Summer Green Apples

"none of your business."

Chi neither confirmed nor denied it, but instead chose to directly curse.

He Ran and Xu Jiyang were so shameless, both having masochistic tendencies, that when Chi Sui scolded them, they actually burst out laughing.

"Hehe, so cute, oh my!"

Chi Sui: "..."

He felt so disgusted that his scalp tingled, and he moved to the side, saying, "You're disgusting."

"Tch, you're the kind of guy who'd never have a girlfriend." He Ran said smugly, taking a bite of his chicken leg.

Chi Sui asked, puzzled, "What does this have to do with not having a girlfriend?"

He Ran snorted, "My girlfriend often talks to me like that, 'Baby, so cute, so chubby...'"

Chi Sui: "...Get lost."

When Ji Xiwen got her food, she only ordered half a bowl of rice.

She was already a slow eater, and now that she was whispering in Luo Wenjing's ear, she ate even slower.

After she finished biting his ear, just as she was about to lower her head to eat a bite of rice, she vaguely sensed that someone was watching her.

He looked up blankly, but Chi Sui had already looked away.

As soon as the bell rang for evening self-study, Qu Ziyi stood on the podium.

The classroom was brightly lit. He picked up the blackboard eraser and tapped the desk. "Come on, let's vote for the sign bearer for our class's entrance parade at the sports meet. Anyone interested can raise their hand..."

He looked around and waited for a while.

Xu Jiyang leaned casually against Chi Sui's table, tilted his head slightly, and said in a low voice, "Old Qu is an idiot too. How can he ask so directly? Don't we all have any dignity?"

Chi Sui rested his chin on his hand, speaking sarcastically, "You really know your stuff."

Xu Jiyang: "..."

Ji Xiwen turned her head to look at Chi Sui's expression.

This person seems strange; he's been acting odd ever since we were eating.

No one raised their hand.

Qu Ziyi quickly said, "How about this, everyone write down who you think is the most suitable person on a slip of paper. I'll collect the votes later and count them. Whoever gets the most votes will come, okay?"

"good!"

"Can!"

The students below responded enthusiastically.

Ji Xiwen was in a dilemma, unsure of whom to vote for.

She tore off a sticky note, and a hand reached out from the side. "Give me one."

Ji Xiwen tilted her head and glanced at him.

Chi Sui is sometimes very much like a cat, especially when it comes to the sense of worthyness.

He was very self-assured and didn't seem embarrassed at all.

"……Give."

Ji Xiwen respectfully handed the things in his hands to Chi Sui.

Chi noticed the light pink note in her palm, which cheered him up a bit, and he took it.

Xu Jiyang turned his head and asked, "Who are you two voting for?"

Chi twirled the sticky note in his palm without saying a word.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Ji Xiwen said, "I haven't decided yet, we're not very familiar with each other."

"If you don't know who to write about, just write Li Qian," Xu Jiyang said. "Don't worry, little sister, she was their class's sign-holding girl in her first year of high school. She looked so beautiful in that horse-face skirt and even made it into the top three of the most beautiful goddesses list."

"The Most Beautiful Goddess List?" Ji Xiwen asked in surprise.

Xu Jiyang explained, "It's just that every year the placard holders hold a vote, just for fun."

"Aren't there any boys?" Ji Xiwen tilted her head.

"It's mostly girls. I've participated in so many sports meets, from elementary school to junior high and then to high school, and I've never seen a boy." Xu Jiyang imitated her and tilted his head as he spoke.

"Oh..." Ji Xi responded.

She crossed her arms, resting her chin on them, the red sleeves of her school uniform making her skin appear even whiter.

Her bright, watery eyes were wide open, her ponytail hung down on the desk, and a test paper was spread under her arm, the handwriting on the paper was neat and beautiful.

Humans are visual creatures, and Xu Jiyang couldn't help but ask, "Little sister, would you like to be a placard holder?"

Ji Xiwen panicked for a moment and quickly shook her head, "No, no."

Her head swayed, and her ponytail swayed along with it.

A few strands of hair at the very end seemed to brush against Chi Sui's fingers, which were placed to the side.

Before Chi Sui could even properly appreciate it, the ponytail had already returned to Ji Xiwen's shoulder.

Chi Sui was in a state of distress and confusion.

Annoyed by what she saw and heard, she slapped Xu Jiyang on the back of the head. "Aren't you disgusting?"

Xu Jiyang nearly fell to the ground, barely managing to steady himself on the desk. He stared at Chi Sui in astonishment, "What's wrong with you?"

Chi Sui: "..."

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his deskmate's eyes widen, his dark pupils glistening with light, as if he were very shocked.

He pursed his lips, turned his head, and looked at Ji Xiwen seriously.

The classroom lights were as bright as day, while the sky outside the window was pitch black, making all the classmates behind her just background figures.

She remained resting on his arm, her eyelashes clearly defined, and when she blinked, the boy's heart pounded like a drum.

"Are you angry?" Ji Xiwen asked with concern.

"No," Chi Sui coughed, "I just don't like him."

Ji Xiwen: "..."

She felt that Chi Sui was not telling the truth.

Since returning to Pingcheng during the National Day holiday, Young Master Chi has been acting strangely.

But she couldn't understand it.

"Mmm." She pursed her lips and didn't ask any more questions.

Xu Jiyang was furious. "What did I do to you?"

"You're in my way," Chi said through gritted teeth.

"So what if it bothers me?" Xu Jiyang said angrily, then suddenly paused and began to sing smoothly, "I love you endlessly, I can love you every day, every month, every year, forever..."

Ji Xiwen: "...?"

Sui Yu couldn't help but turn around and look at Xu Jiyang.

Xu Jiyang stopped singing. "What kind of look is that?"

Sui Yu sighed, "Xu Jiyang, I've never been convinced by anyone in my life, but you're the first. You always manage to redefine my understanding of neurosis."

Xu Jiyang: "...You're all attacking me, waaaaaah!"

Ji Xiwen quickly said, "Don't be sad, I'm not."

"You're the best, little sister."

Xu Jiyang was deeply moved.

Chi Sui poked him with a black pen. "You have three seconds to turn around."

Xu Jiyang crossed his arms, looking disdainful. "What if I don't?"

Chi then gave a smile that could only be described as amiable, "Don't copy my homework next time."

"You're the emperor, so you call the shots."

Xu Jiyang quickly turned around.

Two seconds later, the person behind him nudged him.

He turned his head, and Chi Sui handed him a notebook. The two brothers exchanged a glance, and everything was understood without a word.

Xu Jiyang looked down.

There was a line of messy, flamboyant handwriting above, just enough for him to recognize.

—Could you please stop calling me "little sister"? Are you two that close?

Xu Jiyang: "...No, I..."

He had only uttered three words when Chi Sui kicked him.

He shut his mouth, picked up a pen, wrote something, and threw it on Chi Sui's table.

—Isn't your sister my sister? Every time you came to my house before, my sister called you brother.

Upon seeing this, Chi Sui fell into an eerie silence: "..."

That seems to be true.

He thought for a moment, wrote down a line, and tossed it to Xu Jiyang.

Ji Xiwen, who was standing nearby, witnessed the whole thing and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Chi didn't want her to know the contents of the note.

Perhaps she felt they weren't close enough yet, or perhaps the note was related to her.

For whatever reason, she didn't like it.

She thought she and Chi Sui were good friends now.

It turns out she was overthinking it.

She was just being delusional.

This feeling is very unpleasant.

Ji Xiwen lowered his head and wrote Li Qian's name on the note.

After writing Li Qian's name and handing it to his deskmate Sui Yu, Xu Jiyang, who was diagonally in front of him, finally had time to look at Young Master Chi's note.

—Could you please not call me that in such a affected tone? It sounds like you're calling me your sweetheart.

Xu Jiyang: "..."

His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

For a moment, he almost thought he couldn't read.

He angrily wrote down a sentence and then angrily slammed it onto Chi Sui's table.

Finally, he glared angrily at Chi Sui, breathing heavily through his nostrils like a mad bull.

Chi Sui also picked it up with a cold face.

"..."

—People with heart conditions see everything as dirty.