When he was in the third year of junior high school, Chen Xingze said to his parents, "I want to take the examination for the music specialties of the experimental high school."
The parents were a little surprised, but welcomed his decision.
The experiment is the best high school in the city, or even the best in the province. It requires high grades. Almost all of Chen Xingze's junior high school life was spent on You Xiaolin, and he relied on a little cleverness in his studies. Although his grades would not fall to the lower reaches, it still did not meet the requirements of an experimental high school.
Originally, Wu Xingzhi and Chen He wanted him to go to another private high school within his ability. Unexpectedly, Chen Xingze himself proposed to go to an experimental high school and enter as a music student.
"My grades are hard to test, but if I'm an exceptional student, the score line will drop a lot, and I have a good chance." Chen Xingze rarely talks to his parents so formally, and Wu Xingzhi and Chen He's attitudes are also correct.
"Experimental high school... I didn't know much about your mother before. Are you recruiting music students this year?"
"Tricks, three." He has already checked, not only the admissions, but also the content of the annual exams.
"It would be best to be admitted to an experimental high school." Wu Xingzhi said that she might think that Chen Xingze was a little too serious, and patted him on the shoulder, "You don't have to be under too much pressure, just do your best. But why do you suddenly You have been so motivated in between, and you didn’t even want to learn if you were forced to learn.”
Chen Xingze bowed his head silently, and got up after a while. "I went back to the house to practice the piano." When I walked to the door, I suddenly remembered something. "By the way, I won't go to the badminton class. You can call the coach and tell the coach."
Chen Xingze, who was sitting on the piano chair, did not practice right away. He looked at the black and white keys and fell into thought.
He called Zhang Yao this morning.
Since that incident, Chen Xingze has reduced the number of visits to You Xiaolin, and has gradually stopped calling him once a week. He told himself not to think about You Xiaolin in that respect in the future, he could only be his friend.
That incident hit the young Chen Xingze very hard, and he did not get out of his depressed mood for a long time after he recovered. His character has become more or less more restrained and his emotions more hidden. His parents signed him up for a badminton class just because he saw his listless appearance every day, but the effect was not good.
Chen Xingze originally thought that as long as he met less and listened less to his voice, this feeling would gradually fade away. But when the exam was over, and the teacher inadvertently mentioned that there was a student named You Xiaolin in Yutian Middle School with perfect marks in three subjects, Chen Xingze's inner shock was beyond his imagination.
Just heard his name and that's it.
Chen Xingze's thoughts wandered out of control.
He couldn't stop thinking, what's he like now? Have you grown taller? Is it still that white? Did you gain weight
Love grows secretly, and many things are not something that a young boy like him can seal.
Chen Xingze contacted Zhang Yao after a long time, and heard from Zhang Yao that You Xiaolin has been studying harder than before recently.
"More hard work? How hard can he work? He used to stay away from books every day, so now he doesn't even sleep?"
"I don't know if he sleeps or not. Anyway, he doesn't go to the cafeteria for lunch now, so he brings a piece of bread."
"What?" Chen Xingze stared anxiously, "Your teacher doesn't care?"
"What's the matter? The teacher wants him to bring the limelight to the class. Mainly, he doesn't have any friends, and no one brings him food."
Chen Xingze clenched his phone tightly, if he was by his side.
"And the school leaders have high expectations for him." Zhang Yao told him secretly, "Isn't it very difficult for their family, the school exempted him from food and tuition and miscellaneous fees for a year, just to let him concentrate on sprinting for this year's high school entrance examination champion. Yutian hasn't won the top spot for many years."
Chen Xingze remembered how You Xiaolin was smothered studying, his heart was sour, and his longing was almost uncontrollable. After a while, he lowered his voice and asked, "Which high school is he going to go to?"
"Do you still need to ask? Of course it's an experiment."
Chen Xingze spent the next day checking the test information of the experimental high school, researching inside and out, and finally told his parents about his decision during dinner in the evening.
He wants to stay by his side, even if only as a friend.
Since Chen Xingze decided to take the experimental high school, he has put aside all distracting thoughts. His junior high school life seems to have only started in the third grade. He didn't contact You Xiaolin throughout the third year of junior high, no matter how much he missed him, he silently said to himself that the next time they met would be on the campus of the Experimental Middle School.
It sounds like a convention, but unfortunately it's all done by only one person.
Spring and autumn have come, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye. Chen Xingze got the admission notice of the experimental middle school as he wished, but You Xiaolin missed the champion because of the difference of two points. When Chen Xingze heard the news, he felt as bad as if he had fallen off the list.
Qin Bo, the champion, came from Yuying Middle School. Chen Xingze had a vague impression of him. He was Yuying's head of the study department, and his grades have always been ranked first.
"It's really in the way..." Chen Xingze thought from the bottom of his heart.
On the day of the report, Chen Xingze strolled around the campus. The school had already assigned classes for the freshmen and wrote them on the big list on the campus. The list is red and looks very festive. Although the head teacher had already informed the home before, there were still a lot of students joining in the fun gathered in front of the list. Everyone looked for their names, and then took out their mobile phones to take a group photo.
Chen Xingze was assigned to the sixth shift, but his eyes kept on the first shift. Class 1 and Class 2 are experimental classes divided by the school according to their entrance scores. You Xiaolin's name is on the list of the class. Chen Xingze looked at the three delicate characters and felt extremely warm and proud in his heart.
"Hey..." When Chen Xingze was concentrating on reading You Xiaolin's name, he was slapped on the shoulder. Chen Xingze turned back and saw a hearty smiling face.
"Ah! It's you! I thought I was mistaken!"
This man was a little taller than the other first-year students, and his smile matched the blue sky in early autumn.
Seeing Chen Xingze in a daze, the boy's face gradually showed a disappointed expression, a look of "truth being trampled on".
"Don't know me? No!" The boy has a clean forehead and bright eyes. He is wearing a sports hoodie, and he can easily see the healthy neckline from the neckline.
Seeing that the scene became more and more embarrassing, Chen Xingze digged desperately in his mind, and finally found some clues in the corner. "...You were in the badminton class before?"
The boy's expression was finally less terrifying, but it wasn't over yet. He folded his arms and looked at Chen Xingze from top to bottom. He straightened his back, and the sports bag on his back slid from behind to his side, revealing a blue water bottle.
This person should like sports very much, Chen Xingze thought quietly, he is really much taller than other classmates, and he was obviously about the same height as him when he took badminton class before.
"What's it called?" the boy said again.
"what?"
The boy narrowed his eyes and looked unpleasant.
"I asked you what my name is?"
"… "
This is a bit difficult for a strong man. When Chen Xingze was learning badminton, he was still immersed in the incident that was stimulated by You Xiaolin, and he couldn't even remember eating.
Chen Xingze's long silence made the boy even more dissatisfied, he reminded him anxiously: "My name is two words! Surnames starting with 'L', think about it!"
Chen Xingze frowned slightly, a little impatient. Just as the school bell rang once, he looked at the time and said to the boy, "It's time to go to the classroom, I'll go first." Leaving the boy dumbfounded, Chen Xingze walked to the teaching building. When he got to the third floor, Chen Xingze had a flash of inspiration, stopped, murmured, and then walked upstairs as if nothing had happened.
The poor boy stayed outside, and after a long time passed, he shook his arms fiercely, blushing with anger and having a thick neck. "What are you doing! What is that bastard doing!"
Ten minutes later, the angry boy and Chen Xingze met again in Class 6. Because there are only classes but no seats, students choose their own seats. The boy was tall, and walked back consciously when he entered the door. He didn't notice Chen Xingze at first, and frowned all the way to the last row. When he raised his eyes, he met Chen Xingze's line of sight.
The boy took a deep breath and wanted to say something, Chen Xingze smiled.
"Lu Hao."
"… "
"I remembered when I first went upstairs, it's Lu Hao, the rich eldest young master."
“…………………”
Lu Hao's black face turned red, whether it was because of Chen Xingze's laugh or because of his ridicule.
"My memory is really bad." Lu Hao murmured softly, took the ball bag aside, and sat beside Chen Xingze. The seats of the students in front were too loose, resulting in too little space in the last row. Originally, Lu Hao's physique was a little taller than other classmates, so he could only lean on his side with one leg propped outside.
Lu Hao seemed to care that Chen Xingze didn't remember his name. He felt that Chen Xingze might take the initiative to say something to him, but after the joke just now, Chen Xingze didn't talk to him.
After a while, the head teacher came. He was a man in his thirties. After greeting his classmates, he asked everyone to take turns to introduce themselves. Chen Xingze's self-introduction was very short, only the name of the school he graduated from, and he came in as a music student. After Lu Hao heard this, Jie Huai was instantly overwhelmed by curiosity. When Chen Xingze returned to his seat, he immediately leaned over to ask.
"Are you a music student?"
"Um."
"You can sing?"
"Play the piano."
"Wow, that's amazing." Chen Xingze noticed that Lu Hao's eyes shifted to his hand instantly, and he could not help but slowly curl his fingers. "… nothing."
"I won't, I've had a tone disorder since I was a kid."
"… "
"And I'll tell you a secret, I didn't come here solely by my grades." Lu Hao leaned into Chen Xingze's ear and said mysteriously, "Isn't there a place to donate money to the school? I sent it in, don't tell anyone, it's too embarrassing!"
"… "
So why are you telling me, Chen Xingze looked at Lu Hao with a serious face and thought silently.