Chapter 8: Dream
I looked at Qiu Jieqin, who had an innocent expression on her face, and said slowly, word by word, "One day, I was reading a book in a pile of cement pipes near the back door of the school, and I accidentally overheard you and Sun Li talking about the bet. I heard you say with my own ears that you approached me just to prove that your nickname of boy killer was not for nothing, and you actually looked down on me. I think you guys are going too far, and I think I have suffered an unacceptable insult, so I decided to ignore you from now on."
I saw Qiu Jieqin's already pale face suddenly turn pale, and her clear eyes revealed immense regret and despair. Her whole body seemed to be in a state of immobilization, and then tears quickly burst out of her eyes, falling down in large drops.
I said softly, "Don't cry. I don't blame you anymore. It's over. Let's just pretend nothing happened. We can still be good friends in the future, okay?"
It would have been better if she hadn't said this. As soon as she said it, Qiu Jieqin suddenly burst into tears, turned over and threw herself on the pillow, crying so miserably that it shook the earth.
I was really at a loss for what to do after she burst into tears. I heard the door was kicked open with a bang, and Sun Li rushed in first. She glanced at Qiu Jieqin who was crying bitterly, grabbed my collar in anger, and shouted, "Tang Qian! Didn't I warn you not to bully Qiu Jieqin? Are you asking for a beating?"
Qian Xiaolei came in second. She glared at me fiercely, then went to comfort Qiu Jieqin who was lying on the bed. I already had hatred and anger towards Sun Li, and when I saw her grabbing me unreasonably, I couldn't help but get angry and shouted at her coldly: "Sun Li! Let me go!"
"You!" Seeing that I refused to give in, Sun Li was so angry that she raised her hand and was about to slap me. Qiu Jieqin on the bed suddenly shouted, "No!" She jumped up from the bed and pushed Sun Li. She cried and shouted, "Get out! Get out now! Aren't you embarrassed enough?"
Sun Li and Qian Xiaolei were confused by her.
"Hey you……"
"What are you doing? I'm helping you..."
As a result, the two were pushed out by Qiu Jieqin, and the door was slammed shut before they could even finish their conversation.
Qiu Jieqin turned around, stared at me with a pair of sad eyes for a while, and suddenly burst into laughter.
Now it was my turn to be confused. This woman was really incomprehensible! She was crying so hard ten seconds ago, and ten seconds later she was laughing so happily. What was she playing at?
"In fact, I also suspected that you had discovered the bet between Sun Li and I, but it was impossible! Only the three of us knew about it, and no one else could know it, unless one of them betrayed me. But they are my best friends, there is no reason for them to do such a thing. So I always thought that you would not and could not find out, but I didn't expect that no matter how much I planned, it was still better than God's will. I didn't expect that you were there that day and heard everything."
Qiu Jieqin seemed very relaxed, completely different from what she was just now.
I didn't know what she wanted to say, so I just listened quietly without saying anything.
Qiu Jieqin smiled and said, "I'm sorry, we went too far. Did we really hurt you?"
I saw that she suddenly showed a different face, and apologized to me in such an irresponsible and cynical attitude, showing no sincerity at all. I felt that I was deceived by them again, but how could it be that she was shivering in the heavy rain and waiting for me? If that was also their game, then they were really playing it very well! Such a big deal was used on a small person like me, isn't it a bit too wasteful?
I looked at Qiu Jieqin's still wet long hair, and I really didn't want to think that the scene in the rain just now was also a scam. My heart ached, and I couldn't help but clench my fists tightly.
"It seems that I have lost again. Alas! I really can't accept this! I, Qiu Jieqin, have never suffered such a big failure in front of a boy. Tang Qian, you are the first man that I cannot conquer. Starting tomorrow, I will no longer be called the nickname of boy killer." Qiu Jieqin sighed and shook her head, shrugged helplessly, with an expression as if the game was over.
I felt my head congested with blood and filled with anger. I couldn't help but sneer at her: "You're going to lose two more pieces of designer clothes to your gambling friend."
Qiu Jieqin chuckled, and after a while she said, "It seems like you are really angry! All right! I now solemnly apologize to you. I was wrong. I shouldn't have lied to you and played with you. But you have already taken revenge on me by making me wait for you foolishly for eight hours, getting soaked by the rain, and naively thinking that you knew nothing and would be moved by me. So, we are even now."
Qiu Jieqin 's face was full of smiles, where was the slightest trace of "seriousness"? I was provoked by her shamelessness and laughed, as the saying goes, "You almost succeeded. I was really moved by you. If you had persisted a little longer and continued to perform, maybe I would have been conquered by you. Then you wouldn't have to give yourself a nickname, and you wouldn't have to lose money. If we even it out, you still lose money."
A barely perceptible trace of regret flashed across Qiu Jieqin's face, but it was immediately drowned out by a smile on her face: "There's nothing I can do about it. I was in the wrong first. Since you said that we are even, and I have apologized, don't hate me in the future. We are still good friends, isn't that what you said?"
I sneered: "I hate you? Do you deserve it? You heard it wrong just now. We are not good friends, but good classmates. We have never been friends for a day, right?"
Qiu Jieqin put her hands behind her back, smiled even more brightly, and nodded, "Come to think of it, it's true. You have never considered me a friend. I am being too sentimental again, haha!"
I was so depressed by the nameless anger in my chest that I just wanted to leave this place and this annoying person. I looked her up and down and said, "Now that our misunderstanding has been resolved and the grudges have been settled, I see that you are in good spirits and it seems that there is no need for me to be annoying here. Then I will leave first. I still have to review my lessons when I go back."
Having said that, I didn't even look at Qiu Jieqin again. I turned around, opened the door, and went straight to the bathroom under the surprised gazes of Sun Li and Qian Xiaolei in the living room. I took off Sun Li's father's clothes and put on my wet clothes.
I walked out of the bathroom and just in time heard Qian Xiaolei and Sun Li screaming in the inner room: "Jie Qin, what's wrong with you?"
But I had completely lost my trust in the three of them, and I was skeptical of everything they did and said. I ignored their surprise and just opened the door and rushed into the heavy rain...
There were many things that happened later, but I didn’t know them all until the day of graduation, but that’s another story.
As expected, Qiu Jieqin did not come to class the next day. I heard that she had a high fever of 39.9 degrees Celsius at night and it persisted. She was sent to the hospital for treatment and care. I did not go to see her.
Two weeks later she came back from her illness, but she was much thinner, and we never spoke to each other again.
As the college entrance examination approached, everyone devoted all their energy to the intense and arduous study, and I gradually forgot about this incident...
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"All--"
As I was sitting on a stone bench in the park reminiscing, I was interrupted by the ringing of my cell phone in my chest pocket. I took out my phone and answered it: "Hello!"
"Brother! Why haven't you come back yet? What time is it? Have you got the tickets? My classmates are still waiting for my reply."
"Got it, I'll be back soon."
"Really? That's great! By the way, how many did you get?"
"Five!"
"Long live! Brother, long live you too!"
I couldn't help but smile. After hanging up the phone, I took a few deep puffs of the cigarette in my hand, then threw it on the ground and stomped it out with my foot. I turned up my coat collar and started walking home.
After returning home, I knocked on my little sister's door. When she opened it, I gave her all five tickets. My little sister was naturally excited again. Then I returned the money to her and explained to her why the tickets were free. After my little sister thanked me profusely, I returned to my room.
I lay in bed, but I couldn't fall asleep. The youthful Qiu Jieqin in her youth and the charming Qiu Jieqin in her maturity kept playing in my mind. Her thin body shivering in the rain, her passionate white skin in bed. All of them tortured my nerves, made me think wildly, and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
I don't know how much time passed before I fell asleep. In my dream, Qiu Jieqin in her youth was running on the grass with a giggle, waving at me non-stop: "Come and chase me! Come and chase me!" I also laughed and tried to catch her slender figure, but she was very flexible and always cunningly avoided me before my hand could touch her, so I couldn't catch her. I was not convinced, and when she avoided me again, I pounced on her with all my strength and pressed her whole body under me. At this time, the scene in the dream changed. Qiu Jieqin suddenly became mature and charming. She was pressed on the bed without a single thing on her body. She had seductive eyes and was passionate. One hand hooked my neck, and her red lips whispered in my ear: "Tang Qian, my love! Come on, I will give you everything." I was caught in the blazing fire and fell in love with her... Not long after, I felt a burst of intense pleasure all over my body, and I woke up from the dream.
I sat up and subconsciously touched my lower body. It was cold. Oh no, I really came. I had no choice but to get up, take a shower and change clothes. By the time all traces were gone, it was already dawn outside the window.
I simply didn't want to sleep, I lit a cigarette and sat on the bed and smoked. I didn't know why the dream just now had that scene, but it was so memorable and empathetic that I couldn't help but feel uneasy for a long time.
After daybreak, I went out to buy breakfast and came back. Just as I was about to open the door, the phone in my arms rang again. I handed the breakfast to my left hand, took out the phone with my right hand, and saw that it was an unfamiliar number. I pressed the answer button and said, "Hello! Who is this?"
But there was silence on the phone. I thought the signal was bad, so I walked a few steps outside and asked again: "Hello, who is this ? Why is there no sound?"
At this time, Qiu Jieqin's voice came from the phone: "Tang Qian! Why?"
