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"Lulu, have you seen Dongyang? She's gone!"

The voice was anxious, coming from Gu Nian.

The two of them went to bed very late and just woke up now. Bai Lu got up from the bed, opened the door, and met Gu Nian's gaze.

“…It’s here with me.”

Gu Nian took a look and saw that Xu Dongyang was sleeping on the inside of the bed. He had just woken up and was rubbing his eyes with his hands.

She felt relieved, but also a little disappointed: "Why did you come here to sleep?"

It's clearly resentful.

Dong Yang was slightly startled, but Bai Lu took the lead in explaining for her:

"Ha, well, I was a little scared at night, so I asked Dongyang to accompany me."

Dong Yang hesitated to speak, looked at Gu Nian, bit his lower lip lightly, and said apologetically:

"make you worry."

"...It's okay." Gu Nian was also embarrassed. "I was too nervous. I thought someone kidnapped you in the middle of the night. Then, I'll leave first. It's still early. You can get up later."

Then he closed the door awkwardly.

Dong Yang and Bai Lu were the only ones left in the room.

Dong Yang looked at Bai Lu who was in a daze and asked softly:

"Don't you want to tell Gu Nian?"

"what?"

"Talk about our relationship."

However, Bai Lu's expression became embarrassed.

"Now, let's not tell you now..." She muttered softly, playing with her fingernails subconsciously.

Becoming Dong Yang's lover was her dream come true. It made her happy, but it made her feel like she was betraying her friendship with Gu Nian.

She only felt in recent days that Gu Nian had the same idea about Dong Yang as she did, but she couldn't hate Gu Nian as much as she hated Shen Ao.

Telling Gu Nian now that she and Dong Yang are together, would that be considered showing off her victory?

She had tasted the taste of secret love and knew the bitterness. She didn't want to be a bad person, she hoped that Gu Nian could "accidentally" discover her and Dong Yang's love affair, so that all this chaos would sink silently to the bottom of the water like sand.

But that would be too selfish. If they did that, it would be a world where only Gu Nian would be sad, and the injured Gu Nian would have to lick her wounds alone, and perhaps even gradually disappear from their world.

At the age of fourteen, they feel that they have grown up and can solve all problems, but they only have a vague understanding of everything, are sensitive and fragile, and are reluctant to give up anything.

Bai Lu looked out the window and murmured:

"Don't tell her yet. I...I'll find a chance to tell Gu Nian."

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Breakfast was glutinous rice cake and tea soup made by Grandma Gu Nian.

Dongyang was not used to eating these, but he ate them all and said they were delicious. After breakfast, a few girls stood outside the chicken coop with curiosity and found an egg on the haystack.

Gu Nian went in, picked up the egg, and waved it in front of them: "It still feels warm."

But she noticed that Lulu was holding Dongyang's hand.

Were they this clingy before?

She wasn't sure, but her excitement about finding the eggs faded instantly.

"There seems to be some chicken shit on this egg." Dong Yang said after looking at it carefully.

Gu Nian's face changed and he was embarrassed. He quickly changed the way he held the food to his fingertips and ran into the house to wash his hands.

When her grandmother saw her, she smiled and said, "You picked up an egg? By the way, Nian Nian, your third uncle's grandson is getting married tomorrow, and there will be a banquet at noon. You can go and join in the fun if you have time."

"Third uncle?"

"Hey, did you forget? It's just..."

The older generation’s network of relationships is always confusing.

Gu Nian didn't stay here often, and she didn't know many of her relatives well, and she might not see them once a year. She responded casually, and was planning where to take Dongyang and Lulu to play today. It was a rare holiday, and she didn't want to make her friends feel bored.

But Gu Nian discovered that Bai Lu was very quiet today.

Along the way, although they were walking together, he seemed to be avoiding her and rarely looked her in the eye even when talking.

"Do you guys want to fry some fish?"

When they reached a small lake, Gu Nian took out a few boxes of firecrackers from his bag. Dong Yang's eyes lit up and he was eager to try:

"Can we fry them? Who raises these fish?"

"Wild ones," Gu Nian smiled, "But don't tell grandma, she doesn't like me playing with firecrackers."

Dongyang picked out two firecrackers that looked powerful and handed one to Bailu: "Do you want to play?"

Bai Lu shook her head, still struggling with how to tell Gu Nian about herself and Dong Yang.

"Then I won't play anymore." Dong Yang smiled faintly, "I'll accompany you."

Bai Lu felt warm in her heart, but she still pushed her: "Stop messing around, go play."

Dong Yang stared at her for a while and tilted his head:

"Then I'll go."

"Go!"

Dongyang arrived at the lake and chose a firecracker called "Torpedo King", which was half the size of a fist. The water in the lake was very turbid and she couldn't see where the fish were, so she threw it in the middle of the lake. Then, with a muffled sound, a small splash of water exploded on the lake surface, but no fish floated up.

"Do you want to fry more?" Gu Nian handed the bag over. "Fry it a few more times and you'll probably get the fish."

Dong Yang puffed his lips slightly, and finally shook his head and said, "Forget it."

Gu Nian said "hmm", moved closer, looked back at Bai Lu who was in a daze under the tree, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with Lulu? Are you in a bad mood?"

This question stunned Dong Yang.

She knew Bai Lu's troubles, but she couldn't tell Gu Nian.

--wrong.

——Can’t I really tell Gu Nian?

Maybe I should have said it myself.

If Gu Nian doesn't like her, then it's okay for her to say it. If she likes her, then she should say it herself.

When you are in a relationship, you have to be responsible and give your lover a sense of security. Although she has no experience, she knows this from what she has seen and heard.

The cold wind blew across the lake and also blew the bushes beside it.

"Dongyang? What's wrong?" Gu Nian waved in front of her.

"Yeah, nothing." She breathed, feeling the cold wind chilling her body, "I just want to tell you something."

"what's up?"

"Lulu and I are together."

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Today is cloudy, the temperature is 0 degrees. 0 degrees in the south is so cold that it penetrates into your bones. Even if there is a little gap, the cold air can sneak into your clothes.

Gu Nian stood there, and heard his own voice saying involuntarily:

"Oh, that's good."

The voice that only I can hear is saying, not good, not at all.

Xu Dongyang probably didn't expect her reaction to be so calm. He lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking. However, Gu Nian had already changed the subject briskly, saying:

"It seems to be very cold today. Why don't we go back early and warm ourselves by the fire?"

Dong Yang put his hands into his sleeves and whispered: "Yeah."

They walked to the tree and told Bai Lu that they were going back. Just as Bai Lu came over, Gu Nian bumped into her secretly and winked playfully:

"I know you're together."

Bai Lu was shocked and subconsciously looked at Dong Yang, but Gu Nian acted like a gossipy roommate in the dormitory and said to her with a smile:

"Remember to treat me to a meal."

Then, he quickened his pace and walked to the front.

Bai Lu didn't dare to chase after him.

If possible, she really wanted to say to Gu Nian:

The acting is...real.

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This day in the countryside was the first day Xu Dongyang and Bai Lu became lovers.

On that day in the countryside, Gu Nian lay on her grandmother's lap, crying until she felt like she had cried all her tears dry, and then her sadness was relieved. When her grandmother asked her why, she told the truth, saying that she was heartbroken. But her grandmother laughed at her, saying that at the age of 14, she still knew what heartbreak meant.

Gu Nian was willing to tell her grandmother everything, including her sexual orientation, pouring out all her worries. She cried and said that she liked girls and didn't know what to do. Her grandmother was briefly shocked, but in the end, she just kindly stroked her granddaughter's head:

"Be good, don't cry..."

"Is it the little girl named Xu?"

Being guessed so quickly, Gu Nian was so ashamed that he dared not admit it.

Even grandma can see it, no wonder Dongyang would...

She likes Dongyang.

She admired the excellent, perfect and hardworking Xu Dongyang, and fell in love with the gentle Xu Dongyang who did not let her be isolated by Han Tingting.

Grandma said that she was still young, and no matter whether she really loved him or not, the wound would heal quickly. Let it be the past.

She was tired of crying, but she still reminded her grandmother:

"Grandma...don't tell Dad."

After all, her father didn't dote on her as much as her grandmother did.

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In the evening, three little girls were doing their winter vacation homework by the fireplace.

Dong Yang was worried about Gu Nian’s normality, but he didn’t know how to express it.

Maybe this is the best outcome.

The printing quality of the winter vacation homework is not very good. Bai Lu is a poor student and suffers from it:

"What is this historical event? The picture is all mosaiced."

Dong Yang took a look and judged: "It must be the three major battles."

Gu Nian was curious: "Lulu, you have made it to history?"

Bai Lu stuck out her tongue: "No way, I just don't want to study math."

They seemed to have returned to their original way of getting along, without any barriers between them.

On the table, the phone vibrated slightly. Dong Yang opened the message and found that someone in the class group was discussing the final grades. The gossip said that the papers had been graded, but the grades had not yet been counted.

There was wailing everywhere in the class group.

Although those who are whining basically did not perform badly in the exam, those who did not perform really well would not be in the mood to join the group.

Dongyang discovered that Bai Lu had a worried look on her face ever since she read the message in the group, and her homework was stuck on that page without moving. It was obvious that she was worried about her grades.

Score.