Chapter 27: Arresting People
In late October, although the heat had subsided a little, it was still scorching hot. The air conditioner was on in the classroom, and the doors and windows were closed. Cen Nian supported his head with one hand, thinking about the second big question on the physics test.
She wrote and crossed out, then opened a new piece of scratch paper to continue calculating, and finally pouted in frustration.
Her pupils moved around and finally fell on Jin Siyang. She saw him leaning casually on the back of the chair, looking at the test paper on the table, turning a pen in his hand, looking quiet and leisurely.
When he caught Cen Nian's eye, he looked at her and raised his eyebrows: "Is there a problem?"
Cen Nian quickly sat up straight, nodded, and pointed to the question on the test paper with her pen: "This is it, a physics question."
Jin Siyang glanced at the question, then looked at her answer ideas, and finally explained the problem to her based on her previous steps.
"The front is right, but this step is wrong."
Jin Siyang wrote down the formula and problem-solving steps in the blank space. His handwriting was elegant and graceful. His slender, bony hand waved before Cen Nian's eyes: "What are you daydreaming about?"
Cen Nian came back to his senses instantly and touched the tip of his nose guiltily: "No, nothing."
"Do you understand?"
He wrote very clearly, and Cen Nian understood it immediately: "I understand, thank you!"
"Um."
As soon as the voice fell, there were two knocks from the glass window. Cen Nian and Jin Siyang looked towards the source of the sound. Cheng Yiwen was standing outside the glass window. She knocked on the window with a bright smile on her face. Then she opened the window and said in a smart voice: "Jin Siyang, help!"
She clasped her hands together, as if she had encountered some difficulty.
Jin Siyang put down his pen, stood up and walked out.
Cheng Yiwen was holding the test paper, and the distance between them was getting closer and closer. Cen Nian's eyes were always fixed on the window. They stood in the corridor, leaning on the handrails, and Jin Siyang was explaining the questions to her. The sun was shining brightly outside the window, shining on their white school uniforms, as if they were coated with a layer of brilliant halo.
Qin Zhouyan walked over from the other side and said cheerfully, "Hey, isn't this Cheng Yiwen? Why did you come to our science class?"
"Ask a question."
Qin Zhouyan was curious: "Are there any questions that the liberal arts geniuses don't know?"
Cheng Yiwen smiled brightly, just like the sunshine today: "Of course, I'm really at a loss for the competition questions, so I have to ask for help from a true master."
The cold air inside the window that had not been closed in time and the hot air outside were intertwined with each other. Cen Nian carefully withdrew his eyes and looked at the big question on the physics test paper.
The weekly test questions that are simple for many people are a bit difficult for her.
The bell rang, and Cheng Yiwen said goodbye to Jin Siyang and left the classroom. Jin Siyang walked in slowly, and when he sat back in his seat, he asked, "Did you finish it?"
Cen Nian nodded: "Well, I'm done."
Jin Qi walked into the classroom, books in hand. Before class, she routinely talked about the things that needed attention this week. "This Sunday afternoon, the school is organizing a lecture in the indoor gymnasium. We've invited a professor from Beijing University to teach the students some academic knowledge. Although it's not mandatory, our homeroom teachers unanimously agreed that this is a rare opportunity, so you'd better come."
The class wailed twice: "My weekend off!"
"Can the teacher not come?"
Jin Qi said indifferently: "I won't force you, but this opportunity is rare, you know."
On Sunday afternoon, Cen Nian and Zhu Zhiyao made an appointment and went to the classroom together. It was still early and there were only a few people in the classroom. Song Ze ran in from somewhere and asked, "You guys really came?"
Zhu Zhiyao said: "Otherwise, you are here too."
"Oh, there were quite a few people here just now, but now they've all gone to the internet cafe. Are you guys going? Tian Sheng and the others in our class have arranged a game competition with Class 6, and everyone's there now!"
Zhu Zhiyao became interested: "Is it true?"
"Why would I lie to you? Everyone in Class 6 is out cheerleading. You two should hurry up and come with me."
Zhu Zhiyao was passionate by nature, especially when it came to encouraging her own people. Without a word, she stood up and said, "Niannian, shall we go together?"
Cen Nian hesitated for a moment, "But didn't Teacher Jin require us to attend that lecture?"
Song Ze consoled him, "Well, that's not mandatory. Besides, this is a great opportunity to integrate into our class. Little Niannian, you should go and cheer us on too!"
Cen Nian thought for a long time. She had been in the class for more than a month. Although she had made a few friends, she still felt like an outsider. It would be a good thing to enhance the relationship between the class. After hesitating for two seconds, she nodded, and the three of them ran to the Internet cafe.
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Jin Siyang walked into the empty classroom holding a bottle of ice water between his fingers. Cen Nian's water bottle was placed on the table, which meant that he had come, but no one knew where he had gone.
Jin Siyang obviously didn't care much about where she went. The lecture started at 2:30, and he just sat in his seat waiting, planning to go to the gymnasium later.
He swiped the screen of his mobile phone and replied to a message. Jin Qi walked into the classroom with anger on his face.
When she saw Jin Siyang, her anger lessened a lot: "Where are the people in our class? Our class and Class 6 have the least people in the gymnasium."
Jin Siyang's tone was still calm: "I don't know."
Jin Qi sighed. A few students came into the corridor and said something to each other. Her face became even angrier. But she couldn't find anyone there, so she turned back to the classroom. "Jin Siyang, go to the nearby internet cafe and call them back. And by the way, write down the names of everyone present!"
Jin Qi said anxiously, his voice tinged with anger: "I have a small meeting to attend. I'll leave this to you."
Jin Siyang hesitated for two seconds and nodded.
He walked out at a leisurely pace, as if he was not in a hurry at all. Jin Qi was busy in a meeting and didn't say anything else.
The Internet cafe was only two blocks away from the affiliated high school, which was not far. Jin Siyang was tall and had long legs. Although he walked slowly, his long legs and big steps made it not take him long to reach the Internet cafe.
Standing outside the internet cafe, he heard a familiar voice: the boys in his class were shouting, "Holy crap! We're almost winning!"
The cheers grew louder and louder, and someone in the midst of the clamor shouted, "Fuck, stop playing around! The squad leader is here to find someone!"
The people who were originally screaming excitedly suddenly lost their composure: "Go through the back door, run to the back door!"
People from the two classes hurriedly ran towards the back door. Cen Nian hid from the crowd and looked at the back door anxiously. Zhu Zhiyao had just run towards the back door when she received a phone call.
She was struggling with her thoughts when someone in the class patted her on the shoulder and said, "Cen Nian, run! It will be terrible if you get caught by the teacher!"
She had no time to think, so she had to run to the back door. Yaoyao might be waiting for her there.
Everyone was almost done running, and Cen Nian was the one left behind. She suppressed the nervousness in her heart and ran towards the back door, only to see a figure standing at the door.
She stopped and stared blankly at the tall and thin figure. Jin Siyang glanced at her with a smile in his eyes, as if saying, "So you are also involved."
"Jin...Jin Siyang?" Cen Nian's mind went blank: "Why are you here too?!"
He paused, gave a mocking smile, and was about to say something when Cen Nian seemed to hear the squad leader's voice. Without thinking, he grabbed his wrist and ran out.
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