growing up

Chapter 16 Buying Books

Normally, Ling Chao's biological clock is six o'clock, and this day is no exception.I went to bed very late yesterday, but when I woke up I was refreshed and went to the gym to exercise as usual.

Gu Yuan called at ten past seven.Ling Chao just came out of the shower.

His tutoring started at eight o'clock, and he sent it directly to Ling Chao.I was out of the elevator when I called.

Ling Chao hurriedly put on some clothes and ran to open the door.

Gu Yuan stood outside with his backpack on his back and a food box in his hand.

"Come in, you're still early." Ling Chao was drying his hair with a dry towel before blowing it.

"Did you just wake up?" Gu Yuan asked while changing his shoes.

"I've been exercising for about an hour." Ling Chao took the food box in his hand and walked inside.

"Ah? Do you exercise every day?" Gu Yuan said with a smile.

"Basically, I used to have to get up at five o'clock to go to the training room when practicing Sanda. Later, when I was nervous in the third grade of junior high school, I didn't follow the class to do morning exercises, so I just practiced casually at home." Ling Chao opened the food box, which had three layers.A box of pickles, a box of egg pancakes, and a box of millet porridge.

Gu Yuan just walked in and saw that he had already set it up: "You can eat, just make some in the morning. I just don't know if you can get used to millet porridge."

"I'm used to it. My grandparents used to make millet porridge for me. It's just that they didn't live together these few years, so they ate less." Ling Chao went to the kitchen to get a spoon and chopsticks, and sat on a chair to smell it. Wen: "It smells so good, Gu Yuan, your craftsmanship is really good!"

Gu Yuan took off his bag and put it on the chair next to him, looked at him without saying a word.

"Have you eaten? It's quite a lot." Ling Chao was a little embarrassed to be looked at by Gu Yuan like this.Some have nothing to say.

"I've eaten it, and I brought it specially for you." Gu Yuan smiled and shook his head.

The two of them didn't talk anymore, only the sound of Ling Chao's eating utensils collided in the air.

Ling Chao ate quite quickly today, he was afraid of delaying Gu Yuan's tutoring time, so he finished eating in a short time.Gu Yuan held the phone and pressed it, looking very focused.The long eyelashes fluttered in the light and shadow, just blocking the eyes.

Ling Chao took the food box to the kitchen to clean it, buttoned it up and put it in a bag: "Gu Yuan, when are you going to tutor?"

Hearing Ling Chao's voice, Gu Yuan raised his head from his mobile phone: "Oh, just leave 10 minutes earlier. It's diagonally opposite your building."

"Then have you been teaching here all morning?" Ling Chao asked.

"No, it's only two hours. I have to go back later." Gu Yuan said.

"That's it, okay." In fact, Ling Chao thought that if he could, he wouldn't have to wait until two o'clock in the afternoon to reunite.

But he also knew that Gu Yuan was very busy, unlike himself who had nothing to do all day long.It was impossible for him to tell Gu Yuan not to go back, so he stayed here and went to the bookstore together in the afternoon.

Gu Yuan looked at Ling Chao who fell down instantly, a little funny, but also a little warm.Ling Chao can be regarded as his first friend. He has never experienced this feeling of being needed by a friend before.

He has always been a loner, and occasionally only has his sister by his side.But now, with Ling Chao, the two of them have eaten together, fought, gone shopping, and now they still make an appointment to go to the bookstore together, just like other friends, doing what these friends would do.

Come to think of it, it's really good.

"Brother Chao, I promised my sister that I will go back to accompany her to the hospital this morning. So, I have to go back after class." Gu Yuan put down his phone and said seriously.

"Ah." The embarrassment that Gu Yuan saw his own thoughts made his face a little hot, he waved his hands and said, "It's okay, you are busy with your work. I just happen to read a book in the morning."

"Then I'll go first." It was almost time, Gu Yuan got up and put on his bag, took the empty food box to bid farewell to Ling Chao, opened the door and went downstairs.

Ling Chao is not a person with insensitive feelings. After being strange again and again, he knows that he has a different feeling for Gu Yuan than he has ever felt for anyone else before.Perhaps it was the first time that Gu Yuan helped him get back his wallet so that he had a better first impression of him. In the few subsequent exchanges, Gu Yuan's attitude always made him very concerned.He wants to be friends with him, but not just friends.

Ling Chao has never been in a relationship before, and he doesn't know if this counts as liking. He just hopes to spend more time with Gu Yuan.Seeing Gu Yuan smiling made him very happy, and when Gu Yuan was in trouble, he wanted to help him solve it.Moreover, homosexuality is not a reality that everyone can accept. He doesn't want to, and can't scare Gu Yuan.

So it's fine to get along like this now.

At eleven o'clock, Aunt Chen came over. This was the first time Ling Chao saw her.An aunt in her 40s is fat and has a kind smile.The voice is very loud, with the unique simplicity of northerners.

Ling Chao ate a full breakfast, but he wasn't really hungry at noon.He just asked Aunt Chen to serve him a bowl of noodles.

After tidying up the room, Aunt Chen cooked a bowl of shredded pork noodles with sauerkraut.The sauerkraut was brought by Aunt Chen from home two days ago. It was packed in a small earthen jar and it was very fragrant.

Ling Chao didn't talk much, but he was very polite. Maybe he spent more time with his aunt who took care of him since he was a child. He was also very respectful and polite to Aunt Chen, which made Aunt Chen feel good about him.

Thinking about not knowing when to come back in the afternoon, Ling Chao told Aunt Chen not to come over to cook at night.Just treat it as a vacation.

There was still an hour before the agreed time, Ling Chao couldn't sit still, so he took a taxi to the bookstore first.

This is a large Xinhua Bookstore with four floors.Most of the works on the first floor are exhibited by best-selling authors. Ling Chao randomly picked an online novel and sat in the leisure area to read it.

He usually reads some casual books, but most of them read the electronic version directly on the APP on his mobile phone.Rarely buy physical ones.This is a self-cultivation book, and it is actually a Tanmei novel.But it's really well written.

Time passed before I knew it.Only when Gu Yuan called came in did Ling Chao realize that the agreed time had come.

"Hey, Gu Yuan, are you here yet?" Ling Chao pressed the vibrating phone and asked in a low voice.

"Well, we're at the door, where are you?" Gu Yuan's voice came.

"I'm in the leisure bar on the first floor of the bookstore, why don't you come in directly." Ling Chao looked out the window, and saw Gu Yuan standing at the gate with a little girl, a few meters away from the window.

Gu Yuan took the phone and led his sister inside.

Ling Chao stood up and waved his hands, Gu Yuan saw him smiling, said something to the girl next to him and walked to the lounge together.

"You came early." Gu Yuan approached and asked.

"Ah, I have nothing to do anyway, so I came here first." He said and looked at the little girl next to him: "Is this your sister? She was wearing makeup last time, so I didn't see her face clearly. She's so cute."

"Well, my sister, Gu Qingqing." Gu Yuan turned to look at his sister and said, "This is Ling Chao, I met him last time."

Gu Qingqing's eyes are very similar to Gu Yuan's, they are big, her skin is whiter than Gu Yuan's, and her lips are a bit darker, which is said to happen to people with heart disease.Very thin, not tall, probably less than 1.6 meters.The hair color is also yellowish, and a high ponytail is tied behind the back.He looked like a schoolboy, not at all 15 years old.

Gu Qingqing looked up at Ling Chao and smiled. She also had a dimple on her face, but it was much deeper than Gu Yuan's: "Brother Ling Chao, hello. I'm sorry last time, I didn't say hello to you. Angry with my brother."

Gu Qingqing's voice is a very cute baby voice, soft and soft, which makes people want to protect when they hear it.

The three of them went inside and sat down where Ling Chao was sitting. Ling Chao asked, "What do you two want to drink?"

Gu Yuan ordered a cup of matcha milk cap for himself, and a cup of milk for Gu Qingqing.

Gu Qingqing sat down and saw the book on the table: "Ah, Brother Ling Chao, do you like this book too?"

Only then did Ling Chao realize that there was a book on his desk, and it was about Tanmei.It was seen by Gu Qingqing, and she knew the book from her tone.

"Ah... I flipped through any book I picked up casually." Ling Chao said a little embarrassed.

"I really like this book. I have been following the author since it was serialized on the Internet. I heard that the physical book will be released after it is finished. I haven't come here yet to rush to buy a copy." Gu Qingqing obviously didn't think too much about it.It's just that I just want to find a confidant when I see a book I like.

"Ha... Really? I just saw that the cover is not bad, so I took it with me." Ling Chao said, taking a sip of the coffee at hand.

"Brother, can I buy this book? Is it possible? Although I have finished chasing it online, I still want to collect his physical book." Gu Qingqing begged, shaking Gu Yuan's hand.

Gu Yuan was so shaken by her that he couldn't help it, he smiled and answered repeatedly.

Gu Yuan seems to be very fond of Gu Qingqing.Ling Chao had never seen such a gentle look in his eyes.Although he also smiled a lot more than usual in front of himself.But the elder brother who was with his younger sister in front of him was a different Gu Yuan.

The drinks for the two of them arrived, and Gu Qingqing was reading the book with relish, and wanted to discuss it with Ling Chao from time to time.

In fact, Ling Chao only read it for less than an hour, and didn't even understand the important information.Moreover, discussing a book about danmei with a girl in front of a boy she has a crush on.It made him a little embarrassed.

But Gu Qingqing looked excited and didn't think much at all, and Gu Yuan was even more calm as usual.On the contrary, Ling Chao seemed a little self-indulgent.

"Brother Ling Chao, do you want to go back and finish reading this book? I can borrow it for you." Gu Qingqing was still strongly recommending it.

"Ah... that... no need. I actually..." Ling Chao really didn't know what to say.

"Qingqing, don't make trouble." Gu Yuan made a timely rescue.

"But, this book is really good. The CP in it is really loving." Gu Qingqing pouted and said, "We have a QQ group where many people match CP with all kinds of YY all day long. Hey, I Suddenly, Ling Chao, you and my brother are very compatible with the two protagonists in terms of temperament!"

cough cough!Ling Chao listened to Gu Qingqing's words in surprise, and turned to look at Gu Yuan.Are they being raped?Or YY's danmei hero?This, this, this...