Chapter 2: Reunion in the most beautiful time
Hey, it's you again! Classmate, did you send the love letter to the wrong person?
Tsk, if you sent it to the wrong person, just send it to the wrong person. Don’t think you’re so great just because you’re a genius!
01
Because I slept too late thinking about the guitar boy, I couldn't get out of bed on Sunday morning. It was not until I heard a charming voice downstairs that I turned over in a daze and continued to sleep.
Under the guidance of my mother, Jiaomei rushed upstairs and knocked on my door loudly. I was annoyed by the noise, so I got up in my slippers, opened the door, and continued to lie on the bed.
"Hey, look where the sun is. Why are you still sleeping? It's a nice Sunday. Let's go shopping!" She had a charming and sunny face and yelled at me as soon as she entered the door.
"Auntie, let me sleep a little longer, you can play by yourself for a while!" I called out while continuing to sleep.
There’s no way, I’m really too sleepy!
"What's fun in your room? Get up quickly!" She said coquettishly, and was about to tickle me under the quilt.
As a result, she accidentally saw the small box I took out and fiddled with last night.
In addition to the toy guitar, there are many small items in the box that are of commemorative significance to me.
Jiaomei seemed to have discovered a new world and started playing with great interest. While playing, she excitedly shouted: "Wow, Xiaole, it turns out you have hidden so many new and interesting treasures!"
Sometimes she fiddled with her guitar, playing some clear notes; sometimes she took out the anonymous postcard I received when I was a child and read aloud the sentimental sentences on it; sometimes she fiddled with my mechanical woodpecker that could only chirp...
"Jiao Mei, you're making so much noise! Can you please let me get some sleep?" I was so annoyed that I couldn't fall asleep anymore and begged out loud.
"Xiao Le, get up quickly, get up quickly, and let me see!" But I didn't expect that she became even more charming. She ran over and pulled me up, holding a small photo in her hand and taking pictures of me again and again, comparing with me again and again.
"What are you doing?" I couldn't help but ask.
"Xiao Le, this is what you looked like when you were a kid! You were even cuter when you were a kid! Hahaha, especially the mole on your forehead, it's so eye-catching!" After saying that, Jiao Mei came over and lifted up my bangs, "Uh, where is the mole now?"
"I had it removed a long time ago! Everyone said it looked ugly, so when my mom was in a good mood, I begged her to take me to have it removed!" It was so many years ago that I almost forgot about this mole.
"Really? I think this mole is very cute. It can make people remember you at first sight!" she said with a charming smile.
"That's right, you are the only one who can talk!" After being teased by Jiaomei, I was almost awakened from my sleepiness and had to get up.
By the time I finished washing up, Jiaomei had already looked through all my treasured collections, and even played the little guitar before leaving.
When we went out shopping together, she even laughed at me: "Xiao Le, I didn't expect that a tone-deaf person like you would also like guitar. Why have I never heard you talk about it?"
"That was not bought by me, it was given to me by someone else!" I was a little embarrassed to talk about this, so I dragged Jiaomei to try on the clothes.
The weekend passed quickly and it was Monday again.
For some reason today, the classroom was like a boiling pot, extremely noisy and chaotic.
"Xiao Le, come here quickly. I have two pieces of great news for you." She pulled me aside with a charming smile like the first ray of sunshine in the morning, and couldn't wait to tell me the so-called news that the sky was about to fall.
"Good or bad?"
"Of course it's good. Let me tell you the first news. We will have a new student in our class soon." Jiaomei became more and more excited as she spoke. "It is said that he changed his major from the senior year. In that case, we should call him senior."
"Oh, then he should be older than us."
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, you always fail to find the point." Jiaomei interrupted me hastily.
"So what's the point?" I asked impatiently, looking puzzled.
"The point is, he is a senior and will definitely take good care of us juniors." After talking for a long time, the charming heart still couldn't escape the world of infatuation.
"Okay. So what's the second piece of news?"
"It is said that a talented girl has transferred to Class A. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Moreover, she is the absolute candidate for the class beauty." After the gossipy and love-crazy girl Lin Jiaomei reported her two big news, she had completed her mission.
"How come Class A and Class F are always so in sync? During training, watching movies, and now even with the new students in the new semester, they are surprisingly the same! It's amazing!" I clearly suspected that the principal wanted to laugh at our Class F. Comparing us with Class A would only make us lose even more miserably.
"Perhaps this is fate, the kind that is closely connected." She became charming and lyrical, and it was really intoxicating.
"Oh, by the way, I found out about the boy who stood next to Ju Chenxi at the movie viewing and helped us out." Jiaomei changed the subject, as if this news was more explosive than the news about the new classmate.
"Hurry up and tell me." I urged her, listening with great interest.
"What benefit can you give me? Tell me quickly!" Jiaomei continued to keep the secret.
"Okay, okay, how about a taro-flavored Wuyang ice cream cone?" It seems that I can only bribe her with food.
"Deal, let's go!" From then on, Jiaomei had another beautiful name - "foodie"!
On the way to the school convenience store, you will pass by Class A. Class A is famous for its good average grades, and it is definitely well-deserved. Walking outside their corridor, everyone is writing furiously. Thinking about our class, it is true that hard work will always pay off.
However, not everyone in Class A studies honestly and diligently. The genius Tachibana Chenxi is an exception.
"Jiaomei, hurry up, hurry up." I glanced at Class A and saw a boy in the back row who was about to get up and walk towards the back door. I rubbed my eyes and recognized the familiar face at a glance.
"Hey, why are you walking so fast?" Jiaomei asked in confusion, and after I confirmed that the person who was about to leave the classroom was my enemy, I almost immediately hooked Jiaomei's wrist and dragged her forward with big strides. But fate always likes to play tricks on you, and those who are destined to meet will meet sooner or later.
"Ahem." Apparently, we were not lucky enough to pass through the corridor of Class A before he reached the door. Ju Chenxi leaned against the corridor with his hands in his trouser pockets, staring at me with sharp eyes. It seemed that he remembered that I spilled milk tea on his clothes and soiled them.
"Xiao Le, it's Ju Chenxi." I deliberately ignored him and rushed forward with Jiao Mei. But Jiao Mei didn't know that although I tried to put on a calm expression, I was in a panic inside.
"So you are from Class F." Ju Chenxi said with contempt, as if he was talking to himself, but also as if he did it on purpose.
But just such a simple sentence made my nervousness and panic disappear in an instant, and my mind was filled with the unpleasantness of being humiliated.
"Don't underestimate the people in our class!" I said angrily.
"Oh? What else?" Unexpectedly, Ju Chenxi didn't notice the change in my mood. Instead, he pulled the corners of his mouth and showed a provocative smile.
"One day, someone from our class will make it into the top 100 list!" I retorted indignantly.
"Is that person you? Oh, if so, okay, I'll wait." He sounded more provocative, and it was obvious that he looked down on others.
"It's me, that's me. What's so great about being a genius? When I work hard, even I am afraid of myself." Anyway, I have already run into the gun barrel and can't care about so much. Since it is a show of force, I have to go all the way!
"Oh, haha. You sound quite arrogant. I'm waiting to see the show." But it seemed that no matter what was said, it could not threaten him.
Ju Chenxi's arrogant look and cold eyes that have remained unchanged for thousands of years are enough to completely destroy my confidence.
"Just wait, huh." In order to prevent myself from losing even more completely next time, I immediately pulled Jiaomei up and took a step, trotting away from the spot without looking back, away from this hateful Ju Chenxi.
"Hey, Xiaole, did I hear you correctly just now? You said you wanted to make it into the top 100 list?" After successfully getting rid of Ju Chenxi's sight, Jiaomei gave me a blow to the head.
"It's terrible. Actually, I just couldn't stand Ju Chenxi's arrogance, so I said a lot of nonsense." I stuck out my tongue and said awkwardly.
"Ju Chenxi, whether it's weekly exams, monthly exams or school exams, he gets full marks in all subjects without exception. So Xiaole, which god did you bring in to have the strength to challenge Ju Chenxi who gets full marks in all subjects?" Jiaomei was also worried about me, and I regretted it. So, you must not make any decisions in anger or in a hurry, otherwise the probability of regret is as high as 200%.
"No big deal. At worst, I can't make it into the top 100 list. I'll just let him punish me. At most, I'll be harmed by him." Apart from the embarrassment and loss of face facing him, there shouldn't be any other problems.
"Come on! I'm rooting for you." Jiaomei held back a smirk, obviously knowing that this was impossible.
"Huh, you just know how to tease me."
"But, Xiaole, you and Ju Chenxi have a good relationship. Haven't you noticed? From the beginning of the new semester to now, you have had no less than five 'face-to-face confrontations' with Ju Chenxi."
"1, 2, 3..." After hearing Jiaomei say this, I counted the scenes where I met Ju Chenxi with my fingers. It would be better if I didn't say it, but when I counted, the probability was really high.
"Right? I'm right, right?"
"That's right." Hero Lin Jiaomei is indeed the one who foresaw everything. "But it shouldn't be fate, it should be an enemy. His appearance simply makes me angry to death, every time !"
"Hehe, as the saying goes, the more I care about you, the more I like to go against you." The charming girl threw me a wink.
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, what the hell? That damn guy Ju Chenxi and I have nothing in common at all. Humph! Stop saying these unreliable things, or your taro-flavored Wuyang ice cream cone will be confiscated!" Seeing that Jiaomei is still very slippery-talking, if I don't give her a warning, she will probably continue to tease me and Ju Chenxi.
"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore." Sure enough, Jiaomei calmed down.
We came to the convenience store, joking and playing, and the dazzling array of snacks made our mouths water. It didn't take long for us to completely fall in love with the sweet taste buds.
"The Wuyang ice cream cone is still the best, it's far better than the Koala ice cream cone." Jiaomei said contentedly while licking the peanuts on the cone.
"Hey, Lin Jiaomei, you've already eaten the ice cream cone, isn't it time to fulfill your promise?" Seeing that this little girl was enjoying her ice cream cone and completely forgot about her business, I had to remind her.
"Oh oh oh, I understand, I understand. Don't be anxious!" Jiaomei immediately understood my intention, wiped her mouth, and began her explanation as a detective.
"Gu Yufan, male, height 185 cm, weight 70 kg, monitor of Class A, second only to Ju Chenxi in academic performance, and second in the school in total test scores, also second only to Ju Chenxi!" Jiao Mei spoke more and more vigorously, with the demeanor of a secret detective.
"Ah? You're from Class A too." No wonder he has such a good relationship with Ju Chenxi.
"Yes, although his grades are not as good as Ju Chenxi's, he is also the second best in the school. What's more, he is a super nice and warm person." As Jiaomei spoke, her eyes began to reveal a look of admiration and love.
"Warm?" I continued to ask.
"That day, during the physical education class in Class A, I sneaked into the girls' group and tried my best to ask those girls about Gu Yufan. Just when I was about to get the most crucial information, he unexpectedly appeared behind me like a god." Jiaomei took a bite of the ice cream cone and continued, "You know what, Xiaole? It was really thrilling at that time. I had been secretly asking for information about him. Who would have thought that he would suddenly appear? I was really scared to death."
"So what happened next? Was he furious?" It was like a suspense movie on TV. The more he talked, the more vivid the picture became.
"Guess what? At first I didn't know he was behind me. When I heard the girl in front of me talking mysteriously about his various preferences, I noticed that the girl's eyes looked more and more strange, and she kept glancing behind me from time to time. I was puzzled and turned around suddenly. Oh my God! He hugged his arms and shoulders, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, showing a sly smile, and looked at me with a playful face." Jiaomei finished speaking in one breath, with a shocked and dangerous expression on her face.
I was worried for this guy, so I said, "Fortunately you are not talking about him or saying bad things about Ju Chenxi."
"But it's so strange, he didn't make things difficult for me. If it was Ju Chenxi, I would probably be in big trouble, hehe." As she spoke, a look of admiration began to appear in her charming eyes again, a kind of emotion I had never seen before.
Next, it was Lin Jiaomei's turn to praise Gu Yufan. From the top of his head to his feet, from the shirt on his upper body to the jeans on his lower body to the fashionable men's shoes on his feet, from the close-up of his face to the description of his arms and fingers, everything showed the spirit that she should have as an excellent detective.
"Hey, hey, hey, you're not falling in love with Gu Yufan at first sight, are you?" I asked tentatively.
Her charming little face suddenly turned red, and the change in her expression exposed her inner thoughts, but she still tried her best to refute and make a final excuse: "No."
To be honest, after seeing Jiaomei's tender and ambiguous eyes towards Gu Yufan, I was completely uninterested in him. Maybe it was because of his sincerity during the movie viewing that night that made me feel warmed by the opposite sex. After all, my crazy heart is definitely inferior to Jiaomei's.
At this moment, looking at the hazy spring color and hearty laughter on Jiaomei's face when she talked about Gu Yufan, somehow, I remembered the little boy who confided in me on the swing in the small garden when I was young, and who was also the original owner of my beloved lucky charm, the four-string guitar. I remembered those bright eyes that always hid mysterious stories, the clean little face, and the warm hearts that comforted each other back then.
But we didn’t even know each other’s names.
Over the years, I often think back to that little happiness that only the two of us knew. Since I grew up, I have never met a friend of the opposite sex with whom I could confide or be honest, so I miss those days very much, and miss the little boy who could bring happiness to each other.
I know he must be somewhere in this world, but I don't know if fate will come to me. I hope my lucky four-string guitar will pray for me, protect me, and let me have a mysterious luck.
