During the student days, even if you don’t like someone, in the collective consciousness, you will still “turn hostility into friendship”.
Jiang Han is the core figure of Class B's evening party. Jiu Qiu listens to him and does whatever he says, because without him, Class B's poetry recitation will definitely not be up to standard.
"I really didn't realize that this guy is so powerful." During the break, Jiuqiu and Tang Cheng sat together and couldn't help but sigh.
"Don't judge a book by its cover." Tang Cheng opened a bottle of water for Jiuqiu.
"Thank you." Jiu Qiu took the water, gulped down a few sips, and asked, "Do you have confidence in our class?"
Tang Cheng replied: "Yes."
"So do you want us to win, or Liang Xia to win?" Jiuqiu deliberately asked this question and looked at Tang Cheng with interest.
Tang Cheng looked straight at Jiu Qiu, but Jiu Qiu looked away calmly. Tang Cheng smiled: "We."
Jiu Qiu laughed out loud, covered his mouth, and said, "If Liang Xia knew about this, it would be terrible."
Tang Cheng's smile deepened. He looked at the students who were resting around him and said, "Then don't let her know."
His words sounded like he was guarding a small thing that belonged to the two of them alone.
Jiuqiu's mind was focused on reciting the poem and she didn't hear the deeper meaning of his words.
On the day of the competition, the performance hall was filled with students, teachers, and some parents.
The first-year high school students who had just arrived in a new environment were always the most active and expectant. Therefore, they had the most smiles on their faces at the party.
According to the arrangement of the evening party, "Love in a Fallen City" by Class A is the 10th program, and "Man Jiang Hong·Writing Thoughts" by Class B is the 14th program.
"Love in a Fallen City" is the only show among all the performances whose theme element is love.
Liang Xia and Jian Yingfei led other actors to interpret the "Qingcheng" love vividly on the stage. The lights were flashing, the music touched everyone's heart, and the immersive performance moved everyone present.
At the beginning, "Man Jiang Hong: Writing Thoughts" was just a recitation, and although it was rhythmic, it was overall bland. However, after the poem was finished, Jiang Han walked out of the crowd, faced the students in the recitation team, and gradually raised his hands to make the movements of a music conductor.
Liang Xia, who was watching the performance on the side of the stage, was surprised and thought, are they going to have a follow-up?
Sure enough, a tragic prelude music suddenly sounded slowly.
Following Jiang Han’s direction, the recitation group sang a song with the lyrics of "Man Jiang Hong·Xie Huai", and the composer of this song was Jiang Han!
If the poetry recitation can only get 60 points, then this full-voiced chorus coupled with Jiang Han's smooth and graceful conducting movements, this performance can get 99 points!
Liang Xia was a little flustered, because this performance was enough to compete with her "Love in a Fallen City". Sure enough, in the end, it was "Man Jiang Hong·Writing Thoughts" that won the recognition of all the judges and won the first place in the New Year's Eve Gala.
Even among students, more people like "Love in a Fallen City". However, liking it is useless, because the final outcome is the key to determine who wins and who loses.
As the second-place representative of Class A, Liang Xia stood next to Jiang Han, the first-place representative of Class B. Liang Xia seemed to be able to feel the unfathomable energy contained in his body. He did not seem to be what everyone saw on the surface.
Amidst thunderous applause, Liang Xia smiled and said generously: "Congratulations, Jiang Han." Jiang Han's eyes moved through the crowd and he responded to Liang Xia: "Your Bai Liuta is very vivid." Praise from opponents is sometimes more important than praise from friends.
After stepping down from the podium, Jian Yingfei followed Liang Xia and said self-reproachfully, "I'm sorry, Liang Xia, I didn't help you get first place."
Liang Xia turned around and looked at Jian Yingfei with a smile: "Why do you have to say sorry? Does not getting first place mean that we didn't do well enough?"
"No." Jian Yingfei waved his hands quickly, "You've done a great job!"
"We did a great job." Liang Xia handed the certificate to Jian Yingfei and said, "Please ask our class monitor to put it on the classroom wall later. I have to go do something first."
"How about I go with you?" Jian Yingfei said.
"No need, I'll be back soon." Liang Xia said, and left the performance hall.
As soon as she walked out of the performance hall, Liang Xia saw the students from Class B cheering for the honor of first place at the door. Jiu Qiu and Tang Cheng were also inside.
Liang Xia smiled and was sincerely happy for them.
She didn't stay long, but went to the canteen, bought a lot of snacks and brought them back to the classroom and distributed them to the whole class.
"Everyone worked very hard. I thought we could win first place in this performance, but..." Liang Xia knew that everyone was a little disappointed, so she brought a big bag of snacks to the podium and said, "Don't look so sad. I bought some food for you. Someone help me share it."
"Liangxia, I don't think we did a bad job." A classmate said dissatisfiedly.
Liang Xia smiled and said, "Who said we didn't do well?"
“But why didn’t we get first place?”
Liang Xia paused and asked, "Raise your hands if you like apples."
Most of the class raised their hands.
Liang Xia added: "Raise your hands if you like bananas."
Some people raised their hands again.
Liang Xia glanced at the listless faces of the entire class and said, "Some of you like apples, some like bananas, and some like both. But for those who like both, you chose apples today. Does that mean you don't like bananas? For those who like apples, can you say that bananas are not delicious? But some people just like to eat bananas. Both our performances and Class B's were excellent. This kind of excellence is different, just like apples and bananas. Some people like one and some like the other, but this doesn't mean that the one they don't like is not good. We are serious, right? We work hard, right? All the applause we won was sincere, right? That's enough. Why do we have to get the best ranking?"
The class was silent, and the students who had just complained lowered their heads.
"Why are you so dull?" Teacher Chen, our homeroom teacher, walked in with a bright look on her face. "What are you standing there for? Why don't you put the certificates on the wall? I've taught so many classes, but you guys are the most impressive! Hahaha!"
Teacher Chen’s words made the students look at each other in surprise.
"Oh, you bought food for everyone? I should buy it." Teacher Chen scratched his head, looked at the snacks on the podium, and whispered to Liang Xia, "Tell me how much it costs later, and I'll give it to you."
Liang Xia covered her mouth and smiled slightly: "It's okay, I'll treat everyone to a meal, Teacher Chen, you can eat too."
Teacher Chen chuckled and said, "Good kids, you are all good kids. Jian Yingfei, help the monitor put up the certificate. This is a symbol of our class unity. Besides, in my heart, your performance is already number one!"
"That's right! They just came across a topic that was suitable for the campus and won the honorary first place." said a student.
"That's right, there's nothing to be dissatisfied about. So what if I'm first place?" another student responded.
The students began to chatter and the atmosphere in the classroom became lively.
Teacher Chen and Liang Xia looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Some people are born with a strong desire to win, and they cannot satisfy their desire unless they reach the top, while some people have a calm mentality and only focus on the process, and the results are not important. Liang Xia originally thought that she was the first type.
Because at that time, she had not yet met the person or thing that made her desire it.
Today, this is the seventeenth Spring Festival that Liangxia and Jiuqiu have celebrated together.
After leaving school, most of the activities are at home. The winter in the south is a bit damp and cold. Liangxia and Jiuqiu lay on the rooftop wearing thick cotton jackets, watching the dry vines extending to the windows downstairs.
“It’s only cold enough that it won’t snow.” Jiu Qiu hugged himself tightly and looked at the lights of Cloud City.
"The last time it snowed was nine years ago," Liang Xia recalled.
"It turns out that the north is more suitable for people like us who like snow." Jiuqiu said.
"Jiuqiu, do you want to go to the north to see the snow?" Liangxia asked, tilting her head.
"No, I want to go to Japan to see the snow!" Jiuqiu remembered the scene in "Cardcaptor Sakura" where Sakura fought against the Clow Cards in the snow, and his eyes were full of envy.
"Then let's go and see it together." Liang Xia's eyes sparkled.
Jiu Qiu tilted his head and looked at her: "When?"
"Twenty years old, right?" Liang Xia supported herself on the rooftop with both hands and looked up at the starry sky. "Twenty years old is a very important age."
"Okay, then it's twenty years old." Jiuqiu laughed and raised his head to look at the starry sky.
When they are twenty, they will definitely be better than they are now, they both thought at the same time.
"Girls, come down quickly and warm yourself by the fire. The fire is ready." Liangxia's mother shouted loudly at the stairs.
Liangxia and Jiuqiu walked slowly downstairs. In the living room, the fathers were drinking and watching the Spring Festival Gala, and the mothers were making New Year's Eve dinner. Liangxia and Jiuqiu sat cross-legged on the futon, warming themselves by the fire and chatting intermittently.
Liangxia lowered her head, occasionally looking at her mobile phone, and the interface that opened was QQ.
Half an hour ago, Liang Xia sent a message to Tang Cheng: What are you doing? Happy New Year.
Haven't received a response yet.
Jiuqiu was watching the Spring Festival Gala from the side, laughing foolishly: "Hahaha, Sister Ma is so funny."
Liang Xia didn't care to read it, she just stared at her phone. Suddenly, QQ showed a message. Liang Xia hurriedly checked, but it was not from Tang Cheng, but a New Year's greeting from the "flying angel".
At the same time, Jiuqiu's cell phone in her pocket vibrated. She took it out with confusion and saw that it was a text message from Tang Cheng: Happy New Year.
Jiuqiu thought it was just an ordinary blessing message, so he replied with the words "happy together".
Liangxia opened the dialog box with the "flying angel" and said, "Happy New Year! I'm helping my mother prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. Let's talk later."
Then she put her phone down.
Jiuqiu asked with a gossipy look on his face: "Liangxia, is Tang Cheng sending you a message?" Liangxia shook her head: "No, Tang Cheng didn't seem to see the message and hasn't replied to my QQ message."
Hearing this, the smile on Jiuqiu's face froze and he panicked for a moment.
"Maybe... he's not on QQ? Otherwise, you can send him a text message and ask." Jiuqiu said with a stutter.
Liang Xia didn't pay attention, she just took out her cell phone again: "That makes sense, shall I send a text message saying 'Happy New Year'?" she asked Jiu Qiu.
Jiuqiu sat back in his seat politely, touched his knees with both hands in a somewhat bewildered manner, and said, "Is this ok..."
Liang Xia lowered her head to send a message, and after a while, the text message alert ringtone rang.
Liang Xia smiled, picked up the phone and waved it in front of Jiu Qiu, saying, "He said 'Tong Le'."
Jiuqiu forced out an unnatural smile and left with an excuse: "I'm going to the bathroom."
She quickly ran to the bathroom, closed the door heavily, leaned against the toilet door, looked at the ordinary text message on her mobile phone, and fell into deep thought.
Tang Cheng... he just hadn't had time to send it to Liang Xia yet? After all, his name was before Liang Xia's in the address book, so Tang Cheng sent it to himself first.
This must be the case. He must not have had time to send a text message to Liang Xia...
Why is this happening? Why do I feel uneasy, as if I did something I shouldn't have done behind Liang Xia's back? But, she clearly didn't do anything...
Jiuqiu sighed, feeling an inexplicable sense of guilt.
Jiuqiu didn’t enjoy the New Year’s Eve dinner that night, and after returning to his bedroom, he didn’t sleep all night.
Jiuqiu didn't understand why he, who had always been so open-minded, became so nervous and at a loss when faced with Tang Cheng's sudden "favorable treatment".
She... shouldn't be like this.
Being in the same class with Tang Cheng made Jiuqiu even more conflicted.
It would be fine if he didn't look for her. She would just be a leisurely person, sleeping when she wanted to sleep and attending classes when she wanted to. She would rather be caught and punished by the teacher than say a word to Tang Cheng.
However, Tang Cheng may not think so.
"No way? Come again..." Jiuqiu was just being lazy and didn't do her homework, so Tang Cheng stood in front of her seat and stretched out his hand to her.
"I didn't do it. Can I make it up at noon?" Jiuqiu scratched his head.
Tang Cheng nodded: "Okay, I'll watch you do it at noon."
Wait! What did he say? At noon...at noon, watching her do it?
Jiuqiu suddenly looked up and glared at Tang Cheng, but Tang Cheng had already turned around and returned to his seat. Jiuqiu secretly stamped his feet and gritted his teeth, but he could do nothing about Tang Cheng.
At noon, as soon as the bell rang, Tang Cheng moved his stool and sat next to Jiuqiu. Jiuqiu said, "I'm very hungry!"
"When you're done, go eat." Tang Cheng considerately spread out the homework book and placed it in front of Jiu Qiu. Jiu Qiu said viciously, "Tang Cheng! I didn't realize you were so vicious!"
Tang Cheng smiled and said, "I can't help it. I will definitely complete the tasks Liang Xia has asked me to do."
"Ding——" Jiuqiu's heart was inexplicably moved. Liangxia? Was it really because of Liangxia? Then why did he forget to text Liangxia on New Year's Eve? When was this guy in front of him real and when was he fake?
Thinking of this, Jiuqiu whispered: "Liangxia wants you to die, will you go too?"
"Maybe." Tang Cheng curled his lips.
"I'm going to tell Liang Xia!" Jiuqiu folded his hands on the desk, leaned forward, and stared at Tang Cheng cunningly.
Tang Cheng met her gaze but did not respond.
"Crack." Not far away, Jiang Han coughed, packed up his books, got up and went out to eat.
Watching Jiang Han walk away, Jiu Qiu said to Tang Cheng, "Let me go. Now there are only two of us in the classroom. Others will misunderstand."
"There are only two of us left, who misunderstood?" Tang Cheng asked, and then said, "Besides, what's there to misunderstand? I was just supervising you to do your homework."
"It's so annoying." Jiuqiu grabbed the pen angrily and slammed it hard on the table twice, as a way of venting his inner restlessness.
However, the mathematical symbols in the math book were like spiders, weaving huge webs in her mind and swallowing up all her thoughts.
She simply...can't calm down!
"What are you doing?" Liang Xia's voice floated out from the window.
Jiuqiu seemed to be panicking, and his body trembled slightly. Tang Cheng, however, turned around and said, "Liangxia, come here," as if he was just saying something casual.
Liangxia walked around to the front door of the classroom and came over.
"You've come at the right time. Come with me to supervise Jiuqiu." Tang Cheng moved a stool to his side and asked Liang Xia to sit down.
The first thing Liang Xia asked when she came in was: "Jiu Qiu, you haven't done your homework again?"
"Am I so terrible in your eyes?" Jiuqiu held his head in pain. As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach growled.
As if grabbing a lifeline, Jiu Qiu looked at Tang Cheng and Liang Xia expectantly and said, "Can we go eat first? Listen, my stomach is growling!"
Tang Cheng and Liang Xia looked at each other, as if they understood each other's hearts. Liang Xia stood up and said, "I'll bring the food up." Then she left the classroom.
Tang Cheng looked at Jiu Qiu: "You continue."
But Jiuqiu didn't want to continue.
Jiuqiu is feeling very conflicted now, and she wants to sort out the conflict.
So Jiuqiu closed his homework book and said to Tang Cheng, "Answer me a question and I will do my homework."
"you say."
Jiuqiu approached Tang Cheng and asked, "Why did you send me a text message on New Year's Eve but not Liangxia?"
She stared into Tang Cheng's eyes, not allowing him any chance to think or lie.
Tang Cheng didn't evade his gaze, but asked back: "It's just a text message, do you need a reason?"
"Of course! Although you and Liang Xia haven't made an official statement, we friends have already tacitly acknowledged your relationship. You didn't text her on New Year's Eve, but sent it to me. Aren't you afraid that I will misunderstand something?"
Jiuqiu expressed all his doubts in one breath.
Tang Cheng looked at her for a long time, then slowly looked away, his gaze falling diagonally downward. After a while, he murmured, "What if... it's not a misunderstanding?"
What if everything is as Jiuqiu thought?
Jiuqiu stood up suddenly as if stimulated, and said, "I don't know what you are talking about. I'm going to the toilet!"
After saying that, she ran out quickly.
The wind was whistling in her ears, but Jiuqiu felt that she could hear nothing and see nothing. She only felt her cheeks were hot, very hot.
After finally running into the toilet, Jiuqiu locked herself in the cubicle, not daring to breathe. It was lunch time, and everyone went to the cafeteria. There was no one in the toilet, and it was so quiet that it seemed as if she was the only one left in the world.
My heart was beating so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest.
Lu Jiuqiu, what are you doing?
Why hide?
Jiuqiu, who had calmed down a little, squatted in the toilet cubicle, tapping his forehead with a sad face.
Hiding, doesn't it just prove that I am guilty? I should have slapped Tang Cheng in the face at that time to tell him to stop talking nonsense!
But now, she is hiding here like a deserter, how can she face Liang Xia and Tang Cheng?
Also, what kind of feelings does Tang Cheng have towards Liang Xia?
Why did Tang Cheng say that? What was his intention?
On this side, Jiuqiu was hiding in the toilet and didn't dare to go out. On the other side, Liangxia had already bought lunch and came up.
Seeing that Jiuqiu was not there, she asked, "Where is Jiuqiu?"
"I'm going to the bathroom." Tang Cheng raised his head slowly and said, "Put her portion here. Let's go out to eat. Don't disturb her."
"Okay." Liang Xia nodded and distributed the lunch boxes prepared for Jiuqiu.
The reason why Tang Cheng wanted to go out with Liang Xia was simple—he was afraid that Jiu Qiu would be embarrassed.
No matter how old you are, you can't hide the fact that you like someone.
Tang Cheng liked Jiuqiu, not Liangxia, from the very beginning.
But Tang Cheng knew that once he told this, Jiuqiu would stay away from him because Jiuqiu didn't want to make Liangxia sad.
He was right, and the facts confirmed his concerns.
And when the three of them were together again, facing Jiuqiu's deliberate stupidity, Tang Cheng just remained silent and pretended that he had not said anything.
It’s not that Tang Cheng didn’t dare to ask for an answer, but he felt a little uneasy that Jiuqiu, who always did his own thing, was so cowardly to avoid this matter.
As time went by, beneath the seemingly peaceful relationship between the three of them, there were already turbulent undercurrents.
When they were just entering their third year of high school, the small southern town was swelteringly hot in September.
Liangxia sat in Jiuqiu's house, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan and reading a book - the power had been out for two hours, and Jiuqiu's living room was cooler than her own, so she came over to stay.
Jiuqiu was cutting watermelon in the kitchen. Her cell phone was in the living room and suddenly vibrated twice.
Liang Xia picked up the phone and saw that it was an insignificant advertising message. She habitually wanted to help Jiu Qiu delete the advertising message. However, as soon as the message was deleted, Liang Xia saw Tang Cheng's name faintly on the bottom edge of the screen.
Since there were no secrets between the two of them, Liang Xia clicked on it out of curiosity. The first message read: You forgot your new shoes in the classroom, I brought them back for you, come downstairs and get them quickly.
The second one is: Happy New Year.
That “Happy New Year” message was from over a year ago.
Liang Xia remembered very clearly that at that time, she sent many messages to Tang Cheng on QQ, but Tang Cheng did not reply.
Even if Tang Cheng didn't see the QQ message, why did he send a text message to Jiu Qiu that year but not to her?
Liang Xia is a sensitive and delicate person. When she saw this text message, a potential possibility of a relationship between Tang Cheng and Jiu Qiu popped up in her mind, but this possibility was by no means beneficial to her.
Liang Xia was in a daze, staring at a certain place with lifeless eyes.
Jiuqiu, who came out of the kitchen with a sliced ​​watermelon, was stunned for a moment when she saw this scene. But she quickly returned to the kitchen and called out, "Here comes the watermelon, little darling!"
Hearing the voice, Liang Xia put the phone back to its original place and returned to reading.
Jiuqiu placed the watermelon on the coffee table in the living room and handed a piece to Liangxia: "Here."
Liang Xia took it and said lightly: "Thank you."
Jiuqiu ate the watermelon with a guilty conscience for a while before he tentatively asked Liangxia: "Liangxia, which university are you going to apply to?"
Which junior high school to attend, which high school to go to, and which university to apply to are questions that all students will be asked during graduation season.
Liang Xia closed the book, raised her head slightly and thought for a while, then said, "I want to go to a big city."
"Yes, yes, I think so too. I think going to a big city can help me see the world." Jiuqiu agreed, even though he felt a hint of embarrassment in his words.
Liang Xia smiled, stood up and sat next to Jiu Qiu, and asked mysteriously: "Jiu Qiu, after this year, we will be adults. When you turn eighteen, is there anything you want to do?"
Jiuqiu pretended to think about it and said, "Hold a coming-of-age ceremony for both of us?"
"Great, great!" Liang Xia was in high spirits and said excitedly, "I want to confess my feelings to Tang Cheng at the coming-of-age ceremony."
Jiuqiu's smile froze on her face for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal and said, "Very good..."
"I think we can both fall in love at the same time, and it would be best if we could get married together then!" Liang Xia looked into Jiuqiu's eyes with an extremely pure look, as if every word she said was sincere and without any impurities.
Jiuqiu touched his head and rubbed his hands helplessly: "But I don't have anyone to confess to..."
"Jiuqiu doesn't have someone he likes yet?" Liangxia asked curiously.
Jiuqiu fell into deep thought, and the scene that emerged in her mind was when they were very young and first met Tang Cheng.
In the early morning of that autumn, there was a thick and cold frost. The dry grass on both sides of the road was covered with white, and it looked like snow from a distance. The road was also very slippery. Jiuqiu and Liangxia walked slowly to school.
It was at that time that Tang Cheng appeared in front of them, wearing a clean school uniform, a red scarf woven with thin thread around his neck, and earmuffs of the same color on his head.
At that time, Tang Cheng was the most handsome boy passing by. His skin was whiter than that of the girls, and his round and bright eyes were like plump and crystal black grapes, which attracted people deeply at first sight.
When Liang Xia saw Tang Cheng, she couldn't move away.
Seeing that he couldn't pull her, Jiuqiu looked over curiously and immediately understood what Liangxia was thinking.
But before she could tease Liang Xia, Tang Cheng suddenly stepped on white frost, slipped, and fell on his back, looking extremely embarrassed.
When Jiuqiu saw this, he laughed mercilessly.
Hearing the laughter, Tang Cheng's face turned red and he tried to get up in a panic, but because the road was too slippery, he fell again.
Jiuqiu laughed even more happily. Liangxia kept signaling Jiuqiu not to laugh, but Jiuqiu just couldn't control himself.
For Tang Cheng, that incident was a "shame" that he would never forget, and it was at that time that he remembered Jiuqiu who had laughed at him.
But Jiuqiu never knew it.
The girls around her also developed a shy crush on the same boy at the same time and place for different reasons.
Jiuqiu took a breath, turned around, and murmured, "Yes, there is...but..."
"Click——"
It was as if a valve in Liangxia's heart was suddenly opened, and her uneasy mood gushed out.
"But I'm not worthy of her." Jiuqiu said dejectedly.
Liang Xia wanted an answer in her heart, so she continued to ask: "Who is he? Even our Jiuqiu is not worthy of him?"
Jiuqiu sighed, turned around and looked at Liangxia, and said with emotion: "He is a rich second-generation, a young master. Look at me, look at our house, and then look at my appearance and my knowledge. Do you think I am worthy of him?"
Liang Xia was puzzled now. The person she was talking about didn't look like Tang Cheng...
Could it be that she was just overthinking everything?
"Who is so powerful?" Liang Xia was really curious this time.
Jiuqiu bit her lower lip, pulled Liangxia's arm, leaned over her, and spoke in her ear: "It's Jian Yingfei from your class. Actually... Actually, at the New Year's Eve party, I..."
"Ah..." Liang Xia believed it and asked incredulously, "You...you really like Jian Yingfei?"
Even if Liang Xia guessed all the boys in the school, she would probably not guess Jian Yingfei, because Jian Yingfei was so lucky in love, and Jiuqiu disliked this type of boy the most. But Jiuqiu actually told her that she liked Jian Yingfei!
"I know you definitely don't believe it, but Liangxia, ask yourself, is Jian Yingfei really as we see him to be?" Jiuqiu asked.
Liangxia thought carefully and thought that might not be the case.
Jian Yingfei has good luck with women, and he is nice to every girl. However, Liang Xia and Jian Yingfei have worked together in "Love in a Fallen City", and it can be seen that Jian Yingfei is a reliable, hardworking person who is willing to learn because he doesn't understand.
From this perspective, it is understandable that Jiuqiu likes Jian Yingfei.
But how does Jiuqiu know Jian Yingfei so well?
In fact, Jiuqiu didn’t understand Jian Yingfei, she just knew Jian Yingfei’s secret.
She heard the secret half a year ago in a CD store, eavesdropping through a wooden shelf.
Jian Yingfei is the "flying angel" who has a crush on Liang Xia. Due to various concerns, Jian Yingfei has never dared to tell Liang Xia about this.
It seems that Jian Yingfei likes Liang Xia, and Jiuqiu can use him as an excuse to clear his "suspicion" in front of Liang Xia.
Liangxia believed Jiuqiu's words "I like Jian Yingfei" without a doubt.
Therefore, when facing Jian Yingfei, Liang Xia was more proactive and enthusiastic, because Jian Yingfei was the person her best friend liked, and they might become a family in the future.
However, faced with Liang Xia's initiative and enthusiasm, Jian Yingfei misunderstood.
Jian Yingfei often wondered, could it be that Liang Xia was interested in me? But wasn't Liang Xia very close to that guy named Tang Cheng?
This made Jian Yingfei happy and worried, as he couldn't figure out Liang Xia's thoughts.
Tang Cheng also knew about this.
In the teacher's office, Jiuqiu was being scolded by the teacher for making too many mistakes in his homework . Tang Cheng happened to come to the office to get the marked test paper.
Seeing Jiuqiu lowering his head to accept the teacher's teachings, Tang Cheng slowly took the test paper, left the office and stood in the aisle waiting for Jiuqiu.
About ten minutes later, Jiuqiu came out. When he saw Tang Cheng, his face still showed the displeasure of being scolded just now.
"Were you distracted in class again?" Tang Cheng caught her and asked.
Jiuqiu lowered his head and did not respond.
"Jiuqiu, this year is very important to us." Tang Cheng reminded Jiuqiu.
Jiu Qiu waved his hands, a little impatient: "Okay, why are you just like that old man inside? You're so nagging."
Tang Cheng suddenly stretched out his hand from under the test paper, grabbed Jiuqiu, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"Do I need to report to you what I'm thinking about?" Jiuqiu was already feeling uncomfortable after being scolded, and she became even more annoyed when faced with Tang Cheng's questioning.
Tang Cheng frowned: "Are you thinking about Jian Yingfei?"
"Tang Cheng!" Jiu Qiu tried to break free from Tang Cheng's hand, but he was not as strong as him. Jiu Qiu got angry: "In your eyes, my life is only about love? What does my poor grades have to do with you?"
She deliberately lowered her voice, but her hand that was being dragged was clenched into a fist.
"Jiuqiu...I am..."
"You are doing this for my own good. Why should you do this for my own good? You are not related to me." Jiuqiu moved closer to Tang Cheng and said word by word, "Also, let me tell you, I was thinking about Jian Yingfei , that's why I didn't listen to the class and made so many mistakes in my homework. I am just like this. I won't be able to get into university, so don't worry about me!" After saying that, Jiuqiu waved his hand and accidentally knocked the test paper out of Tang Cheng's hand.
In an instant, dozens of test papers were scattered on the ground. Jiuqiu stepped on the test papers on the ground and returned to the classroom angrily.
Tang Cheng was stunned for a long time before he slowly squatted down and picked up the fallen test papers one by one.
At that moment, Tang Cheng felt a sharp pain in his heart. It was the first time since he grew up that he felt pain different from the pain of being cut. It was then that Tang Cheng realized that the pain of being cut was so different from the pain of being cut in the heart...
Tang Cheng and Jiu Qiu were in a cold war, a cold war that deceived everyone.
Every time Liang Xia asked Tang Cheng and Jiu Qiu out, Jiu Qiu would always say, "No, I don't want to be a light bulb. I want to pursue my own happiness!"
Tang Cheng said again: "It's okay, Liang Xia, let's go."
Liang Xia believed it and did not doubt them. She just felt that it was not good for Jiu Qiu to be caught in the middle of her and Tang Cheng all the time. Besides, she wanted nothing more than to be alone with Tang Cheng.
The fake play needs to be made real. Jiuqiu is too bored to be alone, so he might as well go find Jian Yingfei.
As time went by, Jian Yingfei began to be wary of her: "Why do you always come to see me? Lu Jiuqiu, you don't like me, do you? I'm telling you, I have someone I like."
Jiuqiu rolled his eyes at him and said, "I know you like Lin Liangxia."
Being hit on the heart of the matter, Jian Yingfei did not evade or quibble, but asked bluntly: "How did you know?"
"Half a year ago, in a CD store, you were selecting Stefanie Sun's records and I heard it." Jiuqiu said without any reservation.
"Don't tell Lin Liangxia." This was Jian Yingfei's only request.
Jiuqiu looked at him with disdain and said, "Look at you! Why should I tell Liangxia? She doesn't like you!"
Jian Yingfei explained: "I know Liang Xia's feelings, and I didn't tell her about this in order to remain her good friend."
Jiuqiu listened and remained silent without answering.
The days passed rather uneventfully, probably because everyone was immersed in "preparing for the college entrance examination" and had no energy to do other things.
Jiuqiu continued to study as usual, but as to where he would be ranked in the end, he could only leave it to fate.
Tang Cheng and Liang Xia, on the other hand, were like charging into battle, having done enough preparation. They really looked alike, but why didn't two people who looked so alike fall in love with each other?
The short years of youth seem like a long struggle.
When the day of the college entrance examination arrives, everyone is a soldier cleaning his guns and cannons.
In the examination room, Jiuqiu met his old deskmate Jiang Han.
She hadn't spoken to Jiang Han for a long time. When she first entered the examination room, Jiang Han asked Jiuqiu: "Lu Jiuqiu, are you confident?"
Jiu Qiu smiled indifferently: "Let it be, leave it to fate , do the questions you can do, think about the ones you can't do, and if you still can't do it even after thinking, then try your luck."
Jiang Han knew that Jiuqiu had this kind of personality, so he didn't say much, just said: "Come on."
Tang Cheng and Liang Xia were assigned to the same examination room. When they met, they understood the encouragement and confidence in each other's eyes with just a glance.
The college entrance examination lasted for two days. After two days, some people cheered for their freedom, while others shed tears silently for the uncertain life.
They would cry because of the separation at that time, but it was the memories that surged in their hearts many years later that made them experience real sadness.
It is a memorial to the beauty that has passed away, and a happiness that can never be returned in this life.
After graduating from high school, Jiuqiu fulfilled his promise and rented a house outside, intending to hold an 18th-year-old ceremony for himself and Liangxia.
She and Liang Xia worked together for three days and finally planned every detail of the coming-of-age ceremony. Then they began to invite friends, including Tang Cheng, Guan Linxiu, Jian Yingfei, Jiang Han, and some other good classmates.
The small rental house was decorated like a disco, with everything to eat, drink and play in the small space. A large group of friends gathered here and everyone had a great time.
Logically speaking, Jiuqiu should also enjoy it, but... Liangxia once told Jiuqiu that she would confess her love to Tang Cheng on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony.
Jiuqiu thought Liangxia was just talking, but no one expected that Liangxia was serious.
The weather was very good that day. The sun was not too harsh, but it shone a little through the gaps in the clouds.
There is a balcony outside the room, and on the balcony is a grape trellis covered with green leaves. Tang Cheng sits under the trellis and looks at the treetops swaying in the wind in the distance.
Liang Xia drank half a glass of red wine, wiped her mouth, walked out and sat down next to Tang Cheng.
The two of them stood shoulder to shoulder, enjoying the gentle breeze on the balcony.
"Aren't you staying in there?" Tang Cheng asked.
"It's too noisy." Liang Xia smiled slightly, with a blush on her face.
Tang Cheng laughed: "That's right, you never like crowds."
It was just a few words, but it revealed Tang Cheng's understanding of Liang Xia.
Liang Xia was moved, and her courage surged like a sea of ​​clouds. She turned her head, looked at Tang Cheng, and asked, "Tang Cheng, do you understand me?"
"I dare not say that I understand you, but we have been together for so many years, I at least understand you." Tang Cheng smiled, he himself was a little confused.
"If you understand me, you should know what I mean, right?"
Liangxia smiled.
When she said this, Tang Cheng's smile disappeared...
It is because of understanding that the smile disappears.
Liang Xia held her hands together, looked at the sky which seemed low due to the thick clouds, and said, "Tang Cheng, I like you so much... From the time I was not very sensible to the time I became sensible, I have always liked you so much..."
Tang Cheng seemed to have a lot of noisy voices in his ears. Liang Xia's affectionate confession kept lingering in his ears, but he couldn't hear a word...
The day has finally come, the day when I have to confess to Liang Xia.
"No matter what your answer is, I must speak my mind today, Tang Cheng, I..."
"Sorry." Tang Cheng suddenly interrupted Liang Xia. His voice was very soft, but it was like a bolt from the blue for Liang Xia.
Tang Cheng didn't give Liang Xia any time to respond, and said, "I know you like me, but I'm sorry, I always treated you as a friend."
He didn't dare look into Liang Xia's eyes, for fear of seeing her cry.
However, Liang Xia suddenly laughed and said, "What does it matter? I like you, but I don't have to ask you to like me."
Tang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Liang Xia, only to find that Liang Xia was smiling brightly, and beneath that deep smile were a pair of tearful eyes.
Tang Cheng thought that he would probably never forget how Liang Xia looked at that time...