Chapter 71 Doll
Shen Xiyu rested well at home for two days. Although he couldn't make up for the previous loss of physical condition, he was able to recover.
Life after returning to school was as calm as an ancient well without ripples. Sometimes Shen Xiyu would be in a trance, wondering if the chaos of the past few days was just a very long dream. Now that he was awake, everything was back to normal.
Although Li Gaokai's departure from school caused quite a stir within Class 17, many students in the class really couldn't stand his style, so most of them felt relieved about the matter.
As for Liang Qi, no one mentioned that name again, as if he had never been there. It was just Shen Xiyu's own imagination from beginning to end.
The days returned to the last spring before she met him. In those spring days, Shen Xiyu watched the grass outside the window turn green little by little, and gradually took off the heavy clothes on her body.
On the day of the 100-day oath-taking ceremony, Shen Xiyu was chosen by Lao Fangtou as a representative to give a speech on the stage. During this period, her performance had even surpassed Zhang Zhizhi many times. Lao Fangtou was very pleased. He had thought that the last incident would have more or less affected Shen Xiyu, but he did not expect that she would be steadily improving after resting at home for two days.
So, of the only two speaking spots in the school, Old Fangtou gave one to Shen Xiyu, which was also a gesture of affirmation and encouragement.
Unexpectedly, Shen Xiyu refused, and Old Fangtou did not force him. The final speaker was the third-ranked speaker from last time, which was also due to the fact that Zhang Zhi stuttered as soon as he took the stage.
"Why did you refuse?"
In the audience, Chen Ningzhou and Shen Xiyu sat at the end of the class.
"I just think it's troublesome." Shen Xiyu smiled and applauded the girl who was giving a speech on the stage.
Chen Ningzhou stared at her for a long time, so long that Shen Xiyu turned around and looked at him to ask what was wrong.
He had an indescribable feeling, always feeling that a part of Shen Xiyu's character was lost. She used to be a person who liked to show off. She would not take the initiative to provoke others, but would maliciously start a fire, watch them bickering and then laugh at them in the corner.
Chen Ningzhou suddenly realized that Shen Xiyu hadn't acted like a spoiled child and lied to people for a long time. Now she was inexplicably a bit like...
He shook his head, denying the answer in his heart. As time passed, people would change, right? Without him, Shen Xiyu would also change. Even he himself was much different from before.
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During lunch break a few days later.
When the nap wake-up bell rang throughout the campus, Shen Xiyu impatiently pulled her hat over her head. Because of her poor sleep, she had been getting more and more irritable when waking up recently, especially after waking up from a nap, it took her a long time to recover.
But she wasn't a psychopath who would lose her temper at anyone. She just didn't talk much for a long time after waking up.
Today she lay on the table for a particularly long time without getting up. As class was about to start, Chen Ningzhou gently pushed her.
"It's time to go to class, Shen Xiyu."
Shen Xiyu's consciousness was hazy.
Liang Qi called me to get up so early again, it must not be ten o'clock in the morning yet. I must delete his fingerprint from the lock of my house so that he won't come in uninvited every day.
She used her hands to drive away the people around her and muttered, "Let me sleep a little longer, Liang Qi."
…
Chen Ningzhou was stunned, his hand suspended in mid-air froze in place. It was not right to continue calling her, nor was it right not to call her.
Fortunately, Shen Xiyu seemed to have come to his senses immediately after he finished speaking, and he stood up without taking off his wide hat.
"I'm going to wash my face." After saying this, he stood up and went out the back door.
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Everyone's life was soon filled with intense review. Three days before the college entrance examination, teachers of various subjects changed from their previous tense urging and repeated emphasis on the importance of the college entrance examination to comforting everyone and letting students calm down.
Even so, few people can truly relax. After all, most people have spent the past ten years or so struggling for these two days.
Shen Xiyu, on the other hand, did what she had to do. Her recent review intensity had been very high, but she had gradually streamlined and condensed the knowledge points over the past few days, reducing her review time significantly and leaving more time for sleep and relaxation.
For students like them, they've already reviewed everything they need to, so as long as they keep a calm mindset, they won't have any major problems. Plus, Shen Xiyu has always had this habit of taking exams, so she'll actually relax a bit in the days leading up to the exam, which puts her in a better state of mind on the day of the exam.
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Tomorrow is the first day of the college entrance examination. The school arranges classes to be dismissed at around 5:00 p.m. Most of the time these days is spent on self-study. Every student has different weaknesses in knowledge, so there is not much point in giving lectures at this time.
In order to let everyone have a good rest, we simply stopped having evening self-study classes. At this critical juncture, even if there is no teacher supervision, everyone will review on their own initiative.
Shen Xiyu and his group also gathered together for a meal after a long absence. They had been too busy these days and had not had a meal together for a long time.
The seafood noodle restaurant next to the school.
"Boss, we are going to the battlefield tomorrow, so you must use the freshest ingredients for us!" Qin Yiyan instructed the boss lady as soon as he entered the door.
Because they used to eat here often, the boss had a good relationship with them. He smiled and replied, "It must be the freshest. I'll make you some mung bean soup later. Don't drink any cold drinks."
“Thank you, Madam!”
The boss brought out six bowls of noodles one after another.
"Boss, there's one more bowl." Dai Meng looked at the two bowls of noodles in front of him.
"Hey." The proprietress was also a little confused. After counting the number of people, she said a little embarrassedly, "Didn't you always order six bowls the last few times? I didn't notice and served the wrong one. It's okay, I'll take it back to my husband."
Of course, they all knew who the extra bowl of noodles was for, but he would never go with them to the small, fly-infested restaurant next door again.
The time when they can sit together and play like they do now is also counting down.
No one was affected by this little episode. In fact, they were very cautious in front of Shen Xiyu at the beginning, afraid to mention Liang Qi. But after all, they had been together for so long, and some subconscious mentions and mentions by uninformed people were inevitable.
After a few times, they found that Shen Xiyu actually didn't react much to these things, but instead made them look very sensitive.
Gradually, his name was no longer a taboo word between them. No one would mention him on their own initiative, but when those casual words appeared, no one would peek at Shen Xiyu's face anymore. Everyone laughed it off and moved on to the next topic.
It seemed that his existence did not cause much waves in Shen Xiyu's life.
…
"Good luck tomorrow, don't be nervous, and don't let your hands shake." Zhang Zhi muttered to them while eating.
Chen Ningzhou ate quickly, leaning against the wall with his arms folded. "You should keep this to yourself. I see your chopsticks are shaking a little."
This naturally caused Zhang Zhi to counterattack with anger and several people to tease him.
Shen Xiyu was standing opposite Chen Ningzhou, also leaning against the wall, watching them bicker with a smile.
No matter what they do, everyone will tacitly reserve the innermost position for Shen Xiyu. According to her, she is the kind of person who has a habit of leaning against the wall.
So year after year, when she was with them, someone would always reserve the innermost seat for her.
Meeting them is the luckiest thing that has happened to me in these years.
*
"Remember to ask me to go to the examination room with you tomorrow." Zhang Zhi instructed Shen Xiyu and Qin Yiyan.
The three of them were in the same examination hall at another school and had to take a bus together, but Dai Meng and the other two were lucky enough to be assigned to take the exam at this school.
"Okay, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow!"
"Everyone, get some rest and wear red socks tomorrow."
"Red socks are really ugly."
"I won't wear it. I'm capable and I'm not superstitious."
“…”
*
After exiting the elevator, Shen Xiyu's hand lingered on the door handle for a moment. He turned and stared at the door opposite, staring at it for a full minute.
Finally, the girl seemed to have made up her mind, turned around and took two steps. She put her hand on the combination lock.
"drop--"
Shen Xiyu himself didn't expect that the door would open.
She walked in slowly.
There was no change in Liang Qi's house. It was exactly the same as before they set out for Los Angeles. It was just that because no one had been there for a long time, a layer of dust had accumulated on the cabinets.
Shen Xiyu remembered that this house was bought directly by his uncle. It seemed that he left in a hurry and didn't even pack his things.
She didn't know why she came in. Maybe she just wanted to try whether she could open the door. After she really opened it and came in, she was confused by her behavior.
Chen Xiyu changed into slippers and walked in. They bought them when they went to the supermarket together in winter, but at that time Chen Xiyu only planned to buy cotton slippers. Liang Qi quietly put in a pair of sandals when checking out, saying that they were for her to use in the summer. After all, Chen Xiyu had complained a lot about the ugly pair he bought for her before.
However, he probably didn't expect that they were actually useless, and many of the things he prepared were not used.
Shen Xiyu went up the stairs. She remembered the first time she stayed here, she was drunk at Uncle Guan's place. At that time, Liang Qi's bedroom was dark gray.
Unconsciously, the place has been filled with many of Shen Xiyu's favorite colors, and it has gradually become more lively. There is also a doll that Shen Xiyu bought on the bedside.
She wiped the dust off the sofa chair with a tissue and sat down. The view outside the floor-to-ceiling window was beautiful, and she could see new buds sprouting on the trees.
Shen Xiyu began to empty her mind. For the past month, she liked to do nothing, think about nothing, and concentrate on daydreaming. This actually made her calm down.
…
After sitting there for nearly half an hour, the sky darkened and Shen Xiyu realized that he should leave because the hot pot was still waiting for him at home.
She stood up, walked to the bed, and picked up her doll, which was a light brown bear. Liang Qi always told her that it was in the way and would stay under the bed every morning when she woke up, but every time Shen Xiyu asked him to give it back to her, Liang Qi was not happy.
It's getting dark, time to go home.
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