Pandora's Box

If you really treat me as a friend, why are you so secretive?

Being a top student isn't something to be ashamed of, is it?Can't you just say it out loud?

It was nothing at first, but concealing it made it become something.Do people with high IQs not understand this truth?

I dawdled to the east gate of the school, and Zhuo Wenyang stood there, tall and straight, with a full forehead, bright eyes, and skin so white that it seemed to glow.

At first glance, he is a dragon and phoenix smart person, why would I treat him as the same kind?

He smiled: "You are here."

I looked him up and down.

He seemed a little overwhelmed.

I stared at his bag without the LOGO for a while.

"Are you the Flash of Hemers?"

He was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Yes."

Almost [-] bags.I asked again: "So where do you work part-time?"

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Zhuo's Group."

I glared at him.

Many people even open a small shop at home and go back to help, saying that they are inheriting the family business.

And he can talk about Zhuo's second generation like a sweet potato seller on the side of the road.

I also felt sympathetic to him that he was just like me.

Where is the same?

It's not the same thing to be dependent on the elderly grandfather to support the family business, and to be the first heir of the Zhuo Group, right?

The loneliness of staying in my own billion-dollar mansion, pouring a glass of red wine and overlooking the prosperity of T City, is not the same as the loneliness I feel living under a fence, okay?

I said, "So you're kidding me?"

He froze for a moment: "I didn't."

"You graduated a long time ago. That's not the class you need to take. What are you doing here?" I frowned, folded my arms and asked him, "You know I misunderstood, but you don't clarify? You deliberately mislead me like this. interesting?"

"I'm not intentional……"

"Then did you lie to me?"

He whispered, "Yes."

"What else are you hiding from me?"

He seemed to tense up all of a sudden, and his face lost all color.

I wasn't that angry at first.

I even hope that he can say some nice words, such as "I came to the class just to have a chance to chat with you", "I just want to make friends so I don't tell you my family background", etc., to make this romantic. Just like the plot of the novel, there is a reversal.

As a result, he couldn't say a word.

After a while he said, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

"..."

"I won't come here anymore."

"...????"

so?

that's it? !

I'm so...

The disappointment simmering in my heart grew bigger and bigger, and finally I couldn't hold it back.

"Screw you!"

I poohed on the ground, turned and walked away.

I blackmailed Zhuo Wenyang on WeChat in a fit of anger, and I stopped going to class. I used to think about going to school with anticipation, but now I just feel extra stupid.

I don't understand Zhuo Wenyang, he doesn't even have any intention of recovering, and before I can punch him, he has already withdrawn quickly.

What else is this talking about?Take your head to make friends?

The feeling of giving up on myself came back to me, and my skipping classes became generous, and I didn't go if I didn't go, and I didn't avoid anyone.

Cheng Yichen's worry was palpable, but once he tried to say something about me, I would tell him first: "Everyone has his own aspirations, don't worry about it." This trick interrupted his hesitation.

I don't like the way he looks at me with disappointment.I have seen this kind of vision too much, as if I can't get rid of it in this life.

Life has become a bit depressing, but fortunately April Fool's Day is here.

This is my favorite festival of the year. I can make fun of others casually, and then be made fun of by others. On this day, everyone can put down their burdens and be a fool. How happy it is.

However, before I had time to laugh at others, I was fooled by the "medical examination notice" in the class group, and I went to the hospital for nothing, and I went there on an empty stomach.

Finding out that I had been duped, especially since I was the only one, was another blow to my ego.After becoming angry from embarrassment, he simply sent a message in Moments: "I am Lin Jing's friend!! Sending messages on his mobile phone! I am now in XX Hospital!! Lin Jing was in a car accident and was seriously injured!!!!! "

See, I started to curse even myself.

After sending it out, I went to buy a breakfast, and then found a place in the corner of the emergency room. While eating dough sticks with fried dough sticks and soy milk, I watched to see if anyone would come to be my "fool".

However, in my circle of friends, the messages I received were all kinds of ruthless ridicule.

"Exaggerated acting."

"Too many exclamation points."

LEE also praised me: "The scourge will last for thousands of years, and you still have more than 900 years to live."

After all, I made it up too casually.

The two rice balls were almost eaten, and suddenly I saw someone rushing in from the gate. The middle-aged man who was taken in was pale, and his shoes were put on backwards.

"..."

When I posted on Moments, I forgot to block Cheng Yichen.

But in any case, someone was cheated at last, and it was better than nothing.

When he was looking around for someone to ask, I jumped in front of him and said, "Happy April Fool's Day!"

Cheng Yichen met my face, maintained the posture of opening his mouth, and froze there.

It took about tens of seconds for him to react, his face slowly turned from white to blue, and then from blue to red, as if he couldn't breathe for a while.

I was still smiling: "You've been fooled, today is April Fool's Day..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was slapped heavily on the face.The force was so great that my face was tilted to one side, and there was only a buzzing in my mind for a while.

Cheng Yichen's eyes were red, and he scolded me through gritted teeth: "Don't make fun of this kind of thing!!!"

I was still in a daze, but he suddenly stretched out his hand again, and hugged me tightly without saying a word.

I was even more confused.

I actually got a hug.

This hug made me a little breathless, and my bones were squeezed so painfully that they even cracked.

I have never imagined that the strength transmitted from that thin arm can be so great.

He pressed his face against my cheek hard, the skin was cold to the touch, and I could feel his hands trembling slightly.

I was like, really scared him.

This joke is indeed not funny at all.

I was hugged by him for a while, and finally whispered: "I'm sorry."

Although he didn't say anything and hit me, it was the first time that I felt his worry so clearly.

I said, "I'm sorry, Uncle Chen."

This is the first time I've ever apologized to someone.

I am cared for.

There are people in this world who are so worried about me that they even take such low-level jokes seriously.

I hugged his back lightly, and buried my head in the crook of his neck.

Growing up so big, it was the first time in my memory that I was beaten like this.And this is the first time for me, I feel that I have a little bit of happiness.

Cheng Yichen led me home, I became very honest, with the palm print on my face, I sat on the sofa and waited for him to rummage through the box to find ointment.

"Hey, look at how heavy my hand is..."

While applying medicine to my face, he gasped for air hissing as if he was the one who was in pain.

After applying the medicine, he looked at me: "Never make fun of yourself, you know?"

"Ah."

He sat down next to me.

"Do you hate reading?"

"Ah."

"why?"

What a long story, I still don't understand why some people like to read books.

I can only ask: "Uncle Chen, have you ever been a poor student?"

He let out a "huh" and said, "No..."

"I have been a poor student, I have been a poor student for many years, and I can only be a poor student."

"..."

"My dad sent me back to school even though he knew I wasn't material for studying. Do you think he expects me to be successful? No, he just wants a place for me to stay honestly."

Cheng Yichen was stunned.

"So what do I have to read? No one expects from me, it's not what I'm good at, I'm just stupid, so why do I keep getting frustrated here?"

He said: "No one can never read well, as long as you work hard..."

"If something is not suitable for you at all, will you still persist? Persistence is not necessarily right. Have you heard the story of the whale that was stranded on the grassland? The place where it stranded is the nearest coastline It is 800 meters long. It cannot be washed there by the sea, so why is it there? Because it has been trying hard to turn over, trying to roll back to the sea, but it turned in the wrong direction. The direction is wrong, the more The harder you work, the more miserable you will be, and the farther away you will be from success."

After being quiet for a while, he smiled, and then reached out to touch my head: "Look, I can't even beat you. Xiao Jing, you are a very smart kid."

I was taken aback for a moment.

"You have some words, I think it makes sense. Indeed, the direction determines the destiny. But most of the time when receiving education, it will not be the wrong direction. If you want to determine whether you are receiving the wrong education, you need to observe and consider many aspects , Don’t jump to conclusions rashly, I will help you judge together.”

I felt less thrilled to be recognized.The feeling of his fingertips dancing on the top of my head makes me very comfortable, and his eyes are very gentle.

"I also agree with you on one more point. Indeed, your father insisted that you continue to study, not to make you become a big man or do a big career. He really didn't mean to hope that your son would become a dragon."

I muttered, "Then why do I have to go to school?"

"But he definitely hopes that you can learn more things, find your interests and ideals, and live seriously. In your life, there will be at least one thing you want to do, and you are willing to work hard to do it. If you can't find one , isn’t it too empty?”

He looked at me: "Do you have your own goals now?"

I thought about it, and it was indeed blank.

"Not yet, right? If you suddenly step into the society without any preparation, it will be very hard, like going to a battle with bare hands. School is just one, allowing you to slowly adjust yourself and find what you want. direction. That’s why we want you to study, and we want you to have a buffer stage.”

"..."

"Your dad really wants you to stay in school these years. But none of us treat the school as your shelter, and you shouldn't use it as a cage. Because you will leave it sooner or later, and you won't be able to get back. Go. Rather than a cage, you might as well think of it as an eggshell. This is the safest hatching time left of your life, you understand?"

"..."

"During this time, you really need to learn as much as possible that is useful to you, something that can help you in the future. Otherwise, what will you do when the eggshell breaks?"

I said sullenly: "But, what if the teacher taught me something that is useless to me and can't help me?"

He smiled again: "You are right, it is indeed possible. However, education does not only teach you knowledge, it also teaches you the ability to learn actively and the ability to think logically. This ability, It will definitely be useful in your future life."

He looked at me with bright eyes: "Xiao Jing, I really think you are smart, sharp, and determined. You have the ability to think independently and are not easy to be shaken by others."

"You just haven't grown up yet. But I'm sure you'll grow up soon," he said confidently. "You'll be a very good grown-up, little Jing."

"..."

For some reason, I suddenly felt relaxed.

No one has ever been so patient to tell me this, and no one has been so patient to listen to me.

I seem to have been waiting for such a person.

Then it finally came.

Cheng Yichen is still looking at me gently, he has deep dark eyes that make people feel warm.

I think I like him a little bit.

I also suddenly miss my dad.

I also miss Zhuo Wenyang very much.