Summer Green Apples

After all, she left her parents at a young age and grew up with her grandparents.

There is no primary school in the village, so she needs to go to the town to study, which is a long way, so she has to board at the school.

Elementary school, middle school, high school.

Ji Xiwen has always been a boarding student.

More than ten years of dormitory life had completely honed Ji Xiwen's resilience.

She pulled a book out from under her pillow and began to read it.

The dormitory door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

The newcomer seemed surprised by the liveliness of the dormitory and stood at the door for a long time.

Ji Xiwen put down her book.

A girl with a low ponytail stood at the door. She had delicate features and seemed to be a well-behaved and reserved student. She was carrying a large water bottle in one hand and a small booklet of knowledge points in the other.

She looked up at Ji Xiwen, a little confused, and asked, "Are you the freshman in our class?"

"Yes." Ji Xiwen nodded. "I just moved here."

"My name is Luo Wenjing."

Luo Wenjing smiled, "The dormitory can finally be lively again."

She glanced again at Zhang Qingyan in the bed opposite hers.

Zhang Qingyan sat cross-legged on the bed, looking down at her phone.

While cell phones are not officially allowed at Pingzhong High School, they are rarely checked, and those who are a little bolder will secretly bring them into the school.

Zhang Qingyan didn't have a good reputation in the class.

Luo Wenjing returned to her bedside without saying goodbye.

Li Qian sat for a few more minutes, then felt uncomfortable all over and went back to her dormitory.

Ji Xiwen took a long nap and was eventually woken up by the school's loudspeaker.

"Students, it's time to get up again. Don't sleep too long during lunch break; half an hour is ideal. Let's sit up in bed, throw off the covers, and wake up quickly to prepare for the afternoon's many lessons..."

The voice clearly belonged to a middle-aged man.

Ji Xiwen was startled by the thunderous broadcast. She suddenly sat up in bed, clutching her blanket, and exchanged a confused glance with Zhang Qingyan in the opposite bed.

Zhang Qingyan seemed amused by her appearance. She cleared her throat, her voice still a little hoarse, "It's always like this at our school. It rings in the morning and at noon. It's because the grade head is always..."

She fell silent for a moment, which was strange.

Ji Xiwen hummed in confusion, "What?"

"Old Gou, Director Gou." Zhang Qingyan seemed unable to hold back her smile, "He recorded it."

"……oh."

Ji Xiwen nodded, managing to squeeze out a sentence, "Pretty...pretty impressive."

There is still half an hour before the first class in the afternoon.

She went to the sink on the balcony and washed her face, fully waking up.

"Let's go." Zhang Qingyan rubbed her stomach. "I'm a little hungry."

"Hmm." Ji Xi's stomach started growling too. She folded a few sheets of toilet paper and stuffed them into her pocket.

Just as the two were getting ready, Luo Wenjing bit her lip and suddenly called out to them, "Zhang Qingyan, Ji Xiwen, you two..."

The two girls at the door turned around upon hearing this.

The dormitory door was already ajar, and the sounds of people chatting and playing around in the corridor drifted in.

She asked nervously, "Can you two wait for me?"

Ji Xiwen glanced at Zhang Qingyan subconsciously.

Zhang Qingyan said softly, "I'm fine with everything."

"I'm fine with anything," Ji Xiwen said.

Zhang Qingyan waved her hand, "Come on, we need to go to the convenience store first."

"It's alright." Luo Wenjing smiled and followed.

Originally, there were only two people in her dormitory: herself and Li Jiaojiao.

Although it was quite quiet, Li Jiaojiao always hung out with Li Qian from the next dormitory, and she was always alone.

The biggest worry for girls at this age is being alone and having no friends.

Luo Wenjing had been single for almost a semester, and now she finally had someone to go with. The sun was so strong on the way to the convenience store, but she didn't feel the heat at all.

The school store has no shortage of snacks; there's an entire shelf dedicated to bread alone, with all sorts of varieties, a dazzling array.

Ji Xiwen spent a long time choosing and finally picked a purple rice bread that was reasonably priced and tasted almost flawless.

As the three of them walked from the convenience store toward the classroom, they happened to pass by the playground.

There is an open-air basketball court next to the playground.

There was another group of people playing basketball under the blazing sun, and a lot of girls were gathered around the iron fence.

To be able to sweat so much even in this heat, you must really love playing ball.

Luo Wenjing suddenly laughed and said, "Chi Sui isn't going to play this time."

Zhang Qingyan glanced over and said, "I guess he's too hot. It seems like Chi Sui has been playing basketball at the gymnasium basketball court a lot lately."

After they mentioned it, Ji Xiwen noticed someone sitting on a bench under the shade of a tree.

It was Chi Sui.

No wonder he has fair skin; he's afraid of getting sunburned.

Ji Xiwen had rarely seen a boy with skin as fair as Chi Sui in real life.

Chi Sui seemed to sense that someone was staring at him, so he tilted his head. The moment Chi Sui looked over, Ji Xiwen quickly lowered his head.

He stared intently at the purple rice bread in his hand.

When the three of them arrived at the classroom, it was already half full.

Ji Xiwen slowly ate her purple rice bread while looking through a dictionary of classical Chinese words.

After she finished her bread and did two math problems, the back door of the classroom suddenly became very noisy.

"Xu Jiyang, have you been secretly practicing? You look pretty cool today."

A slightly teasing laugh.

Then came Xu Jiyang's annoyed cursing.

"Bullshit! I've always been cool when I play basketball, okay?"

Many people in the classroom were looking out, and Ji Xiwen turned around to take a look as well.

It just so happened that I met a pair of eyes as black as lacquer.

The man was leaning against the wall next to the back door of the classroom. The boys behind him, some familiar and some unfamiliar to Ji Xiwen, were all drenched in sweat, while he himself was completely dry, wearing the Pingzhong school uniform short-sleeved shirt.

The short-sleeved shirt was loose in color and style, and his broad shoulders easily carried off the plain school uniform.

A faint smile played on his lips, as if he had been amused by the teasing remark made by the boy next to him.

When she met Ji Xiwen's gaze, all the relaxed smile vanished.

His deep black eyes held only a cold and indifferent emotion.

Living under someone else's roof, Ji Xiwen consciously shrank back and lowered her head to continue concentrating on her homework.

Chi Sui, on the contrary, was taken aback.

He knew he was good-looking, and since childhood, countless girls had shown interest in him.

Although he is very picky, he has never taken a liking to anyone.

But this is the first time I've encountered someone like Ji Xiwen.

They treated him like a monstrous flood and ran away.

"Chi Sui, are you got your ears stuffed with donkey hair? Can't you hear me when I talk to you?"

Chi Sui snapped out of his daze. "What?"

Cui Kai was amused by his words and patiently repeated, "I said, let's go sing karaoke tonight."