On Friday, a wind mass formed over the tropical ocean and suddenly changed its path, arriving in our city ahead of schedule. Soon, the Meteorological Bureau upgraded it to a red rainstorm warning.
Because some lightning warnings continued to be in effect in the area where Shenzhen High School is located, there was a sudden large-scale power outage in the afternoon. In order to ensure the safety of students, the school only had one class in the afternoon and then changed it to a self-study class.
Students are free to move around, but are not allowed to leave the school.
The atmosphere in the classroom suddenly became lively. Students began to turn around and communicate with each other. Some people sat in the classroom, put earphones in their ears, and looked at their books with indifference.
People have different starting points and the time costs they pay are also different.
Altocumulus clouds hung in the sky, presenting a thick color, foreshadowing the arrival of a typhoon.
Lin Weixia was on duty today. She and another girl spent most of the day mopping the floor, and were so tired that they couldn't even straighten their backs. After they were done, the girl with glasses said hello to her and went back to the classroom.
She washed the mop, put it on the shelf, and finally put the bucket in place. The floor was clean as new. After everything was tidied, Lin Weixia felt a pain in her lower abdomen.
I always feel like my period is coming.
Lin Weixia sat in the toilet and stared at the paintbrush on the toilet door. Someone used a red fountain pen to write a line of words crookedly: "Bitch, die" or "I am the girlfriend of a certain idol."
There were also words like "I want to be good friends with Zhang Lan for life". Among a bunch of densely packed message boards, there was one that read - "Lin Weixia is such a bitch."
The red pen engraved it crookedly, and the font was shockingly large.
Lin Weixia was stunned, her crow-feather eyelashes drooped. She stood up and pressed the flush button. With a "click", she reached out to turn the doorknob and pushed it out, but the door didn't move, as if there was some resistance blocking the door.
I pushed harder, but the door didn't move, only opened a small gap.
Lin Weixia raised her eyelashes, took two steps back, and kicked hard with a calm face. The door opened with a "bang" and a mop fell in front of her.
At the same time, half a basin of water mixed with chalk dust and muddy water fell from nowhere and rushed directly onto Lin Weixia. She reacted very quickly and dodged to the side but still couldn't avoid it.
The water poured directly onto the right side of her body, quickly pouring over her black hair and soaking half of her shoulder. Her body was so wet that she could smell an unpleasant odor.
Almost in an instant, the hearing aid on her right ear was soaked in dirty water and began to make sharp, intermittent sounds, which hurt her ear.
Lin Weixia felt a palpitation in her chest and she almost couldn't breathe. She covered her heart with her left hand and gasped for breath. With her other hand, she quickly took off the hearing aid in her right ear.
Half the sounds of the world disappeared.
A chestnut-haired girl was painting Liu Sijia's nails with nail polish. Other girls gathered around her. Some were holding fashion magazines and providing styles, while others were standing aside and chatting.
"Xing, you are really smart. You came up with the bathroom idea for Scarlett very well." Someone praised her.
The chestnut-haired girl held Liu Sijia's right hand, lowered her head and gently blew dry the nail polish on it, her bright red lips filled with pride:
"Humph, who asked her to bully Scarlett?"
"What?" Liu Sijia looked surprised.
The girls were feeling proud and wanted to take credit for it from Liu Sijia. The chestnut-haired girl had come up with this idea, and the others had done it together. They didn't tell Liu Sijia right away because they were afraid she would hesitate and disagree with it.
The chestnut-haired girl was about to take credit when a strong gust of wind blew over.
In an instant, a basin of dirty water poured down on my head, along with several cockroaches.
The chestnut-haired girl had her face smeared with dirty water. She frowned and spat out sand, looking funny and ridiculous, totally losing her previous dignity. When she was about to get angry and curse, she looked down and saw two big cockroaches crawling on her shirt. She was horrified: "Ah-"
"Ah, go away." A group of girls hit themselves with books, trying to get rid of the cockroaches.
The girls were really scared of cockroaches. Even Liu Sijia, who was usually calm, had a completely calm expression on her face and jumped around in panic.
They jumped and screamed, some were even scared to tears, and kept making sharp noises, looking as funny as clowns.
The scene was in chaos. The people who were high-spirited before were now in a state of disgrace. Their expensive clothes were soaked and their braided hair was in disarray. The chestnut-haired girl was so angry that her eyes turned red.
It's a pity that cockroaches like moisture and crawl all over their bodies, so they'll probably have to deal with it for a while.
As the girls were screaming and slapping the cockroaches on their bodies, a tall figure appeared before their eyes. In sight were two straight white legs. As the line of sight moved upward along the plaid skirt, there was a distant yet beautiful face.
"Lin Weixia!" The chestnut-haired girl called out to her, her voice extremely angry.
Lin Weixia stood in front of them with her hands in her pockets, her amber eyes narrowed slightly, her aura overwhelming, her voice cold:
“Is the bullying game fun? Isolation, exclusion, bullying… what else is there?”
The girls didn't expect Lin Weixia to fight back, because she usually looked cowardly and had a good temper. She had a calm expression on her face, and seemed to be indifferent to all this, even revealing an attitude of waiting for them to come forward.
This gave them a startle and a feeling of fear.
The discussion quickly fermented. They were no longer indifferent bystanders. Most of the people who started talking were students from F. Later, a few students from A who had suffered also joined in the condemnation.
"These people are too arrogant. Enough is enough."
"I was bullied by them before, and now seeing them like this, ha, they really deserve it."
Liu Sijia shook off the dirty water from her hair and looked straight at Lin Weixia.
She caught her gaze and looked back. The butterfly birthmark on Lin Weixia's fair cheek seemed to move because of what she said, as if it was flapping its wings and about to fly away. There was a strange beauty in it.
Like a poisonous butterfly.
This was the first time these girls were bullied and fought back. The gossip made them feel really uncomfortable and they started to feel timid.
It turns out that Lin Weixia is not a good person.
The atmosphere was tense. The chestnut-haired girl stepped forward and forced her to raise her hand to slap him. Then, a patient and oppressive voice came over:
"Have you had enough of the fuss?"
The chestnut-haired girl's hand, which was raised in the air, trembled a little. The girls, the onlookers, and Liu Sijia all looked over. It was Ban Sheng who came down from the observatory.
Ban Sheng put one hand in his pocket, the dampness of the typhoon hung on his body, and he exuded a gloomy atmosphere. He walked over, and the onlookers automatically made way for him.
In front of everyone, he pulled Lin Weixia behind him.
"Apologize." Ban Sheng said slowly.
He looked at Liu Sijia.
Liu Sijia's eyes, which had been red and refusing to cry, suddenly burst into tears. Didn't he see how badly Lin Weixia had treated him? His voice rose and trembled as he said:
"Why? I didn't do it!"
It wasn't her who did this, and Liu Sijia was completely unaware of it. The chestnut-haired girl shrank her neck and hid behind Liu Sijia, fearing that Ban Sheng would find fault with her.
"Come out." Ban Sheng looked at the chestnut-haired girl and spoke slowly with an insulting tone.
After a three-second stalemate, the maroon girl came out. Ban Sheng looked at her with sharp eyes, and the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.
It’s up to her whether to apologize or not, and it’s up to him how to deal with it after a minute.
The chestnut-haired girl felt uneasy when she was stared at, and her voice trembled: "I'm sorry."
The game started with Liu Sijia. Because she played the role of a victim, her supporters used Liu Sijia's power to release their long-hidden malice.
"Why is it Lin Weixia, how can she get so much attention?"
"What's so special about her?"
It’s not over yet.
Ban Sheng raised his eyelids and looked at the culprit, and began to ask her in front of everyone:
"Liu Sijia, how many times have I rejected you?"
The whole audience was in an uproar when the question was asked. The onlookers exchanged glances with each other. Well, isn't the queen embarrassed? She doesn't like it, but she's still crazy like this.
Liu Sijia didn't reply, nor did she dare to respond. Ban Sheng had clearly rejected her, saying that he didn't like her and that it would never change. She gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Rejected three times.
In front of everyone, Ban Sheng saw that Liu Sijia was a girl, so he gave her some face and started a new conversation. He looked at Liu Sijia and the group of girls with sharp eyes and said:
"Hide your movements and don't let me catch you."
"Everyone is here today, I'm going to say this," Ban Sheng's cheeks were slightly wrinkled, and his tone was cruel and slow, so as to warn everyone at once.
"Anyone who touches Lin Weixia will have trouble with me."
Ban Sheng's eyes swept over everyone present, and no one dared to meet his gaze. Ban Sheng had always been someone you couldn't afford to offend, and if he intervened, no one's life would be easy.
Everyone was watching in shock as Ban Sheng dragged Lin Weixia's arm through the crowd. His head and neck were straight, and the veins on the side of his neck were throbbing, as if he was suppressing his anger and was ready to release it at any time.
The crowd automatically made way, and Liu Sijia and the others watched Ban Sheng take the person away.
With a "boom", a flash of lightning flashed in the dark gray sky along with thunder. The students were startled and returned to their seats one after another.
And this long-planned rainstorm finally came.
Finally, Ban Sheng took Lin Weixia to the observatory. The school's observatory was on the back mountain. The two got a little wet when they walked through the principal's corridor.
He didn't say a word during the whole time, and the atmosphere was extremely tense. Lin Weixia knew that he was suppressing his anger, and she also knew that he was worried about her.
The hand that was being held by Ban Sheng's wrist moved, and his little finger gently rubbed his knuckles, with a soothing meaning. The boy turned around and met his eyes. Lin Weixia smiled:
"I'm fine."
Ban Sheng said nothing, but pressed his thumb against the fingerprint lock. With a "beep", the door opened automatically. Lin Weixia walked in and found that they were in a square cabin similar to an ellipse. There were large LED screens embedded on the walls. The pictures captured on them were various nebulae with extremely high clarity and beautiful colors. She even saw a purple nebula that looked like an elephant.
In the center is a spiral staircase leading directly to the second floor, on which are placed what should be stargazing instruments, but now it is pitch black and nothing can be seen.
"Come here." Ban Sheng called her.
Lin Weixia followed Ban Sheng into the room on the first floor. It should be a lounge, with a U-shaped sofa and a small refrigerator next to it.
Opposite the sofa is the projector and screen.
Lin Weixia was resting on the sofa when she saw Ban Sheng take out a box of milk from the refrigerator and then a milk pan from somewhere. He was heating the milk carelessly, and his broad shoulders under his black T-shirt were supported by his sharp and wild frame.
Soon, the milk in the pot was bubbling and making gurgling sounds, and the aroma of milk filled the whole room.
Ban Sheng brought the hot milk and sat down next to Lin Weixia. The moment he sat down, he pressed the corner of her skirt. He raised his chin towards Lin Weixia and asked her to drink.
Lin Weixia took the cup and drank. The milk was so hot that it hurt the tip of her tongue a little, but after drinking it, she felt comfortable all over. Ban Sheng took out a white towel from somewhere and wiped her hair, whispering:
"Just make do with it."
Ban Sheng leaned on her, bent one knee on the sofa, and gently wiped her hair, occasionally running his fingers through her hair. Her scalp was covered by the warm towel again. The scent emanating from him made her feel at ease.
People go from a tense environment to a comfortable space, and their nerves relax all of a sudden. Lin Weixia suddenly feels very tired. She originally ignored their pranks, and what she is best at is endurance. But the moment the water poured into the hearing aid, the anger in her heart rose.
Playing with them was not her thing to do.
Feeling tired, Lin Weixia leaned her head on the sofa, looking at the boy in front of her, but she could only see a smooth jawline. She raised her hand and tugged at the boy's clothes.
Ban Sheng lowered his head to meet her eyes and spoke slowly:
"You never tell me anything."
Lin Weixia tilted her head to look at him, staring at the small mole on Ban Sheng's cheek near the bridge of his nose. There was desire in her coldness. She moved her fingers, wanting to touch it.
The boy in front of her was very reliable and reassuring, so she suddenly asked:
"Ban Sheng, how long will you spend on me?"
It was raining heavily outside, and moisture seeped in. Raindrops stuck to the floor-to-ceiling windows and kept dripping down. Ban Sheng's wet hand touched her hair. The movement was very light, like a caress, and his eyes were entangled with hers.
Lin Weixia had already taken off the hearing aid in her right ear, and her left ear's hearing was affected in the past and was not perfect, but she still heard him say:
"How long do you say?"
"Unless one day you don't want me."