Summer Green Apples

Thank you for returning.

"fine."

Chi Sui was holding back a lot of anger.

He thought to himself, "If we ever really start dating, I'll say thank you and give you a kiss."

He was dreaming too much, and sat down in a chair in a good mood.

Ji Xiwen had no idea what he was thinking.

He just stared at his own cup.

Her cup was a glass she bought with Luo Wenjing and Zhang Qingyan when they went shopping at a boutique. It had a purple rabbit printed on it.

She touched the cup with her fingertip, but quickly withdrew it because it was too hot.

Two seconds later, he tapped the cup again.

She turned her head to look at Chi Sui.

The boy had already pulled a black pen out of the desk drawer, holding it in his right hand and supporting his chin with his left, writing formulas on the draft paper.

"...Why did you suddenly decide to fetch water for me?" Ji Xiwen asked, pursing her lips.

Chi Sui turned his head to look at her. "Is it strange?"

"That's a bit strange," Ji Xiwen said.

"Oh……"

Chi Sui drawled out, not taking it seriously, "It's no big deal. You can just call it back for me next time, right? It's only fair."

Ji Xiwen: "..."

Li Junyu couldn't help but turn her head and comment, "You're really shameless."

Chi then kicked him under the table, "Shut your dog mouth."

After Li Junyu turned around, Ji Xiwen quietly finished her sentence, "Thank you very much this time, but please don't fetch water for me next time."

Chi Sui was taken aback, unable to continue with the problem, and glared at her, "What do you mean? Are you trying to distance yourself from me?"

That's not what I meant.

Ji Xiwen's ears drooped.

It's actually quite normal for good friends to share water.

But she was very bothered by it.

"I don't like people touching my cup," was all she could say.

The boy stared at her for two seconds, completely refusing to accept the answer. "Fine, I guess I wasted my time."

He stopped talking and looking at her, and lowered his head to do his homework.

Ji Xiwen: "..."

She looked at the cup, somewhat annoyed.

But I really don't want others to touch my cup.

She has a bit of PTSD.

-

From that day on, the two seemed to return to the day they first met.

Neither of them paid any attention to the other, nor did they speak.

Xu Jiyang was the most affected.

At lunchtime, holding his tray, he asked wistfully, "When are you and your sister going to make up?"

Mentioning Chi Sui made a face and said, "What's it to you?"

"How can this not be my business?"

Xu Jiyang said, "Our group used to be so harmonious, but lately you two have been giving each other the cold shoulder, and Li Junyu and I have a chill down our spines."

With the midterm exams approaching, in order to encourage mutual help among students, the homeroom teacher, Lao Mao, arranged school groups, with students divided into groups of four, consisting of two students sitting at the front and two students sitting at the back of the same table.

The group that makes the most progress in ranking will receive the corresponding reward.

"Exactly," Li Junyu echoed, "What a miserable life."

Chi Sui: "..."

He said irritably, "It's not like I started this."

The eldest son has always had a smooth and carefree life and is used to it.

Now that he's just starting to experience romantic feelings, he's helping the girl he likes fetch water.

The other party didn't appreciate it.

I was already feeling really down.

Even their explanations were hypocritical.

Xu Jiyang: "...Ouch."

Li Junyu subtly changed the subject, "Xu Jiyang, did you solve the problem I taught you during self-study yesterday?"

……

Now that it's autumn and winter, boarding students aren't allowed to eat lunch and then go back to their dormitories to rest.

So Ji Xiwen and Luo Wenjing went back to the classroom after lunch.

At that time, only half of the students had arrived in the classroom.

Luo Wenjing dragged a chair over and sat down next to Ji Xiwen, whispering in her ear, "Have you and Chi Sui made up yet?"

"no."

Ji Xiwen was a little depressed.

Young Master Chi clearly did not accept her statement.

But she couldn't think of anything new.

The midterm exams were scheduled for Thursday and Friday, two consecutive days of exams, with each paper more difficult than the last, almost baking the students to a pulp.

After two days, the students were full of complaints, and the teacher who set the exam had become a public enemy.

At dismissal time, there are many parents picking up their children at the gate of Pingzhong Middle School.

A rather strange-looking boy was standing at the entrance to the security room.

He was short, with delicate features and snow-white skin. Carrying a backpack, he smiled and asked the security guard, "Excuse me, when do the second-year high school students get out of school?"

"Almost there, almost there." The security guard sat in a chair, wearing a military overcoat, holding an old-fashioned large teacup in his hand. The original white outer layer had fallen off, revealing the darker-colored iron sheet underneath.

"OK, thanks."

After the boy politely thanked him, he stood aside and waited.

While waiting, he kept glancing at his watch. Finally, unable to resist any longer, he took off his bag and carefully pulled out a rose.

……

As Ji Xiwen handed in her final English exam paper and left the exam room, her right eyelid twitched.

She raised her hand and rubbed her eyes, thinking she hadn't slept well.

When I returned to the classroom, the sounds of desks and chairs being adjusted could be heard all over the place.

Each classroom has a huge bookshelf in the hallway outside, and each student has a locker.

Whenever there's a big exam like this, the books are placed in the outer cabinet, and the tables inside are adjusted to be single tables.

Ji Xiwen opened her locker, carrying a stack of books. As she entered through the back door, she was accidentally shoved from behind by two playful children.

"sorry."

The students who had been fooling around apologized and continued chasing after the person.

Ji Xiwen lost her balance and almost dropped the book in her arms, but a hand reached out to help her steady it.

The faint scent of incense wafted into her nostrils from the man.

"Thanks."

She thanked him quietly.

Chi then helped her put the stack of books on the table, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and without even glancing at her, called to the two students in front of him and walked out of the classroom.

On the way out of the school gate.

Xu Jiyang said, "Let's play billiards tonight."

Li Junyu tugged at her backpack strap, "I'd rather go sing."

Xu Jiyang pursed his lips, "If you like singing so much, why don't you just debut as a singer?"

"That won't do. A genius like me needs to develop in all aspects. It would be a waste to only do one thing, you know?"

Li Junyu's lips curled up casually.

Chi remained silent.

The three of them were stopped by a boy as they left the school gate.

The boy asked with a polite smile, "Are you high school sophomores?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Xu Jiyang replied enthusiastically.

Chi Sui, with a lollipop in her mouth, didn't even glance at the boy.

The boy said, "Do you know Ji Xiwen? Ji as in season, and Xiwen as in 'Xiwu Buwenzhong' (a character in Chinese that doesn't sound like a bell at noon)."

He was just about to give a proper description when Xu Jiyang asked with a strange expression, "Yes, I know him. What's wrong?"

Chi Sui's gaze fell indifferently on his face.

Facing the three men's gazes, the boy said somewhat shyly, "I just wanted to ask, did she come to class today?"

"She's here." Xu Jiyang glanced at Chi Sui subconsciously, then continued, "What do you need her for?"

The boy smiled shyly, "She's my girlfriend."

As soon as he said that, he felt himself being stared at by a cold and dangerous gaze.

Heavy, without any warmth.

The boy frowned and looked at the person on the far side.

The man had candy in his mouth, and his gaze was as cold as if he were looking at a dead man.