The sunlight fell obliquely into the room. Compared to Cheng Meiyan, the kindness left by the years on the head nurse's face was particularly obvious.
There was no trace of joking or teasing in her voice. Instead, her voice was filled with smiles, just like the kind of happy emotion an elder would have when looking at a younger person.
But this kind of joy shouldn’t appear when seeing Lu Shizhen and Xu Shiyue interacting.
Lu Shizhen's throat choked.
She felt that the head nurse had misunderstood her relationship with Xu Shiyue. She took two bites of the apple in her mouth and explained vaguely: "No, we are not."
The head nurse was stunned when she heard Lu Shizhen's words, with some confusion in her eyes.
Cheng Meiyan exclaimed, "Ah!" and explained to the head nurse with a smile: "Our Zhenzhen is still underage, and her school strictly prohibits minors."
Cheng Meiyan's words were ambiguous, neither confirming nor denying.
Lu Shizhen felt that it would be better not to explain, and saw the head nurse nodded to Cheng Meiyan as if she understood.
As they were talking, Lu Shizhen felt Xu Shiyue's shadow moving away from her.
The sunlight enveloped the person who sat back in the chair, adding a touch of warmth to the calm coldness. It looked no different from before.
But it was precisely this lack of difference that made Lu Shizhen worried.
She was terribly afraid that Xu Shiyue would interpret Cheng Meiyan's non-denial as a private hint from her daughter to her mother, and then deduct a few points from her.
Thinking about the disrupted points system, Lu Shizhen hurriedly stated her position: "Mom, I really don't have any... "
Lu Shizhen said this in a hurry. He hadn't finished eating the apple in his mouth yet, so he couldn't hear clearly.
Cheng Meiyan didn't wait for her to finish her words. She raised her hand and rubbed her head, saying, "Mom knows that you are a good child who abides by the school rules and regulations. Eat the apple first, and you won't choke."
Cheng Meiyan's eyes were curved with a smile and her voice was full of tenderness.
Having said this, she angrily pushed back the words of her "silly daughter" who was trying to distance herself from her in front of the girl.
Cheng Meiyan felt that her daughter had been much more well-behaved recently, and her overall behavior was more righteous than before, but being too righteous would make it difficult for her to find a girlfriend.
It has to be vague and unclear.
This is the only way to develop.
This silly child.
Cheng Meiyan rubbed Lu Shizhen's head again, and her eyes fell on the apple that Xu Shiyue had just fed Lu Shizhen with a sigh.
She was a little surprised by the neatly arranged beautiful bunny apples, and couldn't help asking: "Did you peel all these bunny apples, Shiyue?"
"Yeah." Xu Shiyue nodded calmly, "I just peeled it casually. I'm sorry to make you laugh."
"What are you laughing at? I may not be able to carve such a beautiful apple bunny." Cheng Meiyan found that she liked Xu Shiyue more and more, and praised her again and again, "I didn't expect our Shiyue's hands to be so skillful, it's amazing."
Upon hearing this, Xu Shiyue bowed his head slightly and nodded to show his humility, with a somewhat obscure look in his eyes.
It’s not that she disliked Cheng Meiyan’s compliments to her, but she felt a little confused about her subconscious action.
Just as she had just said to Cheng Meiyan, Xu Shiyue herself didn't know why she was carving this thing.
She had never learned from her mother, and no one in her family had ever carved a rabbit apple for her.
This kind of thing should be very strange to her, yet it is strangely familiar.
I just picked up the knife and the apple, and my hands did it involuntarily.
Xu Shiyue could tell from Cheng Meiyan's words that her rabbit apples were of very good quality.
But even though her eyesight was much better than when she came out of the water yesterday, she couldn't see very clearly.
If it weren't for her familiar muscle memory, she wouldn't be able to carve a rabbit apple so easily.
But where does this strange muscle memory come from
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With the Lu family exerting pressure, the school dealt with Sun Chenchen quickly, and the expulsion notice was completed within the same day.
Xu Shiyue never thought that justice would be achieved so quickly, but Lu Shizhen still helped him achieve it.
Today's sun is exceptionally warm, as if to welcome the band members who have returned victoriously.
The sunlight fell into the orchestra's rehearsal room, casting the brightest light on the scene of the commendation meeting.
Xu Shiyue sat in her principal chair in accordance with the orchestra's rules and watched Teacher Chen speaking at the front of the classroom.
She knew that this was not the style of their orchestra. Their orchestra has never been ostentatious. In the past two years or so, no matter what performance or competition it was, Teacher Chen had never held any commendation meetings for them in order to prevent everyone from taking the honor too seriously.
Have a good time and then come back to continue rehearsing, this is the tacit rule between them.
And the arrival of one person changed this place.
Xu Shiyue thought about it and turned to look at the person standing against the wall holding up a cell phone to record the video.
As the initiator who instigated Teacher Chen to hold such a commendation meeting, Lu Shizhen was particularly active.
The band members around him all sat upright in their chairs, except Lu Shizhen, who was filming with his cell phone.
Xu Shiyue just looked at the girl holding the mobile phone, her blurry shadow moving back and forth and refusing to be still.
Her liveliness is somewhat out of place with the seriousness of this place.
But it is like a touch of color in the black and white world, adding a touch of brilliance to the dead silence.
It's not that annoying.
Xu Shiyue was thinking in her heart when she heard Teacher Chen calling her name: "Shiyue, come up."
The applause rang out, and Xu Shiyue stood in her position according to Teacher Chen's instructions in a daze.
Then, as if to make amends for herself, Chen Miaomiao, dressed like a lady of etiquette, handed the trophy to her: "Congratulations, Shiyue."
Chen Miaomiao's voice was filled with laughter, and the heavy trophy and certificate pressing on Xu Shiyue's hand made her suddenly realize something.
Not as if.
Yes, that's it.
Everyone in the band was helping her complete the award ceremony that she missed.
In fact, Xu Shiyue doesn't care about these things. Honor, fame and fortune are nothing to her.
Staying by Lu Shizhen's bedside and watching her wake up with my own eyes is more important than any award ceremony.
It's just that her indifference is an important and indispensable moment in the eyes of others.
And that other person was not anyone else, it was Lu Shizhen.
It’s Lu Shizhen again.
And everyone is willing to cooperate with her to help her make up for it.
The warmth of kindness was like a surging ocean wave, overwhelming Xu Shiyue.
But compared to the ferocity of negative emotions, the gentleness of the waves is beyond words.
This is the fifth month that Xu Shiyue has been alone, and it is almost half a year.
She felt that she was not alone in this world.
"Say something." Teacher Chen encouraged Xu Shiyue, who had not moved for a long time.
"Okay." Xu Shiyue blinked as if coming back to her senses. She didn't think about it or prepare a speech. "I didn't prepare any speech. After all, I never thought that winning this award was my own achievement."
"Without everyone's cooperation and the orchestra's perfect performance, I alone would not have received this award. This award is mine personally, and it is also a recognition of everyone. Thank you all."
Having said this, Xu Shiyue paused.
She parted her thin lips slightly, as if she had not finished speaking yet, and everyone's applause was waiting for her last sentence.
And her last sentence was for Lu Shizhen.
"Thank you too, Lu Shizhen."
Xu Shiyue's voice was soft, and it was hard to tell whether there was sob and emotion mixed in it.
Lu Shizhen was holding the phone like this, and was caught off guard when she saw Xu Shiyue's eyes looking at her.
The sunlight outside the window was clear and warm, casting a layer of tenderness on the girl's eyes. She was so calm as if she was looking into Lu Shizhen's eyes on the other side of the screen.
The applause was even louder than before in the rehearsal room, and Lu Shizhen saw Qiuqiu setting off fireworks on her screen.
It was like her heart was beating fast at that moment.
Countless brilliant fireworks rose and bloomed in Lu Shizhen's heart, and the bright day was filled with dazzling gold.
The nameless grass buried in her wilderness swayed in the wind and spread out its leaves without anyone noticing.
Chen Miaomiao's hands were almost broken from clapping as she watched this scene.
As soon as the commendation meeting was over, she took advantage of the time when Lu Shizhen and Teacher Chen went to get the supporting documents that Xu Shiyue needed to provide as a recommended student, and quickly walked to Xu Shiyue's side.
Chen Miaomiao squatted down beside Xu Shiyue very skillfully, holding her face: "How romantic."
Xu Shiyue did not answer, but just glanced sideways at Chen Miaomiao.
Chen Miaomiao immediately frowned and complained: "Don't look at me like that. As your good friend for all these years, I haven't been thanked by you. I'm jealous!"
Xu Shiyue could hear the faint disappointment and regret in Chen Miaomiao's voice, and knew that she should thank Chen Miaomiao, so she added: "Thank you, Miaomiao."
Chen Miaomiao was not a person who cared about small matters. When she heard Xu Shiyue say this, she couldn't help but smile with a stern face: "That's about right."
She waved her hand as she spoke, and then as if she had thought of something, she deliberately said: "Actually, I'm not that jealous of Lu Shizhen. After all, she is now a campus celebrity with super charisma."
Xu Shiyue frowned slightly when she heard Chen Miaomiao's words. Her alertness made her voice lower a few notes: "Why?"
"The story of Lu Shizhen's heroic rescue of a beautiful girl has been spread." Chen Miaomiao said, "Plus the rare gold medal won by the orchestra this time, and Sun Chenchen was expelled, she has become famous in our school."
"Second fight against Sun Chenchen, the most loyal dog!"
Chen Miaomiao raised her voice and told Xu Shiyue with interest about Lu Shizhen's current situation in school.
After a pause, Chen Miaomiao moved closer to Xu Shiyue and whispered in her ear, "I've told you a long time ago that dogs are very popular now. You are the first to get the upper hand. If you don't act now, your dog will be snatched away by someone else!"
Xu Shiyue listened to what Chen Miaomiao said and suddenly understood what this person meant.
—She wanted to encourage and seduce herself by highlighting Lu Shizhen’s popularity.
And she walked into such an obviously crude trap without any precautions.
If Chen Miaomiao hadn't been so hasty and exposed herself, she wouldn't even have noticed it.
The sunlight was slanting slightly, dimming the girl's lowered eyes.
Jealousy, possession, and lust were like snakes spitting out their tongues, slowly and slowly coiling around her new soft spot.
I can no longer be calm, and I can no longer be composed.
Xu Shiyue knew that this was a taboo. Once exposed to Xu Shouxian's sight, it would affect her ability to get back Xu's things.
It might even lead to her total defeat.
She should have removed it...
At this moment, a relaxed voice interrupted Xu Shiyue's thoughts: "What are you talking about?"
Lu Shizhen is back.
Xu Shiyue looked at the familiar figure in her sight and withdrew her thoughts as if nothing had happened: "Nothing."
Then she noticed what Lu Shizhen was holding and asked, "Have you got all the materials? Can we go now?"
Although the annoying person has been expelled, Xu Shiyue is still on leave from school and will not go back to class even if he comes to school.
What's more, what Chen Miaomiao had just said was still lingering in her mind, and the dormant eyes around her made her want to take Lu Shizhen away quickly.
Lu Shizhen's cold hadn't fully healed yet, and he was thinking about being lazy and not going back to class. Hearing this, he immediately nodded in agreement with Xu Shiyue's words: "We've got them all, we can go now."
The school at noon was as quiet as if it was asleep, and the shoes made a crisp clicking sound as they rolled over the dry yellow leaves.
Xu Shiyue still kept his hand on Lu Shizhen's wrist as usual, but his mood was not as calm as usual.
She felt more than one emotion running rampant in her body, swinging the balance between reason and emotion.
She was in an inexplicably bad mood, and seemed to be even more angry at the heavy trophy in her hand.
Xu Shiyue just held the simple trophy and said to Lu Shizhen a little willfully: "Chen, please keep it for me."
"This kind of thing is too heavy. I wish I could hold eight or ten of them to show off." Lu Shizhen said this, but his hand naturally took the trophy handed to him by Xu Shiyue.
This was the first time she had seen a trophy. The priceless crystal reflected the sunlight, looking clear and bright.
She thought that only Xu Shiyue could be worthy of such a pure thing.
Thinking of this, Lu Shizhen paused.
A smile spread across her face, and she half-jokingly said to Xu Shiyue: "You said, you gave me such a beautiful thing, aren't you afraid that I will take it for myself because I think it's beautiful?"
"Don't be afraid." Xu Shiyue shook his head.
She knew that Lu Shizhen was not that kind of person.
and…
A wind blew in the distance, shaking the leaves that were barely hanging on the trees.
The withered and tenacious leaves scratched across the tiled floor, making the last sound of life.
Lu Shizhen was still here, looking at her beautiful trophy in front of Xu Shiyue, waiting for Xu Shiyue's answer. In her ears, which were filled with the sound of falling leaves, Xu Shiyue's voice and the system's voice rang out at the same time.
"If you want it, it's yours."
"999"
(End of this chapter)