Summer Green Apples

Ji Xiwen was taken aback by her confident tone.

Two seconds later, she picked up the bag of potato chips from the ground and threw it into the trash can. "You're starting to play matchmaker again. You might as well go and become Aunt Wen's apprentice and inherit her mantle. From now on, all the matchmaking matters in these surrounding villages will be handled by you."

"I'm serious," Ji Mingli said, glaring at her.

"He could never like me."

Like a diligent little bee, Ji Xiwen rolled up her sleeves and began tidying up Ji Mingli's messy bedroom.

"Why are you so sure?" Ji Mingli sat on the edge of the bed and swung her legs.

"You have no idea how popular he is at school. Lots of girls like him, including the school beauty, but he hasn't accepted any of them. He has very high standards, there's no way he would ever be interested in me."

After Ji Xi finished speaking, she pushed the door open and went out. A few seconds later, she came back in with a broom.

Ji Mingli changed her posture and looked Ji Xiwen up and down.

She was also wearing a sweatshirt and jeans today. The sweatshirt was white and the jeans were a light blue, which accentuated her slender legs.

Ji Xiwen's legs are very beautiful, thin and straight. Ji Mingli has been envious countless times because her legs are relatively fleshy. No matter how much she rolls foam, stretches, or does cupping, she can never get legs like Ji Xiwen's.

She looks especially good in jeans, with slender ankles, wearing white canvas shoes, and a loose-fitting sweatshirt. Her fingers, holding the broom, are also slender and long.

"You're very pretty, you know that?" Ji Mingli clicked her tongue, sounding a bit disappointed. "If I looked like you, I'd go straight to participate in that talent show, or even become an internet celebrity."

"That's just a filter." Ji Xiwen wasn't blind; she knew she was quite good-looking, but not as exaggerated as Ji Mingli made it out to be.

"Come on, let me tell you, your looks are really attractive to guys, especially those who are super masculine and have a strong sense of male chauvinism," Ji Mingli said. "My brother even said before that he thinks you're prettier than many female celebrities, that you're just his type and can satisfy their protective instincts."

Thinking of Ji Mingqiang made Ji Xiwen feel uncomfortable all over. "Stop, I'm going to take out the trash."

There were those big green trash cans by the roadside, and someone would come to empty them every morning. Ji Xiwen bumped into Chi Sui on her way back after throwing away the trash.

Just as Ji Xiwen was about to say something, Chi Sui suddenly raised his hand and patted her shoulder, staring into her eyes for a second before waving his phone in his other hand.

Ji Xiwen immediately shut her mouth.

"Yes, I know..."

He quickly released his grip, holding the phone as he walked straight outside.

Ji Xiwen stood there stunned, and subconsciously turned her head to look at his back.

Her legs are really long, and you can see that arrogant and domineering aura even from her back.

The difference between them was like heaven and earth; their paths only briefly crossed because of Ji Rong.

The young master standing at the far end couldn't possibly like her, and she wouldn't like Chi Sui either.

She shook her head, realizing that Ji Mingli had led her astray, and she had actually started thinking about this.

-

Zhuang Qingping has been filming night scenes for the past few days, and it's been so dark that she's been working late into the night. When she finally had a break, she realized that she had missed her son's birthday.

She called Chi Sui, first apologizing, then saying the gift was on its way.

Finally, the topic turned to Chi Kai again, "Is your dad still busy lately?"

Chi Sui was slightly taken aback, thinking that she had heard rumors and knew that Chi Kai had come here to see Ji Rong's parents, and vaguely replied, "It's alright."

"That's good." Zhuang Qingping said softly, "Your dad's company is having some trouble lately, so behave yourself for a while and don't make him angry again."

"What trouble?" Chi Sui frowned. "I've never heard him mention it before."

Zhuang Qingping seemed to smile slightly. Being classically trained, she enunciated clearly, "Your father loves you so much, how could he bear to let you know these things?"

Chi Sui: "..."

After hanging up the phone, a rare look of annoyance appeared on Chi Sui's face.

After he returned to his room, he found his pajamas, took a bath towel, and went to the bathroom. When he came out after taking a shower, the people in the living room were still chatting.

He waited for a while, then prepared to go back to sleep.

When I lay down on the bed, I found that the mattress was too hard, so hard that it made me feel uncomfortable all over.

Chi turned the phone over and over in confusion, then pulled it out.

the other side.

Ji Xiwen was leaning against the wall watching videos when she suddenly received a message from Young Master Chi.

CS: [Is this really your room?]

Xi Wu Bu Wen Zhong: [Really?]

CS: [Why is this bed so hard?]

Xi Wu Bu Wen Zhong: [Not hard.]

CS: […]

Xi Wu Bu Wen Zhong: [Please bear with it, Young Master Pea.]

CS stopped replying; CS went into seclusion.

With a gloomy face, Chi Sui opened the game and invited Xu Jiyang and Li Junyu to play all night long. They didn't put their phones on the table until dawn, and then prepared to go to sleep.

He was just about to lie down when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a sentence on the corner of the table.

It looks like it was carved with a compass.

—Life is about diligence; if you don't strive, what will you gain?

Chi Sui was taken aback.

An image inexplicably popped into my mind: Ji Xiwen with a serious face, holding a compass, carefully choosing an inconspicuous spot and carving it.

This is a place I can see every day when I open my eyes.

Motivate yourself every day, and then study diligently.

He slightly curled the corners of his lips and smiled twice.

-

Early the next morning.

Ji Xiwen's biological clock is very accurate. When she woke up, Ji Mingli was fast asleep, hugging her doll.

It's only 6:30 now, and the sky is just beginning to lighten.

She changed her clothes and pushed open the door to come out.

Grandma Luo Meixia and Grandpa Ji Tao woke up even earlier than her. At that moment, one was sweeping the floor and the other was feeding the puppy in the yard.

Ji Xiwen rushed into the courtyard and shouted, "Director!!!"

The director was just an ordinary little mongrel, but he was well-fed and strong, with fluffy yellow fur mixed with a few white spots. He was eating with his head down when he heard Ji Xiwen's voice.

Suddenly, it raised its head, its dark, grape-like eyes fixed on Ji Xiwen for a moment, then excitedly pawed at her, "Woof woof!"

As if seeing a close relative, she excitedly ran to Ji Xiwen's feet, squatted down, and stuck her tongue out at her enthusiastically.

"Woof woof."

"Director."

"Woof woof."

"Director."

Chi Sui went to bed late and woke up early. His mind was about to explode. As soon as he came out, he saw a person and a dog gazing at each other affectionately and calling out to each other.

Chi Sui: "…………"

Ji Xiwen was immersed in the wonderful moment of reuniting with the director. She squatted down and frantically rubbed the director's head. After she had enough of the affection, she was about to drink a glass of warm water when she turned her head and met Chi Sui's gaze.

Not far away, the boy leaned against a pillar under the corridor, supporting his body with one leg and lazily bending the other.

His expression was somewhat nonchalant, as if he hadn't fully woken up.