Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Reconciliation.

There is a bungalow area near the school. Ji Maili has never been there, and he doesn't know that Chen Lu lives there.

Ji Maili was confused as he turned left and right. Then Tao Dacheng and Tao Sijie arrived home. Tao Dacheng lived with his grandfather. The old man loved to talk, but his eyesight was not very good. He stared at Ji Maili for a long time: "Whose child is this? Is there a birthmark on his face?"

Chen Lu glanced at the "landscape painting" on Ji Maili's face, smiled, and said, "It's not a birthmark, it's because he bumped into a telephone pole while walking at night."

Ji Maili glared at Chen Lu: "You're the one who bumped into the telephone pole."

Grandpa Tao groaned several times, "You better be careful when you walk at night. Look at how badly you bumped your face."

Ji Maili said depressedly: "Grandpa, he's talking nonsense, I didn't hit the telephone pole."

Seeing Ji Maili squatting in front of the old man and explaining for a long time, Tao Dacheng felt it was strange: "He seems to be very generous usually, but I didn't expect him to be so patient and talk to my grandfather for so long."

Shen Lu looked at Ji Maili and said with a look of satisfaction: "He is a good kid."

Tao Dacheng shook his head: "I don't understand what's going on between you two."

Ji Maili turned around and saw Chen Lu looking at him and laughing. He rolled his eyes and said, "What the hell are you laughing at? You're such a troublemaker!"

Chen Lu: "My home is in front, do you want to come and sit for a while?"

Ji Maili certainly wanted to go, so he asked, "Are your parents home?"

Shen Lu said, “I’m alone.”

Ji Maili was very curious about where he lived now. He stood up and said, "Go."

After turning another corner, there was a shabby little wooden door with a padlock on it. Shen Lu took out the key and unlocked it. The door beam was a little collapsed, so Shen Lu had to bend down to enter. "Be careful with your head."

Inside was a small courtyard, which looked clean, but a little strangely small. "Why do you live here?"

Shen Lu: "The previous house was sold, and this is rented."

Ji Maili was incredulous. "Rent? How much per month?"

Shen Lu: “Five hundred.”

Ji Maili was extremely surprised: "...You can still rent a house with 500 yuan?"

Shen Lu looked at him with wide eyes and said, "You've broadened your horizons, young master."

Shen Lu took the young master into the house and took a walk around. It was really just a walk around. They went in and out immediately because it was too small and there was only one room.

Ji Maili frowned, "There's only one room, where will your parents live?"

Chen Lu sat on the small stool and moved the other one over to Ji Maili, "They don't live here."

Ji Maili sat down: "Where do they live?"

Shen Lu took out his phone: "Add me and I'll tell you."

Ji Maili looked at Shen Lu, then raised his head and looked behind him.

The photos in Tao Sijie’s circle of friends seem to have been taken here.

Ji Maili took out his phone and scanned his friends, "Go ahead."

Chen Lu changed Ji Maili's note to "Mai Mai": "They are divorced. My mother took my brother abroad. As you know, my brother has not been in good health. As for me... my father owed some debts and sold the house. I don't know where he is now."

The words were spoken one by one, but when they were connected, Ji Maili seemed to not understand and his mind suddenly went blank.

Shen Lu snapped his fingers in front of him, "Are you stupid?"

Ji Maili looked at Chen Lu, his throat dry and achy: "W-when?"

"What when?" Shen Lu wanted to fool him.

Ji Maili asked, "Was it at that time?"

Shen Lu smiled and said, "It happened a long time ago, I can't remember it clearly."

Ji Maili pursed his lips, his eyes widened. Shen Lu glanced at him, "Hey, hey, hey, how many times have you cried today? Like a little girl."

Ji Maili's eyes welled up with tears, and he said in a trembling voice, "So that's why you quarreled with me and transferred to another school?"

Shen Lu said ambiguously: "I guess so."

Ji Maili suddenly stood up, "What do you mean by 'consider it'? You didn't even tell me about something so serious, you just argued with me and left without a second thought! You're awesome, you're awesome, I'm nothing, there's no point in telling me, you have a lot of friends now anyway, one more and one less, let's just blackmail each other, scumbag, we're not friends anymore!"

Ji Maili felt extremely upset. If it was really as he said, he couldn't help Shen Lu at all when he was in the most difficult time. Now he was powerless to help even if he wanted to.

Ji Maili turned and ran, and when he reached the door, he forgot that the door beam had collapsed, and ran headfirst into it...

"Oh my god!"

I was already about to cry, and after this collision, the tears started streaming down my face.

Shen Lu was numb after hearing the muffled sound. He hurried over and asked, "Are you fucking crazy?"

Ji Maili yelled, "My fucking head hurts! What the hell is this? It looks like a fucking rat hole."

Shen Lu wanted to slap him, “Well, you’re such a big rat, drilling back and forth!”

Ji Maili covered his head and glared at him.

Chen Lu looked at his colorful face covered with tears and his miserable look of anger, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Ji Maili resisted the urge to throw him to the ground and stomp on him twice, and said through gritted teeth: "Anyone else would have died peacefully by now!"

Shen Lu pulled him over and rubbed his forehead. "Thank you, Brother Mai, for showing mercy to me. Can you spare me this time because I'm in such a miserable state? I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again. Let's make peace."

...

On Monday morning, Shen Lu brought the student union members to the school gate to check their appearance.

Ji Maili carried his schoolbag on one shoulder, with his school uniform zipper open, and walked into the school gate at a leisurely pace, ignoring Shen Lu at the door.

In fact, he saw Chen Lu from a distance. They were both wearing school uniforms, but Chen Lu was the most conspicuous. Looking at the well-dressed Chen Lu, Ji Maili finally remembered what was different about Chen Lu yesterday. What was he wearing yesterday? He looked so frivolous, not like a nerd at all.

When Shen Lu saw Ji Maili, he took the initiative to approach and said, "Good morning."

Ji Maili glanced at him and said, "Don't talk to me."

Shen Lu followed him with the notebook in his arms, "Why?"

Ji Maili glanced at the others behind him and whispered, "Don't talk to me in school!"

Shen Lu tilted his head, "Hmm? Reason?"

Ji Maili gritted his teeth, "What a bullshit excuse! You want to be criticized? Go aside and don't block me."

After Ji Maili finished speaking, he pushed Chen Lu in the chest.

The two of them haven't had a fight for so long since the start of this semester. A group of people who like to watch the fun are a little nostalgic for the days when Ji Maili was looking for trouble with Chen Lu last semester. So the two of them started fighting early in the morning. Everyone around them was curious whether Ji Maili would lose control and beat Chen Lu.

Ji Maili was quite strong, pushing Shen Lu so hard that he stumbled back a step. "Student, please put on your school uniform. Do you have your school badge? If not, come and sign."

Ji Maili turned back and looked at Chen Lu with a stern face, "Drama Queen."

Shen Lu pointed casually at the notebook and said, "Sign here."

Ji Maili took the pen and scribbled a few times, but it was impossible to tell that it was a name.

Shen Lu asked quietly: "Have you had breakfast?"

Ji Maili: "Eat shit, I'm so sleepy."

Shen Lu said, "Go to the old building after class. I brought you breakfast."

After signing, Ji Maili asked Chen Lu, "Will this signature be deducted points?"

Shen Lu asked back: "Do you still have points to deduct?"

Ji Maili: “…”

Ji Maili rolled his eyes and said, "If you don't say anything, we can still be friends."

Shen Lu suppressed his laughter: "Okay, Brother Mai."