There was a three-day holiday before the No. [-] Middle School exam, allowing students to study independently at home.

At the beginning of June, another hot summer is approaching.

The sycamore trees in the yard are lush and lush, but there is no phoenix on the treetops, only the chirping of cicadas.

Chi Xi was so disturbed by the cicadas that he couldn't concentrate on reading, and his mood became more and more irritable.

This is the last afternoon before the college entrance examination, and there are less than 24 hours left before the exam tomorrow.

irritable.

Although Chi Xi has a hot temper, he is usually in a state of irritability.

But he can clearly feel that today feels different from the past.

——For the first time in his life, he was irritable because of the upcoming parting.

Classmate Chi Xi rolled two more times on the bed, rubbed his hair and sat up, the restless thoughts in his heart still couldn't be eliminated.

With my current transformation, I can't stay at home and study at all.

Realizing this, Chi Xi let out a long breath and sat up from the bed.

He casually grabbed the key on the desk and hurried out.

The distance from my home to the No. 10 Middle School is not far, and it usually takes two to [-] minutes to walk there.

However, now that Chi Xi was sprinting with all his strength, he felt that the journey was very far away.

Maybe 5 minutes later, or maybe ten years later, Chi Xi ran to the familiar No. [-] Middle School family courtyard.

He stopped outside, panting violently, wet sweat slid down his hair, down his cheeks, and finally down his neck, soaking his clothes.

Under the translucent clothes, the star-shaped birthmark was particularly eye-catching.

"Huh—huh—" Amidst Chi Xi's messy panting, You Qingluan appeared.

Wearing the same suit when he came here and the same watch on his hand, he walked out of the family courtyard slowly.

The person from the moving company followed him and repeatedly confirmed with him, "Sir, your furniture is quite new, do you really want it?"

"You can take it if you want, and sell it to you at [-]% off the original price." You Qingluan said lightly.

The people behind were silent.

[-]% off the original price, so why don't we buy a new set?

Are the things you used more precious?

You Qingluan knew what they were thinking, but he didn't bother to pay attention to it, and didn't have time to pay attention to it.

He walked out of the family courtyard quickly, and saw Chi Xi who was covered in sweat.

"You're here," You Qingluan raised his lips and smiled, "It's just right, so I won't have to go find you."

"What do you want from me?" Chi Xi asked.

You Qingluan squinted at him, "Zai, do you really want me to leave without saying goodbye?"

No, Chi Xi certainly didn't want him to leave without saying a word.

In other words, he didn't want You Qingluan to leave at all.

But I couldn't stop myself.

As Xiao Qingluan said, he didn't leave, but went back.

Return to the world that belongs to him, and stand on the highest place that belongs to him again.

The reluctance in Chi Xi's heart became more obvious.

"Put away your sad expression, I'm not dead yet." You Qingluan reached out, pinched his chin, and forced Chi Xi to look up at him.

Chi Xi raised his face to look at him, his eyes were slightly red.

Having known each other for so long, You Qingluan has never seen him cry, no matter the former Chi Xi or the later Mr. Chi.

Quite strange.

You Qingluan felt the heart of stone in his chest soften suddenly.

If Chi Xi had always maintained that decadent state of being world-weary and not loving anyone, maybe You Qingluan would not have any nostalgia when he left.

But this young man who was about to grow up stood in front of him, so sad that he was about to cry.

"Chi Xi, you have to make it clear that I don't belong here. Everything I do here is to leave without any worries."

"Now, I can finally leave."

"Do you want to be my concern?"

"...I don't want to." Chi Xi's voice was very low, with barely audible sobs, "I didn't want to keep you, I just came to tell you..."

Say goodbye?

Or say goodbye.

The word 'farewell' popped up subconsciously in my mind, and the emotions buried in my heart couldn't bear it anymore, and I was turbulently looking for an outlet.

Before the boy's tears fell, he felt a gentle touch at the end of his eyes.

"Don't cry, we will see you again."

"I'm always by your side."

"Didn't I tell you? I have a reason to hold on to you."

During this year, the You Qingluan Chi Xi knew was indifferent, ruthless, cruel, undisciplined, and heartless.

And at the moment when they were about to part, he finally felt the tenderness of the man.

Maybe he has always been gentle to himself and his future lover.

Although they belong to different eras, the bond between them goes through time and goes deep into the soul.

"Come on for the college entrance examination, huh?" You Qingluan whispered to him.

"I will." Chi Xi's mood gradually became calm, and after the sadness disappeared, it became overflowing with tenderness and emotion.

He looked at You Qingluan through his tearful eyes, and carefully imprinted this man in his eyes.

"Can I say it?" Chi Xi asked.

"what?"

Chi Xi said seriously, "I love you."

You Qingluan seemed to be stunned for a few seconds before slowly smiling.

"I accept this sentence, and leave the future confession to your boyfriend, don't be so cowardly."

"Okay." Chi Xi nodded obediently.

"Chi Xi."

You Qingluan finally stopped him and said exactly the same words as he had just arrived in Dongping.

"Please take care of me."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chi Xi suddenly laughed when he heard this request, "You are so troublesome, expensive, and lazy. If I don't take good care of you, what will you do if you break up with me?"

It's amazing, knowing that little Qingluan will become such a hard-to-serve in the future, Chi Xi doesn't have any resistance.

I even couldn't wait to walk towards a common future with him.

**

In 2020, Yunmeng City.

Xiao Qingluan came to the study room she had used for nearly a year, picked up the 2009 desk calendar next to the desk calendar, put it together and put it in her schoolbag.

Starting tomorrow, the desk calendar of his own life will also turn forward another ten years.

Walking downstairs with the packed schoolbag on his back, Mr. Chi was already waiting in the living room, dressed very solemnly, and even wore a bow tie that he didn't usually use.

"Is everything packed?" Seeing him, Chi Xi immediately came over to ask, "Is there anything else you want to bring?"

"It's all sorted out. I only brought so many things, and I also took an extra desk calendar." Xiao Qingluan grabbed her schoolbag, smiled at Mr. Chi, and answered obediently.

Seeing him like this, Chi Xi couldn't help laughing.

He remembered that when he first saw Xiao Qingluan, he also looked like this, hiding under the table with that schoolbag on his back, and regarded himself as a kidnapper.

In just a few months, the poor little one had grown up a lot and matured in every aspect.

"Actually, I don't want you to go back." Mr. Chi said seriously, "I can take care of you for the rest of my life, so it doesn't matter if you stay."

"Brother, be more sober." Xiao Qingluan tilted her head and said seriously, "Then you won't have a boyfriend."

"Who said that? Isn't your boyfriend?" Chi Xi retorted immediately.

When Xiao Qingluan heard this, she couldn't help but want to sue You Qingluan.

Considering his care for this year, the boy did not do such a devilish thing after all.

After thinking about it carefully, Xiao Qingluan suddenly laughed.

"I always thought that you made the distinction very clearly." He never expected that he could hear Mr. Chi say such a thing.

Obviously at the beginning, he seriously reminded himself not to bark.

"It's really clear. I've been restraining my feelings for you." Mr. Chi lowered his gaze, and suddenly smiled without knowing what he thought of.

"But in fact, I have always taken care of you as a boyfriend, and I want to treat you as well as possible." Mr. Chi smiled softly, "I hope you can be happy every day you spend here."

"Well, I'm very happy." Xiao Qingluan looked back on her life in the past year and said softly, "Thank you brother."

"You don't need to thank me. As long as you can be happy every day after you go back." Chi Xi paused for a moment, then urged, "If your boyfriend bullies you, you dump him. The cub I raised, anyone Can't be bullied."

Originally, Xiao Qingluan still had a trace of parting sentimentality.

Hearing this sentence, that bit of sentimentality completely disappeared.

"I see." Xiao Qingluan agreed with a smile, paused for a few seconds and then said, "But brother, is it appropriate for you to be so cruel to yourself?"

"It's okay, if you dumped him, it won't affect my relationship with my boyfriend." Mr. Chi said happily.

Xiao Qingluan laughed even harder, and it took him a long time to stop.

Xiao Qingluan, who slowly stopped laughing, pursed her lower lip, stepped forward a few steps towards Mr. Chi, and opened her arms.

Mr. Chi responded immediately, holding him tightly in his arms, and patted the little boy on the back.

"Remember, no matter when, you are my baby."

Chi Xi clung to his ear and said softly.

"I like you very much, Mr. You Qingluan."

"So, don't let yourself be wronged anymore, you are born to be accommodated by the whole world."

"Well, I remember." Xiao Qingluan gave him a hug, "I will always remember you."

"After all, Chi Xi is your boyfriend, so it's more difficult to forget, right?" Mr. Chi rubbed his hair, "I will miss you often, but you don't have to miss me often."

"Okay, I will try my best not to miss you." Xiao Qingluan agreed to his unreasonable request.

"You can't think about it at all, you still have to think about it every now and then." Chi Xi let go of his embrace, and patted him on the shoulder, "Come on for the college entrance examination, work hard. Eat breakfast on time, have to dry your hair before going to bed after taking a shower, and catch a cold and have a fever." Go see a doctor."

The more Xiao Qingluan listened, the more she felt something was wrong, "Are you sure you didn't say those words to Mr. You?"

"You don't need to tell him, I will urge him to do all these things." Chi Xi paused for a few seconds, then added, "But your boyfriend makes people feel uneasy."

Distant classmate Chi Xi:? ? ?

Mr. Chi, is it appropriate for you to diss yourself at such a high frequency?

Xiao Qingluan patiently listened to all his instructions, and finally waved to Chi Xi with a smile.

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Both of them knew that there might be no way to see each other again in the future.

But they also know that they have never been separated from each other.

Mr. Chi watched Xiao Qingluan open the door and disappear into the sunset in June.

Not long after, a slender figure walked towards him against the light.

Mr. Chi didn't go up to meet him, but stood there quietly watching him, waiting for his loved one to walk towards him step by step.

"Welcome back, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Chi Xi took his hand, brought it to his lips and kissed it lightly.

"Mr. You Qingluan, your boyfriend doesn't want to be separated from you anymore."

"Tsk, why are you still a boyfriend?" You Qingluan took out her hand, pinched his chin, and raised her eyebrows lightly, "Shouldn't it be your fiancé?"

**

On the first night back to normal, due to indescribable reasons, both Chi Xi and You Qingluan slept very late.

In my sleep, it was Dongping in 2008, and it was also June.

After doing the math, it should be the first two months before You Qingluan exchanged with him.

In the dream, 16-year-old You Qingluan had no choice but to move into the school dormitory because she couldn't pay the rent of the rental house and because of the forced accommodation at No. [-] Middle School.

But the students in No. [-] Middle School did not welcome him. They frequently pointed fingers at him, and often locked You Qingluan outside the dormitory and did not allow him to sleep in the dormitory.

After repeated several times, he never wanted to go back to the dormitory.

With the idea that 'sleeping on the street is better than living in school', You Qingluan sneaked out of No. [-] Middle School and walked aimlessly along the quiet streets at night.

Finally, he found a place where the lights were on all night and he could spend the night——

A small Internet cafe diagonally opposite No. [-] Middle School.

There was a slogan 'No entry for minors' posted at the entrance of the Internet cafe. Xiao Qingluan thought about how she was about a month away from 17 years old, wandering outside the brightly lit Internet cafe, hesitating whether she should go in or not.

Just as he was thinking about it, two minors walked out, one with a Band-Aid on his eyes, and the other with messy hair, babbling and cursing each other.

Band-Aid saw Qingluan's hesitation when traveling, pointed to the inside and said, "This Internet cafe does not check your ID card, so you can enter as you like. But there is no machine inside, you can sit in my seat first."

You Qingluan nodded, plucked up the courage to go in, sat in the seat vacated by the Band-Aid, and watched the golden-haired classmate next door play games all night.

It wasn't until dawn that the golden retriever student turned off the computer, bought two buckets of instant noodles, and threw one of them to You Qingluan.

"Are you from No. [-] Middle School? Go away after eating, your school starts early."

In this way, You Qingluan got to know the golden-haired classmate who didn't know the name. Later, until the summer vacation, he would come to the Internet cafe every night to watch the golden-haired classmate play games while doing homework.

Occasionally, when the golden retriever student is not playing games, he will chat with him and ask You Qingluan why he doesn't go home.

You Qingluan always put it lightly and perfunctorily, and refused to say the specific reason.

Until one day in late July, the defense against strangers in You Qingluan's heart finally collapsed——

"Today, I'm 17 years old."

"But I have nothing, even if I die, no one will know."

"...Tell me, why do I have to live like this?"

The golden-haired classmate next door... Chi Xi pieced together the reasons for the boy's collapse from his chaotic narration, and he was immersed in an inexplicable emotion.

He tried incoherently to comfort the vulnerable young boy.

"Hey, don't cry, can I buy you a birthday cake?"

"Don't be so desperate, maybe, maybe it will get better in the future?"

You Qingluan didn't speak, but just raised his head and looked at him with hesitant and confused eyes.

The look of tears in the boy's eyes is fragile and charming.

Chi Xi repeated it in a way that was almost a promise, "The future will get better, for sure."

At the same time, a thought flashed silently in his heart:

'I would give him a bright future at the cost of the rest of my life. '

Three days later, on May 7th.

You Qingluan, a god of the business world, appeared outside the No. [-] Middle School and grabbed Chi Xi who had just come out of the Internet cafe all night.

The golden retriever domestication project was officially launched.

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