rose ashes

Luo Yang looked at his eyes, which stayed on her so naturally, and was speechless for a moment.
Just letting him lead her onto the No. 14 bus, Ye Gu threw out four coins skillfully, as if he was well prepared.

Luo Yang frowned slightly, "Wouldn't two coins be enough?"

Ye Gu tapped her forehead mockingly and pointed at the big words next to the coin box:
Please insert two yuan

"The price has been raised a long time ago, but you never came back."

Luo Yang felt a little empty in his heart, and his pupils narrowed slightly.
She still sat by the door and window as usual, but Ye Gu suddenly let go of her hand and sat in the row behind her near the corridor.

Luo Yang: “?”
Ye Gu smiled and said, "This is my favorite position because I can see your profile but I don't have to look into your eyes."

Ye Gu suddenly revealed his true feelings without any concealment, which caught Luo Yang off guard. She didn't know how to respond, but her cheeks responded faster than her brain. A light blush slowly rose, like a natural blush, which was just right under the light from the window.

He suddenly laughed mischievously, stretching out his legs, with bones clearly visible at his ankles.
Luo Yang turned her head and looked straight ahead, trying her best to remain calm and not look at him, but the color of her ears betrayed her mood.

Someone behind her suddenly called her seriously: "Luo Yang."
She was caught off guard and turned away. The person behind her leaned down instantly, and her lips felt soft, hot and wet. Luo Yang's pupils trembled, and she was forced to be completely drowned in the kiss before she could finish her words.

She could clearly feel that her breathing was disordered, the back of her neck was gently supported, and she could also feel the warm temperature of Ye Ye Gu's palm. The kneading made her wonder if she was a kitten.

After the kiss, Luo Yang didn't know how to react. She just kept pursing her lips, gently rolling her lips with her pearly teeth. She looked at Ye Gu in disbelief, her pupils slightly narrowed, unable to speak.

Ye Gu just smiled softly, forming a subtle dimple, and sat back leisurely, looking at her, pausing with joy at every word: "I've wanted to do this for a long time."

Sit in the back and watch her, call her name when the red light comes on, and then kiss her when she isn't paying attention.
Seeing her shocked and shy look, he told her that he really liked kissing her for no reason.

The two looked at each other, Ye Gu showed no shame at all, but Luo Yang looked around, stared at him and whispered: "You are like this on the bus, you... don't you have any shame?"

Ye Gu shrugged, "It's just the two of us. Oh, and the driver."

Luo Yang now really felt that he did it on purpose. His eyes were still full of smiles. She snorted and turned away, not wanting to pay attention to him. She just looked out the window. Perhaps she herself did not even notice the slight curve at the corner of her mouth.

The green light came on and the car started to move slowly. Luo Yang felt the warmth next to him and knew it was Ye Gu.

"Angry?"
"No."
Ye Gu held her hand and put it in his windbreaker pocket.
"Ah He, it's not sudden at all. I have been waiting for a long time before I finally got what I wanted."

Luo Yang was stunned for a moment and turned her head to look at him. It was as if Ye Gu was peeping into her mind. She didn't say anything, but he could always figure it out accurately.
The day they officially confirmed their relationship, she was actually very nervous, as if she had made a wish for a shooting star when she was a child, and suddenly one day it fell into her hands like a pie in the sky.

She was delighted, but besides being happy, she was also more hesitant and uneasy.
The passing of Ms. Yang and Luo Jiancheng's repeated betrayals have put her trust in jeopardy. She doesn't know what is real in this world, and how many of them may be false, nothing more than mirages.
God took pity on her and gave her a time to dream. When the time was up, everything would be taken back.

This place is very close to the snack street near the school. Ye Gu took Luo Yang's hand and got off the bus at the platform near the snack street.

The night was filled with the atmosphere of fireworks and the crowds of people. Students from Wugao could be seen everywhere, wearing their very familiar school uniforms. Even though they had been improved over and over again, they still had the shadow of the original ones. The scene in front of him made Luo Yang feel deeply moved.

"I really want to eat the soy milk and fried dough sticks here, but I think they're out of stock now."
At that time, on the way to school in the morning, he often saw an auntie selling soy milk and fried dough sticks here. The soy milk in long bags made Luo Yang craved it for a long time, but Luo Jiancheng did not allow his family to eat breakfast outside, saying that this was time for family members to enhance their relationship.

Because Luo Ke had just transferred to Wugao, Luo Jiancheng personally sent them to school every day. Luo Yang was just a bystander, so every time someone invited her to have breakfast here, she had to give up.

Ye Gu saw her dejected look, but he still held her hand and said nonchalantly as they walked: "Let's take a look first, maybe there are other delicious foods."

The students around me are full of energy, and it seems that nothing can bring them such lasting happiness as simple things like this.

But at that time, she seemed unable to be happy.
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"I'm telling you I'll have absolutely no problem with this monthly exam!"
"Is it okay to pass?"
"Fuck you, stop making up stories about me. I'm better than you anyway!"
"Then I wonder who was interviewed by Guangmingding a few days ago~"
"Go away, stop talking about things that are not relevant to you. I won't treat you to cold noodles today!"
"... Stop it, I won't say anything..."

When Luo Yang passed by the cold noodles shop, she happened to hear it and burst out laughing. Ye Gu turned around to look at her.
"what happened?"

"Students come and go, but Guangmingding is permanent." Luo Yang made a rare sarcastic remark.

Ye Gu is very familiar with Guangmingding. He would go to his office every now and then to sit for a while, drink a cup of tea, and have an in-depth communication.
He curled his lips, "If you ask me, he is destined to be a worrier. Otherwise, at least his hair could be saved a little."

It seems that the young master is still brooding over Guangmingding. Luo Yang smiled and said, "He is actually a good person. At least he really cares about students and is willing to believe in them. I still remember that you got first place in the class in an English exam. Everyone was sure that you cheated, but who would have thought that it was Guangmingding who insisted that you would not cheat and even risked their own bonus." When Ye Gu mentioned this, he did have an impression of it. How could he forget that?

Maybe it was because he usually came at the bottom, so when he unexpectedly got first place, even if he knew it was the result of rare efforts, others would not think so. They always did not hesitate to speculate about others with the greatest malice.

He was thus accused of cheating and plagiarism, and there were many different opinions at the time, but very few people believed in Ye Gu. Perhaps it was because he was usually domineering and arrogant, and seeing him fall into the quagmire like this made those people happy to see it happen.

Ye Gu actually didn't care at all. No matter what those people said, it was enough for him to know that he didn't cheat. So during that period he went to school and went home as usual and was not affected at all.
Since they wanted him to be punished so much, he didn't care. After all, given how many times he had fought, if no one had stopped him, he would have been punished countless times.

Everyone thought the matter had just passed, but Guangmingding suddenly came out to clear his name, saying that Ye Gu absolutely could not have cheated, and even took out many of his exercise books and countless exercise papers with red flowers blooming all over the place.

They even risked their own bonuses to insist that Ye Gu did not cheat. In just a few days, the wind quickly turned against him and Ye Gu was cleared of cheating. Many people came to apologize, but many people were unwilling to accept the fact, thinking that they had not been able to bring him down and that they could still remain high and mighty.

Coming out of his memories, Ye Gu simply responded that he really had to thank Guangmingding for that matter.

"Hey! Are there still places selling soy milk and fried dough sticks?"
Luo Yang noticed that the aunt selling soy milk and fried dough sticks was still there in the front corner.

She is not a greedy person, but sometimes she has a strong appetite, like now.

Without noticing Ye Gu, he trotted to the aunt's stall and looked at the scarce soy milk and fried dough sticks. "Auntie, I want a bag of soy milk and a fried dough stick."
After saying that, he thought of Ye Gu and turned around to ask: "Do you want to eat? If you do, I'll buy two servings--"

Before he finished speaking, the person behind him had already paid the money.
The aunt smiled brightly and said as she packed the things: "This is your girlfriend, she's so pretty!"

Ye Gu shook his head gently, "No, it's Auntie, it's Madam."

The aunt was surprised, "Oh, what a blessing!"
Ye Gu did not deny it. Facing Luo Yang's questioning face, he walked to the open space and handed the thing to her mouth.

Luo Yang was not in a hurry to eat. He just looked at his aunt not far away, and then turned to look at Ye Gu.
"You two look familiar."

Ye Gu nodded as a matter of course, "It's just average."

Seeing Luo Yang's persistent doubts, he smiled helplessly and deliberately ruffled her hair, "Because I come here often, so you are familiar with mine."

"Because you like it, you come here often. Recently, I found out that she also sets up at night, so I brought you here."

"Why did you—"

Ye Gu suddenly pulled her over, dodged the speeding bicycle, and looked at the man with a slightly stern look.
Luo Yang's heartbeat paused for a moment, then quickly recovered.

Ye Gu came back to his senses, looked Luo Yang up and down, and only let go after making sure that she was okay.
"Because you like it, I am happy to do it."

...I've never seen him so frank and explicit before, and now he's going to do that.
I really can't handle it.

Luo Yang avoided his gaze but pretended to remain calm, trying to hide his heartbeats.

Suddenly, he asked, "Do you like it? The ring."
Luo Yang was stunned for a second, then reacted quickly and lowered his eyes to the yellow diamond ring on his hand.
"I like it, but why do I suddenly want to buy it? It's very expensive."

Ye Gu chuckled and looked at the gradually falling night. "Do you know what the yellow diamond means?"

If she was asked about the language of flowers, Luo Yang might be able to answer some of the questions, but she knew very little about jewelry and crystals, and didn't pay too much attention to them.

"It's 'incomparable'," he turned around and looked directly at Luo Yang, his seriousness leaving Luo Yang no way to avoid it, his blazing eyes were so warm and sincere.

She heard him say: "So Ah He, you are my incomparable love and my wish come true. This is all true, not a dream."

Under the night sky, all the emotions of the young men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-eight were dimly lingering, pouring out at this moment.

(End of this chapter)