On Friday evening after school, Wen Yuesheng still came to pick her up.

After returning home and taking a shower, Wen Zhining lay in bed looking at her phone.

The messages in the background are still from Yue Baiqing:

[You're not replying to me, are you feeling guilty?]

I won't let you succeed; he's mine.

I've made up with him, are you still angry?

Wen Zhining remained somewhat skeptical about the "reconciliation" and did not reply to her.

Jiang Jihe still didn't send her a message.

"Ningning, are you coming to the outdoor barbecue tomorrow afternoon?" Wen Yuesheng asked over the phone.

"Hey, hey, hey." Rong Jingshuo was already too late to stop it.

"Why are you asking why your sister? She probably has her own classmates to hang out with this weekend."

"It's been so long since I've had a barbecue, I want to go." The more they didn't want her to go, the more she wanted to go and see what was going on.

How could she be left out of all the fun things to do?

"I want to take pictures. Is the scenery there beautiful?" Wen Zhining asked.

"It's alright, but don't ask me to take pictures, I don't know how." Wen Yuesheng politely declined.

Wen Zhining: "..."

She cursed under her breath, pushed Wen Yuesheng out, and closed the door.

the next day.

Wen Zhining slept until noon, ate lunch, and then lay on the sofa scrolling through her phone.

Wen Yuesheng went out and bought some barbecue ingredients, but when he came back, he wanted to take all the ingredients from the house.

He busied himself fetching the barbecue equipment, and seeing her sitting there, he said:

"Your brother is so busy and made such a commotion, and you didn't even come to help?"

When she was about to get up, he said, "Alright, you can just sit down, no need."

He was the one who criticized her, and he was also the one who felt sorry for her.

I put my tools in the trunk of the car and got ready to go.

It was 3 p.m. when Wen Zhining got into the car.

"Will everyone come?" she asked.

Wen Yuesheng hummed in agreement and drove to the destination. "The three older brothers you know will all be coming."

It's also quite sarcastic.

The barbecue was held outdoors, some distance away by car, and Wen Zhining almost fell asleep halfway through.

Conversely, another car at the same time.

Rong Jingshuo and Xue Peng hitched a ride with Jiang Jihe, assuming it was just the three of them, with Xue Peng sitting in the passenger seat.

Unexpectedly, Le Baiqing, who had been waiting and keeping a close eye on Jiang Jihe's car, arrived.

She walked over casually, pretending it was a coincidence. "I saw Peng posted on his WeChat Moments last night that he was going to have barbecue. Can I come with him?"

"You're not familiar with Ningning, she'll feel uncomfortable with you here," Jiang Jihe said. "Go find some friends to hang out with."

"Ah He, have you not forgiven me yet?" Le Baiqing had already pulled open the back seat and sat down, looking at him sadly.

With someone in the passenger seat, Le Baiqing couldn't very well ask Xue Peng to get out and change seats, so she had no choice but to sit in the back.

When this topic came up, Rong Jingshuo in the back seat glanced at Jiang Jihe.

"Yes." Jiang Jihe nodded.

"Alright, she's already up here, don't keep your sister waiting." Xue Peng, unaware of the situation, didn't care.

All he could think about was his barbecue. "Hurry up and drive, Lao Jiang, I'm starving!"

-

Wen Zhining and Wen Yuesheng were the first to arrive, took their spots, and started preparing for the barbecue.

Wen Yuesheng prepared a barbecue, while Wen Zhining sat to the side enjoying the cool air.

A simple tent was set up to protect Wen Zhining from the sun, while Wen Yuesheng busied himself outside.

Soon after, the others arrived.

Wen Zhining, wearing a white dress, stood up to greet them when she saw them arrive.

Le Baiqing followed behind Jiang Jihe without responding.

Perhaps thinking that she wouldn't dare to talk about the online criticisms directed at her, Le Baiqing looked at her smugly.

Wen Zhining was just as exquisite and beautiful as the time they had met before, and she also seemed pure.

When her gaze fell on the pearl hair clip on the side of her hair, Yue Baiqing clutched her clothes tightly.

Rong Jingshuo responded to Xue Peng and pulled out a chair to sit down.

"Brother Sheng is the best; he's already set up the tent."

"Brother Sheng, is there anything I can help you with?"

"What do you think?" Wen Yuesheng turned around, his face expressionless.

The two quickly got up to help.

"Brother." Wen Zhining looked at Jiang Jihe, her eyes crinkling.

They hadn't seen each other for so long, only five days.

Neither of them contacted the other.

But when they met, it was as if neither of them could fit in; they looked at each other, unable to suppress their longing for one another.

He only introduced Wen Zhining after Yue Baiqing called out to him.

"Ningning, this is my classmate, Le Baiqing. You've met her before."

"Sister Bai Qing." Wen Zhining smiled and extended her hand, looking innocent. "I saw you when my brother took me downstairs last time, and I also saw your name. You were always sending messages and calling him on his phone."

"I'm his girlfriend, of course I have to text and call him," Le Baiqing said.

Wen Zhining had shallow dimples, but her smile faded a bit as she sat down and continued playing on her phone.

"Don't tell her these embarrassing things, and she's learning crucial moments," Jiang Jihe said to Le Baiqing.

"What's so shameful about it? She started it..." Before Le Baiqing could finish speaking, Jiang Jihe had already gone to help Wen Yuesheng with the barbecue.

Le Baiqing held back for a moment, then sat down opposite Wen Zhining, crossing her arms and looking at her.

"Ningning, do you want to eat now?" Wen Yuesheng asked. "Your favorite eggplant is almost ready."

"I'm here." Wen Zhining got up and went over.

Le Baiqing was left alone in the tent.

She stood next to Jiang Jihe, her shoulder touching his before separating, took a string of eggplants from Wen Yuesheng, and took a bite.

Jiang Jihe paused in sprinkling the seasonings, when he suddenly heard a hissing sound from the side.

It seems like I burned my tongue.

He turned his head sharply and looked at Wen Zhining, whose eyes were brimming with tears and whose mouth was agape.

She looked pitiful, her mouth open revealing her pink tongue, exuding a feeling of both innocence and desire.

Jiang Jihe gently touched her cheek, his voice filled with concern: "Did you get burned? Open your mouth wider so I can see."

Wen Yuesheng quickly got her a bottle of ice water. "Quick, suck on it."

Jiang Jihe couldn't see any signs that she had been burned, but she looked so pitiful, her face upturned as she clutched his clothes helplessly, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

I quickly grabbed the water and fed it to her.

Wen Zhining took two sips, her eyes welling up with tears. She still felt a sharp pain, and her voice choked with emotion, "It hurts so much, brother..."

Jiang Jihe abandoned all manners at that shout. Seeing her stubborn refusal to shed tears despite clearly wanting to cry, he gently pulled her into his arms.

"It's okay, I'm here," he said softly, patting her back slowly and gently.

This action left everyone present frozen in place.

Rong Jingshuo looked at Jiang Jihe, who was coaxing Wen Zhining, with a complicated expression.

His face showed a look of heartache and pity.

This was the first time they had seen Jiang Jihe like this, and the person hugging and comforting him was not his girlfriend, but his brother's sister.

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