"Don't make trouble."
Xu Jiao's relationship with Su Xi is good, but she doesn't like this kind of behavior, even if the other party is just a joke to show closeness.
Su Xi heard Xu Jiao's seriousness in her warning voice, picked up her chopsticks and scratched the hot rice in the bowl, and muttered in a low voice, "Why don't you kiss if you don't kiss? Why are you so fierce? Coward."
This coquettish and complaining sentence came out of her mouth, but it only made people feel cute.
Su Xi's popularity in school is not low. Except for some nerds who are addicted to learning, most boys like her cheerful, righteous and enthusiastic personality. She is well dressed and wears light makeup every day to go to school.
Except for Mondays when the director was doing a grooming check, other times she also wore a lot of jewelry, such as delicate necklaces, beautiful bracelets, and even her hairstyle was fashionable and cute.
There are a few sports students who are chasing her very fiercely, and they will ask her out to play when they have time.
Hearing her voice, Xu Jiao had a two-pointed smile in her eyes, but she still shook her head and emphasized to her gently, "Xiao Xi, it's not like you've never been in love, so you should know that you can't just kiss someone else's lips. "
At this moment, Aunt Su went to the guest room to clean up again, and Shen Yelan also walked to the dining table again, sat down silently, and when she picked up the chopsticks, she turned her wrist to her side, not wanting to be seen by her palm. A few small crescents that were deeply pinched out.
She listened quietly to Xu Jiao educating Su Xi, pinched the chopsticks to catch the meat on the fish's tail, and then glanced in the direction of Su Xi from the corner of her eye, seeing her holding her face and opening her lips:
"But we are all girls, what does it matter? And you didn't object before."
Xu Jiao said indifferently, "It used to be before, and now it is now."
Su Xi hummed, and suddenly directed the war in the direction of Shen Yelan. She put down her chopsticks, put her hands around her chest, and said arrogantly when she met Shen Yelan's inadvertent gaze:
"I see! You have another dog, and I'm no longer the only cutie in your heart! Say, do you like this surname Shen?"
Shen Yelan didn't expect that she was suddenly drawn into the topic, and looked at Xu Jiao in a panic.
Even the meat that was finally caught on the chopsticks fell back to the plate, and the snow-white fish was submerged in the dark sauce in the blink of an eye.
She knew that Xu Jiao didn't care about her, but she couldn't control her nervousness and was annoyed by the pounding heartbeat.
as predicted-
Xu Jiao answered Su Xi without blinking: "What does it have to do with her? We're talking about you now, you can't do this next time."
Su Xi reluctantly said: "Why! I want to kiss!"
Xu Jiao exhaled softly, put the cabbage in her bowl, then put the chopsticks next to the bowl, turned her head, and said seriously, "Because I like girls, it's easy for you to make me like this. Misunderstanding, understand?"
Su Xi was stunned.
Suddenly a "dang" sound was heard.
The two of them looked at the place where the sound came from at the same time. It was Shen Yelan's chopsticks who accidentally fell under the table. She hurriedly squatted down to pick it up, hiding her expression under the table so that no one could see it.
She raised her hand to put the chopsticks in front of her, but did not dare to stand up, and pressed the back of her right hand to her cheek:
hot.
It's on fire.
What did she hear just now? Does Xu Jiao like girls
Even though she knew that the other party didn't care about her, Shen Yelan was inevitably overjoyed at this moment, and a devilish whisper appeared in her heart: "Since she likes girls, why can't it be you?"
Before she could listen to the bewitching more, Su Xi was already clinging to the corner of the table and leaning over to look under the table: "Hey, what's your reaction? Dare I see you showing that ignorant expression, I'll definitely beat you to death."
Even if I had some reactions just now, in Su Xi's worldview, no one is allowed to show a strange look to Xu Jiao!
That's right, although Su Xi used to think that these guys who like the same sex are weird, but today once Xu Jiao is also included in this group, she suddenly feels that the words "Ji Lao" and "Lala" in her mind have become Foreign gas up.
Well-known double standard is such.
Shen Yelan looked at her in a puzzled way, the blush on her face gradually dissipated, she sat back on the table with a vague understanding, got up to wash the chopsticks, and sat back again.
However, Xu Jiao, the person who dropped the heavy news, didn't respond. Seeing that Su Xi understood what she meant, she picked up her chopsticks again and continued to eat.
A meal is rare quiet.
Only Xu Jiao was content.
When she put down the bowls and chopsticks, got up and walked towards the bedroom, Su Xi didn't know what to think, and didn't care about the soup left in the bowl, she hurriedly chased after her, and the sound of gossip echoed in the living room:
"Hey, what kind of girl does Sister Jiaojiao like?"
"When did you find out that you like women? Did the good thing your grandson did last time made you lose interest in men? I'll find someone to teach him a lesson!"
It wasn't until the two of them entered the room that Shen Yelan dared to look back, seeing the empty living room, and quietly lowered his eyes, showing a touch of loneliness.
What Susie asked about...
She also wanted to know.
…
But Xu Jiao didn't say anything.
In Su Xi's chattering voice, Xu Jiao calmly took apart a set of May 3 that had just arrived two days ago. With the rich ink scent of the new book, she took a pen and opened the first page to start doing questions. .
Su Xi asked again for five minutes, but there was no response. She couldn't help but lie down on the back of Xu Jiao's chair and whispered:
"It's so boring, you don't say anything."
Xu Jiao answered without raising her eyes: "If you are bored, do the questions. If you don't finish the set of questions I prepared for you tonight, you are not allowed to sleep. Don't think I will let you go like before dinner."
Su Xi: "...!"
She turned around and ran out. Everyone was already in the living room. Seeing Shen Yelan silently cleaning up the dishes, she didn't know what to think. She turned around and slammed the door frame again, and asked with a sigh of relief:
"Sister Jiaojiao! I'm your girlfriend, can you be more lenient with me?" For example, don't let her do the questions.
Shen Yelan held the side of the oil-stained bowl and forgot to let go for a long time. Then, she silently raised her eyes to look in Su Xi's direction.
The next moment, Xu Jiao's voice came from the room: "Zaipi, you need to do one more set of questions."
Su Xi: "… "
She quietly rubbed back to the small table in the living room, and began to sigh at the topic of bitterness and hatred, without noticing Shen Yelan's gaze from beginning to end.
Only the man at the dining table looked at the messy tabletop and thought a little uncertainly:
Is it a wrong choice to come to Xu Jiao to live here
Especially now that Su Xi is here, she always jokes with Xu Jiao from time to time, which makes her mood constantly fluctuate, and she always feels that she is not far from having a heart attack.
The only good thing is that…
Xu Jiao is much more serious than she looks.
…
That night, Shen Yelan slept in that spacious guest room.
Before going to bed, she was extremely worried that she would have those absurd and unspeakable dreams again in this home full of Xu Jiao's breath, but beyond her expectations, she slept until she woke up naturally, laying on the soft bedding, only Dazedly reacted—
I didn't dream last night.
She sat up from the rare warm quilt, and for some reason, a faint sense of loss filled her heart.
It seemed that he was ready to go to a magnificent appointment, but in the end, he just put on a coat and waited quietly all night in the alley with Liu Shaotou on that moon, only the cold wind accompanied him.
Shen Yelan raised her hand to cover her face, and let out a sigh from between her fingers.
I don't know if it's because of my thought that I can't see the light, or because I just fell to the end, I feel sorry for this missed night.
"morning."
Shen Yelan changed into her school uniform, opened the door, and saw Xu Jiao who was having breakfast.
He is obviously the most domineering student in the entire No. 18 Middle School, but his school uniform is neat and tidy. The buttons of the white school uniform jacket are tied to the top, and the neckline is flat without any excess marks.
At first glance, no one would doubt the slow meal movement and the quiet eyes, but in fact the best students from the Eighteenth Middle School were in front of him.
Shen Yelan only glanced at it, then restrained her gaze away, and politely replied, "Good morning."
Aunt Su had already bought the food for the day at 5:00 in the morning. She was busy in the kitchen at the moment, according to the list Xu Jiao had given earlier, preparing raw meat for the dog. When she heard that someone was up, she smiled. road:
"Xiao Shen also got up. I'm making fried sandwiches today. What do you want to add? Eggs, ham, bacon, meat floss, green vegetables... Come and see."
Shen Yelan subconsciously wanted to say something casual, but after looking at the contents on Xu Jiao's plate, the words she said halfway through her mouth betrayed the master's will and changed to: "Just like... Sister Xu Jiao's."
She hesitated when she called Xu Jiao.
It seems a bit offensive to call her by her first name, but calling Su Xi "Sister Jiaojiao" has a weird ambiguity in it.
The result is what it is today.
Xu Jiao didn't feel anything, after all, according to the original owner's settings, she was originally a year older than her peers, so it was no problem to be called sister by Shen Yelan.
"Okay, just wait a moment." Aunt Su said loudly in the kitchen.
Shen Yelan pulled away the chair and just sat down at the dining table when she saw that Xu Jiao had finished eating, wiped her mouth and hands, Xu Jiao nodded to her, said "you eat slowly", and then Get up and leave.
Probably because Su Xi hadn't gotten up yet, there were only two bowls and chopsticks on the empty dining table, which made Shen Yelan deceive himself and have an illusion:
It was as if she and Xu Jiao were the only people in this family.
When they wake up in the morning, the first person they see is each other, then they say good morning to each other and eat together at the same table...
She pulled the corner of her lower lip slightly.
In the quiet morning light, I even dreamed carefully.
…
Xu Jiao got up early, and went to school early. When Shen Yelan packed up and went out, Su Xi just got up. The three of them lived under one roof, but they all went to school in three separate ways.
Shen Yelan was still accustomed to walking on the path.
Although this is very dangerous, and it is easy to meet some "social people" who love to block honest students like her, but she has such a personality and likes to enjoy tranquility.
So every time, she will be 120,000 points of energy to meet this little need of her own.
It was the first time for Shen Yelan to go to school from this direction of Xu Jiao's house. The surrounding alleys and scenery were completely different from what she had seen before, which made her taste a little fresh. In front of a boxing gym.
The door of the boxing gym was closed, she was not surprised.
Except for breakfast shops and some businesses that are open at night, not many shops will open at this time.
What Shen Yelan noticed was a man sitting cross-legged at the door wearing a sweater. The man was all black, with a hood covering his head, making it difficult to see his appearance. Only the fabric on his elbows was a bit strange. , as if it got wet.
A faint smell of rust penetrated into Shen Yelan's nose.
She was not very courageous, and the moment she saw this person, her instinct was to remind her not to come closer, this place is very dangerous.
Perhaps it was because she was treated harshly at those relatives' houses since she was a child, and later was always bullied by her cousin Lu Pei, so Shen Yelan had her own set of intuitive perceptions of danger.
She stopped, silently trying to step back.
at this time-
The man sitting at the door of the boxing gym raised his head, and a strand of long, shallow hair fell under his hood.
This turned out to be a woman.
However, Shen Yelan's guard did not relax because of this, and even when the other party raised her head, she took a big step back and turned around to run.
The man under the hood gently hooked the corner of his lower lip, lowered his head again, and sat there quietly, like a statue.
"It's a student..." She sighed softly.
Students are always curious, and it is not uncommon for them to come to such a place. Some of them are timid, some are timid, and the one who came just now should be the less timid type.
She was about to close her eyes and squint for a while, but before her consciousness relaxed, she suddenly raised her head and looked forward—
In front of.
Shen Yelan was caught by her gaze, the sole of her shoe rubbed against the ground, making a loud noise on the quiet road.
"You..." There was a little surprise in the black hood's eyes.
Shen Yelan's throat trembled nervously, her eyes wandered left and right, and after a while, she whispered, "Are you... injured? Do you want to go to the hospital?"
She quickly added: "But I don't have money, so I can't help you pay for your medical bills."
When the person sitting on the ground heard her words, they were stunned at first, and then laughed softly, as if they had heard a joke.
When the laughter stopped, Shen Yelan heard the man ask, "Didn't you just want to run away? Why are you back now?"
Shen Yelan pursed her lips, "Don't forget it."
It was the first time in her life that she was nosy.
In other words, this is the first time she has tried to do this. Before that, she had been standing in the dark for too long, and she was already used to the fact that no one in the world would lend a helping hand to her, and she never knew what was in the book. What exactly are the "helping others" and "seeing injustice on the road"
until…
Yesterday, she was favored by warmth.
Therefore, she also wanted to learn to become such a warm person.
"Are you a student? Go to school, don't come to such a place." The man under the black hood raised his head, revealing an excessively pale face, and his gaze lingered on the school uniform on Shen Yelan's body for a while. Showing a little bit of envy.
If Xu Jiao was here, she would definitely be able to recognize it at a glance. This is the number one bodyguard who will appear next to the male protagonist in the future, and is also an important female supporting role who prevents the male protagonist from getting together with Shen Yelan in the later period, Dong Qing.
Holly was trained as a blade and a tool since she was a child. She was constantly bought by new owners and abandoned. When she was dying, she was found by the hero's family. After taking her away, she was healed. She became the most loyal bodyguard around the man.
She guards the hero's life and will, and doesn't even allow anyone who threatens the hero's family to exist.
now…
Shen Yelan's fate changed quietly, like a small butterfly flapping its wings, slowly brewing a storm.
…
"This is the first time I want to help someone." Shen Yelan said sincerely.
Hearing her words, the man in the black hood tilted his head and thought for a moment, "What's your purpose?"
Shen Yelan blinked slowly, realizing that she seemed to be talking about chickens and ducks. She estimated the time, and she was going to be late for early reading.
Forget it, since this person doesn't want to help, she should go.
Thinking of this, she stopped talking, and simply turned around to leave.
The people on the spot saw her intention and were a little surprised, but at the moment when Shen Yelan was about to be swallowed up by the alley, she still spoke slowly: "Get me some anti-inflammatories, gauze and an iodine bar, I will repay you."
Shen Yelan glanced back at her and walked towards the nearby pharmacy.
…
Six forty-five.
After Shen Yelan finished helping others, she hurried to the gate of the school, but from a distance she saw the person on duty at the gate of the school, and it was Lu Pei's turn today.
Her breath changed, and as soon as she took a step inside, she saw Lu Pei, who had been waiting for her, curled her lips slightly:
"Classmate, you don't have your school card, and five points will be deducted from Class 7."
Shen Yelan paused for a moment, raised her hand and took out her school badge from her bag, but Lu Pei did not withdraw the point deduction plan just now, and even wrote it in the notebook with a pen, clearly intending to punish her .
If both of them were in class 1, it would be fine. At most, Lu Pei took advantage of her to run to the head teacher and euphemistically complained that Shen Yelan, a classmate who was always not cooperating with her work, and at the same time told the head teacher of class 1. Show loyalty and firmly believe that you are a good student with a red heart to the class.
Well now.
Shen Yelan was in class 7, she had no reason to let it go.
Seeing her movement, Shen Yelan suddenly stepped in her direction. Although there was still some shadow on Lu Pei's face, she insisted on saying:
"I wear it, so there is no point deduction."
Lu Pei suddenly raised his hand and pushed her, pushing her to the ground next to him, looking down at her condescendingly with his arms on his hips: "Yo? Last time, Xu Jiao supported you, so you got up, Shen Yelan?"
"You didn't go home last night. Do you know what my mother is waiting for you at home today?"
Shen Yelan was resting her elbow on the ground just now, and it hurt a little. She was about to stand up when she heard Lu Pei's words. Her breathing stopped immediately, and she seemed to remember being locked in the room again. Feeling drawn in all directions.
Just in time-
A faint voice suddenly came from the direction of the teaching building:
"I don't really want to guess what Lingtang has prepared."
"But do you want to guess, what am I going to do next?"
Lu Pei's whole body froze, his neck turned to the coming person's direction with difficulty, section by section, like a mechanical joint that didn't work well.
As a result, before she could see Xu Jiao's appearance, she felt a huge force coming from her lower back, and the next moment! She screamed uncontrollably, and fell to the ground next to her, falling much harder than Shen Yelan.
Next, the students who stood at the school gate to supervise the appearance and appearance were honored to witness the demeanor of their No. 18 high school bully!
If it wasn't for the dean's stern blocking from the direction of the second floor of the teaching building, Lu Pei might have been beaten for five minutes as a sandbag.
"Xu Jiao! Stop me! You dare to beat your classmates at the school gate, come here now! I have to ask the principal to fire you today!"
Hearing the screaming chicken-like voice, Xu Jiao really stopped.
However, she did not obey the order obediently, but brushed off the dust on the school uniform, turned around and walked in front of Shen Yelan, stretched out her hand to the stunned her, with a smile in her tone:
"Why do you like sitting on the ground so much?"
Shen Yelan raised her head and looked at her, perhaps because the weather was too good today, and now the person who leaned forward to face the sun had an unbelievably soft face, like a god turned into a spring breeze, blowing away all the cold and darkness in her world. , let flowers bloom on the ice field.
She suddenly thought—
In fact, those impressions you have always had are all wrong, right
She has never seen Xu Jiao really collect protection-protection fees, nor has she seen her use her status as a "school bully" for any convenience for herself. Even this rare act was because Lu Pei first bullied others.
Why do you think such people are bad, why do you think you shouldn't like such people
Obviously…
Xu Jiao deserves all the beauty in this world.
Shen Yelan didn't realize it herself, a shallow smile broke out on her lips.
Seeing the look on her face, Xu Jiao smiled involuntarily, and then she asked in her heart, "System, how much is your favorability now?"
In this wave, she even lost her blood.
It should be -100.
The system hesitated for a while, and then, its voice sounded truthfully: "It has detected that the heroine's favorability to you has changed. The current value is... 10... Wait a minute, it's still going up—it's confirmed! 90! The heroine has a crush on you. The favorability is 90!"
Xu Jiao: "…"
Xu Jiao: "???"
Rao is as calm as her, and at this moment, she inevitably changes her tone in her heart: "How much? Are you sure you haven't missed a '-'?"
The system affirmed: "Yes, the heroine's favorability rating for you is 90, a positive number."
Xu Jiao's inner world was dead silent.
Shen Yelan still didn't know what was going on, she was about to raise her hand to hold Xu Jiao's palm, and use her strength to stand up—
However.
The hand has not yet been covered, but the other party casually withdraws his hand.
Shen Yelan grabbed the empty space.
She looked at it blankly and saw Xu Jiao turned to face the direction of the teaching building.
The dean of education has chased after her from the second floor, pointed at her and cursed: "You now! Go to the principal's office for me! Openly bullying classmates at the school gate and affecting the school spirit, I must expel you today!"
Xu Jiao raised her hand to block it in front of her eyes, preventing the sunlight from falling into her eyes. She glanced at the dean, and then looked away.
She is in the mood now as if she was playing a game that she was interested in. Seeing that her favorite ending was about to be played, she found that the whole game had collapsed.
Disappointing.