Soughing wind and rain in dreams

  It was already late when I came out of Li Donglin's house and evening self-study had begun.

  At noon, Chen Haonan followed Li Donglin and his sister to the Li's house. After lunch, the three kids started chatting and then played cards. They were so engrossed in the game that they forgot about time. The Li parents went out to run errands in the afternoon and even forgot to say goodbye to their children before leaving. It wasn't until night fell and the lights came on that the couple returned home. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Li Donglin, Chen Haonan, and Li Jia still playing cards wildly, with paper slips stuck all over their faces. The Li parents were anxious - Chen Haonan and Li Donglin also panicked, hastily changed their shoes, and rushed to school like crazy. By this time, the evening study session had already been going on for half an hour.

  All the way, Li Donglin and Chen Haonan only ran and didn't say a word. But Li Donglin always felt that something was strange: why did Haonan become normal again this afternoon? This question lingered in his mind, causing him to fall behind Chen Haonan. However, he still kept running hard, not letting himself fall too far behind...

  After entering the teaching building, after climbing only one floor, Li Donglin finally couldn't help but call out "Hao Nan——". His voice was very small, but it was very clear.

  Chen Haonan was running very fast, but Li Donglin's call with a hint of doubt and expectation, he still heard clearly - he quickly stopped his footsteps, standing there, waiting for his good brothers to run up.

  "What's wrong?" Chen Haonan asked softly as Li Donglin approached. The light in the corridor was broken, and in the darkness he couldn't see Li Donglin's face, but he clearly heard his deep and urgent gasping sound.

  "How have you changed again?" Li Donglin asked directly, he felt that this matter could no longer be ambiguous, and he hoped Chen Haonan would give him a clear explanation. As he spoke, his eyes were fixed tightly on Chen Haonan, although he couldn't see his face clearly either.

  "How did you find out again?" Chen Haonan was somewhat surprised. He thought he had already disguised himself as his former self this afternoon, but unexpectedly, Li Donglin saw through him.

  "How could I not have discovered? Although you pretended to be very similar, the previous one was not like this! Although you can deceive my dad, my mom, and Jiajia, but you can't deceive my eyes..."

  "Sorry, Donglin," Chen Haonan said slowly, lowering his head. "I admit I was wrong. I shouldn't have lied to you, nor should I have lied to your dad and mom, or Jiajia."

  "What's the use of apologizing?!" Li Donglin was anxious and pushed Chen Haonan. Suddenly, he thought of Sang Qiuyu's transfer again and asked urgently: "What's wrong with you? --- Tell me honestly, is it because of Sang Qiuyu?"

  "I've told you countless times, this has nothing to do with Sang Qiuyu!" Chen Haonan was getting impatient. "To be honest, I'm a bit heartbroken about Sang Qiuyu's transfer, but whether she transfers or not is her own freedom. Although we're pretty good friends, I couldn't force her to stay... But on the other hand, Sang Qiuyu and I aren't even at that level, just good friends. Her going to school in the city can bring her better development prospects, as a friend, I should be happy for her instead - why would I be affected by her?"

  "What's wrong with you? Looking at your gloomy face all day, it makes me worried that you'll get sick from bottling things up - just say what's on your mind, maybe I can offer some advice, it's better than you being alone and lost in thought!" Li Donglin was extremely agitated, he grabbed Chen Haonan's shoulder tightly, almost to the point of tears, he eagerly wanted to recall the good brother who used to share everything with him.

  Chen Haonan did not expect Li Donglin, who usually laughed loudly and was optimistic, to be so excited at this moment. It really moved him to have such a good brother, and he often got excited and emotional because of it. However, despite the tears welling up in his eyes, Chen Haonan managed to control himself. He let out a soft sigh, patted Li Donglin on the shoulder, and said calmly, "Good brother, if you really want to know what's going on with me, come find me at the pavilion in 'Youyuan' after evening study..." As he spoke, he turned around and ran upstairs.

  When Chen Haonan said this, Li Donglin couldn't help but get excited again. As soon as he thought that the problem that had been bothering him for a long time was about to be solved, and when he thought that Chen Haonan still treated himself as a good friend, like a brother, his heart was overjoyed, and tears couldn't help but burst out. However, he quickly calmed himself down, gently wiping away the tears...