Chapter 23: Hugging
"Boss, you're back." The little fat man was sitting on the edge of Du Ruo's bed, seemingly waiting for Du Ruo to come back.
"Hmm. Well? Why didn't you go to class? Du Ruo asked casually, then jumped onto the bed and looked at the ceiling blankly.
"I slipped back with my old class." The little fat man said, and then the door of the room was opened again, and the head teacher walked in with a hot water kettle, and when he saw Du Ruo with a lost look, he smiled, put the hot water kettle on the heating plate, and pressed the switch.
"Didn't you eat breakfast? I bought you buns and eat some. The head teacher took the bag on the table and handed it over, Du Ruozhuo sat up and nodded, took it, but did not eat it, and put it aside.
"Gu Peng, you go out first." The head teacher motioned for the little fat man to leave, and the little fat man nodded and ran to his room.
"What's going on? Tell me about it? The head teacher smiled softly, Du Ruo looked at her for a while, and finally the tears couldn't hold back anymore, gushing out, burying his head, crying bitterly, the head teacher just waited quietly, and when he finally stopped being uncontrollable.
"No matter how old-fashioned, it's just a child." The head teacher touched Du Ruo's head and was also very distressed.
"Teacher, I'm sorry." Du Ruo finally relieved himself, and wanted to pour out the pain in his heart, but he couldn't speak.
"I'm useless, she doesn't want me anymore, she has a boyfriend."
It was just a sentence, Du Ruo seemed to finally realize something, lowered his head again, and wept bitterly.
The head teacher was stunned, she knew that Du Ruo and his girlfriend had talked about the third year of high school from the first year of high school, and she had also seen the deep relationship between the two of them from the beginning of the second year of high school, but it was the reason and way of breaking up that made her unable to say any comforting words.
Du Ruo didn't know how long he had been venting, he was just crying, and he didn't want to be so vulnerable, but the feelings had been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and if he wanted to drive it out, it would be unforgettable.
The head teacher looked at the crying child, at this time he was like a child, he was robbed of his beloved candy, and cried.
Touching Du Ruo's head again, the head teacher said softly, "When you are better, come back to class." We're all waiting for you. ”
The head teacher sighed and walked out of the room.
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A month has passed quietly, and the end of the semester is approaching, and the students of Shulin Middle School are nervously preparing for the last final exam of high school, which is a mock test for the college entrance examination.
In the evening, Du Ruo lay weakly in the corner of his familiar restaurant, watching the anime he had watched countless times.
"Brother, haven't you slowed down yet? Women, always go to the old, in order to teach you how to be good to women, in order to make you better to the new. "The restaurant owner is a young brother, Du Ruo and Xiang Qingmin have often come to this restaurant since they were together, and they have a good relationship with the restaurant owner.
"Well, uncle, is it time to eat? Bring me a bibimbap. Du Ruo said weakly, showing a reluctant smile, and smiled at the boss.
"Alas, okay. Brother, look at it, my brother also came over like this back then, and after a long time, it won't be taken seriously. The boss persuaded again, and then silently walked to the kitchen.
It's been a month, Du Ruo always comes here from seven or eight o'clock in the morning during the day, sitting alone in the corner, playing with his mobile phone alone, sometimes looking at it, he suddenly can't cry, lying on the table to cover his ugly crying face.
As for the reason, the boss already understands it, so there is the comfort that is equivalent to not having it before.
Everyone will encounter a hurdle that is difficult to overcome, and the deeper the hurdle, the more he can understand and grow.
……
"You're really here."
"Let's finish eating in a while, let's go to the city together."
Xiang Qingmin suddenly found Du Ruo in the restaurant, Du Ruo saw this familiar figure, his vision blurred, and he nodded heavily.
The boss quietly poked his head out of the kitchen, saw the back of her leaving, and then glanced at Du Ruo, who seemed to be re-energized, and scratched his head in confusion, and came back to his senses, the ham had been overfried.
"Oops...... Wasted, wasted! ”
Soon, Lao Ban came over with a bowl and put it in front of Du Ruo, and then sat opposite him.
"I just heard who's coming, right?" The boss said with a smile, seeing that Du Ruo couldn't help but want to cry, he quickly pulled the bowl in front of him: "Eh, eh! Don't cry, salty! ”
Du Ruo burst into tears, shook his head, didn't say anything, took the bowl, and continued to eat.
"I'm done eating, uncle, I'll go first, and I'll give you money on WeChat." Du Ruo stood up and hurriedly walked out.
The boss looked helplessly at the dinner with a few slices of ham missing in front of him, and sighed.
"Young people nowadays, they are really impatient, impatient, alas...... Wasted, wasted! ”
……
Xiang Qingmin walked silently in front, and Du Ruo followed silently behind her. Both of them were very tacitly silent, as if neither of them wanted to say the first word.
In the end, the two stood at the intersection of the red light, Xiang Qingmin rolled up her sleeves, revealed her white arms, and shook it in front of Du Ruo.
"See? Got it? Satisfied? Xiang Qingmin chuckled, the taxi came, and she took the lead in getting into the car.
"But, didn't you say......" Du Ruo was overjoyed, and the slender wrist was wearing exactly what he gave her as a Christmas gift!
"We'll talk about it later." Xiang Qingmin lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking, Du Ruo's heart began to pound, as if it was about to jump out of his throat.
"Okay." Du Ruo held his hand a little nervously, he didn't know what he would face next, but at least it seemed that Xiang Qingmin still liked him, and she couldn't bear him.
The taxi stopped in front of a shopping mall, and Xiang Qingmin took the initiative to take Du Ruo's hand and walked inside.
Du Ruo's mind went blank in surprise, and only her holding her hand was left in front of her, and she read a sentence in disbelief.
"Is she coming back......
Xiang Qingmin looked left and right, and walked around one clothing store after another for a long time, Du Ruo felt for the first time that he could be so happy when he went shopping with a woman.
For the first time in a month, he felt happy, because at least in the eyes of outsiders, the two men and women holding hands must be a loving couple.
After walking for a long time, the two of them walked out of the gate, the door was a square, the fountain was released in bursts, people came and went at night, the cars on the street also left in a hurry from north to south, the exterior wall of the building flashed with moving lights, changing shapes and colors from time to time, the night view of the city has always been very good.
"Listen to me." Xiang Qingmin turned around, raised his head and looked at Du Ruo, Du Ruo looked at the light in her eyes, and he could see that there must be two words of hesitation in it.
"I'm with him ...... It's because his dad is a professor at an art school, and I want to go to that school in the future, but I may not get enough grades, so, you know? ”
Du Ruo nodded, he didn't think about it, he believed her.
"So, we'll reconcile on Chinese New Year's Eve, okay?"
Du Ruo's brain thudred, as if it had been instantaneous, and when he reacted, tears had already climbed up his face again. Du Ruo hugged the person in front of him who was looking at him with a smile, and cried out with all his strength, and someone looked curiously at this place from a distance, he knew that it would be embarrassing, but he didn't care, he just wanted to release all the grievances and unwillingness he had suffered in the past month or so.
The sky became more and more gloomy, and the clouds in the dark night seemed to be about to be suppressed, and they were reckless in this world.
"Ah......h
I don't know how long I cried, Du Ruo finally felt that she was so tired from crying, and let go of her under Xiang Qingmin's whispered comfort.
"Look at you, crying so much, like a child, isn't there a shame?" Xiang Qingmin scoffed.
……
On the familiar path, Du Ruo held her hand tightly, and was reluctant to let go.
"Okay, we've come here, let go, I'm going back." Xiang Qingmin shook his arm slightly, but he didn't break free.
Du Ruoyi reluctantly let go of his hand: "I...... I'm afraid that if I let go of your hand, I won't be able to hold it anymore. ”
"No, I promise you, okay?" Xiang Qingmin stood on tiptoe, his lips tapped lightly on Du Ruo's face, and then left.
The clouds cleared, and the stars grew brighter.