not brilliant

When He Pingyi walked out of the screening room, it was already daylight.There are many missed calls on the phone, all from Lu Qiu and He Li.He Pingyi poured half a bottle of cold water down, and called Lu Qiu back.

Lu Qiu's voice was obviously choked up, and she nervously asked He Pingyi what happened.He Pingyi suddenly felt exhausted, sat on the chair, rubbed his head: "Mom, I'm really fine, I'm at the video store."

"You ran out in the middle of the night, why are you okay? Pingyi, I beg you, please don't hold back if there is anything, I'm afraid of you... I'm afraid that you will be like before..."

He Pingyi knew that Lu Qiu was thinking too much, but after going through all kinds of things before, he understood Lu Qiu's trembling very well, so he explained: "No, Mom, don't worry, I don't have any problems with my mental state now. Yes ...my friend has been a little unhappy recently."

Lu Qiu was skeptical, but he didn't ask any more questions, and only told him to take a rest.After hanging up the phone, He Pingyi fiddled with the phone and found a contact.He sat for a while, then slowly got up.

"Hey."

He walked out, but Brother Hao called him to stop.

"Why are you going? Desperate, do you still want to ride a bike?" Brother Hao picked up the motorcycle key and said, "I'll take you back."

He Pingyi pushed the door open and shook his head: "No, I'll make a phone call first and leave later."

Later he will pick Jing Can up to go to school.

"Hey, let's do it," Brother Hao said, "I'll escort you on a motorcycle later, and I'll take it for a ride."

Brother Hao's worry about his traffic safety couldn't be changed, so He Pingyi didn't have the strength to refuse right now, so he nodded.He went out, sat on the steps, and finally pressed the dial button.

At this moment, there was no one answering the other party, and the call was transferred to voicemail.

"Doctor Wen, I'm He Pingyi."

Jing Can changed the shape of the dog house three times, and finally decided on the shape of a triangular roof, which is a bit like the small house I drew for the first time when I was a child.

"Don't paint it? I'm afraid the paint will smell." Jing Can wrote four words on the sketch, and showed it to He Pingyi, "Write a few words in different colors, okay?"

He Pingyi smiled and had no objection: "Okay."

They planned to make a dog house during the next holiday, but they didn't expect that He Pingyi's score dropped a lot in the monthly exam before the holiday.Jing Can was very surprised when she learned of He Pingyi's grades when she checked out at the convenience store.He didn't know what was going on. He Pingyi was very serious when they were studying together recently. According to Jing Can's understanding of He Pingyi, his grades should continue to improve.

"I was too sleepy during the exam and fell asleep during the English exam."

Jing Can leaned closer to look at He Pingyi's eyes, there were indeed big dark circles under them.

"Then let's not build a dog house for this monthly vacation." Jing Can looked at it with distress, "You should catch up on sleep when the time comes."

He Pingyi was silent for two seconds, and took the bread that had just been paid for in his hand.

"Ah, wait for me," Jing Can remembered, "I'll bring Zhou Zhe some coffee."

Jing Can's back quickly disappeared around the corner of the shelf, and He Pingyi just stood there in a daze, looking in that direction all the time.

The long-term lack of sleep made his nerve response dull, and he unconsciously squeezed the bread bag with one hand, making a "sizzling" sound.Not long after, he felt something rubbing against his leg, He Pingyi lowered his head and saw it was a big golden retriever.

Not knowing that the sound of the packing bag attracted it, the big golden retriever kept raising its head, staring at the bread in He Pingyi's hand, almost drooling.

He Pingyi was amused, and reached out to touch Jin Mao's head: "Do you want to eat bread?"

"Big bear!" The owner of the golden retriever is a girl. She shook the leash and reprimanded in a low voice, "Don't rub against others."

The golden retriever seemed to understand, and he snorted, his face full of grievances.

"It's okay." He Pingyi touched the golden retriever again, and the golden retriever was satisfied, turned and left.

He Pingyi let out a breath, thinking of something, the smile on his face faded again.He raised his head, wanting to see if Jing Can had returned, but he was caught off guard by a line of sight.

"bought it?"

He Pingyi was unresponsive, and didn't notice anything wrong at first.When he saw clearly the astonishment and puzzlement in those eyes, his heart suddenly sank.

"You..." Jing Can took two steps forward with her coffee in her hand before looking up at him, "Aren't you allergic to dog hair?"

Telling a lie always needs thousands of lies to cover it up.He Pingyi finally understood the meaning of this sentence.

Jing Can's tone was still cautious, neither questioning nor aggressive.But it was such a soft question that made it even more difficult for He Pingyi to face.

He staggered his eyes, and his eyes fell on the big golden retriever again.The big golden retriever sat obediently next to the owner and looked at him, as if he could see that the atmosphere here was not right, and he was not as active as before.

Dogs are human.

Jing Can was taken aback by He Pingyi's obvious avoidance, and she didn't quite understand why such a scene suddenly appeared between the two of them.

"Hello, 12 yuan, how to pay."

There were already customers waiting to check out, and the salesperson couldn't help reminding the two boys in front of him who were quieter than the other.Jing Can quickly turned her head, apologized, and paid the money.

He took the coffee and turned to go out, He Pingyi raised his hand and pulled his arm when he passed by his side.Jing Can paused for a moment, struggling in his heart for a moment, but he still couldn't break free from He Pingyi's hand that didn't use much strength.

The two walked side by side to the school, and neither of them spoke for a long time.Jing Can didn't expect their first quarrel to be like this. He expected He Pingyi to take the initiative to explain something to him, but the people around him didn't say anything, except for holding his arm when crossing the road. If you want him to stop and wait for the car, there is nothing else to do.When approaching the school gate, Jing Can stopped at a street corner with few people and looked at He Pingyi.

He Pingyi was also looking back at him.Jing Can felt that the emotions in He Pingyi's eyes were complicated, but he couldn't understand what it meant, so he endured the soreness in his heart and asked the question that he had been holding back for a long time: "Do you not like New Year?"

The Golden Retriever is handsome, yes, but the New Year is also very cute. If He Pingyi thinks the New Year is dirty, he can give the New Year a bath...

He Pingyi looked distressed and at a loss.He stared into Jing Can's eyes for a while, then rubbed his neck vigorously with his free hand, and let out a long breath.

"No."

Such a simple word made Jing Can a little aggrieved, he turned his head away and did not speak again.

Of course He Pingyi knew how bad his answer was, but now he couldn't think of any reason to justify the lie he told, and he couldn't bear to make Jing Can sad, which made him hold his breath.

The two of them faced each other in silence, and there were always students returning to school passing by, leaving behind a lot of searching eyes.After standing there for an unknown amount of time, Jing Can finally said first, "Class is about to start."

He turned to leave, but He Pingyi grabbed him and dragged him to a narrower alley beside him.There was no one in the alley, Jing Can was pressed against the wall by He Pingyi, and a kiss was involuntarily covered.

After kissing for a while, He Pingyi left his lips and rubbed Jing Can's face with his thumb.

Jing Can's temper is really good, even in this situation, she still closed her eyes and let He Pingyi kiss him.

"I'm sorry. Don't make random guesses, okay?" He Pingyi said, "We will finish the New Year's dog house during this monthly vacation, and I will explain it to you after it is done."

The corners of Jing Can's lips were still drooping, he didn't like the feeling of trying to guess He Pingyi's thoughts, but He Pingyi said so, and he didn't want to continue making trouble.

"Hmm." He nodded.

Jing Can had decided in her heart that He Pingyi just didn't like the New Year, and when she saw the New Year that night, all the grievances she had been holding back for a whole day flooded out.He hugged New Year in his arms and sat down on the curb by the side of the road.

Dogs also seem to be very sensitive to human likes and dislikes. It was only then that Jing Can suddenly realized that the New Year actually rarely comes out when He Pingyi is around. It is often when He Pingyi leaves that Jing Can hears New Year barking outside. .

One person and one dog looked at each other pitifully, Jing Can lowered her head, and stroked New Year's head: "It's okay, he doesn't like you, I like you."

After that day, both of them tacitly did not mention the New Year.Jing Can felt a little angry, one night when he was doing a problem, after hearing the call of the New Year, he didn't talk to He Pingyi, and walked out of the house with the dog food by himself.He Pingyi followed after 2 minutes, and Jing Can felt a little better when he heard footsteps approaching from far to near.

After He Pingyi came out, he squatted next to Jing Can and remained silent.Looking at New Year's eating obediently, Jing Can couldn't help but say, "Xian is really good."

He Pingyi responded in a low voice: "Yes, I know."

Jing Can really hopes that He Pingyi can touch the New Year, just like he touched that big golden retriever in the convenience store, with love and indulgence in his eyes.New Year is his partner who has been with him for so long, and it is the first small animal that he has the courage to get close to.He thought, as long as He Pingyi can touch and accept the New Year, he will not pursue why He Pingyi lied before.

But he waited for a long time, but what he waited for was He Pingyi's hand on his head.

That hand gently rubbed his head twice, as usual.Jing Can heard He Pingyi say: "Let's eat for the New Year, let's go back."

Finally, it was the weekend of the holiday. After waking up, Jing Can checked the time and found that it was only seven o'clock, so she lay in bed and didn't get up.He Pingyi would wake up a little later during the holidays, and if there was nothing important, he would usually not come here until nine or ten o'clock.Jing Can closed her eyes, just thinking about going to sleep for a while, but suddenly heard the sound of the door being opened.He was a little surprised, coupled with the fact that the atmosphere between the two of them was not right during this time, he became quite anxious today, Jing Can didn't bother to speak out, and ran straight down.

But when he ran to the stairs with bare feet, he found that the person standing at the door was not the person he thought.

Jing Zaixing scanned Jing Can's body with his gaze, and said lightly, "Why don't you wear shoes?"

Jing Can moved her feet unnaturally, and said, "Forgot."

He took a deep breath, knowing that what should come is always inevitable.

After returning to the room, putting on slippers and changing clothes, Jing Can went downstairs again.Jing Zaixing had already poured himself a glass of water and sat on the sofa.A cup of hot water was also placed in front of another sofa, obviously, that was reserved for Jing Can.

Jing Can walked over and sat upright, waiting for Jing Zaixing to speak.

"I won't pursue what happened to Xiaowei before, but it won't happen again. He's still young, so you can't keep distracting him."

This is where Jing Can can never agree with Jing Zaixing, even when he was a child, Jing Zaixing’s logic is always, you are still young, so you need me to tell you what to do, and I will help you plan your life.But Jing Can doesn't understand, is it true that everyone has been prescribed their future appearance since birth?

"I just think that, in fact, painting requires a good understanding of life." Jing Can took a deep breath and stated calmly, "If you keep learning skills and give up all the time for fun, the paintings will also lack emotion."

After he said this, Jing Zaixing didn't speak for a long time.

"So, what about mathematics?" Jing Zaixing didn't show any expression on his face, only his fingers kept rising and falling, showing that he was really thinking.

Jing Can's eyes trembled with that finger, and he heard Jing Zaixing ask: "Does mathematics... also need to experience life?"

Jing Can's face suddenly turned a little pale.He bit his lips tightly, trying his best to maintain his ability to think calmly, he had to occupy his mind by constantly identifying objects that appeared in his vision, even so, everything in his mind still became a little turbulent.

He didn't speak, and Jing Zaixing didn't continue to ask aggressively.After sitting there quietly drinking a glass of water, Jing Zaixing asked again: "Do you remember what day next Wednesday is?"

"Remember," Jing Can said with lowered eyes.

It was the anniversary of his biological mother's death.How could he forget?

"I'm here to pick you up today, and next week we'll visit your mother's grave together."

"Now?" Jing Can was still waiting for He Pingyi, he looked at the door, and said anxiously, "Isn't it next Wednesday, there are still a few days, I will go back one day earlier."

After hearing this, Jing Zaixing frowned.

"How many days are you short?"