Chapter 36 Lin Xiaoxia, your way of cursing is really unique

Lin Zixia walked back empty-handed.

The road is lined with national flags. The five-star red flag flutters in the wind, looking particularly beautiful under the mottled light and shadow.

Beneath the vibrant green lies the dazzling Chinese red.

The rich colors highlight the extreme emotions, which are the firmness engraved in the bones and the sincerity that never fades.

Students in school uniforms were riding bicycles and chatting as they passed Wutong Avenue. When passing the traffic light, Lin Zixia noticed a mother and daughter next to him.

The little girl with cute pigtails pointed at the national flags on the roadside and asked in a baby voice, "Mom, why are there red flags everywhere?"

Her mother touched her head and said gently, "Because wherever there is China, there is the five-star red flag."

The little girl nodded, not quite understanding.

Lin Zixia smiled knowingly, watched the traffic light turn green, and watched the mother and daughter merge into the crowd.

Lin Zixia walked slowly, enjoying the rare comfort of the day.

The crowd was bustling, including students leaving school, workers getting off work, and old men and women supporting each other.

As the warm air filled his chest with his breath, Lin Zixia couldn't help but think that life is only a few short decades long, and everyone will end up in the same place.

Go to school, take the college entrance exam, work, get married and have children, and finally grow old and turn into a handful of earth.

She didn't have any lofty ambitions, but she had heard the saying "knowledge changes destiny" many times, and she hoped to break free from the constraints of her family and live a free and casual life.

What will be her fate?

She doesn't know.

…

It was already six o'clock when Lin Zixia got home. She knocked on the door opposite first. It was Lu Xiangye who opened the door. He looked up at her, said "Wait" and walked back to the living room.

Grandma's voice came from the room, "Who is it, Xiaoye?"

"Lin Xiaoxia, come and get her schoolbag."

"Xiao Xia, ask her to have dinner together."

"Aunt Hui must have prepared dinner."

"Oh well."

Lu Xiangye carried her schoolbag and handed it to her. Lin Zixia curled her lips and thanked him softly.

Lu Xiangye lowered his eyes and looked at her, "Aren't you going home for National Day?"

Lin Zixia nodded and said, "I won't go back."

Lu Xiangye: "Got it."

Lin Zixia thanked him again before opening the door and going back.

Before the door opposite closed, Lu Xiangye heard the girl say sweetly, "Auntie, I'm back!"

He paused, smiled silently, closed the door and turned back to continue eating.

During the seven-day National Day holiday, Lin Zixia should go back home.

But she didn't want to go back.

For a moment, she felt extremely selfish.

In that home, she felt like an outsider, cramped, distant, and polite. Here at Ye Yinghui's, she had plenty of space to herself. Except for dinner time, the rest of the time was hers. She didn't feel oppressed or suffocated.

Sometimes she even thought, it would be better if Ye Yinghui didn't care about her.

She told Ye Yinghua that she wanted to stay in Chengdu to study hard, fearing that she would lose her study skills after traveling back and forth. Ye Yinghua did not object, and urged her to study hard and not run around.

While eating, Lin Zixia asked, "Aunt, do you want to go out for a trip? I can stay at home by myself."

Ye Yinghui picked up a piece of pork ribs for her and smiled, "I'm going out to play by myself?"

"Your brother is not coming back from school, and your uncle is also busy. I am almost becoming a lonely old man."

Lin Zixia smiled and said, "Aunt is still so young, how come she is already a lonely old woman?"

Ye Yinghui: "By the way, you can make an appointment with your classmates to go out and play. Don't stay in the house doing homework all day. Go for a walk around Rongcheng."

Lin Zixia responded obediently, "Okay."

"Aunt, if you have your own plans, just go ahead and do yours. Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself."

Ye Yinghui: "Okay."

Lin Zixia did not slack off because of the holiday. After dinner, he went back to his room to do his homework.

She made a to-do list for herself, and once it was done, she could relax.

By midnight, she had finished her English and Chinese homework. She liked to start with simple tasks, so that she would feel a sense of accomplishment as she crossed them off bit by bit.

She did not go out on the first day of the holiday. She was still bent over the desk doing her homework, strictly following the school schedule.

By noon the next day, she had finished all her homework.

She stretched with satisfaction. Her school tasks were completed, and now she only had to work on her own plans. She decided to give herself a day off in the afternoon and go out for a walk.

In the afternoon, Ye Yinghui went out to play mahjong with her friends. Lin Zixia packed up and prepared to go out when he suddenly received a message from Xu Wu.

[Xia Xia, we are going to play in the city center, let’s go together]

Before she could reply, she found herself being pulled into a group.

The name of the group is "Five-Man Squad".

Someone in the group tagged her, [Xiaoxia sister, are you free this afternoon? Come play with us.]

You can tell it's Wu You from the tone of his voice.

Lin Zixia first replied to Xu Wu's message, and then replied with a "OK" in the group.

Everyone agreed on a time. Lin Zixia waited at home for a while. Wu You stood downstairs of the apartment and asked her and Lu Xiangye to come down.

Lin Zixia picked up his phone and keys, and just as he opened the door, he bumped into Lu Xiangye across the street.

Today he wore a thin black hoodie, black trousers, and a black baseball cap. The slightly lowered brim of the cap obscured his delicate features, revealing only his thick eyelashes and high nose bridge.

Lu Xiangye raised his eyes and glanced at her lightly, "I thought you were going to do your homework at home."

Lin Zixia tilted his head, "Why, you don't welcome me?"

Lu Xiangye smiled lazily, "How dare I? I'd love to."

Lin Zixia glanced at him calmly and closed the door behind him. "That would be best."

Lu Xiangye shrugged, "You don't believe it?"

Lin Zixia walked to the elevator and pressed the button, "If I believe you, there must be something fishy."

Lu Xiangye put his hands in his pockets and walked to her side in a sloppy manner. His tone was quite regretful, "You are really hard to fool."

Lin Zixia watched the elevator floor jump continuously. When the elevator door opened, she stepped in first. "There are many people who are willing to be deceived by you."

Lu Xiangye: "But you don't want to."

Lin Zixia raised his eyes to look at him, "Lu Xiangye, is there water in your head today?"

Why did you say something ambiguous to her?

Lu Xiangye lowered his head and chuckled, "Lin Xiaoxia, your way of cursing is really unique."

Lin Zixia: "...You want to hear something more direct?"

Lu Xiangye raised his eyebrows slightly, "How direct?"

At this moment, the elevator door opened with a "ding" sound.

"You idiot!"

After saying this, Lin Zixia walked out without stopping for a moment.

Lu Xiangye lowered his head, his shoulders shaking with laughter.