Overgrown Grassland

20. Chapter 20

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The following day, she returned to the challenge base. The heavy environment had been swept away and changed with an enveloping sense of confusion. That unusual scent emanating from a sure somebody’s physique, and people intoxicating eyes… They turned Zhu Yun’s physique numb.

“Tsk, tsk,” Li Xun clicked his tongue, sitting in a cloud of smoke.

Zhu Yun, “……”

Did he find out about Zhang Xiaobei? From his expression… He most absolutely did.

Zhu Yun sat down in her chair and turned on the pc. She didn’t have the energy to concern herself about Li Xun. After just a few days with out working, she actually wanted to hurry up her tempo on the challenge.

Li Xun rested his head on his hand and mentioned, “Princess.”

Zhu Yun glanced at him. He regarded like he was smiling, but in addition not. Considerate, he mentioned, “You actually are a princess.”

Zhu Yun didn’t reply. Li Xun lamented, “It’s actually fairly eye-opening.”

Zhu Yun determined to disregard his presence.

Li Xun turned to Gao Jianhong and mentioned, “That’s why I mentioned I don’t get together with any ladies whose IQs are greater than 60.” Gao Jianhong was laughing a lot that his physique was shaking.

If I may solely select one between an IQ of 60 and never getting together with you, I’d definitely select to have a indifferent relationship with you till the top of time.

Zhu Yun put her books on the desk and calmly checked out him. “Are we nonetheless working?”

Li Xun glanced over and laughed. “Yeah, let’s work.”

Able to get again to work, Zhu Yun opened up the challenge progress report. Then she mentioned to Li Xun, “Doesn’t appear to be we’ll be capable of end earlier than the break.”

Li Xun replied with out a lot concern, “Simply be sure you end your half. Don’t fear about the remainder.”

Zhu Yun felt that she was going to must work like her life was on the road this week. Not just for their challenge, but in addition for her closing exams. Her mom’s phrases rang in her ear as soon as extra. “Be sure to research. I wish to see your grade report afterward.”

This riddle-like strain… Zhu Yun sighed inwardly. Simply then, her eyes occurred to fulfill Li Xun’s. He shot her a contemplative smile after which lowered his head to proceed writing.

Zhu Yun was abruptly in temper.

Throughout their afternoon break, Zhu Yun buried her head in her research, unwilling to waste time heading to the cafeteria to eat. Li Xun sat beside her, typing away. The apply base was very quiet, solely the tapping sounds of the keyboard ringing within the air. After awhile, the sound got here to a cease. Li Xun closed his laptop computer. “Not consuming?”

Zhu Yun shook her head. “You go forward.”

Li Xun bent over and requested, “You’re placing this a lot power into it?” He glanced at her. “‘The Fundamental Ideas of Marxism’…” After just a few seconds, he taunted, “The bounds of a princess’ ideas are really totally different.”

“……” Zhu Yun regarded over at him. “Don’t that you must research?”

Li Xun replied merely, “Nope.”

Zhu Yun gave a sarcastic chortle. “That’s proper. On all of the exams for Marx and Mao, you rating 5 factors above the passing grade. It’s tremendous steady. You undoubtedly don’t want to check.”

Li Xun’s brows jumped up.

What?

Li Xun’s face confirmed that he didn’t care to quibble along with her, so he turned and left. Zhu Yun was left within the apply base by herself. She made use of the time to get memorizing.

As soon as individuals turn into engrossed in a activity, time passes by in a short time. Zhu Yun was analyzing the basic conflicts in current day Chinese language society, when a flying object hit her head and minimize off her ideas. “Ah!” she cried out as she grabbed her head.

The missile took two rolls on the desk after which lastly stopped. A cream bun.

Li Xun sat down subsequent to her. Having eaten his fill, he yawned, seemingly with out a care on this planet. And Zhu Yun returned to her books. The elemental conflicts of current day society… First… What was it now? Fuck. She’d already forgotten???

Zhu Yun shortly lifted up her spirits and tried to start out once more.

Productive forces and relations of manufacturing, financial base and superstructure. The fundamental driving forces of societal growth. Rooted within the basic contradictions of sophistication battle, societal—

“Get me a cup of water.”

……

Societal revolution—

“Be sure that it’s chilly.”

After being minimize off once more, she couldn’t focus. Being interrupted in the midst of memorizing one thing was like the sensation of getting to cease mid-pee. Zhu Yun wished to blow up.

Li Xun rushed her. “Hurry up.” Zhu Yun grabbed Li Xun’s cup and went to get him some water. Li Xun sat relaxed. When Zhu Yun returned together with his water, he took a sip with out a second thought. After which he promptly spit it out.

Seeing Li Xun’s face to his neck flip pink from the new water, Zhu Yun set free a content material sigh. It was so satisfying seeing him crushed.

Sadly, her pleasure barely lasted ten seconds. Li Xun tossed apart the cup and kicked on the desk, sliding off on his chair.

Zhu Yun turned to run, however she appeared to have overestimated her athletic means and underestimated the size of Li Xun’s legs. When he grabbed her neck, Zhu Yun closed her eyes, the picture of a warrior with a damaged arm slipping into her head.

Tremendous, I’ll die! It was price it!

He pulled her over to the desk. The fingers he used for typing had been slender and robust. He pressed her in opposition to the desk and regarded down over her.

……

Regardless of how ruthless the scene right here was, the afternoon lighting was nonetheless completely gorgeous. His face met the daylight. Shoulders, collarbone, the angle of his jaw…

Zhu Yun wouldn’t admit defeat. Except for his fried yellow hair and the persona that deserved a beating, Li Xun was slightly delicate. This type of delicacy reminded Zhu Yun of when she was youthful, of the primary time that she saved cash to purchase imported pencils. Overwhelmed with feelings, she began writing in her workbook. The sensation that, regardless of how tough the paper she wrote on, the pencil would nonetheless write easily and fluently, was the identical feeling Li Xun had.

“Select your technique of demise.”

……

It’d be nice if his lips had been perpetually sewn shut.

Zhu Yun struggled. “You messed with me first.”

“Mmh?”

When Li Xun exerted pressure together with his hand, Zhu Yun’s legs began to tremble. It wasn’t that he used all his energy, however slightly, he type of kneaded at her pores and skin, the identical approach he usually rolled a cigarette between his fingers to go the time.

She tried to cause with him. “I used to be memorizing issues… And also you stored interrupting me.”

Li Xun scoffed.

Zhu Yun continued. “I solely have this time within the afternoon to check. I haven’t payed consideration to my politics class for the complete second half of the semester. If I don’t memorize all of it now, I’ll fail the examination subsequent week.”

You must be a bit affordable, dude!

Li Xun checked out her with out a lot of an expression, as if he had been taking this in. Then he laughed.

“Your neck’s fairly skinny.”

Her coronary heart thumped. The daylight shining into the room abruptly broke into items of gold.

Simply then, a lady’s voice got here. “Zhu Yun, what are you two doing?”

Zhu Yun’s again went numb, as if somebody had simply poured a bucket of ice water over her head. Her life was being shortened right here.

Li Xun turned and noticed their class advisor standing within the doorway. With him, was a middle-aged girl. She was the one who had simply spoken. There was a smile on her face, and he or she regarded fairly amiable.

Zhu Yun straightened up. Her coronary heart was beating quickly as she walked over steadily. First, she greeted her professor. “Howdy, Trainer Zhang.” Then she turned to the girl and quietly mentioned, “Mother, what are you doing right here?”

Her mom replied, “You noticed your dad, proper?”

“Mmh.”

“He’s too busy, so he couldn’t spend any time with you. Fortuitously, my faculty is on trip for just a few days, so I came visiting to see the way you had been doing.”

“I’m wonderful.”

Her mom laughed. Beside them, Trainer Zhang mentioned, “I knew you’d be right here. It wasn’t simple in your mother to go to, so it is best to have a meal along with her.”

“Okay.” Zhu Yun went again to get her luggage. She mentioned to Li Xun, “I’ll be heading out first.”

Li Xun raised his forehead. Zhu Yun returned to her mom’s aspect and mentioned, “Let’s go. I haven’t had lunch but.”

Zhu Yun left along with her mom. On her approach out, she glanced across the room and noticed that Li Xun had nestled again into his chair. He opened up his laptop computer after which he unwrapped the cream bun on the desk and began consuming it.

After ordering their meal, Zhu Yun and her mom sat down within the cafeteria. “Aren’t you consuming too little?” her mom requested. “Are you getting sufficient vitamins?”

“I’m wonderful…” She was barely in a position to get her phrases out.

“I used to be talking together with your instructor and he didn’t appear to find out about that graduate advisor and her challenge. If you happen to had been having issues, why didn’t you go discuss to your advisor? You must belief your lecturers.”

The purpose is that chatting with him wouldn’t have helped.

“Or did your grades fall for a special cause?”

Zhu Yun almost choked on her mom’s informal query. She regarded over at her mom, whose expression was very even. Zhu Yun didn’t know if she was asking severely or playfully.

“I heard about that seminar out of your advisor. It counts in the direction of your sensible coaching credit, proper?”

“Mmh.” Zhu Yun nodded.

“It’s simply your first 12 months, so that you don’t must rush something.”

Zhu Yun nodded once more.

“Don’t go anymore.”

Apart from nodding, Zhu Yun didn’t know what else to do.

After seeing Zhu Yun agree, her mom had a spoonful of soup. The seaweed soup wasn’t cooked very effectively. Her mom frowned and mentioned, “Goodness, why is it so salty?”

Zhu Yun replied, “The soup within the cafeteria is at all times a bit salty. Ought to we exit to eat?”

“No, no, that’s an excessive amount of hassle. Let’s simply keep right here.” Her mom regarded round after which lamented, “Faculty certain is good. It’s filled with youth and vitality.”

Zhu Yun requested, “Isn’t it good at your highschool too?”

Her mom shook her head and mentioned, “Highschool’s not like that. Everybody has a lot strain to graduate that there’s no youthful spirit in any respect.”

As they ate, Zhu Yun requested her mom, “The place are you staying? The college resort?”

“No, I’m not staying. I simply got here to see you, after which I’m heading house.”

“That sounds rushed.”

Her mom pat her head. “I’ve to ship some issues over to your dad, after which I’ll be heading house. Be good.”

“Mmh.”

She walked her mom to the varsity gate after which hailed down a taxi. As they had been about to half, her mom mentioned, “That boy within the classroom, is he your classmate?”

Zhu Yun nodded.

“Don’t get too near him. He doesn’t seem to be an honest child.”

She didn’t reply.

When her mom opened the automotive door, she nonetheless hadn’t heard a response. She turned to have a look at Zhu Yun. “Take a look at the way in which he clothes. What’s happening together with his hair? It’s under no circumstances correct.” Her mom spoke calmly. “Though you seek for individuality once you’re younger, there’s nonetheless a restrict to every part. I walked throughout your faculty, however I didn’t see anybody like him. What have I at all times advised you?”

You’ve advised me a variety of issues… Which one particularly are you asking about…

“It’s good to get together with everybody and never act too unusally. Those that attempt to be too individualistic may have problem alongside the way in which.”

Ah, that one. Zhu Yun nodded. “I do know.”

Her mom smiled, happy. She gave Zhu Yun’s head a fast rub. “Examine effectively, however don’t put an excessive amount of strain on your self. I hope that your grades are good, however greater than that, I hope that you just’re wholesome and pleased. You understand how a lot I like you. Alright, go on again to your dorm. Be sure that to relaxation.”

Zhu Yun replied, “Okay.”

—

The apply base was quiet and nonetheless. As finals week approached, individuals had been busy learning and reviewing, so lots of them stopped dropping by. And because it was winter, the climate was chilling. The classroom felt notably chilly and cheerless.

Li Xun was typing away speedily. However shortly after, he stopped. He turned his head however didn’t say a phrase. Staring on the pc display screen, his expression remained chilly, as earlier than.

Zhu Yun sat down and nudged his shoulder. “You ate my cream bun. Bear in mind to purchase one other tomorrow.”