girlfriend?
Qin Ye stood blankly at the intersection, looking at this energetic girl and then at Su Yuwei with a bitter face. What was going on?
"Don't listen to her nonsense." Su Yuwei seemed to be in a hurry to explain something. He pulled Cheng Miao aside and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing in Ancheng?"
"What?" Cheng Miao pretended to be confused and thought for a while, then said loudly, "What else could I do? Of course I came to see you! When you left, you left me alone without saying a word. I asked for a long time before I found out your home address, but I ran into you as soon as I got off the bus. Do you think this is fate?" As she spoke, Cheng Miao put her arm around Su Yuwei's arm.
Su Yuwei wanted to pull his arm out from her elbow, but Cheng Miao was very strong and stuck to him like taffy.
"Cheng Miao! What do you want?" Su Yuwei raised his eyebrows, slightly angry.
"Why are you yelling at me? I've come all the way to see you, and this is how you treat me?" Cheng Miao pursed her lips, pretending to cry.
"Su Yuwei..." Qin Ye called out weakly from behind. Su Yuwei turned his head and looked at him impatiently.
Qin Ye clenched his fingers and said, "If you're busy, I'll eat alone. It's okay."
"Want to eat?" Cheng Miao's expression changed instantly. She jumped in front of Qin Ye and asked curiously, "Can you take me with you? I heard that there are a lot of delicious food in Ancheng. I must try it!"
Qin Ye looked at Su Yuwei, who was covering his forehead in pain.
So, this situation still occurred.
The three of them sat around the four-person table. Su Yuwei sat by the window and was about to be squeezed into a meat pie by Cheng Miao. After the hot pot came, Cheng Miao enthusiastically picked up some meat for Su Yuwei, saying, "Dear, when you were in the army, you had a big appetite. You can't eat less after you come back. Come on, eat more."
"Who is your dear? Cheng Miao, don't go too far!" Su Yuwei became angry and embarrassed .
Cheng Miao seemed to not understand his expression and said aggrievedly: "Why are you so fierce! You even touched her breasts in the army, and you still don't admit it..."
"I..." Su Yuwei looked at Qin Ye nervously and explained, "It was an accident."
"What's the accident? You can't do everything and pretend nothing happened?" Cheng Miao spoke loudly, attracting many customers to turn around. Su Yuwei covered his face, feeling ashamed.
Qin Ye was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to do when Dan Xiaotian called.
"Hello?" Qin Ye quickly picked up the phone.
"Teacher Qin, didn't we agree to have lunch together? Why aren't you in school?" There were slight panting sounds and hurried footsteps coming from Dan Xiaotian's side.
Qin Ye suddenly realized, how could she have forgotten this? Looking at the two people arguing in front of him, Qin Ye hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, Xiao Tianer, I'll be there soon, wait for me."
Hearing Shan Xiaotian's name, Su Yuwei became alert and asked, "Qin Xiaoye, what does Shan Xiaotian want to see you for?"
"I forgot that he asked me to have lunch with him this morning. Sorry, I have to go first. You two can eat." Qin Ye said as he put his phone into his bag.
"Don't go!"
“That’s great!”
Su Yuwei and Cheng Miao said in unison.
"What's so good about that? You know nothing." Su Yuwei no longer wanted to be a gentleman with someone like Cheng Miao. He grabbed the strap of Qin Ye's bag and said in a threatening manner, "Don't go. You're already having dinner with me."
Qin Ye hunched his shoulders and said cautiously: "But I promised him this morning... and... and you two..." Qin Ye pointed at Cheng Miao, who crossed her arms and rolled her eyes at her.
"There is nothing between us. I don't know why Cheng Miao is here!" Su Yuwei didn't want to explain any more, fearing that things would get more confusing. He added, "I swear on my character that Cheng Miao and I are just teammates. What's the matter with touching breasts? She obviously stole my things and hid them in her clothes, and she insisted that I search!"
Cheng Miao pursed her lips and her face turned red and white.
Qin Ye bit his lower lip and looked at Su Yuwei in embarrassment. Su Yuwei changed his mind and thought that since he couldn't drive Cheng Miao away if he stayed here, he might as well go with Qin Ye to see Shan Xiaotian and give him a warning, letting him know that as long as he was there, no one else could take Qin Ye away.
So Su Yuwei let go and said, "Then I'll go with you."
"You follow me?" Qin Ye suspected that he had heard it wrong.
"Yeah, let me tell you, I haven't seen Shan Xiaotian for a long time." Su Yuwei said.
Qin Ye was confused and couldn't get out of this circle.
Thus, the strange situation that originally involved Cheng Miao turned into Dan Xiaotian's.
In the restaurant, the three of them looked at each other. Qin Ye was nervous, Su Yuwei was calm, and Shan Xiaotian was on guard.
On the side of the street, Cheng Miao dragged a suitcase half her height and cursed Su Yuwei fiercely: "I want me to find a hotel by myself, please! I came here specially to find you, okay? And you just left me alone on the street like this."
After saying this, she glanced resentfully at the place where Su Yuwei had just left.
In the restaurant, Dan Xiaotian finally adjusted his sitting posture, snapped his fingers, and called the waiter.
"What do you want to eat? Xiaoye, please order." Shan Xiaotian handed the menu to Qin Ye.
Xiao Ye, he called her Xiao Ye. Not Teacher Qin, not Sister Qin Ye, this was a naked provocation to Su Yuwei. Su Yuwei stared straight at Shan Xiaotian, his thick eyebrows slightly twisted.
"You order. You just came back, so let's consider this as a welcome party for you." Qin Ye handed the menu to Su Yuwei again.
Su Yuwei took it and said, "Then I won't be polite." After that, he only ordered the expensive ones. Anyway, it was Dan Xiaotian who was paying the bill, so he might as well let him have a good meal.
Next to Qin Ye was Shan Xiaotian, and opposite was Su Yuwei. She felt uncomfortable sitting there, and the meal was tasteless. She thought, after waiting for Su Yuwei to come back, the scene should not be like this.
During lunch, Dan Xiaotian and Su Yuwei were fighting each other secretly, and Qin Ye felt like an outsider.
After finally finishing the meal, Dan Xiaotian wanted to take Qin Ye back to school, but Qin Ye quickly refused: "No need! It's very close, I can walk by myself."
"Yes, Xiaotian, I won't bother you anymore. Qin Xiaoye and I can just walk back." Su Yuwei smiled faintly at Shan Xiaotian.
"No, I mean," Qin Ye corrected, "I mean I can walk back by myself, so bye, and good luck to you." With that, Qin Ye turned around and ran, not wanting to stay there for another second.
Seeing Qin Ye was gone, Su Yuwei quickly took Dan Xiaotian's head under his armpits before Dan Xiaotian could make a move, and stretched out his other hand to mess up his hair. Dan Xiaotian was no match for Su Yuwei, and he struggled to no avail.
Immediately afterwards, Su Yuwei quickly let go and caught up with Qin Ye.
Shan Xiaotian, with his hair in a chicken coop, was so angry that smoke came out of his nostrils. After so many years, Su Yuwei was still used to using this trick! The key point was that Shan Xiaotian was powerless to resist this trick!
Dan Xiaotian sounded the alarm, his love rival was back!
Su Yuwei caught up with Qin Ye and followed her closely, glancing at her from time to time. Qin Ye held her bag tightly, and although she had managed to keep her eyes straight, she could still see Su Yuwei clearly from the corner of her eye.
"How many classes did you teach after you came back?" You can't just leave, right? So Qin Ye found a topic.
Su Yuwei answered her: "Eight classes in the fourth grade."
There are eight classes. If each class has two physical education classes per week, doesn't that mean he has to take at least three classes every day?
"Are you tired?" Qin Ye couldn't help asking, but once he asked, he realized that this question was too caring. Her face flushed, and she quickly avoided his gaze and explained, "I mean, physical education classes are energy-consuming, and there are three classes a day..."
"Not tired." Su Yuwei answered with a smile before Qin Ye finished speaking. His gaze into hers was as hot as fire.
Qin Ye lowered his head and asked nervously: "Then you... don't you want to be a game designer? Why do you want to be a teacher?"
"Ah, about this." Su Yuwei scratched his cheek, and Qin Ye looked up at him. He smiled and said, "Maybe my dream now is different from my previous dream. After all, I didn't expect that I would stay in the army for so many years."
"So your current dream is to become a physical education teacher?" Qin Ye asked curiously.
"This is not a dream. I came to Baihe Primary School to be a teacher because there are people worthy of my coming." Su Yuwei looked at Qin Ye steadily, and his eyes became gentle.
Qin Ye knew what he meant. She quickly took a step back and walked towards the school, changing the subject and asking, "Are you going to give up your dream?"
"No." Su Yuwei put his hands in his pockets and walked with Qin Ye one after the other. "How can I support my wife in the future if I rely on my father's relationship to come here to be a physical education teacher and get paid? Fatty Lin said that he would recommend me to the company, and I can make extra money there."
"But you haven't finished your studies yet. Are you busy every day?" Qin Ye frowned and looked at him.
Su Yuwei shrugged and said, "Studying is a small matter. After all, I have found a job now, so things in school will be much easier." At the end, he smiled slyly and added mischievously, "Don't worry, I will spend a lot of time with you."
Qin Ye's face flushed instantly, and he said, "That's not what I meant!"
Forget it, I won't explain to him. Qin Ye turned around and walked hurriedly towards the school. Su Yuwei smiled lazily and followed her slowly.
Looking at the figure in front of him whom he had missed for a long time, Su Yuwei's heart finally found a home.
As long as I can see her, it will be fine.
It was because of this that Su Yuwei chose to be a physical education teacher at Baihe Primary School. If this were the case, he could meet her every day.
Su Yuwei thought so, but things did not go so smoothly.
How dedicated is Qin Ye? Even when Su Yuwei is alone with her, he must call her Teacher Qin. If he has any overly intimate words or actions in school, Qin Ye will reject him.
Qin Ye said that this is a school and we should pay attention to our words and actions.
Su Yuwei thought, then what was the point of him coming to Baihe Community?
Forget it, as long as Qin Ye is happy. Su Yuwei shrugged with a pout.
That day, Qin Ye was grading papers for students in the office when Ju Zi called him. She asked Qin Ye on the phone, "Xiao Ye, do you know Cheng Miao?"
"I know her. She's a female soldier in Su Yuwei's army." Qin Ye didn't understand why Juzi asked about Cheng Miao.
Ju Zi said on the other end of the phone as if facing a great enemy: "Oh my God, that guy goes to the Pirate Bar every night and has a hot relationship with Zhang Ao and Shan Xiaotian. She told them that she was Su Yuwei's girlfriend in front of them, and told them a lot of things about her and Su Yuwei in the army. Now everyone thinks that Su Yuwei is a man who abandons him after having an affair, and that Cheng Miao is an infatuated person who came from afar for love without caring about her own life."
"Is it that exaggerated?" Qin Ye's temples throbbed twice and he held his forehead.
"Yes! This woman is making up lies! Now Shan Xiaotian and Zhang Ao like her very much. Zhang Ao invites her to drink every day." Juzi said frustratedly, "You said that thanks to you, I am also an old friend of Zhang Ao, right? He has never invited me to drink."
Qin Ye took a deep breath. How could Cheng Miao go to the Pirate Bar and become friends with Shan Xiaotian and Zhang Ao?
She just hadn't been to the Pirate Bar for a few weeks, and so much had happened?
"Xiao Ye, do you want to go and take a look tonight?" Ju Zi suggested, "I'll go with you, and you can bring Su Yuwei with you. If Cheng Miao has the guts, he can confront Su Yuwei in person!"
"Okay...Okay." Qin Ye hung up the phone as if she hadn't come back to her senses yet. Then, she sent a text message to Su Yuwei.
Are you free tonight? I'll take you to the Pirate Bar to sort out some issues concerning your reputation.
Su Yuwei replied immediately:
Is there something wrong with my reputation?
Qin Ye said:
That’s something you have to ask Cheng Miao.
Su Yuwei replied:
Okay, I'll go with you tonight.
After sending the text message, Qin Ye put away his phone, put his hands on his chin, and thought carefully. This Cheng Miao really wants to make some waves before he stops.
In the evening, Su Yuwei followed Qin Ye to the Pirate Bar, where they were also accompanied by Orange and Fatty Lin.
Passing through the noisy dance floor and the noisy DJ booth, Su Yuwei and his friends entered the private room where Shan Xiaotian and others had been waiting.
As soon as Cheng Miao saw Su Yuwei, she immediately pounced on him. Fortunately, Su Yuwei dodged, otherwise he would have been knocked to the ground by Cheng Miao.
"Xiao Ye! You are here. Come, sit here with me." Shan Xiaotian came over to greet Qin Ye enthusiastically. Qin Ye frowned and said to him lightly, "No need. I'll just sit next to the orange." After that, she sat down next to the orange. Zhang Ao prepared the orange juice that Qin Ye usually drank, but Qin Ye did not take it. The look in her eyes was like a sharp sword, wanting to cut open Zhang Ao's abdomen and eat away his bones.
Zhang Ao and Shan Xiaotian looked at each other, knowing that Qin Ye must be angry about what happened between them and Cheng Miao.
"Are you here at the bar just to drink orange juice?" Seeing a glass of orange juice in front of Qin Ye, which only elementary school students would drink, Cheng Miao temporarily gave up on Su Yuwei and tried to provoke Qin Ye across the table.
Qin Ye took a sip of orange juice and couldn't help but smile at Zhang Ao, "I didn't expect that your hands, who mix cocktails, could actually squeeze out such delicious orange juice. You've worked so hard, Zhang Ao."
Cheng Miao's face twitched. She was talking to her! Was she deaf?
Everyone gasped, and immediately realized that tonight's meeting might be a war between the two women.
Interesting, Cheng Miao thought it was interesting. The Qin Ye in front of her was completely different from the one she had seen some time ago, and she liked it. She felt that such a love rival was challenging, and she also felt that Su Yuwei could not possibly like a weak girl who could only nod her head.
It turns out that Qin Ye has a stubborn and strong aura.
Sitting opposite Qin Ye, Cheng Miao pointed at a row of wine on the table domineeringly and said with a smile: "Qin Ye, you come to the bar to be unrestrained. Don't be so reserved. Let's all raise our bottles and clink glasses. I have met so many friends, I have to celebrate. I'll pay for all the drinks tonight." After saying that, she took the lead in picking up a bottle of wine, and Dan Xiaotian, Zhang Ao, and Fatty Lin also stood up and clinked glasses to give her face.
Only Su Yuwei, Qin Ye and Juzi did not move, as if it had nothing to do with them.
Seeing that Qin Ye didn't clink glasses, Dan Xiaotian and Zhang Ao also sat back down. Fatty Lin was also embarrassed to be alone, so he had to sit back down as well.
Cheng Miao looked at everyone and said with a fake smile: "Is this really okay for you?"
No one answered, so Cheng Miao said to Qin Ye again: "Qin Ye, please, I'm a guest!"
"I didn't say a word. Why do you ask me for help?" Qin Ye asked in confusion.
"It's obvious that they don't dare to cooperate with me because they see that you haven't gotten up yet!" Cheng Miao said angrily!
"What does that have to do with me?" Qin Ye asked.
Cheng Miao's chest heaved, and the anger inside grew more and more.
Qin Ye looked at Shan Xiaotian and Zhang Ao and said, "Repeat to me exactly what Cheng Miao said to you. I also heard that you two quickly became good friends, and Zhang Ao even sent wine to Cheng Miao every day. As far as I know, you should be more than one shareholder of this store, right?"
"I didn't really send it, I invited it." Zhang Ao corrected while avoiding his gaze.
"Oh, please. It turns out that you are so good to your friends. As your friend, I am very proud." Qin Ye said with a smile, but Zhang Ao felt a chill on his back and stayed close to Shan Xiaotian.
He learned something: never mess with women.
"What are you mumbling about?" Cheng Miao stood with one hand on her waist, looking down at Qin Ye.
"I didn't say anything, Cheng Miao. I'm also very interested in what happened in your and Su Yuwei's army. You can tell me about it now. Su Yuwei is here too, and I think it will be more exciting if you two talk together." Qin Ye glanced at Su Yuwei. Su Yuwei stared at Cheng Miao, making Cheng Miao feel uncomfortable all over.
Cheng Miao avoided the topic and said, "What's there to say? This is a little secret between Su Yuwei and I to promote the development of our relationship. Why should we let outsiders know?"
"How come I didn't know that this was a little secret that promoted the development of our relationship?" Su Yuwei asked back, "What exactly promoted the development of our relationship? I suddenly forgot."
Cheng Miao couldn't answer for a moment, so she sat back on the sofa and evaded the question, "Since it's a little secret, don't tell anyone else."
"Cheng Miao!" Su Yuwei was angry and stood up and said, "Can you please stop talking nonsense outside? If you continue like this, we will even lose the friendship of our comrades."
"I'm not talking nonsense, I just like you!" Cheng Miao jumped up immediately when she saw Su Yuwei was angry. She wasn't angry, so why should he be angry?
She came all the way to Ancheng to see him, but he was unwilling to spare even a little time to accompany her.
Why!
Cheng Miao finished reading the letter that Su Yuwei wrote to Qin Ye. It turns out that Qin Ye likes Ding Shaocheng, not him at all!
"If you like me, do I have to like you too?" Su Yuwei asked this cruel question after a long silence.
Cheng Miao's eyes turned red with anger. She clenched her fists and asked through gritted teeth, "Does it matter to you whether I like you? Qin Ye doesn't like you either, so why did you write to her every day after you've been in the army for so many years? She doesn't like you!"
Qin Ye's hand holding the orange juice cup trembled slightly, and he looked up at Su Yuwei and Cheng Miao. The others did not dare to breathe, and sat nervously in the box.
Su Yuwei was speechless. How was Cheng Miao's liking for him different from his liking for Qin Ye before? There was no difference. But I like you and you like him.
"I didn't ask you for anything in return! I like you, so I stayed in the army for two more years. I like you, so I wanted to come to Ancheng to find you. I like you, so I won't take it to heart no matter how you dislike me. But not taking it to heart doesn't mean I won't be sad! Qin Ye doesn't like you, but you had her in your youth. You don't like me, you don't even want to look at me, why is the gap so big? Am I wrong for liking you?" Cheng Miao cursed a lot, turned her head and wiped her face hard, holding her head up in dissatisfaction.
Su Yuwei looked very unhappy and no one knew what to say.
Yes, there is nothing wrong in liking someone.
The box was very quiet, and the faint sound of the DJ could not break the silence. Qin Ye put the orange juice on the table, and the collision between the glass and the glass table made them all look at Qin Ye.
"Who said I don't like Su Yuwei?" Qin Ye slowly leaned back on the sofa and looked at Cheng Miao.
Cheng Miao looked at her in surprise, and Su Yuwei was even more shocked.
She...she likes him too?
Su Yuwei and Shan Xiaotian held their breath and looked at Qin Ye in disbelief.
Qin Ye said calmly: "Cheng Miao, there is nothing wrong with liking someone. But your way has caused trouble in Su Yuwei's life. What he cares about is not that you like him, but that you exaggerated some false information in front of so many people. This is what bothers him."
Cheng Miao looked at Qin Ye indifferently, and finally said sarcastically: "Don't treat me as your student to educate, you are not worthy of it." As she said that, she walked around the table, came in front of Qin Ye, sat in front of her on the table, and said arrogantly, "When I said this, I don't know how happy your two friends were to hear it, right, Shan Xiaotian." Cheng Miao raised her voice, glanced behind her, and smiled at Shan Xiaotian.
Dan Xiaotian touched his nose and pretended not to hear anything.
"I wonder if you have ever heard of the idiom 'appearance close but spirit distant'." Qin Ye asked with a frown.
"What do you mean?" Cheng Miao frowned.
Qin Ye stood up with a smile on his face and said gently: "It means that people who are happy to hear it are not really happy, and people who have a good relationship with you may not really have a good relationship with you."
Qin Ye didn't know what Zhang Ao was thinking, but she knew that the reason why Shan Xiaotian got to know Cheng Miao so quickly was because he and Cheng Miao were on the same front. If Qin Ye and Su Yuwei couldn't be together, they would be the most proud people.
Putting aside this relationship, Dan Xiaotian simply disdains to associate with Cheng Miao.
This is what Qin Ye meant, and Cheng Miao also heard this meaning.
"Qin Ye, what do you mean?" Cheng Miao yelled at her, wishing she could take action.
But Qin Ye had already walked towards Su Yuwei. She stood in front of him and whispered, "I want to go back. Can you take me home?"
"Yes!" Su Yuwei replied blankly. Qin Ye's answer just now made him still not come back to his senses. Qin Ye smiled and turned to leave the room. Su Yuwei followed him dumbfounded.
Seeing Qin Ye leave, Orange hurriedly followed him out, and Fatty Lin did not dare to delay and followed him.
Cheng Miao became furious as if she was on fire. She opened the beer on the table and screamed angrily.
Zhang Ao followed Dan Xiaotian's instructions and the two of them quickly fled the scene.
He closed the door and blocked out Cheng Miao's screams. Zhang Ao poked Shan Xiaotian in the chest and said, "You caused the problem yourself, so go and solve it yourself." After saying that, he wanted to let go and retreat. Shan Xiaotian grabbed Zhang Ao and cried out, "Don't, Brother Ao, you're leaving. If she gets upset in there, I can't do anything by myself."
Zhang Ao was pulled by Shan Xiaotian's sleeve, with an expression of "I don't want to accompany you". Cheng Miao came to the Pirate Bar in a daze to drink to relieve her sorrow. Shan Xiaotian, who was picking up girls nearby, heard her cursing Su Yuwei, so he went over to find out what was going on. After learning what Cheng Miao said, Shan Xiaotian quickly stood on the same front with Cheng Miao.
Now that he had caused such a disaster, Zhang Aoke no longer wanted to help Shan Xiaotian. If he helped Shan Xiaotian again, Qin Ye would never come to the Pirate Bar again.
Su Yuwei and Qin Ye walked out of the Pirate Bar and were drowned in the darkness. Su Yuwei was still digesting what Qin Ye had just said. Ju Zi, who was behind him, saw Qin Ye and wanted to call her, but was stopped by Fatty Lin. Fatty Lin pointed at the two of them, and Ju Zi immediately understood. So she stopped chasing after him and became the light bulb.
"What you just said..." Su Yuwei wanted to confirm again that he had not heard wrong.
Qin Ye interrupted him and said, "What I said just now was to help you out. Don't take it to heart."
Am I overthinking? Su Yuwei's eyes darkened, and he lost the ability to organize his words as he followed Qin Ye. Her tone of refusal to explore made him wonder whether he should ask further. He thought she was telling the truth, but she said it was not.
Is it possible that there is not even a little bit of truth in it?
Qin Ye walked past street lamps, her long hair was covered with a layer of warm yellow light under the street lamps, and she was swallowed by the darkness in her black windbreaker. Su Yuwei followed silently behind her until they walked through many streets and arrived at the downstairs of the residential area where Qin Ye lived.
"I'm going up, thank you." Qin Ye turned and said to Su Yuwei, politely like a friend he had just met.
"You go in, I'll watch you go in, and then I'll leave." Su Yuwei raised his chin and pointed inside the community building.
Qin Ye nodded, pulled his hand out of his pocket, waved to Su Yuwei, and turned to walk back to the community. Su Yuwei saw her figure disappear at the corner, and then reluctantly returned the same way.
Qin Ye walked to the corner and quickened her pace. She hid behind the statue and relaxed her tense body. She exhaled, secretly poked her head out to look at the gate of the community, and saw that Su Yuwei had already left. She patted her chest and ran into the community.
Fortunately, Su Yuwei didn't ask anything just now. Her courage was only enough for her to say a sentence or two. If Su Yuwei insisted on asking something, she would not know what to do.
But why did she say that at that time? She said, "Who said I don't like Su Yuwei?"
After entering the room, Qin Ye curled up on the sofa with a residual warmth on her cheeks. She really said this in front of so many people. She admitted that she liked Su Yuwei.
But when did she start to like him? Qin Ye hugged his pillow and bit a corner of it gently.
Was it when he said those words in the KTV where she practiced for Ding Shaocheng? Was it when he joined the army? Was it when she received the first letter from him? Or was it that he had already existed in her heart over time, but she had never noticed it?
Is it because she loves Ding Shaocheng so much that she has no time and energy to figure out how good Su Yuwei is to her?
Qin Ye's face was bitter. She hid in the sofa and couldn't help laughing.
The next day, Qin Ye went to school. Su Yuwei had physical education every day, and when Su Yuwei was in physical education, Qin Ye would stand on the balcony and watch him. When Su Yuwei looked towards the balcony, Qin Ye would avoid it or pretend to talk to someone else.
One student scratched his cheek and said mischievously: "Teacher Qin, are you peeking at Teacher Su?"
Qin Ye would flick his forehead and pretend to be angry: "No way, the final exam is coming soon, why don't you go back to the classroom!"
Yes, the final exams were coming up soon, and the winter vacation was about to start. As teachers, Qin Ye and the others would be extremely busy. Because of the busy schedule, she had not paid attention to Shan Xiaotian and the others. The day before the final exams, Shan Xiaotian called Qin Ye and told him that Cheng Miao had started working at the Pirate Bar.
Waiter!
Orange pouted and said, "Does she really plan to stay in Ancheng?"
Qin Ye thought that this was none of her business. It was their own business as to which city they chose to live out their lives in and who they would grow old with.
The most important thing for her now is the students' final exams and winter vacation arrangements. The final exams went smoothly, but on the day of receiving the transcripts, something happened that made Qin Ye very unhappy.
The school stipulates that parents must be present with their students when transcripts are issued. Qin Ye really dislikes this rule, which makes her feel that in the eyes of parents, their children's academic performance is above all else.
On the day when the report cards were issued, Qin Ye clearly noticed that Zhou Jichen was unhappy. Next to Zhou Jichen sat his heavily made-up mother. This was the first time Qin Ye met Zhou Jichen's mother. In the past, Zhou Jichen's grandmother came to the parent-teacher conferences and to receive the report cards.
Zhou Jichen’s performance this time was far from ideal.
Qin Ye looked at Zhou Jichen's report card in his hand. Except for the excellent score in mathematics, the other scores were all in the middle, and the score in Chinese was only 14 points. Qin Ye remembered that the topic of the Chinese test was "Warmth and Family Love", and Zhou Jichen did not write a single word or even a punctuation mark.
And I happened to be Zhou Jichen's Chinese teacher.
Qin Ye knew Zhou Jichen and knew that he would definitely do well in Chinese.
Qin Ye deliberately left Zhou Jichen's results to be read last. Zhou Jichen sat in his seat in a sullen mood, and it was Zhou's mother who came up to help him get his report card. But when Zhou's mother saw the report card, her face, which was covered with foundation, instantly twisted into a knot.
She pointed at the numbers on the report card and asked Qin Ye suspiciously, "Teacher Qin, did you mark the test papers correctly? Why is our Chenchen's Chinese score so low? It has never been this low in previous years."
"Mother Zhou, don't get excited. I will ask Zhou Jichen some questions later." Qin Ye extended his hand to Mother Zhou in a friendly manner, motioning her to go back and sit down.
When Mother Zhou returned to her seat, she handed the report card to Zhou Jichen, tapped the paper with her fingers and asked, "Chenchen, tell me what happened?"
Mother Zhou's voice was very loud. Before Qin Ye had time to summarize for the parents, the parents were attracted by Mother Zhou's voice.
Zhou Jichen was very repulsive to Zhou's mother. He kept hugging his arms and turned his back to Zhou's mother. Zhou's mother twisted Zhou Jichen's shoulders and asked sternly, "I'm asking you a question! What's your attitude?"
Qin Ye suddenly remembered that when she was a child, she had a cold and did not do well in the English test, so her father criticized her directly in school. At that time, Qin Ye was so scared that she burst into tears in school. Zhou Jichen had a stubborn personality and of course he would not cry, but the anger and tears in his eyes reminded her of herself back then.
"Mother Zhou." Qin Ye hurried over and calmed Mother Zhou's emotions, saying, "Mother Zhou, please don't be like this for now. Can you sit down first?"
Mother Zhou refused to listen to reason. She tilted her head, slapped the back of her right hand on the palm of her left hand, and asked, "Teacher Qin, you are Chenchen's Chinese teacher, right? Our Chenchen's Chinese score is so low, do you think you are also responsible?"
Qin Ye raised his eyebrows, his eyes widened, and he was speechless.
Su Yuwei, who was waiting for Qin Ye outside, heard the noise in the classroom, came to the door, and looked inside curiously.
Zhou Jichen finally couldn't help it and looked up and shouted, "Mom, can you please stop embarrassing me? My poor grades are my own business, it has nothing to do with anyone else!"
"Hey? You're speaking for outsiders, right? Do you have an excuse for your bad grades? Your parents work so hard to raise you, and this is how you repay us? Look at other kids. No matter how bad they are, their grades won't be only 14 points! How dare you say that about you. What use will you be when you grow up like this? Do you want to sweep the streets and sell sweet potatoes every day?" Mother Zhou's voice was sharp and her tone was pressing. She didn't give Zhou Jichen any face at all.
"Mother Zhou!" Qin Ye raised her voice. She felt that Mother Zhou's three views were completely wrong. "Mother Zhou, please don't get angry. Academic performance cannot determine a person's future. You treat Zhou Jichen like this in front of all the parents and classmates. You will hurt him emotionally."
"What harm can a child do? Besides, this is my son. How I educate him is my business. You don't need to meddle in my business. Really." Mother Zhou looked at Qin Ye with disdain, turned her head and muttered, "After teaching like this, you still come to control how a mother teaches her son. You are really too nosy!"
"Mother Zhou, Zhou Jichen is my student and he is in school now. I have the right to manage him!" Qin Ye frowned. She finally understood why Zhou Jichen was so withdrawn and cold. His mother was so unreasonable and only cared about his grades but not his dignity. If it was such a family environment, it would not be surprising that Zhou Jichen had such a personality.
"You just can't control it!" Mother Zhou was furious and raged at Qin Ye. She grabbed Zhou Jichen's collar and dragged him out of the classroom, saying, "Come out here! I want your teacher to see how I teach my own child!"
Seeing Zhou's mother's attitude, all the parents stepped forward to dissuade her. Qin Ye looked at Zhou Jichen with tears in her eyes. She stepped forward to help Zhou Jichen, but was pushed back by Zhou's mother and fell on the corner of the table.
Su Yuyi, who was standing at the door, was shocked and hurried over to support Qin Ye. Mother Zhou dragged Zhou Jichen to the corridor, pointed at his nose and asked sharply, "Just tell me! How did you get this grade? Just tell me if you are worthy of your parents! What's the point of raising such a useless son like you?"
Qin Ye felt sorry for Zhou Jichen and wanted to stop Zhou's mother, but Su Yuwei held her arm tightly and prevented her from going forward.
Mother Zhou's farce attracted a lot of people, including Mengmeng from the next class. Mengmeng stood in the crowd, looking at Zhou Jichen worriedly.
"Don't talk to me! Don't say anything! You just can't see your father is here. When your father sees you like this, he will definitely beat you to a cripple!" Mother Zhou raised her index finger and knocked on Zhou Jichen's head, each time heavier than the last.
Zhou Jichen clenched his teeth and his brows became increasingly tight.
His own mother's arbitrariness, tyranny, and harshness were like sharp swords piercing his heart. Qin Ye couldn't help crying when she saw this. She felt that her childhood was already unhappy, but Zhou Jichen made her feel even more distressed. Although Qin's father and mother were strict with Qin Ye, they loved her after all. She was much luckier than Zhou Jichen.
The crowd grew larger and larger, and Mother Zhou's words became more and more unpleasant.
Meng Meng pursed her lips and cried out in tears: "Zhou Jichen..."
Zhou Jichen was like a lion that had been forbearing and finally exploded. He pushed away his mother's finger that had been pointing at him and shouted, "That's enough! I am fed up even if you are not annoyed! If you think I am embarrassing, why did you give birth to me in the first place? My poor grades are embarrassing for you, right? You regret raising me, don't you? Do you think you and that so-called father who is always on business trips and flying around abroad have really treated me with affection? All you see are my grades! Only my grades! You might as well just raise a robot!"
Zhou Jichen's outburst left Mother Zhou a little dumbfounded. After a long while, she slowly came to her senses. Once she came to her senses, her expression became even more ferocious. She raised her voice and said, "You're still talking back? Do you think your dad flies around just for fun? It's all for a useless person like you! If you..."
"I'm a loser!" Zhou Jichen was sad and angry. He waved his hands up and down and stomped his feet, saying, "Don't bother me if I'm a loser! It's a waste of your money and your time!" As he said that, he pushed his mother away and ran away from the crowd.
"Zhou Jichen!" Qin Ye was afraid that something might happen to Zhou Jichen, so he hurriedly followed.
But when Qin Ye followed Zhou Jichen down the teaching building, she didn't see Zhou Jichen. She ran to the school gate again, but Zhou Jichen was nowhere to be seen among the endless stream of vehicles and the bustling crowds on the road.
"What should I do? Where is Zhou Jichen?" Qin Ye was very anxious.
"Xiao Ye!" Su Yuwei followed behind him. He grabbed the restless Qin Ye and comforted him, "Don't worry, I'll help you look for it."
"How can I not be anxious? It's all because of you!" Qin Ye opened Su Yuwei's hand and blamed her, "Why did you stop me? You knew that Mother Zhou would do something to hurt Zhou Jichen even more, why did you stop me!"
Su Yuwei tightly grasped Qin Ye's shoulders, calming her heart, and said, "I stopped you for your own good. If you get in between them, Zhou Jichen's mother will definitely sue you and complain about you, and you might even lose your job!"
"What should I do? I can't find Zhou Jichen now. He ran away in an unstable mood. What if something happens?" Qin Ye felt helpless, his hands hanging weakly.
Su Yuwei gently embraced Qin Ye, patted her on the back, and said softly: "Don't worry, let's find a solution together."
"Teacher Qin, Teacher Su." Mengmeng's voice suddenly came from behind. Mengmeng raised her head and said seriously, "I know where Chenchen is. I'll take you there."
Qin Ye and Su Yuwei looked at each other and followed Meng Meng to find Zhou Jichen.
The place Mengmeng was talking about was a park in Ancheng. There was a lake there, and beside the lake there were artificially planted bamboo forests. In this weather, the bamboo forests were all withered and yellow. Zhou Jichen sat on a rocking chair under the bamboo forest by the lake, staring blankly at the lake.
There were sparkling tears on his eyelashes, and he stared into the distance motionlessly.
"Chenchen..." Mengmeng walked over, took Zhou Jichen's hand, and said softly, "Teacher Qin and Teacher Su are here to see you."
Zhou Jichen wiped away her tears, turned around and faced Qin Ye.
Qin Ye walked over slowly, his hands slid from his thighs to his knees, propped up his knees and asked, "Zhou Jichen, can I sit here?"
Zhou Jichen's hoarse voice, covered with tears, sounded proudly: "I told you not to sit down, but you still knew how to sit down."
Qin Ye smiled and sat down beside him, reaching out and putting his arm around Zhou Jichen's shoulders. Zhou Jichen struggled a few times in vain, so he stopped struggling.
"I know you are sad, but don't run around. You will make the people who love you worry." Qin Ye coaxed Zhou Jichen, and Zhou Jichen said stubbornly, "No one loves me! I, I am not sad either."
"Nonsense, Teacher Qin loves you, Teacher Su loves you too, and Mengmeng loves you even more. Isn't that right, Mengmeng?" Qin Ye raised his eyebrows at Mengmeng, and Mengmeng quickly responded, "Yes!"
Zhou Jichen lowered his eyes slightly, and then said bitterly: "But my parents don't love me!"
"I used to think that my parents didn't love me." Qin Ye helped Zhou Jichen straighten his collar and recalled the past. "Although my parents were always by my side, they made me learn this and that and always controlled my life. At that time, I lived like a puppet without a soul. They controlled me. I had to do whatever they told me to do. So I felt that they didn't love me either."
Zhou Jichen was slightly stunned and listened carefully to Qin Ye's story.
Qin Ye smiled and said, "I was also rebellious. You will know if you ask your teacher Su. Teacher Qin and Teacher Su were high school classmates. He also knew what I was like before. But later, when Teacher Qin went to college and started working, he realized that my parents actually loved me, but their way made us as children unable to accept it. Chenchen, just communicate more with your parents. If there is no way to communicate, the teacher also hopes that you will not forget your original intention. What kind of life we ​​want can be realized by ourselves. When the time comes, when we put the blueprint drawn for the future in front of our parents, they will think, ah, it turns out that their children are so outstanding. Your mother has a bad temper, and she can't listen to what you say. We can also communicate in a different way, right? So don't be sad, because there are many things that we can change the situation with a little effort. Look at this matter, you can actually write an essay, right? But you didn't write it out of anger, so what should we do? We are unwilling to do what we can do, so the result will definitely not be changed. "
Su Yuwei looked at Qin Ye who was talking to Zhou Jichen with a smile. Such Qin Ye made his heart beat even more. Even his eyes and eyebrows were filled with a light that could warm the winter.
A breeze blew from the lake, drying the tears on Zhou Jichen's eyelashes.
He fell into deep thought and began to reflect.
If everyone faces many obstacles, big or small, when they are born, then the lack of understanding and stubbornness of his parents are the biggest obstacles for Zhou Jichen. What he needs to think about is how to overcome the obstacles, rather than retreating or surrendering.
He bit his lower lip gently, and a determined look slowly emerged in his eyes.