You stay in my heart

chapter three

The next day was Monday, and Xu Bai got up very early. Not because she suddenly became diligent, but because in today's music class, the teacher will choose a few students to represent the grade to participate in the school celebration program.

Xu Bai was one of the candidates. The teacher gave her a piece of piano music and asked her to practice at home. However, Xu Bai did not take the program seriously until Monday morning, she pulled out the music from her bag.

Today was no different from any other day. Xu Bai and Xie Pingchuan walked together all the way - they often went home together after school, counting up to several years. The school is not far from home. It takes about twenty minutes to walk at Xu Bai's pace. But she was slower than usual today. She was walking and reading the music.

"When we get to the classroom," Xie Pingchuan finally interrupted her, "aren't you afraid of wrestling?"

Xu Bai held the open music and said, "If I fall down, you will help me up."

"I don't know," Mr. Xie said slowly. "I can't always be around."

Xie Pingchuan said this sentence, Xu Bai suddenly raised his head and looked at him in the street.

She had just yawned, and there was something watery in her eyes, like a lake of stars. Her eyelashes are also very long, thick curling, like curved butterfly wings, of course, the most beautiful or the eyes, black and white, the pupil is very clear.

Xie Pingchuan looked away.

Xu Bai's answer surprised him: "I know, in the future you go to college, I will be alone." But college is only four years, it will be over in the blink of an eye, I will wait for you to come back, then I will also graduate from high school."

Her tone of voice did not care, but she kicked a stone off her feet.

The stone rolled about on the sidewalk and stopped not far away.

Xie Pingchuan's footsteps also stopped. He stood beside Xu Bai and picked out a smile on his lips: "What do you want to do when I come back?"

Xu Bai mercilessly rolled up the music, rolled the paper into a cylinder, and she patted Xie Pingchuan's arm with this cylinder: "Of course, you are invited to dinner to celebrate your graduation from college."

Xie Pingchuan took the music from her hand: "That's OK, how can I let you treat."

He opened the piece of paper again and scanned it from top to bottom. After arriving at the school, he took Xu Bai to the activity room of the piano club, the sound insulation effect of the activity room can be called a great, but because it is not the time of the club, there is no one in the whole corridor.

It was about an hour before the 8:30 morning class.

The first time Xu Bai set foot here, she wondered: "Why do you have the key to the activity room?"

Xie Pingchuan has lifted the cover of the piano: "Because I am the vice president of the piano club."

Xu Bai expressed disbelief: "I have not heard you say, when did you become vice president?"

Xie Pingchuan said: "In the last vice president did not want to do."

He was sitting on the bench, still sitting upright, his side face reflected in the nearby window, reflecting a clear silhouette, Xu Bai was actually a little... A little jealous of the glass.

This is not the first time Xie Pingchuan taught her, in fact, Xu Bai can pass amateur ten, completely rely on Xie Pingchuan supervision. Xie Pingchuan and happy-go-lucky Xu Bai is different, he is a person who can do everything perfectly, if you do not know such a person, you will feel that he does not exist; When you get to know someone like that, you don't think he's real.

However, Xu Bai and Xie Pingchuan have known each other for many years, and his halo is somewhat degraded here in her.

Xu Bai intermittently played the piano, lower your head can see Xie Pingchuan's hand. It wasn't long before her attention shifted from the piano score to Xie Pingchuan's hands, which she would give full marks to if she could.

Xie Pingchuan not self-knowledge, he thought Xu Bai is wandering.

"Do you want to play this song well?" Xie Pingchuan asked.

"Yes," Xu Bai said, then quickly retracted, "but not particularly."

Xie Pingchuan encouraged: "You should not do your best, at least try."

He didn't ask what it was or why she was learning it. For an hour before class, they stayed in the activity room, and when they came out again, Xu Bai had achieved something.

She packed up the bag, a pair of confident appearance, and Xie Pingchuan joyfully bid farewell.

Perhaps because of the solid foundation, cramming can work, the morning of the music class, Xu Bai successfully stood out. After she played a few bars in the music room, the teacher took the lead to give her a clap: "Not bad, this level can be."

The lecture theatre was large and bright, and the music teacher in a dress stood at the front of the room. Xu Bai's position is close to her, you can see the list in her hand, which contains the list of students participating in the ensemble, in addition to Xu Bai playing the piano, there are also violin, saxophone, and western flute.

The music teacher cleared his throat and looked up at the class.

She saw a lot of vibrant, very young faces, can get into this middle school children, the family conditions are not too bad, but occasionally there are some exceptions.

Like Jian Yun sitting in the corner.

She was all alone with her head bowed, with empty seats left and right.

Junior high school students are supposed to be naive and simple, but the cruel thing is that they also have class. Jian Yun is excluded from all circles, she has always been the person who is floating on the edge.

The music teacher stood still for a moment and walked to Jian Yun's seat. She put her hand on Jian Yun's shoulder and said to the other students, "As we all know, one of the programs prepared by our grade for this school celebration is an instrument ensemble. In addition to those students just now, the teacher also wants to ask Jian Yun..."

Jian Yun threw up her chin in surprise.

Her hair was untidy, tied in a loose ponytail, and when she looked up, her bangs trembled in front of her forehead.

The music teacher cut her hair and continued in a gentle voice: "In this ensemble, Jian Yun played the triangle iron."

As soon as the name "Triangle iron" came out, several boys began to laugh.

"I'm not kidding," the music teacher said. "The triangle is a commonly used percussion instrument, and it's included in the score."

Xu Bai, sitting at the piano, nodded his head carefully.

The music teacher, holding the lesson plan, was still describing the instruments: "In the score of the ensemble, there is a piano, there is a triangle, the instruments are equal, they are all important."

Her words stopped immediately, but Jian Yun changed her face.

Because Jian Yun does not know the triangle iron, she knows nothing about music theory. For Jian Yun, living up to their expectations is a more terrible thing than not being valued by the people around her.

Finally, after class, Jian Yun sat for a long time, finally picked up the ensemble score and slowly walked to Xu Bai's position.

Xu Bai is different from Jian Yun, she is synonymous with the stars and the moon, near the seat can be called lively, Jian Yun just close, Xu Bai found her.

She raised her face and looked at Jian Yun: "What do you want to see me for?"

What's the matter? Jian Yun can't talk.

Xu Bai waited for a while, did not wait for a reply, she took Jian Yun's hand, took each other to the corridor. At this time it is the big break, the students laugh and play, sneakers across the plastic floor, issued a "piercing - piercing" sound, one after another, one after another.

Xu Bai leaned slightly, leaning against the railing that reached his waist. September was already autumn, the sun was still shining, and she held her cheek in one hand and asked very formally: "What did you want to say to me?"

Jian Yun's tongue ended: "Xu classmate, I, I that, can not triangle iron......"

Xu Bai blinked his eyes: "Neither will I."

She sensitively perceived the purpose of Jian Yun, and directly showed their level. This made Jian Yun even more timid, and she buried her head lower: "I can't understand the music."

Xu Bai suddenly enlightened: "I understand, I teach you ah."

Xu Bai's character is much livelier than Jianyun, and she treats people without defense. Since everyone is a member of the ensemble, then it is appropriate to help each other - Xu Bai thought so in her heart, and did what she said, from the morning of the same day, she taught Jian Yun.

At noon they eat in the school cafeteria, Jian Yun is particularly antsy. She is probably a person with communication difficulties, and Xu Bai together to eat makes her embarrassed.

In addition, she has been holding a mechanical watch, eyes to look back and forth at the cafeteria door of the students, led a few seniors to look at them.

Xu Bai picked up a chicken leg and casually asked, "Are you looking for someone?"

Jian Yun eyes wandering: "Yes."

All she had on her plate was rice and two spoonfuls of carrots in sauce. Xu Bai put the chicken leg into her plate and said candidly, "Please eat the chicken leg, who do you want to find, maybe I know."

Jian Yun held the chopsticks, she hesitated for two seconds, let go of the mechanical watch.

"Yesterday Sunday, my mother and I were selling breakfast in the park," she said. Her language skills were not strong enough to describe what happened next, so Jian Yun chose to skip and ran straight to the theme, "A senior in high school, he helped me..."

Jian Yun pushed the watch to Xu Bai: "This is his stuff, fell on the ground was picked up by me." My mother asked me to come to school today and give him his watch back."

The noise in the canteen is noisy, the fragrance of the food is interleaved, but Xu Bai's mind is not on the meal.

She took that watch, saw the "Longines" sign, turned over and looked again, there is a "season" word on the strap.

Ah, so it is.

Xu Bai stood up with his rice bowl in hand and said, "That senior, is he this tall?" Xu Bai stood on tiptoe to measure his height, and then continued, "He is also carrying a bag with a badge on the strap..."

Xu Bai tries to think about Ji Heng's characteristics, but she soon discovers that when she sees Ji Heng, she is always with Xie Pingchuan. But where Xie Pingchuan present, she will not have the leisure to observe others.

Jian Yun looked at Xu Bai with great admiration: "Yes, it is him." Do you know him?"

Xu Bai sat back and nodded solemnly: "I know, I will take you to find him after dinner." After that, she continued to eat, because she was in a hurry, and the eggplant sauce accidentally rubbed on her face.

But in Jian Yun's eyes, Xu Bai's whole person is shining.

After dinner just 11:30, Xu Bai pulled Jian Yun, walked to the school's third grade teaching building.

Jian Yun told Xu Bai: "You have eggplant juice on your face."

But Xu Bai didn't care: "It doesn't matter. When we find Ji Heng, I'll go to the bathroom and wash my face."

They made it all the way to the top. Xu Bai is familiar with the door and the road, standing outside the window of a class, the moment she opened the glass, she did not find Jiheng, she saw Xie Pingchuan at a glance.

At noon, the clouds were light and the sky was warm. The curtains in the classroom moved with the wind, swaying blue folds of water. Xie Pingchuan's seat was next to the window, and the curtains blew onto his desk, so he stood up and tied the curtains again.

He looks good from behind, too.

There was no one in the classroom, and the girls in the front row of Xie Pingchuan turned around and spoke to him with red cheeks. Xu Bai was far away from them, she could not hear what they were saying, and her heart was like being scratched by a cat, becoming itchy and numb.

Jian Yun could not understand the situation, she whispered: "That senior... He, he doesn't seem to be here."

Before the words were finished, Ji Heng's voice came from behind them: "Hey, isn't this Xiao Bai, are you looking for Xie Pingchuan?" Ji Heng banged on the window and shouted into the classroom, "Hey, Xie Pingchuan, your little white is coming to find you!"

Xu Bai turned away and said, "No, I'm not looking for him."

Xu Bai pulled Jian Yun, but see Jian Yun buried head, forehead in front of the thick bangs blocked the eyes. Jian Yun incubated for a long time, only one word said: "That day... On that day, I thanked my seniors for their help."

Jian Yun held the watch in both hands: "This is what you left behind."

It seemed as if it was only a second so short, and as if it was a century so long, Ji Heng scratched his hair and finally recognized her: "Oh, you were in the park yesterday..."

He took the watch and put it on his hand: "Don't thank me, that man is too much, obviously he took counterfeit money, but also let you give him money." I just can't see it."

Ji Heng put on his watch and smiled brightly: "I also want to thank you, did you come to return my watch?"

From their words, Xu Bai sorted out what happened in the park yesterday. Jian Yun and her mother in selling breakfast, and then came to a customer, gave a counterfeit currency, but also let Jian Yun change money - good Jiheng road to see injustice, draw a knife to help.

But recall yesterday's encounter, Xu Bai thought, Jiheng probably was the customer poured a body of soy milk.

The watch has been returned to the original owner, Xu Bai think they should go. But as soon as she took a step back, Xie Pingchuan appeared.

"What's the matter?" Mr. Xie asked.

Xie Pingchuan height is one meter eighty-six, Xu Bai height is one meter sixty-eight, the eighteen centimeter height difference, forcing her to look up at him: "Now it's okay, I want to go back to the classroom."

"Wait a minute," Xie Pingchuan suddenly reached out and pinched her chin, "you ate in your face."

His fingertips touched her skin, delicate and soft, and Xie Pingchuan's fingers quivered slightly, but he did not immediately let her go. He wiped the grease off her face with a tissue and heard her reply sulkily: "I want you to take care of me."

Xie Pingchuan stopped, from the pocket out of a piece of strawberry sugar, into the palm of Xu Bai.

He doesn't like sugar, even hates sweets, but Xu Bai likes them. So Xie Pingchuan from the age of ten, developed the habit of chuai sugar in the pocket, in general, if Xu Bai fried hair, give a piece of sugar can coax good.

But Xu Bai is different today.

Today's Xu Baiyi said angrily: "I don't eat, I want you to help me peel the candy paper."

Xie Pingchuan raised the Angle of her lips, smiling for her occasional wayward appearance.

He peeled the candy paper very carefully, and the strawberry candy was like an unwrapped gift, lying quietly in his palm through the last layer of white paper.

Xu Bai took this piece of sugar and opened his mouth vaguely: "Thank you... Brother."

The sound of "brother" called very sweet, and it was said with sugar.