Chapter Thirty: Feng Xinzi's Deep Melancholy

  That night was the first self-study session of the new semester, and except for some students who had plans and goals, nobody would study that evening. Firstly, they didn't know what to learn, secondly... their minds were still on summer vacation!

  Su Yisou is absolutely one of the typical ones among these people.

  Left hand listlessly supporting the cheek, right hand playing with pen holder for a while, flipping through books for a while, and staring blankly for a while, counting down the time to class dismissal.

  Li Shuiyan was enthusiastically holding a puzzle mold, racking her brains to move the squares around, having the time of her life, and didn't even spare a glance for Su Yisou.

  At last, Su Yisou resignedly walked over to take a look. From the partially assembled pieces, it was recognizable as a portrait of Mona Lisa.

  "I really don't know what's so fun about this, it's just a simplified version of the nine-grid puzzle...not even as good as playing Rubik's Cube."

  Li Shuiyan's complexion is pale and weak. She has been deceived by the villainous Yuwen Yong. Her heart is filled with anxiety and worry, and she is on the verge of collapse.

  "But I'm bored."

  "When you're bored, learn."

  "Spare me..." Su Yisu wailed in a low voice.

  Li Shuiyan ignored her.

  After a long time, the eagerly awaited bell finally rang out, Su Yisuo suddenly came to life, immediately transforming from a numb state with no soul to a passionate and vibrant warrior as if she had been injected with chicken blood.

  Li Shuiyan put away the puzzle and gave a cold glance, "Virtue!"

  "What's it to you?" Su Yisu said and rushed out of the classroom. She ran to the other side of the corridor to find Jiang Yaoting.

  Jiang Zuo's classroom and Su Yisu are both on the fourth floor, but one is at this end and the other is at that end. Lin Wan is on the fifth floor, in the classroom above Jiang Zuo's. Usually, it's Lin Wan who goes to find Jiang Zuo first, then they come together to find Su Yisu.

  But this time it's clear that Su Yisuo and others are not enough. The evening self-study, etc., is a policy that deprives individuals of their physical and mental development.

  The life and rhythm of the new semester have not changed much from last semester, probably because we are all in our second year of high school, everyone feels that there is still plenty of time, so they continue to play and cause trouble as before, without feeling anxious.

  The spring breeze in March brings a dense awakening call, accompanied by the ubiquitous humid weather. In this heavy atmosphere, people's hearts also become increasingly restless.

  Jiang Fengchen disappeared without a trace after that day, just like the silence after his first confession failed.

  Su Yisu first felt that something was missing, and after realizing the situation later, she couldn't help but silently sigh a few times, mocking herself.

  The one who rejects others from a thousand miles away is oneself, not others. Who can be so strong and courageous, the more they are defeated, the more brave they become?

  On Tree Planting Day, Su Yisou's class teacher organized them to go plant trees.

  The school is not far from a newly built park, which has just completed various entertainment facilities and has not had time to tidy up the later work. The greening of this piece of land is even more neglected. Along the way, there are only a few green trees lined up simply, no flowers, no lawn, yellow mud can be seen everywhere, looking very desolate.

  The head teacher is a very enthusiastic person about environmental transformation, so he took advantage of the tree-planting festival to lead his class, carrying small saplings, small flower seedlings, and various tools. After asking the management staff where they could plant these small flowers and trees, they arrived at the park and started working enthusiastically.

  Another class came to plant trees, and it seemed that everyone wanted to do their best on Tree Planting Day, which was called a public welfare activity. The head teacher of that class seemed to have a good relationship with Su Yisuo's head teacher, and as soon as they met, they enthusiastically discussed how to plant and arrange the trees to make them look good.

  At first, Su Yisu only worked with her classmates to plant trees and lay flowers, without noticing that the other class was actually Jiang Fengchen's class until she had some free time.

  He was hidden in the crowd, his black long-sleeved T-shirt particularly eye-catching among the light colors. At this time, he was holding a watering can, watering the newly planted small trees, and next to him, supporting the tree... was a girl?

  Su couldn't help but take another two glances, the girl's appearance was delicate and pretty, with a faint smile on her lips. The two of them got closer and closer, sometimes lowering their heads to plant trees, sometimes raising their heads to exchange a glance and a smile, their movements intimate and ambiguous, just like a sweet young couple.

  A deep sense of loss welled up in Su Yisou's heart, followed by intense sorrow.

  Jiang Fengchen, did I personally push you into someone else's arms? Su Yisuo silently gazed from afar, her eyes gradually misting over.

  She hastily lowered her head, pretending that sand had gotten into her eyes, and rubbed them vigorously several times. When she looked up again, Jiang Fengchen's gaze had just moved away from hers. She couldn't see his eyes or read his expression, but she knew he then smiled warmly at the pretty girl beside him, who returned his warm smile.

  What a warm scene!

  Su Yisuo resolutely turned around, trying to persuade herself not to look again. Fortunately, Li Shuixian walked over and pushed her, saying: "What's wrong with you? Why are you standing there like a fool?"

  "No, I'm tired, let's take a break." Su Yisu forced out a faint smile.

  Li Shuiyan didn't suspect anything, but upon hearing this, she teased: "Just a little tired? Want to slack off? Find a better excuse next time!" After that, she pulled her to go fetch water.

  When the two men came back with water, Su Yisu looked in the direction of Jiang Fengchen again, but found that the two men were gone, leaving only a small tree that had just been planted.

  She turned around, her eyes scanning the crowd, in the park where people came and went, those familiar yet strange faces appeared one by one before her eyes, so why was there no sign of Jiang Fengchen?

  Her gaze finally fell on the small tree again. It was the tree that Jiang Fengchen had planted with another girl. Su Yisu muttered to herself, unsure whether it was heartache or jealousy.

  The spring breeze blew directly at her, lifting up Su Yi's already shoulder-length black hair. She slightly tilted her head back to better receive the caress of the wind. Was this wind joyful or sorrowful?

  It's probably sad, isn't it? Legend has it that the wind chime will awaken under the call of spring breeze and bloom beautiful flowers. This is its promise with the spring breeze, never broken, hence the name wind chime child. However, it also becomes melancholic because of love.

  Deep blue forget-me-not, have you bloomed? Now you bloom in my heart.

  So this is love? It's not the elegant jasmine, nor the enchanting rose, but a melancholic deep blue forget-me-not.

  But this is not a charming mistake, it's cruel.

  Blaming oneself, pushing people away to a distance of thousands of miles. Always thinking of cherishing only after losing.

  "Daydreamer, go back!"

  Li Shuiyan's voice sounded in her ear, and Su Yisou finally came back to herself, gazing at the small tree swaying in the wind once more before leaving dejectedly.

  Su Yisu was finally depressed and unhappy, from the day he came back. No matter how Jiang Jie and Lin Wan asked him in a roundabout way, Su Yisu remained tight-lipped and refused to speak.

  That day after the evening self-study, Su Yisu went to find Jiang Zuo again. The two of them waited for a long time in the corridor before Lin Lu slowly came down, with his head hung low and looking listless.

  Jiang Zuo couldn't help but feel puzzled, "Lin Xiao, the class is over, why are you still looking so lifeless? Look at me, as soon as I hear the bell ring, I come back to life!"

  Lin Wan weakly raised her eyes and looked at her, saying: "I'm going back."

  "......" Jiang Zuo and Su Yisu looked at each other, both of us reading deep confusion from each other's eyes.

  "What's wrong?" Jiang Zuo asked.

  Lin Luo had already walked ahead of them and heard the question. She turned her head back slowly and said, "Let's go back first and talk about it later."

  The two of them silently followed Lin Wan back to her dormitory.

  As soon as she returned to the dormitory, Lin Wan suddenly jumped up and shouted: "Zhe, Su, you guys guess what happened to me?!" The cheerful tone completely erased the remnants of her previous sighs.

  Jiang Zuo and Su Yisu stared at her in a daze, so the way she just acted was completely fake?!

  The two exchanged a glance, nodded in perfect tacit understanding, and suddenly one of them stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and pinned her to the bed.

  "Speak! Are you tired of living, little girl?"

  Lin Wan begged for mercy in a continuous voice, "Jiang beauty, Su beauty, I was wrong, spare me..."

  "Alright then, let's get down to business!"

  "Let me go first..."

  The two had no choice but to let go.

  "My mom and dad made up!"

  "How can this be?!" Jiang Zhe and Su Yisou exclaimed in surprise. The contradictions between this couple were not just a matter of one or two years, right? Although everyone had hoped they could put aside their past differences, when they really heard the news, for a moment they couldn't believe it!

  "Hmm! My dad just called me and said he'll pick us up after he's done with his work. He said it's not good to stay at my grandma's house for too long..." Lin Rou's originally excited tone suddenly dropped, as if she realized something, and she looked at the two of them carefully.

  As expected, upon hearing this news, Jiang Zuo and Su Yisou's joyful smiles suddenly froze on their faces, without a word.

  After a long while, Su Yisou carefully asked along the way, "So, you will be leaving Gucheng Town and even Jiang City soon?"

  "I don't know..." Lin Wan sat down with a sullen expression, "I should be able to finish high school, after all my household registration is here."

  "Hey! Let's not talk about those sad things anymore, Lin Lu's parents have made up, shouldn't we be happy?" Jiang Yaolong clapped his hands and exclaimed.

  "Right!" Su Yisou forced a faint smile, and finally genuinely laughed.

  Back in her dorm, Su Yisu couldn't help but sigh again. She had thought that there would be many people accompanying her as she grew old slowly, but now, before high school was even over, she was already hearing news of her best friend moving away... Although it wasn't happening now, she still couldn't accept it.

  Sighing softly, Su Yisuo's mind once again conjured up Jiang Fengchen's face, that warm smile would never be given to her again.

  The fragrance of that rose seems to still linger on the tip of my nose, the color of that four-leaf clover is still so vibrant, and that bottle of lavender clearly still has a lingering warmth... Jiang Fengchen, it turns out you once gave me so many touching moments, but why did I end up retreating step by step?

  She gently covered the place where her heart was beating with both hands, as if it were a frequency of lost love... Su Yisu suddenly pulled over the quilt to cover her head, never having had it, how could she lose it?

  At most, it's just added a bit of melancholy!