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"Fireworks...everyone?" Gu Yuning looked at him, then glanced down at the registration form that had just been closed.

"Coco and Wanwan both agreed?"

"Um."

"That's quite rare," Gu Yuning said meaningfully.

"What's so rare?"

"It's nothing." Gu Yuning put down her pen, a slow smile appearing on her lips. "I thought... you'd be very busy tonight. Are you choosing to come with everyone? What if our schedules don't match?"

"What's so busy about watching fireworks... Isn't this better? Let's watch fireworks together," Lin Zhou said.

"Yes, let's watch some fireworks." Gu Yuning nodded.

Lin Zhou moved a little closer to the table, leaning closer to Yu Ning, "So, Yu Ning, are you coming or not?"

Gu Yuning said, "Yeah, didn't we say this morning that it's the last day, so of course we should watch it together... Let's all watch it together, it feels like it's been a long time since we did this."

"Okay, I've found a spot too."

Gu Yuning asked, "You've even arranged the venue?"

"I was just thinking about it."

"It looks pretty good." Gu Yuning chuckled softly. "Yeah...it's good, it's good..."

Her voice gradually faded, her eyes filled with emotions Lin Zhou couldn't decipher. Gu Yuning didn't say anything more, just nodded silently.

"Don't you trust me to handle things?" Lin Zhou said.

"I wish you could rely on me," Gu Yuning said.

"Reliable Yu Ning is certainly good, but I prefer the more authentic you," Lin Zhou said.

Gu Yuning was silent for a few seconds before speaking, "Alright, you go find Xiaoyu first, be careful you don't run out of time."

"Hmm? Okay." Lin Zhou replied.

he left.

Gu Yuning watched Lin Zhou's departing figure, propping her chin up with one hand, "I...am I okay?"

"I...can do it."

It seemed as if she was asking Lin Zhou, or perhaps asking herself.

……

After leaving Gu Yuning's place, Lin Zhou began looking for Ye Zhiyu.

He sent a message first—

[Lin Zhou: Fish, where are you?]

No reply.

Another one.

Lin Zhou: I need to talk to you.

There has still been no reply.

Lin Zhou stared at the chat box for a few seconds, then thought for a moment.

[Lin Zhou: There's a free food stall with really good food.]

[Ye Zhiyu: Oh? Xishuo, where can I find free food?]

[Lin Zhou: Where are you?]

The message has disappeared again.

Lin Zhou: "..."

No.

This fish really knows how to pick its way home.

"This guy..."

He circled around to the stalls where Ye Zhiyu had just gone, and followed the drinks stall all the way to the game area. Along the way, he ran into two classmates he knew. He asked them, and they both said they seemed to have seen her before, but neither could say for sure where she had gone.

One person said it went to the left.

The other one said to go to the right.

Lin Zhou looked around.

Are there two fish you saw?

That's just how Ye Zhiyu is; she's everywhere when you don't want to see her.

When you really need to contact her, Ye Zhiyu seems to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.

He made another call, but the phone rang for a long time without being answered.

Just as Lin Zhou was about to hang up, his phone suddenly vibrated.

Ye Zhiyu sent me a photo—

A selfie of a pair of legs, fair and shapely, but nothing else is revealed.

[Ye Zhiyu: Let me show you my leg hair, guess where I am]

[Lin Zhou: Are you crazy? How are you supposed to guess leg hair?]

Ye Zhiyu is not replying again.

Lin Zhou: "..."

This guy... this guy, I really can't understand his thought process.

Lin Zhou sighed, then zoomed in on the image to take a closer look.

"Hmm... the angle of the light on these legs... it must have been in a sunny spot..." Lin Zhou zoomed in for another look. "Hmm? Although the leg hair is almost invisible, you can see some hairs that seem to have been pressed down by the wind..."

The wind force shouldn't be felt on the first floor.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhou raised his head—

He looked towards the rooftop.

……

The staircase in the old teaching building is quite quiet.

Below were the school anniversary booths, filled with laughter and music. Every now and then, someone would come over a loudspeaker to announce that something was on sale. But the higher you went, the farther away those sounds became, leaving only the sound of Lin Zhou's own footsteps.

He went up to the rooftop, pushed open the door, and a gust of wind blew in his face.

Ye Zhiyu leaned against the railing, leisurely enjoying the scenery while drinking a soda.

Hearing the door open, she slowly turned around. "Wow? How did you know I was here? You really figured it out?"

"I can tell."

"But the photo wasn't taken today," Ye Zhiyu said.

That photo was misleading; Ye Zhiyu wasn't actually in the picture at all.

"I know," Lin Zhou said expressionlessly. "It's something you're capable of doing."

"You understand me so well." Ye Zhiyu chuckled, then drew out the sound, "Oh, oh, oh."

Lin Zhou sighed, seemingly used to it.

"You still found it, didn't you?" Ye Zhiyu smiled. "What, you want to see my thighs?"

"Not interested."

"Here." Ye Zhiyu moved aside to make room for Lin Zhou.

Lin Zhou leaned against Ye Zhiyu. He glanced at the scenery, which seemed unremarkable. "Why did you come here?"

"It's too noisy downstairs," Ye Zhiyu said.

"You still complain about the noise?"

"A quiet, beautiful girl like me, who is majoring in literature, needs some space and time to be alone," Ye Zhiyu said.

Lin Zhou: "..."

Meow meow meow?

Where is literature?

"I speak in a very literary way," Ye Zhiyu said.

"Thunder Art? Then where's the quiet?"

"I can make anyone quiet in front of me," Ye Zhiyu said.

"What a quiet and beautiful literature major with a strong sense of martial arts." Lin Zhou's lips twitched.

Ye Zhiyu put the drink aside and looked up.

A gust of wind blew in from the other side of the rooftop, lifting some of her hair. A few strands brushed against her cheeks, and she casually brushed them away.

Lin Zhou wanted to continue speaking, but he stopped when his gaze fell on her face.

Ye Zhiyu usually has a lazy demeanor, swaying whether she's standing or walking, and she rarely says anything nice.

However, this angle—

Now that she's quiet, it's suddenly a bit different.

The girl had long eyelashes, and when the wind blew, her eyes would squint slightly. Her cheeks were illuminated by the sunlight, making her skin appear very white, and her nose and lips were clearly visible. Even her wind-blown hair made her look softer than usual.

She's quite pretty when she's not talking, but she has an extra mouth.

Lin Zhou watched.

Ye Zhiyu suddenly turned her head, "What the hell are you looking at? Your gaze is so cheesy..."

Lin Zhou: "..."

All right.

It's still the same fish.

I've come to see you.

"Yeah, I don't have any money."

"fireworks……"

Ye Zhiyu glanced at Lin Zhou with slight surprise, "You and me? What's wrong... are you going to confess to me?"