章节十六

那天不是什么特别的日子，对千百年来的四九城而言不过又是一个很平静的夜晚，但是那两个孩子却深深的记住了这一天。

That day was not a particularly special day; to the four nine cities that had existed for thousands of years, it was merely another peaceful night. However, those two kids deeply remembered this day.

在北京的两处，他们分别偷偷的笑。不能再打电话多说点，所以只能回忆刚才的对话，一个字一个字的乐。

In two places in Beijing, they secretly laughed. They couldn't call each other to talk more, so they could only recall the conversation they just had, enjoying it word by word.

没有手机去发个短信确认一下，所以在高兴的时候还有些忐忑；不存在QQ这种可以随意打个桃心的东西，所以就把这种心意好好的埋在心底。

Without a phone to send a text to confirm, there was still some apprehension during their excitement; there was no QQ to casually send a heart, so they buried their feelings deep within their hearts.

但是可能也正因为如此，思念和喜欢沉积了更多，酝酿出格外甜美的香气，自然也就记得更久。

But perhaps because of this, yearning and affection accumulated even more, brewing an exceptionally sweet fragrance, which naturally made them remember it longer.

第二天偏巧不巧的，两个人在上学路上就遇到了。他们都有点脸红，陈寻“咯吱咯吱”的不停转车把上的变速器，时不时瞥一眼身边的方茴。

The next day, by coincidence, the two met on their way to school. They both felt a bit shy, with Chen Xun constantly "clicking" the gears of the bike handle, stealing glances at Fang Hui from time to time.

而方茴则一直半低着头，扣边发式把她的小脸挡了个严严实实。

Fang Hui kept her head slightly lowered, with her bangs covering her little face tightly.

“那个……”陈寻忍不住开口道，“昨天，你说的是‘是’对吧。”

"Uh…" Chen Xun couldn’t help but say, "Yesterday, you meant 'yes', right?"

“怎么了？”方茴紧张的看着他说。

"What’s up?" Fang Hui looked at him nervously.

“没什么，确定一下。”陈寻笑了起来，“方茴，我特特特特特……高兴！”

"Nothing, just wanted to confirm." Chen Xun smiled, “Fang Hui, I'm particularly... happy!”

“我以为你翻悔了呢。”方茴轻轻咬住了嘴唇。

"I thought you changed your mind," Fang Hui gently bit her lip.

“不可能！”陈寻回过头，坚定的说。

"Impossible!" Chen Xun turned his head and said firmly.

他使劲往前蹬了蹬，撒开车把，兴奋地叫了两声。方茴笑了笑，跟着他一起骑了过去。

He pedaled forward hard, released the handles, and excitedly shouted twice. Fang Hui chuckled and rode alongside him.

到了学校，他们没有并排推着车进来。陈寻走在前面，方茴跟着，默契的表现得一脸正直毫无私情。

When they arrived at school, they didn’t push their bikes in side by side. Chen Xun walked in front, and Fang Hui followed, both pretending to be upright and showing no personal feelings.

喜欢，是两个人独自享受的事，那个时候大概不会想去公告天下。当然，他们也不敢。早恋……是不好的事情吧？谁知道呢！

Like is something enjoyed alone by two people; at that time, they probably wouldn’t think of announcing it to the world. Of course, they didn’t dare to. Early romance... is it a bad thing? Who knows!

陈寻放好车子，自动挪开了旁边的一点地方。方茴偷笑着把车挨着他推了进去，她弯腰锁车，抬起头时惊讶的发现陈寻用U型锁把两辆车的前轱辘锁在了一起。

Chen Xun parked his bike and automatically moved to leave a bit of space aside. Fang Hui secretly smiled as she pushed her bike next to him, bent down to lock her bike, and was surprised to find that Chen Xun had locked the front wheels of both bikes together with a U-lock.

“干……干吗呀？”方茴紧张的看了看码车的同学。

"What… what are you doing?" Fang Hui nervously glanced at the classmates locking their bikes.

“没什么。但是如果你今天不跟我说话，那晚上就不能回家了。”陈寻得意的笑了笑。

"Nothing. But if you don’t talk to me today, then you can't go home tonight," Chen Xun said with a smug smile.

“什么人啊！”方茴瞪了他一眼，心里却喜滋滋的。“让他们看见怎么办。”

"What kind of person are you!" Fang Hui glared at him, but felt pleased inside. "What if they see us?"

“没事儿，你别锁车了，要是他们看见了，就说你没带钥匙！”

"It's fine; don’t lock your bike. If they see it, just say you forgot your key!"

进班的时候方茴还有点头皮发紧，昨天早上的惊吓余波犹在，那种被很多人注视的感觉，想起来就让她不禁打哆嗦。

As they entered the classroom, Fang Hui still felt a bit tense, the shock from the morning before lingered, and the feeling of being watched by many made her shiver at the thought.

但是看看走在前面的陈寻，方茴多少就放了心，至少现在有个人已经和她站在了一起。

However, seeing Chen Xun walking ahead, Fang Hui felt a bit relieved; at least now, someone was standing by her side.

不再是孤独的一个人，有个很不错的男孩就在身边，而且抬起眼睛就能看到，光这些，就可以让她安稳很多。

She was no longer alone, there was a really nice boy beside her, and she could see him just by lifting her eyes. Just this was enough to bring her a sense of stability.

中午，陈寻替方茴和小草拿了饭，但是小草还是说和何莎有事而没有过来。

At noon, Chen Xun got lunch for Fang Hui and Xiao Cao, but Xiao Cao still said she was dealing with something with He Sha and didn’t come.

方茴不好意思再独自和陈寻他们一起吃饭，一个女生和三个男生，这样的组合太奇怪了。

Fang Hui felt shy to have lunch alone with Chen Xun and the boys; a girl with three boys made an odd combination.

但是陈寻不干，他就是想能和方茴呆在一起。所以在方茴拒绝和他们吃饭的时候，他就像上次一样，招呼乔燃和赵烨搬到方茴座位这里吃。

But Chen Xun wouldn’t have it; he just wanted to stay with Fang Hui. So when Fang Hui refused to eat with them, he, like last time, called Qiao Ran and Zhao Ye to move to Fang Hui's seat to eat.

对于陈寻这样的做法，方茴总是很无奈的接受。他今天已经干了好几次这种事了，比如早上锁车，再比如刚才借数学作业纸。

Fang Hui always helplessly accepted Chen Xun's actions. He had done this several times today, like locking their bikes in the morning and then borrowing math homework paper just now.

他说忘带了，就向方茴借了几张。而过了一会，方茴就看见他从书包里拿出了整整一沓递给乔燃。

He said he forgot, so he borrowed a few sheets from Fang Hui. After a while, Fang Hui saw him take out a whole stack from his backpack and hand it to Qiao Ran.

尽管陈寻故意接近的方式有点任性、孩子气，但是方茴仍然开心。她知道，陈寻之所以这样，是因为喜欢她。

Although Chen Xun's way of getting close was a bit willful and childish, Fang Hui was still happy. She understood that the reason Chen Xun was acting this way was because he liked her.

F中的体育课是男女生分开上，做做操，跑了两圈步就解散自由活动了。小草没有找方茴一起玩，她和其他几个女生在树底下一起讨论昨天的那集《还珠格格》，五阿哥好像亲了小燕子，因此她们兴奋的说个不停。

In physical education class at F, boys and girls had separate activities. They did some exercises and ran a few laps before breaking off for free activities. Xiao Cao didn’t invite Fang Hui to play; she was discussing the latest episode of "Princess Pearl" with several other girls under a tree, excitedly chatting about how the Fifth Prince seemed to have kissed Xiao Yan Zi.

何莎和小草还一起哼唱了那首广为流传的主题曲。

He Sha and Xiao Cao even hummed the widely popular theme song together.

方茴独自坐在一边，没有女生过来找她说话，她就沉默的听着“让我们红尘作伴活的潇潇洒洒，策马奔腾共享人世繁华，对酒当歌唱出心中喜悦，轰轰烈烈把握青春年华”，看着她们说说笑笑。

Fang Hui sat alone off to the side. No girls came to talk to her, so she silently listened to "Let us live freely together, galloping joyously and sharing the world's splendor," while watching them chat and laugh.

她知道，在小草那里，她从头到尾一直是个无足轻重的同学。

She knew that with Xiao Cao, she had always been an inconsequential classmate.

所以因为昨天的事情躲开她，也是很自然的。只不过，多少还是有点寂寞。

So avoiding her because of what happened yesterday felt quite natural. Yet, there was still a tinge of loneliness.

男生那边也解散了，陈寻去器材室借了篮球，跑回来正看见方茴孤零零的坐在角落。

The boys had also dispersed, and Chen Xun went to the equipment room to borrow a basketball. When he ran back, he saw Fang Hui sitting alone in the corner.

对比一旁的欢声笑语，她本来就单薄的身体，更加显得瘦小。陈寻想了想，回身冲乔燃和赵烨喊：“嘿！今天别打了！跟女生她们玩叫号吧！”

Comparing her to the laughter and joy around her, her already slender figure looked even smaller. Chen Xun thought for a moment, turned back, and shouted to Qiao Ran and Zhao Ye, "Hey! Don't play today! Go play with the girls!"

乔燃也看见方茴一直单独呆着，忙拉了拉不太情愿的赵烨说：“行！走吧！叫号去！”

Qiao Ran also noticed Fang Hui sitting alone and quickly pulled the somewhat reluctant Zhao Ye, saying, "Alright! Let's go call numbers!"

陈寻又回头招呼女生，方茴本来坐着没动，也被乔燃给拉了进去。

Chen Xun turned back to call the girls, and Fang Hui, who had been sitting there quietly, was pulled into the group by Qiao Ran.

大家排了号，赵烨1号，陈寻2号，方茴3号，小草4号，乔燃5号，总共十几个人，说好了，谁输三次就被大家轮流拿球打屁股。

Everyone lined up; Zhao Ye was number 1, Chen Xun number 2, Fang Hui number 3, Xiao Cao number 4, Qiao Ran number 5, a total of more than ten people. They agreed that whoever lost three times would be hit on the butt with a ball by everyone in turn.

陈寻和乔燃为了让方茴玩的高兴点，就不停的叫3号。

Chen Xun and Qiao Ran continuously called for number 3 just to make Fang Hui happier.

方茴跑了几趟，也渐渐笑了起来。她心眼实诚，每次叫号都向上扔得很高，所以接她的球很容易，大家也就都喊起了3号。

Fang Hui ran a few times and gradually started to smile. She was sincere; every time she was called, she threw the ball very high so it was easy for everyone to catch, and thus everyone began to call for number 3.

赵烨则不然，玩的比谁都油。他故意逗小草，不是趁她离得远，把球轻轻颠起来扔下喊4号，就是眼瞅着马上能接住，却在小草走过来打算听他再叫号时，假装脱手，然后去砸她。

Zhao Ye, however, was quite crafty. He teased Xiao Cao, not only tossing the ball into the air and calling number 4 when she was far away but also pretending to drop it right as she walked over to listen to his call, aiming to hit her.

结果没几个来回下来，小草就凑够了三次。

As a result, after a few turns, Xiao Cao ended up with three losses.

“赵烨！你成心吧！”小草生气的喊。

"Zhao Ye! You did that on purpose!" Xiao Cao shouted angrily.

“嘿嘿，谁让你中午不和我们吃饭的。”赵烨嬉皮笑脸地说，“快点！撅好了！”

"Hehe, that’s what you get for not having lunch with us," Zhao Ye said with a grin. "Hurry up! Get ready!"

“就不吃！看着你就烦！”小草赌气的背过身去。

"I'm not playing! Just seeing you bothers me!" Xiao Cao turned her back in a huff.

大家笑着一个个的打，轮到了方茴，她轻轻的把球弹在地上扔了过去。哪知不凑巧，正好碰到了小草向后护着的手腕。

Everyone laughed as they took turns hitting each other, and when it was Fang Hui's turn, she gently bounced the ball off the ground and threw it. However, it unwittingly hit Xiao Cao's wrist, which she was protecting behind her back.

小草叫了一声，厌烦的回头嚷：“轻点！别打手啊！”

Xiao Cao yelped, turned around in annoyance, and shouted, "Be gentle! Don’t hit my hand!"

“对……对不起。”方茴忙低声道歉。

"Sorry… sorry," Fang Hui quickly apologized in a low voice.

“得了，她又没使劲。”陈寻在边上看得清楚，忍不住回护方茴说。

"It's okay; she didn't hit hard," Chen Xun replied, unable to help but defend Fang Hui.

本来就一直憋着气，听陈寻这么一说，小草眼睛一下子就红了，她捡起球狠狠扔向陈寻说：“我不玩了！”转身跑回了楼里。何莎瞪了陈寻一眼，追了过去。

Having always been holding back her anger, when she heard Chen Xun say this, Xiao Cao's eyes turned red immediately, she picked up the ball and threw it angrily at Chen Xun, saying, “I’m not playing anymore!” and ran back into the building. He Sha shot a glare at Chen Xun before following.

方茴也想跑去看看，却被乔燃拉住了。

Fang Hui also wanted to run after to see but was held back by Qiao Ran.

“别去了，她是冲你……”

"Don't go; she's going because of you..."

“甭管她，爱玩不玩！”陈寻捡起了球说。

"Forget her, if she wants to play, let her!" Chen Xun picked up the ball and said.

那天之后，小草就再没和他们一起吃饭了。头几天她还是说和何莎有事说，但后来就干脆拿饭走到何莎那里。

After that day, Xiao Cao no longer had lunch with them. For the first few days, she kept saying she had something to do with He Sha, but later, she simply took her food and went to join He Sha.

方茴不是主动的人，自然也不会去找她。两个人便疏远了。

Fang Hui was not an initiative person and wouldn’t seek her out either. The two drifted apart.

年轻时的爱情和友情总是千丝万缕，得到与失去经常在忽然之间。好在岁数还小，并没觉得有什么大不了。

Young love and friendship are always intertwined, and gaining and losing often happen in an instant. Fortunately, they were still young and didn’t feel it was a big deal.

黑板上的字迹事件，慢慢就像没发生一样过去了。毕竟还有很多事要做，要默写单词，要考试，要做各种练习册，要听刘老师不停的“这个涅”。

The incident on the blackboard slowly faded away as if it had never happened. After all, there were many things to do, memorizing words, preparing for tests, completing various workbooks, and listening to Teacher Liu endlessly saying "this Nia".

如果不是特别在意这件事的话，可能也就忘了，除非谁突然提起，也许会重新议论一番。但这些议论，方茴总归是听不到的。

If she hadn’t cared too much about it, she might have forgotten it entirely, unless someone suddenly brought it up, which might lead to some discussion. But Fang Hui, after all, would not hear these discussions.

她也没注意听，那时的她，在专心致志的喜欢着陈寻。

She didn’t pay much attention; at that time, she was wholeheartedly liking Chen Xun.

有的时候方茴也会觉得孤单，虽然陈寻、乔燃和赵烨都对她很好，但有些事情是只有女孩之间才能做的。

Sometimes Fang Hui would feel lonely. Although Chen Xun, Qiao Ran, and Zhao Ye treated her very well, some things could only be done between girls.

比如结伴上厕所，借点私密用品，课间说说话，中午聊聊电视剧，去小卖部买点零食等等。

For instance, going to the restroom together, borrowing some personal items, chatting during breaks, discussing TV shows at noon, or buying snacks at the convenience store, etc.

没有人和方茴一起做这样的事，她说那会儿她已经习惯了，她以为她会就这么在学校里飘三年。

No one did such things with Fang Hui. She thought at that time she had gotten used to it; she figured she would just drift along in school for the next three years.

但是，林嘉茉的出现了。

However, then Lin Jia Mo appeared.