In the early morning, the familiar alarm clock rang on time, and Ye Minglu slowly opened his eyes.
Whether it is a working day or a relaxing weekend, the alarm clock will sound at the same time every day, and if his biological clock is normal, he will wake up immediately.
He casually reached out of the quilt with his hand and pressed the switch on top of the alarm clock accurately.
Sitting up, Ye Minglu relaxed his waist. He knew what time it was without looking at the hands of the alarm clock. Today was not much different from usual.
The only difference is that he sleeps on the cold tile floor, and there is a petite and cute girl sleeping soundly on the bed.
It wasn't a dream! Ye Minglu originally wanted to open the curtains as usual and let the morning sun shine in through the windows and light up the whole room. After thinking about it, he stopped this action.
Because Emily was still sleeping soundly. Opening the curtains meant that the sun would shine on her face.
Ye Minglu sighed secretly and opened the door quietly to avoid waking up the girl too loudly.
After washing up in the bathroom and spending half an hour busy, two identical breakfasts were placed on the living room table, each with a piece of toast and a poached egg, plus a glass of milk.
The time was allocated just right. After finishing these things, Ye Minglu went to wake up Emily.
Entering the room, Ye Minglu nudged the sleeping girl.
"Emily, wake up!"
"Well..."
The girl's face was powdery and her eyes were bleary. She was immune to Ye Minglu's gentle push. She made a squeak and seemed reluctant to wake up. She twisted her delicate body hesitantly and continued to sleep peacefully.
Even if he couldn't wake up after pushing, Ye Minglu had no choice but to use a rougher method.
"Emily, wake up!"
He pinched the girl's cheeks, which could be broken by blowing, and pulled them with appropriate strength. I didn't believe that I could sleep peacefully like this.
"pain!"
The sleeping girl felt slight pain, her eyelashes fluttered, and she opened her sleepy eyes.
"Good morning!" Ye Minglu greeted with a smile.
"Good morning... ha... um"
Emily responded confusedly, and then yawned before her sleepiness completely dissipated.
"Okay, get up quickly, breakfast is ready." Ye Minglu urged with his hands on his waist.
"Come down quickly!"
"..."
After Emily woke up from sleep, Ye Minglu had already exited the room and closed the door.
Class time is at eight o'clock. After breakfast, walk to school slowly. Even half an hour's journey is not too far. It is helpful for exercising. It is the most suitable for Yeming Road.
"Ta, ta, ta"
With the sudden sound of footsteps, Emily kicked and dragged her slippers downstairs.
Ye Minglu smiled calmly: "Come and have breakfast, there is the milk you wanted to drink last night!"
"milk!"
As soon as she heard the word milk, Emily walked quickly to the dining table, looked at her breakfast, and the bright starlight that could not be concealed shone from her black eyes.
“Eat it while it’s hot!”
Seeing her bright smile, Ye Minglu felt inexplicably comfortable. Before meeting her, he had been doing the same thing over and over again every day. Except for the time at school, other times it was like working in a mechanized manner, eating alone.
, a person goes to school alone, lives alone, and is almost entirely in his own world.
After meeting Emily yesterday, he seemed to no longer feel the loneliness of doing everything alone. He was more troubled, noisy and lively at home, and he felt a sense of anticipation when preparing an extra breakfast.
He actually felt a little happy at this moment, all because of Emily.
I more or less understand the reason why my parents always work hard and work hard for me. Yes, this is the warmth of home.
If Emily were a member of his family, maybe he would be willing to accept it, even if it was a chuunibyou, but thinking about it, the reality would not change because of this idea.
After eating the rich and delicious breakfast, Emily leaned back on her chair with great satisfaction.
Ye Minglu put on his backpack, and on the floor lay a wooden sword three feet long and five inches wide made of tough and tough rattan wood. Today was the opening day of the martial arts club's training ground. It was a rare opportunity to show off his skills once a week.
Ye Minglu checked the time on his phone. It was getting late. It was time to go to school. If he was later, he might be late.
"Emily, I have to leave. Go home by yourself! It will be very troublesome for a girl to stay outside for too long. It is broad daylight and there should be no danger. If you really can't find it, go to the police station.
, ask the police uncle to take you home or contact your parents." Ye Minglu put on his sneakers by the door and said to Emily who was sitting on the chair.
Emily walked lightly to Ye Minglu and asked with a slight smile: "Hey, do you think I am really the ordinary girl you said? Even if elves really exist, you don't want to know about it, right?
"
"Of course, I think it's good to be ordinary. Regarding the things about elves, even if they exist, they will never happen to me! Not knowing them will have no impact on my life."
"Elves, magic, and demon hunting are facts that exist, but you might not believe them anyway."
Emily lowered her chin slightly, slowly joined her backhands together, stretched forward slowly, raised her little head, and said with a relieved smile: "If these are true, and they happen to you one day,
It will also be washed away by your knowledge of this world!"
Talking about illusory things again early in the morning, Ye Minglu answered with a half-serious and half-perfunctory attitude. After living for more than ten years, he really had never encountered anything special. There was not even a report on the deeds of elves on TV.
Seeing that she said it like a joke, Ye Minglu felt that this was not like her stubborn and arrogant character. In short, he did not have that adventure.
"There is nothing we can do about it. Gods, Buddhas and ghosts are all denied by rational science, and in an era of high technology, elves, magic, and demon hunting will naturally be rejected." Ye Minglu replied with a smile.
"That's right!"
Emily showed a faint smile and did not refute his statement like she did last night.
It seemed like a normal smile, but Ye Minglu vaguely felt her loneliness and helplessness, which made him feel unspeakable for a moment. Wasn't the normal her what he expected?
"Although what you said before is unbelievable, if you encounter difficulties like yesterday, you can come back to me at any time... After all... After all, I can be regarded as your refuge here!"
Ye Minglu deleted what he originally wanted to say: "After all, it is better than talking about confusing questions outside and being rejected and ridiculed."
"If the other party is very powerful, aren't you afraid that he will cause trouble to you? Maybe his life will be in danger."
Behind her threatening words, there is a very kind meaning hidden: she doesn't want to involve you in danger.
Ye Minglu was speechless immediately, because this sentence involved the lifeline. Although it was a bit alarmist, it was true that almost no one had lost his life to the girl he had known for less than a day. Even his love of helping others was slightly shaken.
Already.
"It's okay, I will find a powerful human being to sign a contract soon, so I won't have to trouble you!"
Seeing Ye Minglu's speechless look, Emily pursed her lips and smiled. This was the first time she saw him look embarrassed.
Regardless of whether Ye Ming Luxiang believed in elves or not, she would never want to involve someone who had been kind to her in order to prove the existence of something beyond science. After all, others are free to choose.
"Hmm? Ah... this..." Ye Minglu responded awkwardly.
"Don't you have to go to school? Let's go, it's getting late."
"Uh...okay!"
Ye Minglu sat in the seat by the left window, with his left elbow on the desk and his face, staring blankly at the sports field outside the window. No one knew what he was wondering about, not even himself.
clear.
On the way to school, the two walked in silence until at the Commercial Street, Emily suddenly stopped moving forward.
Ye Ming was walking on the road and felt something was wrong. When he turned around and saw Emily standing there unable to move, he felt an inexplicable tremor in his heart.
"Emily?"
"We've just come here, you go to school!"
Emily narrowed her eyes and showed a sweet smile, which looked very forced.
"Ah... Do you want to say goodbye?" Ye Minglu's expression did not change at all, but he felt a little unnatural in his heart.
"Yes, thank you very much for saving me yesterday. Although you are a little confused and always make people angry with your words, at least you are the first person to treat me well. I will remember you, and you will...
Remember me?" Emily blushed on her cheeks and fiddled with her slender fingers.
"What are you talking about? You are still the first strange girl I have met. I'm afraid it will be very difficult to forget you." Ye Minglu also responded.
After listening to Ye Minglu's words, Emily suddenly covered her small chest with her right hand, and her heart seemed to be beating rapidly.
"We're leaving!" Emily calmed down and stopped delaying Ye Ming's time to go to school.
"Wait, wait a minute, Emily."
Turning around, Emily was about to start when Ye Minglu suddenly stopped her.
"What's wrong?"
When she heard Ye Minglu calling her, she stopped in an instant and turned around in confusion.
"Take this, and when you are hungry, use this money to buy food, including your favorite milk!"
Ye Minglu walked forward, took out a red banknote worth one hundred from his backpack and handed it to her.
"What is this?" Emily was stunned at first, but soon understood what it was.
"Just treat it as a fateful acquaintance. I'm the only one who can help you." Ye Minglu chuckled.
Emily hesitated for a long time and did not take his money. She felt that she always relied on Ye Minglu for help and got something for nothing without doing anything.
Seeing that she didn't answer, Ye Minglu forcibly grabbed her silky hand and stuffed the money into her palm.
"Get it, that's it."
When Ye Minglu grabbed her little hand, Emily's surprise and face turned red when she didn't react.
"This little girl blushes so easily." Ye Minglu thought.
"I'm in school, go home quickly! If you have any difficulties that can't be solved, you can come to me. I will help you as long as I can!"
Afraid that Emily would push the money back to him and leave an angry remark without giving her a chance to speak, Ye Minglu walked quickly.
Emily stared blankly at Yeming Road in the distance, then looked at the banknotes tightly held in her palms. When she looked up in the direction where he was, she could no longer find his back.
Ye Minglu slowed down his walking speed, and Emily disappeared from sight, murmuring: "We have already left! We are always just passers-by in life."