Summer Green Apples

Chi Sui tore off the page of the book without expression and threw it into the trash can behind him.

Ji Xiwen glanced at it from the side, then quickly looked away.

At the front of the classroom, Qu Ziyi asked her deskmate to help count the votes and write tally marks on the blackboard.

He stood beside the podium, announcing the votes one by one.

The order was shuffled before the votes were counted.

"Li Qian gets one vote..."

"Chu Xiangyi gets one vote..."

Chu Xiangyi is the class's Youth League secretary. She is not particularly pretty, but she has an outgoing personality and gets along well with everyone.

Ji Xiwen picked up her pen, just about to start working on the questions, when she suddenly heard Qu Ziyi say, "Uh... Chi Sui gets one vote."

"..."

This sentence was like a landmine thrown into a crowd, hitting people and leaving them scorched and battered.

Ji Xiwen froze, then turned to look at Chi Sui.

Chi Sui looked even more stunned than her. "What the hell?"

Xu Jiyang, who sat at the table in front of him, leaned closer again, looking at him sympathetically. "Someone voted for you. The person in front of me said there were quite a few people."

Chi Sui: "?"

His expression was priceless, a mixture of bewilderment and astonishment, and then anger.

The key issue is that since it's a secret ballot, he can't find out who voted for him.

"puff."

Ji Xiwen couldn't help but laugh out loud, and she quickly covered her mouth.

Chi Sui heard the laughter and turned his head to look over.

Ji Xiwen, like a thief in the wind, lowered his head to look at the question.

Normally, Chi Sui would definitely say something to her.

She waited for a while, but Chi Sui didn't say anything.

Qu Ziyi continued counting the votes, and it seemed that quite a few people had voted for Chi Sui, perhaps because it was pre-arranged.

Until there was only one card left.

All eyes were on his hand.

At this moment, Chi Sui had the most votes, one more than Li Qian, who was in second place.

If this vote is cast for Li Qian, then she and Chi Sui will have a tie.

Qu Ziyi stared at the note for a moment, her expression becoming even more subtle: "Uh... Ji Xiwen, one vote."

As Ji Xiwen was working on her problem, a question mark slowly appeared on her forehead.

Xu Jiyang turned his head: "Little sister, you also got a vote. I wonder who voted for you."

Ji Xiwen frowned and commented, "How crazy."

Xu Jiyang chimed in, "Exactly, exactly, it's so embarrassing... damn..."

Before he could finish speaking, his chair was kicked from underneath.

I was completely startled.

"What did I do to offend you again?" He looked at Chi Sui in disbelief.

"Good to know," Chi Sui said coldly.

Xu Jiyang was speechless, and could only give a thumbs up: "You're a genius."

Ji Xiwen was still wondering who would vote for her.

Chi Sui noticed something was wrong out of the corner of his eye and asked somewhat awkwardly, "What's wrong with you?"

Ji Xiwen scratched her earlobe, her fingers slender and white: "I was wondering if I hadn't noticed and accidentally offended someone, and then someone deliberately voted for me to embarrass me."

Chi Sui: "..."

He paused for a few seconds, then said, "No, everyone likes you."

Ji Xiwen was taken aback: "...Really?"

"Really," Chi Sui said.

She's so pretty, well-behaved, quiet, and doesn't cause trouble or bother anyone. Who wouldn't like her?

Ji Xiwen didn't believe him, thinking that Chi Sui was just comforting her, so she stopped worrying about it and smiled, "Thank you."

Chi Sui: "..."

Thank you for the limited-time return.

Qu Ziyi glanced at the blackboard, barely able to suppress a laugh. "Based on the votes, Chi Sui is in first place. Does anyone have any objections?"

"I object."

Everyone turned around, and Chi raised his hand.

He had a sour face, wasn't wearing his school uniform jacket, but a plain black hoodie underneath. He probably thought it was too hot, so he rolled up the sleeves, revealing a bare section of his arm.

An activist in the front row said with a smile, "Oppositions are invalid; we cast our votes one by one."

Once one person takes the lead, countless others will respond.

"Exactly, objections are invalid."

"Young Master Chi is so handsome, it's meant to be seen by others."

"Of course we'll vote for the best-looking person in our class."

"That's right, that's right."

Chi Sui: "..."

He grabbed a tissue from the table and threw it at the boy who was making the most noise.

The boy took it with a grin, "Thank you, young master, I'm out of tissues anyway."

Chi Sui: "...Shameless."

Xu Jiyang laughed so hard he almost fell over.

Fortunately, the sports committee member Qu Ziyi was very responsible. He hesitated before speaking, "But according to convention, the sign-holders are usually girls."

Li Qian was in the third row, and several boys nearby were making a fuss.

She had a smile on her face, her eyes glued to the blackboard.

Chi Sui received the most votes, two more than her.

If we exclude Chi Sui, the player raising the paddle must be her.

She waited with a smile.

The boy who just took the tissue said, "Isn't this perfect? ​​When we march in formation, all the other classes will have girls holding up signs, and our class will have boys. It'll definitely be a sight to behold, and the school leaders will remember us at a glance."

This statement clearly convinced Qu Ziyi.

He slammed his hand on the podium. "You're right, then let's go with Chi Sui."

I disagree.

Chi then raised his voice in protest.

"Disagreement is invalid." Qu Ziyi made the final decision.

The smile on Li Qian's face slowly froze.

Chi Sui was furious. He leaned back in his chair as if he had lost all his strength.

Xu Jiyang, who sat at the table in front of him, was about to burst out laughing. The contrast between the two was striking.

Ji Xiwen leaned closer and whispered to comfort her, "I won't be in the formation, so I can take pictures of you and make you look super handsome."

The formation only needs forty people, plus one sign bearer, for a total of forty-one people.

A few more people will be able to stay put.

Qu Ziyi followed the student ID number directly, while Ji Xiwen, having just transferred, naturally had her student ID number at the end and didn't need to join the formation.

Chi Sui was taken aback, then his expression softened slightly. "Really?"

"Really." Ji Xiwen tilted her head.

Although Chi Sui and Xu Jiyang have a little secret, a little secret that they can't let her know.

But in her heart, Chi Sui was still a good friend.

She won't change just because Chi Sui doesn't consider her a good friend.

Feelings don't have to be mutual.

It doesn't matter if we don't get a response.

Chi Sui tried hard to control his lip movements. "How handsome?"

"He's even more handsome than a god; he could be made into an international blockbuster." Ji Xiwen rested her chin on her hand and looked at him obediently.

"Oh well."

Chi quickly accepted the task of being the sign-holding man and had already secretly used his phone to find out what clothes would be appropriate to wear.

Qu Ziyi opened the multimedia app, logged into her QQ account, and opened her chat history with the class monitor, which was full of photos of clothes.

"The class monitor and I have roughly picked out twenty class uniforms. Let's vote on which style to choose. I'll show them to you all first, and then you can vote one by one. Just raise your hand. Everyone can vote multiple times. The one with the most votes will be chosen..."

Qu Ziyi turned off the two lights at the front of the classroom to make the projector clearer. "Is that alright?"

"Can!"

"no problem!"

Ji Xiwen wanted to cultivate a friendship with Chi Sui, so she made conversation by saying, "He's quite a leader."

"..." Chi Sui said coldly, "I didn't realize."

Ji Xiwen: "Alright then."

Everyone enthusiastically signed up for a class and finally chose a preppy-style hoodie, a creamy yellow with a touch of light blue.

The girl wore a matching blue pleated skirt, and the boy wore blue trousers.

Of course, this outfit isn't very popular with guys, but girls love it. It's comfortable, looks good, and the colors are youthful.

In liberal arts classes, girls have the most say.

After school, the boarding students dashed out like horses let loose.

There are limited spaces in the laundry room and bathrooms, and it's first-come, first-served for those who want to shower, wash their hair, or do laundry.

Day students, on the other hand, have a much more leisurely time, chatting as they walk.

The campus was bustling and noisy after school.

Xu Jiyang asked, puzzled, "You're acting a bit strange today."

Chi Sui: "What's wrong with me?"

"You were just furious and didn't want to raise your sign, but now you've changed your attitude?" Xu Jiyang squinted. "Tell me the truth."

Li Junyu chimed in, "Exactly."

"I told you two, but you wouldn't understand." Chi Sui gripped the car keys and went to the bike shed to find his newly bought electric bike.

After returning from Jijiacun, Chi Sui went to pick out an electric scooter that very evening.

He found the car and unlocked it. A girl next to him bit her lip and spoke weakly, "Chi Sui."

Chi Sui paused for a moment and looked over.

Li Qian clutched her clothes, mustered her courage, and said, "Chi Sui, if you really don't want to be the placard holder, I can do it for you."

"No need, thank you."

Chi then inserted the car keys, saying, "I really want to be one."

Li Qian: "..."

-

Luo Wenjing carried the basin of water back to her dormitory.

Her hair was wet and hung down her shoulders as she glanced at Ji Xiwen.

She was sitting on Zhang Qingyan's bed, looking at her phone with Zhang Qingyan, seemingly engrossed in something.

"Wenwen, didn't you sign up for the project? Don't you need to practice?" Luo Wenjing asked with concern.

"Let's practice next week," Ji Xiwen said.

Luo Wenjing looked up and asked, "Won't it be too late if we do it next week? There were quite a few embarrassing incidents in the high jump last year."

"There's still time." Ji Xiwen smiled. "It's okay, I'm not afraid of making a fool of myself."

"Okay." Luo Wenjing went to find a clean towel to dry her hair.

Ji Xiwen lowered her head and continued to discuss with Zhang Qingyan how to take good photos.