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While regretting not being placed in the Experimental Class, Xiang Yuanqiu turned around and saw the names of Qinglan and An Shaojie listed together. A surge of jealousy ignited in her heart as she gritted her teeth and continued to search the list.
She had originally thought that the name Lin Xi would appear on the list, which could alleviate her resentment, but after searching for a long time, she found no trace of Lin Xi. Not only was there no mention in the key class, but the entire list for the new Sophomores also lacked Lin Xi's name.
Since the night of her middle school graduation, when she heard a boy mention that An Shaojie's childhood sweetheart was Lin Mei Mei, she had managed to find out through various channels that Lin Mei Mei's name was Lin Xi.
Thus, when the class assignment list was posted, it wasn't just Qinglan and An Shaojie looking for Lin Xi; even Xiang Yuanqiu, who had no connection to Lin Xi, was searching for her name.
The relationships between people are indeed strange; some individuals spend every day together without ever paying attention to one another, or even one side never noticing the other.
Conversely, there are times when two completely unrelated people who have never interacted or even met become tightly intertwined for many years.
Xiang Yuanqiu's entanglement with Lin Xi was like this.
When she saw that Lin Xi's name was not on the list, a sense of loss weighed heavily on her heart.
At that moment, she caught sight of Qinglan gazing at An Shaojie as he walked away. She nearly clenched her fists and stomped her foot, shouting at Qinglan, "I hate you."
However, when she saw Qinglan smiling as she approached and took her hand, a wave of emotion suddenly surged within her.
Suddenly arriving in an unfamiliar city without her father or relatives to care for her and lacking familiar friends and classmates made her feel isolated. Standing alone on the playground and watching the bustling crowd made her feel lonely; she thought there wasn't a single person in that crowd who was her friend.
Yet at that moment, Qinglan walked up to her with a smile and took her hand, providing a refreshing sensation under the scorching sun—like a light minty coolness.
But this refreshing feeling dissipated like a breeze in an instant.
Qinglan stood before her with a confident smile, which felt like a great irony to Xiang Yuanqiu. Therefore, she immediately made an opposite judgment from the earlier refreshing feeling: not to trust fleeting emotions too much because sometimes feelings can be illusions.
So she quickly became alert, taking a step back to increase the distance between herself and Qinglan.
"Oh," she responded coldly without even mentioning Qinglan's name.
After Qinglan left, Xiang Yuanqiu stood under the tree for a while before returning to the classroom.
Sitting in the classroom and looking out the window, she faced the door of the class where Qinglan and An Shaojie were. That door seemed so close, yet as she watched the people coming in and out, she felt that both the door and the people inside were so distant and unreachable to her.
She stood up, leaned over, and pulled up the deep blue curtain. The glaring sunlight and cool breeze outside were immediately blocked from entering.
Of course, what was also blocked outside was that door, along with the people coming in and out of it and the noise.
The light in her seat instantly became dim.
Her deskmate, a girl with thin glasses, looked up in confusion at the window and then at Yuanqiu.
"The sunlight outside is too strong; it's bad for the eyes, and it's very noisy outside," Yuanqiu explained lightly without looking at the girl.
The girl shook her head helplessly. "It seems like it's too dark now; that's also bad for the eyes! Besides, curtains can block light, but can they really block sound? That's a bit too powerful!"
No matter what her deskmate said, from that moment on, Xiang Yuanqiu never pulled open that thick blue curtain again.
It wasn't until a month later when seating arrangements changed that she moved away from that window. Afterward, she never returned to that seat again.
In a new environment, with a new class, and having made new classmates and friends, Xiang Yuanqiu gradually forgot about Qinglan and An Shaojie.
However, during the following three years of study, she often heard An Shaojie's name. He consistently ranked high in various exams throughout the grade. She would frequently hear announcements at school about his awards in various competitions.
Occasionally at school or on her way home, she would run into him. An Shaojie acted as if he didn't recognize her and never greeted her. Over time, Xiang Yuanqiu became accustomed to his indifference, as if they had never been classmates or known each other. She thought that she and he had become strangers who could walk past each other without acknowledgment.
In late December, as New Year's Day approached, one night An Shaojie suddenly came to Shaw Min's school to find her.
At that time, Shaw Min was studying in the classroom when she heard a classmate sitting by the window in the corridor call out to her. "An Shaomin, someone is looking for you outside."
An Shaomin was somewhat puzzled; she was a quiet girl who rarely interacted with anyone other than her classmates. Everyone in class was busy studying; who could be looking for her so late?
When she stepped outside, she was surprised to see An Shaojie.
He was standing a few meters away from the classroom, at a corner, wearing a gray jacket and facing away from the classroom door.
"An Shaojie?" Shaw Min called out and quickly walked over. "What are you doing here so late on such a cold day? Is it because Mother is sick?"
In recent years, Shaw Min and Shaoan had been studying away from home, leaving all the farming and household chores to Bai Cuifen. Moreover, to support their tuition fees, she had been living frugally, which led to her suffering from malnutrition and exhaustion.
During the summer vacation, Bai Cuifen fainted once while Shaw Min was picking green beans in the field with her. Shaw Min was so scared that she cried out loudly, and later the villagers took her to the hospital, where the doctor said she had severe hypoglycemia and anemia.
So when Shaw Min saw An Shaojie, her first reaction was to worry that Bai Cuifen might be ill.
"Oh, no, Sister," An Shaojie turned around.
Shaw Min patted her chest and sighed in relief. "That's good."
But then she thought again—what if something happened to An Shaojie? So she asked, "Is there something wrong with you?"
"No."
An Shaojie lowered his head and after a moment said, "Sister, I want to go for a walk with you for a bit. It won't take up too much of your time, will it?" Shaw Min chuckled lightly. "Alright, going out for a walk with my brother is definitely better than going out with a girl." She smiled gently, teasing An Shaojie. He smiled shyly and walked ahead down the stairs, with Shaw Min following behind him.
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