"Guys, what are you doing?"

"Obviously, community service, we're going to fill out the community service column on our college application form with this program. Brother Wei, what do you see?"

The sky is clear at 5 p.m., and Santa Monica Beach is especially lively on Saturdays. In the east near Venice Beach, Ye Wei found five old friends, Lev, Bard, Chen Nuo, Li Ming, and Colwin.

Colwin was holding a camera camera, Li Ming was holding a white plastic bag of garbage, and Bud was holding a trash tong, which looked like he was picking up garbage.

Hearing Lev's words, Ye Wei was stunned, "Beach environmental protection?

"Hahaha!" Except for Colwin, all four of them laughed, and Lev said happily, "This is a big plan, look at this guy." He pointed to the expressionless Colwin and added, "Our goal is to have a photography exhibition with and without garbage, and then come up with an artistic name." What we exhibit is a comparison of before and after photos, beaches, parks, residential areas, schools, city streets, ...... Various places. ”

Everyone nodded excitedly, and Colwin took a selfie of the sea. Ye Wei listened and asked, "Then?"

"And then there's the main play. Lev's nose flushed with excitement, "This is no ordinary photo exhibition, this is a charity fundraising photo exhibition, and all the money will be donated to environmental charities." The goal of the fundraising amount is to do so!"

The four shouted in unison, "$500,000, haha!"

"So this is a project of your organization. Ye Wei was thoughtful.

"But that's not the coolest thing. Lev looked at the people on the left and right, and said happily: "We have created a new charity service organization in the school, 'Through the Lens', to continue this project from generation to generation! As he spoke, everyone high-fived, and Colwin reached out to strike.

Ye Wei also stretched out his right hand, "So this is not a project of the Dream Chasing Alliance." ”

"......" Lev's palm stopped, struck him, and explained: "Brother Wei, the Dream Chasing Alliance is too big, and it represents you too much. Of course, we will fill in the achievements of crowdfunding for "Little Sunshine Beauty", but we need a community and community service that better highlights the abilities of the five of us. ”

Bard also said, "Yes, you are not here, Master Gia is not here, Lily is not here, none of us have the ability to run a project that can benefit everyone, and the Dream Chaser Alliance can't do it now......"

Everyone's eyes were turned sideways, which made his fat mouth stop inappropriately.

"What's wrong?" Ye Wei frowned and asked, "What can't you say?"

The first to speak was Colwin: "Everyone has to fight for their resume, and they have to highlight their uniqueness. Lev continued: "The Dream Chaser League is like a café in Friends, where we sit and talk when we have time, but we have different jobs. ”

"It's like the collapse of the European Union. Bud said. Lev told him to shut up: "The EU is fine. Bud said, "Sooner or later." Chen Nuo wants to speak: "From a mathematical point of view......"

Ye Wei looked around at them and couldn't help smiling, "Cool...... Why did I just hear about this project today?"

"Brother Wei, you are so busy! You are busy with big business, how can you have time to take care of our little things. Lev's face was full of envy, and everyone was more or less envious.

"I don't think so, brothers. Ye Wei shrugged and smiled, "And let me repeat, I don't have anything to do with Scarlett Johansson." ”

"Understood, understood. Lev pointed his palm towards Ye Wei, "See, this is the prodigal son of love! Scarlett Johansson? So what! Brother Wei, you are so handsome!"

Everyone laughed and talked about walking to the boardwalk of Venice Beach, surrounded by more tourists, a lot of umbrellas and beach chairs.

More tourists means more garbage, there are scattered mineral water bottles, plastic bags and other things everywhere on the beach, the five people continue their previous work, take photos, pick up garbage, and take photos, there are only scenes, and some people are framed, and they also designed a "refuse not to protect the environment" sign, and their hands are put together with love gestures to make a shot.

After working for a while, everyone picked up another bag of garbage and laughed and celebrated.

Ye Wei was also laughing, and proposed, "Let's go out tonight to play, play ball, play game consoles?"

"......" Everyone did not respond, and Lev said, "Brother Wei, we all have to go back to school in the evening to participate in the activities. ”

"Oh, please, social?" Ye Wei asked with a smile.

Chen Nuo pushed his black-rimmed glasses, and this time he was the first to reply: "Mine is a study party." Brother Wei, you know, I'm going to an Ivy League school, and my goal is Harvard University. I had to win a project for the next academic year, and the competition was fierce. There's really not much time to play, sorry. ”

Li Ming also said: "I am striving for the next year of overseas school, and I want to go to France." ”

"I really don't know what's good about France, even I won't go back. Lev said. Ye Wei smiled and said: "There are many beautiful women in France, and they are enthusiastic, right." Li Ming laughed dryly. Bud yelled, "I don't have such high demands, but I'm going crazy, I'm going to see a psychiatrist and get me an ADHD ......"

"Hey!" Ye Wei interrupted, "Bard, that's not cool. ”

"Isn't it cool? Brother Wei, it's not cool if you fail the exam. Bud was not convinced. Lev whispered, "Dude, I know a few people who don't have ADHD but are taking Ritalin, and they tell me how it feels ......"

Everyone looked at him, Ye Wei frowned, Chen Nuo's glasses seemed to be bright, and Lev continued: "Maybe it's hi! ”

"Wow. Chen Nuo sighed.

"You don't have ADHD but take Ritalin, that's taking stimulants!" Ye Wei was a little serious, "This kind of atmosphere will cause a lot of harm to real ADHD patients." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and the truth was this, but ......

"Brother Wei, you don't understand. Lev patted Ye Wei on the shoulder and said seriously: "Public school students smoke marijuana, private school students smoke Ritalin, and it's like this all over the United States." We are not geniuses, everyone around us is working hard, and if we don't follow, we will fall into nowhere. But we still think about it, I didn't eat it!"

Colwin spoke up: "Not including me, I support it." ”

"It's despicable to do this......" Lev is still saying.

"Brother Wei, do you see I've lost weight?" Bard asked aloud. Everyone stopped, and Ye Wei looked at him a few times, "It seems that he has lost some weight, what's the matter?"

Bud's voice was dull: "Go to bed at 1 a.m., wake up at 6 a.m., and be busy until now, that's how it's going." Coffee, tea, Red Bull, next Ritalin, that's what's going on. I've lost 10 pounds this year, and that's how it is!"

Chen Nuo sighed with deep sympathy: "I haven't slept well for a month. Ye Wei was surprised: "Didn't you just have spring break?" Chen Nuo was also surprised: "Brother Wei, it's 11th grade, I'm a nerd, and I took spring break in the math training camp." ”

"Well, sometimes I think. Lev looked speechless, paused for a few seconds and said, "Why are my parents middle-class." If they're rich, I'm fine, and if they're poor, I'm fine, playing in a public school. Why threw me into the Harvard-Westlake ......"

"The acceptance rate of the Ivy League + MIT + Stanford, the average of the top 30 best high schools in the United States last year was 28%, and our school was 32%. Chen Nuo said the accurate data, "The principal said, your seniors have put in their efforts, what about you?"

"We can too. "The crowd said, a slogan.

Lev looked at the silent Ye Wei and said with relief: "Brother Wei, you have gone ashore, you have worked hard more than us in the past two years combined, and you have lived a cool life, haha!" Everyone also laughed, and Lev said: "Tell us about those beauties?

Ye Wei smiled self-deprecatingly, "There's no such thing...... I don't want to talk about women, let's talk about boys. ”

Although it was a bit of a disappointment, everyone was not reluctant, talking about the school's sports events, this year's football team still failed to win the championship, but the baseball team and basketball team achieved good results.

Bard became a member of the "Harvard-Westlake Mania" and was wearing a red T-shirt from HW. In the high school, fanatics participate in the home of various sports competitions, wear uniform red T-shirts, shout uniform cheers, and cheer for the wolverine! Bard proudly said, "No one in the audience can shout better than me!"

"No, that day in the basketball game, Bud provoked the people of Agoura High School to almost beat him!", "Hahaha!"

Everyone talked and laughed, talked about the competitions, talked about this month's film festival, and talked about the entry of top students next month, Chen Nuo was selected for the honor student association. Ye Wei was also before, but now he has been removed.

Ye Wei listened to what they were saying with a smile, what they wanted to say, but they didn't want to say it when the words came to their mouths, and they couldn't say anything.

Looking at their faces busy but full of enthusiasm, their eyes full of hard work and longing, despite many complaints and pressure, they are actually enjoying it.

They do meaningful things and chase their dreams.

The ...... they recorded through the camera It's their youth.

What about my youth?

So now?

Interesting?

Maybe.

SUDDENLY, YE WEI FELT OUT OF PLACE, LIKE HE WASN'T IN THE SAME WORLD AS HIS OLD FRIENDS, LIKE HE WAS A LOSER, AND HE WAS DEFEATED BY EVERYTHING GOOD AND BAD.

After walking for a while, he took out his mobile phone, made a call, and walked away from the ground answering channel: "Hello." Oh, okay, I'll get over it. He put down his phone, looked at the crowd, and said, "Guys, I've got to go, there's something going on." ”

"A woman's business?" Lev's big nose glowed red.

"Yes, a woman's thing. Ye Wei nodded.

"Hahaha!" Everyone immediately laughed, and Bard roared and asked, "Brother Wei, which one?" Li Ming asked, "Scarlett Johansson?"

"It's not. Ye Wei shrugged his shoulders, "Amber Heard." ”

"Oh!! I like her. Lev screamed, "She's so sexy." Nerds such as Chen Nuo also agreed: "Yes." Bud exclaimed, "What's wrong with Duchen-Klos? ”

"They're not my girlfriends...... Just, just friends. Ye Wei raised his hand helplessly, didn't know what to say, didn't say much, went to high-five them with both hands, "Then I'll go, brothers, come on, goodbye." ”

Amid the crowd's goodbyes, he turned and walked to the parking lot by the beach, his chaotic thoughts calming his face.

Soon, Ye Wei got into a lonely Porsche sports car and drove away.

......

"Hello, Emma?"

"But, I'm calling you to apologize, last night...... I'm sorry, I went a little too far. ”

"It's nothing, I don't talk first. ”

"Hmm...... I see, you don't have feelings for me. I'm fine! We're still friends. ”

"My pleasure, that's cool. ”

"So, then...... That's all, have a nice weekend. ”

"Have a great weekend too. ”

......

"When will my brother come back?"

In Brentwood at night, the front yard of the Ye family was lively, and as soon as he got home, Toto frantically wagged his tail and rushed to the backyard, which made Gu Qiao very puzzled, but he couldn't see any suspicious vehicles.

When the three of them entered the house, they saw colorful gift boxes piled up on the coffee table in the living room. Ye Haogen said to his daughter, "That's the only thing that was mailed back", Duoduo picked up a small pink gift box to be opened, happy and missed his brother, and asked his parents.

Ye Haogen couldn't answer, and looked at his wife. Gu Qiao already knew: "Today." ”

"Brother is at home!" At this time, a pleasant male voice came.

Duoduo screamed in surprise when she heard it, threw away the gift box in her hand, and ran to the house: "Brother!!!!!"

Ye Haogen also smiled in surprise, Gu Qiao smiled helplessly and relieved, and both of them left.

"Hahaha!" A tall figure rushed into the living room, and Toto happily followed beside him, and Duoduo's little face pounced on him with a smile. Ye Wei hugged her with both hands wearing black half-fingered gloves and laughed: "This is an April Fool's Day joke!

"Yes!" Duoduo grinned, hugging his shoulder.

"Where is your car parked?" Gu Qiao asked.

"A little in front of the street. Ye Wei said.

"Is my brother's movie ready?" asked Duoduo with a smile.

Ye Wei laughed a few times before replying, "It's also considered a good shot...... How are you learning the piano?"

"Okay!" Duo Duo exclaimed, "I took a panda sticker." ”

"What's that?" Ye Wei asked.

"Grades, A+. Gu Qiao said. Ye Haogen said happily: "Duoduo has musical talent. Ye Wei wowed: "It seems that you all keep it for Duoduo?" Ye Haogen smiled and said, "We gave you a lot." Come hug one, handsome boy. ”

Ye Wei put down the flowers and stepped forward to hug his father, "Doctor Ye." Ye Haogen patted his son's shoulder, "It's good to come back." Ye Wei walked towards his mother with a smile, "Master Gu." Duoduo ran to hug her mother first, as if she noticed something, "Mom, don't scold my brother." ”

Gu Qiao looked at his son and asked, "Have you thought it through?"

"Not yet, but I'll think about it......" Ye Wei whispered, shrugged his shoulders, glared, and grinned, "Give me some time, I'll think about it." ”

"You'll just want to. Gu Qiao finally smiled, pressed his shoulder, his eyes were a little tearful, "You will think, your mother will support you, and your mother is afraid that you will not think about it." You think about it, what life is, you decide for yourself. We may not support you, but you are right, this will always be your home, you will always be our son, and you will always be Duoduo's brother. Welcome home. ”

"Family. Ye Wei smiled embarrassedly, couldn't see his mother's tears, and laughed: "I understand, this is your plan, this really hit me!" ”

Gu Qiao laughed angrily, Ye Haogen also laughed, and Duoduo laughed even more happily, and shouted again: "Brother, brother!"

"What's wrong?" Ye Wei squatted down.

Duoduo leaned into his ear and whispered: "A few days ago, the school sent out some holiday sweets, one of which is delicious, I left one for you." ”

"Wow!" Ye Wei laughed, it was already sweet to the heart without eating sugar, "Where?" Duoduo grinned and took his hand and walked to the back garden, and Toto led the way in front.

Ye Haogen and Gu Qiaoxiao followed, looked at each other, and were full of relief, great, they saw the dawn, the dawn of their son's real return.

......

That night, Ye Wei did not stay at home, laughing and playing with his family, until Duoduo fell asleep, and then said goodbye and went back to his residence in Santa Monica. When Duoduo was away, he faced his parents, a little inexplicably unnatural, yes, there was a sense of guilt in his heart.

When he returned to the residence, it was already early in the morning, and he hadn't gotten out of the car yet, as soon as he saw the lights in the living room of the house, Ye Wei knew that Amy was there, and only he and Amy had the key.

"Amy Grey, you lunatic. Ye Wei parked the car, opened the door and walked into the house, and sure enough, he saw Amy greeted him with a smile.

She is tall and wears a short-sleeved white T-shirt and blue cropped pants, her long hair is tied in a ponytail, she is homely and elegant, and her big eyes are bright and bright, like a wife waiting for her husband to return home.

I haven't seen each other for a month and a half, but the two have no strangeness because of their daily contact, and some are subtle excitement.

"I know what you're talking about. Amy said with a toothy grin.

"What?" Ye Wei was stunned.

"'There's no hypocrisy in those potatoes, there's no deception in the cauliflower, it's a perfectly honest meal!'" Amy mimicked his irritated tone at the time, but it was very playful, she paused, and added, "It's a line from 'The-Heartbreak-Kid.'" ”

Ye Wei looked up funny, "Okay, you know, so what?"

"It's not that hard for you to understand, just take the time and effort to understand. Amy followed him to the couch and asked with a smile, "Heartbroken bad boy, have you had enough of Hawaii?"

"Oh my God. Ye Wei sat down on the sofa, closed his eyes tiredly and said, "I thought that after this time, you would have played enough of this game......"

"I'm not playing, I'm coming for real. Amy didn't sit down, looked at him condescendingly, and said resolutely: "Give me a month, just this month, you have a good date with me." ”

Ye Wei didn't open his eyes, and he didn't know what to think, and asked in a lazy tone that was almost asleep: "Why don't you give up?"

"Because I like you, because I'm not a casual girl!" Amy was a little excited, how could she not be wronged these days, "You think I slept with someone casually? I had sex with you on my first date, so I can't give up easily! A month, you owe me!"

"I don't owe you anything. Ye Wei muttered.

"You just owe me!" Amy pinched his cheek and told him to open his eyes, "just a month!"

Ye Wei laughed, was silent for a while, opened his eyes and looked around, looked at Amy, stopped talking several times, and finally sighed: "Anyway, I'm going to be very busy this month, I don't have much time to pick up girls...... Amy was immediately full of joy, Ye Wei said lazily: "My weekends are for you, a month, and then I don't owe you anything." ”

Amy suddenly sang in bel canto: "To say that you love me in every waking hour, to make me forget my fears with the beauty of summer, to say that you need me to be with you, now and forever, and to promise that your words are from the heart, that is all my request to you-"

"Uh......" Ye Wei watched her sing "The Phantom of the Opera" petrifiedly, and smiled, laughing complicatedly, "Do you want our neighbor to call the police again?"

"Love me! that's all I want from you—" There was a feeling of guilt.

When he returned to the residence, it was already early in the morning, and he hadn't gotten out of the car yet, as soon as he saw the lights in the living room of the house, Ye Wei knew that Amy was there, and only he and Amy had the key.

"Amy Grey, you lunatic. Ye Wei parked the car, opened the door and walked into the house, and sure enough, he saw Amy greeted him with a smile.

She is tall and wears a short-sleeved white T-shirt and blue cropped pants, her long hair is tied in a ponytail, she is homely and elegant, and her big eyes are bright and bright, like a wife waiting for her husband to return home.

I haven't seen each other for a month and a half, but the two have no strangeness because of their daily contact, and some are subtle excitement.

"I know what you're talking about. Amy said with a toothy grin.

"What?" Ye Wei was stunned.

"'There's no hypocrisy in those potatoes, there's no deception in the cauliflower, it's a perfectly honest meal!'" Amy mimicked his irritated tone at the time, but it was very playful, she paused, and added, "It's a line from 'The-Heartbreak-Kid.'" ”

Ye Wei looked up funny, "Okay, you know, so what?"

"It's not that hard for you to understand, just take the time and effort to understand. Amy followed him to the couch and asked with a smile, "Heartbroken bad boy, have you had enough of Hawaii?"

"Oh my God. Ye Wei sat down on the sofa, closed his eyes tiredly and said, "I thought that after this time, you would have played enough of this game......"

"I'm not playing, I'm coming for real. Amy didn't sit down, looked at him condescendingly, and said resolutely: "Give me a month, just this month, you have a good date with me." ”

Ye Wei didn't open his eyes, and he didn't know what to think, and asked in a lazy tone that was almost asleep: "Why don't you give up?"

"Because I like you, because I'm not a casual girl!" Amy was a little excited, how could she not be wronged these days, "You think I slept with someone casually? I had sex with you on my first date, so I can't give up easily! A month, you owe me!"

"I don't owe you anything. Ye Wei muttered.

"You just owe me!" Amy pinched his cheek and told him to open his eyes, "just a month!"

Ye Wei laughed, was silent for a while, opened his eyes and looked around, looked at Amy, stopped talking several times, and finally sighed: "Anyway, I'm going to be very busy this month, I don't have much time to pick up girls...... Amy was immediately full of joy, Ye Wei said lazily: "My weekends are for you, a month, and then I don't owe you anything." ”

Amy suddenly sang in bel canto: "To say that you love me in every waking hour, to make me forget my fears with the beauty of summer, to say that you need me to be with you, now and forever, and to promise that your words are from the heart, that is all my request to you-"

"Uh......" Ye Wei watched her sing "The Phantom of the Opera" petrifiedly, and smiled, laughing complicatedly, "Do you want our neighbor to call the police again?"

"Love me! That's all I want from you—"