under the filth

"Ding——" at seven o'clock in the morning, the alarm clock placed by the bed had just rang for the first time, and a bony hand protruding from the bed patted it down, and the annoying noise stopped abruptly.

Tang Cen, who was under the blanket, shrank in again. After lying on the bed for 2 minutes, he slowly sat up while rubbing his eyes, stretched first, and then yawned long. Only then broke free from the quilt and went to the bathroom to wash.

Today is Monday, another extraordinarily busy day.

When Tang Cen walked into the classroom with his textbook, there were already many people sitting in the classroom seats, and the originally empty classroom became a little noisy.He looked in a familiar direction and found that his usual seat was still vacant, so he walked over quickly.

Sitting in the seat, Tang Cen used the textbook to occupy the seat on his right for Andy.When he withdrew his hand, a deep male voice came from the left.

"Morning." It was Lu Sheng who greeted him in Chinese.

Not long after waking up, Tang Cen's consciousness was still out of the situation, and he replied to Lu Sheng in confusion: "Morning."

Lu Sheng pointed to the position on his left: "Is there anyone beside me?"

"No." Tang Cen was even more confused when asked by Lu Sheng. He didn't quite understand why Lu Sheng from a different department appeared in this classroom. "You were also in this class this morning?"

Lu Sheng was amused by Tang Cen's question. He sat down while smiling, and then explained slowly under Tang Cen's puzzled gaze: "We have been in class together for three weeks."

To say that Tang Cen was still in a daze just now, but after such an embarrassing incident, his brain is completely awake.He propped his head up, covered his eyes with his hands, and blocked Lu Sheng's playful eyes: "I... didn't notice it before."

"I usually sit in the back few rows. It's normal if you didn't notice." He said while staring at Tang Cen's slightly red ears, and at an angle that the other party couldn't see, Lu Sheng pursed his lips calmly. pursed lips.

"Oh." Hearing what he said, Tang Cen raised his head, but the expression on his face was still a little unnatural.The smile in his eyes was so obvious that Tang Cen didn't dare to look directly at him, and he didn't pay attention to the Nat brothers who had already sat behind them.

Big Nate sat behind him without saying a word, while little Nate looked at Tang Cen's appearance, and raised his eyebrows at Lu Sheng again.Facing his friends' questions, Lu Sheng just replied them with an inscrutable smile.

After being silent for a while, Tang Cen glanced at him erratically, and said in a low voice, "Thank you for the medicine."

"Small matter, the professor is here." Lu Sheng suddenly lowered his voice, Tang Cen looked towards the podium, and the professor followed closely behind Andy.

Andy, who was originally smiling, froze the smile on his face when he saw Lu Sheng sitting next to Tang Cen.He wanted to ask Tang Cen, but the professor had already stood on the podium to urge him, so he could only hold back the question, stared at Lu Sheng vigilantly, and sat down on Tang Cen's right hand.

After Tang Cen took the textbook back, he opened the textbook on his own, without noticing Andy's strange eyes.And Lu Sheng met Andy's gaze, returned a smile indifferently, then turned his head to stare at the professor on the podium, listening to the class as attentively as Tang Cen.

It turned out that for more than a month, as long as it was a major class of the School of Management, wherever Tang Cen sat, besides Andy, he would definitely be able to see Lu Sheng next to or behind him, and occasionally by the way. To be able to see Brother Nat.

From Friday to Friday, because the weekend is approaching, students tend to become extra impetuous.

On that day, Lu Sheng and Tang Cen usually only had two relatively easy classes, and the second class was taught together, so even Tang Cen would inevitably procrastinate on Friday.Because they came late, the five of them could only sit side by side. Lu Sheng and the Nat brothers sat behind Tang Cen and Andy as usual.

Ten minutes before get out of class ended, Lu Sheng suddenly tapped Tang Cen's shoulder with a pen from behind.

Tang Cen looked at the professor, picked up the textbook and leaned back on the chair back.

Lu Sheng asked softly, "Is there something to do after class later?"

"No, what's the matter?" Tang Cen tilted his head. When Lu Sheng spoke, his breath sprayed on his neck and behind his ears, making it itchy.

Lu Sheng looked at the professor on the podium, and found that he didn't notice the two students who were whispering here before lying on the table: "I want to take you somewhere."

The hot air sprayed on the large area of ​​exposed skin on the back of Tang Cen's neck, making Tang Cen tremble unconsciously.He nodded, sat up straight again, and opened the distance.

When the Nat brothers heard Lu Sheng's invitation to Tang Cen, they looked at each other, and saw a clear meaning in each other's eyes.

The get out of class bell rang right on time, and Tang Cen said to Andy who was packing his schoolbag: "Andy, I have something to do with Lu, you should go back first."

Andy obviously heard their conversation just now, his eyes glanced back and forth between Tang Cen and Lu Sheng twice, then nodded silently, and left the classroom alone.

The Nat brothers had been huddling together to watch the news on their phones. After hearing the bell for the end of get out of class, Tang Cen heard them whisper something to Lu Sheng, and then left the classroom tactfully.

"Let's go." The two left the classroom one after the other, and Lu Sheng led Tang Cen towards the station.

Sitting on the bus bound for the city, Tang Cen looked out the window at the scenery.

Looking down from the top of the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the whole city.It was still early when they came out, the sky was still bright, and the warm spring sunshine sprinkled on the honey-colored buildings, casting a warm halo on the small town.

There is still a long time before get off work, and there are not many tourists and pedestrians on the streets of the small town.The combination of British style and Italian-style architecture brings a little exotic atmosphere to the small town, which is lazy and quiet.

Tang Cen didn't know the destination and just followed Lu Sheng blindly.When they came to an avenue, a group of crescent-shaped buildings appeared in front of them. Tang Cen recognized at a glance that the most famous crescent building in Bath was full of British aristocratic atmosphere.

I thought this was where Lu Sheng was going to bring him, but Lu Sheng didn't even look at it, and took him directly into the nearby Royal Park, stopping in front of a large piece of pale pink.

"This is?" Cherry blossoms were spread all over the ground, and the grass was covered in light pink. Tang Cen had never seen such a scene.

"The cherry blossoms in Victoria Park bloom every spring. I came to see them last year. They are very beautiful." Lu Sheng stood next to Tang Cen and picked off a small cherry blossom petal that fell on his head. My friend said that it bloomed again during this time, although it was a bit hasty, but I want to show you."

Tang Cen didn't expect that Lu Sheng would simply want to take him to see the cherry blossoms today, but this was the first time someone took the initiative to share such a view with him: "I'm a little surprised, I didn't expect you to bring me here, but very soon Beautiful, thank you."

The small petals fell on the palm of his hand. Although the sea of ​​pink flowers was beautiful, Tang Cen still felt a little regretful: "I thought you would take me to the Crescent Tower."

Lu Sheng stared at Tang Cen's palm, the pink petals lay quietly in the milky white palm. "If you want to go, we can go in and have a look after a while. It should be too late."

"Hmm." Tang Cen didn't really have to go to the Crescent Tower, but Lu Sheng brought him here specially, and it would be a bit boring just to enjoy the flowers.

In a few words, the next itinerary was decided, but before going to the Crescent Tower, Lu Sheng still had one very important thing to do.

The two of them strolled along the light pink path covered with cherry blossom petals. After a long walk, Lu Sheng decided to confess to Tang Cen: "Tang Cen, I...what's wrong with you?" He was so busy thinking about his own affairs that he didn't pay attention at all Tang Cen has been rubbing his eyes since just now.

Tang Cen rubbed his eyes, his fingers were full of tears: "It seems like something got into his eyes." There was a bit of helplessness in his voice, which made Lu Sheng's heart tremble.

"Don't rub it! Let me see." Lu Sheng grabbed Tang Cen's hand to prevent him from irritating his eyes, and lightly picked his chin.Tang Cen took advantage of the situation and raised his head to face Lu Sheng. His eyes were red even in their sockets, and he kept blinking in small increments. He tried his best to restrain himself but could only open them slightly.

Lu Sheng supported his eyelids and blew, but Tang Cen kept blinking, he didn't know if the foreign objects in his eyes were still there.He fumbled in his pocket, trying to find a tissue to wipe Tang Cen's tears, but found a small bottle.

"Hiss—" The cold liquid dripped into his eyes, and after a brief but slight tingling sensation, Tang Cen was finally able to open his eyes. His eyes were red, and there were tears on his face, as if he had cried a lot. .

Lu Sheng covered the eye drops and stuffed them into Tang Cen's pocket, then took out a tissue and wiped off the water on his face: "I'm a little allergic, sorry, I didn't expect your eyes to be so sensitive."

"I'm fine, maybe it's because I didn't take any eye drops this morning." Tang Cen held Lu Sheng's hand, wiped his face with a tissue, and spoke in a soft nasal voice, just like someone who cried before, " The ones I bought before are used up and I haven’t bought new ones yet.”

Lu Sheng sighed with lingering fear: "Let's go back today, and go to Crescent Tower next time."

His eyes were uncomfortable, and Tang Cen didn't have the intention to continue shopping. Moreover, he wasted Lu Sheng's kindness in vain, and he felt very sorry, so he couldn't force Lu Sheng to continue to accompany him.

After getting in the car, Tang Cen suddenly remembered that Lu Sheng seemed to want to say something to him just now, but he happened to interrupt him.He hesitated for a moment, but still mentioned it to Lu Sheng: "What did you want to tell me just now?"

Lu Sheng didn't expect that he would hear what he hadn't finished speaking at that time, but now that the two of them are sitting on the bus, this awkward space made Lu Sheng completely lose the desire to continue.

Glancing at a few familiar faces from the corner of the eye, Lu Sheng deliberately put on a calm look, and said nonchalantly, "It's okay, it's nothing important."