"Do you still remember the first time I asked you a math question? Huahua was busy playing games and introduced me to you. To be honest, at that time I just thought you were a weirdo and I had heard some things about you before. , helping others but never interacting with them.”
Yang Xingyue smiled as if recalling something funny, but there was a deep apology in this smile.
"I didn't think much about it at the time. I just regarded you as a lonely genius with quirks. When I asked you for advice, I always had an indifferent and perfunctory attitude. I made up my mind at that time. I will tell you when you finish speaking, whether you understand or not. Just say 'I understand, thank you' and leave."
"Who would have thought that after you told me once, you seemed to notice that I was pretending to understand, so you told me again in the second way, and then the third time. I couldn't leave because I was pulled by you, so I could only be patient. I listened to you explain the problem over and over again, and the three solutions were forced into your mind."
"Looking at your serious look, I was thinking that maybe you are not as unkind as the rumors say. At least you are very responsible, which is better than most people."
Ai Liang looked away.
He helped Yang Xingyue simply to fulfill Yue Qihua's instructions.
At that time, I just didn't feel Yang Xingyue's gratitude and thought she didn't understand, so I explained it repeatedly.
"Taking that incident as an opportunity, we gradually became familiar with each other."
Yang Xingyue's smile gradually brightened.
"In the second grade, although I still ranked third in the class, the gap between my scores and yours became wider and wider, and I began to become more and more anxious. Huahua usually has her own things to be busy with and doesn't How can you teach people?"
"I can only watch my grades continue to decline. No matter how hard I try, I can't do anything. Even Ma Yu has surpassed me."
Yang Xingyue took a step forward and got closer to Ai Liang. The distance between them was only two palms apart.
"At that time, I was almost ready to give up. I thought: Forget it, it would be nice to just watch you go to experimental middle school. At least you don't have to do useless work anymore."
"But you just listened to my troubles and decided to help me."
Yang Xingyue put her hand on Ai Liang's chest.
"In one year, whether it was after class or self-study, whether it was after school or on the weekend, whenever I was free, you would come over and help me make up lessons, help me make study plans, help me buy reference materials, and even personally write out test papers to target my weaknesses. ."
"I have long been accustomed to having you around. You have done so much for me, and I haven't even had time to repay you! I don't want you to leave!"
Rumble, thunder is still there.
The rain is still falling, but there is another source.
Yang Xingyue couldn't hold back her tears anymore and threw herself on Ai Liang's chest and cried bitterly.
"I haven't even repaid you yet...wuwuwu..."
Ai Liang's shirt finally got wet. He used telekinesis to block the rain's attack but did not avoid the sudden attack of tears.
"Xingyue..."
Ai Liang wanted to reach out, but he didn't know where to put his hand when it was halfway up. His heart was touched by Yang Xingyue for a moment, but he finally calmed down.
"Here, stay... no, don't go... don't go... I'll let... my dad protect you..."
Yang Xingyue, who was lying on Ai Liang's chest, spoke intermittently with a trembling voice, and she couldn't stop crying.
Ai Liang drooped his eyelids, put his hands on Yang Xingyue's shoulders, and slowly pushed her away from her chest, revealing her pretty face with tears stained and crying.
Ai Liang used a tissue to wipe away her tears.
"Xingyue, I have accepted your kindness."
Ai Liang took out the military badge necklace with daisies printed on it from his collar: "This gratitude is enough, there is no need to do anything more for me."
Ai Liang touched Yang Xingyue's head to calm her down, and then looked at Yue Qihua.
"Qihua."
Ai Liang shouted softly.
"You're leaving soon, so you're getting tougher, aren't you?" Yue Qihua lightly tapped Ai Liang's shoulder with her fist: "Sister beggar..."
"Well, Sister Hua..." Ai Liang was punched again just as he was about to change his words.
"If you change it, don't change it back!"
Yue Qihua glared at him fiercely.
She recalled the first time Ai Liang called her Qihua.
At that time, the two of them had just become acquainted. Yue Qihua blushed because she was called by her name for the first time by a member of the same age and forced Ai Liang to change her name. However, she regretted it to death afterwards.
Later, Yue Qihua discovered Yang Xingyue's affection for Ai Liang, and never mentioned asking him to change his title.
But it's different now. I don't know if she was affected by Yang Xingyue's words in the playground, but Yue Qihua won't deliberately avoid Ai Liang now.
On the way here, she had already collected her emotions and turned back into the school bully again.
"When you rent a house over there, remember to let us know. When I'm free, I'll take Xingyue there to play for a few days."
Yue Qihua did not try to persuade Ai Liang to stay like Yang Xingyue, because she knew very well that Ai Liang's determination would never change.
"Remember to come back if you have time...see...see us...don't leave without coming back..."
Yue Qihua's voice became softer as she spoke.
Ding, ding, ding~
"Passengers heading to Qianhua City, please note that the vehicle has arrived. Please take your belongings with you..."
The announcement voice echoed in the station.
Ai Liang did not rush to get in the car, but put his right hand on Yue Qihua's head and smiled from the heart for the first time: "Yes, I will."
"Huh?" Yang Xingyue, who was still wiping away tears, raised her head like a hamster with a cute expression: "Didn't you say you wouldn't come back..."
"That's if nothing unexpected happens."
Ai Liang said with a smile: "Isn't it just an accident for you?"
"Uuuuuuuuah, liar, that's too much..."
Yang Xingyue hugged Ai Liang's neck like a child who wanted to go to school for the first time and didn't want to leave his parents. He clearly felt the warmth coming from Yang Xingyue's face.
"Xingyue?"
Yang Xingyue didn't answer, she just hugged his neck and cried loudly.
"I'm going to get in the car." Ai Liang was a little helpless. At this moment, he felt the troubles of those dads taking care of their children.
"Xingyue, it's time to come down." Yue Qihua pinched Yang Xingyue's collar and pulled her off Ai Liang.
Yang Xingyue looked directly at Ai Liang, still sobbing from time to time.
Boom boom.
Another soft body crashed into his arms.
This time it’s Yue Qihua.
"Sister Hua?"
"Qihua."
Yue Qihua whispered in Ai Liang's ear.
"Qihua, are you hugging her too tightly..." Ai Liang felt the soft touch that Yang Xingyue could not match, and her expression became a little unbearable.
He almost treated Yue Qihua as a peer.
The young woman not far away started eating melon seeds when she saw the two girls throwing themselves into Ai Liang's arms, and sighed at Ai Liang's words.
"Forget about the hot pot restaurant." Yue Qihua said against Ai Liang's ear.
Ai Liang's warm breath made Ai Liang shudder and almost lose his balance. His ears were his only sensitive point.
"Forgot something?"
Ai Liang asked after temporarily cutting off the nerve in his ear.
Yue Qihua showed a ferocious look on her face, and took a fierce bite at Ai Liang's earlobe like a little kitten with its teeth and claws: "I forgot how I looked in the hot pot restaurant!"
"Can you let me go? I'm getting in the car."
Ai Liang didn't say he would forget it, he just reminded Yue Qihua that the car outside the door had started honking.
Yue Qihua responded to him with her mouth - she bit Ai Liang's earlobe hard and then let go.
"Then I'll get in the car first."
Ai Liang picked up his backpack and said goodbye to the two of them. After saying that, he waved to Ma Yu and Fang Xiaoxiao who were not far away.
It's still raining outside, but it's stopped raining indoors.
