As the school bell rang, dark blue figures poured out of Mingxin Middle School like a tide. When Su Peile walked alone to the entrance of Metro Line 2, he unexpectedly found Li Zhengyu.
He was tall and slender, with a schoolbag on one shoulder and his hands in his trouser pockets, walking quickly forward, standing out among the crowd of people around him.
He also takes the subway line 2? Su Peile guessed in his heart, carrying his schoolbag and following him at a distance, his eyes fixed on his back for fear of losing him.
When he arrived at the subway entrance, he did not take the elevator but went straight up the escalator. Su Peile also chose the escalator and walked down quickly.
A subway train drove in. It was the one that Su Peile was going to take to go home. When the door opened, Li Zhengyu walked in.
Su Peile entered from another door and saw Li Zhengyu standing against a railing, with white earphones in his ears and his eyes slightly closed listening to music. His slender figure and handsome appearance, just standing there quietly, were a beautiful sight that could not be ignored.
There were many girls from other schools in the carriage. They were secretly looking at him intentionally or unintentionally, then whispering and laughing to each other. The bolder ones even took out their mobile phones to secretly take pictures of his profile.
While listening to the song, Li Zhengyu could not hear other people's discussions, and ignored the girls around him who were crazy about him.
Su Peile, who was a few steps away, hugged a railing and looked at the handsome young man as if his soul was out of his body.
The scenes in the thick smoke seemed to reappear before my eyes, his slender hands, warm eyes, and his clean face.
If she had not fainted at that time, when he successfully escaped with her on his back, she would definitely stick to him and not let go. If that were the case, she would definitely know his name and would definitely appear in his life earlier. She would not be as embarrassed as she is now, and she would not have missed four years in vain.
Fortunately, she met him again.
The person she had been staring at suddenly turned around and walked towards the door. Su Peile looked up at the station displayed on the car door and found that she had also arrived home.
The car door opened and she hurried out. Li Zhengyu, who came out of the previous door, was walking towards her and noticed her at the same time. He was surprised and wondered why she was here. Was she following him?
He glanced at her indifferently, ignoring her bright smile, and strode towards the stairs.
Su Peile hurriedly chased after him, and the two walked out of the subway station. Li Zhengyu quickened his pace, and she also quickened her pace. The two kept a distance of about five meters as they walked forward.
After walking for a few minutes and turning an intersection, Li Zhengyu arrived in front of the gate of a magnificent residential community. Finally, he could no longer bear it and stopped.
"Why do you always follow me? Are you sick?" This silly and silly girl actually followed him from school to home. It was the first time that Li Zhengyu met such a bold girl.
Su Peile approached him hesitantly, stood in front of him and glanced at the four large gold-plated characters on the archway of the community - Landscape Home.
She opened her eyes wide, looked at him innocently and said, "I didn't mean to follow you. I live here too."
Li Zhengyu's expression froze for a moment. He looked her up and down and said, "Even if we go our separate ways, you shouldn't follow me around like a tail. If you're not annoyed, I am."
This kind of infatuated girl must have watched too many soap operas. She thinks she can win a Cinderella love by helping the male protagonist out of trouble. She is just dreaming.
"I never thought about asking you to be grateful to me, let alone asking you to promise me anything." Su Peile said this and noticed a car driving towards the gate of the community. She subconsciously reached out to pull Li Zhengyu and asked him to move out of the way, but Li Zhengyu dodged in disgust.
"Transfer student, I am a bad student hated by everyone in the academy, from teachers to students. Has no one ever told you to stay away from me?"
"Some people have said things about you, but I don't believe it. You are not a bad student. You are a kind person."
Li Zhengyu was originally annoyed, but when he heard the word "kindness", he was actually amused, but it was a fleeting sneer.
"Why do you think I'm a kind person?" This was truly the most inaccurate adjective he had ever heard in his 17 years of life.
"I met you once four years ago. You were studying at Fengyang Middle School at that time."
"yes."
"Four years ago you participated in an essay writing competition and won a prize."
His expression was stunned, and he stared at Su Peile, making her think that he was right again. She could hardly hide her inner excitement, and her fingers holding the straps of her schoolbag tightened more and more.
Fengyang Middle School, won a prize in an essay writing competition, and this appearance hasn’t changed much, it’s him, no doubt about it.
Her eyes became moist, her throat choked with sobs, and all the words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat.
Seeing that she looked like she was about to cry, Li Zhengyu was a little puzzled: "Hey, you're not going to cry, are you?"
Su Peile calmed down and said softly: "Do you still remember the day when the essay competition awards ceremony was held four years ago..."
He was about to blurt out the matter of the fire, but unexpectedly Li Zhengyu's face suddenly turned ugly, as if he thought of something bad. He stretched out his hand and made a stop gesture. Su Peile stopped talking in time and looked at him steadily.
"How can you understand someone after just meeting him once? How can you conclude that I'm a good person?" He snorted coldly, wondering why he was so patient today and talked so much nonsense to her.
He put his hands in his trouser pockets and warned her: "Don't mention Songchuan to me again. If you dare to ask me this question again, I will make you disappear from Mingxin Middle School." There was a threatening tone at the end of this sentence.
"Why?" Su Peile asked weakly.
Li Zhengyu pursed his lips and looked at her directly: "Because Songchuan is where I have the most unhappy memories of my life."
Su Peile looked into his eyes. Those bright dark eyes concealed a secret that he didn't want to recall.
She suddenly remembered that day at the Youth Palace, many people from Fengyang Middle School came, and his classmates should have been among them. Perhaps his classmates were also injured in the fire, but he only saved himself and ignored his classmates, so did he feel sad?
Su Peile was thinking wildly, but he felt that this was the most reasonable explanation. Perhaps he also had his own unspeakable secret.
"I see." She nodded, looking as if she understood.
She didn't even ask why, which made Li Zhengyu feel a little strange. But it was better this way, as it saved him from having to explain again. He had already told her too much.
He took a deep breath and glanced at her: "Now that you understand everything, stay away from me."
"Okay, I understand." Su Peile's face was filled with a bright smile again. His white teeth were very neat and his black eyes were full of smiles. He was very cute.
What a shameless guy he is. Normally, if he yelled at a girl in such annoyance, she would have cried and run away. Unexpectedly, she became even happier and more proud.
Li Zhengyu rolled his eyes at Su Peile, who was smiling a little silly, and turned around and walked towards the community. Seeing him leave, Su Peile followed him.
He stopped and turned around, glaring at her.
Su Peile carefully pointed to the road on the right and said, "I live over there."
Fortunately, it was not the same road. Li Zhengyu turned around and continued to walk forward. After passing the fountain on the main road of the community, he looked back reflexively and found Su Peile still standing at the intersection.
He breathed a sigh of relief and searched his mind for the scenes from his time in Songchuan. When had he seen her before? Why didn't he have any impression of her?
The afterglow of the setting sun enveloped this vast community, which is backed by mountains on one side and next to water on the other. The front part of the community is a mixed garden community of high-rise and multi-story buildings, while the back part is a scenic villa area with separate gates and courtyards.
Su Peile's home is in a high-rise building, while Li Zhengyu is heading towards the villa area on higher ground behind the community.
Su Peile stood there, watching the tall and slender figure slowly disappearing into the distance. The golden light cast a dreamy halo around his body. He was like a prince hunting in the mountains, walking towards his castle.
A bold idea popped up in her mind . She would not let him continue to be the person that everyone hates in Mingxin Middle School. She wanted to help him become the warm boy she first knew.
The next morning, in the classroom of Class 1, Grade 2 of Mingxin Middle School, some students were chatting, some were doing yesterday's homework, and some were sleeping on the table. When the head teacher and Su Peile walked in together, the classroom immediately returned to silence, and everyone looked at them.
The head teacher glanced at Su Peile and saw that she still had a determined look in her eyes, so she sighed and announced, "From today on, Su Peile will sit at the table next to Li Zhengyu."
"Ah!" The students all exclaimed in surprise.
Li Zhengyu, who was dozing off with his chin in his hand, heard this and his elbow slipped, nearly hitting his forehead on the table. Han Jingjing, who was secretly eating snacks, forgot that she still had a lollipop in her mouth and looked back and forth between Su Peile and Li Zhengyu like a rattle. Lu Mowen frowned. Xia Ying sneered and pouted her lips as if she was watching a show.
"Thank you, teacher." Su Peile walked towards Li Zhengyu with a joyful expression.
This morning, she arrived at school early on purpose. When the head teacher heard her request to sit at the same table with Li Zhengyu, he was dumbfounded and speechless for a long time.
Su Peile was an excellent student that the college highly regarded, and her class teacher was very worried that it would affect her studies so she did not agree at first.
But Su Peile begged hard, saying that she would use one semester to make Li Zhengyu a good student, and asked the head teacher to give her a chance. Seeing her confident look, the head teacher hesitated. Although Li Zhengyu had a bad personality, he was also a very smart child. Maybe someone could guide him and make him change. With a try-it attitude, the head teacher agreed to Su Peile's request.
So this scene happened.
Seeing Su Peile approaching, Li Zhengyu put his feet on the stool next to him and said angrily to the head teacher on the podium: "I don't want to be her deskmate."
The head teacher looked at him seriously and said, "Li Zhengyu, Su Peile took the initiative to apply to sit at the same table with you in order to help you. You must have a correct attitude and cherish this opportunity. If your grades don't improve by the end of the semester, you will no longer sit at the same table with him."
As soon as these words were spoken, the classmates were in an uproar. The transfer student actually took the initiative to ask to sit at the same table with Li Zhengyu, who was a headache for everyone in the school. For a moment, everyone had different expressions and talked about it in whispers.
Li Zhengyu glared at Su Peile angrily and asked, "Hey, are you sick?"
Facing the noisy discussions of his classmates, Su Peile did not care. Instead, he generously reached out and pushed away Li Zhengyu's feet that were on the stool, then sat down and calmly took out books from his schoolbag.
"You are so shameless." Li Zhengyu resisted and stood up suddenly to leave.
Unexpectedly, Su Peile refused to move away. When he tried to squeeze out, she stretched out her left hand and grabbed his right hand, using all her strength to hold him back. Her movements were so fast that Li Zhengyu had no time to react.
The whole class was shocked and their mouths opened wide in shock.
Su Peile had already made up her mind to pester him, but as she held his hand so tightly, she couldn't help but blush.
"Hey, let go, why are you holding me?" Li Zhengyu tried to break free, but she was determined to hold on tightly. He wanted to push her away, but she was a girl after all, and his first principle in life was to never fight with girls.
Su Peile didn't move away and said with a smile on his face: "Li Zhengyu, from today on, I will go wherever you go."
The whole class almost held their breath as they watched Li Zhengyu. Although they had never seen him hit a girl, would he do so if he was really pushed into a corner?
Of course, Su Peile also had such concerns. She looked at Li Zhengyu nervously. He clenched his fists tightly and glared at her fiercely. What would he do?
To everyone's surprise, Li Zhengyu actually sat down. Although his hand was tightly held by Su Peile, he still kept his body as far away from her as possible.
Phew, the whole class breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time.
A smile appeared on the head teacher's lips. He said, "Okay, get ready for class." Then he walked out of the classroom with peace of mind.
The brave students looked back at Li Zhengyu and Su Peile from time to time, and noticed Li Zhengyu's deflated expression. Some of them couldn't help laughing out loud.
Xia Ying glanced at Li Zhengyu who was leaning against the window, then glanced at Su Peile, and raised her eyebrows slightly. It seems that things will be very interesting in the future!
At this time, Li Zhengyu frowned, glanced at the students who were peeking, and threatened in a stern voice: "If you don't want to die, turn your heads back!"
This sentence was very effective and no one dared to look back.
Li Zhengyu leaned back in his chair and turned to look at the person who had embarrassed him.
Su Peile was actually very nervous. Although she took the initiative to ask to sit at the same table with him, under the pressure of his powerful aura, she had no confidence to face it and her eyes were fixed on the book in her hands.
"Hey! The book is upside down." Li Zhengyu shook the hand that she was holding.
Only then did Su Peile realize that she was holding the book upside down. Her face turned red like a ripe tomato, but she did not let go of his hand.
Li Zhengyu lowered his head and glanced at her hands. This girl is petite, so how come her hands are so strong!
Li Zhengyu was actually entangled by the new classmate and sat obediently in the classroom to listen to the class.
Within two classes, this explosive news spread throughout Mingxin Middle School. Not only the students were curious, but also the teachers. The teachers who came to class paid special attention to the movements of the last table by the window.
Li Zhengyu felt like an animal locked in a zoo this morning, being watched by people to their heart's content. He wanted to escape after the first class, but Su Peile kept a close eye on him and would not let him leave his seat.
There was still one class left before lunch break, but the teacher of this class seemed to not want to let these two people go at all, and deliberately called on Su Peile to go to the blackboard to solve the problem.
Su Peile was worried that if she went to the blackboard to solve the problem, Li Zhengyu would take the opportunity to leave, so she simply grabbed his hand and stood up.
"I don't want to go up." Li Zhengyu objected awkwardly. He had made a big fool of himself today.
"If you don't accompany me to the blackboard, I will follow you to lunch." Su Peile found that threats and intimidation worked quite well on him.
Sure enough, Li Zhengyu made a request: "If I accompany you to the blackboard, you are not allowed to follow me at lunch." This way, he could get rid of the plaster.
"good."
In full view of everyone, the two reached an agreement. Su Peile dragged him to the podium. The classmates watched them holding their breath. Su Peile walked to the podium, picked up the chalk and prepared to answer the questions. The teacher held back his laughter and stepped aside.
The numbers and symbols on the blackboard gave Li Zhengyu a headache. He turned around and found dozens of eyes staring at him. He couldn't help but get angry and shouted, "Don't look at me, look at her if you want to."
Sure enough, dozens of sights shifted slightly, but Young Master Li completely overlooked the fact that human sight is not just a straight line, there is also a vertical one.
Su Peile wrote quickly and seriously on the blackboard. The friction between the chalk and the blackboard made a constant sound. For the first time, Li Zhengyu felt that the sound was not so unpleasant.
Also, this girl looks silly, how come she answered the questions so quickly?
Li Zhengyu was so focused on studying her that he completely forgot that they were both under the watchful eyes of the public.
His focused, inquiring eyes and the embarrassing look of being restrained in front of the blackboard at this moment were already a complete joke, but considering his bad temper, the students below were all trying hard to hold back their laughter, and they were about to go crazy.
Su Peile found it more and more difficult to write. When she wrote on the blackboard, her writing would slant upwards, leaving only one line of numbers. Starting a new line would be too ugly. She was very embarrassed and stood on tiptoes with difficulty to straighten the chalk in her hand.
Seeing her clumsy look, the little bit of admiration Li Zhengyu had for her just now disappeared in an instant.
He has such a stupid brain, he wants to act so strong even though he is short.
Next, something no one could have imagined happened. Li Zhengyu actually raised his right hand and took the chalk from Su Peile's right hand.
"What's next?" he asked her, lowering his head.
Su Peile looked up at him, so close that she could almost feel his breath. Then, looking at his enlarged handsome face, her mind suddenly went blank. What was he going to do?
"Hey, say something!" Li Zhengyu still had a sour face and shouted loudly.
Su Peile came back to her senses and hurriedly said the answer she was going to write. To her surprise, the chalk handwriting Li Zhengyu wrote was even neater than hers.
Not only her, but also the teachers standing next to the podium couldn't help but adjust their glasses, for fear of missing this historic moment.
After answering the question, Li Zhengyu threw away the chalk in a cool manner, looked at Su Peile arrogantly and said, "Is that enough?"
Before he could finish feeling proud, he heard his classmates behind him burst into laughter that they could no longer suppress.
"Do you want to die? How dare you laugh?" Li Zhengyu turned around and shouted angrily.
Su Peile said with a smile: " Li Zhengyu, you wrote the square root the wrong way."
Li Zhengyu glanced at the unusual square root on the blackboard and was stunned.
Su Peile looked at him carefully and found that his face was actually red.
She couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
Just like that, no matter how Li Zhengyu threatened everyone, the laughter did not diminish at all.
Finally, Li Zhengyu dragged Su Peile back to his seat in a dejected manner, and lay on the table without getting up. Su Peile looked at him like this and found that he also had a very cute side.
The noon school bell rang, and the students quickly packed up their books and left the classroom one after another, except Li Zhengyu and Su Peile, who sat in their seats without moving.
The wind blew in from the window, and the white curtains fluttered gently, lifting layers of light and shadow.
There was no one else in the classroom at this time, so Su Peile put the notes he had copied in the morning into his schoolbag.
"Hey, keep your word. Let's go to the cafeteria for lunch at noon. Stay away from me and don't bother me." Li Zhengyu said hurriedly, fearing that she would go back on her word.
"I won't pester you. I won't even eat with you. Other students will laugh at me."
"Hmph, you've been pestering me for the whole morning, are you afraid of being laughed at?" Li Zhengyu said sarcastically. His wrist, which had been squeezed by her for the whole morning, was a little red, so he moved his wrist to stimulate the blood circulation.
Su Peile looked at him rubbing his wrist intently, the midday sun falling on his face. She found that his eyelashes were very long and curved, even prettier than the false eyelashes that girls wore on purpose.
Boys with eyelashes like this really make girls jealous. Looking at him so closely, she feels as if she will never get tired of him.
Li Zhengyu stretched out five fingers and waved them in front of her eyes, and said unhappily: "Look, I'm not hungry anymore?"
"Ah..." Her face turned red again.
Li Zhengyu really wanted to knock her on the head for daring to do such an excessive thing to him and still having the nerve to blush.
Not wanting to pay any more attention to her, he stood up and nudged her leg with his knee, signaling her to move aside.
Su Peile stood up mechanically, stared at him persistently and said, "Li Zhengyu, I'll wait for you at the entrance of the cafeteria in a while, don't run away."
She was waiting for him at the entrance of the cafeteria. What about his plan to escape at noon? He said angrily, "You don't think that if I don't hit a girl, you can just push your luck, right?"
"I'm supervising you. The head teacher has agreed to it. If you don't cooperate, I have the right to talk to your parents." She used her trump card. No matter how naughty he was, he would always be afraid of his parents.
Unfortunately, she underestimated Li Zhengyu's ability. He laughed disdainfully: "I don't even know which country my parents have gone to. If you can find them, I would like to thank you."
He ignored her and walked out of the classroom. When he walked into the corridor, he just looked up at the blue sky and heard footsteps following behind him. He said helplessly, "Didn't you say you wouldn't bother me at noon? What else do you want?"
"Li Zhengyu, can you wear school uniform? You are the only one in the school who doesn't wear school uniform. Don't you think you are too different?" Su Peile asked with her head raised. The question of him not wearing school uniform has bothered her for a long time.
Li Zhengyu smiled evilly, tilted his head and looked at her and said, "The Dean of Academic Affairs agreed that I don't wear the school uniform."
"Why would he agree to that?"
"Because he thought it was embarrassing for me to wear the Mingxin Middle School uniform."
"Uh..." Su Peile was completely stunned and looked at him in surprise.
"Hey, now you understand how much of a bad student I am that is disliked by others, so don't waste your time on me anymore." Li Zhengyu advised her kindly, then turned and walked towards the stairs.
"Even if others dislike you, I will not dislike you. I know you are actually a very motivated person." Su Peile shouted at his back, her voice echoing in the quiet stairwell at noon.
Li Zhengyu's back stiffened for a moment, but he did not stop and quickly walked down the stairs.
Su Peile chased him to the stairs and shouted down: "I'll wait for you in the afternoon. As long as you come back to class, I won't catch you anymore."
However, the only response she got was the sound of footsteps running quickly down the stairs.
While eating in the cafeteria, Su Peile didn't see Li Zhengyu, but was stopped by Lu Mowen. He kindly reminded her to stay away from Li Zhengyu. Although they were only deskmates for one day, she could see that he was a very careful boy. He talked endlessly like Tang Seng, so she hurriedly ate and found an excuse to leave the cafeteria.
In the bathroom of the teaching building, she rolled up her left sleeve to her elbow and slowly washed her hand under the cool water, while wondering where Li Zhengyu would be.
The sound of the water tank in the inner room was heard, and someone pushed the door and came out. Su Peile was a little surprised. It was Xia Ying. Seeing her appear in the women's restroom, although he knew she was a girl, he still felt weird.
Xia Ying walked to the sink next to her, turned on the faucet, and while washing her hands, she glanced at her and asked, "You are so persistent. Is Li Zhengyu worth your efforts?"
"It's worth it." Su Peile answered affirmatively.
Xia Ying sighed, combed her short hair with her wet fingers, and sneered, "Could it be that he remembered you?"
"You didn't think of me, but you did think of me."
Xia Ying was a little confused by her answer, but she didn't delve into it. Instead, she leaned against the sink and looked at her and said, "I heard that you won the Outstanding Student Award in Songchuan. How did you do it with such a stupid brain? I'm so curious."
"I'm not stupid!" Su Peile protested. Her academic performance was obvious to all.
"Heh... If you're not stupid, how could you do such a stupid thing?" Xia Ying rolled her eyes and said, "I think your IQ is very high, but your EQ is too low."
"What?"
"Okay, I'll kindly remind you again, don't waste He won't be a good student. By the way, do you know who his grandfather is?"
"have no idea."
"His grandfather used to be a commander, and even the current mayor has to be courteous to him. The dean of our college is the son of his grandfather's former subordinate, so Li Zhengyu has not been expelled despite all the troubles he has caused."
Su Peile nodded in sudden realization, and then asked curiously, "What about his parents?"
"Li Zhengyu's parents are both working abroad and haven't been back for a long time. They have no time to take care of him. There is only him and his grandfather at home. Although the college turns a blind eye to him for the sake of his grandfather, if he gets into big trouble, I'm afraid that no matter how powerful his grandfather is, he won't be able to help him." Xia Ying said this with a hint of worry in her words.
"He won't get into big trouble." Su Peile was disdainful of her unfounded worries. "I am confident that I can make Li Zhengyu different from before, and I won't let you underestimate him like this." She looked at Xia Ying firmly.
Looking at her stubborn eyes, Xia Ying said with a smile: "Should I admire your courage again, or should I say that you are overestimating yourself? Even I, who used to be his girlfriend, couldn't make him change. How can you do it?"
"I'm different from you. I'm not doing this because I like him." Su Peile said seriously. Although she has not forgotten Li Zhengyu in the past four years, she has not had time to examine whether she really likes him. What she wants to do is to make up for the regret four years ago. She wants to get to know Li Zhengyu again and start with him like they first met four years ago. She doesn't want to tell Xia Ying about this, because Xia Ying won't understand even if she tells her. This is a secret between her and Li Zhengyu.
Xia Ying bit her lip, frowned, looked at her angrily, and said, "I may not understand you, but I understand Li Zhengyu. Believe it or not, he will definitely not come this afternoon."
After she said that, Su Peile felt a little guilty. After all, he didn't see Li Zhengyu at the entrance of the cafeteria at noon. However, Su Peile still said confidently: "He will be in the classroom."
"There are still 5 minutes before class starts, let's go back to the classroom." Xia Ying said, and walked out of the bathroom first.
The corridor was filled with students returning to the classroom for class.
The closer she got to the classroom, the more uneasy Su Peile felt. She was not sure whether Li Zhengyu was in the classroom. Li Zhengyu was too obedient in the morning, even a little abnormal, as if he was planning something.
When he arrived at the classroom door, there was no sign of Li Zhengyu at the last table by the window. Su Peile, who had originally retained a glimmer of hope, suddenly fell into the abyss.
Xia Ying beside her sneered and bumped her shoulder and said, "Do you still have confidence this time?"
Su Peile looked at her and asked seriously, "Do you know where Li Zhengyu will go? Where does he usually go after skipping class?"
"I say, you are a person who will not turn back until you hit the wall. Are you going to go look for him again?"
"Yes!" Su Peile nodded affirmatively. She would never give up her original intention because of this small problem. "Please ask for leave for me for this class."
Xia Ying stared at her blankly, not understanding why she was so determined. She wanted Su Peile to see Li Zhengyu's true face and to help her avoid getting hurt, but now she realized that she was just talking to a cow.
Xia Ying couldn't help but laugh at herself. She was really busybodying other people's business. So she bit her lip and said stiffly, "According to that guy's habit, he should be sleeping in the pavilion by the artificial lake at this time."