A box of light gray blue

The results of the monthly exam were posted in the major class groups the next day.Brother Sheng pulled the students of the three classes into one group, and then pulled all the students on the fifth floor into one group.Everyone looked at the class groups with highly repetitive group members on the screen of the mobile phone, and they were already unable to complain about Brother Sheng's actions.

There are more than 200 people in the three classes, Xu Yu is very competitive and squeezed into the top 50 this time, but Fu Zhongzhou was defeated by Waterloo, and his ranking fell to more than 60.

Fortunately, the seat adjustment was hindered for various reasons, making it somewhat difficult to achieve.Coupled with the absence of Teacher Lu who first proposed the idea, the matter was shelved.

Fu Zhongzhou was brought into the office by Brother Sheng for a conversation because of his huge setback.After class at noon, the conversation ended.Brother Sheng drove Fu Zhongzhou out a little depressed, obviously he was pissed off by this difficult student again.

Fu Zhongzhou poked his head out and glanced at Xu Yu very easily, as if he wasn't the one who was called to lecture.

"You made so much progress in the monthly exam, did you get any bonus?" Fu Zhongzhou joked.Yimei has never been stingy in this regard, and has generous rewards for students who have made great progress.

"No." Because Xu Wei did well in the exam, he heard a lot of harsh words all morning, so he didn't bother to talk to him, "Let's go, go to eat."

Fu Zhongzhou was very good at judging the situation and knew that Xu Yu was too lazy to mention it, so he didn't ask, and followed him to the cafeteria like an obedient little brother.

In the noisy cafeteria, the two sat and ate facing each other.Fu Zhongzhou really wanted to watch the movie he didn't finish last time, but was rejected by Xu Yan.

After deliberating for a moment, Fu Zhongzhou swallowed a mouthful and changed the subject: "Tomorrow is my birthday, do you want to come and spend it with me?"

Xu Chang was taken aback for a moment, and stopped what he was doing. "Why didn't you tell me earlier, so that I can prepare a gift for you."

"What kind of gift are you preparing? I didn't celebrate my birthday before, so I just had a cake with my grandfather." Fu Zhongzhou pushed his glasses and lied to Xu Wei.

Xu Chang felt honored and had some expectations in his heart.

"Then...how do you want to live tomorrow?"

"Secret it first." Fu Zhongzhou chuckled, "I will accompany my old man tonight, and you can spare me the time after ten o'clock tomorrow."

Could it be a sleeping companion service?Xu Yu raised his head and glanced at him suspiciously, not quite understanding what this straight iron man was thinking.

Fu Zhongzhou still looks like a harmless and innocent boy.Xu Yan sighed in his heart, feeling sorry for himself falling into his hands.

The class in the afternoon is still the same. In the last six days of August, sketches, sketches, and colors are constantly changing. The teachers want to let everyone go to a higher level before going out to sketch.

Xu Yan was still sitting in the corner of the second row drawing, but felt that many eyes were looking at this side.

He had been thinking about giving gifts all afternoon, and he was a little distracted, and he was even more uncomfortable when he was always stared at by the students behind him.

When I paint, I can't help but compare myself with others. It's normal to look at a good painting. In the past, Xu Yan often couldn't help but look at Fu Zhongzhou, but he never thought of being stared at the picture. Feeling at ease.

Before the get out of class ended, Teacher Yu collected everyone's avatar homework for grading.Everyone stood around the homework on the ground, watching with bated breath as Teacher Yu graded with a red marker.

Xu Yan stared closely at the pen that was pointing to his homework, the tip of the pen scratched across the paper, and wrote a "98".

——98?He was startled, and glanced at the one next to him, only to realize that he had read it backwards, it was "86".

"Don't be complacent just because you improved in the exam."

Teacher Yu tapped the floor with a pointer, without naming names, but Xu Chang felt that all eyes were looking at him.

He thought that progress could get rid of stress and anxiety, but he didn't expect that after he reached the top, there would be more anxiety and boredom.

He knew that Teacher Yu's words were not serious, but those gazes weighed on him like a jack, making it hard to breathe.

Before get out of class was over, Xu Yan slipped out from among the students.He rushed down the teaching building, took two deep breaths of the scorching and fresh air, mixed in with the day students and left the school gate.

Skipping class when stressed.This is a crooked way he learned from Fu Zhongzhou's friends, and it turned out to be very effective.I don’t know where I heard about it. It was said that the students who made more than 150 progress in the monthly exam were awarded a scholarship of [-] yuan. The whole class spread the word. Many people coveted Xu Yu’s scholarship and took him as their goal.

In fact, except for a few compliments from Brother Sheng and Fu Zhongzhou, Xu Wei didn't get any money.

With his hands in his pockets, he rushed to the nearest milk tea shop and ordered a large cup of watermelon juice.He sat on the pier by the side of the road and drank the watermelon juice in two or three mouthfuls, and chewed two more ice cubes, feeling much better at last.The phone in his pocket vibrated, and Xu Wei took it out to take a look. It was Fu Zhongzhou who was sending him a message.

[Fu Zhongzhou: Where did you go? 】

[Xu Chang: I'll buy you a birthday present, don't follow me, keep the surprise secret. 】

After typing and sending, he took back his phone while walking.

There are many boutiques around Yimei where you can buy small things, but most of them are for female customers.Although Fu Zhongzhou has a strong obsession with the headband with pink ears, he may not be too interested in those cute accessories.

Xu Yan wandered around outside the school twice aimlessly, even thinking about whether to give a large cherry blossom eraser.He walked from the entrance of Yimei to the entrance of the vocational school, crossed the road to the sports school, looked at countless dazzling display windows, and finally stopped at the entrance of a tobacco shop.

Although it is a smoke shop, their window decoration is very cool, and the small decoration table is full of exquisite metal lighters.

The appearance of Fu Zhongzhou lighting a cigarette at night suddenly appeared in front of Xu Wei's eyes. He paused and stopped in front of the window.

Xu Yu still remembered that when Fu Zhongzhou flicked the roller lightly with his finger, a small flame burst out like a certain mood, and it was extraordinarily bright at night.

Maybe it's a good choice to give him a beautiful lighter.

"Hello, what do you need to buy?"

When Xu Yan stepped into the store, he heard a sound of game sound effects. The boss raised his head from behind the counter, with a cigarette in his mouth, and looked at him with a smile.

"Well, buy a lighter and give it away." Xu Yan couldn't help but sneezed because he couldn't get used to the strong smell of cigarettes.

"Give it away," the boss continued to play the game, "We buy a lighter here and engrave it for free, you can read it as you like."

Xu Chang really likes this lukewarm sales method, and he doesn't have to worry about being chased by salesmen to sell products.He walked slowly to the window, looking at those small and exquisite lighters.

He looked around in front of the window, and then went back to the counter to look at the styles in the glass case.

A beam of bright, dazzling white light shone on an antique copper-colored lighter.Unlike other highly reflective metal cases, this one is covered with a layer of dark blue leather.Xu Yan took it out and opened it, and the inlaid movement followed his movements, which was a bit steampunk.He turned the lighter over, and a cluster of roses was densely carved on the back.

"Well, this one, you really know how to choose." The boss glanced at the things in his hand, "560, the inside is made of alloy, and the flower is carved by hand."

Xu Yan was not short of living expenses, so he was not surprised to hear this number reported by him, so he just scanned 560 and gave it to him.The boss felt that he had met a potential big customer, so he quickly quit the game and brought him the packing box with excitement.

"Do you want to engrave the little brother? Send it to the elders or friends?"

"Friend." Xu Yu stroked the rose cluster, "Just engrave the character '舟' and put it on the inside."

"This location is too inconspicuous." The boss glanced at the inside of the machine cover that he was pointing at.However, Xu Yan insisted on his expression, so he didn't say any more. He honestly carved the words, packed the lighter in a small velvet box respectfully, and sent the person out of the store.

Xu Chang walked back with the velvet box in his pocket, always feeling a strange feeling that there was a ring in the box.

Just as school was over, students from the sports school poured out of the school gate in groups.Many people have just finished their physical training, wearing shorts, vests and sneakers, exposing their muscular arms and playing with their companions, making the already scorching summer day even more vibrant.

Xu Yan passed between them silently, looking out of place in this group of people.

He was walking forward with his head down, and left here quickly.Suddenly, a voice that was familiar but slightly different from memory suddenly sounded, calling him from behind.

"Xu Yan!"

Xu Chang paused, almost bumping into a passerby.

His body reacted faster than his head, and before he could recognize who that person was, his hands in his pockets had tightly pinched the fabric of his clothes.

He was a little surprised, but he didn't want to meet that person, so he stood there for a long time without looking back.

"Brother Xu Chang."

The person behind him took two quick steps, Xu Chang turned around numbly, and was less than one meter away from him.

This person is no longer the little brother who ran behind him a few years ago.The person in front of him was a bit taller than him, and his tall body made him feel a little oppressed.

Xu Yan's breathing was a little disordered, and he took a step back unconsciously.

"Zhou Zheng, long time no see."

Xu Chang looked up at him, and saw the innocent smile on his face that was almost the same as in memory, and his heart hurt like being cut by a blunt knife.

When we met again, Zhou Zheng was stronger than he imagined, with the kind of body that would be surrounded by girls when he played.Although he is no longer the follower who followed Xu Yu back then, he still calls Xu Yu "brother".

"I didn't expect to see you here." Panting excitedly, Zhou Zheng stepped forward and gave Xu Wei a hug, "Great, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"

When he hugged her, Xu Yan was a little dizzy.He still couldn't connect the person in front of him with the guy who showed disgust at that time. If nothing happened, he would be happy for the reunion of the two at this moment.

If it were Xu Wei many years ago, he might secretly enjoy this hug at this moment, and even patting the other person's head dotingly and saying "grow taller".But the tighter Zhou Zheng hugged, the harder it was for Xu Huang to breathe.Like a dying fish, he gasped for breath, pressed Zhou Zheng's shoulders and pushed him away.

Zhou Zheng thought that Xu Yu was disliking the smell of sweat on his body, so he smiled embarrassedly. "Sorry, I just finished training and haven't had time to change my clothes yet."

"it's okay no problem……"

Xu Yan dodged his eyes, and his fingers in his pocket were tightly pinching the velvet packaging of the lighter.

"Brother, are you training at the nearby school?" Zhou Zheng took him by the shoulders and led the crowd out of the crowd, "I will go and play with you when I have time. I have been training here for half a year, and I am very familiar with this place. of."

He didn't notice Xu Yan's emotions, and said to himself: "I came here in the second semester of my second year of high school. I learned culture while training in the sports school. City C is much better than City X. I will take you to play on weekends."

He put his hand on Xu Yu's shoulder.Xu Chang just stood beside him silently, with his head down, not looking at him.

Zhou Zheng talked eloquently, as if the two had never been separated.Perhaps in his eyes, the relationship between Xu Yu and him is really very good, they are the kind of good brothers who have not seen each other for many years and can still love each other as before.

He was right, he was out of his mind.

Xu Wei shook his head in pain, feeling that every soft voice of Zhou Zheng was like a knife, cutting open his unhealed wound again.

Zhou Zheng was still immersed in surprise, "Brother Xu Yu, why haven't you contacted me for the past two years?"

Xu Chang glanced at him.

He didn't want to bear it anymore, no matter what, he should make a fair decision for Zhou Zheng.

"Zhou Zheng...listen to me."

He took Zhou Zheng's hand on his shoulder and interrupted him.

"I have kept something from you for many years, I think it's time to tell you." He let go of Zhou Zheng's warm and sweaty palm, and stood face to face with him beside the stone lion.

"I like men, and I once liked you." His tone was calm, as if he was talking about other people.

Zhou Zheng was stunned for a moment, the hand that was about to hold Xu Yu again was hanging in the air.

"You..." He opened his mouth, but only uttered one syllable.

"It's ridiculous," Xu Wei snorted from his nose, and the corners of his mouth twitched unnaturally, "The daily behavior you thought was a different feeling to me. So I didn't contact you again, and I don't want to take advantage of your kindness."

"...Yes, I'm sorry..." Zhou Zheng was a little surprised, and rubbed his fingers on his pants, "I don't know this..."

"It's okay, I put it down a long time ago." Xu Wei didn't change his expression, but he clutched the box in his pocket so hard that it was deformed, "I just think it's too unfair to you not to tell you."