"Be virtuous, knowledgeable, diligent in learning, and dedicated in practice."
"Look, Houde, you're ranked first! What did you say today? Talking about a girl... I, as an adult, can't say that!"
Quartz lowered her head, her face red all the way to the tips of her ears.
Jiangxi City listened to the lecture in silence, like a gray shadow.
The female teacher's piercing voice almost pierced her eardrums. The nun looked at Jiang Xi with pity and waved her hand: "Forget it, I've asked about this matter. It has nothing to do with us Jiang Xi. Let her go back first."
"Call the parents!" The head teacher of Class 2 slammed the table and said, "This has a terrible impact. The whole school must be informed! Puppy love, puppy love, you are really capable!"
Jiang Xi suddenly raised his head: Call the parents?
Lu Hao said anxiously: "Teacher, this has nothing to do with Jiang Xi. We are not a couple, we are just... comrades-in-arms."
The head teacher of Class 2 laughed angrily: "Then your comradeship is quite strong!"
The nun didn't want to make a big fuss, especially since Jiang Xi had suffered so much and finally came back. "No! If you want to call someone, call the ones in your class. Jiang Xi, go back to class!"
Jiang Xi looked up at her, and the girl's eyes were filled with gratitude so much that it almost burst out.
The nun patted her head and said gently, "It's okay, go back, the teacher will help you solve it."
After Jiang Xi went out, he stood in the aisle for a while, and then saw Lu Hao coming out dejectedly. The redness and swelling on his face had become more and more oily after a period of fermentation.
"Come with me."
Lu Hao followed Jiang Xi quietly.
Jiang Xi did not choose the flower garden this time, but went to the playground.
There was no one on the field. The plastic track was exposed to the sun and emitted an unpleasant smell. A circle of unknown trees were planted around the playground, each stretching out its strong branches, casting a shadow on the earth.
Jiang Xi found a shady spot and remained silent for a while. Just when Lu Hao couldn't hold back and wanted to speak, he said, "Lu Hao, stop bothering me."
Entanglement?
Lu Hao's self-esteem seemed to be pierced into a sieve in an instant.
"Do you think my love for you is just a tangle?"
"Isn't it?" Jiang Xi looked at him quietly. Lu Hao looked away in embarrassment. "We broke up. Everything about me has nothing to do with you."
"You're causing me trouble."
"Everything you do, every single one of them, is an effort to prove to me that you like me, that you love me. Even when we fought today, you were telling me in your childish, even ridiculous way: Look, I'm fighting for you, I'm protecting you! Your cleverness, your complacency, even your scars, have given you a false sense of self-sacrifice. Do you think you're a love saint, a truly great person?"
Lu Hao felt that all his heart, liver, lungs and intestines were exposed to the broad daylight by the ruthless girl in front of him, leaving him nothing, white or black.
But this sun makes people feel cold all over.
He was speechless.
Jiang Xi continued: "If it were my old self, I would be filled with gratitude and applaud your heroism. But I'm not."
"Why...why not?"
Lu Hao couldn’t understand, nor did he want to understand.
"You keep accusing me of not understanding you, but what about you? Do you understand me? I'm a man, how can I stand by and watch others slander the person I like in front of me? If I hadn't said a word at the time, what kind of man would I be? Don't talk to me about maturity! Yes, I'm not as mature as you! But that doesn't mean you can throw my heart on the ground and trample on it!"
Jiang Xi pursed her lips.
Lu Hao had been very "submissive" to her recently, so she was a little uncomfortable with his sudden resistance.
But Lu Hao's words just proved the essential difference between the two people.
She was used to weighing the pros and cons and lacked sincerity, while Lu Hao was reckless and... sincere.
Jiang Xi finally understood what he had been resisting all along.
They are no longer the same kind of people.
"You are so childish."
"Before the fight, did you think about me? Did you think about me getting dragged into it, about my injuries being exposed in public? Did you think about the possibility of my parents being called in? My parents just went through a terrible ordeal. Do you think they have to come to school and be scolded like a grandson for this troublesome daughter of mine?"
"You fight, you become famous. Perhaps most of your classmates will think you are brave, righteous, and passionate. But have you ever considered that this will once again push me into the spotlight? I finally managed to calm down my previous incident. Isn't this fight with you going to make me the subject of everyone's gossip once again?"
Lu Hao's face turned pale. He hadn't thought about it, not even a little bit.
But he also felt a little wronged. He was hurt, but Jiang Xi hadn't asked a single question or shown any concern. His heart ached.
Jiang Xi didn't hesitate to use harsh words to make the young man truly give up.
"What I need is a relationship of mutual understanding and maturity. You can't do that, Lu Hao. You and I don't match."
Having said that, it is clear enough.
Jiang Xi told him clearly that you and I are not a match.
If Lu Hao still had any self-respect, he would not have continued to pester her.
He was so angry that he was about to step out of the shade of the tree. When he was about to walk out of the iron gate of the playground, he stopped and said sourly: "When you say mature, do you mean like Mr. Han that day?"
--no.
But Jiang Xi did not deny it.
Lu Hao seemed to have gotten the correct answer and left without looking back.
Jiang Xi paused for a moment and suddenly said, "Mr. Han, you've been listening to all this gossip for so long, why haven't you come out yet?"
The leaves rustled and there was no one around.
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