Qingteng's Mind - Middle School Era

Chapter 1347 Heartfelt Melody (Part 2)

Lin Yijie frowned slightly.

If she greets him, will he respond or not?
Is it impolite to ignore them? But if I do respond, how should I answer?
The girl he was with seemed to be turning around, which startled him. But then he saw that she seemed to move slightly. Was she about to leave?

He then realized that the girl accompanying him didn't seem to be the slightly curly-haired, slightly chubby girl from before.

Did they change partners? Or did their partners just get thinner?

After all, it had been more than a month since we last met. It was possible that his hair had grown longer and he had lost weight. However, he also seemed to have grown much taller, almost as tall as her now.

Seeing his companion move, Lin Yijie breathed a sigh of relief. The next second, he sighed inwardly, wondering when they would meet again.

"Ah Jie, listen to what Ouyang is saying."

The noise of several people around him pulled him back to reality. He smiled slightly at the people around him: As long as he's happy.

When I looked ahead again, she was no longer there.

Beside the vibrant forsythia bushes, three girls stood scattered about. The girl with the baby face stared at him with wide, curious eyes.

What are you looking at? Do you know him?
He couldn't help but want to laugh.

When his gaze swept over the girl next to him, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes: the girl had short, slightly curly hair and was a little chubby.

The moment she looked at him, her smile was brighter than the flowers around her, her eyes instantly narrowing into slits. After meeting his gaze, she hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at the forsythia by the wall.

Does this girl know him?
Before Lin Yijie could figure it out, his gaze inadvertently slipped, and out of the corner of his eye, he noticed someone staring at him. He shifted his gaze slightly and saw a girl with waist-length hair staring intently at him.

What are you looking at? One, two, three of you, all staring at him so openly? Are all girls these days so oblivious to others?
Ah Jie understands me best. When Ouyang Moxuan’s loud voice rang in my ears, I suddenly felt a weight on my shoulder. “Luo Jun, what are you laughing at?”
Seeing you happy makes everyone happy," Luo Jun's low voice rang out from the other side, "After all, you're everyone's source of joy."

He chuckled softly and remained silent, gently pushing away the weight on his shoulder. Amidst the laughter of those around him, he walked down the steps and turned onto the central avenue heading north.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly remembered that the girl who turned towards the forsythia seemed to be her former companion.

So, that's why she stopped, and that's why those three girls stayed and openly stared at him?!

So, it was her classmate?!
Lin Yijie was startled. He turned his head slightly to the left and saw that the three people were still standing there, talking about something.

Could it be that they're talking about him?

She noticed him?
Lin Yijie's hand, which was in his pocket, twitched involuntarily. He suppressed the slight upturn of his lips and looked towards the swaying crowd ahead. After searching for a while, his gaze settled on a high ponytail swaying back and forth on the bluestone path a dozen meters to his right...

"I'm ready, you guys take your time eating."

Lin Yijie put down his chopsticks and bowl, stood up slowly, and left the table.

"Wait for me." Ouyang Moxuan called out as he stuffed a mouthful of rice into his mouth. "Wait for me, I'll be done in a minute."

Lin Yijie smiled slightly and stopped at the dining table: "Please take your time eating."

"No, no, no, let's go together. We agreed on Yunling F5, we can't fall behind at any time." Luo Jun waved his hand and patted Guo Kai on the shoulder, causing Guo Kai to cough repeatedly.

“Alright,” Ouyang Moxuan chewed the rice in his mouth vigorously, “You’re right, give me thirty seconds.”

Lin Yijie smiled and walked towards the corridor.

Yunling F5? Seriously, you've watched too much Meteor Garden.

He increasingly felt that being alone was actually quite good, just like Zheng Yifan, free and unrestrained, how wonderful!
Looking at the bustling restaurant, Lin Yijie felt the importance of quietness even more, and quickened his pace.

Behind them, however, came Luo Jun's shouts, Ouyang Moxuan's echoing voices, and Guo Kai's reluctant responses.

He didn't need to turn around to know that Guo Kai had reluctantly put down his chopsticks and bowl, and then shoveled down a few more mouthfuls of rice.

Lin Yijie kept walking past the tables of his classmates and neighboring classes, heading towards the path ahead.

Just as I turned onto the southbound road, I heard a flurry of footsteps behind me. "Hey, A-Jie, why are you walking so fast?" "Finally caught up." "I never thought you walked so fast."

A group of people stopped in front of, behind, and to the sides of him.

Lin Yijie smiled but remained silent.

People were coming and going from the dining area every now and then, and people were coming and going from the opposite direction. The group of them walked slowly and steadily toward the south entrance of the restaurant amidst this crowd.

"Are we going to the dorm in a bit?" "Why go to the dorm? Let's just go back to the classroom." "Just going back to the dorm for a stroll."

Amidst the commotion of a few people, Lin Yijie passed by tables and dining areas, then looked straight ahead. He knew that South Gate 1 was still about ten tables away.

Suddenly, a girl with a high ponytail walked out of the dining area, four tables away, and the next second, she was in front of him.

He was taken aback. What a coincidence!

Traveling alone? Where are her companions?
He quickened his pace, and the people around him followed with a soft exclamation.

He had only taken a few steps when the girl in front of him suddenly turned around. He stopped in his tracks, realizing he had mistaken her for someone else!
He looked down at the road beneath his feet. What was wrong with him? What was he thinking? Had he forgotten that he was a senior in high school?

"I think we should go back to the classroom. After all, we have the second mock exam next week," Ouyang Moxuan's voice rang out beside him.

“That works,” Luo Jun nodded. “Although you only scored one point higher than Guo Kai last time, one point makes all the difference in the college entrance exam.”

The voices of several people were booming around him, making Lin Yijie laugh out loud. The second mock exam was next week, so he had to concentrate on studying.

"Watch where you're going. How do you walk?" Guo Kai moved to the right and tugged at Lin Yijie's arm. "The road is so wide, how can you still bump into people?"

Lin Yijie looked in the direction of the sound and saw a boy glance at them before walking past them.

"Really..."

"It's alright," Lin Yijie said. "There are a lot of people, so let's not walk side by side."

As soon as he finished speaking, his gaze fell on someone looking at him not far to his right.

Those bright, captivating eyes... it was her?
Lin Yijie couldn't help but smile, nodding and chuckling softly, suppressing the inexplicable surprise that suddenly welled up inside him, and looked at the girl again.

Ouyang's voice suddenly rang out beside her: "Look, that person..."

Lin Yijie blurted out, "Yes, I saw it."

The next second, seeing Ouyang Moxuan staring at him, he realized the problem with his words and quickly changed the subject.

Fortunately, Guo Kai intervened in time, diverting Ouyang's attention and shifting the conversation away from him to preparations for the second mock exam.

Amidst the noise, he pretended to calmly approach her, then pretended to look at her calmly, and then pretended to walk past her peacefully.

He only loosened his clenched fists after walking out of the restaurant's south entrance and down the steps.

The first time, we passed each other by.

It was the first time I had seen her so close up.

For the first time, he met her gaze as she looked at him.

Facing the bright sun overhead, he suddenly felt that the air was filled with the fresh scent of spring...

A breeze blew by, and a strand of hair fell across his forehead, pulling him back from his wandering thoughts. What a coincidence, just two days later, they had run into each other again.

His high ponytail, flying in the wind, made his mood soar as well, light and joyful.

A melody is breaking ground in my heart—a prelude to youth that is more exhilarating than any sonata.