Eighth...
Even though the person standing on the podium was completely different from what he remembered and had undergone great changes, Lu Xin still recognized his identity from his appearance and how he felt to him.
I remember people who liked to apply hairspray to their hair when they were very young, people who cried when they were beaten, people who always liked to complain to teachers and guards but no one paid attention.
A number eight about his own age.
Although Lu Xin kept guessing on the way back, whether this mysterious visitor was a classmate from an orphanage.
But when I saw him, I was still a little surprised.
The orphanage classmate that I had always wanted to find before, actually appeared like this
In addition, it is different from the feeling when I saw No. 7 and No. 2 before.
After such a hasty journey, Lu Xin suddenly saw No. 8 in Qinggang and Red Moon Elementary School. Lu Xin also had an indescribable sense of intimacy in his heart, but for some reason, in the sense of intimacy, it was always There is a warning sign...
For a while, Lu Xin didn't know what to say when he looked at No. 8, who was standing on the podium giving serious lectures.
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"Lu Xin, you... you're back... "
In the middle of the heart, a trembling and slightly surprised voice suddenly sounded beside him.
Lu Xin turned around and saw Teacher Xiaolu.
She just came down from the specially made stairs, and she seemed to be in a hurry when she came down, slightly panting. .
At this time, he was looking at Lu Xin with surprise and joy, as if the drowning man suddenly grabbed the straw, eager and relaxed, but because he was a little guilty, he was too embarrassed to meet him.
Beside her, the old security guard of the elementary school stood, with a panicked expression on her face.
Lu Xin was silent for a moment, glanced at his sister beside him, and motioned her to stare at No. 8 in the classroom.
Then he turned slightly, walked towards Teacher Xiaolu and the old security guard, and came to the other side of the hall with them.
Then he glanced at the classroom and said, "What's going on?"
"You mean Xu Jing?"
Seeing that Lu Xin asked her so calmly, Teacher Xiaolu hurriedly replied, "I, I don't know either..."
"He, he suddenly appeared like this..."
"He said that he happened to pass through Qinggang on a business trip, and he remembered where he lived when he was a child, so he came to have a look..."
"… "
Having said that, a strand of hair on Mr. Xiaolu's forehead was wet with sweat, and he looked up at Lu Xin, his eyes seemed a little anxious and a little scared: "He, after he came, he behaved very normally. , but I clearly remember..."
Having said this, a flash of fear flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say anything after thinking of something.
"Remember that he was killed by me before?"
Lu Xin continued her words and said, "I also remember that I tore his chest at that time."
"… "
Teacher Xiaolu fell silent for a while.
She couldn't tell if there was fear, worry, or guilt in her eyes.
Lu Xin lowered her head, and out of the corner of the eye glanced at her eyes.
Without borrowing his mother's ability, he can also read the various complex emotions in Teacher Xiaolu's eyes.
The fear is because I suddenly heard myself speak so frankly about the past.
Worry is because you are afraid that you will lose control of your emotions and make unpredictable actions because of these things.
Guilty words...
... Lu Xin is a little hard to understand, Mr. Lu, why does he feel such guilt towards himself
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"You... are you okay?"
When Lu Xin was thinking about this question, Mr. Xiaolu gathered up his courage and said:
"Last time, the last time you talked about the past and left..."
"I really regret it at the time. I know that the way I acted at the time hurt you."
"Actually, I didn't want to... But, but I couldn't hold back... "
"Later, I went to your place to look for you, but there was no one at home..."
"… "
Having said that, she couldn't go on, just raised her head and looked at Lu Xin with shame.
Lu Xin's heart suddenly became enlightened.
It turns out that the guilt in Teacher Xiaolu's eyes means this...
Is she worried that the fear reaction when she faced herself last time stimulated herself
"I was on a business trip."
Lu Xin shook his head and explained softly: "It happened that there was a live dispatch from above, so I went to Black Marsh City, and then came back to stay for a while, but because of other things, I have been busy, and I didn't stay for a long time. God, I went to the south again..."
Hearing him mention "the south", Mr. Xiaolu had no other reaction.
The old security guard suddenly raised his head and glanced at Lu Xin, but he quickly came to his senses and lowered his head again.
"correct… "
After speaking, Lu Xin suddenly smiled and said to Teacher Xiaolu, "I have met many people from the past when I went out a few times."
"I met Little Seventeen in Central City, and then I met No. 7, and No. 2. I didn't expect No. 8 to go directly back to Qinggang. This way, it's pretty good. You see, it's so small. where there are already four of us..."
"Four?"
Teacher Xiaolu was listening quietly, but suddenly Wei Wei felt that something was wrong, so she raised her head to look at Lu Xin.
Lu Xin nodded subconsciously.
Suddenly, he also reacted, Mr. Xiaolu couldn't see his sister.
He didn't want to scare Mr. Xiaolu, so he fell silent, thinking about saying something else.
"So… "
When Teacher Xiaolu saw Lu Xin's appearance, she didn't ask any further questions. She was silent for a while, and she said softly, "You came back in the middle..."
"Then you... When you came back, why didn't you come and take a look?"
"… "
Lu Xin was stunned for a moment, suddenly not knowing how to answer.
The last time I came back from Black Marsh Castle, it was actually a long time.
Said to be busy, but may not have a few days to spare.
But he really never meant to come to the orphanage to see it, and he didn't even think about it.
Even when I came back this time, if I didn't know that someone came to the Red Moon Orphanage, I would probably...
He used to love coming here.
But since he chatted with Mr. Xiaolu about the previous matter that time, he suddenly lost a lot of desire to come.
Even want to hide.
Seeing Lu Xin's silence, Teacher Xiaolu also seemed to suddenly understand.
She forced a smile on her face and said, "It's okay, you are busy with work, I understand very well..."
"Because, I also want to see what's wrong with me..."
Lu Xin looked at Mrs. Xiaolu, without any cover, explained it directly, pointed at his head and smiled: "I told you last time that there seems to be something wrong with me here, but I promise you , I will try my best to cure myself..."
After a pause, he put down his hand, looked at Teacher Xiaolu calmly, and said, "I feel much better now."
"real."
"… "
Lu Xin spoke calmly, and the smile on his face was sincere.
But when Teacher Xiaolu listened to his words, he suddenly lowered his head gently, as if very sad.
The old security guard on the side was obviously confused, and his eyes just swept over Lu Xin carefully.
Didn't I already tell them that I was better now
Lu Xin felt the sadness in Teacher Xiaolu's heart and the fear that he tried to hide but still couldn't hide.
He was a little incomprehensible.
In addition, there was a slight sense of frustration in my heart, and the smile was not so full.
"You're not getting better, you're getting better..."
After a while, Mr. Xiaolu looked up at Lu Xin and smiled.
Lu Xin could see her slightly wet eyes and the happy smile on her face.
You can even keenly perceive how she is trying so hard to control every muscle on her face to make herself express a happy and confident deceitful expression. To accurately describe it, it is like a scene where the bottom has already been exposed, and she is still trying her best. The magic show...
"Before, you didn't know how worried I was, and how... a little scared."
Teacher Xiaolu smiled and said, "But now, it's fine if you're back, then Xu Jing..."
"Xu Jing..."
It was the second time that Lu Xin noticed that Xu Jing was mentioned by Teacher Xiaolu.
Is that number eight's name
"nothing."
Thinking to himself, Lu Xin smiled at Teacher Xiaolu and said, "I'll be fine when I come back."
Teacher Xiaolu seemed to be slightly startled, and then nodded vigorously.
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"Ding zero zero..."
The electronic bell rang. It was the get out of class bell that Lu Xin personally picked out. It was crisp and loud.
With a bang, there was a sound of tables and chairs kicking and kicking from the classroom, and then a group of children rushed out of the classroom.
When many people rushed out, they raised their arms and shouted. When they saw Lu Xin and Mr. Xiaolu, they immediately suppressed the voice that was in their throats, and their footsteps slowed down. The door, and then suddenly rushed out.
"Alas, I was dazed in get out of class, but I was refreshed after class..."
Behind the children, the voice of No. 8 sounded, seemingly helpless: "The basics are not good, and you haven't studied hard, so how can you be admitted to junior high school? When you leave the orphanage, do you queue up one by one to go to the factory to work? ?"
"Don't rush to play, do the homework I assigned first..."
"… "
Listening to his voice, several children who had stopped to talk to Lu Xin and Teacher Xiaolu also ran away.
"Ugh… "
When Lu Xin and the others looked up, they saw Number 8 in a white shirt, suit pants, and black lace-up shoes.
He had a suit jacket draped under his arms, and his hair was neatly combed.
The image is elegant and handsome, and it seems to have the melancholy temperament of the stars in the old movies.
Shaking his head helplessly, he walked out of the classroom and stretched out his hand to Lu Xin from a distance with a smile on his face.
"No. 9, your name is Lu Xin now, right?"
He smiled elegantly and sincerely, and shook hands with Lu Xin: "It's really been a long time..."