little turtle in the reeds

On the first day Xu Yiran transferred to No. [-] Middle School, Yuan Ye happened to skip class.At that time, Lin Xiaoqiao, the head teacher, took him into the classroom, and Class [-], Grade [-], was having a self-study class.The sound of heels hitting the ground startled the students who were studying hard—of course, it is very likely that some of them fell asleep on the table—everyone raised their heads and stared blankly at the strange boy who appeared behind the head teacher.

The young man has fair skin and a slightly immature face, but his appearance is delicate and clean, and his clothes are neat and comfortable.

After a brief whisper, Lin Xiaoqiao raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet, pulled the boy from behind to her side, and told the students: "This is Xu Yiran, a new classmate in our class. He will start studying with you today. Everyone welcomes him."

Sparse applause rang out.Under the curious prying eyes of the students, Xu Yiran's toes curled up unnaturally, protruding the surface of the sneakers a little.

Lin Xiaoqiao didn't notice this detail.Although Xu Yiran's father had told him about Xu Yiran's special situation in advance, he never thought that just facing the attention of everyone would cause great psychological pressure on Xu Yiran.He didn't ask Xu Yiran to introduce himself according to the usual practice, which was already a prudent move after his full consideration.

At this moment, Lin Xiaoqiao was scanning the entire class, hoping to find a suitable seat for Xu Yiran.

Suddenly, his eyes fixed on an abrupt empty seat.

"Where did Yuan Ye go?" Lin Xiaoqiao asked with a serious face.

Yuan Ye was not at the same table, and the eyes of the students who were front, back, left, and right met for a moment, and then moved away immediately.

Standing on the podium, Lin Xiaoqiao had a clear view of these small movements. Thinking of Yuan Ye, a student with troublesome problems, she knew it in her heart, and she couldn't help but get a little angry: "I'll ask again, where is Yuan Ye?"

Mao Xiaoyong hesitated to raise his hand, but was glared at by Jiang Hai, so frightened that he shrank his neck and dared not speak.

The students around lowered their heads and did not dare to make eye contact with Lin Xiaoqiao.

At this time, Lin Xiaoqiao was really angry: "Mao Xiaoyong, stand up, you speak!"

Mao Xiaoyong trembled, and was about to stand up when the back door of the classroom was kicked open with a "bang".

The boy in the baggy school uniform shirt put his feet down expressionlessly, chewing gum under everyone's attention, walked through half of the class as if no one else was there, walked to his seat - the middle of the classroom - and sat down boldly.

Lin Xiaoqiao didn't get angry very much in class, but he couldn't get angry with this student.

"Yuan Ye, stand up!"

Yuan Ye stood up nonchalantly, and stood tall and tall, Lin Xiaoqiao was furious when he saw it.

"Is class in or get out of class out now? What are you doing out there? Spit out the candy in your mouth! Tonight, copy the class motto a hundred times and hand it to my office. Do you hear me?"

Yuan Ye spat out the candy in his mouth, nodded casually, glanced out of the corner of his eye, and saw Xu Yiran who was half hidden behind Lin Xiaoqiao.

He whistled unconsciously, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Xiao Qiao, is this a new classmate?"

Lin Xiaoqiao said sternly: "This is Xu Yiran, Yuan Ye, I'm warning you, don't bully the new classmate..."

"Teacher Xiao Qiao." Yuan Ye interrupted him in a nonchalant manner, "The new students can sit at the same table with me. Look, there are no vacancies in the classroom."

"Don't think I don't know what you're planning." Lin Xiaoqiao flatly refused, "It's none of your business, sit down."

Yuan Ye smiled angrily, glanced back at his classmates, and sat down as if nothing had happened.

Lin Xiaoqiao glanced at Yuan Ye suspiciously, seeing that he really didn't do any tricks in private, so it's hard to blame him.But when Lin Xiaoqiao arranged a seat for Xu Yiran, he realized something was wrong.

No one is willing to sit at the same table with Xu Yiran. Some reasons are that they have formed a "study mutual aid group" with the same table, some say they are reluctant to part with the original tablemate, and some even directly say that they don't want to be at the same table.

Seeing that Xu Yiran's eyes were getting darker and darker, Lin Xiaoqiao couldn't help but walked to Yuan Ye's desk, knocked on the table, and asked him: "Are you playing tricks?"

Yuan Ye glanced at Xu Yiran with a prey-like gaze, and spread his hands innocently: "What can I do under your nose? Teacher Xiao Qiao, since no one else wants to sit at the same table as a new classmate, you can help me."

Lin Xiaoqiao lowered her voice and said seriously: "Yuan Ye, you must not bully Xu Yiran, you understand?"

Yuan Ye was taken aback for a moment, and then said indifferently: "I know, I know when I bullied others, you can trust me with your new classmate."

Lin Xiaoqiao also had no choice. After threatening Yuan Ye, he went back to work with Xu Yiran and comforted him, saying, "Yuan Ye doesn't look easy to get along with, but he's actually kind-hearted. You'll know if you get in touch with him more." Seeing Xu Yiran nod his head, he felt worried, "If he really bullies you, you must tell the teacher as soon as possible, and the teacher will deal with it, okay?"

Xu Yiran nodded silently and did not speak.Lin Xiaoqiao sighed in her heart, thinking to herself that she could only enlighten this student slowly.

Xu Yiran didn't know why Yuan Ye insisted on sharing the table with him.The students in the class seemed to listen to Yuan Ye very much. If Yuan Ye gave him a look, those people would not sit with him anymore.Puzzled and sad for sure, but he didn't have any thoughts of resistance.His obstacle in expression made him used to living like a tortoise, and only by shrinking in his own world can he feel safe.

On the contrary, Yuan Ye is full of curiosity about all new things.He is very tired of the routine life, and there is a force in his heart clamoring to break through the shackles of the rules and break all the routines.But he has long been tired of skipping classes, smoking behind the teacher's back, and going over the wall to Internet cafes.He was eager to make some big news, but God sent him a new toy.

Yuan Ye admitted that he was extremely interested in his new tablemate.In the first self-study class with his new deskmate, he pretended to read a book with his chin on his hands, but his gaze was always on Xu Yiran's face.

He poked Xu Yiran's arm on the table, and asked enthusiastically, "What's your name?"

Xu Yiran silently retracted his arms towards him.

Yuan Ye was not discouraged: "Why did you transfer schools?"

"..."

"Can you drink?"

"..."

"Are you trying to smoke a turtle?"

"..."

"It's very simple, don't you know how to teach you?"

"..."

Xu Yiran shrinks again and again, Yuan Ye presses on step by step, finally, with a "plop", Xu Yiran falls off the chair.This fall successfully attracted the attention of the whole class. Amidst the laughter of everyone, Xu Yiran's legs were weak and he had no strength to stand up.

Yuan Ye smiled condescendingly, and stood up to pull him.

Xu Yiran hugged the table leg and shook his head.

Lin Xiaoqiao happened to come to inspect the class, caught this scene, and yelled at Yuan Ye: "Get out and stand!"

Yuan Ye smiled at Xu Yiran: "It's yours." Then, he swaggered out and stood by the wall, listening to Lin Xiaoqiao's reprimand without saying a word.

In the next English class, Yuan Ye didn't poke Xu Yiran again, but Xu Yiran caught a glimpse of Yuan Ye's face from the corner of his eye, and felt that every line of this person's face was showing anger.

Xu Yiran could understand his feelings after being reprimanded, but he couldn't help worrying about himself, and he didn't know whether Yuan Ye would resent him.

His concerns are not without reason.Before dinner, he saw that everyone had left, so he went to the toilet to urinate. Just as he was about to pull the zipper back, he heard a "click" of the toilet door, and it was locked behind him.

The man walked towards him, and he could tell who it was by the sound of footsteps.

Xu Yiran pulled up his trousers in a panic, but because he was in a hurry, the zipper got stuck halfway through.He just didn't know what to do, when his back warmed up, a pair of big hands went from his waist to the front, held his hand, pulled back the zipper slightly, and then lifted it up, helping him to untie the chain of his trousers. Pulled on.

Xu Yiran: "..."

Yuan Ye took a step back slowly, looked at Xu Yiran's stiff back and said, "Xu Yiran, go find Lin Xiaoqiao again and see if he can come to rescue you."

Xu Yiran didn't know why he said that, but Yuan Ye's visitor was not kind, and he was timid to fight back, so he naturally retreated into his tortoise shell.

Yuan Ye had long been on guard against him escaping, and had already locked the toilet door when he came in. To his surprise, seeing that the road ahead was blocked, Xu Yiran turned around and ran into the cubicle and locked the door.

When Yuan Ye went to grab Xu Yiran, he was a step too late, and his hand was almost caught by the compartment door.

He stood at the door of the cubicle with a dark face, kicked the door and said, "Now I'm going to pretend to be dead, isn't it courageous when you play with me with Lin Xiaoqiao?"

Xu Yiran couldn't understand what he said, so he opened his mouth, thinking of the reason why he transferred to another school, he finally didn't open his mouth to defend himself.

The door of the compartment was shaken by Yuan Ye's kick. Xu Yiran stared at the door with wide eyes, shrinking back more and more. When the cold tiles were stuck on his back, the shaking finally stopped.

He squatted down slowly and waited patiently, but he still couldn't hear the footsteps of leaving.After a long time, with a loud noise, the door tilted sideways.He looked in horror at the face that appeared behind the door, thinking for a moment that he was hallucinating.

Yuan Ye threw the dismantled door aside, walked in, lifted him against the wall, and said with a sneer, "See where else you can hide."