Mango smoothie
The next day, the temperature somehow rose by two degrees, and the clouds were so thin that they couldn't block out a single ray of sunlight.
Bai Yixia was like a flower that dislikes the heat, drooping listlessly. When she went out in the afternoon, she changed into a pink tank top with a circle of pale yellow daisies along the shoulder straps, looking quite lively. Seeing that the sun was strong outside, she put on a white sun-protective jacket.
Before Qi Wang arrived, Bai Yixia found a seat in the coffee shop and marked the sections with a stylus pen.
Suddenly, Bai Yixia felt a tap on her shoulder. Thinking it was Qi Wang, she turned around and saw a girl she didn't recognize. The girl smiled shyly at Bai Yixia and said, "Hi, miss. Um, I wanted to ask if you could give me a link to the inner layer you're wearing? It's really pretty!"
"What's the big deal?" Bai Yixia chuckled, nodded, picked up her phone from the side, and enthusiastically recommended to her, "It's okay, I bought it from this store. But you should be careful, its shoulder straps are a bit stiff, they might rub against your skin and be uncomfortable."
Bai Yixia tilted her head and thought for a moment, then opened her phone and handed it to the girl. "We can add each other as friends. There are two other items that will be more comfortable. I'll just send you the links."
The girl was surprised that Bai Yixia was so easy to talk to. She hesitated for a moment before quickly scanning the friend code and thanking her repeatedly. Bai Yixia saw that the girl was almost red-faced and realized that she was probably the type who wasn't very good at socializing with strangers. So after adding her as a friend, she smiled and said goodbye without trying to talk to her about anything else.
After seeing the girl off, Bai Yixia subconsciously looked towards the door. Qi Wang had been there for a while but hadn't come in. He was just staring blankly at her, holding the doorknob.
This is so strange. Bai Yixia looked at him, completely bewildered, and tentatively waved at him.
Qi Wang quickly snapped out of his daze, smiled at her, and strode over. "Sorry, Xia, the teacher said a few extra words. Did you keep me waiting?"
Bai Yixia shook her head. "It's okay, I'm enjoying the air conditioning here. Why were you standing there and not coming in?"
Speaking of this, Qi Wang coughed lightly, somewhat embarrassed, "I saw you talking to someone else, and I was a little stunned for a moment."
This explanation only confused Bai Yixia more, but since Qi Wang didn't give a clear reason, she didn't press the matter. She stood up to order something for afternoon tea and casually asked, "I'm going to order something. Do you need anything?"
Qi Wang asked, "What do you want to eat?"
Bai Yixia had been craving the mango smoothie here for a long time. After hearing this, Qi Wang nodded, put down his backpack, and smiled warmly, "Then I'll go order it as an apology."
"Ah..." Bai Yixia wanted to refuse, but Qi Wang put on an expression that said, "I'll be very sad if you refuse me." Bai Yixia swallowed her words of refusal instantly. "Then I'll trouble you."
Qi Wang's eyes lit up instantly, and Bai Yixia even felt that his steps toward the bar were exceptionally joyful.
A strange premonition welled up inside her. Bai Yixia subconsciously opened the chat window, looked at the heart in the chat background, and then nervously curled her fingertips. Ever since Zhou Qingchi apologized to her last night, she had had a constant feeling of unease, as if Zhou Qingchi had suddenly become very, very distant from her.
The three words "I'm sorry" are clearly the most normal apology, and they often say them, but never as formally and solemnly as Zhou Qingchi said them last night, making them sound utterly unfamiliar.
Bai Yixia sighed softly, pursed her lips, and slowly typed a line of text: "Someone treated me to ice cream this afternoon! Hehe, the mango smoothie was so delicious, so delicious, the best!"
Zhou Qingchi did not reply immediately, so Bai Yixia copied it again and sent it to Nie Jiayuan.
Whether this person was slacking off in class or doing something else, they quickly said:
-Add one more Yuan: Bullshit, peach smoothie is the best!
Bai Yixia was amused by her words. After thinking for a moment, she was about to tell her her secret when a small transparent bowl was placed lightly in front of her, and the aroma of mango wafted over.
Qi Wang also sat down opposite her with a bowl of the same dish, and said with a smile, "I've never had this before."
Bai Yixia could only put down her phone and recommend, "You should try it, it's delicious!"
You can't eat shaved ice in big bites, or you'll freeze your brain. Bai Yixia sipped it slowly, then put the spoon in her mouth every now and then, opened her tablet and placed it horizontally between the two of them, saying indistinctly, "Look, these three are all of them."
Qi Wang quickly withdrew his gaze from her face and lowered his head to carefully examine the three scenes.
Before he had even finished looking at all of them, he exclaimed in a low voice, "Did you draw all of these in the last few days? They're so detailed and amazing!"
"I have plenty of free time since school starts."
Bai Yixia had taken a liking to Sergov ever since he appeared, and she went to great lengths when drawing the scene illustrations. The intricate and detailed artwork paired with the handsome character captivated Qi Wang, but he also felt a slight sense of unease.
The scene was quite challenging to set up, especially the rose trellis. Fiery red flowers entwined around the trellis, and the figure in the painting reached out to touch the drooping vines, only revealing their profile.
Qi Wang's expression was quite complicated, and Bai Yixia, watching anxiously, couldn't help but ask, "So? Is there anyone you like?"
Qi Wang nodded: "I like them all very much."
Before Bai Yixia could even express her joy, he stammered, "But..."
As is well known, it is often just that some good words are not followed by them, and Bai Yixia had a bad feeling for some reason.
As expected, Qi Wang looked at her with downcast eyes and a pitiful expression: "I signed up for the official website's anniversary cosplay event, but time is a bit tight, and there might not be enough time for the set design..."
As he spoke, his voice grew softer and softer.
Bai Yixia felt as if she had been struck by lightning. "What's the deadline?"
"Hmm... let me see." Qi Wang pulled out the time, his expression turning even paler. "Next... next Thursday."
Bai Yixia paused for a moment, then asked in surprise, "You?"
Qi Wang could guess what Bai Yixia wanted to say, and he said apologetically, "I ordered the clothes before summer vacation, but because the production period was too long, I only remembered it when I saw the delivery message recently. I'm really sorry."
Bai Yixia shook her head and gave him a reassuring smile. She picked up her tablet, looked at a few pictures, and had a general idea.
“How about this, just pick one, plus the one with the official picture, then you’ll have two scenes,” Bai Yixia said. “The rest of the pictures are for you too. Cosplay outfits aren’t disposable, you can take more pictures if you want to cosplay in the future.”
There's no need to rush.
Those drawings clearly showed that Bai Yixia had put a lot of effort into them, and Qi Wang was surprised that she wasn't angry at all, and even comforted him. His heart started racing.
"However, if you use post-production editing, the effect won't be as good; you'll probably still need to use set design."
Qi Wang quickly came to his senses: "I've already had a friend set up the official artwork for me, so we can go straight into the studio."
"shed?"
Qi Wang explained, "Another friend of mine owns a photography studio. I asked her to reserve it for me for a week, starting today."
Bai Yixia was delighted to hear this, "That's great! How far is it? If it's not far, let's start building it today."
"It's not far, only about half an hour from the school," Qi Wang said.
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With the time set, everything became much easier. Bai Yixia happily ran back to her dorm, her smile impossible to hide.
Bai Yi'an knew her recent activities best. He leaned against the chair and grinned mischievously, saying, "Oh, Xiaxia, what's making you so happy?"
Seeing her smile, Bai Yixia understood what she was thinking and naturally wouldn't give in to her wishes. Besides, she hadn't had those intentions to begin with, so she looked at Bai Yi'an innocently and happily, saying, "Thank you so much, Xiao Bai!"
Hearing this, Bai Yi'an was practically bursting with pride. She raised her head slightly, waiting for Bai Yixia's next "good news".
To everyone's surprise, Bai Yixia said, "Being able to help me with cosplay is just too wonderful!"
Bai Yi'an nearly fell off her chair, looking completely bewildered. "Huh? That's it? That's all?!"
Bai Yixia raised an eyebrow. "Yes. I'm so happy~ I love you so much, Xiaobai~"
As she spoke, Bai Yixia leaned in and hugged Bai Yi'an, rubbing her cheek against him.
Although Bai Yi'an was depressed, seeing Bai Yixia happy made her happy too. "As long as she's happy, that's all that matters."
Bai Yixia secretly smiled after packing her things and leaving the dormitory.
Bai Yixia always shared interesting things with Zhou Qingchi. When she opened WeChat, she realized that the message she had sent to Zhou Qingchi had not been replied to.
I feel inexplicably disappointed.
Bai Yixia angrily punched Zhou Qingchi's profile picture, "Didn't you say you had no classes on Friday afternoon? Why didn't you reply to me?!"
The biggest drawback of not attending the same school is that you can no longer catch that guy who doesn't reply to your messages in time.
Bai Yixia shuffled towards the school gate, struggling with the decision of whether or not to question him.
It was past three in the afternoon, and the sun was still blazing, so not many people were willing to go out. There were only two or three people scattered around the bus stop near the school gate.
Bai Yixia couldn't figure it out, so she decided not to ask anymore.
She gritted her teeth, thinking fiercely: Zhou Qingchi, that wicked thing! He can ignore my messages if he wants! He can ignore this house if he wants!
Bai Yixia walked absentmindedly to the bus stop, and just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered that she was supposed to wait for Qi Wang to go to the photography studio together.
"cough."
The person standing at the very edge coughed lightly. Bai Yixia thought she was blocking someone's way and was about to move aside when a glass of cold grape shaved ice was handed to her.
Bai Yixia knew the hand holding the milk tea cup all too well; its fingertips were now red from the cold air.
She looked up in surprise and met Zhou Qingchi's smiling eyes.
"Brother Zhou!" Bai Yixia exclaimed.
"What are you doing here, Brother Zhou? You're back this week too?" Bai Yixia was so happy that she didn't take the smoothie. She held Zhou Qingchi's arm, her eyes shining brightly.
Zhou Qingchi flicked his wrist and gently pressed the cup against her cheek, saying, "Didn't I say? See you tomorrow."
Bai Yixia was overjoyed. She gasped from the cold, but didn't have time to dwell on it. Her voice was full of joy: "So it meant 'see you tomorrow' literally! I thought it meant we'd have a video call!"
She held Zhou Qingchi's arm, tilted her head, and smiled, "You're so kind, Brother Zhou."
Zhou Qingchi felt satisfied when he saw her smile. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a greeting coming from not far away.
"Xia!"
His smile faltered, and he looked in the direction of the sound.
Qi Wang was walking towards the two of them. His silver hair was so dazzling in the sunlight that it hurt their eyes.
Zhou Qingchi lowered his gaze without changing his expression, looking at Bai Yixia who was still clinging to him. "Is this the friend who called you 'Xiao Xia' the other day?"
Bai Yixia was overjoyed to see Zhou Qingchi and almost forgot about Qi Wang. At this moment, she was guiltily inserting a straw into her mouth.
After hearing Zhou Qingchi's words, she hesitated for a moment because of the excessively long modifier in her friend's description, but due to her unconditional trust in Zhou Qingchi, she quickly dismissed the doubt.
She nodded. "Yes, that's the friend."
After saying that, Bai Yixia waved to Qi Wang, "Here, here!"
Then she saw Qi Wang walk over excitedly, but when he was halfway there, he saw Zhou Qingchi and paused slightly.
Bai Yixia thought he was just shy and took the initiative to introduce him, saying, "This is Zhou Qingchi, a very good friend of mine."
This introduction clearly gave Qi Wang a lot of comfort. He smiled and extended his hand to Zhou Qingchi, "Hello, my name is Qi Wang, and I'm also Xia's friend."
Zhou Qingchi seemed lost in thought. She glanced at Qi Wang before taking his hand, a smile playing on her lips, and said gently, "Hello."
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