It was the first gathering and Shengxia felt that she had not yet had enough fun. They were the last ones to stay together and left the KTV. They all planned to have a midnight snack, but Shengxia did not go as it was too late and Wang Lianhua had urged them several times.

They accompanied Shengxia and waited for Wang Lianhua to pick them up.

Shengxia let go of Zhang Shu's hand and winked at him.

Zhang Shu understood.

She stood next to Xin Xiaohe.

Wang Lianhua met Shengxia. A group of people waved to her and said "Goodbye, Auntie". She couldn't say a word to blame them for coming home late.

She understood Shengxia. She was gentle, but not very passionate. She could only count her close friends on one hand. She never expected to have such a group of good friends in her senior year of high school.

Perhaps the affiliated high school is a more suitable environment for her.

"How did your classmates do in the exam?" Wang Lianhua asked.

Shengxia: “It should be fine.”

Today everyone tacitly agreed not to mention any results, but judging by their status, it didn't look like anyone had failed.

Wang Lianhua continued to ask: "What about Zhang Shu? How did he do in the exam?"

Shengxia tried to see her mother's expression in the rearview mirror, but the angle was wrong and she couldn't see it.

She considered and answered, "It should be good."

God knows how happy she was when she heard the words "See you at Heyan" after a day of worry.

If he says it's okay, then it won't be bad.

Wang Lianhua: "If he can still do well in the exam under such circumstances, this guy is not an ordinary person."

I was surprised in the middle of summer. It was really a rare thing to hear my mother praise someone.

It is even rarer when the target is Zhang Shu.

After returning home, Shengxia saw that Hou Junqi had created a group, which was the same group they had just been in, but Lanlan and several of Yang Linyu's roommates were not there. What was strange was that there was one more person, Lu Youze.

After the college entrance examination, Lu Youze went on a business trip abroad with his father. He did not attend the score estimation and teacher appreciation banquet. In addition, he was not in school much during the sprint stage. It has been a long time since we last saw him. Some people almost forgot that there was such a person in the class. During the dinner, someone mentioned him and joked that the prince had learned about his own business territory in advance.

Why did you suddenly create such a group?

Just when I wanted to ask in private chat, Hou Junqi tagged Shengxia in the group.

Hou Junqi: @Shengxia, everyone here is determined to go to Fiji, little Shengxia, go too!

Xiaomai: @Go, go, go, go in midsummer!

Xin Xiaohe: @Go, go, go in the summer!

Shengxia didn't understand why they suddenly wanted to go to Fiji? What did they talk about during this midnight snack?

Hou Junqi: The local tyrant uncle @Lu Yuze and the sister @Zhang Shu chartered a plane!

At the same time as seeing the news, Zhang Shu called and explained, and Shengxia finally understood.

While having supper, everyone discussed whether to go on a graduation trip together. Zhang Shu said that it was probably impossible because he had to go to Fiji to attend his sister's wedding.

A group of people shouted with envy, saying they also wanted to travel to the island.

It was just a shout at first, but who would have thought that Zhang Shuzhen would call to confirm.

Lu Zheng was very generous. He said that they were classmates of both Zhang Shu and Lu Youze, and the presence of more young faces would make the gathering more lively. He decided on the spot: everyone who could go should go, as there were enough seats on the chartered plane and the hotel had been arranged.

If pie falls from the sky, who wouldn’t go?

But since you are going to a wedding, no one would really take advantage of the free flight, food and accommodation, and the final expenses will be deducted from the gift money.

So the money still needs to be spent, it's just a coincidence that it can also help to share in the good fortune.

Lanlan was short of money and had never applied for a passport, so she had no money.

Yang Linyu and Xin Xiaohe both planned to apply for an expedited procedure the next day.

Shengxia had a passport, and when she graduated from junior high school, Wang Lianhua took her out for a trip.

Traveling with so many people must be interesting, right?

Shengxia certainly wanted to go, but she felt that Wang Lianhua would most likely not agree.

"If you want to travel, just go by yourself. Why bring someone to take advantage of others?" Wang Lianhua was indeed more concerned.

Shengxia explained: "It's not a bargain. We will combine the air tickets and hotel into a red envelope for sharing."

"And if you guys go out together, they'll be busy with the wedding and won't have time to care about you. If you go out and have fun, no one will care!"

"Mom, we are going to college and can take care of ourselves."

Wang Lianhua was choked by this and remained silent for half a minute before she said, "If you want to go out and relax, wait until Xuan finishes her exams and I'll take you there."

Shengxia calculated the time, "After Xuan finishes her test, it's time for me to go to driving school. My dad has signed me up."

Wang Lianhua knew about this and she was quite supportive. She believed that it was better to master skills early rather than late.

"Ask your dad about the expenses!"

Shengxia: “Hmm?”

Wang Lianhua was annoyed: "If you want to go, ask your dad for money!"

Is this an agreement?

Wang Lianhua saw her shocked expression, but still said in a bad mood: "Don't cause trouble for others when you go there, and report safety via video every day."

"Okay, Mom!"

Shengxia attended several large and small gatherings over a few days.

With Tao Zhizhi, with classmates from No. 2 Middle School, and with Xin Xiaohe and her friends.

After dinner, Shengxia went shopping with Xin Xiaohe and Xiaomai to do some shopping before the trip.

Under their sweet talk, Shengxia bought some skirts and swimsuits that she had never worn before and set off on her journey with trepidation.

After more than ten hours of flying and another half-hour speedboat ride after getting off the plane, we finally arrived at the island where the wedding was held.

It was night when we arrived, so we couldn't see the whole island clearly, and the hot and humid sea breeze made us feel dry.

Lu Zheng and Zhang Sujin came out to greet them, and Lu Youze followed behind them, as they had arrived earlier.

"Long time no see." Lu Youze greeted everyone, seemingly to everyone, but his eyes were actually on Shengxia.

"Long time no see." Shengxia waved.

Qi Xiulei and Lu Youze are quite familiar with each other, so he tried to start a conversation: "Youze, did you get the offer?"

"Not yet, but it should be soon." Lu Youze replied.

"Well, congratulations to you in advance, haha!"

This “Haha” made the atmosphere extremely awkward.

Fortunately, the concierge came and took everyone back to their rooms.

Zhang Shu had been pushing Shengxia's suitcase. He walked over, not paying much attention to the awkwardness, handed her luggage to the concierge, and said, "You've been blowing the wind all the way on the plane, so don't turn the air conditioning too low at night."

Shengxia: “Oh, okay.”

Zhang Shu: "Tell me the building number later."

"Um."

Everyone followed the host back to their rooms.

Shengxia lived in the same room with Xin Xiaohe and Xiaomai. It was not until she arrived at the room that she realized why Zhang Shu said "floor number" instead of room number.

There are single-family houses here, with gardens between each house. It takes seven or eight minutes to walk from the lobby to the room by sightseeing bus.

It's a small two-story building with rooms upstairs and a living room downstairs. When you open the door, you'll see the swimming pool, and outside is the beach that sparkles white at night.

The sea is endless.

Xiao Mai connected to the WIFI and searched for hotel prices using the logo on the welcome card, and was stunned.

"I can't even find this hotel on TripAdvisor?"

"Oh shit, a private island, not open to the public, only accepting regular customers, room rates start from 5,000 USD..."

Xin Xiaohe was shocked: "One day?"

"Yeah, one day."

"Thank you, family members. How much money do I need to contribute to this?"

Shengxia was also stunned. It seemed that she had to take advantage of this bargain even if she didn't want to.

She had just sent the building number to Zhang Shu when she received a voice invitation.

As soon as I answered the phone, I heard Zhang Shu say, "Come outside, outside the swimming pool."

Shengxia was suspicious and opened the glass door to go out. The swimming pool was lit with fluorescent light in the night.

"Here." She heard his voice coming from reality and the phone at the same time.

Shengxia turned her head. Between the shadows of the trees, the fluorescent light from the swimming pool next door also shone through. And there was his figure.

He lives next door.

They are separated by a row of lush green plants.

Walking out is the same beach.

"Want to go out for a walk?" he invited.

Shengxia looked around the house and saw that things were in a mess. "Should I tidy things up?"

Zhang Shu compromised: "Then go to bed early, don't catch a cold."

"Um."

"Go inside."

They both walked into the house. Zhang Shu just closed the door and said in a natural tone, "You're right next door to me. I can't sleep just thinking about you."

Before she could react, she heard some groans and vomiting.

Hou Junqi shouted: "Go, go now! Don't come back, I feel crowded!"

Yang Linyu: "Oh my god, why do I have goosebumps in the tropics!"

Qi Xiulei: "I'm tired of flying. Let's be a human being, okay?"

There are so many of them.

Shengxia made small talk, "Do you all live together?"

"Yes, and Lu Youze is here too."

midsummer:……

"Oh, yours is so big."

Zhang Shu: "It seems to be wider than yours. We have three family rooms here."

Shengxia: “We only have two.”

Zhang Shu: "Then you sleep alone and let the two of them sleep in one room."

Shengxia: "Xiaohe wants to sleep with me?"

Zhang Shu: “No!”

Perhaps the "no" was too loud and Xin Xiaohe heard it.

"It's so funny, Zhang Shu, what's your business? If you don't try it again, believe it or not, I will take a bath with Shengxia tonight!"

midsummer:……

Zhang Shu: …

All the onlookers on both ends of the phone: …

Shengxia was the first to hang up, blocking the smoke of possible outbreak.

As a result, that night, not only Xin Xiaohe slept with Shengxia, but Xiaomai also crawled into Shengxia's bed.

It was a hot day and three people were squeezed into one bed. No one wanted to sleep alone.

Fortunately, the bed was big enough and the air conditioning temperature was low enough.

Suddenly Xin Xiaohe shouted "Oh shit", and Shengxia screamed in fright at the same time.

Xiao Mai, who was sleeping next to me, sat up straight and turned on the light, looking panicked: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Xin Xiaohe looked apologetic and shocked: "I'm sorry, I touched it accidentally."

Shengxia's little face is red.

Accidentally! Did you accidentally pinch me?

"Xiao He!!" she was angry.

Xin Xiaohe apologized with a smile: "It was really an accident, hahahahaha. I am just used to hugging things when I sleep. But, then, subconsciously, you know, I grabbed it subconsciously. I regret it!"

Xiaomai also understood, and Shengxia was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

The three of them looked at each other, and a "puchi" broke the deadlock. They laughed for no apparent reason and rolled over on the ground.

"Hahahaha, you did something that Lanlan and I both wanted to do. Look how scared you made Shengxia, hahaha!"

"Sorry, I was wrong, hahahaha. If I were given a chance, I would grab it twice, no, three times, hahahaha!"

After finally calming down a bit, I turned off the lights and tried to fall asleep again.

In the darkness, Xiao Mai suddenly said, "Are you asleep? I can't sleep, and I also want to know how C feels..."

“Hahahahahahahaha!”

"no!"

"I'm just saying... if it's not possible, then it's not possible..."

Silence again.

I don't know how much time passed.

Xin Xiaohe suddenly spoke again: "Are you guys asleep? I can't sleep. I'm really jealous of Brother Mu Shu. I wonder if he knows how C feels..."

“Hahahahahahaha!”

Shengxia felt a surge of heat and threw back the quilt.

Damn it, I won’t be able to sleep tonight!

The next day, I caught a cold in the middle of summer, in this hot tropics.

So, everyone changed into swimsuits and went into the sea to play. Only she was wrapped in a bathrobe and sat on the shore, drinking coconut juice out of boredom. Then she video-called Wang Lianhua. Of course, she didn't tell her mother that she had a cold. She just took some photos of the nearby scenery, explained the itinerary, and reported that she was safe.

When I hung up the phone, I noticed someone sitting on the recliner next to me.

Zhang Shu was wearing boxer shorts. Probably he didn't have any exhibitionism fetish, so he wiped his upper body and put on a thin T-shirt as soon as he got ashore.

But because the body was wet, the white T-shirt was half loose and half sticking, and the visual effect was even better than being naked.

Shengxia looked away, put his phone aside, picked up the huge coconut and continued to drink the coconut juice.

Zhang Shu stared at her until the straw made a gurgling sound. Then he stood in front of her and took the coconut away. "Would you like to drink the whole coconut in one breath?"

"It's delicious. I can have another one."

"Don't be so stubborn. Don't start having stomach upsets before your cold is healed. Didn't you cover yourself properly with the quilt last night?"

"It's covered."

"It's getting worse even after it's built? Others come here to travel, but you come here to recuperate?"

Shengxia stopped talking, finding that what this person said was always unpleasant to the ear and a bit nagging.

In the middle of summer she felt a little groggy at night. She didn't dare turn on the air conditioner, so she slept in a room by herself. But it was hot, and she felt sticky and greasy all over, so she couldn't fall asleep.

After tossing and turning, I had no choice but to pick up the phone again.

Just noticed that Zhang Shu sent her a message two hours ago.

Song Jiang: "Are you asleep?"

She didn't reply afterwards, so he probably thought she was asleep.

Shengxia turned back: "Not yet."

It was already two o'clock in the morning local time, but Zhang Shu replied in seconds: "Not feeling well?"

“It’s a little hot.”

Song Jiang: "Come out for a while, there's a beach behind."

Shengxia tiptoed downstairs and went out, without thinking about changing clothes, she just put on the bathrobe she wore during the day.

Zhang Shu was also wearing a bathrobe, waiting for her at the gate of her courtyard.

As soon as he got close to her, he reached out and touched her forehead, muttering, "It should be not burned, you should measure it."

He led her to their yard. The evening breeze was not cold, but just the right amount to blow away some of her depression.

On the table next to the lounge chair in the yard were a kettle, a cup, and a box of medicine, all with Chinese labels.

Zhang Shu handed her the thermometer and gave her some cold pills.

Shengxia was confused: "Where did you get it from?"

Zhang Shu: "I went to look for it during dinner."

"Are there any Chinese medicines for sale here?"

"No, I asked someone else for it." He said casually.

In fact, the hotel was equipped with common medicines. He was afraid that she, who was delicate and docile, might not be able to take the medicine properly, so he asked Zhang Sujin for the guest list and asked almost everyone if they had brought medicine from China. Fortunately, there was an aunt who brought cold medicine.

"oh……"

She watched him quietly as he prepared the medicine, shook the cup until the granules were completely dissolved, poured cold water into it, took a sip, and then handed it to her: "Drink it."

She took it obediently. The temperature was just right. She tilted her head back and drank it slowly. The medicine was not bitter but a little sweet.

She sat and he stood, his eyes always looking at her, as if he would get angry if she didn't finish drinking.

I have never seen Zhang Shu like this in midsummer.

I don’t know how to describe it.

Although they were in a foreign country and she was still sick, she inexplicably had the illusion that time was peaceful and quiet.

After she finished taking the medicine, he picked her up and sent her back.

"Stop playing with your phone. Go back and get some sleep. You can turn on the air conditioner, but don't let it get too cold. Wrap yourself tightly in the quilt. Don't uncover it even if you're sweating. Just bear with it, and you'll be fine tomorrow..."

She heard him talking incessantly.

When they reached the gate, he let go of her hand and said, "Did you hear what I just said? Then..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Shu felt something tighten around his waist and someone came up into his arms.

Shengxia didn't know why, but she wanted to lean against his broad chest as she stared at him. Maybe she was a little dizzy, but she was also very brave, so she just hugged him.

This was the first time she took the initiative.

Zhang Shu was stunned for a long time. Just when he was about to hug her back, his arms were empty. The girl trotted out and entered the house in a blink of an eye.

When closing the glass door, their eyes met, and she hurriedly looked away, not daring to look at him any longer.

When Zhang Shu came to his senses, he realized that he had suffered a great loss.

He smiled helplessly and walked slowly back to the room.

When will she stop being so shy? This question has troubled him for a long time.

Zhang Shu didn't see that Lu Youze was standing on the balcony upstairs with a dull look in his eyes.

After taking medicine for another day in midsummer, my cold finally got better and I made it to the wedding day.

The wedding planning was brought over from China, and the ceremony is a combination of Chinese and Western styles.

The bride and groom's wedding ceremony was Chinese style, the lunch was a Western-style beach wedding, and there was a party after the dinner. There were many activities.

In the middle of summer, they were assigned to the bride's escort team. They got up in the early morning to put on makeup and dress up. Although they were not bridesmaids, they had to look beautiful.

The boys were all assigned to the bride-welcoming team. After going through all kinds of difficulties, when the auspicious time arrived, they broke into the house and red envelopes flew everywhere.

Only then did Shengxia see what Zhang Shu looked like today.

He was wearing a neatly ironed suit, his bow tie was neatly tied, and his hair was styled, adding a touch of maturity to his youthful face.

Very different.

"Shengxia's eyes are wide open..." Xiaomiai muttered.

Xin Xiaohe: "Why do I feel like Zhang Shu is here to pick up the bride?"

The bridal room was crowded with people, and everyone was making things difficult for the groom and the best man, not noticing that in the corner, a young man in a suit was whispering with a girl.

"What kind of wedding do you want in the future?"

Shengxia was concerned about whether the groom and best man could find the wedding shoes, so she casually replied, "It's not important."

People are the most important.

Zhang Shu: "Think about it carefully and slowly. You have four years to think about it."

midsummer:……