Chapter 1: Warm Eyes Five

  It rained heavily all night yesterday, but surprisingly cleared up early this morning!

  When the morning's first light came in through the clear window with the cool and refreshing autumn breeze, gently stroking Tang Su's somewhat pale face, she slowly opened her eyes.

  As the confusion of her initial wakefulness passed, her mind gradually cleared: last night she had clearly fainted onto the floor, so how was it that now she was lying on a soft and comfortable bed? Who had put her to bed? Was it Aunt Mei or him?

  But is this possible? Aunt and Mei aunt need not say, they can't wait to thoroughly disappear from this house themselves, how would they care about her life or death?

  But it's impossible, he wouldn't even deign to look at himself face-to-face, yet in his memories, he vaguely recalls a pair of strong arms carrying him to bed, and...and a warm large hand placed on his forehead, making him feel very comfortable, then...he really did switch from a half-dazed state to a sweet dream.

  Memories stopped here, and only then did Tangtang discover that he was feeling refreshed and clear-headed, not at all like someone who had a high fever the night before, let alone having a piercing headache in the back of his head.

  Thinking of the unfinished homework, Tang sugar couldn't lie still in bed and quickly got up to do her homework. However, her gaze involuntarily fell on that umbrella, her heart turned sour, and tears slid down unknowingly. She fiercely wiped away a tear and did her homework with concentration.

  Time flies quickly, and before she knew it, it was already half past six. Her homework wasn't finished yet, so Tang Sugar reluctantly packed up her things and headed to school with her backpack on.

  Their house is a duplex, and all the bedrooms are upstairs.

  Tang Sugar came down from upstairs and saw Tang Xin, full of energy, playing with remote control cars in the living room. When she saw her, she shouted: "Troublesome essence! Troublesome essence!"

  Tang Sugar smiled wryly and ignored him, Tang Xin was only seven years old, couldn't even finish reading a storybook, but knew the meaning of "troublemaker", all thanks to Auntie's constant scolding, if she didn't keep calling herself a troublemaker day and night, how could the little guy learn it so vividly?

  But what exactly did I do to offend her, making her hate me so much? She simply regards me as a thorn in the eye and a stab in the flesh!

  Tang Sugar was indignant and stretched out his hand to open the big door.

  "Have you taken your medicine?"

  At that moment, Tang Sugar was like being cast with a petrification spell, not moving at all. After a while, he slowly turned his head back and saw a handsome young man coming down the stairs with an expressionless face, unable to tell what he was thinking.

  "What's with the look? Did you take your medicine?" The young man asked again, walking to her side, close enough to feel each other's breath. This made Tang Sugar very uncomfortable, although they had been living under the same roof for several years, but rarely had close contact, and because of Auntie's reason, she always kept a distance and vigilance from him.

  Just then, Sugar Sugar faintly smelled a whiff of minty fragrance floating from him, which seemed to be the same scent she had caught a whiff of when she was unconscious last night.

  Was it really him last night?

  Tang Sugar was hesitating whether to ask, Auntie also came downstairs, seeing them two so close together early in the morning, her good mood immediately disappeared, replaced by a bellyful of anger, she furiously shouted at her eldest son Xia Ye: "Still not hurrying off to school, what's there to talk about with this silly pig!"

  Tang Sugar closed her mouth tightly, turned around and walked out of the door, with the sound of their mother and son quarreling coming from behind.

  Is she arguing for me? This is also the first time in her life! Tang Sugar simply didn't dare to believe it, and must have made a mistake.

  She arrived at the elevator hall, and an elevator stopped right in front of her, empty inside. Tang sugar happily walked in, she liked to stay alone quietly.

  Just as the elevator doors were about to close completely, someone outside shouted: "Wait a minute!"

  Tang sugar looked out, it was Xia Ye, she not only didn't press the "open" button, but instead pressed the "close" button hard until the elevator door closed completely before letting go.

  That handsome face was locked out on a summer night.

  Tang Sugar felt a surge of satisfaction and revenge in her heart, even walking became lighter. She knew she was very careful.

  Yes! I'm just being cautious, I've had enough of your bullying, and I don't want your hypocritical pretenses of being a good person! No matter if you saved me last night or not, I won't thank you at all, not even a bit!

  A rain in autumn, a coolness. Last night's storm washed away the sultry heat of many days, and the air became refreshingly cool, with a new freshness that hit my face, bringing an indescribable comfort that inexplicably lifted my mood.

  Tang Sugar's hand tightly grasped the umbrella that Gu Xiannian had lent her.

  This morning, when she went out, she cleaned up the umbrella neatly. Except for the fact that the umbrella itself was already half old, it looked just like a commodity on sale.

  There was a small gift in her pants pocket that she wanted to give to Gu Xiannian.

  Someone lent her an umbrella, she can't just be indifferent, at least she should express some gratitude.

  Tang sugar was very satisfied with this reason.

  She nervously reached into her pants pocket with her hand and touched it, afraid that the gift had fallen out on the way and she didn't know.

  A crisp ringing sound came from behind, and Xia Ye rode an expensive bicycle to catch up with her from behind, walking side by side with her.

  Tang Sugar habitually turned her face to one side, not even giving him a glance. She didn't want to have anything to do with anyone related to Auntie, not at all!

  Xia Ye rode her bicycle very slowly, matching her walking speed.

  "I know what happened yesterday. Why are you always like this, like a little sheep that can be bullied by anyone? You need to fight back!" the young man said with deep concern.

  Tang Sugar snorted coldly in her heart: Resist? What I most want to resist is your mother! Don't you really know? Stop pretending to be a good person in front of me!

  However, she remained calm on the surface. Resist? How to resist? Only afraid that resistance would not be successful, and it would bring even greater disaster to herself!

  Why not just like this, as long as you don't struggle, silently endure, the people who bully her will eventually get tired of it, treat her as an invisible person, and then the suffering will be over.

  After waiting for a while on a summer night, seeing that she didn't seem to be responding, he had no choice but to give up and said: "Come on, I'll take you."

  Tang sugar did not care about him.

  On a summer night, he simply reached out and pulled her hand, Tang sugar shook off his hand, he pulled again, she shook again.

  Just then, Gu Xiannian walked over, and inexplicably, Tang Sugar became flustered, not wanting him to see the scene of her and Xia Ye pulling each other. After shaking off Xia Ye with force, she ran away with her heavy backpack, without even buying breakfast, and ran all the way to the classroom, waiting for Gu Xiannian.

  In those years, he walked in with the bell of early self-study class, took an English book, sat down at the podium and was in charge of discipline in the class.

  He occasionally raised his head from an English book and glanced around the classroom.

  Several times his gaze collided with Tang Sugar's dodgy eyes, and he couldn't help but secretly laugh to himself. What kind of strange girl is this? She looks at people too sneakily! But it seems quite interesting.

  As soon as the bell rang for the end of the early morning study session, Gu Xian walked down from the podium and saw Tang Sugar walking towards him with her hands behind her back. Her chubby face was flushed bright red, and her eyes were fixed tightly on him. She took a step forward, but it seemed like she was hesitating with each step, as if every move required great determination. When she finally reached his side, one of the hands that had been hidden behind her suddenly extended in front of him, holding an umbrella - his umbrella.

  Her face turned even redder at this time, looking very cute, but her expression was tense, and even the sound of her voice had a slight tremble: "Thank you."

  Gu Xiannian's mouth curved into an enchanting smile as he took the umbrella and walked away to his own seat without saying a word.

  Tang sugar's heart surged with disappointment, she had always thought he would care enough to ask: "Were you okay last night?"

  But he didn't say anything!

  Gu Xiannian had been watching for years without even looking at the umbrella, and directly threw it into the drawer. Suddenly, he heard that strange girl shouting: "Wait!"

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