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Chen Xingyan was absent-minded when he ordered the class, and Li Xiaohua was still talking about ancient Chinese translation on the podium with emotion. He took out his mobile phone from his schoolbag and sent a text message to Zhou Chen: "Are you at home?"

Zhou Chen quickly replied: "Yes."

"I'm going to see you tonight?"

"Well, I didn't eat."

Chen Xing burst out laughing at the text message, the atmosphere in the class gradually quieted down, and Chen Xing clearly felt the concerned gazes from all directions.

"Chen Xing, translate this paragraph." The language teacher threw the book on the table, and stared at Chen Xing with a sarcasm while propping the desk with his hands.

Chen Xing read the book, um, he wrote it, and stayed up until one o'clock in the morning with an ancient Chinese dictionary to look up the translation word by word.Chen Xing felt that if he had the award of China's top ten outstanding high school students, he was confident that he could climb to the top of the list.

He stood up and took the book and began to read it word by word: "As soon as the emperor's edict is announced, no one in the world will spread the praises of His Majesty's benevolence! Recently, Xia Yan and Yu Shi Fan Jizu..."

After Chen Xing finished translating, Li Xiaohua's face was not as dark as before. "If you can put half of your mind on learning mathematics, physics and chemistry, your Chinese will not be so bad. Every time you take a test, Chinese will drag you down." Legs, if you are not in a hurry, I am in a hurry. The monthly exam will be in two weeks. You can decide what to do. All right, sit down."

As soon as the get out of class bell rang, Chen Xing grabbed his schoolbag and rushed out from the back door, leaving everyone with astonished faces "...!?" It was rare for a top student to be in such a hurry today.

Chen Xing pressed the dial button as soon as he stepped out of the school gate.Not long after the phone rang, a gentle and deep voice came from the receiver: "School is over?"

"Leave it alone, what do you want to eat?"

"You bring me a bag of toast from the supermarket in front of the community."

"Gone?"

"Nothing."

"I thought you asked me to cook for you."

Zhou Chen smiled over there: "You want to do it, I think you are too tired from class."

"Hang up, hands are cold." Chen Xing stuffed his phone into his trouser pocket, and started to trot against the wind. Now he really wanted to see Zhou Chen as soon as possible, he really wanted to.

Not long after Zhou Chen hung up the phone, there was a knock on the door.He still wondered how he arrived so soon.As soon as the door was opened, a pretty girl was standing outside the door looking at him with a smile on her face. For a moment, Zhou Chen didn't know whether to continue to open the anti-theft door.

The girl at the door spoke first: "Hello Officer Zhou, I'm Uncle Wang's granddaughter Li Ting. I brought some specialties from home when I came here. My grandfather asked me to bring some for you."

Zhou Chen opened the door, hesitated for a moment and bowed to let the girl into the room.Uncle Wang is an old man who lives opposite him. He and his wife are the only two people in the house. This is the first time Zhou Chen has seen relatives from his house.

Li Ting put the things in her hand on the coffee table, turned around and pointed to the sofa and asked Zhou Chen, "Can I sit?"

"Sit whatever you want, you don't have to be so polite." Zhou Chen stood by the sofa without moving. He thought he should pour a glass of water for others, but there were no extra glasses at home.

No one spoke for a long time, Li Ting finally said half-jokingly in order to ease the atmosphere: "My grandma said that the young man who lives opposite them looks very energetic, so she insisted on letting me take a look at it when I have time, and now I see that he is indeed. "

"Thank you." Zhou Chen smiled politely. He didn't know why the girl still didn't leave. The two of them were obviously dying of embarrassment. What's the point of such an awkward chat.

The atmosphere fell into a mysterious silence again.Until a series of knocks sounded at the door, Zhou Chen breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that I have a visitor here, now you should go, who knows that the girl is sitting upright, and kindly reminded him: " There's a knock at the door."

Zhou Chen reluctantly moved to the door and opened it. Before he could speak, Chen Xing rushed to the living room with a big bag of food, and then he stood there in a daze.

Chen Xing looked at the woman on the sofa, then turned his head and stared at Zhou Chen with a half-smile: "The aunt you found for me?"

The woman on the sofa greeted Chen Xing enthusiastically, "Are you Zhou Chen's nephew? Are you this old?"

Chen Xing ignored her, but just looked at Zhou Chen stubbornly, with a hint of grievance in his tone: "You said earlier that there are guests at home, so I won't come."

Zhou Chen's forehead twitched, why did he feel like a scumbag who was caught by his wife for cheating.He went to pick up the bag in Chen Xing's hand and tugged it a few times without moving it.

"I'm the granddaughter of Uncle Wang, Li Ting." Zhou Chen lowered his voice, and when he spoke, his breath fell into Chen Xing's ear, which was hot and itchy.

"You guys know each other very well?" Chen Xing glanced at Li Ting, and the woman was also looking at him with a smile.

"Unfamiliar."

Only then did Chen Xing smile in satisfaction, and let Zhou Chen carry the bag to the coffee table.

Zhou Chen pursed his lips, and said politely: "Miss Li, I have guests at home, we have something to do in a while, look..."

Li Ting stood up and smiled, "Then I'll go back first and come to you when I'm free on Sunday."

Zhou Chen "..." Can you stay at home if you have time?What are you looking for me for?Am I familiar with you?With a polite yet awkward smile on his face, he sent people out the door.

As soon as he closed the door and turned around, Chen Xing stood behind him and looked at him seriously.

"What's your relationship with her?"

Zhou Chen went into the kitchen and poured two glasses of water out, and handed Chen Xing a cup.

"The relationship of meeting for the first time."

"What is she doing with you?"

Zhou Chen wanted to laugh: "Are you checking your household registration? Why are you asking these questions?"

Chen Xing frowned: "Don't interrupt."

Zhou Chen put the water glass on the coffee table and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang asked him to bring me some special products, so I just talked to her no more than three words, is that all right?"

Chen Xing felt a little embarrassed, he asked what these were for.He touched his nose in embarrassment: "Then what, I just asked casually."

Zhou Chen sat down next to Chen Xing, and said happily, "Now it's my turn."

Zhou Chen had a long talk with Chen Xing for more than 20 minutes, and he came to the conclusion that the prodigal son will not be exchanged for money when he returns.He patted Chen Xing's shoulder earnestly: "I hope I won't have the chance to talk with the teacher one-on-one again."

Chen Xing said solemnly: "Don't worry, it won't happen in the future."

Finally, there is a person who cares about him so much, is willing to be his parent, and is willing to be criticized in front of the teacher. How can he be willing to let this person down again? He must be better than before.

Chen Xing felt that since Han Ya and Chen Jianping divorced, his life has unexpectedly become much quieter.Han Ya never called him again, let alone Chen Jianping.Now he studies and plays every day. On weekends, he goes to stay with Zhou Chen for two days to cook for the two of them. Occasionally, when Zhou Chen is free, the two of them will go shopping together in the supermarket.In the past few days, it has really entered winter, and there are fewer pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, one or two hurried out of the house so that their eyes are left outside.

Chen Xing bought vegetables at the vegetable market, and when he entered the Zhouchen community, he turned into the small supermarket at the door and took a few cartons of milk.

Before he had time to knock on the door as he ran up the stairs, the door opened from the inside. Zhou Chen was leaning against the door frame with a steaming cup in his hand. He was wearing a foggy blue sweater with no shirt inside and the neckline was wide open. The collarbone is completely exposed to the air.

Chen Xing took the cup from Zhou Chen's hand and took a sip of water. His eyes fell on Zhou Chen's beautiful collarbone intentionally or unintentionally. It was so beautiful that he wanted to take a bite.

Zhou Chen, who was obsessed with Chen Xing, "······"

"What are you looking at?"

After taking two sips of water, Chen Xing pretended to be calm, his face was not red and his heart was not beating: "You just had a hair on your sweater." Before Zhou Chen looked down at him, he added, "It's gone, you can't find it."

Zhou Chen was both angry and funny: "You will take the monthly exam next week, don't you need to review?"

A trace of doubt flashed in Chen Xing's eyes: "Did I tell you?"

Zhou Chen nodded solemnly: "Well, I said it the day before yesterday."

Chen Xing "·····"

How to break the sudden amnesia, urgent, online and so on.

"It was said in the parent group." Zhou Chen wanted to laugh when he saw Chen Xing standing there frowning and trying to remember.

"When did you get into the parent group?"

The parent group in his class has been built for more than a year, and all the parents in it except his parents are present, and the teacher often nags in front of him.

Chen Xing thought for a while and asked Zhou Chen: "Did she pull you in when you went to see the teacher last time?"

Zhou Chen nodded: "A group of middle-aged people mixed with me and a young man, it's like entering the tea party of the post-[-]s by mistake."

Chen Xing was happy, and fell down on the sofa and looked at Zhou Chen with his arms propped up. The man in front of him was, to be precise, a big boy. He was four years older than himself. He was sitting next to him in a loose sweater. What happened to his profile? So good-looking, he pretended to be his uncle to meet his parents, and he had to bite the bullet to join the parent group that he didn't know for himself like everyone else. How long has he appeared? Regrets were all erased unconsciously, bit by bit, he filled the vacancy in his heart, and even those little expectations that he didn't say were gradually satisfied by this person.

Chen Xing couldn't control some thoughts in his heart to break out of the ground and grow wantonly in getting along with him day by day, because this person is so good, he wanted to give it a try, just this one time after more than ten years, give himself a chance, An opportunity that he wanted to seize desperately, use this opportunity to catch a person that he wanted to keep desperately.

Chen Xing's Adam's apple moved slightly, he took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound calmer.After a while, he tried to speak, but his voice was still trembling slightly: "Zhou Chen?"

"Huh?" Zhou Chen turned his eyes away from Ergou on the balcony, and turned his head to look at Chen Xing.

With the light behind him, Chen Xing couldn't see the expression on his face, so he simply closed his eyes.

"I will be the first in grade in the monthly exam next week, can you promise me one thing?"

Zhou Chen: "..."

Although he wanted to laugh a bit, he still held back, because Chen Xing looked very serious, Zhou Chen thought, this might be the first time he asked for an exam reward, and it would be shameful if he didn't agree.

"What's up?"

"Let's talk about it later." Chen Xing pulled the blanket over his body, stared at Zhou Chen for a while, and then fell asleep.

The teachers of No. [-] Middle School have always been very efficient in handling affairs. After the test was completed on Tuesday, the test papers were distributed to the students early on Wednesday morning.Some people passed the test and smiled happily while holding the test paper, and some were slightly worse than what they expected, and frowned to find out where their scores were lost.

Chen Xing's desk was covered with test papers, and Qing Yishui, a student of mathematics, physics and chemistry, had the highest grade in his grade.He lowered his eyes and stared at the Chinese test paper in front of him. He got a score of 108. This was not only a hindrance, his pants were about to be pulled down.

In the first Chinese class, Chen Xing felt that he had to finish it.As soon as the Chinese teacher entered the door, he scanned the entire class with sharp eyes, and then fixed on Chen Xing's face as expected.

The Chinese teacher gave Chen Xing a cold smile from several meters away, then picked up the report card that was still warm from the printing press and began to read: "Chen Xing, Mathematics 150, Physics 99, Chemistry 98 , Biology 100, English 148, total score 703, first in class, first in grade, except for Chinese, single subject is first in grade."

Li Xiaohua slammed the report card on the table, and said mockingly, "You are the first in grade, do you know your score in Chinese?"

Chen Xing pursed his lips and said nothing, Li Xiaohua began to shout on the podium: "108, thank you for passing the test, how are you, my Mandarin is [-] points lower than English, what is the concept of [-] points, huh? It is not required that you can score as high in Chinese as in English. Can you take another [-] points? I don’t ask too much. I don’t think it is difficult for you to get [-] points. With these [-] points, Chen Xing, don’t worry. It is said that you are the number one scholar in the city, even if you are the number one scholar in the province, you are sure to get it, but now, I think you have given up on yourself, so you can just do it like this, and wait until you die in the college entrance examination, I can't control you anymore .”

People seem to always tend to go to extremes. What they are good at is getting better and better, and what they are not good at is getting worse and worse.Why, Chen Xing thought about it seriously, it seemed that self-confidence was at work.He is real, there is no way.

"My grades are out." Chen Xing wrapped the scarf around his neck a little tighter, and walked out of the school gate against the wind.

"See, are you coming tonight?" Zhou Chen's voice was smiling, and it was a little more magnetic through the receiver.

Chen Xing nodded subconsciously, remembering that Zhou Chen couldn't see it, he quickly added: "Well, have you eaten?"

"No." Zhou Chen thought for a while: "I want to eat the wonton at the gate of the community."

"Wait."

Chen Xing entered the door with a chill in his body, and rushed straight into the kitchen to take a bowl and pour the wontons in his hand into it.

"What, there's □□ inside?" Zhou Chen followed Chen Xing into the kitchen, watched as Chen Xing quickly picked up the bowl, poured the wontons, and finally handed the bowl and chopsticks to himself.He looked at the steaming wonton in his hand, and wanted to laugh: "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"It won't taste good after a while." Chen Xing only remembered to put down his schoolbag at this moment, untied the scarf and hung it on the coat rack.

Sitting across from Zhou Chen, Chen Xing watched Zhou Chen finish eating the wontons, and immediately handed over a napkin.After Zhou Chen wiped his mouth, he coughed twice, and Chen Xing immediately stood up to pat Zhou Chen on the back.Zhou Chen pressed Chen Xing's arm with some amusement: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Chen Xing pursed his lips, something to do, what should I say, um, Zhou Chen, to tell you the truth, I like men, yes, I said this just to tell you, I like you, do you like men? No, no, it should be like this Ask, do you like me, can you be my boyfriend, don't say no, this is the first time in my life to confess, you must give me some face and don't refuse.

Seeing that Chen Xing kept his head down and remained silent for a long time, Zhou Chen suddenly remembered that Chen Xing had promised him something after the results came out a few days ago.

"Tell me, what do you want me to promise?"

The corners of Zhou Chen's eyes and brows were stained with a smile, Chen Xing was stunned for a moment, what do you want to say, if Zhou Chen is not, what should I do? Let's go, then I'm really alone.Let alone, Chen Xing couldn't think what it would be like for Zhou Chen to be with other people. As long as he thought about it, his heart would ache uncontrollably, as if someone had taken away the most important part of his body. The part that lets you move forward with anticipation.

Why do I have to study hard after knowing that my parents are indifferent to my grades? It may be that Zhou Chen appeared in time, and I have a reason to work hard, because there are people who want to tell.As long as I think that someone is worried and proud of my achievements, my heart will jump for joy. It turns out that I am not cared about by no one.

Chen Xing lowered his head, his voice was hoarse and trembling slightly, each word echoed in the air: "Zhou Chen, I like men."

Unexpectedly silent, Chen Xing didn't dare to look up at Zhou Chen. Is he angry? Angry that he hasn't told him for so long, and he still hates this kind of thing. Very good, why are people always so greedy?

After a long time, a deep voice came from the opposite side, "I see."

Got it, what do you know, do you know that I like men, or do you know that I like you?

The phone on the table started to vibrate, Chen Xing listened to Zhou Chen pick up the phone, got up and walked to the balcony.For a split second, disappointment, frustration, and regret overwhelmed him, overwhelming him.

Chen Xing kept his head down since Zhou Chen stood up, Zhou Chen walked up to him and stood in front of him for a long time, Chen Xing didn't respond.His slender fingers tapped twice on the table, and Chen Xing moved his head, but still kept his head down.

Zhou Chen laughed angrily: "Look up."

Chen Xing raised his head slowly, but still didn't have the courage to look up at Zhou Chen.

"Did you bring the Chinese paper?"

"Ah?" Chen Xing looked up at Zhou Chen in astonishment.

"Is the Chinese paper in the schoolbag?" Zhou Chen lowered his head to look at Chen Xing, his eyes were as bright as black gemstones, how do you say that word, soul-stirring, it's the perfect way to describe this person.

Chen Xing nodded, grabbed the schoolbag next to him, and handed the paper to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen pulled a stool and sat down beside him, looking at the test paper in front of him seriously.The chandelier above his head cast a dim yellow light on his face, but his side face was hidden in the shadows, his eyebrows were lowered, his thin lips were drawn into a line, his eyes were bright and focused, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly.

It was this person who made him like, let him lose his mind, and made him indulge.When you fall in love with someone, what should you do? You should be desperate, there will always be such a person who will let you do it, the world is so big, there will always be.

"Your composition score is too low." Zhou Chen put down the paper with a helpless tone, "How did you get 60 out of 42?"

Chen Xing pursed his lips and remained silent.

Zhou Chen rubbed the center of his brows, and said casually, "It's really not worrying."

People's emotions burst out only in a moment, just like the moment the sluice is pulled down, the flood rushes out mightily. After a brief blank in the mind, only the most primitive thoughts deep in the mind are left to lead you along.

When the four lips were pressed together, Chen Xing couldn't help trembling, the lips were, and so was the heart.Those worries flashed through Chen Xing's mind one by one, but in the end there was only one thought clamoring in his mind: This person is mine.

Chen Xing just kissed Zhou Chen so firmly, without moving, it was soft and cool, why are Zhou Chen's lips so cold?How many seconds can there be?In about ten seconds, Zhou Chen pushed Chen Xing away. Chen Xing lost his mind for a moment, and then his first thought was, ah, he doesn't like it.

Chen Xing closed his eyes and took a deep breath. The hand hanging by his side had already been clenched unconsciously, and he didn't seem to feel much when his nails were sunk into the flesh. "Zhou Chen, I like you." Every word was resonant.

Zhou Chen was just silent, with the last sigh scattered in the air, Zhou Chen's voice was also trembling: "Chen Xing, you may not be able to distinguish some things now."

"What?" Chen Xing looked firmly into Zhou Chen's eyes, the boy's eyes clearly reflected stubbornness.

"Can you tell the difference between liking and dependence?"

There was no answer, and Zhou Chen was only answered by a heavy slam of the door.

Zhou Chen was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, recalling with some gloom, what exactly did he say that offended this old man, how did he run away after flirting, and the first kiss he kept for 21 years just disappeared.

After Chen Xing slammed the door and came out, he stood downstairs panting for a long time. After he calmed down, he realized that his neck was chilly, and the scarf was left at Zhou Chen's house again.He stomped his feet and waited downstairs for a long time, the corridor was just as cold and silent as ever, the dust that was raised when he ran down just now had now fluttered to the ground, no one followed.

Chen Xing held back all day and didn't contact Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen didn't make a phone call or text message.

What to do, he must have been frightened, why don't you apologize.Chen Xing's head was empty, but his hand had already dialed the number. Looking at the name, Chen Xing couldn't restrain his nervousness. What should he say in a while?Let me apologize first, and by the way, I would like to ask Zhou Chen if he likes men.

Chen Xing was still thinking about words in his mind, but the mechanical cold female voice from the receiver made his face turn blue immediately. He clenched his fists and clenched the phone, his knuckles turned white. It can crush things in its hands.Shut down, are you so scary?

Chen Xing's anger rose up, and he rushed to Zhou Chen's house aggressively. He stood at the door and knocked on the door for a long time, but there was still no answer. Uncle Wang opened the door tremblingly, and told Chen Xing through the anti-theft door. Xing shouted, "I'm not here, I left this morning."

"Where did you go?" Chen Xing only felt his right eyelid twitch, which made him flustered.

"I don't know about this. He pulled the suitcase and left. He must be going on a long trip." Uncle Wang closed the door slowly after he finished speaking. Chen Xing stood still at the door and squeezed out through his teeth after a long time Sentence: "Zhou Chen, you are a fucking coward."

A certain counselor Zhou Chen sneezed twice in front of the window for no reason.

For a whole week, there was no contact between the two, and after that night, nothing seemed the same.

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