In the end, Xu Jiao couldn't figure out what the problem was that made Shen Yelan look like that.
because she found out...
Shen Yelan seemed to be starting to keep a distance from her.
Compared with the flattered look she showed when she took the initiative to approach her to greet her, the current Shen Yelan still didn't dare to look her in the eye, but Xu Jiao could clearly feel that the other party moved her hands and feet. with restraint.
Yes, restraint.
"Sister Jiaojiao, what's going on with this surnamed Shen recently? Why does she look cold and indifferent to us? It makes me feel like a hot face sticking to a cold butt when I talk to her. ."
This morning.
It is rare for Su Xi to get up early and finally catch up to have breakfast with Xu Jiao. She has improved in the small test two days ago and got a score that she never dared to think about before, so she is in a good mood during this time. .
When she saw Shen Yelan just now, she said happily, "Morning."
As a result, Shen Yelan nodded lightly without raising her eyes, and only replied "En."
Afterwards, even half of the bread in his hand was eaten, and he got up and went back to the house. He didn't say hello, and he didn't even glance in the direction of the two of them. The whole person looked extremely cold.
That's why Su Xi's complaint was made.
Xu Jiao looked thoughtfully at the direction Shen Yelan was walking away from. After a while, she returned her attention to the dinner plate in front of her with a light expression, cut the lunch meat inside, and slowly In response to Susie's words:
"Don't you always call people like 'Shen' or 'Shen'? Why, you are only allowed to be rude and not allowed to be cold?"
Su Xi stomped her feet and called her aggrievedly: "Sister Jiaojiao, where are you from?"
Xu Jiao swallowed the food in her mouth, glanced at her without smiling, then picked up the tissue next to her and wiped the corners of her lips before replying, "It's not your side anyway—she is the same as Lao Shen. Surname, you don't call people by their names every day, and if they meet outside, you call out with the surname "Shen", who knows who you are calling?"
Su Xi muttered and defended: "Old Shen is much more interesting than her, and Shen Wenwen is so interesting. It's different from this stuffy gourd."
Having said that, Su Xi raised her wrist to avoid letting the chain on her wrist fall into the hot soy milk, and did not forget to return to the topic:
"Hey, seriously, it's okay if you say she ignores me—"
"Sister, didn't you find that this little girl has been very cold to you recently? Make it clear that she is a tenant and you are the landlord, and she still owes you money. Are all the people who owe money like this?"
Xu Jiao walked to the kitchen with the paper towel she just used, and threw it into the trash. When she came out, she heard Su Xi's slap in the face. She immediately took two steps forward, raised her hand and knocked on her chair, although the tone was still the same. Gentle, but with an aura in it that compels one to obey.
"Xiao Xi."
"Don't think about repaying when you help others. Repaying favors will make people tired. Forget it, you don't understand this. In short, this is a matter between me and her. I know it well, you are not allowed to mention this again. ."
Su Xi stuck her tongue out at her, and seeing Xu Jiao's serious expression, she had to respond: "Okay, okay, I see."
Xu Jiao hooked her lips and gently adjusted the hairpin on her head, which was blocked by her hair. When she lowered her eyes, she added:
"What's more..."
"I don't think she's cold."
Xu Jiao recalled Shen Yelan's recent appearance, and always felt that the other party seemed to be a little worried, and the coldness was not out of perfunctory, as if...
It is like a volcano whose core is about to erupt, but the surface is still covered with volcanic ash that has been silent for a hundred years, so there is no clue.
Or, just like the deep blue lake before the storm, looking at the calm wind and the waves and the autumn water in the same color, in fact, a huge wind and waves will be set off in the next second, engulfing all those boats and embankments.
Although she didn't know how she came to the conclusion, Xu Jiao vaguely felt that.
Su Xi waved her hand, lay lazily on the table, turned her face to the straw of the soy milk cup, and drank soy milk without sitting down. She took a big sip before she said, "Okay, okay , Sister Jiaojiao, you are so good-natured, but I can't control her anymore, my mother is urging me to go back every day recently."
"When I'm gone, be careful not to be bullied by that surnamed Shen."
Before Xu Jiao could answer, Su Xi clicked her mouth and added to herself: "Forget it, I must have thought too much, as far as our sister Jiaojiao's 10-to-10 record is concerned, the only one with the surname Shen is Mandi Zou. teeth."
Xu Jiao was heading over to the sofa, ready to read a few "Three-Body Problems" that she had just bought from the bookstore. Hearing that, she only slightly hooked her lips, and did not express any opinion on Su Xi's description of her force, but said with concern. :
"Uncles and aunts should miss you very much. When you go back, remember to coax them and don't make them angry."
"I know, I know, sister, you are almost catching up with my mother." Su Xi reluctantly perfunctory her.
…
What Xu Jiao didn't expect was—
Just two days after Su Xi left her house, Shen Yelan also bid her farewell.
"I recently asked a friend to help me find a house with cheap rent and close to the school. It's not good to live with you all the time. Thank you for your stay during this time. Please give me an account. The repayment will be fixed, and the interest will be charged at the bank’s interest rate, okay?”
Shen Yelan packed her things, with a big snakeskin bag bought in the market at her feet, standing at the door of Xu Jiao's room, the toes of her shoes were facing the tile line at the door, and she didn't overstep a millimeter.
Even the words are polite, no more cautious and stammering when talking to Xu Jiao before.
She lowered her eyes, making it impossible to see her emotions, but these words were indeed impeccable and perfect.
So Xu Jiao felt for a moment that she and Shen Yelan could see each other at school every day, but at this moment, the heroine in front of her was so unfamiliar that she couldn't understand it.
It was as if something was going on inside this person that he couldn't see.
And this change is enough to make Shen Yelan reborn.
Xu Jiao got up from the desk, and the little yellow dog rubbed her toes flatteringly, and followed her to the door step by step, but when she looked at Shen Yelan, she whimpered and hid in Xu Jiao's place. The back of the trousers.
Xu Jiao looked down in confusion and smiled at Shen Yelan, "It's a little timid."
Shen Yelan pulled the corner of her lower lip and shook her head gently, indicating that she didn't mind this matter.
Xu Jiao thought about what she said just now, and recalled the recent inexplicable blackening value that went up as soon as a word disagreed. She couldn't help but ask, "Did something happen to you?"
Shen Yelan's eyes moved and she only said, "No."
Seeing that she wanted to hide it, Xu Jiao stopped asking, and said, "Is the new place safe? After all, you are still a female student, whether you are renting by yourself or sharing with others, you must be careful. a little."
Even though she knew that Xu Jiao was just being polite, Shen Yelan still felt that her words seemed to be close and caring...
Let her regret for a moment.
Greedy to hear more.
"It's weird, since you want to stay so much, why do you have to leave? Now that annoying and eye-catching Su Xi has left, there are only the two of you in this room, not to mention that you are not bad now. Off, tsk tsk."
The figure exactly like the person in front of her appeared again without knowing it. Since only Shen Yelan could see it, "Xu Jiao" deliberately approached when she spoke, but she blinked when she saw that Shen Yelan was unmoved. , walked to Xu Jiao, who was on the opposite side.
Then he squatted down quietly, raised his finger and pointed at Xu Jiao's pants at the right ankle, and winked at Shen Yelan with a wicked look, all with hints.
In Shen Yelan's eyes, there were two identical Xu Jiao, one stood there indifferently, the other tried his best, even the strands of hair exuded seductive meaning, and his eyes were full of cunning.
Shen Yelan held her breath, and in order to prevent herself from showing a bad look, she closed her eyes and repeated: "No need."
Don't stay, don't stay.
Her current condition is too bad. Seeing Xu Jiao every day is both a kind of happiness and a kind of torture for her now, but this terrible illusion is like a fixed- When the bomb explodes, I don't know when it will explode.
Even if it was just a little possibility, she didn't want to hurt Xu Jiao.
Xu Jiao: "Huh?"
There was a bit of surprise in her eyes, she suspected that Shen Yelan didn't hear her words clearly, she clearly asked if the newly rented place was safe, why does it seem that this person is still stuck on the previous question
Shen Yelan opened her eyes again, noticing Xu Jiao's surprise, she was stunned for a moment, and her heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, her memory was good, and she quickly added:
"I mean, don't worry, I'm measured."
Xu Jiao made a "uh", and there was really no reason to keep her in front of her. She agreed without much thought: "Okay, but you can just repay the previous amount without adding interest. We are all friends."
"Friend?" Shen Yelan stared at her blankly and repeated these two words unconsciously.
Seeing her demeanor, Xu Jiao blinked her eyes slowly, and asked the system in her heart, "Why was my alienation from her so obvious before? This little kid looks like I'm talking nonsense now."
System Science replied: "According to the heroine's growth experience, it is very likely that she belongs to the type that is very sensitive to environmental changes, so it is not surprising that the host's intentions are discovered."
Xu Jiao praised: "Well, that's why I admire your artificial intelligence. Even if you don't understand emotions, you can use big data to make statistics that are closest to the truth. It sounds like that."
After chatting with the system, Xu Jiao didn't have time to respond to Shen Yelan's words, but fortunately, Shen Yelan answered with a face:
"Well, we're friends."
"As long as you are in need, I will definitely appear in front of you."
What she said was very solemn.
So much so that Xu Jiao seemed to vaguely feel the weight hidden between the lines through these ordinary words.
After a while, Xu Jiao smiled and said, "What you said to me just now, I will return it to you now, don't worry about me - okay, I'll take you down."
Shen Yelan shook her head and refused her kind help. She lowered her head and walked towards the door with the dirty bag. When she raised her hand and touched the handrail, suddenly, Shen Yelan stopped and looked back. glanced.
Xu Jiao was squatting at the door, teasing the retrieved dog with a bone-shaped molar cookie, and softly teasing: "Xiao Huang, look here."
The light coming in from the balcony was in the shape of a quadrangle, and the golden edges and corners framed by the window frame just fell on Xu Jiao's feet, like an angel holding a sword of judgment and bowing his head proudly to his most devout lord.
Even the sun didn't dare to be abrupt, and only stopped in the square inch that was about to touch her skin, as if the whole world should surrender under her feet.
And the god of this world, the god in Shen Yelan's heart, just squatted there in a relaxed way, offering his favor, with dark pet biscuits sandwiched between the light-white fingertips, watching the little yellow dog bite twice without biting He moved, his brows and eyes showed doting, and he let the little thing lick his fingertips, flattering and cute.
This scene, through Shen Yelan's eyes, was deeply etched into her heart.
Made her remember for a long time.
…
Shen Yelan did things very thoroughly.
Now that she has decided to disappear, she has completely disappeared from Xu Jiao's world. In the final exam of her sophomore year, she ranked 41st in her grade.
In the new semester's class placement, this score can't get into class 1, it is the first place in class 3.
Class 1 classmates thought that she had accidentally missed again, until she found out that this person has maintained a score outside the 40th place in every exam since then, and has been hovering in class 3 forever. Before the college entrance examination, she never entered class 1 again. classroom once.
There were students in Class 1 who were very embarrassed when they chatted about Shen Yelan during the break.
"I heard that she was the No. 1 in our Eighteenth High School when she came in? Now she can only hover around forty or fifty in each exam. It's too miserable."
"Actually, it's normal. You didn't find many people with good grades in the first year of high school. When you get to the second and third year of high school, you don't know where they fell during the mock test? Some people just have a bad mentality."
"Too."
The topic was fleeting. At first, there were people who watched every exam to see if Shen Yelan would come back. Afterwards, the entire Class 1 seemed to have forgotten about this person, and everyone only focused on the questions in front of them.
The college entrance examination is a single-plank bridge to be crossed alone. No one can help you except your own efforts.
Even the lazy geniuses who are usually lazy, as the countdown is getting closer, they urgently brush a few more sets of questions. Afterwards, there are people who are recommended, who are playing games, and others are busy preparing materials for self-enrollment.
Everyone is struggling for the future, and there is a thriving atmosphere in the air.
When Xu Jiao is occasionally caught in this atmosphere, she will not be able to tell what is today and when, as if she has really become a part of this senior sister and all living beings, working hard to get her own reward.
During the break in the middle, she laughed to herself in her heart: "I seem to be a little involved in the play-"
"System, when can I leave this world?"
The system checked the progress: "After the heroine Shen Yelan lives happily with President Destiny, you can leave."
Xu Jiao made a rough calculation, this is a rhythm that will have to wait at least another ten years.
She sighed and came here, forget it, get a B major and then go, it can be regarded as a new achievement that she did not have in the real world.
but…
"I didn't expect that Shen Yelan's favorability rating for me was 90, and there was nothing unusual about it. It seems that your favorability test values are not very accurate. Maybe she favored me because I saved her life. That's why she made me her best friend." Xu Jiao was a little dizzy when she wrote the question, so she asked the system to chat.
system:"… "
It said with no expression: "I'm sorry to inform you that our favorability test is divided into degrees. A favorability rating below 50 is the degree of friendship between friends, and a favorability rating above 50 is likely to turn emotion into love."
Xu Jiao: "Does your family's love get farther and farther away?"
Xu Jiao: "I love you to the end of the world and never see each other?"
Xu Jiao: "Is this the rhythm of feuding before we start talking?"
The system was speechless and could only answer in a flat tone: "Perhaps, Shen Yelan has a special growth experience, so the value will be slightly higher."
Xu Jiao was satisfied when she heard this, "That's right."
However, she didn't try to get close to Shen Yelan anymore. After all, Shen Yelan would only meet the male lead in college. Before that, she didn't bother to go and do everything, as long as Shen Yelan's blackening value didn't affect the plot, Just let her go.
…
It's the college entrance examination season again.
Eighteen Middle School has a very long face this time.
The provincial liberal arts champion and second place all came from their school.
Before the results came out, Xu Jiao received a call at home, and heard the head teacher of class 1 congratulate her with a smile: "Xu Jiao, have you checked the results? We have been notified in advance, are you? Second in the province, the teacher wants to congratulate you!"
The once-famous high school tyrant of No. 18 High School started to change his mind from the second year of high school, and finally won the second place in the liberal arts province in one fell swoop. This time, even the dean of the school, who has always been disliked by Xu Jiao, discussed with the principal whether to do it or not. When the media from the Commercial Daily came to interview, they told Xu Jiao's incomparably educational story.
The education of the Eighteenth Middle School is really successful!
Through the painstaking efforts and cultivation of the teachers, they brought a child who had almost gone astray back on the right track, and made her future bright!
Xu Jiao was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile on the phone, "Teacher, who is number one?"
The teacher's smile was even stronger, "The first one is also in our school! You may have the impression that he was dropped into Class 7 because of missing the exam, and has been in Class 3 since then... Shen Yelan!"
"The two of you are really doing well. It is estimated that those colleges will call you soon after my call. You can now discuss with your family what school and major you want to apply for, so that you can prepare in advance."
"The school will also give you an application for bonuses in the city and districts. Recently, there should be those newspaper reporters and media who want to give you interviews. You have to be prepared. If you don't understand anything, you can come at any time. Ask me, the teacher will give you reference suggestions..."
Xu Jiao could hear the joy in that voice, and her mood change was also slightly infected, and replied with a smile:
"Okay, thank you teacher."
really-
After that, she kept receiving all kinds of calls at home. Even if she was as patient as her, after drinking three glasses of water, she felt exhausted physically and mentally, and wished she could hire someone to answer the phone for her.
Even the nominal parents called the foreign laboratory, and they showed a very proud look of Xu Jiao. Status, as well as the intention to fill in later.
After Xu Jiao was done with it, she didn't even have the strength to eat.
The phone rang again tirelessly.
Her joy had long since been diluted, and without even glancing at the phone page, she ruthlessly put the phone into silent mode, and then glanced lazily at the caller ID.
Susie.
Xu Jiao ate two mouthfuls of rice mechanically, and then took a pair of chopsticks to braise the fish. When the warm food fell in her stomach, she felt like she had come back to life. Swipe to answer:
"Sister and sister! You are so awesome! I just heard people in the school say, you are the second in the province, you are too good! I have decided, I want to hold a celebration banquet, I will put the old man Call them all, and they will all celebrate for you! From now on, you can choose the schools in the whole country, and choose which one you want!"
After she was chatting for a while over there, Xu Jiao didn't say a word. Instead, she ate half a bowl of rice in this little boy's energetic voice.
Su Xi finally released her excitement and asked, "Sister, where do you think the celebration will be?"
Xu Jiao cherished her words like gold: "Whatever."
Su Xi: "? Sister, you are so indifferent. You are too... so what, are you humble? I can't hear your joy of getting good grades from your words at all. "
Xu Jiao smiled and said, "You try to be like a customer service on the phone. After answering dozens of calls, you can show me your joy?"
Su Xi: "... Sounds like a miserable Azi."
However, happy as Su Xi quickly turned her attention back and discussed the details of the celebration with Xu Jiao enthusiastically: "I want to call everyone who knows you over, celebrate with the whole world, and let the whole world know that my sister took the test. A super super good result!"
Xu Jiao sighed softly: "You arrange it. I can only guarantee that I will be there. I don't want to worry about anything else. My ears hurt now, so I need to rest."
"Okay, sister, wait for my news!"
…
Wake up.
Xu Jiao received the address from Su Xi.
It was the most extravagant club in the city, and I don't know how she managed to get a relationship that could allow a group of minors to be put in.
She shook her head, thinking too much, got up from the bed and stretched, opened the closet, picked out a black, hip-hop-style top with silver trim and a long decorative band, and a light-colored tattered Hole jeans.
Before leaving, Xu Jiao casually touched two hairpins and pinned them to the hair beside her ears.
It was dark outside, and it was raining as fine as a cow's hair. Before going out, Xu Jiao looked out the window and took out a transparent umbrella.
In the process of walking there with the umbrella, when I accidentally passed under the eaves, one or two heavy ticks fell on the umbrella surface.
clatter.
clatter.
She walked from under the dim yellow lights to the splendid building.
The umbrella was tilted slightly, Xu Jiao looked up at the sign to see if she had gone wrong, but her eyes rose, and she met a pair of very quiet eyes at the door, as if the whole city's night had melted into it. .
Spot paint like ink.
It was Shen Yelan.
At that moment, Xu Jiao thought with hindsight that the two of them hadn't seen each other for a long time.