it takes a little effort

Jiang Kai was taken aback for a moment.

He has never received a birthday present since he was a child.

In the shopping mall, I just said it casually, thinking that the idiot character like Ling Chuan would be forgotten in a blink of an eye, but I didn't expect it to be really relieved.

The moment I took the bag, I had mixed feelings, and the tip of my nose was a little pantothenic.

"Quickly open it and see if you like it." Ling Chuan urged excitedly.

Inside the bag was a thin and long box. Jiang Kai's first reaction was a pen, but after opening it, he found that it was not, but a sporty student watch.

Pure black strap and dial, white hands, low-key and simple shape, the strap is made of silicone, soft and comfortable to the touch.

"Thank you," Jiang Kai looked into Ling Chuan's eyes, "I like it very much."

Ling Chuan chuckled, "As long as you like it, I see that your original watch strap is broken."

"Oh, that watch is my grandfather's relic, and I have always carried it with me." Jiang Kai said lightly.

Ling Chuan scratched his hair and didn't know what to say for a moment, "Oh, so what..."

Jiang Kai smiled and said: "I'm fine, it's been a long time, people have to look forward, it's just a thought to keep."

"Yes," Ling Chuan said, "we will have that day too, so while we are still young and we still have time, we can do whatever we want, eat whatever we want, happiness is the most important thing !"

"Well," Jiang Kai nodded, put the watch on his wrist, and raised it, "Does it reflect my temperament?"

"Shameless temperament?" Ling Chuan leaned against the door.

Jiang Kai gave a "tsk" and corrected him: "The temperament of a schoolmaster."

Ling Chuan frowned with a smile, and gave him a thumbs up, "Handsome."

"You said you went to the bathroom just to buy this?" Jiang Kai looked at him.

"That's right," Ling Chuan grinned his big teeth, "I've died unjustly."

Jiang Kai couldn't help laughing when he thought of this, "I'm not wronged, I picked up so many fruits for nothing, eat more dragon fruit for good health."

"Don't mention it, last time I ate two red-heart dragon fruits, but the urine was red the next day. It scared me, and I thought I was terminally ill. I went to the hospital for an examination, and the doctor burst out laughing." Ling Chuan complained softly.

Jiang Kai covered his mouth with the back of his hand, his eyes were about to stop laughing, he couldn't hold it back for a while, Ling Chuante gave him a sideways look helplessly, turned and walked back.

"Hey," Jiang Kai grabbed him and put back the smile on his lips, "Come grow those succulents with me."

Ling Chuan didn't even think about it, he just went in and changed into his slippers.

The two moved a bunch of things to the balcony, found a fluffy mat to spread on the ground, and studied the cultivation instructions together with their legs crossed.

After spreading the nutrient soil, Jiang Kai carefully took out the succulents in the bag.

I bought a total of eight varieties, all of which are colorful and look good in combination, but according to Ling Chuan, this one is all lotus, colorful lotus.

"It's so fleshy, I really want to take a bite." Ling Chuan said looking at a succulent plant in his hand.

"Naw, do you want to pour you some soy sauce for dipping?" Jiang Kai pointed at the kitchen.

"Wait for it to grow up, there is too little meat now," Ling Chuan put it into the soil, "Why don't you give them a name."

"Lingchuan, Lingchuan No. [-], Lingchuan No. [-], Lingchuan No. [-]..." Jiang Kai pointed one by one with his fingers.

"No way," Ling Chuan quickly interrupted him, "Wouldn't it be the same as eating yourself if you gain weight by then?"

"Then what do you call it?" Jiang Kai said.

"Big Gouzi, Second Gouzi, Third Gouzi..." Ling Chuan named each location in a clockwise direction, "The youngest one is called Jiang Kai."

"Then you have the heart to eat me?" Jiang Kai buried his head in the ground.

"Don't eat, just offer." Ling Chuan put his hands together and worshiped the flower pot devoutly, "The soul of the schoolmaster blesses my money to roll in."

Jiang Kai looked up at him with a smile in his eyes.

Ling Chuan liked to see him smile like this, with crooked eyebrows and no sense of distance.

To describe this feeling more specifically, it was like a little tiger suddenly stretched out its front paw and scratched him, or like a kitten that was not usually allowed to be touched, suddenly came to rub him.

Always warm and comfortable.

Ling Chuan bent one leg, put his chin on his knee, and quietly watched him fiddle with the succulents in the flower pot.

Jiang Kai's fingers were slender and fair, with well-defined joints, and his nails were neatly manicured.

This hand was strong when holding his wrist, flexible when turning the pen, poised when chopping vegetables, and meticulous when paving with small stones.

Oh, and the words written by this hand are very beautiful.

Ling Chuan spread out his palms and looked at his own hands, they were pretty good too... It's just that there were a little less knowledge.

"What are you looking at?" Jiang Kai glanced at him.

"I'm looking at which of us has longer fingers." Ling Chuan said.

"Bibi." Jiang Kai raised his right hand and stopped in mid-air, his slender fingers stretched straight.

Ling Chuan stretched out his warm palms and pressed them tightly against Jiang Kai's. When their eyes met, Ling Chuan avoided his sight.

"My long." Ling Chuan said looking at the back of his hand.

"Do you want face?" Jiang Kai held Ling Chuan's wrist and forcibly aligned the ends of his palms.

Ling Chuan felt a chill at the wrist bone, and saw that Jiang Kai's fingertips were a little higher than his fingertips.

He smirked twice, raised his index finger and stroked Jiang Kai's fingertips twice, "Your nails are not as long as mine."

Jiang Kai was stunned, pulled his fingers and said, "Your nails should be trimmed."

After finishing speaking, he took out the key chain from his pocket, held the nail clippers on it, and handed it to Ling Chuan.

There was a cute little bear paw hanging on the keychain, and the zoo name and LOGO were printed on the back. Ling Chuan suddenly remembered that Sun Jiaxi put something in Jiang Kai's palm when he went out.

"Sun Jiaxi gave you this, right?" Ling Chuan flicked the little bear's paw.

"Ah," Jiang Kai almost didn't remember who Sun Jiaxi was, but only remembered it when he saw the little bear claw, nodded, and said "hmm".

Thinking of Jiang Kai opening the door with the key every day, seeing this keychain every day, and thinking of Sun Jiaxi every day, I feel inexplicably... a little uncomfortable.

"Hey..." Ling Chuan sighed in a strange voice, Jiang Kai was wiping the mud on the ground and didn't look at him, Ling Chuan shook his head and clicked his tongue several times.

"Ouch?" Jiang Kai couldn't help but raised his eyelids.

"Such a cute little thing doesn't suit your temperament." Ling Chuan said.

"That suits you?" Jiang Kai said casually, while moving Ling Chuan's obstructing leg away, and continued to wipe the floor.

"Yeah." Ling Chuan rarely denied it, he felt that Jiang Kai would definitely give him this little thing after talking about it.

"Then send it to you." Jiang Kai said.

Aha.

Sure enough.

Ling Chuan was very pleased, snapped his fingers in his heart, and took off the keychain without hesitation.

After returning home, I gave it to my mother.

After lying on the bed, he tossed and turned without falling asleep, the temperature of Jiang Kai's fingertips still seemed to remain on his wrist, and his mind was full of Jiang Kai's smiles, all kinds of them.

A slight smile with the corners of his mouth curled up, a smirk with raised eyebrows, a spoiled smile when he rubbed the back of his head, a big smile with his neck raised showing his small canine teeth...

Every smiling face was like a kitten's paw, twitching at his chest, tickling his heart.

He is a little afraid to look Jiang Kai in the eyes now, and feels a little nervous when he sees his eyebrows and eyes curved.

Ling Chuan sighed under the quilt.

What the hell happened to me! ?

Before going to bed, Jiang Kai received a call from Gu Weidong.

The two chatted over the phone about what happened during the day.

Gu Weidong took the initiative to apologize to him.

Jiang Kai really didn't know what to say.

In fact, he didn't feel too disappointed. All he was worried about was how to tell Gu Weidong that he didn't want to have anything to do with the Gu family.

Gu Weidong intends to take him back, saying that even if he divorces his wife, he will be allowed to return to the Gu family.

Jiang Kai could almost hear from his words that Gu Weidong was already preparing for the transfer of property for the divorce.

He couldn't bear the guilt, so he said helplessly, "After I graduate from high school."

Jiang Kai wanted to procrastinate, at least until he graduated from high school, was no longer so busy with his studies, and was able to earn money while working part-time. Even if he had a falling out with the Gu family and completely severed ties with Gu Weidong, he could still live a good life. of.

The current him is not capable enough, nor does he have enough social experience. He doesn't have so much energy to deal with the trivial matters that make him burnt out.

I hope that my wings will be full and independent as soon as possible.

He stared at the ceiling and thought about many things, about the major he wanted to study after graduation, what kind of job he wanted to find, and what kind of life he wanted to live.

What should I do if I end up having a serious fight with Gu Weidong?

Do you live alone?

That feeling is definitely different from now. Although he is alone now, he still has financial resources. When he thinks of being helpless in the future, he feels pressure doubled.

In fact, he is quite afraid of change, afraid of adapting to the new environment and new people.

Thinking about leaving here one day in the future, I feel a little bit reluctant.

I can’t say what I’m reluctant to part with, but I feel that many of the people and things here are used to it.

The meat buns at the breakfast shop downstairs are delicious, and the owner of the noodle shop will add an extra poached egg to him when he is in a good mood. Ling's father and mother Ling care for him like a son.

And Ling Chuan.

It's the first friend I've made so long.

He touched the watch on his wrist, turned to turn off the lamp, and put his arm under his head.

That night he had a dream.

He usually rarely dreams, and even if he dreamed something, he might not remember it in the morning, but this dream was very clear.

In the dream, Ling Chuan was clamoring to play peek-a-boo with him like a mentally handicapped man, but couldn't hold back his soft-hearted offensive, so he started playing with him in the community park.

Suddenly it was dark and there was a strong wind. I tried to find him quickly but couldn't find him.

When I got home, I found that he hadn't gone back, so I went back to look for it, only to find that the park, flower beds, and grass downstairs had all changed.

It's like entering another time and space.

He shouted in his dream until his voice was so hoarse that he couldn't make a sound.

When he opened his eyes and saw someone standing on the balcony, he was so frightened that he lost sleep immediately.