A Young Woman's Heart

Whether it's the feeling of the wind brushing against my face or the pain of biting my lip, it all feels so real.

"I'm angry." Li Wanyan frowned.

As expected, the dream wasn't reality. Mo Xueyao lowered her head in dejection: "I'm sorry..."

"I'm angry because you lied to me."

"Sorry……"

"How many years have you been a boy?"

"I had surgery last year... so, so I have a heart condition and can't do strenuous exercise or anything like that..." Mo Xueyao said frankly.

"Later, we slept in the same bed, took showers together, ate meals together, and so on..."

"I'm sorry!" Mo Xueyao suddenly shouted loudly, large tears rolling down her face, causing several passengers sitting in front to turn around and look at her.

"I don't mind at all."

"Huh?"

"Yaoyao is a girl, isn't she?"

"Can……"

"Yes, at least since the surgery, and she's a real girl." Li Wanyan smiled gently and wiped away her tears with her fingers. "Why are you crying?"

"Waaah..."

"Sorry, I just wanted to tease you." As it turned out, Li Wanyan had no talent for joking.

"Cough...cough cough..." Mo Xueyao cried and choked on her own tears.

"I knew it! So that's why Yaoyao always seemed so boyish. But isn't that a good thing? You're back on the right track in your life."

"Mmm...!" This time, Mo Xueyao's tears were tears of gratitude and emotion. "Wanyan, Wanyan... you forgive me?"

"No."

"Huh?"

"I was never angry, so how can I forgive you? To me, this matter has nothing to do with me."

"But others are different, so, so..."

"Of course I won't tell anyone. This is a little secret between Xiaoyao and me." Li Wanyan took out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears on her cheeks and said with a soft laugh, "I will teach Yaoyao how to be a good girl."

"Alas--"

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Chapter 341 A Secret That Belongs Only to Us (Part 1)

June 19, 2000. Today was supposed to be Duanmu Ji's birthday, but because it was Monday, he celebrated it a day early on Sunday.

For others, it was just an ordinary day.

I don't know if it's the rainy season yet, but these past few days it's been raining heavily from time to time. Sometimes it rains for a long time, and sometimes it rains for a short time. Sometimes it even rains when the sun is shining brightly overhead.

After lunch, Mo Xueyao lazily lay on the table, letting the ceiling fan above her head whistle.

The reason I don't want to go to the club activity room is that there is no fan there. At this time of day, unless it is raining, it is unbearably hot and humid, even if it has just rained.

"Yaoyao, aren't you going to the club?" Li Wanyan placed her hand on Yaoyao's ponytail and gently combed it.

For some reason, Mo Xueyao felt that Li Wanyan seemed closer to her than usual today.

"It's so hot, I don't want to go..." Mo Xueyao muttered, resting her chin on her hand.

Because final exams are coming up soon, all elective courses have been cancelled, including swimming lessons.

In this sweltering weather, swimming lessons are what I look forward to the most.

"Want to go swimming?"

"Huh? Swimming?"

"Yes, the swimming pool is open now, and everyone can go at noon."

"Huh? If everyone's going, let's forget it, it'll be too crowded..."

"Of course you need a ticket, five credits for one."

"It's so expensive." But Mo Xueyao stood up excitedly. "Let's go then! If it requires so many credits, there probably won't be many people!"

After all, a typical student can only earn five credits a week.

Mo Xueyao eagerly took her swimsuit out of her bag and excitedly ran to the door: "Wanyan, hurry up!"

"We're here." Li Wanyan smiled helplessly and followed Mo Xueyao to the entrance of the swimming pool.

There was a credit redemption machine at the entrance of the swimming pool. After the two of them each redeemed a swimming ticket, they handed the tickets to Ms. Jingdie, the teacher in charge of collecting tickets. To be honest, with her sitting there, it really made people hesitant to go in...

“The teachers collecting tickets are different every day,” Li Wanyan said softly.

"Hmm, looks like it's a rotation system." Mo Xueyao stroked her chin and walked into the women's changing room quite naturally.

The changing room was empty, but she still found a locker in the corner and was about to take off her school uniform when she suddenly remembered something and felt a little embarrassed.

Before, Li Wanyan didn't know that she had been a boy for so long, so she could pretend to be 'normal'. But now that she knows, she feels a little lost.

"What's wrong?" Li Wanyan asked with a faint smile.

"Ah—um…cough!" Mo Xueyao turned around awkwardly, her back to her. "Wanyan, shall we change first?"

"Shy?"

"Ah—" Mo Xueyao scratched her cheek awkwardly.

Today, Li Wanyan's tone carried a stronger sense of teasing than usual.

Moreover, her usual interrogative sentences sound like declarative sentences without question marks, judging from her tone.

"Actually, I've seen it before, haven't I?"

"Cough cough!"

"Does Yao Yao always secretly look at me?"

"Ah, no, absolutely not!" Mo Xueyao denied it outright.

Li Wanyan's face showed an ambiguous expression, which she quickly concealed.

Mo Xueyao quietly turned her back to Li Wanyan and carefully took off her clothes, but felt as if some burning gaze was burning on her back.

She suddenly turned her head and saw Li Wanyan, who had already changed into her swimsuit, looking at her with a half-smile.

"Ah... Wanyan, cough..."

"Even if you look closely, Yaoyao is a completely real girl."

"Um..."

"So let's just be honest with each other like before, it's okay, right?" Li Wanyan's lips curled up slightly.

Mo Xueyao chuckled twice and quickly put on her swimsuit.

"Yaoyao has never shaved her fur, has she?"

"Uh, yes, that's right..."

"That's nice." Li Wanyan gently smoothed her long hair, then pushed open the door to the dressing room and walked out.

The swimming pool wasn't completely empty, but people were scattered around in twos and threes, making it seem rather sparse in such a large pool.

Mo Xueyao found a corner spot and suddenly jumped into the water, splashing a large spray of water that drew the attention of everyone else.

The few boys in the pool were staring intently at Mo Xueyao, their eyes practically glued to her.

"Hey, which class is this girl from? She's so pretty!" a boy patted his friend on the shoulder.

"Could that blue-eyed girl be that mixed-race beauty from Class 2 of the first year of high school?"

"Holy crap, seeing is believing!"

"What? What are you talking about? Damn it, I can't wear my glasses, I can't see clearly!" Another nearsighted boy next to him was in great pain.

As for his two friends, well... they were only concerned with enjoying themselves.

Mo Xueyao glanced helplessly at the three boys over there, then turned her body slightly to face away from them.

"Phew—so refreshing! Summer is definitely the time to enjoy the coolness of the pool..." Mo Xueyao's spot had steps, and she was sitting on the steps with only her head above water, letting her hands float in the water due to buoyancy.

If you're just sitting in the water, you'll feel much lighter than you would on land, like a balloon floating in the air.

“Summers in the countryside aren’t actually that hot.” ​​Li Wanyan sat down close to Mo Xueyao, their bodies pressed together, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

But this feeling of embarrassment didn't last long, and it returned to the natural feeling it had before. Only then did Mo Xueyao truly feel that their relationship had taken a step closer.

What exactly is it?

Best friend?

Mo Xueyao wasn't sure how female best friends really got along, but the way she and Li Wanyan interacted was quite different from how she interacted with her male best friends.

Perhaps it's because there's a sense of kinship involved.

Hmm...like family.

Mo Xueyao, snapping out of her daze, quickly pretended that she hadn't been lost in thought and asked, "Does Wanyan spend a lot of time in the countryside?"

“Not too many, but I do go back to my hometown some summers.” Li Wanyan took Mo Xueyao’s hand. “However, I haven’t been back since my grandparents passed away.”

"Oh...isn't your mother going back either?"

"She buried her grandparents' ashes in a cemetery in Hangzhou, so we only need to pay our respects in Hangzhou."

"I see. By the way, I think I spent one or two summers in the countryside, but I was probably too young then and don't remember now. Does Wanyan remember?"

"I remember some."

What is summer vacation like in the countryside?