Volume 2 Chapter 5 Lonely Shadow

  Sheng Gao, Class 2 Grade 2 classroom.

  "Hurry up, Qingchi, it's about to start! Let's go change our clothes quickly!" He Tong stood outside the door, playing with the basketball in his hand while calling out.

  "Alright! Here I come!" Qingchi hastily grabbed his backpack, slung it over his shoulder, and accidentally used too much force, causing the books inside to scatter all over the floor.

  "Hmph!" Qing Chi shrugged and kicked the books on the ground, running out of the door. He thought to himself, "Whatever! I've never even read those crappy books anyway!"

  "Hey, didn't you and Xia Xinyue agree to go out for dinner? Where are you going?" Suddenly, Huoyang appeared out of nowhere and grabbed Qingchi. In an instant, the sunlight shone on his handsome face, radiating a dazzling aura that was in no way inferior to Qingchi's.

  "Hey, I forgot that there's a basketball game with Fengming High this afternoon. Let's talk about eating next time." Qingchi shrugged and ran out.

  "You're too much! You made an appointment with someone, and it's a girl! You casually stood her up like that, who will dare to believe you in the future!" Huo Yang roared, his heart actually feeling indignant for Xiang Yue, his fists clenched crackling with anger.

  Damn it! I really want to beat him up!

  However, someone seemed to ignore Huoyang's words and still had an expressionless face, walking with Hetong without any intention of stopping.

  "Can't see it, you're really awesome! Foot in two boats, living a comfortable life?!" He Tong smiled slyly and punched Qing Chi twice, "Really didn't expect that the first grade's acknowledged beauty Xiao You would throw herself at you, the second grade's campus belle Xia Xinyue would also fall into your trap, when will you get the third grade's beauty... heh heh..."

  The clear pool was silent and speechless, but He Tong's words made him feel a kind of oppression, his mood sank to the bottom of the valley.

  "By the way, where's Xiao You? She's always been following us around, but I haven't seen her today?" He Tong asked, stroking his chin.

  "Uh, she's the lead singer of the first-year band and they had an event today, so she didn't come."

  "Oh, it's still the talented girl! Where's Xia Xinyue? I heard Huoyang say that you two were supposed to go on a date today, don't tell me you're not going just because of playing basketball?"

  Qingchi suddenly stopped in his tracks, looking at He Tong with a wooden expression, saying: "How come you're so gossipy?"

  "Alright, alright, I won't ask anymore! I won't ask!" He Tong spread his hands out, thinking to himself that Qing Chi had become really strange recently, with a much worse temper than before. Even he couldn't understand what Qing Chi was thinking about sometimes. To think that the previous Qing Chi was as clear and transparent as his name suggested, with a heart like a calm and peaceful lake, where one could see all the way to the bottom at a glance, and whose emotions were all written on his face... But now, Qing Chi seemed like a completely different person... Often leaving people puzzled.

  "Let's hurry up, the game is about to start!" Qingchi shouted.

  The words were spoken lightly, but the mood was heavy. The whispers of Xiang Yue's words in the small building echoed again beside my ear...

  That little girl... seems to have really fallen in love with me... (Someone has completely entered the male role...)

  To say that I don't like her would be a lie, even if my current identity isn't Qing Chi but rather my former self, I would still unreservedly fall in love with that pure and silly little fool, however...

  She is not herself, he is not himself either. Qing Chi has a strong premonition that one day the two will switch back again. If that happens... everything will change drastically once more and then start all over again.

  Maybe I shouldn't have given her a chance in the first place... But...

  Qing Chi didn't know that the knot in his chest had been quietly growing, like an invisible wall, silently blocking his way forward.

  Maybe it's better for her to be a girl! Gentle and soft, humble and kind, not competing with the world, and also knows how to endure hardships, only remembering kindness and not grievances, and can make delicious pastries, and even has some medical skills... But if she were to change back...

  That's it! Qing Chi suddenly had an idea, perhaps she should guide herself in the right direction.

  Lacking masculinity? Alright! Then let's teach her a lesson!

  Sheng Gao, Grade 2 Class 7.

  In the empty classroom, a little beauty sat in the middle.

  The western sun's remaining rays cast a golden glow through the window, onto the desk, and reflected on the tender face of the beauty, shining brightly, highlighting her elegant and refined features and gentle smile, like the most dazzling and pure gem in King Solomon's treasure trove, making everything around her pale in comparison.

  Only she, with a radiant glow suddenly appearing, surrounded by seven-colored clouds...

  (Cough... I've said too much...)

  The classroom is quiet and peaceful...

  The little beauty stretched out a small hand, her index finger pointing to her forehead, boredly flipping through the papers on the desk... The desk was covered with love letters!

  It's all that Yu Duo guy's fault!

  The little beauty thought angrily, having not come to school for several days, that Yu Duo guy had actually helped herself collect so many...

  When it comes to this, the little beauty is most distressed. They should have been directly treated as waste products, but thinking about it, no matter what, these are all written by others with great effort, and it's really hard to bear throwing them away.

  But...

  The pile of letters in front of me is really giving me a headache...

  The little beauty sighed and continued to flip through the love letters on her desk, thinking vaguely: Alas, why hasn't Qingchi called yet? Has something happened?

  She thought again and couldn't help but pick up the phone and dial it, no one answered.

  Some people are anxious... But they don't dare to leave, what if he comes as soon as I step out? Let's endure a little longer, maybe he has already left the classroom.

  The little beauty let out a long sigh, her whole body weak and tired, resting her chin on the pile of letters on her desk, her bright eyes half-closed in exhaustion.

  Rubbed temples, under the boredom, had to open another love letter again, "My little dear Xinyue, I..."

  Corniness is so common, next one...

  "Dear Xie Xinyue..."

  I don't seem to be a prime minister or anything, next, next one...

  "My little angel Yueyue..."

  ... ... Next ...

  "Beautiful Xia Xinyue sister," eh? Someone actually called herself sister, Xinyue suddenly became interested, flipped over the envelope and took a look... almost fainted... The signature was surprisingly from Sheng Shi Zhong Middle School first year student, Guang Yan.

  Good grief... These young whippersnappers these days are really something...

  Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this letter was meticulously crafted with colorful cartoon patterns hand-drawn by a little guy named Guangyan in the margins, blank spaces, and all around the text. Some were simply decorative, while others were closely related to the content of the letter.

  This little guy must have spent quite some time on this, huh?

  The little beauty blinked her eyes, and from head to toe carefully looked up, "Sister, I made a great determination, and gathered the courage to write this letter. I really, really like you!!"

  So direct...

  "Your eyes are big, beautiful and enchanting, I like your eyes!" The little beauty's face turned slightly red, and she continued to look at him "However, I also like your eyebrows, nose, small mouth, and many more, I like them all! Your skin is very white, I think it must be whiter than Snow White's!"

  Snow White... The beautiful girl was suddenly frightened, cold sweat dripping down her face, and Zhi Meng's gloomy smile appeared before her eyes again... What role would she let herself play after all?

  Never mind, let's just keep reading, this little guy is quite interesting... Hehe...

  "I've never written a love letter before, I don't know how to write one, so I'll just say what comes to mind. Please forgive me, sister! My mom told me that someday there will be a very beautiful girl who will become my wife, and I hope it's you!"

  It's cold... Continue watching...

  "I think you don't know who I am, but I've secretly seen you many times, hehe! The boys in our class all agree that you're the prettiest, not just in our school, but even..."

  "Ouch!" A pained cry suddenly rang out.

  Xīn Yuè was startled, her face immediately flushed with two red clouds, and she quickly stuffed the little boy's letter into her bag. She then busied herself cleaning up the letters on the table, but ended up making a mess instead, hurting her hand and causing the letters to fall all over the floor.