On Sunday morning, Zhou Sisi obtained a name from the pinnacle trainer.

“Sisi, since your own home is near the varsity, come over at eight o’clock to assist the trainer mark the examination papers, okay?”

“I ……”

“There’s quite a lot of work to be accomplished, the higher-ups are pushing onerous, it simply so occurs that yours, Qi Minhuo’s and Guo Qin’s house aren’t removed from faculty, so come over right here, okay?”

Having left with no choices Zhou Sisi might solely agree, and hurriedly despatched a WeChat message to Lu Xi earlier than leaving, saying that the make-up class this morning was canceled.

It wasn’t till after correcting the maths papers of the 2 courses that Zhou Sisi obtained a reply from the opposite facet: Oh.

In summer season the temperature rose early and the workplace was a bit stuffy and sizzling.

Zhou Sisi rubbed her eyes and stood up for a brief relaxation.

“Are you drained?” Wu Lan was additionally dazzled by the pc display screen and twisted her higher physique twice in place.

Zhou Sisi: “It’s okay. I’m not too drained.”

“My wrists and eyes are drained.” Guo Qin mentioned. “It’s so sizzling, trainer.”

Wu Lan patted her head as she mentioned, “How come I forgot to activate the air conditioner? Is 25°C okay?”

“Mm.” Zhou Sisi had no opinion.

Guo Qin volunteered. “Trainer, I’ll flip it on.”

“Sisi, go subsequent door to see how they’re doing.” Wu Lan ordered.

On the way in which to a different workplace, Zhou Sisi appeared on the lush inexperienced branches exterior the hall.

This one was from a banyan tree, the opposite one was a mango tree, and there was just one within the neighborhood.

Zhou Sisi’s eyes moved, she appeared to have forgotten to convey Lu Xi breakfast.

…Talking of not going for make-up courses this morning, so it must be about the identical as no breakfast by default. He shouldn’t be hungry.

What was she considering? He was not a three-year-old baby.

Zhou Sisi shook her head and smiled, from her inexplicable guilt and concern.

“Sisi!” Qi Minhui, who got here again from the toilet, shouted, “What number of copies did you end?”

Zhou Sisi: “Two courses.”

“You might be very quick.” Qi Minhui gave a thumbs up.

Whereas they have been speaking, they entered the workplace the place Qi Minhui and different three college students have been correcting their papers.

“You’re right here too.” Yuan Xuchao, who was sitting on the second laptop desk on the entrance, appeared shocked, “What query did you appropriate?”

Zhou Sisi glanced at his display screen earlier than replying, “18 questions. We now have totally different topics.”

Because of the urgency of switching the month-to-month examination paper to paperless, due to the nameless paperless marking system, different lecturers additionally referred to as on college students to be helpers.

Yuan Xuchao: “Which topic?”

Zhou Sisi: “Physics.”

“Oh. Science must be tougher to appropriate than our historical past, thanks on your onerous work.” Yuan Xuchao’s phrases have been very intelligent.

Zhou Sisi replied truthfully: “Not essentially.”

Beneath the identical quantity of questions, the subjective questions of liberal arts have been generally tougher to appropriate than the fill-in-the-blank questions of science.

The boy on the final desk checked out Zhou Sisi and requested Yuan Xuchao, “Which class is that this woman from?”

“Science key class.” Yuan Xuchao replied vaguely.

“Hey classmate, are you from class 1, class 2 or class 3?” The boy winked his left eye and straight requested Zhou Sisi.

Zhou Sisi’s expression was calm and replied. “Class 1.”

Yuan Xuchao was displeased with the interjection of his classmate and introduced up a brand new matter. “Sisi, do you wish to go for a barbecue at midday? Wanda has a brand new Korean barbecue joint, which is excellent – Qi Minhuo, Liu Hua, will you come collectively?”

Qi Minhui, who was not conversant in Yuan Xuchao in any respect, pointed at herself in confusion, “Me?”

“I’m not going.” Zhou Sisi mentioned apologetically. “I’m going house for dinner.”

“I’m not going both.” Qi Minhuo instantly said.

Yuan Xuchao was somewhat embarrassed. “Okay.”

Liu Hua, the boy on the again desk, grinned crookedly. “Magnificence, give us some face, take a look at Yuan Xuchao he desires you to go.”

Qi Minhuo wouldn’t assume that this “magnificence” referred to herself.

Zhou Sisi merely ignored the unorthodox remark from a wierd classmate: “Trainer Wu requested me to ask about your progress in grading papers.”

After going house for lunch, Zhou Sisi despatched a textual content message to Lu Xi earlier than the lunch break: At three o’clock within the afternoon, I’ll come for the make-up lesson, okay?

After ready for a very long time, there was no reply from the opposite finish.

When she was about to go to sleep in a daze, her telephone vibrated twice.

Lu Xi: Oh.

…the boy’s mood is basically unhealthy.

Zhou Sisi curled her lips helplessly. The sleepiness she had gathered dissipated, so she merely obtained up and did a handwritten copy of the theme of the campus tradition competition assigned by her trainer.

At 2:57, Zhou Sisi stood in entrance of Lu Xi’s home with a slight frown.

After knocking a number of instances, the door was nonetheless not open.

She leaned near the door of Lu Xi’s home and listened.

There appeared to be no motion inside.

Is he nonetheless taking a nap?

Bowing her head, she opened the contact record from her telephone.

There was a faint sound of thudding underneath the hall which appeared to be getting nearer and nearer, questioning who was working up the stairway.

She turned to the steps.

Unexpectedly, she noticed Lu Xi who strode up.

He rested his fingers on his knees, bowed his higher physique, his quick hair was messy, and there have been beads of sweat on his temples.

Like working an extended distance, or experiencing intense train.

“I… got here again…” As he raised his face, the corners of his lips have been bruised, and the cheeks have been purple and swollen.

Zhou Sisi’s coronary heart skipped a beat, and seen that the entrance of his white T-shirt was soiled, and there have been additionally inch-long purple bloodstains on his arms. “You went to combat?”

“…” Lu Xi was speechless, and there was an inexplicable lapse that blocked his throat.

She silently waited for his reply.

The sound of cicadas and sizzling mild poured in from the hall window, and the air progressively solidified.

Zhou Sisi pursed her lips and turned to depart.

However her wrist immediately tightened.