Bai Lu didn't ask Xu Hui whether he was crying or not.
She didn't need to ask, there was nothing more sensitive than sobbing on such a summer night.
Xu Hui talked to himself on the phone for a long time, and finally regained his composure slowly, breathing steadily, one after another.
"Asleep?" Bai Lu asked.
Of course he didn't answer.
"Xu Hui, are you sleepy?" Bai Lu glanced at the clock on the table, it was past twelve o'clock.
"It's a waste of phone bills." Bai Lu said, and cut off the call.
Going to bed after 12 o'clock is too common for senior high school students. On Sunday morning, Bai Lu got up at 6:30, went to the bathroom to take a shower, and went to school refreshed.
Wu Hanwen arrived earlier than Bai Lu today, but instead of studying, he was drinking with a bottle of milk. "The hair comes out before it's dry, and the scar doesn't hurt when it's healed."
Bai Lu sat down and took out her book, Wu Hanwen said again, "Go home this afternoon?"
"En." She glanced at Wu Hanwen, "Are you free now?"
Wu Hanwen held the milk carton in front of him, and said to Bai Lu, "Ask it."
Bai Lu turned her head, and Wu Hanwen immediately said, "That's all, all right, just kidding, I'm free."
Bai Lu took out an exercise book and opened a page for Wu Hanwen to read.
"How to do this?"
"Tsk tsk." Wu Hanwen said as he brought the question, "What did Teacher Bao say, you must have a good attitude when asking a question, otherwise the person who solves the question will lose his mind."
Bai Lu folded her hands and put them on the table, turning her body slightly to the side, facing the test book, her petite appearance seemed obedient and quiet.
Wu Hanwen half joked, seeing Bai Lu's appearance, he suddenly became honest, stretched his glasses, and looked at the test paper.
"Oh, this formula can't be deduced?" Wu Hanwen turned on the master mode, took a pen and scribbled on the notebook, and wrote down all the main steps to solve the problem in a while.
Bai Lu looked at the test paper, and Wu Hanwen looked at her.
Her expression was focused, the morning light outside the window shone on Bai Lu's hair, like a layer of golden powder.
Wu Hanwen rubbed his neck, coughed twice, and said, "Actually, there are some simple general solutions for this kind of problem where the sum of the number sequence is smaller than a certain constant, but it may not be applicable to all types."
Bai Lu looked over, Wu Hanwen turned his eyes away.
"That... I'll write the formula for you." Wu Hanwen wrote down a few lines of the formula, and said, "This formula is currently applicable to the number sequence without the root sign, and it will be more troublesome if it includes the root sign."
Bai Lu took the pen, and wrote calculations on the draft paper by herself. After a while, she raised her head, her eyes slightly brightened.
"Really, it's amazing."
Wu Hanwen's neck suddenly became hot.
"This... this... this is called series inequality. There are many scaling methods to prove series inequality, such as analytical general term method, equal ratio scaling method, split term scaling method, integral scaling method, tangent scaling method , binomial scaling..."
A fat man passed by, Li Siyi squinted at Wu Hanwen, walked to the back row, and sighed faintly.
Upon hearing this, Wu Hanwen gritted his teeth and closed his mouth.
Bai Lu couldn't understand what he said so much, and her attention was all on the formula that was summed up just now.
Students came to the school one after another, and the short one-morning self-study class on Sunday began.
Bai Lu re-read last night's question, turned to look at Wu Hanwen, and said sincerely, "Thank you."
Li Siyi behind him said hi, "Thank you, who doesn't know that our school committee—"
Wu Hanwen glanced back, Li Siyi continued calmly: "Who doesn't know that our school committee is selfless and likes to help classmates the most."
Bai Lu said, "When will you compete?"
Wu Hanwen: "September 7th is after the first year of high school and the second year of high school."
Bai Lu was silent, "September 7th?"
"It will be here soon."
Bai Lu looked at the calendar card hanging at the front, and said softly, "Yes, it will be soon."
After school at noon, Bai Lu went home with her schoolbag on her back. Her home is far away from the school, and it took two buses to get there, and it took nearly two hours.
Bai Lu lives in an ordinary community. The house was allocated by Bai Lu's father's company about ten years ago, and it is very old now. But Bai Lu's mother is hardworking, the house is well maintained, and the little home is sweet and warm.
When she got home, the meal was ready, and Bai Lu's parents were waiting for her at home.
"Are you hungry, eat first." Mom led her to the dining table, and Dad sat down too.
"Is there anything going on at school? How is your study?"
Bai Lu shook her head, "It's nothing, my studies are fine."
"Do you need any help from Mom and Dad?"
"No."
"Is pocket money enough?"
"Enough."
Bai Lu's mother looked at her sitting in the seat and eating quietly, and she exchanged glances with Bai Lu's father, both of them felt helpless in their eyes.
Bai Lu is very obedient, but introverted since she was a child, and this character gradually becomes prominent as she grows older.
She doesn't often communicate with her parents, but she doesn't seem to be rebellious either. Elementary school, junior high school, high school... and now the college entrance examination is about to take place. Her pace is neither fast nor slow, and everything is in order.
After all, parents know their children well, and they vaguely feel that their children are not the kind of nerds who can only learn, but they observed over and over again in junior high school, and they didn't find any unusual signs.
Later, Bai Lu passed the high school entrance examination and was admitted to the best high school in the city, so the parents stopped paying close attention.
After dinner, Bai Lu's father gave her 300 yuan.
Bai Lu said, "I don't need so much." Usually, I only give two hundred, and one hundred yuan a week as pocket money.
"Take it, studying and living are too tiring now, you usually buy some delicious food to make up for yourself."
Bai Lu collected the money, "Yes."
Bai Lu went to the kitchen to help her mother wash the dishes. During this period, her mother wanted to have an in-depth mother-daughter communication with Bai Lu several times, but the topic was inexplicably cut off while talking.
After the kitchen was cleaned up, Bai Lu and her mother walked to the living room. On the way, her mother couldn't help but say something.
"Lulu, sometimes mom really doesn't know what you're thinking."
She spoke in a very low voice, and she didn't know if Bai Lu heard it. The two of them went into the room to eat fruit and rest with their father.
While watching TV with her father, Bai Lu's cell phone vibrated.
On weekends, her cell phone was in her trouser pocket. After it vibrated, Bai Lu stood up and whispered, "Go to the toilet."
Bypassing her parents, Bai Lu went to the bathroom and closed the door.
The word honeysuckle was displayed on the screen, and Xu Hui sent a text message.
"What did I say last night?"
Bai Lu looked at this sentence and replied.
"You just woke up."
She used an affirmative sentence.
Xu Hui's news spread quickly.
"Ok."
Bai Lu didn't rush to type. After a while, Xu Hui sent another message.
"Are you free tonight?"
Bai Lu: "What are you doing?"
Xu Hui: "Eat."
Before Bai Lu could reply, Xu Hui sent another message.
"I'll treat."
Bai Lu glanced at the time. She usually stays at home until after eight o'clock on weekends, and she arrives at school just in time for the dormitory gate control.
It's less than six o'clock now.
Bai Lu thought for a while and replied with one word.
"it is good."
The call came in the next second, and Bai Lu answered with a low voice. "Xu Hui?"
Xu Hui's voice was hungover, and he was in a daze.
"What time is it?"
"What time do you want to eat?"
"Now."
"... not now, I have something to do at home."
Xu Hui's voice was hoarse and deep, "There are so many things going on in your house."
"..."
"Forget it, eight o'clock, bring two bottles of water." He muttered, "There is no water in the room..." Bai Lu felt that he was still a little confused, so she hung up the phone while talking.
Bai Lu went back to the living room and told her parents that a friend was looking for her and she wanted to go back early.
"friend from where?"
"School."
Bai Lu's parents have never doubted Bai Lu. They all know that Bai Lu has very few friends. Since Jiang Ru left, she hasn't mentioned any friends at home for a long time. Today, when she mentioned one, her parents didn't even ask in detail, but directly expressed their support. .
"Get along with your friends," Mom said.
Bai Lu put her schoolbag on her back, thinking deeply.
"We'll get along well."
It was exactly eight o'clock when I arrived at Xu Hui's house, and I bought two bottles of mineral water on Bai Lu Road.
As soon as the door was opened, Bai Lu could smell the strong smell of alcohol, which was pungent, and before she stepped in, she couldn't help but took half a step back.
"Come in." Xu Hui's eyes were bloodshot, his hair was disheveled, and he looked completely unrested.
Bai Lu entered the room and saw two large plastic bags on the coffee table.
"You ordered takeaway."
"Yeah." Xu Hui yawned, "Call it whatever you want, see if you want to eat, and order something else if you don't want to eat."
Bai Lu put the water away, sat quietly on the sofa, and whispered, "I can eat anything."
Xu Hui rubbed his face, "You can eat whatever you want without looking at it."
He opened the bag casually, and inside was a high-grade sashimi dragon boat.
East Star Spot, Iceberg Mussel, Peony Shrimp, Scallop, Fresh Octopus...
The sashimi is neatly cut and elegantly arranged. The bottom layer of the dragon boat is covered with crushed ice, and the sashimi is decorated with flowers and bamboo leaves.
Bai Lu glanced at the sign on the plastic bag and recognized that it was a high-end Japanese food restaurant opposite No. 6 Middle School.
There are also special sushi and side dishes and desserts in the next bag, which are fresh in color and full of aroma.
Xu Hui lit a cigarette, "Eat something."
Bai Lu pursed her lips. To be honest, she had never eaten such high-end Japanese food.
Seeing her not moving, Xu Hui said, "Excuse me?"
Xu Hui looked at Bai Lu who was sitting dryly, with a rare smile on his tired face.
"Oh, I'm really sorry." He stretched his muscles and bones, and his joints creaked because he didn't have a good rest. "I've never seen you so dumb..."
Xu Hui bit his cigarette, stretched open the takeaway boxes, put the seasonings on the plate, took apart the chopsticks, and put them in front of Bai Lu.
Bai Lu didn't take it.
Xu Hui looked at her sideways, "How else should I serve you? Miss Bai."
Bai Lu's ears turned a little red.
Xu Hui stuffed the chopsticks into Bai Lu's hands and flicked the cigarette by himself.
Bai Lu: "Aren't you going to eat?"
"I'll eat later."
Bai Lu put down her chopsticks and said softly, "Then I will eat later."
Xu Hui stared at Bai Lu in a blink of an eye.
Tiredness made him look extraordinarily quiet.
The dragon boat exuded a cool air, Xu Hui looked at it, and slowly leaned over.
He reached out to take off Bai Lu's glasses, but Bai Lu stopped him.
This time Bai Lu held his wrist.
His joints are clean, and his youthful skin is a little boy's delicate.
Xu Hui said in a low voice, "Is it okay to pick it off?"
Bai Lu shook her head.
Xu Hui's tone was calm and emotionless. "Don't you like me?"
Bai Lu still shook her head.
Xu Hui sneered, "You are average-looking, but you have a small heart. If you make a mess, you won't be annoying, but it's almost enough, and it won't be cute if you have more."
Bai Lu looked at him quietly, and the night also gave women strength.
Xu Hui's expression remained unchanged, "You still don't admit it? You don't like me because you do so much. Do you think I'm stupid?"
At this time, Bai Lu suddenly spoke, her voice flat and light.
"yes."
Xu Hui was silent, Bai Lu looked at him and said solemnly:
"I just thought you were stupid."