Finally, a gust of wind blew in the house. The two children who had been protected by the old man when they were young watched the wind leave until everything returned to silence.
Yun Zhao wiped his tears and cleaned the house with his cousin. Then, he cooked dinner with his cousin.
Her parents went back after the funeral. Yun Zhao's father asked her to go back to their hometown with them, but Yun Zhao refused, saying that he wanted to take care of his cousin. In addition, she didn't want to go back to her own home.
Her father ridiculed her for not being able to differentiate between close and distant people and for staying wherever she wanted to play, so he went back.
At night, she and her cousin slept in the same room and each slept on a bed. Her cousin asked her,"Will Grandma come back tonight?”
"Don't worry, she won't come back to scare you.”Yun Zhao comforted her.
"I'm not afraid that she'll scare me. I'm afraid that she'll be sad if I don't know that she's back.”
"She will go to the netherworld after her wish is fulfilled. She won't come back unless the ghost door opens.”"You can burn some paper for her during the holidays," she said faintly.”
"Sis, how do you know so much? Aren't you afraid?"
"Are you afraid of her?"
"I'm not afraid."
"Isn't that so? I just changed my form of life and went to another space. It won't be easy to see each other in the future. What's there to be afraid of?”Although she said that, she was actually a little scared. If she suddenly appeared in the bedroom in the middle of the night and stared at them, she would still be shocked.
When school was about to start, her cousin's mother came back to visit him. She was probably thanking Yun Zhao for his company. Before she left, she secretly took out twenty yuan and gave it to Yun Zhao. Yun Zhao didn't want it, but she forced it to Yun Zhao.
Yun Zhao looked at her departing back and felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart.
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The second year of high school was divided into the arts and sciences class. Yun Zhao chose the science class and stayed in the class. Many new faces came to the class, but many people left.
In his second year of high school, his homework was much more intense. Other than going to school, he didn't have much time to play. It seemed that ever since he got that tattoo, Yun Zhao could only see ghosts, but he was rarely harassed or bullied like before. Yun Zhao liked autumn and winter very much. He liked this silent atmosphere. Autumn and winter were probably the season of sadness and longing.
She suddenly liked this kind of life very much. When she watched the teacher lecture seriously on the stage in class, she would often fall into a daze and then fall into her own inner world.
After entering late autumn, the weather became cold. The leaves were everywhere, and the sky was often dark. The cold wind was bone-piercing. On Yun Zhao's birthday, she asked Chen Wanjun and Lin Yuchen out for hotpot.
After returning to school, she received a package. When she opened it, she found a red cashmere scarf and gloves. The scarf and gloves were cute. There were bears and furry balls on the scarf, and Santa Claus and elk on the gloves.
She was stunned for a moment. She couldn't think of who would give her something. After asking two or three people and getting negative answers, she was too embarrassed to ask again. She didn't wear these things and just kept them in the cabinet.
On New Year's Day, her school had prepared a New Year's Party in the auditorium. Talented people could sign up for the performance. Yun Zhao didn't know how to do this. During the party, the school was on holiday, so Yun Zhao went to Chen Wanjun's dormitory to play for a while. Everyone in the dormitory went to watch the performance, so there were only the two of them.
Chen Wanjun asked Yun Zhao if he wanted to eat pomegranate. Yun Zhao's eyes lit up. She liked it very much. Chen Wanjun took out a box of pomegranate from under the table and said,""It was a gift from someone else. I don't like it."
"Peach blossoms bloom." Yun Zhao said with a smile. It must have been given to her by one of her pursuers. Chen Wanjun smiled shyly. This was the first time Yun Zhao had seen such a smile on her face.
"What's your progress now?" Yun Zhao asked her.
"We usually chat on QQ. His words are so mushy.”she said, holding back her laughter.
"Let me take a look." Yun Zhao couldn't help but be curious.
Chen Wanjun handed her the phone. Yun Zhao took a look at it. It was indeed very mushy. As she called out, goosebumps appeared on his skin.
"Tsk tsk." She could not help but sigh.
Chen Wanjun smiled and didn't say anything. She began to quietly peel the pomegranate for Yun Zhao and put it in the bowl on the table. Yun Zhao ate while chatting with her. The sound of applause from the auditorium outside seemed to be very lively.
However, Yun Zhao suddenly felt very calm. It was as if the world had returned to silence. Her heart softened, and she suddenly sighed.
"What's wrong?" Chen Wanjun looked up at her with a smile and asked. She handed Yun Zhao a peeled pomegranate.
Yun Zhao took the pomegranate from her hand and said,"It's nothing. I just suddenly feel that the way things are now is quite good. I hope time passes slowly.”
Chen Wanjun looked at Yun Zhao meaningfully and smiled before saying,"I used to fantasize about us being together."”
"Aren't we together every day?”Yun Zhao asked. They were stuck together from morning to night every day. What did they need to fantasize about?
Chen Wanjun smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything. After a while, she added,""I'm talking about the kind of couple who play with their friends.”
Yun Zhao was chewing on a piece of pomegranate when she suddenly froze. She couldn't react for a moment. When she understood what Chen Wanjun meant, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
She didn't quite understand what Chen Wanjun was talking about as a couple. What was the difference between this and what they were doing now? They were already clingy enough. What else could they do?
Seeing that she was silent, Chen Wanjun smiled awkwardly and changed the topic. Yun Zhao was too embarrassed to continue this topic, but she thought of something and asked,"Then what about our promise to go to university together, work together after graduation, and live together?”
Stunned, Chen Wanjun nodded and smiled.""Of course it counts." Yun Zhao was relieved again and continued to eat the pomegranate happily.
After playing for a while, Yun Zhao saw that it was getting late, so he said goodbye to Chen Wanjun. On the way back to the dormitory, he passed by the auditorium. The New Year's Eve party was not over yet. It was very lively inside, and many students were crowding around the window to watch. Yun Zhao could not help but be attracted and stood over to watch for a while.
Yun Zhao saw Lu Yunhe. They were dancing. The people below screamed excitedly. After they finished dancing, Yun Zhao couldn't help but applaud them. After looking at it for a while, she felt that it was too cold and her nose was running a little. She was about to go back, but her forehead felt hard as if she had hit a wall. She held her forehead in surprise and looked up to see a tall figure. In the darkness, she carefully identified it and realized that it was her physics teacher. She turned around and bumped into his chest.
"I'm sorry." She quickly apologized, feeling a little awkward. She didn't know when he had stood behind her, and she didn't know how long he had been standing behind her.
"I'm fine." He said in a low voice," Where are you going?"
"Back to the dormitory." Yun Zhao said quickly and lowered his head to leave.
"Oh, I'll send you there. The road is too dark and a little slippery.”he said.
"No need, no need. I have a lamp." She took out her phone and shook it before turning around to leave.
Jiang Ying didn't say anything. He followed her and sent her back. Suddenly, it started to snow. It was the first snow of the year. When she passed by the small forest, she couldn't help but sneeze, and her throat hurt a little.
"Wait a moment." He suddenly stopped and said.
"What's wrong?" Yun Zhao asked in confusion.
He took off the scarf around his neck and put it on for her. Yun Zhao smelled the fragrance of grass and trees, as well as the freshness of snow.
"Uh, I don't need it." She awkwardly took off the scarf and wanted to return it to him. He paused for a moment and did not take it.
"I have one myself, but I forgot to wear it.”She said with a smile. Then, she grabbed the scarf and stuffed it back into his hand. She turned around and was about to leave when she was suddenly pulled. Then, in the darkness, she was gently wrapped by slender and warm arms.
"Han Yunzhao, don't be like this." He whispered in her ear, seemingly a little sad." Don't do this to me.”
Yun Zhao was shocked and did not react for a long time. He only felt his palms and body suddenly go numb.
"Quickly let go." She said in a panic. It would be terrible if her classmates saw her.
He paused for a moment and let go of her reluctantly. Yun Zhao only felt his heart pounding. Without saying a word, she turned around and ran away.
When she returned to the dormitory, she still felt numb and her heart was pounding.
"What's wrong with you? Why do you look so flustered?”Her lower bunk, Xie Lin, asked curiously.
Yun Zhao quickly shook his head and didn't say anything. He casually washed up and climbed into bed to cover his face with the blanket. She repeatedly recalled what had happened just now. Every time she thought about it, her body felt like it was being electrocuted.
What did he mean just now? She couldn't help but let her imagination run wild. Was it what she understood? At the thought of this, her heart could not help but throb. Was it really what she thought it meant? Did she misunderstand something?
If so, why didn't he say it directly and express it more clearly? She began to suspect again.
When he woke up the next day, it was snowing heavily outside. It was white everywhere. When the window was opened, a gust of cold air poured in. Yun Zhao felt a pain in his neck.
She took out a scarf and gloves from the closet and put them on herself. She wrapped herself up tightly and went to class.
In physics class, the teacher asked Yun Zhao to do the test papers. Yun Zhao did it for a while and saw someone having a snowball fight outside the window. He couldn't help but look up. She saw someone squatting down and wrapping a snowball around him. Another person suddenly attacked and sneaked up to the person squatting down. He threw the snowball into the person's neck and couldn't help but chuckle.
Her deskmate gently poked her waist. Yun Zhao turned around and saw that the teacher was looking at her. She was shocked and quickly lowered her head to write her test paper.
After two minutes, she couldn't help but secretly look up and meet his gaze again. Her face turned red and she quickly covered her face with her hands as she lowered her head to write the test paper.
After class, she suddenly received a message. Yun Zhao opened it and saw that it said,"The scarf suits you very well.”There was also a photo attached. In the photo, the girl was wearing a red scarf and red gloves on both hands. She covered her face and turned her head to look out the window and giggled. Yun Zhao looked up at the podium. The person had a serious expression on his face. His gaze only lingered for a second before it quickly swept past her, as if nothing had happened. Her heart skipped a beat and she felt numb all over. She did not dare to look up again.
Yun Zhao had been thinking about this matter in his heart. He wanted to find someone to tell her, but he felt that he couldn't say it out loud. He left her alone to let her imagination run wild, but she never had a definite answer or result. Later on, she felt that why was she thinking so much? It was just a message from someone else, and she was already thinking so hard about it. It was a little embarrassing, so she threw this matter to the back of her mind.
During the winter vacation of the second year of high school, Yun Zhao went to the place where her parents worked for the New Year. She had to sit alone for two nights and arrive during the day.
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