ATPN Chapter 2

Damn it.

Song, Bai, Yan?!

Yu Zhanrong stared blankly, at the face he had seen countless times, more mature and even more handsome than in the photos.

But, who can tell him why Song Baiyan is here?!

Was he delirious from the heat and hallucinating?

After staring blankly for a good while, Yu Zhanrong shook his head, focused his eyes, and saw that the person was still there, not disappearing.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, closed them, and reopened them.

Still there.

“Need any help?”

The voice was magnetic and gentle, like vines wrapping around him in a low, deep way. Yu Zhanrong suddenly felt a sense of suffocation.

The suffocating feeling of his heart suddenly contracting made him instantly sober up, and he quickly replied, “Yes, yes, I need it so much!”

He stood up abruptly from the ground. He had been squatting for too long, and his legs weakened, almost causing him to fall back down. He quickly supported himself on the suitcase beside him, which saved him from embarrassment.

Damn it, he could have been sitting on the suitcase just now, why was he squatting on the ground?

Almost embarrassing himself, Yu Zhanrong subconsciously gave Song Baiyan an apologetic smile, and the dimple at the corner of his lips hung there swaying.

Song Baiyan leaned against the car window with one hand, his eyes swayed by the shallow dimple. A boy smiling could be so sweet.

Seeing his flustered appearance, Song Baiyan raised his eyebrows slightly, the sea-like color in his eyes gradually faded, tinged with a hint of light, and a smile spread across the corners of his eyes.

He opened the door and got out of the car.

Song Baiyan held the handle and said to Yu Zhanrong, “Get in the car first, I’ll help you put your luggage in the back.”

“No…” need.

Before the words of refusal could be finished, Song Baiyan had already picked up his suitcase and walked towards the trunk.

The smoothness of the action stunned Yu Zhanrong. Was his suitcase so light?

It took him a lot of effort to carry it down the stairs, but Song Baiyan lifted it up effortlessly?

Yu Zhanrong looked at the other party’s tense, strong and powerful forearm, and then looked at his own thin arms with hardly any flesh, feeling a little disgusted.

Perhaps it wasn’t that the suitcase was too heavy, but that he was too useless.

Yu Zhanrong clicked his tongue lightly, walked around the front of the car and sat in the passenger seat, fastened his seat belt, pressed his chest, and let out a light breath.

Don’t be nervous, stay calm.

Song Baiyan put the luggage in and got into the car. Yu Zhanrong was already sitting obediently in the passenger seat, with his seat belt fastened.

His back was straight, his hands were placed neatly on his knees, and his eyes were looking straight ahead. Song Baiyan felt tired just looking at his upright appearance.

“Nervous?”

Yu Zhanrong lowered his eyes and picked at his fingernails, stubbornly saying, “No.”

No my ass, I’m nervous as hell!

Hoo~

Song Baiyan watched his chest rise and fall slightly, secretly taking deep breaths to try to adjust his state, and couldn’t help but wonder, did he look that scary?

“You’re scared and still dared to get in the car?”

Yu Zhanrong turned his head and glanced at his profile, then quickly retracted his gaze and told the truth, “I’m not scared, you’re handsome.”

Judging good or bad by appearance?

He really is a child.

Looking at his age, he’s still in middle school. Song Baiyan suddenly had the illusion that he had picked up a runaway kid.

“Little friend, running away from home?”

Yu Zhanrong looked stunned. In that one or two seconds, countless reasons flashed through his mind.

“No, I didn’t, I just—”

Yu Zhanrong opened his mouth to explain, but the phone in his hand rang frantically, startling him. He hurriedly answered the call.

His finger accidentally tapped the speakerphone, and the car was immediately filled with exaggerated laughter. Yu Zhanrong wanted to die.

“You actually ran away from home? Hahahahaha, are you crazy?”

“Isn’t your rebellious period coming a little too late, hahahahahahaha?”

“I haven’t played like this since I was 10 years old, hahaha, Rongrong, you’re so funny—beep!”

Yu Zhanrong only hated that he didn’t hang up fast enough to let him say so much. This kind of bad friend should be blacklisted!

Xu Yixuan, that dog, isn’t he ruining his image in front of his male god?

Yu Zhanrong glanced sideways at Song Baiyan, seeing the obvious teasing smile on his face, he instantly wanted to smash his phone on Xu Yixuan’s head.

MD! Xu Yixuan, I would you!!!!

Pay for my first impression!

He knew he shouldn’t have told Xu Yixuan about leaving home. He expected to be laughed at, but who would have thought it would be in this kind of situation.

He guarded against everything, but didn’t guard against this!

The hung-up phone rang again.

Yu Zhanrong closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Be calm, be calm, don’t collapse, don’t curse, no matter how much of a dog Xu Yixuan is, you can’t freak out here.

Such a well-behaved person wouldn’t say swear words, good, keep it up.

Song Baiyan watched the excitement, not caring if things got worse, glanced at the phone vibrating for a long time next to him, and reminded, “Aren’t you going to answer?”

“…”

Yu Zhanrong closed his eyes, gritted his teeth and twitched the corners of his mouth, confirmed that he had calmed down, and then reopened the call.

“Classmate, you won’t have any friends if you laugh at others like this, and don’t call me…” Rongrong, like a girl.

Ever since Xu Yixuan came to his house and heard his parents call him that, he never changed it, calling him Rongrong all day long.

It was okay before, but what is the occasion now? It’s an occasion where it’s best not to make any mistakes.

The expected roar didn’t appear. Xu Yixuan glanced at the note in surprise, he didn’t make a mistake.

His heart suddenly jumped, and he exclaimed, “Damn it.” With his understanding of Yu Zhanrong, he was definitely angry, and at least seven or eight points angry, scary.

If it was face to face, he might rush over and strangle him. Xu Yixuan couldn’t help but tremble and subconsciously interrupted him.

“Hehehe, my mom told me to sweep the floor, let’s talk when I’m free, I’ll hang up first, beep—”

“I…!”

You’re a young master, what floor are you sweeping, have you ever held a broom? Is your excuse so perfunctory?

Full of dirty words, unable to spit them out, when his eyes scanned the god holding the steering wheel next to him, every word was swallowed back, almost choking himself to death.

Although Song Baiyan was driving, the corner of his eye noticed the child next to him breathing rapidly, almost angry like a pufferfish, and couldn’t help but let out a laugh from his throat.

“Sorry.”

Yu Zhanrong: “…”

You’re quite polite.

Xu Yixuan, I will never forgive you!!!

Yu Zhanrong cursed in his heart. In a few seconds, he even thought about where to bury Xu Yixuan. He tried to suppress the anger in his heart and told himself again and again,

Don’t be angry,

Don’t be angry,

No one will replace you if you die of anger.

He finally had a chance to see the real person, he must maintain his image, otherwise there may be no next time.

The child’s angry and suppressed expression was too vivid, Song Baiyan couldn’t help but tease him, “Since you’ve run away from home, where are you planning to wander?”

Yu Zhanrong’s breath stagnated, and the slight arc that he had just managed to pull out at the corner of his mouth was pressed back again.

He turned around, faced Song Baiyan, and explained to himself very seriously, “I didn’t run away from home.”

“Oh.” Song Baiyan’s tone was indifferent, as if he didn’t care about the answer, and didn’t know whether he believed it or not.

As if punching into cotton, Yu Zhanrong picked at his hat and then picked at his nails, feeling that this wouldn’t work. He looked at Song Baiyan’s profile and said seriously again, “I really didn’t run away from home.”

Running away from home seems to be a sign of immaturity, and no one would like a willful and ignorant person.

Yu Zhanrong’s tone was serious, and he got stuck on this question. Song Baiyan even felt that if he teased him again, he would probably make him cry, so he nodded seriously and said, “Okay, you didn’t run away.”

“…”

Yu Zhanrong observed the change in his expression, thought for a while, and added, “My old man said that I’m an adult now and have to go out and earn a living myself.”

Song Baiyan: “…”

Are the kids these days so interesting when they talk?

“Then how are you planning to earn a living?”

Song Baiyan saw that he said it with a serious face and smiled, his eyes fell on the hand holding the hat.

He looked quite well-behaved, but he was a little too thin, with slender, fair wrists, especially prominent wrist bones, and a baseball cap in his hand. His fingers were picking at the logo on the hat, showing the owner’s uneasy mood.

Yu Zhanrong subconsciously answered, “I’ll pick up trash, I heard that a plastic bottle can be sold for a few cents.”

Song Baiyan choked, coughed lightly, and turned his head to look at his eye-catching golden hair.

It seems, not so well-behaved?

He must be quite individualistic to run away from home at this age.