There was something warm surging in Zhang Zhiyuan's chest. It made his heart beat faster and his throat feel dry.
The words he wanted to say and the emotions he wanted to express were all on the tip of his tongue, but there was still a trace of clarity in his mind.
"I, I …" he said, "also think that it's best not to date in high school."
Zhang Yansheng's mouth opened and closed.
Zhang Zhiyuan felt his face heat up, but he still insisted, "Studying is more important. We only have slightly more than nine hundred days. "
Zhang Yansheng stared at him for a few seconds and suddenly covered her face.
It wasn't that she was disappointed, but she felt that … it was funny.
"You …" She couldn't hold back her laughter anymore.
Zhang Zhiyuan was surprised, and then he also felt that he was funny. He wanted to hold back his laughter, but he couldn't, so he could only bite his lip.
The two of them laughed at each other under the night light.
When Zhang Zhiyuan said it, he was worried that Zhang Yansheng would be disappointed or something. But when he saw Zhang Yansheng's smile, he knew that she had completely seen through his forced change of heart.
But she wasn't disappointed or angry, so she definitely understood what he was feeling, and at the same time, knew that he was right.
Zhang Yansheng was indeed in such a state of mind.
She didn't think that the young man's mind would be so clear at such a hazy and charming moment.
She didn't get angry, but that little bit of hope was dashed, and she couldn't help but laugh.
When the two of them had laughed enough, Zhang Yansheng said, "You're right, so don't date early. Q University is still waiting for you. "
Zhang Zhiyuan looked up at the sky, "Don't give me pressure."
Zhang Yansheng laughed again and was about to speak when a woman's voice suddenly sounded from behind Zhang Zhiyuan, "Zhiyuan."
The atmosphere of hormones and youth was washed away.
The two of them looked over at the same time, and a middle-aged woman stepped over the small iron gate on the large iron gate and asked hesitantly, "Didn't you say you were going downstairs to take out the trash? Why are you here? "
Zhang Zhiyuan called "Mom" and said, "I'm talking to my classmate about something."
The middle-aged woman looked over, and Zhang Yansheng politely called out, "Auntie."
The middle-aged woman responded and asked, "Why are you still outside so late, what's the matter?"
The adult saw the two children outside at this time and asked such a question. Strictly speaking, there was nothing wrong with the content.
What was problematic was her wary tone and attitude.
Zhang Zhi Yuan saw that the smile on Zhang Yan Sheng's beautiful face had disappeared. It was replaced by a reserved and distant smile.
"Mom!" he said at once. "We're almost done. You go back first."
Zhang Yansheng glanced at Zhang Zhiyuan and was a little surprised by the toughness in his tone.
Zhang Yansheng didn't really believe him because he was too aggressive when he said that he was talking to Xu Lichen. Because in the class, the girls' impression of Zhang Zhiyuan was that he was tall, gentle, and a little handsome.
He was especially patient with Zhang Yansheng. When he explained the questions, he spoke slowly and softly, making people feel that he was gentle. It was to the point where Zhang Yansheng felt that his personality was a little warm.
Now it seemed that he really did have a strong side to him.
"I'm done, I'll go home now." Zhang Yansheng still gave Zhang Zhiyuan face and said politely, "Auntie, goodbye."
Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Be careful on the road."
Zhang Zhiyuan's mother asked in surprise, "You don't live here?"
She thought that this girl was like them and a few other classmates, renting an apartment in Dongfeng East for the convenience of going to school.
"No." Zhang Yansheng replied and then propped up her chin at Zhang Zhiyuan. "I'm leaving."
Zhang Zhiyuan nodded.
Zhang Zhiyuan's mother hesitated for a moment.
It was so late, and such a beautiful girl was alone … As an adult, Zhang Zhiyuan's mother felt that it was best for someone to send her off. But as a mother, she didn't want her son to have more chances to be alone with a girl who ran around looking for her son in the middle of the night.
Just as she was hesitating whether or not to send the girl off, the girl had already crossed the small road.
The driver of a black Mercedes-Benz got out of the car and opened the door for her. The car sped off.
Zhang Zhiyuan's mother was even more surprised.
"Your classmate's family is quite well off?" she asked.
Zhang Zhiyuan hummed in agreement. "Maybe. I don't know. "
High school students didn't care about such things, but Zhang Zhiyuan still recognized the Mercedes-Benz because it was too common. If Zhang Yansheng was sitting in his family's Rolls-Royce or Bentley, he might not be able to recognize the brand.
He didn't understand, and he didn't care.
The two of them walked back in silence. Zhang Zhiyuan's mother didn't say anything and didn't ask Zhang Zhiyuan why he threw his trash outside the neighborhood.
There were some things that were clear in one's heart, but it would be difficult to deal with them if they were exposed.
But she couldn't help but say, "This girl is quite pretty."
Zhang Zhiyuan's lips curled up. "The boys in my class always say that she's the school belle."
His mother observed her son's expression and said, "High school …"
Zhang Zhiyuan sighed and stopped in his tracks. "I won't date. There's really something going on."
Zhang Zhiyuan's mother believed him. Because when she came here to look for her son, she happened to hear Zhang Yansheng's last sentence. He said that he agreed not to date and that Q University was waiting for Zhang Zhiyuan.
His words were quite pleasing to the ear, as if the two of them weren't secretly dating.
After walking a few steps, she couldn't help but say, "She seems to have a bad temper. I didn't say anything just now, right?"
Even Zhang Zhiyuan could sense the change in Zhang Yansheng's attitude, so of course an adult like her wouldn't be able to. She just felt that she was a rather arrogant young lady. Perhaps it was because pretty girls were all arrogant — this was the common understanding of parents.
Zhang Zhiyuan was silent for a moment before saying bluntly, "Don't treat my female classmates like that in the future."
His mother asked, "Like what?"
"Don't guard against others like you're guarding against thieves." Zhang Zhiyuan said helplessly, "Your son is only a treasure in your heart. He's nothing in the eyes of others. No one cares about him. "
His mother rebuked, "What are you saying?"
But that kind of guard against others had become her instinct, and it wasn't something that could be changed with just a few words. Zhang Zhiyuan didn't say anything else.
His mother said, "It's not that I don't want you to date, but it can't be now. When you reach university, you'll have plenty of time to date. High school is only three years away, and the college entrance exam is like a thousand soldiers and horses trying to squeeze onto a single log bridge. One exam is a matter of a lifetime, and it can decide your life … "
This was already a cliché, so Zhang Zhiyuan said, "I know, you don't have to repeat it."
"You children, even though you say you know, the things you do still make your parents worry." His mother said, "I still have to look for your head teacher next week. This matter can't be settled just like that. I heard Li Shuqing's mother tell me that the boy from Class 8 has already been punished. Doesn't this prove that he's a problematic student? Of course, the responsibility can't be split equally, so why should he punish you … "
Her son said, "If you had listened to me and not called the police, nothing would have happened."
His mother stopped walking with a sad expression.
She also regretted it.
In her heart, her son was a "good child", and if he was hit by a student from the same school, he would definitely blame the other party. She didn't think that other people would think differently from her.
The head teacher said that the video could only show the two of them talking, and then they got into a fight. At first, they were pushing each other, but although Zhang Zhiyuan was the one who was "hit," it only meant that the other child was good at fighting, and it didn't mean that he was fully responsible.
So he called the two children to question them and wanted to clarify things. Who knew that the two of them would say the same thing? The head teacher guided him for a long time, but her son didn't change his mind, and in the end, the responsibility was split equally.
She regretted it to death.
Zhang Zhiyuan turned to look at her and saw the regretful and sad expression on her face. She had aged very quickly in the past few years, and there was a lot of white hair at her temples. She always said that she wanted to dye it, but she didn't dye it and didn't want to spend this unnecessary money.
There were a lot of things in the house, and she didn't want to rent them out, for fear that the tenants would ruin the house. So for the past three years, she had to pay for the rent in Dongfeng East. Because there were many customers like them who rented houses for their children's education, the rent here had always been high …
Zhang Zhiyuan walked back and reached out to hug his mother.
When he was in junior high, he was taller than her. When he hugged her like this, from the back, people would think that she was a child and he was an adult.
"Don't worry." He said, "I talked to the homeroom teacher, and the punishment can be revoked. Our homeroom teacher also talked to the head teacher, and the head teacher agreed not to record it in the file. As long as I can get into the elite class, the punishment will be revoked on the grounds that I have made great progress in my studies. So, don't worry. "
In the dark night, the boy's chattering voice sounded.
"Why did you come down to look for me? I only came down for a short while."
"Didn't you work overtime again today? Why don't you rest early?"
"I'll sleep later. I still have a set of questions to finish."
"Don't worry …"
Her son was filial but unyielding. "There's only the two of us at home. If there's anything in the future, can't you discuss it with me first?"
His mother said helplessly, "I know, sigh …"
The two of them went home.
After the second class on Monday, everyone walked out and prepared to go to the gymnasium.
Xu Lichen stopped Zhang Yansheng at the door of Class Two's classroom. Under the sidelong glances of their classmates, the two of them stayed behind to talk.
"I went to the head teacher's office during the first class." Xu Lichen said, "It's done."
He took the initiative to take all the responsibility. It was probably the first time that the head teacher found him so pleasing to the eye. Even the way he lectured him was gentler than usual, and he even smiled at him for the first time.
Xu Lichen had goosebumps.
Zhang Yansheng sized up Xu Lichen.
No.1 Middle School required students to wear uniforms on Mondays.
Even though No.1 Middle School was such a good school, the uniforms couldn't escape the appearance of pockets. It was so ugly.
Xu Lichen put away his cheeky smile and put on his school uniform. Other than being handsome, he was actually no different from other boys.
Zhang Yansheng made an "oh" sound and said, "Alright. Got it. "
She walked out, but Xu Lichen grabbed her arm. "It's a fair trade."
"You want to talk here?" Zhang Yansheng glanced at him. "… Wait for me at the subway station after school."
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