What exactly is maturity?
Chen Xing saw Shi Nannan, Zhou Xiangxia and Meimei arguing on the ground. They all had wounds on their faces, red and blue, but fortunately there was no bleeding. Everyone was covered in dust and looked very embarrassed.
Chen Xing went up to separate them, but didn't know where to start.
Chen Xing said: "Zhou Xiang, Xia Meimei, let go of Nan Nan!"
Zhou Xiang said, "Oh! Chen Xing, everyone knows that you and Shi Nannan are the same kind of people. You used a face as innocent as Chen Yue to seduce Wen Yu. Chen Yue is excellent and talented, but you are not worthy at all!"
Shi Nannan went up to kick Zhou Xiang, but Xia Meimei grabbed her leg.
Shi Nannan said, "Zhou Xiang, shut up! Do you really want to be mute? How is our Xingxing any worse than Chen Yue? She obviously looks just like Xingxing, so what gives you the right to say that about Xingxing?"
Xia Meimei said, "Bah! It's obvious that Chen Xing got to know Wen Yu because of Chen Yue. Chen Yue and Wen Yu have always been classmates. They are a recognized couple and no one can break them up."
Zhou Xiang and Xia Meimei admire Wen Yu and also look at Chen Yue with envy. They always feel that Wen Yu should be with a cool and outstanding female talent like Chen Yue.
One of Shi Nannan's legs was trapped, so she wanted to kick Xia Meimei with the other leg, but Zhou Xiang trapped her again.
Shi Nannan said, "Let's fight one-on-one if you dare. It's not fair for you two to fight against me alone."
Zhou Xiang said, "One on one? Only a fool would believe your nonsense. You just want us to let go so you can take the opportunity to strike back."
Xia Meimei said, "Shi Nannan, we've disliked you for a long time. You're dead. Chen Xing doesn't dare to attack. Even if you fight alone, you can't beat us."
Shi Nannan's legs were shackled by Zhou Xiang and Xia Meimei, and her arms were also pulled by the two, so she had no chance to fight back.
Chen Xing saw that if this continued, Shi Nannan would have her arm pulled down by them.
Chen Xing had never hit her classmates. Even if what they said was unpleasant in the past, she just listened. But now she is different. She is no longer the Chen Xing who can be bullied by others.
Chen Xing stood in front of Shi Nannan's head, squatted down, pinched Zhou Xiang's wrist with one hand, and used the other hand to pry Xia Meimei's hand open.
Chen Xing was quite strong. Zhou Xiang and Xia Meimei usually ate very little to lose weight. When she exerted a little force, they couldn't bear the pain in their bones and instantly let go of Shi Nannan's arms.
Shi Nannan gained her freedom, sat up directly, and shook off the restraints of Zhou Xiang and Xia Meimei with a shake of her body.
The three of them stood up, holding their waists. Shi Nannan and Chen Xing stood together. The flame seemed to be still there.
Zhou Xiang pointed at Chen Xing and said, "Chen Xing, you dare to pinch me?"
Xia Meimei said: "Chen Xing, you broke my hand, I want to tell the teacher."
Shi Nannan said, "Oh! Stop pretending. Now that you know you can't win, you think of calling for teacher and mom? Why don't you go back to your mother's belly? It's absolutely safe!"
Zhou Xiang and Xia Meimei were angry, and they rushed up together to deal with Chen Xing and Shi Nannan.
Shi Nannan had been ready to fight for a long time, but it was not the time for her to make a real move. Suddenly, someone stood in front of her and blocked Zhou Xiang's palm for her.
"Chen Xuyang?" Zhou Xiang slapped Shen Xuyang on the neck, and Shen Xuyang's neck turned red in an instant.
Shi Nannan looked at Shen Xuyang in front of her, feeling angry and resentful, as well as a hint of unwillingness and heartache.
"Chen Xuyang! What's wrong with you? I don't need you to help me block it, I can beat her."
Shen Xuyang stared at Shi Nannan. He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had looked at her like this. He had been studying in seclusion for the past two months. Except for eating, sleeping and going to the toilet, he spent all his time studying. Even the time he thought about her became less.
Shen Xuyang just looked at Shi Nannan without saying a word. He could obviously stop Zhou Xiang or pull Shi Nannan away to avoid the slap, but he wanted to take a good look at her and didn't have time to think too much. His instinct blocked everything for him.
As for Chen Xing, she was ready to fight back. She wouldn't take action, but if someone provoked her, she wouldn't just sit there and wait to be beaten.
What Chen Xing didn't expect was that before she could make a move, Wen Yu grabbed her arm and pulled her into his arms.
Xia Meimei's plan was in vain. Seeing Wen Yu's gloomy and terrifying face, she shuddered with fear.
Zhou Xiang and Xia Meimei huddled together quickly and ran away in fright.
Shi Nannan wanted to chase after him, but Shen Xuyang grabbed her wrist.
"Let me go. I'm not done with them. If I don't teach them a lesson today, I'm not Shi Nannan anymore."
Shen Xuyang ignored Shi Nannan's screams and just pulled her away from this dangerous place.
Chen Xing was worried about Shi Nannan and wanted to follow, but was stopped by Wen Yu.
"Don't go. Give them some space to talk. With Xu Yang here, Shi Nannan will be fine."
Chen Xing looked in the direction where Shen Xuyang and Shi Nannan left, but in the end he didn't catch up with them.
Shen Xuyang took Shi Nannan to the infirmary. The medical teacher was not there, so he found some disinfectant cotton and abrasion medicine himself.
Without saying a word, Shen Xuyang pulled Shi Nannan's arm and disinfected the abrasion.
Shi Nannan cried out in pain, "Chen Xuyang, are you trying to kill me? Can you be gentler?"
"Also, what kind of medicine did you apply? Don't let Zhou Xiang and Xia Meimei, those two bitches, beat me to death before you kill me."
Shi Nannan kept talking a lot, but she couldn't hear a word from Shen Xuyang. She only saw his furrowed brows and worried expression.
Shi Nannan said angrily: "Humph!"
It was obvious that she was angry with him, but he didn't come to make peace. Now two months have passed, and she is no longer that angry. She has taken the initiative to talk to him, but he is still angry. Shi Nannan is even more upset.
Shen Xuyang applied medicine to Shi Nannan, bandaged the wound, put down the things in his hands, sat next to Shi Nannan, and sighed softly.
"Shi Nannan, you're almost eighteen. You're no longer a child. Can you be more mature? Don't fight all the time, do you understand..."
Shi Nannan shouted, interrupting Shen Xuyang and saying, "Chen Xuyang! What's going on with me is none of your business, and you don't need to care. I can fight with whoever I want, and I don't need you to help me. Put away your attitude that I can't do without you."
"I tell you, I, Shi Nannan, can live well without anyone, especially you!"
Shen Xuyang listened to Shi Nannan's words. He didn't intend to say it like this, but his confused mind made him forget how to care.
"I...I didn't mean that. I didn't mean..."
Shi Nannan couldn't bear to listen anymore and didn't want to listen to his explanation. She was so angry today and had no place to vent her grievances. She was also scolded by Shen Xuyang. She had had enough.
"Alright! I don't care what you mean. You're too high for me now. I used to want to protect you, thinking that no one could bully you except me. But now I realize that it was all my own wishful thinking."
As soon as Shen Xuyang opened his mouth, he started scolding her and teaching her a lesson. Shi Nannan couldn't listen at all and just felt that she shouldn't fight for him.
In Shi Nannan's heart, she always thought that Shen Xuyang needed to be protected. Although he was fierce in front of others, he had never provoked anyone. He just didn't want to be close to them.
So Shi Nannan took the initiative to talk to him, hoping that he would stop being so closed off, but she didn't know that he didn't need it at all, and even found her annoying.
When she was in junior high school, Shi Nannan did dislike him for a long time because he laughed at her name, but later when she accidentally saw Shen Xuyang being chased and beaten by his father Shen Changzhou, she felt pity for him.
Shi Nannan didn't know how to be nice to people. She thought that she would take him with her in everything she did, protect him behind her, and make him more sociable. She didn't really take it to heart when she saw him smile or heard him talk a few more words, even if it made her angry.
The notebook that Shen Xuyang always cared about the most, the notebook that Shi Nannan wrote about all the things that Shen Xuyang had done to make her angry, he only saw what he could see.
In fact, Shi Nannan didn't really want to break up with him after graduation. It was just something she said. She couldn't even remember the jokes she had told him, but he kept them in mind. Did he hate her or was he afraid that she would really break up with him?
Shi Nannan could no longer tell which Shen Xuyang was the real him. She even began to doubt whether Shen Xuyang, who always gave in to her in the past, was sincere?
Her mind was in a mess, and her heart was even more confused. She only knew one thing: she fell in love with him. She fell in love with Shen Xuyang, the man who always argued with her but would give in to her, would immediately coax her when she got angry, would stand up for her no matter what she did without asking why, and would occasionally secretly care about her without letting her know.
Shi Nannan looked at Shen Xuyang in front of her again. She felt strange. Even his eyes had changed. He had never looked so cold before, and he would never blame her with a bad word.
Shi Nannan left, and walked away from Shen Xuyang's sight. He didn't have the time to hold her hand, nor did he have the courage to keep her.
Because he heard it all. He and Wen Yu heard the conversation between Shi Nannan and Chen Xing on the playground two months ago.
Shen Xuyang clearly heard Shi Nannan say that she would not like someone like him.
In the past two months, he closed his heart and tried not to think about what she said, pretending that he had never heard it, but he would never forget every word she said.
Shen Xuyang's confused mind was too busy to care about so many things. The college entrance examination was getting closer and closer. He proved that he was still determined to make changes, not only for himself, but also for Shi Nannan and Wen Yu.
He carries the weight and expectations of three people on his shoulders.
He didn't want to let anyone down, so he would realize Wen Yu's dream as if it were his own. As his good brother, this was the only thing he could do to help him.
He wanted to make a change, and at the same time he thought about the future. In the future, he wanted to be a useful person, so that when he stood in front of Shi Nannan, he would not feel insecure and would not let her be looked down upon by others because of his incompetence.
But he didn't expect that he had hurt Shi Nannan's heart again, and even became more and more distant from her. What kind of him would make her like him?
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