Witches, please stop thinking about me!

"Mom, I'm fine. Brother Lin Jiu brought me back."

Zhao Yuru was taken aback upon hearing this, then her expression changed from astonishment to anger, and finally to confusion.

His mouth opened and closed, and after a long while, it turned into a helpless sigh.

"Sigh... Mom will give you some money in a bit, go buy some medicine."

Zhao Yingying blinked, and after realizing what she meant, she shyly shook her head.

"I, I didn't...that with Brother Lin Jiu..."

"Um??"

This time it was Zhao Yuru's turn to be stunned. Why was she wearing men's clothes?

Zhao Yingying looked at her mother's puzzled eyes, but hesitated to speak.

Recalling everything that had just happened, Zhao Yingying was still somewhat dazed.

"What exactly happened? Tell me, child..."

Zhao Yingying remained silent for a long time amidst her mother's anxious voice.

"mom..."

"Okay, go ahead."

"I don't want to lie to you..."

"Um?"

"But... I don't know how to say it, anyway, Brother Lin Jiu didn't bully me, and no one else bullied me either."

"I had no choice but to wear this outfit..."

Zhao Yuru gazed at her daughter, who was looking at her with sincere eyes, and remained silent for a long time while sitting in her wheelchair.

"Okay, Mom won't ask what happened, I'll just ask you one question."

"Um..."

"Did Lin Jiu give you these clothes?"

"Um."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuru breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good. Go wash up quickly, you have class tomorrow."

"Um."

Watching her daughter go to the bathroom, Zhao Yuru fell into thought.

As a mother, she was very suspicious that Lin Jiu had bullied her daughter.

However, her understanding of Lin Jiu made her certain that Lin Jiu wouldn't do that.

Or rather, if he wanted to, it would be easy to do so with a little time.

Zhao Yuru was well aware of her daughter's affection for him.

So even though her daughter hesitated just now, she wasn't very angry; she just felt that Lin Jiu was being a bit immature.

Yingying is at a crucial moment; how can we let her be distracted like this?

But Yingying denied it, so it's definitely best to stay out of trouble.

Moreover, judging from Yingying's appearance, this involves a secret between the two of them.

Since it's a secret, then I won't ask about it.

As night deepened, Zhao Yingying lay on her creaking bed, her large eyes filled with contemplation of the inner world, Lin Jiu, and her own abilities.

Just then, the crown reappeared.

Zhao Yingying blinked. As the crown brought back her memories, Zhao Yingying pursed her lips shyly, but showed no resistance.

The crown hovered silently above Zhao Yingying's head, sensing her turbulent emotions, and gently swayed, leading her into a dream.

****

In the noisy classroom, a girl came to the side.

"Yingying, come on, let's go to the toilet."

As her field of vision rose, Lin Jiu looked at the middle school girl next to her who was much taller than her. Lin Jiu recognized the girl's school uniform at a glance.

He studied at Rongcheng No. 3 Middle School for several years.

However, I must say, compared to Liu Mei, Yingying's perspective is quite remarkable.

Hand in hand, they walked towards the back playground. As they passed by, a familiar figure caught their eye out of the corner of their eye.

It was a strange sight. Even though her gaze was directly in front of her, Lin Jiu could feel that Zhao Yingying's eyes were fixed on her.

A secret joy welled up inside her, but she pretended not to care and ran past him.

But not wanting to miss out, I deliberately made some noise with my classmates.

Unsurprisingly, their gazes turned towards them.

"Why are you looking at me?!"

The question, both cute and fierce, came out. "Myself" blinked helplessly. When his classmate asked, he could only say that they grew up in the same neighborhood.

Entering the restroom, Lin Jiu stopped paying attention and instead became lost in memories.

With this dream, a memory surfaced in my mind.

"That woman is really beautiful, do you know her?"

"Um."

"Hiss... You're not messing around with her, are you? She's only a middle school student! You're three years older than her!"

"No, just a neighbor in the same neighborhood."

"Damn, neighbor, does that mean you run into her all the time?"

"almost."

"But you look fierce, you're not her type."

"Don't talk nonsense, middle school students wouldn't do these kinds of things..."

"What's wrong with middle schoolers? You haven't seen how chaotic middle schoolers can be..."

The memory abruptly ended as Zhao Yingying walked out of the restroom. Not seeing the familiar figure, a faint sense of loss washed over her.

School's out! Junior high ends earlier than high school. After dawdling for ages, it was finally my turn to get out of school.

They met again.

Are you sweeping the floor today?

"Can't I play at school a little longer? It's none of your business..."

He shrugged and walked half a step behind her towards home.

He gestured for her to turn around and face him, with her hands clasped behind her back.

Why didn't you try to get into the top high school?

"It's close to home, so I can go home after school to cook for my mom. It's about the same whether I go home or not, so there's no problem studying here."

"You're a great cook?"

"generally."

"I've never eaten it before."

"I called you but you didn't come."

"Hmph... you were just asking, I just happened to run into you on the road."

"...Alright, then I extend a warm invitation to your home for dinner..."

"Hmph...I'm not going!"

Turning around, joy welled up from the bottom of my heart, and the corners of my mouth turned up in a smile.

"My mom wants me to take the entrance exam for the top high school."

"Then let's take the test."

Snapped!

She raised her hand and slapped him.

What are you doing?

"Mind your own business!"

They didn't even try to persuade me!

She strode forward angrily, giving him no chance to follow.

Tongxin Home deliberately timed her outings so her mother would take her out, and unsurprisingly, she ran into him while he was shopping with his mother.

Two adults walked in front, while a junior high school student and a senior high school student swam behind.

"I want ice cream."

"Chocolate won't do, I can't afford it."

"I want Chocliz!"

"..."

Reluctantly, he took out his saved allowance from his pocket, bought a Chocliz, and handed it over.

"What's wrong? It's just an ice cream, why are you being so stingy..."

He was sharp-tongued, but secretly quite pleased.

I went to the convenience store next door, walked around the shelves, and bought him a drink from the refrigerator.

"Please."

"Auntie, Mom, these are for you~"

As they strolled forward, a stray dog ​​suddenly appeared and barked at them.

They were so close that you could even see the stray dog's teeth clearly.

A tall figure came into view, and it was kicked away in a couple of kicks.

"Did it bite you?"

"No..."

She instinctively grabbed the hem of his shirt, and even when she came to her senses, she didn't let go.

She deliberately quickened her pace, not wanting him to notice.

Under the orange streetlights, the two families parted ways, and he deliberately reached out to grab his mother.

"Slow down, my legs are sore..."

Helpless, the mother could only slow down.

My gaze brushed past my mother's arm and then fell on her retreating figure as she walked into the apartment building.

"How come you have energy again?"

"Ugh, the mosquitoes are biting outside, let's go home!"