Invade the World

  Chapter 192: He and her with surging hearts

   "You, what are you talking about... Why should I leave..."

  Lin Xingjie’s face turned pale.

  The beautiful body of the girl sitting on the bed was trembling slightly like a willow in the wind.

  Seeing her performance, I knew that the other party would not simply agree to it, and the girl’s pitiful demeanor was even more distressing.

  Looking at her like this, Xu Xiangyang was naturally very uncomfortable. His chest was stuffy and he couldn't speak for a while; the squad leader on the side had already begun to stare at him fiercely with righteous indignation.

  ...Didn’t you have agreed before? Where are you standing on?

   "Why do you want me to move to Qingyue... Xiangyang, do you, do you want to drive me away?"

  Lin Xingjie stretched out her small hand, pulled his sleeve, and her pupils showed a strong expression of sadness.

   "You don't want to keep me staying at home?"

  "No, no, no, how could I think so! It's just...just suggesting that you live in another place."

  Xu Xiangyang explained in a panic:

   "In the beginning, you were allowed to live in because of your family problems? At that time, your friend was only me. Of course I have this obligation to help you. But now Qingyue is still in—"

  He unconsciously looked at the squad leader next to her, and found that she was standing there with her arms folded, expressionless, and she didn't mean to interrupt.

"Girls and girls don’t have to have all kinds of worries like you do now. Also, haven’t you been to Qingyue’s house? It’s a famous high-end apartment in the city. There are a lot of vacant rooms. The environment is much better than ours. More, you will never have to squeeze a room with others in the future."

   Lin Xingjie lowered her head, and her long black hair fell listlessly, covering her face. After a long silence, the girl whispered:

  "Is it because I am a cumbersome? There is financial pressure, and Sister Lian can't afford it?"

   "Well, that wouldn't be..."

  Xu Xiangyang realized that since he proposed this plan, the other party has completely fallen into a certain pessimistic mood. No matter what he says, Xingjie will only consider it in a bad direction.

  He had to look at Zhu Qingyue like asking for help.

   "Qingyue..."

  The squad leader who was on the sidelines lowered his arms and said softly:

   "I understand what you mean. Xingjie lives in my house, of course I have no objection..."

  Lin Xingjie raised her head and looked at her as if praying. When the two girls' eyes met, Zhu Qingyue shook her head.

   "However, I live with my mother. Although she has improved recently, she is sick after all. Xingjie may not be suitable for living in."

"what--"

  Xu Xiangyang was shocked.

   "Wait, wait a minute, haven't we already said it this morning?"

  This is the biggest reason why he would go out with the squad leader-if it hadn’t been for the consensus with Qingyue, wouldn’t he be useless? !

  "The problem now is that Xingjie doesn't want to go, does it?"

  The only girl sitting among the three did not answer. Her eyes were drooping, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, and she nodded slightly in agreement.

  Today's Lin Xingjie does not seem to have the sassy demeanor of the usual, the youthful vitality that is all over her body has disappeared, and the look of despair is like a child who has been taken away from her shelter...

  Xu Xiangyang is completely afraid to look at her now.

   "To be honest, Xiangyang."

The squad leader sighed.

  "What is your reason for doing this? Is it just for Xingjie to have better living and living conditions?"

"……if not?"

  "As far as I am concerned, her life is very comfortable now. If it is not necessary, there is no need to make changes at all."

  "But, Qingyue, you should be very clear that this is not normal."

"Yes."

  Zhu Qingyue nodded.

"Sister Lian may be the most enlightened parent I know, because the mainstream of society will not approve of this kind of thing. If the incident of the two of you living together is exposed, it will definitely cause an uproar, and the teachers in the school are not good again. Open one eye and close one eye... But what does the eyes of others do to you? Haven't you been living together for a few months?"

"This is different from other things." Xu Xiangyang sighed, "I think even if there are enlightened people who are willing to support puppies, they will not support cohabitation, because young men and women under the same roof can really cause a lot of problems. Bad consequences."

  "The way of thinking of a good student like you is really stubborn."

  The squad leader did not back down.

  "The key to the problem is not here. Do you think Xingjie cares? Do you really care?"

"...Xingjie won't be under the fence all the time. When we graduate, she will be able to go to other cities and lead an independent life. Now this approach is only a temporary need." Xu Xiangyang replied in a low voice, "Compared Below, I believe it’s better for her to live under the same roof with a girl, nothing more."

   "This is a bit reasonable..." The girl's voice was cold and aggressive, "But after all, it's just your own thoughts. Why do you decide what is good and what is bad for Xingjie?"

The squad leader's sharp words made Xu Xiangyang hold his breath for a while. He couldn't help but look at Lin Xingjie, who had never said a word during the fierce debate just now.

  This time, she took the initiative to raise her head and whispered to herself.

  He just listened to her whispered:

   "Xiang Yang, do you remember the day we sent Qingyue home?"

  Xu Xiangyang was taken aback.

  What happened on the day when the possessor broke into the school is still vividly visible today, and he certainly remembers it.

  On the way to send the squad leader home, the two stepped into the high-end residential area for the first time. They were amazed at the same time——

  "Do you remember what I said at the time?"

  Xu Xiangyang remained silent.

   "Even if I didn't have a good impression of my alley in the past, I would definitely not want to live in this kind of place; now I feel even more so."

  At that time, she stared at the tall building shrouded in the night, with pride in her expression.

  ——"Only grapes grown by my own family are the sweetest in this world."

  ……

  Xu Xiangyang scratched his own hair.

  He finally understands, at least one thing is that he wants to make a difference:

If people are allowed to choose whether to live in a high-end apartment or a small alley in the old city, most people will choose the former. Water flows down, which is human nature;

  However, there will always be exceptions.

It doesn’t matter how the environment is. The narrow houses, the bluestone roads that will accumulate water when it rains, and sharing a bedroom with others... These are not important. Lin Xingjie likes this small home more than Qingjiang Garden— —

  This is not trying to be strong, she thinks like this from the bottom of her heart.

  So, this suggestion is just your own...wishful thinking?

  Xu Xiangyang closed his eyes and sighed long.

  No, not so.

  Of course he has other reasons.

  It is really difficult to admit certain things, but he has made up his mind a long time ago.

  Xu Xiangyang just didn’t expect that Lin Xingjie’s reaction would be so intense just now when he spoke, and it would take a while for him to get confused.

   "There is another very important thing."

He said.

   "What is...?"

  "——I found out that during this period of time, I had a very bad idea about Xingjie, that is...that is for men and women...I am afraid to continue like this..."

  When he mustered up his courage to say this sentence, Xu Xiangyang's tight eyes did not open.

  The room is very quiet, and the needle drop can be heard quietly, no one answered.

  Xu Xiangyang closed his eyes and waited for a long time, so nervous that his heart was pounding; he was waiting for the girls to give him a trial.

  However, no one spoke.

When he had to open his eyes, he saw Lin Xingjie, who was sitting on the bed, pursing her lips, her hands on her knees, her fingers entangled together and twisted, her pure face flushed, and it felt like she would touch her with her hands. Maybe you will get burned...

  I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing. The sad atmosphere that shrouded her just now has weakened a lot. The girl's eyes are as bright as morning dew when she looks at her.

   While standing aside, Zhu Qingyue has a weird face, not knowing what he is thinking about.

   "You are quite honest."

"This is my idea."

  Xu Xiangyang hesitated for a moment. Anyway, it's all about it. Why don't you make it clearer?

   may be the opportunity brought about by the exchange between the three of them at KTV this afternoon, making him want to face them more candidly, this impulse is even enough to temporarily let go of all his self-esteem and shame.

  Xu Xiangyang felt that his cheeks were hot as if they were burning red, but he still gritted his teeth and continued:

   "And, it's not just Xingjie. I, I had that kind of thought to you, monitor..."

  Zhu Qingyue blinked, her ruddy lips slightly widened.

  Three people, look at me, and I look at you, there is a long and awkward silence in the room.

   "I am not your monitor."

  After a long time, the girl's voice rang, and it sounded a little helpless.

  *

  Li Qinglian has been doing paperwork on the table after cleaning up the living room.

  Of course she knew that all three young people had entered the room and hadn’t come out for a long time, but she was not worried. Even if something really happened, it wouldn't be three people together... What's more, the child named Zhu Qingyue was more mature and stable than an adult. She thought that her brother was already very powerful among her peers, and she was indeed an outsider.

  When the work came to an end, Li Qinglian stood up straight, stretched her waist, and was going to see the situation.

   Then, she was surprised to find her brother who was sitting alone on the sofa.

  In the past few days, Li Qinglian has spent a rare holiday at home, and she has gained an understanding of the daily lives of teenagers and girls that she usually does not have time to pay attention to.

  Although Li Qinglian is very at ease about her younger brother’s character, she is still a teenager who is prone to enthusiasm. If she really wipes out her guns and has an irreversible accident, she is the guardian of her responsibility.

  Fortunately, Li Qinglian can see that nothing really happened between the two. The most intimate behavior the two of them did in their daily life was nothing more than sitting side by side on the sofa watching a disc.

  The night is deep, but the small living room lit up is quite warm. On the sofa, they laughed loudly while watching comedy films, and shivered while watching horror films. In the process, their shoulders unknowingly moved closer together...

The scene like    looks very warm. Although Li Qinglian, as a bystander, is young, she still can't help but feel a sense of "consolation" in her heart.

It is the same at other times. Sometimes when you get up early, you can see them squeezed into the kitchen to cook; in the alleys where school goes to school, two people carrying schoolbags move together. Entangled together, regardless of each other...

  When the younger brother interacted with Lin Xingjie, the greenness between their words and deeds always made her smile knowingly, and she couldn't help but think back to the past youth years.

  A few days later, Li Qinglian has become accustomed to this scene.

  This time, there is one more female classmate brought home by my brother, but it turns out that he is watching the disc by himself? Could it be that the two girls were driven out?

"you alone?"

  Xu Xiangyang turned his head, that young face was illuminated by the light from the TV screen. Even if I saw my sister, there was still no change in the expression on the boy's face, but he just replied flatly:

"Ok."

  ...This is obviously unusual.

  Li Qinglian was even more curious for a while, she was just waiting to speak before asking, the bedroom door was pushed open from inside.

After Zhu Qingyue came out, he walked straight to the chair, picked up the satchel placed on it, and said goodbye to Li Qinglian politely.

   "Sister Lian, I'm leaving now."

  She is no longer called Officer Li, she has long been changed to the same name as her two friends.

   "Will we go now?"

  Li Qinglian glanced at the wall clock on the wall with some surprise.

   "It's all here. It's so late, won't you stay? Or just live with Xingjie and I in the same room tonight. There is a small bed in it, which may be a bit squeezed."

   "No, thank you."

  Zhu Qingyue shook her head, and at the same time she had already stepped forward to the door, looking hurried.

   "My mother is still waiting at home, I want to go home early to take care of her."

"Yes."

  Li Qinglian gestured with her eyes to her younger brother who was sitting on the sofa and seemed to be in a daze.

   "Xiang Yang, don't you hurry to send her off..."

   "It's okay, I can do it alone."

  When passing in front of Xu Xiangyang, Zhu Qingyue stopped, she leaned slightly and said in a low voice.

   "—— Xiangyang, do you remember our agreement? I believe you will always make the right choice... Right?"

   "You don't need to talk about it."

   Xu Xiangyang replied.

   "I said it a long time ago, I won't change my mind just because of your opinion."

  Hearing such a hard reply, Zhu Qingyue laughed contentedly instead. After the girl waved goodbye, she opened the door calmly and left.

  *

  A very rare visitor to this family, but a busy person who came and went in a hurry. As a result, her arrival did not have any impact on the work and rest of the three.

  This evening, after Lin Xingjie took a shower, she turned off the lights and went to bed early.

  The room in the middle of the night is like being immersed in a dark ocean like an abyss. The worried girl looks at the ceiling, feeling that her heart is drifting aimlessly.

  She gently put her hand on her chest, feeling the beating from the other end of her palm.

  Can’t go on like this...

  She knows this very well, but only because she is greedy for the happiness of "now", she is unwilling to take the initiative to take a step forward.

  There is nothing in this world that will not change—not to mention them, a group of young people who are facing growth and change all the time, just in their youth.

  If she always stands still, sooner or later she will be left behind by her friends.

   Thinking of this, Lin Xingjie stood up silently, put on clothes and slippers.

  In order not to attract sister Lian’s attention, she lightened her steps.

  She doesn't look like "finally made up her mind one day", it's more like she had planned to do this a long time ago, so she took action naturally.

  The girl came to the bedroom door, ready to go out.

  ——And just then, the door was knocked.

   Lin Xingjie was taken aback for a moment, and immediately opened the door.

  Of course the person knocking on the door will not be someone else.

  Xu Xiangyang stood at the door of the bedroom, and the dim yellow light in the living room shone from behind him, making his expression a little unclear.

  "Sunny..."

  The long-haired girl's voice was not finished, her hand was tightly grasped by the other party.

   "I have something to tell you."

He said.

  The unanimous behavior seems to symbolize that at this moment, the minds of the two young people have finally come together...

  (End of this chapter)