Sunday morning.
The morning sun is rising, and half the bed is gilded.
Xu Xing first went to the living room to get an electric kettle to boil water, and then turned around and went into the bathroom to wash. After a while, my parents also got up.
The weekends of Xu Xing’s family all start at 7:00. Mother Xu gets up early to go out to buy food, Dad Xu goes for morning exercise, and Xu Xing studies at home—the only one in the family who can sleep late, Xu Yin, is not at home, and the family of three is harmonious. .
Xu Xing sat in front of the desk with an apple in his mouth, sorted out the papers distributed by each department, caught a glimpse of the mobile phone that had been on the table all night, and picked it up to take a look. A few WeChat messages were nothing more than Lu Che's groaning, and the last sentence stayed at 12:05: Good night.
Xu Xing rubbed his brows, put his phone aside, and wrote the papers on his own.
It wasn't until noon when Xu Xing dropped the pen, took his mobile phone and walked to the balcony to breathe. After thinking about it, he still replied to Lu Che: "Morning."
It's not good to leave others dry for a long time.
Xu Xing turned off the mute of the phone, went back to the bedroom, left the phone at the end of the bed, went for a walk in the living room, and turned into the kitchen to see how the dishes were today.
"Xu Xing."
Dad Xu called him in the living room.
Xu Xing took the chopsticks and spoon and put them on the table, asking, "What are you doing?"
Dad Xu flipped through the newspaper and said without looking up, "Your phone keeps ringing, let's go and have a look."
Xu Xing's door was open, and the phone kept ringing when he received a new message.
Xu Xing went back to the house and took a look at his mobile phone, and saw that Lu Che took a picture of the cafeteria for him - only two of the dozen or so stalls were open.
Lu Che: "Monitor, let me show you my sad treatment for staying at school on Sunday."
Then, Lu Che's camera took a few photos of the plate in the optional stall - the number of dishes dropped sharply, and the quality was not good.
Lu Che: "Do you feel bad for me and want to invite me to your house?"
Xu Xing groaned disapprovingly, and just wanted to reply whether he was distressed or invited, but then he thought about it, he walked to the dining room with his mobile phone, took a group photo of a table of delicious food, sent it to Lu Che, and said : "I have no time to feel sorry for you."
Xu Xing turned down the volume of the phone, dropped the phone and went out to eat in the small hall. Mother Xu asked, "Who is looking for you, what's the matter?"
Xu Xing sat down at the dining table, scooped up the soup with a spoon, and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, just that Lu Che is more fond of chattering, and complained to me about the inhumanity of the school's cafeteria on Sunday, and there are only two stalls open. Stay at school on Sunday. There must be very few people in the cafeteria, in order to avoid waste, there is no way to do it."
As soon as Dad heard it, he thought of his eldest daughter and said, "Your sister didn't go home on Sunday before. She said that she wanted to stay at school to study, but she must not be able to eat well."
Mother Xu felt distressed when she heard this, and said, "Wake up, or let Lu Che come to our house for dinner next time, this child is also pitiful."
Xu Xing almost choked on himself after listening to it, and said perfunctorily, "What's so pitiful? I only eat one more day in the cafeteria a week. The environment is tough and it can temper people. It's okay."
Xu's father and Xu's mother were all about their daughter, and from the standpoint of being a parent, they were especially able to participate in the play. Xu Xing's words to entertain Lu Che fell into their ears, as if in disguise they said that Xu Yin suffered hardships for granted.
Dad Xu stopped his chopsticks and said with a stern face: "Your sister is serious in studying because she has a clear goal and is willing to work hard to achieve it. You should study like her, instead of making fun of other people's efforts in a condescending tone."
"… "
Xu Xing thought about it for a while, but it was a little bit of Get to his parents, and he quickly explained: "No no, I didn't mean my sister, I just said Lu Che..."
Dad Xu was even more annoyed when he heard Xu Xing's answer: "Is it okay to make fun of other people's efforts? What happened to you today, reflect on yourself."
Xu Xing: "…"
Mother Xu waited for Dad Xu to talk about it, and then she made a sound and said, "It's alright, let's eat first, wake up and realize that your mistakes will be corrected. Your dad will pick you up next week, and you will stop by. Ask Lu Che if he wants to come to our house for dinner, both parents welcome him, understand?"
"… "
Xu Xing bit his spoon and nodded obediently.
The inner spit is like a stormy sea, roaring from the mountains and the sea—
What the hell is going on here? Why did his parents suddenly pressure him to invite Lu Che to their house for dinner? Toxic, right
Xu Xing didn't mean to be stingy with a meal, but thought that if Lu Che was invited to eat at home on Saturday, his parents would definitely let Lu Che stay overnight.
Pass! night!
Xu Xing really couldn't accept this word.
Why don't you ask Lu Che to take a taxi and have dinner now—
But if Lu Che had taken a taxi, it would not be good to go to any restaurant or restaurant, so why did he come to his house for a meal on purpose
After eating, Xu Xing sat in front of the desk, resting his chin on the table, and stared blankly at the series of complaints that Lu Che had just replied to him, such as "you don't love me anymore" and other words commonly used in Internet ridicule.
Xu Xing tangled for a while, then put away the phone and stopped talking about it.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon.
Xu Xing was about to go for a run in a nearby park, and then he remembered that after he brought home the sportswear he lent to Lu Che last week, he threw it aside and forgot to wash it.
Xu Xing took out the sportswear from his schoolbag, and checked it over and over with a deliberately critical mind, and unexpectedly found that Lu Che was really clean. Of course, the clothes were already very clean, and Lu Che couldn't run into the quagmire after wearing them for a day.
Xu Xing hesitated for a moment, then took off his clothes and put on his sports clothes.
Wearing the sportswear on his body, it was obviously his own clothes, but he felt a little uncomfortable.
Xu Xing opened the collar and lowered his head, and sniffed the tip of his nose against the collar—the clothes exuded a faint fragrance. Whenever Lu Che was close to him, he could smell it.
Xu Xing wrinkled his nose, shook off the thoughts in his mind, and pushed open the door to go out.
Xu Ma was sitting at the dining table picking out bird's nests. When she heard that Xu Xing was about to go out, she said, "Wake up, you can buy a bag of rock candy and come back later."
Xu Xing stood at the entrance to change his sneakers and replied, "Okay."
Xu Xing ran around the park for a long time, and when he got home, he went to the nearby supermarket to buy a bag of rock candy. He waited for the green light at the intersection, and when he was walking through, he inadvertently saw Liu Peilian in the rush of people - because Liu Peilian still had a red line floating on his body, it was particularly eye-catching.
Xu Xing and Liu Peilian crossed head-on, and soon ran in the opposite direction.
But Liu Peilian didn't see Xu Xing, and Xu Xing didn't have time to say hello to her. But he noticed that Liu Peilian's eyes were red.
on Monday.
Xu Xing went to the office during the gym break and asked the head teacher for a list. By chance, Liu Peilian just came out of the office.
Xu Xing noticed at a glance that the red line in Liu Peilian's heart was no longer bright red, as if he was sick, the color was dim, and he was dying.
The office door only opened on one side. Xu Xing stepped back and let her pass first. Liu Peilian smiled and said, "Thank you, monitor~"
Speech and demeanor, as usual.
Xu Xing nodded his head to say hello, and went in to ask the head teacher to get his watch. I heard the head teacher say, "Squad leader, do you know what's going on between Peilian and Mengjiao? Peilian told me just now that she wants to sit next to the podium by herself."
In other classes, students have moved their desks to the podium, or sat down next to the water dispenser. But Xu Xing and their class had an even number of men and women. If Liu Peilian moved to the front to sit, it would mean that Huang Mengjiao would also be left alone—Huang Mengjiao, that soft and weak girl, definitely didn’t want to be alone people sit.
Obviously, the two had a conflict, not as simple as "want to study hard" as Liu Peilian said.
After Xu Xing heard this, he shook his head.
Back in the classroom, Xu Xing's eyes first fell to Liu Peilian's side, only to see that Liu Peilian had already packed her things, and she was dragging her heavy desk and walking alone in the narrow aisle.
There were many people watching, both men and women were just onlookers, including the girls in Liu Peilian's dormitory.
Tang Mian stood in his seat, biting his lip hesitantly.
Xu Xing called her name from behind: "Tang Mian."
Tang Mian turned around when she heard the sound, and walked outside with Xu Xing.
Xu Xing asked her, "Do you know what happened to Liu Peilian and the others?"
Tang Mian said tangled: "I heard from the people in their dormitory last night that Pei Lian stayed at school on Sunday and smashed all Huang Mengjiao's things."
"… "
Xu Xing was speechless and asked, "Did someone bump into you?"
Tang Mian shook his head again and again and said, "It was Pei Lian's own alibi that others had debunked. I went to their dormitory last night to take a look. Huang Mengjiao's skin care products on the bedside shelf were almost all stolen. I fell seven, seven, eight, eight, alas…”
That pile of skin care products would cost thousands of dollars even if they were half-price compensation.
"… "
Xu Xing wanted to feel the deep hatred between the girls, but he looked into the classroom through the window, and saw that the red light from the red line on Liu Peilian's body tended to dim and faded out, like a candlelight lingering in the wind. .
He looked at Huang Mengjiao and Lin Peisang again, only Huang Mengjiao was in the boy's eyes, he patted the girl's thin back lightly and comforted her with a warm voice.
Xu Xing remembered that when she met Liu Peilian yesterday evening, her eyes were red and she was walking alone on the road.
This gossip was widely circulated in the seventh class. Some people whispered about Huang Mengjiao's character, thinking that according to Liu Peilian's behavior, he would never deliberately cause trouble; some people speculated that the two girls fell out because of jealousy. After all, outsiders can see clearly that Lin Peisang is entangled with them. It is not a matter of one or two days to be unclear, only the parties think that they have covered their feelings very tightly.
But I don't know, the love that desperately covers its mouth will flow into tears.
Noon break.
There were a few people sitting scattered in the classroom, a few people lying on their stomachs. After Xu Xing finished his homework, he went to the front to collect water, and Liu Peilian, who was sleeping beside the podium, just woke up.
Xu Xing saw that her eyes were red, and she didn't know if she rubbed her eyes or secretly cried.
Xu Xing looked at her hesitantly, but in the end he just pulled the corners of his lips and smiled at her.
He originally had a lot to say, such as asking: Why didn't he go back to the dormitory to rest. But when Liu Peilian returned to the dormitory now, he was scorned by others. How could he sleep well when he went back
Liu Peilian smiled back to Xu Xing, but she was listless and seemed to be pulling the corners of her lips very hard. She laughed as sadly as she was crying.
At this time, a man came in the front door.
Xu Xing looked over, it was Lin Peisang.
Lin Peisang went straight to the podium and said, "Peilian, can you talk to me? I want to ask you something..."
The boy's tone was a little hesitant. He tried his best to pretend to be peaceful and tried to talk to Liu Peilian as before, but he didn't notice that his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled.
Liu Peilian raised his head and said dumbly, "I really don't like you, so you don't need to ask."
"… "
This is what Lin Peisang wanted to ask: Do you like me...
He has always regarded Liu Peilian as an iron buddy, and never thought that Liu Peilian would like him.
Lin Peisang was obviously relieved when he got the answer.
Xu Xing stood beside him but saw with his own eyes that the red thread in Liu Peilian's heart was twisted by her "don't like it". Judging from the shape of the red thread, the red thread seemed to be strangling her heart. And the red thread wrapped around Lin Peisang's ankle began to writhe and struggle. It was eager to find relief, but it seemed as if it had been nailed to a sharp sword and could not escape.
Lin Peisang was still standing in front of Liu Peilian and asked with concern, "But what happened yesterday? I believe there must have been a misunderstanding between you and Mengjiao..."
The more the red thread wrapped around Lin Peisang's ankle twisted, the tighter the red thread in Liu Peilian's heart tightened—Xu Xing suddenly recalled that when he first tried to break the red thread, the pain was unforgettable, and he curled up in pain. twitching on the ground.
It hurts like it's breaking my heart.
Liu Peilian's face was pale.
Struggling to the point of madness, the red thread twisted to Xu Xing's feet, as if whimpering and begging - Xu Xing couldn't stand it any longer, walked over without saying a word, and grabbed the ankle wrapped around Lin Peisang. on the red line.
He had already prepared for the red line to earn constantly.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he pulled it, the red thread wrapped around Lin Peisang's ankle easily broke free.
The red thread slid away from Xu Xing's hand, and the violent twitching stopped. Its movements were light and slow, like a wounded patient, dragging his lame leg back with difficulty, and finally retracted into Liu Peilian's heart.
The red line could no longer be retracted freely. It was coiled into a big lump and stacked above the heart.
It may be overwhelming, but it's better than the pain in the heart.
Xu Xing bent over, picked up a small piece of chalk on the ground, and put it in the chalk box. He said to Lin Peisang, "Let Pei Lian take a rest."
Lin Peisang turned to look at Xu Xing, who patted him on the shoulder.
Liu Peilian lay on the table, the colic stopped suddenly, and he broke out in a cold sweat.