It was a little cold outside, and there were fewer people on the streets. Fang Yusheng stood outside the shop alone like a fool. Even though he felt a little cold, he still stood upright. No matter when or where he was, his image could not be ruined, and his persona could not be destroyed. Finally, he heard Qiao Jiusheng’s voice coming from inside.
“It’s done.”
Fang Yusheng quickly turned around and returned to the store.
The moment he entered the house, he immediately felt extremely warm.
He walked over and rubbed Qiao Jiusheng’s head, saying, “It’s so cold that my heart turned cold.” Qiao Jiusheng straightened her hair that had been messed up by Fang Yusheng and could not help but complain to Fang Yusheng, “You messed up my hairstyle just now.”
Fang Yusheng ignored her.
He looked at the wall and asked Qiao Jiusheng, “You stuck it on this wall?”
“Yeah.”
“Alright, I’ll look around.”
The wall was covered in colorful convenient posts. Fang Yusheng chose the most colorful ones to look at. Qiao Jiusheng liked all colorful things, so the post-it she chose would definitely be eye-catching. When Fang Yusheng was looking for it, Qiao Jiusheng suddenly received a video call request from Lisa.
She took the video call and her two sons appeared on the screen at the same time.
“Mom! Mom! Are you outside?”
“Mom.”
The one who spoke a lot in front was Fang Zikai’s voice. The one behind him was Fang Zicheng.
Qiao Jiusheng nodded and said, “I’ll show you your father.”
“Okay.”
She aimed the camera at Fang Yusheng and the two little fellows saw Fang Yusheng looking for something on the wall.
“What is Dad doing?”
Fang Yusheng turned around and said to the camera, “Finding the treasure.”
“Wow!” Fang Zikai was happy. He jumped around on the carpet in his socks and asked Fang Yusheng, “What treasure are you looking for, Dad? I can help you find it.”
“No need.” Fang Yusheng searched as he asked his two sons, “It’s already 11 pm. Why aren’t you asleep?”
“Grandpa took us out for supper. He just came back.”
“What did you eat?”
“Chicken, duck, fish, red wine, beer, and fruit wine.” Fang Zikai spouted nonsense the moment he opened his mouth. When he finished speaking, Fang Zicheng said, “We ate porridge and ducks and lobsters. Fang Zikai stole a sip of pineapple beer.”
Fang Zikai quickly said, “I didn’t! He wronged me.”
Fang Yusheng clicked his tongue and suddenly tiptoed to take a piece of paper from the wall.
He took the piece of paper and asked Qiao Jiusheng, “Is this it?”
Qiao Jiusheng was surprised.
“Why do you think this is it?” She had already changed her handwriting, but Fang Yusheng could still find what she had written accurately from so many convenient posts. Qiao Jiusheng was naturally surprised.
Fang Yusheng did not answer.
He took his phone and said a few words to his children before hanging up the video call. After turning off the phone, Fang Yusheng said to Qiao Jiusheng, “It feels like you wrote it.” He looked down at the content on the post. The content was very simple. There was only one sentence—I’ve made a wish. I don’t ask for too much. I only hope that I’ll have more money in the future.
Actually, Fang Yusheng was not sure either. It was just that he could not help but take a few more glances when he saw the word money. Then, he realized something amiss. Qiao Jiusheng was really curious, so she asked again, “How did you discover it?”
Fang Yusheng said, “The truth?”
“Of course.”
“Alright.” Fang Yusheng flipped the post over and saw that there was a sentence written on the sticky back—Fang Yusheng, I like you.
Qiao Jiusheng did not speak.
Fang Yusheng couldn’t help but pinch her cheek. “If you like me, I’ll write it on the front. What’s the big deal about secretly writing it on the back?”
Qiao Jiusheng said bashfully, “I just want to try and see if I can write on the back.”
Fang Yusheng did not expose her thoughts.
“Let’s go.”
Qiao Jiusheng was in front, and Fang Yusheng chased after her.
Fang Yusheng thought that they would go back, but Qiao Jiusheng brought him around a corner and entered Yang High School. It was already winter vacation, and school had not started yet. There was almost no one in the school, and the door was closed. Qiao Jiusheng said, “I’ll bring you to visit my alma mater.”
Fang Yusheng said, “It’s closed.”
Qiao Jiusheng pulled him towards the wall of the school and said, “The school gate is only useful for good students who abide by the rules. To me, it’s like a fake.” Qiao Jiusheng played especially fiercely in middle school. She was ignorant and incompetent, and she loved to do everything except study. Later on, her trip to the Meng Hai caused her personality to change drastically. When she returned to school to study in high school, she loved to study more.
“Right here.”
Qiao Jiusheng was wearing flats today. She said to Fang Yusheng, “I’ll go in first.” With that said, she took a step back, bent her waist, and rushed forward. Fang Yusheng saw that Qiao Jiusheng was like a cat. Her feet kicked the wall of the courtyard twice, and with a push of her arm, she hooked onto the wall.
She turned around and raised her chin proudly at Fang Yusheng before climbing up the wall and jumping down.
Fang Yusheng was a little surprised.
From Qiao Jiusheng’s climbing over the wall, he knew that she must have been a habitual rulebreaker in the past. Soon, Fang Yusheng entered as well. He was much taller than Qiao Jiusheng and climbed the wall relatively easily. After landing, the two of them walked side by side towards the school building.
On the way, Fang Yusheng said, “This is the first time I’ve climbed over the wall.”
Qiao Jiusheng laughed at his boring life.
Fang Yusheng did not argue.
Qiao Jiusheng brought Fang Yusheng to the school building they had lived in before. The classroom door and window were closed. Qiao Jiusheng brought Fang Yusheng and pushed all the windows in every classroom in the school building. Finally, she pushed open a window.
“This isn’t closed.”
“Yeah.”
They climbed through the window and entered the classroom.
Afraid that she would be discovered, Qiao Jiusheng did not turn on the lights. She turned on the flashlight on her phone. She pointed at the middle of the fourth row and said to Fang Yusheng, “I used to sit on the fourth row.”
Fang Yusheng walked to the seat she was pointing at and sat down.
Qiao Jiusheng did not sit beside him. She said, “I’m here for class today. You can be my student.”
Fang Yusheng smiled dotingly and nodded.
Qiao Jiusheng walked to the podium and searched everywhere until she found a piece of chalk. She pulled on her clothes and said, “Class is starting.”
Fang Yusheng said, “Hello, Teacher Qiao.”
“Today, I want to tell everyone…” Qiao Jiusheng turned around and elegantly wrote a few words on the blackboard. Fang Yusheng narrowed his eyes and saw a word written on the blackboard under the light of the flashlight.
Sex.
Fang Yusheng was shocked.
When he realized what Qiao Jiusheng was going to do, he suddenly felt his mouth dry.
Qiao Jiusheng stood on the podium and stared down at Fang Yusheng. She said, “The first step is to take off your clothes.” Seeing that Fang Yusheng was motionless, her face darkened and she asked him, “Student Fang, why aren’t you taking off your clothes?”
Fang Yusheng said honestly, “Teacher Qiao, I don’t know how.”
“You’re already an adult, you don’t even know how to take off your clothes!”
Fang Yusheng said shamelessly, “Then teach me?”
Qiao Jiusheng clicked her tongue.
Then, she threw away the chalk and took off her jacket. Seeing her take off her clothes, Fang Yusheng’s eyes darkened slightly. He looked forward to it but was also a little worried. Would she catch a cold playing like this on such a cold day?
