I was speechless and didn't know what to say, so I just coughed lightly and said.

"Let's go, Uncle Zhu, let's go to the dormitory to find Xiaomei."

I walked forward, and Dad Zhu followed me with his head down, without saying anything else.

We walked to the dormitory door. Zhu Xiaomei had already packed her luggage and was sitting on the bed with a blank look in her eyes.

"Xiaomei." I called out.

She raised her head and looked at me with tearful eyes, then turned her gaze to Dad Zhu and tears started flowing again.

Dad Zhu picked up the luggage on the wooden bed and walked out without saying a word.

Zhu Xiaomei pulled my hand and followed her out without saying a word. I walked quickly forward, took her hand and followed her.

We walked all the way to the school gate and I gave Zhu Xiaomei a big hug.

"Liu Feng, we will meet again if we are lucky."

She cried again and let go of my hand, running to chase her father. She cried as she ran, wiping her tears with her sleeves, but she never looked back.

I also wiped my tears and returned to the dormitory with a depressed look on my face.

Because it was the first day of school, the evening study class teacher, Mr. Deng, came to give a speech as usual and also announced to the whole class that Zhu Xiaomei had dropped out of school.

After that, Teacher Deng continued speaking earnestly.

"Zhu Xiaomei is unfortunate. She has lost the opportunity to continue her studies forever. Students, you must understand that the opportunity to study is extremely valuable. In this highly competitive era, having the opportunity to study means that you have the possibility to change your own destiny."

“Learning is not only about acquiring knowledge, but also about improving your abilities and qualities. It can broaden your horizons and allow you to see a wider world.”

"For some of us rural children, this is the only chance to escape the hard life of working in the fields."

"However, some students do not know how to cherish this hard-earned learning opportunity. They are distracted in class, do not complete their homework seriously, and treat learning perfunctorily. Such an attitude is irresponsible to themselves."

“I hope you all understand the value of learning opportunities, cherish the present, study hard, and lay a solid foundation for your future.”

After Teacher Deng finished speaking, the classroom became unusually quiet and everyone was sighing silently.

"Okay, today is the first day of school. You can move around freely, but you are not allowed to make loud noises or disturb the senior students."

After Teacher Deng finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the classroom.

Yes, it is the last semester for senior high school students. They are entering the sprint stage. I heard that they only have one week off during the Spring Festival.

Most of the time is spent on make-up classes, and the only time I have a break is Saturday night, and evening self-study lasts until 11 o'clock.

As early as last semester, they had finished learning all the new lessons. This semester, they mainly reviewed and did exercises. The teacher was also constantly correcting and explaining the test papers, adopting the tactic of a large number of questions.

After Teacher Deng left, the students immediately became lively and they were all talking about the interesting things that happened during the winter vacation.

Looking at the empty seat next to me, I felt extremely depressed and my heart ached. I was a dull person to begin with, and now I was even less in the mood to chat with other classmates.

I had no interest in reading, so I stood up and wanted to go back to the dormitory, so I walked out of the classroom.

I first wanted to go back to the dormitory, but after crossing the playground, I suddenly changed my mind and decided to sit by the river to calm down.

Because our school is built along the river, you can walk directly to Tiba from the back door of the school. At this time, the back door is locked, but now the water level in the river is very low, so you can walk around the river bank.

After thinking about it, I walked in the opposite direction.

With the faint moonlight, I slowly walked out and reached the embankment.

I originally wanted to sit down, but because of the biting cold wind, I wrapped my clothes tightly and continued walking.

As I was walking, I suddenly heard footsteps behind me. I was very scared because there were usually no people on the embankment at this point. I was afraid of meeting bad people, so I didn't dare to look back and instinctively quickened my pace.

Unexpectedly, as I walked faster, the pace of people behind me also quickened.

My heart was in my throat, and I thought that if a bad guy attacked me, I would have to call Xiao Hei to come out and deal with him.

"Liu Feng, why are you running? It's me, Zhang Chen."

Just as I was tightly clasping the beads on my chest and preparing to call Xiao Hei, the person behind me spoke with a heavy breath.

I quickly let go of the beads, looked back, and it was indeed Zhang Chen.

"Zhang Chen, why are you here? Why are you following me?" I was frightened by him and asked him angrily.

"I'm sorry, I was afraid that you would be in danger if you came out alone, so I followed you. I knew you were in a bad mood, so I didn't disturb you."

After he said that, he chuckled.

I was speechless. This guy was weird. In the dark, he knew he would scare me if he showed up, but he still followed me in a mysterious way.

"Why didn't you call me earlier? Look how scared I was."

I was very angry, but I softened my tone a little, thinking that the other person meant well but ended up doing something bad, it wasn't intentional.

"Sorry, I won't do that again next time." He chuckled.

"There will be a next time. I will punish you next time."

I tried to hold back my laughter. If he had spoken a minute later, Xiao Hei might have bitten him.

"Don't go, let's find a place to sit for a while." He said again, and I nodded in agreement.

So we found a big tree and sat down.

"Are you feeling unhappy because Zhu Xiaomei dropped out of school?" Zhang Chen asked after sitting down.

We sat facing the river, he sat not far from me, looking at the quiet river surface under the moonlight, and I answered.

"Yeah! What a shame."

I was really impressed that he could guess what was on my mind. He must be a very delicate boy. We were just casual acquaintances before, and I never really tried to get to know him.

Maybe it’s because he looks too much like the man in black in my dream, so I don’t want to get to know him in detail.

"Don't be sad. This world is unfair. None of us can completely control our own destiny. This may be her fate, but it is not necessarily a bad thing."

"Although studying and going to college is a narrow bridge that we all have to squeeze through, you have to think about it, not everyone can squeeze through."

"Perhaps, she can make it through this winding path she is on now, and it may require more effort and opportunities, but it does not mean that she cannot reach the end."

He spoke at a steady pace and with a calm tone, revealing his maturity. I couldn't help but turn my head to look at him.

The dim moonlight outlines the chiseled face, which looks both familiar and strange, full of mysterious charm. It blurs the details of the face but highlights the depth and confusion in the eyes.

I was deeply immersed in it and couldn't help but think of the colder and more domineering face in my dream.

"What's wrong? Am I right?"

I was startled by Zhang Chen's words and subconsciously looked away.

"Yes, yes!" My face turned slightly red at this time, but he probably couldn't see it in the dark. I sorted out my thoughts and continued.

"Maybe you're right. I shouldn't be so entangled."

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