ICY Chapter 5

Chapter 5

“I really envy the students in the first and second year of high school. Next week there’s a soccer game, and the week after that there’s a basketball game. For two weeks, they don’t have to attend self-study in the classroom in the afternoon. I’m so envious,” Chu Nan Du complained.

“Jiang Shi has been asked to tutor the first and second year students. Other than going to and from school, I can’t see him. Sometimes he has to go to the sports field after school. Can this soccer game end soon?” Su Zhao Li complained.

“Human joys and sorrows are truly not the same.”

Jiang Shi loves playing soccer. He has not only participated in school competitions but also inter-school competitions, achieving excellent results. Many people know him. Therefore, for this competition, many people came to Jiang Shi hoping to get guidance.

Jiang Shi naturally agreed readily. Jiang Shi is in the elite class. Although he is not outstanding in the class, he is still well-known among all the students in the school. The school emphasizes sports development, investing heavily in this area. Moreover, their class teacher is the main person in charge of this year’s Golden Leopard Cup, naturally giving Jiang Shi many conveniences. Jiang Shi can now skip self-study classes every day like the participating students in the first and second year.

“A Li, I’ll stay at school at noon and won’t go back. You and Chu Nan Du go back together.”

After saying that, without waiting for Su Zhao Li to respond, Jiang Shi happily ran away. Su Zhao Li looked at Jiang Shi’s back, feeling very uncomfortable.

Never mind, he’s so busy but still greeted me, that’s considerate enough, Su Zhao Li consoled himself.

Su Zhao Li still went to the sports field to see Jiang Shi every day at dinner time. He usually can’t see Jiang Shi, but now he can watch him as much as he wants.

The difference is that now Chu Nan Du is allowed to walk with Su Zhao Li because Jiang Shi can go back after evening self-study. Su Zhao Li puts the meal he prepared for Jiang Shi on his usual seat, and Jiang Shi will pick it up after it’s over.

“A Li, I’m not going back at noon.”

“A Li, I’m not going back at noon.”

“A Li, I won’t be going back at noon for these two weeks.”

“Oh.”

Su Zhao Li looked at the few people with their arms around Jiang Shi’s shoulders, feeling not so good.

*

“Let’s get water.” After evening self-study, Su Zhao Li came to find Chu Nan Du.

“Okay.”

Their fourth floor is the highest floor, “There are too many people, let’s go down to the third floor to get water.”

“Okay.” There were also a lot of people on the third floor, but it was still within an acceptable range.

While Su Zhao Li and Chu Nan Du were waiting for water, a noisy shouting came from outside.

Su Zhao Li looked up and saw Jiang Shi and a few lower-grade boys. Jiang Shi was also obviously stunned when he saw him, and then happily came over to greet Su Zhao Li.

It seemed that they had just come up from downstairs, and their heads were still covered in sweat.

However, Su Zhao Li’s attention was not on Jiang Shi. He looked at the boy who was eating bread, the bread he gave to Jiang Shi.

It’s not good to trouble Chu Nan Du all the time, so every day at noon, Su Zhao Li would buy bread for Jiang Shi from the bakery in his residential complex and bring it over.

Su Zhao Li didn’t say anything, gave Jiang Shi an impeccable smile, which just happened to be the perfect reason to not speak.

After Jiang Shi greeted Su Zhao Li, he stood beside him, talking to his friends about the gains from this afternoon and the areas that needed to be strengthened, waiting for Su Zhao Li. The boys were all very excited, and their voices were very loud, which made Su Zhao Li upset and irritable.

“Let’s go.” After saying that, Su Zhao Li didn’t wait for Jiang Shi, as if he was just telling him something, and walked out with Chu Nan Du.

Jiang Shi was still chattering with the people behind him, all the way to before climbing the stairs.

“A Li, let me tell you…” Jiang Shi was obviously excited, having not fully enjoyed himself just now, now he came to share with Su Zhao Li.

Never mind, never mind, the kid has something he likes and is willing to share with me, that’s good enough. He’s already very busy, this is already very good, next time I can just bring a little more bread.

It’s not a big deal.

*

The soccer game had already started, but it only happened during the two afternoon self-study sessions. Often, by the time they, the senior year students, excitedly went down to watch, the game had already ended, and only those who were still practicing were left on the sports field.

“Hey, Jiang Shi from Class Five is so handsome! Every time there’s a soccer game, it’s when I fall in love with Jiang Shi again.”

“Superficial, Jiang Shi has always been handsome, okay…”

“…”

Su Zhao Li listened to the discussions about Jiang Shi everywhere on campus, feeling a little unwilling, as if his treasure had been discovered and coveted by others, but he couldn’t declare it as his own.

The end of a few teams’ games gave Jiang Shi more free time, and at noon, Jiang Shi returned with Su Zhao Li.

Time seemed to go back to a week ago.

The familiar feeling made Su Zhao Li feel very at ease.

“A Li, orange juice.”

In the afternoon, Jiang Shi brought orange juice to Su Zhao Li as usual, which made Su Zhao Li’s unwilling emotions from the morning much better, at least this treasure can only be approached by himself now.

So when Su Zhao Li was happily drinking orange juice in the classroom, he froze. He tasted something wrong with the first sip. Jiang Shi brings him orange juice every day, and the taste is the same, but this taste… was squeezed by Jiang Shi’s father.

Su Zhao Li pursed his lips, and suddenly felt the orange juice in his hand was a little hot, and the unease and emptiness in his heart intensified.

Su Zhao Li wanted to find Jiang Shi to ask about it, after all, he would always explain to himself if he didn’t make it himself, but this time he didn’t say anything.

The possibility of being perfunctorily treated had just risen in his heart, but was suppressed by Su Zhao Li.

During dinner time, Jiang Shi would still guide the remaining teams on the sports field. Jiang Shi didn’t need to play, he could find him and say a word, just for a moment.

“Bang”, not paying attention, Su Zhao Li, who had just walked to the sports field, was hit straight on by the soccer ball again.

“I’m sorry…”

The force of this ball was not small, and Su Zhao Li was hit so hard that tears came out.

There were noisy apologies and concerns around him, but none from Jiang Shi. Su Zhao Li raised his head and glanced in Jiang Shi’s direction. Jiang Shi just glanced at him, and when Su Zhao Li was helped up, he turned his gaze back and lowered his head to talk to the person next to him.

“Brother, let’s go.”

Su Zhao Li bit his lower lip, trying to keep his voice steady.

Chu Nan Du naturally knew Su Zhao Li’s thoughts. When he saw Jiang Shi’s reaction, he also had infinite contempt for Jiang Shi. If it was really just a three-minute passion, it would be good if it dissipated now. People always don’t cherish what they get easily.

“Okay, let’s go.”

When Jiang Shi raised his head again after saying that, he saw Chu Nan Du supporting Su Zhao Li’s leaving back.

Looks like he’s okay, that’s good. Only heaven knew that when he saw the soccer ball hitting Su Zhao Li just now, his heart almost jumped out. He couldn’t wait to transform into that soccer ball and turn a corner, or he could immediately rush to Su Zhao Li’s front to block it for him.

“Are you okay? Do you want to go to the infirmary to take a look?”

Chu Nan Du supported Su Zhao Li, whose whole body was shaking. This was how his brother was, whenever he encountered stressful things or very sad things, his heart rate would increase and his whole body would shake.

“I’m okay.”

Su Zhao Li had no strength in his whole body now, so Chu Nan Du helped him to the side of the road to sit down for a while, and took off his coat to wrap around Su Zhao Li.

Su Zhao Li’s hands were shaking badly now, and he was still shaking in his arms.

“What do you want to do?”

Now is not a good time to talk about this, but if the current feelings pass, people will reduce their attitude towards things.

“I don’t want to talk now.”

“Okay, okay, I won’t talk, I won’t talk.”

After this situation passes, Su Zhao Li will start to feel weak and have no energy.

Chu Nan Du wanted to send Su Zhao Li home, but Su Zhao Li refused because he was worried that Mother Chu would worry, so he only asked Chu Nan Du to send him back to the classroom.

After sending him back to the classroom, Chu Nan Du comforted him and let him sleep on the table, and filled his water cup with hot water and put it in his hand to keep warm. Then he went to find their class teacher to explain the situation. This was not the first time that Su Zhao Li had this situation, and the classmates and the class teacher knew it and understood it. Seeing his condition, the people in the class began to move and speak carefully and slowly.

“A Li, are you okay tonight?”

Su Zhao Li, who had taken a nap, had recovered almost completely, making it impossible to see his fragility from the afternoon.

Su Zhao Li gave him a polite smile, “I’m okay.”

“That’s good, you scared me to death this afternoon.”

Chu Nan Du was disappointed and angry at Su Zhao Li’s light-hearted attitude.

If it wasn’t for seeing Su Zhao Li’s condition in the afternoon, he would have really walked away.

Chu Nan Du just followed not far behind.

When they were about to separate downstairs in the residential complex, Su Zhao Li said to Jiang Shi: “You don’t have to bring me orange juice from tomorrow, I’m tired of drinking it.”

“Then what do you want to drink? Apple juice, grape juice…”

“No need, the sugar content is too high.”

“Okay, then I’ll pick you up tomorrow morning, see you tomorrow.”

Su Zhao Li just smiled at Jiang Shi, and after Jiang Shi turned around, he turned back mercilessly to wait for Chu Nan Du.

Chu Nan Du was very angry, Chu Nan Du didn’t want to talk to him.

*

At night, Su Zhao Li lay alone on the bed, his body still weak but not sleepy at all. He began to think back from the scene when he first met Jiang Shi to the present.

At the beginning, Su Zhao Li’s situation was not very good when he was hit, but it was not as serious as today. From that day on, no matter where he met Jiang Shi, he would give the other person a glare, but unfortunately, the other person never noticed it. Su Zhao Li thought of the saying “casting amorous glances at a ghost”, he was simply giving the evil eye to a ghost.

The unbearable state lasted for half a year. At that time, as long as someone said a good word about Jiang Shi, he would glare at Jiang Shi again in his heart. Later, things changed, his excessive attention to Jiang Shi led him to develop possessiveness towards Jiang Shi. He began to feel uncomfortable with others’ discussions about Jiang Shi, and began to be unhappy with others’ confessions to Jiang Shi…

He himself is really bad enough, Su Zhao Li thought.

It was just his wishful thinking.