About my hopeless brother and sister

The rest of the student council basically ran away while the chaos was still going on, except for Song Yixin and I. The people who were interested in staying were basically those few people who were usually very familiar with each other, and Xiang Zhe. Originally, Wu Moxi also said he wanted to stay, but I thought it would stay late, so I drove Wu Moxi back. The few of us who packed a playground, and the promenade at the back, were severely understaffed, and by now, basically all those people had gone back.

I looked at the time, and it was already time for school to be over at the usual time, but we were only halfway through our work. The next step was to deliver the plastic sheeting to the basement. With just the two of us left to deliver this much plastic sheeting...well, let's just say that I'm definitely not a boy with only average strength. So, I'll have to bother Chairman Song and me with these things.

I have the key to the basement, which is very old and in disrepair. It seems that the locks are broken, and very strangely they can only be opened from one side, and the people on the outside can't open them if they close the door on the inside. But the basement is often left unlocked, so we haven't heard what happens. Only this time we're not only storing plastic sheeting, but also some materials that the student union bought, and it's a little unnerving not to lock the door on these things, so let's lock it all together.

"Really, do you treat me like a girl or not, I didn't participate in the obvious activity, and you still want me to help you move things."

Song Yixin trailed off, very reluctantly holding up a pile of plastic sheeting and said.

"I won't back down on that! If there was a second boy right now I would never ask you to move anything, but it's just the two of us now, so wouldn't it be normal for you to share the load?"

I picked up all the rest of the plastic sheeting, straining at the waist, and said. The plastic sheeting was light, yes, but what if it was a lot, a lot? There's nothing wrong with one, but I've got dozens of them here, not to mention that I've crammed a heavy box on top. Inside was the equipment we had left over from this event.

Song Yixin and I walked over in the direction of the basement, Song Yixin's eyes drifted towards me a few times, as if she wanted to ask something, I didn't take the initiative to ask. Because I reckoned that I already understood the question she wanted to ask. Song Yixin looked ahead and finally spoke, "That, Qin Feng ah, did you resolve your matter with Chairman Qin Yun?"

"It's sort of solved in every sense of the word."

I said looking at the darkened school building in front of me, flipping out my phone and turning on my flashlight. I didn't have much of a mental breakdown because this was something that I understood, that I had fought for but failed at. I'm still a little unhappy now, but I've come to understand that my future is so ordinary.

The only thing left around is Chairman Song and Wu Mo Xi, but, for me, it's enough.

"It's all settled ah... that means that we are, now, considered good friends again." Song Yixin slanted her eyes and smiled wryly from above the plastic sheeting. I looked at the ground, carefully avoiding the steps and the trash that had been there for who knew how long, the basement hallway was largely untouched, and I was already breathing in the smell of mold just halfway down.

"We've always been friends, haven't we?"

The empty basement hallway amplified our voices infinitely, and the light from my cell phone flashlight trembled up and down as I moved, as frightening as a horror movie. But I still have Song Yixin beside me, so it's not quite scary yet. What's more, this is the school I come to every day, and I don't feel that scary.

Song Yixin sniffled, probably hating the musty smell a bit. She sighed and said, "I thought you'd feel bad for fighting with me, but it looks like I'm overthinking it."

"No, I'd just feel bad if I fought with you. It's just that I really don't think we were sort of arguing before. Let's just say that I simply made a mistake, I guess."

I put down the things in my hands, then took out the key and opened the door to the basement warehouse. As soon as I opened the door, I was alarmed by the dust that had been inside for who knows how many years, and they fled around in panic in the light of the flashlight. The thick smell of mold and decay was blown in by the wind and nearly poisoned me.

Why does it feel like so much wind is blowing through half the windows above the basement when it doesn't feel like much outside? And it smelled like it was rotting inside.

"Ahem... I guess the stuff piled in here is older than I am!" No! I think I'm wrong, there's something in here that might be older than my uncle!

"Pretty much, look, isn't there a banner over there celebrating the tenth anniversary of the school?"

Song Yixin took a deep breath, then walked in, looked around, put our plastic sheeting inside the innermost corner, I took a look at the door, to ensure safety, I blocked the door with the box on my plastic sheeting. That way it wouldn't happen that the door would suddenly close and then we'd be locked up. Well, that kind of thing only exists in anime novels, how could it exist in real life, but anyone with a bit of brain would not be locked up.

I held the plastic sheet and put it on top of Song Yixin's pile. Song Yixin looked at the time on her phone and said, "Is there anything else we haven't done? I feel like it's OK, and if there's a big workload of stuff going on right now, we'll just live in school tonight. Guess we won't be able to go back..."

"What the hell residential school, it's the only place we can go ah. Next...well...let's see ah..."

I turned on my phone and looked at the time, it was already indeed a bit late. But how come there's no signal in the basement... I sighed and said, "There isn't, all that's left is to clean up the playground and clean up the trash, we'll just leave those all together to the duty student tomorrow morning."

"Well, it's not very ethical, but we've done our best. Well, it'll have to do." I sighed, it didn't really matter, most of the trash was already wrapped up in the plastic sheeting we had. Basically the playground was free of trash, and the seniors were really responsible and didn't cause us too much trouble. So, with a simple cleanup tomorrow, there will be no trace of anything....

"Yeah, yeah, so now we're...whoa!!!"

Song Yixin had just turned her head when suddenly, the wind, which was already whistling, suddenly became stronger and swept in with the momentum of a million men, and Song Yixin's hair was blown out of place for a moment, nearly causing her to stumble. Then, the moment Song Yixin hadn't even shouted... I heard a sound that broke my heart....

"Bam!"

Well, lesson learned +1, you'll definitely be able to use the heaviest thing you have on hand when blocking doors in the future....

Song Yixin's body froze in place and I sighed heavily, touching my head, why does this always happen to me when I'm with Song Yixin? That's the second time already! For the second time!!!

"No!!! I don't believe it! I don't believe it!!! I don't believe it!!!"

Song Yixin exploded and rushed to the door, desperately trying to move the broken lock. But the rusted lock couldn't be opened from the inside. Song Yixin was as mad as a hatter, desperately scourging the door as if it had exploded. But no matter how much she kicked and yelled, the door would not open. Of course, if it could be opened, the janitor who gave me the key wouldn't have specifically told me that the door couldn't be opened from the inside.

"No! I don't believe it! No, no, no, no! It's not going to happen! No! I want out! I want out! Why does this happen twice!!! It's impossible! That's impossible!!!"

Song Yixin slumped down, grabbing her hair and shouting.

"Stop struggling, this kind of thing just happens..."

I sighed, this is how these things happen. So Song Yixin and I were locked in the same room for the second time, and this time it was even worse, this time, it was true, we couldn't get out. Even my cell phone is useless, because there is no signal here, and I can't make any calls, so if you want to get out, you'll have to wait until tomorrow morning.

Or maybe, there will be a night security patrol inside the school at night....

"Why are you so calm, Qin Feng! We're locked up again at this time! Again! Do you understand? Ah again! And this time it's really locked in!"

Song Yixin turned back and rushed over as fiercely as if she had found an outlet, grabbing me by the collar and shouting.

"Yeah... this is the second time... but it's useless for you to grab me! And there's no use in not being calm now... Rather, I'm not calm at all but desperate ah."

Indeed the second time, what can I do, I'm desperate too! I've already barricaded the door with something, who knew coming in this demon wind...all I can say is, if this is intentional, this is the greatest malice towards us. I look around, there's nowhere to get out, this is a basement, there's only a semi-circular window, it's very small, just for ventilation, and it has bars on it. I guess only mice could get out.

Song Yixin looked at my face, the anger on her face gradually turned into fear, she let go of my hand, slumped down on the floor and said with a crying voice, "This time, how long will I be locked up again... this place is smelly and dirty... and cold... I'm... I'm so scared... if I can't get out... I can't get out..."

"Can't get out of my ass tomorrow morning we'll be out."

I patted Song Yixin's head, sighed, and said, "It's nothing, it's just that it's locked up, so don't sit on the floor, I'll just lay a plastic sheet."

It just so happens that there's a big pile of plastic sheeting here, although it can't be said to keep you warm, but at least you won't be too cold sitting on the ground. Song Yixin was already in an invalid state, shivering on one side, tearfully grabbing my sleeve, not even daring to let go. I had to operate with one hand, spread out five clean plastic sheets on the ground, and then, pulled Song Yixin to sit down.

"So, now we're locked up again."

I looked at Song Yixin who was choking beside me, Song Yixin was clinging to me and sniffling with tears. I thought it was best to calm her down first.

"I'm so scared...it's dark...it's cold..."

Song Yixin gripped me tightly, and under the moonlight that penetrated in, her eyes, really brought tears to the corners of her eyes.

I sighed and said, "Let go of me for a moment..."

"Don't..."

"Really..."

"I don't want it!!!"

"I'll take my jacket off for you..."

"...oh."

I took off my jacket and put it over Song Yixin's chest, then said, "Hold on, I think we'll see people pass in front of us by daylight, so we'll just shout then."

"Hmm..."

Seemingly embarrassed, Song Yixin curled herself up, burying her legs and her face inside my jacket as she continued in a small voice, "That... Qin Feng, aren't you cold?"

"It's not cold."

It's a lie, because I only have one jacket, too, and the basement is much colder, even, I feel like I'm back in winter.