Chapter 27: A Storm
Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Storm
The next day, when Qing Tian arrived at school, everyone looked at her with strange eyes. She seemed to have already felt the power of the rumors. Those who usually ignored her were now all focusing their gazes on her. This feeling was like a suckling pig being roasted on a fire.
Although it looked fine on the surface, it was actually a form of suffering. The heat from those gazes was enough to roast her alive.
She heard everyone whispering, but she couldn’t make out what they were saying.
A crowd had gathered by the bulletin board. As if by unspoken agreement, they made a path for Qing Tian. She instinctively walked over. Large photographs of her and Ji Xiangyu in the infirmary were plastered there. One photo, taken with a clever angle, appeared to show them kissing. Further down were photos of her and Xia Yang laughing together. The title read in large letters: “Scum Woman Cheating, Pregnant with Unknown Father?”
Qing Tian smiled faintly after reading it. Although it was a bit unbelievable, none of it mattered. Such news was only temporary; it would naturally be buried by newer events after some time.
The students nearby pointed and gestured at her. Some boys who had a crush on Qing Tian were disappointed by this news.
“I can’t believe she’s that kind of woman. So shameless.”
“She dared to provoke Xia Yang and at the same time hook up with a pure little prince like Ji Xiangyu. She’s truly a bitch… a bitch woman!”
No one knew who started it, but everyone began to discuss it. It eventually escalated to everyone shouting at Qing Tian: “Bitch woman… scum woman…”
Each word entered her ears, and she felt a slight pain in her temples. Facing the barrage of malicious words from the surrounding crowd, she could barely endure it. She felt a wave of nausea in her stomach. She endured it, wanting to escape the crowd, but someone suddenly pushed her. She lost her balance and fell to the ground in a sorry state.
For a moment, her consciousness scattered. She only felt the surroundings were incredibly noisy, with screams and shouts. Only one voice gently entered her ears, like sunshine after a storm, illuminating that moment of darkness.
“Qing Tian, are you alright?”
Qing Tian struggled to open her eyes and looked at the blurry figure before her. She couldn’t recognize who it was, but the voice was so familiar, so deeply ingrained in her mind.
Ji Xiangyu picked up Qing Tian. After steadying himself, he said to the crowd, “Instead of minding other people’s business, you should reflect on yourselves!”
With that, he carried Qing Tian away from the scene. Qing Tian leaned on him, listening to his words, and tears involuntarily began to flow quietly. Drop by drop, they wet Ji Xiangyu’s school uniform. The moment that dampness reached Ji Xiangyu’s chest, he realized that the girl beside him wasn’t incapable of crying, but simply hadn’t found the right opportunity to release her emotions.
On the school path of First High School, Ji Xiangyu carried Qing Tian, walking slowly along the path. No one knew where Ji Xiangyu was taking Qing Tian. It was just that on this turbulent summer morning, they were like a prince and princess from a painting, walking on a road leading to a fairytale world, with everything else isolated from the world.
Carried by Ji Xiangyu, Qing Tian arrived at the shade of trees where she often sat to watch Ji Xiangyu play football. The two sat under the shade of the trees, watching the students playing football in the distance, each lost in their own thoughts.
Qing Tian slightly turned her head. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, and a small patch of sunlight fell directly onto Ji Xiangyu’s face, dazzling Qing Tian. She observed Ji Xiangyu, who was looking straight ahead. Upon closer inspection, she noticed a light brown tear mole on his eye, right at the corner of his right eye, almost unnoticeable if you weren’t paying attention. Looking up, his eyebrows were slightly thick, but they looked like the sword eyebrows of a hero from an ancient romance novel. When she was little, Grandmother said: men with tear moles and thick eyebrows are very devoted. Once they set their hearts on a woman, they will never change their minds for a lifetime.
Qing Tian thought, who would be the one for whom Ji Xiangyu would dedicate his entire life? Who would receive Ji Xiangyu’s love for a lifetime? But thinking of someone else possibly monopolizing his every smile and his love made her heart ache a little. Anyone in the world could be his beloved, but she couldn’t be. She felt she wasn’t worthy of him. She thought silently, everything felt so distant, yet he was so close to her at this very moment.
Qing Tian followed her heart and reached out, gently stroking Ji Xiangyu’s eyebrows. She delicately and tenderly traced each hair with her index finger. She had expected it to be rough, but found it to be incredibly soft, just like his personality – gentle and considerate.
Moving down, she touched the light brown tear mole on his right eye. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly. She said with unprecedented caution, “Thank you for helping me so much!”
It was the first time Ji Xiangyu had been touched so earnestly by a woman. He didn’t know what to do at that moment, so he sat stiffly to the side, quietly waiting for Qing Tian to finish.
In his prime, his heart was stirred by Qing Tian’s touch. He realized he wasn’t just ordinarily fond of the girl before him.
Ji Xiangyu reached out and touched Qing Tian’s hand, his gaze unsteady as he said, “You don’t need to say thank you. I have a responsibility in this too; you shouldn’t be the only one getting hurt!”
Qing Tian smiled faintly at the corners of her mouth and nodded gently.
Ji Xiangyu smiled because of this.
On this summer afternoon, the two sat under the shade of the trees, smiling at each other in the scattered sunlight filtering through the leaves.
Second update is here…. If you like it, please collect, and I beg for comments….. Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Storm
The next day, when Qing Tian arrived at school, everyone looked at her with strange eyes. She seemed to have already felt the power of the rumors. Those who usually ignored her were now all focusing their gazes on her. This feeling was like a suckling pig being roasted on a fire.
Although it looked fine on the surface, it was actually a form of suffering. The heat from those gazes was enough to roast her alive.
She heard everyone whispering, but she couldn’t make out what they were saying.
A crowd had gathered by the bulletin board. As if by unspoken agreement, they made a path for Qing Tian. She instinctively walked over. Large photographs of her and Ji Xiangyu in the infirmary were plastered there. One photo, taken with a clever angle, appeared to show them kissing. Further down were photos of her and Xia Yang laughing together. The title read in large letters: “Scum Woman Cheating, Pregnant with Unknown Father?”
Qing Tian smiled faintly after reading it. Although it was a bit unbelievable, none of it mattered. Such news was only temporary; it would naturally be buried by newer events after some time.
The students nearby pointed and gestured at her. Some boys who had a crush on Qing Tian were disappointed by this news.
“I can’t believe she’s that kind of woman. So shameless.”
“She dared to provoke Xia Yang and at the same time hook up with a pure little prince like Ji Xiangyu. She’s truly a bitch… a bitch woman!”
No one knew who started it, but everyone began to discuss it. It eventually escalated to everyone shouting at Qing Tian: “Bitch woman… scum woman…”
Each word entered her ears, and she felt a slight pain in her temples. Facing the barrage of malicious words from the surrounding crowd, she could barely endure it. She felt a wave of nausea in her stomach. She endured it, wanting to escape the crowd, but someone suddenly pushed her. She lost her balance and fell to the ground in a sorry state.
For a moment, her consciousness scattered. She only felt the surroundings were incredibly noisy, with screams and shouts. Only one voice gently entered her ears, like sunshine after a storm, illuminating that moment of darkness.
“Qing Tian, are you alright?”
Qing Tian struggled to open her eyes and looked at the blurry figure before her. She couldn’t recognize who it was, but the voice was so familiar, so deeply ingrained in her mind.
Ji Xiangyu picked up Qing Tian. After steadying himself, he said to the crowd, “Instead of minding other people’s business, you should reflect on yourselves!”
With that, he carried Qing Tian away from the scene. Qing Tian leaned on him, listening to his words, and tears involuntarily began to flow quietly. Drop by drop, they wet Ji Xiangyu’s school uniform. The moment that dampness reached Ji Xiangyu’s chest, he realized that the girl beside him wasn’t incapable of crying, but simply hadn’t found the right opportunity to release her emotions.
On the school path of First High School, Ji Xiangyu carried Qing Tian, walking slowly along the path. No one knew where Ji Xiangyu was taking Qing Tian. It was just that on this turbulent summer morning, they were like a prince and princess from a painting, walking on a road leading to a fairytale world, with everything else isolated from the world.
Carried by Ji Xiangyu, Qing Tian arrived at the shade of trees where she often sat to watch Ji Xiangyu play football. The two sat under the shade of the trees, watching the students playing football in the distance, each lost in their own thoughts.
Qing Tian slightly turned her head. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, and a small patch of sunlight fell directly onto Ji Xiangyu’s face, dazzling Qing Tian. She observed Ji Xiangyu, who was looking straight ahead. Upon closer inspection, she noticed a light brown tear mole on his eye, right at the corner of his right eye, almost unnoticeable if you weren’t paying attention. Looking up, his eyebrows were slightly thick, but they looked like the sword eyebrows of a hero from an ancient romance novel. When she was little, Grandmother said: men with tear moles and thick eyebrows are very devoted. Once they set their hearts on a woman, they will never change their minds for a lifetime.
Qing Tian thought, who would be the one for whom Ji Xiangyu would dedicate his entire life? Who would receive Ji Xiangyu’s love for a lifetime? But thinking of someone else possibly monopolizing his every smile and his love made her heart ache a little. Anyone in the world could be his beloved, but she couldn’t be. She felt she wasn’t worthy of him. She thought silently, everything felt so distant, yet he was so close to her at this very moment.
Qing Tian followed her heart and reached out, gently stroking Ji Xiangyu’s eyebrows. She delicately and tenderly traced each hair with her index finger. She had expected it to be rough, but found it to be incredibly soft, just like his personality – gentle and considerate.
Moving down, she touched the light brown tear mole on his right eye. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly. She said with unprecedented caution, “Thank you for helping me so much!”
It was the first time Ji Xiangyu had been touched so earnestly by a woman. He didn’t know what to do at that moment, so he sat stiffly to the side, quietly waiting for Qing Tian to finish.
In his prime, his heart was stirred by Qing Tian’s touch. He realized he wasn’t just ordinarily fond of the girl before him.
Ji Xiangyu reached out and touched Qing Tian’s hand, his gaze unsteady as he said, “You don’t need to say thank you. I have a responsibility in this too; you shouldn’t be the only one getting hurt!”
Qing Tian smiled faintly at the corners of her mouth and nodded gently.
Ji Xiangyu smiled because of this.
On this summer afternoon, the two sat under the shade of the trees, smiling at each other in the scattered sunlight filtering through the leaves.
Second update is here…. If you like it, please collect, and I beg for comments…..
