It’s a pity that there are no ifs between us, only the results.

Because she was the public enemy of the class, Li Ziye was often framed. Homework that she had handed in would disappear, or she would be voted by the class as the most undisciplined person in class. In fact, no one would talk to her at all, and she had nothing else to do except listen to the class.
She was constantly framed and punished, and finally, not long after, the teacher decided that she would be solely responsible for class hygiene for the entire semester.
Every day after school, he would clean the classroom and take out the trash by himself. Sometimes, when facing the empty classroom alone, Li Ziye would suddenly feel empty inside.
She wasn't like this originally... She used to be very popular in the country school, and she was a good student for many years. Although her grades were not outstanding, she was often rated as a "three-good student" by the teacher because she was well-behaved and sensible.
She was once the pride of her adoptive parents. There had never been a college student in the village, and many elders placed their hopes on her. She really lived a very fulfilling life in those days.
But why did it turn out like this?
Why did she suddenly turn around and find that there was no one behind her? It felt like someone had cut out a piece of her heart, and it hurt so much.
She tried to pretend that nothing had happened, but she was really sad. Who doesn't want to be happy and likable? But now, not only did she make others hate her, but she also hated herself. She really wished that she had never come to this world.
Just as she finished wiping the blackboard and was about to take out the trash, she suddenly heard a long-lost male voice in her ears: "Now, we are really people from the same world."
When Li Ziye turned around, he saw Ye Xiang standing at the door of the classroom with his arms folded across his chest, his eyes narrowed with a smile.
Li Ziye took a deep breath and tried to walk around him.
But Ye Xiang took a step sideways and just stopped her.
Li Ziye frowned, his eyes full of fatigue and helplessness: "Ye Xiang, since you already have someone you like, please don't bother me anymore, I beg you..."
Ye Xiang frowned slightly when he heard this, as if he had thought of something, and finally said lightly: "She died three years ago."
Li Ziye's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Ye Xiang in surprise.
"He died in a car accident. Do you have anything else you want to ask?" Ye Xiang said it lightly, but you could tell from his eyes that he was not at ease.
Li Ziye felt as if he had been hit on the head with a stick. She was jealous of a dead person? So what Ye Xiang meant by explaining this to her now was that he also cared about her and didn't want her to continue to misunderstand him?
She couldn't react to such a large amount of information at once.
Seeing her in a daze for so long, Ye Xiang raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Are you stupid?"
As soon as Li Ziye raised her head, she met his cold gaze. For a moment, she actually felt there was tenderness in his eyes, and this tenderness almost made her panic again.
She didn't know where she got the courage from, but she suddenly reached out and grabbed Ye Xiang's sleeve tightly, with a look of hope in her eyes like she was grabbing a life-saving straw: "Then... can you like me?"
As soon as he said this, Li Ziye felt a little regretful.
The affair between her and Bai Yuwang has already caused a sensation in the city. If Ye Xiang appears now, her life will never be peaceful again.
Besides, Ye Xiang would not respond to her, right? How could he like her? He didn't like her before, and now that she has fallen to this point, he would definitely not like her.
"Anyway, you are notorious now, and no one should be able to tolerate you. Just follow me from now on. We are the same anyway." Ye Xiang did not give a clear answer. There was an ambiguous smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were slightly narrowed, as if he was doing something that he found very funny.
Li Ziye clenched his sleeves tightly, her hands trembling a little, tears flashing in her eyes: "Can I trust you?"
Ye Xiang met her gaze calmly and nodded calmly: "Yeah."
Li Ziye suddenly felt a soreness in his eyes.
During this period of time, there was no one who could talk to her properly. She didn't dare to tell her about school when she got home, and she never dared to agree to anything Song's mother asked her. Bai Yuwang had taken a long vacation and hadn't come to school for a long time. The eyes of the people around her were full of knives.
At this time, every word Ye Xiang said to her was a gift to her.
For a moment, she didn't even know how to react. She only knew that she wanted to cry very much.
In front of others, she has been wearing the mask of indifference for too long, and she is too tired. Now she really wants a hug, a place where she can release all the pressure and pain.
"Just cry if you feel bad. You've never been strong." Ye Xiang looked down at her, taking in her fragility, his brows slightly furrowed.
In fact, he had heard everything. Bai Yuwang had a one-sided love for her to the point of madness, and she was accused of being a vicious woman... But he knew that she was not vicious at all. She was just a big fool who protected herself by pretending to be indifferent. In fact, she had probably already collapsed in her heart.
Sure enough, as soon as Ye Xiang said this, Li Ziye's tears burst out like crazy. She rushed over and hugged Ye Xiang tightly, burying her head in his arms: "No, no matter whether you like me or not... let me hold you for a while, just a while... I will be fine soon..."
Ye Xiang didn't push her away, but he didn't respond to her either. He seemed a little frightened by her sudden action.
"I really don't want to, but I really don't know what to do... I really didn't expect things to turn out like this. I didn't want to treat him like that . I really didn't expect him to be so depressed... I'm really scared. If he really dies, I will hate myself for the rest of my life..." Li Ziye explained in a crying voice.
"You...yet your heart is not hard enough." Ye Xiang's tone suddenly became soft, revealing a hint of helplessness.
Li Ziye seemed not to hear his words and continued to speak intermittently: "I really don't want to be like this... I also want to talk to others... But I really feel that I am not from this world... My biological parents abandoned me for 16 years, and suddenly found me back, let me go to the best school, and gave me good food and drink... Do you know why? Because my biological father is sick and dying, he wants to atone for his sins, he is afraid that he will die with a guilty conscience.
" Sometimes I wonder, what if he hadn't gotten sick? Would they still come to see me? Would it be better if they didn't come to see me? I could live my life happily, not knowing anything, and not feeling like a child who had been thrown away."
Li Ziye's tears kept rolling down, wetting Ye Xiang's white shirt.
This was the first time she had told someone everything she had. She had been holding it in for too long.
"Others can abandon you, but you cannot abandon yourself." Ye Xiang's voice was not loud but powerful, and his expression was actually a bit serious.
In fact, no matter who you are, when you first meet Li Ziye, you will think that she is pretending to be deep because she is so silent and doesn't like to talk or talk to people. However, now Ye Xiang understands that she has so many secrets and grievances in her heart that she is almost crushed. She has no way to integrate into this world and adapt to the new life.
"I know, and I try very hard. But no matter what I do, I will always be an outsider. I can't do it. I hate them, but I can't hate them..."
Ye Xiang's eyebrows were knitted tightly together, and his expression was a little anxious, but he was really not good at comforting people. He also thought about saying something to stimulate Li Ziye to cheer her up, but seeing her crying like this, he still couldn't bear it.
Isn't he cold-blooded? It should be easy for him to say this, but why does he always feel like there is something blocking his heart that prevents him from saying it?
Finally, Li Ziye was tired of crying and finally stopped. Then, she let go of him a little awkwardly and stood aside to wipe away her tears: "I'm sorry... Thank you, I don't know who I can say these words to, I..."
Ye Xiang threw a pack of tissues to her: "If you don't know who to talk to, it doesn't matter if you talk to me. I'm all ears."
Li Ziye looked at him in astonishment, his expression full of surprise.
Ye Xiang actually said such words to her, she was really a little uncomfortable... Seeing her stunned expression, Ye Xiang found it a little funny: "Although I don't want to fall in love in high school, it's still okay to be friends with you. Don't cry, I'll buy you milk tea."
Before Li Ziye could come to her senses, Ye Xiang had already turned around and walked out the door. At the end, he turned back and said to her, "Are you coming or not? If not, I'll drink it by myself."
Li Ziye felt her heart beating fast. Ye Xiang's transformation was so fast that she couldn't react . But subconsciously, she still chased after him and followed behind Ye Xiang.
After a long silence, she asked weakly, "Can I ask... why did your attitude towards me change so much?"
Ye Xiang turned around and looked at her, and answered without hesitation: "It should be a strategic alliance. There should be no one in this school who is as annoying as the two of us. So it's just right for the two of us to get together. We are both equally hated."
"Oh..." Li Ziye nodded thoughtfully, obviously accepting what he said.
Maybe she had not yet reached the level of public enemy she is now, so Ye Xiang felt that she was not qualified enough to be his friend?
So now that she is hated by everyone, the two of them can become friends instead.
Although this logic is strange, it is also valid. People will naturally look for their own kind, because they are safer with their own kind, and now the two of them are considered to be of the same kind.
Thinking of this, Li Ziye smiled bitterly. After all this trouble, she still didn't know if Ye Xiang liked her even a little bit.
But what's the point of thinking about this now? She was still easily bribed by Ye Xiang... Although he hurt her again and again, once he was gentle to her, she couldn't resist.
From that day on, Li Ziye suddenly became Ye Xiang's little tail. They often appeared together in school, ate together, went to the library together, and walked together after school in the evening. Although the two of them did not look like a couple, it could be seen that they had a good relationship.
Because he became close to Ye Xiang, the people in the class hated Li Ziye even more. Everyone thought that Li Ziye had just abandoned Bai Yuwang and turned to Ye Xiang. And Bai Yuwang didn't know what was going on yet, so how could she feel so at ease being with another boy?
It’s really too bad!
But the more this happened, the more Li Ziye relied on Ye Xiang. He was like her savior now, and the only person in her world who could still give her a little sense of security.
Although she still couldn't figure him out... although he still tutored her as before, and even didn't shy away from interacting with her at school, and he was alone less and less, in the past he liked to be alone and quiet without being disturbed, but now he often stayed by Li Ziye's side, scolding her from time to time, but his tone was no longer the cold one that made people afraid.
Although, she still didn't know whether Ye Xiang liked her or not. She also didn't know whether she could replace the girl named Luo Yun in Ye Xiang's heart.
Li Ziye began to frequently go to his part-time job and wait for him to get off work while doing homework. When the boss saw her, he joked with her: "Hey, little girl, I haven't seen you for a long time. Did you have a fight with your boyfriend? Xiaoye is actually a pretty good person. He has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Don't take what he says too seriously."
Li Ziye's face flushed instantly, and he said while holding the book: "We are just ordinary friends..."
The boss chuckled and looked as if he understood: "Little girl, I'm not a teacher or a parent, you don't have to hide it. Besides, I've lived half my life, can't I tell if you are a couple? Look at who Xiaoye has been polite to, even the customers he doesn't treat them well. If you two weren't in love, how could he be so patient with you? Who would believe it if I told you? I don't believe it anyway."
Li Ziye's face had turned red to his ears. Finally, he sat down in the corner with the book in his arms without saying a word.
Her eyes began to glance towards Ye Xiang restlessly again... In fact, what the boss said was absolutely right. He was never in a good mood with anyone, and even if he smiled occasionally, it was a fake smile, which made people feel uncomfortable.
But he seemed to be much gentler in front of her, not as sharp, nor as distant as before. Instead, he would often hit her head with a book: "Next time you make a mistake on this type of question, just eat the homework book, just as a brain tonic. I don't know what's wrong with your brain."
Li Ziye rubbed his head every time, with a look of disapproval on his face: "It's not that I'm stupid, it's that you're too smart. Don't use your standards to measure others. If you keep going like this, everyone in the world will be a fool."
"I don't believe that everyone in the world is the same as you." Ye Xiang completely sneered at her words.
Li Ziye was always left speechless by him.
His mouth is always so poisonous, as if his mouth would go bad if he didn't insult her for a day.
But in a sense, this kind of insult is also a sign of closeness. Only acquaintances can insult each other, right? So his behavior only further proves that they have a good relationship.
But what Li Ziye didn’t understand was whether this was a sign that he liked her.
In the evening, when Ye Xiang was about to finish work, he came over to ask about Li Ziye's endorsement progress.
After Li Ziye finished his report, he added something irrelevant: "Ye Xiang...just now the store manager said that we are a couple."
Ye Xiang flipped through the book twice, raised his eyebrows, and answered calmly: "So what?"
"We..." Li Ziye struggled for a while, but still couldn't think of any suitable words. Then he lowered his head in annoyance and chose to shut up.
Ye Xiang knocked her head with the book again: "Don't think about those things, just wait until you get into college."
Li Ziye covered his head with his hands, looking pitiful: "What if I get into college? Will you like me if I get into college?"
Ye Xiang looked at her and suddenly laughed, a little helpless, yet with a hint of tenderness.
Li Ziye just realized that when Ye Xiang smiled, his smile could be so heartwarming.
Maybe there is another him hidden under his cold appearance, but he never lets others see it.
"Falling in love is not that simple." After laughing, Ye Xiang suddenly blurted out this sentence.
Li Ziye looked at him a little confused: "Isn't it enough for two people to like each other when they are in love? I just want to ask you if you like me, but you never tell me."
Ye Xiang didn't respond, but just squinted his eyes and smiled inexplicably, then turned around to help other shop assistants pack up.
Li Ziye really wanted to call him, but in the end he had to give up.
She definitely couldn't ask questions that Ye Xiang didn't want to answer.
Maybe he has the answer in his heart all along, but why is he unwilling to say it? If he likes her, is it difficult to say that he likes her? She has been so persistent in being his follower. If he doesn't like her, why does he keep her in suspense and make her feel special?
Sometimes, she would wonder if Ye Xiang's ambivalent attitude towards her was because of the dead Luo Yun? Although she was dead, it didn't mean that Ye Xiang didn't like her or miss her.
In fact, sometimes it is even more painful when your love rival is a dead person. You don’t even know what she looks like, and before you have time to deal with her, you have already lost miserably.
There were several ideas colliding with each other in her mind, and she kept struggling, but none of them was confirmed.
She thought, as long as she followed Ye Xiang, sooner or later she would be able to figure out what Ye Xiang was thinking.