Spend Summer Chapter 32
byWith you, I’m not afraid either
This is the first time that everyone has seen Shen Wan’s externalized emotions, which are gloomy and cold, like several layers of ice beneath the ground in Iceland. After hundreds of years of carving, the originally transparent ice has turned into transparent black.
Everyone’s hearts trembled, they were a little scared, and their bodies leaned back involuntarily.
But the next second, they stepped back again, even taking a step closer.
Ji Zhao also stood up, took Shen Wan’s clenched hand, and gently opened it. Shen Wan’s palms had deep marks, and some even oozed blood.
But Ji Zhao didn’t waste any resistance and just opened it gently.
She was still smiling and said softly, “Wanwan, I’m here! I’m here! Let’s be together!”
The ice buried deep in the ground loosened slightly as if exposed to the scorching sun.
Little did they know that for the ice, a slight looseness would cause the earth to collapse and the mountain to crack.
Shen Wan whispered: “I know.”
I know you are here.
Shen Wan stepped out and Ji Zhao did not let go of her hand.
The classmates from Class 3, except Faye Wong, also followed behind them, silently supporting the two.
Faye Wong quickly ran to find Li Yuanfang.
Unexpectedly, Shen Jianye’s voice could not help but become so loud.
But thinking about the times he was beaten these days, his eyes could almost burst into flames. He stared at Shen Wan fiercely, wishing to bite off a piece of flesh from her body.
“You little bastard, you are so nice! You think that with more people you can rebel, I tell you! I am your father, don’t even think about getting rid of me!”
Shen Wan’s expression was cold and she looked at him carefully.
It seemed that he was really having a hard time these days. He lost a lot of weight all of a sudden. The cheekbones on his cheeks were bulging and there were many bruises on his face.
As he spoke, his cheekbones rose higher, like a rat living in a sewer.
But these had nothing to do with Shen Wan, and she didn’t care. She just said coldly, “What exactly do you want to do?”
Shen Jianye let out a laugh, immediately rolled up his arms, and wanted to step forward and slap Shen Wan, “What do I want to do? You have no control over what I want to do! What can I do even if I slap you?”
Ji Zhao immediately reached out and grabbed his hand and shook it away.
Shen Wan still said coldly: “You hit me? Don’t forget, this is against the law.”
Embarrassed in front of so many people, Shen Jianye spat hard and stared at Ji Zhao fiercely.
Turning his eyes, he understood something. He turned to look at Shen Wan and spoke with full malice.
“I wish I had someone to protect you! Seeing how nervous she is about you, she must like you. It’s really disgusting! I want to be with her, I tell you, I broke up a couple like you when I was in school!”
“Two women are kissing each other, and they don’t find it disgusting! They don’t find it disgusting, but I still find it disgusting!”
“I’m telling you, as long as I’m around, you can’t even think about being with her!”
As he spoke, he rolled his eyes again.
“Unless-”
“Don’t she like you? If she is willing to give me some money, I don’t want more, forty, no! Five hundred thousand is enough!”
“Otherwise, don’t even think about being with her!”
Shen Wan never thought that a person could be so bad. She could endure Shen Jianye beating and scolding her, but when it came to Ji Zhao…
Shen Wan suddenly took a step forward, her expression full of anger. She clenched her fists tightly, gritted her teeth, and spoke in a low voice, hiding ice slag, “Shut up!”
Shen Jianye smiled arrogantly, “Shut up? It seems that you are right. It’s really disgusting! Two women together! What would your mother think if she knew it? The daughter she has been protecting actually likes women, don’t you think it’s ridiculous!”
It is said that the people closest to you know best where to put the knife and it will hurt the most, but in fact, the people who hate you know better.
Shen Wan suddenly waved her fist, “I told you to shut up!”
But she was stopped by Ji Zhao, who whispered, “Wanwan, goodbye.”
When Shen Wan regained consciousness, she immediately turned to look at Ji Zhao and frowned, “Zhao Zhao, are you okay?”
Ji Zhao shook his head and comforted, “I’m fine.”
Then he turned to look at Shen Jianye. His face was full of malice and disgust, and his eyes were narrowed with a glint of light.
Ji Zhao repeated slowly, “You said that as long as I give you five hundred thousand, you will sell Shen Wan to me?”
Shen Jianye rubbed his hands excitedly. He didn’t expect that this kid would be befriended by a rich man. No wonder he had money to rent a house.
His eyes flashed and he shook his hand, “It can’t be done now, now I want 600,000!”
Ji Zhao continued to guide, “What if I don’t give it? Do you plan to continue domestic violence against Shen Wan?”
Shen Jianye’s eyes were about to burst into flames, and he became furious, “No? If you don’t give it, just wait for her to drop out of school!”
Ji Zhao gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, “She is not under eighteen. Do you know that it is illegal for you to force her to drop out of school now?”
Being disobeyed, Shen Jianye’s cheekbones bulged even higher, “Breaking the law?! I just want to see if those people dare to control me!”
Ji Zhao glanced at Uncle Hat not far away and nodded, “Then you see if they dare to control you.”
As she said that, she mocked and pulled Shen Wan to take a step back to avoid Shen Jianye’s slap.
Uncle Hat shouted, “Stop!” and then controlled Shen Jianye.
Shen Jianye understood, looked at Ji Zhao, and cursed, “How dare you play tricks on me! Believe it or not, I will beat you to death!”
Ji Zhao stuck out his tongue and said, “Hit me? How dare you be so arrogant in front of uncle? It seems like you want to go in?”
Shen Jianye exerted all his strength and wanted to step forward and kick her to the ground, but was controlled by Uncle Hat and could only curse loudly, “Damn you bastards! Smelly bitches! I knew you were stinky bitches! No wonder we got together!”
Shen Wan coldly interrupted his cursing, “Idiot!”
Shen Jianye suddenly became furious and wanted to curse, but was quickly suppressed by Uncle Hat.
A group of people got into a police car.
/
The car roared past, and the students behind looked at each other.
“So they’re together?”
“I don’t know, but the two of them are really close.”
“Sister Zhao doesn’t really like Sister Shen, does she?”
Everyone was silent for a while.
After a long time, someone said, “But besides having a good family, Sister Shen is also very good. Is it normal to like her?”
Everyone immediately started talking about it.
“That’s right. Sister Shen is indeed very good. She also ranked first in this math competition.”
“The singing is nice!”
“She’s pretty good-looking!”
“It’s not bad for us. We clean the blackboard silently every time.”
“I also took first place in the sports meeting.”
The more they talked, the more everyone felt that it was normal for Ji Zhao to fall in love with Shen Wan.
“But in fact, everyone has already felt it. When Sister Shen didn’t come, Sister Zhao was not as happy as she is now.”
“Yes, Sister Zhao didn’t have a clingy personality before, but since Sister Shen came here, she has been inseparable from her.”
“Indeed, every time I look for Sister Zhao, Sister Shen will be by my side. Every time I look for Sister Shen, Sister Zhao will be by my side.”
“So everyone thinks it’s okay?”
The voice stopped, everyone looked at each other, and they all saw the word “agree” in their eyes.
“What’s the point? It’s not like I’ve done anything evil!”
“That’s right, it’s a new era, and we can no longer have the old ideas.”
“Besides, this is a matter between Sister Shen and Sister Zhao. Why are we messing around!”
Lin Jiayue, who was eavesdropping on the side, slowly breathed a sigh of relief. It’s okay!Just be fine!
In fact, until now, Lin Jiayue is still confused. She doesn’t know when Sister Zhao fell in love with Sister Shen. Isn’t she obviously not a friend?
How does it have anything to do with liking?
The small brain capacity plummeted, Lin Jiayue’s head hurt, and she simply didn’t want to think about it.
But even if she didn’t want to, the matter was so important that Lin Jiayue used her best ability and began to inquire for information, for fear of making bad noises.
Fortunately, everyone is a good girl in the new era. Even if they don’t understand, they respect it and the discussion is not loud.
…
At the same time, the police station.
Ji Zhao’s father stood in front of the two of them and said calmly, “My daughter is not wrong. I am very proud of her. She bravely protected her classmates, and her mother and I will always stand behind her to support her.”
Uncle Hat twitched the corners of his mouth and said, “We don’t think the two little classmates are at fault. We just need your parents’ signatures for safety reasons.”
Ji Zhao’s father nodded, looked at Shen Jianye who was cursing non-stop, frowned in disgust, and asked, “What about him? He has seriously disrupted public order and caused harm to my daughter.”
Uncle Hat remembered Shen Jianye’s arrogant words just now and immediately said, “Don’t worry, we will definitely educate him well!”
Ji Zhao’s father was a little dissatisfied. Ji Zhao pulled the corner of his clothes before reluctantly nodding, “Okay, contact me if you need anything later.”
After speaking, he led the two of them out together.
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Shen Wan’s fingers curled up unconsciously, feeling nervous and scared. Does uncle know?
How would he feel about himself if he knew?Will he still agree to Zhaozhao staying with him?
The ends of Shen Wan’s eyes were slowly stained with a faint blush, and she couldn’t help but blame herself.
Why be tempted?If he is not tempted, he can stay with Zhao Zhao forever.
The cold froze her body, and Shen Wan could barely feel her limbs.
The short journey from the police station to the door seemed to Shen Wan so long that it was endless.
“Zhaozhao——” As soon as the voice fell, Shen Wan couldn’t wait to raise her head, looking dazed and uneasy.
Ji Zhao’s father didn’t say anything, “Shall I take you back to rest?”
Ji Zhao took Ji’s father’s arm, smiled and nodded, “Okay, it just so happens that Wanwan and I are both tired.”
With that said, she pulled Shen Wan over and tapped her wrist with her index finger comfortingly.
Shen Wan breathed a sigh of relief and gently shook his head at Ji Zhao, indicating that he was fine.
Ji’s father’s eyes twitched. Really, did he think he was blind and couldn’t see?
But looking at the warm scene between the two of them, he didn’t say anything and took the initiative to change the topic, “Let’s go.”
After saying that, he opened the back door.
Ji Zhao pulled Shen Wan and sat inside, while Ji’s father closed the door and got to the driver’s seat to drive.
The sky was hazy, like soaked tissue paper, reflecting in Shen Wan’s eyes, making her throat feel tight with a feeble astringency.
Thinking of Shen Jianye’s words, it was like a cold winter ice thorn pricking her heart.
Her first reaction was not that Shen Jianye said Zhao Zhao liked her, but that she was worried about what the school would think of it?
Zhaozhao should not be in a dilemma because of herself. She should obviously be surrounded by glamor and flowers.
It was like the first impression she gave him, with her hands behind her back, her high ponytail rising, and she was dizzy in the golden sunlight.
There are flowers all around, like the most beautiful scenery.
Shen Wan is not an optimist. She always prepares for the worst. She silently thinks to herself——
If there is gossip in school, then just leave by yourself. She has long been used to wandering around, but Zhao Zhao can’t. She shouldn’t be forced to leave everything she is familiar with just because of herself.
But she thought again – what if she left, but the gossip at school still didn’t stop?She had experienced this feeling of isolation, and it was very uncomfortable.
It is said that young people have the courage to shake the world, but Shen Wan’s courage is like mist in the sky, which disperses as soon as it blows, and cannot withstand the hardships.
She wanted to use her best to protect Ji Zhao, but found that she was of no use.
Once again, Shen Wan hated herself. She was useless when her mother fell from the building. Now that she has grown up, she is still useless when it comes to protecting the one she loves.
The thoughts in my mind became more and more cluttered, the sky was extremely overcast, dark clouds were pressing over Chuzhou, and Chuzhou was shrouded in it, and it suddenly changed from noon to night.
Ji Zhao’s eyes were full of worry, and he stretched out his hand to cover the back of her hand. He didn’t speak, but just stayed with her quietly.
Arriving at the school gate, Shen Wan and Ji Zhao stood at the door, holding hands tightly, looking at each other, and stepped in firmly.
Shen Wan had never felt that the school was so quiet, so quiet that the sound of a pin dropping on the ground could be heard.
Class 3 hadn’t finished class yet. Shen Wan and Ji Zhao stood outside the classroom together, staring into the distance.
The sky that had been gloomy for a long time finally started to rain lightly, and then it suddenly became heavier and hit the concrete floor with a thunderbolt, like firecrackers exploding wantonly.
The rain brings the smell of muddy water, which clogs people’s throats.
After a long time, Shen Wan whispered, “Zhaozhao, are you…scared?”
Ji Zhao shook his head with a smile and said in a relaxed tone, “Wanwan, with you, I’m not afraid.”
Shen Wan’s eyes froze, and it wasn’t until this moment that she truly realized that Shen Jianye was right.
Her eyes felt hot and sore, and she had to blink hard to keep the tears from falling, but a smile twitched at the corner of her mouth.
She heard herself say, “With you, I’m not afraid either.”
/
The sound of urgent footsteps came, and Shen Wan looked around and saw that it was the head teacher Li Yuanfang.
Standing in front of the two of them, Li Yuanfang still had beads of sweat on his forehead. After observing their expressions, he said, “Follow me.”
Shen Wan gave Ji Zhao a comforting look and was the first to follow.
There was no other teacher in the office. Li Yuanfang locked the door and sat in his seat looking at Shen Wan and Ji Zhao.
Shen Wan swallowed hard and nervously grabbed the corner of her clothes, but her eyes were extremely firm and she looked directly at Li Yuanfang.
The same goes for Ji Zhao, who changed his usual playful expression and looked so determined that it didn’t look like her.
Li Yuanfang instantly understood that the rumors in the school were true and not false rumors.
But for some reason, she had mixed feelings in her heart. At this moment, she suddenly didn’t want to say sharp words.
So, she said, “Shen Wan, Ji Zhao, were you okay just now?”
Shen Wan couldn’t help but tilt her head slightly and looked at Li Yuanfang in surprise, “We’re fine. Thank you teacher for your concern.”
As polite and distant as ever, but recalling the daily interactions between Shen Wan and Ji Zhao, Li Yuanfang knew that she was not always polite, and that her politeness had a purpose.
Ji Zhao breathed a sigh of relief quietly and shook his head as well, “Old Ban, put it down. Who are we? We are the Three Musketeers.”
Li Yuanfang nodded, his expression no longer serious, and his expression softened, “That’s good, but it won’t be allowed next time. Remember to ask the teacher.”
Shen Wan nodded silently. She was used to being alone. She usually solved everything by herself and rarely asked for help from others.
So it was hard to remember it after encountering it, but at this time, Shen Wan secretly decided not to worry Li Yuanfang again in the future.
Ji Zhao readily agreed, “Don’t worry, Laoban, we will definitely come to you next time!”
Li Yuanfang nodded with satisfaction and then said, “Then, I heard some rumors at school, you guys…”
Before she finished speaking, Shen Wan raised her head suddenly, veins popped up on her forehead, and she clenched her hands tightly, “Teacher, it’s my wishful thinking, it’s my selfish motives, it’s my disregard for ethics, everything is my fault and has nothing to do with Zhaozhao, she doesn’t know anything, I can leave, don’t be angry.”
Ji Zhao’s nose felt like it had been hit, it was sore and astringent, making her cry. She stepped forward eagerly, her tone full of anxiety, “Old Ban, it’s not Wanwan’s fault, it was me who was attracted first. I liked her, I was the one who pestered her, I wanted to be with her all the time, don’t let her go!”
Li Yuanfang was surprised, “I didn’t tell any of you to leave?”
Shen Wan and Ji Zhao looked at each other, a little embarrassed. Shouldn’t they leave?
Li Yuanfang sighed helplessly and said slowly, “I just want to say, it doesn’t matter. As long as you don’t fall in love early and it doesn’t affect your grades and future, I don’t think it has anything to do with girls being together.”
She continued: “You don’t need to pay attention to the rumors in the school. Our teachers have already discussed it. You are still the best students in our No. 2 Middle School.”
As if she had swallowed a candy that was so sweet that it was so sweet, Shen Wan’s mood suddenly reverberated, and the ends of her eyes turned red. She bowed repeatedly, “Thank you, teacher, thank you!”
Tears filled Ji Zhaochong’s eyes, and she bowed along with her, “Thank you, thank you!”
Li Yuanfang’s nose suddenly felt a bit astringent. She stretched out her hand to rub their hair and said gently, “It’s okay. Don’t worry. Just keep working hard. You will always be a member of Class 3, and the teacher will always be your backing.”
Shen Wan let her rub it, and her heart was surrounded by warm and soft cotton. The taste of home that she didn’t feel at “home” could be felt in class three.
After letting Shen Wan and Ji Zhao walk out of the office, Li Yuanfang took out the report and wrote it word for word.
[They are all rumors, there is no puppy love, everything is just rumors.]
Putting the cap on the pen, Li Yuanfang thought quietly – I hope the school won’t pursue it. After all, two good children like this shouldn’t stop here.
/
Stepping into the classroom, the classroom immediately became quiet. He looked straight at the two of them, and then as if he realized something, he immediately turned his head and pretended to speak, but his peripheral vision kept drifting over.
Shen Wan and Ji Zhao slowly sat on their seats and looked at everyone.
They finally let go of their anger, and they didn’t look disgusted, only curious.
Lin Jiayue turned around and asked in a low voice, “Sister Shen, Sister Zhao, don’t worry, I have observed the whole school for you. Everyone is very good. Even if you can’t accept it, you won’t say anything.”
Ji Zhao smiled, patted Lin Jiayue’s shoulder, and gave a thumbs up, “Jiayue, I didn’t expect you to be quite powerful!”
Lin Jiayue chuckled and raised her chin high, “Of course, you and Sister Shen can just concentrate on preparing for the competition.”
For the first time, Shen Wan knew that there are so many kinds of human emotions. In just one day, she experienced them all, but in the end, what she experienced was touching and warmth, which dispelled the coldness of the day.
She didn’t know what to say, or anything she said was too soft, so she just whispered her thanks, “Thank you.”
A thank you is as light as a feather and as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Lin Jiayue waved her hand and looked very relaxed, “What does this mean? Don’t forget that we are the Three Musketeers!”
Sang Zhiyu asked lightly, “Three Musketeers? Without me?”
Lin Jiayue paused and laughed, “Yes…yes…let me think about it…”
Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she raised her index finger, “I thought of it. Let’s call Chuzhou No. 2 Middle School Four Heroes. How about that?”
She desperately sought the compliments of the three.
Ji Zhao raised his head and said, “It’s not bad.”
Lin Jiayue waved her hand to express that she didn’t understand, and turned to look at Sang Zhiyu.
Sang Zhiyu praised it without hesitation, “It’s very good, I like it!”
Lin Jiayue chuckled, and then sought Shen Wan’s opinion.
Shen Wan nodded, with picturesque eyebrows, “Jia Yue’s name is really good.”
Lin Jiayue looked up and was happy that she couldn’t find Nanbei. Sang Zhiyu looked at her softly.
It is said that the first person you look at when you are laughing is the one who makes your heart flutter.
So, Shen Wan looked at Ji Zhao out of the corner of his eye, which happened to meet hers. Both of them blushed in the face and ears and quickly looked away.
But he couldn’t help but look over, so he couldn’t avoid bumping into it, moved away again, bumped into it again, and continued to move away.
The entire exposed skin is pink.
After accidentally looking at each other maybe four times, the two smiled in unison, their eyes focused on the universe.
The shyness was gone.
As Lin Jiayue said, everyone did not gossip, but kept glancing over from the corner of their eyes.
Shen Wan was uncomfortable with it at first, but in the end she was able to calmly study with her head down.
/
Shen Wan couldn’t tell what the heartbeat was.
Maybe it’s because I always glance at each other unconsciously when watching movies, maybe because I want to bring everything I think is good to the other person…
The hand under the table that wanted to touch but then retracted, as well as the blush that appeared from time to time, formed Shen Wan’s heart-wrenching scene.
In a flash, time came to the finals.
The finals of the National Mathematical Olympiad for Middle School Students lasted for seven days, but the actual test was only two days, 4.5 hours each day.
Math geniuses from all over the country gathered here.
But Shen Wan’s mood became more relaxed. After the exam, Shen Wan still came out an hour early.
The competition is the last day for results, so the accommodation for those participating in the exams will be unified during these days.
Director Zhao was used to Shen Wan coming out early, but he still couldn’t help but sigh in his heart that his talent in mathematics was really incomparable.
Banxia novel, a lot of fun