"Seven Short Stories"

Waking up again, the room was filled with warm yellow light from candles.

The rice is tangy and fragrant.

He opened his eyes with a gentle smile on his face.

"Mr. Xu."

"Well, you're awake? Are you having a nightmare? I've been... always frowning and crying softly."

Yuheng suddenly felt disgusted by him observing himself like this, and asking himself directly like this.He has always been hiding his unhappiness in his heart and will not tell anyone.And he didn't want anyone to see how fragile the calm he was trying to fake was.

The corners of his eyes were a little itchy, and he wiped them with his hands. The wet tears were still wet and curled up in the corners of his eyes.

"Mr. Xu, where do I... stay at night. This is your room, I can't keep disturbing you." His voice was a little stiff.Push away the white rice that he brought to his side overnight.There were also a few slices of glistening fat and thin braised pork in the rice, and green shriveled vegetables.

"You live here! I am the only one living here in this academy, because my house is not too close, and I don't like to toss and go home day and night. There are no other rooms in the academy for people to live in. This is a classroom change." Woolen cloth."

Xu Shan blew on the steaming rice in his hand, and handed it to Yuheng.

"The two of us live together?" Yuheng took the meal and put it at hand.

"What's the matter? Didn't you squeeze through the Datong shop with your classmates when you were studying? Why are you blushing again?"

"Me, I'm not used to sharing a bed with people."

"Then, I'm sleeping on the floor, and I'm going to get the quilt."

"How about that, this is your bedroom, I should be sleeping on the floor."

"You are not in good health, and you are younger than me. As an older brother, I have to let you go. Oh yes, the doctor Mr. Ma invited you today gave you a prescription for nourishing blood. I will take you to get the medicine tomorrow."

"I don't take medicine! It's too bitter!"

"You have to suffer! The doctor said you suffered a severe blood loss! No wonder your face is unnaturally pale."

Yuheng didn't want to say anything more to him, since he wouldn't grab medicine anyway.I will not eat such bitter things.

"The doctor also said, it's best to eat more red bean soup, it's also sweet. Do you eat this?"

He shook his head.

Xu Shan took out a thick quilt from the cabinet and spread it by the window.

"I'll sleep here tonight."

"no!"

"Okay! Don't compete with me for the position, you are a patient now! You need special care!" Xu Shanru's demeanor was a little mischievous.

"No!" Yu Heng's attitude was very firm, he was particularly disgusted by his concern for others!He doesn't need any special treatment, special care!

There was a flammable and explosive smell in the air.

"Okay...then you sleep on the floor, and I'll make some thicker bedding for you." Xu Shan didn't know what was causing his inexplicable anger, so he compromised.

----

The days are as light as water, the wind is calm and the waves are calm.

Yuheng has been teaching at Xiaolai Academy for three months.On the third day of his tenure, he was promoted, and he taught classes by himself. Many students liked his classes because they could chat with him and have similar thoughts.

The relationship between him and Xu Shan is getting better and better.

He really didn't grab the medicine, and often felt dizzy, but he never fainted in class again.

He always said that he was fine, and that he was familiar with Xu Shan, and occasionally said in a very serious tone, that it would be fine if he fainted and did not wake up one day if he suffered a severe blood loss.

The medicine was not taken, but the red bean soup was often coaxed and tricked by Xu Shanlian, and a lot of it was poured down.

What Xu Shan heard most from his mouth was the tune of sad spring and autumn.He didn't know why a 19-year-old was living such a dark and gloomy life.

Yu Heng doesn't like to talk very much, but every time he says something, Xu Shan will ask why he is so long-term.

He didn't answer, but just tried not to say anything in the future.There are even fewer words.

Because they are both from the north, they have many similarities in terms of eating, drinking and hobbies. They are often inseparable, discussing topics together, reviewing articles, and preparing courseware.The thinking of the two people is always surprisingly similar, and there are many similarities in the evaluation and management of students.This makes the two people who are already close because of their geographical relationship even more sympathetic to each other.

Xu Shan also gradually discovered that Yu Heng, who doesn't talk much, is often in a daze and is always depressed, is only particularly energetic when facing students.But the vigor he showed is to give the students a positive image, and he wants them to live as bright as the sun!Don't be like him, thinking that everything in the world is made of black dust.

I also know that once I care about him a little bit, he will be very resistant.He didn't know why, but it was so that he would not suddenly close up and stay away from himself.He doesn't care about anything about him.In addition to cooking red bean soup for him every night.

This period of contact made Xu Shan confused about this somewhat gloomy, sometimes cold and sometimes enthusiastic Yu Heng.But he also had some inexplicable emotions towards him.He always felt that this person needed protection too much, but he pushed everyone who was close to him far away.I always felt that there was something unknown in his heart, but he said lightly that there was nothing.

It was a holiday in the academy that day, Xu Shan gave up going home for reunion, and stayed with Yu Heng who was a little bit cold.

"Come on, drink ginger soup, let me explain first, I don't care about you!" He warned in advance.

"Thank you."

It was so rare that Xu Shan heard words of gratitude from his mouth for the first time.He can always avoid other people's concern and deliberately ignore other people's enthusiasm.Although he always kept calm in front of people and would smile at everyone, Xu Shan knew that this person was not happy at all in private.It's just that he didn't say anything, and after asking several times, his emotions always broke out suddenly, so Xu Shan didn't ask.But the curiosity towards him in my heart is getting heavier and heavier, and the care is getting heavier and heavier.

"Yuheng, although the south is warm all year round, the weather in autumn will be even more humid. Don't sleep on the floor. When I touch your bedding, it's ice tide. You and I have been together for three months. Now, it's familiar. My bed is so wide, it can sleep the two of us."

Yu Heng hesitated.

"I see that you have been rubbing your legs secretly these few days. Is it because of the cold air on the ground at night, causing your legs to hurt?"

Yu Heng nodded with a sick face.Originally, he usually has a gloomy personality, and his gloomy appearance is quite pitiful. With such an illness, he feels like a thin willow met with hail, so weak that it makes people feel distressed.

"Then if you don't object, you agree."

During Xu Shan's contact with him, he knew that this person would not easily spit out the things he agreed to, as long as he remained silent for a while.This is basically a promise.

"Well, I'm not urging you, but I'm just telling you that the ginger soup around you is getting cold. If it's cold, it won't work. You have to drink it while it's hot and sweat a little to get better from the cold."

Xu Shan is used to warning and explaining in advance when talking to him now.He found that Yuheng was very sensitive.As long as it brings out the slightest hint that you care about him, he will completely refuse to do this.

After a pause for a few seconds, Yu Heng frowned slightly, which made Xu Shan a little nervous.It is estimated that he started to think too much again.

But this time Xu Shan didn't guess right, Yuheng picked up the bowl and drank the ginger soup happily, and then said quietly: "Actually, I really hate ginger."

Then he can drink all the ginger soup.Xu Shan was a little confused.This person would never touch something he hated, not even to death.But in general, he will not take the initiative to tell others what he doesn't like.So Xu Shan didn't know that he didn't like ginger.He wanted to apologize to him for messing with ginger, which he didn't like.But I immediately thought that he would not accept any apology from others at all.He always feels that no matter whether others hurt him or hinder him unintentionally, he doesn't care, it doesn't matter.He said that I don't need to be cared about, I don't need anyone to worry about me, I won't feel uncomfortable.

This stubborn and indifferent appearance made Xu Shan feel distressed, deliberately avoiding everyone's good temper towards him intentionally or unintentionally, which is puzzling.

When he and Yu Heng were together, except for the two of them who could hear more of his words in the article, Xu Shan himself said blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, and most of the occasional responses over there were what he saw. Yuheng nodded, shook his head or smiled.

"Yuheng, do you have the strength to stand up, go to bed and lie down, I'll go to the street to buy two bowls of wontons and come back."

He nodded and lifted the quilt to get up.

"Hey!" Xu Shan hurriedly held him down, and quickly covered the quilt again: "I just sweated a little, so you take off the quilt and blow the wind, be careful of getting hot!"

"How do I get to bed without lifting the quilt?"

"Wrap in the quilt and go~"

He showed a troublesome look: "It's okay, I don't get fever that easily."

He lifted the quilt again and got up.

"Don't move!" Xu Shan suddenly increased his voice, and then hugged him together with the quilt: "I can tell you, if you have a fever and contaminate it to me, that's not okay."

The person who was put on the bed was so blushing that he covered his head with a quilt.

"Hey? What's wrong with you? Cover your head, isn't it boring?"

After saying this, Xu Shan's own face gradually turned red.What did I do just now?I picked him up...I picked him up...I hugged him to the bed...He patted his forehead, patted his restless heart, suddenly felt like he was taking advantage of others, and was very uncomfortable : "I, um, I'm going to buy wontons!!"

There was a bang on the door.

Yuheng listened quietly in the quilt and there was no movement outside, so he slowly lifted a corner of the quilt, secretly looked around the room, and made sure that Xu Shan had left, then poked his head out and moved his body to lean on the pillow.

The red cheeks were covered with dense sweat, and he looked thoughtfully at the small gap in the doorway and at the swaying leaves in the gap.

----

In March in Yangchun, Linxian City is hot and rainy all seasons.Yuheng was so annoyed that Xue didn't look at it.He kind of missed the home that was not peaceful for a moment.He has been clean around him for several months, and there is no foul language from his parents in his ears, and no one will leave deep and shallow scars on his body.But he just missed the only family member.Treating his relatives who are not good at all, he feels that he is quite cheap.Why did you leave home in the first place?Isn't it just enough of their endless quarrels, quarrels, and endless harm to themselves?Now I still want to go back... go back and continue such an unbearable life?

forget it.I haven't gone back for a few months now, and if I go back, I'm afraid I'll be beaten to death and scolded to death by them, but I took the money from the family and sneaked away.Nothing was said.Besides, his parents often scolded him why don't you die, what's the use of you living.I must not miss myself.Perhaps they have already regarded themselves as dead.Feather Heng thought so.

Or, write a letter home.He hesitated, but he didn't know what to write when he picked up the pen several times.

In the end, I drew a picture unconsciously.After finishing the painting, I found that the person in the painting was actually Xu Shan.

He wasn't surprised at all that he had accidentally drawn this.

Because of the days in Xiaolai Academy.Xu Shan took care of him meticulously, which made him feel the care and love of half of his fellow countrymen in this different place.Although he was extremely disgusted at the beginning, he was similar to sympathy and poor concern.But after a long time, he found that he lost his temper with him on the lips, but he became dependent on his care in his heart.Gradually stop rejecting him.What's more, he had an inexplicable affection for him.

Because he was used to the distorted marriage between his parents since he was a child, he didn't believe in the relationship between a man and a woman!He felt that there were only endless quarrels and endless hand movements between men and women.There will be no happy emotions.But in the face of getting along with Xu Shan all day long, and the care that flooded his body, he unconsciously felt that being with him, being together for a long time, was the most extravagant thing in his heart.

He had just finished painting when Xu Shan came in, holding a wet paper umbrella, and was very happy when he saw his own portrait: "Do you know how to paint? I didn't even know it! It's so good! It really looks like me." ! This portrait was given to me! Thank you very much!"

"...!"

"Why, you don't want to give it to me, do you want to keep it for yourself? Why, you have a crush on me? Haha!"

actually.It was Xu Shan who had a crush on Yu Heng.In the past few months of contact, he found that he had a wonderful feeling for him.He wanted to find an opportunity to tell him every day, but there was no suitable opportunity.Besides, this man likes men, what should I say?

Yuheng looked at Xu Shan firmly.

He looked hairy: "Hey, don't be like this, you have such a romantic expression, I will take that joke I just said seriously!"

That wasn't a joke, he really hoped that Yuheng could have the same emotion as him, and could have a crush on him.No one cares about dreaming!

"Xu Shan, what would you do if I said that I really had a crush on you?" He blushed.

Xu Shan thought he heard it wrong, and dropped the paper umbrella in his hand: "What did you say?"

"I like you."

Wait, a little dizzy, Xu Shan felt a little difficult to breathe.He strode close to Yuheng, stroked his head, and looked at him vigorously from side to side: "Did you drink or have a fever? You can't be serious, can you?"

Xu Shan got along with him day and night, knowing that this person was silent if he didn't speak, but there would be absolutely no nonsense in what he said.Not to mention that he would not tell lies, what he said must have been carefully thought out by him.What he said was absolutely serious, but Xu Shan himself couldn't believe it at all.He never thought that Yuheng would have such thoughts about him.His usual behavior, however, was the same as he treated himself when he first came here, without any special changes.

Yu Heng lowered his head: "If you don't accept it, just pretend I didn't say anything." His expression was as simple as if he just said that he liked Xu Shan just to say let's go to class together.And facing Xu Shan's surprise and unexpressed acceptance is even more calm like a mirror.In addition to red face, red eyes.No emotion of any kind.

But Xu Shan couldn't calm down, and the pure and strong Confucianism in him disappeared completely: "What! Can't you give me some time to doubt, question? Give me too much time? I This is a bit too unexpected! My heart is beating wildly! I don't even know how to describe my emotions! I feel like I'm about to lose control!"

"I like you by accident, or by accident that I will tell you that I like you?" He pursed his lips, like a soft yet tough lotus flower under the moonlight, with water droplets hanging and silvery.The color is pink and white, with a small hard thorn.

It was rare for Yuheng to talk too much today.

"I was surprised, I didn't expect it at all!! Yu Heng!!" This person who thought that his secret love was fruitless, now that he heard the sudden confession from the other party's mouth, he was so happy that his heart melted into spring water, dripping All over the body.

"Then how long do you need to think about it? Accept or reject me."