Chapter 14 Are you angry already?
"Haven't you always wanted to take classes with me?"
Afraid that his previous words were too harsh, Zhou Zhiyan softened his voice and gently curled the corners of his lips, "The seat next to me has always been empty. If you want to come back, I can go and coordinate."
"The wish you made on your birthday last year can come true now."
There will never be such a silly girl again.
Su Xia’s birthday is in April, just one week after the sports meet.
At that time, the entire first-year high school class went on an outing to a famous scenic spot in a neighboring city.
The scenic area is located in the mountains, with clusters of pagodas, canopies of pines and cypresses, and a popular ancient temple on the top of the mountain. After climbing thousands of steps, everyone was exhausted and finally reached the viewing platform where they could rest.
The cable car was out of service and it still took another half an hour to climb to the top of the mountain.
Few people in the class were interested in going to the temple to worship Buddha. When the head teacher called on everyone to burn incense, few people looked up.
Zhou Zhiyan didn't care who was the last person to go.
It was not until the roll call that he saw Su Xia running down from afar.
The humidity in the mountains was high, and it was so stuffy that there was not even a trace of wind. The girl's round face was red from sweat, her ponytail was messy, and the scattered hair stuck to her neck.
I've already exhausted half my life running 800 meters in the physical test, so where does I get the energy to run to the top of the mountain to join in the fun?
But before he could say anything, he heard the boy running ahead of him deliberately shouting in a delicate little girl's voice, "Seventeen years old, please bless me and Zhou Zhiyan to be desk mates."
There weren't many girls going to the top of the mountain. Apart from a few who loved to play around, there was only Su Xia left.
It is clear who you are learning from.
The assembled troops were in a loose formation, and burst into laughter at the sound.
It was Su Xia's birthday that day. She heard that wishes would come true on that day, so she bought a red silk ribbon for praying. However, since she was not tall, she could only tie the ribbon to a low pine branch while standing on a stool.
A group of boys were bored and read the small words she wrote. They even took pictures of it with their mobile phones with a smile.
The teacher in charge blew the whistle and called for people. Su Xia ran over slowly, panting, her almond-shaped eyes a little red.
But when she met Zhou Zhiyan's gaze, she lowered her head and wiped it with the back of her hand, then quickly raised her face and looked at him softly with watery eyes.
Even if Zhou Zhiyan doesn't want to admit it.
His heartbeat also quickened by two beats at that moment.
It was just a moment.
Thinking of the past, Zhou Zhiyan's mood became particularly good.
The afternoon light streamed in, and the girl's flowing hair looked exceptionally soft. He subconsciously raised his hand, wanting to touch it. "Go back to Class 10 tomorrow, and I'll be your classmate from now on—"
"I quite like my current deskmate."
Su Xia dodged and avoided it.
Zhou Zhiyan's hand was still suspended in mid-air, his expression somewhat grim.
"I made these wishes half a year ago. If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten them long ago."
"I don't know what your reason for coming here today is. If you really want to apologize for what happened before, I said I'm not angry, you can leave."
She pursed her lips, looking over with clear eyes. She spoke slowly but firmly, "I meant it when I made the wish, and I meant it when I chose science. Whether or not this path works out for me, it's my own choice. It's quite rude of you to just meddle in other people's lives based on your own assumptions."
"Impolite?"
If she hadn't spoken so clearly, Zhou Zhiyan would have thought he had misheard.
Su Xia nodded.
She walked right past him, went to the locker and fiddled with the combination lock, her lithe back straight.
There was a metal cabinet door between the two of them, so their faces couldn't be seen. Only the girl's arms moved from time to time, as if he didn't exist.
The lunch bell rang at the right time.
The squad leader with glasses hesitated at the door for a long time, and came out cowardly to chase people away. Zhou Zhiyan didn't want to make himself embarrassed anymore, so he turned and left.
Three meters away, Xu Jiqing was leaning quietly in the shadow of the corner, holding a mop waiting to be rinsed.
He has been standing here for quite a long time.
The new duty roster that was made last weekend assigned him to Monday.
Out of welcome to the new students, we didn't assign them any outdoor work. We were only responsible for the corridors and the ground outside the classroom doors at noon.
The campus of No. 1 Middle School is large, and there are many places to stroll around after meals to digest food. Most students return to the classroom before the lunch bell, some lie on the desks, and some are on duty.
Xu Jiqing arrived early. When the students from the next class came out with brooms, he had already finished his work.
He has no interest in other people's privacy.
But ever since Su Xia came back with the girl's arm around him and stood in front of the window, those words seemed to have a consciousness of their own and kept coming into his ears.
One will be a birthday wish.
One moment you are angry or not, and you can’t come back.
It's nothing more than the usual temper tantrums that girls of this age often exhibit in relationships.
Girls like Su Xia have their guard down to the limit, and their love is overflowing as if it is about to overflow at any time.
When a transfer student came, he took the initiative to pull a stool for her. When passing by the night market, he would also be brave enough to help. He was not afraid or disgusted when he saw his hand. He helped to apply the bandage with his eyelashes fluttering, and stuffed biscuits and candies into her mouth.
It is perfectly normal for a girl like this to have a boyfriend or ex-boyfriend.
But I don’t know why.
Whenever that sweet voice sounded, he couldn't help but frown.
The water flows with a loud sound.
Xu Jiqing lowered his eyes, rinsed the mop expressionlessly, turned on the faucet, and drove the words "I like my current deskmate" out of his mind.
When I walked to the classroom door, Su Xia was busy tidying up the cabinet.
The cabinet was high, and the girl stood on tiptoe, with her pleated skirt rolled up short, revealing her round and white thighs.
At my feet was a large paper bag, filled with things I had freed up from the cupboard: snacks, drinks, sports wipes, and a few Polaroid cameras.
It was covered with tape, obviously having just been torn off the cabinet door.
Xu Jiqing took a look.
The top picture is of a boy playing the piano. It was taken from a long distance, and there is a hand making a "V" sign in the lower left corner.
The hand was small, soft and warm, with shallow dimples on the back.
I just gave him medicine this morning and asked him if it hurt.
Su Xia was busy tidying up and didn't even notice someone coming over.
She pulled out the men's scarf from the deep end of the cabinet, put her hands on her hips and breathed a sigh of relief, then turned her head and met Xu Jiqing's gaze.
She was startled. "What are you doing here?"
"On duty."
Xu Jiqing, still holding the mop in his hand, glanced at her feet and said in a light voice, "You can't leave things in the corridor."
"……oh."
You don’t know until you compare.
Not long after Zhou Zhiyan left, Su Xia discovered that her deceased husband in her previous life seemed to be taller than her ex-boyfriend.
They were both seventeen years old, but when Xu Jiqing's gloomy and indifferent eyes looked over, the sense of oppression was several levels higher.
Su Xia couldn't help but move back and picked up the bag obediently. "I'll throw it away soon. It's useless anyway... It's all criminal record."
The more she spoke, the softer her voice became.
Xu Jiqing hummed, probably having heard it, but he didn't move at all.
Is he angry?
He was angry just because she ruined his cleaning work?
She had obviously packed up everything.
This is too difficult to serve...
Thinking back to the time when he had been inexplicably cold in the morning, and was finally coaxed into submission by a pack of strawberry-flavored wafers, Su Xia racked her brains to think of a gift that could serve as a bribe.
Her eyes, like water grapes, turned around before she saw a small lock in the empty cabinet.
She stood on tiptoe, grabbed the small lock in her hand, and handed it to Xu Jiqing.
"Do you want a cabinet?"
"I took an extra one when the classes were divided, so now I give it to you."
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