This Question Has Been Taught 12 Times Chapter 36
byLoop6 (seventeen)
Lying on the bed, Bai Tong folded a few tissues into a long strip and placed it over her eyes so that she didn’t have to keep taking out the paper to wipe her tears.
She said to herself in her heart, stop crying. It will be even harder to go to school tomorrow if her eyes are swollen.
Although she thought so in her heart, she couldn’t stop the tears from flowing out. She didn’t even know why she was crying.
After crying, most of the pack of tissues was gone. She put the used tissues into the trash can and went to the refrigerator to get mineral water to apply ice to her eyes.
When she got up the next day, she could still tell that she had cried. She applied ice for a while and the swelling went down before going to school.
Sure enough, some people came to ask, whether they were concerned or curious out of concern. Since Bai Tong didn’t know how to answer, he could only ignore them.
Because of Sun Daining, Bai Tong had gotten closer to his classmates before, but now he had to suddenly turn away and refuse to recognize anyone.
What Bai Tong was most worried about was that Sun Daining himself would come to ask her questions. After being worried for a long time, Sun Daining did not come to her after all.In fact, think about it. Sun Daining didn’t say anything on the day he found out about it. How could he ask again after a few days?
Sure enough, weak people like to worry about things unfounded.
Bai Tong thought like this, and kept his head down doing homework, reading, and attending classes. The week passed as usual. It was indeed as Bai Jingru said, the sky did not fall and nothing changed.
When Bai Tong gradually gathered some courage, she still wanted to take the initiative to explain to Sun Daining. Although she kept saying that she was afraid of Bai Jingru that day, Bai Jingru was not as bad as described in the news, or in other words, she didn’t want Sun Daining to think so.
Bai Tong walked to Sun Daining’s desk. She was doing her homework and was so absorbed in it that she didn’t notice Bai Tong.
Bai Tong waited for a while, feeling that she might never take the initiative to notice him, so he patted her and asked, “Are you free?”
Sun Daining glanced at Bai Tong and said, “Wait for me for a while.” Then she immersed herself in counting the pile of things in her hands.
It was a derivative question involving trigonometric functions. Bai Tong did the math in his mind while waiting, but couldn’t figure it out.
But Sun Daining didn’t figure it out. After a long time, she looked at Bai Tong again and asked, “What’s the matter?”
Bai Tong originally thought about what to say for a long time, but forgot all about it as soon as he opened his mouth. He could only come up with a conclusion, “Not all the recent news is true.”
However, Sun Daining did not ask further questions, nor did she give Bai Tong a chance to continue explaining. She just said, “It doesn’t matter.”
After speaking, she even turned her head subconsciously, as if she still couldn’t let go of the question she hadn’t calculated.
Bai Tong suddenly felt that Sun Daining didn’t seem to care at all.
It’s not that he was worried about her mood, so he didn’t come to ask, but that he didn’t care at all.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, Sun Daining’s performance has always been obvious. At most, she will not refuse her advances, but she will never take the initiative.I had misunderstandings, partly because of those dreams, but partly because Sun Daining was always very gentle to everyone.
It is very ridiculous that people will suspect that others also have a favorable impression of themselves just because they have a good impression of others.
Recalling the words he said while lying in someone’s arms at the resort hotel that day, and the naked attachment to his mother shown in them, Bai Tong felt embarrassed and ashamed.To say that my brain was burned out at that time is an understatement. Maybe my brain was suffering from a serious disease at all.
The more Bai Tong thought about it, the more he thought, so be it, maybe it would be better not to speak at all. It was like this from the beginning, no one knew anyone.
So Bai Tong didn’t force himself to explain anything and returned to his seat.
The days continue to pass.
When I was walking to the car after school that day, I met Yin Yi.
Bai Tong thought it was a chance encounter and lowered his head to pretend he hadn’t seen her. However, it turned out that Yin Yi was waiting for her, stopped her and said, “I know you are in a bad mood, but I have something to tell you.”
Bai Tong ignored him and still walked to the car. Yin Yi followed him familiarly.
“Hey,” Yin Yi sighed first and said, “How are you doing lately?”
Bai Tong didn’t say anything, so Yin Yi said, “If you don’t say anything, I will. I confessed my love to Sun Daining, but did she tell you? Oh, I was rejected. Why do you tell me? Am I not beautiful? Do I have a bad personality? Or is there something wrong with me? What do you think is wrong with me?”
As Yin Yi spoke, he pulled Bai Tong’s shoulders and asked Bai Tong to look at him.
Bai Tong hadn’t seen anyone’s face in half a month. He basically walked with his head down and treated everyone like nothing. Now that he was forced to look at Yin Yi, he suddenly felt like laughing. He said with a smile, “There’s nothing wrong with you, she just doesn’t like you.”
“Why? Why, why???” Yin Yi asked three whys in a row, feeling as if he was asking the sky without any words.
“There is no reason. She told me that she doesn’t like anyone.” Bai Tong said.
“Really,” Yin Yi asked, “Why did she tell you this? What else did she say?”
“It was just a casual conversation and I didn’t say anything else,” Bai Tong said.
“Actually, that’s what she told me, ‘If I don’t have someone I like, I don’t want to fall in love.’ But, since I don’t have someone I like, will I still have a chance? What do you think?”
Yin Yi looked at Bai Tong as if Bai Tong was some kind of love guru who would teach her about her career and resolve her doubts, and give her the final word on her yet-to-be-started love affair.
“…” Bai Tong, “Are you asking me?”
Yin Yi looked at her up and down, left and right, and said helplessly, “But there should be someone chasing you. If there is a person who is good in all aspects and pursues you persistently, perseveringly, and perseveringly, what will you do?”
Bai Tong said, “Let her die.”
“…” Yin Yi, “There’s no need to die. It’s so scary.”
After a moment of silence, he added, “Actually, if I’m willing to accept it, I can be friends without being lovers, but I’m afraid I won’t be willing to accept it then.”
“It’s useless for you to tell me, I don’t understand.” Bai Tong was terrifyingly cold.
“Why are you like this? Aren’t we all friends? If your friends come to complain to you, just keep a cold face. There will always be a time when you complain to your friends, right?” Yin Yi said.
Bai Tong didn’t argue with her and said, “I’ve always been like this.”
Yin Yi looked at Bai Tong and suddenly said seriously, “Bai Tong, let me ask you, have you ever regarded me as a friend? What I mean is a real friend, not the kind who just nod and say hello when we meet.”
This question is difficult for Bai Tong to answer. Even if it is “yes”, she doesn’t know how to say it.
Bai Tong didn’t speak. Yin Yi waited patiently for a while and finally said, “Okay, I understand.”
“I originally thought I was quite popular, but it turns out no one likes me, and you don’t bother to pay attention to me.” Yin Yi said in a low tone.
Bai Tong thought about it. If he was unhappy, there was no need to make everyone unhappy. He said, “Friends will eventually break up. For me, that’s the truth. For you, the only thing you care about is Sun Daining. You can still be friends with her.”
“Is this your suggestion? Stop chasing her and be friends with her?” Yin Yi summarized the second half of the sentence.
“I don’t have any suggestions.” Bai Tong moved his eyes back to the back of the seat in front of him.
Yin Yi was amused by her behavior and said, “I’m convinced.”
“In this case, I won’t take advantage of you,” Yin Yi opened WeChat and transferred the last purchase at the clothing store in the scenic area to Bai Tong, saying, “Let’s make it clear that you paid for the skis yourself, and I will transfer the rest to you as we agreed.”
“Yeah.” Bai Tong said.
“Um, what, um, keep it.” Yin Yi said.
Bai Tong got a little angry and said, “Why can you pay, but I can’t? Last time you celebrated Sun Daining’s birthday and asked me to have a free meal. I paid for some clothes in the scenic spot, and you were unhappy. You have to pay, right? Well, then you just pay, and what’s the point of leaving a ski for me? Why, you are so poor that you can’t afford such a small amount of money?”
Bai Tong rarely quarreled with others, but he still had some talent when he opened his mouth and never said anything unpleasant.
Yin Yi was stunned for a moment, then finally laughed angrily and said, “So that’s what you think.”
“Let’s make it clear. Aunt Cen Yu invited your family to play this time, and I followed along. So when I buy clothes, I don’t ask you to accept my favor, but it is equivalent to paying my own expenses at Aunt Cen Yu’s place. Do you understand? It’s such a simple thing, I really don’t know why you think that way.”
Yin Yi thought about it and continued angrily, “As for your crappy skis, I thought if you agreed to buy one, you would have to buy two, and if you agreed to buy two, you would buy the entire store. I was a little embarrassed at the time, and I didn’t count it as my expense afterwards. Now, it doesn’t matter, I’ll pay you, and we’ll be even.”
Yin Yi took out his phone and transferred it again.
Bai Tong remained silent.
Yin Yi said, “Take it.”
Bai Tong couldn’t convince Yin Yi, and he was unhappy at the same time, so he simply said coldly, “It’s such a small amount of money, and it doesn’t make it so ugly. I won’t accept it, so you can get out of the car.”
The driver, who had been silent all this time, turned out to be listening carefully. At this time, he obediently slowed down and parked the car on the side of the road.
Yin Yi just sat there and said, “You are so rich, why don’t you spread it on the street?”
Bai Tong was so angry at her words that he didn’t know how to fight back. Yin Yi was also angry. He would not get off the bus if he wanted to, but he would drag her down if he could.
After the car stopped for a minute or two, the driver whispered, “You can’t park here…”
Bai Tong had no choice but to say, “Just keep driving.”
Then he said to Yin Yi, “I wonder why you want to follow me to my house.”
“Exactly.” Yin Yi said.
Yin Yi simply boarded the pirate ship and was unable to get off. He followed him in a car to the yard of Bai Tong’s house for no apparent reason. Bai Tong said to the driver, “Stop indoors.”
So the car went around half a circle along the ramp and drove into the underground of the villa.
It’s not an exaggeration to say “gloomy” here, as a few dim lights are turned on as if to save power.
The space on all sides is extending into the darkness, and there seems to be no limit to the horizon. Yin Yi wants Bai Tong to throw her here. She doesn’t know if she can still find the exit.
After Bai Tong got off the car, Yin Yi also got off. She saw a very wide metal door, but she didn’t see where to open it.
Bai Tong said, “If you accidentally get lost, your family will probably not be able to get here for ten days and a half.”
Yin Yi said, “Don’t threaten me. There are surveillance cameras outside. I must have been photographed getting into your car.”
Bai Tong smiled at her, turned and left.
Yin Yi suddenly felt a little scary. She went to the car to see the driver, but she didn’t know when or where he left.Yin Yi was very imaginative, and now he was even more frightened. He felt that he just had a few quarrels with the eldest lady, so he wouldn’t risk his life.
She hurried to catch up with Bai Tong and followed Bai Tong without daring to take a step away.
Bai Tong opened a relatively narrow entrance door, walked in and took the elevator. Yin Yi followed him in and out. He was really at his home.
It was a very bright environment inside. Bai Tong crossed his arms and said, “I really don’t know why you came here, but you are here anyway. Come and have dinner with me.”