Cheng Chencheng checked several times, but did not find the button to open the compartment below. After a moment's hesitation, she found a hammer and smashed the bottom of the box entirely, and found a bloodstained key that was taped to the bottom, because the gap between the bottom compartments was very small, so if she hadn't missed the box, it would have been difficult to find out the mystery.

Holding this key, Cheng Chencheng frowned slightly. After a long time, she held the key in her hand, got up and took her coat and went out.

According to the place those people said, Cheng Chencheng found the bar next to the vocational courtyard very smoothly. The door to the bar was empty, and it was too quiet to look eerie. Cheng Chencheng had a faint bad premonition in his heart. She walked towards the place where there was a sound, and in the private room with the door half-closed, she saw Shen Xize, who she hadn't seen for a long time.

It was just a little different from what she expected. On the contrary, Liu Chen and the gangsters had been beaten to pieces, and they collapsed on the ground and struggled to move.

And Shen Xize staggered and stood in the center. His white shirt was stained with blood, his black tie was crooked, a button had been ripped off at the neckline, revealing his delicate collarbones, and his fair cheeks already had several wounds, which looked shocking. But what was even more terrifying was that his eyes were dark and empty, as if he had lost all his senses. He stepped on the arm of the bald man, and he still held a knife in his hand, and he was about to stab him.

"Shen Xize!" Cheng Chencheng didn't even think about it, and hurriedly stopped him.

After Shen Xize heard Cheng Chencheng's voice, the movements in his hands paused and stopped. Cheng Chencheng was so frightened that her heart was about to jump out, she tried her best to calm down, and persuaded softly: "Shen Xize, calm down, don't mess around, okay?" ”

Her voice was like a bewitchment, which made Shen Xize's tense body relax slightly.

Cheng Chencheng didn't dare to stimulate him anymore. She cautiously walked to Shen Xize's side, and quietly withdrew the knife in his hand while coaxing.

Just when Cheng Chencheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, Shen Xize suddenly held her hand with his backhand.

Cheng Chencheng held his breath and raised his eyes to look at the young man in front of him.

However, Shen Xize did not make any more terrifying moves. He just dragged Cheng Chencheng into his arms and leaned over to hug her.

"You're finally here." He muttered in her ear.

Cheng Chencheng was stunned. Shen Xize's force on her suddenly became heavier, and Cheng Chencheng looked down to see that Shen Xize had already passed out by leaning on her shoulder.

***

It took a lot of effort for Cheng Chencheng to find a taxi that was willing to carry them. After all, Shen Xize was covered in blood, and anyone who saw it would be afraid of getting into trouble, and she didn't have a mobile phone, and she couldn't find a place to make a call nearby.

In the back seat, Shen Xize rested quietly on Cheng Chencheng's lap. He was very docile when he slept, his long eyelashes twitching slightly, and then calming down again. Looking at him like this, Cheng Chencheng suddenly remembered the first time they met.

She didn't know him at that time, so she stood in front of the sorting column and pointed to his name and read it, but when she turned around, she saw a young man with a clean face standing behind her.

Cheng Chencheng sighed. His gaze left Shen Xize's quiet sleeping face and looked ahead.

When he arrived at the hospital, Cheng Chencheng carried Shen Xize in with the help of the driver. Shen Xize had two broken ribs, and there were countless major and minor injuries on his body. In this situation, he still stood and persevered to the end. What a ...... People who are so resolute that they feel scared.

A person who can be so ruthless to himself, there may really be nothing in this world that he can't do.

Cheng Chencheng didn't have enough money to pay for the medical bills, and she didn't dare to ask her aunt to send the money, so she had to borrow the hospital's phone and call Xie Caixuan and ask her to come to the hospital with the money.

When Xie Caixuan came to the hospital, Cheng Chencheng was sitting in the corridor outside the ward. Because of the toss just now, Cheng Chencheng's hair was messy and disheveled, and Xie Caixuan almost cried when she saw her like this.

"Chenchen, what's wrong with you?" Xie Caixuan rubbed over with tears in her eyes and hugged Cheng Chencheng tightly, "Don't be afraid, I will be by your side no matter what happens." You have to be strong! ”

Cheng Chencheng sighed, helplessly held her shoulders and pushed her away: "I don't have anything, you misunderstood." ”

Xie Caixuan still had tears on her eyelashes, she blinked, stunned: "Then you ......"

“…… It's a bit complicated. Cheng Chencheng didn't know how to explain it, "Anyway...... It's not that I'm hurt, it's ...... Shen Xize. ”

"You went to the bar?" Xie Caixuan was slightly stunned, quickly reacted and asked.

Cheng Chencheng lowered his eyes and said softly, "Hmm." ”

"It turns out that the person you like is Shen Xize, not Qi Hao?" Xie Caixuan was surprised.

Cheng Chencheng glanced at her and said angrily, "Don't think about it." ”

"If you don't like him, why run to the bar to save him?" Xie Caixuan looked at Cheng Chencheng sternly, "Chenchen, you have never been a person who likes to meddle in things. Is it just because she's your tablemate? Or is it the ex at the same table? ”

Cheng Chencheng was stunned, and his heart was a little uncomfortable and awkward. Cheng Chencheng hated this feeling, and she subconsciously resisted: "I really don't like him." ”

She replied crisply, but it was precisely because it was so crisp that it made people suspicious. Xie Caixuan looked at her suspiciously: "Really? ”

Cheng Chencheng frowned and glanced at the ward where Shen Xize was: "Hmm." ”

It used to be the same. When facing a relationship, when she reaches a certain stage, she will have this feeling of nausea and powerlessness, so every time the relationship goes further, she will find all kinds of excuses to propose to break up.

I haven't seen you for a long time, and this feeling of helplessness has come again, and ...... Stricter than ever.

After Cheng Chencheng went to the front desk to pay the fee, he sent Xie Caixuan away first. And she returned to Shen Xize's hospital room. The boy lay quietly on the hospital bed, his face very pale, perhaps from excessive blood loss. Cheng Chencheng stood in front of his hospital bed, his hand reached into his coat pocket, and his fingertips touched the bloodstained key.

She took it out. The room was dark, and only the light from the window was faintly visible. Cheng Chencheng slowly opened his hand and looked at the key lying quietly in his palm, his expression became complicated and indistinguishable.

***

Shen Xize didn't come to school for two whole days. During this period, Chen Xiao, a beautiful senior sister in the second year of high school, came down to look for him once, but when she saw that he was not there, she went back.

Qi Hao recovered from his injuries and returned to school. Maybe it's because he lost face too much this time, and he is much more restrained and approachable than before.

Maybe everyone is going through something and growing up unconsciously.

Qi Hao was reluctant to change seats with Cheng Chencheng. Although he didn't say it explicitly, Cheng Chencheng always felt that he seemed to be a little jealous of Shen Xize. So in the end, Cheng Chencheng returned to the original position.

On the afternoon of the third day, the basketball game in C was finally about to begin. At the same time, Shen Xize also returned to school.

When he saw Cheng Chencheng at the same table, he was stunned for a moment, but then he turned back to that cold facial paralysis, as if he and Cheng Chencheng were ordinary classmates.

Xie Caixuan came to Cheng Chencheng to watch the game, and was slightly dissatisfied when she saw Shen Xize's indifferent look. Out of the classroom, she complained: "Why are you at the same table like this, you saved him and he didn't give you a good look." ”

Cheng Chencheng chuckled and didn't answer.

"Classmate, can you call Shen Xize for me?" Not long after they walked out of the classroom, Chen Xiao, who was walking towards them, stopped them. It's the third time she's come to Shen Xize, so almost everyone in Class K knows her.

Xie Caixuan was slightly stunned, but she still helped her call Shen Xize at the door of the classroom.

After walking a distance, Xie Caixuan secretly glanced at Cheng Chencheng and asked cautiously, "Chenchen, aren't you jealous?" ”

Cheng Chencheng didn't keep up with Xie Caixuan's thinking for a while. She lowered her eyes and looked at her, "What? ”

"You're not...... Like Shen Xize? Combined with Cheng Chencheng's previous appearance in the hospital, as well as Shen Xize's indifferent attitude towards her, Xie Caixuan couldn't understand what she was thinking at all except for the conclusion that Chenchen was in love with Shen Xize bitterly.

Cheng Chencheng glanced at her, laughed, and tapped her forehead with his fingers: "Where do you want to go?" ”

Xie Caixuan was embarrassed to admit that Cheng Chencheng was stupid, so he didn't mention it.

When I arrived at the basketball court, I happened to meet a classmate from Class K looking for Xie Caixuan, saying that Teacher Han Xin told her that something was wrong. Xie Caixuan stuffed the two bottles of drinks she had just bought into Cheng Chencheng's hands and said, "I'll go back to the teacher first, you can help me give this to him, and tell him I'll come in a while." ”

Before Cheng Chencheng could answer, Xie Caixuan disappeared.

It's the warm-up stage, and the game hasn't officially started yet. As soon as Cheng Chencheng walked in, he attracted a lot of attention, intentionally or unintentionally. She looked at the class card and walked straight to the field area of Class A, where Bai Yifei was discussing game tactics with their teammates. Cheng Chencheng didn't call him, just stood under the basketball hoop on the side and waited quietly.

It's late autumn now, and some girls who are afraid of the cold have changed into winter school uniforms early, but more girls still wear skirts for beauty. Now when the wind blows, it's cold.

Cheng Chencheng is one of them.

"I'm sorry to wait a long time." Bai Yifei patted Cheng Chencheng on the shoulder, smiled loudly, and asked, "What about Xuanxuan?" ”

"She'll be here in a moment." Cheng Chencheng hugged himself with his arms around and rubbed it gently, "It's too cold, I'll go back first." ”

Bai Yifei twisted the cap of the bottle and took a sip: "If it's cold, wear my clothes." No one was looking at it anywhere anyway. ”

"Forget it, it won't be cold when I go back to the classroom, you can leave it to Xuanxuan. I'm leaving. ”

Bai Yifei nodded and waved his hand at her.

Cheng Chencheng hadn't walked a few steps out of the basketball court when he was suddenly dragged by the person beside him. Cheng Chencheng frowned, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Shen Xize looking at her expressionlessly. His strength is very strong, regardless of it, Cheng Chencheng who caught it hurt a little.

"You let go!" Cheng Chencheng said angrily.

"Shen Xize, you ......" is a very clean and nice female voice. Cheng Chencheng followed the voice and saw that standing not far behind Shen Xize was Chen Xiao, who had just come to find him.

"You go back first." Shen Xize opened his mouth, obviously talking to the person behind him, but his eyes were firmly fixed on Cheng Chencheng, for a moment, which made Cheng Chencheng feel a little scared.