Chapter 96: The Phoenix Flower Blooms, Joyful Events Overflow

  Jiang Fengchen and An Yiran were waiting at the entrance of Shouguang Middle School for Tan Ziyao to come out.

  Like all schools that have just finished the college entrance examination, Shouguang Middle School is now bustling with excitement. The students who have just finished the exam are pouring out in an endless stream, their young faces showing a hint of determination, but having just emerged from this cruel "feast", their expressions are somewhat dull. Those with slightly weaker endurance already have tears welling up in their eyes.

  Jiang Fengchen gazed at the group of high school students in front of him, some calm, some relaxed, and some sorrowful, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed. What was Yi Su's mood like at this moment? But he had gone back on his word again.

  "Feng Chen, Zi Yao has come out!" At this time, An Yiran excitedly pushed him and pointed to the crowded school gate.

  Jiang Fengchen came back to his senses and looked in the direction An Yiran was pointing, and indeed saw Tan Ziyao walking towards him with a spirited and elegant demeanor. Yes, spirited and elegant. Her face, which was as lovely as a spring breeze, stood out particularly in the crowd, and was also particularly eye-catching.

  "Eldest sister! Eldest brother-in-law!" Tan Zi Yao called out happily and quickened her pace to run towards them.

  An Yiran smiled and welcomed her hug, taking over her pen bag, saying: "Looking at your expression, the exam should have gone well, right?"

  Tan Ziyao's expression on her face became even more complacent, saying: "Such a simple question can't stump me. Elder sister, you have to treat me to a big meal!"

  "Alright, alright, whatever makes you happy."

  "Hurray!" Tan Ziyao cheered and pulled An Yiran's hand, walking quickly. She turned back to shout at Jiang Fengchen: "Brother-in-law, come on!"

  Sister's husband... Jiang Fengchen felt uneasy as soon as he heard this title, but he couldn't ask Tan Ziyao to change the title, because what she said was almost true.

  Every time he heard Tan Ziyao call out to him, he couldn't help but think of Su Yisuo, and his heart would ache uncontrollably. Before today, he had already made preparations to return to Jiang City, saying that he wanted to accompany Yisuo, to spend the last day of her high school life with her, to attend the celebration party with her sisters. But An Yiran told him to come pick up Tan Ziyao, An Yiran's cousin.

  He couldn't refuse. An Yiran's identity was too special, he couldn't leave her behind and go to Jiang City to see Su Yisou.

  Every time he thought of this fact that he couldn't avoid, Jiang Fengchen felt a pang in his heart. Alas, it seemed like we were really drifting further and further apart on this road.

  Su Yisu crouched on the balcony, still silently counting the fallen phoenix flower petals in front of the building. Suddenly, a inexplicable pang of heartache spread through her chest. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and furrowed her brow.

  A gentle breeze blew by, and the withered petals on the phoenix tree branch fell again. Su Yisu suddenly felt a little melancholy. When will you come back? Will it be like last time, suddenly appearing in front of me?

  At this time, Jiang Yaoyao came down from upstairs with a pile of things and was about to throw them downstairs. Seeing Su Yisuo standing foolishly in the corridor, he couldn't help but put down the cardboard box in his hand and walked over to say: "Su, what are you doing?"

  "Ah?" Only when Jiang Zuo walked up to her did Su Yisou notice her presence. She couldn't help but jump in fright, "N-no... I was just counting the petals of the phoenix flower out of boredom."

  Jiang Ya looked at her silently, then raised his head to gaze at the tall phoenix tree in front of the building, the phoenix flowers in school. They bloomed quickly and withered quickly too. In May, it was still a fiery red flower tree. By June, those red petals had almost all fallen off, just like them who were about to leave.

  Turning back to look at Su Yisu, he found that she was staring at the Fenghuang tree again. Jiang Fengchen shook his head helplessly, thought for a moment, and then walked towards Lin Wan's dormitory.

  At this time, Lin Wan was also busy sorting out the family's accumulated wealth of three years. Jiang Xiao looked at her with sweat dripping down and couldn't help but say: "Lin Wan, do you have to be so forgetful? Look at your sweaty smell."

  Lin Xiao raised her head and found Jiang Zuo standing at the door. She was surprised and said, "How did you get here?"

  Jiang Zuo helplessly spread his hands, "Take out the trash and throw it away. Seeing Su Yisou standing stupidly in the corridor, I curiously walked over to ask him a question, but he was too boring, so I came over to bother you instead."

  Lin Wan also helplessly shrugged her shoulders and remained silent.

  Jiang Zuo couldn't help but wonder about Su Yisou's abnormal behavior, and finally couldn't bear to ask: "What's wrong with you? You're not even packing your luggage."

  Lin Wan didn't even lift her head, "Probably waiting for the person she's supposed to meet."

  "Ah! Right," Jiang Zuo Ling slapped his forehead heavily, "I almost forgot, Jiang Feng Chen is coming back."

  "Hmm..." Lin Wan nodded and then shook her head, saying: "Zhe, don't you think that Jiang Fengchen is not reliable at all?"

  Hearing this, Jiang Zuo could only answer truthfully: "To be honest, I've never thought he was reliable. Although he's also surnamed Jiang, I really can't deceive my own conscience..."

  "But, as for Suo..."

  "Never mind, she won't listen anyway. Let's just take things one step at a time. Besides, isn't Su Yi Xun still around? He'll protect Yi Su."

  Su Yisou in the corridor did not hear their conversation, but only looked forward to the appearance of that familiar figure. The crowd downstairs gradually dispersed, and she finally couldn't help it, went back to the dormitory to grab her mobile phone and dialed Jiang Fengchen's number.

  "Hello? It's Su."

  "Chen!" Su Yisu couldn't contain her excitement and shouted out in joy.

  Jiang Fengchen on the other side reacted calmly, perhaps smiling lightly, and said: "Have you finished your college entrance exam?"

  "Hmm..."

  "Sorry, something's come up on my end and I won't be able to make it back."

  Upon hearing this, Su's face, which had been full of expectation, suddenly fell, but she couldn't unreasonably demand that Jiang Fengchen must come back, so she could only respond gloomily: "Oh..."

  "I'm sorry..." Listening to Su Yisuo's obviously changed tone, Jiang Fengchen felt even more guilty. He could imagine Su Yisuo's downcast expression on the other end of the phone, but all he could do was apologize.

  Su Yisu didn't want to listen anymore and just said lightly: "It's okay, I understand, you're busy."

  "I'll go back to see you when I'm free." Jiang Fengchen could only weakly say this sentence, even though he didn't know when the "free time" in his words would be.

  After hanging up the phone, Su Yisu became even more silent, and the sense of loss in her heart grew stronger. In the end, she could only try to comfort herself: probably really busy, after all, not as free as a student.

  Su Yisu recalled her thoughts and smiled slightly. How could I be so overbearing? I should be more considerate.

  Jiang Fengchen walked back to his seat with a gloomy face, and An Yiran saw this expression, pretending to ask casually: "What's wrong? Who called?"

  Jiang Fengchen smiled stiffly, "Nothing, just a friend."

  An Yiran smiled faintly and didn't say anything else. In fact, she knew who the call was from, but she didn't mind pretending to be stupid for once. Anyway, Jiang Fengchen chose to stay silent and stay behind, which already explained everything. She didn't need to force him too much; many things would come slowly. She was confident that she would slowly drive Su Yisuo out of Jiang Fengchen's heart.

  Tan Ziyao's eyes darted back and forth between the two, a sly smile rising at the corner of her mouth as she thought to herself: Su Yisuo, sorry about this, but I have to help my sister.

  On the night of the graduation party, everyone was singing loudly and didn't care if they were in tune or not. Su Yisuo knew that if she stopped her mouth or thoughts for a moment, the intense feeling of parting would surge out violently. The singing was just a way to vent their emotions. When everyone got tired, a boy from the class suddenly pulled out a bouquet of bright red roses and confessed his long-hidden love to the girl he liked in front of the whole class: "You don't know, your every smile and glance make my heart move. But I like you, I want to let you know, that's all." The whole class was in an uproar. Actually, everyone knew that this timing, this place, and this outcome were the best way to handle it. Those unspoken secret loves that everyone had finally chose to speak out on the last day, whether she loved him back or not was irrelevant to himself. Finally, there would be no more regrets about their studies or love lives.

  Su Yisuo smiled silently. Amidst the din, she suddenly thought of Jiang Fengchen again and couldn't help but lower her eyes dejectedly. That stunning red rose began to flash in her mind once more, memories from the past surging up her heart. Chen, if you were still here, today we would be the most enviable couple, wouldn't we?

  Are all stories the same, meeting, knowing, parting, and missing each other?

  After a night of revelry, it ultimately came to farewell. Everyone was quietly packing their luggage, not saying a word, afraid that words would make tears burst. At noon, the campus broadcast repeated "Wishing You a Smooth Journey" over and over again, bringing people to tears. If you listened carefully, you could still hear the sound of suitcases being dragged along the school road. In the afternoon, Su Yisu and his group also walked towards the school gate with their luggage. It was finally graduation, it was finally time to leave.

  A gust of wind blew by, rustling the phoenix flowers on the tree. The withered petals drifted down in the air and landed right on Su Yisuo's face. Su Yisuo stopped and looked up, gazing deeply: "The phoenix flowers are about to fall off completely, why is my memory still stuck in May? A whole tree of red flowers, like a sea of flowers growing on the tree, so beautiful."

  Lin Lu looked at her with a strange expression and said: "The blooming period of the Triangular Plum Blossom is also coming to an end, yet you didn't mention it."

  Su Yi Su did not respond. After this farewell, after September, what kind of peaceful days will there be? There won't be any friends who love me and spoil me, allowing me to be so arrogant again.

  Who knows what the future holds? Su Yisu's heart was only thinking, the peony flowers were in full bloom. Peony flowers blooming, parting, longing.

  "Let's go." Su Yisuo only heard herself say this sentence.