A Young Woman's Heart

—Actually, it's not that early, it's already 8:30.

This man, who also enjoys playing games but keeps his home impeccably clean, patted Shi Haiming firmly on the shoulder, clearly indicating he has a real 'home'.

"Tired?"

"Hmm..." He squinted and nodded, swaying his body.

"You've worked hard, take a day off. We just hired a new part-time worker today."

“Okay.” Shi Haiming glanced at the man and saw that he was indeed a regular customer. He probably didn’t have enough money to go online, so he worked part-time as a network administrator at an internet cafe to earn some money to support himself.

It seems this money will all end up in the boss's pocket.

……

(four)

People who are used to darkness will always find the light too dazzling.

The sun was so strong it felt like people were melting.

But my body was freezing cold.

Sleeping during the day is fine, at least it's warm.

Shi Haiming opened his eyes wide again, adjusting to the intense light.

It's a nice day.

I just need to draw the curtains when I sleep.

He actually quite liked the rainy days of the past few days.

—Because it was as dark as night.

He had nowhere to live, so he stayed in a dormitory provided by the boss, which was actually a room in the boss's house.

It is a farmer's house with a yard.

The advantage is that he can take a shower in the boss's large bathroom.

The downside is that his gossipy wife always manages to make a fuss during the day, preventing him from sleeping well.

But in any case, he still wanted to lie down and sleep on the bed that was temporarily his own.

It's a bit of a distance to walk there.

You have to cross the busy main road in front of Tesco.

At first, he felt a pang of nostalgia when he saw the shop he used to own, but now that it's been replaced by a newsstand, he feels nothing anymore.

It was as if that place had never had anything to do with him, and there was no trace of him left behind.

……

(Fives)

Sunshine always appears with beautiful things.

The girl with blue eyes and hair that shone with a dark gold hue in the sunlight was walking towards him.

He felt he had completely forgotten what she had looked like when she 'pretended' to be a boy.

She was in good spirits, with a smile on her face. Her face was smooth and fair after applying face cream, and it had a faint fragrance.

—It tastes like watermelon.

Shi Haiming was certain that he couldn't remember her from when he was a boy.

This is probably the best friend who has changed the most.

To this day, I don't even know if I should call her my best friend.

"Xiaoming!" she called out eagerly, placing her hand directly on his, just like before.

Oh, it's different. Before, you'd lean your whole body against it and put all your weight on it.

So Shi Haiming began to suspect that she might have once liked him.

But then I thought again, and that didn't make sense, because she really was my best friend.

How can a brother fall in love with another brother?

"Xiao Yao." He gave a weary smile.

She blinked her bright, clear, charming, and lovely blue eyes, a hint of concern in them: "What's wrong? Are you sleepy?"

"Yes."

"You really went to become a network administrator?"

"Yes."

"You work the night shift, and you live nearby?"

"Yeah yeah."

As Shi Haiming spoke, he let out a huge yawn, feeling as if an invisible hand was about to squeeze his heart out.

Are you off tomorrow?

"Tomorrow? Hmm, rest, no, that's not right, it should be today."

"Oh... how's it being a network administrator?"

Although her expression remained unchanged, for some reason, Shi Haiming sensed a hint of caution in it.

"It's alright, but there are a lot of troublemakers, and there are occasional fights."

Have you ever been hit?

"No, haha. You can come to the internet cafe where I work sometime. It'll be a lot of fun."

"Okay, where is it?"

“Over there…” Shi Haiming was a little reluctant to turn around, but he did anyway, pointing the way, “Go that way and then over there, you’ll see a small alley, turn in…”

"well……"

She didn't seem to have remembered it.

Then she said, "Wanyan and I want to go to Yonghe King for soy milk. Do you want to come and have breakfast too?"

"No, I just want to go back and get some sleep."

"Hmm..." She remained silent for a few seconds, seemingly unsure how to say goodbye. "Next time I'll record our band's performance for you..."

"Okay," he readily agreed.

"Oh, if we have time, we can all get together again."

"We'll see. Lately, all I want to do during my rest time is sleep."

"Yeah, life must be tough."

"It's alright, I just miss my junior high school days a bit."

"Um……"

He spoke first, before she could say anything: "I'm leaving now, you guys go have breakfast!"

"Okay, take care of yourself, Xiaoming. You don't look as good as before."

"Complexion?"

"Oh, right."

"It's nothing, I'll be fine after a little more sleep." Shi Haiming waved his hand and said goodbye to the two girls walking side by side.

He suddenly wondered if she liked girls.

That time she spent as a boy must have had some impact on her, right?

Or perhaps she's now open to accepting anything?

……

(six)

Shi Haiming hates it when people call him while he's sleeping.

He thought it must be that stupid boss who only knows how to exploit people.

When he answered the phone, he was already prepared to give his boss a piece of his mind.

However, the other person spoke first, a warm, familiar yet unfamiliar voice.

"Xiao Ming!! Hey hey, how have you been lately?"

Shi Haiming suppressed the anger brought on by his drowsiness: "Atao? Let's talk about it tonight, I'm very sleepy right now."

"What's wrong?"

"Night shift, network administrator."

"Oh, okay, then you can go to sleep."

"Okay, I'm going to sleep."

He hung up the phone, and outside the door, the boss's wife started doing something again, making a lot of noise that was hard to calm down.

However, Shi Haiming still fell asleep.

……

(seven)

Shi Haiming went back to class in his dream.

But he still wouldn't listen.

And so I returned to my old life.

It's just that the work was delayed by a few years.

He hated himself for lacking patience and perseverance.

But thinking about how tiring studying is, I finally decided to make myself a little more tired.