During free time, Ning Chao was playing basketball, jumping, passing the ball, and shooting. Everything was going smoothly, but he was a little absent-minded and kept looking towards the playground.
Everyone was exercising, or at least some girls were playing together. Only Liu Sijia was wearing a sports shirt, PE pants, and a high ponytail, leaning in the shade next to the football net.
Some classmates also went up to show their concern, but were discouraged by Liu Sijia's eyes.
Ning Chao was looking straight at the playground, so much so that his teammates waited for him for a long time but didn't see the ball. They kept calling him, "Ning Chao, what are you looking at?"
"Nothing." Ning Chao came back to his senses and threw the ball in his arms to him.
Lin Weixia and Liu Sijia had not spoken to each other for three days. She looked indifferent and no longer took the initiative to look for Lin Weixia. She returned to her circle and became the queen supported by her followers.
In the past, Liu Sijia would distance herself from her from time to time, but they were still friends. Now it was no longer the case, they were just classmates who chatted with each other.
Lin Weixia felt uncomfortable, but she knew that the deterioration of friendship was a gradual process, and the best time to appreciate their friendship was on that rainy day.
It's like bread has been piled up in the refrigerator for too long. Because of temperature, air, humidity and other problems, over time, the food will deteriorate.
Liu Sijia's birthday came unexpectedly and was scheduled for Friday. In order to save face, she called Lin Weixia over.
Liu Sijia's birthday party was grand. The villa was brightly lit and red and white balloons floated on the ceiling, giving people a dreamy feeling.
Many classmates came to her birthday party. Liu Sijia laughed and hugged everyone, but deliberately left Lin Weixia aside.
When it came to cutting the birthday cake, the eldest lady clasped her hands together, her bright cheeks blushing slightly: "I hope he can come."
This sentence is both a wish and a declaration of sovereignty. The surrounding classmates all know who it is, and they all say "Oh" and say, "He must have come because of you."
But Ben Sheng was late. Halfway through the birthday party, someone looked at the newcomer and exclaimed, "Scarlett, look who's here?"
"Fuck, it's Ban Sheng."
Liu Sijia's originally drooping eyebrows became lively. Ban Sheng came in with a cake, put out his cigarette, and said politely: "Happy birthday."
The lady was very surprised and ordered everyone to blow out the candles again and make a wish. When the candles were blown out, everyone took advantage of the darkness to make trouble and they started fighting again.
Lin Weixia lowered her eyelashes and went to the kitchen alone to get some fruit to help. As she turned around, she almost bumped into someone's chest and stepped back subconsciously.
It was noisy outside, and there were only two people in the enclosed space.
Ban Sheng put one hand in his pocket and slowly approached. His shadow fell down and he saw the cream on the tip of her nose. His eyes changed and he looked at her:
"Why are you panicking?"
He added slowly: "I'm not kissing you."
Lin Weixia glanced outside and said softly, "Why are you here?"
"You haven't replied to my message, so I came here to block people." Ban Sheng leaned closer to her, his shadow pressing down, and his fingers gently scraped the cream off the tip of her nose.
Lin Weixia was in a bad mood and was depressed the whole time, but she looked calm on the surface. She always kept everything in her heart and digested it slowly by herself.
But Ban Sheng was so smart that he caught Lin Weixia's emotions and looked up at her: "Unhappy?"
"It's all because of me anyway, so why don't I transfer out of Class 1." Ban Sheng pretended to take a phone out of his trouser pocket, looking like a nonchalant lord who would solve the problem for you right away.
Lin Weixia was holding a plate of cherry tomatoes in her arms, and she didn't stop him. He just wanted to make her happy. How could such a proud man like Ban Sheng do this for her
But as soon as she met his eyes, Lin Weixia knew he was serious.
His eyes were direct and serious, and he was clearly conveying a message to Lin Weixia - for you, I'm willing to do anything.
Her heart was moved. Lin Weixia reached out and dialed the number he had just called. As if she had made up her mind, "I'll handle it. The cause is mine."
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May comes quickly and hotly. Ripe lychees fall from the trees and occasionally hit passers-by on the heads, which means that Nanjiang has truly entered the hot and humid summer.
As soon as summer began, the Nanjiang Meteorological Bureau notified the city's residents through text messages, radio, and television that there would be heavy rain in the next two days and a red alert would soon take effect. All units and schools were asked to suspend work and classes as appropriate.
The students were all excitedly waiting for the typhoon to arrive and the news that the school would be closed. However, the front bypassed Nanjiang and only brought a little rain, causing the students to sigh all day long.
In the evening, Ban Shengsong took Lin Weixia home as usual. When they arrived at Shuiwei Lane, he handed the schoolbag to Lin Weixia.
Lin Weixia took it and said to him, "Don't tell him about our appointment. I plan to tell Sijia this weekend."
Ban Sheng didn't say anything, his face expressionless, his palms hanging down at the seam of his pants, his finger bones visible. Lin Weixia was afraid that he would lose his temper and ignore her, so she took the initiative to move closer, shortening the distance between them.
The tall shadow pressed down and enveloped her, and the broad figure gave the illusion that it was completely holding her in its arms.
Ban Sheng looked at her and found that Lin Weixia's eyes were very bright at this moment, reflecting his figure, and her Adam's apple slid up and down unnaturally.
Lin Weixia took the initiative to stretch out her hand, and her fair and slender fingers took the initiative to hook around his little finger. The moment she did so, she shook it gently, with a hint of coquettishness.
Skin to skin, they could feel each other's blood flowing under that small piece of skin, and their heartbeats became faster. Lin Weixia felt that the air around them became thinner. They stood under a hidden tree, and Ban Sheng lay outside, his broad and straight shoulders blocking the view of passers-by.
Suddenly, a voice was heard not far away. Lin Weixia was startled and wanted to withdraw her hand immediately. Unexpectedly, Ban Sheng took the initiative and turned his large palm over, clamping her knuckles with his fingers, lowering his straight neck to meet her eyes.
Ban Sheng's eyes were dark and held an inexplicable magnetism. Lin Weixia's sight was overbearingly entangled. His hand twisted her fingers and slowly scraped around the fingertips. The movement was neither light nor heavy, but it carried an inexplicable hint.
Their eyes were glued together, Lin Weixia's heart shrank, and a wave of restlessness surged in her body. Ban Sheng glanced and saw that Lin Weixia's ears were slowly turning red, reflecting a face with red lips and white teeth.
As beautiful as a white camellia, blooming silently.
"Let you go first." Ban Sheng looked at her and said slowly.
Ban Sheng stopped teasing her, lowered his head, picked up his phone and looked at it, then said, "Come with me to meet my friend on Saturday. A friend of mine just came back from abroad, let's meet on the weekend."
Lin Weixia knew what he meant. Ban Sheng wanted to bring her into his circle.
"Next time, when I get to know you better." Lin Weixia said.
And she promised to help Fang Mo with her lessons on Saturday.
Ban Sheng chuckled softly, raised his hand and pinched her face, the touch was so good that he was reluctant to let go, and raised his eyebrows:
"How do you want to cook it?"
As he spoke, Ban Sheng's eyes turned lewd, and he looked reckless: "What the hell? It's not like I can't cooperate."
"You're so annoying." Lin Weixia slapped his hand away.
Bansheng asked her to hand over her phone and asked, "Did you save my number?"
"Saved." Lin Weixia said.
Ban Sheng raised his eyebrows, pressed his thumb on her phone and operated it for a while before returning it to her. Lin Weixia took it and saw that Ban Sheng had set her number in the address book as an emergency contact and pinned his WeChat to the top, which was overbearing and domineering.
Only after everything was settled did Ban Sheng let her go.
Saturday came quickly. Lin Weixia went out wearing a simple white T-shirt and jeans. She wore a dark green baseball cap and stood at the agreed place waiting for Fang Mo.
Fang Mo waved excitedly when she saw her, and finally the two of them went to an ice cream parlor in the mall together. As soon as they opened the door, a burst of cold air blew in, and every open pore felt comfortable.
Fang Mo ordered a cup of iced tea and Lin Weixia ordered a cream coffee. The store was relatively quiet. Lin Weixia took out a book and started to help Fang Mo with math. She planned to first go through the knowledge points she had summarized and then let Fang Mo do the exercises.
After the explanation, Fang Mo still didn't fully understand. She rested her hands on the book and looked at Lin Weixia, her tone distressed: "Xia Xia, why did I go to so much trouble to come to Shenzhen Middle School?"
"At first, my mother was very happy when she found out that I was admitted to Shenzhen High School. Although I was a quota student in our school, it also made my mother proud in front of the neighbors. But after I entered Shenzhen High School, I realized that there are clear classes here. Every time I work hard, I feel like a headless fly, and they are the beautiful special peaches."
"My mother couldn't hold her head up every time she came to Shenzhen High School for a parent-teacher conference, but she even moved her family's house to support me to study here. This place is full of privilege, priority, prejudice and bullying. Who says that campus is an ivory tower? I feel like it is a small society. Why am I here?"
"It made me care a lot about their opinions and the grade of this school, as if being an A student meant I was excellent."
Fang Mo was rarely serious and told her about her troubles. Lin Weixia paused holding the ballpoint pen and her thick eyelashes drooped:
"For yourself. Sometimes, going to another school may not be a good thing. You have to satisfy yourself first, then others will be satisfied with you and look at you differently."
"Weixia, you are right. Well, from today on, I will say to myself every day that I am very satisfied with myself!" Fang Mo suddenly got up from the table, refreshed.
Lin Weixia touched her head and said with a smile: "Okay, hurry up and listen to the class."
Lin Weixia was very patient. She would explain the questions Fang Mo didn't understand several times. Finally, Fang Mo basically understood them and started to do the exercises. After Fang Mo finished the exercises, she handed them to Lin Weixia and she corrected them for her.
After a moment, Fang Mo reached out and knocked on the table, with a teasing look on her face: "Xia Xia, is there something wrong?"
"Ah?" Lin Weixia looked at her belatedly.
Fang Mo pointed with her finger, winking and saying, "Your screen has lit up several times. Someone sent you a message. Why don't you check it out?"
Lin Weixia went to get the phone on the table and began to reply to the message. After replying, she turned around and saw a gossipy face. She was helpless, and after hesitating for a while, she told Fang Mo about her agreement with Ban Sheng.
Fang Mo was shocked and even cursed: "Fuck, it's Ban Sheng!"
"Beijing North, I remember the snow there was very beautiful. I remember there is a very famous Aeronautics and Astronautics University in Beijing North, and Beijing University is also very famous." Fang Mo was full of envy, "It's so beautiful, you have a common goal for each other, and then work together."
"But Weixia, today is the weekend, why isn't the handsome guy in our class accompanying you?" Fang Mo poked her arm.
Lin Weixia was still correcting her homework, and she didn't even look up. She was as calm as ever: "He went to attend a friend's class reunion."
"Then why don't you go with them? Don't you check on them?" Fang Mo asked.
"There's nothing to check." Lin Weixia said in a light tone.
Fang Mo clenched her fist towards her to show her admiration: "My dear Xia Xia, although Ban Sheng pursued you first, you couldn't resist others approaching you. You know how popular he is. The girls in school are crazy about him. And my mother said that men are more fickle and unreliable. This is a party, and they must have chosen a place with ambiguous lighting. After drinking, Ban Sheng saw a beautiful woman with a good figure..."
That afternoon, Fang Mo's words made Lin Weixia a little hesitant. After a while, she didn't know if she was bewitched by something, but she picked up the phone and made a call.
During the call, she felt a little nervous. The other end of the phone was answered quickly, and a pleasant, deep voice came: "Hello."
"What are you doing?" Lin Weixia asked.
There was a light laugh from the other end, and Ban Sheng replied calmly and ruffian-like, "Oh, checking up on him."
Lin Weixia felt embarrassed by his words, but before she could retort, the sound on the other end of the phone suddenly became louder and clearer.
The sound of glasses colliding, the sound of three boys talking and laughing, the voice of senior Wu Suan, mixed with Li Yiran's scolding, and the sound of shaking dice could all be heard clearly.
She even heard the sound of Ban Sheng lighting a cigarette with a lighter, what he said, how he stood up to get the wine, and then went back to sit down. Lin Weixia heard everything he did clearly.
Not a word of concealment.
Tantan ****. If you want a seven-point sense of security, he will give you eleven points of security.
Always a little more than what Lin Weixia wants.
"Practice phone dating in advance." Ban Sheng said slowly.