desolate

A slender and twisted crack runs across the tile-white wall, which is not very obvious from a distance, but once you get closer, you can find the abruptness of this crack and the distance that cannot be filled even though it is close at hand.

The door of the consulting room was closed tightly, and the seats in the corridor were full of people queuing up.

Pei also sat on the steps not far away, occasionally looking up at the door of the consulting room.

Not long ago, when the two of them walked to the door of the consulting room, Zhou Ze suddenly repented temporarily and refused to let him follow in, so he had to wait at the door now.

In fact, among the people around, there is no shortage of people who come alone, but most of them are surrounded by their relatives and friends.

Pei also lowered his head and searched the browser for related terms of mental illness in a bored manner.

Not long ago, the refusal uttered by that gentle and innocent face was still ringing in my ears.

It's not that I don't understand why.

——People's vigilance.

But even though he could understand it, Pei Ye always felt uncomfortable, but he couldn't say how uncomfortable it was.

Anyway, it's awkward.

This feeling lasted until the brass-colored doorknob of the consulting room was slightly turned, and the tall young man walked out from behind the door with his head slightly lowered. Before the door behind him could be closed, he was pushed open by the next waiting patient. Moreover, suddenly facing the eyes of a group of strangers will make him even more at a loss.

"Here."

Pei also waved kindly.

The other party seemed relieved when he saw him.

Zhou Ze strode closer with a relaxed expression: "Why are you sitting here?"

Pei also stood up, without careful comparison, the two looked about the same height: "Otherwise where should I sit?"

Zhou Ze said casually, "I thought you would go down for a stroll."

go shopping?

In a mental hospital?

He doesn't have this elegance.

Pei also gave an inexplicable look, hoping that the other party could understand.

But it's a pity that Zhou Ze didn't pay all his attention to him, and naturally he didn't notice the meaning expressed in his eyes.

Afterwards, Zhou Ze talked about other topics on his own. He didn't care whether what he said was a meaningful conversation or not, sometimes it was just a casual statement... It seemed that he was talking just to say something.

Pei also naturally discovered this, but he didn't say anything.

From the hospital to the various homes, on such a long journey, from the beginning to the end, he didn't say anything.

……

The new week is no different from the usual, and the day goes on as usual.

Of course, apart from the extra late self-study every night since this week, which made the students howl for a while, it was relatively peaceful.

But being calm doesn't mean there are no ripples - ever since Zhou Ze made a move with Li Hefei and the others in front of Wen Jialang, the way the other party looked at him has changed a little - from the previous non-confrontation to the current one.

But Zhou Ze didn't know what the reason for this change was.

He didn't bother to figure it out either.

Anyway, in the eyes of most people in the class, he still looks like a bad-tempered good student. Wen Jialang has a good face, and he doesn't want others to know that he is being chased and beaten for borrowing money, so he keeps silent about it.

So fighting or something has nothing to do with him.

"Here, the registration form for the English competition."

During the break, Qin Yan came over with a stack of blank paper, "You fill it out and give it to me."

The registration form she gave contained details about the English competition and precautions. It was only after reading these that Zhou Ze remembered that he still had such a thing.

While waiting for him to fill out the form, Qin Yan also distributed the rest of the registration forms.

"Ping An, this is yours—by the way, remember to bring your ID card and student ID card on the day of the competition." She stood in the middle of the corridor, just in time to talk to Li Pingan who was diagonally ahead.

"Thank you."

Qin Yan waved her hand: "Why are you being polite, you are so risky this time, you only got three points higher, but Sun Tianwang also did well in the exam this time, I heard that he went to a cram school during the summer vacation, it's a pity... ..."

Just when Qin Yan was chatting with Li Pingan, Sun Tianwang, who had gone out to fetch water, just came back and listened to every word of their conversation.

It would be a lie to say I don't care.

But from the perspective of others, his face didn't change much, as if those frustrations had already been digested by himself, and in the end there was at most a little bit of unsatisfactory displeasure in his heart.

When she found Sun Tianwang, Qin Yan subconsciously adjusted her standing posture.

It's a bit embarrassing to be caught while discussing other people.Fortunately, the registration forms for Li Pingan and Zhou Ze were all written at this time, Qin Yan quickly took the forms and fled immediately.

"No problem, I'll send the watch over!"

The two passed each other near the podium, Sun Tianwang looked indifferent, and returned to his seat holding the water glass.

At this time, Li Pingan was about to start collecting the English homework from the previous day, and Sun Tianwang was sitting in the first row of their group, so it was natural for him to start.

"Yesterday's English..."

Before Li Pingan finished speaking, Sun Tianwang had already put his homework on the corner of the table, and then bent down to find something in the belly of the table.

There was a lot of noise.

"..."

"Class representative, can you wait for a while? I haven't finished writing yet..."

The students behind him miserably diverted his attention.

"Okay, hurry up, I'll come back after I collect the other groups."

"Okay, okay, thank you class representative!"

"You're welcome……"

Like a pebble accidentally dropped into the lake, the small ripple does not exist, but it will soon be replaced by a larger wave, so that there is no sense of existence.

Wednesday night.

Accompanying them in the last two hours of school is the third math mock exam this week, and when the two boring hours are over, no matter how loud the get out of class bell is, it will not be able to wake up the vitality of this group of students.

Even Zhou Ze felt a little tired.

"Zhou Ze, let's go together."

Li Pingan packed his schoolbag and walked over.

Last week, Zhou Ze and the head teacher applied to change dormitories. Although Wu Guang, who was very curious, kept asking the reason, he was finally prevaricated by him, and then moved the dormitory during the weekend.

After all, he, Li Hefei and the others had a complete quarrel, adhering to the principle that well water does not interfere with river water, so naturally there is no way for them to be in the same room.

"You are roommates now? But is it just the two of you in the dormitory?" Xu Duozhi slept for a class and was full of energy. He had nowhere to vent and could only find trouble for nothing.

Zhou Ze hummed uninterestedly, apparently he had no intention of chatting with him.

"Damn, if I live in your dormitory, will I never have to get up early to do my homework?" Xu Duozhi asked whimsically.

"..." This time Zhou Ze didn't even bother to lift his eyelids. He threw his schoolbag on his shoulders without looking back, "Let's go."

Xu Duozhi stretched his neck and shouted at their backs: "Hey, why are you walking so fast?"

"..."

Wen Jialang yawned and stood up: "Why are you living on campus?"

"Anyway, I have to live in the third year of high school. I'll move in early to build a good relationship with my roommate! Find someone who is good at studying, and I won't have to worry about homework in the future!"

"Then there's no need to live with them..."

"Why? After studying well, I know both of them."

Walking out of the classroom, Xu Duozhi sat down on the handrail of the stairs with great playfulness, and slid down steadily as soon as he kicked his legs.

Wen Jialang stepped on the steps, but his eyes seemed to be unfocused: "Well... Didn't Li Pingan live in a dormitory by himself before? I remember that there seems to be some reason..."

"what reason?"

"I just forgot..."

"Then what a fart!"

"I suddenly remembered it too!"

The two fought all the way from the third floor to the first floor. During this period, Xu Duozhi accidentally bumped into Sun Tianwang who was passing by.

There was a dull pain where the two collided, Xu Duozhi was embarrassed to apologize and asked pretendingly: "Sun Tianwang, do you have any math homework today?"

Sun Tianwang picked up his glasses, left without saying a word.

Xu Duozhi touched his arm and said angrily, "Damn, is he angry?"

Wen Jialang recalled what had happened in the class for the past two days, and comforted him: "Forget it, leave him alone... By the way, why haven't I seen Pei Ye these two days, what about others?"

"It seems that there is something wrong at home, I don't know..."

"Go and see some other day."

"Row."

As the students left one after another, the lights went out one after another, and the teaching building gradually became empty, until the last person left, and the doorman's dog dozed off.

There were still a few lights on in the dormitory, and Zhou Ze sat back at the desk after washing up. There was an unfinished exercise book spread out on the desk.

"Are you still asleep?" Li Pingan walked behind him.

"I haven't finished the problem yet..." Zhou Ze looked at the exercise book, without any desire to write.

Li Pingan suddenly sat down next to him, moved his head closer, looked carefully for a while, sat up straight again, and sighed at the same time, it was amazing.

Zhou Ze was a little embarrassed, and quickly closed the book.

The five-year college entrance examination and three-year simulation words on the book cover occupy half of the space, just like the college entrance examination occupies most of their lives in their lives.

Li Pingan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Where do you want to go in college?"

This is such a light and heavy question.

Zhou Ze thought for a while: "Let's go to Nantah University."

"Nanjing University... is quite far away." Li Pingan said, "The score line is also very high, but I think you should be fine."

Zhou Ze neither affirmed nor denied, but instead asked him, "What about you?"

This question made Li Ping'an's expression a bit tangled: "I haven't figured it out yet..."

"There are several schools with good majors in the province, if..."

"I want to go out of the province."

Li Pingan's decisive attitude gave him a pause.

"Want to go to the north, Beijing, Tianjin or Harbin? It's all right."

He just wants to go far away.

The farther the better.

Zhou Ze opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Fortunately, Li Pingan did not intend to continue the chat.

"There is still class tomorrow, so go to bed early."

"……Um."

It happened to be the time to turn off the lights in the dormitory, without saying hello, the room suddenly darkened, leaving only a dimly lit small desk lamp by the bedside.