Chapter 13
Walking to the playground, we found Teacher Wang who was being teased by other teachers. When Teacher Wang saw Ling Peng, he was really happy and pulled him to take a photo.
"Come on, Jinglu, take a picture for us!" Teacher Wang handed the camera to Zhao Jinglu.
Zhao Jinglu took the camera and carefully adjusted the angle: "Teacher Wang, look here and smile! Senior Ling Peng, come a little closer to the teacher!"
In the photo, Teacher Wang is smiling like a flower. Ling Peng cooperates by bending down, hugging the teacher's shoulders, and smiling brightly. The sunshine seems to be melted in her smile. It is the smile that she once loved the most.
"Great photos!" Teacher Wang took the camera and looked at it, very satisfied. "Ling Peng, please leave your contact information for Jinglu and ask her to send the photos to you later."
"Okay." Ling Peng took out his cell phone naturally. "Do you have a cell phone? What's your number? I'll call you."
"Shh!"
Zhao Jinglu glanced slyly at Teacher Wang, then whispered a number quickly and quietly. Ling Peng understood instantly, dialed successfully, and hung up. He looked up and smiled at her, his eyes bright. "Thank you, young teacher! I'll contact you later."
All of this, from Zhao Jinglu and Ling Peng walking out of the teaching building chatting and laughing, to the two of them taking photos and exchanging contact information tacitly, was clearly seen by Shen Siyu who was sitting in the shade of a tree not far away, and Xu Linjie who had just finished working on the sound system and was about to hand Zhao Jinglu a bottle of water.
Shen Siyu's face darkened slightly as she watched Ling Peng flash that carefree, even admiring, smile to the female student. It was a smile she rarely saw when they were together. A sense of displeasure, as if her territory had been violated, welled up in her.
She stood up, adjusted her skirt, put a decent and generous smile on her face again, and walked over gracefully in high heels.
"Ling Peng," she said softly. She walked over to Ling Peng naturally, took his arm, and leaned slightly towards him. Her eyes fell on Zhao Jinglu, with scrutiny and a hint of subtle provocation. "What are you talking about so happily? Who is this...?"
Ling Peng then remembered Chen Siyu's existence and introduced her, "Oh, this is Zhao Jinglu, my high school classmate." He then said to Zhao Jinglu, "This is my girlfriend, Chen Siyu."
"Hello, senior sister." Zhao Jinglu nodded politely and greeted her, her eyes calmly sweeping over Shen Siyu holding Ling Peng's hand and the clear wariness in the other's eyes.
"Hello." Shen Siyu responded with a smile. Her eyes lingered on Zhao Jinglu's face for a second before she looked up at Ling Peng and said, "Have you finished talking to the teacher? Should we leave now?"
"Almost done." Ling Peng nodded and said to Teacher Wang and Zhao Jinglu, "Teacher, take care. We'll be leaving first. Zhao Jinglu, contact me later."
Leaving the campus and walking home, Chen Siyu casually asked, "That girl just now was quite pretty. Who is your junior schoolmate? Do you know her well?"
Ling Peng was just thinking about the unexpected joy of their reunion, and answered casually: "She taught our class street dance when we were in high school. She was still a junior high school student at that time..."
"Oh? You can dance too?" Chen Siyu interrupted him calmly. She was obviously not interested in this topic or the girl's past. She also felt that she was ridiculous for competing with a child. "By the way, where are we going to eat tonight? I want to eat Japanese food..."
Ling Peng was stunned for a moment, swallowing back the vivid memories of the "little teacher" and nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
As the lights came on, Ling Peng still vaguely remembered the long-lost, stress-free and relaxed feeling he had just had on campus, as well as Zhao Jinglu's calm and lively eyes and dimples.
Elsewhere, Xu Linjie silently put away his water bottle and watched Zhao Jinglu say goodbye to her teacher and walk alone towards the teaching building. His eyes were filled with a complex expression. He saw the genuine, bright, yet slightly shy smile on her face as she faced the tall, handsome senior. It was something he hadn't seen in a long time. A heavy feeling settled in his chest.
Zhao Jinglu clutched the phone with Ling Peng's contact information, a secret joy flowing from the depths of her heart. The distant sun seemed to shine clearly into her reality once again, with a warmth and light even more scorching than in her memory. Only this time, there was another dazzling light beside him. And behind her, another gaze, fixed on her, also grew heavy.
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