A Young Woman's Heart

He took a large glass of iced Sprite and a history book, went up to the rooftop, and prepared to sit at the table, enjoying the beautiful sea view while drinking Sprite and reading.

Qiu Yi quickly adjusted the focus, aimed at Duanmu Ji, and walked straight over.

The latter saw him, and her steps seemed a little awkward, but she still tried to walk past him naturally without greeting him.

Qiu Yi didn't deliberately take more pictures of him; she just walked down naturally as usual.

In the third-floor corridor, Ye Wen, who was carrying bedding and planning to hang it on the clothesline downstairs to dry, rolled her eyes at him. Wang Qianyu was blowing bubble gum on the windowsill in the corridor. After noticing Qiu Yi walk by, she turned her head and glanced at him.

The camera didn't pause intentionally; it just paused slightly and very naturally.

This is everyday life.

There's nothing particularly unusual about it.

Simple yet heartwarming.

The third floor is where the teachers live, so it feels a bit deserted.

Autumn continues downward.

Although the students had settled into a more relaxed state, the doors were still left open or ajar, not closed tightly as usual.

He walked to the end of the corridor and pushed open the door to Mo Xueyao and Hua Yinyin's room.

The room was empty except for the clothes hanging in front of the French windows, swaying in the wind.

So he turned around and started walking forward.

Gao Yuan was picking up his game console from his bedside table, preparing to take it downstairs to play, when he saw Qiu Yi and greeted him with a big laugh: "Ah, Teacher Qiu, are you starting?"

Qiu Yi smiled and nodded without saying a word.

Ye Banxia, ​​whose face was covered in acne, was tidying up her things in her room. When she saw the camera, she stuck out her tongue at him shyly, while Lu Chengyuan made a face next to her.

There were no other students in the room, so Qiu Yi continued downwards.

We arrived at the living room.

The living room was noticeably more lively.

Gao Yuan, who was behind Qiu Yi, found a seat by the window and prepared to begin today's gaming journey.

On the sofa, Taiyin sat like a doll, while Tianyin played a game console beside her, and Huang Yuxi watched intently.

The camera slowly pans to a floor-to-ceiling window facing the sea.

Gao Yuan sat in the corner by the window, next to Lu Bolun, who was holding Wang Jiale playing a video game. Wang Jiale in his arms was clamoring to control the game himself. The two of them made merry, and when Qiu Yi heard them, he immediately felt like he had returned to that innocent era.

Then, I looked at the restaurant.

Inside the restaurant, Mr. Xue was quietly sipping a cup of tea, seemingly lost in thought. When he noticed the camera, he smiled, revealing a few white teeth.

In the kitchen, Shui Zhishi was giving instructions, while Cha Li and Xuan Anyi were processing the ingredients according to her instructions.

The camera panned across the people on the first floor again before slowly moving to the outside of the villa.

In the villa garden, the ivy serves as the best sunshade. Mo Xueyao and Li Wanyan are playing chess at the stone table, and the flowers in the flowerbeds are in full bloom, instantly making the scene colorful.

After Li Wanyan noticed the camera, she glanced at it sideways, while Mo Xueyao gracefully made a "V" sign.

The camera continues to pan outwards, revealing only a tall male and female student playing beach volleyball on the empty beach.

It was Li Hongran and Qiu Yuanling.

These two are so tall that other people don't like to play beach volleyball or badminton with them, so it's always just the two of them playing together.

"Teacher Qiu!" Li Hongran, covered in sweat, waved vigorously. "Playing volleyball? Oh, is it starting?"

"It's almost over." This was the only sentence Qiu Yi said in the video. Then he stepped forward, handed the camera to Qiu Yuanling, and gestured for her to turn the camera around.

The scene shows Aya Akimoto receiving the camera from Akihisa, then casually turning the lens to capture the face of the photographer, Akihisa.

That concludes the video recording.

However, Qiu Yi plans to edit in another segment later.

The next part is about calling the students out.

Everyone rushed outside, and the joyful atmosphere was infectious, even through the camera lens.

Then, all the students gathered together and took a commemorative photo, like a family portrait.

After stitching the videos together, the commemorative video is complete.

Qiu Yi also plans to burn it onto a CD and distribute it to the students.

While we're at it, we'll use a fast photo printer to print out the photos, then laminate them and distribute them to everyone.

Although there is only one photo, everyone who participated in this beach trip is in the picture.

Standing in the very center was Mo Xueyao, the one surrounded by everyone.

The others stood in line on the side.

Each person has a clear image; even in a still photograph, you can feel their vibrant life force…

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Chapter Fifty-Six: The Last Night at the Beach

On our first night at the beach, we had a barbecue.

The last night by the sea ended with a barbecue.

But my feelings on this day were completely different from those on the first day.

It wasn't the kind of excitement or anticipation I felt.

Instead, it evoked a faint sense of sadness and regret.

But all good things must come to an end, and this was just a short trip.

We'll still be able to meet up after summer vacation ends.

So although those emotions existed, they weren't particularly strong.

More than anything, it's a sense of fulfilling comfort.

Mo Xueyao lay down on Hua Yinyin's lap, just like on the first day she arrived.

You can feel the smoothness of her flat stomach and her even breathing.

The two looked up at the starry sky together, but their thoughts were perhaps completely different.

“There are so many stars in the sky,” Hua Yinyin suddenly said.

"Yes, compared to those stars, we are just a tiny speck of dust."

"Those stars are also dust particles in the universe."

“Then we are just dust among dust.” Mo Xueyao squinted her eyes, feeling as if she were spinning with the Milky Way.

"Little Yaoyao." Hua Yinyin's tone was more serious than usual.

"Hmm?" Mo Xueyao adjusted her position to make herself more comfortable.

"Will we still be together after graduation?"

"Then they have to go to the same university."

What major does Xiaoyaoyao want to study?

"I don't know. If I had to choose... I might choose traditional Chinese medicine. I feel like I can treat myself, and I can gather medicinal herbs in the countryside. Even if there's a world war and I have to hide in a mountain village where I can't buy Western medicine, I can still use traditional Chinese medicine to treat and save people."

"You're thinking really far ahead."

"Didn't you ever think about that?"

"I'll go with Xiaoyaoyao."

“Oh dear—studying medicine isn’t that simple or casual. I’ve heard that university is just the beginning, and you need a master’s degree to become an attending physician.”

“Those people usually work hard while studying, right?” Hua Yinyin poked her cheek with her chubby finger. “Besides, most of the time, your major in college has nothing to do with the job you get after graduation.”

"Then why bother studying that major?"

"The world is always full of surprises."

"Tsk."

"What if we go to university together, and then what happens after we graduate?"

"After that...?" Thinking about it carefully, that would be at least six or seven years from now, which is too far away for her now.

"Yes, that must have been 2006. Xiaoyao was twenty-two years old then, right?"

"Twenty-two years old." Mo Xueyao pondered the number for a moment. "It sounds so old."

"Pfft, really? That's still quite young!"

"Hmm... I guess I felt young back then, but now... I'm quite old."

"So what happens after you graduate from university?"

"What happened next?" Mo Xueyao had forgotten the previous conversation.

"Can we still be together after this?"

"Work together...uh...work together? That would be difficult."

"Huh? Class monitor is the best—if I stay at Xiaoyaoyao's house, we can stay together forever."

"Eek—" Mo Xueyao instinctively dragged out the sound, but she didn't actually feel disgusted.

She herself had said similar things to her best friends when she was in junior high school.

This is probably just a friendship where people simply don't want to part ways.

“Then we can try to do the same job again when the time comes,” she replied after a moment of silence.

"The future is so far away..."