What's going on? One after another...

Shen Yanxi, with a tense expression, narrowed her eyes and watched her intently, making her feel uneasy.

"What..." Hu Yu'en shrank her neck.

"Hehe~ Okay, I know you were just venting, senior. You didn't mean any harm to Ya Jie."

Shen Yanxi grinned and chuckled again.

"But senior, is this really okay? You clearly already seem very dissatisfied, don't you?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Yu'en's beautiful eyes, which should have been brimming with cunning and charm, dimmed slightly, and she began to explain herself:

“You don’t understand... balance. He needs me to balance things... being needed by him is already good enough.”

"Oh~ balance..." Shen Yanxi pondered, "The scales of victory, so senior is the fulcrum of the scales?"

"Oh no! Does that mean we'll never win?!"

"Shut up!" Hu Yu'en couldn't hold back any longer, then saw Shen Yanxi's inexplicably radiant expression.

"You...you didn't also prepare apples, did you?" Hu Yu'en asked nervously.

"No, Xixi doesn't even have money for food, how could she possibly have apples to eat?"

"That's good..." Hu Yu'en sighed, "Luckily, you don't have any feelings for Lin Mo, otherwise I would be in danger..."

"Wow, senior, your thoughts are so creepy!"

"Anyway, you don't care."

"Hmm~" Shen Yanxi turned her back, leaned on the railing, and let out a "woof" at the setting sun.

Do they care or not?

Two months ago, I probably really didn't care.

"Are you a dog?"

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you being so aggressive towards Xixi, senior!"

"Xixi is just releasing stress!"

"Aren't you still a sophomore in high school...?"

"Xixi was in the same exam room as you just now! Didn't you notice?! I've already finished learning all the high school material~ Maybe Xixi will be going back to her senior year in a few days!"

"Oh."

"Is that all you said?"

"Otherwise, why should I support you when you're not Lin Mo?"

"Senior, no one will like you if you act like this."

"Hoo...whatever." The fox continued to lie listlessly on the railing, trying to open its mouth, almost wanting to bark.

But she couldn't be as humble as Shen Yanxi.

"Why has everyone become so brave and proactive... even Ya-jie..."

"Senior, stop!" Shen Yanxi interrupted her.

"Even if you don't have bad intentions, you still have to be responsible for what you say."

"Don't mistake other people's kindness for weakness."

“A very kind person may suddenly become very strong at some point.”

"..."

With a sigh, Hu Yu'en opened her mouth and silently uttered an "ah."

"never mind."

"Senior, haven't you noticed that you've been saying this word more and more lately?" Shen Yanxi leaned closer and said, "It's always 'never mind, never mind,' and it might actually be true."

"...Anyway, I'm fine now, and no one can replace me."

Hu Yu'en shrugged. The only person who seemed capable of replacing her was Shen Yanxi, who didn't appear to pose much of a threat... Lin Mo probably wouldn't cause any more trouble, right...?

really?

Shen Yanxi fell silent, raising her delicate eyebrows. She didn't know either.

Who knows?

The exam results will be out in the next day or two, but it seems I've already learned some answers outside of the exam from him.

"Hey, your coming-of-age ceremony is coming up soon, isn't it?"

"Ah, yes."

"Senior...did you only learn how to be perfunctory from Lin Mo?"

Has anyone ever told you that you have a sharp tongue...?

"Maybe it's because I've been spending too much time with Qingran~"

"But what about the coming-of-age ceremony..."

I'm really looking forward to it.

...

Jiang Wanfeng saw Chen Yajie, who had suddenly arrived, offering an apple with an impeccable reason.

That jerk Lin Mo, he accepted Ya Jie's offer, but rejected hers...

"You can give it to me when you get home. I'll put it in the fridge and eat it when I'm hungry," he said.

"No, Ya Jie has had enough. Too much sugar in a day is bad for her health." Li Qingran stared coldly at her.

"If you don't mind, you can give it to me; I have low blood sugar."

damn it...

Chapter 130 Inside the Christmas Stocking...

"Thank you."

"I never said I was going to give it to you, okay!"

"Lin Mo rejected you, and I think you won't give it to anyone else either."

Li Qingran took the apple from Jiang Wanfeng's hand, "Giving it to me will allow it to reach its full potential."

"Giving it to you would be a waste," Jiang Wanfeng said discontentedly, but she didn't seem inclined to ask for it back, as if she were being stingy.

"Wanfeng, I have plenty more here, do you want more?"

Chen Yajie waited for the two to finish arguing before interjecting at the opportune moment.

"I didn't know Wanfeng was going to give you apples too. I saw you didn't bring any in class today, so I was thinking of getting some for you too."

This means that Ya Jie didn't intentionally try to steal the Christmas Eve apple from Lin Mo in front of you, and that everyone had...

"Oh... I... I don't want it anymore. Lin Mo is right, we still have some at home." Jiang Wanfeng could roughly sense the hidden meaning in Chen Yajie's words.

Seeing the other person's apologetic and gentle smile, the slight jealousy in my heart vanished completely.

"Oh, I see. We have some at home." Chen Yajie repeated Jiang Wanfeng's words. "That's great."

I wish I were you, so I could see him every day.

So, Wanfeng, for Christmas Eve, could you let me have it once in a while? Yajie did it on purpose this time, yeah, very intentionally... I'm sorry.

[When you think back on it later, you'll definitely hate me a lot, right?]

【There's no other way, Ya-Jie has to be selfish...】

Chen Yajie's voice echoed in my mind, a voice I hadn't heard in a long time.

Things have changed, Jiebao.

She is gentle yet resilient.

No longer running away from the situation also meant that she could no longer dodge the issue; Lin Mo had to confront Chen Yajie directly.

Lin Mo stared at the apple in his hand; at the very bottom was a barely noticeable sticky note.

[To Lin Mo~ I want to celebrate adulthood with you~]

He glanced at it briefly, then quietly tore it off, pretended to scratch an itch, and casually stuffed it into his pocket.

When I looked up, I was met with Jiebao's smile.

The girl's smile escaped from the corner of her eye to the tip of her nose, and finally exploded like fireworks at her lips.

This smile is roughly equivalent to one hundred million calories.

Her peach blossom eyes, when she smiles, are undeniably affectionate, and there's nothing wrong with that.

Chen Yajie's deep affection is a treasure to be cherished for a lifetime.

[I've accepted it.]

[You agreed, right?]

That’s right.

"Lin Mo, don't you have any apples?"

Li Qingran then asked a question, interrupting the flirtatious exchange between the two that made her very uncomfortable.

"Ahem, I don't actually celebrate Western holidays much."

"No, that's not right. A holiday is meaningful just because it's written on the calendar. As long as it expresses the wish for the safety of family and friends, then it's very meaningful!"

Chen Yajie accused, and then tugged at Jiang Wanfeng, who was still glaring at Li Qingran, "Isn't that right, Wanfeng?"

"Right...right?" Jiang Wanfeng didn't know why, but when she heard that Lin Mo hadn't prepared apples, she felt a little disappointed.

But then I thought about it again, and realized I hadn't prepared either, so it seemed like a kind of unspoken understanding between us.

win!

Jiang Wanfeng had her own set of winning strategies, and her mood suddenly improved.

"That being said, even without a gift, the thought is what counts." Li Qingran indicated that she would not accept perfunctory responses.

"Lin Mo, where is your heart?"

However, this remark pleased the two girls present, who both looked at him.

"A Christmas present?" Lin Mo asked tentatively.

"You can express your feelings by speaking."

"Well... I hope you're all safe and sound."

"..."

Li Qingran closed her eyes, rubbed her forehead, and sighed, much like a young wife who had been waiting alone in her empty room and was now seeing her helpless and exhausted husband.

"Tsk." Jiang Wanfeng rolled her eyes, her lips pouting, her expression a mixture of frustration and anger.

"Lin Mo, although I'm happy to receive your blessing, I'm still really bad..." Chen Yajie laughed awkwardly.

The three girls all understood that more important than personal blessings was who Lin Mo would treat differently—who he would talk to first, who he would treat differently...

Even if everyone has it, it has to be different.

"Hmm...like the uncle in the family group chat, he always likes to send out some blessings during holidays."

Chen Yajie hit the nail on the head.

"..."

"How about we postpone it until Christmas?" Lin Mo suggested, as saying "I want them all" in front of three girls at the same time was still a bit too much, especially since they were in class...

"Christmas presents should be put in stockings... Lin Mo, is that on purpose?"

Li Qingran narrowed her eyes, looking wary.

"No... I'm not interested in socks."

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