Hua Min Dao paused after seeing the shape of my mouth, her eyes were stunned for a moment, then quickly turned into anger. She gritted her teeth, rushed forward, pushed me hard, causing me to take a few steps back, almost falling, then before I could react, she raised her hand and slapped me straight in the face.
"Slap!" The dry sound echoed in the hallway, causing everyone to freeze. Everyone was pointing and gossiping. The atmosphere was immediately a bit chaotic:
"Hey, why are there people fighting over there?"
"It seems like there was some kind of scuffle. It seems like that female classmate suddenly rushed over and beat that person up.."
"Ah..I know, that classmate's name is Hua Min Dao. She was my classmate in middle school..If I remember correctly, the person she likes is Xie Jun Xing.."
"No wonder she rushed out to beat that classmate. It turns out she was afraid that the other classmate would steal her away from her."
Ignoring everyone's whispers, Hua Min Dao acted as if she didn't hear anything. She pointed straight at my face and shouted:
"Damn it! You dare to provoke me and say such shameless things?!"
Before she could raise her hand again, someone grabbed her wrist. A low, angry voice rang out right behind her:
"What are you doing, Xu Minyao?"
She turned around in a daze, and saw that the person who had just grabbed her hand was Xie Junxing. She was a little confused, and her voice became stuttering:
"Ah… Ahxing, it's not what you think, I just…"
"Enough." He interrupted coldly, his hand shaking hard, causing her to stumble back, "You always cause trouble, don't you get tired?"
Xue Minyao's face turned pale. She frantically grabbed his sleeve, her voice almost crying:
"This time it wasn't me, it was him! He provoked me first, Ahxing, you have to believe me!"
Hearing that, Xie Junxing frowned slightly, his eyes turned towards me.
I stood still, my hand gently touching the cheek that had just been hit, secretly smiling in my heart but on the outside I looked aggrieved, my voice trembling:
"Classmate... I... I didn't do anything wrong? Why did you hit me..."
That sentence made the surroundings quiet down, everyone was whispering:
"Hey, I feel like this is a bit too much, why did you suddenly hit someone for no reason?"
"Um, that gentle classmate is me, I won't let it go"
"...."
As for Ta Quan Hanh, he looked at me, his expression slightly downcast, mixed with a bit of embarrassment. He turned to shout at Hua Man Dao:
"Enough! Can you shut up?"
She was stunned, tears welling up, wanting to say something but his cold gaze made her choke up.
The atmosphere was as tense as a string.
A moment later, Ta Quan Hanh sighed, turned back to look at me. He scratched the back of his neck, his voice somewhat apologetic:
"Sorry… This classmate is… my cousin, he's a bit hot-tempered, don't take it to heart. Are you okay?"
Hearing the two words "cousin", Hua Min Dao felt a little dissatisfied and was about to speak up, but when she thought back to Xie Junxing's eyes and the eyes of the people around her, she didn't say anything, just put on an uncomfortable face and thought to herself: "But aren't you and I childhood sweethearts?"
I saw that expression on her face and secretly laughed in my heart, then shook my head slightly, smiling faintly at Xie Junhan:
"It's okay, it just hurts a little."
"Um…" he nodded slightly, was silent for a few seconds, then as if suddenly remembering something, he took out his phone from his pocket, held it out to me, his voice hesitant but still natural:
"Give me your WeChat, so if anything happens… I can contact you to apologize again."
I was a little surprised, but then nodded. I took out my phone, a slightly old one with peeling paint on the edge. Xie Junxing paused for a moment, his eyes lingered on it for a second, then he didn't say anything, just proactively raised his phone to scan the code.
"I added you, I'll text you tonight," he said calmly.
Behind, Xu Minyao watched the scene, her lips tightly pressed together, her eyes almost sparkling.
That day's exam lasted until the afternoon.
After finishing the remaining two subjects, I returned home, exhausted, and collapsed on the bed.
Before I could close my eyes, my phone vibrated.
A message from Xie Junxing:
"Are you feeling better? Is your cheek still hurting?"
Seeing that, I happily thought: "He's... caring about me?" Then, in that happy mood, I also texted back: "Ah, I'm feeling better. Thank you for asking."
On the other side, Ta Quan Hanh also replied immediately: "Um, that's good. Oh, but… I haven't asked yet, what's your name?"
Seeing that, I felt even happier and more cheerful, swinging my legs back and forth while texting him back: "My name is Lam Tich Da"
Ta Quan Hanh on the other side was a bit stunned and then replied: "Yes, I have to admit that.. your name is really beautiful ^^"
I was a bit shy at Ta Quan Hanh's words, a bit stunned and then replied with a slightly red face: "so.."
Ta Quan Hanh on the other side texted back: "well, your name sounds really nice"
After that, I was a bit shy but still texted Ta Quan Hanh a few more sentences and then said goodbye to each other that night. I was happy and cheerful because I felt very happy today..
On Ta Quan Hanh's side, he was lying on the bed, his hand on his forehead, thinking: "Lam Tich Da... I seem to have heard it somewhere before"