Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Getting beaten.
It was almost nine o'clock after dinner, and Tao Dacheng took Tao Sijie home, leaving the mess on the table for Chen Lu to clean up alone.
Ji Maili sat in the yard, looking up at the starry sky, "Actually, it's pretty good here."
Shen Lu rolled up his sleeves and came out of the house, "Do you like this?"
Ji Maili raised his head and said, "I like it because you are here."
Chen Lu looked at Ji Maili, who was sitting on a small stool with her head tilted up. She was still the same as when she was little, with her legs curled up, a small heap that looked particularly attractive. "Mai Mai."
Ji Maili tilted his head, "What?"
Shen Lu smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll be fine soon. I'll take you home later."
Ji Maili's eyes flashed, and he stood up. "No, I'll go back by myself."
Shen Lu glanced at him and said, "It's late, I'll take you there."
Ji Maili refused to let him send her off, "It's okay, I'll take a taxi."
Ji Maili has been afraid of the dark, insects, dirt, and ghosts since he was a child. In the past, when he went to Shen Lu's house to play, he would always clamor for Shen Lu to send him off. Now, including the last time, this is the second time he has refused to let him send him off.
Ji Maili picked up his schoolbag and left, "I'm leaving now, take your time packing."
Ji Maili ran out of the alley only to find that it was pitch black all around and he couldn't even see the road. He quickly turned on the flashlight on his mobile phone, looked around, but didn't know which way to go.
"right."
Ji Maili turned around and looked at Chen Lu who was walking over: "Didn't I tell you not to send me off?"
Shen Lu took the schoolbag from his hand, turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone and handed it to him, "I'll take you to the intersection. This road has no lights and you are not familiar with it. I'm afraid you won't be able to get out by tomorrow morning."
Ji Maili held a cell phone in one hand, illuminating the surroundings. "I feel like you're insulting me."
Shen Lu smiled and said, "Really? I haven't called you a coward yet."
Ji Maili: "...Shut up."
The alley was really dark, and Ji Maili was so focused on lighting up his surroundings that he didn't have time to speak for a moment.
Shen Lu asked him, "You moved, didn't you?"
Ji Maili was afraid that he would ask this question. He clenched his phone and said, "Hmm," "My home is very small now."
Shen Lu put one hand in his pocket and walked side by side with him in the narrow alley: "It's bigger than my house, right?"
Ji Maili glanced at him and said, "That's a bit bigger."
Shen Lu said: "So, you don't dislike me, do you think I will dislike you?"
Ji Maili suddenly stopped and raised both phones to take pictures of Chen Lu's face.
Shen Lu closed his eyes and hissed, "You'll support me if I'm blind?"
Ji Maili wanted to see if he was joking or serious, so he pointed his phone at the ground again and said, "I can't afford it anymore."
Shen Lu said: "Why can't I afford it? I don't eat much."
As they approached the intersection, they could faintly see the light of the street lamp. Ji Maili walked slower and slower: "Chen Lu, am I still your best friend?"
Chen Lu could sense that their relationship hadn't completely returned to the past since they reconciled. Ji Maili was afraid of something: "What do you think?"
Ji Maili was not very sure: "I don't know. My sister said that I may not be your best friend anymore. You have new friends. I am not your only friend anymore. I don't know if I am still important to you."
"Sister Huan is teasing you." Chen Lu said, "No matter how many friends I have, you are the most special and important one. No one can replace you."
The light in the alley was too dim, and by the time Shen Lu saw the reflection on his face, it was already too late. Ji Maili sobbed and said, "You are also my best friend."
"Ouch." Shen Lu was convinced, "How can you change your crying habit?"
Ji Maili pulled Shen Lu's sleeve to wipe his face, "It can't be changed."
Shen Lu laughed at him, "Crybaby, don't take the opportunity to use my clothes to wipe your nose, be careful or I will take them off and wash them for you."
"No." Ji Maili sniffed, raised his head and said, "I have something to give you. I forgot to take it today. I'll give it to you tomorrow."
Shen Lu: "What is it?"
Ji Maili: "Birthday present."
Shen Lu said: "You may have remembered it wrongly, my birthday is over."
Ji Maili wiped his face twice and pretended that he had not cried. "I know! It was my birthday present two years ago."
The year before last was the second year since they had quarreled.
Shen Lu didn't say anything, and Ji Maili felt a little embarrassed when he looked at her.
It's a bit silly to prepare a birthday present for someone you don't know if you'll ever see again.
Ji Maili returned Shen Lu’s phone to him and said, “Don’t forget it.”
"Yes." Shen Lu took the opportunity to interject, "How about I take you home and pick up the gift?"
Ji Maili insisted that he not send her off, "No, you should go back now, I can walk by myself."
Ji Maili grabbed his schoolbag and ran towards the street light, but when he came out he found that there was no taxi in this poor place.
Today is Saturday, and it happens to be the end of the evening study session for senior high school students. When it comes to being unlucky, no one can be more unlucky than him. There are so many people in the senior high school, but he just happened to meet Zhou Bingcheng and the others.
Ji Maili cursed in his heart.
"Ji Maili, didn't President Shen come to protect you today?" Zhou Bingcheng asked sarcastically.
Hearing Shen Lu's name from his mouth, Ji Maili was a little furious, "What do you want to do?"
Zhou Bingcheng said, "You teamed up with Chen Lu to trick me, and you still ask me what I want to do? You have such a good relationship with Chen Lu, who are you pretending to be an enemy in school? Call him out now and let's solve this matter, otherwise no one will be happy."
Ji Maili also wanted to deal with this matter quickly, otherwise he would be worried all day about them causing trouble for Chen Lu, and he wouldn't even feel at ease skipping classes. "I'll apologize on his behalf, please don't cause trouble for him."
Zhou Bingcheng laughed. "Apologize for him? Do you want to take a beating for him?"
Although Ji Maili is not very good at fighting, he is never the kind of person who would just stand there and get beaten. If you want to hit him, you have to accept his counterattack.
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Shen Lu waited for Ji Maili's call until after ten o'clock. When he was about to call, Ji Maili sent a WeChat message. It was not a voice message, but a typed message.
-Mai Mai: I’m here.
-Chen Lu: You walked home, didn't you? You're here just now?
-Mai Mai: I arrived a long time ago, I forgot to tell you.
-Chen Lu: Dog memory?
-Mai Mai: Get lost, you’re the dog! By the way, my sister is taking me out to play tomorrow, so I won’t come to look for you. I’ll bring you the gift another day.
Liang Lin had already fallen asleep. Ji Maili tiptoed into the bathroom, took off his dirty T-shirt and stuffed it into the trash can. He twisted his body and looked at his back in the mirror, which was covered in blood.
"Fuck!" It hurts so much.
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