Chapter 05 The unexpected
I have liked him since I was a child, but he has never looked me in the eye.
The girl disappeared, and it turned out that he missed her too.
what about me?
What if I disappear?
——Murong Shan
1
Early in the morning, all the students gathered at the school gate, ready to go to the designated location for a picnic.
I pushed the bicycle I rented near the school and happily mingled with the crowd.
Chi Yanze, who was standing next to me, was also pushing a bicycle and frowning, as if complaining about why I didn't take a taxi.
I looked at him, shook my head, and said, "It's a great atmosphere for everyone to ride bikes together! It can also enhance the friendship among classmates, which is good for you. Besides, riding bikes can exercise your body. The weather is cold now, so riding bikes can warm your body up."
After hearing what I said, Chi Yanze's frown relaxed a little and he followed me pushing the cart.
I don’t want to take a taxi. The fare is so expensive, and even if I arrive there early, I can’t get in. I have to wait until other students and teachers arrive and count the number of people before I can enter the park. The ticket is in the teacher’s hand.
When I thought about playing with everyone later, I got so excited that I almost laughed out loud.
Seeing me like this, Chi Yanze looked at me expressionlessly and said, "Why are you so happy?"
How could I possibly tell him that I was from a poor family and had never participated in such activities, which was why I was so happy?
Although I didn't say anything, Chi Yanze seemed to have thought of something and said with a look of understanding: "It seems that you have had a hard time these years."
Besides understanding, there seems to be also... doting in his eyes now?
I must have seen it wrong. Even if I was right, the person he doted on was Yao Haiyan, not me, Ruo Qiqi.
I suddenly felt very lost because I was a liar and not the person he had been thinking about for all these years.
If he knew I was Ruo Qiqi, he would still treat me like this, how great it would be!
But I am daydreaming again.
"Haha, it's okay! It's not that hard, I just seldom come out to play with everyone. Let's go, everyone is leaving."
I quickly laughed it off to stop myself from having wild thoughts.
"What did I see? Chi Yanze also came along? Doesn't he usually not participate in group activities?"
"That's right. He should be with Yao Haiyan. Do they have to stick together all the time? They go to class together, eat together, go home together, and I heard they even live together."
"Chi Yanze is much more lively than before, and he is so nice to Yao Haiyan. I'm so envious!"
…
I guess everyone didn't expect Chi Yanze to come. When they saw him, they were all very surprised. Everyone chattered loudly and it was very lively.
I was already used to everyone making a fuss, so I rode my bike while looking for Sun Yijie, while Chi Yanze followed behind me.
I didn't expect that he, a young man who always rides in a private car, can actually ride a bicycle, and ride it very steadily.
I turned my head and stole a few glances at him, and suddenly I saw an unexpected person riding a bicycle in the crowd.
Oh my god! It's Cheng Xijun!
Before I could express my surprise, the people around me started screaming.
"No way! Even Cheng Xijun rode his bike there by himself?"
"What day is today? The young master doesn't even take the special car."
"The eldest young master also takes a special car. Just now, I saw Cheng Ximing ostentatiously get into a taxi and leave with Murong Shan."
"Then why doesn't Cheng Xijun go with them ?"
"Who knows?"
…
Everyone shifted the topic from Chi Yanze to Cheng Xijun.
Looking at Cheng Xijun who was a few meters in front of me, I gritted my teeth .
I have a feeling that this guy didn't ride in the car with Cheng Ximing and the others, but suddenly came to ride with us. There must be a conspiracy. I would never believe that Cheng Xijun is the kind of person who likes to ride a bicycle to exercise.
Originally, I wanted to ride to the front to chat with Sun Yijie, but now seeing Cheng Xijun, I didn’t dare to rush forward, for fear that he would discover us and find ways to embarrass us.
In fact, I am also very confused. What exactly does Cheng Xijun want to do to us?
He suddenly transferred to our class, treated us to a meal, and now goes on picnics with us by bike.
He is not as naive as Cheng Ximing. I heard from others that he rarely participated in such group activities. He always kept to himself and devoted himself to business. He was a very proud, cold and conceited person. Why did he suddenly do these things now?
I couldn't figure it out for a long time, and finally came to only one conclusion, which was that he had a conspiracy.
While I was daydreaming, I suddenly felt the tire of the car hit something. By the time I realized it, it was too late.
I didn't know when I rode behind Cheng Xijun, and my front wheel hit the rear wheel of his bike. As a result, Cheng Xijun, who was not prepared, fell off the bike on the spot, looking very embarrassed.
As soon as I realized I was in trouble, I jumped off my bike and pushed it up the hill beside the road.
After “destroying the body and covering up all traces”, I quickly jumped into the back seat of Chi Yanze’s car.
I didn't expect that we had fallen behind everyone without realizing it, but Cheng Xijun didn't see our actions just now.
But I still did something very shameless, and even I felt despicable about it.
I actually urged Chi Yanze to speed up and when I passed Cheng Xijun who got up from the ground, I pretended to be surprised and asked, "Cheng Xijun, are you okay? How did you fall? Is the bike broken?"
Sure enough, I heard Cheng Xijun's furious roar: "Yao Haiyan, why are you so shameless?"
At this time, we were already far away from him.
I turned my head, put my hands to my ears, pretended I didn't hear clearly, and shouted loudly: "Ah? Cheng Xijun, what did you say? I can't hear you, speak louder!"
When I saw Cheng Xijun's angry look as he was left far behind and wanted to catch up with us on his bike but found that his bike broke down, I didn't feel any guilt at all, but rather a sense of inexplicable joy.
"You should apologize."
Chi Yanze turned around and glanced at Cheng Xijun. Although he said that he shouldn't do this, he looked very happy.
"I didn't do it on purpose. And with that guy's temper, do you think he would let me off so easily? If he cared about me, he wouldn't have let me eat mustard last night. He obviously wanted to hurt me on purpose, so let's just call it even."
Whenever I think about what happened last night, I feel wronged and want to grab Cheng Xijun's arm and bite it a few times.
I finally got to go to such a high-end hotel, but I ended up vomiting several times, both real and fake, and went back without eating anything.
"Um."
Chi Yanze nodded, seeming to agree with me very much.
I looked back at the increasingly blurry figure and thought to myself, he can only blame himself for being unlucky. Who told him not to take the bus with Cheng Ximing and the others or drive himself, but to ride a bicycle instead?
Just ride, why are you riding slower and slower? Why are you blocking the way in front of me?
You don't want to harm me, do you?
Of course!
Fortunately, God was kind enough to let me knock him over first, otherwise I might have been the one who fell!
Thinking of this, the little guilt I had left disappeared completely.
