A Young Woman's Heart

Running in the dead of winter is the most painful thing, especially after you finish running when the sweat turns cold immediately, and then the wind blows, it's just... ugh...

The first class this morning was geography, taught by the head of teaching, Yinling.

Once you get to know her, you'll find that Ginling isn't a strict teacher; it's just that because she's the head of student affairs, the students are relatively well-behaved.

I glanced at Xiao Ji again; he wasn't looking at me and was listening attentively to the lesson.

You take notes pretty fast.

Today we're going over the test papers, so he's probably memorizing the questions he got wrong?

"Mo Xueyao, what are you looking back at?" Yinling walked up to me with a smile and gently patted the top of my head.

I quickly turned my head away. I was so focused on writing this letter that I almost forgot I was still in class!

After adjusting my mindset, I refocused my attention.

When get out of class ended, I quickly went to check on Xiao Ji.

Contrary to what I expected, he doesn't seem to always be sitting alone in the corner.

Akimoto Aya seemed to be laughing and joking with him when Yue Tingfeng from the next table moved his chair over to chat with him.

When talking about interesting parts, Xiao Ji became especially animated.

Ah, so he wasn't such a cold person after all?

But why do you always have a stern face when you see me?

Is she too nervous?

Oh no, he noticed I was watching him.

Tsk, I've seen him too many times today. I hope he won't misunderstand.

Don't worry, kid, I'm just observing you to write a letter. Don't think you have any chance.

If there's anything you really want to say, you should contact me secretly when you graduate.

That way, if I reject you, you won't feel awkward...

No one knows what they were talking about, but Le Tingfeng suddenly grabbed Xiao Ji by the neck and jokingly dragged him to the ground.

Then Yue Tingfeng, as if afraid of retaliation, laughed loudly and ran out of the classroom.

Duanmu Ji sat in the classroom, shaking his head helplessly as he looked at him.

Hmm, maybe I should write a letter to Yue Tingfeng next time. By the way, does Yue Tingfeng like Yue Le?

Tsk tsk, both of their names contain the character for "joy," they might actually be a good match!

Oh no, I've become just as gossipy as Lele.

Xiao Ji suddenly looked in my direction, his gaze somewhat evasive, as if he wanted to look but dared not.

It made me find it somewhat funny.

Then, probably feeling awkward, he actually called out to Zhou Yong, who was sitting next to me: "Zhou Yong."

"what happened?"

"fine……"

Pfft, Xiao Ji, can't you improve your acting skills?!

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Chapter Seventy-Three: Picking Up Her Boyfriend, Sanhua Tongjue

This is the first rain of winter.

The coldness on my skin felt like freshly melted ice.

Today is Thursday, and the sky is overcast and hazy. Even when it is bright, it feels cold.

You can't even see when the sun sets; it's already completely dark by the time you buy dinner.

The students spent the entire evening self-study session rushing to finish their homework.

Recently, there has been an increasing amount of homework being assigned. Even Mo Xueyao, who is very efficient, can only barely finish all her homework half an hour before the end of evening self-study.

Many students simply couldn't finish writing and had to go home to continue.

Many people say they do their homework until midnight or even 1 or 2 a.m. every day.

If you really can't finish writing, you can only wait until you come to school the next day to copy it.

Many students who originally did not want to copy homework were forced to join in.

Senior year of high school is mostly monotonous, filled with repetitive studying, all for the sake of a brighter future.

When the actual school bell rang, the students in the classroom did not feel relieved.

Many people became even more irritable.

Mo Xueyao had already packed her schoolbag, and as soon as the bell rang, she got up to leave.

The classroom was cleaned before evening self-study today, so there's no need to stay in the classroom waiting for Li Wanyan.

Boarding students put away their homework, preparing to take it back to their dormitories to continue writing.

Although the lights are supposed to be turned off at 10 p.m., many boarding students have bought battery-operated desk lamps so they can continue doing their homework even after the lights are turned off.

Although we don't need to clean anymore, we still have to wait until all the students have left.

Ye Banxia checked the windows one last time, making sure they were all closed, before finally leaving the classroom: "Class monitor, everything is fine now."

"Okay." Li Wanyan gently pressed the button, and all the lights in the classroom immediately went out.

"Boom-"

The sound of wooden doors being slammed shut could also be heard from other classrooms.

Rainy Sky High School is about to enter its own dark night.

Of course, it won't be too lonely, after all, the lights in the rooms of the dormitory building have also been turned on.

Only when you get downstairs can you truly feel how heavy the rain is.

Some girls with less strength seemed unable to even hold up the umbrella. The dense rain hitting the umbrella surface made them sway along with the umbrella, and they could only hold the umbrella handle to their chests to stabilize it and prevent it from being knocked off course by the continuous rain.

"Toot—" A student casually opened his automatic umbrella, but the canopy and handle detached, and the umbrella was blown far away by the strong wind. The boy stood there awkwardly, not knowing whether he should chase after the flying umbrella.

However, while he hesitated, the thing had already flown far away.

A large truck roared over it, and it looked like it was no longer usable.

Mo Xueyao and Li Wanyan each held an umbrella, their umbrellas touching, and they strolled out of the school gate.

The small shop near the school gate experienced its last business boom of the day, especially on such a rainy day when there were no other vendors, so naturally more people went to the shop to buy things.

Huang Yuxi stood at the gate holding a bright yellow umbrella, which made Mo Xueyao glance at him a few more times.

"Xiao Xi! Your brother hasn't come to pick you up yet?"

"Um... I'm not going... home today..."

"Huh? Did you tell your brother?" Mo Xueyao asked with some concern.

Li Wanyan also looked at him with some concern.

In class, Ye Wen mentioned several times that everyone should take care of Huang Yuxi, and after spending a lot of time together, most of the classmates would naturally and couldn't help but take care of him.

Perhaps it's because he seemed like a pitiful little kitten.

"N-no..." Huang Yuxi's expression was somewhat flustered, "My brother...my brother...is not coming back today..."

"Oh, where are you going to play? Come home early, don't make your brother worry."

"Mmm..." Huang Yuxi bit her lip, seemingly hesitating whether to explain.

Suddenly, a mint green car slowly drove out from the rain and mist in the distance.

This was the first time Mo Xueyao had ever seen such a strange vehicle, and for a moment she didn't even know whether to call it a sedan or a minivan.

If it were a sedan, its shape would be more like a minivan, so it could be considered a sedan... Its size is about half that of a normal sedan, with a slightly protruding front and a boxy rear, resembling a minivan scaled down to a certain size.

The car drove nimbly to the school gate, not far from Mo Xueyao.

At such a close distance, she was able to see its size more clearly.

It seems... not much longer than a motorcycle.

"Xiao Xi!" The electric car window rolled down, and Sanhua Tongjue, who wasn't wearing a wig or colored contact lenses, waved vigorously at Huang Yuxi.

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be easy to spot someone among so many umbrellas.

But when Mo Xueyao tilted her head and saw the three big characters "Huang Yuxi" on his umbrella, she immediately understood.

This umbrella was probably a gift from Sanhua Tongjue...

Huang Yuxi shook her umbrella and walked over quickly.

Mo Xueyao also leaned closer to take a look: "This car is really interesting. I've never seen such a small car before, but it actually has four seats!"

"I'm from Japan!" Mika Hitomi said boastfully, then quickly added, realizing she was speaking Japanese, "I'm from Japan!"

Having lived in the same classroom for a while, Mo Xueyao was quite familiar with Sanhua Tongjue's unique inverted sentences. Hearing her speak like this now, she felt a sense of nostalgia.

It was only something that happened last semester.

"Are you picking up Xiaoxi and taking her to your house?" she asked curiously as she walked around to the driver's side.

"Yes!"

"Looks like it's a bit far?"

“It’s very close…” This time, Huang Yuxi answered her, “Go straight ahead… turn the corner, and you’ll be there.”

"Huh, could it be right below the cancer hospital?"

"Hmm..." Huang Yuxi nodded somewhat uncertainly, mainly because he was not familiar with this area.

"Wouldn't that be very close to our family's fruit shop...?"