His gaze wandered slightly, then turned back calmly.
The girl in front of him had scorching eyes, and her black and white eyes were fixed on him. The red lips were tightly pursed, and the small face was serious.
It seemed that as long as he gave a wrong answer today, she would never let him get close again.
He Lin couldn't help but think of the time they met in the elevator.
She was also so vigilant, blocking him in the elevator entrance unceremoniously.
Like a bluffing kitten.
In fact, that was not the first time Helin saw her.
They had just bought the house at that time, and things hadn't been moved in yet. Because he was expelled from school in the province for a fight, and after transferring to another school, he was in a hurry to find a house, so he took this room that was renovated by others. Due to various reasons, the original owner breached the contract, so they successfully signed the contract and could move in immediately.
That time Helin's mother worked overtime, and he came to carry things by himself on weekends.
After the living room and bedroom were cleaned up, there was a pile of unnecessary sundries piled up at the door.
He Lin pushed open the door and went downstairs to throw out the garbage. I don't know if the house's sound insulation is not good, or the family on the opposite side forgot to close the door. As soon as he walked into the corridor, he heard a faint and clear voice—
"Mom, where's the coconut candy I put on the counter?"
It was a girl talking.
The tone was soft, with a little confusion, and it sounded crisply.
The whole corridor seemed to be lit up by this sound.
Then a middle-aged woman continued: "How do I know, did you secretly eat it yourself? I told you earlier that eating too much sugar is not good. It is better to drink more milk to grow taller."
The girl didn't respond, and the sound of kicking footsteps on the floor told him that she was still looking.
After a while, probably not found. She came to the door and murmured disapprovingly, "I haven't grown taller even after drinking milk."
He Lin stood upright, looking at the slowly rising elevator numbers above his head.
"What did you say?" asked the woman whom the girl called her mother.
The girl said nothing, and then escaped: "I'm going back to my room to do my homework."
"Wait." Her mother stopped her, sounding like she came out of the kitchen, "Your teacher suggested that you join the summer English summer camp, why did you refuse without telling me?"
The girl stopped, unable to see her expression.
After a long time, she said: "The summer camp will take 45 days, and I will do exercises every day. I have that time. Why don't I write two more math and chemistry test papers and raise the scores of math and chemistry. Anyway, the English teacher said , my English has not been saved."
"you… "
The middle-aged woman seemed a little angry, "Why do you remember this sentence!"
"I think what he said makes sense." The girl said, her tone couldn't tell whether she was happy or depressed, and said slowly, "Otherwise, why have I studied so hard, but still haven't made any progress at all?"
…
After that, He Lin couldn't hear it anymore.
When the elevator came up, he followed him down to the first floor.
He Lin thought this must be a very depressed girl. Listening to her talk, I can't feel the positivity and enthusiasm for life, listless and content with the status quo. Maybe when you stand in front of her, she doesn't even bother to raise her eyes and look at you.
I don't know if we will get along well in the future.
Of course, this is just a small episode and will not be taken to heart.
It's just that when He Lin packed up his things and was about to leave that night, an accident happened.
On the only way he had to go out of the community, there lay a female cat with a round belly.
The female cat is pregnant, with sharp pupils and an arrogant posture, calmly staring at the people coming and going.
The people around were all used to it, passing by it, only He Lin stopped unnaturally.
Probably no one will know that a boy who is 1.85 meters is afraid of cats.
But Helin is like this.
It was probably the shadow left by being scratched by a wild cat when he was a child, so that now when he sees this small animal with sharp claws, he has a psychological shadow of conditioned reflex.
He Lin stopped on that road for a long time, and no one came up to drive the cat away, and no one found him motionless.
Until the twilight closes, when the sun is about to set—
A girl came out from the side of the road, stopped in front of the female cat, and asked, "Why are you here again? Didn't I tell you to wait for me downstairs at my house?"
The mother cat seemed to know her too, and licked the back of her hand familiarly.
She smiled softly, "Okay, okay, I brought you something to eat." As she spoke, she took out scattered things from her pocket, ham sausage, canned cat food, wave lollipops, no wonder the two The pockets were bulging. Squatting in front of the cat, he said patiently: "After you finish eating, leave obediently, don't go through the gate, or the security guards in our community will see you and be rude to you."
The female cat let out a sound.
She said, "You're welcome."
Soft voice, like fluffy cotton candy, wrapped in silky sweetness.
It is familiar and brisk, Helin had only heard of it not long ago.
Unlike the depression at home, her whole body seemed to be enlivened by a wild cat.
The girl wore loose long sleeves, wrapping her petite body. The soft hair hangs down on the shoulders, and the exposed skin is white and translucent. The bridge of the nose is straight, and the small face is the size of a palm. It is not particularly beautiful, but it feels very comfortable just by looking at it.
Like a little girl who hasn't grown up.
However, she was gently scratched by the mother cat, and she bent her eyes and smiled unexpectedly.
Laughter seemed to melt into the twilight, lighting up in all directions.
It was the first time for He Lin to see a girl with such a good-looking smile.
The eyes are bent, satisfied and shy, like a gathering of stars all over the sky, incredibly bright.
She finally saw him, picked up the cat and dodged aside, and obediently made way for him.
At that time, He Lin was wearing a baseball cap with the brim pulled low, and walked past her as if nothing had happened.
For some reason, I forgot to say "thank you".
As a result, the next time we meet,
She doesn't remember him at all.
Now, the girl is standing right in front of him, asking him why he wants to help her learn English.
He Lin touched his brow bone uncomfortably, and the wristband on his left wrist blocked his eyes. It took a long time, and I finally came up with an excuse: "Because... your mother said that she would enroll you in an English cram school. In order to let me accompany you, my mother asked me to follow suit. I have a math competition next semester, and I don't have much time , if you learn English well, you don’t need to take tutoring, I can concentrate on preparing for the competition.”
When the mother and son of the He family moved in, the Xie family helped them a lot.
In order to thank their family, Mother He was able to tell He Lin to accompany Xie to tutoring together.
In addition, thanking my mother can't hide things, telling Helin's mother this, thanking her is not surprising at all.
So thank you, there is basically no doubt, and Matsushita asked in a tone: "Really?"
He Lin coughed lightly and said, "Really."