C2 Right next Door

"Have you been well?" Lee Wuchen's third sentence was full of courtesy. Shuman could not help but turn her head again and carefully look at him beside her.

"Don't look at me like that, Shuman." Lee Wuchen kept looking forward.

"Why did you come back? Your mother passed away here, and I don't even have the courage to see you. Don't you hate me?"

Shuman suddenly calmed down and slightly raised her head, "I don't know. But I admit that I have expectations to confirm other things. We are colleagues."

"Shuman..." Lee Wuchen did not dare to continue listening. "You are too stubborn."

"At least..." She was more determined than him. "At least, I can handle and treat life more mature, including feelings. Lee Wuchen, we have not contacted each other for four years. Even the heavens did not give us the chance to bump into each other, but I still decided to come back. You understand, don't you? "Don't avoid me!"

She stopped and quietly looked at Lee Wuchen in front of her. He had a sharp outline, a thin face, and a haggard look under the dark light.

He no longer spoke and stood rooted to the spot, staring blankly at the parasol tree by the side of the road.

The bell of the teaching building echoed throughout the gradually silent campus. Lee Wuchen suddenly turned his head and tried hard to smile. "We have to go over now!"

Shuman stubbornly stood on the spot.

"Okay, okay. I promise you, Ms Lin!" Lee Wuchen knew her stubbornness too well. "Then you have to suffer. Teacher is a hard job. Work hard!"

Lee Wuchen was the first to reach out his hand. His long fingers pointed at her. Lin Shuman's eyes instantly bloomed. She smiled like a child. She hooked her finger on his little finger. "Hook, promise me. We are friends and colleagues. We are on equal terms. Then you must eat on time in the future!"

"I was fooled. Help me teach!" Lee Wuchen almost laughed out loud. He reached out his finger and was about to scratch her nose, but he was pulled into the air by an invisible string.

He pulled back awkwardly and hesitated. "I forgot. You are not a child! Let's go!" As he spoke, he quickly rushed towards the school building.

From the morning of the next day, Lin Shuman had her own office. Lee Wuchen was alone in the office, next to the big office. Shuman was not familiar with the few teachers in the same room. Some of them were newly transferred, and some of them had never interacted with each other in school. After exchanging some pleasantries, they went their separate ways.

During the first two weeks, Shuman did not need to substitute classes. Every day, she followed him with a stool and sat at the back of the classroom to listen to his lessons.

Every time, Lee Wuchen would come to Shuman's office before class and call them together. He would first take the stool in her hands and enter through the back door together. After he helped put it in place, he would circle back to the podium.

In this pile of books and dull life, the appearance of a new teacher naturally attracted the surprised gazes of the students. They looked forward to it and were happy, guessing and discussing.

Shuman looked at Lee Wuchen on the podium in the last row.

He was very engrossed in his lecture. There seemed to be all the students in front of him, but there did not seem to be a single person. He did not smile. He maintained a quiet expression at all times. The sunlight outside the window shone on his dark pupils, making them look gentle and bright.

Sometimes when the students interrupted him, his rhythm had never been messed up. His gentle gaze swept across his face, asking if he had any questions. He seemed to have always been calm.

When Lee Wuchen finished "Lotus Pond Moonlight," Shuman realized that this was the first lesson she had heard from him.

She suddenly realized that she was not his real student.

In the second week's essay training class, Lee Wuchen only gave a proposition for the essay and let the students start writing. Lin Shuman looked at Lee Wuchen on the podium and smiled gently. He threw the chalk into the box and raised his head to meet Shuman's gaze. He seemed to have been scalded and hurriedly avoided it.

A girl in the front row held two books and went to the podium to ask Lee Wuchen a question. A girl sitting next to Shuman muttered softly, "My language is so good. Why ask me? Why ask the teacher?" Shuman heard the voice and turned her head to look at her. She did not understand, "Of course the student asks the teacher. What's wrong?"

"Are you a new teacher?"

Shuman smiled.

"Which class do you want to teach?" She was straightforward.

"The school hasn't decided yet. I think we need to take over one of Mr Lee's classes."

The little girl was worried. "It can't be our class, can it?"

Shuman was curious. "My teaching is so scary."

"Teacher, I don't mean that. We all like Mr Lee very much. If you take this class, all the girls will hate you!" The little girl was very serious.

Shuman did not know whether to laugh or cry. She could only make a silent expression for her.

In the hearts of many young girls, the first opposite sex they liked was usually the teacher they admired. They were either cool or knowledgeable. The students always liked to look into the teacher's eyes, and they all thought that there was a teacher's affection there. They secretly admired, secretly sad, and secretly excited for the teacher's occasional gaze.

Shuman was wondering about her sudden emotional reaction. The bell for class had already rang. "Teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... teacher... Lee Wuchen stood at the podium and looked at her who was distracted. His eyes moved slightly.

She quickly stood up, picked up the stool, and walked out of the classroom with the book in hand. That lively little girl came out and stopped Shuman.

"Teacher, what's your last name?"

"Lin!"

"Your dress is so beautiful. You've been listening to class for more than a week and you're wearing a total of five dresses. Moreover, they're all light colored dresses."

Shuman was surprised. She put down the stool in her hand and placed the book on it. She reached out her hand to help her cut the hair behind her ear and smiled. "Thank you for your praise."

The little girl smiled honestly and pointed. "Mr Lee is waiting for you."

Shuman turned her head and saw Lee Wuchen standing not far away looking over. The early autumn sunlight was so good that it slanted in from the window and covered his entire body.

She found that she still loved him so much. The aura emitted from her deep eyes would make her heart beat wildly and she was in a trance.

She picked up the stool and book and walked towards him.

"Tomorrow's lecture, and then it's your turn to bring it yourself!" Lee Wuchen casually took the stool, "You should have confidence now, right? Lin Shuman should be stronger than me!" He joked and walked in the corridor together.

The surrounding students consciously moved aside and looked at them curiously.

"Tonight, I'll be queuing up for your self-study. The school's meaning is that young teachers train more!"

"It should be free of charge, right? Hehe, I am willing!" Shuman joked and unknowingly walked to the door of the office. She took the stool from his hands and actually grabbed it forcefully.

She felt the resistance he unconsciously gave out.

Lee Wuchen was a little embarrassed. He smiled and turned around to open the door and go in.

Teacher Mingyun, who had been sitting opposite her for only a year, had come. They had a good conversation. She also taught language. She dressed up in a foreign manner. She was honest and kind at the same time. Every time Shuman came back, she would always be the first to greet her. She would share some small skills in managing students and discuss small topics about girls.

Ms Ming just happened to not have class and saw Shuman walking towards her. She wanted to pull her to eat. The two of them walked together and Ms Ming naturally had a lot to talk about.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" She naturally seemed to be talking about family matters.

Lin Shuman nodded and shook her head. Ms Ming immediately made a decision, "That is the hazy period. I am not sure yet, right?"

Shuman could not help but laugh. She was shy and tactful, "Yes. As for you, you definitely have it. One look and you can see that people love you!"

She shook her head. "There are many men nowadays. There are few who meet the requirements. We are stuck in this school every day. If we are not colleagues, we are students. How can we have so many opportunities? "Even if we can, we still have to find a life that can be guaranteed. "I like those that are more mature!"

Ming Yun patted the lunchbox and calculated," Right now, houses are so expensive. Let's not talk about money, the school doesn't even have a place to raise funds. The cost of getting married is too high. We have to find someone who can guarantee it. "

"Being trapped in the school, how can there be so many opportunities!" Shuman continued.

"Yes, Director Lee is okay. He is divorced and still has a child. He can only PASS. Calculating, his income is not bad. His salary is the highest among the teachers. Moreover, he looked good and mature. Think about it. Rather than finding a man who doesn't know the future, it's better to find a man who can see the future. "It's just a child. It's a problem." The more she spoke, the deeper she went. She patted her excitedly." What do you think? "

"Me?" Shuman blinked her eyes, not knowing how to answer.

Ming Yun quietly leaned into her ear. "If there is a little man above the middle level in our school, once there is a divorce, it will cause a small sensation."

"Ah?"

"Really, you don't believe me. Right now, all the students in our school are female teachers. Who would be willing to be a teacher? "I don't have money!"

"Really?" Shuman had never thought about this before. It was a strange phenomenon that seemed both novel and reasonable at the same time.

"When I was doing my internship, Director Lee was the one who taught me. I was very knowledgeable and never put on airs. However, I was rather proud and aloof. " I sent him a text message, but he didn't reply much. He was always at a distance from me. "

It's a problem with his personality. " She was already lost in thought and continued to speak randomly. Thinking of herself, she was suddenly unsure. She knew that Lee Wuchen, the lonely Lee Wuchen. However, his desolation, along with the desolation of cold air, had been born in these four years. It was like the lush vines that coiled on the wall of time. It was confusing.

She also felt the inexplicable distance between the two of them.

Was this the answer he gave her?

What did she want? She suddenly lost her direction, and her bag of courage was stabbed by something with an awl.

"Ms Lin, Ms Lin?" Ms Ming pulled her arm and pouted, "mobile phone!"

Lin Shuman only came back to her senses after a long time. It was Hsu Wei's text message. It said, "Look up immediately. You will definitely see me!"

Shuman looked up and saw Hsu Wei standing under the wutong tree not far away, dressed in casual clothes. His eyes were very big. Although he always liked to laugh extravagantly, his black pupils filled his entire eyes every time. They were so bright and sparkling, carrying the smell of fresh and dry sunlight.

The wutong leaves of early autumn were still green. They were like bells ringing on the branches, and as the wind blew, they rumbled. Hsu Wei stood under the largest tree trunk, waving his arm vigorously.

Every time Shuman saw such a scene, she felt like she was back in high school. That was how Hsu Wei did it. Whether it was in the snow or in the rain, his exaggerated waving of his arm and smile always scared the air and sent it to her.

"Why are you here!" Shuman walked towards him.

"Ms Lin, we haven't seen each other for a long time. We have to take the initiative to come and see you. I didn't expect to see you from afar when we just arrived here! Did you miss me? Can you hug me?" She teased and stretched out her arm.

Shuman quickly dodged and smiled," Stop messing around! Ms Ming, this is Hsu Wei. My high school classmate!

Hello! " Hsu Wei's expression changed very quickly. He already had a polite look and nodded his head in greeting.

"It must be him. Are you sure?" Ms Ming's smile was very deep. She looked at Shuman and tactfully intended to finish her sentence, "I'll go first. You guys have a good chat."

As she spoke, she backed away. He looked up and said, "Director Lee." He just happened to have a companion to eat with. Ming Yun's disappointment just now had been filled.

Shuman looked up and saw Lee Wuchen looking at them silently not far away. Ms Ming quickly walked over and did not know what to say. The two of them chatted as they walked towards the canteen. Shuman looked at their backs in loneliness and suddenly felt a little cold. Was it time to change out of the dress? She could not find any other solace.

"Lin Shuman, wake up!" Hsu Wei pulled her arm.

"What are you doing?"

"You're here to cause trouble! Come back with me!" Hsu Wei looked into Shuman's eyes.

"I didn't mean that!"

"Then why did you come back? Don't you feel hopeless? " Are you just looking for a job? "

It's hard to find a job now! "

"An excuse, Lin Shuman. It's been four years and I haven't thought it through. Auntie will be angry even if she has spirit in heaven. If you are willing to be a teacher, where can you not be? " It's just an excuse. There are many things that can't be turned back! " Hsu Wei looked at her in front of him. That layer of loneliness was as light as a thin piece of paper, but it fiercely covered his heart. He could not breathe.

"Hsu Wei!" Shuman turned around and broke free. "I know what I'm doing."

"You've wasted enough of your youth these past few years. So what if you come back? Will you marry him? Marriage is not what you think it is? He is divorced and has a child. Why do you want to marry him? Is he worthy? Did he see you when your mother passed away the year before last? Shuman finally calmed down and went over. So you guys are all right. But now it is your fault! " Hsu Wei was blunt and didn't want to show any mercy.

The students left the class and rushed past them. Shuman was so angry that she did not speak anymore. She had an embarrassed look on her face and could only walk towards the sports field.

"Shuman, let's just leave for him. Is he not bitter enough? " We both have our own lives. Why do we have to be together again? His reality is not light. A grown man carrying a child still has a lot of burdens. " Hsu Wei grabbed Shuman, emphasizing each word, afraid that she would not understand," What he wants is stability. He cannot endure that much! "Are you suitable for him?"

"Hsu Wei, I don't know. I seem to have thought about what you said, but I haven't really thought about it. " I only know that he isn't doing well. I'm not at ease. I can tolerate anything, but I can't bear to let him be. You don't understand that kind of loneliness, I know better than anyone how these four years passed. He is too stubborn. He will not drift along with the flow. He is unable to adjust himself. The more lonely he is, the more I know that he places great importance in his heart. " The delicate and pretty Shuman's brows twitched intensely. We have been calm with each other for four years. I only want to feel sorry for him. Accompany him. "Didn't time give me an answer? I knew he would feel pain if he saw me! But you know?" He stood on the podium and gave me a look of joy. I can feel the faint hope and anticipation in his heart. Do you know what he told me when I saw him four years later? He is old! Hsu Wei. I can't lose him! Shuman's tears were overflowing and she could not help crying.

"Yes, so what? You only gave him temporarily. Can you stay by his side forever? He has a child and you will marry him? It's not like your rumors don't exist. He has many concerns, he is not a brave person. "Perhaps his inability to bear the burden will make you sad." Hsu Wei spoke word by word, but every sentence was like a knife.

"I did not think about myself." Shuman stubbornly wiped her tears.

"You are willing to marry him?" Hsu Wei looked into Shuman's eyes as if he wanted to see her heart.

"If he is willing!" Shuman was very determined.

"If another person loves you as much as you love him, will you accept it?" Hsu Wei suddenly did not have much strength.

"I... I will thank him, but I cannot accept it." Shuman was stubborn and did not hesitate as she thought about her never changed self. "Lee Wuchen, without him, I do not believe in love! My father also said that he loved my mother. In the end, he left us long ago. Only Lee Wuchen will not lose me. I believe him. "

Good. Without him, you won't believe in love. I... am simply unnecessary! " Hsu Wei shook his head in anger. He slowly stepped back and stared at the girl in front of him. They had been classmates for three years and cared about her for four years.

They watched her be lively and helpless. They watched her lose her mother unexpectedly. He had wanted to be the only pillar of her life. She had been weak before, but she was so stubborn and determined that he pitied her.

She never gave others a chance to appreciate her weakness, only Lee Wuchen.

Her youth had a tender smile. There was a mother who had abandoned her father and suddenly passed away, but there was also Lee Wuchen. Her pain was all given to her by her loved ones.

Hsu Wei did not understand it, but he could not see her sad, especially when he could not see her obsessive and regretful sadness.

What was going on? Him and her?

To make her always firmly reject others, but to give her love to such a person for a long time.

Hsu Wei really did not know where this feeling came from, and why it could endure the dryness of time.

He turned his head and looked at the stone tooth on the other side of the flower bed. The once drizzling spring suddenly appeared and disappeared along with the laughter of the high school Shinian.

It stopped there in the blink of an eye and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

At that time, time was like a child who was stubbornly waiting under the streetlight in his heart. The moment he was frightened, he ran away again.

There was only loneliness left.

Hsu Wei was a little dazed by the midday autumn sun.

Time had indeed run without stopping for a few years!

He heaved a sigh of relief. It was futile and confusing. There was only silence.

Hsu Wei turned around and looked at the stubborn Shuman. He only had a little strength left. In front of him, the power of love was surging. It was shining brightly. It was burning with fire. It wanted to give everything to Lee Wuchen.

He had no choice but to come to a realization. When had he ever received Shuman's response, but he had accompanied her for so long without saying a word?

Other than turning around and walking away, what else was there? Could he be as stubborn as her and make things difficult for her?

Shuman stood rooted to the spot, staring blankly at Hsu Wei's back as he gradually walked away.

"Lin Shuman, you are so stupid!" Hsu Wei suddenly turned his head and shouted loudly before running away quickly.

Shuman felt guilty but she was determined. She looked at the path that led to the outside and Hsu Wei who had disappeared. She did not want to think too much about it.

She would rather put her past self and future self in this school that could give her the stars and dreams. All of them were in his place. There was no basis, and she did not have any support to predict the future. She only believed that she loved him.

Her phone rang again. Shuman calmed herself down and pressed the button. It was Lee Wuchen.

This was the first text message they received four years later. He told her, "Hurry up and go eat!"