Chapter 39 (2/2)

”If you think there are, then there are” Wan Da patted Fu Pei's shoulders ”You can get up now”

The plan had been for them to switch positions so that the odd-numbered students were on top for another set of 50 push-ups But the gym teacher hadn't properly planned for time, and just as they were supposed to switch positions, the dislanced at the stopwatch hanging at his chest and said regretfully, ”Class is over All right, class dismissed”

The even-numbered students started to complain about their bad luck, while the odd-numbered students weren't sure if they were supposed to be happy After all, they had lain down for so long for nothing But they weren't really looking forward to doing push-ups on top of so to the classroom, He Zhao and Xie Yu didn't talk for the next class period

The atmosphere wasn't really aard Before, He Zhao would always start a conversation and chatter on, but now he had suddenly gone quiet He occasionally said soan, he would lock eyes with Xie Yu and his brain seemed to short-circuit, so he couldn't continue

”What on earth do you want to say?”

After being disturbed several times—He Zhao would call his name, Xie Yu, Old Xie, Deskmate, in succession and then wouldn't say anya headache

He Zhao flipped open his English textbook and pointed at it, looking for a question to ask ”Which page are we on?”

Xie Yu said, ”Chapter three”

He Zhao ain

After this exchange, the two students in front of theed notes They had a falling-out? A quarrel?

The note passed all the way to the class chair's hands Liu Cunhao reme gylish teacher was turned to the blackboard and writing example sentences, he looked down and wrote, Not at all Last class they were still sticking together like glue

Like ati in class—he should be on his phone

So, Xie Yu, who always remembered to be on his phone every class period and was now chatting up a storm with Zhou Dalei, returned to his dashboard and saw that He Zhao had added a e: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Xie Yu: ”…Has he really gone mad”

Before the sportslet theht an old-fashi+oned camera from his office

The class uniform was a specially-made vest; they need only put it over their uniform To decide what should be written on the vest, the class had held a vote and there had been all kinds of sub…

In the end, the voting session had turned into a erated and pretentious

”I'!”

”I am the best!”

It had dissolved into a quarrel so violent it could overturn the sky In the end, Old Tang came over, and the literature teacher who had one foot over the line of e bestowed three words upon them: Love and Peace

He Zhao took the vest out of its packaging and shook it out A siular shape, the words Love and Peace ostentatious on the back

Xie Yu hesitated for a long time He didn't want to put it on

But the o to the boys' bathrooe into a dress, after all He Zhao put on the vest and got Liu Cunhao and the others to e”

Xie Yu cae, join us We have an e”

”Zhao-ge, your little friend” After the chilly Big Bro of the West Building had walked off, Wan Da whispered to He Zhao, ”Can you keep hiertips brushi+ng against a piece of lollipop wrapping paper He suddenly smiled and said, ”I really can't keep him in line… it's more like he keeps me in line”

For soh Wan Da's mind and scared hi had already changed clothes and was currently huddled in a corner of the classroo to show his face, thereby attracting the attention of everyone in class ”If you've changed, then co around like that”

He Zhao took two steps backward and stood next to his seat Now that he had retreated, a certain massive creature curled up in the corner was fully exposed to everyone's eyes

Luo Wenqiang clutched at the wall ”…I don't want to live anyaway any chance a pure-hearted young e love There's no way I'll be able to find a girlfriend in h school life now”

He Zhao sat on his desk and smiled

Xie Yu also found it funny, but his sympathy won out and he decided to save the last scrap of the gy, reached out to tap Xie Yu's head ”Little friend, are you in a bad mood?”

”Little friend, your ass”

Xie Yu couldn't control hihed out loud He said, ”I don't want to be too cruel”

Tang Sen raised his camera He stood in the classroom doorway and smiled as he snapped a photo

It wasn't a proper class photo; they weren't lined up but scattered around the back of the classroo time, and Wan Da now handed hi and, in fact, he started laughing at hi took pictures with her ht for laughing

Let us freeze the scene at this instant

The instant when everyone has a s with youthful vigor

And the two boys in the last row

Although we can only see their backs, they are very close together Especially He Zhao, who is sitting on the desk: his posture is relaxed and open, audacious and lawless

He Zhao's body is tilted to one side, showing half his face in profile; his hand lies on Xie Yu's head, fingers threaded lightly through Xie Yu's hair, a faint smile on his lips

And the back of Xie Yu's head see brilliance of the sunlight trying to shi+ne through the as stopped by the curtains Noind blows the curtains upward to reveal these two desks, forever ned The blackboard, full of chalk-scribbled words, as well as all the students in class, are bathed in this radiance

They wear vests in the sa words on the back: Love and Peace