Gu Jingjun did not respond.
"Are you unhappy?" Xu Yi could still sense her emotions, but the feeling wasn't obvious. After she asked, she saw Gu Yueyue's expression panic for a moment.
Xu Yi lowered her eyelids, her eyes becoming slightly moist.
"I'm sorry, I offended you." Xu Yi handed the umbrella to her.
Before Gu Jingjun could react, Xu Yi had already run away in the rain.
Gu Yueyue wanted to chase after him, but found her legs too heavy to take a step, and could only watch helplessly as Xu Yi left.
on Monday.
Gu Jingjun arrived at school early, surprising all the students. He always left early, never arrived early.
Gu Jingjun looked around. The umbrella in her hand, which had been dried, was folded neatly, as if it had just been bought, only the color was a bit old.
When the first class started, Xu Yi's seat remained empty.
After class, Gu Jingjun went to find Han Muzhou.
Are you sick?
Han Muzhou nodded slightly: "I lost my umbrella and ran home in the rain."
Where does she live?
Why should I tell you?
“I…” Gu Jingjun gritted her teeth, “I need to see her about something.”
"Ha, do you think I believe that? What could you possibly want from her? To continue bullying her?"
"No," Gu Jingjun said dejectedly, "I'm worried about her."
Han Muzhou smiled, his mockery quite obvious.
Unable to find the answer from Han Muzhou, she went directly to Teacher Qi and finally obtained Xu Yi's address.
Gu Jingjun looked at the dilapidated and dirty place in disbelief. She had to turn several times to find this road and walk through a long alley before she arrived here.
Gu Jingjun found it hard to believe that there was such a place in Haibin City. Compared with the clean, bright, and thriving Haibin City, this place seemed to be in the last century.
She knocked on several doors, encountering some impatient ones, some kind ones, and some with malicious smiles inviting her in to sit down.
They finally found a tightly closed door, which was covered in paint, and the words "Pay back your debts" and "A life for a life" were painted on the wall.
Is this Xu Yi's home?
Gu Jingjun was a little hesitant to knock on the door.
But the door was opened from the inside without anyone noticing.
Xu Yi was even more surprised when she saw the person standing at the door.
"It's you. What brings you here?" Xu Yi held her phone in her hand. It was an old, secondhand smartphone that would take three to five minutes to send a message.
The screen also displayed a message sent by Han Muzhou half an hour earlier.
—Run! Gu Jingjun has found your house.
Xu Yi was stunned for a long time, unable to react to who Gu Jingjun was.
Until I stood at the door and saw Gu Yueyue.
"you……"
Gu Jingjun pouted, tears welling up in her eyes. This place was so hard to find. Did she know how much she had suffered on her way here? So many hooligans lived here; knocking on the door was like playing a landmine game.
Gu Jingjun's nose stung with tears. She felt bad for the little grievances she had suffered along the way, but what made her feel even worse was that Xu Yi had been living here all this time. Was she afraid? Would she also feel wronged? But it seemed that she had nowhere else to go but here.
Seeing her cry, Xu Yi panicked again. Her mind, which was already foggy from the fever, became even more confused and muddled.
"Don't cry," Xu Yi said, helping her up and taking her home.
Looking at the surroundings, Gu Yueyue felt a strange sense of familiarity.
Very familiar with it.
It's as if she's lived here for a very, very long time.
Xu Yi clumsily took a towel and brought over a basin of warm water.
"Wash your face, stop crying."
Xu Yi's stiff and uneasy tone made Gu Yueyue relax.
"I'm sorry. I've come here so abruptly and caused you trouble."
Gu Yueyue took the towel from Xu Yi's hand, smiling gently, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Xu Yi felt a little uncomfortable. She had clearly been a very casual and lazy person before, with the words "careless" written all over her face, but now she had become so gentle.
It's like there are two people.
A sense of incongruity washes over you.
After washing her face, Gu Yueyue poured the water onto the potted plants on the balcony.
Those potted plants were almost dried up; the soil in the pots looked like it hadn't been watered in a long time.
Xu Yi tilted her head slightly, pondering the information she had gleaned.
That's how it is; the world is full of discord and incongruity.
Sometimes she felt like she was living her own life, and other times she felt like she was entering someone else's world, experiencing all sorts of inexplicable discomfort in her life.
Gu Yueyue turned to look at her, "What's wrong? Is your head bothering you?"
Xu Yi awkwardly lowered her hand from hitting her head.
Gu Yueyue walked over and placed her hand on her forehead. "It's alright, you don't have a fever."
"I was worried because you didn't go to school today. I asked the class monitor and found out you had a cold and took leave. I'm so sorry, I wish I hadn't picked up your umbrella that day."
"It's good that you accepted it." Xu Yi said in a muffled voice, then froze.
Gu Yueyue chuckled softly, "That's not good at all. We could have used them together, why did you run away? Am I that scary?"
It's not scary.
It was that familiar feeling again; the person she was obsessed with seemed to have returned.
But this shouldn't be happening; Xu Yi felt a tearing pain deep within her soul.
No, none of this is right.
Xu Yi opened her phone and found the message that Han Muzhou had just sent.
—Run! Gu Yueyue has found your house!
No, that's not how it works.
That wasn't the name just now.
"What's wrong?" Gu Yueyue didn't want to peek at the messages on other people's phones, but when she saw Xu Yi's expression change after glancing at his phone, she couldn't help but feel nervous and worried.
Xu Yi couldn't help but clench her fist and tap her head.
"Hey, don't hit yourself." Gu Yueyue grabbed her hand, trying her best to control her. "Is your head hurting? Don't hit yourself, shall I take you to the hospital?"
"Be good, don't move, relax, I'll take you to the hospital." Gu Yueyue held her hand, and to prevent her from pulling away, she forcefully intertwined their hands, making sure they were tightly clasped together.
Xu Yi was led to the hospital by her hand.
Xu Yi followed Gu Yueyue's instructions in a daze.
Gu Yueyue is talking to the doctor.
All the tests were done, but no problems were found.
"You're in your final year of high school, right? The pressure is immense. You need to rest, relax appropriately, and balance work and rest."
Gu Yueyue thanked the doctor, and on the way back to Xu Yi, she bought a lot of nutritional supplements for her.
"The doctor said you're too weak. Take these and nourish yourself." Gu Yueyue stuffed the things into her hands.
Xu Yi tried to refuse, but Gu Yueyue became firm, "You gave me your umbrella and got caught in the rain and caught a cold. I'll feel bad if you don't accept these. Do you want to hold a grudge about this forever?"
Xu Yi remained silent.
Gu Yueyue smiled again, reached out and touched the little head that Xu Yi had been longing for. Xu Yi's hair was soft and felt very comfortable to touch.
Gu Yueyue said, "Please accept it. Otherwise, I'm afraid this matter will become a demon in my heart, and I'll be tormented by it forever."
Inner demons?
A sudden idea flashed through Xu Yi's mind, and she tried quickly to catch that glimmer of starlight, but it escaped.
Gu Yueyue smiled gently, "Don't overthink it. Go back and get some rest. It's the second semester of senior year, the most crucial time. You've already missed a day of class. You can't afford to miss any more."
Xu Yi was still preoccupied with the word "demon," and in her confused state, she could hardly hear what Gu Yueyue was saying.
"But don't worry, I'll tutor you tomorrow." Gu Yueyue's smile was still gentle, just the way Xu Yi knew her best.
It just feels a bit off. It shouldn't be like this. Miss Gu is indeed very gentle, but her personality isn't so one-dimensional. She's a person with both divinity and demonic nature, unlike now, where people can only see the light in her.
Xu Yi didn't even know what she was thinking.
"What's wrong? Are you still feeling unwell? Why don't you go and rest for a while? I'll prepare dinner for you."
It was Gu Yueyue, the most familiar person to her, yet she felt an infinite sense of unfamiliarity.
Xu Yi refused.
Gu Yueyue's expression remained unchanged, though she was somewhat disappointed. "Alright then. But you must eat something tonight. You're already very thin and weak, and your body isn't getting enough nutrition, so you absolutely can't skip dinner."
Xu Yi gave a perfunctory reply.
Gu Yueyue left, and Xu Yi wanted to see her off, but her chaotic thoughts prevented her from getting up from the sofa.
Wait until Gu Yueyue leaves.
In the middle of the night, Xu Yi suddenly woke up from her dream.
She put on her coat and headed straight to school.
I ran all the way there.