Changes of Koelreuteria paniculata
There is a circle of Koelreuteria trees planted around the Tianya Playground. They are fully mature and the ground is covered with pink fruits.
Lin Yu also adapted to life in this new school. As for the targeting of some girls in the class, Lin Yu could only persuade herself not to think about it or listen to it.
After the uniform was washed, Tao Xingye was not happy with it. Instead, he was a little surprised. "It's dirty, so it's dirty. No matter how I wash it, there will be traces."
He threw the school uniform into the trash can after saying a word. Lin Yu bit her lip and said nothing, but after school in the evening, she secretly pulled the clothes out of the trash can when no one was around.
In October, the school organized a basketball league for four schools and suspended classes for a week. Jiang Shuang was the captain of the basketball team, but he was no longer seen in the classroom.
The girls in the class had something to do, busy delivering water to the players every day, and no longer had the energy to pick a fight with Lin Yu. Lin Yu was able to live a normal life for a short period of time.
Lin Yu was doing homework alone in the classroom in the morning. He remembered that Tao Xingye had told him before going to training that he should go to the stadium to bring him water in the afternoon.
"I need to drink hot water. It's not good to drink ice water after exercising."
It was a commanding tone, and Tao Xingye didn't seem to realize that he was also bullying the girl who was being targeted.
He thought he was her savior and spoke for her, but at the same time he also took it for granted that Lin Yu should be grateful for his useless help and ordered the girl to run errands for him, buy him food, bring him water and wipe his sweat.
He treated Lin Yu as a weak person, so he ordered him around unscrupulously, even though he taught Lin Yu to learn to fight back.
He believed that Lin Yu should be treated like this, and as for those few words of protection, they were nothing more than fulfilling his duties as a squad leader.
Lin Yu found the thermos in Tao Xingye's drawer, filled it with water and brought it to the restaurant, intending to give it to him after lunch.
It was already past mealtime in the restaurant, and the food was all on sale at a discount. Although the remaining dishes were mostly watery, Lin Yu was very satisfied. She had saved some money, which would soon be enough to buy a small cake.
Just as Lin Yu finished getting his meal, a group of people rushed into the restaurant in a noisy manner. The leader was Jiang Shuang, who was still wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts despite the October weather. There were three or four girls around him, handing him tissues and water. Among the group of people, Lin Yu recognized several people from his class.
Jiang Shuang was talking to Li Chaozheng when he casually took a girl's water and handed her five yuan, causing the girl to walk away in embarrassment.
The group walked away and went to the second floor of the restaurant. Lin Yu knew that there were many delicious foods on the second floor, but she had never been there.
When I was called poor by several girls in my class, they always said, "You don't even know what the second floor of the restaurant looks like?" She was at an age of innocence and enthusiasm, but her beautiful face showed an expression that did not belong to her age, which was abrupt and ugly.
Lin Yu will always remember their expressions. How could someone turn Ruhua's face into such a disgusting look?
People were coming and going on the playground, the cheerleaders were training, and the flag guards were marching on the side.
Lin Yu walked along the side, not knowing where Tao Xingye was training, and he almost had to walk around in a circle before he found him.
"You only came here because I was so thirsty. Did you do that on purpose?" Tao Xingye was talking to someone when he saw the mute man standing two steps away from him with a water cup in his hand.
"Here's some water." Lin Yu didn't want to refute anything. A few girls were enough to give her a headache. If she pissed off Tao Xingye, he might go even further.
Lin Yu knew that Tao Xingye was essentially no different from the other people who bullied her. To outsiders, he was helping her, but she didn't need his arrogant and sarcastic help.
She didn't argue because Tao Xingye was more terrifying than them. He was a good student and the class monitor. He had the support of the teacher and most of his classmates. If she quarreled with him, her situation would become even more difficult.
"Did I let you go?" Tao Xingye grabbed Lin Yu.
"Stay here in the afternoon and watch me play." After saying that, he handed the cup to Lin Yu and went back to start training.
You are really annoying, Lin Yu thought. She had no choice but to sit in the audience seat next to her with her water cup.
After a while, a few girls came over and sat behind Lin Yu, kicking her intentionally or unintentionally. Lin Yu walked away silently and sat on the other side.
"Hahaha, she wouldn't dare say a word even if we stepped on her face." She heard the unscrupulous laughter of several people behind her, but the pain of her nails piercing her palms was not enough to make her ignore those words.
There are still two years left, no, less than two years. Lin Yu, just hold on a little longer, and everything will be fine in the future, and you will be fine once you go to high school.
The girls became more aggressive and threw the uncapped mineral water bottles at Lin Yu, and her back was instantly wet by the spilled water.
Tianya Middle School's uniform was a white sportswear, and the fabric was soaked with water, so her butterfly bones were faintly visible.
Lin Yu trembled all over, his nails breaking from exerting too much force. Suddenly, something landed on him, obscuring his vision.
She struggled to take off the clothes on her head. She originally thought it was still a prank by those girls, but when she opened her eyes, she didn't expect it was Jiang Shuang!
His features were firm, but his eyes were gentle enough to drown him in water. His tone was gentle: "It's so cold, so wear more clothes. I'll lend you my coat first. It's black, so you can't tell whether it's a man's or a woman's."
Lin Yu was about to cry and nodded blankly.
"I'm going to training. Put on your coat." Jiang Shuang stood up, dribbling the ball and jogging to catch up with his teammates.
Lin Yu stared blankly in the direction where Jiang Shuang left. He always appeared in her dim world like a sun.
In the evening, while all the classmates had left the classroom, Lin Yu carefully took out his diary and began to write about the boy with full piety:
It was very windy today, and Tao Xingye insisted I bring him some water. After spending a month together, I've completely lost hope in this school.
Even he, as the class monitor, discriminated against me from the bottom of his heart. He seemed to think that I was too stupid to notice his discrimination against me, and pretended to be standing up for justice for me.
He basically treats me as a spice of life. I hate Tao Xingye, I hate this school. This afternoon, they even deliberately splashed water on me, but I didn't expect Jiang Shuang to come to help me. I don't know why he came to help me.
Perhaps he saw me being splashed with water, or perhaps he was just a playboy and had a habit of teasing others, but in any case, he helped me, whether intentionally or not, whether out of good or bad intentions.
Jiang Shuang, thank you, you helped me again and made me believe that life will be better in the future.
After she finished writing in her diary, she carefully put it away and placed it at the bottom of her book.
The next day was the official game. The energetic cheerleaders in their white uniforms came on the court to perform the opening dance. Everyone around them was shouting a name. Lin Yu listened carefully and heard clearly that they were shouting "Xu Meihan".
This name is not unfamiliar on campus. She is a ninth-grade senior, a well-known beauty and academic master.
Lin Yu had never seen Xu Meihan, but looking at the girl leading the dance, her intuition told her that the girl was Xu Meihan.
Her slender limbs moved in a coordinated manner, and she was not at all nervous even when leading the dance in front of students from four schools.
Lin Yu kept his eyes on the girl. Just by looking at her from a distance, he could feel her full of energy. He believed that she must be full of strength.
It turns out that in this dirty school, there are girls who can live so dazzlingly.
The basketball game started soon. Lin Yu was not interested in the game, but because they were at home, the school required all students to watch it.
Those girls were busy bringing water to the people they liked, and for the first time, Lin Yu spent a quiet morning at school without being disturbed by anyone.
After a game ended, cheers were heard in the stadium.
She was sitting at the back, blocked by several tall guys in front of her, and couldn't see the people on the court at all, but with the cheers of the people around her, she realized that Jiang Shuang was on the court!
Lin Yu couldn't wait to take a look at Jiang Shuang, and looked for a gap everywhere. Finally, he was able to see the situation on the court through a very small gap: Jiang Shuang and his teammates hugged each other happily, and he even led the slogans loudly, and the whole audience began to cheer along with his slogans.
Lin Yu felt inexplicably happy in his heart. That bit of happiness was like a seed planted in the desert that was suddenly watered by rain. It began to take root and sprout in an unstoppable manner, sweeping across Lin Yu's barren and dry heart.
In the following days, Lin Yu deliberately rushed to the front position, staring at the court intently, and got excited about every pitch made by Jiang Shuang.
She originally didn't understand the game, but gradually she began to appreciate the fun of the game. Even after the last game, she still felt reluctant to leave.
On the night after the game, the school held an awards ceremony and the principal presented awards to the players who represented their school.
Lin Yu continued to stare at Jiang Shuang the whole time, as if he wanted to engrave his every move in his mind.
Tao Xingye stood on the podium, lowered his head calmly and let Uncle Li put the medal on him.
"Not bad, the Tao family has a son who is both talented in literature and martial arts." Uncle Li said jokingly, and then went to hang the medal on the next person.
A figure in the crowd suddenly caught his attention. He breathed softly in disbelief.
The girl was half bent over, jumping up and down, her eyes shining with admiration.
He followed Lin Yu's gaze and finally landed on Jiang Shuang, who was separated from him by two teammates.
He couldn't help but clench the bouquet in his hand. What did she mean?
After the awards ceremony, the school prepared a performance. Lin Yu originally thought Xu Meihan would be on stage, but she wasn't.
When Lin Yu saw the girls who bullied her in the class come on stage and start dancing to the singing, she looked away in disgust and slipped back to the classroom when no one was paying attention.
There were a few people in the classroom, including Tao Xingye. I don’t know why, but I always felt that there was something strange about him.
Lin Yu gave up the idea of writing a diary, took out the exercise book that he hadn't done for several days and started practicing.
Tao Xingye glanced at Lin Yu who was silently doing the exercises next to him, snatched the exercise book away, and the pen he hadn't put away in time left a long mark on the notebook.
Lin Yu looked at Tao Xingye with dissatisfaction, and the man had a mocking expression. To be honest, Tao Xingye looked just as good as Jiang Shuang. Jiang Shuang had a hard skin and bones, while he had a strong body and a soft skin, and his attack power was far inferior to Jiang Shuang.
However, in Lin Yu's eyes, he was a beast in human form with a beautiful exterior but rotten interior.
"Don't look at me with that expression. Do you like Jiang Shuang?" Tao Xingye raised the corner of his mouth into a smile. He had fair skin, and the smile made him look like a demon.
Lin Yu suddenly felt panicked when he heard someone linking him with Jiang Shuang, and his face turned red.
Like Jiang Shuang? No, not like, but admiration. Jiang Shuang is more like her spiritual pillar, which cannot be simply summarized by like or dislike.
"Don't talk nonsense." Lin Yu raised her hand to take her exercise book, but he raised it higher.
"It's no use liking someone. Do you know Xu Meihan? Her family also owns a stake in the school, and she likes Jiang Shuang, too. Why do you think Jiang Shuang will like you?"
"It's okay if you don't like it. I've never thought about having anything to do with Jiang Shuang." Lin Yu's face turned cold, and she prayed that Tao Xingye would stop acting crazy and quickly return the exercise book to her.
"Then just admit that you like Jiang Shuang?" Tao Xingye's face suddenly turned cold, and he threw the exercise book to the ground. The book broke into pieces in an instant without any damage.
Lin Yu didn't understand why he was so mad. Was it because someone didn't agree with him or something else, causing him to vent all his pent-up anger on himself.
Lin Yu's eyes were filled with anger, and the man met her gaze with ease.
His calmness made Lin Yu look like a madman who was only capable of helpless rage.
Lin Yu bit her lip sadly, lowered her eyes to stare at the mess on the ground, and said in a compromising tone, "If you are annoyed by me, I can tell the teacher that I won't sit at the same table with you."
Her voice was gentle and tearful. She went to pick up the exercise book. When she returned to her seat and was about to sit down, Tao Xingye kicked the stool away.
Tao Xingye looked at Lin Yu with contempt: "What else can you do besides crying? You'd better behave yourself! Those girls are just messing around. If they offend me, they will have a hard time."
Lin Yu knew that he was right, but the anger in her heart grew stronger and stronger, and she could no longer suppress it, so she ran out of the classroom crying.
Jiang Shuang was buying mineral water at the supermarket downstairs in the teaching building. Just as he was about to go upstairs, he saw Lin Yu stumbling down.
Without thinking, he reached out to stop her. The man looked up, his face covered with tears.
"Who bullied you? Why are you crying so sadly?" Jiang Shuang took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Lin Yu, then pulled her to a quiet place behind the teaching building.
Lin Yu didn't say anything, just stood there quietly, staring at the Luan tree in front of him in a daze.
Jiang Shuang saw that Lin Yu was depressed and wanted to comfort her but couldn't find the words. He followed Lin Yu's gaze and found that she was looking at Luan Shu.
"This is the Koelreuteria paniculata. Its young leaves are bright red in spring, and the tree is covered with yellow flowers in summer. In autumn, the leaves turn yellow, and the branches are full of red capsules."
Lin Yu looked up at Jiang Shuang, and the man also felt it and looked down at Lin Yu: "The flower language of the Luan tree is wonderful, shocking, and a brilliant life. Lin Yu, promise me that no matter what happens in the future, you will live well."
Jiang Shuang originally wanted to comfort Lin Yu and divert her attention, but he didn't expect to talk about such a heavy topic as life and death.
This is what his grandfather often taught him when he was a child. There was a lush Koelreuteria tree in his yard. His grandfather always told him everything about the Koelreuteria tree. He actually subconsciously said what his grandfather taught him.
Looking at the clean face of the girl next to him, Jiang Shuang shook his head.
Lin Yu is different from him. His family is a mess, so his grandfather often tells him to live well. Lin Yu is such a good student, her family must like her very much, so why should he tell her all this.
Jiang Shuang laughed at herself, but the next second she was hugged by Lin Yu, and she felt wetness on her chest - it was her tears.
Jiang Shuang froze, and a strange feeling emerged in his heart, about Lin Yu and his mother.
"I will." Lin Yu's voice was low but firm.
Jiang Shuang remembered that his mother once hugged him and cried in pain like this. He was too self-righteous at that time and looked down on tears. He rarely gave any comfort to his mother when she hugged him.
He slowly opened his arms and hugged Lin Yu.
"Don't cry." Jiang Shuang patted Lin Yu's back gently, trying to calm her down.
The comfort and the share of debt owed to her mother were given to this girl today.
"I don't know what's wrong with you, but my grandfather told me that people should grow like trees. If there is no one to protect them, they should protect themselves.
When trees are young, they are very soft and fragile, but we must firmly believe that taking root day after day is meaningful. Lin Yu, we must all firmly believe that we can grow into towering trees that can protect ourselves, okay?
Jiang Shuang's voice was gentle and patient. Even after Lin Yu had forgotten many things, she still remembered that there was someone who told her to grow like a tree.
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