Volume 2 Hello, Xia Mi Chapter 158 You in My Memory (Part 2)
Seeing Chu Zihang remained silent, Xia Mi nudged him with her elbow, her eyes sly like a little fox that smelled gossip, "Hey, hey! Give me some reaction, you can't have this attitude when Senior Sister Lu really confesses to you!"
"I... don't know what to say." Chu Zihang had a little sweat on his forehead. Just imagining Lu Mingfei standing in front of him with her hands behind her back, shyly bending over and looking up at him, saying, "Senior Brother, can we date?" made his heart beat faster and his whole body stiffen.
This was not because of a string in his heart being touched, but because of a person's natural fear when facing a situation that he could not completely overcome. Chu Zihang could face , and he dared to jump off a building to find a glimmer of hope even if there was a TNT explosion behind him, but he could not face a girl who offered her love to him without reservation.
Most of the otakus who lack social interaction, or those boys who have a natural barrier to the opposite sex, will have this kind of emotion, but Chu Zihang is a little different from them. He can't accept it calmly because he doesn't understand the group of people represented by the word "girls". Sometimes they are very cute, so cute that people like Chu Zihang occasionally feel a special pleasure when they are with this person, but sometimes they are easy to get upset, and you can't find any reason for her to be angry and indifferent or even try to break up with you. You want to try to understand, but they keep a distance just right and refuse to give you any chance.
Because she didn't know him well, she felt that there was no need to waste time on such things. Even though there were thousands of peach blossoms trying to dance around Chu Zihang, he was more innocent than those otakus who had been single for a year and couldn't say five sentences to a girl. He was so innocent that Xia Mi even thought that Chu Zihang should be a girl and Lu Mingfei should be a boy. With Lu Mingfei's mean character, he would definitely eat up this innocent little lamb in a minute.
But the current situation is that Lu Mingfei likes a cold-faced gossipy man who is more innocent than her...If no one intervenes forcefully to push the issue, the ambiguity between them will probably be put on a time limit of about ten thousand years.
"Well, to hear "like" and related words from you is as difficult as teaching a pig to climb a tree." Teacher Xia Mi patted the table, motioned Chu Zihang to look up at her, and began teaching love class, "Listen, answer my questions, follow my rhythm, I can tell what you are thinking. First of all, let me ask you, do you hate Lu Mingfei? Do you find her annoying and want her to stay away from you?"
"Never thought about it."
"When you were with her, was there a moment when you felt that the feeling at that moment was something only she could give you?"
Chu Zihang recalled carefully that the first time someone brought him soup in the dormitory was by Lu Mingfei, the first time a girl pushed him against the wall was also by Lu Mingfei, and the first time he replaced all the things in his room was also by Lu Mingfei.
Even without counting the things that happened at Kassel Academy, let's go back a little bit to that rainy night on the viaduct, the first time he spent the night alone with a certain girl. The rain was pouring down outside the window, and the thunder and lightning were roaring. The veins on his arms bulged as he gripped the steering wheel, and the corners of his eyes probably held the only tears of his life. From beginning to end, there was a girl who had been holding his arms tightly, fearing that he would turn around and fight that impossible god of war thing in a fit of anger.
He had gradually gotten used to the girl beside him. Sometimes during meetings, he would subconsciously take a second look downstairs at the Lionheart Club. She would always stand under that pillar with her hands behind her back, swaying back and forth with her toes tapping the ground intentionally or unintentionally. She never knew that Chu Zihang was in a position where she could see her while she was waiting.
Sometimes, if there were too many things to do in a meeting, it might be extended for an hour or two. When her legs were sore from waiting, she would squat down and tap her hair left and right, then stand up and pick up a small mirror to see if her hair was messy. Even if it was raining, windy, or sunny, she always seemed to be there on time, just to go to the cafeteria to eat together. If one day Chu Zihang glanced out the window and didn't see her, he would be distracted when the members of the department were arguing passionately about a little funding, wondering why she didn't come today, and suddenly there seemed to be a space in his heart, thinking that he would have to go to the cafeteria alone again today.
Chu Zihang didn't know what that feeling was called. Lu Mingfei was like an accident that broke into his life. If he hadn't called her that night, maybe the two of them would never have met. But there is no if in the world. Chu Zihang has been a gossipy and nosy person since then. He couldn't allow a girl to go home alone in the rain on a rainy day. He extended his hand, and the story began.
He was grateful that Lu Mingfei saved him that night, so he was willing to pay more attention to this girl and help her as much as he could. But he didn't know that those things were so important to Lu Mingfei. The girl who lived under someone else's roof was cautious and unremarkable, and a little warmth could make her feel overwhelmed. The flame of love was ignited by him inadvertently that year, until it soared into the sky, dyeing the gray sky of each other with blazing flames.
"Yes." Chu Zihang nodded vigorously.
"At that moment, did you feel that this is how life should be, and felt very comfortable?" Xia Mi continued to ask.
"meeting."
"If you were asked to throw away all these things now, would your lifestyle change?"
Chu Zihang tried to clear all things related to Lu Mingfei from his life, so that he would be alone again. There would not be a girl sitting next to him while eating and chattering about the latest things. There would not be so many small things in his dormitory that did not match his temperament and looked like little girls' favorites, but were actually very convenient. There would not be so many people in the college who were keen on discussing the Lionheart President. Caesar was much more interesting than the guy who always had a paralyzed face. Chu Zihang's recent popularity was largely because he was close to Lu Mingfei and was a mortal enemy of Caesar, so he got the attention of both sides.
"Probably will regress." Only now did Chu Zihang realize that some things are indeed very important. Once you get used to them, you won't think they are so special. But when you are asked to throw them all away, you will find that you have been deeply affected.
"Then why are you still talking nonsense? I really don't mean to belittle you. Although you have many romantic partners, there are only a few who can bravely throw themselves into your arms. If you reject them now, your future life trajectory will probably be to be single until you are thirty years old, and your parents can't stand it anymore and force you to go on a blind date, and then use your family property to bring back a shy and pretty girl to marry her. But you don't love her at all! The rest of your life will just be to have someone in your family who will call you husband, and you will raise her and have a baby step by step. You don't want to go home at all when you have nothing to do. You would rather take your favorite sword and slay dragons all over the world. When you go home, your child will say that mom has an uncle she doesn't know who came to our house. This is your future!"
As Xia Mi spoke, she sounded like an old woman who was very disappointed with her son. She wanted to grab Chu Zihang, tie him up and throw him on the bed, and ask Lu Mingfei to come over to get married. "Opportunities don't always come. While she really likes you now, grab her hand and give her some response!"
"You look... like you care about this matter more than we do." Chu Zihang said cautiously.
"You won't understand this feeling. Do you know what CP is?" Xia Mi waved her hands.
“I really don’t understand.”
"It's like the fairy couple. You know the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl and everything about them. You think their meeting is beautiful and they are meant to be together. But in the end, they were separated to the two ends of the Milky Way. If it weren't for the magpie that built a bridge for them, they wouldn't even have the chance to meet once a year. As a bystander, you hate the Queen Mother and the Jade Emperor and hate this ending. Then you are supporting the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl! A happy ending is worth everyone's longing!"
Chu Zihang lowered his head, thinking about something. Bubbles were bubbling in the pot. Xia Mi turned back to add water to the dumplings, and then waited for it to boil. After three times, the dumplings were ready to be taken out of the pot.
"Come! Xia Mi's special pork and green onion dumplings, I guarantee you'll feel like a god when you eat them!" Xia Mi placed a large bowl of dumplings in front of Chu Zihang, took out the disposable chopsticks she had bought and handed them to Chu Zihang, then leaned over the table with her hands on her chin and looked at him.
"Don't you want to eat it?" Chu Zihang saw that she didn't seem to have any intention of getting another portion for himself.
"Looking forward to seeing you burst into astonishment after eating it, that's how all food comics are." Xia Mi blinked, "If you dare to say it's not tasty, I'll tie you up and throw you into the river."
The only diner, Chu Zihang, had to take this bowl of dumplings seriously. It was like the food that the Queen Mother gave to her subjects on a whim. Even if it was so unpalatable that you couldn't eat it, you would wake up from a dream and give a thumbs up after eating it, saying that the dumplings you ate in the first half of your life were just pig food, and only the dumplings you made by yourself were worthy of the thousand-year essence of these two words.
Chu Zihang picked up the dumplings and let them cool for a while, then dipped them in the vinegar dish. After biting open the dumpling skin, the most important taste was the filling. The filling that Xia Mi had taken the time to chop herself was indeed much better than any frozen product. The minced meat was not greasy and its flavor was exactly the same as the way his father had made it when he was a child.
"Is it delicious? Is it delicious?" Xia Mi asked in a tone full of praise.
"It's delicious." said Chu Zihang.
"Hey! I worked so hard to treat you to a meal, and in the end all you can say is that it's delicious? Can't you use your little brain and say more compliments?" Xia Mi rolled her eyes.
It's true that girls are like this, they can turn hostile to you at any time. She could be considerate to you one moment, and slap and want to make you spin 3600 degrees on the spot. Xia Mi is like this, and so is Lu Mingfei. When she is domineering, she can even press Chu Zihang against the wall.
"It's hard to find such delicious food in the world. With this level of skill, you can open a dumpling restaurant." Chu Zihang was very cooperative.
"Eh, that's too exaggerated! It sounds like flattery." Xia Mi curled her lips, "But considering it's you, I can barely listen to it. I'll let you pass!"
Chu Zihang ate dumplings one spoonful at a time while Xia Mi just looked at him. Even Lu Mingfei rarely stared at him like this while eating. Chu Zihang couldn't stand it anymore and simply found a topic to distract him.
"I remember your enrollment information saying you had a younger brother, but I didn't see him."
"He is a mentally retarded child and is staying in a nursing home. We can't leave him living alone in a place like this. I will go and accompany him after I finish my work here." Xia Mi said.
"Where are your parents?"
"I don't care, I ran away a long time ago."
Chu Zihang had nothing to say. He only asked two simple questions, but Xia Mi's answers were worse than the last. She was really asking about things that were off-topic. All she asked were things that hurt her so much.
He was just about to say, "That's why you are always so thrifty," when he suddenly felt dizzy. It was as heavy as if someone had hit him on the head with a hammer, and even his cervical vertebrae were shaking.
"Brother, you should read more Journey to the West. You can't just eat things of beautiful fairies. They might be toads, snakes, insects, rats and ants." Xia Mi put away the dishes and chopsticks that had been swept away. The soft and cute little sister was gone, and there was a hint of helplessness on her cold face.
"There's something wrong with you..." Chu Zihang tried hard to support himself, feeling dizzy.
"You figured it out? Then why didn't you do something earlier?" Xia Mi smiled.
"I can't be sure. You said you were from Shilan Middle School, but no one remembered you at the class reunion. Norma's information has always been complete. Your home doesn't match Norma's records, and you can even escape easily from Garrincha. That kind of person will not give up the hostages in his hands even if he escapes in a smoke bomb. He will definitely use you and Caesar to continue fighting..." Chu Zihang's voice became smaller and smaller. He even tried to quietly pick up the bag under the table where Murasame was, but he couldn't do it. The drug Xia Mi gave him was very strong, and even a mixed-blood like him couldn't resist it.
"If he doesn't let me go, he will be completely disabled. It's a pity that he reacts a few seconds faster." Xia Mi sneered.
"Who...are you?"
"Aren't all of you here for my brother? I don't know who leaked the news, but now all the half-bloods in the world are coming to kill my brother. I have no choice but to come back to help him." Xia Mi said, "Do you understand? The one you want to kill is Fenrir, and I am his sister, Jörmungandr, the king of earth and mountains. In your mythology, I am the giant snake that encircles the courtyard."
"I didn't expect the dragon clan would use such a trick." Chu Zihang closed his eyes weakly and fell on the table. He didn't even have the strength to open his eyes. He relied on his spirit to support himself to talk to Xia Mi.
"Because I'm not strong enough, I can only choose to be cunning." Xia Mi reached out and gently stroked Chu Zihang's forehead, smiling faintly, "Don't worry, senior brother, I don't plan to do anything to you. I have to honestly admit that I didn't care about you before, I should say I liked you, just like Senior Sister Lu liked you. But then I grew up and began to understand that it was wrong. I am a dragon, the proud Dragon King Jörmungandr, and you are just a human. It's like you are the only one left in the world, and you won't interact with chimpanzees across species, right? So I learned to give up and treat you as an object of observation instead."
"Observation subject?" Chu Zihang felt that this sounded a bit like some kind of experiment. No wonder Xia Mi was always able to suppress him. He was like a little white mouse, running left and right in the cage but couldn't jump out of the cage she set.
"I don't understand the rules of this human society. If I want to survive here, I have to learn to disguise myself as a human. So I chose some people, observed their words and deeds, and imitated their ways to improve myself. That's when you came into my sight, because you were different from the others, probably because we had the same blood and would quietly approach each other in the crowd. Because of this, I became more and more like a real human girl. Many boys pursued me, but I rejected them all. In my eyes, you are the most special one. I was even obsessed with you and wrote so many novels, with you and myself as the protagonists, imagining that it was me and you together in another world."
At this point, Xia Mi laughed at herself and silently covered her cheeks to hide the faint pink that had crept up on her. It was not easy to look back at her dark history after growing up. Even she would feel shy, like that year when she secretly fell in love with a boy and stood in the distance watching him play basketball.
Xia Mi helped Chu Zihang up, threw him on the bed, and pulled the sheets over him: "It was a mistake to fall in love with you at one time. I even regretted it, but soon I found that it was also my luck because you met Odin. I let you stay here for your own good. Soon this city will become a battlefield, a battlefield between me and those half-bloods. They think they are good at slaying dragons, but they are the prey."
