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If Zhang Xiaoqiang hadn't appeared in front of Jiang Yu so suddenly, he would have almost forgotten the existence of this person.Speaking of which, before Jiang Yu transferred to another school, he hadn't seen this person for a long time in Rihua Middle School.

Just as he suddenly appeared at this time, he also disappeared suddenly at that time.In Jiang Yu's memory, he was just beaten up by Qi Nuliang, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his broken hand was hanging on his chest.

Looking at Zhang Xiaoqiang at this time, his face is more than one shade darker than when he was in school, he has a crew cut, and his figure is a bit stockier, and he has begun to take the shape of an adult man.If he had come to fight, Jiang Yu might not even be his opponent.

A light flashed from the corner of Jiang Yu's eyes, and he took a closer look, and found that this man also had pierced ears and earrings.Jiang Yu frowned.

Zhang Xiaoqiang grinned at him, revealing a row of teeth that were very white compared to his skin.

"You actually transferred to Yingcai Middle School. I asked Li Cui and Zhou Zhiheng, but none of them knew. I asked for a long time..."

Jiang Yu interrupted him with a cold tone: "What do you want me for?"

"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything malicious." Zhang Xiaoqiang was a little embarrassed, scratched his short stubble, and chatted to himself, "My mother said that I always fight at school, and I won't be allowed to read after that. My second uncle and I were asked to go to the south to work in New Years, and it’s almost New Year’s Eve, there’s no business in the factory, so we’ll come back early for the holiday..."

Jiang Yu didn't know what he was going to say in a jabber, and interrupted him impatiently again: "What do you want me for?"

"It's nothing...something I want to tell you..."

"I don't want to hear it." Jiang Yu said coldly, but was very surprised to see a look of shame on Zhang Xiaoqiang's face.

"I... wait for you to leave school, let's have dinner together..." He raised his head and looked at Jiang Yu with some embarrassment.

When the class bell rang, Jiang Yu simply refused: "No need.

"Another reminder, next time I climb over the wall and enter our school, I will report to the security department." After speaking, he entered the teaching building without looking back.

Zhang Xiaoqiang came to him suddenly, and even wanted to have dinner with him, it was simply inexplicable.

But in just one year, this little rascal has changed a lot.Not only has his appearance matured, but his personality has also slightly changed from a mad dog to a human.

After four classes in the afternoon, school ends on time at 06:30.However, even for day students, Yingcai Middle School requires self-study in the evening, and they have to return to the classroom at [-]:[-].

The meal time was tight, and when the bell rang, everyone in the classroom dispersed, and Jiang Yu also grabbed the rice bowl and rushed to the cafeteria.Just after leaving the teaching building, Zhang Xiaoqiang was still there.

When the other party saw him, he immediately greeted him: "You are finally out of school, I have reserved a table at the hot pot restaurant next door..." After speaking, he looked at him expectantly.

A gust of cold wind blew, Jiang Yu pulled the zipper of the down jacket to the top and folded his arms.

Zhang Xiaoqiang also shrugged his neck and put his hands into his trouser pockets.

Yingcai's management is strict. Although he can climb over the fence and enter the school, he cannot enter the teaching building without a student ID card.Seeing that his nose was red and his lips were white, he must have been frozen outside for several hours.

The hot pot restaurant is noisy and warm, especially the hot aroma, which makes people swallow and feel more hungry.

Jiang Yu and Zhang Xiaoqiang have a grudge against each other, but Hotpot is innocent.Especially when school is over in the afternoon, people are very hungry, coupled with the freezing weather, when facing hot pot, people's will is particularly weak.

For a moment, impulsiveness was greater than rationality, and his love for hot pot was greater than his dislike for Zhang Xiaoqiang. With a little curiosity, Jiang Yu followed what this bastard was going to say to him.Even though sitting at the table, face to face with Zhang Xiaoqiang, his dislike became concrete again, making him regret the impulsiveness just now.

Fortunately, the red pot exuding a strong aroma was on the table immediately, standing between the two of them, Zhang Xiaoqiang became unrecognizable, only the aroma of the spices and the redness of the chili oil were concrete.Jiang Yu stared at the head of the pot, and when the pot was opened, he began to eat by himself.

"Hungry, eat more." Zhang Xiaoqiang brought him food.

Jiang Yu quickly moved away holding the bowl, and said coldly, "I'm not that familiar with you, so don't do such unappetizing things."

Zhang Xiaoqiang shyly withdrew his hand, put down his chopsticks, and just quietly watched Jiang Yu eat.

I haven't seen each other for more than a year, and the person in front of me is different from the person he thought of polishing every day. For example, he is a lot taller than himself, his eyebrows and eyes are longer, and his voice It also got thicker.The same boy was fifteen six seven years old, but Jiang Yu grew up faster than him.

Jiang Yu was very unhappy to be stared at by this gaze, and put down his chopsticks, annoyed: "Don't look at me with such disgusting eyes."

Zhang Xiaoqiang turned his eyes away.

He is 17 years old this year, and he is about to enter an adult age, but some people only need a moment to grow up.Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't know whether his moment was the moment he stepped out of school, into the factory, or the moment he realized that he liked Jiang Yu.

Either way, it made him realize that his past self was miserable and ridiculous, like a clown.

Growing up makes people sad, and so is falling in love.

It's just that Jiang Yu, who is used to Zhang Xiaoqiang's arrogance and stupidity, feels very uncomfortable with his calm and self-abased expression at this time.

"Say what you want to say quickly, and don't appear in front of me again after you finish speaking."

"Do you remember the first time we met?"

Jiang Yu sneered: "That time you led a group of kids chasing me with sticks?"

"No, that's very far behind." Zhang Xiaoqiang's eyes became deeper, as if he had returned to the scene at that time. Even though almost ten years had passed, he still remembered everything at that time very clearly.

It's also winter, and it's almost the Chinese New Year. It has just snowed heavily, and the roadsides are covered with snow.His parents were playing cards in the mahjong parlor of Liu Laodan's house, and they threw Zhang Xiaoyong to him.At that time, the road from Hongcheng to the Daily Chemical Factory had just been repaired, and there was still a large pile of sand beside the road.The snow on the sand is thick and white, and the children in the neighborhood are playing in the snow.

He also took his brother with him.Standing on the edge of the sand pile, he saw the child among the crowd at a glance.The same child is five or six years old, but that child is so different.He was dressed in a red padded coat, his body was very clean, his face was as white as snowflakes, and when he smiled, his eyebrows were curved and his eyes were very beautiful. Everyone surrounded him.

Looking at Zhang Xiaoyong who was holding his nose and licking his nose again, the strong contrast made a six or seven-year-old child vaguely touch the "beautiful" shape for the first time.Zhang Xiaoqiang let go of his brother, told him to stand on the side and not move, and walked towards the middle of the sand pile.

He knew two kids inside, and he took the initiative to strike up a conversation, asking them what they were playing and wanting to join.The two children put his shoulders on his shoulders and told others his name, and the children often became friends after announcing their names.

At this moment, the pretty kid in red pointed at him and said, "He's so dirty, you don't think it's dirty, you can play with him." After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands and left.

The children looked at each other for a while, and suddenly they all followed him, and finally the boy holding Zhang Xiaoqiang's shoulder also ran away with the crowd.

On the huge pile of sand, Zhang Xiaoqiang, who was at a loss, and his younger brother who was persistently licking his nose were left.

Seeing Jiang Yu's blank expression, he suddenly laughed: "You definitely don't remember."

Jiang Yu did not remember, but he did have a red cotton coat when he was a child.

"You made a special trip to find me out, just to tell me that what you did to me was to get revenge on me for not playing with you when I was young?" Jiang Yu was not angry, with a sarcastic smile on his face, "If you want me Apologize to you?"

"No, I'm the one who should apologize." Zhang Xiaoqiang lowered his eyes, and the corners of the lowered eyes hid humility, "Jiang Yu, I'm sorry, I was too stupid before."

"..."

In a year, this person seemed to have changed, and Jiang Yu began to wonder if he was doing something bad again, waiting to let him fall into some trap.But looking back, Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't seem to be that smart, especially after the complacent expression disappeared, both his eyes and movements became more dull.

"What I want to say is that I actually wanted to be friends with you at first."

Later, when Jiang Yu was wandering on the street, he also tried to pull him into his small group.

But Jiang Yu ran away every time he saw them, and resisted desperately when he was caught.His enthusiasm for Jiang Yu was noticed by his "friends", and they began to make fun of him, but Jiang Yu's refusal made him angry.

In order to gain prestige among his "friends" and to retaliate against Jiang Yu's refusal, he began to take the lead in bullying him.Every time he saw him bow his head in front of him and had to give in, he did get a kind of satisfaction, as if this person was finally under his control.

It took a long time before Zhang Xiaoqiang realized that this was a kind of inferiority complex.He couldn't figure out where this inferiority complex came from. Jiang Yu was an orphan, the son of a prostitute, and even though he wasn't the pride of heaven, he couldn't afford to feel inferior in front of such a person.

But longing is what makes people feel inferior for no reason, just like the present after he stripped off all the bravado.

"Farewell, I have no friends, and I don't need friends." Jiang Yu refused very simply.He stood up, the meal was over, the words were spoken, it was time for him to go back to school.

Zhang Xiaoqiang was still sitting on the chair blankly.

Originally, Zhang Xiaoqiang was supposed to pay the money, but it was more unpleasant to owe him a meal than to be given a free meal by him.Walking to the counter, Jiang Yu went to settle the money.Although when he paid the money, he began to regret it again, and he still felt unwilling to invite this kind of person to dinner.

The cold air outside refreshed his mind a lot after being steamed in the hot pot restaurant.

He didn't know why Zhang Xiaoqiang made this change, and he didn't know what he meant by these words.But Jiang Yu doesn't hate him because of those things in the past, and he won't forgive him at the same time.He only hoped that this person could completely disappear from his life, and today should have explained everything clearly.

He was about to walk out of the hot pot street when a panting voice followed.

Zhang Xiaoqiang who caught up grabbed his hand.Jiang Yu shook it twice but did not shake it off, frowning in annoyance: "Let go!"

Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't speak, but just looked at Jiang Yu with burning eyes, and there seemed to be a voice in his heart urging him - say it, you only have this chance, if you don't say it now, you will never have the chance to tell him in the future.

"Why are you crazy, let go!" Jiang Yu raised his voice, already quite angry, "You want to fight..."

"Jiang Yu...I, I...fuck, I like you!"

Jiang Yu suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, or something wrong with his brain. He couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence for a while, only his eyes gradually widened.

Until he really heard it clearly and understood it, he suddenly became angry and cursed "Fuck you", at the same time he waved his hand and gave Zhang Xiaoqiang a punch, immediately hitting him so that he staggered a few steps while covering his nose.

After getting rid of this person, Jiang Yu walked quickly, and vaguely heard the person behind him still laughing.