Zhu Xingyao glanced at the VIP seats, but didn't see Lu Ji. She was confused for a moment. Where did he go? The lights dimmed, and she didn't have time to think about it. She quickly adjusted her state, turned around and sat down, smiled at the audience, and raised her bow.
Some people describe the sound of the cello as "the promise of life and death".
French composer Berlioz once said: No instrument is more suitable than the cello to express delicate and longing melodies.
This was the first time Jiang Tu actually saw Zhu Xingyao perform on stage. The piece she played was one he had listened to countless times on his MP3 player, and he even remembered the melody clearly. He stared at the stage intently. Lu Ji tilted his head to glance at him and said abruptly, "I hope we can compete fairly. What's the point of you being so secretive?"
fair play
Jiang Tu didn't want this fairness. He looked ahead and asked coldly, "What do you think is fair competition?"
Lu Ji paused. He suddenly couldn't say what was fair. He was young and fearless, but Jiang Tu was different. His family was complicated and he was entangled in trouble. Zhu Xingyao was injured and hospitalized because of this. He was silent for a few seconds and said coldly: "Okay, I will keep the secret for you and make sure Zhu Xingyao will never know about it in this life."
Jiang Tu gritted his teeth, his cheeks tensed and trembling slightly, and he endured it to the extreme before suppressing his words: "Don't speak too early."
Both of them stopped talking and stared at the girl on the stage.
The entire concert lasted only an hour and a half, and ended at 8 to 9:30. A group of people went up to take photos with Zhu Xingyao. Almost all the students in Class 3 (1) were there. Some who did not receive free tickets, such as Zhang Sheng and Cao Ming, bought their own tickets to enter.
Zhang Sheng shamelessly took a photo with Zhu Xingyao. In the final analysis, he is still obsessed with Zhu Xingyao.
Li Xixi shouted, "Xingxing, come to the middle, let's take a photo together."
They stood beside the piano stand. Zhu Xingyao was pulled to the middle by Li Xixi. Jiang Tu stood at the edge, tall and thin, looking at the camera with cold eyes. Finally, Lin Jiayu suddenly came over and pushed him out, smiling and saying, "We have all taken individual photos, but Jiang Tu hasn't yet."
Jiang Tu frowned and glared down at her.
Zhu Xingyao pursed her lips, looked at Jiang Tu with a smile, and said, "Okay."
She was about to walk over when someone stepped on her skirt. She was wearing a tube-top dress today, and if someone stepped on her, she would definitely be exposed. She was so scared that she quickly covered her chest and screamed. Jiang Tu quickly walked over and took her in his arms, covering her tightly with his body. He just lowered his head and saw that she was wearing a star pendant necklace, her collarbone was delicate and white, and she had a fair and soft curve...
He quickly raised his head and his Adam's apple rolled slightly.
Zhou Yuan waved his hands: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it..."
Lu Ji climbed up from under the stage and kicked Zhou Yuan. Zhu Xingyao blushed and pulled her skirt up. He walked over and calmly pulled Zhu Xingyao aside, with a smile on his face: "Group photo, eh? Let me join in." Zhu Yunping and Ding Yu had gone to see their friends off, and he took the opportunity to run up.
Jiang Tu looked at Lu Ji expressionlessly and stood to the left of Zhu Xingyao.
The photographer shouted: "Heroine, look up!"
Zhu Xingyao: “…”
She looked up and the photo froze. She was sandwiched between the two teenagers, leaving a confused and innocent look in the photo.
It was November soon after the concert. Zhu Xingyao was going to Beijing to take the TestDAF in early November. The night before she left, she suddenly got excited and said something in German to Jiang Tu: "Classmate, I want to check my teaching results."
Jiang Tu was writing a physics paper. He turned to look at her and whispered in German, "How do you want to accept it?"
Zhu Xingyao was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened in surprise: "Wow, you actually understood?"
Jiang Tu smiled faintly: "Yeah, I understand."
Zhu Xingyao spoke a few more sentences quickly, and Jiang Tu was able to basically answer. She was very surprised and delighted, and even unconsciously showed a trace of admiration in her eyes: "How come you know all this? I don't think I taught you so much."
"I remember it when I hear you recite it."
Not entirely, he also studied very hard in private.
Zhu Xingyao suddenly realized and whispered, "Then you have a very good memory."
After a while, Jiang Tu looked at her and said in German: "Good luck on the exam."
Zhu Xingyao's breath was choked, his eyes fell on his paper again, and he said with his eyes downcast: "Okay."
I wish Xingyao a smooth TestDaf4 exam. When she came back from Beijing, it was the midterm exam. Class 1 and Class 2 were still competing for the average score, because it was related to whether Lao Cao could catch up with Teacher Xie. Unfortunately, when the average score of the midterm exam came out, they were still one point behind. There were 52 people in each class, and they had to score 53 more points to surpass Class 1.
Xu Xiangyang, a student who was recommended for admission, knocked on the table and shouted, "I say, everyone, try harder on the next exam. At least you have to help Lao Cao solve his lifelong problem before graduation, right?"
Everyone was happy and laughed.
Someone joked: "Squad leader, you have finally solved your lifelong problem."
Li Xixi blushed slightly, looked up and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
I don't know who spoke up: "That's right, don't talk nonsense, report it and warn me! Director Liu will quarantine you personally!"
As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere became tense.
Everyone looked at Zhu Xingyao, who had a cold expression on his face: "Why are you looking at me? You might as well review more."
Senior high school students have heavy schoolwork and no one has the energy to care about gossip. Occasionally, when the star lights are turned on, everyone will make fun of it. I wonder who is so bold as to use the scenery to confess his love tonight
By the end of November, the leaves were falling and almost all the leaves in the forest had fallen. The densely packed thin wires and star lights were exposed to the sunlight. When they were turned on, they were brighter than in summer.
At the end of December, the senior high school students who were immersed in studying suddenly discovered that the star lights had not been on for more than a week.
Soon, someone said: "It seems that the circuit is burnt out. After all, there is no shelter, and it is windy and rainy. It is good that it can last for a few months."
Li Xixi said distressedly: "What a pity, the school should protect those as tourist attractions!"
Everyone looked at Zhu Xingyao.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xingyao looked up and out the window.
The woods were dark and would never get lighter again.
She suddenly felt a little sad. Her thousands of stars were gone...
With the disappearance of the stars, it seemed that even the youthful years became shorter. Perhaps Jiang Tu was the only one who had a different idea from everyone else. He was very eager to shorten this helpless teenage period.
Friday.
Zhu Xingyao received a letter from classmate J.
Don't be sad, I will make all the stars you want in the future.
—January 1, 2009.
Signed j.
When Zhu Xingyao saw the letter, she didn't feel happy for some reason. She felt that some things given in a certain period of time could not be compared with the gifts given many times in the future. It might also be because she and Lu Ji had been separated for too long, and their already unstable relationship had undergone subtle changes.
Perhaps, some things are amazing enough to own once in a lifetime.
After New Year's Day, Hexi Lane was unusually lively and joyful because the demolition documents were finally coming down. As it is located in the central area and low prices are high, the residents of Hexi Lane fought for many years and finally got the best demolition compensation, which is 460,000 per person.
This incident was reported in the newspaper. Hexi Lane was to be demolished in 2009 in preparation for the construction of a stadium. By the end of October, all residents of Hexi Lane had to move out.
At noon, a group of people were eating outside. Only at this time would Zhu Xingyao sit at the same table with Lu Ji. I don’t know when it started, but Jiang Tu would also be there at this time.
When Lin Jiayu talked about this, she complained, “You don’t know, when everyone heard that it was calculated per person, they went crazy. Singles quickly found boyfriends and got married. The most outrageous thing was that some people were still in college, but their parents urged them to get married and get married…”
Everyone laughed a few times.
Lu Ji smiled: "Are your parents urging you?"
Lin Jiayu curled her lips: "I'm not even 18 yet! They regret not having another child..."
Jiang Tu sat opposite Zhu Xingyao. She looked up at him. In fact, she had secretly asked Lin Jiayu, but Lin Jiayu didn't know exactly how much she owed. She only knew that it was less than one million. Zhou Yuan asked directly, "Then can Jiang Tu pay off his debts after the house is demolished?"
Jiang Tu raised his eyes and said indifferently: "Yeah."
The premise is that Jiang Jinhui no longer secretly owes gambling debts. After paying off the nearly two million debt, there is still a part left. Jiang Tu did not feel very happy, because gamblers cannot be trusted, and he just wants to control his own life.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Xu Xiangyang quickly tried to smooth things over: "Lu Ji, can't you give your class some slack in the final exam? Don't let Lao Cao and Teacher Xie remain single after we graduate."
Li Xixi said: "Exactly. I think Teacher Xie is just trying to save face and is waiting for us to pass the exam."
Lu Ji suddenly turned around and asked Zhu Xingyao: "Do you think so too?"
He sat next to her. Zhu Xingyao turned to look at him and said, "Well, Teacher Xie is very concerned about her reputation. She said in front of everyone that our class will only agree if we pass your class. She may just want to save face."
On the day when the final exam results came out, the average score of Class 1 was 0.05 points higher than that of Class 2.
Li Xixi ran in from the corridor and whispered in Zhu Xingyao's ear, "Lu Ji's composition in the Chinese exam was so off topic that his mother didn't recognize it. He only got 5 points on the paper. Now the students in Class 2 are arguing with him, saying that he deliberately let it go. They don't recognize it!"
Zhu Xingyao was stunned and said hesitantly: "I thought it was our class who took the test..."
There was a sudden noise in the corridor. Students from two classes were arguing.
"Lu Ji must have let us off! He let us off on purpose to make Zhu Xingyao happy! Our class 2 doesn't recognize this result!"
"No matter if he let us win or not, we, Class 1, won anyway, you guys should have some shame!"
"Don't mention Zhu Xingyao, Director Liu will be here soon..."
"What good does it do you to let your teacher Xie be single? Why don't you acknowledge this achievement!"
…
The corridor was noisy.
It happened that Class 1 was having a physics class and Class 2 was having a math class. When the bell rang, Cao Shujun and Xie Ya went upstairs together. They all dispersed and ran into the classroom. Cao Shujun walked into the classroom and shouted for everyone to stand up. Someone shouted, "Mr. Cao, what should we do if Class 2 refuses to recognize their grades?"
Cao Shujun coughed and said, "Let's go to class first, don't think about these things."
There was still some noise in the audience, and some people said that we were worried that you would still be single after we graduated! Cao Shujun laughed and scolded them, saying, "You don't need to worry about it. The important thing is to prepare for the college entrance examination."
After the get out of class bell rang, Cao Shujun was still on the podium explaining the questions to the students who came up to ask questions. Xu Xiangyang suddenly stood up and said, "Come on, students, go ask Teacher Xie if she agrees to be Cao's girlfriend!"
Everyone was stunned, even Cao Shujun was stunned.
Li Xixi suddenly became excited: "Let's go! Let's go together!"
Several boys stood up immediately: "Let's go!"
Xu Xiangyang is very popular in the class. When he takes the lead, most of the boys respond. Zhu Xingyao is pulled up by Li Xixi and follows a large group of people out of the classroom. She looks back at Jiang Tu.
Jiang Tu looked up at her, he stood up and walked towards her.
The classroom slowly emptied.
The corridor was crowded with people.
In the classroom of Class 2, Xie Ya was still in class. Xu Xiangyang and almost all the students of Class 1 blocked the front and back doors of Class 2 tightly. The students of Class 2 were shocked by this scene. Xie Ya was stunned for a moment, and then quickly said, "What are you doing?"
Xu Xiangyang smiled and said, "Teacher Xie, our class beat your class in the exam. I heard that your class and you want to renege on the debt?"
Xie Ya: “…”
Ding Xiang shouted: "Teacher Xie, we agreed that if our class beats yours in the exam, you will be Lao Cao's girlfriend. You can't go back on your word!"
Xie Ya's face suddenly turned red. The students from Class 2 stopped attending class and stood up to argue with them. The whole corridor was in chaos, as if everyone was lawless. Cao Shujun came over to curse them, but was pushed in through the back door by the students.
"Thank you, Teacher! If you don't agree today, we will be stuck here today."
"That's right, Mr. Xie, you can't cheat!"
Xie Ya's face was red all the way to her ears. She seemed to be extremely shy. Cao Shujun thought that she looked several years younger. Xie Ya glared at him and said in a somewhat anxious tone, "Cao Shujun, you should take care of your students! How can you say that!"
The students had never seen Teacher Xie like this before! They uttered in surprise: "Teacher Xie is shy."
Cao Shujun smiled and coughed. He risked his life and said, "If you promise them, they won't make trouble."
In the corridor, the students in Class 1 were making deafening noise.
The other classes were all curious, are Class 1 and Class 2 going to fight? Oh no, they are not, they are going to form a marriage alliance! Xie Ya was furious: "Alright, alright, I promised you, isn't that enough? You are really... too ridiculous, how old are we..." She suddenly thought of something and hurriedly urged: "Go back to your class quickly, if you are..."
Before he could finish his words, Director Liu's roar came from downstairs: "What are you doing?!"
Cao Shujun and Xie Ya froze and said quickly, "Hurry, hurry, go back to class."
Zhu Xingyao was standing aside and laughing. Before, Li Xixi said, "I think Xu Xiangyang is so handsome today," and then she squeezed to Xu Xiangyang's side. She was now a little traumatized by Director Liu's roar, and she was so frightened when she heard it that she quickly ran back. Jiang Tu was standing behind her.
She stepped on his foot and bumped into him. He groaned muffledly and was on top of her.
Zhu Xingyao's heart suddenly jumped, and she looked up at him. Jiang Tu seemed to no longer feel any pain, and he pulled her back. Soon, a crowd of people came over and pushed them towards the classroom. They urged, "Hurry, hurry, hurry! Director Liu is here!"
Director Liu ran upstairs, cursed a few words while panting, pulled a student aside to ask about the situation, and his face turned green with anger.
As soon as Cao Shujun and Xie Ya walked out of the classroom, Director Liu scolded them with a dark face: "If the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked! What do you think of yourselves..."
Xia Liang... refers to Lu Ji and Zhu Xingyao.
Cao Shujun coughed and said, "Director Liu, we are all adults."
"You are teachers too! Look at what you have done. You are sixty years old in total! How can you learn those things from your students?"
"… "
"Director Liu, teenagers can fall in love, and so can sixty-year-olds! You can't deprive people of their instincts." Zhou Yuan shouted while holding onto the door, and then ran away. There were too many people and they were noisy, so Director Liu couldn't catch them. He was so angry that he almost had high blood pressure. "You are so rebellious! I have taught so many classes of students, but I have never seen anyone as bold as you!"
A vigorous "forced marriage" ended with Director Liu's scolding.
Before the evening self-study class, Xia Jin took advantage of the fact that there were not many people around and Zhu Xingyao was not sitting, and walked towards Jiang Tu with a box. She put the box on the table and tried to keep her voice calm: "Jiang Tu, happy birthday."
Jiang Tu glanced at the box on the table, the latest iPhone 3 on the market.
He looked up at her expressionlessly, and said in a cold voice: "Thank you, but you take the things back."
Xia Jin bit her lip and said, "It's just a birthday present."
Jiang Tu still said, "Take it back."
The people who went out to eat came back one after another. Zhang Sheng walked in and saw this scene. He whistled: "Hey, Xia Jin, you actually gave Jiang Tu a gift? What are you doing? Are you chasing him?"
Xia Jin's face didn't look good, and she glanced at Jiang Tu.
Jiang Tu had no intention of helping her out, so she angrily picked up the gift box and left.
Zhang Sheng hadn't troubled Jiang Tu for a long time, and said in a mean way: "Why don't you want it? Xia Jin's family is rich and powerful. If you are with her, you won't have to worry about anything, and you can save twenty years of hard work!"
Jiang Tu looked up at him with a cold gaze: "Get lost."
Zhang Sheng rushed forward and said angrily: "Don't think I dare not hit you."
At this time, Zhu Xingyao and Li Xixi walked into the classroom and happened to hear these words. Her face turned cold: "Zhang Sheng, why are you still like this after three years? What grudge does Jiang Tu have against you? You keep targeting him like this, it's really childish."
This was the first time Zhu Xingyao said something so unpleasant, and everyone in the class looked over.
Zhang Sheng's face flushed. He gritted his teeth and looked at Zhu Xingyao: "You... you just rely on the fact that I like you? Okay, I won't bother with you."
Zhu Xingyao said: "I won't bother with you."
Zhang Sheng turned back with a dark face.
Zhu Xingyao frowned and walked back to his seat.
Jiang Tu turned to look at her and suddenly smiled.
He seldom smiles. Zhu Xingyao feels that people who seldom smile look very different when they do. She turned to look at him, blushing for no apparent reason. She whispered, "What are you laughing at? I'm helping you." She added, "You should actually smile more. Just smile."
In the evening, Jiang Tu returned home and saw the house in a mess. Since he entered the third year of high school, he spent a lot more time in school every day. He also had to attend self-study classes and compress his time to work. He rarely met Chen Yi directly.
Shu Xian was arguing with Jiang Jinhui. Her eyes were red. “Are you going to gamble away everything in this family before you give up? Chen Yi wants to mortgage the house, and you…” She paused when she saw Jiang Tu, and raised her hand to wipe her tears. “You’re back.”
Jiang Tu stood at the door and looked at Jiang Jinhui coldly: "This house is not yours alone, my mother also has a share. If you dare to mortgage it, I will not let you go."
"The house is mine!" Jiang Jinhui yelled drunkenly, "Why do you talk to me in that tone?"
"I told you, my mother has a copy, you have no right to touch it."
"Your mother married me, and what's hers is mine."
Jiang Tu didn't want to waste his energy talking to the drunkard, so he walked into the room, took out a lighter and a cigarette box from the drawer, opened the window a little, leaned against the window and lit up. The cold wind of late winter blew in, damp and biting, and he took a long puff and exhaled a circle of smoke.
He remembered Zhu Xingyao asking him to laugh more, and the corners of his mouth twitched in self-mockery. Many times he didn't know how to laugh or what to laugh at.
Perhaps, she was the only one who could make him smile more.
The Spring Festival is at the end of January this year. The winter vacation for senior high school students is only ten days long. After the eighth day of the first lunar month, we have to continue to make up for the missed lessons. The high-pressure study state makes everyone nervous. Time flies, and the countdown begins in the corner of the blackboard. Not long after the daytime oath-taking ceremony, the city's first mock exam was held. When the test results came out, Jiang Tu ranked first in the science subject in Jiangcheng City. Cao Shujun praised him for a long time in the class meeting.
Even the vice-principal came in with a smile and said a few words: "If Jiang Tu can keep up this performance, this year's provincial champion might be in our school. But don't be too stressed and study hard."
Jiang Tu nodded modestly: "Okay."
The vice principal left happily. Zhu Xingyao turned to look at him and said with a smile, "Brother Tu is so awesome." She tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "My dad knows that I sit at the same table with you."
This sentence is a bit nonsensical.
Jiang Tu looked at her and smiled.
There was a heavy rain in the evening, with thunder and lightning, which was a bit scary. It didn't stop until nine o'clock in the evening. It was during the break. Zhu Xingyao was standing next to Li Xixi's desk and talking to her. Suddenly, the whole classroom fell into darkness.
The power went out and the whole school was plunged into darkness.
Everyone was quiet for a few seconds, then started to chatter, "Why is there a power outage?"
"Maybe it's because of too much rain? Is the power still available? Is it only the school that has a power outage or is it all over the place?"
"Can I go home early?"
…
It was pitch black all around, with hardly a trace of light.
Zhu Xingyao blinked in the darkness, and was suddenly hugged tightly from behind. She screamed "Ah" in fear and quickly raised her foot and stepped back. The man quickly let her go. The next moment, a faint fire suddenly appeared in the classroom.
Jiang Tu quickly lit up his lighter and walked over to her, "What's wrong?"
The weak firelight reflected Zhu Xingyao's face. She looked very ugly, shocked and angry, and a little speechless. Li Xixi pulled her and asked anxiously, "You looked very scared just now. What happened?"
Zhu Xingyao bit her lip and looked around. Her eyes fell on Zhang Sheng, who was standing at the last table in the second group. She lowered her head and whispered, "Someone hugged me just now, and..." She paused and spoke even more quietly, "He also touched my chest. I stepped on him, and he let go."
Li Xixi's eyes widened in disbelief: "Fuck! Which hooligan?!"
Jiang Tu's face was gloomy and his eyes were cold. Xu Xiangyang frowned and looked around. Who the hell is so bold
The students around looked at Zhu Xingyao.
Zhu Xingyao was molested for the first time by a classmate. She felt very uncomfortable. She frowned and was obviously very upset. The teacher's voice came from downstairs: "The phone call will come soon. Everyone, be quiet, don't make noise, and don't walk around."
The lighter remained lit and the flame flickered.
Jiang Tu looked at Zhu Xingyao and said in a deep voice, "Go back to your seat first."
As soon as they sat down, the lights suddenly came on.
The phone call came.
Jiang Tu threw the hot lighter on the table. Zhu Xingyao lowered her head, her neck thin and white. He glanced at her, stood up and walked out. Passing by Zhang Sheng's table, he lowered his eyes to look at his shoes. Zhang Sheng was wearing red sneakers worth thousands of yuan. The left shoe was wiped clean, but there was a gray mark on the right foot.
Zhang Sheng felt guilty when he looked at him, and frowned, "What are you looking at? You can't afford it even if you look at it a few more times."
Just as he finished speaking, he was punched in the cheek. He screamed in pain and blood came out of the corner of his mouth.
The other students screamed, and Zhang Sheng was stunned. Before he could react, Jiang Tu grabbed his collar and threw him against the wall, hitting his head against the wall. Jiang Tu looked fierce and punched him in the abdomen. Xu Xiangyang was the first to react and hurried over to stop the fight, "What are you doing? Why are you suddenly attacking me?"
Jiang Tu shook him off and punched Zhang Sheng in the face again, making Zhang Sheng scream.
Xu Xiangyang stepped forward again: "If you continue to fight, something bad will happen. Even if nothing happens, you will still be punished!"
Zhu Xingyao was stunned for a while, then suddenly realized what was going on. He ran over, grabbed the corner of his clothes, and whispered, "Stop fighting."
Jiang Tu paused. With a gloomy face, he brought Zhang Sheng in front of Zhu Xingyao and said coldly, "Apologize to her."
Zhang Sheng's face was swollen and bruised. Not only did his face hurt, but his entire abdomen was burning with pain. He gasped and looked at Jiang Tu with red eyes: "What did I do? I didn't do anything."
Jiang Tu just grabbed his collar and looked at him coldly: "Apologize to her."
Zhu Xingyao frowned and looked at Zhang Sheng.
The whole class was silent and everyone was looking at them.
Zhang Sheng suddenly grabbed a pen from the table and poked it at Jiang Tu's face. Jiang Tu dodged and raised his hand to hold his hand. Suddenly, a roar came from the door: "Who told you to fight?"
Jiang Tu paused, and Zhang Sheng seemed to have lost his mind and took the opportunity to exert his strength.
Jiang Tu was unable to dodge and turned his head to the side. The pen core scraped across the side of his neck, causing a sharp, burning pain.
Cao Shujun walked in angrily and pulled Zhang Sheng away. Seeing that he had a bruised face, he paused, glanced at Jiang Tu, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you guys?"
"Brother Tu, you... are bleeding."
Zhu Xingyao's voice trembled as she looked at the cut on Jiang Tu's neck that was made by the pen. His neck was long and white, and two streams of red blood were flowing down, staining the blue collar of his school uniform. She quickly pulled two pieces of paper from the table and went over to press the wound.
Jiang Tu held the tissue himself and looked down at her.
Zhu Xingyao's face turned pale. If Zhang Sheng had stabbed the wrong spot...
Cao Shujun took a deep breath and said, "Xu Xiangyang, you and Cao Ming take people to the medical room."
Zhang Sheng seemed to be possessed by a demon. He was carried away by Cao Ming. Xu Xiangyang looked at Jiang Tu. Jiang Tu took down the tissue. The blood had stopped flowing. He frowned and said, "I don't need to go."
Zhu Xingyao disagreed: "We need to go to the hospital to get a tetanus shot. It was scratched by a pen."
Jiang Tu looked down at her and whispered, "I can get the shot at the clinic tomorrow morning."
Jiang Tu was called by Cao Shujun for a talk, and he came back just as the get out of class was about to end. Zhu Xingyao and Li Xixi went to the medical room to get medical alcohol and cotton swabs. As soon as he sat down, she turned to him with the cotton swabs and said, "I'll help you deal with it."
The wound was very obvious, with redness, swelling and broken skin, and it looked painful.
Jiang Tu was not wearing glasses. He turned to look at her, his eyes were dark, and he hummed.
Zhu Xingyao came very close and carefully used alcohol to clean the wound. She saw his Adam's apple rolling, and she paused and asked in a low voice: "Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt." His voice was low and a little magnetic.
Zhu Xingyao suddenly panicked. She quickened her pace and the bell rang. Everyone packed up and went home. Jiang Tu also stood up. Zhu Xingyao looked up and shouted, "Wait." She took out two pink Band-Aids with cartoon patterns from her schoolbag.
Jiang Tu's expression paused slightly.
She tore off the Band-Aid, stood up and muttered softly, "Don't be disgusted by the pink color. I know you have Band-Aids at home. You can just tear them off and put them on again when you get home."
Jiang Tu looked down at her. Zhu Xingyao leaned over and put the Band-Aid on it. She pressed it with her fingers. Suddenly, her back was bumped by the backpack of a classmate passing by. Her body leaned forward and her lips hit Jiang Tu's jaw.
The two of them froze at the same time. Zhu Xingyao's heart was in a mess and she stepped back in panic. She didn't dare to look at Jiang Tu, and she didn't know if anyone saw her.
After Li Xixi finished talking to Xu Xiangyang, she turned around and shouted, "Xingxing, can we go now?"
Zhu Xingyao bit her lip and lowered her head to pack her schoolbag: "It will be ready soon."
It rained heavily tonight. The window was open and the wind was mixed with the smell of dampness and earth. Jiang Tu turned his head to face the window, took a deep breath, and turned back to look at her. He had regained his composure. He said calmly, "I'm leaving first."
Zhu Xingyao looked up quickly: "Remember to get a tetanus shot tomorrow morning."
Jiang Tu nodded lightly and left.
At five o'clock in the morning, Jiang Tu woke up from his dream, gasping for breath. He opened his eyes and stared at the dark ceiling. He raised his hands to cover his face and took a deep breath. After a while, he frowned, got up and went to the bathroom.
I came back with my hair dripping with water, and I just wiped it and left it alone.
He didn't even turn on the light, but took out a cigarette box from the drawer with familiarity, lowered his head to light a cigarette, and leaned over the table to smoke. It was not the first time he had dreamed of Zhu Xingyao, and he felt a little guilty every time he woke up.
Jiang Tu raised his hand and touched his neck.
There seemed to still be the warmth of her fingers there.
The author has something to say: Tu Ge once said: I don’t want to fight in school.
I spent more than ten hours writing this chapter. I will finish the last chapter later. The high school volume is finished and I see the light. Thank you everyone~