Chapter 8

Tao Luanxi hadn't come to school for a few days. Qiu Yi had a lot to say but had no one to talk to. His expression became worse day by day, and he gave off an aura of "no strangers allowed".

During the self-study class, the sound of text messages from mobile phones suddenly rang out in the quiet classroom. Wei Yuan looked up at the person in front of him and realized that the sound came from Qiu Yi's pocket.

Qiu Yi had a gloomy face, not caring at all that they were in the classroom. He picked up his mobile phone, glanced at the content on it, then stood up and walked straight out of the classroom.

Shen Tan was still preparing lessons in the office when suddenly his vision went dark. When he looked up, he saw Qiu Yi standing in front of his desk with a stern look on his face.

"Don't you know to knock on the door before entering the teacher's office?" Shen Tan narrowed his eyes: "What's wrong with your nose?"

Qiu Yi pressed his nose awkwardly: "I was distracted while playing ball and got hit."

Shen Tan sneered: "Qiu Yi, I have known you for more than ten years, and this is the first time I see you look so miserable, except for the time when you wore open-crotch pants."

"Cousin, can you please not mention this?" Qiu Yi called out helplessly, "I want to see the student status report in your hand."

"What?"

"I have something to ask, don't ask." Qiu Yi stretched out his hand: "I need it urgently."

Shen Tan smiled slightly: "You ask me for it and I have to give it to you? Qiu Yi, don't take yourself too seriously."

"How can you give it to me?"

"The reason is, you have to agree to one condition of mine."

Tao Luanxi has been completely shutting herself off since she returned home that night. She doesn't go to school and doesn't answer the phone. Gu Xiaoxiao couldn't get through to her on the phone, so she just asked Tao's mother about the situation. She learned that Tao Luanxi was planning to transfer schools. Gu Xiaoxiao panicked. If she couldn't explain it clearly, she would be committing a serious crime.

After being restless for the whole day, Gu Xiaoxiao finally waited until the school was over and prepared to go to Tao Luanxi's house in person to take a look. However, after she had gone downstairs from the teaching building and taken two steps, she saw a person standing at the school gate from a distance.

The man's face couldn't be seen clearly because he was wearing a hat, but his height was enough to make a group of junior high school students envious, and the familiar shoulder bag on his body was enough for Gu Xiaoxiao to recognize his identity.

Qiu Yi!

Gu Xiaoxiao stomped her feet and felt a chill on her back. She was more reluctant to face this person than Tao Luanxi.

Gu Xiaoxiao looked around, trying to find a place to hide, but when Qiu Yi raised his eyes, he saw her in the crowd.

"Gu Xiaoxiao!"

The boy's voice was not loud, but it had an indescribable intimidation that frightened Gu Xiaoxiao so much that her whole body froze and she couldn't move her legs.

Qiu Yi walked slowly in front of Gu Xiaoxiao and stared down at her: "Is it you?"

Gu Xiaoxiao pursed her lips, her facial features all twisted together, the same expression she had made countless times before when she made a mistake and begged for mercy in front of Tao Luanxi, pitiful: "Brother, I know I was wrong, please let me go, okay?"

At this moment, Tao Luanxi was curled up in the quilt, playing with his mobile phone out of boredom. He hadn't been to school for three or four days. Without the annoying clamor and certain disgusting faces, Tao Luanxi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xixi, you've been stuck in your room for the entire afternoon. Do you want to come out and eat something?" Mother Tao knocked on the door outside.

Tao Luanxi looked up at the various half-eaten snacks on the bedside table and shouted outside, "I'm not hungry!"

"Xixi, do you want to take Silly Girl out for a walk?"

"No." He was too embarrassed to go out.

Mother Tao sighed and said, "Then you should take a rest. If you have any problems, you must tell me, okay?"

Tao Luanxi curled up in the quilt, listening to the footsteps outside gradually fading away, and finally sighed. He also wanted to go out, but when he thought of the hot post that had been hanging for more than a week and that annoying face, Tao Luanxi didn't feel like going out at all.

Tao Luanxi lifted the pillow, took out the little pig doll with the words "Evil Mind Qiu Yi" written on it, and pinched its pig face hard to vent his anger.

"Xixi, can you please come out for a while? Your classmates are here to see you."

Tao Luanxi was stunned. Who would come back to see him at this time?

Tao Luanxi threw down the doll, walked to the door in her pajamas, and asked Tao's mother through the door: "Is it a boy or a girl?"

"Boy."

The first person Tao Luanxi thought of was Wei Yuan, because he was the only one in Class A who was closest to him.

Mother Tao smiled and said, "That boy is really good-looking, polite and sweet-spoken. Xixi, you have a good classmate. You should get along well with him."

Tao Luanxi frowned slightly. Wei Yuan was very nearsighted and usually didn't like to talk much. He seemed quite shy if you didn't know him well. How could he get along so well with his mother?

"Come out right away." Tao Luanxi originally wanted to change her clothes, but she remembered that the reason she asked for leave was because she was sick. If she dressed neatly, she would look exposed. So she fixed her hair in front of the mirror, coughed a few times to get a feel for herself, and then opened the door and went out.

Before going downstairs, Tao Luanxi heard her mother's enthusiastic greeting.

"Little classmate, please eat some fruit! This is the first time Xixi has a classmate visit him at home. Don't be shy!"

The man's voice was clear and pleasant: "Thank you, Auntie!"

Tao Luanxi paused, this voice was not Wei Yuan's at all.

Mother Tao saw one of Tao Luanxi's feet sticking out from the stairs, and hurriedly said to Qiu Yi, "Xixi is coming down."

Qiu Yi looked in the direction that Mother Tao pointed. Two floors above the stairs, a pair of sheepskin slippers were hesitantly stepping on the stairs. After a long while, they reluctantly walked down.

Tao Luanxi frowned and slowly walked down the stairs, staring at Qiu Yi warily: "Why are you here?"

Mother Tao frowned and said, "Xixi, you can't be rude to your classmates."

"It's okay, Auntie," Qiu Yi smiled gently, "There may be some misunderstanding between Tao Luanxi and me. I came here today to talk about this matter and to apologize to classmate Tao."

This was said in a humble way, and Tao's mother felt embarrassed after hearing it. She hurriedly said, "It's not that serious between classmates to apologize or not. Our Xixi is not a petty person, right, Xixi?"

Tao Luanxi frowned and didn't respond. If his mother hadn't been there, he might have kicked Qiu Yi out directly.

"You're so stingy!" Mother Tao laughed and said, "Okay, I'll take Silly Girl out for a walk. I'll leave the house to you."

Mother Tao stood up, took off her apron, walked over to Tao Luanxi and patted him on the shoulder: "Talk to your classmates nicely, okay?"

Tao Luanxi's mouth flattened, his face full of grievance. Mother Tao touched her son's soft hair and said, "Be good!"

Although Tao Luanxi was reluctant, she still nodded obediently.

Mother Tao took Silly Girl out of the house with satisfaction, leaving only Tao Luanxi and Qiu Yi at home.

Qiu Yi didn't say anything the whole time. He just sat quietly on the sofa and watched Tao Luanxi in her pajamas communicating with her mother in a coquettish manner. His heart softened.

"Come and sit down!" Qiu Yi patted the sofa beside him and said, "Aren't you tired of standing all the time?"

Tao Luanxi pretended not to hear it, turned his head away and leaned against the wall: "That's what I said!"

Since the other person was unwilling to move, Qiu Yi could only stand up and walk to Tao Luanxi's side. He wanted to get straight to the point, but seeing Tao Luanxi in her loose home clothes, looking up at him warily, Qiu Yi felt that it would be a waste not to talk about something else in such a good atmosphere.

"Where's your pink hairpin?"

Tao Luanxi was startled, then said angrily: "It's none of your business!"

"Will it be lost?" Qiu Yi said with a bit of regret: "It's quite cute."

Tao Luanxi was immediately furious, her almond-shaped eyes narrowed: "Is that what you came here to talk about?"

"No, it's just that this is the only topic that will make you talk to me more."

Tao Luanxi gasped in anger. Just as he was about to start cursing, Qiu Yi interrupted him: "The post was posted by your cousin, the one named Gu Xiaoxiao."

Tao Luanxi was startled: "How did you know?"

"You know that too?" Qiu Yi was slightly surprised, then nodded: "Okay, it's good that you know that. That girl is very brave. She used to like to write some fan fiction in various forums for her own amusement. I didn't expect that one day her YY would come to us. The child is ignorant, so don't make it difficult for her."

Is Qiu Yi still speaking for Gu Xiaoxiao?

Tao Luanxi stared into the other person's eyes, convinced that these words came from Qiu Yi's heart.

"Have you met Gu Xiaoxiao?"

Qiu Yi nodded: "I asked her to write a self-criticism, and then I asked someone to post it anonymously on our school forum. I also asked the administrator to remove the previous hot post."

"oh."

"Oh?" Qiu Yi smiled. He wanted to tease him to say thank you, but then he thought that if he said that, the other party would probably get angry again. After all, Qiu Yi himself could not escape the involvement of this matter. So he did not say anything, but just looked at Tao Luanxi's face quietly.

Tao Luanxi was frightened by his gaze, frowning and leaning against the wall: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Qiu Yi whispered, "Come to class tomorrow?" His voice was gentle and coaxing.

Tao Luanxi tilted his head, fiddling with the hem of his pajamas with his fingers, still hesitating. Even if the post was removed now, most of the teachers and students in No. 1 Middle School already knew about it. He, Tao Luanxi, was still very embarrassed that he and Qiu Yi had been tied together to write a YY article.

Qiu Yi saw the other party's hesitation and immediately added: "I guarantee that after you return to school, no one will dare to mention this matter again."

"kindness--"

"If anyone dares to stand up for you again, I'll beat him up! Or I'll beat him up. You tell me how I want to beat him up! Okay?"

Tao Luanxi was actually very happy in his heart, but Qiu Yi was staring at his face. Tao Luanxi didn't want to show it too obviously, so he raised a finger and made some rules with Qiu Yi.

"You can't get too close to me in school! At least not for the time being. Don't talk to me or look at me."

Qiu Yi frowned slightly: "It's a bit difficult, I... will try my best! But what about after this period of time?"

Tao Luanxi didn't care about all this. Whether they would sit at the same table after the next monthly exam was another matter. He didn't have time to pay attention to Qiu Yi's little thoughts!

Tao Luanxi's wishful thinking was going smoothly, but Qiu Yi sighed and said, "What a pity?"

"What?"

"I haven't finished writing that post yet. I'm a little curious whether those two ended up together."

Tao Luanxi froze, then looked up and glared at Qiu Yi, whose eyes were full of smiles.

Qiu Yi's eyes were full of doting: "I guess so, what about you?"

"I guess your sister!"

The author has something to say: Comrade Gu Xiaoxiao had just finished writing a 5,000-word self-criticism under pressure from someone, and was about to go to bed exhausted when he received a call from a boy named Qiu.

Gu Xiaoxiao: Oh, oh, oh, brother, I have already written the self-review and sent it to you, what else do you want?

Qiu: Let me ask you a question. Are you still writing that article?

Gu: ???

Qiu: Keep writing. Send it to my email when you’re done. Don’t tell your brother.

Gu:!!!