Chu Ziyu found the nearest arcade and booked the remaining hours of the afternoon and the entire evening.
He kept playing AR racing games, wearing the glasses and immersing himself in the exciting racing environment so that he could focus and stop thinking about Shen Huaiyu.
Yan Heqing didn't play. He found a seat, took out his phone, and searched for reference books needed for the experiment.
One Crazy Racing, the other was engrossed in reading, and it wasn't until 8 p. m. that Lu Lin called, bringing Yan Heqing back to his senses.
"Yeah, I haven't eaten yet, I'm at the arcade." Yan Heqing said on the phone, glancing at Chu Ziyu ahead, Chu Ziyu was still Crazy Racing. "I can go back by myself, no need to pick me up."
Lu Lin asked, "What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
When Lu Lin mentioned it, Yan Heqing felt a little hungry. He thought for a moment and said, "Fresh meat wontons."
Lu Lin chuckled softly, "Come back soon."
Yan Heqing hung up the phone, and then Lu Lin hung up the phone.
After putting his phone away, Yan Heqing waited for Chu Ziyu to finish a game, then went over to call him, "Let's go to my house for wontons."
Chu Ziyu took off his glasses. After competing for several hours straight, his nerves were particularly excited. It took him a while to finally grin and say, "I'm not going anymore. I'm so sleepy. I'm going home to sleep."
Even though it wasn't on his way, Chu Ziyu insisted on taking Yan Heqing home first. Only after Yan Heqing went upstairs did he turn around and go home.
Upon entering the room, Chu Ziyu kicked off her shoes, walked to the sofa, and collapsed into it.
My forehead hit the sofa armrest and there was no reaction.
After a while, he struggled to get up, rushed to the bedroom, opened the bottom bedside table, where there was a photo album, which he carefully took out.
He turned to the first page, which was his and Lu Lin's kindergarten graduation photo, and then immediately flipped to the last page.
The photo has yellowed with age, but Shen Huaiyu in it remains forever dazzling.
Chu Ziyu lowered his eyes.
He stole this photo.
Chapter 141 [ Chu Ziyu's Memories] 3
The photo was stolen from the No. 2 Middle School's honor roll.
Chu Ziyu went to see Shen Huaiyu a second time, two weeks after her first visit.
He had just finished a monthly exam. In the morning, the driver took him to school, and during the morning self-study session, he clutched his stomach and lay on the table pretending to have a stomachache.
The teacher wanted to find someone to take him to the infirmary, but he weakly shook his head, saying, "Don't trouble the other students, I can walk by myself."
As Chu Ziyu passed Lu Lin's seat, she lowered her head even further and quietly quickened her pace.
He walked "weakly" out of the classroom for a while, went down the stairs, and immediately ran downstairs. He knew the way well, ran to the wall, climbed over it, and got out.
Having learned from his experience, Chu Ziyu took a taxi this time, and when he arrived at the entrance of No. 2 Middle School, a boy was waiting for him.
He is the younger brother of his elementary school classmate's cousin's friend, and is a second-year high school student at No. 2 Middle School.
No. 2 Middle School had a relatively poor student body. Everyone Chu Ziyu knew either attended private schools or bribed their way into the best No. 1 Middle School. He was one of those who bribed his way into No. 1 Middle School.
Chu Ziyu doesn't really care where she studies, since she'll be at the bottom of the class no matter where she goes. Her main reason is to stay with Lu Lin and Xie Yunjie.
He took the paper bag from the boy, pulled out his school uniform jacket from No. 2 Middle School and put it on. He also took a student ID card that the boy had gotten and hung it around his neck. He swaggered into No. 2 Middle School.
On the way, he casually asked a boy about Shen Huaiyu, but the boy was quite dismissive, "I really don't know what those girls like about him. They even voted him for school heartthrob. He's just a little good at academics, and his looks are just so-so."
Chu Ziyu glanced at the boy's face, which was covered in pockmarks, and simply patted him on the shoulder, "Thanks for today, I've credited your game coins to your account!"
The boy immediately laughed, "It's no big deal. There's not much to see at No. 2 Middle School. Where do you want to go? I'll skip class and go with you!"
Chu Ziyu chuckled, "Hehe, I like to shop by myself."
After parting ways with the boy, Chu Ziyu didn't rush to find Shen Huaiyu. She put away her student ID and wandered aimlessly around the No. 2 Middle School.
It was during class time, and all I could hear along the way was the teacher lecturing and the students reading aloud.
As Chu Ziyu approached the teaching building, she suddenly stopped and turned to look at the notice board by the roadside.
With his 2.0 vision, he spotted Shen Huaiyu's photo immediately.
The photo, displayed at the very top of the red paper, read "First Place in the Class of 20xx," with his middle school entrance exam scores below the photo.
Chu Ziyu's pupils widened. She was only 2 points behind Lu Lin! With this score, wasn't she guaranteed admission to the No. 1 Middle School?!
Chu Ziyu was puzzled for a few seconds, but then he didn't care anymore; he had absolutely no interest in studying.
He lifted his foot to leave, paused for a few seconds, looked around, quickly tiptoed to tear off Shen Huaiyu's photo and stuffed it into his pocket, his heart beating faster than ever before.
Chu Ziyu couldn't explain why he stole Shen Huaiyu's photos; at that moment, he just wanted to do it.
Upon entering the teaching building, Chu Ziyu squinted as he searched for Class 2 of the first year of high school. He didn't even need to look for Shen Huaiyu's information; it was already floating on the homepage of the No. 2 Middle School's online forum.
[ Shen Huaiyu, Class 2, Grade 11, 186cm tall, 15 years old, birthday is December 25th, the same day as Christmas.]
Go up to the third floor, take a few steps to the left and you'll find Class 2 of Grade 11. Before you even get close, you can hear Shen Huaiyu's voice.
Chu Ziyu approached quietly. The door to Class 2 of Grade 11 was open. Shen Huaiyu stood in the fifth row by the window. The window was open, and a breeze ruffled his bangs. He lowered his head slightly and read from his textbook.
It was in English, which Chu Ziyu couldn't understand, but his heart started racing again, just like when he stole the photos.
A thought popped into his mind: the acne-ridden boy had revealed something; besides his good grades, Shen Huaiyu also had a very pleasant voice.
For the next few months, Chu Ziyu would go to the convenience store every night to buy things, Shen Huaiyu would always only say two words to her.
Do you need a plastic bag?
"In total..."
On the eve of Christmas, Chu Ziyu went to Lu Lin's house without paying.
"Grandma, your egg rolls are the best in the universe!" At the dinner table, Chu Ziyu's mouth was full of food, and she still had to be incredibly sweet, "How about I move in with you!"
Grandma's cooking skills were a disaster. Hearing Chu Ziyu's words, she laughed and put another piece of braised pork on Chu Ziyu's plate. "I know what my skill level is, but I like listening to you talk! Unlike A-Lin..." Grandma put a piece of spare rib on Lu Lin's plate, "It's like he'd strangle me if I tried to make him happy!"