55. Extra 1-IF Line

◎ Instant Echo ◎

Mid-October, Lu Xuezhong's studio, ten minutes between classes.

Du Ningyang and Xu Zhaolin went to the canteen to buy soy milk, while Zhu Yao hid behind the easel to read gay comics.

Li Ya sneaked over to Zhu Yao, sat down on the empty bench with a "thump", and told her a big secret he had discovered.

"I say, is there something going on with Ah Du?" He lowered his voice and spoke in a mysterious manner, "Did she tell you who she likes?"

Zhu Yao said "Oh", without any character of keeping secrets for his friends, "I know, my brother."

Li Yashan frowned, "Your brother? What does this have to do with that? - I meant someone in our class."

"No," Zhu Yao's tone was very sure, "at least I didn't notice it."

Li Yashan glanced in the direction of Wen Xu with angrily, half stood up and prepared to leave, "Is that so? Then I was wrong."

Zhu Yao's attention was finally diverted from the comic book, and he grabbed Li Yashan's sleeve, "Who are you talking about? You're so weird, really."

Li Yashan pointed at Wen Xu's seat, "Him."

Zhu Yao showed an expression of "are you crazy?" and sneered, "How is that possible."

How did Li Yashan bring these two people who have nothing in common together?

"You don't know," Li Yashan pulled Zhu Yao and pointed at his drawing board, "Did you see my seat?"

"I saw it, what?"

"Anyway, during this period of time, I found that Du Ningyang always glanced in the direction of Wen Xu," Li Yashan said seriously, "Sometimes, she even sat next to him!"

This seems to be true, but logically speaking, the combination of a cold man and a hot girl does not work, not to mention that they don't seem to have talked.

Zhu Yao thought about it and came to a conclusion, "She was late that time, and only the seat next to Wen Xu was empty."

Li Yashan found that Zhu Yao was very stubborn and would never listen to explanations for things he didn't believe, so he said, "I'll find some more evidence and I'll slap you in the face~"

"Evidence" fell from the sky.

Li Yashan was about to leave when he saw Du Ningyang and Xu Zhaolin carrying a few bottles of soy milk into the classroom. They passed by Wen Xu's easel and put a bottle under his seat.

"Look, look!"

The hot soy milk in the canteen is a limited-edition product in autumn. It is very popular. Generally, you need to grab it when the temperature drops sharply. After grabbing it, you first warm your hands and drink it reluctantly.

"There are four bottles in total! She gave one to Wen Xu!" Li Yashan was very excited, "Is the remaining bottle for you or for me?"

"What if Wen Xu asked her to bring it?"

Li Yashan looked like an expert, "Is it possible? It is said that the chef in this man's family earns 80,000 yuan a month. Is he short of flavored soy milk?"

Zhu Yao seemed a little convinced.

Du Ningyang, who knew nothing, came over and stood aside waiting for Li Yashan to "give way". He unscrewed the bottle and handed it to Zhu Yao, "Three yuan."

"Are you secretly in love with Wen Xu?" Zhu Yao asked this out of the blue.

"What?" Du Ningyang frowned and repeated the name, "Wen Xu?"

"Yes, Wen Xu," Li Yashan pressed on, "We all saw it."

But the clear confusion on Du Ningyang's face didn't seem to be fake, "What are you talking about?"

Zhu Yao asked again, "If you don't have a crush on him, why did you give him a bottle of soy milk and not charge him?"

Du Ningyang couldn't tell the reason, so he just hummed and ahed, "Uh, I ran into him, and he asked me to help bring it."

But he didn't expect there was a third person at the scene. Under the burning eyes of Li Yashan and Zhu Yao, witness Xu Zhaolin watched the fun and didn't mind the big deal, "But, we didn't run into him just now."

Du Ningyang swallowed hard.

Fortunately, the bell rang.

However, her friends pressed her with different smiles.

There was no way to defend herself! Du Ningyang put on headphones and played "Sunny Day" on a loop.

-

As for why she was more "caring" for Wen Xu than usual, it started one day after Du Minda got off work.

The intensity of study in the second year of high school increased visibly. In the past, when Du Ningyang returned home after paying the car, he usually closed the door to do homework. He didn't want to disturb him, so he washed and went to bed quietly.

That day, he knocked on Du Ningyang's door for the first time and handed her a high-end and exquisite gift bag with an English logo and a plaid ribbon embossed on it.

"What's this?" She was naturally sensitive to beautiful and expensive things. She stood up and stretched out her hand to reach it.

"The scarf, Master Wen Xian gave it to you."

"Wen Xian?" Where did this master come from? She asked, "Why did he give it to me?"

She couldn't wait to open it. It was a soft, thin, but warm blue-gray plaid scarf, narrow and just right for the upcoming winter.

Du Minda was a little embarrassed, but still told her this little secret.

"Uncle Wen and Mrs. Han have completed the divorce procedures, but Master Wen is not yet an adult. Two days ago, his guardian was chosen in court as his brother, Master Wen Xian."

"He has a brother? Why haven't you mentioned it?"

"I've only been here for a short time. He went abroad a long time ago and has been in charge of overseas business. It is said that he came back this time to accompany Wen Xu to finish high school."

Du Ningyang nodded thoughtfully, and asked, "Then he gave me this, does he need me to do something?"

Du Minda didn't expect that her daughter was quite knowledgeable about the ways of the world and knew that there is no good thing in the world that is free.

She said with relief: "Master Wen Xian said that Master Wen is usually quiet, introverted, and keeps his emotions in his heart. He is afraid that his parents' divorce will still affect him to some extent. I heard that you are in the same studio, so I want you to help keep an eye on him... In case he is in a bad mood, comfort him in time."

It turns out that he wants me to be a caring babysitter.

Du Ningyang couldn't let go of the scarf. He could only hold his head high and said proudly, "It depends on my mood."

After Du Minda left Du Ningyang's room, she continued to study the label of the scarf and spelled it out with the phonetic symbols that she was not very familiar with.

"BURBERRY, Burberry," she murmured to herself, and then realized, "——Fuck, Burberry!"

Is it the Burberry she was thinking of?

Turning over the label again, the price was written as 500 pounds.

The scarf in her hand suddenly became more lovely and warmer. This logo embroidered with silk thread looked so high-end.

Immature girls are really easy to be bought.

She is about to fall in love with this young master Wen Xian whom she has never met!

So, Du Ningyang decided to do two things starting from tomorrow - one is to carefully observe Wen Xu's psychological state, hold him in the palm of her hand and protect him, and never let him get hurt; the second is to look forward to the arrival of winter with all her heart.

Of course, this was a secret mission, and the motive needed to be kept highly confidential. I just didn't expect that it would be misinterpreted by my friends.

Things began to develop in an uncontrollable direction.

-

If Du Ningyang fell in love with someone else, then Zhu Yao, Xu Zhaolin and others would definitely agree with it. After all, it has always been their long-cherished wish to let her not hang on the iron tree of Zhu He, who has an owner. For

the whole class that followed, they gathered together to piece together the clues.

"Do you remember that time, when we were enjoying the breeze by the river?"

"Yes, what's wrong? Oh! I know!"

"Right! She didn't tell Wen Xu to 'go away'."

"She seemed to be shy!" "Yes,

yes, yes!"

"It was the same when we were in Xi Village. You were not there at that time."

"What happened?"

"Wen Xu helped Uncle Du to come to the girls' dormitory to deliver something to her."

"Then what?"

"I was so hungry that I was seeing stars, but Du Ningyang insisted on inviting him to the canteen to eat popsicles." " Oh

my god, there is such a thing."

"It's absolutely true!"

OK, the two of them basically came to the conclusion that "Du Ningyang has a crush on Wen Xu". However, in line with the principle of responsibility, in order to be fair and objective, further "verification" must be carried out.

"It was Li Yashan who discovered this first. Guess how she discovered it?"

"How did you discover it?"

"She found that recently, Du Ningyang always looked in the direction of Wen Xu's seat, and sometimes sat with him."

Is that so? The two looked up and happened to see Du Ningyang slightly sideways in the direction of Wen Xu. Wen

Xu in Du Ningyang's sight was holding the bottle of warm soy milk in his hand. With a slight twist of his slender fingers, he elegantly unscrewed the bottle cap, then raised the soy milk, tilted his head slightly, and rolled his Adam's apple sexily.

As expected of a young master, he made the three-yuan flavored soy milk taste like the noble texture of estate wine.

The "verification" was completed so easily.

Xu Zhaolin was a little stunned and couldn't help but sigh, "This girl has a better eye, from a roadside stall to a Michelin restaurant."

Zhu Yao rarely defended Zhuo, "It's not a roadside stall... Can it be considered, uh, a tea restaurant?"

"Whatever, almost the same," Xu Zhaolin didn't care about Zhuo.

But... I always feel something is weird?

Zhu Yao asked puzzledly: "But why did he drink this bottle of cheap soy milk?"

"He might just be thirsty?" Xu Zhaolin analyzed, "Or maybe he didn't know that this was bought for him by a girl who has a crush on him."

"Very good, this is a signal."

"What signal?"

The next thing became more and more outrageous. Zhu Yao imitated Kogoro Mori's classic chin-touching action and said in a deep voice: "This shows that the young master is not invincible and cannot be defeated - he actually dared to drink soy milk of unknown origin, what does this mean?"

"What does it mean?" Xu Zhaolin was almost dizzy.

"It shows that he is simple, kind, and easy to deceive," Zhu Yao seemed to have a sure win, "With your and my wisdom, Li Yashan's information, and Du Ningyang's beauty, we must take down Wen Xu."

Why is it still burning? Xu Zhaolin raised his hand and high-fived Zhu Yao, "Then the code name of this operation is 'Adu's Secret Love Come True Plan'."

"Pah!——"

Lu Xuezhong finally couldn't bear it anymore and threw the book on the podium, shouting angrily: "Zhu Yao, Xu Zhaolin, go out to the corridor and stand!"

Du Ningyang was immersed in the world of music for too long and didn't keep up with the rhythm of his two friends. I just sat sideways because my mp3 hurt my legs in my tight jeans.

What are you talking about? You're talking in the corridor.

Forget it, I don't care about them so much, they talk so much.

When will winter come?

I'm so looking forward to it.

-

As the saying goes, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang; there is also a saying that knowing yourself and the enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles.

Zhu Yao created a new small group, with Li Yashan and Xu Zhaolin as group members. As for the purpose, the name of the group clearly stated it - A-Du's secret love comes true plan.

The first step was to conduct a background check on Wen Xu.

However, nothing was found.

During the break, they met furtively. Zhu Yao glared at Li Yashan, "Are you his classmate? How come you don't know anything about him? His zodiac sign? His favorite singer? His favorite movies? None of that! I can't find out anything even if I ask!"

Li Yashan pouted, "Who made A-Du fall in love with a friendless ghost and live alone every day."

Xu Zhaolin nodded, "If a person has no friends, there must be something wrong with him."

"But he is very gentlemanly and polite," Zhu Yao retorted, "Maybe he is just... not good at speaking? Introverted?"

"It should be because his family is very strict," Li Yashan lowered his voice, as if saying something incredible, "I heard that his mother will ask about his friends, and if they don't meet his mother's requirements, she will immediately ask him to break up with them."

Li Yashan paused, "Over time, he stopped making friends."

"Ah?" This is simply unimaginable. Zhu Yao and Xu Zhaolin both exclaimed, "It's too miserable."

"Then won't our action make things more difficult for him?"

"Well, why don't we just forget it!"

"Giving up is also a virtue."

"Yeah, yeah."

"Isn't giving up at the right time a kind of success?"

"That's right!!"

"Why are you like this?" Li Yashan had never "cooperated" with a team member who gave up so quickly, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.

"Isn't Wei Xiaoquan working on the Xicun commemorative album recently?"

When they were about to give up, the three decided to go to the teaching assistant's office.

Wei Xiaoquan was lying on the ground correcting homework with a dusty face. There were several thick stacks of sketches and drawings piled on the empty space in front of the table. After hearing the purpose of the visit, he got up, turned on the computer, and clicked on the document named "commemorative album materials."

"Look for yourselves," Wei Xiaoquan gave up the mouse, "I have arranged the layout a little, don't mess it up randomly."

Then he lay back on the ground to mark.

Xu Zhaolin brought two chairs, and the three squeezed on the two chairs to watch.

Zhu Yao seized the right to use the mouse and was the first to click on the photo column. As he flipped through the photos, he forgot his original intention and laughed at Li Yashan, "You look a little deformed in the photo."

Li Yashan smiled and retorted, "You're not bad either, you're ugly as hell."

"I'll save your photo, develop it, and treasure it for a lifetime~"

"Believe it or not, I'll strangle you to death...!"

"—— Oh my god, look at this," Xu Zhaolin pointed to a few blurry night photos in the corner, "Click and see."

The boy and girl in the horizontal photo were standing at the two ends, with a blurry moving crowd in the middle, and they looked at each other quietly across the crowd.

The boy supported the wooden railing with his backhand, his slightly raised face was cold, but his eyes were blazing; the girl hesitated for a moment, but also looked back bravely.

Sparks flew from the barbecue grill, dotted around, and there was a faint sound of beautiful singing. This was a beautiful summer night scenery that belonged to seventeen-year-olds.

"Oh my god, there's a play," Zhu Yao took a closer look, "Is this the legendary ambiguity? " "It

feels a bit like that."

"What if it's a coincidence? Did they accidentally look at each other?"

Unsure, she turned a few pages forward, and it was still the same scene. Wen Xu's movements and eyes had hardly changed. He had been looking in the direction of Du Ningyang, but Du Ningyang was blurry.

She slowly turned her head, puzzled, and then looked at him.

Several photos connected together, it was a picture.

"Fuck," Xu Zhaolin reacted, "Why is Wen Xu always looking at Du Ningyang? Who is secretly in love with whom?"

The three looked at each other, almost forgetting to breathe - no way, did they get the arrow direction wrong when they made a secret love operation plan for the first time?

"Class is about to start. Have you finished reading?" Wei Xiaoquan's voice came from the ground. "You should study hard."

"Almost, almost. One minute."

Then he remembered the business - Zhu Yao clicked on the well-formatted page to find Wen Xu's basic information.

It was actually quite clear, because he didn't fill in any basic information. But he had something to say, so this sentence was particularly eye-catching on the blank page.

Encore waits for Echo, waiting for good news.

Who is Echo? Du Ningyang is the same.

The three of them finally understood it. They had made mistakes about their crush and the one they were crushing on, and they enthusiastically made a stupid plan that they didn't need to worry about.

On the way to the classroom, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. He looked out the window and it started to snow.

"It's snowing!"

Someone shouted, and someone rushed out to the corridor to see.

The classroom was warm and noisy. Du Ningyang sat in front of the easel and took out the scarf she had prepared for a long time from her bag. She couldn't wait to put it on. She looked out the window with sparkling eyes. Her good friends smiled at her in a ghostly way.

Winter is here.

Winter is really happy.