Summer Green Apples

The weather today wasn't as sunny as it had been a few days ago; the clouds were thick, and the sky was still somewhat overcast at midday.

Chi Sui stared blankly at Ji Xiwen, unable to look away.

I don't know why she smiles so sweetly.

The two of them just stared at each other—

The group was thinking of taking a group photo together when Xu Jiyang peeked out for a while, saw the two of them looking at each other, and then withdrew his head.

He and Li Junyu exchanged a glance. "Fine, let's take the pictures together."

Li Junyu smiled and put her arm around his shoulder. "Sure."

Cui Kai looked away. "I'm fine."

Zhang Qingyan smiled without saying a word.

Luo Wenjing was stunned for a while before realizing what was happening. However, the others were quite nice; they neither made a fuss nor interrupted the two of them.

He simply let the two of them whisper to each other.

Amidst the bustling chatter, they shared their little secrets.

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Ji Xiwen successfully advanced to the second round of the women's high jump competition.

He barely cleared 1.4 meters and still managed to get a good result of third place.

The top three finishers in each major event receive medals: gold, silver, and bronze.

Although third place was only a small bronze medal, she was still very happy.

During the first period of evening self-study, after the bell rang, the classroom was still like a noisy market, with people chattering about all sorts of things.

They clearly haven't shaken off the daytime sports meet yet.

Ji Xiwen, unusually, didn't take out her homework and just started writing.

He stared at the little bronze medal he had received, turning it over and over, looking at it very intently.

The classroom lights were very bright.

Chi then pulled out a comic book to read.

Before looking at it, Ji Xiwen stared at the medal, looking particularly fascinated by it.

After he had read more than ten pages and looked up to drink some water, she was still staring at the medal.

Chi Sui: "..."

He almost laughed. "Haven't you seen enough yet?"

"I've seen enough." Ji Xiwen sighed softly. "It's not that I find it novel, it's that I'm a little reluctant to see it go."

Chi Sui didn't understand. "What are you reluctant to part with?"

Ji Xiwen pursed her lips and suddenly placed the small bronze plaque on Chi Sui's table.

The boy paused, his hand still resting on the comic book.

"Here you go," Ji Xiwen said, emphasizing her words. "Although I'm very reluctant to part with it, I still want to give it to you."

Chi Sui didn't know what to say for a long time.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Ji Xiwen tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said, "Although you already have two silver medals, I still want to give them to you."

"...Why, why did you give it to me?" Chi Sui's voice was a little hoarse when he spoke.

The girl's eyes shone brightly under the light, like luminous beads in the dark depths of the sea.

She slightly curled the corners of her lips. "Because we're good friends."

Chi Sui: "..."

These words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing all the emotions he felt.

His expression was noticeably strange.

Ji Xiwen awkwardly raised her hand and scratched her hair.

Her bun was already a complete mess.

She pursed her lips. "Isn't that right?"

She looked as if she would burst into tears if Chi Sui shook his head and said no.

Chi Sui thought to himself, "This is what the end of the world is like."

"Yes," he forced out the two words through gritted teeth.

Upon hearing the affirmative answer, Ji Xi squinted her eyes happily, "Hehe, friends share the honor."

Chi Sui curved her lips slightly, then quickly pursed them.

Just laugh it off.

As get out of class was about to end, the class monitor came in through the front door and said, "I have some good news, you can guess what it is."

Xu Jiyang became interested: "What great news is it?"