他把一池金鱼，送给了她

今天，接着往下说。

Today, let's pick up where we left off.

这段时间，他们几乎每天晚上都要一起上课。

During this time, they had lessons together almost every night.

但是学校里，系主任和保安一直盯着，不让学生私下来往。

But at school, the department head and the security guard kept watch, forbidding students from meeting privately.

所以他们就跟老师玩起了捉迷藏，东躲西躲。

So the two of them played hide-and-seek with the teachers, dodging this way and that.

躲来躲去，两个人慢慢也放松了，第一次好好地说了很多心里话。

All that dodging gradually made them relax, and for the first time they really opened up to each other.

有天晚上下课，陆西骁干脆骑上摩托车，把平时挤公交车的周挽，一路送回了家。

One night after class, Lu Xixiao simply hopped on his motorbike and gave Zhou Wan — who usually crams onto the bus — a ride all the way home.

夏夜的风吹着，两个人都没怎么说话，可是那个气氛，已经不一样了。

The summer night breeze blew, and though neither said much, the mood between them had already changed.

真正让人记住的，是最后一节补习课。

What you really remember is their last tutoring session.

陆西骁记得，周挽以前说过喜欢金鱼。

Lu Xixiao remembered Zhou Wan once saying she loved goldfish.

那天，他一口气把路边摊上所有的金鱼，全买了下来。

That day, in one go, he bought every last goldfish from the street stall.

然后，他把这些金鱼，全都倒进了学校那个没人用的游泳池里。

Then he poured them all into the school's disused swimming pool.

一池子的水，一下子变成了一个五颜六色的童话世界。

In an instant, the whole pool became a colorful, fairytale world.

两个人干脆跳进水里，在金鱼中间游来游去。

The two of them just jumped in and swam among the goldfish.

那一刻，什么补习、什么交易，好像都不重要了。

In that moment, the tutoring, the deal — none of it seemed to matter.

怕周挽着凉，陆西骁还找来两件社团的短袖，让她换上。

Afraid Zhou Wan would catch a chill, Lu Xixiao found two club T-shirts and had her change into one.

换衣服的时候，周挽问他：你为什么一定要一个人出国？

While changing, Zhou Wan asked him: why are you so set on going abroad alone?

陆西骁说得很淡：这里没有什么值得我留下来的人。

Lu Xixiao said it plainly: there's no one here worth staying for.

他反过来问周挽：那你呢，以后想过什么样的日子？

He turned it back on her: and you — what kind of life do you want?

周挽愣了一下，说：我没有你那种可以随便选择的条件。

Zhou Wan paused, then said: I don't have the luxury of choice that you do.

两个人都才十八岁，却已经开始面对一个没有太多选择的世界。

Both only eighteen, yet already facing a world with few choices.

可是好景不长。

But the good times didn't last.

金鱼的事，很快被学校发现了。

The goldfish stunt was soon discovered by the school.

老师把他们叫过去，狠狠批评了一顿。

The teachers called them in and gave them a harsh scolding.

关键的时候，陆西骁站了出来，把所有的责任都揽到自己身上，一句都没提周挽。

At the crucial moment, Lu Xixiao stepped up and took all the blame, never once mentioning Zhou Wan.

周挽看着他这样护着自己，心里说不出的感动。

Watching him shield her like that, Zhou Wan was moved beyond words.

为了谢谢他，她请陆西骁去路边的小面馆，吃了一碗面。

To thank him, she took Lu Xixiao to a little roadside noodle shop for a bowl of noodles.

本来是很暖的一天。

It should have been a warm, tender day.

但是周挽没想到，这一幕，被另一个人看在了眼里。

But Zhou Wan didn't expect that this scene was seen by someone else.

那是一个一直喜欢周挽的男生。

It was another boy who has always liked Zhou Wan.

看到她跟陆西骁走这么近，他心里很不是滋味。

Seeing her grow so close to Lu Xixiao left him bitter.

一转头，就跑去跟周挽的奶奶告了状。

He promptly ran off and tattled to Zhou Wan's grandma.

结果周挽一回到家，就被奶奶狠狠说了一顿。

As a result, the moment Zhou Wan got home, grandma scolded her harshly.

你看，这个夏天，表面上只是补习和交易。

You see, on the surface, this summer is just tutoring and a transaction.

可是周挽心里，其实还压着对妈妈的恨，和对钱的着急。

But deep down, Zhou Wan still carries her hatred for her mother and her anxiety over money.

而陆西骁一次又一次的认真和维护，正在悄悄地，把这笔冷冰冰的交易，变成别的东西。

And Lu Xixiao's earnestness and protection, again and again, are quietly turning this cold transaction into something else.

她自己也说不清，这到底是报复计划的一部分，还是真的动了心。

Even she can't tell whether this is part of her revenge plan, or whether she's truly falling for him.

夏天还很长，他们的故事，才刚刚开始变得复杂。

The summer is still long, and their story is only just beginning to get complicated.