She is in the fog

October 2012, 10, Monday, sunny.

In the class meeting, Zhong Nuo said: "Classmates, how was your seven-day vacation?"
"Cool!"
"Have you had enough fun?"
"without!"

Zhong Nuo smiled and said, "Even if you haven't had enough fun, you have to concentrate. You will be a senior in high school next year, so you can't be careless. In order to protect everyone's eyesight, starting this week, the seats will be changed once a week. The first row will be changed to the second row, the second row will be changed to the third row... and so on. Do you understand?"

"understood."

"Now that you understand, start changing seats. If you can't see clearly from the back, or if you have special needs, you can come to me privately and I will adjust your seats."

Wait, the first row is changed to the second row, the second row is changed to the third row... Then the last row is changed to the first row, right? He Xi was so excited that she felt like she had discovered a new world. She and Mingmei were originally in the same vertical row. With this change, she could sit in front of Mingmei? So close, she could see Mingmei as soon as she turned around. This was simply a gift from heaven!
He Xi picked up his textbook and rushed to the front impatiently. He secretly glanced at Ming Mei, then looked at the discipline committee member He Jiahe and the class monitor Fang Yiyi in the second row, and urged impatiently: "He Jiahe, hurry up, don't delay the progress!"

He Jiahe complained: "You think everyone is like you, not bringing books to class, so of course you clean up quickly."

He Xi was so happy to be so close to Ming Mei that he didn't bother to argue with He Jiahe. He just kept repeating the same sentence like a parrot: "He Jiahe, hurry up."

He Jiahe and Fang Yiyi sorted out their belongings and placed them on the third row of tables. Fang Yiyi said helplessly and joked, "Master, don't read... Your disciple has already packed up."

When the people around heard this, they were amused, even Mingmei couldn't help but smile.

After changing seats, Zhong Nuo said, "Everyone will study on their own for the next period of time. I have to go to the head teacher to deal with some things. Fang Yiyi, He Jiahe, you two should pay attention to discipline."

"Good teacher."

After Zhong Nuo left, the classmates were very conscientious. They took their exercise books and started to do exercises. But He Xi couldn't concentrate on studying. She thought that Ming Mei was sitting behind her. She wanted to turn around to see her, but "the closer you are to home, the more timid you become". She felt very uncomfortable and uneasy.

At this time, Fang Yiyi picked up a test paper, patted Mingmei on the shoulder and whispered, "Mingmei, the additional questions in the last math quiz were very difficult. You were the only one in the class who got them right. Can you tell me about it?"

Mingmei nodded, took out her own test paper, turned around and whispered to Fang Yiyi about her ideas for answering the questions.

He Xi turned around and leaned his arm on Mingmei's desk. Looking at Mingmei who was explaining seriously, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: Wow, this is also possible? Why didn't I think of this trick!

Wen Wan was reading the text silently when He Xi turned around and bumped into her book. She moved the book back a little, but He Xi took advantage of her and broke the page with his arm. Wen Wan, who loved books like her life, could not tolerate this, so she said angrily, "What are you looking at?"

He Xi, who had no idea, asked: "?"

"You're pressing down on my book." Wen Wan pushed her arm away forcefully and continued to read the text silently.

Wen Wan pushed He Xi's elbow and it slipped off the edge of the table, hitting the ulnar nerve in his elbow. Instantly, a feeling of numbness and pain swept through his body, as if he was electrocuted. He Xi made a "hiss" sound, and then quickly shook his arm to relieve the numbness.

He Xi's discomfort was so obvious, but Wen Wan didn't seem to notice it. She remained unmoved and continued to read the text silently as if nothing had happened.

He Xi couldn't help but feel very angry: What's wrong with Wen Wan? She has been against me since last semester. On the first day of this semester, she almost pushed me off my chair. Now she is targeting me again, neither verbally nor physically. I am speechless.

Just as she was thinking, Li Xingyu suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Sister Xi, I can see that you are right. You and Wen Wan are indeed like rivals in love and don't get along with each other."

He Xi also leaned close to Li Xingyu's ear and asked seriously, "You also think she is targeting me, right?"

"That seems to be the case." Li Xingyu pretended to sigh, "It's true that rivals in love are particularly jealous of each other. But Sister Xi, you seem to have lost at the starting line. Wenwan and Mingmei grew up together and have a much better relationship."

Hearing Li Xingyu's words, He Xi suddenly realized: Yes, in the previous life, Wen Wan said that she stayed with Ming Mei as a best friend because she wanted to have more contact with her. They were good friends and were inseparable almost every day. They even held hands when going to the toilet...

Why? He Xi was indignant. Why was Wen Wan so sneaky? At least they should compete fairly, right? Using the identity of a best friend to do "inappropriate" things. When He Xi thought that Wen Wan could hug Ming Mei and hold hands at any time, he almost fainted.
Not only that, Wen Wan is always getting in the way. This is not a big deal. I have to deal with Wen Wan first.

After thinking it over, He Xi had already formulated a perfect plan in his mind.

The afternoon classes are over and this week it is the turn of the first group of students to clean up.

Mingmei and Wenwan were sweeping the floor, chatting with each other. He Xi was cleaning the glass with his hands, but his ears were not idle either, listening to their conversation. Wenwan was beaming with joy and said with a crazy look on her face, "Amei, have you seen that movie? In the Mood for Love, the scene where Maggie Cheung was wearing a cheongsam and lighting a cigarette with a match was so beautiful, it made me want to try it too."

Mingmei disagreed and retorted with a smile: "It looks good, but just think about it. Smoking is harmful to your health, and secondhand smoke is very harmful. It also smells bad and gives you a headache."

"Okay, I get it. I was just saying that. So what are we going to eat tonight? There's a new fried skewers shop downstairs in the community. The fried ham sausages there are really delicious."

"You know my mom doesn't allow me to eat these, saying they are junk food."

"But it's delicious, how about we go have a barbecue?"

“Barbecue is also junk food…”

Wen Wan wanted to cry but had no tears: "Auntie is really cruel. She won't let you eat anything." Then she swept the garbage into the dustpan and dumped it into the trash can. She said, "You are also a cruel person. You can resist eating something so delicious. No wonder your skin is so good. Look at me, there is another pimple on my nose."

"Don't squeeze it, eat light food and drink more water." Mingmei reminded.

"By the way, Mingmei, is your stomach okay? I put the bread in your schoolbag, don't forget it."

"Shh, keep your voice down, I get it."

Finally, after cleaning, He Jiahe took out a wet towel and wiped his face. He walked to Mingmei and Wenwan and said to them, "Mingmei, Wenwan, you guys take out the trash today. Fang Yiyi and I will do it tomorrow."

"Okay, let's go and eat quickly." Mingmei responded.

Mingmei and Wenwan walked to the big blue trash can, each holding one handle, and were about to leave the classroom. But they were stopped by Li Xingyu at the door. She took the handle from Mingmei and said in a pleading manner, "Mingmei, I want to take out the trash, let me do it." Then she turned to Wenwan and said, "What about you? If it's too heavy, I'll call someone to help you carry it."

"Li Xingyu, are you questioning my physical strength? I'm an athlete, how can I find this trash can too heavy?"

Li Xingyu seemed to have known that Wen Wan would say this, so he did not argue and simply said, "Let's go!"

Wen Wan was not willing to be outdone, so she went downstairs with Li Xingyu carrying the trash can.

As soon as she walked downstairs, she saw He Xi standing at the entrance of the corridor like a wooden pillar. Wen Wan was still angry and rolled her eyes at her. When she was about to walk past her arrogantly, Li Xingyu suddenly covered his stomach with his hands, his face wrinkled: "Oh, my stomach hurts a little, Wen Wan, I'll go to the toilet first..." After saying that, he loosened the handle of the trash can and ran away like a rabbit.

"Hey! You!" Wen Wan looked at Li Xingyu's back, feeling angry and amused. She looked at the large trash can in front of her and thought: I can drag it away by myself, but it's not very elegant and affects my image. I don't know when Li Xingyu will be back from the toilet, or should I ask someone for help?

Just as he was thinking about it, He Xi beside him naturally picked up the handle, and then said to Wen Wan as if nothing had happened: "Let's go."

Wen Wan looked in the direction of the toilet. She didn't know when Li Xingyu would be back. But since she offered to help, she would just go with her.

On the way, the two of them didn't say a word, and the atmosphere was a little awkward. He Xi, who wanted to ask for help, was the first to apologize to Wen Wan: "Just now in the class meeting, I accidentally pressed your book. I really didn't mean to do that. I was distracted at the time, so I didn't notice it. I hope you can be magnanimous and stop caring about it."

Wen Wan snorted coldly and did not respond.

"Wen Wan, I really can't understand. You and I only became classmates after the division of arts and science classes in the second semester of high school. I have never offended you before, so why do you always pick on me?"

Wen Wan snorted again.

"Sister Wan, I'll just call you Sister Wan, okay? Even if I die, I have to die knowingly, right? Even if I really did something wrong before and accidentally offended you, you have to explain it. You can't let me be in a fog for the rest of my life, right?"

Wen Wan glanced at her and saw that she was sincere. After hesitating for a while, she finally spoke slowly, "It was during the second semester of my senior year. I came back from the Qingming Festival holiday. I just took out my cup and you slapped it to the ground, breaking it into pieces. I put my cup so deep, but you still slapped it away. It's hard to say that you didn't do it on purpose."

(End of this chapter)