And so, the National Day holiday began.
As a senior in high school, did Ding Yebai have time to relax???
The answer was no!
He was frantically grinding through test papers, one after another. His teachers always said that the holidays were a perfect opportunity to overtake others on the bends, and he was using this time to study like crazy.
Actually, for him, all he had to study was English and Chinese.
He had always been looking forward to the next monthly exam, wondering what kind of excellent results he would achieve.
As for Yang Zhi, she was devoting herself wholeheartedly to studying in her dormitory at Jinghuai University!!!
Their graduate dormitory was a two-person room. Her roommate was a chubby girl who wore glasses and was named Luo Luo. Her family was rather poor, but she was highly motivated and ambitious.
She also got along well with Yang Zhi. A while ago, when Yang Zhi had not been staying in the dormitory, Luo Luo would even send messages like, [Yang Zhi, when are you coming back? I miss you so much. It's so boring being alone in the dorm.]
Mm... Actually, in a way, Yang Zhi really did have excellent relationships with people. She was the type who was popular with both men and women.
After being away for a while, Yang Zhi discovered upon returning that her adorable roommate seemed to be in a strange emotional state. She was listless no matter what she did, as though nothing could interest her, and she kept running to the lakeside, balcony, rooftop, and other dangerous places.
She still communicated and talked with Yang Zhi normally, of course, but she was still acting strangely.
She understood perfectly that it was not her own fault. She had not done anything to make Luo Luo sad.
If it was something else, and Luo Luo was unwilling to talk about it, there was nothing Yang Zhi could do.
A few more days passed like that.
The National Day holiday was already halfway over. Luo Luo and Yang Zhi remained the same, communicating normally without anything unusual happening.
During that time, Yang Zhi had also tried asking questions like, "What's wrong?" But the only answers she received were the obviously false words, "I'm fine."
Yang Zhi appeared unconcerned on the surface, but she still could not stop worrying inside. She had considered many possibilities, but did not dare ask rashly.
After all, Luo Luo was very sensitive and fragile inside. She might have been even worse than Yang Zhi had once been.
Finally.
On the morning of the sixth, Yang Zhi took Luo Luo to the park to see the flowers in bloom, something she rarely did.
The two of them silently watched for a long while before accompanying each other back to the dormitory.
After the lights went out that night, Luo Luo went to bed as usual.
Yang Zhi turned on a small lamp, wrote a line on a sheet of white paper, and then jogged over to Luo Luo's bed.
Feeling the movement, Luo Luo put on her glasses, looked at Yang Zhi, and asked softly, "What's up, Xiaozhi?"
Yang Zhi gave a cheeky grin, crouched down until their eyes met, and handed her the sheet of white paper.
Luo Luo carefully took the paper. Her pupils instantly widened.
[The sunset will always fall upon you, and you will have your own astronaut and moon, too.]
"Xiaozhi, what's this?"
"I noticed that you haven't seemed quite right lately, so I thought I'd give you a hand."
That one sentence caused Luo Luo's defenses to collapse instantly.
Tears began swirling in her eyes.
Mm... This was probably what people meant when they said that an adult's vulnerability appeared in an instant.
Yang Zhi said, "You've seemed really sad lately, but you refuse to tell me anything. I wanted to help shoulder some of the burden for you. Alas, you never gave me the chance."
Luo Luo wiped away her tears and placed the paper on the bed. In a slow voice, she said, "I broke up. We were together for seven years. He doesn't want me anymore."
Yang Zhi nodded. "I actually suspected that you might have broken up. That's why I wrote those words for you."
Luo Luo said, "555555..."
Yang Zhi extended her index finger and lightly poked Luo Luo's forehead, speaking with a hint of reproach. "Be honest. Were you thinking about killing yourself a while ago?"
Under the gaze of those beautiful eyes, Luo Luo did not dare lie and could only nod.
"Ah... I knew it."
With that, Yang Zhi opened her arms and hugged her.
"That's why I took you to see the flowers."
"Mm..."
"Did you feel much better after seeing them?"
"Mm."
There were too many people who wanted to die. But sometimes, when they encountered a cliff or lake, they died. Other times, when they encountered flowers or snow, they let the thought go.
"I used to feel down, too. Whenever that happened, I'd go out to look at the scenery or something. I always felt that it was much happier than lying in bed and stewing in my misery."
"Xiaozhi, you get depressed, too?"
Yang Zhi paused, then smiled brightly, her eyes curving as she stroked Luo Luo's head. Her voice was incredibly gentle. "Of course~ I'm just like you, Luo Luo. I'm fragile and sensitive, too, and I have sad moments."
"Wuwuwu..." Seeing her gentle smile, Luo Luo's gloomy little cloud of sadness vanished. She immediately threw herself into Yang Zhi's arms.
"But Luo Luo, you're cuter and stronger than I am. Back then, I was in so much pain that I couldn't even eat."
"Wuwuwuwu..."
Yang Zhi patted her back and comforted her. "Besides, how old are you? You still have so much time to travel, study, read, and see the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas. Everything is possible. You shouldn't be confined to this tiny bit of romance like you are now."
Luo Luo was crying so hard she was hiccupping. Yang Zhi's embrace felt especially safe.
She was so kind! Even though Luo Luo had snot and tears all over her face, Yang Zhi did not dislike her!!!
"Yang Zhi, you're so nice."
"Thank you for the compliment."
"I got snot on your clothes, and you still didn't dislike me."
"Ahaha..." The smile at the corners of Yang Zhi's mouth instantly stiffened, but after a few seconds, her voice softened again. "As long as you can pull yourself together, nothing else matters. You're important to me, Luo Luo. I don't want to watch you waste away."
"Wuwuwuwu, Yang Zhi, how can you be so nice!" Luo Luo practically shouted. "I really hope someone like that can appear to comfort and cherish you, too!"
"Ahaha... I suppose someone will."
Even Yang Zhi herself was not sure, so her voice trembled.
"Waaah, waaah, waaah!"
"All right, all right~ It's okay~"
Although Luo Luo's mood improved afterward, she really did cry for the entire night. Naturally, Yang Zhi comforted her for the entire night as well.
The next morning, Yang Zhi woke up with terrible dark circles under her eyes. Sitting on the bed, she suddenly remembered what Ding Yuerong had said.
"You're very good at taking care of people."
Ah, seriously.
Yang Zhi rubbed her throbbing temples, genuinely unwilling to get out of bed.
Despite how she seemed, she did have a few bad habits. For example, she was someone who had great difficulty getting out of bed.
After slowly opening her eyes, she saw the breakfast Luo Luo had bought for her on the table.
There was also a note.
[I went to the library.
Yang Zhi, thank you!!! I'll definitely pull myself together quickly and stop making you worry!!! I bought your favorite soy milk and fried dough sticks for breakfast. Oh, and there's also a bag of White Rabbit milk candy. Don't worry about me anymore! You can go find your eighteen-year-old little brother with peace of mind!]
Everything had been fine until the words "eighteen-year-old little brother" suddenly jolted Yang Zhi awake.
She scratched her cheek with a finger, feeling a little embarrassed.
"It's been a long time since I saw him, hasn't it? How long has it been? Nearly half a month, I suppose."
"Speaking of which, he should be taking the next monthly exam soon."
"I wonder how he'll do?"
"I hope he can get good results."
After all, putting in effort without getting results was truly awful.
Mm...
"Huh?" Yang Zhi suddenly raised her eyes and stared blankly ahead before slowly muttering, "Am I... worried about him?"
No, she should have asked, "Why have I been worrying about him so much lately?"
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