You're my wife, don't doubt it!

With this in mind, Zhang Jialong asked him to play basketball after school, which he naturally didn't want to do.

As a result, Shen Jie ordered him to participate.

"You need to participate in more group activities and get along well with your classmates, understand?" Shen Jie said on the phone. "There's no work at home that requires you to come back early to do. If you dare to come back early, I'll kick you out."

Who is really the one living under someone else's roof?!

Today's after-school friendly ball game was between the first-year high school students and the second-year high school students, and Xiao Xiong and his friends also participated.

To Xiao Yao's surprise, Father Yu also came to play ball.

"Brother Bo is awesome!"

"Brother Bo, cover him!"

"Give it to me, Brother Bo!"

"nice shot!"

"Pretty!"

During halftime, Xiao Yao walked up to Yu Bo, who was drinking water in large gulps.

The man was a bit taller and thinner than Xiao Yao. He was wearing a professional basketball jersey and shorts, and a pair of Jordan basketball shoes. His forehead and hair were covered in sweat, which made his bronze skin shine under the lights of the playground.

"You're Brother Bo?" Xiao Yao asked, somewhat incredulously.

This guy... his muscular physique really made Xiao Yao a little envious and even jealous, as did his impressive performance on the court just now.

"What's wrong?" Father Yu downed the bottle in his hand in one gulp, shook his head, and said, "I am Brother Bo, and Brother Bo is me."

Xiao Yao overheard girls whispering, "Who's that guy? He's so handsome. I've never seen him before. Is he from our school?"

I want to ask him for his QQ number.

“Go on, go on,” her companion urged.

"No, no, forget it, maybe it's some new teacher."

“What teacher?” Chen Lu said, holding her hands. “He is Father Yu Bo from the church across from the school.”

"Huh? A priest? Is he really that handsome?"

Just like in Korean dramas!

Father Yu also heard the murmurs, turned his head and gave the two little girls a bright smile, winking casually.

Amidst the scattered, low cheers, three dark lines appeared on Xiao Yao's forehead.

The second half of the game started quickly, and Xiao Yao and his team eventually secured the victory with a narrow 5-point lead.

"You first-year students have outside help, so you don't count!" a senior student shouted. "He's an adult!"

Father Yu's lips curled into a smile: "You can't say that. You have one more person than me. Do you think I can do the work of two people?"

As he spoke, he dribbled the ball stylishly in place, passing it between his legs, and then executed a smooth and effortless three-point layup.

"I've never seen a priest like you before," Xiao Yao said to Yu Bo amidst applause.

"How many priests have you met?" Yu Bo asked with a smile.

After saying goodbye to Little Bear and the others, the group walked out of the school gate chatting and laughing.

During this time, Yu Bo lifted the hem of his basketball jersey and rolled it up to his chest, revealing his abs and six-pack.

"Brother Bo," Ribbonfish asked with a sheepish grin, "Are we still going to People's Square to deliver food to the homeless this Sunday?"

"Send them off." Yu Bo wiped his face. "Come early, everyone. I recently dealt with two hooligans, and they said they'd be coming too—Shall Lu Lu come along?"

"Okay~" Chen Lu replied obediently.

“Brother Bo, speaking of petty thugs,” Zhang Jialong said in a deep voice, “Yesterday, as you instructed, I warned those hooligans from Beihong who often hang around our school extorting money. They should behave themselves a bit more recently.”

"We must let them know that this area of ​​St. Francis is under Bogo's protection!" said the ribbonfish.

"Excellent, excellent," Yu Bo clapped his hands and laughed, lighting a cigarette. "Zhang Jialong, Daiyu, have you two been secretly smoking lately?"

"If he dares, I'll beat him to death!" Chen Lu said.

"I promise you I'll quit, and I will," Zhang Jialong said succinctly. "We're keeping an eye on the ribbonfish too."

"Alright, I'm going back to the hall," Yu Bo took a deep drag and exhaled a smoke ring. "You guys should also go back and study early. The exam is coming up soon, you hear me?"

"Take care, Brother Bo," Zhang Jialong and Daiyu said respectfully.

"See you tomorrow, Brother Bo," Chen Lu said cheerfully.

Watching Father Yu's dashing departing figure, Xiao Yao's mind went blank for a moment, and he even forgot to greet him.

Are you a priest or a godfather of a gang?

Why are Zhang Jialong and Daiyu acting so submissive?

That's fucking terrifying!

"Let's go, brother." Zhang Jialong nudged Xiao Yao, who was in a daze, and the latter finally came to his senses.

"Okay," Xiao Yao said.

"You didn't ride your bike today?" Daiyu asked.

"No, I walked over."

The road in front of St. Francis Secondary School is not wide, and the four of them walking side by side blocked almost half of the road.

“Brother Yao,” Daiyu said as if he suddenly remembered something, “Shen Jie, is that her name? She’s really so beautiful.”

“That’s my cousin, Shen Tianyun,” Xiao Yao quickly said.

"Alright, alright, cousin Shen Tianyun, don't worry, I understand. But seeing it in person still shocked me, didn't it, Brother Long?" The ribbonfish gestured excitedly, "Compared to those girls in our school, putting everything else aside, just their aura alone—"

“It’s alright,” Zhang Jialong said in a deep voice, “Second only to Lu Lu.”

“Yes, yes, yes,” Xiao Yao continued, “He’s only a tiny bit worse than the class monitor.”

"You two, aren't you annoying?" Chen Lu laughed. "That's enough, are you insulting me?"

Zhang Jialong and Chen Lu said they were going to take some photo booth pictures, and said goodbye to Xiao Yao and the others at the fork in the road ahead. Daiyu then traveled with Xiao Yao for a while.

“Photo booths,” Xiao Yao said thoughtfully, “I’ve never played with them before.”

“Let’s go take pictures!” Ribbonfish said excitedly. “Tell your cousin to come along too. I know this place well; I know a really good one. I’ll take you both there. The place Brother Long went to today was pretty good too…”

“It’s feasible.” Xiao Yao silently added the plan to his schedule.

Does that mean I've never had a photo taken with Shen Jie?

"Brother Yao," the ribbonfish said in a cheeky tone, "I told you last time to ask your cousin to help introduce you to some pretty girls at No. 7 Middle School..."

Xiao Yao remembered that Daiyu had mentioned this matter, but he had just given it a perfunctory answer at the time. Now, however, he was seriously considering it.

After all, during this time, Daiyu has already demonstrated his friendship and loyalty through his actions.

“I’ll go back and ask,” Xiao Yao said. “But if she really does introduce you to someone, you’d better treat her well and not just play around. Otherwise, I’ll—”

Daiyu happily put his arm around Xiao Yao's shoulder: "Brother Yao, you can rest assured. Although I, Daiyu, may seem unreliable at times, my character is absolutely OK and my mouth is definitely tight!"

“Your character,” Xiao Yao scratched the back of his head, “I suddenly remembered, wasn’t it you who advised me to have my cake and eat it too last time?”

"Oh dear, Fatty Huo, you're just bragging!" Daiyu quickly said, "I only said that on purpose because I know Brother Yao isn't that kind of person. How can you take what Fatty Huo says seriously among brothers?"

"Okay, as long as you know what you're doing, don't make things difficult for me later," Xiao Yao nodded.

After parting ways with the ribbonfish, Xiao Yao walked home with a light step.

Finally, after living in Shanghai for a year, he slowly began to find his place in school and in life.

Life is like a lighthouse floating in a dark sea; only by relying on the light of other lighthouses can you determine your relative coordinates.

Yu Luying said that her god is the North Star, which hangs high in the sky and is eternal and unchanging, and can help people find their true coordinates, but this is still too profound for Xiao Yao.

Now, all he needs are these friendships, these relationships between people, and that's enough.

Xiao Yao sighed happily.

When he passed by Yu Luying's building, he saw an old lady selling socks at a stall. On a whim, he spent 8 yuan to buy a bundle of ten flesh-colored socks.

With a little coaxing and pleading, you should be able to at least try wearing it at home, right?

"Home"—what a sacred and beautiful word.

Since his parents left, Xiao Yao hasn't been able to truly understand the meaning of this word for a long time.

He walked through the narrow alleyways, greeting the neighbors politely and warmly along the way.

When he got downstairs, he looked up and saw his room on the second floor, with orange light shining through the curtains.

He hummed "New Boy" as he stepped lightly up the old, rough stone steps.

Then, they opened the door with the new key that Shen Jie had given them.

He pushed open the door to his living room forcefully, passing through the dark room full of photos.

With the air conditioner on, a cool breeze hits you in the face.

Two barefoot girls, wearing green and white nightgowns, sat facing each other across the dining table, chatting and laughing, their smiles as bright as flowers.

The third side of the dining table was reserved for myself, and the table was already full of steaming hot, uh, takeout food.