"......dislike."
Feng Ji's tone was cold and hard.
"The girl Wang Zhe likes likes piano."
Wang Zhe?
It's not a completely unfamiliar name.
Xiao Xiao thought of what his young friend said before.
They... seemed to be accompanying Wang Zhe out to buy things today?
The young man's next words confirmed his suspicion.
"That girl's birthday is coming soon. Today we are going out with Wang Zhe to help him choose a birthday gift for that girl."
"Is this the birthday gift Wang Zhe likes?"
Xiao Xiao's eyebrows showed some doubts, "Then why are you paying the bill?"
He was not wrong.
The person standing in front of the cashier at that time was Feng Ji.
Several of his classmates were standing a little further behind him.
Now that I think about it, it does have a somewhat distinct meaning.
...
"Ah."
Feng Ji sneered.
He didn't say anything immediately.
He picked up the music box.
This is a wind-up music box.
He twisted the spring several times.
...
"No sound?"
After waiting for a while, the expected music sound was not heard, and Xiao Xiao's face looked a little thoughtful.
"Of course there is no sound!"
There was a hint of mania in the young man's suppressed voice.
"Would I still buy it if there was a sound?!"
"They broke the music box and you were left to pay for it?"
Xiao Xiao pointedly pointed out the facts and stunned the young man.
He finally looked up at Xiao Xiao.
"You believe me?"
"I'm listening to you."
Xiao Xiao looked at the young man seriously.
There was no suspicion on his face, nor was there any indignation on the boy's side.
...
The young man opened his mouth.
His eyes slowly lowered and fell on the music box.
"...I didn't break it."
"There were so many of them around the music box."
"I stand at the end."
"Can't even touch the music box..."
Things happened so fast at that time that he was completely caught off guard.
He was looking at the handicrafts on the counter next to him.
Later, I noticed the commotion ahead.
Before he could ask what happened, he heard the words of the landlady who followed the sound.
Broke something?
His heart skipped a beat, but he didn't think much about it.
Who would have thought that in the end...he would be the one taking the blame.
...
"They wanted me to pay for it, saying I broke it..."
Feng Ji clenched his hands into fists.
The corners of his eyes were slightly red.
Sensing a hint of choking leaking out of his voice, the young man tightened his lips.
It took a while before he spoke again.
"...I don't have enough money."
"This music box is too expensive..."
"I want everyone to chip in and buy it."
"But... no one wants to."
"It was obviously one of them who broke it..."
The young man took a deep breath.
"But no one is willing to pay even a little bit."
"The boss lady urged me to pay."
"They also urged me to pay."
"Everyone is looking at me."
"...but I don't have enough money..."
At that time, he even tasted what the so-called despair felt like.
too bitter.
He was at a loss.
"I do not know what to do."
"I dare not tell the truth."
"I'm afraid the boss lady will call my parents..."
"......no......"
"Don't let mom and dad know..."
...
Seeing that the young man's face was pale and he was obviously caught in a bad association, the corners of Xiao Xiao's mouth raised slightly.
"Your parents won't know."
Feng Ji suddenly raised his head.
"You bought this music box."
"......Um."
To be continued...