As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Chao slapped himself in the face, realizing that he had said something wrong.
The air suddenly became quiet, and the atmosphere was even worse than before. The rest of the beach was bustling, but their area was extremely quiet.
Unexpectedly, it was Fang Jiabei who broke the deadlock.
"Hey, is it my turn to draw a card?" Fang Jiabei always touches her nose uncomfortably when talking in crowded places.
"Yes," Liu Sijia took out the card again and said, "You can draw it."
The card Fang Jiabei drew was of a similar type to Ning Chao’s. There was a sheep on the card, and it said - What is your wish
Everyone understood at a glance that the question on her card was easy to answer. The wish at this age is nothing more than to pass the college entrance examination and have the person they like like them back.
Fang Jiabei took a breath and spoke amidst her companions' indifferent expressions:
"I hope to grow up quickly, do well in the college entrance examination, leave Shenzhen High School, and never meet Zheng Zhaoxing and his group again."
The group of people were stunned, and then they all thought of something. Compared with the psychological and physical bullying Fang Beili had suffered for a long time, their troubles were nothing.
"It's okay. I'll protect you." Ning Chao patted her shoulder.
"Thank you." Fang Jiabei sniffed.
She raised her head again, looked at the group of people seriously and spoke: "Thank you, Lin Weixia, Ban Sheng, thank you all. I never thought that Student A could be friends with Student F. Thank you for leaving a wonderful mark in my bleak youth."
We can skip school together, go to the beach together, sit together and play games and share our most secret thoughts and worries.
"I didn't expect that, to be honest, you A students are so arrogant. You all act so cocky." Ning Chao said bluntly.
From the first day he entered this school, Ning Chao knew that he was not the same kind of person as these A students. He looked down on them from the bottom of his heart, but he did not expect that they could go through so many things together and talk about the future together.
"You've watched too much TV drama." Liu Sijia glanced at him.
Ban Sheng smiled faintly and said thoughtfully: "I didn't expect it either."
He was holding a can of beer in his hand and slowly raised his hand to knock on the can. Ning Chao, who had been hanging around Ning Ji Food Stall for many years, understood immediately and picked up the beer and clinked glasses with Ban Sheng.
Others raised their glasses, beer cans collided, white hops splashed out, and the foam sprinkled on everyone's hands, cool. Lin Weixia stared at a drop of foam on the back of her white hand, lowered her head and licked it, slightly bitter and cold.
Ning Chao started the conversation: "Hey, everyone should say a toast. It's not allowed to say something vulgar like 'May you be blessed as vast as the East Sea and live as long as the South Mountain'. Let's say something elegant."
"To Seventeen." Lin Weixia picked up the beer can and clinked his glass with it again.
"To Paradise." Ban Sheng said.
"Cheers to each of you." Liu Sijia looked at each of them.
"Ten years from now, I hope everyone can live a good life and realize their dreams. Let's make a promise that we will come to this sea again ten years from now." Fang Jiabei said a little embarrassedly.
“Auld Lang Syne.”
Fang Jiabei just felt very happy, so she made this suggestion excitedly.
Suddenly, there were banging sounds not far away, startling the young man who was raising his glass, and everyone looked over.
It turned out that someone set off fireworks on the beach.
Several clusters of red sparks shot up into the sky and formed the shape of luxuriant palm trees. The long-nosed elephants… then quickly dragged their long tails and turned into meteor showers and fell into the endless sea.
"OK."
“I also want to know what I will be like in ten years.”
Everyone agreed to the agreement proposed by Fang Jiabei.
"If there is a chance." Liu Sijia smiled. She probably didn't have a chance.
"Forever and ever." Ban Sheng spoke slowly.
After playing the game, they ran to join other tourists not far away to play with fireworks. Lin Weixia and Ban Sheng were still sitting on the beach, and neither of them spoke first.
Lin Weixia picked up the game card on the ground, shook off the sand, and said softly, "Let's play the game instead of playing with these cards."
"good."
"Have you ever played the I never game?" Lin Weixia brushed off the white sand on the card and stuffed it back into the card holder.
Lin Weixia thought about the rules of the game and introduced them: "If I tell you something I haven't done, you have to drink if you pass. If you haven't done it, you don't have to drink. If you lie, you still have to drink."
After Lin Weixia had spent a lot of time explaining the rules of the game, Ban Sheng chuckled and looked at him teasingly:
“Yes.”
Every time he goes abroad for the New Year, he plays with his friends.
Lin Weixia pretended to frown and didn't say anything. Ban Sheng raised his hand and pinched her face, letting her:
"You ask first."
Lin Weixia's eyes flashed with cunning: "I have never had a tattoo."
Clearly a foul.
With a "click", Lin Weixia unscrewed the beer can, bubbles came up, and a little white foam got on her hand again. She handed it to him, raised her eyebrows to indicate that she had to accept the defeat.
Ban Sheng looked over in the direction of the voice and saw Lin Weixia sitting opposite him, her long black hair draped over her shoulders and her eyes curved downwards with a smile. Although she tried her best to suppress the expression on her face, a hint of pride flashed across her eyes.
Her face rarely had such a vivid expression.
Like a cat.
His heart was gently stirred, and Ban Sheng's eyes darkened as he stared at the cherry-red lips in front of him.
Lin Weixia realized later that his gaze was on her face. His gaze was mixed with desire, too direct and hot. Her face felt hot and she was about to put down the beer.
Ban Sheng suddenly approached with a nonchalant face, put his bony hand on the beer can, and clamped her hand with his thumb, leaving her no chance to let go.
After drinking, Ban Sheng leaned directly on her shoulder. They were close to each other, and his scent invaded her, making her breathing disordered. When Ban Sheng swallowed the last sip of beer, his jaw tightened, and his Adam's apple slid slowly as he swallowed.
When I raised my eyes, I saw the blue veins on his cold white neck throbbing faintly.
There is a sense of desire in his voice.
Lin Weixia's throat was dry, and she was drowning in his breath, like a fish on a chopping board, it was unbearable. She finally waited for him to rest and leave her shoulder.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
"Who committed the foul?" Lin Weixia said softly.
Ban Sheng's eyes stopped at her face. Because he had just drunk some wine, the corners of his eyes were a little red. When he spoke, his voice was hoarse:
"I fouled."
Once I meet you, I want to foul you everywhere.
It was Ban Sheng's turn. He spoke slowly, looked at her and said:
"I've only ever chased one person."
Her heart sank, and Lin Weixia was about to drink the remaining half can of beer, but Ban Sheng only let her drink a little, and his tone seemed casual but unquestionable:
"It's not good for a girl to be drunk."
When it was Lin Weixia's turn to ask a question, she deliberately said, "I have never smoked."
"I have never drunk milk given to me by others," Bansheng replied.
The atmosphere between the two of them became more and more relaxed, and Lin Weixia attacked, as if trying to pry something out of him. But Ban Sheng was always lazy in his defense, and he showed her his feelings without leaving any trace.
"I don't regret it very much. It's something irreversible." Lin Weixia looked at him and said.
The amber eyes looked at Ban Sheng quietly, even with a hint of scrutiny. She didn't want to miss any expression on Ban Sheng's face.
Ban Sheng was lighting a cigarette with his head down. A flash of scarlet fire jumped out from his palm, reflecting his dark eyes. His expression was a little cold at the moment, and a crack appeared and then quickly disappeared.
He didn't say anything. The fires that were continuously lit were all put out by the sea breeze. His sight paused, and Ban Sheng picked up a can of beer on the ground with his hand holding the cigarette.
He does.
Lin Weixia also drank, and she had drunk it too, so she lied.
After Lin Weixia took two sips of beer, her eyes seemed a little anxious: "What is it?"
"You have finished asking questions." Ban Sheng replied.
When Lin Weixia wanted to say something else, suddenly, the voices of Liu Sijia and Fang Jiabei came from not far away:
"Weixia, come over and play."
"Okay." Lin Weixia responded.
Lin Weixia whispered to Ban Sheng and ran over. The wind was stronger at the beach, which made people feel relaxed. Several people gathered together to block the wind and finally lit the fairy wand.
She was given two fairy wands, and the sparks were burning, and the fireworks were soon burned out. Lin Weixia stared at the family next door who were setting off a kaleidoscope.
The kaleidoscope held in the hands of a twelve-year-old boy produced ever-changing shapes. Lin Weixia was attracted. The sea water hit her feet and she couldn't help but get closer.
Seeing her curiosity, the little boy enthusiastically held up a kaleidoscope and said, "Do you want to play? If you are afraid, I will show you."
Lin Weixia nodded.
The little boy lit the kaleidoscope, and in less than two seconds, a meteor flew away with a "whoosh" sound, and the fireworks exploded into the shape of a little rabbit.
Lin Weixia was getting closer and closer and gradually she was no longer afraid. The little boy simply stretched his hand in front of her eyes, and soon the kaleidoscope stopped sending out fireworks.
Everyone thought it was over. When Lin Weixia was about to take the kaleidoscope and help throw it away, there were a few "bangs" and "bangs", and sparks flew out and exploded right in front of everyone's eyes.
In a flash, a tall figure pressed down. The boy raised his left hand to distance her from the kaleidoscope, then moved forward and protected her with his body.
Lin Weixia was completely dazed. Her brain was deprived of oxygen in the dangerous situation and she didn't even have time to react. She only knew that Ban Sheng pulled her into his arms, she smelled the familiar smell of tobacco, leaned her face against his broad chest, and heard the strong heartbeat that made her feel safe.
There was a loud roar of laughter in the distance, the screams of little boys, and the loud noise of fireworks that accidentally exploded towards them. In the chaos, a bony hand gently covered her right ear.
Soon, a group of people came up and asked, "Are you okay?"
Upon hearing this, Ban Sheng released his hands that were protecting the girl. Lin Weixia seemed to be frightened. She raised her eyelashes and stared at the boy in front of her in a daze. She only saw a piece of larynx that was used for swallowing when speaking.
She couldn't hear clearly what her companions were saying. Her ears were buzzing. Suddenly, Fang Jiabei said sharply, "You are injured."
Ban Sheng's right arm was burned by fireworks, and the area below his elbow was red. Some places were even burned and the flesh was cut, with blood gushing out.
Lin Weixia came back to her senses with a start.
"It's okay." Ban Sheng said indifferently, as if he was not the one who was injured.
Ban Sheng raised his hand and rubbed her thin ears, and asked with concern: "Are you okay? Are your ears hurt?"
"How can it be okay?" Lin Weixia looked up at him, tears in her eyes.
Fortunately, Kuichong is a well-developed scenic spot with complete facilities. Lin Weixia accompanied Ban Sheng to the 24-hour clinic.
A nurse came over to check Bansheng's wound and applied medicine to him, saying with a smile: "Fortunately it is only a flesh wound. If it was more serious, it would be troublesome."
Lin Weixia stared at the cold pliers pulling open a small piece of skin and flesh, took a breath, and dared not look any further. On the contrary, Ban Sheng did not say a word from beginning to end.
After the nurse finished, she brought some anti-inflammatory and painkiller drugs and told him some precautions. After the people left, Lin Weixia poured a cup of warm water, picked out two pills from the medicine board and handed them to him.
Lin Weixia sat next to him and hadn't said a word. She was extremely silent, with her eyelashes drooped, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Ban Sheng pinched her fingers and comforted her:
"I'm fine."
Lin Weixia was still in a daze, her face pale, and she suddenly said, "I'm sorry."
The clock on the wall was ticking. Seeing that the little girl was in a bad mood, Ban Sheng raised his eyebrows:
"Hey, I suddenly want to drink soup."
Lin Weixia stood up happily, with an extremely obedient look in her eyes, and wanted to go out, and asked:
"What kind of soup would you like?"
Ban Sheng laughed. Which restaurant is still open at this time? He really took it seriously. He called out to Lin Weixia who was walking out:
"Come back, just kidding."
Lin Weixia sat back on the sofa, her feeling of loss somewhat alleviated by Ban Sheng. She noticed that Ban Sheng was wearing a silver plain ring on his left index finger, and whispered:
“Can you give this to me?”
Apart from the crystal music box that Ban Sheng gave her on her birthday, they had never given each other gifts. She had a selfish motive and wanted to keep something.
Ban Sheng lifted his thin eyelids to look at her, and had a bad feeling in his heart, as if he saw through her intentions: "Okay."
"Come and ask for it in person next week."