The two-day UEC passed quickly, and many students were enthusiastic about the answers, and their feelings were high. April didn't have any special feelings about this, and went to school to eat and sleep step by step, still doing math homework in Chinese class and Chinese homework in English class.

She was skillful and did the manual work quickly and well, and her grandmother was very satisfied and gave her 10 yuan of pocket money as a reward. And there was still some money left over from the last time he bought Banbo Sugar, Lin April counted a few banknotes in his hand, no more, no less, exactly 17 yuan. She was a little happy in her heart, thinking that Xia Bai took such good care of her, so she had to ask her back.

On the day of the release of the list, many people gathered in front of the red list on the bulletin board, looking for their names with anxiety and anticipation. People came and went, some turned away in disappointment, and some glanced indifferently, with a look of 'I knew it would be like this' indifferently.

April scrambled to the front row in the crowd, staring wide-eyed at the names on the bulletin board. There was almost no suspense, Gu Qingyan was at the top of the list, Lin April's gaze stayed in front of his name for a second, and then looked down the list, and it didn't take much effort for her to find Xia Bai's name, which was in the fifth place.

She was relieved, and turned around to look for an exit in the crowd. By the time she finally broke out, her hair was messy and she had a faint red mark on her cheek.

She wiped her face absently, turned around to look for Xia Bai's figure, but found her on the side of the boulevard behind the playground. She was lying on her back on a boxy stone platform, her hands clasped behind her head, and her face covered with a copy of Robinson Crusoe.

April couldn't help but lighten her steps, but the friction of her feet on the lawn still woke Xia Bai. The girl rolled over, and the book slipped and fell on the grass. Xia Bai tilted his upper body to reach the book, but his eyes glanced at April, and his eyes were full of smiles, "How did you find it?" ”

April didn't answer the rhetorical question: "Have you gone to see the list?" ”

The girl held the book in her arms, sat up straight, raised her hand and grabbed the fluffy ends of her hair, stuck out her tongue and said, "I haven't read it yet, I don't dare to look at it." ”

"I'll show you that."

"Hmm." Xia Bai's eyes widened, staring at her without blinking.

Seeing that she was obviously nervous but pretended to be calm, April's stiff face finally broke through, and a faint smile bloomed in her eyes, "Congratulations, you have been admitted to the real yàn class." ”

"yes, that's great." Xia Bai jumped up happily, threw the book, ran up and hugged April excitedly, and whispered in her ear: "I was finally chosen, and it is not in vain that I have been eating and sleeping these days to gnaw on these spiritual foods, and I can finally sleep well today." ”

"April, thank you, you are really my lucky star."

Lin April struggled to break free from her shackles, and rubbed her hair with a smile, "Let's go, in order to celebrate, I'll treat you to ice cream." By the way, don't get carried away, you need to make persistent efforts to get fifth. ”

"Wow, you're so nice April." The girl clicked and kissed April's face hard, "However, I worked so hard to get a fifth." The girl was unconvinced, "Who is the first place?" ”

April was stunned, was silent for a few seconds, and gently spit out the name, "Gu Qingyan." ”

She read it so softly, as if she was afraid of something desecrated, that the girl who was filled with joy and smugness did not notice it.

The days continued to be so tepid, the real yàn class and the ordinary class were not in the same teaching building, and April's contact with Xia Bai gradually decreased. Occasionally, during a short get-together, Xia Bai pillowed her arm and complained about how fierce the teacher was and how difficult the homework was, but most of the time she was still as happy and heartless as before.

Finally one day, she heard Gu Qingyan's name from Xia Bai's mouth.

She began to talk about him frequently, saying how smart he was, how likable he was to teachers, and how popular he was with girls. Her star-like eyes began to reveal an unusual look, like jealousy, joy and loneliness.

April seems to hear the sound of a stone falling into the heart lake and the dust settles.

It's like fate.

***

Xia Bai no longer looked for her to eat and read books together, and returned to the original days of two o'clock and one line in April. Because she has been doing beading work at night, her eyesight began to plummet, and she couldn't see the chalk words on the blackboard clearly in class. In a monthly exam, her grades set a new low limit, and the teacher had to talk to her.

In the office, the math teacher pulled out the April exam paper with thick eyes, put the scribbled paper full of red crosses in front of her, and said bitterly: "April, you have regressed a lot this time, your grades could have been ranked in the middle of the class, but you have fallen to the bottom of the monthly exam this time, what's going on." ”

April hung his head and whispered, "I'm sorry. ”

The male teacher in his 40s lifted the frame, deliberately relaxed his tone, and asked: "Is there any difficulty, you can tell the teacher, you must know that you fell by more than 30 points all of a sudden, which lowered the average score of the class." ”

“……”

"April, I know the situation in your family, and because of this, you should work harder to be worthy of those who have helped you." Teacher Cai took a sip of Longjing and added lightly, "If you have any questions that you don't understand in learning, you can come to me at any time." ”

"Thank you, teacher."

Teacher Cai stopped, "You take the test paper and go out, remember to correct the wrong questions." ”

"Hmm." April is low.

When April was far away, a male teacher next to him turned around and moved over and gossiped: "Lao Cai, is she that Lin April?" ”

"yes." Teacher Cai shook his head and sighed: "It stands to reason that the poorer the person, the more self-reliant she should be, how can she be admitted to university in the future." ”

"With her conditions, even if she is admitted to university, she may not have tuition fees to study."

"Hey, everyone has their own aspirations, and the future can only depend on her own creation." Teacher Cai concluded.

April took the test paper and looked at it as she walked, and the bright red fork looked like a monster with teeth and claws, clamoring to tear the paper to pieces. She exhaled heavily, closed the roll, and turned to go to the tree-lined path across the playground. Xia Bai hadn't been there for a long time, and sometimes he felt that he couldn't breathe anymore in April, so he would go there and take a walk. Unlike the warm and flamboyant atmosphere on the playground, this small world is surrounded by camellias, quiet and private.

When I got there in April, I was surprised to see Xia Bai who shouldn't have appeared here. She was overjoyed, and was about to step forward to greet her when her low and clear voice suddenly remembered.

She paused.

"Xia Bai, how did you find this place, it's pretty good." The boy's eyebrows and eyes are handsome, and his eyes are like the sea.

"I'm smart." The girl was complacent, turned around with her hands on her hips and said, "Gu Qingyan, in the next monthly exam, I will definitely surpass you." ”

"Huh?" The boy laughed, "Are you sending me a war letter?" ”

The girl pursed her lips and said loudly unconvinced: "It's the war book, do you dare to challenge?" ”

Gu Qingyan leaned against a locust tree beside her indifferently, and looked her up and down with a pretended frivolous look, "Is there any reward for the person who wins?" ”

When Xia Bai heard this, his eyes deepened, and his ten fingers subconsciously clenched his fists. She stepped forward, her eyes clear, and threw her straight at him: "The winner can make a request to the other party, no matter what the request is, as long as the other party has the ability to do it, he must agree." ”

"Can I know in advance what you're going to ask for?" The boy stretched out his index finger and pointed at his chin, looking playful, "Then I can think about whether to put water in it." ”

April still stood straight in place, not dodging or dodging, quietly listening to the conversation between the boy and the girl. Something unseen was getting farther and farther away from her, and she didn't chase it, but just stayed in place in silence and wooden, waiting for fate to interrogate and pronounce the verdict.

"If I win." Xia Bai's voice was dry and slightly hoarse, "You can be my boyfriend." ”

Gu Qingyan's smile remained unchanged, and he said word by word: "Do you know what requirements I will make if I win?" ”

The girl tried to keep her eyes open, not daring to breathe hard, for fear of missing his words, but only heard the boy's cruel and relaxed words: "If I win, I want you to leave my sight and not appear in front of me." ”

Before the words fell, the tears in Xia Bai's eyes burst out instantly, and they slammed on the ground like a pearl that had fallen off. Before April, I always thought that Xia Bai was such a cheerful and optimistic girl, even if she cried, she would definitely whimper loudly, but she didn't want to cry silently at this time, which showed that she was really sad.

Gu Qingyan didn't say a word, bypassed Xia Bai and walked out, April couldn't dodge, and happened to meet him on a narrow road.

The boy's eyes were cold, he glanced at her lightly, a trace of mockery crossed his eyes, and walked away slowly with his hands in his pockets. April looked back and saw the boy's slightly long hair rising in the wind, free and wanton.

She stood there for a moment, and finally strode towards Xia Bai. Xia Bai heard the footsteps, looked sideways with teary eyes, and saw that it was April, and couldn't help but be stunned. She rolled up her sleeves and wiped her eyes a little rudely, glanced at April hesitantly, and murmured in a very nasal voice, "You...... Did you see it all just now? ”

“…… Well. ”

Xia Bai smiled self-deprecatingly: "It's a shame to be rejected by a boy you like in this way." ”

"Summer White ......"

"This is the first time I took the initiative to confess to a boy, but I was rejected so completely, it's really ...... Not reconciled. The girl had tears on her face, but she forced a smile.

Xia Bai's expression was gloomy, and half of the side facing April was illuminated by the sun clearly and whitely. Suddenly, she turned her head, cheered up with a radiant spirit, and winked at April, "I won't give up, as long as he doesn't have a girlfriend for a day, I'll keep pestering him. ”

Saying that, she patted her face easily, put her face in front of April, pointed to her eyes, and asked pitifully: "April, are my eyes swollen, will I have no face to see people?" ”

April shook her head and replied: "It's just a little red, just wash your face." ”

"Hmm." Xia Bai nodded vigorously, her eyes wandered, she didn't know where she was looking, and then she lowered her head a little embarrassedly, "April, today's matter, don't tell others." ”

"Don't worry, I won't say it." April Pledge.

"Well, I believe you. Okay, aside, I'm going back to the classroom, I'll go first. He waved vigorously at April.

April bowed slightly, watching Xia Bai jump away, and couldn't tell that she was crying just now. She was envious, thought about it, spread out the exam paper in her hand, and was silent for a while.

In the days that followed, April's grades still did not improve, and the head teacher looked for her a few times, and then simply let herself die. However, Xia Bai changed sex, and regardless of the distance between the two teaching buildings, she went to eat with her again, of course, she brought one more person.

I don't know how Xia Bai persuaded Gu Qingyan, obviously interesting to him, the two of them can still joke like no one.

"Gu Qingyan, this is Lin April, my best friend." Xia Bai introduced.