It wasn't an earthquake--her deskmate hit his head again.
Harper Chen looked at the source of the sound.
Olivia Xia rubbed her forehead with one hand, tears welled up in her eyes and her facial features were almost distorted in pain. With her other hand, she supported the edge of the table that was tilting forward and exerted force inward to fix it back in place.
"I'm sorry." Olivia Xia apologized to Harper Chen, who had attracted her attention. Her eyes were shining with water and her mouth was flat. She looked really pitiful and aggrieved. "Did I scare you?"
"...It's okay." Harper Chen pursed his lips, a little concerned: "You...are you okay?"
At that time, the two of them were completely unfamiliar with each other and could barely be called friends.
Olivia Xia said "no" halfway, but for some reason she changed her words: "Oh, it hurts, Noah Wen."
She moved her head slightly towards Harper Chen, who instinctively shrank back. The next moment he reacted, his retreating movement stopped abruptly.
Harper Chen felt uncomfortable: "Sorry."
The name Harper Chen is annoying, as is being approached by others. These are things that Harper Chen cannot adapt to at this stage.
Thinking back to the first time he heard the word "Noah Wen" from Olivia Xia's mouth, Harper Chen was stunned for several seconds.
School had just started at that time, and the teacher asked everyone to line up into two teams according to men and women, and then arrange the seats in a snake shape according to the situation of the teams.
It didn't matter where Harper Chen sat, she just found a place to stand. I wonder if it was a coincidence, but the person standing behind her was Olivia Xia--not really.
In order to be at the same table as Harper Chen, Olivia Xia nodded twice in succession.
On the first pass, the two happened to be separated from each other. With a smile on her face that was as refreshing as spring breeze, she pulled the female classmate who was wandering outside the team and "kindly" pushed her in front of Harper Chen's team.
She glanced at Harper Chen calmly. Harper Chen lowered his head, presumably not noticing.
The order of the self-introduction session is based on seats as a reference. After Olivia Xia is finished, it is Harper Chen.
Harper Chen had nothing to say. After introducing his name, he simply said: "I hope we will have a pleasant time together in the future" and left.
Under the stage, Olivia Xia folded her hands and sat like a primary school student, listening attentively.
Harper Chen: "Hello everyone, my name is Harper Chen."
After that, I was speechless as I imagined.
Olivia Xia's eyes were so bright, bright and expectant, and she was well-behaved. When you stood in front of her like this, you always had the illusion that if you just dealt with it perfunctorily, this person would cry on the spot.
Will you cry?
It's too much to make others cry.
Harper Chen complained in his heart that he was too arrogant and that his imagination was a disease. Should he really not go and have a look? At the same time, he said: "I am from the junior high school of Haicheng No. 1 Middle School. I am very happy to be here and meet you all. I hope that in the days to come, we can get along well."
Olivia Xia was the first to take the lead in applauding, and the applause was so loud that she almost didn't even shout out to her.
This person really appreciates his status as "tablemate".
Harper Chen bowed to the crowd and walked down quickly, all the blood in his body rushing toward his cheeks and earlobes.
How stupid, Harper Chen thought.
It should be the same as when I was in junior high school.
"Is my deskmate from Haicheng No. 1 Middle School?"
Olivia Xia took the initiative to talk to her. When she smiled, her eyes turned into two moons, her tiger teeth were pointed, and there was a pear dimple lying on the cheek close to Harper Chen: "Is there a sea over there?"
Harper Chen was still feeling self-loathing and didn't say anything.
"That's great. I haven't seen the sea yet." Olivia Xia lowered her head. Fortunately, she calmed herself down quickly this time.
This is actually a very common question. Everyone who hears that Harper Chen is from Haicheng will talk about it, and it should be followed by "I envy your coast" or "Can you tell me about it?"
If you really want to see the sea, Anseong is so close to Haicheng, so you can just go directly to see it.
Harper Chen thought to himself: I will never be fooled by you this time.
Olivia Xia: "Well, it doesn't matter."
Olivia Xia: "Although I have never seen the sea, I have seen high water, so it should be about the same."
Harper Chen: "???"
Is it a lot different?
"Has Ancheng ever experienced a flood?" Harper Chen asked the question for the first time.
Her grandfather's family was from here. Before his death, the old man had a close relationship with Harper Chen's parents. Harper Chen had never heard of this from the elders.
"It has gone up, but that was many years ago."
On the first day of school, the head teacher was more laissez-faire towards everyone.
The atmosphere in the class has been heated up. The person on the podium is talking and the people below the podium are also very excited.
Olivia Xia leaned a little closer to Harper Chen, but Harper Chen, who was waiting to hear the explanation, didn't pay attention.
really not bad.
Olivia Xia's smile widened a little: "We are not on the coast, but we are next to a reservoir. In the early years in the countryside, there were quite a lot of rice fields. If it rained for a week or so, the water in the reservoir would flood out."
"Is it serious?" Harper Chen asked.
"It's not serious. Usually the rice fields next to the canals are flooded. If there are more, it will overflow the path. If a child of seven or eight years old steps on the cement road, it will probably flood up to his calves." When he was caught, he was beaten easily: "When the water came up, there was no rice in the field, and it was connected in all directions, just like the sea. I was not sensible at that time, but I liked going out to play at this time!"
Harper Chen's face was full of indescribable expression: "But it's very dangerous."
"It's very dangerous." Olivia Xia defended herself: "So when I grow up, I will be the one responsible for arresting people and taking them back."
"Ah, childhood." Olivia Xia said with some nostalgia: "There is no point in betting on the rising tide. Now various technologies are developing better and better. In the past few years, the entire water channel has undergone a major renovation, and it has not been seen since. "
No, even if it’s not repaired, it’s impossible for us to go and see it together.
Harper Chen refused with his real name.
Olivia Xia chuckled: "If you don't consider other issues, it's very beautiful. After the water recedes, you can catch fish as long as your hand in the fields."
The two chatted intermittently for a while, and it was almost time for school to end. Olivia Xia extended an invitation: "Noah Wen, would you like to go to the cafeteria for lunch?"
"ah?"
Harper Chen looked at her blankly.
It was only the first day we met, why did she call her so intimate?
In Haicheng before, the classmates there were also very friendly, and overall it was a pretty normal learning environment. But after staying in the class for three consecutive years, it was normal for her to be called "Harper Chen" by her first and last name.
Those with a good relationship will have a lighter tone, while those with a normal relationship will be polite, "Noah Wen"? To be honest, it was a bit weird to be too close.
"Noah Wen...can't you shout like that?" Olivia Xia's voice became softer and softer, her big eyes twitching, a little uneasy.
Harper Chen came to his senses and hesitated: "It's a little strange."
"I'm sorry, please don't mind me, deskmate." Olivia Xia lowered her eyes. She suppressed her disappointment and steeled herself to explain: "We all call it this over there. We only call the last name of the three-character name. This kind of thing only happens when you break up with someone in elementary school. "
"For example, if my name is Olivia Xia, she usually calls me Xixi. If she never wants to play with me again, she will call me Olivia Xia."
Olivia Xia raised her eyes to peek at Harper Chen. When she was discovered, she simply turned her whole face to her and smiled widely: "I don't hate my deskmate. In other words, I like you the most in this class!"
...
Harper Chen's face had finally cooled down, and now he could probably fry eggs again.
"I don't want to call you by your full name, can I call you deskmate?" Olivia Xia smiled sweetly at her: "Do you want to touch my nose? It hasn't grown longer, I'm not lying to you, deskmate."
... Isn't this already shouting?
Harper Chen turned around and tidied the table to cover up his discomfort: "Whatever you want."
Whatever equates to yes.
From then on, Olivia Xia always liked to prolong her voice and call her "roommate~" in a coquettish tone.
Calling her "Noah Wen" was the first time since that day.
Sure enough, even after another two weeks, Harper Chen was still not used to this title.
However, it was always wrong to evade openly, especially since Harper Chen could see that Olivia Xia did not intend to lean towards him much, not even to the point of invading his safe area.
Harper Chen apologized at the speed of light before Olivia Xia showed a hurt expression, trying to intercept any possibility of Olivia Xia complaining.
"It's okay, my deskmate was scared." Olivia Xia didn't use the topic as an excuse, and this time she didn't try too hard. She asked, "My deskmate, please help me see if it's red."
On the contrary, Harper Chen moved forward nervously. Olivia Xia's white skin made the redness on her forehead more obvious. Harper Chen looked at the injury and had the illusion that his own head was also hurting: "It's red."
Why did it hit so hard?
Harper Chen was most afraid of pain, so his empathy level was maxed out: "Does it hurt a lot?"
Olivia Xia's face was a little heated by her focused gaze, and she rarely said the truth: "Actually, it's not bad."
People talk too much about ghosts, and it's rare for you to express your true feelings. People will think you are just trying to be brave.
Harper Chen rummaged through his schoolbag for a long time but only found a bottle of red medicine.
She raised the red potion and looked at Olivia Xia, who shook her head like a rattle.
"No, it's nothing, I just hit it a little while dozing off." Olivia Xia felt that she could be strong.
Harper Chen wanted to persuade her not to hide her illness and avoid medical treatment, so she thought about her flowery little face, holding a piece of red potion...
Harper Chen silently stuffed the red potion back into the hole in the table.
"Be careful next time." Harper Chen said.
Olivia Xia was a little afraid of her forcing herself to apply the medicine, even though she knew that this was not Harper Chen's character. He replied to her obediently: "Okay."
"I was too sleepy just now." Olivia Xia opened the vocabulary book and vowed: "But I'm energetic now, so I won't be able to do it anymore."
Harper Chen did not comment.
Based on her many years of experience as a student, there is no such thing as banging on the desk to wake you up after dozing off in class, and you will definitely be alert afterwards.
The only way to doze off is to nap, and when you doze, you still want to nap.
Sure enough, not long after, Harper Chen, who was addicted to English textbooks, heard a "dong" sound.
This time the sound was not as loud as the last time. It should be Olivia Xia's head hitting his arm.
Olivia Xia, who was woken up by herself, shook her head, holding one side of the vocabulary book with each hand, trying to focus her vision.
This attempt was fruitless. Not long after, there was another "bang" and Olivia Xia's head hit the vocabulary book.
After doing so many times, Harper Chen felt a subtle sense of intolerance.
What a beautiful child, don't be fooled.
It just so happened that the autumn tiger was causing trouble in the past few days, and the air conditioner in the class was always on full blast. It was okay at noon, but it was a little cold for Harper Chen in the morning and evening, so she went to the classroom to get a coat, thinking about wearing it when it was cold.
Harper Chen folded his jacket, zipped it inwards, and made it into a shape suitable for a pillow, ready to stuff it under Olivia Xia's head.
As soon as she stretched out her hand, Olivia Xia's head dropped with a "swish".
Harper Chen wanted to take back his hand, but Olivia Xia opened her eyes, sleepy, and hugged Harper Chen's arm in a daze, while rubbing her face on Harper Chen's arm.
"Table table~"
"I'm sorry Desk, I'm too sleepy."
Olivia Xia hummed and leaned into Harper Chen's elbow. Her face was soft and she smiled sweetly at her.
While she was doing self-examination, she was begging for herself in confusion: "I'm so bad, I want to sleep after reading early. Desk, I'm sleepy~, I won't apply the red potion."
Harper Chen, who just wanted to be a good person and did a good deed but was betrayed: ...
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