"Timing? Occasion! Suddenly, I was inexplicably sad and angry, and the pain and fear of the unknown future, which had been suppressed for a long time, made me have no time to think about anything else, so I vented, "What kind of time are you waiting for?" ”

As soon as I said this, I regretted it!

“…… Chen Qiu, I, I...... I didn't mean that......" I was in a hurry, my face flushed, but my neck seemed to be stuck, and I couldn't say a word to explain.

Chen Qiu looked miserable and lowered his head silently. After a long time, she raised her head and said faintly: "Actually, we are all waiting for the arrangement of fate!" ”

"But if everything is doomed, what do we have to work on? …… Chen Qiu, tell me, what happened back then? The one you are waiting for...... Who the hell is it? I took her hand and shook it, almost pleading with her.

She looked at me, her eyes immediately clouded with tears, and her expression became agitated. She held out her right hand to me, her lips twitching a few times, as if she couldn't help but say something. But then she retracted her hand like an electric shock, and shook her head bitterly and helplessly: "No, it's not the time yet...... I can't say! ”

I slowly let go of my hand, and my hopeful heart sank to the cold water again, a chasm that had already existed, and at this moment, it was so obvious that it was between me and her, and it was chilling to the bone!

“…… All right! …… I'll go first! I turned resolutely and strode towards the old house in the shadows.

The dim streetlights cast my lonely shadow on the narrow gravel pavement, and in a short time I disappeared into the solid wooden gate of the old house.

As soon as I entered, I closed the door tightly with my backhand, as if this was the only way I wouldn't be so upset. I walked inside like a ghost, without turning on the light, tears silently running down my cheeks and dripping into the dust beneath my feet. Outside the door, Chen Qiu stood there like a wood carving clay sculpture, and the expression on his face didn't know whether it was regret or grief.

It's just that neither I who had already walked in the gate nor Chen Qiu, who stayed outside, didn't notice that at the corner of the path, behind a half-light and half-dark street lamp, there was a distorted gray shadow standing quietly in the darkness, watching all this coldly.

Suddenly, the street lights went out, and the shadows disappeared, as if they had never existed. Only a barely audible sneer at the end of the silent night sky can prove that he (it) has appeared!

The next day was a sunny day, with the sun shining early in the morning and the temperature much higher.

As soon as I walked into the campus, I heard the students in other classes excitedly commenting: "Hey, I heard that there is a new beautiful female teacher in the school!" ”

"Yes! I just went to sneak a peek and it's really beautiful! ”

"Do you know which class you teach?"

"I don't know. It seems to be 6 classes! ”

"It would be nice to teach us a class!"

"Cut, isn't it just pretty! What's so unusual? ”

"You know what? How comfortable a beautiful teacher looks at! ”

……

I listened casually to these discussions, and did not take them to heart, for all my thoughts were on what had happened last night.

When I walked into the classroom, I was surprised to find that my classmates were all gathered in twos and threes, talking noisily, and they didn't even go to the morning self-study.

When Chang Qing saw me, he hurriedly greeted: "Hey, why are you so late?" …… Do you know? Our old Chinese teacher is sick and hospitalized, and a new teacher is coming today! ”

"Oh." I nodded nonchalantly.

"Are you listening to me? Absent-minded! Chang Qing stretched out his hand and shook it in front of my eyes a few times, then lowered his voice and said, "Still thinking about yesterday?" …… Ahem, that 'wizard' friend of yours is wicked...... It's best not to approach her in the future! ”

I was already depressed, but I felt even more sad when I heard his words, and I lowered my head and tidied up my desk without saying a word.

"Hey, Miss! What are you two whispering? Qi Zhen's characteristic loud voice sounded suddenly, and the originally noisy classroom was quiet, and I secretly complained that I had to raise my head.

Qi Zhen was standing at my desk, and Gu Zuo approached me mysteriously: "I said Miss, yesterday, that friend of yours was really weird!" She even said that she was ...... What is it? Oh, mage! This mage is ......"

I didn't care about listening to what he was talking about, I only saw my classmates staring at me and Qi Zhen and Chang Qing with strange expressions, surprised, mocking, disdainful, all kinds of expressions. I wanted to yell at him, "Shut up!" What a "living treasure" that makes people gnash their teeth!

"Students, today's morning assembly class has begun! Aren't you ready? A soft and pleasant voice sounded at the door of the classroom, and it instantly attracted everyone's attention.

There was a figure in a white trench coat who walked up to the podium gracefully, and I saw that she was tall, with long hair and a shawl, and her appearance could really be described as "bright eyes and bright teeth" and "radiant".

"Students, from today onwards, I will be your Chinese teacher." She stood still by the podium, smiled lightly, and stroked her long hair again, "My name is Ling Yijun, you can call me Teacher Ling in the future, or you can call me by my name directly." ”

There was silence in the classroom, and everyone's eyes were on the new teacher. Facing everyone's gaze, she smiled, and suddenly, the bright sun outside the window seemed to lose its brilliance. Just looking at the admiration in the eyes of the students, I knew that everyone was fascinated by the demeanor of this Teacher Ling.

After a while, the students remembered that they should applaud the new teacher, first sparsely, followed by a warm and prolonged applause. I also clapped my hands symbolically a few times, and her appearance inadvertently relieved me, so I also had a good impression of her in my heart.

"I don't know much about your situation, so please introduce yourself now!" Teacher Ling motioned for the students in the first row to come up first, and she smiled and walked to the middle of the classroom to listen with us.

Feeling someone next to me poking me gently, I tilted my head slightly, and found that Chang Qing was glaring at me. I followed his line of sight, oh, Qi Zhen, this "living treasure", I don't know when he has returned to his seat at the very end. At this moment, he was looking at Teacher Ling in a dejected state, and from my perspective, I could clearly see the extremely shocked and surprised expression on his face.

His expression was very strange, not like the admiration or love of other classmates for the teacher, or even the surprise of the young man for the beautiful opposite sex, but a surprise that bordered on fear.

Hey? What happened to him? This is not in line with his character! I asked Chang Qing with my eyes, and Chang Qing shook his head slightly, showing confusion.

Finally, after class, I motioned for Chang Qing to pull Qi Zhen out of the classroom and onto the playground.

"Qi Zhen, what's wrong with you? Seeing such a beautiful Teacher Ling is like seeing a ghost, it can't be that he has taken the wrong medicine, right? ”

Qi Zhen was at a loss, he didn't seem to understand what we were talking about, it seemed that he was really not quite right!

"Hey, wake up! In broad daylight, aren't you already sleepwalking? I knocked Qi Zhen on the head hard.

"Oops! …… Miss, why are you hitting me on the head? Qi Zhen came back to his senses and bared his teeth at me.

"Tell me more! We're asking you, why do you see Teacher Ling like a ghost? ”

“…… Well, don't I tell you yesterday that I saw a beautiful woman dressed in white in the old building? Qi Zhen asked us with a strange expression.

It's that beautiful woman in white again!

I said angrily, "Why do you always remember beautiful women?" As soon as I finished speaking, my mind changed: "You, you...... Wouldn't it be to tell us what you saw in the old building last night...... Teacher Ling? ”

"Ahem, you're really ...... 'in a word'!" Qi Zhen smiled bitterly, "Teacher Ling and the white-clothed beauty I saw in the old building last night...... The women look exactly the same. ”

"How could Teacher Ling go to the old building last night? Did you admit that you were wrong? Chang Qing frowned and looked at Qi Zhen in disbelief.

"No mistake! I see it clearly! Unless...... Teacher Ling is not human! Qi Zhen had a bitter look on his face.

"I think you really the hell last night, and you're going to talk nonsense today! Teacher Ling appeared in broad daylight just now, and there was a shadow! …… Not people! You can tell you, do you think ghosts are easy to see? Can any ghost wander around? I rolled my eyes at Qi Zhen disappreciatively.

"You ......" Qi Zhen was unconvinced and wanted to argue, Chang Qing immediately waved his hand at us: "Don't argue!" Didn't Teacher Ling become our Chinese teacher? What we have is the time and opportunity to get close to her, whether she is a human or a ghost, can't we be sure if we observe and test more? ”

"Yes! That's it! "It's rare that Qi Zhen and I both agree with this proposal.

The opportunity is not long in coming! After two Chinese classes, our chubby homeroom teacher walked into the classroom and announced to everyone that the school was going to hold an event to celebrate the National Day, and the class was going to put out two programs. She assigned the task to Ge Hong, the entertainment committee member of our class, and encouraged everyone to sign up enthusiastically, and also took care of me to publish a blackboard newspaper to celebrate the National Day, and assisted Ge Hong in rehearsing the class program. She didn't say anything, and I almost forgot that I was a propaganda commissioner.

At the end, she deliberately took small steps, walked to the side of the podium, smiled and said to Teacher Ling: "Xiao Ling, these cadres in the class have just taken office, you are the secretary of the school's Youth League branch, help them!" ”

"Good! After school this afternoon, the class cadres who are responsible for rehearsing the program and publishing the blackboard newspaper will stay, and I will help them come up with ideas and consult! Teacher Ling smiled and agreed.

Throughout the day, the students in our class were in a state of excitement, and everyone was talking about the celebration that Teacher Ling and the school were going to take. However, when Ge Hong, a member of the entertainment committee, asked everyone to sign up for the class program, there were very few applicants.

After all, unlike elementary school, everyone is the most sensitive age of thirteen or fourteen, and they are afraid that they will be laughed at by others if they don't do well. I was silent, but I kept motioning to Chang Qing and Qi Zhen to sign up with my eyes. Well, when the time comes to rehearse, there will be a chance to test Teacher Ling. Chang Qing and Qi Zhen had no choice, so they reluctantly went to Ge Hong to write their names under everyone's amazed gaze.

After school, the classmates went home in twos and threes. Ge Hong and I, as well as the three female classmates Zhang Lu, Xu Shan, and Mo Qianqian, as well as Chang Qing, Qi Zhen, and the other two male classmates, Ye Fei and Shao Qing, stayed in the classroom and waited for Teacher Ling.

Zhang Lu, Xu Shan, and Mo Qianqian were all Ge Hong's former primary school classmates, so the four of them got together to talk and laugh; Ye Fei and Shao Qing were classmates in the next class of my former elementary school, and they knew each other a little, so they were chatting with me, Chang Qing, and Qi Zhen.

After waiting for a while, footsteps could be heard in the hallway outside the classroom door. We thought it was Teacher Ling, so we all turned our heads to look at the door. The footsteps were getting closer and closer, but I panicked for no reason, and there seemed to be some unsettling emotion flowing in the air. A man walked past our classroom, but didn't stop, and walked to the other end of the hallway. Looking at the figure, it should be a strange, senior male classmate, not Teacher Ling. When the others saw that it was not Teacher Ling, they turned back and continued chatting.

But I, who didn't know why, got up and chased out in a hurry.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the scenery of the campus was framed with a faint gold edge, and there was only one boy in the corridor walking unhurriedly, walking, and the original unfamiliar figure suddenly became familiar - it was Sun Anning!

I couldn't believe my eyes, could it really be him? My mind went blank and I stared at his back in a daze. As if sensing my presence, he turned around slowly, a warm and sincere smile on his face. Still with big bright eyes, a high nose, and thin lips, he has grown a little taller than he was two years ago, but not much has changed. Really, it's him back!

I eagerly opened my mouth to say something, but strangely enough, not only could I not hear my voice, but I didn't even know what I was saying. He smiled at me and shook his head and said something, but I couldn't hear it, and I didn't know what he was saying. I was in a panic, and what I saw was still familiar to the school - there was just no sound! I looked at him in a blank sweat, what was going on?

At this time, the familiar voice penetrated all the tangible and intangible substances, and sounded from the bottom of my heart: "Squad leader, it's me back!" ”

I had countless questions in my mind that I wanted to ask him, and I didn't know where to start.

"Squad leader...... Don't ask anything, listen to me! Don't stay today, especially not near the old building! There was a smile on his face, but his tone was rapid, and there was deep worry and bitterness in his tone.

"Okay, I don't ask! You, you ...... now" I didn't open my mouth, but the words came out with my heart, and it seemed that I could communicate directly with his heart. I don't have to ask anything else, but I'm anxious to know how he is now, or in what form he exists!

"Squad leader, don't care what I am! I'll find a way to be there for you...... Be careful! These words of his are as light as flying flotsam, with a kind of persistence and unwillingness in poignant, and the meaning of them is something I have never experienced before.

I was in a trance for a moment, but when I looked again, I found that I had an unfamiliar face in front of me, an unknown senior boy smiled and waved at me, turned around and continued to walk towards the other side of the hallway, and after a while, disappeared at the top of the stairs.

"What's wrong? …… Are you in a hurry to wait for the teacher? Someone gently held my shoulder behind me and asked, the voice was as pleasant as a yellow warbler out of the valley, and a cold breath surrounded me. Without looking back, I knew who was coming.

"Teacher Ling, you're here. We're all waiting for you! I smiled reluctantly, lowered my head and quickly wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes.

"Who's that? …… You look like you're sad, what's going on? Teacher Ling stood beside me, looked thoughtfully at the end of the hallway, and then turned to me to ask me, in a gentle and concerned tone.

"Yes...... A senior classmate I don't know either! Nothing happened! …… Teacher Ling, let's go into the classroom. Everyone is waiting for your ideas! I quickly changed the subject, trying to prevaricate without a trace.

“…… All right! Let's go. Teacher Ling nodded, took my hand very naturally, and led me back to the classroom as if she was my sister by nature. As she walked, she said to me inadvertently: "Although I am not your homeroom teacher, if you encounter any difficulties that you don't want to tell your father and mother in the future, you can ask me for help, okay?" ”

My heart warmed and I nodded vigorously.

In the classroom, the remaining eight people were chatting energetically. Teacher Ling and I walked in, probably hearing my slightly heavy footsteps, and they stopped chatting.

"Everyone's in a hurry, aren't you?" Teacher Ling was slightly apologetic.

"No, no! Teacher Ling, give us ideas! Everyone stood up as they spoke.

Chang Qing and Qi Zhen looked at Teacher Ling holding my hand, they were very surprised, Ge Hong also glanced at it, but said casually: "Teacher Ling, you see, several students who signed up in our class today have also stayed. This is Zhang Lu, Xu Shan, Mo Qianqian, and that is Chang Qing, Qi Zhen, Ye Fei, and Shao Qing. ”

"Okay. …… Do you have any special skills? ”

"We studied dance for a while in elementary school." Zhang Lu pointed to Xu Shan, Mo Qianqian and Ge Hong and said first.

Ye Fei and Shao Qing looked at each other and said, "We have learned calligraphy. ”

Chang Qing tugged at his hair and shook his head, a little embarrassed.

"This ...... This one...... I can do somersaults, does it count? Qi Zhen scratched his ears and scratched his cheeks and thought for a long time, then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked happily.

Alas, somersaults! He thought he was going to juggle? Qi Zhen's words caused everyone to laugh bitterly, if it weren't for Teacher Ling's presence, it is estimated that everyone would have rolled their eyes at him.

Teacher Ling smiled, then looked at me with expectation and encouragement in his eyes. I thought for a moment and said, "I've studied...... A few years of erhu. ”

Teacher Ling was very happy: "Erhu? This is very special! I watch, let's set an erhu solo for a show! ”

All the boys nodded in agreement, while Zhang Lu, Xu Shan, and Mo Qianqian didn't say anything, just looked at Ge Hong. Ge Hong's face changed slightly, and a hint of displeasure flashed in the corner of his eyes, but his tone was indifferent: "Teacher Ling's decision, of course we all agree!" She expressed her attitude, and the other female classmates had no objections.

"Another show, it's better to have a little more people, dance, recitation or fairy tale. Look, which is better? …… Ge Hong, what do you say? Teacher Ling looked around at everyone and finally stopped at Ge Hong.

Ge Hong saw that Teacher Ling specifically asked for her opinion, and she was a little proud, so she immediately became active, raised the corners of her eyes, and said generously: "Then dance!" …… Just pick a few more male classmates. ”

"That's it! You go back today and think about it, and tomorrow we'll discuss the content of the dance. Teacher Ling bowed his head in agreement.

Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, everyone is ready to get up and pack up and go home.

"Oh, I almost forgot, where are you going to rehearse the show in the future?" Teacher Ling asked.

"Isn't it in a classroom?" Mo Qianqian was a little strange.

"That's right, in the morning, Mr. Wang from the Academic Affairs Office said that the workers should take advantage of the time after school to renovate and paint the classrooms of each class, so all classes cannot stay in the classroom to rehearse!" Teacher Ling explained.

"Is it okay on the big playground?" Ge Hong asked.

"The six classes in the second year of junior high school are all rehearsing in the big playground." Teacher Ling shook his head.

"What about the basketball court?" Zhang Lu asked.

"It was a rehearsal venue for the third grade." Teacher Ling shook his head again in denial.

"Then let's rehearse in the clearing at the edge of the woods!" Ge Hong thought about it and proposed another place.

"There, there's really no class to choose from, so you should be there!" Teacher Ling thought for a moment and agreed.

“…… Woods? Isn't it the woods next to the old building in the northeast corner of the school? I hurriedly asked.

"Yes, there it is." Teacher Ling and Ge Hong nodded at the same time, and then asked rhetorically, "What's wrong?" Is there something wrong? ”

Qi Zhen and Chang Qing gasped greatly at the same time, and I looked at Teacher Ling in embarrassment, not knowing how to phrase it for a while.