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The teacher pointed to an empty seat in the last row by the window and said, "That seat over there is available, you can sit there."

However, even so, it's not to the extent that I would care about him like this.

Did you not go and talk to them? Grandma's voice is very peaceful, it has been baptized by time, and settled into tranquility and gentleness. "No matter what unpleasant things happened in childhood, after so many years, saying 'long time no see' with a smile, this is the way of adults."

For the next few days, I didn't go to school. On the day of the college entrance examination, I went directly to the examination room.

After seeing Shu Haining in the corridor ten years later, something has deviated from the daily routine. I vaguely perceive it, but I don't know how to correct it.

Tang Ruizhe has not come back yet. Grandma is shelling edamame outside. A seabird flew over the skylight above and a feather fell on the glass window.

The principal said, "I can teach in any class at will."

I say to myself like this.

There are only a few days left until the college entrance examination. I definitely won't go to school again before that.

On this summer afternoon, alone in the study, a feeling of loneliness emerges from the depths of the heart.

Grandma sat down beside me and placed a plate of sliced watermelon on the round stone table in front of me.

After getting off the car at the school, the quiet campus suddenly became as noisy as boiling water. Many parents were waiting to pick up their children.

I don't know what is considered interesting. It's all the same wherever you go, there's no difference.

I walked over, took out a tissue from my pocket, wiped the table and chairs, then put down my backpack and sat down.

Three times, I passed by him.

Why did I come here?

Thinking about it, it's only natural to have such an atmosphere!

It's probably because the principal and teachers greeted her, that's why she said so.

I went back and continued to sleep on the table. Yesterday at the library, there was only a distance of fifty centimeters between him and me, but unfortunately, there was a row of bookshelves between us. Today, in this classroom, we are still only fifty centimeters apart, and this time there is nothing between us, even his gaze falls on me.

Before falling asleep last night, this is exactly what I was thinking.

Just take it as experiencing the campus atmosphere again!

After the exam was over, I originally planned to go back by myself. However, when the principal called me to get on the school bus together, I didn't even think about it and followed the principal onto the bus.

Is there still something that my heart is longing for?

Unfortunately, I have thought for a long time, but I can't come up with a reason.

Why do I care so much about Shu Haining?

I stood up and leaned against the window, watching him. Would he notice my presence this time? My gaze followed his figure, watching him come closer and then move away. It seemed like his gaze had landed on my face for a moment, but quickly moved away, just like looking at a stranger, just a fleeting glance.

However, now I am standing at the school gate. It's really annoying. Why do I, who has never been interested in anything, keep changing my decisions over and over again?

So, why do I care so much about him?

In the corridor, there were many people coming and going. Shu Haining, wearing a white school uniform, slowly walked towards this side from the other end of the corridor.

Is there any vacancy?

If I call out his name first, wouldn't that mean I've lost?

In the evening, I sat on the bamboo chair in the courtyard, gazing at the countless stars in the sky, while pondering over these two questions.

If possible, I don't even want to talk to Huayuemian.

Is it because Shu Haining is someone I picked up, so it is only natural for me to expect him to recognize me immediately? Even if it were me, I would consider such a thought to be somewhat willful.

Is it because the jet lag hasn't reversed yet?

In this car, all the passengers are teachers who are going to invigilate the exam, and I am the only student.

Perhaps I can smile and say "long time no see" to Shu Haining, but when it comes to Huayue Mian, I absolutely cannot do it.

After returning home, I locked myself in the study. The books that used to be very interesting to me, for some reason, I just can't seem to muster the interest to read them today.

I stopped and looked up at the azure sky.

This time, I didn't go to the library again, but walked into the teaching building where the senior three grade was located, and casually entered a classroom. In an instant, everyone's eyes were on me.

I prop up my chin and gaze out the window. A sparrow flies by, leaving behind a string of chirping sounds.

Is it interesting?

When the bell rang for the end of class, I had already woken up from a nap because I was extremely tired from staying up late last night.

The teacher immediately showed a look of sudden realization and said, "So you are the transfer student."

This exam can determine the course of many people's lives. Those who pass can go to college, adding another option to their lives; while those who fail must either repeat a year or start working.

For me, Shu Haining and Huayue Mian are both people I knew in my childhood. If I think deeper, Shu Haining was my only playmate back then. At that time, only he was willing to let me stay by his side.

Have you seen Haining and Yuemian at school, Skylark?

I was holding a slice of watermelon, gnawing on it and saying, "I guess I've seen them, but they didn't see me."

This is the only fair way.

I finished taking a shower, lying on the bed, but still unable to fall asleep.

The teacher in class was momentarily confused, and all the students in the class were stunned.

However, meeting him today, just like passing by him on campus two days ago, he still didn't recognize me.

Thank you.

It seems like I'm not willing to call his name, as if I'm sulking with someone.

I walked aimlessly in the campus.

What kind of existence is Shu Haining to me?

After a brief interlude, the teacher continued the class and asked someone to pass me a test paper from front to back. It was the test paper she was explaining.

Just like how I could recognize him ten years later with just my intuition, even though we were separated by a long distance in the hallway.

How about it? Yunque, do you think our school is interesting? The principal asked me kindly.

However, there is something in my heart that is preventing me from doing so.

I am looking forward to Shu Haining recognizing me at the bustling crowd on a summer evening filled with cicada songs.

Lush tree canopies block the scorching sun, turning the main road of the school into a shady avenue.

I glanced at it and tossed it aside because those questions didn't interest me. Things with answers are all simple; it's the things without answers that are the most difficult to understand.

I am lying on the table, the classroom is bustling, and many people are discussing my affairs. They are probably very curious about what kind of person I am, who transferred to this school just before the college entrance examination.

Two days of exams made me experience an unprecedented tense atmosphere, is this what they call "crossing a narrow bridge with a thousand troops and ten thousand horses"?

I reached out and grabbed Liu Hair's hand, hesitated for a while at the school gate, and finally walked into the campus.

I explained a sentence.

It feels like we are about to meet every time, but we never manage to. Perhaps if I call out to him, we can reunite in the simplest and most direct way.

If becoming an adult means being hypocritical, then I don't want to become an adult. I put the watermelon rind in the plate and stood up, walking back to the room.

I stood at the classroom door and asked a question.

Before the full-day classes ended, I walked out of the classroom with my backpack.

Last night was the same. I tossed and turned all night and hardly slept.

Turning over again, I looked out the window at the tranquil night sky dotted with stars. In the distance, the vast sea lay still like a gentle monster.