What do you want in life

Chapter 13 Young Love Is Like Fireworks Are Cold (7)
She sniffed hard, and smiled at Shen Juncheng with the last of her strength, "Not everything needs to be reported to outsiders, isn't it the same for you? Well, I have to go, you should go back quickly, you Your classmates are still waiting for you."

After she finished speaking, she stopped staying and turned around to leave, but Shen Juncheng grabbed her arm suddenly, her heart skipped a beat, this was the first time he touched her.

"Huang Yiyun and I are not what they told you!" She heard him finally couldn't bear to defend, "Can you give me time to explain to you?"

Xiaoying didn't look back. She lacked experience in dealing with such situations, and she didn't know where they would go if she listened to his explanation. Because of emotion and reason, he didn't need to explain to her.

"You have nothing to explain to me, and I'm—going home."

But the hand that was holding her tightly didn't let go of her after she finished saying, "Okay, I'll take you home."

Xiaoying turned her head in surprise and surprise, and saw Shen Juncheng's dignified and serious face. He relaxed his grip on her hand a little, but still held her, as if he was afraid that she would run away.

"I know the way home." She answered him a little helplessly and humorously.

Shen Juncheng glanced at her, didn't speak, and pulled her forward.

Xiaoying fell silent, she didn't know how to refuse a rogue's "request". Besides, he didn't seem to be asking, but more like giving orders.

Along the way, I only saw cars whizzing by, stirring up gray dust, and waving in the dazzling sunlight; I knew that I was singing on the treetops above my head, over and over again, tirelessly.

The two walked in silence for a while before Shen Juncheng spoke again. He sorted out his thoughts during the previous period of silence, and he needed to give Xiaoying an explanation he thought was necessary.

"Huang Yiyun and I have known each other since we were young. Her father and my father used to be comrades-in-arms. When we were young, we lived in the same alley. When we were about to graduate from primary school, her father was transferred to another district because of work. Their family We also moved, although we don't go to school together, but because of the relationship between the two adults, she and I can often see each other."

At this time, Shen Juncheng had already let go of her and put his hands in his trouser pockets. Xiaoying just listened silently. She didn't quite understand why he told her these past events. However, she could not deny that she I listen very carefully.

"When I was in high school, she and I were both admitted to the No. [-] Middle School, and we were in the same class. Many people knew that our two families had a good relationship, so they often made jokes about her and me. I think she may have taken it seriously... But that's not true, I've been looking for a chance to explain it to her. A while ago, she told me that the university she applied for was the same as mine, and she hoped..."

He hesitated in embarrassment, and Xiaoying felt uncomfortable listening, pursed her lips, and turned her face to the side.

"I don't want her to misunderstand, so I'll tell the truth. I said that I never meant that to her... In the end, she was very angry..."

Xiaoying's face was also slightly flushed. At her age, "puppy love" is definitely a taboo word that cannot be touched. She did not expect Huang Yiyun to be so bold, and while she was awkward, she also felt a little envious of Huang Yiyun. Because of that, she didn't have the courage to do it anyway.

"So you pushed me out as a shield?" Xiaoying asked back in a low voice.

"No!" Shen Juncheng immediately raised his voice to deny her guess loudly, "I didn't use you as a shield! I, I told her just now..."

He suddenly couldn't continue. Xiaoying secretly turned her face away a little puzzled and curious, only to find that Shen Juncheng's face had turned red at some point. Tell her I have a girl I like."

He glanced at her quickly, but he didn't dare to linger on her face, paused, and whispered again: "I'm serious."

Xiaoying didn't understand at first, but then she came back to her senses. Once she understood, her face was as red as Shen Juncheng's, but she bit her lip and couldn't speak.

This sudden and vague suggestion was like a heat wave, instantly melting the layer of frost in her heart that hadn't had time to freeze into a puddle of water, so full that it seemed to overflow her heart.

At this moment, she felt so clearly that the familiar Shen Juncheng had returned.

No, the Shen Juncheng in front of her was unfamiliar to her, because she never expected that he would have the idea of ​​wanting to approach her!

However, is this true?She seemed to be in a dream.

Xiaoying took a peek at Shen Juncheng in a panic, his embarrassed expression, clenched fists, and those bright eyes that couldn't hide any emotions, reflected the light that made her palpitate at this moment...

She found herself unable to doubt his sincerity at all.

Shen Juncheng did not dare to continue to speak more thoroughly. Although in school and in front of his classmates, he was a very lively and free-spirited person, but in front of the girls he liked, he would also be nervous and feel at a loss. He has never really confessed his feelings to any girl.

He secretly looked at Xiaoying's complexion, it turned out to be the same as his own, it was also red, and besides that, there was a layer of tenderness, as if he didn't know what kind of situation he was in, Shen Juncheng's heartbeat was beating like a drum He became more and more uncontrollable, accompanied by a strange thirst, and what he was most worried about was that he couldn't confirm whether Xiaoying understood what he was talking about.

Just as she was thinking about whether to speak more bluntly, Xiaoying suddenly said awkwardly, "Shen Juncheng, what will you do on your birthday?"

Shen Juncheng was taken aback for a moment, then stared at her and laughed, "It's okay, I'll take you back first, they are very good at playing, and..." He shrugged, and said without much confidence: "They should wait for me .”

Xiaoying looked at the gray flat-roofed building in the distance, "Uncle's house is not far away."

"Then let's go quickly." Shen Juncheng was afraid that she would urge him to return to Huatai again, so he quickly blocked her mouth with words.

Xiaoying's mouth moved, but she didn't say anything after all. She felt an indescribable panic in her heart. She was enveloped in a faint joy, like water and mist. This was a feeling she had never experienced before.

None of them dared to pierce that layer of window paper, but each other's hearts were so soft and gentle that they could directly ascend to the clouds!

At the entrance of the corridor, Xiaoying stopped, turned around and looked at Shen Juncheng, who was still closely behind her, there was a bit of reluctance and pitifulness in his eyes, very much like the little pug dog raised by the neighbor, It seems to be resisting the word "goodbye" she is about to say anytime and anywhere.

That expression made Xiaoying suddenly cover her mouth and smile, and in an instant, the dark clouds cleared and the sun was shining brightly.

Perhaps, all the solemnity is caused by one's own consciousness, and consciousness is often the burden of happiness.

Seeing her smile, Shen Juncheng felt baffled, "What are you laughing at?"

Of course Xiaoying would not tell him her weird thoughts, otherwise he would have to grin at her. She looked at him and smiled again, with a hint of playfulness on her lips, "Shen Juncheng, are you thirsty?"

"Huh?" Shen Juncheng was still immersed in a fresh feeling of excitement and pleasure, and he couldn't keep up with her thoughts.

"If you're thirsty, you can go upstairs and have a cup of tea." Xiaoying said her suggestion slowly.

Shen Juncheng's already dim eyes suddenly became bright!
After opening the door, Xiaoying took out a pair of slippers for receiving guests from the shoe cabinet and handed them to Shen Juncheng. Liu Juan is a person who loves cleanliness and even has a cleanliness habit. A little stain can make her frown for a long time.

While changing her shoes, Xiaoying called Xiaoyu a few times, but there was no answer in the room, and no one answered her. Obviously, Xiaoyu was not at home.

Xiaoying was very puzzled, not knowing where Xiaoyu went.

She walked into the living room with her slippers on. On the oak-colored dining table, there was a piece of white paper pressed with a tea tray in a conspicuous place. She picked it up and saw that Xiaoyu wrote crookedly: "Sister, I will go to the nursing home by car, you have fun! Yes."

Putting down the note, Xiaoying frowned even tighter. She ran to Xiaoyu's room to take a look. As she expected, the summer homework and stationery were still scattered on the desk. He didn't take anything. How could he go to Liu Juan There?
Xiaoying really regrets listening to his idea and letting go, this guy can be crazy sometimes.

While she was worrying about Xiaoyu, Shen Juncheng was standing in the middle of the living room looking at the house.

The house is quite spacious, with three rooms, complete kitchen and bathroom facilities, and a large living room. It can be seen that the conditions of Uncle Xiaoying's house are not bad.

It's just——Shen Juncheng's eyes swept away, and then slipped to the busy Xiaoying—no matter how good this place is, it's not her own home. Thinking of this, Shen Juncheng felt a chivalrous feeling mixed with sadness in his heart.

"I must do my best to protect her." He solemnly swore to himself in his heart.

Xiaoying turned around and found nothing, and returned to the living room, a little frustrated, "My brother doesn't know where he went."

Thinking that if Xiaoyu caused trouble outside, her aunt would definitely not give her a good look, Xiaoying began to wrinkle in her heart.

Looking at Xiaoying's worried face, Shen Juncheng immediately felt disgusted with Han Xiaoyu whom he had never met before, thinking to himself that he is about to enter the second year of junior high school, and it is really ignorant to make his family worry so much.

But disgust alone won't do anything, Shen Juncheng tried his best to suppress the disgust, and then asked Xiaoying, "Do you want me to go out with you to look for it?"

"Ah, no need!" Xiaoying forced a smile and said, "Let him go—by the way, what do you want to drink, tea or boiled water?"

Shen Juncheng didn't intend to drink anything at first, but after thinking about it, if he didn't drink anything, wouldn't he have no reason to stay here, maybe he would be kicked out soon, so he hurriedly replied: "Plain water is fine." No trouble.

Xiaoying went to the kitchen and poured a glass of water out, and put it on the table in front of Shen Juncheng. He quickly picked it up and took a sip. After drinking it, he realized that he was really thirsty, swallowed a little urgently, and choked within a few sips.

He coughed violently, said "I'm sorry" to Xiaoying several times with a flushed face, and was so annoyed that the more he cared, the easier it was to make a fool of himself!
Seeing his embarrassment, Xiaoying wanted to laugh but was afraid of his embarrassment. In order to relieve his embarrassment, she pointed to the room farthest from the door among the three rooms and said to Shen Juncheng: "That's my room, you ...Would you like to take a look?"

Shen Juncheng's eyes lit up, he put down his teacup and stood up, "Okay!" He couldn't wish more.

The door was closed but not locked. When Xiaoying pushed the door, she felt a little nervous and shy for some reason. She didn't walk in immediately, but stood aside for a while, signaling Shen Juncheng to go in first.

Shen Juncheng stepped in curiously. He didn't know that this was the first time Xiaoying showed her boudoir to anyone other than the Han family.

The so-called "boudoir" is actually just a simple and narrow room. In a space of at most ten square meters, there is a single bed, a set of slightly rough writing desks and chairs, except for a small basin on the window sill. Apart from the prickly pear and a corresponding wind chime hanging from the ceiling, there are no other decorations.

Shen Juncheng was tall, and he caught the tail of the wind chime with one stroke of his hand. He fiddled with it a few times, and the wind chime immediately made a clear and pleasant impact sound.

He looked back at Xiaoying, "Don't you feel noisy at night?"

Xiaoying stood beside him with her hands behind her back. She quickly got used to the presence of Shen Juncheng in her room, and replied with a smile, "Just get used to it."

Shen Juncheng didn't know that in the dead of night, when Xiaoying fell into the vortex of fear and loneliness, the melodious and long ringing of the wind chimes was the best way to wake her up.

His eyes were quickly drawn to a row of bookshelves leaning against the wall.

Before Xiaoying moved in, this room was originally a study room, where all the belongings of my uncle when he was a teacher were placed. After Xiaoying came, my uncle cleaned up the room. The row of bookshelves was originally going to be moved to the room of my uncle and aunt. , at Xiaoying's request, was kept and became her closest friend.

Shen Juncheng turned his face in front of the bookshelf and smiled knowingly at Xiaoying, "Now I understand why you like my grandma's house so much."

Xiaoying pursed her lips and smiled without speaking.

"Actually, grandma's house is very boring, and few children can stay there. Even... including me..." Shen Juncheng said, lowering his head slightly, a little embarrassed for his confession, "I used to not How do you like going there, but now...it's different..."

The two stood facing each other across a bed, and many words that were not spoken out of embarrassment turned into a gurgling stream, flowing quietly between the two, and the silence here is better than the sound.

Although Shen Juncheng's youthful but handsome figure seemed a bit out of place in Xiaoying's cramped room, but he was standing in front of her, so real and beautiful.

Xiaoying didn't know what words to use to describe her mood at this time. She realized ignorantly that in just one day, she not only got friendship, but even, it seemed, she got the first love that she never expected. sweet.

And Shen Juncheng who was standing opposite the bed was like this. The girl in front of him was pure and handsome, with eyes as clear as water staring at him intently. , I can't speak."

This is exactly in line with his ideal definition of being in love and admiring girls, and he also suddenly understood why he had no feelings for the equally beautiful Huang Yiyun for so many years.

He longs for one day to become a man of indomitable spirit, but only the weak and demure Xiaoying can arouse all the love and care in his heart, as long as he looks at her pure and flawless eyes, he has a kind of desire All the urge to make her happy too.

Suddenly there was a rude and heavy sound from the door, as if someone had broken in. This discordant sound broke the warmth and emotion flowing in the room.

Xiaoying followed the sound and ran out to check, but was surprised to see Xiaoyu appearing at the door with blood on his forehead.

"Xiaoyu, you, what's wrong with you?" Xiaoying was so surprised that she ran over, "Where did you go to make this happen?"

Xiaoyu's hand covering his forehead refused to let go, and muttered, "Wang Fei, that bastard, dare to hit me on the head with a brick, let's see how I deal with him next time!"

His swearing made Xiaoying unable to adapt for a while, as if Xiaoyu was a different person, but seeing his panic-stricken appearance, she couldn't bear to blame him, so she turned and ran to the bathroom to get a towel to clean his wound.

Shen Juncheng walked out of the room behind Xiaoying, and saw the legendary uneasy guy and the injury on his forehead. The blood was still oozing out from between his fingers. It seemed that the injury was not serious. It was quite shocking, while Shen Juncheng was disgusted, he also had some respect for Xiaoyu, because he didn't cry or make trouble, and he stared at him leisurely. Those big eyes were somewhat similar to Xiaoying's. .

"Sister, who is this person?"

Xiaoying was using a towel to wipe the edge he was covering with her hand. Within a few seconds, the white towel was dyed red. She was terrified and at a loss. She was not wary of Xiaoyu's question at all, and she was a little tongue-tied for a while. , "He is, he is my classmate."

Xiaoyu glanced at Shen Juncheng suspiciously, and muttered in wonder, when did my sister have the courage to start bringing her classmates home?Still a man!

Shen Juncheng stepped forward at this time, stopped Xiaoying from continuing to do useless work, and said decisively: "Han Xiaoying, don't wipe him, send him to the hospital immediately!"

The hospital closest to home is about ten minutes away.

After entering the emergency department, Xiaoying stayed with Xiaoyu and sat in a row of chairs near the gate, while Shen Juncheng went to help queue up for registration.

"Auntie knows, you have to scold me to death!" When Xiaoying thought of Liu Juan's tense face, she became very troubled and became even more angry, "Han Xiaoyu, what are you doing? Kung fu, you actually ran out to fight with people! Your skin is itchy, isn't it?"

"Don't be nervous!" Xiaoyu didn't care. "It's no big deal. We beat Wang Fei to pieces last time. He's alive and kicking again in a few days! We're not as fragile as you think!"

"Who the hell is Wang Fei?" Xiaoying asked angrily, "Why are you fighting with him?"

Xiaoyu's eyes flickered a few times, "I told you, don't tell my mother!"

"Say it quickly! It's so wordy!" Xiaoying frowned and scolded.

"We met Wang Fei in the game room. He is a few years older than us, probably about the same age as you. If he goes to school, he will probably be in the first or second year of high school this year. The premise is that he doesn't repeat a grade, but he has already dropped out of school. "Obviously, Xiaoyu still trusts her sister.

Xiaoying heard his rambling talk, but missed the point, and said angrily, "Don't go too far! What's the matter with your head injury? Also, why would you hang out with such a person?" of?"

"Who messed with him!" Xiaoyu protested loudly, with disdain in his words, "He is the most low-spirited hooligan, scoundrel, my classmates and I just can't stand him bullying the little ones in the game room, so we conspired to beat him up. He paused, we call it—doing justice for the sky!" Xiaoyu was very proud.

"Hmph!" Xiaoying snorted coldly, "Then why did you get beaten by him today?"

"Isn't he not on guard!" Xiaoyu's smug expression faded a lot, "Who would have thought that he would dare to come to our game room? It seems that he is quite courageous. Unfortunately, none of my classmates are here today. , that kid took the opportunity to take revenge on me!"

"Didn't your mother let you go to the game room? Why are you still going?" Xiaoying reprimanded, "If she asks later, I won't hide it for you. You are calling it your own fault!"

"Don't, don't, sister!" Seeing that her face was hardened, Xiaoyu panicked, "Aren't you pushing me into the fire pit?"

"That's what you asked for!" Xiaoying remained unmoved.

"If you don't save me, then no one will save me!" Xiaoyu was still begging. From a distance, he caught sight of Shen Juncheng who had finished registering and was striding towards this side. With a smile, "Sister, if you don't help me, then don't blame me for not helping you!"

"What do I need your help for?" Xiaoying asked angrily.

Xiaoyu pouted at Shen Juncheng, "You are only in the first year of high school, and you already have a boyfriend. Think about it, what will happen if my mother finds out? This is pure puppy love, and the consequences are very serious!"

(End of this chapter)