1921

Rain turns cloudy on Friday, December [-]

On the last day of this year, I was shivering with cold.

In the evening is the New Year's Day party held by the school. After class in the morning, there are free activities in the afternoon.Although it was a free activity, a group of people were waiting in the classroom for the make-up artist to prepare for the evening performance.The costumes for the show were rented college-style clothes. The girls wore white plaid skirts, and the boys wore white and black trousers. They were so thin that they could barely feel worn in this cold winter.Fortunately, there is no show yet, so I don't feel too cold in my down jacket.

The make-up was performed on male and female students at the same time, and I sat in my seat and waited for my turn.After putting on my makeup, I went to the toilet and looked at myself in the mirror of the toilet, only to realize that my face was as red as a monkey's butt. I thought it was almost time before I went back to the classroom.

I thought there was nothing wrong with it, but the make-up teacher saw me for some reason and said that my makeup was so light that it couldn't be seen under the light, and then called me over to apply it again.I wanted to say no, but I didn't have the guts.

Forget it, I consoled myself in my heart, everyone is like this anyway.Hu Lu was chatting with others with a red face, and he didn't seem embarrassed at all.Ye Aichen was the same, sitting on the seat and reading a book, as if he didn't care what his face looked like at all.They were all so calm, and I didn't worry about it anymore.

The evening party is held in the playground, and each class of the three grades has a separate viewing area.We moved the stools in the classroom to the lawn of the playground and sat down in our own area, watching the program while waiting for our class to enter the field.In the middle of the performance of the last show, the head teacher called us to wait beside the podium.While waiting for the host to announce the curtain call, everyone took off their coats, tidied up their appearance, and waited to go on stage.

As soon as I took off my clothes, I felt the cold wind coming in from my limbs, and I couldn't help shivering.Looking at the darkness below, I couldn't help feeling nervous, and almost forgot the lyrics.I really wanted to squat down, but I was about to play, so I couldn’t do that, so I had to tell myself repeatedly that girls are not afraid of the cold even with short skirts, how can I be colder than them when I wear long trousers?

But, it's really cold.

Ye Ai, who was standing next to me, whispered to me, "It's so cold."

I agreed with "Yeah", just about to speak, but found that my teeth were shaking up and down uncontrollably, and I could clearly hear the sound of them colliding with each other.I couldn't speak, so I had no choice but to say nothing, I just hoped to get on stage as soon as possible, and I also hoped that I wouldn't be able to perform normally when singing.

Suddenly, I felt my right hand being held by something warm.Looking to the side in a little surprise, Ye Aichen said to me with her blush all over her face: "It's a little warmer this way."

"Ah."

It was much better than before, and my trembling hands subconsciously calmed down a little.

When it was our turn to play, Ye Aichen let go of my hand.Standing on the stage, he glanced at the students watching from the audience, his heart tightened, and he immediately shifted his gaze to the conductor in front of him.Although I have never understood the meaning of the conductor's movements, I still know that some movements are reminding my voice to start singing. After all, half a month of practice is not in vain.

After I left the stage, I was no longer as cold as I was at the beginning. After putting on my clothes, I was worried about whether I was out of tune when I sang, and whether my voice would be too loud and abrupt.My throat was a little dry, and I swallowed hard to get better.

I followed the class teacher back to the viewing area and sat down on the bench, and I calmed down a little.After our show, there are five more shows, and we're going to sit here and watch them all the while.

Having said that, some people still sneaked away from the team in the dark.

From time to time, Ye Aichen and I whispered, Hu Lu ran over from nowhere, pulled my sleeve and asked me to go with him.I was afraid of being discovered by the teacher, so I didn't want to go, but he didn't care, and comforted me that I wouldn't be seen, so many students left without seeing the teacher.

Ye Aichen heard what he said and asked him where he wanted to take me.

"The head teacher is watching from the front." Ye Aichen said.

Hu Lu seemed to be glaring at Ye Aichen, pretending not to hear what he said, but still persuading me to leave with him.After seeing so many things he said, I was a little embarrassed to refuse.Just about to agree, Ye Aichen said, "I'll go with you."

To be honest, I breathed a sigh of relief when Ye Aichen said that he would go with us. I don’t know why, maybe it’s because he is the person I know best. With him, I feel a lot more at ease, even fearing the teacher. Also less.

Hu Lu agreed with a little reluctance, and the three of us moved our benches and stooped quietly and slipped away from behind the crowd.At that time, I was very grateful that the party was held on the playground, because the lighting in the playground was really not very good. Except for the place where the performance was brightly lit, most of the rest of the place could only be illuminated by the street lights on the edge of the playground. dim.

We went back to the classroom and put down the bench, then Ye Aichen asked Hu Lu where he was going.Hu Lu just said "outside" and didn't say anything more, and led us to the side door in a detour.It was a door the size of a person, rarely used, locked most of the time, and I still don't know what it was designed for.On the contrary, there are many trees and few people here. If you are a little careful, even if someone passes by, you will not know that there are people here.

Hu Lu rubbed his hands a few times, seeing his eagerness to try, I thought he was planning to jump over the wall and get out.Looking at the broken glass at the top of the wall, I don't know how he wants to turn over, and I'm a little worried.As a result, he reached into the pocket of his coat and fumbled for a long time, and finally found a small key. With the light of his mobile phone on, he poked it, and the lock opened.

I was a little surprised where he got the key, Ye Aichen asked directly: "Where did you get the key?"

Hu Lu snorted, skipped the topic by saying "Shanren has his own tricks", and urged us to get out from there in a low voice.

I was a little apprehensive, but I followed him and left the school through the side door.

There is a lot of traffic outside, and there is a lot of excitement.I didn't know where Hu Lu wanted to take us, so I had no choice but to walk slowly behind him.Ye Aichen walked beside me and asked, "Hu Lu, where are we going?"

Hu Lu turned his head, smacked his lips, exhaled a cloud of white air, shrugged his shoulders, and nodded his head forward: "Naturally it's a good place." Then he continued: "Hurry up, if you miss it in a while, it will be gone."

Seeing that he refused to say where the destination was, Ye Aichen and I could only shut up and speed up our pace.

After waiting for the place, I realized that this is the New City Development Zone. It is said that this area will soon be covered by high-rise buildings and become the new economic center of Nancheng.The place Hu Lu chose was a not-so-wide bridge, with a small river flowing slowly below it, and the surroundings were dark, with only a few stars in the distance.

"What are we doing here?" I couldn't help asking.

Hu Lu didn't answer my question, but turned on his phone to check the time, and then said, "You'll know soon."

After speaking, there was a sound of piercing in the distance, and then something exploded in the sky, and colorful flowers bloomed.

It's fireworks.

As if some kind of mechanism was opened, one after another fireworks bloomed in the sky, and the dark sky glowed with bright light, I was dumbfounded.

It wasn't until the fireworks were over that the air seemed to be filled with the smell of gunpowder leftovers, and I came back to my senses and asked Hu Lu, "How do you know there will be fireworks here?"

Hu Lu triumphantly pretended to be profound and smiled: "I won't tell you, Shanren has his own tricks. Doesn't it look good?"

It was the same rhetoric from before.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, I didn't ask any more. I just replied sincerely: "It looks good."

Ye Aichen on the side said that we should go back to school.

"The party is almost over."

The three of us returned to the school along the way we came. When we approached the teaching building, we just met the army returning to the classroom after the party.We mixed in and followed the flow of people back to the classroom.

The head teacher summed up a few words on the podium, praised our performance, and said a few things to pay attention to during the holiday.He thought he could just disband and go home, but he added another sentence: "Some people sneaked out of the arrangement tonight. They thought it was a holiday, so they didn't pursue it. We can't do this again next time."

My worried heart was raised and put down in an instant, and I felt that I was almost out of breath.Fortunately, the teacher didn't pursue it. When I first heard him talk about it, I was still thinking about what to do, and my heart was in a mess.

The day students can of course not come to school when they get home tonight, but the boarding students can only start their holidays tomorrow morning.Ye Aichen and I were walking on the way home, thinking about the fireworks we had just seen, we were still a little excited, and felt that Hu Lu was a bit supernatural.

"Just search the latest events in this city on your mobile phone." Ye Aichen said.

When he said that, I also think it makes sense.But you need to have that kind of mind to search. Like me, I never thought about this kind of thing at all, and I didn't notice where I could get the news. Looking at it from another perspective, Hu Lu's attention is quite wide.

rainy monday [-]rd january

The light rain kept falling, and I stayed at home and didn't want to go out.

Today is the last day of the New Year's Day holiday, and I have to go to school for evening self-study in the evening.I haven't finished my homework yet, and I'm writing hard to finish the math newspaper.

By the time I finished all my homework, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon.I tidied up, made something for dinner hastily, and then left the house a little earlier than the usual time for evening self-study on weekends.

Carrying my schoolbag and holding an umbrella, I walked slowly along the road leading to the school, and went in to check out the shops I liked, and then came out.

Today is Ye Aichen's birthday, I'm thinking about what birthday present to prepare for him.

It was not easy to buy something I wanted, and when I arrived at the school, it was almost the time I usually arrive at school.

As soon as I sat down on the seat and put the things into the belly of the table, I was poked on the back by Hu Lu at the back table, "Quickly, borrow the chemistry and geography homework, oh, and English."

"..." I slowly took out my homework, and Hu Lu took it over. I still couldn't help but say, "For yourself, you should do it yourself."

"I know, I know, Labor Committee." Hu Lu didn't even lift his head, watching Jobe's quick movements of his right hand, "It doesn't matter once in a while."

Knowing that he won't listen to me, I have no right to say anything about him, so I just turned around and sat on my seat thinking about when to give Ye Aichen the gift.

Because there were a lot of books on the table, I couldn’t fit any extra things, so I had to hang the gift on the edge of the table leg. Unexpectedly, Hu Lu saw it when he gave me homework, and asked what it was.

"Is it delicious? I want to eat it." He stood up and stretched out his hand to grab the gift bag.

How could it be delicious.

"No." I blocked him, seeing his reluctance, I had no choice but to tell its original identity: "It's a gift."

"Gift?" Hu Lu seemed more interested than before, "Give it to me? Then I'm so embarrassed. What is it? Give it to me now."

"No." I didn't expect him to think so, I quickly shook my head, "It's a birthday present for Ye Aichen, not for you."

Hu Lu raised his eyebrows, "Ye Aichen? That guy?" Then he looked sad, "I treat you so well, but you don't even give me presents, it's a pity that I treated you to a big meal on your birthday What! It hurts my heart too much!"

"Uh..." I admitted that I hadn't thought about this question, so I could only hesitate and say, "Then when is your birthday...how long will I give it to you?"

Hu Lu glanced at me, blinked his eyes, and said regretfully, "It's already over."

"Oh...then I... next year, no, I will definitely give it to you this year." I asked Hu Lu's birthday again.

Hu Lu didn't say anything, but instead said: "Without any sincerity, shouldn't you try your best to find out about this kind of thing, and I, the client, should tell you."

Hearing him say that, I suddenly felt that his expression was a bit cheap.

Ah, not belittling him, I just feel that the way he talks about me like that makes me a little weak.

I could only sigh in my heart, thinking that it would be fine if he didn't talk, the big deal would be to ask other classmates who played better with him, they should know.

I didn't give the gift to Ye Aichen until after school. During the period, I was a little embarrassed to give it to him because I forgot to do the questions during the end of get out of class time or there were too many people around him.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Aichen and I were both one year older, thinking about it, it was really fast.

I don't know if he will like this year's gift.

Sunny Friday, January [-]

The three-day final exam is finally over.

Because the dormitory needs to be changed, a building that was originally a dormitory for boys will be exchanged for girls. In order to reduce the workload of the next semester, and because it happens that the students will go home at the end of the semester, the school asked the students to move to the dormitory within these two days. Give it a change, let the class teacher organize the students to carry out the dormitory exchange work.

I think this is the only time that boys can enter the girls' dormitory and girls can also enter the boys' dormitory.

Most of the boarding students in the class dragged their good friends to help move things. Ye Aichen was helplessly called by a few girls to move things, and they euphemistically said: "It's time for boys to play their role." So I packed up my stationery and prepared a He went home, but Hu Lu dragged him over to help him move the dormitory without saying a word.

This is the first time I entered the dormitory of the boarding students. I thought I would see a messy male dormitory like some TV dramas, but when I opened the door and walked in, I found that it was unexpectedly clean.Thinking about it, I seem to be able to understand it. After all, I once heard the boarding students say that the dormitory management will check the dormitory hygiene every day, and those who perform poorly will be deducted points.

There were people coming and going in the dormitory, and Hu Lu's roommates also came to help, and everyone sorted out their things, trying not to miss anything.

I didn't know what to do. After all, I couldn't help Hu Lu clean up, so I had to stand by and ask Hu Lu what I wanted to do.Hu Lu thought for a while, and asked me to sit on the chair for a while, and then help him move it after he packed it up.

The narrow dormitory is even more crowded due to the large increase in the number of people. Seeing everyone else moving, I feel a little embarrassed sitting alone and doing nothing.I asked Hu Lu again if there was anything I could do to help, and Hu Lu simply opened the drawer and stuffed a bag of potato chips inside into my hand, "You eat and wait for me."

……

This is not much better than before, on the contrary, I feel even more embarrassed.

Looking at Hu Lu's carelessness, he didn't expect to pack his things meticulously and quickly.I didn't have to wait long before he packed his things.Looking at a large suitcase, several cardboard boxes, and bundled quilts and pillows in front of me, I asked Hu Lu which dormitory to help.

"No, just help me move to the car outside."

"Huh? Aren't you going to move to a new dormitory?"

"I'm not here anymore, why move there?"

"Eh?"

At this time, I suddenly remembered the news that Hu Lu was going abroad that was circulating in the class before, so... is that really true?

Digesting the news that Hu Lu was really going abroad, I silently followed Hu Lu and helped him move his things to the car parked outside the dormitory building.It wasn't until Hu Lu closed the trunk after moving the things, said a few words to the driver that the car drove off, and I asked a little puzzled, "Aren't you going back together?" With so many things, Hu Lu is so relieved?

"My brother will help me take the things home." Hu Lu said indifferently.

"Your brother?!" I was surprised.

"That's right." Hu Lu said very normally, "Don't talk about this, just walk around with me. After all, I'm leaving here, and I'm still a little bit reluctant. Ah, wait a minute, I'll go and return the key to the housekeeper. "

"Oh." I nodded blankly, but I was thinking in my heart, why did he ask me to help him move things when his brother was there?

Said it was a circle, but Hu Lu actually dragged me around the school.After walking such a long distance, I was a little tired, and the weather was good, so I was sweating a little.I opened my coat and felt a little better.On the other hand, Hu Lu looked energetic, he didn't look tired at all, and he didn't see a trace of sweat on his forehead. I couldn't help but doubt my physical fitness.

The last stop is the classroom.Because of the time spent elsewhere, there is no one in the classroom now.Although I was a little puzzled as to why the door was not closed, I didn't really care about that kind of thing, maybe there were still people there.

Hu Lu first sat in his seat for a while, then ran to the balcony to play with a few potted plants on it, and then stood on the blackboard and scribbled with chalks of various colors.I watched his childish behavior and just reminded him to wipe the blackboard clean later.

Hu Lu looked back at me and said, "Labour committee, you really manage a lot."

The sunset in winter is more gentle than that in summer. I sat on the seat and felt the warmth, lazily watching Hu Lu write and draw, and I felt a little sleepy.

After tossing and tossing enough, Hu Lu was finally willing to put down the chalk.The blackboard was a mess, mixed with English and Chinese characters, line shapes, and I don't know how he thought of it.

Hu Lu clapped his hands, walked to the seat in front of me and sat down, looking at me with a smile.

"Are you leaving?" I asked, yawning, getting ready to get up.

He didn't speak, didn't make any movement, just looked at me quietly.

"What's wrong?" I touched my face, wondering if there was something.

He shook his head.

After a while, he stretched out his hand, stroked my hair, and said with a smile, "Wu Zi, you are so kind."

I touched the place on my head where he rubbed it, and I was a little embarrassed, so I had to say thank you in a low voice.

For some reason, I always felt that Hu Lu's eyes were shining and his cheeks were a little red when he said that sentence.Only later did I realize that it was probably because we were all sitting in the sun.

In the end, I urged Hu Lu to erase the graffiti on the blackboard.He wanted to pretend he didn't see it, but I stood behind him and called him, then looked at him, and finally he couldn't take it anymore, raised his hand, and said helplessly: "Okay, I'll wipe it, really, it's so strict in the end. With so many things going on, you're really not afraid of me hitting you."

Of course I am not afraid, anyway, I have never seen him really beat anyone.

I thought we would say goodbye at the school gate, but Hu Lu accompanied me to the downstairs of my house.

"It suddenly occurred to me that you still owe me a birthday present. I'm going abroad soon, so it seems I won't be able to get it." Hu Lu said suddenly.

Speaking of which, I've already forgotten about it.I also asked other classmates before, only to know that Hu Lu's birthday is more than half a year away.At that time, he didn't think that he was going to go abroad, and he marked on the calendar what he planned to give him when the time came. As a result, in the blink of an eye, he was going to leave here and go to a strange country.

"Then..." I don't know what to do, it's impossible to get him a gift now.

"Forget it, it's not practical to ask you to buy me a gift now." Hu Lu sighed, waved his hand, and said regretfully, "I want a small favor."

Welfare?

"what……"

Before I could finish my sentence, I was interrupted by Hu Lu's sudden movement, and the rest disappeared in my throat.

Spent a lot of time at school and by the time I got to my house it was already dark, some places were illuminated by orange lights, but most places were still hidden in darkness.The voice-activated light that was on because of the voice went dark after the on-time, and I only had time to see Hu Lu who was taller than me standing in front of me bent down, and then the stairs turned into darkness.I felt something soft touch my cheek, with a slight warmth, as soon as it touched Li, I heard Hu Lu say: "Okay, I'm leaving, goodbye."

The voice-activated light was startled by Hu Lu's voice, and Hu Lu didn't wait for me to say goodbye before waving away with his back to me.

I froze downstairs for a long time before I touched my face and murmured, "Goodbye."

My mind is a bit messy, there is a kind of speculation circling in my mind, but a voice tells me that it is impossible.

how can that be possible?

It's not possible...

Yes, impossible!

Absolutely impossible, I must be mistaken.

Hulu he...

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Well, the number of words in this chapter exploded if I was not careful...