Summer Green Apples

After finishing the game, Cui Kai took the lead and prepared to go to another place to play.

It's almost eight o'clock.

Several girls couldn't stay still and left first.

Ji Xiwen and Luo Wenjing came out of the club.

The sky over Pingcheng had completely darkened.

The streets were bustling with traffic, lined with all kinds of snacks, and brightly lit with neon lights.

Luo Wenjing tugged at Ji Xiwen's sleeve, "Xixi, I'm sorry, please don't take it to heart. I just haven't seen Li Zhaozhao in a long time, and I've been talking to her the whole time."

"It's really okay, I'm not that petty!"

Ji Xiwen smiled and waved her hand.

"I broke off a friendship with someone because of this once, so I'm a little scared." Luo Wenjing breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that you're not angry."

"Are you very familiar with that person?" Ji Xiwen changed the subject.

"We used to be very close, we often hung out together. She's a really nice person, but she's a bit unlucky because her parents are extremely sexist," Luo Wenjing said. "But we're not that close now, because so much time has passed, and we've become just ordinary classmates."

"I see." Ji Xiwen nodded.

She thought the conversation would end there.

It was probably the name Li Zhaozhao that triggered her. "When I first met her, I thought her name was really interesting and beautiful. But guess what her parents meant by giving her this name?"

"That 'zhao' character?"

"The move that provoked them."

Ji Xiwen then recalled what Luo Wenjing had said about the preference for sons over daughters.

"Does this mean they want to have a younger brother?"

"You got it right, this is the first '招' (zhao)," Luo Wenjing said. "The second one means to recruit a good son-in-law."

Ji Xiwen: "..."

Luo Wenjing said dejectedly, "Actually, she used to be quite good. She was the kind of good student who never spoke in class. I don't know what triggered her to become like this."

Ji Xiwen patted her hand, "Actually, it's alright as it is now. Maybe she's happier now."

……

Back to Huayue Bay.

Ji Xiwen took a shower first. She doesn't like using a hairdryer, so she usually wipes herself carefully with a towel several times until she's no longer dripping wet, and this time was no different.

With her wet hair hanging down her back, she carried the dirty clothes downstairs.

Put the outer garment into the washing machine.

I wash my underwear by hand.

After washing the clothes, Ji Xiwen put them back on the clothesline.

It was already past nine o'clock when I finished.

Ji Xiwen scratched her hair, which was already half dry.

She rubbed her aching back again, came out of the laundry room, and was just at the top of the stairs, preparing to go upstairs to her room to sleep.

I had just climbed one step when the door behind me was opened.

She paused for a moment, then turned around.

The boy entered the room while unzipping his coat.

The courtyard was pitch black, the deep darkness of the night spreading behind him, while the light from the entryway lamp above shone on his pale skin.

Ji Xiwen paused for a moment.

It felt quite strange.

Just now in the private room, he was the center of attention, and it seemed like he was very far away from her.

Ji Xiwen was also hesitant to acknowledge him, feeling that she wasn't very familiar with Chi Sui.

They are the only two people in this house right now.

The familiar feeling is back.

"You're back?"

She greeted him with a smile.

Chi remained silent.

He stood at the entrance, his gaze slowly moving from Ji Xiwen's face to her legs.

She had clearly taken a shower; she was wearing light blue shorts, and her long legs, without an ounce of excess fat, were dazzling in the light, giving them a jade-like quality.

His Adam's apple bobbed very slightly.

"Um."

He gave a brief reply and then lowered his head to change his shoes.

He felt guilty.

I dared not look any longer.

Ji Xiwen watched in confusion as he changed his shoes, walked up to her, and tilted her head to ask, "Are you unhappy?"

"no."

Chi Sui looked away. "Could you please stop wearing these kinds of pants in the future?"

Ji Xiwen was taken aback, looked down at herself, and asked, "What's wrong with these pants?"

"Too revealing," Chi Sui coughed.

He himself knew how stupid his words were.

Ji Xiwen's gaze towards him gradually became strange.

She looked down again and confirmed that they were normal shorts.

"No... the Qing Dynasty is long gone, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

Chi Sui: "..."