Time makes you fall

◎Secret◎

Zhu Yao was finally discovered by Qu Qingcheng that she was lying.

She didn't know why she was surrounded by such a huge fear in her heart.

Speaking of it, it is really just an insignificant or even too small lie, as long as you smile and say "wrong memory", you will probably be fooled.

I am not Shang Xiaoran.

It's not the smart and lovely Shang Xiaoran who attracts attention.

It's just the lonely and silent Zhu Yao who doesn't pay attention.

Qu Qingcheng probably just asked casually, "So you've seen this movie", and thought it was a bit strange.

Whether Zhu Yao has seen this movie, will Qu Qingcheng take it to heart?Probably not.

Qu Qingcheng's attention to himself only exists in his imagination.

She remembered the color of her homework book, the taro ball milk tea and cola she drank, and the porridge she cooked together.

It only existed in the world where she ignored her deepening smile towards Shang Xiaoran, promised Shang Xiaoran to let the whole class watch the meteor shower together, and made an appointment to go to the botanical garden together on holidays.

Only in the world stripped of Shang Xiaoran, he changed from a supporting role in the corner to a leading role in the center, Qu Qingcheng's eyes are the brightest light on the stage.

Once he recognized this fact, Zhu Yao really wanted to find the way to use his tongue and lips: "That's because I remembered it wrong."

"It turns out that I remembered it wrong, haha."

Also haha.

Haha shit.

Sure enough, as Zhu Yao expected, Qu Qingcheng didn't press the question any further, showing a resentful expression of "you are like a child", and then turned to watch the movie again.

Zhu Yao didn't know whether he breathed a sigh of relief, or was surrounded by a huge void in his heart.

It seems that the explorer went deep into some huge cave that no one knew about, and there were two "ahhh", the whole world was only echoed by his own lonely voice.

******

Qu Qingcheng watched the movie quietly, laughing quietly following the plot of the movie from time to time.

Quiet, laughing, these two descriptions are really not contradictory in Qu Qingcheng.

She is like a quietly blooming narcissus, appearing suddenly in Zhu Yao's awkward and gloomy youth.

Sitting by my side like this now, smiling lightly at the TV, is like a miracle, like a gift.

Zhu Yao was thinking about his own thoughts, and he couldn't tell whether he wanted to laugh or cry. In the movie he had seen before, the actions of the characters turned into meaningless puppets, manipulated by an equally meaningless silk thread.

Until Qu Qingcheng suddenly said: "Do you want to eat potato chips?"

"Ok?"

It was only then that Zhu Yao discovered the plot in the movie. The two protagonists were watching the movie together, and one of them was holding a box of popcorn in his hand.

Zhu Yao suddenly remembered what he said to Qu Qingcheng: "I don't like eating."

“Like chips and Coke.”

Zhu Yao heard himself say: "No, let's have dinner soon."

hateful.

Why should I refuse?

It was so disgusting that Zhu Yao wanted to pinch his own thigh severely.

But he said it again in Qu Qingcheng's suspicious gaze: "Didn't you say that children should eat well and grow up? Haha."

Qu Qingcheng smiled gently; "What's the matter? Anyway, you will go home tomorrow to eat the meal cooked by the nanny."

"Occasionally during the vacation, I pretended not to know." Qu Qingcheng raised his hand and made a zip movement around his mouth: "Help you keep the secret."

"Ah, no, I want to eat too, that's to help us keep the secret."

Us, secret.

These two words seem to have magical powers.

Let the ordinary vacation be filled with the plot of Shang Xiaoran and Qu Qingcheng sharing a bean paste bun, and the vacation surrounded by embarrassing lies that I have seen a movie but said "I haven't seen it".

For a moment, like the setting sun breaking through the clouds, it shone brightly.

Zhu Yao heard herself trying her best to conceal her happy voice and said, "Okay."

******

Qu Qingcheng's house does not have potato chips.

In fact, Qu Qingcheng's house doesn't have any snacks, it's hard for Zhu Yao to imagine that this is a person who treats himself to taro ball milk tea, cola, and ice cream.

When Potato Chips went to Zhu Yao's house to get homework, Zhu Yao inadvertently said "take it".

Only then did Qu Qingcheng hold it with that "you little kid" smile.

Other conversations that took place at the time were:

"Zhuyao, your house is so big."

"Your house is also very big."

"Are you always the only one at home?"

"Usually you are the only one at home."

"Have children learned to bicker?"

"Ha ha."

Zhu Yao later found out that it was pointless to bring potato chips to Qu Qingcheng's house, because she was too embarrassed to eat them in front of Qu Qingcheng.

Until then, Qu Qingcheng brought a pack of original potato chips and a pack of red-flavored potato chips to Zhu Yao and waved them in front of Zhu Yao: "Which one do you want?"

Zhu Yao pointed to the original package.

This brand of original potato chips is very special, sprinkled with a little seaweed.

Qu Qingcheng slapped the packaging bag away with a "bang" and stretched it out in front of Zhu Yao.

Zhu Yao took one piece and fed it into his mouth, and Qu Qingcheng also took one piece into his mouth.

The warm autumn sun, which has almost turned into the setting sun, spreads a thin layer on the light yellow wooden floor, and the thin gauze curtain is blown by a gust of wind from the open gap of the glass door, casting funny shadows like children's graffiti.

Looking back many years later, Zhu Yao still remembered how quiet that afternoon was.

The movie on the TV played very quietly, only the rustling of potato chip bags, her fingers would occasionally rub against Qu Qingcheng's palm when each person was taking potato chips one by one.

Zhu Yao stared at the protagonist in the movie eating popcorn while chewing potato chips.

From then on, Zhu Yao felt that the original potato chips had a slight popcorn flavor.

until the movie is over.

"Hey."

"Ok?"

Zhu Yao laughed: "You got seaweed on the corner of your mouth."

"where?"

"Here." Zhu Yao pointed at the same position next to his mouth.

Qu Qingcheng took out a tissue to wipe.

"A little to the left, a little to the left, a little to the right."

Qu Qingcheng stopped and stared at Zhu Yao: "Zhu Yao, are you teasing me on purpose?"

Zhu Yao laughed again.

"You little child." Qu Qingcheng gave her a gentle look, "Why don't you always smile?"

"You look pretty when you smile."

"It's... nothing funny." Zhu Yao pointed to his mouth again: "Okay, I won't tease you, here it is."

Qu Qingcheng wiped off the little bit of seaweed smoothly.

"Eating potato chips makes me thirsty."

"Yeah, so it needs to be served with Coke."

"But I don't have Coke at home."

Zhu Yao froze for a moment.

"You don't drink Coke?"

"Don't drink, I'm an adult, I rarely eat snacks at all."

but.

Zhu Yao remembered very clearly that once she was in physical education class the day after she was beaten by Zhu Yinglan.

Qu Qingcheng clearly handed her a small bottle of Coke, saying that he wanted to drink it and bought it, and gave Zhu Yao a bottle of buy one get one free.

Qu Qingcheng doesn't drink Coke at all?

Zhu Yao didn't know if she had accidentally discovered Qu Qingcheng's insignificant or even insignificant lie.

Did Qu Qingcheng find out that he was being beaten, so he bought iced Coke to put on his face?

Zhu Yao didn't ask any more questions.

Because the answer to that question involves the deeper roots in Zhu Yao's heart, planting a question that Zhu Yao will never be able to ask——

Is there any possibility that I will surpass Shang Xiaoran and become your most concerned and favorite student?

******

The first morning self-study at the end of the November holiday is full of "how come the holiday is over now" and "winter vacation has to wait for a long time".

The bell rang for the end of get out of class, and Shang Xiaoran walked in front of Zhu Yao through such wailing.

Zhu Yao looked up from the screen in the desk drawer and glanced at her.

"Are you reading comics?"

"Is something wrong?"

"Well... are your legs okay?"

"fine."

"I really didn't mean to."

"Oh."

Such a conversation came to an awkward and abrupt end after Zhu Yao stood up and said "I want to go to the bathroom" and hurried away.

Zhu Yao didn't want to explore the reason why Shang Xiaoran suddenly pushed her like crazy that day.

She already intuited that there was an answer she didn't want to face.

Fortunately, Shang Xiaoran did not catch up.

******

Another week later, Zhu Yao's leg injury was completely healed.

During the National Day holiday, Shang Xiaoran slammed into her botanical garden, the porridge she cooked with Qu Qingcheng, and the little seaweed on Qu Qingcheng's mouth seemed to have become too long and vague memories.

Shang Xiaoran was still the same Shang Xiaoran who had many female friends and boys paying attention, and he didn't take another look when Zhu Yao passed by her desk.

Teacher Qu is still the teacher who is very popular with students, the smile on the corners of her lips will deepen when surrounded by students, and she nods with a smile when she passes by Zhu Yao in the corridor.

Zhu Yao never went to Qingzhao Tower again, nor did she run into Qu Qingcheng again.

Until math class, Lao Fang said: "The school is going to have a sports meeting."

Yi Siyuan asked a question that the whole class was most concerned about: "How many days do you not have classes?"

"Two days, next weekend."

There was a wailing in the classroom: "Do you want to occupy the weekend?"

"Is there any reason?!"

Lao Fang patted the podium: "How many more days do you want? Delay the time of class, wait for your college entrance examination, what will you use to compete with the students of No. [-] Middle School and Yude?"

"There is also a men's and women's long-term race, and the skylight is not allowed this year! Someone must sign up! Otherwise, I will lose face in front of the dean!"

For the next two days, Zhu Yao saw the sports committee member holding the registration form and begging everywhere: "Sign up for 5000 meters and have fun?"

"What a fart! You're exhausted, don't report it!"

After the Chinese class was over on Thursday, Qu Qingcheng stood on the podium with a smile and looked at everyone: "You guys are going to have a sports meeting..."

Shang Xiaoran: "No way, Mr. Qu, Lao Fang asked you to be a lobbyist?"

Qu Qingcheng smiled helplessly: "Yes."

"Why don't you report 5000 meters?"

"Because it's exhausting."

Qu Qingcheng thought for a while: "Who wants to report 5000 meters, I will treat him to eat ice cream?"

"It would be more cost-effective to reduce two essays."

Qu Qingcheng smiled: "That can't be done."

"What kind of ice cream do you want? Cheap ones are not acceptable."

Qu Qingcheng: "Then what kind of ice cream do people who read the newspaper 5000 meters want to eat?"

Zhu Yao lowered his head and stared at the phone screen.

The underwear that Qu Qingcheng helped her choose fits perfectly. Compared with the small sling that Zhu Yao bought secretly, the slightly hard steel ring has a sense of presence.

Listening to Qu Qingcheng's gentle voice, Zhu Yao thought:

Qu Qingcheng...

How can you invite other students to eat ice cream?