Pei Xi's painting was not completed for a long time.
She started drawing half of it, but no matter how hard she tried, she could never capture the feeling she wanted.
I've accumulated a huge pile of discarded drafts.
Thinking back to the abrupt end of the last time, Pei Xi suddenly felt a little regretful.
I've been quite busy lately, and I have to participate in a competition this weekend, so I really don't have time to go.
She suddenly thought of Jiang Cheng again.
Since that day, so many days have passed, and she hasn't dreamed about him again.
I rarely saw him at school. I saw him once from a distance, just like last time.
He walked through the crowd with his bag on his back, his height standing out prominently.
His bangs had grown long, almost covering his eyes. He was half-closing his eyes and looked very sleepy, as if he was lacking sleep.
Pei Xi leaned against the railing of the upstairs corridor, looking down as he slowly walked into the teaching building.
She suddenly realized that when he was tired, his sharpness diminished considerably, and he exuded a strange languor.
Like an unfriendly cat.
And so it went until Friday.
After class, the classroom was bustling with noise. Pei Xi and Shen Miaoyi went to the supermarket together to buy water.
The supermarket at No. 1 High School is right next to the teaching building. It's very close and quite large, with all kinds of snacks and stationery. You don't need to pay with cash; you can just swipe your campus card.
The supermarket was bustling with people. Pei Xi and Shen Miaoyi walked to the beverage section. Pei Xi reached out and took a bottle of mineral water from the shelf, asking Shen Miaoyi, "Shall we drink the same thing?"
"Mm." Shen Miaoyi nodded.
Pei Xi took two bottles of mineral water, and when he turned around, he saw a hot beverage cabinet next to the freezer. Through the transparent glass, he could see canned coffee and milk inside.
Shen Miaoyi also noticed it, and said with some surprise, "When was the hot beverage cabinet added here? I never noticed it before."
"It was probably just added."
Pei Xi hadn't noticed it before; he guessed it was just installed in the last couple of days. As the weather gradually cools down, a hot beverage cabinet is indeed very necessary.
She suddenly felt like drinking milk, so she asked Shen Miaoyi, "I want to drink Want Want milk, do you want some?"
Shen Miaoyi nodded, "I'll have one too."
“Okay.” Pei Xi opened the cabinet door and took out two cans of red Want Want milk tea.
My gaze fell on the row of lattes at the top, and thinking that Pei Zhiai drinks coffee, I brought him a can as well.
She closed the cabinet door and handed a can of Want Want milk to Shen Miaoyi. "Okay, let's go pay the bill."
Just as the two were about to take a step, they heard a female voice beside them, "Yufei, there are hot drinks here. Would you like some sweet milk? It looks pretty good."
As soon as he finished speaking, another female voice rang out, clear and pleasant, but with a hint of disdain, "I won't drink that kind of stuff, it's too sweet and bad for my throat."
The girl who spoke first looked a little embarrassed. "Oh, sorry, Yufei, I almost forgot."
Pei Xi and Shen Miaoyi were taken aback and subconsciously turned to look.
One of the girls was indeed Sun Yufei from Class 5.
Almost everyone at No. 1 Middle School knows her.
Sun Yufei wasn't stunningly beautiful, but she had delicate features, bangs, and slightly upturned eyes, giving her an air of arrogance.
Pei Xi sighed inwardly, thinking, "No wonder she sings so well; she's so strict with herself, she doesn't even drink sweet milk."
Shen Miaoyi also showed a surprised expression, it seems that she had the same idea as Pei Xi.
The two did not linger and quickly walked to the card reader to pay.
After leaving the supermarket and returning to the teaching building, Pei Xi told Shen Miaoyi to go back to the classroom first, while he went upstairs to deliver coffee to Pei Zhi.
She held a can of beverage in one hand. The temperature of the hot beverage cabinet was not high, just warm, which made her palms feel warm.
Walking to the corridor outside Pei Zhi's classroom, she peeked through the window. Pei Zhi wasn't in the room. She then looked for Shi Chen and found him engrossed in reading some kind of miscellaneous book.
Pei Xi was about to call out to him when his gaze suddenly stopped.
The window was open, and a familiar black backpack sat on the windowsill. Someone was sleeping on the table, just inches away from her, separated only by the window.
He slept motionless, his face buried in his arms, revealing only his dark, soft back of head and a section of his fair neck.
One hand rested on the back of her neck, with long, slender fingers bearing the familiar shape of the scar.
The hallway and classroom were noisy with many male students chasing and playing, but he seemed to be ignoring it all, sleeping soundly and peacefully.
Pei Xi thought, how tired he must be.
The warmth emanating from his palm continued to flow. Pei Xi hesitated for a few seconds before gently placing one of the cans of drink on the corner of the table.
She moved very quietly and slowly, afraid of waking him. Just as the can touched the table, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind her: "Pei Xi, what are you doing here?!"
Pei Xi's hand trembled, and the jar hit the table with a clattering sound.
She quickly withdrew her hand and turned around to see Pei Zhizheng standing not far away in the corridor, striding towards her.
She took a deep breath almost imperceptibly, and for some reason, she felt inexplicably guilty.
Fortunately, Pei Zhi couldn't see it from this angle.
Pei Zhi had already approached in the blink of an eye, and before he could speak, Pei Xi spoke first: "Where did you go? I came to find you."
Pei Zhi said "Oh," and vaguely pointed behind him, "Qin Yufan from Class 3 came to see me, saying there's something going on with the school team."
Pei Xi nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Pei Zhi is the captain of the school basketball team, and Qin Yufan is also on his team. He just wanted to talk to him about playing basketball.
"I brought you a drink." Pei Xi waved the thing in her hand, quickly stuffed it into Pei Zhi's hand, smiled at him, "Drink it while it's hot, I have to go to class now."
After saying that, before Pei Zhi could react, she quickly went downstairs.
Pei Zhi glanced at the warm object in his hand, clutched it tightly, and walked into the classroom with a puzzled look on his face.
As soon as he reached his seat, Shi Chen looked up from his book, glanced at Pei Zhi's hand, and narrowed his eyes. "Oh, which girl gave this to you? Don't you refuse to accept things from people?"
Upon hearing this, Pei Zhi glared at him irritably, "Bullshit, Pei Xi just gave it to me."
Shi Chen smiled, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "When did you start liking sweetened milk?"
"Exactly, when did I ever like drinking this stuff?"
Pei Zhi sat casually in his seat, frowning as he stared wide-eyed at the little figure on the packaging.
He murmured, "This is what Pei Xi likes to drink."
Shi Chen clicked his tongue and reached out to snatch it, saying, "If you don't like it, give it to me."
Before his clutches could reach out, Pei Zhi raised his hand and nimbly dodged, saying, "No way, this was specially bought for me by my sister."
The word "specially" was emphasized.
His expression practically screamed smugness and pride.
Shi Chen glanced at him but didn't say anything. Pei Zhi pulled the tab and gulped down a few mouthfuls of milk, finishing the small can in no time.
Shi Chen smiled enigmatically, then looked away from him and glanced at the table by the window not far away.
It was completely empty; there was nothing there anymore.
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