In the second semester of the third year of high school, the [-]-day swearing-in meeting was held not long after the school started.

In the lecture hall, the principal and grade director took turns to give speeches, and what they talked about was nothing more than some exciting and energetic chicken soup.There are very few students listening carefully in the audience.

In the last link, everyone raised some interest, because the grade director was introducing the admission scores of various colleges and universities in the past, from one to two, from three to junior college.

Zhao Siqi looked at the cold numbers on the screen, and then thought about her recent exam results. The second one must be fine, and the first one is not so good.

After the event, hundreds of people left the lecture hall in a crowd.Due to too many people, the only stairway was blocked, and everyone could only wait in line.

While waiting, Wen Lingling touched Zhao Siqi's arm with her hand, and asked him in a low voice, "Which university do you want to go to in the future?"

Zhao Siqi shook her head: "I don't know, I haven't figured it out yet."

Wen Lingling said, "It's been less than half a year, and you still haven't made up your mind?"

Zhao Siqi pondered for a while, and said, "Shouldn't go to a school that's too far away."

If you go to a school that is too far away, Zhao Yuyan will be left alone at home. Zhao Siqi feels that this is too lonely, and he wants to spend more time with his mother.

Wen Lingling nodded after hearing this, then turned to ask other students, some wanted to stay as far away from home as possible, and some wanted to stay in the province.

When asked about Gao Chi, Zhao Siqi heard him say firmly and confidently: "I'm going to the capital."

Zhao Siqi couldn't help looking back at him, and the eyes of the two met unexpectedly in the crowd.Gao Chi raised his eyebrows at him and asked, "Where are you going?"

"He hasn't figured it out yet."

"Maybe go to the capital too."

Wen Lingling and Zhao Siqi said at the same time.

Wen Lingling turned her head to stare at Zhao Siqi, feeling very strange: "You thought it through so quickly?"

Zhao Siqi adjusted her glasses, "Well, I'll just think about it anyway, maybe it will change in the future."

The number of days counting down to the college entrance examination has officially entered double digits.

In the self-study class, Zhao Siqi and Wen Lingling were discussing a math problem.After discussing for more than ten minutes, both of them had no clue, so they turned to Gao Chi for help.

This question is a bit beyond the outline, and Gao Chi has been calculating for a long time.Zhao Siqi propped her chin, silently watching him write and draw on the draft paper.There were strings of numbers and symbols left on the white paper. Zhao Siqi looked at it for a few times and couldn't understand it. He only felt that Gao Chi's handwriting was very elegant, like the wind, making people unable to grasp it.

After a few minutes, Gao Chi breathed a sigh of relief, drew a circle on the draft paper, and motioned for Zhao Siqi to read, "This is the answer, and the process ahead is the process. Ask me if you don't understand."

Zhao Siqi picked up the draft paper, looked at the dense calculation steps on it, and gradually frowned.

Five minutes passed, Zhao Siqi did not speak.

Gao Chi saw that he was struggling to read, so he simply took another blank draft paper and re-wrote it while explaining.

This time Zhao Siqi finally understood, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said to Gao Chi, "I understand."

The ending sound is rising, and there is a little joy that cannot be restrained.

Gao Chi put away the draft paper and said, "I heard that next month's city model test will also have questions beyond the outline. If you practice all these types of questions, you may really pass the test."

Zhao Siqi nodded, and after a while, he asked again: "Where can I find similar questions?"

"I have a question bank." Gao Chi said, "When I get home on the weekend, I will send you an email. If I forget, you can send me a text message to remind me."

"Thank you." Zhao Siqi really showed a happy and satisfied smile this time.

"It's okay." Gao Chi put back the cap on his pen, closed the books on the table and stacked them together, and said to Zhao Siqi, "I'll sleep for a while, call me when the next class starts."

During this period of time, Gao Chi almost had a cup of coffee a day, and the dark circles under his eyes were much deeper than before.Zhao Siqi looked distressed, but his face never showed any emotion. He said "yes" to Gao Chi, then turned around and continued to solve the problem.

On Friday night, after eating, Zhao Siqi went into the study, quickly turned on the computer, and logged into the mailbox.

There is a new email lying in the inbox, which is the question bank sent by Gao Chi 10 minutes ago.Zhao Siqi clicked to reply, and seriously typed a line:

【Received, thank you. 】

Perhaps because these five words were too monotonous, Zhao Siqi thought for a while, then found a smiley emoji from the input method, added it, and clicked send.

A few seconds after sending it, he quickly received a reply letter, which read:

[You are welcome, I also have something to borrow from you.Do you have any composition materials? If you have any, bring them to the school next Monday to lend me a look? 】

Zhao Siqi: [Yes, I will give it to you directly, I have already read that book and remembered it. 】

Gao Chi: [OK thanks, I'll treat you to coffee next week. 】

The conversation ended here, but Zhao Siqi didn't close the mailbox page immediately.He saw that there was also a smiling emoji at the end of Gao Chi's sentence, which was exactly the same as the one he sent just now, and it was probably copied and pasted directly.

Zhao Siqi raised her hand and touched her heart. After a few seconds, she began to download the question bank.

On the way, Zhao Yuyan came in with a cup of hot milk, put it next to the computer, and said to her son, "Take a break and drink this cup of milk while it's hot."

"Thank you mom." Zhao Siqi held up the cup with both hands and smiled at Zhao Yuyan.

Zhao Yuyan was careful, and found that her son was in a good mood tonight. She casually glanced at the exercise book spread out on the table, but there was nothing written. Then she looked up at the lit computer screen and asked, "Who is Xiao Qi talking to?" Mail?"

"A friend. Mom, you know, his name is Gao Chi." Zhao Siqi smiled faintly.When he said Gao Chi's name, he didn't know how softly he smiled.

"Is your relationship so good now? Do you still chat often?" Zhao Yuyan felt strange.

Zhao Siqi lowered her eyes and said softly: "No, we just borrowed study materials from each other and didn't chat."

Zhao Yuyan joked: "Mom, I don't believe it, you laughed so happily just now, you must not be discussing studies with your friends."

"It's really discussing study." Zhao Siqi felt wronged, "If you don't believe me, look, I'm downloading the question bank he sent."

Zhao Yuyan deliberately wanted to amuse her son, she smiled and said: "Is Xiao Qi lying to her mother? In fact, she was chatting with a girl she likes just now. When she saw her mother coming in, she used her friend as a cover."

Zhao Siqi choked violently, and the milk in her mouth sprayed out, wet the books on the table.

Zhao Yuyan was taken aback by him, and hurriedly took out a few tissues to help him wipe it clean, "Why are you reacting so badly? Could it be that your mother really hit it off?"

Zhao Siqi really choked. He covered his mouth and coughed for a long time, and he didn't stop until his face turned red from coughing.

Zhao Yuyan patted her son on the back, and said while patting: "Mom knows you have someone you like, it's not something to hide, why are you so shy?"

Zhao Siqi retorted: "I'm not shy..."

"Oh, you're not shy." Zhao Yuyan boldly guessed based on her son's reaction, "Are you going to confess to her?"

Zhao Siqi's pupils dilated, and hastily denied: "No, I'm not going to confess."

Zhao Yuyan asked strangely, "Why?"

Zhao Siqi whispered: "No reason, I just don't want to confess."

Zhao Yuyan put away her smile, and her expression gradually became serious, "Does the person Xiaoqi likes already have a boyfriend?"

Zhao Siqi shook her head.

Zhao Yuyan said: "Then does she have someone she likes, but they are not together yet?"

Zhao Siqi shook her head again.

Zhao Yuyan said: "Then what is Xiao Qi afraid of? Confess directly, tell her your heart, maybe she will accept it."

Zhao Siqi bit her lip and said after a while, "Impossible, he will never accept me."

Zhao Yuyan couldn't understand, she felt that her son's reaction was a bit weird, neither shy nor timid, and his tone seemed to be more sad and lost.

"You haven't tried it, how do you know it won't work?" Zhao Yuyan encouraged.

Zhao Siqi's eyes were a little red, and he said weakly, "Mom, don't ask any more questions."

Zhao Yuyan stopped talking when she heard the words, she was silent for a few seconds, and then asked softly: "Can Xiao Qi tell her mother why she doesn't dare to confess?"

Zhao Siqi clenched the glass tightly, her knuckles protruding and her fingertips turning white.

Zhao Yuyan held his hand and patted the back of it lightly.

After a long time, until the computer screen was switched to the protective screen, Zhao Siqi said, "Because he doesn't like boys."

Zhao Yuyan's eyes widened: "Ah? Why?"

Zhao Siqi's voice was trembling, he took a deep breath, and said the truth that had been buried in his heart for a long time.

"Because the person I like is a boy just like me."

After the voice fell, the study was so quiet that a needle could be heard.

Zhao Yuyan opened her mouth wide and stood still.Zhao Siqi lowered her head and sat on the seat without moving.

His head was always drooping, and it took a lot of courage to say this, and he didn't dare to look at his mother's reaction.

Zhao Yuyan is a gentle, friendly, independent and strong mother. She raised Zhao Siqi alone. Not only did she not treat her son badly in terms of food and clothing, but she never had a single bit of beating or scolding in terms of education.Zhao Siqi knew his mother well, and he decided to confess his sexual orientation now, so he was fully prepared. At best, he would be recognized and supported, and at worst, he would be scolded.

The protective screen of the computer is still flashing and jumping.

Zhao Yuyan remained silent the entire time, without speaking.

There seemed to be a low air pressure in the room.

Zhao Siqi was suddenly a little uneasy, he wondered if he was too selfish and didn't consider his mother's feelings at all.He should take it step by step, so that mother can slowly accept the fact that her son is gay.

As soon as the thought popped up, a sense of guilt followed.The more Zhao Siqi thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, until a warm hand covered his head and gently rubbed his hair, then he broke down and cried.

When Zhao Siqi cried, she was very quiet, she didn't make a sound, only two strings of crystal clear tears overflowed from her eye sockets one after another, like pearls with a broken thread, falling continuously.

Zhao Yuyan hugged her son into her arms, patted his back a few times, and said with a sigh: "Our little Qi has suffered so much."

Hearing this sentence, Zhao Siqi's tears fell even more fiercely, and he said in a crying voice: "I'm sorry mom, I know this is wrong, I'm not a normal person, I'm sorry."

Zhao Yuyan looked at her son with a complicated expression.After a while, she took out a tissue, wiped away the tears on his face, and said earnestly: "Don't apologize to me. It doesn't matter if you fall in love with the same sex or the opposite sex, this is your freedom, as long as you are true If you like others, your mother will not interfere with you."

Zhao Siqi sniffed, choked up and said, "But I feel so ashamed, I dare not let him know that he regards me as a friend, but I treat him..."

Zhao Yuyan frowned: "That's not right, there is no shame in falling in love with the same sex."

Zhao Siqi looked confused.

Zhao Yuyan said: "It's like opening your eyes on the bed every morning, and lying beside me is my lover. There are many things I like about him, but we happen to be the same gender. If you think about it this way, don't you think Will it be easier to accept?"

Zhao Siqi blinked her eyes ignorantly, her eyelashes were wet and clumped together, looking pitiful and funny.

Seeing her son's miserable appearance, Zhao Yuyan burst out laughing.

With this smile, the atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot.

Zhao Yuyan reached out and pinched her son's face, and said in a brisk tone: "A beautiful soul has no gender. I think the boy we Xiao Qi can't help liking must be a very good boy."

Zhao Siqi wiped her eyes, "Well, he's very nice, he can teach me math and physics, and he often makes me laugh."

"So this one..." Zhao Yuyan looked at the black screen of the computer, she clicked the mouse, and the screen switched back to the mailbox page.

"Is it Gao Chi?" Zhao Yuyan stared at the name of the sender and asked.

Zhao Siqi acquiesced.

Zhao Yuyan went on to say: "If there is a chance, Xiao Qi can invite him to come to our house as a guest. Mom also wants to get to know him."

Zhao Siqi's cheeks were a little hot, "Let's talk about it after the college entrance examination."

Zhao Yuyan agreed: "Yes. The college entrance examination is coming soon, and my mother suggests that you hide this intention and don't let him know, so that you will not be distracted before the exam and will not cause trouble to each other."

Zhao Siqi grabbed the corner of her clothes and whispered, "I won't let him know."

Zhao Yuyan smiled again: "After the college entrance examination is over, you can try to hint at him. But you must be mentally prepared, because he may not accept you, and may even feel disgusted with you. Regarding this point , you have to think about it before confessing, you know?"

When Zhao Siqi heard the word "disgust", her face turned pale for a moment.

He loosened the corner of his clothes, and instead tightly twisted his fingers together, whispering with his lips, "I see."

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