A box of light gray blue

Right now is the hottest time of the day.The big security guard at the school gate has long since hid in the security room to turn on the air conditioner, regardless of the situation at the gate.

Fu Zhongzhou swiped his card to open the door, and led Xu Wei out.

Xu Wei followed him, half a step away from behind him.He was reluctant to go to Fu Zhongzhou's house, after all, they were not that kind of very close friends, but they got close because of their relationship at the same table.He didn't have any special friends since he was a child, let alone hang out at other people's houses, so he didn't know how to deal with such a situation.

"Want to eat watermelon?" Fu Zhongzhou turned around and asked him, "The watermelon in the fruit shop in our community is very sweet."

"……Um."

But he was very curious about where a person like Fu Zhongzhou grew up.

The two entered the community one after the other, bought two big watermelons and went upstairs.

"My grandpa should go to the activity center for the elderly, save one for him to eat."

Fu Zhongzhou held the watermelon in his arms, and couldn't help but smile when talking about grandpa.

Xu Wei was a little dazed looking at it, and almost tripped over the steps under his feet.Although the buildings here are old on the outside, they have been refurbished on the inside.The walls of the corridor that were pasted with newspapers and small advertisements were painted with thick layers of white paint, and the sunlight shone through the shadows of the trees and dappledly shone into the corridor.

It took him a long time to understand every word that Fu Zhongzhou just said.

"...Are your parents not at home?"

"In foreign countries, only my grandfather and I live here."

"Oh……"

The two hugged the watermelon and climbed from the first floor to the eighth floor.The elevator is overhauled today, so we can only take the stairs.When the two of them reached the eighth floor, Xu Wei was about to faint from exhaustion.

"Our elevators are always like this." Fu Zhongzhou took the watermelon in his hand with one hand, embraced the two watermelons in his arms, and then turned slightly towards him. "The key is in the bag, you help open the door."

Xu Wei rubbed his temples, waited until the dizziness passed, and then took out the key from Fu Zhongzhou's messenger bag.

He was about to open the door, but the sound of talking came from the opposite house, getting closer.

"Then I'll go first and call you at night."

"Alright, be careful on the road..."

There was a sound of the door opening, Xu Wei and Fu Zhongzhou looked back and saw Xie Yan standing at the door.

Xu Wei looked at her, but didn't realize who this person was for a while.The Xie Yan I saw today was different from before. She was wearing a very girly loose dress and was carrying a white canvas bag. The smile on her face hadn't faded, and her cold and aggressive temperament was gone.If Xu Wei hadn't met her before, it would be impossible to connect this girl with the previous Xie Yan.

He couldn't help but wonder which Xie Yan Fu Zhongzhou liked.

When Xie Yan saw Fu Zhongzhou, the smile on her face disappeared immediately.She glanced at Xu Wei with a complicated expression, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, as if reality overlapped with some frightening memories.

Fu Zhongzhou hugged two watermelons and looked at her expressionlessly.

"good afternoon."

Xie Yan's voice became cold and flat again.She just said this, and then took a step and flew downstairs.

Xu Wei opened the door, stood at the door, and looked at Fu Zhongzhou with a gloomy expression.

"go in."

Fu Zhongzhou closed the door with his backhand, put the watermelon on the coffee table in the living room, and took two pairs of slippers.

Xu Wei stood at the entrance and watched him busy in silence, and couldn't help but ask, "... ex-girlfriend?"

"Yeah." Fu Zhongzhou turned around, with a smile on his face again, "I can't help it, I can't move because of her." He found a new towel from the cabinet and threw it to Xu Wei, "You go wash it first, I will wash it first. Clean up my room, it's too messy for two people to sit in."

"...Oh." Xu Wei didn't know why he changed so quickly, and he couldn't ask too many questions, so he changed his shoes and went to the bathroom.

As soon as the bathroom door was closed, Fu Zhongzhou fell into a low-pressure mood.He lay down on the sofa and took a breath before standing up again and entering his room.

He wants to put away all the things he usually draws.It's not that he is out of touch, but he just doesn't want anyone to know that he is a small boat.

He's not an ever-gentle and kind giver, but the boat can be.

Although Xu Wei is always fierce, he is easy to get along with.Before becoming close friends with him, he didn't want Xu Wei to know this, because this identity would only make the gap between the two bigger.It's better not to let him see this than to lie when facing Xu Huang's question.

The room design of this old building is large enough to place an easel in front of the desk and bookshelf.He put away the published commercial drafts and hand-painted ones, leaving only the pre-examination materials, sketchbooks and computers on the table.On the easel is an unfinished oil painting still life. This painting is just a daily practice, so it is put in place.

When Xu Wei came out after washing, he saw Fu Zhongzhou busy in the room.There are no sundries on the bay window of the room, but a group of very classical still lifes.

The overall layout of the room is very modern, but this group of still lifes placed on the bay window seems to be a corner independent of this space.

These still lifes are matched with two interlining cloths, one white and one gray. The dark green patterns on the gray cloth echo the complicated patterns on the metal utensils.

Xu Wei didn't know how to describe this scene. In front of the tall blue and white porcelain, there was a crystal clear glass vessel filled with bright fruits. Those purple-red fruits overflowed from the vessel and scattered around the metal wine glass .A shiny metal teapot sits nearby, with two roses across the front, linking the objects together.

And all these wonderful and gorgeous pictures are presented on the canvas.

He just took two steps into the room, when a pungent peppermint smell mixed with certain chemicals swept over.Xu Wei couldn't hold back, and directly covered his mouth and retched.

Fu Zhongzhou was startled by him, quickly opened the window, and ran to the living room to pour him a glass of water.

The smell was so strong at first that it would squeeze all the oxygen out of his body, and then it was blown away by the wind blowing in from the window.Xu Wei complied and complained, "What kind of smell is this? It's choking me to death."

Fu Zhongzhou laughed until his shoulders were shaking, "It's turpentine oil for oil painting. I slept too late last night and forgot to cover it."

"It smells too bad." Xu Wei frowned, walked to the easel, and watched Fu Zhongzhou cover the small bottle. "This smell is hard to get rid of, don't you think it smells bad?"

"I'm used to it." Fu Zhongzhou dried his hands and threw a new sketchbook to him from the table, "Come on, draw."

Xu Wei was a little dazed, and stood there holding the notebook.

Fu Zhongzhou smiled helplessly, and pressed his shoulders to make him sit on the bed. "Don't you want to paint? Can I cut watermelon and serve you?"

His bed was very soft, covered with a mat that is common in summer in the south.Xu Wei felt that he had done too many things that he hadn't tried today, and he felt a little cramped for a while, but these things were all normal in Fu Zhongzhou's eyes.

So go ahead.

"Thank you."

Fu Zhongzhou cut the watermelon into pieces, served them in a porcelain bowl, and turned on the air conditioner in the room.The faint smell of turpentine and the fragrance of watermelon mixed with the cold air filled the room, which was full of the feeling of summer.

"I'll draw mine, you draw yours." Fu Zhongzhou gave him his pencil case, "Use whatever you want."

Xu Wei took the pencil case and sat down on the ground after thinking about it.

Fu Zhongzhou played some pure music, and the melodious tune echoed in the bright room.Xu Wei found the saved human body material from the mobile phone, and Shen Xin began to draw.Fu Zhongzhou didn't chat with him anymore, he stood in front of the easel and continued to paint the oil painting.

Time passed like the sound of a piano, and two hours had passed by the time Xu Wei memorized the entire human muscle structure.He put down the drawing board, stretched his legs and stretched himself.He raised his head, but saw that Fu Zhongzhou was still concentrating on drawing the picture.

He sat on the floor, and the edge of the bed covered Fu Zhongzhou's legs.Fu Zhongzhou stood in front of the easel, holding a brush in one hand and a wooden palette in the other, frowning slightly.His glasses were pushed up above his forehead, and the broken hair on his forehead was brushed back, revealing a smooth forehead.

His earnest look was very different from usual.There is no habitual smile like usual, only the painting in front of him and the group of still lifes in front of the window are in his eyes.

Maybe he is not a person with extraordinary talent, and like all ordinary art students, he works hard where others can't see.

Xu Wei stood up, carrying the plate of uneaten watermelon on the table, and walked in front of him.

"Boss, would you like some watermelon to quench your thirst?"

Fu Zhongzhou didn't seem to notice his approach at all, and there was a moment of confusion and panic in his eyes.Xu Wei looked at him, but saw a smear of red paint on his face.

"……what?"

This kind of Fu Zhongzhou is very cute, not shrewd at all, but ignorant and slow, he doesn't even know that there is paint on his face.

Xu Wei couldn't help laughing, picked up a piece of watermelon with a toothpick and stuffed it into his mouth.

The sweet juice melts in the mouth, it is sweet and touches the boy's thoughts.