I Want to be Alone, Beautifully

"Xu Jiao, this student, has repeatedly violated school regulations and is of a bad nature. Principal Yu, as a grade director, I am really sad to see such a stubborn and persistent student. I hope you can understand my difficulties..."

"If this student cannot be expelled today, how will I manage other students in the future? How am I embarrassed to make them obey the school rules? Where can I put the face of the director of my grade?"

In the principal's office.

The soundproof and well-made wooden doors couldn't stop the sharp voice of the grade director. Xu Jiao stood on the side with her arms leaning against the wall, her eyes hanging down and the communication with the system were interrupted several times by her improved tone.

She glanced lightly at the director who was clamoring to fire her, and said in her heart:

"This person is really bad for being a teacher. She is a singer who has been delayed by the teacher's career. If she goes to the Vienna Music Hall, what will happen to other singers?"

system:"…"

It replied blankly: "Please don't change the subject, the host seems to be very reluctant to see the heroine have a good impression of you, why?"

Xu Jiao lazily "Huh?" she caught a glimpse of the principal's warm voice comforting the dean, she retracted her gaze, and continued in her heart: "I don't want to fall in love with her. Why do I want her to have such a high degree of affection?"

While talking, she remembered what happened just now—

Originally, I just wanted to help Shen Yelan solve Lu Pei's problem once and for all. Who knows that a girl who looks good on her face, but her mental activity is comparable to a violent wind and tsunami, she changes her words.

-80 favorability degree, it made her a positive number in the blink of an eye, and even added 10 points.

What is the concept of 90 favorability?

The little junior sister from the last world was an example. She looked respectful to her as usual, but as soon as she found an opportunity, she immediately began to bind, tie prisoners, and change imprisonment.

At a young age, there are many tricks, and there are two faces at a young age.

The system that heard her voice: "..."

After recalling the development of the last world, Xu Jiao thought for a while and said, "I think it would be better for me to stay away from the little girl Shen Yelan. Anyway, she is now out of the quagmire of her relatives, and life will be the same in the future. Positive, sunny, and upward, there is no need for help anymore."

The two of them go back to the bridge and back to the road, and that's it.

The system said: "But, don't you think it's weird? Why did the favorability of -80 become positive in an instant—"

It was only halfway through, and it was interrupted by a complaint from the side: "President Yu, look at this student, she hasn’t looked like a student since she entered the office, and she has no respect for the teacher. She also loves to bully her classmates. Such a person will let her go to society in the future. She is a tumor and will lose our face in the eighteenth middle school!"

Xu Jiao suddenly raised her hand and made an interruption.

She didn't rush to answer the system's words, but looked at the dean of teaching lightly, and squinted her eyes, with a cold expression in her eyes: "Sorry to interrupt your complaint, Director."

"But I have to remind you that since people like you who do not distinguish between right and wrong, deliberately favoritism, put the rules on their lips, but judge facts but rely on stereotypes and prejudices to make decisions, they can stay in the 18th Middle School, even Why can't I be a student of No. 18 Middle School if I am still in the position of director?"

Perhaps the director’s personal setting was set by Xu Jiao in reference to the disgusting teacher in the school, so even if she knew that the other party’s speech was just respecting the human setting, she could not help but speak.

Although the voice was as calm as ever, only she knew it, and she was still unsteady.

This is not good for a world close to reality...

Accidentally, those things that were buried in the bottom of my heart that were originally intended to be uncovered for a lifetime, unexpectedly rose up along with the bubbles from the rotten fallen leaves at the bottom of the pool.

"Principal Yu! Listen! Listen to what she is saying!" The high pitch that the dean finally lowered went up by another eight beats.

Principal Yu sighed secretly in his heart, handed a cup of tea to the dean, and acted as the peacemaker in the middle: "Good job, student Xu, you are not allowed to talk to Director Zou like this, Director Zou, come and have some tea—"

"Teaching students to this matter, sometimes requires patience. You see, Xu's monthly test results this month have achieved very good results. It can be seen that the education model of our 18th middle school is still very successful. In Teacher Zou Under the leadership of, each class teacher also generally reported that the discipline situation in his class was much better..."

Principal Yu has a good relationship with Xu Jiao's mother, and he also knows that Xu Jiao's family has relatives who work at the Ministry of Education. He has known the student's situation since he first came to school.

Therefore, Director Zou's demands are destined to not be satisfied.

Xu Jiao raised her eyebrows when she received the constant gazes from Principal Yu, and she didn't bother to care about such an NP director anymore. After being quiet for two seconds, she got up and walked outside the office.

"Uncle Yu, I'm going back to class first."

Principal Yu nodded hurriedly: "Hey, study hard. Your mother called me two days ago. She doesn't ask you anything. She will be very happy to keep her ranking next time in the exam."

Xu Jiao nodded, not saying that she would perform better next time, and raised her hand to open the office door.

…

She had just walked two steps, and before she reached the corner of the corridor, she almost collided with the person sticking her head behind the wall.

Xu Jiao stopped in time and smiled helplessly at Su Xi who craned her neck to look over here: "What are you doing here?"

Su Xi raised her hand to straighten the bow tie on her head, and chuckled at her: "It's not the old witch, who shouted so fiercely just now. I'm not worried that the principal really listened to her nonsense and gave you a penalty. What?"

"I've heard, what is the name of Peppa, they called their parents to come to the school, even the surname Shen was called, do you want to take a look together?"

Su Xi raised her hand to grab Xu Jiao's wrist, and affectionately pulled her toward the classroom, not forgetting to talk about what happened just now in a gossip tone.

She thought, judging by Xu Jiao's attention to Shen Yelan so much, Sister Jiaojiao would want to make a relief, right?

after all…

Sister Jiaojiao is not the type to help others casually.

Shen Yelan, a dumb-looking guy, would be regarded as his own in the future, Su Xi thought in her heart.

"No."

Xu Jiao's faint voice interrupted her thoughts. Before she could react, she continued to answer as usual: "I have not finished writing the questions, so I won't go to watch the excitement, not to mention the uncle's just now. In the office, this matter between me and the dean is enough to cause him a headache, let him save a snack."

Su Xi let out an ignorant "Oh".

She heard Xu Jiao's refusal.

Seeing that she was about to be transferred to the teaching area, Su Xi suddenly said: "But I think she was scolded by that Peppa's parent. If it weren't for your class teacher, she would have been beaten."

Xu Jiao responded and corrected her: "It's Lu Pei."

After a pause, she said again: "Don't go."

Su Xi listened to her resolute refusal and looked at her suspiciously for a long time, but she quickly gave up thinking about it—

Anyway, I don't have a brain, why should I think about such a difficult thing?

No matter what Sister Jiaojiao does, she has her reasons.

…

Shen Yelan found that Xu Jiao was particularly cold towards herself recently.

It's not that she was so enthusiastic before, but...

She always felt that she was a little further away from this person.

It’s very strange that she helped her so much, and even let her use this opportunity to clarify the relationship with her uncles and aunts, and was able to successfully leave the quagmire, but when she asked for thanks, Xu Jiao was nothing but Quietly threw a sentence:

"Not helping you."

"I simply hate people like Lupe, so there is nothing to thank."

When she heard this, Shen Yelan originally started to gurgle and boil as soon as she approached her, as if she was about to bubble her own steamed blood, and she immediately became much colder.

She stammered: "I know, but you helped me indirectly after all. What's more, I am now temporarily staying in your house. It is reasonable and reasonable. I will at least please, please have a meal..."

The voice behind has weakened.

Because Xu Jiao curled her brows slightly and looked at it, the tip of the pen that was calculating on the draft stopped, as if her thoughts were interrupted by her verbosity.

Shen Yelan pursed her lips in silence, only to see the haze between her eyebrows, she choked in her throat even when she apologized, and she didn't know where to put her hands or feet.

Until Xu Jiao recalculated, accompanied by that casual response:

"No need to."

"You paid the rent, and the food at home is delicious."

"If this thing bothers you, just pretend that I didn't help you and forget it, can you?"

Shen Yelan's breathing was suffocated.

How can I forget it?

Perhaps for Xu Jiao, it was just a matter of effort, but for herself, it was a rescue.

But she didn't dare to hold on anymore. She was afraid that her gratitude would cause trouble to Xu Jiao. She shook the pen nervously, and silently turned her head back to do her own question, but she was listless all day.

Until after school, she heard Su Xi running into the classroom: "Sister Jiaojiao! It's Saturday in two days, remember what day it was?"

Xu Jiao was packing her schoolbag. Hearing this, she answered without looking up, "Your birthday."

There was a smile in her voice that Shen Yelan hadn't heard all day.

I remember it because in the original book, Shen Yelan’s birthday was the same as Su Xi’s.

According to the original trajectory, Shen Yelan was punished by Lu Pei on her birthday. She was beaten by her aunt. She went out sadly at night and wanted to find a quiet corner to celebrate her birthday, but she happened to run into Su Xi and Xu Jiao. This group of people had another bad luck.

Hearing Su Xi's words, Shen Yelan's throat moved, trying to say something, but in the end she swallowed back, only silently listening to the two of them walking outside, talking and laughing.

"Sister, what gift do you want to give me?"

"what do you want?"

"I want a surprise! Don't tell me secretly, I will guess by myself! By the way, you haven't played with Lao Shen and the others for a long time. I will have a party when that time comes. Let's go all night! You can't refuse!"

"I try not to fall asleep."

…

"Do you like to eat cakes? I think you are all around at the fifth house?"

On Thursday night, Shen Yelan bought a bag of small cream puffs. As soon as he walked out of the store, he was startled by the words coming from the alley next to him.

She raised her eyes and found out with difficulty in the night a dark black that was different from the shadows—the person she had saved before.

Shen Yelan pressed the corners of her lips and didn't ask how this person knew her trace, but just passed the bag of cream puffs in her hand and asked, "Can you try it for me?"

Holly glanced at her strangely. He wanted to refuse such a sweet thing. After a long while, he reached out, picked one from the bag, put it to his mouth, and swallowed it in one bite.

A faint sweetness spread in his mouth, and the cream was beaten softly and thinly, as if there was no substance at all. It tasted...like biting a cloud.

Make people feel happy from the bottom of their hearts.

The holly cheek gang stopped and stretched out his hand again. Shen Yelan did not refuse, and even handed the bag to her, asking seriously, "Is it delicious?"

Holly didn't want to admit that he was bought by sweets: "It's okay."

Shen Yelan's eyes immediately revealed disappointment.

Seeing her doing this, Dongqing couldn't help but ask: "You...Why don't you eat yourself?"

Shen Yelan shook his head: "I can't taste the difference, it feels like the taste is the same, but—"

She pursed her lips. Perhaps the other person was standing in the night, hidden in the darkness, so she poured her heart out to such a person, as if she was telling herself in a silent night.

After a pause, Shen Yelan lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "I'm going to have my birthday in two days. I want to invite someone to eat my cake. I'm afraid I don't like it. She doesn't like it."

After thinking about it, she asked again: "Do you know what brand of cake is better?"

Holly asked strangely: "It's okay for you to ask her directly? What do you like and dislike for little girls like you, isn't it all written on your face?"

Shen Yelan shook her head, hesitated for two seconds, and whispered: "I'm afraid of causing her trouble."

"On my birthday, she happened to have a good friend who was also celebrating her birthday. She was going to that person's party, so... I wanted her to have a bite of my cake, but I have never eaten a birthday cake, so I don’t know which one to buy. it is good."

Holly gave her the puff in her hand: "Sorry, I can't help you. In fact, I'm here to say goodbye to you today. I found a new job-I will remember your kindness. Anyway, as long as you are in the future If necessary, I will try my best to come to you."

Shen Yelan's eyes showed sadness.

She shook her head and did not accept the puffs: "I will send you this, I wish you a safe journey."

After speaking, she looked down at her phone and looked at the map to look for the next cake shop.

…

Saturday morning.

Shen Yelan got up early and used to beat Aunt Su, and then heard a knock on the door, so she went to open the door and took the cake she had ordered.

Aunt Su heard the movement and looked up: "Oh, is this the cake you bought for Xiaoxi?"

Shen Yelan was silent for two seconds and replied softly: "Auntie, today is also my birthday."

Aunt Su said immediately: "Oh, do you want to go out with Xiaoxi and the others for your birthday today?"

Shen Yelan shook her head silently, and took the cake back to her room.

She lit the candles carefully, and awkwardly closed her eyes to make a wish, as she remembered Lu Pei’s birthday.

Because she remembered that her aunt said that the wishes she made on her birthday would be very spiritual, and she had to remember to eat the cake after she made a wish, so as to complete the prayer ritual.

In the candlelight, she earnestly said in her heart: "Please let Xu Jiao be safe, healthy and happy in this life..."

Shen Yelan made a long wish, then carefully tied her hair to the back of her head, and blew gently on the delicate cake full of petals, blowing out the candles.

There was new movement outside.

"Huh? I'll go out with Xiaoxi and the others later, and I won't eat at home..."

Shen Yelan heard that she carefully cut a piece from the cake and walked to the door. She even hit the door with her toe because she moved too quickly, but she ignored the pain, just twisted the door open, and said hurriedly:

"Wait, wait, Sister Xu Jiao."

Xu Jiao changed her shoes at the hallway, heard the movement, and calmly looked back at her.

Shen Yelan held the cake plate in both hands, carefully approached her, trying to control her trembling tone, but she was still not ideal, and she spoke in a hoarse voice:

"I...today is my birthday."

"I want to buy you a cake, can I?"

Xu Jiao stopped putting on her shoes.

After a while, she smiled lightly and shrugged to Shen Yelan: "Happy birthday."

She said: "But I hurried out, so I won't eat the cake."

After speaking, she bowed her head and put on her shoes, got up and lifted her hand to open the door, and walked out. Only the movement of the door was patted on the eardrum of a person, as if it was patted directly on Shen Yelan's heart.

Shen Yelan stared at the direction of the door in a daze, and after a long time, silently squatted down on the spot.

Oddly, the place of her heart suddenly felt cold and painful.

I don't know what the disease is.

As if throwing her from summer to winter in an instant, the blood was about to freeze.

"Little Shen?" Aunt Su poked her head out of the kitchen, looking at Shen Yelan's unpleasant expression with some worry.

Shen Yelan stood up, and when she turned around, she tried to squeeze a smile at her, but she failed. She lowered her head and said weakly, "I may have gotten up too early. I want to go back to sleep first."

Aunt Su said: "Okay, do you have anything for lunch?"

Shen Yelan's voice slipped out before closing the door: "No, Auntie is not my babysitter, don't have to worry about me, I will find a way for lunch and dinner."

She casually put the untouched cake plate on the table.

Falling asleep in the bed.

not moving at all.

Stupidly, I don't know how long it took before I fell asleep like this.

…

She was dreaming again.

I don’t know if it’s because of the deep obsession. She is also celebrating her birthday in her dream. The cake is still this brightly decorated type with rose petals. It is beautiful and makes people wonder where to start.

She was walking around with the knife for cutting the cake, and suddenly she saw someone passing by. She could have let her hold the person, and said nervously:

"I, my birthday today... can I ask you to eat my birthday cake?"

"No." The man rejected her indifferently.

Shen Yelan wanted to cry anxiously, and wanted to hold people back, and was afraid that people would misunderstand him. As a result, the two of them knocked over the cake on the table while they were moving, and the butter cake collapsed all over the floor. It was on the clothes of the two of them, and it got on the skin.

She suppressed the person, looked at the white stain on the other's neck, held her breath, and leaned forward cautiously—

He pursed his lips.

The sweet smell bloomed between the lips.

Shen Yelan whispered: "It's so sweet."

She suddenly knew how to eat this cake. This white cream should also be matched with beautiful skin. If there is any fruit to decorate it, it must be the rich cherry.

At the end of May and the beginning of June, the brightest bunch of cherries on the branches can ooze sweet juice when bitten.

She tasted the cherries dipped in butter.

Very, very sweet.

Exactly two.

But in such sweetness, she noticed the heat rising from the corner of her eyes.

Click, click.

Two small water splashes bloomed on the man's face, and then slid down along the soft facial lines, dripping onto the white floor tiles.