There Are Trees in This Mountain
Chapter 27
When the heavy rain gradually stopped, the two of them left the stands on the field.
Du Nian had also missed an entire class. Fortunately, her deskmate, Liu Yingying, helped her lie and told the teacher that she was feeling unwell and had gone to the school doctor's office. Moreover, her usual behavior was indeed well-behaved and trustworthy, so the language teacher didn't pursue the matter.
Seeing that Du Nian had returned, the teacher even said a few words of concern in a pleasant manner.
However, it made her feel a strong sense of guilt. She felt that she had committed a grave sin and had let down the teacher's earnest teachings.
"Oh, by the way, remember to look for the Song Shu to make up for the Classical Chinese text that you're writing from memory today. Together with the other students, just look for the Song Shu."
"Okay, okay." She obediently agreed. She waited until the teacher walked slowly out of the classroom before she turned and walked back to her seat.
When Liu Yingying heard her voice, she looked up with a wooden face and looked at her with deep sorrow. She looked at her with goosebumps all over her body.
Puzzled, she asked, "What's wrong?
Why are you looking at me like that? "She looked down at her body. Apart from some rain, there was nothing strange about her.
"You still have the cheek to say that!"
This question made Liu Yingying's originally depressed expression turn into grief and indignation. "You said yesterday that you would save me in class today!
I treated you as Little Tiantian, but you kicked me aside like I was a stone! "
"Du Niannian!
You've made me so sad!
Our sisterly relationship is worthless! "
Liu Yingying turned her head away in grief. She didn't want to see this woman who didn't care about her sister's life and continued to silently copy the Classical Chinese text.
The language teacher was a very upright and outspoken person with an iron-blooded style. If there were more than ten words wrong in the Classical Chinese text, it would be considered a failure.
If the Classical Chinese text failed, they would have to look for the class representative to repeat it again. They also had to copy the text five times before the revision.
Five times!
A total of five times!
Was this something a human would do?
The entire text was about 600 words. Copying it five times would be more than 3,000 words.
When Liu Yingying finished writing from memory and handed in the half-empty paper, she felt a wave of sorrow.
He had already predicted his fate and was preparing to make up for it.
By the time Du Nian came back, he had already finished copying the text twice.
"I hope Song Shu can let me go." Liu Yingying prayed.
To make up for the lessons, one had to look for the class representative to make up for it in private during class or lunch break. The class representative would also be the one to mark it. Finally, the class representative would report the situation to the teacher.
Therefore, as the language class representative, Song Shu could be said to have the power to decide the life and death of countless fellow students.
Just as she mentioned him, she saw him walking over.
"What do you mean, let you go?" He asked casually.
"No, no, no, it's nothing. Why are you here?"
When Liu Yingying saw him, she became timid instead. She didn't dare to make threatening gestures like she did in front of Du Nian. She didn't dare to ask him to go easy on her.
He had neat black hair and was dressed in a white shirt and black pants. A few casual movements of his could attract the attention of little girls.
An outstanding top student was always worshipped by others. What was even rarer was that the top student had a refreshing and good-looking appearance.
And Song Shu was such a person.
"I just came to ask, when are you planning to come here and do your dictation?" Song Shu's clear eyes were smiling as he looked at the two of them calmly.
"Ah — — Teacher, you finished so quickly!"
Liu Yingying didn't notice the smile in his eyes and took his words seriously. For a moment, she cried and wailed.
"Teacher, do you still need to finish?
Haven't you been preparing to make up for it for a long time? "
Song Shu looked gently at her fake crying. His tone was steady and slow as he exposed the truth. "So you can also consider when you will come to me."
"…" Liu Yingying buried her head in pain and hugged the table. She didn't want to talk to him at all.
"Don't be too sad. It's not your first time. You can be more magnanimous." He comforted her gently.
That was why she really didn't like to deal with Song Shu at all.
As a top student, he didn't understand the sadness of being a bad student at all. He always secretly hurt her self-esteem and rubbed her dignity on the ground.
What good did that do for him?
Ah?
Her dignity wasn't a pair of skateboard shoes!
She wanted to take back the compliments she had given him to Du Niannian. Although he looked likeable, his personality was simply too bad!
Those girls were all obsessed with this guy's appearance. As long as they went to his seat and wrote a few more classical Chinese poems, they would understand how vicious this man was.
He was worse than Lin Juanshen!
At least Lin Juanshen and her were both bad students. There was no discrimination between them. When their grades were placed together, it was obvious that they were harmonious and friendly.
Seeing Liu Yingying lying on the table motionlessly, Song Shu kindly didn't disturb her. He turned his gaze to Du Nian, who was standing on the side in a daze. "Du Nian, when do you plan to ask me out?"
Du Nian suddenly heard her name called. She didn't have time to think about how strange it sounded. Faced with his question, she panicked as if she was being lectured by the Dean. "Today … Today at noon." She was afraid that she would say the time too late.
He seemed to be amused by her nervous expression. The corners of his lips faintly curved. "Don't be nervous. Strangers the first time, we'll be friends the second time. I'm very easy-going."
"…" Du Nian was silent.
She didn't feel easy-going in this sentence.
She seriously felt that this person might not be very kind.
"By the way, do you still remember the homework you handed in yesterday?"
He seemed to have suddenly thought of something and casually asked. However, the question he asked was very baffling.
"Huh?
What's wrong with the homework? "Du Nian looked at him blankly. She didn't understand why he suddenly asked this.
He didn't seem to be surprised by her reaction. "No, it's nothing. You did a good job with your homework."
Du Nian didn't expect that was all he wanted to say. She was confused and couldn't figure out what he meant. She calmly accepted the compliment and threw it to the back of her mind without any burden.
***
Song Shu wasn't surprised when he saw the pink envelope fall out of the exercise book. After all, he already had several such envelopes in his drawer.
He picked up the envelope that fell to the ground and inadvertently glanced at the name "Du Nian" on the cover.
He wasn't unfamiliar with this name. It was the girl who always ranked behind him on the exam rankings. Every time her score was close to his, but she couldn't surpass him. She was always in second place on his report card.
However, the deepest impression he had of her was probably that she had lost to him many times in exams with a one-point difference.
He raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect her to write a love letter to him.
Could it be that she was so persistent and unwavering in chasing after his score every time just because she wanted to catch up with him?
Song Shu was shocked by this thought. But when he lowered his head and weighed the letter in his hand, he felt that maybe his thoughts made sense. Look, the evidence was here.
He felt some respect for this girl named Du Nian. She must have been trying very hard to chase after him. Her mental fortitude was amazing.
He secretly sighed. It was rare for him to have this kind of curiosity. He wanted to see what she said to him in the letter.
But when he opened the letter, he realized that it was all his wishful thinking. This letter wasn't written to him at all. It had nothing to do with him at all.
It was just a freak combination of factors that caused it to end up in his hands.
He held the letter and stared at the three words "Lin Juanshen". It was as if he wanted to burn them to ashes and replace them with "Song Shu".
But no matter how angry he was, the only name on the letter was "Lin Juanshen".
There was no Song Shu at all. It had nothing to do with him. This heavy letter full of anxiety and eagerness was for Lin Juanshen to see.
Song Shu knew about Lin Juanshen. He was famous for being a bad student in school.
His grades weren't as good as his, his looks weren't as good as his. No matter how he looked at it, he was far ahead of this person. How could Du Nian give up on him and write a love letter to this guy?
Could this world still be good?
He couldn't figure out what Du Nian liked about him.
He only read the beginning of the letter. When he realized it wasn't for him, he closed it and didn't continue reading.
Although he didn't understand how someone could be so blind, he still had basic morals and chose to respect her privacy.
But when he saw her the next day, he couldn't help but find an excuse to look for her.
He gave her a hint, but she didn't respond at all.
This person was really stupid. How could she lose such an important letter and not notice it at all?
The person who received the letter must have been waiting for a long time.
Song Shu returned to his seat and took out the letter from his pocket. He couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of her dazed look.




