SYLM Chapter 19
by VolareFu Yi Wen never expected to be so unlucky as to run into the teacher she disliked the most when she felt the most embarrassed.
Tang Ying, with her bright appearance and tall figure, wore a long, dark brown fur coat with the aura of a wealthy and glamorous woman. As she entered and walked to the stairwell, she took off her leather gloves, inadvertently making eye contact with someone standing as punishment outside the door of Class 12.
The two weren’t very close, but they recognized each other.
Fu Yi Wen pouted and buried her head in the math paper in her hand, pretending not to see Tang Ying.
A few seconds later, the clicking sound of high heels on the tiles started again, the source of the sound getting further and further away, smaller and smaller.
Until Fu Yi Wen couldn’t hear it at all.
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Math class ended.
As math teacher Wang Zhen De left the classroom to return to the office, he didn’t forget to warn Fu Yi Wen, who was still standing in the hallway with a dark face, that one more tardy and she wouldn’t need to attend math class anymore.
Although Fu Yi Wen had heard these words countless times and thought she had long developed an invulnerable “thick skin,” Chen Lu and Jiang Zhen Zhen still noticed the sadness on her face, which looked more like a forced smile than a genuine one, as soon as she entered the classroom.
“Are you okay?”
Jiang Zhen Zhen asked cautiously. Chen Lu, who was beside her, didn’t say anything. She silently took out two corn sausages from her desk and placed them on Fu Yi Wen’s desk.
“Oh, you even have food. Great, thanks, Lu Lu.”
Fu Yi Wen grinned, tore open the packaging, and stuffed one into her mouth, but even her unrestrained eating couldn’t hide her current state of dejection, like a frost-bitten eggplant.
Seeing her best friend’s forced smile, Chen Lu also felt bad. She could say a lot of comforting words, but they wouldn’t solve the root problem.
Regarding the issue of Fu Yi Wen frequently going to the liberal arts office to find Sun Li Xia, Chen Lu felt it was necessary to make things clear to Fu Yi Wen.
Before she could speak, Chen Lu saw Jiang Zhen Zhen frantically winking at her, signaling her to maybe talk about it at another time, as if guessing what she wanted to say.
Chen Lu nodded to show she understood, but this matter couldn’t wait any longer. She asked directly and bluntly:
“Didn’t you say you were just going to deliver a hand warmer and would be back soon? What happened to make you late? Did you encounter some unexpected situation?”
“…”
Fu Yi Wen chewed on the corn sausage, her eyes darting around, not answering directly:
“Hey, it’s no big deal. It’s just standing as punishment for one class period. I’ve been punished before. I’m used to it.”
“I want to know why you were late and punished.” Chen Lu continued to press the issue: “Aren’t we friends?”
“Hey, what are you saying? The three of us are friends who’ve been through thick and thin, that’s a certainty! Even the King of Heaven can’t change that!”
“Okay, since we’re friends, then tell us what exactly happened.”
“…”
Fu Yi Wen was someone who couldn’t hide things, especially when someone kept pressing her. She hesitated and stammered out that she had gone to the printing room to help Sun Li Xia move the test papers.
“Why would you be asked to move Class 1’s test papers? And why just you alone?” Even Jiang Zhen Zhen, who was always gentle, obedient, and understanding, couldn’t help but find it hard to listen to.
“Hey, it’s not what you think!”
Fu Yi Wen shook her head like a rattle drum. She righteously explained for Sun Li Xia:
“Before I went, Sun teacher asked me if it was convenient for me. She said if it wasn’t convenient, she would go down and move them herself. How could I let her do that? I was the one who wanted to go, and I was the one who insisted on moving all of them in one trip. Wasn’t it because I was afraid of being late? It has nothing to do with Sun teacher. I just ran too slowly.”
“Asking you to move test papers when there were less than two minutes before class? Even Bolt wouldn’t be able to make it back in time,” Chen Lu said with a hint of coldness in her tone, clearly somewhat angry.
Afraid that her friend would misunderstand, Fu Yi Wen wanted to explain for Sun Li Xia, but Chen Lu couldn’t listen anymore and interrupted her directly:
“Asking you if it’s convenient right before class is the same as not asking at all. She knows you’ll definitely help, so she just treats you as free labor–”
“Chen Lu!” Fu Yi Wen stomped her feet in a hurry: “How can you say that!”
The truth was harsh, and the person involved was confused.
Hearing her best friend say that about her favorite teacher, Fu Yi Wen was so angry that her neck turned red.
This was the first time she had gotten angry with Chen Lu.
…
The two had their own points of view and were at a stalemate. Afraid that this situation would damage their friendship, Jiang Zhen Zhen quickly spoke up to mediate:
“Everyone, don’t argue. Calm down. Let’s talk it over.”
“Does she look like she wants to talk it over? How can she say that about Sun teacher!?” Fu Yi Wen defended Sun Li Xia.
“Why can’t I say it? Did I wrong her?”
Chen Lu had never been someone without a temper. She gnashed her back teeth and said coldly:
“Sun Li Xia can ask you to do this and that without any qualms, so why can’t I say anything?”
“You!”
Faced with Chen Lu’s cold words, Fu Yi Wen slammed the table. Jiang Zhen Zhen couldn’t hold either of them back. Just as the situation was about to get out of control, the literature representative from the neighboring class knocked on the door to relay a message, saying that the homeroom teacher of Class 12 was looking for Chen Lu and was waiting in the literature office.
…
The two broke up unhappily.
As soon as Chen Lu left the classroom, Fu Yi Wen was about to leave in a huff. Seeing that things were not good, Jiang Zhen Zhen quickly grabbed her:
“Fu Xiao Wen, what are you doing?”
“What can I do? I’m going to deliver milk to Sun teacher! Don’t pull me!”
“It’s already like this, and you still want to go to Sun teacher?”
“Why can’t I go? I want to find Sun teacher because I want to, and it has nothing to do with anyone else. If you dare to say about Sun teacher what Chen Lu said, don’t blame me for falling out with you too. Let go!”
“…”
The two spoke in soft voices, but they still attracted the curious and gossipy gazes of some classmates.
How could Jiang Zhen Zhen, who weighed just over ninety pounds, hold back Fu Yi Wen, who weighed one hundred and fifty pounds? Seeing the other person break free from her hand and huffily leave, Jiang Zhen Zhen lowered her head, her eyes a little red.
How did things turn out like this?
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Literature office.
Before knocking on the door, Chen Lu repeatedly took deep breaths, trying to hide the negative emotions from having just argued with her friend.
After entering the office, before Chen Lu could say anything, Gu Wan Jun looked up and noticed that the person in front of her seemed to be in a bad mood.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
Chen Lu shook her head. At that moment of eye contact, she also caught the cloud of sorrow shrouding Gu Wan Jun’s face.
Guessing that Gu Wan Jun’s emotional change might be related to what she was about to say, Chen Lu went straight to the point:
“Did teacher call me here for something?”
Gu Wan Jun sighed: “It’s like this, there’s a situation I want to understand. Tang Ying teacher came to the office just now to tell me that Fu Yi Wen keeps running to the liberal arts office, which causes her to often be late for class. Other teachers have also mentioned to me before that Fu Yi Wen is always late for class. You and Fu Yi Wen are good friends, so if it’s convenient, I’d like to understand what’s going on with Fu Yi Wen.”
“…”
The emotions that she had previously suppressed surged up again. Chen Lu never thought that after going around in a circle, she would come back to the issue of Fu Yi Wen.
Not only that, but Gu Wan Jun and Tang Ying had also been dragged into it.
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On the other side, in the liberal arts office.
Fu Yi Wen came to deliver milk to Sun Li Xia.
Sun Li Xia’s desk was in the innermost position by the window. Tang Ying came later, so she didn’t have a choice of location, and her desk was placed closest to the door.
As a result, to go to Sun Li Xia, one would inevitably have to pass by Tang Ying’s desk.
As soon as Fu Yi Wen entered the door, she happened to make eye contact with Tang Ying, who had just finished checking test papers and returned to her desk, looking up when she heard the sound.
That pair of bright and sharp danfeng eyes narrowed slightly, and Fu Yi Wen instantly felt uncomfortable when she received that look.
What are you looking at? Trying to show off your big eyes? If you draw that eyeliner any longer, it’ll reach your temples!
Fu Yi Wen silently complained about Tang Ying in her heart.
…
Tang Ying casually draped her dark brown fur coat, which she had been wearing outside, over the back of her chair. Underneath, she was wearing a black V-neck full-length dress.
Seven days a week, Tang Ying never wore the same outfit twice, and she seemed to love dresses, wanting to wear them for five out of the seven days.
Without paying any attention to Tang Ying, Fu Yi Wen subconsciously sniffed and inadvertently noticed that she seemed to have changed her perfume, and it no longer smelled as “bad” as before.
Of course, that didn’t stop her from disliking Tang Ying.
…
Glancing at the milk in Fu Yi Wen’s hand, Tang Ying put the checked test papers on the shelf, regardless of whether this person had come to find her, and directly said coldly:
“You came at the right time. I’ve finished grading the small quizzes from this morning. Take them back and pass them out. Those who need to copy the text, make them copy it. Afterward, have these few ‘geniuses’ on the list come to my office during a class break. They wrote these small quizzes as if they were going to start their own political party, as if they ate the political life book with their meals.”
Tang Ying raised her chin and casually threw the small quizzes onto the table, making Fu Yi Wen, who already had prejudices, feel even more that this person was aloof, sarcastic, and annoying as hell.
After replying with an indifferent “I know,” Fu Yi Wen, under Tang Ying’s blatant gaze, took the small quizzes and headed straight for Sun Li Xia’s desk without any pretense.
…
She put the milk on the desk, and Sun Li Xia said a faint “thank you” as usual.
“Oh, child, do you have time later? If you do, when you go downstairs, please call the Class 1 representative and have her come to the office to check the newly arrived test papers.”
The ‘newly arrived test papers’ that Sun Li Xia mentioned were the stacks that Fu Yi Wen had moved up during the last class break.
Hearing this, Fu Yi Wen was about to subconsciously agree, but the next second, she heard Sun Li Xia complain in a faint tone:
“Sigh, the difference between students is really big. That Class 1 representative never comes to the office on her own unless I ask her to. And when I finally call her over, she’s slow and always makes mistakes. In the end, I have to check again. You helped me check most of their class’s test papers before, Yi Wen, you’ve really worked hard.”
“…”
The “okay” that had almost reached her lips was choked back by Sun Li Xia’s words. To Fu Yi Wen, these words with obvious contrasting meaning were completely blatant praise and trust.
Like a child getting a piece of candy, the corners of Fu Yi Wen’s mouth almost stretched to the sky.
For this trust, and in order not to make her Sun teacher work hard, Fu Yi Wen immediately said that there was no need to call the Class 1 representative upstairs, as that would be too much trouble. She would just help check them.
Hearing Fu Yi Wen say she would help check the test papers, Sun Li Xia changed her faint demeanor and smiled so much that her crow’s feet showed:
“Is that okay? Won’t it take up your time? It would be great if you could help. It’s really hard to find a class representative as considerate as you. If it weren’t for you helping me all the time, I really don’t know what I would do.”
“!!!”
Ask any student, who could refuse their favorite teacher saying these things to them?
Hearing these words, Fu Yi Wen touched the back of her head in embarrassment, feeling as happy as if fireworks were exploding in her heart. Just as she was about to say something, suddenly, an annoying, cold female voice came from behind:
“There’s one minute left before class. Why are you still standing here? Punished to stand in the hallway for one class period? That was too light, wasn’t it?”
“…”
Tang Ying interrupted the conversation with a cold face. She stood behind Fu Yi Wen with her arms crossed.
Tang Ying’s words sounded like they were directed at Fu Yi Wen, but her ambiguous gaze fell on Sun Li Xia.
…
This annoying person again.
Fu Yi Wen’s eyes suddenly changed, and she looked dissatisfied. She turned around and was about to say something, but Sun Li Xia spoke up before her:
“Oh, look at me, I was so busy talking that I didn’t notice it was almost time for class. Thanks to teacher Tang for reminding me. Well then, Yi Wen, hurry back to class.”
“…Teacher…”
“Your most important task right now is studying. Hurry back.”
Sun Li Xia said this, and the expression on her face returned to the faint look from before.
Since Sun Li Xia had spoken, Fu Yi Wen certainly couldn’t disobey.
“Then… I’ll go back first, teacher. I’ll come check the test papers during the next class break.”
“Heh.”
Hearing this, Tang Ying sneered. As she spoke, she inadvertently raised her hand to look at her newly done black and white manicure, answering Fu Yi Wen’s words before Sun Li Xia could:
“You’re not even this diligent when it comes to checking your own class’s test papers. In the end, it’s always me who checks them.”
“…”
As soon as the words fell, Sun Li Xia’s eyes changed, but not obviously. Meanwhile, Fu Yi Wen, who couldn’t hold her breath, flushed directly, and she was about to retort, but Tang Ying suddenly raised her hand and pointed at her with the index finger that had the black and white manicure, directly stopping her with words:
“What’s the point of just checking one class’s test papers? If you have energy to spare, why don’t you just check the test papers for all the classes in the whole grade level next time?”
“…”
Tang Ying’s sarcasm instantly dropped the atmosphere to freezing point.
As soon as the words fell, the other teachers in the liberal arts office looked at each other, remaining silent, and no one dared to easily wade into this muddy water.
One was a senior veteran teacher at Ningcheng No. 1 High School, whose husband worked in the Education Bureau and held a high position of power; the other was young and newly arrived, but could wear brand-name clothes that were never the same for a week, a rich second-generation who seemed to have a mine at home. Thinking carefully, neither of these two seemed easy to provoke.
…
The office was silent. Having said all she wanted to say, Tang Ying raised her eyebrows at Fu Yi Wen, as if she was in a great mood, and said with a non-smile:
“What are you looking at me for? The class bell is about to ring. What, you want to happily receive another class period of standing as punishment?”
“…”
Seeing Tang Ying’s “deserving a beating” expression, Fu Yi Wen bit her back teeth tightly and sent no less than eight hundred telegrams in her heart. She thought this woman was simply a devil!
…
Not long after Fu Yi Wen left the office, the class bell rang.
Thinking that this little episode had passed, the other teachers began to mind their own business.
Sun Li Xia also prepared to put on her glasses and prepare for class, as if nothing had just happened. However, the next second, she found that Tang Ying was still standing in front of her desk, seemingly not intending to leave.
“Is there anything else, teacher Tang?”
“Sister Sun, I’m straightforward, I say what I think. Students are young and don’t think much, their minds are simple and they don’t understand things. We teachers can’t pretend to be confused when we understand, right?”
“…”
One stone stirred up a thousand waves.
As soon as the words fell, the office was once again silent, and even the sound of turning pages couldn’t be heard.
Sun Li Xia looked at Tang Ying, who was smiling but not smiling, and a hint of imperceptible sharpness and impatience flashed in her eyes behind the square lenses, but the expression on her face was still the same faint one as before:
“What does teacher Tang mean by this?”
“Isn’t Sister Sun clear?” Tang Ying twitched the corners of her mouth.
“I have never forced anyone to do anything. Fu Yi Wen always comes to the office to find me because she’s willing. If teacher Tang is not satisfied with the students in her class, she should talk to the students themselves, not come to me.”
“…”
One sentence tested the attitude of the person in front of her. Hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Tang Ying’s eyes. Knowing that it was useless to say more to this kind of person, Tang Ying twitched the corners of her mouth and gave each other a step down:
“I was just saying those words casually. Sister Sun, don’t take them to heart.”
“…”
Hearing this, Sun Li Xia’s gaze was momentarily complex, and then she curved the corners of her lips almost imperceptibly:
“How could I? You young people just like to joke.”
…
The conversation ended, and the liberal arts office returned to calm once again.
Returning to her desk, the smile on Tang Ying’s face disappeared completely. She opened the test papers to grade, and the more she graded, the colder her face became.
How could there be such a brainless student like that little chubby girl? A few kind words and a little sweet talk and she was completely fooled, unable to find north? Really stupid.
Tang Ying rolled her eyes speechlessly.
She heard that Gu Wan Jun, the homeroom teacher of Class 12, was also a newly arrived teacher. The way she looked seemed like someone who could handle things clearly, but when was that person planning to talk to that little chubby girl? Was she just going to choose to deal with it coldly because she was afraid of offending people?
The red pen grading the test papers was used with a little too much force, directly tearing through the paper.
The more Tang Ying thought about it, the more annoyed she became, so she simply stopped thinking about it. She didn’t want to waste her precious time on such a stupid student.
Five minutes later.
The political test papers, which had only had a few multiple-choice questions graded, were left on the desk. Tang Ying took her phone and left the liberal arts office.
Not long after, Tang Ying knocked on the door of the literature office.
…
—
Senior Year (12).
After an entire English class, Chen Lu and Fu Yi Wen hadn’t said a single word.
In fact, Fu Yi Wen’s anger had already dissipated by more than half. Who told her to be an Aries, whose temper came and went quickly? The main reason she was still sulking during the first half of class was because she had been ridiculed sarcastically by Tang Ying just now.
During the group discussion, Fu Yi Wen hesitated several times. For her, who was such a chatterbox, not having anyone to listen to her was even more unbearable than having a big argument with someone.
She had even wanted to bite the bullet and take the initiative to break the ice with Chen Lu by using the excuse of asking about English grammar, but she was deterred by the cold face of a certain vengeful Scorpio.
In the end, because she still had resentment in her heart, coupled with Chen Lu completely ignoring her, Fu Yi Wen didn’t say what she wanted to say until the group discussion was over.
…
As for what Chen Lu was thinking?
The anger was real, and the heartache was also real.
And most importantly, before Gu Wan Jun talked to Fu Yi Wen, Chen Lu didn’t want to argue with Fu Yi Wen about Sun Li Xia anymore.
…
—
English class ended, and Fu Yi Wen was called to the literature office by a classmate relaying a message.
It wasn’t until halfway through the third-period history class, during the group discussion, that Fu Yi Wen returned.
Knowing that the homeroom teacher had called her away for a talk, the history teacher didn’t say anything and simply let Fu Yi Wen return to her seat.
At the same time, Chen Lu and Jiang Zhen Zhen were discussing history essay questions.
Seeing Fu Yi Wen return to her seat with a dejected expression, the two exchanged glances. Afterward, Jiang Zhen Zhen tentatively asked in a low voice:
“Fu Xiao Wen, what did the homeroom teacher call you to talk about? Is everything okay?”
“Why does our school have teachers like Tang Ying who are full and just like to meddle in other people’s business and are annoying, annoying people!”
Fu Yi Wen’s voice wasn’t soft, and her words were clearly filled with emotion.
As soon as the words fell, Chen Lu’s eyebrows gradually furrowed, and Jiang Zhen Zhen was so frightened that she quickly looked around to see if anyone had heard. When she spoke to Fu Yi Wen again, her voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible:
“Keep your voice down, keep your voice down…”
“I’m so done, she’s so old, and she’s still tattling, what, Sun teacher is also considered her predecessor, right? If she doesn’t like me, she should just come at me directly, why does she have to drag Sun teacher down! Annoying people!”
Fu Yi Wen complained bitterly about Tang Ying “tattling” to Gu Wan Jun. The more Chen Lu listened, the colder her face became, and a snowstorm gradually brewed in her eyes.
“Fu Yi Wen, you’re hopeless.”
“What did I do again!?” Fu Yi Wen’s eyes widened, and it was obvious that she was still angry.
Jiang Zhen Zhen was frightened, and she tried her best to pull the two of them while paying attention to the history teacher’s movements, but in the end, she couldn’t pull either of them.
“You can’t tell what’s good for you, can you? Who is really doing it for your own good, who is just thinking about ordering you around? Can’t you see it even at this time? What did Tang Ying do wrong?”
“How many times do you want me to say it? It’s my own choice to go to Sun teacher! I don’t need others to interfere!”
“It’s fine if you want to, but Sun Li Xia, as a teacher, should guide you to do the right thing, not keep ordering you to do this and that and delaying class. Gu teacher has already talked to you, why can’t you still understand the situation?”
“Fine! You’re all right, only I’m wrong, okay!? I can see it now, you and Gu Wan Jun and Tang Ying are all in the same group. What, just because you like Gu Wan Jun more now, you’ve forgotten how good Sun teacher was to us when she taught us before, right!?”
“How good? Where was she good? Was she just good at talking?”
“Chen Lu!”
“What!?”
“…”
Outside the window, the wind howled, and the snowstorm kept falling. The branches next to the basketball court were about to be crushed by the heavy snow.
The voices of the two became louder and louder. Before the history teacher, who was patrolling below, even approached, he could hear that these three were definitely not discussing history questions.
One minute later, Chen Lu, Jiang Zhen Zhen, and Fu Yi Wen were all punished to stand in the back of the classroom and listen to the rest of the class.
…
For the next few class breaks, Fu Yi Wen didn’t go to the liberal arts office again.
During the conversation in the office, Gu Wan Jun had stipulated the number of times and the time that Fu Yi Wen could go to the liberal arts office each day.
If Fu Yi Wen was still like before, Gu Wan Jun would remove her from her position as the political representative.
For Fu Yi Wen, being removed from her position as the political representative was the most serious punishment, compared to having her parents write a written warning and being punished to stand. She had no choice but to abide by the rules that Gu Wan Jun had given her.
…
Throughout the day, Chen Lu and Fu Yi Wen didn’t say a word to each other, not even giving each other a look.
Originally, she had been counting on Jiang Zhen Zhen to mediate and reconcile, but she herself was also affected by the complex emotions of being punished to stand for the first time.
Moreover, Chen Lu and Fu Yi Wen were both angry, so who could persuade them?
…
—
Evening self-study dismissal.
As soon as the bell for the end of evening self-study rang, Fu Yi Wen, who was usually the slowest to pack up her things among the three, was the first to pack up her things and leave the classroom tonight.
This was the first time since starting high school that Chen Lu hadn’t heard the bright and loud “See you tomorrow.”
The anger and heartache she had felt towards Fu Yi Wen earlier fermented and turned into grievances and bitterness, churning and spreading in her heart. Chen Lu curled the corners of her mouth almost imperceptibly and lowered her head to speed up the packing up.
She hated the times when her eyes were wet.
Like now.
…
After quickly packing up her homework, Chen Lu adjusted her emotions and planned to say goodbye to Jiang Zhen Zhen before leaving through the back door of the classroom.
As a result, as soon as Chen Lu looked up, she saw Gu Wan Jun standing at the front door of the classroom, dressed neatly, watching this direction by the window without blinking.
Was this person waiting for her?
…
Their eyes met, and Gu Wan Jun’s eyes were soft, and she smiled.
In fact, she had noticed Chen Lu’s strange behavior in the afternoon.
After hearing the history teacher say that Chen Lu, Jiang Zhen Zhen, and Fu Yi Wen hadn’t properly discussed history questions during the group discussion and were punished to stand for half a class, Gu Wan Jun had felt that something was wrong at the time.
As a result, when Gu Wan Jun checked the surveillance footage in the afternoon, she found that regardless of which class’s group discussion it was, Chen Lu and Fu Yi Wen had no communication at all, and they hadn’t even spoken during the class breaks.
As expected, something was wrong.
Could it be that she had asked Chen Lu about the situation, which caused these two children to have a conflict?
Gu Wan Jun began to worry, but she couldn’t find a suitable opportunity to ask Chen Lu, so she put it off until now.
—
The snow had stopped, but the wind hadn’t.
As soon as she exited the teaching building, the cold wind blowing head-on drilled straight into people’s bones, and the swirling snowflakes whipped at her face, both cold and painful. Under the dim yellow light of the street lamps, everyone wrapped their clothes tightly and hurried towards the school gate.
Because the wind was too strong, Gu Wan Jun and Chen Lu had no chance to speak on the way home.
Rose Garden.
When they reached the community’s access control, Chen Lu’s hand, wearing Morandi grey gloves, took out the access card from her school uniform pocket, and she prepared to go forward to open the gate.
The night wind, carrying snow pellets, howled past her ears, blowing so hard that people couldn’t open their eyes at all.
Just as she reached the gate, Chen Lu, who was half-squinting her eyes, lost her footing and staggered. After Gu Wan Jun noticed, she subconsciously reached out to pull her.
A few seconds later, the two of them fell on the snowy ground together.
The snow was thick, and with the thick clothes they were wearing, the fall didn’t hurt.
Two pairs of long-lashed eyes, covered with frost, looked at each other and couldn’t help but laugh.
Chen Lu, who got up first, reached out and helped Gu Wan Jun up. After Gu Wan Jun got up, she subconsciously patted off the snow on Chen Lu, “Are you okay?”
“I’m okay.”
“I was thinking of pulling you, but we both fell down.”
As she spoke, Gu Wan Jun buried her face in her scarf and naturally looped her arm around Chen Lu’s, pulling her into the community:
“This weather is freezing both our ears and our faces. Let’s go, let’s go, we’re almost home.”
“…”
…
After entering the unit door, the breathing of the two people, who had walked quickly all the way, was a little uneven.
The warm yellow sound-activated light came on, reflecting the two figures on the wall, leaning against each other, overlapping in a few seconds.
“It seems like there’s a fuzz on your eyelashes, close your eyes.”
As she spoke, Gu Wan Jun raised her hand. Hearing this, Chen Lu didn’t think much and subconsciously closed her eyes.
The cool and soft fingertips brushed over her eyelids, and Chen Lu shuddered involuntarily.
The cold wind from outside the unit door was ubiquitous, blowing and shaking both of their hearts.
…
When going upstairs, Gu Wan Jun intentionally mentioned what had happened during the day. As expected, when she heard Fu Yi Wen’s name, a subtle change flashed across Chen Lu’s expression.
“Did you two have a conflict because I asked you to understand Fu Yi Wen’s situation?”
“No.” Chen Lu shook her head: “It’s because we didn’t communicate well. It has nothing to do with you, teacher.”
Thinking that Chen Lu might answer like this, Gu Wan Jun thought for a while and then changed her way of asking:
“Is it because of Sun teacher’s matter?”
“Yes.”
“You feel sorry for and worry about Fu Yi Wen, but Fu Yi Wen has her own ideas. You don’t agree with each other, and you get emotional while talking, so you argued?”
“…”
As soon as the words fell, Gu Wan Jun noticed Chen Lu’s slightly widened eyes.
It seemed that she had guessed correctly.
…
From the first floor to the third floor, the distance was really short. Just as Gu Wan Jun had started the topic, the two of them reached the door of their homes.
“Rest early, teacher, good night.”
Chen Lu nodded goodbye, unilaterally ending the topic that had just begun.
Seeing the little girl’s lack of interest, Gu Wan Jun swallowed the words that were about to reach her lips, and she smiled and said good night in return.
…
After arriving home, the fatigue that had been accumulating all day gradually appeared.
Gu Wan Jun slumped on the sofa to rest, but her mind was still thinking about her conversation with Chen Lu just now.
That child seemed to be in a bad mood, probably because of the conflict with Fu Yi Wen during the day.
Gu Wan Jun subconsciously worried about Chen Lu. It wasn’t until she came out after taking a shower that the phone on the table kept vibrating, and she finally came back to her senses.
In the WeChat group for the parents of Senior Year (12), everyone was sending “So-and-so has arrived home safely” group relay messages, and Gu Wan Jun casually flipped through the history.
As her gaze swept over each avatar, when Gu Wan Jun found that she hadn’t seen that pure blue avatar even after sliding the messages to the bottom, her eyebrows gradually knitted together.
Gu Wan Jun flipped through the messages from beginning to end three times, confirming that Chen Lu hadn’t participated in the group relay.
And almost forty minutes had passed since the two of them had arrived home.
Gu Wan Jun didn’t even have time to dry her hair. She rushed out of her house in her slippers and raised her hand to knock on the door of 301 across the hall.