Return to the Road of God

The June rainy season in Ningcheng was raging, and the light rain continued continuously.

However, even the weather like this can't dissipate the mood of the children who have just finished their college entrance examinations and come out to have fun. They gather in groups at the newest meeting place in Ningcheng - ktv.

The end of the college entrance examination means that the suffering is over, and it means that another journey of life is about to begin!No one wants to recall the purgatory-like high school life again!

The students changed their old and rustic school uniforms, and sat around in the box in twos and threes, talking about the most popular topics at the moment, laughing and full of vigor.

"Yang Kai, have you received your admission letter yet?"

The other side was hysterical with the microphone, and the conversation here had to be yelled at the top of his voice. Yang Kai leaned into the ear of the classmate and said loudly: "Not yet, too bad luck, the focus is out of gear, and I plan to make up for it! You Woolen cloth?"

"I'm in the second copy, and I haven't been assigned yet!"

Changing to a slow-paced song, the conversation between Yang Kai and his classmates attracted the attention of others, and everyone gradually got together and chatted about the future university.

I don't know who asked: "Does anyone of you still remember... the classmate named Ye Yufan who dropped out of our class in the first year of high school?"

Yang Kai was taken aback for a moment, and said, "I remember."

"Aren't you talking about that Ye Yufan who got into our high school first in the city? Can any of you talk about him? What happened to him?" The person who interrupted wasn't originally from Yang Kai's class. He didn't have much contact with Ye Yufan, but he had heard rumors of Ye Yufan's illness, so he was very curious.

"It was him, he studied for a few months, suddenly fell ill, and then dropped out."

"Isn't Yang Kai Ye Yufan's deskmate at that time? Do you know what kind of illness he has?"

"...I don't know either." To Ye Yufan, Yang Kai was always reluctant to mention it.But he didn't say it, but he had other things he was willing to say. When young people get together, they like to chat about this kind of gossip.

A girl who was the class committee member in the class said: "It's not an ordinary illness, what he has is mental illness!"

"Psycho? Are you kidding me?"

"Why are you lying to me? He had several times when he fell ill on the spot in class..."

"Ohmygod, this is the first time I know about real mental illness..." The man looked at Yang Kai and asked, "Will he bite?"

Yang Kai said with a dark face, speechless: "...I won't."

"It's a pity, if he is still alive, he might be the number one in the college entrance examination... Then where is he now?"

"It seems to have gone abroad..."

"Hey, those who can go abroad are rich people! If it were me, I think even if I have a terminal illness, my mother will force me to take the college entrance examination!"

A boy wearing glasses suddenly said: "I think it's normal for a person like him to have mental problems."

"What do you mean? What kind of man is he?"

"I went to the same school as him in junior high school, and I felt that studying with him for the exam was really a blow... Our IQ and learning ability are not at the same level as his! Let me tell you about my experience, just from the experimental junior high school. At the beginning, when I heard that the junior class of the University of Science and Technology of China was recruiting students, I wanted to take the Mathematical Olympiad and English tests. I wanted to give it a try. I did the Mathematical Olympiad questions at home every day for almost three months, made more than a dozen Mathematical Olympiad books, and went to the home of a famous teacher the next day At that time, I felt that there were no questions that I would not be able to do.”

"And then? Did Ye Yufan go too?"

"Yeah, I haven't seen how he studies, and his grades are still very good. Every time he takes the exam, he is the first in the school, so he was recommended by the school. He sat in front of me in the exam room... for an hour and a half, I watched him 40 It took a few minutes to complete the submission.”

"So powerful? What happened next?"

"Hehe, the exam is over, I didn't finish half of the paper, and I only got 31 points in the exam. If you didn't ask Ye Yufan now, I wouldn't want to mention this in my life, it's too shameful!"

"Then how much did Ye Yufan take?"

"... Full marks."

"..."

"Ah! Then why didn't he go to the junior class?"

"It seems that there is something at home. If you don't take the English test, you will be considered as abstained. But who knows about it, maybe he doesn't want to go to some juvenile class. He feels very cold... Anyway, when I think of him, I feel Pretty scary."

Everyone was silent for a while, and someone said: "I don't know where I heard a saying that there is only a thin line between a genius and a madman. Is that what it means?"

"...No," a gentle female voice suddenly sounded from the side, she looked at everyone and said, "He's not crazy..."

Everyone looked over and found that the person who spoke turned out to be Li Shihan, a temperamental beauty who hardly uttered a word in class!Coincidentally, Li Shihan was also assigned to Yang Kai's class when he was divided into arts and sciences.

The boy who just talked about the Olympiad competition said, "Yeah, Li Shihan is in the same class as Ye Yufan in junior high school, right?"

Li Shihan nodded: "Ye Yufan is not as arrogant as you imagined, he is very kind to people, very friendly, and willing to help others..."

Yang Kai said: "I can prove this, and he is indeed very smart... How can I say that when I sat at the same table with him back then, if I had any questions about my studies, I could ask him, which would be more effective than asking the teacher... I kind of miss that time.”

Everyone cast envious glances at Yang Kai, but Yang Kai looked regretful: "So it's a pity that he dropped out of school due to illness."

Someone asked: "Is anyone of you still in touch with him?"

Li Shihan hesitated for a while, and said: "Shortly after he dropped out of school, I met him once in Zhongxin Old Street and asked him if he was in good health. going back to school..."

"why?"

Li Shihan shook his head: "At that time, he was with some gangsters, and there seemed to be my former junior high school classmates among them."

One person said in amazement: "No way, after dropping out of school, you will join the society? The contrast is too great!"

The boy who participated in the Mathematical Olympiad asked: "Junior high school classmate? I remember that the most famous gangster in our junior high school was Jiang Bing. He was also a famous person at that time... Hey, have you heard that he is now a star!"

"—Ah!" A girl suddenly screamed, "Are you talking about that Jiang Bing who participated in the 'Rising Star' talent show? My God...I didn't expect him to be from Ningcheng!"

The students were quickly distracted: "What is the star of tomorrow??" The young people who couldn't resist the entertainment news quickly made up for the "pop" they missed this year.

Everyone chatted chirpingly, everyone's face was full of excitement, and many of them had heard about Jiang Bing when they were in middle school. Thinking of how many times the gangster who passed by the house has now become a crowd. The attention-grabbing male god, everyone feels that it is not real, and there are various emotions of envy and jealousy.

Yang Kai was not interested in this topic. He glanced at Li Shihan who was not far away. He didn't seem to be very involved, but instead looked sad, so he leaned over and asked, "So you and Ye Yufan were classmates in junior high school?"

"Hmm..." Li Shihan's reaction was half a beat slow, "Yes, what's wrong?"

Yang Kai pondered for a moment and asked, "How was his art performance when he was in junior high school?"

"Art?" Li Shihan was a little confused. Experimental junior high school did teach art classes, but in key schools where culture classes are above all else, art classes are almost useless, and grades and the like are not included in the total score. Why would Yang Kai ask this? question?

Yang Kai said again: "...Then can he draw?"

draw?Li Shihan shook his head, even more incomprehensible.

Yang Kai said to Li Shihan: "I met Ye Yufan once during last summer vacation."

Li Shihan opened his mouth wide: "Ah, really? How is he doing now?"

Yang Kai frowned: "He studied art abroad, which seems to be a very good school."

Li Shihan said strangely: "But I've never seen him draw before!"

Yang Kai thought about it, and said: "I remember, when he was sick in the first year of high school, he often lost his mind in class and scribbled on the notebook, like drawing ghost symbols..."

Li Shihan: "..."

Yang Kai: "Another time, he drew pictures on the test paper of the midterm exam... and was called by the teacher to ask for a call, but he himself was quite confused. It seems that I only knew about this matter, because I sat Next to him, I saw his test paper."

Li Shihan: "...how could this be?"

Yang Kai: "I can't figure it out either. He said that he wanted to find himself or something, and then he started skipping classes and school."

Li Shihan thought for a while and asked, "When you met him last year, did you talk to him?"

Yang Kai nodded: "After chatting for a few words, he looks pretty good... But, I feel that he has changed a lot."

Li Shihan: "What change? Appearance?"

Yang Kai pondered and said: "No, it feels like temperament. I feel that he has matured a lot...Anyway, when you talk to him, you don't feel like you are talking to a classmate, but like a...adult!"

Li Shihan: "..."

Yang Kai: "I still remember what he said back then."

Li Shihan: "What are you talking about?"

Yang Kai: "I asked him if he would feel uncomfortable studying art. He said that if he continued to go to high school, he might encounter changes. For example, after the college entrance examination, he went to a strange city to go to school... It's like the stars between the stars. A collision may deviate from the original track, run counter to it, or destroy it."

Li Shihan was silent for a long time, and said: "He is quite right."

Yang Kai: "..."

Li Shihan said with far-sighted eyes: "When I was one month away from the college entrance examination, I suddenly felt, what's the point of all this?"

Yang Kai said with embarrassment: "Hey, it's like this in the third year of high school, just don't think too much."

Li Shihan shook his head: "Although it was just a momentary thought, that thought is now like a seed, deeply buried in my heart. Now that my admission letter has come down, in two months, I will I have to go to a completely unfamiliar place and study a major that I am completely unfamiliar with... just because my parents think that this major will be good for employment in the future and the salary will be high."

Yang Kai was silent, it was not just Li Shihan, he was the same, in fact, dropping out was just a lie, he did not perform well in the college entrance examination, so his family planned to rely on his relationship to send him to a major university majoring in national defense. I feel that "the rest of my life" still has endless emptiness.

Li Shihan continued: "I'm actually very scared. I'm afraid that I will continue to go on like this, and then gradually become someone I don't want to be... But I don't have the courage to change, because, apart from going to college, I have nothing else to do. Do you think I can drop out of school like Ye Yufan? Or sing like Jiang Bing? For me now, their world is incredible... I have read books for so many years, but Unknowingly, I have embarked on a road that cannot be turned back, but the scary thing is that I am the only one who feels that there is no way to turn back.”

Yang Kai felt speechless...

Li Shihan sighed: "Maybe it can only be like what you said, try not to think too much."

……

Maybe it was the topic about Ye Yufan in ktv that narrowed the distance between Yang Kai and Li Shihan. After the reunion, Yang Kai offered to send her back, and Li Shihan agreed.

They chatted a lot, Yang Kai didn't expect that Li Shihan, who usually looks quiet and introverted, would be so thoughtful!In order to be able to spend more time together, Yang Kai deliberately took her to the Ningcheng TV station, which was also the busiest place in the city.

When they passed by there, the two of them were suddenly attracted by the large electronic screen hanging above and outside the high-rise building, which was broadcasting hot news broadcasted by the TV station to the public.

"...Recently, this young artist named safale has attracted the attention of art circles all over the world. Many national art organizations and museums have expressed their intention to acquire his future works, including many of the world's top art paintings. Tate Gallery, xxx, a famous art connoisseur in my country, said that safale has a painting style very similar to that of Xia Xiaochuan, a descendant of the Xia family who has been buzzing in the domestic art world some time ago. If his works are auctioned in China, they may reach tens of millions Yuan... It is reported that Safale is only young and comes from China. It is a pity that this talented artist has not disclosed his true face to the public..."

"Did you hear that?" Li Shihan said in surprise, "This person is so talented!"

"...What's wrong?" Yang Kai smiled, "You don't think he is Ye Yufan, do you?"

Li Shihan stared blankly at the big screen: "Do you know Ye Yufan's English name?"

Yang Kai: "I don't know...could it be safale?"

Li Shihan shook her head, her face became a little strange, she said in a daze, "His English name is Fale."

-

"Students..." On the first day of school, Li Shihan, who was selected as the representative of the English class, stood on the podium and said, "Misszhou asked every student to think of an English name before the next class. Don't forget..."

The most handsome boy in the class suddenly said to her: "Li Shihan, help me get one."

She remembered that his surname was Ye, so she suggested timidly, "How about calling him Leaf?"

"Yezi?" He thought for a while and said, "But I'm not the only one named Ye, why don't I change the position of the letter and call it Fale."

She was taken aback: "fale...is a homonym for 'fail', isn't it too good?"

He said confidently: "Anyway, I have never failed since I was a child, so it doesn't matter what I call it."

She only remembered that at that moment, she stared intently at his smiling face, her heart pounding.