The programmer and his woman

Everything seemed so peaceful and beautiful on a midsummer night. I was sitting in my seat and accidentally looked up, my eyes met Wang Dan's. At that moment, I seemed to be attracted by her smile and couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

"Brother, I noticed that you always like to stare at Wang Dan. Do you like her?" Xiaoxia's sudden question broke the silence. She sat next to me, staring at me with her bright eyes, as if trying to find the answer from my expression.

I was stunned for a moment, then pretended nothing had happened and replied, "Ah, is that so? I don't always stare at her." I tried to hide my embarrassment, but I knew in my heart that Xiaoxia's intuition was often the most accurate.

"Brother, can I ask you a question?" Xiao Xia's tone became serious, and an indescribable expression appeared on her face. "This question is weighing on my mind and I feel very uncomfortable. I think I must ask you, between me and Wang Dan, who do you think is prettier?"

This question caught me off guard. I never thought Xiaoxia would ask me such a question so directly. I hesitated for a moment, then smiled and answered, "Of course my sister is prettier." I didn't want to hurt Xiaoxia's feelings, nor did I want her to be troubled by this question.

However, Xiaoxia seemed not satisfied with this answer. She continued to ask: "Since I am good-looking, why do you always stare at Wang Dan instead of me? Is it because Wang Dan is wearing beautiful clothes?"

I was a little speechless because of Xiaoxia's question. I knew I couldn't avoid it anymore. So I took a deep breath, and for a moment I was speechless. I nodded and answered honestly: "Wang Dan's clothes are indeed very fashionable. Every time I see her, I can't help but look at her a few more times."

After hearing my answer, Xiaoxia was silent for a moment, then nodded gently and said, "Oh, then I understand." Her tone revealed a sense of relief and understanding, as if she had found the answer in her heart.

Xiaoxia's question made me confused. She was usually so gentle and reserved, and rarely expressed her emotions directly. However, at this moment, her question was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring up ripples in my heart.

The moment I heard this question, I seemed to smell a hint of jealousy. Although this jealousy was not strong, it was enough to make me feel the uneasiness and subtle changes in Xiaoxia's heart. She may not have expressed her dissatisfaction directly, but her tone and eyes revealed a subtle sensitivity and doubt.

In this way, I spent today's class with mixed feelings. Every minute seemed to be stretched out, and every knowledge point in the class seemed to become elusive. My thoughts kept wandering between Wang Dan, Xiaoxia and myself, trying to find an answer that could balance the relationship between the three.

I tried to focus on the class, but the confusion in my mind prevented me from fully engaging. Whenever the teacher asked a question, I would try my best to answer, but my voice sounded a little dry and lacked confidence. I knew that my emotions had affected my learning state, but I couldn't get rid of this complex emotion.

In this way, a day passed by unknowingly. When I packed my bag and prepared to leave the classroom, I took a deep breath, trying to leave the confusion and complexity in my heart in the classroom.

Fortunately, Xiaoxia's words, "get out of class is over, let's go together," were like a breeze, gently blowing away the complex emotions accumulated in my heart. Her voice was gentle and firm, as if it could dispel all the haze.

We walked out of the school gate together, the light of the street lamps fell on us, covering the evening with a soft and warm color. Just as we were about to go home and say goodbye to each other, I accidentally caught a glimpse of the two classmates I once called "neurotics". They were surrounding a classmate who looked weaker than them and seemed to be bullying him.

The anger in my heart was instantly ignited, and I couldn't help but frown. These two guys really don't change their ways, and they are bullying people again. I can't just sit there and watch, I have to go over and see who is so unlucky to run into them.

"Hey, brother, what are you doing in such a hurry?" Xiaoxia called me from behind, with a hint of doubt in her voice.

I stopped, turned around and explained to her, "Look over there, those two people are classmates from our class. They seem to be bullying someone. I have to go over and take a look." I said, pointing to two figures surrounding a person not far away.

Xiaoxia looked in the direction of my finger with a surprised expression on her face: "Ah, isn't that Wang Dan? How could she be bullied?"

After hearing what Xiaoxia said, I looked over carefully again. The person being bullied couldn't be Wang Dan.

At this time, Wang Dan also saw us, and a glimmer of hope appeared on her face. She struggled to break free from the restraints of the two boys, but she was helpless with the disparity in strength, so she could only shout for help: "Ah, classmate Wang Dong, classmate Xiao Xia, come and help me, I don't know these two people, they insisted on dragging me to their place."

Hearing Wang Dan's cry for help, I became more determined to help her. I quickly stepped forward and shouted, "Are you two sick? Are you going to stop? What bad things are you going to do again?" I glared at her, trying to make my voice sound more intimidating.

Then, I suddenly remembered that my bicycle was damaged by these two guys that day, so I added: "By the way, I was just about to tell you that my bicycle was damaged by you that day. The repair fee was 15 yuan. You should pay me back for the repair fee." I tried to make them feel guilty in this way and then let Wang Dan go.

However, the skinny little monkey scoffed at my words. When he saw me suddenly appear, he was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, as if he had heard something extremely funny.

He had a contemptuous smile on his face and let out a sharp and piercing laugh: "Oh, you really made me laugh to death! Hahahaha... You idiot, you actually dared to ask me about the car repair fee? If you have any sense, get out of here right now, or I will make you pay tens of thousands of hospital fees today!"

That laughter was like a sharp blade, piercing people's hearts. It was filled with provocation and vicious hostility, as if they were unscrupulously showing off their arrogance and dominance to me.

I suppressed the rage burning in my heart, my eyes fixed on them like nails, my muscles tense, ready to strike, and I was alert with full concentration, ready to deal with any conflict that might break out at any time.

At this time, Xiaoxia also understood the situation. She said to the two boys righteously, "We are all classmates. You two grown men insist on dragging a female classmate away. What do you want to do? She doesn't know you." As she spoke, she walked over and held Wang Dan's hand, "Let's go, let's go, don't pay attention to these two idiots."

When the skinny monkey saw Xiaoxia actually butting in to meddle in other people's business, his face suddenly became extremely gloomy. He widened his eyes and said to Xiaoxia in a sharp and piercing voice: "Hey! Beautiful lady, you have nothing to do here! Originally, I had a good impression of you and thought you were pretty. It's a pity that you were dressed too rustically and really not to my liking! Today, I just want to invite this beauty to dinner together. You guys should not be ungrateful and refuse my toast and then drink the penalty! Be sensible to me, or you will be in trouble!" After that, the skinny monkey glared at the others fiercely.

Wang Dan was furious when she heard this. She widened her eyes, glared at the ungrateful guy in front of her, and said bluntly, "Who wants to have dinner with you? Can you please figure out the situation? I don't even know you, let alone such a ridiculous thing as having dinner with you!"

However, facing Wang Dan's resolute attitude, Shou Hou not only did not back down, but became even more persistent. He continued shamelessly: "Hey, we are all classmates. It doesn't matter if we don't know each other now. Wouldn't it be better to get to know each other after having a meal together?"

Hearing this, I couldn't help but secretly curse this shameless person in my heart. At the same time, I was also very anxious. Seeing the situation getting more and more out of control, I was helpless and had no idea how to resolve this crisis.

As I was thinking about what to do, I noticed a traffic policeman on a motorcycle patrolling in the distance. I thought, never mind who the policeman is, let’s call him over to help. I saw that they were arguing fiercely and no one came to help us, so I quickly chased the traffic policeman.

I was extremely anxious, and I tried my best to catch up with the figure in front of me, while shouting at the top of my lungs. Finally, my efforts paid off, and I successfully stopped the traffic policeman.

I ran to him breathlessly, not caring to calm my rapid breathing, and hurriedly recounted the incident in a concise manner. After listening to me, the traffic policeman's expression became solemn, he frowned tightly, and without saying a word, he walked quickly in the direction of the two boys and Wang Dan and Xiao Xia.

The traffic policeman came forward, looked around sharply, and asked in a deep voice: "What are you doing? Gathering here and causing such a commotion."

When the skinny monkey saw that it was a policeman, he couldn't help but feel a little flustered, but he quickly concealed it. He pretended to be calm and stammered, "We, um... she is my classmate, we were discussing where to eat, really, we are fine, you go ahead and do your thing."

At this moment, Shouhou just wanted to get rid of the policeman quickly. However, Xiaoxia retorted righteously: "Don't listen to him. These two people are hooligans. They want to take my classmate away by force. Right, Wang Dan?" She turned to Wang Dan for confirmation.

Wang Dan nodded heavily, her body shaking involuntarily. Her voice was obviously mixed with a hint of fear and resentment that was difficult to conceal. "That's right! I have nothing to do with those people. They are simply a bunch of shameless people, hooligans and villains!" It seemed that she was still frightened when she recalled what had just happened.

When Skinny Monkey heard this, he got anxious and pointed at me and said, "We are really classmates. If you don't believe me, ask him! Then you, come here and testify for me, are we classmates?" He pointed at me, hoping that I could help him cover up his lie.

I sneered in my heart, thinking that this skinny guy was really stupid. I pretended to think seriously, then nodded and said, "Oh, yes, yes, I can testify."

When the skinny monkey heard this, he smiled smugly, as if he had already won. He turned to the traffic police and said triumphantly, "Look, police comrade, I didn't lie to you."

However, I changed the subject and continued, "However, I want to testify that what these two girls said is right, they are both hooligans!"

When the skinny monkey heard this, his originally thin cheeks instantly turned ashen, veins popped out on his forehead, and his small eyes stared at me fiercely, as if they were about to spit fire. He clenched his teeth tightly and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "You can do it, kid, let's wait and see!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at a companion beside him, his eyes revealing a hint of cunning and sinisterness. The companion nodded in understanding, and then the two of them turned around tacitly, hurriedly, and fled the scene like two defeated roosters.

The heavy weight in my heart finally fell to the ground. I breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and waved to the traffic policeman with gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much, police comrade! If it weren't for your help, I really don't know what I should do."

The traffic police nodded, glanced between me and the two girls, and said: "If you encounter this kind of thing in the future, call the police in time. However, you handled it well this time." After that, he got on his motorcycle and continued patrolling.

Xiaoxia looked at the traffic policeman's back as he walked away, and asked in confusion: "The facts are clear, why don't the police arrest them for questioning?"

I explained: "They are traffic police, not criminal police or public security police. Their main responsibility is to maintain traffic order. However, it is good enough that they can help drive them away."

Xiaoxia nodded, then turned to Wang Dan and asked, "Are you okay? Do you want me to take you home?"

Wang Dan shook his head and said, "No, I can go back by myself. Thank you."

I smiled and said, "Since you all want to leave, I won't stay any longer. Xiaoxia, you should also be careful."

Xiaoxia nodded and said, "Wang Dan and I can go together, so you should also be careful. Brother, we're leaving now, see you tomorrow." After that, she took Wang Dan's hand and they left together.

I stood there quietly, following their figures as they walked away, with an indescribable feeling in my heart. Not long ago, there were still some misunderstandings and estrangements between Xiaoxia and Wang Dan, but today, Xiaoxia did not hesitate and risked her life to help Wang Dan out. She proved her kindness and courage with her actions.