Author: Nan Ruoruo

"Mianmian, your home is right here."

It's summer and the weather is very hot.

Li Mianmian's back started to sweat within a few minutes of getting out of the car.

She didn't react for a moment, and nodded quickly when she realized that he was talking to her.

In the past, everyone called her Li Mumu, but no one had ever called her Mianmian, so she was not used to it.

"Remember, Mianmian. Our family lives in 501, Building 3." Lan Qingwan held her hand and spoke to her gently.

"Yeah, remember."

Li Mianmian felt a little stiff all over. Sure enough, she was still not used to it after several days.

The gentle-looking woman in front of him is his biological mother. Although she is his biological mother, she is extremely unfamiliar.

"All the houses here are in the school district. Although the houses are older, they are close to the school." Lan Qingwan said to Li Mianmian as she walked: "Why don't we live here for a while, and then we can move back to where we were when you and your brother graduate from high school?"

A big house.”

"it does not matter."

Li Mianmian nodded numbly again in response.

In fact, she didn't understand what Lan Qingwan meant by a school district room. She also said that she would change to a bigger house in the future. She felt that the current place was good enough.

She used to live in a tiled house, which was so hot in the summer that she couldn't sleep well at night.

"Mianmian, come and have some ice cream, the weather is really hot."

Li Changfeng parked the car and walked over from behind, placing a pink object that was cool to the touch on her hand.

"It tastes like peach. Do you like peach?"

Li Mianmian raised her head and was speechless for a moment when she saw her father's cautious eyes.

She has never eaten ice cream and doesn't know what peach tastes like.

But if I tell the truth, my parents will definitely be sad.

From three days ago to now, they have said they are sorry many times, and she actually knows that they feel guilty.

Every time they said they were sorry, it made her feel a little uncomfortable, as if something was pressing down on her chest.

"Quite like."

Li Mianmian opened the packaging bag, took a small bite and said in surprise: "It's so sweet! It's also ice cold."

Li Changfeng felt relieved and had a smile on his face.

Only then did she realize that Li Changfeng was holding a large box in his right hand, and she could smell a sweet fragrance while standing next to it.

The tension in her heart eased a bit, making her look forward to the new life ahead.

It was already evening, and the light in the corridor was a little dim.

The summer evening breeze blows through the window at the stairwell, bringing with it a hint of southern humidity.

Arriving at the corner of the fourth and fifth floors, Li Mianmian saw a tall black figure there.

She subconsciously hid behind Lan Qingwan.

The man's figure seemed to be 1.8 meters tall, and he was leaning against the railing without moving.

A ray of evening light shone on the side of his face, giving him an inexplicable feeling of coldness and loneliness.

It was obviously summer, but she felt that the temperature around her had dropped several degrees.

Lan Qingwan turned on the light in the corridor and was startled when she suddenly saw a person.

After he saw who it was, he said, "Xiao Yan, why don't you go home and why are you standing here?"

Hearing the sound, the boy stood up straight.

"Aunt Lan, Uncle Li." He called twice and replied: "I forgot to bring my keys when I went out. I'm waiting for the locksmith to come over."

"Then Xiaoci, let's go sit at Auntie's house for a while. He probably won't be able to come over for a while." Lan Qingwan said to him as she took out the key and opened the door.

"No need, Aunt Lan, we are already on the way."

When Lan Qingwan opened the door, she turned around and looked at him: "What are you doing? Why is a large piece of your perfectly white T-shirt so dark?"

Li Mianmian stood behind Lan Qingwan. Hearing this, he carefully stuck his head out and looked at the boy opposite.

He was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, and there was indeed a black stain on the clothes.

Looking further up, he also had something rubbed on his face.

"Grandma Zhang's bicycle was broken upstairs. I helped to repair it, but I accidentally rubbed it."

After replying, the boy's eyes fell on Li Mianmian.

Inadvertently, Li Mianmian's eyes met hers, and she saw that there seemed to be some polite alienation in his eyes.

She was a little dazed, until Lan Qingwan took her hand and walked into the house, she had only one thought in her mind

——

He's so good-looking.

Lan Qingwan said a few more words to him, and the moment she closed the door, Li Mianmian saw that he had returned to his previous posture.

She didn't know why, but Li Mianmian felt a little pitiful about him.

Just like before when no one wanted him, he looked like a lost and lost dog.

But there are still big differences between the two.

——

As soon as Li Mianmian and the other three entered the house, there was another rush of hurried footsteps downstairs.

The sound of footsteps was so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar.

Gu Ciyan turned his head slightly, and sure enough, a young man as thin as a stick ran up to him.

"Lao Gu!" The stick man smiled when he saw him: "It's such a good day, why are you here to welcome me?"

"We went out to eat tonight and I didn't cook." Gu Ciyan took out two dollars from his pocket and said expressionlessly: "Go buy some steamed buns."

"No, are you sending the beggar away?"

The boy put the two dollars in his pocket with a playful smile while complaining, and glanced at the sixth floor: "What's the matter with you? What are you doing standing here?"

Facing his damaged friend, Gu Yanci spoke concisely and clearly: "I lost my key and can't find it."

"Why did you lose the key?"

The guy was short of hands, and as he asked, he stuck his butt out and pressed against the wall, almost losing his fingernails.

He took back his hand and said carelessly: "When our Master Gu is still careless, please stop fooling me."

Gu Yan said that he would retaliate for his words, and he immediately responded with a blunt response: "After seventeen years, I finally know how to use idioms. It's okay, classmate Yan Shinan has not lived in vain for seventeen years."

Then he answered the question a little irritably: "I had a fight with that idiot, and I don't know where I dropped the key."

"Which idiot?"

Before Gu Yanci could reply, Yan Shinan immediately reacted: "Are you talking about Gu Nanze?"

"You still remember that idiot's name."

Gu Yanci sneered.

"Tch, I don't remember the name of that stray cat or dog on the street." Yan Shinan patted him with his hand: "Tell me, why did you beat him? I heard that your idiot brother is also going to Ruizhong?

"

Gu Yanci obviously didn't want to continue this topic, and returned perfunctorily: "I'm already saying he's an idiot, why are you still thinking about what that idiot is doing."

Yan Shinan was about to say something when he suddenly heard laughter coming from the room opposite, followed closely by the laughter of a little boy.

Gu Yanci raised his eyes and looked over, his eyebrows raised slightly.

——

"Sister, sister, look, I gave this to you!"

There was a freshly opened cake on the dining table. Li Mianmian was holding the plastic knife for cutting the cake in her hand, standing there at a loss.

He heard Lan Qingwan mention this younger brother along the way. Li Mianmian was actually looking forward to it and even made a slingshot for his younger brother.

Seeing that Li Mianmian didn't respond for a while, Lan Qingwan quickly held her hand and gave her a comforting look.

Li Mianmian finally came to her senses and reached out to take the gift from her brother, which was a pink hairpin.

"Thank you." After saying that, he reached out and touched his head.

"Hehe, sister, as long as you like it."

Li Changfeng, who was sitting on the side, said to the little boy: "Li Yan, do you know how to be nice to your sister?"

After hearing this, Li Yan held her head high and said loudly: "From today on, I am the boss!"

Li Mianmian suddenly felt that this home was not as scary as she imagined. She walked to the sofa and picked up her backpack and took out the slingshot for Li Yan.

Handed it to him: "This is a small gift from my sister. It is a return gift to you."

When Li Yan saw it, his eyes suddenly became bright: "Wow, I will show it off to the class tomorrow."

After the celebration and dinner, the family was sitting on the sofa, and Li Mianmian suddenly thought of the boy who was standing in the corridor just now.

Without thinking, she pointed to the leftover cake on the table and said to Lan Qingwan: "Mom, I want to give that brother a piece of cake as well, is that okay?"

Lan Wanqing was stunned for a moment. When he realized that she was talking about Gu Yanci, he nodded and said, "Okay, then mom will go with you."

"No need, I'll just go by myself." Li Mianmian raised her head, her almond-shaped eyes clear and bright: "I want to make friends with my brother."

Seeing her insistence, Lan Qingwan didn't say anything.

"Okay, then mommy will help you cut the cake."

——

I closed the door, turned around with the cake in hand, and found that someone else had appeared at the door of my house.

What's embarrassing is that both boys are looking at her at this time.

But she only let her mother cut a piece of cake.

Li Mianmian didn't know what to do for a moment, and stood motionless in place.

In fact, she was a little nervous to begin with.

This brother didn't know her to begin with, and he seemed cold and indifferent, so he probably wasn't easy to get in touch with.

Her mind just suddenly became hot and she didn't think about what to do next.

Yan Shinan was just wondering why this place was so busy, but he didn't expect someone to come out of the house at this moment, and he was stunned for a moment.

After two minutes of silence, Gu Yanci spoke first: "Today is your birthday?"

Surprisingly, his tone was very gentle.

This made Li Mianmian relax a little, nodded and walked towards him.

"Brother." She didn't dare to get too close and was still some distance away. She raised her arm and held the cake in front of him: "Do you want to eat the cake?"

Just as Gu Yanci was about to speak, Yan Shinan beside him had already recovered and leaned over with a smile on his face: "Little sister, this brother doesn't like sweets. How about you treat me to something?"

"Who said I don't like to eat?"

Gu Yanci bent his index finger against Yan Shinan's wrist and raised it slightly, then bent down and stretched out his hand towards Li Mianmian, curled his lips and said in a warm voice: "Brother, eat something sweet."
Chapter completed!