Chapter 1: [Meet the Bamboo Horse Again]

Xia Chengyou stood at the bus stop not far from the experimental middle school with a cardboard box containing everything on his desk.

At this time, it was still August, and high school had not yet started in the middle of summer. But the junior year of high school has already started a month early. Students entered the campus one after another, but they didn't notice Teacher Xia next to the bus stop.

They didn't know that Teacher Xia had been dismissed from the school. However, sooner or later, the head teacher would tell them that because an art teacher was recruited this semester, he quit Mr. Xia, who was a substitute teacher.

Xia Chengyou lowered his head and looked at the contents of the cardboard box, looking lonely. After graduating from university, he went to teach at the experimental middle school, and it has been four years now. Although he won many first prizes for the school's art competitions and guided many students to win championships, he was very popular with the students, but he was not prevented from being dismissed.

Obviously, there are a few art teachers who are not as good as him, all of whom are supernumerary, so why did he dismiss him.

Oh yes, those art teachers are relatives of the principal, and the leaders watch the dishes and pick soft persimmons to pinch.

Soft persimmon Xia Chengyou thought indignantly.

Will the students be sad to learn that he has been dismissed when school starts?

He didn't know if the students were sad or not, but now he was sad. The grievances in my heart are about to drown Jinshan Temple.

Suddenly, there was a thunderstorm in the clear sky, which startled Xia Chengyou and looked up at the sky.

Just now, there was a blue sky, white clouds and scorching sun, and now it will thunder and rain. But that's the way it is in summer, rainstorms come and go as fast as they come.

It's just that there is no shelter at this bus station, so you have to find a place to hide from the rain quickly.

Just a few steps later, the rain fell.

Originally, Xia Chengyou was wearing a very fresh light blue shirt, straight-leg jeans, and classic white Nike sneakers today. With a slender figure, a well-proportioned skeleton, coupled with his sunny and handsome face, and the temperament of an art teacher, he is the most beautiful cub in the crowd.

However, now he has become the most beautiful soup chicken, and he is embarrassed to stop the rain from wetting the books in the cardboard box.

It's best not to let your students see it. So Xia Chengyou hurried to stop a taxi, but was cut off by the people in front of him every time.

What an unlucky day is today?!

Xia Chengyou shouted in his heart. The resentment is almost darker than the dark clouds overhead.

At this time, a few girls who were walking towards the school gate saw the back of the handsome guy who stopped the car not far away, and it looked like Teacher Xia.

"It seems to be really Mr. Xia."

"He didn't have an umbrella with him, give him one."

"Wait, looks like someone has come to pick him up."

A few girls saw a black Aston Martin DB9 parked in front of Mr. Xia.

"It's a luxury car, it's so cool."

"Look, the guy in the car is so handsome!"

The window slowly lowered, and Xia Chengyou bent down slightly in confusion and saw the ...... sitting in the driver's seat through the co-pilot

Who?

Zhou Huaiyu?

He froze in place as if he had been pointed. How did you meet a bamboo horse here, how could you meet a bamboo horse when you were so embarrassed?!

The person in the car asked uncertainly, "Xia Chengyou?" ”

Xia Chengyou came back to his senses from the point and responded, "Uh-huh." ”

Immediately, Zhou Huaiyu's brows twisted, Xia Chengyou's whole body was wet, and the water in his hair kept flowing to his face like a water curtain hole. The light blue shirt on the body is also thin on the skin. And Xia Chengyou stood stupidly as if he didn't realize it.

"Get in the car." Zhou Huaiyu's tone was cold and hard.

Xia Chengyou immediately opened the passenger seat door and sat in, slamming the door shut.

Several girls at the school gate saw Teacher Xia get into a handsome guy's luxury car, and the soul of gossip was blazing. They have long known that Teacher Xia is male and sexually male. I also introduced my boyfriend to Mr. Xia before, but Mr. Xia's vision is very high, so I didn't like it. Could it be that the super handsome guy who came to pick up Teacher Xia today is Teacher Xia's boyfriend?

Xia Chengyou didn't know what his students were thinking behind his back, and after putting the cardboard box at his feet, he remembered that Zhuma had a habit of cleanliness, and he was covered with water all over his body, wetting the seat, and Zhuma was definitely not happy.

Sure enough, Xia Chengyou looked sideways at Zhou Huaiyu and frowned, he was really unhappy.

"I'm sorry, I'll dry you later." Xia Chengyou said. Although it is very polite, this politeness reveals strangeness and alienation, as if communicating with strangers.

After all, the last time I saw Zhou Huaiyu was eight years ago, when he and Zhou Huaiyu graduated from high school. The memory is still stuck at that time, and I have almost forgotten the feeling of the two getting along since childhood. At this time, the sudden contact was a little embarrassing and at a loss.

And I haven't seen it for so many years, and I almost didn't recognize it. Because Zhou Huaiyu has become more mature and handsome, his temperament has completely lost his youthfulness.

Zhou Huaiyu's face became even heavier, and his voice was straight: "Fasten your seat belt." Then he stepped on the gas pedal and drove away.

"Take a piece of paper and wipe it off." Zhou Huaiyu said while driving.

Xia Chengyou took out a few sheets of paper from the car to wipe the leather seats.

"Rub you." Zhou Huaiyu was a little speechless.

Xia Chengyou laughed twice, and awkwardly pulled out a few more pieces of paper to wipe his face. It's a shame to die, this brain is stupid by the rain.

Soon the water on my face and hair dried off a bit, but my body was still sticky and uncomfortable. Although you don't catch a cold when it rains in summer, it's just uncomfortable. This discomfort is more due to sitting in the luxury car of Bamboo Horse in such an embarrassed state.

The car was quiet for a while, and Zhou Huaiyu spoke again: "Where are you going?" ”

Xia Chengyou sat up straight and reported the community where he rented a house. Then Zhou Huaiyu turned on the navigation, and the car drove in an orderly manner.

"What are you doing outside the experimental middle school?" Zhou Huaiyu kept looking at the road ahead, and did not look at Xia Chengyou with a single look.

Xia Chengyou's expression was lonely again, wilted, and said, "I was dismissed from the school." ”

Zhou Huaiyu didn't react when he heard it, he didn't know what he was thinking, and his eyes were difficult to understand.

The car was quiet again, and for a moment no one spoke. Xia Chengyou felt that the quieter he was, the more embarrassed he became, he searched his intestines and scraped his stomach, racked his brains to find a topic, and finally had a flash of inspiration in his mind and asked, "Why did you come to Jiangcheng?" ”

He remembered that Zhou Huaiyu was admitted to the local 985 University in Nancheng, and he also worked in Nancheng after graduation.

At this time, the red light turned on, and Zhou Huaiyu's car stopped steadily. He looked at the traffic light, rubbed his slender fingers on the steering wheel, and replied, "Come to a seminar." ”

"Oh, that means you'll go back to Southtown when it's over?" Xia Chengyou asked.

Zhou Huaiyu hummed nonchalantly, and said, "Stay for three days and leave." ”

"So, how many days is today?" Xia Chengyou's eyes fell on the hands holding the steering wheel, the hands were still as beautiful as in his memory, the back of the hand was like a white jade fan bone, and the fingers were slender and powerful, like a work of art.

Whether it's when you're doing your homework, or when you're playing basketball, or when you're writing on the blackboard, or when you're grabbing his bag and pulling it forward, it's all beautiful.

The red light turns green in five seconds. Zhou Huaiyu finally looked sideways at Xia Chengyou and replied, "The next day, I'll leave tomorrow afternoon." ”

At the end of the five seconds, the green light turned on, and Zhou Huaiyu turned around and continued driving.

Xia Chengyou said "oh oh" twice and didn't ask anything more. But in fact, he really wanted to ask Zhou Huaiyu what kind of work he was doing now. I remember that Zhou Huaiyu said that he liked IT, but I don't know if he was engaged in this industry.

Zhou Huaiyu may be angry when this question is asked, after all, they made an appointment to be admitted to the local university in Nancheng, but he secretly changed his intention and came to Jiangcheng alone.

"Eh, why do you drive yourself when you come to Jiangcheng from Nancheng, isn't it faster to take a plane?" Xia Chengyou suddenly asked curiously.

Zhou Huaiyu turned to the right, and said expressionlessly: "I want to see what it's like to drive from Nancheng to Jiangcheng for eight hours." ”

"What does that feel like?" Xia Chengyou asked.

Zhou Huaiyu paused for a moment and said, "I don't feel anything." ”

Xia Chengyou thought for a while and said, "I must be very tired." ”

Zhou Huaiyu did not answer Xia Chengyou.

Xia Chengyou touched his nose and picked at his clothes to relieve the embarrassment.

After that, the two did not communicate in the car. I haven't seen him for eight years, Xia Chengyou doesn't know Zhou Huaiyu very well, just like a familiar stranger. The memories of those young years have also been diluted by time and silenced in the torrent of years.

Today's encounter was just an accident, and there will be no contact after getting out of the car. So there's nothing to be sorry about. Xia Chengyou thought.

Finally, the car drove into the underground garage of a community, and after parking the car in the empty parking space, Xia Chengyou got out of the car, pulled out a few pieces of paper and began to wipe the leather seats that were wet by himself. But it can only wipe the water stains on the surface, and the ones that penetrate into it can't be wiped off.

Zhou Huaiyu just looked at him silently.

Xia Chengyou stood outside the car and bent his waist and said to Zhou Huaiyu: "I'm sorry, I may need to go to the 4S store to do a cleaning." I'll transfer you how much money you have then. Thank you for sending me home today. ”

Zhou Huaiyu's originally expressionless face sank a little at the moment, as if he was overwhelmed. But nothing was said in the end.

Xia Chengyou looked at Zhou Huaiyu's face, guessing that he was probably causing trouble to Zhou Huaiyu and delaying him to do business, so he was angry.

So what to do?

Xia Chengyou was very nerve-wracked, and he looked a little helpless, but it seemed that he had been wronged. In the end, he closed the car door gently in embarrassment, waved at Zhou Huaiyu at the car window, and said, "Slow down on the road." ”

After speaking, he turned around and left with the wet cardboard box. But before he could take a few steps, Zhou Huaiyu's voice sounded behind him: "Don't you invite me to go up and sit?" ”

Xia Chengyou paused, turned around a little dazedly, and saw that Zhou Huaiyu had already gotten out of the car and walked over. There was a little blank in my mind, and I couldn't refuse it for a while.

Why do you have to come up and sit?

He thought that Zhou Huaiyu had always been very concerned about his secret change of volunteer, and the two had not been in touch over the years. I think I was so disappointed in him that I didn't want to continue the friendship.

But now Zhou Huaiyu took the initiative to contact him.

Now in this situation, Xia Chengyou has no reason for him to refuse, after all, the two have known each other for many years, and today it is thanks to Zhou Huaiyu to send him back. It's rude not to let people go up and sit.

But...... He has a lot of things in his house that are not suitable for children.

Xia Chengyou gritted his molars and agreed.

The two walked into the elevator side by side, Xia Chengyou pressed the 20th floor, and the elevator began to rise.

"The house you bought here?" Zhou Huaiyu asked.

Xia Chengyou shook his head: "Rented." ”

Soon the 20th floor arrived, Xia Chengyou walked in front, and Zhou Huaiyu followed.

Suddenly, the door of the 20-2 resident opened and a beautiful girl came out, she greeted with a smile: "Teacher Xia is back, is this your friend?" ”

Xia Chengyou smiled and nodded: "Mm-hmm." ”

The girl's gaze stayed on Zhou Huaiyu for a few more seconds: "Sure enough, the handsome guy's friend is more handsome, hahaha." ”

Xia Chengyou glanced at Zhou Huaiyu and quickly moved away. The girl has already entered the elevator. He also hit the door of the house, and gave Zhou Huaiyu a vaccination with some embarrassment: "My family is a little ...... Mess, you don't mind. ”

Zhou Huaiyu saw the living room of his house, his eyes were stuck for a moment, and then he looked at Xia Chengyou again.

Xia Chengyou's face immediately turned red: "Then that's me painting a human body sketch, a silicone model for hand practice, not a full. Gas. Doll. Doll. If you think it's indecent, I'll put them in the bedroom. ”

"No need." Zhou Huaiyu put on shoe covers and walked in.

The living room is completely Xia Chengyou's studio, with no coffee table or dining table. Instead, there were easels and paper, and there were many bottles and jars of paint on the floor. A silicone mannequin of a man and a woman stands by the window, with a level of realism comparable to that of a real person.

"If you make the rented house like this, won't the landlord scold you?" Zhou Huaiyu walked over and said.

Xia Chengyou changed his slippers, put down the cardboard box, and said with a smile: "No, I promised the landlord that it would be restored to its original appearance when I returned the rent." ”

He put away the body sketches that were lying everywhere on the sofa, made room for Zhou Huaiyu to sit, and then took a cup and poured a glass of water for Zhou Huaiyu and put it on the armrest of the sofa.

The two stood and sat together, and Xia Chengyou didn't know what to say. He waited for Zhou Huaiyu to leave when he was bored.

Zhou Huaiyu didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, and said, "Go and take a bath." ”

Xia Chengyou glanced at his shirt against his skin, his ears were red, and he hurriedly went to the bedroom to get his clothes and ran to the bathroom. I was a little devastated after seeing how bad my image was in the mirror.

The hair was messily attached to the forehead, and the clothes were crumpled against the body. Not handsome at all, like a reservoir dog.

But Zhou Huaiyu was wearing a high-quality black shirt and a striped tie. Wear black trousers and black leather shoes. The hair is meticulous, the watch is high-end, and the luxury car is low-key and luxurious. The whole person is a business elite, properly rich and handsome.

Xia Chengyou was a little frustrated, it was he who changed his volunteer back then, and now he is the one who is so bad. Did Zhou Huaiyu laugh at him in his heart?