Pandora's Box

I quickly got up, Zhuo Wenyang also sat up, I didn't dare to look directly at him for a while, so I could only turn my eyes and look out the window.There was an awkward silence in the room.

It took me a while before I dared to sneak a peek at him. He was sitting upright, staring at his hands lying flat on his lap.He shouldn't be angry, but he's obviously not in a good mood either.

I screamed in my heart that something was wrong.He doesn't intend to argue with me, but it doesn't mean he doesn't feel anything strange.

My behavior, although not too extreme, but it is difficult to just "drink too much" to prevaricate.

Did he notice it?

So upset?

I only felt my scalp go numb, and after a long while of apprehension, I was able to laugh dryly: "Zhuo Wenyang."

He looked up at me: "Huh?"

"I was so sorry last night."

He looked at me.

I said quickly: "I'll be like that when I drink too much, touch people, cuddle and hug, regardless of gender or partner!"

"Really?" He frowned almost imperceptibly, and then said flatly, "That's really a bad habit."

I sneered: "Hahaha, yes yes."

He also said: "Since you know that you have such a problem, then don't drink in front of people casually."

Feeling that he seemed to be reprimanding something, I couldn't help but tighten my heart, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay."

Is this his gentle beating on me?

I didn't dare to talk more about this topic, so I could only touch the book on the table and enter the self-reflection session: "I was wrong, I woke up too late today, which affected the progress of the review, I was too depraved!"

"Don't blame yourself," Zhuo Wenyang said. "It's acceptable to be depraved occasionally. But tomorrow we will strictly abide by the review time."

I saluted him solemnly: "Obey!"

In the next few days, Zhuo Wenyang accompanied me to review earnestly and strictly as usual, and I also calmed down and concentrated on studying, not daring to make mistakes.

I could feel that he was somewhat deliberately avoiding me.Whenever the two of us were alone without a book open in front of us, the atmosphere would become awkward.

This made me feel a little sour.

But what else can I do? If I want to blame it, I will blame myself for my own death.

A person like Zhuo Wenyang who can only watch from a distance but not play with it, has never been offended like this in his life, and I am the only one who is so shameless and has gone crazy with the help of alcohol.

He didn't turn his back on me, he still maintained kindness and concern for me, and he didn't mean to look down on me, which is already thankful.

During the exam week, Zhuo Wenyang came every day. Even if he was busy late at night, he would come here specially to help me read the questions.

He is really a responsible and self-denying good man.

It's just that I am now separated from the fence he woven with politeness and kindness.

Even though the exam was imminent, I still couldn't help being distracted by Zhuo Wenyang's attitude.

When I am alone, my mind will inevitably be distracted, and when I react, I often find that I have scribbled the word "Zhuo" on the draft paper.

In order to cover up the embarrassment, I can only add a few words at the end to make it "excellent".

So my scratch paper is full of excellence and excellence.

So much so that Cheng Yichen saw it, and praised me for being self-motivated, and encouraged me: "Come on, Xiao Jing, you will definitely be outstanding."

"..."

Like all love crushes, I couldn't resist asking my friends for advice.

Me: "The person I have a crush on seems to be aware of my thoughts, what should I do?"

"It depends on how people react to it."

"Yes, the point is what is the other party's attitude now?"

Me: "It's awkward and polite, but it seems to be avoiding me on purpose."

"Have you started to avoid you? Then it's over."

"Visual guess is persuasion."

"..."

"If you don't give up, why don't you take a look?"

Me: "But I'm afraid that if the confession fails, I won't even have friends."

"The confession failed, why do you need this friend!"

"Hahaha makes sense."

"..."

Since these are dead houses who are only good at playing games, I decided to switch to a group with a higher level of education for consultation.

Because of Yuan Keke, I gradually got in touch with other students this year.

Before Gao Qi's incident, although the school handled it in a low-key manner, gossip about it was still unavoidable in the school forum. As a righteous character who saw injustice and helped each other, I received a lot of praise, and I finally had a presence among my classmates feel.

Although it is not possible to talk about deep friendship, but with Yuan Keke as the bridge of communication, I am not a young man with low EQ. I often make jokes with everyone, praise this and that from the perspective of a scumbag, and I get along very well.

Therefore, I have my own circle of friends in this institution of higher learning that was once out of tune with me.

However, in the face of my question, these high-IQ intellectuals seem to be unable to provide any valuable advice.

If there is any difference with my friends in the game circle, it is that they are relatively conservative, and they are all telling me not to act impulsively.

After a lengthy and intense discussion, an old man quietly made a conclusion: "Confession is always a victory song, not a charge."

I:"……"

Yuan Keke, who had been keeping quiet all this time, finally spoke up: "I said you, is it useful to ask our group of people? Do you think there are a few of them who are not single?"

"..."

Although these words were too lethal and caused the group to fall into a sad silence for a while, it also awakened the dreamer.

This kind of thing is of course to consult a professional with rich experience in love!

And this kind of professional, don't I just know one?

I hurried to find LEE.

Since he went to S city, his life seems to be more and more nourishing and prosperous. His circle of friends is full of positive energy. Recently, he seems to have found a young, handsome and successful new love. He is a winner in life and is enough to be my emotional mentor. It's over.

When I called LEE, it seemed that he was at a party. The background sound was very lively, full of laughter and intertwined movements of cups and cups. It sounded like he was indeed living a full life, which was enviable.

LEE was straightforward: "Zhuo Wenyang? Do you think he likes you?"

"...I don't know," I said, "He's actually very kind to me, he cares about me, and he's willing to help. But it doesn't seem to mean that. And he said he has someone he likes."

I heard LEE laughing over there.

"what happened?"

He smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just that the plot sounds familiar."

"???"

"Let's put it this way, there is a simple truth in judging feelings, that is, if you think a person likes you, then he doesn't necessarily like you. If you think a person doesn't like you, then he must not like you."

"..." This is too sad.

I asked: "Then, even if he doesn't like me, can I chase after me? Do you think there is hope?"

"Are you chasing someone who is not interested in you?" LEE said, "I have experience in this kind of thing."

"How about it?"

"Just two words, run."

"..."

After a while, I said: "Well, actually, it doesn't matter if he doesn't like me. I'm mentally prepared for this. Haha. It's just that we two get along a bit awkwardly recently. After that day, he has been avoiding me intentionally or unintentionally. I, and I don’t want to look at me anymore, it’s very uncomfortable, it’s not even a normal good friend relationship. I just want to know if it’s possible to go back to the way it was before.”

"That's okay," LEE said. "At this time, don't try to explain, and don't try to please. The more you hang around him, the more he rejects you in his heart. You have to show abandonment and alienation. to get close to him."

"Is that so..."

"You can let him see that you have other lives and other pursuits, and he will gradually relax his vigilance and guard against you. Of course, you will be more difficult in this process."

Someone called him over there, and LEE said "Let's talk later", and we ended the call.

I thought about it for a while, and felt that what LEE said was right.In fact, I already understood these truths myself, but I couldn’t figure it out clearly when I was in it.

Tomorrow is the last exam, and I originally planned to ask Zhuo Wenyang out for a meal with the excuse of "thanks for the guidance before the exam" after the exam.

Thinking about it now, this is undoubtedly asking for death.

I sighed, clicked on WeChat, and saw a few students in the "T University Non-Elite Squad" group who had been revising to death, clamoring that they would spend a lot of time after the exam tomorrow, go to barbecue, and then sit and play in the Internet cafe all night or Sing K.

I thought for a while, typed "+1", and circled Yuan Keke: "Let's go together, I invite you to repay your kindness for borrowing notes!"

Yuan Keke immediately sent a private message and asked me: "You want to have dinner with them after the exam? Don't you want to call Zhuo Wenyang?"

"No. He's so busy. Besides, he doesn't like the commotion."

Yuan Keke sent a disdainful expression: "Where is your conscience? He has been reviewing for you for so long, shouldn't he be the first thing you think of?"

I was embarrassed to explain to her that Zhuo Wenyang was the one who was avoiding me.

I made a smiley face with a broken leg, and said, "If I invite him another day, it will be the same."

On the day of the exam, I reported to Cheng Yichen that I would not come back for dinner. He was a little surprised, but he still told me: "Have fun and be careful."

"Okay! By the way, I will go home later, so you don't have to wait for the door for me."

As soon as the exam was over, I forcibly put my thoughts to the back of my mind, and went out with everyone to eat and drink.

At the dinner table, I am open to the sea and the sky, talking freely, without the formality of gathering with everyone for the first time, and I am not like a stunned scumbag in class.

After a few cans of beer, I started to talk about my personal experience and anecdotes from hearsay, which stunned everyone at the table, and even the waiter helping the barbecue next to me was so dumbfounded that I forgot Flip the beef short ribs.