Chapter 12
There were still ten minutes left in the last self-study period in the evening, and He Xi's mobile phone, which was placed in the desk frame, started to light up frantically.
"If you don't hurry up, you won't be able to enjoy it, hehe..."
Ever since Xiang Yuzhi knew that she had been staying at home for the past few days, he was very excited and immediately clamored to come over to accompany her.
"Xiang Zhizhi, what are you doing again?"
She quickly scanned the messages flooding her screen, then cautiously replied with her head lowered and shoulders hunched. The reason for such a strong reaction was, of course, closely related to Xiang Yuzhi, the creator of the dark cuisine.
Halfway through the message was sent, the other side finally quieted down, and He Xi was able to continue working on the test paper in his hand.
As the get out of class was about to end, the classroom, without a teacher watching over it, began to buzz with activity.
She raised her hands to support her head and was calculating something crucial when she suddenly felt a pain in her back, as if being poked by something sharp.
"Please help me call Jiang Yue."
He Xi turned his head abruptly and met Zhuang Yufei's smiling eyes. "Did I disturb you?"
Looking at the person in front of her speaking softly and smiling sweetly, she suppressed her anger and finally stared at the brand new magazine in the girl's hand before turning around.
The seats in the class were changed every two weeks. After classes resumed during the summer vacation, He Xi was moved to the last row, right next to the back door.
"Jiang Yue—someone's looking for you!"
At this moment, there was only the rustling sound of writing in the classroom. He Xi's sudden call caused the students in the front row to turn their heads, and when they saw the person standing at the door, they started to boo.
In this atmosphere, Jiang Yue looked back expressionlessly but showed no sign of getting up. "Stop arguing!"
There was obvious impatience in his voice. Everyone felt a little disappointed after hearing this shout, and most of the students who were watching the fun fell silent.
“Snap—”
The students sitting by the back door heard the sound of books hitting the ground clearly. "What's going on with these two?"
He Xi caught a glimpse of Zhuang Yufei leaving angrily, then turned back to look at the culprit lying on the ground who had just hurt him.
"Hey, who can help pick it up?"
The boy across the aisle looked at the magazine with a bit of envy. When he saw that no one was paying attention to him, he stood up, picked it up with a smirk, and started to read it.
In the last one or two minutes of evening self-study, not many people were still focused on studying. Thanks to Xiang Yuzhi, He Xi, who was always slow, also cleaned up his desk early today.
As soon as she unlocked her phone, the shrill bell for the end of get out of class rang out outside the classroom.
"Grandma Li's mung bean porridge is so delicious!!!"
As if afraid that she wouldn't get it, he added three exclamation marks to the message he sent to Yuzhi, and then sent her a short video of more than ten seconds.
Against the dim background, the man's bright white teeth are very eye-catching.
She was seen holding a small white porcelain spoon in one hand, leaning over slightly to stir the food in the small glass bowl, posing as if she was enjoying the food.
"I'm really impressed by this little girl!" He Xi raised the corners of his mouth and laughed secretly at her naive look.
"Let's go, see you tomorrow."
The boy sitting next to him had someone to pick him up from home, so he would leave for evening study as soon as the bell rang. He Xi waved at him out of inertia without taking her eyes off the screen.
In the last few seconds of the video, the screen suddenly shook, and Xiang Yuzhi's hand holding the spoon hurriedly reached for the phone but accidentally pressed the screen directly.
The perspective switches, and the video is still dimly lit. The boy puts one hand on the edge of the bowl, tilts his head and listens quietly to what the old man next to him is saying.
If He Xi had never seen how Zhao Lin behaved in front of outsiders, he would have really thought that he was as gentle and kind as he was at this moment.
She laughed inwardly and quickly typed "Send" on the keyboard. "Wait, I'll be there in five minutes!"
Then he turned off his phone and walked out of the classroom with his bag.
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There were fewer people in the corridor, but when I reached the stairs, I happened to see that a class upstairs was staying after class, and the students who were about to finish class rushed out, making the corridor packed.
It was dark under his feet, and He Xi moved very slowly, step by step.
There was a lot of noise all around, and she seemed to hear someone calling her vaguely. She glanced sideways, but the voice disappeared.
When she reached the platform at the corner of the stairs, she made way for the crowded crowd. When she reached the corner, she looked back carefully, but still found nothing.
That voice clearly sounds like Yang Jia...
He Xi's heart was filled with doubts, and his steps gradually slowed down. At this moment, someone was rushing down the stairs not far behind him, pushing and shoving forward without paying attention.
"ah--!"
Someone was pushed and fell directly onto the person in front of him because he lost his balance.
Everyone fell forward like dominoes, and He Xi, who was still in the corner, was hit directly against the hard wall by a huge force.
With a thud, she felt her head buzzing. When she recovered, she heard wailing all around her. An arm's length away, two girls were knocked to the ground, screaming and struggling to get up.
The staircase was nearly two meters wide and was crowded in front and back. Seeing that the situation was getting worse, He Xi endured the headache and shouted loudly to signal the students in front and behind him.
The surroundings became quieter, and some students called the teacher who was still in the office to come over. It was more than twenty minutes later when everyone was finally evacuated.
More and more classmates around him slowly recovered from their shock. He Xi was panting and about to quietly go downstairs when someone suddenly grabbed his wrist.
"Are you okay?"
Jiang Yue appeared out of nowhere and looked her up and down in panic.
"I'm fine." She moved her arms uncomfortably and replied weakly in a hoarse voice.
Seeing her holding her wrist like this, the boy unconsciously tightened his grip a little, his eyes full of distrust of her three words.
Without saying anything more, Jiang Yue grabbed her wrist and continued walking downstairs. When they reached the open area of the campus, she struggled to break free from Jiang Yue's hand.
"Thank you for just now."
The night shades well concealed the red tips of He Xi's ears. She raised her eyes and stared at him quickly, her tone full of sincerity.
"It's okay." Jiang Yue looked calm, but the veins on his clenched arms were clearly visible.
The moonlight was bright and the night cicadas were chirping. The two were speechless for a while.
"Then I'll go back first."
The air was stagnant for a moment, and He Xi was the first to speak. However, he had only taken two steps when he heard someone behind him following him.
"Forget it, I'll take you there." His tone seemed helpless and mixed with something else. She was confused in her heart, but she only glanced to the side cautiously a few times with the corner of her eyes.
The moonlight stretched their shadows out, sometimes intersecting, sometimes separating. He Xi pinched his palms, trying to ease the dull pain in his head.
"Do you want to go to the hospital for an X-ray?"
When the accident happened, Jiang Yue had just come out of the back door of the classroom. By the time he ran to the stairs, he could not get in at all due to the crowded crowd.
Fortunately, the next second he heard a sound coming from the corner of the wall, and his anxious heart calmed down for a moment.
"It's just a bump, it shouldn't be a big problem."
He Xi just touched it secretly with his hand and found a swollen spot near the top of his head. It was round and painful when pressed slightly.
"Don't move, let me see."
The two of them walked a long distance out of the campus. Under the bright street lights in the alley, Jiang Yue asked He Xi to stop.
The moment his fingers parted his hair and touched the bump, He Xi felt that his body was out of control and extremely stiff.
It was only a few seconds or maybe a dozen seconds, but she felt like every second felt like a year.
Just as she opened her mouth to ease the awkward atmosphere, she suddenly noticed a stretched and deformed shadow flash by at the corner of the alley.
Her heart inexplicably tightened, "Um... I'll be there soon... Thank you."
He Xi was so flustered that he didn't know what to say. He just said something dryly and ran home.
Jiang Yue behind her had a complicated expression on his face. He stopped where he was and waited until her back disappeared at the entrance of the alley before slowly turning around and leaving.
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