Presence

Chapter 33

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The rolling heat wave that filled the whole summer and also spread to the early autumn finally slowly retreated from the battlefield, and the weather continued to be in a state of restlessness. The sun was shining for several days. When people thought that the temperature this autumn would also be very high, the temperature changed from a slow drop to a cliff-like jump, jumping to the bottom of the cliff and rebounding to the high temperature, and it slowly returned to calm after a few days.

The temperature in the weather forecast jumped, and the temperature difference was too large. Many people in the class caught a cold because of improper clothing. The class was always accompanied by the sound of coughing and blowing nose.

The teacher said a few words, and there was a cough or two from below. Every time when the temperature changes in the season, Lao Chen reminds the students to pay attention to dressing and not to catch a cold, reminding that so many people still catch a cold every year.

The hot summer sun has passed, and the running exercises between the school's big classes have been implemented. After running the exercise after the big class break, Lao Chen felt a little uncomfortable, and immediately connected the water in the office.

Gu Chaoming came down in this year's cold wave. Because he is often at home alone, it has become his habit to read the weather forecast every morning, dress according to the weather, and rarely catch a cold.

After the running exercise, Wuyangyang went upstairs with a group of people, and the light and shadow on the bright stairs were caught in the crowd. There was a lot of noise on the stairs, and various sounds of going upstairs, conversations, and running sounds on the radio were mixed together.

"It's good or good in autumn, just run and exercise." Su Bing said after getting rid of the crowd and walking into the corridor.

"If it hadn't been too hot this year, it would have been time to start running." Gu Chaoming said and looked downstairs. There were still many students who didn't go upstairs.

He stepped out in the corridor, his eyes and attention stopped downstairs, he didn't notice the road ahead, and he accidentally kicked something soft and light under his feet.

"Hey, Gu Shuai, look at the road when you walk, don't look downstairs, you kicked everyone's things away."

When Su Bing said this, Gu Chaoming looked away from the downstairs, only to see Su Bing walking over to pick up the tissue he kicked off the ground, patted Lin Jianfan in front of him and handed it back to him.

Lin Jianfan was not able to adapt to the ups and downs of the weather. He was hit by the fever of colds, and he was one of the army who coughed and blew his nose every day. Gu Chaoming once watched him take medicine after meals, along with red and yellow pills.

Su Bing returned the tissue he picked up to Lin Jianfan, who "thank you" as usual.

"It's okay." Su Bing said.

Lin Jianfan and Li Zhao walked into the classroom and watched Lin Jianfan's back turn and disappear into the front door of the classroom.

He came to school the next day after being drunk. After sobering up, Lin Jianfan returned to his usual serious appearance, and he was still thinking about the cost of last night's supper. He didn't seem to remember what happened after he got drunk yesterday, and he came over and said that he wanted to pay them back for their supper last night.

At that time, Gu Chaoming was asking Cen Xili a question, and when he heard that Lin Jianfan came over and wanted to pay back the money, Gu Chaoming put down his pen and said to him: "I asked you last night, don't need to pay it back, it's a thank you gift for helping me with my tuition. I told you when I called."

"You only asked me to go, but you didn't say to invite me, then I'll give you the money." Lin Jianfan said.

Gu Chaoming couldn't help but help his forehead, Lin Jian Fan was still so stubborn after so long, and he didn't change at all.

"I told you to invite you, that's all, don't give it." Gu Chaoming remembered one more thing, "Oh, and if you can't drink, don't drink it, and if you insist on drinking, don't drink so much."

When Lin Jianfan heard Gu Chaoming's words, he blinked uneasily, as if recalling what he did last night.

Lin Jianfan asked cautiously and softly, "Me, what did I do when I was drunk yesterday?"

Gu Chaoming sat in his seat and raised his eyes to glance at Lin Jianfan, who was eager to know if he did anything humiliating yesterday.

"Don't you remember?" Gu Chaoming asked.

Lin Jianfan shook his head.

Gu Chaoming laughed: "You have done so many things, and you don't remember a single thing?"

Lin Jianfan's pupils widened slightly: "What did I do last night?"

Seeing Lin Zheng's appearance, Gu Chaoming said with a wicked smile, "Don't you know that you did a lot of weird things yesterday."

"You drank it on the spot in the store. You can drink this little wine, and I admire it. Then we won't let you drink it again, so you just treat the water as wine, and drink it all the time."

Speaking of this, although Gu Chaoming is a bit exaggerated, most of it is still true, and what he said later is just pure nonsense to tease the serious Lin Jianfan play.

"What's even more amusing is that after you walked out of the store, you hugged the tree by the road and started shouting, "Little Lu, why are you so thin? You're as thin as a bamboo pole. You also said that if you want to fall in love with Xiaolu, you will be with him for the rest of your life." When she is together, we can't even pull it apart, you almost destroyed the official business and pulled up the tree." Gu Chaoming said that he also cooperated with the action of hugging the tree.

Lin Jianfan's expression became worse the more he listened to the side, Gu Chaoming continued, "This is not over yet, I finally dragged you into the car, but you still refused to get in, tugged at the door and refused to close it, saying that you want to take Xiaolu back. , we wondered who this little green is, and then you vomited on the side of the road."

Gu Chaoming couldn't hold back his laughter, and wanted to continue to say, Cen Xili saw that Lin Jianfan really believed what Gu Chaoming said, and if he went on, Lin Jianfan would definitely be autistic.

Cen Xili stopped Gu Chaoming and said to Lin Jianfan, "Don't believe him, he just made up and deceived you."

Gu Chaoming couldn't hold back his laughter, and finally stopped: "Don't believe it, don't believe it, it's all a lie to you."

"Really?" Lin Jianfan was fooled by them.

"Really, if you don't believe me, ask Su Bing, Su Bing also knows." Gu Chaoming dug another hole for Lin Jianfan.

Su Bingcen Xili still doesn't understand? Lin Jianfan went to ask him, Su Bing can make up more, singing on the road, crying on the road, and staying on the ground. I can make up everything for you. Let Su Bing say that if Su Bing can speak a book, the name is "The Drunken Record of Lin Jianfan".

Cen Xili shook his head and told Lin Jianfan not to believe: "Su Bing is like him, both of them lied to you. You didn't do anything yesterday, and Gu Shuai sent you back."

Gu Chaoming nodded: "Well, I sent you back, and you still sang on the way, singing that the river flows eastward, and the stars in the sky are in the Big Dipper..."

The more Gu Chaoming teased Lin to see Fan getting more energetic, this time it was Cen Xili's forehead.

In Gu Chaoming's mouth, drunk Lin Jianfan vomited, sang, and plucked trees. After sobering up, Lin Jianfan went back to the beginning of the topic, and still wanted to return the money to Gu Chaoming.

Going back to the topic of paying back the money, Gu Chaoming wanted to sigh: "Don't you be so stubborn? I already told you not to give it to me. If you give it to me, I won't accept anything under one million, and I won't accept snacks. There are also no band-aids.”

Lin Jianfan stayed where he was, and he always suffered from the loss of not being able to speak with Gu Chaoming. Lin Jianfan had nothing to say, so he could only repay Gu Chaoming's money with a bit of stubbornness.

Gu Chaoming had no choice but to ask Lin Jianfan, "Which one do you think is more real?"

To the sudden question, Lin Jianfan answered obediently, "Opening business."

"That's good, the owner of the supper store just opened last night for free." Gu Chaoming said.

Lin Jianfan: "..."

Gu Chaoming stood up and pushed Lin Jianfan back to his position: "So you don't give it, it's better to give me money than give me a few more questions in the future."

It's not funny to tease someone who is too sensitive. Gu Chaoming just likes to tease a dull and serious person like Lin Jianfan, although Lin Jianfan is really difficult when he is stubborn.

To this day, Gu Chaoming feels that Lin Jianfan may not have figured out what he was like that day when he was drunk.

Seeing Lin Jianfan and Li Zhao walk into the classroom, Gu Chaoming asked Su Bing and Cen Xili, "Isn't the PE class occupied today?"

"I don't know." Su Bing said.

Cen Xili shook his head: "No, the poodle said she had something to do, so she went to gym class as usual."

"If we don't have English class, then let's go play ball?" Su Bing said.

Gu Chaoming refused: "I'm not going, I still have to review in the classroom, the midterm exam is coming soon."

"The sports meeting is going to be held this semester, and the sports meeting has not yet started. What are you anxious for the mid-term exam?"

Since Gu Chaoming's 20th percentile test, Gu Chaoming has been working harder and harder. He doesn't play ball in physical education class, eats less time, and doesn't smoke after class, so he saves some time to study.

After several days like this, Su Bingguang felt tired looking at it, and seemed to see the shadow of Cen Xili in the past.

"You and Xili are really at the same table. The two of them study the same way. You can't study without entertainment." Su Bing said.

"Just wait for the midterm exam to pass, and the results will come slowly in the future."

Su Bing's persuasion was ineffective, and Gu Chaoming still did not go to play in PE class, but stayed in the classroom to study in the name of a cold.

During the high incidence of colds, there were several students in the class who stayed in the classroom, most of them were unwilling to run, but Lin Jianfan was persuaded to stay by Gu Chaoming.

After lunch, Gu Chaoming recalled Su Bing's words and felt that he couldn't improve his grades quickly by studying all by himself, so after returning to the classroom, Gu Chaoming asked Lin Jianfan if he could help him with surprise tuition in PE class.

"But yes, but physical education also has to be in class." Lin Jianfan said.

Gu Chaoming waved his hand: "It's okay, leave it to me, I'll go and ask the representative of the physical education class to ask for leave."

Gu Chaoming helped Lin Jianfan to ask for leave, and after class, the students who were going to physical education went downstairs to the playground one after another.

The black 0.5 pen made the last stroke on the scratch paper, and Gu Chaoming turned the materials to find out the answer.

The answer is correct, Gu Chaoming didn't move on the surface, but he happily marked himself with a red pen.

The class was empty, and Cen Xili, who was beside him, also sat unmoved and did his homework.

"Aren't you going to go to gym class?" Gu Chaoming asked.

Before Cen Xili could answer, Su Bing's voice came: "We have asked for leave."

Gu Chaoming turned his head when he heard the sound, Su Bing came over with a textbook and a pen, and a plastic bag in the other hand.

"Why are you asking for leave?" Gu Chaoming asked.

"Study, just like you." Su Bing pulled out the chair at Gu Chaoming's front table and sat down.

"You? Study? Don't you want to play?"

"I don't want to fight anymore, you have already studied, it's boring to fight." Su Bing put the plastic bag on Gu Chaoming's table.

"There are only four of us, plus a few there, so many people ask for leave, the physical education teacher will get angry." Gu Chaoming said.

"Four?" Su Bing asked, "Who else is there besides the three of us?"

Gu Chaoming raised his chin in the direction of Lin Jianfan: "Our team leader is also my tutor, Lin Jianfan."

Gu Chaoming called out Lin Jianfan's name, Lin Jianfan turned his head, Gu Chaoming beckoned him to come over: "Come here."

Su Bing leaned on the back of his chair and saw Lin Jianfan who turned his head, and waved to him, "Come here, we need help."

Lin Jianfan packed up the things he needed, and walked over quickly with his textbooks in his arms. One second, Su Bing was still helping Gu Chaoming to call Lin Jianfan over, but the next second, he was expelled by Gu Chaoming.

Lin Jianfan came over with something in his arms, Gu Chaoming shook his hand and patted Su Bing: "Sit over, this is for Lin Jianfan to sit."

A question mark appeared on Su Bing's face: "Why do you prefer sex over friends? Gu Shuai didn't expect you to be such a person."

Gu Chaoming was speechless: "I didn't expect you to be so stupid. Of course Lin Jianfan taught me to sit across from me. What's going on in your head every day is a mess."

"You didn't say it sooner." Su Bing moved the plastic bag he brought to the position opposite Cen Xili, and greeted Cen Xili: "Hi, Xili Xueba, I'm here."

Lin Jianfan came over and stood at Gu Chaoming's table. Gu Chaoming saw Lin Jianfan still standing there, and pointed to the seat opposite him: "Why don't you sit down?"

Gu Chaoming got up and took the book in Lin Jianfan's hand and put it on his desk. Sometimes Lin Jianfan was dumb and asked to move.

When Lin Jianfan sat down, Gu Chaoming opened the book and wanted to ask him a question. Su Bing, who was diagonally opposite, opened the plastic bag he had brought up. The plastic bag rang, and the next second, there were many snacks on the table.

Gu Chaoming looked at the table of snacks buried in his homework and asked Su Bing, "Are you here for a tea party or to study?"

"You can't do optics, you have to learn while replenishing energy," Su Bing rummaged through a pile of snacks on the table, "I even bought a Snickers bar. I'm hungry for learning, so here's one."

Cen Xili looked at Gu Chaoming apologetically: "...Sorry, Gu Shuai, I should take him down to PE class."

With Su Bing as a living treasure, this physical education class that I plan to study seriously will definitely not be peaceful.

Su Bing smiled and took the snacks on the table and handed them to Lin Jianfan: "I'll give it to you, take whatever you want, don't be embarrassed."

Su Bing knew that Lin Jianfan was not very active in these matters. If he didn't tell Lin Jianfan, he might not reach out for a class.

"You are really becoming more and more like the elders of those relatives," Cen Xili said to Su Bing, "Those elders are like this, you're welcome, come and eat, don't be embarrassed, eat more."

Su Bingsai gave Lin Jianfan the snack, but Lin Jianfan didn't open it immediately, but took the snack and looked at Gu Chaoming first, as if asking Gu Chaoming if he should eat it.

Gu Chaoming smiled when he heard what Cen Xili said, and Yu Guang caught Lin Jianfan's look for help.

Lin Jianfan's eyes were a mystery that Gu Chaoming couldn't read. Gu Chaoming didn't know whether he had interpreted it correctly this time. He smiled and nodded at Lin Jianfan.

The people passing by outside the window asked Gu Chaoming to stop verifying whether his interpretation of Lin Jianfan's eyes was correct.

The sunlight outside the window was soft and no longer harsh. Cen Xili liked to put a radar on it. You Xin walked past the sunny window. Cen Xili sensed the presence of You Xin, raised his head, and met You Xin, who was walking alone outside the window.

Outside the window, You Xin tilted his head to look into the classroom. He was the only one, without Chen Haiyang by his side. He was obviously much quieter, and the power of You Xin's eyes was also reduced a lot.

The two looked at each other, the person outside the window tilted his head to look in the window, and the person inside the window looked up and looked out the window.

Another sudden intrusion into his world, he had no defense.

Cen Xi was looking at You Xin who was walking by the window, his face was suddenly held by a pair of big hands.

Cen Xili was stunned, his eyes widened, Su Bing squeezed his face, and said with a smile, "Look at the question!"

Su Bing pinched Cen Xili's face and turned his head to show off to You Xin who was outside the window. Sure enough, he saw the disgusting expression on You Xin's face.

Su Bing gritted his teeth and scolded him, "You Sanjin."

With an expression of disgust, You Xin endured the scolding and left quickly without causing trouble.

Seeing that You Xin left angrily, Su Bing seemed to have won the battle, and wanted to pinch Cen Xili's face, but was avoided by Cen Xili.

Lin Jianfan didn't know the reason, and hadn't started to study yet. Looking at Su Bing and the tall man outside the window who didn't know each other, they both seemed to have a grudge.

Lin Jianfan asked Gu Chaoming softly, "What happened to them?"

Gu Chaoming said to Lin Jianfan, "Look at the question, don't talk."

After You Xin left, the four talents really entered the review. Gu Chaoming said to Su Bing in advance, "If you want to play with your phone, go back to your seat and play."

During one class, Su Bing was bored. He would read, eat, listen to their lectures and study, and do English, which he was good at.

After a class of study, the bell rang, Su Bing stretched, and the two next to him were still lecturing on the topic.

After the classmates gathered and returned to the classroom, Gu Chaoming came back from the front desk, and Lin Jianfan could only pack his things.

Before leaving, Lin Jianfan asked, "How many marks do you think you can get in the midterm exam this time?"

"I don't know." Gu Chaoming packed up the snacks on the table.

Gu Chaoming was not sure. He only took 20 points in the last test. Although it was only one subject, it was only a test. Maybe he was better at other subjects, and maybe the test paper was not suitable for him, but Gu Chaoming was always concerned about his grades. Bottomless.

When Lin Jianfan heard Gu Chaoming's answer, he didn't return to his seat with the book in his arms. When Gu Chaoming came back after throwing out the garbage, Lin Jianfan said to Gu Chaoming, "Blind study is not feasible, you have to have a goal."

"You should know what you are trying to do."

Gu Chaoming was planning to do the wrong topic again, but when Lin saw Fan say this, Gu Chaoming's pen stopped.

Lin Jianfan walked back to his place holding the book, but Gu Chaoming didn't drop a word on the draft paper.

What are you trying to do? What are you trying to do

Lin Jianfan's words made Gu Chaoming ponder, what was the reason for his efforts since that night

Is it to impress that man? Is it because of this? what about now

Gu Chaoming has never found the answer. At the beginning of his studies, he thought that his grades should make the man who had only met once and who might want to live together in the future happy, not to embarrass his mother, and not to let the little girl compare himself.

There were setbacks in study, and with 20 points of the test paper, Gu Chaoming realized that he still had a lot to learn, and he could go a long way on this road, so he said to Su Bing, "take your time after the mid-term".

Take your time, Lin sees the three words Fan said to him.

So who are you working hard for? What is it for? Is it to please that man? In order not to embarrass your mother

Or for your future self

Gu Chaoming went home with this question absentmindedly.

When he got home, he found that Gu Tao was actually at home today, and Gu Chaoming's thinking all the way was disturbed by Gu Tao, who was sleeping on the sofa with the door open.

Gu Tao activated his magic power again, Gu Chaoming closed the door, Gu Tao moved his body and got up from the sofa: "Cook early today, pour me a glass of water."

Gu Tao's peaceful order, Gu Chaoming's heart was blocked by Lin Jianfan's words, and he didn't want to talk to Gu Tao or talk to him.

Gu Chaoming put down his schoolbag, took a cup and poured a glass of water for Gu Tao, passed Gu Tao's hand out to receive the water cup, and placed the water cup directly on the coffee table in front of the sofa.

Gu Chaoming could see from Gu Tao's expression that Gu Tao was a little sullen because he passed over him.

Gu Chaoming was wise not to confront him, and endured to go to the kitchen to cook.

While cooking quietly and picking vegetables, Gu Chaoming was still thinking about what Lin Jianfan said.

Maybe Lin Jianfan just said something unintentionally, maybe Lin Jianfan just wanted to motivate himself.

With something in his heart, the kitchen knife was cut from his hand, and his fingers pressing the vegetable leaf brushed against the cold surface of the knife. Gu Chaoming was shocked, and his back was covered in cold sweat.

After eating, Gu Chaoming went into the room to study without saying a word after putting the tableware and chopsticks away. Gu Tao looked back at the closed door with the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, and it was strange that Gu Chaoming was extraordinarily quiet today.

After dinner, Gu Tao walked into the room smoking a cigarette. Gu Chaoming deliberately left it unlocked, because he knew that when he locked it, Gu Tao would definitely kick the door and curse.

Gu Tao walked to Gu Chaoming's desk and looked at his pile of books: "You're still studying, what's the matter, you want to go to university?"

Gu Chaoming's silence is golden, ignore him, don't mess with him, he just wants to study quietly and well.

Gu Chaoming's speech does not prevent Gu Tao from continuing to speak: "I thought you wanted to go out to work, it would be good to go to a university, and to make money in the future, our family can also have a college student."

Gu Chaoming still ignored him, Gu Tao frowned, he couldn't bear others not talking and ignoring him. He was still laughing just now, but now his temper exploded and he kicked on the stool. Gu Chaoming took precautions against Gu Tao who entered the door, but he couldn't stand Gu Tao's sudden kick. Draw a long line on the workbook.

After the kick, Gu Tao spat out a mouthful of saliva and scolded, "Dumb."

Gu Chaoming endured desperately without having a seizure, just said, "Don't smoke in my room."

"Oh, it's too big to study, but I want to see how many points you can get in the test." Gu Tao picked up the review materials prepared by Gu Chaoming on the desk.

Gu Chaoming reflexively wanted to grab it and tell Gu Tao not to move, but he knew that responding to Gu Tao would only make Gu Tao more energetic.

Once you start to endure it, endure it again.

Gu Tao saw the dense notes on Gu Chaoming's documents and squinted at him. In fact, he didn't know anything written on it, and he couldn't understand it, but it seemed that Gu Chaoming was really serious.

Gu Chaoming thought he would say something, but Gu Tao turned around a few times and walked out by himself.

Seeing his son working so hard, Gu Tao was still a little happy in his heart, and he helped Gu Chaoming come to the door like never before.

Gu Tao only saw Gu Chaoming's efforts, but he didn't see Gu Chaoming's clenched fist after his kick.

It was a fist that had to endure so much anger before clenching it.

The door that Gu Tao brought for the first time was locked by Gu Chaoming.

Gu Chaoming clicked on the mobile phone web page and searched for various university entries. He had heard of it, and he had not heard of it. He searched a new world one after another through the related words under the universities.

Just looking at the entry, looking at the words and pictures above, Gu Chaoming seems to be able to imagine a beautiful life in that unknown palace.

He used to think that his future was an uncultivated wasteland, he had no future, all he had was sin.

But now he feels that his future seems to be gradually clear. He sees the world behind the fog, and his life has a little new hope. The weeds on the wasteland in the future are slowly being cleared away.

Gu Chaoming wanted to understand, he wanted to understand who he was studying for and what he was studying for.

For myself, for myself not to become a person like Gu Tao, to learn for my future self.