Chapter 52 Fracture [VIP]
Chapter Summary: Weren't we supposed to switch seats? Why aren't you packing your things yet?
Since the intervals between this monthly exam, the last monthly exam, and the next midterm are not far apart, the parent-teacher meeting will be held after the midterm exam.
The post did not lose its popularity as quickly as Fu Xianyin had hoped.
In fact, quite the opposite.
This post generated even more discussion than the one that spread rumors that she was being kept by a sugar daddy.
On the confession wall and in the grade-level group chat, many people discuss the relationship between the two people every day.
Fu Xianyin forced herself not to look at her phone, but she couldn't force others to stop talking.
She felt as if her nerves were being pulled by two sides of a scale, each side weighed down by something heavy, stretching her fragile nerves to a taut line.
Fu Xianyin could even hear the faint cracking sound of the wire about to break.
I couldn't focus on studying, and my life suddenly became a mess.
She couldn't help but ask herself where things went wrong.
Didn't you just get first place in the grade?
Didn't you just get 699 points?
Why did everything suddenly turn so drastically wrong?
This left her with no way, and no option, to find even the slightest space in this chaos to catch her breath.
Fu Xianyin felt like she was going crazy.
She's really going crazy.
Like Chen Huimei, she is about to become a madwoman like Chen Huimei.
Gu Linzhao was the first to notice that something was wrong with her.
Perhaps it was because they became deskmates and spent every day together, or perhaps it was because Gu Linzhao was exceptionally perceptive.
After Friday evening self-study ended, Gu Linzhao called her over.
He said, "Fu Xianyin, I want to talk to you."
Fu Xianyin instinctively wanted to refuse.
She said, "I want to go back and rest as soon as possible."
But Gu Linzhao didn't let her go immediately. He looked at her and said, "Then I'll go with you."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Chen Nianke, who nodded and waved to them.
I absolutely have to talk to her.
Fu Xianyin sighed, and just as she finished packing her schoolbag, Gu Linzhao grabbed her wrist.
His strength was just right—not too much, not too little—to hold her tightly enough so she wouldn't break free easily, but not so much that she would feel pain.
She was led out of the classroom by Gu Linzhao.
Fu Xianyin shook her arm helplessly and said, "You don't need to do that. I'm not going to run away."
Gu Linzhao looked at her seriously and said, "You don't know how?"
Fu Xianyin fell silent.
Gu Linzhao's voice softened, and he said slowly, "You haven't been acting quite right these past two days."
Fu Xianyin instinctively wanted to retort, "I'm fine, there's nothing wrong with me."
"Really?" Gu Linzhao said, sighing as if in helplessness, but so softly that Fu Xianyin could barely hear it.
"Has something happened?" Gu Linzhao asked gently.
Fu Xianyin remained silent.
She didn't know what to say, or rather, she simply couldn't bring herself to speak to Gu Linzhao.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Gu Linzhao asked again, "So, you don't want to be my deskmate?"
Fu Xianyin shook her head.
The corridor was dimly lit, but she could vaguely see the corners of Gu Linzhao's mouth turn up slightly.
Fu Xianyin heard him ask again, "Is it because of that post on the confession wall?"
Fu Xianyin remained silent for a long time before nodding.
She said, "Maybe it is, I don't know. It might also be because of the extra break last week due to the sports meet, which meant I haven't studied for a long time, so I'm not really in a study mode this week. But the midterm exams are only a little over a week away, and I'm a bit anxious."
This is a very reasonable reason.
At least that's what Fu Xianyin thinks.
But Gu Linzhao was not fooled by this reason.
He stopped, turned around, looked at Fu Xianyin seriously, and said, "Really?"
Fu Xianyin retorted, "Do you think I'm lying?"
Gu Linzhao said, "I don't think you're lying, but Fu Xianyin, I think you're deceiving me."
Fu Xianyin's hands and feet were ice cold.
She opened her mouth, only to find that the tinnitus had started again at some point, and she couldn't hear anything at all.
My fingertips were trembling uncontrollably, and my breathing became rapid.
Fu Xianyin felt that she was about to lose control of her tears again.
Almost instantly, a thought began to scream wildly in my mind.
Tell him, tell him everything, everything, tell him everything.
Tell him that he is a madman, just like Chen Huimei, tell him about his despicable family, and tell him all his secrets.
But at that same moment, Fu Xianyin realized with despair that she had no way of telling Gu Linzhao everything.
She couldn't bring herself to say it, couldn't bring herself to say those words.
She couldn't, couldn't, face him with her filthy and chaotic soul.
She knew perfectly well that Gu Linzhao wouldn't do anything to her; he was a very well-mannered person, a very kind person, and someone who cared about her a lot.
But she just couldn't bring herself to say it.
She suddenly understood why someone as bright and outgoing as Song Yaoge would be so cautious, nervous, worried, and insecure when facing Gu Linzhao.
So this is what liking someone is like.
Fu Xianyin had never experienced this emotion so vividly, yet so tragically.
She is the same as Song Yaoge.
But Song Yaoge is different from her.
She has family and friends. After overcoming the inferiority and timidity that came with liking someone, she is still the bright and flamboyant Song Yaoge.
The sounds produced by the strings can be different.
She couldn't tell Gu Linzhao what she couldn't tell anyone else.
She thought she had been brave enough.
But it wasn't there originally.
From beginning to end, Fu Xianyin was that coward.
"Hey, stop writing for now."
"how?"
"Come here."
"Um?"
"Heh, just come over here. Stop talking nonsense and hurry up."
Chen Nian rolled her eyes at Gu Linzhao and sneaked off to the classroom across the hall.
During the long break, Cheng Zhaozhao dragged Fu Xianyin to the cafeteria to buy food, which gave Chen Nianke time to call Gu Linzhao out to talk.
As soon as they entered the activity room, Chen Nianke asked, "What's going on between you and Yinyin these past few days? Don't tell me you didn't choose to sit next to her."
Her tone wasn't very nice, but Gu Linzhao, being good-natured, didn't get angry.
He said, "I wanted to be her deskmate."
Chen Nianke: "So what's going on between you two? No, haven't you noticed that Yinyin's been acting strange these past few days?"
Gu Linzhao sighed: "We discovered it a long time ago."
Chen Nian was furious: "You found out about me a long time ago..."
She wanted to ask Gu Linzhao if he could show some attitude in pursuing someone, but she found that Gu Linzhao looked somewhat helpless.
Chen Nianke, with remarkable insight, quickly shut her mouth.
Gu Linzhao said, "She won't say."
"She won't say anything no matter what, no matter what I do. I've tried everything, from gentle persuasion to harsh words, but she just insists on sticking to her story."
His shoulders slumped, and his voice carried a hint of dejection: "She doesn't want to talk about it, and I can't force her."
Chen Nian remained silent.
Even oblivious people like Cheng Zhaozhao and Lin Anxu noticed that Fu Xianyin had been acting strangely lately.
If you say there's nothing wrong, Chen Nian would be the first to disbelieve you.
Fu Xianyin and Gu Linzhao were more familiar with this point, and Chen Nianke had always understood it.
It wasn't just about liking each other or anything like that; it was simply that Gu Linzhao's personality and Fu Xianyin were a perfect match.
He was patient, thoughtful, and became Fu Xianyin's deskmate as soon as she transferred over.
Therefore, Chen Nianke subconsciously came to ask Gu Linzhao.
During the break between classes today, Cheng Zhaozhao dragged Fu Xianyin to buy something, and that's how she managed to find a moment of free time.
Unexpectedly, even Gu Linzhao was helpless.
Chen Nianke suddenly didn't know what to do.
A thought flashed through Chen Nianke's mind.
She asked, "Is it about that post on the confession wall? Why don't you ask Yinyin later..."
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Linzhao interrupted her.
“I’ve already asked,” Gu Linzhao said.
Chen Nian was not giving up: "I'm not talking about the first one, I'm talking about both of you."
Gu Linzhao: "That's what I asked too."
"She doesn't answer my questions directly. No matter what I ask, she just says no, it's okay, it doesn't matter. Even if she knows it's a problem with the post, what can she do?"
They both fell silent.
Yes, even if we know it's a problem with the post, what can we do?
Is the root of the problem in the post?
No.
The root of the problem lies in the secrets that Fu Xianyin doesn't want to talk about.
Not only Chen Nianke was asking Gu Linzhao, but Cheng Zhaozhao was asking as well.
She took Fu Xianyin's arm and asked cautiously, "Yinyin, have you been unhappy lately?"
Fu Xianyin: "No."
Cheng Zhaozhao said, "I feel like something's not right about you."
"Really not," Fu Xianyin said. "Maybe I was too wild last week and my mind wasn't on studying. The citywide midterm exams are coming up soon, so I'm a little anxious."
She said, "It will be fine in a couple of days."
Cheng Zhaozhao was skeptical: "Okay, then you must tell me if you have any questions."
Fu Xianyin smiled and said, "Definitely."
Cheng Zhaozhao took a bite of bread.
She didn't see the forced, ugly smile on Fu Xianyin's face, or the struggle in her eyes.
The two walked back to the teaching building. Cheng Zhaozhao ate bread the whole way, while Fu Xianyin didn't say a word.
She wanted to slow down her pace, even slower.
No matter how slow it is, it will eventually arrive.
The two entered the teaching building.
Cheng Zhaozhao took two steps and suddenly realized that there was no one beside her.
She turned her head and saw Fu Xianyin standing at the entrance of the building.
Cheng Zhaozhao waved: "Yinyin, let's go."
Fu Xianyin was backlit, so Cheng Zhaozhao couldn't see the expression on her face.
She was a little puzzled and was about to walk over when she heard Fu Xianyin say, "You should go back first. I want to talk to Sister Gao about something."
Cheng Zhaozhao: "Oh, okay, I'll head back now."
She went upstairs to her classroom and didn't see Gu Linzhao and Chen Nianke. She only found them when she opened the door to the activity room.
"What are you two doing here, sneaking around like that?"
Cheng Zhaozhao walked in, and Gu Linzhao asked her, "Where is Fu Xianyin?"
Cheng Zhaozhao said, "She said she wanted to talk to Sister Gao about something. Maybe she wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Sister Gao?"
Gu Linzhao and Chen Nianke exchanged a glance.
"Oh, let's go, let's go," Chen Nianke said. "Don't stay here, let's go back to class first."
Not long after the three returned to their seats, Fu Xianyin came back.
Gu Linzhao and Chen Nianke tacitly refrained from asking further questions and focused on their own tasks.
Fu Xianyin sat in her seat for a while, then picked up her book, flipped through a few pages, and finally, as if she had made up her mind, said to Gu Linzhao, "Sister Gao wants you to go to her office."
She didn't even dare to look Gu Linzhao in the eye when she said this.
Gu Linzhao had no suspicions and got up to leave.
Fu Xianyin suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart, and her ears seemed to go deaf. The world seemed to be covered by a membrane, and everything was in a daze.
She didn't dare tell Gu Linzhao what she had said to Gao Ying earlier.
She dared not let Gu Linzhao know.
But he will eventually find out.
The pen fell to the ground with a soft thud, and Fu Xianyin then realized that her hand was trembling uncontrollably.
She tried to bend down to pick up the pen, but her fingertips trembled so badly that she couldn't lift it at all.
Suddenly, a large, well-defined hand grabbed the pen that had fallen to the ground.
Fu Xianyin looked up and saw Gu Linzhao's expressionless face.
Death's guillotine finally fell.
Gu Linzhao picked up the pen and placed it on her desk.
He showed no intention of sitting down. After picking up the pen, he stood up, looking down at Fu Xianyin.
Fu Xianyin looked away.
The next second, she heard Gu Linzhao speak:
"Weren't we supposed to switch seats? Why aren't you packing your things yet?"
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