A Young Woman's Heart

Unfortunately, Wang Jiale couldn't come to the band room to rest today.

After all, it would be a little difficult for her to get into the top 30 in the whole grade.

Even though she's not coming, it should still be quite lively here.

Close friends will probably come.

For example, tea liqueur...

Just then, the half-closed classroom door was pushed open, and Cha Li walked in with a refreshed look. When she saw Mr. Xue sleeping on the table, she suddenly tiptoed up behind him, seemingly intending to scare him.

But just as she lowered her body, Mr. Xue suddenly turned around and let out a loud shout with laughter: "Haa!"

"Wow!!" As it turned out, Cha Li was the one who was startled.

Mr. Xue laughed with a smug and innocent smile, as if he had successfully pulled off a prank.

……

Chapter 214 Parting

(One)

2002.3.29; 22:19 "Brave Bull Warrior": Can you come tomorrow?

2002.3.30; 01:02 "Azure Sky": Ah, tomorrow, today?

2002.3.30; 01:03 "Brave Bull Warrior": Hmm.

2002.3.30; 01:04 "Azure Sky": But I have to go to class during the day.

2002.3.30; 01:30 "Brave Bull Warrior": Okay.

2002.3.30; 01:31 "Azure Sky": Is there anything important?

……

(two)

"Um, hello? Teacher Qiu? Um, could you please ask Wen for a leave of absence for me?"

"Can't you ask for leave yourself? What's wrong? You need to ask for leave today? You seniors have to have class today, right?"

"I... have something to take care of..."

"Do you have a cold? Fever? Feeling unwell? Or something else? Why don't you have your parents ask Wenwen directly?"

"I, uh...I..."

"It's not related to girls, is it?"

"what……"

"Okay, I'll tell them for you tomorrow. Just say that you accidentally fell into a stinky ditch while filming for the art club yesterday, drank some dirty water, and got diarrhea today, so you can't come."

"...Okay...alright, that's fine, that's settled then, thank you, Ms. Qiu!"

……

(three)

"Ah Yong, you're out so early? Mom just got off work. Do you want me to make you breakfast?"

"No need, Mom, I'll eat out!"

"What a waste of money, eating out again. Are you in such a hurry to go to school to copy homework today?"

"Ah, right, I'm rushing to copy homework!"

"You brat, do your homework properly! Who are you going to copy from during the college entrance exam?"

"Okay, okay, I got it, I got it—"

……

(four)

Early in the morning, a torrential rain began to fall from the deep purple sky.

Zhou Yong, who hadn't brought an umbrella, was soaked to the bone as soon as he got out of the car.

The wind slipped into his collar, but it didn't make him shiver, because his heart was pounding and his whole body felt burning hot.

The icy rain fell on him, like boiling water, emitting wisps of white steam.

He was running wildly in the rain wearing his Western-style Yukong High School uniform, his sneakers, which didn't quite match the uniform, were already soaked.

The elevator was empty in the early morning, and the corridor was deathly silent.

It was as if all of humanity in the world had perished, leaving him wandering alone.

Zhou Yong stood in front of Tian Tingchan's door. The familiar doorplate now seemed so unfamiliar. He took a deep breath and swallowed several times before finally knocking on the door.

He seemed to have forgotten that there was actually a doorbell on the apartment door.

But the door was eventually opened.

He wasn't pushed away; rather, he unconsciously twisted the handle and pushed it away.

The door was unlocked and slightly ajar.

A dim, gloomy light shone into the room, casting a long shadow.

The rising sun seemed about to break through the clouds, but it was as if something was blocking it, making it difficult to unleash its brilliant light.

In the living room, Tian Tingchan was packing her luggage into a large bag.

The vase on the windowsill is gone, and the toothpick box on the dining table has been removed.

The only thing still there is the cage of the little hamster named Mochi, and next to it lies a plush bear that Tian Tingchan had repaired before. She seems to have named it... Meat Floss.

The carefree little hamster continued eating its sunflower seeds, seemingly unaware of anything amiss.

She looked up at him.

His Adam's apple bobbed several times but then receded, but he finally spoke: "So suddenly... are we moving?"

"Hmm." She nodded listlessly and packed almost everything she could take from the room into her bag.

Several identical bags were placed on the living room floor.

It even makes people wonder if she could carry it by herself.

"where to?"

"A very far place."

How far is it?

Tian Tingchan stopped what she was doing, as if a movie had been paused.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment, as if it had stopped flowing.

Zhou Yong stood at the door, his hand restlessly on the shoe rack. There were no shoes left on the rack, but there was still a pair of slippers that were specially given to him.

The house was spotless, just like when we first moved in.

He took a deep breath, then another.

Tian Tingchan finally spoke: "Beijing."

Her nose seemed a little congested, and her voice had a slightly nasal quality.

"Ah...that's so far."

"Yes, it's 1,200 kilometers away from here."

"Ah...it's so far." Zhou Yong was a little stunned. He remembered many things Tian Tingchan had told him before, and couldn't help but touch his nose, repeating, "So far."

"Yes, it's very far."

"Taking the train...it must take a long time."

"About twenty hours."

"Why the sudden decision to go...?"

“A friend introduced me to an internship there. I’ll go early to familiarize myself with the environment so that I can work more easily and smoothly.”

"Then, then, what about the final exams this semester?" Zhou Yong spoke very quickly, as if trying to prolong her time.

"I passed the exam ahead of schedule." Tian Tingchan forced a smile. "I'm an excellent student."

"Ah... impressive." Zhou Yong tried hard to find a topic of conversation; silence was a luxury he couldn't afford at this moment. "So... shall we set off today?"

"Ah."

Will he come back?

"do not know."

"……I……"

Zhou Yong gritted his teeth and frowned, as if he had a fishbone stuck in his throat.

He cleared his throat, as if he had a thick phlegm that he couldn't spit out.

Tian Tingchan finally put everything away from the shelf.

He suddenly stopped when he saw a metal box.

She opened the tin box and took out the glass jar inside.

Something dark red was soaking in a semi-transparent liquid.

Zhou Yong felt like he had entered a hospital, as he could smell a faint odor of disinfectant.

"Zhou Yong." Her voice suddenly rose, just like any other time she had ever called him, "Come here."

"What's wrong?" Zhou Yong put on the slippers, his legs feeling as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

"Look at this."

"What's this?"