Absinthe

After autumn, the sun is still hot, the leaves are wilted, and the buzzing of the weeding machine on the lawn downstairs covers the sound of reading, and the smell of green grass is everywhere, as if summer has not passed yet.

During class break, Chen Rao came back from school and turned to the gate of Hao Ai's class. She took a look inside and saw Hao Ai who was busy writing the test paper, but she didn't see Zhong Xiu. The person sitting in front of Hao Ai was replaced by A little fat boy.

"Where's Zhong Xiu?" Chen Rao walked in and knocked on Hao Ai's head as usual.

Hao Ai shook her hand away, and said calmly, "The shift has changed."

"Yo," Chen Rao showed a gloating expression, she suddenly lowered her head and got very close to Hao Ai, and whispered, "Could it be that you broke up with Zhong Xiu, and then he was hurt by love, so he changed jobs?"

"Hurt by love? Is he like this kind of person?" Hao Ai raised his eyebrows slightly, a little unbelievable, he moved the stool a little farther, and smiled again: "Of course not, we are fine."

"It looks very similar to me." Chen Rao didn't care about Hao Ai's deliberate alienation, and laughed wildly: "Then tell me, why did he change classes when he was fine?"

"Excuse me, what misunderstanding do you have about him?" Hao Ai gave her a white look, and began to order to evict the guest: "The learning atmosphere in the key class is good, and the teacher teaches well. If you want to transfer, just transfer. If you have nothing to do, get out, don't disturb my study."

You have misunderstood, Chen Rao secretly slandered.

Several other acquaintances in the class also asked Hao Ai: "Why did Zhong Xiu change classes?"

Hao Ai prevaricated with the same reason.

Lu Fayan was also puzzled: "Tell me honestly, is it because of you that Zhong Xiu changed jobs? A relationship crisis?"

"...Can't you think about the good?"

Hao Ai was so angry that his head hurt, couldn't Zhong Xiu change classes because he wanted to change to a better learning environment?It is normal for people to go to high places.

After Zhong Xiu left, someone took the initiative to apply to sit in his original seat, euphemistically saying that he wanted to get a taste of the god of learning, and maybe he could get a few more points in the exam.The person sitting in front of Hao Ai turned into a tall and strong sports student. He spent most of the day training outside or sneaking out of school to surf the Internet. When he was in class, he either slept or played with his mobile phone. Lying on the table, only occasionally looking up to listen to the class.

At first, Hao Ai was still a little uncomfortable. No one would quietly reach out from under the table to pinch his thigh when he was sleepy in class, and no one would supervise him to recite English, but now he knows how to take the initiative to learn.

The closing time of key classes is half an hour later than that of parallel classes.

After evening self-study, Hao Ai usually reads in the classroom while waiting for the bell to rest.About half an hour later, after school, Zhong Xiu will come in from the back door to look for Hao Ai. If he sees Hao Ai playing with his mobile phone from outside the window, he will hit him on the head. If he sees him writing papers or reading books, Zhong Xiu He would come over quietly and cover Hao Ai's eyes with his hands from behind.

In fact, every time Zhong Xiu came in, Hao Ai could notice it, but he would always cooperate and pretend to be surprised, and he never tired of it.

On the way back, they all slowed down their pace, hoping that the moonlight would stay on the treetops for a while, so that they could stay longer.

However, this situation only lasted for more than a month. After the model passed, Zhong Xiu had to go off-campus to attend the exorbitantly priced remedial class that Yang Yingqiong had signed up for him until ten o'clock in the evening.

The enrollment standard for the remedial class is a score of more than 500 in the first grade of senior high school, and 500 points are the first line of last year.It is said that the tutors here are all experienced teaching and research staff, and there is also a former leader of the college entrance examination proposition group. This tutoring class is very famous in the local area. Among the previous students, countless students have been admitted to top prestigious schools. In short, it is quite a gimmick, and the price is not necessarily high. Can get a spot.

Zhong Xiu didn't want to go at first, he has his own study method and review pace, this kind of remedial class is useless to him, but Yang Yingqiong blocked him back by saying "I paid you all the money". The sky-high price tutoring class in the mouth of the students.He still wanted to argue with reason, but Yang Yingqiong said: "You go to try out two classes, if you think it's not good, you don't have to go."

He went to try out two classes and found that the teacher's lectures were clear and organized, and most of the questions and knowledge points taught were advanced and strengthened by the teachers in the school. It is no wonder that the signboard has not failed.

Naturally, Hao Ai had heard of this remedial class, and there were people in their class who wanted to go, but the seats were already full when they signed up.

When Zhong Xiu mentioned it to him, he expressed his understanding and asked Zhong Xiu to concentrate on his evening self-study and go to remedial classes outside the school, leaving him alone, so the two of them spent even less time together.

Zhong Xiu came to school very early in the morning, and would often go to Hao Ai's class and put things on his desk, sometimes it was a set of organized exercise books, sometimes it was a big bag of yogurt for snacks.If Hao Ai happens to be in the class, just enter the class and give it to him.

When Zhong Xiu came to look for Hao Ai this morning, Hao Ai happened to be in class.Zhong Xiu saw that he had two obvious dark circles under his eyes, and he looked listless.

"Didn't sleep well yesterday?" Zhong Xiu asked.

"Well," Hao Ai's reaction was a little slow, "Last night, there was a math problem that I couldn't figure out, so I spent a long time writing it."

"What time did you go to sleep?"

Hao Ai thought for a few seconds, and changed one or two points in his mouth: "Ten... It's more than two o'clock."

"Is it finally written?"

"It's written." Hao Ai replied quickly.

"If you can't write it, just put it there, and it's not too late to write it the next morning."

"Yeah, mainly because I'm afraid I'll forget it the next day."

In the afternoon, in the last few minutes of the self-study class, Zhong Xiu went to Hao Ai's class again and found that Hao Ai was not in his seat. It was very strange. He should be there at this time.

Zhong Xiu usually doesn't pick this time to come. In addition to looking for Hao Ai when he comes to Class [-], he sometimes comes to deliver test papers and materials to Ning Yue.The key class at noon issued a new set of chemistry papers. The test papers made by their class have always been more difficult than those of the parallel class. He thinks the question types this time are good, and he wants Ning Yue to do this set of papers as well.

Zhong Xiu handed the test paper to Ning Yue, and walked to the back row. Hao Ai's seat has not changed since the second year of high school.

He saw a leaflet for a language class on Hao Ai's desk.Recently, there are often off-campus tutoring agencies sneaking into the school to place leaflets on the students' desks one by one during school hours.

"Another leafleter is here?" Zhong Xiu asked Lu Fayan next to him.

Lu Fayan said strangely: "No, what is this? The remedial class is still..."

Zhong Xiu picked up the flyer and looked at it. It was a well-known language learning institution, and related words: IELTS TOEFL remedial class, study abroad, and the Star-Spangled Banner on it.

Lu Fayan also came over to take a look, and he asked Zhong Xiu puzzled: "Is Ai Ai going abroad? I haven't heard him mention it before."

Zhong Xiu was silent for two seconds, and said, "Maybe."

"By the way, Ai Ai asked for leave." Lu Fayan said suddenly.

"When did you ask for leave?" Zhong Xiu frowned, Hao Ai didn't tell him about asking for leave.

"Last class," Lu Fayan said, "he hasn't come for evening self-study these few nights."

"How many days?"

"Three, three or four days." Seeing Zhong Xiu's frown deepened, Lu Fayan unconsciously lowered his voice.

Zhong Xiu held the flyer in his hand and said nothing. After a while, he put it back in its original place: "Understood, thank you."

Zhong Xiu left the classroom and did not return to work, but walked towards the stairs, his thoughts surging.

Last night, he sent Hao Ai back to the dormitory, and watched him enter the dormitory before leaving.

In the end, Lu Fayan told him that Hao Ai had asked for leave for his late self-study.

He asked for leave, and even made a special trip to rush back to school in the evening self-study to wait for him after school, really good, well-intentioned.

Zhong Xiu: Where are you?

Standing at the payment office of the hospital, Hao Ai held a few receipts in his left hand and a mobile phone in his right. Looking at the question mark on the text message interface, he felt a little tricky. His brain was spinning rapidly, thinking about how to reply Zhong Xiu’s message. Thinking that Zhong Xiu would come to him at this time.

Grandma was hospitalized again, this time for a cardiovascular disease. She had been taking medicine to control it before, but recently her heart began to hurt again, and she often felt suffocated and out of breath.She stayed in the ward for several days and received a bottle. She just had an examination today. When the results of the examination come out, if it is serious, she may need a stent.

Hao Ai thought for a while, and replied: In the hospital, I will accompany grandma for an examination, and I will go back at night, so don't worry.

Zhong Xiu: Still like before, going back to wait for me after school?

Before Hao Ai could figure out how to answer this question, Zhong Xiu called.

He answered in a hurry, and before he could explain, he heard Zhong Xiu say, "It's the same hospital as last time? I'll go find you."

His voice was still cold, and he couldn't hear any emotion, but Hao Ai knew that he would definitely not be happy now.

"Don't come," Hao Ai said kindly, "I can do it by myself."

"No." Zhong Xiu refused decisively.

Hao Ai's attitude became a little tougher: "I can do it alone, you go to the remedial class."

Zhong Xiu had already left the teaching building, and he refused to give in: "It doesn't matter if you don't attend the remedial class, it doesn't affect me much." But I can't let you be there alone.

The two were at a stalemate, and they were silent for a few seconds. Hao Ai softened his tone and said, "You really don't need to come."

"I'm taking a taxi." Zhong Xiu said.

"...Well, actually, you can come here with your homework," Hao Ai said, "It's quite boring here."

"It's okay, I'm not bored." Zhong Xiu said.

Zhong Xiu and Hao Ai had been to the inpatient department and knew the way. The building of the inpatient department was pitch black from the back.

It was after eight o'clock in the evening when he found the ward where his grandma was, and the lights in the corridor were quite bright, so white that it was even a little dazzling.Hao Ai sat on a chair in the corridor with an open book on his lap.

"You're here." Hao Ai stood up.

Some patients in the ward were already asleep, and the two of them lowered their voices very softly for fear of disturbing their rest.

"You don't tell me anything." Zhong Xiu looked down at the vocabulary book in Hao Ai's hand, a little imperceptibly frustrated.

"I'm afraid you will be distracted." Hao Ai put the book on the chair and hugged him actively.

There was no one in the hallway at the moment.

"No." Zhong Xiu's voice fell on Hao Ai's ear, it was deep, as if he was a little bit wronged.

Hao Ai quickly let go of him and sat down on the chair again. He patted the chair next to him and said, "Uncle will come over to accompany the bed after ten o'clock, and then we can leave."

"Are you tired?" Zhong Xiu didn't sit down, but stood in front of Hao Ai, and rubbed his hair lightly without messing it up.

"Not tired."

"Take a nap if you're tired."

"Not sleepy." Hao Ai tried to open his eyes wide.

Seeing him like that, Zhong Xiu was obviously too sleepy to keep his eyes open. He sat next to Hao Ai and glanced into the ward. The liquid in the grandma's hanging bottle hadn't been finished yet.He said: "I'll help you look after grandma, you can sleep for a while."

Hao Ai still insisted that he was not sleepy: "I can't sleep."

Zhong Xiu helplessly pressed Hao Ai's head on his shoulder, "Close your eyes."

Hao Ai had no choice but to close his eyes obediently. He thought he would not fall asleep, but after a while his breathing gradually sank, and his consciousness sank on Zhong Xiu's shoulders.

After ten o'clock, all the lights in the ward were turned off, and some lights in the corridor were also turned off, leaving only a few night lights.There was a sound of deliberately light footsteps, and it was my uncle who came.

"Uncle." Zhong Xiu called him in a low voice, and then turned his head to look at Hao Ai who was resting on his shoulder and closed his eyes. He opened his mouth slightly and took a small breath.

Uncle nodded, and lowered his voice understandingly: "Why is Ai Ai still bothering you?"

Zhong Xiu shook his head lightly, smiled, and whispered, "No trouble."

The author says:

Zhong Xiu: Not boring. (Won't get bored with you around) No distractions. (my heart is always on you)