Misunderstanding

  After a long time, I smiled and took Wang Jie's hand away from my face. "Don't be like this, many people are watching us."

  Wang Jie withdrew her hand and continued to put it behind her back, looking at me "Fourth brother, your face is so thin, you see that brother of yours, every day he goes to our family's courtyard, and often acts like a rascal in front of me, his face is really not covered, I feel like he can be sent to the front line in Iraq, even missiles can't penetrate that thick skin, definitely another hero will be born," saying this she pinched my face "You, you're not even half as good as him, I'm a girl and I'm not afraid of him, what are you afraid of, why are you shy, why are you modest?"

  I was a bit unaccustomed, but I adjusted quickly. "Isn't this a bit unaccustomed? I'm not shy, nor am I timid, nor am I afraid, I just couldn't accept it for a moment,"

  "You can't accept what, do you know? I spent more than a week thinking about it and also investigated you. And then Wang Jie pointed to the class "And your several brothers, feel that your character is not bad, except for occasionally fighting and stuff, there's nothing else to say, so I tried to get along with you, Fourth Brother."

  "Oh, after all this time you still don't believe me? By the way, they still call you Fourth Brother?"

  "What's that?" Wang Jie said, her big eyes staring at me.

  I smiled and said "What do you think?"

  "I don't know" Wang Jie smiled slyly "After evening self-study, come find me in class, I'll be waiting for you there, and then I'll tell you what to call me!" She said with a wink, and ran back to class.

  I stood there for a moment, this little girl is so cheerful and lively. I took two steps forward, stretched out my hand to hold the railing of the corridor, looking at the crowd passing by downstairs, sighing, a new life is about to begin.

  Suddenly thought of something? I'm not in a hurry to go back to class, so I just stood in the corridor and waited. After waiting for more than ten minutes, I saw Zhao Min and that girl from our class, seemingly the student council member, walking up with their arms around each other. Zhao Min came over and took a look at me, still not saying anything, then turned to go back to class. I quickly grabbed hold of her.

  "What's wrong with you? You seem to be annoyed with me. For so many days, you've been ignoring me and giving me the cold shoulder. Did I offend you or something?"

  Zhao Min was also stunned, turned around and looked at the student representative "You go back first, I have something to do" Then turned around and looked at me "Nothing, just like before"

  I smiled and said "Do you believe what you're saying yourself?"

  Zhao Min didn't answer me, and pulled her arm out of my hand. "Don't hold onto me like that, it's not good if your little girlfriend sees us, is it?"

  I was stunned for a moment "What's wrong with that? Are we classmates or something? It shouldn't be a big deal even if we occasionally pull and tug at each other"

  "Is it just a classmate relationship in your eyes?"

  "What else is there?"

  Zhao Min was stunned for a moment, stretched out her hand to grab my arm "Come with me" and then pulled me along, directly pulling me to the stairwell.

  I'm a bit puzzled "What's going on, what are you doing here?"

  Zhao Min didn't speak at first, looked around, then took a deep breath "You said you loved me, right?"

  I was stunned at once, and after careful recollection, I seemed to have forgotten what I said. After another careful recollection, I confirmed that I really didn't say anything.

  "Why aren't you talking anymore, are you avoiding something?"

  I just realized "nothing" I thought for a moment "I don't think I've ever said that, who did you hear it from?"

  "Didn't you say?"

  "I swear, I really didn't"

  Zhao Min became unhappy after I finished speaking and looked very melancholy, also not saying a word. I was somewhat at a loss, wondering if I had said something wrong.

  Then I pulled Zhao Min and said "What's wrong, did I say something wrong? Sorry, hit me if you want, scold me if you want!"

  Who knew that as soon as I finished speaking, Zhao Min's tears fell down, and I became even more at a loss for what to do. "Did I say something wrong again?"

  Zhao Min didn't speak, I was crying, I was a bit frantic "Sister, what's wrong with you, say something"

  Zhao Min continued to cry and didn't say anything.

  "Sister, say something!"

  "Sister, what are you doing? You have to give me a word, what kind of attitude is this?"

  Zhao Min was still crying, and I also calmed down, leaning on the handrail of the stairs, just watching her cry. I don't know why my heart felt extremely uncomfortable, seeing her like this, my heart felt like it was being pierced by a needle, an indescribable feeling.

  Zhao Min cried for a while, then lifted her head and looked at me "Come here!"

  "What's up?" I was somewhat perplexed, but still walked over.

  I walked up to him, and Zhao Min suddenly hugged me, resting her head on my shoulder. I could feel that this little girl's body was shaking with sobs, and I felt a pang of sadness, so I just let her hold me like that. Since we were almost late for class, many students were returning to their classrooms, and when they saw us on the stairs, they all paused in unison before hurrying past. Unconsciously, I also hugged Zhao Min back. We stood there like that for about five minutes, and I felt a bit stifled.

  "I said to my sister, can you say something? It's almost time for class, and it's not a good idea to just hold on like this. If those corrupt officials from the political education department see us later, we'll be in trouble."

  Zhao Min trembled slightly and moved her head "Qiao Weiguo, did you know?"

  I was taken aback, hearing the name "Qiao Weiguo" from Zhao Min's mouth felt very unfamiliar, as if I remembered she had never called me by my name before, always calling me "Fourth Brother". This sudden change made me feel a bit uncomfortable, but I still adjusted myself and replied, "Hmm, what's up?"

  "Qiao Weiguo, I like you, do you know? From the beginning of the semester, I had feelings for you, good feelings towards you. But at that time, you always ignored me and didn't care about me, it was very painful for me, do you know? Gradually, I found myself liking you more and more. During the mid-term exams, you were so nice to me, making everyone think we were dating. I saw you playing with me ambiguously, and I thought maybe you had feelings for me too. So I asked Xuguo, and he told me that you said you loved me, but didn't dare to confess to me, do you know? You know how happy I was at that time?

  Later on, by chance, we became desk mates, do you know how excited I was? Do you still remember when you borrowed money from me and kissed me that time? You know how excited I was in my heart? When you went to fight with others, you know how worried I was about you? Seeing your swollen face, you know how heartbroken I was?

  I asked you, and you smiled at me saying 'it's nothing, it doesn't hurt, a big man like me wouldn't care about such a small injury'. You know how bitter I felt in my heart? How powerless I was? Haven't you noticed that I've been trying to get close to you all this time? What for? Do you know?

  Gradually, I realized that my feelings towards you were no longer just liking, but loving. I feel like I couldn't leave you anymore. When I found out that the letter wasn't written by Xuguo, but by you, do you know how desperate I felt? Did you understand my feelings at all? You're such a big fool, always saying others are fools, Zhang Wei, Xuguo, Li Hao, and your so-called leader Liu Zhendong. Ha ha, it's actually you who is the biggest fool.

  You didn't even notice that everyone else could see how I felt about you, except for you. You said I'm also quite foolish, very embarrassing, crying in front of you like this. I tried to forget you before, thinking that if our relationship became less close, I would be able to forget you. But I found out I couldn't do it.

  You know what? When I saw that girl holding your face with both hands today, my heart almost broke into pieces. I tried hard to control myself, but still got caught by you, didn't I? You big fool, how could I have fallen in love with you? A foolish, aimless vagabond like you, what's good about you? Not even tall, and so skinny, why can't I let go of you?

  Am I very naive?" As she spoke, Zhao Min pushed me away, wiped the tears from her eyes, then hugged me again, pressing our faces together.

  "You said it would be great if I could hold you like this, no need to take long, a lifetime would be fine. Hehehe, am I dreaming again? You're already married with kids, and I'm still saying this, am I now like the legendary mistress? Haha, I don't care, I just want you. Today I just wanted to ask you one question, have you ever loved me?"

  Zhao Min said all this in one breath, speaking with great tenderness. After listening to her, I was stunned and subconsciously hugged her body tightly. I understood everything, only now did I understand. Thinking back to the time spent with Zhao Min, thinking about her smile, and those two shallow little dimples, suddenly I felt very guilty.

  Thinking of what Zhao Min said to me, if it wasn't for Xu Ge and Zhao Min saying so, I think Zhao Min wouldn't be so thoughtful towards me. I know Xu Ge and the others are all well-intentioned, they all thought we could really be together, but Zhao Min really misunderstood me. Looking at her now, I'm truly heartbroken, more so heart-aching, I feel like I've wronged her, I admit I also like her, maybe it's love. This current state is really something I couldn't have imagined, looking at her crying in my arms, I'm very helpless, thinking and thinking, tears involuntarily flowed out, this is the first time in my life I've cried for a woman, the first time.