Mystery. Mistake. Love

Early the next morning, after greeting the old lady, several young people were about to set off to go home.For a while, everyone was a little bit reluctant, even Ding Zhaozhong lost the interest to hate Zhan Zhao, thinking that Su Hong was leaving, and he hadn't had time to confess his love, his heart was even more fussy.The Su brothers and sisters were the first to leave. Before leaving, Su Hong deliberately handed over a book she had written to Zhan Zhao, which made Bai Yutang feel depressed again, and Ding Zhaozhong was very envious after reading it.On the other side, Ding Yuehua secretly asked Ji Yingci to meet in a secluded bamboo forest. Bai Yutang wanted to laugh at her, but when he saw her come back with red eyes, he gave up the 'original plan' and coaxed her to play instead. It's been a morning.

The old lady was naturally very happy to see that Bai Yutang and Ding Yuehua were playing together again, but the Ding twins saw the clues. Together, it would be better to ask Ji Yingci first.At this moment, the old lady called Zhan Zhao into the room alone, and talked to him for more than an hour. She didn't let Zhan Zhao out until Hong Bo came to inform that lunch was ready.

During lunch, Bai Yutang kept trying to find out what the old lady had said to Zhan Zhao, and kept him silent all afternoon.Bai Yutang was afraid that the old lady would leave Zhan Zhao behind, so the ten Bai Yutang couldn't stand it anymore, but looking at Zhan Zhao, he seemed to be preoccupied, and he didn't say that he didn't want to go to the island with him. Tang was very worried.

After eating, Bai Yutang asked cautiously,

"Cat, if you are ready, let's set off in a while, so that it will not be dark when we reach the island, and it will be more convenient to go to the island."

Zhan Zhao thought for a while, nodded and said,

"Okay, then I will say goodbye to my parents later, do you want to go together?"

Seeing that Zhan Zhao didn't refuse, Bai Yutang was so happy, he immediately agreed.

"Okay, okay. Let's say goodbye to Da Ding and Xiao Ding on the way. We may meet again in the spring of next year. By then, we will really go our separate ways!"

Thinking about saying goodbye to his family for a long time, both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang felt a little depressed, until they sat on the boat bound for Xingkong Island, Zhan Zhao didn't speak much, as if he was pondering something, and seemed to be thinking about something. Let yourself go and think about nothing.

"Cat, what's the matter, are you unhappy?" Bai Yutang asked.

Zhan Zhao shook his head, looked at Bai Yutang's apologetic smile, and said,

"I'm fine. Well, I've always wanted to ask you, why didn't you go back to your brother in Shanghai, why did you stay on the empty island?"

When Bai Yutang encountered this question, he seemed not too willing to answer it, so he lay lazily in the cabin and said,

"I was sent to the island when I was very young. My eldest brother is the only one in Shanghai. He is much older than me, and he is very rigid. You know, he is uncompromising in the concession in Shanghai, and he is also fierce at home. I know He loves me very much, as long as I go back to Shanghai, he will try his best to satisfy any request. However, when I am with him, I don’t feel any family affection. On the island, the big brothers and sisters-in-law are more like family members. I can be happy or unhappy. I will be scolded by my sister-in-law, and I was even beaten by her when I was young, but I think that is the feeling of family. At home in Shanghai, it is deserted all day long. My brother and I have no relationship. Let’s just say, I’m not even interested in causing trouble.”

Zhan Zhao looked at him thoughtfully, then said,

"Actually, Brother Bai is quite pitiful, isn't he?"

Bai Yutang frowned and asked him,

"Why do you say that?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang lay side by side and said,

"Look, if you don't want to stay in Shanghai anymore, you can go to the empty island. On the island, there are big brothers and sisters-in-law who love and love you. But your big brother, no matter how lonely or miss you, you He can only stay in that empty room in Shanghai. There should be many people around him, but not everyone can compare with his family."

Bai Yutang turned his head to look at Zhan Zhao, and said after a while,

"Cat, you are so kind!"

Zhan Zhao smiled and said,

"Thank you, you are not bad too!"

Then both of them burst out laughing at the same time.

Soon, the empty island appeared in front of him.

Once on the island, it is really Bai Yutang's paradise, but because of Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang's paradise is always full of 'torture'.

During the day, at Zhan Zhao's insistence, the two of them had to review their homework first.Bai Yutang has a playful personality, is active and restless, but his hands-on ability is extremely strong, while Zhan Zhao has a down-to-earth personality with high self-discipline, and because he went to a missionary school since he was a child, he can speak English and French very well. Bai Yutang admired this very much.Therefore, in terms of foreign languages, it was mostly Zhan Zhao who tutored Bai Yutang.In mathematics, the two are evenly matched, often arguing over who can find a better and faster solution to a problem.Bai Yutang's physics is good, and Zhan Zhao has to ask Bai Yutang several times to get the problem right, and every time it can make Bai Yutang frightened for several days.

Of course, Bai Yutang still has another very important task, which is to supervise Zhan Zhao's meals.He found that Zhan Zhao was a very stubborn person. Whenever he encountered a problem, with Bai Yutang's temperament, he would put it down first, eat and play, and then figure out how to solve the problem.Zhan Zhao is on the contrary, if he can't solve the problem, he would rather not eat or drink and find a solution first, otherwise he will not be practical in doing anything.This made Bai Yutang anxious and annoyed sometimes.Usually, the servant came to urge him several times before Zhan Zhao was willing to put down the pen in his hand and go to eat. There were a few times when Bai Yutang was in a hurry with him, so he reluctantly followed him to the restaurant.Later, Bai Yutang simply asked his servants to deliver the meal to his room, and the two of them settled the meal on the desk.

When he first arrived on the island, Zhan Zhao's room was arranged in the guest room next to Bai Yutang's yard. A few days later, Bai Yutang unceremoniously put a bed in his own room, pointing at Zhan Zhao said,

"Why are you so surprised? In this case, you don't have to run around in the cold weather when you study late. Just sleep here."

Zhan Zhao thought about it, this is very convenient, at least he can discuss with Bai Yutang later.

One month later, when Min Xiuxiu, Lu Fang and the others returned to the island, they saw Bai Yutang, who had made the island so frenzied in the past, recite foreign languages ​​and do math problems in high spirits, looking like a Looks like a good student.

This change made Min Xiuxiu's mouth shut, and he said in his heart, this Zhan Zhao is really amazing, he actually subdued Bai Yutang, the living ancestor!

At night, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang would go to his mechanism hole to study various mechanism hidden weapons. They took the manuscript map written by Bai Yutang himself, and compared it with the mechanism research that Su Hong left for Zhan Zhao. In my opinion, I will have a great time playing all night.

If Min Xiuxiu is free on weekdays, he will check Zhan Zhao's pulse regularly, and prescribe a few prescriptions along the way, just like Bai Yutang predicted, there will be constant medicine soup and pills.Zhan Zhao is a good-tempered, bitter medicine, he didn't say a word of nonsense, he took it and drank it, Bai Yutang was dumbfounded when he saw it, Zhan Zhao just smiled.Later, Bai Yutang thoughtfully prepared some snacks for him, small candy cubes, and hurriedly stuffed a piece into his mouth after he finished drinking the medicine.

Regarding Bai Yutang's caring, Zhan Zhao was a little embarrassed at the beginning, but later he took it calmly, and then he felt a little headache.On weekdays, Bai Yutang is basically unsmiling to other people, or disdain to make any expressions or reactions, but in front of Zhan Zhao, he is like a child who has not grown up, all kinds of tricks, unreasonable, even He can show it vividly without blushing or beating his heart.

When Min Xiuxiu and the others came back this time, they specially bought a bicycle from Shanghai and brought it back to the island to show everyone the fashionable gadgets in the city.As a result, everyone was eager to show off their heroism.Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao entered the list of the first batch of trial riding without hesitation, and they were among the best among them for being fast and stable.Jiang Ping was not so lucky. He was short and short-legged, and he had problems controlling the bicycle, so he couldn't get on the road after practicing for a few days.Bai Yutang commanded proudly beside him,

"Fourth brother, you have to keep your balance! No, your posture is wrong. You are twisting your butt, not keeping your balance."

When Jiang Ping heard this, he was almost out of breath, jumped out of the car, chased him all over the yard, pointed at him and cursed,

"Bai Yutang, you'd better give me enough time. Zhan Zhao has a good temper and is not as knowledgeable as you, but don't get used to bullying honest people, thinking that anyone can put up with you! Brother, look at this old five , keep no morals in your mouth!"

Zhan Zhao was also pursing his lips in joy, while Bai Yutang tugged at his sleeve and said,

"Dead cat, look at you, I made this bad guy."

Zhan Zhao was about to speak when he heard Min Soo-soo's eager voice,

"Fifth brother, fifth brother, come and see who is looking for you!" Saying this, seeing Zhan Zhao at the side, he also waved to him,

"Zhan Zhao, you come too!"

The two of Zhanbai didn't know who made the sister-in-law so excited, so they followed immediately, and when they went to the front hall, they found that it was Su Hong.

"Why are you here?" When Bai Yutang saw her, his heart skipped a beat for no reason, and before Su Hong could answer, he turned back to look for Zhan Zhao.

"Sister-in-law, where is Zhan Zhao?" Zhan Zhao was obviously following behind him, why did he disappear in the blink of an eye?

Min Xiuxiu smiled and said to Bai Yutang,

"Xiao Zhan said that he was going to pick up things and he will be back soon, so I want you to accompany Miss Su first."

"How did he know that Su Hong was here? You told him?"

Min Soo Soo nodded,

"Not all, he asked me halfway, and then suddenly said that he wanted to go back to the house to get some books. Miss Su, sit down quickly. Yutang, talk to Miss Su, I'll let the servants prepare dinner .”

After saying that, Min Xiuxiu left, and Bai Yutang and Su Hong sat face to face in embarrassment.After a long time, Su Hong spoke first,

"Bai Yutang, have you read the notes I gave you?"

Bai Yutang nodded absently, thinking to himself, why hasn't this cat come back yet? !

Su Hong asked again,

"Last time you told me to let me come to the island when I have time. I saw that the weather wasn't too cold, so I wanted to come and have a look..."

Su Hong's words became lower and lower, and her face gradually turned red.

For a long time, Bai Yutang didn't talk to him. Su Hong looked up at him, but found that he was looking out of the window anxiously.

"Bai Yutang? Bai Yutang!"

"Huh?" Bai Yutang heard Su Hong calling him now, and asked,

"what happened?"

"What are you looking at?" Su Hong asked puzzled, feeling a little neglected and lost in her heart.

"Oh, wait for me here for a while, I'll go and have a look." Bai Yutang couldn't sit still anymore, stood up, raised his hand at Su Hong, turned around and was about to leave.As soon as he arrived at the door, he bumped into Jiang Ping who hurried over, grabbed Bai Yutang, and said,

"Fifth, why are you going? I'm here to talk to you!"

Bai Yutang was pulled into the room by him, Jiang Ping saw Su Hong, smiled,

"Hi Miss Su."

Su Hong got up quickly, made a blessing, and said,

"Jiang..."

"Just follow Yutang and call me fourth brother. Those who come and go often in the future are no longer considered outsiders. I saw your brother in Mohua Village two months ago, and recently I have business contacts with the Su family."

Bai Yutang shouted in dissatisfaction,

"Fourth brother, you dragged me in, what do you want to say?"

Jiang Ping slapped his head and said,

"Hey, look at my memory. The boat that sent Miss Su just now also brought a message from the Ding family, saying that the old lady misses her grandson and wants Zhan Zhao to go back with her. After the New Year, I will be with you again." Go to the test."

When Bai Yutang heard this, his expression changed, and he asked anxiously,

"Where's the cat? He's gone?"

"No, Zhan Zhao is packing things in the house, this is not meeting me, let me tell you."

"Why didn't you say it earlier!" Bai Yutang was a little annoyed, he shook off Jiang Ping's hand, and was about to go out, but was held back by Jiang Ping again.

"Wait a minute, old five, let me tell you why you are in such a hurry! Zhan Zhao asked me to tell you that with Miss Su here, you don't have to send him off. I want you to have a good chat with Miss Su." He said After the new year, I want you to read the book again, and then go to Mohua Village to find him." Jiang Ping wiped the sweat from his brow, and felt that it was not good for this job of spreading the word to meet Bai Yutang's violent temper. Do.

"I...I...hey, fourth brother, let go. I'll go find Zhan Zhao!"

"Why are you still looking for him? It's probably time to sail! It's useless to say what I just said!"

Bai Yutang couldn't wait any longer, so he jumped out of the gate and ran towards the small pier on the island. When he arrived panting, sure enough, the boat was no longer in sight.Bai Yutang sat down on the ground all of a sudden, staring blankly into the distance, and felt his throat itching, hot, with a fishy-sweet taste.He pressed hard, and finally suppressed the air pressure. When he got home, the front and back yards were already lit with lights.

"Fifth brother, whoops, my little ancestor, you are back. Miss Su is still waiting for you in the living room, and she hasn't even eaten. Where have you been to play?" Min Xiuxiu said The courtyard just saw him enter the door.

"Sister-in-law, Zhan Zhao is gone?" Bai Yutang was a little lost.

"Yeah, didn't the fourth brother tell you?" Min Xiuxiu felt that something was wrong with Bai Yutang, and asked,

"What's wrong with you?"

Bai Yutang shook his head,

"It's okay, let's go, I still have a redrawn map that I haven't shown him!"

"Hey, what do I think is the matter! You and Zhan Zhao get tired of being together every day, and you didn't tell others to show them. Now that they are gone, you regret it. You are really hard to serve, so Zhan Zhao Endure you all day long!"

When Min Xiuxiu said this, he quickly pointed to the living room and whispered,

"I think Miss Su is probably interested in you, and she even came to the island to find you in person, Yutang, what do you think, do you want my sister-in-law to ask Miss Su for you?"

Bai Yutang shook his head,

"Sister-in-law, don't be a matchmaker, I just know her, not even a friend."

"That's really a pity. I was worried that Zhan Zhao would snatch her away. It seems that she has a good impression of you, but you still don't like her. Forget it, I don't care, you can figure it out! Let's go, Let’s go and eat the food first, no matter what, you still have to have hospitality!"

After dinner, Bai Yutang forced Su Hong to look around, and two days later, Su Hong followed Bai Yutang around the island, only the cave he and Zhan Zhao often went to was not there. Take Su Hong there.On the third day, when Su Hong was going home, Lu Fang asked Bai Yutang to see her off. On the way, Su Hong said,

"Bai Yutang, do you have something on your mind?"

Bai Yutang just walked side by side with her and didn't answer.

Su Hong stopped leaving suddenly, stood on the spot and said,

"I plan to go to Japan to study with my cousin after the Chinese New Year. I heard that Yuehua finally chose to go to France. What about you? Or go to the United States?"

Bai Yutang stood in front of Su Hong and nodded.

Su Hong finally made up her mind, summoned up her courage and said,

"Bai Yutang, I like you very much, I think..."

"Miss Su, you don't need to say anything, I know." Bai Yutang interrupted her confession, which made Su Hong relax a little.

Bai Yutang went on to say,

"Sorry, I can't like you."

"Why?" Su Hong was puzzled. She had been here for several days. She knew that there was no girl Bai Yutang liked on this island, and she didn't see how close Bai Yutang and Ding Yuehua were in Mohua Village. Except that he was with Zhan Zhao all day long. , I haven't seen any girls appearing beside him.

"I...I have someone I like, so...I won't like you."

Su Hong looked directly at Bai Yutang's extremely attractive eyes, nodded, and said,

"Okay, I see, I think you will regret not accepting me in the future."

Bai Yutang's eyes looked into the distance, and he said leisurely,

"No, I don't like anyone but him."

After sending Su Hong away, Bai Yutang was silent for a few days, shutting himself in the room sullenly, staying for several hours.

Min Xiuxiu and Lu Fang all saw that something was wrong with him, but they didn't know the reason, thinking that he was having a childish temper like before.In the blink of an eye, it was the day before the Lunar New Year's Eve. In the morning, Bai Yutang didn't come to the dining room for dinner, so Min Xiuxiu ordered his servants to call him. After a while, the servants rushed over and said that Master Wu was ill.

Lu Fang and the others rushed to see him, and saw him lying on the bed, looking extremely haggard, and when he touched his forehead, he had a high fever.Min Xiuxiu hurriedly decocted medicine for him and fed him medicine, but he still didn't recover at night, and even felt a little sick and dazed.

"Fourth, look at what Yutang is saying." Lu Fang saw Bai Yutang's lips moving, and knew that he had something to say.

"Brother, don't worry, I'll listen." Jiang Ping lay next to Bai Yutang's mouth, and heard Bai Yutang say,

"Cat...er...together...go...to America...cat...Zhan Zhao..."

"He's talking to Zhan Zhao!" Jiang Ping looked at Lu Fang and Min Xiuxiu, and the three looked at each other, not knowing what Bai Yutang was up to.That afternoon, Jiang Ping made a special trip to Mohua Village, told Master Ding and the old lady about Bai Yutang's illness, and wanted Zhan Zhao to come and relieve him.

In the evening of that day, Zhan Zhao hurriedly followed Jiang Ping back to Xingkong Island. Zhan Zhao, who arrived in the middle of the night, entered the house and didn't even care about resting. to morning.Zhan Zhao told the servants to go back to rest, and he fell asleep by Bai Yutang's bed.

Near noon, Bai Yutang woke up and saw someone beside his bed. He tried to open his eyes wide, looked carefully, and was delighted to find that it was Zhan Zhao.Zhan Zhao woke up suddenly when he heard the movement, and seeing Bai Yutang woke up, he asked happily,

"Yutang, are you awake? Do you feel better?" Zhan Zhao touched Bai Yutang's forehead with his hand, felt that the temperature seemed to be less hot, and finally let go of his heart.

Bai Yutang was not very happy, and said with a gloomy face,

"Why are you here? Didn't you go home?"

Zhan Zhao hurriedly explained,

"Yesterday, the fourth brother came to Mohua Village and said that you were sick, so the old lady asked me to come and have a look."

Bai Yutang's voice was hoarse and cold,

"They are really troublesome. Now that I am healed, you should go back!"

Zhan Zhao frowned and asked,

"Yutang, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy? I don't know where I offended you again!"

Bai Yutang heard him say this, sat up propped up, and said sharply,

"When Su Hong came that day, why did you leave without saying a word? Do you still treat me as a friend? When I chased me to the pier that day, I thought you would wait for me and say goodbye anyway, but you... actually ...cough cough...cough cough...uh..."

When Bai Yutang talked about his excitement, he suddenly coughed profusely, and then coughed up a big mouthful of thick blood without warning. The dark red blood dripped on the white pajamas, causing pain in the eyes of people who pricked them.

Zhan Zhao was terrified, he got up quickly to support Bai Yutang, and asked,

"Yutang, what's the matter with you? You lie down quickly, I'll go find my sister-in-law."

Bai Yutang himself didn't feel anything, he felt that the spit out of blood made him feel a lot easier.Seeing Zhan Zhao rushing out in shock, then Min Xiuxiu, Lu Fang and the others came in with heavy faces, and actually smiled happily.

After getting his pulse, Min Soo-soo breathed a sigh of relief and said,

"He, it was because Xiao Zhan was sulking on the day he left, with a mouthful of blood stuck in his chest, that's why he got this disease. Now, he should be fine. This old five is also too angry. Fortunately, Zhan With Zhao's temperament, if you don't have the same knowledge as him, someone else would have turned against him long ago."

In this way, Zhan Zhao stayed on Xingkong Island for the rest of the year.

Soon, spring will come, and the footsteps of Yuanhang are approaching. . . .

"Cat, cat, there is a letter!" Bai Yutang held a big envelope and waved it at Zhan Zhao who was resting on the recliner with his eyes closed.Then he took out the scissors, cut the seal, took out the letters addressed to the two of them, and said,

"Cat, it's really an admission letter."

Zhan Zhao sat up unhurriedly, took his letter, and asked,

"Yutang, which school is yours?"

Bai Yutang's face collapsed,

"It's Princeton University, majoring in Naval Engineering and Marine Industry. How about you, Cat?"

Zhan Zhao shook the letter in his hand,

"Department of Mathematics."

Bai Yutang knew that Zhan Zhao only applied for Harvard's Department of Mathematics, so he came to Zhan Zhao with a look of jealousy, and reluctantly said,

"Congratulations, Mr. Cat, your wish has been granted!"

Zhan Zhao laughed out loud when he heard this, and Bai Yutang laughed too.

In mid-March, everyone began to embark on the journey of studying one after another. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang first sent off Yan Chasan who was going to England, and then Ding Yuehua and Ji Yingci who were going to France. On the cruise to Germany, Ding Zhaolan, Zhao Hui, and Zhao Zhong were the last three brothers.Ding Zhaozhong finally decided to go to Japan with his two older brothers. He felt that he would not starve to death abroad if he followed Da Ding and the others.On the same day, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also saw Su Hong and her cousin waving to their families on the side of the boat.Bai Yutang looked sideways at Zhan Zhao, and said softly,

"Cat, we are leaving the day after tomorrow, are you ready?"

Zhan Zhao lightly smiled and said,

"I'm always ready."

Bai Yutang's eyes were filled with the beautiful smile of the person he loved, even though he was getting farther and farther away, Su Hong still saw the admiration in his eyes, and seemed to understand who the person Bai Yutang said he liked.

A seed of jealousy was quietly planted.