Yang Zhi Missed Him, Very Much

After bravely making voice and video calls, Ding Yebai and Yang Zhi could now communicate very naturally through WeChat.

These days, Ding Yebai looked for Yang Zhi every night to ask her questions.

And Yang Zhi explained everything very patiently.

Since they had exchanged photos last time, the two of them had not talked about anything unrelated to studying.

After all, for high school seniors, studying was the most important thing.

What was actually rather strange was that whenever Yang Zhi walked around that middle school during the day, she would occasionally think of Ding Yebai.

It was an indescribable feeling.

Maybe it was the trees outside the window, or the clouds in the sky, or the mist on the car window, or the pen cap on her desk. Whenever she looked at any of them, somehow all she saw was Ding Yebai's face.

Whenever this happened, Yang Zhi would mock herself.

"It's not nice to say this about a science student. But, Senior Sister, your brother really does seem like a Taoist priest."

"It was as if he cast a spell on all these flowers and plants. Otherwise, why does everything I look at resemble him?"

This woman was extremely rational and calm when she thought about things, so in the end, she merely decided that these feelings were because she was overly concerned about his academic performance.

A week of studying passed quickly.

On the morning she left Qi City, Yang Zhi bought a roasted sweet potato while waiting for her ride at the entrance of the residential complex.

A piping-hot roasted sweet potato~

Autumn had truly turned cool, and the weather had gotten much colder.

When the wind blew, ginkgo leaves landed on her khaki trench coat.

She pinched one between her fingers and turned it around. "By November, they should have turned completely yellow. I saw a bouquet made from ginkgo leaves a few days ago. I should make one then."

With that, she took another bite of the sweet potato.

"Yang Zhi."

"Hmm?"

When Yang Zhi turned around at the sound of her name and saw Fu Hui, the smile on her face froze.

She frowned slightly and looked at him. "Why is it that I can see you wherever I go?"

Actually, ever since that night, she had never wanted to see Fu Hui again. Seeing him made her irritated.

This time, Fu Hui no longer had that arrogant air about him. Instead, he was reserved and low-key, completely different from the wealthy young master he had seemed like before.

Fu Hui slowly walked up to Yang Zhi. First, he bowed deeply to her. Then he exhaled a breath of cold air, looked into her eyes, and said with deep remorse, "I'm sorry. I was drunk last time, and what I said wasn't fit for a human being. Don't take it to heart."

Yang Zhi: "????"

She was stunned for a moment. She truly did not understand what Fu Hui was doing. It was as if he had suddenly become a different person.

Fu Hui said, "I'm sorry. I thought about it for a very, very long time after I went home. My behavior back then was awful. That student was right. When you love someone, you really should love all of her, and protect her vulnerabilities. I'm sorry!"

Yang Zhi looked at him without saying a word.

Picking a huge fight with him was not in her nature, but neither could she simply smile and let it go as she usually would.

So she was also thinking about how to handle this.

Fu Hui said, "I thought about it for a long time after I went home. Actually, you were right. You don't like me, so there's no point in wasting any more time on you."

Yang Zhi's expression remained calm. As she listened, the roasted sweet potato grew too hot in her right hand, so she switched it to her left.

Seeing this casual movement, Fu Hui knew that she was still rejecting him.

She had hardly listened to him seriously at all.

Sigh, what a failure of a life.

Even someone like Yang Zhi hated him now. It seemed he still needed to improve himself.

"Ah, all right!!! That's everything I wanted to say!" Fu Hui scratched the back of his head and said with a grin, "This should be the last time I ask around for your workplace, Yang Zhi. Sorry for the trouble I caused you before. Sigh... damn it, saying I'll let go really is easier said than done."

Of course I understand that when you don't get a response, you should know when to stop.

But...

Sigh.

In the end, he realized that what wasn't yours would never be yours.

Fu Hui said, "Don't worry. I absolutely won't show up and bother you anymore. I'll go find another relationship!!! Yang Zhi, I hope you'll live happily from now on and find someone you can spend your whole life with."

He paused. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he hurriedly said, "Oh, right. Actually, don't worry about so many things. Age isn't a problem. But it's probably best to wait until after the exams."

"?????"

Only then did Yang Zhi slowly raise her eyes and look at Fu Hui. Although she was not smiling, her expression was no longer as icy as before.

After a long while, she sighed helplessly.

In the end, they were still elementary school classmates, and both of them had been lucky enough to survive the great earthquake.

Neither of them spoke. Another silence fell between them.

Fu Hui also understood how Yang Zhi felt. It was normal that she did not speak to him. Considering what he had said that night, the fact that she was willing to stand there and listen to him finish was already something he was deeply grateful for.

Beep—beep.

At that moment, Ding Yuerong drove over to pick Yang Zhi up and take her back to Jinghuai.

She really was a savior. Otherwise, no one knew how this awkward scene would have ended.

After getting into the car, Yang Zhi happily continued eating her roasted sweet potato.

Ding Yuerong glanced at her and asked, "That guy came again?"

"He won't anymore."

"Oh? So he finally let go completely?"

Yang Zhi looked relieved. "Mm."

"Pfft. He finally came to his senses." Ding Yuerong could not help laughing.

"..."

Yang Zhi did not say anything, but it was easy to tell that something was wrong with her mood now.

Ding Yuerong said, "Hmm? It's rare to see you like this. Well, it makes sense. After all, he brought up the earthquake. Even if you cursed that man out now, I wouldn't be surprised. I'd curse him with you."

After saying that, she deliberately stared at Yang Zhi for a while.

After all, it was rare to see Yang Zhi in a foul mood. In her memory, Yang Zhi had always been cheerful, gentle, and easy to get along with.

If she did not smile, though, she was actually an elegant, cool beauty with a hint of melancholy.

How did that saying go again? Oh, right—brightness within clarity, brilliance in low saturation.

Yang Zhi rubbed her aching temples. "Sigh..."

Ding Yuerong said, "Haha, let's not think about the earthquake anymore. Hmm... Interpersonal relationships really are troublesome. But to be honest, I feel like you're very popular."

"..."

Yang Zhi raised her brows slightly and looked at Ding Yuerong strangely. "Am I?"

"Whether they're men or women, who wouldn't like someone considerate, knowledgeable, beautiful, and gentle?"

"..."

"Silence? Has no one ever told you that you have all those qualities?"

Yang Zhi said, "How could anyone say something like that to my face? But if I absolutely had to count, there is one person."

"Only one? Then I guess those people are just shy. You're really well-liked."

Being liked by someone was an incredibly happy thing.

Yang Zhi raised her brows slightly but remained silent.

Her extreme lack of confidence made Ding Yuerong blurt out, "I'm not lying to you. Even my iceberg of a little brother often tells me these things."

Afterward, she glanced at Yang Zhi guiltily.

That's right!

Ding Yebai had not said it often at all!!

At most, he had said it once or twice.

Yet this made it sound as if he praised her every day, saying, Sister Yang Zhi is so gentle.

She's really the ideal big sister.

I just like big sisters who know how to take care of people.

Yang Zhi stared blankly ahead, still chewing her sweet potato. "Ding Yebai... he told you that?"

"What? You don't believe me? He does open up to his big sister. And when he does, he talks for more than three hours!"

After saying that, she glanced at Yang Zhi guiltily again.

That's right!

She was making things up again.

Yang Zhi could not help laughing just imagining the siblings talking to each other.

Her eyes curved, and she looked incredibly happy.

"I wonder how Ding Yebai is doing," she asked softly.

"Don't worry. He's definitely alive."

Yang Zhi laughed again.

Meanwhile

Jinghuai Water Town

Ding Yebai sneezed several times during math class.

The math teacher thought he was deliberately using his sneezes to point out that there was something wrong with the writing on the board, so every so often, he would ask him a question.

"Ding Yebai, are you all right? Is there something wrong with the problem I wrote?"

"Did I calculate this answer incorrectly?"

"Or is the entire equation wrong?"

"Ah, Student Ding Yebai, say something!"

Ding Yebai: "..."

The math teacher was really strange.

I was strange too. Who on earth was cursing me behind my back???