nib boy

People are always the most lethargic in the days after the exam. It seems that after a round of life-and-death struggle, they can finally catch a period of complete relaxation.

The teachers in charge expressed their dissatisfaction. They already held a hating attitude towards this well-known lazy class.At the beginning, Yuhuan spoke good words for the students and played a cover, but later, more and more teachers came to her to complain, and she couldn't hold back anymore.

But a smart teacher never easily shouts and asks a teacher.Didn't you just finish the exam on Monday and Tuesday?Based on her understanding of the speed at which the elite teachers in Z Middle School graded papers, the score slips could be distributed to every student before Friday night self-study at the latest.If the grades of this group of naughty devil kings are still passable, she will bear it silently;

And the brats posted the big list within a few days, faster than Yuhuan estimated.

Early in the morning on Friday, as soon as the morning self-study started, the class representatives began to hand out the papers of various subjects in the class with black faces. The bloody scores were horrible.Suddenly, the classroom was full of bitter wind and bitter rain, and there was a lot of wailing.

Ordinary scores and middle ranks, Xie Zhe took the score slip and only glanced at it, his expression was neither happy nor worried, very calm.He didn't care at all about how he did in the exam, and he never cared about it-now all he cares about is the situation of another person.

Turning his face slightly to peek at Bai Yuze's expression, he saw the young man bowed his head and smiled wryly, as if saying: "Look, I'll know."

With a thump in his heart, Xie Zhe shifted his gaze a little to scan the fir tree behind him, and just happened to be spotted by the other party when he looked up. Fir Shan paused for a moment, then shook his head slightly.

Judging by his appearance, he must have seen Bai Yuze's achievements from behind.So... it really doesn't work.

"Xiaobai..." Xie Zhe called him cautiously. Seeing that Bai Yuze had lowered his eyes for a long time and did not respond, his chest was aching, but he didn't know how to say something to comfort him.

Bai Yuze remained silent until the end of the first class, and when Leng Shan walked to his desk during the break, he finally raised his head and gave him a weak smile. "sorry……"

Leng Shan frowned, "Why do you apologize?"

The boy shyly withdrew his gaze, stared at the textbook on the table and murmured in a low voice, "After all... you have helped me so much during this period, but the result is like this... I feel that I have failed the trust of you and the teacher."

"...Actually, your expectations of yourself in your heart are much more than what we have entrusted." Leng Shan stopped talking, raised her hand and opened Bai Yuze's notebook with the grade slip in it and handed it to him. Just a moment of embarrassment.The condescending young man purposely rested his fingertips on the end of the note as if he didn't realize it, and said in a calm voice, "Look carefully at the final ranking."

At this time, Xie Zhe, who had been sitting quietly by the side, leaned over to look at the place where Fir Shan's finger was, and suddenly understood.

"It's true that the rank of the class has dropped by two, but this time the overall rank of our class has risen slightly. So your grade rank has actually increased by more than ten."

Bai Yuze raised his head and stared blankly at the person in front of him who was still indifferent and expressionless, and suddenly forgot what he wanted to say.Fortunately, Xie Zhe jumped up in time at this moment and rubbed his head and face. He didn't hear what he was yelling, but he could obviously feel that the other party was happier than himself.

Xie Zhe didn't let go of him until the bell rang, Bai Yuze was strangled so badly that he couldn't find him.After half a class, he realized that he hadn't thanked Leng Shan yet, so he leaned his back on the chair and said softly, "I'll treat you to dinner another day."

The young man who had been concentrating on reading raised his eyes slightly when he heard the words, and hesitated for a moment. Because he had concerns, he subconsciously wanted to refuse, but it was difficult to say, so he had to evade in an ambiguous way: "Well... let's talk about it later."

This "later" made Bai Yuze wait for a long time.

Never come.

When he got home that night, Bai's father hadn't left work, and the house was very quiet, except for the crackling of cooking oil being heated at the bottom of the pan from the kitchen.

Bai Yuze babbled at the door for a while, until his rustling noise caught the attention of his mother who was concentrating on cooking.

"Xiaobai? What are you doing standing at the door for a long time?" Bai Mu said as she poked her head out and looked at him strangely.

Soon, she found that her son was not the same as usual—a secret, unspoken joy was brewing on Bai Yuze's face at this time, and he was trying to suppress the excitement and pretended to be calm.In short, very abnormal.

She didn't know what this meant, so she just stepped back and used a shovel to turn over the fried meat in the pot, and asked, "Did anything happen today?"

Bai Yuze walked slowly through the living room, put his bag in the room, and returned to the dining room at the same pace. "...Two days ago, we had a midterm exam."

At first, Bai Mu didn't respond to the fried meat piece by piece, only "oh".When she finished her work, she turned around, and her hand that was carrying the plate visibly froze for a moment, she immediately raised her face and asked him: "The results are out?..."

"En." Bai Yuze nodded, seeing his mother's expression suddenly became complicated, and it took two or three seconds before he made up his mind and said, "...bring it to me to have a look."

Bai Yuze knew that she was vaguely preparing for some kind of blow, and when he turned around, there was even a smirk on his lips.

He went to fetch the grade slip and came back. Mother Bai wiped her oily hands on the apron, took it carefully, and looked at it carefully.Bai Yuze watched his mother's reaction with bated breath, not letting go of any change in her expression.

In fact, he was worried. He hoped that his mother would show a gratifying smile, but also worried that she would not notice the details that he once ignored.

However, the development of the situation seems to run counter to what he imagined.

Bai Mu finally raised her eyes from the thin note, but she frowned and looked at him with serious eyes. "It's good that I have improved a little this time... I have to work harder in the future."

After finishing speaking, he returned the grade slip to him, turned around, picked up the plate, and walked past the sluggish young man.

...Is this the end?Just a few words and it's over?

Bai Yuze squeezed the note in his hand in disbelief, something trembled in his body.

He seemed to know what the problem was.

Ah.This progress is naturally worthless in the eyes of the mother, because the son who lives in her memory has never gotten back full marks, and has never only made her proud.

And he brought her nothing but loss and shame.

Ha, what an ironic comparison!and myself! ...

However, before the empty laughter came out of the mouth, the mother who silently placed the table and chopsticks behind her suddenly spoke again: "You know, your grades have been stagnant like this, in fact, it has a lot to do with the surrounding environment. Since there is no other way to withdraw from the small class, the only thing we can do now is to be careful not to have frequent contact with unscrupulous people."

She hesitated for a while, as if she was considering her words, and finally decided to say what she wanted to convey directly: "If those people who live with you can't give you substantial help in your studies, they should It’s better to have less contact. Like that Yao Lu, who wears pigtails all day long and looks like a fool... There is also that Ning or something, who looks like a bad boy because no one in the family cares about him... Maybe you can’t see it now Come out, but if you make good friends, sooner or later, you will be led astray."

The accumulated anger broke through the strings of reason in an instant, Bai Yuze suddenly turned around and yelled at his mother whom he had always respected very much: "They are not cronies, they are my brothers!!" Then, he rushed out the door without looking back.

why why……!

Why do adults always use grades as the standard to measure a person's quality, and they say it so confidently?Don't they themselves think how ridiculous this is? ...

At night, the street darkens inch by inch, and the expressions of passers-by are cold and dull, and no one has ever looked back at the frail young man who roared past him.

He walked forward in the snow, not knowing where he was going, let alone the exact direction of the future.He didn't have a penny on him, didn't have a mobile phone, and didn't wear a coat, so he broke out of the house in such a mess.However, I don't regret it.

Even when he fell on the side of the dirty road because the road was too slippery, Bai Yuze didn't waver in the slightest.

That home does not belong to him.He never wanted to go back.

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The restless blares of horns that came and went all around seemed to be annihilated in an instant, and the rest of the chaotic noise could no longer be heard in the ears.

Could it be hallucinations?Is it? ...

Leng Shan had to stop temporarily on the way to the bar, holding his bicycle and staring blankly at the down-and-out boy sitting curled up on the side of the road with downcast eyes.After hesitating for a long time, after making sure that he did not recognize the wrong person, he finally walked towards him slowly.

It was already so late, why was he still stranded on the street alone and didn't come home?Not to mention the thin clothes, there are even a pair of dark blue cotton slippers on the feet suddenly... Did you quarrel with your family?

In my mind, I quickly recalled the fact that I had just released the mid-term grades today, and then saw the loss and frustration that could not be concealed from the corners of the man's eyes and brows, and suddenly understood a little.

"……Hey."

Hearing the sound, Bai Yuze raised his head, and saw Fir Shan standing directly in front of him against the light, frowning slightly, silently extending a hand to him. "……stand up."

However, Bai Yuze was overwhelmed by the shock of meeting him outside the school. He just looked at him blankly, and naturally put his hands aside.Seeing this, the man couldn't help but pull his arm hard, Bai Yuze was caught off guard, and almost staggered onto him when he got up.

"You..." He looked embarrassed, and after standing still, he looked away uncomfortably, and his voice was low. "Why are you here...?"

Damn, why is it such an embarrassing time.What a shame.

Leng Shan didn't answer him, and didn't even ask symbolically what happened.He just looked at Bai Yuze lightly, and asked, "Do you have a place to stay tonight?..."

At a loss for words, Bai Yuze thought about it later, it is very common for a smart person like him to deduce that he is now homeless.So he murmured, "Uh...not yet."

Ben thought that if he couldn't go home, he could at least stay in the dormitory, but unfortunately he didn't have the key.I wanted to call the "fellow friends" my mother called for help, but I didn't bring my mobile phone with me.All are dead ends.

During the other party's silence, Bai Yuze suddenly raised his head and blurted out: "Otherwise...if it's convenient, can I go to your house and stay for a night first?"

Why should people take you home? Who are you?Although unfamiliarity is not enough, it is not at the level of friends.Isn't it intentional to embarrass people by making such an excessive request now?

Blaming himself with endless regrets, Bai Yuze hurriedly tried to make amends: "Ah... no, I just said it casually. In fact, there is no need to trouble... just lend me your phone for a while."

Seeing him bluntly smiling and trying to cover up the previous topic, the other party sighed softly in his heart.

Why didn't he want to reach out to help him when he was alone and helpless, to give him even a little warmth, so that he could rely on him with peace of mind... But if he really took him home, he really couldn't imagine how terrible things would happen.

At that time, the elusive demon will appear in the house.

And he would never allow him to be hurt because of him.

Leng Shan finally took out his mobile phone silently, but raised his eyes and asked him as if remembering something: "Xie Zhe's phone number, can you recite it?"

Bai Yuze was in a mess without wind.

...Stupid!Such a simple question has never been thought of!Just having a mobile phone is useful!Remember, no, live, number, code! !

Frustrated with despair, Fir Shan over there pondered for a while, pulled out her phone book and flipped through it a few times, and dialed out hesitantly.

After the bell rang a few times, someone picked it up. Xie Zhe said in his usual tone of indifference with slight impatience when speaking to strangers: "Hello. Who is there?"

Knowing that the other party must not know her new number, Leng Shan listened with no expression on her face, and said slowly, "...it's me."

For a moment, he felt that Xie Zhe was going to simply hang up the phone, so he added without haste: "...Bai Yuze is here with me."

Quiet over there.

"Tell me your home address, and I'll take him there by bike later."

Yu Yu reported a series of addresses, and at the end Xie Zhe lost his tone and said "I really don't know what you're thinking" and hung up.

Putting away the phone calmly, Leng Shan turned sideways and stepped on the bicycle, turning her head to fix Bai Yuze's black and white puzzled eyes. "... come up."

In fact, the night in the city is not so cold.

Bai Yuze was wearing a fir coat and sitting on the back seat of the bicycle. As the journey progressed, he silently and curiously looked at the street scene at night that he had never paid attention to.

Because the second day was the weekend, the whole commercial street was very lively.All kinds of neon lights flicker on the high-hanging signboards, and there are trendy and tall live models in the clear glass windows.The lazy female shopkeeper walked out of the closed drug store with a smile on her lover's arm. The roadside stall selling spicy hot pot was particularly prosperous in the cold weather, and there were many people coming and going.The movie theater I often go to has a new movie, and a big promotional poster is posted outside, and a ray of warm light happens to be reflected on the delicate and ambiguous face of the woman.

While watching, the bicycle that was driving smoothly stopped leisurely.Bai Yuze blinked and twisted his sore neck, only to see that Fir Shan had come back from the roadside stall, holding a piece of steaming roasted sweet potato in his hand and handing it to him, his eyes were still expressionless.

"Thank you..." There are so many things I want to confide, but these two words are the only ones I can really say... It has always been like this.

Bai Yuze took the sweet potato and held it in his palm, suddenly felt that he didn't want this escape to end.If the bicycle could go on without stopping... just him and him, the two of them.

I would like to go from the dawn of the sky to the white head of the snow. ...

The wheels turned slowly again.

After closing his eyes and being quiet for a long time, Bai Yuze turned his face and asked softly: "... When did you save Xie Zhe's number?"

Fir Shan continued to pedal the pedals at a constant speed as if he didn't hear it, and the cool wind blew up the hair on his forehead and eyebrows, and it took him a long time to respond. "……forget."

"...What?" The wind was so loud that Bai Yuze couldn't hear it clearly.

The person in front of him stopped answering, the car pedaled faster and faster, every time he reached a slightly uneven section of the road, Bai Yuze couldn't help knocking his nose on his bony and thin back, causing pain.

"...I said, you should slow down." After the nth collision, Bai Yuze finally couldn't help covering his nose and muttering in protest, then obediently stretched out his arms from behind to wrap around Fir Shan's waist, his heartbeat accelerated a bit .

Tsk, this little waist is thin.No, I have to take the opportunity to touch two, what if I really can't catch up in the future...

He was secretly feeling complacent, but he didn't know that a rare tenderness had just flashed across the face of the person whose back was facing him, and he smiled quietly with his lips drawn under the cover of the night.

Obviously, he is not the only one who intends to take advantage of the opportunity.

When we arrived in front of Xie Zhe's house, the gloomy figure under the street lamp had been waiting for a long time.

With an ugly expression, he saw Bai Yuze reluctantly let go of his hands and stepped down from the back seat, and then stared sharply at the person who had clearly eaten enough tofu but still looked indifferent as he pushed the cart and approached.

However, the two did not speak a word to each other.During this period, Bai Yuze was the only one talking, roughly speaking about how he left home, indicating that he might be staying at Xie Zhe's house this weekend.

Xie Zhe smiled heartily after listening quietly, and simply responded: "No problem, anyway, my parents only come to live in about once a month. It's just the two of us, it's convenient to live." After speaking, he glanced provocatively at Fir Shan glance.

whispering sound.Damn, I pretended not to hear.

Xie Zhe thought about it bitterly, then raised his voice and smiled heartlessly at him: "Thank you for sending him over. I guess you may still be busy later, so I won't invite you to sit up."

Hearing the words, Bai Yuze seemed to want to add something, but the cold figure had already ridden on the bicycle neatly, leaving only the last two words for him.

"……goodbye."

Watching his thin back gradually go away, Bai Yuze didn't realize until he turned around that the coat that the man had left was still on him from beginning to end.

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