"This, does this thing have any specific meaning? Can you tell me?"
I looked at the small stone that Ling Xue put in my hand, couldn't help but raise my head, and asked curiously.
"You... take a look at this stone first. Maybe you can find some secrets in it. As for this secret, I don't want to tell you yet."
Ling Xue brushed her hair from her forehead with a shy look on her face.
Her answer was obviously a way to avoid my question. But as for what she wanted to do, I was a little confused.
"Okay~ Then let me take a closer look..."
I lowered my head and carefully looked at the stone in my hand.
First, by roughly feeling it with your hands, you can find that the surrounding area of this stone is very smooth, as if it was carved by the miraculous craftsmanship of nature. It feels like pebbles that have been polished for a long time in a stream.
Observing it with your eyes again, you can see that the stone is roughly oval-shaped, with a height of about three centimeters. The longest part is about eight centimeters, and the shortest part is five or six centimeters. The whole stone is completely black.
It's black and shiny. If you put it under the sun, you can see the faint light in reverse.
But apart from that, I have no other additional gains.
"How's it going? Did you see anything?"
Ling Xue smiled and put her hands behind her back, and asked me with a smile on her face.
"Um..."
I pondered for a moment and thought hard for a long time, but I didn't have any useful ideas. I could only sigh and tell the truth: "This seems to be a solid color pebble, and it feels good."
I blinked and looked at Ling Xue seriously.
"That's right. But do you see any secrets?"
Ling Xue raised her head with a smile on her face. Her face was no longer shy and rosy, and now it was full of excitement and mischief.
"No... I'm just too stupid, and even after thinking about it, I couldn't guess the meaning behind it. I'm sorry..."
Listening to Ling Xue's question, I couldn't help but scratch my head in embarrassment.
"Well, as for the specific meaning, just wait until I send you a message from Penguin tonight, hehe..."
Ling Xue said this, lightly covered her mouth, and jumped away from me. Before I could say anything else, she disappeared in front of me like a butterfly.
"Aren't you just trying to whet my appetite..."
I couldn't help but hold my forehead and sigh, showing a helpless smile.
"Well...but then again, what on earth is this guy Ling Xue doing..."
I frowned in confusion, holding the stone in my hand and walking towards the classroom, whispering thoughtfully.
Suddenly, I stopped and stood at the door of the classroom and looked at Ling Xue, who had returned to her seat with her face flushed. I looked at the stone in my hand again and suddenly felt relieved.
Although the gift she gave me seemed ordinary, it was... the most thoughtful gift I have ever seen.
The emotion she contains is the first time I have experienced it in my life, and it is also the first time I understand it.
〔Thank you.〕
I looked at Ling Xue, who was sitting on the seat and covering her hot cheeks, and couldn't help but smile.
[Huh, forget it, let me take another look at the classroom in front of me.
After all...this is my last chance.]
I slowly walked back to my seat and looked at myself
I looked at the familiar desks, looked at the familiar walls, the familiar classroom, the familiar handwriting on the wall, and the creaking fan above my head.
Everything is so familiar, but soon, it will all live in my memory.
This is the last time I sit here, and the last time I see this classroom.
I don’t know who will be sitting here in the future, and I don’t know who will be like me, quietly liking someone for so long. Maybe... there will never be anyone as stupid as me.
The more I looked at the scene in front of me, the stronger my feeling of reluctance became.
"call..."
I lowered my head and breathed out gently.
Suddenly, in addition to the feeling of reluctance, I seemed to think of someone who had been forgotten. Feeling a little confused, I quickly stood up and looked around, trying to find his figure for a long time, but the familiar person could no longer be found.
Didn't appear in front of me.
"Um...have you seen Liu Yu?"
Feeling a little anxious, I stepped forward and squeezed into the crowd. Looking at the students who were talking about each other, I spoke softly and interrupted the inquiry.
"No.."
"Did not notice..."
"I didn't see it..."
"Hey! I remember Liu Yu hurriedly grabbed his schoolbag and left as if there was something urgent just now. Maybe something happened?"
"That's probably it."
"I do not know?"
"..."
The classmates who were talking a lot finally said something useful. After learning the news, I quickly grabbed my notice and ran directly outside the classroom.
The moment before I ran out, I turned around slightly.
I glanced at Ling Xue, who was looking at the classroom with red eyes. There was no one around to accompany her in the last moment of her departure.
I took another look at Yuan Wan, who was surrounded by her classmates and formed a group in the center.
For a moment, all kinds of feelings were mixed in my heart. Although I couldn't clearly explain what I felt back then, I could understand that I felt lonely for Ling Xue. For a moment, I even felt that I
You should go up and accompany her.
At that time, I was thinking, obviously both of them are good at studying, obviously neither of them is ugly, obviously...everything is just different in type and dress...
However, the treatment they received was completely different.
I feel a little sad for Ling Xue.
It was obviously the day to leave, but the news of her departure was not shared with other friends. Perhaps she did not want to win sympathy through this, or perhaps, for her, leaving here might be a relief.
As far as I know, her best friend is Yuan Wan.
But her good friend will not care about her until she leaves...
"Gulu..."
I raised my head and swallowed. I tried hard not to think about messy things.
Although I want to accompany Ling Xue, now I want to find the friend who suddenly disappeared and ask him what happened.
...
I knew where Liu Yu's home was, so I was afraid that something would happen to Liu Yu, so I ran out of the school gate along the street and ran towards his home.
Soon, out of breath, I arrived in front of Liu Yu's house.
"Dong dong dong!"
I knocked on the heavy security door and waited quietly for Liu Yu to open the door for me.
"..."
Liu Yu's home was deathly silent, no one responded to me, but I felt an inexplicable pressure.
For a moment, I just felt eerily quiet.
This kind of silence is like the calm before the storm, short and precious.
But on the contrary, when the tranquility ends, there will be violent storms.
"Liu Yu! Liu Yu!"
I knocked on the door hard and shouted loudly. I tried my best to let my voice and the knocking on the door echo in the house.
"Huh...what's wrong with this guy? Why doesn't he open the door? Is he not at home or is something wrong?"
I bit my lips hard, and I was so puzzled that I couldn't help but whisper softly to relieve the doubts and discomfort in my heart.
[Did this guy never go home?
impossible?!
According to my observation, it rained yesterday, so there were puddles everywhere in the alley.
After stepping on these puddles, the soles of your shoes will become extremely wet, leaving a row of black footprints when walking in dry areas of the alley.
I wasn't in a rush when I came, so I basically didn't step in any puddles, so I didn't leave any footprints.
According to their description, Liu Yu came back in a hurry and anxiously, so he must have left a row of footprints.]
Sure enough, there was indeed a row of black footprints in the alley. Looking along the footprints, the footprints led directly to several puddles.
In addition, there was some splashing around the puddle, proving that this row of footprints was not caused by my stepping on it.
What's more important is that if you follow the black footprints, you can clearly see that the black footprints are heading towards Liu Yu's home.
At the door, there was still half a wet footprint left outside.
Although I am not 100% sure that Liu Yu was the cause, it can be proved that someone did come to their home, and the time was not long.
[If someone is at home but doesn’t open the door, it’s probably Liu Yu who is angry with me again.
But everything is fine, what did I do wrong?]
Feeling a little confused, I couldn't help but frown, and my hands began to slowly knock on the door panel.
"Open the door, I'm Yang Chen! Open the door! What happened! We are good brothers and good friends! If you have any difficulties, you can tell me! I beg you, please open the door! Don't do this suddenly
If you don't speak, it's very scary."
The more I didn't get a reply, the more anxious I became. I knocked on the door frantically, trying to get Liu Yu in the room to come forward and explain to me everything that had just happened.
"Pa bang bang..."
There was a sound of rapid footsteps in the house. At this moment, I quickly cheered up and raised my head and chest.
Because I know that the person who made this urgent sound is Liu Yu, and I also want Liu Yu to feel happier after seeing me, and maybe it can calm down his unknown mood.
"Squeak..."
The unoiled iron door was slowly opened, making a slight noisy sound.
"Can I help you?"
Liu Yu, who had red eyes and the tip of his nose, gently opened the iron door and asked me calmly.
Although this guy's voice still trembled a little, it still didn't affect the coldness and despair he conveyed to me.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you acting like this all of a sudden? I'm worried about you, do you know?"
I stepped up and patted his shoulder, asking with concern on my face.