Chapter 78

After School

"Raina Nan, I heard that a boy in Class Three confessed his feelings to you?"

The girl asking her was one of the students who stayed behind to clean.

"..."

She paused for a moment. It was the girl who played Zhu Yingtai during the school celebration. After their collaboration, they had become somewhat acquainted.

"Yeah..."

She nodded.

"I heard he even wrote you a love letter?"

"Huh? Yeah..."

Even though she hadn't told anyone, it seemed like the news had spread to the class.

"Are boys still writing love letters these days... Did you accept?"

"..."

She forced a smile and shook her head.

During the lunch break today, she gathered her courage and went to the neighboring classroom. She only wanted to quietly give the reply letter she had written yesterday to that boy, but it ended up causing quite a commotion.

Very awkward...

"Well..."

The girl pondered for a moment, then tiptoed and wiped the blackboard with a towel.

"Your older brother is so handsome, I'm sure your standards are high, right?"

"..."

She stopped sweeping for half a second, then continued.

"That's a different matter..."

"Is it?"

"Yeah..."

She thought for a moment, then said:

"Besides, the final exams are in two days..."

"Wow, I totally forgot until you mentioned it..."

The girl smacked her forehead.

"Oh no, can I look at your notes later?"

She clasped her hands together, pleading.

"Oh, sure."

"Hehe, thanks~"

...

Thinking about it,

After the final exams, it will be senior year in high school.

A year's time, it's not long at all.

Where will she be at this time next year...

...

Forget it.

It's useless for her to think too much about the future, as she's never been good at it...

...

The final exams finally arrived as scheduled.

Two days of exams filled the schedule, wearing down the determination of the test-takers.

But suffering is always temporary, because the end of the final exams means summer vacation has arrived.

...

"Hey, how did you both do on the exams?"

After finishing the last exam, Bell Tong ran up to Raina Nan.

Since she was asking this herself, it meant she must have done pretty well...

"Well... I did okay. I wasn't confident in some of the questions..."

Roxie Lin smiled bitterly.

She had missed two weeks of classes, so she had been somewhat affected.

"What about you, Xiaoyu?"

"As for me, I don't know..."

She said this as she put the unused books back into her bag.

"Again? If you did well, just say so~ You don't even know yourself, how hypocritical!"

"..."

She remained silent, not bothering to respond.

Perhaps because she was too focused during the exam, she didn't have a strong impression of its content after each one...

"We start summer vacation tomorrow. Any plans?"

Bell Tong looked at the two of them with anticipation, which was what she really wanted to say.

"Well..."

Raina Nan thought for a moment.

Well... she seemed to see the luxurious tutoring package her mother prepared for her.

"I'll probably just stay at home..."

"Well... What about you, Ruoxi?"

"Me? Well..."

Roxie Lin also rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment. After a while, she clapped her hands excitedly.

"Oh, I'm going to visit our grandmother in the countryside with my sister!"

Clap clap clap

Bell Tong suddenly slammed the table.

"You two are something else! Are you competing to see who can be more boring?"

"Huh? Is that a bad thing..."

Roxie Lin looked at her with confusion.

"Ladies, please~~~ You're high school girls! Have some ambitions, okay?! Ah?"

Bell Tong looked at them with a strange expression.

"..."

"What do you want to do then?"

"When it comes to summer vacation, it has to involve sunshine, beach, and swimsuits!"

"At the beach...?"

"Yeah, think about it. Walking on the beach in the evening, encountering a mysterious handsome guy, the reflection of fireworks on the water, you looking at him, and he looking at you... the two of you staring at each other, embracing each other, and then... KISS, creating memories of summer!"

"You must have watched too many movies..."

Raina Nan drooped her eyelids and looked at her.

When did Bell Tong become so romantic?

"Right, 若..."

She turned her head and noticed Roxie Lin's eyes sparkling.

"Memories of summer..."

"Hey..."

"It sounds so nice~ Xiaoyu, let's go to the beach!"

"..."

Brainwashing successful.

"Hehe, now it's two votes to one vote, let's make this happy decision~"

"Then... I'll go back and discuss with my parents first."

After all, it's a matter of money, not something she can decide on her own.

"Wait for your good news~"

Bell Tong said, seemingly remembering something else.

"Oh, don't forget to bring that dog along~"

"My brother...?"

"Ah, it's dangerous for three young girls to go out alone! It makes sense to have a police dog with us~"

Police dog...

"Eh?! Nan Gege is going too?"

Roxie Lin exclaimed, then seemed to realize something and covered her mouth.

"What's the problem?"

Bell Tong looked at her suspiciously.

"Nothing, I have no objections..."

She said, her voice becoming even quieter.

"My brother still has to work, and besides, he's a guy, he might not want to go..."

Raina Nan thought for a moment and said.

"Well... how about we also invite Teacher Wei?"

Roxie Lin suggested.

"Right! Teacher Wei teaches physical education, so he must be good at carrying things!"

Now there's an extra bag carrier...

...

...

Ding ding ding

The phone rang.

Samson Nan stopped his pen and reached under the pile of messy documents to find his phone.

He glanced at the screen.

Incoming call from "Nagging younger sister who never stops talking - also known as wife"

"..."

That's how it was displayed...

He paused for a moment and turned his head.

Only then did he notice Li Xing beside him, covering her mouth, trembling.

He suddenly remembered that he had lent his phone to her earlier.

He didn't say anything, stood up, and walked towards the balcony.

As he passed behind Li Xing, he kicked the chair she was sitting on hard.

...

"Hello, old... no, Yuyu?"

"Brother, can I discuss something with you..."

Her voice came through the phone.

"Go ahead."

"Well... this summer vacation, I plan to go to the beach with Bell and Xiaoling for a few days."

"Really? That's great, go ahead then."

He never agreed with her staying at home all day, it's good for her to go out and walk around.

"Did you tell mom and dad?"

"Yeah, they agreed..."

She hesitated for a moment, then said:

"Um, do you want to come too?"

"Do you want me to be a bodyguard?"

"..."

Can this person read minds...

When there was no sound on the other end of the phone, he sighed and continued:

"I can go."

"Don't you have to work?"

"I'll take some time off."

...

She hesitated for a moment.

"Isn't this not good...?"

She muttered softly, feeling a bit guilty about making him take time off with such a reason.

"It's fine, I'm quite free recently~"

His response was within her expectations.

"Okay..."

Sometimes, being able to guess what the other person is thinking is not always interesting...

Does this count as cheating?

...

...

On the day of the trip.

The weather forecast didn't lie this time, it really was a sunny day...

Braving the scorching sun, just to enjoy a brief moment of coolness at the beach.

Raina Nan wore a sun hat and a light-colored dress as she arrived at the meeting point indicated by Bell Tong. She carried a suitcase and had heard that her father had arranged for a car to pick them up. But it seemed...she was the first one to arrive. She decided to find a shady spot to wait.

"Oh, sorry," someone bumped into her from behind.

She turned around.

...

She froze.

"Yu Yu?"

The girl in front of her had her hair in a ponytail and also carried a small travel bag.

"Luo Jia?" she looked at her in surprise.

"Great, I didn't see anyone else, I thought I got the time wrong~"

...

Unexpectedly, someone unexpected had arrived...