his mermaid

***

"Teacher, can you do this question?"

I received a photo in the message, and the title was a linear equation in two variables.

Yaochen has already deleted many contacts in his phone.The person who contacted him was a stranger, but he knew it was Shu Yan.

Yue Guo replied with a surprised expression.The other party sent another one.

"what about this?"

"It's so difficult, I really can't do it after graduation." Yue Guo replied to him.

He was wondering why the math problems for middle school students were already so difficult, maybe he was too stupid.

"This is the law of the bird's head. It's okay not to know, I just want to tell you."

"Do your homework well and stop sending messages."

"Oh."

Shu Yan's parents have been forcing him to attend various elite cram schools, and there is almost no time to think about anything other than studying.It is not allowed to download games on the mobile phone, and it is not allowed to save the phone number of female classmates.He seemed to regard Yue Guo as his savior.

As long as it is Aunt Shulan's words, Dad will definitely listen, because Aunt Shulan's family is a rich man who wanders in the upper class, and his cousin Yaochen is also the proud son of heaven in their eyes. As long as it is their suggestion, instill in Shu Yan There must be nothing wrong with him.So Aunt Shulan recommended that Teacher Yueguo learn to play the piano on weekends, and his parents did not object.When he talks to Yue Guo, his parents will only think that he is studying.

"I'm going to come to the teacher's house this Saturday. I've already told my mother that she will send me here."

"Okay."

Yue Guo typed slowly, and the bathroom door opened.

Under Yaochen's gaze, he hastily switched to the news page.

"What are you looking at so late?"

"just looking around…"

Smelling the hot air in the bathroom with the scent of men's conditioner, Yue Guo's face felt slightly hot.Yaochen went to the gym again recently, the muscles on his lower abdomen are firm and lumpy, only his lower body is wrapped in a dark blue bath towel.Yaochen went home early today, because they talked a lot every day, so the atmosphere between them became better.

On the news page pushed by the mobile phone, Yaochen's father was also included in the news promotion.

It is said that the concert in Paris was a shocking positive report. Yaochen never mentioned his father, and he didn't even pay attention to his father when it was on the news. Yue Guo just scanned it and turned the page.

Yaochen wiped his hair and went to bed, hugging each other accurately under the quilt.

"I want to take you to dinner on Saturday."

"Ah, your birthday is coming up."

Yue Guo blurted out.I was stunned again, "I remember it was Friday..."

"I'm not free on Friday, so I'll go on Saturday."

"No, I haven't prepared a gift yet."

"No gifts."

"I've bought it, it's just not ready yet..."

Kind of like being coquettish.

"By the way." Yueguo turned on the phone again, "On Saturday, your cousin will come to learn piano at home. Let's have dinner after he leaves."

"Then let him come early, but don't tell him it's my birthday."

Under his gaze, Yue Guo turned on the phone and sent a business-like message.

The back of his neck was pressed against Yaochen's chest, and he felt the muscles of Yaochen's body press hard against his body, and he quickly turned his body over, because Yaochen didn't like his back to him, and he didn't like getting behind.

It seems that when they were dating Shijie, people in their circle of friends said it with special research.It's a lover's pose when you enter behind, and it's a lover if you are facing it. Sitting on the body and hugging are also intimate relationships.Although it has no effect, the posture can see the intentions of the two people and where they put each other.

"Is there any psychological basis for this?" Shijie replied to the friend very upset at that time.

"No. But, you know how you and your wife do it, Lian Shijie..."

"Nonsense. Do you need to talk too much?"

Yue Guo was sitting on the side listening to music, but their voices were enough to reach the eardrums through the earphones.

He understood why Shijie was angry.

When I was making out with Yaochen, thinking about my ex-boyfriend, I felt a guilty sense of shame.

***

On Saturday, Shu Yan in uniform arrived as scheduled.This time, it was Shu Yan's driver who brought him here.

After entering the house, Shu Yan rattled into the living room.

"Teacher, this is the letter in the mailbox at the door. I brought it in for you."

"Okay, thank you."

It was a white envelope without a signature. The moment I got the letter, I felt that the paper was familiar.A bad premonition rose in his heart, he didn't want to open the letter in front of Shu Yan.

"Teacher, go to the bathroom first."

After Yueguo finished speaking, he slid his wheelchair to the bathroom, and opened the letter after locking the door.

This time, inside the envelope was a very bloody photo.

This is the alley of his house, and this is the scene of his car accident. The photo clearly shows the woman under the front wheel, crushed into a puddle of flesh.

"Ah! Xiaohui."

Yue Guo covered his mouth, in order to conceal the violent storm and heartache in his head.

The content of this letter must be to remind him that Xiaohui's death was not an accident, but the accident was that this person did not get rid of him as well.

Is this really a joke?

Yueguo was really afraid that the car accident was the beginning of everything.

You obviously never do evil to others, how could this happen?Their Gao family must have offended someone. At the same time, Chu Quan's father was also used.

With some trembling, he stuffed the photo and the letter back into the envelope, and hid them in his arms again.

It was indeed a threatening letter.

After more than half a month, he almost forgot about it, and the prankster was still lurking by his side.

Pretending to be nothing, he straightened his hair in front of the mirror so as not to look flustered.

In the living room, Shu Yan was still waiting for him to play the piano, completely oblivious to the cold sweat on his forehead.

"Teacher, are you going to have dinner with brother Yaochen tonight?"

"Yes, we have to go early, and he will be back later."

"Isn't it because I have to leave at three o'clock?"

"Yes... sorry, in exchange, I can stay longer next week." Yue Guo said with a sad face.

"Then hurry up and play the piano."

Aunt Li came over with milk tea and snacks, and Shu Yan enjoyed it as if he was sitting in a cafe, and there was someone to accompany him, so it was really comfortable to sit like this, whether it was reading or doing homework.

He only stayed for a while, and the legendary brother Yaochen went home.Except for family gatherings during festivals, he seems to have never seen this cousin, and he doesn't talk much, but everyone in the family says that brother Yaochen is handsome and outstanding.

"Teacher, I'm going home."

Shu Yan consciously began to collect things.

Yaochen went up to say hello, and chatted with Shu Yan about his studies.

"Teacher, you played wrong notes several times today." Shu Yan picked up her schoolbag, "You look in a bad mood."

"Hey, is there... Can you hear so accurately?" Yue Guo forced a smile.

"Yes, if you are not happy, you can call me."

"Ah."

He even nodded slightly, for fear that Yaochen would feel uncomfortable.

"Okay. Then I'm leaving. Goodbye, teacher, and brother Yaochen."

They sent them to the entrance, and Shu Yan went out to find his driver's car. During his visit, the driver sat in the garden and waited for him.

After watching Shu Yan leave, Yue Guo could turn his attention away from him. The threatening letter was hidden in his pocket, like a man-eating devil threatening him, making him restless.

Yaochen pushed the wheelchair to move: "I'll go upstairs to change clothes, and you can come too."

"it is good."

Yaochen wanted to take a bath, change his clothes and go to eat, and let Yueguo wash his body by the way.

Yueguo has been thinking about the threatening letter, but now is really not the right time to say it. He didn't want to spoil the atmosphere of the date with Yaochen today. After thinking for a long time, they were about to go out. He finally plucked up the courage to ask: "Yaochen , you still remember Chu Quan, do you have his contact information?"

"how?"

"I have something to talk to him about."

"What's the matter?"

The last time I asked Chu Quan to help him find the source of the threatening letter, even if he didn't find it, he should have said it.

But he didn't dare to tell Yaochen about this matter, if Yaochen mobilized his manpower to find this person, maybe this person would be aware of it and then act in advance. Could it be that he has watched too many gangster movies?But he really doubted that as long as he spoke out, there would be danger, and this person actually knew about his sister's death, he felt very uncomfortable when he thought about it.

If his purpose is to separate himself from Yaochen, he can only find a reason to break up, he is really a coward.

But it's inappropriate to talk about it now, because today I'm going out to eat with Yaochen, and tomorrow is his birthday.

If this incident affected Yaochen's mood, he would also blame himself.

"I'm asking you, what's the matter? Why don't you talk?"

"No, nothing." Yue Guo shook his head guilty. "just asking."

Because he was a little frustrated and absent-minded, Yaochen kept his face straight after he noticed it.Ever since he felt that Chu Quan had a good relationship with Yue Guo, he still had a grudge against Chu Quan.

They went to a hotel by the sea.

The restaurant on the top floor has a garden terrace, and you can also enjoy the bustling night view of S City. Maybe this is the place where Yaochen often comes. I think of the Chinese restaurant that Yaochen and his sister went to when they returned to China last time. It must be to take care of them. The mood just went there.

Yaochen looked at the menu calmly, and ordered a few dishes that he had eaten.

His expression rarely changed, and he couldn't tell if he was in a good or bad mood. He should be happy, Yue Guo thought to himself.

After the food was served, Yaochen took a photo of the night view outside the window and the dishes. Half of Yue Guo's body was also in the photo, so it could be seen that it was a photo of a date.

He uploaded his location to his homepage.

Hey happy birthday.Someone sent a message and he ignored it.After hesitating for a while, he replied thank you.The person sent another one: What gift do you want?

Yaochen replied: No need.

The man said: I happen to be playing the piano, do you want to listen?

Yaochen typed two words: No time.

The other party quickly replied to him: I saw it, you are eating at the Westin Hotel, who are you with, your mother?

He didn't want to bother.Putting down the phone, he found that Yueguo had been waiting for him to start it first, and he didn't dare to take the lead in the slightest.

On the table is a dish of steamed oysters.

"Guest, would you like some wine?"

A tall male waiter came over to ask, Yue Guo shook his head.

"Do you have any recommendations? He doesn't drink much."

The waiter glanced at the menu.

"You can try the Muscadet, it goes well with this oyster dish, and many people will order it. It probably has a little mineral flavor."

"What's that?" Yue Guo didn't ask the question on purpose, nor did he want to show his ignorance, but the waiter spoke too fast.

"A kind of French white wine, it doesn't matter if you don't know it, I don't know it either, so ask the waiter to recommend it." Yaochen said.

The waiter introduced the year and origin of the wine.Yaochen interrupted him and said, "Then this is it, two cups."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The waiter bowed deliberately.Afterwards, I brought two glasses of white wine in slender goblets, that is Muscadet, just the smell, and it really goes well with the dishes.

"Happy birthday...Yaochen..." Yue Guo lowered his head and smelled the fragrance, "This oyster is so cute."

The next sentence must be "reluctant to eat".

Sometimes he can guess what Yueguo is thinking, especially after being disabled, his thinking is simpler and easier to understand than before, and he can't hide what's on his mind, even if he doesn't say it, it's all revealed on his face.

"How about holding up a plate and letting me take a picture?"

"OK……"

He lifted the disk up.

Yaochen fiddled with the camera, and finished shooting without hearing the sound, and he shared it on his ins.

Halfway through the meal, they chatted without saying a word. Yueguo asked him if he had ordered a cake, what cake he wanted to eat, where to go shopping later, and so on.

"Mr. Jiang, this is your flower."

The waiter came again, with a huge bouquet of roses in his hand. Looking at the quantity, it should be 99, which is the usual number used by flower shops.There was also a card with happy birthday on it.

"Someone ordered it at the flower shop downstairs just now."

"Is it a gift from you?" Yaochen confirmed.

Looking at Yue Guo was also a little surprised, he already got the answer from his eyes.

"Go back, it's probably a mistake." Yao Chen glanced at Hua again and said.

"Wait a minute, maybe someone gave you a surprise." Yue Guo said.

"Then help me deal with it, sorry."

The only people who know his birthday are his family members, so it is impossible to give such a gift.

The waiter looked at the receipt brought by the flower shop again, "There is no mistake, the client appointed Mr. Jiang Yaochen, who is the same as the name you reserved for the table."

"Who ordered it?"

"The florist said it was ordered anonymously online."

"Throw it away."

The waiter was a little embarrassed.

Yaochen stood up, handed him a few coins and said in a low voice, "If you were having dinner with your lover and a stranger gave him a rose, I don't think you would accept it."

The waiter nodded, and walked away in a daze holding the flowers, and took the tip from Yaochen.

Who knows if he will really throw it away, maybe he will turn around and give it to his girlfriend.

After sitting down to eat, Yaochen's phone rang.

"Did you get the gift?"

"what's up?"

He remembered that he had cleared the stranger's phone number, but he didn't expect the other party to keep it.

"It doesn't matter if you don't accept it, happy birthday."

What the other party said was very sincere.

"Your father met me by chance while he was on tour in the UK. We happened to have dinner together. Would you like to have a word with him?"

"no need."

Yaochen hung up the phone and activated the airplane mode, only in this way can he return to the dining table.

"Yaochen, is it a friend calling?"

"No."

"Yaochen, I also prepared a gift, which is a music box."

Yue Guo said anxiously, he took out the bag he brought over on the wheelchair, and it turned out that there was still a box in it.When he was hospitalized, he went to find someone to order it. He thought it was too late, so he got it two days ago.

Yaochen took the gift and opened it.After opening, there is a small crystal glass box inside, revealing a taste of Italian craftsmanship.There is also a sculpture in the shape of a violin inside.He was amazed by the thickness and exquisiteness of the packaging.

A flash of astonishment flashed in his eyes, if it was something from Yue Guo, even if it was just an ordinary souvenir, he wouldn't mind.But in order to match his identity, Yueguo actually gave REUGE a music box. Yaochen didn't confirm until he found the trademark.

Judging by the size of the music box, the price should be nearly ten thousand.If you customize a larger music box at his home, the price ranges from hundreds of thousands to millions.

"Thank you, don't buy such an expensive gift yourself in the future."

Yaochen put away the music box and put it beside the dining table.

He added, "If you like it, you can tell me and let me buy it."

"You have given me a lot. I haven't spent a penny living in your house, and I want to return gifts. But you don't have anything you need, so it's better to send souvenirs."

Yue Guo looked at his chin, not daring to look at each other.

"But, maybe, there won't be a next time..."

he said sadly.

This is not a normal relationship, Yueguo just wants to take advantage of the happy time and not leave regrets in vain.

***

Since being injured, Yueguo has not been in touch with her former classmates and friends for a long time.

He downloaded social software on his mobile phone, and joined the classmates and school band groups, but he didn't speak.Especially after the car accident, he was afraid that his classmates would know his current situation, so he didn't say a word.

Today he unexpectedly received messages from two or three classmates asking him gossipingly if he was dating Jiang Yaochen who graduated from their school. The campus is also a well-known figure.

But the news of his relationship with Yaochen, I don't know who spread the news.Yueguo wanted to ask clearly, but their answer was: "Jiang Yaochen made it public, don't try to hide it from us."

In fact, Yaochen is very low-key, and the page views on his homepage are not many. This is the first time he has published photos of Yueguo on the Internet.

It was someone who spread the photos Yaochen sent. Whoever it is, other people don't care, they spread it around ten times, but no one knows who said it in the first place.

The students in the school band began to gossip, because Yueguo didn't speak and didn't change his business card, so they seemed to think that Yueguo wasn't there, and a few girls were discussing boldly.

[He actually had dinner with Jiang Yaochen, what a high-end place. ]

[How long have you been dating?So they're gay too? ]

[You just know it, I knew it in college.They lived together, maybe it started at that time. ]

[Ouch, envy. ]

After their gossip was over, the speech turned in another direction, and Yue Guo also noticed it.

[I don't know when we broke up, I always felt that Jiang Yaochen and him were not worthy, and I thought he and Ban Nian were a couple. ]

[Yeah, I also thought it was the two of them, because they are both chiefs, and they are in pairs. ]

[Wow, is there any.Your thinking is really corrupt, restrain yourself when you get married, and be careful that your children will be spoiled by you. ]

[Ouch, my baby is only two years old, what do you know, you really are. ]

Everyone is quite open-minded, and there are a lot of homosexuals in their college.Yue Guo was not surprised at all.

After a pause, the topic changed back, and someone suddenly said.

[Actually, Jiang Yaochen and Ban Nian really dated. ]

[Wow. ]

[You talk like this, aren't you afraid that Jiang and Gao are in this group? ]

[How is it possible, Jiang Yaochen is not here, he didn't come in. ]

But everyone was suddenly quiet.

At that time, the students who had joined the school band were all in a group, there were about 80 people, and only about [-] people joined the group, and no one really counted who was there.

Yueguo turned up the records, and he found that everyone was suddenly lively today because Pan Nian was going back to China soon.

He wants to call everyone to have a class reunion.

Pan Nian was the principal piano of their school band. In his impression, he was also a boy with homosexuality, but he was very good, and he got along well with the girls around him. He had many friends, and he was gentle and cheerful.It's a pity that Pan Nian didn't say a few words to himself.

After graduating from university, he went abroad to study music. He is also from a musical family, so it is not surprising that he will study abroad.Seeing them discussing that he and Yaochen were together, it was probably what Yuhan said, the person Yaochen liked in college was so close at hand, but he never noticed it.

Yue Guo couldn't help but continue to flip through the news.

Pan Nian also said in the group: [Please be sure to inform every student. ]

Seeing this sentence, Yueguo knew why some classmates came to him.

He randomly picked a classmate who asked him and replied: [Are you going to have a party, I may not be able to go. ]

The other party also teased him: "What's the matter, come on, I heard that you are in love with that Jiang Hewen's son, it's amazing, you guys come together." ]

Yue Guo didn't know how to answer. He really couldn't show up. If he went to that party like this, he would definitely be pointed at. He hasn't even decided on his prosthesis yet.

After he put down his phone, Yaochen entered the room.Yue Guo hurriedly asked:

"Yaochen, did someone tell you that our college band was going to have a party?"

"I didn't pay attention." He replied without interest, "What's the matter, are you going?"

"Because of Ban Nian... In our class, he was the principal piano."

Yue Guo nodded, "He seems to be going back to China, so we want everyone to gather. You know him."

Yaochen was taken aback for a moment, and asked again: "Are you going to that party?"

"What about you?"

"No, I don't want to waste unnecessary time." Yaochen took off his clothes, and then said impatiently, "If you want to go, I can accompany you."

"Why don't you go, you and Pan Nian had a good relationship before..."

He used the adjective "very good" without making it clear.

But as soon as Yue Guo's tone became a little suffocated, he knew that he had something on his mind.

"Give me the phone."

"what?"

When he got to the bedside, Yueguo's mobile phone was forcibly taken away by him.

"Don't turn it over." Yue Guo suddenly became anxious, "What are you doing...why did you delete my contact again?"

Because at a glance, Yueguo could see the gossip messages from those classmates, as well as the extremely boring discussions in the group.If it was before, Yaochen would never care about how they talk, but now he doesn't want his peaceful love life to be disturbed.

Yaochen threw the phone to him: "If you misunderstood something, I can accompany you to that party to clarify."

☆、Chapter 20