senior [rebirth]

Chapter 26

It was already five o'clock in the afternoon for the others to go out, and most of the homework brought by the students today was almost finished by this time, so when they left the library to buy drinks, many of them simply took a stroll in the surrounding downtown, close to six It was only after one o'clock that they came back one after another.

And when they came back, they saw Lin Xi sitting very close to Xu Hanlai, with his back straight and looking at the textbook in front of him. Compared with the relaxed senior behind him, it can be said that he was as unnatural as possible. nature.

Yao Zijing saw it as soon as she came in, and after a pause she said in surprise, "Lin Xi, why is your face so red?"

Lin Xi groaned, rubbed his cheeks after a few seconds and said, "Maybe it's too hot."

Yao Zijing: "..."

The air conditioner in the library is very cold. When they came in, they complained about it. How could it be hot?

Looking at the comparison between him and the senior next to him, Yao Zijing felt a strange feeling in his heart.

She originally thought that it would be a very pleasant thing to invite seniors for her birthday, and she was already full of expectations as early as last night.However, Yao Zijing realized that there was nothing particularly pleasant when he traveled to this point of time one day, because the atmosphere of today's birthday was too weak.

There was no birthday cake, no birthday greetings, even Yao Zijing only received a few birthday presents, and even Jiang Lili said that the presents she bought were still on the way and would be delivered two days later.

Although Yao Zijing already had this intention when she first set up the semi-study mode, but when the ending was really similar to what she expected, and even a little bit worse than she expected, it was inevitable that she felt a little nervous. Very lost.

Probably because I got along so well with these students during this time, Yao Zijing already felt reluctant to part with her when she thought of the separation, but the students around her seemed to have no such intentions, which resulted in a strong sense of difference.

And Lin Xi.

Since the last incident, in fact, the relationship between Yao Zijing and Lin Xi can be said to be second only to the class monitor Guo Yu and Li Tengfei at the same table. She is more and more fond of getting close to this gentle male classmate who has not noticed much before. .

But Lin Xi didn't even say happy birthday to her today.

The cherished friend seemed to care less about her on the other hand, which made Yao Zijing feel very uncomfortable.

"Hey, we are going to the movies with Zijing." Jiang Lili didn't notice so much, and she held Yao Zijing's arm with a few girls and said, "We have booked movie tickets for [-]:[-]."

Then I just saw that I went to the back door of No. [-] Middle School at eight o'clock, which was what they had calculated before.

Lin Xi understood Jiang Lili's meaning, nodded, and said, "Well, okay, we'll pack up and leave later."

The other students followed suit and nodded -- they had already made an appointment in advance. When Jiang Lili and the others took Yao Zijing away, they would leave the venue separately and then go to the back door of No. [-] Middle School together.

So soon some students took the lead to say goodbye and left the reading area.

The people around the round table are no longer as full as before, which indicates that a banquet is over.Today's protagonist Yao Zijing also went to her place to pack her things silently. She didn't say much the whole time, and then just followed Jiang Lili and the others out.

However, when she was about to go out, Yao Zijing still couldn't hold back, looked back at Lin Xi, and shouted, "Lin Xi."

Lin Xi tilted his head to look at her: "Huh?"

Yao Zijing moved her lips.

She actually wanted to say that Lin Xi hadn't wished her a happy birthday yet, but the little girl's emotions suddenly flared up at this moment, and she couldn't speak in front of a group of people. She pursed her mouth and said in a somewhat unhappy way : "Forget it, it's okay."

Just as she was about to turn her head, she saw Lin Xi, who seemed to sense her emotions, suddenly laughed, and then his left eye, which was bent like a crescent moon, blinked slightly at her, and there seemed to be stars twinkling in his pupils.

Yao Zijing was taken aback for a moment, and her heart beat so fast at that moment.

Before she had time to speak, Jiang Lili beside her had already started to carry out her mission, pulling her away all the way.

"Let's go, let's go to the movies, so we're going to be late." She said, pulling Yao Zijing out forcibly.

Lin Xi watched the girls leave bustlingly all the way, and then lowered his head to quietly pack his things.

Xu Hanlai who was behind him saw the child's thoughtfulness just now, and was quiet for a while without saying anything.

Lin Xi and the others left the library at six o'clock in the evening. The summer evening wind was blowing on their faces. Several boys had a cone in each hand—— Xu Hanlai did not, he was very healthy. He likes drinks, so he directly gave Liu Hao his share of half price.

For Lin Xi, one cone is enough, eating two too many will make his stomach feel uncomfortable, so he didn't want the senior's share of the cone, but when Xu Han came to give his share to Liu Hao, Still couldn't help turning his head to glance.

It has nothing to do with the cone, but I'm not sure if the senior is still angry with him.

Before Xu Han came, the tone of "sit back" was a bit heavy for Lin Xi. During this period of time, he had seen too much of the gentle side of the senior, so he was a little scared by his rare and strong attitude, and felt that he had made the senior angry. , but I just can't think of the reason.

I want to ask, but there are always others around, and I can't find a space to ask such a question.So I can only hold it in my heart, and stop talking.

In this way, they took the bus all the way from the shopping mall back to No. [-] Middle School, and after getting off the bus, they went to Qianqian Restaurant first.

It was too troublesome to bring all kinds of materials. Xu Hanlai and Liu Hao were familiar with the owner of Qianqian Restaurant, so it was agreed from the beginning that they would store the things with them.

The four of them went straight to the venue that Lin Xi had found before, and soon began to prepare.But this "preparation", in fact, only Lin Xi and Guo Yu, who knew all the details, were the main force, and Xu Hanlai and Liu Hao were only responsible for helping each other from time to time.As for the other students, according to Lin Xi's idea, they are also part of accepting surprises, so they will not come here in advance.

Lin Xi looked at the time after walking in, without thinking about anything else, he quickly picked up one of the decorations and started to deal with it.During this period, the senior was leaning against a nearby wall, watching from a distance.

"Honestly." Guo Yu couldn't help but said after finishing two of them: "I think you are a genius, Lin Xi. How did you come up with such a detailed method? I think this plan makes me wonder." I can think of it too, but the actual effect can't be done. Let's talk about this knot, I never thought that it could be tied like this."

Lin Xi turned his head and looked at it, then laughed and said, "I checked the information on the Internet."

Guo Yu: "Ah, is that so?"

Lin Xi laughed but said nothing.

Of course not, this is all the experience he summed up after opening a lot of packaging for his favorite coffee in his later generations. It is estimated that he can't find it online, but he can't say it like this.

The temperature in the city at this time is still too hot, and Lin Xi didn't find a place with ventilation on all sides, because there were too many things to do, and sweat stains appeared on his face soon.

Some of them fell on the eyelashes so finely and densely that it made people feel itchy.Lin Xi was about to reach out to wipe it when he saw someone handing over a piece of paper.

Lin Xi looked up and saw that it was Xu Hanlai.

He was stunned for a moment, then took it over and smiled and said, "Thank you senior."

"Drink some water." Xu Hanlai responded, and at the same time handed Lin Xi the cold water he bought at an unknown time.

Lin Xi took the bottle of mineral water that had been put on hold and was no longer so cold, unscrewed the cap, and drank silently.While feeling involuntarily happy in his heart, he turned his eyes cautiously on the senior.

He felt that now was the time to ask a question. When he was thinking about what to say, he looked down and was surprised by the senior's actions.

I saw that Xu Hanlai had just finished handing the water, took the knot in Lin Xi's hand, and finished the second half for him in two or three strokes, which was almost perfect.

– Unlike Guo Yu who was taught by Lin Xi several times on Friday night, the senior just watched it for a while, and he already knew it.

Before Lin Xi could be amazed by his learning ability, Xu Han came to put down the knot, and took out a box from a pile of small gifts next to him.

This box is a bit special compared to other packaging.The upper part is a completely transparent package, tied with a ribbon, which is both beautiful and allows people to directly see the contents of the box – it is surrounded by cartoon strawberry-shaped cookies and various kitten-shaped biscuits Three Sailor Moon mini cakes.

The creator made the three most classic transformation actions and costumes of Sailor Moon come alive on the small cake. Even if this skill is compared with those dessert shops outside, it probably will never be inferior.

Xu Hanlai took it over, stared at it for a while, and then motioned to Lin Xi: "Did you prepare it?"

Lin Xi nodded: "Yes, yes."

His gifts and the surprises he prepared were all tailor-made according to what Jiang Lili said about Yao Bauhinia's preferences, so everyone would be overwhelmed the moment they saw it.

Xu Han looked at the cake box and gently put it back in place without saying anything.

Lin Xi has been observing him silently, as if wanting to make sure that the senior is not angry, he casually picked up a topic and asked, "Where is the senior? What did you get?"

He was still a little concerned that the long flat box didn't look like it contained a crystal cat.

Some people don't like to tell others the content of their gifts when they give gifts, but Xu Hanlai is not like that, at least he doesn't mind telling Lin Xi.After hearing the question, he continued to tie knots for the primary school boy, and said simply: "pen."

Lin Xi, who twisted the bottle cap after drinking the water, was taken aback for a moment, and then asked with some doubts: "...a pen?"

Xu Hanlai hummed: "Study hard and make progress every day, isn't it very suitable for your state?"

Lin Xi thought about it for a while, and his expression became dull: "Huh? You didn't buy the one at the counter of the boutique, a pure black pen, did you?"

Xu Han came and hummed.

Lin Xi: "..."

He didn't quite understand.

The business style of that pen is too heavy, obviously it is impossible for a girl of this age to like it.And he recommended so many hobbies of Yao Zijing in the store, why did the senior buy a fountain pen in the end?

Receiving Lin Xi's puzzled expression, Xu Hanlai stretched out his hand, put down the knot that had been fixed by three times, five divisions and two divisions, then took the mineral water bottle from the child's hand and put it on the ground, saying: "Take a break, take your time." think."

Then he continued to help him tie the third knot.

He even finished dealing with the fourth one. When he looked up, he found that Lin Xi still didn't quite understand it. Xu Hanlai smiled and said, "Haven't figured it out yet?"

Lin Xi shook his head.

Xu Hanlai said again: "You really want to know?"

Lin Xi nodded slightly.

Xu Hanlai looked at the child who obediently followed his words, and patiently explained with some amusement: "It's very simple, because from the beginning, I didn't intend to match what he liked."

He and Yao Zijing were not familiar with each other, not even friends, it was a very common relationship between seniors and juniors.Agreeing to go to the birthday party, so it is polite to give gifts, but it does not mean that you have to do what you like, let alone do it to the extent of Lin Xi.That's not Xu Hanlai's style, it's too troublesome, and it doesn't give people a sense of distance.

Lin Xi paused after listening to his explanation, and then quickly understood and understood it.

Although this is not the same as his long-standing habits.

No matter in the last life or this life, when Lin Xi gives gifts to anyone, he will habitually do what he likes.When I opened a pet cafe before, there was a school girl who often came to the store for her birthday. Lin Xi had a good relationship with her, so I asked a friend to buy her a ticket for the idol to come to the city to hold a concert.

It was very difficult to get a ticket, and Lin Xi had to go through several routes on the way, and it cost a lot of money. It sounded like a lot of trouble, but he was willing to do it.

He is always willing to create surprises in other people's lives, and he always looks at other people's preferences. The same is true for Yao Zijing's birthday.Seeing that his classmates are happy, he seems to be very happy too.

In his world, other people always seem to be slightly bigger than himself, and the happiness of others seems to be bigger than his own.He never thought there was anything wrong with what he did in the past, so what could be wrong with subconsciously making people around him feel happy?

But in fact, I also know in my heart that it seems that the senior's approach is relatively appropriate.

Seeing that Lin Xi was dazed for a moment, and then suddenly showed a thoughtful and annoyed expression, Xu Hanlai was a little happy and reached out to touch his head.

He didn't intend to let Lin Xi get into trouble with this kind of problem, and even instinctively wanted to take care of his tenderness. He liked Lin Xi's clean, beautiful eyes without distracting thoughts the most, so he said, "That's what I did. It doesn't mean you have to learn from me, people are different, tenderness and consideration are very precious qualities, no one will criticize them."

Lin Xi sat on the small stone pier and listened quietly to the senior's words, only felt that the moon seemed to be brighter than usual today, just like the senior's voice, shed light on his heart so softly.

His eyes wandered between Xu Hanlai's erect eyebrows, and when his mood was about to rise because of his senior's connivance, he heard the voice suddenly change the subject.

"but."

The two words touched Lin Xi's heart lightly. He looked at Xu Hanlai suddenly not looking at the knot in his hand, but looked up at his eyes, and subconsciously let out a soft "ah".

Then I heard the senior say in an extremely gentle voice: "There must be a degree of gentleness."

"For example, if you have a lover in the future, I suggest that you double deal with it."

While speaking, he smiled and handed the tied knot to Lin Xi, and then said softly.

"Otherwise it will be uncomfortable, kid."