Since three years ago, I have been staying under the enchanting cherry tree, watching your back as you turn and leave, so sad, so long, so lonely, as if you are performing the pain that I can never understand in the lonely sky, leaving the groove that I can never cross.

Take a lunch break at noon.
Gu Yixue pulled Xia Ying's arm and complained, "Xiaoying, what's wrong with you these days? You didn't tell me about Senior Bai Xichen. You don't know where he will go or what he will do. You don't..."
Xia Ying turned to look at her and said unhappily, "Yixue, what do you want to say?"
Gu Yixue blinked, quickly took out a pink envelope from the drawer, took Xia Ying's hand, and handed it to her solemnly: "Xiaoying, please help me give this letter to Senior Bai Xichen."
"What?" Xia Ying screamed and looked at Gu Yixue with incredible eyes, "You..."
"Shh..." Gu Yixue gestured, "Don't make it public, okay? Xiaoying, if the senior's support group finds out, I'll be finished! Xiaoying is my good friend, the vice president of the student union, and the person that senior Xichen trusts the most. Xiaoying, this matter must be handled by you."
Xia Ying shook her head: "I won't go." She didn't know yet how to face Senior Xichen. The selection seemed to have built an insurmountable barrier between her and him.
"Go ahead, go ahead, okay? Xiaoying, I know you are the best, right?" Gu Yixiu shook Xia Ying's arm like a spoiled child, and what Xia Ying couldn't stand the most was her behavior.
Xia Ying lowered her head, and her long hair fell down like a waterfall. The delicate gardenia hairpin held her bangs in front of her forehead, revealing her delicate forehead. Xia Ying was as beautiful as a crystal doll in a glass cabinet.
"Xiaoying, just agree to it!" Gu Yixiu shook her arm and started to act coquettishly again, with two cute dimples appearing on her rosy little face.
Xia Ying took the pink envelope from her hand helplessly: "Okay, everything you said is fine, I agree. But I have one condition, you must agree to it."
"What conditions? You tell me, I will agree to any condition!" Gu Yixiu looked at her with wide eyes.
Xia Ying said solemnly: "That's right, don't come to the flower shop to find me anymore. You always disturb my work."
"Sakura..."
"If you don't agree, there's no room for negotiation on the delivery of the letter. Moreover, you have to promise not to eat snacks every day in the future!" Yin Xiaying smiled cunningly and unconsciously fanned the envelope in her hand.
"Xiaoying..." Gu Yixiu called her name in embarrassment.
"No room for negotiation..." Xia Ying looked domineering and would not tolerate any discussion.
"Okay, I agree..."
After getting her answer, Xia Ying smiled with satisfaction, turned around and walked out of the classroom.
Campus in May.
The woods full of gardenias, with their bustling white petals, formed a pure white sea of ​​flowers on the campus. The breeze blew gently, and the gardenias seemed to be dancing, spinning and flying in the air. It seemed that each gardenia was the most sacred product of heaven, and was breathtakingly beautiful.
Xia Ying walked slowly. She hesitated, hesitated, and was a little embarrassed. She was uneasy and hesitated whether to go to see the senior. The words she said to him that day seemed to be very serious. No matter how good-tempered Senior Xichen was, he would blame her!
Suddenly, a strange feeling touched her nerves. Yin Xiaying stopped, clenched the envelope in her hand, and looked up and forward unconsciously.
Under the Gardenia Tree——
Ji Xingyan stood quietly, his slender and handsome figure intertwined with the beautiful gardenias, and he looked like he was in a beautiful painting. His eyes were cold and his arrogant face was the same as usual.
Opposite him stood a very delicate girl.
The way she looked at him was very similar to Xia Ying's...
"Senior Ji, please accept it?" The girl's voice was very soft. Perhaps because of nervousness, a little sweat overflowed from her forehead and her face was red. At this time, the warm summer breeze blew up the corner of her skirt.
Ji Xingyan closed her eyes silently, as if she didn't hear anything.
"Senior Ji, please accept it?" The girl suddenly summoned up the courage to speak loudly, with an unshakable determination in her eyes.
a long time.
Ji Xingyan didn't move.
The girl still held the envelope and looked at him expectantly.
"You are Xia Tingxin, monitor of Class A, Grade 2, and your father is the chairman of Jinxia Investment Company...right?" Ji Xingyan said lazily, brushing the loose hair on her forehead with her slender fingers. Her movements were elegant and perfect.
The girl named Xia Tingxin almost fainted, and replied hesitantly: "Yes, yes, Senior Ji!"
Ji Xingyan raised his lips with a hint of mockery in his smile. He reached out and held the envelope in Xia Tingxin's hand, and said, "Are you really going to give it to me?"
Xia Tingxin nodded hard, her eyes full of excitement.
He actually accepted the love letter she gave him!
Ever since he transferred to Xuansheng College, almost all the girls who wrote to him were rejected without even meeting him in person. But now, he actually accepted her!
She was so excited that she almost cried.
But--
Ji Xingyan looked at her coldly, holding the envelope in his hand, and with a "hiss" sound -
The sound of paper tearing is crisp and pleasant.
Xia Tingxin was stunned.
He tore the light pink envelope into pieces, and the scraps of paper and beautiful gardenia petals fell to the ground one by one.
"I've never heard of it. Haven't I ever accepted such things?" Ji Xingyan turned her back to her. "Instead of spending time writing love letters, you might as well spend more time studying. I know that your math Olympiad results are the best in the entire academy, except for Yin Xiaying."
“Senior…”
Ji Xingyan walked forward without hesitation. The moment he raised his head, a thin figure caught his eye and he froze in place.
She was standing on the campus path not far from him, her long black hair fluttering in the wind. Her big eyes seemed indifferent without any emotion, and the diamond-like gardenia hairpin embellished her exquisiteness. She stood there, pure and beautiful, as if it was a dream and unreal.
She seemed to be looking at him.
Ji Xingyan suddenly turned to Xia Tingxin and said, "It seems that the National Mathematical Olympiad is about to begin. You should also participate, right?"
Xia Tingxin was somewhat flattered. He was about to leave, but turned back: "Yes, yes."
"If..." Ji Xingyan paused, then looked towards where Xia Ying was, and her voice seemed to become louder, "Do you know her?"
"Recognize, know her... She is Yin Xiaying."
"If you can beat her in the Mathematical Olympiad, I'll give you a chance." Ji Xingyan smiled, as charming as the cherry blossoms in full bloom in summer. He walked forward slowly, never looking back, and never looking at Xia Ying again.
His back was so lonely that it made the blue sky turn pale.
Only when she could no longer see his back on the path did Xia Ying come to her senses and continued walking towards the Student Union Office. She tightly grasped the envelope in her hand, not realizing that she had crumpled it.
Those words were probably meant for her.
Are you just saying this in anger?
He never said such things to girls so casually...
It must be a rant, it must be...
"Xia Ying?"
Xia Ying was stunned, and slowly raised her head, and what she saw was a handsome and sunny smiling face. Only then did she realize that she had walked to the Student Union Office without realizing it.
"Xia Ying, you've seemed absent-minded lately. Didn't you get enough rest?" Bai Xichen said worriedly, his handsome face showing his earnest concern for her.
Xia Ying shook her head: "Senior, I have something to give you."
Bai Xichen smiled and said, "What is it?"
Xia Ying lowered her head and slowly took out the letter from behind her: "Senior Xichen, this is what my good friend Gu Yixiu asked me to give to you." After she finished speaking, her face turned red, and even Xia Ying herself didn't know what was going on.
He was stunned for a long time and didn't come back to his senses. He just looked at her face quietly.
Xia Ying was like a tranquil lake, and seemed to be indifferent to everyone. He suddenly felt as if he was in an ice cellar, his body suddenly became so cold that there was no temperature at all, and there was no place to hide...
"Xia Ying..." Bai Xichen looked at Xia Ying, "Xia Ying, I never accept things like this..."
"Senior, will you accept it?" Xia Ying interrupted him in an almost begging tone. She looked at Bai Xichen, with embarrassment in her big eyes and her cheeks flushed with nervousness. "Senior Xichen, will you accept it? No matter what, you should not reject others' affection for you. Gu Yixue is a very good girl. If Senior Xichen knew her, he would definitely think so."
"Really? Xia Ying thinks so!" Bai Xichen smiled slightly. If he accepted the letter, could she also accept his feelings for her and gladly accept his kindness to her?
"If I accept it, will you agree to one condition of mine?"
"What conditions?" Xia Ying exclaimed. She never expected Senior Xichen to say that.
Bai Xichen's smile deepened: "Xia Ying, I will accept this letter as you wish, but don't think that I will have any reaction to it. The price of accepting this letter is that you must become the champion of the National Mathematical Olympiad."
"Senior, but I..."
"This is my only request to you. Our Xia Ying should be able to win this award easily, so, from today until the competition a week later, come to my place for training every day after school..."
"Every day?" Xia Ying calmed down and asked tremblingly. Senior Xichen had a lot of things to do, and she didn't want to trouble him with her own things. And even without his help, she would get this award for the sake of the school.
Or maybe, because of what Ji Xingyan said just now, she subconsciously wanted to get it...
"That's right." Bai Xichen's tone did not allow her to refute, "This is the price you pay for letting me accept your friend's letter."
"Do you still need to go to tutoring today?" As soon as the school bell rang, Gu Yixue clung to Xia Ying and held her tightly. "Did Senior Xichen really accept the letter I gave him? Are you sure? Then why didn't he say anything?"
Xia Ying rolled her eyes at her and said, "I have told you many times in the past three days. Senior, I have accepted it. Today is Saturday, and I will not go to tutoring. But the owner of the flower shop has already told me in advance that there is a special event today, so I must go there early."
"But, Xia Ying, you haven't yet..."
"Stop--" Xia Ying made a gesture, her eyes full of anger, "Don't ask me anymore, I'll be late if I don't leave now." Xia Ying put her textbooks in order and passed by Gu Yixiu without any hesitation.
evening.
The students left the school one after another, and before leaving they would occasionally look towards the place where a black extended RV was parked under the gardenia tree.
Ji Xingyan was wearing a well-cut school uniform, with natural chestnut-colored short hair covering his handsome face. Even from a distance, one could sense his indifference and arrogance. He leaned against the side of the car, seemingly waiting for someone with his eyes closed.
Xia Ying walked to the school gate and stopped.
The beautiful and pure gardenia fell on his shoulder, just like three years ago - under the lush cherry tree, he leaned against the car, waiting for her...
That day and now are so far apart...
Sudden.
Xia Ying felt like she was discovered, and her heartbeat suddenly became faster. She lowered her head, her long black hair just covering her small face, and she walked out of the campus quickly.
Ji Xingyan raised his head and stared at her back with a cold and lonely gaze until she disappeared at the end of the road and could no longer be seen. For a moment, he felt that his heart was hollowed out, leaving only her beautiful and transparent smile, forming a bubble-like reflection in his memory.
He turned around indifferently and got into the car.
The shiny black RV also quickly disappeared at the other end of the road.
Happy Flower Shop.
Xia Ying ran into the flower shop panting, and because of her unstable balance, she almost tripped Sister Lin who was handing out gifts and almost fell.
"Xiaoying, there's nothing urgent, no need to rush. Be more careful next time. Why are you still so reckless?" Sister Lin is the owner of the flower shop . She is a gentle and kind woman, and she is also very friendly to Xia Ying. "Put the things away and come over to give out the gifts!"
"Yes, Sister Lin." Xia Ying blinked, quickly threw her backpack onto the table on the other side, picked up a bunch of small gifts and stood at the door of the flower shop to distribute them.
The setting sun dyed the sky orange, and the sunset glow changed into various forms of beauty, mysterious and dreamy.
On that day, every customer who took a gift from the flower shop was filled with joy, and Xia Ying also felt that she was giving away gifts filled with happiness. It was not until she gave away the last gift that Xia Ying rolled up her sleeves and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
At this moment, a tall figure suddenly blocked the faint light in front of her.
"Sorry, all the gifts for today have been distributed." Xia Ying looked up and was so shocked that the big box containing the gifts fell to the ground.
Bai Xichen bent down to pick up the box, and quickly handed it to Sister Lin. He took the backpack that Xia Ying had left in the store, and walked towards Xia Ying, who had been standing there in a daze, with a smile.
The setting sun dyed her face orange, making her look even more petite and lovely.
"You should be done now. Come on, I'll take you back."
Before Xia Ying could come to her senses, Bai Xichen grabbed her arm. Her whole body crashed into his chest, and she suddenly came to her senses. She covered her face in pain, and her whole face felt like it was burning.
Why is it so embarrassing?
Xia Ying snatched Bai Xichen's backpack from her back in a panic and walked out of the flower shop first.
Bai Xichen just shook his head and smiled, then followed her quietly.
The distance is - two meters.
He and she walked at the same speed, and both remained silent without saying a word.
Xia Ying's apartment is very close to the school and can be seen through a small garden. In front of the door of the apartment is a tall cherry tree with a small rotating colorful windmill hanging on it. On the door of the apartment, a string of beautiful wind chimes are still jingling.
Xia Ying stopped and turned around, just in time to meet Bai Xichen's eyes filled with gentle smiles.
"Senior, I'm home, you should go home too."
Bai Xichen scratched his hair: "Aren't you going to invite me in to sit down?"
Xia Ying shook her head and said mischievously: "I'm sorry, the house is a mess. Let's do it next time! I will come to your place for tutoring tomorrow!" Her expression was playful and cute, like a pure gardenia.
Bai Xichen nodded, turned around and left.
Xia Ying opened the door of the apartment and slipped in, not noticing the pair of cold eyes hiding in the darkness.
She has already gone in.
Ji Xingyan got out of the car and walked step by step to the cherry tree. The inexplicable heartache made him start a long silence. If he hadn't changed his mind and followed her, he might never have known where she lived.
For three years, she has been living in this city and has never left. But he has never found her once...
Standing under the cherry tree, he suddenly thought of the first time he saw Xia Ying...
…
12 years ago.
Dad took Xiao Xiaying into the house.
Mom sat in the huge and luxurious living room without saying a word, looking at Dad with eyes as cold as the unmeltable ice in the Arctic.
Dad took little Xia Ying to him, put her little hand in his palm, and said to him gently: "Xingyan, this is your sister. From today on, you are her brother. You must take good care of her."
Xiao Xingyan nodded, not quite understanding, and stared at her with a pair of big dark eyes. She was really beautiful, with big, dark eyes and long, black jade-colored hair scattered on her shoulders, as delicate as a doll in a window.
Later, he learned from his mother that she was the daughter of his father's favorite woman. That woman had passed away, and his father wanted to adopt her despite his mother's objection. From that moment on, he deliberately distanced himself from her and even refused to recognize her as his sister.
…
Ji Xingyan closed his eyes in pain, his lips had already turned purple. He pressed his hand against his chest and turned away with great difficulty.
Just as he turned around, Xia Ying opened the window and saw him.
Almost every time I watched him leave, every time...
A gust of wind blew by, and large pieces of cherry blossom petals fell from the trees, drawing countless perfect arcs across his slender back. Under the sky without music, they seemed to be dancing an enchanting, complicated, and elegant waltz for his departure.
the next day.
The early morning sun shines on the bulletin board of Xuansheng College, reflecting golden light and illuminating the most explosive and freshest gossip news of Xuansheng College this quarter.
Yin Xiaying is actually the sister of Ji family's heir-to-be!
Yin Xiaying actually has such a powerful background!
With such a background as a backing, it was no doubt that she became the vice president of the Student Union, the only student in Xuansheng College with a full scholarship, and the first person to receive the title of "Xuansheng Princess" without participating in the selection!
At the same time, Xia Ying walked into the gate of Xuansheng Academy holding a textbook.
"She's here..."
"It's her, it's her, she is Yin Xiaying..."
As if she had heard her own name, Xia Ying subconsciously raised her head and looked at the girls who were talking not far away. She slowly approached them and heard every word they said.
"I just don't know why her last name is Yin and not Ji!"
"Since she is Ji Xingyan's sister, why does she work at the 'Happy Flower Shop' near the school? I have seen her there several times. Doesn't she live with Ji Xingyan?"
"Who knows..."
“Maybe because of her, we can get in touch with the Ice Prince …” When they said this, several girls hugged each other excitedly, with excited smiles on their faces.
I can't listen to this anymore!
Why? Why did he do this? Was it just to get revenge on her? To make her regret? What good would it do him to publish this news? She and he had no relationship for a long time, how could he do this...
Xia Ying covered her ears and ran away. She didn't want to hear her own name, nor did she want to hear his name. He had nothing to do with her, and she didn't want to have any more entanglement with him. Xia Ying, you can't, you can't.
Xia Ying ran into the gardenia forest and sat on the ground with her body curled up. Her face was full of sorrow, and her beautiful pupils lost focus for a moment, empty and lifeless. The image of Butler Riji begging her began to appear in her mind...
…
After school that day, Butler Ji found the small apartment where Xia Ying lived and gave her some money.
"Ms. Xia Ying, please don't meet the young master again. Even if you are in the same school, can you please not let him see you?" Butler Ji said as he bowed deeply to her.
Xia Ying was stunned and didn't understand what Butler Ji meant for a moment.
"Miss Xia Ying, I know that you and the young master grew up together and have a very good relationship, but didn't you already know about the young master's illness three years ago? Whenever something happens that has something to do with you, the young master's mood will become very unstable and his illness will flare up at any time. For the sake of the young master's health, I beg you..."
Xia Ying lowered her head in silence, unable to say a word. Her long hair covered her cheeks, so no one could see the mist of grievance lingering in her eyes.
"I know Miss Xia Ying is a very sensible girl. You don't want the young master to suffer every day, right?" Butler Ji said expressionlessly, as if he and Xia Ying were just passers-by.
If she didn't want him to be happy, she wouldn't have chosen to leave.
And this time, it was he who found her, three years after she left, he found her easily, and was determined to take revenge on her and make her regret it!
Butler Ji handed a large stack of money to her : "Ms. Xia Ying, this money..."
Xia Ying raised her head in shock. She was already extremely sad in her heart, and now Butler Ji was going to do such a shocking thing. She was so scared that her body froze in place! He couldn't humiliate her like this!
"Uncle Butler, I will agree to your request and will not care about him anymore. I will also try not to meet him, but please take back the money."
"Miss Xia Ying, I know that when the master was still alive, he always said that you should live in the Ji family and never leave, and I..."
Xia Ying said stubbornly: "I want to leave on my own initiative. It has nothing to do with you. You go back first! Ji...Brother still needs your care. I...also hope that his health can get better..." As she spoke, her voice became smaller and smaller, almost inaudible.
…
That was her only hope.
Is it possible that she cannot realize such a simple hope and wish?
The wishes hanging on the sacred gardenia tree seem empty and meaningless...
She just sat there, motionless, and suddenly the wind blew open her textbook that had fallen on the ground. The pages of the book were blown open by the wind, and a photo flew out. In the photo, she and he, one was happy, the other was indifferent.
Like a stranger...
"Sakura, Sakura, where are you?"
As if she heard someone calling her, Xia Ying hurriedly stood up from the ground and looked behind her.
"Xiaoying, something happened!" Gu Yixue ran towards Xia Ying as if she had seen a savior. Her eyes were full of anxiety, and she almost fell down because she ran too fast.
Xia Ying took a deep breath, frowned and asked, "Yixue, can you please stop being so impatient? If you have anything to say, please speak slowly, okay?"
Gu Yixue wiped the sweat from her forehead, held Xia Ying's arm, panted heavily, and said intermittently: "Something bad is about to happen, and you, you actually still have the leisure to read a book here! Xiao, Xiaoying, come with me quickly."
“Pah—”
Almost at the same time when Gu Yixiu finished speaking, Xia Ying shook her hand away, stared at her absentmindedly, and called out without thinking: "Ji Xingyan, is something wrong with Ji Xingyan, is he..."
Premonition.
She had a strong premonition in her heart. From the moment she walked into the school gate, her heartbeat was always flustered, and she felt so uneasy...
"That's right." Gu Yixiu said excitedly, "Did you know? Senior Xichen openly declared war on Senior Ji this morning! They are on the basketball court now, and the war may have already started! Xiaoying, aren't you Senior Ji's sister? You..."
Is he on the basketball court again? Is he taking up the challenge? Is he crazy?
Doesn't he know that he shouldn't do any strenuous exercise? He must be crazy.
For a moment, Xia Ying began to hate Bai Xichen. She stopped them from competing last time, and she was going to stop them this time as well...
Ji Xingyan, absolutely not!
She couldn't think anymore and ran quickly towards the basketball court.
The bright basketball court became particularly lively on this special morning, and the boys and girls were more enthusiastic than usual.
Bai Xichen was dressed in a white sportswear, looking heroic, and the confident smile on his face made the sunshine even brighter. He was like an angel.
Ji Xingyan stood opposite him coldly.
He held a basketball in his arms, and even though he had his eyes closed, he still looked very heroic. He was wearing a black branded sportswear, which gave him an extraordinary dignity and elegance, and his natural chestnut short hair was so bright that it was a bit dazzling.
Bai Xichen PK Ji Xingyan, the showdown of the century!
This year's battle for the throne between the two princes of Xuansheng College!
Who is it because of?
The students watching could not help but scream loudly, and unconsciously divided into two groups:
"Come on, Senior Xichen! Come on! Come on!"
…
"Come on, Senior Ji! Come on, Prince! Prince will win..."
…
"Senior Xichen will definitely win..."
…
"Senior Ji will win, and Senior Xichen will lose..."
…
Students from both groups refused to give in to each other. While cheering for them, they also cursed at each other. The order in the venue seemed to have become out of control.
However, those standing on the field did not seem to be affected. They were still waiting quietly without any movement.
Bai Xichen smiled confidently and said, "You will lose to me."
"Really?" Ji Xingyan said lightly, with a mocking smile on his face, his eyes closed, and no expression on his face. His coldness and indifference made him look like a statue made of ice, perfect and exquisite.
"Are you waiting for her?"
Ji Xingyan did not answer, and the temperature around him dropped to zero.
"She will come!" In the sunshine, Bai Xichen's confident smile made his already handsome face even more handsome, causing the girls to scream.
Ji Xingyan still didn't say anything, as if he didn't hear it.
"Maybe it's not because of you."
"Really?" Hearing this, Ji Xingyan slowly raised his head. His pair of cold eyes were filled with hostility, like a king, as if telling everyone present - in this game, he would be the final winner.
"Could it be because of you? Xia Ying is my..." Ji Xingyan paused. There was no way he could say those two words. "Xia Ying is mine, sister..."
"That's why ..." At this moment, Bai Xichen retracted his confident smile, his fair face was full of determination and fortitude, "If I win you, I will get her!"
This is a naked provocation !
So obvious!
Bai Xichen didn't care whether Xia Ying was Ji Xingyan's sister or someone else to him, he would not allow Xia Ying to leave him. He had never forgotten the conversation he heard in the gardenia forest on the back mountain that day. He didn't believe that Xia Ying and the man in front of him were just siblings.
"You can't do it." Ji Xingyan suddenly laughed, like the cherry blossoms in full bloom in April, beautiful, enchanting, and seductive... Xia Ying is his, and no one can snatch her from him...
"Senior Ji, come on, Senior Ji, come on, we will always support you--" The voice like a scream quickly became the brightest focus of the whole venue, and the girls all unconsciously looked towards where the girl was.
It’s Xia Tingxin.
Xia Tingxin held up a big megaphone and shouted, "Everyone, shout with me, come on, Senior Ji, you will win—" For a moment, her beautiful smile looked very similar to Xia Ying, very similar...
Without a doubt.
Those who supported Ji Xingyan also shouted immediately: "Come on, Senior Ji, you will definitely win——"
The sound was deafening, like an atomic bomb explosion.
Those who supported Bai Xichen were not to be outdone, and they all shouted at the top of their lungs: "Come on, senior Xichen, come on, senior Xichen, come on, senior Xichen..."
The voices became louder and louder.
From a distance, Xia Ying heard the earth-shattering shouts, the name of Senior Xichen, and his name...
She hoped she wasn't too late, she hoped the game hadn't started yet, she hoped he wouldn't be so impulsive, she hoped Senior Bai Xichen could say loudly now that they wouldn't play anymore...
Xia Ying ran closer and closer, and didn't hear Gu Yixue shouting her name from behind. In her heart, nothing was more important than his safety.
There were a lot of people gathered on the basketball court, as if everyone in the entire school was watching this game. The cheers of encouragement were almost shaking the entire Xuansheng Academy.
Suddenly, a cool breeze blew by, and gardenia petals fluttered in the sky. The soft and pure white filled the sky, as if embellishing the most perfect and gorgeous stage for this war of kings.
Xia Ying stood at the outermost edge of the crowd. The crowd was so crowded that she had no way of squeezing in. Anxiety and worry filled her entire chest.
"Don't worry." As if a savior, Gu Yixiu pulled her wrist and squeezed through the crowd. Little Xia Ying was brought all the way to the center of the basketball court by Gu Yixiu.
On the court, they still faced each other quietly, and no one called for the start.
At this moment, Ji Xingyan suddenly seemed to sense something. His body swayed slightly and his eyes looked in one direction.
Gu Yixiu rushed in with Xia Ying.
Xia Ying, it’s Xia Ying.
Yin Xiaying looked at him, then looked in the direction of Bai Xichen. There was too much forbearance and anxiety in her complex eyes. Because of running all the way, her long hair was soaked with sweat. She stood there holding the textbook tightly in her hand.
"You can't compete!" Xia Ying cleared her throat and looked at Ji Xingyan and said, "You, can't compete, cancel the competition!"
A loud and clear sound.
Ji Xingyan looked at her calmly.
Bai Xichen looked at her suspiciously.
Everyone present looked at Xia Ying with incomprehensible eyes, with suspicion, dissatisfaction, anger, and indignation...
"Why does she do that?"
"Does she think she can do this just because she's the vice president of the student union?"
"Even if she is Senior Ji's sister, she has no right to say such things! What right does she have to stop the game?"
"Yes, she doesn't even consider whether she is qualified."
…
Ji Xingyan, even if everyone in the school didn't know, didn't he know it himself? He couldn't do strenuous exercise, how could he be so careless about his own health...
Xia Ying bit her lips tightly and looked at him, as if the only thing she had to do now was to watch him and prevent him from doing anything that would hurt his own body.
Bai Xichen, who was standing aside, saw her expression and movements. His bright eyes suddenly became melancholy. At this moment, he knew that she did not appear for him.
Xia Ying walked to the center of the court step by step, holding her textbook. She took a deep breath and said in a light tone: "Do you know what you are doing? Senior..."
For so long, for so long, she never called him by his name directly, but always called him "Senior" quietly and indifferently.
Bai Xichen walked up to her and said, "Xia Ying, don't worry about it."
"Did you really propose this, senior?" Xia Ying asked with a frown. "Did you really propose this competition, senior? Senior, tell me, you can't lie to me..."
Bai Xichen didn't want to lie to her, he nodded, stretched out his hand and pressed Xia Ying's shoulder: "But, Xia Ying, this is just a game, you don't have to worry so much, okay?"
"No." Xia Ying refused him firmly. She looked at him and forcefully took away his hand on her shoulder. She said calmly and stubbornly, "Unless I'm not here, you can't even think about competing."
Wow——
There was an uproar in the audience.
This clearly refuted Bai Xichen.
Standing so boldly in the middle.
So hard to stop this game.
"I'm sorry, Senior Xichen, you can't compete." Xia Ying turned her head to look at Ji Xingyan. Her complicated emotions made her not know what to say.
Ji Xingyan stood there, without any expression or movement. He lowered his head, as if he didn't see Xia Ying standing in front of him.
Xia Ying stretched out her hand and wanted to take the basketball from his hand, but Ji Xingyan held it tightly, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get the ball out of his hand.
"Please let go, please?" Xia Ying whispered, almost begging him, "You can't be willful. How can you be so willful like a child?"
Ji Xingyan didn't let go, nor did he look at her.
"You are the one who should let go, Yin Xiaying. You have no right to stop me from doing anything. You have nothing to do with me." Ji Xingyan shouted, his handsome face turning green due to anger. He looked at Xiaying indifferently and pushed her out with his other hand.
She was pushed by him and almost fell down.
Bai Xichen stepped forward to support her lovingly, but was ruthlessly rejected by Xia Ying. From the beginning, he was like an outsider. No matter how hard he tried, no matter how good he was to her, she always pushed him away ruthlessly.
"Xia Ying..." Bai Xichen called her with heartache.
Yin Xiaying clenched her hands into fists, her nails digging deep into her flesh. A mist appeared under her eyes, her bright eyes were hazy, and her mood was extremely bad.
"Don't do this, okay? Do you know what the consequences of participating in the competition are?" Your body simply can't...
"Yin Xiaying, do you look down on me?" Ji Xingyan said angrily, his heroic face turning blue and purple. Others could look down on him, but she never could.
"I don't!"
"Really? Aren't you here to watch the match between me and him? Don't you just want to see how I lose to him? Yin Xiaying, I tell you, it's impossible."
"No, no..." Xia Ying shook her head, feeling so wronged that tears were about to fall out, "It's not what you think!" Why didn't he understand, why didn't he understand her intention...
Ji Xingyan sneered: "Then why are you here? Why should I believe what you say? Yin Xiaying, do you think you are so important? You think too highly of yourself!"
"you……"
"What's wrong with me? Are you afraid that your senior Xichen will lose to me and lose face? Or is it because you like him that you protect him so desperately?" Ji Xingyan became more and more excited as he spoke, and his jade-like cheeks turned pale and lifeless.
“Pah—”
Without even thinking, Xia Ying raised her hand and slapped him.
Xia Ying is so bold.
Seeing such an astonishing scene, everyone on the basketball court stood there in a daze. For a moment, they even seemed to stop breathing.
There was silence in the air.
No one dared to move, no one dared to make a sound.
The huge basketball court seemed so quiet that only Xia Ying and he were left.
Ji Xingyan's hand loosened, and the basketball fell from his palm to the ground without any restraint, beating rhythmically with "bang-bang".
It was like the sound of a broken heart, sad and heavy.
Looking at the bewildered Xia Ying, he suddenly laughed, charming and beautiful like an elf from the mortal world. His beautiful smile spread in the air, and for a moment, his breath was also cut off in the air...
Summer Sakura...
Such a summer cherry...
The first time he saw...
Romantic and holy gardenia.
A soft and cool fragrant breeze.
He and she were silent and indifferent.
He began to regret it.
Three years, three years. When he heard the news about her, he wanted to see her so badly. Even though she had said such hurtful words to him three years ago, he didn't care at all.
However, when he saw her, he wanted to take revenge on her...
Ji Xingyan was laughing at himself. Xia Ying didn't care about him at all and had no feelings for him at all.
Three years ago, he was the one who was heartbroken; three years later, he is still the one who is heartbroken...
Ji Xingyan turned around and passed by Xia Ying coldly. The boys and girls who were watching consciously made way for him, and he walked out slowly.
"Ji Xingyan..." Xia Ying looked at his back and called his name absentmindedly, as if she couldn't feel the warm pain in her palms. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I..." She was so angry just now that she didn't know what she was doing at all...
She actually hit him... He was so proud and so noble...
"Ji Xingyan..." Xia Ying murmured his name, her heart aching so much that she couldn't think anymore. How could it turn out like this? How could it turn out like this? She was clearly here to persuade him, clearly...
Xia Ying closed her eyes in pain, and the textbook in her hand fell to the ground weightlessly. The cool breeze of early summer mercilessly turned over the pages of the book, and a photo was blown out of the textbook by the wind.
The photo spun and flew in the air, blowing "he" and "she" far away...
There is no going back...
He and she can never go back...