Summer Green Apples

"Won't that grandson of the Liu family be too scared to come today?"

"He's probably chickened out. Acting like a boss in a crappy vocational high school, he really thinks he's something special."

"That's right, his backpack is full of bricks, he's a useless piece of trash who throws his backpack when he can't beat someone... I'll teach him a lesson at noon today and show him what he's got."

After he finished speaking, the people outside laughed mockingly.

Ji Xiwen held the pen, staring at the blackboard in front of her, looking quite serious, but somewhat absent-minded.

Are there really delinquents in such a prestigious high school?

Her deskmate, on the other hand, remained quite calm. He slowly pulled a pinkish-white object from his desk drawer, bent his long fingers slightly, opened what looked like a pill, and put it in his mouth.

He ate while doing his homework.

The entire movement was fluid and seamless, completely ignoring the commotion outside.

"..."

Ji Xiwen quickly controlled her wandering thoughts.

Look how focused they are.

As soon as the bell rang and the history teacher left the classroom, a group of boys blocked the back door.

One of them, with a buzz cut, yelled at the top of his lungs, "Brother Sui, let's go!"

"……Um."

Chi Sui lazily put down his pen, rubbed his shoulders and neck, and said, "Xu Jiyang, let's go."

Xu Jiyang pulled a black coat out of the desk drawer.

Ji Xiwen: "...?"

No wonder I wasn't surprised.

They were in cahoots.

Chi then pulled out that pinkish-white thing again, took out a piece and ate it, "Why are you wearing a jacket in this hot weather?"

"I can't find my school uniform. If this one gets dirty, I'll have to write a self-criticism again." Xu Jiyang quickly put on his jacket.

Chi then threw what he was holding on the table, turned around, and left.

At this moment, Ji Xiwen finally saw what he was eating.

Strawberry-flavored milk tablets?

Ji Xiwen looked utterly bewildered.

-

the other side.

As soon as Chi Sui and Xu Jiyang left the classroom, the tall, athletic students next to them gathered around.

The boy with the buzz cut, named He Ran, couldn't help but tease, "Brother Sui, I just saw a little girl sitting next to you. Didn't you say you didn't want to sit next to anyone?"

"There's only one empty seat left."

Chi Sui's face showed obvious irritation.

Xu Jiyang burst into laughter, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

He Ran said, "Female deskmates are definitely better than male deskmates; girls always smell nice."

Chi remained silent.

Xu Jiyang slapped He Ran on the shoulder. "Do you think our young master Chi is as lewd as you? In his eyes, male and female classmates are just three words—"

He Ran opened her clear yet foolish eyes, "Which three words?"

Chi Sui, standing in front of him, tilted his head and gave him a nonchalant look.

Xu Jiyang pronounced it clearly and distinctly: "Annoying rascal."

"puff--"

The people around him burst into laughter.

They were all boys, tall and strong, exuding an aura that made them seem unapproachable, and the surrounding classmates quickly moved away.

However, many people's eyes still quietly fell on Chi Sui.

He had extremely fair skin and a lazy, spoiled air about him, making him stand out among a group of dark-skinned sports students.

……

Pingzhong High School truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier high school. The cafeteria has three floors and offers every kind of food imaginable: rice noodles, knife-cut noodles, beef noodles, he luo noodles, spicy hot pot, spicy stir-fry, hamburgers, fries, old hen soup, fried dough sticks, and more...

Ji Xiwen was dazzled by what she saw.

Her previous school had a unified monthly fee payment system, with six people sharing a table, and all the meals were exactly the same for everyone in the school.

Breakfast costs six yuan, lunch and afternoon snacks cost ten yuan.

After searching for a long time, she finally found a knife-cut noodle shop with a shorter queue.

I thought it would be hard to eat, since there was no one in line.

The taste was unexpectedly good.

-

After lunch, Ji Xiwen returned to the classroom and finished the test paper that the student in front of her had given her.

It was harder than she had imagined, but it was very enjoyable to do.

Back when she was in No. 2 Middle School, the tests the teachers gave her were very basic, and she had to find them online herself.

It was only 1:30 when I finished.

Ji Xiwen lay on the table and dozed off for a while.

As class approached, more and more people came to the classroom, and the noise level rose.

Ji Xiwen was half asleep when a gust of hot air rushed over from the side.

Then Xu Jiyang's voice rang out.

"You beat him too fiercely today. Liu Pengyu was almost scared to death by you. He was cowering on the ground, not moving at all. He was just about to pee on the spot in front of you."

"...Do you have to say such disgusting things?"

Upon hearing Chi Sui's voice, Ji Xiwen subconsciously opened her eyes.

Just then, I saw the boy tilt his head back and take a sip of water.

His Adam's apple bobbed gently.

A thin layer of skin covers the cartilage, effortlessly showcasing male hormones.

The boy seemed to have noticed, put down the bottled water, grabbed the collar of his T-shirt and shook it while lowering his eyelids.

His gaze swept over from beneath her eyelashes, coldly observing her.

Before the boy could speak, Ji Xiwen quickly grabbed a pen, lowered her head, and unconsciously marked her name on the test paper.

broken.

Her new deskmate seems to be a hoodlum.

……

Today is Friday.

School ends at 5 p.m.

Ji Xiwen carried a schoolbag with twelve test papers stuffed inside.

This is the homework for this weekend.

Ji Rong drove to pick him up.

Ji Xiwen was already sweating profusely from the short distance from the teaching building to the car.

As Ji Rong turned on the air conditioning in the back seat, she asked, "How are you feeling today?"

The roads nearby are quite congested during school dismissal time.

Ji Xiwen thought about it carefully: "The teachers lecture very quickly and are quite efficient."

"Can you keep up?"

"able."

"That's fine then."

Ji Rong casually turned the steering wheel and said, "Your Uncle Chi is currently on a business trip abroad and won't be back for about a month. Just stay here for the next month and don't worry about how to get along with him."

Ji Xiwen stared at the setting sun outside the window. "Doesn't Uncle Chi have a son?"

As she finished speaking, Chi Sui's face inexplicably popped into her mind.

Speaking of which, Chi Sui also has the surname Chi.

But it's unlikely to be such a coincidence.

"His son is rarely home, and even when he is, he can ignore you as long as you don't provoke him."

"Ignore it?" Ji Xiwen was taken aback.

"right."

Ji Rong turned the steering wheel expressionlessly. "Just like ignoring me, that's his specialty."

Ji Xiwen: "..."

……

Ji Xiwen, carrying her schoolbag, followed Ji Rong into the unfamiliar house.

The three-story villa, with its white walls and black eaves, exudes a serene and tranquil atmosphere.

Entrance hall.

Ji Rong bent down and took out a pair of brand-new pink slippers from the shoe cabinet, placed them on the ground, and said, "You need to change into slippers when you come in. There is a housekeeper who cleans the house every day."

Ji Xiwen nodded.

"Come with me, I'll show you your room."

Ji Rong spoke as she went up the stairs.

Ji Xiwen followed, carrying her schoolbag.

"The third floor is my and your Uncle Chi's bedroom, the east side of the second floor is your Uncle Chi's son's room, and the west side is yours."

Ji Rong said in a low voice, "This young master doesn't like others entering his room, so don't go to the wrong room in the future."