Chapter 4: There is a Silent Sea in Your Heart 03
In the afternoon, the scorching sun is burning the earth. If you stand in the sun for half an hour without any sun protection measures, you will probably get tanned and sunburned immediately.
Seeing that the time I had agreed with Jiaomei was approaching, I suppressed my unhappy mood, changed into a set of clothes and prepared to go out. But when I was putting on my shoes at the entrance, I accidentally hit my knee joint against the corner of the wooden shoe cabinet with a "bang", and the pain made me bite my lower lip subconsciously.
The pain and the bad mood made my tears flow uncontrollably at this moment.
"Hey, are you okay?" Hearing the noise, Ju Chenxi came over from the living room, looked at me and asked.
"It's okay." Because my eyes were filled with tears, I could only lower my head, stop crying, and pretend to answer him calmly.
"Oh fine."
"I hope you have fun with Han Shengya this afternoon." I said insincerely, suppressing the sadness in my heart.
"What are you thinking about? Han Shengya just came to ask me for help with homework, don't think too much!" Ju Chenxi explained for the first time.
"Anyway, you two are the only ones at home this afternoon. Who knows if you were discussing studying?" Although I felt a little happy in my heart after hearing his explanation, my mouth still subconsciously revealed other emotions.
At this moment, I don’t know what this means to me.
Since when did I mind so much about Ju Chenxi being alone with other girls?
"I'm too lazy to explain to you." Ju Chenxi seemed not to want to continue talking about this topic and turned around to walk back to the living room.
The disdain in his tone instantly wiped out the little bit of happiness I had started to feel. I stood up with a thump, ready to ignore him and go out to have fun with Jiaomei for the afternoon.
"Ah—it hurts!" However, I forgot the previous lesson, stood up suddenly, and hit the same place again.
The place that had already been bruised suffered pain again, and I couldn't help but scream out in pain.
"What's wrong?" Hearing the sound, Ju Chenxi stopped, turned back and asked nervously.
"It's okay, I just bumped into it accidentally." I rubbed my knees and tried to stand up straight.
Ju Chenxi walked over to me in , looked at the place where I was rubbing my hands, and asked in a bad tone, "Why are you always so impatient? It's just a matter of going out, is there any need to be so anxious?"
Having said that, he walked back to the living room with a very bad look on his face.
Really, it was me who was hurt, not him, why was he so angry?
I have a date with Han Shengya at two o'clock in the afternoon. If I'm not in a hurry to go out, should I just stay at home and watch them being affectionate, talking and laughing?
I muttered to myself, picked up my small bag, and limped to open the door.
"Wait a minute!" Just then, Ju Chenxi's voice came over, and he walked quickly to my side with a medicine box in his hand.
Is he going to treat the bruises on my body?
Just when I was stunned, Ju Chenxi forced me to sit on the chair beside him, gently rolled up my trouser legs, and wiped me gently with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol.
"Ziziziz—" Under the stimulation of alcohol, waves of pain came from the knees.
I couldn't help but look at the wound.
You won’t know until you see it, and you’ll be shocked when you see it.
I thought I just had a bruise, but I didn't expect to hit the same place twice. Although it was just the corner of a wooden cabinet, it was enough to cause it to break the skin and bleed. No wonder it hurt so much that I cried.
I looked at Ju Chenxi, who had a serious face. His gentle movements seemed like he was protecting his most beloved thing, which made me lose my mind for a moment. This Ju Chenxi was not like the usual cold and arrogant Ju Chenxi, but overlapped with the Ju Chenxi who gave me an apology gift before.
Just as I was distracted, Ju Chenxi had already disinfected my wound, sprayed it with trauma medicine, and bandaged it with gauze and medical tape. The series of movements were smooth and natural, as if they were perfect after professional training.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, a genius is a genius, he can even handle this kind of accident so well.
"Ju Chenxi..." I spoke softly, preparing to thank him.
However, Ju Chenxi put away the medical bag and said coldly: "Don't be touched! I just don't want my mother to come back and say that I didn't take good care of you! You can go now, Han Shengya will be here soon."
It’s Han Shengya again!
"Okay, I'm leaving!" I stood up angrily, walked out the door, turned around and said to him, "It's because your shoe cabinet was not arranged properly that I got hurt, so I won't be moved!"
Along the way, I was cursing the shoe cabinet at Ju Chenxi's house, and thinking angrily, why is Ju Chenxi so strange and unpredictable? Since he cares so much about Han Shengya, why did he go to so much trouble to prepare an apology gift for me, and now he is so careful to treat my wounds? But, in the blink of an eye, he is so impatient with me...
I walked and thought as I arrived at the park gate, and saw Jiaomei in sportswear waiting there from a distance. Seeing me, Jiaomei happily came to greet me.
"Xiao Le, why are you here just now? I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Jiaomei came over, took my hand, and led me into the park.
"Oh, I accidentally hit my knee when I went out." I said, pointing to my knee.
"Ah, what happened to you? Is it serious?" she asked charmingly.
"It's okay, it's been taken care of, and it doesn't hurt at all now." I replied with a forced smile.
"You're lying. Look at your face. You don't look fine at all!" Jiao Mei said in disbelief. "Is your injury not serious? Instead, you're in a bad mood? Ah, could it be that you and Ju Chenxi had a fight at home?"
"Jiao Mei! Stop guessing!" I quickly explained after hearing Jiao Mei's wild imagination, "How could I fight with him? I really bumped into him accidentally, and he treated the wound for me."
"Really? Ju Chenxi helped you treat your wound? That's so cool, okay? But why do you still look so unhappy?" I shouted in amazement , as if it was a big deal that Ju Chenxi treated my wound.
"Well, let's not mention him, okay?" I was too lazy to explain, and it seemed that no matter how I explained it, I couldn't make it clear.
"Oh, it seems like they are having a quarrel again! Our Yufan is still the best. He never makes me angry and always coaxes me." She said coquettishly and proudly.
"Please, don't compare us with you. You and Gu Yufan are a couple, and Ju Chenxi and I are just roommates." At this point, I suddenly realized a problem, "By the way, it's rare that the whole store is 50% off today, why didn't Gu Yufan come?"
"He has something to do at home today, so he can't come with me!" She smiled coquettishly and cunningly, "Otherwise, I will make you drag Ju Chenxi along no matter what!"
"He won't come even if I drag him. He has a date with a beautiful lady!" When I said this, the scene of Han Shengya talking and laughing with Ju Chenxi after she came home suddenly emerged in my mind.
"The beauty has a date? Who is it with?" Jiaomei thought about it and guessed something. She leaned close to my ear and said, "Ah, I know. No wonder Xiaole looks unhappy. It must be because Ju Chenxi has a date with another girl and you are jealous! Haha!"
"Why are you jealous? I don't like Ju Chenxi. Jiaomei, stop matchmaking! It's getting late, let's go play on the pirate ship!" As I said that, I dragged Jiaomei to the playground in the park.
I don't like Ju Chenxi, so why am I jealous? I just can't get used to Ju Chenxi's changeability.
Yes, that must be the case.
Well, since you are unhappy, let’s have fun to the fullest!
Have fun and leave all the troubles behind!
Because the whole store is 50% off, there are so many people in the amusement park today, and there are long lines in front of each project. Jiaomei and I each bought a Wuyang ice cream cone and ate it in our hands, waiting in the long line.
Suddenly, Jiaomei spotted a familiar figure outside the team.
"Hi, Su Xiaobei! Su Xiaobei! Here! Here!" Jiaomei jumped up and greeted, successfully attracting Su Xiaobei's attention.
Su Xiaobei is the new student who transferred to our class this semester.
We weren't very familiar with him before, but Jiaomei is a girl who can quickly get familiar with anyone.
"Hi, how are you guys..." Hearing the call, Su Xiaobei immediately turned around and responded, walking towards us.
"Are you here alone?" She started chatting with Su Xiaobei charmingly and enthusiastically.
"Yes, I live nearby, and I heard that today is the anniversary celebration of the amusement park, so I came to join in the fun. Actually, I really want to ride it, but after looking at it for a long time, I still don't dare to, because I am a little afraid of heights." When talking about his weaknesses, Su Xiaobei's face flushed slightly.
"How about the three of us play together?" I offered. "If we play together, you might not be so afraid of heights!"
"Yes, come and sit with us!" Jiaomei agreed happily.
"Yes, is that so?" Su Xiaobei was still a little worried.
"Hey, come on, don't hesitate! Jiaomei and I will protect you!" As we said that, we pulled Su Xiaobei into the team.
It's finally our turn.
"Hey, Su Xiaobei, are you nervous?" After finding my cabin seat and making sure that my seat belts were fastened, I looked at Su Xiaobei with a smile and asked.
"Huh..." He took a deep breath, some fine beads of sweat seeped out of his forehead. He rubbed his hands together, and still looked very nervous.
"Relax, it's okay, Jiaomei and I are here." I patted his shoulder gently, hoping to give him some sense of security.
"Okay, I'll try my best." Su Xiaobei said cautiously, trying hard to force a smile.
Alas, it is really difficult for Su Xiaobei who is afraid of heights.
“Ding ding ding…”
After the alarm sounded, the pirate ship slowly started to operate!
The real game is about to begin!
"3..."
"2……"
"1……"
The pirate ship began to shake slowly as the system broadcasted the command. It slowly moved forward, and then slowly moved backward.
Slowly, slowly, the speed increased little by little, and the swing amplitude became larger and larger.
As the pirate ship swung forward, everyone was screaming, and the ground was getting farther and farther away from us. It was as if we were soaring into the air and were about to fly.
I looked at the beautiful girl on my left. She was screaming with joy and enjoying the pleasure brought to her by the high-altitude stimulation.
I looked at Su Xiaobei on my right. He kept his eyes closed. He didn't dare to shout or look down. It was obvious that he was challenging the limits of his fear of heights.
While I was enjoying the excitement, I could still think of all sorts of things in my head. At this moment, the scene of Ju Chenxi and Han Shengya talking together appeared in my mind unconsciously.
Damn it! Stop thinking about that stuff!
I shook my head left and right desperately to get them out of my mind.
Pirate ship, charge ahead. The higher you charge, the more troubles you can get rid of!
"Wow……"
“Ah…ah…ah…”
“Oh my god…”
The screams came one after another.
These screams are full of excitement, fear and challenge.
For Jiaomei and I who are not afraid of heights, the pirate ship is almost stress-free. In addition, we often come here to play and we must play this project every time, so there is only excitement, no fear or challenge.
But Su Xiaobei was different. He kept his eyes closed the whole time. Even while shaking, he held on to my clothes tightly and refused to let go. I guess he was so scared that his heart was about to jump out!
After a few minutes, the game gradually came to an end. When the pirate ship stopped, Su Xiaobei quickly unbuckled his seat belt, left his seat, ran to the trash can nearby, and vomited violently...
"Oh, it's really hard for Su Xiaobei." Looking at Su Xiaobei who was vomiting in front of me, I gradually felt ashamed.
"Yes, he's so pitiful. I didn't expect him to react so strongly. We shouldn't have asked him to play with us." Jiaomei looked at Su Xiaobei, sighed, and said self-blamingly.
Seeing this, I quickly ran to the vendor nearby, bought a bottle of water and handed it to him: "Are you feeling better now? Here, drink some water and rinse your mouth."
Su Xiaobei took the water, opened the bottle cap, gulped down the water, and then spit it out. After a long while, he stroked his chest as if he had come back to life.
"I was really scared just now. I really can't understand why you girls like playing this game so much." Su Xiaobei said with lingering fear.
"Su Xiaobei, I'm sorry, we didn't know you were really so uncomfortable." Jiaomei and I kept apologizing.
"How can I blame you? I've always wanted to try it. Luckily you guys are with me today, otherwise I'm afraid I would never have the courage to sit on it and experience it in my life. Besides, I'm a boy and I recover quickly, hehe." Su Xiaobei said, and gave us a sunny smile as if to comfort us.
Watching his lips slowly return from the terrifying white to their normal red, Jiaomei and I finally felt relieved.
Next, we played a few relatively relaxing games together.
As the sun sets, we prepare to return home in high spirits.
"Xiao Le, Su Xiaobei, I have to leave first. My Yufan is here to pick me up." Her charming face was filled with happiness, and she pointed at the handsome figure opposite and said.
"Come on, go away. I won't be your light bulb anymore." I waved at her, signaling her to leave quickly.
After Jiaomei left, Su Xiaobei and I were the only ones left standing there in a daze.
"Classmate Yan, it's getting late. It's not safe for you to walk alone as a girl. Let me take you there! Thank you for your special care for me today." Su Xiaobei said gently, looking at me eagerly with her bright eyes.
"You're welcome. It's my duty." I waved my hand at him a little embarrassedly. "But you don't have to send me off. I can go back by myself. Your house is nearby. There's no need to take a long detour just to send me off! Besides, there's a direct bus from the park gate to where I live."
"It's so late, I'm a little worried about letting you take the bus alone, so I'd better take you home." Su Xiaobei insisted on taking me home.
I couldn't resist his insistence, so I finally agreed reluctantly.
