Before Jiang Xu could savor the scenery any longer, the teacher's voice brought him back to reality. But when he looked at the podium, he was immediately drawn to the red-haired man.
Gu Li also looked at Jiang Xu, her previously expressionless face briefly brightening before being suppressed again.
"Happy new semester, everyone! We also welcome new friends in this new academic year. This is Gu Li, who has just transferred to Architecture Class 1. Please welcome her."
Applause erupted, some people's eyes lit up, and some people's eyes widened. It was clear that Gu Li had never taken a low-key approach.
"Come on, new student, introduce yourself." The teacher clapped, but her smile seemed a little unnatural.
"I'm Gu Li, everyone's new classmate, and also your old classmate from now on. I'm quite happy," Gu Li paused mysteriously with a smile, her gaze fixed on Jiang Xu, "There's actually someone I know in this class." After saying that, Gu Li walked towards the young man by the window, ignoring everyone's gaze.
"Is that person by the window from our class? I've never seen them before."
"Me too, he's so handsome! I always thought there were no handsome guys in my class, but it turns out there is one."
"Now there are two, and the handsome guys even know each other. It's a feast for the eyes."
Am I the only one who's somewhat tempted to get it?
"I advise you not to. Who is that? You dare to take drugs from anyone. You're so bold."
Wang Bing and his two companions were sitting right behind the whispering girls, and their eyes were also fixed on the people in the back row.
Liu Xian: "Gu Li really did transfer to our class. Bingzi, don't you think the person next to him looks familiar?"
"Take another look. If you really can't figure it out, ask Xiao Zhao. What do you say, Xiao Zhao?" Wang Bing looked at Zhao Rangwen, who was sitting on the outermost edge of the room, with a sullen expression.
“I…” Zhao Rangwen stammered, “That looks like Jiang Xu.”
"Hmm?" Liu Xian continued to look, puzzled. After a while, he suddenly spoke, "Ha!" He raised his voice, attracting the attention of people in the rows in front and behind him.
Jiang Xu also looked in his direction. The four roommates met for the first time at the beginning of the new semester in a unique way.
Jiang Xu and the others exchanged glances, a familiar stinging sensation pierced them, and fragmented images unfolded.
"Jiang Xu, what are you doing? Don't you know you should come and help?" The person standing at the dormitory door pointed arrogantly at the large boxes piled up at the entrance.
"Jiang Xu, why aren't you paying? What are you waiting for?" He took the bill, which was several thousand yuan, and it was not the daily expense of an ordinary college student.
"Jiang Xu, maybe we should just give up. I...I don't dare." The courage she had mustered was thwarted by isolation and lack of opportunities, and even her only friend chose to stand with the bully.
There were many more scenes, all featuring condescending and arrogant tones, either insulting or commanding, which made Jiang Xu's brows furrow even more.
"What's wrong?"
The pleasant voice was very close, low and deep, without the previous huskiness, but with the clarity and rationality of a young person, instantly pulling Jiang Xu back from his wandering thoughts, and the scene ended at the right time.
"It's nothing." Jiang Xu looked away. Jiang Xu's anger was still building up in his chest, but he couldn't be bothered to care.
He was just suddenly a little angry, angry at the other party's incompetence, cowardice, and lack of strength.
But he also felt sorry for the other person's lingering soul who was unwilling to leave. It was a pitiful person who was still being tormented and unwilling to let go, leaving behind only his protest against this world. How could he not help him?
"Are you alright?" Gu Li leaned closer. "Why did you look like you were about to kill someone?"
"How could that be?" Jiang Xu smiled at the person, displaying his usual gentle demeanor.
"Hmm." Gu Li nodded. "What are you doing here?"
Jiang Xu, "You're asking a question you already know the answer to."
Gu Li: "It's not on the way, it's not on the way at all. How can some people guarantee authenticity? Are they even full?"
"You want me to treat you to something, right? Fine, I will. You don't need to hint at it." Jiang Xu passed the buck back to Jiang Xu.
"When did you invite them? How come I didn't know?" Gu Li continued smoothly.
Jiang Xu patted Gu Li's chest, "You've already accepted my kind offer, so don't stand on ceremony. If you don't like it, buy it for the kids at home; they'll definitely love it."
Gu Li opened his mouth, but suddenly didn't want to talk anymore. He had just escaped from that awful home, but then remembered it again. "Hmm," he replied perfunctorily, then turned his head and lay down, looking like he had suddenly become sleepy.
What's wrong? Suddenly unhappy, Jiang Xu thought about what he had said, made a mental note of the word "child," and decided not to mention it again.
Gu Li lay on the table with his eyes closed, but his mind was a jumble of thoughts. One moment the chaos of his home flashed through his mind, and the next a face he had just met flashed through his mind. When that face flashed through his mind for the third time, Gu Li could no longer pretend. He straightened up, propped his cheeks up with his hands, and turned to look at the person next to him.
He watched quietly and attentively. Jiang Xu, feeling the gaze of the teacher on the podium, listened to the teacher's usual ramblings for a while before also propping his chin up and looking back. The teacher not only looked at Jiang Xu but also spoke up.
Jiang Xu: "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Gu Li: "No, but there are others."
"For example?" Jiang Xu touched his smooth, untouched face a couple of times. "It's not about being handsome, is it?"
Gu Li, “.......”
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Jiang Xu looked at Gu Li with a smile that crinkled his eyes. "Did I really guess right?"
"I didn't expect you to be almost as narcissistic as Lü Chao." Gu Li raised one eyebrow. "I don't need to tell you something everyone already knows. Guess what it is?"
"What is it?" Jiang Xu moved closer to Gu Li. "It has two eyes, a nose, and a mouth?"
“Oh, I forgot, there’s also a pair of eyebrows,” Gu Li added.
“Right, right,” Jiang Xu nodded, “Are you sure nothing’s wrong?”
Gu Li: "Yes, do you know my name?"
"I'm honored to hear that, Gu Li." Jiang Xu pronounced Gu Li's name slowly, his voice flowing like water, as if tentatively whispering, "Which Li?"
“Dawn,” Gu Li said only two words, but some memories flooded back. All that remained were in his memories, memories he had no one to share with. He quickly pulled himself out of those memories and asked calmly, “And then?”
"And then..." Jiang Xu drawled out his words, then spoke with a hint of seriousness, "Jiang Xu, which is the 'Xu' in 'rising sun,' Gu Li, isn't that quite a coincidence?"
"Dawn and sunrise?" Gu Li's voice lowered. "It sounds a bit like trying to coax a girl. It's a pity, I'm not a girl, and I'm not easy to fool. Besides, I have a good memory."
Jiang Xu looked puzzled, but Gu Li turned on the black screen of her phone. The screen displayed a class ranking list. Gu Li took her hand off her cheek, zoomed in on the screen with her two slender fingers, and then poked her fingertips at two words.
It clearly read: Jiang Xu.
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