morning grumpiness
After dinner, Lin Luo helped Aunt Li clean up the dishes. Fu Xingchuan also helped, but was kicked out of the kitchen by Lin Luo after he broke a cup and a bowl.
Ruan Ye sat on the sofa, and Fu Xingchuan walked over and sat on the other side of the sofa. There was a distance of the Milky Way between the two of them. Fu Xingchuan sat lazily. Ruan Ye sat upright and pushed the fruit basket on the coffee table in front of him.
"You can't be..." Fu Xingchuan had reasonable doubts.
Ruan Ye said seriously: "No."
"Hehe, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place." Fu Xingchuan recalled the math competition period when he tried to please Ruan Ye every day in order to get him to join the band, but he ignored him. Now it's completely the other way around, and the corners of his mouth slowly stretched into a playful arc.
"The band will be performing tonight. Can a good student like you skip class?"
"Can."
"Do I need to change positions?"
"No."
"Then can you change it?"
"no."
Fu Xingchuan's smile froze on his face. Is this all he needed? He glanced at Ruan Ye.
He was wearing a school uniform with all buttons buttoned up, looking clean. His expression was not as cold as before, but gentler, and a dimple appeared on his cheek.
He remembered Lin Luo's love letter, "I love you sitting behind me in your white school uniform, I love your gentle smile at me, I love you teaching me how to practice calligraphy and helping me grow, even living in the same alley makes me happy."
They all match.
Lin Luo just came out of the kitchen. Fu Xingchuan said to Ruan Ye in a cold voice, "We can't be friends."
After saying that, he stood up and walked in front of Lin Luo, "Let's go!"
Ruan Ye saw them to the door and said to Fu Xingchuan before leaving: "I won't give up."
Lin Luo had no idea what they were talking about, so she asked curiously, "What won't you give up?"
"It's nothing, go home quickly! Have you finished all three math homework papers?" Fu Xingchuan used his body to block the two of them and urged Lin Luo to go out.
The end of the semester was approaching, and we had a day off. Each subject had at least three review papers distributed. The math papers, in particular, were incredibly difficult, and it was impossible to finish them. Lin Luo's attention was diverted. "No. Goodbye, Aunt Li, and goodbye, Ruan Ye."
"Wait, there's something else I haven't taken yet!" Aunt Li held a box in one hand and an apple in the other.
She handed the box to Lin Luo and instructed, "When your Uncle Tang comes back, have your mother heat it up for him. They can have it as a midnight snack. Don't let your brother touch it; he's allergic to seafood."
"Got it, thank you, Auntie."
Aunt Li handed the apple to Fu Xingchuan again, "This is for you. It's a very lucky thing for people to become friends. Ruan Ye has a bad temper. If you have a conflict, don't easily mention breaking up. Auntie can help mediate if there is anything."
Fu Xingchuan reached out to take the apple, but Ruan Ye took it away first and replaced it with an orange and put it in his hand.
Aunt Li smiled and said, "Xingchuan likes to eat oranges!"
"dislike."
"Then you..." Three pairs of eyes looked at Ruan Ye in confusion. He explained, "There is only one apple left at home. I want to eat it."
"You little bastard, you deserve it for not having friends until now." Aunt Li scolded with a smile.
Lin Qi also curled her eyes. Fu Xingchuan held the orange tightly and said, "Thank you for the hospitality, Auntie. We'll be leaving first."
"good."
After closing the door, Fu Xingchuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Is there something that's making you leave in such a hurry? Go quickly! My house is just at the end, just two steps away. I have to go back to do my math test, bye!" Lin Luo waved at him.
"Okay, bye." Fu Xingchuan saw her walk into 305. The distance between the two houses was only 30 meters.
Back in the old house, grandma and grandpa were asleep. Zhu Sui'an was watching a TV series, the volume of which was not as loud as her comments. "This guy looks like that bastard Xu Qinghong! No wonder he can play a villain!"
Fu Xingchuan walked past her, but she pretended not to see him and stared at the TV intently.
"This plot is too fake! They can't even come up with 5 million."
"It's boring, change the channel."
"Fu Xingchuan, what are you doing wandering around?" Zhu Sui'an glared at him. He stopped and blocked her entire view. "It's annoying."
"Go away and stop being so wicked and disturbing my watching TV," Zhu Sui'an gestured to move aside.
Fu Xingchuan walked back to his room, and Zhu Sui'an stopped him. He thought she was finally going to show some concern for him, but she said, "Where are the oranges? I just want to eat some."
He thought of Ruan Ye's face and gave her the orange, "I picked it up."
"Hey, don't go, help me peel it." Zhu Sui'an grabbed the corner of his clothes.
"You don't have hands yourself," he said calmly.
"I don't like skinning!"
"I don't like it either. Don't eat it."
Zhu Sui'an looked up and noticed the wound on his face. "Did you fight? Even if you fought, you wouldn't be injured like this! Were you attacked by someone?"
"I fell."
"You fell on your face?" Zhu Sui'an knew he was lying to her. How could the wounds from a fall be scattered all over the place?
"No?"
"Okay, wait until grandpa wakes up tomorrow and see what you have to say." She pulled Fu Xingchuan to sit down, "Go ahead! What are you worried about? I have time now and can be your psychologist."
Fu Xingchuan stared at her, paused for a moment and said, "Nothing."
"You are deliberately teasing me!" Zhu Sui'an frowned, but she stopped making a fuss when she saw Fu Xingchuan pick up the orange and peel it for her.
Fu Xingchuan peeled the skin for her reluctantly. He really didn't like peeling the skin, but Zhu Sui'an didn't like cutting it and only ate the skinned part.
Zhu Sui'an was watching TV on the side. A youth campus idol drama was playing on the screen. Fu Xingchuan glanced at it and wondered what was so good about it.
"It's great that the male and female protagonists live close to each other! They are kissing here, and the second male protagonist doesn't even know where to cool off!" Zhu Sui'an smiled foolishly.
Fu Xingchuan stopped and peeled half of the orange. The juice made his hands sticky. He put it down and stood up to wash his hands.
The air was filled with the fragrance of oranges. Zhu Sui'an saw a half-peeled orange and said, "Peel it first and then wash it."
"No need to peel it, you can handle it yourself!" Fu Xingchuan continued to walk towards the bathroom.
"Why are you like this?" Zhu Sui'an followed him. "If you are this impatient with your girlfriend in the future, she will definitely break up with you in two days. I'm really worried about you!"
"Stop worrying about me and find yourself someone to peel an orange!"
As Fu Xingchuan spoke, he actually thought of Ruan Ye. He thought he might be crazy, so he turned on the switch and poured water on his hands to wash away the stickiness. Only then did he feel better.
*
Even though Lin Luo had made good use of her vacation time, she still hadn't finished her homework. Many questions on her math test were left blank. What was even more frightening was that her alarm didn't ring on Monday and she overslept.
It seems that Du Yunyan also overslept. Yesterday, when Lin Luo stayed up late to write the test paper, she heard the sound of her counting the goods outside the door.
She quickly washed up and ran to the bus stop. When the bus arrived, there were no students wearing the No. 1 Middle School uniform on it. Lin Luo breathed a sigh of relief and stood up holding the handrail.
She was so anxious that she wanted to step on the accelerator for the bus driver.
When she arrived at the school station, she was still late. The school gate was closed and Director Wang had already caught a group of latecomers.
It was almost their third year of high school, and in order to strengthen their sense of time, Director Wang increased the severity of the punishment. Those who were late not only had to run as punishment but also had to clean the toilet.
Lin Luo didn't want to be punished, as she felt it would waste a lot of study time, but there was nothing she could do. She stood there, as if her feet were glued to the ground, unable to move.
"Beep—" The traffic light at the intersection changed, and a car passed by, honking its horn.
Lin Luo came back to her senses and saw Fu Xingchuan walking towards her. He must have just woken up. His hair was a little messy, with some strands of hair hanging in the air. He walked with his head lowered, so she couldn't see his expression.
He was also late. Lin Luo suddenly changed her mind and was willing to run as punishment. She walked towards the security room and walked into the trap.
She was just one step away from seeing the security guard when he grabbed her schoolbag with one hand. She was startled and turned around to see that it was Fu Xingchuan.
She swallowed, "Good morning."
"Not good." Fu Xingchuan's expression was stern. He let go of Lin Luo's schoolbag, and his voice was full of obvious displeasure.
"It's okay if it's not good." Lin Luo stood up obediently, "Let's go in!"
"Are you stupid? Director Wang is right at the door! Just go in and get scolded!"
His tone was a bit fierce, and there was a Band-Aid on his left eyebrow, which also made him look fierce. Lin Luo asked tremblingly, "Then... what should we do?"
"Follow me." Fu Xingchuan strode ahead, and Lin Luo quickly followed him to the wall near Shouxin Tower.
She looked up and saw that the wall was quite high and there was nothing around to support her. Just as she was wondering how she was going to get up there, Fu Xingchuan leaned over and patted her shoulder, "You step on me first."
Lin Qi clasped her hands and didn't move immediately. Fu Xingchuan turned around and looked at her, "Hurry up, if Cheng Kaizhong comes into the classroom and finds us not in our seats, we will still be considered late."
She would rather be scolded by Director Wang than let Cheng Kaizhong take advantage of her. She pinched herself hard, made up her mind, and carefully stepped on Fu Xingchuan's shoulder.
Lin Luo was lifted up by Fu Xingchuan and held onto the wall, straddling it, then jumped down and landed on the ground. She was supposed to help Fu Xingchuan, but before she could stand firmly, Fu Xingchuan easily flipped over.
Lin Qi saw that he was still frowning after landing, "Did I step on you too hard and hurt you?"
"Do you have any misunderstanding about weight? I almost want to ask if you've been abused. Your family doesn't feed you so lightly. I didn't dare to use too much force, for fear that you might accidentally fall."
Lin Xiao pursed her lips and asked, "Then why do you look unhappy?"
"I'm in a bad mood after waking up." He said lightly.
"Oh." Lin Luo looked at the wisp of hair on his head, imagined how his hair would stand up when he woke up, and couldn't help laughing.
Fu Xingchuan's eyebrows relaxed, he glanced back, and pulled Lin Luo's wrist, "Hurry up, Cheng Kaizhong is here."
Lin Luo was led by him to run, and through her school uniform jacket, she could vaguely feel the warmth of his palm. Cheng Kaizhong was not so annoying at this time.
When they arrived at Class 11, Lin Luo returned to her seat. Everyone was reading aloud freely. She also took out a book and spread it out on the table, but did not open her mouth.
She had just run too fast and hadn't recovered yet. Her chest was heaving and her heart was beating fast. She knew clearly that the former was due to running, while the latter was more due to Fu Xingchuan.
She still...liked him very much.
After morning reading, the first period was math class. Feng Zhengyan suddenly said, "Teacher Cheng is sick and has asked for leave. We will study on our own this time."
"That's great!" Zhu Changyu said as he fell on the table.
Xu Yangyang was helping Fang Shao with his homework seriously.
Did he just see it wrong?
Lin Luo lay on the table, unconsciously writing his name on the draft paper. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a pair of hands on the window handle next to her. Fu Xingchuan must have stood up to open the window. Afraid that he would see it, Lin Luo quickly crossed it out.
Feeling guilty, her face quickly turned red like an apple. After the window opened, she noticed Fu Xingchuan sitting down, and then she stood up.
A breeze blew by. The morning breeze was cool, and it hit her face, making her feel particularly refreshed and comfortable.
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