deep in time

Chapter 5 (2)
The figures of the boys are taller, taller and slender, and the figures of the girls are smaller and softer. Occasionally, due to the angle of the sunlight, the figures overlap each other, quietly staged a certain scene in the quiet class time A tacit understanding.

It feels good.

Ji Nan suddenly had such an idea for no reason.

He didn't want to open his mouth to break the tranquility, and when he heard Baili say "thank you" in a light and crisp voice, he didn't react for a while, and was stunned in the middle of the road. After Baili walked a dozen steps and turned his head in surprise, The boy's face was flushed red.

——Did Baili say "Thank you for taking me to the school doctor's office" or "Thank you for lending me the school uniform jacket"?
...or is it both?
While on the phone, he glanced at the busy school doctor in Baili, and vaguely heard a low voice that couldn't suppress his flattery: "I will never make such a mistake again. At that time, I thought that woman was you, so I took the picture." Just touched her ass! It's definitely not because she is beautiful, no! You are much more beautiful than her, so please forgive me this time."

It can be seen that the school doctor who was caught up in the "entangled" incident was not in the mood to take care of Baili's minor injuries. He dropped a bottle of red medicine, cotton swabs, and disinfectant alcohol, and continued to hide somewhere with his mobile phone, leaving Two people looking at each other.

"...What should I do?" Ji Nan was at a loss for a while.

"I can do it myself." Baili smiled, leaned on the edge of the wooden bed and sat down, quickly unscrewed the cap of the alcohol bottle, dipped a cotton swab in alcohol, and gently wiped the wound.

The summer sun was bright and clear, and even the fluffy little fluff on Baili's face could be clearly seen.

Probably because the wound was soaked in alcohol and hurt, Baili frowned.

The girl pursed her mouth slightly and blew air on her palm, her lips were clean and soft, and her cheeks were slightly puffed up.

Ji Nan leaned against the bed, doing non-technical tasks like "help tighten the bottle cap", "give me another cotton swab", "pour too much red syrup".

"You are not from City X, how did you get into City X?"

"...I got double hundred in two subjects in the senior high school entrance examination, so I was specially recruited."

"Wow, which two subjects?" The boy's eyes widened.

"English and mathematics." Baili shyly tucked her hair behind her ears.

[Nine]
On the school road full of facia pine, Baili walked very slowly, and the small criss-cross wounds on the soles of the feet were taking revenge on her at this moment, maybe there were small wooden thorns piercing into the flesh, or it would hurt like a small awl Woolen cloth?Baili leaned against a facia pine, took off his right shoe, and leaned over to look.

"Crack" - a metal door card was thrown beside her shoe.

Baili raised his head and saw Cheng Lichen folded his hands on his chest, looking at her with mocking eyes.

"My dad is back today."

The boy who left those words left without looking back.The unspoken words were: "I gave you the key card. If you file a complaint, you will end up miserable."

Barefoot, Baili smiled self-deprecatingly, squatted down and picked up the Yulongwan access card next to his shoes.

10 minutes before the end of physical education get out of class is free time.Both boys and girls flocked to the canteen in unison.

Even though this summer has come to an end, the weather in the south is still very hot and dry. In Jinan's words, "I'm so thirsty that I can drink up a river."

"Give me a bottle of XX iced black tea, do you want it too? Then two bottles..."

"One, two, three, four, five, boss, we want five bottles of fruit juice, two of lychee, two of mango, one of strawberry, and I want a yogurt."

"Eat so much, you'll be so fat hahahaha!"

Cheng Lichen has always brought his own thermos to school, for example, the XX cola and XX juice that Ji Nan bought at the canteen were all called "garbage" by him mercilessly.Cheng Lichen soon arrived at the teaching building. The boy who was walking quickly didn't notice his feet. When he stepped on a deformed silver-gray thermos, his face changed, and his eyes moved further away. A huge silver-gray schoolbag was thrown on the concrete floor, with scattered stationery and textbooks beside it...all the stationery and books in the schoolbag were lying limply on the ground.

On the cold and wet ground, Cheng Lichen's schoolbag still had a few footprints covered in mud.

Cheng Lichen let out a low growl from his throat, and he ran up the stairs quickly, and when he was approaching the classroom on the third floor, he calmed his breathing, but after finding it was useless, he rushed into the classroom.

The classroom at this time was empty, full of sunlight and dust.

On the third desk in the fifth group sat Baili who had just returned from the infirmary. She was scribbling in the exercise book with her head down.

"How can you be so vicious, do you think I hung your schoolbag on the tree? No! I would not be so shameless! Unlike some people, a pure villain! Dirty heart! I just want to see You are not pleasing to the eye!" The boy standing at the door, gasping for breath, said viciously, "Don't pretend to be innocent, disgusting, your heart is dirtier than your own!"

In the dust of September, the young Cheng Lichen swore recklessly to stab Baili with bruises all over his body and cut him to pieces.

--I hate you!Just hate you!You are dirty!Your heart is dirtier than your people!I just don't like you!How can you be vicious!

He clearly knew that he was not rational, he clearly knew that what he said was not from his heart, he clearly knew that he did not doubt that it was Baili who threw his schoolbag downstairs, but he just wanted to vent, he just wanted to use foul language like a bucket of dirty water Seeing Baili's clear eyes burning angrily like flames, gradually those flames seemed to turn into a cool and bitter liquid.You must be crying, the expected pleasure did not come, instead, it was like a bulging balloon that was suddenly pricked with a needle, and quickly deflated.

[ten]
18nd Floor, Building 22, Yulongwan.

The time is ten past six.

Baili opened the door first and came in.She was carrying a dark green schoolbag and a silver-gray backpack with a broken strap in her right hand.

The door leads directly to the viewing balcony.

A sumptuous dinner was served on the marble dining table that looked like clouds.

Cheng Huihuang was setting the chopsticks. Baili immediately put his schoolbags on the edge of the balcony, washed his hands on the water table next to him, walked over, and obediently took the chopsticks from Cheng Huihuang's hand.

Through the hollow carved wooden door, one can see Song Lanlan busy in the kitchen wearing an apron.

Cheng Huihuang looked kindly: "Baili, when you come to X City, Uncle and Auntie happened to be on a business trip. Tonight's meal is considered a welcome feast. Haha, eat more."

Song Lanlan happened to come out with a steamed knife treasure with shredded ginger.

"Ah Chen hasn't come back yet?" Song Lanlan looked at the clock on the wall.

The heavy sandalwood door was pushed open at this moment, and Cheng Lichen walked in, his school shirt was casually draped over his shoulders, beads of sweat rolled down his bare collarbone, and he looked expressionlessly at the man standing by the dining table. three people.

"Achen, it's time to eat." Song Lanlan greeted first.

"Auntie made your favorite braised lion's head." Cheng Huihuang's words were obviously flattering.

But the boy walked straight into his room as if he didn't hear it.

31:[-].The summer night was hot and the dishes would not be cold, but Cheng Lichen closed the door tightly and did not come out.

Cheng Huihuang's face became more and more gloomy, and he stood up abruptly.

Song Lanlan's expression changed, and before she could speak, Baili also stood up suddenly, stopped in front of Cheng Huihuang, and said softly, "Uncle Cheng, I'll call Lichen."

Cheng Huihuang thought for a while, nodded, and sat down again, with a kind of helplessness and exhaustion.

The door of the young Cheng Lichen's room was tightly closed.

Baili tapped lightly three times.

There is no sound.no respond.

The English-style grandfather clock in the living room rang at this moment, Baili's volume was controlled moderately, and the viewing balcony was far away, so he wasn't afraid of being heard: "Cheng Lichen, don't be childish, hurry up!" Went out to eat."

She was sure about his "childish temper", Cheng Lichen would definitely refute, but there was a cold snort from the room, and the door was suddenly opened, Cheng Lichen seemed to be carrying thunder and lightning, one taller than Baili The boy on the head showed a trademark mocking smile, and said, "Outsider, what do you know, don't be self-righteous. It's not your turn to talk in this family."

Baili didn't expect Cheng Lichen to react so violently, she couldn't help but take a step back.

Cheng Lichen closed the door again with a "bang", as if the loud slamming sound had vented some of his anger.Taking out a bottle of pure water from the small refrigerator in the room, the boy raised his head and drank it, his Adam's apple rolled, and the cold water gurgled into his heart.

The young Cheng Lichen threw the purified water onto the wall with a snap, and the unfinished water dripped down the wall, and a large shadow covered the room.He wasn't in the mood to pay attention to Baili outside the door. All he could think of was the scene of Song Lanlan holding Cheng Huihuang's hand. The lion-like father was being manipulated by that woman.In all fairness, Song Lanlan has treated him well these years, even a little afraid of him and tolerated him, but he just couldn't accept Song Lanlan's affection.

It was cruel enough for the father alone to betray the mother.He didn't want to, and would never betray his mother!
The boy covered his face with his slender and well-defined hands, and fell to the floor, roaring like a beast.

[eleven]
"Uncle and aunt, Lichen said he was not feeling well, let's eat first."

Baili lowered his head, afraid that his eyes would not lie.

Cheng Huihuang was silent for a while, then said slowly: "Then let's eat first."

The summer breeze is coming, the night sky is full of stars, the viewing balcony is designed with floor-to-ceiling glass windows on both sides, the scenery is pleasant, and the food is present.

Baili answered questions like "Are you still used to the new school", "How are you getting along with your classmates", "How is the teacher", "Is there enough pocket money", and the atmosphere at the table gradually became harmonious.

Everyone forgot about the boy who was shutting themselves in the room and tried to create a picture of having fun.

"Uncle Cheng, Auntie, I want to go back to Yilang Island this Sunday."

Cheng Huihuang looked up at Baili, nodded, and said, "You have been in X City for two weeks. I'm afraid your parents are worried, so it's better to go back."

Thinking of her home on Yanlang Island, Baili seemed to smell the damp sea breeze, and her nasal cavity was a little sour.

Cheng Huihuang groaned, and suddenly said: "Let Ah Chen... go back with you, okay?"

Cheng Lichen?He is willing?

Baili looked at Cheng Huihuang with wide eyes in surprise.

[twelve]
A milky white glow.

The boy stretched out his hand, covering the dazzling light in front of his eyes.

Time seems to go back to the past, the young child's skin is fresh and tender pink, the mother gently shakes the cattail fan beside the bed, singing an ancient song, he sleeps deeply and deeply, he feels very happy .

He wants time to stay at this moment forever.

But darkness came, this warm scene was swallowed up in an instant, the sky was covered by dark clouds, and the chest and head began to hurt again.

"Don't take my stuff, please."

In his sleep, the boy took off his icy disguise and begged bitterly.

Then, Cheng Lichen woke up in a burst of pain.

Because of hunger, the empty stomach rebelled.

Wandering between "I don't know how long it will take until dawn" and "Hunger is simply not a sin that people can bear", the boy finally obeyed his body's feelings, got up gently, and opened the door.

There was an orange elephant lamp in the living room, and the door of the room that was separated from him by a hundred miles from the north to the south was not closed, and it was dark. "Don't make any noise, or you'll lose face." The boy's self-esteem made him step out without turning on the light, and he was caught off guard by stepping on a pile of things with his bare feet.

Lowering his head, there was a neat stack of textbooks, exercises, homework, and stationery in front of his room door.

With the dim light of the elephant desk lamp, the boy saw that the scattered textbooks thrown down from the third floor during the day were all pasted up with transparent glue, and the damaged parts were also stuck with pages. The thermos was also cleaned and placed aside.

"Do you think you can get forgiveness by doing this?" The boy sneered, but his eyes shifted to the balcony on the other side, where a washed black schoolbag was hanging on the drying rack.

The wind on the 22nd floor was very strong, and the schoolbag was easily blown up, falling up and down like a swing.

In the kitchen, under the suddenly turned on lights, the girl was looking at him cheerfully.

"I'm hungry too, I just got up and made vegetable soup, and there's still some left." Baili said with a smile.

The steaming casserole on the gas stove overflows with aroma, watercress, shallots, egg flowers, kelp, and corn kernels are rolling.

The boy didn't know that Baili's "I'm hungry too" was an excuse, he wanted to snort coldly and turn around to leave, but his body couldn't be controlled rationally, especially his stomach, which was so painful that it made people ooze cold sweat, responded silently call.

"Eating is not a kindness at all", "This outsider lives in my house and eats my house, so I don't have to feel embarrassed to eat her vegetable soup."The boy who tried desperately to convince himself finally made up his mind and walked to the kitchen.

Baili pursed his lips, with a warm smile on the corner of his mouth, took out a bowl of vegetable soup and put it on the dining table, turned around and prepared to go back to the room.

When Baili's figure disappeared into the shadows, the boy's cold and arrogant airs disappeared, and he began to gobble up.

"That...the rice in the rice cooker is still hot." Baili, who had gone back and forth, met the boy who was choking on a spoonful of soup because of his fright.

The night gradually spread, and the girl's face was extraordinarily friendly under the blurred light.

——A girl who is not pretty, but makes people feel comfortable.

The boy was taken aback by this sudden thought.

[Thirteen]
The sky took away the darkness, Cheng Huihuang and Song Lanlan went out to socialize last night, they came back very late, and now they are catching up on sleep, only Baili and Cheng Lichen are at the dining table.

After eating breakfast in silence, the boy who didn't even say "I'm going to school" walked out.

The schoolbag was hung overnight, all the water evaporated, leaving only the gardenia fragrance of laundry detergent in the early morning.The boy silently put the textbooks, materials, and pens into the schoolbag.

Ji Nan was waiting for him in front of the gate of Yulongwan, and saw the silver-white mountain bike riding out quickly. He looked at Cheng Lichen's schoolbag slanted in surprise, and said a few times before saying: "That girl filmed yesterday. I picked up your schoolbag and textbooks, and I was surprised that they were returned to you, tsk tsk, you are still willing to use them."

Cheng Lichen has a mild cleanliness disorder, and he knows it very well from Ji Nan, who he has known for seven years.

The general symptom of cleanliness is - "Never eat at small food stalls outside"! "Washing hands can wash 10 minutes"! "Don't allow others to touch your own things"!
Things like "hair strands from the greens in a small restaurant" will definitely break the cleanliness.

So, when I went back to physical education class yesterday, I saw the schoolbags scattered on the ground, with footprints stained on the suspected cola liquid, Cheng Lichen went around with a blank expression, and called Ji Nan directly: "Tell your principal dad to me. Get a new set of books."

"Then... are there any textbooks in your schoolbag?" Ji Nan asked with a smile.

"Nonsense." Cheng Lichen couldn't see any emotion on his face. With one kick, the silver-white mountain bike fell into the morning light like an arc.

When Cheng Lichen locked his car in the bicycle shed, Ji Nan suddenly leaned over beside his bicycle, the distance between his face and his face was only about ten centimeters.

"Achen, you don't believe that Baili would throw your schoolbag down the stairs, right?"

Cheng Lichen didn't answer, bent his back, and locked the car lock with a bang.

Ji Nan, who is used to his friends being reticent, shrugged indifferently, and continued to express his guess: "Besides, you are not the kind of shameless person who hangs girls' schoolbags on trees, who did it? Things, the smell of conspiracy is so strong."

"I don't have persecution delusions like you." Cheng Lichen didn't bother to talk to Ji Nan, and left straight away.

"Hey, you have a bad temper." Ji Nan picked up his schoolbag, frowned and chased after him.

(End of this chapter)