Chapter 6 Chapter 6 The Second Wish
No matter how System 05 persuaded him, Li Shanyue was unwilling to take the initiative to talk to Jinglin.
After the love letter incident, the squad leader treated him the same as before, as if nothing had happened. Li Shanyue also knew that Jinglin's gentleness and grace were only because he didn't care about him.
He can work hard to change himself, but he cannot change his inferiority complex in front of the class monitor.
System 05 urged him again, but Li Shanyue simply gave up and stood there with his head down, not moving. Seeing that Jinglin was about to leave, System 05 had to control his body.
It is now the second half of the second year of high school. Once the college entrance examination is over, if Jinglin still cannot fall in love with Li Shanyue, they will basically have no contact after graduation.
Jing Lin was carrying a bucket of water. Even in summer, he was wearing long sleeves and long pants. Suddenly, Jing Lin felt a heat source approaching. He heard Li Shanyue say, "It's so hot today."
Jinglin dodged to the side inconspicuously and hummed lightly. He was quite surprised because Li Shanyue didn't seem like the type of person who would have the courage to talk to him actively.
"Let me help you carry it."
Unexpectedly, Li Shanyue would come one step closer. Before Jinglin could dodge, Li Shanyue had already approached him. At that moment, the heat source approached Jinglin's body. He could almost feel Li Shanyue's skin against his arm. Even though there was a long sleeve between them, Jinglin still immediately felt a strong discomfort.
"Need not."
"We can switch, I just want to help you..."
"I said no." Jing Lin repeated with a smile, but System 05 could clearly feel his impatience hidden beneath the smile.
It watched Jinglin leave the office first. Li Shanyue said, "Will this really change his opinion of me? It seems to have made him feel even worse."
A bad impression is better than no impression at all. System 05 returned control of Li Shanyue's body and said, "He is very resistant to physical contact with others."
Li Shanyue was so nervous that he didn't pay much attention to such details: [Is it mysophobia?]
[No.] System 05 said nothing more.
The two were in the same class, so there were plenty of opportunities for them to actually interact. Every time they tried to strike up a conversation, Li Shanyue pushed System 05 away, huddled inside and pretended to be dead.
But whether it was sports or studying, he was quite enthusiastic and even seemed to enjoy it. This was mainly because after he had a character card, he could see his experience points for the corresponding subject increase every time he finished a test, and the progress bar continued to move forward.
[This can't go on like this.] System 05 felt something was wrong.
Li Shanyue just wanted to escape: "We each do our own job, how great is that? Nothing is impossible. Give me another time and space card, I want to do ten sets of papers!"
Li Shanyue was so proactive because the final exams were approaching. It was the last exam of her second year of high school, and Li Shanyue hoped to get a good score.
For this reason, Li Shanyue came home later every day. When he opened the door one day, he saw the lights in the living room were on and his father, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, was sitting on the sofa. He was slightly startled.
"Why do you come home so late every day? Are you doing something bad outside? Stop causing trouble for me."
Li Shanyue felt a chill in his heart and turned back to his room.
"Stop, what's your attitude? Come here, I have something to tell you." His father knocked on the table and stared at him, "I'm going to marry your Aunt Zhao."
Li Shanyue's face turned slightly pale, and an indescribable feeling of nausea blocked his chest, almost making him want to vomit.
My father said seriously, "Aunt Zhao and her daughter will be moving in with us in two months. Don't embarrass me."
A breath of air was stuck in Li Shanyue's throat. He tried his best to make himself look normal. At this point, he didn't want to reveal his childlike fragility and helplessness in front of his father anymore.
"……I see."
His father was surprised by his unusual calmness and looked at his son suspiciously. He always felt that Li Shanyue looked a little stranger than before.
Li Shanyue buried his head and went into the house, sitting at the desk. His nose felt sore and his eyes were painful and hot. He opened his eyes wide, trying not to cry.
It doesn't matter, he had thought about today's scene a long time ago, it just came faster than he imagined.
He was still young when his parents divorced. He only knew that neither of them wanted him as a burden, and the court eventually awarded him to his father. He never saw his mother again. Li Shanyue sometimes wondered if his parents divorced because he was such a jerk.
It doesn't matter, someone will love him, as long as he becomes better...
Li Shanyue roughly flipped open the textbook and stared at the exercises. He read them several times but couldn't understand them. His eyes burned as the blurry handwriting swirled before his eyes. His chest felt like it was on fire, burning his internal organs, yet he felt cold.
One hand pressed on the textbook, covering the dense handwriting. System 05 lowered his eyes and said to him, "Go and have a rest."
Li Shanyue froze and didn't move.
System 05 sighed softly and reached out to wipe away the tears on his face. The warm tears spread on its fingertips. Li Shanyue opened his eyes slightly and looked at it in surprise.
"Go and have some rest. You'll be fine tomorrow."
A strange warmth surged in his heart. Li Shanyue was silent for a moment and said, "They don't want me anymore."
"But I chose you." System 05 said: "I will always be by your side until—"
Until your wish comes true.
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Although Li Shanyue's thoughts were turbulent due to his father's situation, it didn't affect his performance on the exam. After the final exam, the results were released, and Li Shanyue ranked 16th, a huge improvement, so much so that the homeroom teacher called him into the office and gave him some encouragement.
"You've been doing well lately. You'll be your third year soon, so there's still time to make some changes. You're actually quite smart. Keep up the good work and you'll have no problem getting into the top five." In this high school, the top five students in the class are basically guaranteed to get into the best universities. The homeroom teacher coughed, glanced out the door, and lowered his voice: "You should have figured out what happened earlier, right?"
He was talking about the love letter to the class monitor. As the class teacher, he certainly hoped that Li Shanyue would focus on her studies and, most importantly, not affect Jinglin.
Jinglin has always been the top student in the grade, so the head teacher naturally pays more attention to him.
Li Shanyue pursed her lips, put her hands behind her back, and kept stirring her fingers.
[Just say whatever you want to say.] System 05's hand gently pressed on his shoulder. Through the glass, he saw the silver-haired boy's encouraging eyes: [Just say what's in your heart.]
Li Shanyue mustered up her courage and said, "Teacher, when I was in a bad state before, only the class monitor was willing to talk to me. It was because I regarded him as a goal that I was motivated to change myself."
Li Shanyue didn't want to lie, even if it was just to fool the head teacher.
"I hope to be admitted to the same university as the class monitor. I will continue to work hard, so it will definitely not affect my studies."
The head teacher shook his head and sighed, "At your age, it's easy to mistake other feelings for love, but love isn't like that. Li Shanyue, do you really like him?"
Li Shanyue was slightly stunned. He opened his mouth, not knowing how to respond. Then there was a knock on the office door. The head teacher called out, "Come in!" He subconsciously turned around to look.
Jinglin pushed open the door and walked in.
"This is summer homework." The head teacher pointed to the pile of papers on the table and said, "You will hand it out later."
Jinglin hummed and went to pick up the thick stack of papers. Li Shanyue's heart was beating nervously. Did Jinglin hear what he had just said? He glanced over nervously, but Jinglin's face was expressionless, showing no sign of anything unusual.
He really doesn't show his emotions. They are both high school students, but the gap between them is reflected in every aspect. They live in different worlds.
If he had not been admitted to this high school, he would probably never have come into contact with someone like Jinglin.
"You go back first." The head teacher waved to Li Shanyue. Li Shanyue looked at Jinglin again and dragged his feet out of the office.
But he didn't leave, instead he stood at the office door.
Li Shanyue felt uneasy: [Did he hear it?]
He has been standing outside.
That's why System 05 asked him to say it... But what's the use? It only makes Jing Lin think he is delusional and ridiculous. If he knew Jing Lin was there, he would never say those words.
[You can't set me up like this... I don't like it.]
Li Shanyue felt so ashamed that she wanted to leave immediately, but Jinglin came out at this time. He was holding the papers, which piled up like a small mountain and covered the lower half of his face, making it even more difficult to discern his expression.
Li Shanyue watched him leave stiffly. System 05 didn't let him talk to her this time, but simply asked: "Aren't you going to chase after him?"
[What's the point in chasing him? Hasn't he already rejected you many times?] During this time, the system used Li Shanyue's body to show its affection, but the result was probably just to change the impression from "the fat guy with average grades" to "the fat guy with average grades and who is annoying."
Jinglin's attitude towards him didn't change at all. One had to say that he was really tolerant and generous.
Li Shanyue looked at Jinglin's back. It was just a back, but he looked particularly clear, upright and eye-catching.
The rabbit doll in his bag shook, and the silver-haired boy sat on the railing and looked at him sideways.
"Host, you can't keep running away." System 05 said, his golden pupils reflecting his presence. "If you want him to fall in love with the real you, you must let him know your true heart."
At that moment, many thoughts flashed through Li Shanyue's mind, and finally the question from the head teacher passed through his mind like thunder.
Do you really like him?
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