[Tutor] Lick the dog until nothing is left

The day I arrived at the new campus happened to be a rainy day, and the already crowded freshman registration office was even more chaotic at this time. The raindrops fell on his head immediately, so he had to raise his arms to cover it slightly, but he had just taken two steps when he was stopped by Xia Li who was rushing over.

"Really, before I came here, didn't I tell you that it might rain today?" She stood on tiptoe as she spoke, raised her arms with some effort, and raised the umbrella to the top of his head, complaining slightly, "Your Where's the umbrella?"

Gang Ji felt guilty for a while, after touching her nose, she obediently took the umbrella from her hand, and secretly leaned a little in her direction, the two of them bypassed the crowd and walked outside side by side.

"Because it was crushed under the luggage...it would be too troublesome to find it temporarily."

Xia Li snorted, "So getting in the rain is the easiest thing, right?"

There was no emotion in the voice, but Gang Ji still closed his mouth vigilantly, did not answer, turned his head and looked around, a little doubt arose in his heart, but before he had time to ask, he listened to the voice next to him. Xia Li said: "I have already asked Prison Temple to take your suitcase to the school gate first. After a while, just go back to the rented apartment after the report... By the way—"

She said as if she remembered something, she leaned over and took a look at the report card in his hand, her eyes lit up immediately, and she looked up at him in surprise.

"Great, we're in the same class!"

Seeing Xia Li's sudden joy, Gang Ji couldn't help being affected by this emotion, and smiled at her with the corners of his lips: "Yes, we are together again."

Even though he came to a new school and started a new journey, the fact that he was not separated from his familiar partners was enough to make him feel happy from the bottom of his heart.

He has always known that Xia Li actually intends to apply for the director department, which is also in line with her long-standing hobbies, but Gangji and the others' voluntary colleges are mainly the Department of Commerce and the Department of Economics, and there is no establishment Therefore, Xia Li gave up her original plan and simply entered the business school with them.

When he first learned about this matter, Tsuna Yoshi was actually against it. After all, although there would be some regrets, he didn't want Xia Li to give up too much because of himself, especially when Jingzi and Xiaochun were separated. After entering different colleges and choosing a major he was interested in, he felt even more that Xia Li could not be different from them.

It's just that Xia Li herself didn't really care about this kind of thing, and even turned her head to comfort him.

"Whether it's supervising or writing scripts, it's just my own personal hobby, and it doesn't have to be developed into a future career. And even if I don't study this major, I can still do whatever I want, it's no different from before .”

"Besides, I heard that there seems to be a drama club in this university? If I want to play, I can just join it. It doesn't mean that I won't have the ability to develop my hobbies after coming to the university."

As if to prove it to him so that he would not feel guilty about it, Xia Li went to join the club recruiting new students the next day, and when she came back, she was holding a paper bag full of candies and biscuits , It is said that it was given to her by the president during the interview, in order to express her strong welcome to join the company.

But the facts proved that everything was indeed as she said, or that a person will never be buried in the field of expertise. Xia Li soon got her own place in the drama club, and the script written by her was presented at the year-end show. And she received unanimous praise on the school anniversary, so in just one year, she was elected as the vice president of the club, and resumed her old profession when she was in middle school.

But other than that, she didn't show too much enthusiasm for this "job". Xia Li, who used to cry in the background because of the success of a joint performance, has disappeared unconsciously Instead, Xia Li in front of her was always smiling, neither surprised nor pleased, even though she was surrounded by flowers and applause, and she was no longer even moved by these small achievements.

Whenever Tsuna sees her like this, she can't help but think of the scene when the two met for the first time in his memory, but that seems to have been a long time ago. While he is changing step by step, Xia Li also changing.During the eighteen months of separation, both of them unknowingly missed each other's growth, but fortunately, they are both here now, so from now on, no matter what, they will definitely be able to experience together, Share it together?

On October 10th, the year of her sophomore year, Tsuna celebrated her 14th birthday, but because it was not a holiday, she just planned to have a small celebration with a few friends on campus, and wait for the next year's birthday. Coming-of-age day will be spent after returning to Bingsheng in January, so there are not many people invited to this party. In addition to Yamamoto and Yuji, there are also a few new friends he met at school. As for the girls, even more Only Charlie was alone.

For this reason, he also got jokes from several new friends who didn't know the truth. They agreed that Gang Ji only invited Xia Li, a girl, on such an important day. Thoughts of big things, either teased or ridiculed in his ears one after another.

"That's not bad, Sawada, you have a good eye! Miyagi is a famous figure in our department. I heard that there was a long queue at the drama club for this year's club recruitment. It seems that it is because she is the interviewer. ? Really rare."

"Yeah, yeah, last year's year-end show, she led the drama club to steal the limelight, but I don't know why she didn't act, otherwise, the number of votes for the best show should be higher."

"Why don't you just say something, shouldn't the focus be on Sawada's mood? If you ask me, you are really brave. My friend from the department of pharmacy next door told me last time that the guy in Miyagi seems to be connected. I rejected two people who confessed to her, the reason is that I already have someone I like... So Sawada, why don't you just give up, no matter how you look at it, you can't succeed."

Faced with these remarks, Tsuna could only smile helplessly at them, facing Yamamoto's perceptive eyes full of smiles, Dongla forced a few words, then used the excuse of going to the bathroom, quickly stood up and fled away .After the people who were left behind saw the prison temple's suddenly ferocious eyes filled with "I'll blow you up if you say one more word", they were all as quiet as chickens, and honestly began to look at the menu on the table, with expressions like Concentrate as if there is something worth studying on it.

After Gang Ji left the restaurant on campus, he simply turned around and walked directly outside the commercial street. While walking, he called Xia Li's phone, but he was not answered after a long time.He looked up at the gradually darkening sky, couldn't help frowning slightly, and walked towards the drama club activity center where Xia Li was located at a faster speed.

In order not to affect the normal teaching process, there are actually fixed classrooms in the teaching building that serve as the base camp for clubs, but because the activity time of each club is different, these classrooms are not exclusive to a certain club. Therefore, Gang Ji had no choice but to search for each floor one by one, until he finally heard the familiar voice at the corner of the third floor.

Immediately, he felt his half-suspended heart fall back to its original position. After he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he raised his feet and was about to go upstairs, but he stopped suddenly when he heard another person's voice.

"Sister Miyagi, can you really give me a chance and let me try?"

"I like you very much, and I appreciate everything about you, whether it's talent or character, it's different from those guys before who dared to confess their love just by looking at their faces!"

"So if senior sister is willing to associate with me, I will definitely not let you down, can't you really think about it again?"

The boy's voice was sincere and begging, and he had already placed himself on the humble side in his words. Coupled with this tone, if the other party was a little soft-hearted, they might all be moved by such a confession.

Gang Ji looked up and saw the moonlight passing through the window, casting shadows of two people on the ground, one tall and one short intertwined, giving people an illusion of intimacy for no reason.

The fingers holding on to the handle of the stairs tightened slightly, and in the suddenly quiet space, it seemed that even breathing could be heard clearly.Perhaps because of the influence of this environment, like the boy who confessed, he unconsciously held his breath, waiting for another person to give an answer.

The answer may be joyful or sad, but one thing that cannot be refuted anyway is that the person who can say the answer is the judge with the hammer, and the person being tried, You can never escape the ending given by the judge, nor can you change it.

In a trance, his thoughts began to drift away, and Gangji thought of his former self, Jingzi, and Xia Li.

In his short period of relationship, it turns out to be quite colorful. He has been a judge and tasted the complicated state of mind when rejecting others; Ideas, but in the end they didn't do it, and they couldn't do it.

The feeling of liking someone is often very strong, but at the same time it is very fragile. No one knows what the ending of this relationship will eventually be, and no one knows whether the ending is the same as the original imagination.

Just like him at that time, it seemed to be the beginning of a comedy, but he didn't know that the seeds of tragedy had been planted from the very beginning, but it was a pity that he was immersed in the joy of the fulfillment of his wish, and couldn't detect it at all, so The shock of the final breakup was also very strong.

Looking back now, I don't know why this relationship has a sense of destiny. He can no longer return to the life of ordinary people as he wants, and Jingzi will not change because of him. When unable to make concessions for the other party, the relationship will break down, which seems to be an inevitable thing.

And the incident that happened in Italy during the summer vacation of that year only exacerbated the intensification of this conflict prematurely. Maybe even if such a thing did not happen that year, the two of them will have a conflict due to other things sooner or later in the future. Disagreement, so it was the right choice to separate at that time. At least both of them kept the best memories of each other. Even though there are many unsatisfactory memories in them, they still feel happy when they look back.

A slight sigh pulled back Gangji's thoughts of drifting farther and farther away. He came back to his senses and noticed that one of the intertwined shadows in front of him moved. Accompanied by the sound of the soles rubbing against the concrete floor, the two shadows It also became farther and farther away, until finally separated completely and became a solitary individual.

Xia Li's gentle and apologetic tone slowly sounded, like the night wind blowing across her cheeks, soft but with a slight coolness, it was clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone present.

"I'm sorry, Harusaki-kun. I'm very happy to be liked by you, but it's a pity that I can't return the same feeling to you."

She paused slightly as she spoke, and her tone was still calm when she spoke again, but it was a little different from before.

"I already have someone I like. He is the best person I have met over the years. So for him, I cannot accept your feelings. This is not only respect for you, but also for myself The respect I have persisted for so many years, I hope you can understand me."

The boy named Harusaki seemed to be stunned, but he still asked unwillingly: "But I heard that person doesn't seem to like senior sister, right? And senior sister is also single now, isn't she? If so, why is senior sister?" Don't give up on him, obviously I can do well!"

"Because I like him."

Xia Li seemed to be laughing, and her originally calm voice became fluctuated because of this smile, and it seemed that it suddenly became more lively.

"Because I like him, I don't give up, because that person is also single now, and he is worth following and waiting for."

"In the same way, I can't ask Harusaki-kun for anything. Although I can't associate with Harusaki-kun, if you want to continue to like me, I can't stop you. It's just that you need to think clearly before that, that is Do you really like me so much? Like me enough to reject all the opposite sex who come to show love, just to be with him?"

"Actually, liking someone is not as simple as it seems. I hope Harusaki-kun can think carefully before making a decision. Once you make a decision, no matter what happens in the next time Even if it ends like this, don’t regret it.”

No matter what the ending is, as long as you don't regret it.So is this really what Xia Li thinks in her heart?

Gang Ji stood at the same spot, unconsciously rubbing his fingertips, at this moment, an unknown emotion rose up in his heart, it might be moved, or it might be sad, but it burned his chest with a fiery warmth, although some Sour, but in the end it was overshadowed by joy.

And what is he happy about, even he himself doesn't know.Such complicated emotions can't be figured out or guessed. Compared with the simple love and longing for Kyoko at the beginning, it seems more obscure and incomprehensible, but after all, he knows that he doesn't reject it, and even faintly feels joy. Will suffice.

The sudden truth seemed to have confused the other party. Xia Li took one last look at the distraught boy who had failed to confess, and noticed that the corners of the other party's eyes had begun to turn red. After all, she felt a little bit unbearable, but more determined.So I forced myself to harden my heart, said "Then I'll leave first", turned around and walked towards the stairs, but when I stepped down the steps, I ran into Tsuna who had been standing there for an unknown amount of time.

The two froze in place, staring at each other for a while, each feeling a little uneasy, and in the end it was Tsuna who broke the silence first, raised his head and smiled at her, that smile was as clear and soft as ever, as if nothing had happened However, as if he didn't hear anything, he just smiled and said to her: "I've been looking for you for a long time, Xia Li. Hurry up, everyone is waiting for us."

Perhaps this attitude gave Xia Li courage again, allowing her to react quickly.So under the bright moonlight, Gang Ji saw her blinking slightly, looking into his eyes, the radiance was bright and warm, as if she couldn't help but smile just by seeing him.

In fact, Xia Li nodded with a smile, and responded softly: "Okay."

That night, Gang Ji had a rare dream.In fact, after Jingzi's incident passed and he returned to a peaceful daily life, he rarely dreamed anymore, and Bao En contributed a lot to this.

But this time, after a long absence, he began to have a drama dream again. In the dream, he was in a bustling station, and from time to time, someone brushed his shoulder and passed him, and his eyes were mottled gray.

In this picture, which seems to have been forgotten by the creator, he was in a daze, but suddenly saw a different figure. She had bright colors, black hair and fair skin, and a long skirt intertwined with white and light blue. , is the only difference in this monotonous world.

Gang Ji woke up suddenly, because he recognized that it was Xia Li.

His heartbeat began to speed up. He opened his mouth to call her name, but found that the other party couldn't hear his voice anyway. Xia Li's calm face was expressionless, and she walked past him unconsciously, heading towards the distance. The huge vortex formed by the convergence of black is walking.

no - can't go there -

(Stop, let go of Kyoko-chan——)

Come back—there is danger—

(Dangerous, Kyoko ちゃん, run!)

There was a voice in his mind that overlapped with his silent cry, but he couldn't take it into account. He couldn't move in panic, and could only watch Xia Li's figure disappear behind the vortex.

This scene seemed to overlap with a certain memory, but he couldn't think of what it was in his dream anyway.

Under the double intensification of pain and panic, he opened his eyes suddenly, dripping cold sweat, and finally escaped from the nightmare.

The room was dark, Gang Ji stretched out his hand and turned on the lamp beside the bed, the dim light illuminated the room, but for some reason, he couldn't settle down in his heart.

Taking a rough breath and trying to calm down, he took out the phone from under the pillow, looked at Xia Li's name in the contact list, and before he had time to think about it, his fingers dialed the number instead of him.And it was also at this time that he suddenly realized that it was late at night, but it was a pity that before he cut it off, after the bell rang twice, the three characters "connected" were clearly displayed on the screen, and he could only sigh , moved the earpiece to the ear.

"Hey……"

"Hello? Why aren't you asleep yet?" Different from his slightly hesitant tone, Xia Li's voice was extraordinarily energetic in the middle of the night, and it seemed that she was not awakened from her sleep.

Therefore, Gang Ji couldn't help being a little dumbfounded, and couldn't help but said: "I should ask you this? It seems to be one o'clock now, haven't you rested yet?"

"Oh, it's because I'm writing a script. It's going to be the end of the year soon, and I have to perform well this time. After the senior from Shanzhong graduates next year, I will take over the position of president as a matter of course. Let's see who How dare you say behind your back that I went through the back door."

In her ear was her rather aggrieved tone. Although she was talking about circles that he could not touch, Gang Ji always listened with a smile on her face. She only felt that the emotions brought out from the nightmare also came along with these words. Gradually faded away.

After calming down again, he told Xia Li a few more words, wanting her to go to bed early, and then reluctantly said good night to her in the face of the other party's obviously perfunctory response.

When the desk lamp was turned off, the world suddenly fell into darkness again, and the slightly hot cell phone next to his pillow reminded him that everything was just a nightmare.

Two years later, in April, when the cherry blossoms were blooming, they graduated and left a group photo of them wearing academic gowns at the school gate.

The ordinary and peaceful student life is officially over, and a series of new problems follow.

Tsunayoshi officially took over the position of the leader of Vongola from Kudaimu. At the same time, all the guardians were summoned and a grand succession ceremony was held at the Italian headquarters, indicating that the dark world is about to usher in a new shock.

At the same time, Xia Li and Feng Tai also attended the ceremony.Originally, Xia Li wanted to go directly to the headquarters, but before Gangji could refuse, she was transferred abruptly by Li Baoen on the grounds that "if you are around Stupid Gang every day, it will affect his work". Outside the door consultant organization.For this reason, although Xia Li fought hard, her arms couldn't twist her thighs in the end, and she succumbed to the power of the big devil. She packed her luggage and went to the consultant's manor outside the door, which was only 20 minutes' drive away from the headquarters, feeling sad and indignant. beyond words.

Seeing her like this, Gang Ji persuaded her half helplessly and half funny: "There are too many people in the headquarters, and they will be dangerous because they are too close to me. The consulting organization outside the door is usually not a member of Peng Lie." , in comparison, it is much safer than being by my side, and I can rest assured that Natsu-chan is there."

However, Xia Li didn't like him, she sighed and said: "But I don't want to show up only when Ah Gang is in danger, the scene where the hero saves the beauty is too old-fashioned, I don't even need the script This kind of stalk. I want to let Ah Gang find me anytime, anywhere, even if it's only for a moment, it's enough for you to need me. But I can't do it now..."

She paused, and then slowly said her real request.

"...So, even when you feel pain, please remember that I am always by your side."

On the computer screen on the desk is a photo of the graduation trip that Kyoko sent before. In the photo, she is showing a gentle and sweet smile under the sun as always. The background is the clear sky and green grass, floating in the river bank. There are many cherry blossom petals falling along the water.

Xia Li in front of her lowered her eyes slightly after saying these words, avoiding his sight, and the expression in her eyes seemed a little uneasy and a little apprehensive.The golden sunlight fell on the side of her face, and a small trembling shadow was cast under the long eyelashes.

If it wasn't for him, then Xia Li would have a completely different life like Kyoko now.She can also laugh in the sun, go to the country she wants to go to when she graduates, and see all kinds of scenery she has never seen before.But now it doesn't work.

She chose to stay by his side, gave up her life as an ordinary person, and entered a world where the future could not be seen.

And the initial reason that prompted her to make all these decisions was just because of the sentence I like you.

He suddenly realized that before he knew it, he had asked Xia Li to do so much for him.Even though these changes were not forced by him, Xia Li never said what he wanted to respond to, but until now, the two of them could no longer separate.

He must protect Xia Li, who has given so much for him, and also protect this feeling that is worth cherishing. Even though he doesn't know whether he likes her or not, he already has feelings that he can't. Reason to let go.

and so--

"I will definitely protect you, Natsu-chan."

Please rest assured to stay.

This time, he will never let the promise expire again.

The author has something to say: I have been waiting for a long time! Happy December! (Snapped

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