That summer.
Her father suggested that she go to the countryside to get a feel for it.
Surrounded by two-faced, sycophantic spoiled brats and malice-ladies, she felt utterly bored and simply went to the countryside, demanding that the servants stay away from her.
She wanted to see.
I didn't know she was from the Qi family—
Will anyone come near?
The sun was blazing, and cicadas chirped all around.
The undulating heat waves in the air are unbearably hot and bothersome.
Qi Yuejian pushed her suitcase along the uneven dirt road. The scorching sun made her face flushed, and she was covered in fine, sticky sweat. Her skin and hair were incredibly hot.
As she went downhill, perhaps because the high temperature was too unbearable, her vision blurred for a brief moment. When she raised her hand to wipe the sweat, she did not notice the stone under her suitcase.
Unaware of anything amiss, Qi Yuejian pushed her suitcase as usual, only to have the wheels get stuck on a rock.
Qi Yue pushed hard, and the wheel instantly slipped out of her control, rolling away with a gurgling sound. The suitcase, now missing its wheel, was extremely difficult to push, and with her tripping over a pebble, it flew off into the air.
"ah--"
When Qi Yue looked up, she saw a young girl catch her suitcase, straighten it, and push it back for her.
Qi Yue returned the smile with polite distance: "Thank you."
Ye Qi smiled at her: "You're welcome, let me help you."
The girl's smile was as bright as the sun, yet warm and not scorching.
Ye Qi helped Qi Yuejian push her suitcase and even asked her to buy a bottle of lemon sparkling water from the convenience store.
Qi Yuejian originally wanted to refuse because the convenience store was too small and the hygiene was obviously not as good as the shops she usually frequented.
She felt a bit resistant.
But upon seeing Ye Qi's sincere smile, Qi Yuejian, who was usually quick to refuse people, suddenly thought—
In novels, friendship requires one party to take the initiative and the other to cooperate.
She won't gain friendship if she doesn't try to cooperate...
Just as she tentatively reached out her hand, whether it was because the disgust on her face was too obvious or because her hand was trembling too badly, the girl opposite her withdrew her sparkling water and smiled:
"Sorry, I forgot you shouldn't drink cold drinks when you're sweating. I'll treat you next time."
"OK."
They tacitly moved on from this matter.
After Ye Qi helped her take her suitcase home, Ye Qi noticed that she was all alone and had no one to take care of her. Out of kindness, Ye Qi suggested that she come home with her for dinner.
Qi Yuejian, out of caution, did not agree.
Later, she found out that they were classmates.
In class, because of her lack of friendship and emotional connection, she was not able to integrate into Class 7. She knew how to navigate social situations, choose her words carefully, and was good at mediating with others.
But she didn't want to do that.
She could sense that the atmosphere in Class 7 was quite subtle.
They are distinctive, proud, aloof, and indifferent by nature.
Nobody wants to talk to anyone else.
She keenly sensed that—aside from that girl, everyone else in the class was like her.
They are indifferent to yet yearn for human relationships.
Whether Ye Qi was oblivious to the subtle atmosphere or simply too naive and bold, she kept reaching out her hands to them.
Unite them together.
once.
twice.
three times.
Countless times.
They were pulled down from their lonely thrones in the ice castle and placed in a soft flower field. The warm sun then shone equally upon them, weaving a pure and clean warmth that nourished their bodies and minds.
Ye Qi is like a needle, connecting them together.
By piecing together the fragmented pieces of the puzzle into a complete picture, the clearly visible gaps are a testament to their past efforts.
There were no earth-shattering encounters between her and Ye Qi; their lives were mostly ordinary and uneventful, like a gentle stream flowing by, spending each day in the little things.
But that's how life is.
From the very first moment they met, he continuously healed her lonely heart, mending and patching up the gaps in her friendship.
That summer when I helped her integrate into Class 7.
If the girl asked her again:
Would you like some lemon sparkling water?
She thought.
She would answer without hesitation, "Okay."
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