CHAPTER XIII
That day, Jiang Qu stood in the subway station for a long time, and he stood directly in front of the screen door of the carriage where Li Mingyue got on the train, just holding the drink she gave him, and staring blankly at his blank face reflected on the glass.
What's wrong with him? He should feel relaxed, didn't he want to reject her a long time ago, but why is his heart so uncomfortable, this feeling of loss and emptiness and sourness, what is going on?
Li Mingyue kept his promise and didn't pestering the river canal anymore, his life returned to its former peace, and when he went home at two o'clock and one line, everything was in order and seemed to have changed little.
Only occasionally, the river canal will be in a trance.
"When is the bright moon, ask the wine to the sky, I don't know what year it is in the heavenly palace, what year is it tonight......" When he looked at the water tune song in the textbook, he unconsciously repeated the sound of 'Mingyue? Moon? Somehow, the shadow of Li Mingyue appeared in his head, the way she laughed, the cunning way she teased him, the seriousness of her frank and sincere way of telling him over and over again that she liked him. What is she doing now? He said such heartless words to her that day, she must have been very sad, she, is she okay?
"Hey, Jiangqu, is there any orange juice left? Give me something," a student who didn't know what to do handed him a cup and asked him for a drink
Orange juice? Jiang Qu was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head: "No, she won't send it to me in the future."
The classmate naturally didn't know the situation, and was still joking with him: "No? Isn't it, that senior sister used to send you such a large bucket of drinks every day, so if you don't send it, you won't send it? Could it be that she has a crush on someone else? ”
Wu Chen hurriedly came over and dragged this open-mouthed classmate aside, and said haha: "What orange juice do you drink, drink boiled water, boiled water is the best, and there are no additives to cure all diseases......"
Jiang Qu shook his head, trying to clear the inexplicable chaotic thoughts in his head. Since he has rejected her face-to-face, he should draw a line from now on.
He thought that it was not a big deal to have this strange feeling, probably because he had always been pestered by her before, and now that she had suddenly disappeared, he was just a little unaccustomed to it. He didn't have any special feelings for her, absolutely not, he just needed some time to get used to.
And reassure yourself that all this is getting back on track. Yes, he just needs time, he needs time to correct and forget, he wants to read, he has to study, he has to train and play well, he has to be busy, he is so busy for a while, and his state of mind will be the same as before.
Two weeks passed, and he had a full schedule, which he thought he had done, but it backfired.
That trance-like uncontrolled behavior extends from the ideological level to the concrete behavior.
He would go to the restaurant that Li Mingyue frequented, but he didn't meet her.
He went out early every day, wandered around the school gate, and didn't see her.
He was studying in the library, and he seemed to be unable to concentrate, and his eyes would unconsciously roam around, but he still didn't see her shadow.
When playing, he will stare at a place in the stands in a daze, Li Mingyue once dressed up weirdly to cheer for him there, in the past, as long as he had a game, she would definitely come to watch, but now, the seats in the stands are empty, where is her figure.
The hallway, the playground, the cafeteria, there was no shadow of her anywhere. Did she disappear so completely? Where is she?
Or, she's in the classroom.
Song Zhiyi and He Hua were a little surprised, the thin and tall boy who was looking awkwardly through the window of their class was not Jiang Qu?
"Hey, what are you doing here?" Song Zhiyi's abrupt voice from behind startled Jiang Qu.
He turned around abruptly, looking embarrassed, and hesitant: "Uh...... I...... In fact, he didn't know what was wrong with him, how he ran to the high school building for some reason, and looked into the class with a lewd face.
"You, are you looking for Mingyue?"
"No, that...... I" Jiang Qu wanted to simply deny it, but he couldn't deceive himself.
"She took a leave of absence and hasn't come to school recently" He Hua looked at his tangled expression as if he was competing with herself, and felt a little funny, but she still told him the news of Li Mingyue. Although Jiang Qu has not sorted out her feelings yet, the authorities are chaotic and the bystanders are clear, and she can see it clearly.
"Leave? What's wrong with Senior Sister Li, is she sick? He remembered her sad expression when she rejected her at the subway station that day, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"She's sick for a long time, do you know?"
"Huh? What, what kind of disease, I've never heard her mention it, is it serious? So how is she now? Jiang Qu became anxious.
"Hey" He Hua laughed in a low voice and teased: "Lovesickness, she has had this disease for a long time, and you are the cause."
Jiangqu was embarrassed.
teased him a few words, Song Zhiyi finally told him the truth: "Something happened at her family and she took half a month's leave, but she told me, if you come to her, I will tell you, 'Study hard, prepare well for the high school entrance examination, I wish you good results in the high school entrance examination, as for her, you don't have to feel sorry or uncomfortable, because everything she does for you is willing." ”
Something began to ferment in Jiang Qu's heart, apologetic mixed with emotion and some indescribable dullness, as if something was about to break through his heart and grow wantonly.
Song Zhiyi and He Hua glanced at each other, and then handed Jiang Qu something.
"Now, this is what Mingyue entrusted us to hand over to you."
"This is" Jiang Qu took it and looked at it: "Is it a candle?" ”
"It's aromatherapy, she said that your dark circles are very serious, and you may not have a good rest, so I specially bought a fragrance for you to help you sleep," He Hua told him.
Song Zhiyi helped on the side: "Mmmm, it's not, this aromatherapy sleep aid has a good effect, but there are few places to sell it, but we ran with her for several days to buy it."
Jiang Qu couldn't speak with the incense, and his parents didn't see that he couldn't sleep well, but she actually observed it. She did so much for him, and he ......
The dull feeling seemed to be obvious, and he was a little breathless, and this indescribable dullness was a very annoying emotion, tugging at his heart, and causing him a pain that could not be ignored.
"That-" Wasn't he even able to see her before the high school entrance examination? Jiang Qu's words almost slipped out of his mouth, but he stopped in time. He didn't want others to notice the panic in his heart.
Song Zhiyi had already gained insight into what he was thinking, and bluntly said what he didn't say: "Well, you won't see her before the high school entrance examination."
He Hua rolled her eyes and said, "Yes, if you plan to go to another school in high school, then you won't be able to see her in the future."
"Don't you dislike her?" Wu Chen also told him: "It's not a big deal if you can't see it, anyway, the road is on one side of the sky, and there will be no intersection in the future."
Yes, he should have thought like this, but why was he so depressed, so frightened, and even reluctant when he thought that they would be strangers or never see each other again, why would he be reluctant?
Song Zhiyi and He Hua both had regretful expressions on their faces, and when they passed by him and entered the classroom, they sang and said in harmony unintentionally or unintentionally:
"Anyway, we'll be in college in another year, and when the time comes, we won't be able to find what we want."
"That's it, there are all kinds of handsome guys on the college campus, all in all, they are much more mature than the children at this stage, maybe Mingyue will be able to find a handsome and golden boyfriend by then."
Jiang Qu listened silently, feeling very uncomfortable, and seemed to be a little pantothenic, could it be that he was jealous and jealous? No, no, no, his strange feeling is by no means love, he is just worried about her, the worry between friends, and his series of abnormal behaviors are just worried, well, yes.
Jiang Qu ran back to his classroom from the high school teaching building in a panic, his mind was like two messy and entangled balls of yarn, and he couldn't untie them, and the more he sorted them out, the more messy they became. He patted himself on the head vigorously, warned himself to 'don't think nonsense,' and then picked up the book and forced himself into study mode. kept muttering in a low voice: "Yes, I want to study, I have to do questions, I am about to take the high school entrance examination, I have to take the exam well."
But it was undeniable that the effect of the aromatherapy lamp was indeed very good, and he put it next to the bed, and fell asleep with the faint scent of lavender every night, so that he could really sleep soundly until dawn for the first time in a long time, and his mental weakness was relieved a lot, even if his parents still kept arguing every night.
As for the high school entrance examination, although his previous grades occasionally declined, the impact was not great, and he played normally in the examination room, and finally got the best results in the district.
Naturally, his parents were very happy, and they wanted him to transfer to a fully enclosed high school. He did not immediately take a position. He felt that he needed to think about it calmly, and that he had to rethink a lot of things.
The fourth day of the high school entrance examination results is Jiang Qu's birthday, nothing special, as usual, just a simple meal with his parents, every year. He doesn't have many friends, so there's nothing to talk about, and only Wu Chen will come to trouble him. This year is no exception, the difference is that Wu Chen came with He Hua.
He Hua threw him a big gift box and told him that it was a birthday gift from Li Mingyue, something she had carefully prepared for a long time, which surprised him very much.
He curiously opened the ribbon and carefully opened the box, and what caught his eye was a large globe.
Not only Jiang Qu was dumbfounded, but even Wu Chen was a little confused. Pointing to the globe, he said, "This gift is very chic, is it so that he can learn geography well?" ”
He Hua rolled her eyes: "Fart, why are you so unemotional, take a good look, take a closer look"
When Jiang Qu and Wu Chen heard this, they brought their heads closer together, and then they all exclaimed.
The globe is plastered with photos of smiling faces from all angles of the canal, and it is simply the whole world spelled out with his photos.
"This ...... This is "Jiang Qu pointed to the globe, and was so shocked that he couldn't even speak.
He Hua stretched out her hand and poked the big globe, and it gurgled and spun.
Raising her eyes and looking at Jiang Qu seriously, she deliberately asked as if she had hung his appetite: "Covering the entire earth with your photos, do you know what Mingyue said?" ”
Jiang Qu shook his head in a daze
She said" He Hua's tone suddenly became solemn: "Because your beauty is better than everything in the world."