Chapter 7: The Great War

In fact, Shen Xiyu didn't care too much about the little friction with Liang Qi.

She stood at the school gate waiting for Zhang Weifang to pick her up. This seemed to be the first time they met since school started.

Zhang Weifang said he would call her when he got there. Shen Xiyu looked at the silent phone, hesitated for a while, and walked to the convenience store behind him to get a chocolate ice cream.

After coming out, she squatted on the roadside to eat popsicles as usual. It was rush hour at this time, and Chen Weifang was probably stuck in traffic.

Shen Xiyu noticed an ant nest at his feet. The densely packed ants looked like a black net, with their heads connected to their tails and their tails connected to their heads, making it difficult to tell which one was which.

She poked the empty popsicle sticks into the ant holes, mixing the mud and ants together.

Looking at the somewhat disgusting pile of ants, she silently moved to the side and moved to a position where she could not see this place.

Hearing the "beep" sound from the roadside, Shen Xiyu looked up and saw that it was Zhang Weifang's car.

She stood up, brushed off the non-existent dust on her body, opened the car door and got in.

"Did my mother look for you?" Zhang Weifang didn't rush to drive. After seeing Shen Xiyu get in, he asked her about this first.

"Yeah." The girl said lightly.

"Don't pay attention to her next time." Zhang Weifang frowned. His mother had ignored him since he was two years old. Now that it seemed profitable, she tried desperately to take him back. Seeing that he was unyielding, she started with Shen Xiyu's child.

Really...

"Well, what she gave me wasn't even a fraction of what my mom and uncle inherited. I'm not stupid."

He opened his eyes wide in disbelief, "Chen Xiyu!? You have to say that, right? Did anyone treat you badly? Are you a cold-blooded animal?"

Shen Xiyu didn't want to pay attention to him. He didn't see him jump out when he was forced to work during the summer vacation to earn a living.

She knew no one treated her badly.

They spend more than 300,000 yuan on her every year. Knowing that she had no father since childhood, they still found a father for her. When he died, they left her enough inheritance to last a lifetime. When she grew up, all the money was hers. What right did she have to say that someone treated her badly?

"I'm just telling the truth. The reason you don't go with your mother is because..."

"Chen Xiyu, get off." Zhang Weifang wanted to drive her out of the car without waiting for her to finish.

"Can you please stop acting like a little kid? If you let me go, will we still be able to finish this thing today? You drove all this way just to argue with me? I'm busy too, okay?"

“…”

Zhang Weifang was so angry that he couldn't speak and just drove the car very fast.

Send her to the house he rented.

It’s a duplex loft less than five kilometers away from the school. If you live alone, the space is quite large.

"Chen Xiyu, I don't know why you always make others feel disappointed. Before, when everyone... everyone was here, you spoke in a friendly manner." Zhang Weifang sat in the car and did not get out.

"I will transfer your living expenses on time. It may not be as much as you had before. If you want to continue to take the art exam, contact me and I will help you arrange it. When you become an adult, I will give you what is yours. At that time, I will no longer care about you."

After saying these words, Zhang Weifang drove away, leaving Shen Xiyu with only a puff of exhaust fumes.

She later realized that she felt a little regretful, thinking that her words had been too impulsive and too harsh.

To be fair, Zhang Weifang was very good to her, and she didn't want to get into this mess with him.

Is there something wrong with her? She can mess up every intimate relationship with perfect precision.

…

Not long after Zhang Weifang left, Dai Meng came over in a taxi.

A relative of hers was having a wedding, so she took the morning off. After attending the first half, she knew that Shen Xiyu was coming back to move, so she said she would come over to help her.

It was already half past ten when the two of them put their things away.

The two girls sat on the sofa tiredly.

Chen Xiyu had too much stuff. The books alone filled two large bags, as well as all kinds of clothes and daily necessities.

She handed the freshly opened Coke to Dai Meng. The Coke, freshly taken out of the refrigerator, was still emitting white cold air, and water droplets rolled down the outer wall.

"Mengmeng, let me ask you a question."

"You tell me, why are you asking specifically?"

"Do you think..." Chen Xiyu didn't know how to start, "Forget it."

Dai Meng was speechless. Who would be a good person and only speak half of what they say?

"Just tell me, but who's going to suffer if you don't tell me half of it?"

"Um, do you think I'm cold-blooded?"

Dai Meng burst out laughing.

"You're a vampire, and I've made you cold-blooded."

"Seriously, don't interrupt." Shen Xiyu slapped her lightly.

Dai Meng stopped laughing, sat down and answered her seriously.

"I don't think you're cold-blooded, it's just that sometimes I feel you're too indifferent. It's like your enthusiasm for everyone is only superficial. When it comes to your own affairs, you won't tell anyone. Sometimes when you're unhappy, we can't figure out what's wrong with you. We want to help you, but you don't tell us anything."

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Dai Meng was afraid that he had said too much.

"But you are a kind, upright, brave and lovely person. You are always the first one to help us when we need something. But you can try to rely on us sometimes. Not really rely on us, but ask us for help and don't make yourself so tired."

Shen Xiyu actually didn’t quite understand. She could handle it herself, so why should she rely on others?

But she was still very moved when she saw Dai Meng's encouraging eyes.

He leaned over and rubbed Dai Meng's face, "Our Mengmeng, go be a psychological counselor in the future."

*

After lunch, they took a taxi to school.

When they entered the classroom, it was already quiet. Everyone was preparing for lunch break. Dai Meng didn't say anything. She pointed to her seat and mouthed to Shen Xiyu, "I'll go over first."

Shen Xiyu nodded.

As soon as she sat down in her seat, she found Liang Qi lying there with his eyes open, looking at her.

When Liang Qi looked into her eyes without saying a word, Shen Xiyu really felt that he was going to tear her apart and eat her in the next second.

There is something I can’t put into words…

It makes one's heart beat faster uncontrollably.

He must have been scared by this guy.

Liang Qi straightened his head and looked into her eyes. What was he doing? Didn't she just call him a pervert this morning?

Shen Xiyu looked at him unwillingly.

Liang Qi was defeated. The little liar really competed with him to see who could stare longer.

He placed the blueberry box cake that he had bought at the convenience store at noon on her desk.

Now it was Shen Xiyu's turn to be stunned.

She asked in a whisper, "For me?"

Liang Qi nodded under her surprised gaze.

What should I do if my opponent repays me with kindness?

Liang Qi said softly, "Go to sleep."

An hour later, the passionate song "I Love You China" resounded in every corner of the campus in a 360-degree surround sound.

It's like a music festival.

Liang Qi took off his coat and hat in annoyance. He used to go back to the apartment to sleep at noon, but today he played basketball late, so he stayed in school and slept on the table.

He was a little grumpy when he woke up, and he really hated the school's violent way of waking him up. The veins on his forehead were still throbbing.

"damn it……"

He turned his head to look at Chen Xiyu. She was sitting there with her eyes closed, wearing a hooded sweatshirt. Her messy bangs covered half of her face, and she looked a little hopeless.

Liang Qi felt like there was something stuck on his back. He reached out and found it was a yellow sticky note.

It was Shen Xiyu's handwriting. "I won't change my seat, but you can't ask me chemistry questions all day long! Especially when I'm eating! I'll bring you chocolates to thank you for your tutoring! (P.S. You can also ask me questions other than chemistry.) This morning, s, o, r, r, y. Ah, you're not a bitch, you're a handsome and kind person!"

Liang Qi couldn't help laughing. What a little liar, he only knew how to flatter him. Even though he thought so, he still put the sticky note away and placed it at the bottom of his desk pocket, pressing it down with his textbook.

He pulled down Shen Xiyu's hat, in a cheerful mood, "It's almost time for class, deskmate, get up."

Shen Xiyu glanced at him sleepily, put on his hat, and continued to lie down...

In the afternoon is the opening ceremony for the second year of high school.

The senior year opening ceremony also took place at the same time, but the school auditorium was not large enough to accommodate all the students.

So these poor high school sophomores had no choice but to carry their own chairs to the playground and sit there.

"The school is sick..."

"The auditorium has air conditioning..."

“It’s so hot…”

When Shen Xiyu and his group walked over, all they could hear were the complaints of their classmates.

Zhang Zhi also kept flipping his clothes, "Yeah, it's too hot. It's almost October, why is it still so hot?"

"You won't feel hot if you eat less." Qin Yiyan laughed at him.

Zhang Zhi was under a lot of pressure to study for competitions during the summer vacation and was hungry every day. His mother felt sorry for her son and tried all kinds of delicious food for him, but she managed to feed him and he gained more than ten pounds.

"Qin Yiyan, get out of here!" Zhang Zhi chased him with a chair in his hand.

"Come on, come on..." Qin Yiyan shouted as he ran in front.

Shen Xiyu, Liang Qi and the other three did not join in the fun, but walked slowly behind them.

"Are we still going to fight tonight?" Chen Ningzhou asked.

Shen Xiyi thought she was asking him, and was a little confused.

What are you going to hit? Hit him?

Until the boy next to him said, "Let's have a fight. It seems you haven't been tortured enough."

Chen Ningzhou was laughed at by this man, but he was really beaten badly by him at noon today. He seemed to be silent and didn't say anything harsh, but who knew that he would dunk on them right away and beat them 32:17 on his own.

"Well, let's see how I turn the tables on you this afternoon."

Shen Xiyu looked left and right.

These two people are quite interesting. Don’t they just dislike each other?

She poked Chen Ningzhou secretly and asked him with her eyes, "What's going on?"

Chen Ningzhou knocked Dai Meng on the head with her snacks and said, "Don't meddle in men's affairs."

Shen Xiyu grabbed the snacks and hugged Dai Meng, "Meng Meng, I won't give him any for a while."

After saying that, he dragged Dai Meng away.

She must be an elementary school student... Chen Ningzhou was speechless.

But I heard a boy's low laughter next to my ear.

He looked at Liang Qi in surprise as he lowered his head and sneered, "If we're not brothers, why are you laughing?"

“Very cute.”

Chen Ningzhou's face was almost wrinkled like a black emoji. Was the filter that heavy? This was the first time he'd heard someone call Shen Xiyu's eccentricity adorable.

Shen Xiyu also said that he was not interested in her, and Chen Ningzhou looked straight at Liang Qi.

You can't change your opinion of him just because of his skills, you can't change your opinion of him just because of his skills, you can't change your opinion of him just because of his skills...

Liang Qi noticed that Chen Ningzhou was suddenly staring at him, and his mind was full of questions.

Is his eye injured?

Shen Xiyu and Dai Meng trotted all the way to the playground and found that Qin Yiyan and the others had already taken their seats.

The two of them are now like good brothers again, arm in arm, with no trace of the anger just now.

"Xi Yu! Dai Meng! Here!" Zhang Zhi stood up and stretched out his arms, afraid that they couldn't see him.

"I see it, I see it. I saw you waving from a distance."

"These are the golden six that we occupy!" Qin Yiyan's face was full of pride.

The so-called "golden six" refers to the last six positions in the class team.

A grade-level meeting like this with thousands of people is just a place for them to slack off.

"What are you talking about? Why don't you sit down?"

Liang Qi and Chen Ningzhou also followed leisurely.

"Hey, you two have good eyesight! You saw us before I even called you." Qin Yiyan said as he tore open a bag of cucumber-flavored potato chips.

"How can we not see the four of you?" Chen Ningzhou saw that he was tearing the cucumber-flavored chips and instantly wanted to stay away from him. "Take your potato chips away, they stink."

"Tsk, Shen Xiyu, come and eat with us."

Chen Xiyu and his friend are the only two super fans of cucumber flavor here.

"Alas, a bunch of uncultured people don't have this blessing."

Shen knew that Chen Ningzhou and the other three hated cucumber-flavored potato chips.

but.

She turned to Qin Yiyan and asked, "Liang Qi doesn't want to eat either?"

"He doesn't..."

Before he could finish his words, a long line of people squeezed in between Shen Xiyu and him.

"I'll eat it," he said, sitting down and pinching a piece into his mouth. He looked up at Shen Xiyu and Qin Yiyan who were still standing on both sides, "I was tasteless before."

…

Liang Qi successfully sat between Qin Yiyan and Shen Xiyu in the three-person row.

Whether it was intentional or not is not the point for now.

While they were not paying attention, several girls around them were secretly chatting on their phones.

School Forum

——"I bet the handsome new guy in Class 50,17 definitely has a girlfriend!"

——"Spending money on a man is the beginning of bad luck, sister"

…

——"Is this true?! I'm ready to go!"

——"Upstairs, I advise you not to be impulsive. Our class beauty is a standard beauty! She came back crying last week and I couldn't even add her contact information."

——"No way? I think Qin Yiyan is more handsome. He seems to be from Class 17 too."

This post has been blocked since Liang Qi just started school. The original post was a photo of him at the school gate asking for help.

Hundreds of floors have been built now.

There are many bad comments among them.

——"I don't know why you girls act like you've been hungry for three days when you see a handsome guy."

——"What's so handsome about him?"

——"It looks like domestic violence"

…

But most of them were criticized so harshly that they deleted their comments silently.

——"He is close to Shen Xiyu, so it is understandable that he looks down on others."

——"I'm a freshman in high school. Seniors, who is this Shen Xiyu?"

——"Junior sister really missed our school's big battle that year,"

Someone explained in the post,

——"The handsome guys in our class are all very handsome, but there are only a few of them, you can count them on one hand. But the beauties are different, there are so many flowers blooming, you can't count them on two hands! When the confession wall was launched, she and Liu Yijiao, who is now in Class 18, were tied in terms of votes. They are both top-notch beauties."

——"Who won in the end?"

——"Well, the confession wall has cleared all the votes and removed them."

——"Any inside information? Put your butt down."

Speaking of this matter, it was because the impact was too bad. At that time, most of Shen Xiyu's photos were taken secretly by others or taken from her circle of friends, and she herself was completely unaware of it.

Later, a classmate showed her the voting page, and she went directly to the operator of the confession wall and asked them to remove it, saying that it had violated her privacy.

Later, considering that the impact was really bad, with the voting page full of people shouting and fighting, the operator withdrew the event...

——"The little transparent person from Class 17 pops up"

The discussion in the post is still going on.

——"There shouldn't be anything wrong with Chen Xiyu and Liang Qi (the transfer student). They all have a good relationship and are just good friends."

——"But honestly, who do you think is prettier, Shen Xiyu or Liu Jiaoyi?"

——"My sister and I have been arguing about this since the beginning of the school year. I think Chen Xiyu is brighter and has more three-dimensional features, but she insists that Liu Jiaoyi is more beautiful, resembling a little white flower."

——"The building is crooked, the building is crooked, I really can't rush into it..."

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The author has something to say:

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Xi Yubao and her brother are both very good people. She is just used to living alone since she was a child and doesn’t know how to get along with her family. After finally having a family, it was soon broken up. She even lost her mother whom she seldom saw. So she put thorns on herself to avoid being hurt again. She just doesn’t know how to love, but in fact, she is loving others imperceptibly.