“Qingle, you just did this...hiss, you are so..." On the way back to school, Jiang Shuyi stammered with a look of shock.
Lin Qingle was actually a little scared: "He has a dirty mouth."
"He does have a dirty mouth, but I didn't expect you to be so tough and dare to mess with that little bully." Jiang Shuyi said, "Although Zhang Yikun doesn't dare to really touch you with Yu Jiayou there, but aren't you going too far?"
Lin Qingle stood still: "Do you think I shouldn't splash him?"
"Well, what I mean is that you don't have to offend Zhang Yikun completely for Xu Tingbai." Jiang Shuyi said, "It's wrong for him to insult Xu Tingbai, but you don't have to confront him like this just because of Xu Tingbai."
"Not so... Why not."
"I'm doing this for your own good. Xu Tingbai has already been targeted by Zhang Yikun, so it's just like this. Why are you getting involved like this? I know you have good intentions, but you're just classmates, there's really no need for you to do this. It's a waste of effort..."
Isn't it so...
Didn't he deserve to be splashed with water for insulting Xu Tingbai like that
Yes, if she and Xu Tingbai were to be serious, they were indeed just classmates. But even if they were just classmates, could she let someone like him who she couldn't even see be bullied unscrupulously
Why should she endure the vicious people? Shouldn't the vicious people be punished
"Qingle—"
“I didn’t do anything in vain.”
Jiang Shuyi was slightly stunned.
Lin Qingle said softly: "At least I let them know that although some people are weak, there are still people around them who will support them. They can't be bullied casually."
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Lin Qingle had two exams in the afternoon and handed in his paper a few minutes early, so there were not many people there when he walked out of the school gate.
She didn't go home. Half an hour later, she stopped in front of the familiar alley.
After lunch, she felt depressed and uncomfortable.
It’s like the thing you have always held dear is being trampled upon, the belief you have always held on to is being trampled into the mud, and a stretched string is completely broken.
In her memory, Xu Tingbai was the center of attention, kind and gentle, and a very good person. But now, no one was on his side, and even a jerk like Zhang Yikun was qualified to scold him.
He kept calling her disgusting and blind... She was just an outsider and she could hear all that. How much more had he heard during those years when she was not aware of it
The key hidden by the door was out of reach. Lin Qingle knocked on the door, but no one came to open it.
But today she was stubborn and kept knocking on the door.
She knocked for too long, and the people inside finally couldn't stand it anymore.
Xu Tingbai opened the door and suppressed his emotions: "Lin Qingle, what do you want?"
She raised her eyes to look at him. She was very depressed because of all the mess she had thought about. "I haven't said anything yet. How do you know it was me?"
"Who else but you would knock on the door like this?"
"I... I have an exam today, so I don't have evening study."
"Then what."
"Then I brought you dinner. This is a box lunch near our school. It's delicious."
Xu Tingbai took a deep breath and wanted to close the door.
How could she do this again and again...
Aren't the things he said nasty enough? Wasn't his attitude bad enough
But Lin Qingle saw through his intention and got through the door in time.
She had forced her way in, bumping into his chest, and for a second, it was like throwing herself at him. Xu Ting was frozen for a moment, and he smelled the scent of her hair again, a light, non-aggressive fragrance.
"Come here and have dinner." Lin Qingle put the lunch box on the dining table and turned to look at him.
Xu Tingbai stood behind the door, half of his body hidden in the darkness.
"My injury has healed," he said.
Lin Qingle was stunned: "I know."
"So don't come here again. I... don't want to see you." His voice was extremely cold, even harsh.
He didn't know how she could come so persistently, he just knew he had to stop her from coming.
"Why?"
Xu Tingbai walked slowly towards her position and stopped accurately in front of her.
He snorted and said slowly: "Then do you think it is appropriate for a girl like you to always go to a man's house?"
Lin Qingle said softly: "What's inappropriate about this... You won't do anything to me."
"Really?" Xu Tingbai seemed to have gotten some inspiration. He suddenly grabbed her arm and for a moment he tried to crush her hand. "Then how do you know that I won't do anything to you?"
Lin Qingle frowned in pain: "What are you doing? It hurts... Let go..."
"Since you want to come to my place so much, why don't you stay here tonight?" His tone was sinister, making people feel cold in their hearts.
Lin Qingle reached out to grab his hand, but the difference in strength between the two was so huge. If he was determined to restrain her, she would not be able to move at all.
"Speak?! Stay here and I'll let you know what I will do to you!"
Xu Tingbai was ruthless. At this moment, he disguised himself, but he also felt a sense of tyranny. He didn't want to have hope in anyone and then be disappointed.
He hated this proximity.
Lin Qingle's arm was painfully grabbed by him, but she looked at the ferocious-looking boy in front of her and thought of the insults those people had inflicted on him, and she felt even more pain in her heart: "I just know you won't do anything to me! I just know!"
Xu Tingbai's hands were shaking slightly, and he was almost laughing at her anger.
"What? Do you think I'm blind? Just because I can't see, I can't do anything to you?" He pulled her arm and pulled her to the side. Lin Qingle's lower back hit the edge of the dining table, and then he easily lifted her up and sat her on the table.
Although the boy was still a boy, he was almost an adult. Compared with Lin Qingle, his stature was overwhelming.
He grabbed her school uniform collar and said harshly: "Even if I'm blind, I can still destroy you!"
Lin Qingle's neck was strangled so tightly that she had difficulty breathing.
The young man grabbed her fiercely, staring at her closely. His hollow eyes made him look like an emotionless beast, very scary, but also... very pitiful.
Lin Qingle looked at him, feeling scared. This Xu Tingbai, whom she had never seen before, frightened her and made her panic. This oppressive feeling made her feel helpless. But she was even more sad. Why did he want everyone to be afraid of him? Why did he wrap himself up with thorns all over his body
Obviously, he is not like that.
Lin Qingle's eyes were red, and he trembled. He mustered up his courage and slowly hugged the boy's waist: "Xu Tingbai, please stop pretending to be fierce, okay?"
She hugged him gently, as if to comfort him, and stroked his back.
A fierce look suddenly formed between the young man's brows.
"I know what you are afraid of, because I was the same before. I was afraid that others would get close to me but leave me. I was also afraid that others would laugh at me and give up on me... But you have to believe that there are always people who really want to be with you, and there are always people who are sincere."
Tears filled his eyes. Lin Qingle sniffed and whispered, "Just like you. No one wanted to play with me before, saying that my father was a murderer and that I was dirty. But you still played with me, and you always took care of me and protected me..."
"Xu Tingbai, you're so nice." The girl looked up at him and said persistently, "Anyway, no matter what others say or do, I know you're so nice. So... can you please not push me away? I want to play with you. I want to accompany you."
"Don't worry, I won't leave. I promise."
The hand that Xu Tingbai was pinching her with was shaking slightly.
In the darkness, her words flowed into his blood like a warm current, making him feel hot and feverish...
I don’t know how long it took, so long that Lin Qingle felt a little sore from maintaining this posture, before he heard Xu Tingbai say something in a very low voice.
"Are you sick..."
He let her go, his face blank from shock.
Lin Qingle sat up from the table. Her throat hurt a little, but she didn't care. After getting down from the table, she stood obediently in front of him.
"Just treat me as you are... whatever you want to think. But you have to admit that I am right. You won't do anything to me." Lin Qingle smiled softly, "Because you are Xu Tingbai."
No matter how he disguises himself or how fierce he pretends to be, he is still the warm and kind Xu Tingbai deep down.
The base of my palm felt slightly numb, and my heart was also affected, and I was trembling so much that I couldn't breathe.
He heard the girl's triumphant laugh and for a moment he felt powerless. But he had to admit that this feeling of powerlessness actually made him feel a little happy.
Because someone said they wanted to be with him...
Because someone said she promised not to leave.
"Would you like to eat? Don't stand here, the food is getting cold." Lin Qingle reached out and grabbed his sleeve.
Xu Tingbai sensed it and subconsciously tried to shake it off.
"It's useless." Lin Qingle tightly grasped the fabric in her hands. She was always timid but was extremely brave tonight. She said, "When you insisted on being my friend and giving me those delicious foods, you should have thought that someone would rely on you after tasting the sweetness."
Xu Tingbai was stunned: "Who has to..."
Lin Qingle: "You, you said I was your best friend then, but now you are playing tricks... it's too late."
Xu Tingbai was speechless.
Lin Qingle wiped her tears and took the opportunity to pull him to sit down at the dining table. "Okay, eat quickly. I'll go home after eating, otherwise it will be too late."
"Lin Qingle..."
"I will come to see you later! If you don't open the door, I will keep knocking. If you don't mind, you can keep doing this. Anyway, I have nothing else to do except going to school, so I have plenty of time."
The lunch box is opened and the food smells delicious.
She acted as if nothing had happened just now, he didn't threaten her, nor did he strangle her neck... She spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he hadn't done anything just now.
Xu Tingbai clenched his palms as she stuffed the chopsticks into his hands, his heart aching at her unprincipled indulgence.
Did she know what would happen to her if he really did that