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Lin Luo's hand, which had just been released, tightened its grip on the racket again. Fu Xingchuan walked over slowly and took the racket from Xu Yangyang's hand.
Xu Yangyang started running as soon as he let go.
Zhu Changyu asked her, "Where are you going?"
"I have to pee urgently, I need to go to the bathroom." When her voice came, everyone around looked over. Zhu Changyu scratched his head embarrassedly, wishing he could dig a hole and crawl into it.
Lin Luo saw Fu Xingchuan standing at the other end of the pool table, looking at her without moving.
Why was he looking at her? Was there something on her face? Was her hair messy? Lin Luo asked herself.
A gust of wind blew, and her hair was blown. She wanted to cover her forehead with her hands to prevent the wind from lifting her bangs, but then she realized that the ball was in her hand. It turned out that he was just waiting for her to serve.
"I...I didn't fight well." She said quietly.
"It's okay, I'm not that good either."
Although he said this, he still caught every ball she threw, and Lin Luo could feel that he was accommodating her.
Before they had played for long, the girls at other tables noticed Fu Xingchuan playing with Lin Luo and came over to watch, commenting and giving her guidance from time to time.
Lin Luo was in a bad mood and was distracted by their words, causing her to lose the ball. The ball fell to the ground and rolled into a small ditch nearby.
"You can't even catch this ball, you're such a loser!"
Someone commented that she saw Fu Xingchuan frowning, and wondered if he thought the same thing.
"I don't want to play anymore, let's find someone else!" Lin Luo handed the racket to the girl next to her, and they scrambled for it like hungry wolves.
Lin Luo turned around and went to pick up the ball from the ditch, feeling overwhelmed by a sense of loss.
The ball was a little muddy, so Lin Luo picked it up and took it to the sink outside the public restroom to wash it. On the way, she passed the basketball court and saw Xu Yangyang playing basketball with a sports student.
Her limbs were not very coordinated, probably because she couldn't control her strength well, and she kept missing the shot. Her face was covered in sweat, but she was smiling happily.
Lin Luo didn't bother her. Looking at the ball in her hand, she felt a little regretful. The opportunity to play with him was so rare, and everyone else was vying for it. Why should she give it up?
She walked to the sink, washed the ball, and washed her face to clear her mind.
A gentle male teacher came over to wash his hands. A girl ran over and asked, "Teacher, do you have a moment now? Can I ask how to do this problem?"
"Okay." The male teacher quickly wiped his hands on his pants, took the girl's exercise book and looked at the questions.
"I have explained this question in class. What point did you not understand?" the male teacher asked gently.
The girl said it carefully. It seemed that it was not a difficult point. The girl understood it with just one sentence from the male teacher.
"I understand, thank you, teacher." The girl said and wanted to leave.
"Xia Ruichu." The male teacher called her over. "I've been teaching you math for a year and a half, and this is the first time you've taken the initiative to ask me a question."
"I... I'm afraid the questions I asked are too childish and will waste your time." The girl said shyly.
The male teacher rubbed his eyes and spoke logically, "First, even teachers ask basic questions in class. Second, I'm a senior teacher, and my time at school is reserved for you. Finally, you'll be taking the college entrance exam in less than two months. If I don't ask you those childish questions now, will I wait until after the exam?"
"No, I will ask more questions next time. Thank you, teacher!"
"Well, go ahead!"
After the girl left, the male teacher said to himself, "I am such a good teacher."
Before he could finish his words, he noticed Lin Luo watching him from the side. He washed his hands again awkwardly and walked towards the school gate.
Lin Luo looked at him and thought of Cheng Kaizhong. After the monthly exam, she had mustered up the courage to go to his office to ask him questions. It was almost time for evening study and he had packed up his things and was ready to go home.
"You don't even know this? You must have learned it in the first year of high school! It's in the book, but you can't find it yourself. Are you so lazy? And you come to ask me specifically." He threw these few words at her and left with his bag.
Since then, Lin Luo no longer dared to go to his office to ask him questions. But today she knew that she was not wrong and it was Cheng Kaizhong who was narrow-minded.
After the physical education class ended, they returned to the classroom. Xu Yangyang's face was still smiling. Lin Luo asked her, "Aren't you tired?"
"Tired but happy!" Xu Yangyang said, holding her face in her hands. "Fang Shao said he'll teach me basketball in the next PE class. He's so handsome!"
"What are you talking about?" Zhu Changyu walked up to them. Lin Qiao subconsciously looked for Fu Xingchuan, but he was not there.
Xu Yangyang wiped the sweat off his face and said nonchalantly, "Nothing."
She said she went to the toilet but never came back. She was sweating so much that Zhu Changyu couldn't help asking, "Did you fall into the pit?"
"No, Zhu Changyu, why are you always following me?" Xu Yangyang was a little annoyed by him and lowered her voice, "If you like Tong Yun, then take the initiative to show yourself to him! Why are you always hanging around in front of me?"
Zhu Changyu blushed and looked around, afraid that someone would hear her. "Okay, okay, I'll get out of here. Auntie, please keep your voice down."
The stairwell was very crowded and someone bumped into Lin Luo's shoulder. It was the girl who had just told her she was bad at the pool table. She pretended not to see Lin Luo, didn't apologize, and continued to go upstairs.
"You were going crazy on the court just now. It's a pity that Fu Xingchuan didn't play with you."
"He said his hands hurt. I think... it's because he fought too hard with Lin Luo." A girl came up to her from behind and said, turning around and deliberately giving Lin Luo a blank look.
Lin Luo was in a complicated mood, but knowing that Fu Xingchuan had only played ball with her, she felt happier than embarrassed.
There are many boys in the science class. After the physical education class, the classroom was filled with a smell of sweat. Lin Luo opened the window to ventilate.
Turning sideways, she saw Fu Xingchuan returning to his seat through the reflection in the glass. He was wearing the same white school uniform, but it looked particularly clean and fresh.
"This class is going to discuss the midterm Chinese exam," said Xia Hongying, the Chinese teacher, as she walked up to the podium. "The highest score in our class this time is from our class, Fu Xingchuan, with a score of 135."
It was easy for boys to become friends. One physical education class was enough for them to become close friends and even call each other brothers. As soon as Xia Hongying finished speaking, the class burst into applause, and someone even took the lead in shouting, "Brother Chuan is awesome."
Generally speaking, a science whiz like Ruan Ye is considered good at Chinese, though it's a disadvantage compared to his other subjects. Fu Xingchuan, on the other hand, wasn't particularly biased in any subject, likely due to the amount of reading he did.
Lin Luo thought to herself, how great it would be if she had not played so much when she was a child and had read more books.
Xia Hongying seemed to have heard her true feelings. "Actually, at your age, especially girls, you should read more books. A well-read mind can improve your literary literacy and also help with your writing."
"Speaking of writing, several students in our class strayed from the topic this time. Excellent sample essays have been printed and posted in the lobby on the first floor. Don't just think about playing after class, go take a look and study them. Especially Fu Xingchuan's essays, learn how he uses words and sentences."
"And that handwriting, practice it more often. It's very important for the paper. It doesn't have to be beautiful, but at least it has to be neat."
Lin Luo looked at the composition section on her answer sheet and felt that Xia Hongying was calling on her.
After class, Lin Luo lay on the table and Xu Yangyang was writing something. When Zhu Changyu turned around, she immediately stopped writing and covered her hands.
"Fu Xingchuan, give me some candy." Zhu Sui'an's clear voice came from behind. She seemed to be sitting in Ruan Ye's seat. Lin Xi moved her ears and heard the sound of the candy bag.
She remembered Fu Xingchuan's coat. It turned out that the various candies in the pocket were prepared for Zhu Sui'an.
"Lin Luo, when is your birthday?" Zhu Changyu asked her.
"March 5th."
"Oh, that's over."
“…”
Zhu Changyu winked at her and said, "It's only courtesy that counts. Shouldn't you ask me when my birthday is?"
"When is your birthday?" Lin Luo looked up at him and asked.
"April 14th, which happens to be this Saturday."
"So what?" Xu Yangyang interrupted.
Zhu Changyu ignored her and continued to say to Lin Luo, "I want to invite Tong Yun out to play. Can you ask her if she's free that day?"
Xu Yangyang was drinking water and choked when she heard his words. "Ahem, ahem, why don't you just ask directly?"
"You don't understand. Love is inherently cautious." He handed her a piece of paper.
"Who doesn't understand? I understand much more than you do." Xu Yangyang took it and said with narrowed eyes, "If you are timid, then you are timid. Why are you making excuses?"
Seeing through her, Zhu Changyu took a book and placed it between Lin Qiao and Xu Yangyang's desks to prevent her from reading. "I have my own pace. Go do your homework."
Xu Yangyang snorted and stopped talking.
"Can you help me?" Zhu Changyu asked. Lin Qi was distracted and was eavesdropping on the conversation that followed.
To be precise, it is listening openly.
Zhu Sui'an's voice became weaker and more powerless. "Fu Xingchuan, Xu Qinghong said that I'm ugly, fat, not smart, and like an empty can."
"He's asking for a beating." Lin Luo heard anger in his tone.
"Lin Luo" Zhu Changyu pushed her arm with a pen.
She came to her senses and said, "Okay, I'll ask for you after school this afternoon..." She spoke too hastily and accidentally bit her tongue. It didn't bleed, but it still hurt. Lin Lu's eyes were red.
Zhu Changyu accidentally glanced at the Chinese answer sheet on her desk and saw that the essay only scored 36 points. It must be because it was off topic. He suddenly had an idea, "In return, I will help you get a model essay."
She was speechless when she heard Zhu Changyu shouting from behind, "Fu Xingchuan, can I borrow your Chinese answer sheet?"
Lin Luo turned her head and first saw Zhu Sui'an sitting in Ruan Ye's seat. She had long hair and a pearl hairpin on her head. She looked very outstanding even without makeup. It was obvious that she was raised in pampered condition by her family.
She used to be like that too.
Moreover, Zhu Sui'an is not fat at all. He is thinner than Lin Luo and has a very fair face.
Zhu Sui'an lowered his head, picked up a candy and put it in his mouth, and put the others back into the pocket of Fu Xingchuan's school uniform.
Lin Qi looked away. Fu Xingchuan handed her the test paper. She didn't look at him and quickly took it. Tears almost fell from her eyes. "Thank you!"
Turning back, the class bell rang and Ruan Ye came back. Zhu Sui'an said, "I'm leaving."
Fu Xingchuan did not respond.
Lin Luo looked at his test paper and felt the gap between them. A 57 on his essay, beautiful handwriting, well-reasoned and well-founded. How could such an outstanding person possibly like her?
She was in a bad mood until the afternoon school was over. Not wanting to eat, she said goodbye to Xu Yangyang, who was looking for food, and went to Class 9 to find Tong Yun. She was asking the physics teacher a question, and Lin Luo was waiting for her at the back of the classroom.
There was a piece of red paper on the wall with their class's midterm results. Lin Luo saw Tong Yun's name below it. She was the seventh from the bottom in the class and had only 40 points in physics.
The physics exam was not difficult this time, and Lin Luo barely passed. However, her math was much worse than Tong Yun's. However, she did not work as hard as Tong Yun and wanted to learn from her.
"Why are you here?" Tong Yun asked her.
"Are you free this Saturday?" Lin Qiao asked straight to the point.
"I have to go to the hospital to take care of grandma, what's wrong?" she said.
"It's okay, just asking." She thought it would be better not to expose Zhu Changyu. "Aren't you hungry? Let's go eat!"
Tong Yun shook his head. "I'm not hungry. Go ahead! I want to use this time to figure out these questions."
"Then I'll find a math test to do too."
"No, go eat quickly, otherwise you will be hungry at night." Tong Yun pushed her out of Class Nine.
Lin Qi asked, "What about you? Aren't you hungry tonight?"
"I've been skipping dinner, I'm used to it," she said.
Lin Luo sighed and listened to her and went to eat. She didn't go to the cafeteria, but wanted to go to the snack street near the school to eat something, and also bring her some delicious food.
As soon as she walked out of the school gate, she met Ruan Ye, who looked like he was going home.
Xu Yangyang asked Tong Yun at noon today if her bangs looked good. Tong Yun paused for a moment before saying yes, and Lin Luo felt she wasn't telling the truth.
Ruan Ye didn't lie. Aunt Li was afraid that he would become withdrawn, so she asked her to communicate with him more. Lin Luo walked beside him and asked him, "Ruan Ye, does my new hairstyle look good?"
"Ugly." He said without hesitation.
"OK."
"Aren't you going to evening self-study?" she asked.
"Oh, you were protesting to your second brother because you didn't want to sit with Fu Xingchuan, right?" She asked herself and answered.
"Why don't you want to sit with him?" Lin Luo envied him.
"Since you sit at the same table with him, you can ask him for help in Chinese, and you can discuss math problems together. How great is that!"
Lin Luo wanted to try to persuade him because she didn't want Fu Xingchuan to change seats. "Although he looks difficult to deal with, he has a good nature. Besides, he reads quietly in class and won't disturb you."
She said a lot, and Ruan Ye finally said, "Do you know him well?"
"I……"
Lin Luo was speechless for a moment. She looked up and saw a Mercedes-Benz parked on the side of the road with Fu Xingchuan and Zhu Sui'an sitting in it.
She felt a slight pain in her tongue and didn't notice the pit under her feet. She almost fell, but Ruan Ye was quick to grab her arm and saved her.
Lin Luo stood firm, looked at Ruan Ye, and suddenly smiled, "I thought you wouldn't help me, thank you!"
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