Chapter 35
Finally, there was a breakthrough in the relationship between Li Ke and Mo Shi. It was also from then on that Li Ke discovered that Mo Shi was not an introvert and taciturn person.
He's actually quite talkative.
Moreover, Mo Shi has a hobby that Li Ke is amazed by.
"You can actually draw comics?! That's really awesome!"
It's not just about being able to draw anymore. Li Ke looks at page after page of comics on Mo Shi's draft paper, which will have no problems even if they are published. Both the storyboards and the drawing skills have reached the peak of Li Ke's cognition.
"I'm just interested..." Mo Shi smiled shyly. He was really happy to be recognized by his good classmate.
Li Ke was very excited and turned page after page. Although it was just the most ordinary time-travel fantasy comic, the drawings were cool and interesting. Li Ke couldn't wait to continue reading.
"Ahhh, when will you stop drawing? I want to see more!"
His deskmate is a cartoonist! How cool is that!
Mo Shi's expression suddenly became a little awkward, "I haven't painted for a long time. My family doesn't like this..."
Li Ke's face was full of regret, "Ah? But this is really good, have you ever thought about drawing a short story and submitting it? Maybe you can become a big star!"
Mo Shi just smiled and didn't respond.
To say that his family didn't like it is already a very euphemistic description. Of course, he drew more than just the small section on the draft paper.
It’s just that the notebook specifically used for drawing has been torn up, and only this point hidden in the draft remains.
Li Ke didn't notice Mo Shi's emotion at that moment. He just flipped through the pages of comics created by Mo Shi over and over again. The more he read, the more he liked it.
If he wasn't worried that the teacher would find out and confiscate his books, and that it would also implicate Mo Shi, he would even read them during class.
Even Mo Shi didn't expect that Li Ke would like the comics he drew so much, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
"How about...I'll give you this draft. It's not a precious thing after all..."
"This is a very precious thing! How can you say that!" Li Ke was not so excited when he heard that Mo Shi was going to give it to him.
Mo Shi laughed awkwardly twice, "It's really not a precious thing. If I hadn't been obsessed with painting, my grades wouldn't be so bad..."
Were his grades really as bad as he thought? Li Ke really didn't understand.
"Mo Shi, what are your parents' expectations of you? If you don't mind, tell me."
The boy subconsciously looked around. He didn't mind discussing these things with Li Ke, but he didn't want others to hear it.
After making sure that no one else's attention was here, he lowered his voice and said, "The city's key No. 1 Middle School."
Mo Shi's parents expected him to go to the city's key high school. Anyone who could go to that high school would at least get a bachelor's degree. Of course, this meant that the score required was extremely high, and everyone wanted to try their best to get in.
Li Ke searched his mind for the score required for admission to this high school, and then compared it with the information given by the teacher.
"If Mo Shi wants to get in, it should be okay, right? After all, our school is pretty good, and you can be ranked near the top."
Mo Shi, however, didn't look happy at all.
"Then... Li Ke, what about you?" he asked tentatively.
Li Ke took out the textbooks and materials he would use for the next class, "I, I'm going to go to a vocational and technical college. I've already decided."
Mo Shi looked at him in shock, "Vocational and Technical College?! But your grades aren't that bad..."
"Grades don't represent everything. Everyone has their own aspirations, and I don't mean that."
In fact, it was because Li Ke’s parents did not allow him to tell anyone about his plan to enroll in the Secret Script Academy of Supernatural Powers. And just judging from the school’s classification...aren’t supernatural powers a kind of professional skill?
Mo Shi still didn't react, his eyes still full of shock.
"Is it difficult to accept? The most important thing is to be happy, right?" Li Ke stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Mo Shi's eyes.
"......Will your parents agree?"
Mo Shi's voice was trembling and breaking. Li Ke realized that he seemed to have said something wrong. In the end, he could only nod cautiously.
After saying this, the class bell rang again and everyone returned to their seats and quieted down.
Li Ke looked at Mo Shi several times, hoping to see an understanding look from his deskmate, but this time Mo Shi chose to remain silent. He lowered his head and clenched his hands unconsciously.
Now, Li Ke had no mood to attend class at all.
Because it is already the third year of junior high school, there is very little new content. The teacher usually distributes papers in one class and explains the papers in one class. If there is any time left, it is for self-study.
When it was time for self-study, Li Ke quietly poked Mo Shi with a pen and lowered his voice.
"Mo Shi...can you explain the problem to me?"
He didn't feel that he had done anything wrong, but Mo Shi was just like that because of what he had said. Li Ke didn't want Mo Shi to be unhappy, so he could only seek reconciliation in this way.
Mo Shi looked at the paper in front of him in silence for a long time, so long that Li Ke thought he was really ignoring him. Then Mo Shi suddenly looked at him.
"Which question?"
“This one!”
If you are still willing to pay attention to him, then there is no problem! Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief.
——
The two seemed to have reconciled.
However, Li Ke never mentioned his graduation or his family's attitude again, and Mo Shi pretended that he heard nothing. The two still ate together and went back to the dormitory together after school.
It was not until the end of the midterm exam of the second semester of the third year of junior high school, when the results and rankings were posted half a day ago, that Li Ke noticed that Mo Shi's ranking had dropped by almost ten places.
"Li Ke...my parents are coming to visit me tonight, so you can go back to your dorm."
Li Ke nodded subconsciously. He realized that this was not good. After all, just from the little bits of communication in daily life, it could be seen how much Mo Shi's parents valued his grades.
Not only did my ranking in the class and grade not improve, it actually dropped. Just hearing about it makes me feel terrible.
As soon as the last evening self-study class was over, Mo Shi walked out of the classroom. Not long after, angry roars from a man and a woman were heard outside.
Maybe his good brother needs his comfort? Li Ke could only think anxiously but with a hint of optimism.
He was not in the mood to study, so he took Mo Shi's draft from his desk, opened the comic that had been discontinued for a long time, and read it from beginning to end.
Li Ke actually continued this story in his mind, and now there are at least seven or eight different directions, and he thinks each one is particularly exciting.
I have discussed one or two of them with Mo Shi, which is a rare change in my boring study life.
Li Ke also thought about it. After graduation, he would encourage his friends to pick up the paint brush again. It would be a shame not to continue drawing such a good comic.
There is still half an hour before the dormitory closes.
An angry middle-aged man suddenly broke into the classroom. There were a few students in the classroom, and they were all startled by the loud sound of him opening the door.
He walked straight to Li Ke and began to look through Mo Shi's book, as if he was looking for something.
Li Ke was so scared that he dodged to the side and subconsciously closed the draft book.
He should be Mo Shi's father, Li Ke thought in his heart.
The middle-aged man found nothing in the end. He threw the messy book back on the table unwillingly and left angrily.
Li Ke was glad that he had taken Mo Shi's draft book. He couldn't imagine how crazy this guy would go if he saw the hand-drawn comics that existed before school started in the draft.
There are still fifteen minutes before the dormitory closes.
The cursing outside was endless. Even if one could not hear clearly what was being said, it was enough to make one feel extremely scared.
Even if Mo Shi's parents were angry, they couldn't do this. It was right in the corridor of the classroom and so many students would pass by.
With ten minutes left before the dormitory closed, Mo Shi's parents finally let him go.
Li Ke opened the window and looked outside carefully, and saw the man and woman leave.
He hurried out and saw the parents disappear from the stairs at the end of the corridor before he rushed to Mo Shi.
The young man was silent with a dull look in his eyes. Li Ke thought that he would definitely cry if he was scolded like that.
Mo Shi looked up when he noticed someone appeared in front of him, his eyes filled with deathly silence.
Li Ke also noticed that there were bloody marks on his cheeks from scratches by fingernails, and a lot of blood had seeped out.
"Mo Shi..."
Li Ke couldn't even say a greeting like "How are you?"
He is not good, he is very bad.
"I'm fine... Let's go back..."
He hoped Li Ke could go back earlier because he didn't want him to see him in such a miserable state, but he was so tired that he didn't even want to explain.
So be it, it’s not the first time and it won’t be the last.
Li Ke held him back, "No, wait."
He used his special ability to turn back the time of the wound on Mo Shi's face to before it appeared.
Mo Shi felt the burning pain on his cheek disappear. He was stunned for a moment and subconsciously touched it, but felt nothing.
"You...did what?"
Although his parents told him not to tell his classmates and teachers about his superpowers easily, facing Mo Shi at this moment, he didn't think there was anything he couldn't say.
"It's my special ability. I retraced your wounds."
He also had a secret expectation and wanted to know Mo Shi's reaction.
Mo Shi was indeed a little surprised, "You have special abilities?"
He touched his face carefully again, and not only the wound, but even the bloodstains had disappeared.
Li Ke nodded, "Well, does it still hurt? It shouldn't hurt anymore, right?"
Mo Shi nodded silently.
The two of them walked quickly on their way back to the dormitory.
"I hid your draft, and your father didn't find it. Hehe, am I smart?"
"It doesn't matter...it's nothing important anyway..."
His mood hit rock bottom. Even the things he loved most became a burden and a nuisance under the pressure from his family.
"But this is very important to me! Didn't you say you would give it to me? Even though I didn't agree, it's not just yours now!"
Li Ke jumped in front of Mo Shi and said with a firm face.
"That's really the best comic I've ever seen! Even if your parents don't let you draw now, you can continue to draw in the future! As long as you draw, I will read it!"
Mo Shi's breathing seemed to be trembling. He didn't shed a single tear even when being scolded and humiliated by his parents. However, he completely lost control because of Li Ke's two sentences.
"I...I..."
He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.
Li Ke put his hands on his shoulders, "Believe me! You are really talented! Results are only temporary. No matter what your parents say, they can't deny your life because of it!"
Mo Shi took several deep breaths, and nodded while crying, but he still didn't dare to express his wish hidden in his heart.
Maybe... hold on a little longer...
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