Chapter 72 No.20 Chapter [-] I Miss You, Gather Your Courage
Cao Aiqing spent the whole day in entanglement and curiosity.

This reminded her of the orange cat "Bodhisattva" at home. It is always amused by objects such as cat teasers, and it seems that it only has one day's memory. It was tired from playing yesterday, and I will take it out again today. , as if seeing it for the first time.

As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat.

Cao Aiqing, as the master, actually felt a little bit of this feeling now.

Skipping class was a great sin for a good girl like her, but the excitement and curiosity that came with it made her unable to help imagining how He Tianran lived after being kicked out of the house.

"This guy is too hateful! The story is halfway through, not the ending!"

Cao Aiqing gritted her teeth silently, and attributed her bad thoughts to the unfinished story. It was like a cat teaser, constantly shaking in the girl's heart, luring her to go over.

But the girl ignored a question, how could it be possible to attract her to approach with only a cat teaser and no one shaking it behind?

Time passed by, from morning to evening, and the day's class was finally coming to an end.

He Tianran, who was sitting behind him, poked Cao Aiqing's back vigorously, but maybe the girl was overdressed and didn't notice.

He was taken aback for a moment, then laughed to himself, thinking to forget it, there is no need for everyone to know about his working outside.

A while ago, Wang Ma at home gave him 5 yuan, but He Tianran decided not to keep this money unless it was absolutely necessary.

After all, he wanted to know whether he could survive in this society without his father.

Therefore, not going to evening self-study is a balance he can find between life and study after careful consideration.

When the get out of class bell rang, Cao Aiqing sat in her seat for 10 minutes. She secretly looked at the figures of her classmates going out to look for food. When the classroom was almost gone, she made up her mind to turn around and look at the boy at the back table. .

It's just that the boy who was expected to have a narrow smile now disappeared, and his deskmate Guo Huai looked at him dully instead.

Looking at Cao Aiqing inadvertently, Guo Huai lowered his head and pushed his glasses.

"That monitor...do you know how to do this... this question?"

He pushed up the test paper left by the math teacher today, pointed to a geometry problem, and asked without shame.

"Ah, um, this, this, you are like this..."

Cao Aiqing patiently explained that her mathematics is not the best among all subjects, but this is relatively speaking. In less than a moment, she finished explaining the idea of ​​solving the problem, and Guo Huai nodded.

"Squad leader, your method is correct, but it's a bit complicated. I just thought of another way to solve it. Can you help me see if it works..."

Guo Huai carefully analyzed and presented another way of solving the problem on paper.

Cao Aiqing nodded her head and watched the other party's steps to solve the problem, but her mind was already distracted.

Where did that bad-hearted person go?

Did he think he didn't promise him, so he left?

Such thoughts filled her little head, she should send him a message to ask now, but...

"Squad...Squad leader...are you listening?"

"Ah... yes!"

Cao Aiqing came back to his senses, looked at the more concise problem-solving ideas on the test paper, and couldn't help admiring:
"Student Guo, I really didn't expect this method. You boys are indeed very strong in mathematical thinking."

"Haha... In fact, it would be nice to be able to score. I just like to think about some things."

Guo Huai said shyly that he thought this would arouse Cao Aiqing's interest, but after he finished speaking, there was no response from the other party.

The girl on the opposite side lowered her head, obviously not thinking about this.

"That...Student He, he... walked out the back door after class..."

Guo Huai said something tentatively.

Cao Aiqing raised her head and was about to speak when Bai Tingting, who had been sitting in the classroom, finished her homework at this time, and said as she walked:
"Ai Qing has been waiting for a long time, let's go eat."

The two of them are not sitting together now. Bai Tingting did not perform well in the last exam and dropped a few places.

A smile returned to Cao Aiqing's face.

"Okay."

The two girls walked out of the classroom arm in arm. Today, Bai Tingting suggested eating in the cafeteria. The girl who seldom refuses others has no objection to this, but she is a little absent-minded looking at the full plate.

"Ai Qing, what are you looking at, so serious?"

Bai Tingting was eating green vegetables, looking at her girlfriend staring at the phone in a daze, she couldn't help asking.

Cao Aiqing smiled covertly, covered the phone screen on the table, and said, "No, news."

"Oh~"

Bai Tingting didn't doubt that he was there, she just mentioned someone else, and she swiped her mobile phone, at this time Xue Yong posted a circle of friends that caught her attention.

"This Xue Yong, who is not doing his job every day, knows how to invite his friends to drink everywhere. He doesn't look like a student at all!"

Following a remark, Cao Aiqing cast her gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"

Bai Tingting flipped through her phone and said, "Look."

It was a circle of friends posted 10 minutes ago, and the content was——

"Today my buddies are on stage for the first time in "Smoke Corner Alley". Don't say I didn't inform you, at [-]pm, some people come for a drink or two."

Since Bai Tingting and Xue Yong's social circles don't overlap very much, most of the following likes are from classmates, and Wen Liang, who hasn't seen him for a long time, also replied a few sentences under this circle of friends:

Wen Liang: "The LiveHouse on Zhengyang Road?"

Xue Yong: "Yes, yes, Goddess, are you coming? I also know a band that just needs a lead singer! Come and try, how long have we not seen each other?"

Wen Liang: "No, I'm not as free as you."

Xue Yong: "It's a pity~ haha ​​what a pity~ It doesn't matter if you don't come~ It doesn't matter if you don't come."

Wen Liang: "??? What do you mean?"

Cao Aiqing was still watching, but Bai Tingting put back her phone.

For the first time, my buddy, LiveHouse, doesn't matter if you don't come.

These key words that jumped out at once lingered in Cao Aiqing's mind. She thought about it for a while, and then they all pointed to the figure of a young man.

After eating, the two girls walked around the campus according to their usual habits. The sky in winter always gets dark quickly. At this time, the class bell rang, and it was time to go back to the classroom.

Cao Aiqing stared at her toes absent-mindedly. The moment she entered the teaching building, she suddenly raised her head and said:

"Tingting, I... feel a little uncomfortable, no, no, I left something in the cafeteria..."

Bai Tingting, who was walking in front, turned her head. Although she was puzzled by the inconsistency in her girlfriend's words, she still cared first: "Ah? What happened? Wallet? Cell phone? Let me go back with you to get it?"

Cao Aiqing shook her head, and took two steps back: "No, I'll be right back, you go up, don't be late."

After she finished speaking, she started running in small steps.

Bai Tingting stood there, confused.

Without the students of senior one and senior two, only the teaching building of senior three is still lit, and the campus has become much empty.

It is the time for evening self-study, and the gate of Gangzhong has been closed 5 minutes ago. Cao Aiqing walked not far from the school gate, looked at the closed gate, and paused.

"I still can't catch up, that's all I can do, I'd better go back to class."

Thinking this way in her heart, it seemed that fate insisted on making her a good child who obediently went to class, and she also habitually accepted such an ending.

It's just that there is a feeling that has been lingering in her heart, and she can't explain it clearly.

She turned around and walked slowly towards the teaching building.

At this time, at the school wall in front of her right, a few boys stood sneakily underneath, and then easily climbed over the school's high wall in a way of building a human wall.

"Hey, don't go, give me a hand."

The boy who was left behind looked up and complained to the few friends who were riding on the wall.

And these guys didn't know what they saw, they were motionless as if they were stupid, and their eyes were all cast in one direction.

"classmate……"

The man turned his head, and saw a shy, pretty spotless girl slowly walking out from the darkness.

He looked familiar, but before he remembered who it was, the girl pointed to the wall, and heard a sentence:
"Can I trouble you... to give me a lift?"

3 minute later.

A group of teenagers waiting on the wall looked at the back of the girl who jumped off hastily and then walked away quickly, and looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Is that Cao Aiqing from class two?"

"That's right... is she... skipping class?"

"Yeah... she's in such a hurry, is there something wrong at home?"

"You're stupid. If you have an accident at home, ask for leave immediately. What class do you want to skip over the wall?"

"...that's... very specific..."

"..."

A group of people all thought of the same answer, but they all tacitly did not speak, leaving a feeling of dejection.

A meeting, and falling in love at the same time.

……

……

He Tianran is now the guitarist of the resident band at the Yanjiao Alley Music Bar. This is a part-time job introduced to him by the owner of the guitar shop, Park.

This band has the same name as this store, and they are both called "Smoke Corner Alley". It is essentially a patchwork team. When there are well-known bands coming, they will be responsible for warming up the scene. If not, they will be responsible for singing and playing every day. Such an existence of water.

The lead singer is a teacher who teaches vocal music. He is in his thirties, and he never leaves his cigarettes. He can say anything casually. The drummer is the owner of this shop. You play the melody ruthlessly; as for Bass, she is a girl in her senior year. It is said that she used to be a student of the lead singer teacher, but later became a girlfriend.

He Tianran is the youngest among them, but he is not the only guitarist. The guitarist of the previous band fell in love and couldn't be there every day, so every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, he was the one to take over.

At first, the boy was afraid that he would not be able to reach the level of the band, but he found that the songs sung by the band were relatively folk and popular slow songs. After a few days of running-in and memorizing the score, it was not difficult to cooperate.

"Playing these songs, are we selling stories?" After He Tianran finished the interview, he pretended to be naive and asked the boss.

"No, we are only responsible for selling wine, and the songs are just appetizers." The drummer boss gave a "you understand" look.

He Tianran suddenly felt that everyone had the same views, so he decided to accept this part-time job. The working hours are from 10:30 pm to 500:[-] pm, and he can earn [-] yuan at a time, which is [-] yuan for three days, and is paid once a week.

One month's living expenses can be earned in three days, He Tianran thinks it's worth it, but it might be a waste of his study time.

Today was his first time on stage, so he was inevitably a little nervous. He only told Xue Yong about this, but he didn't expect that he would bring a bunch of his buddies and a few seniors from the boxing gym to help him.

The people at their table raised their wine glasses and cheered to He Ranran. It was freezing outside the tavern door, but at this moment, the boy's heart felt warm and his face was hot.

"Don't be nervous. It's not a formal performance. Even if you play the wrong song, nine and a half out of ten people in the audience don't know, so be casual."

The lead singer teacher comforted He Tianran, and then lit a cigarette.

"Well, we will start after you finish smoking?" He Tianran asked.

The lead singer shook his head: "No, let's start now, I will sing while smoking."

"...cow beer."

"By the way, Xiaohe, do you have a girlfriend?" the lead singer asked in a low voice.

"Divided." He Tianran didn't know why he asked such a question, but he answered honestly.

The lead singer picked up a bottle of Fujia White on the table beside him, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, he opened the bottle cap smartly with a screwdriver, and handed it over:

"When you get thirsty on stage, drink this. If you like a girl in the audience, go down and have a toast, and then pull up to sing. You will have a girlfriend tomorrow."

He Tianran was dumbfounded after hearing this.

The Beth girl rolled her eyes, grabbed the bottle and said, "Xiao He is still a high school student, and he has class tomorrow, so don't teach him badly!"

The lead singer didn't take it seriously, and gave the drummer boss a look, and the prelude drumbeat sounded.

The three started their respective tasks without saying a word, and He Tianran reacted quickly, but he didn't pluck the strings until the lead singer was about to speak.

Because, when he saw the door, a girl hurried in, the sweater on her body was cut conspicuously, and her face was full of panic as if she had just arrived in a strange environment.

It wasn't until the eyes of the two people on and off the stage finally came into contact that the girl got better. But soon, she shifted her gaze and found a quiet place. After sitting down, the bartender enthusiastically asked her what she needed. Drinks, she picked up the wine list on the table, looked at it blankly, hesitated for a moment, covered her face with the wine list, said a word shyly, the bartender was stunned for a moment.

The drummer boss played the prelude drums several times in a row, but He Tianran's guitar didn't play. The lead singer teacher glanced at He Tianran, followed his gaze, and showed a smile.

The boy picked up the wine that Mr. Bass put under his feet, drank half of the bottle with a "boom, boom, boom" and then hiccupped in disappointment.

This is his first drink.

The drinkers listening to the song in the audience laughed and shouted: "Cow beer~"

Of course they didn't understand what the young guitarist was thinking, they just felt that this behavior was very temperamental, very youthful, and deserved a round of applause.

His hands started to move, and the sound of the guitar gradually sounded. The lead singer and the bass looked at each other, and they both smiled. The lead singer extinguished the cigarette, and the magnetic voice followed the clear guitar, singing slowly:

"Two people reflect each other
光芒胜 过 夜晚 繁星
I climbed mountains and mountains for you

But unwilling to see the scenery
i miss you take courage
Spread the word with a map of love..."

The people in the tavern indulged in the singing and toasted and exchanged glasses. Many things can happen in the time of a song.

He Tianran played freely and affectionately on the stage, the girl under the stage took the boiled water handed by the bartender, held it in both hands, sipped it, her eyes were bright, and she was thinking——

It's a pity that I didn't bring any flowers this time.

"Love is a word, I say it only once

你 知道 我 只 会 行动 表示

Fireworks are too presumptuous, hold on

Watch me put all my eggs in one basket for you. "

Xue Yong saw Cao Aiqing's arrival in his eyes, and he was sincerely happy for He Tianran.

He drank the wine, glanced disapprovingly at the empty second floor, and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

 BGM: "Love is One Word" Li Wei

  
 
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