Chapter 20 The wounded secret admirer's talent.
A night no one knows.
She let this sour emotion slowly spread in the humid space, and then turned it into a mark of adolescence. That was all, and it seemed that it could only be like this.
When he came to his senses, his name was written on the sticky note.
Bo Xia carefully posted his name on the wall, regarded him as her goal, and conscientiously completed her goal for the day.
It was already very late, and there were only a few lights on when I looked out the window.
She opened her phone and found that Zhou Suiye had sent her another message: "Then why do you always check my space?"
Bo Xia: “…”
She typed repeatedly, trying to find an excuse to get by, but the other party started explaining himself: "Is it because I'm handsome?"
Bo Xia suddenly wanted to take back what she had said today. Did she really want to be friends with such a narcissist for the rest of her life? But in order not to reveal anything, she just said perfunctorily, "Handsome, handsome."
"How handsome?"
Bo Xia felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He puffed up his cheeks and thought for a long time before finally opening his browser to search for "idioms describing good looks" and then sent them to the other party: "stunningly beautiful, handsome, as handsome as Pan An, elegant and graceful..."
Someone was satisfied: "Thank you very much."
In fact, what did she see when she clicked into his space?
Watch him show off by posting photos of himself and Jin Yunyan, and zoom in on each photo to observe the details: Jin Yunyan seems to dislike being photographed, his eyes are drooping in every photo, it can't be said that he is showing an expression to Zhou Suiye, but his chin is slightly raised, and there is a sharpness in his eyes.
He occasionally wears black innerwear, which makes him look less gentle than usual and inexplicably rebellious.
She was like a coward who pried into other people's lives, hoping to understand the real him through pictures and texts related to him.
She would fantasize about being able to really get close to him one day, instead of just looking up to him from afar.
The throbbing of adolescence that she regarded as her true love was like creating a kind of faith, worshipping this god who could fall at any time. [1]
It rained at night and the ground was a little wet.
Bo Xia went out holding an umbrella. When she reached the school gate, the rain started to fall again. The students on the road were in a hurry and whispered about when it would snow.
The weather seems to be getting hotter these years, and it has been a long time since there has been heavy snow.
No one likes cold, damp weather, except for the high school students who need to do morning exercises on such cold mornings. The break time suddenly lengthened, and the usually gloomy eyes of the students began to light up a little.
Bo Xia arrived in a hurry in the morning and didn't eat breakfast. He trotted to the cafeteria during the break.
When she came back and was about to go in through the back door, the boy in the back row suddenly stretched out his foot and she almost tripped.
“…”
"Hey, deputy squad leader, are you having an affair with the squad leader?"
She frowned, wishing she could be braver, but she had never had conflicts with anyone before, so her ability to organize her words was poor. She could only stand there and frantically think of a way to deal with the situation.
People who don't know what she is thinking might think she is on long standby.
Bo Xia was about to say something when someone beside her suddenly pressed her shoulder. Zhou Suiye walked past her and kicked the obstacle in his way with his long legs: "Are you looking for death?"
When the boy looked up, he saw the tall Zhou Suiye standing in front of him, and the even taller Jin Yunyan standing behind him, with a somewhat cold expression.
It gives people the illusion that both of them are protecting the girl in front of them.
After teaching this person a lesson, Zhou Suiye didn't stop there. He hooked his arm around Jin Yunyan's shoulder and asked her, "Bo Xiaoxia, don't you have anything to say?"
She knew what she should say, but Jin Yunyan was in front of her, which made it much more difficult for her to speak. So, she was originally just a little introverted and nervous, but now her cheeks were a little hot.
Don't be stage frightened and don't retreat.
She told herself.
Bo Xia raised her eyelashes and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "I hope you can apologize to me. Besides, Zhou Suiye and I are just ordinary friends. What happened yesterday was just a misunderstanding."
The boy was a little dazed and didn't react. Jin Yunyan lowered his eyes, his eyelids wrinkled deeply: "Aren't you going to apologize yet?"
"Oh, sorry."
Many boys at that age are a little naughty, and it seems like they are just making a joke when they say it to others. Some of them are just trying to stir up trouble, while others are just out of malice.
Jin Yunyan never associated with these people. In fact, he was not a good kid and had many bad habits, but because of his background and upbringing, they were ingrained in his bones.
Seeing that the matter was resolved, he slowly walked to his seat and sat down. After turning a page of the book, he remembered something and said, "Is the narcissism cured?"
"What do you mean by narcissism? Bo Xia also admits that I'm handsome, okay?"
As she spoke, she handed him the screen of the stolen phone. The screen was full of adjectives. Jin Yunyan had good eyesight and saw the word "stunning" among these adjectives at a glance. It was so obvious that he didn't even notice it.
Jin Yunyan chuckled. Zhou Suiye put his phone away and explained, "I was just joking with her. Who knew it would get to the head teacher?"
He was an extrovert, so he naturally talked a lot. "I was worried that Bo Xia might like me, but I didn't expect her to have such strong self-control and be able to handle my beauty. It seems I can rest assured to be friends with her from now on."
“…”
Zhou Suiye continued to talk nonsense, and Jin Yunyan nonchalantly hummed, seemingly uninterested. Zhou Suiye sometimes felt that he was much more mature than his peers. A normal high school student wouldn't be so calm. "Why do you seem so indifferent to everything?"
Speaking of which, the last time they had dinner together and talked about future plans, he didn't say anything. Although Bo Xia didn't say anything either, it was obvious that Bo Xia was confused. He looked as if it didn't matter what the future would be like.
Zhou Suiye couldn't help but ask, "You really haven't decided what to do in the future? Is there anything you particularly want to do?"
He lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking: "Play the piano."
The person next to him almost thought he had misheard: "What did you say?"
Jin Yunyan didn't continue speaking. The young man raised his chin slightly, and the way he smiled made it hard to tell whether he was serious or joking.
The break time is always short. The first class is Fu Qiangmin’s Chinese class. He always likes to talk about some big principles in his class before starting.
"Let me tell you a few things. When you go to watch the New Year's Eve party on Sunday, please be orderly. The class monitor will organize it. When we come back, we will have a small party in the class."
Cheers immediately rang out from the audience: "Long live!"
Although the New Year's Day holiday was adjusted so that classes still had to be held on the weekend, the holidays were longer after being combined. Everyone was excited at the thought of being able to go back and rest after watching the party.
"Don't be too happy too soon," Fu Qiangmin was very good at pouring cold water on everyone. "Do you think you can just have fun during the holiday? Study hard when you get home. Don't forget that the final exam is coming soon."
The cheers that just echoed throughout the classroom turned into wails again. Everyone lay on the table and couldn't get up. It felt like the midterm exam was just yesterday.
But at least there is happiness in front of us, and everyone can accept it when they think about it this way.
Class time always seems long and short, and the day is over in the blink of an eye.
After saying goodbye at the school gate, Jin Yunyan and Zhou Suiye walked two steps to the car. Without looking at the lights on the back seat, the boy's deep eyes were submerged in the darkness.
After returning home, he received a video call from his mother who lived abroad.
"mom."
"How's it going, baby? Is studying hard?"
Jin Yunyan put his schoolbag on the sofa with a smile on his lips: "I am so old, and you still call me baby."
"Aren't we all mommy's babies no matter how old we are?"
He sat down and listened carefully to his mother's words. Most of the content told him not to put too much pressure on himself, to relax when studying, and to take good care of himself in daily life.
Thinking that winter vacation was coming soon, Jin Yunyan paused and said, "I'll come to see you in a while, okay?"
The person opposite her had a slightly evasive expression. She felt a bit complicated. Her son was always reserved and wouldn't express his emotions directly. His words were no different from just saying he missed her. She was moved, but still felt embarrassed. "Mom misses you too, but... you have such a tight schedule, there's no need for you to travel back and forth."
Jin Yunyan smiled and looked very relaxed: "Okay."
After the call ended, the room fell silent.
He lowered his eyes to look at his phone, the smile in his eyes completely faded. It was true that his mother had her own family now, and it would be a disturbance for him to go there now.
He was in a bad mood those two days. The usually gentle man suddenly had a cold face and no one dared to approach him. Only Zhou Suiye dared to joke in front of him without restraint.
"Hey, that expression of yours is quite rare. If something bad happened, tell me and make me happy."
Jin Yunyan was so angry that he laughed. After a while, he uttered one word: "Get lost."
The next period was physical education. Bo Xia was reading in the classroom, but Wen Xin came over and pulled her downstairs: "Hurry up, hurry up."
"Where are you going?"
"Let's go watch basketball. I heard that the boys in our class and the class next door just decided to have a game. Let's go and cheer them on." Wen Xin couldn't help but want to join in when she saw something lively.
Bo Xia was reluctant to let go of the book in his hand: "Wait a moment, wait a moment."
"If you wait any longer, you'll miss it. It's so hard to see Zhou Suiye and Jin Yunyan playing together. It's such a beautiful sight. If you miss it, you can only look at the pictures on Tieba..."
Her eyelashes trembled: "You just said..."
"Yes, yes, let's go."
Bo Xia was dragged out of the classroom, running so fast that the rubber band slipped from her long, smooth hair and fell to the ground. The wind lifted her hair, leaving behind a youthful arc.
Wen Xin took her to lie on the railing above the basketball court. She gasped slightly and realized that her hair had been scattered. But she could no longer care about it. Her eyes searched for a familiar figure on the basketball court.
Is it a talent of a secret admirer?
She easily spotted his tall figure. He had taken off his school uniform, leaving only the black sweatshirt underneath. He deftly dodged the defenders around him and sank a three-pointer in. Then, a burst of cheers rang out from the surroundings.
Wen Xin pulled her excitedly: "Come on, Jin Yunyan! Come on, Jin Yunyan!"
She was a little hesitant to call out his name, as if calling it out would be equivalent to revealing her thoughts to everyone, but this was also the best opportunity for her to express herself.
She didn't know when it started, but she also started shouting along with Wen Xin and the girls around her.
Bo Xia forgot everything else, her eyes fixed on Jin Yunyan. After the game, Jin Yunyan walked over, his sleeves rolled up, revealing his fair, sturdy arms. Zhou Suiye followed behind him, saying, "I won't play basketball with you next time. You've drawn everyone's attention."
As she passed by her, she smelled a slight scent of sweat mixed with mint, which was not unpleasant.
Seeing her standing there, not knowing what she was doing, Zhou Suiye raised his hand and flicked her forehead: "What are you doing, staring blankly here?"
Wen Xin defended her: "Don't bully Xiao Xia."
Zhou Suiye said, "This is bullying. Then I'll bully you too." He said he was going to flick her forehead. Wen Xin dodged and scolded him, and the two started fighting again.
Surrounded in the middle, Bo Xia could only see Jin Yunyan. The strange thing was that she liked Jin Yunyan's brilliance, but she also selfishly wanted to hide him in a place where only she could see him.
But what qualifications does she have?
Her eyes were still on him, and she saw him casually toss the ball to his other hand. From a distance, there seemed to be a scratch on the side of his hand. When Bo Xia returned to the classroom, she found an excuse to go to the canteen alone. She searched the shelves and bent down to pick up a box of Band-Aids.
When no one was around at noon, she took out the box of Band-Aids and put it in his desk drawer.
Many people usually give him gifts, but Jin Yunyan never accepts them. Bo Xia actually knows that he probably won't use them, but she still wants to do something for him.
She didn't really have any expectations, just like her secret crush on him, she never expected any response. But when she occasionally looked up, she didn't expect to see him unpacking a band-aid.
A layer of light shone on the handsome young man's profile. His slender knuckles tore the wound and put a patch on it. I don't know if it was an illusion or what, but from that angle, his eyebrows and eyes seemed much softer.
He had the band-aid she gave him on his hand...
Bo Xia's lips curled up slightly, and she felt happy because of this incident, and her chest felt like a deer was beating wildly. Perhaps it was too obvious, so Wen Xin gave her a puzzled look: "What are you laughing at?"
She shook her head: "I just suddenly solved this problem."
Wen Xin: “…” I don’t understand the world of academic masters.
The band-aid she gave him had a Doraemon pattern on it, and it was quite noticeable on his hand. Zhou Suiye noticed it quickly and asked, "Who gave it to you? Did you tell your brother about it?"
It can’t be that Jin Yunyan bought it himself, is it possible?
Jin Yunyan lowered his eyes to look at the Band-Aid, and when he thought about how his mother also bought him a Band-Aid with the same pattern when he was injured before, his brows softened a lot.
Seeing that he was still talking non-stop, Jin Yunyan was too lazy to pay attention and closed his eyes nonchalantly: "Are you done? I'm sleepy."
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