"Jie, what's wrong with you covering your head?"

"Hmm?" When I was anxiously covering my head, Zhiye came in without me knowing,

"Zhiye, how did you come here?"

"I skipped class because I was worried about Jie's health and came to visit Jie." Zhiye pulled up a chair, sat down politely with a gentle smile on his face,

"Skipping class, won't the teacher scold you?"

"Compared to being scolded by the teacher, I think Jie is more important." Zhiye always speaks to me so gently, with an infectious smile on his face,

"But I really have nothing to worry about." I don't know why, but I suddenly feel a bit shy,

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." As always, Zhiye put his index finger on my lips with a smile like the spring sunshine,

"Um..." I've never encountered this kind of situation before, and my heart is beating so fast,

"I didn't expect the fall to be so serious." I feel like my heart is about to crash, luckily Zhiye shifted his attention to my grazed knee,

"It's inevitable to have minor injuries like this."

"We should wrap it with gauze, shouldn't we?"

"Is that so?" When I was thrown around by my mother when I was young, those injuries were never taken care of. Those memories were quite painful,

"Wrapping it with gauze can prevent the wound from coming into contact with bacteria in the air." Zhiye used iodine to apply another layer on my knee, then placed the pre-cut piece of gauze on the grazed area, and secured it with medical tape,

"Alright,"

"Jie?"

"Ah..." I accidentally applied too much pressure to the injured area, causing a sharp pain. I was so lost in thought just now that I completely forgot about the pain. Now, my head feels like it's going to explode from the pain,

"Jie, you're really clumsy." After placing the iodine and gauze back in their original places, Zhiye teased me. Even when teasing, Zhiye always has a polite smile on his face,

Glancing at Zhiye's majestic chest, I intentionally averted my gaze: "It's because someone is so charming." I just casually said that, but Zhiye's face immediately turned red,

"Jie, where are you staring?"

"No, how do you know I was staring at you?" Oops, I said it without thinking. Now I've fallen into Zhiye's trap,

"You said it yourself."

"Miscalculated." I showed an embarrassed expression, and Zhiye's face turned even redder than before. "Jie, you said I was charming, right?"

"No, I didn't say that."

"You're too sly, Jie. You just said it, and I heard it clearly." Zhiye, with a sense of justice, shouldn't be underestimated,

"I really didn't say that."

"Alright." Zhiye's face showed a regretful expression. It seems that she is a bit unhappy because of my words. But it's also because I said something thoughtless and now refuse to admit it, causing this consequence. Anyway, I need to make it up,

I fake-coughed: "Zhiye, you're very good-looking, and you're great at cooking, very considerate, and kind-hearted."

Tears suddenly welled up in Zhiye's eyes,

"What happened? Did I say something offensive?" I instantly doubted if I said something out of line, which made me very nervous,

"No, it's tears of joy."

"I cried tears of joy."

Seeing Zhiye in tears, I couldn't count the number of thoughts that crossed my mind. But it was the first time I saw someone cry out of happiness.

"It's been over a year since I first met Zhiye."

"I feel like I've known Jie since I was little."

"That was a long time ago, I don't remember it clearly."

"But I remember it clearly. I fell in love with Jie the first time we met."

"Love at first sight, they say. What do kids know?"

"At that time, I already knew calligraphy and had memorized the times tables. I had no problem with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division."

"Seems like you were smarter than me. I couldn't even memorize the times tables when I was a kid, and my mom would punish me severely for it."

"Aunt Meiling really put a lot of effort into Jie."

"Let's forget about that effort of hers." Because my mom practiced judo and had a bad temper. If I failed any exams, she would ruthlessly punish me. So I used to think that I was picked up from a garbage dump. My impression of my mom was terrible. I would often say behind her back that she was a tigress, a female demon. Of course, she overheard me once and gave me a good beating. But things got better after my younger sister was born. All their attention was focused on her. To others, it may seem like having a second child meant the love for the first child was taken away. But to me, it was redemption. I finally escaped from the painful days." I got carried away and said a lot, with no idea what expression Zhiye would have. But when I glanced at Zhiye, she was listening attentively. Fortunately, I didn't bore her.

"I didn't know that. But after getting to know Aunt Meiling, I think she's really nice. She's caring and takes good care of me too."

"You could tell from the time Zhiye stayed at my house. My mom really took good care of you."

"So I'm really thankful to Aunt Meiling."

"I'm the only one she treats poorly." I sighed. Fortunately, I'm far away from home now, so I don't have to see my mom's angry face anymore.

"Maybe that's Aunt Meiling's unique way of love." I didn't expect Zhiye to give that kind of answer, but I couldn't accept it at all. That woman with a terrible personality who would use a cross lock at any given moment is just someone I dislike.

"Give that kind of love to someone else. I can't bear it."

"Is Jie scared of Aunt Meiling's punishments?" Zhiye suddenly giggled secretly.

"I'm not scared of her punishments. Why are you laughing, Zhiye?"

"Sorry, I couldn't help it." It's rare to see Zhiye laugh like that, uncontrollably. I imagine it must be uncomfortable to forcibly hold back laughter.

"Zhiye, stop finding joy in my misfortune. Do you remember a few days ago when you were drunk?"

When I suddenly mentioned that, Zhiye's expression froze.

"Was I drunk?" Don't give me that expression as if I'm defaming you.

"That night, Zhiye got drunk and lost control."

"Did I have a fit of drunken rage?" Zhiye fired the first question at me.

"No."

"Did I do something shameless?" Zhiye asked the second question.

"No."

"Did I start taking off my clothes or end up completely naked?" Zhiye asked the third question.

"I can't believe this," I raised my voice, still in shock from what I just heard. I couldn't calm down.

"Well, that's good then," Zhiye said with a relieved expression.

"I hope you didn't do something like this just because you were drunk," I hesitated to ask.

"No, no, it's not that. I just heard that people do crazy things when they're drunk."

"Oh...if people do crazy things when they're drunk, then the world must be chaotic."

"So, it didn't cause any trouble for Jie, I only know that when I woke up, I was already in the dorm."

"When Zhiye got drunk, I wanted to take Zhiye back to the dorm. But I couldn't enter the girls' dormitory. During that time, I encountered many dangerous events, but luckily I managed to overcome them. In the end, thanks to the vice president of the student union, Chen Ling, who helped me bring you back to the dorm."

"So, Jie got involved with the vice president of the student union. Maybe it's better to let Jie rest forever, and then I can be with him forever," Zhiye immediately started murmuring in a dark tone.

"I didn't get involved with Chen Ling, I am a very pure and chaste person, you know," I defended myself.

"Well, then I believe you," Zhiye's dark expression instantly disappeared. Whenever Zhiye had that kind of expression, I always felt like I was being sucked into a troublesome vortex. To escape from the vortex, it was useful to learn a few ways to reply in conversations.

"By the way, why did Zhiye have alcohol?"

"Well, someone in the dorm gave it to me. She said that if I encountered something unhappy and couldn't talk about it, I should drink."

What kind of mentality is it to encourage underage drinking? I almost forgot, Zhiye is already of legal age.

"But isn't the student union very strict with inspections? Where did she get the alcohol from?"

"The student union only checks the packaging, so she just put different labels on the bottles, and they wouldn't realize it's alcohol."

"So, it took a lot of effort to bring alcohol into the school. This also reveals a loophole in the management of the student union."

"Jie, you're not planning to report it, are you?" Zhiye looked at me with a worried expression.

"I have no intention of reporting it."

"That's good," Zhiye's face showed a relieved expression. It seemed like she wanted to protect the girl who gave her the alcohol.

"But it's still better to drink less alcohol," I advised. "Jie will never understand this."

Little did I expect to be lectured by Zhiye. Is it really okay to drink alcohol? When you get drunk, not only do you feel physically uncomfortable, but you also talk nonsense, dance around, and even get violent. Don't ask me how I know this, my mom got drunk once and my dad wasn't lucky enough to escape.

"Anyway, underage drinking is prohibited. Although Zhiye is an exception, I won't drink alcohol." PS: I confidently said that I wouldn't drink alcohol, but in the future, I would end up drinking with colleagues every day. But that's another story.

"Not drinking means you don't know the beauty of drinking," Zhiye said to me in an adult-like tone.

"Well, stop encouraging others to drink then," I said grumpily. I didn't expect Zhiye to develop an interest in alcohol.

"Oh, by the way, when I just came in, I saw Jie seems to be troubled about something," Zhiye suddenly brought up this matter, and it reminded me of it, causing me to shiver.

"What's wrong, Jie?"

"Oh no, oh no." I looked at the time and realized it was almost time to go home. I started sweating profusely as a sense of impending doom surged through me. At that moment, I received a final ultimatum from Wen Xiaojing on my Line app. In a state of desperation, I clung onto my last sliver of hope. Even though I didn't know if I would get a negative response, I didn't have any more time to think. So, I swallowed my saliva and asked Zhiye, "Zhiye, can you join the club with me?"

Just as I asked, the bell suddenly rang and the bustling energy of the end of school filled the air.