"Also, I wish you a happy 17th birthday." Pu Yu said.

Ran Xi took out his phone blankly and checked the date and time: 0:25, Saturday, April 4th

After being stunned for a long time, Ran Xi put the question behind her and said, "I'm eighteen, brother."

Pu Yu was confused: "Are you eighteen?"

"Hehe, can't you see?" Ran Xi smiled, her eyes turning into crescent moons, "Call me, brother, to listen."

Pu Yu stared for a while and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

"Then I'm older than you," he said.

Ran Xi: "Are you eighteen too?"

"Yeah. February 2th, older than you." Pu Yu said calmly, and counterattacked: "Brother Sheng, come and listen."

"Brother." Ran Xi shouted openly without being shy, "Why? Did you enter school one year later than others?"

Pu Yu looked into the distance and shook his head.His eyes reflected the sparkling waves of the sea, covering up the melancholy beneath them.

"What about you, why are you eighteen?" he asked.

Ran Xi looked at him and smiled meaningfully: "I won't tell you."

He said this in the first sentence, but he couldn't hold it back due to his straightforward personality, so he came out with the next sentence: "I took a year off when I was in junior high school because I was bullied."

Thinking of those disgusting days, Ran Xi closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and told the story.

He has been short since he was a child, much shorter than others his age. When everyone started to grow taller and taller, he still didn't grow taller than others and was still the shortest among them. .

So he drank milk as hard as he could until his skin turned eight degrees whiter and he did not grow taller.

Because he is shorter than his peers, he is naturally bullied in various ways.He has been bullied a lot since elementary school, especially in junior high school. After his facial features gradually grew, he was even bullied by male classmates for no apparent reason. They all looked at him with such obscene and mean eyes that he could not even forget that day - —The day he was dragged into the toilet cubicle by several classmates and treated him rudely.

The great luck among misfortunes is that he has been practicing Taekwondo since elementary school.

In the face of physical bullying, he can beat the target to the ground without any effort.

However, although he successfully escaped from the clutches of the devil, the incident inevitably caused a certain amount of trauma and cast a shadow on him.He even had to take a year off from school before his condition gradually improved and he recovered.

When he thought about it later, he suddenly realized something, that is, fists could be used to prove himself.

From that day on, whenever he was bullied or looked down upon, he would use his fists to deal with it.To prove that he is not just short and can be easily bullied.

After several years of brute force resistance, he not only gradually got rid of the bullies, but also became a feared school bully in junior high school. No one dares to bully him anymore.Some people in the school who want to join the world have to call him brother whenever they see him.

He successfully used his fists to prove to everyone that although he was short, his strength should not be underestimated.No one is allowed to joke about his size anymore, and no one dares to talk about his size anymore.

After pouring out everything he was burdened with, Ran Xi suddenly felt that the world became brighter and his mood became much more relaxed.

Pu Yu looked at him in astonishment, the tenderness in his eyes increasing.

He reached out his hand again and touched Ran Xi's red hair, trying to provide comfort.

He knew that although he said it so calmly, as if he was relieved, he knew better than anyone else that it was absolutely impossible to let go of this kind of thing so easily.

Any tree that has been nailed will leave a hole that will never heal.

It was obviously because of these misfortunes that he believed in fists. Pu Yu suddenly felt a little hateful. He didn't know why he hated this little fox, just because he loved to fight.

Although there was a lot of difference between him and the protagonist in the original book, after he got the killer hair style, he had already accepted this fact and no longer compared the Ran Xi in front of him with the protagonist in the book.Therefore, even if the past he told was different from the original book, Pu Yu didn't care at all.

"I'm sorry." Pu Yu said suddenly, "I don't know anything but I want you to stop fighting."

Ran Xi looked at the sparkling sea without saying a word.

"Force is meant to protect you. I shouldn't restrict you just because I hate fighting." Pu Yu added, "Just pretend I didn't tell you not to fight anymore. But..."

"Some things that can be solved without force, I still hope you try not to use force."

Ran Xi was stunned for a while, then smiled: "Is it because you are afraid that I will die?"

A flash of panic flashed in Pu Yu's eyes and he avoided looking.

He touched Ran Xi's head again without saying a word.

Ran Xi: "Say you hate fighting?"

Pu Yu: "Yeah."

Ran Xi fell silent.

"Do you know why I like you?" Ran Xi looked at Pu Yu, staring at him with big and bright fox eyes, "Because I heard that you are also a person who solves all problems with fists."

Pu Yu choked and suddenly didn't know how to explain.

"But now it seems that's not the case."

The problem that Ran Xi had always forgotten about appeared again, and the complicated mood once again occupied his heart.

----

That day, Ran Xi was sent home by Pu Yu.Although he came home late at night and was scolded by his stepmother, he did not lose his temper and leave.Because my mind is occupied with that question.

’s birthday is particularly unforgettable.

There is no grand birthday party, no friends to enjoy, and no family around.

Only Puyu has endless starry sky and blue sea.

There was also the question that had been bothering him for many days.

——What is that indescribable complexity in my heart?

He didn't know, really didn't know.

He only knows that his feelings for Pu Yu...

It seems that something has changed.

Because it's not too cool?

Or is it because of excessive tenderness?

He, Ran Xi, has never been treated so tenderly in 18 years.

He was even a little...scared?

So much so that at the best moment of his birthday, he was unable to ask: "Do you like me?"

He didn't know what reply he would get, but he was afraid of getting any.

Damn, this is so annoying.

……

Tsk, so annoying.

----

After returning to school for a week, Pu Yu was confused.

He suspected that Ran Xi was avoiding him.

No matter when in the past, Ran Xi would always appear in his sight.

He still remembered that last week, Ran Xi always passed by the Class [-] classroom.In class, after class, after school, and between classes.

But starting from this week, I can't even see him in the cafeteria.

Is it because of what he said that day?

I confess that I am not cool and hate fighting, so I simply don’t like myself?

Or is it because you care too much?You want him not to do this or that, and hide him as your mother?

Gee.

Damn.

Pu Yu accidentally walked to the first class. He looked inside and found Ran Xi playing happily with his chair up and playing with his mobile phone.

Looks good.

Pu Yu: "..."

Turn away.

It seems that he is the strange one.

Why do you care so much about Ran Xi?

----

Friday evening, it's time to go back to the damn house again.

Ran Xi walked leisurely on the street, doing nothing.I just don't want to go home.

"Huh?" A familiar figure broke into his sight, and Ran Xi followed him curiously.

This is an old street, with jagged old buildings on the left and right rows. It looks like it has a long history. Although the prosperity is long gone, more than half of the stores still stand firm and continue to operate.

Especially those restaurant stores full of fireworks, full of guests, not bowing to the times at all, and still firmly grasping the stomachs of old customers.

Ran Xi followed the figure into a wonton noodle shop and stood in front of the counter. The dazzling array of menus made him salivate, wanting to eat every one of them.

"What a coincidence, classmate Ran Xi." Xu Yuan spotted Ran Xi standing in front of the counter and said hello to him.

Ran Xi looked up at him and smiled: "What a coincidence."

Xu Yuan is very tall, probably on the same level as Pu Yu, and he is also handsome, which immediately attracted the attention of the store.Even the old man couldn't help but praise after seeing it: "Old Li, let me tell you, I looked like this when I was young. I am so handsome."

Old Li Tou: "I'll listen to you."

Then move on to the wontons.

Naturally, the proprietress noticed Xu Yuan and rushed to the counter, "Hey, Xiao Xu, here you go again, what do you want to eat today?"

"A bowl of traditional noodles." Xu Yuan said, then looked at Ran Xi, "What about you?"

Ran Xi looked at the menu and picked out: "The signature bowl."

"Okay, just wait, it'll be ready soon." The landlady said with a kind smile.

"Shall I sit here and share a table?" Xu Yuan said, pointing to the outdoor dining table next to him.

Ran Xi nodded, walked over, sat down, and looked around.He looked around the store, and finally his eyes rested on Xu Yuan opposite.

Now I could see clearly, it was a snake around the neck.

There are also some reptilian tattoos hidden on the wrists under the long sleeves.

Pretty cool.

Ran Xi looked at the hole in his earlobe curiously. She looked through the earrings and saw Lao Litou behind, and was startled.

It still hurts when I look at it again.

But pretty cool.

"Why are you always looking at me?" Xu Yuan was halfway through looking at his phone when he noticed the burning gaze from the other side and couldn't help but raise his eyes and asked.

Xu Yuan's narrow eyes widened. Ran Xi panicked inexplicably and shook his head vigorously.

Quite cool.

Because she was startled by the look just now, Ran Xi did not dare to speak the whole time while eating noodles.This was the first time he had done this, which was detrimental to his reputation as the school bully.

I think back then, when Ran Xi was in her original school, she was a school bully who everyone looked away from and didn't dare to say a word.

Although he was too skilled and feared everyone, he had never done anything serious school bullies like to do, but it was because he was so skilled that once he was provoked by the former school bully and he fought back with his strength. He beat them into the hospital, became famous in one battle, and suddenly took over the position of the school bully overnight.

·

After eating and paying, Xu Yuan waved his hand: "Goodbye."

Then go to the small door next to the noodle shop.

Ran Xi waved his hand, stayed there for a while, and then followed.

When the small door opens, there is a long staircase leading to the second floor of the noodle shop.

Ran Xi walked forward tremblingly.

·

A tall figure stood opposite the noodle shop, with a woman on his arm.

He looked at the small door and frowned.

"Brother...sister-in-law, why are you and that man going?" My sister pointed to the small door opposite, her face pale.

I looked carefully at the sign on the small door: Lao Li Tattoo Shop

Cao Cao?Pu Yu was shocked.

"It's still a tattoo parlor!" my sister yelled, "Are they going to get tattoos?! Are they going to get couple tattoos? Tattoos on the collarbone, thighs, anywhere, or the kind of tattoos on each other's teeth. !”

The more his sister talked, the more panicked Pu Yu became.

"Brother, why don't you catch up quickly?!" My sister was anxious, pulling Pu Yu and trying to run to the opposite side.

Pu Yu stood firmly in place and was not pulled away by his thin sister.

He looked at the small door, thoughtfully.

In the end, he did not go to the other side, but continued walking along the street, "Let's go, I have no position to care if they want to punish them."

"elder brother!!"

·

There are scattered posters stuck on both sides of the stairs, each one has already turned yellow. You can even see the square frames on the wall where the posters were originally attached but later fell off.

Ran Xi looked at the poster curiously. Oh my, it's so exciting.

They are all naked bodies covered with tattoos.There are men and women, fronts and backs, limbs and faces, and other things that are indescribable.

After walking up the stairs, Ran Xi's face was already flushed.

He stood outside the glass door of the tattoo studio, pressing his hands against the glass and looking inside.

It's pitch black, nothing can be seen.Then, the door was suddenly opened from the inside.

Ran Xi was startled and took a few steps back.

"Classmate Ran Xi? Why are you here?" Xu Yuan had already tied up his slightly longer hair and changed into a sleeveless vest, exposing his flowery arms.

Ran Xi looked at the two flowered arms and was stunned.

Too crazy.

"Come in and have a seat first." Xu Yuan greeted.

Ran Xi was attracted and walked in ignorantly, her heart beating wildly.

It is also filled with posters of tattooed models. The open door on the side can also lead to the tattoo room, which is filled with various tattoo equipment and paints.

There was a thick book of tattoo drawings inside and outside. Ran Xi flipped through it and the dust flew up.

"Cough cough..."

"That was many years ago. Now we don't use atlases anymore. Many people want to make something unique, so I drew and collected them on the computer." Xu Yuan explained.

"Painting?" Ran Xi asked, not knowing much about tattoos.

"When I feel inspired, I first design a tattoo pattern in a picture album, then take a photo and save it on my computer. When the customer comes, I can open it to see a sample. Sometimes I also do electric painting, which is very convenient and can capture the details. You can adjust it as you like, and you can even use PS to stitch together several images to create a new image.”

Ran Xi stared at his flowered arm: "Are you a tattoo master?"

"Tattoo artist." Xu Yuan smiled, "It's a serious profession. The requirements are quite high. You must have artistic qualities, be able to draw, design, and appreciate aesthetics, and be not afraid of blood. The depth of the tattoo needle must be properly grasped. Below the epidermis and above the dermis, one must accumulate enough experience to be a qualified tattoo artist.”

Ran Xi still stared at his flowery arms: "So you practice on yourself?"

Xu Yuan: "You can say that. But there are tattoos in some places that I can't reach. They are for other tattoo artists to practice and help each other. For example, my back."

Ran Xi: "Is there a tattoo on your back too?"

Xu Yuan: "Yes."

Ran Xi: "...can I watch?"

Xu Yuan was stunned for a moment and turned around.Grabbing the corner of his clothes and lifting them up——

"Bang -" The glass door of the tattoo shop was suddenly pushed open by brute force, and a tall man stumbled in with a woman on his arm.

Sister: "Yeah!!!"

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