Chapter 63 I called you because I missed you.
Watching the person hang up and leave, Chen Yu asked uncertainly, "The class monitor?"
"Um."
"What exactly are you two...?"
Zhou Yanchuan was picking up his coat when he heard someone ask him a question. Without stopping, he said calmly, "We're chasing after them."
Chen Yu thought he had misheard, and only remembered to speak after the person had walked away: "Brother, did you hear me?"
Qi You glanced at the somewhat silly guy beside him, then ignored him.
"..."
Chen Yu was annoyed that the person was ignoring him. He had heard from Zhou Yanchuan that Zhou Yanchuan was also in Class 9, but that he didn't come to school.
I don't know where this weirdo came from. He doesn't say a word for half a day. Besides being handsome, he's nothing special.
"I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"
"I heard you."
"You heard me but aren't you going to answer me?"
"I can't be bothered with it."
"..."
How come he's just like Zhou Yanchuan, with such a terrible character?
*
It was quiet all around. Zhou Yanchuan didn't expect to see the girl as soon as he stepped out of the elevator.
She was tiny, huddled in the corner, wearing a thin nightgown.
It was nearly freezing cold, and I didn't even wear a coat.
He frowned.
When Wen Jiu heard the elevator doors open, she looked up, and Xiao Huang, who was sleeping on the floor, also stood up.
"week--"
Before she could even speak, a coat was suddenly placed over her, and an overwhelming warmth followed.
And that cold yet tense voice.
"Don't you feel cold?"
"cold"
"You're still cold..."
Before Zhou Yanchuan could finish speaking, he stopped because of the person who suddenly rushed into his arms. His hand, which was helping her put on her clothes, froze in mid-air, and his body stiffened, not daring to move.
The girl reached up to his shoulder, her hair brushing lightly against his chin, her soft pajamas clinging to his cool clothes.
The voice-activated light went out.
For Wen Jiu, embracing Zhou Yanchuan was actually an impulsive act of mischief.
She simply didn't know how to express her feelings for him.
How can it be so good?
She ran out of the house, but he wasn't home. After standing at the door for a while, she remembered to call him.
Finally, at 11 p.m., Wen Jiu met Zhou Yanchuan as she had hoped.
"Zhou Yanchuan."
A muffled voice came from her arms, and Zhou Yanchuan responded with a soft "Mm".
She said, "There are no mice or bugs in the room."
Zhou Yanchuan knew that he must have suffered some injustice, which was why he was so eager to call him back.
When she admitted to lying to him, he simply patted her lightly.
But to his surprise, the girl's next words were: "I called you because I missed you."
Zhou Yanchuan's breath hitched, but his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Did you miss me?
"Um."
miss you.
*
They have each other in all their memories over the years, and almost all the rare moments of tenderness have come from each other. They have long been bound together by the river of time.
However, this bond has changed. No longer satisfied with simple companionship, they now desire someone in this world who belongs solely to them.
No matter how far apart you are, no matter what you are separated from, you will still know clearly that she/he will always be connected to you.
No one knows how their relationship developed to this point; they only recall that during every night of grievance, they always had each other by their side.
*
After that night, their relationship quietly changed.
Just like before, Zhou Yanchuan would never feel uncomfortable touching Wen Jiu's face; he could rub and pinch it as he pleased.
But now, all I wanted to do was help her tidy her messy hair. My hand had just been raised when it froze in mid-air.
Wen Jiu wasn't much better off.
I feel uncomfortable whenever I make eye contact with him. My brain suddenly short-circuits, and I can't remember what I wanted to say.
Even the slow-witted Chen Yu noticed something was off between them.
"Xiao Chuan, why do I feel like you and the class monitor are getting more and more polite to each other?"
Zhou Yanchuan kicked him, but after kicking him, he was also a little annoyed.
He also noticed that the atmosphere between them was strange.
Ever since that night, everything he and Wen Jiu did felt a little awkward.
It's like trying to control something out of control.
This atmosphere continued until the winter break arrived.
One week before the holiday.
"We're on holiday this week, do you guys have any plans?" Ning Yixue skipped over to the two people in the front row.
Lin Meng rested her chin on her hand: "My parents want to go to Nanjing for a trip, but I don't really want to go."
Why?
"I don't like going out with them. They're both over forty and they're still all lovey-dovey every day."
Lin Meng made a face that looked like she was cringing from the sweet talk.
The two people were amused and asked, "Would you like to go out and have some fun with us?"
"Do you want to go play together?"
"yes."
Ning Yixue said proudly, "We want to go hiking to watch the sunrise as soon as we have a holiday."
"Ah," Lin Meng exclaimed excitedly upon hearing this, "I want to too!"
She had been itching to climb the mountain online for a long time, but her parents wouldn't go with her, saying that it was perfectly fine to climb during the day but they insisted on climbing at night.
"Let's go together then," Ning Yixue invited. "It'll be more fun with more people."
Lin Meng gave an "OK" sign, then looked at the quiet girl beside her, "Do you want to come with me, deskmate?"
As soon as she asked, the two girls next to her immediately chimed in.
"Xiao Jiu, come on over! Let's all four of us together."
Wen Jiu suddenly stopped packing her things and said in a low voice, "I won't go."
"Ah, why?" Her tone was full of regret.
"A bubble tea shop needs temporary workers, and I'd like to go check it out."
The girls were all taken aback. Just as they were about to say something, Lao Guan suddenly appeared at the classroom door: "Wen Jiu, come here for a moment."
Watching the girl get up and leave, Ning Yixue asked curiously, "Xiao Jiu, are you still working part-time during winter break?"
Lin Meng shook her head: "This is the first time I've heard her say this."
"Why are you working a part-time job at this time?" Zhou Qingyun scratched her head in confusion.
Some university students work part-time to support themselves, but very few start in high school. After all, high school courses are very demanding, and students spend their free time either taking extra classes or doing practice problems. With that kind of schedule, why would anyone want to work part-time?
"Maybe it's to experience life," Lin Meng explained on behalf of the other person.
"Probably. It feels like they've been childhood sweethearts, so they shouldn't be short of money."
Mentioning Zhou Yanchuan, Zhou Qingyun suddenly remembered something and said, "Don't you guys have this feeling?"
"How does it feel?"
"It's just that I sometimes feel like Xiao Jiu and Zhou Yanchuan aren't very familiar with each other."
Upon hearing this, Ning Yixue immediately nodded in agreement.
"I thought I was the only one who felt this way."
Zhou Qingyun shook her head, "If I hadn't seen Zhou Yanchuan's confession on the confession wall, I really wouldn't have thought they were close."
"Do you think they're like this in private too?" Ning Yixue asked curiously. "If they are like this in private, I feel that Zhou Yanchuan would never say those kinds of things on the confession wall, even though the feeling he gives off is so strong."
"They certainly don't act like that in private."
Seeing Lin Meng suddenly speak and speak with such certainty, Ning Yixue turned and asked, "You've met her?"
"without."
"..."
"It was once when I was on the phone with my deskmate, and I overheard Zhou Yanchuan talking to her," Lin Meng can still recall Zhou Yanchuan's tone at the time, "He was so doting."
"Really?"
"Really, and you all saw Zhou Yanchuan take my deskmate out that time."
"Just that one time, and it's been so long."
Ning Yixue had almost forgotten.
Furthermore, considering that the two of them don't usually interact at school, she really can't imagine what they're like in private.
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