"Why is it 12 o'clock so soon?" An Beibei shouted, holding up a book and stretching.
When I came out of the Lao Lin staff dormitory, I saw the long asphalt road leading back to the dormitory. In the night, street lights dotted the two sides like pearl necklaces.
Because it is long, it also makes people sleepy.
"It would be nice to sleep with Teacher Lin." said a child, "We still have a long way to go back home."
Lu Zhihao: "You can't sleep, there are so many of us."
"Hit the floor!"
Lin Chaoxi yawned. The children huddled together, chattering non-stop. If they all lived with Old Lin, they might not be able to sleep tonight.
Just like what happened just now in Lao Lin’s dormitory, someone first showed off the summer camp test paper to Lao Lin, but within half a minute, everyone took out their papers and held them in front of “Teacher Lin” to ask for praise and awards.
Old Lin glanced at the snow-white test papers, stroked his chin, and said with satisfaction: "How come I am such a good teacher."
This is Lao Lin. You can never guess what he will say next.
Thinking of this, Lin Chaoxi yawned again. Everything was quiet and peaceful. It was a pity that she had been worried about Jie Ran's words for the whole day.
"Are you sleepy?" Pei Zhi asked.
The summer night breeze was gentle, and the moonlight outlined a soft shadow of the little boy. He held a book and fell behind her.
Huajuan and Lu Zhihao were in the front, chattering with their friends.
Lin Chaoxi subconsciously wanted to shake his head, but then nodded vigorously, because even when asking such a question, Pei Zhi seemed very serious.
However, Pei Zhi said: "I'm just asking casually, you don't have to take it so seriously."
Lin Zhaoxi: “…”
In front of them, the elementary school students changed the topic very quickly. When she came back to her senses, they actually started praising Teacher Xiaojie.
"Yes, yes, and Teacher Xiaojie is also very nice to us."
"Anyway, it's much better than Principal Zhang!"
"I didn't understand what he was saying before and thought he spoke too fast, but now I kind of understand what he was saying."
Everyone laughed quietly; their dormitory building was already within reach.
"Don't you... think that classes are boring?" She asked this question sincerely.
In fact, it was only after the picnic that day that she could really say that she had some understanding of Pei Zhi.
She knew that Pei Zhi had been working hard, but because of his father, he always subconsciously kept a proper distance from everyone; she knew that the daily Olympiad mathematics classes were boring for Pei Zhi, but he still insisted on listening; the image of Pei Zhi she knew before was vague, but now it has become clearer and clearer.
"It's okay actually." Pei Zhi replied.
"What do you mean by 'okay'? That's not accurate enough."
"When you're bored, you can think of something else." Pei Zhi said.
"Kongming chess?" Lin Chaoxi asked.
They chatted idly and passed the door of Building No. 1. Two little girls said goodbye to them. Under the moonlight, the white building looked like a dream.
"Master said there is another solution. Let me try it." Pei Zhi's voice was soft and calm.
"After we figure it out, what should we do? Send an email. There's a computer over there." Lin Zhaoxi withdrew his gaze from them as he said goodbye. "There are two solutions. Professor Zeng will definitely take a look."
"I will send it." Pei Zhi answered with certainty.
If you do send an email, you will probably be the first student to ever contact a tutor.
Lin Chaoxi smiled, and with a very strange feeling of joy, she pushed open the door of the dormitory building.
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The door opened and the lights came on.
The night wind suddenly filled the entire hall, making the Lego books that were not put away on the bookshelf rustle.
Although she was surrounded by white lights, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She felt cold from the top of her head to her fingertips, and even her legs went numb in an instant.
She felt like a small animal lying in a dark swamp. One second she was enjoying the comfortable breeze blowing across her skin, and the next second she was terrified and wanted to burrow into the mud immediately.
A few seconds after the room was lit again, the bright light was blinding, and she closed her eyes tightly, as if only by closing her eyes could she avoid having to face what was going to happen next.
But countless thoughts forced their way into her mind without any explanation.
Who turned on the light? Is someone waiting for them? Have they been discovered? What should they do?
At the same time, the night wind brought the screams of the little girl in Building 1. It sounded shrill and thin, and Lin Chaoxi's heart sank again.
She forced herself to calm down. In the living room, there was the rustling sound of an intercom.
"Tell the security team to stop looking for him. He's back." A deep and serious male voice sounded.
Lin Chaoxi tried to open her eyes, and she did. The situation before her was the worst she could have imagined.
The person who turned on the light was the dormitory manager. She was holding the roll call book, her hands still shaking slightly.
The person holding the intercom was their class teacher Jie Ran. The young man, who usually had a lot of bad intentions, stopped smiling and was even more serious and silent than Vice Principal Zhang.
As for Vice Principal Zhang, the middle-aged man did not wear a formal suit, but a casual T-shirt. He looked like he had just been woken up from a dream, and even his forehead hair was slightly raised. But his expression was solemn and serious, and people would not misjudge his mood because of his clothes.
After an unknown amount of time, Vice Principal Zhang finally spoke.
"Come in."
Like a ban lifted by magic, everyone regained consciousness at that moment. And because of this recovery, everyone realized that there was no hope, and they had been discovered...
The marble floor reflected the cold light of the chandelier, the summer breeze turned colder, they were still at the door, and the teacher was still inside.
There is a huge ditch in the swamp, which is daunting.
When everyone didn't know what to do, Pei Zhi took action first.
He straightened his back, walked towards the house, and they followed him and entered.
One, two, three... including the two girls brought from Building 1, twelve of them stood together.
Then he remained silent, as if he couldn't bear it, and Jie Ran coughed lightly.
As air poured in, the feeling of suffocation due to the thin oxygen finally eased a little.
"Where are you going so late? Are you sleepwalking together?" Vice Principal Zhang lowered his voice deliberately, but the rumbling sound, hitting the marble, was light and cold, and echoed throughout the room.
"Because there were 12 of you, the entire base sent out so many security guards to look for you in the middle of the night. Do you know that?"
"Where did you go? Who should tell me first?"
There was a rustling sound in the intercom, as if confirming the middle-aged man's words.
Lin Chaoxi pursed her lips and was unable to speak. No matter how hard she forced herself to remain calm, she couldn't stay calm. What should she do? She couldn't drag Old Lin into this, but the children didn't know.
"Let's go...study." said An Beibei.
Lin Chaoxi's heart sank again, and he felt a chill that even soaked his shoes and socks.
What should I do? What excuse should I make? I can’t let them mention Lao Lin.
While she was still searching her stomach, the teacher had already begun to force a confession out of her in a skilled manner.
The voice was gentle: "Where are you going to study? All the classrooms are closed."
"We... went to a teacher, and the teacher's lectures were... very good." Chen Chengcheng answered courageously.
The little girl from Group 6 also said, "Yes, Teacher Lin teaches us every night."
"Because there is not enough time during the day, I can only study for a while at night."
The children talked one after another, their eyes gradually became brighter and their voices became louder, and they even seemed to want to take credit for Lao Lin.
In their minds, they are studying hard, they have met a great teacher, and they are working hard with courage. This is not wrong, absolutely not.
The more Lin Chaoxi listened, the sadder he felt, and the chill had already reached his knees.
She had not reminded them before. She was an adult and should have thought of these things, but she forgot to worry because of the pure happiness of being with Lao Lin.
Vice Principal Zhang picked up the key words from the confession: "So, you sneaked out every night?"
“Yes…yes.”
"So, Teacher Lin... who found a teacher for you, and who took the lead?"
Lin Chaoxi and Pei Zhi looked at each other. He saw Pei Zhi open his mouth, but heard his own voice ringing.
"It's me," she said.
Pei Zhi's usually clear and peaceful eyes finally showed a moment of surprise.
You have to change something after coming here, at least you should not quit again, Lin Chaoxi thought.
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