Chapter Thirty-Eight: Farewell, Shan Ruofeng
"What's going on?" Yīng Bīng suddenly turned her head and asked. It turns out she had been listening to our conversation all along.
"Did I just hear that right, you said...?" Vera looked around and saw no one was paying attention to them, then she whispered: "You mean the photo is actually real?"
"Uh-huh." I nodded, "But it's not like you guys think, Ou Yang Luo was drunk that day, we really didn't do anything, it was an accident!" I explained in a low voice.
"So, are you saying the photo isn't fake? If Zhao Yinan and her friends took it, why are they now saying it's fake, and the person who faked the photo has already dropped out of school. Or is the person who faked the photo just an excuse they came up with?" Yu Bing said.
"Right, this photo is enough to make you unable to stay in Jialin, why do they say the photo is synthesized again?" Wei Er said puzzled.
"I don't know..."
"I get it, Zhao Zhiyan must have used the photo to threaten Ouyang Luo, asking him to be in a relationship with her. If he didn't, you guys would be gossiped about because of the photo, and now that Ouyang Luo has agreed to Zhao Zhiyan, she found someone else to blame for taking the photo, that person got expelled, and then she naturally became Ouyang Luo's girlfriend! Haha, I'm a genius, I was able to figure all this out!" Wei Er said proudly.
"If only things were that simple, think about it, the photo was taken by Zhao Yinan, if she wanted to harm Xiao Yue, then she wouldn't have found someone to replace her and say the photo was composite." Yu Bing said.
"There must be a reason for this, I must figure it out." I said firmly.
"We'll help you," said Vera. "Let's go to the newspaper office after school this afternoon."
"Uh-huh." I nodded.
"Xiao Yue, your Prince Charming has arrived! I won't disturb you!" Wei Er said and turned around to leave. Yu Bing continued reading her book. I saw Shan Ruo Feng walk by my side, he smiled at me but didn't say anything, and directly went to his own seat.
Does he think the photo is fake? If he doesn't believe me, what will he think of me? After class, I didn't listen to the lesson and just lay on my desk in a daze.
Ying Bing suddenly pushed me with her hand, I looked at her in surprise. She tapped on my desk with her pen, and when I looked, it was a note.
The note read: "Are you free after school at noon? Let's meet on the back playground! Xuan Ruofeng" Was the note written by Xuan Ruofeng? I curiously turned around to take a look at him. He also saw me, but didn't say anything, just gave a faint smile. I smiled back at him too. Then I turned around and handed him another note - Yeah, let's make it a date!
I don't know what Dan Ruo Feng wants me for, will he mention the photo?
After school at noon, Yu Bing and Wei Er went to the school cafeteria. I came alone to the back playground and saw Shan Ruo Feng under a magnolia tree. He was sitting under the tree, and I ran over.
"Sorry I'm late!" I said as I ran up to him.
"No, I just arrived too!"
I smiled and sat down beside him...
"...That..." I unexpectedly chimed in with Duanmu Feng in unison.
"Hehe, you go first!" Shan Ruofeng said with a smile.
"I want to say that the photo is actually..."
"I believe you." Before I could finish speaking, Shan Ruofeng had already spoken up.
"Huh?" I looked at him curiously.
Shan Ruo Feng smiled and said, "Actually, I came looking for you because I wanted to tell you that I'm going to transfer schools."
"Transfer? Why?" I asked excitedly.
"You might not know, but I'm actually a child from a single-parent family." Shan Ruo Feng said with a bitter smile, "My mom left when I was very young, and my dad was often away from home due to business. In such a big house, there's only me. Sometimes I don't even want to go back home. Riding my bike alone on the streets, I didn't know where I was headed. The word 'home' is too unfamiliar to me."
I looked at Shan Ruo Feng with some astonishment, he was someone who loved to smile so much, I always thought he was a very sunny boy, never could have guessed that his heart was actually so lonely. It turned out that he and Yu Bing were also good at disguising themselves. I knew too little about them.
"Do you still remember me telling you about the North Star?" asked Shan Ruofeng as he looked at me.
"Ah, I remember!" I nodded and said. He said that the North Star is very lonely.
"Maybe you're right, the North Star and the Big Dipper are actually very close, they've been quietly watching each other..." Xuan Ruofeng said, looking at me. "Yesterday, I saw Mom!"
"Really? That's great."
"Hmm, we won't be apart from now on. So I'm going to transfer schools because I want to be with them and have a real home. Do you think I'm being childish?"
"How could it be? Sometimes when my dad and mom are not at home, I miss them a lot." What about you? People who didn't receive motherly love since childhood all hope to get more love.
Shan Ruo Feng smiled and said "Today is my last day in Jia Lin, I'll be leaving this afternoon, Ouyang Yue, thank you!"
"Huh? Thank me?" I didn't say anything, I didn't do anything!
"Uh, actually I need to apologize to you for something. There's something I didn't make clear to you," said Shan Ruofeng as he handed me a delicate envelope. I took it in confusion and asked, "What's this?"
"I've written down everything I want to say here, wait until I'm gone and then take a look!" said Shan Ruofeng as he stood up, and I also followed suit.
"I'm leaving, Ouyang Yue, wish you happiness!" Shan Ruofeng smiled brightly at me.
He's really leaving, my first love. Thinking of this can't help but feel a little sad.
"Ah, you too, happiness!" I felt like I was about to burst into tears.
Shanruo Feng smiled and said "goodbye", then turned around and left. I believe that was a genuine smile, one that I will remember forever.
He's gone, really gone. I clutched the envelope tightly, watching his receding back, goodbye Shan Ruofeng, goodbye my first love. Please be happy!
