Chapter 67 Parents' Meeting

The next morning, Lin Zixia got up half an hour earlier than usual.

Afraid of running into Lu Xiangye, she went to school early.

Five minutes before morning self-study, Lu Xiangye lazily walked into the classroom carrying his black cross-body bag.

Lin Zixia lowered his head the moment he saw him.

She didn't know how to explain her sudden change of heart and abnormal behavior to him. Even the words she said to him yesterday about "borrowing a book" seemed very confusing to him.

Even if there was nothing going on between her and Lu Xiangye, as long as she got close to boys and talked and laughed with them more, in Ye Yinghua's eyes, it was a sign of premature love.

She had finally managed to get the opportunity to come to Chengdu, and finally got a moment of respite and freedom in a place far away from them.

She can't afford the gamble.

Lin Zixia's fingers gripping the pen tightened little by little, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Lu Xiangye hook the stool open with his foot, throw his schoolbag on the table, and sit down without a care in the world.

Same as usual.

She didn't take the initiative to talk to him, and Lu Xiangye didn't look for her.

In this way, I finished the morning self-study and the first Chinese class peacefully.

At nine o'clock, Jiang Xu came to the classroom and said, "Dear students, please do not clean up your desks. This will also let your parents see how messy and untidy you are at school."

"Take your parents to your seats, and then you can find somewhere else to stay. Stay away from the classroom."

The classroom suddenly became noisy.

"What does this mean? You're not letting us listen."

"Teacher Jiang, you're not going to report us, are you?"

Jiang Xu looked down at the crowd with a half-smile, "Think about whether you've done anything to violate discipline recently. Tell the truth, and I'll give you leniency if you confess."

“Wow…”

"Of course not."

"How is that possible? We are all good students."

Jiang Xu smiled and adjusted his glasses, "Okay, stop joking and hurry up."

When Lin Zixia opened his phone, he saw the message from Ye Yinghua, saying that she had already arrived at school.

Lin Zixia sent her the specific floor and class. When she put away her phone and turned around, Lu Xiangye was no longer there.

She took a deep breath. Her deskmate was also Lu Xiangye. When Ye Yinghua asked her about it, she would say that she wanted to ask him a question.

After all, Lu Xiangye's grades are so good, Ye Yinghua shouldn't object.

Lin Zixia came out of the classroom and happened to meet Ye Yinghua coming up the corridor.

"Mom, here." Lin Zixia waved at her.

Ye Yinghua followed her inside and nodded with satisfaction, "No. 1 Middle School is indeed good, much better than the high school in our county."

When they reached their seats, Ye Yinghua frowned, "Why are you sitting here? I'll talk to your teacher and have you moved to the front."

Lin Zixia quickly explained, "No need, Mom. The seats were arranged by student ID at the time, but the homeroom teacher said they'll start arranging them by grades next semester, so I can choose my seat then. Our homeroom teacher is a very principled person, so he might not agree even if you go."

"And I think it's nice to sit here."

"The view here is not good. I can't even see the blackboard clearly." Ye Yinghua said, but did not mention asking her to change seats again.

Cheng Zhiwei in the front row turned around and greeted Ye Yinghua with a smile, "Hello, Auntie, I'm Xia Xia's friend."

Ye Yinghua smiled and nodded.

Next to Cheng Zhiwei is a gentle and intellectual woman, probably her mother.

Mother Cheng looked at Lin Zixia with a smile, "You must be Xia Xia, right? I've heard Weiwei mention you many times, saying that you helped her a lot with her studies."

Mother Cheng looked at Ye Yinghua again and said, "You are so lucky. Your daughter is so outstanding."

The two exchanged pleasantries, and Cheng Zhiwei pulled Lin Zixia and quietly slipped out through the back door.

In the corridor, Cheng Zhiwei complained to Lin Zixia, "My mom will definitely drag your mom to ramble on for a long time, and she will definitely complain about me."

Lin Zixia curled her lips, but before she could say anything, Cheng Zhiwei asked, "Did your mother come all the way from Qingjiang County to attend a parent-teacher conference for you?"

"That's right. If my grades were as good as yours, my mom would probably set off firecrackers in front of my house for three days and three nights."

Lin Zixia curled his fingers slightly, neither admitting nor denying, just smiling.

Jiang Xu didn't let them stay outside the classroom, so Cheng Zhiwei and Lin Zixia went downstairs and wandered around the Xiangzhang Square downstairs.

The two of them found a bench and sat down. Cheng Zhiwei uttered a surprised "Why don't I see Wu You and the others? Don't we usually run into them?"

Lin Zixia looked around but didn't see Lu Xiangye.

"I don't know either."

"Forget it, leave them alone."

…

Almost an hour has passed since the parent-teacher meeting.

Ye Yinghua came out of the classroom, looking noticeably happier.

In this exam, Lin Zixia improved one place in his class and two places in his grade.

"Your homeroom teacher said this exam is significantly more difficult than the baseline test. It's already very good that you can maintain your level. You have also made progress. Well done."

Ye Yinghua raised his hand and patted Lin Zixia's shoulder, his tone relieved. "Your father and I were worried that you wouldn't be able to keep up after coming to No. 1 Middle School. The gap was too big. I didn't expect that you would be no worse than these students in the provincial capital. Keep up the good work, but don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Lin Zixia nodded, "I know."

Lin Zixia sent Ye Yinghua to the school gate and talked about the exam all the way.

"By the way, is your deskmate reliable? Why didn't anyone come to the parent-teacher conference?"

Lin Zixia was stunned. Didn’t Grandma Lu come to the parent-teacher meeting for Lu Xiangye?

From the tone of her voice, Ye Yinghua had no idea that her deskmate was Lu Xiangye.

Lin Zixia was vague, "I'm not sure either."

Ye Yinghua didn't delve into it. When they reached the school gate, she reminded him, "Listen carefully to your aunt. I've transferred some pocket money to you. Buy whatever you want. Your uncle-in-law is at home too, so you should be more sensible, okay?"

Lin Zixia lowered his eyes and nodded, "Yeah."

"Okay, go back to class. I'll be taking the bus back soon."

Lin Zixia stood at the school gate, watching Ye Yinghua's back as he walked away little by little and disappeared into the crowd.

For no reason, she actually felt relieved.

The deepest family bond in this world is more like a burden to her.

However, if a person loses even this last bit of bond, where should he go?

Lin Zixia kept looking in the direction where Ye Yinghua left until he could no longer see anything, and his eyes suddenly felt a little sore.

She looked up at the sky.

The sun is still too bright today.