"I do not know him."
"If you don't know him, how can he stare at you and bully you, you can't even slap, Comrade Lu."
It was too much like prying into privacy, Lin Zhaoxi asked in a funny tone, and observed Lu Zhihao's reaction.
Unlike usual, Lu Zhihao didn't turn back to her openly, but turned his eyes away, and walked into the classroom: "Anyway, don't worry about it, it has nothing to do with you." He stuck his neck and said.
—
People can't set a flag, and no matter what, they can't talk too much.
Lin Zhaoxi had just stepped into the house when she received Lu Zhihao's call for help.
"You... can you come down to Temple Lane." Lu Zhihao said in a very low voice.
"What's wrong?" Lin Zhaoxi gripped the phone tightly.
On the other end of the phone, Lu Zhihao sniffed: "Bring me a towel, a bigger one."
His voice was trembling, as if he was very cold. Lin Zhaoxi hurried into the house, searched a summer blanket from the bedroom closet, and asked while taking things: "What's going on, where is Temple Lane, east entrance and west entrance?"
"To the west, there is a small park." Lu Zhihao paused, then said, "I'm in the bush."
Lin Zhaoxi's heart tightened, and she rushed out of the bedroom, shouting, "Dad! Dad!"
No one at home responded, and Lao Lin didn't know where to go again.
Lu Zhihao was very nervous: "Don't call me Master."
Lin Zhaoxi searched around the house twice, but found no one: "I won't shout, I won't shout, I'm here, wait for me for three minutes."
Zhuanzhu Lane is very close to Temple Lane, which is probably why Lu Zhihao asked her for help.
Lin Zhaoxi ran wildly along the alley, countless possibilities flashed through his mind along the way.
Lu Zhihao might accidentally fall into the water, or be drenched by accidentally poured water, otherwise he wouldn't ask for a big bath towel, or worse, be splashed with dirty water on purpose...
But when she saw Lu Zhihao, she couldn't help crying out.
Lu Zhihao hid in the bushes, his head, face, neck, and arms were all red, and the air smelled of pungent paint, bright and dazzling, like blood
He was thrown from the head down with red paint.
Lu Zhihao closed his eyes tightly, and there was still paint dripping from his forehead hair. Hearing her voice, the boy turned his face away in fear.
"I'm here." Lin Zhaoxi tried to keep her tone calm. She walked over, squatted beside Lu Zhihao, and briefly wiped his hair and face with a towel.
Lu Zhihao's face was completely wrinkled, and his body trembled slightly.
"Don't open your eyes, let's go to the hospital." Lin Zhaoxi whispered.
Along the way, Lin Zhaoxi acted as an eye for Lu Zhihao, touched his phone several times, and hesitated between calling the police and calling Lu Zhihao's parents.
Lu Zhihao repeatedly emphasized that if he was told not to call his parents, then calling the police would definitely attract Lu Zhihao's parents. Lin Zhaoxi couldn't make up her mind, and sent several text messages to Lao Lin, but no one responded. There was no way, she held the phone, finally typed a few words, and sent the message to Pei Zhi.
—
Hospital, emergency department.
There were people coming and going in the hall, although Lu Zhihao was covered with a blanket, his red face was still very eye-catching.
Lin Zhaoxi tried her best to keep it natural, not to bring the influence of those curious or pity eyes on Lu Zhihao.
"You wait for me here." She let Lu Zhihao sit on the waiting bench and went to register by herself.
It was the peak time of seeing a doctor on weekends, and there was a lot of people in front of the registration and payment window, and the queue was long. Lin Zhaoxi stood anxiously at the end of the line, thinking about what department he was going to join, while turning back to look at Lu Zhihao from time to time.
Suddenly, her cell phone rang, she lowered her head, it was Pei Zhilai's call.
"Come to the front of the line."
Pick up the phone, only this sentence.
Lin Zhaoxi looked up, Pei Zhi stood out at the front of the line.
The boy nodded to him, and Lin Zhaoxi ran over, feeling relieved.
"What's going on, who did it?"
There are three more people and it will be their turn. Lin Zhaoxi doesn't know how Pei Zhi can calculate the time so accurately, and why he came so fast
"I don't know either. I got a call right after I got home." Lin Zhaoxi frowned, "I must have messed with someone."
"Did you call the police?"
"He won't let me tell his parents." Lin Zhaoxi pursed her lips, "The police will definitely call the parents..."
"You come to line up for registration." After Pei Zhi finished speaking, he left the line and walked towards Lu Zhihao.
Lin Zhaoxi hurriedly hung up the number, what emergency department, ophthalmology department, dermatology department...
She carried a circle of documents and ran to the bench, only to see Pei Zhi with a cold face, saying to Lu Zhihao in a tone she had never heard before: "You are not yet old enough to deal with problems independently, the next time you see a doctor , your parents must be present."
Lu Zhihao closed his eyes tightly, not daring to refute.
"And I have to call the police now, but before I do, I want to ask you why you want to hide this from your parents?"
"I, I..." Lu Zhihao was a little slurred, "I don't want them to worry."
"No, you are lying to me." Pei Zhi said in a calm but extremely menacing tone, "If you have done something 'wrong' and have a grudge against others, tell me frankly, we can find a solution together. But if you Don't treat me and Lin Zhaoxi as friends..."
"I didn't!" Lu Zhihao shouted loudly, almost crying, "I regard you as friends."
"Then tell the truth." Parent Pei said seriously.
Seeing Pei's parents' attitude towards Lu Zhihao, Lin Zhaoxi felt that Brother Pei was already very gentle to her.
While waiting for the doctor, Lu Zhihao stumbled and talked about his holiday with Zhang Yao.
The entanglement stems from a girl and is not complicated.
Because of his excellent math performance, Lu Zhihao was introduced by his mother to a friend's daughter as a tutor. After going back and forth, he fell in love with the girl he tutored in mathematics.
The girl is very sweet and lovely, and has many suitors, and Zhang Yao is one of them. Zhang Yao is domineering and has family friends with the girl. He always feels that the girl is his property. After accidentally learning that Lu Zhihao robbed his "girlfriend", he looks for opportunities to target him everywhere.
"So you and Zhang Yao are rivals in love, he bullied you in class, I asked you why you didn't tell me?" Lin Zhaoxi asked.
"I promise Xiaomei to keep it secret and not tell anyone, we, we..."
"No, who is Xiaomei?"
Lu Zhihao's little girlfriend may not be Shen Mei, is this marriage too early
"my girlfriend."
Lu Zhihao hesitated, and Lin Zhaoxi bet that his face covered in red paint must be flushed.
"You, continue, continue." Lin Zhaoxi said.
"Xiaomei's parents are very strict, and they can't let them know." Lu Zhihao paused, "Besides, we know each other so well, and I'm still her teacher..."
"Exposing Zhang Yao will also expose your relationship with 'Xiaomei', so you have to conceal Zhang Yao's identity." Pei Zhi's face showed no emotion at all, "That is to say, you can be sure that if you splash it on you The one who paints is Zhang Yao."
"I didn't see who that person was, but that person warned me not to see Xiaomei again." Lu Zhihao said.
"Call your parents." Pei Zhi paused, then looked at her again, "Call the police."
"Can't call the police, Zhang Yao has been arrested, Xiaomei and I..."
"You can choose whether to reveal to the police the real identity of the person who poured paint on you," Pei Zhi said.
Lu Zhihao looked reluctant, but Lin Zhaoxi probably understood Pei Zhi's intentions. The right to choose is in Lu Zhihao's hands, but he has to call the police and ask the police to investigate. At least it can serve as a deterrent to Zhang Yao.
The police and Lu Zhihao's parents arrived later.
Lu Zhihao's mother was the head teacher of their elementary school. When she saw her son covered in red paint, her eyes turned red.
After questioning, Lu Zhihao still did not say the name of "Zhang Yao".
Accompanied by her parents, Lin Zhaoxi comforted the teacher for a while, and retreated with Pei Zhi.
—
After walking through the busy lobby of the municipal hospital, the inpatient area behind is much quieter.
Pei Zhi walked straight forward, and Lin Zhaoxi followed behind.
This was the second time she walked with Pei Zhi in the hospital. The last time she was injured, this time it was Lu Zhihao again. Pei Zhi handles things like a real parent every time, with a composure and calmness that doesn't match his age.
Not only taking into account their wishes, but also protecting them to the greatest extent.
When he walked past the covered bridge connecting the two buildings, Pei Zhi stopped, took out his change, and bought two cans of drinks.
She drank Nescafe coffee from a can, and handed her orange soda.
He leaned against the open window on the covered bridge and opened the coffee with one hand.
Lin Zhaoxi always felt that there was something wrong with the soda she got, and she couldn't open it after pulling the ring for a long time. Pei Zhi was silent again, she couldn't help being nervous, at this moment, Pei Zhi stretched out his hand.
Lin Zhaoxi hurriedly handed over the soda, and with a "stab", the can was handed back.
Taking a sip from the cold jar, Lin Zhaoxi remembered that Pei Zhi had arrived early to line up, so she asked, "Are you in the hospital today
"Yes, my mother's condition is not very good, she was admitted to the hospital for observation."
Because of this, you can't come to the training class
Lin Zhaoxi didn't ask this question, she just said: "Well, then take good care of Auntie."
"Zhang Yao is in the same class as you now?" Pei Zhi asked.
"yes."
"How did he bully Lu Zhihao in class?"
"It means that I want to be at the same table with Lao Lu, and the gays are gay, and I even asked his gang to talk about it. Lao Lu is thin-skinned..." Lin Zhaoxi suddenly realized Pei Zhi's thoughts, and hurriedly said, "But It seems that Zhang Yao didn't dare to do anything in front of people, he dared to shoot arrows behind people, even if Lu Zhihao didn't say anything, maybe the police uncle could find out that it was him..."
So you don't have to worry too much.
"I'll go to class with you next week." Pei Zhi said.
"You still have your mother to take care of, it's okay if you don't come, I will take good care of Lao Lu."
Pei Zhi looked out the window, and the autumn wind blew his forehead hair: "Lin Zhaoxi, didn't the teacher ask you to persuade me to go to class?"
Lin Zhaoxi was stunned: "I found...I found it."
"Then why don't you persuade me, and now stop me from going to class?"
Probably after what happened to Lu Zhihao just now, she was frightened at first, and seeing Pei Zhi in the hospital, she was asked a few words by him, Lin Zhaoxi was in a state of confusion.
Deep down in her heart, she hoped that Pei Zhi would help Lao Lin, but this was a private matter, and no one knew about it except her and Lao Lin.
But if Pei Zhi came to the Olympiad training class openly, it would be easy for her seriously ill and anxious mother to find out. She couldn't imagine what Pei Zhi would face after that.
Yes, just now, she suddenly thought that the future Pei Zhi had told him about the conflict with his mother on the phone, but the description was very concise.
He omitted too many intermediate processes.
And Pei Zhi would commit suicide to self-mutilation to relieve psychological pressure, something must have happened.
What if Pei Zhi went to the training class just to protect Lu Zhihao, but his mother finally found out
What if it was because of this incident that there was a huge unresolved conflict
The more Lin Zhaoxi thought about it, the more chaotic she became. She kept thinking about how to persuade Pei Zhi to give up her plan, and even regretted the fact that Zhang Yao and them were in the same class just now...
"Don't worry." Pei Zhi's voice sounded appropriate.
"How could I not be worried, your mother is so!"
"Then she objected to me learning mathematics. I dropped out of all mathematics classes. Obviously, her wish now is to hope that I will never touch mathematics in my life. If she finds out that I go to the Olympiad mathematics class now, I will die?"
Lin Zhaoxi raised her head abruptly, not knowing why Pei Zhi was able to say everything so calmly.
"You're smart, you've guessed everything." The boy put down the coffee can on the window sill, slowly opened his arms, and said to her, "Don't cry."