Heavy rainfall and typhoons seem to have become a regular visitor to the city for nearly a month after the beginning of summer, especially towards the end of the month, when people can be seen moving through the white rain and fog every day.

The air in a large part of the city was damp, and it was really depressing to watch.

On June 29, 2023, Xu Zhengchen's home.

"It is expected that in the next few days, the temperature in our city will have a short-term warming trend, and the weather will be mainly cloudy and sunny tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

As soon as the weather forecast for the evening was played, Xu Zhengchen got up and went back to his room. The scene outside the window was still cloudy and cloudy, and there was no sign of the rain stopping.

"It's rare that you can have a good rest tomorrow, why is it raining again......" Xu Zhengchen smacked his mouth sleepily.

Jingle Bell Bell –

It was ten o'clock the next morning.

The light green alarm clock on the wooden table rang on time, and Xu Zhengchen, who was sleeping on the pillow, turned over lazily, trying to reach out to reach the alarm clock, but fell under the bed because the soles of his feet slipped.

"Pain, pain, pain......" Xu Zhengchen tore open the quilt that wrapped his hands and feet, and touched the back of his head helplessly.

A not-so-dazzling light hit his face, and he looked up at the window on the wall, a little golden sunlight shining through the curtains on the tabletop, and the room could faintly smell the hot smell of summer.

Pulling back the curtains and looking into the distance, it was a sunny sunny day, the sky was as blue as a lake after the rain, the clouds were clean and white, and the familiar orange scent of Asatsu City wafted through the streets.

Xu Zhengchen turned his head to look back at the bedroom, and the calendar book hanging on the wall had already missed a lot of dates. He picked up the marker pen on the table, unscrewed the cap and circled the number 30.

Honk......

The landline phone in the living room of the apartment rang with a bang.

Xu Zhengchen put down the marker, put on his slippers and staggered to the living room:

"Hey, who's that?"

"Idiot, didn't you say that you would celebrate Xiaoxi's birthday together?" Jiang Yizhe's voice came from the microphone, "Where are you?" ”

"Birthday party? When was this? ”

"Tonight, the girl named He Xiao told me." Jiang Yizhe on the other end of the phone continued to ask, "Didn't she tell you?" ”

In fact, Jiang Yizhe's phone number was relayed to He Xiao by Su Yuxi, and they didn't know any calls from Xu Zhengchen before. Even if he really called, he would be blocked as a harassing call.

"You guys play, I have to go to the training class to learn hand ...... at night" Halfway through the words, Xu Zhengchen suddenly stopped.

"Hand what?"

"No, nothing." Xu Zhengchen coping with it with his own opinion.

"Why do you sound a little happy?" Jiang Yizhe smiled evilly, "It's decided, meet at the old place at seven o'clock in the evening, don't you not come." ”

"Wait." didn't wait for Xu Zhengchen to refuse, and hung up the phone first.

The clock hanging on the wall of the living room pointed to 10:05, nine hours before the agreed meeting time.

"The alarm clock for my part-time job is set late......"

In less than five minutes, Xu Zhengchen had done the basic washing. With his wallet and keys with him, he hurried out of the house.

Anyway, today is Su Yuxi's birthday, and Xu Zhengchen naturally won't forget the gift he was going to give her, but the throbbing of this mood exceeded his thoughts.

This is also the first reunion between the two since they separated.

"Hey, Lao Zhe, it's me." Xu Zhengchen dialed Jiang Yizhe's phone, "I'll go pick out birthday gifts, snacks and cakes now, and I'll meet you before seven o'clock in the evening." ”

"Choosing a gift is so time-consuming...... You just buy a ring and you're done. ”

“……”

Before noon, wisps of heat rose over the city, and the scorching sun burned the cheeks of passers-by slightly.

Xu Zhengchen walked on the cement road under the apartment building, and from time to time there would be a shallow breeze blowing by him, and he was absent from the sound of cicadas for more than a month, and now he is once again haunted in the summer season.

In the evening of the same day, half past nine.

Xu Zhengchen pushed open the glass door of the restaurant, and as soon as his front heel stepped into the room, the cold air of the air conditioner immediately rushed into his arms. The indoor air conditioner is not often turned on in this summer, and the body will naturally have some discomfort.

"It's still air-conditioned so late." Xu Zhengchen, who was wearing thin short sleeves, almost gritted his teeth and spoke.

"You're too late, we've been waiting for you for a long time."

"It's been delayed because of a little thing...... I didn't buy any gifts. Xu Zhengchen subconsciously looked at Su Yuxi.

Jiang Yizhe beckoned Xu Zhengchen to sit at the table: "Okay, come here, this cake is reserved for you." ”

"The cake is almost finished, so it's time to play some exciting ...... Truth or Dare. He Xiao clapped his hands and asked, "Xiaoxi should also come and play." ”

"Uncle, you joined too?" Xu Zhengchen casually found a stool and sat down.

"What's the matter, bullying uncle, I'm too old to keep up with the trend?"

Zhang Yufeng put his hands against his chin, and the lenses in the black frame reflected the light:

"Back then, Uncle I was also a popular figure in the school, and I was nicknamed 'Trend Killer'."

……

"Rock, scissors, paper."

Xu Zhengchen's scissorhands were so out of place in the pile of rocks.

"Truth or dare—or daring?" He Xiao blinked her smart eyes and asked with a playful expression.

If you are asked a strange question, you will be ruined.

It's definitely a trap.

After a short brainstorming, Xu Zhengchen slowly spoke: "Big adventure." ”

"Let's draw cards."

He swallowed, casually pulled out a card from the deck of cards in the big adventure, and handed it to He Xiao.

"I'll take a look, you and the girl sitting closest ......" He Xiao's gaze finally stayed on Su Yuxi's face, "It's just playing a pocky game with Xiaoxi, wow." ”

The words were loud, and everyone present, except for Xu Zhengchen and Su Yuxi, all let out meaningful laughter.

"Come on, nerd." Jiang Yizhe lazily raised his right hand, and his soft cheering voice seemed to be teasing Xu Zhengchen's predicament.

"Don't make a fuss." Xu Zhengchen held his forehead with his hand.

Then, He Xiao took out a chocolate bar from the snack box and slowly handed it to Xu Zhengchen's hand, looking at him with sparkling eyes.

"Anyway—two people, at the same time, bite into this chocolate bar." He Xiao made sign language seriously, so that Su Yuxi could understand the rules of the game.

Su Yuxi, who understood the meaning, couldn't help but blush, and the look in his eyes became erratic, looking like a panicked kitten.

"Eat one, eat one."

Taking advantage of the coaxing of everyone, Xu Zhengchen picked up the chocolate bar in one go, opened his mouth to hold one end of it, and slowly tilted his head in the direction of Su Yuxi.

"Xiaoxi, hurry, hurry."

He Xiao pushed her shoulder very cooperatively, allowing her to approach the chocolate bar in the other person's mouth.

Su Yuxi pursed her lips embarrassedly, and there was an interval of three or five seconds before she opened her mouth slightly to catch the chocolate bar handed by the other party. The girl's exhaled lips were more delicate than ever.

Gradually, their lips approached the middle of the chocolate bar. Looking at Su Yuxi's shy appearance in front of him trying to close his eyes, Xu Zhengchen couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts.

The two of them were so close that they could hear each other's heartbeats.

Click.

Immediately after a crisp cracking sound, the chocolate bar in the mouth of the two was folded into two pieces from the middle, and the fine biscuit crumbs fell on Su Yuxi's crispy breasts that were clinging to the clothes.

Su Yuxi withdrew his attention to the boy in front of him, hurriedly took off half of the chocolate bar in his mouth, and turned his hand to slap the clothes stained by the cookie crumbs.

"Wow-" The crowd's voices increased a little.

Despite the embarrassment, Su Yuxi smiled at him.

Is it really okay for me to have such a good time?

Do you want to tell them that you're not actually going to travel?

Wouldn't it annoy people like me to stay with them?

Xu Zhengchen gave her a smile back, he believed that everything would return to the original state by tomorrow.

"Go on, it's Uncle's turn next." He Xiao finished drinking the remaining juice in the cup and said.

"Oh! Look at Uncle Mine. ”

*Pocky game: Two people who participate in the game start eating the same pocky (a snack brand of chocolate bar) from both ends, and the person who loosens his mouth or bites off the pocky first loses, and the person who loses will be punished accordingly.