awkward and gentle

After the graduation ceremony is the long-awaited spring break.

The first school year at Xingyue Academy is over, and the second year will start after the spring break.

But before the wonderful spring break begins, the teacher announces the sad news—students who fail to pass the exam will attend a special cram school, causing the students to cry.

Wannian was late for class and slept to the party, and Zaita, whose attendance rate was unqualified, was on the list of mandatory participation. Tinya and others, who had had a relaxing spring break, complained. In order to prevent Zaita from skipping classes, they decided to accompany him to participate in the special cram school.

"Mr. Nanami, please answer who is the patron saint of Libra? What is the meaning behind it?...Hmm? Mr. Nanami, Mr. Nanami Yata? Didn't Nanami Yata come?" Asked to come to a special cram class Fans of Haiying Temple in the mythology class looked at the roll call and randomly picked a name and called it several times, but there was no answer.

"Hey, Yata, don't sleep, Zaita! The teacher asked you to answer the question!" Sitting next to Zaita, Xi also whispered to Zaita who was lying on the desk and sound asleep.

"Is Nanami Yata here!!!!" Teacher Ami took a deep breath and shouted angrily.

Then Zaita opened his eyes sleepily, rubbed his eyes, stood up unhurriedly, and shouted, "Here."

"Bad Lord is so arrogant." Tu Mengyang whispered beside him.

Xi also looked at Zaita who was stretching unscrupulously and was also very helpless, "Ah, that's right for him." Looking around, his eyes sank slightly, "Yuezi, Tumeng-jun, did you see the wasteland today?" Reverse?"

Because the number of people attending cram school during the holidays is small, everyone attends classes in one classroom.

"Hey, no, this morning I saw that she wasn't in the dormitory, so I thought that Lu Ni had arrived in the classroom early." Yuezi also widened her eyes strangely, "Huang Ni is never late."

"I didn't see Huang Ni either." Tumeng Yang also shook his head.

Just as the three of them were looking for the figure of Kenji, Nanami Yata also started to have a headache.

"Ami asked Qi Hai two questions! Who is the patron saint of Libra? What's the meaning behind it?"

"Ah, the weighing block!"

"It's not the weight seat, it's the scales!"

"Ah, teacher, it's almost the same!"

"It's not the teacher, it's Ah Mi! Hurry up and answer Ah Mi's question, Qi Hai."

"This one……"

- Bang!

Suddenly, the classroom door was pushed open.

The one who pushed the door open was the missing Jianchi, panting as if she had gone through a long-distance run.She squinted her eyes slightly and propped her hands on her knees, her black hair was disheveled and her face was a little pale, "Ami, I'm sorry. I'm late."

"It's okay, Ah Mi isn't angry. Go back to your seat." The Haiying Temple fan thought that Jianchi accidentally got up late and ran over, so he didn't care, and turned to look at Nanami Yata, "Student Nanami, answer Ah Mi's question! There is a meaning behind the patron saint of Libra!"

Tsk, it's strange that this guy can answer.This guy with a young white head has never dismissed the mythology class. She guessed that he hadn't even flipped through the textbook a few times, so how could he know... She curled her lips, walked past him, paused slightly, and then sat down. in his seat.

"Yes, it's Venus, the God of Love." Zaita suddenly screamed out, "The meaning is patient and calm love."

"Yo Xi! That's right!" Ah Mi grinned brightly, "Student Qihai is so smart!"

Jianchi took out the book from his bag, looked down at the pages of the book, and listened to the fans of Haiying Temple explain the most basic knowledge of mythology.As if she didn't feel the eyes that Tinya and the others cast on her, she lowered her head so that her expression could not be seen clearly.

The time passed quickly amidst the voices of Haiying Temple's fans muttering and the laughter he aroused.

"Okay! Ah Mi's mythology class is over, let's dismiss it!"

Just after announcing that get out of class was over, Jianchi slumped down on the table with a bang.

"Hey, Huang Ni, it's okay! Are you feeling unwell?" A trace of worry flashed through Xi's heart.

"Ah! Is Huang Ni uncomfortable? Would you like me, the first health care committee member of Crescent College, to take a look at it for you!" Yuezi approached her and asked with concern.

"Ah, cataract, what's going on with you today, haha... you're actually late." Kenchi didn't even reply and lay half dead on the table, and the calm Zaita also started to panic, "Hey, cataract, you're fine Let's do it!"

"Isn't it because of the bad lord's anger..." Tu Mengyang silently complained, "The bad lord is so noisy!"

"Bastard! I will beat you down today!"

At this time, lying on the sword suddenly raised his head, "I'm so hungry..." After saying that, he fell down again.

"Yan Ni didn't eat breakfast well." Xi Ye's voice became low and serious, "I told Huang Ni long ago that I should eat breakfast well, so I won't have hypoglycemia now."

The deep voice was adulterated with seriousness and faint chill, which made the three people around tremble.

"Mr. Dongyue, it's so scary." Tu Mengyang murmured.

"Yeah." Yuezi took two steps away, "It's scary for Xi to be angry."

"You think too much, Xiye." Jianchi stood up from his seat, although his face was still a little pale, but it was much better than in class, "Let's go, go eat, I'm so hungry." She scratched her hair Fa, and looked at Yata who was on the side inexplicably.

"Ah~ good! Let's go eat! Mythology class is really boring, I fell asleep halfway through!" Zaita was the first to agree and rushed out of the classroom.

Xi also recovered his gentle smile, "Halfway? You must have fallen asleep right from the start."

"Besides, if Huang Ni reminded you, Zaita would have to stand up in class." Yuezi said on the side.

"Ah, so I was seen."

"Yuezi, are you hungry, let's go eat!"

"Hey, stinky sheep, don't be the first."

With the sword on the side, he walked unhurriedly, listening to the four of them talking absently.His face was slightly sideways, and his expression was vague and unclear, making it difficult to figure out.

The ears suddenly caught Zata's words:

"I'm really worried about Yuezi. This guy is just killing time and playing with you. Maybe he pursued girls like this in France!"

Huang Ni raised his eyebrows, what is this young man talking nonsense about?Although I know that this guy has no bad intentions, but it is too easy to offend people.After getting along for two weeks, he should also know that Tumengyang really cherishes confinement.

"Enough is enough for me, Zaita. If I go on like this, even I will..." Xi also looked at the trembling soil cute sheep standing aside, his face was downcast, and his eyes were sharp.

I saw that Tumengyang's wine-red eyes were strangely red at this time, and their calm eyes were scary, like a sharp arrow that can penetrate deep into a person's soul, "Don't just trample on others just because of your reckless eating and drinking. A unique heart. I don't intend for others to understand, but I don't allow people who don't know anything to insult." He suddenly hooked the corners of his lips, "If Qihai-kun wants to express any feelings, please feel free."

"What, to express your feelings..." Zai Tai moved his lips, dumbfounded.

Tumengyang's tone was calm and without ups and downs, "Then, you are obviously cowardly and cowardly, so you are not allowed to insult other people's wishes!" It was like exploding a bomb on a lake that had no waves before.

Yata's golden pupils suddenly dilated, and he raised his head suddenly, "I, I don't have any mood to convey, nothing. Even if I have, I don't need you to direct me!"

Like a beast whose scales have been touched, the quarrel between the two today created a tense and oppressive atmosphere.

The most difficult thing to deal with was confinement, the incident happened because of her, seeing that her two childhood sweethearts were doing well, she didn't know what to do.Her brown eyes flickered, as if she had made up her mind, she stood in front of Zaita.

"Zai Tai, don't say it. There are some things that I really can't say."

Zai Tai looked at Yuezi's gesture of protecting the sheep, and his face turned pale, "I said, Yuezi, why don't you stand by me and protect the stinky sheep! ... And, I am because of Yuezi .”

Every time he said a word, Yuezi's face turned pale with embarrassment, she bit her lip, and looked at Zaita with almost pleading eyes, "But, Zaita is so gentle to me, if you want to treat Yang Jun like this... What about being mean?"

Frozen are luxuriant and lush branches, quickly filling the entire air.

Several people silently stopped speaking, the movements in front of them were full of black and white style, so thin that it was suffocating.

"Because this guy is like this." The cold words were like a sword, tearing the oppressive air at this moment.

Everyone looked at Huang Ni leaning against the wall.

Her face was still so calm, as if covered with a layer of ice.

"Cowardly people dare not express their thoughts properly and correctly, they are awkward and stubborn, and they don't know what is good or bad. They take advantage of the quickness of their tongues, but they don't know the situation. All their anger is transferred to others, no matter what they say, they don't care about 21" Bombarding everyone. Don’t you know that it will cause a lot of unnecessary troubles? Huh?” The sharp words pierced Nanami Yata’s heart straight to the point, “Zaita, you are really Worrying."

"Tch, it's like I'm begging you to worry about it. If you don't care about it, just ignore it! Stop being sentimental!"

It seems that without brain thinking,

Yata turned pale and yelled at Kenchi.

The unhesitating words made Huang Ni's fist hanging by his side slowly tighten until it turned white, and his smoky eyes drooped, "That's it, it's always been like this." The corners of her mouth were tightly pursed, "Tin also , Yuezi, Tumeng-jun. I’m hungry, so I’m leaving first.”

"Desolation!" Yuezi yelled at the back of Jian Chi, who was going further and further away without hesitation.

Xi also looked at the bleak figure who left alone, feeling a dull pain in his heart.

Subconsciously want to catch up,

But the moment he moved his feet, he staggered and put it away.

An atmosphere of silence slowly spread between the four of them, "Mr. Yang, too, he would be serious about Zaita's provocation." Yuezi forced a smile.

"I'm sorry, Yuezi. I caused you trouble. I promise you that there will be no more casual fights."

"Well, that's it." Yuezi breathed a sigh of relief.

Tumengyang smiled softly, "Oui (well), this is an agreement between Yuezi and me, and I will definitely abide by it."

"It's really difficult, Yuezi." Xi also smiled slightly at Yuezi, and frowned at Zaitai, "This time it's too wrong, what you say is really..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zata's yin and yang, "Yes, yes, it's all my fault. From now on, you can be your good friends, and don't worry about me anymore."

His eyes faintly revealed injury and disappointment, like a beast that wanted to lick its wounds alone, and left.

"I'm sorry, Tumeng-kun. Zaitai, he will speak indiscriminately when he gets hotheaded. He didn't mean it. Please forgive him." Xi also frowned, as if he had done something wrong and begged the boy in front of him. forgive.

"...I know, but I still can't forgive him." Tu Mengyang said slowly, "I'm sorry, I'll leave first, goodbye. Yuezi, Dongyue-jun."

"Mr. Sheep."

Seeing the panic on Yuezi's face, Xi also quickly comforted him: "Yuezi, don't worry. Just let them two calm down. Let them go today."

Yuezi drooped her shoulders in frustration, and the bristling hair on the top of her head softened helplessly, "Well, that's the only way to go. But what happened to today's desolation, she usually doesn't care about it like Zaita Yes. In the past, even if you were angry again, it was never like it is today."

The calm young man beside him didn't say anything else, but this time he frowned tightly and sighed, "Yuezi, let's go to dinner. Later, I'll go ask Huang Ni about it." .”

"Well, then please take care of me."

Xi also hides the uneasiness in the depths of his eyes, he can understand the feelings of Zaita and Tu Meng-kun, the only thing he can't understand is today's rebellious behavior.First he was late for class for the first time, and then he started to really blame Kaita.You know, no matter how much she sarcastically mocked Zaita, he could still hear the partiality and worry contained in it.

However, today... is different.It was strange how serious her manner had become.

Also, let him know what to do.

Huang Ni hastily ate something and went back to the dormitory.

He took off the black coat of the school uniform and rolled up the sleeves of the white shirt inside. A large area of ​​deep purple bruises had appeared on his arms.She gritted her teeth and moved her arm. Based on years of experience, she judged that her left arm was not broken or cracked, but just a common contusion.I pressed it with my thumb, and according to the degree of pain in my arm, the sword holder would probably dissipate in about a week.

Although it hurts, it's tolerable, and it's not a serious injury.

[Anyone who changes must be someone who can give up. If you don't want to take even a little risk, what can you do?] The phone rang suddenly.

His fingertips trembled slightly, and he hesitated for a moment before answering the phone.

"Moshi, Moshi もしもし"

"Moxi, Moxi もしもし, it's me, Xiye. Huang Ni, where are you now?"

"Bedroom."

"Then, how about going for a walk? I just want to chat with Huang Ni."

"..."

"Is it possible? If possible, I'll wait for you in front of the dormitory."

"oh, I understand now."

After finishing the simple conversation, she hung up the phone, rolled up her sleeves again, put on her coat, opened the door and left the bedroom.

Not far away, her sight met those blue glazed eyes.

As soon as he saw her, the corners of his lips softened unconsciously, it was the flakes of feathers gently gliding across the soft silk.

He called softly, "Desolation." The ending was tinged with warmth.

"Huang Ni, why were you late this morning?"

Rebellious slightly stunned,

She thought that Xi would talk nonsense before getting to the point, but she didn't expect to open the door from the beginning, which caught her off guard, "...was up late."

"Please, don't just tell me a reason in a perfunctory way. No matter what, you have to think about it for a while before answering me." He walked up to her head and rubbed her head helplessly, "Forget it, I don't have any hope of rebellion anyway." will answer me."

"..."

"However, Yuezi and I are very worried about you. Come on, I was hoping that I would find a way to ease the relationship between Yata and Yang-kun, but why did I lose the chain. Well, I really didn't expect to be right with Yata all the time. The very patient Ren Ni will also look anxious."

Jianchi lowered his eyes, "I've never been impatient."

"Yeah, I know. Lu Ni is just not patient with our posts...Although Lu Ni doesn't like to laugh." Even if he laughed, it was a mocking or sarcasm smile in many cases, and he often said it in a mean way. if. "However, Huang Ni is a very reliable and gentle person."

It's not her who is very reliable and gentle.The tips of the ears hidden in the hair turned red quietly, and Jianchi continued to walk forward without saying a word.

Xi also looked at the girl walking forward sullenly, the way her mind was pierced but she refused to admit it, it was very funny.He pulled her arm, "Hey, Huang Ni, don't walk so fast..."

—Suddenly, he frowned.

Under the light palm, her arm trembled the moment it was held.

This is not right.

This reaction is, pain? !

Xi also secretly widened her eyes, taking advantage of the unguarded sword holder, rolled up her sleeves.Seeing her arm, the blue pupils suddenly dizzy and spread.The large deep purple red bruise on her arm was hideous, which made him feel a little shocking.

He took a deep breath to restrain his emotions, raised his head and said to the stunned sword holder, "Injury, how did it come about." At the end of the sentence, there was still a slight tremor.

Jian Chi frowned, she didn't expect to be found out, the worst thing was that Xi Ye found out, if Yue Zi or Zai Tai found out, at most they would lie to them that they fell.

As for Xiye, I don't know if I can deceive him, I'm afraid, it won't work.

The young man's lips were tightly pursed into a straight line, looking at the man holding the sword and lowering his head in thought, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, at this moment its existence even overwhelmed the anger deeply hidden in the abyss of his eyes, "Desolation , can't you tell me?"

He also wanted to say: Huang Ni, you are like this, you are like this.They have known each other for ten years, is there anything he can't know?I dare not say it, I can't say it, or I don't want to say it.No matter what it was, she kept it in her heart and let him guess.But, not to mention the simple-minded Tsukiko Kazuya, even he sometimes couldn't guess what she was thinking.To be precise, she seems to have many, many secrets, which she bears silently alone, which no one can touch, not even... the most important friend.

Xi also envied Tumengyang and Zaita once again for being able to speak directly what he thought in his heart, and he also wanted to be so straightforward and ask her carefully what worries she had.With her appearance like this, is she thinking of a sophisticated reason that can be hidden from him?But, it doesn't need to, even if something happened, they are...friends, aren't they?You can work it out with her.

He wanted her to know that she was not like she was alone when she was a child, only had everything and only herself.Now, she can see them as soon as she turns her head, and if there is anything, everyone will take care of it together.

He gently closed his eyes and then opened them again, the haze was quickly cleared from his eyes.

Now is not the time to talk about those words.

"Huang Ni, does it hurt?" Xi also carefully touched the bruise on her hand with a force that seemed to shatter at the touch, which made the sword holder a little itchy.

"It's okay, it's just a small injury." Jian Chi looked at his worried look, and forced down the corners of his mouth that turned up for some reason, "Xi Ye, don't worry."

"Huh...really." Xi also scratched his head helplessly, "If it's Luni, if you don't talk about the reason at the beginning, you won't say it..." So, he will respect Huangni's choice, no Ask more.

Words are delicate roses with thorns.

He handed it to her,

He carefully and cautiously wanted to hand it over to her with his bloody hand.

Gently took her hand, wanting her to avoid all the spikes,

Gentle, to the point of being unreserved and infinitely tolerant.

Huang Ni knew that her concealment was a thorn.

He knew it existed, but he still held his hand on it without hesitation.Pretending not to be hurt with concern.

He handed her the softest blooming flower, with the usual smile on his face.

Tin also...

Huang Ni sighed slightly in his heart, his heart throbbing with pain.

In her hand, there is also a rose.

The sharp thorns also pierced the skin, but she wanted to pluck off the thorns one by one from its branches without fear of pain, and handed him the most delicate stamen, even though it was no longer a rose .

There are some bad things, just let her go with her sword holding the barren and absurd.

- the heart is tender,

—the heart is sharp,

——Heart is different.

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