An Accident in Broad Daylight

When school starts again, a corner has been set up on the back blackboard of the classroom, and time moves forward, not increasing but only decreasing.Yi Zhe, who was sitting in the last row, could see Zhao Weifan go to change the numbers there every morning during the interval of self-study, and the chalk dust that was wiped off flew in all directions and fell to the ground and the window sill, completing a silent approach.

This summer, the class seems to be getting more and more boring. No matter when Yi Zhe walks into the classroom, what he sees is always dark, and everyone is buried in the sea of ​​questions that can never be finished, as if doing one more question now , one more point will be added to a certain college entrance examination paper in the future.

The fan squeaked, and the sultry wind came in from the window. Yi Zhe stepped over the stacked bookcases, walked through the damp and sticky air, and walked back to his seat step by step.

But such an environment never made Yi Zhe feel irritated. He was doing every test paper seriously, listening to every instruction from the teacher, except for the occasional Friday evening self-study, he would still keep looking at his watch, interspersed with nothing. The content is in a daze.He was used to riding his bike back on Friday nights, and took a full circle around the yard—it would be best if he could find Xu Tangcheng's car, and if he couldn't find it, he would finally have walked the longest road of anticipation in a week. A heart fell.

Throughout the summer, there was not a single rain in City C, and the summer wind blew endless heat, always nestling above the city and lingering for a long time.Until this Saturday, starting from the evening self-study in the second quarter, it suddenly rained heavily.At first, there was a frightening thunder, which shocked the usually calm class into a commotion.The heavy rain was coming too hard, the temperature plummeted, and the rain even formed a mist that rose from the ground, attracting many people to watch around the windows.Yi Zhe used this evening self-study to simulate a timed comprehensive exam for himself, so he didn't pay much attention to the sudden heavy rain. He was suddenly trapped by the rain when he wanted to pick up his car from the carport after school. live.

The rain was so loud that it even drowned out some people who were on the phone to contact their parents.

"Hey."

Someone patted him from behind, Yi Zhe turned his head and saw Zhao Weifan who was looking at him from the side.

"Here's your umbrella."

Zhao Weifan handed him an umbrella, and he opened the strap of the other umbrella, shaking his hand, and the umbrella leaf fluffed up.

"How did you come back?" Yi Zhe glanced out. The street in front of the school was not well drained, and the road was covered with deep water. The deepest part even had lost his calves. Many students were carrying their shoes and rolled up their trouser legs. Wading across the river.

"My dad will pick me up," Zhao Weifan raised his head and stared at Yi Zhe, hesitating for a moment, before asking, "Should we take you back together?"

As expected, Yi Zhe turned his head and said "No".

Many people around him left one after another, Yi Zhe and Zhao Weifan were about to leave when they suddenly heard someone call Yi Zhe.Zhao Weifan turned around and saw that it was a girl from the next class.

"I forgot to bring my umbrella," the girl looked at Yi Zhe, with a very standard and charming smile, "My father is waiting for me at the door, can I use your umbrella to go over?"

Yi Zhe froze for a moment, then subconsciously began to frown.

Zhao Weifan was not familiar with this girl, but seeing her posture, she knew what was going on.It was rare for Yi Zhe to watch a show, so of course she left in no hurry, she took a step aside leisurely, fiddling with her umbrella while waiting for Yi Zhe's reply.

Unexpectedly, Yi Zhe immediately stretched his arms forward: "Here."

When the girl heard this, it was obvious that a trace of surprise flashed across her face. Although she quickly covered up the unnatural expression, Zhao Weifan, who had been taking the time to watch the show, noticed it.

"The umbrella is not mine," Yi Zhe glanced at the direction where Zhao Weifan was standing, and added to the girl, "Remember to return it to me."

Zhao Weifan almost laughed out loud.

After a pause for a few seconds, the girl still took the umbrella and said "thank you" to Yi Zhe with a decent smile.

The slim back disappeared into the rain, Zhao Weifan took two steps forward with his mouth hooked, and turned Yi Zhe with his arm: "You really don't understand style."

Yi Zhe didn't bother to respond to her teasing, and asked her, "Where is your father waiting for you? The water at the school gate is so deep, I don't think a car can get there."

"I don't know, but he didn't pick me up at the door before, and he was waiting at the intersection next to him."

"Call him." Yi Zhe saw that there were so many people at the door, and was afraid that Zhao Weifan would not be able to find anyone when he went out.But when he took out his phone, he found that the screen was black.

"Damn," he couldn't help cursing, "I just charged the battery yesterday."

And Xu Tangcheng happened to be at home that day, seeing the rain was falling hard, he contacted Xu Tangqi early.Xu Tangqi came out on the right side of the school gate, but was grabbed by Xu Tangcheng who had been waiting in that corner for a long time.

"Put away your umbrella, the water in front is too deep, I'll carry you there."

The school gate was too noisy, when Xu Tangcheng said this, he almost yelled in Xu Tangqi's ear.

"Need not."

"No," Xu Tangcheng pulled her under his umbrella, and raised his hand to help her close the umbrella, "This water can reach your knees, and it will be troublesome if you catch a cold."

Xu Tangqi had no choice but to follow Xu Tangcheng's wishes, took the umbrella from Xu Tangcheng's hand, and lay down on him.Xu Tangcheng sent Xu Tangqi to the car, and after confirming that the car was not cold and Xu Tangqi's body was not wet, he handed her the car keys: "You wait here, I'll wait for Yi Zhe."

In fact, Xu Tangcheng contacted Yi Zhe after calling Xu Tangqi, but Yi Zhe's cell phone was always turned off.He was afraid that before he arrived at the school gate, Yi Zhe would have come out at this time difference, and his pants were almost completely wet anyway, so he simply stopped trying to find a place where the water was shallow, and just held up the umbrella, Run forward in big strides.

Xu Tangcheng stood on tiptoe and stretched his neck to look into the school. Almost every student who came out was wearing an umbrella and a school uniform. At first glance, it was difficult to distinguish people.Looking at the constant flow of people, he was not sure how likely he was to successfully catch Yi Zhe in such a messy environment.

Fortunately, Yi Zhe is very tall, he thought, in this case, the target should be more obvious.

After waiting like this for a while, fewer and fewer students came out, and there was a greater distance between people, and they were no longer in a swarm like before, but Xu Tangcheng still didn't see Yi Zhe.

Look at the watch on your wrist, it's 10:20.

Maybe it's not out yet?

The rain did not stop, and it was followed by the wind.

Xu Tangcheng swayed left and right and looked in.Just wait a little longer.

There were too many parents waiting at the gate of the school to pick up their children. On the way to the carport, Yi Zhe glanced at the gate, and seeing the overwhelming crowd, he suddenly became upset.

Such unprepared rain is desolate and deserted, but it is also miraculous that it can attract such a burst of warmth and excitement.

Because of the heavy rain, many people gave up riding their bikes. Even though it was time to leave school, the bike shed was still full. Yi Zhe moved three bikes before he pushed his bike out.He didn't have an umbrella, and he was soaked, with water dripping down his broken hair from his forehead.He stepped on the bicycle, wiped the rainwater from the back of his neck, and then turned the front of the bicycle in one direction.

The school had a back door leading to the family area, and he didn't want to go through the crowd that was packed at the gate at this time.The handlebars swayed from side to side twice, and the feet that were originally on the ground were retracted. The car quickly accelerated, and went forward against the flow of people on the side of the road where there were no people.

The boy bowed and rode on the campus, the heavy rain poured down from the top of his head, covering his body, and there were constant splashes of water under his feet. It should have been a somewhat embarrassing scene, but Yi Zhe felt inexplicably refreshed.With such a heavy rain, no one will take care of cycling on campus. People on the road are busy going home, some are holding umbrellas, and some are facing the heavy rain like him. In their eyes, he is just a person who is in a hurry to go home people only.

He rode flying all the way, and arrived home with his body covered in water, and the steps he walked were all stained with black paint.The key he took out was also dripping with water, Yi Zhe shook it twice, and rubbed it on his wet sleeve again.Just as he was about to open the door, the door behind him opened first.

Seeing Yi Zhe like this, Zhou Hui was very surprised.After a short period of surprise, she took a small step forward, but then retreated hastily.While she was hesitating, Yi Zhe first said "Hello, Auntie".

"Hey," Zhou Hui nodded repeatedly, "Why..."

Zhou Hui uttered two words, but stopped as if she didn't know whether to say it or not.Yi Zhe looked at her and waited quietly.

"Why did you come back by yourself? Didn't Tang Cheng pick you up?"

For the word "you", Yi Zhe reacted for a while.

Zhou Hui had some doubts after seeing Yi Zhe, but seeing the blank expression on his face now further confirmed Yi Zhe's conjecture that he didn't know about it.

But—whether she didn't get in touch or not, Zhou Hui was not sure.The meanings of the two are so different that she becomes cautious when speaking.

"Then I'll call him..."

Before she finished speaking, Yi Zhe had already held on to the handrail and rushed downstairs two steps at a time.

Zhou Hui was astonished, and hurried out the door, chasing after her and shouting twice.Yi Zhe didn't seem to hear anything, the door of the corridor opened and closed again, and there was a sound, blocking the sound of the rain.

There was uncertainty in Zhou Hui's words just now, but Yi Zhe had never made a judgment so quickly like now - he must have called himself a lot, and if he charged his phone now, he would still be able to see His many messages.He will tell him to wait for him at the school gate after school, he will tell him that he will pick him up, and he will tell him at the end...

I can't get in touch with you, if you see it, please write me back.

Why did you run to the small door just now?

Yi Zhe drove back on his bicycle, his mind was filled with a series of questions like this.Why can't we go to places where there are many people?Why don't you want to be seen by others?Yi Zhe gritted his teeth, what the fuck is old Chichi crooked?

The bike was riding too slowly, and Yi Zhe felt that the road to the school suddenly became very long for no reason, and it seemed that it would take a long time to get there.The crazy ride attracted the sideways of passers-by, but he didn't notice it at all.In the end, he simply stood up, swayed the bike from side to side while his vision was blurred by the heavy rain, and passed the flow of people in the opposite direction at an extreme speed.

Finally approaching the gate of the school, his thighs were already sore, and the accumulated lactic acid began to scream, but it still couldn't resist his almost mechanical movements.

What is the cause of lactic acid production in the human body?He just did this question tonight.

Braking and stopping, Yi Zhe saw the person standing at the door at a glance.

In the heavy rain, he held up a black umbrella.

That was his refuge.

Yi Zhe rode across the road and stopped behind him. Xu Tangcheng didn't notice anything yet.Seeing his elongated neck and tiptoes when he looked into the school, he called him softly.

The sound of rain blocked the call, and the person in front of him did not hear it.But when Yi Zhe was about to take another step forward, he suddenly turned around again.

"You..." Xu Tangcheng was taken aback, and when he saw his drenched appearance, he stretched out a hand in a daze and grabbed his arm, "Where did you come from?"

An umbrella covers two people.

Yi Zhe's breathing has not completely calmed down, he opened his mouth, his voice trembling: "My phone is out of battery."