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The Spring Festival time passed quickly. Except for the time when she had to visit relatives, Xu Zhiyi locked herself in her room to do her homework.
Zhang Xuan was also very obedient. He would stay in the living room, write on his own, and not disturb her.
Xu Zhiyi quietly pressed the button on his phone, opened the text message, and sent a message: Happy New Year!
The other party replied quickly: Happy New Year.
Xu Zhiyi looked at the text message secretly, smiling foolishly to herself.
But at some point, Zhang Xuan stood beside her and said, "Sister, can you help me with this question?"
Xu Zhiyi was startled and quickly covered her phone. When she saw it was him, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"You scared me to death."
Xu Zhiyi took the homework book, glanced at the question, took out a pen and found a piece of scratch paper to write out the formula. "For this question, first look at the conditions it gives, and then, from here..."
After finishing the question, Zhang Xuan did not leave. Instead, he stood beside the table and asked her, "Sister, who are you chatting with? Why are you so happy?"
During this period, Zhang Xuan gradually integrated into the place and gradually felt less restrained.
"A good friend of my sister."
"Is it a boy?"
"right."
"Sister likes him?"
Xu Zhiyi frowned and looked at him, then suddenly laughed, "How come you are so smart? You still know what love means?"
"I know!" Zhang Xuan tilted his head and thought for a moment. "I know. Just like how I like Teacher Xu, Teacher Xu patiently teaches me how to draw, takes me to play football, and listens to my happy and sad stories. That's love, right?"
Xu Zhiyi gently tapped his forehead. "You know quite a lot, but my good friend is different. He's good at studying, playing basketball, and he knows a lot. He can also sing. In short, he's very, very good. I admire him a little bit."
Zhang Xuan thought about it and became curious, "So is it good for him to study with a sister?"
Xu Zhiyi shook his head.
"Is his handwriting as beautiful as my sister's?"
"Well, all I can say is, they have different styles."
"Does he sing as well as his sister?"
"No... on par?"
After saying this, Xu Zhiyi even laughed, as if they had never compared such things before.
Zhang Xuan waved her hand, looking disapproving, "Then he doesn't seem that great. Sister, you seem to be more powerful."
"Alright, alright, go do your homework."
"Tsk, you can't even say it, sister, you are still on his side."
Zhang Xuan looked a little cute when he was complaining, and Xu Zhiyi smiled secretly while supporting her chin.
The room became quiet again. Xu Zhiyi picked up his phone and looked at the text message, hesitating whether to call.
After hesitating for a while, she looked at the time. Another twenty minutes had passed. What a waste.
Thinking that they would meet when school starts, Xu Zhiyi focused on his exercises again and didn't delay any further.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, we welcome the God of Wealth, and the atmosphere at home is more lively than in the previous few days.
Xu Zhiyi was called to the kitchen to help, and Zhang Xuan also followed to peel garlic. The two of them bickered back and forth, which made Xie Mushuang laugh.
Suddenly, Zhang Xuan stretched his neck out and frowned, "Sister, your phone seems to be ringing."
"Really?" Xu Zhiyi hurriedly put down the work in her hands and ran to the bedroom. Soon, she seemed a little disappointed.
Seeing that she wasn't so happy, Xie Mushuang asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so unhappy about receiving a phone call?"
"It's a scam call, what's there to be happy about?"
She sat down and said nothing.
Zhang Xuan blinked and said, "Sister is waiting for a call from a good friend."
The room suddenly became quiet. Xu Zhiyi glared at Zhang Xuan, signaling him to stop talking nonsense.
Xie Mushuang just smiled and didn't ask any further questions.
After dinner, Zhang Xuan ran to Xu Zhiyi's room again, "Sister, he hasn't called you yet?"
Xu Zhiyi explained again and again, "I don't really want him to call me."
Zhang Xuan sat on the stool next to him, looking particularly puzzled. "But, why do I feel like you're really looking forward to his call, sister?"
He leaned in closer and whispered, "Otherwise, sister, just call him. I see you've been thinking about him all day."
Xu Zhiyi pinched his face and said, "You talk too much. What are you thinking about every day?"
Zhang Xuan said with a smile, "Sister, if you don't dare, I'll help you fight. I dare!"
Xu Zhiyi was at a loss for words and actually took out his cell phone and opened the address book.
"Okay, if you find out which one is him, I'll let you beat him."
Zhang Xuan had a confident expression on his face, "Really?"
"Yeah, keep your word."
As a result, Zhang Xuan pointed to the phone number marked with R without saying a word, which made Xu Zhiyi almost jump up from his seat.
"How did you know?"
Zhang Xuan pressed the dial button without thinking. Not long after the phone rang, the other party answered the call and a clear male voice came from the other party.
Xu Zhiyi picked up the phone as if he had received an electric shock, trembling, took a deep breath, and then said: "Hello~"
It was not convenient at home, so Xu Zhiyi did not talk too much with the other party. They just talked about the study materials and their recent mood. Before they knew it, they had been chatting for nearly an hour.
After hanging up the phone reluctantly, Xu Zhiyi kept smiling. She looked at the calendar and saw that there were only five days left before she could see Song Chengrui again. She was quite happy.
Maybe others are looking forward to the holidays, but now she is more looking forward to the start of school.
After finishing his own business, Xu Zhiyi went to Zhang Xuan's room with some fruit and asked, "Tell me, how do you know which phone number is his?"
Zhang Xuan sighed and said helplessly, "Hey, I have good eyesight. I saw the text message you sent that day."
"Oh, no wonder. I won't show it to you next time."
"mean."
"Just stingy."
Xu Zhiyi walked out with a swagger, "Here's the fruit as a reward for you. You're welcome, please accept it."
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On the first day of school, the class was busier than a morning market. Xu Zhiyi sat in his seat, staring at the window seat on the other side. Song Chengrui had not arrived yet.
Xu Zhiyi pretended to organize his books, but his eyes were always on the movement at the door.
"How was your winter vacation?" My deskmate suddenly came over.
Xu Zhiyi smiled and replied, "It's okay, just visiting relatives and doing homework."
Not long after, there was a commotion at the back door of the classroom.
Sure enough, Song Chengrui was standing at the door, next to
Surrounded by people.
He seemed to have grown a little taller, and his hair had been cut, making him look particularly neat and tidy. He was talking to other people with a smile, but his eyes fell on Xu Zhiyi and he smiled at her.
"Hey, where did Brother Rui go to have fun during the New Year?"
"Nothing, I just went back to my hometown." Song Chengrui's words reached Xu Zhiyi's ears clearly.
I originally thought that after school started, everyone would have more opportunities to chat together and talk about everything, including those things that we didn’t have time to say out loud.
But the tasks for the next semester will be even more arduous. The school even stipulates the get out of class time. Students are not allowed to wander around in the corridor for nothing. The evening reading time is also used to play English listening and memorize test questions.
And her contact with Song Chengrui became less and less.
Xu Zhiyi failed the first monthly exam after school started.
On the day the report card came out, Xu Zhiyi didn't eat for the whole day and sat alone by the flower bed crying.
This result was unexpected for her, and she didn't know how to explain it to Xu Wangping.
After crying all day, Xu Zhiyi felt listless, but she didn't dare let anyone notice, so she had to force herself to look no different from usual.
After dinner, on her way back from the supermarket after buying pens, she saw Song Chengrui. He was playing ball with his friends and didn't seem to be affected by his grades at all.
She failed the exam and felt like the sky was falling, but Song Chengrui was still able to do what he wanted to do, as if the monthly exam that made her collapse had never happened.
The brief warmth between them through text messages and phone calls during the New Year seemed so dreamy at this moment.
An indescribable feeling of isolation and grievance instantly began to spread in her heart.
She quickly lowered her head, intending to avoid this road and quietly take another route that would not be noticed.
"Zhi Yi?"
A clear voice sounded from behind her, with a slight breath after exercise, which made her back stiffen.
She didn't look back and quickened her pace.
Song Chengrui trotted around to her with a smile still on his face.
"I'm calling you, didn't you hear me? Why, you don't recognize me anymore after the exam?"
His tone was relaxed, even with a hint of his usual, perhaps harmless, teasing.
Xu Zhiyi suddenly raised his head, looking straight at him with red eyes, but his voice was a little suppressed: "Yeah, I can't compare to you, and you still have the mood to play here!"
The smile on Song Chengrui's face froze, as if he had just noticed her abnormal condition and red and swollen eyes.
He was stunned for a moment, and his tone became more restrained, but still with some of the usual way boys deal with problems.
"...Just because of the monthly exam? It's just one exam, what's the big deal? I can just do it again next time."
He tried to act relaxed and wanted her not to care so much, but these light words were like oil poured on Xu Zhiyi's burning heart.
"Is it really that serious?" She repeated, her voice trembling with disbelief and sarcasm. "Song Chengrui, do you think everyone is the same as you? Just because you think it's simple and indifferent doesn't mean it's the same for others! You don't understand anything at all!"
The anxiety and self-denial that had been pent up in her for the entire day found an outlet at this moment, and she directed them all at him.
She felt a sharp sting, as if they were in two completely different worlds.
His excellence and ease at this moment clearly reflected her failure and heaviness.
Song Chengrui was a little confused by her sudden and intense reaction, and then he frowned.
He came over to say hello with good intentions, but was inexplicably criticized.
Suddenly, his tone hardened: "What's wrong with me? Didn't I come here to ask about you because I saw something was wrong with you? Why are you so angry at me? Is it my fault that you didn't do well on the test?"
"That's right! It's not your problem! It's my problem! I'm stupid, I'm dumb! Okay?"
Xu Zhiyi spoke without thinking, tears finally rolling down her cheeks again, "Just keep playing your ball, Gong's business has nothing to do with you!"
After saying that, she wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, turned around and ran away, leaving Song Chengrui standing there alone with an ugly look on his face.
"That's not what I meant!"
Song Chengrui wanted to say something, but Xu Zhiyi had already run away.
He had no idea how things turned out like this and just felt that Xu Zhiyi was making a big deal out of nothing.
After this incident, he lost the mood to play. He picked up the ball on the ground and slapped it twice in annoyance.
But after this quarrel, Xu Zhiyi really ignored him. Except for eating and doing homework, she didn't say a word to him. Even the notes he wrote fell into the sea.
She seemed to want to bury herself in a pile of books, completely blocking out all distractions. Even when Zhang Ningxia wanted to talk to her about something else, she ruthlessly drove her away.
Seeing this, Song Chengrui also had his own little temper. He turned around and dragged his friends to play ball all day, and no longer hung around Xu Zhiyi.
The classmates seemed to have sensed the change in the relationship between the two and were discussing it privately.
There were even rumors that the two of them broke up.
However, as the learning difficulty increased and the workload became heavier, everyone's minds were not as free as before, and gradually they all focused their energy on studying.
The turning point came that day. After the math test scores came out, Song Chengrui took the test paper and walked to Xu Zhiyi's seat.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and Xu Zhiyi was concentrating on doing the questions.
Feeling someone's strong gaze, Xu Zhiyi raised his head, and when he saw it was him, his eyes instantly lowered again without saying a word.
The people around seemed to be paying attention to the scene, but they didn't dare to look too blatantly.
"Xu Zhiyi." Song Chengrui's voice was a little dry. He pointed at the test paper and said, "Can you tell me how to solve this problem?"
His tone was different from his usual teasing, instead carrying a serious yet awkward politeness.
Xu Zhiyi was stunned for a moment, did not answer, and just casually handed his test paper to him.
Song Chengrui seemed a little disappointed. He took the test paper, said thank you, and left quietly.
This brief exchange allowed the tense atmosphere between the two to ease a little.
They were still silent to each other, but seemed less tense.
A few days later, Xu Zhiyi found a sticky note in his drawer.
The handwriting on it is Song Chengrui's, and it is neater than ever before.
"I spoke without thinking that day. I'm sorry. I didn't consider your feelings at the time."
No specific details were mentioned, but Xu Zhiyi already understood.
Xu Zhiyi held the sticky note and stared blankly for a long time, then she put it in her textbook.
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