Ji Guang

On the first day of high school, Song Lingran and Xiang Qi shouted, Xiang Huai got up at 05:30, packed up and went out, and finished breakfast at the breakfast shop downstairs at [-]:[-].

The road was already bustling with many students going to school in school uniforms. As soon as Xiang Huai turned around the road in their community, he saw Zheng Zaoqiao sitting on a bench by the roadside with his schoolbag in his arms, waiting for him.

"Huai'er." Zheng Zaoqiao saw him standing up abruptly.

Xiang Huai hummed and asked him, "Why are you here?"

"It's early," Zheng Zaoqiao said, "I'll come and wait for you to go to school with me."

He said it simply, and Xiang Huai didn't ask any more questions, and the two walked towards the school side by side in silence.

Zheng Zaoqiao carefully looked at Xiang Huai from the corner of his eye as he walked, he seemed to have changed in just one vacation, most of those bastards and idlers had disappeared, he didn't smile or make trouble, he seemed a little indifferent.

Zheng Zaoqiao said in a low voice, "Don't be sad."

"No." Xiang Huai said.

Zheng Zaoqiao didn't know what to say, and after walking for a long time, he said hesitantly: "Why don't you be sad for a while, you can cry a little bit, and then don't be sad."

Xiang Huai turned to look at him, smiled lightly, and said, "What are you thinking? Who wants to cry."

This is not Xiang Huai's smile, Zheng Zaoqiao lowered his eyes, he has never seen Xiang Huai smile like this before, it seems that he has grown up a lot.

After a holiday, Xiang Huai walked into the school again, and the wave of attention last semester was much less. Everyone has their own affairs, and the stories of others are just occasional jokes, and they will be forgotten after a while.

He and Zheng Zaoqiao parted ways outside the classroom, Xiang Huai walked into the classroom through the back door, paused when he saw the two empty seats in the last row by the window, then walked over and sat down as if nothing had happened.

Until the classroom was crowded and noisy, the seats to the left and in front of Xiang Huai were always vacant. Xu You cleaned up and asked Xiang Huai casually, "Why hasn't Lin Ji come yet?"

"Oh," Xiang Huai said, "he changed schools."

His tone was very flat, but the surroundings were instantly silent. Xu You opened his mouth wide and stammered for a long time: "Then, then you, you..."

Xiang Huai didn't say another word.

Before class, Xiang Huai moved forward with his schoolbag and sat next to Guo Ermu.

He kicked the two desks in the back row back to the edge of the back wall, and those two desks became an isolated island in the classroom.

Guo Ermu asked him in a low voice: "Isn't the caster coming?"

Xiang Huai opened the chemistry textbook and gave a casual hum while reading it.

Xiang Huai ignored those occasional stares and comments, whatever, the anger and passion that had been dormant in his heart seemed to have dissipated, he had no extra thoughts, the third year of high school courses could already fill his life.

The first session was Chen Jingyu's physics class. Her gaze fell on the two desks in the corner of the classroom against the wall, and scanned Xiang Huai's face looking up at the multimedia. She continued to lecture without saying anything.

After one day's class, all the teachers said that Xiang Huai had changed, that he was much more sensible, and that he didn't even desert in class, and listened very carefully.Chen Jingyu just smiled and said nothing, she didn't know if this was sensible, if such a change was good, maybe it was.

She looked out of the office and could see the basketball courts downstairs. All six courts were full and lively.She looked for them one by one, but there was no Xiang Huai.

As soon as the evening self-study was over, Zheng Zaoqiao was the first to jump out of their class, and ran outside class one to wait for Xiang Huai.Xiang Huai didn't come out, he was still working on the math exercise paper, Zheng Zaoqiao simply went in, sat on the empty seat next to him, took out the textbook from his schoolbag and started to read.

Until ten o'clock, when the door was about to be locked, Xiang Huai closed the test papers, took two from the pile of books on the table, stuffed them into his schoolbag, and said to Zheng Zaoqiao, "Let's go."

Most of the people in the school had already left, and it seemed unusually quiet and empty.

Zheng Zaoqiao said as he walked, "I met Wang Yan today, and the grandson still wants to play golf at this time, so he asked me to call you."

"No." Xiang Huai said.

"Actually, it's not an old fight. Isn't this just the beginning of school? We haven't seen each other for a long time. I just want to play a game for fun. After that, I may really run out of time..."

Xiang Huai interrupted him suddenly: "Aren't you going to turn the corner?"

The homes of the two are not in the same direction. If you come out from the road next to the school, the two should part ways

"Ah? Oh," Zheng Zaoqiao seemed to have just realized that it was time to turn around, "It's okay, I'll go back with you first."

But Xiang Huai stood still and couldn't leave. Zheng Zaoqiao laughed dryly for a long time by himself, but couldn't stop laughing.

"Okay," Xiang Huai grinned suddenly, pushed Zheng Zaoqiao's shoulder, and smiled generously, "It's almost done, hurry up and go back to your house."

His tone is also the tone of Xiang Huai before: "Don't think so much, I just got sublimated in my soul, and suddenly realized the importance of learning, who doesn't want to be a school bully anymore?"

"Just you?" Zheng Zaoqiao snorted, "I can kill you!"

Xiang Huai raised his eyebrows: "Then just wait and see, don't be scared to death when the time comes."

Xiang Huai turned and left. Zheng Zaoqiao looked at his back and wiped his eyes vigorously for a while.After a holiday, there were only two of them left among the four.

When Xiang Huai returned home, Song Lingran was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV. The sound of the TV was turned on very low. Even when she was alone, she seemed to be getting more and more afraid of noise.

Seeing Xiang Huai coming back, she stood up in a panic: "I'm back."

Xiang Huai hummed, and went back to the room with his schoolbag. Song Lingran followed and stood at the door looking at him.

Xiang Huai turned on the lamp on the desk, took out the book from his bag, and glanced at Song Lingran: "What's the matter?"

"It's okay," Song Lingran smiled and said, "How was the first day of school?"

"Very good." Xiang Huai pulled out his chair and sat down, opened the test paper and prepared to do the questions.

Song Lingran looked at him silently for a while, then turned around and went out to close the door for him.

The desk light coated the pages of the book with a layer of gold. Xiang Huai rubbed the pages with his fingers, and after a long while in a daze, his expression turned cold and he began to read the book.

Song Lingran stood outside Xiang Huai's room for a long time, she looked around, this home was no different from usual, everything was where it should be, nothing was missing, but it was so quiet and empty that it shocked her.

After Lin Ji moved away, Xiang Huai didn't get angry with her and Xiang Qifa, he just calmed down.

He slept for two days, got up early on the third day, sat at the desk and started studying after washing up, no one cared, and Song Lingran no longer needed nagging.

He didn't go out much during a holiday, and Zheng Zaoqiao couldn't call him on the phone, so he came to call him at home, and the two of them just played games in the room for a while.Song Lingran asked him why he didn't go out to play, Xiang Huai only said it was hot.

During this vacation, Xiang Huai began to study hard. He didn't understand many questions, so he slowly grinded them bit by bit, exploring the source of each knowledge point one by one.He is not afraid of wasting time, a year is short and a day is long, it is a long summer vacation, and he has enough patience to wear it down slowly.

Occasionally, Song Lingran would feel a little dazed when she saw him sitting at the desk doing the questions seriously.She used to look forward to seeing Xiang Huai's appearance the most, but now that she really saw it, she felt scared.

After Lin Ji stabilized, he called Song Lingran and Xiang Qi. Song Lingran's rationality told her not to ask too many questions, but her emotions kept gaining the upper hand. He probed and probed into it with a topic.

Has your school status been transferred?Do you live far from school?Is it safe to live alone?where to eat?Do you have time to clean the house...

Lin Ji said, "Everything is fine, don't worry."

Lin Duanyi has many properties, all under Lin Ji's name. Lin Ji didn't go back to the villa where his family used to live, but moved into a small apartment next to the school, which was renovated a long time ago. It has been empty and unoccupied.

Before Lin Ji moved in, Aunt Li, who had worked in their house for many years, had already cleaned up everything.

Aunt Li had worked as a nanny in their family for many years before, and when her daughter-in-law became pregnant, she wanted to quit her job and go home to take care of her daughter-in-law and grandson. Many young office workers still have high salaries, but Aunt Li resigned because she couldn't do without her.

After the accident, Aunt Li also went to the hospital to see Lin Ji, and told Lin Ji with red eyes that he could live at her house if he wanted.Lin Ji refused, and Aunt Li said, if Lin Ji came back to live in the future, remember to call her first.

After Lin Ji decided to move back, she called Aunt Li. Aunt Li was pleasantly surprised and said that when he came back, she would not get along with the child's grandma. The two took care of the child together. There were many frictions in life. It's annoying, I've been waiting for him to come back.

She chattered endlessly on the phone, asking Lin Ji what she needed, what color she wanted for the curtains, and if she could just take the original ones down and wash them.

Before Lin Ji could answer, she cheered again: "You don't understand these housework, or I'll just follow suit. If you think it's inappropriate, I'll change it."

Lin Ji listened quietly, and waited for her to finish before saying, "Thank you, Aunt Li."

In the past, Lin Ji didn't communicate much with her. He was indifferent by nature and rarely relied on others for things in life. In addition, the deeper the conflict with Lin Duanyi and Jiang Yue, the colder his temperament became. At home, she just stayed in her own room. Aunt Li knew that he had a weird temper, and she was always cautious when talking to him. The two of them didn't have much conversation.However, until now, Aunt Li has become the person who has the deepest connection with his past life.

During the day, Aunt Li would come over to cook and clean. She knew Lin Ji's living habits very well, so she moved very lightly and didn't bother him.Lin Ji told her that there is no need to come here every day, the house is very clean, and it is not dirty after cleaning every few days, and you can order takeaway for meals, but Aunt Li disagreed.

"How can I do that," she said, "You are growing your body now, and the third year of high school is the most important year, and your nutrition must keep up."

In the end, it was agreed that Lin Ji would handle the breakfast by himself, and Aunt Li would come over to do the lunch and dinner, and clean up in between.

Lin Ji tried to live alone, and it was not difficult. He studied until twelve o'clock every night, then went to bed, got up at five o'clock the next day, went downstairs for a run, and when he came back, he boiled milk and fried two eggs. Going back to his room to study, his daily life was filled with study, other than that he just missed Xiang Huai.

Maybe it can't be said that besides that, when he was not studying, he missed Xiang Huai wholeheartedly, and when he was studying, he missed Xiang Huai wholeheartedly.

When he saw the questions on the test paper, he would think one by one that Xiang Huai would do this, that might take some effort, and he probably couldn't do the last one. What if he was called by the teacher to climb the blackboard on the podium.

He missed Xiang Huai all the time, this yearning was so fierce that he was completely obliterated without even struggling.