Sludge to the Mountain Ghost

The busy signal also hung up automatically, and then put down the phone dully.He let go of his hand covering his mouth, hugged his head and cried bitterly.

Half an hour later, Xu Rui bit the back of his hand to suppress the choking, he looked at the tooth marks in a bewilderment, thinking what he had done?

Immediately afterwards, he punched the plaster cast on his leg twice, and the physical pain quickly replaced other emotions.

He began to redial Lin Pai's number repeatedly, but no one picked up again.

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The peach blossom period is over, and a few rose plants are planted at the corner of the teaching building, and they bloom secretly at night.

"This Labor Day holiday is three days off, it's the same as not letting it go!"

Zhou Ning walked into the classroom with a yawn and stretched his waist, which caused a few people in the back row to start yawning too.

Passing Lin Pai's seat, he saw Xiaolongbao, glutinous rice, deep-fried dough sticks and soy milk on Lin Pai's desk, and talked to him, "Lin Pai, did you eat so much this morning?"

Lin Pai glanced at the pile of breakfast, and said lightly, "I accidentally bought too much, do you want it? I'll give it to you."

"I got up late in the morning, and I didn't have time to eat, so I'm not welcome!"

Lin Pai nodded, and Zhou Ning moved several bags of breakfast to his table with bright eyes, thanking him repeatedly.

According to the usual practice, the study committee posted the mid-term exam score sheet on the back wall of the classroom, and a group of people rushed over.

Suddenly a girl shouted excitedly, "Of course, this time you are number one in our class!"

Zhang Ranran's face turned red, and she hurried down from the podium, pulled the girl out of the crowd, and complained awkwardly to her, "Do you have to shout so that the whole class knows? Embarrassing..."

"Okay, okay..." The girl lowered her voice, took Zhang Ranran's arm, and walked back to her seat, "I was just too excited for a while, even more excited than myself when I passed the exam!"

Hearing what the girl said, Zhou Ning almost choked on a mouthful of steamed buns. His first reaction was to look back at Lin Pai, and found that he had his head buried, as if he didn't care about this matter at all.

He took a sip of soy milk, squeezed in from behind the crowd, and saw that although Lin Pai was still No.2 in the class, he was ten points lower than Zhang Ranran, and his year ranking was even worse.

He cautiously walked up to Lin Pai, and asked with concern, "Lin Pai, are you okay? There are always times when you don't perform well..."

"I'm fine." Lin Pai counted the questions without raising his head.

"Then what...Brother Rui has also been in the hospital for two months, when will he be discharged?" Zhou Ning changed the subject thoughtfully.

The pen in Lin Pai's hand paused, then heavily crossed out the answer he wrote just now, and said coldly, "I don't know."

"Did you two quarrel?" Zhou Ning blurted out.

Lin Pai didn't say anything, Zhou Ning stood aside and walked away, or if he didn't leave, fortunately, the bell rang for the morning self-study at this time, and Zhang Ranran organized the whole class to start the morning reading.

No wonder I haven't heard much from Lin Pai recently... Zhou Ning was reading along with his mouth, but his heart didn't know where it went. He thought that if they broke up, should he stand by Xu Rui or Lin Pai? here...

Maybe we should discuss it with Li Cheng.But Lin Pai usually copied homework and gave him breakfast, and he didn't know anyone here, unlike Brother Rui... Zhou Ning quietly tilted the balance in his heart to Lin Pai.

Li Chanjuan asked for leave and didn't come to school all day.Lin Pai immersed himself in the class, except for occasionally answering Zhou Ning with a few words, he didn't say a word all day long.

In the end, he quit his part-time job in the Internet cafe and stayed in the classroom after school in the afternoon, often leaving later than the students on duty, just like when the school just started, no one thought it was unusual.

During self-study this afternoon, the phone in his pocket vibrated. Lin Pai looked at the caller ID, and it was an unfamiliar number.

He suddenly had a burst of anticipation for this number, but he was afraid that this anticipation would be in vain, so he was so entangled that the other party hung up the phone.

He stared at the missed call, hesitating whether to call back, but the other party quickly called again, and Lin Pai pressed the connect button.

"Lin Pai, is that you? Lin Pai?" The girl's anxious voice came from the receiver.

Lin Pai released the pen in his hand in disappointment, and replied patiently, "It's me."

"Don't hang up, I'm Shu Qing, Ni Shuqing."

"Ok, I know."

The two students on duty left and returned, and they began to tidy up mops and rags in the classroom hygiene corner. Lin Pai glanced at them and said in a low voice, "Wait a minute, I'm in the classroom now, I'll change the place tell you."

"it is good."

Lin Pai got up and left the classroom. There were no railings on both sides of the corridor on the first floor, and there were benches for resting. He found an open space at the corner to sit down, and the rose next to it was in full bloom.

Lin Pai leaned against a yellow-painted concrete pillar and said, "Okay, tell me."

"Lin Pai, are you... all right?"

"Very good, how are you?"

"I, I'm fine..." Ni Shuqing relaxed, and nodded with a smile, "I thought of many ways later, but I couldn't find your contact information. I finally found it. I was always worried that you would not answer me. fine……"

Lin Pai interrupted her and asked, "What's the matter with you making this call?"

"I just want to apologize to you on behalf of my father. He was too extreme at the time. Afterwards, I waited for him to calm down, and I made it clear to him... You can go back to Nanxing No. [-] Middle School to study."

"You don't need to apologize for him. From a father's standpoint, he should do so. In fact, I have always wanted to contact you. I should apologize to you in person. I... used you at that time."

Ni Shuqing smiled calmly, "It's okay, you don't have to feel guilty, I always knew about it."

"When did you know? Why do you still..."

"I knew it from the beginning, I knew that you didn't like me very much, I knew that you wanted to use me to avoid those foolish pranks.

But Lin Pai, I really like you.I grew up in a well-behaved way. When I saw you for the first time, I felt that you were shining in the crowd. "

"Sorry……"

"I've said it's okay. Well, let's not talk about this, just transfer back to another school. You will be in your third year of high school in the second half of the year. Nanxing No. [-] Middle School will definitely help you get into college."

"Thank you, but no, I'm fine here."

"Do you still have any concerns? Don't worry, I have already made sense of my father's side. We will be like ordinary classmates in the future. You were admitted to Nanxing No. [-] Middle School by your ability. You should have been in Nanxing No. [-] Middle School." Read here."

"I appreciate your kindness, but I'm used to the school and people in Heshan Town."

"Okay... I won't force you, but Lin Pai, if you change your mind, please contact me anytime. Oh no, it's still Sunday. You usually have to hand in your mobile phone, but today is an exception."

"Well, I see, I'm going to be in my third year of high school soon, so you should also concentrate on your studies."

"it is good."

Lin Pai hung up the phone, turned his head and stared at the gray sky in a daze, the tip of his nose happened to rub against a rose flower, shaking off a few drops of water on the petals, he fiddled with the petals a few times with his fingertips, and finally he didn't know what to do. Tastelessly withdrew his hand.

He called up the call log just now and deleted Ni Shuqing's number.

55. Chapter 55

As soon as the host finished speaking, the background music of the award presentation on the radio started.The dean on the rostrum quietly moved to the side of the microphone and took the lead in applauding. The applause immediately centered on him and covered the entire playground.

Without Xu Rui, Lin Pai became the last person standing in the team of Class [-] and [-] of Senior High School.

He was absent-minded, and because he was too far away, he couldn't see clearly the grand occasion of presenting awards to outstanding students in the midterm exam on the rostrum. Seeing that everyone around him was applauding, he lazily clapped his hands a few times.

Fang Zhenghao was also at the end of his class. He glanced left and right and saw that there was no one staring at him, so he slipped out of the line and walked leisurely towards Class Five.

The shoulder was bumped, Lin Pai turned his head and saw Fang Zhenghao's gloating expression.

"Hey, why didn't the college bully go up to receive the award?" Fang Zhenghao walked towards him with his head half raised.

Lin Pai slightly rolled his eyes, stepped back a few steps, and made way for him.

Fang Zhenghao didn't mean to pass by, but instead turned in a different direction and stopped in front of him, "Oh, I didn't seem to hear your name just now, Lin——Pai, did you read it right this time? But it seems that your name really isn't there."

Lin Pai didn't want to talk to him, so he moved to the back of Class [-] to avoid him.

"Why do you hide from me like you are hiding from the plague god..." Fang Zhenghao approached him relentlessly, and said with a sneer, "Your family Xu Rui is not here, so you won't be able to solve the questions or speak?"

"Hey, hey, hey, you also know that you are the God of Plague, don't you automatically walk away?" Zhou Ning grabbed Fang Zhenghao's collar from behind and pulled him away from Lin Pai.

Zhou Ning let go of him, and returned to the class team with Lin Pai, "Don't pay attention to him, he is a typical example of being full and having nothing to do."

"Zhou Ning is none of your business! I think you are the one who is full." Fang Zhenghao pointed at the two of them cursingly, but was stopped by Li Cheng and pushed aside.

"Who are you scolding? You have the guts to scold again!" Zhou Ning pointed at his nose and cursed back.

"Tsk, forget it, forget it..." Lin Pai shook his head impatiently, "Don't bother with him, you guys go back to the team."

Zhou Ning and Li Cheng looked at each other and didn't make matters worse.

Not long after they left, Fang Zhenghao and another boy walked towards this side, chatting and laughing. They whispered a few words, and then burst out laughing.

Smiling and laughing, the boy suddenly pushed