Lin Weixia put her hands back in her pockets, and when she passed by Ban Sheng, she whispered "scoundrel" and left.
After returning home from school, Liu Sijia's long legs softened and she sat down on the leather sofa with a thump. Her throat was itchy, so she took out a mint cigarette from her pocket and put it in her mouth. When she was about to look for a lighter, a familiar female voice came from outside the villa:
"Why do you have a fever again? Send him to the hospital first. I'll be there soon."
Hearing the expected voice, Liu Sijia smiled, put the cigarette back into her pocket calmly, stood up and walked towards the door:
"mom-."
A lady with equally cool eyes and eyebrows, wearing a black mink coat, a tight skirt, and a thin belt in the middle, walked in. Immediately, an aunt came up to take the bag in her hand.
Wen Liyan still held the phone in her ear and nodded indifferently to Liu Sijia.
Liu Sijia sat on the sofa, her back straight, waiting patiently for her mother to finish her call. She was thinking about how to share recent events with her mother.
With a "bang", a midterm exam transcript fell in front of her, and the air suddenly became stagnant.
"You asked me to come back just to let me see your embarrassing results?" Wen Liyan's tone was cold.
"Last time was an accident. There won't be a next time." Liu Sijia said as she stared at the report card and couldn't help but clench her fingers.
Wen Liyan said nothing more. She took out a dark blue brocade box from her bag and placed it on the coffee table: "This is a gift I brought you from France."
As soon as she finished speaking, the phone in Wen Liyan's hand rang urgently. She glanced at the incoming call reminder and said, "Your sister is sick. I'll go back and have dinner with you next time."
Liu Sijia sneered, stood up quickly, threw the blue brocade box into the trash can without even looking at it, and walked towards the second floor.
She has remarried, why is she pretending to be a good mother
Wen Liyan was not angered. She took the bag from the aunt and was about to leave. After a while, she remembered something and said, "I heard that a very capable girl transferred to your class. Her name is Lin Weixia, right? Although her family is ordinary, she easily took away your position."
Liu Sijia's back froze, and the fingers that were tangled in her clothes unconsciously exerted force, and her newly painted nail polish seemed to be covered with a layer of blood.
After that, Liu Sijia changed her previous casual behavior and started to study hard. She no longer called her followers to meetings and gossip after class.
Although her relationship with Lin Weixia was still normal, she still noticed subtle changes in Liu Sijia. She felt that Liu Sijia's nerves were suddenly very tense.
Next week is the day for the physics group practical test. Shenzhen High School has always attached great importance to practice and application, and the regular scores of the experiment will also be included in the final total score.
Liu Sijia began to pay extra attention to this test.
For this assessment, most of the students in the class stayed together. In order to get a good score, Liu Sijia went to Ban Sheng every few days.
Ning Chao stared at Liu Sijia who was standing close to Ban Sheng and sneered: "Classmate, do you think these kids from rich families care too much about face?"
"What do you mean by A students and F students? On the surface, they are divided into different levels based on their comprehensive abilities, but in reality, aren't they dividing people into different levels based on money? A stands for comprehensive ability. Isn't this just the rich people with a high starting point? This kind of kids accounts for 90% of the total population."
Ning Chao had never cared about the Shenzhen High School, but now he suddenly hit the nail on the head. Lin Weixia didn't know how to respond for a moment, so she answered, "We still have the college entrance examination, it's fair. What about you, do you still study English at night?"
"No, no, I get dizzy when I see English." Ning Chao said quickly.
After school at noon, the girls in the class held each other's arms, and the boys played together and rushed to the cafeteria. Lin Weixia was doing her homework at her seat as usual, waiting for Liu Sijia to comb her hair and touch up her lipstick and come to her.
But after waiting for a long time, no one came. Lin Weixia closed her homework book, stood up and walked towards her. Liu Sijia sat in the front row, supporting her cheek with her fingers, surrounded by several girls. She listened to their conversation absent-mindedly, with a faint arc at the corner of her lips.
The closer we got, the clearer the voice became. A girl with short hair flicked her fingernails and said, "Who gave me that basketball? Ban Sheng holds it with him every day."
"Could it be a gift from a girl? A man like him, who has everything he wants and is dressed in branded clothes, treats a basketball worth dozens of dollars as a treasure and doesn't even allow anyone to touch it." One of the girls seemed to glance in Lin Weixia's direction.
After hearing this, Liu Sijia raised her eyebrows and said, "Okay, you can go write your novel now."
"But someone saw Ban Sheng with a girl." someone said.
Lin Weixia just walked into the shadow of the group of girls. Liu Sijia didn't say anything. She loosened her hand that was against her cheek, raised her head and suddenly spoke in a casual tone, jokingly:
"Weixia, that basketball wasn't given by you."
The others kept looking at Lin Weixia, with expressions such as "contempt" and "so that's it", and they all looked like they were waiting to see a good show.
Lin Weixia's heart skipped a beat, and she was a little flustered, but she also wanted to explain the whole story. Liu Sijia suddenly burst into laughter, reached out and touched her forehead affectionately:
"Why, I was just kidding."
The tense atmosphere eased at once, the probing gazes on her body disappeared, Liu Sijia stood up, took Lin Weixia's arm, and walked to the cafeteria together.
When they arrived at the cafeteria, the two girls sat opposite each other. When they were about to start eating, there was a "clang" and the silver plate fell. Liu Sijia saw an arm with taut muscles.
"Let's team up." Ning Chao sat down boldly, revealing a row of white teeth.
Liu Sijia, who always loves to argue, rolled her eyes silently and lowered her head to eat her salad. During the meal, Liu Sijia only talked to Lin Weixia, deliberately ignoring someone.
Liu Sijia was still thinking about the gift that someone had taken away. She narrowed her beautiful eyes and said, "I clearly posted on Weibo, who would dare to take my gift? Don't tell me there are students in my class who don't go online."
Ning Chao was amused by what she heard and said sarcastically, "You really think you are the queen. Does everyone who goes online have to follow you?"
Liu Sijia's expression gradually turned cold, and she was about to explode, when suddenly a boy next to her whispered to Ning Chao to borrow a lighter. Ning Chao took out a new silver lighter from his pocket and suddenly realized:
"Change it."
Liu Sijia looked over in the direction of the voice, her beautiful eyes full of disbelief: "Isn't this the lighter I bought? You actually took my gift away."
Ning Chao understood and was so happy that he smiled: "Thank you, I have never used your lighter before, it feels pretty good."
Liu Sijia was so angry that she turned around and left without caring about anything. After Lin Weixia finished eating, she put away Liu Sijia's lunch box and said:
"Why do you always annoy her?"
Ning Chao touched the stubble on his head and said, "I just can't stand her spoiled young lady look."
The physics experiment test was approaching, and Lin Weixia had to cheer up and practice her abilities.
Lin Weixia's original school didn't pay much attention to practical exercises, let alone such a rigorous practical test. They were a group competition system, and since the last experimental class, Lin Weixia had been partnered with Qiu Minghua.
Liu Sijia was with Ban Sheng.
Qiu Minghua's practical ability was mediocre, and he was always thinking about getting points in the game. He would run out as soon as the lab class was over and couldn't help Lin Weixia much.
The other students also went out with their books, leaving Lin Weixia alone. She took the test tube and planned to practice a few more times. She stared at the experimental phenomena in the beaker with her dark eyelashes, biting the tip of the pen unconsciously to record, with a puzzled look in her eyes.
"I'll teach you." A leisurely and calm voice came from behind.
Lin Weixia heard the sound and turned around. Ban Sheng was leaning against the door with one hand in his pocket. He was wearing a black windbreaker today, which made his head and neck look straight. A silver cross necklace just fit against the concave cold white collarbone. He looked lazy and indifferent, like a rogue young man.
Ban Sheng began to teach her. Lin Weixia subconsciously followed his instructions and picked up the mercury test tube. After a while, she came to her senses and put it down again. The boy walked over slowly with one hand in his pocket.
The instigator happened to be standing in front of her. Thinking of everything that happened before, Lin Weixia remembered Liu Sijia's slightly questioning question that day, and her moist lips opened and closed:
"Don't bring that basketball to school."
Ban Sheng stood beside her, adjusted the equipment for her, and said calmly, "Not very good."
Lin Weixia retracted her gaze, her voice was gentle but her emotions were indifferent: "There is another basketball at home, I plan to give it to Qiu Minghua."
Ban Sheng's expression did not change. He sneered and said, "He dare not."
"Are people like you so reckless? I heard that Qiu Minghua is very afraid of you." Lin Weixia looked up, her amber eyes filled with a tall figure.
Everything was self-explanatory. Her implication was that he relied on his wealthy family and good looks to oppress others and do whatever he wanted.
Ban Sheng is so smart, he would definitely understand.
Ban Sheng came over suddenly with his hands in his pockets, and a pleasant ebony scent came from him. He didn't get too close, but his dark eyes scanned her from head to toe carefully and oppressively.
Sweeping across her cherry-red lips, her slender neck, her breasts, and even her perky buttocks under her jeans.
The man didn't move much, but his eyes were full of evil and vulgarity.
Lin Weixia felt so scorched by such a gaze that she tightened her toes unconsciously. Her neck gradually became hot, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on her back in the winter.
Ban Sheng then slowly spoke, chuckling, "If I were to act recklessly, where do you think I would have touched you now?"
The curtains fluttered in the wind, and suddenly there was a sound of footsteps not far away. Qiu Minghua held his waist and moved back to the classroom step by step. He wanted to slip away just now, but he had a stomachache halfway and turned back to the toilet.
When Qiu Minghua saw Ban Sheng, his face immediately became full of worry: "I don't want to go, is that okay?"
"It's up to you." Ban Sheng threw down a sentence.
The real physics experiment test came on Thursday. It was a win-win system for groups. As usual, Lin Weixia and Qiu Minghua stood together. The teacher had not come yet and the classroom was noisy. Everyone was either chatting or reviewing the experimental steps with their physics books.
After the physics teacher arrived, the students returned to their partners' positions to start the experiment. Lin Weixia looked around before starting.
But I accidentally saw Ban Sheng and Liu Sijia diagonally opposite.
Liu Sijia looked at Ban Sheng from time to time, and occasionally reached out to hook his sleeve. The thin boy turned his face to the side and lowered his neck casually to listen to the girl talking.
The physics experiment test ended very quickly. After the teacher finished grading, the bell rang. The laboratory was crowded with people. Liu Sijia put the book horizontally on her waist, like a black swan with high fighting spirit. She couldn't wait to take out her phone and send a message to her mother:
[I won’t lose in the final exam.]
After delivering the messages, Liu Sijia was in a good mood and planned to treat them to ice cream.
A group of girls hugged Liu Sijia and walked out of the laboratory. Across their shoulders, Liu Sijia glanced at Lin Weixia, who was packing her things with her head down, and raised her red lips: "Weixia, do you want to go for some ice cream? I'll treat you."
Lin Weixia shook her head: "There are things going on at home."
Most people had left, but Qiu Minghua was still sitting on the stool. He hesitated for a long time, took out a chocolate from his pocket and handed it to Lin Weixia, who looked back at him with a puzzled look.
"Well, you seem to have misunderstood me and Asheng," Qiu Minghua scratched his head, "He has always been very nice to me."
"You know the nature of Shenzhen High School, a private school. My dad is in the fishing business. When I first arrived in the class, everyone laughed at me. But not Mr. Ben. He has always been a loner in this school. He is very cold. I followed him around every day and called him my brother, but he didn't pay much attention to me. Until one day my family went bankrupt and my mom got sick. I was very depressed during that time."
"Except for the brothers he grew up with, Mr. Ban basically doesn't get involved in other people's affairs, let alone interact with others. Brother Sheng is used to being alone. Others say that he doesn't care about the lives of others, is quite cold, and is shrewd and selfish."
"But it was this person who took the initiative to sell the school uniform design to the principal. He asked that the industry chain be given to him, but in the end, Mr. Ban went to beg his father to let my dad do it. There was no need for manpower in his family, he just wanted to help me."
"It was because of his help that my family got better. So I treat him as my lifelong brother. I'd even give him my life as compensation. Anyway, don't listen to those people who say he treated me badly or something like that."
…
After school, Lin Weixia stood at the platform in front of the school gate waiting for the bus. As the bus braked, students filed in and she was pushed onto the bus by the crowd.
The bus was shaking, and a beam of light from the warm winter sun shone through the glass onto Lin Weixia's skin, which was so white that it was almost transparent. A spot of light fell on the red butterfly birthmark on her cheek.
Several boys nearby looked at this girl with waist-length hair and a cool and quiet temperament. Lin Weixia was completely unaware, her thoughts still immersed in the conversation with Qiu Minghua in the laboratory.
"I drew your gift but gave it to Mr. Ben. It's my fault."
Sorry, he never asked me for anything.
Except for that basketball.
She had too deep a prejudice against Ban Sheng and misunderstood him.
At school, Lin Weixia was distributing homework. When it came to Ban Sheng's homework, he sat sideways in his seat and did the questions, with a black pen resting on his thumb, and he quickly wrote down an answer while spinning the pen.
When Ban Sheng heard Lin Weixia calling him, he didn't even raise his head, let alone give her a glance. He only freed up one hand to take the homework. Lin Weixia stared at the slender hand with distinct joints and full of artistic sense and spoke in a gentle tone:
"I have something to tell you."
"Wait for me in the lab after school." Ban Sheng still didn't raise his head.
After school in the afternoon, the laboratory was empty, the sunlight outside the window was still bright, the noise outside contrasted with the quietness of the laboratory. Lin Weixia didn't understand why Ban Sheng asked her to come here.
Ban Sheng appeared soon and walked over slowly. He stood in front of the laboratory table with one hand in his pocket, opened the test tube with one hand, and started doing the experiment.
"Do you know where you lost?"
The experimental scores came out quickly. Lin Weixia's group barely passed, while Ban Sheng and Liu Sijia's group got first place in practical operation, close to full marks. The teacher only deducted 0.5 points. It was said that Liu Sijia accidentally got some pigment on her sleeve when she was operating.
"The principle was not understood clearly. The order was reversed. First, the surface tension was measured, and then the wetting phenomenon was measured," said Ban Sheng.
Next, Ban Sheng asked Lin Weixia to do the experiment again. She did it seriously, and Master Ban leaned against the wall and occasionally reminded her. Although he spoke little, every sentence hit the point, and his clear logic made people admire him.
Suddenly, the white paper in the elevated beaker began to change color, and the colorful colors connected and permeated each other. Lin Weixia breathed a sigh of relief, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
Finally succeeded.
"Capillary phenomenon is the result of the interaction between surface tension and wetting." Ban Sheng said as he looked at the scene in front of him.
Ban Sheng is like this, he is unconditional towards Lin Weixia.
Forgive unconditionally. No matter how angry you are about being misunderstood, your first consideration is that she has not learned the experiment, so you have to teach her even if you have to control your temper.
Lin Weixia didn't know how to describe her feelings at the moment. She was hesitating about how to apologize to Ban Sheng when a ray of light suddenly appeared not far away and dazzled her eyes.
Lin Weixia looked over and saw Ban Sheng took out a reflector from somewhere and pointed it at the experiment she had just completed. Immediately, a colorful light appeared on the ground opposite her, and even the shadows on the ground were the colors of the rainbow.
Brilliant and short-lived.
This dazzling moment.
Lin Weixia opened her eyes and saw Ban Sheng standing in the shadows, still looking arrogant and unruly. He spoke lazily with a smile on his face:
"I'll give you a rainbow."