The Third Rose

After the whole class had finished their self-introductions, the class teacher Xie Dingnan made a unified summary of the statement.

Chen Xingze yawned in the bored voice of the middle-aged man.

About ten minutes later, Xie Dingnan smiled and said: "It's almost time, everyone pack up and go to the small auditorium to attend the welcome party for freshmen."

In the corridor, everyone moved forward sparsely.Chen Xingze put his hands in his pockets, looking sluggish.The drowsiness he had just cultivated hadn't dissipated, so he yawned again.Surrounded by whispers, the students were meeting for the first time, unfamiliar with each other, and communicated politely and shyly.

Oh, maybe with one exception.

Lu Hao's degree of familiarity was beyond Chen Xingze's imagination. He kept talking about this and that beside Chen Xingze, and his excitement made outsiders really think that they were close friends after a long absence.

Were they close friends before?Chen Xingze tried to recall, but it was difficult to concentrate his lazy thoughts in the afternoon, so he could only let Lu Hao's hearty voice keep drilling into his ears.

The welcome party for new students was equally boring. Several school leaders ignored the large number of poor students in the audience, and passionately told the history of the school's development.A full 10 minutes is enough.Next, the host invited the representative of freshmen to speak, this year's No. [-] scholar, Experimental Class [-], Qin Bo.

The appearance of Qin Bo made Chen Xingze lift his eyelids that were about to close.

There is also a link where the students are on stage?

"That's the No. [-] scholar. He really looks like a good student. He's from the same junior high school as you, isn't he a classmate? Did you know him well before?" Lu Hao was sitting in the seat next to him, his mouth was never idle like Bengdou's. . "Ah, that's right! I just remembered that I brought chewing gum, do you want to eat it?" He said, flipping through his pockets.

It should have been You Xiaolin who was standing on the stage now, Chen Xingze, who completely ignored Lu Hao, frowned and thought.

He knew that although You Xiaolin was introverted, he was a very competitive person with super self-esteem.At the beginning, Yutian Middle School had high hopes and waived all the fees, but in the end he lost to this person on the stage. I don't know how uncomfortable he will feel.

I really want to see him...

It may be that the vows accumulated over the past year are too strong, and the Pygmalion effect suddenly came true.As soon as Chen Xingze thought of seeing You Xiaolin, his eyes fell on a corner that he hadn't noticed before.When he first entered the small auditorium, Chen Xingze searched for a long time in the area of ​​the first class, but there was no sign of You Xiaolin. He did not expect to find him at the side.

Although he could only see his back through the gaps in the crowd, Chen Xingze recognized him instantly.That section of snow-white and slender neck, pitch-black hair, slightly drooping head...he seems to have grown up a bit.

Chen Xingze's heart beat faster. How did he convince himself not to contact him for a year? Coming here to study in high school was really the wisest decision he ever made in his life.

Chen Xingze's eyes seemed to grow on that small neck, suddenly, You Xiaolin moved, and Chen Xingze's eyes blinked accordingly.Immediately, You Xiaolin got up together with seven or eight students around him, walked to the front desk and waited.

He's on stage too?

Chen Xingze sat up straight and turned to listen to the host's speech.

"...Caring for and subsidizing poor students is an important task in the reform and development of education, and it is also a concrete manifestation of the government and schools' emphasis on education and caring for talents. learning, normal life and healthy growth, school—”

Hearing the ups and downs of the host's voice, Chen Xingze was stunned for a moment, and then his brain suddenly became hot.There were bursts of humming in his ears, and his hands trembled involuntarily.He quickly looked at You Xiaolin, who was still standing quietly by the stage with his head slightly lowered.

Just like when he was bullied before, he didn't resist, but his face was a little pale.

Are you sick...

This school is fucking sick...

"Then let's ask the vice-principal to award scholarships to this year's poor students." The host smiled and took the lead in applauding.

"Oh, I found it." After tossing around in the narrow space for a long time, Lu Hao finally found the chewing gum. He wiped his sweat and was about to pass it to Chen Xingze, but Chen Xingze suddenly stood up.The momentum made Lu Hao feel a gust of wind blowing in front of him.

The venue was very quiet, and Chen Xingze stood up abruptly.Everyone around looked at him in shock.Lu Hao pulled his sleeve and lowered his voice, "Hey... what are you doing? Sit down."

Everyone's attention, including the impoverished students headed by You Xiaolin who just came to power, was drawn to Chen Xingze.Chen Xingze was furious and emotional, turning a blind eye to the sight of his surroundings.He casually pointed to a timid-looking girl in the fifth class in front of him and shouted, "There is a snake under your seat!"

That girl lived up to everyone's expectations and jumped up instantly!He held his face and screamed!She tried her best to hide to the side, her yelling caused a cascading effect, and the pretty girls next to her squeaked and yelled.In order to create a good stage effect in the auditorium, the lights were turned on very darkly. No one in Hei Bulongdong knew if there was a real snake. One person hid and everyone hid, and the scene suddenly fell into chaos.

The teachers rushed to maintain the situation, and everyone was watching the excitement. The poor student on the stage got a scholarship certificate from the dumbfounded vice principal and stepped down.

"Chen Xingze! Come here!" The scene stabilized a little, and Xie Dingnan came over to ask the teacher.Before Chen Xingze left, he went to the stage to take a look. The slender and white boy seemed to be looking at him.

He didn't see clearly.

"Who is that, what class is it in?"

"Go crazy all of a sudden?"

"There is something wrong."

"Shut up!" Among the voices of discussion, there was only one that was not harmonious.Everyone looked over, and Lu Hao said solemnly, "What if there really are snakes?"

"..."

For a long time after Chen Xingze was taken away by Xie Dingnan, everyone's attention was still on this matter.After all, this is much more exciting than a long and boring welcome party.In contrast, Chen Xingze, who caused the riot, was very calm.There is no fear in the face of the angry head teacher.

Xie Dingnan did not take Chen Xingze to the office, but took him to the forest outside the auditorium to lecture.

"What's the matter with you? Why did you suddenly disturb the venue?" Xie Dingnan looked at Chen Xingze seriously.Chen Xingze didn't speak. "How could there be snakes in the school auditorium? Are you playing a prank?" Chen Xingze remained silent, and Xie Dingnan threatened, "If you don't say anything again, I will only find your parents."

Just look for it.

Seemingly seeing through Chen Xingze's inner thoughts, Xie Dingnan sighed.Just when Chen Xingze felt that he was going to call his parents in the next second, Xie Dingnan breathed out again slowly.

"Are you too nervous about the start of school? But that's not the reason for you to play pranks. Forget it this time, don't do it again next time. You are no longer a child after high school. Go back to the classroom and rest for a while."

Chen Xingze was stunned. He raised his head and saw the woods behind Xie Dingnan.

The environment of the Experimental Middle School is very good, with a large area of ​​greenery, and the branches of the trees are strong and powerful, and at least they have a growth history of more than ten years.Most of the woods are peach trees. The autumn rains have been frequent recently, and the peach blossoms are almost gone. Only two or three trees hiding behind the wind vents still have pink petals.

Did you choose such a place to talk because you didn’t want to scare the new students too much?

"Teacher." Chen Xingze stopped Xie Dingnan who was about to go back to the auditorium. "……sorry."

Xie Dingnan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, "Well, let's not take this as an example."

Chen Xingze returned to the classroom alone, the room was extremely quiet, he looked around, this was where he was going to stay for three years.Chen Xingze sat back in the last row, feeling a little tired, closed his eyes and lay down on the table, waiting for the welcome party to end.

The students probably thought he was a psychopath, and this kind of thing happened on the first day of school.

With his forehead resting on the table, Chen Xingze buried his face in the darkness and smiled wryly.

But he didn't regret it. At that time, he could only think of such a method. He didn't know if it was helpful to You Xiaolin. Maybe other students had already seen the list of poor students elsewhere, so he didn't need it.But it doesn't matter if it's too much, if you want him to do nothing and watch You Xiaolin's pale face for others to discuss, it's better to kill him directly.

A sweet mint smell suddenly poured into the nostrils.Chen Xingze was a little strange, slowly raised his head, the tall boy was bending over, pinching a thin piece of chewing gum with two fingers, trying to send it to his nose.

"I found it." Lu Hao grinned, put the chewing gum in front of Chen Xingze, and squeezed himself into the seat next to him.

Chen Xingze was a little confused.

"……Why are you here?"

"He ran out secretly." Lu Hao said naturally.

How did you sneak out with this physique?Before Chen Xingze could ask another question, Lu Hao had already looked over with worried eyes.

"Are you OK?"

"what?"

"Didn't the head teacher call you out? He said you didn't have anything?"

"Oh... no, let me make an example."

"That's good."

Seeing that Lu Hao was obviously relieved, Chen Xingze felt warm in his heart. Lu Hao really cared about him.

"Why did you suddenly act like that?" Lu Hao asked again.

Maybe it's because Lu Hao's temperament is too sunny and his eyes are too clear, or maybe it's Lu Hao's concern that made Chen Xingze feel comforted, and he told him the truth

"Because I can't understand the school's practices."

"What?"

Chen Xingze said with a cold face: "Call the poor students to the stage for the exhibition."

Lu Hao looked at him with clear eyes, seemingly puzzled.Chen Xingze frowned, "Don't you think it's a little too much?" Could it be that he really cared too much?

"When did this happen?"

"what?"

Lu Hao looked puzzled: "Why didn't I see any poor students on stage?"

"..."

It was only then that Chen Xingze remembered that Lu Hao seemed to have been tumbling chewing gum at the time of the incident.

He was suddenly discouraged and lay back on the table weakly.Lu Hao belatedly said from the side: "It's because of this that you disrupted the situation? The chaos caused everyone to pay less attention to the poor students? Is there anyone you know there?"

People you know……

Is someone who has been in love for six years counted as an acquaintance?

Chen Xingze smiled helplessly, and wrote lightly: "Ah, there is my friend."

After he finished speaking, he was immersed in his memories, and then he realized that there was no movement for a long time. He turned his head and found that Lu Hao was staring at him with piercing eyes.

Chen Xingze was so stared at, he straightened up, "What are you doing?"

"So handsome."

Lu Hao's expression was extremely solemn. He held Chen Xingze's hand, as if he was afraid that he might not hear clearly, and repeated unswervingly.

"Chen Xingze, you are so fucking handsome!"

Poor Chen Xingze's GAY face was flushed red by the sudden straight ball.

"What..." He shrugged off Lu Hao, looked aside, and fanned himself casually.