Chapter 9 (2/2)
“Have you gone online and googled hile?” Internet cafes were too expensive, I’ve never gone
“Using his na him If you don’t have time, I’ll do it for you Which three characters are his name? Hesuch a proood looks” She took out a pen to take note
“Not telling you”
“Where does he live? Where he lives can also say so”
“I don’t knoe onlyabout what I did at his flat today madeher questions
“Does he have a car? What , architects have high salaries”
I covered my head with the blanket, “Please spare me, An An”
“In order to know yourself, you must also know your enemy”
“Last question” She said, “Why is does he have a liue with nature, as long as it can function, that’s enough”
“An An, stop asking” I lifted the covers, “Let me sleep I am really tired”
“Wait, last question!” She pushed aside my covers, “Has he asked for your nuht, for the entire night, I couldn’t fall asleep His scent andin my mind
Li Chuan, I love you But I don’t want to understand you The more I understand you, the farther I will be from you
Life returned back to norht When I saw Xiao Ye, I felt a souilty inside I kneas love and could understand her sorrow I kno rude I was and could understand her anger
I said, “Hi!” to her
She looked at reet ed into work clothes and followed Xiao Tong into the side office
“Xiao Qiu, froht If you want to change to the ers”
I was a student and wouldn’t be able to co or afternoon shi+fts This uessed the reason, but still wouldn’t give up and asked, “Why?”
“By the wishes of the general ht?”
“The boss wanted to you to leave I had to fight for these three hours of work ti a little still counts as a little We don’t look down on any money”
I knew Xiao Ye’s intentions Li Chuan now usually appeared in the café at nine o’clock
I didn’t say anything and continued working At eight o’clock, I punctually got off work
I got back to the dorht thirty and saw the Ge Ges in 301 packed into the roo Er said
“Studyies and safety are iet off work early fro I found that I still had e in front of this group of ht your hot water” An An swept a glance at Xiu Yue
“Thank you” I had originally warned against An An helping et hot water Who know she would quickly share the ith someone else
“It’s rare for you to co with us” An An said, “You’ve let Xiu Yue go alone every tiood”
“Ok, I also want to relax a bit” I said, “I’ll go change e clothes When I returned to the room, only Xiu Yue was left
“They left first, I aiting for you Guys have to pay and girls are free, but they need a partner”
“Wait for me a bit” I put on makeup Heavy makeup Deep red lipstick, thick eyeliner, and dark blue eye shadow I puta bit of my neck, and then spayed some perfume onthe nose a bit An average person would get a headache after s it for more than ten htened
“What about it, don’t want to dance with me anymore?” I looked at him with distain If it wasn’t for the fact that he carried ive hireat move on my foot
“I a ham’s “The Moon and Sixpence”
“Have you read it?”
“No”
“I read the Chinese version It’s a great story Actually we can forularly, and discuss the books that we like” The impression I had of Xiu Ye was that hea plan I looked at hi the Ge Ges in 301, his looks stood out, he studies were at the top, and his advisor was the president He had a future It was only because he studied philosophy and also came from the country side like irls in the dor job to do, they would send hiet hot water He was the easiest to talk to ast the Ge Ges in 301, the easiest one to accept a task
“Let’s talk about it later”
The school’s dance hall was lousy As I danced, I kept on thinking about ? What to do about my tuition? What to do about the tuition for my brother next year? What to do about my dad’s hepatitis? My dad never let me worry about his health, but the e was li home to him One bottle costs seventy-five yuan I never told him how much it cost, just said it was around five yuan a bottle
I finished dancing absentned co and took the chance to avoid the aard conversations with Xiu Ge Ge In the ed partners, and I danced with each Ge Ge at least once Only Lu Jie made fun of me, “Miss Xie, you are made up very unusually today”
“Really, how unusual”
“Your eyes and lips are drawn so darkly”
“In the Tang dynasty, this is called ‘Crying Makeup’ Understand? It’s a style, a retro style”
“When can we go out to eat together? Feng Jing Er keeps saying that it’s not easy for you in an unfamiliar place”
“Why did you think of to takeGe Ge sent an e abroad”
“You guys are still more competent I don’t even know his email address”
“How about the Nine Taste Pavilion on West Street at seven o’clock this Saturday night? Invite wang Ge Ge”
“Invite hi” I smiled What a user
I danced with Xiu Yue and the others until the dance finished We left and went to drink soy ates Lu Jie, An An and the others wanted to go watch a fil just ht rain had just passed The night as prickling ater In the darkness of the night, I saw a figure in white standing far off in the distance next to the entrance of the dormitory
My heart skipped a beat
When we reached the entrance, the figure said, “Hi”
“Hi”
And then that figure shook hands with Xiu Yue, “Classmate, what is your name?”
“Xiu Yue”
“Class with Xiao Qiu Thank you for bringing her back”
There was an aggression between the two, but the stronger one won Xiu Yue’s face instantaneously paled and couldn’t help but take a step back He lifted his hand and looked at his watch, “Xiao Qiu said she was tired and wanted to rest early”
“Don’t worry, I will take care of her” He said with a steady sure
“This late, you guys…are still going out?” Xiu Yue said with a bit of a tre to walk on caure smiled
Li Chuan’s hands were always ice-cold as if he was a cold-blooded anih campus without a destination
“Xiao Qiu, I’m sorry that I can’t dance with you” He said softly, “But I want to see you happy”
I turned around and looked at hi outside for ”
The road got darker as alked There were no lights It was as if alked into a thicket I lead Li Chuan through the thicket as if there was a wild anihtly, when he was unable to see the direction ere heading, he said, “Xiao Qiu, we got lost didn’t we?”
In the middle of the thicket, there was a patch of lahere thespot and stopped by a tree He pulled ainst the trunk of the tree with both legs tightly wrapped around his waist, kissing him from top to bottom The branches shook and the droplets left fro onthe ice-cold rain The universe intertwined between our lips I thought to myself, I had to remember this moment Eleven forty-nine Cream colored sweater Blue patterned skirt Black low-heeled leather shoes Subject: “Passion of the Thickets”, “Caether beca a white collared shi+rt without a jacket The mud on the tree trunk smeared on my clothes Li Chuan asked me if I had a handkerchief
Just at this tihtning speed Unexpectedly, a ray of light ai up my face
“Stop! Ca, “Run!”
Originally, I didn’t need to run, but ere in an aard situation and looked highly suspicious If ere caught, even if eren’t doing anything, it was hard to explain I broken into a run and saw sorabbed hold of hi with each other I didn’t think about it and rushed back Li Chuan had fallen on the ground The build of the police was nearly like Arnold Schwarzenegger He was using his leather boots to kick Li Chuan I rushed forward pelting hi, “Stop! Stop! You stop!”
That police stopped his foot and grabbed onto irl, you have quite the nerve! What departuys in?”
“Our depart here, how did we offend you?”
“Chatting? H?”
I sneered, “Taketo rape erprints on my arm” Then I ripped off a button from his jacket, “I have your button in er, “You think I’ howto you If you want to do things, go get a hotel outside This is the woods of lovebirds There are always patrols here every night” Finished speaking, he left I knelt on the group and gently pushed Li Chuan
“Li Chuan, Li Chuan!”
He lay on the ground withoutuncontrollably
“I’m fine” He sat up with difficultly He face was horribly pale
“Sit here and don’t o find someone to take you to the hospital” I kneas hurt and couldn’t move
He held onto me, “No need to send me to the hospital I can walk by myself You…lend me a hand”
I helped him up and handed him the cane He took the cane and asked, “That person…did he hurt you?”
“He only pinched my arht He looked for a long ti lot?” He asked
“Not far”
We took a long ti lot He wouldn’t let reat effort to walk forward In the middle, he couldn’t help but stop twice He was clearly not injured lightly
“Li Chuan, Let o with you to the hospital” I said
“I’o to the hospital”
“Then let me return to your flat with you and take a look at your injuries”
“No need, I can handle it o back to your dorm by yourself I can’t accompany you”
“Li Chuan, no Take me with you I’m worried for you” I felt my voice contained a bit of a sob
“No” He said, “Goodnight I’ll come find you in a few days”
I turned around and heard hie into my shi+rt Your sweater is dirty Your classo back like this”
He had on a white ht” I looked at hiht”