16 Chapter 16
Without waiting for the other party to say anything, Chen Ying hung up the phone.
So, because they don’t love their children, they allow them to be bullied by other older children without doing anything, and they don’t know who to talk to when they are wronged.
They believed that Wu Qianqiu had no ill intentions, but he was just adopted into his uncle's home and already lacked a sense of security. Seeing how well his uncle treated Chen Ying, he naturally felt unbalanced.
But no matter how unbalanced he is, it cannot be a reason for him to bully his sister who is two years younger than him.
Tears suddenly flowed out, and Chen Ying grabbed some toilet paper and wiped them again and again, but they were still not wiped clean.
I don't know how long it has been since I cried. I was studying and working in another place, and I had endured all the difficulties and grievances. Now, just a call from her parents brought her back to square one. After going around in circles, she was still the lonely person who huddled by the fish tank and needed the company of goldfish.
Zhou Baixi, Zhou Baixi... Can you accompany me again, like before, without saying anything, just accompany me home, get off the bus one stop earlier for school, listen to audio-visual exercises together and walk to school side by side, replace my goldfish, and be my shadow.
I have a lot more to tell you.
What should I say? I want to talk about the red light I encountered today that lasted seventy seconds. There was a cloud in the sky that looked like a crying child. The fragrance of osmanthus flowers wafted from the neighborhood, refreshing and refreshing, just like the smell of a high school campus.
Speaking of this unexpected reunion, the expected heartbeat, I imagine you simply standing there was enough to make my heart flutter. Youth is fearless, but I'm no longer young. You were always in my youth. Even now, when I stumble upon a familiar name, I can't help but look a few more times. Even the mere sight of your back in a dream sends my heart racing. Every time I see you, my heart still flutters, and I can't help it.
I still can't forget the lights that sent me home late at night, the formulas you wrote on my draft paper, the wrong questions you corrected. I want to say that because of your presence in high school, the trajectory of my life has been altered, and I want to say how sorry I am that you have become my regret.
I also wanted to tell you that my cousin is getting married. I'm not afraid of him anymore. My best friend is no longer single. They're both aiming for marriage, and we're all very happy. Also, the pomegranates we planted at home should be ripe soon. It'll be perfect for us to eat them soon.
Do you want to try...
Gradually, the sound from the door died down. Chen Ying, tired from crying, fell asleep. Ye Jinyi tiptoed in and took a closer look at her face. Fortunately, she had removed her makeup when she came back.
Ye Jinyi covered her with the quilt, turned off the light, and gently closed the door.
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I remember my senior year of high school, which was so tiring that I couldn’t breathe. My desk was piled high with new and old reference books.
Chen Ying was concentrating on analyzing conic sections, and the surroundings were quiet and silent.
It was a weekend afternoon, the only time of the week to relax. The boys went to the playground with balls to play friendly games, while the girls went to cheer with water.
The test paper was filled with dense auxiliary lines, which looked dazzling. In the end, I still couldn't solve it, or I got an extremely outrageous answer, like some questions had the answer of 2.5 people.
Chen Ying lay hunched over her math textbook, the crisscrossing polyhedrons of functional equations reminiscent of her complex thoughts. She looked up and seemed to see Zhou Baixi's shadow at the door.
She had more or less heard some rumors in the class recently, all of which said that there was something wrong between her and Zhou Baixi. Some people expressed their understanding, saying that Zhou Baixi was so outstanding, it was normal for Chen Ying to like him. Although she was trying to keep a distance, some classmates saw her as playing both sides.
The abnormal one is Zhou Baixi. He turns a blind eye to the distance that Chen Ying deliberately keeps, and approaches her on his own. He says he will tutor her if he wants to, and he will go to and from school with whoever wants to go together. He is as stubborn as an ox.
"You're so stupid that you can't even figure this out."
Suddenly, Zhou Baixi walked from the door to her. He picked up the test paper and looked at the auxiliary lines, frowning. He picked up the eraser on the table and wiped it clean. He drew two more auxiliary lines and returned the test paper to Chen Ying.
The newly drawn auxiliary lines are clear at a glance, and I can understand them at once, and the solution is also clear and concise. Chen Ying said "thank you" and silently wrote down the solution process.
Zhou Baixi pulled out the seat in front of her and sat down, leaning back against the table, waiting quietly for Chen Ying to solve the problem.
After solving the problem, Chen Ying breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Zhou Baixi still there, she asked, "Why didn't you go play basketball?"
Zhou Baixi tilted his head back, looked at the ceiling and said, "No one brought me water. I was afraid I would die of exhaustion on the court and no one would care."
"From what I know, many girls in the class want to see you play."
"Can you see it just because you want to? Can you get into Tsinghua University just because you want to?" Zhou Baixi smiled and crossed one leg over the other. "Young man, there are many things in this world that are beyond your expectations."
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"What are you thinking about? Write it down quickly. The second question is still blank." Zhou Baixi raised his eyebrows lazily and looked at her provocatively.
Chen Ying collected the test paper and tucked it between her textbooks, then took out her English paper and continued writing. "I'm not going to look at the last question. I've never figured it out, so it'll be a waste of time in the exam."
Zhou Baixi wanted to say something when the bell rang. He looked at his watch and realized that his buddies should have finished playing basketball, and it was time for them to have dinner together.
"Let's go eat?"
Chen Ying shook her head as if facing a great enemy and waved her hands repeatedly, "I can't finish my homework, I'll go back and eat tonight."
Zhou Baixi frowned visibly, said nothing more, and stood up and left.
Evening self-study was the class of the head teacher. Chen Ying was worried that she would fall asleep in class, so after thinking about it, she decided to lie down on the table and take a nap. Homework was just an excuse. She simply didn't want to get too close to Zhou Baixi, especially in a campus where gossip was rampant.
As more and more students filled the classroom, Chen Ying was woken up. When she woke up, she found a packed lunch on the corner of her desk with a note on it: "After lunch, look at the solution to the last question."
Only then did she realize that there was a folded A4 paper under the lunch box. It was densely packed with words in Zhou Baixi's handwriting, which was neater than his usual writing, without omitting a single step.
Chen Ying's heartbeat quickened slightly.
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The next morning, Ye Jinyi's loud voice and Chen Ying's alarm clock rang at the same time. She opened her eyes in a daze and realized that she had been dreaming all night. The dreams were all about the hard-working days in her senior year of high school. The materials piled on the table were enough to overwhelm her.
When she changed her clothes and came out, Ye Jinyi had already left. Breakfast and two eggs were left on the table.
While eating breakfast, Chen Ying applied an egg to her eyes for five minutes. It was almost impossible to tell that she had been crying. Then she put on her makeup, grabbed the car keys left by Song Xia, and went to work.
Zhou Baixi said he was going on a business trip to Europe and wouldn't be back for about a week. Chen Ying replied with an "Oh," not knowing what to say next.
After the struggle before going to bed last night, the little bit of courage in my heart was extinguished by a basin of water. Chen Ying, you see, this is the difference. She is a sea turtle. She can go on a business trip to Europe. She is handsome, rich, and has a good temper. Now if you say it, you may not even be able to be friends with her.
I felt inexplicably depressed, and even looking at the analysis report on the computer made me feel disappointed.
But Chen Ying had a principle: work should not be affected during working hours. She decided to go all out and simply sent another message: "Be safe, take off and land safely."
Then I put my phone on silent mode and concentrated on writing the report.
Song Xia was in a great mood the whole morning. Last night she mustered up the courage to confess to Li Hao. The ending was good and they were together.
I am the most lost person in the world now, Chen Ying thought.
Colleagues in the department seemed to be infected by Song Xia's mood. They walked with a breeze and joked with each other while talking. They were in a happy mood and their work pressure was greatly reduced.
A week consists of seven days, and seven days have 168 hours. Excluding eating, sleeping and working, Chen Ying still has 42 hours to spare.
First, he spent most of his time hanging out with Ye Jinyi, and then called Song Xia to join them, going shopping, having dinner, afternoon tea, picnics, and werewolf killing. The friendship between the three of them was sublimated. When you are with friends, you can always forget about other things, such as Zhou Baixi.
Even if she thought about it, it was only a very faint thought. Chen Ying hid her thoughts deep in her heart and didn't want Song Xia to know.
Song Xia knows = Li Hao knows = Zhou Baixi knows. Chen Ying has always kept her feelings hidden, not wanting others to know, except Ye Jinyi.
On the fifth day of the business trip, Zhou Baixi sent a message with only three words.
【Arriving tonight.】
These three words seem to have magical powers, a hidden magic of happiness. If you accidentally turn on the switch, the corners of your mouth will unconsciously rise.
There was a heavy rain in the afternoon. The rain only lasted about ten minutes. It went away quickly as it came. The trees on both sides of the road were dripping water, and the grass in the park was soaked with water droplets, and its vitality became more vigorous.
The ground was wet and didn't dry up even at night.
Zhou Baixi said he would come to see her in the evening. Chen Ying felt the temperature outside the window and realized that it might be very cold at night, but she didn't bring a coat today.
If she had to choose between Ganmao and Zhou Baixi, she would still choose Zhou Baixi.
And there is some expectation.
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