This was not the first time today that Xu Shiyue felt strange about his own thoughts.
But unlike the unexplained displeasure in the morning, this time she was inexplicably interested in teaching people to read Braille. And this person was Lu Shizhen, whom she had never wanted to have much contact with in the past.
Xu Shiyue narrowed her eyes slightly, and there was something obscure under her calm eyes. She found that it seemed that she had lost control not only of Lu Shizhen, but also of herself.
It seemed as if she didn't know that from that moment on, the world around her began to change.
Things that she was familiar with and vigilant about gradually deviated, and at a certain point they all deviated from their original tracks. And that center was Lu Shizhen.
If her performance is used to describe her changes, then she played this scene for too long. This person is really getting more and more interesting.
Xu Shiyue just looked at the figure of the girl sitting next to him, a smile flashing through his slightly narrowed eyes.
The doubts slowly accumulated and turned into warmth in her palm. She was not the kind of person who would regret what she said, and she did not let go of Lu Shizhen's hand that she was holding.
"Just like writing, there are standard postures for reading these words." Xu Shiyue said and began her teaching.
Lu Shizhen was still confused about the fact that Xu Shiyue wanted to teach him to read Braille, so he nodded hesitantly.
However, she did not wait for the fingers to touch the paper, but the hand that was lying on the back of her hand fell on her fingertips. Just as Xu Shiyue said, she began to correct Lu Shizhen's basic reading posture.
I don’t know if it’s because Xu Shiyue can’t see, but the way she teaches Lu Shizhen is like teaching a child who has just entered school.
The slender fingers gently lifted up the half-hanging fingers, and the bony fingers just stroked the inside of the fingers, gently and slowly, touching the heart.
"Don't use your entire finger to touch, which will make your reading range very large." Xu Shiyue said as she placed her finger on Lu Shizhen's fingertip, "You only need to use your fingertips to recognize the text."
Xu Shiyue’s lectures were professional, careful and meticulous.
The sleekly trimmed nails just brushed across Lu Shizhen's fingertips, causing a vague and unreal itch to itch at the fingertips, which were already sensitive.
The entire library was silent, and the suppressed sound wrapped in the breath fell on the itchy palm. It is said that the blood vessels on the fingers are directly connected to the heart, and every touch and change can make the heart feel more sensitive. Lu Shizhen didn't believe it before.
But now it has become an exception to verify this statement. The sound, the breath, the warmth left by the fingers brushing against the back of the hand.
Lu Shizhen had no way to describe the feeling. He was distracted, like the worst student in the class, with all his attention focused on his own feelings.
Plop, plop, plop.
It was like there was a string pulling at my heart, swinging it like a swing and making it hit my chest hard.
The sound of the heartbeat gradually became obvious and unbalanced. Qiuqiu suddenly flew out of Lu Shizhen's mind and warned nervously: "Host, host, your heartbeat is too fast. Don't have such distracting thoughts. The main system will issue a warning.
Lu Shizhen's face was full of worry. "I don't want to either. It's Xu Shiyue's actions that are too provocative..." But before she could finish her complaint, Qiuqiu interrupted her immediately: "Host!" It looked around cautiously and reminded, "Host, what you want to say is a system sensitive word!" Lu Shizhen remembered the last warning and immediately closed her mouth. She asked aggrievedly, "Then what do you think I should do now?" "Calm down, calm down." Qiu worked quickly and took out its panacea again. "Host, think about your points, think about your legs, and think about the consequences if you are warned by the main system again and can't end it."
As soon as these words came out, Lu Shizhen calmed down immediately. Xu Shiyue's originally erratic voice became real: "... In Braille, there is space between each character, and the distance between the dots will not be too far. If the distance is too far, it means that you have read the next line."
After listening to Xu Shiyue's explanation, Lu Shizhen acted as if he had suddenly realized something and said, "No wonder all I read out were densely packed dots."
When she said that, she pretended to try, and pulled her hand out of Xu Shiyue's hand with traces of acting. The hand that was originally holding something was suddenly empty, and Xu Shiyue just glanced at the girl beside him.
She rubbed her empty fingers together gently, and then continued to explain as if nothing had happened: "The initial consonants of Braille are not easy to remember in order. In fact, beginners can remember them in alphabetical order first, which will be easier. A is the top left dot, B is the left column with two dots, C is the first row with two dots... "
After putting aside irrelevant thoughts, Lu Shizhen was finally able to listen carefully.
Qiuqiu just watched from the side and couldn't help but ask, "Host, do you think Xu Shiyue did it on purpose?" "What do you mean?" Lu Shizhen was puzzled.
"I just wanted to tease you..." Qiuqiu said, "Why else would she teach you for no reason?" Lu Shizhen disagreed, even a little narcissistic: "Couldn't it be that she saw that I was very eager for knowledge and was moved by me?" Qiuqiu said nothing, with a look of "Do you think I believe it?"
Lu Shizhen also pursed his lips, feeling that she didn't believe what he had just said.
Because of this, she became even more puzzled, "Then why do you think she wanted to tease me?" &t;In a good mood&t;Qiuqiu guessed.
Lu Shizhen looked disgusted and said, "What kind of logic is this?"
As someone who has read the original text, Lu Shizhen was deeply impressed by Xu Shiyue's past as described by Qiuqiu.
It is because the author described Xu Shiyue's life before his family was broken up and his loved ones died too beautifully that they feel even more pity and distress for everything Xu Shiyue went through later.
Although she couldn't be sure that what Qiuqiu said was right, Lu Shizhen felt that Xu Shiyue must have laughed before. However, the only time she saw Xu Shiyue laugh in these days was this morning in the villa. Even though her smile was not so sincere, it was indeed brighter and more lively than usual. It was as if the sun shone through her in an instant, and there was no haze in Ji Ran's eyes. She was really beautiful. She should be this beautiful.
She is not a paper figure in a book, nor a puppet under the operation of the system. She can be cold, unhappy, and smile. She is a "person" who should be very beautiful.
"You said, even if we can't avoid Xu Shiyue turning into that dark moonlight in the end, can we try to keep a touch of pure land in her heart?" Lu Shizhen once again tried to express to Qiuqiu his idea of wanting to change the fate of the protagonist.
She didn't know why she had to protect Xu Shiyue from turning evil and going crazy like in the original text, but as long as there was the slightest chance, she would want to give it a try.
There's no harm in giving it a try.
This time Qiuqiu did not deny her like she did in the past, and she agreed, "... Well, you can try it." Before Lu Shizhen could feel happy, she heard a voice calling her softly, "Lu Shizhen." It was Xu Shiyue's voice.
Lu Shizhen's wandering thoughts were suddenly pulled back.
She realized that she was distracted again and said "ah" with a guilty conscience. "I just told you the initials, how many did you remember?" Xu Shiyue asked calmly. "I..." Lu Shizhen looked at the white pages in front of him and raised his hand to scratch his nose. "You didn't remember any of them?" Xu Shiyue asked. "Not really." Lu Shizhen struggled.
Xu Shiyue didn't say anything else, just looked at Lu Shizhen, like a teacher in class. Lu Shizhen rolled her throat, she knew Xu Shiyue wanted her to recite the initials she remembered. "The b is the two dots on the left column." Lu Shizhen has her own way of memorizing. She recalled the initials table she saw when she learned about Braille that day. "p is the full left column plus the top of the right column, m is... two dots on the top and bottom of the left column plus the top of the right column, f is similar to p, but without the dot at the bottom of the left column..."
Lu Shizhen's description was halting, and Xu Shiyue just sat there and listened, without interrupting her recitation, which was a mistake. She certainly remembered that the Braille initials she taught Lu Shizhen were explained in the order of the English alphabet, not the order of the Chinese initials. This person was indeed absent-minded just now.
But Xu Shiyue didn't feel angry about this for some reason. Instead, he nodded and said, "Your image memory is very good and very fast."
It was rare for Lu Shizhen to hear Xu Shiyue praise her, so she said a little embarrassedly, "It's just average."
She always tends to forget her own personality when she is happy, and can't help but talk more: "After all, some things are not seen so often, so of course you have to remember them quickly, otherwise what will you do if you forget them?"
Xu Shiyue paused for a moment and asked, "What?"
Xu Shiyue's voice was a little low, and Lu Shizhen suddenly felt like he had said something wrong.
She thought that her words were somewhat different from the original owner's personality, and her brain worked quickly to make up for it: "It's just some beautiful things."
"Like the rose in my back garden, it has now withered and exists only in my head."
The autumn sunshine shone through the window glass and fell on Xu Shiyue's face, bright and warm.
She just lowered her eyelashes slightly, and no light could penetrate into her eyes.
As she listened to Lu Shizhen's explanation, she felt that the thought that had just flashed through her mind was a little ridiculous.
Even if what Lu Shizhen was referring to included the photos that Lu Shize brought her today, she shouldn't care. But since she wasn't referring to a person, why did Lu Shizhen panic? What was she hiding
Xu Shiyue lowered her eyes and thought, then she heard Lu Shizhen's voice again: "And many things don't have to be obtained, as long as you can draw them and remember them, that's good enough, don't you think?"
As Lu Shizhen spoke, he looked at Xu Shiyue with bright eyes.
In the square little ward in her original world, she didn't have many ways to entertain herself, and putting her imagination on paper seemed to be her only interest.
"Indeed." Xu Shiyue nodded her head, agreeing with what Lu Shizhen said. The Braille pen turned between her fingers, making a clicking sound.
Then, as if she remembered something, she looked up at Lu Shizhen and said, "But, I remember that last semester, you got 30 points out of 100 for your oil painting."
(End of this chapter)