Window words bloom
It's Lu Yu.
It seemed to be waiting for her there.
After a few seconds of silence, Qiao Yu felt uncomfortable under such gazes, which made her feel uneasy. She took two steps down to leave as she passed by him.
"I know it's not you."
The boy's voice was very low, and it went straight into Qiao Yu's ears.
Qiao Yu stopped and turned slightly. His gaze lingered on her face, devoid of emotion, indifferent.
He's been like this all day, from the first time I met him until now.
He seemed indifferent to everything, but every word he uttered struck a chord with people.
When she was being talked about by the whole class, he said, "It wasn't her."
When she was unable to defend herself, he said, "I know, it wasn't you."
A pebble falls onto the calm water, creating ripples that slowly return to stillness.
Qiao Yu smiled slightly, wanting to speak, but in the end she only nodded gratefully.
The next day.
The first period is for self-study.
"Hi, Qiao Yu."
A sweet voice came from the right.
Qiao Yu snapped out of her book, and the girl's sweet smile magnified before her eyes. Her long bangs framed her porcelain-white face, making her look even more delicate and petite. She was slightly hunched over, and her blue and white school uniform hung loosely on her, exuding an unconventional beauty.
Qiao Yu smiled and nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
The girl seemed surprised by Qiao Yu's reply. She paused for a few seconds, then covered her face with her book and crouched down. "Hello, new classmate. My name is Yang Yu. We'll be deskmates from now on. Just let me know if you need any help."
Since Qiao Yu entered the class yesterday, everyone has been paying attention to this new student, including Yang Yu. Anyone who can transfer into Class A in the senior year of high school must be extraordinary.
This girl, who had been in the classroom for two days, had not uttered a single word. A faint smile graced her exquisite face, which alone attracted the attention of most of the class. Even Lu Yu seemed to have given her a few extra glances.
Qiao Yu nodded. Although they were separated by an aisle, her classmate's enthusiasm warmed her heart.
Seeing the class representative walking towards them, Yang Yu quickly snapped out of her daze and buried her head in her textbook.
Qiao Yu smiled slightly as she watched this scene.
In the morning, after Chinese class comes physics class. Qiao Yu can adapt to Chinese class quickly, but she clearly feels a bit strained in physics class.
The progress of the Haicheng Experiment was faster than she had imagined. Physics was her weakest subject, and after these two classes, Qiao Yu felt very frustrated. She felt that her physics score was probably going to be the lowest here.
When the bell rang for the end of the last get out of class in the morning, the students rushed out, and soon only a few people remained in the classroom.
Yang Yu leaned closer, "Qiao Yu, how are you? Are you adjusting well?"
Qiao Yu looked up, then shook her head heavily, her delicate brows furrowing tightly. She really couldn't keep up with this physics; it was too far-fetched.
Yang Yu chuckled and patted her shoulder reassuringly, "It's okay, it's okay. If you really can't keep up, just catch up."
Actually, she wasn't good at physics either, and tutoring didn't help her catch up much, but seeing the worried look on Qiao Yu's delicate face was still quite amusing.
At this time, most of the students left the classroom to have lunch. At Yang Yu's enthusiastic invitation, Qiao Yu went to the school cafeteria with her.
On the way, Yang Yu introduced that the school has four restaurants: a Hui restaurant, two Han restaurants, and a Western restaurant.
Students love going to Western restaurants because they have the best ambiance, with music and a bar.
Since they are minors, schools strictly prohibit dating, and that's where they enforce the strictest rules.
Qiao Yu sighed inwardly, realizing that schools in the city were indeed different from her previous school in the county town, which didn't even have a canteen, let alone a restaurant.
Yang Yu led Qiao Yu into the Western restaurant side by side; the word 'summer' was written on the large doorway.
Qiao Yu raised her eyebrows slightly; she liked the meaning behind it.
The two entered the restaurant, which featured a modern and minimalist style with warm yellow wall lamps against a beige background, creating a cozy and comfortable atmosphere.
At a glance, there were already quite a few students, men and women sitting together, some eating buffet, and others ordering pasta or steak.
"Qiao Yu, what would you like to eat? It's my treat." After saying that, Yang Yu took Qiao Yu for a walk to see the variety of dishes.
Qiao Yu could only describe it as abundant. She never expected that a university cafeteria could offer such a wide variety of food, which broadened her horizons.
They both ended up choosing pasta, and the two had just sat down to start eating.
A few more people entered the restaurant, and the previously bustling conversation fell silent for a second when Lu Yu and his group came in.
Another burst of exclamations erupted from the girls.
"Finally, Lu Yu has arrived..."
"Wow, Senior Brother Lu is so handsome."
One of the girls looked familiar. She walked straight up to Lu Yu, her face beaming with smiles: "Lu Yu, sit down with me..."
Lu Yu didn't even glance at her, and walked past the people to the empty space behind and to the side of Qiao Yu and the others.
The girl glared angrily at Lu Yu's back. As Su Yu passed by her, he raised his chin and casually pointed at Qiao Yu, then glanced at the girl with a mocking look.
The girl's face, which had been slightly flushed, turned even paler in an instant, and she stumbled and ran out of the restaurant, trembling.
"See? Shen Jiajia deserves it. She's always causing trouble," Yang Yu complained.
Qiao Yu then remembered that the girl was also in Class A, sitting diagonally in front of her, and would occasionally turn around to look. Her name was Shen Jiajia.
Then Yang Yu said, "The pen in your bag yesterday was probably taken by their group."
Qiao Yu suddenly realized, her gaze falling on Yang Yu's indignant face. She also believed that she hadn't taken it.
Qiao Yu's lips parted slightly: "You...believe it wasn't me."
Yang Yu was taken aback when she heard Qiao Yu speak. Her voice was soft and gentle, just loud enough for the two of them to hear.
"So you can talk."
Yang Yu suddenly turned up the volume.
Qiao Yu blushed slightly. Yang Yu lightly slapped herself on the cheek and hurriedly explained, "No, no, that's not what I meant. I'm so sorry."
He clasped his hands together above his head and repeatedly apologized.
Qiao Yu smiled and didn't care too much, and she roughly understood Yang Yu's true nature.
Her actions drew strange glances from not far away.
Qiao Yu raised her hand to shush her, and Yang Yu stopped, blushing.
The commotion coming from that side naturally caught the attention of Lu Yu and the others.
Lu Yu's gaze fell indifferently over there, then looked away again.
Su Yu: "So he's not a little mute after all, he can talk."
Qin Moyao: "Don't talk to people like that. Maybe they're not used to it yet. Not everyone is like you, such a chatterbox."
Su Yu: "Hey, hey, hey, how dare you talk like that..."
......
The last self-study period had just ended, and the teacher had just left.
A figure appeared by the window outside Class A classroom: Qin Xiao.
His school uniform zipper was undone, revealing a black T-shirt underneath, and his schoolbag hung loosely to one side.
He rested his elbows on the windowsill and slowly knocked on the window.
Yang Yu was the first to see him; she happened to be sitting in that spot.
Yang Yu: "......"
Qin Xiao glanced at Yang Yu, then slowly raised his hand and pointed in Qiao Yu's direction.
Qiao Yu, who was still calculating with her head down, looked up when Yang Yu raised her hand and tapped the table.
Yang Yu looked completely incredulous, as if asking, "How did you get involved with this person?"
Qiao Yu was taken aback at first, then smiled at Yang Yu and shook her head.
Yang Yu was finally relieved.
Qin Xiao was urged by his father to take good care of Qiao Yu, and they went to and from school together. Originally, they could play games after school, but now that's not the case.
He was already quite impatient with this, so he started urging them on.
"Let's go..."
The classmates all looked over out of curiosity. Qiao Yu pursed her lips, hurriedly packed her schoolbag and walked out, not forgetting to wave goodbye to Yang Yu.
What is the relationship between the transfer student and Qin Xiao?
"Heh, judging from this relationship, it must be quite special."
"They go to and from school together, could it be...?"
"Aquaman's new favorite?"
"Ha ha ha ha......"
Unable to bear it any longer, Yang Yu stood up angrily and retorted, "Don't talk nonsense, you're spreading rumors."
One classmate replied, "She dares to do it, but we can't say anything...?"
"Exactly, she's not even self-disciplined. What, she's a prostitute and she still hasn't forgotten..."
"Shut up..." Lu Yu interrupted in a calm voice.
His gaze swept coldly over the group of people who had been discussing things.
Each student lowered their heads guiltily, quickly packed their bags, and slipped out of the classroom before Lu Yu made any further moves.
Yang Yu turned to look at Lu Yu, whose gaze was deep and thoughtful. "Thank you, squad leader. Well... I'll be going now."
Over the next few days, Qiao Yu lived her quiet campus life, occasionally chatting with Yang Yu.
Most of the time I'm either reading or doing practice problems.
Lu Yu, standing behind him, was the same as before; the two had never even exchanged a word.
Qiao Yu also heard from Yang Yu about the classmates' discussions about her and Qin Xiao, but she only explained it to Yang Yu.
Yang Yu exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, I see. No wonder!"
Qiao Yu: "Yeah, so I want to apply for a school building."
Yang Yu: "That's fine, but there are very few people living in our school dormitories. Won't you be scared?"
Qiao Yu shook her head.
When school ended in the afternoon, Qin Xiao waited for Qiao Yu by the window as usual.
After seeing it a few times and hearing it repeatedly, the students got used to it, though a few still occasionally looked at it with disdain.
Qiao Yu also knew that Qin Xiao wouldn't want to wait here if it weren't for Uncle Qin's sake.
She stood up and walked to the window, leaning closer to Qin Xiao in front of Yang Yu, and whispered, "I need to finish my homework before I go back. You can go first from now on, don't wait for me."
"I'll talk to Uncle Qin about it."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow and turned to leave without saying a word.
Watching the person walk away, Yang Yu asked, "Is that all?"
Qiao Yu was also puzzled. He had said something similar before, but he still came to wait. Why was he here today?
"Probably..."
For the next week, Qin Xiao didn't come to wait for Qiao Yu again.
At home, Qiao Yu would go back to her room after dinner and rarely saw Qin Xiao. She would occasionally see him at breakfast or in the school corridors, but they would always remain silent.
That day, Qiao Yu and Yang Yu left the school gate together, waving goodbye.
Qiao Yu turned right to go home. The road home wasn't far, and usually when she and Qin Xiao went together, they would take a taxi home.
Qiao Yu herself prefers to take the bus. The bus stop is a three-minute walk from the school gate, four stops from the neighborhood, and then another five minutes from home.
On the sidewalk, students in school uniforms of the same color stood and walked sparsely, some chatting, some just coming out of a beverage shop with drinks in hand.
Qiao Yu walked straight to the bus stop with her schoolbag on her back, glancing back every now and then to see if the bus had arrived.
As the bus came into view, her pink lips curved slightly, and she began to jog towards the station.
But then a sudden arm grabbed him, and he almost stumbled and fell.
He held her firmly in his arms again.
Qiao Yu was so shocked that her face turned pale. When she saw Qin Xiao's amused smile, she shook off his hand with red eyes.
"ill......"
Before Qin Xiao could say anything, the two boys next to him curled their lips and blocked her way.
"Oh, your little sister doesn't like you very much."
"Little sister, don't be angry..."
Qiao Yu tightened her grip on the backpack strap and took two steps back.
Qin Xiao glanced at the two of them, and they immediately looked away.
"Qiao Yu, are you... avoiding me?"
"......"
She doesn't like to talk and isn't good at communicating, but he doesn't care. Before, they would go home together every day, and their conversations would never exceed three sentences.
Recently, he gradually realized that the two of them exchanged no more than five words a week, and sometimes he couldn't even see her at home. Naturally, he also heard those gossips.
That's when he started to wonder if she was deliberately avoiding him.
Seeing that Qiao Yu remained silent only confirmed his guess.
Qin Xiao was so angry he laughed: "What are you thinking? Even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu's pink lips twitched in amusement.
"Xiao, who calls themselves a rabbit?" one of them said with a smile.
Qin Xiao was speechless: "Shut up, I'm talking to her."
"Don't worry, I have no feelings for you, and you're not my type. Just stay put."
Qiao Yu frowned: "We each go our own way to and from school..."
Qin Xiao was speechless and could only nod reluctantly.
"Give Way......"
Just as Qin Xiao was about to step aside, his expression suddenly hardened, and he looked behind Qiao Yu.
Suddenly, the front wheel of a mountain bike came into view, blocking Qiao Yu's path.
It comes with a faint scent of sun-dried soap.
Lu Yu appeared behind her, pushing his bicycle.
Qiao Yu turned around and looked up, and his gaze happened to fall on her. A gentle breeze blew, ruffling his hair.
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