Mask

Chapter 33: Favored by Pandora (3)
Lu Jian'er blinked her eyes, turned her head, and sighed in a low voice: "I thought she would use her brother as a model..."

The class could not be quiet, Yu Qi was disturbed, Duan Yisha immediately patted the table.

The class fell silent in an instant, and the teacher on the podium who was focusing on copywriting raised his head inexplicably, then nodded unnaturally and continued.

Yu Qi adjusted his breath and continued to answer.

Duan Yisha continued to stare at him, her eyes were particularly bright.

"The whole attitude has changed 360 degrees..." Lu Jian'er sighed again, and Duan Yisha heard it at the tip of her ear, and let out a "shh".

In front, Yu Qi paused again, looking a bit difficult.

"Jiang Shi and I thought she was having an affair with her brother." When Lu Jian'er couldn't help talking again, Duan Yisha finally lost her temper.

"Idiot!" She retorted, flicking her pen, "He's my own brother! You crazy people!"

"Duan Yisha!" Yu Qi in the front row finally couldn't take it anymore, "Shut up!"

On the podium, the teacher followed the sound and raised her head. When the class was full of boos, Duan Yisha sat upright and answered Yu Qi obediently: "Okay."

Masako slipped her hands, and drew a very long stroke on the character she was writing. She stroked her forehead, closed her eyes and inhaled.

6
After school, the publicity committee rushed to the podium to the rhythm of the bell, calling loudly to the students who were in charge of this issue of the blackboard newspaper.Amid the noise, Yi Xialing stretched her waist and yelled reluctantly, Masako packed up her things and looked at Duan Yisha.

Her gaze was still on Qi's side, her fingers were circling on the table, looking thoughtful.

"Yisha." Masako reminded softly, "Your brother said, you should go home first tonight."

The atmosphere was lively, and Duan Yisha waved her hand to get it. Yu Qi in the front row packed her schoolbag and got up to leave. She immediately picked up her bag and followed.

"Yisha!"

Duan Yisha in the aisle was stopped by Fanzhi's call, she braked suddenly, and turned her head impatiently: "Huh?"

"I'll accompany you."

"Okay, whatever you want!" Duan Yisha waved her hand, and immediately followed Yu Qi to the outside of the classroom.

When Fanzhi got up, he glanced at Masako, and said with a smile in his voice, "Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

"Why is it our turn? I remember it was three groups!" Behind the classroom, Yi Xialing was trying to evade the propaganda committee. Students poured out of the classroom in twos and threes. She couldn't wait to pick up her bags, and the propaganda committee jumped in anxiety.

"Don't go! It's your group!"

"Then why are you looking for me? You go to our team to do it, why are you pulling me?"

"Last time your group was the ones who ran away, so you must be responsible this time!"

"Oh, you're annoying, can my sister be the bottom one in the grade for you?"

"You..." The propaganda committee member looked helpless, the classmates had almost left, she suddenly caught a glimpse of Masako who was walking to the door with Lu Jianer, and hurriedly shouted, "Mo Yazi, wait a minute!"

Masako stopped, Lu Jian'er looked back, the propaganda committee clasped their hands together from afar, and pleaded: "Masako, last time you were the first in grade at the blackboard you were in charge of, this time..."

Lu Jian'er breathed out, and Masako understood, and replied, "Sorry, I happen to have something after school today."

"Go home, go home!" Yi Xialing immediately greeted the sisters behind her.

The Propaganda Committee hugged Yi Xialing's arm in despair, and looked at Masako tearfully: "Masako, help me! I'm going to die!"

After hesitating for three seconds and sighing, she walked back to the aisle and said, "You can only stay for half an hour at most."

"Okay! Thank you, Masako!"

When Yi Xialing shrugged and curled her lips, the propaganda committee hurriedly thanked her.

The theme of this issue is about "responsibility". Masako put her schoolbag back on the table, leaned against the last row of tables, and looked at the layout of the entire blackboard.

It was getting dark outside the window, she thought for a while, then turned her head and asked the publicity committee member: "Have you written the article on the topic?"

"not yet."

"Forget it this time, I'll write it." Masako pulled out a paper and picked up a pen, "Leave the painting to you, as long as it is simple and beautiful, follow the current layout."

Yi Xialing reluctantly took the chalk, and the remaining students began to divide the work.

The students in the classroom walked and stayed, the campus gradually quieted down, and the sound of playing on the basketball court was faintly heard. Masako handed the written article to the propaganda committee, and then picked pictures together.

As the night darkened, the lights in the classroom were bright.

When I looked at my watch, I was shocked to realize that three quarters of an hour had passed. Yazi frowned and put away the book. Yi Xialing had sharp eyes and immediately called her: "Mo Yazi!"

She turned her head, and Yi Xialing asked loudly, "Are you leaving?"

"It's been half an hour, and I've already stayed an extra quarter of an hour."

"Let's go later. If there is one more person, the progress will be faster. If you continue to help, it will be ready soon."

"No, I have something to do."

"Stay for another quarter of an hour! If you leave, we'll have to work on it for another half an hour. You did all the work before, so please do your best! The theme of this issue is still 'responsibility'!" Yi Xia Ling chattered and yelled.

"This was originally your task." She sighed.

"It's not a date with your boyfriend, Mo Yazi, can you do me a favor?"

Masako choked on this sentence, she stood on the spot and confronted Yi Xialing, the other students looked at them, and the propaganda committee begged her with their eyes.

"Don't watch, don't stop your work." So Masako had no choice but to stay, and Yi Xialing raised her eyebrows in satisfaction.

Masako sat down and looked at the darkening sky outside. Although the third grade finished school later than the second grade, they also finished school half an hour ago.

Time passed by, and she sent him a text message of "There is something in the class, please stay for another quarter of an hour". After sending it successfully, she put the phone aside and started to make the blackboard newspaper.

Finally, after a quarter of an hour, Masako sat on the seat, stroked her forehead and closed her eyes.

It was completely dark, and the atmosphere in the class was not very good.

Just now, due to the negligence of a boy, the block painting that was finally completed was covered with water.It was already 6 o'clock in the evening, the whistle on the street came from the window, and it was time for dinner. The classmates were hungry and complained to each other, Yi Xialing quit, and the boy kept apologizing.

Can't go on like this anymore...

Masako slapped the table and got up, the propaganda committee looked at her blankly.She walked to the blackboard and took a look, then picked up the blackboard eraser, and erased the hard-won blackboard drawing before anyone could stop it.

The girls gasped with their eyes wide open, Yi Xialing flicked the bag back: "Isn't it, Mo Yazi? We drew for an hour!"

"If I finish it within 10 minutes, you shut up." Masako picked up the chalk and sketched skillfully, Yi Xialing froze, and then stared at her dumbfounded.

The previous paintings were made according to the layout specification, but now they are made according to the text.Masako waved her hand a few times, and the outline appeared, and delicate jasmine blossoms appeared on the blunt layout lines. The painting style is gentle and the lines are delicate, and the whole blackboard gradually becomes elegant and beautiful.

Then mark the color you want to paint, step back and check, the chalk flicked from your fingers, Masako slapped the dust off your hands: "It's done, you guys color it."

The whole process took less than 10 minutes...

Yi Xialing looked at her in disbelief, Masako turned around to pack her bag, and said, "I'll have to work hard for you, I really have to go, goodbye."

"Hey, Mo Yazi... Hey! Mo Yazi!" Masako walked out of the classroom, and Yi Xialing followed closely despite the dissuasion of the other girls, "We can all go home if you do this a long time ago, it's too serious to be serious now..."

Masako turned a deaf ear and walked forward facing the evening breeze in the corridor.

"Mo Yazi! Come back to me! You have been very courageous recently!"

Following Yi Xialing's yell, Masako stopped the moment she reached the stairs, and almost covered her mouth and cried out.

Duan Yousi didn't know when he came. He was standing against the wall, his mobile phone slowly turning in his palm, while watching Masako who was caught off guard, while listening to Yi Xialing's arrogant voice from far to near.

It was very dark, and the lights in the corridor were a bit dim. Duan Yousi could not be seen from Yi Xialing's angle, and Masako's side was facing him.

As Yi Xialing got closer and closer, Masako looked at him uneasily. He was leisurely and gloomy, as if he was tired of waiting and was about to take his anger out on others. He ignored Masako's hint and lazily stepped forward. step.

Yazi's hand clenched tightly.

When Duan Yousi's figure appeared beside her, Yi Xialing suddenly stopped in her tracks and swallowed the words on her lips.

Twilight shrouded his shoulders, and the girls hugging at the door of the classroom were whispering. He didn't say a word, but just glanced at Yi Xialing indifferently, and silenced the entire corridor.

Masako quickly changed the topic: "Duan Yisha is not here, she has already gone back."

Yi Xialing was so embarrassed by the series of loud voices just now, she pursed her lips tightly and dared not speak any more.

The girls stared at him with wide eyes.

"is it?"

Fortunately, he didn't do anything, just cooperate.

"Ah."

He didn't take another step towards Yi Xialing, turned his phone around again, stepped back, turned and left.

Masako rubbed shoulders with him, only feeling the close breath, without any contact of sight.

"I'm going back." Masako finished speaking to the ashamed Yi Xialing before she could calm down, then turned and left.

7
The evening wind was blowing on the campus, and Masako walked on the side street after leaving the school gate.Pedestrians came and went, she kept a distance of 10 meters from Duan Yousi until he walked into a secluded path.Masako quickened her pace to keep up, and there was a black Bentley parked quietly there.He lowered his head and opened the car door, Masako's footsteps hesitated.

The driver was an unfamiliar middle-aged man, the car was quiet, but the stranger made Masako a little restrained.Duan Yousi got into the car from the other side, noticed it, and said, "Uncle Ji is the driver at home."

Masako looked at him, and he continued, "Yisha got up late and went to school late, so I asked him to come over."

Uncle Ji was very kind, and he deliberately turned his head and nodded to Masako. She felt more at ease and smiled politely.

Dinner is in an elegant old restaurant, the soft lighting retains the romantic style of the 60s, and the atmosphere is quiet.Masako sat down, the meal was ordered first, and the wine was selected to suit the taste of girls. After a sip, the aftertaste was slightly sour, and the delicate taste of dark chocolate slowly oozes out.

"Why do you suddenly want to have dinner with me?" Masako asked him, putting her hands on the edge of the table.

He carefully cut the steak, and after cutting it, he exchanged it with Masako's plate of steak, and replied, "I'm not free tomorrow."

Such natural and silent caring accompanied this sentence at the same time, Masako picked up the knife and fork, pondered this sentence carefully, and then remembered that tomorrow is Christmas, and now it is Christmas Eve.

The so-called no time means to accompany An Qiyan.

She didn't say anything, just took a bite of the steak, and Duan Yousi glanced at her casually.Her knives and forks were used smoothly, which caught his attention. Masako noticed it immediately, with a flick of her wrist, she touched the wine glass, and the knives and forks made a sound when they collided.

The diners who enjoyed quietly looked at her, and her eyebrows were slightly apologetic.Duan Yousi withdrew his gaze, and the atmosphere slowly returned to normal.

"What's that girl's name?" He asked suddenly.

Masako was startled for a while before she understood: "Yixaling?"

"Yixaling." He read slowly, "Speaking to you like that often?"

"I was a little brave when I first transferred here." Masako knew it well, and added specially, "But I don't take her seriously."

He didn't continue this topic, and instead put a long and narrow gift box with sapphire blue frosting on the table.

Masako looked at him, he took a sip of wine and said, "New Year's gift."

He gave Christmas presents at the beginning of December, and New Year’s presents on Christmas Eve. His movements were always one step ahead of the day, but Masako was not ready for any of them. She was gratified and at the same time a little disappointed, and she was a little hesitant to touch the gift box with her fingertips. .

He told her to open it.

Masako took the gift box and looked at him again, and he looked at her too.Candlelight is romantic, the gift box is gently opened, and a very delicate vintage necklace is embedded in velvet.

"This suits you better than that." He pointed to the opal necklace around her neck.

Masako remembered that the day after the Xu Yitian incident, Fanzhi also had a necklace exactly like her own around his neck.She understood, without saying anything, took off the opal necklace and took out this vintage necklace.

The pendant is diamond-shaped, silver in color, hollowed out and carved. After careful manipulation, it is found that it is double-layered and can be opened.

Masako was a little puzzled, and looked at him half-questioningly.

"There's something inside." He put his hands on the edge of the table, looked at Masako in the candlelight, "When you feel that I'm really in love with you, open it and give me back what's inside."

"Want to give it back to you?"

"Before you're sure I love you, don't be curious about it."

Speaking like a Pandora's Box, Masako smiled and held the necklace in her palm: "Okay."

After dinner was over half an hour later, Masako picked up her coat and schoolbag. As soon as she got up, the coat in her hand was taken by Duan Yousi.When she looked up at him, the coat had already been put on by him, which was very natural.

After leaving the restaurant, the night wind was cold, and Uncle Ji's car had just parked on the side of the road.Masako walked beside Duan Yousi. He held her hand and held her palms together. The two had just stepped down the steps in front of the restaurant when they heard a voice.

"Duan Yousi?" the boy shouted.

Masako followed the sound and saw that the wind was so strong that it gushed into her neck, and she was startled, but after Duan Yousi recognized the person, her steps stopped and she narrowed her eyes.

Masako never expected to meet this person, this person whom she had forgotten for a long time.

Yan Chen.

It's Yanchen.

He was standing alone five steps away. He looked arrogantly at Duan Yousi, and then fell on Masako who was next to him. He sized him up and smiled meaningfully.

"Changed girlfriend?" He came over, Masako turned her face away, letting her hair cover her face.

Duan Yousi whispered the word "get in the car" in her ear, Masako was about to leave, but Yan Chen stopped her with a word.

"It's very similar to An Qiyan in junior high school."

Just at this pause, Yan Chen walked up to her, reaching out his hand without any scruples to brush away the hair on the side of her face.Masako's waist was suddenly stressed, and she stepped back. Duan Yousi took her back without a trace, making Yan Chen's hand miss.

One of the two is deep and the other wild, both of them have fought for An Qiyan inside and out, and now they meet on a narrow road, sparks sparkle in the air.

No matter how low-key Masako was, she couldn't stand Yan Chen's extra attention.

Of course, because this might be an excellent opportunity for him to get An Qiyan.

Duan Yousi remained silent, with a faint aura, Yan Chen smiled and said: "Duan Yousi, your vision and actions are always ahead of me."

Masako didn't look at him, and didn't try to think about the deep meaning of the words, she felt pressure on her lower back, and she followed Duan Yousi away.Yan Chen was still watching from behind. She got into the car and closed the door. Until Duan Yousi got into the car, Yan Chen seemed to be still watching her.

"Drive!" Duan Yousi was a little angry.

8
Wednesday, Christmas comes.

Since bumping into Yanchen last night, until noon now, there is no news from the third grade, and Duan Yousi didn't mention anything.It seems that Yanchen is not an impatient person, and this is even more difficult. Masako doesn't know whether he has given up the opportunity or is planning to use it as a future...

"Jane." During the lunch break, the class was immersed in the topic of Christmas gifts, Masako called Lu Jian'er who was discussing with Jiang Shi, and asked, "Do you know Yan Chen?"

"Yan Chen?" Lu Jian'er and Duan Yisha in the back seat spoke at the same time, obviously Duan Yisha was more excited, she threw the pen away, "Yan Chen is a terrible person!"

"Ah? Yan Chen... I don't know the details." Lu Jian'er was in a hurry to regain her right to speak, "But his situation in Yi'an is equivalent to that of Duan Yousi in our school."

"How can you be compared with my brother?" Duan Yisha patted the desk, "Yan Chen is too humble!"

"He looks so handsome..." Lu Jian'er was surprised, "Could it be that his character is so bad?"

"Poaching my brother's wall, playing with women on my brother's head, this kind of person is not called bad!"

"Yanchen and Duan Yousi were friends?" Yazi turned around and asked.

"That's..." Duan Yisha spoke too excitedly, causing Yu Qi in front of her to turn her head. As soon as she realized it, she raised her hand in the air and pretended to brush her hair, her voice softened, "The unbearable past..."

"Mo Yazi." At this time, Fanzhi next to him spoke up, and she pointedly said, "Don't get too close to his private affairs."

Duan Yisha was already fascinated by Yu Qi's back, Lu Jianer was also brought back to the topic by Jiang Shi, Yazi and Fanzhi faced each other, and the two looked directly at each other.

"You all know?"

"Don't get too close to his private affairs." Fanzhi only repeated this, with a too serious warning in his voice.

There were two "slaps"—at this moment, the propaganda committee member who had just entered slapped the desk, and the topic was forced to pause.

"Hey!" The publicity committee member held a stack of tickets in his hand and yelled in the restless classroom, "The teacher asked me to ask you, is there anyone who wants to go to Second Secret (Second Secret) Park tonight? There are tickets! We won the first place in the last exam, so the school awarded it to our class!"

SecondSecret is a well-known park. It has been holding Christmas-themed parties for the past few nights. As soon as the words fell, Yang Xin immediately raised his hand: "Me! I want it!"

Yi Xialing also raised her hand, the atmosphere in the class was high, the propaganda committee members invoiced one by one, and habitually left one on the desk of the monitor, Yu Qi.

Duan Yisha wasn't interested at first, but as a result, her eyes lit up suddenly, and she immediately slapped the table and shouted, "I'm going too!"

"She's going too?" An Qiyan leaned against the window sill to blow the cold wind in the classroom of Class [-] of the third grade. After asking a question, she got an affirmative answer, and replied, "Okay, I see."

"Who are you talking to?"

Duan Yousi's voice suddenly came from behind, An Qiyan quickly turned around, put the phone behind her, and Fanzhi's number dimmed, she quickly smiled and said: "Sister." Sha is going to Second Secret tonight."

"Follow her." He sat down on the desk.

An Qiyan put her hands around his neck: "Shall we go too?"

"I've arranged your itinerary for yesterday." He answered irrelevantly.

"It's changed." She squeezed his shoulder, "It's rare for Yisha to come out to play, so I can cultivate our relationship with her."

He listened and looked into her eyes. She smiled and circled his shoulder with her fingertips: "Yisha seems to like Wen Yi's younger brother. I will accompany her with Wen Yi. She will be very happy."

He was silent for a while, and asked, "Are they going to class?"

"Well, all go."

"what ever."

He gave this answer, got up and walked around An Qiyan.

In the evening, in SecondSecret Park, there was light snow in the sky, and the Christmas atmosphere was filled with the oncoming ice.

Masako was wearing a dark blue scarf, it was very cold, and she breathed out a mouthful of mist, her skin looked fairer.During the silence, Lu Jian'er's envious voice sounded beside her ear: "Masako, you really look good..."

She looked at Lu Jian'er, and Lu Jian'er pointed them out one by one, and said, "Facial senses, skin, and hair all feel good, Masako, you are a lady at all."

She smiled, didn't answer, just wrapped her coat tightly.

"Oh, half of the class hasn't come yet, it's so cold." Lu Jian'er complained.

This time it was a class party, some students went straight to the park after school, and some went home to dress up.Masako didn't plan to come, but Lu Jian'er asked for a long time before agreeing.Yu Qi didn't come at first, but was forced to stay by the publicity committee, but Duan Yisha was quiet, always accompanied by Fanzhi, and the two talked occasionally, but their attention was always on Qi.

(End of this chapter)