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It wasn't until Gu Zhilin woke up the next day that he realized that Shen Yanying, whom he had a crush on, already had someone he liked.

His depressed mood fell to the bottom in an instant.

Gu Zhilin really wanted to run out and yell three times to the playground, letting the whole world know that he was broken in love.

But he only dared to think about it in his mind.

He glanced at Gao Xiang who was opposite, and said fortunately, it's a good thing he was with me.

After thinking about it again, Gao Xiang is not like himself. He is frustrated in both "love" and "career", and his mood is even worse.

Gu Zhilin did the papers for a while, but he was still very bored. It happened that the school was on holiday for half a day, so he went home directly.

As soon as he entered the living room, he saw his parents sitting on the sofa talking.

His mother's eyes widened in surprise: "Zhizhi, why are you back?"

Gu Zhilin walked over directly and threw himself into his mother's arms: "Mom, I'm broken in love."

He has always been a child at heart, and his parents are open-minded, so he never hides his thoughts.

Her mother pursed her lips, patted his head, and said with a smile, "Zhizhi has grown up."

Gu Zhilin's father said softly behind his back: "Xiao Zhi, come here, come to the study, Dad will talk to you for a while."

Gu Zhilin followed with his head down.

His father sat down and said, "Tell me, what's bothering you when you come back suddenly? It must be more than that."

His father asked this question, and he couldn't help but say, "Father, it's actually not. I just don't know what I want to do."

He lowered his head and stared at his toes: "The classmates around me, everyone has something they want, but I don't know anything, just like a fool."

He probably also realized that he needed to grow up, so he grieved.

After hearing this, his father sighed, stood up and held his shoulders, and said earnestly: "Xiao Zhi, Mom and Dad are also at fault, and you shouldn't be allowed to be so carefree all the time."

He patted Gu Zhilin's head: "Actually, just do what you like, do whatever you want, if you screw it up, you'll still have me and your mother."

Gu Zhilin raised his head: "Even if I fail, Dad, won't you feel ashamed?"

His father smiled: "My own child, what is there to be ashamed of?"

Gu Zhilin suddenly thought about making a wish, and asked: "Then if one day, Dad, you find that I am not the child you dreamed of, what if I am different from others?"

His father replied: "Father raising a child is just like planting a flower. Do you have to bloom according to your expectations? If I want it to bloom red flowers, but it turns out purple flowers, I have to be serious about this flower." Disappointed? Dad will only be disappointed with himself, because there is a mistake in his nurturing method."

He added: "As long as you don't do things that hurt others, it doesn't matter what you are different from others. If you are happy, Dad is very satisfied."

Gu Zhilin's face was full of determination: "Then Dad, I will definitely not let you down on me."

His father couldn't help laughing: "Then you have to work hard."

As a result, Gu Zhilin saw Huo Chengfeng as soon as he went out.

Huo Chengfeng stood at the end of the corridor without saying a word.

Gu Zhilin felt embarrassed, thinking, Xiaofeng is still angry, is he waiting for me to apologize?

Thinking about it this way, his childishness came up again: If he doesn't talk, then I won't talk either!

It's a pity that he endured it for a while, but he couldn't hold it back after all, and walked towards Huo Chengfeng in defeat.

Huo Chengfeng didn't respond, and still didn't look at him.

Gu Zhilin walked over, took Huo Chengfeng's hand, and said flatteringly: "Xiaofeng, don't be angry, brother won't do that again."

Huo Chengfeng tilted his head, his long forehead hair covered his eyes, and he replied after a while: "Then you have to promise me that you won't say such things again."

Gu Zhilin nodded hurriedly: "Definitely."

Then he changed the subject jerky and said, "Ah, I'm so hungry, isn't the meal ready yet? Let's go eat."

Pulling Huo Chengfeng down, he didn't dare to look back at his expression.

When going back to school at night, Huo Chengfeng didn't come out to see him off.

His mother sent him to the door, held his hand and said, "Zhizhi, just do what you like, don't put too much pressure on it."

Gu Zhilin nodded: "I know, Mom."

As he walked on the road, he secretly cheered himself up.

In fact, he still doesn't know what he wants to pursue, but a conversation with his father made his heart hanging in the air finally feel at ease.

He thought, what do I have to worry about, don't I still have my parents.

Passing by the back window of the dormitory, he noticed that the light was not on.

When he turned to the front door, Gu Zhilin saw Su Mo sitting at the door.

He hugged his knees and curled up there, like a small animal warming up.

Gu Zhilin hurriedly opened the door and welcomed him in.

When holding Su Mo's hand, Gu Zhilin shivered from the cold.

He handed Su Mo a cup of hot water.

Su Mo sat down and said "thank you" in a low voice.

He sat on Gu Zhilin's bed and looked at the bed that belonged to Gao Xiang opposite.

"Do you know where Gao Xiang went?" Su Mo asked abruptly.

Gu Zhilin shook his head: "I don't know, I'm going home this afternoon."

"Really..." Su Mo lowered his head, white smoke was rising from the hot water in his hand, and the water vapor floated to his eyelashes, like a layer of tears.

Gu Zhilin thought, is he always so sad?

Su Mo suddenly said, "You know I like Gao Xiang, right?"

Gu Zhilin was very embarrassed and didn't know how to respond appropriately.

Su Mo continued: "But Gao Xiang doesn't like me, no matter how hard I try, he doesn't like me."

He suddenly raised his head and looked at Gu Zhilin, with a look of hope in his eyes: "You live with Gao Xiang, you must know what kind of person Gao Xiang likes, tell me, how can I make him like me, okay?" ?”

Gu Zhilin was even more at a loss, as if his throat was choked.

Su Mo waited for a while, but seeing that there was no response, the light in his eyes gradually weakened, and finally disappeared completely in the darkness.

He sat for a while and then left.

Gu Zhilin lay on the bed thinking, is it such a painful thing to like someone, so why is it so happy to make a wish.

He thought again, he liked Shen Yanying, why didn't he have such a strong feeling, or was it not liking?If not like it, then what is it?

Until he fell asleep, he didn't understand what liking was.

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