☆, Chapter 10
"If you ask me, Wu Manlin's son and Xi Mo are a good match. One is cheap and the other is stupid. Anyway, her family is rich, so it doesn't matter if she gets cheated."
"The Xi family only has one daughter. She's useless. All the money will belong to Wu Manlin's son in the future."
"That's right, my family is so rich. Oh, if only my son was as handsome as him, wouldn't the money be mine? Hahahaha."
"Yes, yes, she's an only child. All the money from the Xi and Ruan families will go to that silly girl. I don't know if she can keep it. I'll just wait and see if she'll be cheated out of everything."
"That girl is pretty, don't lose her, let her have a few more children and play her final role, hahahaha."
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My heart felt like it was being cut by a knife, and my whole body ached, as if I were being pressed on an iron plate covered with knife tips, and the knife tips were coated with poison.
Xiu Yangui lay powerlessly on the bed, his hand holding the phone trembling, like a terminally ill person lying in bed longing for a miracle cure. He waited for a long time before he dared to tentatively send a message to Xi Mo.
【xiuyG：\/laughing heartily】
After waiting for a while, Xi Mo did not reply, and the message fell on deaf ears.
Then, it was as if someone was mercilessly and coldly grabbing his already broken heart and squeezing it continuously. Smelly blood flowed out, and his body seemed to begin to rot. Xiu Yangui's breathing stopped for a few seconds.
He immediately stood up, without even changing his shoes, and was about to rush out to find Xi Mo in his slippers, when the next second a message came on his phone.
It’s Xi Mo.
【mol: What's wrong? 】
[mol: I was on the phone with Weiwei just now, so I didn’t see the message.]
Xiu Yangui stood in front of the door in a daze, his whole body exhausted. He just sat down in the entrance hall, his eyes wet. He took a long time to relax before he raised his hands to type.
[xiuyG: It’s nothing, it’s just that some of them said something quite unpleasant.]
【xiuyG: It didn’t affect you, did it?】
【mol: No, it doesn’t affect me. 】
Xiu Yangui looked at the words, smiled and nodded, muttering, "Yeah, it won't affect Xi Mo."
In this respect, he will never be able to compare with Xi Mo, although Xi Mo is a princess who is ignorant of the world and always stays in a gorgeous and exquisite castle. She is a flower in a greenhouse, a domestic jasmine.
But she is calm and composed in her bones, with a gentle personality, stable emotions, and self-confidence. She looks weak, but actually has a strong core.
And I can only follow her from a distance, hiding in the dark and secretly spying on her, like smelly soil or rotten leaves. If I get too close to her, the beautiful flowers will become dirty and stained by him.
Information updates quickly. After just a few days of the National Day holiday, everyone's enthusiasm for the gossip about Xiu Yangui and Xi Mo has gradually faded. In addition, the school canceled this month's monthly exams and prepared to hold a sports meet, so everyone's enthusiasm shifted to things that did not require monthly exams and sports meets.
Despite this, after returning to school, the classmates' attention to Xi Mo increased a little more than before, but they were all looking at her and Xiu Yangui, as if waiting to see their interaction and secretly enjoying it.
To their disappointment, not only was Xi Mo still the quiet and transparent classmate, but Xiu Yangui also ran out of the classroom again, laughing and joking with boys and girls from other classes, as if there was no secret love between the two of them, and there was no appointment in the library. It seemed that the photo was just a dream they all shared.
Xi Mo could not give these classmates what they wanted, and she had no time to care about the changes that had taken place in Xiu Yangui in recent days. This month, Xi Mo had to go to another school to participate in an English competition, and she was very busy. She had also participated in it in her previous life and the results were not bad, but the knowledge was forgotten very quickly. She had to hurry up to fill in the gaps, and she had to communicate with the responsible teacher, print materials, and review urgently. She didn't even have time to drink a sip of water.
Xiu Yangui didn't know what was going on. Every time Xi Mo returned to the classroom from the office and looked at the back row, there was no one there.
Qin Xinwei said that he seemed to go out as soon as the get out of class was over and came back for class. If she didn't know that Xiu Yangui and Xi Mo were not really together, she would have wanted to curse Xiu Yangui as a scumbag who got tired of her after just a few days.
The bell rang for the end of get out of class. The previous class was a self-study class. Xiu Yangui had been sleeping for a while and was now woken up. Instead of getting up and leaving the classroom immediately as before, he sat down for a while and browsed his phone out of boredom.
Chen Nianyu was playing games when he finally remembered something and casually asked Xiu Yangui, "Ayan, how come you and Xi Mo are so close? You even went to the library."
"Huh? Oh," Xiu Yangui slowed down his scrolling speed a bit, "Because hers and I live close together, we often run into each other."
"We went to the library as well. We went together."
His speaking speed was very slow and his tone was very flat, as if he had rehearsed it many times in private and was reciting the lines mechanically.
"So that's how it is. I thought you two had a very good relationship, like you knew each other before."
"Well...not really, I know him." Xiu Yangui retorted in a low voice, just staring at the phone without focus.
"Xiu Yangui, Teacher Lin is looking for you." It was Xi Mo's voice.
Xiu Yangui was stunned for a few seconds, then looked up and saw Xi Mo standing by the back door holding an exercise book, looking at him calmly, wondering how much she had heard.
Lao Lin was looking for him because of the November sports meeting. The school wanted to choose him to be the host of the opening ceremony of the sports meeting. After all, he was good-looking, had good grades, and was the most popular among his classmates.
"Then the school will give you extra credits. At the end of the semester, you'll be awarded "Three Good Students" or "Outstanding Cadre" and these will all add points, okay?"
Lao Lin held up the teacup, blew away the hot steam coming out of the cup, took a sip and looked up at Xiu Yangui who was standing in front of him.
Xiu Yangui rarely showed his signature smile. Instead, a layer of worry covered his whole body. "I understand, Teacher Lin."
"Okay, Teacher Lin."
"Xiu-san, what's wrong with you?"
Don't blame Lao Lin for making a fuss. He has seen Xiu Yangui full of energy many times. This is the first time in the past two years that he has seen Xiu Yangui without a smile. He is not used to it.
I have to say that Xiu is like two different people when he has a sad face and when he smiles. He seems to have matured a lot and has more troubles.
Old Lin pondered the gossip he had recently heard about him and hesitated before speaking, "Are you, heartbroken?"
Xiu Yangui looked up at Lao Lin with resentment, "I'm not in a relationship."
"Teacher knows, it was just a joke." Lao Lin took a sip of tea with some relief. "So, did you have a quarrel with your classmates?"
Although the old man Lao Lin openly looked down on Xiu Yangui's playboy behavior, he actually did not interfere too much with Xiu Yangui. He did not force Xiu Yangui to correct him according to his wishes, but instead reflected on whether he was too feudal and old-fashioned.
Sometimes when other teachers came to him to complain that the girls in their class were all bewitched by Xiu Yangui, Lao Lin would speak up for Xiu Yangui and stand on his side.
As Xiu Yangui's homeroom teacher, he believed in the children in his class and believed that Xiu Yangui knew his limits.
Even now, he wouldn't pry too much into the child's privacy. He would only teach Xiu Yangui some methods. "It's okay to have a fight. Everyone has conflicts. Communicate well and apologize sincerely. Even if that classmate doesn't want to forgive you right away, at least your image in her heart won't be too bad, and there's still a chance to make amends."
Xiu Yangui remained silent, his eyes looking at Lao Lin like a fragile glass ball, gleaming faintly.
I didn't expect that at such an old age, she would still be able to use beauty tricks. Lao Lin coaxed her like a child, "Trust the teacher. Class is about to start, let's go back to the classroom."
"Okay, thank you, teacher."
Old Lin looked at the young man's tall and thin back. Xiu Yangui was quite charming. With that face, everyone would forgive him.
Although Xiu Yangui knew that he had to apologize and explain, he was always hesitant and unable to make up his mind. In addition, Xi Mo was busy reviewing and participating in competitions these days, so the two of them had no chance to have a good chat.
Xiu Yangui lay dejectedly on the table, his chin resting in his arms, staring at Xi Mo's empty seat.
Is it easy to apologize? It is very easy, but it is difficult for him to analyze his own heart in front of Xi Mo. He did not deliberately deny that they knew each other before.
But if they didn't know each other, Xi Mo would have a better life, at least she wouldn't be implicated by him and scolded by others.
Zhou Beizhen and Chen Nianyu walked in and invited Xiu Yan to go back and play basketball. "Come on, Ah Yan, let's go play basketball. It's a friendly match against Class 4."
Xiu Yangui stood up and tried to cheer himself up, "Let's go."
It was said to be a friendly match, but it became Xiu Yangui's home court. He expressed all his emotions on the court, playing fiercely and aggressively, without smiling and talking much.
The hands that hadn't touched the ball for a long time burst out with amazing strength after a few minutes of running-in. His lower body was stable when he walked, and every step and every lift was steady, but as fast as a rabbit.
During the intermission, Xiu Yangui sat on the ground with a sullen face, wiping the sweat from his cheeks. Unlike before when he would blow kisses and wink at his classmates outside the stadium, he did nothing today, not even a glance at the audience who were cheering enthusiastically for him.
Yin Ya came over with a bottle of water and handed it to Xiu Yangui, "You fought hard today, but you don't have to work so hard to exude charm."
Next to the basketball court is the playground. Today, the school dance club is rehearsing the program for the opening ceremony of the sports meeting. A group of girls in beautiful short skirts are dancing sexy dances.
Xiu Yangui didn't take Yin Ya's water. He mechanically pulled the corners of his mouth apart, revealing a dry smile. "Is it powerful? I'll just play normally."
"After all, there are so many people on the playground. I have to use my strengths to attract everyone's attention."
Yin Ya snorted softly, "You're not trying to attract the attention of Su Tiantian and Chen Xinyi, are you? After all, they don't seem to have much interest in you these days."
Xiu Yangui readjusted his mood, stretched his arms, turned his neck, stood up and approached Yin Ya, smiling dazzlingly.
"Are you jealous?"
"Do I still need to attract other people's attention? I am the focus wherever I go. No one will lose interest in me."
As she spoke, she winked at Yin Ya, her eyes sparkling like a charming and mysterious mermaid.
"You're so arrogant." Yin Ya patted his shoulder in disgust.
"Get out of here, you stink of sweat."
Xiu Yangui moved away a little, "Miss Yin is very picky."
Yin Ya glanced at him and said, "Compared to your guy, I'm not a big shot. I don't have a villa or a luxury car at home."
Yin Ya just wanted to mock him as she did before, but she didn't expect that Xiu Yangui seemed to be really irritated by her this time. His expression froze for a moment, but returned to normal the next second.
"you…"
Xiu Yangui smiled indifferently. The distance between the two was quite close, but apart from the pat that Yin Ya had just given him, Xiu Yangui did not make any other intimate gestures, maintaining a polite social range.
Even so, when people with good looks get together, they will never lack attention.
The students who were peeking over here noticed this scene, and the noise of their conversation was a bit loud. Xiu Yangui looked over and saluted them in a gangster-like manner, causing a shy exclamation.
"Leave."
After flirting, Xiu Yangui ran away, walked around the teaching building, and found an empty toilet on the first floor to wash his hands.
He didn't have to find a place where no one was around, it was just that he couldn't laugh very well right now and he needed to be alone.
The surroundings were very quiet. Xiu Yangui became silent and closed again, with a gloomy expression. After washing his hands, he washed his face as well. The cold water wet the hair on his forehead, and the water droplets slid down his face, making his wet eyebrows and eyes become clearer. The mole on the bridge of his nose was like a small piece of obsidian, shining with a faint light.
There were footsteps in the corridor, someone was walking towards this side. Xiu Yangui wanted to wait until the person left before going out, so he stood in front of the sink.
"The teacher just mentioned that question. This competition might test the same type of question. It's a bit of a headache. I feel like both b and c are correct."
Competition? What competition? Xiu Yangui immediately thought of Xi Mo, who was also participating in an English competition. Are there any other competitions taking place during this time?
The male voice passed by, and was followed by the voice he was most familiar with. The gentle voice filled his ears, like a spring breeze on his face, or the first ray of sunshine in early spring, still in that soft and gentle voice.
"That question is indeed difficult to judge. If you can't tell whether it's right or wrong, just look in the original text and choose the one that's more correct."
Xiu Yangui was listening to Xi Mo talking to others, and suddenly realized that he knew her speaking habits very clearly. When Xi Mo was explaining a topic to others, her pronunciation would be clearer and her voice would be more rounded. If a word had the fourth tone, she would emphasize the pronunciation of that word when she spoke it, and slightly lengthen the ending sound.
I don’t know if Xiu Yangui is crazy, but he thinks this is particularly cute about Xi Mo.
After knowing that the person in the corridor was Xi Mo, he became crazy curious about who the other person was. Anyone who could participate in the competition with Xi Mo must have excellent grades, at least good English grades, and he must be a boy. Thinking of this, Xiu Yangui could no longer remain calm.
The person you love is surrounded by the opposite sex and they have a great time chatting with each other.
He knew who in his grade had been selected to participate in the competition. Excluding five girls, there were only two boys left. So, was that person Xi Ruoling or Qin Rui?
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