Invade the World

Chapter 15: A sugar

Chapter 15 A Candy

On the street with people coming and going, Lin Xingjie walked to a noodle stall in a familiar way, and after a few words with the boss, she sat down with him.

After a while, the boss with a white towel on his shoulders walked over and put a bowl of Yangchun noodles for them on the table.

"Uh…"

Xu Xiangyang picked up the chopsticks, but hesitated.

Because he always heard the lines of "Xiao Er, a bowl of Yangchun noodles" in various costume movies and martial arts movies, he had tried it several times out of curiosity. For boys his age, this kind of noodles is too clear and watery, although it is a large amount of noodles, it is better to put a few pieces of meat in it.

"What are you doing? Are you dissatisfied with anything?"

Lin Xingjie opened the wooden chopsticks and raised her brows when she saw his movements.

"No, nothing. By the way, do you like lamb skewers? There is a stall nearby that is very delicious, I can treat..."

"Let's go then."

Lin Xingjie put down his chopsticks and got ready to leave without saying a word.

"Huh? Wait! Did you just leave?"

Xu Xiangyang looked surprised.

"Aren’t you going to treat guests to meat? Of course, hurry up."

"...what should I do about that, is it too wasteful?"

"If you want to eat meat, you will have no stomach to eat other things, just walk around."

Lin Xingjie grabbed his shoulders and pulled him away with a strong attitude.

...

In short, even though Lin Xingjie’s promise was changed to a treat by him, Xu Xiangyang didn’t think there was anything wrong. In terms of the result, Xu Xiangyang and Lin Xingjie spent more than an hour strolling on Yanyue Street before finally embarking on their way home contentedly.

The two ate several restaurants, from the street stall selling lamb skewers and marshmallows, to the beef noodle shop with two bowls of steaming noodles in the corner of the alley, and then to the dry noodles and popsicles in the department store at the end of the street.

During this process, Xu Xiangyang was fortunate to meet Lin who was eating skewers and his mouth was full of oil. His tongue was scalded by the soup and cried out for pain. He was holding the popsicles and was reluctant to stammer, but he could only spend his time when it melted halfway through. Classmate Lin licked his fingers, and classmate Lin was crying because the cotton candy accidentally fell on the ground and was stained with sewage.

Although Xu Xiangyang is now a teenager, it is difficult for him to understand what constitutes a "memory of youth" at his age, but he subconsciously compares today's night, this bustling street, and the people who accompany him at this moment. , It's all firmly in my mind.

It turns out that she has such a funny and amiable side. Lin Xingjie is no longer the lonely girl who is far away from everyone, but the girl next door who can joke and fight each other casually.

"Hi."

The black-haired girl touched her belly, and belched unimaginably.

The two walked side by side in the crowded crowd, but the loud voices made them feel more at ease.

"Ah, I'm full. Thank you for your treat today. I don't have any money with me. I will pay you back in two days."

"It's okay, I can't let you watch me eat." Xu Xiangyang asked jokingly, "However, it seems that you owe me more and more now, is it okay?"

The atmosphere between the two has become quite harmonious, and he no longer assumes the previous attitude.

"What can be the problem? Are you afraid I can't afford it?"

Lin Xingjie put her hands behind her back, looked straight ahead, and said in a deep tone.

"Don't worry, if there is a last resort, I have a last resort, I can definitely pay you back."

The last resort...what is it?

Xu Xiangyang couldn't help turning his head to look at her.

His eyes fell on the corners of the girl’s slightly raised pale pink lips, and the passing street lights shone with moist and seductive luster, and for a moment he felt that he could not remove his eyes.

"Where are you looking?"

Lin Xingjie blinked, a smile slowly appeared on her face.

"Why? Look at my face, fascinated?"

"no."

"Don't be shy, I'm very popular with boys." The girl said carelessly, without any sense of being shy. "Of course, if others keep staring at me, I will definitely be angry, and I can bear it for a while. "

"...You should wipe your mouth first, I'm not interested in the painted cat."

Xu Xiangyang took out a pack of napkins he just bought from his pocket and handed it over, and pointed out the location of the oil stains on her face solemnly.

Lin Xingjie choked, gave him a dissatisfied look, and took the napkin angrily.

Looking at the embarrassing appearance of this girl of the same age in front of him, he couldn't help snickering, and then he was slapped hard by the other party several times.

Passers-by pass by one by one. An idea suddenly came to Xu Xiangyang's mind: In the eyes of others, would the two of them look like a young couple?

This thought flashed in the young man’s mind like a bubble on the water, leaving no trace.

Lin Xingjie did not speak for a while, but walked quietly beside him. After the two walked forward for a while, seeing the commercial street approaching its end, she whispered:

"Let’s go back."

"…Ok."

Xu Xiangyang pondered for a moment, and felt that some things had to be said first. He asked.

"You said you want to change, where do you plan to start?"

"Hmm..." Lin Xingjie thought for a while, shook her head and replied, "I have no specific ideas. Would you like to give an order?"

"give an order…"

Xu Xiangyang finds this statement a bit strange. He decided to change the questioning method.

"You plan to keep your distance with that group of people now, don't you?"

"of course."

"Then what do you plan to do after school and weekends?"

"Actually, I didn't have much contact with them, but as you said, if you wander around, you may still be targeted by messy guys..."

Lin Xingjie’s expression suddenly became a little strange.

"It seems that I can only stay at home obediently."

It can be seen that she has a lot of resistance to this matter. Although Xu Xiangyang didn't know the reason, it was a good thing for him. He asked tentatively:

"Then, if you have time, do you want to come to me?"

Lin Xingjie heard the words and turned her head to stare at him in surprise.

"Finally reveal the true thoughts?"

"...I don't know what you mean, but I must have misunderstood."

Xu Xiangyang answered calmly.

"You always skip classes and have poor grades. It is difficult to catch up with the effort of one person. I want to teach you to read, provided that you are really willing to change."

"Didn't I have promised you, why are you still reluctant. Yeah, you are right at all. As a student, the first step to change must of course start with learning." The girl shook her head, "Where to say If there is a problem, it means that my family does not have the money to ask for tutoring."

Xu Xiangyang frowned suddenly.

"What are you talking about? I definitely won't charge you."

"That's why I feel sad." Lin Xingjie interrupted him, "I always trouble you too much, I can't take it easy."

"You said this, don't take it to heart." He explained, "Helping others to learn can also be regarded as a part of review."

This is not a lie. When a classmate asked questions, Xu Xiangyang never refused, largely because of this idea.

"...It seems that I owe you more and more. What if I can't afford it in the future?"

Xu Xiangyang didn’t expect that this sentence would be returned, so he smiled and replied:

"As long as you are willing to learn, my strength will not be wasted. Of course, if you are a little slack or bored, I will definitely leave you behind and never leave it."

Lin Xingjie didn't refute this time, just took a deep look at him, and then said nothing.

Xu Xiangyang thinks she is tacitly acquiescing.

Waiting until they left the street and returned to the dark night, until the two went back to the alley side by side and said goodbye to Lin Xingjie in front of her house. The smile on Xu Xiangyang's face never disappeared.

A few days later, Lin Xingjie was never seen. Is it possible that the other party regretted it after speaking? Xu Xiangyang felt annoyed, but he instinctively felt that this was not the case.

On this day, he woke up from bed, glanced at the alarm clock on the desk, and found that it was nearly twenty minutes earlier than usual.

Xu Xiangyang put on his clothes, left the bedroom, saw scattered documents stacked on the sofa, and realized that her sister had been back home while she was sleeping.

"It's so busy..."

Xu Xiangyang brushed his teeth in the mirror while talking to himself with a mouth full of toothpaste.

At this moment, there was a sudden rush of knocking on the door.

He was taken aback, rinsed his mouth, took a towel and smeared it on his face indiscriminately, then hurriedly walked to the door.

"Who?"

Xu Xiangyang opened the security door on the inside. Across the iron door, a girl with long hair who was smiling and cleverly greeted with her hands behind her back.

"Hello, it's me."

Lin Xingjie smiled and waved at him.

"Good morning. What's the matter?"

"I'm here to play with you."

This, what time is this? The girl's enthusiasm made Xu Xiangyang a little bit overwhelmed.

"You come here early in the morning..."

"Why, look at your expression, is there any dissatisfaction?"

Lin Xingjie suddenly showed an unhappy expression, frowned and said.

"I took the initiative to come, you should be happy."

"Who would be happy to be interrupted."

Xu Xiangyang shook his head, tensed his face, and opened the iron door.

"Excuse me, do you want to change your shoes?"

Xu Xiangyang handed her a pair of slippers.

The girl bent down in front of him, took off her sneakers, revealing her white socks, and her long, smooth black hair was about to fall to the ground.

"Are you alone at home?"

When Lin Xingjie raised her head, her feet were unstable because she was standing on one foot, and she looked like she was about to fall. Xu Xiangyang panicked and tried to help, but the other party dexterously supported the shoe cabinet with his hands and straightened up.

"Yes, it is…"

Xu Xiangyang was a little embarrassed to take his hand back, but she grabbed it.

He was taken aback.

The soft touch came from the palm of the palm, and the warm feeling of the girl’s skin was like the first ray of sunlight in the morning lightly spilling on her body.

"Come on, eat sweets."

Lin Xingjie smiled and said to him.

Xu Xiangyang spread out his palm and found several banknotes and...a big white rabbit toffee in his palm.

"I'm here to repay the money you paid for the treat that day."

The girl looked left and right, looking at the furnishings in the house curiously.

"Sorry, I wanted to meet your sister by the way."

Xu Xiangyang pulled out the sugar wrapper, threw the toffee wrapped in glutinous rice clothing into his mouth, and said vaguely.

Well, it tastes very sweet.

"no problem."

"Really? That's great, can you find a chance to meet?"

"But I have to wait for my sister to be free."

"I rarely see her, the police are really busy. Have you encountered any major cases recently?"

Xu Xiangyang hesitated a little and did not speak.

My sister once called him that phone number. As long as he reminded him, the other party would definitely not speak out. But if the curiosity girl in front of me knew about it, it would be bad for me to dig into the roots of myself.

Fortunately, Lin Xingjie seemed to just say it casually, and soon changed the subject.

"Would you like to have breakfast together later?"

Her steps stopped, stood in the living room, looked up at the award certificate plastered on the wall, and asked softly.

The morning sun slowly diffuses into the room through curtains, like an illusory river flowing on tiles and walls. The golden river water smears the girl’s long black hair and white school uniform shirt with a faint halo, Xu Xiangyang Standing behind Lin Xingjie, looking at her back, she was a little dazed.

"Huh? Why don't you speak?" She turned her head questioningly.

"Uh, no, nothing...you said breakfast? Okay."

"That's good. I think the pie stall outside the east gate of the community is pretty good, I wanted to try it a long time ago."

Looking at Lin Xingjie’s inattentive attitude, it was obvious that it was just a casual excuse. She went around, refusing to speak directly, as if she had another purpose.

Xu Xiangyang thought for a while, and asked tentatively:

"Lin Xingjie, you are here, do you want to invite me to school together?"

"Huh? Stop being narcissistic, okay!"

Lin Xingjie, who was attentively looking at the pictures of her brother and sister on the wall, almost didn't jump up like she was frightened.

"..."

Xu Xiangyang's reaction in this regard is a little slow because he has no friends. He scratched his cheeks when he saw Lin Xingjie's resisting attitude, a little confused and a little frustrated.

"Is there any problem with this? I really want to go to school with you, and I hope I can go home with you every day after school."

If he and Lin Xingjie just stayed together on the way to and from school, and when they were in school, they would not be regarded as friends if they treated her as nothing and air as before.

"Look for opportunities to chat in school, it's best to do something interesting together..."

"..."

This time, Lin Xingjie's attitude became twisted.

"I, I understand, since you have said so... No, this is not the point."

The girl coughed and said in a serious tone.

"I mean, regardless of the future, you'd better act with me in the last few days."

"Why?"

"Of course it is to protect you."

protect me…

Although Lin Xingjie said this for granted, Xu Xiangyang also quickly reacted. She was talking about the school gangsters that the two had offended, but he still had difficulty accepting it.

This is originally a problem that needs to be faced by two people together. Moreover, even if it is to "protect", common sense shouldn't be the boy who stepped forward to protect the woman, right?

"I am the one who protects you, right?"

For Xu Xiangyang’s retort, she was neither shy nor angry. She just showed a shallow smile and responded softly.

"Okay, I beg you."

The girl raised a hand to herself.

The exact same action as that day.

Xu Xiangyang was taken aback for a moment, then quickly raised his hand and fisted her.

...

"By the way, there is one more thing."

When the two were about to leave the house, Lin Xingjie said suddenly.

"Wait to school later. I have something to show you."

"what?"

"—Do you remember...what happened in the alley the other day in the afternoon, right?"