Chapter 1: The Distant Train 2
When I arrived in J City, I was hit by the damp smell of rain.
J City is located by the river, with a gentle breeze blowing and the autumn air cool.
On the first day of transferring to a new school, Qing Nuan changed into the new clothes and schoolbag her father bought for her, combed her short hair neatly, and walked into the new school.
Because the third-year entrance examination was approaching, and there were more than fifty students in each class, no one paid much attention to the new transfer student. However, there were about ten students who would always surround Qing Nuan and make a fuss.
"You are so tacky in what you wear! Such ugly clothes!"
"Did you transfer from a small county? You've never been to a big city, no wonder you dress so ugly!"
In fact, Qing Nuan was not ugly. On the contrary, she had a beautiful face and a pair of watery eyes. When she smiled, she would have a shallow dimple at the corner of her mouth. It was just that she was shy and her clothes were not fashionable enough. The blue sportswear seemed more suitable for boys. It always looked a little weird on her, so she was laughed at for being ugly.
When Qing Nuan heard such voices, she naturally felt inferior. She was not talkative to begin with, and after being laughed at by her classmates, her face turned red, and she twisted her shirt with both hands, her palms sweating.
The clothes were new ones bought for her by her father. Her father was from a small town and he was a man, so his taste in choosing clothes for girls was indeed a bit poor, but Qing Nuan was still grateful to her father. She didn't think they were ugly at all.
Why does such a simple sportswear become the symbol of ugliness in the eyes of classmates?
Qing Nuan was so angry that tears were about to fall, but there was nothing she could do.
Shortly after transferring to another school, I happened to catch the school's Halloween party.
Halloween, also known as "Halloween", is a traditional ghost festival in Western countries. So on this night, the school also followed the trend and held a Halloween party.
All the students enthusiastically played the role-playing game, dressing themselves up as scary characters such as Count Dracula and the headless ghost.
Qing Nuan had never participated in this kind of activity before. She was a new classmate and had no clothes to wear. She was still wearing the blue sportswear that had been ridiculed by others. She walked among various "ghosts" with a pale face, and was so scared that her hair stood on end.
She was timid and had always been afraid of this kind of thing. Now it was already dark, and the school was still holding this kind of party. It was simply not allowing people to survive.
Qing Nuan thought in annoyance, and huddled cautiously in a corner of the school garden, counting the seconds as if they were years, waiting for the party to be over.
"Hey, classmate, why are you here alone? If you don't mind, can you let me suck your blood?"
A eerie voice sounded.
Qing Nuan's hair stood on end and he looked behind him tremblingly.
Under the full moon, with long white hair, green face and fangs, and red eyes - a vampire!
It’s a real vampire, his eyes glow!
"Ah——" Qing Nuan screamed loudly, threw the book in her hand away in fear, and stumbled forward.
"It's no use running." The voice sounded behind Qing Nuan, "I'm hungry, let me suck your blood."
“Help!”
Qing Nuan's whole body was shaking, tears and snot came out of her eyes out of fear. While running away in panic, she tripped over the stairs and fell heavily to the ground. Her ankle hurt so much that she couldn't stand up.
In panic, Qing Nuan burst into tears.
When she cried, the "vampire" became at a loss.
Met a coward, a crying coward!
"Hey, don't cry, it's not that serious, is it? You are such a coward, don't cry, don't cry."
the vampire said as he walked towards her, his voice not so eerie anymore, and a little familiar.
"Woo woo woo, go away, go away! Help!" Qing Nuan was frightened and grabbed a handful of dirt and threw it at the "vampire".
After the vampire ate a mouthful of dirt, he finally tore off his "head".
"ah--"
Qing Nuan was so scared that she closed her eyes and screamed even louder.
"Hey, classmate, can you open your eyes and see clearly? I'm not a ghost, I'm just teasing you." There was a strong sense of helplessness in his voice.
Qing Nuan carefully opened her tearful eyes a little.
What she saw was a handsome young man, with a hint of helplessness between his eyebrows and eyes, and an elegant black cape draped over his shoulders, looking very handsome. In his hand was still holding the vampire mask he had just taken off, and his blood-red eyes were still bright, but they were no longer scary.
Qing Nuan had already recognized him.
It’s Cheng Ge.
The two people met again in such an awkward situation and in such a miserable posture.
She was half lying on the ground, crying and sobbing.
He stood in the moonlight, patted the dirt on the vampire mask with his hands, and remained silent for a long time.
Qing Nuan racked her brains to think of an opening remark, but was ultimately beaten to it by Cheng Ge.
"Did you get hurt?" He squatted down and checked her ankle, even reaching out his hand to massage her ankle for a few times before saying, "It's okay, it's just sprained. I'll carry you back to the classroom."
"Ah?" Qing Nuan shook her head like a rattle, "This is not good..."
It was not until this time that Cheng Ge heard Qing Nuan's normal voice - no longer a panicked cry for help, but a voice as pleasant as spring water.
Very familiar.
In the moonlight, Cheng Ge leaned forward and finally saw Qing Nuan's face clearly. He couldn't help but smile: "It's you! The one on the train, your name is..."
"Qing Nuan." Qing Nuan wiped her tears and explained, "The 'Qing' in 'Qing Qing Zi Jin' and the 'Nuan' in 'Lantian Ri Nuan'."
"What a poetic name! Your green collar is always in my mind. The sun is warm in Lantian, and the fine jade is emitting smoke. You are talented." Cheng Ge praised her name.
Qing Nuan was very happy after hearing his words. She smiled sweetly without caring about the pain in her feet.
"I'll carry you."
Cheng Ge leaned down and put Qing Nuan's arm around his shoulders.
"Oh, no..."
Qing Nuan refused embarrassedly.
Cheng Ge seemed to know what she was thinking and asked, "Are you worried that your classmates will misunderstand you? Don't worry, you can put on my fierce headgear and my cape, and no one will recognize who you are. It's normal to dress like this on Halloween."
As he said this, he did it. He put the vampire hood on Qing Nuan's head, covering her face, and put a cloak on her, covering her clothes, so that her real appearance could not be seen at all.
Qing Nuan disguised herself as a vampire, lying on his back, and said with a smile: "You are quite smart."
Cheng Ge also laughed: "Haha, it's okay."
In fact, Qing Nuan said in her heart -
You are not only smart, you are also considerate, thoughtful, warm and heartwarming.
But such words could not come out of the young and naive Qing Nuan's mouth.
But, it’s okay to think about it in your mind, right?
For the first time, Qing Nuan felt that this strange school was not so disgusting.
She thought, at least there was Cheng Ge.
