CHAPTER XXXIV
It took me a week to convince myself to pick myself up and face life positively, and it only took a day for someone else to shatter that determination.
On the morning of the first day of school, I put on my school uniform and looked at myself in front of the mirror. Although his face is still like a vegetable, fortunately, his thin, sunken cheeks have been filled with new fat, and he doesn't look too bad. This certainly made me a little less uneasy, after all, I have not been in touch with my friends in the orchestra for a long time, and it would be a fool of myself to say that our friendship would not change in the slightest, and it would take a certain amount of courage to resume contact with them. No matter how hard it takes, I have to maintain the friendship between us, and it's impossible for me not to value this friendship, after all, since Xingyuan's death, they are the only few friends I have left in school, who else can I be with without them? You can't live alone, right? At this time, I couldn't help but think of Li Jiamin, as for her...... is an exception.
I quietly stepped into the classroom full of laughter and laughter, and I couldn't help but feel sad in my heart: people are so strong and forgetful, no matter what happens or what they lose, they can always continue to live. I envy their self-healing power. As I sat down in my seat, the sadness in my heart grew even deeper. I don't think I'll ever get used to the empty seat next to me, and I won't forget my former tablemates and forever best friends......
After class, the string orchestra got together to chat as usual, the only difference was that they changed the location to Yu Menghan's seat. Of course, I know that in the past, they were willing to gather here purely to please Xingyuan, but now that Xingyuan is gone, it is not surprising that they don't come. I walked slowly towards them, trying to inadvertently blend in with their conversation, but to their surprise, they unexpectedly immediately discovered my presence, and distanced themselves from me with great speed, telling me with their actions how disgusted they were with me. I looked at them in amazement, only to be glared back.
"It's ...... What's wrong? "I was at a loss and stuttered.
"What's wrong? Don't you know? Yu Menghan crossed his hands in front of his chest and asked domineeringly.
Seeing that I shook my head blankly, they all sneered in unison.
"What are you pretending to be confused? The wreath given to Xingyuan, you didn't make up the money! ”
"What wreath?" My eyes widened and I was stunned.
"We've been discussing in the class group for a few days, and you dare to say that you didn't see it?" Xin Tian glared at me and asked in an exasperated tone.
"The other day...... I'm in a bad mood...... I really didn't look at my phone...... "I lowered my head aggrievedly, my vision blurred by tears. "How much? Am I making up now? ”
Probably worried that our quarrel would become more and more intense, Mei Fangxun hurried over to help me out. "I can testify to that. I called her several times in those days, and her phone was turned off until I went to her mom to find her. ”
"Chihiro, don't protect her, it's not worth it!" Yu Menghan pulled Mei Fangxun behind him, and then continued to ask aggressively: "You say! What are you taking Xingyuan there for? She didn't have to go through that road to get home! ”
Hearing this, I gasped. For the first time, I felt the taste of being at a loss for words...... I knew that even if I told them that Xingyuan offered to accompany me to the station, they wouldn't believe it. Rather than this, it is better to remain silent and appear more sincere.
"Weak heart? Don't dare to say anything? Seeing that I didn't respond, Yu Menghan raised her eyebrows and made a ruling aggressively: "You killed Xingyuan!" ”
What? I jerked my head up, shocked. I didn't expect my compromise to be exchanged for such slander! "You talk nonsense!" My voice and whole body began to tremble because of my anger.
"Then you say, why did Xingyuan go there?"
"Think we don't know anything?"
"Yes, we've all been to Xingyuan's house, don't try to fool us!"
We? When did you stop referring to "we" from me? Thinking of this, I felt a chill.
"I advise you to save some effort, we have discussed this matter repeatedly, and there is really no room for you to deny." Compared with others, Xin Tian's tone can be regarded as peaceful, but her words did not soothe my sad and angry mood in the slightest.
Repeated discussions? It seems that you secretly created a new group behind my back, and said all the bad things about me in it, no wonder there is no new information in the group of the string orchestra! I clenched my fists, held back my tears, and shouted loudly: "It was Xingyuan who said that she would accompany me to the car...... Believe it or not! "The volume I didn't control completely shocked the whole classroom, and all of a sudden, the students all looked at us and witnessed the break of the string orchestra.
Perhaps intimidated by my momentum, they were silent for a moment.
As they exchanged glances, a voice from the corner joined the fray. "I have something to say!"
I thought that someone was willing to speak up, but I didn't expect that the person who stood up was Li Jiamin...... I don't dare expect anything from her......
"She killed Xingyuan!" She looked me directly at me with resentful eyes and said firmly, "And, I know why!" ”
"What do you know again? Take yourself less seriously! Xingyuan didn't take you seriously at all! "I got angry. I knew that Xingyuan had never despised her, however, at that time, I was in a hurry to say the most hurtful things to discourage her, so I didn't think about whether this sentence was true.
Before I could finish speaking, she angrily left her seat and pressed closer to me. "Do you really think no one noticed?"
"Tell me, what the hell is going on?" The group of strings urged anxiously.
I could see that Li Jiamin enjoyed being in the spotlight, so I didn't believe she had any inside information. It's just a grandstanding ploy.
"She killed Xingyuan for Xu Yinyao, because she knew that as long as Xingyuan was there, Xu Yinyao would not be able to take a fancy to her!" After announcing this trumped-up charge, Li Jiamin looked very proud.
I froze as if I had been electrocuted. No way...... There's no way she knows about teddy bears...... I subconsciously looked at Xu Yinyao's seat and found that it was also empty. I don't know whether to be glad that he was embarrassed by his absence, or sad that he failed to prove my innocence with his fame. The conscience of heaven and earth, I never thought of taking away Xingyuan's happiness! "Rumors! Lie! What proof do you have for saying that! I yelled at her in a hoarse voice.
"I know you won't admit it! Then let me ask you, did Xu Yinyao ever carry your suitcase for you and send you home in the car? Do you carry your luggage when you go on a trip? If there is no ambiguity between you, how can he be so good to you? ”
At that time, I was so angry that I couldn't even say a word, otherwise, I would have refuted her sharply, don't forget that when you traveled in autumn, Xu Yinyao also brought you a backpack! He is such a good person, and you, who have been helped by him, have repaid him in this way! Ungrateful villain! No wonder no one is waiting to see you!
"No wonder! I'm wondering, Xingyuan's sprinting results have always been in the top three in the class, how could she not avoid that car? It turned out to be because of you! You deliberately hurt her! Yu Menghan angrily pointed at me and launched a new round of verbal attacks.
"It's very likely that she pushed Xingyuan!" Li Jiamin silently walked to Yu Menghan's side, as if he had become a member of the string orchestra.
"Don't talk too much!" Finally, the righteous partner appeared. "You are charged with murder, do you know how serious that charge is?"
After listening to Shen Yunhao's words, everyone in the string orchestra looked at each other.
Yang Tao followed closely and said, "Have you quarreled enough!" Don't forget that there is a quiz in the fifth period, wouldn't it be better to spend time on revision? ”
I nodded gratefully to Shen Yunhao and Yang Tao, tears streaming down my face.
"Why are you talking to her?" "Nosy!" The members of the string orchestra were greatly dissatisfied, and they all opened their mouths to reproach, but the tone was not as straightforward as that of Fang Cai.
I didn't want to implicate the two of them, and I was trying to redirect the spearhead to myself, but I let Li Jiamin take the lead.
"You haven't answered my question yet! Did the things I just mentioned happen at all? ”
I don't know how to answer, if I say yes, it is equivalent to confirming my guilt, and if I say no, it is also a lie...... In desperation, I had no choice but to ask, "Is it possible to draw correct conclusions based on deduction based on facts?" ”
"Did you hear that? She confessed! She was the one who killed Xingyuan! For fear that some classmates would not hear it, Li Jiamin kept repeating this sentence.
As a result, accusations began to sound, one after another, with the string orchestra as the center, constantly spreading outward, beyond the extent that Shen Yunhao and Yang Tao could stop it. I knew I couldn't fight, and my mind went blank. For a moment, I actually believed their words, and even saw the picture of me pushing Xingyuan to the front of the car...... Even if I didn't do it myself, Xingyuan was killed by me...... If I hadn't been so selfish and wanted Xingyuan to stay with me for a while, then she wouldn't have taken that path at all...... Then the accident will not happen at all...... So...... She's not going to die at all...... I was amazed to realize that most of the endless sorrow in my heart came from remorse, and this remorse would haunt me for the rest of my life......