Chapter 60 Black Butterfly

Maybe it is summer now, or maybe it is autumn turning into winter, but for Jiang Shiyuan, not much has changed. The sun is always warm, and its light always stings her eyes.

Logically, her beautiful eyes should be illuminated by the light that sneaked in through the glass window.

But her eyes at this moment were extremely dark, having lost their original color, becoming two ordinary stones embedded in her eye sockets.

Chen Zui on the side broke the silence and said.

"Who gave this to you? Everyone in school knows you don't like it, so no one dared to give it to you anymore."

Others in the dance studio said this.

"Yeah, maybe it's a new student."

"But isn't it strange to give a ballet skirt and dancing shoes? Those people only gave Shiyuan some food and drinks."

"Holy crap! Didn't someone say a while ago that giving ballet shoes as a gift means you're precious and the one they want to pamper the most?!"

Seeing that Jiang Shiyuan's face was getting uglier, Chen Zui winked at the man, signaling him to stop talking, and the man was tactful enough to stop talking.

Before Chen Zui could speak, Jiang Shiyuan said coldly, "I'm going out for a while." Then he walked out with the bag.

Jiang Shiyuan came to the trash can and threw the pink bag into the trash can that was emitting a foul smell. She didn't react at all as she saw its surface being stained with dirt.

Jiang Shiyuan took out a note, but no one noticed it. When everyone gathered around, Jiang Shiyuan put it away.

The white note was even more wrinkled than the paper balls thrown by passersby. Jiang Shiyuan unfolded the note and saw:

This is a gift to the one I love most. I hope you can wear it and perform on stage. I will be very happy then because it will feel like I am holding you and we are hugging each other.

The crumpled note, already wrinkled, was completely shattered.

Thrown away by Jiang Shiyuan, the trash can was filled with scattered white fragments, as if it had snowed, covering the garbage with a layer of bright white clothes.

"madman…"

Her indifference became an opportunity in the eyes of the madman. She wanted to see what tricks the clown could come up with.

The depressed mood was like the dry leaf that Jiang Shiyuan stepped on. I wondered if it was because it had been dry for too long or because it had been softened by water.

The sound it made was no longer crisp, but muffled, as if it was sulking and was too proud to make a sound.

Chen Zui didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that her loud breathing would disturb Jiang Shiyuan. Mainly, she was afraid of Jiang Shiyuan's murderous look.

The quieter it is, the more it represents Jiang Shiyuan's anger level, which is so high that it cannot be calmed down, so shutting up is the best option.

Jiang Shiyuan said calmly, "Chen Zui, I'd like to ask you for a favor regarding tomorrow's cultural evening."

Chen Zui asked, "What's going on?" She leaned in closer to listen to Jiang Shiyuan's story, then looked puzzled. "Why is it like this?"

Jiang Shiyuan smiled but didn't answer. He only said, "Thank you for troubling me with this matter. I will thank you later."

Chen Zui could tell whether Jiang Shi was willing to talk or not, so she waved her hand and said without asking any more questions.

"No need to thank me, I don't need anything now. As long as my mother is healthy, I don't want anything else, so don't worry, I will definitely do it well!"

"Thanks."

Jiang Shiyuan felt her hands were too cold, so she put them in her pockets, and her hands touched the extra things in the bag.

She didn't remember putting anything in her pocket, so she couldn't help but feel curious. After Jiang Shiyuan took out the thing, she smiled, the first time she had ever smiled.

It turned out that Pei Xiangwan's dog said this morning that its hands were cold and insisted on putting its hands in her pockets to put it away.

When Chen Zui was halfway through his walk, he realized that Jiang Shiyuan had disappeared. He quickly turned around, only to see Jiang Shiyuan staring at an egg yolk pastry and grinning foolishly.

"Shi Yuan... let's go, we're running out of time."

Jiang Shiyuan immediately responded, "Okay." The egg yolk pastry returned to her pocket.

Her bitter and sour heart was sweetened by the egg yolk pastry that was as round as a crystal ball. They were also dreamy and sweet.

It’s just sweet, a different kind of sweet.

And the words written in marker.

“Remember to eat!!!”

Just by looking at the words, Jiang Shiyuan could imagine the puppy's expression.

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The sun hurried away like a lone traveler in a hurry.

Only a gloomy sky was left, and people were unable to catch up with the pace, and could only let the cold erode their bodies.

After getting into the car, Pei Xiangwan's almost frozen body finally felt relieved. He slowly moved his butt closer to Jiang Shiyuan.

"Jiang Jiang, we should get a little closer."

Jiang Shiyuan turned her head to look at Pei Xiangwan. She was not sure why Pei Xiangwan's face was red. Was it because the temperature in the car was too high?

"Are you worried that I'm cold? Or that you're too hot?"

Pei Xiangwan pulled her black coat closer and placed her hands on her thighs.

Those hands were as white as jade, with a faint pink tint, and slightly larger than Jiang Shiyuan's hands, perhaps because of the longer fingers.

Moreover, Pei Xiangwan was a walking heater, making Jiang Shiyuan feel that her hands looked very warm, so she was no longer afraid of the cold.

Unconsciously, her hand reached out to Pei Xiangwan's hand, and just as she had imagined, it was really warm.

Pei Xiangwan felt cold from Jiang Shiyuan's hand, and it was still cold no matter how she covered it.

She clasped Jiang Shiyuan's hand with her five fingers and lifted up her coat to cover the back of Jiang Shiyuan's hand.

"I'm worried you'll be cold. Your hands are always so cold."

Jiang Shiyuan's lips curled up into a faint smile, and she held Pei Xiangwan's hand tightly, as if she wanted to lock her up.

"Really?" She glanced at the other person's red earlobe and said nothing more.

After a while, Pei Xiangwan suddenly said, "Jiang Jiang...it seems that the bracelet I gave you is a problem for you."

Jiang Shiyuan smiled dumbly and said, "Why would you think so?"

Pei Xiangwan pursed her lips, kept playing with Jiang Shiyuan's fingers, and said after thinking for a moment.

"It's just... I know you can't wear jewelry, but you always wear it. You have to take it off during class and put it back on after class. How tiring."

She then added, "And more!! You've never forgotten to wear it once!"

Because she knew that when people are too busy, they will lose things and forget things, which is a normal phenomenon, but Jiang Shiyuan has never forgotten this ordinary bracelet.

No matter how busy or troublesome it is, she will always wear it. Jiang Shiyuan seems to like the bracelet she made very much.

Jiang Shiyuan lowered her eyes, and her curled eyelashes fluttered like the wings of a black butterfly.

Suddenly, the butterfly flew away. Where did it go? To the endless wilderness, or to the flowers it loved...

No, neither. This black butterfly never yearns for a colorful world. Its black color does not match the colors.