She is in the fog

Ding.

The elevator stopped steadily on the first floor. As soon as the elevator door opened, Mingmei saw Wen Wan waiting outside with her head tilted.

"I saw the elevator coming down from the 15th floor, and I knew it was you..." Wen Wan said excitedly, but when she saw Ming Mei's expression, her smile froze instantly. She immediately walked to Ming Mei's side and asked with concern: "A Mei, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying?"

Mingmei stretched out her hands to wipe away her tears: "It's okay, I just miss mom and dad a little bit."

"Don't be sad. If you miss them, call them sometime."

"They are hurt." Mingmei said and started sobbing again.

Wen Wan stroked her back and said, "Don't worry too much, they will be well soon. We are made of flesh and blood and eat grains, so it is inevitable that we will get hurt. Let me tell you, when I was a kid, I fell from the third-floor balcony and broke my forehead, but you see I am fine now. It's no big deal, don't scare yourself."

"But I, I am just worried..."

"Don't worry, everything will be fine. We're almost late for school, let's go quickly, or we'll miss the bus!" Wen Wan said as she pulled Ming Mei to run quickly, "Wipe your tears, or I'll laugh at you for being a crybaby."

Morning self-study.
He Xi stared at the back of Mingmei's head, her whole face was filled with the word "misery". She didn't sleep well last night, and she had experienced the feeling of sorrow. Maybe she was afraid that she would be angry, or maybe she felt bad... In short, after a night of careful consideration, He Xi decided to slow down for the time being, not get close to Mingmei, and put everything related to Mingmei aside to give her heart a break.

However, after staring at the back of Mingmei's head for two minutes:

"Does she hate me?"
"So how can I continue to contact her?"
"Will she never talk to me again?"

……

Bai Dudu was speechless. He Xi, who was in love, was too scary. He was like a completely different person, like a whole "100,000 Whys". He rolled his eyes secretly: Help me, I have never been in love, how would I know!
He Xi was very upset, so he started to read the "Ancient Poems that Must Be Memorized in High School" to kill time. When he came across Cao Cao's "Short Song", he was deeply moved, so he said to Li Xingyu: "Cao Cao's poem really touched my heart."

"Huh?" Li Xingyu was completely confused. "Why do you say that, Excellency?"

He Xi shook his head and pretended to recite in a deep voice: "As bright as the moon, when can it be plucked? Worry comes from it and cannot be stopped."

Li Xingyu said: "?"

He Xi sighed: "Mingming, my Mingming, is a million miles away from me."

Li Xingyu was shocked: "Can it be used like this? So Mingming is referring to Mingmei?"

"Yes."

Wen Wan calls Mingmei "A Mei", and her relatives call Mingmei "Meimei". He Xi feels that the way she calls Mingmei must be different from others in order to make her special, so she decided to call her "Ming Ming".

He Xi put down the "High School Must-Memorize Ancient Poems" and took out a bunch of gel pens from the drawer. She had "borrowed" them from Mingmei some time ago, and when she saw the bunch of gel pens, she had another idea in her mind.

Since it's borrowed, why not return it to her later? Then won't I be able to talk to her openly?

Ding-dong, the bell for the end of get out of class rings.

Wen Wan had something to ask her class teacher, so she ran to the office after morning self-study. He Xi seized the opportunity, immediately walked to Mingmei's desk and put the gel pen on her desk.

"Mingmei, you borrowed my pen before, and now I return it in full."

Mingmei looked at the pen, then raised her head with red eyes.
She remembered that she forgot to take the pen with her when she returned to the house that morning, and as a result, she heard the news that her parents had been in a car accident. She didn't know how her parents were doing now, and whether they were doing well abroad...

The more she thought about it, the sadder she felt, and before she knew it, her tears were gushing out like a river bursting its dam, and she couldn't stop them.

The eyes of the whole class turned to them involuntarily. This made He Xi confused.
He Xi's eyes widened, his expression like a frightened hamster.
It took her a while to react. She was at a loss as to what to do and could only comfort and apologize.

"Stop crying, please stop crying, okay?"
"Mingmei, don't cry."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean any harm."
"I was wrong, I was really wrong, please stop crying, okay?"
"I swear, I will never bother you again, please stop crying, okay?
"I beg you."

……

Good things don't go out, bad things pass thousands of miles.

Just as He Xi was nervously thinking about how to appease Ming Mei, the head teacher Jiang Qi heard the sound and walked to the podium with his hands behind his back, looking aggressive: "He Xi! Now, immediately, come to my office!"

He Xi turned around and glanced at Jiang Qi, a thousand horses galloping through his heart, why is Jiang Qi everywhere!
At this time, Wen Wan came back and saw this scene. She hurriedly walked over, sat next to Ming Mei, tilted her head and asked carefully: "A Mei, why are you crying?"

When Mingmei heard Wenwan's voice, she raised her head, hugged Wenwan, and cried even more sadly.

Wen Wan then turned her head and stared at He Xi with a sharp gaze, as if she wanted to cut her into pieces.

He Xi thought that he had made Ming Mei cry, and felt that he was at fault first, so he lost his confidence and did not respond to her gaze. He lowered his head and felt a little depressed. Thinking of Jiang Qi's order, he walked out of the classroom in a depressed mood and chased after Jiang Qi.

In the office, He Xi stood in front of the bookcase with a sad face, like a child who had made a mistake.

Jiang Qi opened the thermos and drank a sip of herbal tea, then knocked on the table with the lid of the thermos: "He Xi, what did I say last time! How long has Mingmei been here? You bullied her? And made her cry? What do you do every day? You're making me suffer from high blood pressure!"

"I didn't mean to bully her, I just..." He Xi stammered, "I just went to return something, I don't know why she started crying..."

"You should reflect on what you did instead of questioning why others are crying."

"But I really didn't do anything this time."

"This time? You mean the last time? He Xi, the punishment you received last semester hasn't been lifted yet. If you continue like this, I'll have to ask you to go home and reflect on your mistakes. Our school can't afford to support a big Buddha like you."

"I really don't mean any harm."

"The facts are out there, why are you still quibbling? Do you really want to graduate well? It's fine if you don't want to make progress, but don't affect others!"

"I..." He Xi was speechless. Indeed, even if she felt that she had no ill intentions, it was an indisputable fact that Mingmei cried. The same thing might seem insignificant to her, but it could be a huge trauma to others. He Xi also began to reflect on whether everything she did was too radical, which led to Mingmei's inability to accept it.

After a long silence, He Xi slowly said, "Director Jiang, there won't be a next time."

"There won't be a next time?" Jiang Qi raised his eyebrows. "You admit your mistakes with a good attitude, and then you refuse to change, right?"

"I promise you that."

"Now, I don't believe a word you say. I will talk to Mingmei later and ask her to explain the whole story. As for the outcome..."

dong dong dong.

The knock on the door interrupted what Jiang Qi was about to say. He put down the lid of the thermos cup in his hand, looked at the office door and said, "Come in."

The person who came was bright and beautiful.

(End of this chapter)