During the first period of evening self-study, in the corner of the front row of the classroom of Class 20, several students gathered together and glanced at the back row from time to time.
There were two figures sitting and standing close together, but they couldn't hear what they were saying, and couldn't see the expression of the person who was bending over.
Among the students, the one standing outside turned his head and sighed.
"Hey, I really don't understand. What do you think Brother Rui has to do with Xie Li?"
"Let's be honest, rivals in love."
"But do you think they are like rivals in love now? Was Xie Li lecturing on Brother Rui just now?"
"Seems to be."
"See you soon, see you soon."
"Isn't it? Xie Li gave people a topic, and it was outrageous to listen to - they all said that he was chasing Pei An'an, but I didn't see him pretending to say anything to Pei An'an, but it seems that since the beginning of school, he has a relationship with Brother Rui. It's always been good."
"I don't think it's a good relationship. The atmosphere between the two is often tense, as if a fight will start in the next second."
"It is."
"Well, look, don't you suddenly have a stance that you are about to fight?"
"... A person with such a good temper, Brother Rui, can be so angry that his eyes are cold and expressionless. Xie Li is really good."
"Speaking of which, Yu Xiaocao does seem to have no good feelings towards Xie Li sometimes."
"Tsk tsk, grabbing the first grade, grabbing the school's grass name, and grabbing a girlfriend, this is the standard for a lifetime enemy."
"Sounds... seems to be a little emotional?"
"Hahahaha what are you talking about? Be careful Yu Xiaocao and Li Ge take turns to beat you to death."
"… "
Yu Rui naturally couldn't hear the discussions in the front row of the classroom. In fact, he didn't have the heart to care what other people were saying now - Xie Li's words had pulled the restlessness and hostility that he had endured for half the night to the limit.
Yu Rui's dark eyes were cold, and the taut lines from the cheekbones to the jaw were so sharp that they seemed to cut people.
"Xie Li, go to the hospital to see a doctor when you're sick - instead of biting people like a mad dog here."
Xie Li was not provoked at all, but laughed even more happily, he looked into Yu Rui's eyes for a moment, "It's a pity that the hospital can't tie a mad dog, monitor. And the mad dog just wants to bite you alone, one bite at a time. The kind of bite that you swallow when you taste it—tsk, what are you going to do? Run or not?”
"… "
Yu Rui was able to see through it easily, but seeing through didn't mean he could see through.
He looked at Xie Li coldly, and after a few seconds, he said, "Try it - see who of us escapes like a lost dog in the end."
Xie Li was stunned for a moment, then unable to restrain himself, he lowered his eyes and laughed hoarsely—
"Yu Rui."
The name was bitten by his lips and teeth, and then put it together again, with the utmost greed and desire. Then he stood up straight.
"You will be my feast alone."
"!"
The pen in Yu Rui's hand was suddenly clenched tightly. In his cold eyes, Xie Li turned and left with a smile.
—
Saturday.
One morning plus one morning, Yu Rui quickly completed the paperwork handed out by the five subjects of Shuying, Physics, Chemistry and Biophysiology.
Before noon, he knocked on Yu Li's door.
"Xiao Li, my brother is going to do a part-time job interview for a new tutor at noon today. Can you have lunch by yourself later?"
Yu Li in the room nodded, "Brother, don't worry, I'll be fine by myself."
"Remember to call me if you have anything."
"Um!"
Yu Rui turned around to leave, thought for a while and then stopped, "I'll give you the address of my interview, after you finish your homework in the afternoon, you can go directly to me by car - my brother will take you out to play, and then invite you outside tonight. Eat, okay?"
Yu Li's eyes lit up, but before she instinctively nodded, she hesitantly lowered her voice: "Can we go out to eat, will it be too expensive?"
Yu Rui smiled, "Okay, didn't we agree that there will be a little reward for you at the beginning and end of each semester?"
"—Okay, thank you brother!"
Yu Li nodded vigorously, her eyes revealing unconcealed happiness.
Yu Rui rubbed her hair behind him, "Then I'm leaving?"
"Um!"
Half an hour later, Yu Rui rode a bicycle to the outside of a western restaurant.
He stood on one foot and stopped the bicycle on the side of the road with his long legs on. Yu Rui looked at the restaurant's house number, and after confirming the interview address in his memory, he frowned slightly.
He had done interviews with tutors a few times before, usually in coffee shops like Starbucks, or it was the first time he met a direct interview in a restaurant, and even made him wonder if he remembered the wrong address.
After hesitating, Yu Rui still parked the bicycle outside the door.
This western restaurant is not a high-end restaurant, just a relatively cheap chain type. However, such consumption was still a little extravagant for Yu Rui—because of his family situation, he rarely had the opportunity to go in and out of places that required a certain amount of spending power like his peers from wealthier families.
Western food should be left knife and right fork or left fork and right knife...
Yu Rui walked into the restaurant while searching in his memory bank.
"Welcome." The greeter of the restaurant bowed and stood up, stunned after seeing Yu Rui's appearance, "How many guests are you dining with?"
Yu Rui asked, "Is there a gentleman surnamed Lin among the other guests?"
"Oh, Mr. Lin, right? Please come with me."
"… "
Yingbin led Yu Rui to a table by the window in the depths of the restaurant. The middle-aged man in a straight suit heard the voice and turned around. After seeing Yu Rui clearly, he smiled and got up.
"Are you Yu Rui? Please take a seat."
"… "
The attitude and eyes of the other party, as well as the place where he is now, made Yu Rui feel an inexplicable uncomfortable feeling in his heart.
But Yu Rui didn't show the slightest bit on his face. He smiled gently, and said while taking a seat, "Thank you, Mr. Lin for giving me this opportunity to interview."
"It's nothing, we are helping each other. That daughter in my family is also giving me a lot of headaches. I heard that you taught in the Zou family before. It's no wonder that the two twin daughters of Lao Zou have made great progress in their grades."
"It's also Yi Xuan and Yi Ru who are obedient and clever, so they make progress quickly."
"Old Zou's family has moved out, so you came out to find a part-time job again?"
"Um."
"… "
As the problems explored by the other party spread, most of which were not directly related to teaching, the uncomfortable feeling in Yu Rui's heart also spread.
Soon the waiter in the restaurant brought the meal, and Mr. Lin smiled and gestured to Yu Rui, "Yu Rui, let's chat while we eat?"
Yu Rui's eyes moved slightly, and then he smiled, "Thank you Mr. Lin for your hospitality."
"You're welcome, that's what it should be. After all, you'll stay with our family for a long time in the future."
"… "
In the next two hours, Yu Rui was always faced with issues that had nothing to do with the other party and tutoring. Later, he simply listened to the man in front of him to show off his colorful and desirable life experiences. .
If it were another boy of his age, he might be dizzy with the things Mr. Lin described, but Yu Rui was naturally different.
He has always been a mature-minded person different from his peers, thinking more like a mature adult, and his purpose will be very strong.
- For example, at this time, in addition to maintaining a gentle smile on the surface, in his heart there is only dissatisfaction and impatience with the wasting of time, and he is not at all tempted by the lavish living conditions and environment described by the other party.
Mr. Lin also seemed to realize that the young man in front of him was not easy to fool, and he temporarily stopped talking about the topic. He picked up the napkin and wiped the corner of his mouth.
"Then I'll go to the bathroom first."
Yu Rui looked up, "Mr. Lin, please."
After the man left, Yu Rui looked down at the time on the phone, then the smile on his face faded, and he turned to frown.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Rui picked up the phone and called Yu Li.
"Xiao Li, the delay time for my brother may be longer. Don't rush to set off, and wait for me to send you a message, okay?"
Yuli asked, "Is the interview not over yet?"
"Um."
"It's been almost three hours..."
Yu Rui was also helpless, he lowered his voice, "This interviewer is a bit strange. If the situation is not right, I will leave immediately, Xiaoli, don't worry."
Yu Li was silent, and then responded uneasily: "Well, then brother you—"
The sofa under Yu Rui's seat suddenly sank.
He looked back in shock, but saw that Mr. Lin, who came back from the bathroom, was sitting beside him without hesitation, turning his head and smiling at him.
"I find the sun is better here on your side, and it's a bit backlit on mine, no wonder it's cold - you don't mind if I sit here?"
"… "
Yu Rui's eyes became slightly cold.
If it were someone else, he would probably get up and leave now. But this one was introduced by the uncle and aunt of the Zou family after all, and direct confrontation or offense may be inappropriate for the Zou family...
Yu Rui suppressed the water-like light in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
"It's okay, please take a seat."
at the same time.
Yu Li, who was staying at home, stared blankly at the phone that hung up the call. She frowned and recalled the conversation with her brother, and the sound that made her sound very annoying before the call was hung up.
The thin eyebrows on the girl's face became more and more frowning.
Yuli wandered around the room tangled for a while, but finally made up her mind.
She dug out a phone number from the phone's address book and dialed it.
After a few seconds, the call was connected.
"... Yuli?"
On the opposite side of the phone, a sleepy boy's voice sounded.