Chapter 82 Avoid Suspicion
Is this what I mean by paying attention...!
Seeing Kong Xuan really concentrating, Tan Xiao was so embarrassed that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Did I say concentrate?"
Kong Xuan looked at him blankly, what else?
The two of them were very close to each other, looking into each other's eyes.
Tan Xiao looked at his innocent eyes and felt defeated.
"What for?" Kong Xuan asked.
Tan Xiao hesitated to speak, and was reluctant to tell him the truth. His fingers moved unconsciously on the question set. Kong Xuan saw it and reacted immediately. He let go of his hand in shame and anger. What? This statement is totally unreasonable. Of course, concentration refers to the most important thing! Humph, he went to practice questions.
Seeing Kong Xuan's lips moving slightly, holding back his curses, Tan Xiao smiled secretly, moved over and rubbed Kong Xuan hard, "Do the questions well, and take a break in half an hour."
Kong Xuan: “… Yeah!”
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Time seems to pass so slowly that you will only realize how fast it is when it passes. In the blink of an eye, it is August and the third year of high school has started early, and we have entered a new round of review.
But this time when he came to school, Kong Xuan felt very different. Or rather, his self-perception was different.
Damn, these people are all single.
After feeling proud, Kong Xuan also suddenly became alert as a top fighter in the heavenly realm.
"We need to avoid suspicion."
Kong Xuan looked sternly and said to Tan Xiao.
Entering the mountain to ask about the prohibitions, he had to abide by the school rules and regulations when he came down to the world, including respecting teachers and not cheating, etc. This school rule also stated the rules for communication between students. Although according to the experience of the predecessors, as long as they were not discovered, it was not considered a violation. But what if there was a chance of being discovered?
Kong Xuan was worried that his efforts would go to waste and that he would lose the big picture because of a small one, so he was naturally extra careful.
In the past few days, Tan Xiao rarely saw Kong Xuan, who wanted to wrap him up with feathers, so serious. Moreover, he took the initiative to avoid suspicion, which surprised him. He wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Kong Xuan and ask him to be less flamboyant and restrain his peacock nature. "Then what do you say we should do?"
"Don't stick to me anymore." Kong Xuan said solemnly. He frowned and looked worried. "If Teacher Ji sees it, or the disciplinary officer reports it, it will cause a disaster."
"Okay, you can take your hand back then." Tan Xiao said, "It seems there is a teacher in front, maybe the dean."
"...We haven't entered the classroom yet, I know my limits!" Kong Xuan pulled his hand out of Tan Xiao's pocket. He stood on Tan Xiao's right side, but his left hand was placed in Tan Xiao's left pocket, as if he was half hugging Tan Xiao. He defended himself, "And this was a flexible move. If the dean saw it, I would say I was taking something."
"Oh, so impressive. Do you want to have lunch together at noon?" Tan Xiao asked him. They always ate takeout together alone.
Kong Xuan pondered for a moment, he was a little unsure. Some standards, in the past, Kong Xuan felt that they were natural, but now it is different, he has a problem with his mentality, looking at everything and thinking whether it will expose his thoughts.
"Let's take it together, but you eat at your desk and I'll eat at my desk." Kong Xuan arrived at the classroom and taped another line on the desk surface that already had a natural dividing line.
It can be said that it puts the parts together, or it can be said that it emphasizes this trace to remind each other, which is very meaningful.
Tan Xiao hadn't seen this thing since he was in elementary school. "What for?"
Kong Xuan: "The Milky Way."
Tan Xiao: “???”
Kong Xuan carefully observed that the teacher had not arrived yet and no students were paying attention to them, so he whispered, "Don't come close to them anymore."
This is a warning he gave to himself, reminding him to exercise self-control when he saw it.
"I understand." Tan Xiao found Kong Xuan's cautious look adorable and couldn't help but say, "The teacher hasn't come yet..."
He put a book on that line, put his hands down and tapped a little, "Magpie Bridge."
Tan Xiao is really smart. Kong Xuan was delighted, and under the double cover of the pile of books on the desk and the turned over book, he also reached out and hooked Tan Xiao's hand.
This way you won't have to squeeze your shoulders forward and it won't be uncomfortable.
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"Did you see any fireballs during the holidays?" The geography teacher started the first conversation of the new semester with a light-hearted topic.
The fireball landed in Nanchu, and one-third of their class witnessed it, all of whom were still awake at that time.
"Teacher, I heard that someone picked up a meteorite, and someone else's window was broken."
"Teacher, do you know where this meteor came from ? Is it from Mars?"
"We haven't tested it yet, so we don't know for now." The teacher coughed, "We only know that it is a relatively large meteoroid. I also have a relative who picked up a meteorite fragment, but it was taken away for astronomical research. Fireballs are brighter, but when it comes to the most beautiful, it's still the meteor shower. Every year when we pass by a meteor group, we can actually see meteor showers, such as the Perseid meteor shower."
As the geography teacher spoke, his eyes could not help but roam back and forth between Tan Xiao and Kong Xuan.
Watched it several times.
Kong Xuan's heart tensed. Yes, it must be that the way he and Tan Xiao looked at each other was too obvious, and the cunning geography teacher noticed their intimacy.
Fortunately, the geography teacher didn’t say much, and maybe the assistant teacher didn’t want to interfere either.
During the Chinese class, the Chinese teacher discussed two sentences about meteors from another perspective. "In ancient times, we attached great importance to astronomical phenomena. Fireballs were often called broom stars because they looked similar to comets. They were also considered a warning from heaven. The emperor wondered if he had done something wrong.
"Or, people believed that wherever the star fell, there would be war. A famous incident was during the Western Han Dynasty, when it was recorded that the Heavenly Dog star fell, which led to the Seven Kings Rebellion and rivers of blood. But we modern people know that the so-called Heavenly Dog star that fell to the ground was actually a fireball."
As the Chinese teacher was talking, he raised his glasses and looked back and forth between Tan Xiao and Kong Xuan, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Kong Xuan: Huh? Myopia can also be a sharp eye?
Tan Xiao didn't notice it, but when he heard the Chinese teacher talking about the Tengu star, his heart started beating wildly for no reason. He thought it might be because those evildoers had caused too much trouble before, making everyone a little nervous. Once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years.
But if you think about it carefully, there is a strange phenomenon on this day, and it is a one-in-a-million coincidence that a quarrel has occurred. So there is nothing to worry about. The chaos of the quarrel is almost over.
Tan Xiao promised Tan Chunying that he would be more restrained in his senior year of high school, and he also told Mu Fei that he should focus on his studies. There would be plenty of time for further studies in the future. For now, A Jin will continue to assist in the compilation.
Therefore, he was only distracted for a moment, and Tan Xiao regained his focus and reviewed steadily with the teacher.
When the get out of class was over, Kong Xuan whispered to Tan Xiao: "I think we have been discovered."
"That's impossible." Tan Xiao didn't take it to heart because he felt it was unlikely and Kong Xuan was just being suspicious.
Although Kong Xuan wished he could have a big stage so that he could shine and show his talent to the world, he knew what was important!
Seeing that Tan Xiao still didn't believe him, Kong Xuan sighed and moved the Magpie Bridge away little by little with heartache.
At this time, Ji Huiming walked into the class, stood in front of their seats, looked at them for a while, and said, "Kong Xuan, Tan Xiao, come to my office."
Ji Huiming turned around and walked ahead, "Come quickly."
Everyone else in the class turned to look. After entering the third year of high school, it seemed that no one got up and walked around much during their spare time. Unlike before, when they would want to touch the basketball even during the ten-minute break, now they just stayed in their seats with nothing to do, and everyone noticed any movement.
Seeing these two people being called to the office, the students in Class 3 tasted the expression of their head teacher and felt that it was not a particularly good thing.
Kong Xuan felt a chill in his heart, he just knew it!
"Xiaozai, I believe it's not your fault." Lin Yang expressed his position in a low voice.
Tan Xiao thought about it and smiled at him.
Of course it wasn't Tan Xiao's fault, and we couldn't hide it, so what could we do? Kong Xuan now understood better why Tan Xiao was reluctant to reveal it at the beginning.
But Kong Xuan was not particularly panicked. He thought there should still be room for excuses.
…
On the way to the office, Kong Xuan didn't dare to walk next to Tan Xiao anymore. Tan Xiao deliberately reached out to grab Kong Xuan's hand, but Kong Xuan shook it off in horror and looked at Tan Xiao: How dare you commit a crime against the law!
Tan Xiao looked at him innocently.
When they arrived at the office door, Tan Xiao went in first, and Kong Xuan went in a little later. Just then, they saw several teachers escorting an energetic old man out. "Teacher Lin, we are relieved that you are in good health."
"This Chinese medicine doctor is really amazing."
Tan Xiao didn't recognize the face, but when he heard them calling Teacher Lin, he knew it must be an old teacher who was rehired from other grades.
Many people know about this person. Last semester, due to Alzheimer's disease and severe hypertension, his condition was quite urgent and he did not continue to teach. It was during the Dragon Boat Festival, because it happened that Teacher Zhu Dayong was in a state of mental dementia at that time, so Tan Xiao remembered the time point clearly.
After some time, it seems that the teacher is in much better spirits and is in a clear state of mind. It is hard to tell at all that he had just had a serious illness.
Ji Huiming also hurried to greet the person when he saw him. He was just a primary school student in front of Teacher Lin. "Hey, Teacher Lin, you are here? I heard that you are feeling much better after taking Chinese medicine ."
"Yes, I just asked Teacher Lin who this master was, but unfortunately the teacher can't remember now." It is not surprising that Alzheimer's patients have memory loss.
"Now send Teacher Lin back to the family area. I'll go, everyone stay."
Teacher Lin was just used to hanging around in the school. He kept saying how sorry he was that he couldn't teach. When he left the office and passed by Kong Xuan and Tan Xiao, they both hurriedly greeted him, "Hello, teacher."
Hearing the "Hello, teacher" from the young people, the old man who had been a teacher all his life smiled. Although he didn't know them, he said kindly: "Okay, you study hard!"
After Teacher Lin left, Ji Huiming returned to his desk and sat down, waving to the two of them.
"Come closer," Ji Huiming rubbed his brows and turned his attention to his students. "Come again, I'm almost done talking, why are you two still..."
Kong Xuan said in a deep voice: "Teacher..."
"Kong Xuan, especially you." Ji Huiming didn't listen to Kong Xuan's excuses at all. He said with amusement and curiosity, "You put that on, right? The 38th parallel on the table? I've never seen a senior high school student playing with this. Are you childish?"
ah??
Kong Xuan raised his eyebrows, with a hint of confusion: "38th parallel?"
"Stop pretending. Are you mocking me for being unsophisticated? What are you guys called now? You can't change the fact that you and Tan Xiao had a falling out, right?" Ji Huiming sat on a chair, looking at Kong Xuan from the side, and said bitterly, "Look how well you guys played together last semester. What happened after the holiday? I heard from several teachers and classmates that you don't even touch each other now. You were obviously taller than Tan Xiao before."
Kong Xuan:!!!
Quarrel? ? And it happened to Tan Xiao, have I ever had that before? ? !
Ji Huiming: "Listen to what the teacher says. Although I don't know what you quarreled about, what big deal can it be? In a few years, when you recall this, you will find it very funny."
Kong Xuan: “…………”
There’s no need to think about it later, Tan Xiao finds it very funny now.
Kong Xuan suddenly looked at Tan Xiao and knew why Tan Xiao dared to hook his finger on the way here!
Tan Xiao also looked at Kong Xuan innocently, he didn't know the teacher would have a heart-to-heart talk with him, but when Teacher Ji came over and Lin Yang said that, he knew, yeah, he was misunderstood.
Just say don't take it so seriously, see, Kong Xuan doesn't stick to him, the teachers and classmates are suspicious. Avoid suspicion, avoid being summoned for a talk and persuaded to reconcile.
"Don't glare at Tan Xiao." Ji Huiming took a sip of tea and said, "I'm mainly targeting you because you are more stubborn than Tan Xiao. Tan Xiao has always taken good care of you and tolerated you. Think about it yourself. When you first transferred to this school, it was Tan Xiao who gave you extra lessons and helped you integrate into the group. Later, you lived in Tan Xiao's house. I heard that Tan Xiao even cooked for you? I'm exaggerating. You may not be able to find such a caring partner when you get married in the future, right?"
Kong Xuan: “…”
Tan Xiao: "..."
This time even Tan Xiao almost choked.
"Teacher Ji," Tan Xiao explained, "We don't have any serious problems. Don't worry. I'll tear off the tape when I get back."
For family reasons, Ji Huiming was more concerned about Kong Xuan and Tan Xiao, especially Kong Xuan, who was studying alone without a father or a mother. He was also more relieved about Tan Xiao, and seeing that it was Tan Xiao who took the initiative to bow his head, he said to Kong Xuan earnestly: "Tan Xiao said so, what do you think?"
Kong Xuan felt his mind was a little confused, and he leaned on the back of the chair next to him and thought for a while.
In Ji Huiming's view, this is the inner struggle.
Kong Xuan slowly raised his head and said expressionlessly: "Teacher, I was wrong."
"Say what you want to tell me to say to Tan Xiao." Ji Huiming was delighted. Old Kong Xuan was so arrogant, but now he was persuaded by just a few words from him. It seemed that firstly, he and Tan Xiao still had feelings for each other, and secondly, his skills were becoming more and more profound.
"...Tan Xiao," Kong Xuan looked at Tan Xiao, "I'm sorry."
Tan Xiao turned his head and tried to hold back his laughter: "It's okay, I was wrong too."
"Okay, okay." Ji Huiming was still a little afraid that Kong Xuan would pretend to obey but actually disobey, so he pointed and said, "Then you hug Tan Xiao like before, and we'll officially make peace."
Kong Xuan: “……!”
How could he hug Tan Xiao often before?
Tan Xiao took two steps back and said awkwardly: "It's not necessary." Teacher, you will regret it later!
Ji Huiming laughed: "What's the big deal? Just hug him." He turned to the other teachers and said, "It's rare that Tan Xiao is shy."
"Okay, thank you teacher." Kong Xuan turned around and put his arms around Tan Xiao's waist and picked him up. Kong Xuan was taller than Tan Xiao and had more strength, so he picked him up without any sway.
"Hey! Hey!" Tan Xiao was picked up unexpectedly and shook Kong Xuan's head twice, "Put me down, I'm afraid of heights."
"The teacher won't let me hold him." Kong Xuan tilted his head and complained righteously.
“Hahahahaha!” Ji Huiming was amused by the two elementary school students. He exchanged glances with the other teachers in the office. Everyone smiled knowingly. The friendship between classmates was still beautiful. “Okay, Kong Xuan, take him back. You two will thank me later.”
Kong Xuan: I’m very grateful now.
Tan Xiao was carried out of the office by Kong Xuan. As you can imagine, he was watched by the passing students. All the younger students saw him. He couldn't break free and could only hold his head in despair: "Ahhh, hurry up!"
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Kong Xuanfeng brought Tan Xiao back in great glory. As soon as he entered the classroom, his classmates exclaimed "Oh" loudly. It was a rare moment of excitement in the heavy study interval.
Kong Xuan explained calmly: "We had a fight before, and the teacher asked me to hug him."
"Teacher Ji is still a miracle doctor," Lin Yang saw that Kong Xuan's face was very different from before, revealing a kind of joy, "Is it adjusted... no, it's adjusted?"
He had already started to take sides, just like Teacher Ji. Although he didn't know what exactly happened, it was probably because Kong Xuan had a bad temper.
Kong Xuan finally realized that based on the level of interaction between him and Tan Xiao before, he didn't need to worry too much, so he openly did the questions next to Tan Xiao.
But overall, Kong Xuan was still able to put his studies first and study extra hours to review.
In order to catch up with , even if Tan Xiao took a break, Kong Xuan would continue to review according to the rhythm planned by Tan Xiao, practicing, doing exercises, and reviewing in an orderly manner...
When I got home, Tan Xiao had already washed up and was sitting on the edge of the bed.
Kong Xuan worked late into the night, this is the benefit of having the gods' abundant energy.
"I think I've done this question before..." Kong Xuan stared at a question at hand. Although he felt he had an impression of it, he just couldn't remember it.
Kong Xuan was a little irritated, or rather panicked, probably because he was affected by the increasingly tense atmosphere in the class recently. He became particularly unhappy when he found that he couldn't remember.
Tan Xiao stood up and took a look. "Don't be anxious. Think carefully. Sometimes, when you see a familiar question, the answer seems to linger in your mind but you can't remember it for a while. This is caused by some emotional factors or something like that. As long as you think about it calmly, you will remember it. You know, you can do it."
Kong Xuan leaned back in his chair, "Really?"
"Yes," Tan Xiao, who was obviously a mortal but was the more stable party in comforting the young god, stroked the hair on the back of Kong Xuan's head, "This is called the tip of the tongue phenomenon, and the answer is right at the tip of your mouth."
Kong Xuan sat there in a daze for a while, then suddenly pinched Tan Xiao's chin and leaned forward, "Then I'll try."
Two undulating silhouettes were completely embedded together on the wall.
As the crisp air spread, Kong Xuan felt as if his spirit had gradually relaxed and he was relieved from his depressed mood, which was replaced by a burning, swaying and happy feeling.
Tan Xiao felt that he was being entangled. When they separated, his breathing was short and his lips opened and closed several times. He couldn't help but whispered: "...I'm talking about the tip of the tongue phenomenon, swirling around the lips, not the courtship phenomenon, the tip of the tongue swirling."
Why is the peacock also trying to neck the swan?