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Ni Lu is really busy in December, especially before Zhang Yucheng's birthday, he still has to take the exam, CET-12.

Students who go to high school in big cities usually pass the CET-[-] test before graduating from high school, such as Li Mi and Ji Pengyun, and there are also those who only start taking the test in their freshman year, such as Xu Jianbai and Ni Lu.

Xu Jianbai's English level is average, and this time the CET-[-] test is really a headache. Li Mi's most confident subject is English. This time he really caught Xu Jianbai's handle. The most amazing thing is that Xu Jianbai was surprisingly patient this time. In order to pass the fourth level, he was even willing to wash Li Mi's feet, which made Ji Pengyun's glasses fall off.

Ni Lu’s biggest problem is that his English ability is in writing, he can understand, and his writing is okay. His spoken English is really average, almost dumb English. He is very unconfident when he stumbles and speaks without reading. Naturally, he also has many problems in listening.

Knowing his own problems, Ni Lu spent most of his time on speaking and listening. He downloaded a lot of English audios on his mobile phone, listened to them over and over again, and then recorded them to listen to the pronunciation problems and correct them until If it can be memorized and the pronunciation is no problem, then change to another one.The "Traveler's Paradise" that Zhang Yucheng heard him read in the bathhouse was one of them.

Because English is not compulsory, the time spent on learning English is less, and he is busy making handmade birthday presents for Zhang Yucheng, so Ni Lu can only squeeze in time to practice listening. Wearing earphones to listen to the words while doing it by hand.

Zhang Yucheng met him a few times, and he was helpless and distressed, but he didn't try to persuade him. He just tried his best to help him improve his speaking and listening skills.

Given Zhang Yucheng's background, his English level is naturally not bad. After all, he lived abroad for a long time when he was a child, and his spoken pronunciation is comparable to that of people in English-speaking countries. Correcting Ni Lu's spoken pronunciation is perfect.

In order to quickly improve Ni Lu's listening and speaking skills, there was even a period of time when the two of them communicated purely in English. If Ni Lu made a mistake and stumbled, Zhang Yucheng would grab him and peck him on the mouth. When Ni Lu has a problem, he always seems to be begging for a kiss, and next time he will go through the words in his heart before speaking when he is ashamed and indignant.Although simple and rude, it works, at least in terms of listening and speaking, Ni Lu has made rapid progress.

Time passed by in the blink of an eye, and the day after Ni Lu successfully passed the fourth-level exam was the 21st, and Zhang Yucheng's birthday was coming.

The 20th is a Saturday, and Ni Lu finished the CET-[-] exam in the morning, so he freed up the afternoon.

After leaving the examination room and going downstairs, you can see a familiar car parked on the side of the road shortly after you walk up. Ni Lu didn’t go to open the door immediately. Where the paint has been knocked off.

Zhang Yucheng was sitting in the car, tapping on his laptop. A tall man like Ni Lu walked up to the car door and searched for it. How could he not see it.

The clothes Ni Lu wore today were bought by Zhang Yucheng last time. Zhang Yucheng has a good eye, and the clothes he bought are very suitable for Ni Lu. Wearing them all makes the original six or seven points handsome and handsome.With a handsome face, long legs, and a thin waist, Zhang Yucheng, who was sitting in the car, hadn't looked away since the figure of this man fell into his eyes, and the corners of his mouth were raised.

After someone opened the car door and got in, Zhang Yucheng closed the laptop and put it in the back seat.Zhang Yucheng had freed up both today and tomorrow, the exam room was a little far from their dormitory, so Zhang Yucheng simply drove him over, and when Ni Lu went in for the exam, he sat in the car and waited.

"How did you do in the exam?"

Ni Lu closed the car door, put away his bag, and pulled on his seat belt, "It feels okay."

"That's good." Zhang Yucheng fastened his seat belt, "otherwise you wouldn't be very interested in us going to play."

Ni Lu put on his seat belt and looked up at him, "No," he said, "No matter how I was feeling before, when I'm with you, I won't be unhappy anymore."

As soon as Zhang Yucheng stopped pulling the seat belt, he let go, and the seat belt retracted again.

When Ni Lu caught his gaze, his ears turned red. What he said was the truth and what was in his heart, but when he thought about it carefully, it was no different from love words.

Zhang Yucheng stretched out his hand, and Ni Lu hurriedly shrank to the side, "There are people everywhere!" Ni Lu did not forget what the two of them did in the car in the underground garage before, and then waited for Li Mi, Xu Jianbai, and Ji Pengyun to get in the car. Lu didn't dare to meet any of the three of them, for fear that they might smell or detect something strange.

As soon as Zhang Yucheng grasped his hand, "I know." Before Ni Lu was about to withdraw his hand nervously, Zhang Yucheng squeezed it hard to relieve the eager emotion overflowing in his chest, and then let go.

The hot temperature of Ni Lu's hand held by him did not fade.

Not long after the car drove out, Ni Lu asked, "Where are you going?"

Zhang Yucheng played tricks, "Guess."

Ni Lu pondered for a while: "Any hints?"

Zhang Yucheng: "You must have done something."

This range is too large.

Ni Lu thought for a while, then gave up, "I can't guess."

Zhang Yucheng just smiled and said nothing, it seemed that he didn't plan to answer directly.

Ni Lu didn't ask any further questions, anyway, he would know the answer sooner or later.His eyes fell on the receding scenery outside the window, and after a while, he said, "Has your car been repainted?"

Ni Lu didn't ask about the paint touch-up, but Zhang Yucheng acted as if he wouldn't take the initiative to mention it at all.At first, Ni Lu thought that he was really busy and didn't have time to do it, but today he saw this car in broad daylight, and there was no one around, so on a whim, Ni Lu went to the front of the car where he had hit it before and looked for it. , and nothing was seen.

Either Zhang Yucheng lied to him by saying that he knocked off a piece of paint, or Zhang Yucheng had already touched up the paint but never thought of telling him.

Two options, based on Ni Lu's understanding of Zhang Yucheng, he filtered out the first one.

Seeing that he couldn't help asking, he looked at Zhang Yucheng who was driving ahead and smiled, and said, "It was when I went to see your mother with you, I had someone drive the car away from the airport to patch up the paint."

Ni Lu asked directly: "How much did you pay?"

Zhang Yucheng turned to look at him, his eyes were full of smiles, "One kiss is enough."

Ni Lu was speechless and didn't want to talk to him for a while, but he still said: "Be serious, how much did you spend?"

Zhang Yucheng smiled, showing that he was serious and serious with his actions, "Xiao Lu, do you think I am someone who is short of money?"

Ni Lu knew what he meant, "One yard is worth one yard. It was agreed at the beginning that I will pay you back."

Zhang Yucheng thought for a while and said, "I really don't lack money. Since you really want to make up for it, why don't you convert it into something else and give it back to me?"

Ni Lu looked at him warily, "What is it?" Don't say another kiss or something.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were not many cars ahead, Zhang Yucheng looked at the person sitting next to him with a smile in his eyes, and said, "I have a lot of money, and I have ways to earn it, and I don't lack it. But there is one thing that I really want, and only you can give it to me. If you insist on paying it back, you might as well convert the money into time and use it to accompany me."

Ni Lu was stunned.

When he reacted, not only his ears, but also his face and neck were red, and his words became a little incoherent, "I... this... you..."

At the same time, I thought in my heart: Is this the love story?Really love story, right?

The smile in Zhang Yucheng's eyes deepened: "How?"

Ni Lu tightened the seat belt in front of him, the blush on his face faded, and his heartbeat was not so fast before he spoke, but he didn't dare to look at Zhang Yucheng the whole time, "No money," his voice was very soft, like a feather in his heart Swipe up, "Just say it, and that's it."

Zhang Yucheng didn't speak again for a long time. When the car stopped and waited for the red light, he held the hand of the person next to him and clasped his fingers tightly until the last second before the car started when the green light turned on.

It is precisely because of understanding that I know what it means to let this person say this sentence.Zhang Yucheng was also busy, but Ni Lu's busyness was different from his. He was willing to keep himself so busy because of his interest, while Ni Lu had to be so busy because of the pressure of life.

I went to a small town near Diancheng and met Ni Lu’s mother and second aunt. After chatting with them, I found out that his father died in a car accident when he was 11 years old. His mother was overwhelmed with grief and injured her body and had to earn money to support the family. He was unable to do heavy work because of his illness. Ni Lu started to think of ways to earn money when he was less than 13 years old. Willing to work, with immature shoulders, he has silently carried a family instead of his dead father.

Even so, Ni Lu's homework has never fallen behind, and he is one of the best in the class and even in the whole school.

On the other hand, Ni Lu spent all his time working and studying.

To Ni Lu, time is money, and money can heal his mother's illness, live with money, go to school, and do things he wants to do.

In Ni Lu's mind, money and time are both important.

But now, he said, as long as Zhang Yucheng said something, he would spend time with him.

It sounds like Zhang Yucheng is more important than money and time.

No, it's not what it sounds like, Ni Lu never speaks falsely, he said so, and he also thinks so.

So Zhang Yucheng was teased.

His whole heart was itchy, and for a moment he just wanted to hug him hard and kiss him fiercely, but in the end it all turned into a grip so tight that the ten fingers almost connected and blended together.

Zhang Yucheng took Ni Lu to a barber shop. To be precise, it was more like a shop specializing in styling. It was not opened on the side of the road, but in a quiet alley. The entrance was not big, but the design was very stylish. , no matter who it is, if they pass by and see it, they can't help but stop and take a few more glances.

As soon as Zhang Yucheng and Ni Lu walked in, someone came up to greet him. Zhang Yucheng reported his surname and said, "I made an appointment at 45:[-], is the stylist here?"

The person who entertained them smiled and said, "You have an appointment with Mr. Bi's stylist, right? He's already here. Sit down first, and I'll call him over right away."

As soon as they left, Ni Lu looked at Zhang Yucheng: "Stylist?"

Zhang Yucheng raised his hand, put his palm on the back of Ni Lu's neck, and flicked his slightly long hair with his finger, "I'll give you a haircut."

Ni Lu blinked.

So now barbers are called stylists?

Seeing the doubt in Ni Lu's eyes, Zhang Yucheng didn't explain, and pulled him to sit on the sofa beside him. As soon as he sat down, someone brought hot tea and fruit to him immediately.

The stylist that Zhang Yucheng asked came out within a few minutes, saw two handsome guys, asked which one was going to do the styling, and asked Ni Lu to sit in front of a floor-to-ceiling mirror.

Mr. Bi's stylist just looks very experienced. He is about 30 years old, with neat hairstyle and rounded nails. He stood in front of Ni Lu and took a step back to carefully examine his face and hair shape, and then asked: "What kind of styling do you want?"

Ni Lu had no idea, he looked at Zhang Yucheng who was standing aside, Zhang Yucheng put his hands in his trouser pockets, and said, "Just cut your hair short so that it looks clean and fresh."

Stylist Bi suddenly pinched Ni Lu's chin and raised his face a little, "This handsome guy has good features and a good face shape. In fact, there is no need to have such thick bangs, which block most of his handsome face." Said Then, holding the comb with the other hand, he brushed up the hair in front of Ni Lu's forehead, and the scar at the corner of Ni Lu's left eye suddenly disappeared.

The stylist Bi didn't say anything, put down Ni Lu's bangs, and combed his messy hair by the way.

He said: "If you want to hide your scars, you can use parted bangs. The handsome guy's forehead is very beautiful, it's a pity not to show it."

Zhang Yucheng asked Ni Lu: "Is it possible?"

Ni Lu nodded, "I can do it."

Ni Lu didn't care about the many scars on his face, after all, it wouldn't be so disfigured that he couldn't see others, and the long hair to cover the scars at the corners of his eyes was just to hide the surprised or probing eyes of others.

The stylist Bi raised his bangs again, looked at it and said, "The scar is quite obvious, but with some makeup techniques, it can be covered up, so it won't be visible at a glance. Handsome guy, do you want to finish your hairstyle?" Help you cover this scar with makeup?"

Hearing that the stylist can also use makeup to cover scars, Ni Lu suddenly thought of Zhang Yucheng's intention to bring him here, but just now he thought about it, and said that Zhang Yucheng said: "No, makeup can only temporarily cover it up. , there is no need."

Ni Lu couldn't help turning his head to look at him, and the next second his face was straightened by the stylist.

Did he think wrong?Zhang Yucheng really just brought him here for a haircut?

According to the stylist's idea, he first gave Ni Lu a look with side-parted bangs. Ni Lu looked at himself in the mirror and didn't dare to recognize it.The stylist also changed his hairstyle, but it made him look a little different. The side parted bangs hung down, making him look much softer.

Ni Lu himself felt that there was nothing wrong with it, but Zhang Yucheng kept silent behind him. Before the stylist asked his opinion, he had already said, "Cut it shorter."

The stylist looked up at him, "But no matter how short it is, it can't hide the scars at the corners of the eyes."

Zhang Yucheng said: "This will block his eyes, his eyes are beautiful."

Ni Lu's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help looking at the person standing behind him through the mirror.

Mr. Bi's stylist stood in front of Ni Lu and took a closer look, nodded in agreement, "It's really beautiful, it's a pity to block it." Then he asked Ni Lu, "Handsome guy, what do you think?"

Ni Lu met Zhang Yucheng's eyes in the mirror, but after a while, he said: "Cut it, it's okay if it can't be blocked, I don't care about this scar."

When the haircut was finally cut, Ni Lu looked fresh and clean, with a suit of suitable and unassuming clothes to set off, making him even more handsome and upright. Standing with Zhang Yucheng, he was not inferior to him. The two handsome men looked straight at The clerks in the store couldn't take their eyes off it.

Ni Lu didn't know how much it would cost for a haircut in such a place, because Zhang Yucheng had already paid for it before Ni Lu finished cutting his hair.

After leaving the store, the two of them got into the car again. Ni Lu still didn't know where the next destination was.

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