Summer Green Apples

Offering unsolicited favors is either a sign of malice or theft.

Ji Xiwen shook her head. "Thank you, I've already brushed my teeth."

"Oh, hahaha."

Li Qian smiled sweetly, her eyes crinkling. "When I went to the office to pick up my test papers today, I heard the group of Chinese teachers praising you. They said your essay was exceptionally well-written and they wanted to print it out and circulate it throughout the entire grade."

Ji Xiwen got full marks on her composition in this monthly exam.

Basically, the high-scoring essays from each exam are printed out separately and circulated among everyone.

She nodded perfunctorily, "Mhm."

He lowered his head back to read, seemingly completely unconcerned about the topic of Li Qian.

Li Qian: "..."

Her jaw muscle twitched.

I squeezed the potato chips tightly.

I thought to myself, "What are you pretending for?"

Li Zhaozhao took the day off and went home today. She'll come and deal with you tomorrow. Let's see how you put on an act then.

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the next day.

Li Qian waited all day until 10:30 p.m., when the dormitory lights were about to be turned off, but the dormitory next door was still quiet.

She hurriedly went upstairs to look for Li Zhaozhao.

Li Zhaozhao did indeed return, sitting on the bed playing games, seemingly too lazy to pay any attention to her.

The entire dormitory room reeked of the strong smell of pickled cabbage instant noodles and spicy snacks. Li Qian, suppressing her nausea, walked to the bedside. "Zhao Zhao, do you remember what you promised me last time?"

Li Zhaozhao and Li Qian were classmates in junior high school. Back then, Li Zhaozhao was completely different from how she is now. She was practically invisible in class, while Li Qian was still a good student favored by the teachers, beautiful, and very popular.

The only time the two crossed paths was when the school distributed extracurricular books and Li Qian missed one of Li Zhaozhao's, and she spent a long time helping her find one.

"I can't help you with that."

Li Zhaozhao frowned, feeling embarrassed at the thought of it. "Chi Sui is protecting her, and you've gotten me into trouble."

"How could this be...?" Li Qian was stunned, unable to speak.

Li Zhaozhao no longer wanted to talk to her and waved her hand to signal her to leave quickly.

Li Qian was used to being proud and arrogant, so how could she stand her attitude?

He immediately went outside.

People were still playing and fooling around in the corridor.

Li Qian pinched her flesh with her fingernails.

How could that be?

……

After the monthly exam, we spent two days going over the test papers.

There is a physical education class on Friday afternoon.

The PE teacher first had the group jog two laps around the track.

Do sit-ups separately for men and women, timed for one minute. If you can do more than forty, you can have free time for the rest of the class. If you can't do more than forty, continue practicing.

It took about twenty minutes to finish.

This class was with Class 20 of the senior year. Zhang Qingyan's good friend was in Class 10, so she didn't attend with Ji Xiwen and Luo Wenjing.

The two sat on the lawn enjoying the breeze.

Today is a cloudy day; there is no sun, and there is no sign of rain.

Luo Wenjing was a chatterbox, and Ji Xiwen listened quietly to her while resting her chin on her hand, occasionally chiming in with a comment.

From their direction, they could see the basketball court across the street, separated by a green wire mesh, where a group of teenagers in short sleeves were sitting.

Ji Xiwen had just transferred here. Apart from Chi Sui and Xu Jiyang, who were a few familiar faces, he couldn't even tell whether the others were from Class 2 or Class 10.

Physical education class is always more interesting than other classes.

Even young couples can find a quiet place to stay.

Most of the girls, like Ji Xiwen and Luo Wenjing, would sit together and have a chat if they got along well.

"Chi Sui got the ball, he looks pretty cool..." Luo Wenjing suddenly said.

Ji Xiwen subconsciously looked over.

She has excellent eyesight.

Under the basketball hoop, a boy wearing short sleeves casually dribbles the ball with one hand.

Surrounded by people on both sides, eager to snatch the ball from his hands, he remained relaxed and composed as always, bending his knees and raising his hands, seemingly preparing to jump from the spot.

Just as he jumped up to shoot, the hem of his T-shirt rolled up.

Almost everyone's eyes were glued to the ball in his hand.

With a loud "bang."

The ball fell steadily into the basket, and cheers erupted, one after another, the voices boiling like a tide, one wave higher than the next, even reaching Ji Xiwen's ears.

She stared blankly at Chi Sui.

If she were the one in the spotlight, she'd probably be trembling with fear, but he remained remarkably calm, or perhaps even complacent.

His shot was so brilliant that Xu Jiyang even came over and bumped his shoulder.

Chi Sui rolled up the hem of his T-shirt, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his cold, white, and alluring abs flashed by.

Intermission.

Meng Leran, who had been waiting for a long time, walked forward with a proud look, took out a bottle of mineral water, and said, "Chi Sui, you play ball really well."

She felt embarrassed in the bubble tea shop and turned and ran out.

Later, she learned from Chi Sui's mother that he was not in a relationship, and she felt that her chance had come.

After all, it's Chi Sui, which is no ordinary challenge.

She mustered her courage again and skipped class to watch Chi Sui play ball.

Firstly, I wanted to see him, and secondly, I wanted to make my presence known to the students in Class Two.

She wanted these people to know that Chi Sui was the person Meng Leran had her eye on.

Chi Sui tugged at his clothes, letting the wind blow into his body. Fine beads of sweat slid down his chin, and a few strands of black hair clung to his eyebrows and eyes. His pale skin had an extra layer of porcelain-like texture in the dim sunlight.

"Thanks."

After coldly thanking him, he didn't even glance at the bottled water in Meng Leran's hand, but instead walked straight past her and moved towards the rest chair.

He called out loudly, "Li Junyu!"

Li Junyu didn't play ball; instead, she went to the convenience store and bought a large bag of water.

Upon hearing this, he threw a bottle towards Chi Sui.

Chi Sui caught it steadily, the impact causing his body to sway.

Meng Leran's smile froze.

She could faintly hear the mocking laughter of several girls around her.

"How arrogant!"

What's the use of being pretty?

"Chi Sui still ignored her, hahaha."

Meng Leran gripped the bottle tightly and bit her lip.

Girls at this age tend to have a strong sense of self-esteem.

……

With ten minutes left before get out of class ended, the weather turned bad and it started to drizzle.

The students from Class 2 and Class 10 had to leave disappointed.

The sports committee member was a rather tall boy, I heard he was 1.9 meters tall, and he wore a whistle around his neck.

He held a water cup in one hand and a whistle in the other, saying, "Seventh group's duty students, remember to put this mat in the equipment room."

Ji Xiwen was about to leave: "..."

She said helplessly to Luo Wenjing, "Wenjing, you should go back first. I'm on duty today."

Luo Wenjing hesitated for a moment, then said, "How about I stay with you?"

"No need," Ji Xiwen said, raising her hand to shield her forehead. "The rain is probably going to get heavier, so you should go back first. I can carry it myself faster."

Luo Wenjing patted her on the shoulder, "Then I'll go back first."

"Okay, bye-bye." Ji Xiwen waved her hand.