Chapter 26 Change of Volunteer
"Kitasato University is definitely a safe bet," Tang Xin told Bai He at noon. "The online college application experts, after looking at your scores, all recommended this school for you."
Bai He pierced the diced cantaloupe with toothpicks and frowned, saying, "Mom, if you keep saying it's recommended by an expert, I won't dare sign up. You can't trust those experts online; they're all scammers."
"Okay, if you don't trust the experts on the internet, then Yan Yi's words must be right. He was the one who recommended Kitasato University to you."
"Hmph, if I fail the exam and have to repeat the year, Yan Yi must be responsible!" Bai He said deliberately, "Repeat with me!"
Yan Yi cut a platter of watermelon and dragon fruit and handed it to Tang Xin: "Okay, I promise you, I will take responsibility."
Although Bai He was joking, his tone seemed serious. Tang Xin quickly said, "That won't do. You're not going to let the top science student repeat a grade with you. How dare you do that?"
Bai He curled her lips and said, "Actually, I'm still worried about failing the exam."
"The risk at Kitasato University is much lower than at HKU," Yan Yi said. "You're even trying to take on HKU, but Kitasato University is so timid?"
"Please don't bring up anything that's not related to the topic."
Tang Xin said, "Tomorrow is the last day to apply for college. Have you made up your mind? Will you choose Beili University?"
"Well, I've thought it over." Bai He said firmly, "Let's go for their Seaview Building dormitory!"
"It must be so humid with the sea breeze. We need to change our quilts and clothes frequently. You don't even know how to wash clothes, what should we do?" Tang Xin said worriedly, "Is there a washing machine in the dormitory?"
"Maybe... not."
"Then learn how to wash clothes at home during this holiday! Really, when you go to college, you're an adult, and you have to learn these basic life skills. College is not like home, where you can just throw your dirty clothes in the hamper and someone will wash them for you."
Bai He turned around and asked Yan Yi, "Our schools are connected, are our dormitories close to each other?"
Yan Yi: "I looked at the map. It's not far. It will take five minutes to get there."
Tang Xin said sternly, "You still want your brother to wash your clothes! Bai He, can you please act like a sister?"
Bai He said innocently: "Sister, isn't this how everyone does it?"
Yan Yi just smiled, feeling very happy in his heart.
"Is your dormitory also by the sea?" Bai He asked Yan Yi curiously.
"No, your school is right in front of the Medical University, so we can't see the sea."
"Haha, I'm sorry for blocking your view of the sea."
Translation: "Please don't apologize in a showy way."
Bai He laughed so hard that she couldn't stop. Yan Yi handed her a piece of roasted sweet potato and considerately cut it in half.
Because she couldn't finish the whole thing, she left half and he ate it himself.
Tang Xin loved spending the afternoons with her two children. It was a warm, relaxed, and joyful time. She smiled and said, "A big thing is finally over. However, I saw on a short video that some university students are borrowing online loans, and some girls are even engaging in nude loans. Bai He, you must not fall for that kind of trick. Mom isn't by your side, so you have to be careful at all times."
Bai He was speechless: "Mom, please don't watch those short videos. The more you like watching them, the more similar ones big data will recommend to you. If you watch too much, it will seem like all college students are borrowing online loans. This is just a very rare case."
"But there are always people who fall for it, which means there are still people who get cheated and suffer losses."
Yan Yi quickly said, "Auntie, I'll keep an eye on her and won't let her suffer any loss."
"Luckily, Yan Yi is here. You must keep an eye on your sister and don't let anyone bully her. Don't let liars or male classmates with bad intentions bully her. I'm leaving Bai He in your care. You two siblings have a plan and you need to see each other every day. Do you understand?"
"Um."
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Bai He and Yan Yi went to the school computer room to fill in their applications.
In fact, you can log in and fill in your application form at home or in an Internet cafe, but students prefer to go to the school computer room because there are many teachers in the computer room to guide the application process on site to avoid mistakes. After all, this is a major event in life.
You have to queue up to use the computers in the school computer room. Some students were still struggling with which school to choose when filling out the application form and had not made up their minds at all, which resulted in a very long time spent.
But this matter cannot be rushed, after all, it concerns the future, so the students in line can only wait patiently in the corridor.
Bai He noticed that Yan Yi seemed a little anxious. Although he behaved as usual, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and he checked the time on his mobile phone from time to time.
It's strange that a guy who wasn't even nervous about the college entrance examination would actually be nervous when filling out the application form.
Bai He wiped the sweat off his face with the back of his hand. Yan Yi was startled and dodged subconsciously.
"What's wrong? Why are you so nervous?" she asked.
"without."
"Look at you, you're sweating." Bai He continued to stand on tiptoe to wipe the sweat off his face. This time Yan Yi stopped hiding. He closed his eyes and let the back of her delicate hand gently wipe his forehead.
She wiped all the sweat on her hands onto his clothes.
This is Plastic Sister's usual style, and Yan Yi doesn't care.
"Don't be nervous, this is a done deal, it will be our turn soon."
"Um."
Yan Yi just hopes that this matter will be settled as soon as possible.
If the system submits it one minute late, she will run the risk of changing her mind. Qi Lang is the person she has liked for many years.
Yan Yi asked her, "Why did you change your mind and not go to HKU?"
Bai He leaned against the cold tiled wall and said in a deep voice, "I don't want to keep chasing after him. I think if I'm farther away, maybe I can let go. Time and distance are the best medicine to heal everything. I've decided to forget him."
"Really, or just saying?"
Bai He said firmly, "When I met Li Man that day and saw her state, it immediately woke me up. That's the last thing I want to be, worrying about gains and losses for one person, and being in a state of panic all day long... Obviously, I'm also very talented, so why do I always have to chase after him? So that night, I told him that I would not apply to HKU."
"You told him?"
"Well, I told you, I'm relieved."
She was relieved, but Yan Yi seemed even more nervous.
Finally, it was their turn to fill out their applications. They went into the computer room and used the same computer. Bai He filled out the application first, and Yan Yi helped her strictly check every step, from entering her ID card and admission ticket to log into the system, to repeatedly checking the school and major codes, to choosing the second and third choices, until the last step of clicking submit.
Afterwards, Yan Yi also skillfully applied to Kitasato Medical University.
Finally, everything is settled.
They are going to college together.
…
Bai He and Yan Yi spent the entire summer vacation alone, and Qi Lang never came back.
Looking at his WeChat Moments, he seems to be traveling around the world with a few friends. Yesterday he was at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and today he’s in Venice…
Bai He opened all the photos in the circle of friends and looked at them. Sometimes he would see him, but not often. It was always his friends who accidentally took pictures of him with their cameras.
There is a photo with a pyramid background. Qi Lang is wearing a black mask. The fabric supports his tall profile, half of his face is covered. Under his brow are a pair of deep and beautiful eyes, which look particularly arrogant.
A vast expanse of fiery clouds enveloped the magnificent and towering pyramids, becoming the most colorful background color for the young man in the bright sunshine.
Bai He liked that post on WeChat Moments.
A few days later, she received a gift from overseas: a box of exquisite and expensive chocolates and a postcard with a picture of the desert night sky and twinkling stars.
There is a line of handwritten Latin text on the postcard:
Per aspera, ad astra.
Bai He searched the Internet for translation software and finally figured out that what it meant when translated into Chinese was: Follow this arduous journey to reach the stars.
She liked the postcard very much and kept it in her notebook.
And the friendship between the three of them seemed to have ended.
Although it exists, it is like a faint dust, floating in the air. It no longer has the same sense of certainty as before... the passage of time, the rising and setting of the sun and the moon.
Perhaps the meaning of growing up is to learn to say goodbye.
During the summer vacation, Bai He and Yan Yi worked together to find a job to help take care of a six-year-old rich second-generation child in a luxury villa family.
Bai He is responsible for playing with the children, and Yan Yi is responsible for tutoring the children.
Because of Yan Yi's brilliant status as the top scorer in science, we negotiated a tuition fee of 100,000 yuan for one holiday, with the student paying first and then attending classes.
The rich family was indeed generous and transferred the money very readily.
Yan Yi also tried his best to help the child with his studies, but he didn't expect that after less than half a day, or two hours, the rich second-generation child felt bored and cried and made a fuss, saying that he didn't want to study and only wanted to watch cartoons with Sister Bai He.
So when he saw Yan Yi, he kicked him out of the house and refused to learn from him even if he died.
There was no other way, the doting parents could only apologize to Yanyi, cancel the tutoring, and refund half of the tuition fees.
So Yan Da Zhuangyuan earned 50,000 yuan in two hours with tears in his eyes.
Bai He felt deeply moved. She spent every day watching cartoons and visiting amusement parks with her children, but in the end... she didn't earn as much as Yan Yi did in a morning.
Indeed, knowledge is power.
In early August, Bai He and Yan Yi both received admission letters from their respective universities and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The chaotic summer vacation is coming to an end and the school opening date is approaching.
In the Liangshan Heroes trio's small group, Bai He sent a message to Qi Lang:
Lily: "@7, have you returned home?"
Perhaps because a special reminder tone was set, he replied very quickly.
7: "It's just these two days. When will school start?"
Lily: "Next Wednesday, Hajime and I will be leaving for Kitasato."
7: "Reporting so early? Isn't there still more than ten days left?"
Lily: "Staying home is boring, so I'm going to school early so I can explore the surrounding area. We haven't been out this summer, and since I made some money working part-time, I'm thinking about traveling or something. By the way, is it fun abroad?"
7: “It’s OK, just like that.”
…
Apart from that, there is nothing else to say.
When she was chatting with Qi Lang, Yan Yi would not join in most of the time.
The relationship between the three of them seems to be fading away, and it may become increasingly distant in the future. Bai He needs to adapt to this.
There is always a lot of excitement around Qi Lang, so he will never be lonely.
Finally, the day arrived to set off for Beili. Bai Xincheng drove them to the high-speed rail station, and the couple sent Bai Heyan to the entrance.
Yan Yi took the two big boxes, Bai He held the corner of his clothes, and the two turned back to say goodbye to their parents.
"Ayi, please take good care of Sayuri." Tang Xin tried her best to hold back her tears and waved goodbye.
Bai Xincheng said, "Bai He, don't always order Ah Yi around and bully him because he's honest. As his older sister, you have to take care of him too."
"He's not being honest!" Bai He retorted, "I'm the one being bullied by him, okay?"
"Alright, alright, hurry up and get in, don't dawdle."
Bai He hugged her parents for the last time. Her eyes felt a little sore. She tried her best to hold back her tears. She felt that crying was a bit childish.
After checking my ticket and entering the station, I walked towards the platform passage and looked back at my parents for the last time. My mother was leaning on my father's shoulder and crying.
Bai He couldn't bear to look any longer. When he turned around, his vision was blurred and he almost choked with sobs.
Growing up, she has never left her parents' side, but even a young bird has to leave the nest one day. Bai He feels that she is stepping into the adult world.
She must be brave and strong and walk forward with her head held high.
Yan Yi carried the suitcase and freed one hand to hold hers.
A warm, slightly rough palm covered him, and Bai He had never been so glad that he had made the right decision.
Fortunately, there is a translator around.
She didn't grow up alone, Yan Yi grew up with her, so she didn't need to be afraid of anything.
Yan Yi got on the bus carrying two suitcases. In the crowded crowd, he was afraid that she would get lost, so he kept looking back and saying, "Hold my clothes."
"I'm following you." Bai He said, "You won't get lost. You're not a child."
"From now on, I have to treat you like a child."
"I'm your sister, don't you understand the order of seniority?"
The two found corresponding seats, which were not next to each other. Their seats were located at the front of the carriage, facing each other by the window, with a small table in the middle.
Yan Yi frowned and checked the ticket.
The seats in the second-class carriage were basically parallel and facing forward, but these four seats were opposite each other. He and Bai He bought tickets together, but they couldn't sit together.
Fortunately, it’s not far away.
Yan Yi lifted the two suitcases onto the rack above his head. At this time, there were several freshly dressed, young and beautiful girls in the middle row of seats. They looked at Yan Yi stealthily and whispered to each other.
A brave girl with short hair and straight bangs came over and smiled sweetly at Yan Yi: "Little brother, can you help us put down the boxes too?"
Yan Yi didn't respond, but silently picked up the white suitcase in her hand and put it on the luggage rack.
Only when he was in the crowd did Bai He realize that Yan Yi was really eye-catching.
Whether it is his muscular and tall figure or his handsome facial features, he undoubtedly stands out from the crowd and attracts attention.
No wonder a young lady would take the initiative to seek help from him. If an ordinary boy wanted to show his courtesy to a beautiful girl, she would not be willing to come up to him.
"Thank you so much!" The girl with short hair and straight bangs thanked Yan Yi enthusiastically, "Thanks to you."
"No need." Yan Yi said calmly.
Apparently, the girl wasn't satisfied with this and asked him again, "You look like a college student, right? Are you going to Beili University? Which university?"
"North Medical College."
When she heard the name Peking University Health Science Center, the girl with short hair and straight bangs' eyes lit up even more. You should know that the admission score of Peking University Health Science Center this year is not much lower than that of Peking University and Tsinghua University. It is one of the top medical universities in China.
This handsome guy, who is already handsome, now has the aura of a top student. He will definitely slay everyone in an instant!
"What a coincidence! We're all from Beili University. Add me on WeChat, handsome guy. We can keep in touch and go out to play dungeons or Werewolf or something. We're basically alumni."
After she finished speaking, she handed over her WeChat QR code.
She was very confident. Bai He could see that beautiful girls were all confident and rarely failed when they took the initiative.
It’s a pity that today she met Yan Yi.
Yan Yi said, "My girlfriend is from Beili, and we're classmates, so maybe we can get to know each other. I won't add her."
After saying that, he sat down next to Bai He and shook her hand.
"Ah, she's your girlfriend." The girl with short hair and straight bangs said awkwardly, "When we heard you call her sister just now, we thought..."
"Sister-brother love." Yan Yi said bluntly.
"Oh, sorry, sorry, I disturbed you!" She kept apologizing to Bai He, "I didn't know it was your boyfriend, I misunderstood."
"It's okay, it's okay." Bai He waved his hands quickly.
The girl sat back down, and Bai He pushed Yan Yi back to the seat opposite, muttering in a low voice, "Why are you using me as a shield?"
Yan Yi said, "I can also let you use me."
Bai He curled her lips: "No, I'm planning to have a relationship in college, so please don't get in my way."
Yan Yi raised his dark eyes and looked at her deeply: "What kind do you like?"
Bai He blurted out without even thinking, "Someone like Qi Lang."
After saying this, I remembered that I had just sworn to forget him and start over.
She tried to make amends: "I mean Qi Lang, who has good grades."
Yan Yi: "You want a top scholar like him, right?"
Bai He got the upper hand and came down smoothly: "Yes, yes, I want the top prize!"
"There probably aren't many top students in your school. Do you want to expand your search a bit and include our Medical University?"
After saying this, Bai He realized something was wrong and looked up at him.
The boy looked at her with burning eyes.
Suddenly, Bai He kicked him on the knee——
"You little brat, you're not even an adult yet and you're already committing incest, right? You even dare to tease your sister!"
Yan Yi's knees were really hurt by her little sandals.
The pain is not the most important thing. The key is that half of the people in the car heard it and looked over with winks.
Yan Yi has a thin skin and his ears turned red from burning.
…
The train started moving slowly, and a slightly plump man came over and sat down in the empty seat next to Bai He.
As soon as he sat down, he took up one and a half seats by himself.
Bai He quickly moved inside, but the fat man was not polite at all. He took up as much space as she moved.
Bai He was a little speechless and turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window.
"Beautiful lady, are you alone?" The slightly plump man tried to chat with Bai He. "What a coincidence, I'm alone too. Let's get to know each other."
"No thanks." Bai He politely declined.
The fat man grinned and said no more.
After a while, Bai He felt that he was constantly moving his body. Every time he moved, it felt like a piece of meat was rubbing against her, which was extremely uncomfortable.
Bai He frowned, vaguely sensing his intention to take advantage of her, but she was not sure.
In this situation, if it were Su Xiaojing, she would have gone berserk and cursed regardless of whether she was the one or not. But Bai He wouldn't. As a person with social anxiety, she always adhered to the principle of less trouble is better than more trouble, and subconsciously reflected on whether she was overthinking it.
Bai He glanced at him and saw that he was concentrating on playing King of Glory.
Maybe... she was overthinking it.
At this time, Yan Yi stood up and patted the slightly fat man on the shoulder: "Brother, change seats."
"Who wants to trade with you?" the man refused.
Yan Yi didn't force it, and walked straight to the tea room in the middle of the carriage with the thermos cup.
The slightly plump man thought he had given up and continued playing the game, muttering, "Idiot."
Unexpectedly, Yan Yi came back with a cup of boiling water, stood beside the fat man's seat, and touched his slightly bald head with the bottom of the cup.
The guy raised his head and met Yan Yi's dark eyes as calm as a pool.
"I'll give you two choices. One, go sit across from me. Two, I'll accidentally slip and burn you like a pig's head."
The aura between male creatures does not require language; often just a glance is enough to intimidate.
The fat man looked at Yan Yi for a few seconds, and seeing the ruthlessness in the boy's eyes, he was a little scared. He stood up in a hurry and went straight to another carriage.
Yan Yi sat down next to Bai He, blew away the steam from the cup, and handed it to her: "Be careful, it's hot."
Bai He felt a deep and powerful force in Yan Yi.
Fierce, yet reliable.
She lowered her head and drank the water in sips, her face feeling strangely hot.
…
The train stopped at the next station for ten minutes, with passengers getting off and getting on one after another.
A tall and thin young man wearing a black mask came up to the seat opposite Bai He.
He was wearing a loose black sports T-shirt and carrying a shoulder bag. A few strands of short hair hung in front of his forehead. When he turned his face to the side, his sharp jawline was revealed. He sat with his legs apart, looking free and relaxed.
After he sat down, he took out his AirPods and put them on to listen to music, with an air of coolness and inviolability.
Bai He nudged Yan Yi with his elbow and whispered to him, "Hey, that guy across the street, does he look like one of our friends?"
Yan Yi just glanced at him, and his eyes rolled up to the top of the train.
He was wearing a mask, and Bai He just kept staring at him...
They are similar in every way, a pair of charming and blazing peach blossom eyes, a faint mole mark at the end of the eye, and the straight curve of the nose is also like him...
She even rubbed her eyes, fearing that she might be hallucinating due to missing him too much.
How is that possible? A certain friend should be studying at HKU now.
There really are two people in the world who are so similar.
Less than ten minutes after he got on the bus, two young ladies came over and started talking to him, but he was in a dull mood and didn't even take off his headphones. He waved his hand to refuse.
Damn, how come my personal charm is so similar to that stinky scumbag who attracts all sorts of women?!
Bai He went to the bathroom on the way, and when he was walking back, the train suddenly slowed down. Due to inertia, Bai He was thrown forward and almost fell on the side of the aisle.
Fortunately, the young man reached out and helped her, holding her in his arms. The little girl couldn't stand steadily and sat directly on his lap.
"Be careful." His voice was low, mellow and magnetic.
The sound is so similar!!!
Bai He took off his black velvet mask and looked at the handsome face in front of him: "I knew it! I knew it was you!!"
Qi Lang couldn't help laughing, admiring someone's surprised and angry expression, and seemed very satisfied.
"Yan Yi recognized me as soon as I got in the car, but you kept looking around. When I looked over at me, you pretended to look elsewhere." Qi Lang pinched her face and laughed endlessly, "Our little Lily is really stupid."
Bai He blushed. "I thought you were at HKU! Who would have thought that you would come and ride the train with us for no apparent reason?"
Qi Lang nudged her with his knee: "Do you think you are hallucinating?"
Bai He was inexplicably stimulated by his push and quickly stood up with the support of his shoulder: "So why did you appear? If you don't explain clearly, I can only treat you as an illusion."
Qi Lang shrugged: "We agreed to go to college together, have you forgotten?"
Bai He sat back down next to Yan Yi, frowned, and asked, "When did we agree on this?"
"Xia Meng's Awakening Song." Qi Lang reminded, "Xia Meng's wish is to go to college with Lu Qishen."
Qi Lang was talking about the name in the script-killing game.
She is Xia Meng, Qi Lang is Lu Qishen, and the wish Xia Meng wrote behind Lu Qishen was to go to college together.
"But...but that was a scripted murder! It's not real."
"It's not entirely because of the script-killing." Qi Lang threw the black schoolbag into Bai He's arms and asked her to help him hold it.
"I'm not used to not having you around."
"so…?"
"So, three minutes before the system shut down, I changed my application and applied to Kitasato University."
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