Chapter 26 Dropping out of school

Wen Eryu thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out.

She swallowed, looked at him innocently and said, "What do you want me to say?"

"Forget it, it's okay." Shen Jize restarted the motorcycle, "I'm leaving."

Wen Eryu suddenly remembered that there was something important she hadn't told him, so she immediately ran up to stop him.

"Wait." She looked into Shen Jize's eyes and said seriously, "Can you not drop out of school?"

There was no trace of emotion in Shen Jize's dark eyes. Suddenly, he sneered, "Reason."

"Well...I want to continue asking you math questions."

The people in the car were suddenly stunned, as if they didn't expect the girl to use this reason to ask him not to drop out of school.

Wen Eryu trudged forward timidly and asked, "So, don't drop out of school, okay?"

She paused, then added, "Just think of it as... for me."

Shen Jize has such good academic performance. If he chooses to study, his future will be bright.

Starting a company, making it onto the rich list, and owning hundreds of millions of assets are all things he will get in the future.

Wen Eryu couldn't bear to see him go astray.

The air seemed to freeze for a long time. After a while, Chen Jize said seriously, "Don't be so self-righteous."

He was still angry, and anyone with a discerning eye could hear the awkwardness between the lines.

But this is what Shen Jize said to himself, don't be too self-righteous, his status and family situation are not worthy of her at all.

The mother who only existed in his memory had abandoned him a long time ago, and so had that gambling-loving father. Oh no, he didn't recognize this father. Hu Nao had never cared about him.

However, Wen Eryu was not angry after hearing this. She understood his inner inferiority and frustration. It was because he loved her too much that he kept falling into self-doubt and unconsciously turned words into swords to protect himself.

She understood all these gentle words. She didn't blame him. Instead, she felt more distressed. Children from such families are the most lacking in love.

"Chen Jize." She said, "Don't give up on yourself, okay? You still have your loving uncle and aunt, your lovely Dada, and... me."

When she said the word "I", her voice became softer and it was impossible to hear it if you didn't listen carefully.

Wen Eryu looked at him and continued, "I don't know if you have heard Liang Jingru's "Nuan Nuan". There is a line in the lyrics: I want to say that you are actually very good, but you don't know it yourself. You are more important than yourself."

Shen Jize's tense muscles relaxed, and his stern expression softened a lot.

He asked, "...Do you really think so?"

Wen Eryu nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Of course."

She glanced at Chen Jize, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

"What else do you want to say?"

"Um...I, I." Wen Eryu hesitated for a long time and couldn't utter a complete sentence.

She took a deep breath, stepped forward cautiously, and said word by word: "Actually, I like you."

For a long time, until the last ray of light from the setting sun hit Shen Jize's face, his dead eyes finally had light.

He waited for her to say this, and those long days of secret love finally had the best ending.

Wen Eryu thought she would see a big reaction on Shen Jize's face, but he still maintained his unchanging cold face.

"I understand." Shen Jize just said this, looked ahead, and rode away on his motorcycle.

The deafening engine sound disappeared from Wen Eryu's ears in a short while.

Suddenly, she reacted.

"Oops, I forgot to explain to him about the photo."

*

Time flies, and No. 4 Middle School has welcomed its tenth summer. The silhouettes of leaves are reflected on the stone benches in the grove. Since some time ago, the sound of cicadas can be heard intermittently on campus.

For several weeks, Wen Eryu didn't see Shen Jize at school.

I sent him a message but got no reply.

She and Lin Cheng ran to find Li Wei, hoping to get news about Shen Jize from him.

On the basketball court, Li Wei threw the basketball in his hand, but it missed.

He sighed in frustration and said, "I don't have any recent news about him. I called him to play basketball, but he didn't answer."

"Okay." Wen Eryu's face was full of disappointment.

When I returned to the classroom, everyone was having lunch.

The hardware facilities of No. 4 Middle School are very good and worthy of the expensive tuition fees. There are two air conditioners in the classroom, one in front and one in the back, so no one will feel too hot.

Wen Eryu and Lin Cheng tiptoed back to their seats.

But before they could sleep for long, the bell rang. Wen Eryu was so sleepy that she climbed up from the desk reluctantly, while Lin Cheng next to her was already sleeping soundly without knowing what was going on.

No matter how Wen Eryu called, he couldn't wake up.

There was still some time before the first class in the afternoon, so Yao Weimin took this opportunity to walk into the classroom.

He opened the curtains in the classroom, his face grim: "What's that smell in the classroom? Turn off the air conditioner for a while and open the window to ventilate."

The class was filled with cries of pain.

"No, teacher, the afternoon is the hottest time."

"Yeah, yeah, we didn't smell anything strange, did we?"

Yao Weimin said: "That's because you've been marinated."

The student who was speaking just now was speechless.

"Okay, okay, everyone wake up, don't sleep anymore, I want to tell you something." Yao Weimin knocked on the podium.

A classmate asked, "What's up, teacher? Is it time for summer vacation?"

"We'll be notified later," Yao Weimin said. "Our school has a two-week summer camp this summer. Everyone must attend unless there's a special reason."

"Ah——" Another wailing came from below.

"This school is such a rip-off, forcing students to come to school during summer vacation."

"That's right, I'm planning to go on a trip for two weeks. The dog won't stay here even for one day."

Yao Weimin knew everyone was unhappy, but he said helplessly, "This is the school's arrangement. You'll all be seniors next semester. Put aside your playful thoughts and focus on the college entrance exam."

At this time, the bell for class rang. Yao Weimin wanted to say something else, but he could only say it during the class meeting.

Wen Eryu closed her diary. Having been reborn once, she already knew the schedule of this summer camp. It was nothing more than normal classes in the morning and school-organized activities in the afternoon.

A few days later, Lin Cheng heard some gossip from somewhere. She said that Shen Jize did not drop out of school in the end, but just asked for a long leave, which the school approved.

Wen Eryu felt relieved. Fortunately, he did not drop out of school.

*

With the arrival of the hot summer, the second semester of high school ended in a blink of an eye.

The summer camp at No. 4 Middle School required students to live on campus. Although everyone was extremely dissatisfied, they still left their comfortable beds at home and came to school carrying large and small bags.

Both the boys' and girls' dormitories were four-person dormitories. Wen Eryu and Lin Cheng were assigned to one room, along with two other girls from other classes.

After packing up, it was already afternoon.

Lin Cheng sat on the bed, secretly took out her phone from under the quilt and asked, "Eryu, do you want some milk tea?"

"Of course I do. Do you know I haven't had a drink for three days?" Wen Eryu lay on her bed with her eyes slightly closed.

There were only the two of them in the dormitory. Lin Cheng took out her phone, raised an eyebrow and said, "I asked a friend outside the school to buy two cups of milk tea and left them over there. Let's go get them now."

"Is this true?" Wen Eryu jumped up from the bed when she heard that there was milk tea to drink.

Only then did she notice Lin Cheng had brought a cell phone with her, and she was surprised: "You actually—brought a cell phone."

The last four words were spoken in Weneryu using lip reading.

Lin Cheng threw her a smug look and said, "Let's go get it now."

Wen Eryu ran out of bed and put on his shoes: "Let's go."

When the two arrived at the fence, they were in trouble again because the milk tea was hung at the highest point and they were not tall enough to reach it!

After Wen Eryu lost the game of rock-paper-scissors, the responsibility of getting the milk tea fell on her shoulders.

She carefully climbed onto the stone platform under the fence, stood on tiptoe, and tried to reach it, but she was just a little bit short each time.

Lin Cheng helped her watch the security guard from a distance.

Suddenly, a dark shadow blocked the scorching sun and silently covered Wen Eryu's face.

She noticed something was wrong and turned around to see Shen Jize, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, standing outside the fence.

Wen Eryu was startled and her feet slipped and she was about to fall backwards, but she was grabbed tightly by a pair of strong hands and pulled back.

"What are you doing?" Shen Jize asked after making sure she was standing firmly.

Wen Eryu smiled awkwardly: "I can't get the milk tea up there."

She said this and pointed to the top of the fence.

Shen Jize looked up and took down the two cups of milk tea easily.

"Thank you!" Wen Eryu said gratefully and was about to take it from him.

But the next second, Shen Jize pulled his hand back, and Wen Eryu fell into the air.

She looked at Shen Jize doubtfully, and then met his slightly amused eyes.

"Long time no see, I miss you a little." A smile suddenly spread in Shen Jize's peach blossom eyes, and his gaze lingered on the girl.

Wen Eryu blinked in confusion. She couldn't stand his teasing at all. At this moment, she felt her heartbeat was about to explode.

She murmured, "Miss me and disappear again."

"What did you say?" Shen Jize asked.

"Nothing." Wen Eryu turned her head away and said angrily, "Give me back my milk tea!"

"Want it?" Shen Jize raised his voice and said with a teasing look, "Kiss me and I'll give it to you."

Wen Eryu: “……?”

She felt that Shen Jize had changed. Where did the beautiful girl from before go?

At the same time, Lin Cheng, who was helping her keep watch, saw the security guard walking towards them, and quickly turned around to see if Wen Eryu had got it.

But when she turned around, she saw her best friend shyly closing her eyes and kissing Chen Jize outside the fence.

Lin Chengren was stunned. His mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg, and a red dot gradually appeared on his nose.

"Damn it, Chen Jize, shut your fucking mouth!" Lin Cheng cursed as she ran.

She felt as bad as if her own daughter had been kidnapped.

Wen Eryu opened her eyes suddenly when she heard the scolding. The corners of her mouth were swollen, and she could still clearly smell the refreshing soap scent on Shen Jize's body through her nose.

"Hmm...it seems we've been discovered."

Shen Jize was going crazy when he saw her like this, how could she be so cute.

I really want to kiss her to death!

But before Lin Cheng could run over, the security guard's voice came from behind.

"What are you guys doing sneaking around over there?"

Seeing that they were about to be caught by the security, the three of them looked at each other.

Lin Cheng was the first to react. She shouted at Wen Eryu, "Run!"