Silver Leaf Whale Chapter 18

Hopeless little fish

Chapter 18: The hopeless little fish

Early in the morning, Qi Zhixuan had just arrived at the store when he received a call from Zhu Mingyue, reminding him that it was time to return to Haishi for a review.

Qi Zhixuan’s frequency of check-ups is about once every six months. A few years ago, he still needed to report to the doctor every month or even every week. Now it seems that he has really improved a lot.

“Okay, I will arrange the time, senior sister.” Qi Zhixuan paused, then hesitantly said, “Well… well… I tried to draw some time ago, and I drew a little whale.”

“What?” Zhu Mingyue’s voice suddenly rose, full of surprise, and then asked, “Then how do you feel? Do you have a headache? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”

Qi Zhixuan smiled and said in a relaxed tone: “No, I don’t feel anything. I just draw whatever comes to mind.”

Zhu Mingyue on the other end of the phone was completely relieved and said loudly, “God bless me, Xiao Xuan, that’s great! You finally took this step!”

She was silent for a few seconds and then added: “If this continues, it won’t be long before you can go back to school to retake your studies and get your diploma!”

Zhu Mingyue was talking about the graduation incident that year. In the end, Qi Zhixuan was convicted of plagiarism. Fortunately, Zimmer’s friends helped, and the result was that his graduation was postponed for one year, which was no disaster, but at least his academic status was saved. However, he later became seriously ill and suspended his studies. After that, he became stressed when he mentioned painting, so the matter of resuming school was never mentioned again.

“I…”

Back at school, Qi Zhixuan felt a little confused when he heard these words.

There is a prescribed number of years to keep the student status. If he does not go back and retake the studies in the past two years, he may not have the chance in the future. He knows that Zhu Mingyue has been looking forward to him completing his studies. He had no choice before, but now he finally has hope.

But..can he really?

Even if I draw once, can I really continue to draw without being affected?

And even if he goes back to school, Qi Zhixuan cannot avoid…

There were memories with that person in every corner of the school, the sweet taste turned bitter. He really didn’t want to taste it again, and maybe someone remembered his past, even if it wasn’t true, but… just thinking about it, he felt like he was going to be dragged into the boundless abyss…

In the final analysis, I am just too cowardly…

He lowered his head, ashamed and sad…

Hearing that he hesitated to speak, Zhu Mingyue immediately realized that she was too impatient, and quickly slowed down her tone to reassure: “It’s okay, Xiao Xuan, I just said casually, don’t feel pressured. By the way, what did you just say you were painting? A little goldfish?”

Qi Zhixuan took a deep breath, calmed down his turbulent emotions, and corrected him seriously: “It’s not a little goldfish, it’s a whale, a big one. I went to watch a swimming competition of an athlete friend and thought he was very good. He looked like a whale in the sea, so I drew it.”

Zhu Mingyue was a little surprised. Although Qi Zhixuan looked like everyone else after his illness improved, he seemed to have no interest in anything and was very tired of socializing.

In the past few years in Beijing, the only person she was close to was a nearby dessert boss, but this time she was talking about being an athlete friend, and even because the other person picked up the paintbrush again. The relationship must be very unusual, but making friends is always a good thing. She didn’t ask any more questions, and was just happy for him.

The two chatted for a few more words, and Zhu Mingyue repeatedly told him to take care of himself and remember to return to Haishi for review on time before hanging up the phone.

But as soon as the phone was hung up, the tenderness on Zhu Mingyue’s face instantly faded, becoming frighteningly cold.

She took action immediately, first contacting the school to inquire whether she could extend her student status on the grounds of illness or starting a business, and then found the contact information of a friend who collected information and sent a message. When Qi Zhixuan was sketching in the mountain city, the first draft was photographed by a passerby couple. This was the key evidence to prove that he had not plagiarized. Over the years, she never gave up looking for it.

In fact, Qi Zhixuan has made such great progress. Zhu Mingyue knows that he has worked very hard, but she is still unwilling to give in. She hopes that her brother can return to school in an upright manner one day.

Such an excellent brother like her should have been happy, but he was harmed by the damn Liang Yuansheng. The teacher who was like a teacher and a father was also affected and lost his life in this incident. Not only did Qi Zhixuan think of fires and explosions when he mentioned the brush, but the fire in her heart had never been extinguished.

Qi Zhixuan didn’t know all this yet. He was lying on the table, a little depressed.

Zhu Mingyue’s words “go back to school” have been echoing in his heart. He wants to go back, but is afraid of going back. In fact, it’s not that he hasn’t tried to move forward, but the damn memories are like spider threads that tightly strangle him, causing pain and suffocation.

There was no one in the store in the morning, so Qi Zhixuan just lay on the counter in a sullen manner. The heating in Beijing had already started. He felt stuffy, so he opened a window to let some air in, resting his head on his arms. The hot breath he exhaled was like a small trumpet on the glass countertop, growing louder and smaller according to his breathing rate.

He wondered how he could get out of this predicament. Should he really go back to school and try?Or meet some new people and create some new memories. Can this desensitize you?But before he could figure out what to look for, two fried dough sticks stood in front of his eyes.

The hot air from the fried dough sticks covered his breathing. When he looked up, he saw a huge whale.

“Are you hiring?” Pang Jing pointed to a notice in front of his door that said he was recruiting permanent clerks, and closed the open window. “The windows are open today, isn’t it cold?”

“It’s not cold.” Qi Zhixuan picked up the fried dough sticks and took a bite. It was very hot. As he chewed, he said, “Xiaolong is busy with graduation and won’t be here anymore. The girl was not familiar with her last time, so she needs to recruit a permanent one.”

“Slow down, no one will fight you.” Pang Jing took out another bottle of yogurt from his bag, opened it, and handed it over.

Qi Zhixuan was really hungry. In fact, he bought breakfast on the way, but he didn’t expect that the sweet tofu curd he ordered was salty and contained garlic, so he couldn’t eat it.

When he was almost done eating, he came back to his senses and said regretfully: “I didn’t bring the cat today, so I can’t do it.”

Pang Jing murmured in his heart that he was not here specifically to pet the cat, but his face remained calm and he just hummed.

After Qi Zhixuan finished eating, he still lay there wilted when he thought of his troubles. He lost his usual interest in finding topics, and Pang Jing didn’t know what to say. He was sitting there uneasy, but he didn’t want to leave.

After holding it in for a long time, he finally remembered something: “We are about to have the final exam. I asked you to have dinner in the last competition. Xingxing and the others are busy reviewing and have no time, so we have to postpone it.”

“Oh, okay, I can do that.” Qi Zhixuan looked up and saw that it had been a long time. In fact, he had forgotten about it, but specifically speaking, it was better to pretend that he had not forgotten.

“Well, I just wanted to say…”

Although it was the final exam soon, Pang Jing seemed to be very confident. He didn’t review hard during this period, and went to the Little Painter whenever he could.

A lot of goods came in that day. The part-time girl was busy sorting the goods. She was not familiar with it and worked slowly. From time to time, she would ask her boss if he was right. Before Qi Zhixuan could say a few words to her, another student came to discuss with him the materials for framing pictures. Several customers followed him and couldn’t find what they wanted. They kept asking him where he was. Qi Zhixuan, a single-threaded processor, was suddenly confused. Is his business so good?Why is the store suddenly in full swing?

“What do you want?” “I want charcoal pencils.” “What brand?” “Do you have the old Nioni?”

“What about you, what didn’t you find?” “Oh, I’m looking for that masking tape.”

“What do you want to buy?” “We have gathered some people and want to buy a ream of rice paper. Can we get a discount?” “I can’t decide on this. Just wait for the boss for a moment, he will be here soon.”

Pang Jing’s voice was particularly clear in the chaos. I don’t know when he came. He was dealing with the demands of several customers in an orderly manner. He collected money quickly, found things very quickly, and spoke very politely, just like an excellent employee of this store.

Qi Zhixuan hurried out to help after talking about the framing. He glanced at Pang Jing gratefully and sighed in his heart that he was really awesome. He was a good swimmer and was quick at work.

“It seems that you really need to recruit someone else here.” Pang Jing looked at Qi Zhixuan and was sweating. He has a slow personality and gets stuck when there are many people. He felt that the processor should have almost stopped working at this moment.

“We are recruiting, but there are no suitable ones yet.” Qi Zhixuan is also very depressed. It is too difficult to find a full-time job now. Some people think that the salary is low, and some think that the working hours are long. He has no choice. Not to mention how much he makes, at least it is not easy to start a business, so he can only wait and see if there is a suitable one.

“Let’s do this. If you couldn’t find it before this year, I’ll help you. It’s free of charge and you can take care of the food.” Pang Jing said while helping the guests pack their things.

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhixuan quickly refused, “No, no, no, how can that be done? You are so busy, how can I have the nerve to take up your time?”

“There is no competition now. We have to wait until next year. I have been doing basic training recently. It will be time for a holiday in a while. I am not very busy.”

“Okay, it’s decided.” Qi Zhixuan still wanted to refuse, but Pang Jing blocked his words and reassured him, “Don’t worry, I won’t come when I recruit people. I will be busy when I have something to do. I will only use my own spare time, okay.”

Seeing his serious questioning eyes, Qi Zhixuan felt very warm. Pang Jing was really a good person. He always took care of him, helped him, and desensitized him. Perhaps the first step should not be to keep everyone away. He nodded: “Then… I’m sorry to trouble you.”

Seeing that he finally agreed, Pang Jing smiled relievedly.

In fact, he is not that free, but he always wants to come here. If he is not allowed to help here, he doesn’t know what reasons to come here every day.

During this time, he felt that he was increasingly unable to control himself. Although he was inexperienced, he knew what this feeling meant. Perhaps, he could no longer deceive his heart.

Those secret joys of spying on the different Qi Zhixuan,

Those who feel bitter after seeing Qi Zhixuan being intimate with others,

Those feelings of dull pain in the heart because Qi Zhixuan was sad,

Every moment that makes Qi Zhi laugh…

I can’t hold it all in anymore…

The things he didn’t dare to think about were already swollen and filled in his heart, he knew

I can’t save myself…

“What do you want to eat later?” Qi Zhixuan swiped through the takeout app and muttered, “It’s free of charge for me to help. I have to treat you to something good.”

Seeing that he was being polite again, Pang Jing smiled and said, “Okay, order me a table for a full banquet.”

Qi Zhixuan knew that Pang Jing was joking, so he pretended not to hear, moved his back to him, and continued to use the takeout software.

Looking at this man’s appearance, Pang Jing felt like he was going crazy. No matter what he did, he would find it cute. He really wanted to tell him what he felt, but he was afraid of scaring him away.

Although Qi Zhixuan was six or seven years older than him, he often felt that Qi Zhixuan was still a child. He was dazed and slow all day long, looking like he could easily get hurt, which made people want to protect him.

But sometimes he is very charming. When he is doing what he likes and helping others…

You know, Qi Zhixuan is good at everything.

“Xiao Xuan.” Pang Jing called.

Qi Zhixuan was startled by this title and looked at him strangely: “What did you call me…”

Pang Jing smiled and called again: “Xiao Xuan.”

Qi Zhixuan scratched his head, frowning and getting goosebumps all over his body, “I’m so much older than you, why do you call me that? You have to call me brother anyway…”

“No, they all call you that.” Pang Jing retorted.

Qi Zhixuan was helpless. Of all the people they knew, Chen Runsong should be the only one who was called that. But Songsong was as old as him, and how old was Pang Jing?

“You’re not happy? Huh?” Pang Whale raised his eyebrows.

Qi Zhixuan ignored him.

“Then I’ll call you Xiaoxuan, and you can call me Xiaoyu. That’s what everyone in my family calls me.” Pang Jing offered the terms of exchange, with a bit of expectation in his eyes.

Qi Zhixuan was stunned and suddenly laughed out loud. The whale is obviously the largest fish. His first name is Pang Whale, but his nickname is Xiaoyu. There is a contrasting cuteness.

“Why are you laughing?” Pang Jing said matter-of-factly, “Grandma said the name my mother gave me was too big, so I had to use a nickname to suppress it.”

“Okay, okay, okay, okay, little fish, little fish, hahaha.” Qi Zhixuan couldn’t stop laughing because he didn’t know where to hit the point of laughter.Pang Jing tried to pinch his face, but he quickly hid. The two of them laughed together in the store, and the boredom just now was gone.