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December is a torment for Shu Yuan.

When the streets and alleys are filled with the atmosphere of Christmas, he only hopes that the night will fall later, and the car driving home will be faster, and then hide in the bedroom, close the door tightly, and cover his ears to avoid the sound of evil spirits Pierce your own eardrum.

That's true every day.

"I can't go this Friday," Gu Qu stood outside the corridor, holding the window sill next to Li Xu's seat with his hands, "We have been assigned an exam."

Friday is Christmas, and "Indulgence" holds carnival parties every festival. In layman's terms, it means discounts on drinks, designated programs for high consumers, bars making profits instead of losses, and performers' wages can double.

"There are still exams during the holidays, and your teachers are pretty good at squeezing students." Li Xu said, "You ask for leave, Qi Yun asks for leave, let's ask for leave as a group."

"I'm so wet that I'm so happy," Gu Xiang clicked his tongue twice, "I'm just waiting for Lawyer Shen to take him to celebrate the festival."

"Brother Song is not bad either," Li Xu played with the pen in his hand, "I always think he is in a relationship, but I have no proof."

"Then you will be beautiful alone." Gu Qu teased.

"Get out," Li Xu refused to admit it, "don't curse people indiscriminately."

After Gu Qu left, Li Xu leaned over to Shu Yuan and asked, "Can I not rush home after school on Friday?"

"I can't." Shu Yuan didn't lift his head.

To have a response is to have a discussion, and Li Xu made persistent efforts: "I'll take you to play, there are many activities outside on Christmas Eve."

"No." Shu Yuan refused without hesitation.

"...Okay." Li Xu fell silent.

Every time Shu Yuan was a little colder to him, he would have the idea of ​​opening the file to find out, but he repeatedly suppressed the idea.

Although that report was only for him to have a deeper understanding of what happened to Shu Yuan, but Shu Yuan warned him that even if he didn't see the other party, he wouldn't know, and he didn't want to make things difficult for Shu Yuan. thing.

On Friday, girls who love foreign festivals gave each other small gifts, such as chocolates and paper crane candies, and the whole classroom seemed to be filled with the sweetness of candies.

Tong Ran, the cultural and entertainment committee member, shuttled back and forth between the aisles, and distributed two elk-packed jellybeans to everyone. When Shu Yuan was dispatched, before he had time to say thank you, the other party had already swayed to the next group.

There was also candy on Li Xu's table, but Li Xu was gone, and the basketball under the table was also gone. He probably went downstairs to play basketball while taking advantage of the self-study class.

Shu Yuan touched her pocket, and grabbed Li Xu's coat which was draped over the back of the chair.

This season, when the wind blows to the face, it hurts. Li Xu washed his face with cold water after playing basketball, and was almost blown into facial paralysis on the way back to the classroom.

All the people in the class left, and those who left did not close the doors and windows. The wind swept in, and there was no difference in temperature between indoors and outdoors.

Li Xu put down the basketball, raised his jacket to wrap around his body, pulled the zipper to the top, grabbed the hoodie with both hands and put it on his head——

"I'll go..." The loose candies that fell out of the hat splashed all over him, and fell to the ground with a clatter, and some of them got into his collar.

It took Li Xu a long time to pick it up and throw it into the backpack. She was wondering who gave such a big shock, and when she put it in her pocket, her left and right hands grabbed a lot of candies.

Going home early in the evening, Li Wenxuan was still off work, and Yao Yilei sat on the sofa and asked Aunt Wu to teach her how to weave a scarf.Without squinting, Li Xu stopped at the side of the spiral staircase, stretched her neck and shouted towards the kitchen, "Aunt Tian, ​​please bring the food to my room later."

"Aren't you going to eat together?" Yao Yilei looked up, "I made a honey cake, come down and try it later."

Li Xu glanced at her coldly, turned around and went upstairs.His good mood was not disturbed by Yao Yilei, and he couldn't help but curled his lips while shaking the candy out of the backpack.

He carried the two little ones from the balcony in, the heating was on in the bedroom, the two little ones were rolling comfortably on the carpet, and Xiaosu jumped onto the table and pawed at the pile of candy with its front paws.

Xiaoxiaosu has grown up a lot since he was held in his arms, and is also more lively than that time. Li Xu thinks that his temperament is as he pleases, and the first impression he meets is timid and shy. The little naughty that never shows.

Li Xu dialed Shu Yuan's number, sat at the desk and hugged Xiaosu on his lap.

The other party picked it up quickly, but without saying a word, Li Xu knew that he was waiting for him to ask, "Did you send the candy?"

"En." Shu Yuan replied.

Li Xu peeled off one and threw it into his mouth. The shiny candy wrapper made Xiaoxiaosu grab it and play with it: "Is it just for me?"

"En." Shu Yuan still had the same tone.

Xiaoxiaosu got the toy and jumped off Li Xu's lap.Li Xu stood up empty-handedly, went to the bookcase, picked up a beautifully packaged box, looked at it again and again: "What time do you go to bed at night?"

"What..." Shu Yuan was stunned, "Usually, or tonight?"

"Tonight." Li Xu said.

"Eleven o'clock, or later." Shu Yuan looked up at Liu Mian who was staring at him on the phone across the table, "What's wrong?"

"Then you go downstairs at 08:30," Li Xu said incredulously, "I'll wait for you."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Mian inevitably asked again: "Whose call is it?"

"Student." Shu Yuan replied.

"Oh, it's the one you often mention, right?" Liu Mian bumped Shu Shaokong's leg under the table, "Call your classmate over to play tomorrow weekend?"

Shu Shaokong answered knowingly: "Aren't you going to prepare for the final exam after New Year's Day? Isn't it more efficient to study with your classmates?"

Shu Yuan was very clear about the intentions of this man's words, and if he tried to evade, it would easily make his family members suspicious, so he nodded calmly: "I'll ask if he's free."

Shu Yuan only came out after taking a shower. It was cold, and after taking a shower, he was warmed up. After wrapping up several layers of clothes, he still had some courage to resist the cold when he went outside.

Outside the gate of the community, most of Li Xu's figure melted into the darkness, only the flashing neon lights outlined a familiar outline.

At 08:30, there was still noise on the road at night. Shu Yuan called the other party's name amidst the loud whistle, and Li Xu raised his head from the bright light of a mobile phone screen with just one sound.

Shu Yuan put his hands in his pockets afraid of the cold, Li Xu took off the leather gloves, grabbed Shu Yuan's hand and put them on for him: "Just chat for a while, I won't let you blow the cold wind for too long."

There was still Li Xu's body temperature in the glove, Shu Yuan raised her hand in a daze to look, not understanding why she was always taken care of as the older one.

Even if it's just a one-year age difference.

"Let's talk." Shu Yuan said.

He couldn't stay for too long, he had to go home within 10 minutes at most - before going out, he was questioned for a long time by the nervous Liu Mian, who excused himself to go to the supermarket near his home to buy stationery before he was allowed to go.

Whether she can get out of the bullying incident can no longer change Liu Mian's opinion. In Liu Mian's view, her son is weak and inferior, a fledgling with no ability to protect himself.

Thinking about it this way, it's no wonder that Li Xu is more mature than him. How can a little chick compare with an eagle that has let itself grow up?

Li Xu took out a candy in his pocket, peeled it off, put it in Shu Yuan's mouth, and wiped Shu Yuan's soft lips with his fingertips: "Taste it."

The sweet and sour fruity taste covered the tip of the tongue, and Shu Yuan smacked his lips: "I gave it to you after I tasted it."

"Why did you only give it to me?" Li Xu asked with a smile, "Didn't you get close to Quan Haolang and didn't give it to him?"

Shu Yuan sipped the candy, but the expression on his face was cold: "Don't ask such meaningless questions."

"I'm not allowed to ask." Li Xu moderately restrained, took off his backpack and took out a box and handed it over, "I'll open it when I get home, I'll go first."

The box is the size of a palm, but it is not light to hold in the hand.Before Shu Yuan had time to think about what was inside, she hurriedly pressed Li Xu's hand on the goggles: "Wait a minute."

"What?" Li Xu asked.

Shu Yuan stretched out her hand: "Your gloves."

"You wear it, I'm not cold," Li Xu pressed Shu Yuan's face with the back of his hand, "Isn't it?"

The hand that touches the cheek is really warm.

Shu Yuan acquiesced in his actions: "There is one more thing."

"Tell me." Li Xu looked at him calmly.

"Tomorrow," Shu Yuan breathed out a cloud of white mist every time he said a word, "Are you free?"

"Yes." Li Xu said without thinking.

Shu Yuan buried her chin in the scarf: "Then come here at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon and bring your homework."

Just because of Shu Yuan's words, Li Xu went to school the next morning, checked the assignments on the blackboard for each subject, packed them up, and filled his backpack.

Before setting off in the afternoon, Li Xu sent Shu Yuan a text message: "Do you want to bring Xiaoxiaosu? It almost won't recognize you as its master."

"No, I'll look for another chance to watch it next time." When replying to the text message, Shu Yuan was fiddling with the gift Li Xu gave him last night.

A music box with a unique shape, a brown wooden base, and a small mini guitar on it. After winding up, the guitar will rotate slowly, and the elegant music seems to be someone plucking the strings.

This music box was placed on the bedside table by Shu Yuan. Although it could be a substitute for the music box that was broken by him, he felt that the meaning was completely different.Just like before when he heard that the city in the sky could dance freely, now he only wants to fall asleep peacefully listening to the piece that Li Xu played for him.

Pulling back his thoughts, Shu Yuan put the music box back, changed his clothes and opened the door.

Liu Mian, who was watching TV on the sofa, turned to look at him: "When will your classmate come over?"

"Now," Shu Yuan bent down and put the shoes on his feet, "I'll go out and pick him up."

"Remember to bring him home," Liu Mian paused, then smiled, "I specially boiled sugar water for your classmate to taste."

Shu Yuan knew that was not the point.

If Liu Mian finds out that Li Xu has any bad behavior, let alone drinking sugar water, Liu Mian will not even allow Li Xu to set foot on the threshold of his family.

The north wind was blowing blindingly, and the dead leaves on the ground were chasing after each other, making a rattling sound.Maybe they all hid at home to keep warm, there were not many people on the street, Shu Yuan stood under the tree outside Jiaxi's mansion, looking up at the other end of the street with his neck up.

The shiny black street car drove into Shu Yuan's field of vision with an imposing manner that cannot be underestimated, and stopped in front of him within seconds.The visitor took off his helmet and showed a beautiful smile: "How long have you been waiting?"

"Not long." Shu Yuan pointed to the open space next to the security booth, "Park there."

Li Xu was stunned: "Isn't it going out? The library, or the milk tea shop..."

"Go to my house." Shu Yuan lowered his head and took out the access control card, but did not see Li Xu's smile deepened after hearing his answer.