Chapter 1: Enemies on a Narrow Road three
At lunch time, Xuanqing and I bought two rice balls and went to the school's small garden. The garden of St. Teresa College is famous throughout the country. It is a large green lawn. Every few steps there is a hanging flower gate covered with vines, which divides the large garden into several small gardens. Each small garden has its own characteristics. Some are full of flowers, some are small bridges and flowing water, and some are pavilions and towers... Xuanqing and I walked to a secluded place, which is a small cave, and then took out the comic book to show her.
This cave is located under the Side Bridge. The air is damp and cold, and the light is not good. Usually, no students come here, but I like it very much. Because sitting here, I can calm down and do what I want to do. I often draw comics here. Another thing is that this place always gives me a familiar feeling, and I can't tell why.
Xuan Qing wiped the sweat from her forehead and complained to me with a frown: "Isn't it just a cartoon? Do you have to come to such a remote place? Are you so afraid of Yan Yimu? Don't worry, if he really dares to bully you, I will never let him go!" She fanned herself with her hands, smiling brightly.
I stamped my feet. My heart started beating fast when I thought of Yan Yimu. It was such a disgusting feeling.
"I just want to find a quiet place to share with you." I said with a forced smile.
Xuan Qing rolled her eyes, sat down on a stone with the comic book in her hand, and started reading, laughing like a silver bell from time to time: "Haha, you haven't taken a shower for three days, your two socks are different, and your hair is full of bugs..." Xuan Qing laughed, raised his head to look at me, then lowered his head again.
"It's his fault that he always offends me, so I just vent it in comics." I shook my short hair and said in a nonchalant manner.
Xuan Qing said with lingering feeling: "This is the first time I've seen such an unlucky male protagonist. Fortunately, you drew him very handsome."
"For something like this, of course you have to draw it exactly like the real person, otherwise there would be no point in venting." I covered my mouth and laughed.
"I think you should just draw a few more characters, such as me, Yuan Yichen, and you..." Xuan Qing blinked at me.
"Why are you mentioning Yuan Yichen again?" I curled my lips, not wanting to think about Yuan Yichen. Suddenly, I remembered that I had a few questions left to finish on my homework, which was due in the afternoon. It was all because of Yan Yimu. When I was with him, my emotions were too easily affected!
"Xuanqing, I have to go back to the classroom to finish my homework. You read it here first. I'll come to you when I'm done!" After saying that, I ran out, leaving Xuanqing alone to continue reading comics.
"Xiao Wu, why are you in such a hurry? Is there something wrong?" I met Yuan Yichen again. He was walking out of the cafeteria with a lunch box.
"Yes, something happened." I replied hurriedly and continued to run to the classroom. Really, who would run back to the classroom in such a hurry at this time if there was nothing wrong!
I quickly finished my homework and put it on the desk of the class representative, then went back to look for Xuanqing. But when I returned to the cave in the garden, I couldn't find Xuanqing. I was confused and had to wander around the garden looking for Xuanqing, but I couldn't find her.
When I returned to the classroom, I saw Xuan Qing had come back, but she looked anxious and fidgety. I walked over quickly and asked, "Why did you come back by yourself? I've been looking for you for a long time."
Xuan Qing felt like she was about to cry, so she pulled me aside and whispered, "I'm sorry, Xiao Wu, I lost your comic."
"What?!" I couldn't help but shout, "How could it be lost?" I looked at Xuan Qing in disbelief and asked.
Xuan Qing said in a panic: "When I was reading the comics, I heard a noise outside, so I went out to check. I also met Yan Yimu. I felt guilty for a moment, so I chatted with him along the way. Then when I returned to the cave, I couldn't find the comic book anywhere."
"You weren't walking around the garden with him holding a comic book, were you?" I asked with my eyes wide open. I couldn't imagine what would happen if Yan Yimu saw the comic book...
"I put the comic book in my small bag. My bag doesn't have a zipper, so it might have fallen on the way. Let's go look for it after school." Xuan Qing blinked and said calmly.
"Oh, there's still so much time before school is over. What if the comic book falls into someone else's hands..." I couldn't help but tremble. "Forget it, I can only look for it after school."
I returned to my seat in a daze, not even daring to look at Yan Yimu.
"What's wrong? You look guilty." Yan Yimu's voice sounded above my head.
"Why do I feel guilty? What nonsense are you talking about? Did you just steal my comics?!" I glared at him fiercely and asked. At this time, I could only take the initiative.
Yan Yimu suddenly lowered his head and moved closer to me. I couldn't help but step back, and my face turned red again. His beautiful eyes looked at me steadily, and his breath blew on my face.
"What are you doing?" I pushed his shoulder hard.
"If you didn't draw something that can't be seen by others, why are you so afraid of me reading it?" Yan Yimu smiled and sat back in his seat. "Don't worry, I'm not interested in your comics."
I turned my head away angrily and didn't look at him. I was filled with anxiety. After all, it was a vilification of a classmate, and Yan Yimu seemed to have such a powerful background. Even if Yan Yimu didn't see it, it would be a big trouble if other classmates or teachers saw it!
I was absent-minded . When school was finally over, I dragged Xuanqing to the garden to look for comic books. I looked for it very carefully and was so nervous that I was sweating all over.
"Ah, I found it!" Xuan Qing suddenly screamed, and then ran towards me with the comic book in hand, "I found it, it turned out to have fallen into the flowers." Xuan Qing took a few deep breaths before putting the comic book in my hand, "I was really scared to death."
I felt relieved when I saw the dusty comic book, but for some reason I felt a strange feeling when holding it in my hand, as if it was unfamiliar.
"What's wrong?" Xuan Qing patted his chest and looked at me and asked, "You must go have a good meal to calm down. Come on, I'll treat you." Xuan Qing took my hand and started walking.
As night fell, most of the students in Delan College had left. The college looked even more peaceful and beautiful. I followed Xuan Qing, frowning all the time, with an indescribable feeling in my heart.
"Wow, you two haven't left yet!" When I passed by the basketball court, a basketball rolled to my feet, which scared me.
"Hemu, are you looking for death? How dare you scare us two!" Xuan Qing rushed over and subdued the 1.9-meter-tall Hemu in just a few moves.
This guy is a friend of Xuanqing and me. He is the captain of the school basketball team and recently went to another place for further studies.
Hemu begged for mercy again and again: "Lady, please spare me, lady, please spare me, wasn't I just joking?" As the captain of the basketball team, tall and strong, he was subdued by Xuan Qing, who was more than 1.6 meters tall, which added a kind of contrast.
I couldn't help but laugh and said, "Xuan Qing, just let him go. I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you busy with the basketball game?"
Xuan Qing then let go of Hemu, and Hemu grinned and said, "Yeah, I just finished a game, and I'll practice some more by myself after school."
"You've been gone for almost a month, and you didn't come to us first when you came back. What a bad review!" Xuan Qing pouted and glared at him.
"I just came back in the afternoon, and I wanted to give you a surprise tomorrow. Fortunately, I brought your gifts today." Hemu took out two beautifully wrapped gift boxes from the backpack under the basketball hoop and handed them to me and Xuanqing.
"Thank you." I took the gift and put it in my bag, but Xuan Qing had already started opening it. Her gift was a music box.
"You actually bought such a girly thing." Xuan Qing covered her mouth and laughed, then patted my hand, "Xiao Wu, open yours and take a look."
I had no choice but to take out the gift box, and Xuanqing grabbed it and helped me open it. There was a set of paintbrushes inside.
"Not bad, thank you, thank you." Hemu is really good at giving gifts.
Xuan Qing seemed to be in a low mood. He pounded Hemu's shoulder and yelled, "Please eat, please eat."
Hemu nodded with a smile: "I'll be ready when I meet you. There's a new western restaurant nearby that I haven't tried yet. I'll take you there."
I actually didn't really want to go to dinner, but looking at Hemu and Xuanqing I couldn't refuse. Xuanqing had already started chatting enthusiastically with Hemu. I followed them and looked at the two of them walking side by side. Suddenly I felt that these two people were really a good match.
"You suddenly went to play for a few months, and I was relieved to leave the basketball team to Yuan Yichen." Xuan Qing somehow brought the topic back to Yuan Yichen. "Fortunately, he won the game and became famous, but will it affect you?"
Hemu chuckled: "No, Yichen and I are very good friends, and his strength is definitely not inferior to mine. I won't worry about anything. We grew up , let me tell you a secret..." Hemu looked at us mysteriously.
"What secret?! " This time I spoke before Xuan Qing.
"Well, actually Yuan Yichen and I live together." Hemu replied with a smile.
"What? So you were roommates ? Why have I never heard you mention it?" Xuan Qing asked in surprise.
"There's nothing much to say about this. Our two families have been neighbors since I was in elementary school. Later, the adults of both families went abroad to develop their careers, so it was natural for us to live together. It was also convenient for us to take care of each other."
"So that's how it is. Then you know everything about Yuan Yichen?!" Xuan Qing started gossiping again.
"Okay, Hemu just came back, why are you always talking about Yuan Yichen? We should have a good time together." I quickly pinched Xuan Qing's arm hard.
Hemu was carefree and not unhappy at all. If he didn't have this kind of personality, he wouldn't have become good friends with us in the first place.
