N-M Chapter 30: Living Together?
Chapter 30: Living Together?
Gao Xiao added another instruction.
"You can stay in your seats for now. We'll rearrange the seating after the exams at the start of the semester."
After he finished speaking, the bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class.
The students in the class finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Some people were lying on the table, some were stretching, and some were taking snacks out of their bags.
But few people spoke.
On the first day, since no one knew each other, no one dared to speak first.
Song Huan sat in the last row and rubbed her temples.
tired.
It's not that I'm tired of attending classes, it's that I'm tired of listening to people's inner voices.
The surrounding area appeared calm on the surface, but inside it was in an uproar.
The girl sitting in front of me is pretty, but I don't know her name...
[My homeroom teacher is so fierce, how am I going to live from now on...]
What do we eat at the cafeteria for lunch...?
Buzz, buzz.
Song Huan sighed.
Well, another three years have passed.
First row.
Xiao Yunqing sat in her seat, her back still taut.
She pretended to stretch her neck and glanced back.
Just one glance.
In the last row, Song Huan had her head down, as if she was rubbing her temples.
What was the name of the girl next to him again? Lin Yue?
He was turned to the side, as if he were talking to Song Huan.
Xiao Yunqing narrowed her eyes.
[What are you saying?]
Just as she was about to take a closer look, the round-faced girl next to her suddenly spoke up.
"Hello, my name is Zhou Tiantian!"
Xiao Yunqing paused for a moment, then turned back. "Ah, hello, my name is Xiao Yunqing."
Zhou Tiantian smiled, her face round, her eyes round too, looking quite approachable. "Which elementary school did you graduate from?"
"Eleventh Elementary School".
"Eleventh Primary School? I'm from the Twelfth Primary School near you!" Zhou Tiantian's eyes lit up.
Xiao Yunqing smiled and said, "Then we live quite close to each other."
Zhou Tiantian nodded, then asked, "Do you know anyone at this school? I don't know anyone, I'm so nervous..."
Xiao Yunqing opened her mouth, about to answer.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the girl in the back row take something out of her pocket and hand it to Song Huan.
She subconsciously glanced back again.
A piece of candy.
The girl named Lin Yue was smiling as she handed a piece of candy to Song Huan.
Xiao Yunqing withdrew her gaze, lowered her head, and reached into her schoolbag.
I touched the bottle of milk.
I chilled it before leaving home this morning, and there are still water droplets on the bottle.
"I'll talk to you later." She stood up and walked away.
Zhou Tiantian looked completely bewildered.
back row.
Lin Yue had actually been paying attention to Xiao Yunqing for a long time.
It wasn't the kind of deliberate attention.
It's that girl with the ponytail; she's looked back over here several times since class started.
I wasn't looking at her, but at the boy next to her named Song Huan.
Lin Yue didn't take it seriously at first or second time.
After three or four times, she started to find it interesting.
Even though he was sitting in the first row, half a classroom away, he still pretended to stretch his neck and look back.
After watching it, she quickly turned back, her ears bright red.
His little thoughts were written all over his face.
Lin Yue rested her chin on her hand and looked at Song Huan.
This guy is actually quite good-looking, fair-skinned and clean-cut, but he's a bit dull.
He hasn't said a word since the start of class, nor does he look around like other boys.
What exactly is the relationship between him and that girl with the ponytail?
Lin Yue suddenly wanted to give it a try.
She took a piece of candy out of her pocket, handed it over, and smiled.
"New classmate, let's get to know each other."
Song Huan looked up at the candy in her hand.
His expression was a little strange.
It wasn't a surprise, nor was it embarrassment; it was a complex feeling that was hard to describe.
It felt like that piece of candy was burning my hand.
Lin Yue let out a soft "hmm" in her heart, feeling a little excited.
[She's here! She's here!]
then……
"Bang."
A bottle of milk was smashed on the table.
It crashed right between her and Song Huan.
Lin Yue raised her head.
The girl with the ponytail stood to the side, smiling.
But that smile, how to put it?
Like lemonade, it looks refreshing, but you only realize how sour it is after taking a sip.
"Song Huan, you left your milk in my bag. Be more careful next time."
Lin Yue looked at the bottle of milk, then at Xiao Yunqing.
There were still water droplets on the milk bottle, indicating it had been chilled.
On a hot day, who would leave ice-cold milk in someone else's bag?
It was still cold when I took it out.
Lin Yue understood.
She didn't pull her hand back; she just held up the candy and looked at Xiao Yunqing with a smile.
Let's see what else this girl with the ponytail can say.
Then Song Huan spoke.
"Oh dear," he picked up the bottle of milk, his tone exaggerated to just the right degree, "I was in such a rush before bed yesterday that I accidentally put it in the wrong bag."
The classroom fell silent for a second.
Lin Yue clearly saw that Xiao Yunqing's ears changed from white to pink, and from pink to red, like red ink dripping into clear water, spreading all at once.
[interesting.]
[That's so interesting.]
Xiao Yunqing stamped her foot, turned around and left.
The ponytail swung high and fast.
Lin Yue watched her retreating figure, a smile playing on her lips.
It turned out to be the case.
These two people were more interesting than she had imagined.
Song Huan sat down next to him, unscrewed the cap of the milk bottle, and took a sip. Her movements were calm, but her Adam's apple bobbed a little too fast.
Lin Yue took back the candy and didn't offer it to anyone else.
But she was already thinking about other things.
[That ponytail looks like it would be a lot of fun to tease.]
Song Huan spat out a mouthful of milk.
Lin Yue turned to look at him. "What's wrong?"
Song Huan coughed so hard her eyes almost welled up with tears. "N-nothing..."
He wiped his mouth and gave her a complicated look.
Lin Yue felt there was something in that gaze, not dislike, but a kind of helplessness that said, "I knew this would happen."
strangeness.
Lin Yue looked away, lowered her head to flip through her textbook, and a smile still played on her lips.
[No rush, there's plenty of time.]
front row.
Xiao Yunqing returned to her seat, her face still flushed.
Zhou Tiantian leaned closer, her eyes bright, "Xiao Yunqing, do you know that boy?"
"Yes, he also went to No. 11 Elementary School. We grew up together."
"We grew up together?!" Zhou Tiantian's voice rose. "Childhood sweethearts!"
Xiao Yunqing's face turned a little redder.
"What childhood sweetheart? We're just...we're just neighbors."
Zhou Tiantian chuckled twice. "A neighbor? The neighbor who put the wrong backpack in?"
Xiao Yunqing wanted to explain, but didn't know how.
In the end, he could only bury his head in his arms and lie face down on the table.
But even with her head down, her ears were perked up.
[What was Lin Yue laughing about when she gave Song Huan the candy?]
[Not that kind of... that kind of laugh. It's the kind that looks like you've discovered something funny.]
She bit her lip.
Did she figure it out?
[If you can tell, you can tell.]
[snort.]
back row.
Song Huan wiped the table clean, finished her milk, and put the bottle in the drawer.
Lin Yue, sitting next to him, quietly flipped through a book, her profile looking obedient and harmless.
But Song Huan knew that she was not at peace at all.
Because he heard it.
[That girl with the ponytail, her name is Xiao Yunqing, right?]
[What new way should I try to amuse her next time?]
[Sending candy won't work, sending water? No, that's too obvious.]
[How about... I praise Song Huan a bit? She definitely won't be able to sit still.]
Song Huan closed her eyes.
One Xiao Yunqing wasn't enough, so here comes another one who thrives on chaos.
I can't live like this anymore.