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What was really interesting was the answer of another boy. He was a notorious gangster in the school and a powerful backer who helped the jealous boy to gather people. But when asked why he did this, his hesitant answer shocked everyone present.
He said that he liked that boy and couldn't bear to see him so distraught.
The school leaders were shocked for a full ten seconds and unanimously came to the conclusion that this matter could not be reported under any circumstances.
Han Zhou still remembers how wonderful the expression of the boy who was "confessed to" was at that time.
Seeing Han Zhou's smiling face, Gu Zheng thought he was laughing at her words of protecting him, and said dissatisfiedly: "What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing, I just suddenly remembered something from the past." Han Zhou was in a good mood and reminisced, "Do you still remember the time when you helped me beat someone up on the playground?"
Gu Zheng naturally still remembers that incident clearly. She was also shocked by that "confession" at that time, and she still can't help but smile when she thinks about it now.
But she still corrected him with a straight face: "You forgot again, I was teaching you back then, I didn't help you beat people up, we were just forced to fight back, you have to say this at all times, you have to remember it."
Han Zhou was amused: "Yes, yes, I was forced to fight back."
Gu Zheng couldn't help laughing, her lips curled up proudly: "Do you still remember that I beat six of them by myself, isn't that awesome?"
"That's great." Han Zhou agreed with a smile.
"That's because I didn't have a weapon, otherwise I would be even more powerful."
"Yes, you are the best."
Gu Zheng's eyes curved into crescents, and she said proudly, "Do you think I can protect you now?"
She longed for a positive answer.
"No, I don't need your protection anymore."
Unexpectedly, Han Zhou shook his head, with an unfathomable expression on his face, and said, "I have recently mastered my magical skills. It is no problem for me to beat ten people alone. Ordinary people can't get close to me."
Guzheng was stunned.
The smile on her face gradually disappeared. She looked at her little fist and pouted, "You just know how to brag."
When the two arrived at the subway station, the rain had become more and more obvious, with thunder rumbling from time to time.
Gu Zheng looked up at the gloomy sky and said worriedly, "You don't have to send me off. Just go back. It's going to rain soon, and it's expected to rain heavily."
"It's okay." Han Zhou said indifferently, "You wanted to tell me about your past, but how can I listen to you now that I'm back?"
Gu Zheng was silent for a while, then looked at him and said, "Do you really want to hear it?"
"Yes I do."
Han Zhou replied casually, looking at the sky and estimating how heavy the rain would be.
"But I don't want to talk about it now."
Han Zhou was stunned and looked down at her: "Why?"
"I just suddenly don't want to talk about it." Gu Zheng's tone was a little low, "You go back, I'll tell you next time."
Han Zhou looked at the girl's face. If it were normal, Gu Zheng would look at him without fear and sometimes even make faces, but this time her eyes were a little evasive.
"No, I want to listen today."
He was determined, dragging the zither towards the subway station, "Let's go, I'll take you back."
Guzheng did not resist and followed him silently.
They bought tickets to enter the station, took the elevator to the platform, and waited for the subway to arrive.
Gu Zheng stole a few glances at Han Zhou and said hesitantly, "Han Zhou, can't you really tell me next time?"
Han Zhou sighed: "First tell me why you suddenly changed your mind."
"By, because..." Gu Zheng stammered and couldn't explain it for a long time. After hesitating for a long time, she finally uttered a word.
I...I'm scared."
If it were in the past, Han Zhou might have been slightly excited when Gu Zheng said "I'm afraid", because this was the key word of the mission, but he couldn't get excited now.
Because if she is not induced, Guzheng will hardly say this word on her own initiative. She is a very stubborn person.
"What are you afraid of?" he asked.
Gu Zheng took a deep breath and said frankly: "I'm afraid that if I tell you about my past, you will hate me. I lost a good friend before, and I don't want to lose you again."
Han Zhou was somewhat helpless: "Didn't I tell you that you are the sun, and the sun should shine. Why would I hate the sun?"
Guzheng was silent for a while, her tone a little depressed.
"But there's no sun today."
Oh, I forgot to add the title.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 81 Past Events
The subway is running at high speed in the tunnel.
Han Zhou and Gu Zheng sat on the chairs, neither of them spoke. They stared silently at the darkness outside the car window, both looking like they were troubled.
There were quite a lot of people on the subway at the beginning, but after transferring once, there were not many people left. There were fewer people at each station, and after a few stops, there were only a few people left. The carriage was empty and exceptionally quiet.
Han Zhou looked at Gu Zheng's expression and finally couldn't help but said, "It's not like you to be so shy."
He didn't expect this guy could hold it in for so long. After getting in the car, he didn't say a word.
Gu Zheng held her chin with both hands, stared out the car window in a daze, and said sadly: "Yeah, it doesn't look like me at all."
Seeing that she still didn't want to say more, Han Zhou had no choice but to ask, "Did I say something wrong before?"
"What do you mean?"
Han Zhou sighed: "Otherwise, how could your face change like the weather?"
"Are you trying to say that I'm moody?" Gu Zheng raised her eyebrows slightly.
"At least today."
Han Zhou did not deny it, and sighed, "You changed your face several times today, and you didn't tell me the reason. If this is not called moodiness, what is it called?"
Gu Zheng was startled, remembering that she was indeed a little strange today, and Han Zhou had been accommodating her, which was indeed not good, but she refused to admit it. She tilted her head and said dissatisfiedly: "I'm just in a bad mood, can't you comfort me?"
Han Zhou smiled bitterly and said, "I want to, too, but how can I comfort you if you don't tell me?"
Gu Zheng was not convinced and snorted: "How dare I tell you if you don't comfort me?"
"Then will you tell me if I comfort you?"
Guzheng followed suit: "Then if I tell you, will you comfort me?"
"Yes, I will."
Han Zhou held her head and asked her to turn her head to look at him. He sighed and said, "Someone clearly promised to tell me about the past. Is he planning to be a liar?"
Gu Zheng was stunned for a moment, feeling the temperature on her head, and hurriedly slapped his hand away, pouting and saying, "Don't touch my head, I'm not a child, and I'm not a liar. I... I'm just scared."
After hesitating for a while, she muttered, "You see, you haven't come to see me every day like before. It's not that this is bad, it's actually normal. You used to come every day and it was so annoying... But isn't this different from before?"
"Besides, you're so weak, and I helped you fight... no, I helped you fight back against the gangsters before. You kept saying that you couldn't live without me, and now you say you don't want me to protect you anymore. Doesn't that mean you don't need me anymore? If you insist, you're a liar."
Gu Zheng's words were a little incoherent, but what she wanted to express was not difficult to understand. Although they were just small actions, she felt that Han Zhou was somewhat distant from her.
Han Zhou stared at the girl's face for a long time and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Pfft!"
"What are you laughing at?" Gu Zheng said angrily, feeling embarrassed and angry. "I'm talking about something serious!"
She had finally mustered up the courage to say these words, and it seemed as if she couldn't live without this guy. She felt so embarrassed in her heart. Not only did this guy not say something nice, but he even dared to laugh?
"I know, I know." Han Zhou laughed, "But I didn't expect you to worry about this kind of thing. You just acted like a child."
behave in a spoiled manner?
Gu Zheng's face instantly turned red, she stamped her feet, and punched him twice in frustration: "You are like a child! You are acting like a spoiled child! Don't laugh!"
Han Zhou smiled even more happily and said, "There is absolutely no need to worry about this. Even if you have done many evil things in the past, I will not hate you."
Gu Zheng punched him again and said hesitantly: "I haven't done anything evil, it's just..."
"Don't just be."
Han Zhou restrained his smile, looked into her eyes, and asked seriously, "Did anything happen yesterday?"
He was somewhat concerned about what happened at yesterday's class reunion.
Gu Zheng was silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Nothing, it's just the same as before, no one paid any attention to me. They must have called me over on purpose to bask in the sun, but I don't feel unhappy."
"Really? I'm glad you're not unhappy." Han Zhou shook his arms and said, "Then tell me about your past."
Seeing that he didn't care, Gu Zheng suddenly felt that she wasn't that scared anymore, so she stopped hiding it and asked, "Do you still remember the girl standing on the far right in the graduation photo?"
"Remember, Sister Miao said she was your best friend in junior high school."
"Yes."
Guzheng showed a look of reminiscence on his face, "Actually, my grades in primary school were not good, and I started to study hard in junior high school. I didn't go to school in the city before. I was not used to it when I first came here. There are many things I don't understand. What is it?" Ling helped me adapt to school life, she was very kind and took good care of me, we quickly became friends."
Obviously, this He Ling is her best friend in Guzheng junior high school.
"He Ling is amazing. I heard that she has always had good grades since elementary school. It was the same in junior high school. She took first place in the first monthly exam. I admired her very much and wanted to be first, so I often asked the teacher for advice and spent a lot of time studying in the classroom. I also did the same at home."
Han Zhou listened silently. Gu Zheng's intelligence was the same as his, both were seven points. Such intelligence was higher than that of most ordinary people, which was what ordinary people considered smart, but it was still far from the level of a genius. If she wanted to get good results, she still needed to put in enough effort. And if she wanted to occupy the first place for a long time, she needed to work twice as hard.
Although I don’t know why Guzheng is so obsessed with being first, she earned her first place through hard work and she deserves to be there.
Han Zhou also relied on his own efforts to achieve the second place in the class. He knew that the reason why he could not catch up with Gu Zheng was not the other party's "always strive for the first place" skill, but because she worked harder than himself.
"My ranking in the second monthly exam improved a lot. He Ling was sincerely happy for me and even invited me to her home. I saw many certificates of honor at her home and found that she knew a lot of things. I felt that she was an excellent person."
"By the time of the midterm exam, my grades were already in the top 20 in the grade. Everyone was amazed at my improvement because my grades when I first entered school were at the bottom of the class. The teacher asked me to go on stage and talk about my thoughts and study methods, but I didn't have many ideas at the time, so I just said one sentence -"
“I’ll be number one.”
Gu Zheng's eyes lit up with a scorching light. "For me, 20th place is just the beginning. Only first place can satisfy me, otherwise I will never stop."
"When I said this, He Ling looked at me with encouragement and applauded me. She didn't seem to be worried about losing the first place. In fact, I have always been very grateful to her because she helped me a lot. I regard her as a friend and my only rival."
"Although I have been making progress, He Ling still took first place at the end of the first semester of the first year of junior high school. I thought it was because I didn't work hard enough, so I studied like crazy during the holidays and taught myself the content for the next semester. Finally, in the first monthly exam of the second semester of the first year of junior high school, I successfully defeated everyone and took first place, and He Ling became second."