What if you were my student?

  The holiday is almost over and school is about to start, Xi Miao urged Zhao Shui Guang to go to yoga again. Xi Miao said: "Xiao Guang, who made you so flexible? You're definitely a good candidate for practicing yoga."

  Zhao Shuiguang was too lazy to bother with her, looked at the roll in his hand, and since the homework was almost done, he left, anyway, she didn't have to pay for the trial class.

  Who would have thought that the first class was actually the most physically demanding flow yoga? That sly guy is always trying to slack off, but with his flexible dancer's physique, he can only do half of the movements and still look great. Poor Zhao Shui Guang, after not exercising for six months, his old arms and legs were stiff, and he could only struggle through it. After finishing, he felt like he was torn apart by five horses.

  As I walked out of the New Century Building, my legs were all soft, but then I heard Xi Miao say: "Hey, isn't that the handsome guy we saw last time? Xiao Guang, is he your teacher?" Zhao Shui Guang's attention was originally focused on his legs, but when she said that, he looked up and indeed it was Tan Shu Mo, wearing a retro plaid overcoat with a British style combination that made the noble quality of Tan Shu Mo's academic style evident.

  Zhao Shuiguan hadn't finished his infatuation yet, when he heard Xi Miao shouting: "Teacher!" Zhao Shuiguan really wanted to strangle Xi Miao to death, what kind of energy was this? When did he become your teacher?

  Tan Shu Mo had never thought that someone on the street calling out "teacher" was referring to him, and he just walked towards the parking lot. Xi Miao saw Tan Shu Mo didn't react, so she pulled Zhao Shui Guang forward. Zhao Shui Guang was exhausted and his legs were almost gone, but he could only stumble along with her. Xi Miao ran up and shouted "Teacher", Tan Shu Mo finally turned around, and saw Zhao Shui Guang bowing his head to shout "Hello Teacher Tan". On this winter day, the big sun shone down, and all that could be seen was her recklessly raised short hair.

  Zhao Shuiguan has been a bit awkward since last time, but he still raised his head and said: "Teacher Tan, this is my good friend, Xi Miao." "Xi Miao, this is Teacher Tan." When introducing people, the young should be introduced to the old, and those with lower status should be introduced to those with higher status. In such a chaotic situation, Zhao Shuiguan was still able to maintain his composure.

  Tan Shu Mo nodded slightly and said: "Hello."

  The car window rolled down, and as soon as she saw the logo on the phoenix eye, she knew who it was. Chu Feifei was very happy to see Zhao Shuiguan, just now she was complaining that talking about books with him here was boring, but suddenly she found something fun again, happily saying: "Little light sister, what a coincidence, how are you here?"

  Zhao Shuiguang said: "Chu big brother is good, come here to practice yoga."

  Chu Feifei said: "Ah, then you can carry your legs up to your face."

  Zhao Shuiguang replied: "Cannot." I thought to myself, what's the point of practicing that, it's not like I'm going to beg for food.

  Xi Miao said: "Xiao Guang, it's rare to see you with friends. Are the two of you free? Let's go somewhere and sit down for a chat?"

  Zhao Shuiguang knew she had a relapse of her occupational disease. Xi Miao was a screenwriter and loved to interact with all sorts of people from dawn till dusk, and if one wasn't careful, they would end up being written into her script. Just as he wanted to stop her, Chu Feifei said: "Great, we have something on tonight, Little Shuiguang is treating us, we can't not go."

  Zhao Shuiguang felt suffocated, when did it become her turn to invite him out? He quickly looked at the book and thought, which teacher is willing to always play with students, which teacher lets students invite them out? You must be joking.

  Tan Shu Mo originally opened the car door and was about to get in, saw Zhao Shui Guang's diligent eyes, said: "That..." Bent his fingers lightly tapped the top of the car, very pleased: "Let's go."

  Zhao Shuiguang's face turned green as he was dragged into the car by Xi Miao without a word. Chu Feifei started the engine and asked, "Little Guang sister, where are we going?"

  Zhao Shuiguang was originally shrouded in dark clouds, thinking about where to go. Going to a five-star hotel is not as good as selling me out. In our school days, we all went to eat noodles and covered rice. Where can I find that seven-turn-eight-twist shop? Looking at the two masters in front of us, one is more precious than the other. Never mind, since you asked me to decide, don't blame me. "Hunan Road."

  All the way, Xi Miao and Chu Feifei were chatting, Xi Miao took out her phone while talking and handed it to Zhao Shui Guang after taking two photos. Zhao Shui Guang took a look: I heard that Brother Dan Yang said this surname Chu is a professional technical lieutenant colonel, no wonder that person called him Chu Shao the other day. Zhao Shui Guang had guessed earlier that Tan Shu Mo, Chu Feifei and her group were either rich or noble, but she didn't understand what official ranks meant and was too lazy to gossip with Xi Miao.

  "In front is the pedestrian street, let's stop here." Zhao Shuiguan said. The car stopped and the four of them walked slowly over. Along the way, they were stared at by everyone. If it wasn't for the men wearing leather jackets or down jackets, they would have been surrounded by a crowd. Chu Feifei's elegance, combined with their exceptional looks, made women steal glances, while men looked on with envy but ultimately backed down, even comforting themselves that these two must be in some special profession.

  They arrived at "Zhao Shui Guang", and stopped under a sign with green flowers, Chu Fei Fei jumped back two steps, looked at the sign: Sugar Water Shop. She called out: "Little Guang sister, are you sure this is it?" Zhao Shui Guang smiled, ignoring the pinch from Xi Miao behind her, and said with an even sweeter smile: "The sugar water here is very delicious!" Thinking to herself, hurry up and say something, don't go in, everyone will be embarrassed.

  Tan Shu Mo was originally standing on one side of the hand cha, seeing Zhao Shui Guang's rolling eyes, he guessed what kind of trick this kid was playing, and smiled brightly at Zhao Shui Guang: "Since you're here, come on in." With a slender eyebrow and enchanting eyes, she lifted her leg and went in. Zhao Shui Guang thought that Tan Shu Mo absolutely had the aura of a demon!

  The sugar water shop is not big, but it's very elegant. The wicker chairs and white tablecloths create a cozy atmosphere. There are also the latest fashion magazines on the shelves. Not many people drink sugar water here, most of them just buy and take away. Only young couples who care about the ambiance would stay behind, and at this time, there were only two or three tables with customers.

  Talking about books and ink, he took off his overcoat and sat down, revealing the V-neck wool sweater inside. The opening was not large, but it subtly revealed a slightly protruding collarbone, hard bone lines, and three decorative edges around the neckline that clearly framed out a slight chest muscle line. As he moved his hands and feet, his body lightly slid over the fluffy shirt, fitting closely but not tightly, exuding just the right amount of sensuality.

  The four of them sat down and started ordering. Zhao Shuiguan and Xi Miao were familiar with the menu, so they ordered a portion of almond tofu and a portion of purple rice. Zhao Shuiguan recommended, "Teacher Tan, Brother Chu, their sesame paste is very famous here. It's all ground by themselves and it's not too sweet." By saying this, he was indeed aware that most men don't like sweets, but also had a small intention in mind - after eating the sesame paste, there would be small black sesame seeds stuck to his teeth, and he wanted to see how elegant Tan Shuimu looked with them.

  Chu Feifei ordered frozen lotus root and Tang Shumeng said: "Just have sesame paste then."

  Before long, the dessert arrived, and a bowl of greyish sesame paste was placed under Tan Shu Mo's delicate face. Tan Shu Mo didn't frown, stretched out his slender fingers to pick up a white ceramic spoon and took a mouthful. He didn't say anything, making Zhao Shui Guang a bit worried, thinking he didn't like it. He scooped some of his almond tofu into Tan Shu Mo's bowl and said: "Teacher Tan, try this, I haven't eaten it before, if it doesn't taste good we can exchange."

  Zhao Shuiguan was used to eating and drinking with a tomboy, they would try each other's food and drinks, if they didn't like it, they would swap, at the time, he didn't think there was anything wrong with that.

  Tan Shu Mo saw almond tofu floating on sesame paste like a small white chubby, it was a bit funny. Zhao Shui Guang sometimes seemed careless as if nothing mattered to him, but in fact he observed others' every move very carefully, his thoughts were much more sensitive than people of the same age, a little clever and calculating, yet still felt guilty.

  Actually, Zhao Shuiguan didn't know that Tan Shumeng was allergic to coffee and would break out in hives on his forehead after drinking it. Even in the UK, he opted for tea instead. Tan Shumeng had been abroad for a long time and was used to sweet treats like doughnuts and cookies, which were sweeter than this dessert. He knew it was sweet but didn't think he couldn't finish eating it.

  Talked about the book, Mo picked up a piece of white and tender almond tofu from the Slow Bar and swallowed it. Zhao Shui Guang didn't think there was anything wrong with that, but Xi Miao raised an eyebrow and made a face beside him, thinking about it made his face turn red.

  The most surprised person was Chufei, who sat next to Tan Shumeng and saw him put the almond tofu into his mouth. He thought that Tan Shumeng had gone crazy. The two of them had grown up together since childhood, and the deepest impression he had of Tan Shumeng was when they were young, he went to Tan's house to play, felt thirsty, took Tan's water cup and drank from it. From then on, Tan never touched that water cup again, and it became Chufei's exclusive water cup in Tan's house.

  Chu Fei was so suffocated, later I knew that Tan Shumeng was like this to everyone. When they grew up, they played basketball together, and the men passed a bottle of water around to drink, but Tan Shumeng never drank it, yet someone would specially bring him water.

  Chu Feifei took out her own milk tea and happily said to Tan Shumeng, "Come on, try some of mine." Tan Shumeng turned his head, gave a cold glance, his eyes seeming to smile but not quite. Chu Feifei didn't say another word and put away her milk tea.

  The atmosphere was a bit awkward for a moment, and then Zhao Shuiguan picked up the fashion magazine that had just been placed beside him to flip through it. The room was filled with soft music, and a handsome man sat by the window in a wicker chair, one hand supporting his head and the other long fingers flipping through the pages of the book on his lap, eyes narrowed lazily as he read. Suddenly, Zhao Shuiguan and Xi Miao felt that "Mina" was the most stylish magazine among all the books.

  Chu Feifei flipped through the colorful magazine and said, "Sigh, these girls aren't even as pretty as Xiaoguang."

  Xi Miao laughed happily, clearly enjoying the show. Zhao Shui Guang hastily said: "No, I think this girl is pretty." He leaned over, his body separated by the table, and pointed to the model on the page. Tan Shu Mo saw a white and tender hand stretching out with effort.

  Chu Fei Fei stood up and took the "ELLE" magazine from the shelf behind Zhao Shui Guang, then pulled Zhao Shui Guang to sit down. She bent over and pointed at the cover, saying: "I know your teacher likes this kind." Zhao Shui Guang glanced at the European beauty's fiery figure on the cover and nodded in agreement, yes, Tan Shu Mo indeed liked this kind. Chu Fei Fei stood there enthusiastically discussing with Zhao Shui Guang, her hand resting on his shoulder, her lowered head almost touching his short hair.

  Put down the book and look at them quietly. When did these two become so familiar? They were eating their own xī mǐ lù (a type of dessert), looking around, very energetic.

  Finally, Tan Shu Mo frowned when talking about books and ink. This frown was not seen by Zhao Shui Guang or Chu Fei Fei, nor did Tan Shu Mo himself realize it, but Xi Miao saw it. Tan Shu Mo threw down his book and stood up, saying lightly: "I'm leaving." Chu Fei Fei was taken aback for a moment before smiling and following him with her coat.

  He walked five steps, then turned his head and lazily called out: "Zhao Shuiguan".

  Zhao Shuiguang heard this and immediately stood up, stood upright, talked about the book and ink with a smile, his white teeth were so bright that they could be used to shoot an advertisement, what black sesame seeds were there? Zhao Shuiguang was very regretful.

  "Write a 4-page essay, handwritten, on assignment paper, 20 characters per line, no blank lines allowed, to be submitted at the start of school." He turned around and walked away, going downstairs, saying "Chu Feifei, pay up." Chu Feifei resignedly paid the bill.

  Zhao Shuiguang wanted to cry but had no tears. There were only a few days left before school started, and Xi Miao was laughing so hard on the side that she almost spat out her sesame balls.

  On this side, Chu Feifei drove while glancing at the cold profile of his old friend, he didn't know why but felt that Tan Shu Mo was very concerned about Zhao Shui Guang.

  When it comes to Tan Shu Mo, Chu Fei Fei is also full of fire. He has always thought that he was a handsome guy since childhood, and Tan Shu Mo was good-looking too. Unfortunately, from kindergarten onwards, Tan Shu Mo was always the first, so Chu Fei Fei could only be second. The teachers liked him, his classmates admired him, and it seemed like Tan Shu Mo would finally leave for abroad in high school, which made him very happy. But after waiting for a while, he found that even though Tan Shu Mo was gone, he was still popular, but things weren't the same as before. After a few years, Tan Shu Mo came back, and he still returned to being his second, there's no way around it, who let Tan Shu Mo have this aura?

  He's not a man of refined taste, and yet he's also a man who can appreciate a good thing. He's willing to admit defeat, but it's hard to believe that someone like him would really be interested in a 17 or 18 year old kid. It just doesn't add up.

  Chu FeiFei thought for a moment and suddenly asked, Tan ShuMo looked at him with a glance, turned his face back to the window, the trees at the end of winter were all bare and ugly, the land was also gray and hazy, but as the car drove by, you could see that there were several small shoots that had sprouted out strong and green.

  He pressed down the car window, letting in the cold winter wind, and placed his hand on the windowsill, his fingertips passing through the gusts of wind. His voice was soft and light yet not without sincerity: "I accidentally saw a tender bud that was tilted and weak, at first I just gave it sunlight, and when watering, I imagined what kind of flowers would burst out, later whether it bloomed or bore fruit was forgotten, all unimportant now."

  At this age, talking about books and ink is also understandable. Being curious and interested in someone may be the beginning of all emotions, but he has always been unrestrained, not escaping or avoiding, just going with the flow.

  The car screeched to a halt, skidding slightly, and Chu Feifei's shocked expression on his mischievous face was quite comical. Tan Shu Mo chuckled and said, "Chu Feifei, let me drive." Chu Feifei blankly unbuckled his seatbelt, got out of the car, and Tan Shu Mo took over the driver's seat, saying as he rolled down the window to a still stunned Chu Feifei, "Chu Feifei, what were you just saying? I didn't even know I liked foreign girls. You can walk back on your own." With that, he started the car and sped away.

  Poor Chu FeiFei lieutenant, in the cold wind, watching his Audi getting farther and farther away.