Picture? What picture? Why do I have a bad premonition?
"Hehe, class leader, what do you think? I put this picture on my dresser every day! "
Picture on my dresser? Wait! Isn't that a picture of me when I was a child! The one my dad sent out, the young fifth grader, the valiant shota in front of Tiananmen Square, the me before I became disabled?
"Xiao Qin, why do you put a boy's picture in your bedroom? But, this boy is pretty cute … "
You're not allowed to say I'm cute! You're especially not allowed to say it from your mouth! That adorable me is gone forever! The more you say he's cute, the sadder I get!
"Hehe, as expected, class leader, you also think he's cute? How is it, how is it, I have good taste, right? "
Which part of you has good taste! For a girl to like me, she must have been blinded by lard! Could it be that you can travel through time and see the little shota in me from the past?
"Although this boy is cute, this is a girl's bedroom, Xiao Qin, you …"
"Class leader, don't worry about that, you still haven't guessed who he is? Take a guess! Why don't you guess! "
"Is it someone I know?"
"Hmph, you can't say you know him, but you can't say you don't know him either …"
"Is he an actor? Has he appeared on TV before? "
"He might appear on TV in the future, but no, keep guessing!"
"I can't guess, Xiao Qin, just tell me."
"No, there's no point in telling you! I'll give you a hint, he's my childhood sweetheart, we made a promise to marry each other … "
Who's childhood sweetheart! Who made a promise to marry you! The boy in the picture was abused and persecuted by you using 1001 different methods, he even dreams of escaping from your clutches!
"Made a promise? Xiao Qin, aren't you a bit too mature? Although he looks much better than Ye Lin, you can't judge a book by its cover. "
Xiao Qin isn't mature! She's the standard late bloomer! Also, class leader, you're the one judging a book by its cover! How can you say he's better than me just by looking at the picture! We're clearly the same person!
"What can I do about it! Class leader, I've already given you so many hints, can't you guess it? "
It would be a miracle if he could guess it! According to one of my distant relatives (my seventh aunt), when I was a child, people would want to hug me and buy candy for me. But now, when they see me, they want to run away and call the police!
"Do I have to guess? Could it be your childhood neighbor? You used to play with him and Ye Lin? Wait, I know why you like him! It must be because Ye Lin often bullies you guys, and you guys sympathize with each other, right? "
Class leader, you're wrong! It was ridiculously wrong!
But from a normal person's point of view, this was the only conclusion they could come to, wasn't it? No matter what, you can't imagine that cute shota will grow up to be like me, right?
"I can't take it anymore, class leader, why can't you guess correctly! Actually, this photo is of Ye Lin … "
Why did they have to reveal the truth now? Do I have to reveal all my secrets to the class leader? Isn't your "I'm a bit slow" plan a bit too thorough? If the class leader finds out about my shameful past, I won't be able to raise my head in front of her!
At this crucial moment, the two girls lowered their voices for some reason and I couldn't hear what they were saying.
I had the intention to stick my ear to the bedroom door. I despised this kind of behavior.
After a while, the class leader pushed open the door and walked out by herself.
She looked at me with eyes full of pity and sat on the sofa without a word. It was different from last time, she didn't purposely separate us.
For the class leader who strictly abides by the "100 rules against intimate contact between boys and girls", this is considered an outrageous deviant behavior.
"Ye Lin, I know about the photo in Xiao Qin's bedroom …"
Did Xiao Qin tell you everything? She revealed her trump card so quickly, does she want the grand finale!
"I'm really sorry about what happened between you guys … I can slightly understand how you treat Xiao Qin at school …"
It wasn't just a little, it should be a complete understanding! An eye for an eye, blood for blood, the reason I bullied her was completely justified and the method was completely legal!
"But I don't want you to resent Xiao Qin because of this. After all, she didn't do it on purpose."
Didn't do it on purpose? She kicked me into the river, she kicked me into a pit, and she still wants to say it wasn't on purpose? What do you want me to do to not resent her!
"Actually, Xiao Qin is the one who's hurt the most …"
She's hurt? Bullying people is the source of happiness. She bullied me for so many years, her happiness has long been maxed out, how could she be hurt?
"Ye Lin, don't stay silent. I know you've always blamed Xiao Qin for all these years. It's because of her that your brother went missing …"
"My brother!? When did I have a brother? What did Xiao Qin tell you about our childhood? "
The class leader slightly turned her face away, as if she couldn't bear to see what kind of expression would appear on my face if I denied it.
"Xiao Qin told me you wouldn't admit you had a brother, so that's what happened …"
"But it's already happened, there's no point in avoiding it. We can only face it, right?"
The class leader's words confused me, so I asked her to repeat what Xiao Qin said.
It was as I expected.
Sure enough, Xiao Qin was making up a story.
According to her, I had a brother who was a year younger than me. He was smart, kind, and cute, completely different from his older brother.
When we were young, the three of us would often play together. I would play as a monster, and they would play as supermen and women who protected the earth.
Later, when I grew older, I felt like it was embarrassing to play with girls, so I distanced myself from Xiao Qin and told my brother to stop playing with her.
But Xiao Qin and my brother still liked each other, and they were always together in elementary school. Because of this, the two of them quarreled a lot.
In order to not be caught by me, Xiao Qin and my brother would always go to remote places to play. Even though our family warned us several times that it was dangerous, they didn't listen.
Finally, one time when they were playing hide and seek at the shipyard, Xiao Qin couldn't find my brother even after the sun went down. She ran home crying. Later, we called the police, but they couldn't find anything even after searching for a lot of people. My brother just disappeared into thin air. Rumors spread in the neighborhood that he was kidnapped by human traffickers.
Because my brother disappeared while playing hide and seek with Xiao Qin, I especially hated Xiao Qin. Whenever I saw her, I couldn't help but treat her coldly and bully her. And Xiao Qin felt a deep sense of guilt towards me, so she let me bully her without resisting.
Things got out of hand recently. Because Xiao Qin's longing for my brother and her guilt towards me mixed together, she gradually developed an uncontrollable feeling towards me.
Xiao Qin told the class leader that she was hopelessly in love with me. She would do anything to beg me to forgive her, and she would use her entire life to pay for the wrong things she did.
How touching … no, what a melodramatic story! She clearly got the inspiration from Anda Chong's "Baseball Heroes"! What cliché plot of falling in love with your older brother after your younger brother died! Class leader, you wouldn't be tricked if you read more manga!
What was the point of Xiao Qin's lie? Was it just to tease me?
No, if you think about it carefully, she cleverly avoided the dark history between us, perfectly explained the strange relationship between us, and conveniently gave herself the color of a tragic heroine.
With this sad story, even a gossip lover like Loud Mouth would be too embarrassed to ask about Xiao Qin's past.
It's really a fake story that kills N birds with one stone!
The class leader felt sympathy, but she also advised Xiao Qin to work hard to walk out of the shadows of the past and not have improper feelings towards me.
She comforted Xiao Qin and said: "I understand your guilt towards Ye Lin, but you like your younger brother, how can you use your older brother as a substitute? Although he's missing now, it doesn't mean you'll never see him again. What if he appears in front of you again, how are you going to face him? "
Apparently, Xiao Qin was speechless after hearing the class leader's question, as if she never thought of this possibility.
No shit! We're the same person! Xiao Qin's story is filled with metaphors for the 'past me' and 'present me'. Rather than saying it's to trick you, it's more accurate to say it's to trick herself and make her forget her unbearable street fighting history.
You've spun a cocoon around yourself! I originally wanted to emphasize the strong bond between us and hinted to the class leader not to be a third party, but since the story wasn't set up properly, the class leader caught onto a flaw!
It's not like the class leader knows that my imaginary younger brother is referring to the 'past me'. She thinks that you like me because of some twisted feelings and should be corrected. There's nothing wrong with that judgment!
For a justice devil like the class leader, in order to protect the rights of my younger brother who might still exist in this world, and in order to protect the true feelings in Xiao Qin's heart, it would be unreasonable if she didn't make that judgment!
"Ye Lin, I won't bring up your younger brother to make you sad again, but you have to believe me, I can completely understand your pain."
The class leader lightly patted my shoulder to comfort me.
"I misunderstood you before, I thought you would threaten Shu Zhe … Actually, you saved him under the bridge because you saw a shadow of your younger brother on him, right?"
I didn't see any shadow! Even if I had a younger brother, he would still be a Spartan with muscles, he wouldn't let anyone bully him!
"Um … You said on the subway that you would help me train Shu Zhe so he wouldn't fail PE class. If you're still willing, you can come teach him some tricks … I'll cook for you guys …"
What kind of gaze is that? Is it sympathy? It really is sympathy! Sympathy that's deeper than the waters of a peach blossom pond! Class leader, that's enough! Are you sharing your younger brother with me to lessen the pain in my heart? How generous of you! How kind of you! I thank you on behalf of my younger brother!
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