Before you know it, there is less than a month left before the final exams, and the whole school is also in a gloomy fog. The reason why we were depressed was because of the huge pressure of the seniors in the third year of high school to prepare for the college entrance examination, and on the other hand, we heard that our school team lost the last game. The second place in the city, in other words, other schools to obtain this honor, it is estimated that the banner should have been hung inside and outside the campus, and then the gongs and drums were beaten to publicize it, hoping to let the whole world know. However, our school, which is bent on winning the championship, can be regarded as the second place in the district. As a result, the basketball team received no other commendations other than a few words of praise and encouragement from the principal at the school assembly on Monday. We have not been able to decide whether we should congratulate them or not. After much deliberation, we unanimously chose to leave it at that, lest the fragile and sensitive of them mistake our heartfelt words for cynicism. At this moment, only by showing infinite sadness and helplessness can we have the greatest respect for the players. If there's anyone more upset than the players who missed out on a title, it's their girlfriends. Since returning to school, Xu Mingyao has spent all his thoughts on comforting the sullen Xingyuan, and he has no time to feel sorry for himself, and over time, he has forgotten that he is the one who lost the game.

The depressing atmosphere lasted for a week and showed no signs of abating. Maybe he couldn't get used to seeing our listlessness, Yang Tao, who had been staying out of the matter, finally couldn't help but sigh a few words: "Do you need to be so stubborn?" In terms of basketball, they are a little better than us, but in terms of performance, we are not only several times better than them. I don't know which one you value more, but even if you take an average, we're much better than them, aren't we? ”

Yang Tao's wonderful theory instantly enlightened us, and immediately received strong approval from everyone. "That's right!" "Well said!"

"That's right! You can't judge heroes based on the victory or defeat of a game alone, what is a temporary defeat, it's a big deal to change the battlefield and fight again! Xin Tian briskly shook his hand and patted Yang Fan's shrugged shoulder, vividly expounding his opinion.

"It hurts!" Yang Fan curled up and wailed: "You don't know how to comfort my scarred heart, how can you still do such a ruthless hand!" ”

Seeing Yang Fan's funny appearance of pretending to be aggrieved, everyone couldn't help but laugh out loud, and the joyful laughter gradually blew away the haze around us. Everyone returned to their seats with relaxed steps and began to immerse themselves in revision for the final exam.

Before leaving, Xu Mingyao quietly leaned over Xingyuan and whispered to her, "Trust me, I will definitely be able to give you the championship medal next year." ”

A simple and sincere promise is worth a thousand words. In an instant, Xingyuan was moved to tears. Maybe it was because she couldn't help herself, she sat next to her completely ignoring me, quickly raised her head and kissed Xu Mingyao's face.

Probably too shocked, Xu Mingyao looked at Xingyuan in a daze, and his face turned red.

"Let's go." Xing Yuan gently pushed Xu Mingyao, who was not leaving, and urged in a shy tone.

"Oh...... Good...... Let's go! Xu Mingyao hurriedly stood up straight and stammered back.

The flurry Xu Mingyao naturally had to stumble on the way back to his seat, and these disturbing sounds would undoubtedly anger Yang Tao, who was concentrating on studying. Fortunately, their relationship was very good, and Yang Tao spared him just by giving him a blank look. Otherwise, this long-lost tranquility may not be spared. You need to know that our well-mannered first class is angry, but it is quite scary.

Since tasting the sweetness, Xu Mingyao has redoubled his efforts and spared no effort to please Xingyuan, as for what he wants, he doesn't need to guess to understand. Needless to say, he routinely gave Xingyuan three macarons made by his mother every day, and at this moment when the exam was approaching, he actually proposed to take Xingyuan to the beach to relax.

"My grandfather bought a small villa there in his early years, and it is sitting idle at this time, so we can go there and stay for one night." Xu Mingyao said to Xingyuan with joy in his heart, as if this matter had already been decided.

“…… Just the two of us? After hesitating for a while, Xing Yuan asked in a voice that couldn't be softer.

"Of course not!" Xu Mingyao hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand to deny it, and tried to cover his embarrassed expression with a hard smile. "You girls live on the top floor, and we boys live on the third floor...... And my mom and dad! They promised to drive us. ”

"Sounds like fun." Xingyuan smiled at Xu Mingyao, and the faint flush on her face turned crimson.

Xu Mingyao nodded again and again, and then sighed sincerely: "The scenery there is very beautiful, the environment is very comfortable, and it is indeed very good." ”

"Okay then......" Xingyuan bowed slightly, a sweet smile appeared in her eyes.

Probably didn't expect to get Xingyuan's consent so easily, Xu Mingyao danced happily.

"How many friends do you think I can bring with me?" Xingyuan turned her head to look at me, a hint of distress flashing in her eyes.

Xu Mingyao put away his stupidity and returned to his usual reliable appearance. "The room for you has two single beds, and if they don't mind sleeping on the floor, it shouldn't be a problem for five or six people."

"Great!" Listening to Xu Mingyao's words, Xingyuan smiled like a flower. She gently shook my hand and asked, "Yin Ran, are you going?" ”

"Let's go together! The more people there are, the more lively they are. Xu Mingyao hurriedly sent a sincere invitation, lest Xingyuan change her mind because I didn't go.

"I ...... I guess I'll go......" I replied with a wry smile.

Xu Mingyao said that everything was arranged by Xingyuan, so the matter was quickly settled. The two-day, one-night trip will depart from the school gate next Saturday morning and return the same way on Sunday afternoon. A week of preparation is more than enough for others, but for me, it's not enough. Even if I was given a year, I wasn't confident that I would be able to convince my parents to let me participate. The thought of them being thunderous at the thought of me abandoning my studies for two days makes my heart pound with fear.

After class that Friday, I came home with a feeling of trepidation. After dinner, I struggled for a long time and didn't dare to talk to my parents about it, so I had no choice but to go back to my room and pretend to study hard. I couldn't muster up the courage to make it to the end of Saturday and nothing happened. I knew that if I had the courage to text them about it, they would be furious, and they would even run into the dorm in a rage and give me a hard lecture in front of my classmates. In order to preserve the last bit of dignity I had to get their consent or get the deal done before I went back to my dorm on Sunday. I was so timid that I was holding back, packing up at a much slower pace than usual, in order to delay the inevitable end of the dispute. I left the doors on either side of the closet open to block the view of my mother, who was frequently passing by in front of my room, and then rummaged through the only bathing suit I hadn't worn in a long time. Seeing the hour hand getting closer and closer to the figure six, I realized that there was no way to avoid it. I slipped the swimsuit I had found with great difficulty into my bag, and when I made up my mind, I gritted my teeth and headed to the living room.

"Mom, Dad!" I took a deep breath and continued, "I'm not coming back next week. ”

"Are you going to stay in the dormitory to review?" My father asked casually, his eyes fixed on the newspaper.

"No......" Before I could finish speaking, my father and mother turned to me at the same time. I was relieved and swallowed the rest of the words back into my stomach.

"What's going on?" My father asked with a straight face.

"I want to go to the beach with a few of my classmates......" I replied with my head bowed and trembling.

As soon as the words fell, my father immediately threw the newspaper in his hand on the sofa, and angrily pointed at me and scolded: "What time do you think it is!" Still thinking about playing? I don't do my job all day long, and I don't want to think about what my grades have become! ”

"It's only a few days before the exam, so if you want to play, you don't want to go now......" Mother frowned, and quickly joined her father's camp, as always.

But I had made an appointment with my friend...... "I could have lied to you, but I didn't...... Thinking of this, I was so aggrieved that I burst into tears.

"It's your own problem." My father opened the newspaper again and declared in a loud voice, "You are not allowed to go anyway!" ”

"Apologize to them, just say that you can't go for a while." My mother walked up to me and handed me an envelope containing a week's worth of living. "If you don't go home next week, you won't get the money."

"If you don't take it, you won't take it!" I glanced at them with tears in my eyes, snatched the envelope from my mother's hand, and slammed the door.

Not only did they not understand me at all, but they were completely unable to communicate! On the way to the station, I cried and shouted in my heart.

Returning to an empty dormitory didn't calm my mind. Worried that Xingyuan, who might come back at any time, saw me sad and sad, I hurriedly dropped my schoolbag and hid under the covers with my mobile phone. The tracks in the playlist were constantly looping, and I wept uncontrollably to the passionate singing, whimpering under the soft music, until I was exhausted and I regained some of my senses.

Sobing, I pulled out the envelope containing living expenses from my bag and carefully opened it. After carefully counting the banknotes inside, my heart inevitably felt lost. No more, no less than two hundred. They never made a mistake when it came to giving me living expenses...... I wiped away my tears, collected my thoughts, and began to figure out how I could use my modest living expenses to cover the next two weeks. Luckily, Xu Mingyao said that his parents would be responsible for all the expenses we went to, otherwise I might have to give up the trip – I'm not sure if that money would be enough to pay for the trip. After careful consideration, I decided to spend the next two weeks in the school cafeteria for three meals a day to save money. The money problem was barely solved, and the rest of my headache was that no matter how hard I meditated, I couldn't think of a proper way to deal with my parents' anger.

If I had known how important that trip was to me, I think I would have been more determined to have made my decision, and the insecurities and fears that stood in my way would have been gone.