The next day, during lunch break, as usual, I would have lunch with Su Yuqian on the rooftop. The rooftop was a good place to have lunch and it was often full, so Su Yuqian would go early to secure a spot after the fourth class.

"Don't dawdle, hurry up and come," she reminded me when she went to secure the spot. I would rather have lunch in the classroom if possible, but even though I was a bit reluctant, unless I wanted to go hungry at noon, I had to rely on Su Yuqian to bring my lunch.

After ten minutes, I finally left the classroom and walked out into the corridor. An Lisi appeared in front of me as if she had planned it. Seeing her again, I didn't feel the same relaxed and joyful feeling as before.

"Where is Brother You going?" An Lisi asked with a smile.

"To the rooftop," I replied with a cold tone.

"Going to the rooftop means going to have lunch, right? It's a good place, I also want to go," An Lisi said with a smile.

"Oh..."

"Well... If you don't mind, I made a lunchbox for Brother You," An Lisi placed an exquisite lunchbox in front of me.

"I don't know what Brother You likes to eat, but I tried to make a variety of dishes. It may not be good, but I hope Brother You won't mind," I looked at the lunchbox, unmoved.

"Um, Brother You, are you willing to accept it?" An Lisi looked expectantly.

"There's no need, Yuqian already made my lunch," I coldly rejected.

"Is that so? But Brother You can eat an extra portion, and you don't have to eat it all. Even if you just eat a little, I will be satisfied," An Lisi persisted.

"No need..."

"Brother You, are you angry with me?"

"I'm not angry," I said, but in my heart, I was still annoyed by An Lisi's impulsive actions.

"I'm sorry, Brother You, I know I was wrong," An Lisi admitted her mistake and melted my frozen heart a little.

"It's good to recognize your own mistakes,"

"Then, can Brother You come back to me?" An Lisi smiled.

"I can't..."

"Why?"

"I've already made it clear to you. I have a girlfriend, and my relationship with An Lisi is more like a brother to a sister,"

"Why did Brother You lie?"

"I didn't lie, I spoke the truth."

"So, saying that you like me was all fake?" An Lisi showed a sorrowful expression.

"That was just a lie to make An Lisi give up the idea of suicide. My actions were indeed wrong, but it was also an unavoidable situation. I just hope that An Lisi can live a healthy and happy life,"

"But... I want to be with Brother You,"

"An Lisi, please be rational,"

"I am rational..."

"Sorry, I have to go to the rooftop," I didn't want to entangle with An Lisi anymore. Although I felt guilty, I couldn't indulge her anymore.

"Brother You..." She grabbed my hand, but without hesitation, I shook her hand off and walked away without looking back.

After lunch, when the second class in the afternoon ended, I was heading to the restroom. I saw An Lisi standing in the corridor. She saw me and smiled, but I walked past her with a cold face.

For several days in a row, An Lisi would either stand by the classroom door or wait in the hallway for me to appear, but I never said a word to her. I completely ignored her, until the next week came and I didn't see An Lisi for several days. Finally, I was liberated from the situation of having to put on a stern face every day. I hope An Lisi understood.

"Youjie, my student..." One day, on my way to the office, I ran into the homeroom teacher of Class E.

"What's the matter, Mr. Wu?"

"An Lisi hasn't come to school for several days. Do you know what happened?"

I was extremely surprised upon hearing this. "Several days? She hasn't come to school?"

"Yes, I don't know what happened. Do you have any idea, Youjie?"

"I'm not really sure..."

I could guess what might have happened, but I couldn't explain. "An Lisi seemed to have some ambition in her studies a few weeks ago, but in the past two weeks, especially last week, she stopped paying attention in class and was always distracted. I even asked her if something was wrong, but she never communicated with me. So I wanted to know what was going on. But now it seems that even Youjie doesn't know. This is a problem. An Lisi has been skipping school for a few days, and it will have an impact on her graduation and academic progress."

"Leave it to me. I'll talk to An Lisi."

"I'm sorry for burdening you with this task again."

"It's okay. I also want An Lisi to study with a positive and lively attitude and get along well with everyone."

That was my original intention and wish.

"I'll go find her after school."

"Thank you for your help, Youjie."

After confirming, I went to the office and handed in the unfinished assignments to the homeroom teacher.