the other half of the orange

People always like to associate what they see in front of them. If there is a sign to ignite, no matter what the facts are, they must add fuel and vinegar to draw a flame.

Gossip is the nature of human beings, and You Zhao is the center of gossip.

Since he got out of the car, countless pairs of eyes cast curious gazes, trying to verify the authenticity of Lenovo through the tight windows, and some people came with the purpose of discovering secrets.

You Zhao felt very uncomfortable, the eyes glued to him were embarrassing, like looking at a heinous sinner, or watching some kind of lace news, with naked banter.

Some people who had dealt with happened to pass by, and they looked at him hesitantly, as if they wanted to say something to him, and in the end they quickened their pace and walked away.

The not-so-good mood became even more gloomy, and You Zhao changed his usual smiling face, ignoring all the speculations around him with a sullen face, and walked straight to the teaching building he was going to.

"You Zhao..." A girl stopped him, and pointed to the bulletin board not far away with a tangled expression, "Over there... why don't you go and have a look, but I don't believe it."

You Zhao frowned and nodded, vaguely guessing in his heart.

The bulletin board was originally a column for students to display, and usually posted posters of club activities, but at this time a few white papers blatantly covered the colorful posters, and many people gathered in front of it.

When they saw You Zhao walking towards him with gloomy expressions, they subconsciously made way for him.

Sure enough, the group of clowns who only dared to talk and slander behind their backs couldn't stand it any longer. They posted all kinds of his "crimes" in black and white, like big-character posters, to show the public, for fear that no one would know his scandals. Tianjiao pulled into the dust.

First of all, his sexual orientation was exposed, and a picture album that was secretly taken at an unknown time, explicit descriptions of genitalia, organs, and more than a dozen line drafts that could be seen as the same person.However, the full text stands on the moral high ground, adhering to a sexually free attitude and severely criticizing his hypocritical concealment and deceiving girls' feelings.

Immediately afterwards, the fact that he secretly pursued fame and fortune and sold his body for money was exposed, with several pictures of evidence attached.

You Zhao read the thousand-word explanation in two or three times, and the analysis was rigorous with reason and evidence, but it was completely based on falsehood.Those few photos were blurred and no faces could be seen, but he had just gotten out of the luxury car and was witnessed on the spot, which happened to provide "evidence" for these speculations.

"It's quite childish. I dare not say anything in person. I have to play this trick." You Zhao smiled and tore off one by one, crumpled them into balls and threw them into the trash can, looking at the people who joined in the fun in front of him with a cold look. People, "They are all adults. After 20 years of reading books, they have not been able to develop independent thinking minds. They say that the wind is the rain. I am really worried for you."

The onlookers looked at each other in blank dismay, some walked away guiltily, while others stood still waiting for a joke.

"If you have the guts to do dirty things, why don't you let others talk about it?" One person mocked, "You usually pretend to be innocent enough, but today everyone finally saw your true colors. I think your previous awards were all for hooking up with the judges. Come on!"

"What I do is cleaner than yours." You Zhao sighed, "Some people are like this. When others get what they can't get, they start lusting and make excuses for their own incompetence."

"You don't need to be crazy, the school leaders should know about it later!"

Xie Zijie rushed over upon hearing the news, and was about to make a move when You Zhaohe and Deng Yanjun, who had just arrived, dragged him away.

"What are you doing?! Let me go and beat him up." In a quiet place, You Zhao and Deng Yanjun let him go. Xie Zijie was very unconvinced and wanted to go back.

Deng Yanjun held him back: "Don't be impulsive!"

"Do you want me to watch my friend being scolded?"

"Ajie, calm down." You Zhao patted him on the shoulder and persuaded, "In the end, this matter has nothing to do with you. I am very grateful that you are willing to help me. Besides, graduation is approaching, so don't be punished for fighting." Punishment."

Deng Yanjun nodded: "This is not the way to help."

Xie Zijie's eyes were red, and he took a few deep breaths: "Okay, then what are your plans? Now that the idiots are shining into reality, relying on the keyboard alone is useless."

Deng Yanjun thought for a while, then looked at You Zhao: "How about... let your uncle come forward?"

It's not that You Zhao never thought about it. To Tang Heqian, this kind of thing is just a small problem. What should be investigated can be found out soon, and what should be suppressed can be suppressed, but he doesn't want Tang Heqian to know.

"Let's talk about the situation. Anyway, I also tore off the paper. It should be able to relax for a while. Take this time to find out who is behind it."

You Zhao didn't take the online discussion to heart before, and now he regrets it a lot, but it happened so suddenly that he didn't have time to think about it, so he could only take one step at a time.

"After a long time, we will show our flaws. There was a disturbance on the Internet before, and we probably know who they are." Deng Yanjun turned on his phone, and showed the screenshots of the forum to the two of them, "Just these three IDs, follow along Checking should be able to find useful information, and there are a few trumpets."

You Zhao doesn't often go to the forum, and is completely unfamiliar with these IDs, so it's hard to comment: "Okay, just look for it according to this." Maybe the matter can be resolved before the matter escalates to the maximum.

"Even if you find out who did it, it won't restore your reputation." Xie Zijie sneered, "There are so many idiots in school, this is the first time I know."

You Zhao is not afraid, he said with a smile: "Reputation is something that only people with no strength value the most."

The weather was very bad, it was gloomy early in the morning, and You Zhao's luck was extremely bad.Just after noon, the matter was brought up to the principal, who asked him to put down what he was doing and go to the office as soon as possible.

The principal was communicating with the counselor, and when he saw him coming, he kept his expression down and asked seriously, "You Zhao, what happened today?"

You Zhao no longer wanted to pretend to be cute, and said in a cold tone: "What's going on, don't you all know, teacher? I can only say that most of them are fake."

"Really? So which part is real and which part is fake? I can see how you draw."

"Yes, the album is mine, and I also like men. These are true, but after that, do you believe that kind of rhetoric?" You Zhaoyi asked in a deep voice, speaking seriously.

The counselor saw his anger, and persuaded him slowly: "Of course I don't believe it. All the posts on the Internet have been deleted, but this matter has caused a lot of trouble, and even spread to the school."

"Tell me first, someone saw you get off the expensive car in the morning, what's going on?" The principal pointed his finger and asked him to explain.

"That's my uncle, he has money in his family."

"We all know about your family's situation." The principal didn't believe it, "You have to tell the truth."

You Zhao stood in front of the two teachers, being probed and suspected, he was so wronged that he wanted to cry.When he brought honor to the school in the past, these two were amiable and caring.But now that he was being slandered and the reputation of the school was affected, the two treated him as if he were a prisoner who was just a step away from being sentenced.

"What I said is true, you don't believe me, what else do you want me to say?" You Zhao raised his voice, trembling with anger and grievance, the corners of his eyes were slightly red.

"Calm down, we don't mean to disbelieve you, but we just hope that you can clarify the matter." The counselor comforted, "You also know that after a while is an important moment for recruiting students, any troubles during this period Things are not good for the impact on the school."

"..." You Zhao choked up, and asked in a hoarse voice, "So, what do you want me to do? I told you that I didn't do anything."

"Well, if you really didn't do it, then you have to provide evidence to clarify the facts, and we will clear you up. But—" the headmaster changed the subject, "If there is indeed such a thing after investigation, you should understand the consequences."

You Zhao laughed: "Principal, I have evidence to clear myself up, but please don't ignore the important things. I didn't do anything wrong, and I don't need to bear any consequences. It wasn't me who caused this incident, but those who should be investigated the most. people."

Why did he get caught in the shit bowl for no reason, and had to take pains to wipe himself clean, while the instigator patted his ass and left, safe and sound.

The counselor also felt that it was biased, and turned to the principal and said, "We really should investigate the source. No matter what happens, those who cause major incidents should also bear corresponding responsibilities."

The principal thought for a long time, then nodded: "That's it, You Zhao, the school will give you an explanation, as long as you clarify everything, I mean everything, including that you like men."

"I like men. This is a fact. How can I clarify it?" You Zhao smiled instead of anger.

"You Zhao, that's not what you said." The counselor frowned disapprovingly, "We're not talking about discrimination, but you also know the national conditions. If such a matter is on the table, what will others think of our school. And you have to think about yourself, you're about to graduate, but you just have to endure it for a couple of months, at this juncture, you don't want any stains in your file, do you?"

"...you will deal with a person because of their sexual orientation?"

"No, but you will be punished according to the impact of the matter."

You Zhao can understand the school's attitude. From the school's point of view, reputation is indeed very important, but now it seems that the importance is more than the truth, and he needs to add a layer of hypocrisy. He is really disappointed.

In such a general environment, people live in a false way, and art has no freedom.

You Zhao agreed, but was very tired, as if all the strength in his body had been removed, he lay on the bed staring at the snow-white ceiling in a daze.He didn't eat anything all day, and he never went downstairs. Aunt Fang was so worried that she knocked on the door several times, but she didn't get any response.

Finally, Tang Heqian opened the door, bringing a bowl of meat porridge.A large quilt on the bed rose up and down, and he stretched out his hand to push it: "Get up, eat something."

"Brother..." A sullen voice came from under the bed, "Do we have a household registration at home?"

"Yes, what's the matter?" Tang Heqian pulled the quilt away when the bed sank, so as not to let him get bored, "What's the matter with you today?"

"It's okay." You Zhao rubbed his messy head and said softly, "There will always be various difficulties in life, but they are not difficult to solve. Just like now, just give me a copy of the household registration book and I will be fine." gone."

Tang Heqian turned his face and looked at him: "What happened?"

"I've decided." You Zhao avoided his hand, looked down at the quilt, "I'm going to France after graduation."

"..." Tang Heqian withdrew his hand and nodded, "Okay, I will arrange it."

You Zhao glanced at him secretly, then turned his face away in disappointment, Tang Heqian didn't have any reluctance in his eyes.

Suddenly sadness struck, he felt that he was useless, and all the things that he thought he could hold firmly in his hands hit him hard in the face at this moment.

You Zhao was confused and scared, because he was afraid that he had gone the wrong way from the beginning.However, the obsession in his heart clearly told him, no, you are not wrong, this is a difficult mode that must be overcome.

However, he no longer wanted to pretend to be strong.

Two tears fell into the porridge, and You Zhao was crying as he poured the porridge into his mouth, swallowing and choking.

Tang Heqian looked at him in astonishment, and was a little flustered at once. He quickly pulled a few pieces of paper to help him wipe away his tears and the porridge stuck to his face: "Zhao Zhao, don't cry, don't cry."

You Zhao was even more sad. He put down the bowl, hiccupped and continued to cry. The tears seemed to flow endlessly, line after line, dripping on the quilt.

Tang Heqian wiped away his tears at a loss, and could only comfort him dryly: "Be good, be good, don't cry."

You Zhao grabbed his hand, then rushed towards him, hugged his neck tightly and cried loudly, wiping all the tears and snot on his shirt: "Brother!"

"Good..." Tang Heqian kept patting him on the back, and said softly, "Cry, it will be fine after you cry."

Tang Heqian's words seemed to have magical powers, You Zhao didn't want to cry anymore, and he choked for a long time before he recovered.

"You, help me." You Zhao told Tang Heqian about the matter, and then watched his face become a little bit scary, "Brother...don't be too angry."

Tang Heqian's face was calm, but he had already skipped several unsuitable solutions in his heart: "You should rest first, take a shower and sleep."

You Zhao suddenly felt chills down his spine: "Don't be impulsive!"

"Don't worry." Tang Heqian stroked his hair, feeling slightly regretful, and sighed, "I was negligent this time."