Chapter 2 Snow Gardenia
I just silenced countless cherry blossoms that missed you and chose the purest gardenia in the world. And those white gardenia petals are just like my thoughts and memories of you, pure and transparent like crystal.
Three years later.
morning.
Xuansheng College.
Class A, Grade 1, High School.
The sunlight shines into the classroom warmly, with a lazy feeling. A breeze blows slowly, bringing with it the warm scent of gardenia.
Yin Xiaying was sleeping soundly on the desk in the window seat, her long hair hanging down casually, shining like a gem in the sunlight. It was early summer, and beads of sweat were appearing on her face.
“Ding-ling-ling——”
After class, the political teacher strode out of the classroom holding his textbook. Then, the students rushed out of the classroom, as if something sensational had happened outside.
"Xiaoying, Xiaoying!" Gu Yixue desperately shook her deskmate's shoulders, "Xiaoying, wake up, the registration for student union members is about to begin, why are you still sleeping?"
Yin Xiaying raised her head, her eyes still closed: "Yixue, what's there to go for?"
"You must know this! This is the first time that the student union is openly recruiting members in school. If you are lucky enough to be selected, it will be an incredible honor, especially when you can see the perfect and impeccable senior Bai Xichen every day!" Gu Yixiu was intoxicated in her own fantasy and had no idea that Yin Xiaying had already stood at the door of the classroom, looking at her with amusement.
Gu Yixue immediately realized her own gaffe and shouted, "Xiaoying, are you a human? How did you move away in an instant like a shadow?"
Yin Xiaying immediately rolled her eyes at her: "Please, could you please speak a little more quietly?"
"Why?" Gu Yixiu asked puzzledly.
"Because you speak too loudly and it's not very ladylike. If your senior Bai Xichen sees or hears you by accident, he will definitely not let you join their student union!"
"Really?"
"Of course!" Yin Xiaying smiled and nodded, then walked outside. A breeze blew, and her long black hair fluttered, instantly becoming beautiful, like a phantom.
Gu Yixiu followed her half-believing and half-doubting.
The campus is full of gardenia trees.
Every early summer, you can see a large area of white flowers blooming beautifully and enchantingly, and even the air is filled with the delicate fragrance of gardenias.
Student Union Office.
The girls crowded at the door, looking inside constantly, almost completely blocking the door to the office. There was also a slight commotion in the crowd.
"It's all your fault, Xiaoying. Look, so many people are here! This time the Student Union is recruiting the vice president, which is a really good job. But there are so many people here, when will it be my turn..." Gu Yixiu stretched her neck to look inside, and kept complaining to Yin Xiaying beside her.
However, Yin Xiaying seemed not to hear it.
She stood quietly aside, as if she was looking at something, but also as if she was not looking at anything. Her eyes were somewhat distracted, as if she was looking at a very far place...
That year…
Under the cherry blossom trees...
The handsome and cold boy leaned against the car waiting for her...
Three years have passed, is he okay?
It was like a dream——
A slender figure walked towards her with a gentle smile on his face, as warm as the early summer sunshine.
A campus filled with fragrance.
Gardenias bloom peacefully.
The young man walked towards her from under the masta tree and smiled at her like an angel.
Yin Xiaying was stunned, and looked at him intently, as if she saw that him...
Slowly, she closed her eyes, then opened them again, looking at him walking towards her, and suddenly felt lost again, how could it be him? He wouldn't have such a smile, he was always cold...
He also said that he didn't want to see her again...
She was dazzled!
Alas, how could I mistake the person walking towards me as him...
"What are you looking at?" The boy approached her, his short black hair shone with a charming luster, and his fair skin was bright and warm in the sun. His eyes were dark and charming, and his white school uniform made him look as elegant as a real prince charming. His slender figure was a head taller than her.
Xia Ying didn't look at him, but looked at the gardenia in the distance, and replied with a smile: "Gardenia, very fragrant gardenia..."
"What?" The boy looked surprised, as if he didn't understand what she was talking about at all.
Xia Ying raised her face and said, "You have the scent of gardenia on you. I can smell it even from a distance!"
The young man smiled, his white teeth shining like the sun, then he turned and walked towards the cassia tree again, not stopping until he reached the gardenia tree. He reached out his hand and gently plucked a blooming gardenia.
Holding it is like holding a treasure that is as precious as life.
He walked towards her again, every move as perfect as a prince in a fairy tale.
"I'm giving it to you. With it, you will always smell good!" the young man said with a smile, his voice as gentle as a breeze.
Xia Ying looked at him in confusion, then reached out and caught the gardenia: "Thank you!"
"In that case, you should give me something too!"
"Huh?" Xia Ying asked in surprise, then her usual smile returned to her face, "What do you want to give me?"
"Your name!"
Xia Ying raised her head, her eyes sparkling: "Xia of summer, Ying of cherry blossom, Yin Xia Ying!"
The young man nodded, his handsome face full of smiles: "I'll remember you!" After saying that, he quickly walked past her, and another burst of refreshing gardenia fragrance rushed into her nose. Suddenly, the young man turned around handsomely, "Yin Xiaying, I'm Bai Xichen."
Bai Xichen!
Bai Xichen!
It turns out he is Bai Xichen! The president of the student union!
Holding the gardenia tightly in her hand, Xia Ying walked forward slowly, each step heavy...
Bai Xichen turned around and watched from afar as Xia Ying's figure became smaller and smaller in his eyes. The smile on his handsome face became more and more wanton, and he kept repeating her name: "Yin Xiaying, Yin Xiaying, Yin Xiaying... I finally found you..."
Three days later in the morning.
The school bulletin board was crowded with people, all scrambling to see the latest announcement: the candidate for vice president of the Student Union - Yin Xiaying.
The big black words attracted everyone's attention, and the girls couldn't help but start discussing loudly.
"Who is Yin Xiaying?"
"Do you know her?"
"I don't know him. I don't think I've ever heard of this name..."
"Don't you know her? She is the one who ranked first in the entrance examination and became the first student in the history of Xuansheng Academy to be exempted from tuition fees. She also received a full scholarship..."
"It sounds like it's very powerful..."
"Have you seen her?"
"It seems that her name was not among the people who registered that day..."
"yes……"
"Why her?"
…
"Run slower, Yixue, you are not a lady at all!"
As soon as the get out of class was over, Xia Ying was dragged out of the classroom by Gu Yixiu and ran towards the bulletin board quickly, not even giving her a chance to catch her breath.
"Xiaoying, no, if you don't go and see it now, you won't be able to see it anymore!"
"Yixue, the bulletin board...it's not going to be moved. Can't we just go slower...on foot?" Because she was running too fast, Xia Ying's speech became a little intermittent. Her long black hair stuck tightly to her ears, and her forehead was covered with beads of sweat.
"But, I want to see it earlier..." Gu Yixiu ignored Xia Ying's objection and pulled her into the crowd.
Gu Yixue looked up, and was so shocked that she didn't know what to say: "Xiaoying, Xiaoying..."
Xia Ying adjusted her hair: "Yixue, what's wrong?"
"Sakura, your name...how come you..."
Xia Ying looked up, and three big black characters "Yin Xia Ying" appeared in front of her. Her body froze, her eyes wide open, as if she didn't believe what she saw, so she tried hard to see more clearly.
"Xiaoying, you didn't even sign up, how could you be selected..."
As soon as Gu Yixiu finished speaking, everyone in front of the bulletin board seemed to have heard it, and they all looked at Yin Xiaying with dissatisfaction.
"That's her?"
"Since she didn't sign up, she didn't even attend the interview. How could Senior Xichen choose her?"
“That’s not fair!”
"Is it because she has excellent grades that she was directly selected?"
"Just because you have good grades, you can get into the student union without going through an interview? This is so unfair!"
"how so?"
"Not fair! Not fair!"
…
The girls began to look at her with disgust, and their indignant tones were mixed with ruthless abuse.
Under the notice board.
Yin Xiaying stared blankly at the big black words, her long black hair fluttering gently. Her eyes were a little dazed, and it seemed as if she was not reading the content on the bulletin board at all.
…
"I'll give it to you. With it, you'll always smell good! " the young man said with a smile, his voice as gentle as a breeze.
Xia Ying looked at him in confusion, then reached out and caught the gardenia: "Thank you!"
"In that case, you should give me something too!"
"Huh?" Xia Ying asked in surprise, then her usual smile returned to her face, "What do you want to give me?"
"Your name!"
Xia Ying raised her head, her eyes sparkling: "Xia of summer, Ying of cherry blossom, Yin Xia Ying!"
The young man nodded, his handsome face full of smiles: "I'll remember you!" After saying that, he quickly walked past her, and another burst of refreshing gardenia fragrance rushed into her nose. Suddenly, the young man turned around handsomely, "Yin Xiaying, I'm Bai Xichen."
…
Maybe he was teasing her!
Just as she was thinking this, the campus radio suddenly sounded, and the voice as soft as the wind reached everyone's ears.
"Yin Xiaying, I'm Bai Xichen. When you hear the announcement, come to the Student Union office immediately. The time limit is 3 minutes. Start now!"
Immediately, there was a strange commotion in the crowd, and the girls looked at Yin Xiaying with envy and jealousy.
However--
Yin Xiaying walked in the opposite direction. She didn't want to go to the student union!
"Xiaoying!" Gu Yixue rushed forward to stop her, "Xiaoying, go ahead, this is a rare opportunity. I never thought that the future vice president of the student union would be my best friend Xiaoying!"
"Yixue..." Wouldn't she blame her? Although, she didn't know...
“Xiaoying is better and smarter than me, and she studies so well. It’s normal for her to be selected without passing the interview. In the future, because of Xiaoying, I can see Senior Xichen every day!” Gu Yixue smiled innocently, with dimples on her face looming. She quickly pulled Xia Ying’s hand, “Xiaoying, go ahead…”
"But, Yixue..."
"Don't say 'but' anymore. If you don't go, I will miss the chance to meet Senior Xichen..." Gu Yixue rubbed her eyes pretendingly, "Xiaoying, please go soon..."
Xia Ying took a deep breath, then turned around and ignored her.
"Xiaoying..." Gu Yixue was anxious, as if tears were about to fall, "Go quickly!"
Xia Ying pretended to be angry and said, "Yixue, if you stop me again, I really won't go!"
"Yes!" Gu Yixue jumped away in surprise when she heard this, "Come on, Xia Ying! Come on, Vice President!"
Xia Ying smiled, clenched her hands, took a deep breath, then quickened her pace towards the student union office.
Student Union.
The most authoritative place in the entire Xuansheng Academy, any important information must be approved by the Student Union before it can be officially announced.
Student Union Office.
Four bright white incandescent lamps were hung on the snow-white walls, there was a wooden oval desk with delicate and beautiful dark patterns, and a dozen carved wooden chairs were neatly placed on both sides.
Through the large transparent glass window, Bai Xichen was looking down at the student files. Yin Xiaying smiled sweetly on the files. On the other side of the desk was an exquisite crystal vase filled with water and a blooming gardenia. The whole office was filled with a fresh and fragrant smell.
Yin Xiaying pushed open the door carefully, and the fragrance of gardenia filled her heart.
"Senior Xichen!"
Bai Xichen looked up, put away the student file, and smiled evilly: "It only takes 3 minutes to get here from the bulletin board, but it took you 10 minutes. You are very slow. As the vice president of the student union, speed is what you need!"
Hearing his slightly angry words, Xia Ying lowered her head and stopped looking at him, her two little hands making circles in the air because of nervousness.
Seeing her lowering her head in annoyance, Bai Xichen laughed softly: "Xia Ying, you can't lower your head when talking to the president of the Student Union! This is a very impolite behavior!"
Suddenly, she looked up at him in surprise, her brows slightly frowned.
Is he really teasing her on purpose? What good will this do him?
As if knowing what she was thinking, Bai Xichen took a few steps closer, his eyes were particularly gentle, and he whispered to her: "Don't you remember who I am?"
"Um?"
"You really don't remember who I am, Xia Ying?"
Xia Ying's brows furrowed more and more. Looking at him, her brain was working rapidly. Why did he ask her if she remembered who he was? Did he know her? But why did she have no impression of him at all?
After waiting for a few minutes without getting the answer he wanted, Bai Xichen did not feel disappointed. He reminded: "Last month, in the library in the city center, a girl was too reckless and accidentally knocked over the library's bookcase. When the bookcase fell in her direction, a person appeared and helped her..."
"Wait, I know!" Xia Ying shouted happily, it turned out to be him!
She pointed a finger at him. "Oh, you're the one who helped me block the falling bookcase!"
Bai Xichen nodded, and at the same time, he pointed a finger at Xia Ying like her: "You are the reckless girl."
Laughter came out of Xia Ying's mouth, and her crisp laughter made Bai Xichen unable to stop laughing. After a while, Bai Xichen stopped laughing, and his handsome face became more serious.
He looked at her and said, "But Yin Xiaying, from now on, you are the vice president of the student union. You can't be as reckless as I saw you do!"
"Well……"
"What you need to do is to announce the tasks I assign to every member of the student union at any time, notify them in advance before the meeting, and take minutes and summarize the meeting. In addition, the gardenias are changed once a day. I hope I can see beautiful gardenias every day..."
"Uh..." Yin Xiaying listened to his words in a daze, and it seemed that she had not yet recovered from her surprise.
Bai Xichen smiled and continued: "The last and most important thing is that no matter where I go, you must stay by my side!"
Yin Xiaying continued to look at him in shock, with a look of pain between her brows.
…
Under the cherry blossom tree.
Ji Xingyan turned his back to her indifferently: "Yin Xiaying, no matter where I go, you must stay by my side!"
…
At that time, maybe because he was older than her and he was her brother, he made such a request...
Just as she was about to retort, Bai Xichen's voice rang out from above her head again: "All members of the student union are not allowed to oppose any decision of the president!"
So, from that day on, there was a very busy figure in the student union office.
"Xia Ying, you haven't changed the gardenia yet!"
"Yes, I'll be there right away!"
The small figure ran out like the wind. Ten minutes later, Xia Ying came in holding a crystal vase with a purer white gardenia in the vase.
…
"Xia Ying, please organize this document and take it to the school's photocopying department to make 10 copies. We'll need it for the meeting tomorrow!"
"Yes, I'll go right away!"
The little figure ran out again. Half an hour later, Xia Ying came in holding a pile of documents.
…
"Xia Ying, there seems to be dust on the desk, you want to..."
"Yes, I understand!" Yin Xiaying quickly ran out of the office again.
A few minutes later, she came in with a basin of clean water, wet the rag, wrung it out, and wiped the table carefully. Her eyes stared at every spot on the table, even a small corner of the table was wiped clean.
Bai Xichen looked at her busy body and a very gentle smile appeared on his face.
It was not until Xia Ying finished wiping the desk that he whispered, "Xia Ying, are you free later?"
"Uh..." Xia Ying put the things on the table in order, turned her head and looked at him, and asked in confusion, "President, is there something wrong?"
Bai Xichen shook his head, with an extremely handsome smile on his face, and his short hair fluttering unrestrainedly: "Xia Ying, don't call me president, just call me Xichen!"
"Yes, Senior Xichen!" Xia Ying answered in a low voice, her beautiful eyes unconsciously looking out the window.
Under the bright sunshine, the snow-white gardenias bloomed with incomparable purity, just like that summer three years ago.
…
"Brother..." Yin Xiaying quickly unwrapped the gift box, and the rich aroma of chocolate immediately filled the entire workshop. "Today's chocolate smells so good! Do you want to try some ?"
"Don't call me brother, I'm not your brother!" Ji Xingyan frowned slightly. He hated to hear her call him brother, even though there was no blood relationship between them.
"No way! You are older than me, so of course you are my brother!" Even if they are not related by blood, she is also the adopted daughter of the Ji family.
…
Bai Xichen looked at Yin Xiaying who seemed to be in a daze. There was a hint of anger on his handsome face. He seemed to be trying hard to hide it as if he didn't want others to see it. However, his smile was still as gentle as a breeze: "Call me Xichen!"
Xia Ying suddenly came back to her senses: "I'm sorry, Senior Xichen, I have to leave first!"
After saying that, she resolutely turned and left.
However, the moment she turned around, Bai Xichen's slender figure stood in front of her. Her arm was tightly held by him, and a warm breath lingered in the air.
Very warm...
And I feel at ease...
She looked up at him again.
Bai Xichen frowned slightly, and he smiled intentionally or unintentionally: "How can you leave without the president's consent?"
"Well……"
"Besides, you seem to be increasingly fond of disobeying the president's orders! Xia Ying, have you forgotten what I told you that day?"
"Well……"
" Yin Xiaying?" The hand holding her arm tightened even more, as if he wanted to never let go.
However, when he touched her somewhat sad eyes, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley, dark and boundless. A distressed look gradually appeared between his eyebrows, and his gentle breath was also shrouded by her faint melancholy.
"Come with me to a place!"
The warm hand grasped her slightly cold palm. Xia Ying's body froze slightly, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.
Bai Xichen looked at her with a gentle gaze and a smile as pure as an angel. His short flaxen hair fluttered, and his silk school uniform shirt was faintly shining with white. He pulled her and ran out of the student union office quickly, toward the back door of the school.
Behind the beautiful and sacred Xuansheng College, there is a large grove of cassia trees.
It’s early summer.
The breeze carries warm heat, accompanied by the snow-white gardenia petals floating gently in the air, and the refreshing fragrance that fills the air, as if you are in a paradise full of fragrance.
At the top of the mountain there is a large gardenia tree with countless gardenias blooming beautifully, and a light pink ribbon flying under each flower.
At the foot of the mountain is the boundless blue sea. Under the sunshine, the blue sea is dotted with stars. The sea and the sky are connected to each other, like a huge landscape oil painting.
All of this is so beautiful that it seems like a dream...
Next to the cassia tree.
Yin Xiaying tilted her head back, her long hair fluttering in the wind, her beautiful eyes filled with a look of great surprise. This was her first time here!
"Is it beautiful?" Bai Xichen looked at her and asked gently, "Xia Ying likes gardenias very much, so she should like cassia forest even more!"
"Yes, it's beautiful!" But so beautiful that it seems unreal.
"This place is the most beautiful and mysterious place in Xuansheng Academy. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter!" There was a hint of pride on Bai Xichen's handsome face, and the smile at the corner of his mouth became more gentle.
"Then, Senior Xichen, you are an extraordinary person, right?" Yin Xiaying said with a smile, and there was a hint of mischief in her expression.
"Of course!" Bai Xichen smiled confidently, "Xia Ying, I'm not an ordinary person!"
It seemed that whenever he saw her or was with her, a smile would appear on his face more often involuntarily.
"There is a light pink ribbon floating under each gardenia. What is that?" Xia Ying looked at the ribbons flying in the sky, but her eyes gradually became serious.
That summer.
There are also white lace headbands tied to the cherry blossom trees...
“It’s a wish!”
"A wish?" Yin Xiaying slowly stepped back until she could see the white ribbon floating the highest on the top of the mast tree. She then stopped. "If it's a wish, then that should be the most beautiful and sincere wish!"
"Yeah!" Bai Xichen said with a smile, "The higher you hang it, the more happiness you will get!"
"Is it true?" Xia Ying chuckled.
That year, she tied the beautiful white lace headband tightly to the top of the cherry tree. If it is true as the senior said, then he should get a lot of happiness...
Just as she was thinking this, suddenly, the light pink ribbon tied to the bottom of the gardenia tree floated down from the tree as if it had broken free from its restraints.
Beautiful.
Free.
Flying.
Keeps spinning.
That is the most beautiful and sincere blessing.
As if by coincidence——
The ribbon fell steadily above Bai Xichen. He stretched out his slender hand gracefully and held it tightly, as if he was holding a vow. Then he turned his head and smiled at her with an angelic glow.
He walked up to her, stood in front of her, gently gathered up her long black hair that was scattered behind her, and then wrapped it around with a pink ribbon, and when he got to the last circle, he skillfully tied a beautiful bow.
The pink bow seemed to dance beautifully in her hair.
…
"Bang--"
He kicked the bedroom door open with his foot, and Ji Xingyan walked in coolly with an exquisite gift box in his hand.
"Brother, can you be gentler? The door will be broken if you kick it like this. Also, could you knock before entering my room? Do you know that it is very rude to walk into someone else's room without knocking? Also, don't you know that you are entering a girl's room?" Yin Xiaying sat at the desk with a pout and a frown on her face. Her whole face was full of dissatisfaction and resentment towards him.
"Stop talking so much." Ji Xingyan looked at her coldly, opened the gift box in his hand and placed it on her desk, then gently picked up a white lace headband.
The white lace headband is printed with light patterns, which is intricate and beautiful.
"Wow, so beautiful!" Xia Ying jumped up happily and wanted to take the hairband in his hand, but her body fell into empty space.
"Damn brother!" He always liked to do these things to tease her.
"You better sit down, or I won't send you off." Ji Xingyan snorted coldly.
So Yin Xiaying sat on the chair obediently.
Ji Xingyan approached her and carefully lifted her long hair, as if he was afraid of hurting her, with a hint of nervousness on his face. Then, he wrapped the beautiful hairband around her hair again and again, and tied a knot slowly.
"From now on, you have to tie it every day. If I see you without it and with your hair loose, you don't have to go to school with me anymore and you have to go by yourself." He still said this coolly as he walked out of the room.
…
A sudden bitter pain welled up in her heart. Yin Xiaying turned her face away, then pulled off the hairband on her head and threw it into the air.
The light pink hairband slowly floated down to the ground from his and her eyes with the wind...
Another gust of wind blew, and the hairband was blown to the other side...
Bai Xichen was stunned, and stood there blankly because of her abnormal behavior. He just looked at her, but didn't know what to say.
The gentle gaze gradually faded away, and his eyes were filled with only confusion and slight pain. The white shirt seemed to become a little empty.
"I'm sorry, Senior Xichen!" Xia Ying looked at him and whispered, then disappeared from his sight like a flash.
The moment I turned around, a crystal teardrop flew into the air.
"bite--"
It was like the sound of crystal shattering in the sunlight...
Bai Xichen stood there in a daze for a long time, but he didn't leave. His eyes were always looking at the place where Xia Ying had just left. A trace of inexplicable pain flashed across his eyes unconsciously.
4 p.m.
The sky was dark, the clouds were very low, and there was a hint of a storm.
A gust of wind blew by, and countless gardenia petals fell from the tree and floated into the classroom window. Yin Xiaying was sleeping soundly in the seat near the window, and a large gardenia petal was stained on her long black hair.
The bell for the end of get out of class rang sharply.
Yin Xiaying shuddered and sat up blankly: "Yixue, is the second class over already?"
"Yeah!" Gu Yixue laughed, "I don't know why you like to sleep in class so much, but your grades are still so good? Sometimes I can't help but doubt whether you are human!"
“Boom——”
Yin Xiaying rewarded her with a big poppy.
"Xiaoying...it hurts..." Gu Yixue looked at Xia Ying with tears in her eyes, rubbing her red forehead, and said pitifully.
"Is the second class over already?" Xia Ying muttered to herself, her eyes unconsciously looking towards the Student Union Office. If she remembered correctly, the meeting should start in the next class.
"Yes!" Gu Yixue replied, "Xiaoying, isn't the student union going to have a meeting? Why aren't you going yet?"
Xia Ying frowned: "Shouldn't it start next class? I'll go later!" Yesterday's scene flashed through her mind, and her mood couldn't help but become heavy.
Senior Xichen, will you blame her?
"What? You're not going yet!" Gu Yixue slammed her desk excitedly and said angrily, "Xiaoying, do you know that the student union meeting always starts from the second class in the afternoon? You should finish the first class..."
Before Gu Yixue finished speaking, Xia Ying jumped up from her seat: "What?"
Her sharp cry caused her classmates to look at her with puzzled eyes.
Yin Xiaying's pretty face twisted instantly: "Yixue..."
Gu Yixue ignored her and pushed her out of her seat rudely: "Go quickly. As the vice president of the student union, you can't attend the meeting. Senior Xichen will definitely..."
Yin Xiaying nodded heavily, then ran quickly to the student union office.
Student Union Office.
The afternoon sunlight refracted through the clear glass windows, dyeing the snow-white walls a bright golden color.
"Okay, that's the main agenda for today's meeting. Let's adjourn!" Bai Xichen closed his notebook and rubbed his nose. Why hasn't that little girl arrived yet? Did she forget about the meeting or did she get the time wrong?
Just as he was thinking this, the door of the conference room was slammed open, and the other members of the student union looked towards the door in horror.
Hearing the violent collision, Bai Xichen also looked up in surprise, then raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said to the girl standing at the door: "You are late for the first meeting. Not only are you late, but you didn't come until the end of the meeting. Yin Xiaying, is this what a new vice president of the student union should do?"
His tone was neither angry nor angry, but it carried a certain irresistible majesty.
Yin Xiaying tiptoed in, lowered her head slightly, and greeted the members of the Student Union with a guilty conscience.
"Hello, Senior Sister Jingxuan!"
"good!"
"Hello, Senior Mumu!"
"good!"
"Hello, Senior Ouyang!"
"good……"
…
Only after she had greeted every member of the student union and waited for them all to leave did Yin Xiaying raise her head and look directly at Bai Xichen: "Senior Xichen, good afternoon!"
Her smile is full of sunshine, straightforward and natural, and her pair of beautiful big eyes twinkle, making her as cute as a doll.
Bai Xichen looked at her, his eyes trembling slightly, and then he casually threw the notebook in front of her: "Xia Ying, this is the main content of today's meeting, you must write it down as soon as possible! If you are late for the next meeting again, you will know how I will punish you!"
"yes!"
Seeing that he was not angry, Yin Xiaying playfully stuck out her tongue and saluted him with a standard naval salute. Her little face flushed and her delicate cheeks were as beautiful as an elf that had fallen into the mortal world.
On the desk, gardenias bloomed beautifully, and the air was filled with their fresh and rich fragrance.
Seeing her naughty look, his eyes gradually softened, and he couldn't help but patted her head: "What a smart girl!"
But why did she feel that he was not praising her...
Suddenly, my heart started beating wildly, as if something bad was going to happen.
"Xia Ying!" Bai Xichen called her who was a little absent-minded, took out a file form from the drawer and handed it to her, smiling, "As the vice president, you should do what you should do. Xia Ying, this is the information about the transfer students, you have to send it to the archives room later to record it!"
"Yes, I understand, Senior Xichen!" After saying that, Xia Ying reached out and took it carefully, her eyes naturally falling on the white paper.
Suddenly, there was a loud "boom".
As if her brain had stopped working, her body was trembling with coldness, and the hand holding the white paper seemed to have lost its strength. She stared blankly at the student file on the white paper, her heart aching so much that her internal organs almost froze together, and her originally rosy face turned extremely pale in an instant.
In addition to the dense black words on the snow-white paper, there was also a color photo printed on it. The boy was extremely handsome, with natural chestnut short hair, aristocratic temperament, and a pair of cold and charming eyes. For a moment, she seemed to see him looking at her coldly.
His name was printed under the photo—Ji Xingyan!
Is it him?
How could it be him?
She thought she would never have the chance to see him again, she thought he had disappeared from her life forever, she thought all the memories had long since disappeared with the passage of time...
Or maybe the person in the photo is not him...
He should have forgotten her a long time ago...
but--
She could not forget those eyes, which were so clear yet so cold as ice.
"Xia Ying?" Bai Xichen looked at her who was a little stunned, and couldn't help but feel a little worried, "Xia Ying, what's wrong with you?"
Xia Ying seemed not to hear. She tightly grasped the file paper, as if she had used up all her strength. Her long and curly eyelashes instantly became wet.
There was a soft "hiss" sound.
One corner of the paper was crumpled hard by her hand, and in an instant, a beautiful cherry blossom bloomed on the snow-white paper.
And he seemed to be looking at her coldly, and seemed to be saying: "Yin Xiaying, I hate you..."
She bit her lips hard, and tears began to well up in her eyes, shining with an incomparable crystal-like light.
He hates her!
The memory of that night three years ago haunted her every day and night like a huge nightmare...
Every time I think of it, I feel filled with heartache.
Bai Xichen panicked: "Xia Ying, what's wrong with you? Did I say something wrong to make you sad?" Seeing her sad expression, his heart also became heartbroken. He supported her shoulders helplessly and whispered to comfort her, "Xia Ying? What's wrong? Am I... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said such harsh words to you, it's my fault, Xia Ying, please don't be sad, okay?"
Xia Ying shook her head: "No... No... Senior Xichen, you didn't..." Her hand loosened and the white paper fell to the ground. She no longer had the strength to hold the white paper with his photo...
Maybe, it's just a coincidence...
Maybe he didn't know she was here...
Xia Ying pushed Bai Xichen away in a daze, and ran out with extremely disordered steps. Her hurried footsteps seemed to carry the sound of heartbreak, echoing in the long corridor.
Being pushed away by her with all his strength, Bai Xichen staggered back a few steps. He looked down at the white paper and seemed to understand something, but also seemed to understand nothing...
The rain began to fall mercilessly.
Crackle, clackle——
Under the gardenia tree, Yin Xiaying hugged herself tightly into a ball. Her clothes were completely wet and stuck to her body coldly. Countless cold water droplets dripped down her long black hair and onto her face and body.
Suddenly, she buried her head deeply in her arms and her body began to tremble.
In an instant, large pieces of gardenias were knocked down by the rain, floating down from the trees one by one and landing beside her.
France.
Ji family mansion.
A light pink color, countless cherry blossom trees, countless light pink petals flying in the sky, and the air is filled with a faint fragrance.
The sea and the sky are connected to each other, pure white clouds are floating gently, and the ground is full of tranquility.
This place seems like a dream world...
Behind him was a European-style villa, with huge transparent glass windows reflecting lush trees. The silver-grey walls showed the distinguished status of the owner. Over the deep golden roof, a flock of white-feathered birds occasionally flew by.
He was dressed in a black noble suit, gazing deeply at the cherry blossom forest in front of him. Under the bright and warm sunshine, he was surrounded by golden light, looking extremely noble and indifferent.
Steward Ji leaned forward respectfully and said, "Master, the special plane for returning home this afternoon has been arranged and can depart at any time!"
Ji Xingyan nodded slightly, raised her eyes, and a look of indifference flashed across her eyes.
Three years.
It has been three years since she left him.
And he had been looking for her for three years.
This time, he will never let her go!
"Yin Xiaying, we will meet again soon." Ji Xingyan stretched out her hand gracefully, caught the petals falling from the cherry tree just right, and held it tightly.
Let go of your hands——
Crushed petals fell from his cold palms one after another, carrying with them an extremely cold aura...