Chapter 6 Dear Passerby two
I hated this depressing atmosphere so much that I had to pick up some fashion magazines to kill time. But to be honest, the stereotyped combinations in the magazines were hard to arouse my interest.
I was bored and suddenly felt like playing. I secretly took a photo of Hua Ziyin with my mobile phone, who was "fighting" with her exercise book with a frown on her face. Maybe many people are like me, not knowing that those who seem to easily get the first place in the grade also have to struggle with the sea of exercises, right?
Because I thought this situation was really rare, without thinking, I jokingly titled the photo of Hua Ziyin doing the homework "The Disillusioned Young Genius" and posted it on my Weibo account which no one knew about.
I was having fun with my head down, and Hua Ziyin across from me suddenly coughed lightly. I ignored him. The next second, he coughed heavily again. I looked up in dissatisfaction and saw him smiling at me, slowly extending his phone screen towards me. Then, I saw the photo I just posted!
"How do you know my Weibo?" I reached out to grab his phone. "You're a peeping Tom! You even read other people's Weibo!"
"Spying on you? Me?" Hua Ziyin said innocently, "Don't you know there's something called 'Nearby Weibo'?"
Hua Ziyin slyly shook her phone at me, and I suddenly felt ashamed and helpless as if I had been caught doing something bad , so I argued, "If I sneak a peek at the Weibo accounts of people around me, then it doesn't count as peeping, right?"
"The photo is nice." Hua Ziyin ignored my complaint and admired her photo with great interest. "I didn't know that from this angle, I look completely different than usual."
"What's the difference? Aren't there still two eyes and one nose?" I glanced at the photo with pretended disdain, denying him with my mouth but thinking hard, but in my heart I couldn't help but admit that he in the photo was indeed different from before.
In the photo, he lowered his head, and the soft sunlight shone through his fine hair onto his focused face, which was different from his usual flamboyant look. At that moment, he was calm and reserved, yet had a unique temperament. If I didn't know his true character, I would probably be attracted to him like that.
"People say that only those who know each other best can find the best angle to take a photo of each other." Hua Ziyin muttered to herself while looking at her phone.
"Don't be so conceited."
How could I possibly understand him?
I deleted the photos from my phone and retorted, “I just took them randomly. It was just a coincidence.”
"So, you admit that this is the best angle for me?"
"You..." Although what he said was true, I felt very uncomfortable when someone saw through my thoughts. I held up the open magazine to block Hana Ziyin's face with a hateful smile, and decided not to say a word to him again.
But he suddenly said without any context: "Because I know that only the first place can make you remember."
I hid behind the magazine and couldn't help rolling my eyes. He must have thought I would respond and ask what he was talking about. I wouldn't be fooled that easily.
I flipped the pages of the magazine loudly to show that I didn't want to hear anything he said.
He paused for a moment, then said seriously and firmly: "When I was in Baisha School, why was I always ranked first and ahead of you? Because I knew that only by being the first and ahead of you can I be remembered by you."
As if under a spell, my hand that was flipping through the magazine suddenly stopped. At that moment, everything around me was so eerily quiet that I could almost hear my own heartbeat.
I didn't know what happened to me. I suddenly felt panicky. I stared at the magazine, but I couldn't see any words. I held the magazine tightly with both hands to cover my face, fearing that the upright magazine would suddenly fall down. I really didn't know how to face Hua Ziyin who said these inexplicable words.
But just at this moment, a hand reached out and grabbed the top of the magazine. The fingers were white and slender. It was Hua Ziyin's hand. Of course, I would never let him take the magazine away, otherwise, he would see me in a strange state.
But the next second, Hanako Yin easily pulled the magazine between him and me out of my hand with almost no effort.
I didn't know what was wrong with me. I just obediently let him take away the only barrier between him and me, and let him lean over across the table and bring that charming face closer to me little by little.
I was anxious and panicked, but unable to move, as if my soul had already been captured by his clear eyes, and I closed my eyes in despair.
"He Xue, it turns out you are really here."
A deep male voice sounded, I opened my eyes and saw Xu Yun.
I moved my chair back awkwardly, and Hanako Yin sat back down without saying a word.
Xu Yun seemed to be oblivious to the strange atmosphere and continued to ask: "What were you looking at just now? Is there anything special in this magazine?"
He picked up the magazine and flipped through it, then looked at me and then at Hana Ziyin.
I was still in shock and didn't know how to answer. Hua Ziyin had already buried her head in her exercise book, looking as if she was not involved. Xu Yun turned her head and looked at me, patiently waiting for the answer.
I had to make up a random excuse: "It was all his fault. He saw the pretty girl in the magazine and his eyes lit up, so he tried to snatch the magazine from me."
"Really?" Xu Yun looked at me, not quite believing it.
"Yes." I nodded guiltily.
"Why did you lie?" Hua Ziyin suddenly raised her head and looked at me with a smile, "Weren't we just rehearsing the stage play to be performed next week? Romeo and Juliet..."
"Hey, what nonsense are you talking about!" I interrupted Hua Ziyin and turned to Xu Yun and said, "Don't listen to him. He never tells the truth."
Hua Ziyin ignored me and turned to Xu Yun and said, "Xu Yun, right? When you came in just now, we were actually at the stage of--" Hua Ziyin deliberately stopped and looked at me with raised eyebrows, "But it seems that your girlfriend was a little overwhelmed by me just now."
I was so shocked by his words that I almost jumped up, but I calmed down in an instant. He just wanted me to deny it angrily in front of Xu Yun, so that it would make his intentions even more obvious. I would not fall for his trick.
"Yes, someone is indeed bewitched." I smiled nonchalantly, "But I think the person who is bewitched should be you, Hua Ziyin, right? Xu Yun, do you think I am right?"
"You are so unreasonable ." Xu Yun touched my head lovingly, and said to Hua Ziyin, "Our Hexue loves to joke just like that, don't take it to heart."
Hua Ziyin didn't answer. He glanced coldly at Xu Yun and me, then lowered his head and continued to concentrate on his exercises, as if Xu Yun and I were air.
I secretly pinched the corner of the magazine, wanting to raise my hand and throw it at him. This man was really rude and arrogant. Xu Yun was kind enough to find a way out for him, but he didn't even pay attention to her.
In order to avoid making Xu Yun feel awkward, I quickly took the initiative to find a topic: "How did you know I was here?"
Xu Yun didn't answer, but looked me up and down in surprise, with a smile on her lips: "You know what, our He Xue is really charming today."
Xu Yun stared at me intently, and I suddenly blushed, realizing that his words just now were a little strange. Our Hexue...
Before I could react to what Xu Yun was saying, I heard Hua Ziyin reply in a sarcastic tone, "She was also very charming before, your He Xue."
I was secretly frightened, afraid that he would say something that would arouse Xu Yun's suspicion, but I didn't know how to change the subject without leaving any trace. Fortunately, Xiaoyuan came back at this time.
