he seemed to push the water forward again, leaving a vacant space.

Following his movements, Ye Jue also put the Arctic Ocean in his hand on it.

As if he suddenly gained courage, after the customer in front of them left, he whispered: "Pei, monitor..."

"--what!"

The slight voice was drowned in the sudden uproar of human voices.

There were some small problems in the fruit and vegetable area, and all the big red strawberries that looked sweet were scattered, and the clerk hurriedly tried to appease the customers.The cashier looked over, frowning, but kept moving his hands.

"Your water, total..."

During the commotion, Ye Jue was pushed forward.

He bumped his head into Pei Heng's body, his eyes went dark, but his shoulders were firmly supported, and the boy's big palms with well-defined bones embraced his shoulders, and after supporting him, he let go of his hands with a very calm expression.

A pair of phoenix eyes under the broken hair were dark, and she couldn't see clearly.

Ye Jue was in a daze, the cashier kept apologizing, and the customers behind watched the bustle, wondering about the price of this pile of strawberries.

"I don't know how much I have to pay..."

"It looks so fresh, I'll buy some soon."

"It's very expensive, 18 yuan a box."

Ye Jue hasn't recovered yet.

Amidst the noise, the back of his hand was suddenly touched unintentionally and imperceptibly.

The temperature on the boy's hand is very high.

Like catkins brushing over the back of the hand, the skin was itchy.

Holding the change that the cashier hurriedly found, Pei Heng had already left the convenience store.

Only a thin and tall figure remained.

The cold air in the store blows through the whole body.

Ye Jue's face was blank, he raised his hand, and stared blankly at the back of his hand.

"Little classmate," the female cashier urged with a smile, "Didn't your friend already leave?"

"my friend?"

"Yes," quickly handed him two bottles of Arctic Ocean, and the female cashier said with a puzzled expression, "I've already paid for this, take it away quickly, and be careful not to confuse it with someone else's."

...has the money been paid?

Taking the Arctic Ocean from her hand, the cold bottle was soaked in coldness, Ye Jue's heart stopped beating, and he turned his head quickly, looking at Pei Heng who was about to cross the road at the door.

Street lights flicker.

Landing on Pei Heng's shoulder, he put one hand in his pocket, and casually carried a bottle of dispensable mineral water with the other hand. His pale and clear side face had smooth lines. There was obviously no car, but he didn't move.

……

"Squad leader!"

He quickly chased after him, staring fixedly at Pei Heng's back, Ye Jue's heartbeat was chaotic, but all the inquiring expressions were suppressed on his face.

His hair was disheveled by the wind.

Thick ink-like black hair curled around his neck, his complexion was cold and white, his eyebrows and eyes were smiling, even his lips were darker than usual, his breathing was a little short, but he kept his voice steady and said, "Squad leader, you seem to have paid too much."

"This is the water I bought." After a pause, Ye Jue took out two dollars from his pocket, "I didn't bring enough money, so I will give you two dollars first, and I will pay you back at school tomorrow."

"……is it okay?"

Under the mottled flickering street lights.

Pei Heng looked at him quietly and said, "Yes."

Like many, many years ago, in that dilapidated and closed mountain village.

He has endless "may Is" to ask forever.

And Ji Heng, who always has inexhaustible patience, answered him "yes".

Nothing seems to have changed.

Yet another year has passed.

……

The hum of the car broke the silence.

A Bentley Accord slowly drove across the road.

The driver stepped forward respectfully, cautiously did not look at Ye Jue, and only said to Pei Heng: "Master, it's time to go."

On the other side, Ye Li, who had been waiting for Ye Jue for a long time, also came over.

"Yezi." He frowned, and he was relieved until he saw Ye Jue, and quickly stepped forward to help him straighten his collar. The OCD attack, no matter how uncomfortable it was.

"Why did it take so long to buy? The noodles are already ready. Be careful that it will get cold after a while."

It was that familiar cold gaze again.

Ye Li turned his head sharply, and then his attention shifted from Ye Jue to Pei Heng.

The boy who hadn't got in the car glanced at him calmly. Ye Li felt uncomfortable and vigilant, and stood in front of Ye Jue without leaving a trace, "Yezi, this is..."

"Brother," Ye Jue said in a very soft voice, "this is the monitor of our class."

"Oh, monitor."

Immediately changing his face, Ye Li smiled enthusiastically and said embarrassedly: "It's such a coincidence that our family just moved to City A for a few days. Would you like to have dinner with us, the class monitor?"

Before Pei Heng could speak, he took another bottle of Arctic Ocean and forced it to Pei Heng: "Our Ye Jue just transferred to Yigao. He doesn't like to talk and has an honest personality. I think he will trouble you this year."

"You take this water and drink it on the way. Ye Jue likes to drink this kind of soda, it tastes good."

Pei Heng didn't answer, I don't know if it was an illusion, Ye Li felt that his attitude was suddenly much gentler, although the expression on his face was still cold, the words he said were very pleasant.

"They are all classmates, as they should."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Pei Heng got into the car, and the Bentley Arjun turned around and drove all the way towards Nancheng.

The traffic lights exchange signals, and the crowds are like weaving.

Ye Li felt emotional, took Ye Jue back to the small noodle shop, and said while eating: "Some people were born in Rome."

"City A really deserves to be a big city."

While eating the noodles, Ye Jue took a sip of Arctic Ocean, and drank the sweet soda into his mouth, suppressing the heat of early autumn.

Ye Li looks gentle, but eats quickly.

After three mouthfuls of noodles, he suddenly found that Ye Jue was absent-minded about eating, his eyes drifted to the back of his left hand after a while, staring blankly, his ears were flushed, and he frowned in confusion, and continued to eat.

"What's the matter?" The expression on his face was unpredictable, Ye Li looked amused.

"I have something, I'm not sure."

"Ok?"

"I found out..." After a moment of silence, Ye Jue's voice gradually became serious: "A friend of mine doesn't seem to want to show that we know each other."

By the end of the meal, it was completely dark.

Ye Jue was full of thoughts, followed Ye Li, and walked towards home.

The neighborhood where Ye's family lived was surrounded by alleys, alleys extending in all directions, connecting many roads.

There are unfinished construction sites in the distance.

There are warning signs, and the empty buildings are like black holes, and the wind passes through, making distorted whimpers.

The street lights in the alleys are bright, but the roads are bumpy.

The temperature was a bit low at night, Ye Li taught Ye Jue as he walked: "Today I went home with you to take this path, from now on, no matter it's daytime or not, don't take this path."

He looked around, "It's weird."

"Okay." Ye Jue responded obediently.

The two walked forward for a while, and suddenly found a few aunts who were walking turned around, and enthusiastically said to them: "Don't go any further, the road is blocked by the police!"

"police?"

"You don't know?" the aunt explained: "A teenage girl is missing nearby. The police suspect that she was targeted on the way home from the night shift. They are looking for clues in the alley."

She looked resentful: "If you want me to say that these human traffickers deserve to die, they should all be taken away and shot!"

Looking at each other, Ye Li looked serious: "No, I have to go to Xiaowan School tomorrow."

Ye Wan is in the first grade of junior high school this year, she is still young, she is well protected by the Ye family, innocent and ignorant of world affairs.

Ye Jue nodded and followed the crowd towards the avenue.

After taking two steps, he suddenly felt a numbness in his back.

Turning his head subconsciously, he looked into the deep and narrow alley, and could vaguely see a few policemen in police uniforms walking back and forth.

Leaving the alley, even the temperature has risen a lot.

Seeing that Ye Jue didn't follow, Ye Li asked him, "What's wrong?"

His complexion was inexplicably pale, and the broken hair stuck to his forehead. Ye Jue looked around cautiously, and the feeling that made him extremely uncomfortable was almost like an illusion.

Surrounded by warm-hearted aunts, discussing the recent disappearance case, scolding the traffickers for a terrible death.

No one behaving strangely.

The cold sweat on the back was blown by the evening wind, causing bursts of coolness.

Ye Jue frowned, and shook his head hesitantly: "...it's okay."

It was almost eight o'clock when the two returned home that day.

The Ye family and his wife got off work very late, Ye Li urged Ye Jue to wash up and go to bed, while he was packing his luggage and talking on the phone with Ye's sister-in-law with a smile.

The warm orange light is on at home, and the warm color dispels all anxiety.

Ye Jue slept deeply, and the air was filled with the fragrance of laundry detergent.

Half asleep and half awake, he heard Ye's father and Ye's mother's voice.

"Is the leaf asleep?"

"Sleeping, Mom, Ye Zi's school will study at night at 09:30, you must remember to pick him up."

"We know, don't worry."

Feeling warm in his heart, Ye Jue turned over.

Tonight's dream was long and dull, amidst the din of people, the surroundings turned into bustling convenience stores.

The crowd was full of people.

He was in a long queue, and the boy beside him who couldn't see his face clearly was much taller than him, leaned slightly to look at him, and asked, "Do you want to eat strawberries?"

The hem of the jacket was wrapped around his wrist.

He was held by the shoulders and couldn't move.

Suddenly, the sharp and piercing hum of the train rang in my ears.

"Ling—"

Alert rings.

The vision in the dream receded.

He opened his eyes sleepily, his brain was muddled, leaving only a feeling of warmth and happiness.

...it seems like a sweet dream.

Get up, get dressed and eat.

The genius was bright, Mother Ye was making noodles in clear soup, Father Ye entered the room with a pump, saw him and smiled, "Yezi, are you awake?"

"Dad, mom."

Ye Li was eight in the morning and five in the morning, and it was only early six o'clock, and he was still sleeping.

Everyone consciously lowered their voices, and after eating the noodles, Ye's father drove Ye Jue to catch the bus.

Qingteng Yigao was quite a distance away from the Ye family. After finding out the bus stop in this area, Ye Jue didn't bother them to send him to school.

When they got to the platform, Ye Jue said to Father Ye: "There is a station at the gate of the school, just wait for me here after evening self-study and school."

Father Ye responded repeatedly, years of fatigue made him bow his body, and his eyes were black and blue.

He took out another cigarette money from his pocket, and handed it to Ye Jue: "Add more money to the meal card, it's not enough to tell me."

Ye Jue didn't answer, "That's enough, Dad. The car is here, so I'll go first."

When we got in the car, there were no seats in the car.

Waving to Father Ye through the window, the man became visibly happy, straightened his back, happily followed the bus for a distance, finally stopped and watched the bus go away.

Ye Jue looked back at him, remained silent for a long time, and touched the PHS and some small change in his pocket.

When I arrived at the school, it was almost time for morning self-study, and waves of people poured into the school.

Ye Jue hurried towards Class [-]. On the way, he saw the boys who were picking on him yesterday again.

It's just that at this time they were no longer surrounding him, but another handsome boy with flushed cheeks.

The boy at the head seems to be He Ziran.

Ye Jue heard in class yesterday that He Ziran's father was a director of a group that would send him abroad to study in university no matter whether he studied or not.

He heard He Ziran's voice, which was as uncomfortable as his personality: "I heard that you did well in the last exam, and you country people are only as good as this. I'm a bumpkin. I stepped on my shoes in physical education yesterday. Don't even say sorry?"

The boy's angry eyes were wet, and the voice with a strong local accent overflowed: "Yes... I'm sorry."

He Ziran sneered: "I'm talking now, isn't it too late?"

"I'm sorry for what I said yesterday," the boy said anxiously, "I really did!"

"said……"

"He Ziran!" shouted angrily, and Ye Jue immediately looked up. Jiang Heping, who had always been like a Maitreya Buddha, had a rare and serious face, "What are you doing—!"

"Who allowed you to bully your classmates! Don't let me come here!"

"Tsk."

Frowning impatiently, He Ziran glanced at the younger brothers around him. The younger brothers loosened the encirclement knowingly, but looked at the boy with warning eyes.

"Ms. Jiang, I didn't bully my classmates..."

As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Jiang Heping, and he saw a figure in the distance who was about to approach the teaching building.

Frowning, he looked away and said, "If you don't believe me, ask him, did I bully him?"

After entering the class, the class is almost full of people.

Xue Lingling was endorsing a book, while Zhou Ting lazily looked in the mirror, putting on lipstick.

Ye Jue walked towards the location, took two steps, and couldn't help but look up to the corner.

In the corner, Pei Heng came earlier than him, lying on the table to catch up on sleep.

The few change dollars in my pocket seemed to be heating up.

Compared to the hasty probing outside the convenience store last night, he wanted to seriously confirm whether Pei Heng was Ji Heng or not.

Stuffing the schoolbag into the desk pocket, suddenly, there was a soft rustling sound.

After a pause, Ye Jue stretched out his hand hesitantly, and took out a box of fresh and plump strawberries from the pocket of the table.

The following are the test papers for each subject that have just been sorted out.

On the test papers, the word "Ye Jue" was written on every one of them.

……

He stared blankly at these, and in his mind, the continuation of last night's dream surfaced.

"Do you want to eat strawberries?"

Amidst the noisy voices, the convenience store was very lively.

He held the boy by the corner of his clothes, and his body shrank a lot, like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old junior high school student. He said softly to the figure whose face could not be seen clearly, "I want to eat."

"it is good."

For fear of disappointing him again.

So this time, his brother made his dream come true.

With slightly moist eyes, Ye Jue rubbed the surface of the plastic box, thinking seriously.

...Since he can even do what he promised in his dream.

So why did you agree to call him, but never called him once.

classroom corner.

Tan Song lazily flipped through the comic books.

After finishing a book, he stretched himself, not daring to make any big noises. When he turned his head, he found that Pei Heng was not sleeping, but was quietly looking in one direction.

The eyes are deep, the expression is indifferent but focused, and the five fingers on the table are slightly curled up, as if trying to grab something.

After knowing him for so many years, Tan Song only saw him show such an expression once.

That was the banquet they first met.

The youngest son of the Pei family, who was left outside the mainstream, returned. To celebrate this important event, the Pei family held a banquet in the manor.

That night, he and Xu Yu thought the banquet was boring and wandered around the back garden.

In the colorful and radiant fountain in the back garden, Pei Heng, who was wearing an elegant suit, stood in it, completely drenched, standing quietly with his head bowed, his black hair disheveled, and his palms outstretched.

In the palm is a PHS that was broken into two pieces and soaked in water for an unknown amount of time.

Obviously, it was a showdown from the two sons of the Pei family.

However, when Pei Heng, who was in his early 14s, came to Pei's house, he was taught a lesson severely.

Later, after becoming friends, Tan Song never found any trace of PHS on Pei Heng.

I have never seen Pei Heng show such concern for anything again.

Except today...

He leaned over pretending to be curious, and casually reminded: "Old Pei, what are you looking at?"

Lowering his eyes slightly, Pei Heng sat up straight, his eyelashes drooping, covering all the emotions in his eyes.

The few students around who hadn't seen it pricked up their ears, listening to his cold answer: "Schedule."

"Skipping class again."

Tan Song pretended to sigh, and Xu Yu on the side answered: "The monthly exam is coming soon, don't run away today."

His eyes glared suddenly, and Tan Song winked at him desperately.

Reminder to remind, class is also to escape!

I never thought that Pei Heng would stand on the united front with Xu Yu today.

Unhurriedly tidying up the papers on the table, he raised his head, still looking forward, looking focused and calm, but tapped his fingers on the table.

"it is good."

"Listen to class today."