On the way home that summer night, Xue Yuantong clung to the back seat of the Mountain Bike and asked about Chuchu.
She and Chuchu were very close. They had grown up in the same village, often wandering all over the hills and fields together, playing marbles, catching butterflies, collecting scraps to sell for snack money, and going to and from school together. They had formed a deep friendship.
It was only later, when Xue Yuantong went with her mother to Yuzhou City and entered middle school, that they had no choice but to separate.
Yet her friendship with Xue Chuchu had not faded much because of the distance.
Now that Xue Chuchu had come to the city for high school, in all of vast Yuzhou City, Xue Yuantong had only one true friend: her.
She might be a little silly, but she was not stupid. She worried that Jiang Ning might dislike Chuchu. If that happened, she would not know what to do.
Jiang Ning was puzzled when he heard that, wondering why she would ask such a question.
Xue Chuchu looked cold and distant on the surface, but she was actually gentle, well-mannered, and sensible. He believed few people would dislike a girl like that.
"How could I? If you want her to come over, just invite her. It's only one more pair of chopsticks," he said casually.
"Mhm." Xue Yuantong relaxed after hearing that.
Jiang Ning rarely lied to her. Since he said that, it meant he did not dislike Chuchu.
With that thought, the corners of her mouth curled up. Enjoying the cool summer-night breeze, she began talking.
"Jiang Ning, did you know? The last time I talked with Chuchu, I found out that among the girls in our village, only Chuchu and I are still