I'm in Delingha tonight

The good mood with Xi Shan the night before was so beautiful that she still supported Chi Nian when she woke up the next day.

Chi Nian went to work in the studio as usual, and when eating small noodles on the side of the road, he always had a mysterious smile, and his whole body was full of energy.He doesn't feel it himself, he's just happier than usual, but this change in appearance is very obvious to others, and he can't escape the few sharp-eyed gossip masters in the studio.

Sure enough, Xia Yaning, who had been watching all morning, couldn't wait to come over to inquire about the situation just after the break time.

"Teacher Chi, today... huh? You've reached a new level of handsomeness!" Xia Yaning handed him half an apple, "Come on, eat some, and tell me, what happened?"

Chi Nian looked at the half of the apple and smiled first: "Why are you eating still life again?"

"It's all over. Teacher Tao said don't waste food. If students don't dare to eat it, I'll give it to you." Xia Yaning said confidently, "Hey, don't change the subject. Did you have a story yesterday?"

Chi Nian was in a good mood, but he didn't intend to tell Xia Yaning about Xi Shan, he didn't admit it, but the joy on his face exposed him, so he turned his head away.

Xia Yaning's eyes lit up: "Is it... oh my god, something happened?!"

Her voice was slightly louder, and Lin Chan, who was sitting in the front row with her head bowed and sketching, had sensitive ears, captured the key information, and looked up at them.After being discovered by Chi Nian, he quickly took it back, pretending to be serious.

Obviously not concentrating, but Chi Nian was immersed in the sweetness he created himself at this moment, and had no time to catch Lin Chan's faults, so he tried to cover it up: "Who did you listen to?"

It's not about denying it directly, Xia Yaning didn't eat the apple: "Really—"

"No." Chi Nian waved his hands.

"Then you're so beautiful that you're almost bubbling?" Xia Yaning didn't believe it. "Teacher Tao told us when she came back yesterday afternoon. Her blind date didn't come, but she met someone else's friend. She said, 'You look like a star. , it’s pretty good’. You drink afternoon tea with him... how did you meet?"

"Ah?" Chi Nian continued to practice Tai Chi, "What star?"

Xia Yaning looked down on her face with contempt: "If you pretend again, the show is over, baby." She changed the subject, "Is the other party a man or a woman, do you have a picture? Show me."

"Man, there are no photos." Chi Nian refused, but he couldn't hold back the intention of showing off, and said in a whisper, "It doesn't matter how good-looking you are."

"Chi Nian—!"

Xia Yaning was poked in the sore spot and screamed to hit him, Chi Nian hurriedly called for help while hiding.The two were naive and chased after each other, and ran around the studio. The high school students who were resting had no empathy and only knew how to watch and applaud.When Xia Yaning was tired, she collapsed in front of the podium, out of breath.

"Didn't I care about you! Lost first, then ran away, Chi Nian, you have learned badly..."

Chi Nian resisted: "You just want to meet handsome guys!"

The students roared with laughter, and Xia Yaning couldn't hold back anymore, she laughed out loud, saying "I don't have the same knowledge as you", and went out to the small classroom next door to find Lian Shiyu to complain.

The farce came to an end, and Chi Nian sat back in the teacher's seat.

With a smile still on his face, he calmed down a bit, and solemnly told the students who were watching the excitement to calm down: "Okay, it's none of your business. The break is over, let's continue."

The noise of the play gradually diminished, and then even the laughter and talking disappeared. The preparation time for the art test was tight and expensive, and no one would really care about "the studio teacher met a handsome guy yesterday".

Chi Nian looked at them, pursed his lips, and glanced at his phone. Xi Shan hadn't contacted him today.

Do you want to make an appointment...to have dinner together tonight?

But on Wednesday, we agreed to meet up, so urgent, what would he think of me?

Is Xi Shan busy?

While struggling, Lin Chan in the front row suddenly stood up.When the stool slid away on the ground, there was a "squeaky" sound, which was a bit ear-piercing. Chi Nian's thoughts were interrupted, and he looked up at him.

The young man looked worried, and hurriedly picked up a piece of paper and walked towards the other party: "Mr. Chi, there is something I can't get right...Can you help me fix it?"

"Show me." Chi Nian said, putting down the book in hand.

There were a few creases on the edge of the drawing paper, and Lin Chan consciously pressed it flat when she handed it over.Chi Nian laid the drawing paper flat and looked down. He stood obediently next to Chi Nian. The tall boy was a little short-sighted, so he had to half-bend his body and put his hands on his knees to keep his balance.

There are too many explanations, so Chi Nian intends to demonstrate directly.

He took a new piece of sketching paper from the side, rolled it out and fixed it, Chi Nian stretched out his hand to Lin Chan: "Lend me the pen."

After reconfirming the scenes and characters drawn by Lin Chan, Chi Nian drew a rough outline on the paper with a few strokes, and whispered: "In fact, the possibility of the scene appearing in the final test is very small, even if there is a scene in the final question, The focus is still on character dynamics and proportions...the proportions are fine for you."

Lin Chan frowned: "I still feel awkward. Is the background too messy?"

"See the difference?" Chi Nian turned the drawing paper towards him, "It has nothing to do with the background, and the dynamics are not accurate."

Lin Chan leaned forward cooperatively. He smelled the lemon in Chi Nian's shampoo, and the words he was about to ask lingered on the tip of his tongue, and he almost stuttered: "Then, how do you catch it?"

When Chi Nian heard the pimples in Lin Chan's words, he thought he was too nervous, and naturally ticked off two strokes: "Here, like this. This one is 'playing chess in the park', but the crowd you drew are very indifferent, playing chess One of the two sides has too wandering eyes, but the other's expression shows that the current chess game is very stalemate... That's why it's awkward."

"Understood." Lin Chan said, taking a step back slightly.

After typing the last stroke of the draft, he handed the draft paper to Lin Chan: "In the future, if you encounter this kind of situation, think about how to behave. Be careful next time."

"Okay." Lin Chan reached out to take it, her fingers seemed to touch Chi Nian's, and the corners of her mouth curled up involuntarily.

Chi Nian criticized him: "Still laughing? If you have more time, think about how to change it. Don't you want to take the Gome exam?"

Seeing him talking to her, Lin Chan didn't feel ashamed of being criticized at all even though her tone was a little harsh, and she couldn't hide her smile even more: "No, I changed my mind and want to take the Beijing exam."

Chi Nian was slightly taken aback: "Huh?"

"Be your junior."

But others chose not to concern him, Chi Nian nodded with a dazed expression.

"Also, Mr. Chi, you are not suitable for pretending to be fierce at all."

Lin Chan finished speaking quickly, without giving Chi Nian a chance to react, she quickly sat back in her seat.He took a pencil again, sharpened it casually a few times, and continued to draw on the draft that Chi Nian had revised.

After rain, even the leaves are green and almost transparent when the sun clears during the day.One side of the classroom is not facing the street, and the outside is an old building with ups and downs. From time to time, there are hearty and loud greetings from local middle-aged people in the water-logged passage.

The cicadas could no longer be heard. Chi Nian was holding the pen, and when he recovered, a lead-colored spot was poked on the side of his palm.

He is not a piece of wood, and Lin Chan's overtures have no intention of hiding.The touch and the previous milk tea, and the act of looking for a sense of presence in front of him, an answer is about to blurt out.

Chi Nian was only depressed.

Before Chi Nian thought that Lin Chan liked a teacher in a certain studio, but this kind of thing is actually not too strange.

Most people would not choose to say it out. The vague goodwill in their teenage years is very precious. As a teacher, after knowing it, at most, they will not take it seriously.

When this kind of thing happened to him, Chi Nian was not so relieved.Not to mention that he doesn't have any feelings for Lin Chan beyond the teacher-student relationship. To him, Lin Chan is just a 17-year-old kid, self-centered, and he doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth. Even if Xi Shan never appeared, Chi Nian would never A person who is dizzy with such a good impression.

The time for the art test is still long, and sometimes it will last until March of the next year.He didn't want Lin Chan to get too deep, so he should find an opportunity to extinguish the little flame early, so as not to have long nights and dreams, and the longer he procrastinates, the harder it is to refuse.

Chi Nian stood up, took two steps as if nothing had happened, and put the pencil into Lin Chan's pencil case.

"Huh?" He looked up.

Chi Nian: "I'll give it back to you, I won't take the student's stitches."

Lin Chan was obviously disappointed, said "Oh", and zipped the pencil case tightly.Seeing his reaction, Chi Nian thought, why don't we find some time to talk to Tao Zi about this matter?

But in the following classes, I will soon stop drawing sketches, and Tu Xiangyi will come to the color class.Because Chi Nian has a good sense of color, and his undergraduate degree is related to design, he always assists Tu Xiangyi when he is in class.

After all, many years have passed since Chi Nian's art exam. He rarely used gouache and acrylic in college, so it was a bit difficult to pick it up now.When I got used to it, I started to help my classmates change the paintings non-stop, and the problem of talking to Tao Zi about Lin Chan was gradually forgotten.

Mon./Tues. pass wildly, but Wed. arrives swiftly, too.

Taking turns to rest, Chi Nian couldn't sleep until he woke up naturally.Xi Shan remembered their agreement the night before and reminded him, of course Chi Nian would never forget it, and only after agreeing did he remember that they had no appointment.

When the message "What time is it?" was sent, Xi Shan didn't reply for a long time, and he might have fallen asleep.

Chi Nian was nervous all night, for fear that Xi Shan would reply to the message too early and he would sleep like a pig, so he woke up early the next day, and then swiped the WeChat group messages on the bed with his mobile phone.Line by line of words flashed mechanically, but he didn't see them, and was just dazed by the movement engraved in his muscle memory.

I don't know if it's sunny or rainy today, Chi Nian turned his head and swept through the gap of the window feebly.

This single apartment is not as good as what he described to Xi Shan. It is not mandatory to sit north and south, but the bedroom is exposed to the west, so it will be very uncomfortable in summer.The landlord is barely talkative, pets are not allowed, and he can communicate with others.

Whether the communication is effective or not is another matter.

After saving some money this year, it is better to change to a more comfortable one-bedroom, one-living room, or one day when friends come to play at home, it will be inconvenient to see such a puppy kennel.

Chi Nian thought about it, and continued to click on the phone screen.

"Ding dong", when the message popped up, Chi Nian smashed his phone in the face because of his nervousness.

He rubbed the bridge of his nose to resist the soreness in his eyes, and saw the "brave dog" in the blurred vision full of physiological tears: "Let's have lunch, I have something to do in the morning."

Lunch... Chi Nian turned his head away, it was not yet 10 o'clock, and he immediately wanted to sleep again.

But before he had time to say he knew it, another message popped up behind Xi Shan's profile picture:

"Send me a location, I'll pick you up later."

Chi Nian woke up from a doze.