Chapter 88 Revisiting the Old Place
If I hadn't been with Shen Yixiao, I would have graduated in this school uniform, been admitted to the university of my dreams, and started a completely different life.
Shen Yixiao was also looking at the group of students. He said self-deprecatingly, "Actually, I was quite surprised that I was able to get into No. 1 Middle School."
That's true. He had not been a good student since junior high school, but he was smart and performed exceptionally well and was admitted to No. 1 Middle School. Meng Zicheng's family was relatively well-off at that time, so he simply spent money and used connections to get in.
Among the three of them, only Liang Feng was admitted to No. 1 Middle School based on his own achievements.
"Why did you bring me here?" I asked calmly.
"I haven't been back for a long time. I wanted to come back with you." He smiled. "At that time, you could go back every night, but I couldn't, so I could only climb over the wall to find you. I followed you to the bus stop and watched you get on the bus before returning. I was often reported to the whole school for not returning home at night."
I listened silently, and those hazy and beautiful pictures flashed through my mind.
At that time, the outside of No. 1 Middle School was quite chaotic, and my father was supposed to pick me up every night. However, there was a period of time when he had to attend a school seminar. My mother couldn't drive, so she asked Xu Zhengnan and I to go home together.
At first I followed Xu Zhengnan every day until Shen Yixiao showed up. He was always not too far from me, like a loyal bodyguard.
If Xu Zhengnan had been with me all the time, perhaps the subsequent incident would not have happened.
But one day, Xu Zhengnan asked for leave for something, and I was walking home alone at night. A few gangsters near the school came out from nowhere and deliberately blocked my way. I had never encountered such a thing before. I wanted to call my parents, but they snatched my phone away.
The appearance of Shen Yixiao was like a ray of light, illuminating my dark situation at the time.
He yelled at them a few times and the thugs left. It seemed that they knew each other and were quite afraid of him.
"Don't be afraid. If anyone bullies you, tell me and I will never let him off." After those hooligans left, Shen Yixiao stood in front of me, with a bright smile on his young face. "Xiaoyue, now that I've saved you, you have to give me a chance. Can we be friends?"
Before this, he had approached me many times, but I rejected him every time and deliberately kept my distance from him. Even the teachers at school would remind me not to get involved with such people.
As long as I study hard and learn to paint well, my future will be bright.
But fate plays tricks on us. That night, the young man who stood under the street light and stretched out his hand to me had a dazzling smile on his face, which made me waver. Compared with Xu Zhengnan, who never approached me so enthusiastically and actively, Shen Yixiao made me feel more real and fresh.
From that night on, my attitude towards Shen Yixiao changed. I tried to be friends with him and no longer refused his request to eat with me in the cafeteria or borrow my notes to copy. I would pay attention to his every move from time to time, and gradually I was attracted to his completely different world.
Thinking of these past events, my heart is filled with regret.
"Let's go back." I don't want to stay any longer. Shen Yixiao and I are different. He may have come here to reminisce about the good old days and to evoke our common memories.
All I felt was disgust and hatred in my heart, and this is where my tragedy began.
"You're still blaming me, right?" Shen Yixiao refused to leave, "You blame me and Secretary Lu for not being sensible. You're angry."
I'm not angry, I'm just plain disgusted.
Shen Yixiao didn't know what I was thinking at this moment. He began to promise me, "You are the only one I love in my heart. It has always been you, Li Yue. I am the same as the 17-year-old boy. My heart has never betrayed you."
The heart has not betrayed, but the body has betrayed many times.
The body and mind are inseparable. Many people use this theory to deceive their partners and themselves after cheating.
The result of being too disgusted was that I wanted to vomit. I pushed open the car door, got out, and ran to a ditch, wanting to vomit out everything in my stomach. However, I hadn't eaten anything that night, so I couldn't even vomit. The stomach cramps made me break out in cold sweats.
Shen Yixiao supported me and asked anxiously, "Is your stomach aching because you didn't eat anything at night? Go wait for me in the car, I'll buy you something to eat!"
After saying that, he helped me get into the car, and then walked towards the night snack stall not far away.
There are many snack stalls and late-night snack shops near the school. There were a lot of students in the evening and business was good. I waited for a while, but Shen Yixiao hadn't come back yet, so I got off the car again to get some fresh air.
Suddenly, someone called me, "Li Yue?"
I turned my head in surprise, and it was Teacher Bai.
She was sitting in a wheelchair, and looked a little better than the last time she met her at the class reunion. The person pushing her was Xu Zhengnan.
"Teacher Bai?" I hurried over, bent down and held Teacher Bai's hand, and said guiltily, "I'm sorry, I haven't come to see you this long."
Teacher Bai smiled and said, "Silly child, it's okay. You didn't come to see me, but you secretly paid the hospital fees for me, right?"
I nodded.
I didn't have the face to see Teacher Bai, and I knew that Shen Yixiao's talk about arranging treatment was sarcasm, so later I found out the hospital where Teacher Bai was hospitalized and paid her some treatment fees as a small token of my appreciation.
Xu Zhengnan raised his eyebrows, and there was actually a hint of smile on his face, as if this little thing I did made him a little relieved.
He always gives me a lot of advice and guidance like an elder to me. Although we are of the same age, his thoughts and mind are more mature.
It was like this when I was a child. If I did something wrong, he would scold me with a stern face. If I behaved well and others praised me, he would just smile and look at me like this.
It hasn't changed since I was a kid...
"Zhengnan has arranged a hospital and treatment plan for me. He said he would send me abroad for treatment, but I don't want to go. There's no need to waste time and money. I have received your two thoughts. Thank you." Teacher Bai was very moved.
I looked at Xu Zhengnan again. He said at the class reunion that Teacher Bai's treatment would be left to him. It turned out that he was not just talk.
While we were talking, a few girls passed by. One of them came up to us with a red face and asked, "Senior, is your name Xu Zhengnan? Can I have your contact information?"
"No, study hard." Xu Zhengnan's answer was indeed that of a top student.
The girls looked at each other disappointedly and left.
I was curious about how they knew Xu Zhengnan, and Teacher Bai said, "Zhengnan is an honorary alumnus of our school. His information is on the honor wall. When I was still working at the school two years ago, he was a role model in the hearts of many students."
So that's how it is. I feel a little envious and a little admiring.
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