Chapter 25 Sister-in-law
A few days after returning from the small town, the volunteer application work began.
Qi Lang took a night flight back to Gangcheng, and he needed to ask his father's opinion on filling out his college application form.
While Tang Xin and Bai Xincheng were busy running the food stall, they also did not forget to learn from parents and guests who had experience in filling out college applications.
Yan Yi has decided to apply to Kitasato Medical University. In fact, with his scores, he can get into any school and any major. The difficult part is Bai He.
With Bai He's score, it would be risky to apply to a top university, and she herself hasn't decided which school and major to apply for.
The girl read the application reference outline over and over again, and searched for many strategies on the Internet. Finally, she found that Kitasato University, which Yan Yi had chosen for her, seemed to be the best choice for steady progress.
Kitasato University's Journalism and Communication major is a key discipline of the Ministry of Education, with multiple master's and doctoral programs. It is also a professional direction that she is very willing to try.
But Bai He still has some little thoughts of his own in his heart.
In the evening, in the small group of the Liangshan Heroes, Bai He tagged Qi Lang——
Lily: "@7, have you discussed with your parents whether to apply to HKU or study abroad?"
Qi Lang probably didn't see it until late at night, when Bai He had already crawled into bed. Then she received his reply: "I just saw it when I was hanging out with some friends."
He has always had many friends, and he probably has even more in Hong Kong.
Lily: "[Disdain]"
7: [The other party sent a red envelope]
7: "I've set a special reminder tone for you, okay?"
Lily: "That's more like it."
Bai He happily received the red envelope. This guy was very generous and gave her the highest amount of 200 yuan.
Qi Lang replied to her inquiry message above -
7: "@Lily, my mom doesn't want me to go too far, and my dad lets me make my own decisions. He doesn't force me or interfere."
Lily: "Then..."
7: “Most likely to apply to the University of Hong Kong.”
Bai He suppressed the feeling of loss rising in her heart and quickly replied, "Oh, after being away from your parents for so many years, it's good that you've been able to pass the exam and come back."
7: "Sayuri, will you go to HKU with me?"
Bai He looked at the little heart that followed him, and her heart was beating fast.
Bai He had already typed out the words "OK." After thinking for a moment, he deleted them and replied, "I haven't decided yet."
7: "Let me know when you've made up your mind."
Bai He looked at the Miao silver blue and white ceramic bead bracelet on her left wrist, behind Yan Yi's back. This was the secret he had hidden under her sleeve.
He secretly gave her a gift, does that mean... he likes her a little bit?
Will she be the special one?
Bai He's chest was pounding. She impulsively typed a line of words and sent it out impulsively.
Because I’m afraid that if I don’t ask now, I won’t have the courage to ask later.
Lily: "Qi Lang, do you want me to apply to HKU?"
After sending it out, her fingers trembled violently, she was panicked, and even wanted to withdraw it immediately.
If it is withdrawn, it will be even harder to hide.
In less than ten seconds, Qi Lang replied to her——
7: “Nonsense.”
Chinese really has a magical power. These two words seem to be the answer Bai He wants, but also seem not to be.
Bai He was not ecstatic. She keenly felt that Qi Lang just wanted her to accompany him like a friend.
Like the Nanxiang Mountain that you can see just by looking back...
Lily: "Tsk, you have a lot of friends at HKU, you don't need me."
7: “Can you be the same as them?”
Qi Lang is the one and only in her heart, and she seems to be the same, but they will never become boyfriend and girlfriend.
While two people were chatting here, on the other side of the wooden board, Yan Yi's cell phone kept ringing.
After a while, Bai He received the HKU college entrance examination score lines from previous years sent to her by Yan Yi.
The admission scores for many majors exceed Bai He’s current score.
Moreover, you will not be admitted if your scores reach the passing line. HKU will consider the overall quality of the students and only those who pass the comprehensive quality screening will have a chance.
In addition, some majors will not accept mainland students, and these are also reminded in the admission brochure.
Yan Yi only sent her the information without saying a word or offering any dissuasion.
But every word in these materials is an attempt to keep her.
He used data to silently tell her that HKU was an extremely risky choice.
"Ayi." Bai He turned sideways and asked him through the wooden board, "Do you think it's wrong for me to apply to the University of Hong Kong?"
"I didn't say that."
"You think so, otherwise, you wouldn't send this to me."
"I didn't think so, but you subconsciously thought so. Otherwise, you wouldn't ask me."
“…”
He always managed to pierce her heart with one stroke.
"You're talking nonsense." Bai He turned sideways and forced himself to close his eyes.
…
"It's safe to apply to Kitasato University."
At the food stall that evening, Tang Xin said to Bai He, who had come to help, "Mom paid to consult several college application experts online. They all said that with your score, you'll definitely get into Kitasato University. It's also a prestigious university, and it's so close to Ayi, so Mom and Dad are relieved."
"Mom, don't believe those experts on the Internet. Just look at the score lines in previous years to know whether it is stable or not. Why waste money on this?"
"I'm worried too. What if you fail to get into a prestigious university? That would be such a shame."
These words suddenly stung Bai He. She picked up the cup and drank the water strategically: "Don't we still have second and third choices?"
"If you can go for your first choice, then try your best." Tang Xin asked her, "So, have you decided which university to apply to?"
“Actually, I want to go to HKU…”
"HKU? Why?"
"It's just... I want to experience a different cultural atmosphere or something." Bai He said guiltily, "Besides, this school is also very good."
Tang Xin immediately saw through her daughter's thoughts: "There's definitely no problem with Mom and Dad, but... will the scores be enough to get in?"
"My score was more than ten points higher than last year's."
"Only a dozen points?" Tang Xin frowned. "That's still a little risky. Have you considered it?"
"Well."
Actually, I haven’t thought about it yet.
"If you really want to go to HKU, your parents will certainly support you. You don't have to worry about tuition and living expenses, but you have to think carefully." Tang Xin put his arm around the little girl's shoulders and said gently, "With such good scores, if you fail the entrance exam, you must have the courage to take responsibility and... be responsible for your own choice."
Bai He narrowed his eyes and nodded vigorously.
On the afternoon of the next day, in the stepped auditorium, the academic affairs teacher of the liberal arts class organized a briefing meeting for the entire grade to help students understand what filling out the application form is all about, and also shared with the students the tips he had learned over the years in guiding students in filling out the application form.
Although the liberal arts students participated voluntarily, the auditorium was packed with people, and even many anxious parents came.
Bai He also went and consulted her teacher after the meeting. The teacher also said that with her score, she could give it a try to get into the University of Hong Kong, but the risks were also great.
In fact, it’s the same as not saying anything.
Bai He clearly knew the correct answer in his mind, but sometimes, the right thing and what one wants to do are always contradictory.
After walking out of the auditorium with Su Xiaojing, she asked Su Xiaojing which school she had applied to.
"Kitasato University." Su Xiaojing did not hesitate and was very clear about her first choice.
"Ah, you're reporting to Beili?"
"It's a bit risky." Su Xiaojing's brows were also filled with worry as she looked at the piles of university flyers in her hands. "Their admission scores last year were comparable to mine, but I was thinking of giving it a try for my first choice. What if I get in? What if I get in? I could be a student at Kitasato University! It's like a dream!"
In fact, for those who are just idling around on the first-tier universities like Su Xiaojing and Bai He, getting into Kitasato University is like a dream.
Now Bai He is very close to this dream, but her eyes... are fixed on something farther away.
Oh, it’s so difficult.
Suddenly I remembered what Bai Xincheng said this morning——
Multiple-choice questions are more difficult to answer than true-or-false questions because human desires are limitless, and we always want this and that and can't let go...
My mother said that he had become a philosopher, but Bai He felt that what my father said made a lot of sense.
"Bai He, your score is enough for you to get into Beili University. How about joining me? We can continue to be classmates and good friends!" Su Xiaojing extended a warm invitation to her.
"I'm still considering it." Bai He said, "Yan Yi applied to Beili Medical University. If you also apply online, you two will have company when you return home."
"Let's just forget about him and me." Su Xiaojing waved her hand. "Without you, we two would never be able to get along."
"I thought you two had a pretty good relationship. Don't you often play together?"
"That's because you're here too, so we can play together." Su Xiaojing curled her lips. "I might be a big shot in the community, but Yan Yi... I can't spend more than a minute alone with him. He can extinguish the winter fire burning in my heart, chilling it completely and making my heart soar."
Bai He couldn't help laughing: "How can it be so exaggerated? Our little Yan Yi is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, okay? Let me tell you in secret, she's a little bit of a shy person."
Su Xiaojing wanted to say, no matter if you are cold on the outside but warm on the inside, or if you are introverted or not... you are the only one for me.
"So which school are you applying to?" she asked.
Bai He pondered for a moment and said, "HKU, right? You already said that you can give it a try for your first choice, so I'll give it a try too."
Su Xiaojing: "So Qi Lang also applied to HKU?"
Bai He: ...
"Is it that obvious?"
Su Xiaojing narrowed her eyes: "It's almost written on my face."
"Can't I just want to go to HKU? HKU is also a super awesome dream school."
Su Xiaojing: "That's obviously not the case. Your brother and your best friends are all in Beili. You traveled thousands of miles to such a strange city alone. It's not for poetry and distant places, it must be for Qi Lang."
“…”
Great, you really deserve to be her best friend for many years.
"Are you going to persuade me?" she asked her.
"Did Yan Yi persuade you?"
"No."
"Then I won't persuade you either." Su Xiaojing sang, "There is a kind of love called letting go."
Bai He hugged her: "I can't bear to leave you either."
"If you can't bear to leave, then come with me to Beili. You, me, and Yan Yi, we'll form the iron triangle. We don't need that scumbag Qi Lang anymore."
"Well…"
As the two were playing around, they walked out of the gate of Nanxiang No. 1 Middle School. Su Xiaojing quickly poked Bai He with her elbow and winked at her to look over there.
Bai He looked up and saw a girl wearing an apricot sleeveless halter dress. The dress was very slim-fitting, highlighting her slender and graceful figure. She had a small Rukawa Kaede basketball pendant tied to her cross-body bag. Bai He recognized it. This Rukawa Kaede pendant was from Qi Lang, who had caught two dolls when he was in love.
One is from Sakuragi Hanamichi, and the other is from Rukawa Kaede.
Rukawa's pendant...was given to his girlfriend on the spot, and Sakuragi's was given to his good friend.
Bai He quickly took off the red-haired cherry blossom pendant from her bag and threw it into her pocket to avoid embarrassment.
Su Xiaojing whispered, "She's Qi Lang's ex-girlfriend, the school beauty of No. 2 Middle School."
"Yeah, I know."
How could Bai He not know Li Man?
During the winter break of his senior year in high school, Tang Xin asked him to deliver some smoked bacon to Qi Lang's home. Bai He ran into them at the corner of his villa.
The two stood very close, Li Man leaning against the wall, Qi Lang holding onto the wall as if holding her whole in his arms. Bai He saw their shadows falling together, as if they were kissing. She even heard the girl moan, "There's someone over there."
Qi Lang turned around and glanced at her. Bai He was so scared that she stood there at a loss.
He raised the corner of his eye, and the mole mark was faint—
"Oh, my sister."
These words were like nails that nailed Bai He to the spot, leaving him unable to move...
The hammer smashed all his internal organs to pieces.
Because of this incident, Bai He hid from Qi Lang for the entire winter break. When school started again, he caught her at the entrance of the laboratory stairs. He grabbed her collar like a cat and asked her, "Why are you running?"
"without."
"Afraid of seeing me?"
"It's quite embarrassing."
"You'd be embarrassed if you found money on the street." Qi Lang said bluntly, "You're also socially anxious about me?"
"You're so annoying!"
Seeing Bai He's face flushed red, he remembered what he had seen that day. A mischievous smile hung on the corner of his mouth: "Oh, I see. It was me who scared you that day."
“…”
"Our Sayuri is so pure?"
Bai He was both embarrassed and angry. She pushed him away, but he pushed her against the wall and restrained her. He then grabbed her waist in the same position as when he had hugged Li Man that day...
"I'm in a relationship, come on, cuddling is normal, okay."
"I don't want to know about you." Bai He lowered her head angrily, feeling his breath burning her head, so hot.
"Don't hide from me. Let's go to the movies tonight and ask Yan Yi to come too."
After Qi Lang finished speaking, he pinched her waist punishingly and turned away.
Bai He blushed and straightened her clothes. She found a keychain pendant of Sakuragi Hanamichi in her trouser pocket. She thought he must have put it there just now.
She remembered that when she was in junior high school, she went to Qi Lang's house to watch "Slam Dunk" and she always said to Qi Lang: "I think you look like Sakuragi."
Qi Lang frowned and said, "That red-haired licker, how am I like him?"
Bai He said: "Because of him, the Xiangbei basketball team has a team spirit, and he is the most shining protagonist."
And Qi Lang is also the shining protagonist in her life.
…
Memories, so far.
Bai He took Su Xiaojing's hand and said, "Let's go back."
Su Xiaojing didn't move. She seemed to have some bad ideas in her mind. She pulled Bai He towards Li Man.
"She must be here to wait for Qi Lang. Let's go talk to her."
Bai He quickly grabbed her and said, "No, what are you talking about? We don't even know each other! Don't go! Oh my God!"
Su Xiaojing's social bull nature exploded, and no one could stop her. Bai He blushed as she was dragged in front of Li Man: "Hi, are you here to see Qi Lang?"
Li Man looked at her, and after a moment's hesitation, her gaze fell on the little girl with blushing cheeks behind her: "Sister Qi Lang?"
"hold head high."
Bai He's head was hot, his temples were throbbing, and he shouted out inexplicably, "Sister-in-law."
…
When Bai He called out "sister-in-law", Su Xiaojing almost choked on her saliva.
The read random answers that belong only to i people have started again.
"I'm no longer your sister-in-law." Li Man smiled bitterly, her tone gentle, "Your brother and I broke up abruptly."
"Actually... he's not really her brother." Su Xiaojing coughed lightly, "But, are you here to wait for Qi Lang?"
"Well, let's ask him where he wants to apply. Don't you have a year meeting today to fill out the application?"
"My brother isn't here." Bai He said quickly, "He went to Hong Kong City to discuss his volunteering with his family."
Li Man nodded disappointedly: "Oh, so..."
Su Xiaojing looked at Bai He, this little girl... Usually Qi Lang tried every possible way to get the little girl to call him brother, but it was extremely difficult, as these two words were like burning her lips.
In front of his love rival, he actually called him brother, just like a real brother.
Could this be... the masochistic pleasure of a certain little M?
Su Xiaojing thought to herself, she had been in love with Qi Lang for so many years, she must be an M at heart, absolutely!
Li Man seemed to treat Bai He as her sister, and she didn't hide her disappointment in front of her at all: "I just... I just want to find him and ask him in person why we broke up."
A sudden breakup, the reason... isn't it obvious?
Bai He felt a little sad and said to her, "Let me buy you a cup of milk tea."
Li Man thought she might know something, so she nodded: "Okay."
The three of them went to a milk tea shop on the pedestrian street directly opposite the school, and Bai He went to scan the code to order food.
Su Xiaojing looked at her thin and slender back. At first, she thought Bai He was going to declare war on Qi Lang's former rival, who had been in a relationship with him the longest, and make her give up...
It turned out that there was no such thing at all, she was just overthinking it.
She treated this "rival in love" like her own sister-in-law, and was extremely nice to her. Not only did she invite her to drink milk tea, she even knew that Li Man's favorite milk tea flavor was Qingqing Nuoshan, with 30% sugar and no ice.
Li Man was also a little surprised when she got the milk tea. At first, Bai He went to order without asking about the taste. It was impossible for her to chase him and ask what flavor she wanted. After all, it was someone else's treat, so the guest should follow the host's wishes.
"How do you know I like this?"
"Because Qi Lang remembered the flavor of milk tea you liked and mentioned it to me." Bai He explained naturally.
But if Li Man thought about it carefully, she would understand. Not to mention that Qi Lang was not the kind of person who remembered every trivial thing, even if he remembered it, he would not talk about it everywhere in a boring way.
Actually...it was because every time he brought her milk tea, it was this little sister who ran errands to buy it for him.
She said this because she didn't want Li Man to be sad.
She took a sip of the sweet milk tea, but her mouth was full of bitterness: "Sister, do you know the reason why he broke up with me?"
"He didn't mention it, and I don't know."
Bai He didn't dare to answer casually, even though Qi Lang mentioned it once or twice and said that he felt bored.
But... Li Man obviously cares about him, and she doesn't want to say the wrong thing and hurt her.
Li Man's eyes were filled with complexities as she murmured, "During our relationship, I felt he was quite attentive and sincere about it. He wasn't just playing around as others might think. So I really don't know why he suddenly broke up with me after graduation. No matter how hard I think about it, I just can't figure it out."
Her tears flowed like little pearls.
Bai He quickly took out a tissue and handed it to her.
Su Xiaojing said, "Perhaps you misunderstood. Qi Lang is serious about his friends, and certainly more so about his girlfriend. There's no conflict between the words 'kind' and 'scumbag.' Don't be fooled by his central air conditioning attributes."
Bai He looked at Su Xiaojing.
Su Xiaojing: "Why? You don't like talking about him. Even if you don't like it, I have to say it."
"No, I think you have a very good understanding of him." Bai He gave a thumbs up.
"He's really good to me," Li Man said. "It's not the perfunctory kind. He makes me feel like we can go on forever, so I don't understand what I did wrong."
"You didn't do anything wrong." Bai He said firmly, "It's Qi Lang's fault. He's such a scumbag."
Su Xiaojing said to Bai He, "I also hope that Xiao Baihe will learn from me and tattoo this sentence on his forehead."
Bai He tugged at Su Xiaojing's sleeve and told her to stop talking nonsense.
"I told him my birthday wish was to go to an amusement park and ride the Ferris wheel. He was surprised that I had never been on a Ferris wheel before. I said that my family wasn't well off and my parents were too busy, so I never went to an amusement park once when I was a child."
Li Man opened up and told them about her past love with Qi Lang.
"On my birthday, I had a mock exam for evening self-study. I met Qi Lang at the school gate at 10 pm. I don't know how long he had been waiting. He said he would take me to ride the Ferris wheel to help me realize my birthday wish. But when we got to the bottom of the Ferris wheel, they were no longer selling tickets. I don't know what magic he used, but he actually made the closed Ferris wheel spin again. No one was selling tickets, and no one tried to stop us. He took me on the Ferris wheel and accompanied me to watch the city lights and the starry sky..."
Bai He listened enviously until Su Xiaojing interrupted:
"Maybe it's the magic of money."
Bai He glanced at her speechlessly.
It was originally quite sentimental, but this guy is really good at ruining the atmosphere.
Li Man seemed completely unperturbed by her, still immersed in the romance of yesterday: "I'll never feel that kind of touching feeling again in my life. I met someone who amazed me when I was young, and there will never be another one in my life."
Bai He saw that she was so immersed in it that she couldn't come out of it at all. Although she didn't have the heart to hurt her, she couldn't help but want to say something -
"Only when you become outstanding and shining will you be noticed, admired, and loved... If you cling to her and refuse to let go, boys will just want to hide. I don't know about others, but Qi Lang will definitely pursue the one he admires and loves. To tell you the truth, you may not like it, he won't even look at the girl who pursues him desperately, and may even feel annoyed. I guess he didn't even reply to your messages later. Even if he did, it would take more than ten or twenty hours to reply, and the words would not exceed two."
Li Man's eyes were red and she nodded bitterly.
Su Xiaojing stared at Bai He, who was filled with indignation, in amazement...
This girl is awake!
You know everything, so why do you still want to jump in?
"You really know him well. You are worthy of being..." Li Man said meaningfully, "You are worthy of being his childhood sweetheart."
Bai He poked the palm of his hand with his fingertips.
Li Man wiped her nose with a tissue, stood up, and said to Bai He, "Thank you for waking me up. I won't come to see him again."
"Didn't you just want to ask about his aspirations?" Bai He looked at her.
Li Man turned around and raised her chin proudly: "I scored 653 in the college entrance examination, I can choose any key university in the country. Why should I waste my time on a man who can't even bother to reply to my text messages?"
Bai He watched the girl leave and silently applauded her in his heart.
Su Xiaojing silently applauded Bai He: "Not bad, Sayuri. You finally did a good thing and saved a love-brained, academic goddess who almost applied for the wrong university."
Bai He rested his head on Su Xiaojing's neck and closed his eyes.
Su Xiaojing felt a drop of hot water falling into her collar. She hugged her like a daughter and fed her sweet milk tea.
"It will be fine tomorrow."
…
Late at night, Bai He tossed and turned in bed. He turned sideways and gently stroked the rough wooden board with his fingertips.
In the silent night, Yan Yi listened to the slightest scratch.
"Ayi, I won't apply to HKU anymore. Let's go to Beili together. I heard the sea there is bluer than Nanxiang's."
"Okay." There was no joy or sadness in Yan Yi's voice, no emotion.
He lowered his head and transferred 8,000 yuan to the girl named "Man" on WeChat.
"Thanks."
However, Li Man refused to accept the money.
Man: "No need, Bai He was very kind to me and even treated me to milk tea, so I won't charge you."
1: "What about your tuition?"
Man: "We will apply for financial aid. We have deleted each other."
1: "Okay."
He deleted Li Man as a WeChat friend.
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