Even when he went to bed that night, Pei Xi didn't remember that Jiang Cheng hadn't asked Pei Zhi to reimburse him for his medicine.

She lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, her mind a jumble of thoughts.

His eyes were fixed on the ceiling, but his mind was filled with Jiang Cheng's face.

To be honest, her understanding of Jiang Cheng basically only came from Pei Zhi and other people.

However, Pei Zhi never made up anything about him, only saying that he disliked him.

Besides that, she would occasionally hear other people's comments about Jiang Cheng, and without exception, they were all about his aloof personality, his solitary nature, and his unapproachable nature.

Speaking of which, Jiang Cheng and Pei Zhi are considered the school's most handsome men. Since entering the school, she has passed on at least eighty to a hundred love letters to Pei Zhi, but Jiang Cheng... it seems that no one has ever confessed to him.

Pei Zhi, on the other hand, received so many love letters that his hands were sore from holding them.

She had become a messenger of love many times due to the persistent pleading of her female classmates. Later, Pei Zhi became so annoyed that he strictly forbade her from delivering letters for others, and she was finally freed from this arduous task.

On the other hand, Jiang Cheng, whose face is no less handsome than Pei Zhi's, has never been pursued by anyone.

If it weren't for his handsome face and top grades, he would actually be incredibly low-key at school.

It was as if no one had any connection with him.

Pei Xi felt a strange, inexplicable feeling rise in his heart.

Pei Xi's phone suddenly chimed. He picked it up and glanced at it. It was a message from Shen Miaoyi: "Pei Xi, school starts soon. Do you want to go to the bookstore together tomorrow?"

Pei Xi immediately replied, "Okay."

After tossing and turning for most of the night, she finally forced herself to fall asleep. When she woke up the next day, it was almost noon.

Fortunately, she had the foresight to arrange to meet Shen Miaoyi in the afternoon.

The two agreed to meet at the entrance of the bookstore.

Pei Xi hadn't seen Shen Miaoyi for a long time, and when he saw her again, he happily hugged her.

Pei Xi inherited the tall genes of the Pei family, standing at 1.68 meters tall, which is considered above average for a girl. Shen Miaoyi is half a head shorter than her, slightly chubby, with a round face, and feels particularly comfortable to hold.

Pei Xi unconsciously pinched her cheek and said with a smile, "It's been a long time. You've become even cuter, Shen Miaomiao."

She was the only one who liked calling Shen Miaoyi that, because she thought it was cute when it was reduplicated.

"No way..." Shen Miaoyi lowered her head and rubbed her face in embarrassment.

She was introverted, and every time Pei Xi praised her, it would make her feel embarrassed.

The two walked into the bookstore hand in hand. There weren't many people in the bookstore. The teaching materials were on the second floor. The two found the section for the second year of high school and started browsing.

Pei Xi has excellent grades, consistently ranking in the top twenty of her grade. However, she isn't overly competitive in her studies and doesn't force herself to be number one. She's content as long as she stays within a range that satisfies her.

Shen Miaoyi's performance was relatively worse, with average grades.

Almost every class has a type of student who is quiet and introverted, studies very hard, but no matter how hard they try, their grades can only remain at an average level.

Shen Miaoyi is that kind of person.

Pei Xi came today to accompany Shen Miaoyi. She didn't plan to buy anything, but since she was already there, she thought she'd pick out a book for Pei Zhi.

After all, he'll be a senior in high school when school starts.

After looking around but not finding anything suitable, Pei Xi glanced around and saw a bookstore employee in uniform sitting on a ladder arranging bookshelves not far away.

She stepped forward and said to the man's back, "Excuse me, could you please get me the physics workbook from the top row? I need to take a look."

The man seemed to pause for a moment, then reached out and pulled out a book, handing it to her.

"Thanks..."

Just as Pei Xi was about to thank him, she saw the person turn around and their eyes meet.

Her eyes widened instantly.

Before him stood Jiang Cheng's cold, sharp eyes, still expressionless, only his eyebrows slightly raised.

"Give."

Pei Xi was stunned and forgot to answer it for a moment.

Two seconds later, the book in front of me swayed.

Pei Xi snapped out of his daze and quickly reached out his hand.

"The problems in this workbook are very difficult and are suitable for people with a strong foundation."

Jiang Cheng sat on the ladder, looking down at her, and said, "You're perfect for this."

Pei Xi looked down at the book in her hand, about to say that she didn't want to do it herself, but suddenly paused.

Does Jiang Cheng know about her academic performance?

They weren't even in the same grade.

Pei Xi frowned slightly and looked up at Jiang Cheng, only to find that he had already looked away and continued to organize the books on the bookshelf.

She pursed her lips and asked him, "Have you done this before?"

Jiang Cheng kept working without looking back at her, humming in agreement as he tidied up.

Pei Xi glanced at the book cover, then handed it back to him, "Then could you get me a senior high school copy?"

Jiang Cheng paused slightly, then picked up another senior high school textbook, turned around and handed it to her, taking back the one he had just used.

Pei Xi watched his movements, her gaze unconsciously falling on his hands.

They were truly beautiful hands; his skin was fair, his hands were fair, his nails were clean and rounded, and his fingers were long and strong.

The knuckles are a bit thick, which shows that these hands are not pampered but have done a lot of work.

That night, it was hard to see clearly under the streetlights, but Pei Xi noticed that Jiang Cheng had an old scar on his left thumb, like a trace of flesh that had been missing and then healed.

Pei Xi looked at the scar, and in a flash of inspiration, his hand, which was about to reach out, stopped abruptly.

Suddenly, a chill ran down her spine, and goosebumps rose uncontrollably on her arms.

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