out of print lover

Neither Lin Xing nor Feng Yu mentioned what happened on Zhou Xiaohui’s birthday. The way Feng Yu and Zhou Xiaohui get along has not changed much from before. Feng Yu is calm and Zhou Xiaohui is fussy. He would get up early every day and go to the cafeteria to bring Zhou Xiaohui buns and soy milk, but Feng Yu would also beat Zhou Xiaohui mercilessly when she bluffed too much.

Feng Yu is a very powerful person, and Feng Yu will intervene in everything about Zhou Xiaohui.Sometimes when outsiders see the relationship between the two of them, they will feel wronged for Zhou Xiaohui. Some people secretly complain to Zhou Xiaohui: "We are all friends, and she is not your elder. Why do you care about you every day? You really take yourself seriously."

Zhou Xiaohui was smiling on the surface at the time, and brought this topic over with two hahas, and then slowly distanced herself from these people who gossip behind their backs.

Lin Xing occasionally felt that Feng Yu was a bit too aggressive before, but after discovering Feng Yu's deep thoughts and seeing that the way she and Zhou Xiaohui got along was different from before, Lin Xing realized that behind the presumptuousness was connivance. If Zhou Xiaohui hadn't enjoyed controlling Feng Yu, she and Feng Yu would have broken up long ago, and they wouldn't have waited until now.

Lin Xing felt that these two people were a perfect match when they looked at each other.

However, ever since she found out about Feng Yu's feelings for Zhou Xiaohui, Lin Xing was too embarrassed to play with them again, fearing that she would become a light bulb if she didn't pay attention. Fortunately, the third year of junior high school was heavy, so there were not many opportunities for them to play together .

Even if the students of the junior middle school of the No. [-] Middle School want to go directly to the senior part of the No. [-] Middle School, they have to pass the senior high school entrance examination, but the admission threshold will be a little looser than that of the outside.With Lin Xing's grades, it is more than enough to go straight to the middle school, but her mind is in a mess now. As long as she relaxes, Xu Xiwan's voice and smile will linger in her mind, and she can't drive it away, so she has to spend all her free time. I spend all my time doing the questions, and I only choose difficult and strange questions to do, because I am afraid that I will think wildly.

The number of times Xu Xiwan spent the night at home gradually increased this year. Many times she finished her work in the study and saw that the light in Lin Xing's room was still on when she came out. She had to knock on Lin Xing's door to remind her, "The question is I can't finish it, elementary school bully, should I go to bed?"

Xu Xiwan knew that Lin Xing's grades were very good. Although she didn't insist on Lin Xing's studies, every time she went to hold a parent-teacher meeting for Lin Xing and heard the praise and rewards of Lin Xing from the teachers of various subjects, Xu Xiwan's pride in her heart was beyond words. It was concealed, and Xu Xiwan's pride in Lin Xing could be heard even in an intimate joke.

"Let's do the last question." Lin Xing turned around and smiled slightly at Xu Xiwan, "Go to bed first, Wanwan, I'll finish writing soon."

Normally, when Lin Xing said this, Xu Xiwan would at most remind her to go to bed early after writing and not to be too tired. Her paper, "What question is so difficult to write? I'll take a look too."

It was a physics test paper, and Lin Xing had already finished all the previous questions. Her characters were taught by Xu Xiwan, and Xu Xiwan's shadow could be seen between the strokes of the pen, but it was less than Xu Xiwan's. It is a bit sharper, and a bit more neat and beautiful. Except for the important data of the question stem, a test paper has been circled, and the rest of the test paper has almost no traces of alteration. Even the force analysis drawn on the question map is very beautiful.

There was only the last question left on that paper. Xu Xiwan thought, isn’t it a question for junior high school students? How could he not even know this? He confidently picked up Lin Xing’s physics paper and saw the question. The head is big, there are pulleys and springs, there is even water and a boat, and there are objects falling under the boat. Look at the last question and ask about the speed of the boat.

Xu Xiwan: "..."

What kind of tricky question is this?Is this questioner deliberately making things difficult for the students?

Xu Xiwan asked: "So what's the use of doing this kind of problem?" Does the school want to train every student to be a physicist?

"The usefulness is that other students don't know it, but I know it, and I can score higher than other students." Lin Xing took back the test paper in Xu Xiwan's hand, and pushed Xu Xiwan out, "Oh, it's alright, Wanwan, You go to sleep first, I promise this is the last question, I will go to sleep after finishing writing."

After Xu Xiwan was pushed out of Lin Xing's room, he said in admiration, "Xiao Xing, you are really amazing."

This is sincere recognition and admiration, not encouragement and praise for Lin Xing like a child.

Lin Xing felt as if his heart had been wiped with honey.She thought that one day, she would be someone who stood side by side with Xu Xiwan and was qualified to tell Xu Xiwan that she liked her.

Lin Xing thought of what Feng Yu said before, if you love someone, you have to make yourself stronger, powerful enough to protect her.

For 15 years, Lin Xing's greatest wish was to be an ordinary person, and this wish changed at this moment.

Ordinary people can't protect Xu Xiwan, ordinary people don't even have the right to stand by Xu Xiwan's side, Lin Xing can see Xu Xiwan's hard work for many years, Lin Xing can also see Xu Xiwan's ability and skills, Xu Xiwan doesn't Need Lin Xing's protection.

Then, just be someone who can stand by her side and face the world side by side with her, Lin Xing thought, she has been an ordinary person for 15 years, she doesn't want to be an ordinary person anymore, she wants to be someone who can stand on the side of Xu Xiwan Beside her, the person who is her right-hand man.

Lin Xing was full of confidence, but after a few days, he was like a deflated ball, thinking that he might never be able to catch up with Xu Xiwan in his life.She just saw Xu Xiwan's figure on the news of an economic summit. The people standing around Xu Xiwan seem to be at least 50 or [-] years old. Only Xu Xiwan is so young, standing on the lonely cliff The peak of the cliff.

That day, Xu Yiqing just came back from a trip abroad and came to play with Lin Xing. When she saw Lin Xing hugging her beloved plush bear on the sofa, she thought she was sick, "Oh, what's wrong with Xiao Xing? Wouldn't it be uncomfortable? Where's my sister? Why doesn't she take you to see it?"

"Sister Xiaoqing, you are here." Lin Xing stood up listlessly, and went to wash Xu Yiqing's cup to make tea, "Sister Xiaoqing, drink tea."

Xu Yiqing asked, "Xiaoxing, are you feeling unwell or in a bad mood?"

"not in a good mood."

"Did you fail the exam?"

"No."

"Are you having a fight with your classmates?"

"No."

"That's why I got into a fight with my sister."

"...Neither."

Xu Yiqing was puzzled, "Why is that? You must have a reason for being in a bad mood, right?"

"I..." Lin Xing hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong with you? Tell me quickly, are you going to kill me?"

"I...I want to ask you, sister Xiaoqing, how can I be as good as Wanwan?"

Xu Yiqing chuckled, "You want to be like my sister? Lin Xing, you don't have a fever, right? Do you know how tired my sister is? There won't be one person like her in the world in 100 years. She is a born ghost reincarnated. Yes! We ordinary people should enjoy it when we should, and elites like them will stand up to the sky falling."

But Lin Xing thought, he didn't want to be a grass in the shade of Xu Xiwan's tree, and be blessed by Xu Xiwan forever.She wants to be another big tree beside Xu Xiwan, stand upright with Xu Xiwan, and she also wants to be someone who can protect Xu Xiwan.

Lin Xing was very sad, and his head drooped, "Are people without talent destined to be taken care of by others?"

"Not necessarily." Xu Yiqing patted Lin Xing's shoulder reassuringly, "You know Xu Xing'an and Xu Xingyan, right? They are far less capable than my sister, but they were in charge of the Xu family before. Is it? Ability, except for spirits like Xu Xiwan, most people also rely on acquired efforts to accumulate and cultivate."

How to cultivate it?Lin Xing has no clue, she is still learning the most basic knowledge of arts and sciences, but she knows that when Xu Xiwan was the same age as her, she had already gone abroad to study in university, the world Xu Xiwan came into contact with was the same as Lin Xing came into contact with. The world is completely different, Lin Xing began to worry about whether he would never catch up with Xu Xiwan's pace.

Seeing her sad face, Xu Yiqing rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Xiaoxing, do you really want to go the same way as Xu Xiwan?"

"Ah."

"It's actually not that difficult."

Lin Xing's eyes sparked with hope again, "Sister Xiaoqing, do you have a solution?"

"In the past, you didn't dare to be interested, so my sister didn't tell you. In fact, the Xu family used to have a private school that was not open to the public. It only accepted the children of the Xu family. The real elite education, the heirs of the Xu family for several generations all came from the school. It came out there, and later the private school expanded, and other families in Jinling also joined in, established a school board, and turned this private school into a private aristocratic school. Now these people who hold important positions in Jinling's business and political circles are very large. Some of them graduated from this school, even my uncle came from here. If you are really interested, Xiaoxing, you can tell my sister, she loves you so much, she will definitely agree to you. But..." Xu Yiqing changed the topic.

"But what?"

"But the studies at that school are boring. It's either finance or law all day long. I can't understand those teachers in class. If you really want to go there, you have to be mentally prepared."

Hearing what she said, Lin Xing's eyes lit up.

Don't be afraid of being boring, don't be afraid of not understanding, that's always the way to catch up with Xu Xiwan, it's better than the current dead end.

"Sister Xiaoqing, how many points do you need in the high school entrance examination to get into that school?"

Xu Yiqing was delighted to hear her innocent question, "Children from ordinary families, even geniuses, can't find a way to enter a private school. Children from aristocratic families, it's just a matter of a word, so they go in."

Lin Xing understood.

This is not only a school, but also a privilege that symbolizes status. Who doesn't want to have privileges, but ordinary people, even if they work hard for a lifetime, they can't touch the edge of this circle.

Xu Yiqing said: "But Xiaoxing, you don't have to worry. Since you have this idea, you can tell my sister some time. She is working hard enough now. If you have this willingness, you will take over her class in the future. This is a good thing." , it is impossible for her not to agree."

In fact, Xu Xiwan really refused.

On the night when Xu Yiqing returned to Xu's house, Lin Xing told Xu Xiwan about his idea of ​​going to a private school. Xu Xiwan frowned at that time, and the air pressure in his body dropped, "Who told you? Xu Yiqing? "

"No, I want to go by myself." Lin Xing said, "Wanwan, just let me go." Want to read novels.Looking for money everywhere.Source? Then come, the sound is like the adjacent mortar of Wuerling

"That place is not suitable for you, it's full of smog." Xu Xiwan rebuffed straight away, "Besides, didn't you dream of going to No. [-] Middle School before? If you leave, what will happen to your classmates and friends?"

"Didn't you say, Wanwan? Friends' feelings won't dissipate just because you don't study in the same school." Lin Xing said, "Wanwan, what you said that night was right. What I'm studying now, physics, chemistry, etc. It is completely inconsistent with my ideal. No matter how deeply I learn and how thoroughly I understand, what is the use? I don’t want to be a physicist or chemist in the future. I will forget this knowledge in the end. To continue learning these, it is better to change the environment and learn the knowledge I am interested in."

"Who taught you this?" Xu Xi smiled late, "So you've already thought about what you're going to do in the future?"

"Well, Wan Wan, I want to be the same person as you." I want to stand side by side with you, and I want to move forward with you in the future, instead of hiding behind you for the rest of my life and letting you shield me from the wind rain.

Xu Xiwan only thought that Lin Xing's words were childish, "Xiao Xing, do you know what I do? I'm a businessman." And I'm a businessman who is good at speculation, stealing and cheating.

Xu Xiwan didn't want Lin Xing to become a businessman, Lin Xing was too clean, her hands were beautiful and lustrous, suitable for drawing, holding a brush, and even more suitable for playing the piano, but she was not suitable for counting money.

Xu Xiwan thought about Lin Xing's career in the future. She hoped that Lin Xing would become a painter, wear plain skirts, concentrate on creating in the studio, and keep his ears shut. Xu Xiwan would hold a world tour exhibition for her; or be a pianist , wearing a noble and elegant dress, held his own piano recital in the top theater.

Noble, untouched by mundane things, she only needs to accept people's pursuit and admiration, Lin Xing has a pure heart, such a career is perfect for her.

But Lin Xing said that he wanted to be a businessman.

What is a merchant?From Xu Xiwan's point of view, businessman is a profession mixed in dung | soil, mercenary, full of money, and everyone is a bastard who falls into the eyes of money - including herself, there is no businessman who is not full of calculations, Lin Xing is so simple How can a man be a businessman?Simply defiled.

"The most powerful businessman." Lin Xing added for Xu Xiwan, "Since Wanwan is the most powerful businessman, then I will be the second most powerful businessman."

"I hope you will reconsider." Xu Xiwan tried to persuade Lin Xing to come back, "Xiao Xing, being a businessman is not a noble profession. Besides, if you really want to be in business, you can go to business school after graduating from high school. , don’t be so anxious.”

Lin Xing felt that time was pressing and there was no need to delay. She had already been left far behind by Xu Xiwan, and she had to wait another three years?When I went to college, the day lily was cold.

Lin Xing had always listened to Xu Xiwan's words very much, but this time she insisted surprisingly, no matter how Xu Xiwan persuaded her, she made up her mind not to take the high school entrance examination, but to go to Xu's private school.

Xu Xiwan looked at her silently, and she looked directly at Xu Xiwan without any timidity.

Because of the two people's differences on future plans, for the first time, the air in Xu Xiwan's house smelled of gunpowder.

After a stalemate for a few minutes, Xu Xiwan was defeated, shaking his head and chuckling, "Xiao Xing has grown up, and now she is an adult with her own opinion."

"Wanwan, you said that...you agreed?" Lin Xing blinked, a little confused.

"Have you forgotten, Xiaoxing? I said that I will unconditionally support all the decisions you make, and I will be your eternal backing." Xu Xiwan thought that he had planned a road for Lin Xing that he thought was perfect. She never asked Lin Xing whether he would like to go that way.Lin Xing has his own goal, and whether that goal suits Xu Xiwan's wishes or not, Xu Xiwan should respect it.

"Wanwan..." Lin Xing was about to get teary-eyed with emotion when she was interrupted by Xu Xiwan's words.

"But Xiao Xing has to tell me first, are you interested in doing business yourself, or do you want to do business simply because of me?"

"Is there a difference?" Lin Xing said with a smile, "I'm interested in doing business because I'm late, so I want to do business, okay?"

Xu Xiwan didn't speak.

Lin Xing thought of this path too simply.

But Xu Xiwan thought again, what are you afraid of? Isn't she working so hard now to give Lin Xing more opportunities to try? When she gets a taste of it and finds that she is not interested, it's the same if she goes on another path.

So the two reached a consensus.

With Xu Xiwan's permission, Lin Xing took some time to make an appointment with Feng Yu and Zhou Xiaohui, and told them that he might not continue his studies in No. [-] Middle School.

Zhou Xiaohui was startled and couldn't accept it at first, "Ah? Didn't you agree to be a classmate for another six years? We grew up together, Lin Xing, I miss you so much when you're gone."

"There is no banquet that lasts forever." Feng Yu poured Lin Xing a glass of orange juice, "Lin Xing, no matter where you go, we are friends anyway, if you have something to say, just don't be shy."

"Hey, Feng Yu, what I'm waiting for is your words, don't worry, I will remember, I will come to you if I need help, besides, I am just going to another school for high school, not going abroad, we can still get together on weekends Let's play." Lin Xing picked up the glass, replaced the wine with fruit juice, and had a toast with Feng Yu and Zhou Xiaohui.

In the days that followed, the senior high school entrance examination turned into pure mixed results. In order to adapt to the teaching environment of the private school, Lin Xing inquired with Xu Yiqing about the curriculum arrangement for the first semester in advance. Xu Yiqing made a bunch of PPTs and handouts for Lin Xing. Lin Xing was more interested in science, but was troubled by these cloudy word games. Every day the teacher gave lectures on it, and she hugged the The introductory economics textbook was gnawed. Fortunately, all the basic courses were finished at this time, and they were all reviewing. Even if Lin Xing didn't attend the lectures, he would only lose dozens of points in the next mock exam.

With Lin Xing’s junior high school background, it’s a fantasy to learn politics and economics by herself. Not to mention professional terms, she can’t even understand the calculation formulas in many textbooks. Holding the economics book, frowning and thinking hard, knowing that Lin Xing was interested, he simply invited the old finance professor who taught Xu Yiqing over to teach Lin Xing.

The poor old professor has already retired, and he is planning to stay at home with his grandson to support his life, and the old professor feels bitter when he accepts such a job that he cannot refuse.

During the senior high school entrance examination, Lin Xing performed normally, and got a score of more than 200. It was so-so. On the day of the graduation appreciation banquet, Teacher Chen was happy, and was persuaded by his classmates to drink a lot of wine. It was a pity that Lin Xing beat his chest and feet, saying that Lin Xing could Miaozi who went to a prestigious university, how did his grades regress like this in the end?

Later, Mr. Chen thought about it, people like the Xu family probably don't care about famous universities in China.

Lin Xing thought, although Mr. Chen is a bit old-fashioned, but he is a good teacher who really cares about his classmates. Lin Xing knows that because of Xu Xiwan's relationship, Mr. Chen takes care of him a lot, but the power of the Xu family is ordinary. It is human nature not to dare to offend.

But Mr. Chen didn’t look down on any student because of his poor family. Even Lin Xing’s class had a child with lower than average grades. His family’s conditions were not good, and when he couldn’t afford the tuition and textbooks, Mr. Chen often paid for it out of his own pocket. They gave him money and actively helped him apply for the poor student allowance. Not many people knew about it. Lin Xing also went to the office to ask for leave once, and happened to hear a few teachers chatting.

Lin Xing thought of his preschool teacher again.She thought that if there are good people in this world, there will be bad people. Most of them are kind and selfish, ordinary people, so there is no need to be so sad.

After the high school entrance examination, it was a long summer vacation of nearly three months. Lin Xing declined the travel invitations of Feng Yu, Zhou Xiaohui, and Xu Yiqing. He spent all three months in class, and enrolling in a private school is easier than the various procedures of a regular public school. Too much, and Xu Xiwan is also a member of the school board, so Lin Xing doesn't need to go to school. Naturally, someone specially assigned to Lin Xing will send the textbooks, student ID card, library card, meal card, etc. that Lin Xing needs to go to school in person.

Before entering school, Lin Xing celebrated her 16th birthday.

In the past 16 years, Lin Xing has never had a birthday.

Her birthday was a taboo that neither he nor Xu Xiwan ever mentioned. The day of her birthday was also the day of her mother's death.So Lin Xing never celebrated his birthday.

There was nothing to celebrate, her birth was a direct result of her mother's death.

Lin Xing didn't have any impression of her mother.When she used to live in her uncle's and aunt's house, her uncle usually only cursed viciously when beating her, saying that Lin Xing had killed his sister, and never told Lin Xing about her mother the rest of the time. Xu Xiwan only mentioned it a few times when they lived together late. Lin Xing remembered that when he was a child, Xu Xiwan hugged him and quietly said that his mother was a very good person.

Missing so much and regretting so much, Lin Xing only heard it once and remembered it until now.

Lin Xing thought that his 16th birthday would be as usual, but Xu Xiwan said that he wanted to take Lin Xing to a place.

"Where are you going?" Lin Xing asked.

Xu Xiwan said: "Worship your mother."

For the children of the Xu family, their 16th birthday is a big event. Now that Lin Xing has entered the Xu family, of course he must abide by this tradition. 16 years old means that she has reached the age to know something.

Xu Xiwan took Lin Xing back to the place where she lived before she was seven years old.It was very remote there, and after they got off the plane, someone came to pick them up, and they drove for several hours before arriving in the county.

Ten years had passed, and her memory had been blurred for a long time, but the pain was very deep. The scars on Lin Xing's body had long since disappeared with the years, but as soon as the plane landed, her whole body began to ache.

Lin Xing gritted his teeth, pulled Xu Xiwan's sleeve and whispered, "Wanwan, I don't feel well, let's go back."

This time Xu Xiwan didn't listen to her.

From the moment Xu Xiwan got off the plane, the coldness on his face never faded away.