Chapter 15 Tournaments

With the end of the holidays, a new semester is about to begin.

In order to enhance the friendship of the classmates, the class committee decided to hold a general exchange activity after discussion. The name of the event is the martial arts competition, with the purpose of promoting everyone's feelings, allowing everyone to share their hometown specialties and food snacks from all over the world. After several rounds of discussions, the site of the event was determined on the grass next to the school's lake pavilion. The event will take place on Saturday of the first week of the new semester from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the appointed day has arrived.

At half past two o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, Mu Qing, Zhang Wei, Wu Di and others came to the event site first. They laid out picnic cloths on the lawn and placed a few bouquets of flowers around them. Use a mini speaker to play youthful and active music. On the low trees by the lawn, there are also warm reminder signs to guide the arrival of students.

Towards four o'clock in the afternoon, the other brothers and sisters came to the lawn one after another with their specialties. The originally empty napple was gradually filled with snacks and snacks from all over the world. Mu Qing, who was chatting with other classmates, didn't notice Si Li's arrival. Si Li didn't rush to greet her, just kept her distance and looked at her from a distance. As the saying goes, every festival is three pounds fat, but the Spring Festival atmosphere of eating and drinking has not left a single cent on Mu Qing. After a month, Mu Qing seems to be a lot thinner and haggard.

"Mr. Zhao, why don't you go in?" Xiao Mu's crisp and sweet voice remained the same. Si Li carefully looked at the woman in front of her, like the doppelganger of the little witch in the family. Moreover, now she is more and more like a little sister in the way she speaks and her attitude. After experiencing a holiday time, this girl's words and face are not mixed with the slightest bit of the last semester.

"Oooh...... Okay......" Si Li replied nervously to Xiao Mu. At this time, he saw Zhang Wei coming over, so he stuffed the specialty to Zhang Wei and walked towards Mu Qing.

"Hey ......" he said, and it took nearly a minute to muster up his courage.

"Oh, you're here." Seeing Si Li's appearance, Mu Qing lost the gentleness she had when she was facing the new school last semester and replied very seriously.

"Then you're busy. I'm going to help Zhang Wei. Seeing the girl in his heart like this, he could only leave in disappointment. As he walked away, he secretly turned his face sideways to look at Mu Qing. But in this retrospective, he didn't find any feelings for Mu Qing towards him. It seemed that in the second of her farewell, she had coldly returned to the conversation of the crowd.

At 3:55, the brothers and sisters were almost all there. The event is like an arrow on the string, ready to go. However, at this moment, Mu Qing received a phone call. Perhaps because of her shyness, Mu Qing turned her body on her back. But in the distance, Si Li could still tell from the obvious shaking of her back that she was arguing angrily with others. Perhaps everyone has noticed this discordant scene, and the originally noisy discussion has become much quieter.

The hour hand stopped completely above the number 4. She resolutely hung up the phone, then simply combed her outfit and began to preside over the group activities.

The first part of the event was to introduce their own specialties. Since most of the students are from this province, they are not interested in the specialties of this province. The only thing that caught their attention was the other specialties brought by Sili, Zhang Wei and a few other students from other places.

So, everyone began to urge Sili to share their local specialty snacks.

"This is the jerky I brought, the beef. Anyway, if you go to our place, it will be useless not to eat this kind of beef jerky. Our people like this so much that some people even joke that we can't live without beef jerky, just like the West can't live without Jerusalem. Cows are such animals that are truly a treasure of human beings. I worked tirelessly to cultivate the land when I was alive, and I can make such a delicious ...... after I die."

"This is our pastry over there. A hodgepodge with a variety of fillings. We have different opinions on this kind of thing, there are hundreds of names, and I call it tea cake anyway. This thing is sweet but not greasy, salty but not dry throat, glutinous but not sticky. And it is not enough to have a good taste, but also to be outstanding in shape and color, so most of this kind of tea cake is delicate and small, colorful, and the entrance is soft and flavorful......"

Several students from other places picked up the special snacks they brought one by one and began to introduce them. Everyone's face was filled with pride and satisfaction. But the anxious men represented by Sili and Zhang Wei did not resist the temptation of food, and tore the bag and ate it without waiting for others to introduce it.

As the saying goes, Feng Shui takes turns, and it's time for Sili to introduce: "This is the ...... I brought"

"Delicious ......"

"That's pretty good......"

"Anything else? I'm going to take some back and eat slowly......"

It can be seen that those classmates who have been cared for by him have come to repay the favor.

Such a harmonious picture caused everyone to laugh.

This was followed by an interactive session. Everyone chatted while eating, some were discussing the topic of whether to have red envelopes for the New Year, some were showing off the five-star mahjong card and the bloody record, and some were boasting about each other's New Year's clothes......

The session was scheduled to be between half an hour and an hour, but after an hour and a half, everyone was interested.

And the snack ranking link, which should be seamless, was mostly postponed because of such an atmosphere. Another reason is that the host is not present. Everyone is completely unaware of it, or everyone is deliberately covering it up. Zhang Wei kept coaxing. Wu Di turned into an unboxing maniac and kept tearing the bags for the girls in the class. All in all, Mu Qing's lack didn't have much impact. At least on the surface.

And Silly found the one who had disappeared.

There is a small artificial lake about 100 meters away from the event site, with an area of about 3 acres. There was a pavilion on the lake, and Mu Qing was sitting in it. The lake under the pavilion is unusually calm, like Mu Qing at this time, so calm that there is no taste of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new year and the joy of the new year.

The apprehensive Si Li began to wonder what to do, maybe he could guess seven or eight, but there was nothing he could do. I wanted to call her, but I knew the timing was wrong.

Gradually, the two began to synchronize. Si Li, who had been playing and chatting with his brothers and sisters, also quieted down. He seemed to be one with her, only occasionally catering to everyone's topic, masking the jumbled thoughts with short "yes" and "I think so too."

"Enough, are you two flirting or are you betting on who breaks the defense first and who is the dog?" Zhang Wei, who sensed that something was wrong, also discovered Mu Qing's abnormality in the direction of Si Li's eyes. In order to effectively fight this lonely artistic conception, he became a villain. Just such a joke quieted down the lively emotions.

Si Li, who was in the eye of embarrassment, didn't explain anything, but just greeted Mu Qing. It can be seen that he wants to take this opportunity to bring the depressed person back to happiness.

In order to alleviate the embarrassment, Mu Qing got up and walked back into the big family.

However, the joyful atmosphere is just about to return. A flamboyant and familiar Aston Martin came into view. The first to find out was Cheng Yun, because her way of hinting at Mu Qing was too obvious, and everyone also saw the luxury car.

Mu Qing chuckled, hurriedly picked up her mobile phone and walked in the direction of the car while dialing. The boys in the class began to sigh and chatter, and again looked at the luxury car.

"Is this her boyfriend?"

"Xiangche with beautiful women......"

"What a good cabbage ......"

……

Everyone's discussion gradually became noisy in Si Li's ears. But Si Li didn't care, he just looked at Mu Qing directly.

Mu Qing, who was walking, completely lost her ceremonial posture. As he walked briskly, he questioned something on the phone. Even so, the people in the car did not get down.

When Mu Qing walked to the car, the people in the car finally got down. The man's outfit today is mainly business-style, wearing a long, light and loose cape, showing the air of success and wealth. Mu Qing and he looked at each other across the car, he was laughing, and she was angry.

The man seemed to stop quibbling, silently opened the trunk and took out two cardboard boxes. Then, despite Mu Qing's obstruction, the man carried the box and came to everyone.

"Everyone, I'm Mu Qing's boyfriend. My name is Li Heng. Here are some gifts for everyone. Thank you for taking care of my girlfriend Liu Muqing during college. She is going to study abroad with me in September this year, and I hope that in the remaining time, we can continue to get along well and enjoy a good life. "It's not so much a man's self-introduction as a declaration of sovereignty. While the man spoke, he also hugged Mu Qing tightly with his hand. The more Mu Qing wanted to push him away, the tighter the man hugged him. After speaking, the man rubbed his beloved's hair with his chin.

The intimate action and the white gift made everyone thank you politely. The only thing missing from this chaotic voice was the part of Si Li. Li Heng had been staring at Si Li, full of hostility, as if he was just waiting for his promise.

As a result, the atmosphere became awkward again. Everyone first looked at Li Heng, and then at Si Li. Except for them, the eyes of the rest kept alternating between the two.

In the end, under Si Li's smile, Li Heng let go of his hostility.

Then, Li Heng opened the cardboard box like a winner, took out the various snacks inside, and distributed them to everyone present. And Mu Qing, who was his girlfriend, just sat down silently, motionless in a daze, without the slightest intention of helping her boyfriend.

In such a scene, perhaps all the brothers and sisters were stumped, and they all lost the joy and uninhibited just now, and they didn't dare to taste the snacks in front of them easily.

If Si Li couldn't withstand the temptation of delicious snacks and took the lead in tearing open the package, it would be better to say that he gave Li Heng a face. The others saw that Li Heng's only enemy was already like this, and they also began to try to accept it. It's a pity that the atmosphere is no longer the way it used to be.

Li Heng felt a little embarrassed and out of place. Before he came, he was confident, thinking that the enemy was vulnerable. But now, he knew that Si Li's charm was already influencing everyone. He has always been confident and strong, but he has hit a nail.

But such a dreary scene did not make him lose his fighting spirit, and Li Heng took out a fist-sized box from his pocket.

Facing his girlfriend, he said affectionately: "I've been busy after the New Year, and I don't even have time to send you to school." I know you love this necklace, so I bought it for you as compensation. As he spoke, he opened the box and lifted a silver-white necklace.

The necklace is quite plain, without too many embellishments and cumbersome carvings. The pendant is also very simple, just a simple one that can't tell what kind of jade is.

Mu Qing didn't pick it up, nor did she show joy.

On the contrary, her boyfriend, who didn't care about the feelings of others, walked directly behind her and gently dressed it for her. At the same time, he kept nodding his head, as if he was boasting about his girlfriend's vision and his own behavior.

However, it seems that such a gesture of affection should not appear here. The crowd fell into an even more embarrassing state. Li Heng also felt that his acting skills were clumsy, and the impact was very bad, so he could only flee the scene on the pretext that he had something to do. Mu Qing didn't get up to send this man who loved her deeply. After the luxury car drove away, she took off her necklace, and a few tears in her eyes could not escape everyone's field of vision.

The atmosphere is here, no matter how hard Zhang Wei tries, it will not help. This event has never been reversed. In desperation, the competition was canceled, and Mu Qing hastily announced the end of the event.

On the lawn, the crowd gradually dispersed, until only Zhang Wei, Sili, Wu Di, Mu Qing and Xiao Mu were left under the lawn. Zhang Wei originally planned to ask about Li Heng. But after half a year of intersection, Wu Di could already comprehend Si Li's eyes, and forcibly found an inferior reason of "the meal has arrived" to pull Zhang Weisheng out of this place of right and wrong.

At this time, Mu Qing was looking down and typing frantically on her phone. And Xiao Mu was bored and pulled up the grass.

It seems that the "time" has come.

Si Li carefully took out the gift that Xiao Mei had prepared for him from a bag, but it was only the one given to Xiao Mu. As for Mu Qing's share, he didn't have the courage to do it yet.

"This! Brought to you! Before Mu Qing came back to his senses, he hurriedly stuffed the gift into Xiao Mu's hand.

The person who received the gift looked very happy: "Can I open it now?" ”

After receiving the agreed reply, Xiao Mu opened the box with lightning speed and took out the small seedling from it. After so many years of retreat, although the little seedling is a little decadent, it still gives people the feeling that if it is cared for, it will bloom luxuriantly.

"This triangular plum is one of our very beautiful flowers. It's also very convenient to take care of, just give some water and bask in the sun every day. As she spoke, Sili took out the care instructions from her pocket, which had been carefully typeset and printed.

"I love this thing so much, thank you." The level of satisfaction with the gift can be read in the expression of increasing joy.

"Where's my gift?" At this moment, Mu Qing put down her phone and asked in a slightly serious tone. The gaze was as sharp as a sword, so that Si Li did not dare to look directly.

"I ......," he said nervously, speechless.

"Sister Qing, I asked him to bring me some of their beautiful flowers and trees. He didn't send it on his own initiative. Where did he come from such a high level of emotional intelligence and romance. The person in the round is Xiao Mu who knows how to be grateful, and she can see Si Li's mind clearly.

"Oh, okay. I knew I would have asked you to bring me something like this. Mu Qing was disappointed at the same time, but also a little disappointed.

Sili scratched her head embarrassedly, not knowing how to reply.

"Isn't that right? Don't you still have something in that bag? What is that? Mu Qing seemed to have discovered something and swept away all the negative emotions. Perhaps, in her opinion, the bag and the gift belong to her. It's just that what happened just now made this man cowardly.

"I didn't ...... Not...... This is for us...... counselor's. "Si Li, who has always been good at not changing his face in front of girls and lying, is unfamiliar with his skills today.

Mu Qing's frozen eyes were like the light emitted by a lie detector, and Si Li fled in fear.

"Okay! If it's not mine, forget it. Mu Qing picked up the disappointment and loss again, and played with Xiaocao to regret herself: "Today's event could have ended perfectly, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen, and I blamed me for not handling it well." Alas! ”

"Actually, I think that man ......"

"It's okay, everyone is having a good time, as long as the activity has achieved its effect. Nothing. Si Li interrupted Xiao Mu's opinion, but did not attract critical feedback, but made Xiao Mu feel soothed.

"I'm really afraid of such people. I've said it a million times, don't do that, it's a shame. This...... He had to come. Come on, come ......" Mu Qing did not stop repenting because of the comfort of others, and even became more and more "profound": "Alas, come on...... Come all on, come on......"

The way he mutters to himself is really not distressing.

Xiao Mu had to keep whispering comforting beside him.

In such a scene, if a man comes forward and gives gentleness, thoughtfulness and other soft grinding measures, it is easy to gain further favor from girls.

Si Li didn't, just looked at Mu Qing with straight eyes.

"Why don't I invite you to eat fried skewers, there is a northeastern kebab in the north gate, which is very good." The only way to break the deadlock, that's all Sili can think of. Besides, the girl in front of her has fallen into a remorse that she can't extricate herself from. Coaxing a girl, giving her a beloved gift and taking her to a good meal is also the most effective way.

"Let's go! Walk! Walk! Xiao Mu comprehended, began to disrupt his companion's thoughts, and headed towards the food.

For such a clumsy and obvious coaxing method, Mu Qing was amused. The two people in front of her are so good to her.

The part of eating is very ordinary. That is, one "host" two audiences, one "waiter" and two foodies. In general, there was no more talk of grief at the dinner table.

After the meal, the three of them said goodbye. Mu Qing went back to the dormitory, planning to take a shower and take a good rest.

Xiao Mu went outside the school, as for where to go and what to do, no one knows. Si Li was like a brother and told her to pay attention to her safety and go back to school early.

And Si Li, there is nowhere to go and nowhere to go.

coaxed two female classmates, but let yourself fall into a bad feeling.

Confused? Because of his longing for Mu Qing. In another semester, the girl will be away from this Chinese land and go to the outside world. At that time, all communication will eventually be slowly worn out by the distance and the man, until it is gone. The memories and fate of the two will finally be sealed in the past as passers-by, and they may never mention it again.

Apprehension? Born for today's events. The kind of confession that went straight to his heart was unforgettable. The reaction to receiving a gift from your boyfriend is unpredictable. What happened to him and her? What will happen to her and him?

Thinking of this, he gave himself a gentle slap in the face.

A person who can't accompany the future, how can it be his turn to think about these things?

Perhaps, other people's family affairs should not be worried.

What to worry about is how to write the report to be submitted next week?

Then, Sili was even more worried.

As the night gradually approached, the mood became even lower......