Chapter 5 isn't unfamiliar, so who should I give it to?
No sooner had Lao Guan received the news that he was going to a meeting than the class erupted in an uproar.
"Why are you giving me extra training all of a sudden?"
"You're already in your second year of high school, shouldn't your focus be on studying?"
"Going to military training in this weather will definitely make you squirm."
...
Wen Jiu lowered her head and wrote down all the precautions Lao Guan had mentioned in her notebook. After finishing, she carefully tore off the paper, folded it, and put it into the small pocket of her schoolbag.
Due to military training in a couple of days, the school issued a last-minute notice that tonight's evening self-study session was canceled and the holiday was started early.
All around me, everyone was talking about military training. However, the topic had shifted from initial complaints to shopping lists. Everyone knew it was a done deal, so complaining was pointless.
"Want to go shopping together tomorrow?" Lin Meng put on her backpack and stopped to wait for Wen Jiu, who was still packing her things.
Wen Jiu paused in packing her pencil case, lowered her head, and said softly, "Not tomorrow."
Lin Meng sighed softly.
Although I expected to be rejected, I was still somewhat disappointed when I actually heard it.
She actually quite liked Wen Jiu. Although the girl didn't talk much during the day they spent together, she responded to every single one of her sentences.
She has a quiet and unassuming personality, and being with her gives you a sense of security.
I felt that if something really happened, she would be much more reliable than her usual loud and boisterous self.
It's just that her liking someone is useless; they don't give her the chance to get close to them.
As Lin Meng was immersed in the sadness of being rejected, a voice suddenly came to her ear: "How about the day after tomorrow?"
"Um?"
Her eyes suddenly lit up.
Wen Jiu was startled by the girl's gaze, and the words she was about to say suddenly stopped. After a two-second pause, she continued, "I have something to do tomorrow."
Lin Meng was already bubbling with joy inside, and she took the arm of the person who had finished packing and stood up, saying, "Yes, yes, that's fine."
Wen Jiu's back was slightly stiff.
She glanced down at the arm that was linked with hers.
"Um."
As soon as Lin Meng arrived at the school gate, she saw her parents who had come to pick her up.
She waved happily at them.
"Dad, Mom."
When Wen Jiu heard the girl's call, she looked up and saw two people standing under a streetlamp about five meters away, who looked like they had been waiting for a long time.
The woman looked to be in her early forties, with a round face and wearing glasses. Time had left its mark on her face, but she looked to be in good health, with fair and rosy skin.
At this moment, he was looking at them with tender eyes.
The man beside her, who appeared to be around the same age as the woman, wore a blue shirt, black trousers, and leather shoes, giving him a refined and scholarly air.
As the two approached, their gazes both fell on Wen Jiu.
Before they could speak, Lin Meng introduced, "Dad, Mom, this is Wen Jiu, my deskmate and also our class monitor."
The two looked at each other with a hint of understanding, and said gently, "Hello, Xiao Jiu."
Wen Jiu politely greeted, "Uncle and Auntie."
At this moment, the woman looked around and asked, "How is Xiao Jiu getting home? Have her parents come?"
“My home is nearby, I can walk back,” Wen Jiu explained.
"I see," the woman said thoughtfully, paused for two seconds, and then said, "Let us take you home, it's so late."
“Yes, it’s not safe for you to be alone,” Lin Meng chimed in.
Wen Jiu shook her head: "No need, it's very close."
“But,” Lin Meng wanted to say something more, but thinking of the girl’s quiet personality, she was afraid that her actions would be disliked. After thinking for a moment, she said softly, “Then we’re leaving.”
"Um."
"Be careful on the road, and send me a message when you get home."
"good."
After saying goodbye, Wen Jiu did not leave immediately. She stood under the street lamp and quietly watched a family of three waiting for the red light not far away.
They were surrounded by pedestrians coming and going.
The girl walked in the middle, with her mother holding her hand tightly on her right and her father carrying her schoolbag on her left.
Wen Jiu watched as the couple unconsciously revealed tenderness in their eyes when looking at their child, her eyelashes fluttering.
“She’s doing really well academically, she’s first in our class,” Lin Meng said to her mother as a tram horn sounded behind them.
She glanced back instinctively, but inadvertently noticed the figure under the streetlight had just turned around.
The shadow on the ground was stretched long before slowly disappearing.
"Just left?"
She muttered something, but before she could think about it further, her mother called her to cross the street.
With the moon and stars shining brightly, Wen Jiu turned into a quiet alley.
As soon as I entered, I saw the figure standing under the swaying street lamp.
Their eyes met, and he walked towards her, naturally extending his hand.
Seeing this, Wen Jiu took the schoolbag off her shoulder and was about to hand it over when a sneer rang out from above.
"It's not that we're not familiar with each other, but who should we give this to?"
She paused, handing him the schoolbag, and whispered, "Did you hear that?"
"Hmph," came a rather emotional sound.
Zhou Yanchuan was almost awake by then, but he was too lazy to get up. Unexpectedly, he overheard her conversation with her deskmate.
Thinking of this, he scoffed again, his tone ambiguous, "You really dare to say that."
Wen Jiu lowered her hand holding the schoolbag and said softly, "This is okay..."
She wanted to explain, but before she could finish speaking, the force in her hand suddenly disappeared. As if it were the most natural thing in the world, he looked at her, then reached out and took the schoolbag, slinging it over his shoulder.
Then, with a casual remark, she asked, "What can I do?"
Wen Jiu's eyes widened slightly, then she lowered them again: "It can save you a lot of trouble."
Zhou Yanchuan paused for a moment.
The girl had her head down, bathed in dim yellow light, and her ears and the back of her neck were slightly red.
He didn't speak for several seconds.
"Are you afraid I'll lick it?"
The alley was quiet except for the sound of the wind, but Wen Jiu's heart seemed to be playing music and singing.
She couldn't find the right words to describe how she felt. Her chest felt sour and numb, like a freshly opened orange soda, bubbling and gurgling.
Looking at the two almost overlapping shadows on the ground, she gently pinched her palm with her fingertips.
Try to restrain yourself from overthinking.
Just like his saying.
"Just my younger sister."
And even if she weren't his sister, they still couldn't be together.
Zhou Yanchuan looked at the person who was bowing his head and remaining silent, and was about to say something when his phone suddenly rang.
He looked down.
When I saw the caller ID, I swiped to answer.
Before he could speak, Chen Si Nian shouted, "Where are you? What time is it?"
When Wen Jiu saw him answer the phone, she lifted her foot to move aside.
Before she could move, her collar was grabbed.
A voice rang out from above: "No need to dodge."
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