give up
Song Chengrui's voice was very soft, but it was like a huge rock hitting the calm lake, causing ripples.
Xu Zhiyi listened very carefully, but did not dare to look into his eyes.
Zhang Ningxia suddenly coughed: "Um... I suddenly need to go to the bathroom. You guys chat first, I'm leaving first."
After saying that, she winked at Song Chengrui and said, "Song Chengrui, I leave it to you. Please."
As the footsteps faded away, they were the only two left at the corner of the stairs.
Song Chengrui took a step forward, and Xu Zhiyi subconsciously stepped back.
As a result, she panicked and almost fell down again.
Song Chengrui quickly supported her arm, and his warm palm supported her wrist. Xu Zhiyi felt the warmth.
"Be careful." Song Chengrui let go of his hand and sighed. "You said you weren't hiding from me?"
Xu Zhiyi stood there without answering.
Xu Zhiyi bit her lower lip, her voice trembling slightly.
"you……"
"Hmm?" Song Chengrui leaned forward and listened to her carefully.
Xu Zhiyi took a deep breath before mustering up the courage to speak her mind. "You...you don't want me to get close to you..."
There was a hint of grievance, resentment, and hesitation in her tone.
Song Chengrui's eyes were clearly filled with confusion. "When did I say that?"
Xu Zhiyi explained, "That day... you said, 'It's wrong to impose your will on others,' so..."
Song Chengrui's expression changed from confusion to sudden enlightenment, and he actually laughed after hearing it.
"So you mean what I told you on the playground that day. You thought I was talking about you?"
Xu Zhiyi's cheeks flushed, but he was a little surprised, "You... aren't you talking about... me?"
"I was talking about Xie Lin, not you."
Song Chengrui leaned against the stairs next to Xu Zhiyi and tapped her head lightly with his fingers. "What are you thinking about all day? If it were you, I would wish..."
The sound suddenly stopped.
This intimate action made Xu Zhiyi's heart skip a beat. She didn't know what to say for a moment and could only stare at the other person with wide eyes.
Song Chengrui suddenly realized his offense, his ears suddenly turned red, and he pretended to be hot and fanned himself.
"that……"
"Let me help you back to the classroom."
Xu Zhiyi shook her head, a little embarrassed, "No, I'll go back by myself, otherwise the class will say those things that shouldn't be said."
"Don't worry about them, they're just idle. They have nothing to do all day. If you give them more homework later, they won't have time to talk nonsense."
Xu Zhiyi turned his head and saw the worry in the other person's eyes.
"I'm fine. Go to the classroom. I'll walk back by myself."
"Are you really okay?"
"fine."
Xu Zhiyi held the stairs and walked up the steps step by step.
"It's just a scrape, not a broken bone."
"Then I'll go with you."
Xu Zhiyi wanted to speak, but Song Chengrui interrupted her, "Don't be stubborn, I'll help you if you feel uncomfortable."
Seeing Song Chengrui's solemn expression, Xu Zhiyi suddenly felt short of breath and could only nod randomly.
When they were near the classroom door, Song Chengrui suddenly whispered in her ear, "From now on, if you have any ideas, just tell me directly, don't guess by yourself."
After he finished speaking, he strode forward and then turned back to smile at her.
Xu Zhiyi's whole body exploded in an instant. At this moment, it seemed that all the sounds were thrown behind her mind, and her eyes could only accommodate the figure of one person.
The last class in the afternoon is self-study.
Xu Zhiyi was sorting through the registration forms for the sports meet when Zhang Ningxia approached him mysteriously, "How's it going? Are you guys reconciled?"
"We didn't have a fight in the first place." Xu Zhiyi tried to defend himself quietly, but was defeated by his friend's mischievous gaze. "...it was just a little misunderstanding."
"I knew it!" Zhang Ningxia shook her head proudly, "You still want to hide it from me, tsk tsk..."
"Don't be so loud!" Xu Zhiyi covered her mouth anxiously, and several classmates next to her looked at her curiously.
Zhang Ningxia dodged nimbly, making a gesture of pursing her lips, but quickly wrote a line of words on her notebook and pushed it over: "He definitely likes you!"
Xu Zhiyi blushed and crumpled the note into a ball, but couldn't help but secretly glance at the figure in the front row.
Song Chengrui was working on his homework with his head down, the sunlight dancing on the ends of his hair, outlining a bright outline.
The school bell rang and the students left one after another.
When Xu Zhiyi was packing her schoolbag, she found Song Chengrui standing at the classroom door waiting for her.
"I'll take you home." He said it as a matter of course, "Your legs are not convenient."
Zhang Ningxia waved her hand wisely: "I'm leaving now! See you tomorrow!"
After saying that, he winked at Xu Zhiyi and smiled secretly.
The distance was not long, Xu Zhiyi walked very slowly, and Song Chengrui matched her pace, keeping a perfect distance between them.
Xu Zhiyi mustered up the courage to speak, "Thank you for helping me today."
"You're welcome." Song Chengrui interrupted her, "There's no need to be so polite between friends."
friend.
This word made Xu Zhiyi feel a little bitter.
She forced a smile: "Yeah."
"Otherwise...don't go to the running competition."
Song Chengrui's sudden words surprised Xu Zhiyi.
His eyes were filled with worry. "It will take a week or so for the wound to scab over. By then, it will affect the wound's healing process and may even leave scars."
"no."
"It's okay if you don't go."
"I want to go."
The two were arguing, and when they passed by a convenience store, Song Cheng called her.
"Wait, I'm going to buy something."
He ran in quickly and came out with two bottles of soda water: "Have some water."
Xu Zhiyi took it in surprise: "Why did you buy this brand?"
"I see you often drink this in gym class."
Song Chengrui said it lightly, but it made Xu Zhiyi's heart beat faster. He actually noticed such a detail.
They sat down on a bench under the shade of a tree.
Xu Zhiyi twisted the bottle hesitantly, she was thinking absentmindedly.
Song Chengrui took the bottle of water very naturally, loosened the screw gently and gave it back to her.
"What I mean is that if you wear a skirt in the future, the scar will have an impact."
"But the competition..."
"There will be competitions after this, but if you make the wrong choice you will regret it for the rest of your life." Song Chengrui said firmly.
Xu Zhiyi looked down at the soda water in his hand, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
The wind rustled the leaves, and the laughter of students could be heard in the distance, but at this moment it seemed as if there were only the two of them.
"Song Chengrui." She suddenly called his name.
"Um?"
"Why are you... so nice to me?"
The boy paused, and his ears turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He lowered his head and clenched the bottle, without responding.
"Are you..."
Xu Zhiyi asked with hesitation, her chest tightened, and she was afraid of hearing an answer she didn't want to hear.
"I... it's because you... helped Xie Lin last time. Besides, we are friends."
Song Chengrui finished speaking in one breath, not daring to look into Xu Zhiyi's eyes.
In the end, Xu Zhiyi just said "Oh" softly and lowered his head to drink soda water.
On the way home, neither of them spoke again and the atmosphere was awkward.
"I have arrived."
Standing at the intersection, Xu Zhiyi didn't even dare to take another step towards the entrance of the community.
"Oh..." Song Chengrui suddenly raised his head, looked at the surrounding environment, and then nodded.
"Well... you should have a good rest recently. I will go home."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
After they said their last words, they turned and walked in different directions.
Song Chengrui suddenly stopped and turned around, only to find that the figure at the intersection had already disappeared.
When Song Chengrui opened the door, the aroma of braised pork wafted from the kitchen.
His mother was just coming out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of soup. She smiled when she saw him. "Why are you back so late today? Did you stay after class?"
Song Chengrui lowered his head to change his shoes and explained: "My classmate fell and got hurt today, and I was late to take her home."
My father was sitting on the sofa watching TV. He looked up and asked, "Which classmate is this? Is the injury serious? How did it happen? Is it a girl?"
Song Chengrui felt his ears burning, and he responded vaguely, then ran into the bathroom.
At the dinner table, his mother put a piece of pork ribs into his bowl and asked, "Did that classmate get injured while running?"
"Yeah, I got a little skin scraped off." Song Chengrui lowered his head to eat rice, and the chopsticks made a tiny sound in the bowl.
"Ouch, that's going to hurt for days."
The mother said to Song Chengrui, "I remember you mentioned this girl before. She's very good at studying. This time it's for the class competition. You should pay more attention to your classmates and help them as much as possible when they need help."
"I understand." Song Chengrui responded casually while biting the pork ribs.
His father gave him a meaningful look and said, "The running plan you wrote a few days ago, could it be..."
"Dad!" Song Chengrui almost choked on his food and kicked his father lightly under the table.
The mother looked back and forth between the father and son in confusion, while the father just smiled and shook his head.
After dinner, Song Chengrui quickly slipped back to his room.
He took out a notebook from his schoolbag and opened it. It was filled with densely written records of Xu Zhiyi's training time.
There are training experiences after each time.
Under the desk lamp, he carefully wrote down his thoughts on today's training with a pen.
Then, he quietly took out a small wooden box from the drawer, which contained a carving knife and some materials. He just took out the sandpaper and was ready to start.
He heard footsteps outside the door and hurriedly stuffed the box into the drawer.
My mother came in with some fruit and glanced at the sandpaper on the table. "Are you doing handicrafts again?"
"Just... do it casually." He took the fruit plate, sawdust still on his fingertips.
His mother hesitated to speak, and finally just ruffled his hair: "Don't stay up too late, your health is the most important thing."
"I know. I'll pay attention. Mom, go to bed early."
"Yeah. Let's go."
After the door closed, he breathed a sigh of relief and took out a small velvet bag from the depths of the drawer.
The sound of TV came from the living room, and he tiptoed to lock the door.
There is a hollowed-out ginkgo leaf tucked into the sketchbook on the bottom shelf of the desk, and you can vaguely see the silhouette of a young girl writing with her head down.
He put away the sketchbook, picked up his phone again, switched accounts, and logged in.
"Are you asleep?"
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