She is in the fog

There is a saying that goes, "People in love have an IQ of zero."

It was a leisurely afternoon. The students had just finished their lunch break and were still a little tired. He Xi walked to Mingmei's desk and nervously asked the pick-up line that was enough to go down in history.

He Xi said: "Hello, Mingmei, my name is He Xi. What is your name?"

Mingmei was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

He Jiahe, the discipline committee member sitting in the second row, added: "You already called her Ming Mei, so of course I'll call her Ming Mei."

Some classmates in the class laughed secretly. He Xi was speechless and felt ashamed to face people. He hurried back to his seat, twirling his pen and sulking.

Mingmei didn't find it funny, but thought He Xi was quite interesting.
But He Jiahe suddenly poked her back and whispered solemnly in her ear: "Mingmei, let me tell you, He Xi and I have been in the same class since we were young. She was quite well-behaved when she was young, but she seemed to have changed into a different person after entering high school. She is a complete troublemaker in the class, often bullying classmates, making trouble, skipping classes, and not wearing school uniforms during the flag-raising ceremony on Mondays. As a result, our class has been deducted many points. No matter how many times we have invited her parents, it is useless. I think you should have less dealings with her."

Mingmei didn't believe it, frowned and said, "Really? I think she's a nice person."

"Why would I lie to you? I saw it with my own eyes! She also tore someone else's books into pieces, threw them down from the upstairs, and forced the person to pick them up. Don't you think that's abominable or not?"

Ming Mei has always taken the saying "Don't try to understand a person from what others say" as her motto since she was a child. Therefore, she was unwilling to believe He Jiahe's accusations against He Xi. However, she was still very curious about what kind of person He Xi was. She stood up and glanced at He Xi in the last row, only to find that He Xi was also looking at her. Their eyes overlapped, and she was a little caught off guard. She quickly retracted her gaze, turned around and sat back in her seat.

He Xi saw all of her actions. He Xi excitedly touched Li Xingyu's arm and asked, "Was Mingmei looking at me just now?"

Li Xingyu then leaned close to He Xi's ear and whispered, "Sister Xi, why do I feel like you're weird? You don't really like Ming Mei, do you?"

"Like it."

"I mean the kind of like."

He Xi raised his eyebrows and spread his hands: "I'm talking about that kind of love."

Li Xingyu's eyes widened, as if he had opened the door to a new world, "But... you are a girl, and she is also a girl, how can you..."

"What's the matter? You are still too young." He Xi held his chin with his hand and rolled his eyes in angrily.

Li Xingyu couldn't help but give her a thumbs up: "As expected of Sister Xi, you are truly beyond the reach of mortals like me."

At this time, Bai Dudu came out, stretching lazily, and said: [Xiao Xixi, didn’t you suspect Mingmei was also reborn before? How is it confirmed? ]

He Xi finally realized what was happening and quickly said, "I forgot! Oh, how can I verify it?"

Bai Dudu: [Ask her some questions for the future. ]

"Okay, then I'll find time to ask her about the paper cranes."
Thinking of the confession Mingmei had written on the paper cranes, He Xi couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Seeing He Xi's happy face and silly smile, Bai Dudu couldn't help but shudder. "Love brain" is really scary.

The next day, He Xi nervously rubbed his hands and walked up to Mingmei, then said to her: "Mingmei, did you fold a thousand paper cranes for each of your classmates at your senior year graduation party?"

He Jiahe looked like "what the hell" when he heard this. Not knowing what was wrong with He Xi, he complained, "He Xi, if you have nothing to do, just take out the trash in the classroom. You're only a sophomore, and the punishment you've received hasn't been removed yet. It's even a question whether you can graduate successfully, and you still have a graduation party for your senior year?"

Mingmei was also very confused, but she still said politely: "I'm sorry, I don't know how to fold a thousand paper cranes."

He Xi wanted to say something, but unfortunately the class bell rang at an inopportune time, so she had to return to her seat in frustration.

She was puzzled: "That's not right. The paper cranes at the graduation party were folded by her. She knows how to fold paper cranes. Why does she say she can't? Could it be that she was not reborn and I misunderstood? But she clearly told me that she hadn't seen me for a long time."

Bai Dudu couldn't help but interrupt: [You are amazing. In public, your question is obviously full of doubts and it is easy to make others suspicious. She may not be able to answer it. After all, what if it is exposed? ]

"Then what should I do?"

Bai Dudu: [If you want to ask this question, you can't ask it in public, you have to ask it quietly. How about this, you go and borrow something from her, and then you can thank her and call her out alone, isn't that enough? ]

"Oh," He Xi nodded thoughtfully, "I understand."

It was a new day. He Xi walked past Mingmei's seat. She took a deep breath, walked back to Mingmei's seat, and mustered up the courage to ask, "Mingmei, do you have an extra pen? Can you lend me one?"

Without hesitation, Mingmei took out her pencil case, took out a pencil and handed it to her: "Here you go."

He Jiahe couldn't stand what He Xi did, and couldn't help yelling, "He Xi, if students don't bring pens to class, it's like a soldier going to the battlefield without a gun, or a doctor going to the operating table without a knife. Please be responsible for yourself, okay? What are you doing? It's been so long since school started, and you don't even have a pen?"

The good atmosphere was disrupted again. He Xi really wanted to cover He Jiahe's mouth with a rag.
She took Mingmei's pen, said "thank you" to her with a smile, turned her head to look at He Jiahe, and immediately changed her expression into an indifferent one: "Haha, I like it, it has nothing to do with you." For three consecutive days, He Xi went to borrow a pen from Mingmei, three or four times a day, without missing a day.

Li Xingyu discovered this by chance and couldn't help but grab a bunch of gel pens from her desk and asked, "Sister Xi, where did you get so many pens?"

"I borrowed it from Mingmei."

Li Xingyu couldn't believe it: "Did you borrow all of them from Mingmei?"

Not only Li Xingyu couldn't believe it, Bai Dudu was also shocked. He wanted to cry but couldn't: [He Xi, is this what you borrowed? ]

He Xi was puzzled: "What else can students borrow if not pens?"

Bai Dudu: [It’s not a question of borrowing a pen. ]

"what is that?"

Bai Dudu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: [You bought the goods from her? It's fine if you borrow one or two, but you want to borrow a bunch? ]

He Xi scratched her head and said embarrassedly: "I thought the more the better..." Indeed, she could clearly compare that Mingmei's pencil case was bulging before, but now it was a little deflated.

Bai Dudu was shocked. In the past, He Xi always ignored its advice, but now she was willing to listen. It was better not to listen. If He Xi went to borrow money again, it was afraid that Ming Mei would block her directly.
Bai Dudu said earnestly: [Don't lend it, don't lend it, it's enough. Find a chance to ask her out on the weekend. ]

"oh oh."

Mingmei's seat was against the wall, so He Xi would rush to sit next to her when the class was over. In this way, Mingmei could not get out, and if she wanted to go out, she had to talk to her actively.

Mingmei looked embarrassed, and she said, "He Xi, you don't want to borrow another pen, do you? Did you lose all the pens you used?"

He Xi felt that her name sounded very beautiful when spoken from her mouth. There is a poem that goes "The jade of Kunshan shatters and the phoenix calls, the lotus weeps in the dew and the fragrant orchid smiles." He Xi felt that the bright voice was like the lotus weeping in the dew, gentle, soft, clear and pleasant to the ear.

"It's not lost, it's not lost. I've kept it well. I don't want to borrow your pen. I just want to talk to you." He Xi said.

He Jiahe in the back row rolled her eyes. He Xi usually didn't cooperate with her work, which caused the class's conduct scores to be deducted. As the discipline committee member, she was really worried, but He Xi was really good at making trouble. So He Jiahe couldn't help but warn, "He Xi, I'm warning you, don't embarrass the new students, you'd better be honest."

He Xi didn't take it seriously at all, just ignored it and asked with a smile: "Mingmei, are you free this weekend?"

"Is there a problem?"

"It's just... you lent me a pen before, which helped me a lot. I want to treat you to a meal as a thank you."

There was no exam, so how much help could borrowing a few pens help? Could it be that he was using them to sign an important contract? Mingmei was very confused.
But she still smiled and responded: "It's okay, they are just old pens. No need to thank me specially. Maybe I will need your help with something next time."

Mingmei's words were obviously just polite words, but He Xi took them seriously. Coupled with her extremely fast thinking, she instantly forgot the purpose of her coming here and asked excitedly, "Really?"

"Ah?" Mingmei obviously didn't react.

"If you need help in the future, just tell me. I will go through fire and water for you."

"Uh……"
Mingmei thought she had seen a lot of ups and downs, but He Xi's expression was serious and chivalrous when he said this, which made her feel that what she owed him was not just a few pens, but a life-saving favor.
The smile on her face seemed a little forced at the moment. Mingmei just wanted to end the conversation with her as soon as possible, so she quickly said, "Thank you in advance. I have something else to do, so I won't talk about it for now."

After saying that, Mingmei quickly took out her homework book and started doing her homework as if no one was around.

He Xi returned to his seat and was still grinning foolishly.

Bai Dudu felt hopeless and thought He Xi was beyond help. He said: [He Xi, have you noticed a problem?]

"what is the problem?"

Bai Dudu: [Mingmei did not accept your invitation.]

"Yes, if you have any questions..." He Xi's smile froze halfway through his words.

It seems like I have forgotten the important matter.

(End of this chapter)