C1 Part3

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Sorry for the delay of publish. I said in my twitter that i will post this chapter on yesterday’s evening but i have been busy with my graduation’s administration stuff so this chapter delayed again and again. And once again, happy birthday Lai Kuanlin (the actor played Lin Xiaoran’s character).

Don’t Think Of Interrupting My Study Chapter 1.3 – High School’s Sophomore Mid-term Exam (3)

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The school’s underground garage has its exit that leads directly to the street outside school. It’s not far from school’s gate. Nan Xiangwan pushed her bike out, scattered neon light come into view. Wherever you look, the view is familiar, also unfamiliar.

The reason why she felt familiar because she has lived here for three years and has visited every store countless times. She once bought all kind of notebooks in the stationery store, bought the latest learning materials in the bookstore, and chatted with classmates in the milk tea shop.

Speaking of unfamiliarity, not only because it has been long time ago since the three years of high school, but more importantly, these stores disappeared later when there is urban transformation in the old city. The whole street also changed its appearance. It was become more spacious, neater, and more beautiful. However, she couldn’t feel happy somehow. It is as if her love was robbed by others, and deliberately washed out of her mind, leaving no traces which made her feel disappointed.

Nan Xiangwan was a little excited and emotional. She quickly wiped off the tears on the bottom of her eyes, so she can captured everything in front of her clearly.

It’s great. Everything in her memory is back.

She pushed her bike forward and saw a skewers shop called “Little Maru”, which is her favorite snack stall in high school. At that time, she didn’t care about what was healthy or unhealthy such as spicy mala tang, grilled cold noodles, and stinky tofu. Those are the things she can’t refuse especially deep-fried skewers. She almost eat it everyweek. It is even better if you match it with a bottle of coke. Perfect!

Nan Xiangwan couldn’t wait to order fish ball, chicken fillet, tofu skin, and eggplant. The most important thing to eat fried skewers is to eat it with the sauce poured on top of the food. Nan Xiangwan likes the sweet chili sauce the most. Sweet and spicy. The fragrance is so delicious.

She just ordered something good here and suddenly there was an unhurried voice. Lin Xiaoran held a handful of fried skewers and lifted his chin at her with a cynical expression, “Aren’t you going to walk home? Why did you ride your bicycle again? Like i said, you must have forgotten just now.”

Why did i bump into him again? Nan Xiangwan sighed in her heart. She rolled her eyes, neither humble nor arrogant said, “It’s annoying to talk to you.”

In order to avoid him, Nan Xiangwan went to the convenience store next to this shop to buy a bottle of coke. She stood on the doorstep, wanting to have a drink. Didn’t know if it’s too cold or she wrote too much before, Nan Xiangwan couldn’t unscrew the lid. She didn’t believe in evil and continued to exert her strength. Her expression became extremely hideous and her hand was numb. The bottle cap was still on its original posture, not moving a bit.

“Puff…” Lin Xiaoran’s laughter sounded not far away.

Nan Xiangwan didn’t want to pay attention to him, took the coke and turned around. She happened to see a girl walking slowly. Just saw the figure of that person, Nan Xiangwan subconsciously surprised. The hair on her body stood up. When she looked at that person’s face, she immediately wanted to find a place to hide.

It turned out to be Chen Shiyun!

Her biggest competitor in high school.

Since entering Rocket class, the two have fought openly and secretly. Not giving way to each other, no one convinced by anyone, no one can look down on anyone. At that time, the greatest joy of these two is to see each other’s grades decline and embarrassment. If Chen Shiyun knew she was in Disciplinary class, she would laughed so hard.

The biggest trauma Chen Shiyun brought to Nan Xiangwan when they were in English class. At that time, the English teacher asked them when they started learning English. Nan Xiangwan casually said about five year old. Chen Shiyun, who was sitting not far away, curled her lips when she heard it, revealing a look of disdain. Because in Rocket class, Nan Xiangwan’s English score is not good, and the oral English is even worse. So the statement “starting to learn English at age of five” sounded like a joke.

But then again, it was also under this ‘stimulation’ of Chen Shiyun that Nan Xiangwan made up her mind to learn English well. Not only did she perfomed well in the college entrance examinations, she also participated in English debate competition of Guanghua University. Her fluent spoken English made her stand out during interviews and successfully entered a well-known company.

Thinking of this, Nan Xiangwan finally settled down. She felt that she was no worse than her. There is nothing to be afraid of. She raised her head gracefully, ready to meet Chen Shiyun’s provocation and vowed she would never lose the battle. Who knew Chen Shiyun’s gaze slid across her, as if she saw a tree, a wall, or a trash can, without any change on her face or even her dark eyes.

This feeling is really made her uncomfortable. It’s like punching the air. All the efforts and expectations collapsed. The lost, frustration and weakness deeply overhelmed her.

Nan Xiangwan finally realized, as a student of Rocket class, Chen Shiyun at this time had no idea who Nan Xiangwan was, and naturaly wouldn’t put her in her eyes. Right, as one of the scumbag in Disciplinary class, Nan Xiangwan doesn’t even have the qualification to make things difficult for Chen Shiyun.

Chen Shiyun learned dance since childhood. Although she stopped praticing after middle school, she still has the foundation. She walks in different posture from others. Even with her schoolbag on her back, her back is still straight, shoulder open, and her neck stretched out, as if afraid that her crown would fall. Because of her outstanding temperament, many boys in class have a good impression of her. I heard that the boys in other class are also rushing to inquire about her.

Unexpectedly, Chen Shiyun just passed by Lin Xiaoran. It also aroused his interest. Obviously Chen Shiyun didn’t squint from start to finish, didn’t even look at him. Lin Xiaoran deliberately stepped in and stood in front of her, “Beauty, do you wan to eat fried skewers?”

Nan Xiangwan almost laughed out loud. The scumbag is indeed a scumbag. Teasing girl, only ghost will care about you. Besides, it’s not good for you to find someone (to teased), but you just have to find Chen Shiyun. If you know who she is, even the student in Rocket class can only look at her from distance, how could you a scumbag in Disciplinary class get her favor.

Sure enough, Chen Shiyun glanced at him cautiously, and said coldly, “Sorry, i don’t know you.”

Lin Xiaoran curled his lips and nonchalantly said, “Don’t we will know each other after a little chat? That’s how my dad knew my mom.”

Chen Shiyun quickly looked away and gave a cold warning, “Classmate, i will call someone if you do something like this again.”

Lin Xiaoran smield deeper, strechted out his hand to pick the ends of Chen Shiyun’s hair hanging over her shoulder. His low voice seemed to be gurgling, “Little girl, my temper is quite big.”

Nan Xiangwan couldn’t stand it anymore. Although she didn’t like Chen Shiyun, she hates Lin Xiaoran’s hooliganism even more. She took a step forward and shouted at Lin Xiaoran, “What are you doing? Can’t you see she doesn’t want to?”

The air suddenly quieted down. The two people who had been in stalemate looked at her at the same time. Even if Nan Xiangwan is a bit slow, she could clearly feel the atmosphere is wrong. Sure enough, in a flash Chen Shiyun laughed and with a “pouch” sound she punched Lin Xiaoran on the shoulder. “Blame you, what’s with pretending to be a rogue and caused misunderstanding?”

Lin Xiaoran retorted, “Who told you to pretend not to see me?”

The two chatted, turned around and left, leaving Nan Xiangwan’s face covered with circles. She couldn’t figure out what happened.

Not far away, Lin Xiaoran took a bunch of fish balls and handed them to Chen Shiyun. Chen Shiyun didn’t pick them out, but bit one in his hand. It was probably a little hot. She opened her mouth slightly, fanning her lips with her hand. It made Lin Xiaoran smiled and naturally helped her blow the remaining fish balls.

Nan Xiangwan watched them from behind, unknowingly turning her gaze on Chen Shiyun’s bag. A squirrel doll hung on her schoolbag. Along her steps, it swayed left and right, and from time to time hit the squirrel doll on Lin Xiaoran’s bag.

Nan Xiangwan finally understood. It turned out this two people had known each other long time ago. Their cosplay as a rogue and innocent girl are so boring, how could she take it seriously? It makes her become a jokes. Thinking of this, Nan Xiangwan couldn’t help but feel her blood rushing up and her hand unconsiously tightened. The coke suddenly opened with a ‘pop’, and at the same time, the brown liquid gushed out like an angry magma, spilling all over Nan Xiangwan.

“Ah!” Nan Xiangwan shouted subconsciously.

Lin Xiaoran looked back at her, his clear eyes were shining with stars in it.

Nan Xiangwan’s face turned red. She thought Lin Xiaoran would definitely laugh at her. However, he didn’t. She saw Lin Xiaoran’s steps paused. It seemed he had something to say, but there was nothing. He turned the thought in his mind into a subtle look and gradually faded away in the deep of the night.

After eating fried skewers, Nan Xiangwan rode her bike back to her home in sophomore year of high school. The reason she said ‘sophomore year in high school’ was because this house was temporarily rented. She moved in in a hurry before school started, and moved away in a hurry after the college entrance examination. The house is an old family house. There are bare wires and small advertisements for dredging pipes everywhere. The corridors are full of debris, and the railing covered with thick dust. It is incomparable with the high-end residence she now lives in.

She has not lived here for a long time then, but whenever Nan Xiangwan dreams of a ‘home’, she always think of this house. This is probably because too many things have happened here that made her unforgettable. Nan Xiangwan went upstairs based on her memory, took out the key, and tried to open the door. She didn’t expect it to be the right house. As the time passed by, only traces remained in the our blood. By then, it will never be forgotten.

Nan Xiangwan entered the door and saw Nan Yuemin sitting on the sofa watching TV. While changing her shoes, she said in surprise, “Dad, why are you back?”

Nan Yuemin looked and her and asked suspiciously, “Should i not come back then?”

Nan Xiangwan smiled, “I didn’t mean that. I thought you were going to divorce my mom, so i was a little surprised.”

Guan Xiumei was cutting vegetables in the kitchen. She keenly caught the word ‘divorce’, rushed out with a kitchen knife, pointed at Nan Yuemin and shouted, “What, divorce? Are you divorcing me?”

Nan Yuemin jumped up and stammered, “Who said? I never said divorce. The kid talks nonsense.”

Nan Yuemin looked at Nan Xiangwan. Nan Xiangwan felt wronged and subconsciously blurted out, “Are you not leaving?” She remembered that it was not long before she was in sophomore year of high school, her father didn’t go home much. Over time, she noticed something wrong. After further questioning, only then her mother told her about the divorce and said her father ‘abandoned’ her and her mother.

This is really weird. It should be during this time period, her parents have separated. But father just showed up at home and didn’t show any intention to divorce. Is it because the time has not arrived yet, or did her fate have changed? It is the same like she was reduced from Rocket class to the Discilinary class.

Without waiting for Nan Xiangwan to figure out what happened, Guan Xiumei was already lying on the ground, crying. “What else can you say? Can the child lie? I have suffered so much wrongs with you, and now you are thinking to abandon me? What bad things did i do…”

On the side, Nan Yuemin couldn’t argue. He looked at Nan Xiangwan, then Guan Xiumei, feeling angry.

As the ‘culprit’, Nan Xiangwan wanted to explain, but even if she said it, no one would believe. So she sticked out her tongue apologetically to her father, quickly slipped back to her bedroom.

Because of this, Guan Xiumei didn’t cook any meal, grabbed Nan Yuemin and quarrelled all night. Nan Xiangwan can probably guess some of the content of the quarrel, nothing more than complaining that Nan Yuemin is as timid as a mouse, accomplish nothing. Spent most his life in the unit without getting a promotion. The old man doesn’t know how to work, marrying him is a disaster. Don’t know how many times quarrels like this has happened in her memory. So when the parents divorced, Nan Xiangwan not only is not surprised, she even feel lucky because she finally free.

Nan Xiangwan covered her had with quilt as usual. She had experienced so many things today. She just wanted to have a good night sleep, hoping that everything would be back on track when she woke up.

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