Chapter 10
As soon as Tao Xi left the classroom, he tore up the note and threw it into the trash can. He didn't join any club and didn't want to go back to the classroom so soon.
So he just wandered around Qiushi Building. Most of the clubs' classrooms were in Qiushi Building. Tao Xi saw the Comics Club, Go Club, Street Dance Club, Film Club, Science Fiction Club...
There were so many different kinds of things he had never seen before. He looked around for a while and picked out a few club posters that interested him from the newspaper rack on the first floor. He planned to go back and study them carefully to see which club the newspaper was about.
Before long, he unconsciously followed the sound of music to the rehearsal room of the symphony orchestra on the top floor of Qiushi Building. He stood in a dark corner beside the door and saw Lin Qinhe playing the piano through a small piece of glass.
But soon he saw Yang Duole playing the cello not far away.
Everyone in the orchestra has his or her own part. The expressions on their faces are confident and calm, as if they were born to sit in the concert hall in gorgeous clothes. The musical notes from different instruments are miraculously blended into melodious music under the conductor.
Tao Xi had never heard of this song. He just stared at Lin Qinhe, just like he stared at the live broadcast screen every day in the classroom of Qingshui No. 1 Middle School.
Lin Qinhe only appears on the screen once in a long time, just like the moon in the sky only becomes full once in a long time.
But every time there is a full moon, Tao Xi carves the moon into his heart.
Now he was standing in a dark corner separated by a door, his fingers clumsily imitating Lin Qinhe's piano-playing gestures, as if he was back in the shabby classroom of Qingshui No. 1 Middle School. Lin Qinhe was still more than a thousand kilometers away through the screen, and he could only clumsily write down Lin Qinhe's words with a pen and draw Lin Qinhe with a pen.
He was clearly standing outside a door not far away, but it seemed as if he had never entered Lin Qinhe's world.
Suddenly, Tao Xi saw Lin Qinhe, who was playing the piano, turn his head slightly and look towards the door where he was standing.
He met Lin Qinhe's gaze, and at that moment his hands clenched instantly, but he quickly realized that the light in the corner where he was standing was very dim and he could not be seen clearly, and Lin Qinhe's gaze quickly returned to the music score, confirming that it was just an illusion.
Tao Xi left the orchestra's rehearsal room and when he reached the first floor, he stuffed the pile of posters in his hand back into the newspaper rack and returned to the empty classroom.
He walked to his seat and sat down, taking out the final examination paper of the first grade of high school of Wenhua No. 1 Middle School that he had asked Zhou Qiang for before. At that time, they did not use the papers of Wenhua No. 1 Middle School in the final joint examination of Qingshui County, so as not to discourage students from the entire county.
Tao Xi had already squeezed out time to finish his Chinese, math and science papers. He took out the unfinished English paper and was about to start working on it when he smelled a faint scent of flowers.
He put down his pen and smelled it carefully, and found that the floral scent came from Lin Qinhe's drawer next to him.
Tao Xi hesitated for a moment, then bent down and looked into Lin Qinhe's drawer. She found a red rose wrapped in pink translucent paper and tied with a snow-white lace ribbon. There was also a pink envelope next to the flower.
It was probably a girl who had a crush on Lin Qinhe and secretly came here to set it off during a club activity.
But I didn’t think about it. Lin Qinhe would definitely go home after finishing the club activities. If I saw the flowers tomorrow, they would have wilted.
Besides, Lin Qinhe hates dead flowers.
There was actually someone who stepped on the landmine more accurately than him, and he suddenly gained a sense of balance.
Tao Xi ignored the rose, thinking that she would remind Lin Qinhe tomorrow morning, and continued to concentrate on writing the test paper.
What do those club activities have to do with him? They all cost money and they can't add extra points to the college entrance examination. It's better to focus on studying.
After all, he is not from a wealthy family with plenty of room for study.
Just when he had finished half of the English test paper, the tightly closed back door suddenly opened. Tao Xi was startled and turned his head to see that it was Lin Qinhe who was about to walk in with a piece of music.
"Don't come over here!" Tao Xi shouted without thinking.
Lin Qinhe frowned slightly and looked at him, but still stopped and stood at the door without coming in.
Tao Xi pointed at Lin Qinhe's desk and said, "Don't you dislike flowers? Someone sent you roses and a letter. They are in your drawer. Do you want me to take the flowers away for you, or do you take them away by yourself while covering your nose?"
Lin Qinhe frowned even deeper when he heard this, with a trace of barely detectable disgust in his eyes, and said coldly: "Help me throw them all away."
Both the flowers and the letter were lost.
Tao Xi was startled, and his thorns stood up inexplicably. He chuckled and enunciated his words heavily: "Others spent half a day writing a letter and carefully selected a rose, but you threw it away without even looking at it. Don't you care about other people's kindness at all?"
The tone was very harsh, but Tao Xi couldn't help it. He couldn't help but empathize with the girl whose name he didn't know.
He thought of the many letters he had written that never received a reply, and of the fact that all the girls at Qingshui No. 1 Middle School had never received a reply, and he felt it was ironic.
It was so damn ironic that he was glad he changed his handwriting to pass as a girl.
But he never thought that Lin Qinhe would not read these letters at all and would throw them away as garbage.
Tao Xi suddenly felt that he was the funniest joke in the world, stupid and mean.
He pursed his lips and stared at Lin Qinhe, his eyes full of undisguised anger and malice, but Lin Qinhe still looked at him with indifference and asked in a cold voice:
"Why should I care? What's this got to do with you?"
Tao Xi was stunned.
Yeah, what the hell does it have to do with him?
Even if Lin Qinhe read the girl's letter, felt moved and agreed to be with her, he seemed to be completely unhappy.
Tao Xi's anger came and went inexplicably. He didn't know why he was no longer angry. He could only think that he was still a sick idiot.
He bent down and took out the bouquet of roses and the envelope from Lin Qinhe's drawer. Just as he was about to throw them into the trash can, he suddenly heard Lin Qinhe say, "Put them in an opaque bag before throwing them away."
Tao Xi subconsciously asked: "Why?"
Lin Qinhe's tone was already a little impatient, and he said, "If it was you who wrote it, would you want others to see it?"
Tao Xi was stunned again, and then she realized that if she threw it into the trash can, it would be very likely to be seen by other people throwing away trash. If someone took it out and saw it...
Well, even if his letter was lost, it was lost with dignity. Tao Xi decided to forgive half of it generously.
He silently took out the opaque plastic bag that contained his breakfast from his drawer, put the flowers and the envelope in it, tied it up, and then threw it into the trash can.
When he came back, Lin Qinhe was already sitting in his seat, writing the English test assigned by Bi Aoxue.
Tsk, even the academic genius has to squeeze out club time to finish his homework.
Tao Xi continued to write the final English paper. He only completed the final English composition question after finishing it, but he did not have the answer.
He changed his mind and thought, isn't the answer on Lin Qinhe's paper the same? After hesitating for a while, he finally poked Lin Qinhe's arm lightly with a gel pen.
"What are you doing?" Lin Qinhe did not stop writing.
"Can I borrow your final exam paper from Grade 12?" Tao Xi said.
“Lost.”
"..." Tao Xi was speechless and couldn't help but ask, "Shouldn't the test paper be kept? You can review the wrong questions later when you review."
"There's no need." Lin Qinhe finally put down the pen and looked at him sideways.
Damn, Tao Xi was fooled. The emotional person meant that he didn’t make any mistakes and there was no need to review.
"Oh, forget it. I'll borrow it from another classmate tomorrow."
Tao Xi was just about to put the paper away, but Lin Qinhe suddenly reached out and took the paper from his desk to take a look.
"Hey! Give it back to me!" Tao Xi shouted, but his hand did not use much force to grab the paper back.
"Aren't you going to correct the papers?" Lin Qinhe took out a red pen from his pencil case and started correcting the English composition.
Tao Xi suddenly became nervous. He withdrew his hand and watched Lin Qinhe underlining the English composition with a red pen, feeling very uncomfortable, his eyes moving up and down and left and right.
It was even more nervous than the time in elementary school when his teacher graded papers in front of him!
"The vocabulary in your composition is too weak." Lin Qinhe said.
"Oh." Tao Xi nodded obediently. In English, there was no difference between Lin Qinhe and the teacher, or in other words, there was no difference in almost all subjects.
Lin Qinhe looked at the test paper again and quickly revised all the previous contents except the listening comprehension part that he had not done. Tao Xi had no idea whether he still remembered the answers after more than two months or knew the answers as soon as he saw the questions.
Whatever it is, it's pretty perverted.
"Can you get full marks in listening?" Lin Qinhe asked.
Tao Xi shook his head honestly: "No, I usually get about two questions wrong." His listening and speaking skills are very weak. He is thankful that the college entrance examination does not test speaking, otherwise he would be even more doomed.
"Go back and practice." Lin Qinhe's tone left no room for doubt.
"I understand." Tao Xi nodded.
"You can probably get 133 points on this set of papers, which is 5 points lower than the average score of Class 1 and 1 point lower than the lowest score of Class 1." Lin Qinhe said, and his words clearly showed that you still had a long way to go to stay in Class 1.
Tao Xi couldn't help feeling a little depressed, he lowered his head and hummed.
"Have you finished the papers for other subjects?" Lin Qinhe asked.
Tao Xi hurriedly took out the other test papers and piled them on Lin Qinhe's desk, without any embarrassment at all.
Lin Qinhe corrected the papers one by one, marked the total score for each set at the end, and analyzed the gap between him and the average score and the lowest score of the class one by one.
The summary is still five words: "You are still far from it."
Tao Xi finally didn't have the energy to be depressed. He rested his chin on the desk, his eyelashes drooped, and he could only nod numbly and say "I know".
Perhaps it was because his expression was too pitiful, Lin Qinhe lowered his eyes and looked at him for a while, then took the teaching materials on his desk, opened the book and began to mark them with a pen, while marking, he told him which parts he needed to focus on studying and practice with.
Tao Xi nodded repeatedly.
Finally, Lin Qinhe suddenly asked: "Do you know what your biggest problem is?"
Tao Xi didn't have the energy to think anymore. She turned her head and lay on the table in the direction of Lin Qinhe. She raised her eyelashes and looked at him. Her eyes were clear and full of pure curiosity. She asked, "Where is it?"
"You can't find the point." Lin Qinhe paused, looked at him and said.
It seems so. Tao Xi thought about it. He always felt that he had to watch and practice everything, but he didn't know which one to dig deeper into, so he said, "I'll know later."
Lin Qinhe didn't seem to believe it and asked, "Then tell me, what was the point of what I told you last time?"
Tao Xi was stunned, and it took him two seconds to react. The last time Lin Qinhe mentioned was what he said to him after the basketball game. After all, they hardly spoke to each other after that.
But the memory of that day was not a good one. Tao Xi's heart still ached and she still felt wronged whenever she thought of those words.
He stood up from the table and stopped looking at Lin Qinhe. His upper body was stiff. He couldn't hide his resentment as soon as he spoke: "Don't you just want me to stop taking advantage of you in the future..."
He lowered his eyelashes, pursed his lips and stubbornly refused to say the name.
"No." Lin Qinhe said flatly.
Tao Xi was stunned for a moment, and then she heard Lin Qinhe continue in a calm tone: "My point is, if you have something to say, just tell me directly, and I will listen."
I will listen.
Tao Xi was stunned for a long time, and suddenly he felt his eyes getting hot, his chest getting sore, and his throat getting dry. He lowered his head even lower, fearing that Lin Qinhe would see the expression on his face, and tried to say in a calm voice, "I know."
"So, what exactly did you want to tell me this morning?" Lin Qinhe asked. His voice was even a little soft, as if he was afraid that if his tone was a little harsh, the person next to him would not want to talk anymore.
Tao Xi took a deep breath.
The piece of paper with the words carefully written on it was torn into pieces and thrown into the trash can along with his limited courage.
He seemed to have used up all his strength to piece the fragments together again, and suppressed the growing voice in his heart into a slightly trembling voice and said:
"I want to continue to be your deskmate."
"good."
Without hesitation, Lin Qinhe agreed softly.
It was still the word "good", just like that day after the physical education class, he pronounced it in an exceptionally low voice, but Tao Xi felt as if he was suddenly stepping on a soft cloud. Under the cloud was the bank of the Qingshui River in March. When the wind blew, the peach blossoms in the valley fell all over the clear stream.
Tao Xi dug her nails deep into her palms to control herself from crying in front of Lin Qinhe.
That would be so embarrassing.
He bit the tip of his tongue and couldn't help but continue: "I also want you to help me stay in Class 1."
He just likes to push his luck.
But this time Lin Qinhe did not agree to him quickly.
Tao Xi was a little flustered. He couldn't help but look sideways at Lin Qinhe. His expression was cautious, but his words were sharp as soon as they came out: "You don't want me to continue in Class 1?"
This thorn became sharper and sharper. He suddenly thought of Yang Duole. He worked hard for a year to get into Class 1. He must have relied on Lin Qinhe's help, right?
But what qualifications does he have to be compared with Yang Duole? To Lin Qinhe, he was just a stranger whom he had known for a few days.
Tao Xi's chest ached. He was afraid that Lin Qinhe would say "yes" to him, so he forced a smile and said in a relaxed manner: "I won't take up too much of your time. I'll just ask you some questions. In return, how about I help you improve your narrative writing?"
But Lin Qinhe doesn’t need any help to improve his writing skills.
He was like a child holding a pile of stones picked up from the stream, trying hard to pick out the most beautiful one from the stones, hoping to exchange it for the treasure in someone else's hand.
Lin Qinhe looked at Tao Xi's red eyes, folded the corner of a paper slightly with his fingers and smoothed it out, saying in a flat tone: "Whether you can stay in Class 1 depends mainly on your own efforts. I can't guarantee it."
Tao Xi sensed a glimmer of hope and said anxiously, "I will seize every opportunity to work hard!"
You know, what he lacks the least is hard work, because he can't do anything else except hard work.
Lin Qinhe turned his head and glanced at the blackboard at the end of the classroom, and said in a low voice: "Really?"
There was a hint of distrust in his tone.
Tao Xi was stunned, and also looked at the blackboard behind him where he had painted cherry blossoms. He paused and said, "I won't spend time painting in the future. I helped Jiang Xinyun paint because she gave me a bottle of water after the basketball game."
In order to highlight that he was doing the right thing to do, he added seriously: "That bottle of water is 12 yuan, it's very expensive."
After saying this, he sensitively realized that although 12 yuan for a bottle of water was very expensive for him, it was nothing for most students in Class 1, especially Lin Qinhe.
Lin Qinhe didn't show any emotion in his eyes when he heard his words. He just said, "You like painting, so you can join the art club. Don't waste your time on other people's affairs."
Tao Xi was slightly startled, club.
He didn't realize why Lin Qinhe was so sure that he liked painting, he was just a little absent-minded when he heard the word "society".
Because he suddenly thought of the scene of Lin Qinhe and Yang Duole rehearsing and playing in the orchestra just now. The thought made his heart sour. He still couldn't learn to control his jealousy and couldn't help but ask: "Isn't joining the club a waste of time?"
Lin Qinhe was not angry at his argument and said, "You can make friends in the club, it's not a waste of time."
Tao Xi was silent.
He has no interest in meeting new people.
He only wanted to know Lin Qinhe in the whole world.
But he would listen to whatever Lin Qinhe said, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look."
After Tao Xi finished speaking, he suddenly realized that Lin Qinhe had not agreed to help him stay in Class 1. He was afraid that if he missed this opportunity today, he would never be able to speak again. Just as he was about to open his mouth, he heard Lin Qinhe's phone vibrating.
Lin Qinhe picked up the phone and checked it. After answering the call, he said, "I'm in the classroom. Lele should still be practicing the piano."
Tao Xi slowly closed her open mouth and heard Lin Qinhe continue, "Okay, I'll take Lele home later."
Lin Qinhe hung up the phone, stood up and said to Tao Xi: "I'll go back first."
Tao Xi tried hard to smile for a long time, looked up at Lin Qinhe and said, "Okay, see you tomorrow."
He didn't know that his smile was not pretty at all.
Lin Qinhe lowered his head to look into Tao Xi's eyes, and after a while he said, "Stay in the classroom for lunch tomorrow."
Tao Xi was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, she saw Lin Qinhe turned around and walked out of the classroom.
He continued to sit in the classroom where he was the only one there, staring at the test paper on the table in a daze.
Lin Qinhe's red markings were still on the paper. He stared at them intently, as if he just realized that everything that had just happened was real.
He suddenly covered his face and started laughing, but after laughing he became sad again, as if he was sick.
Every time he felt proud of getting a candy, he would find that others already had more candies than he could ever finish.
And the candies should have been his.
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