The lights in the room were not on yet. The house in Hexi Lane was old, and even with the lights on in the living room it looked grey. Jiang Tu was leaning sideways, his expression half bright and half dark. Lin Jiayu didn't know if it was an illusion, but she seemed to feel that he stiffened for a moment.
The next second, he returned to being that cold and reserved boy.
As if it was just her illusion.
When they were in junior high school, Jiang Tu and Lin Jiayu were in the same class and lived in the same place. They only had one road and often went to and from school together. In addition, Jiang Tu had a cold and aloof personality, so other girls rarely got close to him.
Lin Jiayu was the only girl who was close to him. When she was in the third year of junior high school, there were many rumors that she was his girlfriend. When she was fifteen or sixteen years old, she didn’t quite understand what love was, but she grew up with Jiang Tu, and their relationship was much closer than that of ordinary people. She would rely on him for many things.
She tried to imagine that if her relationship with Jiang Tu went further, she would be happy. She liked Jiang Tu. But before her love grew deeper, it was extinguished by Jiang Tu and her mother.
Her mother said, "Our two families live in this poor Hexi Lane. It's nothing. It will definitely be demolished in the future. After the demolition, our family will live a good life. Jiang Tu is a good child, but his father is such a gambler. Sooner or later, something bad will happen... Your father and I don't expect you to marry a rich man, but you can't marry Jiang Tu. His family is too bad. You will suffer if you really marry him."
Lin Jiayu blushed and said, "Mom, what are you talking about... How old am I!"
Lin's mother said: "I'm just reminding you that you must not fall in love too early, and you must not be with Jiang Tu!"
At that time, they were sitting in the living room with the door open. When Lin's mother got excited, her voice got loud. Jiang Tu happened to be walking out of the house and heard it. He walked to her door with a calm face: "Aunt Lin, I don't like Lin Jiayu. The things you worry about will never happen in this life. Don't worry."
He said so bluntly that he didn't like her, did he know what it felt like to like someone? Lin Jiayu thought angrily.
Being rejected in person was a very embarrassing thing. She felt very uncomfortable, very angry with her mother, and even more angry with Jiang Tu.
She ignored him for most of the semester and deliberately avoided him on the way to and from school.
It was not until the summer vacation of her third year in junior high school, when something happened in Jiang Tu's family, that she felt that she had done something wrong. She and Jiang Tu grew up together and had a relationship for more than ten years. Even if there was no love, there was a very deep friendship.
Her grades have always been good. As long as she studies hard, she will definitely be able to go to a good university in the future.
When she saw Chen Yi fighting with the gangsters, she couldn't imagine what would happen to her if Jiang Tu became a stranger to her one day. She would be very sad. She could dislike Jiang Tu and not be with him.
But she couldn't bear to see him suffer.
The day after the Jiang family incident, Lin Jiayu ran to Jiang Tu to make peace. The two stood outside the red brick wall of Hexi Lane. She said, "Jiang Tu, I don't like you anymore. I don't fall in love too early. I want to get into a good university and find a boyfriend in college who will definitely be more interesting and likable than someone like you."
Jiang Tu leaned against the wall and smiled: "It's good to have this awareness."
Lin Jiayu snorted, and after a while, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "What about you? What kind of girls do you like?"
He was silent for a while and said, "I don't know."
At that time, Lin Jiayu didn't know that Jiang Tu had already met Zhu Xingyao on the night of the accident. She turned to look at him. Jiang Tu was cold and aloof. It was hard to imagine what the person he liked would look like.
She felt that it would be very difficult for Jiang Tu to fall in love with someone.
She whispered, "You might need a celestial being to please you."
An unintentional joke.
like…
This saying becomes a proverb.
Isn't Zhu Xingyao a goddess? She is on the same level as a celestial being, just like the stars in the sky.
Even though Jiang Tu and Zhu Xingyao were in the same class and sat in front and behind each other, Lin Jiayu had never linked them together before, because apart from their appearance, the difference between them was too great, one was as big as the other.
People like them who have lived in Hexi Lane since childhood are too realistic. It is impossible for Jiang Tu, who is so calm and restrained, to like Zhu Xingyao.
It wasn't until the photo played over and over in her mind that she felt something was wrong.
Jiang Tu might really fall in love with the stars in the sky.
Lin Jiayu looked up at Jiang Tu. She thought, even if he really liked her, he would never admit it, so it would be useless for her to ask.
But she still couldn't help asking.
Just when she thought Jiang Tu would not answer her, Jiang Tu lowered his eyes, not at all flustered by someone prying into his secret, and he said calmly: "Is there anyone who doesn't like her?"
Lin Jiayu was stunned: "Ah?"
What kind of answer is that
Jiang Tu turned around and walked into the room, his tall and thin back facing her, "I told you not to think about these things all the time. I have ears to hear who Lu Ji likes and who he pursues. You don't have to tell me." He paused, "Many girls like him, but you are not one of them. He doesn't like you. Think more about math problems when you have nothing to do. You didn't do very well in the last monthly exam. You can't get into a good university with your grades."
Don't easily like someone who doesn't like you.
That feeling is very uncomfortable.
Lin Jiayu: “…”
He quickly diverted the topic and she stomped her foot in anger: "What you say is really irritating! I know he doesn't like me, but I didn't say I like him." This man always speaks in a way that undermines people's self-confidence.
As soon as she spoke loudly, Jiang Lu heard it. The little ghost immediately turned around and asked, "Sister Jiayu, who do you like?"
Lin Jiayu: “…”
Jiang Tu turned on the switch on the wall and closed the door in front of her.
Lin Jiayu walked back depressed, met Jiang Lu's curious eyes, and pouted: "No one likes it. I'm going back to read."
She returned to her room angrily and sat at her desk.
I opened the textbook and suddenly I was stunned.
Just now…
Jiang Tu didn’t seem to deny it
Is there anyone who doesn’t like Zhu Xingyao
…
In early November, just like this time last year, the physics competition finals ended. This time the news was very accurate. Lu Ji and Xu Xiangyang both won the first prize in the province, and Lu Ji's score ranked third in the country. The two successfully entered the national training team and participated in the winter camp.
The night before Lu Ji came back, Zhu Xingyao received a text message from him. In fact, he seldom sent her text messages, and the two of them seemed to have no idea what to talk about.
This time, Lu Ji asked her in a text message: "Can we have dinner together when I get back this time?"
He might be afraid that she would not agree.
Then a second message came: "It's my birthday, everyone is celebrating together."
Zhu Xingyao was listening to a German recording and copying and pasting the German introductory chapter on a computer document. Her cell phone vibrated beside her. She picked it up and hesitated for a moment before replying, "When?"
Lu Ji replied quickly: "The second day of the midterm exam. Is that okay?"
Zhu Xingyao looked up and looked at the red circle on the calendar on the wall.
On November 23, she had no German class.
Zhu Xingyao replied: "Okay."
She put down her phone, unplugged the USB drive, walked into the study, and looked at Zhu Yunping: "Dad, I want to print something with your printer."
Zhu Yunping was sitting at the desk reading a book. He looked up and smiled, "What are you printing? I can help you?"
"Print out the German materials. Xixi and two classmates also want to learn it. I only have one book, so I need to print three copies and give them to them." Zhu Xingyao explained, squatting down and inserting the USB drive. "I can do it myself."
"They are going abroad too?" Zhu Yunping made room for her.
"No, I just wanted to learn it. Xixi said she wanted to learn it to show off, but there was a classmate who really wanted to learn it."
Zhu Yunping couldn't help but laugh, "That's good, so you don't have to study alone and it will be too boring."
The day Lu Ji came back was, like the last time, a class meeting on Friday afternoon. While Xu Xiangyang was giving his report, he stood in an invisible corner of the podium and waved and smiled lazily at Zhu Xingyao.
There was another commotion in the class.
Zhu Xingyao was so scared that her heart almost jumped out of her chest. She felt a little resentful of Lu Ji's high profile. She was afraid of being called in for a talk by the teacher. But when she thought of the love letter he wrote to her in the morning, she forgave him again.
Jiang Tu saw her expression of panic at first, then puffing up her cheeks, and finally relaxing.
My heart feels numb with pain.
After school, the first group of students sitting by the back door had just seen Lu Ji, so they couldn't help but chat about gossip again. The topic revolved around Lu Ji and Zhu Xingyao.
"So, has Lu Ji caught up with Zhu Xingyao now? Are they together?"
"Who knows? Anyway, I haven't seen them go out together. Lu Ji spends very little time in school, and I've only seen them eating together in the cafeteria a few times."
"They were going out together, and you didn't even know about it!"
Xia Jin turned around and saw Zhu Xingyao talking to Jiang Tu, who lowered his eyes and looked at her.
Zhu Xingyao smiled and said, "I have printed out the information. I will bring it over after the exam next week."
Jiang Tu whispered, "Okay."
Suddenly, Li Xixi turned around and whispered in her ear, "Didn't you say you were going to pick out a birthday present for Lu Ji? Let's go."
Jiang Tu froze as he pulled out the chair. He turned around and looked at Zhu Xingyao.
It felt like something was pressing heavily on my heart.
The pressure made it hard for him to breathe.
Zhu Xingyao looked up and met his calm gaze. For some reason, she felt a little panic in her heart, which was different from the panic and fear she felt when Lu Ji secretly waved to her in front of the head teacher and the whole class.
However, Jiang Tu was too introverted, hiding all his emotions and feelings deeply and quickly.
As a result, at the age of sixteen or seventeen, she could never catch any clues.
Jiang Tu seemed to just look at her curiously, then quickly turned around and walked out of the classroom.
"Brother Tu left so quickly, probably going to work again." Li Xixi muttered, and then asked her, "Have you thought about what to buy? If you can't think of it, I'll help you think of it. Jay Chou released a new album this month. Doesn't Lu Ji like Jay Chou? He probably didn't buy it before the competition. Let's give him the new album of "I'm Busy"!"
Zhu Xingyao turned around: "Ah, okay."
And I can't help thinking about it.
Jiang Tu likes Mayday. His birthday, his 18th birthday, is just over a month away.
Mayday has no new album this year.
The seats for the midterm exam were arranged quickly. Zhu Xingyao, Jiang Tu and Lin Jiayu were assigned to the same examination room. The seats of the three were very interesting, forming a triangle. Before the teacher handed out the test papers, Lin Jiayu looked at Zhu Xingyao and then at Jiang Tu.
Jiang Tu leaned back in his chair and looked at her coldly, with a warning tone.
Zhu Xingyao felt that Lin Jiayu's eyes seemed a little strange when looking at her recently, but it might be her illusion.
She saw Lin Jiayu staring at her pencil case and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to borrow a pen?"
Lin Jiayu groaned and said, "Okay."
Zhu Xingyao gave her a very beautiful fountain pen, which felt very good in her hand. When she saw the hexagonal white star on the top of the pen, she remembered that Lu Ji also had a pen of this brand, which seemed to be called Montblanc.
It’s very expensive, and Lin Jiayu is a little hesitant to use it for fear of damaging it.
She sighed in her heart. She knew Jiang Tu too well. If Jiang Tu really liked Zhu Xingyao, he would never say it out loud.
The day after the midterm exam was Friday.
After school, Zhu Xingyao put the letter from classmate J that she received this morning into her German book. She waited until everyone had almost left before she slowly stood up. Jiang Tu hadn't left yet either. He was doing his physics homework for the weekend.
Zhu Xingyao turned around and asked, "Brother Tu, don't you have to go to work today?"
She didn't say it was a job.
Jiang Tu looked up at her, closed his homework calmly, stood up and stuffed the book into his schoolbag, "No need."
Outside the classroom, Lu Ji and Zhou Yuan were already standing in the corridor.
Xu Xiangyang threw down his schoolbag and turned to look at Li Xixi and Zhu Xingyao: "Let's go, young ladies."
Li Xixi rolled her eyes.
Xu Xiangyang: "What do you mean by rolling your eyes?"
Li Xixi said: "It just means that I don't really want to have dinner with you."
Xu Xiangyang: “…”
He spread his hands helplessly and said with a bitter face: "Miss Li, I have apologized to you many times, why are you still angry?" He couldn't help but mutter, "It's not me who made you look like an airport, you can't grow up if you are angry with me."
Li Xixi: “…”
She was so angry that her short hair was about to fly up and she rolled up her sleeves.
Xu Xiangyang's face changed and he quickly ran out of the classroom. Zhu Xingyao hurriedly grabbed Li Xixi, and Li Xixi angrily said, "No one can stop me today. I must chop Xu Xiangyang to pieces."
Xu Xiangyang: “…”
Where to chop
He quickly hid behind Zhou Yuan and said, "Today is Lu Ji's birthday, we can't see blood. Auntie, please calm down and let me go first, okay?"
Lu Ji laughed so hard that his shoulders shook. He turned around and saw Lin Jiayu walking out of the classroom. Lin Jiayu heard him and looked up at him: "Is it your birthday today?"
Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Why don't you invite your deskmate?"
It seems so. With so many light bulbs, he doesn't mind having another deskmate. He curled his lips and said, "Deskmate, do you want to go to dinner together? It's my birthday."
Lin Jiayu pointed at Li Xixi and Zhu Xingyao: "Are you all... going?"
Zhu Xingyao nodded.
Lu Ji raised his eyes and saw Zhu Xingyao and Jiang Tu had already walked out of the classroom. Jiang Tu was looking at him expressionlessly. He paused for a moment, and before he could say anything, he heard Xu Xiangyang say, "Jiang Tu, are you coming along? Lin Jiayu has already gone."
He was thinking that Jiang Tu and Lin Jiayu were childhood sweethearts, and now that they were all here, it wouldn't be nice to just call her Lin Jiayu.
Anyway, they all knew each other, and Lu Ji and Jiang Tu had competed in a 3000-meter race before, so they could be considered to have known each other for a long time.
Zhu Xingyao felt that Jiang Tu would definitely not go. She turned to look at him and felt that he seemed to have grown taller. The next second, his usual dull voice came from above her head: "Go ahead, you have time."
The author has something to say: Brother Tu almost flipped over, someone must have noticed it, Lin Jiayu is not a love rival as they grew up together. The highlight is brewing, I heard that some people are looking forward to Xingxing and Lu Nanshen...
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