The Third Rose

Fortunately, Chen Xingze was not isolated by his classmates because of the auditorium incident. On the contrary, everyone was very curious about him.Inexplicably, he became an active member of the class, coupled with his status as a music specialty student, he was appointed by Xie Dingnan as a literary and art committee member.

When he first entered school, Chen Xingze's mind was full of You Xiaolin.Sitting in the classroom during the day, Chen Xingze couldn't help laughing when he thought that he was only a few classes away from You Xiaolin.

Because of this long and bitter secret love, Chen Xingze's emotional world is much more complicated than that of other peers. He is sentimental, sometimes happy and sometimes worrying.

In order to find a foothold for his feeling of having nowhere to put it, Chen Xingze developed the habit of reading.Both at home and abroad, from the bloody "To Live" to the tranquil "Walden", from the poignant and sad "Norwegian Wood" to the drowsy "Remembrance of Things Past".

He always felt that if he continued like this, he might be gone forever on the road of literary youth...

If there is no such person as Lu Hao.

"What are you doing?"

During the break time before a certain physical education class, Chen Xingze sat in a daze under the grape trellis on the playground, and Lu Hao ran over to him.

Chen Xingze said quietly: "I'm thinking about Zhang Ailing."

Unable to listen to the last art class, Chen Xingze flipped through a book about Eileen Chang, in which he read a famous quote that Eileen Chang wrote to Hu Lancheng——

"After seeing him, she became very low, as low as the dust. But she was happy in her heart, and flowers bloomed from the dust."

He lamented that these powerful writers and writers can write through people's hearts with just a few words.He can fully understand her mood when she wrote this sentence, and he regards her as a confidant in his heart.

"Zhang Ailing?"

"Ah."

"How many classes?"

"..."

All the sorrow and beauty dissipated in an instant.Chen Xingze turned his head, Lu Hao didn't know where to play, his head was covered with sweat, and his enthusiastic body exuded a vigorous and stupid atmosphere.

"Lu Hao."

"Ok?"

Chen Xingze said from the bottom of his heart, "Can we read some books?"

"What book?"

Chickens talk to ducks.Chen Xingze sighed.Lu Hao asked enthusiastically: "Will you go to play? Let's clean up those bastards from the third class! You don't know what they did when you didn't come last time and they won two games."

Chen Xingze was silent for two seconds, squinted his eyes and said, "Are they freaking out?"

Lu Hao: "That's right! If you say you lost to us at the beginning, you just didn't adapt to our style of play. If you get used to it twice, it won't work for you."

Chen Xingze casually grabbed a withered yellow grape leaf from the side, squeezed it a few times, and threw it on the ground.

"Clean them up!"

"it is good!"

The two rolled up their sleeves and went to the basketball court vigorously.

This is how Chen Xingze's career as a literary youth was repeatedly delayed.

Speaking of Lu Hao, his popularity is surprisingly good, even Chen Xingze can hardly match him.Lu Hao's family is rich, but he never shows off. He gets along well with the whole class, and he is tall and handsome, and he is also good at sports. Except for his slightly poor grades... he can hardly find any shortcomings.

But it doesn't matter even if the grades are poor, Xie Dingnan doesn't stare at Lu Hao's grades like other students.Later, Chen Xingze overheard Xie Dingnan telling other class teachers: "Lu Hao's mother has already said hello, as long as his grades can keep up. He is not in the domestic college entrance examination, and his family should have already made arrangements."

Chen Xingze and the other two classmates who passed by heard this at the time, and they didn't know who spread the word when they went back. Later, some narrow-minded people would occasionally say things like "Why do you come to this school?" Lu Hao didn't care about the poor and jealous words, and even smiled and apologized to those who said these words.

"Sorry, my mother insisted on me coming."

Chen Xingze felt that his character must have been cultivated in an extremely happy environment.

However, Lu Hao's carelessness can occasionally drive people crazy, and Chen Xingze quarreled with him because of this.

Chen Xingze's personality is usually one of the best, but he is different from Lu Hao, he has a bottom line that no one can touch - that is You Xiaolin.

The first conversation he had with You Xiaolin in Experimental Middle School was initiated by You Xiaolin.After school was over on the day of the opening ceremony, You Xiaolin was waiting for Chen Xingze at the gate of class six.

"At the ceremony just now, I felt as if I saw you. I didn't expect it was really you. You also came to the experiment."

In order not to tremble when speaking, Chen Xingze lowered his voice by an octave.

"I didn't get admitted directly, I'm a music student."

"That's good, I haven't contacted you for a year, I thought..." You Xiaolin paused, and Chen Xingze's heart skipped a beat.In the next second, You Xiaolin said, "It turns out that you have worked hard. You are smart, and you passed the exam after a year of homework."

"It's said that he is a special student."

Chen Xingze was still thinking about the half-sentence You Xiaolin had just said.

"Even special students do not have low grade requirements. It's great that we can go to a high school."

"Ah."

"We will be able to meet each other often in the future, and come to me if you have anything to do."

They didn't chat a few words, Lu Hao rushed out of the classroom. "Finally finished packing, I thought you had already run away! Hey? Who is this, your friend?" Lu Hao smiled at You Xiaolin, "How are you, classmate."

"Hello." You Xiaolin said to Chen Xingze, "Then I'll go first."

Lu Hao: "Let's go together."

Chen Xingze stepped on Lu Hao's foot. Fortunately, You Xiaolin didn't take Lu Hao's invitation seriously, and turned to leave.

It stands to reason that with Lu Hao's careless personality, anything that has nothing to do with playing and eating should be forgotten, but he is inexplicably interested in You Xiaolin's matter.

Later, Chen Xingze felt that maybe his obsession with You Xiaolin was too obvious, so obvious that Lu Hao, who was like a fool, was enlightened.

During a flag-raising ceremony on a Monday, Chen Xingze was scanning You Xiaolin in the distance with his golden eyes when he suddenly felt something dark approaching him.

Lu Hao was a little taller than Chen Xingze, and bent his knees to forcefully stand to a parallel perspective.

"What are you looking at?"

Chen Xingze pushed him back, and Lu Hao came up again.

"It's that You Xiaolin again."

Chen Xingze ignored him, Lu Hao paused for a while, and said, "I've found out, so don't lie to me."

Chen Xingze: "Find out what?"

Lu Hao said solemnly: "I asked a class of classmates, You Xiaolin is a poor student, right? The trouble you made at the orientation ceremony was to help him, right?"

Chen Xingze chuckled lightly. "I thought you found something, it's really idle."

Chen Xingze has always felt that feelings are a very personal matter, even if there is only one-sided crush, he doesn't want strangers to get involved.

From the perspective of a bystander, Lu Hao always felt that Chen Xingze was at a loss.

In Lu Hao's subconscious mind, no matter what Chen Xingze does, he should be as comfortable as when they first met on the badminton court.He didn't understand why Chen Xingze, who was usually very chic, became so cautious when facing You Xiaolin.

Chen Xingze has done many things for You Xiaolin.The previous class was preparing to run for the study committee. Qin Bo and You Xiaolin competed fiercely. Qin Bo bought snacks for his classmates, but You Xiaolin didn't know what to do. He didn't have extra money to buy gifts for teachers and classmates.

After Chen Xingze found out, he brought You Xiaolin a perfume lily every three days and asked him to keep it in a small vase in front of the classroom.At this point, the refreshing fragrance of flowers is always wafting in the classroom, and a few packs of snacks are instantly vulgar compared to it. You Xiaolin was successfully elected to the school committee.

When You Xiaolin wanted to give Chen Xingze money, Chen Xingze told him that it was left over from a nearby flower shop that couldn't sell it.

Only Lu Hao knew that it was actually Chen Xingze who went to many flower shops and finally selected the best quality flowers. The scent was different from other lilies, fresh and natural, and it cost more than ten yuan a piece.

But just like the ceremony that had gradually been forgotten, Chen Xingze didn't tell You Xiaolin anything.

In Lu Hao's view, friendship should not be like this.But Chen Xingze didn't know what he thought, nor did he care.

Soon conflicts erupted.

One day after school at noon, Chen Xingze and Lu Hao ran into You Xiaolin at the door of the teaching building. Chen Xingze wanted to ask You Xiaolin to have dinner with him, but You Xiaolin refused on the grounds of studying.

This was not the first time Chen Xingze invited You Xiaolin to dinner, nor was it the first time You Xiaolin refused.Originally, Chen Xingze didn't take it seriously, and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, Lu Hao said something to You Xiaolin, "You are really hard to hire."

Before Chen Xingze and You Xiaolin recovered, Lu Hao said again: "Do you know how many things he has done for you?"

Chen Xingze was the first to react, and dragged Lu Hao away.Chen Xingze rushed forward with enthusiasm, squeezed Lu Hao's hand with all his strength, pulled it out of the peach forest in one breath, and pushed it hard.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Lu Hao didn't show weakness either, "You won't be allowed to speak anymore?"

"Who told you to say this?"

"I see you are angry!"

Chen Xingze narrowed his eyes, and Lu Hao said in an angry tone, "That's not what my friends do!"

Chen Xingze sneered, "Yo, then come and teach me how to be friends with people?"

"I did not mean that!"

"Then what do you mean?"

"You know what I mean! Don't talk so yin and yang!"

Chen Xingze looked at him coldly, and said for a while, "You don't come to me anymore after you think I'm eccentric." After speaking, he walked towards the teaching building, and Lu Hao chased after him. "You need to keep in touch with each other to make friends! You don't owe anyone, why are you so hot about shaving your head! You put so much effort into buying flowers for him to campaign, and even if you ask him to come out for a meal, he ignores you— —”

Chen Xingze stopped suddenly and turned around.

Lu Hao didn't stop the car and almost hit Chen Xingze.Chen Xingze stared at him with deep eyes, hiding many things he couldn't understand.

"I didn't want to send him flowers just to help him campaign."

Chen Xingze left behind these words.

Poor Young Master Lu's single-minded mind can't understand the deep meaning of these words at all, he just feels inexplicably uncomfortable inside.He stood there dryly for over half an hour, forgetting to eat his lunch.Finally, when the class bell rang, he scratched his hair violently as if venting his anger, and went back to the classroom.