A Young Woman's Heart

Mo Xueyao joined in the fun with Yu Shu's electronic synthesizer, while Wang Jiale... she was fiddling with her bass guitar, but she couldn't even hear the sound of it herself.

Everyone was laughing, shouting, and crowding in front of the digital camera to take photos, but the fireworks display eventually had to end.

The sweltering heat has dissipated, and the river breeze carries a touch of coolness.

The onlookers left one after another, leaving behind a pile of trash.

Several sanitation workers scrambled for empty bottles scattered all over the ground, while worthless plastic bags were ignored.

"How about we set up some fireworks like this at our debut concert?" Hua Yinyin asked with a smile, slinging her pipa over her shoulder.

"Okay."

"Okay, okay!"

"Huh, debuting?"

"Yeah! A group debut! That's so cool!" Hua Yinyin rubbed her nose with her thumb. "Little Shu'er, you should do your best too!"

"I...I will try my best..."

"Hey, don't be fooled by Yin Yin. By then, we might not even know if we'll still be familiar with each other!" Mo Xueyao laughed loudly.

Only after she said those words did she realize that it might not have been quite right.

As expected, the others suddenly fell silent.

The smile on his face vanished.

"You wretched little Yao Yao—" Hua Yinyin grabbed her neck with her arm, "Even in ten years, we'll still be super—super familiar with each other!"

“Yinyin is right.” This time, Wang Jiale sided with Hua Yinyin.

"Yes! Even if we're not in the same city anymore, we should still keep in touch."

"What? Youyou, didn't we agree to go to Xingda University together?!"

"Oh, right, so what are you all feeling sad about?"

"Ask Xiaoyao."

"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough, let go, let go, I'm suffocating!" Mo Xueyao shouted exaggeratedly, slapping Hua Yinyin's arm hard.

"Wait, wait a minute, um... you guys, and I can go later too, but Xiao Xue can't possibly go, right?" Yu Shu suddenly asked.

"Oh, right..."

Everyone turned to look at Mr. Xue.

The latter, however, looked serious and cleared his throat: "It seems there's a secret I have to confess."

"what?"

"puff?"

"Actually, I'm a girl." Mr. Xue said seriously, and everyone stared at him expressionlessly until he was the first to break down and laugh out loud. "Isn't this joke funny?"

Not at all.

"I guessed it, didn't I?"

Hua Yinyin placed her hand on his shoulder with a sincere expression: "Xiaoxue, promise me you'll go to Thailand for surgery this month and then come back, okay?"

“Okay!” Mr. Xue agreed readily.

"There's no time like the present, let's set off today!"

"Alright, I'm off!" Mr. Xue made a gesture of slinging his bag over his shoulder and took two steps forward.

"Can you two stop acting out a TV drama?" Mo Xueyao sighed helplessly, kicked the bicycle kickstand, and sat down. "We need to go home, or it'll be too late."

"Little Yaoyao~" Hua Yinyin opened her arms, "Give me a ride!"

"Alright, come on up."

"Did Youyou and Xiaoxiao also come by bicycle?"

"Ah."

"I'll take a taxi back then, anyone want to come along?"

“Me.” Mr. Xue raised his hand.

Yu Shu, who was standing next to her, quickly nodded as well.

"Hey, isn't that Yue Tingfeng?"

"Where? Little Yao Yao, are you seeing things?"

"No way, I saw his face clearly, it looked like him, with a girl, uh—the host from that day, no way, this guy has already hooked up with her?"

"Watching the fireworks together? That sounds like a date."

"Le Tingfeng—!" Mo Xue shouted at the familiar figure, but her voice was swallowed up by the crowd, like a pebble thrown into the sea, without even a splash.

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Chapter 283 Music Listening to the Wind and the Junior Sister

(One)

The river embankment across the street was bustling with noise; even before nightfall, many onlookers had already gathered.

At the very end of the dense crowd, Yue Tingfeng looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to him, then stealthily climbed over the fence and followed the long steps to the embankment closer to the river.

Because this area gets flooded during high tide, ordinary people are not allowed to come down here most of the time.

Just below the steps, a sweet-looking girl wearing the uniform of Yukong High School was resting one foot against the wall, waiting somewhat anxiously.

"Ah, I'm so sorry! I'm late..."

"It's nothing." The girl straightened up, somewhat awkwardly covering her mouth with the back of her hand. "Was there a traffic jam on the way?"

"Yeah... Haha, I didn't expect so many people to come to the fireworks display. You have no idea, it was packed with people up there."

"So that's why you put me in this position?"

"Hmm, I didn't expect you to come down first, haha."

"It's just because it's awkward for one person to be standing there..."

"Sorry sorry."

"It's okay."

Le Tingfeng chuckled twice, put down his backpack, and then took out a thick tent mat from it: "You haven't had dinner yet, have you? I brought a lot of things, including cooked food, snacks, drinks, and cocktails."

"Huh? I'm not an adult yet, I can't drink alcohol..."

"Cough cough! I'll drink it myself." Le Tingfeng coughed twice and sat down cross-legged first. "My family owns a bar, so we have a lot of cocktails and the like. I usually drink them like beverages. I'm used to it. This one is basically alcohol-free, sweet, and similar to Sprite."

"Huh? Is that so?" The girl smoothed her skirt and slowly sat down beside him, her face slightly flushed.

"Come on, Jiang Ying, try this. It's braised beef made by my mom. It tastes amazing. Do you eat spicy food? If you do, you can dip it in this chili sauce."

"I'm not eating it."

"How about sweet bean sauce?"

"Hmm, this is good!" Jiang Ying took the disposable chopsticks handed to her by Le Tingfeng, unfolded them very ladylike, picked up a piece, took a small bite with her white teeth, and slowly chewed it while pursing her lips.

"Is it delicious?"

"Really? That's awesome!"

"Haha, as long as it tastes good."

"Um... Senior Le, you can just call me Yingying."

"Ah... Yingying."

"Can I call you Tingfeng then?"

"Of course!" Le Tingfeng nodded vigorously, her face full of a happy smile.

"You came in your school uniform today? Did you go to school?"

"Yes, I attended a host training course at school and memorized some scripts that I'll be using later."

"You're so busy, it's really not easy for you to find time to spend with me."

"I really want to see fireworks myself..." Jiang Ying stretched out her legs and gently leaned on Le Tingfeng's shoulder.

"Haha, did I scare you the other day?"

"No, I already knew you liked me."

"Huh? Huh? Did I make it that obvious?"

"Yeah, even though I'm a freshman in high school, you pay special attention to me. We've only participated in a few activities together, but you always try to chat with me. I'm not stupid."

"Hahaha... cough, aha, I didn't expect you to agree. I was thinking that since I'm graduating soon, I don't want to have any regrets."

"And now? Are you planning to dump Yingying after graduation?"

"How could that be? Of course, I'll be waiting for you at the university."

"I might not get into the same university... Besides, I'll probably still have to go back to live in Taiwan."

"Then I might as well go to Taiwan to study. Is that even possible?"

Wow! Tingfeng, are you really going to do this? That's so cool!

"Are you praising me or mocking me...?"

"Of course I'm praising you. I'll ask my dad for you and he'll tell you what to do then."

"Okay." Le Tingfeng looked at the setting sun, which was gradually sinking and turning the river water red. "Don't you think I'm being too decisive?"

No, I think you're super sincere.

"As expected of the person I've set my sights on!"

"You look cool when you're confident!"

"Then I'll be more confident from now on!"