Summer Green Apples

Ji Xiwen's eyes were filled with obvious doubt.

When Chi Sui met her clear, black-and-white eyes, he immediately turned his head away guiltily.

"It has a negative impact."

Ji Xiwen's gaze became even more strange. "What kind of negative impact?"

Chi Sui: "…………"

This is the first time in his life he's been unable to answer a question like this.

A few seconds later, he raised his hand and pinched his brow bone. "It's my problem. Wear whatever you like."

Ji Xiwen: "...Are you feeling unwell?"

"A little."

The other party unintentionally offered a way out, and Chi immediately took it, saying, "I'm too tired. I didn't rest well last night. I'll go back and rest first."

"it is good."

Ji Xiwen didn't think much of it and followed him upstairs.

Back in her room, she found the school uniform she would wear tomorrow and checked her National Day homework again.

After confirming that everything was fine, I went to bed feeling relieved.

Ji Xiwen is someone who falls asleep very quickly; she was fast asleep within minutes of lying in bed.

And next door.

Chi tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

He kicked the blanket off, pulled it back up, and then kicked it off again.

Fortunately, there was a clean carpet on the floor, otherwise he would have had to change the bed sheet.

……

the next day.

Before the alarm clock rang, Ji Xiwen opened her eyes.

She got up to wash up and took the opportunity to glance at the weather outside; it seemed to be a cloudy day.

Ji Xiwen actually quite liked this gloomy, rainless weather.

Aunt Chen cooked some wontons this morning.

When Ji Xi arrived at the restaurant, the tables were empty.

"Aren't they up yet?"

"no."

Aunt Chen brought over a bowl of steaming wontons. "Young Master stayed up late again last night. The wind was a bit strong in the middle of the night, and I was worried that the newly planted flowers in the yard would be blown over, so I got up and moved them in. But the light in Young Master's room was still on."

Ji Xiwen took a sip of the soup, feeling warm all over. "What time was it?"

Aunt Chen: "There must be three points, right?"

"So late?"

Ji Xi was surprised.

She was halfway through her meal when Chi Kai finally arrived.

He sat down opposite Ji Xiwen while wearing a tie.

"Has Chi Sui not come down yet?"

"no."

Ji Xiwen shook her head and said.

"He probably stayed up late again last night."

Chi Kai only said that one sentence before lowering his head to eat his breakfast.

The young master didn't come downstairs until Ji Xiwen finished eating.

He looked tired, with a bag slung over one shoulder, and stood at the restaurant entrance, shouting, "Aunt Chen, give me a rice ball, I'll eat it at school."

Chi Kai: "Give him another carton of milk."

"Okay." Aunt Chen replied, packed the milk and rice balls, put them in a paper bag, and handed it to Chi Sui.

Chi Sui took the package and glanced at Ji Xiwen. "Are you leaving or not?"

"Uh-huh."

Ji Xiwen grabbed her schoolbag and followed.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, the damp, cold wind blew into my arms.

Ji Xiwen tried to make conversation, "I heard from Aunt Chen that you were still awake at three o'clock last night?"

Chi Sui paused, his gaze falling on her profile. "...Hmm."

"You should go to bed earlier from now on," Ji Xiwen said. "Your dark circles are really bad now, you're not as handsome as before. You can save your games for the daytime."

Chi Sui: "…………"

He stopped abruptly. "You think I stay up all night because I play video games?"

"..."

Ji Xiwen blinked. "What else?"

One advantage of her getting bangs is that all her expressions are clearly visible.

His eyes, black and white, were exceptionally clear, and it was obvious that he had no ulterior motives.

Unlike him, who harbors ulterior motives.

Chi then hesitated, as if he wanted to speak.

I felt a lump in my throat, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.

It made his mind a mess, yet he was still smiling adorably.

"...Okay, I'll try to go to bed early tonight." He sighed.

After getting on the bus, Chi opened the paper bag and took out the milk.

Ji Xiwen hadn't noticed it at first, but the milk carton's color was too bright, and its pinkish-white color was particularly eye-catching in her peripheral vision.

She turned her head. "What are you doing...?"

"Um……?"

Chi Sui turned his head, puzzled. "What's wrong?"

He is tearing open a straw.

In his hand was a carton of strawberry-flavored milk.

"Is it good?" Ji Xiwen asked curiously.

"It's quite delicious." Chi Sui stopped what he was doing. "Would you like some?"

He seemed to think that if she asked for a drink, Chi Sui would give it to her without hesitation.

Ji Xiwen quickly shook her head, "I was just asking casually, I've already had breakfast."

Chi then inserted the straw.

Ji Xiwen said, "I've never met a boy who likes this kind of scent before."

"I really liked it when I was a child, and it became a habit," Chi Sui said.

The car stopped again just one street away from Pingzhong.

Chi then looked at Ji Xiwen.

She was unbuckling her seatbelt, seemingly completely unaware of the situation.

After taking the last sip of milk, he said, "A lot of people at school recognize this car. If someone sees us, who knows what they'll say about us."

"it is good."

Ji Xi smiled, revealing two small dimples at the corners of her lips. "Thank you."

Chi Sui awkwardly turned his head away. "Are you a thank-you spirit?"

He spoke very softly, but Ji Xiwen had already jumped out of the car and didn't hear him.

-

Apart from summer and winter vacations, the National Day holiday is the longest holiday.

Students typically need half a week or a week to quit.

Especially on the first day back to school, almost everyone was reminiscing about their recent holiday.

The classroom was bustling with noise, filled with all sorts of chatter, much like a bustling market.

Ji Xiwen entered through the back door of the classroom.

Chi Sui on the right hasn't arrived yet, nor has Xu Jiyang diagonally in front, nor has Zhang Qingyan across the aisle.

Only the rain came from directly in front.

She took out a collection of essays from her schoolbag and started reading.

When I see good words or phrases, I circle them with a black pen and write them down in my notebook.

She sat very upright, which made her stand out somewhat in the noisy classroom, yet she was immediately noticeable.

Qu Ziyi is the class's sports representative, and she's incredibly talented.

He whistled as he entered through the front door, "Those doing homework, put down your pens; those talking, shut your mouths, and let's welcome the most handsome guy in the class, me! Raise your..."

He didn't know what he saw, and for a moment he lost his balance and instinctively leaned against the door.

The girl in the first row by the door asked irritably, "Are you crazy?"

"no……"

Qu Ziyi leaned against the wall, muttering, "Another transfer student has joined our class? I've met my dream girl..."

"What?" The girl didn't understand.

"You don't understand."

Qu Ziyi straightened her school uniform and then raised her hand to scratch her hair.

Walk down the aisle.

When passing by a row of tables in the middle, I put my schoolbag down.

Many students in the class were watching him.

Sui Yu was frantically catching up on her homework, her mind completely absorbed in it, when suddenly a thought popped out and she noticed that the whole class had suddenly fallen silent.

She was startled, thinking that her homeroom teacher or another subject teacher had arrived. She abruptly put down her pen and looked up.

Qu Ziyi quickly passed by her and finally stopped behind her.

The whole class followed him, probably thinking he was about to make a fool of himself again.

Sui Yu turned around as well.

Qu Ziyi leaned on the table, feigning gentleness, and asked, "Hi, classmate, may I add you on WeChat?"

Ji Xiwen was startled by him.

She is usually very quiet in class. Except for the last monthly exam when she impressed everyone, she is not very noticeable.

People like Qu Ziyi, who didn't have much contact with her, only had one impression of her: her exaggeratedly long bowl-cut bangs.

Now, after a haircut, you wouldn't recognize him at all.

He couldn't recognize him, but Sui Yu could.

She looked at Ji Xiwen with some surprise, "...You cut your hair?"