Difficult To Raise Chapter 59

Chapter 59 Summer “Look, my brother is smiling, let’s have a fight with him…

When Jiang Ran rushed towards him, Jiang Jin caught him.He held his face and kissed him for a long time.

The kiss was a little softer this time, not as impatient as before.

Jiang Ran put her arms around his neck and rolled into a ball with him intimately.When they stopped, both of them were breathing quickly.

After a moment of relief, Jiang Jin wrapped him in a blanket and rearranged the messed up sleeping bag.

“Go to sleep.”He stretched out his arms.

This scene is very familiar. Although the environment is different, the person doing this action is the same.

Jiang Ran was stunned for a moment, but after only a second, he leaned towards him and lay in his arms naturally like he had done countless times before.

Maybe he was really tired after all the hard work. He couldn’t fall asleep just now, but as soon as he lay down, he felt sleepy coming over him, and he could almost fall asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.Seeing that he was sleepy, Jiang Jin patted his back and hummed softly to coax him to sleep.

Every time he hummed like this, it seemed to have a hypnotic effect. Jiang Ran could hardly open his eyes, but he was still thinking about the unanswered question and asked forcefully: “You haven’t told me what wish you just made.”

Jiang Jin turned her head to look at him, thinking that his dazed look was cute, and couldn’t help but kiss the tip of his ear again.

Jiang Ran pushed his face away and urged: “Speak quickly.”

“My wish.”Jiang Jin recalled the wish he made, and the shocking scene of meteors streaking across the sky seemed to appear before his eyes again. He had never made such a solemn wish before.

“I hope,” he closed his eyes, listened to the increasingly steady breathing of the people around him, and repeated the deepest wish buried in his heart, “to stay with my brother forever.”

*

The next morning, everyone got up early and watched the long-awaited sunrise on the top of the mountain. The orange-red sun rose little by little from the horizon. The scene was no less shocking than the shooting stars they saw last night.

“It’s beautiful.”Jiang Ran took out his mobile phone and took a photo of the sunrise.

After the sun came out, the mountain fog gradually dissipated.Several people packed their things and prepared to go down the mountain. Just like when they came, they were divided into several groups. Jiang Ran and He Qian both took Jiang Jin’s car back.

Jiang Jin dressed up very low-key today. His clothes were zipped to the top, and he wore a mask and a hat. The whole person was wrapped tightly, with only a pair of eyes exposed.

On the way back, He Qian was sitting in the back seat, glanced at him, and finally couldn’t help asking: “What’s wrong with my brother?Wrapped up like a rice dumpling, isn’t it boring?”

When he said this, Jiang Ran just took a sip of water into his mouth. He almost spit it out when he heard the words. He covered his mouth and coughed for a long time, and his cheeks turned red.

While waiting for the traffic light to turn green, Jiang Jin stretched out his hand to help him smooth his back, and explained in a natural tone: “I had a bit of a cold due to the wind last night.”

It’s obviously a normal action, but…

He Qian looked at them in the rearview mirror and suddenly noticed a thin red mark on Jiang Ran’s left earlobe. It was not very obvious. Looking at the shape, it looked a bit like… a tooth mark.

After a long time, he looked away as if nothing had happened, said “oh” softly, and didn’t ask any more questions.

After sending He Qian back, the two went directly back to Jiang Ran School. The dormitory door was opened and there was no one inside. Tang Qin didn’t know where he went, and the surroundings were a little too quiet.

Jiang Ran put the things away, turned around, and saw Jiang Jin leaning on the table looking at him, his eyes slightly bent, obviously smiling.

The smile overflowed from the bottom of his eyes, like a vat filled with water, flowing out uncontrollably.

In this world, most happiness and unhappiness can be seen through the eyes.

Jiang Ran looked at his smile and didn’t know why, but wanted to laugh too.The two of them laughed at each other like idiots for a long time before Jiang Ran stepped forward and pulled off the mask from his face.

Jiang Jin’s lips were red and a little swollen, and a small bite mark on his lower lip was scabbed, which looked particularly conspicuous.

It was neither light nor heavy last night, but the bite was so hard. Jiang Ran frowned, gently rubbed his lips with her thumb, and asked, “Does it hurt?””

“It doesn’t hurt,” Jiang Jin lowered his head slightly and took his fingertips into his mouth, “As long as it’s left by my brother, I can come back as many times as I want.”

Feeling the warm and soft touch, Jiang Ran took his hand back uncomfortably and flicked his forehead, “Want to keep catching a cold?”

Jiang Jin rubbed his red forehead and leaned forward to hug him. Just as he was about to say something, his cell phone suddenly rang.

He took it out and took a look. The previous stickiness disappeared instantly, his face darkened, and he quickly hung up the phone without hesitation.

But only a few seconds later, the phone rang again.Jiang Ran looked over and noticed that the unmarked number was still on the screen, and he didn’t know who was calling.This time Jiang Jin turned off his phone directly, not giving the other party a chance to call again.

Jiang Ran stood aside and watched, frowning, “Aren’t you going to answer?”

“No need,” Jiang Jin put away the phone, smiled again, and said with a normal expression, “It’s just a harassing call.”

“Really?”Jiang Ran didn’t believe it. If it was just a harassing call, his attitude wouldn’t be so strange. He could detect the change in his mood. When he saw the phone number for the first time, the look on his face was obvious disgust.

Jiang Jin was hiding something from him.

He had been feeling this way since the last time he was injured.

Why did you fall down the stairs?How has he been doing these years?Every time he was asked these questions, Jiang Jin would always make excuses and refuse to answer honestly.

“Don’t think too much,” Jiang Jin seemed to read his thoughts and interrupted his thoughts, “What can happen to me? It was really just an accident last time.”

Jiang Ran knew that nothing could be asked from his mouth. He was silent for a moment, stared into Jiang Jin’s eyes, and said seriously: “If there is anything, you must not hide it from me. I can’t be like a fool and know nothing. Do you understand?”

His tone and demeanor were very solemn, and his face clearly said, “If you don’t tell me, I will definitely be angry.”

Jiang Jin was stunned for a moment, then laughed again and reached out to rub his hair, “I know.”

*

The spring in S city is extremely short. It has just entered April, the temperature has risen sharply, and the hot summer has arrived with great force.

Jiang Ran dug out some thin clothes from the closet and changed all the sheets and quilts. After struggling for a long time, he finally packed them up and had time to rest on a chair.

Outside the window of the dormitory, you can see a large green belt, with tall trees growing vibrantly, full of summer atmosphere.

Jiang Ran took out his phone and counted the days on the calendar. There was still more than a month left before the college entrance examination.

He lowered his head and sighed, starting to worry about Jiang Jin.He had noticed from a long time ago that Jiang Jin didn’t seem to pay much attention to study, and he acted more like a college student than he, a college student, all day long.

This can’t go on like this, Jiang Ran thought, if he doesn’t get good grades, he will have to repeat his studies. He will have to go to university anyway, so he has been urging Jiang Jin recently to review well.

After staying outside for a while, he felt sticky again. Jiang Ran took his pajamas and went to the bathroom to take a hot bath. When he came out, he happened to hear his cell phone vibrating on the table.

Jiang Ran picked up the phone and saw that it was a video call from Jiang Jin.He put the towel around his neck and pressed connect.

The screen went black for a moment, revealing an enlarged handsome face.Jiang Jin seemed to have just taken a shower. His black hair was messy and a little damp.He never liked blow-drying his hair, so he would just wipe it with a towel perfunctorily a few times, and he would be done if there was no water dripping from the tip of his hair.

Jiang Ran glanced at it and frowned, “You don’t want to blow dry your hair?”

The picture blurred for a moment, and it was Jiang Jin who turned over on the bed, half-leaning on the wall behind him, and said in a lazy voice, “It’s okay, I’ll be done in a moment.”

Jiang Ran was a little unhappy. Although the weather was getting hotter now, it was still a bit cool at night. If you didn’t pay attention, you might catch a cold. He lowered his face and said, “Come and talk to me after you dry yourself.”

Jiang Jin laughed and agreed obediently, “Brother, wait for me for a while.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the person on the other side of the screen disappeared, and the phone was thrown on the bed, facing the white ceiling.Jiang Ran held the phone in his hand and stared blankly for a while, when suddenly there was movement on the other end of the video.A pink paw stretched out and pawed at the camera twice.

Jiang Ran came back to his senses and met a pair of big light blue eyes.

“Meow?”The kitten tilted its head and meowed, as if wondering who the person inside was.

Jiang Ran was stunned for a moment, then smiled, stretched out his hand to say hello, “Hello, Fat Orange?”Is your name Fat Orange?”

When the kitten heard someone calling its name, it moved its head closer and pulled hard with its paws, while it kept meowing.Jiang Ran imitated its meows and teased it. Seeing that the kitten couldn’t touch anyone for a long time, the kitten became a little anxious and slapped the screen hard with its pads.

After a few pats, a hand reached over, gently pinched the back of its neck, and lifted the whole cat up.

“Be good,” Jiang Jin freed the phone from its claws and said to it, “I’ll take you to see him next time.”

His hair has been blow-dried and is loosely fluffed. The bangs on his forehead are a bit long, which makes his whole person less sharp and more boyish.The kitten wriggled restlessly in his hand, meowed and bit his finger. The struggle was obvious, so Jiang Jin had no choice but to let it go.

Taking advantage of this gap, it jumped on Jiang Ran’s shoulders two or three times, then moved its face to the camera, staring at Jiang Ran without blinking, its eyes full of curiosity.

Jiang Ran smiled subconsciously, and the kitten was stunned for two seconds. Then for some reason, he kept rubbing his head on the phone, leaving only an enlarged fur ball on the screen.

“It likes you, brother.”Jiang Jin rubbed the kitten’s head with a gentle voice.

“Really?”Jiang Ran didn’t believe it.

“Of course,” Jiang Jin chuckled, “Because I raised him.”

Jiang Ran was noncommittal about his words. He glanced at the kitten, remembered something, and asked, “Is this cat male or female?”

“It’s a little tomcat that only knows how to act like a spoiled brat.”

“You look like you’re almost a year old, right?”Jiang Ran said.

Jiang Jin knew what he wanted to ask and answered casually: “I took him to be neutered some time ago.”

Jiang Ran looked at the innocent and lively appearance of the kitten and couldn’t imagine that it had been cruelly kicked. He said sincerely: “I can’t tell.”

“Well, it’s stronger.”Jiang Jin said with a smile: “After the operation in the morning, I was still crying when I came out. In the afternoon, I was jumping up and down with great energy. I didn’t know where I caught a mouse and came out to play. It got rid of lice. It took a long time to get rid of it.”

Jiang Ran’s eyes softened, and an inexplicable thought came to his mind. Sure enough, the cat followed its owner.Thinking of this, he curled his lips slightly, with a slight smile on his face.

When Jiang Jin saw his smile, he was slightly startled, then grabbed the kitten’s paw and shook it toward the camera, saying, “Look, my brother is smiling. Say hello to him quickly. He likes you too.””

The kitten meowed a few times in cooperation, very well-behaved.

After playing with the kitten for a while, Jiang Jin was so sleepy that he couldn’t even open his eyes when he lay down on the bed.

Jiang Ran lowered his head and glanced at the time. It was less than half past ten. He was a little confused. After taking a closer look, he noticed that there was an obvious layer of black and blue under Jiang Jin’s eyes, and there was a bit of tiredness on his face.

“Are you busy lately?Jiang Ran said: “Why do you look like you haven’t slept well?””

Jiang Jin yawned and said in a lazy tone, “Well, didn’t my brother tell me to study hard? I’ve been studying questions day and night recently.”

He looked at the screen, with a few tears in the corners of his eyes because of the yawn just now, “Brother, I’m so tired.”

Jiang Ran felt distressed immediately and said: “Then you go to bed quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow, right?”

The corners of Jiang Jin’s lips curled up slightly, and he complained in a soft voice: “Yeah, now there are exams every three to five, with weekly and monthly exams, and I can’t even finish the homework exercises and test papers.”

He paused and then said: “But if my brother comes to accompany me to do the questions, I won’t be afraid of getting tired.”

Jiang Ran was a little hesitant, “Can I get into your school?”

“It’s okay, I’ll bring you in.” He leaned closer to the screen, his voice was low and a little hoarse, “When the time comes, we will find an empty classroom…”

Jiang Ran immediately interrupted him, “Jiang Jin!”

Jiang Jin laughed muffledly on the other side of the screen, so much so that he bent over.He wore a loose nightgown with a wide open collar.When he lowered his head, his collarbone and chest were exposed, taking up half of the screen.

Jiang Ran only glanced at it and then looked away.I thought that given Jiang Jin’s character, he would be bothered a lot, but after waiting for a long time, there was no movement. When he looked back, he saw that the person on the other side of the screen had fallen asleep.

He was still holding his cell phone, but his head had been tilted to the side of the pillow, and he was sleeping soundly with his eyes closed.Jiang Ran put his hand on the hang up button and hesitated to press it for a long time. He just talked on the phone like this, looking at his sleeping face and counting his long and thick eyelashes with some boredom.

I kept counting, and finally I didn’t know when I fell asleep.