Chapter 10 The Little Things That Have a Big Impact
After listening to Hu Duyu's narration, Yu Panan finally put together the events of the year in his mind. The little things she didn't know at the time crushed the beautiful things to the point of collapse, and there were only a few broken bricks and tiles waiting for her to pick up now.
If you want to tell the story completely, you have to rewind the time.
In his junior year of high school, Yu Panan was still a resident student. Yu Zhi'an is different, he attended a different school in high school, and he has been going to day school.
Because Yu Pan'an, who is in her third year of high school, has become a little stressed, and she always sighs when she goes home every weekend, Yu Yu'an will occasionally run to her school after school to bring her snacks in order to make her happy.
The number of times it has been sent has increased, and it will naturally be seen by the classmates who know Yu Panan. It's a pity that the person who saw this at the beginning was not a classmate who was very familiar with Yu Panan, but just a girl in the same class who had a very general relationship. The girl immediately told someone about it, saying that Ji Zhiheng had just left school for training, and Yu Panan immediately changed her boyfriend.
What is most lacking in boring high school life is this kind of little gossip with a bit of fun, and the news immediately flies around like wings. Of course, there are also classmates who have a good relationship with Yu Panan who asked her for verification, and she also clarified that it was her brother of the dragon and phoenix fetus, but somehow, the rumors spread farther and farther, and few people knew the true version she clarified.
Maybe it's because most people don't want to know the "truth", as long as it's fun enough for them.
Later, this matter also reached Ji Zhiheng's ears, he had not really been with Yu Panan as rumored, so he didn't dare to ask her directly, but asked his more trusted friend Hu Duyu to help him ask Yu Panan when he returned to school.
"Don't, I'm not very familiar with Yu Pan'an. Hu's first reaction was to refuse. But then, a little evil seedling sprouted in her heart, and she changed her words and said, "But for the sake of you being my good friend, I'll help you ask." โ
Fortunately, Hu Duyu really bumped into Yu Yu'an after school that day, crossing the fence to deliver food to Yu Pan'an. Fortunately, Yu Panan shouted "brother" in a loud voice that day. This made Hu Duyu suddenly the one in the know, and there was no need to ask Yu Pan'an at all.
But it's not very lucky, everyone doesn't know that Hu Duyu also likes Ji Zhiheng, including Ji Zhiheng himself, and he only treats her as a very good friend.
Perhaps, Hu Duyu was the first person to like Ji Zhiheng.
When she first entered the school, she saw the seating chart posted in front of the classroom, and at a glance captured the name "Ji Zhiheng" at the top. She was in the same school as Ji Zhiheng in junior high school, and she had heard of his various excellences, but she had never had the opportunity to recognize him in different classes at that time.
Fortunately, in high school, they intersected more. Ji Zhiheng also seems to have a bit of affection for her, a former alumnus, and is always very kind to her.
It didn't take long for Hu Duyu to hear that everyone had quietly rated her as the class flower behind her back, and she felt funny and a little happy. She thought-I don't know if Ji Zhiheng thinks the same way.
Originally, everything was developing in the right direction, but since a small turning point, Ji Zhiheng's eyes have never fallen on her again.
After the last class that day, Hu Duyu bumped into Yu Pan'an, who was in the same class, and seemed to be being bullied by a few gangsters from other classes. She was afraid of causing trouble, so she left without bothering about it. But the more she thought about it afterwards, the more she felt that she couldn't just forget it, and she didn't dare to go to the teacher rashly, so she told Ji Zhiheng, who was the class leader, about it.
In addition to the drive of kindness, of course, she also has her own selfishness, and hopes that Ji Zhiheng can see the shining point of "kindness" in her. Anyone has such a little selfishness, and even if she does, it's understandable.
But she didn't expect that the seemingly inconspicuous Yu Pan'an would start to get closer and closer to Ji Zhiheng because of her move. Gradually, the two of them became a "couple" in everyone's eyes, and she was excluded instead.
This whole thing is not anyone's fault. Yu Pan'an was innocent of being bullied, Hu Duiyu wanted to help Yu Pan'an out of kindness, and Ji Zhiheng was entrusted by a friend to help a girl he didn't know well out of a sense of responsibility. However, feelings are inherently intertwined and complicated, and the word "first come, first come" is often not applicable in relationships.
Hu Duyu is willing to admit that she hated and was jealous of Yu Pan'an at that time. She didn't think it was something hard to talk aboutโit was just a little girl's mind. If she is guilty, the only thing she feels guilty about Yu Pan'an is the one that happened later.
After learning about the relationship between Yu Panan and Yu Zhi'an, Hu Duyu did not tell Ji Zhiheng the truth, but told him, "They seem to be really in love." โ
In fact, as soon as she said this, she already regretted it. Because she saw Ji Zhiheng's injured expression, on the one hand, she felt that she had betrayed Ji Zhiheng's trust. On the other hand, she felt a little sorry for Yu Pan'an, who had nothing to do with her.
But she thought with luck - it doesn't matter, anyway, Ji Zhiheng will always ask her by himself, and he won't listen to all my words. And I just said "like I'm in a relationship", and even if he knows it's not like that, he won't think I'm lying on purpose.
After that little deception, Hu Duyu always had an uncomfortable feeling when facing Ji Zhiheng, and over time, he was not very willing to contact him. After less contact, she realized that she didn't seem to like Ji Zhiheng much in the first place, which could probably only be regarded as an illusion called "First Secret Love".
At the same time, Geng Yao, who was also in the art examination training class, often talked to Ji Zhiheng at the beginning, but Ji Zhiheng's attitude was also the attitude towards ordinary friends, and he couldn't see anything else.
Not long after the college entrance examination ended, Hu Duyu was surprised to learn the news that Ji Zhiheng and Geng Jiao were in love.
That's all for her story.
After listening to her story, Yu Pan'an naturally understood where that key node was.
โโAfter the college entrance examination, Ji Zhiheng bumped into Yu Pan'an and Yu Zhi'an, and saw Yu Zhi'an pinching Yu Pan'an's earlobe, so he was sure of their "love relationship". When Yu Pan'an asked Ji Zhiheng in person two days ago, he didn't answer, maybe out of guilt, after all, he misheard people's words, misjudged them, and didn't give her enough trust.
It's ridiculous to think about. This whole story is made up of such small things, but at that age when you can't stand the waves, you can make a pair of people who like each other separate.
Maybe it was Hu Duyu's fault that he shouldn't tell that lie, maybe Ji Zhiheng's fault was not giving Yu Panan more trust and didn't ask her in person if she was what others said, maybe it was Yu Pan'an's fault that he didn't hold Ji Zhiheng in a voice like he had imagined countless times and asked him why he didn't talk to her......
Maybe they're not brave enough.
Back in the present, the bar is dimly lit and bustling with people. Yu Pan'an and Hu Duyu touched their glasses, and both of them were a little silent because they mentioned the past. In the end, it was Yu Pan'an who opened her mouth first, she said, "Many times I really envy Geng Miao's personality, bold enough and direct enough. There are so many things I like to wait, but not everything can come, and I just don't understand it at the time. โ
"I also became brave later. Hu Duyu said, "It's hard for me to believe that I did the kind of tricks behind my back." But to be honest, I never thought that my thoughts would bring so many changes because of my thoughts. She sighed, "So, I have to say sorry." โ
"But Ji Zhiheng and I met because of you. Yu Pan'an smiled, "If there is really no participation from you, maybe we won't know each other well until we graduate." Hey, I can't figure it out, it seems like a paradox. โ
"I didn't like him much, so it wasn't a big deal. But between you, it's really sad. It's over, and when it comes to that, I want to say sorry again. โ
"Okay, okay, don't be sad, what's sad. To be sad is to get drunk. Yu Pan'an deliberately joked with a little wine.
Hu Duyu didn't sigh anymore, and after smiling at Yu Pan'an, he drank all the wine.