Chapter 16 Extra (Si Luo Chen Yi)

  Extra Edition

  Sometimes I wonder why I was born into the Shi family. It's not that I don't like this home, it's just that this house is too big, so big that I don't know what warmth from family members feels like, so big that when you say something in a room, there will be an echo.

  Such days, I have gradually gotten used to them too.

  I have a sister who is three years older than me. She likes to stay in the study room reading books, I asked her why she always stays here.

  She said: "In books there are golden houses, in books there are beauties like jade."

  I asked what is Yan Ruyi.

  She said: "The most important person in your heart."

  I admit that at that time I didn't understand what this sentence meant.

  When my sister reads books, I also flip through different books like her. My parents are usually very busy and can only use books to pass the time, sometimes I even realize that I haven't seen them for a long time.

  Looking at my parents' photos, I was taken aback - it turned out that's what my dad and mom looked like.

  I'm terrified by this idea.

  In middle school, I attended an international private school. There, every child talked about their family situation, but I had no interest in it at all.

  I always feel like people here are fake.

  It was during a dinner conversation with my mother when she surprisingly agreed to let me attend public high school after graduating from junior high.

  This is the first day I looked forward to going to school, but found that everything was not as smooth as I thought.

  Although the students in public schools have naive thoughts and topics full of dreams, but looking at me with such unnatural eyes, even a little afraid. At first, I didn't know why they were afraid of me, I came here just to make friends with ordinary classmates.

  It wasn't until the second semester of my first year in high school that I finally understood why. It turned out that the principal had told my class teacher about my identity and asked her to take special care of me, and then it was passed down, so no one wanted to be normal friends with me anymore.

  I've seen so many of these since I was a kid, so I'm naturally used to them.

  I thought the three years of high school would be so boring, but I didn't expect a transfer student in my second year. I know that transferring at this time has some risks, after all, the college entrance exam is approaching, and not adapting to the environment will lead to a decline in grades, and the pressure will also increase. Unexpectedly, she was not only unaffected, but her grades were also very good.

  I remember when she first stepped into the classroom, my gaze was drawn to her. She's very tall, about the same height as me, and very pretty, with a ponytail and a smile on her face that makes her look very sunny.

  It's just that I won't have any expectations of her, she'll definitely be the same as them, treating me like an outsider. So afterwards, I'd rather look out the window than listen to the teacher introduce her again.

  Later I found out that she must have heard about my identity from someone else, and also knew that her gaze always fell on me, wanting to greet me but hesitated for some reason.

  That conversation was purely accidental, I didn't expect her to know what that little kitten liked to eat, nor did I expect her to reintroduce herself in front of me a year later and chat with me about her family affairs, her eyes were very clear and bright.

  She is different from them, I thought so at that time.

  To thank her, I specially invited her to lunch. This canteen was my first time going there, the food was really bad, with a lot of MSG, and I couldn't understand why people around me were eating it so enthusiastically. I just don't like wasting food, so even if it's not good, I still ate it.

  During their conversation, she suddenly said: "Then we'll be good friends from now on."

  She was my only gain during high school, so I cherish her even more.

  The tense college entrance examination made us become friends who could talk about anything. She is a frank and confident person, always giving generous praise to things she recognizes and directly criticizing those she doesn't like. I found that I really enjoy communicating with her, only in front of her can I speak freely. This feeling has never been experienced at home with my parents or sister.

  "Qian Tong, what major are you planning to apply for in college?" I asked.

  "Psychology," she replied casually, but I found it unexpected. My sister majored in psychology too, and I also plan to take the psychology exam.

  "What a coincidence, me too."

  She didn't seem surprised at all, just smiled and responded: "I knew it, I knew you were going to read psychology so that's why I planned to read it too."

  I stared at her in some surprise.

  She also said: "You have been a friend of mine for three years in high school, what will happen to your personality when you go to college? Will it be the same for four years in college too? As your good friend, how can I bear to see you alone?"

  I really didn't expect her to study psychology entirely for me.

  "But isn't doing what you like more important?" Although I had hoped she could study a major with me and enter a university, this was just my inner thoughts.

  "I'm not reading a subject I dislike, I actually like it." Her expression was affirmative, and I sat quietly there continuing to listen to her say: "I originally didn't know what psychology was. One time I saw you holding a psychology book, and after school I curiously ran to the bookstore to take a look. Only then did I discover that in today's society many people exist with psychological illnesses, even thinking that my parents' constant arguing back then was also a kind of psychological illness. If I had learned about it earlier, maybe I could have helped them."

  I didn't expect her to care so much about my affairs, and even more unexpected was that she had always been regretful of her parents' divorce.

  "So, I decided that from now on, I will study hard and become an excellent psychologist. Then help to treat family disputes, let people in this society have more understanding and less quarrels."

  It's really unexpected that such words would come out of an 18-year-old's mouth, and even my excellent sister has never told me about her goals and ideals as a psychologist.

  I admit, at this moment, I was drawn in by her ideals and confidence.

  "Luò Chén, will you support me?" she asked with a smile.

  I nodded without hesitation in agreement.

  In my first year of university, I was pursued by a famous male student in my class. As for emotional matters, from the day I was born, I knew that I could be in charge of everything, but only not in charge of emotions.

  Without hesitation, I rejected the boy, but unexpectedly, he grabbed my hand and wouldn't let go.

  I've never experienced this before in my life, and I didn't think a boy's strength could be so great.

  "Hmm."

  Suddenly, an unknown sound came from behind.

  Black ink splattered on the boy's face before he could even react.

  Turned around to find that Xiang Qiong was holding a Coke in his hand, and without mercy, he poured it all over him. The white T-shirt turned into a coffee color.

  "Hey, are you sick or something?" The boy said angrily as he let go of my hand, as if all his anger at being rejected by me was vented on Xiang Qian Tong.

  Xiang Qian Tong, however, was completely unfazed by the boy's indignant expression and simply pulled me behind her. She looked at the boy with a puzzled face and said: "Strange, what happened? The Coke in my hand just went out of control and then spilled all over you. You tell me... what did you do that made the Coke look down on you like that?"

  Qian Tong was wearing an apple green t-shirt with suspenders and a pair of shorts, with one suspender hanging loose on the side. Her high ponytail and serious expression made her words even more shocking, making me want to burst out laughing.

  The boy might have been guilty in his heart and left without saying a word. Xian Tong looked at me with a helpless expression, "You're still smiling, what a pity for my cola."

  "I'll compensate you for it."

  "Can you compensate me with a bottle exactly the same?" she said.

  Unexpectedly, you dare to be so unreasonable and make a scene with me, truly bold.

  I raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then what do you want?"

  "How can I, don't be so attractive to bees and butterflies in the future, I don't have that much money to buy so many cokes for you." A smile spread across his face as he turned around and walked two steps before turning back: "Hurry up and go back to your dorm, it's too hot here. This guy really doesn't know how to chase people. Actually confessing in such scorching weather, no wonder he got rejected." With a look of regret on his face.

  I didn't pay attention to her words and walked up to her side, curiously saying: "You talk as if you're good at chasing people, but I've never seen you chase anyone."

  She stared at me with an innocent face and said, "Hey, I came here chasing after you. You actually say such irresponsible words to me, it's really heartbreaking..." In the end, she couldn't hold back her laughter and ran far away, laughing loudly.

  I stood still, my heart seemingly stopped beating. I knew it was a joke, but my heart had already taken a subtle turn towards deviation.

  Staring at that back figure, for the first time I actually thought of taking charge of my emotions.