Chapter 80: They invited me, but I lacked determination

  After a day of self-study, Li Xiaobai still did not attend the afternoon and evening activities of the Elegant Ladies' Society. It wasn't that he deliberately absented himself, but every time it was Sunday, the group dinner had almost become a fixed program. As the group leader, Guo Jing had invited him, but this time the person who would foot the bill in the end, Sun Hanmeng, hadn't said a word. His own aunt had suddenly sent his cousin to his home, and Li Xiaobai was still troubled for quite some time. He wouldn't be so tactless as to go just because Guo Jing mentioned it casually.

  As for this result, Li Xiaobai still thinks it's pretty good.

  A free meal and one's own freedom compared, freedom is really more important.

  After class, Li Xiaobai didn't plan to go to the cafeteria for dinner either. He randomly bought some things at the school store and returned to his dorm with a plastic bag. At this time, the dorm should be empty, and it's really great to read books in such a quiet environment.

  Speaking of which, it seems that there is no reference book or textbook to carry around. It's better to lie on the couch and read like yesterday. Recently, an author has been serialized and it's pretty good, just about to finish the book.

  "Li Xiaobai, you're back?"

  Pushing open the door, he saw Zhao Liang sitting on the bed in the dormitory waving at him.

  This sentence should be asked by me instead of you. How did you come back? It's only been half of the fourth quarter, why didn't you stay in the club and ran to the dormitory to do what?

  But then again, I don't have the right to say this either, since he only paid for one person's accommodation.

  Nodded, and that was considered a greeting.

  After being rejected, Zhao Liang seemed calm on the surface, but his words were much fewer than usual.

  Just like the English article I read, the upstairs resident was annoyed by the downstairs residents who would throw their shoes on the ground every time they went to sleep instead of putting them down quietly, which made him unable to fall asleep. But after being warned, the downstairs residents changed their habit, and the upstairs resident felt that something was missing and still couldn't sleep. Once he got used to the noise of three people chatting in the dormitory, suddenly one person stopped talking, Li Xiaobai always felt strange.

  It's just that I don't know if they will feel strange when I suddenly leave or disappear.

  It's definitely not going to happen, I've always had no presence, and people with no presence won't be noticed wherever they go.

  Although it's true, I always feel like I'm being disloyal to myself when I say that.

  "Aren't you supposed to be at the ladies' club this week? I just saw Yuan Garden and the others leaving school together, why didn't you go with them?" Zhao Liang asked in puzzlement, "Did you have a fight?"

  "Not really," Li Xiaobai temporarily sat on Tang Feng's couch, placing the food on the long table. "Tomorrow I'll be going to another club, so today is considered a farewell dinner. Because it was too sad to part ways, they suggested I didn't go."

  "It always feels like a sad story." Zhao Liang smiled slightly.

  Pitiful you, they also invited me, but I just didn't have a strong will.

  "What about you? Why didn't you stay in the Flying Model Club? I remember there were many girls there, from our class and other classes too?"

  Since the other party asked himself, following the principle of courtesy, Li Xiaobai decided to ask as well.

  "There are not a few girls, but you also know," Zhao Liang smiled and picked up the snack that Li Xiaobai bought to eat, "Most of the girls are after Tang Feng, Chen Miao and I are destined to be just cannon fodder."

  It's also quite sad to be called a "cannon fodder", let's just say "back-up plan" instead.

  At least, a spare tire is still being considered, and there's no chance for gunpowder.

  However, being familiar with each other to this extent, I didn't invite you to eat together.

  "Besides, didn't I just get rejected? Although I tried to act like it didn't matter, it's impossible that there wouldn't be any impact at all?"

  It's as if he's searching for a sense of belonging, staring at Li Xiaobai, but even so, he doesn't know what to say. He has no impulse to confess, and even less experience with failed confessions, so it's hard to imagine how Zhao Liang is feeling, just from an outsider's perspective.

  "After dinner, let's go for a walk."

  Zhao Liang, who had already eaten at the restaurant, invited him.

  Although Li Xiaobai refused, Zhao Liang did not show any intention of giving up. After dinner, Zhao Liang put his right hand on Li Xiaobai's shoulder and directly dragged him away from the dormitory.

  There are always people who, no matter whether others agree or not, will force others to do things they don't like. I wasn't pretending to refuse like some people do, with a heart that actually wants to agree, I was truly refusing. Winter is approaching soon, and even though the sky hasn't darkened yet, Li Xiaobai doesn't think there's anything good to stroll around for.

  Let's just accompany the disappointed person to relax, under no circumstances can he escape, Li Xiaobai had no choice but to compromise.

  Two people strolled through the campus, and whenever a girl walked by, Zhao Liang would always make some comments. Li Xiaobai was speechless, this guy looked very sad on the surface, but in reality, he couldn't see any sadness at all.

  However, the scenery within the campus itself was not particularly good-looking, so Zhao Liang suggested going to the playground to take a look.

  After all, it's a key high school, and the school playground is also quite famous among the surrounding schools. The planning is very logical and the scale is not small either. Such planning, how to say it, Li Xiaobai always feels that it's too utilitarian, just like the flowers and grasses in the school, because every school has flowers and grasses, so our school must also be like this, but only this, the same scenery and landscape, really can't arouse interest.

  But even if it's a masterpiece, students stay in high school for three years, and teachers don't know how many years they'll be stuck in the school. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it will lose its charm. Since the result is always disappointment, isn't it better to be disappointed from the start? At least, you don't have to rack your brains designing it, and you don't have to spend extra money, what a relief.

  Walk to the stadium, and then walk further ahead. In front of you is a small forest. I heard that as soon as school ends in the evening, couples rush here panting, and when they leave, the two are usually still panting.

  Li Xiaobai couldn't help but laugh at this point, they had already rested for an hour and were still panting when they came out, how could they explain it, really didn't know what they did in the small woods.

  But he was just a little curious, and even if he wanted to ask, Li Xiaobai couldn't find anyone to ask. In his own class, he only knew of one couple, and those two lovebirds preferred to linger in the classroom for a while on weekends when they were off-duty.

  Behind the small forest is a small lake, and behind the lake is a house built with bamboo.

  "There's such a place in school," Li Xiaobai was somewhat surprised, "If you stay there at night it's not bad, best if it's summer, at night, the cool breeze blows gently, when you can't sleep, lie on the ground and look at the stars and moon."

  Li Xiaobai couldn't help but talk endlessly because he had never been to the small woods and didn't even know there were houses behind them.

  Of course, when admiring something, one should only mention its good aspects. Bringing up mosquito bites at this time would be a mood killer.

  Upon hearing this, Zhao Liang stopped in his tracks and didn't say a word, instead staring at Li Xiaobai with an odd expression.

  "What's wrong?" Li Xiaobai replied, being stared at.

  Maybe it's because he talked too much, now Zhao Liang is a disappointed person, in front of a disappointed person, Li Xiaobai started to reflect on his mistake which was almost the same as committing a crime.

  "Do you know what's inside? Just like that?"

  "What?"

  "Animals, injured animals," Zhao Liang said directly, "This is an animal rescue organization, there are many injured little animals inside, do you still want to sleep here..."

  As he spoke, Zhao Liang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

  "No wonder you came here," Li Xiaobai looked at Zhao Liang and nodded, "You're also a wounded animal now, so you came here to find comfort."

  "Little white, little white, don't run."

  Just as Zhao Liang wanted to say something else, a girl's somewhat anxious cry came from in front of them.

  The two of them lifted their heads and saw two girls running out of that house chasing after something.

  Then Zhao Liang looked at Li Xiaobai and said, "Do you know them?"

  Of course, I don't know him. Li Xiaobai was still wondering when he finally found out the reason.

  Originally, two girls were chasing a small rabbit. The rabbit was all white and jumping irregularly in front of them. It seemed that the rabbit shared the same name as him, Li Xiaobai was speechless, but he didn't know if it had the surname Li.

  "Both of you, help block for a moment."

  One of the two girls who were running fell behind and shouted at both of them.

  Zhao Liang shouted "good" in his mouth and immediately ran towards the rabbit.

  This person has no immunity to girls, maybe the little rabbit is now yearning for freedom. You're blocking it now, isn't that making you its enemy? Thinking of this, Li Xiaobai didn't move anymore. From wherever they came from, to wherever they went, although he had no feelings towards small animals, but Li Xiaobai still admired the state of the little rabbit.

  "Hey, please stop him."

  A tall girl running in front saw that Li Xiaobai had no intention of moving at all and asked.

  It's hopeless if it doesn't stop, the little rabbit being chased is probably not smart enough and didn't think of going around, but actually had the idea of rushing directly into the lake. Isn't this thing most afraid of water?

  Without thinking much, Li Xiaobai took off his thick coat and threw it at the running rabbit. Coincidentally, the clothes didn't bunch up into a ball but instead spread out completely, wrapping the rabbit inside. Taking advantage of this small gap, Li Xiaobai quickly closed in on the clothes, watching as the middle part slowly bulged out. He tightened his grip on the coat opening and knew that the rabbit was finally caught.

  The two girls who followed closely opened Li Xiaobai's clothes carefully, and the tall girl held the rabbit in her arms.

  Zhao Liang, who also came to Li Xiaobai's side, gave him a thumbs up.

  But looking at his eyes, there was no sign of admiration at all.