Berry Muffins

24 Confession

24

Lu Yuqing withdrew his hand and touched Tao Lan's forehead lightly, and after confirming that he really had a fever, he smiled helplessly: "You are confused, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Tao Lan wanted to refute, but he didn't have enough strength, so he could only look at Lu Yuqing pitifully, even the corners of his eyes were red.

Seeing his increasingly pitiful appearance, Lu Yuqing carefully tucked the quilt up for him, and gently touched Tao Lan's head.

"Take the medicine and sleep and you'll be fine. Don't think about it."

Seeing that he wanted to leave after he finished speaking, Tao Lan really wanted to speak out to persuade him to stay, but when he opened his mouth and heard his own voice, he slowly stopped, and finally fell into a drowsy sleep.

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After Lu Yuqing went downstairs, he ordered Aunt Chen to make some ginger tea, but he was still a little concerned about what Tao Lan said in a daze.

What does it mean to "be tough on him"?

Lu Yuqing lowered her eyes slightly, and when the smile was no longer in her not-so-standard peach eyes, she looked cold and alienated.After thinking for a while, he turned and walked to the kitchen again, and asked Aunt Chen if anything happened after he and his sister left that day.

Aunt Chen thought for a while before telling him about Qi Ling delivering orange juice to Tao Lan.

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After a while, Lu Yuqing called his old friend.

Qi Ling obviously hadn't woken up yet, and was just woken up by his phone call, and his whole body exuded a little low pressure of getting up.

"Lu Yuqing, what are you doing?"

Lu Yuqing didn't go around with him, and asked directly about Tao Lan.

"Did you say anything to Tao Lan after the day you came to my house?"

Qi Ling was obviously still in low pressure, and his words were not in a good mood: "I have to report to you after chatting with him? Who are you to him? Do you really think of yourself as his brother?"

"Qi Ling." Lu Yuqing's voice was very calm, with a little helplessness inside, "I didn't mean to accuse you. It's just that Tao Lan has a fever now and is talking nonsense to me, so I came here Ask you."

Qi Ling scratched his hair randomly, trying to calm down, and after regaining some momentum, he said slowly: "Tsk, what did he say to you, why do you have to call me in such a hurry?"

Lu Yuqing frowned slightly, adjusted his language, and said, "He said he wants me to be tough on him?"

"Pfft——" Qi Ling sneered suddenly, and the accumulation of getting up seemed to dissipate, "Let me explain first, and I will also tell him something. I just mentioned to him about your dead appearance before. .”

Lu Yuqing was silent for a moment before answering: "Are you sick? Talking bad about me behind my back?"

"Bullshit." Qi Ling swears, "It depends on who speaks ill of you behind your back."

"He asked me about Xiaoran himself. I didn't say much, I just mentioned a few casually."

"And aren't you tired like this?" Qi Ling frowned displeased, "There's no need to do this for a promise."

Lu Yuqing was not angry, but replied calmly: "I can only say that people change."

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It can be said that the conversation between the two of them broke up badly, maybe it was a mistake to wake Qi Ling up from the very beginning.

After Tao Lan obediently took the medicine and lay down for a whole day, the fever finally subsided.Although he was still a little sick, his consciousness finally became clearer, and he also remembered what he said to Lu Yuqing when he was stupid...

Why are you being fierce to me...Are you an idiot?

Tao Lan sat at the desk with his eyes downcast, his whole body felt uncomfortably hot.

When Lu Yuqing opened the door and came in, he saw him like this, and he didn't take a good rest, feeling like he was staring at the empty desk in a daze.After he walked over, he touched Tao Lan's forehead very smoothly.

"Fortunately, the fever is gone." Lu Yuqing said with relief, "Are you hungry? You haven't eaten much all day."

Tao Lan shook his head slowly, he felt that there was no taste in his mouth and he didn't want to eat.

"How about some hot milk? I asked Aunt Chen to make ginger tea."

Thinking of the unpleasant taste of ginger tea, Tao Lan wrinkled his face in embarrassment. When his grandmother was still alive, he made ginger tea for him, and Tao Lan was poured many bowls. It can be called a childhood shadow .

Lu Yuqing also seemed to see his entanglement, and comforted him in a gentle voice: "Is it better to get sick earlier?"

Finally Tao Lan backed down and nodded slightly.

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Fortunately, there is sweet milk to save my taste buds.

She slept too much during the day, and Tao Lan couldn't sleep at night.Lu Yuqing also chatted with him, but Tao Lan suddenly mentioned something.

"Can I go and see your room?"

Lu Yuqing: "?"

He seemed a little puzzled: "What's so interesting about my room?"

Tao Lan, who was sick, was a little more bold. He raised his face and looked at Lu Yuqing in a daze, and hit a straight ball: "I want to see Qi Ran's photo, can I?"

Lu Yuqing was silent for a rare moment, and then looked at Tao Lan after a while, with some inexplicable emotions in her beautiful peach eyes.

"Why do you suddenly want to watch this?"

Tao Lan suddenly stretched out his hand and tugged on his sleeve, his voice was still hoarse, but it was hard to refuse.

"I just wanted to see..."

How much he resembles me.

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In the end, Lu Yuqing still compromised. The sick Tao Lan was more pitiful than the first day he met him. If he was a shivering little stray then, now he is a crooked little kitten. .

Either way it's hard to say no to a request.

All the group photos about Qi Ran were properly put away, which was not what Lu Yuqing meant, and Qi's mother was afraid that he would be hurt by seeing the photos of his little friend.

It seems that all the memories about Qi Ran have been carefully stored in a beautiful gift box.

Tao Lan found that the departed boy had beautiful little canine teeth, smiling eyes, and a pitiful tear mole.

In fact, Tao Lan himself felt that they were not alike, even though their eyes, mouth and nose were not the same, but why did everyone who knew Qi Ran show such eyes the first moment they saw him.

At least Tao Lan has never smiled so sunny and carefree like him. He himself is cowardly, inferior, and dare not even look into other people's eyes when talking to others...

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In addition to the photos, there are also some beautiful little gifts in the box, because each one is attached with a greeting card, which is a birthday present from Qi Ran to Lu Yuqing.

There are CDs, game discs and many unusual gifts...

But it can be seen that the person who gave the gift was very attentive.

Tao Lan felt a little sour, envious of their long-term acquaintance, their friendship, and the changes Lu Yuqing was willing to make for him...

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After taking cold medicine with sleeping ingredients, those tiny doses seem to be taking effect.

Tao Lan began to feel a little sleepy, but the beating frequency of his heart inexplicably accelerated, and some impulsive venting seemed to be blurted out.Otherwise, he will definitely get sicker and sicker.

Lu Yuqing seemed to see that something was wrong with Tao Lan, helped him by the shoulder, and asked with concern: "Are you sleepy? Why don't you go back to sleep first."

Tao Lan eagerly grabbed his sleeves, his almond-shaped eyes were soaked with moisture, stained with unique innocence and innocence.

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"Brother Lu...I like you."

The moment Tao Lan grabbed his sleeve, Lu Yuqing had imagined this scene in his mind, but when this scene actually happened, he was still subconsciously stunned.

Of course he could feel Tao Lan's dependence on him.It's just that he wishfully regarded all this as Tao Lan's lack of security, and he deliberately avoided another possibility.

Seeing Lu Yuqing's slightly dazed eyes, Tao Lan suddenly became flustered, flustered that he confessed hastily, flustered that he would reveal his hidden thoughts to the public, flustered that everything was out of date.

But all these panics were finally replaced by a feeling, that is, the fear of being abandoned and losing the existing relationship.

Lu Yuqing quickly adjusted his emotions and chose the safest method of emotional avoidance.

He put the back of his hand on Tao Lan's forehead, and said softly, "I like Lan Lan very much, too."

Tao Lan's eyes lit up, but when he saw Lu Yuqing's eyes, he realized that the liking in Lu Yuqing's mouth was not the same kind of liking as he said.

But what he wants is not this kind of love between brothers and sisters...

What he wants is love between lovers.

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"It's not this kind of liking." Tao Lan sniffed, but luckily her cheeks were flushed red with illness, and she perfectly concealed her overly shy emotions, "It's the kind of liking that I want to fall in love with you... "

Tao Lan raised his eyes and looked at Lu Yuqing seriously, his slightly red eyes made him look more like a crooked little white rabbit.

It's too pitiful to be hurt.

After waiting for a long time without Lu Yuqing's answer, Tao Lan seemed to realize something slowly.

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Lu Yuqing just rubbed his head and fell silent.

"What's wrong with me..."

With the courage of being sick, Tao Lan asked too many questions that she didn't even dare to think about.

"Is it because of the ears...?"

After hearing his words, Lu Yuqing realized that Tao Lan had fallen into the misunderstanding of self-blame, and quickly explained: "It's not like that."

"Then why don't you like it?" Tao Lan couldn't help but grabbed Lu Yuqing's sleeve again, "You are so kind to me...so kind that I thought you liked me a little too."

Even if he curled up his fingers in embarrassment and shame after waking up, at this moment, Tao Lan just wanted to ask clearly.

"It's not your problem." Lu Yuqing seemed to be a little annoyed, he lowered his eyes severely, and tried his best to say calmly, "It's me who thinks that the relationship between lovers is not good."

"I just think this kind of relationship is not long-lasting and not worth it. No matter how hard you try, you will only regret it in the end. It's better not to happen." Lu Yuqing lowered her eyes slightly and said softly, "Isn't it good to be friends?"

Tao Lan stared at him blankly, his heart was empty, he had clearly expected the answer, but why was he still so sad.