Chapter 30: Class Division "I'm shy."
"What are you thinking about? Why are you so absent-minded?"
A hand waving in front of him finally forced Yan Ning to recall his thoughts.
Before Yan Ning could speak, Shen Gefei saw the enlarged cat climbing frame and the corner of Qi Jin's head on her phone photo, and said clearly -
"Oh, you want to get a cat?"
The heart is still beating abnormally fast.
Yan Ning subconsciously turned off his phone and replied vaguely, "I kind of miss you."
“Then when you go to college and get away from your aunt’s dependence on you, you can rent a house and raise your child secretly…” Shen Gefei winked at Yan Ning, helping her imagine a bright future.
Unlike Yan Ning, Shen Gefei has been a disobedient and selfish person since childhood.
Yan Ning also always liked to listen to all kinds of novel ideas in Shen Gefei's head.
But this time.
I don't know why.
Yan Ning, however, was distracted and couldn't listen at all...
Yan Ning had originally intended to send New Year's greetings to Lu Chen.
But she kept procrastinating all day on New Year's Day and didn't send it out.
Until the second day of the Lunar New Year, the phone was taken away by Lin Xinci again.
Yan Ning still couldn't say Happy New Year to Lu Chen.
I can't tell the reason.
Yan Ning breathed a sigh of relief instead.
Like a turtle retreating into its shell or an ostrich burying its head in the earth.
For the first time in her life, the teenage girl experienced such a feeling that she could not explain or understand at all.
It was as if I had encountered an unknown danger.
Subconsciously and instinctively, I chose to escape.
-
Winter vacation is over.
When school started the following year, there was a very important thing to do——
Arts and Sciences.
In the first class meeting.
Jiang Caijun spent an entire class period introducing the subject divisions over the years and his experience as a class teacher to everyone in the class.
As the get out of class was about to end, he asked the class monitor to take down the subject selection intention form and distribute it.
"This interest form must be submitted by next Friday at the latest, and the parents must sign it. If you have any questions, you can come to the office to see me."
Regarding the issue of subject division.
Xin Jing was very conflicted. Her grades in both liberal arts and science were quite balanced, and she didn't have any particular subject where she had an advantage. When the form came out, she was very undecided and asked Yan Ning to help her analyze it.
Yan Ning had already made plans early in the morning——
Choose science.
On the day when the admission notice from No. 1 Middle School was sent out, Lin Xinci and Yan Xiangrong talked to Yan Ning about the subject selection. They said they planned to let her study science so that she would have a wider range of choices in her future majors. The training course they later enrolled her in also focused on science.
Yan Ning had no objection to this.
Since they are both studying, there is actually not much difference between liberal arts and science for her.
Go home at night.
When Yan Ning told Lin Xinci about the expression of interest form, she signed it and ticked the box next to the science option.
That was how it was decided that Yan Ning would study philosophy.
Time goes by day by day.
In the blink of an eye, it was the weekend.
As soon as she returned from the Chinese New Year, Lin Xinci took Yan Ning to visit the opposite side again. Apart from the greetings, the most important thing was to talk about Yan Ning's studies with Teacher Zhao.
The old couple were as kind and easy to talk to as ever, and said that as long as Ningning was willing, it would be no problem for her to stay in Room 302 across the street for the entire weekend.
Finally, it was decided that Yan Ning would go across the street on Saturday afternoons to receive physical education tutoring as before.
So, the time has come.
Yan Ning, carrying his schoolbag, rang the doorbell of Room 302 on time.
During the short ten seconds of waiting for the door to open.
Although Yan Ning had tried her best to slow down her breathing, her palms were still sweaty and her heart was filled with anxiety...
She is nervous.
As soon as the door opened.
The one who appeared from the door was Grandma Cen with a kind smile, "Ningning is here, come in quickly!"
Grandpa Zhao, carrying a plate of washed strawberries, passed by the door and stopped.
There was no one else around the exposed desk and sofa in the living room.
Yan Ning breathed a sigh of relief and politely said hello: "Grandma Cen, Grandpa Zhao, good afternoon!"
Because it is a new semester, although I know that Yan Ning is in a tutoring class during the holidays, he has already learned a lot of new knowledge points and done a lot of corresponding exercises.
However, in order to help Yan Ning lay a solid foundation, Teacher Zhao did not explain the questions directly. Instead, he chose to guide Yan Ning, quote classics, and sort out the knowledge points based on reality.
When a whiteboard is about to be filled.
The doorbell rang again.
Yan Ning sat at the desk and paused as he wrote down some knowledge points in his notebook.
Grandma Cen was taking a nap in her room, and Grandpa Zhao went to open the door.
A familiar voice came from the door.
Immediately following.
The young man's tall figure appeared in Yan Ning's peripheral vision.
The pen tip continued to slide across the paper. Yan Ning didn't look up, but most of his attention was still diverted. He noticed -
Lu Chen.
Just naturally, he walked towards her.
But after seeing the writing on the whiteboard, he stopped in his tracks.
Perhaps worried that he would affect Teacher Zhao's lecture or block her view of the whiteboard, he instead picked up his backpack, put it on the sofa, and sat down.
Teacher Zhao tilted his head and said, "It will be quick. We'll be done in about ten minutes."
Long time no see.
Yan Ning heard Lu Chen's leisurely and casual voice and replied:
"It's okay, take your time, I'm not in a hurry."
One week after school started, Yan Ning always deliberately avoided Class 1 when returning to class. When passing through the corridor or going to physical exercises, he always walked in a hurry unconsciously.
So, ever since I gave Lu Chen a birthday present before the New Year.
This was the first time she saw him again.
That inexplicable feeling of panic that had surged in her heart since she saw the photo he posted on his social media on New Year's Day, the moment she thought of him, her heart would beat faster. It surged into her heart again...
Fortunately, the sound of Teacher Zhao wiping the whiteboard interrupted Yan Ning's thoughts.
She lowered her eyes and realized that she had copied a letter twice in the formula on the notebook.
He quickly straightened his mind, crossed it out and rewrote it.
Ten minutes later.
After Teacher Zhao finished explaining the knowledge points, he gave Yan Ning a few questions as usual and asked her to practice them before explaining them again.
In the past, at times like this, most of the time, Teacher Zhao would sit on the sofa and read a book. Occasionally, he would go to the kitchen to help Grandma Cen cook something, or go to the bedroom to take a nap.
Today, at this moment.
Yan Ning was extremely looking forward to Teacher Zhao choosing the former.
But unfortunately, things went against our wishes——
"You got up early this morning. I'm going to sleep for a while. If you've finished your homework, you can review the next chapter's knowledge points first."
After Mr. Zhao finished speaking to Yan Ning, he turned and looked at the sofa:
"Xiaochen, come here."
The moment I heard his name.
Yan Ning's heart suddenly tightened, and his whole body became tense again.
Almost subconsciously, she also glanced in that direction.
The young man casually closed the heavy book he had taken from the bookshelf, looked up, and replied "Okay".
Before his eyes could turn.
Yan Ning hurriedly lowered his eyes, his gaze fixed on the exercises, trying his best to concentrate and think only about doing the exercises.
The bedroom door opened and closed.
There was a rustling sound when the person opposite sat down.
After reading both sides of the question, Yan Ning realized that this was a comprehensive question with a certain degree of difficulty, and it was not because she was distracted that she did not understand it.
but--
Difficult problems can help people concentrate better!
Yan Ning felt an inexplicable fighting spirit ignite in his heart. Holding back his energy, he took a new piece of draft paper, buried his head, and began to check his calculations...
I don't know how many minutes passed.
Yan Ning finally finished the last step and got the result.
She slowly exhaled and turned her attention to the next question, which was obviously more difficult. She turned over the draft paper and was about to try to check the calculation.
However, the corner of the paper pulled the fountain pen on the table and it suddenly began to roll towards the opposite side.
Yan Ning was shocked.
He quickly reached out to stop him.
Subconsciously, she raised her eyes and stole a glance at Lu Chen.
fine.
He held his chin with one hand and held a pen in the other, with his eyes lowered, quickly writing the steps to solve the problem on the test paper.
should……
Didn't notice this.
Yan Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
Not only this one, but all the pens on the table that she had just used to take notes were put back into the pencil case, zipped up, and put aside.
Then, Yu Guangzhong.
The person opposite turned the paper over as if nothing had happened.
"I don't think there's any flower on my face, right?"
He suddenly spoke, his eyes still fixed on the paper, his tone casual, with a hint of afternoon laziness.
Yan Ning: ...
She was clearly using her peripheral vision this time!
And because he was flipping through the papers, her attention was drawn to him, and she didn't even see his face...
"No."
Yan Ning lowered his head and muttered softly:
"But you might have eyes on the top of your head."
"Then I'll wait a moment and look in the mirror."
Lu Chen on the other side obviously heard it clearly again.
The man calmly closed the pen cap, raised his eyes, and looked over: "Okay, if you have any questions, why don't you ask me directly?"
Yan Ning unconsciously exerted a little force on the hand holding the pen.
What are you asking?
Ask him why he posted that status during the Chinese New Year?
Or should she ask him why her heart started beating inexplicably after seeing it?
Of course she knew that neither question was appropriate.
But when I looked up, our eyes met.
The faint smile in those dark eyes made her find a familiar sense of security.
My heartbeat doesn't seem to be so disobedient anymore...
"I……"
The silence in the room lasted too long, and he was still waiting for her question.
Yan Ning's mind raced wildly, from the questions he couldn't ask to the all-too-obvious ones, asking him whether he would choose liberal arts or science, and finally scanning the notebook at hand:
"I have a question for you!"
Lu Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh, you asked."
It's no wonder that he showed some surprise. After all, the two of them had sat here together to study almost every week in the past few months.
But basically, they don't disturb each other——
Whenever Yan Ning had any questions about physics, he would directly ask Teacher Zhao.
And Lu Chen.
Considering his ridiculously high grades and frequent full marks, she also doubted how many questions there were that he "couldn't answer".
“Just this one.”
The questions in the notebook are indeed difficult.
Yan Ning handed over the notebook without blushing or beating his heart.
Lu Chen took it, looked at it briefly for more than ten seconds, then stood up, walked to Yan Ning's side, leaned over slightly, supported the edge of the table with one hand, spread the notebook on the table, and adjusted the font to an angle that was convenient for both of them to read.
He turned his head, looked at Yan Ning, and smiled:
"Can I borrow a pencil?"
The whole process went smoothly.
Wait until Yan Ning came to his senses.
She sat and he stood.
The sudden shortened distance made her feel nervous again. She lowered her eyes and subconsciously did as she was told, taking a pencil from her pencil case and handing it to Lu Chen.
Unexpectedly, Lu Chen laughed again, "Can I borrow another piece of manuscript paper?"
Yan Ning pursed her lips and put the draft book next to him.
Lu Chen: “Ah——”
Yan Ning frowned slightly and immediately looked up, wanting to see if he had any other requests.
The man smiled calmly and said, "Nothing, I just wanted to ask you, can I start talking now?"
Yan Ning could no longer bear it:
"Hurry up and tell me!"
Although the prelude to the topic is a bit long, I have to admit that——
Lu Chen is a good teacher.
He would not tell her the answer directly, but would ask her to reread the question and give her some appropriate guidance in a concise and clear manner.
After just three or two sentences, Yan Ning understood the core of the question and had an idea.
Yan Ning quickly wrote down the key points in his notebook.
Lu Chen sat back down opposite.
Seeing her stop writing, he spoke again:
"We should hold more discussions like this. Next time, if you don't understand something, just ask me directly. Otherwise, you'll always be staring at me..."
He deliberately dragged out the last word.
Yan Ning was originally thinking about where to put this question in the wrong question book. Upon hearing this, he looked up and was about to refute.
How could she—
1. Stare at him!?
It’s only a few times at most, okay?!
Then Lu Chen added the second half of the sentence seriously, "I am shy too."
This person said so.
With a bright smile on his face.
However, the afternoon sun was shining brightly on him, and his pair of dark eyes filled with smiles looked incredibly beautiful.
Yan Ning was stunned for a moment and quickly looked away.
Although I don't want to admit it.
But just now, at that moment.
She was a little, a little, bewitched...
But I heard him chuckle.
Yan Ning felt a little dissatisfied again.
She pursed her lips, marked the exercises in the notebook, and looked up again:
"Yes, you can open more. If you have any questions, you can ask me. Although I am not good at physics, I am pretty good at math."
Thinking back to the past, the only subject that Lu Chen didn’t get a perfect score in was biology.
Yan Ning added, "Biological organisms are also acceptable."
The person opposite:
"Really?"
Yan Ning nodded seriously:
"real."
I never thought that these words would come out.
Lu Chen seemed to have been prepared. He put the test paper on the table aside and took out another collection of test papers from his backpack.
Then, smiling at her,
"Then I won't be polite."
What he took out was the math test paper.
I have to say.
The topics picked by Lu Chen were all worth discussing. After talking with him about a few questions, Yan Ning's ideas suddenly became clear.
The only sequelae is——
When Teacher Zhao came, Yan Ning had not finished his physics problems yet.
Fortunately, after some explanation, Teacher Zhao expressed his understanding and gave Yan Ning some more time to complete the exercises...
In 302, this afternoon.
Yan Ning felt that her relationship with Lu Chen seemed no different from before the Chinese New Year.
The relationship returned to normal.
So, that inexplicable feeling from before.
She ultimately attributed it to—
First time hanging out with a male friend.
Not quite adapted.
-
Monday's break.
Since the academic matter had already been confirmed, Yan Ning went directly to Jiang Caijun's office and handed him a signed expression of interest.
Jiang Caijun asked Yan Ning to stay and chat for a few minutes.
He also felt that Yan Ning was more suitable for science, so he didn't say much.
Come out of the office.
It's almost time for class.
Yan Ning quickened his pace and was about to turn the corner and go up the stairs.
Suddenly, a faintly angry voice was heard: "Lu! X!..."
The last word, and the words that followed, were spoken in a low voice, quickly and urgently, making them difficult to hear clearly.
Yan Ning subconsciously turned his head to take a look.
Unexpectedly——
At the end of the corridor, there was nothing blocking the view behind Director Wang's slightly fat back.
It was Lu Chen who was leaning against the railing, looking a little unfocused.
Yan Ning is a little strange——
What trouble did he get into?
Why is Director Wang so angry?
The new semester has only started a few days ago.
Could it be that...
Is it the matter with Fang Bo that hasn’t been dealt with yet?
Yan Ning couldn't help but start to worry. She paused, turned sideways, and tried to make out what Director Wang was saying at such a fast pace.
Unfortunately, it was a bit far away, so I couldn't hear it clearly.
However, Director Wang spoke quickly and frequently, and his tone was somewhere between stern and earnest, but not quite like he was scolding anyone.
It only takes a few seconds.
Facing someone this way.
He obviously noticed her just coming out of the office.
I don’t know what he said to Director Wang.
Director Wang suddenly stopped his lecture, took two steps towards the office, turned his head and glanced into the window.
Then.
Just take advantage of this little gap.
The man leaning on the railing looked at Yan Ning openly, then smiled and waved quietly.
Yan Ning: ...
If it were someone else.
She would probably think it was a coincidence.
But, Lu Chen.
Her intuition told her—
All the actions this person just took were intentional.
Deliberately sent Director Wang away.
Just to say hello to her on purpose.
However, seeing Lu Chen's condition, Yan Ning felt relieved as he thought he was fine.
He realized that no one in the office called him Director Wang, so he turned around in confusion.
Just glance over here.
"That girl, and the boys behind her, why haven't they returned to class yet? Class is almost about to start."
Yan Ning was caught and quickly turned around and walked forward.
Go to the corner and the stairs.
The preparatory meeting has just begun.
Most of Yan Ning's figure was hidden by the wall. Then, he subconsciously turned his head and looked back.
Director Wang turned his back to this side and continued to say something.
And Lu Chen.
He turned his gaze and met hers precisely.
At that moment, she raised her hand and waved to him almost without hesitation.
Lu Chen nodded slightly, his smile growing wider.
Then, before Director Wang could turn around again, Yan Ning quickly turned around, took two quick steps, and went up the stairs.
My heart is beating "boom boom boom".
The corners of his lips inexplicably rose slightly.
She also roughly understood why Lu Chen did that just now.
Don't say.
real.
A bit exciting.
-
Friday night is the last time to submit your subject selection intention form.
Evening self-study.
Jiang Caijun called the last few students in the class who had not yet submitted their forms to his office. Xin Jing was among them because she had been undecided about whether to choose liberal arts or science.
The homeroom teacher was not there, and coupled with the issue of subject division, the class was in chaos, with many people asking each other about their classmates' choices.
The division between arts and sciences is like two separate roads at a fork in life.
It's like a game with different options, but much more complicated than a game.
After all, life is too random.
At a certain moment, a decision is made.
No one knows whether it will be right or wrong in the future.
Yan Ning answered questions from the two girls sitting at the back table, stating that he had chosen science. Then, he turned around, took out his notebook, put on his earplugs, and organized his notes on the day's knowledge points.
Halfway through writing.
Suddenly, someone held his right arm tightly, and the pen handle moved the pen tip, drawing a black line of medium length on the paper.
Yan Ning moved the tip of the pen, looked up again, and saw Xin Jing coming back with a bitter face.
Yan Ning quickly took off his earplugs and asked, "Xinxin, what's wrong with you?"
It doesn't matter if you don't ask. When she said this, Xin Jing's eyes immediately turned red:
"Ningning, even if we are not in the same class anymore, you must continue to love me!"
Yan Ning quickly handed over a piece of paper to comfort her, and after asking carefully, he learned that—
Before leaving the classroom, Xin Jing, who had originally decided to choose science, changed her choice to liberal arts at the last minute after talking with Jiang Caijun in the office.
Although Yan Ning couldn't help feeling disappointed that she was destined to no longer be in the same class with her best friend, she had noticed Xin Jing's indecision these days.
Now Xin Jing has finally made a decision. As a friend, Yan Ning still wants to support her.
After some comfort, Xin Jing quickly calmed down.
She began to count on her fingers how they would meet next time.
"Anyway, the arts and science departments should still be in the same building. Even if they're far away, I can still come and play with you during morning exercises, afternoon break, and before evening self-study classes, as long as I'm free!"
Yan Ning said seriously: "Well, I will definitely go to your place when I am free!"
Xin Jing was a little happier. "If you think about it this way, maybe we can see each other every day! It's better to go to the same school."
Yan Ning nodded.
At this moment, Jiang Caijun suddenly appeared at the door, and everyone in the class immediately had a picture of a peaceful and quiet life with students studying quietly.
Jiang Caijun stuck his head in, asked a student to follow him, and soon disappeared out the door.
The noise in the class began to revive again.
"Oh, yes, there's one more thing."
Xin Jing held up the physics book she had just used as a disguise and came closer, speaking mysteriously and impatiently:
"When the class leader was putting the names of the students into the computer, I took a look and saw someone you would never have thought of—"
“It’s the Road God!”
"He actually chose liberal arts as well!"
The ink spread again on the paper.
Yan Ning couldn't quite describe his feelings at that moment.
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