13 Chapter 13
Xiao Doukou sang a nursery rhyme on the phone for a long time. At a red light, Zhou Baixi finally freed his hands to pick up the phone. He said with a mixture of laughter and tears, "She knew my password, took the phone herself, and insisted on calling you."
His chuckle came from the phone, clean and clear. The whistling wind outside the car and Xiaodoukou's babbling became the background sound.
"She's like this when she's happy. Just ignore her and go about your business."
"Um."
Through the phone screen, Chen Ying's face turned slightly red.
It's been ages since I've heard him laugh so brightly. His unique voice is more beautiful than any moonlit breeze, more melodious than the music left by a passing summer breeze on wind chimes. Zhou Baixi's world is always midsummer, and he remains eternally young in that midsummer.
Chen Ying continues to update her comics.
Tonight's story begins at the beginning of their sophomore year, and the two of them serve as volunteers to welcome the new students.
When the sophomore class started, she and Ye Jinyi served as volunteers to welcome the new students. They saw the parents of the new students carrying large and small bags to send their children to school.
Chen Ying's eyes turned red as she watched.
At first, she didn't realize why she felt sad. It was not until the evening that she realized that she had gone to university alone on her first day.
At first, Chen Ying didn't know she had a mental problem. She just felt so regretful and frustrated. A deep sense of powerlessness weighed on her heart, making it difficult for her to breathe.
She thought of the night after the college entrance examination, the person who did not come to wait for her in that starry night, and the words she finally decided to be brave but did not have the chance to say.
She became stubborn and single-minded. She couldn't figure it out, so she tried desperately to think about it, to the point of insomnia. She couldn't sleep every night. Then she became depressed and fell into a cycle of confusion.
This situation lasted for about a month, and Chen Ying noticed something was wrong when she was sending messages. Her replies were either very negative or very extreme.
Her intuition told her that Chen Ying needed her.
During that period, classmates around him often made appointments to watch movies and go shopping together. Ye Jin also often asked Chen Ying to see a psychologist together, trying his best to counsel her and make her happy. It was also at that time that he learned about Chen Ying's past.
After the college entrance examination, Chen Ying almost fled from the rental house to her uncle's house, and then left her uncle's house. She went to the neighboring city to work during the summer vacation with 1,500 yuan in her pocket.
She didn't earn much money during the vacation, she just wanted to find a reason to leave, find a place to live, cut off all contact with her uncle's family, and stay away from everyone.
She thought she had long since grown accustomed to being alone, her heart harder than steel. But seeing the new students' eyes brimming with anticipation, and their parents brimming with pride and joy, every moment reminded Chen Ying of her own enrollment report, which no one cared about. Even though she had done well on the exams, practically above average, her parents, upon learning of the situation, simply said, "Remember to find a part-time job when school starts, so you can gain more social experience."
The distance from home to school is more than 2,000 kilometers. It was Chen Ying's first time traveling far away, so she overcame her fear and went to school alone.
She met Ye Jinyi on the first day of school. After accidentally knowing that they were from the same hometown, Ye Jinyi quickly found her to chat. The two hit it off immediately. Ye Jinyi quickly started the recognition mode and announced in front of her parents that from then on Chen Ying was her half-sister!
Chen Ying will never forget the day the girl she met for the first time put her arm around her back, as familiar as a friend she hadn't seen in years. After the uncle and auntie they met for the first time finished moving Ye Jinyi's belongings, they approached Chen Ying. The auntie helped her make her bed, and the uncle helped carry the heavy stuff upstairs.
What moved Chen Ying even more was that from then on, Ye Jinyi's parents often sent double the amount of things. Those specialties from their hometown warmed Chen Ying for a long time during those lonely days.
This account currently has 719 followers, which is not a lot, and there are few comments, but the number of likes is very high every time.
Chen Ying couldn't understand what they were thinking, and was too lazy to think about why, until today's update was sent out, when a comment hit the nail on the head and expressed their true feelings.
Netizen Duo Chi Walnuts: It seems like I have seen the ending of the story! A rare friendship is better than thousands of loves that will eventually be missed. The story is long-lasting. The ladies should be good friends for life. Please keep updating, I want to see it!
Chen Ying smiled slightly and replied: I will update until the day I can no longer hold a pen!
Her story with Ye Jinyi is very long. Love and family affection are not guaranteed, but friendship is very certain. She and Ye Jinyi will be together for a lifetime.
This is the confidence that Ye Jinyi gave her.
The next day at work, during the break, Song Xia kept looking at her phone, and she would smile foolishly every once in a while.
After a busy period recently, work has been relatively relaxed recently. I haven't heard of any happy events for her recently. She was smiling so happily, and it didn't look like she had a boyfriend. Chen Ying was a little curious and couldn't help asking, "What are you doing? You're smiling so happily."
Song Xia waved to Chen Ying to come closer and showed her the phone screen.
It was a chat page between her and her dad. It was filled with so many messages that it was annoying. Song Xia simply repeated it to Chen Ying: "My dad said he bought the neighbor's house a few days ago. Now the neighbor has moved out, and he's using that house to grow roses for me."
Song Xia showed Chen Ying the photos his father sent. His father was standing on the rooftop of his house, taking pictures of the villa next door. All he could see were dry weeds, and the entire villa was in a dilapidated state.
"You know, I love roses!" She spread her arms and gestured, "The whole yard is covered with roses, and the walls are covered with roses. Hey, maybe you don't know this, but my friends call me Song Qiangwei because I love them so much!!"
Chen Ying was horrified when she heard this. She was shocked and confused: "Your dad bought the neighbor's house just to grow roses for you!?"
Song Xia nodded proudly, picked up a small piece of her short hair, and pretended to shake it. "I planted roses all over my yard. My dad said it was annoying to see. He likes a simple style, but he dotes on me, so he had no choice but to let me plant them."
Song Xia was delighted every time she talked about Rose. "The stock my dad had been following wasn't doing well recently and was probably going to go bust. He cut his losses in time, but still lost 10 million. He was already in a bad mood and wanted to stand on the rooftop to enjoy the view, but then he saw the neighbor's house was overgrown with grass and no one had come to clean it up. He was so angry that he found the neighbor's phone number, called him, and then bought the house."
Chen Ying was stunned and laughed, "The rich second generation is actually by my side!"
"Go away, stop teasing me." Song Xia couldn't help laughing, took a sip of orange juice, and another message popped up on the phone page.
Chen Ying consciously turned her head away and didn't look, but Song Xia pressed her head back and forced her to look.
"Look, look, this Li Hao sent me another selfie. He's even more narcissistic than anyone else. Look at this one, what do you think?"
No matter how handsome a man is, Chen Ying would unconsciously compare him with Zhou Baixi. She just thought Zhou Baixi was the best-looking. Whether in temperament or appearance, Zhou Baixi was the best.
But when Song Xia asked, there was an expectation in her tone that she herself didn't realize, and she didn't realize that her eyes were fixed on the photo.
Chen Ying seemed to have noticed something and, following her mood, said, "This one is very handsome! Sporty, sunny and handsome."
"Really? I don't think so."
What came out of his mouth was a denial, but the smile on his face never faded. He opened the chat box and typed something, then Chen Ying tactfully walked away so as not to disturb the two people chatting.
Li Hao rarely has time to play basketball. After finally working up a sweat, he subconsciously wanted to share the photos of his exercise with Song Xia, and then listened to her pointing fingers and picking out the flaws in the photos.
He didn't get angry. He took several selfies in front of his phone and sent them all to ask for comments.
After Song Xia finished commenting on each photo, she thought about her family buying a house and couldn't help but share it with Li Hao.
Song Xia: [My dad bought our neighbor's house and told me to plant roses all over it. I'll go back and plant roses in March or April next year.]
Li Hao replied: [Your neighbor just sold it like that?]
Song Xia simply repeated what she had just said to Chen Ying: "No one has lived in his garden for a long time, and the flowers and plants in the garden have all died. My dad didn't like it, so he bought it, renovated it, and planted roses for me."
If someone wants to build a garden in a house that has been uninhabited for a long time, they must be either a fool or have too much money to burn. Li Hao laughed heartily: [You must be stupid.]
After sending it out, I felt it was inappropriate, so I withdrew it urgently and sent it out again: [I can help you plant it together. ]
Then he asked: [Hey, where is your home?]
Song Xia: [Donghui Garden.]
The name seemed familiar. Li Hao thought about it and seemed to have heard that his family also had a house in that area, and he had lived there alone for a month or two.
So he said, "My family has a house over there, so I can go back and take a look."
The two happily reached a consensus.
Even more exciting was that after discussion with the higher-ups, they decided to make Chen Ying a full-time employee. However, Song Xia's originally agreed-upon quota of one full-time employee was now two, and both were retained. At noon, all the colleagues in the department gathered for lunch to welcome Chen Ying and Song Xia to the company.
When it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon, Zhou Baixi suddenly sent a message asking Chen Ying if she could go see Xiao Doukou in the evening. She had slipped on the stairs at school and hurt her hand. She looked pitiful and said she missed Aunt Chen Ying.
Xiao Doukou's parents, Zhou Baixi's sister and brother-in-law, are busy with work. Xiao Doukou usually lives with her grandparents. She never cries or makes a fuss and is very well-behaved. This injury made the adults very sad.
Chen Ying was also distressed and rushed to the hospital after work.
The pink and tender children's hospital was filled with sick children crying in their parents' arms, which was so heartbreaking. Chen Ying didn't dare to look at them any longer and went directly to Xiao Doukou's ward.
The small ward was full of people, including Xiao Doukou's parents and some relatives. As soon as they heard that Xiao Doukou was hospitalized, they rushed to the hospital to visit her.
Everyone inside was acquainted with Xiao Doukou's parents. Chen Ying had never seen them before. It seemed a bit awkward to go in now, but it would also be awkward not to go in.
She was in a dilemma, holding the fruit basket and the small cake, not knowing how to start the conversation.
Zhou Baixi noticed the person standing at the door at the right time and came out to greet her, saying as he walked in, "Dad, Mom, Chen Ying is here."
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