"Why, so fast, it's already 12 o'clock!" An Beibei yelled, holding a book and stretching.
When I came out of Lao Lin's staff dormitory, I saw a long asphalt road back to the dormitory in front of me. In the night, street lamps were dotted on both sides like pearl necklaces.
Because it is long, it also makes people sleepy.
"It would be great if I could sleep with Teacher Lin." A child said, "There is still a long way to go back."
Lu Zhihao: "I can't sleep, there are so many of us."
"Hit the floor!"
Lin Zhaoxi yawned, and the children gathered together, chattering endlessly. If they all lived with Lao Lin, they might not have to sleep tonight.
Just like when I was in Lao Lin’s dormitory just now, I don’t know who showed off the summer camp exam papers to Lao Lin. Within half a minute, everyone took out the papers and held them up in front of “Teacher Lin” for praise and praise.
Lao Lin glanced at the snow-white test papers, touched his chin, and said with satisfaction, "How can I teach so well?"
This is Lao Lin, and you will never know what he will say next.
Thinking of this, she, Lin Zhaoxi, yawned again, everything was peaceful and quiet, but she was still worried all day because of Xie Ran's words.
"Are you sleepy?" Pei Zhi asked.
The summer night breeze is gentle, and the moonlight outlines a gentle figure for the little boy. He holds a book and falls behind with her.
Hanamaki and Lu Zhihao were in front, chatting with their friends.
Lin Zhaoxi wanted to shake her head subconsciously, and then nodded her head harder, because Pei Zhi seemed to be very serious even when asking such a question.
However, Pei Zhi said, "I'll ask casually, you don't have to be so serious."
Lin Zhaoxi: "..."
In front of them, the primary school students were changing topics very quickly. When she came back to her senses, they actually started to praise Teacher Xiaojie.
"Yes, yes, and Teacher Xiaojie is also kind to us."
"Anyway, it's much better than Principal Zhang!"
"I didn't understand it before, and thought he spoke too fast, but now I understand what he is talking about."
Everyone laughed in a low voice, their dormitory building was already close at hand.
"Don't you... don't you think class is boring?" She asked this question sincerely.
In fact, after the picnic that day, she was able to really understand Pei Zhi.
She knew that Pei Zhi had been working hard in life, but because of her father, she always subconsciously kept a proper distance from everyone; she knew that the content of the Olympiad course was boring to Pei Zhi every day, but he still insisted on listening; It used to be a blurry image, but now it has become more and more clear.
"It's actually okay." Pei Zhi replied.
"It's okay, it's not precise enough."
"When you're bored, you can think of something else," Pei Zhi said.
"Kong Mingqi?" Lin Zhaoxi asked.
They chatted one after another, and when they passed the gate of Building No. 1, two little girls bid them farewell. Under the moonlight, the small white building looked like a dream.
"Master said, there is another solution, let me try it." Pei Zhi's voice was soft and peaceful.
"After you try it out, send an email, there's a computer over there." Lin Zhaoxi looked away from them to say goodbye, "Professor Zeng will definitely read the two solutions."
"I will send it." Pei Zhi replied with certainty.
If you do email, it's probably the first student ever to contact a tutor.
Lin Zhaoxi laughed, and with a strange joy, she pushed open the door of the dormitory building.
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The door opened and the lights flickered on.
The night wind suddenly poured into the entire hall, rattling the confiscated Lego books on the bookshelves.
Even though she was surrounded by snow-white lights, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. From the top of her head to her fingertips, her legs were numb in an instant.
She felt that she was a little animal lying on the dark swamp, enjoying the comfortable wind blowing over her skin one second, but terrified the next second, wishing she could get into the mud immediately.
A few seconds after the light was restored in the room, the glare was too strong to open her eyes. She closed her eyes tightly, as if she had to close her eyes so that she would not have to face what happened next.
But countless thoughts could not help but forcefully entered her mind.
Who turned on the lights, was someone waiting for them, were they spotted, what, what to do
At the same time, Night Breeze brought the exclamation of the little girl in Building 1. It sounded sharp and thin, and Lin Zhaoxi's heart sank again.
She forced herself to calm down, and there was the rustle of the intercom in the living room.
"Let the security team not have to look for it, the man is back." A deep and serious male voice sounded,
Lin Zhaoxi tried to open her eyes, but she did. The situation in front of her was the worst she could think of.
It was the auntie who turned on the light. She was holding the counting book, her hands were still trembling slightly.
It was Xie Ran, their homeroom teacher, who was holding the walkie-talkie. The young man who was usually full of bad things stopped laughing, and was even more serious and silent than Vice Principal Zhang.
As for Vice President Zhang, the middle-aged man didn't wear a formal suit, but just put on a T-shirt. He seemed to have just woken up from a sleep not long ago, and even his forehead hair was slightly raised. But his expression is solemn and serious, so that people will not miscalculate his mood because of his clothes.
After an unknown amount of time, Vice Principal Zhang finally spoke.
"come in."
Like the ban lifted by magic, everyone regained consciousness at that moment, and because of the recovery, each of them realized that there was no hope, they were discovered...
The marble floor reflected the cold light of the chandelier, and the summer wind became colder. They were still at the door, and the teacher was still inside.
There is a huge chasm in the swamp, which is daunting.
When everyone didn't know what to do, Pei Zhi moved first.
He straightened his back, took a step, and walked into the house, and they followed behind, filing in.
One, two, three... including the two girls who were brought from Building 1, twelve of them stood together.
Then there was still silence, as if he couldn't see the past, Xie Ran coughed lightly.
The air poured in, and the feeling of suffocation due to thin oxygen finally eased.
"Where are you going so late, group sleepwalking?" Vice President Zhang deliberately lowered his voice, but the rumbling sound, hitting the marble, was light and cold, and echoed throughout the room.
"Because of the 12 of you, do you know how many security teachers the entire base dispatched to look for you in the middle of the night?"
"Where did you go, who will tell first?"
The rustling sound of the answer came from the walkie-talkie, as if confirming the words of the middle-aged man.
Lin Zhaoxi pursed her lips, but couldn't speak, no matter how much she forced herself to be calm, she couldn't calm down, what should she do, she couldn't drag Lao Lin into it, but the children didn't know.
"We went...to study." An Beibei said.
Lin Zhaoxi's heart sank again, feeling as if her shoes and socks were soaked.
What should I do, what excuses should I find, I can't let them mention Lao Lin.
While she was still scratching her head, the teacher had already started to extract a confession skillfully.
The voice is soft: "Where did you go to learn, all classrooms are closed."
"We... went to a teacher, and the teacher's lectures were... very good." Chen Chengcheng answered courageously.
The little girls in the sixth group also said: "That's right, Teacher Lin teaches us every night."
"Because there is too little time during the day, I can only study for a while at night."
The children talked to each other, and gradually the eyes became brighter as they talked, and the louder they spoke, they even wanted to show merit for Lao Lin.
In their concept, they are studying hard, they have met a very good teacher, they have the courage to work hard, this is not wrong, absolutely not.
The more Lin Zhaoxi listened, the more sad she became, the chill had already spread over her knees.
She hadn't reminded them before that she was an adult, she should be able to think of this, but because of the sheer joy of being with Lao Lin, she forgot to worry.
Vice-principal Zhang grabbed key words from the confession: "So, you sneak out every night?"
"Yes... yes."
"Then, Mr. Lin... Who found the teacher for you, and who took the lead?"
Lin Zhaoxi and Pei Zhi looked at each other. He saw Pei Zhi open his mouth, but he heard his own voice.
"It's me," she said.
Finally, there was a moment of astonishment in Pei Zhiping's clear and peaceful eyes.
Come here, you have to change something, at least you don't quit anymore, Lin Zhaoxi thought.