"The situation is turning grim," one said.
"Hasn't it always been like this?" came the reply.
...
Eagles soar through the sky, fish dart in the shallow waters,...
After lunch, the three of them left the cafeteria and took a walk on campus.
Having just finished a fourteen-day New Year's celebration and an alien journey, no matter how much the value game required them to race against time, all they wanted to do at this moment was quietly enjoy a while of their daily lives.
People come and go on campus. On the main road leading from the cafeteria to the school gate, under the evergreen camphor trees, vendors sell books.
The stalls stretched out in a long line along the curb, with light bulbs illuminating the entire route, creating a very cozy atmosphere.
Yang Qinglan picked up a book at random and then put it down.
"What's wrong?" Li Changzhou stood beside her.
He had stood beside her before, but today felt completely different; they were now a couple! He couldn't wait to tell the whole world the news!
Even if they were deaf, blind, infants, or elderly, he would shout to them: Yang Qinglan is his!
My heart was filled with boundless joy.
“Pirated books,” Yang Qinglan smiled at him, “I want to buy the originals to collect.”
The bookstall's lamp cast a bright yellow light, illuminating her smiling profile, making her appear like a dreamlike fairy from Dunhuang.
"Hey, stop staring! Haven't you seen enough yet?" Li Qianxia blew a breath at Liu Hai as if she couldn't stand it anymore, complaining to the two who were staring at each other again.
She took Yang Qinglan's arm and walked towards the school gate.
"Qinglan, what do you like about my brother?"
"bright."
"Light...light?" Li Qianxia asked, puzzled.
"Even though my own life is not going well, I can still sincerely hope that others are happy," Yang Qinglan explained.
"Anything else?"
"Keep your promises."
"This is because I taught him well. Each person can only play on their phone for 10 minutes. I will never let him play for even a second longer." Li Qianxia had an expression that said, 'I raised this child.'
If he didn't have a girlfriend right now, and she wasn't here with him, Li Changzhou would definitely spank her and let her know who taught whom.
Yang Qinglan chuckled twice.
"Anything else? Anything else?" Li Qianxia asked again.
"Strong ability, good results, and strong willpower."
"I taught you that too. Anything else?"
"Hmm..." Yang Qinglan thought for a moment, "Good figure?"
"You're so lewd, Qinglan." Li Qianxia had a sly smile on her face.
Yang Qinglan chuckled and said, "I'm your brother's girlfriend now, and I'll be your sister-in-law in the future. Is saying your brother has a good physique considered vulgar?"
"And what about his face?"
"Yes, I like that too." Yang Qinglan said frankly.
Li Changzhou remained silent, feeling as if he were talking to Yang Qinglan, and that Yang Qinglan's words were directed at him.
The lighting was just right, the sound of students picking out books was just right, and the night breeze was cool and pleasant—perhaps a bit cold for others.
"Anything else?"
"It's for your own good."
"Good to me?" Li Qianxia tilted her head.
Li Changzhou really wanted to shout at his sister, "Don't believe her! She was even jealous of you before!"
"I've heard a lot about you and Changzhou. Someone who can take such good care of his sister must be... well, his future family must be pretty good too."
“Future family…” Repeating these five words, Li Qianxia could only laugh.
Li Changzhou was already smiling.
At this moment, Li Qianxia hooked her arm around his and took his arm as well.
The three walked hand in hand, attracting the attention of the surrounding students. College students are at an age where they like to joke about relationships between men and women, and they would probably speculate about their relationship based on erotic ideas.
"Brother, it's your turn. Tell me honestly, what do you like about Qinglan?" Li Qianxia pressed him, her eyes shining.
"Don't you know?" Li Changzhou said.
"I have no idea!"
Li Qianxia and Yang Qinglan were both staring at him. Li Changzhou scratched the corner of his left eye with his right hand: "I fell in love with Qinglan the first time I saw her on the bus."
"Love at first sight?" Li Qianxia confirmed.
"Love at first sight." Li Changzhou nodded.
"Qinglan likes your face, your figure, and your inner qualities, but you only like her appearance? You're a scumbag!" The advantage of being a younger sister is that you can call your brother a scumbag without any hesitation.
"She's cute when she's shy."
"It's still about appearance."
"She's also cute when she's teasing people."
"She's starting to have a bit of a personality."
"Thinking is beautiful."
"It's all about appearances again!"
"I don't care about appearance or personality, I just like it," Li Changzhou said.
Li Qianxia, looking shivering as if blown by a cold wind, turned to look at Yang Qinglan, who was covering her lips with the back of her left hand and smiling.
"I've made up my mind!" Li Qianxia announced loudly, "From today onwards, I will walk among you, sleep among you, and I will absolutely not allow anything to happen between you—"
"Get away, who are you?" Li Changzhou pushed Li Qianxia away. The advantage of being an older brother is that he can be ruthless to his younger sister.
Yang Qinglan laughed out loud.
Pushed to the back, Li Qianxia rushed forward, jumped onto Li Changzhou's back, and strangled his neck with her arm.
"Let go."
"Let go? I'll strangle you, you lecherous fiend who forgets his family for the sake of a pretty face!"
Mingcheng University is huge. In the past, it would have taken me forever to walk from the cafeteria to the school gate, and I almost had to rent an electric scooter. Today, I don't know if it's because I'm stronger or what, but in the blink of an eye, I was already on the road.
The three planned to walk back along the river road and return to Honey Pot World in the backyard of Qinglan Bookstore.
Yang Qinglan was listening to Li Changzhou and Li Qianxia discussing whether to take the final exam, and Li Qianxia's series of plans on how to use her skills to cheat with her brother, when she saw Zheng Qing.
They were walking on the sidewalk when Zheng Qing stood in the middle of the road where an accident had occurred, which looked like a car crash.
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