Chapter 52 Chapter 52
"Wait a moment……"
Ren Li chased Wen Shuo all the way until they were quite far away. However, Wen Shuo was walking too fast. In his haste, he accidentally tripped over a tile on the ground when turning a corner, and he stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
Wen Shuo didn't want to care at first, but when he heard the noise behind him, he couldn't help but stop.
Looking back, Ren Li was squatting on the ground rubbing her ankle. For a moment, she was really angry and worried.
He finally chose to turn back, grabbed Ren Li's arm, and pulled the person squatting on the ground up:
"Don't you usually look at the road? You can fall even when walking on flat ground. You really are..."
He really couldn't find any adjectives to describe Ren Li. She couldn't keep doing this, challenging his bottom line again and again.
When he saw Lin Jiacheng coming out of the corridor just now, the trust that Wen Shuo had just rebuilt in Ren Li had vanished into thin air.
He spent the entire night yesterday thinking about what Lu Rendong had said about being "broken up unilaterally by Ren Li." He finally decided to ask Ren Li out for a meeting the next day after his holiday.
He called Ren Li several times, but no one answered.
After waiting all afternoon, there was no message on his phone. Wen Shuo was a little worried, so he took a taxi here, only to see what happened just now.
In front of him, Ren Li was lowering her head, pursing her lips, and silently getting angry at herself, with no intention of "admitting her mistake" at all.
He knew clearly in his heart that he should listen to Ren Li's explanation first. Maybe she really just happened to meet that boy named Lin, but he couldn't convince himself. He just couldn't bear to see her standing with Lin Jiacheng.
Wen Shuo let go of her arm and felt like he was about to faint from anger.
Ren Li was already feeling a little sad because of everything that happened in the afternoon, and now Wen Shuo inexplicably "scolded" her, causing her tears to fall immediately.
The moment Wen Shuo saw Ren Li crying, he suddenly felt a little panicked.
He had never been afraid of anything since he was a child, but he was afraid of Ren Li's expression. He immediately restrained his emotions and wondered if he had gone a little too far.
"Let me see if you can still walk." Wen Shuo could see that she was really sad and not pretending. He didn't care about being angry and wanted to check her ankle.
Ren Li shrank back embarrassedly: "I'm fine, just a little bit upset."
"You're in a bad mood and yet you're still talking and laughing with other boys."
Of course, Ren Li couldn't allow others to think of her like that, so she told Wen Shuo everything that happened that afternoon.
Of course, she deliberately concealed many details.
For example, she was also involved in it, and she didn't want to make Wen Shuo worry.
"I was pretty brave today." Ren Li pulled out her phone, the screen of which had been scrapped, from her pocket. "I didn't mean to ignore your call, because my lovely phone died heroically. I'm really worried about my friend right now. In fact, I wanted to contact you this afternoon because I thought you would definitely be able to help her."
After she finished speaking, she raised her eyes and waited for Wen Shuo's reaction.
He originally wanted to ask Wen Shuo to help Yang Yi. After all, Wen Shuo knew a lot of people, maybe there were some from No. 12 Middle School.
Unexpectedly, the person in front of me didn't say anything for a long time, and seemed to be even angrier than before.
"Why didn't you call me?"
"I didn't think too much about it," Ren Li said. "I think I can solve this problem."
"So, what's your solution? A self-righteous sense of justice? Getting involved in things that others would rather avoid? The problem you're solving is being bullied by them and then calling the police, right?"
“…”
Ren Li knew that Wen Shuo would not be so easily deceived by her.
He keenly noticed the missing details in Ren Li's words. The bully would not do charity, so how could he let her go alone?
Ren Li opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but Wen Shuo's burning gaze had already seen through her.
"There was a dispute." Ren Li lowered her eyes. "But I'm fine, really. But Yang Yi wasn't so lucky. I saw the injuries on her body at the police station. This must not be the first time those people bullied her."
Wen Shuo was already in a bad mood because of seeing Lin Jiacheng just now, and now he was even more upset: "I have a suggestion now. You can choose to refuse, but it will not change my mind."
Ren Li rarely saw Wen Shuo look so serious and scary. She was afraid he would really do something, so she quickly said, "I know you want to help Yang Yi for me, but can't all problems in this world be solved the same way? The police officer has already taught them a lesson for me. Justice is on my side. They got the punishment they deserved, and that's enough."
Wen Shuo asked back: "Do you really think this is enough?"
This question stumped Ren Li. Although she didn't want to admit it, she felt that what Wen Shuo said might be the truth.
She knew justice would come, but Yang Yi would not let that erase the physical and mental trauma she had already sustained. Although she didn't know how things would turn out, she wanted to do what she could before justice came.
"I want to ask you a favor, is that okay?" Ren Li said.
"Didn't you just say that you don't approve of fighting violence with violence?"
Ren Li: "Of course I don't approve of you using this method. However, deterrence itself is also an effective weapon. I don't know many people, but fortunately, I have you."
It was this last sentence that Wen Shuo loved to hear. Ren Li had never bothered him with anything before, but today she was willing to ask him for help for someone she had only known for a short while.
He would agree, but he also had to let Ren Li understand that the world was not as perfect as she saw it.
Wen Shuo: "You have to know that some people in this world are born bad. Even if they weren't the ones bullying Yang Yi today, there would be others."
Ren Li's conscience wouldn't allow her to sit idly by: "You are the only one who can help me now."
Wen Shuo: "It's no use saying nice things."
Ren Li: "Please, please, please..."
Wen Shuo: ...
In the end, he still had no way to deal with Ren Li.
"Okay, I promise you." After a pause, he still felt angry and needed to confirm: "So, Lin Jiacheng really wasn't brought here by you?"
"Of course." Ren Li said, "It was my mother who bothered him. It has nothing to do with me."
Wen Shuo sighed silently.
Ren Li is a good person, he knows it, and others naturally know it too.
He couldn't make Ren Li isolate all men, but he didn't care. He felt confident that he could defeat everyone.
He liked Ren Li, so naturally he trusted her unconditionally, including everything she said.
"Helping you is not unconditional." Wen Shuo raised his eyebrows.
Ren Li knew that what was coming would eventually come: "Would you like to have a meal?"
"Okay, let's do it today."
"Not today." Ren Li took out her heroically sacrificed phone, "I still have to get the screen fixed."
So he paid the price for the meal, and Wen Shuo accompanied Ren Li to the mobile phone repair shop at the entrance of the community for half an hour.
The first thing Ren Li did after getting the phone was to write a message and send it to Yang Yi:
Li: [Yang Yi, are you okay now? ]
After waiting for a while, there was no reply from the other party. Ren Li thought about it and sent her thoughts:
Don't worry, I'm sending this message just to tell you that I have a very capable brother. I just told him what happened to us this afternoon, and he promised to help you. Don't worry, no one will bother you anymore at school.
After a while, Yang Yi replied.
The text message was very short, only five words.
Thank you, Ren Li
She never contacted Ren Li again.
The calendar turns to a new year, winter is over, and spring is coming.
But Ren Li believes that Yang Yi's spring will eventually come.
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The New Year is getting closer.
New Year celebrations in northern China are always grand. Starting from the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, there's always something to do every day. Lin Yuan finished a busy period at her company and took a week off early, deciding to enjoy some rest at home.
It was not until New Year's Eve that Ren Quan finished his work and hurried back from Linshi.
Even though she has grown up, Ren Li still has great enthusiasm for the New Year.
On New Year’s Eve, the whole family sat happily in the living room, watching the Spring Festival Gala and making dumplings together.
In the end, Ren Li ate the lucky coin she had wrapped in the dumpling, and received blessings and a big red envelope from her parents. Similarly, she also received many blessings from her friends.
【Xiao Wutong】: Happy New Year, baby~ I love you
【Yuan Jiani】: Dear, Happpppy New Year [Fireworks][Fireworks] PS: Baby, you still owe me a shopping trip, I remember it
…
Ren Li smiled and flipped through the pages one by one. Her fingertips finally stopped at the message about [W].
Half an hour ago, Wen Shuo also sent himself a message.
His New Year's greetings were brief as always:
【W】: Happy New Year
Amid the crackling sounds of fireworks and firecrackers outside the window, Ren Li quickly edited a message and replied:
【Pear】: Happy New Year
The text is exactly the same, and at first glance there is nothing special about it.
But Ren Li's heart became light and soft because of Wen Shuo's reply.
Her gaze subconsciously passed through the living room and looked towards the kitchen, where her parents were preparing New Year's dinner. Everything was so warm and beautiful.
She suddenly wanted to see Wen Shuo very much.
Ren Li turned her head and looked out the window. For a moment, she wondered whether Wen Shuo would appear downstairs of her house like before.
But no matter how you think about it, you know that is impossible. On this day of family reunion, Wen Shuo may not be in the country today.
She put her phone down again, but after a while she couldn't help but pick it up again, unconsciously swiping the screen and opening the chat history with Wen Shuo.
This went on for a while, but there was no movement on the other end of the dialog box.
Ren Li finally gave up, thinking that he probably sent the message to a group of people. Just as she was thinking about it, the phone screen lit up at the right time.
Her eyes lit up and she picked it up excitedly, but she didn't expect it wasn't from Wen Shuo - it turned out that someone had sent a red envelope in the class group.
Ren Li was quick and unlocked the screen by sliding it, then opened it without thinking too much.
This red envelope was given by a boy in the class, and the number was not large to begin with, so in the record of receiving the red envelopes, Ren Li's name with the small crown of "Best Luck" was particularly conspicuous.
However, she did not want to be the conspicuous bag, and regretted how she acted so quickly and grabbed the most.
Some people in the group have already started to make a fuss, urging the person who grabs the most red envelopes to send them out in a chain.
Ren Li felt uncomfortable with so many eyes focused on her. She was just about to send a red envelope to end the conversation, but someone else in the group had already gotten there first.
Wen Shuo, with his conspicuous black avatar, sent a super large red envelope in the class group.
Suddenly, the group exploded. When they received the huge sum of several hundred yuan, all the people who had been lurking came out at once, and all of them started posting the "boss is so generous" kneeling emoticons in the group at the same time.
Ren Li: ...
She lowered her head and silently looked at the 50 yuan in her mobile phone that she was about to send. It seemed that it was indeed a little small if she sent it now.
Fortunately, after this excitement, no one mentioned asking Ren Li to send out red envelopes anymore. After all, that message had long been obscured by the overwhelming amount of emoticons.
Finally, the head teacher, Mr. He, came on stage as the finale. He first opened the chapter of New Year's blessings with a long paragraph of encouragement, and then composed a poem. Amid the waves of applause from the students, he was finally satisfied and wrapped up a red envelope as the end.
So this "red envelope incident" was perfectly turned over, and some people in the group started sending "New Year greetings" again. Only then did Ren Li breathe a sigh of relief.
Ding. Another message came into my phone. It was from Wen Shuo.
【W】: Why don’t you accept the red envelopes in the group? Do you only like to grab the red envelopes sent by other boys?
Ren Li: ...
After accidentally grabbing the "best luck", she really didn't dare to open Wen Shuo's red envelope, for fear that she would accidentally grab the biggest one again and be called upon to take over again.
She didn't understand why Wen Shuo was arguing at this time. It was true that top students are always competitive throughout their lives.
New Year, new atmosphere. Inspired by the atmosphere of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, Ren Li felt that Wen Shuo was thinking of her, and a vague sense of happiness arose in her heart.
She didn't reply, so Wen Shuo directly sent her a red envelope.
Ren Li clicked it this time, and sure enough, the amount was indeed huge.
Fortunately, there is a limit on the amount of red envelopes, so she doesn't owe Wen Shuo a lot.
Based on the principle of reciprocity, Ren Li also gave Wen Shuo a red envelope.
She carefully selected her favorite cover and wrote in the message: "Happy New Year. I hope all your wishes will come true in the new year."
Wen Shuo quickly accepted it and sent a message:
【W】: I’m downstairs at your house now. Do you want to come down and watch the fireworks?
After seeing the message, Ren Li was so shocked that she almost threw her phone away.
She had just been thinking about it, but it seemed as if God had heard her thoughts and sent Wen Shuo to her.
Ren Li quickly glanced towards the kitchen. Lin Yuan and Ren Quan were cooking dumplings in the kitchen. Ren Quan was holding Lin Yuan from behind. The two of them were chatting and laughing, watching the fireworks outside through the glass window of the kitchen.
Thinking that Wen Shuo was still downstairs, Ren Li seemed to muster up great courage. She hurriedly took her coat and ran to the entrance to change her shoes: "Mom and Dad, I'm going downstairs for a while. I'll be back soon."
Seeing her anxious, Lin Yuan poked his head out of the kitchen and said, "What are you doing out now? It's almost twelve o'clock. Didn't you just say you wanted to go downstairs with your dad to set off firecrackers?"
"Someone's setting off fireworks downstairs. I'm going to check it out and will be right back."
Ren Li grabbed her scarf, forgetting to bring her gloves, and turned around and quickly walked out the door.
When she entered the elevator, her heart was beating fast and heavy, but her body and steps were light.
She hurried out of the elevator, but when she was about to reach the door of the apartment building, she nervously slowed down her pace.
Outside the door, Wen Shuo was holding an exquisite gift box in his hand, standing where the fireworks were blooming. He turned his head when he heard the noise behind him.
Light blooms in the background, and shifting lights climb up to the treetops.
They looked at each other quietly, with calm smiles in their eyes.
The fireworks that night were so beautiful, so beautiful that every time Wen Shuo thought of that moment, his heart would ache.
That was the most beautiful picture in Wen Shuo's memory, and it was also the source of his long wait and endless pain thereafter.
The wind was blowing from the distant sky, quietly sweeping through the branches. A crescent moon hung in the sky, its soft moonlight radiating quietly upon the earth.
Campus Chapter Volume 1 Ended
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