seasonal flu

The countdown to the college entrance examination, which was updated every day next to the blackboard, became single digits, and the atmosphere in the class became more tense. The teacher worked hard to give the students blood every class. "The college entrance examination, the fairest selection in your life! Students, wait until you go to college, no matter how much fun you have, hurry up now!"

Chen Jun's seat was always empty, and the teachers and classmates selectively ignored it.But the fire is not a trivial matter after all, and it is inevitable to discuss it in the grades. Some say he is pitiful and some say he should not give up the college entrance examination.

When Uncle Chen got married, he also had a falling out with his family. His grandparents lived in H province, and they were two hours away by car without contact.When the two old people were notified, they did not expect such a scene to see their youngest son again. The grandmother passed out directly, and woke up with a stroke and could not move.

The funeral was presided over by Qi's father. The eldest brother of the Chen family couldn't come back from other places, so there were only two relatives present, and the rest were neighbors who came to express their condolences.The remains were beyond recognition, and they were not placed in the middle. Everyone passed by one by one to make a formality.Chen Jun held a black and white photo of his father expressionless. That photo was taken before Uncle Chen took drugs.

"Old Chen is very nice, he used to help me water the flowers..."

"It's all that thing... that hurts people, Xiao Chen, please let your condolences pass."

After the funeral, because grandma was hospitalized, Chen Jun and grandpa had to accompany her.Qi's father led Qi Qi over to visit, and took some money to help.In the ward, Qi's father and grandpa were still pushing each other away, and outside, the two children were sitting on the bench eating.

Qi Qi gave Chen Jun the lunch box, which was Qi's father's handicraft, stewed beef brisket and shredded potatoes.He had cried for a long time before, and he didn't know how to comfort others, so he quietly watched Chen Jun eat.

After eating for a while, Chen Jun said: "In two days, I will go back to province H with my grandfather."

Qi Qi was a little reluctant: "...It's only been a few days, are you really not going to take the exam?"

"No more exams." Chen Jun closed the lunch box, lowered his eyes, "No need...my grandma is not in good condition, the doctor said she might be paralyzed, and it's inconvenient for my uncle to live in province G. If I don't go, no one will take care of her." .”

"Will you come back?"

"do not know."

"..." Qi Qi felt sad, and he forgot about Chen Jun's faults all at once. He only remembered playing games, teasing dogs, and watching TV together in elementary school... He hugged Chen Jun, "Jinqiao will miss you of."

Chen Jun hugged him tightly for more than ten seconds, probably crying, Qi Qi's shoulders were a little wet.

"Zheng Nanyu is okay, then follow him." He said, "I don't speak well, so you listen to him."

Although Chen Jun didn't leave on the same day, the two had their own busy affairs, and they didn't meet each other on the day they left City B.

There are probably too many strange relationships in Qi Qi's life. It took more than two years for him and Chen Jun to become friends from childhood to adulthood.Sometimes he wonders if he is tougher and says that he will never leave his friend no matter what, or if the other party is weaker and shows weakness to him and says that he is really afraid of the future, would it be better now?But people are hard to change, Qi Qi is used to silence, Chen Jun is stubborn, and the youth who can obviously embrace each other for warmth become mutual torture.

And the other relationship is with Zheng Nanyu. After the fire, there seems to be a thick wall between them.Qi Qi urgently needs some intimacy to soothe his soul at this time, but Zheng Nanyu can't avoid it. Qi Qi wants to hold hands when school is over. In the pocket.

It may be that the college entrance examination is about to be too stressful. Qi Qi comforted himself, but he couldn't deceive himself in his heart: it was about to end.

The countdown to the college entrance examination, the countdown to high school, and the countdown to first love also entered the countdown.

He drew two lines casually, thinking that separation after the intersection was inevitable, even though they had worked so hard to get closer to each other before this intersection point.Fortunately, Qi Qi was well prepared. Like the principle of drawers, only the worst result is considered. Even short-term intersections are better than parallel lines.

The ball of Zheng Nanyu's red pen fell off, and the red ink leaked all over the scroll, and the thickness of the strokes was uncontrollable.He lowered his head and stood still for a while, his hand holding the red pen was shaking.Qi Qi didn't dare to hold his hand, so he just handed him his red pen: "Use mine, I have two."

The two looked at each other briefly for a few seconds during the countdown, and both saw each other's haggard appearance.

"Thank you." Zheng Nanyu took the pen without touching it.

Qi Qi asked him softly: "Can't sleep yet?"

Zheng Nanyu nodded: "A little bit." The nib of the pen rubbed against the paper and made a rustling sound. When he wrote the second question, he asked, "Is Chen Jun okay?"

"I went to province H with my grandparents."

"Well," Zheng Nan and Niutou said at odds, "write the questions, you have to study hard."

These few days Qi Qi felt nervous and lonely, he secretly told himself not to affect his mood, the college entrance examination is a very precious opportunity to seize, and wait until the exam is over to talk about any feelings.

On the day of the college entrance examination, the weather was fine. The class teacher led the team to send them to the examination room, and kept asking them to remember to write their names and not to write wrongly on the answer sheet.Qi Qi and Zheng Nan were in the same examination room as Wufen, one on the third floor and the other on the second floor.

Before going upstairs, Zheng Nanyu waited for him at the stairs.

"Don't be nervous Qi Qi." Zheng Nanyu held hands with him for a long time, which was not unexpected among many students shaking hands in the corridor to borrow luck from the god of learning. "I don't think this year's questions will be difficult. I'll see you after the exam." His voice was very gentle, and he stroked each of Qi Qi's knuckles lightly, as if doing manual exercises for him, and finally rubbed his palms, "I'm going upstairs up."

Qi Qi finally eased his emotions after many days, and nodded. "Don't be nervous either."

On the last day, the bell rang, and the only sound left in the examination room was the sound of flipping through papers and writing questions.Zheng Nanyu was so dizzy halfway through, that he took a nap in the examination room for a few minutes, and woke up in a cold sweat.He dreamed of the female classmate in province Z. The building behind her was on fire. She jumped up and looked at him with very resentful eyes in the flames.She said, your self-righteous sympathy will only hurt others, meddle in your own business.

Zheng Nanyu wrote the last question with trembling hands, the sunlight outside the window suddenly moved onto his paper, it turned out that the curtain was blown open a gap by the wind.The momentary light stung his eyes, he put down the pen, raised his neck and closed his eyes tightly, his palms were wet with cold sweat.

The closer you are to someone, the less fortunate they will be... You have a happy family, excellent grades, everything is a small problem for you, but for me, it is a hurdle that cannot be overcome.You live your own life, which is the greatest help to me.

"Teacher." He raised his hand to signal to go to the toilet, and the two teachers followed him. He vomited in the sink, half kneeling on the tiles, tears mixed with dirt on his chin.One teacher rushed to help him, and the other poured him a cup of hot water, reassuring him that he was just not nervous about the exam.

"I'm fine, teacher." Zheng Nanyu wiped his face clean and went back to finish the questions. He buckled the pen cap several times while closing the paper, but it didn't align properly.

After the exam, the whole class made an appointment to go to a party for the night and pay the rest of the class fee.Several class committee members chose a villa that was cheaper in the suburbs, and everyone grouped up to take a taxi.There are all kinds of facilities in the villa. After eating hot pot together, the students all choose a room with their close friends. Some play games and cards, and some go to bed early.

There is a KTV room in the villa, the lights are dim, and the class bought a few bottles of wine for everyone to share.

Several friends saw that Zheng Nan and Qi Qi were in a "cold war" some time ago. Zhang Yonghui thought it was because Zheng couldn't stand Qi Qi's clinging every day as he said before, but he graduated and went their separate ways. He also hoped that the two would relax, so he deliberately Let them sit together.

At the beginning, there were so many students who came to sing K, and the sofa couldn't fit them, so the two got very close to each other.

"Do you drink?" Qi Qi asked him with a beer.

Zheng Nanyu took it, took a sip and returned it to him: "I don't like it, you can drink it."

"Brother Zheng, can you sing Cantonese? Sing with me." A classmate handed over the microphone, and Zheng Nanyu took it.The classmates also know that he studied in G Province in junior high school, and they always like to shout for him to sing Cantonese. On the screen is Eason Chan's "Ashamed of My Heart", and he stands up and sings in front of the microphone stand.

A seat was vacant next to Qi Qi, and Li Yu'er sat over.

"You also drink?" Li Yu'er asked him.

Qi Qi shook his head: "No, Zhang Yonghui poured it for me, I have to finish it."

The voices of the music and vocals in the karaoke room are so loud that even whispering close to each other can't be heard clearly, and Li Yu'er's normal voice is also very quiet here.She asked, "Qi Qi...do you have someone you like?"

Qi Qi froze for a moment, then turned to look into the girl's eyes, and nodded for a while.

"Is it from our class?"

"Ah."

Li Yu'er didn't ask who it was, she drank a sip of wine, and burst into tears.Qi Qi hurriedly took out a tissue to her, and she smiled wryly while wiping her tears: "I'm sorry, I... I seem to have done very badly in the exam, I don't feel very good, and I'm a little worried that I won't be able to go to college." Drank the wine, thanked him, and left.

The classmates asked Zheng Nanyu to sing several songs in a row before letting him go. When he returned to his original position, Qi Qi was drunk and leaned on the sofa with his head tilted.Zhang Yonghui poured it for him after he finished drinking, and he would not refuse to drink it honestly. Zhang Yonghui thought that he would continue to refill him until he was drunk.

"Qi Qi," Zheng Nanyu saw that his face was very red and he couldn't open his eyes, so he asked, "Are you sleepy? I'll help you go to the bedroom to sleep."

Just as he was about to make a move, Qi Qi grabbed his sleeve and said vaguely: "Don't go, I want to stay with you for a while..."

It was late at night, and there were fewer people in the karaoke room, and the seats were not so crowded.Zheng Nan and Ming Ming had suffered from insomnia for many days, but at this time they did not feel sleepy. He supported Qi Qi's head and said softly, "Then you can rely on me."

At three o'clock in the morning, Fang Ning washed his face and passed the karaoke room. The door was opened a crack, and there was still singing inside.